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 His excellency
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Our Outstanding Alumnus
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 PRINCIPAL (1921 – 1947)
V. SARANATHAN
A symbol of Service and Sacrifice
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Padma Vibhushan Dr. V. Krishnamurthy
Former Chairman, National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council
Former Chairman & CEO-BHEL, SAIL & Maruti Udyog Ltd.,
Former Chairman, IIM (Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Kolkata)

PRESIDENT, COLLEGE COMMITTEE

Management Guru
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NATIONAL COLLEGE, TIRUCHIRAPALLI

Ninety seven years of purposeful educational service

Social Benevolence in Tandem with Academic Excellence

More than 95 percent of Students from the Underprivileged Sections of the

Society

108 Teachers with Ph.D. Qualification.

85 Ph.Ds and 318 M.Phils produced in the last four years.

Completed 05 Major Projects and 07 Minor Projects in the last four years.

07 Major Projects and 01 Minor Project on the Rails.

466 Research papers and 29 Books Published.

National College Instrumentation Facility (NCIF) that supports researchers

in Tamil Nadu.

Unique status of having five units of NCC among the Colleges of Tamil Nadu.

Conspicuous Infrastructural growth.

Marching ahead towards College of Excellence.

A Colossus Marching forward towards Centenary

With Added Ornaments of Third cycle of Re-Accreditation

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 PREFACE

Change is the essence of life. Any system that resists change can neither register growth nor avoid
stagnation. The National College founded in 1919 is a glorious example of meaningful correlation between
dynamism of society and dynamism of education. If the motto of the College, “That which liberates is
education”, implied the role of education in liberating India from Colonial rulers, today liberating the
suppressed sections of the society from the evil clutches of communalism, cast-eism and ignorance has
become the focal point.

The College acquired the seal of approval from the National Assessment and Accreditation
Council (NAAC) and ranked at ‘A’ Level in 2005. Since then the college marches ahead with an added
energy and spirit. The proud march is evidenced in the academic performance, co-curricular and sports
activities, development of infrastructure and improvement in research facilities. Now the College is poised
for
Third cycle of Re-Accreditation – a kind of self-evaluation to justify the millions of rupees that was
pumped into this institution in the last five years.

As soon as the decision to seek Re- Accreditation was taken, a steering committee was constituted
with Dr. R. Srinivasan, Associate Professor, Department of Commerce as the Coordinator. The Principal
addressed a staff meeting giving the details of Re-Accreditation process to make them involved in the
process.

After the planning was over the execution part was entrusted to the various sub committees. The
conveners of the subcommittee collected data pertaining to the respective criterion allotted to them from
the departments.

In the documentation work, the effective participations of Dr. M.S. Mohamed Jaabir, IQAC
Coordinator, Dr. D.E. Benet, Department of English and Dr. R. Srinivasan, Department of Commerce
deserve to be mentioned. The Secretary of the College Shri. K. Raghunathan and the Principal Dr. K.
Anbarasu make themselves available for consultation and guidance. The report presents a faithful
representation of the successful strides of National College in the last four years. The report is presented
in two volumes – the Institutional data, Criterion wise and Department wise Evaluative Report in volume
- I and all annexures and supporting documents in volume - II.
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 NAAC | 3rd Cycle | Self Study Report

Table of Contents

About the College

Preface
Executive Summary 1
Profile of the College 6

Criteria-wise Report
Criterion I 20
Criterion II 32
Criterion III 69
Criterion IV 107
Criterion V 124
Criterion VI 147
Criterion VII 172

Evaluative Report of the Departments

Biotechnology 180
Botany 193
Chemistry 208
Computer Science 218
Geology 228
Mathematics 238
Physical Education 248
Physics 257
Zoology 270
Business Administration 279
Commerce 289
Economics 301
English 312
History 324
Tamil 332
Post Accreditation Initiatives 345
Declaration by the Head of the Institution
Certificate of Compliance
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 Executive
Summary

2016

National College
founded in the year 1919 is a of the College. The College is
glorious example of meaningful presently managed by a Committee
correlation between dynamism of under the presidentship of Padma
society and dynamism of Vibhushan Dr. V. Kri-
education. The motto of this shnamoorthy, a well known
premier institution is Saa Vidyaa manager par excellence and turn- Science Exhibition
Yaa Vimukthayea - That alone is around expert, who as Chairman, Science Exhibition held at the College with hundreds of
knowledge which liberates. brought esteem to the public sector displays and demonstrations. The grand carnival
provided an enthralling experience of education and
Conceived and founded to impart units like SAIL, BHEL and Maruti entertainment to nearly 10,000 school students in the
region.
and to promote among youths, the Udyog Ltd.
loftiest ideals which constitute the Through its dedicated
essence of Indian Culture and service in the cause of education
Nationalism, the College has been for 97 long years without any taint
proudly fulfilling its role as one of of selfishness, National College
the Nation Building Institutions. has built up a tradition of
Sri. R. Venkatraman, the Former empowerment of the masses
President of India; Dr. C. Renga- through quality education. The
rajan, Former Governor, Reserve college stands out as a shining Indoor Stadium
Bank of India; and Sri. C.V. Nara- symbol of service and simplicity. Stunning view of the Indoor Stadium from the Gallery
simhan, Former Asst. Secretary within. The stadium constructed in the post
Thousands of students embraced accreditation period is one of the pride possession of the
General, UNO, are a few among Institution.
into its fold and provided emotio-
the long list of illustrious Alumni
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2

nal comfort and academic support

are well placed in life.
UGC conferred Autono-
mous Status to the College in 2010
and extended the status till the year
2021-22 recently. UGC also
recognized the College as College
with Potential for Excellence in
2012. DST has recognized the
College for support under FIST
scheme and grants have been
received.
The College offers 20 UG, 466 research papers and 29 books research, the College has
19 PG, 11 M.Phil. and 13 Ph.D. have been published by our staff conceived the FRIP under which
programme in diverse field. With a and scholars during the period. 03 teachers who have published
student strength of 3630 (1605 in scholars receive Rajiv Gandhi research articles, presented
aided and 2025 in Un-aided), the Fellowship, 05 scholars receive research papers in seminars, guided
College is contributing its might to JRF and one scholar receives Ph.D. Scholars for the award of
the cause of higher education of the Moulana Azad Fellowship for degrees are honoured and rewarded
under privileged. The cause of doing Ph.D. in a special meeting held on the last
education is ably served by 207 working day of each semester. The
dedicated Teachers (97 in Aided programme also covers faculty
and 96+14 in Un-aided) and 64 members who have published
Non-Teaching staff. A large books, organized seminars and
proportion of Ph.D. holders among work shop and made other
the staff is the pride of the College. significant academic contribution.
108 Teachers are Ph.D. degree Year after year, the number of
holders and 70 teachers are actively awardees is increasing and it is a
involved in the research, guiding gratifying experience for the
M.Phil. and Ph.D. scholars, management.
publishing research papers and As many as 49 seminars /
executing sponsored major and workshops / conference / training
minor projects. programmes have been conducted
The College has the Graduation Day by the College. Of these, 11 were
Thiru. S. Balasubramanian, Chairman, CUB, sponsored by UGC, 04 by NTS, 03
distinction of excellent research presented 378 Degrees to the Graduates in person
output. During the Post Re- and mentioned “Whatever be the profession or by Karur Vysya Bank and the
Accreditation period 85 Ph.D. avocation you end up choosing for yourself. All of remaining were sponsored by the
you will definitely have to face challenges of varying
degrees and 318 M.Phil. degree nature and degree” in the Graduation Day function
management.
have been awarded to scholars of of the College held on 14-02-2015.
The Autonomous Status
the College. 05 Major projects and The FRIP (Faculty conferred on the College by UGC
07 Minor projects have been Research Incentive Programme) is has facilitated the introduction of a
completed and 07 Major projects a pride of National College. In its wide range of UG and PG
and 01 Minor project are ongoing. active pursuit of excellence in programme and to strengthen the
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Curriculum, Teaching learning The results in end semester camps which bestow on them
process, Research and Extension examinations hover around 90% leadership and team work skills. 5
activities. 08 UG, 06 PG, 02 for PG students and 75% for UG cadets have attended Republic day
M.Phil. and 03 Ph.D. programmes students. Students have recorded parade after the II-cycle of
have been introduced. Among the 100% pass in many PG Accreditation.
programmes introduced, 2 are programmes. 2436 UG students A Blood Donors
interdisciplinary in nature and 4 are and 945 PG students have Directory is released every year
in emerging areas. graduated through the College containing names, address, phone
during the period.
The Tutor Ward System number and Blood group of all the
is another colourful feather in the A group consisting two or students who are admitted to I UG
cap of National College. Under the three meritorious students from and I PG programme. The
system, a batch of about 15-20 each class, totaling 150-175 has directory is distributed to all the
students of I U.G/P.G is assigned to been formed. Named as Core hospitals around Tiruchirapalli.
a professor, designated as tutor. Group, the group is given focused The publication receives wide
The tutor takes the wards under his attention and provided with a appreciation.
wings and mentors them holistic learning experience.
throughout the duration of the

Victorious Queens
Shrimati Indira Gandhi College, Trichy, claims
shield at Nacofest 2012.

To promote diverse talents

among students, an Inter-
Collegiate cultural festival in the
name of NACOFEST is organized
annually in a grand manner. The
Department of Computer Science
conducts an Inter-Collegiate
Competition programme entitled
NACOTECH among the students
of Computer Science to bring out
the talents in the IT. Similarly, the
course. The tutor also maintains a All the students of Under Department of Mathematics
record of the performance and Graduate programme are involved organizes an Inter-Collegiate
progress of each student in the in one or other co-curricular Mathematical Competition in the
form of a counseling record. The activity. The College has the name of NACOMAT for the
continuous personal interest and unique status of the only College students of Mathematics.
interaction are of immense help to having 5 units of NCC in Tamil
the rural students to overcome their Nadu. NCC cadets and NSS The College has signed the
fear, inhibitions etc. and enhance volunteers attend various following memorandum of
their personality. National/State/Regional level understanding during the last four
years.
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 MOU with Consortium Clinical Research As a part of popularization carnival provided an enthralling
Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore to offer a Post
Graduate Diploma in Clinical Trial of Science, the Department of experience of education and
Management and Regulatory Affairs for Geology conducts a one week entertainment to nearly 10,000
the students of Pharmaceutical,
Paramedical and Life Sciences. lecture programme every year school students in the region.
jointly with Tamil Sangam for the
 Memorandum of understanding with Our College Cricket team
International Tamil Language Foundation
benefit of students and general has won Championship in the
(ITLF), a non-profit, tax exempt USA public.
foundation to implement the Project Inter-Collegiate Cricket
SPARC-EDUPAC. As per the terms, our
Under the scheme of Tournament among Colleges
students of UG Physics will be taught Popular Lecture Series, the
lessons prepared by Annenberg
affiliated to Bharathidasan
Foundation, USA.
College organizes lectures by University consecutively for four
experts on topics of public interest years. It is worth mentioning that
 MoU with UTL Technologies, Bangalore to for the benefit of students and the
offer B.Sc. Remote Infrastructure seven players representing
Management Programme under the general public The programmes are Bharathidasan University team are
KAUSHAL scheme. well attended and appreciated by our students. The following are the
 MoU with Studio Image, Tiruchirappalli to
public . other landmark achievements of
offer B.VOC. Programme in Digital Visual
Media. our students in National /
International competitions.
 MOU with SSB Shrine of Overseas Learning  Mr. B. Mugesh, B.Sc. Physical Education
to establish an office in the College represented India in Cycling in Asian
campus to help our students desirous of Cycling Competition held in Delhi In 2013.
pursuing higher studies abroad
 Mr. K. Vishnu Narayanan, II B.Sc. Physical
A Common Instrume- Education, participated as Indian
representative in Yoga at BRICS 2015 held
ntation Facility in the name of in Moscow from 26th Aug to 6th Sep 2015.
National College Instrume- He also demonstrated Yoga in the
presence of the Prime Minister of India,
ntation Facility (NCIF) has been Mr. Narendra Modi and President of Russia
established with State-of Art Mr. Vladimir Putin

Research facilities for the benefit  Mr. R. Mothi Arun, I B.A English, won
of researchers in our College, as National Junior Championship in Dec.,
2015.
well as the researchers across
Universities and Colleges in Tamil  Ms. A. Chandralekha, I B.A English secured
Nadu. Gold Medal in 100 and 200 meters in the
SCIENCE EXHIBITION National Athletic Championship held in
The objective of the science exhibition was to Patiala, Punjab, during Dec., 2015.
In pursuit of its mission of
arouse interest in the field of science among
spreading and reinforcing students. The expo covered a plethora of  Ms. M. Iswarya, M.Sc., Mathematics
knowledge across a wide spectrum, concepts in different branches of science such participated in the 5th National level
as chemistry, physics, mathematics, biology tournament held at Mumbai and won Gold
National College has taken the and geology. medal in Kung Fu Competition. Altogether
following initiatives. she competed in 23 tournaments and
A massive Science bagged 21 Gold medals.
The College has a rich Exhibition held at the College on
tradition of inviting eminent 7th, 8th and 9th October was a grand The placement and training
persons in various walks of life to success. Hundreds of displays and cell is handling the challenging
deliver lectures under the demonstrations were presented by task of preparing our students for
endowment scheme. 34 Endo- our enthusiastic and energetic placement with great enthusiasm.
wment lecture programmes were student to explain various scientific Our efforts have started to pay off
conducted during the last four concepts and principles. The grand and the placement scenario has
years. become brighter in recent years.
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feedback and documentation. The alumnus of the College donated a

endeavour of IQAC in building up bus to the College.
a quality culture is yielding There are 5 Computer
positive results. laboratories with 350 Computers in
The College publishes an the College. All the departments
esthetically designed Newsletter have been provided with
each semester and a Magazine Computers, printers and LCD
every year. The news-letter projectors. All the Computers in
presents all the important events of the College are connected through
the college with attractive LAN and provided with campus
photographs and lucid description. wide WiFi internet connectivity.
The magazine of excellent A Common address
substance is brought out in an
system connecting all the
elegant style. As records of events classrooms and laboratories with
and achievements, these two
NACOMAT & NACOTECH the Principal’s room has been
publications stand out as shining established. It provides a quick and
National college supports examples of our quest for easy means of communication.
the student community beyond the excellence in everything we do. It Principal addresses the students
award of degrees. Coaching classes is a public relation exercise also. and announces important messages
are held for NET/SLET and civil The registered office of and events through the system.
service examinations. As many as Ramanuja Mathematical
65 candidates who took coaching The College Library has
Society, founded in 1984, a
in our college have passed NET 1,05,865 books and subscribes to
prestigious International Society of
(English). 102 journals. All the activities of
eminent mathematicians, with a the library have been computerized
The College conducts membership of 1,500 is situated in using an exclusive library
Academic Audit of all our College. Under an Outreach management software. OPAC has
Departments every year which programme on Advanced also been installed to access the
serves as a SWOT analysis as well. Mathematics for PG students and library catalog through internet.
Subject experts with rich Research scholars, classes and
experience from other Colleges other programmes are periodically The College administration
and universities review the conducted by the society. involves all the HODs and Staff as
programmes, performance and a part of decentralization of
Alumni Association of the
process of each department and administrative process. Various
College has been strengthened in
make suggestions. The suggestions Committees have been constituted
the recent years. It helps in
are faithfully implemented. to look after specified activities.
extending financial support by Continuous infrastructure deve-
IQAC as an integral part of various scholarships, awarding lopment is another focus area of
our management system channe- prizes and giving feedback on the National College. An indoor
lizes all efforts towards attainment functioning of the College. The stadium, an outdoor stadium, a
of organizational goals. It has been Annual Alumni meeting is held Girls hostel to accommodate 360
playing a proactive role in on the 1st Sunday of February every students, a new class room block
developing quality bench marks, year. Mr. S. Natarajan, Director, with 80 class rooms and an
developing learner centric Shriram group- an illustrious extension block for library have
processes, collection and use of been constructed.
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 Profile of the Autonomous College National College, Tiruchirapalli

Self-Study for Autonomous Colleges

1. Profile of the Autonomous College

1 Name and Address of the College

Name : National College (Autonomous)
Dindigul Road,
Address Karumandapam,
:
Tiruchirapalli
City : Tiruchirapalli
State : Tamil Nadu
Pincode : 620 001
Website : www.nct.ac.in
2 For communication
Telephone with
Designation Name Mobile Fax Email
STD Code
O : 0431
2482995 93457 0431
Principal Dr. K. Anbarasu [email protected]
R : 0431 83040 2481997
2418437
Vice Principal There is no Sanctioned post of Vice Principal for the College.
O : 0431
Steering
2482995 94437 0431
Committee Dr. R. Srinivasan [email protected]
R : 0431 88273 2481997
Co-ordinator
2792848
3 Status of the Autonomous College by management
1. Government : ---
2. Private :  (Private – Government Aided College)
3. Constituent College of the University : ---
4 Name of University to which the College is Bharathidasan University,
:
Affiliated Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu.
5 a. Date of establishment, prior to the grant of
: 11th June, 1919
‘Autonomy’
b. Date of grant of ‘Autonomy’ to the College by
: 23.02.2010
UGC

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6 Type of Institution
1. For Men : ---
a. By Gender 2. For Women : ---
3. Co-education : 
1. Regular : ---
b. By Shift 2. Day : 
3. Evening : 
1. Government : 
c. Source of Funding
2. Grant-in-aid : 
3. Self-financing : 
4. Any other : ---
7 Is it a recognized minority institution? : Yes  No 
If yes specify the minority status
(Religious/linguistic/any other) and provide :
---
documentary evidence.
8 a) Details of UGC recognition
Under Section Date, Month & Year Remarks (if any)
1. 2(f) 1957 ---
2. 12 (B) 1957 ---
The Certificate of recognition u/s 2 (f) and 12 (B) of the UGC Act is enclosed : (See Annexure P-1)
b) Details of recognition/approval by statutory/regulatory bodies other than UGC (AICTE, NCTE,
MCI, DCI, PCI, RCI etc.)
Under Section/
Day, month and Year Validity Programme/Institution Remarks
Clause
1. --- --- --- ---
2. --- --- --- ---
3. --- --- --- ---
4. --- --- --- ---

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9 Has the College been recognized

a. By UGC as a ‘College with Potential for
Excellence’ (CPE)?
: Yes  No 
If yes, date of recognition : 16/09/2011

b. For its contributions/performance by any other

: Yes  No 
governmental agency?
If yes, Name of the agency : ---

Date of recognition : ---

10 Location of the campus and area
Location : Urban
Campus area in sq. mts. or acres : 1,12,421 sq.mts. (27.78 acres)
Built up area in sq. mts. : 29,665 sq.mts.
11 Does the College have the following facilities on the campus (Tick the available facility)? In case the
College has an agreement with other agencies in using such facilities provide information on the
facilities covered under the agreement.
 Auditorium/seminar complex : Yes
 Auditorium A/C : 1 No.
 Seminar Hall : 1 A/C + 3 4 Nos.
 Sports facilities
 Play ground : 
 Foot ball / Cricket ground : 1 No.
 Volley Ball Court : 2 Nos.
 Badminton Court : 4 Nos.
 Kho-kho Court : 1 No.
 Kabaddi Court : 2 Nos.
 Basket Ball Court : 1 No.
 8-Track Lane with viewers Gallery : 1 No.
 Shot put Sector : 1 No.
 Javelin Arena : 1 No.
 High Jump Pit : cushion

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 Long Jump Pit : 1 No.

 Hurdles : 110 Nos.
 Yoga Hall : 1 No.
 Pole Vault : 1 No.
 Music Band Team : Yes
 Indoor Stadium : Yes
 Outdoor Stadium : Yes
 Swimming pool : Not available
 Gymnasium :  (12 Point Multi work Station)
 Hostel
 Boys’ Hostel : 
 Girls’ hostel : 
 Residential facilities : Not applicable
 For teaching staff : 8 Flat Quarters is available
 For non-teaching staff : Nil
 Cafeteria : 
 Health Center - : Yes
o First aid facility : Yes
o Inpatient facility : ---
o Outpatient facility : ---
o Ambulance facility : ---
o Emergency care facility : ---
Health centre staff - : One
o Qualified Doctor : Full time  Part time 
o Qualified Nurse : Full time  Part time 
 Other facilities :
o Bank : Indian Bank, Ponnagar, Trichy
o ATM : ---
o Post Office : ---
o Book Shops : Yes

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 Transport facilities :
 For students : Yes
 For staff : Yes
 Power house Yes – Three diesel Generators to the capacity of
:
200 KV are available.
 Waste management facility Yes. Every day non-degradable and degradable
materials are segregated. The degradable
: materials are collected in the compost pit. The
non-degradable materials are transported to
corporation dustbin.

12 Details of programmes offered by the Institution (Give data for current academic year)
S. Name of the Medium Sanctioned/ No. of
No Programme
Level
Programme / Duration Entry Qualification of approved students
Course Instruction student intake admitted
1 Under- Economics 3 years HSC (+2) English 150 105
Graduate English 3 years HSC (+2) English 120 98
(Aided) History 3 years HSC (+2) English 150 55
Tamil 3 years HSC (+2) Tamil 90 76
Botany 3 years HSC (+2) English 72 64
Chemistry 3 years HSC (+2) English 144 132
Geology 3 years HSC (+2) English 130 129
Mathematics 3 years HSC (+2) English 120 118
Physics 3 years HSC (+2) English 144 129
Zoology 3 years HSC (+2) English 72 60
B.Com 3 years HSC (+2) English 300 261
Biotechnology 3 years HSC (+2) English 120 ---
Computer Science 3 years HSC (+2) English 330 249
English 3 years HSC (+2) English 330 130
Information Technology 3 years HSC (+2) English 90 ---
Mathematics 3 years HSC (+2) English 330 116
(Unaided) Physical Education 3 years HSC (+2) English 120 88
Statistics 3 years HSC (+2) English 120 ---
B.C.A 3 years HSC (+2) English 330 321
B.Com 3 years HSC (+2) English 600 324
B.Com (C.A) 3 years HSC (+2) English 180 179
B.B.A 3 years HSC (+2) English 330 236
B.Litt. 3 years HSC (+2) English 150 ---

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2 Post- Economics 2 years B.A Economics English 50 13

Graduate English 2 years B.A English English 40 37
(Aided) Tamil 2 years B.A Tamil Tamil 50 27
B.Sc. Applied
Applied Geology 2 years English 24 23
Geology
Botany 2 years B.Sc. Botany English 28 11
Chemistry 2 years B.Sc. Chemistry English 32 32
Mathematics 2 years B.Sc. Mathematics English 50 46
Physics 2 years B.Sc. Physics English 48 43
M.Com 2 years B.Com. Commerce English 40 38
Biotechnology 2 years B.Sc. Biotechnology English 50 16
Botany 2 years B.Sc. Botany English 40 ---
Chemistry 2 years B.Sc. Chemistry English 80 35
English 2 years B.A. English English 80 77
B.A Human
Human Resource
2 years Resource English 70 ---
Management
Management
B.Sc. Computer
Computer Science 2 years English 120 35
Science
(Unaided) Information 2 years
B.Sc. Information
English 60 ---
Technology Technology
Mathematics 2 years B.Sc. Mathematics English 60 58
Microbiology 2 years B.Sc. Microbiology English 50 ---
Physics 2 years B.Sc. Physics English 50 11
Zoology 2 years B.Sc. Zoology English 40 12
M.Com 2 years B.Com. Commerce English 50 33
B.Com Financial
M.Com (FM) 2 years English 70 13
Management
M.S.W 2 years B.S.W English 70 ---
M.B.A 2 years B.B.A English 120 ---
3 Integrated
--- --- --- --- --- ---
Masters
4 M.Phil. Botany 1 years M.Sc. Botany English 35 17
Chemistry 1 years M.Sc. Chemistry English 59 03
Commerce 1 years M.Com Commerce English 56 10
Economics 1 years M.A Economics English 31 08
English 1 years M.A English English 41 41
Geology 1 years M.Sc. Geology English 43 ---
Mathematics 1 years M.Sc. Mathematics English 45 45
Physics 1 years M.Sc. Physics English 55 22

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Tamil 1 years M.A Tamil Tamil 58 28

Biotechnology 1 years M.Sc. Biotechnology English 10 02
Physical Education 1 years M.Sc. Physical Education English 05 02
5 Ph.D. Botany 3 years PG Degree/M.Phil. English --- 03
Chemistry 3 years PG Degree/M.Phil English --- 01
Commerce 3 years PG Degree/M.Phil English --- 04
Economics 3 years PG Degree/M.Phil English --- ---
English 3 years PG Degree/M.Phil English --- 10
Geology 3 years PG Degree/M.Phil English --- ---
Mathematics 3 years PG Degree/M.Phil English --- 01
Physics 3 years PG Degree/M.Phil English --- 03
Tamil 3 years PG Degree/M.Phil English --- 02
Biotechnology 3 years PG Degree/M.Phil English --- 03
Physical Education 3 years PG Degree/M.Phil English --- ---
Zoology 3 years PG Degree/M.Phil English --- ---
Management 3 years PG Degree/M.Phil English --- ---
6 Integrated
--- --- --- --- --- ---
Ph.D.
7 Certificate Factory
6months HSC (+2) English 25 20
Management
Tourism and
Travel 6months HSC (+2) English 20 20
Management
Biomedical Waste
6months HSC (+2) English 22 22
Management
8 Diploma Gemology 1 year HSC (+2) English --- ---
Journalism and
1 year HSC (+2) English 25 25
Editing
Welding and
1 year HSC (+2) English 25 25
Fabrication
E-commerce and
1 year HSC (+2) English 25 25
Accounting
Banking 1 year HSC (+2) English --- ---
Clinical Trial
Management and 1 year HSC (+2) English 08 08
Regulatory Affairs
9 PG Bio process
1 year UG Diploma English 04 04
Diploma Technology
10 Any Other --- --- --- --- --- ---

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13 Does the institution offer self-financed

: Yes  No 
Programmes?
If yes, how many? : 30
14 Whether new programmes have been introduced
: Yes  No 
during the last five years?
If yes, : Number – 21
1. B.A., English - Additional Section

2. B.Sc., Biotechnology

3. B.Sc., Computer Science - Additional Section

4. B.Sc., Mathematics - Additional Section

5. B.Sc., Physical Education

6. B.Sc., Statistics

7. B.Com., Computer Application

8. B.Litt.

9. M.A., English - Additional Section

10. M.A. Human Resource Management

11. M.Sc., Biotechnology

12. M.Sc., Botany – Additional Section

13. M.Sc., Microbiology

14. M.Com. Financial Management

15. M.B.A.

16. M.Phil., Biotechnology

17. M.Phil. in Physical Education

18. Ph.D. in Biotechnology

19. Ph.D. in Management

20. Ph.D. Physical Education

21. Ph.D. Zoology

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15 List the Departments (Do not list facilities like library, Physical Education as departments unless these are
teaching departments and offer programmes to students)
Particulars Number Number of students
Under Graduate 08 1409
Science Post Graduate 08 315
Research centre(s) 09 26
Under Graduate 05 702
Arts Post Graduate 03 155
Research centre(s) 04 28
Under Graduate 01 759
Commerce Post Graduate 01 85
Research centre(s) 01 07
Under Graduate --- ---
Any Other Post Graduate --- ---
Research centre(s) --- ---
16 Are there any UG and/or PG programmes offered
by the College, which are not covered under : No
Autonomous status of UGC? Give details.
17 Number of Programmes offered under
a. annual system : ---
b. semester system : 38
c. trimester system : ---
18 Number of Programmes with
a. Choice Based Credit System : 38
b. Inter/Multidisciplinary Approach : 02
c. Any other (specify) : ---
19 Unit Cost of Education
a) Including the salary component : Rs. 1,03,530 /-
b) Excluding the salary component : Rs. 6,968 /-

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20 Does the College have a department of Teacher

Education offering NCTE recognized degree : Yes  No 
programmes in Education? If yes,
a) How many years of standing does the
: ---
department have?
b) NCTE recognition details : ---
Notification No. : ---
Date : ---
c) Is the department opting for assessment and
accreditation separately?
: Yes  No 
21 Does the College have a teaching department of
Physical Education offering NCTE recognized : Yes  No 
degree programmes in Physical Education? If yes,
a) How many years of standing does the
: 4 years
department have?
b) NCTE recognition details The College offers B.Sc. in Physical Education
which needs no affiliation from NCTE. The
:
programme is affiliated to Bharathidasan
University, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu
Notification No. : 10389/D5/2012
Date : 23/07/2012
c) Is the department opting for assessment and
accreditation separately?
: Yes  No 
22 Whether the College is offering Professional
programme?
: Yes  No 
If yes, Please enclose approval / recognition details
issued by the statutory body governing the : ---
programme
23 Has the College been reviewed by any regulatory
Yes. The College is reviewed by Bharathidasan
authority? If so, furnish a copy of the report and :
University through Triennial Commission.
action taken there upon.

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24 Number of teaching and non-teaching positions in the College

Teaching Faculty
Non-teaching
Positions Associate Assistant Technical staff
Professor staff
Professor Professor
M F M F M F M F M F
Sanctioned by the
UGC/University/State --- --- 35 06 68 28 47 19 01 ---
Government
Recruited --- --- 35 06 49 07 20 08 01 ---
Yet to recruit --- --- --- --- 19 21 27 11 --- ---
Sanctioned by the
Management/society or --- --- 03 --- 49 58 12 18 05 ---
other authorized bodies
Recruited --- --- 03 --- 49 58 12 18 05 ---
Yet to recruit --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
25 Qualifications of the teaching staff
Highest Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor
Total
qualification Male Female Male Female Male Female
Permanent teachers
D.Sc./D.Litt. - - - - - - -
Ph.D. - - 55 5 32 12 104
M.Phil. - - 07 01 36 45 89
PG - - - - - - -
Temporary teachers
Ph.D. - - 3 - 03 03 06
M.Phil. - - - - 03 05 08
PG - - - - - - -
Part-time teachers
Ph.D. - - - - - - -
M.Phil. - - - - - - -
PG - - - - - - -

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26 Number of Visiting Faculty / Guest Faculty Visiting Faculty - 04

:
engaged by the College. Guest Faculty - 05
27 Students enrolled in the College during the current academic year, with the following details.
Integrated Integrated D.Litt./ PG
UG PG M.Phil. Ph.D. Certificate Diploma
Students Masters Ph.D. D.Sc. Diploma
M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F
From the
state
where
the 2106 762 313 237 - - 102 63 12 12 - - - - - - - - - -
College
is
located
From
other
11 01 04 - - - 01 03 02 01 - - - - - - - - - -
states of
India
NRI
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
students
Foreign
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
students
Total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

28 Dropout rate in UG and PG : UG – 0.5 % PG – 0.2 %

29 Number of working days during the last academic
: 180 Days
year.
30 Number of teaching days during the last academic
: 180 Days
year.
31 Is the College registered as a study centre for
offering distance education programmes for any : Yes  No 
University? If yes, provide the
a) Name of the University : ---
b) Is it recognized by the Distance Education
: Yes  No 
Council?
c) Indicate the number of programmes offered : ---

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32 Provide Teacher-student ratio for each of the programme/course offered

Department Staff Student Ratio
Biotechnology 07 16 1:2.28
Botany 08 74 1:9.25
Business Administration 07 241 1:34.42
Chemistry 17 198 1:12
Commerce 26 844 1:32.46
Computer Science 21 604 1:29
Economics 09 121 1:13.44
English 25 347 1:14
Geology 09 150 1:17
History 03 55 1:18.33
Mathematics 17 383 1:23
Physical Education 04 92 1:23
Physics 19 180 1:9.47
Tamil 22 129 1:6
Zoology 08 72 1:9
33 Is the College applying for?
Accreditation Cycle 1 : ---
Cycle 2 : ---
Cycle 3 : 
Cycle 4 : ---
Re-Assessment : ---
34 Date of accreditation
Cycle 1 28/02/2005 Accreditation outcome/Results ‘A’ Grade
Cycle 2 16/09/2011 Accreditation outcome/Results ‘A’ Grade
Cycle 3
*Kindly enclose copy of accreditation certificate(s) and peer team report(s) (See Annexure P-2)

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35 a. Date of establishment of Internal Quality

: 13/09/2005
Assurance Cell (IQAC)
b. Dates of submission of Annual Quality AQAR for year 2011-2012 on 20/10/2012
Assurance Reports (AQARs) AQAR for year 2012-2013 on 02/10/2013
:
AQAR for year 2013-2014 on 03/11/2014
AQAR for year 2014-2015 on 09/12/2015
36 Any other relevant data, the College would like to
: ---
include.

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C. Criteria-Wise Inputs
CRITERION I: CURRICULAR ASPECTS
1.1 Curriculum Design and Development
1.1.1 How are the institutional vision / mission reflected in the academic programmes of
the College?
The Crest and the Motto
The Crest, the Motto as well as a Verse from the Tamil classic Thirukkural, indicate
what the College represents and what it stands for. The quotation from Thirukkuralreads thus:

nts;sj; jidakyu;ePl;lk; khe;ju;jk;

cs;sj; jida(J) cau;T. - jpUf;Fws;

From deep pools rise the long-stalked flowers,

So rise from the depth of soul men’s powers.

As the level of flowers is determined by the water level, heights men attain are
determined by the level of their minds. The essence of education is therefore the cultivation of
the mind.
The Motto Saa Vidyaa Yaa Vimukthayea - That alone is knowledge which liberates -
beautifully conveys the concept of education in a simple but highly powerful form. It implies
liberation from ignorance, weakness and every other malaise which eclipses the radiance of
knowledge and to facilitate the blossoming of our boys and girls in full shine and splendor.
The Crest shows the rising sun facilitating the Lotus to bloom in its full grandeur. It
cogently highlights the basic mission of National College to enable its students to attain
excellence in education.
All the three, conceived nearly a century ago by our great founders, driven by the spirit
of nationalistic zeal brilliantly portray the philosophy of the great institution - the cherished
dream of our master minds-to cultivate the mind of our youth to reach high levels of
sophistication.
Vision
To offer quality Higher Education to the younger generations, especially from rural
India, who are economically and socially backward, to liberate themselves from prejudice,
oppression and ignorance and to gain knowledge for their bright future.

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Mission
 To ignite the young minds with lofty ideals and inspire them to achieve excellence in the
chosen field.
 To facilitate individual growth of students, with accent on character building, through co-
curricular and extra-curricular activities.
 To encourage the students to take-up research and help them reach global standards.
 To provide a congenial atmosphere to study and learn, with infrastructural facilities of
highest order.
 To instill in the minds of the students the sense of Nationalism and to train them in social
awareness.
To fulfill these missions, the College offers UG and PG programmes in conventional
subjects in order to facilitate the rural students to join the programme without any inhibitions.

1.1.2 Describe the mechanism used in the design and development of the curriculum?
Give details on the process. (Need Assessment, Feedback, etc)
 Since the College is an autonomous institution, the curriculum for every programme is
developed by the respective board of studies which are constituted as per the guidelines of
UGC.
 The syllabi of all the programmes are revised and updated once in three years. However,
when revision and updating are deemed necessary or exigent, they are allowed in the
middle as well. Syllabus for Computer Science is revised every year, to enable help the
students to keep abreast of latest developments in the field.
 An expert from the industry is nominated to every board of studies to offer quality
suggestions / recommendations based on real-time assessment of the demands of industry
and market.

1.1.3 How does the College involve industry, research bodies, and civil society in the
curriculum design and development process? How did the College benefit through the
involvement of the stakeholders?
 Experts from Research Institutions are included in the board of studies. Postgraduate
students, intermediate and advanced level research scholars are encouraged to visit such
research institutions for their project work and furtherance of knowledge.

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 The inputs given by the industry experts are given serious consideration and faithfully
incorporated in the curriculum. Moreover, industrial visits are encouraged to gain firsthand
knowledge of the demands of the industry. Students who undergo such programmes have
better chances in getting employment in the industries whose suggestions are incorporated
in the syllabi.
 There is a University representative in each board of studies. Staff members have close
interaction with the University departments and utilize their expertise for effective
curriculum delivery.
 Subject experts from other institutions and research organizations have also been included
in all the boards of studies. Their suggestions on the relevance of curriculum to the
demands of industry are taken into consideration during every revision of the syllabi. For
example, some of the premier research institutions attached to some ofthe hospitals help
develop the curriculum of subjects like Biotechnology.
 The list of Industrial experts, subject experts from Universities and other institutions is
given in (Annexure1.1)

1.1.4 How are the following aspects ensured through curriculum design and development?
 Employability
 In all the undergraduate programmes three Skill Based courses on Computer
Application have been included in order to make the students familiar with basic
Computer Application. The courses are 1.Office Automation 2. Desktop Publishing
3. Office Automation and Desktop Publishing Lab.
 Skill development in the core areas has also been included in the curriculum of all the
programmes. The students of Geology are trained on surveying, soil and water
testing, the students of Chemistry on Synthesis of Compounds for Pharmaceutical
Industries, the students of Physics on functioning of Home Appliances, the students
of Biological Science on Fermentation Technique, Mushroom Culture, Vermiculture
and Tissue Culture, the students of Commerce on Share market operations and so on.
 Add on Certificate and Diploma programmes are offered for the students of all the
undergraduate programmes. The Add on courses offered in the College are given in
Annexure1.2.

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 Innovation
 Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Trial Management programme is offered in
collaboration with Clinical Consortia Private Limited. The students of the programme
undergo in-house training in various hospitals along with the employees of the
collaborating organization.
 Research
 In all the PG programmes, doing individual projects helps studentsdevelop interest in
research and shapes them as researchers to pursue research in their career.
 Many M.Phil. programmes are offered in the college in order to provide the students a
transition programme leading to Ph.D.
 PG students are allowed to do their project work in industries and research organizations
to facilitate them develop interest in research.

1.1.5 How does College ensure that the curriculum developed address the needs of the
society and have relevance to the regional / national developmental needs?
 B.A and M.A. English programmes are offered to meet the shortage of English Language
teachers in schools and colleges. Most of the students who undergo the programmes
become teachers in the schools around the region.
 B.Sc. and M.Sc. Geology programmes are offered in order to cater to the needs of mineral
based industries and national organizations like GSI, ONGC, AMD and so on.
 Curriculum of Chemistry has been designed to support the chemical industry in the regional
and national level.
 Curricula of Botany, Zoology and Biotechnology have been designed to make the students
to support the farming communities and cattle breeders of the region. Many students go for
high end research in these fields.
 Commerce and Economic curricula aim at making the students to support banking and
financial institutions.
 Commerce curriculum focuses on practical accounting, banking as well as share market
operations.
 Economics curriculum provides specialization in banking, foreign exchange and money
market operations.

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1.1.6 To what extent does the College use the guidelines of the regulatory bodies for
developing or restructuring the curricula? Has the College been instrumental in leading
any curricular reform which has created a national impact?
 Guidelines of UGC and Bharathidasan University are followed in the curriculum
development.
 The needs of the students and the society around the region are also taken into
consideration in the framing of curriculum.
 The introduction of two courses on Communicative English has received wide appreciation
and the system has become a model for the neighbouring Colleges to emulate.
 Two courses on Communicative English specifically designed to cater to the needs of
students who have studied in Tamil medium upto 12thStandard have been introduced.
Presented in a simple modular form, the courses have helped to overcome the diffidence
and inhibitions of the first generation learners. They provide a smooth transition to higher
learning. The courses have received wide appreciation and the system has become a model
for the neighbouring Colleges to emulate.

1.2 Academic Flexibility

1.2.1 Give details on the following provisions with reference to academic flexibility
a. Core / Elective options
The main focus of the curriculum of the college is to make the students employable,
independent entrepreneurs and potential researchers. The courses are designed after making a
thorough assessment of student needs. Every programme is an optimal blend of language
courses, core courses, allied courses, elective courses and non–major electives.
UG Programme
 The College offers Core courses in the faculty of Arts, Commerce and Science. 16 Core
courses are offered in every under-graduate programme.
 Minimum of five Elective courses are also offered in UG programmes. Every student has to
choose two out of five.
 UG students have also to study two non-major courses offered by other departments.
PG Programme
 There are 16 Core courses for each of the PG programmes. Students of PG programme also
study 3 Elective courses in the core area.

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b. Enrichment courses
 With a view to make the students computer savvy and improve their potential for
employability, three computer skill-based courses are offered to all the Under Graduate
students except the students of Computer Science/Application programme.
 In order to improve the communication skills in English and the confidence level of
students, two communicative English courses are offered to all under graduate students.
 A course on Soft skills is offered to improve the interpersonal skills, social skills, leadership
skills, team spirit etc. and make them face the challenges of life with ease and confidence.
c. Courses offered in modular form
 Non-major elective, Communicative English and soft-skill courses are offered in modular
form in all the under-graduate programmes.
d. Credit transfer and accumulation facility
 Transfer of credit from other colleges and Universities are permitted to the students who
join in the middle of any under-graduate and post-graduate programme.
 Additional credits are given to self- learning courses.
e. Lateral and vertical mobility within and across programmes and courses
 Students of Under-graduate programme can choose any language and non-major elective
courses offered by various departments of the college.
 Students of UG and PG programmes are permitted to choose any core based elective
courses offered by the parent department.

1.2.2 Have any courses been developed specially targeting international students? If so,
how successful have they been? If ‘no’, explain the impediments.
No. We are taking steps to design courses exclusively targeting international Students.

1.2.3 Does the College offer dual degree and twinning programmes? If yes, give details.
Many students do Dual degree programme offered by Bharathidasan University,
Tiruchirapalli. Bharathidasan University offers a few programmes like B.A., English, M.A.,
English, B.Com., M.Com., M.B.A., M.C.A., for the students of affiliated and Autonomous
Colleges which can be pursued simultaneously during their Under Graduate and Post Graduate
study.

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The College also offers a few Certificate and Diploma programme as Add on
programmes (Annexure1.2) Students are allowed to enroll in these programmes during their
study in the College.

1.2.4 Does the College offer self-financing programmes? If yes, list them and indicate if
policies regarding admission, fee structure, teacher qualification and salary are at par
with the aided programmes?
Yes. The list of self-financed programmes offered in the College is given below.
 Under Graduate  Post Graduate
B.A. English, M.A. English
B.Sc. Biotechnology M.A. Human Resource Management
B.Sc. Computer Science M.Sc. Biotechnology
B.Sc. Information Technology M.Sc. Botany
B.Sc. Mathematics M.Sc. Chemistry
B.Sc. Statistics M.Sc. Computer Science
B.Sc. Physical Education M.Sc. Information Technology
B.Com M.Sc. Mathematics
B.Com, Computer Application M.Sc. Microbiology
B.B.A M.Sc. Physics
B.C.A M.Sc. Zoology
B.Litt. M.Com
M.Com. Financial Management
M.S.W
M.B.A

 The admission for both aided and unaided programme is carried out by a common method
following the guidelines of Bharathidasan University and the Director of Collegiate
Education, Chennai.
 The Fee structure for aided and unaided programme differs. The details are given in the
Annexure1.3.
 The qualification of teachers of Un-aided programme is on par with the aided programme
as per the guidelines of UGC.

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 Salary for the teachers of aided programme is paid by the Govt. of Tamil Nadu as per the
UGC regulation 2010. The salary for the staff of self-financed programmes is determined
by the management taking into consideration the qualification, experience, teaching ability
and financial position of the College.

1.2.5 Has the College adopted the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS)? If yes, how many
programmes are covered under the system?
 The College offers all the UG and PG programmes under CBCS.
 Under CBCS, students have the option of studying Language courses, Allied courses and
Core based elective courses, Non-major elective courses are left to their choice. The Core
courses are generally prescribed by the respective board of studies.

1.2.6 What percentage of programmes offered by the College follows:

 Annual system
No programme is offered under annual system.
 Semester system
All programmes are offered under semester system.
 Trimester system
No programme is offered under Trimester system.

1.2.7 What is the policy of the College to promote inter-disciplinary programmes? Name
the programmes and what is the outcome?
 The Department of Computer Science and Commerce offer jointly B.Com. (CA)
programme.
 Extra-disciplinary courses are offered to facilitate the students to have the knowledge of
other branches. The list of Extra-disciplinary courses offered in the College is given in
Annexure1.4.

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1.3 Curriculum Enrichment

1.3.1 How often is the curriculum of the College reviewed for making it socially relevant
and/or job oriented / knowledge intensive and meeting the emerging needs of students
and other stakeholders?
 Curricula of all the UG, PG, M.Phil. and Diploma programmes are revised once in three
years. The syllabi of Computer Science are revised every year.
 Boards of studies design the curriculum with due emphasis on employability skills. The
nomination of subject experts, trade and industry representatives in the Boards of Studies,
Academic Council and Internal Quality Assurance cell has helped to frame the syllabi of
various programmes in tune with the requirements of diverse employment markets.
 All the under-graduate students have to study three courses on Computer Application with
two theory courses and a practical course.
 Two courses on communicative English are offered to all the UG students in order to
improve their communication skill in English.
 A Course on soft skills designed to improve the interpersonal skills, leadership skills and
communication skills has helped to increase the confidence level of students in facing the
interviews and challenges of the job environment.

1.3.2 How many new programmes have been introduced UG and PG level during the last
four years? Mention details.
The following programmes have been introduced during the last four years.
 B.Sc. Biotechnology
 B.Sc. Computer Science Additional Section
 B.Sc. Statistics
 B.Litt.
 B.Sc. Physical Education
 B.A. English
 M.Sc. Botany Additional Section
 M.A. English Additional Section
 M.A. Human Resource
 M.B.A.

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 Inter-disciplinary
 B.Com.with Computer Application
 B.Com. with Financial Management
 Programmes in emerging areas
 M.Sc. Microbiology
 M.Sc. Biotechnology
 Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Trial Management and Regulatory Affairs
 Post Graduate Diploma in Bioprocess Technology

1.3.3 What are the strategies adopted for revision of the existing programmes? What
percentage of courses underwent a major syllabus revision?
 The syllabi of all the programmes are designed to make the students knowledgeable in the
respective area of study and employable. Subject experts, researchers and industrial
representatives have been included in the board of studies for this purpose.
 The syllabi of allthe programmes are revised keeping in mind the provision for skill
development in the respective field of study.
 10-20 % of courses have undergone changes.

1.3.4 What are the value-added courses offered by the College and how does the College
ensure that all students have access to them?
 A course on Value Education is offered to all the UG students as a part of the curriculum.
 A course on Gender studies is offered to all the UG students.
 World Community service center, a registered society, conducts certificate and Diploma
programmes on Yoga and meditation giving the details of communal harmony and world
peace. A short-term course on Manavalakalai Payirchi Programme is conducted every
year.

1.3.5 Has the College introduced any higher order skill development programmes
in consonance with the national requirements as outlined by the National Skills
Development Corporation and other agencies?
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Advanced Diploma programme on Welding and Fabrication in order to meet the shortage
of skilled welders for the fabrication industry located around Tiruchirapalli. UGC has
approved and sponsored these programmes under Community College Scheme.
 College has submitted proposal to UGC under KAUSHAL scheme for starting programmes
on Remote infrastructure management and Photography, Videography and Editing.

1.4 Feedback System

1.4.1 Does the College have a formal mechanism to obtain feedback from students
regarding the curriculum and how is it made use of?
Yes. The feedback from students and other stakeholders is collected on curriculum.
The feedback received is made use of by the teachers who serve as Chairman and members of
board of studies to make qualitative and quantitative improvement in the content of the syllabi.

1.4.2 Does the College elicit feedback on the curriculum from national and international
faculty? If yes, specify a few methods adopted to do the same - (conducting webinar,
workshop, online forum discussion etc.). Give details of the impact on such feedback.
No.

1.4.3 Specify the mechanism through which alumni, employers, industry experts and
community give feedback on curriculum enrichment and the extent to which it is made
use of.
 On the basis of feedback from campus recruiters, programmes for improvement of
communication skills of students have been launched.
 A course on personality development was introduced in B.Com based on the feedback of
alumni of the department After the first batch, the course was shifted to the I year from the
third year as the students opined that it would be more beneficial, if taught in the first year
itself.
 Mr. S. Balasubramanian, Chairman, City Union Bank and a member of the Academic
council suggested the introduction of a course on soft skills as he found many of the
graduates wanting in these skills. The Course had been introduced.

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 Alumni often give suggestions for changes in the curriculum based on the experience in
industries and organizations. The content of the syllabus is modified as per their
suggestions.
 Staff members also collect details about the syllabi offered in other institutions when they
visit them for attending Seminar/workshop or for examination related work. They give
suggestions and useful inputs for curriculum enrichment based on their observation.

1.4.4 What are the quality sustenance and quality enhancement measures undertaken by
the institution in ensuring effective development of the curricula?
 The best indicator for enrichment in any programme is the level of knowledge, the outgoing
student exhibit during the final semester of the programme.
 The enrichment in the quality is often evaluated by the number of placements of the
outgoing students through campus/off campus recruitment programmes conducted by
leading industries.
 Number of students who clear NET, GATE and other competitive exams is another way of
evaluating quality enrichment.
 Number of students who manage to find employment or become entrepreneurs is also the
measure of quality enrichment.
Additional information regarding Curricular Aspects, which the institution would like to
include.
 Three Skill based courses on Computer Application facilitate the students to have the basic
knowledge of Computer Application and help them to get part time employment during the
course of study.
 Two additional Communicative English Courses in the UG programme help the rural
students attain proficiency in spoken English and also a working knowledge in English.
 Oral Examination is part of the all Science practical courses, Communicative English
Courses and PG projects.

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CRITERION II: TEACHING-LEARNING AND EVALUATION

2.1 Student Enrolment and Profile
2.1.1 How does the College ensure publicity and transparency in the admission process?
Publicity
a) The College provides a copy of the prospectus to all the candidates along withan
application form for admission to any degree programme in the College. The prospectus
provides details of programmes offered, fees structure, reservation for various categories
etc.(Annexure 2.1)
b) The College has a dynamic website. The web address is www.nct.ac.in. The website
provides updated admission details, on a daily basis during the admission period.
c) The College issues advertisements in National and Regional dailies giving the details of all
the Programmes offered in the College, Course Fee, Application Fee etc. a week before the
release of results of Higher Secondary Examination. Advertisements are released one time
in national dailies and at least three times in regional dailies. The College also advertises
through local cable television channels for a month during the period of admission.
d) During the last week of December, a group of teaching staff drawn from various
departments visits the Higher Secondary Schools in the neighbourhood and appraises the
Head Master and teachers about the programmmes offered by the College. The group
requests them to inform the higher secondary students about the achievements of the
college and the benefits of joining the college.
e) The College conducts training / orientation programmes for school teachers on various
topics every year. In these meetings, the school teachers are briefed about the courses and
activities of the College. They are requested to pass on the details to the students and
encourage them to join the College. The College maintains a close rapport with the Chief
Educational Officer of our District. Head Masters and teachers of Government schools are
contacted through him for enhancing students’ admission.
Transparency in the admission process
With regard to admission to UG/PG and M.Phil. Programmes, rank lists containing
names of selected students and their percentage of marks are displayed on the notice board. The
waiting lists of applicants are also displayed on the College notice board. For UG, PG, M.Phil.
and Ph.D. Programmes all the details of the admission are submitted to the University /
Director of Collegiate Education immediately after the admissions are over.

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2.1.2 Explain in detail the process of admission put in place for UG, PG and Ph.D.
programmes by the College. Explain the criteria for admission (Ex. (i) merit, (ii) merit
with entrance test, (iii) merit, entrance test and interview, (iv) common test conducted by
state agencies and national agencies (v) others followed by the College?
The criteria adopted and process of admission is explained below:
i) UG – PG Programmes
Admissions for UG & PG Programmes are made in accordance with guidelines issued
by the Director of Collegiate Education (Annexure2.2) for the academic year and the
reservation policy of Government of Tamil Nadu. Guidelines of Bharathidasan University
(Annexure2.3) with regard to the minimum qualification and student strength are adhered to.
A Committee consisting of two senior most teachers and one senior teacher from SC/ST
Community assists the Principal in making admissions to UG & PG Programmes.
With regard to UG admission, a rank list is prepared based on the marks obtained in the
Higher Secondary examinations, community, nativity, extracurricular activities etc and
forwarded to the College Admission Committee. Selection lists are released progressively and
put up on the College notice board with the simultaneous dispatch of interview cards by post to
the selected candidates. The Principal along with the admission committee interviews the
candidate and makes admissions. Physically Challenged persons, Sportspersons, Wards of
defence personnel and Srilankan repatriates are given due consideration as per the regulations
of Government of Tamil Nadu.
With regard to PG Admission, each department constitutes its own committee (The
HOD and one staff member) that scrutinizes the applications received for admission. Based on
the marks in the qualifying examination, community, nativity, extra- curricular activities etc a
rank list is prepared and forwarded to the College Admission Committee. Selection lists are
released progressively and put up on the notice board with the simultaneous dispatch of
interview cards by post to the selected candidates. The Principal along with the admission
committee and HOD of the Department interviews the candidate and makes admissions.
Physically Challenged persons, Sportspersons, Wards of defence personnel and Srilankan
repatriates are given due consideration as per the regulations of Government of Tamil Nadu.
ii) M.Phil. Programmes
Candidates who have secured more than 50% or 5.51 CGPA and above (in the 10 grade
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Candidates get the applications from Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli. The University
issues applications in duplicateand the candidates submit filled in applications to the College
with a copy to the University. An entrance test is conducted for all the applicants. Candidates
have to answer objective type questions for 75 marks and appear for a viva-voce examination
for 25 marks. The marks in the written test and viva-voce are added to the marks obtained in
the PG degree examinations. Then, the rank list based on the total marks is prepared. Selection
lists are put up on the notice board with the simultaneous dispatch of interview cards to the
selected candidates by post. The Principal along with the HOD of the Department interviews
the candidates and makes admissions. Physically Challenged persons, Sportspersons, Wards of
defence personnel and Srilankan repatriates are given due consideration as per the regulations
of Government of Tamil Nadu.
iii) Ph.D. Programmes
The Candidates who have qualified for Master Degree with not less than 50% of marks
or 5.51 and above in the 10.00 grade point average scale under CBCS are eligible to register for
Ph.D. Programmes. Candidates seeking admission to Ph.D. Programme obtain the prescribed
preliminary application form from the university or by downloading the application from the
university website and submit it to the college. The Principal forwards the application to the
Chairman of the respective Department Research Committee. The Departmental Research
Committee conducts a written test and viva-voce for the candidate and recommends to the
university through the Principal of the College indicating the suitability of the candidate for
preliminary admission to the Ph.D. Programme. Based on the recommendation of the
departmental research committee, the Registrar accords permission for preliminary registration
of the candidate to the Ph.D. Programme. Then,the research proposal of the student is
circulated among the teachers for selecting the research guide. Students are free to indicate their
own choice of a research guide in their applications. The research committee of each
department has to certify that the selected topic is not a repetition of the earlier research work.
The Departmental research committee shall recommend names for constituting the Doctoral
Committee for the research scholar comprising of the research guide and two external experts
as members for appointment by the Registrar.
All the candidates selected for preliminary registration shall join the College first as
Research Scholars and then submit the provisional registration form to the University. The
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All the candidates shall undergo a course work after provisional registration as part of
Ph.D. Programme in the first year and complete three courses.

The Doctoral Committee meets within three months of the provisional registration of
the candidate, finalizes the courses the candidate should undergo. The registration is confirmed
only after the completion of the coursework, but in any case not later than two years. The
University issues the letter for permanent registration for Ph.D. programme after the
completion of the course work by the candidate.
There are four sessions of the registration and the last dates for submission of
application forms for preliminary registration are as follows.

Session Last Date

January 1st December
April 1st March
July 1st June
October 1st September

2.1.3 Does the College have a mechanism to review its admission process and student
profiles annually? If yes, what is the outcome of such an analysis and how has it
contributed to the improvement of the process?
Yes.
Analysis of the Admission Process
The following mechanism is adopted to analyze the admission process and student profile.
 Number of applications sold out for admission to each Programme is analyzed to
understand the number of seekers for a particular programme in a given year. (Annexure
2.4)
 The analysis of number of admission cards sent to the students and the number of students
admitted to the college gives an idea about the students’ preference for other colleges for
admission. (Annexure 2.5)
Analysis of the student profile
After the admission is over, profile of students is analyzed based on their
 marks scored in plus two examinations conducted by various boards of the College. This
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 areas / villages / cities / districts / states from where they hail from.(Annexure2.7)
Outcome
 Analysis of the student profile admitted every year to the College has enabled the college
administration to launch special skill enhancement programmes like Spoken English
Courses, Communicative English programmes, Bridge course at the entry level and Core
Group lectures – a knowledge enhancing and motivational programme are specially
designed according to their needs.
 The analysis also helps to organize transportation facilities for the students based on their
geographic distribution, to receive government scholarships and find admission in college
hostel/ government run hostels.

2.1.4 What are the strategies adopted to increase / improve access to students belonging
to the following categories
 SC/ST
 One staff member from SC/ST Community is included in the admission committee.
 All admissions for UG, PG & M.Phil. Programmes are made according to the
reservation policy of Government of Tamil Nadu.
 Though 19% of seats in admission for all the UG, PG and M.Phil. programmes are
reserved for SC/ST, the College has more than25% of the students from SC/ST
Communities on its roll.
 All SC/ST and OBC UnderGraduate students and SC/ST Post Graduate students are
exempted from paying tuition fees to the College.
 All the SC/ST students seeking admission in the College are issued application forms
free of cost.
 OBC
 All the OBC undergraduate students are also exempted from paying tuition fees to the
College.
 Though as per the reservation policy of Government of Tamil Nadu, 50% of seats are
reserved for OBC candidates, the number of OBC students in the College is close to
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 Women
Though the College was started originally as a men’s College,Co-Education system was
introduced in the year 2007-2008 to promote access of Higher Education to Women in this
region. Now 1066girl students are studying in the College in UG, PG and M.Phil.
programmes.
 Different categories of persons with disabilities
Differently-abled students are admitted in all the programmes under the quota allotted
for them. There are 08differently–abled students and 01 visually challenged students in the
College. The list of differently-abled and visually challenged students who studied during the
last four years is given in Annexure2.8. To facilitate their easy movement, the college has
constructed ramp facility in all the buildings in the college. A lift has been provided in
Jawaharlal Nehru Block for the benefit of physically challenged students and staff. To
encourage differently abled students to join the College, equipment such as tricycle and wheel
chair are provided for their use in the campus.
A facilitation center for visually-challenged students has been established in the college.
The center has special equipment like Braille dictionary, audio-books, computers and software
that can support the learning process of blind students.
 Economically weaker sections
A vast majority of the students in the College hail from families of Agricultural
labourers and daily wage earners. Many students earn while they learn to meet out their
educational expenses. Fee concession is extended to the students of economically weaker
sections after proper verification.
 Outstanding achievers in sports and extracurricular activities
Outstanding achievers in sports are given free education and free accommodation. 11
students are staying in the hostel under free education category(Annexure2.9).The travel
expenses and other incidental expenses are met by the College to facilitate the students’
participation in the competitions. Exclusive coaches are engaged for training the students in
the respective event. Achievers in the Sports and extra-curricular activities are honoured
during the college day celebrations with special cash awards.

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2.1.5 Furnish the number of students admitted in College in the last four academic
years.

2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015

Categories
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
SC 88 51 73 47 77 57 105 46
ST 14 04 07 05 04 04 --- 04
OBC 163 62 144 131 182 98 312 52
General 02 --- 07 01 05 03 51 18
Others --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

2.1.6 Has the College conducted any analysis of demand ratio for the various programmes
offered by the College? If so, indicate significant trends explaining the reasons for
increase / decrease.
Yes. The demand ratioof the various programmes are analyzed by deriving a ratio of
number of seats available to the number of applicants. The ratio for various programmes is
provided below.
Number of Number of Demand
Programmes
applications students admitted Ratio
UG
1. Economics 50 33 1:1.52
2. English 125 36 1:3.48
3. History 50 15 1:3.33
4. Tamil 30 29 1:1.03
5. Botany 24 24 1:1
6. Chemistry 97 45 1:2.15
7. Geology 100 40 1:2.5
8. Mathematics 80 47 1:1.70
9. Physics 108 50 1:2.16
10. Zoology 24 22 1:1.09
11. B.Com 170 88 1:1.93
12. Biotechnology 40 --- ---
13. Computer Science 143 100 1:1.43
14. Information Technology 30 --- ---
15. Statistics 40 --- ---
16. B.C.A 135 96 1:1.40
17. Physical Education 40 38 1:1.05

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18. B.Com (C.A) 60 56 1:1.07

19. B.B.A 110 82 1:1.34
20. B.Litt. 50 --- ---
PG
1. Economics 05 03 1:1.6
2. English 100 20 1:5
3. Tamil 25 11 1:2.27
4. Human Resource Management 35 --- ---
5. Applied Geology 23 12 1:1.91
6. Botany 07 07 1:1
7. Chemistry 96 16 1:6
8. Mathematics 85 24 1:3.54
9. Physics 66 22 1:3
10. M.Com 114 20 1:5.7
11. Zoology 05 05 1:1
12. Biotechnology 02 02 1:1
13. Computer Science 60 36 1:1.67
14. Information Technology 30 --- ---
15. Microbiology 25 --- ---
16. M.Com (FM) 40 36 1:1.11
17. M.S.W --- --- ---
18. M.B.A --- --- ---
Integrated Masters --- --- ---
M.Phil.
1. Botany 35 10 1:3.5
2. Chemistry 59 17 1:3.5
3. Commerce 56 07 1:8
4. Economics 31 24 1:1.3
5. English 95 41 1:2.31
6. Geology --- --- ---
7. Mathematics 81 32 1:2.53
8. Physics 55 22 1:2.5
9. Tamil 58 31 1:1.9
10. Biotechnology 10 03 1:3.3
11. Physical Education 05 02 1:2.5
Certificate
1. Factory Management 25 20 1:1.25
2. Tourism and Travel Management 20 20 1:1

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3. Biomedical Waste Management 22 22 1:1

Diploma
1. Gemology --- --- ---
2. Journalism and Editing 25 25 1:1
3. Welding and Fabrication 25 25 1:1
4. E-commerce and Accounting 25 25 1:1
5. Banking --- ---
PG Diploma
1. Bioprocess Technology 04 04 1:1
2. Clinical Trial Management and
08 08 1:1
Regulatory Affairs
Any other --- --- ---
The demand for Geology programme has greatly increased during the last five years. The
reasons are 1) the overall performance of the department and 2) the increase in awareness of the
importance of studying Geology.
The demand for Chemistry, Physics,Mathematics and English has also increased in the
recent years. The reason is the availability of employment opportunities for the post of teachers
in schools and colleges. The demand for programmes like Tamil and Economics has decreased.
The reasonmay be assigned to the decreased opportunity for employment. It is observed the
increase and decrease in demand for a particular programme has direct relation to increase or
decrease in employment opportunity.

2.1.7 Was there an instance of the College discontinuing a programme during last four
years? If yes, indicate the reasons.
B.A and M.A Philosophy programmes were discontinued. There were no seekers for
admission to these programmes consecutively for 5 years.The details of admission for the last
five years before the closure are provided below.

No. of Students admitted in No. of Students admitted

S.No. Academic Year
UG course in PG course

1. 2008-2009 06 02
2. 2009-2010 04 ---
3. 2010-2011 --- 03
4. 2011-2012 --- 04

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2.2 Catering to Student Diversity

2.2.1 Does the College organize orientation / induction programme for freshers? If yes,
give details of the duration of programme, issues covered, experts involved and
mechanism for using the feedback in subsequent years.
 Yes. On the very first day, the freshers are given information about the functioning of the
college, details of curriculum, extracurricular and sports facilities available in the college,
library, hostel and so on.
 A Bridge Course is organized for 90 hours for all the undergraduate students at the
beginning of the first year. During the bridge course motivational speakers, journalists,
spiritual leaders, Police and Government officials etc deliver lecturers during the last
session of every day. Soft skill, English grammar, spoken English etc are the topics covered
in the bridge course. The list of speakers is given in Annexure2.10.

2.2.2 Does the College have a mechanism through which the “differential requirements of
student population” are analysed after admission and before the commencement of
classes? If so, how are the key issues identified and addressed?
Yes.
Core Group
A knowledge enhancing and motivational programme is organized exclusively for core
group students every week. The top two students from every class are chosen to form a team
called ‘Core Group’. Lectures are arranged for the enrichment of the knowledge of these
students from across disciplines to promote their success rate in competitive exams and other
Service Commission Exams.
Special coaching for sports and games
Students with good athletic track record or with commendable performance skills in
other sports are pooled every year from the newly admitted students and are given special
coaching in two respective events to improve and enhance their sports performance. As a result,
National College has acquired fairly strong teams in games like Cricket, Soccer, Volley Ball,
and Kabaddi. The athletes of the College have won laurels for the College in many events at
the state and national level.(Annexure2.11)

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2.2.3 Does the College provide bridge /Remedial /add - on courses? If yes, how are they
structured into the time table? Give details of the courses offered, department-
wise/faculty-wise?
Yes.
Bridge Course
 All the students admitted in the first year UG programme have to undergo 90 hours of
Bridge Course at the beginning of the year. The course covers topics on English grammar,
comprehension, letter writing, simple communication techniques etc. Motivational speakers
deliver special lectures to inspire and train them on leadership qualities.
Add-On Programmes
 Add on Programmes are offered in many areas such as Journalism and Editing, Fabrication
Engineering, Factory Management, Bio-medical Waste Management, E-Commerce and
Accounting, Clinical Trial Management and Bioprocess Technology. Students under
relevant Degree programmes avail these Add-on / Career Oriented Programmes during their
studies to enhance their knowledge, skills and employability.
Remedial Classes
 Students who fail in end semester examinations are given Remedial Coaching classes. Each
department identifies the failed students and staff members handle classes for them after the
College hours. English language teachers also handle remedial coaching classes for the
failed students. The College has obtained grants from UGC to pay remuneration to the
teachers who handle remedial coaching classes for SC/ST students.

2.2.4 Has the College conducted a study on the incremental academic growth of different
categories of students; - student from disadvantaged sections of society, economically
disadvantaged, physically handicapped and slow learners etc.? If yes, give details on how
the study has helped the College to improve the performance of these students.
 About 90 % of the students of the College belong to SC/ST and BC category. All the fee
concessional support and scholarships are provided to them to reduce the financial burden
of the education.
 Physically challenged students are given necessary infrastructural and instrumental support
for their easy movement in the College.
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are extended up to 8.00 p.m. in the night to support them. Remedial classes are conducted.
 Earn while learn scheme is adopted to support the economically poor students. The poor
students are employed as part time employee in the College library and sports department.

2.2.5 How does the institution identify and respond to the learning needs of advanced
learners?
 The advanced learners are given extra coaching in communicative English, coaching for
Entry into civil services and coaching for NET/JRF examinations.
 A core group of students consisting of two meritorious students from each class has been
formed. The group is given training for over-all development.
 Self study courses have been included at UG and PG levels with additional credits.

2.2.6 How does the institution cater to the needs of differently-abled students and
ensure adherence to government policies in this regard?
 Ramp facilities have been provided to all the buildings in the College in order to facilitate
easy movement of differently-abled students.
 Braille papers and pins are provided to all the blind students free of cost.
 A blind studentsfacilitation center has been established in the college. The center has
equipment for supporting blind students in the learning process.
 Visually challenged students have been provided with the service of scribes at the time of
examinations.
 Wheel chairs and hand pedaled cycles are provided free of cost to physically challenged
students.
 Exclusive toilets have been constructed for differently- abled persons.
 A lift facility has been provided in Jawaharlal Nehru Block in the College for the benefit of
differently -abled students.

2.3 Teaching-Learning Process

2.3.1 How does the College plan and organise the teaching, learning and evaluation
schedules? (Academic calendar, teaching plan and evaluation blue print, etc.)
Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar of the College is meticulously prepared by a team of members
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incorporated. Start and end dates of semester, schedule of CIA Exams I & II, deadlines for
submission of assignments, payment of fee dates of Alumni meet and other important events.
Teaching Plan
 Each Department finalizes the allotment of work for teachers at the end of every semester
and frames timetable accordingly for the subsequent semester. Each teacher is assigned
with the subjects to be taught during the next semester in order to provide sufficient time
for planning and preparation of the contents and material for teaching.
 In the Science Departments, Instructional manuals are prepared in advance for laboratory
experiments and are also made available to the students. In humanities, a teacher chalks out
his teaching plan for a particular unit and familiarizes the students with the using of
necessary aids like graph sheets, dictionary, maps, reference books and so on for further
learning.
 Teachers enjoy autonomy to devise their own teaching plan to fully realize the objectives
stated for each course.
Examination and Evaluation
 Two Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA) tests are conducted to evaluate the
performance of the students in every semester. Submission of three assignments for each
course is made compulsory for the UG and PG students for the award of CIA marks. The
dates of CIA test and assignments are announced to the students well in advance in the
calendar issued to them.
 PG Students are given dates to handle seminar on the chosen subjects. Marks are awarded
for this seminar and included under the CIA marks in respective subjects.
 M.Phil. students, in consultation with their guides prepare seminar topics and make power
Point Presentations. Teaching practice is compulsory for M.Phil.students.
 It is compulsory for the Ph.D., students to deliver seminars with Power Point Presentation
as part of their course work.
 As an Autonomous Institution, the College conducts its own semester exams. Soon after the
exams, answer scripts are evaluated. The office of the Controller of Examinations looks
after the schedules of exam dates, valuation of scripts and publication of results in the
website.

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 To ensure fairness, examiners are invited from outside the College. Boards of the respective
programmes prepare solemnly for evaluation.
2.3.2 Does the College provide course outlines and course schedules prior to the
commencement of the academic session? If yes, how is the effectiveness of the process
ensured?
 Yes. The HODs and staff of the department conduct a Orientation programme to explain
the courses to be studied and schedule for each semester at the beginning of the year.
 This helps the students to understand the broad course structure of the programme and
provides a suitable backdrop for learning.

2.3.3 What are the courses, which predominantly follow the lecture method? Apart from
classroom interactions, what are the other methods of learning experiences provided to
students?
 Language courses like Tamil, English, Hindi and Sanskrit are predominantly taught by
lecture method.
 Core, Allied, Non-major and Value Education etc courses are also taught by lecture method
in Arts and Commerce programmes.
 In Science programmes, lecture and practical methods are widely adopted.
 Industrial visits and field visits are compulsory part of Botany, Chemistry, Geology,
Physics and Zoology programmes.
 Association meetings and Core group meetings facilitate upgrading and updating of
knowledge.

2.3.4 How is ‘learning’ made more student-centric? Give a list of participatory learning
activities adopted by the faculty that contribute to holistic development and improved
student learning, besides facilitating life-long learning and knowledge management.
 Most of the students come from Tamil Medium schools. Their learning capacity is rated as
“below average”. Since the medium of instruction is English, simultaneous explanation in
Tamil is also done in the classroom. Students are taught basic Grammar and essentials of
communication in English after the College hours. They are encouraged to read news
papers, simple moral stories etc to improve their learning process.
 To improve the students’ cognitive skills, interactive method is also followed. Students
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 To promote discovery learning, students are often given challenging assignments. Problem-
solving is another technique widely used in classrooms.
 Students are encouraged to participate in various competitions like Quiz programmes,
Debates, Oratorical contests to get outer world exposure. Special talks on subjects like ‘Art
of Living’, ‘Personal Hygiene’, ‘Aids Prevention’, and ‘Blood Donation’ have inculcated
life skills in students.
 To develop reading habit, the library, the reading room and the study centre are kept open
till late in the night every day. Soft skills programmes, Yoga and Manavalakalai
Programme are arranged for the benefit of the students.
 Students are further encouraged to continue their studies through distance education and
other modes.

2.3.5 What is the College policy on inviting experts / people of eminence to provide
lectures / seminars for students?
 Each department has an academic association. Principal of the College is the Chairman for
the Academic Association. Every year, a Vice-President is chosen among the staff of the
respective department. A student secretary is nominated by the Vice-President. Three
meetings are conducted every semester inviting eminent persons in the respective field to
deliver lectures. The details of Association meetings in the last four years are provided in
Annexure2.12.
 The College has established number of endowments for special lecture programme.
Eminent scholars/Scientists are invited to deliver the Endowment lectures. The details of
Endowment lectures in the last four years are provided in Annexure2.13.
 During the Workshops/Seminarsorganized by the College, Invited/Plenary lectures are
organized. Eminent persons in the respective field deliver these lectures. (Annexure2.14)

2.3.6 What are the latest technologies and facilities used by the faculty for effective
teaching? Ex: Virtual laboratories, e-learning, open educational resources, mobile
education, etc.
 National College considers ICT as a priority in its implementation. Every Block has a
Seminar Hall and every department has been provided with Computer/Laptop, LCD
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 Science Departments such as Biotechnology also maintain a registry of free e-resources in

the form of Audio-Visual CD presentations for advanced concepts in Life Sciences. E-
books have been collected from reputed institutes around the world through open sources.
 Webinar is conducted on specialized topics.
 Video conferencing of lectures delivered in IIT’s and IIS are made available to the students
and staff.
 The entire campus is WiFi enabled.
 Every department has been connected with Internet for use of faculty for the preparation of
slides, lectures, animations and Audio-Visuals.
 National College is a part of National Mission on Education through ICT (NME-ICT) in
collaboration with BSNL. Under this scheme, individual telephone connection and Internet
has been provided to every department.
 National College is linked to the INFLIBNET Services provided through Bharathidasan
University, Tiruchirapalli. Staff and Research Scholars of each Department are provided
with Username ID and Password for access to NLIST (National Library and Information
Services Infrastructure for Scholars content).

2.3.7 Is there a provision for the services of counselors / mentors/ advisors for each class
or group of students for academic, personal and psycho-socio guidance? If yes, give
details of the process and the number of students who have benefitted.

 On the first day of the every semester, Principal convenes the students meeting to inform
them of the general deficiency noticed during the previous semester and to give them
information about activities of the forth-coming semester.
 Under theTutor Ward Systemadopted in the College, a teacher is made in charge of a
group of students. The tutors give them counseling and continuously monitor them right
from the date of admission to the date of leaving of the college.
 Every studentis assigned to a particular teacher in the department as ‘Tutor’. After every
CIA / Semester Exam, and in other times of need, the tutor interacts with the students.He
takes steps to communicate the progress of the candidate to their parents / guardians
through a booklet. This booklet gives information about the percentage of attendance,

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students’ internal marks and comments on his learning trend. The booklet is sent to parents
/ guardians for their signature and to ensure proper communication.

2.3.8 Are there any innovative teaching approaches/methods/practices adopted/put to use

by the faculty during the last four years? If yes, did they improve the learning? What
methods were used to evaluate the impact of such practices? What are the efforts made
by the institution in giving the faculty due recognition for innovation in teaching?
Many progressive changes have been introduced in the four years with tremendous
positive results.
 ICT based teaching – learning system – using smart boards and other multimedia.
 Field study in many departments such as Botany, Zoology, Geology and Biotechnology for
learning new concepts and to get a realistic experience.
 Tutor-Ward system for mentoring the students and progressive guidance.
 Establishment of online access to e-resource materials.
Institutional Support for the Innovative Approach
Every department and faculty has been given the freedom to prepare the curriculum
under Autonomy and transfer the knowledge by developing new methods and ideas.
 To promote research activities, the faculty is being rewarded with a ‘Gift Cheque’ at the
end of every semester.
 To promote the spirit of publishing research articles also, the management rewards the
faculty for publishing papers.
 Every Department has been supplied with a LCD projector and computer systems to
promote ICT based teaching – learning in the classroom.
 WiFi and smart boards are other amenities available to meet the needs of the faculty,
scholars and students.
 Management recognizes senior persons from teaching and non-teaching for their
commendable services by presenting them a Wrist watch each one at the completion of 25
years of services.
Impact of innovative practices on students and faculty
 Increase in the number of research projects and publications
 Many staff members serve as resource persons in College-level, state-level and national-
level Seminars and workshops.

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 Increase in the pass percentage of students and better performance in class Seminars
 Improvement in the confidence level of students.
 Rise in the number of students who are selected in campus recruitment
 Increase in the enrolment of students in all the degree programmes every year with higher
level of competition
 Increase in the demand for seats in many departments such as English Literature, Geology,
Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

2.3.9 How does the College create a culture of instilling and nurturing creativity and
scientific temper among the learners?
Number of intercollegiate as well as Inter-Department competitions are conducted to
bring out creativity and scientific temper of students.
Creativity
 An intercollegiate Cultural and Literary Competition is conducted annually in the name of
NACOFEST to bring out the creativity and talents of students.
 The Department of Computer Science conductsannually an intercollegiate competition in
the name of NACOTECH among the students of Computer Science of various Colleges in
the region on themes related to Computer Science.
 The Department of Mathematics conducts annually an intercollegiate competition in the
name of NACOMAT among the students of Mathematics of various Colleges in the region
on themes related to Mathematics.
Scientific Temper
 A massive Science Exhibition was held at the College on the 7th, 8th and 9th October, 2013.
Hundreds of displays and demonstrations were presented to explain the scientific concepts
and principles. It provided an enthralling experience of education and entertainment to
nearly 10,000 young school students of the region.
 During the exhibition, the students of Science demonstrated their skills and knowledge to
create Scientific Temper among the visiting school children.
 The Department of Physics organized a Science exhibition as a part of their Golden Jubilee
Celebrations.
 The Department of Physics conducts a number of programme on the 28th February of every
yearas a part of the World Science day Celebration.

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2.3.10 Does the College consider student projects a mandatory part of the learning
programme? If so, for how many programmes is it made mandatory?
Yes. Individual Project work is mandatory for all the PG programmes.
 Number of projects executed within the College
1008 projects have been executed by the PG students and 317 by M.Phil.students during
the last four years.
 Names of external institutions associated with the College for student project work
The following external institutions are associated with the College for student project
work.
 Orchid Chemicals (P) Ltd.,
 Salem steel plant, SAIL
 Dalmia Cement (P) Ltd.,
 India Cement (P) Ltd.,
 Mettur Chemicals (P) Ltd.,
 High Energy Batteries Ltd.,
 Soil Test Laboratory, Department of Agriculture
 Ramco Cement (P) Ltd.,
 Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai.
 Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
 NCBS, Bangalore
 TWAD Board
 Ground Water Division, PWD
 Centre for Crystal Growth, Anna University, Chennai
 CECRI, Karaikudi
 SSN College of Engineering, Chennai.

 Role of the faculty in facilitating such projects

The students are encouraged to choose their own topic and methods.The
facultyguidesthe candidates in framing the methodology, collecting and processing data and
deriving the results.

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2.3.11 What efforts are made to facilitate the faculty in learning / handling computer-
aided teaching/ learning materials? What are the facilities available in the College for
suchefforts?
 Each department is provided with computers and LCD projectors in order to facilitate the
staff members adopt ICT enabled teaching.
 Webinars are conducted through Internet in many departments.
 Online training are also offered for a few courses.
 Lectures by Nobel Laureates and eminent scientists are presented in the campus, through
video conferencing.
 Free WiFi is provided to all the staff and students.
2.3.12 Does the College have a mechanism for evaluation of teachers by the students /
alumni? If yes, how is the evaluation used in achieving qualitative improvement in the
teaching-learning process?

 Yes. Each student evaluates the teachers based on the common criteria.
 The evaluative reports are analyzed by IQAC and the concerned teacher is provided with a
copy of the report with suggestion for improvement. The format for evaluation of staff by
students is given in (Annexure2.15).
 Teachers improve their knowledge, skills and methods based on the suggestions.
2.3.13 Does the institution face any challenges in completing the curriculum within the
planned time frame and calendar? If yes elaborate on the challenges encountered and the
institutional approaches to overcome these.

No. The course content to be taught during a semester is assigned to individual staff
well in advance.The required number of hours is also allotted in the timetable. The insufficient
time for completing the syllabus will arise only when the teacher goes on long leave or on other
duties. In such cases it is the responsibility of the teacher to complete the syllabus allotted to
him/her after resuming the duty. They complete the assigned portion by taking extra classes. If
necessary, the workload is redistributed to other teachers to complete the syllabus.

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2.3.14 How are library resources used to augment the teaching-learning process?
 The library is an integral component of the teaching learning process at National College.
The library which was functioning at two separate buildings for Arts and Science earlier has
now been relocated in a single massive block with all the modern facilities.
 At the beginning of the Degree Programme, every year, to motivate the students to become
regular users of the library, the Principal and the Librarian give a pep talk underscoring the
importance of library in enriching knowledge.
 All the students admitted to first UG programme are given an orientation towards the
effective use of library facility.
 The lending and return of books are managed through bar code system.
 All the reference books and journals can be accessed by any student of the college.
 Multiple copies of standard text books and reference books for all the courses are made
available.
 OPAC-Open Access to Library Books is made available in the College website. This
enables students to browse through the library stock list online.
 The library remains open on all working days and even on holidays other than public
holidays beyond the regular college working hours.

2.3.15 How does the institution continuously monitor, evaluate and report on the quality
of teaching, teaching methods used, classroom environments and the effect on student
performance.
The College has adopted CBCS and Continuous Internal Assessment for the evaluation
and monitoring of students. The Heads of Departments and the Principal observe the faculty
and assess their performance on a daily basis. Further, to keep track of the faculty performance
and to guide them, feed-back is obtained from the students on the faculty. Similarly, feedback
on the infrastructure facilities is also taken seriously to upgrade and update so as to create a
proper environment for teaching – learning process.
Measures to monitor and evaluate quality of teaching-learning process
 Academic schedules and details of the system of monitoring and evaluation of students’
performance are duly explained in the College Handbook.
 Students are evaluated both by CIA and external evaluation by subject experts.

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 The Continuous Internal Assessment process is based on a specific method which has been
explained in section 2.5.2 the following parameters.
Teaching and learning is personally evaluated by the Heads of Departments for the
evaluation of students and assessment of their assimilation level. Three assignments are given
for each subject. In addition, weekly tests are conducted by the staff. CIA tests and end
semester examinations are held at the College level. Performance of students is evaluated and
recorded in the Counseling reports maintained by the Tutor.
 PG students are required to handle seminars on selected topics with the aid of power point
presentation.
 For the M.Phil. students, teaching practice is compulsory. Their performance is evaluated
by the staff.
 Apart from these, field/Industrial visitsare organized. Students submit their reports on the
visits. Laboratory assignment, paper presentation and viva-voce examinations are also
periodically conducted to monitor the holistic progress of the candidate.

2.4 Teacher Quality

2.4.1 What is the faculty strength of the College? How many positions are filled against
the sanctioned strength? How many of them are from outside the state?

Sanctioned Teaching Post 237+1

Current Faculty Strength 193 + 14
Faculty from outside the state ---

2.4.2 How are the members of the faculty selected?

Every year College sends a report to the Director of Collegiate Education giving the
details of vacancy positions in teaching posts.Soon after the Director of Collegiate Education
accords permission to fill them up, the list of eligible candidates is called for from the
employment exchange. Simultaneously, advertisements are released in the newspapers inviting
applications from eligible candidates for appointments. All the eligible candidates in the list
sent by the employment exchange and the candidates who applied in response to the
advertisements are called for the interview. A committee constituted as per the guidelines of the
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aptitude. The UGC guidelines and command master are strictly followed in the process.The
appointment orders are issued subject to the condition of approval of the appointment by
Bharathidasan University and the approval of JDCE.

2.4.3 Furnish details of the faculty

Highest Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor
Total
qualification Male Female Male Female Male Female
Permanent teachers
D.Sc./D.Litt. - - - - - - -
Ph.D. - - 55 05 32 12 104
M.Phil. - - 07 01 36 45 89
PG - - - - - - -
Temporary teachers
Ph.D. - - - - 03 03 06
M.Phil. - - - - 03 05 08
PG - - - - - - -
Part-time teachers
Ph.D. - - - - - - -
M.Phil. - - - - - - -
PG - - - - - - -
National College is always known for its Human Resources and values since its
establishment in the year 1919. This has been achieved by its meticulous plan to recruit and
manage human resources to ensure high standards and excellence.

2.4.4 What percentage of the teachers have completed UGC-CSIR-NET, UGC-NET, and
SLET exams? In that what percentage of teachers are with PG as highest qualification?
19 Teachers have completed NET/SLET Exams.(Annexure2.16)

2.4.5 Does the College encourage diversity in its faculty recruitment? Provide the
following departments-wise details.

% of faculty who % of faculty from % of faculty

% of faculty
Department are product of the other Colleges from other
from abroad
same College within the State States

Biotechnology --- 85% 15% ---

Botany 10% 90% --- ---

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BBA --- 100% --- ---

Chemistry 20% 70% 10% ---
Commerce 25% 75% --- ---
Computer Science --- 100% --- ---
Economics 20% 80% --- ---
English 40% 60% --- ---
Geology 90% 10% --- ---
History --- 75% 25% ---
Mathematics 40% 50% 10% ---
Physical Education 25% --- 75% ---
Physics 30% 70% --- ---
Tamil 50% 50% --- ---
Zoology 10% 90% --- ---

2.4.6 Does the College have the required number of qualified and competent teachers to
handle all the courses for all departments? If not, how do you cope with the
requirements? How many faculty members were appointed during the last four years?
The College has qualified and competent teachers to handle all the courses. There are
108 teachers with Ph.D.(Annexure2.17) and99 teachers with
M.Phil.(Annexure2.18)qualifications. Many of the teachers with Ph.D. are approved research
guides. If there is any delay in obtaining approval from the Director of Collegiate Education for
appointment of teachers, the management appoints teachers using their own resources.There
are 14 management staff in the College (Annexure2.19).

2.4.7 How many visiting Professors are on the rolls of the College?
There are 04 visiting and 05 Guest professors are on the rolls of the College.(See
Annexure 2.20)

2.4.8 What policies/systems are in place to recharge teachers? (eg: providing research
grants, study leave, nomination to national/international conferences/Seminars, in-
service training, organizing national/international conferences etc.)
 The Management encourages staff members to submit proposals seeking grants from
sponsoring agencies for the conduct of Minor and Major Research projects, Seminars and

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Workshops. 12 Major Research Projects and 10 Minor Research Projects have been
sanctioned to various departments of the College in the last four years.
 Management supports faculty members to go on study leave for doing full time research. A
teacher (Dr. M. Murali, Department of Chemistry) went to the Netherlands under
BOYSCAST Fellowship of the Department of Science and Technology for one year.
 Management encourages staff members to attend and present papers in Seminars /
Workshops / Conferences and rewards them with a gift cheque for each presentation. 75
staff members have been awarded cash incentives in the last four years for publication of
research papers and books(Annexure2.21) and Staff members are also given cash
incentives for presenting papers in Seminars / Workshops / Conferences.
 The management provided partial financial support to attend conference in abroad to the
following staff.
 Principal Dr. K. Anbarasu attended 7th International Conference on Geomorphology
(ANZIAG) Ancient Landscapes – Modern perspective held in Melbourne, Australia
from 06.07.2009 to 11.07.2009.
 Dr. D. Saravanan, Department of Chemistry attended4th International Conference of
Chemistry and Environment held at Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand during 21-01-2010 to
23-01-2010.
 Dr. K. Srinivasan, Department of English attended an International Conference on
World Murugabaktha held in the Department of Indian Studies, University of Malaya
in September 2012.
 Dr. S. Senthil Kumar, Department of Biotechnology attended Second International
Conference on Water Resources and Environmental Management : Water, Food,
Energy security and Climate change held in Geneva, Switzerland in April 2013.
 Dr. K. Srinivasan, Dept. of English attended an International Conference organized by
Journal of Arts and Science held at Munich, Germany in June 2013.
 Dr. A.T. Ravichandran Dept. of Physics attended an International Conference on
Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT-2013) at Singapore in June 2013.
 Dr. D. Saravanan Dept. of Chemistry attended 6th International Conference of
Chemistry and Environment (ICCE-2013) at Antwerp, Beljiumin July 2013.

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 Dr. V. Nandagopalan, Dept. of Botany attended World Biodiversity Conference at

Thailand, in November 2013.
 Dr. K. Srinivasan, Associate Professor, Department of English Attended an
International Conference organized by IEDRC at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in May
2014.
 Dr. K. Srinivasan, Associate Professor, Department of English attended an International
Conference on Language Linguistics, Literature and culture in November 2014 at
Malaysia.
 Dr. A.T. Ravichandran Associate Professor, Department of Physics attended an
International Conference on Biotechnology and Bioengineering in October 2014
organised by Microbiologist society, India and BITS Pillani Dubai Campus, Dubai.
 Dr. S. Senthil Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology delivered a Key
note address on the 3rd (ICWRE) International Conference on Water Resource and
Endowment, Organized by Global Institute for Water Health Endowment (GIWEH),
Antalya, Turkey. (June – 2014)
 49 Seminars and Workshops have been conducted in the College in the last four
years(Annexure2.22).A function is organized on the last working day of each semester to
honour the teachers who have made significant and special contribution during the
semester. Cash awards and Mementos are presented in the function to the organizing
secretaries of seminars and workshops.
 Teachers are permitted to attend Orientation and Refresher courses periodically as per the
UGC norms.
2.4.9 Give the number of faculty who received awards / recognitions for excellence in
teaching at the state, national and international level during the last four years.
1. TheprestigiousBest Teacher Award – 2011 instituted by Chemical Research Society of
India (CRSI) was conferred on Dr. M. Murali, Associate Professor, Department of
Chemistry during the Annual Conference of CSIR- held in National Institute for
Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum, India on February 5, 2012.
2. Youth Red Cross society of our College has been adjudged as the best performing unit
among the colleges affiliated to Bharathidasan University. The Award for the same was
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Tiruchirapalli in a function held on 16.02.2016 and received by Dr. S. Senthil Kumar, Co-
ordinator, YRC.
3. Dr.N.Renganayaki, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics received Best Teacher
Award– 2015 from the GRABS Educational Charitable Trust Chennai, in a function held
on 1st November, 2015.
4. Dr.D.Saravanan, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry presented by the Global
Economic Progress & Research Association (GEPRA) New Delhi (Best Citizen of India
Gold Medal Award of excellence) on the occasion of 32nd National Unity Conference on
Individual achievements and National Development on 26th January, 2016 at Bengaluru.
5. Dr.A.T.Ravichandran, Associate Professor, Department of Physics received Best
Organizer Awardfrom the Department of Atomic Energy for the Diamond Jubilee State
level Quiz competition held during 14th& 15th July, 2015
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December, 2013.
2.4.10 Provide the number of faculty who have undergone staff development programmes
during the last four years. (Add any other programme if necessary)
Academic Staff Development Programme Number of faculty
Refresher Courses 26
HRD Programmes ---
Orientation Programmes 01
Staff training conducted by the College ---
Staff training conducted by University/other Colleges ---
Summer/Winter schools, workshops, etc. ---
Any other ---

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2.4.11 What percentage of the faculty have

 been invited as resource persons in Workshops / Seminars / Conferences organized by
external professional agencies
25% of staff members serve as resource persons in workshops/seminars conducted in
other institutions. 40% of staff members visit other Colleges for delivering special lectures.
(Annexure2.23)
 participated in external Workshops / Seminars / Conferences recognized by national/
international professional bodies
75% of staff attendedworkshops/seminar/Conferences(Annexure 2.24).
 presented papers in Workshops / Seminars / Conferences conducted or recognized by
professional agencies
50% of staff members present papers in the seminars/workshops organized by
national/international professional bodies. (Annexure 2.25)
 teaching experience in other universities / national institutions and others
5% of staff have worked in other Colleges/Universities before joining National College,
Trichy.
 industrial engagement
1% of staff have industrial service before joining National College teaching job.
 international experience in teaching
None of the faculty has International teaching experience.
2.4.12 How often does the College organize academic development programmes for its
faculty, leading to enrichment of teaching-learning process?

 Curricular Development
Academic Council of the College meets twice in a year. The various aspects of
curriculum development and revamping are discussed in the meeting and change in academic
programmes are finalized.
 Teaching-learning methods
Every year on the first working day Principal conducts a meeting of the staff and
motivates them to evolve new teaching-learning methods.
 Examination reforms
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improvementsin the examination system and informs the staff members the changes that have
been introduced.
 Content / knowledge management
Seminars/Conference are organized in various departments of the College in their
respective fields. Eminent Scientist/Researchers are invited for Plenary Lectures. The College
also invites eminent persons for Endowments lectures. The staff acquire knowledge and
expertise on the recent trends by their active participation in these events.

2.4.13 What are the teaching innovations made during the last five years? How are
innovations rewarded?
 Remedial Coaching is conducted for students who fail in end semester Examinations
 Communicative English class is organized after the class hours
 Special lectures are organized periodically in all departments
 Core Group of students is given special training.
 Staff of Department of Geology, Biotechnology and Physics have conducted Webinars.
 IIRS, DehraDun, EDUSAT programme on Remote sensing, GIS, Disaster management was
provided to the students of UG and PG students of Geology.
 Modern gadgets like LCD Projector, interactive board and ICT methods are used in class
room teaching. This has made the learning process lively and effective.

2.4.14 Does the College have a mechanism to encourage

 Mobility of faculty between institutions for teaching?
Experts from otherColleges are invited to deliver special lectures on their field of
specialization. 145 Lectures have been delivered in various departments during the last four
years. (See Annexure2.12)
Our College teachers also deliver lectures to students of other Colleges and attend
seminars/workshops as resource persons.

 Faculty exchange programmes with national and international bodies?

Dr. S. Manikavasagam, Professor of Geology, IIT, Roorkee teaches at the college
during alternate semesters.
If yes, how have these schemes helped in enriching quality of the faculty?
The faculty of the College develop contact with the resource persons who come here

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and continue to work jointly in their researches. The faculty gain much to their interaction with
experts. They develop their skills and sharpen their knowledge in specific areas.

2.5 Evaluation Process and Reforms

2.5.1 How does the College ensure that all the stakeholders are aware of the evaluation
processes that are operative?
 Evaluation methods are detailed in College calendar. Students are provided with a copy of
the syllabus of the programme.
 Photocopies of the valued answer script are provided to the students, if they desire.
 Re-totaling and Re-evaluation facilities are provided to the students who seek it.
 Internal Assessment marks are displayed on the notice board with break up.
 Valid answer scripts of CIA tests are given to students.

2.5.2 What are the major evaluation reforms initiated by the College and to what extent
have they been implemented in the College? Cite a few examples which have positively
impacted the evaluation management system?
Continuous Internal Assessment system was introduced to all the Under Graduate and
Post Graduate Programmes during 2005-2006. It was then revised in2011. For each theory
course, the internal assessment is made for a maximum of 25 marks and the external evaluation
is done for a maximum of 75 marks. For each practical course the internal assessment is for a
maximum of 40 marks and external evaluation is for a maximum of 60 marks. The same
system is followed in the Post Graduate Programmes. Two Continuous Internal Assessment
tests are conducted in each semester. Three assignments are given to the students for each
course. CIA evaluation is based on the following method.

Components Under Graduate Post Graduate M.Phil.

Assignments 3X2 Marks = 06 Marks 3X2 Marks = 06 Marks 5X2 Marks = 10 Marks
CIA Test 2X7 Marks = 14 Marks 5+7 Marks = 12 Marks 1X10 Marks = 10 Marks
Seminar --- 1X2 Marks = 02 Marks 1X5 Marks = 05 Marks
Teaching Practice --- --- 10 Marks
Attendance 05 Marks 05 Marks 05 Marks
Total 25 Marks 25 Marks 40 Marks

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Grading system followed by the College is given below.

Range of Marks Grade Classification Grade Point
90 - 100 O Outstanding 10
80 - 89 D+ Excellent 9
75 - 79 D Distinction 8
65 – 74 A+ Very Good 7
60 – 64 A Good 6
50 – 59 B Average 5
40 – 49 C Satisfactory 4
Below 40 U Re-appear 0
Absent --- --- ---

For the calculation of grades the following method is to be adopted

Grade Point Average (GPA) = ∑(credits x Grade points)
∑ Credits

Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)= Sum of the multiplication of grade points by the creditsover semesters
Sum of the credits of the course /paper

CGPA GRADE CLASSIFICATION OF FINAL RESULT

9.0 - 10.0 O First Class with Exemplary
8.0 - 8.9 D+
First Class with Distinction
7.5 - 7.9 D
6.5 - 7.4 A+
First Class
6.0 - 6.4 A
5.0 - 5.9 B Second Class
4.0 -4.9 C Third Class
Below 4.0 U Re-appear
Absent --- ---
Note : GPA and CGPA for Part I, II, III, IV & V are to be considered separately for UG
Programme.
Credits
The term ‘Credit’ refers to the weightage given to a course, usually based on the
instructional hours and contents. The total minimum credits required for completing a UG
Programme is 120 and for PG programme is 90. The programme structure and details of credits

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for individual components and individual courses are given in the calendar as well as the
website.

Ranking System
The Rank certificates (First Rank) are issued to rank holders in every programme under
Autonomous Stream. The Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, conducts University Rank
Examination (URE) for the toppers in every programme. First rank-holders of all autonomous
colleges and top 20 Rank holders of non-autonomous colleges (having passed the examinations
in the first appearance within the prescribed duration of the programme)are required to take the
examination. The question papers of the examination comprise of objective type questions
covering the core courses in each of the programme. The top scorers of University Rank
Examination are declared as University Rank holders, irrespective of grades in their end-
semester Autonomous examinations.

2.5.3 What measures have been taken by the institution for continuous evaluation of
students and ensuring their progress and improved performance?

 Each student has to submit three assignments for each course of study.
 Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA) test are conducted two times in a semester for each
course. Class tests are conducted by individual teachers.
 PG students have to make two seminar presentations for each course during a semester.
 Teaching practice is part of the Internal Assessment for M.Phil.scholars.
 All the details are entered in counseling report maintained throughout the duration of the
programme.

2.5.4 What percentage of marks is earmarked for continuous internal assessment?

Indicate the mechanisms strategized to ensure rigour of the internal assessment process?
 25% for UG and PG theory
 40% for UG and PG practicals
 40% for M.Phil. theory
The mechanism to ensure rigour of internal assessment process has already been
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2.5.5 Does the College adhere to the declared examination schedules? If not, what
measures have been taken to address the delay?
 Yes. The dates for CIA test, submission of assignments and end semester examinations are
informed to the students through the college handbook. The schedule is strictly adhered to.
 The schedule of end semester examination is uploaded in the College website well in
advance.

2.5.6 What is the average time taken by the College for declaration of examination
results? Indicate the mode / media adopted by the College for the publication of
examination results e.g., website, SMS, email, etc.
 Results are published within 15-20 days after the completion of end semester examinations.
 The results are published online with a link in the college website.

2.5.7 Does the college have an integrated examination platform for the following
processes?
Yes.The College has a separate website for all its activities with web address
www.nctexams.ac.in
 Pre-examination processes – Time table generation, OMR, student list generation,
invigilators, squads, attendance sheet, online payment gateway, etc.
Time table for end semester exam is uploaded well in advance.
The College has provided facilities for
 online submission of Examination application forms
 online payment of Examination fees.
 online payment of arrear fee.
 issue of Hall tickets through online. A Hall ticket possesses the students photograph and
schedule of examination for him/her.
 the entry of CIA mark by staff through online
 Examination process – Examination material management, logistics.
 The seating arrangement in each class isprepared through Computers.
 Post examination process – attendance capture, OMR based exam result, auto
processing, generic result processing and certification.
 Results are published online.

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 Payment of fees for photocopying of answer scripts, re-totaling and re-evaluation can
also be made online.

2.5.8 Has the College introduced any reforms in its Ph.D. evaluation process?
Ph.D. thesis evaluation is carried out by the Bharathidasan University.

2.5.9 What efforts are made by the College to streamline the operations at the Office of
the Controller of Examinations? Mention any significant efforts which have improved
process and functioning of the examination division/section?
 Most of the activities of the office of the Controller of Examination have been
computerized. The submission of application forms, issue of hall tickets, payment of
examination and arrear fees and declaration of results are carried out through online.

2.5.10 What is the mechanism for redressal of grievances with reference to evaluation?
 Students can get photocopies of the answer scripts within 10 days from the publication of
the results.
 Students are permitted to apply forre-totaling of marks and re-evaluation of answer scripts.
 Improvement in the Internal Assessment performance is also permitted for the students who
have not done well due to genuine reasons.

2.6.Student Performance and Learning Outcomes

2.6.1Does the College have clearly stated learning outcomes for its programmes? If yes,
give details on how the students and staff are made aware of these?
Yes. The College expects the following as learning outcome of UG programme.
 Thorough fundamental knowledge of core course.
 Basic knowledge of Computer applications
 Communication skills in English.
 Understanding of Values in life.
 Good soft skills
 Environmental Awareness
 Self confidence
 Knowledge of avenues of employment and self employment.
 The Principal and staff explain the learning outcomes expected to the students.

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2.6.2 How does the institution monitor and ensure the achievement of learning outcomes?
 Continuous Internal Assessment test marks are communicated to the students within a week
after the tests are over. The absentees are given an additional chance for writing the test.
Failed students are also allowed to write improvement tests.
 Separate registers are maintained in each department for monitoring the progress of
students. Parents are informed about the progress of the students every semester through
letters and during Parent Teachers Meet.
 Students are counseled by the tutor-in-charge regarding their progress and corrective
measures are suggested.
 Remedial Coaching classes are conducted for the students who fail in the University
Examinations.

2.6.3 How does the institution collect and analyse data on student learning outcomes and
useit for overcoming barriers of learning?
 The percentage of marks both in Internal and end of semester examinations are criteria for
understanding the performance and learning outcome of the students.
 Finishing school programme is organized for the outgoing students to give them a complete
review of the content of the UG or PG programme. During the finishing school programme
the staff members analyze the learning outcome of students.
 At the end of the UG or PG programme, Graduates are categorized as per the percentage of
total marks in the examination. This is the best indicator for the learning outcome of the
students.
 Student alumni too give useful feedback based on their learning, market demands, the
usefulness and relevance of their learning to the jobs they handle and their employability.

2.6.4 Give Programme-wise details of the pass percentage and completion rate of
students.
S.No. Course Students appeared Students passed % of pass
1 B.Sc. Botany 14 9 64.29
2 B.Sc. Chemistry 33 26 78.79
3 B.Sc., CS 57 54 94.74
4 B.Sc. Geology 38 28 73.68

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5 B.Sc., Mathematics 51 48 94.12

6 B.Sc., Physics 39 25 64.10
7 B.Sc., Physical Education 14 5 35.71
8 B.Sc., Zoology 10 6 60.00
9 B.A., Economics 12 12 100.00
10 B.A., English 85 59 69.41
11 B.A., History 12 11 91.67
12 B.A., Tamil 19 14 73.68
13 B.B.A., 97 87 89.69
14 B.Com. 194 160 82.47
15 B.Com. (CA) 53 51 96.23
16 B.C.A. 107 84 78.50
PG

S.No Course Students appeared Students passed % of pass

1 M.Sc., Applied Geology 16 16 100.00

2 M.Sc.,Botany 11 11 100.00
3 M.Sc., Biotechnology 2 2 100.00
4 M.Sc. Chemistry 37 35 94.59
5 M.Sc., CS 14 14 100.00
6 M.Sc., Mathematics 47 39 82.98

7 M.Sc., Physics 28 27 96.43

8 M.Sc., Zoology 13 13 100.00

9 M.A., Economics 11 10 90.91
10 M.A., English 49 42 85.71

11 M.A., Tamil 8 7 87.50

12 M.Com. 41 39 95.12

13 M.Com. (FM) 5 5 100.00

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Additional information regarding Teaching, Learning and Evaluation.

 The College strongly believes that it should serve as a training ground for students to
acquire knowledge and skill in the respective area of study and help them lead a dignified
and decent life.
 The tutor ward system is a best tracking mechanism to follow the progress of the students
during their period of study. The counseling report maintained in the College for each
student is a good total for monitoring the performance and improving.
 The College has an effective mechanism for the award of Continuous Internal Assessment
marks.
 The students have both vertical and horizontal mobility under Choice Based Credit System.
 The formation of core group is a unique and effective step which helps the fast learners to
realize their full potential.

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CRITERION III: RESEARCH, CONSULTANCY AND EXTENSION

3.1 Promotion of Research
3.1.1 Does the College have a research committee to monitor and address the issues of
research? If yes, what is its composition? Mention a few recommendations which have
been implemented and their impact.
Yes.
 The Research Committee constitutes following members.
 Dr. K. Anbarasu (Principal), Chairman of RC
 Dr. M. Murali, Asst. Prof. (SS), Dept of Chemistry
 Dr. V. Nandagopalan, Asso. Prof., Dept. of Botany
 Dr. D. Saravanan, Asst. Prof., Dept of Chemistry
 Dr. M.S. Mohamed Jaabir, Asso. Prof. Dept of Biotechnology
 Dr. Thajudeen, Professor, Dept of Microbiology, Bharathidasan University, Trichy.
 Dr. U. Alibava, Professor, Department of Tamil, Bharathidasan University, Trichy.
 Dr. G. Archunan, Professor, Department of Animal Biotechnology, Bharathidasan
University, Trichy.
The following suggestions made by the research committee have been implemented
by the College.
 A common instrumentation facility in the name of National College Instrumentation
Facility (NCIF) has been established in the college to support the researchers in Science
departments. The centre has a wide range of advanced analytical equipment such as
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), GC-MS, HPLC, AAS, Flow Cytometer,
Fluorescence Spectrophotometer, Gel Documentation System, Millipore Water
Purification System, Micro Hardness Tester, FT-IR etc.
 A full-time technician has been appointed in the NCIF to process the samples for the
researchers within campus and from outside.
 Faculty Research Incentive Program (FRIP) has been instituted by the management of
the College to recognize and reward the researchers. The incentives are paid based on an
annual evaluation. The incentives include:
 An incentive to the teachers who guide Ph.D. candidates, a sum equivalent to 70%
of research fee paid by the research scholars.
 A sum of Rs. 2,000/- is given as Research Incentive for each research publication
made by the teachers.

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 A sum of Rs. 10,000/- is provided by the management as financial assistance to each

teacher who travels abroad to attend conference/workshop.
 A sum of Rs. 2000/ is paid for each book publication.
 Presentation of mementos to teachers who organize Seminars / Conferences /
Workshops etc.
 Incentive payments to faculty who secure extramural funding for research and allied
activities.

3.1.2 What is the policy of the College to promote research culture in the College?
The college has identified research as a thrust area and adopts a policy of providing
state of the art facilities for research and active support to research activities of the faculty.
The college envisages the following:
 Teaching and Research should go hand-in-hand in higher education.
 The Research should help knowledge addition in the respective area.
 Focus on research to address local/regional issues/problems.
 Proposals and awards for activities sponsored by external agencies must have due
approval from the Principal.
 All research or other projects involving human subjects, animal subjects, and / or
hazardous or potentially hazardous biological, chemical, or radiological agents must be
conducted in accordance with the Government guidelines.

3.1.3 List details of prioritized research areas and the areas of expertise available with
the College.
Prioritised areas of research and expertise in various departments are given below:
The Department of Physics
 Crystal Growth
 Liquid State Physics
 Nano-Science
 Thin Film Physics and
 Nuclear Physics.
The Department of Chemistry
 Chemical Kinetics
 Physical, Organic Chemistry and
 Inorganic Chemistry.

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The Department of Geology

 Micropaleontology
 Coastal Geomorphology
 Petrology
 Sedimentology
 Geo Chemistry and
 Remote Sensing and GIS.
The Department of Zoology
 Ornithology
 Reproductive Toxicology and
 Reproductive Physiology.
The Department of Commerce
 Financial Management
 Marketing and
 Human Resource Management
The Department of Economics
 Rural Industrialisation and
 Labour Economics.
The Department of Tamil
 Folklore
 Sangam Literature and
 Modern Literature
The Department of English
 Indian Writing in English and
 African - American Literature.
The Department of Mathematics
 Graph Theory and
 Number Theory.

3.1.4 What are the proactive mechanisms adopted by the College to facilitate smooth
implementation of research schemes/ projects?
 Advancing funds for sanctioned projects
College releases grants to the Principal Investigator / Convener for kick-starting the
work. This has enabled the PI or Co-PI to adhere to their schedules irrespective of the
release of grants from external bodies.

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 Providing seed money

No. There is no provision in the institution to provide seed money to the faculty for
research. However, access to research laboratories with equipment and gadgets is provided
to the researchers, so that they can start up their preliminary bench work. The following
facilities have been created in various departments.
 In the Department of Chemistry, the instruments like Fluorescence Spectrophotometer
and Geldoc were provided for the use of Dr. M. Murali and his student Ms. S. Sangeetha
to support the research in the preparation of Anti-Cancer molecules.
 A separate Research laboratory has been established to support the research activities of
Dr. V. Renuga, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry.
 Crystal growth Laboratory has been established in the Department of Physics to support
Dr. A.T. Ravichandran and Dr. S. Pari in their research.
 A separate Computer Laboratory has been provided to each one of Botany, Chemistry,
Geology, Physics and Mathematics departments.
 Plant Tissue Culture and Animal Tissue Culture facilities have been established in the
Department of Biotechnology to support its Research work. All types of Fermentors
have been procured to promote research in the field of Fermentation technique.
 Autonomy to the principal investigator/coordinator for utilizing overhead charges
Overhead charges are used for administrative expenses by the management. But
incentives are provided to PI.
 Timely release of grants
Once the grants for the project are released, the Principal Investigator is free to
claim advance or start using the grant for the proposed project.
 Timely Audit
Auditing of accounts is completed within two months from the end of the financial
year. The UC and SE are submitted within the stipulated time.
 Submission of utilization certificate to the funding authorities
The utilization certificates and statement of expenditure are prepared by the college
office and submitted to the auditor before the end of April/May and the UC and SE are sent
to the funding organization not later than four months from the end of the financial year.

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3.1.5 How is interdisciplinary research promoted?

 between/among different departments of the College and
Geo-Biotechnology
Dr. K. Anbarasu, Department of Geology and Dr. S. Senthil Kumar, Department of
Biotechnology jointly conduct a Research Programme to understand the sea level changes
along the coast of Tamil Nadu during recent past. The programme is funded by the Ministry
of Earth Science (MoES).
Cancer Biology - Department of Chemistry & Biotechnology
Dr. M. Murali, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Dr. M.S.
Mohamed Jaabir, Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology collaborate for the
Synthesis and evaluation of Anti-cancer drugs.
Anti-Epileptic drug – Department of Physics and Biotechnology
Dr. S. Ravi, Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Dr. M.S. Mohamed
Jaabir, Department of Biotechnology collaborate for testing the biological efficacy of the
novel drug synthesized for anti-epileptic property.
Market Survey: Joint project of Department of Commerce and Economics.
The Department of Commerce and Economics conduct a survey jointly on the
investors’ preferences for investments.
 Collaboration with national/international institutes / industries.
 The Department of Geology has a collaborative research with IIESR, Calcutta for
OSL dating for Geological samples.
 Dr. M.S. Mohamed Jaabir, Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology has a
collaborative research with Dr. Sagar Sengupta, Scientist, National Institute of
Immunology, New Delhi.
 The Department of Biotechnology has collaboration with Consortium Clinical
Research private Ltd., Coimbatore for clinical studies.
 Dr. S. Senthil Kumar, Department of Biotechnology has collaboration with Dr. S.P.
Govindwar, Professor and Head, Dept. of Biochem., Shivaji University, Kolhapur.
 Dr. A.T. Ravichandran, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, has
collaborative research with Dr. K. Dhanabalan, IGCAR, on Thin Film Studies, Dr.
A. Robert Xavier, CECRI on Nano materials and Dr. M.S. Ramaiah Institute of
Technology, Bangalore on Nano material Synthesis.
 Ms Judith Jeyarani, Dept of Physics, has collaborative research with Crystal Growth
Centre, SSN College of Engineering on Crystal Growth and Characterization.

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 Dr. T.V. Sundar, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, has collaborative

research with Dr. Elangovan, Department of Chemistry, BDU on X-ray
Crystallography and Dr. Puratchikodi, Anna University, Trichy on Structure of Drug
Mali cools.
 Dr. S. Pari, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, has collaborative research
with Dr. J. Mathavan, Department of Physics, Loyola College, Chennai on Crystal
Growth and Dr. R. Selvaraj, Department of Physics, Adithanar College of Arts and
Science, Thiruchendur on Crystal Growth.

 Dr. M. Murali, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry has collaborative

research with
 Dr. Jan Reedijk, Professor, Laiden Institute of Chemistry on Bioinorganic
Chemistry,
 Dr. Patrick Gamez, ICREA Research Professor, Department of Inorganic
Chemistry on Inorganic Chemistry,
 Dr. P. Selvam, Professor, National Center for Catalysis Research, Indian
Institute of Technology, Madras on Heterogenous Catalysis,
 Dr. Suresh Kumar Rayala, Associate Professor, Department of
Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras on Chemical
Biology,
 Dr. R. Murugavel, Professor and Head, Department of Chemistry, Indian
Institute of Technology, Bombay on Biomimetic Catalysis and Materials
Chemistry and
 Dr. M. Suresh Kumar, Assistant Professor, Center for Bioinformatics, School
of Life Science, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry on Structural Biology.

 Dr. S. Ravi, Associate Professor, Department of Physics has collaborative research

with
 Dr. N. Farzi, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science,
Isfahan University, Iran on Studies of Liquid State,
 Dr. Jamie Amoros, Professor, Department of Fisica Applicada, University of
Cantabria, Spain on Studies of Liquid State,
 Dr. Murugan Ramalingam, Professor Associate Universities, Faculty of
Medicine, University of Strasbourg on Anti-Epileptic Drugs,
 Dr. Murrocho I M, Professor, CICECO, Department of de Quimica,

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Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal on Application of Perfluorocarbon

Emulsions For Anti Epileptic Studies and
 Dr. N.G. Subramaniam, Scientist, Quantum Semiconductor Research Center,
Dongguk University, Korea

 Dr. V. Renuga, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry has collaborative

research with
 Dr. Gangadaran, Associate Professor, Department of Material Science, IISc.
Bangalore on Sol-Gel synthesis and Thin Flim formation,
 Dr. Ramesh Babu, Associate Professor, Department of Physics,
Bharathidasan University, Trichy on Thin Film formation and
 Dr. R. Renganathan, Professor, Department of Physics, Bharathidasan
University, Trichy on Disensitized Solar Cell preparation.

 Dr. D. Saravanan, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry has collaborative

research with
 Dr. R. M. Jugade, Department of Chemistry, RTM Nagpur University,
Nagpur on Photochemistry,
 Dr. Marappan Velusamy, Asso. Professor, Department of Chemistry, North
Eastern Hill University, Meghalaya on Photochemistry and Thin Flims,
 Dr. Balin Kumar Bhuyan, HOD, Chemistry, Associate Professor at
Nowgong College Nagaon · Cotton College, Guwahati Nagaon on
Photochemistry and Thin Flims,
 Dr. M. Vasanthy, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental
Biotechnology, School of Environmental sciences, Bharathidasan
University, Trichy on Photochemistry,
 Dr. Manoharan Mariappan, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, School of
Science, Engineering and Mathematics, Bethune-Cookman University, USA
on Photochemistry, Muhammad Aqeel Ashraf, Ph.D., Department of
Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya 50603 KL, Malaysia
on Photochemistry and
 Dr. Jon Marsh, Research Associate Professor, Washington University, Dept
of cardiovascular Unit, St.Louis, Washington, on Application of Ultrasonics
in medicine.

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3.1.6 Enumerate the efforts of the College in attracting researchers of eminence to

visit the campus and interact with teachers and students?
Researchers of eminence are invited to deliver special lectures, plenary lectures,
invited-talks and to interact with staff and students during National and International
Workshop/Seminars/Symposium/Conference etc. The details of visits by eminent
researchers for such activities is given in the previous chapter.

3.1.7 What percentage of faculty have utilized sabbatical leave for research activities?
How has the provision contributed to the research quality and culture of the College?
There is no provision for sabbatical leave in Colleges of Tamil Nadu. However,
Staff members are permitted to go to institutions under FDP for doing Ph.D. Programme.
Staff members are also allowed to go on lien to other institutions inside and outside the
Country for research.

3.1.8 Provide details of national and international conferences organized by the

College highlighting the names of eminent scientists/scholars who participated in these
events.
The complete list of seminars/workshops/conferences organized during the last four
years has already been given in the previous chapter.
The list of eminent Scientists/scholars who participated in the
Seminars/workshop/conference/Endowment lecture is given below.
 Dr. C. Rengarajan, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of
India delivered a lecture on Challenges before Indian Economy on 22.01.2011.
 Padmashri Dr. S. Krishnasamy, delivered a lecture on Culture and Politics on
10.12.2011.
 Mr. K. Srikanth, Chairman, BCCI, Selection Committee inaugurated a National
Conference on 28.07.2012.
 Dr. D.P. Bhatt, Head, IPRM, National Physical Laboratory inaugurated NCIF on
18.02.2013.
 Dr. Dinesh Kumar Bharadwa, Deputy Director, Food and Drug Toxicology Research
Centre (FDTRC), National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad delivered a lecture
Toxicology on 14.03.2013.
 Mr. T.S.R. Subramaniam, Former Cabinet Secretary delivered the Rajaji Memorial
Endowment lecture on Current Issues in Governance on 10.12.2012.
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New dimension to Light and Radiation on 01.03.2013.

 Mrs. Sasikumar, Chairman, Asian College of Journalism spoke on Reality and
Representation in a Mediatised World on 13.03.2013.
 Mr. Swaminathan S. Aiyer, The Consulting Editor, The Economic Times delivered a
lecture on Political Economy-Its Challenges facing India on 12.08.2013.
 Dr. S.V. Raghavan, Scientific Secretary, Office of Principal Scientific Advisor to the
Government of India, New Delhi delivered a speech on Connected India on 20.09.2013.
 Mr. N. Ram, Chairman, The Hindu delivered a lecture on Relevance of Rajaji’s Thought
in the Present day Politics on 10.12.2013.
 Dr. Y.S. Rajan, Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore spoke on Science,
Engineering, Industry and Markets on 28.02.2014.
 Governor of Tamil Nadu Mr. K. Rosaiah was the Chief Guest for a Conference on
30.08.2014.
 Arjuna Awardee and Former Captain of Indian Cricket Mr. Bishan Singh Bedi
inaugurated a Conference on 29.08.2014.
 Dr. M.S. Ananth, Director, Indian Institute of Technology Chennai delivered a lecture
on the Changing Paradigms of Education on 28.02.2015.
 Dr. R. Chidambaram, Chairman Department of Atomic Energy/Principal Scientific
Advisor to the Govt. of India delivered a lecture on “To Become a Knowledge
Economy” on 12.11.2015.

3.1.9 Details on the College initiative in transferring/advocating the relative findings

of research of the College and elsewhere to the students and the community (lab to
land).
Lab to Land projects
 Dr. M.S. Mohamed Jaabir, Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology
transferred Stem cell Therapeutics Culture Technique to the Medical Fraternity in
Trichy. Dr. P. Ramachandran, Plastic Surgeon, Trichy, is being supported by the
technique.

 Atlas of Coastal Geomorphology of Tamil Nadu prepared by Dr. K. Anbarasu, Principal

has been provided as a base map for all Coastal Area Researchers.

 A project on Interlinking Rivers being funded by the College will help the Planning
Board of Govt. of Tamil Nadu in the policy decision of linking of rivers in Tamilnadu.

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 Dr. S. Senthil Kumar, Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology has transferred

the technique of his Degradation of Textile effluents for Industrial Application to
industries around Tirupur.

3.1.10 Give details on the faculty actively involved in research (Guiding student
research, leading research projects, engaged in individual or collaborative research
activity etc.)

70 Staff Members have been recognized by Bharathidasan University to guide

students for Ph.D. Degree (Annexure 3.1) and 76 have been recognized as M.Phil. Guides
(Annexure 3.2).
85 Ph.D. and 317 M.Phil. Degrees have been awarded in the last four years. (See
Annexure 3.3 and 3.4) There are 20 Ph.D. and 149 M.Phil. Scholars during the current
academic year (Annexure 3.5 and 3.6).
12 Staff members received grants from various funding agencies for conducting
major projects (see Annexure 3.7).
466 Research papers have been published by staff and scholars of the College during
the last four years. (See Annexure 3.8)

3.2 Resource Mobilization for Research

3.2.1 What percentage of the total budget is earmarked for research? Give details of
major heads of expenditure, financial allocation and actual utilization for last four
years.
About 20-25% of budget is earmarked for research. The details of expenditure for
the last four years is given below.
2011-2012 : Rs. 54,37,009
2012-2013 : RS. 1,26,41,595
2013-2014 : Rs. 89,87,805
2014-2015 : Rs. 110,66,592

3.2.2 What are the financial provisions made in the College budget for supporting
student research projects?
 All the PG students do an individual project work as part of the curriculum. They are
permitted to use laboratory, equipments, Chemical and Glass ware free of cost for the
project work.

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 50 % concession is given to all the PG students when they use sophisticated equipments
in the NCIF.
 When PG students submit proposals to TNSCST seeking grants, the stationary and
printing are provided by the College free of cost.

3.2.3 Is there a provision in the institution to provide seed money to faculty for
research? If so, what percentage of the faculty has received seed money in the last four
years?
No. There is no provision in the institution to provide seed money to the faculty for
research. However, access to research laboratories with equipment and gadgets is provided
to the researchers, so that they can start up their preliminary bench work and use the data or
publication and for writing further research proposals to seek funds from funding agencies
such as DST, DBT and UGC.

 In the Department of Chemistry, the instruments like Fluorescence Spectrophotometer

and Geldoc were provided to the use of Dr. M. Murali and his student Ms. S. Sangeetha
to support the research in the preparation of Anti-Cancer molecules.

 A separate Research laboratory has been established to support Dr. V. Renuga,

Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry. Equipments like Spin Coater and
Muffle Pharnus were provided to her to support her research.

 Crystal growth Laboratory has been established in the Department of Physics to support
Dr. A.T. Ravichandran and Dr. S. Pari on their research.

 A separate Computer Laboratory has been provided to each one of Botany, Chemistry,
Geology, Physics and Mathematics departments.

 Plant Tissue Culture and Animal Tissue Culture facilities have been established in the
Department of Biotechnology to support the Research. All types of Fermentors have
been procured to promote research in the field of Fermentation technique.

 Class 1000 clean Cabinet has been established in the Department of Biotechnology for
Animal Tissue Culture Studies.

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3.2.4 Are there any special efforts made by the College to encourage faculty to file
for patents? If so, provide details of patents filed and enumerate the sanctioned
patents.
No patents has been obtained so far by the faculty. However, awareness on patent
and property rights has been created through seminars and interaction with eminent
personalities who visit the campus. IPR has been introduced in curriculum to make both
staff and students aware of its importance.
A few research projects that are in progress in campus are expected to lead to patent
filing. They are listed below.
Process Patent: Original research contributing to product improvement
Dye Effluent Treatment
Dr. S. Senthil Kumar, Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology has
completed his study on the Textile Dye Effluent Waste Water Treatment using novel
bacterial isolates. His technology of treating the effluent by two alternate methods will
enhance and revolutionize the way the textile effluent is treated by conventional process.
Mesenchymal Stem Cell isolation
Mesenchymal stem cells are significant cells that are in trials for stem cell therapy in
case of illnesses like Ischemic Limb, terminally-ill liver diseases, dementia etc. Team of
researchers of Biotechnology department and TMCH, Trichy, collaborate to standardise
the method of isolation and expansion of mesenchymal stem cells in the laboratory. This
will improve the services of stem cell therapy for patients in near future.

Product patent: Novel Anti-epileptic Drug

Dr. S. Ravi, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, National College, Trichy,
has successfully synthesized a novel Anti-epileptic drug and has completed the
characterization studies on it. The lead molecule is believed to become a potent drug in the
near future after further study.

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3.2.5 Provide the following details of ongoing research projects:

Year wise Number Name of the Project Name of Total
the Grant
Funding Received
Agency/In
dustry
A. College funded
Minor --- --- --- --- ---
projects
Major --- --- --- --- ---
projects
Along --- --- --- --- ---
with
Industry
B. Other agencies – national and international (specify)
Minor 2013-2015 01 Synthesis and Characterization of UGC 3,05,000
Projects Biologically Active Heterocyclic
Compounds.
Major 2015-2016 01 Geobiotechnological Study of MoES 44,50,000
Projects Quaternary Sea level changes
along the waste of Tamil Nadu
using Sedimentological,
Micropaleontological &
Microbiological indicators.
2015-2016 01 Strategic approach to re-use UGC 13,85,000
biologically degraded and photo-
catalytically treated textile
wastewater for crop irrigation to
encourage water use efficiency in
the textile valley of Tamil Nadu
2015-2016 01 A Molecular investigation on the UGC 15,86,000
onset of Attention Deficit /
Hyperactivity Disorder in the
maternal micronutrient deficient
offspring
2015-2016 01 Improving hepatic differentiation SERB- 32,85,000
of Mesenchymal stem cells by co- DST
culture with Endothelial cells
2015-2016 01 Validation, safety and efficiency UGC 16,82,500
of soil associated microbes from
Kolli hills for the management of
Microbiology.

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2013-2014 01 Characterization of bioactive and SERB- 7,99,667

biochemical constituents in some DST
wild edible fruits of Eastern
Ghats, Tamil Nadu
C. 2015-2016 01 Field Investigations for shore line NIOT 22,00,000
Industry management project along the
Sponsored coastal stretch between Poovar
and Thuthukudi, Tamil Nadu
coast

3.2.6 How many departments of the College have been recognized for their research
activities by national / international agencies (UGC-SAP, CAS, DST-FIST; DBT,
ICSSR, ICHR, ICPR, etc.) and what is the quantum of assistance received? Mention
any two significant outcomes or breakthrough due to such recognition.
13 departments have been recognized as research centre by Bharathidasan
University for conduct of research programmes such as M.Phil. and Ph.D. (See Annexure
3.9).
Following is the list of recognition received from various agencies in the last four
years.
 UGC has recognized the College as College with Potential for Excellence and

sanctioned Rs. 1,50,00,000/-

 DST has recognized the College for FIST support and sanctioned a sum of Rs.
70,00,000/- under the scheme.
Major Breakthrough
1) DST-FIST and UGC-CPE grants have truly helped to change the total research
atmosphere in the College through the establishment of an exclusive high-end
Instrumentation Facility called National College Instrumentation Facility (NCIF) to
support the researchers of all the Science departments. The center has the following
analytical equipment at this facility.
 Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
 Atomic Absorption Spectro Photo Meter (AAS)
 Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrophotometry (GC-MS)
 High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
 Flow Cytometer
 Gel documentation System
 Fluorescence Spectrophotometry

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 FT-IR
 UV Spectrophotometry
 Micro Hardness Tester
 Millipore water purification system
2) The following Research facilities have been established in various departments.
 Remote Sensing and GIS laboratory in the Department of Geology.
 Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory in the Department of Botany.
 Crystal Growth Laboratory in the Department of Physics
 Nano Particle Laboratory in the Department of Chemistry
 Statistical software Package for Department of Economics
 Animal Tissue Culture facility, Fermentors, Class 1,000 cabinet in the
Department of Biotechnology.
 Research Laboratory for the Department of Zoology.

3.2.7 List details of completed research projects undertaken by the College faculty in
the last four years and mention the details of grants received for such projects (funded
by Industry/ National/International agencies).
The following table presents the details of projects obtained and completed in the
past four years,

Duration Name of the Faculty, Title of the project Funding Project

Department & agency/ Amount
Designation Status
Major Projects

2012-2017 Dr. A.T. Ravichandran Bulk growth of Triglycine sulphate UGC 12,26,400
Dept. of Physics, (TGS) and Potassium acid Phthalate
Associate Professor (KAP) single crystals for device
fabrication
2012-2015 Dr. S. Ravi Experimental and theoretical DRDO 15,00,000
Dept. of Physics, characterized of specific Nano drug
Associate Professor delivering fluorocarbon emulsions
using ultrasound
2012-2018 Dr. S.P. Anand Enumeration of medicinal plants UGC 8,41,800
Dept. of Botany, from Boda hill, Namakkal District of
Associate Professor Tamil Nadu and Tissue culture
antimicrobial and Phytochemical
studies on some high value
therapeutic plants

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2012-2015 Dr. V. Nandagopalan Histochemical approach for the UGC 12,22,000

Dept. of Botany, screening and enhancement of
Associate Professor secondary metabolites in selected
medicinal plants
2011-2014 Dr.S.Senthil Kumar Two stage treatment of textile SERC- 25,00,000
Dept. of Biotechnology effluent DST
Associate Professor
Minor Projects
2011-2012 Dr. V. Renuga Growth, Crystal defects and UGC 1,65,000
Dept. of Chemistry Biological study of various Amino-
Assistant Professor Acid-metal sulfates and oxides
crystals.
2011-2012 Prof. K. Elango Women Empowerment through UGC 50,000
Dept. of Economics Micro Finance
Associate Professor
2011-2012 Dr. S. Thirumaran A study on Rural Development UGC 60,000
Dept. of Economics through industrial Entrepreneurship
Associate Professor in Trichy District
2011-2012 Dr. R. Subramanian A study on Rural Development UGC 60,000
Dept. of Economics through Women’s Self Help Groups
Associate Professor and Micro Finance in Trichy District
2011-2012 Dr. R. Ravichandran ePyfphp khtl;l njhjth; ,d UGC 1,00,000
Dept. of Tamil kf;fspd; tho;tpay; rlq;FfSk;
Associate Professor ek;gpf;iffSk;
2013-2014 Dr. D. Prasanna Balaji Development of Sports among the UGC 2,45,000
Dept. of Physical rural youth in Tiruchirapalli District
Education Tamil Nadu
Associate Professor
2013-2014 Dr. T. Suthakar A Study on the cattle Farming in UGC 1,70,000
Dept. of Economics Tiruchirapalli District
Assistant Professor

3.3 Research Facilities

3.3.1 What efforts are made by the College to keep pace with the infrastructure
requirements to facilitate Research? How and what strategies are evolved to meet the
needs of researchers?

Rs.3,14,04,408/- has been spent for the purchase of Research equipments in the last
four years utilizing the funds from DST-FIST, UGC-CPE and other resources.
 The College has established an exclusive high-end Instrumentation Facility called
National College Instrumentation Facility (NCIF) to support the researchers of all the
Science departments.

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 Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS) laboratory has been
established in the Department of Geology as a Research facility. Computers, RTKGPS
and software’s at a cost of Rs. 35,00,000/- lakhs have been provided.
 Through UGC’s Innovative Programme, Lab-scale fermentor/Bioreactor of all the major
models (Stirred-tank, photo-bioreactor, Fluidized Bed Reactor and Air-lift bioreactor)
have been established and made available for experimental studies exclusive to
Bioprocess Technology.
 Class 1000 Clean room facility has been established for studies in Animal Cell Culture.
This facility also includes laminar air-flow bench, CO2 incubator, Inverted-Phase
Contrast Microscope and other allied equipment for works related to stem cell culture,
cancer biology and toxicology studies.
 Most of the departments have been provided with a separate ‘Research Space’ for
pursuing their research for M.Phil. or Ph.D. Reading rooms / cabins are provided for the
research-faculty to provide private place for their research.
 College provides Wi-Fi connectivity for all the members of staff, scholars and students.
 Staff members and research scholars have been assigned an access code to make use of
the data resources through N-LIST, INFLIBNET and Delnet.
Strategies evolved to meet research demands
 Staff members and scholars of the Science departments are permitted to use all the high
end analytical equipment available at the National College Instrumentation Facility
(NCIF) at subsidized service charges. There is a registry to monitor the use of every
equipment at the facility and maintain the working condition of all the instruments.

3.3.2 Does the College have an information resource centre to cater to the needs of
researchers? If yes, provide details on the facility.
Yes.
 There is a separate section for the thesis collection in the library
 Wired and WiFi connectivity within the library premises
 Back-volumes of Journals subscribed relevant to research areas in the College
 Several volumes of books, references pertaining to research methodology, statistical
analysis and its tools and techniques are available for the scholars
 Access to e-resources and online journals through N-LIST/INFLIBNET/DELNET.

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3.3.3 Does the College provide residential facilities (with computer and internet
facilities) for research scholars and faculty?
Yes, College provides residential facilities for research scholars and faculty.
Research scholars are given priority in the occupancy of rooms in the College hostel and
provided with adequate freedom and flexibility to work in laboratory irrespective of
holidays and working hours. They are given free WiFi connectivity to pursue their research
without any hindrance. They are permitted to use laboratories 24X7. Working hours for
library has been extended up to 8.00 p.m.

3.3.4 Does the College have a specialized research centre / workstation to address
challenges of research programmes? If yes, give details.
Yes.
 An exclusive research facility called National College Instrumentation Facility (NCIF)
with advanced Analytical Equipment has been established in the year 2012 in the
Science Block. The equipment under this NCIF are given in Annexure 3.10
 Animal House and Plant Tissue Culture laboratories are common facilities in the
Department of Biotechnology.
 Class 1000 Clean Room Facility for contamination-free cell culture in the Department
of Biotechnology.
 Molecular / Microbiology, Biochemistry and fully Automated Computer interfaced -
Stirred Tank Bioreactors (3 & 5 litres) Facility in the Department of Biotechnology.
 Crystal Growth Laboratory has been established in the Department of Physics.
 Nano Particle Research Laboratory has been established in the Department of
Chemistry.
 Remote Sensing and GIS Laboratory has been established in the Department of
Geology.

3.3.5 Does the College have research facilities (centre, etc.) of regional, national and
international recognition/repute? Give a brief description of how these facilities are
made use of by researchers from other laboratories.
Yes.
 NCIF and other facilities in the College are made available for use of students /
Scholars/ Faculty of other institutions as well for MSc, M.Phil., or Ph.D. projects, Major
/ Minor projects

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 Procedure for making use of the facility at National College has been simplified and
described in the College website along with the provision of forms for the submission of
samples for analysis.
 A full-time technician has been appointed for serving the needs to process the sample
and produce results for those who request for sample analysis. Technician is also
responsible for day-today maintenance of all the equipment at NCIF.
 Rs. 29,13,814/- has been generated through NCIF for analysing samples in the last four
years.

3.4 Research Publications and Awards

3.4.1 Highlight the major research achievements of the College through the following:
 major papers presented in regional, national and international conferences
355 papers have been presented by staff and scholars in regional, national and
international conferences (Annexure 3.11)
 publication per faculty
466 Research papers have been published by faculty and scholars during the last
four years. See Annexure 3.8. Publication per faculty is 07 during the last four years.
 faculty serving on the editorial boards of national and international journals
12 Teachers are serving in the Editorial Board of various journals.
 faculty members on the organization committees of international conferences,
recognized by reputed organizations / societies.
15 teachers have served as members of the organizing committee of international
conferences, recognized by reputed organizations / societies.
3.4.2 Does the College publish research journal(s)? If yes, indicate the composition of
the editorial board, publication policies and whether it is listed in international
database?
Yes. PG and Research Department of Physical Education and Sports Science of the
College publishes a Research Journal in the name of International Research Journal on
Health, Fitness and Sports Sciences. The ISSN number is 2320-5202.

3.4.3 Give details of publications by the faculty:

 number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international)
466 papers have been published by staff and scholars in the last four years in peer
reviewed journals. (See Annexure 3.8)

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 Monographs
A monograph on Coastal Geomorphology entitled “Atlas of Coastal
Geomorphology of Tamil Nadu” has been prepared by the Department of Geology.
A monograph on Herbal Plants of Kolli Hills has been prepared by Dr. S.P. Anand,
Department of Botany.
 Chapters in Books
20 staff members have written chapters in books and 15 staff members have also
written course materials for distance education courses offered in various Universities of
Tamil Nadu. (See Annexure 3.12)
 Editing Books
08 books have been edited by staff of the College. (See Annexure 3.12)
 Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers
29 Books have been published by staff of the College. (See Annexure 3.12)
 number listed in International Database
250 publications have been listed in International Database.
 Citation Index – range / average
The average Citation Index of staff members 1-352
 SNIP
Not known
 SJR
Not known
 Impact factor – range / average
The average Impact Factor of publication is 0.25 - 4.5
 h-index
The average h-index of publication is 1-2

3.4.4 Indicate the average number of successful M.Phil. and Ph.D. scholars guided
per faculty.
The average number of M.Phil. scholars guided per faculty is 4 and Ph.D. scholar
per faculty is 0.5

3.4.5 What is the stated policy of the College to check malpractices and misconduct
in research?
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College in checking malpractice and misconduct does not arise. However the guidelines of
Bharathidasan University for Ph.D. programme are strictly followed in the College.
All the students of M.Phil. programme have to attend classes for theory courses in
the first semester. The framing of syllabus, award of Continuous Internal Assessment Marks
and conduct of End semester examinations are carried out by the College. The students have
to do a project in the second semester under the guidance of a staff. Guides ensure that
there is no misconduct or malpractice in the research work.

3.4.6 Does the College promote interdisciplinary research? If yes, how many inter
departmental / inter disciplinary research projects have been undertaken and mention
the number of departments involved in such an endeavour.
Geo-Biotechnology
Dr. K. Anbarasu, Department of Geology and Dr. S. Senthil Kumar, Department of
Biotechnology jointly conduct a Research Programme to understand the sea level changes
along the coast of Tamil Nadu during recent past. The programme is funded by the Ministry
of Earth Science (MoES).
Cancer Biology - Department of Chemistry & Biotechnology
Dr. M. Murali, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Dr. M.S.
Mohamed Jaabir, Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology collaborate for the
Synthesis and evaluation of Anti-cancer drugs.

Anti-Epileptic drug – Department of Physics and Biotechnology

Dr. S. Ravi, Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Dr. M.S. Mohamed
Jaabir, Department of Biotechnology collaborate for testing the biological efficacy of the
novel drug synthesized for anti-epileptic property.
Market Survey: Joint project of Department of Commerce and Economics.
The Department of Commerce and Economics conduct survey jointly on Investors’
preferences towards investments.
 Collaboration with national/international institutes / industries.
 The Department of Geology has a collaborative research with IIESR, Calcutta for
OSL dating for Geological samples.
 Dr. M.S. Mohamed Jaabir, Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology has a
collaborative research with Dr. Sagar Sengupta, Scientist, National Institute of
Immunology, New Delhi.

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 The Department of Biotechnology has collaboration with Consortium Clinical

Research private Ltd., Coimbatore for clinical studies.
 Dr. S. Senthil Kumar, Department of Biotechnology has collaboration with Dr. S.P.
Govindwar, Professor and Head, Department of Biochemistry, Shivaji University,
Kolhabur.
 Dr. A.T. Ravichandran, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, has
collaborative research with Dr. K. Dhanabalan, IGCAR, on Thin Film Studies, Dr.
A. Robert Xavier, CECRI on Nano materials and Dr. M.S. Ramaiah Institute of
Technology, Bangalore on Nano material Synthesis.
 Ms. Judith Jeyarani, Department of Physics, has collaborative research with Crystal
Growth Centre, SSN College of Engineering on Crystal Growth and
Characterization.
 Dr. T.V. Sundar, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, has collaborative
research with Dr. Elangovan, Department of Chemistry, BDU on X-ray
Crystallography and Dr. Puratchikodi, Anna University, Trichy on Structure of Drug
Mali cools.
 Dr. S. Pari, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, has collaborative research
with Dr. J. Mathavan, Department of Physics, Loyola College, Chennai on Crystal
Growth and Dr. R. Selvaraj, Department of Physics, Adithanar College of Arts and
Science, Thiruchendur on Crystal Growth.
 Dr. M. Murali, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry has collaborative
research with
 Dr. Jan Reedijk, Professor, Laiden Institute of Chemistry on Bioinorganic
Chemistry,
 Dr. Patrick Gamez, ICREA Research Professor, Department of Inorganic
Chemistry on Inorganic Chemistry,
 Dr. P. Selvam, Professor, National Center for Catalysis Research, Indian
Institute of Technology, Madras on Heterogenous Catalysis,
 Dr. Suresh Kumar Rayala, Associate Professor, Department of
Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras on Chemical
Biology,
 Dr. R. Murugavel, Professor and Head, Department of Chemistry, Indian
Institute of Technology, Bombay on Biomimetic Catalysis and Materials
Chemistry and

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 Dr. M. Suresh Kumar, Assistant Professor, Center for Bioinformatics, School

of Life Science, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry on Structural Biology.
 Dr. S. Ravi, Associate Professor, Department of Physics has collaborative research
with
 Dr. N. Farzi, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science,
Isfahan University, Iran on Studies of Liquid State,
 Dr. Jamie Amoros, Professor, Department of Fisica Applicada, University of
Cantabria, Spain on Studies of Liquid State,
 Dr. Murugan Ramalingam, Professor Associate Universities, Faculty of
Medicine, University of Strasbourg on Anti-Epileptic Drugs,
 Dr. Murrocho I M, Professor, CICECO, Department of de Quimica,
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal on Application of Perfluorocarbon
Emulsions For Anti Epileptic Studies and
 Dr. N.G. Subramaniam, Scientist, Quantum Semiconductor Research Center,
Dongguk University, Korea on suggestions in preparing the emulsions but
have not been directly involved. He has reviewed many of my manuscripts
/ thesis.
 Dr. V. Renuga, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry has collaborative
research with
 Dr. Gangadaran, Associate Professor, Department of Material Science, IISc.
Bangalore on Sol-Gel synthesis and Thin Flim formation,
 Dr. Ramesh Babu, Associate Professor, Department of Physics,
Bharathidasan University, Trichy on Thin Film formation and
 Dr. R. Renganathan, Professor, Department of Physics, Bharathidasan
University, Trichy on Disensitized Solar Cell preparation.
 Dr. D. Saravanan, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry has collaborative
research with
 Dr. R. M. Jugade, Department of Chemistry, RTM Nagpur University,
Nagpur on Photochemistry,
 Dr. Marappan Velusamy, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry,
North Eastern Hill University, Meghalaya on Photochemistry and Thin
Flims,
 Dr. Balin Kumar Bhuyan, HOD, Chemistry, Associate Professor at
Nowgong College Nagaon · Cotton College, Guwahati Nagaon on

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Photochemistry and Thin Flims,

 Dr. M. Vasanthy, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental
Biotechnology, School of Environmental sciences, Bharathidasan
University, Trichy on Photochemistry,
 Dr. Manoharan Mariappan, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, School of
Science, Engineering and Mathematics, Bethune-Cookman University, USA
on Photochemistry, Muhammad Aqeel Ashraf, Ph.D., Department of
Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya 50603 KL, Malaysia
on Photochemistry and
 Dr. Jon Marsh, Research Associate Professor, Washington University,
Department of cardiovascular Unit, St.Louis, Washington on Application of
Ultrasonics in medicine.

3.4.7 Mention the research awards instituted by the College.

FRIP has been introduced in the College to promote Research. The details of cash
awards given to staff during the last four years has been provided in previous chapter.

3.4.8 Provide details of

 Research awards received by the faculty
1. Prof. K. Srinivasan, Dept. of English was awarded the Best Paper award for his
paper entitled “Dance of Muruga” presented in International Conference on World
Murugabaktha held in the Department of Indian Studies, University of Malaya,
Malaysia.
2. Dr. S. Senthil Kumar, Asst. Prof., Department of Biotechnology was awarded the
Best Paper Award for his paper entitled “Biological treatment of textile
wastewater and its re-use in irrigation: Encouraging water efficiency and
sustainable development” presented in the Second International Conference on
Water Resources and Environmental Management: Water, Food Energy Security
and Climate Change held at Geneva, Switzerland during9- 11, April 2013.
3. Ms. Sangeetha, Asst. Prof., Dept. of Chemistry was awarded the Best Paper Award
for her Paper entitled “DNA and Protein Binding, DNA Cleavage and Cytotoxic
Activity of Square-Planner [CuII(quinmol)CI] Complex” presented in a Seminar
held at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi on 1 – 3, February 2013.
4. Dr. S. Senthil Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, has been
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Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology, Chennai. Under the
scheme he is eligible to work in any National Institute for two months with a
Fellowship and TA & DA
5. Ms. S. Shantkriti, Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology received best
paper award for her Paper entitled “Coelomic fluid of Earthworm: A potent
mosquito larvicide” in National conference on Environmental Issues an Challenges
Vision 2020 held at Annamalai University, Chidambaram (27th & 28th Sept, 2013)
6. Ms. S. Shantkriti, Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology received best
paper award for her Paper entitled “In-silico approach for decolorization of textile
azo dyes” in the National conference on Mathematical Modeling in Molecular Cell
Biology held at Bon Secours College for Women, Thanjavur (3rd & 4th March, 2014)
7. Dr. T. Sridhar, Associate Professor, Department of Economics was presented best
paper award in International Conference on “Advance Management Challenges in
Knowledge Era” held in Jamal Institute of Management (ICAM) 2016) in 8th & 9th
January, 2015.
8. Dr. S.P. Anand, Dept. of Botany received Young Scientist Award from DST-
SERB with the Research project on “Characterization of Bioactive and biochemical
constituents in some wild edible fruits of Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu”.
9. Dr. S. Shankaramanivel, Dept. of Biotechnology received Young Scientist project
from DST with the Research project on Improving hepatic differentiation of
Mesenchymal stem cells by co-culture with endothelial cells.
 Recognition received by the faculty from reputed professional bodies and agencies
1. The prestigious Best Teacher Award – 2011 instituted by Chemical Research
Society of India (CRSI) was conferred on Dr. M. Murali, Associate Professor,
Department of Chemistry during the Annual Conference of CSIR- held in National
Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum, India on
February 5, 2012.
2. Youth Red Cross society of our College has been adjudged as the best performing
unit among the colleges affiliated to Bharathidasan University. The Award for the
same was presented by Dr. V.M. Muthukumar, Vice-Chancellor, Bharathidasan
University, Tiruchirapalli in a function held on 16.02.2016 and received by Dr. S.
Senthil Kumar, Co-ordinator, YRC.

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3. Dr. N. Renganayaki, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics received Best

Teacher Award Chennai Grabs Educational Trust in a Special lecture on
Professional Ethics during 1st November, 2015.(not clear)
4. Dr. D. Saravanan, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry was presented –
Best Citizen of India Gold Medal Award of excellence by Global Economic
Progress & Research Association (GEPRA) New Delhi on the occasion of 32 nd
National Unity Conference on Individual achievements and National Development
held on 26th January, 2016 at Bengaluru.
5. Dr. A.T. Ravichandran, Associate Professor, Department of Physics received Best
Organizer Award from Department of Atomic Energy Diamond Jubilee for
organizing the state level Quiz competition during 14th & 15th July, 2015
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3.4.9 State the incentives given to faculty for receiving state, national and international
recognitions for research contributions.
FRIP has been introduced in the College to promote Research. The details of cash
awards given to staff during the last four years has already been provided in the previous
chapter.

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3.5 Consultancy
3.5.1 What is the stated policy of the College for structured consultancy? List a few
important consultancy services undertaken by the College.
Consultancy services are offered by various Science departments for the problems
related to Agricultural, Pharmaceutical, Chemical and Mineral Based industries. The details
of consultancy undertaken by the College are given below.
 Dr. M.S. Mohamed Jaabir, Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology
transferred Stem cell Therapeutics Culture Technique to the Medical Fraternity in
Trichy. Dr. P. Ramachandran, Plastic Surgeon, Trichy, is being supported by the
technique.
 Atlas of Coastal Geomorphology of Tamil Nadu prepared by Dr. K. Anbarasu, Principal
has been provided as a base map for all Coastal Area Researchers.
 A project on Interlinking Rivers being funded by the College will help the Planning
Board of Govt. of Tamil Nadu in the policy decision of linking of rivers in Tamilnadu.
 Dr. S. Senthil Kumar, Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology has transferred
the technique of his Degradation of Textile effluents for Industrial Application to textile
units around Tirupur.

3.5.2 Does the College have College-industry cell? If yes, what is its scope and range
of activities?
No. But the College has collaboration with industrial units. College Industry cell
will be started from the academic year 2016-17.
 The College has partnership with BHELSIA, BHEL, Trichy, Consortium Clinical
Research Organization, Coimbatore, and Dinamalar, Trichy for offering employment
oriented Diploma and Certificate programmes.
 College is also an official member of CII. Besides the experts in the Governing council,
the officials of CII, provide valuable advice on all the issues pertaining to Industry
involvement and consultancy.

3.5.3 What is the mode of publicizing the expertise of the College for consultancy
services? Mention the departments from whom consultancy was sought.
 The College releases a press report about the consultancy services offered by the
College whenever it receives order for consultancy.
 Circulars are sent to other Colleges and other Stack holders.
Consultancy expertise is available in the College in the following major areas.

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 The College has a Center for Rural Technology. The Center conducts number of
programmes for the farmers of the region. Consultancy services on Horticulture and
Floriculture is offered by the Department of Botany to the Home makers of the City.
 Consultancy services on Mushroom cultivation and vermiculture are offered to farmers
of the region by the Department of Botany.
 Dr. D. Srinivasan and Dr. V. Subramanian, Department of Geology are offering Ground
Water Consultancy services to the Agriculturists and Industrialists.
 Dr. S. Selvaraj, Department of Geology is offering consultancy for estimation of
Mineral resources in the Coastal and River Sands.
 Dr. S. Senthil Kumar, Department of Biotechnology is offering consultancy for
Bioremediation of Textile effluents.
 Dr. M.S. Mohamed Jaabir, Department of Biotechnology is offering consultancy for
Plastic surgeons on Stem cell culture.
 Dr. M. Gnanadesigan, Department of Biotechnology is offering consultancy for Poultry
industry.

3.5.4 How does the College encourage the faculty to utilise the expertise for
consultancy services?
 Faculty experts who serve as consultants are eligible to get the entire income generated
if resources and infrastructure facility of the College are not made use of.
 Faculty experts who serve as consultants may claim 60% of the income generated if the
facility of the college is also utilized.
 Consultant faculty is allowed to avail permission and adjustments in regular work
schedule with prior notice and alternative arrangements.
 Consultant faculty is awarded with cash prize on the last working day / College Annual
Day for the noteworthy services rendered.
 College annual reports, Bulletins and magazines highlight the consultancy assignments
undertaken by the faculty.

3.5.5 List the broad areas of consultancy services provided by the College and the
revenue generated during the last four years.
Consultancy expertise are available in the College in the following major areas.
Consultancy expertise is available in the College in the following major areas.
 The College has a Center for Rural Technology. The Center conducts number of

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programmes for the farmers of the region. Consultancy services on Horticulture and
Floriculture is offered by the Department of Botany to the Home makers of the City.
 Consultancy services on Mushroom cultivation and vermiculture are offered to farmers
of the region by the Department of Botany.
 Dr. D. Srinivasan and Dr. V. Subramanian, Department of Geology are offering Ground
Water Consultancy services to the Agriculturists and Industrialists.
 Dr. S. Selvaraj, Department of Geology is offering consultancy for estimation of
Mineral resources in the Coastal and River Sands.
 Dr. S. Senthil Kumar, Department of Biotechnology is offering consultancy for
Bioremediation of Textile effluents.
 Dr. M.S. Mohamed Jaabir, Department of Biotechnology is offering consultancy for
Plastic surgeons on Stem cell culture.
 Dr. M. Gnanadesigan, Department of Biotechnology is offering consultancy for Poultry
industry.
 National College Instrumentation Facility is a major resource for Income generation
through consultancy services. High-end analytical equipment of the facility is used in
the sample analysis for scholars, staff and industry. Co-ordinator and technician have
been appointed to monitor the division. Income generated through NCIF every year is
given below.

Facility 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016

NCIF --- --- 7,01,460 10,15,541 11,96,813
Biotechnology --- 25,000 35,000 30,000 30,000
Geology --- --- --- --- 8,50,000

3.6 Extension Activities and Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR)

3.6.1 How does the College sensitize the faculty and students on Institutional Social
Responsibilities? List the social outreach programmes which have created an impact
on students’ campus experience.
To ensure the involvement of students in extension activities and social
responsibilities, enrolment in any one of the Co-curricular activities has been made
mandatory in the curriculum as Part V which is awarded ‘One’ Credit.
Ramanujan Mathematical Society has its head quarters in the College campus. The
society conducts weekly outreach programme to the PG students of Mathematics from
Colleges around Tiruchirapalli on various topics of Higher Mathematics.

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3.6.2 How does the College promote College-neighborhood network and student
engagement, contributing to holistic development of students and sustained
community development?
The College has been working for nearly a century towards the upliftment of the
marginalized sections. The staff and students are informed of the role of the College in its
pursuit of liberation through education in the first day meeting of freshers. The College
handbook clearly lays down the social purpose its stands for and exhorts the stakeholders to
play a dynamic role in the fulfillment of its responsibilities. Our institutional responsibilities
are discharged effectively by NCC, NSS units and clubs which engaged in social welfare
activities.
 Four NSS units of the College adopt four villages that fall out of the corporation limit of
Tiruchirapalli. These villages are Iniyanoor, Nachikurichi, Chozhanganallur and
Bommanisamuthiram. A special camp is organized for 10 days every year where in
volunteers involve themselves in a variety of activities as listed below.
 Creating awareness about evils of open defecation, plastic usage, chemical
fertilizers, and benefits of Rain water harvesting and youth development
 Volunteers organize several cultural events or competitions everyday evening for the
village youth and children.
 Blood donation camp is organized where in students and faculty generously donate
blood with coordination from the volunteers of the blood banks in the Trichy city.
 A Blood donors’ directory is released every year containing names, addresses, telephone
numbers and blood groups of the I UG and I PG students. The directory is distributed to
the hospitals around the city for their reference. The directory is a boon to poor patients
to identify and approach the donors quickly. A Blood grouping camp is organized by
the NCC Air-wing unit before releasing the Blood donors’ directory.
 Cycle rally is organized every year on significant and pressing issues like ‘save Girl
Child’, anti-tobacco rally, cancer awareness rally, voters awareness rally and so on.
 Every year NCC Air-wing unit of the College organizes a Free Eye Check up Camp for
the benefit of students and staff of the College.
 College had raised funds from students and staff for providing relief during times of
natural calamities like that of Jammu Kashmir Flood, Kedrinath flood and Cuddalore
flood. Relief materials were distributed to the needy in Cuddalore region.

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3.6.3 How does the College promote the participation of students and faculty in
extension activities including participation in NSS, NCC, YRC and other National/
International agencies?
To ensure the involvement of students in extension activities and socially
responsible events, enrolment in one of the club activities has been made mandatory.
Extension activities form part of the curriculum and awarded a maximum credit of 1 under
Part V.

3.6.4 Give details on social surveys, research or extension work (if any) undertaken
by the College to ensure social justice and empower the under-privileged and most
vulnerable sections of society?
As a part of the extension activity a group of students conducted an opinion survey
on the starting of a bench of the Madras High Court at Madurai. The survey favoured the
establishment of the bench at Madurai. The findings report was submitted to the
Government of Tamil Nadu. Subsequently, a bench of the Madras High Court was
established in Madurai.

3.6.5 Give details of awards / recognition received by the College for extension
activities / community development work.
 Youth Red Cross society of our College has been adjudged as the best performing unit
among the colleges affiliated to Bharathidasan University. The Award for the same was
presented by Dr. V.M. Muthukumar, Vice-Chancellor, Bharathidasan University,
Tiruchirapalli in a function held on 16.02.2016 and received by Dr. S. Senthil Kumar,
Co-ordinator, YRC.
 Flt. Lt. Dr. R. Sundhararaman was presented with The Best NCC Officer Award by
ekJ KuR daily.
 Mr. Ryla award was given to Mr. Samsekar, I BBA.,
 Best Co-ordinator Award was given to Ms. R. Thirugnanasoundari, Rotaract Co-
ordinator by Rotary Club of Tiruchirapalli.

3.6.6 Reflecting on objectives and expected outcomes of the extension activities

organized by the College, comment on how they complement students’ academic
learning experience and specify the values and skills inculcated?
The College organizes the following programmes every year. The students who
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building as well as personality development.

 Anti Plastic Awareness Rally
 Anti Tobacco Awareness Rally
 Blood Donation Camps
 Anti Cancer Awareness Rally
 Women Hygiene Programme
 Aids Awareness Programme
 Voter Awareness Programme is conducted on the eve of Assembly and Parliament
elections
 These programmes inculcate values and mould the character of the students in a positive
manner and facilitate a holistic development of students.

3.6.7 How does the College ensure the involvement of the community in its outreach
activities and contribute to the community development? Detail the initiatives of the
College which have encouraged community participation in its activities.
Four NSS units of the College have adopted four villages that fall out of the
corporation limit of Tiruchirapalli. These villages are Iniyanoor, Nachikurichi,
Chozhanganallur and Bommanisamuthiram.
Initiatives of the College to ensure community participation
1. Meeting with the Panchayat Presidents of the respective villages prior to the special
camps that last for 10 days
2. Involvement of the local village heads / Panchayat presidents to provide basic
provisions and needs such as shelter and personal space for the volunteers
3. Involving village youth and children in all the activities planned in such special camps
viz. Awareness about evils of Open Defecation, Plastics, use of chemical fertilizers, rain
water harvesting and youth development
4. Undertaking crucial works such as cleaning of schools, temples establishment of water
pumps in collaboration with the local youth;
5. Conducting competitions and cultural programs for the village youth and children every
day evening during the special camps.

3.6.8 Does the College have a mechanism to track the students’ involvement in various
social movements / activities which promote citizenship roles?
Yes, The College has a working system of tracking students’ participation,
involvement and activities in various social movements.

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 Every Undergraduate student is a member of at least one of the bodies of extension

activities such as the NCC, NSS, Youth Red Cross, Rotaract, Junior Jaycees, Youth
Exnora, Sports, Fine Arts, Red Ribbon, Quiz Club and Yuva.
 All extension activities and engagement programmes of the students are documented by
respective clubs and units responsible for the activities. The college involves the NSS
programme officer; Youth Red Cross Coordinator to keep track of the community
development.
 Above mentioned extension activities are mandatory in the Curriculum as Part V,
carrying one Credit. Every student under the UG Programme is assessed and their
performance grade is recorded in consolidated mark sheet.
 The College News Bulletins and College Magazine highlight all the events and activities
with details. Reports during College Day function also cover social extension
programmes.

3.6.9 Give details on the constructive relationships (if any) with other institutions in
the nearby locality in working on various outreach and extension activities.
National College through its outreach and extension activities, maintain longterm
relationship in the neighbourhood villages such as Iniyanoor, Nachikurichi,
Chozhanganallur and Bommanisamuthiram, where services are rendered.
National College and Bishop Heber College, Trichy organize a cycle rally jointly
every year on environmental awareness.
All the extension activities in these areas have helped to build good will and sense of
bonding with the villagers.
Through co-ordinators of the NSS, College maintain close relations with Village
Council, Village Development Board, Village Presidents, Ward members, and co-ordinators
in various NGO’s like Khajamalai Ladies Association (for Drug De-addiction activities), St.
John’s Ambulance (First Aid training), Tamil Nadu Forest Department (for Tree sapling
plantation projects), Joseph’s Eye Hospitals, Trichy; Vasan Eye Care, Trichy(For eye care);
Geethanjali Medical Centre, Trichy, (for General Health Check-up). The close rapport with
these institutions enables the smooth execution of various social welfare projects and events
in selected villages. The projects undertaken with volunteering institutions is given in
Annexure 3.13.

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3.6.10 Give details of awards received by the institution for extension activities
and/contributions to the social/community development during the last four years.
 Youth Red Cross society of our College has been adjudged as the best performing unit
among the colleges affiliated to Bharathidasan University. The Award for the same was
presented by Dr. V.M. Muthukumar, Vice-Chancellor, Bharathidasan University,
Tiruchirapalli in a function held on 16.02.2016 and received by Dr. S. Senthil Kumar,
Co-ordinator, YRC.
 Flt. Lt. Dr. R. Sundhararaman was presented with The Best NCC Officer Award by
ekJ KuR daily.
 Mr. Ryla award was given to Mr. Samsekar, I BBA.,
 Best Co-ordinator Award was given to Ms. Thirugnanasoundari, Rotaract Co-ordinator
by Rotary Club of Tiruchirapalli.

Collaboration
3.7.1 How has the College’s collaboration with other agencies impacted the visibility,
identity and diversity of activities on the campus? To what extent has the College
benefitted academically and financially because of collaborations?
The Collaboration of the College with BHELSIA and IWS for offering Diploma in
Fabrication Engineering has received wide appreciation from all quarters. UGC had
sanctioned Carrier Oriented Programme to offer this Diploma. UGC has also sanctioned
Community College Scheme to offer Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma
Programmes. The students who underwent this programme have been absorbed in
Fabrication Industry located around Tiruchirapalli.
3.7.2 Mention specific examples of, how these linkages promote

National College has linkages with various institutes of academic importance,

industry and corporate organizations of National and International repute. These contacts
help to promote the mission of the institution, brand-building and in turn in the process of
Nation Building.

 Curriculum development
Every board of studies in the college includes experts in their respective fields
drawn both from academics and industry. These eminent members constantly keep
contributing to the Curriculum and the course content, for enriching and updating the
knowledge. Dr. T.H. Rao, Managing Director of Spetrochem Industries Pvt. Ltd.,
Hyderabad is a special invitee in the Board of Studies in the Department of Biotechnology.

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Dr. Nagalakshmi and Mr. Anandapadmanabhan, Directors of Consortium Clinical Research

Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore, are members in the Advisory committee in Biotechnology. Dr. S.
Balasubramanian, Chairman, CUB is a member of Academic Council of the College who
helps in redesigning the Commerce curriculum.

 Internship, On-the-job training

Internship and / on-site training has been made possible in several UG/PG
programmes through MoU with companies, Service Industry such as Clinical Research,
Hospitals.
 Internship programme is part of the curriculum in BSc Physical Education, where
students get trained in various reputed schools for a period of One-Month before the
final graduation exams.
 Students of M.Sc. Biotechnology and PG Diploma in Bioprocess Technology are
placed in On-site training / Project under the leading Clinical Research
Organizations through MoU with Consortium Clinical Research Pvt. Ltd.,
Coimbatore.
 Students of M.Sc., Geology do their project in Granite cutting and polishing units
run by private and public sector.
 Students of M.Sc., Chemistry take internship training in Mettur Chemicals (P) Ltd.,
and Orchid Chemicals (P) Ltd., Chennai.

 Faculty exchange and development

Faculty exchange programme has not yet been explored. Faculty exchange
programmes have been charted out for implementation in the near future.
However, faculty visit other reputed research institutes to update their knowledge
and get a grasp of application related areas in their subject..

 Research, Publication
Linkages with various academic institutions and industries have resulted in the
upgradation of the facilities and research frontiers in the campus of National College.
Faculty and students gain exposure through various programmes such as internship, projects
etc. in other academic institutions and industries which have had immense impact in
motivating them for research, which is reflected through their publication.
At National College, 466 publications have been recorded in the last four years. 20
minor and major research projects have been obtained through proposals.

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 Consultancy, Extension
NCIF – is the one stop facility to analyze various kinds of samples for various
studies through its state-of-the-art facilities comprising of SEM-EDAX, AAS, FT-IR, GC-
MS, Flow Cytometer.
Dr. D. Prasanna Balaji, Director of Physical Education and Sports Science organizes
Summer camp for School students on Foot ball, yoga, cricket and other sports. He also
organizes intercollegiate staff cricket tournament every year. He conducts friendly cricket
tournament for corporate employees.

 Student placement
Placement Cell of the College has been working hard to build a good relationship
with the corporate world. Companies like Sanmar Ltd, V-Dart, TCS, L and T etc. have
been regularly visiting the campus for recruiting our students from the departments of
Literature, Computer Science, Commerce etc. Most of our students in the Under Graduate
programme show little interest in the campus recruitment due to their desire for pursuing
higher education. However, our PG students are getting placed in recruitment conducted
within the campus and off the campus.

 Any other, please specify

Students have brought great laurels to the Institution through their participation and
winning in many State-level and National level meets. The details of students participation
in extension activities is given in Annexure 3.14.

3.7.3 Does the College have MoUs nationally / internationally and with institutions of
national importance/other universities/ industries/corporate houses etc.? If yes, explain
how the MoUs have contributed in enhancing the quality and output of teaching-
learning, research and development activities of the College?
MoUs have been signed with nationally and internationally acclaimed institutions
and corporates. The MoUs are either for quality training or for guiding the departments and
students in a particular area of study. Such Industry-Institution partnership has helped to
offer career-oriented, recognized Diploma / Certificate Programmes. This gives the students
a winning edge over their contemporaries. There is collaboration for research with
nationally recognized institutions as well, in the areas of Geology, Biotechnology, Physics
and Chemistry.

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3.7.4 Have the College industry interactions resulted in the establishment / creation
of highly specialized laboratories / facilities?

 MOU with Consortium Clinical Research Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore to offer a Post
Graduate Diploma in Clinical Trial Management and Regulatory Affairs for the students
of Pharmaceutical, Paramedical and Life Sciences.
 Memorandum of understanding with International Tamil Language Foundation
(ITLF), a non-profit, tax exempt USA foundation to implement the Project SPARC-
EDUPAC. As per the terms, our students of UG Physics will be taught lessons prepared
by Annenberg Foundation, USA.
 MoU with UTL Technologies, Bangalore to offer B.Sc. Remote Infrastructure
Management Programme under the KAUSHAL scheme.
 MoU with Studio Image, Tiruchirappalli to offer B.VOC. programme in Digital
Visual Media.
 MOU with SSB Shrine of Overseas Learning to establish an office in the college
campus to help our students desirous of pursuing higher studies abroad
Consortium Clinical Research Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore, has signed an MoU with
National College to offer a Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Research Programme for the
students of Biotechnology. This programme has opened up a new avenue in placement for
the students.
Reliance JIO, has signed an MoU with National College, Trichy for providing
Campus-wide free Internet connectivity through wifi mode. The connectivity has totally
changed the campus atmosphere and now enables our students to make use of e-resources
with easy.
Geo-Biotechnology Facility: A collaborative project between Dr. K. Anbarasu
(Geology) and Dr. S. Senthil Kumar (Biotechnology), funded by MoES is a new facility
that has been established in the campus. Exclusive facilities are available for research in the
facility.
Dr. M.S. Mohamed Jaabir, Associate Professor in the Department of Biotechnology
of the College in Association with Trichy Medical Centre and Hospital, Trichy, has created
a highly specialized and exclusive facility for research in Stem Cells in the campus, wherein
the faculty and the scholars provide solutions to the Hospital Surgeon (Dr, Ramachandran)
in stem-cell therapy for clinical trials.

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Additional information regarding Research, Consultancy and Extension

A Common Instrumentation Facility in the name of NCIF has been established to support
Researchers in the Science departments. Researchers and students from many parts of the
state visit National College Instrumentation Facility (NCIF) for making use of the facility.
The facility has number of high end research equipments. See Annexure 3.10.
 The researchers conducted in the Department of Geology, Biotechnology, Chemistry
and Physics are interdisciplinary in nature and brought promising results.
 The consultancy services offered by the Department of Biotechnology in the field of
Stem Cell Culture have received wide appreciation from the Medical practitioners of
this region.
 The consultancy service offered by the Department of Geology on reserve estimation of
Garnet Sands on the instruction of High Court of Madras has also received appreciation.
 Many researchers of the College have been presented with Best Paper Award.

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CRITERION IV: INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEARNING RESOURCES

4.1 Physical Facilities

4.1.1 How does the College plan and ensure adequate availability of physical
infrastructure and ensure its optimal utilization?
The college has created adequate infrastructure for class rooms, laboratories, auditorium
and meeting halls well in advance taking into account the future needs. The new block with 80
class rooms takes care of the additional class room and laboratory requirements. The library has
been renovated with provision of facilities such as reading rooms, reference sections, meeting
hall and audio visual theatre. The ladies hostel to accommodate 360 students has been
constructed. The boys’ hostel provides accommodation to 425 students. Massive indoor and
outdoor stadia have been constructed. Physical infrastructure of high standards has been created
to meet the present requirements as well as the growth aspirations of the college.
Whenever new programmes are introduced, the necessary infrastructure is created in
advance. The inspection committee sent by Bharathidasan University for affiliation also verifies
whether the necessary infrastructure have been created for the new programme. During the last
four years the following new programmes were introduced
 B.A., English - Additional Section
 B.Sc., Biotechnology
 B.Sc., Computer Science-Additional Section
 B.Sc., Mathematics - Additional Section
 B.Sc., Physical Education
 B.Sc., Statistics
 B.Com., Computer Application
 B.Litt.
 M.A., English - Additional Section
 M.A. Human Resource Management
 M.Sc., Biotechnology
 M.Sc., Botany – Additional Section
 M.Sc., Microbiology
 M.Com. Financial Management

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 M.B.A.
 M.Phil.,inBiotechnology
 M.Phil. in Physical Education
 Ph.D. in Physical Education
 Ph.D. in Management
 Ph.D. in Biotechnology
 Ph.D. in Zoology
The following practice is adopted for the optimal utilization of infrastructure in the campus.
 Timetable is arranged in such a manner that laboratories are used for various
classes at different times.
 Some of the programmes are offered in the second shift.
 Contact classes of Distance Education programmes are conducted on holidays and
after the class hours on working days.
 Auditorium and Seminar halls are offered for public use for education related
activities at nominal charges.
 Tiruchirapalli District Cricket Association and Fencing Association are permitted
to make use of the ground daily in the morning and evening hours.
 The college premises are made available to Tamil Nadu Public Service
Commission, Indira Gandhi National Open University, Tamil Nadu Open
University, State Bank of India, Karur Vysya Bank, Power Grid Corporation of
India, Amrita University, TANCET etc for the conduct of their
examinations.(Annexure 4.1)

4.1.2 Does the College have a policy for creation and enhancement of infrastructure in
Order to promote a good teaching-learning environment? If yes, mention a few recent
initiatives.
Infrastructure development is a priority area of the college. Continuous improvement of
infrastructure in all its dimensions has been accorded top priority. The following projects have
been planned and executed in the last few years.
 Reference section and reading room have been re-furbished in order to provide a pleasing
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 Interactive Boards have been provided to all the Science Departments for the creation of
better teaching learning environment.
 College plans to provide LCD projectors to all the class rooms. In the first phase classrooms
of Botany and Geology departments have been provided with LCD projectors.
 Each department has been provided with at least one LCD projector to improve the Teaching
learning process.
 Exclusive Research laboratories have been provided to Geology, Physics, Chemistry and
Biotechnology departments.

4.1.3 Does the College provide all departments with facilities like office room, common
room, separate rest rooms for women students and staff?

 HODs of all the departments have been provided with a separate office room with cupboards,
Computer and printer.
 Each department has a separate staff room.
 There is a common staff lounge in the College.
 A room has been provided exclusively for lady staff.
 Girl’s students have been provided with a separate room adjoining the lunch shed.

4.1.4 How does the College ensure that the infrastructure facilities meet the requirements of
students/staff with disabilities?

 All the buildings are provided with ramp facility with handrails for the easy movement of
differently-abled students. Exclusive toilets are provided for Physically Challenged Students.
 Wheel Chairs and Hand pedaled Cycles are provided to the differently-abled students to go
around the campus.
 A lift facility has been provided in the Jawaharlal Nehru block for the use of physically
challenged students and staff.
 A facilitation center has been established to support visually challenged students. The center
has necessary software Audio books, vision enhancement facilities and so on for their benefit.

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4.1.5 How does the College cater to the residential requirements of students? Mention
 Capacity of the hostels and occupancy (to be given separately for men and women)
The residential requirements of students are taken care of by the renovated boys hostel and newly
constructed girls hostel.
Boys hostel - 425 inmates
Girls hostel - 360 inmates
 Recreational facilities in hostel/s like gymnasium, yoga center, etc.
Boys’ hostel has Badminton, Volleyball and Kabaddi courts. Carom Board and Chess
boards have also been provided. A common room with TV and daily newspapers has been set up.
A public audio system for playing of songs has been installed. A vertical and horizontal bar for
exercise has been erected.
Girls hostel has a Badminton court and hand ball court. Carom Board and Chess boards
have also been provided. A common room with TV and daily newspapers is set up for reading
and recreation. A public audio system for songs has been installed.
The College indoor stadium, Gymnasium, outdoor stadium and other play facilities are
available to hostel inmates in all the time.
 Broadband connectivity / WiFi facility in hostels.
Free Wi-fi facility has been provided in the whole campus of the College. Hostel
students can use the facilityany time.

4.1.6 How does the College cope with the health related support services for its students,
faculty and non-teaching staff on the campus and beyond?
 There is medical centre in the College. A physician visits the centre twice a week. He is also
accessible to attend emergencies. Students and staff make use of this facility.
 A blood grouping camp is conducted every year for the new entrants of UG and PG
programmes.
 An Eye check-up camp is conducted every year for the new entrants to the College.

4.1.7 What special facilities are made available on the campus to promote interest in sports
and cultural events?
The following play ground, Indoor and outdoor stadium facilities and Gymnasium are

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available in the College.

 Football ground
 Cricket Pitch
 Volley Ball court
 Kabaddi Court
 Kho-kho Court
 Shot put sector
 Javelin Arena
 High Jump pit
 Long jump pit
 Hurdles
 Yoga hall
 Pole vault
 Music band team
 Indoor Stadium - Basket Ball, Badminton and Table Tennis Court (Photo-1)
 Outdoor stadium - 8 Track lane with Viewers gallery (Photo-2)
 Multi Point Gym (Photo-3)
 Horizontal and Vertical Bar

4.2Library as a Learning Resource

4.2.1 Does the library have an Advisory Committee? Specify the composition of such a
committee. What significant initiatives have been implemented by the committee to render
the library, student/user friendly?
Yes. The Library Advisory Committee consists of Principal, Librarian and 4 Senior
Faculty Members (Annexure 4.2). The Committee meets at the beginning of every Academic
year and allocates funds for the purchase of books and journals. The committee gives suggestions
for the improvement of library facilities.
Library Day is celebrated every year to popularize the activities of the Library. Prizes
are awarded to students who make maximum use of library,during the function. Induction
Programme is conducted for the under graduate freshers at the beginning of every year.

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Reference section and reading hall have been refurbished recently for a good ambience
for reading environment.

4.2.2 Provide details of the following:

 Total area of the library (in Sq. Mts.) - 1506.33m2
GROUND FLOOR
Physics, Commerce, and Hindi Stack Room area - 177.085m2
Tamil & English Stack Room Area - 177.085m2
Economics, History& Physics - 137.60m2
Stock room - 10.34m2
Total - 502.11m2
FIRST FLOOR
1. Reference Hall - 177.085m2
2. Reading Hall - 177.085m2
3. Science, Sanskrit Stack Room Total - 502.11m2
SECOND FLOOR
1. E-Library - 71.69m2
2. Conference Hall - 105.40m2
3. Audio Visual Theatre - 177.085m2
4. Back Volume Section - 147.94 +
Total = 502.11m2
 Total seating capacity - 200
 Working hours (on working days, on holidays, before examination days, during
examination days, during vacation)
Working days - 6.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.
Holidays - 6.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.
Examination days - 6.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.
Vacation - 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.

 Layout of the library (individual reading carrels, lounge area for browsing and relaxed
reading, IT zone for accessing e-resources)
 A spacious reference section with books, journals, Encyclopedia, and dictionaries

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 A spacious reading room with dailies, weekly, monthly and other magazines.
 A computer laboratory with Internet facility for E-Journal access.
 A committee room for group interaction
 A conference hall with Audio-Visual Facility for special lectures.
 Huge well designed stack rooms in the ground, first and second floors.
 Access to the premises through prominent display of clearly laid out floor plan; adequate
signage; fire alarm; access to differently abled users and mode ofaccess to
collection)
 Library is centrally located and forms the frontage of the college.
 Reading room and reference section are near the main entrance of the library building.
 All facilities of the library have been indicated with signage.
 A lift provision has been provided to support differently-abled students.
 Fire alarm and fire extinguishers have been provided.

4.2.3Give details on the library holdings

a) Print (Books, back volumes and thesis)
S.No. Particulars Nos.
1. Books 1,05,865
2. Back Volumes 6,525
3. Thesis 1,225

b) Non Print (Microfiche, AV)

Microfiche - Nil
AV - 315 (CDs-250, DVDs – 50, Cassettes - 15)
c) Electronic (e-books, e-Journals)
E-Books - 51,746 INFLIBNET/1,00,000 DELNET
E-Journals - 2,154 INFLIBNET

d) Special collection
(eg. Text book, Reference books, standards, patents)
S.No Particulars Nos.
1. Text Books 98,865

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2. Reference Books 7,000

3. Standards No
4. Patents No

4.2.4 What tools does the library deploy to provide access to the collection?
 OPAC
The complete library catalogue has been uploaded in OPAC. Students and staff can
browse the available titles through Internet from anywhere.
 Electronic Resource Management package for e-journals
Exclusive Library management software has been installed for the resource management.
DELNET, INFLIBNET and N-LISTfacilities are available to access E-Journals.
 Federated searching tools to search articles in multiple databases
N-LIST (INFLIBNET) Collections
DELNET Access
 Library Website
The College website provides a separate menu in the home page to access all the details
about the library.
 In-house/remote access to e-publications
Exclusive Library management software has been installed for the resource management.
DELNET, INFLIBNET and N-LIST facilities are available to access E-Journals.

4.2.5 To what extent is the ICT deployed in the library?

 Library automation
Exclusive Library management software has been installed for the resource management.
DELNET, INFLIBNET and N-LIST facilities are available to access E-Journals. The library is
fully computerized. Online public access catalogue, Bar-coded user entry, bar-coded circulation
system etc., are used to facilitate efficient use of library resources. The searching and retrieval
system and access to resources have been designed to ensure quick and user friendly services.
Total number of computers for Public access
20 computers are available in the Library for public access.

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 Total numbers of printers for public access

One number (Laser printer)
 Internet band width speed

2mbps 10 mbps 1gb (GB)

 Institutional Repository
Yes.College Magazine, College Calendar, Question Bank, Newsletters and research
publications of our faculty are available as digital repository in the general library.
Silver Jubilee volume, Golden Jubilee volume, Platinum Jubilee volume and Former
Principal Saranathan Memorial volumes are the documents that trace the history of the
College.
Rare Sanskrit and Tamil Literature books are in our repository.
 Content management system for e-learning
Yes. Course content from OER and MOOC websites have been downloaded to make them
available for e-learning.
 Participation in Resource sharing networks/consortia (like INFLIBNET)
We are the institutional members of the Networking and Consortia
ofINFLIBNET/DELNET

4.2.6 Provide details

 Average number of walk-ins - 600 per day
 Average number of books issued/returned - 400per day
 Ratio of library books to students enrolled -35:1
 Average number of books added during last three years -2510
 Average number of login to OPAC -150per day
 Average number of login to e-resources -50per day
 Average number of e-resources downloaded/printed -10per day
 Number of information literacy trainings organized -03

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4.2.7 Give details of the specialized services provided by the library

 Manuscripts
No
 Reference
Yes.
 Reprography
Yes.Photocopying Machine and Printer are available for reprographic facilities.
 ILL (Inter Library Loan Service)
Yes.DELNET Access with Inter Library Loan Facility
 Information Deployment and Notification
Yes.Informationon new addition to the library is displayed in the notice boardof library.
New addition and other vital information are uploaded in the website.
 OPAC
The complete library catalogue has been uploaded in OPAC. Students and staff can
browse the available titles through Internet from anywhere.
 Internet Access
Yes. All the Computers in the library are connected with broadband. Wi-Fi facility has
been provided to cover the whole campus.
 Downloads
Yes.All the users of the library are permitted to download the documents from internet
and allowed to copy in the pen drive with the permission of the Librarian.
 Printouts
Printouts are provided to students and staff on request. High speed printers and
photocopying machine areavailable in the library.
 Reading list/ Bibliography compilation
Yes. The bibliography details of all the Ph.D. theses have been stored in a system for the
use of staff and research scholars.
 In-house/remote access to e-resources
Internet browsing facility is provided in the library. Users can access e-resources with
ease. Facilities for downloading the required materials and taking hard copies are available.

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 User Orientation
The management is keen on ensuring optimal utilization of library resources. All steps
have been taken to provide a comfortable environment to the users. Apart from the excellent
physical ambience, steps have been to make the library user friendly. A library orientation
programme is conducted every year for the I UG and I PG students.Students are informed of the
facilities available and trained in using the library access system. The trained and well-motivated
staff help the students in meeting their requirements.
 Assistance in searching Databases
The librarian and supporting staff in the library assist the students in utilizing the
library resources.
 INFLIBNET/IUC facilities
Remote Access to E-Resources such as INFLIBNET and DELNET are also available.

4.2.8 Provide details on the annual library budget and the amount spent for purchasing
new books and journals.
The total amount spent on purchase of Books and Journals during the last four years is
given below.

2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015

Library
Holdings Total Total Total Total
Number Number Number Number
Cost Cost Cost Cost
Text books 400 130777 832 312944 370 215586 662 203175
Reference
50 16347 93 21252 75 17500 45 12500
Books
Journals/ J-105 91,120 J-105 93,100 J-105 94,300 J-102 96,100
Periodicals P-08 15000 P-08 16,500 P-08 17300 P-12 26,000

Total
Total 253244 Total 443796 Total 344686 Total 337775
amount

From 2012 to till date we are using the e-resources (e-journals - 2154 ), (e-books -
51746)
Provided by the inflibnet we are paying Rs. 5000/- per year as institutional
E-resources
membership fees from 10-03-2016 to 09-03-2017 we are using the E- resources (E-
Books 1,00,000) provided by the DELNET - Developing Library Network we are
paying Rs. 11,500/- per year as institutional membership fees.

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4.2.9 Does the library get the feedback from its users? If yes, how is it analysed and used
for improving the library services.
Yes. Suggestion Box is provided for receiving grievances and suggestion from the
students and staff.Apart from the suggestion box, the librarystaff getregular oral feedback
verbally from its users. The issuesare discussed in Library Advisory Committee meetings and
strategies for improvement are planned.

4.2.10 List the infrastructural development of the library over the last four years.
 A massive new Library building was constructed and opened on 23/10/2013.
 OPAC has been provided
 Reference section has been re-furbished
 Computer lab and Committee hall for group interaction have been established
 Special lecture hall with Audio visual facility

4.2.11 Did the library organize workshop/s for students, teachers, non-teaching staff of
theCollege to facilitate better Library usage?
 Every year Orientation Programme for I Year students is organized. The students are informed
about the facilities available in the library. They are encouraged tomake use of the library
resources.
 Library day is celebrated every year .The Chief guests deliver speeches highlighting the
importance of books, reading and using library resources.
 A Workshop on e-resources and Journals is organized for M.Phil. Scholars every year.
 Every Ph.D. student is provided with details of the library immediately after the registration.
 A workshop giving the details of the library is organized for the newly recruited staff
members.

4.3 IT Infrastructure
4.3.1 Does the College have a comprehensive IT policy addressing standards on IT Service
Management, Information Security, Network Security, Risk Management and Software
Asset Management?
Yes.
 The College has an exclusive College Management Information System (PALPAP).The

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students personal, admission and fees details are maintained through this software. The
Certificates like Course Certificate, Conduct Certificate and Transfer Certificate are
generated through this software.
 The Controller of Examinations section has an exclusive software for exam related activities.
The submission of examination application forms, payment of exam fees, issue of hall tickets
and publication of results are carried out through this software.
 The College has signed an MoU with State Bank of India for online payment of College fees.
 The Principal has overall control and access for verification of all the data stored in software.
The Principal is empowered with giving the ID and password with access rights to specified
persons to ensure security.

4.3.2 Give details of the College’s computing facilities (hardware and software).
 Number of systems with configuration
There are 350 computers in various laboratories in the College.All the computers are
with latest configuration. Computers are replaced once in two yearswith new ones. The College
has all the software required for academic and administrative purposes. All the computers are
connected with LAN and internet. The newly added computers have configuration - Pentium IV
Core2duo, speed 3ghz, Ram 1GB, Harddisk 160 GB, 17’ LCD Monitor.
 Computer-student ratio - 1:11
 Dedicated computing facility
 Controller of Examinations has dedicated server for question paper typing and
storingstudent data, marks and grades and other exam related data.
 Library has a server for storing all the data related to books, journals, theses and other
reading materials.
 College office has a dedicated system for maintaining students’ admission, fees and other
data.
 Dedicated systems have been provided to each of the research departments.
 LAN facility
All the Computers in the College have been connected through LAN.
 WiFi facility
Reliance JIO has provided wi-fi facility to entire campus including Boys and Girls hostel.

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 Propriety software / Open source software’s

The College has the following propriety software
 SPSS - Statistical Package – 10 users
 ERDAS - Image processing software in the Department of Geology
 ARCGIS - GIS software in the Department of Geology – 10 users
 Windows, UNIX, MS office, Page maker, Photoshop, Corel Draw, Tally, Oracle, C-
Compiler, JAVA, SAP, Dot net and other softwares required for covering the syllabus of
the Computer Science and Computer Application.
 All the softwareinstalled in the NCIF.
The College has following open source software.
 Free software for the study of Bioinformatics like Auto Dock, Biolipse, Bio Java, Bio Perl,
Galaxy.
 Linux
 Number of nodes/computers with internet facility - 300
 Any other
 College has an exclusive management software.
 All the exam related activities have been computerized.
 Interactive boards and projectors for ICT mode of teaching learning have been provided
to all the departments.
 Library activities have been fully computerized.

4.3.3 What are the institutional plans and strategies for deploying and upgrading the IT
infrastructure and associated facilities?
 Computers are periodically updated with addition of RAM Capacity.
 The systems are replaced with new ones, once they are found very slow and incompatible.
Usually once in 5-6 years all the systems are replaced with new ones.
 There is a System Maintenance Engineer in the College who looks after the maintenance of
the Computer and does the troubleshooting.
 Besides, AMC arrangement is also made for old systems

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4.3.4 Give details on access to online teaching and learning resources and other knowledge,
and information provided to the staff and students for quality teaching, learning and
research. Students are informed of important on line resources to reinforce their as
learning.
 MOOC is accessed by many staff members to enrich the contents of the various topics.
 Many staff members are members of OER forum.

4.3.5 Give details on the ICT enabled classrooms/learning spaces available within the
College and how they are utilized for enhancing the quality of teaching and learning.

 All the Science departments have been provided with Interactive Board, LCD projector and
Computers with Internet facility for ICT enabled teaching.
 The College has planned to equip all the class room with ICT enabled teaching facility. In the
first phase the class rooms in the Department of Geology and Botany have been provided
with ICT enabled teaching facility.

4.3.6 How are the faculty facilitated to prepare computer aided teaching-learning
materials?What are the facilities available in the College or affiliating University for such
initiatives?

 Each department has Computers for preparing PowerPoint presentation of the lectures.
 Office staff also extends their support in preparing the PowerPoint presentation.
 Many staff members use MOCC for the computer aided teaching material.

4.3.7 How are the computers and their accessories maintained? (AMC, etc.)

 The College has three permanent system administrators for the maintenance of Computers
and other accessories.
 The Computer suppliers give five years warranty Computers are replaced once in 5-6 years
depending on the performance of the computer and the compatibility with the internet service
provider.

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4.3.8 Does the College avail of the National Knowledge Network connectivity directly or
through the affiliating University? If so, what are the services availed of?
 The College avail NKN connectivity directly.
 Through NKN, the College has obtained 20 Broadband connectivity.

4.3.9 Provide details on the provision made in the annual budget for update, deployment
and maintenance of the computers in the College?
 An annual budget of Rs. 5,00,000/- is earmarked for the maintenance of the computers and
allied devices.

4.4 Maintenance of Campus Facilities

4.4.1 Does the College have an Estate Office / designated officer for overseeing maintenance
of buildings, class-rooms and laboratories? If yes, mention a few campus specific initiatives
undertaken to improve the physical ambience.
 Yes. There is a permanent estate officer with Engineering qualification and a supervisor to
support him. An electrician, a Plumber and a carpenter have been appointed on regular basis
to and maintain the facilities in the College.
 Workers have been employed for taking care of minor repairsand maintenance of all the
buildings.
 A retired forest Officer with his supporting staff maintains the Campus garden.
 The open space in front of the library and the pathway to the Principal’s office have been
covered with interlocking cement blocks.
 Lawns have been developed in front of all the buildings.
 A temple of Lord Ganesh in the campus is well maintained

4.4.2 Does the College appoint staff for maintenance and repair? If not, how are the
infrastructure facilities, services and equipment maintained? Give details.
 The Estate Office mentioned above looks after the maintenance and repair.
 Two supervisors and a few unskilled labours are employed permanently.
 For toilet cleaning and lawn maintenance electrical equipments are used.

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Additional information regarding Infrastructure and Learning Resources.

The following infrastructure have been raised in the last four years.
 A new building with 80 rooms has been constructed.
 A Girls’ hostel to accommodate 360 girls in a pleasant ambience had been constructed.
 A massive indoor stadium and an outdoor stadium have been constructed
 Library has been shifted to a new blockwith state of the art facilities and conducive
environment for reading and learning. An annexure to the library has also been constructed.
 The Boys hostel has been renovated.
 A new mess hall and a modular kitchen have been constructed in the boys hostel.
 Research rooms have been provided to Chemistry, Physics and Biotechnology departments.
 A Biotechnology laboratory with modern facility has been established.
 Animal Tissue Culture facility with class 1000 cabinet is a unique laboratory in this region.
 Common address system connecting all the class rooms with the Principal’s room has been
set up to provide an instant and efficient means of mass communication.
 A Common Instrumentation Facility – NCIF – has been established to support to the
researchers in all the Science departments.
 A Blind facilitation Centre has been established to support visually challenged students.
 UG & PG Chemistry labs have been renovated.

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CRITERION V: STUDENT SUPPORT AND PROGRESSION

5.1 Student Mentoring and Support

5.1.1 Does the College have an independent system for student support and mentoring?
If yes, what are its structural and functional characteristics?
Yes.
 At the undergraduate and postgraduate level, the tutor and ward system structured to
facilitate individual attention to students is found to be extremely beneficial to the
students. Teachers are entrusted with the care of a group of students.
 The Research guides play the role of mentors in the case of Ph.D. and M. Phil scholars.
Through their continuous interaction, guides ensure the smooth progression of the
research work. They help in facing the challenges of research and publication of articles,
presentation of papers etc. Very often the guides groom the researchers’ career.
 At the postgraduate level, the teachers spot the talents and special interests- such as
debating, quiz, flair for writing- of students and help them in honing their talents and
nurturing their interests.

5.1.2 What provisions exist for academic mentoring apart from class room work?
Tutor ward scheme is being followed in the College. A teacher designated as tutor is
assigned a batch of 15 to 20 students, on their admission in the I U.G / P.G. The tutor acts as
a mentor of the students throughout their course of study. He interacts with the students
regularly and takes care of their needs. The tutor follows the progress of each student and
maintains a counselling report as a record of his performance and progress. It includes details
such as attendance, marks in CIA examinations and assignment submission. The tutor
appraises the ward about his strengths and weaknesses and counsels him to improve the
former and overcome the latter. He also provides career guidance based on the aptitude of
students and makes a reference to the placement officer. This is one of the best practices
adopted by the college.
The twenty – day bridge course helps the teachers to assess the level of knowledge
and capabilities in general. The teachers handling bridge courses explain the systems,
procedures and practices adopted in the college. They help the students to overcome their
apprehensions, inhibitions and fear. It provides an opportunity to the students from rural
areas to move into the higher education system in English medium with ease and comfort.

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The Principal addresses the students of first year classes on the date of reopening the
college. He explains what the college offers to them and tells them what is expected of them.
He assures all support and exhorts students to make optimal use of facilities.

5.1.3 Does the College provide personal enhancement and development schemes for
students? If yes, describe techniques employed e.g., career counselling, soft skill
development, etc.
Yes.
The college has many student clubs such as Rotaract Club, Junior Jaycees, Red
Ribbon Club, Gender Club. The activities are coordinated by a professor in charge .These
clubs conduct specific programmes on communication skill development, leadership training,
soft skills development, public speaking etc. Our students are nominated to attend
programmes conducted by other colleges and agencies also. In addition to the specific
programmes, the college regularly invites young achievers, career counsellors, soft skill
trainers and motivational speakers to address the students. NCC and NSS conduct a number
of programmes which provide ample exposure to event management and promote team work
skills and organizing abilities.
A soft skill course is offered to all the Under Graduate students as a part of the
curriculum.
A course on personality development is offered by the Department of Commerce to students
of B.Com.

5.1.4 Does the College publish its updated prospectus and handbook annually? If yes,
what are the activities / information included / provided to students through these
documents? Is there a provision for online access?
Yes.
 The College publishes an updated prospectus every year. The prospectus provides a brief
history of the college, details of courses offered, fee structure, working hours, hostel and
other facilities available. The Prospectus is issued along with the application to all the
candidates seeking admission in the College.
 A handbook giving complete details of the working of the college is given to all the
students at the commencement of every academic year. The handbook gives a brief
history of the college, details of programmes offered and facilities available in the
college. The handbook also gives information on rules and regulations, scheme of

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evaluation and internal assessment and facilities available in the College. It provides
information on the dates of reopening, working days, dates of CIA Tests, dates for
submission of assignments, dates for payment of fees and end semester examinations. The
hand book also includes asuccession list of the Principals, lists of members of the College
Committee, members of the IQAC, staff members (Teaching and Non-Teaching) and
various committees and their membership. The college hand book is uploaded on the
website and it can be accessed on line.
 A brochure of the College is published giving the details of Departmental Activities, Staff
Profiles, Facilities in the Departments, Co-curricular activities, Infrastructure facilities
available in the College, Sports and Games activities and other achievements.
 The College publishes aesthetically designed News Bulletin – first of its kind in this
region – giving complete details of the activities in the College during a semester (Two
issues in a year). The News Bulletin has received appreciation from all quarters of the
society.
 The College website www.nct.ac.in also provides all the details of the College.

5.1.5 Specify the type and number of scholarships / freeships given to students
(UG/PG/M.Phil./Ph.D./Diploma/others in tabular form) by the College Management
during the last four years. Indicate whether the financial aid was available on time.
 Every year 20 students are given a scholarship of Rs.2000/- each by Andalammal
Educational Trust.
 During the College Day Celebrations, prizes are distributed to all the students who get
ranks in the University Examinations and brought laurels through other achievements.
 86 endowments have been created in the college for giving awards to meritorious
students.

5.1.6 What percentage of students receives financial assistance from state government,
central government and other national agencies? (e.g., Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan
Yojana (KVPY), SN Bose Fellow, etc.)
80% of the students are receiving scholarship from state government under the Post
Matric Scholarship scheme. The College provides Financial Assistance to all the SC, ST and
OBC students through this scheme. A sum of Rs. 72,78,670/- was distributed to the students
by way of Government Scholarships during the last academic year.

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Among the Colleges of Tiruchirapalli District, our College has the distinction of
distributing the highest amount of Government Scholarships to the students of OBC/SC/ST
The Hostel Students of SC/ST Community are provided with loan scholarships
sanctioned by Government of Tamil Nadu. A Sum of Rs.5,93,000/- was distributed to the
students as loan scholarships during the last year.
Every year 20 students are given a scholarship of Rs.2000/- each by Andalammal
Educational Trust.
12 scholars have received Tamil Nadu Government scholarship of Rs. 3,000/- per
month for 3 years for their Ph.D. programme. (Annexure 5.1)
03 scholars have received Rajiv Gandhi fellowship from UGC for Ph.D. programme.
(Annexure 5.2)
Among the Colleges of Tiruchirapalli District, our College has the distinction of
distributing the highest amount of Government Scholarships to the students.

5.1.7 Does the College have an International Student Cell to cater to the needs of foreign
students? If so, what measures have been taken to attract foreign students?
Yes. The College has signed an MoU with SSB, a private educational consultant, to
help students from other countries to get admission in the College and to help students of our
College to help admission in foreign Universities for higher studies.

5.1.8 What types of support services are available for

 overseas students
The College has signed as MoU with SSB, a private educational consultant, to help
students from other countries to get admission in the College and to help students of our
College to help admission in foreign Universities for higher studies.

 physically challenged / differently-abled students

The college has taken special care to provide a comfortable and friendly learning
environment to the differently-abled students. Physical structures like ramps and lifts enable
them to have smooth movement from one classroom to the other. A Braille library and audio
learning centre function within the library. Wheel chairs, crutches, special boots and white
canes are procured from donor agencies and supplied to the needy students. A facilitation
centre for blind students operating in the college takes care of their needs and provides all the
facilities required by them.

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 SC/ST, OBC and economically weaker sections

The College has special cells that address the needs of these students. They work in
tandem with the social welfare department, Adidravida Welfare Department, the District
Administration and other government agencies to make sure that all the welfare measures
reach them. The college administration ensures that bus pass, train pass, free books, free
laptops and other welfare assistance reach the students in time
 students to participate in various competitions/conferences in India and abroad
The College conducts a talent search competition at the beginning of the academic
year. The Professor-in-charge of Fine Arts selects students to compete in folk and classical
dances, music, singing etc. Teams are formed for each fine arts activity. Similarly students
are selected for the college quiz team, elocution team, and debate team through
competitions. The Physical Director of the college selects sportspersons to take part in
various sports activities and events. The teams are provided with facilities for training,
rehearsal etc. and the expenses are met by the college. The students are encouraged to take
part in competitions. The college bears their travel expenses and other incidental expenses
incurred for taking part in the competitions. The winners are rewarded with prizes their
achievements are highlighted through face book, college news bulletin and website.
 health Centre, health insurance etc. – A consultation clinic is set up in the college.
A doctor visits the clinic regularly on Tuesdays and Thursdays. He is also accessible
to meet emergency requirements. All the students are covered by a group insurance scheme.
Many students have insurance coverage under Chief Minister’s Health Insurance Scheme.
 skill development (spoken English, computer literacy, etc.,)
Spoken English classes are conducted regularly in the afternoons for the benefit of
students. Teachers from the department of English and from other local colleges act as
resource persons. A basic course on computer applications has been included in the
curriculum and made mandatory for all under graduate students. All the students are trained
in basic computer operating skills and internet browsing. All the students have e-mail
accounts.
 performance enhancement for slow learners / students who are at risk of failure and
dropouts
For the slow learners, special classes and remedial classes are conducted after the
college working hours. They are counselled by the tutors and Heads of Departments on the
ways for enhancement.

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 exposure of students to other institutions of higher learning/corporates/business

houses, etc.
Students are encouraged to participate in training programmes, seminars and
workshops conducted by other colleges. Students are taken on field visits and industrial visits
to provide practical exposure.
 publication of student magazines
To nurture the creative talents of students, a student magazine titled Manavar Malar
is brought out annually. It carries creative essays, stories and poems written by the students,
in English and in the vernacular.

5.1.9 Does the College provide guidance / coaching classes for Civil Services, Defense
Services, NET/SLET and any other competitive examinations? If yes, what is the
outcome?
Yes. Coaching Classes for Entry into Services and Coaching Classes for students
appearing for NET are organized with the aid of UGC grants. These classes are conducted
after the College hours. Many students participate in the Programmes. 78 students have
passed NET and more than one hundred students have cleared SET in English, 04 students
(Annexure 5.3) in GATE in the last four years. But the complete data are not available to the
College.
A Study Centre in the College caters exclusively to the needs of students appearing
for competitive Examinations. The Centre provides books and facilities for preparing for the
competitive examinations.
Communicative English Classes are regularly conducted after the College hours. The
aim of the Programme is to prepare the students to face the group discussion and interviews
effectively.
Special interactive career counseling sessions are arranged periodically to inform the
students of the opportunities available in various organizations, as well as the examinations
conducted by state and central Service commissions, banking services, military services and
so on.

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5.1.10 Mention the policies of the College for enhancing student participation in sports
and extracurricular activities through strategies such as
 additional academic support, flexibility in examinations
The tutors-in-charge ensure that the study materials and academic assistance are made
available to them to take care of their academic performance. CIA tests are conducted in a
flexible manner for students who participate in sports and extracurricular activities of NSS,
NCC and other clubs. Schedule of end semester examination is also redesigned if
State/National level sports event are conducted during the period.

 special dietary requirements, sports uniform and materials

The sportspersons are supplied with uniforms and their dietary requirements are taken
care of by the physical director in consultation with a dietician. The college management
sponsors noon meals to deserving sportspersons.
 any other
10 students who excel in the sports activities are given free boarding and lodging.

5.1.11 Does the College have an institutionalized mechanism for placement of its
students? What services are provided to help students identify job opportunities,
prepare themselves for interview, and develop entrepreneurship skills?
A Career Guidance and Placement Cell under the supervision of a Placement Officer
are functioning in the college. The cell arranges for lectures by experts on job opportunities
and employability skills and conducts coaching classes for competitive examinations.
Training for group discussion and facing the interview is provided. The Placement Cell has
created a data base of students to provide information to prospective employers. The
placement officer also acts as liaison officer between the industry and the institution. He
periodically invites companies and arranges for campus interview. He also helps our students
to attend off campus recruitment programmes.

5.1.12 Give the number of students selected during campus interviews by different
employers (list the employers and the number of companies who visited the campus
annually for the last four years).
The details of students employed through campus recruitment for the last four years
are given below.

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S. No. Year Selected students in campus Interview

1. 2011-2012 258

2. 2012-2013 117

3. 2013-2014 225

4. 2014-2015 250

The following companies conducted campus recruitment in our College.

1. Anand Engineering Limited, Thuvakudi, Trichy
2. SANMAR Ltd., Chennai
3. Sakthi Finance Limited, Coimbatore
4. L&T, ECC Division, Chennai
5. N.Gopaldass Jewelers, Trichy
6. Banashankari Pipes
7. Ramco Cements
8. Dhanalakshmi Bank, Trichy
9. Medical Solutions, Coimbatore
10. Aircel, Trichy
11. Headhunt HR Services, Trichy
12. Malar properties, Trichy
13. Birla Cements, Ariyalur
14. Orchid Chemicals, Chennai, (At BHC, Trichy)
15. Pep Biz – Recruitment test. Career Net technologies, Bangalore
16. TVS Motors, Hosur
17. Eureka Forbes Ltd., Trichy
18. Reliance life Insurance, Tiruchi
19. TVS Motors, Hosur
20. Omega Health Care Pvt. Ltd., Tiruchi-1
21. Jobs HR, Servocraft, Chennai, (Data base list sent)
22. OKS Prepress Services (P) Ltd., Trichy
23. Molecular Connections ltd., Bangalore,
24. Aanamalais Toyota, Tiruchi,

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25. Adecco Staffing Solutions, Trichy

26. Texmo Industries, Madurai,
27. Microchiop, Tiruchi,
28. VST Motors, Tiruchi,
29. CECRI, Karaikudi,
30. City Centre, Chennai,
31. TCS –BPO at SIGC, Trichi-2
32. JOB FAIR by Bharathidasan University at SIGC, Tiruchi-2
33. SRF limited at Bishop Heber College, Trichy-17
34. Karur Vysya Bank, Karur
35. Capgemini BPO
36. Hospira Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
37. TNPSC Gr-IV Coaching Class
38. Campus Placements-Orientation Programme
39. LAPIZ DIGITAL SERVICES Chennai
40. Accentra Technologies, Tiruchi
41. Omega Healthcare, Tiruchi
42. Malar Properties. Tiruchi
43. NTT Data – Global IT Innovator
44. Bunge India Pvt. Ltd. Trichy-12
45. K. Ramakrishnan College of Engineering Tiruchirappalli-621 112
46. The Hindu, Trichy.
47. Kothari Petrochemicals Ltd, Manali, Chennai
48. Cethar Limited, Trichy
49. Randstad India Ltd., Chennai
50. SPS e-Publishers, Trichy
51. M and M Education, Trichy
52. Thulasi People soft Consultancy, Trichy
53. Monster College, Campus Drive Programs
54. M.A.M College of Engineering, Siruganur, Trichy. 621105
55. Centaur pharma, Chennai
56. AAP-Training cum Recruitment of SC/ST and financially backward students by Tata
Consultancy Services under CSR initiative

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57. VDart Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Tiruchirappalli

58. Zifo Technologies, Chennai Conducted at BHC and BARD, Try -23
59. TCS –SASTRA
60. HEXAWARE Tech. @KRCE, Trichy
61. Metrohm India Ltd. Chennai
62. Tech Mahindra @ Hall mark Business School
63. CTS , pooled campus at KRE, Samayapuram
64. Marico limited, Mumbai @ JMC
65. Stat Street HCL pooled drive at SASTRA
66. Domex e-Data Pvt Ltd, Chennai.
67. Nice education wayanad, Kerala-673579
68. Sun business solutions pvt. Ltd., Trichy
69. Tvs-ICICI bank for sales position recruitment
70. Seva gases pvt. Ltd. Pudukkudi, Thanjavurdt
71. Molecular connections pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
72. Ultratech cement limited, reddipalayam, Ariyalur
73. Thomson reuters, Hyderabad
74. Microchip, Trichy
75. Eureka forbes limited, Tiruchirappalli
76. Sesasterlite, walk in interview at sjc for passed out phy, che students.
77. Cethar limited, Tiruchi-1
78. Veesons energy systems, Thuvakudi

5.1.13 Does the College have a registered Alumni association? If yes, what are its
activities and contributions to the development of the College?
Yes.
The following are the office bearers of Alumni Association
S. No. Name Designation

1. Dr. R. Ramasubbu, Editor, Dinamalar President

2. Mr. Narashiman, (Rtd) AGM, State Bank of India, Tiruchirapalli. Vice-President

3. Mr. Diljit Shah, Proprietor, Gopaldas& Co, Diamond merchant Vice-President

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4. Mr. Velayutham, Asst. Director, (Retd), Agriculture Department Vice-President

5. Mr. N.V. Murali, Proprietor, NVV cabs, Tiruchirapalli. Treasurer

6. Prof. K. Elango, Associate Professor, Department of Economics Secretary

The Association has its annual meeting on the 1st Sunday of February every year. In
the meeting, members share their campus experience during their period of study in a
nostalgic manner. They suggest plans for the improvement of the college. Many old students
have created Endowments to offer Scholarship to the students and have assured all help in
taking their alma mater to greater heights of glory. In the Annual Meeting, prominent persons
are honoured with distinguished Alumnus Award. Mr. S. Natarajan, Director, Sriram Group,
an Alumnus, donated a bus to the College. The following are the office bearers of Alumni
Association. The following endowments were created during the last four years by alumni.
 Ms. Sathya – Vimala Endowment Prize best outgoing student of Physics
Department
 Dr.N.Baskaran, Endowment Prize for best outgoing B.A., Economics
 Dr.Parthasarathy, Principal Saranathan Endowment Lecture
 Dr.Parthasarathy, Principal Saranathan Endowment Prize for B.A. English
student
 Prof.A.Krishnamoorthy Endowment Prize best outgoing B.Sc., Mathematic
 ManavasiParthasarathiIyengar Endowment Prize Scholarship students
in Mathematics.
 Dr. K. Rajarathinam Endowment Prize for best outgoing B.A., Tamil student.
5.1.14 Does the College have a student grievance redressal cell? Give details of the
nature of grievances reported and how they were redressed.
Yes. There is a Grievance Redressal Cell in the College. The members are
Dr. K. Anbarasu - Principal - Chairman
Dr. D. Srinivasan - Asso. Prof. - Geology
Dr. S. Sivakumar - Asso. Prof. - Commerce
Dr. S. Pari - Asso. Prof. & Head - Physics
The Cell receives complaints from students and staff and redresses the grievances.
The following grievances have been redressed in the last two years.

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 The students of Self – Financing Section and Aided section sought I easy access to
banking system. The Grievance Redressal Cell liaised with banks and helped them open
accounts in a nationalized bank.
 Acceding to the request of the students, the working hours of the library have been
extended.
 On students’ suggestion the examination hall tickets are issued online. This averts last
minute rush and other inconvenience to students.
 A request for additional computer facilities was granted immediately with the
establishment of an additional computer laboratory.
 Suggestion boxes have been placed in the College office and in the College Library.
5.1.15 Does the College have a cell and mechanism to resolve issues of sexual
harassment?
Yes. A Women’s Cell has been functioning in the College for many years now.
Principal of the College is the Chairman of the Cell and the following staff are the members
Convener Members : Mrs.A.AmathussalamAsso. Prof., Dept. of Chemistry
Teaching : Dr. Manju Somanath, Asst Prof., Dept. of Mathematics
Mrs. S. Jamuna Rani, Asst. Prof., Dept. of Commerce
Non-Teaching : Mrs.K.Savithri, Superintendent
Ms.K.Vijayalakshmi, Lab Assistant (SG)
Mrs. B. Rajeswari, Assistant (UAP)
NGO : Mrs. B.S.HajiraBasha, B.Sc., LLB, (Advocate)
Nodal Officer : Mrs. R.Padma, M.A., B.L., (Advocate)
The Cell has been constituted to combat violence against women including sexual
harassment in the Campus. It is pertinent to note that the College has been functioning in a
cordial atmosphere totally free from gender bias or unpleasant instances of harassment or
teasing.
5.1.16 Is there an anti-ragging committee? How many instances (if any) have been
reported during the last four years and what action has been taken on these?
Yes. There is an anti-ragging committee. Ever since ragging is declared as a crime
and punishable by law there are no instances of ragging. The telephone numbers of anti-
ragging committee members and the hostel wardens are published in the student handbook
for immediate complaint and redress. Display boards warning the students for ragging have
been placed in vantage points in the campus.

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5.1.17 How does the College elicit the cooperation from all stakeholders to ensure
overall development of the students considering the curricular and co - curricular
activities, research, community orientation, etc.?

The teaching faculty of the college is well qualified and highly motivated. The
management of the college adopts a policy of decentralisation. The Principal is in constant
touch with the Heads of Departments who into turn are in touch with the faculty members.
Periodical staff meetings are conducted in the departments to monitor, review and plan the
activities. The Principal interacts formally with the Heads in meetings of Heads of
Departments. Appropriate systems are in place and the spontaneous cooperation of the
teachers is channelized by the principal and management towards the attainment of
organizational goals.

The Non-teaching staff is competent and the management ensures smooth

functioning of all activities by clear demarcation of duties, appropriate delegation of authority
and system for accountability.

The management committee is committed to the growth and welfare of the college
and plays a proactive role. Bodies such as IQAC, Boards of Studies, Office of the Controller
of Exam are governed by well designed structures, systems and procedures.

The College has created subsystems for every major function. Various associations
and clubs under the direction of competent professors take care of the activities required for
the welfare and development of students. For instance, IQAC promotes research, ensures
quality and innovations and takes care of academic audit. The outreach programme of various
departments and the NSS and NCC camps have greatly helped the students to orient
themselves towards community welfare. Sound systems have been established and they are
managed by experts. As a result, there is a high degree of cooperation from the stake holders.

5.1.18 What special schemes/mechanisms are in place to motivate students for

participation in extracurricular activities such as sports, cultural events, etc?
Winners are facilitated during departmental functions and the college day function.
Moreover, cash awards are given for their participation and winning. The principal also
informs and complements the students through the public address system which boosts their
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winners and achievers find a special word of appreciation. In the facebook page hosted by our
college secretary, such students find praise and recognition.

5.1.19 How does the College ensure participation of women in ‘intra’ and ‘inter’
institutional sports competitions and cultural activities? Provides details of sports and
cultural activities in which such efforts were made?
Ever since the college became a co-educational learning centre, efforts are on to
promote the participation of women in various competitions. Sports gear provided to them
free of cost. For those who participate in cultural events vestment and properties are
provided.

5.2 Student Progression

5.2.1 Provide details of programme-wise success rate of the College for the last four
years. How does the College compare itself with the performance of other autonomous
Colleges / universities (if available)

Students Students % of
Year / Batch S.No. Course pass
appeared passed
1 B.Sc., Botany 16 14 87.5

2 B.Sc. Chemistry 39 26 66.7

3 B.Sc., CS 28 25 89.3

4 B.Sc. Geology 30 27 90
2011-2012
5 B.Sc., Mathematics 50 38 76

6 B.Sc., Physics 41 26 63.4

7 B.Sc., Zoology 16 15 93.8

8 B.A., Economics 40 37 92.5

9 B.A., English 98 63 64.3

10 B.A., History 42 39 92.9

2011-2012
11 B.A., Philosophy 01 01 100

12 B.A., Tamil 26 26 100

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13 B.B.A., 117 103 88

14 B.Com. 199 159 79.9

15 B.C.A. 53 41 77.4

1 B.Sc., Botany 21 15 71.43

2 B.Sc. Chemistry 46 22 47.83

3 B.Sc., CS 37 28 75.68

4 B.Sc. Geology 28 24 85.71

5 B.Sc., Mathematics 40 33 82.50

6 B.Sc., Physics 46 35 76.09

7 B.Sc., Zoology 19 13 68.42

2012-2013
8 B.A., Economics 22 14 63.64

9 B.A., English 108 94 87.04

10 B.A., History 19 10 52.63

11 B.A., Tamil 26 17 65.38

12 B.B.A., 105 92 87.62

13 B.Com. 156 122 78.21

14 B.C.A. 58 39 67.24

1 B.Sc. Botany 14 7 50.00

2 B.Sc. Chemistry 45 19 42.22

3 B.Sc., CS 60 48 80.00

4 B.Sc. Geology 33 24 72.73

2013-2014 5 B.Sc., Mathematics 52 48 92.31

6 B.Sc., Physics 42 33 78.57

7 B.Sc., Zoology 15 9 60.00

8 B.A., Economics 16 12 75.00

9 B.A., English 91 72 79.12

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10 B.A., History 19 12 63.16

11 B.A., Tamil 26 15 57.69

2013-2014 12 B.B.A., 98 85 86.73

13 B.Com. 148 126 85.14

14 B.C.A. 63 49 77.78

1 B.Sc. Botany 14 9 64.29

2 B.Sc. Chemistry 33 26 78.79

3 B.Sc., CS 57 54 94.74

4 B.Sc. Geology 38 28 73.68

5 B.Sc., Mathematics 51 48 94.12

6 B.Sc., Physics 39 25 64.10

7 B.Sc. Physical Education 14 5 35.71

8 B.Sc., Zoology 10 6 60.00

2014-2015
9 B.A., Economics 12 12 100.00

10 B.A., English 85 59 69.41

11 B.A., History 12 11 91.67

12 B.A., Tamil 19 14 73.68

13 B.B.A., 97 87 89.69

14 B.Com. 194 160 82.47

15 B.Com. (CA) 53 51 96.23

16 B.C.A. 107 84 78.50

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PG
Students Students
Year / Batch S.No. Course % of pass
appeared passed

1 M.Sc., Applied Geology 12 11 91.67

2011-2012 2 M.Sc., Botany 15 15 100.00

3 M.Sc. Chemistry 12 9 75.00

4 M.Sc., CS 6 6 100.00

5 M.Sc., Mathematics 25 23 92.00

6 M.Sc., Physics 24 24 100.00

7 M.Sc., Zoology 16 16 100.00

2011-2012 8 M.A., Economics 23 22 95.65

9 M.A., English 14 12 85.71

10 M.A., Tamil 23 21 91.30

11 M.Com. 51 42 82.35

1 M.Sc., Applied Geology 12 12 100.00

2 M.Sc. Botany 13 11 84.62

3 M.Sc., Biotechnology 12 12 100.00

4 M.Sc. Chemistry 24 21 87.50

5 M.Sc., CS 20 17 85.00

6 M.Sc., Mathematics 34 31 91.18

2012-2013
7 M.Sc., Physics 35 29 82.86

8 M.Sc., Zoology 22 21 95.45

9 M.A., Economics 8 8 100.00

10 M.A., English 19 17 89.47

11 M.A., Tamil 19 18 94.74

12 M.Com. 48 43 89.58

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1 M.Sc., Applied Geology 15 15 100.00

2 M.Sc., Botany 7 7 100.00
2013-2014 3 M.Sc., Biotechnology 15 15 100.00
4 M.Sc. Chemistry 52 38 73.08
5 M.Sc., CS 21 20 95.24
M.Sc. Information 3 3 100.00
6
Technology
7 M.Sc., Mathematics 43 42 97.67
8 M.Sc., Microbiology 3 3 100.00
9 M.Sc., Physics 49 46 93.88
2013-2014
10 M.Sc., Zoology 12 10 83.33
11 M.A., Economics 11 11 100.00
12 M.A., English 42 40 95.24
13 M.A., Tamil 12 12 100.00
14 M.Com. 50 45 90.00

1 M.Sc., Applied Geology 16 16 100.00

2 M.Sc., Botany 11 11 100.00

3 M.Sc., Biotechnology 2 2 100.00

4 M.Sc. Chemistry 37 35 94.59

5 M.Sc., CS 14 14 100.00

6 M.Sc., Mathematics 47 39 82.98

2014-2015 7 M.Sc., Physics 28 27 96.43

8 M.Sc., Zoology 13 13 100.00

9 M.A., Economics 11 10 90.91

10 M.A., English 49 42 85.71

11 M.A., Tamil 8 7 87.50

12 M.Com. 41 39 95.12

13 M.Com. (FM) 5 5 100.00

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5.2.2 Providing the percentage of students progressing to higher education or

employment (for the last four batches) highlight the observed trends.

Student progression %
UG to PG ≥ 50 %
PG to M.Phil. ≥ 10 %
PG to Ph.D. 5-10%
Employed 10-20 %
• Campus selection 40-50 %
• Other than campus recruitment

UG students who study Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English and Economics

join B.Ed. programme at the end of the degree programme and come back to College for PG
programme after completing B.Ed. It is a clear indication that they want to take up teaching
as their career. The increased numbers in Ph.D. registration indicates that students are
evincing interest in Research.

5.2.3 What is the Programme-wise completion rate/dropout rate within the time span as
stipulated by the College/University?
The programme-wise completion rate has already been provided in 5.2.1. Dropout
ratio is ≤1%.

5.2.4 What is the number and percentage of students who appeared/qualified in

examinations like UGC-CSIR-NET, UGC-NET, SLET, ATE / CAT / GRE / TOFEL /
GMAT / Central / State services, Defense, Civil Services, etc.
78 students have passed NET and more than one hundred students have cleared SET
in the subject English. (Annexure 5.3)
4 students in GATE in the last four years. But the data are not fully available to the
College. (Annexure 5.3)
5.2.5 Provide details regarding the number of Ph.D./D.Sc./D.Litt. thesis submitted,
accepted, resubmitted and rejected in the last four years.
85 scholars were awarded with Ph.D. Degree through the various departments of the College
during the last four years is given in previous chapter. No thesis was resubmitted or rejected
during the last four years. The examiners have made suggestions for corrections in a few
theses and the corrections were carried out by the respective scholar.

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5.3 Student Participation and Activities

5.3.1 List the range of sports and games, cultural and extracurricular activities
available to students. Provide details of participation and program calendar.
 All the Under Graduate students are enrolled in NCC or NSS or any one or more of the
clubs established to nurture co-curricular activities. In addition to the 4 NCC units (Air
Wing, Naval Wing, Army Wing, Armed (Sqn) and 4 NSS units, the College has the
following clubs.
 Youth Red Cross
 Rotaract Club
 Red Ribbon Club
 All India Boys Scouts
 USSC – University Students Service Corps
 Gender Club
 Fine Arts
 Consumer Club
 Exnora
 The students are encouraged to participate in a wide range of extracurricular activities
through these clubs, NCC and NSS. Our students actively participate in social welfare
activities such as blood donation, free health checkup, free eye testing, flood relief, crowd
management during festival seasons and polio immunization programme. They
participate in rallies conducted to promote awareness of cancer, the evils of tobacco and
AIDS. Leadership and Personality Training Programmes, Cultural Events and
competitions are conducted by the clubs. The students also participate in Inter Collegiate
Competitions.
 A Blood Donors Directory has been prepared by Air Wing unit of NCC and is updated
annually. The blood donors’ directory has proved to be the life line for many patients
during emergencies. The directory facilitates an immediate and easy contact with the
donor. Many doctors and patients have showered accolades on the college for the
invaluable and humanitarian service.
There are two Physical Directors in the College. They conduct regular Sports and Games
activities for the students. The College has Cricket team (Boys) Cricket team (Girls), Volley
Ball Team (Boys) Volley Ball (Girls), Kabaddi team (Boys) Foot Ball team (Boys), Foot Ball
team (Girls) and kho-kho team (Boys). Students are regularly coached and are sent for
participation in Inter Collegiate University level and Inter University Competitions. Many
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Competitions. The achievements of the college in extra-curricular activities and Sports and
Games Activities in the last four years are given in Annexure 5.4and Annexure 5.5
respectively.

5.3.2 Provide details of the previous four years regarding the achievements of students
in co-curricular, extracurricular activities and cultural activities at different levels:
University / State / Zonal / National / International, etc.
The details of achievement of students in Co-curricular and cultural activities at
different levels like University/State/Zone have already been given in the previous chapter.

5.3.3 How often does the College collect feedback from students for improving the
support services? How is the feedback used?
 The College is aware of the fact that a feedback is a telling commentary on the services
provided in the present. It uses the feedback to take corrective measures, alter or improve
any support service and also to introduce new forms of support services.
 The feedback of students on Academic matters and support services are collected
annually through a common feedback form issued to them.

5.3.4 Does the College have a mechanism to seek and use data and feedback from its
graduates and employers, to improve the growth and development of the College?
 The suggestion for changes in the curriculum is always sought from the old students.
Many students offer suggestions based on the nature of work they carry out in their
companies / organization.
 The placement cell seeks and obtains feedback from the employers as well as students
who have secured placements through campus recruitment. The deficiencies and
challenges of the candidates are identified. Corrective measures are incorporated in
training and preparing the students for placement. For instance, steps have been taken to
improve the confidence level, communication, leadership and soft skills of the students
through special programmes. Suggestions for improvement and growth are received
during the alumni meetings as well.

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5.3.5 How does the College involve and encourage students to publish materials like
catalogues, wall magazines, College magazine, and other material? List the major
publications/ materials brought out by the students during the previous academic
session.
 Students of the College publish a magazine “Maanavar Malar” bi-annually.
 Students who undergo add on programme on journalism publish ‘Gnabagangal’ giving
the details of Trichy town.
 Articles, Poems and paintings of the students are collected every year and published in a
separate section in College Magazine.
 Many students participate in Workshops / Seminars to present their research findings.
 Students participate and exhibit their talents in Elocution and debate competitions.
 Many Students participate in Essay Writing and drawing competitions
 List of student achievers in Fine Arts and Literary Competitions is given in Annexure 5.6

5.3.6 Does the College have a Student Council or any similar body? Give details on its
constitution, major activities and funding.
 Yes. The College has students’ chapter of IQAC. It has 4 office bearers who attend
meetings of IQAC along with regular IQAC members. Two Students from each
department, Leaders of NCC and NSS and other clubs are the members of the chapter.
The students’ chapter represents to the Principal the grievances of the students. The
chapter also suggests measures for improvement in the activities of the College. There is
a core group of students consisting of 2 students from each class. They make suggestions
for the improvement of the activities of the College.

5.3.7 Give details of various academic and administrative bodies that have student
representatives on them. Provide details of their activities.
 There is an Academic Association in each department of the College. A staff member of
the department is Vice-President of the Association and a student of the Department is the
Secretary of the Association.
 In all the club activities, besides a staff in-charge, a student representative acts as
Secretary of the Club.

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Additional information regarding Student Support and Progression.

 Communicative English classes are conducted after the College hours.
 Remedial coaching classes are conducted for the students who fail in the end semester
examinations.
 Coaching classes for NET and Competitive examinations are conducted.
 There are five units of NCC, four units of NSS and number of other clubs function in the
College for the comprehensive growth of the students.
 Career guidance and placement cell arranges campus recruitment.
 A group consisting of 2-3 meritorious students from each class has been formed and
named as Core group. The group is given additional training for their comprehensive
growth throughout their period of study.
 Tutor Ward System is not only a continuous monitoring system, but also a powerful
mentoring system.

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CRITERION VI: GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

6.1 Institutional Vision and Leadership
6.1.1 State the vision and mission of the College.
Vision
To offer quality Higher Education to the younger generation, especially from rural
India, who are economically and socially backward, to liberate themselves from prejudice,
oppression and ignorance and to gain knowledge for their bright future.
Mission
 To ignite the young minds with lofty ideals and inspire them to achieve excellence in the
chosen field.
 To facilitate individual growth of students, with accent on character building, through co-
curricular and extra-curricular activities.
 To encourage the students to take-up research and help them reach global standards.
 To provide a congenial atmosphere to study and learn, with infrastructural facilities of
highest order.
 To instill in the minds of the students the sense of Nationalism and to train them in social
awareness.

To fulfill these missions, the College offers UG and PG programmes in conventional

subjects in order to facilitate the rural students to join the programme without any inhibitions.

6.1.2Does the mission statement define the College’s distinctive characteristics in

termsof addressing the needs of the society, the students it seeks to serve,
College’straditions and value orientations, vision for the future, etc.?

The mission statement succinctly brings out the unique role of the college in
addressing the needs of the society as well as the students it seeks to serve. Since inception, the
college has been providing higher education to the under privileged sections of the society.
90% of students of the College and from the economically and socially back ward sections
especially the first generation learners. The college is proud of contributing its might to the
welfare of the marginalized sections by empowering them with quality education at practically
no cost. The college stands out as a shining symbol of service and simplicity. Thousands of
students embraced into its fold and provided emotional comfort and academic support are well

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placed in life. Their success is ample testimony to the service of the college, its tradition and
value orientation.
6.1.3 How is the leadership involved in
 ensuring the organization’s management system development, implementation and
continuous improvement
The College Committee headed by Padmabhushan Dr. V. Krishnamurthy, a well-
known manager par excellence and turnaround expert, boasts of eminent leaders across
sections of the society. The Secretary of the college Sri. K. Raghunathan, a distinguished
lawyer of more than 50 years of creditable standing is a man of action. Dr. K. Anbarasu,
Principal, a renowned Geo Scientist, dedicates himself for the welfare of the College and
moves closely with all stakeholders having human touch in all his activities.
The College Committee as the mastermind of the college has evaluated the
management systems meticulously and has implemented a series of measures for the
development of management systems.Long term plans for infrastructure development,
academic programmes etc have been conceived and implemented.

 interaction with stakeholders

The President of the college makes it a point to have detailed formal interaction with the
staff atleast twice in a year in addition to a number of informal interactions during his visits to
the college. The Secretary meets staff and students on a day-to-day basis. He personally
congratulates students who brings laurel s to the college and presents them with prizes.
The Principal addresses the staff and students separately on the reopening day of every
semester and tells them what the college offers them and what is expected of them. He also
uses the public address system as a means of constant communication with students and staff.
The rounds by the Principal every day is a valuable channel of communication with the staff
and students.

Meetings of the College Committee, Academic council, Boards of Studies, Staff

meetings, Meetings of Heads are other modes of maintaining contacts with the stake holders.
Parents are invited to attend college day and sports day celebrations of the college.
Parents of freshers attend a meeting on the first day of the academic year. It serves as a forum
to reassure parents of the well-being and progress of the student and ascertain their aspirations
and opinions which could serve as inputs for improvement.

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For the past 10 years, the College has been conducting annual Alumni meet on the first
Sunday of February. As a forum for reunion and a think tank for the future growth of the
college, it is a grand success. Every year two distinguished alumni of the college are honoured.
Efforts are on to strengthen the Alumni Association.
 reinforcing culture of excellence
The culture of excellence is very dear to the college. The President, who brought esteem
to public sector, injects enthusiasm amongst the staff by sharing his experience in SAIL,
Maruthi and BHEL etc. His brief discourses on the specific practices reinforce the strengths
and overcome the weakness, to exploit the opportunities and meet the challenges are clear road
maps for excellence. The Secretary and Principal put in tireless efforts to build National
College into institution of excellence. Rapid and Radical changes have been made in the
functioning of the college. Massive infrastructure had been created to provide the best in the
class facilities to our staff and students. Efforts to get grants from UGC, DST etc. are
encouraged and rewarded. Teachers who have got projects, presented papers, organized
seminars and contributed to the growth of the college are honoured and rewarded in a special
event on the last working day of every semester. Right from provision of library facilities, class
room facilities, harnessing of ICT, interaction with experts through seminars etc, the leadership
is guided by the quest for excellence.
 identifying needs and championing organizational development (OD)?
Identifying needs is done systematically. The Principal collects information from the
students, faculty and non-teaching staff. The Secretary takes a very active part in the day to day
management and gets first-hand information about the needs of students and staff. Numerous
organizational development initiatives have been taken based on the assessment of needs. The
Girls Hostel, New block, fully renovated boys hostel, Cafeteria, Indoor Stadium,
Instrumentation facility are a few organizational development initiatives in the last four years.

6.1.4 Were any of the senior leadership positions of the College vacant for more than a
year? If so, indicate the reasons.
No. The leadership positions are filled in immediately as and when they arise.
6.1.5 Does the College ensure that all positions in its various statutory bodies are filled
and conduct of meetings at the stipulated intervals?
Yes, The College ensures that all position in its statutory bodies are filled and meetings
are conducted at stipulated intervals. The College Committee, a statutory body as per TNPC(R)

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Act (1979), meets once in three months. The Governing body meets at least twice a year. The
Academic council meets twice a year. The Finance Committee meets twice a year.

6.1.6 Does the College promote a culture of participative management? If yes, indicate the
levels of participative management.
The college strongly believes in promoting the culture of participative management. At
the level of the overall management, two senior teachers are nominated to the college
committee, in addition to representative from the non – teaching staff.
The Principal is ably assisted by the Deans and Heads of Departments in the decision
making process. The Heads have been delegated necessary powers to run their departments
smoothly and successfully.
The IQAC and Academic council have representatives from each department. In
addition, industry experts, subject experts, University representatives, and societal
representatives are inducted to get the best out of brainstorming. Special invitees are also called
in to get valuable inputs.

6.1.7 Give details of the academic and administrative leadership provided by the
University to the College?
National College is an autonomous institution. The Programmes are affiliated to
Bharathidasan University. It ensures that all the requirements for the conduct of various
programmes are fully met. The University also nominates its representatives to the College
Committee, Governing Body, Academic Council and Boards of Studies. The college is greatly
benefitted by rich and varied experience of the experts in academic and administrative matters.
Once in three years Bharathidasan University sends a team for Triennial Commission.
The Commission goes through all the activities of the College and submit a report to the
University.

6.1.8 How does the College groom the leadership at various levels?
The college adopts a clear cut strategy of nurturing talent for leadership. The young
staff are assigned the work of managing the affairs of the department associations. They learn
the nuances of organizing meetings and taking care of student needs. Teachers are encouraged
to organize seminars, workshops etc. Promising faculty are appointed as NSS Programme
Officers which provides them a great deal of exposure for developing skill of leadership and
imbibingsocietal values and concerns. Faculty are groomed as under study in positions such as

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hostel warden, Dean, Asst. Controller of Examinations, Chief Superintendent for Examinations,
and Co-ordinators of events.

6.1.9 Has the College evolved any strategy for knowledge management? If yes, give
details.
Yes. The quality and number of Research publications, awards received by the staff and
scholars, the results of students in the end semester examinations, achievements of students in
co-curricular activities etc. are documented and analyzed every year to understand the
knowledge level of staff and students. Steps are periodically taken to maintain and improve the
standard and numbers in all these aspects.

6.1.10 How are the following values reflected in various functions of the College?
 Contributing to national development
Nearly a hundred years ago, National College was conceived of a Nationalist Institution
by our great, courageous founders. The genesis of the college lies in the nationalistic fervor and
the burning desire to provide higher education to the masses.
The indomitable spirit of Nationalism and Service have been strengthened over the
decades. Today, National College is a leader in providing education of a high quality to the
marginalized sections. By keeping the doors wide open to the downtrodden and moulding them
into well groomed, educated citizens, National College is contributing continuously towards the
cherished dream of an egalitarian society. Thousands of our students are leading lives of
honour and dignity thanks to the inclusive polices of the institution and vision of its great
founders and philanthropic attitude of the leadership.
There are 5 units of NCC, 4 units of NSS and number of other co-curricular clubs
functioning in the College. The cadets and volunteers are trained to work for the society and to
support the downtrodden communities.
 Fostering global competencies among students
The well designed curriculum and well executed pedagogy provide them an excellent
exposure in the chosen field of study. Many of our students develop competencies on par with
global standards in branches such as Geology, Commerce and Physical Education. The College
has signed an MoU with a private enterprise – SSB – to help the students who seeks admission
in foreign Universities and to help the foreign students to get admission in the College.

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 Inculcating a value system among students

 Universal Peace Foundation, a spiritual organization, conducts regular short term Value
Education programme – Manavalakalai Payirchi - for the students.
 Yoga training is offered the students through the Department of Physical Education.
 The underlying values of the institution have always been simplicity, service, integrity
and hard work. In addition to the environment which inculcates values, our staff stand
for these values and serve as models worthy of emulation. In addition the college offers
Value Education as course for all U.G students.
 Promoting use of technology
 All the students data are managed by a College management software namely PALPAP
 Students pay all the fees through online payment gateway available in our College
website.
 All the activities of Examination section have been computerized.
 Researchers are supported with latest equipment and subscription to journals.
 Quest for excellence
 The quest for excellence is manifest in every sphere of activity. It is quite visible in
infrastructure. The esthetically pleasant and functionally efficient auditorium and the
massive library, the grand indoor stadium, the recently refurbished science labs, the
magnificient Bio tech lab boasting of the state of the art equipment are the tangible
proof of our quest.
 Research activities are given priority bring excellence in the respective area of study.
The total number of Research publication and number of Ph.D. awardees through the
College are the ample proofs of such excellence.
 The management motivates the staff to actively pursue excellence. Their individual
initiatives are well supported.
 The Dept. of Physical Education has come out with flying colours.
 Teachers who bag projects,make significant academic contribution in different forms-
participation in seminars, presentation of papers are recognized and rewarded.
Management comes out with all out support for every proposal that would improve
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6.1.11 Give details of the UGC autonomous review committee’s recommendations and its
compliance.
 Teacher orientation programmes must be conducted in the College.
 Feedback mechanism should be strictly adhered to.
 Engagement of a Female doctor on campus.
 More Computers with latest configuration must be provided to all the Departments.
 Strengthening of Anti-ragging Cell.
 Strengthening of Sexual Harassment Redressal Committee.
 Skill Enhancement Courses need to be added.
 Extended library hours.
 Further strengthening of existing laboratory infrastructure.
 Number of toilet facility need to be increased, especially for the Girls.
 Campus Wi-Fi facility should be extended for all in the campus.
 The Office of the Controller of Examination needs to be further secured.
 More bridge courses and remedial classes are desirable to improve the performance of
students at UG level.
The Committee examined all the necessary documents and inspected the infrastructural
facilities of the College systematically. Further it also solicited clarifications from concerned
authorities of the College, wherever necessary. After having gone through the laid down norms
and procedures of the UGC, the Committee is satisfied with the overall infrastructure, curricula
and performance of the College. Therefore, the Committee unanimously recommends the grant
of the extension of Autonomous Status to National College, Tiruchirapalli for a further period
of six years w.e.f. 2016.

6.2 Strategy Development and Deployment

6.2.1 Does the College have a Perspective Plan for development? If so, give the aspects
considered in development of policy and strategy.
Yes.
National College has a well thought out plan for development. The specific strategies
relating to various aspects of the plan are explained below.

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 Teaching and learning

The College adopted Choice Based Credit System since the year 2004. Under this
scheme, the College reviews and redesigns the course curriculum with the implementation of
Continuous Internal Assessment.
 Use of ICT in teaching and learning process.
 Contribution of the faculty to the development of e-learning resources in their field of
specialization
 Modernization of classrooms to suit the day-to-daytechnologicalrequirements in the
implementation in classroom teaching.
 Introduction of need-based new programmes in the UG/PG/Certificate / Diploma
levels
 Research and development
 Promotion of research among the faculty by providing the research ambience in the
departments;
 Upgradation of all the Post Graduate Departments into research departments to offer
M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes
 Encouragement and support to secure funding for research projects from leading
institutions.
 Upgradation of the laboratory infrastructure and instrumentation facility to high
standards in the past 5 years. National College Instrumentation Facility (NCIF) is a
standing example state of the art facilities, well beyond the standards of collegiate level.
 Publication of research findings in the National and International Journals and
presentation of papers in workshops/conferences and Seminars.
 Promotion of research collaborations leading to acclaimed publications.

Invitation of experts from the academia and industry to further motivate, and enrich the
programmes under implementation in the campus targeted to transform the College from the
status of ‘College with Potential for Excellence’ to the ‘College of Excellence’.

 Community engagement
Orientation of every student to ‘serve the nation by serving the local community’ is the
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take active participation in extension activities, which is the Part V of their curriculum, carrying
relevant credits and grades.
 Human resource planning and development
National College strongly believes in the strength and value of human resource in
building a grand institution,. The initiatives in Human Resource Management include:
 Faculty is considered as an asset and therefore, recruitment of sincere teachers,
excellent researchers with an inclination for community service are the priority for the
College.
 The college encourages and supports the faculty members to upgrade their knowledge
levels and to update their skills by attending workshops, conferences and seminars
within the state, Nation or even abroad. Special incentives are provided in recognition
of their achievements
 The college extends support to faculty in organizing State-level, National –level and
International workshops, Seminars and Conferences and thereby acquire leadership
qualities, skills and experience in resource management.
 The college promotes students participation in all the academic and extension activities
to leadership qualities and team skills among them.
 Industry interaction
 Nomination of experts from industry and trade to the Board of Studies to facilitate the
updating of the syllabi in tune with the latest developments and the requirements of the
industry.
 Signing of MoU with the industries in order to bridge the gap between knowledge
acquisition and employment opportunities.
 Internationalization
 Updation of knowledge and skills for the faculty are indispensable for the constant
growth and development for the College. Hence, the College promote and encourages
faculty participation in International Conferences, Workshops and Seminars by
providing incentives.12 Teacher have attended conference/seminar/workshop abroad in
the last four years.
 International Collaboration in research and training
 To invite international students for admissions into various programmes in College and
to prepare grounds for a competitive International Teaching & research programmes.

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6.2.2 Enunciate the internal organizational structure of the College for decision making
processes and their effectiveness.
General Administrative Mechanism of the College is shown in the chart below

ACADEMY OF HIGHER EDUCATION

NATIONAL COLLEGE
COMMITTEE

PRESIDENT SECRETARY PRINCIPAL

Professor Heads of the Hostel Sports NCC

In-Charge & NSS &
Department
Un-aided Games Other
s
Course Clubs
Warden

Members Vice-
of Staff & President
DAS of
Association

Faculty Members Office Staff Office PD

Staff
POs
The College has an efficiently functioning mechanism to monitor and Co-ordinate the
multifarious functions of the College.
General Administration
There is a College Committee Annexure 6.1 consisting of members of the Managing
Committee, Principal of the College, two senior professors and a University nominated
representative as per the provisions of the TNPC ® Act, 1976. This is the apex body, which
takes decisions on appointments, affiliation for new courses, provision of infrastructure for the
college including purchase of equipment, additional construction and all such matters of

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administration. Padma Vibhushan Dr.V.Krishnamurthy, Former Chairman, National

Manufacturing Competitiveness Council is the President of the College Committee at present
Annexure 6.2.
The Secretary of the Governing Council is also the Secretary of the college committee.
Thiru. K. Raghunathan, is the Secretary of the College Committee at present. The Principal is
the head of the institution and he acts as a connecting link between the staff and the
management.
The Principal is in charge of the day-to-day academic administration of the college,
assisted by a Professor-in-charge to look after the Un-Aided Courses.
Administrative Set-up of the College

PRINCIPAL

OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT

Administrative Staff Department Attached Staff

Non-teaching Support Staff

 The Principal co-ordinates and monitors the working of the various departments
through the Heads of the departments and office superintendent.
 The Heads of the departments co-ordinate and monitor the work of the departments.
 The Principal co-ordinates and monitors the work of the Un-aided Courses through the
Professor in-charge.
 The Professor in-charge of the un-aided courses co-ordinates and monitors the work
through the staff of various departments.
 The office superintendent monitors and co-ordinates the office work and the work of all
the supporting staff.

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 The Principal monitors and co-ordinates all the extracurricular activities of the college
through the staff in-charge of respective activities.
 There are several committees in the college such as the Library Committee, the Sports
and Games Committee etc. These committees discuss and monitor the activities
assigned to them. The conveners of these committees co-ordinate the activities to which
they are in-charge.
The college managing committee periodically reviews the performance of the college
through the reports of the Principal and monitors the progress of the institution

6.2.3 Specify how many planned proposals were initiated/implemented, during the last
four years. Give details.

S. No. Planned Proposals Proposals implemented

1. Upgradation of UG Departments to M.Sc. Zoology

offer PG programmes
2. Upgradation of PG Departments to M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Biotechnology,
offer Research programmes M.Phil. in Zoology
Ph.D. in Physical Education
M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Computer Science
3. To offer need-based career oriented M.Sc. Biotechnology (2011)
programmes PG Diploma in Bioprocess Technology (2013)
PG Diploma in Clinical Trial and Regulatory
Affairs (2012)
4. To establish a common research NCIF – National College Instrumentation
facility Facility was established in the year 2012 with
AAS, HPLC, GC-MS, FT-IR, SEM-EDX,
Micro-hardness Tester, Flourescence
Spectrophotometer, Flow Cytometer
5. To centralize the library and Renovation of the earlier Saranathan Block
modernize the facilities and into a modern library for both Arts and Science
services faculty; provision for board meeting, AV-
Theatre, Computer Centre, copier facility
6. To build state-of-the-art indoor Indoor stadium with the dimension of
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7. To build gallery for the outdoor New gallery has been built
stadium and restore the facilities of
the College grounds

8. To renew and refurbish the Boys Boys hostel has been renovated.
hostel
9. To construct modern girls’ hostel Girls hostel was constructed and dedicated to
within campus serve the institution from 2012 onwards
10. To provide drains for the entire Drain trench has been constructed in part of
campus to prevent from flooding the academic campus. The rest of the facility is
during the monsoons expected to be constructed in the next phase
11. To shift the Un-aided programmes Un-aided classrooms and departments
from the hostel buildings to the functioning in the hostel campus was shifted to
academic campus the new class room building in the year 2012
12. To provide campus-wide high The entire campus and the hostel has been
speed wifi internet for the students brought under the high speed wife internet
and faculty connectivity and the works are in progress
13. To renovate UG and PG UG and PG laboratories of the Chemistry
laboratory of Chemistry department was renovated and modernized in
Department the year 2014 and 2015 respectively.
14. To provide projector facility for All the classrooms of Botany, Geology,
most of the classrooms Computer Science and Biotechnology have
been provided with LCD projector. Remaining
classrooms will be provided with LCD
projector in a faced manner.
15. To create a facility for the visually A facilitation centre has been created for the
challenged visually challenged students in the campus in
the year 2015.
16. To conduct Academic Audit as a Academic Audit is conducted with external
SWOT analysis experts.
17. To elicit Feedback from the Feedback is collected from the students on
students various aspects of the College.

6.2.4 Does the College have a formally stated quality policy? How is it designed, driven,
deployed and reviewed?

No. But the quality policy of the College is formulated in accordance with the Vision
and Mission Statements of the College. The College has developed the following mechanisms

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to design, deploy and review the quality policy.

 IQAC monitors and records all the academic and extension activities to ensure quality in
Teaching-learning, evaluation, research and extension activities.
 Board of Studies in every department is formed by pooling the experts from Academia,
industry, Alumni etc. to ensure the quality of the programs offered.
 Academic activities are governed through Deans of Arts and Science for quality sustenance
and improvement.
 Academic Auditis conducted to monitor the progress and evaluate all the academic and
extension activities in every department. It is done by a team of experts for each
department, from Universities in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry.
 Teaching –learning is evaluated through the process of Feedback from the students
 College News bulletin published twice in a year and College Magazine published annually
record all the important events and accomplishments. They are quite useful for monitoring
and review of the activities of the college.
 Various committees such as Garden maintenance, Disciplinary Committee, Grievance
Committee, women’s cell, Career guidance and placement cell, Library, sports, fine arts,
quiz etc. function under the chairmanship of the Principal, These committees take care of
quality in their respective functional areas.

6.2.5 How does the College ensure that grievances / complaints are promptly attended to
and resolved effectively? Is there a mechanism to analyse the nature of grievances for
promoting better stakeholder-relationship?
The Principal is readily and easily accessible to students and staff. Minor grievances
brought to his notice directly or through Heads of Departments are immediately resolved.
Boxes for complaints and suggestions are placed in multiple points in the campus.
Periodically, the boxes are checked. Grievances are evaluated by the concerned committee and
remdial action is taken at the earliest
At the Departmental level, complaints and grievances are resolved by the Heads of
Departments. Complaints and grievances which require intervention at the higher level are
reported to the Principal.
On academic matters, the Principal with the Academic Council and IQAC, review
whatever grievances are brought to the attention of the Principal or Management.

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6.2.6 Does the College have a mechanism for analyzing student feedback on institutional
performance? If yes, what was the institutional response?
Yes.
The IQAC of the college obtains feedback from the students on teaching, learning,
evaluation, infrastructure, student support services and campus environment, at the end of each
academic year.
The feedback from the students is analysed and appropriate remedial measures are
taken. The feedback serves as a crucial input for evaluation and control of various dimensions
of the institution.

6.2.7 In what way the affiliating University helped the College to identify the
developmental needs of the College?

 National College is an autonomous institution affiliated to the Bharathidasan University in

Tiruchirapalli. The University helps the administration by nominating its representative to
the Management Committee as well as the Governing Council of the College.
 In order to ensure quality standards, the University has nominated 4 representatives to the
Academic Council.
 Affiliation to new programmes is granted by the University only after an Inspection
Committee carries out an inspection of the facilities and evaluation of the staff
requirements. The inspection process ensures that all the requirements of the programme
are fully met.
 A Triennial Inspection Committee constituted by Bharathidasan University also inspects the
Academic, Research and infrastructural facilities available in the college.
 University also nominates subject experts for all the Boards of Studies.
 All the proposals submitted to UGC, DST, CSIR and funding agencies are duly forwarded
by the University.

6.2.8 Does the affiliating university have a functional College Development Council (CDC)
or Board of College and University Development (BCUD)? If yes, In what way College is
benefitted.
Yes.
 Bharathidasan University has a functional College Development Council and it is named
Council for College and Curriculum Development. The Council directly provides valuable

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academic inputs to the college through the following means.

 Offering guidelines regarding curriculum development,
 Granting Research Advisorship to faculty in the College to serve as research guides for
M.Phil. and PhD programmes
 Granting of research approval to College/department as research centres,
 Granting affiliation to new programmes, permission for additional sections and seats to the
existing programme (UG/PG)

6.2.9 How does the College get feedback from non-teaching, teaching, parents and alumni
on its functioning and how it is utilized?
College obtains feedback from all its stake holders through formal as well as informal means.
 Feedback from the teaching faculty is collected by the Principal through the respective
Heads of the Departments. The feedback is analyzed and used as a valuable input for
decision making. Further, based on the analysis, appropriate measures are taken. The results
of the analysis are also brought to the notice of the management. All necessary steps are
taken to resolve issues revealed by the feedback and implement worthy, suggestions
 The Principal, Secretary and Staff interact with the alumni who visit the college. Feedback
from the alumni is obtained informally during their visits to the college and during the
Annual Alumni meet held on the 1st Sunday of February every year.
 Parents are encouraged to voice their opinions during the Parent –Teacher Meets. Their
feedback presents valuable information from their perspective The Office staff take note
of their feedback which enable informed decision making on matters concerning student
welfare, expectations of parents etc..

6.2.10 Does the College encourage autonomy to its academic departments and how does it
ensure accountability?
Each department enjoys complete autonomy in academic matters. Subject to
compliance with overall work load and common criteria such as number of courses, the
departments are given complete freedom in the formulation of syllabi, conduct of seminars and
workshops and research activities. The Principal reviews the activities of the department and
results. The Heads of Departments ensure that the performance of the departments is in tune
with the overall goals of the institution.Corrective action is taken when deviations are noticed.

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6.2.11 Does the College conduct performance auditing of its various departments?
Yes.
 The College reviews the performance of every department for its academic, research and
extension activities every year through an academic audit programme. The academic audit
of each department is conducted by a two member expert team. The experts are from other
Universities and Colleges in Tamil Nadu.
 IQAC is the coordinating agency of the academic audit programme.
 The experts of the Academic Audit team interact with students, faculty members, evaluate
the performance of the departments on the basis of a variety of criteria and submit a report
to the Principal through IQAC, giving comments and suggestions for the improvement.

6.3 Faculty Empowerment Strategies

6.3.1 What efforts are made by the College to enhance the professional development of
teaching and non-teaching staff?
 The College is very keen on facilitating the professional development of the teaching and
non-teaching staff for delivery of efficient service to the students and the community. In
this regard, following steps are being taken.
 Faculty members are encouraged to participate in workshops, conferences and seminars
within India and abroad to update knowledge and skills. For this, College management
provides incentives. Faculty members participating in overseas seminars are rewarded with
a cash incentive of Rs.10,000.
 Incentives are provided to obtain extramural funding for research in emerging trends and
technologies.
 College encourages the faculty to serve us Resource Persons in Seminars, Workshops,
Meetings and Courses conducted by reputed institutions and grants them On Duty.
 College encourages faculty members to participate in orientation programmes, refresher
courses and other faculty development programmes conducted by Universities across the
nation.
 Faculty members are motivated to publish papers and present their research findings in
Conferences/Seminars/Workshops at National/International/State level.
 College also publishes all the research papers and articles of the faculty members in to one
consolidated book every year.

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 Achievements of the faculty are promptly reported the College News Bulletin and College
Magazine published once in every semester and year respectively.
 The Secretary of the College takes pride in the accomplishments of the staff. He makes it a
point to convey his appreciation immediately on their achievements and posts the matter in
face book on a daily basis. The personal touch is a source of immense satisfaction and a
trigger to do more. The assurance of recognition provides impetus for professional
empowerment.
 Non-teaching staff are periodically given orientation programmes to motivate them serve
the students and faculty with a smile.
 Non-teaching staff are trained on computer skills. They are encouraged to improve their
academic qualification and job skills and volunteer for new, challenging assignments.

6.3.2 What is the outcome of the review of the Performance Appraisal Reports? List the
major decisions.
The performance appraisal reports obtained from stake holders are analyzed critically
by the Principal and the Management. Staff members who are found wanting is advised to
improve in specific areas such as teaching methodology research etc in their own interest as
well as institutional interest.
After review, in general, Faculty members are persuaded to
 Pursue research activities
 Publish research papers and articles
 Forward proposals to UGC and other funding agencies for Major and minor
research projects,
 Organize Conferences, Seminars and workshops
 Use ICT mode of teaching
 Conduct Webinar and teleconference in the respective subject area.

6.3.3 What are the welfare schemes available for teaching and non-teaching staff? What
percentage of staff have availed the benefit of such schemes in the last four years?
 College Management makes payment of advance salaries to Teaching and Non-teaching
staff when the salary from the Government or any project scheme is delayed. This
magnanimous gesture has been greatly appreciated by the faculty members.
 Festival loans to non-teaching staff have greatly helped almost all the staff (at least 85%)

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 Teaching and non-teaching staffwho have put in 25 years of service are honoured by the
management and presented with mementos.
 Retiring Teachers are honored and facilitated for their service at the time of retirement.
 Teaching faculty are rewarded with incentives for book and research publications, Ph.D.
awards produced, conferences/seminar/workshops organized and major/minor projects
obtained. Gift Cheques are presented to those who go abroad to present papers in
International Conferences/Seminars etc. There has been steady improvement in the active
participation of staff in all these activities. Over 45% of staff have been benefited through
this scheme.

6.3.4 What are the measures taken by the College for attracting and retaining eminent
faculty?
 Support for Research
 Good working environment
 Recruitment on merit
 Outstanding students are appointed as staff
 Retired teachers are re-employed
 Retired Non-teaching staff are re-employed.
 Avenues for personal growth are provided in the form of higher posts such as
Heads of Departments, Deans, Controller of Exams, coordinator of Events.etc.
 The teachers are recognized and rewarded on the last day of every semester for
their outstanding contribution during the semester
 The teacher friendly attitude of the management is a strong factor which attracts
eminent teachers and develops an attachment to the institution.

6.3.5 Has the College conducted a gender audit during the last four years? If yes, mention
a few salient findings.
 No specific gender audit has been conducted in the college. However, the college has
ensured an atmosphere of cordiality, and comfort to girl students and lady staff. There have
been no instances of harassment, eve teasing etc.
 Year wise girl students member
 National College is a safe haven for the girls as well as lady staff. There are 1079 girls
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6.3.6 Does the College conduct any gender sensitization programs for its staff?
There is a Gender Club in the College which conducts Gender Awareness Programme
regularly.
A women’s cell is functioning in the college. It takes care of issues of grievances and
welfare of the women in the college. The activities pursued by the college to promote wellness
of women include the following:
Celebration of Women’s day in grand manner: Competitions are held for girls and lady
staff and prizes are distributed.
Women Achievers in the region such as SP, DSP, District Collector, Chairperson of CII
Principals of Colleges are invited to address girl students. As these achievers usually come
from a similar background, their words carry conviction.
Meetings are held exclusively for girls under the aegis of NSS on issues like health,
hygiene, wellness, stress management etc. These meetings are quite useful to the first
generation learners who come from a rural background and badly in need of timely advice and
encouragement.
Medical camps and awareness programmes on women’s have been conducted for the
benefit of our girl students.
NSS and NCC units of our college have conducted rallies for creating awareness for
saving the girl child, regarding the prevention of cancer and other issues related to women
welfare.
Gender Studies is offered as course at the UG level to help a better understanding of the
role of women, to overcome inhibitions and prejudiced, and sensitizing our students on gender
issues.

6.3.7 What is the impact of the University’s UGC-Academic Staff College Programmes in
enhancing competencies of the College faculty?
 Our staff members have attended orientation programmes with great enthusiasm. The
programmes had facilitated a clear understanding of learner psychology and student
requirements. They have helped immensely to improve the communication skills, and fine
tune the pedagogic skills to match the aspirations and capabilities of the learners. The
orientation programmes have moulded our teachers teacher into a fine shape early in their
career.

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 The refresher programmes have reinforced their knowledge and research capabilities-
especially the statistical validation of results in the respective areas. The programmes have
enabled out teachers to interact with experts, share the latest in the field and clarify crucial
issues.

 01Staff attended orientation and 27 staff refresher course during the last four years.

 It is gratifying to record that many of our faculty members serve as resource persons in
orientation as well as refresher courses.

6.4 Financial Management and Resource Mobilization

6.4.1 What is the institutional mechanism to monitor effective and efficient use of
financial resources?
College has a formal mechanism to monitor the effective and efficient use of the
financial resources.
 The College has Finance Committee and Purchase Committee.
 At the beginning of the Academic year the allocation for departments are decided in
the meeting of HODs. The HODs call for three quotations from the suppliers of
equipment, books and journals, prepare a comparative statement and forward it to
the Principal. The College office prepares purchase order.
 Whenever grants are received from UGC, Principal calls for a meeting of HODs and
allocates fund for various department in consultation with the HODs.
 Annual Financial Statement is prepared every year and submitted to JDCE and AG
office.
 A Purchase Committee under the chairmanship of the Principal rationalizes the
purchases of major equipment. It ensures that the resources are put to use in a cost
effective manner.

6.4.2 Does the College have a mechanism for internal and external audit? Give details.
Yes, the College has a mechanism for internal and external audit with regard to
financial resources.
 The finance section in the office maintains the accounts and prepares the Financial
Statements (FS)for every financial year. The FS is submitted to RJDCE and AG office.
 College auditor audits all the accounts and issues UC and SE.

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 External audit is conducted by the Regional Joint Director of Collegiate Education of

Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu. The audit team reviews the accounts for certification and
submits its reports.

 Accounts General office also conducts audit the accounts annually

6.4.3 Provide audited income and expenditure statement of academic and administrative
activities of the previous four years.
The audited income and expenditure statement and other administrative activities are
given in Annexure 6.3.

6.4.4 Have the accounts been audited regularly? What are the major audit objections and
how are they complied with?

Yes. All the accounts are audited regularly. The audit objections and compliance report
are given in Annexure 6.4.

6.4.5 Narrate the efforts taken by the College for resource mobilization.
National College raises its resources through the following avenues:
 Collection of Tuition fees, Admission Fees Special Fees, etc from the students
 Getting Grants from UGC under different schemes like Plan Block Development Grant,
BSR, Autonomy, CPE and so on.
 Getting Grants from other agencies such as DST, DBT, MOES etc.
 Consultancy charges from industrial and other organizational partners
 Contributions from well-wishers and Alumni

 Testing fees generated by the Testing facility

6.4.6 Is there any provision for the College to maintain the ‘corpus fund’? If yes, give
details.

Yes. The College has a corpus fund of Rs. 1,00,00,000/- .The interest earned is mainly
used for white/colour washing and for minor repairs of the building.

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6.5 Internal Quality Assurance System

6.5.1 Does the College conduct an academic audit of its departments? If yes, give details.
 Academic audit of every department, coordinated by IQAC of the college is conducted
annually by a separate team for each department. The team consists of two senior faculty
experts from renowned universities and colleges of Tamil Nadu

 The experts interact with students, faculty members and evaluate the multiple dimensions of
performance of the department and submit a report to the Principal .The report includes
comments and suggestions for the improvements.

6.5.2 Based on the recommendations of academic audit what specific measures have been
taken by the College to improve teaching, learning and evaluation?
Based on the recommendations of Academic Audit, the following specific measures
have been implemented.
 Remedial Coaching classes for the slow learners
 Provision of job- or career oriented programmes in all the UG / PG programmes
 Extension of library hours beyond college working hours
 Provision of Wi-Fi facility for students
 Conduct NET/SET coaching classes for PG students
 Seminar by students through PowerPoint presentation.
 Assignments

6.5.3 Is there a central body within the College to continuously review the teaching
learning process? Give details of its structure, methodologies of operations and outcome?
No. However after the publication of end semester examination results Principal sends
the details of percentage of pass in each class to the respective HODs and ask his clarification if
required.

6.5.4 How has IQAC contributed to institutionalizing quality assurance strategies and
processes?
The IQAC takes care of quality sustenance and enhancement.It has contributed
significantly to the quality of the Institution by following means.
 IQAC meets twice a year. It reviews the implementation of the plans during the previous
semester and finalizes plans for the ensuing semester.

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 IQAC arranges for the conduct of Academic Audit of the departments.

 Collection of feedback from students on teaching-learning, evaluation, infrastructure, and
campus environment and its analysis for further action.
 Documentation of academic, co-curricular and Sports activities, Research and all other
development activities are carried out by the IQAC.

6.5.5 Does the IQAC have external members on its committees? If so, mention any
significant contribution made by such members.
Yes. IQAC has three external members on its committee.
External members take active part in brainstorming the quality enhancement. The following
improvements have been carried out based on their suggestions.
 Improvements in the methodology of the conduct classes for NET/SET/IAS aspirants(
 Provision of high speed internet connectivity in the campus
 MoU with industries by all the Departments
 Additional courses with extra credits
 Literary Forum

6.5.6 Has the IQAC conducted any study on the incremental academic growth of students
from disadvantaged sections of society?
No.
 But majority of students of our College come from disadvantages sections. The value
addition from entry to exit is an indicator for the incremental academic growth of students.
 Considerable efforts have been taken to improve the performance of slow learners.

6.5.7 What policies are in place for the periodic review of administrative and academic
departments, subject areas, research centres, etc.?
College has developed mechanisms and methods to monitor and review the working of
the administrative and academic departments.
Besides this,
 Principal regularly meets the Heads of the Departments and reviews the working.
 Staff meetings are held in every department to review the working and finalise future work
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 Principal, Deans of Arts and Science, and the Controller of Examinations periodically meet
to take decision pertaining to teaching plan and performance, exam schedule, assignment
submission deadlines, fee payment etc.
 Academic audit is being conducted regularly on yearly basis to evaluate the performance of
the departments by a team of experts in the relevant field.
 Feedback is being collected from the stake holders and appropriately analysed for
formulating action plan.
 There is a Research Committee in the College with frame policies and review Research
activities.
Additional information regarding Governance, Leadership and Management.
 The administration in the College has been properly decentralized for the effective
functioning.
 All the stakeholders are consulted before taking any major decision.
 College takes all the necessary steps to obtain grants from UGC, DST and other funding
organizations.
 IQAC documents all the activities of the College.
 Teaching and researches aregiven equal priority in the College.
 Academic Audit is conducted every year inviting external experts in the respective subjects.

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CRITERIA VII: INNOVATION AND BEST PRACTICES

7.1 Environment Consciousness
7.1.1 Does the College conduct a Green Audit of its campus?
Yes, the College conducts a Green Audit of the campus and takes steps for preservation
of the environment. The college is acutely conscious of the need for protecting and preserving
the environment. None of the practices adopted is hazardous to environment. The college
boasts of a beautiful well-manicured gardens and well grown trees. Maintenance work is done
regularly to protect eco-system within the campus. Saplings have been planted and cleanliness
is maintained. The college maintains a green, clean, serene campus filled with good air and
free from any pollution. Tree plantation camp is organized every year by the NSS, NCC, YRC
units of the College. The services of menial staff are utilized for the maintenance of the garden.
7.1.2 What are the initiatives taken by the College to make the campus eco-friendly?
The campus is maintained eco-friendly by the persistent activities of the Garden
Committee and the voluntary action of our NSS students.
 Energy conservation
 All the classrooms and the staff rooms are well lit and ventilated to avoid total
dependence on electricity for room lightening and air circulation
 Wherever possible, LED lights have been used to conserve power.
 Electronic chokes have been commissioned to save power
 Students are sensitized to conserve electricity and act judiciously during their stay in
the campus.
 Use of renewable energy
 Plans are underway to erect the biogas plants and solar panels for the canteen, girls
hostel and boys hostel
 Water harvesting
 Rain water harvesting is done effectively at various points in the College and the hostel
campus. Water conservation slogans are put up near the water faucets.
 Check dam construction
 Check Dam construction is not required in the premises
 Efforts for Carbon neutrality
 College campus and the hostel campus are maintained under greenery to promote
carbon neutrality and to contribute to the cleaner environment
 Campus is litter free and burning of dried leaves and materials is prohibited

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 Plantation
 Thicker vegetation is grown in the campus, wherever possible, to provide proper shade
and mitigate the effects of high temperature levels
 New gardens are being created and landscape is modified from time to time for better
green view and sensitization of students to the beauty of plantation
 Tree saplings are planted within the campus and elsewhere by promoting the plantation
projects under the auspices of NCC, NSS and other social service clubs
 Gardens within the premises are well maintained by the gardeners and menial staff
 Hazardous waste management
 Chemical waste produced in the laboratories of life sciences and chemistry are duly
decontaminated.
 National College is a plastic free campus and littering is prohibited in the campus.
 Fume hoods are used wherever necessary and provisions have been made in all the
laboratories that regularly require such handling.
 e-waste management
 The College does not generate e-waste. Computers and other electronic gadgets are
replaced when they are dysfunctional or not at optimal level of efficiency. Such old
gadgets are sold out as wasteto contribute towards the purchase of new equipment.
 UPS electronics and the associated batteries are exchanged for new units under the buy-
back scheme.
 any other
College promotes ‘Reduce-Reuse-Recycle’ philosophy wherever possible. To mention
a few, plastics have been replaced slowly in a phased manner by the paper alternatives that are
carried to the decomposition pit to convert them into biofertilizers. One side-printed - copier
sheets are also not wasted the other side is also used for internal requirements, rough work
etc.

7.2 Innovations
7.2.1 Provide details of innovations introduced during the last four years which have
created a positive impact on the functioning of the College.
 A wide range of high-end analytical instrumentation facility has been commissioned as
‘National College Instrumentation Facility’ (NCIF). It has resulted in the increase in the
number of publications of the staff and also their citation index / impact factor over the
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 The operations of the Controller’s office have been digitalized with appropriate software
for all its day-to-day activities. This has enabled paper-less applications for exams.
 Entry of Internal marks is made through LAN and integrated with Deans’ office and
Controller of Examinations’ Office. This system has avoided duplication of work and
enabled paper less internal mark submission.
 In association of the State Bank of India, arrangements for online payment of all fees-
College fees, examination fees, hostel fees and others (conference/workshop registration)
have been made for hassle free and prompt services.
 Laptops, LCD projectors, audio systems are provided to all departments for the
improvement of teaching and learning process.
 High speed Wi-Fi-internet facility is made available to all the students and staff within the
campus and the hostel. There is more awareness about the e-resources and facilities
available.
 Online OPAC (Open Access to library Catalogue) through the College web portal has
enabled access to the library catalogue from any other place for the selection of books for
borrowing.
 College publications such as the Newsletter and the magazine are designed and printed on
par with any other high class magazine to promote their reach and create a good image.
 College has commissioned an exclusive facilitation Centre for the visually challenged
students and scholars of not only the National College but also others.
 Endowment Lectures: A series of endowment lectures are being organized by the College
drawing eminent personalities, celebrities and researchers of National Importance to
address the students.
7.3 Best Practices
7.3.1 Give details of any two best practices which have contributed to better academic
and administrative functioning of the College.
1. Title of the Practice - I
TUTOR-WARD SYSTEM – Proven Method to Mentoring
2. Objectives of the Practice
 To improve the personal rapport between teacher and the student
 To ensure that student gets the benefit of continuous mentoring throughout the programme;
 To identify the strengths and weaknesses of the wards and help them improve the former
and overcome the latter;

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 To promote participation of the parent/guardian in the academic progress of their ward and
keep them informed about the same.
 To provide support in developing employability skills based on the aptitude of wards;
 To help the wards improve their confidence level and enhance their personality.
3. The Context
A significant percentage of students of the college are first generation learners. They
hail from humble backgrounds and generally found short of the right orientation and
motivation. It was found that even bright students fail to take optimal advantage of the
resources and opportunities offered by higher education in general and National College in
particular, in the absence of guidance and motivation. An acute need to provide appropriate
support to them was felt by the Principal and faculty members. The Tutor ward system has
been conceived as a method of handholding our students from not so fortunate background so
as to help them use the resources to their advantage and derive the benefits intended for them.
4. The Practice
Under the tutor ward system, a batch of students, not exceeding 20 is assigned to a
professor on their admission to I Year U.G/ P.G programmes. The professor is designated as
tutor and entrusted with the responsibility of mentoring the students throughout the duration of
the programme. The idea is to build a good rapport between them so that boys can get personal
attention and the teachers can understand the students and their requirements thoroughly. The
wards meet the tutor individually after a common first meeting where the basic theme of the
system and the role of the wards are explained. The students are assured of assistance and
guidance on all matters relating to their welfare. The wards meet the tutor at least twice in a
month. Frequency of meetings is decided by the needs of the students and the tutor adopts an
open door policy. A counseling record note is prepared for each student. It contains vital
information about the student. His academic performance in tests, attendance and details of
assignment submission are recorded in the note. The tutor gives his comments and records his
suggestions. Parents/ guardians are informed of the performance and progress; and their
signature is obtained in the note.
The tutor makes an evaluation of the wards capabilities, skills, aspirations and
aptitude. He counsels him on the steps to be taken for achieving his goals. For instance, a
student who wishes to take to teaching is counselled on teacher education, courses to be
studied, requirement of the job etc.

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5. Evidence of Success
The guidance and motivation of the tutors had helped them to take advantage of the
resources at their disposal. The handholding of the wards from not so fortunate backgrounds had
helped our students develop self -confidence. There is a discernible and favourable change in their
behaviour, attitude and even body language. Students evince more interest in the courses and class
room interaction had improved. They have realized that taking the education process seriously would
place them well in life. The inhibitions and fear in approaching the teacher for clarification or advice
have been replaced by confidence and enthusiasm. The quality of assignments and the performance of
the students in group discussion and interviews have improved. Participation in extracurricular
activities has also improved. The close rapport built through interaction had enabled the tutors to
mould their wards well. The tutors also have a sense of gratification in helping their wards. Parents
have expressed their appreciation of tutors.

6. Problems Encountered and Resources Required

The system was widely accepted by the teachers and they were willing to do their
best to help the boys and girls. A few teachers who were not quite enthusiastic were persuaded
to take up the assignment with an open mind and give it a trial. The size of the batch of
students was limited to a maximum of 15. But in some departments it had to be increased to 20
in view of higher student strength. The challenge was to make the students understand the
importance and value of the system. In course of time, the teachers were successful in making
the wards realize the advantages. A record of the performance and progress was designed
so as to introduce a sort of rigour in the process.
Fixed schedules for interaction envisaged initially ran into practical difficulties and
hence, flexibility was permitted. Interaction duration is based on the needs of individual
students. Tutors were counselled to lend their ears patiently to the wards to have a good
understanding of their challenges.
The most important resource required for the success of the system is a dedicated
team of teachers who are ready to put in their best for the benefit the wards and the college has
no shortage of such teachers.
7. Notes
Students, parents and teachers feel highly satisfied and motivated about the Tutor-
ward system. They extend their fullest cooperation in the execution of the scheme.

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1. Title of the Practice - II

NCIF – Research Booster
Excellence in academics- teaching-learning-research in Science is achieved by the state-of-the-
art sophisticated equipment, various workshops and support facilities. These equipment and
facilities help the faculty, research scholars and students to carry out globally competitive R &
D in basic and applied sciences. Since individual researchers in the science departments may
not be able to generate huge research funds for the research instruments, National College
established a common instrumentation facility for the use of In-house researchers and others
from outside. The facility consisted of all the major exclusive high-end world-class analytical
equipment imported from different parts of the world – Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
with EDS, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrophotometry (GC-MS), Atomic Absorption
Spectroscopy (AAS), Fourier Transform Infra-Red Spectroscopy (FT-IR), Flow Cytometer,
Fluorescence Spectroscopy, High Performance Liquid Spectrophotometer (HPLC) etc.
2. Objectives of the Practice
1. To facilitate in-house research faculty to carry out research at the global front at an
affordable cost and service within the campus to save time in the completion of
research
2. To bring all the high-end advanced analytical equipment under one-roof and
maintenance that is accessible to all the faculty within the campus
3. To foster interdisciplinary, progressive, collaborative and productive research
establishing centres of excellence in the chosen areas of research
4. To serve researchers and industries from around the state of Tamil Nadu and away on
consultancy basis to generate monetary fund to sustain the maintenance expenditure for
the equipment / facility.
5. To expose students of UG/PG programmes to understand the instrumentation, principle
and application of every equipment either as a practical or a demonstration
3. The Context
Research in Science is valued based on its application and publications. A researcher is
valued upon the citation index, H-Indices and Impact factor for his research publications. For
an appreciable publication, it becomes mandatory to follow globally accepted methodologies
that usually involve processing of the sample through sophisticated equipment that are
renowned for accuracy and good practices. Establishment of such a research facility under one
roof in the name of NCIF was not without challenges.

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Challenges
1. Single ample space for housing the entire range of equipment under one-roof
2. Finding the correct person as a technical personnel to handle all the equipment or most of
the equipment who would undertake the sample processing, data processing and also
maintenance of the facility and the equipment.
3. Mobilizing the fund to purchase costly equipment was a major challenge.
4. The Practice
National College has a unique set up in terms of the faculty who are involved in
different areas of research in Geology, Biological Science including Biotechnology, Physics
and Chemistry. They all face a common problem of processing their samples for high
analytical experiments. Therefore, the College could think of only one solution of establishing
a common instrumentation lab facility where, high-end analytical equipment could be brought
within the access to the researchers.
Uniqueness of the facility
Establishment of the facility in a College, with the existing range of equipment was
entirely unique in the region of Tamil Nadu. Trichy is considered as an educational hub in the
central part of the State with Bharathidasan University being the affiliating university for the
Colleges around the place. However, there were no such facility existing for a researcher who
wants to publish research articles in high impact journals in the area of advanced Sciences.
NCIF has served hundreds of researchers and scholars from the Post Graduate level to the Post-
Doctoral level, coming from as far as the extreme ends of the State. Approach to make use of
the facility has been made simple and easy through single window clearance method that has
been found most successful method of operation as an extension facility.
Limitations
There were many stumbling blocks in the execution of the project of providing access
to research needs. This included, finding an overall coordinator who could look after the
facility taking responsibility and special interest in the maintenance of all the equipment.
As and when an equipment was being added to the facility, arranging for a
demonstration and knowledge dissemination regarding the ‘safe operation protocol’ was a
challenge in the execution of the task.
Streamlining the mode of usage by researchers within and outside the campus was
harder in terms of fixing service charges that would at least contribute for the maintenance of
the equipment on a long run.

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5. Evidence of Success
Since the establishment of NCIF, there has been visible change in the research scenario in the
College and the region as well. With a wider range of analytical equipment stationed under a
single roof, many researchers have made high impact journal publications. Every request and
sample processing application form has been filed, that shows a significant increase in the
number and quality of research publications.

For instance, in the past four years,

 number of publications have increased from 98 in the year 2011-2012 to 177 in 2014-
2015.
 High impact research articles have fetched higher number of funded research projects.
There are now 7 on going major research projects in the present academic year when
compared to none in the year 2011-2012.The on-going major projects are funded by
UGC, DST-SERB, and MOES etc.
 Number of Ph.D. produced have increased from 14 to 20 in the academic years 2011-12
and 2014-15 respectively.
 Similarly, Number of M.Phil. produced have increased from 55 to 149 in the academic
years 2011-12 to 2014-15 respectively.
 Number of faculty who does research in the campus have gradually increased in the last
four years.
 Number of enrolment for M.Phil. programme have increased from 103 to 203 in the
years 2012 and 2015 respectively.
 9 staff members in the College have obtained Ph.D. degree in the year 2015-2016 when
compared to 5 teachers in the year 2011-2012.
6. Problems Encountered and Resources Required
Establishment of an analytical facility and its rigorous maintenance were not without problems.
Shortage of funds for the continuous maintenance of the facility itself is considered a major
limitation.
7. Notes
Thousands of researchers including PG students, MPhil, PhD scholars and faculty
members of various institutions near and far, have benefited from the facility. They have
clearly expressed their immense satisfaction in the services rendered to them.
College has also made some decent revenue out the NCIF consultancy services that is
made available for the maintenance of the valuable equipment under the facility.

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DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

1 Name of the Department & its Year of PG & Research Department of

:
Establishment Biotechnology / 2011

2 Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG,

PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; : M.Sc., M.Phil. and Ph.D.

Integrated Ph.D., etc.)

3 Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved

 PG. Diploma in Bioprocess Technology (UGC Innovative Programme) / Biotechnology

 PG Diploma in Clinical Research and Regulatory Affairs / Biotechnology & Consortium

Clinical Research Pvt. Ltd.

4 Annual / semester/choice based credit system

M.Sc. - Semester and CBCS

M. Phil. - Semester and CBCS

Ph.D. coursework - As per UGC Norms

5 Participation of the department in the courses Courses on Biotechnology and

offered by other departments : Microbiology are taught to the students of

Botany, Zoology

6 Number of Teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst.

Professors)

Sanctioned Filled

Professors --- ---

Associate Professors 03 03

Assistant Professors 05 05

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7 Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)
Name Qualification Designation No. of Ph.D. Students
No. of Years of
Specialization guided in the last 4
Experience
years
1. Dr. M.N. Abubacker M.Sc., M.Phil., Associate Professor Biofuel Technology, 29 years in Botany & 5 7
Ph.D. & Head Antimicrobial Screening, years in Biotechnology
Microbial
Bioremediation,
Aerobiology & Plant
Tissue Culture, Plant
Microtechniques
2. Dr. S. Senthil Kumar M.Sc., M.Phil., Associate Professor Microbiology, Molecular 14 years 7
Ph.D., SET Biology, Botany,
Bioremediation,
Bioprocess Technology
3. Dr. M.S. Mohamed M.Sc., M.Phil., Associate Professor Biochemistry, Animal 17 years 7
Jaabir Ph.D., NET Cell Culture, Molecular
Biology, Bioprocess
Technology

4. Dr. N. Manivannan M.Sc., M.Phil., Assistant Professor Microbiology 5 years (relieved on ---
Ph.D. May 2014)

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5. Ms. S. Shantkriti M.Tech., Assistant Professor Biotechnology, 3 years ---

[Ph.D.] Nanotechnology,
Bioinformatics

6. Dr. M. Gnanadesigan M.Sc., M.Phil., Assistant Professor Natural Products, 4 years ---
Ph.D. Biotechnology

7. Dr. S. Gurunathan M.Sc., M.Phil., Assistant Professor Bioinformatics, 11 years ---

PGDBI, Ph.D. Computational Biology.
, NET Microbial Biotechnology,
Microbiology,
Immunology,
BioProgramming

8. Mr. G. Ganapathy M.Tech., Assistant Professor Bioprocess, Molecular 4 years ---

[Ph.D.], NET Biology, Plant
Biochemistry,
Antimicrobial Studies

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8 Percentage of classes taken by temporary

: Nil
faculty – Programme-wise information
9 Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio M.Sc. - 10:1
: M.Phil. - 4:1
PG Diploma - 2:1
10 Number of academic support staff
(technical) and administrative staff; : Lab Assistant – 1(Sanctioned), 1(Filled)
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.
National – 03
 Dr. S. Senthil Kumar (Co-PI) / MoES, New Delhi / Rs. 44,50,000/-
 Dr. M. S. Mohamed Jaabir / UGC, New Delhi / Major Research Project / Rs. 15,87,000/-
 Dr. S. Senthil Kumar / UGC, New Delhi / Major Research Project / Rs. 13,85,000/-
 Dr. M. Gnanadesigan / UGC, New Delhi / Major Research Project / Rs. 16,80,000/-
12 Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received
 Dr. S. Senthil Kumar/SERB, New Delhi/ Advanced Oxidation Process and Microbial
Treatment for toxicity free textile effluent disposal / Rs. 25,00,000/- Completed
 Dr. S. Senthil Kumar/TNSCST / Biorestoration of textile effluent polluted soil of Tiruppur
region through vermistabilization and subsequent evaluation on crop plants / Rs.2,69,000/-
Completed
Total Grant received Rs. 27,69,000 /-
13 Research facility / Centre with
 State recognition
 Animal Tissue Culture facility is used by researchers from different parts of Tamil
Nadu. The center has class 1000 cabinet.
 Dr. M.S. Mohamed Jaabir in collaboration with doctors of the region involves in
Stem Cell therapy
 National recognition
 International recognition

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14 Publications
No. of papers published in peer reviewed
: 76
journals (National / International)
Monographs : ---
Chapter(s) in Books : 06
Editing Books : ---
Books with ISBN numbers with details of :
publishers 08
Number listed in International Database : 43
Citation Index – range / average : ---
SNIP : 391
SJR : 37
Impact Factor – range / average : 23
h-index : 40
15 Details of patents and Income generated : Nil
16 Areas of consultancy and Income generated SEM, GC-MS, AAS, FTIR, Antimicrobial
:
Studies / Rs. 50,000/-
17 Faculty recharging strategies
 Attending National and International Workshops /Conferences /Symposiums /Seminars.
 Visit to other National/International laboratories.
 Workshops and Seminars organized by the department.
 Webinar and teleconferencing
18 Student projects :
 Percentage of students who have done : 2012-2013 50%
in-house projects including inter- 2013-2014 41%
departmental 2014-2015 100%
 Percentage of students doing projects in : 2012-2013 50%
collaboration with industries/institutes 2013-2014 58%
2014-2015 Nil
19 Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by
 Faculty
1. Dr. M. N. Abubacker / 2015 / Editorial Board Member of Global Academic Research
Journals (GARJ)

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2. Dr. M. N. Abubacker / 2013 / Fellow of National Academy of Science (FNASc)

National Academy of Biological Sciences, Chennai
3. Dr. S. Senthil Kumar / 2014-2015 / Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and
Technology (TNSCST) Young Scientist Fellowship
4. Dr. S. Senthil Kumar / 2013 / Best Presentation Award / ICWRE 2013, Geneva,
Switzerland
5. Dr. S. Senthil Kumar / 2014 / Delivered Key Note address 3rd International Conference
on Water Resource and Environmental Management ANTALYA, TURKEY
6. Ms. S. Shantkriti / 2014 / Best Presentation Award / National conference on
Mathematical Modelling in Molecular Cell Biology (3M-CB2014) by NBHM, Dept. of
Atomic Energy and organized by PG & Research Dept. of Mathematics & Dept. of
Biotechnology, Bon Secours College for Women, Thanjavur
7. Ms. S. Shantkriti / 2013 / Best Presentation Award / National conference on
Environmental Issues and Challenges Vision 2020 (En VISION 2020) organized by
Dept. of Zoology (UGC-SAP sponsored), Annamalai University, Chidambaram
 Doctoral / post doctoral fellows : -NA-
 Students
1. M. Prince / 2015 / Best oral presentation for a paper titled “Fungal Succession and diversity
in Ectomycorrhizal Associations of Pinus roxburghii from virgin forest Ecosystem of
Doddabetta belt of Nilgris” National Seminar on Integrated Waste Management and Energy
Recovery (IWMER 2015) at Bharathidasan University, Trichy on 12th Feb 2015.
2. M. Keerthiga / 2015/ Won first prize for poster titled “Phytochemistry, Antioxidant and
Antibacterial Studies” UGC sponsored National Symposium on Recent Advances in
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (NASYMP’15) at St. Joseph’s College, Trichy on 5th Feb
2015.
3. S. Syed Nizar/ II M.Sc. 2012-13 / 1st prize in Paper presentation / State level
Students’Seminar, Thiagarajar College (Aut), Madurai
20 Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national /
international) with details of outstanding participants, if any.
National:
 Conference titled “Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering” / Mother Cell Regenerative Center
Pvt. Ltd. / 13th September 2015 / Self supported
 Workshop on “Bioprocess Technology” / 7th, 9th, 11th and 17th February 2015 / Self
supported

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 Conference titled “Biofest 2015” / 28th February 2015 / Self supported

 Conference titled “Stem Cells in Clinical Application” / Mother Cell Regenerative Center
Pvt. Ltd. / 9th March 2014/ Self supported
 One-Day Training in Bioprocess Technology 5, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18 and 20th February
2014/ Self supported
 Three Days’ workshop on Molecular Biology and Advanced Instrumentation Techniques /
23 - 25th January 2014 / Self supported
 Workshop titled “Science Expo” / 7-9th October 2013/ Self supported
 Conference titled “Biofest 2013” / October 1st 2013/ Self supported
 One day seminar on “Biotechnology new directions in Medicine” / 14th March 2013/ Self
supported
 Seminar titled “ Ethics in Biomedical Research” / Consortium Clinical Research Pvt. Ltd.
/25th August 2011/ Self supported
International:
 Workshop titled “Computational Techniques for WetLab Data Analysis” / Bioknowl
Insights /22 – 24th September 2015/ Self supported
 Webinar titled “Primary Cell-Culture – Tips and Techniques for getting started” / Corning
Life Sciences – Scientific Seminar / 8th July 2011 / Self supported
21 Student profile course-wise:
Name of the Course Applications Selected Pass percentage
(refer question no. 2) received M F M F
M.Sc. (2011-2013) 16 8 4 75 25
M.Sc. (2012-2014) 24 12 5 80 20
M.Sc. (2013-2015) 5 2 1 75 25
M.Phil. (2013-2014) 3 2 - 100 ---
M.Phil. (2014-2015) 4 1 2 25 75
PGDBPT (2013-2014) 7 4 1 75 25
PGDBPT (2014-2015) 4 --- 3 --- 100

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22 Diversity of Students
Name of the Course % of students % of students % of students % of students
(refer question no.2) from the from the state from other from other
College States countries
M.Sc. (2011-2013) Nil 100 Nil Nil
M.Sc. (2012-2014) Nil 100 Nil Nil
M.Sc. (2013-2015) Nil 100 Nil Nil
M.Phil. (2013-2014) 10 90 Nil Nil
M.Phil. (2014-2015) 6 94 Nil Nil
PGDBPT (2013-2014) 35 65 Nil Nil
PGDBPT (2014-2015) 6 94 Nil Nil
23 How many students have cleared Civil
Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET,
: -Nil-
GATE and any other competitive
examinations?
24 Student Progression
Student Progression Percentage against enrolled
UG to PG ---
PG to M.Phil. 10%
PG to Ph.D. 30%
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral -NA-
Employed
• Campus selection ---
• Other than campus recruitment 60%
Entrepreneurs ---
25 Diversity of Staff
Percentage of faculty who are graduates
Of the same parent university 12.5%
From other universities within the State 87.5%
From other universities from other states ---
26 Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D.,
D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment : ---
period.

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27 Present details about infrastructural facilities

a) Library
1. 20,000 books
2. 200 e-books in the form of e-library maintained in the department for benefit of students
b) Internet facilities for staff and students Wi-Fi Internet connectivity Modems – 02
:
HD Wi-Fi Streamer - 01
c) Total number of class rooms : 02
d) Class rooms with ICT facility : 02 (LCD Projectors – 2, Smart Board – 1)
e) Students laboratories
 Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Laboratory
 Microbiology and Immunology Laboratory
 Fermentation Technology Laboratory
 Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory
 Animal Cell Culture Laboratory
 Mycology Laboratory
 Animal House Facility
f) Research laboratories : -Same as above-
28 Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College.
M.Sc. (2011-2013) - 4
M.Sc. (2012-2014) - 4
29 Was any need assessment exercise
Discussion with Biotechnology Industries to
undertaken before the development of new :
fulfill their need in relevant human resource
program(s)? If so, give the methodology.
30 Does the department obtain feedback from
a. Faculty on curriculum as well as Yes, Incorporate their inputs/suggestions in
teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, : improving the curriculum / teaching-learning-
how does the department utilize it? evaluation process.
b. Students on staff, curriculum as well as
Yes, Their suggestions were incorporated in
teaching-learning-evaluation and what
: the curriculum/ teaching-learning-evaluation
is the response of the department to the
process.
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c. Alumni and employers on the Yes, They appreciate the infrastructure

programmes and what is the response : facilities, staffs and overall functioning of the
of the department to the same? department.
31 List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)
 Ms. Vijaya Gowri (Biotechnologist, Singapore Distilleries Pvt. Ltd.,
Singapore)
 Mr. N. Govindarajan (Clinical Research Associate, Consortium Clinical Research,
Coimbatore)
 Mr. Ragul (Clinical Research Associate, Consortium Clinical Research, Coimbatore)
 Ms. X. Jesintha (Clinical Research Associate, Consortium Clinical Research, Coimbatore)
 Mr. S.Venkatesh (Microbiologist, Abbes Biotech Pvt. Ltd., Chennai)
 Mr. S. Maniyarasan (Microbiologist, Hatsun Agro products, Pvt., Ltd)
 Mr. S. Lawrence (Microbiologist, Hatsun Agro products, Pvt., Ltd)
 Mr. V. Kathiravan (Quality Analyst, Biocon)
 Mr. K. Naveen kumar (Quality Analyst, Biocon)
 Ms. J. Durga Devi (Medical Coder, Omega Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.)
32 Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with
external experts
The following special events were organized.
2015-2016
 Dr. Yasin Jeshima, Scientist, Division of Genomic Resources, ICAR-NBPGR, PUSA
Campus, New Delhi delivered a special lecture on “Role of miRNA in Breeding of Pulses”
on 14th Sep 2015.
2014-2015
 Dr. Varoon Kumar, Research Fellow, Department of Medical Biotechnology, University of
Siena, Italy delivered a special lecture on “Oncolytic Viral Therapy” on 10th April 2015.
 Dr. Udhaya Kannan, Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Plant Sciences, University of
Saskatchewan, Canada delivered a special lecture on “Molecular Approach for Crop
Quality Improvement” on 13th January 2015.
 Dr. M. Gunasekaran, Professor of Biology (Retired), Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee,
USA delivered a lecture titled “Research Opportunities Abroad” on 5th January 2015.
 Dr. Senthil Vel Rajan Kaniyappan, Doctoral Fellow, AG-Mandelkow, DZNE, Germany
delivered a special lecture titled “Alzheimer’s Disease: Role of Tau Proteins” on 24th
December 2014.

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 Dr. M. V. Rao, Hon. Professor, Dept. of Plant Science, School of Life Sciences,
Bharathidasan University, Trichy delivered a special lecture titled “Prospects of Plant
Tissue Culture” on 8th October 2014.
2013-2014
 Prospects of Plant Tissue Culture by Dr. M.V. Rao Hon. Professor Department of Plant
Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli
2012-2013
 Clinical Research and Career opportunities by Shri. P. Ananda Padmanabhan, MD,
Consortium Clinical Research Ltd., Coimbatore
 Biotechnology-New Directions in Medicine by Dr. Dinesh Kumar Bharadwaj, Scientist E,
Food and Drug Toxicology Research Centre, National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR),
Hyderabad
 Bioprocess Technology for Biotechnology students by Dr. M. Damodharan, GM, Ranbaxy
Laboratories Ltd., Chandigarh
2011-2012
 Clinical Research - A New Age Career for Biologists by Shri. P. Ananda Padmanabhan,
MD, Consortium Clinical Research Ltd., Coimbatore on 20th July 2011.
The following special lecture programmes were conducted by Biotechnology
association during the last four years.
 Dr. M.N. Abubacker, Head, Department of Biotechnology delivered a lecture on Primary
Cell Culture – Tips and Techniques on 08.07.2011.
 Dr. T.H. Rao, Chairman, Spectrochem Instruments Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad delivered a lecture
on Reaction Engineering Automation of Controls on 30.08.2012.
 Dr. N. Sudharsanam, Asso. Prof. Dept. of Mathematics delivered a lecture on Introduction
to Graph Theory on 26.09.2012.
 Dr. V.R. Ravi, Director, Mother Cell Regenerative Centre, Indian Medical Association’s
President Dr. Ashraf delivered a lecture on Stem Cells in Clinical Applications on
09.03.2014.
 Dr. M.K. Muralidharan, Dean, KAPV, Medical College, Trichy delivered a lecture on Stem
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33 List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes.
 Delivering lectures with the help of Information Communication Technology
 Submission of Students Assignments and Seminars
 Describing complex concepts using physical and computational models
 Group Interaction among students and faculty
34 How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning
outcomes monitored?
 Monitoring of the Timely Completion of Curriculum
 Extra Classes and Counseling for Needy students is given
 Continuous Internal Assessment
 End Semester Examinations
35 Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities.
Dr. M. N. Abubacker (Associate Professor and Head)
 National College Research Article Book Compilation
Dr. S. Senthil Kumar (Associate Professor)
 Youth Red Cross
 Career Guidance and Placement Cell
 College Magazine and News Bulletin
Dr. M. S. Mohamed Jaabir (Associate Professor)
 College Magazine and News Bulletin
 Research Promotion Committee
 Campus Garden and Campus Maintenance
 Anti-ragging Committee
 Coordinator, IQAC
36 Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department.
 Eminent Academicians, Scientists and Visitors to the department interact with students,
educate and motivate them. (see s.no.32)
 Summer internships for the in-house students enable them to improve their laboratory and
research skills.
 Encouragement to students to participate in various seminars / symposiums / conferences /
workshops to get exposure to new methodologies / technologies.

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37 State whether the programme/department is accredited/graded by other agencies. Give details.

 PG Diploma in Bioprocess Technology innovative program is supported by UGC.
 PG Diploma in Clinical Trials Management and Regulatory Affairs is supported by
Consortium Clinical Research Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore.
38 Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the
department
Strengths
Highly Qualified Faculty, State-of-the-art Laboratory Facilities, 24x7 Laboratory
access, Research Funding from leading governmental agencies, UGC-Innovative program, e-
library access, organizing workshops / conferences / symposiums / guest lectures by eminent
International personalities, placement assistance, Industry collaboration, research article
presentation and publications.
Weakness
Enrollment, Placement Assurance
Opportunities
 Good potential for expanding research activities
 Good potential for securing industry collaboration
Challenges
 Attracting Students with the right aptitude, enrollments,
 Performing and sustaining Cutting-Edge research, improving application oriented research.
39 Future plans of the department.
 Obtaining research grants from various funding agencies
 Perform collaborative research with leading institutions/organizations
 Improving curriculum to match international standards and industrial needs.

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DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY

1 Name of the Department & its Year of PG & Research Department of Botany1982
:
Establishment

2 Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, B.Sc., Botany

PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; : M.Sc., Botany

Integrated Ph.D., etc.) M.Phil.& Ph.D., Botany

3 Interdisciplinary courses and departments The department offers Horticulture and

involved Biofertilizers and Biopesticides NME

:
courses. Students of Geology, Chemistry

and Zoology study the course.

4 Annual / semester/choice based credit system Semester with Choice Based Credit System
:

5 Participation of the department in the courses Under Graduate Botany students study

offered by other departments : Zoology as allied course and Industrial

Biotechnology as Non Major Elective.

6 Number of Teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst.

Professors)

Sanctioned Filled

Professors --- ---

Associate Professors 04 04

Assistant Professors 06 04

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7 Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)
No. of Ph.D.
No. of Years of
Name Qualification Designation Specialization Students guided in
Experience
the last 4 years
1. Dr. K.V. Kannan Associate Professor M.Sc., M.Phil., Cyanobacterial Physiology Teaching: 24 01(Thesis Approved)
& Head UGC (NET), Ph.D., Bioremediation Strategies Research: 32
PGDCA,
PGDBI, PGDNBT
2. Dr. B. Muthukumar Associate Professor M.Sc., B.Ed., Tissue culture of medicinal, Teaching: 24 Ongoing - 02
M.Phil., Ph.D. endangered/ rare plants Research: 24
Biodiversity studies
Stress physiology
3. Dr. S. Srinivasan Associate Professor M.Sc., M.Ed., Woody plant Tissue culture Teaching: 23 Ongoing - 01
M.Phil., Ph.D. Microbiology Research: 23
4. Dr. V. Nandagopalan Associate Professor M.Sc., M.Phil., Plant Cell Wall Teaching: 19 05
Ph.D., SLST (1990) Histochemistry Research: 25
Biodiversity
Molecular Systematic

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5. Dr. E. Natarajan Assistant Professor M.Sc., Ph.D., Plant tissue culture Teaching: 08+ 07* Degree Awarded: 01
PGDST, Microbial studies Research: 17 Submitted Thesis: 02
Mycorrhizae
Molecular studies
Phytochemistry
Herbal science
6. Dr. S. P. Anand Assistant Professor M.Sc., M.Phil., Medicinal Plants Research Teaching: 10 Degree Awarded: 02
Ph.D. Research: 14 Ongoing – 07

7. Dr. K. Ramar Assistant Professor M.Sc., M.Phil., Plant Tissue Culture and Teaching: 08 Ongoing - 05
Ph.D. Secondary Metabolites
8. Dr. P. Ananthi Assistant Professor M.Sc., M.Phil., --- Teaching: 01 ---
Ph.D. Research: 04

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8 Percentage of classes taken by temporary B. Sc., Botany - 15%

:
faculty – Programme-wise information M.Sc., Botany – 10%
9 Programme-wise Student-Teacher Ratio B.Sc., 7:1
M.Sc., 5:1
10 Number of academic support staff (technical) :
02 - Lab Assistants
and administrative staff; 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.
Name of PI Name of the Title of the project Amount
sponsoring agency sanctioned
Dr. V. Nandagopalan DST Screening carbon Rs. 38,47,258/-
sequestration efficient forest
trees and pulp with species
under elevated CO2,coupled
with enhanced acidic and
Ozone conditions*
Dr.V.Nandagopalan UGC Histrochemical approach for the Rs. 12,22,000/-
screening and enhancement of
secondary metabolities in
selected medicinal plants
Dr. S.P. Anand UGC Enumeration of medicinal Rs. 8,41,800/-
plants from Boda hill,
Namakkal District of Tamil
Nadu and tissue culture,
antimicrobial and
phytochemical studies on some
high value therapeutic plants
Dr. S.P. Anand DST-SERB Characterization of bioactive Rs. 15,00,000/-
and biochemical constituents in
some wild edible fruits of
Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu
12 Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DST-FIST is now sanctioned only for the
:
DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received college, not for the department.

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13 Research facility / Centre with

 State recognition
1. Plant Tissue Culture Facility
2. Microbiology Facility
 National recognition
 International recognition
14 Publications
No. of papers published in peer reviewed
: 133
journals (National / International)
Monographs : 14
Chapter(s) in Books : 06
Editing Books : 4
Books with ISBN numbers with details of
: 01
publishers
Number listed in International Database
(For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities
International Complete, Dare Database – : 14
International Social Sciences Directory,
EBSCO host, etc.)
Citation Index – range / average : 428
SNIP : ---
SJR : ---
Impact Factor – range / average : 3.87
h-index : 24
15 Details of patents and Income generated : Nil
16 Areas of consultancy and Income generated
No income is generated but the following consultancy services are provided by the Department
 Under „Centre for Rural Technology Development‟ Program, training on mushroom
cultivation technique is imparted to the people in need, particularly, the rural people for self
employment by Dr. S. Srinivasan, Associate Professor
 Dr. V. Nandagopalan, Associate Professor has given training to Shri. R. Natarajan, Scientist,
National Research Centre For Banana, Thogaimalai, Tiruchirapalli in the studies of pollens
(Palynolgy) during the „Hands on Training Program in Palynology and Chromosome
Studies‟ at the Department between 05.9.2013 and 20.9.2013.

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 Dr. E. Natarajan, Assistant Professor, has given training to Shri. R. Natarajan, Scientist,
National Research Centre For Banana, Thogaimalai, Tiruchirapalli in the studies of
Chromosome during the „Hands on Training Program in Palynology and Chromosome
Studies‟ at the Department between 05.9.2013 and 20.9.2013.
17 Faculty recharging strategies
 Attending refresher courses / seminars / workshops / Conference
 Publication of findings and updating of knowledge
 Conduct of seminars and meeting with eminent scientists
18 Student projects Ms. Ramya, II M.Sc. Student, was
sanctioned Student project sponsored by
:
Tamil Nadu State Council for Science &
Technology in 2013
 Percentage of students who have done in-
: 100%
house projects including inter-departmental
 Percentage of students doing projects in
: Nil
collaboration with industries/institutes
19 Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by Faculty, Doctoral/Post
doctoral fellows, Students
 Dr. E. Natarajan, was presented with Dr. Rathakrishnan Gold Medal award by Global
Economical Progress and Research Association for the year 2013 for his contribution in
Education and National Development.
 Dr. S.P. ANAND was sanctioned a project under DST-SERB Young Scientist Award – (F.
No. SB/YS/LS-364/2013)
20 Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized UGC Sponsored National Level
and the source of funding (national / Conference on “Recent Innovations and
:
international) with details of outstanding Future Trends in Biology”, 24 & 25
participants, if any. August-2014.

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21 Student profile course-wise:

Name of the Course Applications Selected Pass percentage
(refer question no. 2) received
M F M F
UG 2011 17 06 08 50 50
2012 19 08 06 62.5 50
2013 32 10 11 50 46
2014 39 10 9 50 50
PG 2011 15 5 10 100 84.62
2012 18 3 4 100 100
2013 15 2 9 100 100
2014 16 2 2 100 100
22 Diversity of Students
Name of the % of students % of students % of students % of
Course from the College from the state from other States students
(refer question no.2) from other
countries
B.Sc. Botany --- 100% --- ---
M.Sc. Botany 80% 90% 10% ---
M.Phil. in Botany 50% 75% 25% ---
Ph.D. in Botany 50% 75% 25% ---
23 How many students have cleared Civil Services,
Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other : 03students have cleared SLET
competitive examinations?
24 Student Progression
Student Progression Percentage against enrolled
UG to PG 60%
PG to M.Phil. 25%
PG to Ph.D. 15%
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral ---
Employed PG students are placed as School
• Campus selection and College teachers through
• Other than campus recruitment campus recruitment.
Entrepreneurs ---

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25 Diversity of Staff
Percentage of faculty who are graduates
Of the same parent university 80%
From other universities within the State 20%
From other universities from other states Nil
26 Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc.
: 01
and D.Litt. during the assessment period.
27 Present details about infrastructural facilities
a) Library There is a centralized library
: holding both books and journals in
Botany
b) Internet facilities for staff and students There is a separate Computer
: Laboratory in the Department with
Internet connectivity
c) Total number of class rooms UG - 3 rooms
: PG - 2 rooms (Used both for theory
& practical works)
d) Class rooms with ICT facility All the class rooms are provided
:
with LCD Projector.
e) Students laboratories UG and PG Laboratory
: Microbiology Laboratory
Plant Tissue culture facility
f) Research laboratories
 Plant Tissue culture facility
 Microbiology Laboratory
There is a common Instrumentation facility in the college – NCIF – which is available for
use for all the faculty and research scholars of the Science departments.
28 Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College
Student Name Guide Agency
Mr. C. Marimuthu Dr. V. Nandagopalan UGC
Mr. G. Velmurugan Dr. S.P. Anand UGC
Mr. S. Deborah Dr. S.P. Anand DST -SERB

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29 Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before A separate Biotechnology

the development of new program(s)? If so, give the department was started in order to
:
methodology. upgrade the Biological Science
department in the emerging field.
30 Does the department obtain feedback from
a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching- Yes. Syllabi is updated on the
learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the : suggestion made by faculty
department utilize it? periodically
b. Students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the
response of the department to the same?
Yes. IQAC of the College collects feed-back on Staff for all the Departments as a
Centralized Process. Based on the students‟ feedback the teaching method is modified to suit
students understanding. Suggestions of students are incorporated in syllabi during revision
c. Alumni and employers on the programmes and Alumni of the Department working
what is the response of the department to the in research organization give
:
same? feedback about the curriculum and
changes are made accordingly.
31 List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)
Name Present position & Addresses
Dr. Ramanathan Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Govt. Arts and Science
College, Namakkal.
Dr. K. Ramar Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, National College,
Trichy-01
Mr. Manimaran Teacher Trainer, SSA, Pudukkottai
Mr. U. Selvakumar P.G. Assistant, Govt. Hr. Secondary School, Eruchi, Aranthangi.
Dr. Arunprakash Assistant Professor, Govt. Arts College
Dr. Baskaran Research Associate, South Africa
Mr. Muthukumarasamy P.G. Assistant, Govt. Higher Secondary School, Aranthangi.
Mr. Chinnasamy P.G Assistant, Govt. Hr. Secondary School, Ariyalur.
Dr. Vasantha Assistant professor, Department of Botany, A.V.V.M. Pushpam
College, Thanjavur
Mr. Maheswaran B.T, Assistant, Govt. Boys Hr, School, Manachanallur, Trichy
Dr. Sathyamoorthy PG Assistant, E.R. Hr. School, Trichy

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32 Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with
external experts:
 Nandagopalan V, Anburaja V, Aslam. A and Prakash S. Biodiversity and Species
Richness Studies on Some Part of Mid Elevation Forests of Pachamalai Hills Eastern
Ghats, Tamil Nadu. Saraswathi Narayanan College, Madurai-22, DPPFSMPC-
6th&7thMarch 2015.
 Marimuthu C. Taxonomy Key Perpetration, Department of Botany, St. Joseph‟s College
Trichy-02, 10 January 2015.
 Marimuthu C., UGC Sponsored National Level Conference on “Recent Innovations and
Future Trends in Biology”, National College, Tiruchirappalli-01. 24 & 25 August-2014.
 Velmurugan. G, Anand S.P., Doss. A, Marimuthu.C. and Nandagopalan. V. –
“Enumeration of medicinal plants from Karavalli of Namakkal District”. St.Joseph
College, Tiruchirappalli – ICSMCB – 10th& 11th January 2013.
 Kamaleswari.K, Nandagopalan V and Lakshmi Prabha. In Vitro Studies on
Scillahyacinthine (Roth.) J.F. Macbr. Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-24.Recent
Trends In Plant Biotechnology, 27th-28th February 2013.
 Doss A, Anand S.P., Keerthiga. M. and Nanadagopalan. V. “Purification and
optimization of fungal amylase from litter samples of western ghats, Coimbatore,
Tamil Nadu (India)”. St. Joseph College, Tiruchirappalli – ICSMCB – 10th& 11th January
2013.
 Kamaleswari. K, Parameswari M, Marimuthu C., and Nandagopalan V,. Herbal Diversity
and Conservation Studies on Kolli Hills Vegetation of Solakadu Region. Thiagarajar
College, Madurai-09, State Level Inter- Collegiate Seminar on Herbal Technology, 24
February 2012.
 M. Keerthiga and S.P. Anand, Phytochemistry, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of
medicinal plants - a comparative study, National Symposium on Recent Advances in
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Organized by Department of Botany, St. Joseph‟s College,
Tiruchirapalli on 05th Feb‟ 2015.
 K. Ramar, 2011. Hands on Training in Plant Tissue Techniques, Organized by Dept. of
Botany, Karpagam University, Coimbatore-641 021.
 Mr. Syed Samiullah, Head-Operations, Professional Infotech, Coimbatore spoke on Medical
coding and Job Opportunities in the Department of Botany on 30.08.2011.
 K. Ramar, 2013, Workshop on Modern analytical Techniques Organized by Department of
Botany, National College, Trichy-01.

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The following special lecture programmes were conducted by Botany association during
the last four years.
 Mr. Syed Samiullah, Head-Operations, Professional Infotech, Coimbatore spoke on Medical
coding and Job Opportunities in the Department of Botany on 30.08.2011.
 Dr. G. Arujunan, Professor and Head Department of Animal science, Bharathidasan
University, Trichy delivered a lecture on Chemical Communication Insects Plant Interaction
on 23.09.2013.
 Dr. A. Shajahan, Asso. Prof. Plant Molecular Biology, Dept. of Botany, Jamal Mohamed
College, Trichy delivered a lecture on Plant Regeneration System through Somatic
Embryogenesis on 26.03.2014.
 Dr. S. Kaliamoorthy, Scientist, Botanical survey of India, Southern Regional center,
Yercaud delivered a lecture on Orchid Biodiversity and Conservation on 22.12.2014.
 Dr. C. Sasikumar, Associate Professor, and Head, Department of Biotechnlogy, Nehru
Memorial College (Autonomous), Puthanampatti delivered a special lecture on
Biofertilizers and its applications on 14.10.2015
33 List the Teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different Programme
 Lecture-Demonstration
 Class discussion
 Use of Flowcharts
 Use of slides
 Power point presentation
 Video shows on the specific topic
34 How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and Learning
outcomes monitored
 Curriculum has been designed to provide necessary knowledge and skill to the students on
various aspects of plant science.
 Students are evaluated through continuous internal assessment and end semester
examinations.
 Practical courses have been designed to provide essential skills to the students in the field of
Plant Science.
 Classroom Seminars are arranged for all the PG students and marks are awarded in the
continuous internal assessment for the same.
 All the UG and PG Students are taken on field visits every year for hands on training.

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35 Highlight the Participation of students and faculty in Extension activities

RESOURCE PERSONS
Dr. V. Nandagopalan:
 Delivered a special lecture on “One day Workshop on Histochemistry Techniques” at
Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli-17, dated on 03 September 2015.
 Delivered a special lecture on “Facets on Biodiversity and Conservation Studies” at
Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli – 24, dated on18 February 2015.
 Delivered a special lecture on “Medicinal Plant Research: A Golden Key for Phytodrug
Investigation” at Vivekananda College of Arts and Sciences for Women, Tiruchengode,
Namakkal -05 on 17 December 2014.
 Delivered a special lecture on “Two Day Workshop on Phytochemistry, Cytochemistry
and Electrophoretic Techniques”, entitled on “Histochemistry” at Holy Cross College,
Tiruchirappalli 02 on 12 December 2014.
 Delivered a special lecture on “Concepts and Challenges In Protoplasts Isolation and
Culture” at Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli - 02 on 24 November 2014.
 Delivered a special lecture on “rq;f ,yf;fpaj;jp;y; jhtuq;fs;” at Urumu
Dhanalakshmi College, Tiruchirappalli-19 on 14th March 2014.
 Delivered a special lecture on “rq;f ,yf;fpaj;jpizf; Nfhl;ghLk; jhtutpaYk;” at
Periyar EVR College, Tiruchirappalli-23on14th February .2014.
 The member of selection committee for Department of Botany A.V.V.M Sri. Pushpam
College (Autonomous) Poondi, Thanjavur-21th November 2013.
 Delivered a lecture on Core group “HEALTH MANAGEMENT” National College
(Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli – 17th August 2013.
 Participation in State level KRP Training Programme on Content Enrichment for P.G.
Teachers held at SIEMAT, Chennai- 5th August 2013.
 Acted as Resource Person and Member of Jury Board in Assessing the Projects of
“VEETTUKKU ORU VINGNANI 2013” Programme organized by “Puthiya
Thalaimurai”, Trichirapalli – 30th July 2013.
 Delivered a Lecture in Bridge Course – EASY HERBS, National College (Autonomous),
Tiruchirappalli – 9th July 2013.
 Lecture in Core Course-LESSER KNOWN SECRETS OF WELL KNOWN PLANTS,
National College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli – 06th March 2013.
 Regional Workshop on “Histochemistry” organized by the Dept. of Botany, St. Joseph‟s
College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli – 2. 18th October 2012.

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 ghujpjhrd; gy;fiyf;fof ehl;L eyg;gzpj;jpl;lk; kw;Wk; Njrpaf;fy;Y}hp (jd;dhl;rp)>

jpUr;rp ,ize;J elj;jpa eykhd ,isQh;fs; tskhd ,e;jpah rpwg;G Kfhk;
jiyg;G %ypif kUj;Jtk; ehs; : 18thFebruary 2013.
 Kidth; I. MNuhf;fparhkp mwf;fl;lis nrhw;nghopT tphpthf;fj;Jiw – nrg;gh;L
nrapz;l; N[hrg; fy;Y}hp> jpUr;rpuhg;gs;sp – 2. 29th Mf];l; 2012.
 UGC – ASC – Bharathiar University – Refresher Course in Research Methodology for
Social Sciences the topic of Lecture is “Histochemistry”. 14th March 2012.
 ghujpjhrd; gy;fiyf;fof ehl;L eyg;gzpj;jpl;lk; kw;Wk; Njrpaf;fy;Y}hp (jd;dhl;rp)>
jpUr;rp ,ize;J elj;jpa eykhd ,isQh;fs; tskhd ,e;jpah rpwg;G Kfhk;
jiyg;G %ypif kUj;Jtk; ehs; : 14th February 2012.
 DBT, Government of India sponsored Short Term hands – on Training Course on “Basic
Techniques in Plant Molecular Biology” – Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, PG &
Research Department of Botany, Jamal Mohamed College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli. –
18th April to 3rd May 2011.
 Lecture on „Herbal Medicines‟ – NSS Special Camping Programme, Iniyanur Village –
National College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli – 31st January 2011.
RESOURCE PERSONS
Dr. S. P. ANAND
 Resource person for the Biotechnology association meeting at Cauvery College for
Women, Tiruchirappalli -18 on 31st August 2013 and delivered lecture on “Plant Tissue
Culture –A green Biotechnology”
 Resource person for the Career Orientation Programme on “Plant Tissue Culture” held on
30th August 2012 at Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Arts & Science for Women,
Perambalur – 621 212, Tamil Nadu.
 Delivered an Invited talk for NSS Day celebration held on 24th September 2012 at
Chettinad College for Arts & Science, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
Dr. S. P. ANAND – NSS PROGRAMME OFFICER - 2009 -2014 (FIVE YEARS)
Dr. K. RAMAR – Associate NCC Officer, 2 COY (TN) BN NCC -2012 to till date
All the plantations within the campus have been taxonomically identified and labeled.
Services are rendered to establish and maintain Home Garden in the local community
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36 Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department.

 All the staff members are guiding students for M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes.
 Field visits for Students
 Staff members attend National / International level seminars and workshops. A few staff
members have traveled abroad to attend conferences.
37 State whether the programme/department is
: No
accredited/graded by other agencies. Give details.
38 Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the
department:
Strengths
 Mostly students from rural areas, particularly, sons and daughters of farmers opt
for studying Botany and hence, they can utilize their education in farming,
horticulture and so on
 All the staff members are doctorates and have specialized in different fields of
Botany. All are approved supervisors to guide students for the Ph.D. Degree
 Students are grouped in practical classes and allowed to do the practical work of
their own.
 The department is recognized for conducting M.Phil. and Ph.D. Degree Programs and if a
student joins the department for UG Degree, there is a every possibility for him/her to
pursue studies up to Ph.D.
Weakness
The only weakness is that the students are coming from rural areas and mostly
from Tamil Medium schools with low percentage of marks in higher secondary
examination. Even though they have very good knowledge in Botany after the
completion of degree, their communication skill in English is poor and must be
improved to get opportunity in the job market.
Opportunity
 The field of herbal medicine is witnessing renewed interest. The department can make a
scientific assessment of various medicinal plants and develop plant based cures for ailments
and diseases.
 Organic farming is another opportunity for helping the society at large as well as the farmers
 Popularization of the concept of kitchen garden is another emerging area of interest to the
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Challenges
Attracting bright students with the right aptitude is the major challenge. With dwindling
job opportunities, students should go in for self employment opportunities.
39 Future plans of the department.
 Research in the field of plant tissue culture will be strengthened
 Research on Herbal medicinal plants will be given priority

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DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

1 Name of the Department & its Year of Chemistry,1960

:
Establishment

2 Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, B.Sc. Chemistry

PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; M.Sc. Chemistry

:
Integrated Ph.D., etc.) M.Phil. Chemistry

Ph.D. Chemistry

3 Interdisciplinary courses and departments Cosmetic Chemistry with Botany

involved : Agricultural Chemistry with Botany

4 Annual / semester/choice based credit system Semester with Choice Based Credit
:
System

5 Participation of the department in the courses Allied courses for B.Sc. Botany,

offered by other departments Geology, Physics and Zoology students

B.Sc. Chemistry Students study NME

:
courses offered by the department of

Physics, Tamil, Philosophy and

Zoology.

6 Number of Teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst.

Professors)

Sanctioned Filled

Professors --- ---

Associate Professors 09 09

Assistant Professors 09 08

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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 Years of No. of Ph.D. Students
Experience guided in the last 4
years
1. Dr. K. Lakshmanan M.SC., M.Phil., Associate Organic 33Years ---
Ph.D., F.I.C.S Professor&Head Physical
2. Dr. K. Vivekanandan M.SC., M.Phil., Associate Professor Organic 29Years 3
Ph.D., F.I.C.S Physical
3. Dr. M. Kalyanasundari M.SC., M.Phil., Associate Professor Inorganic 26 years ----
Ph.D.,
4. Dr. S. Sunitha M.SC., M.Phil., Associate Professor Inorganic 26 Years ---
Ph.D., PGDCA
5. Ms. A. Amatussalam M.SC., M.Phil., Associate Professor Organic 15 Years ---
6. Dr. S. Indira M.SC., M.Phil., Associate Professor Bio-Inorganic 15 Years 1
Ph.D., PGDAOR,
PGDBI.,
7. Dr. K. G. Sekar M.SC., M.Phil., Associate Professor Organic 15 Years 8
Ph.D., M.Ed., Physical
PGDCA

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8. Dr. L. Pushpalatha M.SC., M.Phil., Associate Professor Organic Physical 15 Years ---
PGDBI., Ph.D.,
9. Dr. B. Latha M.SC., M.Phil., Associate Professor Electro- Organic 15 Years ---
M.Ed., C.A.P.,
Ph.D.,
10. Dr. M. Murali M.SC., M.Phil., Assistant Bio-Inorganic 14 Years 6
Ph.D., Professor(SG)
11. Dr. D. Saravanan M.SC., Ph.D., Assistant Professor Environmental 8 Years 6
12. Dr. V. Renuga M.SC., M.Phil., Assistant Professor Crystal Growth 8 Years 6
Ph.D.,
13. Mr. S. Arun Prabhu M.SC., M.Phil., Assistant Professor Co-Ordination 8 Years ---
PGDCA., B.ED Chemistry
14. Ms. S. Sangeetha M.SC., M.Phil., Assistant Professor Organic Physical 8 Years ---
B.ED
15. Ms. V. Sathya M.SC., M.Phil., Assistant Professor Co-Ordination 8 Years ---
Chemistry
16. Ms. K. Kavitha M.SC., M.Phil., Assistant Professor Inorganic 8 Years ---
B.ED
17. Mr. R. Lakshmi M.SC., M.Phil., Assistant Professor Inorganic 8 Years ---
Narayanan

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8 Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty –

: No Temporary faculty
Programme-wise information
9 Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio UG - 1;15
:
PG - 1:10
10 Number of academic support staff (technical) and 04 Lab Assistants and one store keeper are
:
administrative staff; sanctioned and filled in the department.
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 PI Name of the Title of the project Amount
sponsoring agency sanctioned
Rs.
Dr. V. Renuga UGC-Minor Growth crystal Defects & Biological 1,65,670/-
study and oxide Crystals
Dr. S. Sunitha UGC-Minor Synthesis and characterization of 3,05,000/-
Biologically active heterocyclic
compounds.
12 Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT,
: NIL
ICSSR, etc.; total grants received
13 Research facility / Centre with
 State recognition
 NCIF is DST, FIST and UGC sponsored.
 Researchers from all parts of Tamil Nadu use it.
 National recognition
 International recognition
14 Publications
No. of papers published in peer reviewed journals
: 90
(National / International)
Monographs : Nil
Chapter(s) in Books : Nil
Editing Books : Nil
Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers : Nil

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Number listed in International Database

(For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities
: Nil
International Complete, Dare Database – International
Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.)
Citation Index – range / average : 50
SNIP : Nil
SJR : Nil
Impact Factor – range / average : 2-3
h-index : 10
15 Details of patents and Income generated : Nil
16 Areas of consultancy and Income generated Analysis of Pharmaceutical compounds for
: Orchid Chemicals under the Collaborative
research.
17 Faculty recharging strategies
 Attend refresher courses
 Publish findings and update
 Attend National & International seminars / Conference
 Many teachers travel abroad for attending Conferences
18 Student projects
 Percentage of students who have done in-house
: 60%
projects including inter-departmental
 Percentage of students doing projects in
: 40%
collaboration with industries/institutes
19 Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by
 Faculty
1. Dr. M. Murali Best Teacher Award, 2012-Awarded by the Chemical Research Society of India
Teacher fellowship by Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore (20/05/2013to 19/07/2013)
2. Ms. Sangeetha, Asst. Prof., Dept. of Chemistry was awarded the Best Paper Award for her Paper
entitled DNA and Protein Binding, DNA Cleavage and Cytotoxic Activity of Square-Plannar „CuII
(Quinmol)CI] Complex presented in ICRS Annual Conference held in Banarus Hindu University,
Varanasi, held on 1-3, Feb., 2013.
 Doctoral/Post-doctoral fellows
 Students

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20 Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national / international) with
details of outstanding participants, if any.
 Golden Jubilee Seminar on Chemistry and Industry; 9-3-2012
 Two-Day workshop on Modern Analytical Techniques; 31-1-2013 and 01.02.2013
21 Student profile course-wise:
Name of the Course Applications received Selected Pass percentage
(refer question no. 2) M F M F
2011-2012 UG 88 25 17 25 17
PG 79 10 4 10 4
2012-2013 UG 83 18 15 18 15
PG 30 17 03 17 03
2013-2014 UG 84 23 20 23 20
PG 101 08 06 08 06
2014-2015 UG 97 29 16 29 16
PG 85 07 09 07 09
22 Diversity of Students
Name of the % of students % of students % of students % of students
Course from the College from the state from other States from other
(refer question no.2) countries
UG --- 100% Nil Nil
PG 50% 100% Nil Nil
23 How many students have cleared Civil Services,
Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other : 03
competitive examinations?
24 Student Progression
Student Progression Percentage against enrolled
UG to PG 55%
PG to M.Phil. 5%
PG to Ph.D. 2 - 3%
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Nil
Employed
• Campus selection 10%
• Other than campus recruitment 50%
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25 Diversity of Staff
Percentage of faculty who are graduates of the same 80%
parent university
From other universities within the State 15%
From other universities from other states 5%
26 Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. : Dr. L. Pushpalatha
and D.Litt. during the assessment period. Dr. B. Latha
Dr. K. Lakshmanan
27 Present details about infrastructural facilities
a) Library There is a centralized library holding both
:
books and journals in Chemistry
b) Internet facilities for staff and students There is a separate Laboratory with 10
: Computers in the Department with Internet
connectivity
c) Total number of class rooms : 05
d) Class rooms with ICT facility All the class rooms are provided with LCD
:
Projector
e) Students laboratories 1.Newly renovated UG and PG
: laboratories
2. Physical Chemistry Laboratory
f) Research laboratories : Instruments lab for Research
28 Number of students of the department getting All the SC/ST/OBC students get scholarship
:
financial assistance from College. from the Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
29 Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If so, give
the methodology.
The Department was upgraded to offer M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes. Since many staff
members involve themselves in the specialized field of research, these research programmes were
introduced to facilitate the students to register under the staff as research guides.
30 Does the department obtain feedback from
a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-
yes, syllabi is updated on the suggestion
learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the :
made by faculty periodically
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b. Students on staff, curriculum as well as Based on the students feedback the teaching
teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the method is changed, to suit according to
:
response of the department to the same? students capability. Their suggestions have
been incorporated in syllabi during revision.
c. Alumni and employers on the programmes and Alumni of the Department working in
what is the response of the department to the research organization and other Chemical /
same? : pharmaceutical industries give feedback
about the curriculum and changes are made
accordingly.
31 List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)
1. Dr. M. Sekar, Asst. Prof., Nehru Memorial college, Puthanampatti, Trichy
2. Dr. N. Rajendran, Associate Prof. Annamalai University, chidambaram
3. Dr. G. Thirunarayanan M.Sc. Department of chemistry, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar.
Chidambaram.
4. Dr. S. Murugesan Associate Department of chemistry, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar.
Chidambaram
5. Mr. G. Ramasamy B.Sc. M.Sc. Asst. Prof. of chemistry, Engineering and Technology Section,
Annamalai University, Chidambaram.
6. Mr. M. Venkatapathy Asst. Prof. of chemistry, Govt. Arts College, Poolankurichi, Ponamarvathy,
Alagappa University, Karaikudi.
7. Mr. M. Venkatesan Lecturer in chemistry, Selvam Arts & Science College, Namakkal, Periyar
University.
8. Mr. S. Narayanan R& D Lab, TNPL, Pugalur, Karur Dt.
9. Dr. Murugesan, Associate Professor School of Chemistry Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai.
10. Mr. Chandrasekar, Regional Manager, New India Assurance, Trichy.
32 Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external
experts
The following special lecture programmes were organized.
1. Dr. P. Venuvanalingam, Professor & Head, Department of Chemistry, Bharathidasan University,
Tiruchirapalli delivered a lecture on Is the Chemical bond a fact or a fiction? On 18.08.2011.
2. Dr. K.P. Elango, Associate Professor in Chemistry, Gandhigram Rural Deemed University,
gandhigram, Dindigal to give a lecture on Fluoride Toxicity on 12.10.2011.
3. Dr. N. Kalaiselvi, Scientist, Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi delivered a
lecture on Lithium battaries for Green Environment on 11.10.2011.

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4. Dr. P. Thomas Muthiah, Professor and Head, School of Chemistry, Bharathidasan University,
Trichy delivered a lecture on Role of Chemistry in Nutritional Status on 22.08.2013.
5. Ms. Latha Janet, Head of Dept. of Science, EAU Claire High School, Columbia, SC, USA
delivered a lecture on Chemistry Education in USA on 13.07.2012.
6. Dr. K. Natarajan, Emeritus Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore
delivered a lecture on the Link between Inorganic and organic Chemistry on 17.09.2012.
7. Dr. S. Muthusubramanian, Professor, School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai
delivered a lecture on Applications of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy on 04.10.2012.
8. Dr. V.M. Biju, Asst. Prof. Dept. of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Trichy delivered a
lecture on High Pressure Liquid Chromatography Instrumentation and Applications on 15.03.2013.
9. Dr. D. Kalaivani, Asso. Prof. and Head, Dept. of Chemisty, Seethalakshmi Ramasamy College,
Trichy delivered a lecture on Nuances of Some Terms in UV-VIS/IR Spectroscopy on 05.02.2015.
33 List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes.
 Beside chalk and talk method, use of models to help the students to get a 3-dimensional picture of
molecules.
 Power point presentation Using LCD Projector. Internet virtual Class with LCD Projector
 Industrial visit to chemical / pharma / Cement / Steel industries.
34 How does the department ensure that programme It is monitored based on the students
objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes performance in their assignments, periodical
:
monitored? tests, seminars and end-semester
examinations.
35 Highlight the participation of students and faculty in Students of the department are involved in
:
extension activities. the analysis of the samples in the NCIF.
36 Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department.
 A few staff members are guiding students for M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes.
 Staff members attend National / International level seminars and workshops.
 A few staff members have traveled abroad to attend conferences.
37 State whether the programme/department is No
:
accredited/graded by other agencies. Give details.
38 Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department:
STRENGTH
 Well qualified and experienced teachers
 Laboratory with all the necessary equipment for UG, PG and Research Programmes.
 Staff members with different field of specialization.

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WEAKNESS
 Students are largely from rural downtrodden educationally backward class.
OPPORTUNITY
 Jobs in Chemical factories, Virtual chemical reaction in computer software industry. Ph.D.
programme, Academic carriers in School, Colleges and Universities.
CHALLENGES
 To Qualify students for placement of future advancement of Chemistry
 By giving training programme and asking to take summer and winter courses in the selected
advanced industries
 Integrated Ph.D. courses
39 Future plans of the department.
 Training the students for GATE,, GRE,,NET and IELTS examinations.
 Introduction of Diploma or Certificate courses in Applied Chemistry field related to industries.
Like cosmetic chemistry, food chemistry etc.
 Efforts will be made to do research in the recent cutting edge fields of chemistry.
 Socially relevant activities like water purification, controlling industrial pollution, and waste solid
management.
 Department is planning to develop facilities for Petrochemical and Polythene research

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EVALUATIVE REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

1 Name of the Department & its Year of PG Department of Computer Science

:
Establishment 1990

2 Names of Programmes / Courses offered B.Sc. Computer Science

(UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated M.Sc. Computer Science
Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.)
: B.C.A

B.Sc. Information Technology

M.Sc. Information Technology

3 Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved

 Skilled Based Elective: Commerce; Business Administration

 Desktop publishing, Scripting Languages &Photoshop.

 Tally Package : Commerce

 Calligraphy

 Combo Pack tie up with HCL, Web Designing using HTML.

4 Annual / semester/choice based credit

: Semester with CBCS
system

5 Participation of the department in the Teachers of the department handle classes on

courses offered by other departments Computer Application for the students of
:
English, Tamil, Business Administration and
so on.

6 Number of Teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst.

Professors)

Sanctioned Filled

Professors --- ---

Associate Professors --- ---

Assistant Professors 20 20

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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 Years of No. of Ph.D.

Experience Students guided in
the last 4 years

1. Dr. P.S.S. Akilashri M.C.A., B.Ed., M.Phil. Asst. Prof. & Image Processing & Data 11 Years ---
Ph.D. Head Mining

2. Ms. R. Sasikala M.Sc., M.Phil., B.Ed. Asst. Prof. Data Mining 11 Years ---

3. Ms. S. Ramani M.C.A., M.Phil., B.Ed., Asst. Prof. Software Testing 9 Years ---

4. Ms. Y. Priya M.C.A., M.Phil., Asst. Prof. Cloud Computing 8 Years ---

5. Ms. R.A. Sofia M.C.A., M.Phil., B.Ed. Asst. Prof. Network security 7 Years ---

6. Ms. A. Umamageswari M.Sc., M.Phil.,(Ph.D.) Asst. Prof. Data Mining 7 Years ---

7. Ms. P. Sundari M.Sc., M.Phil. Asst. Prof. Data Mining 12 Years ---

8. Ms. B. Mahalakshmi M.Sc., M.Phil. Asst. Prof. Data Mining 3 Years ---

9. Ms. V. Jayasudha M.C.A., M.Phil. Asst. Prof. Networks 3 Years ---

10. Ms. S. Sujatha M.Sc., M.Phil. Asst. Prof. Networks 3 Years ---

11. Ms. M. Arul Kothai Priya M.C.A., M.Phil. Asst. Prof. Data Mining 5 Years ---

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12. Ms. Maria Shyla Gratice M.C.A, B.Ed., Asst. Prof. J2EE 2 Year ---

13. Ms. P. Gowri Shankar M.Sc., M.Phil. Asst. Prof. Data Mining 2 Years ---

14. Ms. S. Sharmila M.C.A., M.Phil. Asst. Prof. Data Mining 4 Years ---

15. Ms. S. Siva Prakasam M.C.A., M.Phil. Asst. Prof. Data Mining 2 Years ---

16. Ms. M. Umamaheswari M.Sc., M.Phil. Asst. Prof. Networks 3 Years ---

17. Ms. D. Ananthi M.Sc., M.Phil. Asst. Prof. Database 4 Years ---

18. Ms. B. Suguna M.Sc., M.Phil. Asst. Prof. Networks 15 Years ---

19. Ms. S. Kiruthiga M.C.A, M.Phil. Asst. Prof. Networks 5 Years ---

20. Ms. M. Saranyakala M.Sc., M.Phil. Asst. Prof. Data Mining 10 Months ---

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8 Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty –

: There is no temporary faculty
Programme-wise information
9 Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio UG - 40:1
:
PG - 15:1
10 Number of academic support staff (technical) and :
administrative staff; sanctioned and filled Administrative Staff – 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.
12 Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR,
: ---
etc.; total grants received
13 Research facility / Centre with
 State recognition
: ---
 National recognition
 International recognition
14 Publications
No. of papers published in peer reviewed journals (National / National - 04
:
International) International - 15
Monographs : ---
Chapter(s) in Books : 06
Editing Books : 04
Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers : 01
Number listed in International Database
(For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International
: 14
Complete, Dare Database – International Social Sciences
Directory, EBSCO host, etc.)
Citation Index – range / average : 85
SNIP : ---
SJR : ---
Impact Factor – range / average : 4.69
h-index : ---

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15 Details of patents and Income generated : ---

16 Areas of consultancy and Income generated : ---
17 Faculty recharging strategies
 Attending refresher courses
 Publication of Papers
 Participation in National & International seminars / Conferences
 Training through private agencies on latest software
18 Student projects
 Percentage of students who have done in-house
: 70%
projects including inter-departmental
 Percentage of students doing projects in
: 30%
collaboration with industries/institutes
19 Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by Faculty, Doctoral/Post
doctoral fellows, Students
20 Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national / international)
with details of outstanding participants, if any.
 Dr. A.R. MOHAMED SHANAVAS, Associate Professor, Jamal Mohamed College-Trichy
conducted a one day “Workshop on MatLab” – 2014.-Sponsored by the Management
 Prof. K. SRIDHARAN, Director, Dept., of Computer science, Srimadh Andavan Arts and
Science college, Trichy, conducted a one day “Workshop on Android Application” – 2012.
Sponsored by the Management
 Mr. Dineshkumar Gandhi, M.Sc., M.Phil., (Ph.D.), Resource Person, Head, R&D, Innovative
Dynamic Technologies, Coimbatore, ”Workshop on Big Data Analytics – March 2016.”
Sponsored by the Management
 Dr. E. George Dharma Prakash Raj, Assistant Professor, Bharathidasan University, Trichy,
inaugurated the workshop on Android Application Development -September 2015. Sponsored
by the Management
 Mr. Mohammed Faiz Farooq, Resource Person, Design Engineer and Technical Associate,
ARK Techno solutions, Bangalore, “Workshop on Android Application Development – March
2016.” Sponsored by the Management
 Dr. K. Srinivasan, Asso. Prof. Dept. of English, National College, “Seminar – Towards Zenith,
July 2015.” Sponsored by the Management
 Mr. Sundaram, Corporate Advisor, Image Creative Technology, “Seminar - Learn and Earn
Through Creative Technologies, August 2015.” Sponsored by the Management

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 One day Workshop on Android and Multimedia was organized by the Department of
Computer Science on 12-10-2012.
 One Day Seminar on “You can be on your Own” Recent Trends in Graphic Designing
Advertising and Branding was organized by the Department of Computer Science on
28-02-2013.
21 Student profile course-wise:
Name of the Course Applications received Selected Pass percentage
(refer question no. 2)
M F M F

B.Sc. (Computer Science) 200 81 13 45.5% 69%

B.C.A(Computer Application) 250 76 14 41% 71.5%
M.Sc. (Computer Science) 50 09 01 100% 100%
22 Diversity of Students
Name of the Course % of students % of students % of students % of students
(refer question no.2) from the from the state from other States from other
College countries
B.Sc. (Computer Science) --- 100 --- ---
BCA (Computer Application) --- 98 01 ---
M.Sc. (Computer Science) --- 100 --- ---
23 How many students have cleared Civil Services,
Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any : ---
other competitive examinations?
24 Student Progression
Student Progression Percentage against enrolled
UG to PG 65%
PG to M.Phil. 10%
PG to Ph.D. 1%
Entrepreneurs 25%
25 Diversity of Staff
Percentage of faculty who are graduates
Of the same parent university 85
From other universities within the State 15
From other universities from other states ---

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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) Library 1,505 Books are available in the field of
Computer Science. There is a centralized
:
library holding both books and journals in
Computer Science.
b) Internet facilities for staff and students There is a separate Computer Laboratory in
:
the Department with Internet connectivity
c) Total number of class rooms : 18
d) Class rooms with ICT facility : Yes
e) Students laboratories : 02
f) Research laboratories : ---
28 Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College
 Three students get scholarship from the Management.
 All the SC/ST/OBC students get scholarship from the Govt. of TN.
29 Was any need assessment exercise undertaken
before the development of new program(s)? If so, : No new programmes were introduced
give the methodology.
30 Does the department obtain feedback from
a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-
Yes. Syllabi is updated on the suggestion
learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the :
made by faculty periodically
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?
Yes. IQAC of the College collects feed-back on Staff for all the Departments as a
Centralized Process. Based on the students feedback the teaching method is modified to suit
students understanding. Suggestions of students incorporated in syllabi during revision.
c. Alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the
same?
 Alumni of the Department working in research organization give feedback about the curriculum
and changes are made accordingly.
 Based on the observations of the corporate H R persons who come for Campus recruitment,
necessary changes are incorporated in the curriculum.

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31 List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)

 Mr. T. Ashok Kumar, Manager, SBI, Trichy.
 Mr. Manirathnam, B.Sc. CS – 2007, Software Engineer, KOMPAC Digital System Pvt. Ltd.,
Chennai.
 Mr. Murugesan, B.Sc. CS – 2007, Development Trainer, HCL, Chennai.
 Mr. Senthamizh Selvan, BCA – 2009, Trainer, TCS, Chennai.
 Mr. Manikandan, BCA – 2011, Programmer, Doctors Partner Asia, Chennai.
 Mr. Nandha Kumar, BCA – 2011, Asst. Business Development Manager, Iwiz Android Robo
Pvt. Ltd, Chennai.
 Ms. Priya Dharshni, B.Sc. CS – 2012,Senior Programmer, TCS, Chennai.
 Mr. R. Balaji, BCA – 2012, Software Engineer, R&D, soft Tech, Coimbatore.
 Mr. Muthu Selvan, M.Sc. CS – 2014, Web application developer, Hot Course India Pvt. Ltd,
Chennai.
 Mr. Vigneshwaran, BCA – 2015, Trainee, CTS, Chennai.
 Mr. Jagadisan. R, BCA – 2015, Recruiter Trainee, VDart Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Trichy.
32 The following eminent persons delivered lectures under the academic activities.
 Dr. E. Kannan, Registrar, Veltech Technical University, Chennai- 2014.
 Dr. Gopinath Ganapathy, Director, Bharathidasan University Technology Park, Trichy. – 2014.
 Dr. K. Manivannan, Dean, Planning & Development, RMK Engineering College, Kavaraipettai-
Chennai, - 2015.
 Dr. O.P. Bajpai, Director Academics, Veltech Dr. R.R. & Dr.S.R. Technical University, Avadi,
Chennai, - 2013.
 Dr. S. Nickolas, Head, Dept. of M.C.A, National Institute of Technology-Trichy, - 2013.
 Shri. T. Ramalingam, IRS, Deputy Commissioner, Income tax, Trichy, 2013.
 Mr. Abdul Rahman, IRAS, Asst., Divisional Railway Manager, Southern Railway, Trichy, -
2013.
 Dr. J. Kalpana, Principal, J.R. Poleytechnic College, Trichy .Certification Day on 2014
 Ms. SHALU, MANAGER (H.R)-e QUADRIGA Software Private Limited Trichy.
 Mr. Javid Ahamed, Creative Director, Max Vision International, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, -2014.
 Mr. Dineshkumar Gandhi, M.Sc., M.Phil., (Ph.D.), Resource Person, Head, R&D, Innovative
Dynamic Technologies, Coimbatore, ”Workshop on Big Data Analytics – March 2016.”
 Dr. Shanmugavadivu, Head, Dept. of MCA, Gandhigram University, Dindukal, “Inauguration of
Nacotech 2K16 – February 2016.”

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 Mr. L. Bharatwajan, Co-pilot, Associate with Top Flight Air Charted Company, Phillipines,
“Special invitee of Nacotech 2K16 – Valedictory, Febrauary 2016.”
The following special lecture programmes were conducted by Computer Science Association
during the last four years.
 Mr. K. Srinivasan, Deputy Controller, delivered a lecture on Born to Win on 16.08.2013.
 Dr. V.R. Mathiazhagan, Prof. in-Charge delivered a lecture on Personality Development on
25.09.2014.
 Mr. Sundaram, Corporate Advisor, Image Creative Technology delivered a lecture on Learn and
Earn through Creative Technologies on 04.08.2015.
33 List the teaching methods adopted by the  PowerPoint presentation
faculty for different programmes.  Seminars by Students
:
 Laboratory practicals
 Workshop
34 How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning
outcomes monitored?
 Maintaining counseling Record for each student. Conducting class tests and seminar classes.
 Periodic Review of completion of syllabus, Continuous Internal Assessment
35 Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities.
Name of the Extension Activities Number of Students participated
Sports 01
NCC 09
NSS 06
Rotaract Club 15
Fine Arts 02
36 Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department.
 Special lectures on current topics under the aegis of the Association
 Staff members attend National / International level seminars and workshops.
 A few staff members have traveled abroad to attend conferences.
37 State whether the programme/department is
accredited/graded by other agencies. Give : ---
details.

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38 Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department
Strengths
 Dedicated computer server for the department
 Student-computer ratio is 3:1
 Wi-Fi facility
 All classrooms have ICT facility
Weakness
 Majority of students come from Rural areas with Tamil as a medium of study.
 Lack of sufficient Ph.D. guides to acquire Ph.D.
Opportunity
 Placement in IT companies
 Opportunities for entrepreneurship
Challenges
 Pass percentage in NET/GATE exam is far below the average.
 To improve the communication skills of the students to meet the challenges at workplace
39 Future plans of the department.
 To introduce M. Phil / Ph.D. Research Programmes
 To sign MoU with Corporates and Institutions abroad to enrich learning experience
 To train students for GATE / NET examinations.
 To establish an exclusive research facility to promote research in Computer Science / Network

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EVALUATIVE REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY

1 Name of the Department & its Year of Geology, 1961

:
Establishment

2 Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, B.Sc. Geology

PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; : M.Sc. Applied Geology

Integrated Ph.D., etc.) M.Phil. & Ph.D. Geology/Applied Geology

3 Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved

Geology and Environment - Chemistry, Physics

Elements of Geology - Chemistry, Physics

4 Annual / semester/choice based credit system : Semester- Choice based credit system

5 Participation of the department in the courses Tamil - Petchukalai

offered by other departments : Botany - Horticulture

Philosophy - Gandhian Thought

6 Number of Teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst.

Professors)

Sanctioned Filled

Professors --- ---

Associate Professors 06 06

Assistant Professors 05 04

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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 guided
Experience in the last 4 years
1. Dr. K. Anbarasu M.Sc., M.Phil., Principal Coastal Geomorphology & Remote 33 Years 01
Ph.D., Sensing
2. Dr. V. Kumar M.Sc., M.Phil., Associate Professor Micropaleontology & Coastal Ecology 31 Years ---
Ph.D., & Head and Environment
3. Dr. D. Srinivasan M.Sc., M.Phil., Associate Professor Micropaleontology & Hydrogeology 31 Years ---
Ph.D.,
4. Dr. V. Subramanian M.Sc., M.Phil., Associate Professor Petrology & Geophysics 31 Years 01
Ph.D.,
5. Dr. R. Ramesh M.Sc., M.Phil., Associate Professor Sedimentology & Marine Geology 31 Years ---
Ph.D.,
6. Mr. S. Sivakumar M.Sc., M.Phil. Associate Professor Hydrogeology & Micropaleontology 29 Years ---
7. Dr. N. Jawahar Raj M.Sc., M.Tech., Associate Professor Environmental Geology & Remote 15 Years ---
Ph.D. Sensing
8. Dr.V.Vasanthamohan M.Sc., Ph.D. Asst. Professor Environmental Geology & Geochemistry 8 years ---
9. Dr. S. Selvaraj M.Sc., SET, Ph.D. Asst. Professor Sedimentology & Remote Sensing 8 years ---
10. Ms. J. Christinal M.Sc. Asst. Professor Micropaleontology Recent ---

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8 Percentage of classes taken by temporary UG - 10 %

:
faculty – Programme-wise information PG - 8%
9 Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio UG - 10:1
:
PG - 8:1
10 Number of academic support staff (technical) :
Lab Assistants - Sanctioned: 4 Filled : 2
and administrative staff; 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.
Name of the Funding Sanctioned
Title of the Project
Principal investigator Agency Amount (Rs.)
Geobiotechnological Study of 44,50,000/-
Quaternary Sea level changes along
the coast of Tamil Nadu using
Dr. K. Anbarasu MoES
Sedimentological,
Micropaleontological &
Microbiological indicators.
Field Investigations for shore line 22,43,000/-
management project along the
Dr. S.Selvaraj NIOT
coastal stretch between Poovar and
Thuthukudi, Tamil Nadu Coast
12 Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, DST FIST is sanctioned to the
ICSSR, etc.; total grants received : College as a unit, not to the
department in a College
13 Research facility / Centre with
 State recognition
 National recognition
 International recognition
1. The Department has GIS and Remote Sensing Research Laboratory. Modern Survey
Equipment like Total Station and RTKGPS are available.
2. A Research Laboratory for Sedimentological Studies with a Research Microscope has
been established.

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14 Publications
No. of papers published in peer reviewed journals
: 10
(National / International)
Monographs Atlas of Coastal Geomorphology of
Tamil Nadu has been prepared and it
:
is widely used by Researchers for
Coastal area studies.
Chapter(s) in Books : ---
Editing Books : 01
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 : 25
SNIP : ---
SJR : ---
Impact Factor – range / average : 02
h-index : ---
15 Details of patents and Income generated : Nil
16 Areas of consultancy and Income generated
 Rs. 2,15,000/- for the consultancy service to calculate the volume of Garnet sand as per
Madras High Court direction.
 Rs. 7,00,000/- for the shoreline management studies for NIOT.
17 Faculty recharging strategies
 Staff members attend seminar/conference regularly.
 They are guiding M.Phil. and Ph.D. scholars.
 Experts are invited for special lectures.
 Attend refresher courses and Short term training programme.

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18 Student projects
 Percentage of students who have done in-house : 50%
projects including inter-departmental
 Percentage of students doing projects in : 50%
collaboration with industries/institutes
19 Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by
 Faculty
 Doctoral / Post doctoral fellows
 Students
1. Students of the department were the winners for two years consecutively in the
Geoparley event organized by Gandhigram Rural University, Dindigul.
2. Many prizes are won every year by the students of the department in the AGE event
held in Anna University, Chennai.
20 Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national / international)
with details of outstanding participants, if any.
1. One day Public awareness programme on “Environment and Drinking water management”
Feb 2012
2. Two days National Workshop on “Image Processing and GIS Techniques in Geology”
Aug‟ 2013
21 Student profile course-wise:
Name of the Course Applications Selected Pass
(refer question no. 2) received percentage

M F M F

B.Sc. Geology 2011-2012 46 29 06 70% 20%

2012-2013 53 27 05 65% 20%
2013-2014 64 29 04 60% 12%
2014-2015 69 28 10 62% 12%
M.Sc. Applied Geology 2011-2012 20 09 03 85% 15%
2012-2013 27 12 --- 91.67% ---
2013-2014 32 08 07 55% 45%
2014-2015 37 10 06 80% 20%

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22 Diversity of Students
Name of the % of students % of students % of students % of students
Course from the College from the state from other from other
(refer question no.2) States countries
B.Sc. --- 70% 30% ---
M.Sc. --- 70% 30% ---
23 How many students have cleared Civil Services,
 GATE – 04 students
Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any :
 Rajiv Gandhi Scholarships - 01
other competitive examinations?
24 Student Progression
Student Progression Percentage against enrolled
UG to PG 75%
PG to M.Phil. ---
PG to Ph.D. 20%
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral ---
Employed
• Campus selection 15%
• Other than campus recruitment 80%
Entrepreneurs 15%
25 Diversity of Staff
Percentage of faculty who are graduates
Of the same parent university 50%
From other universities within the State 50%
From other universities from other states ---
26 Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D.,
01
D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period. :
27 Present details about infrastructural facilities
a) Library : 2,904 books relating to geology
b) Internet facilities for staff and students : Yes
c) Total number of class rooms : 05
d) Class rooms with ICT facility : 02
e) Students laboratories : 02
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28 Number of students of the department getting

: 90%
financial assistance from College.
29 Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If
so, give the methodology.
No new programme was introduced in the last four years. M.Sc. Geophysics programme
is planned to be introduced in the year 2016-17. The programme is not offered in the state of
Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
30 Does the department obtain feedback from
a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching- Yes, Incorporate their inputs/suggestions
learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the : in improving the curriculum / teaching-
department utilize it? learning-evaluation process.
b. Students on staff, curriculum as well as Yes, Their suggestions were incorporated
teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the : in the curriculum/ teaching-learning-
response of the department to the same? evaluation process.
c. Alumni and employers on the programmes Alumni organize annual meeting and
and what is the response of the department to distributing prizes to meritorious students
:
the same? and extending financial support to the
needy students
31 List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)
 Mr. L.A.V Karthikeyan, ONGC Andhra Pradesh
 Mr. Dhatchinamoorthy, Mining Geologist, South Africa
 Mr. Deepak, Mining Geologist, Madagashar
 Mr. Saravana Kumar, Proprietor, Mines, South Africa.
 Mr. Ramakrishnan, General Manager, ONGC, Chennai
 Mr. R. Jayakumar, DDG, GSI, Kolkata.
 Mr. Vijayakumar, Senior Geologist, GSI
 Mr. C. Murugan, Deputy Director, AMD, Hyderabad.
 Mr. Ramprasad, GSI Andhra Pradesh
 Dr. Angusamy, Geologist, Iron Ore Mines, Australia.
 Dr. Udhayaganesan, Head, Dept. of Geology, Alagappa Arts and Science College,
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32 Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with
external experts
 Periodical special lectures are being organized by Geology association.
 Multi speciality lectures are being organized by the college for core group students.
 The Department extends its full guidance and Co-operation to the Geology faculties,
scientists, researchers and students from various colleges and Universities of our country to
study the wonders of “Upper Cretaceous exposures of Tiruchirapalli Cretaceous formation”
 The Department has been providing “Survey Training” programme to the students of
Geology from various institutions.
 As the Department possess a very good collection of Rocks, Minerals and Fossils, it lends
them to the nearby institutions to facilitate teaching.
 Through invited lectures, our Staff members disseminating their knowledge to the audience
of PWD, various schools and colleges.
 The Department along with Tiruchirappalli Tamil Sangam organised one week lecture
programme “Adhisaya Boomi” to the Public every year to create awareness about our
planet earth to the general public.
33 List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes.
 chalk and black board is followed
 Concept of „Computer Aided Teaching‟ through various interactive teaching aids like LCD
and Interactive Board.
 train the students in geological mapping and surveying.
 Students are taken to places of Geological interest like underground /open cast mines, and
various geological land forms
34 How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning
outcomes monitored?
 Field work is part of the curriculum and is considered for award of marks in practicals.
 Students are trained in all branches of Geological Science to make them eligible for
different jobs.
 Assignments, Seminar classes, CIA test, class test, field work, practicals, webinars etc are
taken into consideration for awarding marks.
 Eminent Geologist are invited for special lectures in order to give exposure to the students
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35 Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities.

 Dr. S. Selvaraj, Asst. Prof. in the department is the ANO of NCC (Naval) unit of the
College.
 Dr. V. Kumar, was the coordinator for NSS unit
 Many students are NCC cadets and NSS volunteers.
 Students participate in Competitions conducted in other colleges and bag prizes.
 A group of students are members of JCI unit of the College.
36 Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department.
Eminent Geologist and Scientist are invited to deliver lecture for the benefit of students.
The following lectures were delivered during the last four years.
1. Prof. V. Radhakrishnan, Prof. and Head, Dept. of Marine Sciences, Bharathidasan
University, Trichy delivered a lecture on New Vistas in Marine Geology on 30.08.2011.
2. Dr. C. Sakthi Saravanan, Post Directorate Fellow from the School of Geological Sciences,
University of Kwazutu Natal, Durban, South Africa delivered a lecture on The Gold
Mineralizaion on 28.12.2011.
3. Dr. Priyadarsi D. Roy, Asso Prof. Dept. of Geochemistry, Institute of Geology, National
University of Mexico delivered a lecture on Millennial Scale Climate Evolution of Mexican
Drylands since Late Quaternary on 23.07.2012.
4. Dr. A.M. Dayal, Emeritus Scientist, National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad
delivered a lecture on Exploration of Hydrocarbon using Geochemical Technique on
28.01.2014.
5. Dr. K. Prabhakar Reddy, South India Team Lead, Here Solution Ltd, Nokia Business,
Bangalore delivered a lecture on An Overview of Map Community on 27.06.2014.
6. Dr. R. Jayakumar, Deputy Director General Rtd, Geological Survay of India, Kolkata
delivered a lecture on An Overview of Exploration for Gold on 12.08.2014.
7. Dr. K. Muthukumaran, Asso. Prof. Dept. of Civil Engineering, National Institute of
Technology, Trichy delivered a lecture on Soil Strength at Construction Site on 03.02.2015.
8. Wg Cdr (Retd.) C. Palanivel, Career Consultant and Talent acquisition delivered a lecture
on Design Your Dreams on 15.10.2015.
37 State whether the programme/department is
accredited/graded by other agencies. Give : No
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38 Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the
department
Strength
 There is a great demand for admission to B.Sc. Geology
 The Department has faculties with specialization in various branches of Geology.
 Required infrastructure is available.
 Principal of the College is a staff of the department
Weakness
 Expertise in the Structural Geology and Isotope Geology are not available.
 Funds for Research are insufficient.
 Field work requires recurring expenditure.
 Exploration of Mineral resources need core sampling equipment which is very costly and
involve requiring expenditure.
Opportunities
 Students with high marks have joined the Under Graduate programme and they can be
trained to lead the Geo Scientist of the country.
 Since Mineral and Oil explorations largely taken place the students will have opportunity to
get decent employment.
 GIS and Remote Sensing Laboratory will help the students to get trained in the field to take
up jobs in ISRO and NRSA.
Challenges
 All the senior teachers are retiring shortly.
 Girls students are seeking admission in large numbers.
 Core Geology Research is slowly losing its importance and applied aspects are taken up for
research.
39 Future plans of the department.
 M.Sc. Geophysics curriculum will be introduced from the year 2016-2017.
 Research on Shoreline changes and Sea level changes of Tamil Nadu coast, Sedimentology,
GIS and Remote Sensing will be given priority.
 The Department will be upgraded into Center for Excellence in Earth Sciences with
financial support from Corporates.

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EVALUATIVE REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

1 Name of the Department & its Year of PG and Research Department of

:
Establishment Mathematics, 1957

2 Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG,  B.Sc. Mathematics

PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters;
 M.Sc. Mathematics
Integrated Ph.D., etc.)
:  M.Phil. Mathematics (Full Time &
Part Time)

 Ph.D. (Full Time & Part Time)

3 Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved

Interdisciplinary courses on Quantitative Aptitude – I and Quantitative Aptitude – II

are offered to the students of Commerce, Economics, Tamil, Business Administration,
Computer Science.

4 Annual / semester/choice based credit system : Choice Based Credit System

5 Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments

 Allied courses are offered to the students of Physics, Chemistry, Geology, Computer
Application, Computer Science.

 Students of Mathematics study courses on Energy Physics, Laser Physics, Geology and
Environment etc.

6 Number of Teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst.

Professors)

Sanctioned Filled

Professors --- ---

Associate Professors 03 03

Assistant Professors 16 14

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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 Years of No. of Ph.D.
Experience Students guided in
the last 4 years
1. Mr. M. Senthilvel M.Sc., M.Phil., Asso. Prof. & Graph Theory 33 years ---
Head
2. Dr. D.Muthuramakrishnan M.Sc., M.Phil., B.Ed, Asso. Prof. Graph Theory 21 years ---
Ph.D.,
3. Dr. P.Shanmuganandham M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., Asso. Prof. Number Theory 23 years ---
Theory
4. Dr. A.Vijayasankar M.Sc., M.Phil., Asst. Prof. Number Theory 20 years ---
PGDCA, M.Ed., Ph.D.
5. Dr. S.Sriram M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., Asst. Prof. Number Theory 17 years ---

6. Dr. Manju Somanath M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., Asst. Prof. Number Theory 13 years 01

7. Mr. K. Raja M.Sc., M.Phil., Asst. Prof. Number Theory 9 years ---
PGDCA,PGDOR,
8. Ms. K. Srividhya M.Sc., M.Phil., SET., Asst. Prof. Stochastic Processes 10 years ---

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9. Ms. V. Sangeetha M.Sc., M.Phil. Asst. Prof. Number Theory 3 years ---

10. Ms. I. Jenifer M.Sc., M.Phil., B.Ed. Asst. Prof. Number Theory 2 years ---

11. Mr. K.Thirunavukkarasu M.Sc., M.Phil., B.Ed. Asst. Prof. Algebra 2 years ---

12. Ms. E. Premalatha M.Sc., M.Phil. Asst. Prof. Number Theory 2 years ---

13. Ms. C. Sheela M.Sc., M.Phil., Asst. Prof. Graph Theory 3 years ---
PGDCA., B.Ed.

14. Mr. S. Arun M.Sc., M.Phil., B.Ed. Asst. Prof. Algebra 1 year ---

15. Ms. K.C. Uma M.Sc., M.Phil., B.Ed. Asst. Prof. --- 1 year ---

16. Ms. J. Florance Mary M.Sc., M.Phil., B.Ed. Asst. Prof. Graph Theory 3 years ---

17. Ms. P. Gowthami M.Sc., M.Phil., Asst. Prof. Algebra 2 years ---

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8 Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – B.Sc. - 15%

:
Programme-wise information M.Sc. - 10%
9 Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio UG - 40:01
:
PG - 25:01
10 Number of academic support staff (technical) and :
Nil
administrative staff; sanctioned and filled
11 Number of faculty with ongoing projects from
a) National b) International funding agencies and
: Nil
c) Total grants received. Mention names of
funding agencies and grants received project-wise.
12 Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT,
: Nil
ICSSR, etc.; total grants received
13 Research facility / Centre with Ramanujan Mathematical Society, a
 State recognition renowned professional body with more
:
 National recognition than 1,500 members across the world is
 International recognition located in the College.
14 Publications
No. of papers published in peer reviewed journals
: 83
(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 : 125
SNIP : ---
SJR : ---
Impact Factor – range / average : 01-02
h-index : ---

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15 Details of patents and Income generated : ---

16 Areas of consultancy and Income generated : ---
17 Faculty recharging strategies
 Attend Orientation/Refresher programme
 Attend Seminar/Conference/Workshop
 Publishing Research papers
 Act as resource person in the Seminar/Conference organized in other institutions.
 Inviting eminent scholars for the association meeting.
18 Student projects : ---
 Percentage of students who have done in-house :
projects including inter-departmental 100%
 Percentage of students doing projects in : ---
collaboration with industries/institutes
19 Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by
 Faculty : Dr. D. Muthuramakrishnan is a
Syndicate member of Bharathidasan
University, Tiruchirapalli.
 Doctoral / post doctoral fellows : --
 Students : --
20 Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the
source of funding (national / international) with : --
details of outstanding participants, if any.
21 Student profile course-wise:
Name of the programme Year Applications Selected Pass %
received M F M F
2011-12 102 51 25 26 95
2012-13 120 55 20 35 94
B.Sc.(Aided & un-aided) 2013-14 145 60 42 18 ---
2014-15 165 66 40 26 ---
2011-12 110 35 20 15 98
2012-13 130 38 16 22 97
M.Sc.(Aided & un-aided) 2013-14 146 50 20 30 98
2014-15 162 52 30 22 ---

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2011-12 101 18 12 06 100

M.Phil.(Full Time & Part 2012-13 107 19 13 06 100
Time) 2013-14 112 42 22 20 100
2014-15 125 44 24 20 ---
22 Diversity of Students

Name of the %of students from % of students %of students

Year
Course the same state from other States from abroad

2011-12 100 --- ---

2012-13 100 --- ---
B.Sc. 2013-14 100 --- ---
2014-15 100 --- ---
2015-16 100 --- ---
2011-12 100 --- ---
2012-13 100 --- ---
2013-14 100 --- ---
M.Sc.
2014-15 100 --- ---
2015-16 100 --- ---
2011-12 100 --- ---
2012-13 100 --- ---
M.Phil. 2013-14 100 --- ---
2014-15 100 --- ---
2015-16 100 --- ---
23 How many students have cleared Civil Services,
Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other : 10
competitive examinations?
24 Student Progression
Student Progression Percentage against enrolled
UG to PG 60%
PG to M.Phil. 85%
PG to Ph.D. 20%
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral ---

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Employed ---
• Campus selection 25%
• Other than campus recruitment 50%
Entrepreneurs 20%
25 Diversity of Staff
Percentage of faculty who are graduates
Of the same parent university 75
From other universities within the State 12.5
From other universities from other states 12.5
26 Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period.
Ph.D. - 04
Dr. P. Shanmuganantham
Dr. S. Sriram
Dr. D. Muthuramakrishnan
Dr. A. Vijayasankar
27 Present details about infrastructural facilities
a) Library : 5,520 books
b) Internet facilities for staff and students : 02 Computers with Internet Facility
c) Total number of class rooms : 11
d) Class rooms with ICT facility : 2
e) Students laboratories : 1
f) Research laboratories : --
28 Number of students of the department getting
: --
financial assistance from College.
29 Was any need assessment exercise undertaken As the demand for the Mathematics
before the development of new program(s)? If so, was found to be increased, B.Sc.
:
give the methodology. Mathematics - Addition Section has
been introduced.
30 Does the department obtain feedback from
a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching- Yes. Faculty suggests changes to be
learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the made on curriculum and teaching
department utilize it? : learning process. There suggestions
are incorporated during the revision of
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b. Students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching- Yes. The department takes necessary
learning-evaluation and what is the response of : actions to fulfill the needs of the
the department to the same? students.
c. Alumni and employers on the programmes and
what is the response of the department to the : No
same?
31 List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)
1. Dr. N. Sridhar – Professor of Mathematics (Retd.), Alagappa University, Karaikudi.
2. Dr. A. Vijayasankar, Asst. Prof. Dept. of Mathematics, National College.
3. Mr. K. Venkatesan, Infosys, Mysore.
4. Dr. Palanivel, Professor, Kalasalingam University, Srivilliputur.
32 Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with
external experts
 Training programs on LaTeX
 Endowment Lectures
 Coaching classes for CSIR-UGC NET/SET examinations
The following special lecture programmes were conducted by Mathematics Association
during the last four years.
1. Dr. V. Lakshmana Gomathi Nayagam, Asst. Prof. Dept. of Mathematics, NIT, Trichy
delivered a lecture on Introduction to Fuzzy Logic and its Applications on 12.08.2011.
2. Dr. B. Gayathri, Asso. Prof. Dept. of Mathematics, EVR College, Trichy delivered a lecture
on Graph Theory on 26.09.2011.
3. Dr. R. Srikanth, Asso. Dean, Dept. of Mathematics, SASTRA University, Thanjavur
delivered a lecture on the basis of Number Theory on 08.02.2012.
4. Dr. M.A. Gopalan, Asso. Prof. Dept. of Mathematics, Shrimathi Indira Gandhi College,
Trichy delivered a lecture on Second order Ramanujam Number on 07.03.2012.
5. jpU. tp[auhftd;> mtu;fs; 27.09.2013 md;W Ntjf;fzpjk; gw;wp rpwg;Giuahw;wpdhu;.
6. Dr. A. Ramesh Babu, Asst. Prof. Dept. of Mathematics, SASTRA University, Kumbakonam
delivered a lecture on Singular Perturbation Problems and its applications on 05.10.2012.
7. Dr. A. Nagoorgani, Asso. Prof. Dept. of Mathematics, Jamal Mohamed College, Trichy
delivered a lecture on Intuitionistic Fuzzy Set and its Applications on 11.10.2012.
8. Mr. A. Mohan, Asst. Prof. and Head, Dept. of Mathematics, Saranathan College of
Engineering, Trichy delivered a lecture on How to Crack UGC-CSIR/SET exams on
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9. Dr. S. Rubanraj, Asso. Prof. and Head, Dept. of Mathematics, St. Joseph’s College, Trichy
delivered a lecture on Applications of Differential Equations in Real Life on 18.02.2013.
10. Dr. S. Senthamizhselvi, Asst. Prof. Dept. of Mathematics, Govt. Arts College, Trichy
delivered a lecture on Role of Mathematics in various fields on 20.08.2014.
11. Dr. N. Sridharan, Retired Prof. Alagappa University, Karaikudi delivered a lecture on
Fractals on 31.07.2015.
12. Dr. V. Saavithri, Head and Asst. Prof. PG and Research Department of Mathematics, Nehru
Memorial College, Puthanampatti delivered a lecture on Radon Transform and Image
Processing on 08.10.2015.
33 List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes.
 Power Point Presentation
 Smart Board
 Models
 Chalk and Talk
 Field Trips
34 How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning
outcomes monitored?
 It is ensured by the subject experts in the board of studies. Learning outcomes are monitored
through the placement cell in the college
 Students are assessed based on the Assignments, Seminar Classes, CIA test and end semester
examinations.
35 Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities.
Extension Activity of the Students
Ms. M. Iswarya, M.Sc., Mathematics participated in the 5th National level tournament
held at Mumbai and won Gold medal in Kung Fu Competition. Altogether she competed in 23
tournaments and bagged 21 Gold medals.
Many students participate in NCC, NSS, Rotaract, Fine Arts and other club activities in
the College.
Extension Activity of staff member(s)
 Capt. Dr. D. Muthuramakrishnan is the ANO of NCC Armd Sqn unit of the College. He was
the Leader for Tamil Nadu Contingent for Republic Day parade in 2012.
36 Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department.
 The department organize NACOMAT, an intercollegiate competitions for Mathematics
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 Eminent Mathematicians are invited to deliver special lecture.

 The Department conducts Dr. R. Balakrishnan Endowment Lecture every year.
 Ramanujan Mathematical Society and the department jointly conducts an outreach
programme on Advanced Mathematics for PG students and Research scholars.
 One week training programme LaTeX is organized by the department every year.
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
 The department continues to enjoy the status of the most preferred department by the students
from rural areas
 Good student staff relationship the students have freedom of expression and there is a mutual
trust.
 Committed teachers and a vibrant curriculum
Weakness
 Insufficient infrastructure like internet facility for the students
 Lack of regular faculty ,separate computer lab and smart class
Opportunity
 Now the trend of preferring engineering education started reversing, hence it is expected that
this will promote quality input and subsequently enriched graduates in mathematics
 Liberal Funding by the UGC for research and development
 Support by the Alumni of the department
Challenges
 Since more than 90% of the students are educated in the regional language, their
communication skills are to be attended
 There is a need for bridge courses / remedial courses for slow learners
 To alleviate the fear of mathematics and to promote mathematics as a tool to learn any subject
39 Future plans of the department.
The department has plan to introduce the following new programmes.
 Post Graduate in Operations Research
 Post Graduate Diploma in Operations Research
 Certificate courses in LaTeX & SPSS
 Post Graduate Diploma in Actuarial Sciences

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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION

1 Name of the Department & its Year of Research Department of Physical Education
:
Establishment and Sports Sciences / 2012

2 Names of Programmes / Courses offered

B.Sc., M.Phil. and Ph.D. on Physical
(UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated :
Education.
Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.)

3 Interdisciplinary courses and departments Yoga and General Fitness courses are offered

involved : to students of Geology, Botany and

Commerce as NME.

4 Annual / semester/choice based credit system

B.Sc. - Semester with CBCS

M. Phil. - Semester with CBCS

Ph.D. coursework - As per UGC Norms

5 Participation of the department in the Students study English, Computer

courses offered by other departments Application, Tamil and Geology and

:
Environment as Non Major Electives in the

respective department.

6 Number of Teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst.

Professors)

Sanctioned Filled

Professors --- ---

Associate Professors 01 01

Assistant Professors 03 03

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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 Years of No. of Ph.D. Students

Experience guided in the last 4
years

1. Dr. D. Prasanna Balaji M.P.Ed., Head& Director Soccer & Training 16 Years 7
M.Phil., Ph.D. Methods

2. Mr. D. Boopathy M.P.Ed., Assistant Professor Gymnastics & Training 3 Years 7

M.Phil., Ph.D., Method

3. Mr. R.N. Woreithing M.P.Ed., Assistant Professor Soccer & Training 2 years 5
M.Phil., Ph.D., Methods

4. Ms. Sheila Devi M.P.Ed., M.Phil. Assistant Professor Yoga & Training Methods 1 Year ---

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8 Percentage of classes taken by temporary

: -Nil-
faculty – Programme-wise information
9 Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio B.Sc. - 30:1
: M.Phil. - 5:1
Ph.D. - 8:1
10 Number of academic support staff (technical) :
Academic support staff - 3
and administrative staff; 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.
National – 01
 Dr. D. Prasanna Balaji conducts a Minor Projects sponsored by UGC-SERO, Hyderabad Rs.
2,45,000/-
12 Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST;
---
DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received
13 Research facility / Centre with
 State recognition
The department has facilities like indoor and outdoor stadium, Multi point gymnasium
and playgrounds for all games. Sports equipments are sufficiently available. Intercollegiate and
Inter University tournaments are organized.
 National recognition
 International recognition
14 Publications
No. of papers published in peer reviewed
: 56
journals (National / International)
Monographs : 0
Chapter(s) in Books : 6
Editing Books : 6
Books with ISBN numbers with details of :
publishers 8
Number listed in International Database : ---
Citation Index – range / average : 10
SNIP : ---
SJR : ---

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Impact Factor – range / average : 3.18

h-index : 40
15 Details of patents and Income generated : Nil
16 Areas of consultancy and Income generated
Employees of V-DART Software Solutions private Ltd. are given special coaching for
fitness and mental health as a consultancy services.
17 Faculty recharging strategies
 Attending National and International Workshops /Conferences /Symposiums /Seminars.
 Visit to other National/International matches and Stadiums.
 Attending Refresher courses.
18 Student projects :
1. Percentage of students who have done in-
: Nil
house projects including inter-departmental
2. Percentage of students doing projects in
: Nil
collaboration with industries/institutes
19 Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by Faculty
Dr. D. Prasanna Balaji, Physical Director has received outstanding sports trainer Pre
RD/NSS/Delhi during 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015.
 Doctoral / post doctoral fellows : Nil
 Students
1. Mr. B. Mugesh, B.Sc. Physical Education represented India in Cycling in Asian Cycling
Competition held in Delhi In 2013.
2. Mr. K. Vishnu Narayanan, II B.Sc. Physical Education, participated as Indian representative
in Yoga at BRICS 2015 held in Moscow from 26th Aug to 6th Sep 2015. He also
demonstrated Yoga in the presence of the Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi and
President of Russia Mr. Vladimir Putin
3. Mr. R. Mothi Arun, I B.A English, won National Junior Championship in Dec 2015.
4. Ms. A. Chandralekha, I B.A English secured Gold Medal in 100 and 200 meters in the
National Athletic Championship held in Patiala, Punjab during Dec 2015.
5. Ms. M. Iswarya, M.Sc., Mathematics participated in the 5th National level tournament held at
Mumbai and won Gold medal in Kung Fu Competition. Altogether she competed in 23
tournaments and bagged 21 Gold medals.

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20 Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national / international)

with details of outstanding participants, if any.
National
 Conference titled “Doping in Sports” / 13th September 2015 / Self supported
 Workshop on “Latest Trends in Sports” / 17th February 2015 / Self supported
 Seminar titled “Sports as a Career” / 28th February 2015 / Self supported
 One- Day Workshop on “Swiss ball” / 9th March 2014/ Self supported
 One-Day Workshop on “Scientific aspects of Yoga” / 20th February 2014/ Self supported
 Seminar titled “ Adapted Physical Education” /25th August 2011/ Self supported
International
 Conference titled “ICRS” / 13th September 2015 / UGC
21 Student profile course-wise:
Name of the Course Applications Selected Pass
(refer question no. 2) received percentage
M F M F
B.Sc. (2012-2015) 16 13 3 96 98
B.Sc. (2013-2016) 45 18 3 - -
B.Sc. (2014-2017) 48 28 2 - -
M.Phil. (2013-2014) 5 5 --- - 100
M.Phil. (2014-2015) 5 3 2 100 100
22 Diversity of Students
Name of the Course % of students % of students % of students % of students
(refer question no.2) from the from the state from other from other
College States countries
B.Sc. (2012-2015) NA 100 Nil Nil
B.Sc. (2013-2016) NA 100 Nil Nil
B.Sc. (2014-2017) NA 100 Nil Nil
M.Phil. (2013-2014) NA 60 40 Nil
M.Phil. (2014-2015) NA 60 40 Nil
23 How many students have cleared Civil Services,
Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other : Nil
competitive examinations?

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24 Student Progression
Student Progression Percentage against enrolled
UG to PG 50%
PG to M.Phil. ---
PG to Ph.D. ---
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral NA
Employed
• Campus selection ---
• Other than campus recruitment 60%
Entrepreneurs ---
25 Diversity of Staff
Percentage of faculty who are graduates
Of the same parent university ---
From other universities within the State 25%
From other universities from other states 75%
26 Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D.,
---
D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period. :

27 Present details about infrastructural facilities

a) Library  200 books
 200 e-books in the form of e-library
:
maintained in the department for
benefit of students
b) Internet facilities for staff and students Wi-Fi Internet connectivity is available in
:
the department.
c) Total number of class rooms : 05
d) Class rooms with ICT facility : 01 (LCD Projectors – 1)
e) Research laboratories : Exercise Physiology
28 Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College.
All the SC/ST/BC students receive scholarship from Govt. of Tamil Nadu. 10
outstanding sports students are given free boarding lodging every year.
29 Was any need assessment exercise undertaken
before the development of new program(s)? If : ---
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30 Does the department obtain feedback from

a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching- Yes, Incorporate their inputs/suggestions
learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the : in improving the curriculum / teaching-
department utilize it? learning-evaluation process.
b. Students on staff, curriculum as well as Yes, Their suggestions were incorporated
teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the : in the curriculum/ teaching-learning-
response of the department to the same? evaluation process.
c. Alumni and employers on the programmes Yes, They appreciate the infrastructure
and what is the response of the department to : facilities, staffs and overall functioning of
the same? the department.
31 Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with
external experts
2015-2016
 Mr. C. Vijay, CEO, Smart Wellness, Chennai, one day Workshop on “Swiss ball” on 18th
Dec 2015.
 Padmashri. V. Bhaskaran, Former Indian Hockey team Captain, two time Olympian
delivered a special lecture on “Sports as a career” on 20th Sep 2015.
 Dr. Sampath, Physical Director, Department of Physical Education, IIT Campus,
Coimbatore, delivered a special lecture on “Scope of Physical Education in India” on 13th
January 2015.
 Dr. Jothi Dayanandan, Associate Professor, YMCA College of Physical Education, Chennai,
delivered a lecture titled “Science of Aerobics” on 21st July 2015.
 Dr. S.N. Nagaraj, Special Olympics Director, South Asia Specific, delivered a special lecture
titled “Adapted in Physical Education” on 4thJan 2015.
 Dr. Shankar, Indian Volleyball Player, captain Indian Volley ball team, delivered a special
lecture titled “Volleyball” on 18th March 2015.
33 List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes
 Delivering lectures with the help of ICT facility
 Submission of Students Assignments and Seminars
 Describing complex concepts using physical and computational models
 Encouraging student participation in International and National programmes

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34 How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning
outcomes monitored?
 Timely Completion of Curriculum
 Extra Classes and Counseling for Needy students is given
 Continuous Internal Assessment
 End Semester Examinations
35 Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities.
 Dr. D. Prasanna Balaji (Head and Director), National College NSS Coordinator/YUVA
Coordinator.
 Mr. D. Boopathy (Assistant Professor)- Vice President of the department.
 Many students are Cadets of NCC and Volunteers of NSS unit of our college.
 Many students are members of YUVA club, a student wing of young Indians (CII)
 The achievement of students in Sports is given in section 19.
36 Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department.
 Eminent Academicians, Scientists and Visitors to the department interact with students to
motivate them. Former Indian Cricket Captain Mr. Bishan Singh Bedi, Mr. Srikanth, Special
Olympics Director Mr. Nagaraj have interacted with the students.
 Summer Camp is organized every year for School students to train them in their respective
area of interest.
 Intercollegiate staff cricket tournament is conducted every year.
 Summer internships for the in-house students enable them to improve their laboratory and
research skills
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
Practical Oriented, Infrastructure Facilities (Equipment, books & Journals other
Facilities) Indoor Stadium, Outdoor Stadium, Multi-Gym, AV Method, Lecture Demonstration,
On-field training, International Journal –(Health Fitness and Sports Sciences) Bi-annual

Weakness
Spoken English and English as the medium of instruction

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Opportunity
Attracting more funds for handling research, steps to improve student enrollment,
enhancing research publications, training students for clearing competitive examinations.
Challenges:
Student enrollments, Performing Cutting-Edge research, improving application oriented
research, Rural Students
39 Future plans of the department.
 Applying for research grant from various funding agencies
 Improving curriculum to match international standards.
 Train the students in athletics for International level sports meet.
Proposal in action for
1. Swimming Pool
2. Tennis Court
3. Standard 400 mts Track
4. Basketball Court
5. Volleyball Court
6. Hi-Tech Gym
7. Multipurpose Open ground - Proposal in plan for World Sports Congress-2017

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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

1 Name of the Department & its Year of Physics - 1927

:
Establishment

2 Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, B.Sc. Physics

PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; : M.Sc. Physics

Integrated Ph.D., etc.) M.Phil. and Ph.D. Physics

3 Interdisciplinary courses and departments The students of Mathematics, Geology

involved : and Chemistry are offered Energy

Physics, Laser Physics as NME

4 Annual / semester/choice based credit system B.Sc. - Semester and CBCS

M.Sc. - Semester and CBCS

:
M. Phil. - Semester and CBCS

Ph.D. coursework - As per UGC Norms

5 Participation of the department in the courses Cosmetics Chemistry Chemistry

offered by other departments Geology and Environment Geology

: Vermiculture Zoology

Gandian Thought Philosophy

Sirappu Tamil Tamil

6 Number of Teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst.

Professors)

Sanctioned Filled

Professors Nil Nil

Associate Professors 07 07

Assistant Professors 10 10

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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 Years No. of Ph.D.
of Students guided in
Experience the last 4 years
1. Dr.S Pari M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., Associate Professor & Crystal Growth & Nano 23 Years ---
PGDCA, B.Ed. Head technology
2. Dr.A.T.Ravichandran M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., Associate Professor Crystal Growth, Thinfilms & 27 Years ---
PGDCA, B.Ed. Nanotechnology
3. Mr.M.Elanthiraiyan M.Sc., M.Phil., B.Ed. Associate Professor Bio Physics and Spectroscopy 24 Years ---

4. Dr.S.Ravi M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D. Associate Professor Drug delivery mechanism 24 Years ---

5. Dr.T.V.Sundar M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D. Associate Professor X- Ray Crystallography & Bio 17 Years ---
informatics
6. Dr.R.Ramasamy M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., Associate Professor Vibrational Spectroscopy, ---
M.Ed. PGDCA, PGDDI, Materials Science and Liquid State 25 Years
M.Phil (Edu),PGHET Physics.

7. Dr.S.Kumaresan M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., Associate Professor Thin Films 24 Years ---
PGDCA, B.Ed.

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8. Dr.S.Kumaresan M.Sc., M.Phil., PGDCA Assistant Professor Liquid State Physics 9 Years ---

9. Mr.B.S.Sri Kanth M.Sc., M.Phil., PGDCA Assistant Professor Liquid State Physics 24 Years ---

10. Dr.S.Muruganantham M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., Assistant Professor Nuclear Physics &Thin Films ---
PGDCA,PGDHET 15 Years
11. Mrs.A.Shanthi Devi M.Sc. B.Ed, M.Phil., Assistant Professor Crystal Growth ---
PGDCA. 13 Years
12. Dr.M.Iyanar M.Sc., M.Phil., B.Ed., Assistant Professor Crystal Growth 14 Years ---
Ph.D., PGDHET
13. Dr.J.Geetha Priya M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Density Functional Theory 10 Years ---
Analysis
14. Mr.P.Jaikumar M.Sc., M.Phil., Assistant Professor Crystal Growth 4 years ---
Ph.D.(doing), PGDCA,
M.Ed.
15. Mr.C.Benjamine M.Sc., M.Phil., Assistant Professor Field Mechanics 15 years ---
Ph.D.(doing), PGDCA,
B.Ed.
16. Mr.S.Sivakumar M.Sc., M.Phil. Assistant Professor Spectroscopy 3 years ---

17. Mrs.G.Pragadeeswari M.Sc., M.Phil. Assistant Professor Crystal Growth 5½ years ---

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8 Percentage of classes taken by temporary

: Nil
faculty – Programme-wise information
9 Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio U.G - 45:1 P.G - 25:1
10 Number of academic support staff (technical) : Sanctioned - 05
and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled Filled - 04
11 Number of faculty with ongoing projects from U.G.C - 01
a) National b) International funding agencies DRDO - 01
and c) Total grants received. Mention names of :
funding agencies and grants received project-
wise.
Amount
Name of the
Name of PI Title of the project sanctioned
sponsoring agency
Rs.
Dr.A.T.Ravichandran Major Research Project Bulk growth of Triglycine 12,26,200/-
UGC XII plan Sulphate (TGS) and
Potassium acid
phthalate(KAP) Single
Crystals for Device
Fabrication
Dr.S.Ravi Defence Research Experimental and theoretical 14,77,000/-
Development Organisation, characterization of specific
Government of India, New Nano drug delivering fluoro
Delhi, India. (DRDO) carbon emulsions using
ERIP/ER/0804422/M/01/14 ultrasound
47/Dt.28th Sep 2012 - 1ST
October-2012 onwards. - 3
Years
12 Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; Nil
:
DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received

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13 Research facility / Centre with

 State recognition
Crystal Growth facility in the department is used by researchers from all parts of
Tamilnadu. NCIF has Vicker’s Microhardness tester which is an instrument widely used by
researchers in the region.
 National recognition
 International recognition
14 Publications
Number of papers published in peer reviewed : 90
journals (National / International)
Monographs : Nil
Chapter(s) in Books : Nil
Editing Books : 02
Books with ISBN numbers with details of : ---
publishers
Number listed in International Database : ---
Citation Index – range / average : 15-25
SNIP : ---
SJR : ---
Impact Factor – range / average : 0.5 to 4
h-index : 1 to3
15 Details of patents and Income generated : Nil
16 Areas of consultancy and Income generated : Nil
17 Faculty recharging strategies a)National committees b)International Committees c)Editorial
Boards
Staff have membership in the following professional bodies.
 Indian Association for Crystal Growth, Indian Laser Association
 Indian Physics Association, Tamil Nadu Science Forum
 Luminescence Society of India: Karnataka chapter (LSIKC)
 Materials Research Society of Singapore, Acoustical society of India
 Staff have also organized and participated National/International Seminar and Workshops.

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18 Student projects
 Percentage of students who have done in- : 90% of students of II P.G do their project
house projects including inter-departmental in the home Department. Some of the
students do their project as Inter
Departmental Work.
 Percentage of students doing projects in : 10% in BHEL Trichy, NIT Trichy, SSN
collaboration with industries/institutes College, IGCAR, Kalpakham.
19 Awards / recognitions received at the national Dr.R.Ramasamy, Aim Insights Award-
and international level by Awarded by Mangalore University.HRD
 Faculty Programme-10 days HRD Facilitator
 Doctoral / post doctoral fellows Programme conducted by AIM insights
 Students HRD Group, Mangalore.
20 Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national /
international) with details of outstanding participants, if any.
National : 07 - UGC and self supported
1. Golden Jubilee Endowment Seminar on Latest Trends in Physics was organized by the
Department of Physics on 19-01-2012.
2. UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Recent Trends in Crystal Growth and Nano
Materials (NSCGNM 2012) was organized by the Department of Physics from 15-03-2012
to 17-03-2012.
3. Two Day State Level Conference on Emerging Trends in Materials synthesis and
Characterization (ETMSC 2013) was organized by the Department of Physics on 19-01-
2013 and 20-01-2013.
4. UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Recent Trends in Crystal Growth and Nano
Materials (NSCGNM 2013) was organized by the Department of Physics from 13-03-2013
to 15-03-2013.
5. The Department of Physics organized a National Seminar on Recent Trends in Crystal
Growth and Nano Materials from 07.08.2014 to 09.08.2014.
6. The Department of Physics conducted a Workshop on Materials Synthesis
and characterization for Research scholars on 06.09.2014
7. The Department of Physics organized a UGC Autonomy grant sponsored one day National
Workshop on Crystal Growth, Thin Flims and Solar Cells (WCTS-2015) on 4th
September, 2015.
International : Nil

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21 Student profile course-wise:

Name of the Course Applications received Selected Pass percentage
(refer question no. 2) M F M F
B.Sc., (2010-2013) 121 30 13 52.84 23.28
B.Sc., (2011-2014) 121 22 16 44.26 34.21
B.Sc., (2012-2015) 118 29 09 48.72 15.38
B.Sc., (2013-2016) 129 24 18 42.66 42.85
M.Sc., (2011-2013) 46 11 11 37.41 45.45
M.Sc., (2012-2014) 52 15 09 56.38 37.5
M.Sc., (2013-2015) 49 13 07 66.43 30
M.Sc., (2014-2016) 52 17 04 73.73 14.28
M.Phil., (2012-2013) 29 08 07 53.3 46.6
M.Phil., (2013-2014) 25 08 06 57.15 42.85
M.Phil., (2014-2015) 22 18 02 90 10
M.Phil., (2015-2016) 11 13 02 86.7 13.3
22 Diversity of Students
Name of the Course % of students % of students % of students % of students
(refer question no.2) from the from the state from other from other
College States countries
B.Sc. --- 100% Nil Nil

M.Sc. 50% 100% Nil Nil

M.Phil. 10% 100% Nil Nil

Ph.D. 10% 100% Nil Nil

23 How many students have cleared Civil Services,

Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other : Nil
competitive examinations?
24 Student Progression
Student Progression Percentage against enrolled
UG to PG 65%
PG to M.Phil. 20%
PG to Ph.D. 3%
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral ---

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Employed
• Campus selection ---
• Other than campus recruitment
Entrepreneurs ---
25 Diversity of Staff
Percentage of faculty who are graduates
Of the same parent university 92%
From other universities within the State 8%
From other universities from other states ---
26 Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. Ph.D. – 03
and D.Litt. during the assessment period. : Dr. S. Muruganantham
Dr. M. Iyanar
Dr. J. Geetha Priya
27 Present details about infrastructural facilities
a) Library : 5040Books
b) Internet facilities for staff and students : WI-FI available
c) Total number of class rooms : 05
d) Class rooms with ICT facility : ICT for PG classes
e) Students laboratories Exclusive Labs for Allied / UG / PG
:
classes.
f) Research laboratories : 01
28 Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College.
1. All the UG/PG/M.Phil. students of SC/ST/OBC students get Govt. scholarship.
2. Mr. V. Natchimuthu – Receiving DRDO sponsored project JRF/SRF salary.
For doing his Ph.D.
3. Mrs. Judith Jeyarani – Receiving UGC Sponsored project JRF/SRF salary.
29 Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If
so, give the methodology.
Yes. The staff members interact with fellow Physics teachers of colleges at the inter and
intra university level from time to time about the various courses taught in the respective
institution and students expectation/ responses. Based on these information and on the local
viability for implementation, new programmes are introduced in the curriculum.

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30 Does the department obtain feedback from

a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching- Yes, Incorporate their
learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the inputs/suggestions in improving the
:
department utilize it? curriculum / teaching-learning-
evaluation process.
b. Students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching- Yes, Their suggestions were
learning-evaluation and what is the response of incorporated in the curriculum/
:
the department to the same? teaching-learning-evaluation
process.
c. Alumni and employers on the programmes and Yes. Collected responses are
what is the response of the department to the discussed in the department meeting
:
same? and appropriate measures and future
plan is strategies are devised.
31 List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)
1. Dr.R.Ranganathan, Senior Scientist, SAHA Institute of Nuclear Physics, Hyderabad
2. Dr.N.Sundararajan, Former Vice-chancellor, Jain University, Bangalore
3. Dr.K.Meena, Former Vice-chancellor, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli
4. Mr.Shivaji, Former SP, CBI
5. Dr.Kuppusamy, Former Director, Forensic Department
6. Dr.R.Jaganathan, Former Head (Rtd.), PG Dept of Physics, D.G.Vaishnav College, Chennai
and Former Vice- Chancellor, Middle East University, United Arab Emirates.
7. Dr.J.Madhavan, Dept. of Physics, Loyola College, Chennai.
8. Mr.Venkatesh, DIG, Coast Guard, Ramanathapuram
9. Dr.K.Sundararaman, Retd. Senior Scientist, IIAP, Kodaikanal
10. Mr.M.Mohan, Retd.DGM, BSNL, Chennai
11. Mr.M.Sathyamoorthy, GM, SB Automobiles LLC, Sultanate of Women
32 Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with
external experts :
Students are motivated to take part in seminars- paper presentation and other
academic competitions conducted in the neighboring institutions and reputed colleges
and universities. Also they are encouraged for summer research programmes regularly
conducted at research institutions. PG students regularly undergo field drips to research
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The following special lecture programmes were conducted by Physics Association

during the last four years.
 Dr. K. Srinivasa Rao, Director, Srinivasa Ramanujam Academy of Maths Talent, Chennai
delivered a lecture on Sanitary of the Discovery of Nucleus on 20.07.2011.
 Dr. S. Rajendran, Professor, Dept. of Physics, Alagappa University, Karaikudi delivered a
lecture on Recent Trends on Polymer Electrolytes on 16.02.2012.
 Dr. P.S. Joseph, Principal, Thanthai Hans Roever College delivered a lecture on Photonics-
A Technology for Today and Tomorrow on 19.03.2012.
 Dr. S. Moorthy Babu, Crystal Growth Centre, Anna University, Chennai delivered a lecture
on Recent Developments in Material for Photo Voltaic Solar Cell Devices on 10.07.2013.
 Dr. Solai Jeyakumar, University of Guanajuato, Mexico delivered a lecture on Active
Galactic Nuclel – the tantrum of Black Hole on 12.08.2013.
 Dr. M. Arivanantham, Prof. Nano Devices and Nano Materials Division, Shizouka
University, Japan delivered a lecture on Nano Crystal Preparation on 07.03.2013.
 Dr. K. Ganesamurthy, Asso. Prof. of Physics, Urumu Dhanalakshmi College, Trichy
delivered a lecture on Recent Trends in Physics on 21.03.2014.
 Thiru. I.K. Lenin Tamilkovan, Director, Anna Science Planetarium, Trichy delivered a
lecture on Scientific Concepts which influence our day to day life on 30.07.2014.
 Dr. N. Vijayan, Scientist, National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi delivered a lecture on
Crystal Growth Technology and its various applications on 16.09.2014.
33 List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes.
U.G Lectures, Assignments, Problem Solving,
:
Exercise, Lecture Notes, ICT tools
P.G Lectures, Assignments, Problem Solving,
: Exercise, Lecture Notes, ICT tools, Seminars,
Projects, Special Invited Lectures
M.Phil. &Ph.D. Self Learning Assignments, Seminars,
: Conferences, Workshop, Lab Visits, Group
Discussions
34 How does the department ensure that  By regular monitoring of CIA parameters
programme objectives are constantly met prescribed by the college.
:
and learning outcomes monitored?  All the students have lands on training in all
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35 Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities.

 Every year Quiz and other talent competitions are organized on the World Science Day for
the students of the department. Many students participate and won prizes.
 As a part of Golden Jubilee Celebration a Science Exhibition was conducted for the School
students.
 Many of the UG students enroll themselves in NSS, NCC, YRC, ROTRACT and other
club activities. They contributed much for the development of the college as well to the
society. Apart from teaching staff members involve themselves to act as coordinator for all
the club activities. The placement cell is very much active in our College.
 Dr. T.V. Sundar, is the Placement Officer in the College.
 Mr. V. Harikrishnan is the Store In-charge of the College.
 Dr. M. Iyanar was the NSS Coordinator during the year 2011-2014
36 Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department.
 Golden Jubilee Endowment Lecture is organized every year inviting eminent Scientist from
other Research organizations.
 We motivate the students to present paper in conferences and seminars, students are asked
to conduct seminar classes.
 We encourage students to publish their project work done in both M.Sc., M.Phil. and Ph.D.
program.
 Staff travel abroad to attend Conference/Seminar
37 State whether the programme / department
is accredited/graded by other agencies. : Nil
Give details.
38 Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the
department
Strengths
 Combination of experienced and young energetic faculty.
 More than 70% of the faculty possesses doctorate degree and many
of them are actively engaged in research.
 Ability to organize and conduct research related activities like seminars, conferences etc. in
a shorter span of time.
 Ability of the staff to receive sponsored projects from government agencies.
 Availability of spacious labs to accommodate parallel lab sessions.

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Weaknesses
 Occurrence of frequent delays in arriving at conclusions and in the execution of tasks with a
common consensus on some policy matters.
 Lack of equipments in proportion to the availability of work space leading to the cluttering
of students to single work bench.
 Laboratory related teaching, learning, expertise, knowledge sharing and work
implementation problems among the staff members.
 Poor pass percentage in UG program compared to other programs of the department.
 The necessity to house the II UG students at a distant place from the rest of the students.
Opportunities
 There is lot of scope for the young faculty members to think, plan and execute major
projects which would not only benefit them but also the enrolled student community of the
department.
 Being in an autonomous setup, there exist lot of opportunities for the staff members to
design and implement tailor made courses for the present day students keeping in mind the
latest developments, requirements and employment opportunities.
 As the research programs (M.Phil., Ph.D.) form a key area of the department, the syllabus
could be completely redesigned in such a way to help the students easily clear the national
level research scholarship exams like, NET, GATE etc.
 The medium of lecture delivery by the staff inside all the physics classrooms may
completely be changed to English. Though it may invite initial resistance from the students
in due course, the students would start enjoying the benefits of such practice. The familiarity
and command over English acquired by the students due to forced learning would definitely
motivate them towards effective higher learning.
Challenges
 To change all the spelt out weaknesses in to strengths in a very short span of time.
 To admit quality students so that they could fully utilize the positive measures.
 To increase the mathematical skills confidence level of students in order to make them learn
physics effectively.
 To produce cent percent results in all the programmes (UG, PG and Research).
 To increase placement to admission ratio.
 To enhance the quality of research and to publish the work in high impact factor journals.

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39 Future plans of the department.

 To achieve the passing percentage to 100
 To transform the department as a renowned centre for Physics learning/doing Research.
 To get more sponsored projects to improve the infrastructural of the department.

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DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY

1 Name of the Department & its Year of Post Graduate and Research Department
:
Establishment of Zoology - 1983

2 Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, B.Sc. Zoology

PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; M.Sc. Zoology

:
Integrated Ph.D., etc.) M.Phil. Zoology Part time/full time,

Ph.D. Zoology part time/full time

3 Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved

Biofertilizer and Biopesticides - Biotechnology

Sirappu Tamil - Tamil

Desktop Publishing - Computer Science

Office Automation - Computer Science

Non Major Elective course is offered by the Department of Botany

4 Annual / semester/choice based credit system Choice Based Credit System under
:
Semester mode

5 Participation of the department in the courses Allied course in Zoology is handled in

:
offered by other departments the Department of Botany

6 Number of Teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst.

Professors)

Sanctioned Filled

Professors --- ---

Associate Professors 02 02

Assistant Professors 08 06

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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 Years of No. of Ph.D. Students

Experience guided in the last 4 years

1. Dr.P.Sivasamy Ph.D. Associate Professor Toxicology 28 2

& Head

2. Dr. V. Gokula Ph.D. Associate Professor Ornithology 15 4

3. Dr.P.Sekar Ph.D. Assistant professor Sericulture 1 ---

4. Dr.A.Stalin Ph.D. Assistant Professor Radiation biology 6 months ---

5. Dr. K. Govindaraj Ph.D. Assistant professor Hydrobiology 6 ---

6. Mrs. S.Vigneshwari M.Phil. Assistant professor Nano Technology 2 ---

7. Dr.P.K.Ramasamy Ph.D. Assistant professor Vermitechnology 1 ---

8. M.Boominathan M.Sc. Assistant professor Ecology 6 months ---

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8 Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty UG – 50%

:
– Programme-wise information PG – 0%
9 Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio UG - 8:1
:
PG - 5:1
10 Number of academic support staff (technical) and : Sanctioned - 3
administrative staff; sanctioned and filled Filled - 2
11 Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a)
National b) International funding agencies and c)
: Nil
Total grants received. Mention names of funding
agencies and grants received project-wise.
12 Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST;
: Nil
DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received
13 Research facility / Centre with
 State recognition
: Nil
 National recognition
 International recognition
14 Publications
No. of papers published in peer reviewed journals
: 94
(National / International)
Monographs : ---
Chapter(s) in Books
1. Yamazaki, T., Nitani Y., Murate, T., Lim, K.C., Kasorndorkbua, C., Rakhman, Z., Supriatna,
A. & Gombobaatar, S. 2012. Field Guide to Raptors of Asia: Migratory Raptors of Oriental
Asia. Vol.1. Asian Raptor Research and Conservation Network. Japan. 119 pp. ISBN No. 978-
602-19635-3-1. (for Indian Raptor Species)
2. V.Gokula and N.Jawahar Raj 2012. Status of vultures in Kolli Hills, Tamil Nadu, India: (in)
Recent advances in biodiversity of India (Eds. Raghunathanm C., Sivaperuman, C. and
Venkataraman, K.) Director, Zool. Surv. Kolkata, India. p-375-380
Editing Books : ---
Books with ISBN numbers with details of :
publishers ---
Number listed in International Database : ---
Citation Index – range / average : 219
SNIP : ---

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SJR : ---
Impact Factor – range / average : ---
h-index : 13
15 Details of patents and Income generated : Nil
16 Areas of consultancy and Income generated : Nil
17 Faculty recharging strategies : Nil
18 Student projects :
 Percentage of students who have done in- : 100%
house projects including inter-departmental
 Percentage of students doing projects in : Nil
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 /
: None
international) with details of outstanding
participants, if any.
21 Student profile course-wise:
Name of the Course Applications Selected Pass percentage
(refer question no. 2) received
M F M F

B.Sc., Zoology 40 16 6 56% 67%

M.Sc., Zoology 20 4 3 100% 100%
Ph.D. Zoology --- 3 4 --- ---
22 Diversity of Students
Name of the Course % of students % of students % of students % of students
(refer question no.2) from the College from the state from other from other
States countries
B.Sc. Zoology --- 100 0 0
M.Sc. Zoology 50 100 0 0
Ph.D. 10 100 0 0

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23 How many students have cleared Civil Services,

Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other : None
competitive examinations?
24 Student Progression
Student Progression Percentage against enrolled
UG to PG An average of 50%
PG to M.Phil. 5%
PG to Ph.D. 15%
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Nil
Employed
• Campus selection Nil
• Other than campus recruitment 60 % employed in private sectors,
Academic Institution, Aquaculture &
Marine Products Processing Unit,
and Clinical Laboratories
Entrepreneurs 2% in Aqua & Poultry -farming
25 Diversity of Staff
Percentage of faculty who are graduates
Of the same parent university 75%
From other universities within the State 25%
From other universities from other states -
26 Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and Ph.D. - 01
D.Litt. during the assessment period. : Dr. K. Govindaraj
27 Present details about infrastructural facilities
a) Library The College library has 2264 books
in various branches of Zoology.
: Important reference books are kept
available for students in the
Department.
b) Internet facilities for staff and students Internet facilities are available for
:
both students and staff
c) Total number of class rooms : 05

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d) Class rooms with ICT facility One classroom is with Information

: and Communication Technology
(ICT) facilities
e) Students laboratories : 02
f) Research laboratories : 01
28 Number of students of the department getting financial All SC/ST/OBC candidates receive
:
assistance from College. Govt. Scholarships.
29 Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before The department has been offering
the development of new program(s)? If so, give the B.Sc. Zoology since 1983. To
:
methodology. upgrade the department M.Sc./Ph.D.
Zoology were introduced.
30 Does the department obtain feedback from
a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning- Yes. The Department incorporates
evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize their inputs/suggestions in improving
:
it? the curriculum / teaching-learning-
evaluation process.
b. Students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching- Yes. The Department incorporates
learning-evaluation and what is the response of the their suggestions for the
:
department to the same? improvement of curriculum/
teaching-learning-evaluation process.
c. Alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the
same?
Yes. Feedback from the recently graduated alumni as well as employers is very useful to
upgrade the syllabus in tune with the requirements of employers. The alumni also provide inputs
for improvement of teaching methods.
31 List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)
1. Mr. S. Muthukumaran, Kemin Nutritional Technologies (India) Pvt. Ltd. The Trapezium,
No.39, Second Floor, Nelson Manickam Road, Chennai – 600 029 Mob: 914442202800
2. Dr. K. Prabakaran, Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Jamal Mohamed College,
Tiruchirappalli-620 020, Mob: 9659796999
3. Dr. P. Balasubramanian, Assistant Professor, Department of Bio-Technology, Veltech College
of Arts and Science, Pallavaram, Chennai
4. Dr. Raja, Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Periyar EVR College, Trichy - 620023
5. Mr. P. Sekar, PG Assistant in Zoology, Govt. Higher Secondary School, Musiri

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6. Dr. K. Anbarasu, Assistant Professor, Department of Marine Biotechnology, Bharathidasan

University, Tiruchirappalli-620 024 Tamil Nadu, India. Ph:91-431-2407071 Ext.436, Fax:91-
431-2407045, Email: [email protected]
7. Mr. S. Murugesan, PG Assistant in Zoology, Mari Amman Higher Secondary School
Samayapuram, Tiruchirappalli, Mob: 9597382087
8. Mr. M. Mohan, PG Assistant in Zoology, Dalmia High Secondary School, Dalmiyapuram.
Mob: 9865385425, 8925248513
9. Mr. P. Mohandos, PG Assistant in Zoology, E.M. Higher Secondary School, Virugampakkam,
Chennai
10. Mr. S. S. Sivakumar, Advocate, High Court, Chennai
32 Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with
external experts :
Through Zoology Association experts in various fields are invited to deliver lectures on
their respective field to enrich the knowledge of the students. Besides, students are encouraged to
attend workshops and seminars organized by any other departments/other colleges/universities.
Field trip is organized every year to observe the distribution of various animal species and
to understand their habitats.
The following special lecture programmes were conducted by Zoology Association during
the last four years.
1. Dr. P. Daisy, Asso. Prof. of Zoology, Holy Cross College, Trichy delivered a lecture on
Computer Aided Drug Design on 19.08.2011.
2. Dr. Abraham Stanley, Head, Toxicology, Syngene International Ltd. Bangalore delivered a
lecture on Good Laboratory Practice, Regulatory toxicology and career options in toxicology
on 26.07.2013.
3. Dr. E. Balamurugan, Asst. Prof. Dept. of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Annamalai
University delivered a lecture on Catalyzing Community Change in Biology Education on
03.10.2012.
4. Dr. K. Ramesh Kumar, Asst. Prof. Dept. of Zoology, Raja Serfoji Government College,
Tanjore delivered a lecture on Pheromones : Microbes to Human on 04.10.2012.
5. Dr. R. Nagarajan, Asst. Prof. PG & Research Dept. of Zoology and Wildlife Biology, A.V.C.
College, Mayiladuthurai delivered a lecture on Birds Behaviour and Fascinations on
05.10.2012.
6. Dr. Mohamed Shamsudin, Dean of Science and Head, PG Department of Zoology, Jamal
Mohamed College, Trichy delivered a lecture on Life Style Diseases on 13.03.2014.

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7. Dr. George John, Asso. Prof. (Retd.), Dept. of Zoology, Periyar E.V.R. College, Trichy
delivered a lecture on Probiotics for the human and animal health on 26.09.2014.
8. Dr. B. Padmanaban, Director-in-Charge, ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Trichy
delivered a lecture on Pests of Banana and their management on 14.09.2015.
33 List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes.
 Use of ICT/ Smart classroom technology
 Conventional Lecture Method
 Power point presentation
 Using multimedia facility
 Hands-on training - practical
34 How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning
outcomes monitored?
 By conducting periodical tests and seminar classes to students
 Assignments
 End semester examinations.
35 Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities.
 Students participate in various inter-collegiate academic debates, quiz, and Government (state
and central) organized awareness camps.
 Faculty participate in orientation, refresher courses and social awareness programs
 NCC and NSS
 Student participate social awareness
36 Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department.
 programs (AIDS, Anti-Tobacco, Save Water, Save Earth etc.)
 Webinar
 Bird Watching
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
 Dedicated faculty
 Rich library
 Good infrastructure of the college including clean and quiet environment
 Academic autonomy with the freedom to design the syllabus

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Weaknesses
 Below average student quality
 Lack of awareness about the subject among + 2 students
Opportunities
 Research potential is high in the field of Zoology
 Care of Pet animals is another emerging area of interest. It provides an opportunity to include
it in the curriculum
 Ornithology and Preservation of birds from extinction also offers scope for students of
Zoology.
Challenges
 Lackadaisical interest in the subject of Zoology among the youth;
 Limited scope for direct employment in the field of Zoology
39 Future plans of the department.
 Interdisciplinary Research
 Strengthening the PG programme
 Collaborative seminars

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DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

1 Name of the Department & its Year of Business Administration & 1987
:
Establishment

2 Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, B.B.A.,

PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; :

Integrated Ph.D., etc.)

3 Interdisciplinary courses and departments Stock Exchange Practices - Commerce

:
involved
Banking Law and Practice - Commerce

4 Annual / semester/choice based credit system : Semester With Choice Based Credit System

5 Participation of the department in the courses The Department conducts Non Major

offered by other departments : courses for students of B.Sc. Mathematics,

BCA, B.Sc. (CS) &B.A., English

6 Number of Teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst.

Professors)

Sanctioned Filled

Professors --- ---

Associate Professors --- ---

Assistant Professors 08 08

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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 Years No. of Ph.D.

of Students guided in
Experience the last 4 years

1. Dr. B. Sekar M.Com. Head Financial & Cost 20 Years Guiding 8 Students in
Accounting BARD
M.Phil., Ph.D.
M.Com., M.Phil.,
Ph.D., MBA.
MBA.

2. Dr. P. Subramanian M.Com., M.Phil., Assistant Professor Financial 14 Years ---

Ph.D. Accounting &
HRM

3. Dr. K. Rajesh M.A., M.Phil., Assistant Professor Economics & 10 Years ---
Ph.D., Statistics
SLET.,PGDCA

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4. Prof. R. Natarajan M.Com. M.Phil., Assistant Professor Operations 12 Years ---

MBA., PGDCA. Research &
Management
Accounting

5. Dr. I.Irene Sundari Angelo M.Com., M.Phil., Assistant Professor Law & Office 10 Years ---
Ph.D. Automation

6. Prof. R.Thirugnanasoundari MBA., M.Phil., Assistant Professor Financial 7 Years ---

Ph.D.. Management &
ED

7. Prof. S. Jamuna Rani MBA., M.Phil., Assistant Professor Management 6 Years ---
Ph.D.. Concept &
Business Policy

8. Prof. M. Chandra MBA., M.Phil., Assistant Professor Cost Accounting 3 Years ---
Ph.D. & Business
Environment

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8 Percentage of classes taken by temporary

: 0%
faculty – Programme-wise information
9 Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio : 35:1
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 : NIL
funding agencies and grants received project-
wise.
12 Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST;
: NIL
DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received
13 Research facility / Centre with
 State recognition
: It is an Under Graduate department
 National recognition
 International recognition
14 Publications
No. of papers published in peer reviewed
: 21
journals (National / International)
Monographs : ---
Chapter(s) in Books : ---
Editing Books : 02
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 : ---
17 Faculty recharging strategies
 Prof. R. Thirugnanasoundari and Prof. S. Jamuna Rani attended the following programmes.
1. Capacity Building for Women Manager in Education.
2. Gender friendly policies and initiatives in higher education organized by Bharathidasan
University
 Faculty members attend seminars and workshops organized by other institutions
 They attend Orientation and Refresher Programmes organized by Academic Staff Colleges
18 Student projects : ---
 Percentage of students who have done in-house There is no project for undergraduate
:
projects including inter-departmental students
 Percentage of students doing projects in
:
collaboration with industries/institutes ---
19 Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by Faculty
 Best coordinator award was received by Ms. R. Thirugnanasoundari, from Rotary Club of
Trichy.
 Prof. R. Natarajan received the following awards:
o Best JCI president for the year 2013.
o Recognition received during 2013 from JCI National President
o 2015 Leading by example award
 Doctoral / post doctoral fellows : ---
 Students
 Mr. A. Samsekar, I BBA received Mr. Ryla & Best JCI outstanding Awards.
 Mr. L. Mohan Raj, Mr. Sebi Paul Raj and Mr. Vikram attended Independence Day Parade in
Delhi during 2011.
20 Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national /
international) with details of outstanding participants, if any.
 Workshop on “Share A Penny to earn many” conducted on 18.12.2013
 Workshop on “Competency Skill” conducted on 08.07.2015.
 Workshop on “Smart Goals” conducted on 26.12.2015
 Seminar on Challenges for “Indian Business under Globalization” on 12.08.2015.
 Workshop on “Questionnaire Construction” conducted on 29.03.2016

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21 Student profile course-wise:

Name of the Course Applications Selected Pass percentage
(refer question no. 2) received
UG M F M F
2011-12 261 103 11 88% 92%
2012-13 250 104 21 88% 90%
2013-14 200 90 20 87% 85%
2014-15 163 87 16 90% 89%
22 Diversity of Students
Name of the % of students % of students % of students % of
Course from the College from the state from other States students
(refer question no.2) from other
countries
UG --- 100% NIL NIL
23 How many students have cleared Civil Services,
Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other : NIL
competitive examinations?
24 Student Progression
Student Progression Percentage against enrolled
UG to PG 40%
PG to M.Phil. 05%
PG to Ph.D. NA
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 90%
From other universities within the State 10%
From other universities from other states ---

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26 Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. Dr. P. Subramanian

and D.Litt. during the assessment period. Dr. K. Rajesh
:
Dr. M. Nirmal
27 Present details about infrastructural facilities
a) Library : Nil
b) Internet facilities for staff and students Net facility available for staff in the
:
department
c) Total number of class rooms : 06
d) Class rooms with ICT facility : One
e) Students laboratories : Computer Lab for 150 systems
f) Research laboratories : Nil
28 Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College.
 Two students receive Andalammal Scholarship.
 All the SC/ST/OBC students get Post Metric Scholarship.
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- Yes. The feedback is used by the
learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the Department for improving the
:
department utilize it? curriculum / teaching-learning-
evaluation process.
b. Students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the
response of the department to the same?
Yes, Their suggestions are considered favourably. Improvements are made in the
curriculum / teaching-learning-evaluation process.
c. Alumni and employers on the programmes and Yes. Skill component of the syllabus
what is the response of the department to the : has been enriched based on their
same? feedback.
31 List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)
 Mr. Vignesh Ram, Director,
 Mr. Arun Kumar, L&T, Chennai
 Mr. Lakshmi Narayanan, L&T, Abudhabi.
 Mr. Maniram, Accounts Officer, Singapore.

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 Mr. Shashikumar, IT, Chennai

 Mr. M. Ramakrishnan, Asst. Manager, Kotak Mahendra, Chennai.
 Mr. S. Harikrishnamoorthy, Commercial and Accounts, Relience Trend, Trichy.
 Mr. P. Venkat, Officer in Personal Loan, Industrial Bank, Trichy.
 Mr. M. Gopinath, Construction Manager, L&T, Chennai.
 Mr. K. Rajarathinam, Credit Officer, HDFC, Chennai.
32 Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with
external experts
The following one day workshop/ training programmes were conducted by the Department.
S. No. Date Name Topic
Mr. A. Vivekanandhan
1. 08.07.2015 Mr. M. Shagul Hameed & Competency Skills
Ms. S. Jaya shree
Perceive, Visualize, Design,
2. 17.07.2015 Dr. I. Francis Gnanasekar
Develop Our Digital India
Challenges for Indian Business
3. 12.08.2015 Dr. S. Nakkiran
under Globalization

4. 26.08.2015 Dr. CMA. T.K.Sridhar Intelligent Investor

33 List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes.
 Power Point Presentation,
 Group Discussion
 Seminars taken by Students
 Question Hour Session
34 How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning
outcomes monitored?
 Timely Completion of Curriculum
 Extra Classes and Counseling for needy students are given
 Continuous Internal Assessment
 End Semester Examinations
35 Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities.
 Dr. B. Sekar
 Dr. Natarajan
 Ms. R. Thirugnanasoundari are coordinators for NSS, JCI and Rotary Clubs respectively.

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36 Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department.

Seminars, Workshops and Association meetings.
The following special lecture programmes were conducted by Business Administration
association during the last four years.
 Dr. S. Renugadevi, Prof. & Head, Department of International Business, SNR && sons
College, Coimbatore delivered a lecture on Business Ethics on 30.06.2011.
 Mr. M. Arul Kumaran, Portfolio Consultant, Born to Win Associates, Chennai delivered a
lecture on Learn and Earn Secrets of Shares on 23.09.2011.
 Mr. K. Arivazhagan, Finance Manager FBJ Enterprises, Qatar delivered a lecture on Abroad
Abroad for a Job on 09.02.2012.
 Dr. R. Gowri Shankar, Asst. Prof. Dept. of English, Presidency College, Chennai delivered
a lecture on Empower your English Effectively on 24.08.2012.
 Prof. R. Saraswathi, Vice President, SSB delivered a lecture on Employment opportunities
available to BBA and MBA graduates on 14.03.2014.
 Mr. K. Sudhakar, Plant Head, Rane TRW Steering Systems Ltd, Trichy delivered a lecture
on Empowerment of Employability on 08.10.2014.
 Mr. Kalyana Sundharam, Chief Executive of Sri Energy Private Ltd delivered a lecture on
Smart Goals on 27.02.2015.
37 State whether the programme/department is No
:
accredited/graded by other agencies. Give details.
38 Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the
department
Strength
Effective Teaching, Skillful Teachers, Excellent syllabus, Identification of slow learners
to give extra care.
Weakness
Difficulty in catering to the diverse needs of students with different intelligence levels,
Problems experienced by students in adapting to English as medium of instruction,
Opportunity
To serve the cause of rural students and help them realize their potential by employment
or self employment
Challenges
Difficulty in improving the language skill of the students, Low level of motivation of
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39 Future plans of the department.

1. To bring out the entrepreneurial skills of the students.
2. To develop and improve employability skills.
3. To train the students take part in Competitive Examination.

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EVALUATIVE REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

1 Name of the Department & its Year of : Commerce & 1952

Establishment

2 Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, : B.Com., B.Com (CA).,

PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; M.Com., M.Com (FM)

Integrated Ph.D., etc.) M.Phil. Ph.D.

3 Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved

 Our students have opted for Non – Major Elective courses offered in other departments

such as English, Tamil, Mathematics and History.

 Courses on Computer Applications, Basic computer operations are handled by staff from

the Dept of Computer Science. Value Education and Environmental Education are

handled by staff from the Department of Philosophy.

4 Annual / semester/choice based credit system : Semester with CBCS

5 Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments

The Department conducts classes for Principles of Accountancy, Basics of Stock

Market, Principles of Management and Mutual Funds to students of Economics, English, and

Tamil

6 Number of Teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst.

Professors)

Sanctioned Filled

Professors --- ---

Associate Professors 11 11

Assistant Professors 15 14

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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 Years No. of Ph.D.
of Students
Experience guided in the
last 4 years
1. Dr.R.Narayanasamy M.Com., M.Phil., M.B.A, Associate Professor & Accounting, Marketing ,HR 34 years 06
Ph.D., Head
2. Dr.R.Srinivasan M.Com., M.Phil. Ph.D., Associate Professor Finance, Marketing 35 Years ----
PGDIM, M.B.A.PGDBM
3. Dr. S.Ramanath M.Com., M.Phil. Ph.D., Associate Professor Investment Management 35 years 05
4. Mr.P.Chandrasekar M.Com., M.Phil. Associate Professor Financial Management and 33 Years ---
Statistics
5. Dr.R.Hariharan M.Com., M.B.A., M.Ed., Associate Professor Financial Management 31 Years 06
M.Phil., Ph.D.
6. Dr.U.Sathyamurthy M.Com., M.B.A B.G.L., Associate Professor Human Resource Management 29 Years ---
B.Ed., M.Phil. Ph.D.
7. Dr. S.Sivakumar M.Com., M.Phil. Ph.D., Associate Professor Human Resource management 30 Years ---
8. Dr. S.V.Srinivasa M.Com., MBA., B.Ed., Associate Professor E-Commerce, Computer 27 Years 05
vallabhan B.L., M.Phil., Ph.D., Application, Taxation,
PGDCA., Accounting, Marketing,
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9. Dr. R.Sundhararaman M.com., B.Ed., Ph.D. Associate Professor Financial Management 30 Years 11

10. Mr.S.Gnanasekaran M.Com., M.Phil., M.Ed., Associate Professor Human Resource Management 19 years ---
PGDBA
11. Dr.K.Kumar M.Com, M.Phil., Ph.D. Associate Professor Human Resource Management 19 years 05

12. Dr.M.Sharmila M.Com., M.Phil. Ph.D., Assistant professor Cost Accounts 10 Years 04

13. Dr.M.Sowriyar M.com.,M.Phil. Assistant Professor Human Resource management & 2 Years ---
Duraisamy Ph.D Accounting
14. Mr.R.Jayaraman M.Com., M.Phil. Assistant Professor Accounts 25 years ---
15. Mr.G.Umapathy M.Com., MBA., M.Phil. Assistant Professor Accounts 14 Years ---
16. Mr.P.Ravichandran M.Com., M.Phil., NET Assistant Professor Q.T and Company Law 20 Years ---
17. Mr.M.Rajavelayutham M.Com., M.Phil Assistant Professor Finance and Banking 13 Years ---
18. Mr.P.Samimuthusait M.Com., M.Phil Assistant Professor Banking and Marketing 7 Years ---
19. Ms.K.Kavitha M.Com., M.Phil Assistant Professor Management 5 Years ---
20. Ms.T.Nandhini M.Com., M.Phil Assistant Professor Taxation 18 Years ---
21. Ms.A. Zeenath M.Com., M.Phil., Assistant Professor Business Management 4 Years ---
Amman PGDCA., MBA
22. Dr.V.Rathinamani MBA., M.Phil., PhD Assistant Professor Finance and HRM 9 Months ---
23. Mr.R.Govindarajan M.Com. M.Phil, MBA Assistant Professor HRM 13 years ---
24. Mr.K.Sinuvasan M.Com Assistant Professor Marketing 9 months ---
25. Mrs.Latha Maheswari M.Com., M.Phil, MBA Assistant Professor HRM 16 years ---

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8 Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – B.Com 10 %

:
Programme-wise information M.Com 10 %
9 Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio B.Com - 30:1
:
M.Com - 5:1
10 Number of academic support staff (technical) and
: NIL
administrative staff; sanctioned and filled
11 Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a)
National b) International funding agencies and c)
: NIL
Total grants received. Mention names of funding
agencies and grants received project-wise.
12 Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT,
: NIL
ICSSR, etc.; total grants received
13 Research facility / Centre with
The Department is renowned for its
 State recognition
: prodigious research output of high
 National recognition
quality.
 International recognition
14 Publications
No. of papers published in peer reviewed journals
: 33
(National / International)
Monographs : ---
Chapter(s) in Books : ---
Editing Books : ---
Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers : 03
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 : 25
SNIP : ---
SJR : ---
Impact Factor – range / average : ---
h-index : ---
15 Details of patents and Income generated : NIL

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16 Areas of consultancy and Income generated Staff members offer consultation on

: investments and Insurance to the general
public.
17 Faculty recharging strategies
 Attending refresher courses
 Organizing workshops and seminars by the department
 Publication of Research Articles
 Presentation of Papers
 Attend National & International seminars / Conference
18 Student projects
 Percentage of students who have done in-house : P.G - 95%
projects including inter-departmental There is no project work for U.G
programme.
 Percentage of students doing projects in :
P.G - 5%
collaboration with industries/institutes
19 Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by
 Faculty
 Dr. R. Sundararaman received the BEST NCC Associate NCC Officer (ANO) Award and The
Best NCC senior division Air wing ANO award from Col S. Vedanayagam, Commander, Trichy
Group on 14.02.2012
 The Best NCC Associate NCC officer Award was received by Dr. R. Sundhararaman from
Mr.P.C. Thangaraj, M.A., B.L., Additional Superintendent of Police (Retd) Madurai in an award
Function arranged by the Daily Nagar Murasu on 23.12.2012
 Flt Lt. R. Sundhararaman was promoted to the rank of Squadron Leader during August 2015.
 The Book titled Financial Management, written by Dr. R. Srinivasan has been prescribed as Text
Book in many Autonomous Colleges and Universities.
 Books on Computer Applications in Business and Information Technology authored by
Dr.Srinivasa Vallabhan have been prescribed as texts in many autonomous colleges and
universities.
 Doctoral/ Post Doctoral fellows : ---
 Students : ---

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20 Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national / international) with
details of outstanding participants, if any.
a)National
 One day work shop on Banking Technology was held on 28.12.2012. Chief guest : Sri J.
Natarajan Chief HR Manager, Karur Vysya Bank Ltd. Sri.G. Mahesh, Vice President Grindlays
Bank was another resource person.
 Seminar on “Challenges and Opportunities in Banking,” in association with Karur Vysya Bank,
Karur 21.01.2014 Sri. K .Srinivasan, General Manager (Inspection & Audit), KVB was the Chief
guest. RM. Chidambaram. Former Professor of Bank Management, Alagappa University was
another resource person.
 One Day Seminar on “Entrepreneurship - The Pathway to Progress” held 17.09.2013 was
addressed by Smt. Rani Muralidharan Chair person of CII, and Sri. Issac Padmasingh, Founder
Chairman of Aachi Masala.
 Career Development Programme was conducted by Sri. S A.N. Buhari Former H.R. Manager of
BHEL.
21 Student profile course-wise:
Name of the Course Applications received Selected Pass percentage
(refer question no. 2) M F M F
B.Com 2010-13 170 108 48 71 45
2011-14 180 80 68 78 92
2012-15 270 147 97 84 80
M.Com 2010-12 65 40 11 86 78
2011-13 60 39 09 90 88
2012-14 62 40 10 90 90
22 Diversity of Students
Name of the Course % of students % of students % of students % of students from
(refer question no.2) from the from the state from other other countries
College States
B.Com ---- 100 NIL NIL
M.Com 80 100 NIL NIL
23 How many students have cleared Civil Services,
Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any : Data not available
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24 Student Progression
UG to PG 50%
PG to M.Phil. 5 – 10 %
PG to Ph.D. 2%
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral 1%
Employed
• Campus selection 20%
• Other than campus recruitment 50%
Entrepreneurs
25 Diversity of Staff
Percentage of faculty who are graduates of the
: 15%
same parent university
From other universities within the State : 85%
From other universities from other states : --
26 Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. Ph.D. - 03
and D.Litt. during the assessment period. Dr. M. Sowriyar Duraisamy
:
Dr. V. Rathnamani
Dr. P. Ravichandran
27 Present details about infrastructural facilities
a) Library There is a centralized library holding a
: huge collection of both books and journals
in Commerce
b) Internet facilities for staff and students
Computers and printers have been provided to the Staff with Internet connectivity. Students of
the Department use the common computer facility established in the College. Campus is Wi-Fi
enabled.
c) Total number of class rooms : 16 classrooms
d) Class rooms with ICT facility LCD projectors are available in the
: Department. Staff members use power point
presentation in handling classes.
e) Students laboratories Common computer lab is made use of for
:
practicals.
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28 Number of students of the department getting All the SC/ST/OBC students get scholarship
:
financial assistance from College. from the Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
29 Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If so, give
the methodology.
 As computer applications is an integral part of business and industry requirements, a programme
with the nomenclature of B.Com. - CA was introduced. The curriculum was developed in
consultation with business and industry representatives. The syllabus includes basics of
computers, office automation and accounting software with programming knowledge.
 In order to facilitate focused learning and specialization in the function of finance ,a programme
named M.Com. Financial management was introduced.
30 Does the department obtain feedback from
a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching- Yes, feedback obtained through discussion
learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the : in Staff Meetings. Feedback is used to
department utilize it? improve curriculum.
b. Students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching- Yes, Feedback gathered through
learning-evaluation and what is the response of questionnaire. Suitable changes are made to
:
the department to the same? improve the curriculum and teaching
learning and evaluation process.
c. Alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the
same?
Based on the input given by the Alumni and the companies visiting College for Campus
Recruitment, necessary courses are introduced. A course on personality development was introduced
in Final B.Com. It was later shifted to I year on the suggestion of alumni. Distinguished alumni have
been nominated to the Board of Studies in Commerce. Their inputs and suggestions have been duly
considered and necessary changes are made in the curriculum.
31 List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)
 Ms.Preethi Hariharan, HCL Info System
 Ms.N.Shivganga, Atomic Research Center, Kalpakam.
 Mr.N.Rajaram, Naval officer
 Mr.Parthiban, L&T
 Mr.R.A.Thiyagarajan, L&T
 Mr.K.Vivekanadan, Proprietor, Sri Ganesh Plywoods
 Mr.Geminiganesh, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
 Mr.Praveen, Officer, City Union Bank

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 Mr.Arunachalam, Chola Mandalam Finance, Bangalore.

 Mr.Jagadeeswara, TCS, Chennai
32 Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external
experts.
Many dignitaries are invited to deliver lectures as a part of Academic Association Activities.
The names of a few dignitaries are listed below.
 Sri. V. Srinivasan, General Manager (Inspection and Audit) KVB.
 Dr. R.M. Chidambaram Former Professor& Head Dept of Banking Management, Alagappa
University, Karaikudi.
 Sri. M.R. Subramanian, Former Banker(Chairman), Urumu Dhanalakshmi College , Kattur,
Trichy
 Sri. S. Raghunathan, DGM, Divisional Office, KVB, Trichy.
 Dr. Rose Kavitha, Dean, Jothi Nivas College, Bangalore
 Sri. V.R. Muthu, Chirman VVV. Edible Oil Ltd., Virudhunagar, Manufactures of Idhayam
Gingley oil
 Prof.( Er. ) S.A.N. Bhuhari, Former Deputy General Manager BHEL, Trichy
 Dr. Arul Chella Kumar, Prof. of Economics, BARD, Trichy
 Tmt.Rani Muralidharan, Executive Director, GK Sons Engg. Enterprises Ltd., Trichy
 Chairman CII Trichy Zone
 Mr. A.D. Padmasingh Issac, Founder and Chairman. Aachi Group of Companies,Chennai
 Tmt. Durga Manikandan, Propreitrix, Maalyaa Designer Jewellers,(Kalyani Covering) Trichy

The following special lecture programmes were conducted by Commerce association during
the last four years.
 Dr. R. Khader Mohideen, Principal, Jamal Mohamed College, Trichy delivered a lecture on
Personality Development on 11.08.2011.
 Prof. Vanmika Venkatachalam, HOD of Commerce, AVC College, Mayiladurai delivered a
lecture on Trade in Sangam Literature on 04.10.2011.
 Sri. S. Rengarajan, Senior Branch Manager, LIC, Srirangam delivered a lecture on Usefulness of
LIC for individuals and nation on 08.09.2011.
 Sri. T.S. Raghavan, Ex-Chairman, Indian Bank delivered a lecture on Management thoughts in
Indian Literature on 10.10.2011.
 Sri. R. Vijayalan, Director, NR IAS Academy, Trichy delivered a lecture on Salient Tips for
Success in Competitive Exams on 25.01.2012.

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 Dr. A.M. Mohammed Sindhasha, Additional Vice-Principal and HOD in-charge of Commerce,
Jamal Mohamed College, Trichy delivered a lecture on Employability of Commerce Graduates on
08.03.2012.
 Sri. S. Srivatsan, Chatered Accountant, Trichy delivered a lecture on Budget-2012 on 19.03.2012.
 Shri. K.K. Srinivasan, Senior Chartered Accountant delivered a lecture on Highlights of the
Central Government Budget 2012-2013 on 21.03.2012.
 Prof. S. Pushpavanam, Secretary, Tamil Nadu Consumer Council, Trichy delivered a lecture on
Tamil Nadu Budget-2012-A Vision on 27.03.2012.
 Dr. A.M. Mohamed Sindhasha, Principal, Jamal Mohamed College, Trichy delivered a lecture on
Specialty of Commerce Graduates on 18.07.2013.
 Dr. M. Selvam, Asso. Prof. and Head, Dept. of Commerce Bharathidasan University delivered a
lecture on Employability skills for Commerce graduates on 23.08.2012.
 Shri. Kannaiyan Dakshnamurthy, Programme Head, All India Radio, Trichy delivered a lecture on
How the Radio helps Commerce and Indian Economy on 25.09.2012.
 Sri. Idhayam V.R. Muthu, Chairman of V.V.V. Edible Oils Ltd. Virudhunagar delivered a lecture
on Business Mantras on 05.02.2014.
 Prof. (Er.) S.A.W. Buhari, Former Deputy General Manager, BHEL delivered a lecture on
Corporate Expectations on 18.02.2014.
 Dr. Arul Chellakumar, Prof. & Head, Dept. of Economics, Bharathidasan University, Trichy
delivered a lecture on Gate Way to Success on 13.02.2014.
 Mr. J. Rajesh, Development officer, LIC of India and National Trainer from JCI delivered a
lecture on Empowerment of Youth on 19.08.2014.
 Dr. Joseph Anbarasu, Bursar and Asso. Prof. and Head, Dept. of Commerce, Bishop Heber
College, Trichy delivered a lecture on Work or Professional experience on 19.09.2014.
 Dr. P. Subburethina Bharathi, Prof. Dept. of Management Studies, MAM College of Engineering
and Technology delivered a lecture on Entrepreneurship and Employability Skills on 11.12.2014.
 Dr. R. Thiyagarajan, Asst. Prof. Hallmark Business School delivered a lecture on Soaring High on
18.02.2015.
 Prof. S.A.W. Bukari, Former Deputy General Manager, HRM, BHEL delivered a lecture on
Employability Skills.
 Dr. G. John, Asso. Prof. of Commerce, St. Joseph’s College, Trichy delivered a lecture on Tips for
personal Effectiveness on 19.03.2015.
 Prof. G. Balakrishnan, Former Vice-Principal, St. Joseph’s College, (Autonomous), Tiruchirapalli
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 Dr. E. Ramganesh, Professor and Head, Department of Educational Technology and Director,
Curriculum Development cell delivered a special lecture on Higher Education system on
31.07.2015
 Dr. B. Balamurugan, Assistant Professor, PG and Research Department of Economics, Govt. Arts
College, Thiruvannamalai on Sweeping through Interviews on 18.09.2015.
33 List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes.
Lecture method , Black board work for Accounting classes
 Computer Assisted Teaching, ICT enabled teaching learning process.
 PowerPoint Presentation is used on regular basis covering important topics.
 Standardized presentation on security market, financial literacy etc. have been prepared for the
benefit of the students.
 Conduct of quiz, seminar classes, mock interview of final year students. group discussion for PG
Students
34 How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes
monitored?
 Continuous monitoring of the completion of the syllabus
 Periodic meetings of faculty to plan and review work
 Adherence to academic calendar
 Conducting class seminars and Internal Class tests
 Continuous Internal Assessment test evaluation
35 Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities.
 Dr. R. Sundhararaman, Asso. Prof. Dept. of Commerce is the ANO of NCC Airwing unit of the
College. He is also the Controller of the Examinations of the College.
 Many students participate in NCC, NSS, Quiz club, etc.
 Dr. K. Kumar, was the Deputy Warden of the boys hostel for four years.
 Dr. R. Srinivasan, Asso. Prof. is the Secretary of Academic Council of the College.
 Prof. P. Chandrasekar, Asso. Prof. is the Dean of Arts in the College.
36 Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” Practical training such as filing Income
of the department. : Tax- return, Online reservation, Online -
Payment activities.
37 State whether the programme/department is
:
accredited/graded by other agencies. Give details. ---

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38 Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department:
Strength
 Dedicated team of faculty with rich and waste experience in diverse fields of commerce,
 Focus on research activities with particular emphasis on Ph.D.
Weakness
 Lack of focus on employability and communication skills
Opportunities
 For importing skill based/ employment oriented educations.
Challenges
 Difficulty in attracting bright students
 Overcoming the mental blocks rural students
39 Future plans of the department:
 To inculcate savings and investment habits, a Students investors Forum is to be formed and they
will be given training in Stock Market and Mutual Fund Investment.
 Coaching classes will be organized to prepare students for CA, ICWA,ACS Courses.
 Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli has already granted Affiliation for MBA programme.
The programme will commence shortly.

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EVALUATIVE REPORT OF THEDEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

1 Name of the Department & its Year of PG & Research Department of

:
Establishment Economics &1919

2 Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, B.A. Economics

PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; M.A. Economics
Integrated Ph.D., etc.) :
M.Phil. Economics

Ph.D. Economics

3 Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved

The Department offers Advertisement Management, Agricultural Economics as Non

Major Electives. These courses are taken up by students from other departments such as
Commerce, English and History.

4 Annual / semester/choice based credit system Semester with Choice Based Credit
:
System

5 Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments

Students of Economics Dept. take up courses conducted by other Departments:

1. Department of Computer Science

2. Commerce

3. Philosophy

4. English

5. Tamil

6 Number of Teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst.

Professors)

Sanctioned Filled

Professors --- ---

Associate Professors 06 06

Assistant Professors 04 02

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7 Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)

No. of Ph.D.
No. of
Students
Name Qualification Designation Specialization Years of
guided in the
Experience
last 4 years

1. Dr. D. Srinivasan M.A., M.Phil. PGDE, Associate Professor & Macro and Monetary 32 ---
PGDCA & Ph.D. Head Economics

2. Dr .R. Subramanian M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. Associate Professor Agricultural Economics, 25 ---
Environomics, Capital
Market, Indian Economy

3. Mr. K. Elango M.A., M.Phil. Associate Professor Economic Statistics, 25 ---

Marketing

4. Dr. T. Sridhar M.A., M.Phil., B.Ed., Associate Professor Labor Economics, 18 01

Ph.D., PGDCA Agricultural Economics

5. Dr. S. Thirumaran M.A., M.Phil., B.Ed., Associate Professor Entrepreneurial 15 ---

Ph.D. Development

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6. Dr. V. R. Mathiazhagan M.A., M.Phil., DPM, Associate Professor Agricultural Economics, 15 ---
DLL, MBA, Ph.D. International Trade

7. Dr. N. Renganayaki M.A., B.Ed., SLET Assistant Professor Human Resource 8 ---
M.Phil., MBA., Ph.D., Management.

8. Dr. J. Indirani M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Rural Economics & 3 Months ---
Women’s Studies
(Management Faculty)

9 Dr. T. Sudakar M.A., M.Phil., PGDCA, Assistant Professor Agricultural Economics, 8 ---
MBA, Ph.D. Micro Economics
(Management Faculty –
Left the Job)

10 Mrs. V. Kaleeswari M.A., M.Phil., B.Ed., Assistant Professor Agricultural Economics 2 ---
MBA, NET (
(Management Faculty –
Economics) and
Left the Job)
(Management)

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8 Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – Programme-wise information

Programme Theory (% p/w) Practical (% p/w) Total (% p/w)
Sem. I - 22 --- 22
I BA
Sem. II – 50 11 21
Sem. III –23 --- 23
II BA
Sem. IV -23 --- 23
Sem. V - 23 23
III BA ---
Sem. VI - 22 22
Sem. I - 10 10
I MA ---
Sem. II - 13 13
Sem. III - 10 10
II MA ---
Sem. IV- 13 13
Sem. I
M.Phil. ** **
Sem. II - Dissertation
9 Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio UG:14: 1
: PG: 2:1
M.Phil.- 3: 1
10 Number of academic support staff (technical) :
None.
and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled
11 Number of faculty with ongoing projects from
a) National b) International funding agencies
None.
and c) 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
Dr.S.Thirumaran UGC A Study on Rural Development
(Minor) through Industrial Entrepreneurship 2012-2013 Rs. 60,000/-
in Tiruchirappalli District.
UGC A Study on the Cattle Farming in
Dr.T.Sudakar 2014-2016 Rs. 1,70,000/-
(Minor) Tiruchirapalli District.
13 Research facility / Centre with
State & National Recognition for Labour
 State recognition
: Economics and Money and Banking,
 National recognition
Agricultural Economics
 International recognition

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14 Publications
No. of papers published in peer reviewed
: 31
journals (National / International)
Monographs : ---
Chapter(s) in Books : 02
Editing Books : 01
Books with ISBN numbers with details of
: 23
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 : 15%

SNIP : ---

SJR : ---

Impact Factor – range / average : 0.8215

h-index : ---

15 Details of patents and Income generated : -Nil-

16 Areas of consultancy and Income generated : None.
17 Faculty recharging strategies
 Attending National and International Workshops/Conferences/Symposiums/Seminars.
 Organizing Association meetings by inviting experts on the chosen field.
18 Student projects
 Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-departmental
Year PG Projects M.Phil. Dissertation
2014 -15 100 % 100 % (FT)
80 % (PT)
2013-14 100 % 100 %
2012-13 90% 90%
2011-12 100% 100 %

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 Percentage of students doing projects in : ---

collaboration with industries/institutes
19 Awards / recognitions received at the national : ---
and international level by
 Faculty
Best paper award - Dr. T. Sridhar, Associate Professor.
Best Teacher Award - Dr. N. Renganayaki, Assistant Professor – Year: Nov 01, 2015.
 Doctoral / `doctoral fellows : Dr. N. Renganayaki - 01
 Students
1. M. Senthil Andavar (ECUA 13008) – Year 2014-15
2. V. Karthika (ECUA 15010) – Year 2015-16.
20 Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized
and the source of funding (national / A State level Seminar on “Money and
:
international) with details of outstanding Banking” was organised on 30.9.2011
participants, if any.
21 Student profile course-wise:
Name of the Course Applications received Selected Pass percentage
(refer question no. 2)
M F M F

UG 2015-16 38 28 05 28 05
2014 -15 43 28 09 28 09
2013-14 40 24 11 24 11
2012-13 16 10 02 10 02
2011-12 23 10 06 10 06
PG 2015-16 10 02 01 02 1
2014 -15 16 10 07 10 07
2013-14 18 11 06 11 06
2012-13 20 11 08 11 08
2011-12 18 10 07 10 07

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22 Diversity of Students
Name of the Course % of students % of students % of students % of
(refer question no.2) from the College from the state from other students
States from other
countries
B.A (2011-12) --- 100 --- ---
B.A (2012-13) --- 100 --- ---
B.A (2013-14) --- 100 --- ---
B.A (2014-15) --- 100 --- ---
B.A (2015-16) --- 100 --- ---
M.A. (2011-2012) 80 100 --- ---
M.A. (2012-2013) 60 100 --- ---
M.A. (2013-2014) 100 100 --- ---
M.A (2014-2015) 100 100 --- ---
M.A. (2015-16) 100 100 --- ---
M.Phil. (2011-2012) 100 100 --- ---
M.Phil. (2012-2013) 100 100 --- ---
M.Phil. (2013 – 14) 100 100 --- ---
M.Phil. (2014 – 15) 100 100 --- ---
M.Phil. (2015 -16) 100 100 --- ---
23 How many students have cleared Civil Services,
Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other : 02.
competitive examinations?
24 Student Progression
Student Progression Percentage against enrolled
UG to PG 2011- 12 - 80%
2012- 13 - 28%
2013 -14 - 52%
2014- 15 - 71%
2015- 16 - 25%
PG to M.Phil. 2012- 13 - 48%
2013 -14 - 100%
2014- 15 - 154%
2015- 16 - 18%

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PG to Ph.D. NA.
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Does Not Arise.
Employed
• Campus selection 15
• Other than campus recruitment ---
Entrepreneurs NA.
25 Diversity of Staff
Percentage of faculty who are graduates
Of the same parent university 57%
From other universities within the State 42%
From other universities from other states None
26 Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. Ph.D. - One
and D.Litt. during the assessment period. : Dr. N. Renganayaki
27 Present details about infrastructural facilities
a) Library More than 4,000 books in general
:
library
b) Internet facilities for staff and students : Internet connectivity Modems –1
c) Total number of class rooms : 06
d) Class rooms with ICT facility : 02
e) Students laboratories : ---
f) Research laboratories : ---
28 Number of students of the department getting All SC/ST/OBC candidates receive
:
financial assistance from College. Govt. Scholarships.
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- Yes, Continuous feedback obtained
learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the in departmental meeting is used to
department utilize it? : improve quality of assignments,
teaching methods, evaluation
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b. Students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching- Yes. Their suggestions are

learning-evaluation and what is the response of incorporated in enhancing the
the department to the same? : content and quality of the
curriculum / teaching-learning-
evaluation process.
c. Alumni and employers on the programmes and
Inputs from alumni are used to
what is the response of the department to the :
improve the syllabus.
same?
31 List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)
1. Dr. S. Sathiagopal, I.A.S.,
2. Thiru. Paulraj I.A.S.(Rtd)
3. V.Natarajan, Director (Rtd). Doordharshan.
4. Mrs.Vasundaradevi, Joint-Director of School Education.
5. Dr.Thangamuthu, Vice-Chancellor (Rtd), Bharathidasan University,
6. Thiru. Elango, Registrar of Defence.
7. Dr.S.Sundararajan, Analyst, London Stock Exchange, London.
8. Mr. Ramanan, Economist (Rtd), RBI.
9. Dr.S.Narasimhan, Principal (Rtd), D.G. Vaishnava College, Chennai.
10. Dr.R.Ramasubbu, Editor-in-Chief, Dinamalar Tamil daily.
32 Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with
external experts
 SLET/ NET Coaching Class for students
 One day orientation course for M.Phil. Scholars
 Internet and E-commerce for PG & M.Phil. Research scholars in economics conducted by
NIIT from Jan 08.10.2015 to 10.10.2015
33 List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes.
 Delivering lectures with the help of Information Communication Technology
 Submission of Students Assignments
 Seminars
 Group Discussion
34 How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning
outcomes monitored?
 Timely Completion of Curriculum
 Assignments are given.

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 Seminars for PG students are conducted.

 Extra Classes are taken.
 Continuous Internal Assessment.
 Tutors-in-charge mind and mend students.
 Counseling for the needy.
 End Semester Examinations
35 Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities.
 V. Karthika, I B.A. Economics received Library Best User Award
 Athletics: A. Kadhar Hussian, A. Guru Jawahar of II B.A. Economics is National Level
Players and Bharathidasan University Champions.
 S. Sujin Nayagan, P. Sujin, T. Anish of III B.A. Economics received Chief Minister’s
Winners Trophy, Second Division Football League Winners, Inter College Runners
Bharathidasan University Players.
36 Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department.
 Eminent Academicians and Economists interact with students to educate and motivate them.
 Encouragement to students to participate in various competitions conducted by other
colleges, seminars/symposiums/conferences/workshops to get exposure to new
developments and research methodologies.
 Guidance in the preparation of power point presentations for Seminars.
 Supporting research scholars by helping them in preparations/statistical analysis/literature
collection, thus enhancing their research skills.
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
Highly Qualified Faculty, Guest lectures by eminent economists, placement assistance,
research article presentation and publications.
Weakness
Poor Student Enrollment, Unimpressive Placement.
Opportunity
Opportunity to enhance the utility of the course by changing the programme content in
tune with the market requirements, Opportunity to enhance the employability skills by
appropriate training Imparting training to appear for Competitive examinations.

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Challenges
Attracting students with high scores and right aptitude for Economics. Overcoming the
inhibitions associated with the study of Economics.
39 Future plans of the department.
 To secure research grant from funding agencies
 Exploration of opportunities for collaborative research with leading
institutions/organizations
 To introduce Diploma programme on Retail Marketing and Banking and Insurance.

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EVALUATIVE REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

1 Name of the Department & its Year of English, 1963

:
Establishment
2 Names of Programmes / Courses offered B.A. English
(UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated M.A. English
Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) M.Phil. English
:
Ph.D. English
Certificate programme on Journalism and
Editing
3 Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved
The Department offers Presentation Skills and Functional Skills as Non-major electives
to Students of Commerce and Economics.

4 Annual / semester/choice based credit

: Semester With Choice Based Credit System
system
5 Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments
Sinthanaiyiyal, Sirappu Tamil - Tamil
Internet and its Application - Computer Science
Basic Accountancy - Commerce
Quantitative Aptitude-II - Mathematics
Gandhian Thought - Philosophy
Philosophy of Yoga- Philosophy. Environmental Studies, Gender Studies, Value Education
6 Number of Teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst.
Professors)

Sanctioned Filled

Professors --- ---

Associate Professors 07 07

Assistant Professors 23 20

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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 Years No. of Ph.D.
of Students guided in
Experience the last 4 years
1. Dr. R. Elavarasu M.A., M.Ed., Head & Associate Linguistics Rhetorics 26 Years ---
M.Phil., Ph.D. Professor
2. Dr. V. Sekar M.A., M.Phil, Associate Professor English Language 29 Years Guiding 8 students
B.Ed., PhD Teaching, American
Literature
3. Dr. D.E. Benet M.A., M.Phil, Associate Professor Literary Criticism, 25 Years Guiding 8 students
B.Ed., PhD American Literature
4. Dr. T.S. Ramesh M.A., M.Phil, Associate Professor Indian Writing in English 26 Years 6 – Bard
Ph.D. 10 – Dravidian
5. Dr. K. Srinivasan M.A., M.Phil, Associate Professor Canadian Literature, 29 Years Guiding 8 students
B.Ed. PhD British Literature
6. Mr. M.S. Balamurugan M.A., M.Phil. Associate Professor Diasporic Literature, 15 Years ---
Journalism
7. Dr. R. Soundararajan M.A., M.Phil, Associate Professor Jewish Canadian Fiction 28 Years Guiding 8 students
B.Ed., PhD

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8. Mr.V.Sri Ramachandran M.A., M.Phil. Assistant Professor Journalism, Soft Skills, 16 Years ---
& Asst. Controller Indian Literature in
of Examination Translation
9. Dr.V.Srividya M.A., M.Phil., Assistant Professor Indian Writing in English 14 Years Guiding 8 students-
Ph.D. two have submitted
thesis and awaiting
viva
10. Dr.T.G.Akila M.A., M.Phil., Assistant Professor Indian Writing in English 8 Years ---
Ph.D.,
11. Mr.S.Vinoth Kumar M.A., M.Phil., Assistant Professor British Literature 8 Years ---
NET
12. Prof. M. Venkateshwari M.A.,M. Phil., Assistant Professor British Literature 07 Years ---
13. Prof. M. Asha M.A., M.Phil. Assistant Professor Women’s Studies 05 Years ---
14. Ms. K. Sumathy M.A., M.Phil. Assistant Professor Indian Writing in English 6 Years ---
15. Ms. Gowri Priya M.A., M.Phil. Assistant Professor Eco Criticism, Native 4 Years ---
Aanand Writings in English
16. Ms. Ethina M.A., M.Phil. Assistant Professor Translation 4 Years ---
17. Mr. M. Arul Mozhi M.A., M.Phil., Assistant Professor Indian Writing in English 6 Years ---
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18. Mr.A.Charles M.A., M.Phil., Assistant Professor British Literature 4 Years ---
B.Ed.,

19. Mr.K.Stalin M.A., M.Phil., Assistant Professor Translation & Journalism 9 Years ---
B.Ed.,

20. Ms.R.Vanitha M.A., M.Phil., Assistant Professor Indian Writing in English 10 Years ---

21. Mr.A.Kumar M.A., M.Phil., Assistant Professor Indian Writing in English 2 Years ---
B.Ed.,

22. Mr.N.Sathish Kumar M.A., DJE., Assistant Professor Indian Writing in English 2 Years ---

23. Mr.S.Stanley Gerald M.A., M.Phil., Assistant Professor Indian Writing in English 9 Years ---

24. Ms.P.Amalorpava Mary M.A., M.Phil., Assistant Professor Indian Writing in English 10 Years ---

25. Ms.K.Kalaiselvi M.A., M.Phil., Assistant Professor Indian Writing in English 3 Years ---
B.Ed.,

26. Ms.A.Malathy B.Com. M.A., Assistant Professor Indian Writing in English 3 Years ---
M.Phil.,

27. Prof. S. Asha Mary M.A., Assistant Professor Indian Writing in English 4 Years ---

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8 Percentage of classes taken by temporary B.A. - 15%

:
faculty – Programme-wise information M.A. - 10%
9 Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio
Course Student – Teacher Ratio
B.A 10:1
M.A. 4:1
M.Phil. 5:1
10 Number of academic support staff (technical) :
Nil
and administrative staff; 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 : NIL
funding agencies and grants received project-
wise.
12 Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST;
: NIL
DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received
13 Research facility / Centre with
 State recognition
 Indian Association for Canadian Studies
 State Recognition for studies of Comparative Literature
 Indian English Language Teachers Association.
 National recognition
 International recognition
14 Publications
No. of papers published in peer reviewed
: 26
journals (National / International)
Monographs : ---
Chapter(s) in Books : ---
Editing Books : 03
Books with ISBN numbers with details of
: 11
publishers

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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 : 85
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
 Attend Orientation/Refresher programme
 Attend Seminar/Conference/Workshop
 Act as resource person in the Seminar/Conference organized in other institutions.
 Inviting eminent scholars for the association meeting.
 Organize seminar/workshop
 Coaching classes for NET examinations.
18 Student projects : NIL
 Percentage of students who have done in-house : 100%
projects including inter-departmental
 Percentage of students doing projects in : NIL
collaboration with industries/institutes
19 Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by Faculty
S.No. Faculty Name Year Achievements Event
1. Dr.R.Elavarasu 2012 “Senthamizh ko” Title Andaman Tamizh
Sangam Port Blair
2. Dr.R.Elavarasu 2014 Peraignar Anna Award Karaikkal Thamizh
Peravai
3. Prof. V.Sriramachandran 2014 National Trainer Junior Chamber,
International, India.
4. Prof. V. Sriramachandran 2014 International Trainer Junior Chamber,
International, India.

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 Doctoral / post doctoral fellows : ---

 Students
 Received Recognition in State level Quiz Competitions.
 Students have won many prizes in Drama Competitions.
 Participated in Youth Parliament, Pune in Feb, 2015.
 Participated in National and International Academic activities.
20 Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national / international)
with details of outstanding participants, if any.
a) National
 A Three Day UGC Sponsored Symposium on New Vistas of Research in English Studies
at National College, Tiruchirappalli, 6th through 8th of March 2014. Dr. D.E. Benet was the
coordinator.
 A two-day National Seminar on Canada: A Multitude of Spaces on 01.02.2013 &
02.02.2013. 78 papers were presented. Dr. D.E. Benet was the coordinator.
1. One Day Workshop on Communicational Dynamics for personality Development was
organized by the Department of English (UAP) on 08-10-2012.
 The Department of English Organized a two day National Seminar on Indian Culture in
Indian English Literature from 08.01.2015 to 09.01.2015.
b) International
21 Student profile course-wise:
Name of the Course Applications received Selected Pass percentage
(refer question no. 2) M F M F
UG 2011-14 200 40 51 60 98
2012-15 196 40 45 58 80
PG 2011-13 100 10 09 86 92
2012-14 85 25 17 92 98
2013-15 120 30 19 88 82
22 Diversity of Students
Name of the Course % of students % of students % of students % of students
(refer question no.2) from the from the state from other from other
College States countries
B.A --- 90% 10% ---
M.A 50% 90% 10% ---
M.Phil. 50% 95% 25% ---

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23 How many students have cleared Civil Services,

NET - 84
Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other :
SLET - 126
competitive examinations?
24 Student Progression
Student Progression Percentage against enrolled
UG to PG 60%
PG to M.Phil. 20%
PG to Ph.D. 3%
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral ---
Employed
• Campus selection
Every year about 15 students are selected as teachers in Private Schools through campus
recruitment.
• Other than campus recruitment
14 students got selected in Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board in the year 2014-
2015.
All the students who are graduated through the department get employment and lead
dignified life.
Entrepreneurs ---
25 Diversity of Staff
Percentage of faculty who are graduates
Of the same parent university 80%
From other universities within the State 20%
From other universities from other states ---
26 Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period.
Ph.D. - 06

Dr. R. Elavarasu

Dr. S. Victoria Alan

Dr. V. Sekar

Dr. K. Srinivasan

Dr. T.G. Akila

Dr. M. Venkateswari

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27 Present details about infrastructural facilities

a) Library Central library has 14,227 books on
:
various titles.
b) Internet facilities for staff and students : Internet Facility with Wi-Fi
c) Total number of class rooms : 06
d) Class rooms with ICT facility : 01
e) Students laboratories : Computer Lab for Skill Based Class
f) Research laboratories : ---
28 Number of students of the department getting All the SC/ST/OBC students receive
:
financial assistance from College. Govt. Scholarships.
29 Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before Based on the demand for the
the development of new program(s)? If so, give the : programme additional sections are
methodology. added.
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?
Feedback obtained from faculty members in periodic departmental meetings. The
feedback is used in improving the teaching methodology and enriching the syllabus.
b. Students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching- Feedback from students is used to
learning-evaluation and what is the response of the : alter and improve the syllabus as
department to the same? well as the approach to teaching.
c. Alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the
same?
Yes. Based on the feedback of Alumni, the department started coaching classes for
SLET/NET examinations. Huge success had been achieved by the candidates in the
examinations, thanks to the coaching.
31 List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)
1. Dr. N. Dhanavel, Professor of English, IIT, Chennai.
2. Dr. Jayasudha, TANSCHE, Chennai.
3. Mr. Sekar, Sub Editor, Dinamalar, Trichy.
4. Mr. C. Ramalingam, Media Executive, Dinamalar, Trichy
5. Dr. Napolean, Senior Treatment Supervisor Govt. Hospital.
6. Mr. Sivasubramanian, Sathyam TV
7. Dr. V. Sekar, Asso. Prof. National College, Trichy

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8. Mr. G. Anand, Ganesh Builder, Chennai.

9. Dr. S. Ganesh, Asso. Prof. Govt. Arts College, Ooty.
10. Mr. Pugazhenthi, Inspector of Police, Pattukottai.
32 Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with
external experts.
The following special lecture programmes were conducted by English Association during
the last four years.
 Dr. Abdul Mohamed Ali Jinnah, Asst. Prof. Dept. of English, Jamal Mohamed College
delivered a lecture on Impact of Literature on life on 16.08.2011.
 Dr. Mohamed Ibraheem, Head, Dept. of English, Jamal Mohamed College, Trichy delivered
a lecture on Discover the Diamond on 22.03.2012.
 Dr. J. John Love Joy, Asst. Prof. of English, St. Joseph’s College, Trichy delivered a lecture
on Discovering a Word’s Worth on 26.09.2013.
 Dr. M.H. Mohamed Rafiq, Asst. Prof. in English, Jamal Mohamed College, Trichy delivered
a lecture on English for Special purpose on 27.09.2012.
 Mr. R. Vijayasankar, Editor delivered a lecture on Media and Society on 16.10.2012.
 Mr. V.L. Jayapaul, Asst. Prof. of English, St. Joseph’s College, Trichy delivered a lecture on
Attitude to reach High Attitude on 18.03.2014.
 Thiru. A. Mohamed Safiullah, Retd. Prof. Jamal Mohamed College, Trichy delivered a
lecture on Ingenious Reading of Poetry on 14.03.2014.
 Dr. Catherine Edward, Vice-Principal, Holy Cross College delivered a lecture on Roads can
be taken on 02.08.2014.
 Dr. K.S. Dhanam, Asso. Prof. Department of English, Periyar EVR College delivered a
lecture on Rereading Poetry on 26.08.2014.
 Prof. G. Ravindran, Former Head, Dept. of English, St. Joseph’s College, Trichy delivered a
lecture on Prose for Pleasure on 25.09.2014.
 Dr. R. Shanthi, Asso. Prof. A.V.V.M. Sri Pushpam College, Poondi, Thanjavur delivered a
lecture on Literature and Mass Communication on 18.09.2014.
 Prof. Amutha, Auxilium College, Vellore delivered a lecture on Voice and Voiceless on
13.03.2015.
 Dr. A. Mohamed Ali Jinnah, Asso. Prof. of English, Jamal Mohamed College, Trichy
delivered a lecture on Reading is nothing but habit formation on 18.08.2015.
 Dr. C. Issac Jebastine, Prof. and Head, Dept. of English, Bharathidasan University delivered
a lecture on The Role of English in the Modern World on 21.08.2015.

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 Prof. G. Ravindran, Former Head, Dept. of English, St. Joseph’s College, Trichy delivered a
lecture on English for Employability on 07.10.2015.
33 List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes.
 Lecture Method
 Power Point Presentation,
 Group Discussion,
 Seminar taken by Students
 Question Hour Session
 Interaction with students
34 How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning
outcomes monitored?
 Review of progress to ensure timely completion of the syllabus
 Follow up of work as laid down in academic calendar
 Review of students’ performance through Tutor Ward System
35 Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities.
Dr. R. Elavarasu, Programme officer for Scout
Dr. V. Sekar, Coordinator for Drama Club
Dr. K. Srinivasan, Coordinator for Human Rights Education
Prof. V. Sri Ramachandran, Served as NSS P.O for 5 years; Exnora, 5 years in JCI
Dr. V. Srividhya, Served as NSS P.O for 5 years; Exnora, 5 years in JCI and Drama Club
36 Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department.
 Training the students to participate in Quiz, Oratorical &Essay writing Competitions.
 Drama club is quite active.
 Mr. V. Sri Ramachandran, is a Coordinator for Certificate course on Journalism.
 Many staff members guide scholars for M.Phil. and Ph.D. Degree.
 Many special lecture programmes were organized.(See S.No. 32)
37 State whether the programme/department is
:
accredited/graded by other agencies. Give details. Nil
38 Strength
Effective Teaching, Quality Research, Skilled Staff, A good collection of books on
English Literature in Library.
Weakness
 Students with average scores, hailing from rural areas
 Students having studied in Tamil medium up to higher secondary.

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Opportunity
 Scope for conducting spoken English classes
 Coaching for appearing for competitive examinations
 Strengthening of coaching for NET/SLET
 Scope for improvement of Communication skills
Challenges
 Attracting students with the right aptitude
 Overcoming the mental blocks and inhibitions of students from humble backgrounds.
39 Future plans of the department.
 To establish a Language Laboratory.
 To encourage every student to make use of technology to augment their learning.
 To adopt local schools (Govt. Corporation Schools) as part of extension activity of the
Department.
 To introduce need-based Certificate and Diploma Programmes.

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EVALUATIVE REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY

1 Name of the Department & its Year of History, 1981 - 82

:
Establishment

2 Names of Programmes / Courses offered

(UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; : B.A., HISTORY

Integrated Ph.D., etc.)

3 Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved

The Department offers the following NME courses to the students of other departments

such as Commerce, Economics and English

 History of freedom Movement

 Indian Constitution

4 Annual / semester/choice based credit system : Semester with Choice based credit system

5 Participation of the department in the courses Students of History take up courses offered

offered by other departments : in Tamil, Economics and Philosophy

department as NME.

6 Number of Teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst.

Professors)

Sanctioned Filled

Professors --- ---

Associate Professors --- ---

Assistant Professors 04 03

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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 Years of No. of Ph.D. Students

Experience guided in the last 4

years

1. Prof. S. Kailasam M.A. M.Phil. Associate Professor Public Administration 33 Years ---

& Head Journalism

2. Dr. K. Pandian M.A. M.Phil., Associate Professor History of Tamil Nadu, 31 Years ---

Ph.D., Modern Indian History

3. Prof. P. Parimala M.A. M.Phil., Associate Professor Modern Government, 14 Years ---

Sekar B.Ed., History of Europe.

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8 Percentage of classes taken by temporary

: 20%
faculty – Programme-wise information
9 Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio : 10:1
10 Number of academic support staff (technical)
: ---
and administrative staff; 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.
12 Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST;
: ---
DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received
13 Research facility / Centre with
 State recognition
: ---
 National recognition
 International recognition
14 Publications
No. of papers published in peer reviewed
: 01
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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15 Details of patents and Income generated : ---

16 Areas of consultancy and Income generated : ---
17 Faculty recharging strategies
Staff members
 attend Refresher Courses
 Attend Workshop and Seminars
 publish Research and Popular articles.
18 Student projects
 Percentage of students who have done in-house The department offers only UG
projects including inter-departmental : programme. There is no project in
the curriculum.
 Percentage of students doing projects in
: ---
collaboration with industries/institutes
19 Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by
 Faculty : ---
 Doctoral / post doctoral fellows : ---
 Students : ---
20 Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the
source of funding (national / international) with : ---
details of outstanding participants, if any.
21 Student profile course-wise:
Name of the Course Applications received Selected Pass percentage
(refer question no. 2)
M F M F

B.A. 2011-2012 50 30 12 70%% 22%

2012-2013 30 10 09 30% 22%
2013-2014 38 12 07 45% 18%
2014-2015 40 10 02 70% 21%
22 Diversity of Students
Name of the % of students % of students % of students % of
Course from the College from the state from other States students
(refer question no.2) from other
countries
B.A. --- 100% --- ---

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23 How many students have cleared Civil Services,

Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other : ---
competitive examinations?
24 Student Progression
Student Progression Percentage against enrolled
UG to PG 60%
PG to M.Phil. ---
PG to Ph.D. ---
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral ---
Employed
• Campus selection ---
• Other than campus recruitment 40%
Entrepreneurs ---
25 Diversity of Staff
Percentage of faculty who are graduates
Of the same parent university ---
From other universities within the State 75%
From other universities from other states 25%
26 Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc.
---
and D.Litt. during the assessment period. :
27 Present details about infrastructural facilities
a) Library 5,920 books on History are
:
available in the central library
b) Internet facilities for staff and students : ---
c) Total number of class rooms : 03
d) Class rooms with ICT facility : 01
e) Students laboratories : ---
f) Research laboratories : ---
28 Number of students of the department getting All SC/ST/OBC students receive
:
financial assistance from College. Govt. Scholarships.
29 Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before
No new programme has been
the development of new program(s)? If so, give the :
introduced.
methodology.

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30 Does the department obtain feedback from

a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching- Feedback from the faculty is obtained in
learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the periodic meetings held in the Dept. It is
:
department utilize it? used to improve the syllabus and alter
the approach to teaching.
b. Students on staff, curriculum as well as Inputs in the form of feedback from
teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the students are used to improve quality of
:
response of the department to the same? assignments, teaching methods and
course content.
c. Alumni and employers on the programmes Suggestions from alumni are considered
and what is the response of the department to to enhance the utility of the programme
:
the same? in terms employability skills and life
skills.
31 List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)
 Mr. Akbar Hussain, HOD, Dept of History Jamal Md. College
 Mr. Sendhil Kumar, Dept. of History, University Consituent College, Perambalur
 Mr. Manivannan, Dept. of History Govt. Arts College, Thiruvermbur.
 Mr. Chandra Hasan, Dept. of History, Govt. A.A.A. College, Musiri.
 Mr. Raj Kumar. Dept. of History, Govt.of Arts College, Udhagamandalam.
 Mr. Elankovan, Lawyer, Trichy
 Mr. Shankaralingam, Deputy Superintendent of Police
 Mr. Senthil Kumar, Deputy Superintendent of Police
32 Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with
external experts.
Eminent Historians are invited to deliver a special programme. The programmes conducted are
1. Dr. S. Xavier, Asst. Prof. Dept. of History, Arignar Anna Arts College, Musiri delivered a
lecture on History and Employment Opportunities on 30.01.2012.
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Xtpaq;fs; jiyg;gpy; 19.09.2013 md;W rpwg;Giuahw;wpdhu;.
3. Kidtu;> S. gj;kehgd;> nrayhsu;> fd;dpahFkup tuyhW kw;Wk; fyhr;rhu Ma;T
ikak;> ehfu;Nfhtpy; mtu;fs; jpUts;Stupd; tuyhw;W mbr;RtLfs; vd;w
jiyg;gpy; 21.08.2012 md;W rpwg;Giuahw;wpdhu;.
4. Prof. T. Arulanandu, Asso. Prof. of History, Bishop Heber College delivered a lecture on
Uses of History on 18.03.2014.

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33 List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for  Lecture method
different programmes. :  Group Discussion and Debates
 Power Point Presentation
34 How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning
outcomes monitored?
 Timely completion of the syllabus
 Periodic staff meetings to review the work done and plan for ensuing semesters
 CIA Tests and Class Tests
 End Semester Examinations
35 Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities.
 Dr. V. Ram Kumar was successfully managing the affairs of the Fine Arts Association
facilitating participation of our students in a large number of programmes and securing of a
large number of prizes.
 Prof. Parimalasekar is now coordinating the activities of the Association which has carved a
niche for itself in the field of Fine Arts.
36 Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department.
 Students are trained and encouraged to participate regularly in Quiz Programme, Essay
Writing and oratorical events organized in other Colleges.
 Every year field trip to places of historical importance is conducted.
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
Strength
 Teachers with specialization and Ph.D. Degrees

 Well-equipped Library with a collection of over 5920 books

 Class rooms with conducive atmosphere for study

Weakness
 Lack of Communication and good grasp on the part of the students.
Opportunity
 Good opportunity to coach the students for competitive examinations.

 Scope for offering short duration courses on history to students of other department and
civil service aspirants.

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Challenges
 Difficulties in attracting students with real interest in the subject
 Low economic status of the students.
 Lackadaisical interest on the part of many students due to their pre occupation with work.
39 Future plans of the department.
 Introduction of M.A. History Programme.
 Conduct of short duration courses on Indian Constitution and History

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EVALUATIVE REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TAMIL

1 Name of the Department & its Year of Tamil, 1957

:
Establishment

2 Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, B.A., Tamil

PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; M.A., Tamil

Integrated Ph.D., etc.) :
M.Phil. Tamil

Ph.D. Tamil

3 Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved

Agricultural Economics - Economics & Tamil

Sirappu Tamil - II - Tamil and other departments

4 Annual / semester/choice based credit system Semester and Choice Based Credit
:
System

5 Participation of the department in the courses The department offers Non Major

offered by other departments : Elective for students of Economics,

Commerce, Botany and Zoology

6 Number of Teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst.

Professors)

Sanctioned Filled

Professors --- ---

Associate Professors 07 07

Assistant Professors 20 17

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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 Years of No. of Ph.D.

Experience Students guided in

the last 4 years

1. Dr. K. Rajarathinam M.A. M.Phil., Ph.D. Head Modern Literature 29 01

2. Dr. S. Eswaran M.A. M.Phil., Ph.D. Associate Professor Journalism 24 11

3. Dr.S.Thirumavalavan M.A. M.Phil., Ph.D. Associate Professor Grammar 24 12

4. Dr. R. Sabapathy M.A. M.Phil., Ph.D. Associate Professor Grammar 18 04

5. Dr. N. Manickam M.A. M.Phil., Ph.D. Associate Professor Epic Literature 15 04

6. Dr. S. Gandhi M.A. M.Phil., Ph.D. Associate Professor Grammar 15 01

7. Dr. R. Ravichandran M.A. Ph.D. Associate Professor Folklore 14 06

8. Dr. S. Neelagandan M.A. Ph.D. Assistant Professor Bhakthi Literature 08 01

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9. Dr.A. Muruganantham M.A. M.Phil., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Grammar 07 ---

10. Dr. R. Sundaravel M.A. M.Phil., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Criticism 07 ---

11. Dr. A. Krishnan M.A. M.Phil., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Folklore 07 ---

12. Mr. T. Ramadoss M.A. M.Phil., Assistant Professor Modern Literature 07 ---

13. Dr. R. Kala M.A. M.Phil., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Modern Literature 07 ---

14. Dr. S. Ananthavel M.A. M.C.J., DCA Sangam Literature

Assistant Professor 07 ---
M.Phil., Ph.D. Computer

15. Dr. S. Kowsalya M.A. M.Phil., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Modern Literature June 2015 ---

16. Dr.R.Manickavasagam M.A. M.Phil., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Bhakthi Literature 09 ---

17. Dr. G. Ramachandran M.A. M.Phil., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Folklore 08 ---

18. Dr. K. Bhuvaneswari M.A. M.Phil., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Epic Literature 06 ---

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19. Dr. K. Muthaiyan M.A. M.Phil., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Modern Literature 05 ---

20. Mr. S. Karuthan M.A. M.Phil., Assistant Professor Modern Literature 03 ---

21. Dr. K. Murugesan M.A. M.Phil., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Modern Literature 02 ---

22. Dr. P. Sumathy M.A. M.Phil., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Modern Literature June 2015 ---

23. Dr. R. Bhuvaneswari M.A. M.Phil., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Modern Literature June 2015 ---

24. Dr. V.K. Kuppusamy M.A. M.Phil., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Modern Literature June 2015 ---

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8 Percentage of classes taken by temporary Part – I Tamil - 37%

faculty – Programme-wise information : Part –III Major - 30%
M.A. Tamil - 5%
9 Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio B.A. - 10:1
M.A. - 5:1
:
M.Phil. - 2:1
Ph.D. - 2:1
10 Number of academic support staff (technical) :
---
and administrative staff; 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.
Projects Completed
1. Dr. R. Sabapathy – The Language style of Tamil Advertisements – August – 2010 to
January – 2012 (UGC) Rs. 70,000/-
2. Dr. R. Ravichandran – Ceremonies and Believes of Thoda Tribes in Nilgiri District
(February 2014) (UGC) Rs. 1,00,000/-
12 Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST;
: ---
DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received
13 Research facility / Centre with
 State recognition
 A Research department with a long and glorious history.
 The first research department in a college, when it was affiliated to the University of
Madras.
 The number of students awarded Ph.D. from the Department is the highest in
Bharathidasan University.
 National recognition
 International recognition
14 Publications
No. of papers published in peer reviewed
: 17
journals (National / International)
Monographs : ---
Chapter(s) in Books : ---
Editing Books : 02

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Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers - 08

Name of the Book Page. No. Year ISBN No.
Modern Lit. (Pp 1-441) April 2013 978-93-81521-267
Social Problems and Vol – I (Pp 1-396)
April 2014 978-93-81521-267
Remedies in Lit. Vol – Ii (Pp 1-442)
Aivum aivedum 103 2014 978-93-80217-96-3
Ilaikya kolkai 274 2014 978-93-80217-36-9
Mozhiperupukalai 185 2014 978-93-80217-98-7
Humanrights 172 2014 978-93-80217-93-2
Literary Criticism 127 2014 978-93-80217-35-2
Mass Communication 192 2014 978-93-80217-70-3
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 : ---
16 Areas of consultancy and Income generated : ---
17 Faculty recharging strategies
 Faculty members attend orientation and Refresher courses.
 The department conducts workshops and seminars to provide exposure to students and staff
and kindle interest in research
 Staff members attend workshops and seminars conducted by other institutions.
 Publish popular articles
 Talk in All India Radio
18 Student projects
 Percentage of students who have done in-
: P G. Students - 100%
house projects including inter-departmental

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 Percentage of students doing projects in

: ---
collaboration with industries/institutes
19 Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by
 Faculty Dr. S. Neelakandan, Asst. Prof. has
received the State level Best Orator
:
Award. He is a popular Tamil Orator in
Tamil Nadu.
 Doctoral / post doctoral fellows : ---
 Students
UGC – JRF
1. Mr. S. Muralitharan, Ph.D. 2011-2015
2. Mr. K. Murugesan, Ph.D. 2011-2014
3. Mrs. A. Sharmila, Ph.D. 2011-2014
4. Mr. S. Ananthan, Ph.D. 2010-2015
5. Mr. D. Prem Kumar, Ph.D. 2010-2014
Classical Tamil
1. Mrs. D. Venkateswari, Ph.D. 2012-2013
20 Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national /
international) with details of outstanding participants, if any.
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fUj;juq;fk; elj;jpaJ
21 Student profile course-wise:
Name of the Course Applications Selected Pass percentage
(refer question no. 2) received
M F M F

B.A. Tamil 2014-2015 45 20 09 90% 96%

B.A Tamil 2013-2014 48 12 12 90% 100%
B.A Tamil 2012-2013 47 15 08 98% 100%
M.A. Tamil 2014-2015 20 06 05 100% 100%
M.A. Tamil 2013-2014 20 03 12 100% 100%
22 Diversity of Students
Name of the % of students % of students % of students % of students
Course from the College from the state from other from other
(refer question no.2) States countries
B.A. --- 100% --- ---
M.A. 60% 100% --- ---
M.Phil. 20% 100% --- ---
Ph.D. 20% 100% --- ---
23 How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any
other competitive examinations? - 10
 Mrs. D. Venkateswari – Passed TET Exam – Appointed as PG Teacher in Tamil, Govt. Hr.
Sec. School, Pudukottai. Feb, 2014
 Mr. R. Kathiresan – Blind – Passed TET Exam – Appointed as PG Teacher in Tamil, Syed
Murthusha Govt. Hr. Sec. School, Trichy, April, 2014.
 5 Scholars have cleared UGC JRF/NET exam.
24 Student Progression
Student Progression Percentage against enrolled
UG to PG 80%
PG to M.Phil. 50%
PG to Ph.D. 20%

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Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral ---

Employed
• Campus selection 10%
• Other than campus recruitment 70%
Entrepreneurs 20%
25 Diversity of Staff
Percentage of faculty who are graduates
Of the same parent university 81%
From other universities within the State 19%
From other universities from other states ---
26 Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc.
01 - Dr. A. Krishnan
and D.Litt. during the assessment period. :
27 Present details about infrastructural facilities
a) Library : 20,149 books
b) Internet facilities for staff and students : Yes, in the Department
c) Total number of class rooms : 06
d) Class rooms with ICT facility : 01
e) Students laboratories : ---
f) Research laboratories : ---
28 Number of students of the department getting All the SC/ST/OBC students get
financial assistance from College :06 government scholarships.
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?
Discussions are held among staff members in the Department meetings, and the
corrections are implemented where ever necessary.
b. Students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the
response of the department to the same?
Feedback received through the college is evaluated by the staff. Appropriate action like
changes in the syllabus or teaching as well as evaluation is made.

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c. Alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the
same?
The department nominates Alumni to the Board of Studies. They take an active interest
in the framing of the syllabi of various programmes. Further, the department makes use of the
suggestions of our alumni as well as prospective employers for improvement of the syllabus and
the methods of teaching.
31 List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)
Name Presently working as
Sri. Dr. A. Balu Prof. & Head, University of Madras, Chennai-600-005.

Sri. Dr. P. Venkatesan Associate Prof. of Tamil, Periyar E.V.R College, Tiruchi-23.

Sri. Dr. T. Selvaraj Associate Prof. of Tamil, Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchi-20
Sri. Dr. Pon. Pushparaj Associate Prof. of Tamil, St. Joseph‟s College, Tiruchi-2
Mr. T.M. Tamizh Alagan Reporter, Dinamalar, Tamil Daily, Tiruchi-1
Mr. R. Kathiresan P.G. Teacher Syed Murthasa Hr. Sec. School, Tiruchi-8
Sri Dr. M. Elango Associate Prof. of Tamil, Karanthi College, Thanjavur
Sri. Dr. P. Muthusamy Associate Prof. of Tamil, Govt. Arts College, Salem-7

Sri. Dr. G. Muralitharan Asst. Prof. of Tamil, Govt. Arts College, Kulithalai

Associate Prof. of Tamil, Sri Pushpam College, Poondi,

Sri Dr. N. Sivaji Kabilan
Thanjavur
Mrs. Dr. V. Usha Asst. Prof. of Tamil, Madura College, Madurai-11
32 Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with
external experts
1. Mr. R. Gopinath (2013-2016) of III B.A. Tamil participated in a discussion in a Private
Channel (TV) (live relay)
2. Many Endowment lectures, Association meetings and Seminars are conducted. Students
also attend seminars held by other institutions.
The following special lecture programmes were conducted by Tamil Association during
the last four years.
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mtu;fs; ,yf;fzr;Rit vd;w jiyg;gpy; 11.02.2015 md;W rpwg;Giuahw;wpdhu;.
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rpwg;Giuahw;wpdhu;.
33 List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes.
1. Chalk and talk method
2. Power Point Presentation
3. Literary discussions and debates
34 How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning
outcomes monitored?
 Students are trained on Tamil Literature to make them understand the intricacies of the
language
 Performance of the students are assessed through assignments, class test, CIA test and end
semester examinations.
 Oratorical and essay competitions are organized to understand the skill level of students.
35 Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities.
 College conducts an intercollegiate literary competition in the name of „Muthamizh vizha‟.
The department students participate largely in the competitions.
 College also conducts an intercollegiate fine arts competition in the name of NACOFEST.
The students of the department participate in all the competitions.
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 Students also participate in NSS, NCC and other club activities.

 Mr. S. Karuthan, Asst. Prof. is a coordinator of NSS unit.
36 Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department.
 We urge students to read more books apart from syllabus. Also we encourage them to write
poems, essays and short stories on their own. The faculty members take special efforts to
nurture creative talents among the students
 Students are regularly participating in Quiz programmes, Essay writing and Oratorical
events organized in other colleges.
 Special lectures are organized by inviting eminent scholars from other institutions.
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
 Excellent faculty is the major strength. Many staff members are excellent public speakers.
They are sought after by the public bodies, educational institutions and commercial
agencies for debates, discussions and speeches.
 The team spirit of the department is another major strength.
 Research focus is another area of strength. One of the earliest research departments, the
department has a prodigious research output.
 Books published by staff members are prescribed as text books in various Autonomous
Colleges; Most of the staff members are Doctorates.
 A section of the students evince a keen interest in essay writing, public speaking and poetry.
They have won laurels by winning in many competitions.

Weakness
 Some of the staff members do not possess computer knowledge.
 Some students coming from rural backgrounds lack enthusiasm and do not come forward to
participate in literary pursuits due to inhibitions.

Opportunities
 The department has good opportunities for research in Tamil literature, culture etc in view
of its richness and long history
 Tremendous opportunities are available to the department to enrich the students of other
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Challenges
 Students are from rural areas and usually have low scores in higher secondary exams.
Educating them is a challenge.
 Students of Tamil are not easily placed in the Campus Interview.
39 Future plans of the department.
Training will be given for:
1. Public Speaking in Tamil (on the stage)
2. Tamil Poetry writing
3. Writing for journalism

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Post Accreditation Initiatives National College (Autonomous), Tiruchirapalli

POST ACCREDITATION INITIATIVES

Activities, developments and other initiatives taken place in the College during the Post
Accreditation period are given below.

Since accreditation in 2011, the College has taken several initiatives to strengthen every
dimension and add new dimensions to fulfil its mission with vim and vigour.

UGC recognized the College as College with Potential for Excellence in 2012. DST has
recognized the college for support under FIST scheme and grants have been received. UGC
extended the Autonomous Status to the College till 2021-2022.

I - Curricular Aspects
The college has a well designed and carefully prepared curriculum, incorporating
knowledge as well as skill component in every unit of the syllabus of each course.
The Board of Studies of each programme is constituted with subject experts from
Bharatidasan University, other colleges and industry, with a view to provide a comprehensive,
well rounded, practice oriented syllabus.Syllabus of all the programmes have been reviewed and
revamped twice during the post accreditation period.

The following new programmes were introduced

1. B.A., English - Additional Section
2. B.Sc., Biotechnology
3. B.Sc., Computer Science - Additional Section
4. B.Sc., Mathematics - Additional Section
5. B.Sc., Physical Education
6. B.Sc., Statistics
7. B.Com., Computer Application
8. B.Litt.
9. M.A., English - Additional Section
10. M.A. Human Resource Management
11. M.Sc., Biotechnology
12. M.Sc., Botany – Additional Section
13. M.Sc., Microbiology
14. M.Com. Financial Management
15. M.B.A
16. M.Phil., Biotechnology

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17. M.Phil. in Physical Education

18. Ph.D. in Management
19. Ph.D. in Biotechnology
20. Ph.D. Physical Education
21. Ph.D. Zoology

Innovative Programme
UGC has approved our proposal to start PG Diploma in Bioprocess Technology under
Innovative Scheme. The Programme commenced from the academic year 2013-2014. A grant of
Rs.60,00,000/- and three staff members with UGC Scale have been sanctioned through this
scheme.
II - Teaching-Learning and Evaluation
Teachers adopt both chalk and talk method and ICT mode of teaching. Webinar and tele
conferencing are conducted periodically for PG students. They are required to make power point
presentations during class seminars.Teachers adopt interactive method of teaching in all the
classes.
Student results
The results in end semester examinations hover around 90% for PG students and 75% for
UG students. Students have recorded 100% pass in many PG programmes. 2436 UG students and
945 PG students have graduated through the College during the period.
Endowment Lectures
The College has a rich tradition of inviting eminent persons in various walks of life to
deliver lectures under the endowment scheme. 34 Endowment lecture programmes were
conducted during the last four years. Further, experts from business, industry and academics
deliver special lectures under the auspices of departmental associations. Atleast three meetings are
held every semester in each department. This practice has been found to be quite useful to provide
exposure to the practical aspects,research areas and insight into the recent developments in their
fields.

Evaluation
Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) is adopted in all the UG, PG and M.Phil.
Programmes. College follows an exclusive method, with well defined parameters, for the award
of Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA) marks. All the activities of Office of the Controller of
Examinations have been computerized. Submission of end semester application form, issue of hall

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ticket and publication of results are carried out through online. Re-evaluation and instant
examinations are conducted.
III - Research, Consultancy and Extension
The College has the distinction of excellent research output. During the Post
Accreditation period, 85 Ph.D. degrees and 318 M.Phil. Degree have been awarded to scholars of
the College. 05 Major projects and 07 Minor projects have been completed and 07 Major projects
and 01 Minor project are ongoing. 466 research papers and 29 books have been published by our
staff and scholars during the period. 03 scholars receive Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship, 05 scholars
receive JRF and one scholar receives Moulana Azad Fellowship for doing Ph.D.
A total of 49 Seminars/Workshops/Conferences have been organized by various
departments of the College. Many staff have presented research papers in overseas
Conferences/Seminars.

NCIF
A common instrumentation facility named as National College Instrumentation Facility
(NCIF) has been established in the college to support the researchers in Science departments. The
centre has a wide range of advanced analytical equipment such as Scanning Electron Microscope
(SEM), GC-MS, HPLC, AAS, Flow Cytometer, Fluorescence Spectrophotometer, Gel
Documentation System, Millipore Water Purification System, Micro Hardness Tester, FT-IR etc.
MoU Signed
 Consortium Clinical Research Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore and our College have signed a
Memorandum of Understanding to offer a Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Trial
Management and Regulatory Affairs for the students of pharmaceutical, Paramedical and Life
Sciences.

 A memorandum of understanding has been signed with International Tamil Language

Foundation (ITLF), a nonprofit, tax exempt USA foundation to implement the Project
SPARC-EDUPAC. As per the terms, our students of UG Physics will be taught lessons
prepared by Annenberg Foundation, USA.

 Our college has signed a MoU with UTL Technologies, Bangalore to offer B.Sc Remote
Infrastructure Management Programme under the scheme KAUSHAL.

 Our College has signed a MoU with Studio Image, Tiruchirappalli to offer B.VOC.
programme in Digtal Visual Media.

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 National College and SSB Shrine of Overseas Learning has signed a memorandum of
understanding to establish an office in the college campus to promote the higher studies of
students in foreign countries.

The following staff and scholars have received awards for their research work
1. Prof. K. Srinivasan, Dept. of English was awarded the Best Paper award for his paper entitled
“Dance of Muruga” presented in International Conference on World Murugabakthas held in
the Department of Indian Studies, University of Malaya, Malaysia.

2. Dr. S. Senthil Kumar, Asst. Prof., Department of Biotechnology was awarded the Best Paper
Award for his paper entitled “Biological treatment of textile wastewater and its re-use in
irrigation: Encouraging water efficiency and sustainable development” presented in the
Second International Conference on Water Resources and Environmental Management: Water,
Food Energy Security and Climate Change held at Geneva, Switzerland during9- 11, April
2013.

3. Ms. Sangeetha, Asst. Prof., Dept. of Chemistry was awarded the Best Paper Award for her
Paper entitled “DNA and Protein Binding, DNA Cleavage and Cytotoxic Activity of
Square-Planner [CuII(quinmol)CI] Complex” presented in a Seminar held at Banaras
Hindu University, Varanasi on 1 – 3, February 2013.

4. Dr. S. Senthil Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, has been selected for
the award of Young Scientist Fellowship for the year 2014-2015 by Tamil Nadu State
Council for Science and Technology, Chennai. Under the scheme he is eligible to work in
any National Institute for two months with a Fellowship and TA & DA

5. Ms. S. Shantkriti, Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology received best paper award
for her Paper entitled “Coelomic fluid of Earthworm: A potent mosquito larvicide” in
National conference on Environmental Issues an Challenges Vision 2020 held at Annamalai
University, Chidambaram (27th & 28th Sept, 2013)

6. Ms. S. Shantkriti, Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology received the best paper
award for her Paper entitled “In-silico approach for decolorization of textile azo dyes” in
the National conference on Mathematical Modeling in Molecular Cell Biology held at Bon
Secours College for Women, Thanjavur (3rd & 4th March, 2014)

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7. Dr. T. Sridhar, Associate Professor, Department of Economics was presented the best paper
award in the International Conference on “Advance Management Challenges in Knowledge
Era” held in Jamal Institute of Management (ICAM) 2016) in 8th & 9th January, 2015.

8. Dr. S.P. Anand, Dept. of Botany received Young Scientist Award from DST-SERB for the
Research project on “Characterization of Bioactive and biochemical constituents in some wild
edible fruits of Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu”.

9. Dr. S. Shankaramanivel, Dept. of Biotechnology received Young Scientist project from DST
for his project on “Improving hepatic differentiation of Mesenchymal stem cells by co-culture
with endothelial cells”.

The following staff have received awards from reputed professional bodies and agencies for their
contribution to the society.
1. The prestigious Best Teacher Award – 2011 instituted by Chemical Research Society of India
(CRSI) was conferred on Dr. M. Murali, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry during
the Annual Conference of CSIR- held in National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and
Technology, Trivandrum, India on February 5, 2012.
2. Youth Red Cross society of our College has been adjudged as the best performing unit among
the colleges affiliated to Bharathidasan University. The Award for the same was presented to
Dr. S. Senthil Kumar, Co-ordinator, YRC by Dr. V.M. Muthukumar, Vice-Chancellor,
Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli in a function held on 16.02.2016.
3. Dr. N. Renganayaki, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics received the Best Teacher
Award from Chennai Grabs Educational Trust in November, 2015.
4. Dr. D. Saravanan, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry was presented – Best Citizen
of India Gold Medal Award of Excellence by Global Economic Progress & Research
Association (GEPRA), New Delhi on the occasion of 32nd National Unity Conference on
Individual achievements and National Development held on 26th January, 2016 at Bengaluru.
5. Dr. A.T. Ravichandran, Associate Professor, Department of Physics received Best Organizer
Award from Department of Atomic Energy Diamond Jubilee for organizing the State level
Quiz competition during 14th & 15th July, 2015
6. Kidtu;. M. khzpf;fk;> jkpo;j;Jiw Nguhrpupau;> ew;wkpo; ehafd; tpUJ jpUKiw
kd;wk; (jpUKiw itg;G) - 12 Mf];l;> 2014

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7. Dr. R. Elavarasu, Head and Associate Professor, Department of English received NguwpQu;
mz;zh tpUJ nrk;nkhop jkpoha;T gd;dhl;L kd;wk;> fhiuf;fhy; special lecture on
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8. Dr. R. Elavarasu, Head and Associate Professor, Department of English received nre;jkpo;
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Sports
Our College Cricket team has won Championship in the Inter-Collegiate Cricket
Tournament among Colleges affiliated to Bharathidasan University consecutively for four years.
It is worth mentioning that seven players representing Bharathidasan University team are our
students. The following are the other land mark achievements of our students in
National/International competitions.
1. Mr. B. Mugesh, B.Sc. Physical Education represented India in Cycling in Asian Cycling
Competition held in Delhi In 2013.
2. Mr. K. Vishnu Narayanan, II B.Sc. Physical Education, participated as Indian representative
in Yoga at BRICS 2015 held in Moscow from 26th Aug to 6th Sep 2015. He also demonstrated
Yoga in the presence of the Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi and President of
Russia Mr. Vladimir Putin
3. Mr. R. Mothi Arun, I B.A English, won National Junior Championship in Dec 2015.
4. Ms. A. Chandralekha, I B.A English secured Gold Medal in 100 and 200 metres in the National
Athletic Championship held in Patiala, Punjab during Dec 2015.
5. Ms. M. Iswarya, M.Sc., Mathematics participated in the 5th National level tournament held at
Mumbai and won Gold medal in Kung Fu Competition. Altogether, she competed in 23
tournaments and bagged 21 Gold medals.

Co-curricular activities
All the students of Under Graduate programme are involved in one or other co-curricular
activity. The College has the unique status of the only College having 5 units of NCC in Tamil
Nadu. NCC cadets and NSS volunteers attend various National/State/Regional level camps which

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bestow on them leadership and team work skills. 5 cadets have attended Republic day parade after
the II-cycle of Accreditation. 04 villages have been adopted by the 4 units of NSS.
To promote diverse talents among students, a grand Inter-Collegiate two day cultural
festival ‘NACOFEST’ is organized every year. The mega event has earned a good reputation as
a forum for the blossoming and display of an array of talents ranging from music and dance to
extempore debate and quiz.The Department of Computer Science conducts an Inter-Collegiate
Competition programme entitled NACOTECH for the students of Computer Science to bring out
their latent talents in the ICT. Similarly, the Department of Mathematics organizes an Inter-
Collegiate Mathematical Competition in the name of NACOMAT for the students of
Mathematics.
As a part of popularization of Science, the Department of Geology conducts a one week
lecture programme every year jointly with Tamil Sangam for the benefit of students and general
public.

IV - Infrastructure and Learning Resources

Infrastructure
Continuous infrastructure development is another focus area of National College. An
indoor stadium, an outdoor stadium, a Girls hostel to accommodate 360 students, a new class room
block with 80 class rooms and an extension block for librarywith state of the art facilities have
been constructed. UG and PG Chemistry laboratories have been fully renovated and refurbished.
New Research laboratories for Crystal Growth, Physical Chemistry, Animal and Tissue Culture
have been established.

V - Student Support and Progression

Science Exhibition
A massive Science Exhibition held at the College on 7th, 8th and 9th October 2013 was a
grand success. Hundreds of displays and demonstrations were presented by our enthusiastic and
energetic student to explain various scientific concepts and principles. The grand carnival provided
an enthralling experience of education and entertainment to nearly 10,000 school students in the
region.
Visit of Dignitaries
National College always strives to provide to its students the best in every sphere of
academic activity.Great personalites and leaders across a wide spectrum of the society are invited
to interact with our students and provide impetus to the pursuit of lofty ideals.

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The list of eminent Scientists/scholars who participated in the Seminars / workshop /

conference / Endowment lecture is given below.

 Dr. C. Rengarajan, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India
delivered a lecture on Challenges before Indian Economy on 22.01.2011.

 Padmashri Dr. S. Krishnasamy, delivered a lecture on Culture and Politics on 10.12.2011.

 Mr. K. Srikanth, Chairman, BCCI, Selection Committee inaugurated a National Conference

on 28.07.2012.

 Dr. D.P. Bhatt, Head, IPRM, National Physical Laboratory inaugurated NCIF on 18.02.2013.

 Dr. Dinesh Kumar Bharadwaj, Deputy Director, Food and Drug Toxicology Research Centre
(FDTRC), National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad delivered a lecture Toxicology on
14.03.2013.

 Mr. T.S.R. Subramaniam, Former Cabinet Secretary delivered the Rajaji Memorial
Endowment lecture on Current Issues in Governance on 10.12.2012.

 Dr. K. Kasthurirangan, Former Chairman ISRO, spoke on remote sensing from Space-A New
dimension to Light and Radiation on 01.03.2013.

 Mrs. Sasikumar, Chairman, Asian College of Journalism spoke on Reality and Representation
in a Mediatised World on 13.03.2013.

 Mr. Swaminathan S. Aiyer, the Consulting Editor, and The Economic Times delivered a lecture
on Political Economy-Its Challenges facing India on 12.08.2013.

 Dr. S.V. Raghavan, Scientific Secretary, Office of Principal Scientific Advisor to the
Government of India, New Delhi delivered a speech on Connected India on 20.09.2013.

 Mr. N. Ram, Chairman, The Hindu delivered a lecture on Relevance of Rajaji’s thought in the
Present day Politics on 10.12.2013.

 Dr. Y.S. Rajan, Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore spoke on Science,
Engineering, Industry and Markets on 28.02.2014.

 Governor of Tamil Nadu Mr. K. Rosaiah was the Chief Guest for a Conference on 30.08.2014.

 Arjuna Awardee and Former Captain of Indian Cricket Mr. Bishan Singh Bedi inaugurated a
Conference on 29.08.2014.

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 Dr. M.S. Ananth, Director, Indian Institute of Technology Chennai delivered a lecture on the
Changing Paradigms of Education on 28.02.2015.

 Dr. R. Chidambaram, Chairman Department of Atomic Energy/Principal Scientific Advisor to

the Govt. of India delivered a lecture on “To Become a Knowledge Economy” on 12.11.2015.

Outreach programme – Ramanujan Mathematical Society

 The Registered Office of the prestigious Ramanujan Mathematical Society was shifted to our
College Campus and was formally inaguarated on 19.01.2015. The society has a membership
of 1500 renowned mathematicians from all over the World. The society organizes Outreach
programme for PG and Research scholars on Advanced Mathematics.

Tutor Ward System

 The Tutor Ward System is another colourful feather in the cap of National College. Under
the system, a batch of about 15-20 students of I U.G/P.G is assigned to a professor, designated
as tutor. The tutor takes the wards under his wings and mentors them throughout the duration
of the course. The tutor also maintains a record of the performance and progress of each student
in the form of a counseling record. The continuous personal interest and interaction are of
immense help to the rural students to overcome their fear, inhibitions etc and enhance their
personality.

Scholarship
 80% of the students are receiving scholarship from state government under the Post Matric
Scholarship scheme. The College provides Financial Assistance to all the SC, ST and OBC
students through this scheme. A sum of Rs. 72,78,670/- was distributed to the students by way
of Government Scholarships during the last academic year.

 Among the Colleges of Tiruchirapalli District, our College has the distinction of distributing
the highest amount of Government Scholarships to the students of OBC/SC/ST

 The Hostel Students of SC/ST Community are provided with loan scholarships sanctioned by
Government of Tamil Nadu. A Sum of Rs.15,59,000/- was distributed to the students as loan
scholarships during the last year.
 Every year 20 students are given a scholarship of Rs.2000/- each by Andalammal Educational
Trust.
 03 scholars receive Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship, 05 scholars receive JRF and one scholar receives
Moulana Azad Fellowship for doing Ph.D.

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 12 scholars have received Tamil Nadu Government scholarship of Rs. 3,000/- per month for 3
years for their Ph.D. programme.

Endowment Prize
86 endowments have been created in the college for giving awards to meritorious students.

VI - Governance, Leadership and Management

The College conducts Academic Audit of all Departments every year which serves as a
SWOT analysis as well. Subject experts with rich experience from other Colleges and universities
review the programmes, performance and process of each department and make suggestions. The
suggestions are faithfully implemented.
The College publishes an esthetically designed Newsletter each semester and a Magazine
every year. The news letter presents all the important events of the college with attractive
photographs and lucid description. The magazine of excellent substance is brought out in an
elegant style. As records of events and achievements, these two publications stand out as shining
examples of our quest for excellence in everything we do. It is a public relation exercise also.

VII - Innovation and Best Practices

With a view to tap alumini as a resource for the growth of the college, Alumni Association
of the College has been strengthened in the recent years. It helps in extending financial support by
various scholarships, awarding prizes and giving feedback on the functioning of the College. The
Annual Alumni meeting is held on the 1st Sunday of February every year. Mr. S. Natarajan,
Director, Shriram Group- an illustrious alumnus of the College donated a bus to the College.

A common address system connecting all the classrooms and laboratories with the
Principal’s room has been established. It provides a quick and easy means of communication.
Principal addresses the students and announces important messages and events through the system.

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