(Established under section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956

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SELF STUDY REPORT
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Vision
· Promoting international understanding through quality
education

Mission
· to inculcate the spirit of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' (the
world is one family)
· to contribute towards knowledge generation and
dissemination
· to promote ethical and value-based learning
· to foster the spirit of national development
· to inculcate cross cultural sensitization
· to develop global competencies amongst students
· to nurture creativity and encourage entrepreneurship
· to enhance employability and contribute to human resource
development
· to promote health and wellness amongst students, staff
and the community
· to instill sensitivity amongst the youth towards the
community and environment
· to produce thought provoking leaders for the society
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SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

SELF STUDY REPORT
CONTENTS

PART II (Volume - 1)

A. Evaluative Reports of Constituent Institutes/Departments of SIU

Faculty of Law
1 Symbiosis Law School, Pune (SLS - P) .......................201-234
2 Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA (SLS - N)..................235-258
3 Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad (SLS - H) .............259-270

Faculty of Management
1 Symbiosis Institute of Business Management,
Pune (SIBM - P) ...........................................................271-298
2 Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB) ...299-332
3 Symbiosis Centre for Management and
Human Resource Development (SCMHRD) ...............333-370
4 Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS) ...371-396
5 Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management (SITM) .397-416
6 Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies,
Pune (SCMS - P) ..........................................................417-446
7 Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management,
Nashik (SIOM - Nashik)...............................................447-472
8 Symbiosis Institute of Business Management,
Bengaluru (SIBM - B) ..................................................473-500
9 Symbiosis School of Banking and Finance (SSBF) .....501-516
10 Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies,
NOIDA (SCMS - N) .....................................................517-534
11 Symbiosis Institute of Business Management,
Hyderabad (SIBM - H) .................................................535-546

B. Abbreviations

Symbiosis International University

Evaluative
Reports
 (SLS-P)
Symbiosis Law School,
Pune
SLS has been a 'home away from home'. Beside the very good quality of education I went
through, I was received care and attention from all. SLS has not been a mere center of
learning but also a perfect platform of exchange interaction and great opportunities. I am
leaving SLS not with fear, but with confidence and hope, because I am proud to be a
product of such a wonderful institute.

Mamadou Oury Barry, Guinea - SLS, Pune

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the Department
Symbiosis Law School, Pune (SLS-P)

2. Year of establishment
1977

3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the University?

Yes, Symbiosis Law School, Pune is a constituent of SIU under the
Faculty of Law.

4. Names of programmes offered

Undergraduate Programmes
B.A. LL.B. (Hon.)
B.B.A. LL.B. (Hon.)
B.A. LL.B, B.B.A. LL.B. (to phase-out by 2018)
LL.B. 3 years (revived in the year 2014)

Postgraduate Programme
LL. M 2 years (phased-out by 2014)
LL. M 1year (since 2013)

Diploma Programmes
Summary of Diploma Programmes
Diplomas
Academic Year Approved Diplomas Diplomas Staggered
Conducted
2009-2010 14 11 3
2010-2011 16 13 3
2011-2012 16 12 4
2012-2013 16 12 4
2013-2014 16 11 5
2014-2015 17 2 15
2015-2016 9 4 5

List of Diploma Programmes 2009-10

Programmes Conducted
Diploma in Labour Laws and Labour Welfare (D.L.L. & L.W.)
Diploma in Arbitration, Conciliation and Alternative Dispute
Resolution System (D.A.C.A.D.R.S.)
Diploma in International Business Laws and Corporate Laws in India
(D.I.B.L. &C.L.I.)
Diploma in Cyber Laws (D.C.L.)
Diploma in Medical Jurisprudence (D.M.J.)
Diploma in Intellectual Property Laws (D.I.P.L.)
Diploma in Human Rights Jurisprudence (D.H.R.J.)
Diploma in Human Resource Management and Labour Laws
(D.H.R.M. & L.L.)
Diploma in Banking Law (DBL)
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Diploma in Taxation Laws (D.T.L.)

Post Graduate Diploma in Tax Management and Tax Administration
(PGDTM)
Diplomas Staggered
Diploma in Gender, Sexuality & Human Rights (DCSHR)
Diploma in Criminology & Penology (DC&P)
Diploma in Media and Law (D.M.L.)

List of Diploma Programmes 2010-11

Programmes Conducted
Diploma in Labour Laws and Labour Welfare (D.L.L. & L.W.)
Diploma in Arbitration, Conciliation and Alternative Dispute
Resolution System (D.A.C.A.D.R.S.)
Diploma in Taxation Laws (D.T.L.)
Diploma in International Business Laws and Corporate Laws in India
(D.I.B.L. & C.L.I.)
Diploma in Cyber Laws (D.C.L.)
Diploma in Medical Jurisprudence (D.M.J.)
Diploma in Intellectual Property Laws (D.I.P.L.)
Diploma in Human Rights Jurisprudence (D.H.R.J.)
Diploma in Human Resource Management and Labour Laws
(D.H.R.M. & L.L.)
Diploma in Media and Law (D.M.L.)
Diploma in Corporate Mergers and Acquisition (D.C.M.A.)
Diploma in Banking Law (DBL)
Post Graduate Diploma in Tax Management and Tax Administration
(PGDTM)
Diplomas Staggered
Diploma in Paralegal Services (DPS)
Diploma in Gender, Sexuality & Human Rights (DGS&HR)
Diploma in Criminology & Penology (DC&P)

List of Diploma Programmes 2011-12

Programmes Conducted
Diploma in Labour Laws and Labour Welfare (D.L.L. & L.W.)
Diploma in Arbitration, Conciliation and Alternative Dispute
Resolution System (D.A.C.A.D.R.S.)
Diploma in Taxation Laws (D.T.L.)
Diploma in International Business Laws and Corporate Laws in India
(D.I.B.L. & C.L.I.)
Diploma in Cyber Laws (D.C.L.)
Diploma in Medical Jurisprudence (D.M.J.)
Diploma in Intellectual Property Laws (D.I.P.L.)
Diploma in Human Rights Jurisprudence (D.H.R.J.)
Diploma in Human Resource Management and Labour Laws
(D.H.R.M. & L.L.)
Diploma in Corporate Mergers and Acquisition (D.C.M.A.)
Diploma in Banking Law (DBL)
Post Graduate Diploma in Tax Management and Tax Administration
(PGDTM)

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Diplomas Staggered
Diploma in Gender, Sexuality & Human Rights (DCSHR)
Diploma in Criminology & Penology (DC&P)
Diploma in Paralegal Services (DPS)
Diploma in Media and Law (D.M.L.)

List of Diploma Programmes 2012-13

Programmes Conducted
Diploma in Labour Laws and Labour Welfare (D.L.L. & L.W.)
Diploma in Arbitration, Conciliation and Alternative Dispute
Resolution System (D.A.C.A.D.R.S.)
Diploma in Taxation Laws (D.T.L.)
Diploma in International Business Laws and Corporate Laws in India
(D.I.B.L. & C.L.I.)
Diploma in Cyber Laws (D.C.L.)
Diploma in Medical Jurisprudence (D.M.J.)
Diploma in Intellectual Property Laws (D.I.P.L.)
Diploma in Human Rights Jurisprudence (D.H.R.J.)
Diploma in Human Resource Management and Labour Laws
(D.H.R.M. & L.L.)
Diploma in Corporate Mergers and Acquisition (D.C.M.A.)
Diploma in Banking Law (DBL)
Post Graduate Diploma in Tax Management and Tax Administration
(PGDTM)
Diplomas Staggered
Diploma in Media and Law (D.M.L.)
Diploma in Paralegal Services (DPS)
Diploma in Gender, Sexuality & Human Rights (DCSHR)
Diploma in Criminology & Penology (DC&P)

List of Diploma Programmes 2013-14

Programmes Conducted
Diploma in Labour Laws and Labour Welfare (D.L.L. & L.W.)
Diploma in Arbitration, Conciliation and Alternative Dispute
Resolution System (D.A.C.A.D.R.S.)
Diploma in Taxation Laws (D.T.L.)
Diploma in International Business Laws and Corporate Laws in India
(D.I.B.L. & C.L.I.)
Diploma in Cyber Laws (D.C.L.)
Diploma in Medical Jurisprudence (D.M.J.)
Diploma in Intellectual Property Laws (D.I.P.L.)
Diploma in Human Rights Jurisprudence (D.H.R.J.)
Diploma in Human Resource Management and Labour Laws
(D.H.R.M. & L.L.)
Diploma in Media and Law (D.M.L.)
Diploma in Corporate Mergers and Acquisition (D.C.M.A.)

Diplomas Staggered
Diploma in Paralegal Services (DPS)
Diploma in Banking Law (DBL)

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Diploma in Gender, Sexuality & Human Rights (DCSHR)

Diploma in Criminology & Penology (DC&P)
Post Graduate Diploma in Tax Management and Tax Administration
(PGDTM)

List of Diploma Programmes 2014-15

Programmes Conducted
Diploma in International Business Laws and Corporate Laws in India
(D.I.B.L. & C.L.I.)
Diploma in Intellectual Property Laws (D.I.P.L.)
Diplomas Staggered
Diploma in Labour Laws and Labour Welfare (D.L.L. & L.W.)
Diploma in Arbitration, Conciliation and Alternative Dispute
Resolution System (D.A.C.A.D.R.S.)
Diploma in Taxation Laws (D.T.L.)
Diploma in Cyber Laws (D.C.L.)
Diploma in Medical Jurisprudence (D.M.J.)
Diploma in Human Rights Jurisprudence (D.H.R.J.)
Diploma in Human Resource Management and Labour Laws
(D.H.R.M. & L.L.)
Diploma in Media and Law (D.M.L.)
Diploma in Corporate Mergers and Acquisition (D.C.M.A.)
Diploma in Paralegal Services (DPS)
Diploma in Banking Law (DBL)
Diploma in Construction Law (DICL)
Diploma in Gender, Sexuality & Human Rights (DCSHR)
Diploma in Criminology & Penology (DC&P)
Post Graduate Diploma in Tax Management and Tax Administration
(PGDTM)

List of Diploma Programmes 2015-16

Diplomas Conducted
Diploma in Taxation Laws (D.T.L.)
Diploma in International Business Laws and Corporate Laws in India
(D.I.B.L. & C.L.I.)
Diploma in Cyber Laws (D.C.L.)
Diploma in Intellectual Property Laws (D.I.P.L.)

Diplomas Staggered
Diploma in Labour Laws and Labour Welfare (D.L.L. & L.W.)
Diploma in Arbitration, Conciliation and Alternative Dispute
Resolution System (D.A.C.A.D.R.S.)
Diploma in Human Resource Management and Labour Laws
(D.H.R.M. & L.L.)
Post Graduate Diploma in Tax Management and Tax Administration
(PGDTM)

5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved

Apart from the courses from Faculty of Law, the Institute compiles its
program structure from course catalogues of other faculty such as Faculty
of Management, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of
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Computer Science, Faculty of Media, Communication and Design, and

the Faculty of Health and Biomedical Sciences. For example, B.A. LL. B
(Hon.) includes courses from the catalogue of Faculty of Humanities and
B.B.A. LL. B (Hon.) includes courses from the catalogue of Faculty of
Management
LL.M takes interdisciplinary orientation through various courses
including Integrated Disaster Management Program (IDMP) offered by
Faculty of Health and Biomedical Sciences, which is mandatory for all
programmes.

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc.
· Certificate in European Union Legal Studies (EULS) since 2010
with academic support from EU delegation, New Delhi, India

Details of collaboration with foreign universities

Incoming Outgoing

Number of Number of
Year Programme Credits Programme Credits
students students

4 Leibniz
DAAD New University of DAAD New
2010 10 4(LUH), 12
Passage to India Hannover (LUH), Passage to India
Germany
DAAD New DAAD New
2011 2 (LUH) 10 4(LUH) 12
Passage to India Passage to India

DAAD New 2 (LUH, DAAD New

10 2 (LUH) 16
Passage to India Germany) Passage to India
2012
1 (Ontario,
OMG 15
Canada)
Erasmus
1(Rouen, France) 36
Mundus
OMG 2(Ontario) 15
3( LUH)
5 (Brunswick
DAAD New DAAD New 2 (LUH)
Law School, 10 12
Passage to India Passage to India 5(Ostfalia)
Ostfalia,
2013
Germany)
2(Rouen, France)
Erasmus
1 (Lisbon 36
Mundus
Portugal)
OMG 2(Ontario) 15
4( LUH)
DAAD New DAAD New 4 (LUH)
5(Ostfalia, 10 18
Passage to India Passage to India 5(Ostfalia)
Germany)
2014
UCD 1(Dublin, Ireland) 20 UCD 2(Dublin) 30
UCC 3(Dublin) 30
Erasmus
2(Rouen) 36
Mundus

DAAD New
2015 5(Ostfalia) 18
Passage to India

Total 33 40

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· Prominent collaborations for internships

1. The Supreme Court of India
2. The Supreme Court of New York, USA
3. The International Criminal Court, Rwanda
4. All High Courts in India
5. Corporate Houses such as ICICI Bank
6. NGOs such as Center for Policy Research, Human Rights
Law Network
7. Leading Law Firms such as Khaitan & Co, Nishit Desai
Associates, AZB, Cyril Shroff Amarchand Mangaldas, Mumbai

7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons

Nil

8. Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based

Credit System
Ÿ Semester Pattern:
1 B.A./B.B.A . LL.B
2 B.A./B.B.A . LL.B (Hons.) (2014-15 onwards)
3 LL.M
4 Diploma ( from batch 2015-16)
Ÿ Annual Pattern: Diploma (Till 2014-15 batch)
Ÿ The SIU follows the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) on a 10
point grade scale and a student has to obtain a minimum grade point of
4. All the programmes of the academic year 2015-16 have the
assessment, standard of passing and award of degree as per the above
grading pattern.

9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other

departments
· SLS, Pune has undertaken Course Development in Law for all
other Faculties of SIU
· Provided courses at such as Human Rights, IPR, Business Law and
Cyber Law under Inter Institute Credit Transfer Program
(hereinafter IICT )
· SLS, Pune participated in IICT in the following:
1) International Relations (offered by SSLA)
2) Rhetoric and Critical Writing (offered by SSLA)
3) Creative Writing (offered by SSLA)
4) Introduction to Psychology (offered by SSLA)
5) Basics of Fitness (offered by SIHS)
6) Web Content Management (offered by SICSR)
7) Basics of Drawing and Sketching (offered by SID)
8) Human Resource Management (Only for B.A. LL.B.
students) (offered by SCMS-UG)
9) Marketing Research (offered by SCMS-UG)
10) Soft Skills Development (offered by SCMS-UG)
11) Security and Investment (offered by SCMS-UG)
12) Elements of Costing (offered by SCMS-UG)

Taught full Law courses at SIOM, SCMHRD, SIIB, SCON, SSLA

and SSBS

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10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual

Sanctioned Filled
Professor 10 3
Associate Professor 20 4
Assistant Professor 23 22
Adjunct Faculty 03
Other Teaching staff 6
Total 53 38

11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of

specialization, experience and research under guidance
Sr. Name of Teacher Designation Qualification Specialization Total No. Of Ph.D.
No. Experience / M.Phil.
(years. Students
months) Guided For
The Last 4
Years
1. Dr. Shashikala Director & B.Sc., LL.B, International 24.5 11(since
Gurpur Professor LL.M., NET, Law 2007)
Ph.D., PG Dipl. 3 awarded
in German, RBP
(Hindi),
Competent
Toastmaster,
Fulbright Scholar
2. Dr. Bindu Dy. DLL & LW, BSL, Business & 14 5 ( from
Ronald Director & LL.B, LL.M, Corporate Law 2011-14)
Professor Ph.D, NET 3 ( 2014-15)
3. Dr. K. Professor BBA, BL, ML, Public 15.4 -
Parameswaran (MA Pol. International
Science), Ph.D Law , Private
International
Law
4. Dr. Shashikant Associate B.Sc., LL.B., Criminal Law 14 5 (since
Hajare Professor LL.M., NET & 2014-15)
Ph.D. Administrative 1 awarded
Law
5. Dr. Aparajita Associate M.A., M.Phil, Political 17.2 -
Mohanty Professor Ph.D Theory,
International
Relations &
Public
Administration
6. Dr. Rupal Associate B.Sc., LL.B, Intellectual 11.1 -
Rautdesai Professor LL.M., NET, Property Law
Ph. D., Patent
Agent
7. Dr. Surya Associate B.Sc., LL.B, Management 12.4 -
Rashmi Rawat Professor MBA, NET, Ph.D (International
Business),
Commerce &
Management
Studies
8. Prof. Swapnil Assistant B. Com., LL.B., Constitutional 8.7
Bangali Professor LL.M., NET, Law & Legal
DLL, DTL, Order
DIPL( Ph. D.
pursuing)

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9. Prof. Santosh Assistant BSL, LL.M. Contract & 13 -

Aghav Professor (pursuing Ph.D.) Company Law
10. Dr. Girish Assistant B.Com., M.P.M., Corporate Law 10.6 -
Abhyankar Professor LL.B., LL.M., and Criminal
Ph. D Law
11. Prof. Asawari Assistant B.A. LL.B., Corporate Law 10.6 -
Abhyankar Professor LL.M., NET and Criminal
Law
12. Dr. Atmaram Assistant BA, LL.B., LL.M., Criminal Law 9 -
Shelke Professor DLL & LW, DIPL

13. Prof. Shirish Assistant B.S.L., LL.B, Business Law 8.9 -

Kulkarni Professor LL.M (pursuing & Criminal
Ph.D.) Law
14. Prof. Sujata Assistant B.Com, BA Comparative 15.3 -
Arya Professor (French, German & Constitution &
Spanish), LL.B., Criminal Law
LL.M., Certificate
in IPR (WIPO),
NET (pursuing
Ph.D.)
15. Prof. Ashish Assistant BSL, LL.B, LL.M. Criminal Law 7.3 -
Deshpande Professor ( Ph.D. pursuing)

16. Ms. Vanishree Assistant BA, MA Sociology, 10 -

Ramanathan Professor (Sociology), MA women and
(Demography), Law, Political
PGDHRL, NET Science
(pursuing Ph.D.)
17. Ms. Tokmem Assistant LL.M, LL.B, NET Criminal Law 1 -
Doming Professor (JRF)
18. Ms. Semanti Assistant LL.M, B.A. LL.B, Corporate and 6 -
Choudhury Professor NET Commercial
Laws
19. Prof. Nagesh Assistant BA, LL.B, LL.M, Business Law 1.8 -
Sawant Professor NET &
Administrative
Law
20. Pallavi Mishra Assistant NET,LL.M,BA- Human Rights 1
Professor LL.B
21. Sanjeeb Mishra Assistant LL.M, LL.B, B.Sc, International 10
Professor NET Law
22. Smita Bangal Assistant Ph.D,MA,BA, English 2.4
Professor PGDTTIM
23. D.Ganesh Assistant Ph.D,LL.M,LL.B, Constitutional 7
Kumar Professor B.Sc, APSET, NET Law

24. Garima Pal Assistant BSc, MSc,NET Criminology 2

Professor (pursuing Ph.D.)
25. Jaisy George Assistant BAL, LL.B, Human Rights 1
Professor LL.M, NET & Criminal
Law
26. Seema Meena Assistant BA LL.B, LL.M, Business Law 1
Professor MBA(HR), NET
27. A.K. Assistant NET, English & 11
Shreelekha Professor M.A(English), Political
M.A(Political Science
Science), B.Sc

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28. Trupti Upadhye Assistant SET, MA, BA Economics 1

Professor
29. Ritambara Das Assistant LL.M, BB.A. LL.B Human Rights 1
Professor (Hons.), NET,
Diploma Cyber
Law
30. Prof. Amol Teaching BCS, LL.B., LL.M. Business Law 10.6 -
Sapatnekar Associate (Bus. Laws),
LL.M. (Human
Rights), Patent
Agent
31. Ms. Trupti Teaching B.A., B.Com, Business Law 4 -
Rathi Assistant D.L.L.&LW, BSL,
LL.B, LL.M.

32. Chaitraley Teaching BA, LL.B, LL.M, Human Rights 1 -

Deshmukh Assistant Diploma in
Forensic
Jurisprudence,
Diploma In Cyber
Law & Mass
Communication
33. Chaitra Teaching LL.M,LL.B Business Law 2
Beerannavar Assistant (pursuing Ph.D.)

34. Adv. Milind Adjunct Bsc, LL.M Civil Law 29

Hartalkar Faculty (pursuing Ph.D.)
35. Adv. Mr. M.G. Adjunct B Com,MLL& LW, Human Rights 27
Bapat Faculty LL.M
36. Dr.Shubda Adjunct MA, LL.M, Ph.D Family Law, 40
Pednekar Faculty Criminal Law,
Constitutional
Law
37. Mr. Munnazar Research BA, LL.B LL.M Intellectual 1.6 -
Ahmed Assistant Property Law
38. Mr. Ujwal Research BA, LL.B LL.M Intellectual 1.6 -
Nandekar Assistant Property Law

12. List of Senior Visiting Fellows, Adjunct Faculty, Emeritus Professors :

S No Category Names

Ÿ Senior Adv. Ram Jethmalani, MP and Former Minister for Law

1. Emeritus Professor
and Justice, Govt of India
Ÿ Ruth Santiago , Environmental Lawyer,USA
Ÿ Dr. Clemenz Artz , Professor, Berlin School of Law and
Economics, Germany
Ÿ Fred Rooney, Attorney,USA
Ÿ Kris Gledhill, Professor and Barrister,New Zealand
Ÿ Dr. Siobhan Mullaly, Professor, UCC, Ireland
Ÿ Dr. Till Zech, Professor, Brunswik University Germany
(DAAD)
Ÿ Dr. Bernd Oppermann, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
Senior Visiting
(Erasmus Mundus)
2. Fellows
Ÿ Dr. Charlotte Skeet, Senior Lecturer, Sussex, UK (UKEIRI)
(Indicative only)
Ÿ Prof. Rebecca Todd, Attorney, General Counsel, Antioch
University, US (Fulbright)
Ÿ Prof. Colin T. Scott, Ex-Dean, London School of Economics
and Principal, UCD, Ireland
Ÿ Prof. Tim Murphy, Professor, UMU, Malaysia
Ÿ Prof. Jane Schukoske, John Hopkins, USA
Ÿ Ms. Bethany Hanson, Attorney, USA
Ÿ Dr. Rajendra Jain, Professor,JNU
Ÿ Dr. Bharat Desai, Professor, JNU

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13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty: Programme-wise

information
% of sessions conducted by
Name of the Program Year
temporary faculty
B.A./B.B.A. LL.B (Hon) 2014-15 32.25%
LL.M 2014-15 7.017 %
Three Year LL.B 2014-15 0%

14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio:

Student Teacher Ratio

S. N. Programme
(2014-15)
1. UG (B.A./B.B.A. LL.B (Hon) & 3 year LL.B) 40:1
2. LL. M 10:1

15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative

staff: sanctioned, filled and actual
S.No. Category Sanctioned Actual
1. Academic Support Staff (Technical) 21 19
2. Administrative Staff 58 25

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies

S.N. Thrust Areas Funding Agency

1 Legal Education and International Association of Law Schools (IALS),
Leadership USA ; Asian Law Institute (ASLI)
2 Corporate Law ITC Ltd, DAAD Germany, European Commission
3 Civil & Criminal Justice Law Commission, Ministry of Law & Justice,
Delivery Government of India, SIU, SLS Pune
4 Human Rights & Gender National Human Rights Commission
5 Environmental Law Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of
India; SIU
6 Private International law SIU

17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National

b) International funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give
the names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received
project-wise.
a) National
Details of ongoing research projects of Faculty:

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Grants
Names of Number
S Received
the Funding Project Title of Year
No. Project-
Agencies Faculty
Wise
1 Symbiosis Exploratory research on Rs. 4 ongoing
Institute of environmental law and policy 1,20,000/-
Research and with particular relevance to
Innovation water pollution and water
(SCRI), SIU resource management in Pune
Municipal corporation; the
state of Maharashtra and India
2 Symbiosis 'Empirical Study of Goa's Rs. 2 ongoing
Institute of Transition and Transformation 1,20,000/-
Research and from Continental to Common
Innovation Law System after its
(SCRI), SIU Liberation.'
3 Symbiosis Judicial Trends and Patterns In Rs. 2 Ongoing
Institute of Private International Law In 1,20,000/-
Research and India With Special Reference
Innovation To Marriage And Matrimonial
(SCRI), SIU Issues

b) International: NIL

18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants

received
a) National collaboration

Sr. Title of Particulars Project done Status Year Amount

No. Project for and in
collaboration
with
1 A project on Since 2008, Implemented On-going 2008 – 5,00,000
the Community Weekly clinics, in consultation on-going (funded by
Legal Care annual Camps, and advised Ram
(Community trained Village by City Jethmalani
Lawyering, Panchayat in University of Associates)
Legal Literacy Pirangut New York
and Legal Aid) (CUNY)
School of
Law, USA and
Legal
Resource
Network
(CLRN),
CUNY, USA.
Partly Funded
by Adv. Ram
Jethmalani.
2 Project on Since 2009, Nani A. Completed 2009 - 1,53,755/-
updating the updated cases Palkhivala 2012
book of Nani & Memorial
Palkhivala developments Trust
titled since 1990
'Constitution
Defaced and
Defiled'

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3 Project on Since 2009, Nani A. On going 2009 to 25,000/year

yearly Annual Event Palakhivala present
Elocution Expenses & Memorial
Competition Prizes covered Trust with the
for law students Forum of Free
in Pune Enterprises
Mumbai

4 Project on Comparative ITC Ltd. Completed 2010-11 1,40,000/-

Corporate study of laws &submitted,
Take-over in regarding report
collaboration takeover across recorded
with ITC Ltd. EU, ASEAN, highest
US etc. downloads
on SSRN
5 National One month In Completed 12th Air fare of
Consultation on research collaboration and January some of the
current culminating in with Law submitted, 2012 experts was
challenges and National commission of Recommend borne by
Reforms in consultation India, ations Law
Civil & with judges, Ministry of incorporated Commission
Criminal lawyers, law Law and in 19th Law
Justice schools and Justice, Commission
other Government Report
stakeholders
6 Human Rights Two one-day National Completed 12th 1,00,000
Education workshops on Human Rights December
Human rights Commission 2013
for 100 +100 (NHRC), New
(PG and UG) Delhi
students of non-
law background
in Viman Nagar
and SB Road
campus
7 Surana & Participation of Surana & Completed Every Total funds
Surana teams across Surana Year of Rs
International India on a International 902,000
Technology Techno-Legal Attorneys, during
Moot Court Research Chennai 2014-15, are
Competition Problem shared in the
ratio of
55:45
between
Surana &
Surana and
SLS Pune
8 Krishna B. Participation of Krishna Completed Every Approximat
Memorial teams across &Saurastri Year ely Rs 2 to 4
National IPR India on a Associates, Lakhs
Moot Court Techno-Legal Bangalore. annually,
Competition Research depending
Problem upon
number of
teams
participating
9 Project on Essay Shriprabha Completed Annual Rs.15,000
“Search in Competition Foundation grant (2013-14) &
Ancient India since Rs 10,000
or 2013-14 (2014-15)
Commentaries”

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b) International collaboration
Sr. Name of the Collaborating Institute / Organization
No. Collaborative Research
Programme
1 Erasmus Mundus Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany &
Research Grant Universities of the Erasmus Mundus Consortium:
assistance for travel, living expenses and stipend
2 DAAD – German Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany:
Academic Exchange assistance for travel, living expenses and stipend
Programme Grant
3 DAAD – A New Passage Brunswick European Law School, University of
to India grant Ostfalia, Germany assistance for travel, living
expenses and stipend
4 Certificate Programme on Assistance of EU delegation from New Delhi.
EU Studies Organized a film festival called Kinoteka EFF
under EU Programme & received visiting faculty
Achim Albrecht

19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE;

DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received.

Sr. Title of Project Particulars Collaboration Status Year Grant

No. with Received
(Rs.)
1 National One month Law Completed 2012 In kind for
Consultation on research commission of and travel and
current challenges culminating in India, Ministry submitted, planning
and Reforms in National of Law and Recommenda (approx. 1
Civil & Criminal consultation Justice, tions Lakh)
Justice with judges, Government incorporated
lawyers, law in 19th Law
schools and Commission
other Report
stakeholders
2 Human Rights Two one-day National Completed Dec Rs
Education workshops on Human Rights 2013 1,00,000
Human rights Commission
for 100 +100 (NHRC), New
(PG and UG) Delhi
students of
non-law
background in
Viman Nagar
and SB Road
campus

20. Research facility / centre with

State recognition
National recognition
International recognition
Nil.
However, the Independent Ethics Committee of SIU is recognised under
Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI)

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21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or

corporate bodies
Nil

22. Publications:
Total number of publications 96
(From 2009 to 2015; as of 31-07-2015)
i. Number of papers published in peer reviewed 66
journals (national / international): (National 56 & International 10)
ii. Monographs 1
iii. Chapters in Books 9
iv. Edited Books 1
v. Books with ISBN with details of publishers 8
vi. Case Studies 1
vii. Proceedings papers 10
Number listed in International Database (For e.g. 14
Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities
International Complete, Dare Database -
International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO
host, etc.)
Citation Index – range / average Google Total Citations= 3
(For SIU affiliated papers) Scholar Range:1-3
Avg: 1
Total citations of SLS,Pune faculty (SIU + Non- 50
SIU affiliated papers)

SNIP Range: 0-0.804

Avg: 0.502

SJR Range:0-1.302
Avg: 0.336
Avg: 0.673

Impact Factor – range/average Range: 0-0.420

Avg: 0.248
h-index Google Scholar: 2

23. Details of patents and income generated

Nil. However, the IP Cell of SIU is functioning at SLS Pune since 2013.

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated

Areas of consultancy
1. Education: Full length courses to various institutes, resources to UGC
conferences across India, Maharashtra and State Judicial Academy,
curriculum drafting and review, community legal literacy,
corporate legal training, human rights training (NHRC), gender
training and gender sensitization under SIU.
2. Guidance and Advisory: Assistance to NGOs, judiciary, Law
Commission of India and Govt., Ph.D Referee to other Institutes of
Higher Education.
3. Expertise: Expert clinical advice through various legal clinics of IP,
for senior citizens, environment protection, labor welfare, women's
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issues, differently-abled, prisoners, paralegal training programme for

LGBT, farmers' rights, ADR clinics and training, support in court
cases to Adv. Jethmalani, research support to parliamentarians)
Income Generated: (since most are pro bono)
Sr. Subject Amount
No
1 Corpus for consultancy services to Rs 5 lakh from Senior Counsel
vulnerable class of the society Adv. Ram Jethmalani
2 Human Rights Training to SIU students Rs.1,00,000 from National
Human Rights Commission
3 Consultation on the matter pertaining to Rs. 10000 was received from a
Enemy Property Act client

25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories

/ institutions/ industries in India and abroad
Faculty selected nationally to visit other institutes in India:
• Dr. Shashikala Gurpur:
- Bar Council of India Inspection Committee
- Law Commission of India (to visit all National Law Schools
and Judiciary as part of Consultancy)
- Governing Council, NALSAR National Judicial Academy
and Maharashtra Judicial Academy
- IGNOU School Board of Law
- SunGard MNC Pune
- Honeywell MNC Pune
- CII-SEMAA Initiative for Safety of Women
- Nani Palkhiwala Trust Public Lecture
- Indian Nursing Council Think Tank
- Bar Council of India Curriculum Development Committee
- MILAT Initiatives on CLE in various universities and colleges.

Faculty selected nationally to visit other institutes abroad:

Name Program Country Visited
Dr. Shashikala Academic discussion to strengthen UCD Dublin and UCC
Gurpur international ties and to deliver Cork Ireland 2014
public lecture
Dr. Bindu Ronald Asian Integration through Law- Hanoi,Vietnam 2014
Course-Development workshop in
ASEAN Economic Community
Dr. Shashikant ASLI Conference Malaysia 2014
Hajare
Prof. Munnazzar DAAD German Academic Exchange Leibniz, Hannover
Ahmed Teaching Grant Germany 2014
Dr. Atmaram DAAD German Academic Exchange University of Osfalia,
Shelke Teaching Grant Germany 2014
Prof. Santosh GAJE Global Conference Touro Law School, USA
Aghav
Prof. Swapnil DAAD German Academic Exchange Berlin School of
Bangali Teaching Grant Economics and Law,
Germany

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26. Faculty serving in

a) National committees b) International committees c) Editorial Boards d)
any other (please specify)
a) National Committees and b) International Committees:
Name of National committees International committees
the faculty

Dr. - Academic Council Member, - Member, Asian Deans'

Shashikala National Judicial Academy, Bhopal Round Table & ASLI, NUS,
Gurpur - Member, Law Commission of India Singapore
- Member, Advisory Committee, - Member IALS Committee
Symbiosis Center for International - Member, Global Alliance
Education, for Justice Education
- SIU Board of University (GAJE), USA
Development/Planning and - Member, IUCN-WECL,
Development/Management Canada
- Member, IGNOU School of Law Board
- Member, Governing Council,
NALSAR, Hyderabad
- Life Member, Indian Law Institute
(Research affiliate to Supreme Court
of India)
- Bar Council of India-Curriculum
Development Committee
- Member, Indian Nursing Council
Task Force

Dr Bindu - - Member, Global Alliance

Ronald for Justice Education
(GAJE), USA
Prof - - Member, Global Alliance
Santosh for Justice Education
Aghav (GAJE), USA
Prof Sujata - - Member, Global Alliance
Arya for Justice Education
(GAJE), USA

c) Editorial Boards:
Name of Faculty International National

Dr. Shashikala Gurpur Member of the International Member, Conference

Advisory Board of the Journal - Committee in DIAT
Irish Review of CED Law & Policy Editor in Chief:
Referee to Indian Journal of IP SCLJ Vol 1 No.1,
Rights (CSIR) SSLR Vol 1 No. 1
Member, Editorial Board, SCLJ Vol 2 No.1
International Journal of Business & SSLR Vol 2 No. 1 (all with
Cyber Security (IJBCS). Lexis Nexis)
Reviewer, Lexis Nexis Publishes
Dr. Aparajita Mohanty SSLR Vol 2 No. 1
Dr. Rupal Rautdesai SCLJ Vol 1 No.1
SSLR Vol 2 No. 1
Prof. S P Mysore SCLJ Vol 1 No.1
SSLR Vol 1 No. 1
Prof. Swapnil Bangali IPR Chronicles
SCLJ Vol 1 No.1
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Prof. Ashutosh Naik SCLJ Vol 1 No.1

SSLR Vol 1 No. 1
SCLJ Vol 2 No.1
SSLR Vol 2 No. 1
Prof. Asawari SCLJ Vol 1 No.1
Abhyankar SSLR Vol 1 No. 1
Prof. Umesh Aswar SCLJ Vol 1 No.1
SSLR Vol 1 No. 1
Prof. Arun Krishnan SCLJ Vol 1 No.1
SSLR Vol 1 No. 1
SCLJ Vol 2 No.1
SSLR Vol 2 No. 1
Ms. Chaitra Beerannwar SCLJ Vol 1 No.1
SSLR Vol 1 No. 1
SCLJ Vol 2 No.1
SSLR Vol 2 No. 1
Mr. Munnazzar Ahmed SCLJ Vol 2 No.1
SSLR Vol 2 No. 1
Mr. Ujwal Nandekar SCLJ Vol 2 No.1
SSLR Vol 2 No. 1

27. Faculty recharging strategies

These include:
· Refresher Courses organised by UGC and other organisations and
institutes
· Participation in Faculty Development Programmes conducted by
TLRC, SIU
· FDP conducted by SLS, Pune and as Continuing Legal Education
· Faculty seminars by international visitors and experts
· Faculty seminars and lectures by Judges and industry experts
· Meditation, picnics, theatre and stress management workshops

Overview of FDP, during 2014-15:

Sr. No Event Number

1 FDP 20
2 Conference 1
3 Workshops 3

28. Student projects

Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-
departmental projects: 100% (since dissertation is compulsory in LL.M
and in final year of UG program)
Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other
universities / industry / institute: 100% (as internship and practicals;
including Law Firms, Corporate Houses, the High Courts, NGOs, the
Supreme Court, New York Supreme Court)

29. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level

by
Faculty
Doctoral / post-doctoral fellows
Students

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Following are the details of faculty members and students who have
received national and international recognition from reputed professional
bodies and agencies

Faculty:
Name Award/ Recognition Professional body giving
recognition
Dr. Academic Council Member 2015 National Judicial Academy,
Shashikala Bhopal
Gurpur
Member of IUCN 2015 World Commission on
Environmental Law (WCEL),
Canada
Curriculum Development Bar Council of India
Committee 2015
Indian Nursing Council Task force Indian Nursing Council
2015
"My Choice for Equality" 2014 Global Ethics Forum, Geneva in
association with IIM Bengaluru
in the Global Ethics Forum
Conference
Community Legal Service Award Adarsh Mitra Mandal Pune
2014
“Award for Excellence in Legal Vijay Foundation at Akluj,
Sector” Vijay Foundation at Akluj, District-Solapur, Maharashtra
District-Solapur, Maharashtra, 2013

Fulbright Fellowship for Higher US-India Educational

Education Administrators 2011 Foundation
1st National Legal Education SILF-MILAT
Innovation Award 2010

Students:
1. National:
-First Prize in National Community-based Law Reform
Competition, 2010
-NLSUI Moot Premier League Top 10 position, 2014
-Meghna De Manupatra Annual Essay Award (2009-10)
-Tania Kipa, Best Student and Best Researcher at UGC-Sponsored
National Conference on Sports Law (2014)
-Varuna Agrawal, Aishwarya Amar, Dhanya Mallar, Winner,
1st KIIT National Trial Advocacy Moot Court Competition, 2015(3
– 5 April 2015)
-Chandrajeet Das, Priyanka Arora, Ridhish Rajvanshi Winner & 3rd
th
best Researcher 4 RGNUL Moot Court Competition, 2015(27 – 29
March 2015)
-Steffi Mary Punnose, Shreya Dutt and Pranoy Reuben Mascreen,
Winners, Litigations, Moot Court Competition, 2015 (31 Jan – 1
Feb 2015)
-Rishab Prasad, Sumedha Sen and Arpita Desai, Winners, 1st
Lokmanya Tilak State Level Moot Court Competition, 2015. (6 – 8
Feb 2015)

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2. International:
th
-Vis Moot Global Award as 4 place (2015), Special mention (2012)
-IALS Global student Research Award (Nitika Nagar 2013)
-Shruti Raina, Chandralekha Akkiraju, Aditi Warrier, Semi-Finalist
in 12th Annual Willem C. Vis (East) International Commercial
Arbitration Moot, 2015 (7 – 10 March 2015)
-Gourav Mohanty, Mrinali Menon, Sanika Kulkarni 4th best
th
speaker, 6 Lieden Sarin International Air Law Moot Court
Competition, 2015 (World Rounds)( 10 – 12 April 2015)
-Samarth Khanna, Priyanka Arora & Shanu Jain won runners-up in
Mediation Representation Plan in Inaugural Young International
Mediation Competition, 2015 held in Hong Kong, organised by: Vis
nd th
East Moot Foundation Ltd. ( 2 Aug- 8 Aug 2015)

30. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of

funding (national/International) with details of outstanding
participants, if any.
List of Seminar/ Conferences/Workshop (Indicative only)

Sr. Event Number Outstanding Participants Funding

No

1 Seminars 20 - Dr. Rebecca Todd, Antioch Funded by

and FDP University , USA, Scholar-in - SLS-SIU
Residence

- Dr. Kris Gledhill, Barrister, New Self funded

Zealand, Scholar-in - Residence by sending
University
- Prof Maeve McDonagh, UCC,
Ireland, Advisor to Asia Self funded
Development Bank and EU by sending
Broadcasting Council University

2 Conference 1 - Dr. Bharat Desai, Professor, JNU Funded by

- Dr. Gurjeet Singh, Dean, GNDU SLS-SIU
University, Former VC RGNLU,
Patiala
3 Workshops 3 Corporate Houses and Law Firms Funded by
SLS-SIU

31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments

Research is one of the very important thrust areas of the institution.

Research and Advisory Committee (RAC) at institute level is constituted
to technically review research proposals /projects. The Independent
Ethics Committee of SIU focuses on rights, safety and well being of the
research participants if research involves human subjects.
There is a robust anti plagiarism policy implemented for all thesis and
dissertations submitted by use of Turn-it-in software.

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32. Student profile programme-wise:

UG Programme
Name of the Applications Selected Pass percentage
Batch
Programme Received Male Female Male Female
B.A. LL.B 26 31 100 95.24
2009-2014 3171
B.B.A. LL.B 98 64 86.67 87.10
B.A. LL.B 25 36 68.18 68.29
2010-2015 3722
B.B.A. LL.B 86 80 77.65 93.33
B.A. LL.B 26 47 on-going on-going
2011-2016 5655
B.B.A. LL.B 89 74 on-going on-going
B.A. LL.B 29 37 on-going on-going
2012-2017 6175
B.B.A. LL.B 98 120 on-going on-going
B.A. LL.B 18 32 on-going on-going
2013-2018 8318
B.B.A. LL.B 97 89 on-going on-going
B.A. LL.B
77 91 on-going on-going
(Hons.)
2014-19 8885
B.B.A. LL.B
63 77 on-going on-going
(Hons.)
B.A. LL.B
90 107 on-going on-going
(Hons.)
2015-20 9468
B.B.A. LL.B
78 96 on-going on-going
(Hons.)
Three Year LL.B Programme
LL.B
2014-17 138 23 17 on-going on-going
(Three Year)
LL.B
2015-18 219 27 40 on-going on-going
(Three Year)

PG Programme
Name of the Applications Selected Pass percentage
batch
Programme Received Male Female Male Female
LL.M
2009-2010 120 22 27 90 81.48
(Two Year)
LL.M
2010-2011 160 33 34 78.78 91.11
(Two Year)
LL.M
2011-2012 159 28 42 89.2 90.47
(Two Year)
LL.M
2012-2013 111 23 21 100 (21) 100(20)
(Two Year)
LL.M
2013-2014 278 20 40 89.47 100
(One Year)
LL.M
2014-2015 248 23 53 on-going on-going
(One Year)
LL.M
2015-16 336 28 43 on-going on-going
(One Year)

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Diploma Programmes
2009-10 Batch
Name of Number of Selected Pass Percentage
SN
Programme applications
received Male Female Male Female
1 DIBL 154 84 70 31.43 29.73
2 DCL 26 17 9 75 25
3 ADTL 73 54 19 50 42.86
4 DIPL 102 43 59 58.62 61.54
5 DBL 20 9 11 33.33 100
6 DHRM 59 37 22 51.85 52.63
7 DMJ 15 9 6 60 66.67
8 DAC 36 24 12 58.33 80
9 DHRJ 12 5 7 100 0
10 DLL 68 31 37 43.75 74.07
TOTAL 565 313 252
11 PG - 1 14 10 4 20 50
12 PG -2 11 9 2 25 50
TOTAL 332 258
2010-11 Batch
1 DAC & ADRS 29 15 14 40 75
2 DMJ 12 5 7 66.67 75
3 DHRM & LL 41 19 22 30 52.94
4 DIBL & CLI 123 56 67 22.73 35.14
5 DBL 19 10 9 0 37.5
6 DLL & LW 78 31 47 55.56 48.28
7 DCL 26 14 12 42.86 85.71
8 DIPL 124 65 58 70.27 69.39
9 ADTL 106 79 27 48.94 64.71
10 DHRJ 8 4 4 100 66.67
11 DCMA 15 8 7 28.57 80
12 DML 11 2 9 100 100
13 PGDTM - I 5 1 4 100 25
14 PGDTM - II 9 6 3 50 100
TOTAL 606 315 290
2011-12 Batch
1 DAC & ADRS 70 36 34 35 75
2 DMJ 14 5 9 100 71.43
3 DHRM & LL 36 23 13 58.82 71.43
4 DIBL & CLI 103 55 48 14.29 44.12
5 DBL 15 8 7 0 50

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6 DLL & LW 32 12 20 12.5 66.67

7 DCL 34 24 10 72.73 77.78
8 DIPL 79 39 40 47.62 81.48
9 DTL 89 61 28 61.29 70
10 DHRJ 18 5 13 100 55.56
11 DCMA 48 30 18 55.56 50
12 PGDTM - II 4 0 4 NIL 75
TOTAL 542 298 244
2012-13 Batch
1 DAC & ADRS 38 23 15 44.44 91.67
2 DMJ 17 9 8 28.57 100
3 DHRM & LL 26 8 18 16.67 27.27
4 DIBL & CLI 94 43 51 27.78 45.45
5 DBL 18 7 11 75 42.86
6 DLL & LW 63 29 34 55 53.85
7 DCL 20 13 7 11.11 100
8 DIPL 81 46 35 20.83 76.93
9 DTL 110 82 28 64.44 80.95
10 DHRJ 18 6 12 0 100
11 DCMA 35 14 21 50 87.5
TOTAL 520 280 240
2013-14 Batch
1 DAC & ADRS 41 16 25 81.82 100
2 DMJ 31 18 13 66.67 81.82
3 DHRM & LL 24 13 11 54.55 40
4 DIBL & CLI 118 55 63 52.94 67.5
5 DML 31 9 22 50 80
6 DLL & LW 37 17 20 25 55.56
7 DCL 39 24 15 70.59 100
8 DIPL 84 44 40 81.48 93.1
9 DTL 106 70 36 48.84 75
10 DHRJ 10 3 7 66.67 60
11 DCMA 47 17 30 85.71 75
TOTAL 568 286 282
2014-15 Batch
1 DIBL & CLI 75 37 38 40.54 39.47
2 DIPL 37 13 24 38.46 50
TOTAL 112 50 62

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Diploma Programme 2015-16 Batch

1 DIBL & CLI 85 31 54 Ongoing Ongoing
2 DIPL 37 15 22 Ongoing Ongoing
3 DTL 23 19 4 Ongoing Ongoing
4 DCL 20 12 8 Ongoing Ongoing
Total 165 77 88 Ongoing Ongoing

33. Diversity of students

Name of the Percentage of Percentage of Percentage of Percentage
Programme students from students from students from of Students
the same other Universities from other
University Universities outside the countries
from within the state
state
UG Programme: Since BA/BBA LL.B (2009-14 to 2013-18 batch), BA/BB.A. LL.B
(Hons.) 2014-19 batch students come after 12th Std., only data of LL.B (Three
years) 2014-19 batch onwards provided below:

2009-10 NA NA NA 5.71%
2010-11 NA NA NA 6.16%
2011-12 NA NA NA 6.69%
2012-13 NA NA NA 6.86%
2013-14 NA NA NA 7.03%
2014-15 NA 36.84% 63.16% NIL
2015-16 NA 18.18% 81.82% NIL
PG Programme: LL.M
2009-10 NA 39.82% 52.21% 7.96%
2010-11 NA 47.27% 39.09% 13.64%
2011-12 NA 44.78% 44.78% 10.45%
2012-13 NA 41.44% 49.55% 9.0%
2013-14 NA 31.68% 62.38% 5.94%
2014-15 1.3% 26.31% 56.57% 15.78%
2015-16 2.8% 54.9% 36.61% 5.6%
Diploma Programmes
2009-10 NA NA NA 0.7%
2010-11 NA NA NA 1.32%
2011-12 NA NA NA 1.1%
2012-13 NA NA NA 0.57%
2013-14 NA NA NA 1.05%
2014-15 NA NA NA 0%
2015-16 NA NA NA 0%

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34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defence Services
examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive
examinations? Give details category-wise.
UGC Judicial Defence Patent Civil
Year Total Percentage
(NET) Services Services Agent Services
2009-10 01 01 - - - 02 0.9%
2010-11 01 - - - - 01 0.45%
2011-12 01 02 - - - 03 1.31%
2012-13 07 01 - - - 08 3.43%
2013-14 01 - - 01 01 03 1.39%
2014-15 01 02 01 - 01 05 2.1%

35. Student progression

S Student Percentage against enrolled

No progression
Academic Year 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
1. UG to PG NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
2. PG to M.Phil. NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
3. PG to Ph.D. NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Ph.D. to Post-
4. NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Doctoral
5 Employed:
6 Campus selection 14.67% 31.52% 13.58% 29.09% 59.78% 78.49% On-going
Other than campus
recruitment
7 (practitioner, 84.33% 67.48% 85.92% 70.41% 39.22% 19.51% On-going
attorneys abroad,
higher studies)
8 Entrepreneurs 1% 1% 0.5% 0.5% 1% 2% On-going

36. Diversity of staff

S no. Category %
1. Percentage of faculty who are graduates of the same university 26
2. From other universities within the State 32
3. From universities from other States 42
4. From universities outside the Country 0

37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and
D.Litt. during the assessment period
M. Phil NA
Ph.D 8
D.Sc NIL
D.Litt NIL

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38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard

to
a. Library
S. N. Library facility Details
1. Total area 11351.54 sqft
2. Total seating capacity 402
3. Working hours:
• On working days 09.15 a.m. to 07.45 p.m.
• On holidays 10.00 a.m. to 05.00 p.m. (Sunday)
• Before Examination 09.15 a.m. to 07.45 p.m.
• During examination 09.15 a.m. to 07.45 p.m.
• During vacation 09.15 a.m. to 05.00 p.m.
4. Layout of the library
• Individual reading carrels 24
• Lounge area for browsing and relaxed 68
reading
• IT zone for accessing e-resources 132 capacity
5. Display of floor plans, sign boards,Fire Yes
alarms and other information (e.g.OPAC,
DDC,Access to differently abled users and
mode to access to the collection)
6. Total Number of
• Books 56730
• Titles 14708
7. Total Number of
• National Journals 82
• International Journals 25
8. Total No.of ejournals 6775
9. Total No. of :
• Magazines 30
• CDs 632
• Databases 17

b. Internet facilities for staff and students:

Systems:
Comp.-
Total
Department Desktop/ PC's and its Configuration Student
Numbers
ratio
Dedicated Faculty Desktops PC's with core i3 processors, 4 35
Computer Room GB RAM, 500 GB HDD
Facilities
Administra- Desktops PC's with core i3 processors, 4 33
tive Office GB RAM, 500 GB HDD
Library Desktops and All in one PC's with core i3 15
processors, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD
ICT Labs All in one with core i3 processors, 2 GB 122 1:1
RAM and 4 GB Ram, 500 GB HDD
Server HP 350 series, and Dell Power Edge 4
Server with 4 GB RAM and 500 GB HDD
Laptops Samsung , Acer, HP c 2 d, Dell, I3, 2 GB, 5
and 4 GB Ram, 500 GB HDD
Class Rooms Intel C2D, 2 GB, 500 GB, 260 GB HDD 32
Placement I3, 4gb, 500gb, + Intel C2D, 2 GB, 500 5
Cell GB, 260 GB HDD
Total 248 243+ 5
(5-laptops)

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LAN All Campus All systems are connected with LAN using Fibre Optic and Cat 6
cables

Proprietary Tally Erp 9.0, TDS, Libsuite, Tds Software, Eduwiz, Curiosity, Windows Servers
Software Licence, MS Office Licence, Windows 7 Licence, Ezproxy Authenticated
Remote Software, Symantec Antivirus,
Internet 14 mpbs internet lease line connectivity

c. Class Rooms:
a) Total number of class rooms: 30 (excluding Moot Court Hall with
150 capacity and Multi-purpose Hall with 120 capacity)
b) Class rooms with ICT facility: All
c) Students' laboratories: 2
d) Research laboratory: NA

39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates

a) From the host institution/university
b) From other institutions/universities

a) Doctoral Students from the host institution/university:

Sr. No Doctoral Students from the Host Institution

1. Prof. Santosh Aghav
2. Prof. Shirish Kulkarni
3. Prof. Amol Sapatnekar
4. Prof. Ashish Deshpande
5. Prof. Swapnil Bangali
6. Prof. Sujata Arya
7. Prof. A. Vasmatkar
8. Ms. Chaitra Beerannavar
9. Ms. Smita Pandey
10. Ms. Surya Kulathoor

b) Post-doctoral students from the host institution/university: Nil

Research Associates from the host institution/university: Nil

c) Doctoral Students From other institutions/universities:

Sr No. Doctoral Students from other Institutions
1 Prof. Vanishree Ramanathan, SPP University, Pune

d) Post-doctoral students from the other institution/university: Nil

e) Research Associates from the other institution/university: Nil

40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from

the university.
Total FinancialAssistance from the University during 2009-14 is as follows:
a. Financial Assistance for Special cases: Kashmir Flood victim: 1
student was given fee waiver during 2014-15
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b. Other scholarships:
• Govt. of India SC/ST Top class scholarship awarded to 129
students amounts to Rs.1.43 Crores
• Other SLS Pune special scholarships such as Symbiosis
Foundation Scholarship, Ram Jethmalani Award, Nani
Palkhiwala Award, Government of Meghalaya Scholarship,
Government of Jammu and Kashmir Scholarship awarded to
43 students amount to Rs.35.24 Lakhs

The entrance examination topper of PG i.e.LL.M, gets scholarship,

certificate and medal every year; as detailed below:

S. No Year of Award Name Amount

1. 2014 Ms. Deepali Kantharia Rs.32,500/-
2. 2013 Manan Kuldeep Sanghai Rs.30,000/-
3. 2012 Ms. Madhuri Meelee Rs.20,000/-
4. 2011 Ms. Pariksha Parmar Rs.20,000/-
5. 2010 Ms. Supriya Ghate Rs.20,000/-

41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the

development of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.
Yes, need assessment exercise is undertaken before the development of
new programme on a regular basis. The methodology involves steps shown
in the following diagram. After such need assessment, the feasibility report
is sent to Board of University Development. Thereafter, it is approved in
Board of Studies, before being sent to Academic Council for final approval.
The methodology is as follows:

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42. Does the department obtain feedback from

a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If
yes, how does the department utilize the feedback?
Yes, it utilizes the feedback as follows:
• for curriculum development and revision
• for rewarding faculty members with excellent feedback
• to identify training and development needs in faculty and
arrange for such programs
• to peer mentor and counsel faculty
• to cascade best practices across the team

b. Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and

how does the department utilize the feedback?
Yes, it utilizes the feedback for:
• Curriculum Development
• For rewarding those faculty members who have excellent
feedback
• To give incentives to faculty members during the API
evaluation
• To provide counselling and training to overcome any
shortcoming
c. Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does
the department utilize the feedback?
Yes, it utilizes the feedback for:
• Curriculum Development and Revision
• For enhancing employability value of students by
incorporating necessary changes in the course curriculum to
suit industry, bar/bench requirement
• Identify peers among alumni help students to perform better
during internships.
• To arrange special interface and training with employers

43. List the distinguished alumni of the department

S. N. Name Designation
1 Justice Sangita Jadhav Judge, High Court Mumbai
2 Justice Revati Mohite Dhere Judge, High Court, Mumbai
3 Mr. Neeraj Menon Partner, Trilegal Mumbai ( Law Firm)
4 Adv. Sampat Bulusu General Manager – Legal, Shell Hazira,
Ahmadabad
5 Mr. Vishal Kumar Legal Associate, PWC
6 Judge Saleh Ahmed Judge, Assam Civil Court, Assam State
Judiciary
7 Dr. Luther Rangrezi Associate Professor,Faculty of Legal Studies
(FLS)South Asian University (on deputation
from Legal and Treaty Division, Ministry of
External Affairs, Govt. of India)
8 Mr. Sameer Chugh Director Legal & Regulatory for Bharti Airtel
9 Mr. Rohit Kumar General Counsel, United Phosphorus Ltd.,
Mumbai
10 Mr. Rituraj Raghuvanshi IAS, Chattisgarh Cadre

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44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures /

workshops / seminar) involving external experts.
(List is Indicative only)

• A one day open consultation programme was organized by SLS,

Pune as part of its Law reform initiatives on 'Recommendation for
Prevention of Heinous Crimes against Women with reference to
Rape and Sexual Assault' for Justice J. S. Verma Committee on
3rd January 2013 at SLS Auditorium
• A Guest lecture on 'Legal issues in the Income Tax Act and
Procedure for settlement therein' was organized on 16th March
2013 at Vishwabhavan Auditorium for the students of III Year
BA/BBA LL.B. the resource person for the same was Adv. Mihir
Naniwadekar, Bombay High Court, Mumbai
• A Panel Discussion on 'Surrogacy and Women's Rights' was held on
23rd March 2013 at Vishwabhavan Auditorium organized by
Human Rights Cell. Panelists were Ms. Kerry McBroom, Ms.
Vaishali Sinha and Prof. Aradhana Nair
• A Guest lecture on 'Insider Trading' was organized by the Corporate
Cell on 25th March 2013 at Vishwabhavan Auditorium. The
resource person for the same was Prof. Mangesh Patwardhan,
Associate Professor, National Insurance Academy, Pune
• A workshop 'Biodiversity Meet 2013' on the theme 'Green
Revolution Gene Revolution' was organized on 30th March 2013 at
Vishwabhavan Auditorium. The Chief Guest for the event was Dr.
Vandana Shiva, Founder - Navdanya and the Research Foundation
for Science, Technology and Ecology. Other speakers included Dr.
Chittranjan Bhatia, Former Secretary, Department of
Biotechnology, Government of India and Adv. Yeshwanth Shenoy,
Legal Advisor to various Regulatory Authorities of Government of
India
• Dr. George Panthanmackal from Bangalore visited SLS, Pune and
delivered lectures on 30th& 31st August 2013 to I Year BA/BBA
LL.B. on Foundation of Ethics and Concept of Wealth & Prosperity
• A guest lecture on 'Investment Law' by Mr. Sunder Ram Korivi,
Dean, School for Securities Education, National Institute of
Securities Market (NISM – established by SEBI), Mumbai was
organized on 4th September 2013 for the students of IV Year
BA/BBA LL.B
• Dr. Nick Scharf, School of Law, University of East Anglia,
Norwick, UK visited SLS, Pune on 23rd January 2014 and
delivered lecture to the students of IV Year BA/BBA LL.B. on
'Digital Rights Management: The Phantom Menace'
• Prof. Rajendra K. Jain delivered a guest lecture on 'The European
Union and SAARC' to the students of II Year BA LL.B. on 28th
February 2014

45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different
programmes.
Teaching methods adopted in all programmes of the Institute
include:

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1. Lecture method
2. Case-law method
3. Socratic method
4. Discussion
5. Group Discussion
6. Small Group Activity based teaching
7. Seminar method
8. Review of Documentaries and Films, Reportage analysis
9. Quiz
10. Presentation
11. Role Play
12. Clinical legal learning (skills-training such as drafting)
13. Journal discussion, simulation
14. Field visit
15. Learning collaboration with Judicial Academy and National
Forensic Lab

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are
constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored?
Measures to ensure fulfilment of programme objectives include:
• Assessment and Evaluations
• Student, faculty and industry feedbacks
• Open-house
• Mid-term Review
• Academic Audit
• Curriculum Review
• Staff & Faculty meeting

47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension

activities.
SLS Pune's extension activities for students and faculty include
structured consultancy through its Legal Aid Cell and Clinics. Further,
students engage in service learning internships as part of their Floating
credit program or as their first internship.
Particulars Total No. of No. of
Initiatives Beneficiaries
Legal awareness and Literacy sessions, legal aid 92 5000
camps at Rural & Urban Areas (Held at - Pirangut,
Somatane, Rashin, Bhaje, Mulshi, Khadki,
Lohegaon, Sadashiv Peth, Erandwane, Panvel)
Capacity building and empowerment Training 25 250
(Panchayat members, police, prison officers, justice
workers, Para legal volunteers, researchers etc)
Alternate Dispute Resolution 24 40

Major Highlights (indicative only)

1. Information booklet on Women Protection with NGO Janwani with
student researchers
2. Empowerment programme for 250 female IT employees with
student members as trainers
3. Vidyarathi Abhiyan- Student Internship with Police

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4. Mission Mrutunjay with police

5. Swachh Bharat Campaign
6. Amrut Varsha Mahotsav
7. Workshop Judgment Writing
8. Pedestrian day
9. Service Learning Internships with NGOs
10. Street Play – Prison Rights and Prison Reformation
11. Awareness Human Rights – with NGO Saheli
12. Capacity building - Police Officers
13. Make a Difference Project
14. Crisis Management – Calamities, accidents etc
15. Clothes collection for poor, pet adoption during Annual Fest
16. Gender sensitization program of SIU had student trainers from PG
and Doctoral programmes

48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the

department.
'Beyond Syllabus Scholarly Activities' of SLS Pune include:
· Participation in conferences, seminars and guest lectures
· Dissertation and articles
· Writing and Publishing papers
· Legal aid camp participation
· Research camping with experts
· Community lawyering
· Community service
· Moots
· Model United Nations (MUN)
· Mock Parliament
· Quizzes
· Street Plays
· Debates and colloquia
· Law Theatre

49. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by

other agencies? If yes, give details.
Yes, Bar Council of India -the regulatory body of legal education in India,
during its Golden Jubilee Celebrations in 2013, has conferred the Gold
Star recognition on SLS Pune.

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating

new knowledge, basic or applied.
Knowledge-generation includes:
• Publication of 2 journals with Lexis Nexis since 2012 and 2 books in
2013
• Publication of research papers and articles
• 8 Ph D Theses and approximately 500 LL.M abstracts
• Contributions in conferences and seminars as participants and
resource persons
• Research support to cases, Supreme Court and legislators
• Research support to policy and law reforms

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51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and

Challenges (SWOC) of the department.
Strength Weaknesses Opportunity Challenges
1.Reputation: 1. National scarcity 1. Popularity of Pune 1. More private law
of experienced, as education hub universities with
· Upward surge of 25% qualified senior global agenda
per year in 2. Demographic
teachers and advantage: Yearly emerging in many
application: intake administrative states and more
ratio increase in quality
staff undergraduate national law
· Among first two in 2. Fully residential aspirants and schools evolving
India to run five year campus is still expensive global in Mumbai,
programme and the being developed and other private Nagpur and
unique B.B.A. LL.B. law schools place Aurangabad.
programme 3. Difficulty of being
a constituent SLS Pune at 2. Limited
· Merit-based National institute in a competitive availability of
level entrance test university, advantage. government funds
ensures diversity and compared to 3. Majority of the for research, being
quality in students university law schools are a private
structure of single discipline university
· Consistently ranked
competitors. universities & are 3.Possibilty of entry
among top 10 law
4. Difficulty to in remote of foreign
schools in leading
obtain public locations. universities in
surveys since 2000
funds for research 4. Opportunity to India in near
· One of the four in and endowment lead and future due to
India to be recognised for expanding contribute to demand-supply
by Govt of India as SCALSAR quality legal gap in quality law
top class institute for
5. Prevalence of education in India, schools
SC/ST scholarships as a leader in 4. Lack of High
focus on
2. Innovation in undergraduate private sector Court bench in
Academics: professional 5. SLS Pune Could Pune city affects
education than continue in future easy availability
· Flexibility and and access to
choices in courses research in India’s as a favourite
legal education destination for resource persons
· Mix of knowledge, scenario. international from Bar & Bench
ethics and players with dual 5. Absence of
comprehensive legal degree, twining unified national
skills programs and regulatory body to
· Innovation in teaching bridge courses, monitor legal
and learning methods based on the education and
with clinical legal visibility and research at the
education engagement of national levels to
leadership in allow private
· Centers of leading bodies of players to compete
specialisation and IP- NJA, BCI and for public funds
innovation through international for research.
SCALSAR networks

3. Interdisciplinary and
multidisciplinary context
of the university
4. State of the art
infrastructure and rich
e-learning resources
ensure student
engagement
5. Best practices with long
term experience as part
of a reputed state
university and in
national as well as
international networks

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6. Increasing
International
collaborations realising
all possibilities and
facets of internationa-
lisation have exposed
our students & faculty
to international best
practices in teaching &
learning
7. Graduates trained for
versatile careers
evident in excellent
placement records.
8. Diversity of student
population promoting
gender equality, national
integration &
international harmony

52. Future plans of the department

1. To create Law Labs on :

· Legal history of Western India and constitutional history of
with icons, heritage, exhibits and archive
· Environmental law
· Corporate law
· Transnational law
· IP and innovation law (incubation center)
These are aligned with learning and co-curricular activities
2. To achieve the faculty: student ratio of 1:15 with specialised faculty
for Honors courses
3. To totally digitise the learning resource center
4. To establish chairs in core specialisation areas to generate
programmes, research and innovative teaching headed by eminent
professors, especially in IP, corporate law, environmental law,
health care law and international law
5. To develop more yearly publication of in-house team and
consultancy programmes including CLE under SCALSAR
6. With scientific research and approach to undergraduate training and
professional development in a progressive manner as well as career
preparation
7. More investment and identification of opportunities in international
moots and research conferences for students
8. More internationalisation with area-study programs, top tier
university collaboration, faculty exchange at national and
international level
9. To attain 1: 2 ratio in faculty publication.

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Symbiosis Law School,
NOIDA
At Symbiosis Law School, Noida, knowledge, skills and exposure are the three reasons
responsible for giving us a competitive edge when we apply for jobs after our programme.
Their teaching faculty is vibrant; talented teachers who make us interested in subjects
much more than we ever imagined.

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the Department:

Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA (SLS-N)

2. Year of establishment :
2010

3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?

Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA is a constituent of Symbiosis
International University, Pune, under the Faculty of Law.

4. Names of programmes offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated

Masters; Integrated Ph.D., D.Sc.,D.Litt, etc.):
B.B.A. LL.B.
B.A. LL.B.

5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved:

In addition to courses from the catalogue of Faculty of Law, Symbiosis
Law School NOIDA (SLS) compiles programme structure from the
Course Catalogue of other Faculties including Faculty of Humanities and
Social Sciences, Faculty of Management, Faculty of Computer Studies
and Faculty of Health and Bio-Medical Sciences.

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc.:
Since 2013, School of Law, Northumbria University Newcastle Campus-
UK in collaboration with Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA has been
organising a two weeks Summer School on ‘Clinical Legal Education’.
Three Learners from SLS NOIDA have attended three Weeks Law
Summer School at Berlin School of Economics and Law in June-July
2013. Six learners from SLS NOIDA have attended three weeks Law
summer at Berlin School of Economics and Law in June - July 2015. Two
learners received tuition fee waiver.

7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons:

NIL

8. Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based

Credit System:
Semester and Choice based Credit System is followed by SLS NOIDA in
line with mandate of Symbiosis International University.

9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other

departments
All the courses are integrated and inter-disciplinary in nature. Hence,
there is 100% participation. SLS-NOIDA has not only developed but also
teaching two courses of Law for Symbiosis Centre for Management
Studies, NOIDA.

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10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual

(Professors/Associate Professors/Asst. Professors/others)

Post Sanctioned Filled

Professor 3 -
Associate Professor 6 2
Assistant Professor 14 13
Adjunct Faculty - 2
Other Teaching Staff - 2
Total 23 19

11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of

specialization, experience and research under guidance
No. of
No. of Years Ph.D./M.
of Phil.
Sr.
Name Qualification Designation Specialization Experience students
No
(years. guided for
months) the last 4
years
1. Dr. C. J. LL.B; LL.M; Director Intellectual Property 17 -
Rawandale LL.M.; Ph.D. & Associate Law; Information
Professor Technology &
Telecommunication
s Law; International
Law and
Environmental Law
2. Dr. PGDBA; Associate International Trade 11 -
Mohammad LL.B; LL.M; Professor Laws; Intellectual
Salim Ph.D. Property Laws
3. Mrs .Sweta M.A.; MBA; Assistant Organizational 14 -
Saurabh UGC-NET Professor Communication;
HR; Political
Science
4. Dr.Pushpa M.Com.; Assistant Business Research; 8 1
Negi UGC-SLET; Professor Accounting;
Ph.D. Finance,
Quantitative
Techniques
5. Dr. M.Com; Ph.D. Assistant Commerce, 6 -
Meenakshi Professor Organizational
Kaul Behaviour
6. Dr. LL.B; LL.M; Assistant Human Rights Law; 8 -
Madhuker Ph.D. Professor Constitutional Law;
Sharma Business Laws
7. Mr. Vikram L.L.B; LL.M; Assistant Criminal Law; 5 -
Singh NET/JRF Professor Constitutional Law;
Human Rights Law
8. Mr. Kiran BSL/LL.B; Assistant Criminal Law; 3 -
R. Kale LL.M; UGC- Professor Constitutional Law;
NET Administrative
Law; Property Law
9. Ms. M.A.; B.Ed.; Assistant Political Theory; 2 -
Priyamvada UGC-NET Professor Human Rights in
Mishra India; International
Human Rights;
Peace & Conflict
studies

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10. Ms. Megha M.A in Assistant Criminology & 2 -

Chauhan Criminology; Professor Forensic science
UGC-NET-JRF;
PGD in Human
Rights
11. Mr. Saurabh B.A.LL.B; Assistant Corporate laws, 6 -
Chandra LL.M Professor Corporate
UGC-NET Restructuring,
Insolvency and
Bankruptcy
Laws and
Intellectual
Property Rights
12. Ms. Saadiya B.A.LL.B; Assistant International 1 -
LL.M Professor Trade Law and
UGC-NET Intellectual
Property Rights
13. Ms. B.A.LL.B; Assistant Criminal Law 1 -
Sukanya LL.M Professor and Human
Singha UGC-NET Rights
14. Mr. Sai B.A.LL.B; Assistant International 1.5 -
Prasad LL.M. UGC- Professor Law; Practice
NET And Theory,
Human Rights
Law; Practice
And Theory;
Feminist
Theory;
Jurisprudence,
Public Law
/Theory, Law
And
Anthropology,
Culture And
Law, Law And
Political
Sociology
15. Ms. Megha B.A. LL.B.; Assistant Criminal Law, 3 -
Nagpal LL.M. UGC- Professor Intellectual
NET Property Law,
Cyber Law and
Environmental
Law
16. Ms. Deepa M.Sc. Adjunct Development; 6 -
A. Panwar Development Faculty Development
studies Sociology;
Corporate Social
Responsibility;
Legal
Perspective in
Social Issues
17. Mr. Pushpp MBA Adjunct Research 16 -
Lamba (Marketing), Faculty Methodologies;
MBA () Consumer
Behaviour and
Psychology;
Effective Sales,
Soft Skills;
Personality
Development;
Business
Communication

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18. Mr. Ahmad BSL.LLB; Teaching Jurisprudence, 7

Ali Diploma in Associate Legal Methods,
Human Rights; Statutory
LL.M Interpretation
and
Constitutional
Law

19. Ms. Nitya B.A.LL.B; Teaching Intellectual 1

Thakur LL.M Associate Property Laws

12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors

Emeritus professor
Mr. Ram Jethmalani, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India

Honorary Faculty

H.E. GudmundurEiriksson, Former Ambassador of Iceland to India

Adv. R Venkatramani, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India, and,
Member Law Commission of India.
Prof. (Dr.) B.B. Pande, Former Professor, University of Delhi

Visiting Faculty
S.N. Name Designation Organisation
1 Dr. Amit Bagga Chartered Accountant PP Bansal And Company
2 Ms.Sanjana Bali Partner K B Partners Law Firm
3 Ms.Mayuri Raghuvanshi Advocate-on-record Supreme Court Of India
4 Mr.Arjun J Chaudhury Partner Chaudhary & Associates
5 Mr.ChankyaDwivedi Manager-Legal Old World Hospitality Pvt. Ltd.
6 Mr.V. C. Mathews Senior Associate Sujata Chaudhri IP Attorneys
7 Mr. Praveen Kak Training Head Peak Performers Education Services
8 Ms.Richa Dang Senior Manager Auricae Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.
9 Mr. Anuj Kaushal Visiting Faculty Self Employed
10 Mr. Kumar Mihir Advocate-on-record Supreme Court Of India
HOD Communication Csit Engeneering And Management
11 Ms.Kiran Sanjay Degan
Skills College
12 Mr.EishTanejaa Chartered Accountant Hero Motocorp, Xerox
German language
13 Mr.Deepak Kushwaha Self Employed
scholar
Soft Trainer of Foreign
14 Mr. Dharam Singh Self Employed
Languages
15 Ms. Deeksha Mahajan Guest Faculty Self Employed
16 Ms. Rimali Batra Senior Associate DSK Legal

13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise

information for 2014-2015

Programme Percentage of Classes

B.A. LL.B 16
B.B.A. LL.B 17

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14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio

Programme Student-Teacher Ratio
B.B.A. LL.B./B.A. LL.B. 47:1

15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative

staff: sanctioned, filled and actual
Staff Sanctioned Filled
Technical 9 6
Non-technical 25 16

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies

There is no research thrust area as recognised by major funding agencies.
However, the faculty members at SLS-NOIDA are engaged in the
research project in areas such as Wild life Protection and Related laws,
Land laws, Criminal laws, Laws regulating Animation and Gaming
industry.

17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b)

international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the
names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received
project-wise.

Full funding is received from the Symbiosis International University for

two ongoing projects including one major and 2 minor research projects in
2015.

Type Year Name of the Project Total Grant

Sanctioned
Major 2014 An Empirical Study of Implementation of Rs. 5,00,000/-
- Wildlife Laws in India: A Research Project
2015 on Wildlife Protection in association with
Wildlife Law Research and Resource Centre
(WLRRC)
Minor 2014 Phase I - Aftermath of Land Acquisition of Rs. 2,70,000/-
- Land on the Original Inhabitants -
2015 Perspectives From The National Capital
Region (NCR)
Phase II - The Case of Five Villages (District
Faridabad NCR)

18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants

received
a) National collaboration b) International collaboration
NIL

19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE;

DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received.
NIL

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20. Research facility/centre with

• state recognition
• national recognition
• international recognition
NIL

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by/created by industry or

corporate bodies
NIL

22. Publications:

Total number of publications 26

(From 2009 to 2015; as of 31-07-2015)

i. Number of papers published in peer reviewed 12 (National 8

journals (national / international): &International 4)

ii. Chapters in Books 5

iii. Books with ISBN with details of publishers 7
iv. Proceedings papers 2
Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web 2
of Science, Scopus, Humanities International
Complete, Dare Database - International Social
Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.)
Google Scholar
Citation Index – range / average Total Citations= 1
(For SIU affiliated papers) Range: 1 -1
Avg: 1
SJR Range:0 Avg: 0.336
Avg: 0

h-index (Google Scholar: 1)

23. Details of patents and income generated

NIL

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated

NIL

25. Faculty selected nationally/internationally to visit other laboratories/

institutions/industries in India and abroad
Dr. Mohd Salim, Associate Professor and Ms. Anshul Mittal, Assistant
Professor participated in two week Summer School Programme in
Clinical Legal Education at School of Law, Northumbria University,
UK in 2013 & 2014 respectively.

26. Faculty serving in

a) National committees b) International committees c) Editorial
Boards d) any other (please specify)
Dr. C J Rawandale is member of ‘Project Review and Steering Group

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(PRSG)’ constituted by Department of Information Technology,

Government of India for the project “Cyber Crime related Capacity
Development and ICT Training for the Judiciary in States of Assam, Manipur,
Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram & Sikkim” by
CDAC, Kolkata under Cyber Security Grant-in-Aid Programme.
Dr. Pushpa Negi, Assistant Professor, SLS-NOIDA is a member of the
Editorial Board, International Journal of Financial Research, SCIEDU
Press (ISSN 1923-402, Print) and member of the Editorial Board in the
Journal of Advanced Research in Accounting and Finance Management.

27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher/orientation

programs, workshops, training programs and similar programs).
Faculty members are sanctioned duty leave and financial support for
achieving excellence. Apart from this, events for the faculty are conducted
on a regular basis as part of recharging strategy.
2014-2015
Conducted by the Institute
Workshops Seminars FDPs Conferences
06 0 01 02

Attended by Faculty Members

Workshops Seminars FDPs Conferences
03 01 15 12

28. Student projects

percentage of students who have done in-house projects including
inter-departmental projects
100% of the students are required to complete an internship and projects
as part of the curriculum. Apart from this, the faculty and students are
involved in the following projects:
Completed Ongoing
White Paper on'Creating Virtual Wealth: Importance Aftermath of Land
of Intellectual Property in the Animation and Gaming Acquisition of Land on the
Industry', published and presented in INFOCOM - Original Inhabitants -
ASSOCHAM organized Media and Entertainment Perspectives From The
Conference-first edition of the EME Awards, being National Capital Region
held on 19th February, 2011 at the IT C Sonar in (NCR).
Calcutta.
A Study on Efficacy of Enhanced/Increased Age The Case of Five Villages
Prescription for Male Child under Juvenile Justice (District Faridabad NCR)
(Care & Protection of Children) Act, 2000 –
Empirical Study. It was also discussed (Panel
Discussion) in the august presence of legal luminaries

“Challenges and Issues Faced by Working Women An Empirical Study of

Engineers of India” in association with Effective Implementation of Wildlife
Quality Upgradation Assistance for Technical Laws in India: A Research
Education (EQUATE) and Women in Science and Project on Wildlife
Engineering (WISE) India. Protection in association
with Wildlife Law Research
and Resource Center
(WLRRC)

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29. Awards/recognitions received at the national and international level

by:

Prof. Sweta Saurabh, Assistant Professor received two best research paper
awards in the year 2014. The details are as follows:

Date & Venue of

No Name Title of the Paper
Presentation
1 Ms. Sweta Assessing the Role of Internal February 2014 @ Indus
Saurabh Communication Practices on Job Business Academy, Greater
Satisfaction: A study of a Retail Noida
Organization in Noida, India
2 Ms. Sweta Measuring Salesforce March 2014 @ All India
Saurabh Productivity- A study of the Management Association
Retail Sales Employees (AIMA), New Delhi

30. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of

funding (national - International) with details of outstanding
participants, if any.

SLS NOIDA’s quest for quality education is further strengthened by the

conduct of seminars/conferences/workshops/moot court/teaching
sessions with academic and professional partners of national and
international repute.
Workshops
No. Date Title Resource Persons
1 March 02, Drafting And Pleading Mr. AvinashAmarnath
2015 Senior Associate, Dhall& Associates,
New Delhi
Mr. PurvishMalkan
Advocate on Record
Supreme Court of India, New Delhi
2 February Workshop on Fine Mr. Lakhan Singh Jat
16-17, Arts Faculty, Kalaneri Art Gallery and
2015 Academy of Fine Arts
3 January Cross Border Legal Dean Ken Randall
20, 2015 Work and US Laws CEO/President of iLawVentures, and
Former Dean, The University of
Alabama School of Law, USA.
4 June 25- 'Training of Teachers Dr.AmanHingorani
27,2015 on Advocacy Skills' Advocate -on –Record
Supreme Court of India
5 June 17- 'Professional Mr. PushppLamba
19,2015 Development Adjunct Faculty & Corporate Trainer
Programme on soft
skills'
6 December Professional Skill Mr. Swarndeep Singh
19, 2014 Development Head HR CoE, Innodata
(Professional Etiquette Topic: Professional Etiquette &
& Corporate Grooming) Corporate Grooming

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7 March 02, Drafting And Pleading: Mr. Bharadwaj Jaishankar

2014 Essentials To Be a Senior Associate, Saikrishna&
Successful Professional Associates, New Delhi;
Mr. Joel, Advocate
Intellective Law Offices, Delhi;
Mr. Arunadhri Iyer
Legal Researcher, High Court of Delhi.
8 January First National Case Dr. Sher Singh Bhakar
27-31, Writing Workshop in Director, Prestige Institute of
2014 association with Case Management, Gwalior and
Centre (earlier known to Dr.Raghuvir Singh
be European Case Director, JK PadmapatSinghania
Clearing House. Institute of Management &
(ECCH) Technology, Gurgaon.

Conference – National/International
Date Title Theme of the
Conference
1. January World Congress on International Law on Ÿ Contemporary
09-11, 'Contemporary Issues of International Law' Issues of
2015 organised by the Indian Society of International Law
International Law (ISIL) in association with
Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA (Academic Ÿ International
Partner) and in association with Ministry of Law, Treaty
External Affairs, Government of India; Making & World
Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of Trade
India, International Committee of Red Cross Organization
(ICRC), United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); Ÿ Technology and
United Nations Development Programme Development of
(UNDP); O P Jindal Global University; International Law
Galgotias University; Springer, LexisNexis;
Exim Bank; Sahitya Kala Parishad

2. November International Conference on 'International • Arbitration in

15, 2014 Commercial Arbitration in Asia 'was Asia:
organized in Association with Asia Pacific Characteristics
Jurist Association and Indian Corporate and Approaches.
Counsel Association & A. K. Singh & Co.| • Indian Courts,
Advocates, Solicitors & Consultants from No-
(Knowledge Partner), 'Witness – India's Arbitration to
First Magazine on Legal and Corporate Pro-Arbitration.
Affairs as ' Exclusive Magazine Partner' and • International
in partnership with Law Society of England Arbitration in
and Wales; Singapore International Asia: Safe bet?
Arbitration Centre (SIAC); International • Is Arbitration
Court of Arbitration (ICC); Singapore still a preferred
Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA); mode of
Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre resolving
(HKIAC); London Court of International disputes:
Arbitration (LCIA) India; Indian Industry
International and Domestic Arbitration Perspective?
Centre (IIDAC) and Kuala Lumpur
Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA)
(Supporting Partners)

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nd
3. March 30, 2 National Conference on New • Underlying
2013 Company Law was in association with Philosophy and New
Corporate Law Advisor and Concepts.
CLAonline • Board Management
and Administration.
• Merger & Acquisition.
• Auditors and Auditing.
• Corporate Governance
and CSR.

4. November First National Conference on Emerging • Emerging Law Issues

26-27, Issues of Corporate Social in Corporate Social
2011 Responsibility Responsibility (CSR)
• Emerging
Management Issues in
Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR)

31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments

Research is one of the very important thrust areas of SLS-N as enshrined
in the mission of SIU. A Research Advisory Committee (RAC) is
constituted to technically review research proposals/projects.The
Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) of SIU focuses on rights, safety and
well-being of the research participants if research involves human
subjects and if there is a possibility of involving an ethical issue.

In addition to this, an anti - plagiarism policy is in place and all the projects
/ assignments of students are run through anti plagiarism software ‘Turn it
in’

32. Student profile programme-wise

Selected Pass Percentage
Applications
Year Name of the Programme
received
Male Female Male Female
2010-15 B.A. LL.B./B.B.A. LL.B. 220 85 43 73.8% 84.1%
2011-16 B.A. LL.B./B.B.A. LL.B. 2615 123 114 - -

2012-17 B.A. LL.B./B.B.A. LL.B. 3891 90 96 - -

2013-18 B.A. LL.B./B.B.A. LL.B. 4896 78 104 - -

2014-19 B.A. LL.B./B.B.A. LL.B. 5622 92 94 - -

2015-20 B.A. LL.B./B.B.A. LL.B. 6255 101 92 - -

33. Diversity of students

SLS-NOIDA offers undergraduate programme to which eligibility is
10+2 and not graduation. Two international students are admitted to Batch
2014-19.

34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services
examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive
examinations? Give details category-wise.
Not Applicable

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35. Student progression

Percentage against
Student progression
enrolled
UG to PG NA*
PG to M.Phil. NA
PG to Ph.D. NA
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral NA
Employed
• Campus selection 51%
• Other than campus recruitment 21%
* At SIU, there is no natural progression and the admission to all the programme is
through entrance test and merit thereof

36. Diversity of staff

Percentage of faculty who are graduates
of the same university 5%
from other universities within the State from 5%
universities from other States 75%
from universities outside the country 15%

37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and
D.Litt. during the assessment period
Dr. Sukhvinder Singh was awarded Ph.D during the assessment period.

38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard to

a) Library
b) Internet facilities for staff and students
c) Total number of class rooms
d) Class rooms with ICT facility
e) Students’ laboratories
f) Research laboratories
Area & Capacity
Total Library Area 3632 sq. ft.
Total Seating Capacity 95 (Library) & 30 (Relaxed Reading Area) Total 125

Working hours
During Semester Monday to Friday 9.00 A.M. to 8.00 P.M.
Saturday 9.00 A.M. to 6.00 P.M.
On Sunday 10.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M
Festivals/ Holidays Closed
During Examination Monday to Friday 9.00 A.M. to 8.00 P.M
Saturday 9.00 A.M. to 6.00 P.M
Sunday 9.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M
During Vacation Monday to Saturday 9.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M.
Sunday Closed

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Layout of Library
Relaxed Reading Yes
IT zone for accessing e-resources 20 computers
Display of floor plan Yes
Adequate sigh boards Yes
Access to differently abled users and mode of access to collection No

Details of Library Holdings

Print Title 4434
Books 8202
Back Volumes 1331
Average No of Books added in Average 1571
last 3 years
Non print ( Microfilms, A V) 436
Electronic E-books 50000
Database 6
E-journals 6775
Special Collection Reference Books 886 (SIU)
Book Bank- Books 17088
Question Bank Yes
Tools deployed to access the
Yes
collection

It supports and benefits learners from privilege of Text book Gifts: one
for each course in every semester for the life time; Book Bank: one text
book for each course for the semester; Home Lending: two books for 07
days; Reference: any number with in campus on library card; Study
Material: Study material prepared by course in charge/s. Additionally, it
provides technology based learning resource with access to reading
material in various forms such as legal databases (AIR, SCC Online,
Manupatra, WestLaw India, HeinOnline, JSTOR, ProQuest, Kluwer
Databases (Kluwer Arbitration, Kluwer Patent, and Kluwer
Competition), Ebrary, International Taxation – Taxman,Emerald
Management e-Journals and EBSCO), Litigation Documents, Moot
Court Memorials, Course Books, Research Papers, National &
International Journals.

Moreover, The Library is an application provided under Curiosity where

learners can access class notes, presentations and interesting online videos
or articles for further study under each of their subjects. This portal is
collaborative, so learners (even parents) can share any content they find
interesting with each other. As every year passes, this online library keeps
growing in its database, providing new batches with lots of additional
content to supplement their knowledge. The Library is completely open,
so students can access content from other subjects or years to satiate their
curiosity.

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Internet facilities for staff and students/Cyber Lab: SLS-NOIDA

campus is a Wi-Fi campus. It also encompasses three fully air conditioned
state of art computer labs having 126 computer systems, all having Core 2
Duo Processors with 2 GB RAM, genuine software packages such as
Windows7 Operating System, Microsoft Office 2010 suite controlled
through central server room operating on Cyberoam-UTM device. It
supports research, training and learning initiatives amongst learners by
providing access to various electronic legal databases including AIR,SCC
Online, Manupatra, WestLaw India, HeinOnline, JSTOR, ProQuest,
Kluwer Databases (Kluwer Arbitration, Kluwer Patent, and Kluwer
Competition), Ebrary, International Taxation - Taxman, Emerald
Management e-Journals, Case Centre and EBSCO.
Internet Facilities for All desktop systems are connected to the internet via LAN;
Staff and Students SLS-Noida is a fully Wi-Fi enabled campus.
Systems Total 126 HP/DELL
Processor DuoCore/i3-3.1/i3-3.4 Ghz, Ram
– 2/4 GB, HDD – 320/500 GB,
Monitor – 18” TFT/LCD.
Computer-Student 1:9 Students have their personal laptops with
Ratio access of Campus Wi-Fi/internet facility
Dedicated Computing HP-ProLiant Dedicated/Configured for DHCP
Facility DL180 G6 Server/Network Storage/Online Legal
Server Database Access.
Dedicated To 84
Students
Dedicated To 42
Faculty/Staff
LAN Facility:
All Nodes/Desktops are connected to the internet via LAN and all laptops of staff
/students are configured to access internet via Wi-Fi.
Number of nodes/computers with internet facility 126

Total number of class rooms/lecture halls: SLS-NOIDA has state of the

art 16 techno smart and spacious classrooms, fitted with high tech learning
aides such as projectors, public address system, collar mikes and Wi-Fi
facility. The lecture halls are well engineered to reduce noise, efficient
ventilation, air cooling as well as an exterior trellis designed to maximize
shade.

Student laboratories

Ÿ Moot Court Hall: Mooting as an activity aims to inculcate and

improve the research, presentation and line of reasoning into
students so as to equip the budding pleaders with all the court room
etiquette, research experience and advocacy skills. This initiative is
well supported by a fully air-conditioned, tech-acoustic, and 220
capacity moot court hall equipped with proper judicial settings.
Therein the presentation and reasoning skills of students are
screened and notified about the areas of improvements on a regular
basis.
Ÿ Students’ Activity Centre: SLS-NOIDA strongly believes in

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strong and positive participation of students in the learning

initiatives. It supports and enables students through various cells
such Research & Publication Cell, Moot Court Society, Symbiosis
Legal Aid Clinic, Training & Placement Cell, Environmental and
Social Welfare Cell, Cultural Cell, Sports Cell, Debate Society,
Literary Society, International Law Students Association (ILSA
Chapter) and Enactus Chapter. Each cell is provided with its own
office spaces fitted with all aids including computer, internet,
printers and support systems at all levels.
Ÿ Conference Room: SLS-NOIDA has well-furnished techno
acoustic and air-conditioned conference room, which can
accommodate 50 people. It is widely used for conducting interactive
sessions, seminars and workshops.
Ÿ The Amphi Theatre, under Curiosity, tracks official notices and
events at the campus. Students can also reach out to each other for
projects, games, trips, exchanges, and any such friendly
collaboration using the application.
Ÿ Research laboratories: SLS NOIDA’s Research Cell plays an
important role in broadening the knowledge base which leads to
discoveries and ensures that these are incorporated into society in a
productive and beneficial manner. For this, the institute has three
Cyber Labs where learners carry out research with the help of
technology.

39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates

a) from the host institution/university
b) from other institutions/universities
From the host institution/university :
Professor Sweta Saurabh - SIU

From other institutions/ universities:

Sr. No. Name of the Candidate University/Institute
1 Mr. Saurabh Chandra National Law University, Delhi
2 Ms. Saadiya Jamia Millia Islamia Univeristy, Delhi
3 Ms. Megha Chauhan Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
4 Mr. Ahmed Ali NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
5 Ms. Priyamvada Mishra Jamia Millia Islamia Univeristy, Delhi
6 Ms. Nitya Thakur Guru Govind Singh Indraprastha University,
Delhi
7 Mr. Pushp Lamba Jaipur National University

40. Number of under graduate students getting financial assistance from

the university.
1. Subrata Ghosh - (Batch 11 - 16) - 1, 35, 895
2. Manish Sati - (Batch 11 - 16) - 1, 44,515
Total - 2,80,410

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41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the

development of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.
Academic Process for development of new courses/syllabus

42. Does the department obtain feedback from

a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If
yes, how does the department utilize the feedback?
b. Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and
how does the department utilize the feedback?
c. Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does
the department utilize the feedback?

At SLS Noida feedback from student is taken through personal and email
communication.

a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation?

If yes, how does the department utilize the feedback?
Yes, it utilizes the feedback for curriculum development and
updating and modifying contents and adding courses where
necessary.

b. Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation

and how does the department utilize the feedback?
Yes, it utilizes the feedback for:
- curriculum development
- for rewarding faculty members with excellent feedback
- to recommend incentives to faculty members during the API
evaluation

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- to provide counselling and training to overcome any

shortcoming

c. Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how

does the department utilize the feedback?
Yes, it utilizes the feedback for:
- curriculum development
- for enhancing employability value of students by
incorporating necessary changes in the course curriculum and
teaching, learning process to suit industry, bar/bench
requirement
- to help students to perform better during internships.

43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)

First Batch (2010-15) of B.A. / B.B.A. LL.B. passed out in June 2015.
Good number of students are placed with reputed Law Firms, Corporate
Houses and Law Offices.

44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special

lectures/workshops/seminar) involving external experts.
SLS-NOIDA believes in orienting the student’s intellect towards the
attainment of their goals by creating assiduous environment of innovative
learning and inter-disciplinary knowledge. It organises alongside regular
classes series of interactive events seeking participation of resource
persons from the industry/profession which include:
• Teaching sessions
• Extension Lecture Series
• Workshops/Seminars/Conferences/Symposium
• Moot Court/Mock Trial/Client Counselling
• Yoga Sessions

Teaching Sessions (2014-15)

No. Date Title Resource Person
1 March 11- 'Family Law' Dr. Kiran Gupta
12, 2015 In charge Law Centre II and
Associate Professor,
Faculty of Law, University of
Delhi

2 January 'Mooting' and 'Corporate Mr. Avinash Amarnath

20, 2015 Crimes and Finance' in Senior Associate, Dhall&
association with Bangor Associates, New Delhi,
University Law School, Wales, Mr. Purvish Malkan
and UK Advocate on Record
Supreme Court of India, New
Delhi
3 January 'Mooting' and 'Corporate Mr. Aled Griffiths,
20, 2015 Governance and Crimes' Deputy Dean, Bangor University
Law School, Wales-UK,
Mr. Stephen Clear
Mooting Skills Coordinator &
Part-time Lecturer, Bangor
University Law School, Wales-UK

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4 March 04, Session On 'Union Budget – Mr. Ajay Sethi

2015 2015' Managing Partner, ASA &
Associates LLP And Founder &
Group President, Corporate
Analyst India

5 September Corporate Law Mr. Lalit Kumar, Partner &

03 & Mr. Sidharrth Shankar, Partner
October J Sagar Associates
11, 2014 J. Sagar Associates| advocates &
solicitors
6 October 'Disarmament – Distant Shri. Sudhir Devare
09-13, Reality?'&'Nature and Former Secretary, Ministry of
2014 Functions of International & External Affairs, Government of
Regional Organisations: Case India
of European Union'

7 February Law of Crimes I: Penal Code Dr. B. B. Pande

10-12, and Law of Evidence Professor of Law, Campus Law
2014 Centre, Faculty of Law,
University of Delhi (India)
(Retd.), & Professor, Human
Rights Chair-the National Human
Rights Commission, New Delhi

Extension Lecture Series: As part of ‘Extension Lecture Series’, SLS

NOIDA organises talk by exceptional speakers coming from the
profession on every Saturday of month. This series is a fresh initiative
from our side to give students an insight of one’s success story in the field
of law. Till date 102 resource persons from the industry/ profession have
interacted with students.

S.N. Date Speaker Topic

1 January 4, Mr. Gyanendra Importance Of Labour And Employment
2014 Kumar Mishra Laws In Today's Time And The Need For The
Reforms In The Labour Laws
2 January 8, Mr. Anand Impact of legal and regulatory uncertainty on
2014 Prasad the Economy
3 January 11, Mr. Vinod Dhall The Competition Law In India--Its Growth
2014 And Impact
4 January 25, Ms. Tia Malik, Cybersquatting: What's Law?
2014 Partner
5 February 4, Dr. B N Ramesh Practice and Procedure for Collecting
2014 Evidence with Special Reference to (a) Police
Investigation; (b) Identification Parade, and
(c) Confession and Dying declaration
6 February 8, Mr. Manoj Media Regulation: Is Status Quo the Way
2014 Kumar Forward?
7 February Mr. Santosh Construction Contracts: Public-Private
22, 2014 Kumar Pandey Partnership
8 March 26, Ms. Kanishka Forms of Business
2014 Tyagi

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9 July 19, Mr. Ravisekhar A Practitioner's Perspective on Advising

2014 Nair Clients on Competition Law
10 July 26, Mr. Pulin Kumar Roles and Responsibility of In-House Counsel
2014
11 August 2, Mr. Kaustuv Casually Colorful Corporate – Core Mantra
2014 Chatterjee for Future
12 August 07, Dr. Gita Gill Environmental Justice in India with Special
2014 Emphasis on National Green Tribunal
13 August 9, Mr. Nidhish Corporate Law vis a vis Corporate Social
2014 Mehrotra Responsibility
14 August 22, Mr. Devdas Towards a Modern and Contemporary Food
2014 Baliga Law for India
15 September Mr. Sidharrth Takeover Code, 2011: Definitive Agreements
3, 2014 Shankar and Acquisition of Control
16 September Mr. Apar Gupta Legal Representation for Technology
6, 2014 Companies
17 September Mr. Sanjeev Jurisdiction of Courts and Cross Examination
13, 2014 Sahay
18 September Mr. Murali Roles & Responsibilities of In-House Counsel
21-22, Neelakantan | IPR & Innovation | What do recruiters look
2014 for in a recruit
19 December Adv. Geeta Criminal Justice System in India
26, 2014 Luthra
20 December Adv. Anjana Inspiring People to Care for Wildlife -
27, 2014 Gosain Naturally
21 January 3, Mr. Rajat Options After Graduation in Law
2015 Prakash
22 January 10, Mr. A K Singh Criminal Trial - An Overall View
2015
23 January 15, Dr.Sujitha Competition Law-Intellectual Property Law
2015 Subramanian Interface: Does it Affect Development?
24 January 17, Mr. Akshat What it takes to be a Corporate Lawyers?
2015 Pande
25 February 4, Mr. Bruce Additional Skills That Lawyers Need: Writing
2015 Weitzman and Speaking to Meet Global Standards and
Expectations
26 February Ms. Katherine GC's Roles And Responsibilities With
25, 2015 Roseveare Specific Focus On Cross-Jurisdictional
Operation
27 March 4, Prof. Richard The most famous case in the world
2015 Lewis
28 March 27, Dr. Gita Gill Environmental Justice in India with Special
2015 Emphasis on National Green Tribunal

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29 April 15, Ms. Elizabeth Studying Law in the UK

2015 George Anderton,
International
Officer, College
of Arts,
Humanities and
Social Sciences

30 April 29, Prof. Studying Law in the UK

2015 SatvinderJuss,
Professor, Kings
College London
31 July 25, Ms.RimaliBatra Energy Laws in India
2015 Senior
AssociateDSK
Legal
32 August Justice P S The Proposed Replacement of Collegium
01, 2015 Narayan System by National Judicial Appointments
Former Judge Commission (NJAC) - Whether in the Interest
High Court of of Independence of Judiciary or Not!
Andhra Pradesh
and Member,
Mahadayi Water
Disputes Tribunal

Workshops/Seminars/Symposiums/Conferences: In order to inculcate

research culture across the institute, the institute has organised Workshops
(33); Seminars (4); Symposia (3); National Conferences (2) and
International Conferences (2) since 2011.

45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different
programmes.
At SLS NOIDA, there is no single method/system adopted by the faculty,
but by thinking carefully about the purposes of teaching and by crafting
multiple methods of teaching that suit those purposes, we have devised the
systems that have proved to be reliable, valid, and fair. Equally important,
the process of discussing and crafting teaching methods focuses attention
on the practice of good teaching and helps to create a culture in which
teaching is highly valued.

Apart from classroom teaching, interactive tools such as use of audio-

video aids, white board, industrial and field visits, project based learning,
research based learning, the effectiveness of the course progression is
seen through ‘Student Handbook’, ‘Teaching Plan’, ‘Reading Material’,
‘Course Progression Register’ and ‘Academic Audit’ at the end of the
Semester.

Reading Material: Faculty members prepare reading material inclusive

of: Basic philosophy and practical significance of the subject; basic and
allied legal theories behind the subject; basic and allied laws and legal
provisions; core, collateral and related case law base; list of basic,
additional, allied, subsidiary and reference reading material with specific
pagination of the sources and areas of study. The Teaching Plan and
reading materials for the given course, is provided to the student with the

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help of ‘The Curiosity Project’, which is the first of its kind where online
systems have been used for meaningful administrative automation and
improved learning methodologies.

Technology Interface: Teachers and students are encouraged to share

their classroom notes, presentations, interesting links to articles on the
web, and links to captivating videos on a private repository called “The
Library” on Curiosity. Also, The Banyan Tree, an application that
employs the Flipped Classroom concept regularly where doubts,
questions for general debate, and polls are posed on, assists us in making
teaching and learning an interactive and ongoing process, not restricted to
the traditional class room but much beyond it.

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are
constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored?
Measures to ensure fulfilment of programme objectives include:
• Assessment and Evaluations
• Student, faculty and industry feedbacks
• Open-house
• Mid-term Review
• Academic Audit
• Curriculum Review
• Staff & Faculty meeting

47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension

activities.
Participation of students and faculty members in extension/outreach
activities can take many different forms, depending on the area of interest,
time and commitment required.

As part of the internship programme (which is linked to credits being

awarded to them), it has been mandatory that each student of SLS-NOIDA
has to undergo an internship at an NGO. This is further monitored by them
submitting a Certificate of Completion and delivering a presentation on
their roles, responsibilities and challenges.

Legal Aid Centre : The Centre is established with the aim and objective
to serve ‘legal aid’, through human resource, knowledge resource and
infrastructural resources, to those who need it the most, purely on pro
bono basis. It organised Legal Aid and Literacy Camps in May-June at
Kolkatta, Delhi, Vishakhapatnam, Chandigarh , Mumbai , Faizabad and
Junagarh on “ How to file R.T.I. Application under Right to Information
Act, 2005” and “Sensitization of society towards third gender persons”.

Dramatic Society: SLS NOIDA has encouraged the students and faculty
members alike through Dramatic Society and organised Street Plays on
contemporary social issues to sensitise the general public on topics
including blood donation, freedom struggle to right to information, right
to vote, right to food security, prostitution vis a vis her right to body and
Are we Really Free?

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Pinkathon’ 2013: SLS-NOIDA has partnered in various social initiatives

such as ‘Pinkathon’ which was a breast cancer awareness programme.
Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA in partnership with the Women’s Cancer
Initiative and the Tata Memorial Hospital organised ‘the Pinkathon’ in
Delhi on September 15, 2013. The focus of this event was to encourage
women’s health & fitness and create awareness for Breast Cancer. SLS
NOIDA also lifted the Trophy for maximum registration of participation
in the event.

Social Welfare Cell: The motto of the Social Welfare Cell is ‘Do What
You Can, Where You Are, With What You Have’. Run completely by the
students, the Social Welfare Cell of the college was started last year. These
students know the value of being educated and want to spread the light of
education as far as possible.

Learn by Teaching: A Students Initiative: Currently, the cell’s major

function is aimed at educating the underprivileged children whose parents
can’t afford or don’t want to send them to school. The members of the cell
teach them, talk to them, play with them and also take care of their health.

You, Me and We Together: Merry Christmas: On the day of Christmas,

December 25, 2014, the Social Welfare Cell had a celebration with
students adopted under the ‘Learn by Teaching’ Scheme. The students
were told stories about Christmas. Books and stationery were distributed.
The celebration was full of cake, music and dance.

Goonj’s Winter Rahat Campaign: Social Welfare Cell and Team

SymFiesta’15 have teamed up with Goonj and have organised Goonj’s
Winter Rahat Campaign in SLS NOIDA. Over the last 15 years, Goonj has
highlighted winters as an annual disaster that can be prevented every year
just by shielding someone with warm clothing.

Republic Day Celebration: January 26, 2015: The day was celebrated
by the cell in nearby slum areas in ‘Khoda’ Village with the kids wherein
the importance of the day and why are we celebrating it was explained.

Inauguration of Second Edition of SymFiesta’15: SymFiesta’15,

Hamari Nazar Se India’ was inaugurated by none other than the students
learning under the Learn by Teaching Initiative, who are the real
celebrities and which brought the importance of this initiative to the notice
of all participants.

48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the

department.

Beyond syllabus scholarly activity at SLS NOIDA, involves the

intellectual and creative process. The institute applies this concept to the
core areas of academics such as research, teaching, and organization/
management/service.

Research: The following table elucidates the outcome of research

activities taken so seriously by students:

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Year Number of Papers Presented

2014 144
2013 227
2012 138
2011 14
2010 2

49. State whether the programme/department is accredited/graded by

other agencies? If yes, give details.
Not applicable

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating

new knowledge, basic or applied.
Teachers and students are encouraged to share their classroom notes,
presentations, interesting links to articles on the web, and links to
captivating videos on a private repository called “The Library” under
Curiosity. This repository is open to all - students who do not take a
particular course can learn from the material shared under it. So can
teachers, parents, and administrators.

Sym-B-Hive Project – Students Initiative: Sym-B-Hive team is driven

by the objective to assist learners in locating authentic sources and
authentic information in the subject of law. This has improved research
culture both qualitatively and quantitatively.

51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and

Challenges (SWOC) of the department.
Strength
• Extensive interaction and support from national and international
experts from the legal and corporate sector to improve the learning
environment of the students.
• Use of technology to launch ‘The Curiosity Project’
• Enhanced range of extension, co-curricular and extra-curricular
activities through various cells and society’s including Research &
Publication Cell, Moot Court Society, Symbiosis Legal Aid Centre,
Environmental and Social Welfare Cell, Cultural Cell, Sports Cell,
Debate Society, Literary Society and Dramatics Society, Extension
Lecture Series to improve the learning experience.
• International exposure provided by way of guest lectures and
seminars by speakers of international repute
• Locational proximity to multinational firms, Supreme Court, High
Court, and District Court as well as the other Law offices.

Weaknesses
• Non availability of hostel accommodation for boys
• Limitation of outdoor sports activities
• Non availability of auditorium on campus

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Opportunities
• Locational advantage for strengthening academia-industry linkages
• Streamlining collaborations and consultancy
• Exploring possibility of collaborative research with research
institutions

Challenges
• Many private universities coming up in the region.
• Retaining good teaching staff.

52. Future plans of the department.

SLS NOIDA will be introducing new diploma programmes such as
Diploma in Intellectual Property & Bio-Technology Laws; Diploma in
Information Technology & Telecommunications Laws; Diploma in
Human Capital Management & Labour Laws; Diploma in Securities &
Investments Laws from 2016. It will offer Post Graduate Programmes in
Law from 2017.

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Symbiosis Law School,
Hyderabad
Our campus is spread over 40 acres of land. There are many facilities provided including a
Recreational Centre, Basketball Court, Badminton as well as Volleyball court along with a
huge amphitheatre. So, in one word, our campus seems to be a happy second home for us.

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the Department
Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad (SLS-H)

2. Year of establishment
2014

3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?

Yes. The institute is a constituent of SIU under the Faculty of Law.

4. Names of programmes offered

1. B.B.A. LL.B.
2. B.A. LL.B.

5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved

In addition to the courses from the catalog of the faculty of law, SLS-H
compiles its programme structure from the course catalogues of other
faculties including the Faculty of Computer Studies, Faculty of Health
and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Management, and the Faculty of
Humanities and Social Sciences.

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc.
Nil

7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons

Nil

8. Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based

Credit System
SLS-H follows a Semester System of examinations and a Choice Based
Credit System as per the requirements of UGC.

9. Participation of the constituent department in the courses offered by

other departments
Nil

10 Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual

(Professors/Associate Professors/Asst. Professors/others)

Sanctioned Filled
Professor 2 1
Associate Professor 3 2
Assistant Professor 7 8
Adjunct Faculty - 1
Other Teaching Staff - -
Total 12 12

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11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of

specialization, experience and research under guidance

Sr. Name Qualifications Designation Total No of No of Ph.D.

No. Years of /M. Phil
Experience students
(years. guided in
months) last four
years

Dr. Mirza Ilyas Ph.D., LLM, Professor &

1 32.3 05
Baig LLB, B.Sc. Director

Assistant
Ph.D., LLM, BA,
2 Sukhvinder Singh Professor & 8 00
LLB
DD
Pamidi Ashok Ph.D., LLM, Associate
3 26.4 00
Kumar LLB, B.Sc. Professor
Ph.D, MBA, Associate
4 Prageetha Raju 18.5 00
B.A, NET Professor
LLM., LLB, Assistant
5 Abhijit Vasmatkar 8 00
B.Sc., NET Professor
M. V. LLM, LLB, B.A., Assistant
6 15.7 00
Chandramathi AP - SET Professor
M.Phil, Assistant
7 R.Radhakrishnan 10.5 00
M.A.,NET Professor
M.Phil, M.A., Assistant
8 P.Jayaraju 10.4 00
B.A., NET Professor
LLM, LLB, Assistant
9 Kunche Shanthi 6.4 00
MBA, AP-SET Professor

Ph.D., M.Phil, Assistant

10 Dibyakusum Ray 2.4 00
M.A., B.A. Professor

MBA, M.Com, Assistant

11 Srinivas Methuku 1.1 00
B.Com, AP-SET Professor

Ph.D., LLM, Adjunct

12 Shanker Rao Baliah 31.7 00
LLB, Faculty

12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors

Adv. Ram Jethmalani - Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Law

S. Name of the visiting

no. faculty Qualification Experience

1 Mrs. Sulochana Mure M.B.A., LL.M. 16 Years

2 Mrs. K. Suchitra M.Com ( Finance), APSET 7 Years

3 Dr. D. Pankaja M.A. (English), M.A.( Astrology), 16 Years

M.Sc., Ph.D.

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4 Mrs. Saradhambika.K M.A. ( English ) M.Phil (English) 14 Years

5 Mr. Deepak Kushwaha M.A. (German ) 20 Years

6 Mr. Dharm Singh B.Sc., French Advance, German 12 Years

Basic

13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise

information
Batch 2014-19
B.B.A. LL.B.- 42%
B.A. LL.B.- 28%

Batch 2015-20 (July- November 2015)

B.B.A. LL.B. - 0%
B.A. LL.B. - 7%

14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio

Student teacher ratio - 25:1

15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative

staff: sanctioned, filled and actual

Sanctioned Filled

Technical 5 4

Administrative 13 7

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies

We are yet to contact major funding agencies for research since the
institute was established in December 2014 less than a year ago. At
present faculty members are engaged in identifying contemporary
research areas in law, Management and social sciences which have a
potential for funding.
Some of the areas identified are:
a. Examining the impact and quality of Skill Development
Training on Business Profitability – A study of Cases in Select
Asian Countries.
b. Social entrepreneurship, Social enterprise and social
innovations: A means to tackle poverty and create social
transformation – evidences and issues from India.

17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b)

international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the
names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received
project-wise.
Nil

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18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants

received
a) National collaboration b) International collaboration
Nil

19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE;

DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received.
Nil

20. Research facility / centre with

Nil

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or

corporate bodies
Nil

22. Publications:
Mrs. Chandramathi M. V., "Terrorism, extradition and international
cooperation- through a looking glass " International Journal of Political
Science, Law and International Relations (ijpslir), vol - 5, issue – 3, ed
2015.

Dr. Sukhvinder Singh, “Need for privatization in Insurance Industry and

its impact on Life Insurance Corporation of India”International Journal of
Law and Legal Jurisprudence Studies, Volume 1 Issue 7: ISSN:2348-
8212

Dr. Sukhvinder Singh, “Majority Rule v/s Minorirty Rights – An

analysis in the context of Indian Company Law” ISCA Publication ISBN
– 978-93-84648-86-2

Dr. Sukhvinder Singh, "Law and Forensic Science - Truth & Myth"
ISCA Publication, ISBN:978-93-84648-85-5

23. Details of patents and income generated

NA

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated :

Nil

25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories

/ institutions / industries in India and abroad
Nil

26. Faculty serving in

a) National committees b) International committees c) Editorial
Boards d) any other (please specify)
Nil

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27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / orientation

programs, workshops, training programs and similar programs).
Ÿ Dr. Prageetha G Raju - National Conference on “Improving Triple
Bottom line performance- Key to sustainable growth” organized by
NIPM and ISTD Hyderabad Chapters on 28th And 29th August
2015 at Taj Vivanta, Hyderabad.
Ÿ Dr. Sukhvinder Singh Dari - Presented paper on “An overview of
Environmental Jurisprudence in India” International Conference on
“International Conference on Emerging Trends in Global
Management Practices - An Interdisciplinary Approach”, scheduled
on March 07 & 08, 2014, SCMS. NOIDA
Ÿ Dr. Sukhvinder Singh Dari - Participated in Faculty Development
Programme on Research Methodology from December 01 to 08,
2014, organized by Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA
Ÿ Dr. P B Shanker Rao - Workshop on “Domestic & International
Arbitration” organized by Indian Council of Arbitration, on 2-4 July,
2015 at Mumbai
Ÿ Mrs. Kunche Shanthi - National Seminar on “Corporate Laws and
Challenges to New Governments, jointly organized by Osmania
University PG College of Law and Institute of Company Secretaries
of India, on 25-26 July, 2015, at Osmania University Center for
Distance Education, Hyderabad.
28. Student projects
Nil

29. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level

by
• Faculty
• Doctoral / post doctoral fellows
• Students
Dr. P B Shankar Rao, was presented a Souvenir by the International Center
for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Regional Center, Hyderabad on the
occasion of presentation of PG Diplomas in ADR and FDR in the premises
of ICADR, Regional Center, Hyderabad on 14 April, 2015.

30. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of

funding (national/ international) with details of outstanding
participants, if any.
Nil

31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments

Research is one of the very important thrust areas of SLS Hyderabad as
enshrined in the mission of SIU. A Research Advisory Committee (RAC)
is constituted to technically review research proposals/projects.
The Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) of SIU focuses on rights, safety
and well being of research participants, if research involves human
subjects and if there is a possibility of involving an ethical issue.

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32. Student profile programme-wise:

Name of Applications Selected Pass

programme received Percentage
Male Female Male Female
B.A. LL.B. (2014) 63 5 7 - -
B.B.A. LL.B. (2014) 94 10 14 - -
B.A. LL.B. (2015) 1173 65 55 - -
B.B.A. LL.B. (2015) 949 77 67 - -

33. Diversity of students

SLS H offers UG Programme for which eligibility is 10+2. Students
come from different boards, thus, this question is not applicable.

34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services
examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive
examinations? Give details category-wise.
NA

35. Student progression

SIU does not have a policy for natural progression. Admissions to all
programmes are based on Entrance Test and merit thereof.

36. Diversity of staff

Sr. No. Percentage of faculty who are graduates Data in %

1 of the same university 19%
2 from other universities within the State 45%
3 from universities from other States 36%
4 from universities outside the country 0%

37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and
D.Litt. during the assessment period
Nil

38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard

to
• Library Total area : 3271.04 Sq. ft.

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Sr. No Head of budgets Description 2014 -15

1 Books Books 5181
Titles 1531
2 Subscription & E-Journals 14
Membership
3 News paper & Journals (International) 04
periodicals
4 Journals/ (National) 36
5 Magazines 22
6 News Papers 11
7 CDs Study Material 181
e-databases 6
8 Special Reference books 886 (SIU)
Collections

• Internet facilities for staff and students

All computers in the institute are connected through a local area
network (LAN) to servers with manageable and Layer-2 switches to
seamlessly connect end-users. The servers include email servers,
DHCP servers, file servers. The institute has campus-wide Gigabit
Ethernet network with Wi-Fi facilities and wireless broadband
internet access. The LAN includes DLink, HP and CISCO
networking devices and wireless LAN controllers.

• Total number of class rooms

Year Required Actual

2014 2 20
2015 6 20

d) Class rooms with ICT facility

Year Required Actual

2014 2 5
2015 6 9

e) Students' laboratories
NA

f) Research laboratories
NA

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39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates

from host institution/university
Ÿ Mr. Abhiijt Vasmatkar, Assistant Professor, SLS-H, in Law
from other institutions/universities
Ÿ Mrs. M V Chandramathi from NALSAR, Hyderabad in Law
Ÿ Mr. R. Radhakrishnan from University of Pune in Political Science

40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from

the university.
NA

41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the

development of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.

Discussion of New Programme Proposal sent by Director,

student, faculty or any stakeholder in the Internal
Academic Committee

Collection of Stakeholder feedback by circulation in

prescribed format: Students, Parents, Alumni, Industry, Bar
& Bench

Collect the data ( evidence based and reality based

framework based on Rules and Guidelines of Regulatory
Bodies such as BCI, UGC, Best Practices from National
and International peers, National and Global Vision/
Benchmarks, International Developments)

Final Recommendation for New Programmes is

forwarded to Board of Studies by the Specialisation Sub-
committee along with faculty and experts after comparing
and converging these feedback and data

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42. Does the department obtain feedback from

a. faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If
yes, how does the department utilize the feedback?
Yes, it utilizes the feedback for curriculum development
b. Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and
how does the department utilize the feedback?
Yes, it utilizes the feedback for:
- curriculum development
- for rewarding faculty members with excellent feedback
- to recommend incentives to faculty members during the API
evaluation
- to provide counselling and training to overcome any
shortcoming
c. Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does
the department utilize the feedback?
No alumni as yet.
We take feedback from the employers who visit for delivering guest
lecture on campus

43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)

The first batch (2014-19) of students is yet to pass out from the Institution.

44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures /

workshops / seminar) involving external experts.
· The institute regularly invites speakers and experts (national) to
deliver talks and give seminars in their respective field of
specializations.

Sr. Period Name of the Speaker Organization Topic

No
1 January 02, Advocate Ram Senior Advocate, “Ethics In Legal
2015 Jethmalani Supreme Court of Profession”
India
2 February 04, Justice P S Narayana (Former Judge A P “Independence of
2015 High Court) and Judiciary”
presently member of
Maha Dhayi water
dispute Tribunal,
New Delhi
3 February 16, Dr. Balakista Reddy (Registrar “Impact of
2015 NALSAR) Globalisation on
legal Education”
4 February 16, Dr. M K Bhandari (Dean, IMS Unison “Challenges And
2015 University) Opportunities In
Legal Profession”
5 January 19, Mr. Sachin Ravi and Director Walnut “Contribution of
2015 Mr. Raghav C (Alumni Solutions law school's in
of SLS Pune) building their
career in law”

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6 May 16, Mr. Supratim Khaitan and Co, One day

2015 Chakraborthy and Mr. Mumbai 'Workshop on
Soumyadri Commercial
Chattopadhaya Contract Drafting'
and Moot Court
Orientation
7 May 28, Ms. Savitha Sinha Advocate,vis-a-vis “Drafting of Plaint
2015 Partner, Lawfin and Written
Solutions, New Statement under
Delhi Law of Torts”
8 May 29, Ms. Savitha Sinha Advocate,vis-a-vis “Drafting of Suit
2015 Partner, Lawfin For
Solutions, New Infringement/Brea
Delhi ch Of Contract”
9. July 09, Prof. K. Shrinivas Rao, Former Dean, “Workshop on
2015 Faculty of Law, Research
Osmania University Methodology”
Hyderabad,
10. July 11, Mr. Sampath Bulusu Head of Shell Oil “Prospects in law:
2015 Gujarat let's interact &
know”

45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different
programmes.
· The following innovative teaching approaches/methods/practices
have been used by the faculty in an attempt to move to a project-
problem based teaching-learning process rather than the traditional
classroom teacher-learning methodology.
¨ Emphasis on project and problem based learning, thus
increasing the percentage of outside-the-classroom learning
¨ Increasing the weightage of tutorials in the curriculum
¨ Introduction of one month industry internship
¨ Inclusion of research component in regular teaching
¨ Encouraging comprehension and discussion on research
papers
¨ Use of e-learning tools and social media
¨ Introduction of ‘buddy system’ to encourage team-work and
peer learning

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are
constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored?
· The teaching-learning pedagogy for each course is so designed so
that it facilitates the fulfillment of the learning outcomes for the
particular course. The pedagogy of the teaching-learning process
for each course is designed taking into account all the graduate
attributes. Emphasis is given on project based and group learning
activities.
· Conscious effort is being made to move from the traditional
classroom teaching methodology to project based and group based
learning, with emphasis being given to blended and outside- the-
classroom learning.
· Learning outside the classroom: Technical societies and clubs have

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been formed to instill the importance of teamwork, communication

and project management amongst the students.
· Assessment strategies are formulated in such a manner so that the
achievement of the intended learning outcome can be ascertained.
Emphasis is given on seminars, quizzes and group projects.
· The university collects data on student learning outcomes by the
following means.
¨ Feedback is regularly taken from faculty, students as well as
their parents
¨ Inputs from employers on the performance of the students
¨ Analysis of examination results
· The outcome of the above analysis is discussed within the institute
and necessary steps are taken to overcome the barriers to learning.
These steps include, but are not limited to, conduct of remedial
classes and faculty development programmes, improvement in
infrastructure, counseling of students, etc.
· Evaluation: Evaluation methods are so designed so that the outcome
of the above mentioned graduate attributes can be ascertained.
· Feedback: Feedback is taken from all the involved stakeholders to
ensure development of the above listed graduate attributes among
the students.

47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension

activities.
· Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad formally launched the
“Swachha Bharat Abhiyaan” on 16th March, 2015.
· Legal Awareness Programme in the nearby village of Mamidipalli
in the month of May 2015.

48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the

department.
· In order to insure all round development, the students are
encouraged to work under different cells :
· Moot Court Association
· Research and Publication Cell
· Media and Publication Cell
· Legal Aid and Literacy Cell
· Training and Placement Cell

49. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by

other agencies? If yes, give details.
Nil
50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating
new knowledge, basic or applied.
SLS-H is contributing to knowledge generation through three media:
Ÿ INCUBATOR- A magazine for students to be released in October,
2015
Ÿ BALANCE- An International Multidisciplinary Journal to be
Ÿ released in December, 2015
Ÿ COHERENCE- An International Multidisciplinary Law
Conference to be scheduled in October, 2015

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Another publication which compiles the achievements of students, staff,

and faculty members as well as on-campus activities is STRIDE- The
Newsletter.

51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and

Challenges (SWOC) of the department.
Strengths
· A premier institute imparting quality legal education in the newly
formed state of Telangana
· Array of books and online resources to facilitate research and
innovation
· Qualified and competent faculty
· Quality infrastructure
· Based 40 kms away from the thickly populated/polluted city of
Hyderabad in a peaceful, clean and healthy environment
Weaknesses
· Set up is only one year old, hence yet to make a name.
Opportunities
· Not many reputed law institutes imparting quality legal education
· Growing demand for law and opening of new avenues
Challenges
· Mushrooming of national and private law schools in many states.
· Difficult to get qualified and competent faculty
· The infrastructure outside the campus is still to be developed by the
state agencies for which the institute is pursuing the matter.

52. Future plans of the department.

Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad would like to build strength upon
strength in the coming years :
· It aims to have collaborations with internationally reputed
universities
· It will expand its community service and other outreach
programmes
· It will embark upon pro bono and low bono activities for community
good
· SLS H will organise national and international conferences,
seminars and workshops.

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Symbiosis Institute of
Business Management - Pune
Coming to India from Japan and not being very good with English, I was very nervous
about my studies at Symbiosis. But SIBM Pune treated me well. All teachers took care to
ensure that I learned everything well. They spoke slower so that I would understand. On a
personal level, I made a lot of Indian friends and also developed a liking for Indian culture
and Indian food. Overall, I can say that after spending two years at SIBM Pune and SIU, I
went back to Japan as a better professional and a better individual with a much better
knowledge of English.

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the Department

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune (SIBM-P)

2. Year of establishment
1978

3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?

Yes. SIBM Pune is a constituent of Symbiosis International University
(SIU) under the Faculty of Management.

4. Names of programmes offered

MBA
MBA (Innovation & Entrepreneurship)
MBA (Executive)
Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management (PGDMM)
Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management (PGDHRM)
Post Graduate Diploma in Operations Management (PGDOM)
Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management (PGDFM)
Post Graduate Diploma in Innovation & Corporate Entrepreneurship
(PGDICE)
Post Graduate Diploma in Family Business (PGDFB)

5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved

In addition to courses from the catalogue of Faculty of Management,
SIBM-P compiles its Programme Structure from the Course Catalogues
of other faculties including the Faculty of Computer Studies, Faculty of
Health & Bio-Medical Science and Faculty of Humanities and Social
Science

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc.
• 2-month Summer Internships for all students in all major sectors
of industry
• Semester exchange programme with Dauphine University, France
with credit transfer facility
• Summer School at Berlin School of Economics and Law, Germany

7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons

No programmes have been discontinued. PGDQM (Post Graduate
Diploma in Quality management) and PGDSM (Post Graduate Diploma
in Services Management) and PDFB (Post Graduate Diploma Family
Business) were staggered as they were not viable.

8. Examination System
The Institute follows Choice-based Credit System for selection of courses
by students and semester system for examinations.

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9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other

departments
a) Faculty members deliver sessions in Induction Programme of SITM
b) Prof. Aravind Chinchure delivers regular sessions on Innovation at
SIBM-Bangalore, SCIT, SLS and other institutes as per invitation.
c) Many faculty members deliver sessions in programmes conducted by
SCCE.

10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual

Sanctioned Filled
Professor 3 4
Associate Professor 7 4
Assistant Professor 19 16
Adjunct Faculty 0 05
Other Teaching staff 0 0
Total 29 29

11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of

specialization, experience and research under guidance

Sr Name Qualification Designa- Specializa- No. of years No.

No tion tion of experience of Ph.
(Year . Months) D./M.
Phil
stu-
dents
guided
for the
Ind. Acad. last 4
years
1 Dr. R. BE, PGDSM, Director Information 2 12 Guied-
Raman MBA, MPhil, and Profes- Systems ing 3
Ph.D sor Award-
ed 1
2 Mr. Vinod MBA, M. Dy. Direc- Entrepre- 16.8 8.8 NIL
Shastri Com, UGC- tor and neurship
NET Assistant
Professor,
3 Dr. Aravind Ph.D Chair Innovation 22 1 NIL
Chinchure Professor
4 Dr. Poornima Ph.D, M.Phil, Professor Economics 0 15 NIL
Tapas MA, B.Sc.
5 Dr. Bhama Ph.D Professor Finance 0 27 Guied-
Venkatramani ing 3
Award-
ed 2
6 Dr V. V. Ravi Ph.D, MBA, B. Associate Marketing 10 7 NIL
Kumar Sc., UGC NET, Professor
CAIIB
7 Dr. Shubhra Ph.D, MBA, Associate Finance 9.5 2.5 NIL
Anand B. Sc., (Gold Professor
Medalist)

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8 Dr. Gopala MBA, Ph. D. Associate Finance 9.5 2.5 NIL

Raghuram Professor
9 Dr. Suresh Ph.D, FDP(IIM Associate Manage- 0 11.9 NIL
Malodia A),MBA, Professor ment
B.Com
10 Mrs. Deepika Pursuing Assistant HR 4 5 NIL
Pandita Ph.D, MMS Professor
(HR), M.Com
(Management),
BMS, DHRM,
UGC NET
(HR)
11 Dr. Mahima Ph. D., Assistant Economics 0 12 NIL
Mishra PGDBM Professor
(Marketing),
UGC-NET,
MA (Econom-
ics), B.Ed.,
B.A(Hons)
12 Dr. Mallika Ph.D in Assistant Marketing 4 4 NIL
Srivastava Customer Professor
Relationship
Management,
MMS, B.Sc
13 Dr. Sonal Ph.D, MBA, Assistant HR 4 4 NIL
Shree UGC-NET Professor
14 Mrs. Lavina Pursuing Ph.D Assistant HR 4 4 NIL
Sharma in HRM, Professor
MHRM, B.Sc.,
Diploma in
Training &
Development,
UGC–NET
(HR)
15 Dr. Madhura Ph.D in Eco- Assistant Economics 6.5 2 NIL
Bedarkar nomics, MPM, Professor
MA (Entire
Economics),
BA (Entire
Economics)
16 Mr. Santosh Pursuing Ph.D, Assistant Finance 1.5 6 NIL
Gopalkrishnan & C.S., UGC- Professor
NET, MBA
(Finance),
BBA, SEBI
Certified Re-
source Person
(Financial
Education)
17 Mrs. Preetha Pursuing Ph.D, Assistant Marketing 6 3 NIL
Menon M.M.S. (Mar- Professor
keting) UGC
NET, M.Sc

18 Mr. Muazzam MBA (Market- Assistant Operations 13 4 NIL

Khan ing), PMP®, Professor
NET, M.Sc
(Physics)

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19 Ms. Arpita MBA (Banking Assistant Finance 0.5 5 NIL

Sharma & Finance), Professor
NET, SET,
M.Sc (Chem-
istry)
20 Ms. Sunaina MBA Assistant HR 2 5 NIL
Kuknor Professor
21 Dr. Shaphali Ph.D, MBA Assistant Marketing 2 5 NIL
Gupta Professor
22 Dr. G.M. Ph.D, M.Phil Assistant Strategy 4 10 NIL
Jayaseelan (Manage- Professor
ment), MBA
(Marketing),
BA (Econom-
ics), Diploma
in Software
Technology
and Systems
Management
23 Mr. Yogesh MBA, NET Assistant Operations 9.7 3 NIL
Brahmankar Professor
24 Mr. Ritesh MBA Assistant Finance 4.5 5 NIL
Khatwani (Fin),BBA Professor
(Fin),NET
25 Prof Sandeep MMS, B.Sc Adjunct Marketing 29 0 Nil
Bhattacharya Faculty
26 Prof Rajesh MBA, M.Sc, Adjunct General 19 5 Nil
Nayak B.Sc Faculty Manage-
ment
27 Lt Col( Retd) B.Sc, Dip in Adjunct HRM 40 5 Nil
S.N.Lele Mgt, Dip. in Faculty
Labour Law
28 Prof Rajiv Ph.D, M.Sc, Adjunct Innovation 33 30 20
Kumar B.Sc Faculty & Entrepre-
neurship in
India
29 Prof Project Adjunct Project 26 0 Nil
Vishweshwar Management Faculty Manage-
Mantrala Professional, ment
B.Tech

12. List of senior visiting fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors

and eminent visiting faculty members

Name of Visiting
Designation
Faculty
Prof. Pushkar T.
Partner of JP Synergy Consultants
Phadtare
Prof. Girish G. Phatak Director, Infostar Business Solutions
Prof. Vidyadhar B.
Practicing Company Secretary
Phadke
Prof. V. V. Nathan Proprietor, Naathan Associates
Prof. Dr. Satish M.
Chartered Accountant
Inamdar

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Prof. Satish S.
Founder & CEO, Domain Consulting
Dhanorkar
Former VP HSBC, Founder, Fincubator
Prof. Aneesh Day
Consulting
Director, Sales, Technovate Consultancy
Prof. Parag Khare
Services
Prof. Ms. Sujata
Director, Advantage Business Consulting
Bogawat
Prof. Abhay
CEO, Karwak
Kardeguddi
Prof. Adv. Dhananjay
Advocate, Mumbai High ourt
J. Bhanage
Prof. Vishwanath Joshi Practice Head, Great Place to Work Institute
Prof. Col. Sunil
Consultant - Soft Skills & Behavioural Skills
Brijkrishan
Prof. Utkarsh Jain Founder- FinTree

13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise

information
To bring a practical perspective to the classroom, a substantial number
of practitioners are involved as visiting faculty. Following are the
percentage of classes taken by visiting faculty in the last academic year:
2014-15:~50%

14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio

The Student Teacher Ratio at SIBM, Pune is 15:1

15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative

staff: sanctioned, filled and actual
Staff Type Sanctioned Filled
Staff Type Sanctioned Filled
Technical Staff 12 5
Administrative Staff 32 26

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies

The major thrust areas for which funding has been received includes:

• Designing, building and implementation of a risk assessment framework

for ERP adoption in small and medium enterprises
• Research capacity building among students pursuing postgraduate
degree in management education with specific reference to origination
development process in Indian organizations
• Private health insurance buying behavior among rickshaw drivers, cab
drivers, panwallas and domestic/ house maids, in Pune

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• Reducing credit risk and improving credit quality: learning’s from past
experiences of Indian banks
• Determinants of challenges for managing finance in micro, small and
medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Pune region: An empirical study

17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b)

international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give
the names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received
project-wise.

There are the following faculty members with ongoing projects.

Grants
Sr. No. of Funding
Project title Received
No. Faculty Agency
(Rs.)
1 1 Symbiosis Design, build and 135000
International implement a risk (Jointly by
University assessment framework for SIBM-P
and SCIT)
(SIU), Pune ERP adoption in small and
medium enterprises
2 1 Symbiosis Research capacity building 150000
International among students pursuing
University postgraduate degree in
(SIU), Pune management education
with specific reference to
origination development
process in Indian
organizations
3 1 Symbiosis Private health insurance 100000
International buying behavior among
University rickshaw drivers, cab
(SIU), Pune drivers, panwallas and
domestic/ house maids, in
Pune
4 1 Symbiosis Reducing credit risk and 150000
International improving credit quality:
University Learning’s from past
(SIU), Pune experiences of Indian
banks
5 1 Symbiosis Determinants of 150000
International challenges for managing
University finance in micro, small
(SIU), Pune and medium enterprises
(MSMEs) in Pune region:
An empirical study

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6 2 IBM Analyzing social media 635000

behaviors using predictive
analytic for reducing credit
default (USD10000)

18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants

received
a) National collaboration b) International collaboration

SIBM Pune has collaborated with Mahindra & Mahindra alongwith

Singapore Management University to pursue a project related to skill
development in the automotive sector in India. This project is being
funded by Mahindra & Mahindra. The outcome of the project will be
tabled in the national SIAM Conference to be held in Pune towards the
end of 2016.

19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE;

DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received.
Nil

20. Research facility / Centre with

• State recognition - Nil
• National recognition - Nil
• International recognition– Nil

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or

corporate bodies
Nil

22. Publications:

Total number of publications 87

(From 2009 to 2015; as of 31-07-2015)
i. Number of papers published in peer 78
reviewed journals (national / interna- (National 53 &
tional): International 25 )
ii. Chapters in Books 2
iii. Books with ISBN with details of pub- 1
lishers
iv. Case Studies 1
v. Proceedings papers 5
Number listed in International Database (For
e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities 16
International Complete, Dare Database -
International Social Sciences Directory,
EBSCO host, etc.)

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Citation Index – range / average Google Total Citations= 54

(For SIU affiliated papers) Scholar Range: 1 - 26
Avg: 5.40
Scopus Total Citations= 6
Range: 1 - 2
Avg: 1.2
Total citations of SIBM,Pune faculty (SIU + 42
Non-SIU affiliated papers)
SNIP Range: 0-0.804
Avg: 0.331
SJR Range:0-1.302
Avg: 0.336
Avg: 0.251
Impact Factor – range/average Range: 0-0.923
Avg:0.250
h-index (Google Scholar:4
Scopus:1)

23. Details of patents and income generated

Nil

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated

SIBM, Pune regularly provides support in the form of MDPs to companies
like L&T, Credit Suisse, John Deere and others. An illustrative list of
areas of training / consultancy is as follows:

1. General Management
2. Leadership
3. Communications Skills
4. Team Building
5. Any Time Learning
The MDP revenue for the past few years is as follows:

Financial Year Income Generated (Rs. in lakhs)

2009-2010 376.89
2010-2011 373.64
2011-2012 233.44
2012-2013 150.75
2013-2014 125.08
2014-2015 174.01
Total 1433.81

25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other

laboratories / institutions /industries in India and abroad

1. SIBM faculty members regularly visit Oman to deliver sessions and

also visit Khimji Group.

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2. Dr. Raman travelled to Japan and visited Ritsumeikan University,

Chou University, Soka University and their laboratories.
3. Dr. Raman visited NTU Singapore to understand the facilities that
have been created.

26. Faculty serving in

a) National committees b) International committees
c) Editorial Boards d) any other
Dr R Raman: Guest Editor for International Journal of System Assurance
Engineering and Management Special Issue on Emerging Information
Technology and Engineering Solutions.

27. Faculty recharging strategies

a. SIBM Pune gives freedom to the faculty to choose refresher and/or

skill development programmes they wish to attend. All applicable
expenses are borne by the institute.
b. The ‘Symbiosis Teaching Leaning Resource Centre (STLRC)’
regularly organizes training programmes and workshops for
faculty. All faculty attend STLRC programmes as per their choice.
c. Faculty members are granted duty leave to attend refresher
programmes
d. Faculty members are encouraged to organize training programmes
and workshops on campus with all expenses paid by the institute.
A list of some of the programmes attended by faculty in 2014-2015
is given below:

Recharging Options Number of Faculty

Work Shops attended 16
FDPs Attended 04
Conference Attended 02
Short Term Training Programs Attended 06

28.Student projects
• Percentage of students who have done in-house projects
including inter-departmental projects
Students regularly take up in-house and live projects which help
them to enhance value.

• Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with

other universities / industry / institute
100% of MBA students undergo a 2-month Summer
Internship Programme with industry where they do projects.

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29. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international

level by
• Institute ranking:

Year Ranking Source

2009 4th Business Today
2010 13th Business Today
2011 13th Business Today
2012 14th Business Today
2013 17th Business Today
2014 14th Business Today

Award Conferred Date / Award Category

by Year
Innovative DNA & 18-Feb- Innovation in Placements
B school Stars of the 15
Awards Industry
Group
Innovative DNA & 18-Feb- Best B-School with
B school Stars of the 15 Innovative Marketing to the
Awards Industry Target Segment
Group
National ABP News 27-Jun- B-School with Excellent
B-School 14 Industry Interface
Awards
Innovative DNA & 17-Feb- Best B-School with
B School Stars of the 14 Innovative Marketing to the
Awards industry Target Segment
Group
National Lokmat 13-Feb- B-School with Excellent
Education 14 Industry Interface
Leadership
Awards
India’s Best Outlook 2014 9th Rank Pan India
Business
Schools
BSA &De- HUL 23-Oct- Business school with Best
wang Mehta 13 Academic Input (Syllabus) in
Business Marketing
School
Awards

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National Stars of the 23-Oct- B-School with Excellent

Education Industry 13 Industry Interface
Leadership Group &
Awards Dainik-
Bhaskar
National ABP News 29-Jun-B-School with Excellent
B-School 13 Industry Interface
Awards
National ET now 16-Feb- B-School with Excellent
Education 13 Industry Interface
Leadership
Awards
WCRC World con- 2012-13 Asia’a Best Private Education
Leaders Asia sulting and Institute
Excellence Research
Awards Forum
BSA &De- HUL 24-Nov- Business school with Best
wang Mehta 12 Academic input (Syllabus) in
Business Marketing
School
Awards
B-School Bloomberg 18-Feb- B-Schools with Industry rated
Excellence UTV 12 Curriculum in Operations
Awards 2012 Management
BSA &De- HUL 26-Nov- Business School with best
wang Mehta 11 Academic Input Syllabus in
Business Finance
School
Awards
18th Busi- HUL 2011 Business school with Best
ness School Academic Input (Syllabus) in
Affaire & Marketing
Dewang
Mehta
• Faculty: Best Teacher Award to Dr. Vivek Sane in 2012-13
by Higher Education Forum (HEF) which is a community
of individuals and practitioners of higher education in India

• Students: A few important awards are listed below:

HUL Carpe Diem 2014 MBA I (2014-16)

Mahindra War Room 2014
GE Genius 2013 InterB-School Case Study Competition
Asian Paints Canvas 2013 Case Study Competition
Godrej Loud
CFA Institute Research Challenge 2013:An annual global competition
West Zone Finals of Philips Blueprint

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30. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding

(national / international) with details of outstanding participants,
if any.

International Conference on Innovative Business Strategies organizedin

March 2013

31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments

Research is one of the very important thrust areas of SIBM as enshrined

in the mission of SIU.
A Research Advisory Committee (RAC) is constituted to technically
review research proposals / projects.
The Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) of SIU focuses on rights,
safety and well being of the research participants if research involves
human subjects and if there is a possibility of involving an ethical issue.
A robust anti plagiarism policy is in place for evaluating dissertations
and research projects.

32. Student profile programme-wise:

Name of the Selected Pass percentage

Programme Applications
(refer to question Received Male Female Male Female
no. 4)
MBA
2009 – 2011 40138 139 58 95.68 98.28
2010 – 2012 32030 133 41 92.42 90.24
2011 – 2013 37939 148 57 91.89 96.49
2012 – 2014 38758 155 45 99.35 97.78
2013 – 2015 30310 149 64 95.97 96.87
2014 – 2016 35075 132 76 NA NA
2015 – 2017 27272 142 77 NA NA

MBA (IE)

2014 – 2016 555 27 13 NA NA

2015 – 2017 2323 29 8 NA NA

MBA (Executive)

2009-11 152 41 9 85.37 100

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2010-13 136 53 5 94.34 100

2011-14 257 66 11 89.39 90.91

2012-15 256 75 9 81.33 100

2013-16 183 71 7 NA NA

2014-17 158 54 11 NA NA

2015-18 163 49 3 NA NA

Name of the Selected Pass percentage

Programme Applications
(refer to question Received
Male Female Male Female
no. 4)
PG Diploma Programmes

PGDMM

2009-10 56 26 9 77.78 75

2010-11 50 16 4 33.33 75

2011-12 96 17 3 70.59 66.67

2012-13 65 23 2 52.38 50

2013-14 76 28 9 46.43 77.78

2014-15 61 20 8 65 100

2015-16 65 20 5 0 0

PGDHRM

2009-10 46 11 24 54.55 66.67

2010-11 31 4 5 50 20

2011-12 64 4 12 60 66.67

2012-13 50 4 16 50 75

2013-14 54 5 14 80 85.71

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2014-15 49 7 11 85.71 72.73

2015-16 34 5 6 0 0

PGDOM

2009-10 67 37 3 60 75

2010-11 50 22 3 66.67 100

2011-12 93 31 4 41.38 50

2012-13 98 32 10 54.23 30

2013-14 112 50 7 66.67 57.14

2014-15 69 26 9 84.62 77.78

2015-16 97 31 5 0 0

PGDFM

2009-10 81 33 7 34.38 62.5

2010-11 62 16 15 35.29 80

2011-12 118 16 9 61.11 50

2012-13 63 16 8 73.33 37.5

2013-14 59 19 8 65 75

2014-15 61 22 6 59.09 83.33

2015-16 58 12 6 0 0

PGDICE

2012-13 37 13 6 52.00 100

2013-14 39 16 5 50 80

2014 -15 40 16 7 68.75 42.86

2015 -16 51 16 6 0 0

PGDFB

2012-13 9 3 3 100 100

2013-14 12 6 0 100 0

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2014-15 20 17 2 94.12 100

PGDQM

2010-11 23 5 3 60 100

PGDSM

2011-12 48 7 3 71.43 100

33. Diversity of students

% of % of
Name of the % of % of
students students
Programme students students
from other from
(refer to from the from
universities universities
question same other
within the outside the
no. 4) university countries
State State
MBA
2009 – 2011 5.58 25.38 65.48 3.55
2010 – 2012 5.20 26.59 64.16 4.05
2011 – 2013 0.00 21.15 60.58 0.00
2012 – 2014 2.50 20.50 77.00 0.00
2013 – 2015 1.42 10.38 87.74 0.47
2014 – 2016 6.73 14.90 77.40 0.96
2015 – 2017 6.39 14.61 74.9 2.7
MBA (IE)
2014-2016 7.5 32.5 60 0
2015-2017 5.41 18.92 75.68 0
MBA (Executive)
2009-11 0 56.00 46.00 0
2010-13 0 75.86 24.14 0
2011-14 0 67.53 32.47 0
2012-15 0 58.33 41.67 0
2013-16 0 65.38 34.62 0
2014-17 0 67.69 32.31 0

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2015-18 0 67.31 32.69 0

PG DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES
PGDMM
2009-10 0.00 74.29 25.71 0.00
2010-11 0.00 66.67 33.33 0.00
2011-12 0.00 80.00 15.00 5.00
2012-13 0.00 72.00 28.00 0.00
2013-14 0.00 64.86 35.14 0.00
2014-15 3.57 46.43 46.43 3.57
2015-16 0.00 64.00 36.00 0.00
PGDHRM
2009-10 0.00 65.71 34.29 0.00
2010-11 11.11 33.33 55.56 0.00
2011-12 0.00 62.50 37.50 0.00
2012-13 0.00 70.00 30.00 0.00
2013-14 5.26 42.11 52.63 0.00
2014-15 5.56 55.56 33.33 5.56
2015-16 0.00 72.73 27.27 0.00
PGDOM
2009-10 0.00 60.00 37.50 0.00
2010-11 0.00 76.00 24.00 0.00
2011-12 0.00 54.29 42.86 2.86
2012-13 0.00 65.85 36.59 0.00
2013-14 1.75 56.14 42.11 0.00
2014-15 0.00 74.29 25.71 0.00
2015-16 0.00 55.56 38.89 5.56
PGDFM
2009-10 0.00 52.50 47.50 0.00
2010-11 0.00 77.42 22.58 0.00
2011-12 4.00 68.00 28.00 0.00
2012-13 0.00 50.00 50.00 0.00

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2013-14 14.81 59.26 25.93 0.00

2014-15 3.57 60.71 32.14 3.57
2015-16 5.56 44.44 50.00 0.00
PGDICE
2012-13 0.00 94.12 17.65 0.00
2013-14 4.76 61.90 23.81 9.52
2014-15 0.00 65.22 34.78 0.00
2015-16 9.09 50.00 40.91 0.00
PGDFB
2012-13 0.00 33.33 50.00 16.67
2013-14 0.00 0.00 66.67 33.33
2014-15 0.00 21.05 73.68 5.26
PGDQM

2010-11 0.00 12.50 87.50 0.00

PGDSM

2011-12 0.00 40.00 60.00 0.00

34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense
Services examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive
examinations? Give details category-wise.
Nil

35. Student progression

Student progression Percentage against enrolled

UG to PG NA
PG to M.Phil. NA
No natural progression as admis-
sion is based on performance in
PG to Ph.D. entrance examination and merit
No natural progression as admis-
sion is based on performance in
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral entrance examination and merit
Employed
Campus selection 100% (% of eligible students)
Other than campus recruit-
ment Nil
Entrepreneurs Nil

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Placement Statistics

2013- 2012- 2011- 2010- 2009- 2008-

Batch
15 14 13 12 11 10
Students 213 200 208 174 198 180

Opted out 16 37 30 34 24 20

Eligible Students 197 163 178 140 174 160

Offers 204 174 178 140 214 160

Unique Offers
197 163 178 140 174 160
including PPO
% Placed o/o Eli-
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
gible Students
% Placed vs en-
92% 82% 86% 80% 88% 89%
rolled
Avg CTC (Lakhs) 13.05 11.71 11.3 11.61 10.67 9.25

Highest CTC 22.02 19.33 29 29 26 24

Recruiters 90 105 91 84 113 127

36. Diversity of staff

Percentage of faculty who are graduates

of the same University Nil
from other universities within the state 58.6%
from universities from other States 34.5%
from universities outside the country 6.9%

37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and
D.Litt. during the assessment period

Sr. Name Year University

No.
1. Dr. Sonal Shree 2013 Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar
Bihar University
2. Dr. G. M. Jayaseelan 2014 Smt. Savitribai Phule University of
Pune
3. Dr. Mahima Mishra 2015 D. Y. Patil University

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38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard

to

a) Library: Central Library at Symbiosis International University

Details of library infra-structure (A.Year - 14-15)

Sr.
Library facility Details
No.
1. Total area 14454.16 Sqft

2. Total seating capacity 260

3. Working hours:
• On working days 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
• On holidays 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
• Before Examination 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
• During examination 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
• During vacation 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
• Reading Hall Hours 09.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m.
4. Layout of the library
• Individual reading car- No (03 Research Cubicles are
rels available)
• Lounge area for 403 sq.mt @ Ground Floor
browsing and relaxed 60 sq.mt @ First Floor
reading
• IT zone for accessing
e-resources
5. Display of floor plan, Yes
sign boards, fire alarms • Floor plan displayed in ground
& any other informa- floor reading hall.
tion • Adequate sign boards are dis-
played at each row of library
stack & floors.
• Fire extinguishers are fixed at
all strategic positions.
• In addition to this, arrange-
ment of amp at the entrance
of the library & wheel chair
for differentially abled users
to access the library collec-
tion.
6. Total No of :-
• Books 41284
• Titles 39623
• Average no. of books 957 SIU
added (last 3 years)

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7. Total No of :-
• National Journals 40
• International Journals 17
8. Total No. of ejournals 35084 Available through online
databases
9 Total No of :-
• Magazines 57
• CDs Total 434
• Databases 12
10 Special Collections (SIU)
• Reference Book 886

b) Internet facilities for staff and students: 16 Mbps primary +16

secondary Mbps line,as on 31st Mar 2015

c) Total number of class rooms: There are 16 class rooms in the Institute
being utilized for conducting sessions.

d) Class rooms with ICT facility: All 16 class rooms are equipped with
personal computer connected through LAN, projectors, projector screens,
white-boards, audio visual facility and are Wi-Fi enabled.
e) Students’ laboratories:The institute has 2 computer labs with a
capacity of 50 PCs each.

f) Computer Student Ratio

1:4 Every student has access to one computer during assignments and
lab work.

Software
Lab No # of PCs # of Servers
Configuration
CMIE-Prowess,
Symantec Antivirus,
SPSS 22.0, SAP (GBI
Lab 1 50
2.2), Minitab 17, MS
4 Quadcore Xeon Project, MS Office,
Servers, Dell Windows 2007 OS
Poweredge 2900 (2 CMIE-Prowess,
Nos), 2950 (2 Nos), Symantec Antivirus,
HDD 300GB, 4 GB SPSS 22.0, SAP (GBI
Lab 2 50 RAM each. 2.2), Minitab 17, MS
Project, MS Office,
Windows 2007 OS

g) Research laboratories: Nil

39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and research associates

a) from the host institution/university: There are 4 doctoral
students pursuing their PhD with the host university, namely Prof.

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Vinod Shastri, Prof. Deepika Pandita, Prof. Lavina Sharma, Prof.

Muazzam Khan.

b) from other institutions/universities:There are 2

doctoral students pursuing PhD from other universities,
namely Prof. Preetha Menon from IIT Madras and Prof.
Santosh Gopalkrishnan from D.Y. Patil University.

40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from

the university

Sr. Year Amt (Rs) Type of Name of the Student

Assistance
1 2010-11 1,30,000 PG Fees Ms. Deepti Kamble
concession
2 2011-12 2,40,000 PG Scholarship Mr. Ravi Garlapathi
3 2011-12 2,40,000 PG Scholarship Mr. Joe Joseph
4 2012-13 1,87,500 PG Scholarship Mr. Vishal Jain
5 2012-13 1,87,500 PG Scholarship Mr. Ayush Tripathi
6 2012-13 2,40,000 PG Scholarship Mr. Ravi Garlapathi
7 2013-14 2,00,000 PG Scholarship Mr. AnuragLall
8 2013-14 2,00,000 PG Scholarship Ms. Vindhya
Agrawal
9 2013-14 1,95,000 PG Scholarship Mr. Ayush Tripathi
10 2013-14 75,000 JayatiDeshmukh Mr. Sharmana
Scholarship Sengupta
11 2013-14 75,000 JayatiDeshmukh Ms. Garima Nagpal
Scholarship
12 2013-14 12,000 Sports Scholar- Mr. Abir Lavasa
ship
13 2013-14 200000 PG Shcolarship Mr. Parikshit Singh
14 2014-15 4,60,000 PG Scholarship Ms. Vaishali Palwe
15 2014-15 2,07,500 PG Scholarship Mr. Anurag Lall

41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development
of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.

The rationale behind initiating a new programme titled MBA in

Innovation and Intrapreneurship was that the Government of India has
declared 2010-20 as ‘India’s Decade of Innovation’. Hence, in response
to a visionary call by the founder of Symbiosis, Padma Bhushan
Dr. S. B. Mujumdar to contribute to India’s decade of
Innovation,the institute initiated this new programme titled
MBA in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Also meetings are
organized for inputs from stalwarts like Dr. R. A. Mashelkar
and Chair Professor Dr. Aravind Chinchure for their inputs.

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42. Does the department obtain feedback from

• faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation?

If yes, how does the department utilize the feedback?

Inputs from faculty regarding curriculum is a continual process.

In many of the faculty meetings,issues related to curriculum
and teaching learning processes are discussed and debated.
Improvements in the teaching-learning processes are implemented
appropriately,while changes in curriculum requiring approval from
the University are implemented after appropriate processes are
followed e.g. approved programme structure.

• students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation

and how does the department utilize the feedback?

Formal periodic feedback is obtained from students. The same

is communicated by the Director to the faculty with personal
counseling on improvements required, if any. In addition, there is
a facility for online feedback by students on both academic as well
as administrative issues.

• alumni and employers on the programmes offered

and how does the department utilize the feedback?

Alumni are the backbone of SIBM Pune. As such, alumni are invited
to the campus on various occasions. Most of the alumni are also
regular recruiters. This facilitates a very healthy dialogue, leading
to valuable feedback, which is reflected in regular improvements
in the curriculum. SIBM also collects feedback from industry on
Summer Internship Projects submitted by students.

43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)

Sr.
Name Batch
No.
1 Mr. Prakash Wakankar, CEO, Mahindra Retail 1985
Mr. Prince Augustin- EVP, Human Capital &
2 1984
Leadership Development, Mahindra Group
Mr. Neville Lobo, Director, Learning &
3 1993
Development Centre, L&T
4 Minocher Patel, Founder Director, Ecole Solitaire 1991
Mr. Jitendra Paturkar – General Manager, Human
5 1994
Resource, Cummins Inc
Mr. Saugata Mitra, Chief People Officer - HR,
6 1989
Mother Dairy
Mr. Paneesh Rao, Head HR,L & T Technology
7 1989
Services Ltd.

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Mr. Devendra Chawla – Group President, Food

8 1995
and FMCG, Future Group
Mr. Jatin Panchal - Associate Vice President, Head,
9 2002
Modern trade, GODREJ Consumer Products
Mr. Pramod Mahatme – Vice President- Business
10 1981
Relations, Wipro Ltd.

44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures /

workshops / seminar) involving external experts.

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management Pune

Sr.
Batch Enrichment Courses
No.
1 2008-10 Specialization Guidance workshop
Career Vidya
HR –Alacrity
Dheya - Career Guidance
Contemporary Thoughts in Marketing
Data Mining Workshop
Basics in Marketing
Industrial Psychology
2 2010-12 Outbound Learning Program -
a. Surya Shibir - for overall development
b. Agri Tourism Baramati - to understand the rural
aspect of marketing
c. Visit to Horticulture - to understnd the art of mar-
keting flowers, fruits & vegetables
d. Industry Visits
BSE Technical Analysis Workshop
Technology of Enhanced Learning
Interpersonal Skills using NLP
3 2012-14 Media Management
Certification Programs -
a. Digital Marketing- Afaqs & InnoServ Solutions
b. Industrial Relations & Labour Laws- Mr. Amar
Shekhar Bonagiri
c. Green Belt Certification Program- Mr. Subrata-
Rath, Indian Statistical Institute
3 2012-14 Placement Series Sessions
HR Analytics
Workshop on SCOR Model and Risk Management
ASCP Demantra
Finishing School Program- Mr. Minocher Patel,
Ecole Solitaire

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Marketplace Business Simulation

Workshop on Logistics & Warehouse
OD in practice
Advanced Excel
Campus to Corporate

45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different
programmes.
• Lectures: This is the most used method of teaching and a majority
of the classes are conducted using this methodology as an effective
tool to facilitate conceptual clarity.
• Case Studies: All faculty members also use case studies as an
effective tool to facilitate application of concepts.
• Projects: Projects are used both as independent components of the
programme structure and also as evaluation components within
certain courses like Entrepreneurship, Sales and Marketing.
• Business Simulations: Wherever possible, online business
simulations are used for subjects like Marketing and Strategy.

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are
constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored?

The objective of the programme is to prepare students for an excellent

corporate career combining theory with practice. To this end, students are
given sufficient number of projects to help them apply their classroom
learning to real life situations.

The process of ensuring that programme objectives are met starts with the
planning process itself. Scheduling plays an important part in this. The
entire academic calendar is finalized well in advance to ensure smooth
running of the academic process.

Student feedback is taken periodically and the progress on academic

issues is discussed during faculty meetings.

To ensure constant monitoring of learning outcomes, evaluation is

divided into internal and external components. The weightage of
internal component is higher than the external components to facilitate
continuous monitoring. Internal component is further divided into 3 to 4
sub-components per course.

47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension

activities.

Extension activities are mostly carried out by students under the guidance
of faculty members. The Social Entrepreneurship & Consulting Cell
(SECC) spearheads various initiatives such as Prerna (teaching soft
skills to municipal school students), Umang (spending an entire day full
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of edutainment with underprivileged children from orphanages) and the

Joy of Giving Week.

One of the most impactful extension initiatives was ‘Ashadeep’

which earned appreciation from the then President of India, Mrs.
PratibhaDevisinghPatil.

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

Students were asked to write case studies under the guidance of faculty
members. Select cases were published in the form of a booklet titled
‘Confluence’. SIBM Pune also comes out with an annual publication
titled ‘Beacon’ containing research papers written by students.

On the faculty front, SIBM regularly comes out with its research journal,
named ‘SAMVAD’. Faculty members also regularly publish in research
journals of repute.
One faculty member has published a book through Tata McGraw Hill
and one more faculty member is in the process of publishing through
Vikas Publishing.

49. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by

other agencies? If yes, give details.
No

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating

new knowledge, basic or applied.

• SIBM Pune regularly publishes research journal ‘Samvad’ with

inhouse faculty and outside professionals/academicians also
contributing research articles
• SIBM Pune regularly comes out with its research journal ‘Beacon’
which contains Papers contributed exclusively by SIBM students.
• Joint research papers are published by faculty members and
students
• One faculty member has published a reference book titled
‘Building Brands That Win’

51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and

Challenges (SWOC) of the department.

Strengths

Brand Value: SIBM Pune’s major strength comes from its brand value
built over the last 37 years. Right from its inception in 1978, SIBM
Pune has prided itself in providing value added inputs to keep
students ahead of the game. A high percentage of aspirants who
apply for SNAP opt for SIBM Pune as their preferred choice which
speaks volumes about the brand value of SIBM Pune.

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2. Alumni Network: SIBM Pune conducts annual events such as

Blueprint and Arcturus to network with highly placed alumni who
are willing to support their alma mater in all possible ways.

3. Placements: Known for its meritorious placement records, SIBM

Pune is the place to study at, for an MBA aspirant specifically
aiming for a well-paid corporate job.

4. Student-driven culture: SIBM Pune has a unique identity of

being a student-driven Institute. This is ensured through a unique
set of nine Student Councils namely - Alumni Team, Aspirant
Relations Team, Corporate Interface Team, Co-Curricular Team,
Information Systems & Media Relations Team, Placement
Advisory Team, Research and Scholastic Development Team,
Social Entrepreneurship and Consulting Cell, Sports Management
Team resulting in immense opportunities to learn not just about
business but also about social issues and concerns.

5. Strong industry connect: SIBM Pune has often been awarded

as the B-school with best industry interface. This is reflected
strongly in the kind of events it hosts and the MDPs it conducts,
SIBM Pune extensively addresses corporate audience through a
number of Management and Executive development programmes
for top corporate like L&T, Cybage, John Deere, Khimji Ramdas
Group(Muscat), Credit Suisse.

Weaknesses

1. Placement bias: With the increasing synonymy between the

MBA Course and placements, and given its positioning amongst
the better known B-Schools, SIBM Pune has developed a natural
focus towards good placements for its students. This positive
activity, over time, surreptitiously created an imbalance in focus
on entrepreneurship as compared to that on placements for its
students.

2. Training bias: SIBM Pune has had and continues to receive a

surge of enquiries for Management Development Programmes
(MDPs); and has been successfully running many MDPs for major
corporate like L&T, John Deere etc for a long time. With all its
energy and efforts directed to the “Macro Focus” required in the
successful creation and running of MDPs, SIBM Pune has not been
able to leverage these contacts into the niche area problem solving
skills prerequisited by consulting as an activity.

Opportunities

1. Innovation and entrepreneurship: With its current focus

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on entrepreneurship and the launch of relevant programmes

in innovation and entrepreneurship, SIBM Pune now has an
opportunity to carve a niche in this space.

2. Collaborative Research: With its traditionally strong industry

interface and focus on research, SIBM Pune has an excellent
opportunity to produce research in collaboration with industry.

3. Consultancy: With its strong industry connections leading to a

number of MDP assignments, SIBM Pune now endeavours to
leverage the industry connect to take up consulting assignments.

Challenges

1. Faculty Retention: With a number of B-schools vying for the same

pool of good academicians, SIBM Pune may find it challenging to
retain good faculty.

2. Promoting the culture of reading: The student community,

in general is now more interested in case study analysis, visits,
internships, hands on experiential learning rather than strengthening
of knowledge through serious reading.

3. Competition: Like any other good B-School, SIBM Pune faces

competition from other B-schools as well as alternative learning
models like Distance Learning and MOOC. Not to mention a
perceptible decline in overall MBA aspirants.

52. Future plans of the department.

Time-
Sr Focus area Action plan - brief
line
1 Collaboration Talks are on with Arizona State Next 3
with foreign University, US. years
universities NTU Singapore for faculty exchange,
student exchange and collaborative
research opportunities. The discussions
are on for finalizing the MOU.

2 Alumni Continuous information to be given to Next 2

Relationships alumni via social media. New portal years
being designed to give a common
ground platform for interaction. Focused
efforts for arranging alumni meeting at
CXO and senior VP level across India
and if possible outside India.

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3 More Efforts are on to invite faculties from Next 3

International universities abroad to take full time years
Faculty courses or part of the credit.
4 Funding for Identifying sources for research Next 3
Research funding from corporate and funding Years
agencies through competitive proposal
submission.

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Symbiosis Institute of
International Business
SIU was what I was looking for.At SIIB I am learning a lot, not only from the professors, but
also from outstanding students from different countries. I am learning not only business
skills, but even different cultures and ways of thinking. The program has also given me the
opportunity of an internship in a good, professional company and I have no doubt that this
experience will give me a competitive advantage in my professional career. I am feeling
lucky, confident and proud to be among SIIB students.

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the Department :

Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB)

2. Year of establishment:
1992

3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?

Yes, SIIB is a constituent of Symbiosis International University under
the Faculty of Management

4. Names of programmes offered

• MBA – International Business
• MBA – Agri Business
• MBA – Energy & Environment

5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved

In addition to courses from the catalogue of Faculty of Management,
SIIB compiles its program structure from the course catalogue of other
faculties including the Faculty of Computer Science, Faculty of Health &
Biomedical Science, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Humanities and Social
Sciences.

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc.
The Institute offers courses with International Universities through
Semester Exchange Programs and Credit Transfer Programs.

The institute has affiliation with following Universities:

1. Berlin School of Economics and Law, Germany.
2. Hochschule Bremen, University of Applied Sciences, Germany.
3. Flensburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany.
4. Hochschule Reutlingen University, Germany.
5. Sheffield Hallam Higher Education Corporation, UK.
6. Telecom Ecole de Management, France.

7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons

No full time degree programme was discontinued during the assessment
period.

8. Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based

Credit System
SIIB follows the semester pattern of teaching and the evaluation is
based on CGPA. In the MBA IB program, several electives are offered
in various functional areas ensuring that the programs follows a CBCS
pattern.

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9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other

departments
The Institute through its interdisciplinary programmes contributes to the
development and implementation of courses at other institutes. Besides,
Faculty are also involved in streamlining various courses offered by other
Institutes as members of the SIU Curriculum Development Committees.
Dr. Asmita Chitnis, Director, SIIB has been a Chairperson for the Sub-
committee on Quantitative Techniques, Statistics and allied fields to
review courses from this domain. Dr Prakash Rao, Head Energy and
Environment Programme has been the internal expert on the committee
for the Sustainability Studies and Infrastructure Management Committee
for Curriculum revision and development of new courses.

Some of the SIIB faculty members conduct courses at other Institutes,

the details of which are provided below.

Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies-Pune

Dr. Prakash Rao – MBA Energy & Environment Management
Dr.Yogesh Patil - MBA Energy & Environment Management

Symbiosis Institute of Operation Management- Nasik

Dr. Prakash Rao – MBA Energy & Environment Management
Dr.Yogesh Patil - MBA Energy & Environment Management

Symbiosis Center for Corporate Education-Pune

Dr. Prakash Rao –Energy & Environment elective for L’Oreal Company
Dr. Asmita Chitnis- PG Diploma programme for L’Oreal Company

Symbiosis School for Banking and Finance - Pune

Mrs. Viraja Bhat is conducting the following courses:
1. Advanced Excel course for Certificate programme in Banking,
Finance & Insurance
2. Advanced Excel course for MBA – Banking & Finance

Symbiosis Teaching Learning Resource Centre – Pune

Mrs. Viraja Bhat - Advanced Excel course

10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual

Teaching post Sanctioned Filled
Professor 3 2
Associate Professors 6 5
Assistant Professors 18 11
Adjunct faculty - 2
Other Teaching Staff - 3
Total 27 23

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11 Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of

specialization, experience and research under guidance
The recruitment of faculty is totally based on merit. This has resulted
in cultural diversity. Faculty members with national and international
exposure bring in various cross cultural experiences during interaction
within and outside the classroom, thereby leading to a multi-cultural
environment. The faculty comprises of academic professionals with
corporate experience. This faculty members not only impart essential
theoretical knowledge but also help in preparing the students in
appreciating practical application that benefits them when they join the
corporate world.

No. of
Ph.D./
M.Phil.
Area of No. of years of
Sr. Qualifi- students
Name Designation Specializa- experience
No. cation guided
tion (Year . Months)
for the
last 4
years
Indus- Teach-
try ing
Associate
Dr. Asmita Ph.D., Operations
1 Professor 2 23 -
Chitnis M. Sc Research
& Director
Associate
Energy &
M. Sc., Professor
2 Dr. Prakash Rao Environ- 26 6 2
Ph. D. & Deputy
ment
Director
B. Sc.,
PG-
Dr. Shubhasheesh Manage-
3 DIBM, Professor 5 15.6 5
Bhattacharya ment
Ph. D.,
NET
B.Sc.,
M.Sc., Marketing
Dr. Shubhangi
4 MMM Professor & Agri 11 15 -
Salokhe
(Mkt.), Business
Ph.D
B. Sc.,
Environ-
M. Sc., Associate
5 Dr. Yogesh Patil mental 0 22 5
Ph. D., Professor
Science
NET
BA,
MA,
Dr. Sandip Associate Econom-
6 Ph.D. 12 0 -
Solanki Professor ics
(Eco-
nomics)
B. Sc.,
M. Sc.,
Dr. Krishnamur- Associate Applied
7 Ph.D., 14 0 -
thy Inumula Professor Statistics
M. Phil,
NET

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B. Sc.
(Agri.), Rural
Assistant
8 Dr. Nisha Bharti M. Sc. Manage- 2 2 -
Professor
(Agri.), ment
Ph.D
B. Sc.,
Dr. Sushil MBA, Assistant
9 Retail 5 5 -
Chaurasia Ph.D., Professor
NET
B. Sc., Forest
M. Sc., Assistant Ecology &
10 Dr. Ravi Sharma 2.5 2 -
Ph.D., Professor Environ-
NET ment
BA,
Business
MA Assistant
11 Dr. Smita Iyer Econom- 0 8 -
(Eco.), Professor
ics (IB)
Ph. D.
B. Sc.,
B. Ed.,
Assistant Psychol-
12 Dr. Richa Shukla M.Ed., 2 0 -
Professor ogy (OB)
MA,
Ph.D
B.E. (E
& TC),
PG-
Informa-
DBM, Assistant
13 Mrs. Viraja Bhat tion Tech- 3 10 -
MBS, Professor
nology
Ph.D
(Persu-
ing)
B.
Tech.
(Agril.
Engg.),
M. Agri
Mrs. Ketaki Assistant
14 Tech. Process - 1.11 -
Barve Professor
(Agri Engg.
Engg.)
Ph.D
(Persu-
ing)
Energy &
BE, M. Assistant
15 Mr. Dipen Paul Environ- 0.7 3.1 -
Tech., Professor
ment
B.
Mrs. Tapati Com., Assistant
16 Marketing 4 0 -
Sarmah MBA, Professor
NET
B.
Com.,
M.
Mrs. Madhura Com., Assistant
17 Finance 7 0 -
Ranade PG- Professor
DBM,
MBS,
CA

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B.
Pharm.,
Mrs. Neha MMS Assistant
18 Finance 4 0 -
Patvardhan (Fi- Professor
nance),
NET
B. Interna-
Mrs. Smita Full Time
19 Com., tional 3 6.1 -
Santoki Faculty
PGDFT Business
MBBS,
MD(Ps
Dr. Sunita ychiatry Adjunt Human
20 0 16 -
Ramam ),NET,P Faculty Resource
h.D(Pur
suing)
B. Sc.,
PG-
Adjunct
DBM,
21 Mrs. Suchita Jha Faculty Marketing 1.3 9.1 -
Ph.D
(Full Time)
(pursu-
ing)
BA,
MA
Mr. Jeevan (Eco.), Teaching Econom-
22 5 8 -
Nagarkar Ph. D Associate ics
(pursu-
ing)
B. Sc.,
MBA
(Mkt.),
Mr. Rajesh P. MA Teaching
23 Marketing - 7 -
Jawajala (Eco.) Associate
Ph. D.
(pursu-
ing),

12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors

Scholar in Residence
Prof. Gert Brueche from the Berlin School of Economics and Law,
Germany was a Scholar in residence in 2012-13 at the Institute to conduct
lectures and research in the area of International Business.

13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise

information
SIIB has well-qualified faculty with industry experience. Apart from in-
house faculty, many professionals from various industries are invited as
visiting faculty to conduct classes, workshops and guest lectures to bring
in industry relevance to the class-room teaching.

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Academic year 2014-15 data:

Specialisation % of visiting faculty
International Business 47.92
Agri Business 13.54
Energy & Environment 16.67

List of some of the distinguished visiting faculty:

Faculty Name Designation Organisation
Mr. Anil Pillai CEO Rapid Effect Ltd
Ashra Consultants
Mr. Balaji Reddie General Manager
Pvt. Ltd
Auto-component
Mr. Bijoy S Guha Consultant
companies
Mr. Sharad Gangal Executive VP, HR Thermax Ltd.
Mr. Anant Gupta Sr. Manager & Bajaj Allianz, Pune
Subject Matter
Expert – Insurance
Mr. Santosh Bhave Vice President- HR Bharat Forge, Pune
Head - HR and IR
Mr. N.S. Iyer Asian Paints
/ ER
Mr. Susshruth M. Ap-
CEO SG Analytics
shankar
Mr. Suresh Bhosale Retired Chief SBI, Agriculture and
Manager Banking
Kirloskar
Mr. Dhananjay Gandhe Former Chairman Consultants, Energy
Audit specialist  

14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio

SIIB in-house faculty are well qualified and have both industry and
academia experience. Industry experts and consultants also share their
knowledge with students through various modes like teaching a complete
subject in class, workshops, guest lectures and seminars.
The student teacher ratio for the academic year 2014-15 is 17:1

15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative

staff: sanctioned, filled and actual
Academic Technical Staff Administrative Staff
Year Sanctioned Filled Sanctioned Filled
2014-15 11 7 30 25

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies

The thrust areas for research are International Business, Climate change,
Green Supply Chain Management, E-Waste Management, Agri Value
Chain, Consumer Behaviour, Sustainability, Environment Health &
Safety (EHS) and Ecological Risk Assessment.
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17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b)

international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give
the names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received
project-wise.

National
Sr. Name of Funding Name of the Grant Re-
No. the faculty agency Project ceived
1. Mrs. Ketki Maharash- Study of Rs. 3,25,000/-
Barve tra State Potential of
Agriculture Fresh Vegetables
Marketing and Fruits
Board Requirement of  
Pune City
2. Dr. Prakash Symbiosis Environmental Rs. 1,30,000/-
Rao International Footprints as
University an Indicator of
Sustainability
at SIU and its
Constituent
Institutions
in Pune - A
Preliminary Study
3. Mrs. Ketki Symbiosis Cashew Apple Rs.1,50,000/-
Barve International Processing And
University Preservation-A
Scope For Value
Addition
4. Dr. Sandip Symbiosis Making Healthy Rs.1,49,000/-
Solanki International Food Choice :
University A Study on The
Impact Of Package
Shape & Color
in Consumers
Buying and their
Perception About
The Product
Healthiness
5. Dr. Ravi Symbiosis Ecological Risk Rs.1,48,000/-
Sharma International Assessment of
University Different Elements
in River Sediments
of Betwa, Madhya
Pradesh

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18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants

received
The Institute engages in collaborating with both National and
International agencies and institutions towards implementing projects in
line with the mandate of the Institute. Accordingly, projects which are
interdisciplinary and of relevance to the growing economy are taken up
by various departments.

a) National collaboration
The Institute has received a grant from Maharashtra State Agri-
Marketing Board (MSAMB) in the year 2013 for studying the
supply chain mechanism of the fruit and vegetable markets in
Pune district. The project involved gathering of data from local
suppliers along the value chain and analysing the various issues
and challenges related to streamlining the distribution pattern of
fruits and vegetables supplies in the district.

b) International collaboration
The Institute has undertaken projects with international agencies
over the past three years. Some of the key projects are detailed
below.

i. 10,000 Women Entrepreneurship Development Program -

Goldman Sachs & Indian School of Business (ISB)
Launched by Goldman Sachs, 10,000 Women is a global initiative
that will increase the number of under-served women entrepreneurs
receiving a business and management education. This initiative
is built on the premise that partnerships between education and
business experts can help bring about significant change through
improved business education for women entrepreneurs. The Indian
School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad is the academic partner
for the 10,000 Women initiative in India. Through this initiative,
Goldman Sachs and ISB will provide a world class education that
helps participants unleash their full potential, think big, and grow
their businesses.
To extend the reach of the programme and enable it to benefit a
larger number of women, ISB had selected the Symbiosis Institute
of International Business (SIIB) as the local delivery partner for
marketing and delivering the program in Pune for the year 2011 to
2013. SIIB successfully conducted all the six batches of the 10000
women entrepreneurship program at its campus in Hinjewadi.

ii. ICLEI-South Asia

The Institute has received minor grants from the International
Council for Local Environment Protection (ICLEI) - South
Asia for reviewing community based GHG Inventory Protocol for
India.

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iii. Institute for Sustainable Communities, USA

Last year, the Institute initiated a proposal to develop a series
of customised training programmes in Environment, Health and
Safety (EHS) for manufacturing sector and its supply chain. SIIB
has received a grant from Institute for Sustainable Communities,
Washington for this purpose. SIIB has recently signed (November
2014) a MOU with The Institute for Sustainable Communities,
(ISC) a global Training Institute working on Sustainability with
offices in US and China. SIIB faculty will train middle and senior
level managers in Industry on Environment, Health and Safety
related standards and processes to support local manufacturing
companies to move from basic compliance to more forward-
thinking and ultimately sustainable practices.

Comprehensive training will be offered in resource efficiency,

greenhouse gas reduction, occupational health and safety
and environmental health. This will be executed through a
joint partnership between ISC and SIIB for conducting EHS
related training programmes and activities with SIIB being the
implementing partner. As part of the MoU, ISC will provide
financial and technical support for a four to five year period, help
build industry connections and offer operational capacity building
support to the EHS+ Centre; including curriculum development,
evaluation, partnerships, and marketing EHS+ Centre’s branded
material and provide access to expertise from multi-national
companies.

19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE;

DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received.
Nil

20. Research facility / centre with

• State recognition -Nil
• National recognition - Nil
• International recognition - Nil

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or

corporate bodies
ICICI Bank has set up the ICICI learning Matrix, an e-learning module
at SIIB. The learning matrix has access to more than 50 online modules
which can be studied online and online certification can also be obtained.
Every student has to compulsorily do a minimum number of courses and
certifications in the module of their choice.
In addition to this, we also have recently installed Bloomberg terminal
for promoting research projects in the areas of Finance, Marketing,
Energy, Environment and Agriculture.

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22. Publications
The Institute, through its various departments has been regularly
contributing to academic rigour by publishing articles, research papers,
cases, book chapters etc. in peer reviewed journals at national and
international level. Faculty members have been actively promoting
their research contributions in well recognised publishing houses some
of which have international significance like Peter Lang, Springer
International etc. Details of faculty publications are provided below.

Total number of publications 115

(From 2009 to 2015; as of 31-07-2015)
Number of papers published in peer reviewed 80
journals (national / international): (National 21 &
International 59 )
Monographs 1
Chapters in Books 19
Edited Books 1
Books with ISBN with details of publishers 1
Case Studies 7
Proceedings papers 5
Working / Discussion papers 1
Number listed in International Database (For e.g.
Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities Internation- 47
al Complete, Dare Database - International Social
Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.)
Citation Index – range / average Google Total Citations=
(For SIU affiliated papers) Scholar 152
Range: 1 - 21
Avg: 5.63
Scopus Total Citations=
10
Range: 1 - 4
Avg: 2
Total citations of SIIB faculty (SIU + Non-SIU 179
affiliated papers)
SNIP Range: 0 - 0.143
Avg: 0.393
SJR Range: 0 – 0.416
Avg: 0.336
Avg: 0.200
Impact Factor – range/average Range: 0 – 0.981
Avg: 0.300
h-index (Google Scholar:7
Scopus: 2)

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23. Details of patents and income generated

Nil

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated

The Institute has undertaken several consultancies and Management
development programmes in interdisciplinary areas which have
contributed to the building of capacity amongst industry sectors and also
strengthened the knowledge base of various corporate entities. Over the
last four years the institute has taken up the following consultancies and
MDPs.
Com-
Name Dura- pleted
Nature of Funding
of the tion/ /Ongo- Amount
Project Agency
Project Year ingSta-
tus
Praj Shortlisting 2011-12 Com- Praj In- Rs. 56,180/-
Intrapre- nominees 2012-13 pleted dustries
neurship and con- 2013-14 Com- Limited
award structing pleted
psychomet- Com-
ric ques- pleted
tionnaire
for their
evaluation
Study of Consumer 6 - Tech- Maha- Rs. 3,25,000/-
Potential survey in months/ nical rashtra
of Fresh Pune city 2013 and fi- State
Vegeta- Trans- nancial Agricul-
bles and ferred pro- ture Mar-
Fruits to SC- posal , keting
Require- MHRD Ques- Board
ment tion-
of   Pune naire
City prepa-
ration.
Execu-
tion of
survey
Status :
Business Training 2days/ Com- Rallis, Rs. 75,000/-
Plan- programme 2010 pleted Pune
ning and
Forecast-
ing
POINTS Training 2weeks/ Com- DIAT, Rs. 1,45,500/-
programme 2011 pleted Pune

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DIAT- Training 12th Com- DIAT, Rs. 75000/-

GEP on programme De- pleted Pune
Finishing cember
School 2011

GHG Training 2012-13 Com- ICLEI Rs. 1,20,000/-

Protocol programme pleted – South
Review Asia

Electric- Training 2012 Com- MERC, Rs. 7,92,000/-

ity Regu- programme pleted Mumbai
lation
work-
shop

EHS Training 2014 Ongo- ISC,USA Rs. 9,36,544/-

Centre programme ing
Goldman Women En- 2011 - Com- Goldman Rs
Sachs- trepreneur- 2013 pleted Sachs 1,35,00,000/-
10K ship De-
Program velopment
Programme
SAP Training 2013-14 Com- SAP Rs 2,54,450/-
Business programme pleted India Pvt
process Ltd
Integra-
tion

25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories

/ institutions industries in India and abroad
As part of the existing collaboration between SIIB and selected
Universities in Germany, Prof Manisha Ketkar, Deputy Director visited
a few Universities in Germany to discuss student exchange and academic
programmes. Accordingly visits were made to the Berlin School of
Economics and Law, Flensburg University and Reutlingen University.

26. Faculty serving in

a) National committee b) International committee c) Editorial Board d)
any other (please specify)
SIIB faculty members with diverse rich academic background and
with national and international exposure are well appreciated by
Research Institutions and organisation. SIIB faculty are on national and
international committees of organisation and journals of repute.
The details are given below:

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Dr.Asmita Chitnis
• ERB member or Associate Editor in IJAOBM
• Academic Paper Reviewer for International Journal for Agricultural
Resources, Governance and Ecology (IJARGE)

Dr. Prakash Rao

• Member Advisory Committee – ICAR National project on Bird
Acoustics
• Member, Editorial Board- International Conference on Business
Management and Information Systems,
• Deputy Editor International Journal of Agricultural Resources,
Governance and Ecology
• (Inderscience Publishers)
• Member, Advisory Committee – Conservation Cell, ECEPL (2009-
2012)
• Academic reviewer for peer review process of papers for International
Journals :
• Climate and Development
• Environment, Development and Sustainability,
• International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and
Ecology
• International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management
• City, Culture and Society

Dr. Rupavataram Sunita Ramam

• Paper Reviewer for the3rd biennial conference of the Indian Academy
of Management at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad,
September, 2013

Dr. Nisha Bharati

• Papers reviewed from 11 /2013 to 7/ 2014 for
• International Journal of Agricultural Policy and Research
• International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and
Ecology (IJARGE)
• International Journal of rural management
• International Journal of rural management

Dr. Shubhasheesh Bhattacharya

• Member of Editorial Board: “Journal of Strategic Human Resource
management”, ISSN No. 2277-2138.
• Member of Editorial Board: “Drishtikon: A Management Journal” of
SCMHRD, Pune (Symbiosis International University). ISSN 0975-
7422 (for hard copy of journal), 0975-7848 (for online journal)
• Advisory Board Member: “International Journal of Software and Web
Sciences”, ISSN Online 2279-0071, ISSN printed 2279-0063.

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27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / orientation

programs, workshops, training programs and similar programs).
Faculty development including training and development related to
teaching; research; administration; career progression and personal
development are integral part of SIIB culture. All faculty development
programs (FDPs) are conducted by Symbiosis Teaching Learning
Resource Centre (STLRC) at SIU. The TLRC aims to facilitate the
growth of the teaching and non-teaching faculty for all the constituents’
institutes under University. All faculty members are encouraged to attend
Faculty Development programs in their area of interest trough STLRC.

Data for Academic year 2014-15

Sr. No. Type Attended Number
Refresher / orien-
1 tation programs 41
2 Workshops 3
3 Training Programs 7
4 Conferences 11

28. Student projects

• Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including

inter-departmental projects:

It is mandatory for all SIIB students to spend two months in

the summer internship project in an industry. In addition, a final
dissertation project is undertaken by all students as part of their
final semester. The students are allowed to choose the topics of their
interest which can be inter-desciplanary. Hence the percentage of
students who complete the project is 100.
Some students also have an opportunity to learn through
Entrepreneurship venture projects and Winter Projects.

• Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other

universities industry / institute

2.5 percentage of students had done projects in collaboration with

other universities industry / institute

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Some details are as under:

Summer
Sr. Student
Programme Internship Project Title 1
No. Name
Organization
1 Youthika MBA - IB Company Strategic Directions
Chauhan project for for a Product-Market-
Daimler Strategy of Daimler
Financial Financial Services for
Services the Premium Used-
Car Business in China
and India.
2 Vijit MBA - IB Scalerail Market Research for
Agarwal Ltd. Indian piano industry
in order to launch the
product scalerail of
Scalerail Ltd.
3 Rahul MBA - IB Optimum International
Tiwari Medical Consultancy Project-
Solutions Russian Market
4 Rahul MBA - IB CFS To study the approach
Pandey Formations of potential clients
Limited in India and Russia
Doncaster for incorporating
their company in
UK and to develop a
strategy to promote
the business of CFS in
these countries.
5 Mohit MBA - IB International International
Sadhu facility Consultancy
Solutions Project- To analyse
the feasibility of
launching the IFS
website in different
European countries
6 Abhineet MBA - IB BGM Strategic consulting
Anand Associates project on Big Data
with Immobilien
Scout24, Germany’s
largest real estate
company
7 Shivendra MBA - IB Sheffield International
Singh Precision Consultancy Project
Medical for Market Research
Limited in the United States
and Australasia

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8 Rupesh- MBA - IB Bosch Market research and

Mynam- Rexroth Analysis of Global
pati Machine Safety
Market
9 AmithTel- MBA-IB Da Vinci Diversification
agavi Learning strategy of DA Vinci
Media
10 Kapil- MBA-IB Deutsche Green M2M Strategy
Mandlik Telekom AG for Deutsche Telekom

29. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international

level by
• Institute
- Star News National B School Awards-2011
- Dewang Mehta Business School award-2011
- ABP News - National B School Awards-2013
- ET Now – National Education Leadership Awards-2013
- Dewang Mehta Business School award-2013
- Dewang Mehta Business School award-2014

• Faculty

Awards / recognitions received at the national level by Faculty

Members:

Name of faculty Department Award Year Agency

Dr Shubhasheesh Human Higher 2015 Higher
Bhattacharya Resource Education Education
Forum Forum
award for (HEF).
Research
Dr Shubhasheesh Human Best 2014 Lokmat
Bhattacharya Resource Professor national
in HR Education
Leadership
Awards
Dr Shubhasheesh Human Faculty- 2008 IBS Alumni
Bhattacharya Resource Guide federation
Excellence
Awards

• Doctoral / post-doctoral fellows

Nil

• Students
The students at SIIB are very talented and perform well in
academics and also in various extra-curricular, co-curricular and

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sports activities. They have won laurel for the institute as well as
for the university by winning various awards and competitions. In
the last 5 years the students have represented the institute in many
competitions and won 10 state level and 43 national level awards in
co-curricular, extracurricular and cultural activities for the period
2010-11 to 2014-15. These competitions were organized by IIMA,
Maruti Suzuki, T.A. Pai Management Institute, Manipal, TISS, S.P.
Jain Institute Of Management and Research, Mumbai, Institute of
Rural Management, Anand, Gujrat, University Of Pune, Christ
College, Bangalore, St. Stephen’s, Malhotra Weikfield Foundation
and Nirma University and many more. The students have excelled
in their performance in sports competitions like Chess, Badminton,
Swimming and Table-Tennis in regional and national level and
won 7 major titles in inter and intra University competition.

Competitions Won by SIIB students in the period 2010-11 -

2014-15
Year National State
2014-15 7 5
2013-14 5 5
2012-13 7 0
2012-11 17 0
2011-12 7 0
2010-11 0 0
Total 43 10

30. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source

of funding (national international) with details of outstanding
participants, if any.
The Institute has conducted conferences, seminars and workshops
on various topics with participation from many academicians from
around the world. The Institute conducted three International Research
Conferences in 2012, 2013 and in 2015 where we had participants
from several countries. The first conference, ICEE 2012 was partially
sponsored by Bank of Maharashtra.

Details of the three conferences conducted by SIIB are as follows:

1. International Conference on Emerging Economies-Prospects and

Challenges (ICEE-2012) on 12th and 13thJanuary 2012.

2. International Conference on Trade, Markets and Sustainability

(ICTMS-2013) - on 22nd and 23rd February 2013

3. International Conference on Emerging Challenges in Business for

Global Sustainability (SIIBICON-15) on 20th and 21st February
2015.

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Eminent participants included Mr. Wolfgang Lehmacker, Managing

Director (Greater China and India), Corporate Value Associates, Hong
Kong, Ms Cleo Paskal, Associate Fellow, Chatham House, Royal Institute
of International Affairs, UK, Dr.Manoj Pant, Professor of Economics,
Centre for International Trade and Development,JNU, New Delhi,
Dr.Rajas Parchure, RBI Chair Professor & Director, Gokhale Institute
of Politics and Economics, Pune, India, Dr.Marina Dabic, Professor,
Department of International Economics,University of Zagreb, Croatia,
Dr. Rossitsa Yalamova, Associate Professor, University of Lethbridge,
Canada, Dr. Prafulla Agnihotri, Director, IIM –Tiruchirappalli, Dr.
Sunder Ram Korivi, National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM),
Navi Mumbai, Dr. George Wyeth, Director, Integrated Environmental
Strategies Division, U.S.EPA, Washington, DC. Ms. Rupa Naik,
Director WTC, Mr Nikar Lakhia, Jt Director Federation of Indian Export
Organisations, Dr. Deepa Sethi, Assistant Professor, IIM Kozhikode,
Dr. Vinayak Pande, Former Director, IIFT, New Delhi.

31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments

The Institute has a research policy for following ethical practices while
undertaking research in key emerging areas.
A Research Advisory Committee (RAC) is constituted to technically
review research proposals / projects.
The Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) of SIU focuses on rights,
safety and wellbeing of the research participants if research involves
human subjects and if there is a possibility of involving an ethical issue.
There is also a robust anti plagiarism policy implemented.

32. Student profile programme-wise:

At SIIB’s academic programmes are divided across three disciplines. As
per the applications received, students are admitted for these programmes
according to sanctioned intake. Details of these are provided below:

Appli-
Name of Pass
Batch cations Selected
the Programme percentage
received
Fe-
Male Female Male
male
MBA – 12990 88 41 100 100
International
Business 2009
MBA – Agri – 1170 32 18 100 100
Business 2011
MBA – Energy 328 30 3 96.6 100
& Environment

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MBA – 16961 72 33 100 100

International
Business 2010
MBA – Agri – 15 20 100 100
Business 2012
MBA – Energy 7 9 100 100
& Environment
MBA – 6851 93 37 100 100
International
Business
2011 -
MBA – Agri 407 35 19 100 100
2013
Business
MBA – Energy 573 24 7 100 100
& Environment
MBA – 10588 107 31 98.13 96.77
International
Business
2012 -
MBA – Agri 619 19 12 100 100
2014
Business
MBA – Energy 755 16 4 100 100
& Environment
MBA – 8387 92 50 98.91 98
International
Business
2013 -
MBA – Agri 92 18 11 94.44 90.91
2015
Business
MBA – Energy 719 23 9 100 100
& Environment
MBA – 21916 73 46 NA NA
International
Business
2014 -
MBA – Agri 274 33 17
2016
Business
MBA – Energy 1321 24 11
& Environment
MBA – 10047 85 49 NA NA
International
Business
2015-
MBA – Agri 173 36 17
2017
Business
MBA – Energy 377 22 10
& Environment

33. Diversity of Students

The admission process of the students is totally based on merit. This has
resulted in a cultural diversity. Students from different part of country
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and the international students bring in various cross cultural aspects

during interaction in and out of the classroom, thereby leading to a global
environment.

% of
% of % of
students % of
students students
from students
Name of the from the from uni-
Batch other uni- from
Programme same versities
versities other
univer- outside
within the countries
sity the State
State
MBA –
International 0.74 23.13 70.89 5.22
Business
2015-
MBA – Agri
2017 0 49.05 49.05 1.88
Business
MBA – Energy &
0 3.52 96.48 0
Environment
MBA –
International 0.8 14.2 81.5 3.5
Business
2014 -
MBA – Agri
2016 0 32 58 10
Business
MBA – Energy &
2.9 17.6 79.41 2.9
Environment
MBA –
International 4.2 28.1 65.4 2.1
Business
2013 -
MBA – Agri
2015 0 58.6 41.3 0
Business
MBA – Energy &
0 37.5 62.5 0
Environment
MBA –
International 3.6 12.3 81.8 2.1
Business
2012 -
MBA – Agri
2014 3.2 6.4 90.3 0
Business
MBA – Energy &
0 20 80 0
Environment
MBA –
International 2.3 28.4 69.2 0
Business
2011 -
MBA – Agri
2013 1.8 18.5 79.6 0
Business
MBA – Energy &
0 29 71 0
Environment

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34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense
Services examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive
examinations? Give details category-wise.
SIIB plans and ensures adequate availability of physical infrastructure
like IT and Library. SIIB also supports students who are aspiring for
clearing Civil Services and Defence Services examinations, NET, SET,
GATE and other competitive examinations. However, the Institute does
not have specific records of the student clearing the above mentioned
competitive examination.

35. Student progression

Student progression Percentage

UG to PG NA
PG to M.Phil. NA
PG to Ph.D. NA
No natural progression. Admission to Ph.D is
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral
through entrance exam and merit.
Batch 2010-12 79
Employed Batch 2011-13 64
• Campus selection Batch 2012-14 76
​Batch 2013-15 82
Batch 2010-12 21
Employed
Batch 2011-13 35
• Other than campus
Batch 2012-14 24
recruitment
​Batch 2013-15 18
Entrepreneurs - Across the
156
total batches

36. Diversity of Staff

Percentage
Of the same university 9%
From other universities within the State 52 %
From universities from other States 39 %
From universities outside the country 0

37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and
D.Litt. during the assessment period
Faculty members are encouraged to enrol for Ph.D. Ms. Asmita Chitnis,
Ms. Manisha Ketkar and Ms. Padmini Sundaram submitted the thesis
and were awarded the degree in the faculty of management.

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S. No. Year Awarded Pursuing Total

1. 2009-10 Nil Nil Nil
2. 2010-11 Nil Nil Nil
3. 2011-12 Nil 11 11
4. 2012-13 Nil 1 1
5. 2013-14 Nil 11 11
6. 2014-15 3 9 12

38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities

SIIB plans and ensures adequate availability of physical infrastructure
and ensures its optimal utilization. SIIB is committed towards
enhancement of infrastructure in order to promote a good teaching-
learning environment. Recently, SIIB has installed Bloomberg terminals
as a commitment towards enhanced and superior learning environment.
a) Details of library infra-structure

Sr.
Library facility Details
No.
1. Total area 2,594 sq. ft.
2. Total seating capacity 60
3. Working hours: • 8.45 am to 8.45 pm.
• On working days • Sunday – 10 am to 5 pm.
• On holidays (Library remains closed on the
holidays declared by University)
• Before Examination • 8.45 am to 8.45 pm
• During examination • 8.45 am to 8.45 pm (10.00 am
to 5.00 pm on holiday declared
by SIU)
• During vacation • During the vacation library re-
mains closed for the purpose of
annual stock-verification pro-
cess of the Library.
4. Layout of the library
• Individual reading • Library has reading carrels
carrels • Has a Reading Hall
• Lounge area for • Library has wi-fi facility to
browsing and relaxed access e-resources
reading
• IT zone for accessing
e-resources
5. Display of floor plan, At the entrance, Library plan has
sign boards, Fire alarms displayed, sign boards are provided
& any other information in the Library.

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6. Total No of :-
• Books 14687
• Titles 8254
7. Total No of :-
• National Journals 67
• International Jour- 5
nals
8. Total No. of E-journals 35084
9 Total No of :-
• Magazines 63
• CDs 491
• Cassettes 134
• Databases Online -14

Average number of books added (Last 3 Years)-778

Special Collection (Reference Book)-886
Special Collection (Text Book)-Nil
Number of Standards (Special Collection)-10

b) Internet Facilities for Staff and Students

Systems 156 desktop

Computer - Student Ratio 1:2.7*
Dedicated Computing Facility Yes
LAN Facility Yes
14mbps Internet Lease Line 156 desktop

*For all the classes / assignments / lab exercises each student gets access
to one Machine.

39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates

As a part of the academic process, SIIB has been involved in research at
doctoral level through a Ph. D Programme of the university. The initiative
is aimed at encouraging researchers to conduct doctoral research in
emerging and interdisciplinary domains as also inviting faculty to
conduct research at SIIB through the scholar in residence program.

Details of doctoral students :

a) from the host institution/university
Sr. Doctoral students registered with host
Name of faculty
No Institutions/ Universities
1. Mrs. Viraja Bhat Symbiosis International University,Pune

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b) from other institutions/universities

Sr. Doctoral students registered with

Name of faculty
No other Institutions/ Universities
1. Mrs. Ketaki Barve Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
2. Mr. Jeevan Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune
Nagarkar
3. Mrs. Neha Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur
Patwardhan University, Nagpur
4. Mr. Rajesh Jawajala Savitribai Phule Pune University
5. Mrs. Madhura Savitribai Phule Pune University
Ranade
6. Mrs. Suchita Jha Banasthali University, Rajasthan
7. Mrs Tapati Sarmah Dibrugarh University,Assam

40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from

the university.
The Institute as a constituent unit of SIU offers its students scholarships
in different domain areas in each academic year to benefit the post
graduate management education of deserving students. Details of these
scholarships are provided below.

AY 2010-11
Sr. No. Name of the Scholarship Amount
The Alumni scholarships are as follows:
1. First rank in MBA-IB Rs 60,000/-
Second rank in MBA-IB Rs 40,000/-

AY 2011-12
Sr. No. Name of the Scholarship Amount
1. The Alumni scholarships are as follows:
First rank in MBA-IB Rs 60,000/-
Second rank in MBA-IB Rs 40,000/-

AY 2012-13
Sr. No. Name of the Scholarship Amount
1. JayateeDeshmukh PG Scholarship Rs.75,000/-
2. The Alumni scholarships are as follows:
First rank in MBA-IB Rs 60,000/-
Second rank in MBA-IB Rs 40,000/-
3. Sports Scholarship from Symbiosis Society Rs.12,000/-
Foundation

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AY 2013-14
Sr. No. Name of the Scholarship Amount
1. Symbiosis Society Foundation Scholarship Rs.2,00,000/-

2. The Alumni scholarships are as follows:

First rank in MBA-IB Rs. 60,000/-
Second rank in MBA-IB Rs. 40,000/-

AY 2014-15
Sr. No. Name of the Scholarship Amount
1. The Alumni scholarships are as follows:
First rank in MBA-IB Rs. 60,000/-
Second rank in MBA-IB Rs. 40,000/-
2. All India Marwari 1,50,000/-
Federation
3. Malhotra 1,00,000/-
Weikfield Foundation
4. Scholarship from Symbiosis Society 2,00,000/-
Foundation
5. Scholarship from Symbiosis Society 1,31,250/-
Foundation

Financial Aid from State government, central government and other

national agencies
Sr. No. Name of the Scholarship Amount
1. UGC Scholarship for SC/ST candidates Rs.4,60,000/-
2. District Welfare Caste welfare Rs.3,62,000/-
Scholarship, Vadodara, Gujrat
3. District welfare Office Bihar Rs.3,16,600/-
4. Indian Oil scholarship Rs.1,08,000/-
5. Bihar State Minorities Financial Rs. 20,000/-
Corporation Ltd.

41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development
of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.
The Institute created a Technical Expert Group
(TEG) to provide suggestions and recommendations on developing
a new programme (MBA – Energy and Environment) which was
industry relevant. Members of the TEG have regularly provided
inputs for the improvement of the programme in terms of new courses
and changes in course curriculum. The group comprising of eminent
Industry professionals has guided and advised the Programme for
ideas, innovative curriculum as well as inclusion of industry relevant
aspects in the Programme. The Energy and Environment programme
has accordingly incorporated the recommendations made by the TEG

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by including relevant Courses in the Course structure of the MBA

Energy and Environment Programme. The details of the TEG Group are
appended below.  

Technical Expert Group (TEG)

Sr. No. Name of the Member Designation
1. Mr. Chintan Shah Head and VP SBD, Suzlon
Energy Ltd.
2. Mr. Ghanshyam Executive VP –Praj Industries
Deshpande Ltd.
3. Dr. Arun Jaura VP - Eaton Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
4. Mr. Anmol Mudholkar DGM, ThyssenKrupp India Pvt.
Ltd.
5 Mr. Virendra Gill Head- Energy Audit, Forbes
Marshall
6. Mr. Kiran Deshpande GM, Thermax India Ltd.
7 Mr Mayank Vishnoi Reliance Capital, Mumbai
8. Mr. Sudhi Ranjan Sinha Director, Johnson Controls
Mr. Pramod Kembhavi MD, AnamaEnertech Solutions
9 Pvt. Ltd.
10 Mr Gaurav Sood MD, Solaire Direct

In 2014 the Institute discussed the possibilities of a collaborative

partnership with the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC), non-
profit organisation based in USA to develop a new programme on training
industry professionals in manufacturing and supply chain sector in the
area of Environment, Health and Safety (EHS). Based on the initial
discussion a needs assessment was done to understand the industry
readiness for EHS based training. This was followed up by a meeting
held at SIIB in 2014 with select Industry professionals including a few
members of the TEG Group to ascertain their views and suggestion on the
development of the EHS programme. A series of pilot training programs
was conducted in April 2015 to gauge industry responses to various
industry relevant EHS courses. In total 4 such certificate programmes
have been conducted so far.

42. Does the department obtain feedback from

a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If
yes, how does the department utilize the feedback?

While making/introducing any changes in a course based on a

feedback received from students and experts, first these changes
are discussed internally in the faculty meeting and then they are
referred to the Dean of Faculty of Management for further process.

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b. Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and

how does the department utilize the feedback?

The feedback is taken from the students about the curriculum

and faculty. At SIIB, we track the progress and the completion of
the course in time with the help of a central software application.
This application also has the session wise plan for each course
which is prepared and submitted by individual faculty before the
commencement of the semester. The faculty has to mandatorily
mark the content covered in each session which is recorded. A
student committee with representation from each category gives
feedback about the academic progress of each course to the
academic in-charge every fortnight. In case of any mismatch
in terms of syllabus coverage or understanding of the complex
topics, additional workshops are conducted to ensure the effective
learning of the topics. A formal feedback is taken online for each
faculty and is shared with them at the end of the semester.

c. Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does

the department utilize the feedback?

SIIB has a mechanism to capture feedback from alumni and

employers to ensure the overall quality of program, course and
students. Apart from regular revision of existing curriculum, new
courses are also added based on feedback and need assessment.
Institute also address teaching pedagogy or introducing any value
added course based on feedback given by alumni and employers.
Feedback on the summer internship programme is taken from
every student.

43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)

A torchbearer of the Symbiosis Legacy; SIIB has always valued the
contribution of its alumni in different categories. SIIB has over 2800
Alumni distributed across 45 countries.

Work
Sr. Pro-
Alumni Name Designation Batch Email ID Organiza- City
No. gramme
tion

pbreddy51@ Cas-
Mr. General
1992 - gmail.com, tlerock Mum-
1 Bheemeshwar Manager MDIT
1993 pbreddy@ Fisheries bai
Reddy (MKTG)
hathway.com Ltd
Electro-
pneumat-
Sr.
1998 - jha_pankaj@ ics & Hy-
2 Mr. Pankaj Jha Manager MPIB Pune
2000 hotmail.com draulics
Export
(India)
Pvt. Ltd.

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Deputy
Vice
kama- HDFC
Ms. Kamalika president, 1999 -
3 MPIB lika13@ Bank Pune
Gupta Kotru Retail 2001
yahoo.com PUNE
Branch
Banking
General
Manager,
Mr. Ra- arunachala. IBM
cloud 1999 - Benga-
4 manathan MPIB rama@ India Pvt
category 2001 luru
Thilakeswaran gmail.com Ltd
marketing
(India/ SA)

Vice Kotak
Mr. Saugata 2000 - sbasu77@ Mum-
5 president - MPIB Mahindra
Basu 2002 gmail.com bai
Marketing Bank

atulsada@
gmail.com,
Sadadekar
Mr. Atul Sa- 2001 - atul@sa- Mum-
6 Founder MPIB Export
dadekar 2003 dadekar.com, bai
Import
atulsada@
hotmail.com
pankajke-
Chief dia_india@
Mr. Pankaj Manager 2002 - yahoo.com, RPG
7 MPIB Kolkata
Kedia - investor 2004 pankaj. Group
relations kedia@rp-sg.
in

RTM vgovil99@
Mr. Vishal 2003 - Coca- Mum-
8 Execution MPIB rediffmail.
Govil 2005 Cola bai
Manager com

varun.patel@
Vice returnonweb.
Mr. Varun 2005 - Return on
9 President - MPIB com, varun- Pune
Patel 2007 Web
Marketing hbti2004@
gmail.com
Assistant mangesh. Mahindra
Mr. Mangesh 2007 - MBA
10 Area Man- marathe@ & Mahin- Pune
Marathe 2009 (AB)
ager gmail.com dra Ltd.
Manage-
Mr. Sourav ment 2010 - MBA msourav84@ Mum-
11 DHL
Mondal Assistant 2012 (IB) gmail.com bai
to CEO
Associate anupama.
Ms. Anupama 2010 - MBA Mum-
12 Manager sachan@ CHEP
Sachan 2012 (IB) bai
HR gmail.com

44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures /

workshops / seminar) involving external experts.
SIIB provides opportunities for students to gain additional
knowledge,new skills to strengthen their knowledge base through the
conduct of workshops, seminars, lectures where industry professionals,
policy experts, and academicians are invited to share their knowledge
and experinces. Some of these events include the Leadership Series,

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International Day, Agri Summit, Ignisense, workshops, Conferences,

Initiatives of Change (IOC), Model United Nations (MUN) Debates,
panel discussions, Business plan competitions - Disha etc.

Summary of enrichment based programmes conducted at SIIB:

S. No. Event/Workshops Total Number
1. Leadership Series 5
2. Workshops 262
3. International Conferences 3
4. Ignisense (Student Fest) 3
5. International Day 2
6. Agri Summit 2
7 Others ( e.g. Disha, Foundation day) 5

45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different
programmes.
All faculty members are encouraged to make relevant changes to their
pedagogy. Faculty at SIIB use various innovative techniques year-on-
year for experiential, life-long and knowledge based self-learning.
Various teaching methods used are:
• Lectures
• Case Study
• Hands on exercises in the IT Center
• Industry Visits
• Role Play
• Field Work
• Projects
• Class-in-nature
• Simulation games

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are
constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored?
Departments at the Institute where academic programmes are conducted
follow a structured process through an approved programme structure
for each year. Each course has a session plan which has a teaching and
learning methodology (industry visit, analysis of case study, management
games etc.) and an assessment pattern form which are structured based
on the course curriculum. Courses which require more hands’ on
experience are taught with practical cases. Students are also assessed
on a regular interval which also gives an indication of their performance
and subject understanding. The objectives are clearly stated during the
induction programme where all the heads of the departments explain the
goals of the program and the courses. The performance of the students
is visible in a consolidated manner in the online systems of the Institute.
As a result, the programme delivery is monitored through the Semester
through feedbacks and faculty meetings. Emerging analysis is used to

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interact with the student on a one to one basis in case the problem is
individual specific. Regular student academic committee meetings with
the academics in-charge also provide a forum for root cause analysis
of the issues. Each programme is also monitored after every Semester
through an Academic audit conducted where changes/improvements and
suggestions are provided in teaching and learning processes.

47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension

activities.
At SIIB, students and faculty participate in the extension activities
working in a team named Kshitij. Kshitij works in the three important
areas of Children Education, Environment Awareness & Protection and
Sustainability. The team consist of MBA students of all the three streams
of International Business, Agri Business and Energy and Environment
guided by a faculty Mentor.

1. Wakad Project – Educating children at Wakad Municipal

School, Pune
The curriculum and study plan for the students of 8th class for
English Grammar and Computers is prepared. 100 children are
taught twice a week with a structured teaching plan throughout the
academic year with regular tests as an essential part of this activity.
2. SIC Project- On Campus Education Program
The Kshitij SIC project concept started in 2008 introduced to
take up the responsibility of helping the children of the Class IV
category staff of SIC (Symbiosis InfoTech Campus) to help them
in laying the foundation of their bright future. The team works
every day for 1 hour from 7.30 PM to 8.30 PM ardently to help
children with their studies, clearing their doubts and developing
their concepts. The team tutors 20 children from the age group of 5
year to 20 years in subjects of English, Mathematics, Science and
Accounts studying in std. I to B.Sc. and B.Com IIndYear.
3. Green Project
Green project has three team works working on 3 areas: FOOD,
ENERGY and PLASTIC. The Food team deals with the food
wastage in the SIC, SIIB and D Hostel mess and also figures out
the effective ways of minimising and alternate ways to utilize the
food which is being wasted. Energy team has conducted the energy
audit of the academic block and also the hostel campus. This
philosophy has been appreciated by DNA newspaper in the month
of Dec 2012. The Plastic team works towards creating awareness
of plastic usage and it’s challenges faced in managing the solid
waste and aims at reduction of plastic usage.

48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the

department.
The Institute’s departments are encouraged to engage in various education
and research related activities outside of formal class room courses. As
part of this, faculty and students have contributed to the progress of the
departments by participating in various forums to enrich their scholarly

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pursuits. Students are encouraged to write research papers and present

them in conferences. As a result students have presented research papers
at all the three International research conferences organised by SIIB.

As a part of Industry –Academia interaction, faculty provide mentorship

to students in participating in industry events where they are invited to
present an innovative business idea. Also, they are given support to write
cases under the guidance of faculty. Students participate in all major
competitions/ seminars/ research forums/ exhibitions and win awards
and prizes at various places.

Students’ participation in scholarly events

Year No. of Events No. of students Participating

2009-10 7 9
2010-11 1 1
2011-12 25 25
2012-13 27 43
2013-14 33 84

From time to time faculty members have also provided valuable

scholarly insights and reviews as editorial board members or reviewers
of International peer reviewed Journals and books.

49. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by

other agencies? If yes, give details.
The Institute has been rated by CRISIL

Sr. No. Agency Date Remarks

1 CRISIL April A+ Rating for Best B-School in India
2013
2 CRISIL August MBA IB program has been accredited
2014 with National - A** and MH - A ***
(highest state grading)
MBA AB program has also been rated
at National - A and MH - A*

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating

new knowledge, basic or applied.
SIIB faculty and students are working towards generation of new
knowledge both in basic and applied area by publishing research papers
in renowned journals, writing case studies, writing book chapters in the
area of sustainability, higher education, working in extension activities,
conducting the Management development programs and trainings to

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the industry and academic community. The contributions other than

publications, in generating new knowledge are outlined below:

Knowledge Generation through Management Development

Programs
The management development programs conducted at SIIB were in
the area of SAP ERP, Business excel, Marketing for both academics
and industry. Academicians from renowned institutes like IIT’s, IIM’s
and also other management institutes like SP Jain, TAPMI were the
participants in the SAP training.

Knowledge Generation through training the Women Entrepreneurs

SIIB has conducted the unique knowledge based management training

programme pioneered by Goldman Sachs called GS-10K Women. This
global programme as aimed at providing key business management
training to a number of under-served women entrepreneurs who were
not exposed to formal management education. This initiative was built
on the premise that partnerships between education, development,
and business experts can help bring about significant change through
improved business education for women entrepreneurs. The initiative
helped in providing quality education by SIIB faculty members helping
participants to realize their full potential, in further expanding and
growing their businesses. Till date more than 300 women entrepreneurs
have been trained through this initiative at SIIB.

Knowledge Generation through EHS training:

The Energy and Environment programme at SIIB initiated a unique

partnership with the Institute for Sustainable Communities, (ISC) a
global Training Institute to conduct EHS related training programmes
and activities with SIIB being the implementing partner. The programme
on EHS in India will impart customized training to factor workers,
middle and senior level managers in Industry in Environment, Health
and Safety related standards and processes.
As a follow up to this the Institute has recently commenced pilot training
programmes for industry professionals in the area of EHS through faculty
member who have provided applied knowledge training to professionals
in EHS.

51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and

Challenges (SWOC) of the department.
STRENGTHS
• Trained Knowledge Pool
• Diversity of Student and Size of Student Body
• Strong Academic Curriculum
• International Exposure At SIIB

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• Strong Alumni Base

• Best Curriculum Awards

WEAKNESS
• Low research output
• Inadequate collaboration with faculty members of partnering
institutions

OPPORTUNITIES
• To gain advantage from Strategic Positioning of Campus at Pune
• To highlight the niche Programs in Management offered by SIIB
• To enhance collaborations with a diverse range of industries

CHALLENGES
• Rising Cost of Education
• Competition

52. Future plans of the department.

The Institute’s future plans include a series of initiatives aimed at
strengthening the overall mandate of the Institute. These include
international exposure, Curriculum revamping and placements, Industry
interface, research projects and strong connect with Alumni base.
In this regard, the following initiatives are underway.

• SIIB is collaborating with Federation of Indian Export organisations

(FIEO) for aone-year PGDFT which will be offered jointly in the
western zone of India. So far, three meetings have taken place
between SIIB and FIEO representing officials in which content
and delivery of the course have been discussed and finalized.
• SIIB will also be conducting the First training program in
association with World Trade Centre (WTC), Bhubaneswar and
Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDI). The two
day EDP presents an excellent opportunity for prospective as well
as performing entrepreneurs who aspire to venture into the global
markets and perform international trade to get orientation from
expert faculty of the renowned institutions.
• The concept behind SIIB / RenB Startup Incubator is to help
budding entrepreneurs to given a platform at the college level
based on a great IDEA they have which needs to be nurtured and
given all the support to make it successful. This incubator will also
be a platform to help the entrepreneur to showcase or demonstrate
his/her product or service idea to the industry.
• A joint initiative with Environment Management Centre is proposed
to help develop programme around waste management.
• SIIB is collaborating with Institute for Sustainable Communities to
develop a joint proposal under the Global Resilience Partnership
a Global Climate Resilience project funded by the Rockefeller
Foundation, USA.
• In order to have a strong connect with Alumni a new Alumni portal
is also being developed.

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 (SCMHRD)
Symbiosis Centre for
Management and
Human Resource Development
SCMHRD is one of the finest B-schools in India. With its top ranking and extensive
opportunities to develop students, one is given the power to customize their MBA through a
basket of subjects, hence enabling us to learn what we choose to learn. The faculty being
just a ring away, always supportive and approachable, makes learning here much easier
and stimulating.

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the Department

Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development
(SCMHRD)

2. Year of establishment
1993

3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?

Yes, SCMHRD is a constituent of Symbiosis International University
under the Faculty of Management

4. Names of Programmes offered

MBA, MBA (Infrastructure Management), MBA (E), PGDBA,
PGDHRM, PGDITM, PGDOM, PGDF, PGDSM and PGPBA

5. Interdisciplinary Programmes and departments involved :

Apart from the Faculty of Management, the institute compiles its
programme structure from the course catalogues of other faculties
including the Faculty of Computer Sciences, Faculty of Health and
Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Law and Faculty of Humanities and
Social Sciences.

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc.
Oracle Financials, Oracle CRMS with ORACLE
Capital and Money Markets with Cognizant till 2010
Capstone Simulation
Entrepreneurship courses in collaboration with NEN
CRM with Siebel
Global Supply Chain with CGN till 2010
Organisation Behaviour & Organisation Development with Telecom De
Ecole Management
Credit transfer arrangements with Telecom Ecole De Management,
Maastricht University, Munich University and London School of
Economics (like International Logitics, International HRM)
Live projects, Summer internships and Research projects with industry
(with companies like Hindustan Unilever, Procter and Gamble, Mahindra
and Mahindra, Tata Chemicals)

7. Details of Programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons

PGDITM, PGDOM, PGDF and PGDSM have been staggered.

8. Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based

Credit System
Semester Pattern and CBCS (Choice Based Credit System)

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9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other

departments
Faculty members Dr. Pratima Sheorey, Dr. Manoj Hudnurkar, Dr. Ravi
Kulkarni, Dr. Gurudas Nulkar and Dr. Philip Coelho teach at other
constituent institutes of Symbiosis International University.

10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual

Sanctioned Filled
Professor 4 1
Associate Professors 8 11
Assistant Professors 17 12
Adjunct Faculty 7
Other Teaching staff 5
Total 29 36

11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of

specialization, experience and research under guidance

No. of years of No. of Ph.D.

Sr. Experience students
Name Qualification Designation Specialization guided for
No (years. months)
last 4 years

Teaching Industry
1. Pratima PhD, NET, Director & Marketing 10.8 9.8
Sheorey MBA, B.SC Associate
Professor

2. Manoj PhD, MCM, Deputy IT & Supply 14 6

Hudnurkar BE,PGDCA Director and Chain
Associate
Professor
3. Ravi Ph.D, M.Sc Professor Quantitative 28 6.2 3
Kulkarni Techniques
4. Manish PhD, FRM, Associate Economics 13 years
Sinha NET, M.Phil, Professor 5 months
MA, M.Com
5. Sonali Ph.D., NET, Associate Quantitative 10.7 7
Bhattachary M.Sc, Professor Techniques
a M.Phil., MS
in Insurance
6. Priya Gupta MBA, Associate HR 10.7 5
M.Com., Dip Professor
TD
7. Aradhana PhD, MMS, Associate Marketing 15 3
Gandhi BMS Professor
8. Vaishali PhD, MBA Associate Marketing 14.10
Mahajan Professor
9. Pankaj PhD, MMS, Associate Finance 9.9 14
Sharma PGDBM,LL Professor
B, CA(Inter),
B.Com
10. Netra PhD, M.Phil, Associate HR 15
Neelam PGDHRM, Professor
M.Com,
B.Com

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11. K Rajagopal PhD, MBA, Associate Marketing 20 22

M.Phil, Professor
PGDPM,
MSW, B.Sc.
12. Subhasis PhD, M.Phil, Associate Marketing 10.6 3
Sen DRDM, Professor
B.Com
13. Raji MMS, CPA, Assistant Sustainability 6 12
Ajwani B.Com Professor
14. Vinita PhD,PGDHP,P Assistant HR/OB 8
Sinha GDHRM, MA Professor -

15. Dipali PhD, CA, Assistant Finance 5.7 12

Krishna MBA, B.Com Professor
kumar
16. Abhijit MBA, NET, Assistant Operations 2.3 6.6
Bhagwat BE Professor
17. Shagun MCom, CA, Assistant Finance 3.4 6.4
Thukral CFA, NET Professor
18. Dipasha PhD, NET, Assistant Finance 2.4
Sharma MBA, JRF, Professor -
B.Sc.
19. Pooja PhD, MBA, Assistant HR 1.6 1.6
Sharma B.Com Professor
20. Sanjay MA, NET, Assistant HR 1.10 4.8
Bhatta B.Sc. Professor
charya
21. Shantanu MBA, NET Assistant Marketing 7.9 5
Prasad Professor
22. Ateeque FPRM-IRMA, Assistant Marketing 0.7 2.6
Shaikh B.Tech Professor
23. Rahul Post Doc, Assistant Infrastructure 4.10 11
Hiremath ME, BE Professor Management -
24. Suhas M.Phil, MBA, Assistant Operations 10 -
Ambekar NET, B.Text. Professor
25. Monica MBA Teaching HR 5.2 3
Kunte Assistant
26. Gauri Joshi MBA, B.Sc Academic Marketing 4 2
Associate
27. Richa Priya BE Technical IT 2 2.6
Instructor
28. Ulka M.Sc Research Quantitative 1.10 1.6
Dudhal Assistant Techniques
29. Sakshi M.Sc Research Quantitative 0.1 2
Saxena Assistant Techniques
30. Vasundhara MA Adjunct Infrastructure 1 7
Sen Faculty Management
31. Vivek Date CFA,CMC,CA Adjunct Infrastructure 16 40
IIB,B.Com, Faculty Management
LLB
32. Ajit Ph.D, M.Tech Adjunct Infrastructure 25 40
Patwardhan Faculty Management
33. Philip Ph.D, MA, Adjunct HR 32 39
Coelho MA Faculty
34. Sameer BE, MS, Adjunct Infrastructure 3 15
Gujar LEED A.P. Faculty Management

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35. Prakash PMP, BE, Adjunct Infrastructure 11 31

Waknis DMS Faculty Management
36. Gurudas Ph.D, MBA, Adjunct Marketing 6 20
Nulkar BE Faculty

12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, Adjunct Faculty, Emeritus Professors

Sr.
Name Designation Organisation
No
1 Deep S. Babur EVP - Finance Firstsource Solutions Ltd
2 Srinivas Ladwa VP HR Deutsche Bank
3 Rahul Patni Vice President & Credit Analysis & Research
Regional Head Limited
4 Shreedhar Bhat Company Secretary & Fem Care Pharma Ltd.
Chief Financial Officer
5 Vidyadhar Consultant Dahanu Taluka Environment
Deshpande Protection Authority
Government of India
6 Udayshankar Retail Operations Al-Futtaim Group
Bolan Auditor
7 Dhananjay Managing Director Equatorial Enterprises
Bapat Pvt.Ltd.
8 Rahul Phadke Director HR Havelock AHI, Bahrain
9 Jayanta Senior Vice President Rediffusion Y&R
Sengupta
10 Venkatramanan CEO Wefaculty
Krishnamurthy
11 Chetan Pandit Life Member Indian Water Resources
Society
12 Krishna M HR of Labour Tata Institute of Social
Economics Sciences
13 Dr. Sunil D Director A3 Remote Monitoring
Lakdawala Technologies Pvt Ltd.
Mumbai
14 Pramod Uniyal Chief Engineer Indian Railways
15 V Srinivasan Human Capital HR Director (India & Sri
Management Specialist Lanka)
& Advisor
16 Sujal Shah Partner SSPA & Co. Chartered
Accountants
17 R D Nalawade Head Pune Supply SKF India Ltd
Chain
18 Mukund Motilal Sr.VP-Land & Special Lavasa Corporation Limited
Rathi Initiatives

13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – Programme-wise

information
Percentages of classes taken by visiting faculty in MBA and MBA (IM) in

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academic year
- 2012 - 2013 – 63.63%
- 2013 - 2014 – 54.64%
- 2014 - 2015 – 65.71%

14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio

The student teacher ratio is 12:1

15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative

staff: sanctioned, filled and actual
Staff Sanctioned Filled/Actual
Technical 12 10
Non-technical 32 29
Total 44 39

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies

* Social media and impact on HR practices
* Sustainability
* Training and development
* Performance appraisal practices

17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b)

international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the
names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received
project-wise.

Sr. Name of Project Name Sponsor Grants Received

No. Faculty
1 Raji Ajwani Women Obama-Singh grant USD 1000
Empowerment administered by the (Part payment of Rs.
through community Indian Institute of 25000/- Received)
based Microfinance Management
Institutions Bangalore, jointly
with the University
of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill
2 Netra Cross cultural aspect University of Collaborative
Neelam of business Cologne, Germany Project. Expenses
environment borne by Cologne
University on pro
rata basis
3 Manoj Study and Analysis Symbiosis Rs. 1,50,000/-
Hudnurkar of Sustainable International
Supply Chain University (SIU)
Management
practices of Indian
Manufacturing
Organisations

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18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants

received
a) National collaboration b) International collaboration

Name of Title of Research Programme Amount

Granting Agency
IBM IBM Shared University Research (SUR) Rs.
Award (jointly shared by SCMHRD and 13,86,615/-
SCIT) (25,000 USD)

19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE;

DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received.
Nil

20. Research facility/centre with

• state recognition
• national recognition
• international recognition
Nil

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by/created by industry or

corporate bodies
In SCMHRD there are dedicated laboratories on ORACLE, SAP,
Analytics and Bloomberg to facilitate research and teaching.

22. Publications:

Total number of publications 119

(From 2009 to 2015; as of 31-07-2015)
i. Number of papers published in peer reviewed 100 (National 52 &
journals (national / international): International 48)
ii. Monographs 1
iii. Chapters in Books 11
iv. Books with ISBN with details of publishers 2
v. Proceedings papers 5
Number listed in International Database (For e.g. 63
Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International
Complete, Dare Database - International Social
Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.)

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Citation Index – range / Google Total Citations= 97

average (For SIU affiliated papers) Scholar Range:1-11
Avg: 3.59
Scopus Total Citations= 27
Range: 0-5
Avg: 1.588
Total citations of SCMHRD faculty 475
(SIU + Non-SIU affiliated papers)
SNIP Range: 0 - 1.304
Avg: 0.4
SJR Range:0 – 1.353
Avg: 0.336
Avg: 0.303
Impact Factor – range/average Range:0-1.904
Avg:0.381
h-index (Google Scholar:6
Scopus:2)

23. Details of patents and income generated

Nil
24. Areas of consultancy and income generated
Sr. Name of MDP Beneficiary Organisation/s Year Funds
no generated
1 Personal and team Aker Subsea 2013 5,00,000/-
organization and
improvement
2 Training need Maharashtra State Agricultural 2013 24,225/-
Analysis Marketing Board, Pune (MSAMB)
3 Designing Tata Chemicals 2013- 6,45,000/-
Warehousing facility 2014
for TATA Chemicals
4 MDP for middle Burckhardt Compression India Pvt 2015 9,50,000/-
managers Ltd.

25. Faculty selected nationally/internationally to visit other

laboratories/institutions/industries in India and abroad
• Dr. Kunal Kumar, taught a course in International Finance at Duale
Hochschule Baden-Wurttemberg (DHBW), Ravensburg, Germany
for three weeks in May, 2013.
• Dr. Ravi Kulkarni had been invited to teach at Berlin School of
Economics and Law in May 2014
• Dr. Aradhana Gandhi conducts regular training programmes for
SAP University Alliance Programme members at SAP Labs,
Bangalore.
• Dr. Netra Neelam had visited University of Cologne, Germany as a
guest researcher for 2 months starting from 1st October, 2014.
• Dr. Pratima Sheorey and Dr. Dipali Krishnakumar were invited to
teach at Telecom Ecole De Management, France in December 2014
for 2 weeks.

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26. Faculty serving in a) National committees b) International

committees c) Editorial Boards d) any other (please specify)

Name of the Journals to which associated as editorial associate/ reviewer

faculty
Pratima International Journal of Marketing and Business
Sheorey Communication.
Shagun Financial Analysts Journal
Thukral
Sonali Journal of Strategic Human Resource Management; Child
Bhattacharya Development Review; Journal of Adult protection; Journal of
Knowledge Economy; Journal of Human Values, Journal of
Family Business Management; Aggression and Violent
Behaviour, Violent and Victims; International of Journal of
Injury Control and Safety; Encyclopedia of Information
Science and Technology; Facility; International Journal of
Human Resource Management; Oxford University Press
Vinita Sinha Applied Psychology: An International Review; New Media &
Society; African Journal of Business Management; Vikalpa-A
Journal of Decision Making; Oxford University Press
Aradhana Benchmarking
Gandhi
Shantanu International Management Academy Research, UK
Prasad
Ateeque Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics.
Shaikh
Ravi Kaivalyadham
Kulkarni

27. Faculty recharging strategies

SCMHRD helps faculty to keep up with the latest developments in their
disciplines by allowing them to attend seminars, conferences and FDPs.

Seminar/Workshop Conferences FDP Total

13 11 30 54

28. Student projects

• percentage of students who have done in-house projects including
inter-departmental projects
• percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other
universities/industry/institute
100%

29. Awards/recognitions received at the national and international level

by
• Faculty
• Doctoral/post doctoral fellows
• Students

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Awards and Recognition by SCMHRD faculty in 2014-15

1 SCMHRD received award for B-School for Excellence in

th
Innovation from Dewang Mehta Business School Award on 15
November, 2014 for “Business School which encourages
innovations that leads to better development”
2 SCMHRD reached the national finals of Amazon Ace 2015
3 SCMHRD received award for 'B-School with Industry related
curriculum in Human Resources' from LOKMAT – National
Education Leadership Awards in July 2015
4 SCMHRD became one of the four finalists in the 6th Indian
Management Conclave award competition, for its entry
“Experiential learning through action research with industry
academia partnership” on the track “Making Industry-Institute
partnerships work: Lessons from Successful collaborations”.

Faculty Awards
1 Dr. Manoj Hudnurkar has been honoured with the Award for Best
Professor in Operations Management by Dewang Mehta Business
School Award scheduled on 15th November, 2014
2 Dr. Gurudas Nulkar has been honoured with the Award for Best
Professor in Marketing by Dewang Mehta Business School Award
th
scheduled on 15 November, 2014

3 Dr. Dipali Krishnakumar was placed first in the Veteran Women

category at the SIU "Run for Freedom" in Aug 2014

4 Director of SCMHRD Dr. Pratima Sheorey finished third in the

General Category at SIU "Run for Freedom" in Aug 2014

5 Raji Ajwani was awarded the Obama-Singh fellowship in 2014

6 Raji Ajwani and Abhinav Dave (student) won the regional round
(Western region) of the NAIP (National Agricultural Innovation
Project) Agri Business Idol Business Plan competition in 2013

7 Priya Gupta has been honoured with the Award for Best Teacher in
Human Resources Management by LOKMAT- National Education
Leadership Award in 2015

8 The team of three faculty (Dr. Dipasha Sharma, Ms. Shagun Thukral
and Dr. Dipali Krishnakumar) won the Best Case Innovation Award
at Flame Case Conference, July 10-11, 2015 organised by Flame
Case Development Centre along with ET Cases (Division of
Economic Times) for the case on social entrepreneurship titled
"Inclusive Growth in a mobile way: m.Paani"

9 Dr. Pratima Sheorey received the 'Education Leadership Award' at

rd
the 23 B-School Affaire and Dewang Mehta Award in 2015

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Students: Some note worthy mentions

SCMHRD students won 37 awards in various competitions in 2014-

2015

Abhimanyu Bhatia, Nikita Chaudhury and Himanshu Sikka were

National Champions at Philips Blue Print and represented India in
Netherlands
Raji Ajwani and 2 of our students had been selected for a special
paper development seminar in IIM B in Dec 2014, fully funded by
AIB, US
Suraj Ayyappan - MBA 2014-16 (Marketing), completed the Half
Marathon category (21 KM) of the Pune International Marathon
2014 with a time of 1:29:30, was 65th among 914 participants
Surajit Mahapatra had been selected as 'Young Leader' by Economic
Times and ABG group in 2014

Atul Sehgal, Bhaskar Vishal, Mukul Gupta, Tanmay Rastogi and

Nikhil Kolthankar won the Zonal finals of the CFA Research
Challenge and went on to represent India at the Asia Pacific Finals at
Manila, Phillipines

30. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of

funding (national/international) with details of outstanding
participants, if any.

Nature of
Number of
Name of Conference
Dates Sponsorer Registered
Conference National/
Delegates
International
Inter
National
national
CSR Conclave 3rd January, SCMHRD National 3
2015 (invitees)
6th Annual 1st February, JK Cement, National 8
Finance Summit 2015 CFA (invitees)
on “Corporate Institute
Governance- A
360 Degree
View”
International 27-28th IBM International 15
Conference on February, (invitees)
Contemporary 2015
Trends in
Managing
Modern
Workforce

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Nature of
Number of
Name of Conference
Dates Sponsorer Registered
Conference National/
Delegates
International
Inter
National
national
Marketing 8th and 9th Ratnakala National 7
Conclave January, export (invitees)
“Entertainment 2015
Marketing”
IGNITRON'15 24-25th Bapus National 6
Consulting: January, Hygiene (invitees)
From Strategy to 2015 Service
Implementation -
A Paradigm
Shift.
Pradigma 5th January EMTA, National
2015 KaN Talent
Associates
and IBS
Lean and Six 5-6 Cubic International 50
Sigma September, Computing,
Excellence 2014 ADAAP
Awards 2014. Process
solutions P.
Ltd,
Citibank,
Crompton
Greaves, SS
Engineers
Astuce: “THE 1-2 SCMHRD National 7
HIRED AND February, (invitees)
THE WIRED- 2014
Transforming
HRM through
technology”

31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments

Research is one of the important thrust areas of SCMHRD as enshrined in
the mission of SIU. A Research Advisory Committee (RAC) is constituted
to technically review research proposals/projects. The Independent Ethics
Committee (IEC) of SIU focuses on rights, safety and well-being of the
research participants, if research involves human subjects and if there is a
possibility of involving an ethical issue.
Faculty members emphasize the significance of ethics during their classes
and also consider it while evaluating assignments
• SCMHRD is the first institute in India to be accepted by the CFA
Institute University Recognition Programme. SCMHRD’s MBA-
Finance Programme has been acknowledged as incorporating at
least 70 percent of the CFA Programme Candidate Body of
Knowledge (CBOK) and placing emphasis on the CFA Institute
Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice within the Programme.
(http://www.cfainstitute.org/community/university/Pages/recognit
ion_Programmefor_universities.aspx).

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• All PhD thesis are required to undergo plagiarism check in Turnitin

before submission
• We publish 3 peer reviewed journals, the details of ethical
guidelines followed by the journals can be found in the link
http://www.publishingindia.com/drishtikon-ethics.pdf
32. Student profile Programme-wise:
Number of Students in various Programmes in SCMHRD in
academic year 2009-14

Applications Selected Enrolled Pass Percentage Total Pass

received Percentage

Male Female Male Female

MBA
16229 180 99 81 99 100 99.5
(09-11)
MBA
(10-12) 17000 167 94 73 100 100 100

MBA
(11-13) 20000 225 158 67 100 100 100

MBA
(12-14) 25387 243 157 86 100 100 100

MBA
(13-15) 27194 194 132 62 99 100 99

MBA Result awaited

(14-16) 26345 227 135 92 - -

MBA
(15-17) 19643 230 137 93 - - Result awaited

Applications Selected Enrolled Pass Percentage Total Pass

received Percentage
Male Female Male Female

MBA-IM
15 8 7 100 100 100
(11-13)
MBA-IM 10 9 1 99 100 99.5
(12-14)
MBA-IM 19 16 3 100 100 100
(13-15)

MBA-IM 1320 13 12 1 - - Result awaited

(14-16)
MBA-IM 1229 26 16 10 - - Result awaited
(15-17)

Applications Selected Enrolled Pass Percentage Total Pass

received Percentage

Male Female Male Female

PGPBA
74 26 16 10 - - Result awaited
(15-16)

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Applications Selected Enrolled Pass Percentage Total Pass

received Percentage

Male Female Male Female

MBA(EE)
131 80 75 5 99 100 99.5
(09-12)
MBA(EE)
(10-13) 170 109 97 12 84 83 83.5

MBA(EE)
(11-14) 194 99 78 11 97 91 94
MBA(EE)
(12-15) 85 46 39 7 90 100 95

MBA (E)
(13-16) 123 57 45 7 90 100 95

MBA (E)
80 34 24 10 - - Result awaited
(14-17)
MBA (E)
81 23 13 10 - - Result awaited
(15-18)

Diploma Applications Selected Enrolled Pass Percentage Total Pass

Programmes
received Percentage

Male Female Male Female

PGDF
38 23 17 5 60 100 71.42%
(9-10)
PGDF
35 20 18 2 76.92 100 81.25
(10-11)
PGDF
15 9 8 1 85.71 100 87.05
(11-12)
PGDF
18 9 3 6 100 83.33 88.88
(12-13)
PGDF
17 9 2 7 33.33 100 50
(13-14)

Diploma Applications Selected Enrolled Pass Percentage Total Pass

Programmes
received Percentage

Male Female Male Female

PGDHRM
15 10 0 10 - 100 100
(9-10)
PGDHRM
26 19 4 15 100 76.92 68.74
(10-11)
PGDHRM
22 16 12 4 100 100 100
(11-12)
PGDHRM
21 16 3 13 66.66 85.71 82.35
(12-13)
PGDHRM
18 13 2 11 100 88.88 90
(13-14)
PGDHRM
- - - - - - -
(14-15)
PGDHRM Result
11 8 6 2 - -
(15-16) awaited

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Diploma Applications Selected Enrolled Pass Percentage Total Pass

Programmes
received Percentage

Male Female Male Female

PGDM
18 12 10 2 100 50 91.66
(9-10)
PGDM
15 11 10 1 100 00 100
(10-11)
PGDSM
16 10 8 2 66.66 100 75
(11-12)
PGDSM
12 7 6 1 100 100 100
(12-13)

Diploma Applications Selected Enrolled Pass Percentage Total Pass

Programmes
received Percentage

Male Female Male Female

PGDOM
28 18 16 2 75 00 69.23
(9-10)
PGDOM
25 18 18 - 93.85 00 93.85
(10-11)
PGDOM
27 16 15 1 83.33 100 84.61
(11-12)
PGDOM
18 13 11 2 81.81 100 84.61
(12-13)

Diploma Applications Selected Enrolled Pass Percentage Total Pass

Programmes
received Percentage

Male Female Male Female

PGDIT
32 23 19 4 55.55 100 65.21
(9-10)
PGDIT
25 17 14 3 92.85 100 94.11
(10-11)
PGDIT
28 18 13 5 100 80 94.11
(11-12)
PGDIT
15 7 4 3 100 100 100
(12-13)
PGDIT
11 10 8 2 100 100 100
(13-14)
PGDIT
16 11 7 4 71.43 75 72.73
(14-15)

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Diploma Applications Selected Enrolled Pass Percentage Total Pass

Programmes
received Percentage

Male Female Male Female

PGDBA
29 17 16 1 73.33 30 70.58
(9-10)
PGDBA
38 25 19 6 83.33 83.33 83.33
(10-11)
PGDBA
32 23 18 5 94.11 100 95.45
(11-12)
PGDBA
30 19 13 6 75 83.33 77.27
(12-13)
PGDBA
24 19 17 2 76.47 100 78.94
(13-14)
PGDBA
51 15 11 4 81.82 66.67 78.57
(14-15)
PGDBA
44 26 22 4 - Result
(15-16)
awaited

33. Diversity of students

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

Programme from the same from other From from other
university Universities universities countries
within the outside the
State State

MBA (09-11) 0 29.15% 65.30% 5.55%

MBA (10-12) 1.23% 20.37% 74.69% 3.08%

MBA (11-13) 1.90% 20.47% 46.19% 31.44%

MBA (12-14) 2.25% 16.44% 69.36% 11.95%

MBA (13-15) 0.51% 24.22% 62.37% 12.9%

MBA (14-16) 1.32% 13.21% 66.96% 18.51%

MBA (15-17) 1.30% 20.86% 75.24% 2.60%

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

Programme from the same from other From from other
university Universities universities countries
within the outside the
State State

MBA-IM
0 20% 80% 0
(11-13)

MBA-IM
0 10% 70% 20%
(12-14)

MBA-IM
0 26.32% 73.68% 0
(13-15)

MBA-IM
7.69% 23.07% 69.24% 0
(14-16)

MBA-IM
3.84% 7.69% 88.46% 0
(15-17)

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

Programme from the same from other From from other
university Universities universities countries
within the outside the
State State

PGPBA
3.46% 15.38% 80.76% -
(15-16)

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

Programme from the same from other From from other
university Universities universities countries
within the outside the
State State

MBA (EE)
- 78% 22% -
(09-12)

MBA (EE)
- 65% 35% -
(10-13)

MBA (EE)
- 72% 28% -
(11-14)

MBA (EE)
- 76% 24% -
(12-15)

MBA (E)
- 68% 32% -
(13-16)

MBA (E)
- 76% 24% -
(14-17)

MBA (E)
- 70% 30% -
(15-18)

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

Programme from the same from other From from other
university Universities universities countries
within the outside the
State State

PGDF
- 72% 28% -
(9-10)

PGDF
- 75% 25% -
(10-11)

PGDF
- 80% 20% -
(11-12)

PGDF
- 88% 12% -
(12-13)

PGDF
- 92% 8% -
(13-14)

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

Programme from the same from other From from other
university Universities universities countries
within the outside the
State State

PGDHRM
- 80% 20% -
(9-10)

PGDHRM
- 76% 24% -
(10-11)

PGDHRM
- 74% 26% -
(11-12)

PGDHRM
- 84% 16% -
(12-13)

PGDHRM
- 78% 22% -
(13-14)

PGDHRM
- - - -
(14-15)

PGDHRM
- 75% 25% -
(15-16)

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

Programme from the same from other From from other
university Universities universities countries
within the outside the
State State

PGDM
- 85% 15% -
(9-10)

PGDM
- 82% 18% -
(10-11)

PGDSM
- 78% 22% -
(11-12)

PGDSM
- 86% 14% -
(12-13)

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

Programme from the same from other From from other
university Universities universities countries
within the outside the
State State

PGDOM (9-
- 65% 35% -
10)

PGDOM (10-
- 72% 28% -
11)

PGDOM (11-
- 85% 15% -
12)

PGDOM (12-
- 79% 21% -
13)

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

Programme from the same from other From from other
university Universities universities countries
within the outside the
State State

PGDIT
- 71% 29% -
(9-10)

PGDITM
- 78% 22% -
(10-11)

PGDITM
- 86% 14% -
(11-12)

PGDITM
- 68% 32% -
(12-13)

PGDITM
- 73% 27% -
(13-14)

PGDITM
- 82% 18% -
(14-15)

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

Programme from the same from other From from other
university Universities universities countries
within the outside the
State State

PGDBA
- 64% 36% -
(9-10)

PGDBA
- 72% 28% -
(10-11)

PGDBA
- 74% 26% -
(11-12)

PGDBA
- 82% 18% -
(12-13)

PGDBA
- 79% 21% -
(13-14)

PGDBA
- 68% 32% -
(14-15)

PGDBA
- 61.53% 38.46% -
(15-16)

34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services
examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive
examinations? Give details category-wise.
SCMHRD is the only institute in India which has been certified by CFA
for its curriculum being aligned with the curriculum of CFA. We train CFA
aspirants and many of them qualify the CFA exam. Following students
have qualified CFA in various years.

Name of Student Name of Exam Year

Shiva Reddy , Sonu S, Abhijit Shah Level I CFA 2015

Kanika Goyal, Nikhil Awasthi, Vivek Atmakuri,

Ajay Nalwade, Atul Anand, Harsha Tandure, Shailie Level I CFA 2015
Naik (MBA 2014-16)

Sonu S Level II CFA 2015

Mukul Gupta, Abhijit Kote, Shivam Gupta Level II CFA 2014

Ankit Shah, Sonam Sinha, Supriya Gupta, Aditya

Goel, Siddharth Jain, AtulSehgal, Deepesh Level I CFA 2014
Khandelwal, Bhaskar Vishal, Abhinav Sharma,
Shridhar Jadhav, Krupesh Desai Navneet Singh

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Name of Student Name of Exam Year

Abhijit Kote, Alok Birla, Mukul Gupta, Nikhil Level I CFA 2013
Kolthankar, Shashank Bapat, Shivam Gupta,
Siddesh Satavase

Nidhi Chaturvedi Level II CFA 2012

Siddharth Nair, Dhruv Desai, Harshit Maheshwari,

Shobhit Tiwari, Sachidananda Panda, Shubhankar Level I CFA 2012
Biswal, Ankur Chauhan, Saumil Pandya, Vinay
Punjabi, Aditi Agarwal

SCMHRD has signed an MoU with PMI international for lending support
for holding the activities of the Pune Chapter in the institute. Our students
are being trained by qualified PMI professionals and every year a few of
our operations students are qualifying PMI international exams like
APICS/CSCP.
Name of Student Name of Exam Year
Murtaza Kachwala CSCP 2009
Ameya Desai, Chintan Sheth, Gautam Kanthan,
CSCP 2008
Kapil Nanaware, Samuel Albert, Abhinav
Abhishek Agarwal CAPM, FLIP 2013
Archit Mehrotra, Pulakit Kakkar CAPM 2013
Akanksha Agarwal BSCM (APICS) 2014
Surya Rokkam, Prateek Kapoor BSCM (CPIM) 2014

35. Student progression

Student progression Percentage against enrolled
PG to M.Phil. NA
No natural progression to Ph.D.
PG to Ph.D. Admission to Ph.D through entrance
exam and merit.
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral NA
Employed
• Campus selection for all years 100%
• Other than campus recruitment 0%
Entrepreneurs 229
36. Diversity of staff
Percentage of faculty who are graduates
of the same university 19%
from other universities within the State 45%
from other universities from other States 33%
from abroad 3%

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37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and
D.Litt. during the assessment period
Faculty who have been awarded PhD in 2012-15
Name
Pratima Sheorey
Manoj Hudnurkar
Anant Gupta
Gurudas Nulkar
Deepak Roy
Gowdara Pandu
Netra Neelam
Dipasha Sharma
Pooja Sharma
Manish Sinha
Dipali Krishnakumar
Ateeque Shaikh
K S Subramanian
Aradhana Gandhi

38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard

to
a) Library
Details of Library Infrastructure
- Total Area - 3256 sq.ft.
- Total Seating Capacity:
Individual reading carrels – 60
Lounge area for browsing and relaxed reading - 90

- Working Hours

Sr. no. Days Hours Library timing

1) On working days 13 hrs 08.00 to 21.00
2) On Sunday 11 hrs 10.00am to 21.00
3) On Festivals/Holidays Off
4) Before examination 13 hrs 08.00 to 21.00
5) During examination 13 hrs 08.00 to 21.00
6) During vacation 13 hrs 08.00 to 21.00
• Lounge area for browsing and relaxed reading - 95
- Relaxed reading – 95
- IT Zone for accessing e – resources - Yes, 1 LAN connected
PC and wi-fi on laptops
- Display of floor plan

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- Adequate sign boards

• Library has 47 sign boards.
• Books are color coded and there are color coded tapes
on the library floor which take you to the exact rack
where the books are kept. So, the user can see the color
code on the sign board. For ex. Green is for marketing,
follow the green colored tape on the ground and search
where the book is kept. Kaizen concept has been
implemented for library books management.
- Access to differentially abled users and mode to access
to collection - Yes

Details of Library Holdings

- Print
- Books - 26821
- Titles - 17814
- Back Volumes - 429
- Average no of books added in last 3 years – 738

Year No. of Books added

2014-15 920
2013-14 596
2012-13 698

- Electronic (e books, e- journals) –

• E-journals – 35084
- Print journals –
• National journals – 7
• International journals – Nil
- Total no. of –
• Magazines - 38
• Cds - 2208
• eDatabases - 18
- Special Collections
• Text Books - Nil (SIU)
• Reference Books - 886 (SIU)
• Book banks - Nil
- Question Banks - Yes, we provide question papers to students as per
their requirement

b) Internet facilities for staff and students

Dedicated 12Mbps internet lease lines from Tata Communications
Dedicated 4Mbps internet lease lines from Reliance
Communications

c) Facility along with WiFi

Wi-Fi enabled Library, Wi-Fi enabled in Academic area

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d) Class rooms with ICT facility

Computer-student ratio – 1:1.78 All the 24 classrooms are ICT
enabled with LAN and LCD connectivity. Also classes are
scheduled batch wise.

e) Students’ laboratories
Dedicated computing facilities – We have 6 computer labs with 400
well configured branded computers and LAN/net facility.

f) Research laboratories
NA

LAN facility
100Mbps CAT5/CAT6 fast Ethernet cable LAN.

Proprietary software

Sr. Application s/w License Type No. of

No. Licenses
1 SAP Software (GBI+IDES Dataset) CRM SAP University 400
& SCM Module Allience
2 peoplesoft+ebusinesssuite+primaveera Oracle University Multiuser
Academic suite allience
3 Oracle E-Business Suite Special Edition Enterprise(Perpetual) 10
license with first year platform (AS 2.1)
4 Oracle Human Resource License with first Enterprise(Perpetual) 100
year Anuual Technical Support + Oracle
Human Resource Licenses
5 SAS Academic Suite Academic (yearly 76
renewal)
6 IBM SPSS Base +Add om Modules Enterprise(Perpetual) 50
(SPSS Regression + Excat test ) ver 21.0
8 Minitab 15 AE N/W Users Perpetual Pack Enterprise(Perpetual) 45
9 Minitab 16 AE N/W users Enterprise(Perpetual) 45
10 Libsuite Enterprise Version Perpetual
11 Adobe Acobat Professional 9 Perpetual 5
12 CMIE- Prowess multi user LAN Version Online Database Multi User
13 Libsuite Multiuser Multiuser
14 SYMC endpoint protection 12.1 per user Standard Central
i/o basic 12 months License
15 Tally ERP Licence 3
16 Primavera Enterprises (IT Project Office) Named 5
sr no - 51002092

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Proprietary software

Sr. Application s/w License Type No. of

No. Licenses
17 Primavera P6 Enterprises Project Portfolio Named 6
management named user license release
7.0
18 What is best extended (AE Version) Enterprise(Perpetual) 1
includes Unrestricted Constraints +
Unrestricted Variables + Unrestricted
integers + Unrestricted nonlinear +
Variables unrestricted + multistart NL
variables/unrestricted global solver NL
variables
19 Savvion Process Modeler Enterprise(Perpetual) 100
20 Savvion Process Asset Manager CPU Enterprise(Perpetual) 2
21 Savvion BPM Personal Development Enterprise(Perpetual) 1
License
22 Ankur 2.0 (USB)(AN1ST2.0M00H) Node Locked 1
23 AAF - Developing Nations (JSTOR) Online Database Multiuser
24 Ebsco Online Database Multiuser
25 Emerald Online Database Multiuser
26 Indiastat Online Database Multiuser
27 Bloomberg Online Database 3 user

Number of nodes/computers with internet facility

All 350 + nodes are having internet facility.
Any other (please specify) –
Dedicated windows 2008 Ad based domain controller to provide login ids
to individuals.
Cyberoam 200ing UTM device to control user/time/IP based net
browsing.
HP 6200 MSA Unit for data storage.
SAP/ORACLE/Symantec Endpoint Antivirus servers.

39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates

a) from the host institution/university
a1. List of Students doing Ph.D in host institute/university

Name Current Designation

Raji Ajwani Assistant Professor
Shagun Thukral Assistant Professor
Gauri Joshi Academic Associate
Ulka Dudhal Research Assistant

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b) from other institutes/universities

List of students doing Ph.D. from other institutes/university
Name Name of University
Priya Gupta Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Abhijit Bhagwat IIT - Bombay
Shantanu Prasad Devi Ahilya University, Indore
Monica Kunte D.Y. Patil University
40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from
the university.
In academic year 2014-15, SCMHRD student Ishank Gupta who had a
SNAP score of 154.50 (99.9949 percentile) received PG Merit
Scholarships for Semester I of Academic Year 2014 of an amount of
Rs. 2, 25,000.
Further meritous socially disadvantaged students have also been given
scholarships in various years as indicated in the following table.
Sr. Name Year Category Gender Details Amount
No.

1 Vernon Massar 2012-14 ST Male NTPC 18000/-

2 Mohammed 2012-14 DA Male NTPC 18000/-
Taufic Iqbal

3 Marian 2012-14 ST Female Scholarship was allotted 50000/-

Bandana from Jharkhand State
Dhan Tribal Co-operative
Development Corporation

4 Subhash 2011 -13 ST Male Scholarship was allotted 50000/-

Tirkey from Jharkhand State
Tribal Co-operative
Development Corporation

41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the

development of new Programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.
All the faculty of SCMHRD every year during summer internship period
of April-May take corporate feedback on curriculum content, learning
pedagogy, competencies, knowledge and skills expected by industries etc.
Based on such feedback, SCMHRD has started MBA- Infrastructure
Management) in 2011 and Post Graduate Programme in Business
Analytics (PGPBA) in 2015.
42. Does the department obtain feedback from
a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If
yes, how does the department utilize the feedback?
Faculty from each area of specializations visit companies where
summer interns are placed during April-May of each year to take the
industry feedback on curriculum development. Faculty also visit
top league national/international B-Schools for getting inputs for
further development of course curriculum. Curriculum feedback is
also taken from students and alumni. Every newly developed
courses/syllabus are placed before institute appointed Board of
Studies comprising of both internal/external experts for approval.
Recommended course structure (after BOS approval) is placed
before the Academic Council for final approval.

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b. Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and

how does the department utilize the feedback?
Students complete an online feedback on each course and its faculty,
six weeks after the beginning of each semester on 16 parameters on
a 1-5 scale. The feedback used for taking corrective actions such
training & development, rewarding, promotion of the faculty and
improvement of the teaching-learning-evaluation process. In
addition we take feedback on the Academics and Examination
department on 10 parameters on a 5 point scale.

c. Alumni and employers on the Programmes offered and how does

the department utilize the feedback?
Faculty from each area of specializations visit companies where
summer interns are placed as well as star alumni during April-May
of each year to take the industry feedback on curriculum
development.

43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)

S. Name of the Batch Designation

N. alumni
1 Krishna Kumar 2010-12 Senior Associate Consultant at Infosys
Bajaj
2 Pavitra 2009-11 Associate, Asia High Yield Credit Trading at
Sudhindran Deutsche Bank
3 Varun Gupta 2009-11 Analyst at HSBC Investment Banking
4 Murtaza 2007-09 Demand Planner at Cisco Systems
Kachwala
5 Trina Banerjee 2007-09 Senior Information Systems Officer at Indian Oil
Corporation Limited
6 Ankur Khanna 2002-04 Director, Carbon Edge India Ltd
7 Kunal Sharma 2002-04 HRBP - Corporate Functions at Hindustan Unilever
Ltd
8 Prateek 2002-04 Vice President & Sr. Private Banker at RBS Private
Nijhawan Banking
9 Huzefa 2002-04 Head Marketing International Business at Pidilite
Kachawala Industries Ltd
10 Shobhna Anand 2002-04 General Manager - Business Planning and Product
Strategy at Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
11 Vaidehi Hota 2007-09 SMT OD Team, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer
Healthcare Ltd.

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44. Give details of student enrichment Programmes (special

lectures/workshops/seminar) involving external experts.

Name of Topic of Discussion

Designation of Speaker
Speaker

Standard Chartered, General Career opportunities and

Rajiv associated skill sets required
Manager, SME Banking, India
Chalisgaonkar for Financial Managers
& South Asia

Feasibility of High-Speed
Subrat Nath Talgo, Director- Asia Pacific trains in India

Impending dangers of
Director, UNEP; Founder and
climate change and global
Rajendra Shende Chairman, TERRE Policy
warming
Centre

Manish Pradhan Chroma, General Manager - Will the next super brand
Private Label Infiniti Retail come from Private labels
Limited

THE THIRD CURVE : The

Film Industry, Director, end of Growth as we know
Mansoor Khan
Producer and Author it

Anup Agarwal MXV Consulting, Strategy Careers in Finance &

Consultant Consulting

Nitish Sharma Sony MSM Network, Assistant Importance of

Vice President Specialisations

“Vision 2030” Natural Gas

Aegis Gas (LPG) Pvt. Ltd., Infrastructure in India by
Varun Prabhakar downstream gas regulator
Territory Manager
PNGRB.

“Vision 2030” Natural Gas

Mahanagar Gas Ltd., Assistant Infrastructure in India by
Keshav Madan downstream gas regulator
Manager, Marketing
PNGRB.

PAMAC Group, Head-HR and Global Recruitment

Babar Mian Practices; careers in HR
Administration

Infrastructure Financing -
India Rating & Research, (a
Credit rating, bond markets,
Venkataraman FITCH Group company),
how it is being financed
Rajaraman Director-Infrastructure and
worldwide vis-a-vis India
Project Finance
etc.

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Name of Topic of Discussion

Designation of Speaker
Speaker

GVK, Group Manager Essentials of good risk

Pradeep Sangal Projects, Mumbai International management plan
Airport Ltd

Anup Malavia Atos India Pvt. Ltd, Director, Challenges of OD

Learning, OD, OE & Talent interventions
Management

Should HR pay for

HSBC, Vice President, performance?
Reshma Jacob
Performance & Rewards

Ankita Srivastava Marico, Brand Manager Joys and perils of Brand

Manager

Kunjal Kamdar WNS Global Services- Group Social Media & HR

Manager HR

Financial Statement
Sageone Investment Advisor Analysis
Samit Vartak LLP, Chief Executive Officer
& Co-founder

Infrastructure Leasing & Innovations in HR

Dr. Deepak
Service Limited, Vice
Malhotra
President HR

Distribution Management
Whirlpool India, Director-
Atul Donde
Sales Strategy & Development

Gaurav Chattur Managing Director Asia Case based interview

Pacific at Catenon worldwide preparation
executive search

Dr. Vishwanath Head HR -India Construction HR issues in Infrastructure

Lele at Shapoorji Pallonji & Co. Business and my
Ltd. experiences in Campus
recruitment

Rajen Mehrotra Director, Board of Novartis Industrial Relations & role

India Ltd. of ILO

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45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different
Programmes.
• Field visit: Summer Internship, CSR activities like SHAPATH,
Prayatna, Teach for India etc, Action Research under guidance of
faculty with/without industrial grant
• Problem solving: Statistics, Mathematics, Business Analytics,
Financial Courses using software such SPSS, SAS, Minitab, R etc.
• Project work: In Research Methodology, Market Research,
Empirical Research Projects in semester 2 & 3, courses in
Entrepreneurship.
• Case study: Harvard licensed cases and other cases are used in all
elective subjects
• Simulation: Simulation tools such as Capstone, Markstrat, Indus-
trat etc are used for ensuring experiential learning. Faculty and
students have also jointly developed simulation tools for learning in
courses of Sustainability and Operation Research
• Business Integration Tools: ERP tools such SAP, ORACLE are
teaching concepts of business integration
• Social Media Tools: Blogging, Twitter, Teleconferencing are used
for courses on Sustainability and Finance

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are
constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored?
At SCMHRD the faculty members jointly decide on programme learning
goals based on the mission, vision and values of the institute. All faculty
also participate in defining the courses that are to be included for
achieving the programme goals.

Process of Development of Learning Goals

For developing learning goals related to each programme, Bloom’s
Taxonomy is used. Learning goals are set at cognitive, affective and
psychomotor level. These goals have been decided by the ‘Assurance of
Learning’ team comprising of the Director, Deputy Director and head of
the departments and supporting professionals in January, 2014 and
reviewed again in January, 2015.

Capturing faculty views in conceptualizing Learning goals

At subject level, department wise, the faculty decides what are the traits
that can be captured under each learning goal and courses which can
measure these traits. Syllabus is prepared and evaluation criteria are
decided to measure the traits. Evaluation of each course basically has two
components: Internal (60% weightage) which is on a continuous basis and
External (40%) which is usually a written end term exam. Each one credit
course is required to have 2 criteria of internal evaluations, two credits
courses are required to have three criteria of evaluations and so on. Each
course is benchmarked against courses of Ivy league business schools
such as Harvard, Wharton and Stanford.

Capturing industry views for reviewing Learning goals

After the completion of 1st year of the MBA Programme, students are
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in months of April-May. Senior managers of the industries mentor them

and it forms a part of their experiential learning. During this period faculty
team visits the industry to interact with the mentors to record their
assessment on whether students have met the learning goals set in the first
two semesters. This also helps faculty to get a qualitative feedback on the
curriculum as a whole

Involvement of non-teaching professional staff for achieving learning

goals
We have a dedicated group of academic staff who help faculty in
curriculum delivery in each programme, like attendance recording, study
material distribution and preparation of schedule. Pre-reading material for
sessions is distributed by faculty through intranet or internet. The
academic schedulers use a software called Eduwiz for scheduling and
generating weekly MIS reports of attendance and course progress, along
with a software developed by Eduwiz (http://eduwiz.in/#) used in elective
selection process.

We have a scrutiny team consisting of the head of the departments and one
senior faculty from each department who evaluate if the external term end
question papers satisfy requisite quality and are aligned to the learning
goals.

Process of closing the loop in achievement of learning goals

In case more than 15% of students perform unsatisfactorily in an internal
evaluation, remedial classes are scheduled. Besides, we have a system of
taking formal feedback of academic delivery from the students on each
subject twice in every semester ( once at mid-semester and then at the end
st
of semester). If after the 1 feedback, faculty-student interaction appears
to be not of the expected level then faculty is apprised of the feedback and
given some time for improvement. If the standard does not improve within
next few sessions (which is assessed after a batch meet by the director and
the head of the department) faculty is discontinued to teach the particular
subject in that semester and replaced with some other faculty. If the vast
majority of students (more than 15%) are observed to be not fulfilling a
learning objective in successive direct and indirect methods of
assessments, then they are supplemented with special sessions/
workshops/practical knowledge in form of cases beyond the original
session plans to bring them to the desired level.

47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension

activities.
(i) The CSR cell of SCMHRD, S.H.A.P.A.T.H. (Symbiosis Headstart
for Awareness Prevention and Action against Trafficking of
Humans) has been actively involved in undertaking activities and
initiatives against human trafficking and work persistently for the
rehabilitation of the victims. As one of the many round-the-year
initiatives, team S.H.A.P.A.T.H organized its annual event - CSR
Conclave 2015, on 3 January 2015 with the theme ‘CSR: Prism of
Possibilities’. Hon’ble Anna Hazareji graced the conclave by being

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the chief guest. Dr. Rajani Gupte, Vice Chancellor SIU, Dr. Pratima
Sheorey, Director, SCMHRD, Ms. Priya Kher, Director, Collective
Quest and Ms. Ragini Yadav, Station Director, All India Radio, Pune
inaugurated the event. The unique aspect of this activity was the
‘shram-daan’ or the E.A.R.N. (Enable All to Revive & Nurture) by
the entire MBA batch. The student volunteers worked for a day at
various locations across the city such as retail outlets of various
companies, offices and malls. The entire collection of approx.
INR60000 was donated to the NGO Snehalaya which works in the
domain of women rehabilitation in Ahmednagar district of
Maharashtra.

(ii) PRAYATNA: Empowerment through Education

The ‘Prayatna’ student cell at SCMHRD is involved in educating 30
kids who come from financially distressed backgrounds. These
children are given personal attention by the students who volunteer
and teach them every evening. The student’s books, fees and other
academic needs are also fulfilled by the student volunteers who visit
the school and seek regular progress updates on the children and
devise study plans that can help such students excel in studies.

We set up a stall on March 15, 2015 in a suburb of Pune (which is

inhabited mainly by IT professionals, who we felt would fit the
'potential clients' profile given their education, income levels,
foreign exposure and possible awareness of such initiatives etc ) to
try out the direct sales approach. Discounted prices were offered and
the sustainability logic was explained to the buyers. We plan to
repeat this on a regular basis-based upon the positive response
received. The stall sold jams, juices, pickles, candy items plus silk
items like shirts, stoles, Nehru jackets. Also featured were WARLI
paintings made by the tribals of Jawahar area in Thane district of
Maharashtra. This tribal art form is slowly dying out - edged out by
fakes, cheap copies and an indifferent attitude adopted by the
powers that be and the public alike.
(See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warli_painting for details)

Impacts
SCMHRD is one of the few B-schools in India which has integrated
the community based problem solving approach into its pedagogy.
It has the unique distinction of having the highest number of papers
selected from a single faculty/institute at the International
Symposium on Advancing Sustainability Research and Education
organized by the University of North Carolina @Chapel Hill at the
IIM-B campus between Jan 5-7 2015.Our work has also been
highlighted at an international level since one of our projects was
selected among the best pieces across the world on Women’s Day
2013 by the Carnegie Council which publishes the ‘Policy
Innovations’ online magazine (see
http://www.carnegiecouncil.org/publications/picks/0032.html) for
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48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the

department.
There are club-committees driven by students, which are engaged in
various activities as stated below:

Activities by Club & Committees

• Marketing Club
The club holds innovative events throughout the year to test
students’ marketing acumen. It is an ever-evolving committee with
regular introduction of new initiatives like “Adea”, a storyboard
writing competition, “Use Abuse”, an event that requires the
participant to come up with whacky uses for traditional products
and “Marketing Mantra”, a video bulletin which has been very
popular among the students. The Marketing Conclave has been the
flagship event of the Marketing Club. It started off in the year 2007
with the theme based on "Integrated Marketing
Campaigns"followed up with successful conclaves on "Luxury
Marketing" in 2008, "Evolving Consumer Trends" in 2009,
"Experiential Marketing" in 2010, “Inclusive Marketing” in 2011
and Digital Marketing in 2012, Green Marketing in 2013 and
Entertainment Marketing in 2014.

• Guest Lecture Team

Plans and organises all guest lectures

Infrastructure Club
SCMHRD's Infrastructure Club organized the summit on the theme
'Mission Infrastructure: Road to Recovery' on Feb 22, 2014 to
promote industry-academia interaction through panel discussions
on challenges in Transportation, Energy and Urban sectors and
Infrastructure Financing. Mr. Amitabh Kant, CEO & MD, Delhi
Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corp.(DMICDC) was
the chief guest and keynote speaker at the event, which was attended
by eminent personalities like Mr. V B Gadgil, MD & CEO, L&T
Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd., Mr. Deep Mukherjee, Director, India
Ratings, FITCH group, Mr. Reji Kumar Pillai, President, India
Smart Grid Forum, Mr. Pradeep Sangal, GM, GVK, Mr. Pravin
Kumar, GM, DFCCIL, Dr. Ishwar Hegde, VP, Suzlon, Mr.
Dharmesh Dawda, India Operations Manager, MWH Global, Dr. R
Hiremath, Director, Raj Group among others.

• SCOPEC - Supply Chain and Operations Club

SCOPEC (Supply Chain and Operations Club) was established first
in 2005 as ‘’ Six Sigma Committee”. From a humble beginning with
37 companies in the first year at Pune, the 2010 edition of the event
saw the entry of the concept of regional rounds at Pune, Bangalore
and Delhi to cater to the increasing demand and participation. The
2011 and 2012 edition of the event received around 100 entries
including entries from International destinations. The 2013 edition
saw the introduction of two new categories – Logistics and Supply
chain.

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• Finance Club: Events organised by Finance Club

Event Description Objective Year

Name

Finachè '14 Finance Summit on To enable interactions among the Jan'14

'Private Equity' student community, the
academicians and representatives
from the industry.

Investor Pan India To provide a platform to students Jan'14

Cap competition on to present innovative solution for
company valuation. given industrial problem
Mbiana Pan India online A 24 hours quiz to enhance the Dec'13
Jones treasure hunt critical thinking abilities of
students
Stock Share trading To familiarize students with the Aug'13
Unchained competition and concept of equity research and
seminar share trading

Budget Pre and Post budget To get students involved with the Feb'13
analysis'13 analysis budget preparation for Indian
Union and come up with
innovative ideas for existing
problems

• Entrepreneurship Cell
The Entrepreneurship Cell is managed and driven by students in
collaboration with the Centre of Excellence Entrepreneurship. It is a
member of the National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN).

• HR Forum
It contributes in publication of refereed and indexed annual HR
journals, publication of monthly HR newsletter: HR mesh and
supporting junior students in summer placement preparation. Under
the guidance of faculty they had International HR Conference on
“Smarter Workforce” in February, 2015 with collaboration with
IBM and Telecom De Ecole School of Management

• Consulting Club
The club started operating in 2006 and has successfully delivered
projects spanning over 6000 man-hrs. Some examples of our client
profile, Manufacturing: a Rs.85cr turnover organization, Services:
one of the top 3 competitive exam preparation services providers in
India. Banking: one of the top 3 banking services providers in the
world.
The research oriented curriculum in SCMHRD has resulted in
students publishing 26 individual or joint research papers in last
four years published in peer reviewed journals or proceedings.

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Ÿ Recently, SCMHRD emerged as the best team from India by

making into the Top 5 in Asia Pacific region.
Ÿ Leadership & global competencies of SCMHRD students are
evident from their winning various national/international
competitions such as Philips Blueprint International (2014), Loreal
Brandstorm International (2009, 2011), CRISIL Leadership Award
(2012), “India’s 30 Most Employable Management Graduates from
the Class of 2015", 'Young Leader' by Economic Times and ABG
group (2015) etc.

Research Papers by Students

1. Raju, Prageetha and Adlakha, Khyati (2012). ''Sharing the

Challenge: An Experiment with a Joint CEO Structure—A Case of
Wipro Technologies’ , Asian Journal of Management Cases, Vol. 9
No. 1., 23-32.
2. Raju, Prageetha and Gupta, Mohit (2011). "A Case Study on the
Acquisition of UBS India Service Centre by Cognizant – Issues and
Concerns”, Drishtikon A Management Journal, Vol 2, No 2, 168-
185.
3. Bajrang, Pavitra, Ritika, Piyush, Puneet, Parashar, Neha (2012).
“Factors Affecting Money Laundering: A Lesson for Developing
Countries”, Drishtikon A Management Journal, Vol 3, No 2, 108-
139
4. Subramanian, K. S.,Dua, Ankit., Gupta, Varun and Neha Parashar
(2010) "Role of Gold in New Monetary System: An Indian
Perspective" (Vol.2 No.2 July-Dec 2010) ,International Journal of
Business Management, Economics, and Information Technology,
281-293
5. Dimple Bhatt, Sudha Rangarajan, Ity Gupta, Pratibha, Sneha &
Neha Parashar (2010). "Prediction of Corporate Failure in India: A
Multiple discriminate Analysis" (Vol.2 No.1 Jan-June 2010),
International Journal of Business Management, Economics, and
Information Technology , 147-154
6. Thaly, P., & Sinha, V. (2013). To Prevent Attrition in Business
Process Outsourcing, Focus on People. Global Business and
Organizational Excellence, 32(3), 35-43.
7. Shweta Shukla, Aarti Sholet and Juhi Maheshwari (2013). "Finding
the right balance: The Indian working women," In: Proceedings of
the 42nd IFTDO World Conference and Exhibition in New Delhi
held during April 23-26, 2013.
8. Rohatgi, Devyani (2011). Consumer Engagement-The Experiential
Way, PRIMA: Practices and Research in Marketing, 1(2), 3-7.
9. Saxena, Ankita (2011). Marketing Innovation in FMCG Industry,
PRIMA: Practices and Research in Marketing, 2(1), 9-15.
10. Murthy, Avinash Ananta (2011). Content Marketing, PRIMA:
Practices and Research in Marketing, 2(1), 31-45.
11. Babel, Gaurav and Jain, Sakshi (2012). The ways in which
Experiential Marketing can be harnessed to foster better Inclusive
Marketing, ,PRIMA: Practices and Research in Marketing, 2(2),
27-43.

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12. Dyti Dawn, Somdutta Brahma, Tanya Jain (2012). A Business

Model for Inclusive Marketing to improve the profitability of the
Fishing Industry in the villages of coastal Mumbai, PRIMA:
Practices and Research in Marketing, 2(2), 76-95.
13. Debi Prasad Dash, Alok Sharma (2013). A Business Model for
Inclusive Marketing to improve the profitability of the Fishing
Industry in the villages of coastal Mumbai, ,PRIMA: Practices and
Research in Marketing, 3(2), 22-34.
14. Sourav Roy, Ajit Yadwadkar and Sonali Grover(2013). "Employer
th
Branding in B-Schools”, 10 AIMS International Conference.
15. SnehaVerma, Bhabeka Arora and PrabhuVenugopalan (2013). "
Successful Internship Programmes: An Intern Perspective”, 10th
AIMS International Conference.
16. Tanya Jain, Snehal Pandey and Sampurna Basu (2013). " Impact of
Transactional Engagement on Employee-burnout and Work-family
Conflict”, 10th AIMS International Conference.
17. Anuva Bhargava, Arun Nair and SaurabhHinduja (2013).
"Evaluating the Effectiveness of Supervisor-subordinate
th
Relationship: Impact of Gender”, 10 AIMS International
Conference.
18. Dyti Dawn, Neha Tripathi and Aastha Dhawan (2013). " Identifying
the motivation, orientation of Gen Y students in management
institutes”, In The 2nd International Conference, “Reshaping
Organizations to Develop Responsible Global Leadership” ,
organized by Nepal Academy of Management.
19. Pulkit Mitra and Kamakshi Pant (2013). " Determinants of
employee turnover : A quantitative study in IT industry”, In The 2nd
International Conference, “Reshaping Organizations to Develop
Responsible Global Leadership” , organized by Nepal Academy of
Management.
20. Shruti Agarwal, Arka Ghosh and Gunjot Singh (2013). " The new
expectation: Could measuring returns on expectations ( ROE) be a
better indicator of value added by learning and development
initiatives?”, In The 2nd International Conference, “Reshaping
Organizations to Develop Responsible Global Leadership” ,
organized by Nepal Academy of Management.
21. Jyoti Makkar, Rosanne Mathias, and Ayantika Mandal (2013). "
Men are Agentic and Women are Communal”, In The 2nd
International Conference, “Reshaping Organizations to Develop
Responsible Global Leadership” organized by Nepal Academy of
Management.
22. Gayatri Das, Arpit Jain and Aparna, P. (2013). " Effect of
Compensation on Sales Employees at Managerial Level in Indian
Retail Industry.”, In The 2nd International Conference,
“Reshaping Organizations to Develop Responsible Global
Leadership” organized by Nepal Academy of Management.
23. Smith Shah, Jyotsna Arora, and Anandita Ghatak. (2013). "
Number of women at workplace: Does it affect the performance of
the company and its workplace behavior?.”, In The 2nd
International Conference, “Reshaping Organizations to Develop
Responsible Global Leadership” organized by Nepal Academy of

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Management.
24. Akash Singhal, Somdutta Brahma and Geetha R (2013).
“Assessment Centres: Does The Promised Get Delivered?” In The
2nd International Conference, “Reshaping Organizations to
Develop Responsible Global Leadership” organized by Nepal
Academy of Management.
25. Ajwani- Ramchandani, Samant, Mishra and Shukla (2014). Using
E-Commerce : Linking the Base of the Pyramid in India to ‘Glo-cal’
Markets, In: Symposium on Advancing Sustainability Research &
Education
26. Priyank Nalwaya and Raji Ajwani-Ramchandani (2014), An
Innovative Approach for Developing Distribution. In: Symposium
on Advancing Sustainability Research & Education

49. State whether the Programme/department is accredited/graded by

other agencies? If yes, give details.

• AICTE approval Certificate in 2006.

• ISO 9001-2008 Certification in 2008.
• SCMHRD is the first institute in India to be accepted by the CFA
Institute University Recognition Programme. SCMHRD’s MBA-
Finance Programme has been acknowledged as incorporating at
least 70 percent of the CFA Programme Candidate Body of
Knowledge (CBOK) and placing emphasis on the CFA Institute
Code of Ethics andStandards of Practicewithin the Programme.
(http://www.cfainstitute.org/community/university/Pages/recognit
ion_Programmefor_universities.aspx)
• SCMHRD has signed MOU with PMI International to set up a
students chapter of PMI Pune at SCMHRD.
• SCMHRD has also qualified Eligibility Criteria of AACSB in Jan
2014

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating

new knowledge, basic or applied.
Faculty at SCMHRD have publications in the area of pedagogy,
application in their respective area of interest and pure theory in
management.

Portfolio of Intellectual Contribution

Teaching and Learning Scholarship

Applied or Integration Scholarship

Basic or Discovery Scholarship

0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Number of Publications

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51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and

Challenges (SWOC) of the department.

Strength Weakness
1. Quality teaching and learning 1. Inadequate number of senior
environment faculty members.
2. Strong academic curriculum. 2. Not sufficient funded research
3. A research focused and highly projects
enthusiastic young faculty from 3. Inadequate global exposure of
premier institutes in the country. faculty and students.
4. One hundred percent 4. Inadequate conversion of
employability ensured for the industry-academia relationship
students to academic research
5. A high degree of industry deliverables.
exposure provided to students
through industry practitioners
serving as visiting faculty
members
6. A diverse pool of students with
high academic credentials and
good work experience.
7. Good infrastructure with state-of-
art technology.
8. CRISIL audited placement report
ensuring higher standards of
accountability and integrity.
Opportunities Challenges
1. Greater exposure to faculty and 1. Shortage of PhD faculty in some
students through disciplines
internationalization. 2. Ability to attract, retain and
2. Develop new curriculum and recruit faculty/staff because
Programme opportunity challenges imposed by
3. Increase business outreach efforts. competitors at national and
4. Increased fund raising and grant international level.
proposals for research. 3. Competitions from premium
5. Expand college research portfolio Indian institutes like Indian
to include peer reviewed Institute of Management,
publications in international Faculty of Management Studies
journals, action research & (increasing presence of IIMs in
consultancies and conference the country) in attracting high
presentation quality students
4. Countrywide declining trend of
students wanting to pursue MBA

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52. Future plans of the department.

Goals and Activities Measurement
Objectives

Increase the All the existing full time Total 20 faculty have PhD. We
percentage of full faculty pursuing PhD will aim to increase the strength of
time faculty with complete their PhD within 3 PhD faculty one per department
PhD to 70% years. Recruit new faculty every year.
within 3 years. with PhD degree
Creation of Entrepreneurial training to Creating at least 1-2
Global Leaders students and young managers entrepreneurs in every batch
and through 'Management
Entrepreneurs Development Programme'.
Entrepreneurial Summit
every year to motivate
interaction between
entrepreneurs. Scholarships
to students aspiring to
become entrepreneurs.
Incubation center to assist
budding entrepreneurs.

Increasing the We will increase the present Internal resources generated

number of strength of three loyal clients through research & consultancy
research and for whom we continuously will be 3% of annual income of
consultancy develop and deliver the institute in the next 5 years.
services customized training
programmes to 5-6.

Improved 20% increase in expenditures Two international research papers

research output. on research and publication per faculty each year and one
and 10 times increase of research paper per faculty per
expenditures on faculty year indexed in SCOPUS for next
training and development. three years. Thereafter we will
Getting journals published by revise the goal. Top 10 rankings
SCMHRD indexed better in research & development
databases. among national B-Schools in next
3 years.
Continuous Development of new courses Introduction of at least one new
Improvisation of based on industry feedback course every year aligning with
Course and international global demand and course
Curriculum to benchmarking content review and enhancement
cater to the needs of all courses in the curriculum
of global citizens. every year. Starting with full time
Post Graduate Programme on
Business Analytics
Enhancing Collaboration with One faculty and two student
international international institute/ exchange programmes every year
relationship and university. with at least one foreign
getting accredited university every year in next
by AACSB, three years. Dual Degree
AMBA Programmes with two foreign
university in next 5 years
Submitting Self-Study report of
AACSB within 2 years for
evaluation. Achieving AMBA
accreditation with 2 years

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SIMS fosters diversity amongst students in a way that allows each and every one to carve
their own path and shine. From orientation, where one is literally and figuratively pushed
beyond their comfort zones, to engaging and interactive classes, and various events and
workshops one can participate in, SIMS ensures the development of a dynamic and
progressive business professional of the 21st century. Being surrounded by motivated,
like-minded people has driven me to push myself and work harder to strive towards my
self-imposed goals.

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the Department
Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS)

2. Year of establishment:
1993

3. Is the Department part of a School/ Faculty of the University?

Yes,the institute is a constituent of Symbiosis International University
(SIU) under the Faculty of Management.

4. Name of programmes offered

a. MBA (Two-year Full Time Programme)
b. PGPM (One-year Full Time Programme)
c. MBA (Executive) (30 months Programme)
d. One Year Post Graduate Diploma in Management Courses
i. PGD in Business Management
ii. PGD in Human Resource Management
iii. PGD in International Business
iv. PGD in Project Management
v. PGD in Financial Management

5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved

Apart from the Faculty of Management, SIMS compiles its programme
structure from the Course Catalogues of other Faculties including the
Faculty of Computer Studies, Faculty of Health and Biomedical Sciences,
Faculty of Law and Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc.
Yes, the institute has under mentioned courses in collaboration with
foreign universities:

Sr. Name of the University Programme /

No. Courses
1 Leeds Beckett University, UK Credit Exchange
Programme
2 Berlin School for Economics and Law, Summer School
Germany
3 Hochschule Bremen - University of Summer School
Applied Science

Apart from above, the MBA students of SIMS undergo 8-10 weeks
Summer Internship Programme in industries as part of their Company
Project Study (CPS) course of MBA programme. The indicative list of
industries is given below:

Deloitte Wipro JP Morgan

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Goldman Sachs DCB Bank Gartner

Infosys Bata Ingersoll Rand
WNS Credit Suisse Marsh
Britannia Morgan Stanley Adidas

7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons :

Nil

8. Examination System :
The Institute follows the Choice Based Credit (CBC) System and the
Semester Pattern.

9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other

departments
Nil

10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual

Sanctioned Filled
Professor 4 2
Associate Professor 9 7
Assistant Professor 27 5
Adjunct faculty - 10
Other Teaching Staff - 2
Total 40 26
11. Faculty Profile with name, Qualification, Designation, area of
Specialization, experience and research under guidance
Sl Name Qualification Designation Specialization No of Years of
No of Ph.D.
No Experience / M.Phil
(years.months) Students
guided for
Teaching Industry the last 4
years

1 Brig Rajiv M.Phil., Associate HR 7 34

Divekar (Retd) MBA, MSc, Professor&
BE Director
2 Dr. B R Londhe Ph.D., MBA, Professor & Marketing 20 12 1 PhD
MMM Deputy awarded &
Director 6 Under
guidance

3 Dr. Asha Ph.D., M.Sc., Professor HR 38 7 PhD

Nagendra B.Sc., B.Ed. awarded &
7 Under
guidance
4 Dr. Pradnya Ph.D, MA Associate Business 33
Chitrao Professor Communication

5 Dr. Mita Mehta Ph.D., Associate General Mgmt& 15

M.Com., Professor HR
BBA, SLET

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6 Dr. Pravin Ph.D, MBA, Associate Marketing 14

Kumar BE, DMM Professor
7 Dr. Suruchi Ph.D, MPM, Associate Human 15.6
Pandey NET, M.Com Professor Resources
8 Dr. Jaya Ph.D, MBA, Associate HRM & OB 16
Chitranshi MA, Dip in Professor
HRM, NET
9 Brig.(Dr.) B.B. Ph.D, M.Phil, Associate HR, Supply 21 36
Patil M.Sc, Professor Chain
PGDMM Management
10 Mr. Komal MBA, BE, Assistant Marketing 9 1½
Chopra NET Professor
11 Ms. Vanishree MBA, MBS, Assistant Marketing 5 10
Pabalkar B.Sc Professor
12 Ms. Arti M.Phil., Assistant Finance 16.6 0
Chandani MBA, Professor
M.Com,
B.Com., NET
13 Dr. Ravinder Ph.D, MBA Assistant Human 0.10 18
Kaur Professor Resources
14 Mr. Rahul MCM, Assistant Finance 7 3
Dhaigude M.Com, Professor
B.Com, NET
15 Mr. Vivek ACS, B Com, Adjunct Finance 20 8
Divekar CA
16 Mr. Madhup MBA, BE Adjunct Operations 33 7
Gandhi
17 Mr. S Dhanorkar LLB, PGDM, Adjunct Marketing 24 12
B Com

18 Dr. Shubhada Ph D, MA, Adjunct Economics 6 20

Sabade MPM,BA

19 Dr. Harnita Ph D, MA Adjunct Economics 5 22

Chowdhary (Eco)

20 Mr. Kingshuk MDBA, Adjunct Economics 28 11

Bhadury MHCIMA
(UK), BHM
21 Mr. Yashodhan MBA, MA, Adjunct Statistics 11 9
Krishna MSc, PhD
(pursing)
22 Mr. Dhananjay MTech, Adjunct IT 08 5
Kumar MSc(Comp),
PGDCA
23 Adv P Sukhatme LLB, MA, Adjunct Law 28 12
BA
24 Mr. Supratik M Tech(IT) Adjunct IT, Marketing 10 5
Ghatak
25 Ms. Sanchari M.Sc, B.Sc TA/RA Economics 1 0
Debgupta (Eco)
26 Ms. Debarati Bir M.Sc, B.Sc TA/RA Economics 0.2 0
(Eco)

12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors

Sl Name Qualification Designation Specialization No of Years of

No Experience
1 Dr. Santosh Bhave MBA, BE Chairman HR Bharat Forge HR 33
2 Dr. Sunil Kumar MBA, BSc Ex-Director, Bharti Group Marketing 38

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3 Mr. P N N Iyer MBA, LLB Ex VP and CEO,GE- Elpro IB 42

4 Mr. S X D’Souza MBA, LLB Ex Head HR, Bajaj Auto HR 46
5 Mr. S K Vaze MSc Ex Head International IB 42
Business, Bank of India
6 Mr. R Anandikar MBA Ex VP Marketing, Marketing 36
ZuariAgro
7 Mr. Neeraj Tiwari M Tech Head Power Transmission Operations 18
Division,FIAT

13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty (Visiting Faculty) -

Programme - wise information

MBA PGPM
Batch 2014-2015 2014-2015
% of Visiting Faculty 71 58

14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio

23:1

15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative

staff: Sanctioned, filled and actual :

Sanctioned Filled/Actual
Admin Staff 44 33
Technical staff 16 15

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies :

The institute has the following thrust areas:
a. Corporate Governance Practices recognised by National
Foundation of Corporate Governance (NFCG)
b. Human Resource Development recognised by Symbiosis
International University

17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national

b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give
the names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received
project-wise

Sr. Year Number Name of the project Name of the Total Grant
No. of funding agency Received
Faculty
1 2014 2 Investigating the corporate National Foundation Rs.1,00,000/-
governance practices in to be of Corporate
listed SMEs in Pune region Governance (NFCG)
2 2014 3 Research Study on ingredients National Foundation Rs. 1,20,000/-
of Successful Succession of Corporate
planning- Study in respect of Governance (NFCG)
select Pune based companies

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3 2014 3 Symbiosis Training and Symbiosis Rs. 1,50,000/-

Development programmes for International
prisoner population University
4 2015 2 To design an efficient financial Symbiosis Rs.1,15,000/-
management system and International
training module for University
sick/inactive SHGs in Pune
(PMC limits)
5 2015 2 Identity Financial Constraints Symbiosis Rs. 1,25,000/-
impeding the growth of International
tourism in Mahabaleshwar and University
make recommendations for
their removal

6 2015 1 Waste Management in Symbiosis Rs. 70,000/-

Hospitals of Pune International
University

18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants

received
a) National Collaboration : Nil
b) International Collaboration : Nil

19. Departmental project funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE;

DBT, ICSSR AICTE, etc.; total grants received.

Year Project Name of Total

funding grant
department received
2013 Entrepreneurship Development DST Rs.2.8 lakh
Programme (EDP)
2014 Entrepreneurship Awareness DST Rs.4.4 lakh
Camp (EAC)

20. Research facility /centre with

State recognition-Nil

National Recognition
a) Centre for Corporate Governance by National Foundation of
Corporate Governance (NFCG)
b) Centre for Entrepreneurship Development by Department of
Science and Technology (DST)

International Recognition–Nil

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or

corporate bodies
Nil

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22. Publications:

Total number of publications 189

(From 2009 to 2015; as of 31-07-2015)
i. Number of papers published in 134 (National 70 and
peer reviewed journals (national / International 64)
international):

ii. Chapters in Books 23

iii. Books with ISBN with details of
2
publishers
iv. Case Studies 3
v. Proceedings papers 27
Number listed in International 63
Database (For e.g. Web of Science,
Scopus, Humanities International
Complete, Dare Database -
International Social Sciences Directory,
EBSCO host, etc.)

Citation Index – range / average Google Total Citations= 55

(For SIU affiliated papers) Scholar Range:1-10
Avg: 2.39

Scopus Total Citations= 3

Range: 0-3
Avg: 0.2

Total citations of SIMS faculty (SIU + 44

Non-SIU affiliated papers)

SNIP Range: 0-0.98

Avg: 0.506

SJR Range:0-1.302
Avg: 0.336
Avg: 0.669

Impact Factor – range/average Range: 0-0.420

Avg:0.270
h-index (Google Scholar:4
Scopus:1)

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23. Details of Patents and income generated :

The institute has got two Copyright Registrations :
Name Title of work Year

Dr. B R Londhe 4Values Marketing Mix Model 2014

Rhea Joglekar Picture Analysis Tool for 2013
(Student of 2012-14 predicting talent growth and
batch) retention in an organization

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated

Consultancy Project for a Japanese firm “Primagest Inc.” during 2013-14.
The project was Assessing Indian Market Presentation for High Speed
Scanners. The project generated a revenue of Rs. 5,70,000/-

25. Faculty selected nationally / Internationally to visit other laboratories

/ institutions/industries in India and abroad :
The following faculty members have visited a foreign university

Sl Faculty University Year

No

1 Dr. B R Londhe Metropolitan State 2015

University of Denver
2 Mr. D. M. Deshpande Thompson Rivers University, 2010
Kamloops, British Columbia
3 Dr. Chhabi Sinha Leeds Beckett University 2009
Chavan

26. Faculty serving in

a) National Committees - NIL
b) International Committees - NIL
c) Editorial Boards -

Names

Dr. B R Londhe 1. International Research Journal named OJAS published

by JIMS Gaziabad.
2. Review Committee of SITM International Conference
Dr. Asha Nagendra 1. Review committee of International Management
Research Academy (IMRA), London, UK
2. Referee of The International Journal of Human
Resource Management
Dr. Mita Mehta 1. International Journal of Advance Research on Computer
Science and Management Studies
2. Associate Editor of International Journal of Applied
Financial Management Perspectives of Pezzottaite
Journals

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Dr. Suruchi Pandey 1. Reviewer for HRM book of Cengage Publication

2. Reviewer for one research paper of Life Science Journal.
3. Reviewer for paper of MDI Gurgaon Conference
schedule for 2015.
Ms. Arti Chandani 1. Editor for Galaxy International Interdisciplinary
research journal
2. Editor for TIMER Journal of National Foundation for
Entrepreneurship Development
3. Associate Editor of International Journal of Applied
Financial Management Perspectives of Pezzottaite
Journals
Mr. Komal Chopra 1. Reviewer in Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies

d) Any other (Please specify)NIL

27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / Orientation

Programmes, workshops, training programmes and similar
programs).

All faculty members attend Workshops/FDPs/Conferences/Seminars

conducted by TLRC, SIU and the institute. Following are the programmes
attended by the faculty members in last academic year.

Year FDP Workshops Seminar Conference – Conference –

National International
2014- 2015 12 10 4 1 1

28. Student Projects

a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including
inter-departments projects - 100%.
As part of the MBA course curriculum, students have to undergo a
dissertation work of 2 credits.

b) Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other

universities / industry/institute : 100%
i. CPS Project (Company Project Study): All students have
to undergo 8 – 10 weeks Summer Internship Programme with
industry as part of the CPS project.
ii. CSR Project (Corporate Social responsibility): All
students have to undertake a compulsory CSR project of 2
credits in the fourth semester with Corporates and NGO's to
promote social and developmental work in the society.

Live Project -4%

Thermax Lift Project - The Thermax Group, providing a
range of engineering solutions to the energy and environment
sectors, took an initiative to launch a very inspiring project-
Thermax Lift Project. The project mainly aims to cultivate
teacher leaders who share a set of core values that includes a
commitment to social justice, an understanding of the
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dedication to equity and excellence for all students. LIFT

seeks to prepare and support teacher leaders working with
diverse learners to develop in all their students, the academic
skills and strength of character needed to succeed in life. To
contribute their part to the society and make an attempt to
change the education system of India 12 out of many aspirants
from SIMS were selected. They worked hard for 10 long days
assessing the reading and writing ability of the students. This
in turn will help to train the teachers to become leaders who
can give maximum to propel these little birds to fly out with
distinct colours.

29. Awards/recognitions received at the national and international level

by
a) Faculty
1. Brig Rajiv Divekar (Retd) has been awarded Rajiv Gandhi
Education Excellence Award and Rashtriya Vidya Gaurav Gold
Medal Award for outstanding achievements in the field of
Education
2. Dr. Mita Mehta has received Best Teacher in HR award in 20th
Dewang Mehta Business School Awards in 2013 at Mumbai.
3. Dr. Suruchi Pandey has been awarded Best Professor in HR in
20thDewang Mehta Business School Awards in 2013 at Mumbai.
4. Ms. Arti Chandani has been awarded Best Professor in Financial
Management by Dainik Bhaskarin 2013.
5. Ms. Arti Chandani has also received Teacher's Day Awards 2013
by National Foundation for Entrepreneurship Development
(NFED)

b) Doctoral/post-doctoral fellows
NIL

c) Students

Year 2014-15 2013-14 2012-13 2011-12 2010-11 2009-10

B School Competitions 25 45 17 6 8 15

Article/ Research Paper 5 14 3 3 1 1

Best Summer Internship 2 1 2 - - -

Scholarship 1 1 1 1 1 1

Copyright/ NET - 2 - - - -

Sports/ Others 4 6 3 5 6 6

30. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of

funding (national/international) with details of outstanding
participants, if any.
Seminars:
1. Corporate Summit :A Corporate Summit is conducted every year
by the Placement Cell, to nurture the students through corporate

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interactions before they venture into the industry. Panel discussions

on various contemporary topics by top Corporates followed by
interactions generate an interactive and collaborative meeting of the
minds which is very insightful and enriching. The core essence of
the Corporate Summit is panel discussions among the corporate
highlighting their experiences, thought provoking views and the
practical aspect of the current business scenario.

The summit organised in 2014-15 had the presence of the following

esteemed dignitaries.
Sl Name Designation Company
No.
Finance : Topic - Rise of Boutique Investment Banks in India
1 Aneek Vikram Das IO Solution Architect Accenture
2 Arvind Ladha CEO Vantage India
3 Rajendar Kumar Sinha DGM-SME SBI
4 Vishal Jadhav Head, Equitace Capital Bennett Coleman & Co Ltd.
5 Vishal Shah AGM M&A Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
Human Resources : Topic - Managing GEN Y Challenges faced by GEN X
1 Anjan Bhowmick Director HR Hershey's India
2 AnkitaVerma HR Lead Crisil
3 Arun Negi Leadership Hiring - Reliance Industries Ltd.
Talent Acquisition
4 Roshni Mascarenhas Senior Manager - Talent Viacom 18
Acquisition
5 Saptarishi Vertical Head - Talent Bajaj Allianz General
Bhattacharya Acquisition Insurance
6 Unmesh Rai General Manager - Reliance Industries Ltd.
Talent Acquisition
Marketing : Topic -Reaching the AamAadmi : Challenges & Strategies of Rural
Marketing
1 Abhimanyu Khanna Partner Business Hewlett Packard
Manager
2 Archana Jain Co-Founder Askino Technologies
3 Ekta Acharya Head - Tenant Jones Lang LaSalle
Representation
4 Shailesh Kelkar Vice President - Sales & ICICI Prudential Life
Distribution
5 Shikha Kochar Consultant Hindustan Times
6 Shripal Gandhi Founder & CEO Swipe Telecom

2. WOMANCIPATION : The institute conducts annually a seminar

“Womancipation”, which is a first of its kind to be conducted by a B-
School in Pune. For this seminar, top level women executives,
entrepreneurs, and women who have made it to the top in their respective

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fields, come and address our student managers on women related issues in
the work place.

Womancipation 2014 - List of Guest Speakers

Sl Name Designation Company

No.
1 Tina Rastogi Head BPHR Infosys
2 Aspy Engineer President & Country Head – Yes Bank
ATM Management &
Currency Chest
3 Saharsh David Head - CSR Sandvik
4 Sangeeta Lund VP HR Golden Source
5 Shikha Kochhar Consultant Hindustan Times
6 Anamika Dasgupta Founder The Potters Earth
Sharma

Conferences:
SIMSARC : The institute organizes its annual international research
conference known as SIMSARC. SIMSARC provides an opportunity to
researchers, corporates and scholars to enrich body of knowledge through
their contribution through research. SIMSARC also offers a platform to
the researchers and scholars to share their thoughts and ideas. Faculty and
students are encouraged to send and present papers in this conference.
Papers that get shortlisted are then either published in the institute's peer
reviewed ISSN research journal, “Jidnyasa”, or sent for publication in
other peer reviewed journals.

SIMSARC 2014 - List of Guest Speakers

Ÿ Mr. Rabindra Kumar Behera, Chairman – RSB Group
Ÿ Dr. Stuart M. Locke, Professor of Finance, University of Waikato,
New Zealand
Ÿ Dr. Dilip K. Pithadia, Chairman – Pithadia Foundation, Texas
(USA)
Ÿ Dr. Debbie Craig, Managing Director, Catalyst Consulting, South
Africa
Ÿ Dr. Raj Khandekar, Professor of Management, Metropolitan State
College of Denver, USA
Ÿ Mr. Rajendra Shivaraikar, Associate Vice President – Garware
Wall Ropes, Pune &Wai region
Ÿ Dr. Ravi Seethamraju, Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney
Business School, Australia
Ÿ Mr. Sarang Bapat, CEO, I - Brand, North Carolina, USA

31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments

Ÿ Research is one of the very important thrust areas of SIMS as
enshrined in the mission of SIU.
Ÿ A Research Advisory Committee (RAC) is constituted to
technically review research proposals / projects.
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Ÿ The Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) of SIU focuses on rights,

safety and well being of the research participants if research
involves human subjects and if there is a possibility of involving an
ethical issue.
Ÿ Each paper is checked through anti plagiarism software “Turnitin”
for malpractices and plagiarism.

32. Student profile programme – wise:

Name of the Programme Application Selected Pass Percentage
(refer to question no. 4) received Male Female Male Female
MBA : 2009-11 2303 144 135 100% 100%
MBA : 2010-12 2099 162 129 98.76% 100%
MBA : 2011-13 1487 194 135 96.90% 100%
MBA : 2012-14 1949 153 154 100% 100%
MBA : 2013-15 2110 166 142 Appeared
MBA : 2014-16 5907 154 126 Appearing
Programme
MBA : 2015-17 2045 169 146 commenced on
4th June 2015
PGPM : 2009-10 16 12 04 100% 100%
PGPM : 2010-11 148 48 12 100% 100%
PGPM : 2011-12 65 20 10 100% 100%
PGPM : 2012-13 74 24 10 100% 100%
PGPM : 2013-14 60 23 13 96% 100%
PGPM : 2014 -15 23 13 7 Appeared
Programme
PGPM : 2015 -16 32 11 6 commenced on
4th June 2015
MBA (E) : 2009-12 189 48 12 100% 100%
MBA (E ) : 2010-13 59 51 8 100% 100%
MBA (E ) : 2011-14 34 30 4 100% 100%
MBA (E ) : 2012-15 38 31 3 90% 100%
MBA (E ) : 2013-16 66 33 1 Appearing
MBA (E) : 2014 -17 75 57 12 Appearing
Programme
MBA (E) : 2015 -18 130 87 17 commenced on
6th July 2015
PGDBM : 2009-10 44 31 13 100% 100%
PGDBM : 2010-11 20 14 4 100% 100%
PGDBM : 2011-12 29 20 9 100% 100%
PGDBM : 2012-13 21 16 4 100% 100%
PGDBM : 2013-14 23 16 4 44% 75%
PGDBM : 2014-15 20 13 7 58% 57%
Programme
PGDBM : 2015-16 40 27 10 commenced on
12th July 2015

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PGDHRM : 2009-10 25 7 18 100% 100%

PGDHRM : 2010-11 16 2 14 100% 100%
PGDHRM : 2011-12 12 3 9 100% 100%
PGDHRM : 2012-13 21 7 14 100% 100%
PGDHRM: 2013-14 13 3 10 33% 90%
PGDHRM : 2014-15 11 6 5 50% 80%
Programme
PGDHRM : 2015-16 14 4 10 commenced on
12th July 2015
PGDIB : 2009-10 22 19 3 100% 100%
PGDIB : 2010-11 22 18 4 100% 100%
PGDIB : 2011-12 11 8 3 100% 100%
PGDIB: 2012-13 13 10 3 100% 100%
PGDIB: 2013-14 11 7 4 86% 100%
PGDIB : 2014-15 7 4 3 50% 67%
PGDPM: 2013-14 4 4 Nil 100% Nil
PGDPM : 2014-15 11 10 1 70% 100%
Programme
PGDPM : 2015-16 10 5 5 commenced on
12th July 2015
Programme
PGDFM : 2015-16 10 7 3 commenced on
12th July 2015

33. Diversity of students

% of students % of students
% of
Name of Programme % of students from other from
students
(refer to question from same universities universities
from other
no. 4) university within the outside the
countries
state State
MBA : 2009 -11 4% 30% 65% 1%
MBA : 2010 -12 19% 32% 45% 4%
MBA : 2011 -13 23% 33% 39% 5%
MBA : 2012 -14 5% 30% 61% 4%
MBA : 2013 -15 13% 32% 51% 4%
MBA : 2014-16 6% 30% 63% 1%
MBA : 2015-17 3% 24% 72% 1%
PGPM : 2009-10 0% 28% 72% 0%
PGPM : 2010-11 0% 13% 87% 0%
PGPM : 2011-12 0% 22% 78% 0%
PGPM : 2012-13 0% 42% 58% 0%
PGPM : 2013-14 0% 45% 55% 0%

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PGPM : 2014 -15 0% 25% 75% 0%

PGPM : 2015 -16 0% 29% 71% 0%
MBA (E) : 2009-12 0% 71% 29% 0%
MBA (E ) : 2010-13 0% 99% 1% 0%
MBA (E ) : 2011-14 0% 99% 1% 0%
MBA (E ) : 2012-15 0% 68% 26% 6%
MBA (E ) : 2013-16 0% 85% 15% 0%
MBA (E) : 2014 -17 0% 61% 39% 0%
MBA (E) : 2015 -18 1% 35% 64% 0%
PGDBM : 2012-13 0% 65% 35% 0%
PGDBM : 2013-14 5% 65% 30% 0%
PGDBM : 2014-15 10% 53% 37% 0%
PGDBM : 2015-16 0% 78% 22% 0%
PGDHRM : 2012-13 1% 64% 35% 0%
PGDHRM: 2013-14 0% 85% 15% 0%
PGDHRM : 2014-15 0% 64% 36% 0%
PGDHRM : 2015-16 0% 57% 43% 0%
PGDIB : 2012-13 8% 69% 23% 0%
PGDIB : 2013-14 0% 65% 35% 0%
PGDIB : 2014-15 14% 57% 29% 0%
PGDPM: 2013-14 0% 35% 65% 0%
PGDPM : 2014-15 0% 55% 45% 0%
PGDPM : 2015-16 0% 50% 50% 0%
PGDFM : 2015-16 0% 70% 30% 0%

34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defence Services
examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive
examinations? Give details category wise.

Sl No Examination Name Batch

1 Civil Services Mr Piyush Sharma MBA 2008-2010
2 NET Ms AmitaThapiyal MBA 2012-2014

35. Students progressions

Student Progression Percentage against enrolled

UG to PG NA
PG to M.Phil. NA

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PG to Ph.D. NA*
Ph.D. to Post- Doctoral NA
Employed Campus selection - 90%
Campus selection Other than campus recruitment -
Other than campus recruitment 10%*
(*includes entrepreneurs also)
Entrepreneurs 1%
* No natural progression from PG to Ph.D. Admission through entrance
exam and merit.

36. Diversity of Staff

Details 2014-15
Percentage of faculty who are graduates 12%
of the same university
From other universities within the state 50%
From universities from other state 38%
Universities outside the country NIL

37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil, Ph.D., D.Sc. and
D.Litt. during the assessment period
During the assessment period four faculty members of the Institute have
been awarded Ph.D :
Sl No Name Date of award
1 Dr Suruchi Pandey June 30, 2011
2 Dr D M Deshpande January 27, 2012
3 Dr Pravin Kumar December 8, 2012
4 Late Dr Ashwini Purandare June 21, 2013

38. Present details of departmental infrastructure facilities with regard

to
a) Library
Details of library infra-structure
S. Library facility Details
No.
1. Total area 2125.52 sq. ft.
2. Total seating capacity Total 96 users can seat at a time.
Seating for -
Faculty - 2 cubicles with four chairs.
Student - 85
Library Staff - 7

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3. Working hours:
i. On working days 8.30 am to 11.00 pm
ii. On Sunday 10.00 am to 6.30 pm
iii. Festival /Holidays Library remain closed
iv. Before Examination 8.00 am to 1.00 am (15 days prior)
v. During examination 8.00 am to 1.00 am
vi. During vacation 10.00 am to 6.00 pm ( only in May)
4. Layout of the library Open area at the back side of the library
Relaxed reading surrounded by
greenery

IT zone for accessing e-resources 5 computers in reading hall with LAN

connection and Wi fi Facility
5. Display of floor plan
i. Adequate sign boards a. Boards indicating Subjects and
locations
b. Boards indicating discipline in library

ii. Access to differentially abled a. One movable platform for physically

users and mode to access to disabled users is available with
collection institute estate dept.

Details of the library holdings:

S. Items Numbers
No.
1. Print
I. Books 22016
ii. Titles 11779
iii. Back volumes 78
2 Average number of books added in 1171
last 3 years
3 Non-print ( Microfilms, AV) 548 Video Cassettes + 1191 CDs = 1739
4 Electronic (e-books, e-journals) a. e-books – 374
(www.myilibrary.com)

Database - 12

b. e-journals – 35099
(Sage Publications: 8)
(Publishing India Group: 7)
5 Special collections (SIU)
Reference books 886
6 Book banks 4140
7 Question banks Total - 24 (MBA - 9, MBA EE - 5,
PGPM - 6, Part-time - 4)
8 Total number of national journals 37
Total number of international
9 9
journals

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Tools deployed to access the collection

Sr. Tool Name Details Remarks

No.
1. OPAC KOHA http://10.10.106.15:9094
http://symbiosis-
koha.informindia.co.in
2 Electronic • EBSCO, • EBSCO, SCOPUS,Emerald and
Resource • Emerald, JSTOR are in consortia from
Management • JSTOR, SIU
package for e- • Sage Publn (8 jr.) • Sage & Publishing India group
journals • Publishing India jrs are individually purchase by
Group (7 jrs.) inst.
• SCOPUS
4 Library website Yes Improvement in existing website
under progress.

5 In-house/remote Yes All e-resources are accessible

access to e- through institute internet IP address.
publications

b) Internet facilities for staff and students – Yes, The institute

provides 24*7 free internet facilities on campus through LAN and
Wi-Fias given below

S.No. IT infrastructure/Facility Number

1 Systems 160 + 3 Server + Two IMac Machine
2 Computer-student ratio 30 PC old lab
+60 PC new lab =90 PC Total.
Each batch 60 Student.
1:1 Ratio
3 Dedicated computing facilities 40
4 LAN facility Yes, 20mbps
5 Number of nodes/ computers 200
with internet facility

c) Total number of class rooms : 16

d) Class rooms with ICT facility:16 - All class rooms are equipped
with computer with LAN, Wi-fi and projector.

e) Students' laboratories : 2 Computer Labs

f) Research laboratories : NIL

39. List of Doctoral, Post-doctoral students and Research Associates

a) From the host institution/university:
1. Brig Rajiv Divekar (Retd) - SIU
2. Mr. Komal Chopra - SIU
3. Mr. Venkatesh Iyengar (Ph.D. Scholar) - SIU

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b) From other institutions/ universities :

1. Ms. Vanishree Pabalkar- Bharti Vidyapeeth, Pune
2. Ms. Arti Chandani - Madras University, Chennai

40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from

the university.
S. Name of Student Batch Scholarship Amount
No. (Rs.)
1 Ms. Arzoo Bista 2012-14 Best International Student 675000
2 Ms. Aranxta Sanchis 2011-13 Best Sports Person 24000
3 Ms. JyotiGaikwad 2013-15 Best Sports Person 12000
4 Ms. Avantika 2009-11 Outstanding Incoming student 80500
Madhavan (Fee waiver in First Semester)
5 Ms. Gurleen Kaur 2010-12 Outstanding Incoming student 92575
(Fee waiver in First Semester)
6 Ms. Debashree 2011-13 Outstanding Incoming student 115500
Mandal (Fee waiver in First Semester)
7 Ms. Neha Gupta 2012-14 Outstanding Incoming student 64100
(Fee waiver in First Semester)
8 Mr. Ravinder Singh 2013-15 Outstanding Incoming student 68900
Puri (Fee waiver in First Semester)

41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the

development of new programmes(s)? If so, highlight the
methodology.
Yes, a need assessment exercise was undertaken for commencing the Post
Graduate Diploma in Project Management programme. As part of the
assessment exercise, a need analysis study through a questionnaire filled-
up by faculty, students, alumni and industry people was conducted. Based
on this study, the programme was designed and projected to SIU for
approval. The programme was processed through the Board of Studies,
Academic Council and finally approved by the Board of Management and
commenced in academic year 2013- 14.

42. Does the department obtain feedback from:

a) Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning- evaluation?
If yes, how does the department utilize the feedback?
As a process each faculty gives feedback on subject/ course, credits,
duration, batch size, reading material, staff and students at the end of
the semester. The feedback collated is then analysed. Additionally,
each year a Review and Revision Committee of faculty for every
specialisation goes through the courses and the syllabus comparing
it from SIU course catalogue. Their recommendations are discussed
in the institute Faculty Curriculum Review meeting. Changes
accepted are incorporated in the programme structure and
forwarded to SIU with justification for approval.

b) Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-

evaluation and how does the department utilize the feedback?
The institute obtains feedback from students on teaching style,
pedagogy, course content, performance feedback, and over all

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faculty through open house feedback session and online feedback at

the end of the semester. Additionally, Academic coordinators
interact with Class Representatives of all sections on a regular basis
on areas of infrastructure and/or any academic related issues/
grievances. Collected feedback is analysed and then shared verbally
with faculty if found not upto the mark by the Director of the
Institute.

c) Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how

does the department utilize the feedback?
Alumni : Formal feedback is taken via e-mails and verbal feedback
during alumni meets. The alumni are also invited for guest lectures
and other institution building activities where they give feedback on
curriculum development.
Employers/Industries: A verbal formal feedback on curricula
suitability is obtained during visits to corporates by Director, staff
and students. Industry perspectives are also obtained through
academic meetings, guest lectures, workshops, placements and
seminars. The Head of Placement at our institute takes verbal
feedback from the Corporate mentors during and after the Company
Project Study(CPS), which is a part of our curriculum.
In addition to students and faculty a verbal feedback is taken from
alumni and executives from Industries to help in restructuring the
programmes, syllabus, and pedagogy. Further, the Curriculum of all
the programmes currently pursued at the Institute is reviewed every
year by the review and revision committee.

43. List the distinguished alumni of the department

Sl
Name Company Designation Batch
No

Reliance
1 Mr. Deepak Khanna CEO 1996-98
Communications

HSBC Asset Senior VP & Regional

2 Mr. Anurag Tyagi 1997-99
Management, India Director

Global Talent
3 Mr. Rahul Nandi HP 1995-97
Acquisition Leader

4 Mr. Ashish Kapoor Eaton Technologies Director HR 1996-98

5 Mr. Rana Ranjan Credit Suisse Director 1993-95

Executive Director -
6 Mr. Royce D' Costa Danaher Human Capital 1995-97
Management
Director - India
Organization
7 Mr. Vivek Dwivedi Honeywell 1998-2000
Development &
Learning
V.P, Re-engineering
8 Mr. Lester D'Souza Genpact UK Ltd. 1996-98
Leader Europe
9 Mr. Karan Johar HSBC Vice President 2000-02
Cushman &
10 Mr. Harshvardhan Singh Asst. VP – Retail 2003-05
Wakefield

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44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures /

workshops / seminar) involving external experts.
The institute conducts the following events (special lectures / workshops /
seminars) every year as part of the students' enrichment programmes.

1. 360 Degree Series :'The 360 Degree Lecture Series' aims to

enhance holistic knowledge amongst students. A one of its kind of
initiative, its main purpose is to enhance the thinking abilities of
student managers and widen their scope of knowledge through a
series of lectures by prominent personalities across different
sectors.

2. StrateGem :The StrateGem is organized by Infinite, the Finance

Club of SIMS. The word 'StrateGem' in our context means 'A Gem
of a Strategy'. Each year StrateGem is conducted to discuss the
issues and challenges faced by nation in finance arena, whereby
noted and eminent people come and share their views.

3. Field Marshal Manekshaw Lecture :The aim of the lecture series

is to provide experiential learning and expert perspective about
related fields to students and members of the audience. Each year, a
renowned luminary who is an expert in his / her field is invited as the
guest speaker.

4. Colosseum : is an annual event HR seminar on contemporary HR

themes, where eminent people from the industry are invited to share
their thought with the students.

5. 4THOUGHT : is an annual seminar conducted by the Marketing

club where top corporates are invited to share their thoughts and
experiences.

Apart from above, the institute also organises guest talks on various
topics by renowned personalities and industry experts.

45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different
programmes.
i. Lectures
ii. Case Study
iii. Case Study Presentation
iv. Class discussion and participation
v. Presentation
vi. Group Assignment
vii. Group Activity
viii. Role Play
ix. Project Work
x. Industry Visit

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are
constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored?

The objective of every MBA programme is to produce knowledgeable,

practical, ethical, value driven, empathetic managers who are industry

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ready. SIMS ensures that these aspects are inculcated in the student
managers through curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.
The programme structure has courses such as ISR Projects, Ethics and
Governance, Energy and Environment amongst others. Each of these
courses has its objectives clearly given.

During the semester, regular feedback from class representatives, faculty

feedback from students, Students performance in continuous evaluations,
B-School competitions is monitored to see if learning outcomes are met.
Mid-course corrections, if required, in terms of change in pedagogy,
assignments, extra classes, projects are done.

Semester end feedback of students and faculty, student performance in

semester exams, feedback from industry on students' knowledge,
application skill sets, attitude and performance during summer internship
projects and during placement interviews are monitored and analysed.
Any changes/ inclusion of courses, events, and activitiesare then done in
the programme structure and yearly co- curricular and extra-curricular
schedule.

47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension

activities.

1. PRANAY - Our Social Initiative:PRANAYis a first of its kind,

social initiative by a B-school which is totally student driven. The
PRANAY Club of the institute promotes social and developmental
work in the society. This is a voluntary work. Through our efforts at
PRANAY, we conduct numerous social and welfare activities in
collaboration with NGOs, Corporates and Government
organizations. A faculty is incharge for driving the initiatives in
PRANAY.

2. DGR Programmes :SIMS is duly recognized as a centre for

conducting DGR (Directorate General Resettlement) programs for
high ranking officers of the Defence Services recently retired or on
the verge of retirement. The Institute conducts the DGR courses on
“Independent Directors” and “Supply Chain Management”.

3. Entrepreneurship Development :The objective of the E-Cell at

SIMS is to instill entrepreneurial real thinking in the student
managers and to create a community of business professionals with
a lifelong commitment to achieve social and economic progress
through entrepreneurship. E-Cell at SIMS actively works towards
setting up an incubation centre on Campus. It invites various
eminent entrepreneurs to deliver lectures to educate students about
the advantages and hardships of entrepreneurship. Guest Lectures,
Mentorship programs, Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp,
Business Plan workshops, Case study and workshops are conducted
throughout the year to involve students in activities that are essential
to an entrepreneur.

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4. Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan : As part of this initiative the faculty,

staff and students at SIMS participated in the cleanliness drive and
executed the Swachhta Abhiyaan in the campus and surrounding
area.

48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the

department.
Ÿ SIMS offers SIX SIGMA green belt training course which is a certificate
course. This course is open to all and a value addition in terms of knowledge
and skills in particular level.
Ÿ SIMS offers ICICI learning matrix online course where students can
register online and take this course on his/ her own to enrich the knowledge.
There are various modules offered at ICICI learning matrix level.
Ÿ SIMS also conducts a certificate course with IBM on SPSS for students
and faculty.
Ÿ SIMS promotes research amongst students and has an in house research
publication, “SIMSKRITI” (SIMS JMR), where research articles or papers
of students from the different college as well as SIMS are published. Students
are also encouraged to write and publish articles and research papers in
various magazines and reputed research journals. The papers are also
presented in National and International conferences.
Ÿ The Students have formed various clubs and cells like I-Station, Infinite -
The Finance Club, People Tree - The HR Club, SMARK - The Marketing
Club, Academic Cell, Placement Cell, Alumni Cell, Library Cell, E-Cell and
Event Cell. All these clubs and cells organize numerous guest lectures,
events, seminars, competitions, games, quizzes and workshops.
Ÿ To motivate students of SIMS to take entrepreneurship as a matter of
challenge and pride and to provide them opportunities to develop their
managerial skills through real life projects, the student managers are
encouraged to run campus companies. Some of the campus entrepreneurial
ventures started by the student managers are Sub-Conscious, Creativa,
Identify Oral Care Pvt Ltd.

49. State whether the programme/department is accredited / graded by

other agencies? If yes, give details.
Yes, the institute has been accredited/graded by some agencies. The
indicative list is given below

1. SIMS is an ISO 9001:2008 quality certified institute

2. SIMS is recognised by Department of Science and Technology

The institute has been recognized by Department of Science and
Technology (DST) for its Entrepreneurship Development
Programme (EDP) and Entrepreneurship awareness camp (EAC).
3. SIMS is recognised by National Foundation of Corporate
Governance
SIMS is the only accredited Centre for Corporate Governance of the
National Foundation for Corporate Governance in Pune. The NFCG
has been established by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and CII
with support from ICAI and ICSI.

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The Centre's singular focus is to enhance knowledge on important

aspects of good Corporate Governance norms amongst the senior
management and boards of companies through dissemination of
appropriate programs in association with experienced persons
practicing in the field. SIMS undertakes various research projects in
the area of Corporate Governance funded by National Foundation
for Corporate Governance (NFCG) every year.

4. SIMS is also recognised by Directorate General Resettlement,

Ministry of Defence
SIMS is duly recognized by Directorate General Resettlement
(DGR) for conducting programs for officers of the Defence
Services. The Institute in collaboration with DGR conducts courses
on “Independent Directors” and “Supply Chain Management”.

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating

new knowledge, basic or applied.

SIMS, based on feedback and interaction with corporates, academic,

students, Government Policies and happenings in society and the world
brings in changes in its curriculum as also in co-curricular and extra-
curricular activities and events. SIMS has introduced new and
contemporary courses such as Business Ethics and Corporate
Governance, Energy and Environment, CSR Project in its curriculum.

In keeping with the Govt policy of promoting entrepreneurship, SIMS has

encouraged students to become entrepreneurs. Each year SIMS promotes
two campus companies, operated by students within the campus. In
additions SIMS also conducts 'Market Beat' where-in students get an
opportunity to run a stall and present a business plan. Viable and good
proposals are then presented to Alumni during Alumni Meet as part of a
competition. Promising ventures are encouraged by incubating them,
giving guidance by getting experts, bringing venture capitalists and angel
investors to review the ventures and invest. SIMS has six students who
turned entrepreneurs while studying in SIMS - Ms. Smita Rajgopal of
Batch 2005-07, Ms. Kirti Advani and Mr. Karan Kochar of Batch 2008-
10, Ms. Jabish Golyan of batch 2009-11, Mr. Amol Kakde of Batch 2010-
12 and Dr. Sunil Shekhawat of batch 2013-15.

SIMS is also a centre for promotion of entrepreneurship recognised and

funded by Department of Science and Technology. SIMS conducts each
year two Entrepreneurship Awareness Camps and two Entrepreneurship
Development Programme for budding/new entrepreneurs. This has met
with great success. So far there are seven participants who have become
entrepreneurs.
SIMS is also a centre for Corporate Governance recognised by National
Foundation for Corporate Governance. In 2012, two faculty and two
students formed as part of a team along with Pune International Centre and
wrote a white paper on “Corporate Governance”. The same was then
presented to Mr. Veerappa Moily, Union Minister for Corporate Affairs
and submitted to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

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In the curriculum of 4th Semester, every student has to do a 30 hours CSR

project. The institute collaborates with Govt Schools, Orphanages, Old
Age Homes, Hospitals, Mobile Creche and others for the students to do
the project. This helps the students to understand the challenges, problems
and issues of the weaker, poor, downtrodden, challenged sectors of
society and helps in developing compassion, values, ethics and empathy
in them.

51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and

Challenges (SWOC) of the department.

STRENGTHS
Ÿ Only B-School of its kind in the country for Defence Personnel and
their dependents in the civil sector.
Ÿ Huge alumni base, positioned at key positions in wide range of
Industry across India.
Ÿ Global Immersion Programmes with Foreign Universities.
Ÿ Accredited Centre for Corporate Governance by Ministry of
Corporate Affairs, Government of India and Centre for
Entrepreneurship under Department of Science and Technology.
Ÿ Developing empathy, ethics and values amongst students through
ISR.
Ÿ Promoting and encouraging entrepreneurship amongst
students through Campus Companies, Entrepreneurship Awareness
Camp (EAC) and Incubation Centre.
Ÿ Inculcating research bent in students through encouraging students
to present and publish research papers in indexed journals,
magazines and conferences.
Ÿ Unique pedagogy with corporate guest lectures, workshops, forum,
group tasks, industry visits etc.
Ÿ Increasing focus on research, project and consultancy.

WEAKNESSES
Ÿ Less visibility in civil sector.
Ÿ Bulk student intake from one category (Defence)
Ÿ Heavy dependence on part-time/ visiting faculty members for
certain courses
Ÿ Limited hostel facility for PGPM Students.

OPPORTUNITIES
Ÿ To have a DST funded incubation centre.
Ÿ To have collaborations with industry for sponsoring employees for
Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM) and Part time
courses.
Ÿ To have collaborations with industry for conducting company
sponsored diploma courses, certificate courses, MDPs and
workshops.
Ÿ To undertake consulting assignments of companies.
Ÿ Writing joint research papers with faculty of foreign universities
with whom there is MoU.

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CHALLENGES
Ÿ Tough competition with other B-Schools.
Ÿ Placements of one year PGPM programme for experienced
executives.
Ÿ Increase presence in civil sectors to attract good students in Industry
sponsored category and for other programmes which are open to all.
Ÿ Increase intake in PGPM and other executive programmes.

52. Future plans of the department.

Ÿ Opening up MBA programme for dependents of defence
personnel of SAARC countries
SIMS plans to start a post graduate management programme
exclusively for dependents of defence personnel of the South Asian
Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries. This
will be in Collaboration with Govt. of India (Ministry of Defence)
and Ministry of External Affairs.
Ÿ Incubation Centre : SIMS is a centre for entrepreneurship
development of Department of Science and Technology. To promote
entrepreneurship and assist entrepreneurs, SIMS plans to set up a
full-fledged Incubation Centre. The Centre will provide legal
business advice and guidance, seed funding, market survey and
consulting facility.
Ÿ Conducting certification courses for Ministry of Defence.
SIMS is planning to have a tie up with MoD for conducting various
certification courses in management for defence personnel. This
will facilitate their smooth transition after retirement to the
corporate world.

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 (SITM)
Symbiosis Institute of
Telecom Management
SITM...a perfect destination for graduates who want to build a career in ICT industry!
SITM is not only recommended for telecom but also for IT sector. Teaching methodology
and curriculum here is as per industry standards and requirements. Highly qualified and
experienced faculty members of the institute help students to excel by giving them
thorough knowledge. Events conducted at the institute are organised entirely by student
teams. This gives them the practical experience of management.
Amita Ajay Budhwani, Pune - SITM
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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the Department:
Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management (SITM)

2. Year of establishment:
1996

3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?

Yes. SITM is a constituent of Symbiosis International University (SIU)
under Faculty of Management.

4. Names of programmes offered:

• Master of Business Administration (Telecom Management)
• Master of Business Administration (Executive) Telecom
Management

5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved:

In addition to courses from the catalogue of the faculty of management,
SITM compiles its programme structure from the course catalogues of
other faculties including the faculty of computer science and law.

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc.:
• SITM has setup business analytics lab in collaboration with IBM
under the IBM Career Education for Business Transformation
(CEBT) program. Courses such as descriptive analytics and
predictive analytics are offered to select MBA students. Students
get exposure to IBM products like SPSS, COGNOS under this
program.
• SITM in collaboration with Tele Management Forum (TMFORUM
USA) offers training and certification for all students in the area of
Business Process Frameworx (eTOM) and Revenue Assurance.
• SITM in collaboration with EMC Corp. offers training and
certification for all students in the area of Information Storage
Management(ISM) and Cloud Infrastructure Services (CIS).
• SITM is CISCO Local Academy under the CISCO academic
initiative. Students opting for Systems specialisation undergo Cisco
Certified Network Associates (CCNA) papers with practicals using
the simulator.
• Similarly SITM has an association for Broadband Wireless
Simulation (BWSIM) on telecom network with Centre of
Excellence in Wireless Technology (CEWiT), Chennai. CEWiT is
established in the campus of Indian Institute of Technology,
Chennai. Students are able to simulate 4G LTE network planning,
interference, traffic and throughput.
• SITM offers training and certification in Information Technology
Information Library (ITIL) for all students in the area of IT service
management.

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7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons:

Nil

8. Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based

Credit System:
Semester and Choice Based Credit System

9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other

departments:
• Dr. Giri Hallur and CA Abhijit Chirputkar taught courses at
SCMHRD.
• Prof. Yatin Jog taught courses at SICSR.
• Dr. Pramod Damle has taught at TLRC (SIU).
• Dr. Trupti Dhote has taught at SIMC-PG Pune.

10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled:

Sanctioned Filled
Professor 2 2
Associate Professors 4 5
Assistant Professors 10 8
Adjunct Faculty - 2
Other Teaching staff - 1
Total 16 18

11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of

specialization, experience and research under guidance :
S. Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of Years of No. of
no. Experience Ph.D./
(years.months) M.Phil.
Students
guided
for the
last 4
years
1 Dr. BSEE, ME Director – Telecom and Industry Nil
Sunil Patil (India), M. A. Sc. Associate Management experience: 24
(Canada), MSEE Professor
(USA), MBA
(USA), PhD
Teaching
Experience: 7

2 Mr. B.Com, M.Com, Deputy Finance Professional / Nil

Abhijit CA., Director and Consultation
Chirputkar CISA(USA), Assistant experience: 10
MBF, SET Professor Teaching
Experience: 12

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3 Dr. B Sc (Maths), LL Professor IT Management 37 Nil

Pramod B, M Com,
Damle MCM, PhD
CAIIB, CISA,
CISSP, PMP,
GIAC GSLC
4 Dr. Tarun Bsc, MSc Professor IT Management Corporate 5
Kumar (Maths), Experience:1.5 on-going
Singhal MS(Software Academic
Systems), PhD Experience: 20

5 Dr. Sujata MBA, M. Com, Associate Marketing Academic/Teachin Nil

Joshi SET, PhD Professor g experience at
MBA level: 17
Corporate
experience: 3

6 Mr. B.Com, M.Com., Associate Finance Professional / Nil

Prasanna F. C. A. Pursuing Professor Consultation
Kulkarni PhD experience: 25

Teaching
Experience: 19

7 Mr. B.com. M.C.M, Associate Networking, Teaching Nil

Avinash M.M.M. UGC Professor Network Experience:23
Aslekar NET pursuing Security, IT,
PhD in Telecom
Management
8 Dr. PhD, MBA, Associate Management Professional 7 Nil
Abhijeet BCom, DBM, Professor Teaching
Deshpande MCom, MSc Experience: 11

9 Mr. BE, MBA- Assistant Marketing Industry Nil

Sandeep Marketing, MBA Professor experience : 13
Prabhu (Finance),NET
Pursuing PhD
Teaching
experience : 5

10 Dr. Giri M.Sc (Physics), Assistant Telecom Academic Nil

Hallur PGDTM Professor experience : 9
(Marketing), Teaching
M.M.M, NET, experience :4
Ph.D, Diploma
In Competition
Policy and Law
11 Mr. Yatin BSc.(CS) Msc. Assistant Networking & Corporate Nil
Jog (CS) MCM, Professor IT Teaching
Pursuing Ph.D Experience: 6
Academics
(G/PG):11

12 Dr. Trupti Bsc, BMC, MBA Assistant Marketing Corporate Nil

Dhote (Marketing), Professor Experience:8
PhD
Academic
Experience: 10.4

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13 Mr. B.Com, M.B.A. , Assistant Finance Professional Nil

Chintan NET Professor Experience: 1
Vadgama Teaching
Experience: 6

14 Ms. B.Sc. (Phy. & Assistant Management Industries Nil

Madhavi Inst.)., Professor Experience: 7
Damle B.Sc.(CE), MBA Teaching
(Finance), NET, Experience: 6
Pursuing PhD

15 Ms. MBA, MA, BA Assistant Management Teaching NIL

Anurupa Professor Experience:10
Ghatge Industry
Experience: 6
16 Ms. Aditi MS, BE Research Management Industry Nil
Khutwad Assistant Experience : 3

17 Ms. Vijaya MS, BTech, Adjunct Telecom Industry Nil

lakshmi Pursuing PhD Faculty Experience: 12
Chetala Teaching
palli Experience: 2

18 Dr. KSS PhD, MSc Adjunct Statistics and Teaching And Nil
Iyer Faculty Management Research
Experience : 54

12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, Adjunct Faculty emeritus professors:

Visiting Faculty

SN Title First Name Last Name Organization Designation

Branch Training
1 Ms Madhumita Banerjee Bajaj Alianz
Manager
2 Mr Satish Dhanorkar Detapro Ltd. CEO
3 Dr Tapash Ganguli Tata Consulting Engr Principle Consultant
Senior Marketing
4 Dr Rohitesh Gidwani US Vitamin
Manager
Sony mobile
5 Mr Rishi Kappal Vice President
communication
6 Mr Sandeep Khedkar Hewlett Packard BT Consultant
7 Mr Abhijeet Kulkarni Siemens Ltd. Dy. Manager
8 Mr Uday Kulkarni UVK & Associate Senior Partner
9 Mr Kiran Kunte K G Kunte Owner
Associates
10 Mr Jayant Oke State Bank of India Sr. Manager
11 Mr Shekhar Tankhiwalla Tech Mahindra Director
12 Mr Rahul Wargad BSNL SR. Manager , IT
13 Mr Hemant Dudhe BSNL Sub Div. Engineer
14 Mr Shashank Deshmukh TCS Sr. Consultant
15 Mr Shirish Kulkarni TCS Sr. Consultant

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13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise

information:
Name of Programme: M.B.A. – Telecom Management
Sr.No. Batch (Year) % of classes taken by Visiting faculty
1 2014-15 35%

Name of Programme: M.B.A.(Executive) Telecom Management

Sr.No. Batch (Year) % of classes taken by Visiting faculty
1 2014-15 54%

14. Programme-wise Student-Teacher Ratio:

13:1

15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative

staff: sanctioned, filled and actual:

Sr. No. Designation Sanctioned Filled

1 Technical staff 6 4
2 Administrative staff 18 14
3 Total 24 18

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies:

• Wireless Communication
• Assessing customer experiences

17. Number of faculty with on-going projects from a) national

b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give
the names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received
project-wise:
Nil

18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants

received
a) National collaboration – Nil
b) International collaboration–Nil

19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE;

DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received:
NIL

20. Research facility/centre with:

State recognition –Nil
National recognition–Nil
International recognition –Nil

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21. Special research laboratories sponsored by/created by industry or

corporate bodies:
SITM does not have special research laboratories; however SITM has
collaboration with IBM for setting up IBM Analytics Lab under Career
Education for Business Transformation (CEBT). This Lab can also be
used by students and faculty for research.

22. Publications:
Total number of publications 60
(From 2009 to 2015; as of 31-07-2015)
i. Number of papers published in peer 49
reviewed journals (national / international): (National 35 &
International 14)
ii. Monographs 1
iii. Chapters in Books 4
iv. Case Studies 1
v. Proceedings papers 5
Number listed in International Database (For e.g. 26
Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities
International Complete, Dare Database -
International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO
host, etc.)
Citation Index – range / average Total Citations= 3
(For SIU affiliated papers) Range:1-1
Avg: 1
Total citations of SITM faculty (SIU + Google 16
Non-SIU affiliated papers) Scholar
SNIP Range: 0-0.804
Avg: 0.584
SJR Range:0-1.302
Avg: 0.336
Avg: 0.848
Impact Factor – range/average Range:0-0.420
Avg:0.303
h-index Google Scholar: 1

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23. Details of patents and income generated:

Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management faculty members have
applied for a patent in the areas of Audit and Assurance. The service mark
has already been registered and the initial screening process for patent is in
process.

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated:

Training for middle level executives of AMDOCS on telecom conducted
between June-Aug 2012 and income generated of Rs.1.46 Lacs.

25. Faculty selected nationally/internationally to visit other

laboratories/institutions/industries in:
• Dr. Jasmeet Kaur was invited at Telecom Ecole De Management,
Paris, France for teaching a course on Operations Management to
MBA students in 2015.
• Dr. Giri Hallur was invited to attend training on ‘Systematic
Review’ at an Institute -Lirne Asia, Sri Lanka in 2013
• Dr. Sujata Joshi was invited as Keynote Speaker and Session Chair
for ICTTM (International conference on Telecom & Technology
Management) conducted by IIT Delhi in 2015
• Prof. Sunil Patil chaired session in a conference conducted by
International Journal of Arts and Sciences at Harvard in 2014
• Prof. Prasanna Kulkarni chaired a session at SIMS International
Research Conference in December 2013
• Dr. Pramod Damle chaired a session at SIMS International
Research Conference in December 2014
• Dr. Trupti Dhote chaired a session at SMBS Indo-Canadian
International Research Conference in July 2015

26. Faculty serving in:

a) National committees: Nil
b) International committees: Nil
c) Editorial Boards
- Prof. Sunil Patil (Journal – Telecom Business Review)
- Prof. Dr. Sujata Joshi (Journal – Telecom Business Review)
- Dr. Jasmeet Kaur: Editorial Board of Asia Pacific Journals
- Dr. Pramod Damle: Platinum Member of Software
Engineering Information Repository (SEIR) of Software
Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Melon University.

d) Any other (please specify) :

- Dr Tripti Dhote appointed as Brand expert on Hon’ble CM
Maharashtra’s MTDC tourism Branding panel.
- Dr. Giri Hallur is SITM’s representative in Telecom Standards
Development Society of India (TSDSI).

27. Faculty recharging strategies:

Faculty members attended various refresher courses, workshops to keep
them updated with the latest changes in the academics and industry. In the
period of assessment faculty members have obtained following
certifications which are well known in the industry such as e-TOM
(enhanced Telecom Operation Map), ISMS (Information Security

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Management System) (ISO 27001) Lead Auditor, (BSMS: Business

Continuity Management System) ISO 22301 Implementer, Revenue
Assurance, EMC certified professional in ISM (Information Storage
Management) and CIS (Cloud Infrastructure Services), Google certified
Professional in Digital Marketing and Masters in Business Finance and
Summer school at IIM A on quantitative techniques.

All the faculty members also attend the workshops/FDP conducted by

Symbiosis Teaching and Learning Resource Center (STLRC). Faculty
members have also attended various professional conferences, seminars
and events. Faculty-wise Summary of FDPs attended is as follows:
FDPs/ Workshops/ Conferences /STTP Attended by no. of faculty members
FDPs 8
Conferences 6

28. Student projects:

• Percentage of students who have done in-house projects
100% students do in house projects in the form of Summer Projects
and Research Projects every year. These projects are evaluated and
their marks are considered in the final passing of the students.

• Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other

universities industry/institute :

Faculty Company No of students Percentage

Sujata Joshi Amdocs 6 2.5
Yatin Jog SenApps 6 2.5

29. Awards/recognitions received at the national and international level

by:
• Survey ranks of the institute
2013: Best Domain Specific B-School by Bloomberg - UTV
2014: Best Telecom B-School in India by “The Week”
2014: “Competition Success Review” ranked SITM in Top 20 B-
Schools for Excellence in India
2015: SITM won the ‘National Award for Excellence in Telecom’ as
Best Institute in Telecom Management endorsed by World CSR day
and Stars of the Industry Group.

Faculty:
• Dr. Sujata Joshi received Outstanding Faculty in Management
award from Venus International Foundation (VIFFA) in July 2015.

Best Research Paper Award received by following faculty members at

International Research Conferences:
• Dr. Sujata Joshi at SIMS International Conference in 2013
• Dr. Tripti Dhote at Indo Canadian International Conference 2015,
Goa, India

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• Dr. Tripti Dhote, Dr. Sujata Joshi, Prof. Yatin Jog and Prof. A. V.
Chirputkar at SITM - TEM International Research Conference 2015
Doctoral/post-doctoral fellows - Nil
Students - Research Awards:
• Best paper Award to Ms. Shruti Bharadwaj on 20th January
2013 at the International Conference on Facts of Business
Excellence held at Pune.
• Best paper award was given to following students at SITM
International Research Conference in January 2015

Title of paper Track Name of student

Transforming Telecom Business : Scaling the shift Telecom Rohit Dalal
using predictive analytics
Crowd funding as a tool of business transformation Finance & Saurabh Saxena
to micro enterprises in India - A conceptual Economics Juhi Tarkas
framework
Effectiveness of digital marketing in education: An Marketing Nutan Gavade,
insight into consumer perceptions Gesu Srivastava

Students -Other Awards

Year Event name Organising Institute Achievement

2010-11 Dhruv'10 University of Pune – PUMBA Two types of events
and two Winners
(Trophy)
Dhruv'11 University of Pune – PUMBA First prize in B2B
Sales case study
competition.
(Trophy)
Dhruv'11 University of Pune – PUMBA Second prize in
Battle of Buohuatso
(Biz Quiz) (Trophy)
2011-12 Transcend's SIBM 1st Position
Jugaadu
Fest-o-comm's Skit SIMC 1st Position
play
Fest-o-comm's SIMC 1st Position
T-shirt painting
2012-13 Badminton Symbiosis Institute of Finals
Management Studies
2013-14 Chanakya Neeti SCIT Event 1st Position
2014-15 Faire-2015-Kaize Symbiosis School of 2nd Position
Economics
Deck-O-Trade Symbiosis Centre for 1st Position
Information Technology
Deck-O-Trade Symbiosis Centre for 1st Position
Information Technology
Deck-O-Trade Symbiosis Centre for 1st Position
Information Technology
Orion- 2015 - Symbiosis Institute of 1st Runner Up
Mercurise (B-Plan) Management studies

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Orion- 2015 - Symbiosis Institute of 1st Runner Up

Mercurise (B-Plan) Management studies
Melange-2015- K J Somaiya Institute of 2nd Position
Corporate management Studies &
Kurukshetra research

30. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of

funding (national/international) with details of outstanding
participants, if any:
Sr. Nature of Seminar/ Year Source of Participants
No. Conferences/ Funding
Workshop
1 Asian Telecom 25th & 26th Sept Internal and Senior and middle level
Seminar – I 2009 sponsors officers from industry
2 Asian Telecom 24th& 25th 2010 Internal and Senior and middle level
Seminar – II sponsors officers from industry
3 International Telecom 23rd& 24th 2011 Internal and Senior and middle level
Seminar – I sponsors officers from industry
4 International Telecom 14th& 15th Internal and Senior and middle level
Seminar – II September 2012 sponsors officers from industry
th st
5 International Telecom 20 & 21 September Internal and Senior and middle level
Seminar – III 2013 sponsors officers from industry
6 International Telecom 19th& 20th Internal and Senior and middle level
Seminar – IV September 2014 sponsors officers from industry
7 Conexion – 2010 - 21st August 2010 Internal Senior and middle level
Annual Management officers from industry
Conclave
8 Adhyayan – 2011 30th July 2011 Internal Senior and middle level
officers from industry
9 Conexion – 2011 - 27th August 2011 Internal and Senior and middle level
Annual Management sponsors officers from industry
Conclave
10 Conexion – 2012 - 11th August 2012 Internal Senior and middle level
Annual Management officers from industry
Conclave
11 Conexion – 2013 - 24th August 2013 Internal Senior and middle level
Annual Management officers from industry
Conclave
12 Conexion – 2014 - 2nd August 2014 Internal Senior and middle level
Annual Management officers from industry
Conclave
13 Conexion – 2015 - 1stAugust 2015 Internal Senior and middle level
Annual Management officers from industry
Conclave
14 TedxSITM' 2012 22nd September 2012 Internal Eminent entrepreneurs,
motivational speakers,
authors, Filmmakers and
luminaries from different
walks of life
15 TedxSITM' 2014 22nd February 2014 Internal Eminent entrepreneurs,
motivational speakers,
authors, Filmmakers and
luminaries from different
walks of life
16 Adhyayan-2012 20th July 2012 Internal Senior and middle level
officers from industry
17 International Research 16th& 17th January Internal Senior and middle level
Conference 2015 2015 officers from industry

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31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments:

• Research is one of the very important thrust areas of SITM as
enshrined in the mission of SIU.
• A Research Advisory Committee (RAC) is constituted to
technically review research proposals/projects.
• The Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) of SIU focuses on rights,
safety and well-being of the research participants if research
involves human subjects and if there is a possibility of involving an
ethical issue.
• In addition to this Anti-Plagiarism policy is in place and all the
projects/assignments of students are run through anti plagiarism
software “Turnitin”

32. Student profile programme-wise:

MBA – Telecom Management
Applications Selected Pass percentage
Year
Received
Male Female Male Female
2009-11 3143 101 25 90 96
2010-12 4868 86 31 95 94
2011-13 2747 106 27 87 100
2012-14 1933 100 41 94 93
2013-15 3354 107 34 99 100
2014-16 4395 88 51 NA NA
2015-17 2167 83 54 NA NA

MBA – (Executive) Telecom Management

Applications Selected Pass percentage (Final Degree)
Year
Received
Male Female Male Female
2011-14 19 15 3 93 100
2012-15 14 10 4 80 100
2013-16 11 10 1 NA NA
2014-17 23 7 2 NA NA
2015-18 8 7 1 NA NA

33. Diversity of students: MBA – Telecom Management:

% of % of students % of students % of
students from other From Students
Name of the
from the Universities Universities From
Programme
Same within the outside the Other
university State State Countries
2009-11 NA* 12 82 6
2010-12 NA* 14 84 2
2011-13 NA* 9 88 3
2012-14 NA* 7 92.3 0.7
2013-15 NA* 27 73 0

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2014-16 1 (0.79%) 17.21 82 0

2015-17 NA* 18 82 0

* The % of students of the same university is insignificant.

MBA (Executive) Telecom Management

% of % of students % of students % of
students from other From Students
Name of the
from the universities Universities From
Programme
Same within the outside the Other
university State State Countries
2011-14 NA 55 45 0
2012-15 NA 85 15 0
2013-16 NA 64 36 0
2014-17 NA 75 25 0
2015-18 NA 62.5 37.5 0

34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defence Services
examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive
examinations? Give details category-wise:
• Civil Services: 1
• Defence Services: Nil
• NET: 1
• SET: Nil
• GATE: NA

35. Student progression:

Student progression Percentage against enrolled
UG to PG NA
PG to M.Phil. NA
There is no natural progression from PG to
PG to Ph.D. Ph.D; admission through entrance exam and
merit
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral NA
Employed NA
Year Percentage of Students Placed
2008-10 94%
2009-11 94%
Campus selection 2010-12 99%
2011-13 97%
2012-14 93%
2013-15 93%
Year Percentage of Students Placed
2008-10 6%
2009-11 6%
Other than campus recruitment 2010-12 1%
2011-13 3%
2012-14 7%
2013-15 7%
Entrepreneurs 7

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36. Diversity of staff:

Sr. No. Percentage of faculty who are graduates Data in %
1 of the same university 16%
2 From other universities within the State 34%
3 From universities from other States 39%
4 From universities outside the country 11%

37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and
D.Litt. during the assessment period:
Ph.D: 2 – Dr. Sujata Joshi and Dr. Giri Hallur

38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard

to:
a) Details of Central Library infra-structure (A. Year - 14-15)
S.N. Library facility Details
1. Total area 14434 Sq.Ft
2. Total seating capacity 260
3. Working hours:
• On working days 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
• On holidays 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
• Before Examination 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
• During examination 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
• During vacation 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
• Reading Hall Hours 09.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m.
4. Layout of the library
• Individual reading carrels No (03 Research Cubicles are available)
• Lounge area for browsing and relaxed 403 sq.mt @ Ground Floor
reading
• IT zone for accessing e-resources 60 sq.mt @ First Floor
5. Display of floor plan, sign boards, fire Yes
alarms and any other information • Floor plan displayed in ground floor
reading hall.
• Adequate sign boards are displayed at
each row of library stack and floors.
• Fire extinguishers are fixed at all strategic
positions.
• In addition to this, arrangement of amp at
the entrance of the library and wheel chair
for differentially abled users to access the
library collection.
6. Total No of :-
• Books 41284
• Titles 39623
7. Total No of :-
• National Journals 40
• International Journals 17
8. Total No. of e-journals 35084 available through online databases
9 Total No of :-
• Magazines 57
• CDs Total 434 (02 added during 2014-15)
• Databases 12
10. Average number of books added 957 (SIU)
(last 3 years)
11. Special collections
• Text book Nil
• Reference books 886 (SIU)

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b) Internet facilities for staff and students: The institute has 24x7
broadband internet facilities along with WiFi. SITM has 12 Mbps as
bandwidth.
c) Total number of classrooms: There are a total of 4 classrooms and 1
conference hall.
d) Class rooms with ICT facility: All the classrooms have WiFi
connectivity, all classroom and conference have state of the art
facility
e) Student laboratory: Students have a separate lab consisting of 110
computers.
f) Research laboratory: SITM has IBM Analytics Lab which is useful
for research activity.

Details of hardware, software and facilities:

Computing facilities i.e., hardware and software.
• Number of systems with individual configurations - Number of
nodes/computers with internet facility Nodes/Computers – 155
• Computer: Student ratio – 1:2
• All the computers have internet facility

Software:
For Computer Laboratory: Windows 7, Ubentu, MS Office 2010, Adobe
reader, Cisco Packet Tracer, IBM Cognos and SPSS, BWSIM, Symantec
antivirus

For Staff: Windows 7, MS Office 2010, Adobe reader, Symantec

antivirus, Adobe, Creative Cloud, SAP Cristal Report 2013
• Services: Internet Facility, Web Security through Firewall
• LAN facility: Computer laboratory, Admin block, Academic block,
Canteen, Mess, Hostel, Recreation hall.

Proprietary software:
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Ent.
• Microsoft Windows 7 Professional,
• Microsoft office 2010 plus,
• SAP Crystal Report 2013
• Adobe Creative Cloud for Education Ent.
• IBM SPSS Statistics 20.0
• IBM COGNOS
• CISCO Packet Tracer ( Data Network Simulator)
• BWSIM ( Bandwidth Simulator)
• Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.0

List of software/Services used in SITM:

• eCLDP
• Xed Intellect
• Eduwiz
• Turnitin
• CESIM- Business, Management, and Strategy simulation

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39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates:

a) From the host Institution/University : 6
Dr. Sunil Patil, Dr. Giri Hallur, Dr. Sujata Joshi, Mr. Avinash
Aslekar, Mr. Prasanna Kulkarni, Yatin Jog
b) From other Institutes/University : 2
Ms. Madhavi Damle(NMIMS), Mr. Sandip Prabhu (SPPU)
c) Research Associate: 1
Ms. Aditi Khutwad

40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from

the university:
Nil

41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the

development of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology:
SITM MBA Executive programme was commenced for working
professionals from ICT industry. It was started as per the specific request
from the industry.

42. Does the department obtain feedback from:

a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If
yes, how does the department utilize the feedback?
Feedback is provided by full time and visiting faculty through mails
and during meetings; however there is no specific process for
obtaining formal feedback from faculty.

b. Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and

how does the department utilize the feedback?
• Regular feedback mechanism is in place and is obtained
online
• SITM collects informal feedback from Students’ Academic
Committee
• Students’ feedback is considered while devising new
methodologies of teaching, learning, and evaluation.
• A regular feedback is taken from students about faculty.
• From current year, SITM plans to collect feedback on
curriculum in prescribed form.

c. Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does

the department utilize the feedback?
• Feedback from industry/alumni (through corporate
interaction of director and faculty members)
• Feedback from top industry experts in Advisory Council
meeting every year
• Feedback from alumni is taken throughout the year. The
alumni are also involved as visiting faculty and as members of
the Advisory Council of the Institute.

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• Feedback from alumni is taken on SITM portal

http://alumni.sitm.ac.in/feedback.aspx
• SITM also obtains feedback from employers during various
events and summer internship.

43. List the distinguished alumni of the department:

Mr. Gautam Karmakar Chief Service Officer – Bharti Airtel Ltd 2000

AVP and Senior Practice Head at Paladi on 2000

Mr. Kaustubh Medhe
Networks

Mr. Piyush Saxena General Manager at HCL Technologies 2000

Head Advanced Solution- TSG at Tata 2000

Mr. Rajarshi Purkayastha
Communications
1999
Mr. Vishal Jain Partner, Ernst and Young

1999
Miss. Navreet kaur Vertical Manager, Google – Hyderabad

1999
Dr.Giri Hallur Asst Professor, SITM - Pune

Director-Delivery and Operations -Europe, On 1999

Mr. Vikas Goel
mobile
Director Marketing European Union, 1998
Mr. Indranil Sen
OnMobile
1998
Mr. Beram Sorab Gazdar Vice President, ICICI Prudential

1998
Mr. Kundan Kumar Das Business Development Manager, Cisco

Superintendent of Police, Indian Police 1996

Mr. Rahul Bhagat
Service
1996
Mr. Ankur Singh Client Partner, Cognizant

1996
Mr. Yogesh Mathur Country Manager, Gemalto

44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special

lectures/workshops/seminar) involving external experts:
Tedx SITM
TED is a non-profit organization devoted to Ideas worth Spreading.

TEDxSITM was initiated in September 2012 with the theme “An Eye for
I” aimed at stimulating imagination and new ideas encouraging
innovation, getting inspiration, and thereby enhancing entrepreneurial
ability and understanding the management of one-self. The speakers
represented a wide spectrum of life including media and entertainment,
NGO, technology, and design.

Since 2012 the spirit of TEDx is being successfully taken forward by

SITM with the themes:

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• Together Towards Transition (T3) in 2013-14

• ‘EXCELSIOR... DREAMS TO REALITY’ in 2014-15.

In 2014-15, “TEDx at SITM” has been taken to the next level as

“TEDxSIULavale” TED organization renewed the license for SITM to
conduct the event at the university level.
Empower
This is an outbound activity – a camp which is normally organised outside
Pune in the month of January for the new batch joining SITM. The basic
objective of Empower is to develop leadership qualities among students.
The emphasis of Empower programme is on enhancing human
effectiveness through personality enrichment. The camp offers a vast
variety of management and leadership games and activities. This activity
is conducted twice for every new batch- one day on Lavale campus as part
of the new batch induction program and three days outbound program at
Sutarwadi near Kolad, Raigad district in the second semester.
45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different
programmes:
• Classroom teaching
• Case Studies based teaching
• Simulation
• Lab practical
• Lab based teaching and evaluation
• Group based assignments and presentations
46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are
constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored?
The objectives of the programme are:
1. To develop world class telecom business leaders who can handle the
ever changing technology and business scenario effectively.
2. To instil human values to make better citizens.
The objectives are achieved and monitored with the help of
following activities:
• The programme structure and the curriculum is aimed at
meeting programme’s objectives. The faculty members
ensure that the curriculum is updated and is relevant to
industry.
• The delivery of the courses is aimed at developing
technology, business, managerial, and leadership skills where
SITM has included simulation, empower – a leadership
program, SITM’s Plan to Act, Reach, Support and Heal
(SPARSH) Institute Social Responsibility (ISR) activity etc.
• A continuous monitoring is done in respect of completion of
courses, syllabus, evaluation, and feedback mechanism.
• For every semester, an academic audit is conducted by the
university and the observations/remarks if any are taken
seriously for further improvement.
• SITM conducts continuous evaluation for all the courses.
• Pre-placement mock interviews are conducted by SITM
alumni. This process provides feedback from alumni about
industry readiness of SITM students.

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47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension

activities:
SITM has a specific committee ‘SPARSH’ which undertakes extension
activities throughout the year. Following activities have been undertaken
so far:
• Blood Donation Camps
• School Teaching at a village – Sus gaon
• Band Drive for rehabilitating victims of human trafficking
• Utsav – To sell items prepared by NGO
• Computer training to students in Zilla Parishad school in Sus gaon .

48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the

department:
• Prevision: SITM Annual Telecom Forecast.
• Writing research papers and articles in periodicals. More than 50
publications in last five years
• Participation in TRAI stakeholder participation process.
• Paper/poster presentation in conferences.
• Collaborative learning by using telecom blog.
49. State whether the programme/department is accredited/graded by
other agencies? If yes, give details:
No
50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating
new knowledge, basic or applied:
• SITM faculty members have applied for patent in the areas of Audit
and Assurance. The service mark has already been registered and
the initial screening process for patent is in process.
• SITM faculty members have published papers on various aspects
involving technology and management.

51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and

Challenges (SWOC) of the department.:
Strengths
• Unique programme with a global approach;
• Extensive practical exposure - CISCO/IBM Analytics labs,
network/business simulations;
• Strong research focus in techno-commercial aspects ;
• Consistently good placement record;
• Strong alumni base (more than 1800) holding middle/top
managerial positions;
• Established brand - excellent traction with ICT companies;
• Strong corporate interaction programme.

Weakness
• Programme in niche domain - restricts student career progression in
diverse domains.

Opportunities
• Emerging Information and Communication technologies;
• Horizontal and vertical application possibilities across industries/
sectors;

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• Credit Transfer Programme with Telecom Ecole de Management

(TEM) in France.

Challenges
• Adapting the syllabus to rapidly changing technology;
• Competition - differentiation;
• Convergence of Telecom and IT - cannibalisation and positioning
challenges.

52. Future plans of the department.

• To initiate specialisations in ICT and Telecom Analytics;
• To focus on internationalisation;
• To offer more electives to students;
• To start programmes, projects, and consultancy with industries;
• To focus on research, publication, and IPR related issues;
• To reposition in view of changing technology, industry, and
regulations.

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 (SCMS-P)
Symbiosis Centre for
Management Studies, Pune
I chose Symbiosis because it is one of the best colleges in India. When I joined SCMS, I met
students from other countries and, of course, Indians too. They all were very friendly and
helpful. SCMS offers a wide range of subjects and many specializations. There are a lot of
extracurricular activities in the college.

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1. Name of the Department

Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies, Pune (SCMS-P)

2. Year of establishment
2004

3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?

Yes. The institute is a department of SIU, under the Faculty of
Management.

4. Names of programmes offered:

Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)

5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved

The BBA programme at SCMS has evolved to provide knowledge to
students about core business subjects as well as help them develop an
appreciation and understanding of the importance of other disciplines.
The cafeteria approach enables them to have a wide choice of subjects
under six specializations: Human Resource, Accounts and Finance,
Environment, Entrepreneurship, International Business and Marketing.

Subjects from other Institutes of Symbiosis are also offered under the
Floating credits. Thus the students take courses from Liberal arts, Law,
Design and Media. Students also complete internships with NGOs
(Service Learning Course). Alternatively, the students can opt for a GIP
(Global Immersion Programme) which is a semester exchange
programme and earn 12 credits

As an illustration the floating credits pertaining to Batch 2013-16 for year

2014 Semester IV have been presented here.

Compulsory Courses-12 Credits from Service Learning, Liberal Arts,

Inter-Institute Courses and Skill Development courses are given below:

12 Floating Credits
1. Service Learning Course
2. Liberal Arts Courses offered
French
Spanish
German
Creative Writing
Carbon Foot Printing
Rhetorical and Critical Writing Workshops

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Cyber Crime and Information Technology Law

International Relations
Political Science
Application of Intellectual Property Laws in the 21st Century
3. Inter-Institute Courses
Business Laws
Human Rights
Cyber Laws
Intellectual Property Rights
4. Skill Development
Career and Leadership Development
Entrepreneurship Skill Development
Communication and Soft Skill Development
Quality Assurance - Six Sigma
5. Global Immersion Program

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc.
SCMS provides a platform for the students to learn from other cultures
and Institutes. This helps them in enhancing their knowledge and also
developing their personality.

SCMS has the following collaborations for the students:

1) ACCA: SIU has signed an MoU with the Association of Chartered
Certified Accountants (ACCA), which is a global body for
professional accountants. A Certificate/Diploma course is offered
by SCMS in collaboration with ACCA.

2) Global Immersion Programme (GIP): At SCMS, we provide

opportunity for students to go for student exchange programs. SIU
has collaborations with the following Universities.

Sr. Name Of University Country Paid / Type of Student

No Sponsored Exchange
1. Berlin School of Economics & Law Germany Full Semester
Scholarship Exchange
2. Nanyang Technological University Singapore Full Semester
Scholarship Exchange
3. Ontario - Maharashtra - Goa Canada Full Semester
Program Scholarship Exchange
4. University of Cork Ireland Full Semester
Scholarship Exchange
5. Die DualeHochschule Baden- Germany Tuition Semester
Württemberg (DHBW) Ravensburg Waiver Exchange
6. Hochschule Bremen University of Germany Tuition Semester
Applied Sciences Waiver Exchange

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7. TechnischeHochschule Nurnberg Germany Tuition Semester

Georg Simon Ohm Waiver Exchange
8. ISEG, Lisbon Portugal Tuition Semester
Waiver Exchange
9. ESSEC France Tuition Semester
Waiver Exchange
10. Dauphine University France Tuition Semester
Waiver Exchange
11. IESEG France Tuition Semester
Waiver Exchange
12. DePaul University USA Paid Semester Abroad
13. Deakin Australia Paid Semester Abroad
14. RMIT Australia Paid Semester Abroad

Partner-wise Student Exchange Details

Academic Year Outgoing Students Incoming Students

2009-10 1 N.A.
2010-11 4 N.A.
2011-12 6 3
2012-13 18 11
2013-14 24 6
2014-15 15 8
st
2015-16 (Up to July 31 , 2015) 1 10
Total 69 38

7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons

No program has been discontinued

8. Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based

Credit System
We follow the Semester system for examination. Since 2011, we have
been following the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) through the
cafeteria of courses that allows a student to choose to complete the
programme as a General BBA programme, BBA with a single
specialization or dual specialization.

9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other

departments
SCMS also participates and delivers courses in other departments.
Inter-Institute Credit Transfer (IICT) courses delivered to other Institutes
(Symbiosis Institute of Design, Symbiosis Institute of Media and
Communication, Symbiosis Law School-Pune)

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IICT courses for SLS

2015
Security and Investment in 2015
Soft Skill development in 2015
HRM in 2015
Elements of Costing in 2015
Market Research in 2015

IICT courses for SIMC

Business Ethics and Corporate Governance in 2015
Market research in 2013
Indian Management System in 2013

IICT courses for SID

Consumer Behavior in 2014 and 2015
Retail Management 2014

10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual

Sanctioned Filled/Actual
Professor 3 0
Associate Professor 7 4
Assistant Professor 14 26
Adjunct Faculty - 4
Teaching/Research Associate - 1
Total 24 35

11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of

specialization, experience and research under guidance
No of Ph.
Experience D.
Sr. Current in years Students
Full Name Qualification Specialization
No Designation and guided for
months the last
four years
Director & B.Sc.
Ms. Adya
1 Assistant PGDAMM, Marketing 20
Sharma
Professor M.Com. NET
Dr. Olive
Associate B.A. MBA
2 Vikram Marketing 22.2
Professor Ph.D.
Nerurkar
Dr. Nitin
Associate M.Sc., Ph.D., Environmental
3 Rajayya 10.10
Professor FICER Science
Mahankale
B.Sc. LLB
Associate Operations
4 Dr. Dhiraj Jain MBA NET 23.4 2
Professor Management
Ph.D. AIII

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Dr. Satyendra Associate B.Sc. MBA

5 Marketing 15.3
Patnaik Professor Ph.D.
Ms. Ishita Assistant M.Sc.,
6 Economics 16.2
Joytilak Dutt Professor PGDIRPM
Mr. Sajeesh Assistant Computer
7 B.Sc. MCA 9.8
Hamsa Professor Applications
M.Com,
Ms. Gowri Assistant General
8 M.Phil., 11.7
Sumesh Menon Professor Management
PGDBA, NET
Dr. Parimala Legal Aspects
Assistant M.A. FCS,
9 Mohan of Business / 11
Professor NET, Ph.D.
Veluvali Corporate Law
Advanced
Accountancy &
Ms. Soma
Assistant M.Com. B.Ed. Personnel
10 Ramakant 18.11
Professor NET Management
Kulshrestha
and Industrial
Relations
Mr. Deepak
Assistant M.A. B.Ed.
11 Hanmant Economics 14
Professor SET
Havaldar
Ms. Mansi Assistant B.Com.
12 Finance 4.1
Kishan Kapoor Professor M.B.A. NET
Dr. Yogesh
Assistant M.Sc. B.Ed.
13 Manohar Geography 13.4
Professor Ph.D.
Pisolkar
Ms. Anupa Assistant B.Com MMS.
14 Marketing 13.6
Shrikant Godse Professor SET.
Cost
Ms. Archana Assistant M.Com. B.Ed. Accountancy &
15 9.3
Richesh Singh Professor SET Business
Administration
Mr. Vijay Assistant
16 M.A. NET. Economics 3
Prakash Misra Professor
Ms. Nehajoan Assistant
17 B.E MBA NET HR 3.9
Panackal Professor
M.Com.
Ms. Anjali Assistant
18 M.Phil. MBA, Marketing 12.10
Tarun Sharma Professor
NET
Ms. Sruti Assistant M.Sc. PGDBA,
19 Marketing 6.11
Debashis Mitra Professor NET
Ms. J.C. Assistant M.A. MBA
20 Economics 11
Sharmiladevi Professor M.Phil.
BE, MBA,
Mr. Nishant Assistant HR/ Personal
21 Diploma T&D, 14.5
Khandelwal Professor Management
NET

Dr. Sameera Assistant M.Com. MBA

22 Law/ HR 14.9
Raees Professor LLB Ph.D.

Dr. Shreya Assistant B.Com. DBM Financial

23 10.8
Virani Professor MMS Ph.D. Management
Mr. Punit Assistant B.Sc., MBA,
24 Marketing 10.7
Kumar Mishra Professor NET,
Ms. Paramjeet Assistant M.Com. SET Finance /
25 2.7
Kaur Professor NET CS accountancy
M.Com. MBA
Dr. Smriti Assistant
26 NET DFM HR & Finance 13
Ashish Pathak Professor
Ph.D.

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Ms. Sonica Assistant B.Sc. MBA Financial

27 4
Rautela Professor NET Management
M.Com.(EAF
Ms. Sana Assistant M) NET Financial
28 -
Rehman Professor (Mgnt) NET Management
(Comm.) JRF
Mr. Sushil Assistant B.Sc. MBA
29 Marketing 5.3
Jaydev Mavale Professor (Mktg.) NET
Mr. Jaysing Assistant General
30 BE MBA NET 9.2
Baban Bhosale Professor Management
Ms. Sabiha
Teaching Business
31 Salman M.Com. PGDP 8.5
Associate Administration
Fazalbhoy
Adjunct M.Com.
Dr. Gilbi Faculty
32 M.Phil. NET, Finance 12
John
Ph.D.
Adjunct B.Com.
Ms. Preeti Faculty
33 M.A. M.Ed. Economics 19.5
Sodhi
PGDBM
Adjunct B.Com.
Ms. Seema Faculty Personnel
34 MPM DLL& 1
Mathew Management
LW, DCA
Adjunct M.Sc.
Ms. Romila Faculty
35 PGDTD, Geology 10
Joshi
NET

12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors

S.
Full Name Qualification Experience Organisation
No

20 Years Work
Self Employed, Ex air
Prof.
experience including
force officer, Visiting
1 Dhanunjay M. Tech IT
15 years teaching
Faculty in other
Kumar
experience institutes
Retired bank
30 years Corporate
Prof. Vijay employee, Visiting
2 B.Sc. LLM Experience and 4 years
Haldavnekar Faculty in other
In Academics
institutes
3 years as visiting Tax Sutra, Experience
Prof. Aparna
3 CA /CPA faculty and 7.5 years with PWC, ABN Amro
Thadani
Corporate Experience Bank
Self Employed
Prof. T. M. Sc. Applied 9 Years as visiting
4 (Visiting faculty in
Lakshmi Mathematics faculty
other Institutes)
Self employed
BE Computer
(Visiting Faculty in
Prof. Shilpi Science, MBA 8 years Corporate
5 other institutes), ex
Arora HR, PG Diploma Experience
Tech Mahindra
in labour Law
Employee

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Experience with ICICI

MMS Finance, 9 years Corporate Securities, ISE India,
Prof. Amit
6 MS Finance, B Experience and 2 years Financial technologies
Gupta
Tech, In Academics Ltd, Standard
Chartered securities
Mr. Nitin 7 years Corporate CFO, Inyantra
7 B.Tech, MBA
Jain experience Technologies
Self Employed
Mrs. Ashu M.Sc (Maths) and 5 years teaching
8 (Visiting Faculty in
Gupta M.Phil (Maths) experience
other institutes)
10 years teaching
Mr. Amey experience and 8 + Practicing CA in V.S
9 CA
Sane years of corporate Sane and Company
experience
7 years teaching
Mrs.
experience and 4 years Practicing CA in V.S
10 Devashree CA
of corporate Sane and Company
Sane
experience
Retd. Principal, Runs
a small scale industry
Prof. Joseph 32 years of teaching for the past 30 years,
11 M.Com, ICWA
Panackal experience; Self Employed
(Visiting Faculty in
other institutes)

13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty programme-wise

information
The percentage of classes taken by visiting faculty at SCMS is as follows:
Academic Year Percentage of lectures delivered by temporary faculty
2014 – 15 8.89 %

14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio

21:1

15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative

staff: sanctioned, filled and actual

Sanctioned Actual
Full-Time Admin Staff 26 21
Full-Time Technical Staff 10 7
Full-Time Non-Teaching 36 28

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies

At SCMS, Pune we are constantly trying to engage in research. Our efforts
are recognized and we have been able to initiate work on the following
thrust areas:
1. Feasibility study of Rain Water Harvesting(RWH) in Symbiosis
Viman Nagar Campus (Funded by South Asian Youth Environment

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Network (SAYEN) in association with United Nations

Environmental Programme(UNEP)

2. SCMS Pune Corporate Consultancy Projects

Area of Month and Name of the Faculty Involved Status
project year of project funding
starting Institution/
Organization
Employee April 2015 Bajaj Electricals Prof. Ashutosh Proposal and
Satisfaction Mathur, draft
Survey Dr. Parimala, questionnaire
Prof. Gowri Menon sent
Infrastructure April 2015 Kinetic Hyundai Prof. Proposal and
Growth and Its Elevators & J.C.Sharmiladevi, draft
Impact on Movement Prof. Punit Kumar questionnaire
Vertical Technologies, Mishra, sent
Transport Pune Prof Sana Rehman,
Industry Prof. Sabiha
Fazalbhoy.
Prof Ashutosh
Mathur
Intelligent April 2015 Indiacom Dr. Satyendra Student team
hyper local Patnaik, selected by the
insights for Prof. Ashutosh company
business Mathur ,
Prof. Vijay Misra

Marketing March 2015 Phoenix Mecano Dr. Smriti Pathak, Student team
edge survey Dr. Sameera Raees, selected by the
analysis Col Surendra Joshi, company
Prof Nehajoan
Panackal,
Prof Ashutosh
Mathur

17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b)

international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the
names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received
project-wise.
1. Minor Research Project funded by SIU on Livelihood Creation at
the Grass Root Level through Self Help Groups. – A Case Study of
Select Districts of Kerala: It is a study of Kudumbshree a self-help
group model of Kerala & the factors that contributed to the success
of this module. Grant sanctioned was Rs 150,000. It started in 2013
and is in on-going status.

2. Minor Research Project approved by Symbiosis International

University (SIU) - “Tourism, Transformations and change in
livelihood pattern – Designing new approaches for integrated
coastal zone management (ICZM) along Devbag Coast, Coastal
Maharashtra, India.”The project mainly aimsat Documenting and
Reporting of - How unplanned development and growing tourism
are causing rapid changes in the environment.Grant sanctioned was
Rs 150,000/-( 2015)

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3. Minor Research Project approved by Symbiosis International

University (SIU) -“Evaluating the role of "Crowd funding as an
Alternate Finance opportunity for businessstartups in Pune region”.
The project will help to understand the current status of crowd
funding and the possible potential of crowd funding.Grant
sanctioned was Rs 105,000/-( 2015)

18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants

received
a) National collaboration) International collaboration
Nil

19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE;

DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received.
10 students under the guidance of one faculty member worked on South
Asian Youth Environment Network (SAYEN) in association with United
Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) initiative "Handprint
Challenge: a Sustainability challenge for colleges in Asia Pacific
supported by (UNEP)" - on a project titled 'Catch the Raindrop' for water
sustainability in SVC, Campus. This challenge aimed at providing and
promoting awareness of sustainability among college students across Asia
and the Pacific. Amount – Rs. 39,130/-

20. Research facility/centre with recognition of the State/National/

International organisations
Nil

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by/created by industry or

corporate bodies
Nil

22. Publications:

Total number of publications

99
(From 2009 to 2015; as of 31-07-2015)

i. Number of papers published in peer reviewed 71 (National 52 &

journals (national / international): International 19)

iii. Chapters in Books 4

v. Books with ISBN with details of publishers 1

vi. Case Studies 1

vii. Proceedings papers 22

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Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web

of Science, Scopus, Humanities International
16
Complete, Dare Database - International Social
Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.)
Total Citations= 3
Citation Index – range / average Google Scholar
Range: 0-1
(For SIU affiliated papers)
Avg: 1
Total citations of SCMS, Pune faculty (SIU +
54
Non-SIU affiliated papers)
Range: 0 - 0.804
SNIP
Avg: 0.408
Range: 0 - 1.302
SJR Avg: 0.336
Avg: 0.462
Range:0 - 1.105
Impact Factor – range/average
Avg:0.401

h-index Google Scholar: 1

23. Details of patents and income generated

Nil

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated :

Nil

25. Faculty selected nationally/internationally to visit other

laboratories/institutions/industries in India and abroad
Nil

26. Faculty serving in

a) National committees b) International committees c) Editorial Boards d)
any other (please specify)
Nil

27. Faculty recharging strategies

SCMS endeavors to provide opportunity to faculty to achieve
professional and academic excellence through FDPs, workshops,
Conferences.

Conference – Conference –
Year FDP Workshops Seminar
National International
2014- 2015 12 16 2 5 14

SCMS has also conducted international conference which was attended

by the faculty.

28. Student projects

Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including
inter-departmental projects.
At SCMS, Corporate Internship (Projects) are a compulsory part of
programme structure. The completion rate is almost 90%.
At SCMS, all non GIP students have to undertake a course in SLC

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(Service Learning Courses). The completion rate is almost 90%.

Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other

universities/industry/institute
Our students have also participated in projects in collaboration with other
Institutes/industry
• 8 (Approx0.9%) students under the guidance of 7 faculty worked
on a minor project titled - Livelihood Creation at the Grass Root
Level through Self Help Groups and Micro financing Schemes - A
case study of select Districts of Kerala an ongoing project in
SCMS,Pune which is funded by SIU.
• 10 (Approx 1.1%) under one faculty member worked on South
Asian Youth Environment Network (SAYEN) in association with
UNertia " Handprint Challenge: a Sustainability challenge for
colleges in Asia Pacific supported by the United Nations
Environmental Program (UNEP)" - on Project titled 'Catch the
Raindrop' for water sustainability in SVC, Campus. This challenge
aimed at providing and promoting sustainability in college students
across Asia and the Pacific
• 2 (Approx 0.22%) students worked on a service learning
programme proposed by the NGO-Green Contributor (Canadian-
based organization) to Zambia in Nov-Dec 2012.Green Contributor
is a Canadian based NGO actively involved in community outreach
programmes and for fostering sustainable practices and promoting
sustainable development encompassing environment concerns.

29. Awards/recognitions received at the national and international level

by
• Faculty
• Doctoral/post-doctoral fellows
• Students

Achievements/Recognition and Awards other than Publication of

Students and Faculty

2009-10
Student Achievements
Academic:
• Omkar Bhat was awarded the gold medal for Best Outgoing Student
of the Batch 2007-10 by Dr. Mahesh Singh of Istavan University,
Hungary.

Faculty Achievements:
Dr. Bhama Venkataramani was invited as a Resource person at:
• National level seminar on ‘Leadership’, organized by SCON to
deliver a lecture on “Team Building”
• Was invited to be a Speaker at an International Conference on
Investment opportunities in Higher Education in India, organized
by FICCI, New Delhi.
Non-Teaching Staff Achievements:
Ms. Sheetal Naik, Librarian qualified SET in 2010.

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2010-11
Awarded Ph.D
Faculty Achievements
Dr. Deepa Deepak Tanksale, was awarded the Ph.D degree for her thesis -
"Psycho-social correlates of subjective wellbeing", from Department of
Psychology, University of Pune.

M.Phil Scholars
Prof. Nirupama Patwardhan completed her M.Phil. in Management from
MKU Tamil Nadu. Her thesis was on ‘Work –Life balance initiatives in
the IT industry in Pune’.

Qualified NET
• Ms. Shachi Bhargava passed the UGC NET examination in the
subject of Commerce held in June 2010and
• Mr. Joel Xavier passed the UGC NET examination in the subject of
Business Management held in June 2010
• Ms. Gowri Menon passed the UGC NET examination in the subject
of Commerce, held in December 2010
• Ms. Soma Kulshrestha passed the UGC NET examination in
Commerce held in December 2010
2011-12
Student Achievements
UG Merit scholarship Award:
Mr. Adesh Oswal was awarded UG Merit scholarship award by Symbiosis
Society Foundation for Semester I, Academic Year 2011.

Exchange Students for Academic Year 2011-12

6 students of SCMS availed the opportunity for semester exchange during
this year. They were Ratula Halder, Pallavi Sirohi, Surabhi Parekh,
Pranav, Aanchal Goyal and Ajay Chander.
This was the first year wherein SCMS Pune received its first batch of
incoming exchange students. They were, Bente, Karina and Kathleen; all
belonging to the Berlin School of Economics and Law, Germany.
Faculty Achievements
Qualified NET/SET
• Mrs. Parimala Veluvali passed the UGC NET examination in the
subject of labour welfare held in June 2011
• Prof. Mansi Kapoor passed UGC NET Examination in
Management in December 2011.

2012-13
Student Achievements:
UG Merit scholarship Award:
Ms. Abeel Fazal was awarded UG Merit scholarship award by Symbiosis
Society Foundation for the academic year 2012-13
SIU-ICCR Joint Scholarship award for Foreign National - Mr. Pukar
Shrestha was awarded SIU-ICCR Joint Scholarship award for the
academic year 2012-13

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Exchange Students for Academic Year 2012-13

Following students were selected/successfully completed a
semester at our partner universities:
• Neerav Verma at Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore.
• Abhinav Mannepalli at ISEG, Portugal.
• Darshan Mehta, Harshvardhan Dhandhania and Aishwarya
Mappat at Berlin School of Economics & Law, Germany
• Ryan Prazeres at ISEG, Portugal.
• Nisheta Chugani, Piyush Maheshwari, Vanshika Gupta, Aditi
Birla, Luvesh Bansal and Piyush Maheshwari at ESSEC,
France.
• Huzaifa Hamid at George Simon Ohm University, Germany
• Manish Gangwani, Jagmeet Chahal and Lolita Romanoff at
Deakin University, Australia.
• 18 students from SCMS successfully attended King’s College
London, Summer School, Mumbai 2013.

Incoming Exchange Students for Academic Year 2012-13

9 students came to SCMS and successfully completed semester
exchange program.
• 5 students (Marc Dib, Alexandre Gros, Marie Lagade, Laura
and Arthur) from ESSEC, France
• 2 students (Carolina and Carlos) from ISEG, Portugal
• 2 students (Martin and Nicolai) from Berlin School of
Economics & Law (BSEL), Germany

Faculty Achievements:
Prof. Parimala Veluvali was awarded with Fellowship of Institute of
Company Secretaries of India in 2012.
2013-14
Student Achievements
International exchange:
Semester Exchange Program with SCHOLARSHIPS (6
students) –
• 3 students (Sharmistha Ghosh, Arman Verma, and Shantanu Gupta)
went to Berlin School of Economics & Law, Germany, they got 650
Euros per month along with Health Insurance and Travel Costs
separate
• 2 students (Manan Vora & Shaunak Jindal) went for semester
exchange program at University of Cork, Ireland. They got stipend
of 500-600 Euros per month (approx.)
• 1 student(Rama Bhandare) from Batch 2011-14 completed
semester exchange program at Ryerson University, Canada through
OMG program. She got a scholarship of 2000 CAD for the program

Semester Exchange Program with tuition fee waiver (21

students)
• 3 students (Ishita Kataria, Kartikay Parihar & Aishwarya Kansara)
at Dauphine University, France
• 3 students (Harit Chawla, Prashant Maheshwari & Kunal

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Sachanandani) for Technische Hochschule Nuernberg Georg

Simon Ohm, Germany
• 2 students (Aditya Srivastava & Arjun Bansal) at Die Duale
Hochschule Baden-Württemberg (DHBW)
• 2 students (Rahat Alagh & Garima Verma) for ESSEC, France
• 2 students (Janhavi Vedpathak&Dheeraj Mandiwal) for IESEG,
France
• 1 student (Anushweta Mukherjee) for RMIT Australia
• 1 Student (Anirudh Mahajan) at ISEG, Portugal
• 3 students (Jeevalpreet Batra, DePaul University & DePaul
University) went to DePaul University, Chicago, USA in Jan’ 2014.
• 1 student (Ayushi Rastogi) for Hochschule Bremen University of
Applied Sciences, Germany

Incoming exchange students

Seven students came from Foreign Universities to SCMS, Pune for
Semester Exchange Program
• 3 Students (David, Joschka & Robert) from Berlin School of
Economics & Law, Germany
• 1 Student (Elin) from Sodertorn University, Sweden
• 1 Student (Maria) from Hochschule Bremen - University of Applied
Sciences, Germany
• 1 Student (Pierre) from University of Dauphine, Paris

Achievements of the Students – Academic

• Pallavi Sirohi received the Late Jayatee Deshmukh for ‘The Best
Outgoing Girl Student’ for the Academic year 2013.
• Neha Bhanawat received the Jayatee Deshmukh UG Scholarship
for 2013.
• Sanjeet Satish Mutha received UG Merit Scholarship for Semester I
for Academic Year 2013-14.
• Mr. Pukar Shrestha was awarded Under Graduate SIU-ICCR Joint
Scholarship for the year 2013-14.
• Shaunak Jindal and Manan Vora received scholarships for pursuing
semester abroad in University of Cork, Ireland Ayushi Singh,
Rhujuta Pendase, Jayesh Kumar Balani and Arjun Singh Shergill
successfully completed a service learning program to Jamaica
which was conducted by a Canada based NGO, ‘Green Contributor’

Faculty achievements:
Faculty awarded Ph.D during 2013-14
Prof. Netra Neelam
Prof. Mansi Kapoor was invited as a resource person for the
Practical Wisdom Conference organized by Yale University.

Faculty qualified NET/SET during 2013-14

• Ms. Nehajoan Panackal
• Mrs. Sruti Mitra

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• Mr. Sahil Vadgaonkar

2014-15
Institute Achievements:
• Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies (SCMS), Pune was
ranked second in the BBA course stream in the India Today Nielsen
rankings.
• SCMS was awarded the UNEP Project : South Asian Youth
Environment Network (SAYEN) in association with UNertia
launched “Handprint Challenge: a Sustainability challenge for
colleges in Asia Pacific supported by United Nations
Environmental Program. This challenge aimed at providing and
promoting sustainability in college students across Asia and the
Pacific by asking them to form a team of 10. SCMS, Pune entered
into a project’ Catch the Rain Drop”, for water sustainability in
Symbiosis Viman Nagar campus (SVC), Pune. SCMS, Pune was
one of the 20 finalists and received a seed funding of USD 650 from
SAYEN to implement their action plans and carry out sustainable
activities on campus.

Faculty Achievements
• Prof. Parimala Veluvali and Prof. Rishi Shukla were awarded Ph.D
during 2014-15
• Prof. Sabiha Fazhalbhoy was awarded with the best paper award at
the J K Laxmipat University Jaipur at their International Conference
held from 19-21st December 2014. She was awarded with a
certificate, a trophy and a Cheque of Rs 10,000/-
• Prof Gowri was invited as a resource person for panel discussion
organized by SLS , Pune

Student Achievements
Scholarships
• Mr. Apoorva Gupta awarded the UG Merit Scholarships for
Semester I of Academic Year 2014 by Symbiosis Society
Foundation.
• Mr. Pukar Shreshtha was awarded SSF UG SIU-ICCR joint
scholarship for semester V.

Student Achievements in Sports

Football:
SCMS boys won the football championship.

SIU Cricket Tournament:

• SCMS-Pune was declared the Champions of the Inter Institute
Cricket Championship 2014 – 15. SCMS has won the SIU
Tournament.
• Best Bowler: Mr. Mohit Jain – SCMS Pune
• Man of the Tournament: Mr. Siddhath Luthra – SCMS Pune
• The following players from SCMS are selected to represent
Symbiosis International University in West Zone Inter-University

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tournament after the selection trials held on 18th to 20th Nov,2014.

Aarav Vij, Mohit Jain, Ameya Dumbre, Vaibhav Vaish, B.S.K.
Jeetendra.
• Manmeet Singh Jolly was awarded as BEST PLAYER in the Men
Section of the Inter Institute Basketball Championship 2014 – 15.

Business Events:
• Atharv, business and cultural fest of IIM Indore- 5th -7th
September. SCMS won the events, Finance & Marketing and
obtained the Second runner up position in Business Quiz.

2015-16
Institute achievement
Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies was ranked second in
the BBA course in India Today Nielson ranking.
Student Achievements
International Students Exchange
Incoming students – 2015 - 16 as on July 2015
• 1 Student (SHIBATA Yuki) from Chuo University, Japan
• 2 students (Mr Jannik Wettlin & Ms Elena Schulmeister) from
Flensburg University of Applied Sciences
• 3 students (Mr Vasseur Pierre & Mr Janot Francois & Filipe Aires
De Matos Almeida Dos Santos) ISEG, Portugal
• 3 Students (Mr Nicolas Bontemps, Ms Anais Lu, Ms Marion Prieur
& Ms Lisa Yoh) from Dauphine University

Students’ achievements:
• Mr Vishal Keswani, Student of SCMS, was selected from more than
400 students across 100 Universities to represent our country, at the
DSS Apprenticeship Program 2015.
• Team ENACTUS from SCMS Pune, is working with a vision to
empower underprivileged women community and make an
entrepreneurial change; was adjudged the 'Rookie of the Year'
nationwide, and was awarded the 'Spirit of Enactus 2015' award at
the National Competition held in New Delhi this year. They have
also received a grant of Rs. 40,000 from Blue Dart.

30. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of

funding (national/international) with details of outstanding
participants, if any.
Academic FDP /Workshop Source of Funding
Institute & part by sponsorship for International
2014- 2015 4 2
Conference

List of Eminent Speakers for International Conference –

SCMS Pune has organized 3 international conferences till date, on
contemporary themes.

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2012-13: “Issues and challenges in the retail sector and FDI in India
and across the world”
• Mr. Tom Calder, Trade Commissioner, Australian Trade
Commission
• Dr. C.P. Chandrashekhar -Professor Center for Economic studies &
Planning, JNU, New Delhi
• Mr. Timothy Eynon, Management Consultant, Provogue (India)
Ltd
• Mr. Kumar Rajagopalan, CEO Retailers Association of India
• Mr. Vaitheeswaran, MD IndiaPlaza.com
• Mr. Govind Shrikande, MD Shopper’s Stop
• Dr. Gibson Vedamani, Retail Industry expert and consultant
• Mr. Biju Dominic, CEO, Final Mile Consultancy
• Mr. Paramjit S. Bawa, Country Manager (India) – British Tourism
• Ms. Ravneet Pawha, Country Director, Deakin University,
Australia
• Mr. Vaitheeswaran, MD IndiaPlaza.com
• Dr. Manoj Pant, Professor, Centre for International Trade &
Development, School of International Studies, JNU, New Delhi
• Dr. Ganesh Kawadia, Professor and Head, Department of
Economics, DAVV, Indore,
• Dr. H. S. Yadav, Professor, Department of Regional Planning and
Economic Growth, Barkatullah, Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal
• Peter Philip, Certified Global Trainer and Senior Level Human
Services Professional.
• Dr. Vikas Chitre - Hon. Director, Arthbodh, Pune,
• Dr. Sudhakar Kota, Associate Professor, Economics & Marketing,
Skyline University College, Sharjah, U.A.E and Ms.
• Ms. Kalpana Salunkhe, Managing Trustee Pani Panchayat, Pune
• Dr.Zafar Iqbal, Associate Professor, DePaul University,
Chicago.(through webinar)
• Dr. Allan Collins Senior Lecturer, Department of Food Business &
Development, University College Cork, Ireland. (through webinar)
• Mr. Srinivasa Rao, Managing Director, Indiacom

2013-14: “Emerging Trends In World Economy Through Innovation

And Entrepreneurship Development”
• Mr. Vikas Gadre, Director General, Bombay Chamber of
Commerce and Industry
• Dr. Brian O’Flaherty- Programme Director-M-Sc in Innovation,
University College, Cork, Ireland
• Dr. R.G.Chouksey - Dean -Academics, NITTTR, Bhopal
• Dr. V.S.Mehrotra, Head-NVEQF Cell, PSS Central Institute of
Vocational Education, NCERT
• Mr. Shalendra Porwal, MD and CEO, Battelle Science and
Technology India Pvt. Ltd.
• Mr. Praful Naik (PhD) Executive Director & Chief Scientific
Officer, Bilcare Ltd.
• Mr. Pawan Solanki, Senior Manager, Deakin University on
‘Entrepreneurial Opportunities by Higher Education Abroad’
• Dr. Vilmos Simon, Associate Professor, BME, ICT Labs Outreach
Program (webinar)

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• Laszlo Bacsa, Co-founder and director of BME Technology and

Knowledge
• Transfer Office (MTTI)(webinar)
• Mr. Y. H. Gharpure, President, Indo Japan Business Council Ltd
• Ms. Monica Raina, Project Director, SEWA, SABAH Project
• Mr. Ashish Merchant, Vice President, Prince Aga Khan Foundation,
India Chapter
• Mr. Pandurang Taware, Director, Agri Tourism, Baramati
• Mr. George Koshy, Founder and President, Greencontributor
(webinar)
• Mr. Prashant Brahmane, Founder Director, Gurukool
• Mr. Vivek Prakash, General Manager, CSR, Jubilant Bhartia
Foundation
• Dr. Ganesh Kawadia, Professor and Head, School of Economics,
Devi Ahilya University, Indore
• Mr. Surendra N. Agarwal, Chairman, BYST & President Neilsoft
Ltd
• Mr. Ashish Belagali, Head of Pune Open Coffee Club
• Mr. Nachiket Thakur, GM, Product Design and Development,
Mahindra Composites, Pune on ‘Creating Social Entrepreneurship
by Design’
• Mr. Dippak Wani, M.D, Wani Technologies
• Prof. Kanaiyalal Ahuja, Professor School of Economics, DAVV
University, Indore
• Dr. R. G. Chouksey, Dean -Academics, NITTTR, Bhopal &
Organizing Secretary
• Ms. Sonia, Samruddhi Foundation
• Mr. Abhimanyu Asija, Deputy CEO, SMPL, Nashik
• Ms. Neha Singh, Proprietor, Fab Forum, London
• Ms. Namita Thapar, CFO, Emcure Pharmaceuticals
• Debbie Craig, Managing Director, Catalyst Consulting
• Mr. Subodh Sangle,Dabbawala’s Association, Mumbai
• Ms. Ana Larrea Yaguez , Entrepreneurial Group ‘GLOW’- Spain
• Dr. Vijay K. Agarwal , Director, NITTTR, Bhopal
• Mr. Frank La Pira, (PhD) Prof. Entrepreneurial et Strategy, IESEG,
School of Management (webinar)
• Mr. Sowmya Chattopadhyay, Regional Cooperation Consultant
Asian Development Bank

2014-15: “Emerging trends in the Global financial landscape –

Approaches, Challenges and Opportunities”
• Mr. Alexander K. Sattler, Financial Counsellor & Representative of
the Deutsche Bundesbank, Consulate General of the Federal
Republic of Germany
• Shri Y.M Deosthalee, Chairman & MD, L&T Finance Holdings Ltd
• Shri H.R.Khan, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India
• Shri Hemant G. Contractor, Chairman, PFRDA
• Shri S Raman, Whole Time Member, SEBI
• Mr. D.R.Dogra, MD & CEO, Credit Analysis & Research Ltd
• Shri Manas Mohanty, General Manager, College of Agricultural
Banking, Pune

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• Shri. C.VR.Rajendran, Chairman & Managing Director, Andhra

Bank
• Shri Narasimhan Srinivasan, International expert in Development
finance and livelihoods, Ex- CGM, NABARD
• Dr. Mukesh Khanaskar, Director-International, All India Institute of
Local Self-Government & Director, International Centre of EQUI-
T
• Shri Arun Kejriwal, Primary Market Analyst
• Dr. Sunder Ram Korivi, Dean School of Securities Information and
Research, NISM
• Dr. Ajit Ranade, Chief Economist, Aditya Birla Group
• Mr. Ananth Narayan, Regional Head, Financial Markets, South
Asia
• Standard Chartered Bank
• Mr. Alok Sheopurkur, Executive VP and Head HR, HDFC Asset
Management Company
• Dr. Asha Naik, Specialist- Strategic Management & Leadership
• Shri Sushil Muhnot, Chairman and Managing Director, Bank of
Maharashtra
• Mr. Sai Srinivas Dhulipala Actuary &President Bajaj Allianz Life
Insurance Company Limited
• Mr. Milind Choudhari, CFO, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
Company Limited
• Mr. Boman Mehta, CEO, Darashaw & Co
• Mr. Rajiv Mitra, Managing Director, Govind Milk & Milk Products
Pvt Ltd
• Mr. Sandeep Mehta, CEO & CIO, Value Investment Principles Ltd
• Mr. Kulwinder Singh, Director- Global Marketing &
Communication, Synechron
• Mr. Ajay Raina, CEO, Kinetic Hyundai Elevator& Movement
Technologies Ltd
• Mr.Srinivasan Rao, MD, Indiacom
• Shri M.Narendra, Former Chairman and MD, Indian Overeas Bank

31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments

Research is one of the very important thrust areas of SCMS, Pune as
enshrined in the mission of SIU.
A Research Advisory Committee (RAC) is constituted to technically
review research proposals/projects.
The Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) of SIU focuses on rights, safety
and wellbeing of the research participants if research involves human
subjects and if there is a possibility of involving an ethical issue.
There is robust anti-plagiarism policy available and implemented for all
thesis/dissertations.

32. Student profile programme-wise:

Applications Enrolled Pass Percentage
Selected Total Pass
received
Male Female Male Female Percentage

BBA 2009 – 12 3340 298 202 96 71% 84% 75%

BBA 2010 – 13 2931 296 207 89 71% 87% 76%

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BBA 2011 – 14 2938 302 201 101 74% 91% 80 %

BBA 2012 – 15 3796 312 203 109 72% 91% 78%
BBA 2013 – 16 4593 306 203 103 NA NA NA
BBA 2014 – 17 5483 306 206 100 NA NA NA
BBA 2015 – 18 7696 326 196 130 NA NA NA

33. Diversity of students

Students join SCMS after class 12 and hence columns related to
University are not applicable to us
% of % of students % of students
Name of the % of
students from other from
Programme students
from the universities universities
(refer to from other
same within the outside the
question no. 4) countries
university state state
2010 - - - 6.95%
2011 - - - 6.71%
2012 - - - 6.62%
BBA
2013 - - - 6.45%
2014 - - - 6.17%
2015 - - - 5.38%

34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services
examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive
examinations? Give details category-wise.
NA
35. Student progression:
SIU does not have any natural progression built into its admission process.
At each level there is a merit based admission process where Symbiosis
students do not get an automatic entry or advantage. SCMS, Pune does not
have any PG programme as yet either.
Student progression Against % enrolled
UG to PG NA
PG to M.Phil. NA
PG to Ph.D. NA
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral NA
Employed
2011-12 (58%)
2012-13 (80%)
• Campus selection 2013-14 (90%)
2014-15 (94%)
(This % is against the number of students who
opted for placement)
• Other than campus recruitment NA
Batch 2004-07 (01)
2006-09 (03)
2007-10 (01)
2008-11 (01)
Entrepreneurship/Self-employment
2009-12 (02)
2010-13 (01)
2011-14 (01)
2012-15 (02)

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36. Diversity of staff:(Teaching staff) :

Data in %
Sr. No. Percentage of faculty who are graduates 2014
1 of the same university 2.78%
2 from other universities within the State 52.78%
3 from universities from other States 44.44%
4 from universities outside the country 0

37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and
D.Litt. during the assessment period
Year (degree was Month (degree was
Faculty Name
awarded) awarded)
Dr Deepa Tanksale 2010-11 Ph.D.
Prof Nirupama Patwardhan 2010-11 M.Phil
Dr Netra Neelam 2013-14 Ph.D.
Dr Parimala. Veluvali 2014-15 Ph.D.
Dr. Rishi Shukla 2014-15 Ph.D.

38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard

to
a) Library
Library facility Details
Total area 1840 Sq ft.
Working hours:
i. On working days Monday to Friday 9.00 to 7.30pm,
Saturday – 9.00 to 4.00pm
ii. On Sunday Closed

iii. Festivals/ Holidays Closed

iv. Before examination Monday to Friday 9.00 to 7.30pm,

Saturday – 9.00 to 4.00pm

v. During Examination Monday to Friday 9.00 to 7.30pm,

Saturday – 9.00 to 4.00pm

vi. During Vacation Monday – Friday : 9.00am to 5:00pm,

Saturday: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Sunday closed
Layout of the library
Relaxed reading Yes, In the lobby area
IT Zone for accessing e – resources Yes, Digital Library
Display of floor plan: Plan is displayed outside library,

Adequate sign boards : Adequate sign boards posted on the

Library floor
Access to differentially abled users and Individual help available by library staff
mode to access to collection :

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Details of Library Holdings:

- Print
Books 12146
Titles 5740
Total Number of
Indian Journals 14
International Journals 6
Magazines 41
Average no of books added in last 3 years 593 (per year) until 31st March. 2015
- Non print (CD’s ) 960
Electronic
Database 12
e- journals 35085
Special Collections
· Reference Books 886 (SIU)
· Book Banks The Department provides selected books
to the students in the Kit at the time of
induction.

b) Internet Facilities for Staff and Students

- Systems: 161
- Computer - Student Ratio: 1:4
- Dedicated Computing Facility: All the faculty & Staff have
dedicated computers at their workstations.
- LAN Facility: Available
- No of nodes/computers with Internet facility: 161
Internet lease line facility 34 mbps (shared)
• Total number of class rooms- 17
• Class rooms with ICT facility- 17
• Students’ laboratories- 1
• Research laboratories – Nil

39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates -

a) from the host institution/university b) from other institutions/
universities
Following is the list of doctoral students

a) From the host Institution/University:

• Ms. Adya Sharma
• Ms. Sabiha Fazalbhoy
• Ms. Ishita Dutt
• Ms. Anjali Sharma
• Ms. Gowri Menon

b) From other institutions/universities

• Mr. Deepak Havaldar
• Ms. Archana Singh
• Ms. Mansi Kapoor
• Ms. Sharmila Devi
• Mr. Nishant Khandelwal
• Mr. Sushil Mavale

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40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from

the university.
SCMS does not have a PG programme. However, scholarships are
awarded at UG level also. The details of Scholarships awarded to students
at UG level are as follows:
Financial assistance from SIU (Symbiosis Foundation/Symbiosis sports
scholarship)

No. of Students awarded No.of Students awarded by

Year UG
with scholarship Freeship
2014-15 Yes 1 1(100%)
2013-14 Yes 3 1 (100%)
2012-13 Yes 2 1 (100%)
2011-12 Yes 2 Nil
2010-11 Yes 0 Nil

Year Type of Financial Number UG Percentage of Fee waiver

Assistance given of
(please specify Students
central/state/other
agencies)
Please specify in case of SC/ST

2014-15 Other 1 Yes 25%

2013-14 Nil Nil -

2012-13 State Govt. 3 Yes 100% (for SC/ST)

2011-12 Other 1 33%

2010-11 State Govt. / Others 3 Yes 100% in two cases (one for
SC/ST) and 33% in one case

2009-10 State Govt. / Others 7 100% in 4 cases (for SC/ST)

and 50% in 2 cases and 33%
in one case

41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the

development of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.
SCMS Pune has been offering the BBA programme since 2004.
From the batch 2011-14 the programme is being offered through
cafeteria curriculum. To give the students an international exposure
GIP (Global Immersion Programme) was introduced. A study
through secondary sources revealed that there was a demand for
management education with Global exposure. Hence the idea of
Global BBA was conceived. Further SIU's relationship with other
international universities helped us in formulizing the Global BBA
programme. The Global BBA will be offered in the next academic
year. The programme is also in line with the vision of the university.

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42. Does the department obtain feedback from

a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation?
If yes, how does the department utilize the feedback?
• In faculty meetings and through correspondence with faculty,
feedback is sought on curriculum as well as on the teaching -
learning evaluation.
• The suggestions (in the nature of modification of courses or
including new courses) are then put by the BOS before the
Academic Council for approval.
• The changes in the curriculum are incorporated by revising
the programme structure. Scheme of the evaluation is revised
based on the feedback received.

b) Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation

and how does the department utilize the feedback?
The Department has the following processes in place for the
evaluation of staff, curriculum and teaching-learning evaluation by
the students
• Open house sessions are conducted where the students are
encouraged to give feedback about the staff, the curriculum
and the teaching-learning evaluation.
• Written student feedback is also taken through online and
offline forms on Faculty and their pedagogy.
• All feedback received is analysed and presented to the faculty
for deliberation and guidance on improvement, if necessary.
• Annual appraisal of the faculty and the resultant incentives
take into account the faculty feedback.
• Student feedback on evaluation is also taken and submitted to
the University. Feedback is analysed and changes are
incorporated in the evaluation pattern at the University level.
c) Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how
does the department utilize the feedback?
• Informal feedback is taken from the employers during their
visits for campus recruitment regarding the qualities/
attributes of our students and what needs to be incorporated to
enhance their deliverables at the work place. Training
programmes are conducted for the students registering for
placements.
• Since the Academic year 2015-16, the Department is working
towards taking structured feedback from Alumni on the
programme.

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43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)

S.
Name Batch Designation Company
No

1 Abhimanyu Asija 2004 - 07 Deputy CEO Someshwar Metal Private Ltd

2 Amey 2004 - 07 Founder Sporti Luv (Entrepreneur)
Yerawadekar
3 Yudhishter Rana 2004 - 07 Assistant Vice Digital Acquitions, Citigroup,
President Poland
4 Amit Gupta 2004 - 07 Purchase Order Avaya Telecom
Specialist
5 Krish Raghav 2004 - 07 Research Analyst TRPC
6 Ankit Khanna 2004 - 07 Manager, Global Samsung, Seoul, South Korea
Strategy Group
Sandra
7 2004 - 07 Segment Producer The Business News Network
Mergulhao
8 Shivam Bhargava 2005 - 08 Actor Movie - Siddharth
9 Melanie Noronha 2005 - 08 Sr. Analyst Middle East Economic Digest
(MEED)
10 Stephanie 2005 - 08 Sr. Associate Price Waterhouse Coopers,
Noronha Dubai
11 Jayanti 2005 - 08 Captain Indian Army
Mukherjee
12 Rochit Jain 2005 - 08 Account Manager Khaleej Times, UAE

13 Sahil Rizwan 2005 - 08 Writer & Sub-Editor Amar Chitra Katha

14 Tarun Markose 2006 - 09 Director Teemac Ideas (Entrepreneur)
15 Rohit Jindal 2006 -08 Founder 'We Faculty'
16 Neha Poonia 2008 – 11 Assistant Editor CNN-IBN
17 Nishita Karad 2009 - 12 Graduate Intern ILO

44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special

lectures/workshops/seminar) involving external experts.
The BBA course at SCMS Pune is designed to be very intense in its
academic and co-curricular inputs. A range of enrichment courses is
offered to students to make the education rich and solid.
1. Constitution of India
The objective of this course is to create a meaningful understanding
of basic philosophical tenets of Indian Constitutional law. It is to
underline the significance of our constitution as Fundamental Law
of the land. The course aims at instilling not just a bare
understanding, but a perspective on constitutional developments in
Indian Constitutional Law. The Course was compulsory for all the
students.

2. Foreign Languages:
With ever-increasing levels of international trade and business,
tourism, immigration, and random cross-cultural experiences, there
is a need to learn a foreign language and become global citizens.

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With this endeavour, SCMS Pune has offered foreign language

courses in French, Spanish and German.

3. BSE Training:
With the intention to offer a value-added career-oriented training to
students to enhance internship & placement options, a course was
offered in association with the Training arm of the BSE Stock
Exchange for interested students.

4. ACCA
ACCA: SIU has signed an MOU with the Association of Chartered
Certified Accountants (ACCA), which is a global body for
professional accountants. A Certificate/Diploma course is offered
by SCMS in collaboration with ACCA.

SCMS has successfully completed its first batch (November 2014-

February 2015). Our students have scored well in their first attempt
itself.

45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different
programmes.
a) Use of audio visual media to increase participation
b) Encouraging students to write research papers
c) Use of case studies
d) Role plays/Study tour
e) Research projects
f) Experiential projects and business games

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are
constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored?
The Department ensures the following:
a) The programme structure is systematically designed which ensures
that the learning outcomes of each course and its means of
implementation are clearly defined.
b) The pedagogy of the teaching-learning process for each course is
designed taking into account the desired learning outcomes.
Emphasis is given on project based and group learning activities.
c) Learning outside the classroom: Students at SCMS, Pune are
involved in Industry visits and field trips. Activities like service
learning and corporate internships also aid in learning outside the
classroom.
d) Assessment strategies are formulated in such a manner so that the
achievement of the intended learning outcome can be ascertained.
Emphasis is given to testing conceptual knowledge through MCQs,
group discussions and class presentations. To overcome any
barriers to learning, remedial classes are conducted. Counselling of
students is undertaken by the class mentors.

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47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension

activities.
• Supporting Urban Sustainability (SUS) was undertaken in
2012-13
Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies, Vimannagar, Pune was
a part of the Supporting Urban Sustainability (SUS) 2012-13
programme which is an International Initiative.

The Supporting Urban Sustainability (SUS) programme aims at

enhancing the capacity of key public, civic and private
organizations to collaboratively learn about and take action for
ecosystem services for poverty alleviation (ESPA) in cities. It
enables pooling of knowledge from different stakeholders to jointly
specify the objective of their learning process. Thereby they gain
ownership of the learning process and potential for positive impact
on the ground is increased.

Dr. Pisolkar Yogesh from Symbiosis Centre for Management

Studies, Vimannagar, Pune was the member of the core committee
of inquiry team ‘SANGAM’ for the city of Malvan. How Can We
Manage Fisheries and Tourism in Karli, Kolamb and Talashil
Creeks for Sustainable Development?” was the inquiry/research
question of the team ‘SANGAM’.
• Research Project in Zambia: A service learning programme was
proposed by the NGO-Green Contributor (Canadian-based
organization) to Zambia in Nov-Dec 2012.Green Contributor is a
Canadian based NGO actively involved in community outreach
programmes and in fostering sustainable practices and promoting
sustainable development encompassing environment concerns.
Ÿ Catch the Raindrop: Rainwater harvesting feasibility study for
Symbiosis Viman Nagar Campus project was completed by 10
students and a faculty in 2014. The project was funded by the United
Nations Environment Program (UNEP)
Ÿ Social Connect:
We transform students into socially responsible managers and
leaders by sensitizing them to the needs of the society. Towards this
end, our students are required to serve in NGOs and undertake a
Service Learning Projects
Students worked mainly in the fields of - Human rights,
Environment, Wildlife and Animals, Underprivileged students,
Social Welfare and Special Children.
• Swachha Bharat Abhiyaan: Symbiosis Center for Management
Studies, Pune launched “Swachha Bharat Abhiyaan” on 8th October
2014 and it has been an ongoing process since then. The entire team
at SCMS Pune, be it faculty or staff took up the responsibility to
maintain cleanliness all around them throughout the year.
• Fundraising event and Donation drive: Initiate a club at SCMS,
Pune organized a fundraising event and donation drive. The amount
collected from the donation drive was used to sponsor a girl child’s
education.
• Workshops for Housekeeping staff on “Basic Financial Planning
were held by Club Initiate on 29th April 2014

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• Computer Training for Senior Citizens of Viman Nagar was

conducted in the year 2012-13 and 2015-16. The programme was
conducted to teach the senior citizens basic computer skills such as
MS Word, Excel, Internet, Mail etc.
• Blood donation camps are organized in the campus every year.

48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the

department.
The Department has regularly conducted three International Conferences
on diverse and current themes. These conferences encourage faculty and
students to present research papers which have been published in the
Annual Research Journal of SCMS, Pune. The Department has also
conducted Conclaves and Symposia on socially and economically
relevant themes. A brown bag seminar is organized every month where
faculty discusses their current research work with other members of the
faculty.

The following research papers of the faculty have been published in

Scopus and other reputed International databases:
1. Mahankale Nitin, Arora Richa (10/2012) Short Communication
(NS-1) Studies on forage production under the influence of
synthetic fertiliser and industrial waste water. Journal of
Environmental Research And Development, 7 (2): 716-719
(ProQuest, WorldCat, Google Scholar, Academic Journals,
Academic Keys, Global Impact Factor, ResearchGate, Scribd,
Ulrich's Web; ISSN: 0973-6921).
2. Menon Gowri (05/2014) Maintaining quality of education in
Management Institutes - Reforms required. Procedia - Social and
Behavioural Sciences, 133: 122-129 (Thomson Reuters,
ScienceDirect; ISSN: 1877-0428).
3. Tanksale Deepa, Neelam Netra, Venkatachalam Rama (05/2014)
Consumer decision making styles of young adult consumers in
India. Procedia - Social and Behavioural Sciences, 133: 211-218
(Scopus, SciVerse, Scopus ScienceDirect, ScienceDirect; ISSN:
1877-0428).
4. Kapoor Mansi (05/2014) Redefining progress and ushering in the
fourth revolution. Procedia - Social and Behavioural Sciences, 133:
203-210 (Thomson Reuters, ScienceDirect; ISSN: 1877-0428).
5. Parimala, V., Fakih Abdullah (09/2014) Companies Act, 2013- A
Relook At The Rules in Light of The Role of A Company Secretary.
Indian Journal of applied Research, 4 (9): 286-288 (Google Scholar,
Open J-Gate, Thomson Reuters, CrossRef; ISSN: 2249-555X).
6. Olive Nerurkar ‘Sustainability Driven Innovations Matrix a
conceptual framework for environmental sustainability
opportunities” International Journal of Applied Engineering
Research, ISSN 0973-4562 Vol. 10 No.50 (2015) Scopus indexed
7. Kapoor Mansi (03/2015) Pulling the Strings. Indian Journal of
Science and Technology, 8 (6): 91-94 (Scopus; ISSN: 0974-5645).
8. Dr. D. R. Mane, Mansi Kapoor, Veni Vedi Veci - A New Paradigm
for Sustainability, International Journal of Humanities and Social
Studies, ISSN 2321- 9203 Open J Gate, Electronic Journals Library

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49. State whether the programme/department is accredited/graded by

other agencies? If yes, give details.
Nil

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating

new knowledge, basic or applied.
Students and Faculty of SCMS, Pune engage in Minor research projects in
multidisciplinary areas. SCMS, Pune has also initiated Corporate research
Projects with reputed organizations in Pune. These projects seek to
generate new knowledge.

51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and

Challenges (SWOC) of the department.
Strengths
• Standing in the BBA world Ranked second in the All India Nielson
Survey consequently for two years.
• Academic orientation
• Favourable Faculty-student ratio
• Well qualified faculty
• Cafeteria approach: Option to the students to choose from a
range of subjects and design their curriculum.
• Tie up with ACCA to provide more opportunities to students
• Regular updating of curriculum
• Option to students to go for study abroad programs under GIP

• Research base
Successful conduct of International Research Conferences in the
last three years. Increase in research output from Faculty.

• Placements
Good track record of placements

• Technology friendly
• Online portal to connect with students and faculty & parents
• Wifi campus
• Technologically enabled teaching and learning process.

• Overall Personality development of students

• Platform for students to interact with students with diverse
backgrounds both on national and International scale
• Holistic development of students by providing and
encouraging avenues for extracurricular activities.

Weakness
• Infrastructure needs to be upgraded to match the growing needs of
the college for the regular programme.

Opportunities
• Offering more courses: There is an opportunity to offerpart-time
certificate/diploma courses in the evenings when infrastructure is
available.
• Building Alumni relations: Alumni engagement is important to

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strengthen the brand

• Internationalization: More number of students for study abroad
programs and more number of foreign national students to study in
SCMS. Opportunity for faculty exchange program and joint
research with faculty of international Universities.
• Connect with the corporate world
• MDPs by faculty can be an important way to strengthen
relation with the corporate world and also provide good
exposure to faculty.
• Possibility of offering short certification courses

Challenges
• The Road ahead: To be recognized as the best BBA programme in
the country.
• Create job providers and not job seekers: To support students in
setting up their ventures

52. Future plans of the department

Into the Future:
SCMS started its journey as a teaching institute. Over the years research
has gained emphasis among faculty and students. In the coming years
SCMS aspires to move to the next level of being a research based
consulting Institute.

SCMS proposes to launch a Global BBA in the coming academic year.

This global BBA program will offer the students international exposure as
they would be doing their semester in three different universities i.e
SCMS, Pune, IHC Dubai, Webster University, Thailand.

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Symbiosis Institute of
Operations Management,
Nashik
With the best industry curriculum, faculty and student fraternity, SIOM is an ideal
platform to learn about Operations in the country. Mastering operations' challenges
early in one's career is the best kind of general management anyone can ask for. There are
not many better places than SIOM which would provide a holistic overview of
contemporary business practices by imparting knowledge of technical intricacies and its
implications on business. The assignments, industry sneak peak and guest lectures give us
an insider view of the industry.

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the Department
Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management, Nashik. (SIOM-Nashik)

2. Year of establishment
2005

3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?

Yes. The institute is a constituent of the Symbiosis International
University under the Faculty of Management.

4. Names of programmes offered

Master of Business Administration Management (Operations
Management) (MBA-OM)
Post Graduate Diploma in Operations Management (PGDOM)

5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved

In addition to courses from Faculty of Management, SIOM compiles its
course structure from the Course Catalogue of various Faculties like
Faculty of Computer Studies, Faculty of Health and Biomedical Sciences
and Faculty of Law.

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc.
a) Global immersion programmes with Munich University of Applied
Sciences, Germany
b) ERP Courses under SAP University Alliance Programme.
c) Six Sigma in collaboration with KPMG
d) Summer Internship projects

7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons

Master of Business Administration (Executive) (MBA-Executive)
Staggered.
8. Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based
Credit System
Choice Based Credit System with Semester pattern.
9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other
departments
Apart from Faculty of Management, SIOM takes course structure from
the Course Catalogue of various Faculties like Faculty of Computer
Studies, Faculty of Health and Biomedical Sciences and Faculty of Law.
Courses like SAP-ERP, Business Laws, ERP-SCM, IDMP has been
taught by faculty members from other faculties of University.
10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual
Sanctioned Filled and Actual
Professor 2 1
Associate Professor 4 5
Assistant Professor 10 6
Adjunct Faculty - 2
Other Teaching staff - 2
TOTAL 16 16

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11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of

specialization, experience and research under guidance
Nos. of
Industry Ph.d/
Number
expe- M. Phil
Sr. of
Name Qualifications Designation Specialization rience students
No. teaching
(years. guided
years
months) in last
4 years
1 Dr. Vandana MBA, Ph D Director & Marketing 15 13.5 2
Sonwaney Professor
2 Dr. Shilpa M. Com, Associate Finance 11 3.3 -
Parkhi CMA, CS, Ph Professor
D, NET
3 Dr PHD Associate Operations & 8 3.3 1
Rameshwar (Operations Professor SCM
Dubey Mgt.)
4 Dr.P.A. Ph D, MBA, Associate Finance 15 0.5 -
Ratna BBM, SLET Professor
5 Dr. Aditi MBA, Ph D Associate Marketing 9 4.5 -
Mishal Professor
6 Pravin Ph.D , M.Tech, Associate Operations 7.2 0 -
Tambe BE Professor
7 Dr. Bibhuti B.Sc Assistant Operations 17 0 -
Tripathy (Mathematics- Professor Research /
Hons), M.Sc Management
(Mathematics),
M.M.S,
Ph.D
(Operations
Research)
8 Prashant MBA, BE, Assistant Information 15 2.33 -
Barge NET Professor Technology
9 Yasho B.Sc. M.B.A Assistant Marketing 4 10 -
mandira Professor
Kharde
10 Shiba Parhi B. Sc., PGDM, Assistant General 2.5 12 -
NET Professor Management
11 Rishabh Jain M Com, Assistant Finance 8 0 -
PGDBA, NET Professor
12 Rohit Kumar B Tech, MBA, Assistant Operations 0 0 -
Singh NET, JRF Professor Management

13 Hemant CPIM,MBA,I Adjunct Operations 3 19

Tambade CWA(Inter),B. Faculty
E,(Mech.)
14 Subasish Chartered Adjunct Finance 31
Roy Accountant Faculty
Company
Secretary,
B.Com
15 Aasha MBA Teaching Marketing 14.5 0 -
Sharma Associate
16 Mrunalini BE, MBA Teaching Information 1.5 21 -
Dodkey Associate Technology

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12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors

Visiting faculty for the Academic Year 2014-15

Sr.
Name of Faculty Designation Company
No.

1 Mr.Abhijeet Chaudhary Founder CEO Milestone Consulting, Mumbai

Executive Vice
2 Mr.Sameer Desai Riyansh Hospitality, Nashik
President
Management
3 Mr.Manoj Agarwal Thruput Consultants
Consultant
Promoter
4 Mr.AvinashGhalke Sampurna Agro Venture, Mumbai
Director
Sansrisk Business Solutions
5 Mr Veer Metha Director
Pvt.Ltd., Delhi
Founder
6 Mr.Pradeepkhetan ISM Mumbai
Executive
7 Mr.Suraj S. Jhawar Ex CEO Asian Electronics Ltd
8 Mr. Radhakrishnan Consultant KPMG, Chennai
9 Mr. Balakrishna Consultant KPMG, Chennai
10 Mr.Sunil Joshi Quality Manager Lear Automotive, Ambad, Nashik
Mr.Gourang Management
11 Consultant
LaxmanAmbulkar Consultant
12 Mr.Sneha Nair Exeutive HR Cable Corporation of India
Consultant &
13 Mr.Pinak Kulkarni Spakr Consultants
Trainer
Management
14 Mr.R.K.Deodhar Deodhar Tax Consultants
Consultant

13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise

information:
No of total Credits taken by % taken by
Year Programme
credits visiting faculty VF
2009-10 MBA 112 62 55.36
2010-11 MBA 112 69 61.61
PGDMM 50 29 58.00
2011-12 MBA 125 32 25.60
2012-13 MBA 126 28 22.22
Exe MBA 40 9 22.50
2013-14 MBA 160 46 28.75
2014-15 MBA 140 32 22.86
Exe MBA 31 11 35.48

14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio :

MBA - 15:1

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15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative

staff: sanctioned, filled and actual :
For the year 2014-15 the details are as below
Type Sanctioned Actual
Technical 06 06
Non technical 18 18
TOTAL 24 24

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies :-

SIOM is creating a mark in the field of Operations Management through
research. The faculty members have published several papers in the areas
of Supply Chain Management, Sustainability and Consumer Behaviour.
Research is in progress on ICT adoption, Green Consumerism, SCM,
Financial Engineering and Cost Management. Project in Sustainability
and waste management has been attested by funding from corporates.
SCRI had also funded a project on “Humanitarian Supply Chain Design”

17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b)

international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the
names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received
project-wise.
Year Number Name of Project Name of Total Grant
of Faculty Funding agency received

2013 2 Humanitarian supply chain Symbiosis Rs. 1.4 lakh

designs and their impact's International
on performance: reference University, Pune
to Nashik MahaKumbh.

2015 2 "Project Shuddhi" in human Reckitt Rs. 13 lacs

bio waste management. The Benckiser India
project implemented Pvt. Ltd.
through Collaborative
Charities Aids Rs. 6.65 lacs
network entails installation
Foundation
of Mobile biodigestor toilets
during Kumbhmela through Shri Chaitnya Rs. 6.92 lacs
CSR funding Charitable trust.

18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants

received
a) National collaboration
Last year a major project “Project Shuddhi' was conceptualized. This
Mobile bio-digester toilets project for human bio-waste management
during Kumbhmela is in the process of implementation. The project
received all the governmental permissions. Considering the significance
of the social issue being addressed, project received sanctions of Rs. 13
lacs from Reckitt Benckiser India Pvt. Ltd. and Rs. 7 lacs from Charities
Aids Foundation and a primary approval of Rs. 9 lacs from India Infoline.
The team has also approached other corporates like SBI to seek funding so
that the scale could be extended.
The project is a perfect example of socially networked collaboration
between Local governing bodies working for a national cause, corporates
joining as funders, Research & development organisation as technology
collaborators and academic institution as implementation partner.
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b) International collaboration- Nil

19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE;

DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received.
Nil

20. Research facility/center with

• state recognition - Nil
• national recognition - Nil
• international recognition - Nil

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by/created by industry or

corporate bodies
Nil

22. Publications:

Total number of publications 64

(From 2009 to 2015; as of 31-07-2015)
i. Number of papers published in peer reviewed 56 (National 6 &
journals (national / international): International 50 )
ii. Monographs 1
iii. Chapters in Books 4
iv. Case Studies 1
v. Proceedings papers 2
Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web 48
of Science, Scopus, Humanities International
Complete, Dare Database - International Social
Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.)

Citation Index – range / average Google Total Citations= 62

(For SIU affiliated papers) Scholar Range:1-10
Avg: 2.70
Scopus Total Citations= 27
Range: 1-6
Avg: 2.25
Total citations of SIOM, Nashik faculty (SIU + Non- 111
SIU affiliated papers)
SNIP Range: 0-2.475
Avg: 0.708
SJR Range:0-2.786
Avg: 0.336
Avg: 0.476
Impact Factor – range/average Range:0-3.649
Avg:0.917
h-index (Google Scholar:4
Scopus:2)

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23. Details of patents and income generated

Nil

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated

SIOM undertakes consultancy projects in its area of expertise in line with
its vision and mission. The consultancy is broadly classified under two
heads
a. Professional Consultancy under Business Advisory Function for
Industry
Professional consultancy projects undertaken for last four years
include:
Professional Consultancy was delivered to
Kama Schachter Jewellery India, Pvt Ltd – in the area of Kaizen-
Rs. 2,25,000.
Levia technologies Mumbai in Business feasibility for Rs 50,000
MDP income generated was as below:
2009- 2010: 14.8 lacs
2010-2011: 7.97 lacs
2011-2012: 5.34 lacs
2012-2013: 0.82 Lacs
2013-2014: 3. 20 lacs

b. Students Consultancy for learning experience and providing value

add to Industry
Student’s consultancy projects done since last four years
Organization Project Name Client Name of the Income
students Generated
Bhatia Glass Create New offers and TPMS Sushanto Saha , NIL
Tuff Pvt. Ltd. related documents for a Saurabh Jain
market segment
ONGC Petro Preparation of Purchase and TPMS Tejbir Singh, NIL
Additions Supply manual and Bhushan Sardesai
Procurement manual
FaberInfinite Current and Future scenario FaberInfinite Sneha and Gaurav NIL
of Plastic Industry in India Madan
for Plastic
FaberInfinite Operational Excellence and FaberInfinite Anupriya Tyagi, NIL
its application in Abhishek Ladake
Construction Industry and Harmeet
Construction Industry
FaberInfinite Current and Future scenario FaberInfinite Shailendra Kumar, NIL
of Sugar Industry in India in Sandeep Patil
Sugar Industry

25. Faculty selected nationally/internationally to visit other

laboratories/institutions/industries in India and abroad
• Dr.Ratna Paluri - HBP case method of teaching seminar – 2014.
• Dr. Rameshwar Dubey – Workshop on SCM by DIME, IIT Kanpur–
2014
• Dr. Dubey, Dr. Vandana Sonwaney for Master class on designing
and managing Enterprise Supply Chains by Gattorna Alignment–
2014
• Dr.Rameshwar Dubey – ISB Master Teachers’ Programme at ISB
Hyderabad - 2014

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• Dr.Vandana , Ms Yashomandira Kharde –Case Writing workshop at

ISB Hyderabad.

26. Faculty serving in

a) National committees b) International committees c) Editorial
Boards d) any other (please specify)
(a) Dr. Vandana Sonwaney
Editorial Board member of Journal of Supply Chain Management
System,
Guest Editor of International Journal of Process Management and
Benchmarking (Inderscience)
Independent Director CG Lucy ltd
Independent Director Bedmutha Industries ltd
Board of Director, Alumni Association of SB Arts &Commerce
Aurangabad
Advisory Board Member, Kumbhthon Foundation steered by
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

(b) Dr. Rameshwar Dubey

Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Supply Chain Management Systems
Associate Editor, Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management
(Springer)
Editorial Board Members of International Journal of Innovation
Science, AIMS International Journal, International Journal of
Automation Logistics(Inderscience), International Journal of
Process management and Benchmarking (Inderscience).
Guest Editor of Annals of Operations Research (Springer),
International Journal of Process management and Benchmarking
(Inderscience).

(c) Dr Shilpa Parkhi

Chairperson of Nashik Ojhar Chapter of Institute of Cost
Accountants of India (ICAI).

“Faculty serving as members of steering committees of

international conferences recognized by reputed organizations/
societies –

(A) Dr. Vandana Sonwaney

• International Advisory Board Member of AIMS International
Conference held at IIM Khozikhode.
• Chaired Case Study Session at 10th International Conference
on Quantitative Management Dubai (ICOQM-10) on
29th,June 2011
(B) Dr. Rameshwar Dubey
• International Advisory Board Member of AIMS International
Conference to be held at IIM Khozikhode.
• Chaired Case Study Session at 10th International Conference
on Quantitative Management (ICOQM-10) on 28th,June
2011
• Chaired Supply Chain Session at 8th AIMS International
Conference on 1st,January,2011 at IIM-Ahmedabad.

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• Selected among Editorial board member of AIMS

International Journal and Editor of Doctoral Dissertation
Abstract section.
th
• Sessions Chaired for supply chain management at AIMS, 11
international conference on management held at Institute of
Management Technology, Ghaziabad, from December 21 to
24, 2013.

27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC Refresher/orientation

programs, workshops, training program & similar programs
Faculty members attend various conferences and workshop to recharge
and update their knowledge. In the year 2014-15 SIOM faculty members
attended events as below:
Conferences attendance 6
MDP conducted 3
Seminar/ Workshops attended 10
FDPs attended 4
28. Student projects
• percentage of students who have done in-house projects including
inter-departmental projects
• percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other
universities /industry/institute

The institute has three major categories of projects to be executed by the

students. They are summer internship projects (SIPs), Final Projects (Six
Sigma projects) and NGO projects. The number of projects executed in
the last 3 years are detailed year.

Number of projects executed :

Batch MBA (11-13) MBA (12-14) MBA (13-15)
SIP Projects 98 95 97
No. of companies in SIP 50 51 49
Final Projects 41 35 34
No of companies in Final projects 19 21 31

Number of projects in industries undertaken across various sectors.

(2011-15)
Sector No of projects Sector No of projects
BFSI 1 Oil & Gas 8
Chemical 1 Others 1
Consulting 28 Petrol Chemical 1
e-Commerce 5 Pharmaceutical 13
FMCG 34 Project 4
IT/ITES 31 PSU 7
Logistics 4 Retail 12
Manufacturing 189 SCM - Consulting 4
Service Industry 5

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For final projects which are based on six sigma methodologies, all major
companies from Nashik like Bosch Ltd, Crompton Greaves Ltd, Lear ltd,
& Samsonite Ltd and also companies from Pune and Mumbai are involved
for the implementation of DMAIC Cycle as part of process improvement.

NGO Projects –
Various activities & initiatives have organized along with Prabhodini
Trust, Dang Seva Mandal., Nashik Citizen Forum (NCF) ,Rang De ,Disha
Foundation, , SIFE, NGO – Sharan, Goonj , National Association for the
Blind, Anath Balakashram and Niradhar Swabhilambh

Role of faculty in facilitating such projects

The institute has made SIP and Final projects by the students mandatory.
Every student has to undergo around 10 weeks of summer internship
programme at the end of semester II and the live six sigma projects for
around 6 to 8 weeks in semester IV. There is a faculty committee and also
students committee in identifying the companies for such projects. Every
project and every stream has a faculty allocated with and the faculty is
constantly in touch with the company guide for the progress of the project
from time to time. There are mid project review and interim reports which
a student has to submit during the on-going project.

In addition to above there are various subject related projects wherein the
students need to visit the company allocated and collect the data in
requisite format.

29. Awards/recognitions received at the national and international level

by
Institute:
SIOM Nashik was ranked among top 50 Business Schools in the
Outlook’s 2014 Survey of India’s Best Business Schools. The Institute has
also won awards as listed below:

Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management

AWARDS

Sr. Awarded by Award Name Place Year

No
1 Dalal Street Ranked in India's top Mumbai 2009
Certificate of Merit 100 B.School survey
2 By Danik Bhaskar B Business School with Mumbai 2010
School Awards. industry related
curriculum
3 Star News Award by Business School with Mumbai 2011
National Education industry related
Awards in association curriculum in Operation
with Canon Management .

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4 CMO Asia & Stars Business School with Singapore 2011

group . best Industry Interface
6 Bloomberg & UTV B.School with Mumbai 2012
awards Excellence Industry
Interface
8 ET Now "B-School with the Mumbai 2013
Best Industry related
Curriculum in
Operations
Management",
9 Bloomberg UTV "B-School Excellence Mumbai 2013
Award for Innovative,
Modern and Industry
related Curriculum",
10 “Dainik Bhaskar B School award for Mumbai 2013
Industry related
curriculum in
Operations
11 “Dainik Bhaskar B- B-School award for Mumbai 2013
School Best Industry Interface
12 2nd Annual CPO Forum Recognizing Mumbai 2014
India 2014 Awards Procurement
Excellence Awards
15 ABP News award by Business School with Mumbai 2015
National Education industry related
Awards in association curriculum in Operation
with Canon Management .

• Faculty
Research awards received by the faculty and students

Dr. Vandana Sonwaney

• Awarded International Distinguished Service Award for the year
2011 by AIMS International and IMT Ghaziabad
Second Asia’s Best B - School Award 2011 for Best Professor in
Marketing Management presented by CMO Asia, Singapore

Dr. Rameshwar Dubey

• Selected as an outstanding reviewer for the year 2013 in 2014, by
Emerald Literati Network-Awards for excellence for Journal of
Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
(http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/authors/literati/awards.
htm?year=2014andjournal=jhlscmandPHPSESSID=cffftjq8k2g77
qqhsfn2a4s3n7)
• Awarded Youngest International Researcher Award for the year
2011 by AIMS International and IMT Ghaziabad
• Awarded Distinguished Service Award for the year 2010 by AIMS
International.
Selected for “Distinguished Services Award” in recognition to

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exemplary contributions to AIMS International on 02nd January,

2011 at IIM-Ahmedabad.

Dr. Aditi Mishal

Best Ph.D. Thesis Award at Sixth International Conference by Prestige
Institute of Management, Gwalior.

Dr. Bibhuti Tripathy

• Second Asia Best B- School Award 2011 for Best Professor in
Operations Management presented by CMO Asia, Singapore.
• Doctoral/post doctoral fellows
NIL
• Students

Students Achievements
Year Level ( Regional/ Event Achievement
National/
International)
2009-10 National Level Think Tank organised at Third Prize
Confluence 2009 in Ahmedabad
Marketing Case Study Competition
2011-12 National Level Street Play, SPJIMR First Prize
National Level 19th Business School Affaire and Best Student in
Dewang Mehta Business School Management
Award Contest
2012-13 National Level SIFE Regional Competition Regional Winners-
Western Region
National Level SIU, Cricket tournament Winners
2014-15 National level 'Maverick' 2014- case study Regional qualifier
competition, by Deloitte (West)
National level Perfect Pitch, Business Plan First Prize
Competition by NarseeMonjee
Institute of Management (NMIMS)
National Level Cinemark Movie Marketing, Second Prize
organised by IIM Ahmedabad
National Level Beer Game organized by Goa First prize
Institute of Management
National level Opstrat, Transcend 2015, Annual Runners-up
Management and Cultural Festival
of SIBM

30. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of

funding (national/International) with details of outstanding
participants, if any.
Following are the major national and international conferences held at
SIOM from the past few years:
• Tattv: “TATTV” has been the flagship Seminar for the Operations
fraternity. The purpose of “TATTV” is to ‘unfold the real elements
governing the dynamics’ of business today. Since its inception in
2006, “TATTV” has been a forum witnessing COOs, Directors and
VPs sharing their wealth of knowledge and experience with

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students and other industry leaders. “TATTV” through the years has
constantly evolved to fuel the nascent desire of young Operations
management professionals. It is an ideal occasion for companies to
showcase their best practices in Operations management in
domains like production, marketing, IT and finance

• HR Summit: The HR Summit hosted in Mumbai explores

dynamism of People, Operations and organizational development.
The event witness insights from thought leaders & HR practitioners
on best human capital practices that makes an organization the
employer of choice. The idea is to explore how operations
management tools can be applied in HRM.

• Converge: The Institute calls forth the companies to send their

senior professionals to discuss to contemporary topics through
panel discussion along with academia .Our idea is students witness
the merging of these two and learn to derive applied knowledge in
specified area.

• Research Colloquium: Every talent needs a platform and we here

at SIOM provide aspiring researchers the best opportunity to
showcase their intense research works carried out in different fields
through the RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM. This unique event
encourages the young minds not just to disseminate but also to
create knowledge. It all started in the year 2012 with a vision to
encourage SIOM students towards the field of Research findings,
analytics and consulting. The inaugural edition of the Research
Colloquium had 26 teams participating from SIOM and thereby
building a strong foundation for a better future. This year too,
Research Colloquium 2.0 in association with the “International
Association of Innovative Professionals (IAOIP)” concluded on
18th Jan 2014. As part of the event, eight best research papers were
selected from SIOM and seven research scholars were invited from
reputed management institutions to share valuable insights through
their research works. “Supply Chain Innovation” is the ultimate key
in this competitive age and thus aptly, it reflected the underlying
theme of Research Colloquium 2.0.

• ICOQM’10: This event gave international exposure to SIOM

amongst the OM fraternity, as the conference was attended by most
academicians in OM. The conference organization consisted of
Conference Patron and Chief Guest Dr. S. B. Mujumdar, President
SYMBIOSIS and Chancellor Symbiosis International University,
Conference General Chair Dr.Omprakash K. Gupta, College of
Business, University of Houston - Downtown, USA, Conference
Chair Dr. Vandana Sonwaney, Director, SIOM, Nashik, Conference
Convener Dr Shivprakash K. Agrawal, Babaria Institute of
Technology, Vadodara supported by faculty and staff of SIOM.
Important Speakers included Dr. M. R. Rao, Dean Emeritus ISB
Hyderabad, and Dr.Gopalan Srinivasan: Professor at Faculty of
Business Administration, University Of New Brunswick, Canada.

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Dr. R R K Sharma: Professor at Industrial and Management

Engineering Department, IIT, Kanpur, Fellow of IIM Ahmedabad.
Mr Prahlad Bhugra from Eaton conducted the workshop on
Innovation and IPR. A total of 84 Research papers from India, Fiji
Islands, Thailand, Eritrea, Canada, USA, and Yugoslavia were
presented in three parallel sessions organized in 13 categories like
Case Studies, Decision Analysis, Finance, Human Resource
Management, Information Systems, Management Education,
Manufacturing, Marketing, Operations Management, Quality
Management, Quantitative Models, Supply Chain Management,
Technology and Innovation.

• Kumbhthon
KumbhaThon, an innovation event conceived by Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT) was organized under the banner of
Kumbhathon Foundation. Nashik experienced 3 KumbhaThon
since Jan 2014. Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management
Nashik got the opportunity to host the fourth Kumbhathon from
January 24th to 30th 2015 in its premises. Kumbhathon, along with
the innovativeness of MIT and the management quotient of SIOM,
provided a platform for the ideator’s and innovators to convert their
idea into an implementable business plan.

Outstanding Participant for the above mentioned conferences:

Name of Type Funding Eminent
Event Resource

HR Summit Symbiosis Mr. RavindMithe Executive Director (Operations

Summit Society Consulting) PwC , Mr.SatishLuman, Global Head, HR ,
2014 TCS
Mr.P.P.Sahoo, Director-HR, Balmer Lawrie & Co.
Mr.SiminAskari, Vice President, Corporate HR, Mr. A.D.
Burman GM (HR), Maruti Suzuki ,Mr. YashwantBhaid,
GM (HR) Nagarjuna Group

Tattv 2014 Seminar Symbiosis Mr.Pawan Kumar Singh- MD, RotheErde India Pvt.Ltd.,
Society Mr.HiramanAher- Vice President- Operations Mahindra
and Mahindra Nashik
Converge Seminar Symbiosis Mr.Raghava Rao, Director-Finance, Amazon Seller Ltd.,
2014 Society Mr.DilipRajpur, Vice president- Wealth Management
(Finance, Service Nashik, Mr.RajkumarMylvananam-Rober Bosch,
Analytics, Mr.PrakashLekkala-Robert Bosch, Mr.MilindRajwade-
Operations, GM-Mahindra & Mahindra, Ms.MoumitaSarker,
Marketing, Ms.Namratha Bhat, Mr.RamachandranVedamurthy,
IT) Mr.RajeevPapneja

ICOQM Conference Symbiosis Mr.R.Rao-Indian School of Busienss,

2011 Society Mr.GopalanSriniwasan – University of New Brunswick,
USA, Mr.ArnavSheth,

31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments :-

Research is one of the very important thrust areas of Symbiosis Institute of
Operations Management as enshrined in the mission of SIU. A Research
Advisory Committee (RAC) is constituted to technically review research
proposals/projects. The Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) of SIU
focuses on rights, safety and wellbeing of the research participants if

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research involves human subjects and if there is a possibility of involving

an ethical issue.

Faculty Members emphasize the significance of ethics during their classes

and also consider it while evaluating assignments

32. Student profile programme-wise:

Name of the Programme Applications Selected Pass percentage
(refer to question no. 4) received
Male Female Male Female
MBA (OM) 2009-11 4094 91 18 95.60 100.00

MBA (OM) 2010-12 5434 102 22 86.27 90.91

MBA (OM) 2011-13 3097 98 22 90.82 100.00

MBA (OM) 2012-14 2794 95 21 100.00 100.00

MBA (OM) 2013-15 3610 104 16 99.04 100.00

MBA (OM) 2014-16 7562 91 13 NA NA

MBA (OM) 2015-17 2803 108 19 NA NA

PGDOM (12-13) 16 11 1 81.82 100.00

PGDOM (14-15) 08 6 0 16.67 NA
PGDOM (15-16) 09 6 0 NA NA

MBA Exe (2012-14) 12 5 2 100.00 100.00

ADMM 2009-2010 30 18 4 77.77 100

PGDMM 2010-2011 21 14 3 73.30 100

PGDBM 2009-10 17 12 5 50.00 60

PGDBM 2010-11 18 14 3 16.60 50

PGDBM 2011-12 11 9 2 55.5 0

33. Diversity of students

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

Programme (refer students from other from students
to question no. 4) from the universities universities from other
same within the outside the countries
university State State

MBA (OM) 2009-11 0 33.95 66.05 0

MBA (OM) 2010-12 0 32.26 67.74 0

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MBA (OM) 2011-13 0 35.00 65.00 0

MBA (OM) 2012-14 0 18.10 81.90 0

MBA (OM) 2013-15 0 29.17 70.83 0

MBA (OM) 2014-16 0 19.24 80.76 0

MBA (OM) 2015-17 0 15.75 84.25 0

PGDOM (12-13) 0 83.33 16.67 0

PGDOM (14-15) 0 83.33 16.67 0
MBA Executive
0 57.14 42.86 0
(2012-14)
ADMM 2009-2010 0 31.81 68.19 0
PGDMM 2010-2011 0 22.22 77.78 0

PGDBM 2009-10 0 47.05 52.95 0

PGDBM 2010-11 0 82.35 11.75 0
PGDBM 2011-12 0 100.00 0 0

34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services
examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive
examinations? Give details category-wise.
Nil

35. Student progression

Student progression Percentage against enrolled
UG to PG NA
PG to M.Phil. NA
Admission to Ph.D. programme is through
PG to Ph.D.
entrance test and merit thereof.
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral NA
Employed 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
• Campus selection 89% 94% 91% 90% 91% 100%
• Other than campus recruitment/ 11% 6% 9% 10% 9% Nil
Entrepreneurs

36. Diversity of staff

Percentage of faculty who are graduates

of the same university 6.3%
from other universities within the State 50%
from universities from other States 43.7%
from universities outside the country Nil

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37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and
D.Litt. during the assessment period
Ph. D. : Three

38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard

to
a) Library :
• Total Area - 2820 sq. ft.
• Library-138 sqmtrs, Reading Room – 112 sqmtrs
• Total Seating Capacity : Library – 20 nos, Reading Room – 60 Nos
• Working Hours

Working hours Library Timing

Working days inclusive of examination days 9.00am to 9.30 pm
Saturday & Sunday 9.00am to 5.00pm
Festivals / Holidays As per SIU Guidelines
During Vacation 9.00am to 5.00pm
Reading Room Available all the time

• Layout of Library

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• Display Floor Plan

Yes

Details of Library Holdings

a) Print (books, back volumes and theses :-
Books :- 12644
Titles :- 9116
Back volumes:- 38
b) Average number of books added during the last three years :- 639
c) Non Print (Microfiche, AV) : - AV CD: 1195 DVD: 295
d) Electronic (e-books, e-journals) :-
e-journals:-35090, e-databases - 14
e) Special collections (e.g. text books, reference books, standards,
patents)
Reference books 505+886 (SIU), standards 18
f) Book Banks: Yes, We distribute textbooks for the academic year.
g) Question Banks :- Past Years Question Papers are made Available in
the library since 2005
h) Journals:
Total Number of national journals : 38
Total Number of International journals : 18
i) Magazines : 32

Tools Deployed to access the collection

a) Internet facilities for staff and students :

• Systems -166 (PC)
• Computer: Student Ratio – 1: 2
• Dedicated Computing facility –
• LAN Facility – Available
• No of Computers with internet facility - 166

39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates

a) (i) from the host institution/university :- 2
(ii) from other institutions/universities :- 4

40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from

the university

Name of Scholarship Name of Amount Year

Student Sanctioned
Post Matric Scholarship Mr.Dipu Paswan Rs.331600 12-13
Government of Bihar for SC
Students

41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the

development of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.
SIOM has introduced part time programmes as it did not have any
programme offerings for the local Nashik industry. SIOM faculty
members are representative on various professional bodies like CII. CSI,

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PMI, AIMA, ISTD. Feedback is sought during these interactions. Industry

professionals also visit SIOM as MDP participants, visiting lecturers,
guest faculty and during events conducted by various committees.
Interactions during these visits give important insights.

42. Does the department obtain feedback from

a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If
yes, how does the department utilize the feedback?
Yes
Feedback is obtained during the faculty meetings at semester end
and meetings of the Board of Studies. Relevant changes in the
curriculum are incorporated in the programme. Corresponding
changes are reflected in the course plans. Feedback is also used to
plan support lectures and workshops.

b. Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and

how does the department utilize the feedback?
Yes.
Student feedback is obtained on the faculty twice during the
semester for every subject. The first feedback is collected after the
th
5 session. In case the feedback is below 3.5 out of 5, Director
conducts a meeting with the faculty to discuss the feedback. As a
result remedial measures are devised. The follow-up feedback taken
towards the end of the semester validates the appropriateness of the
measures taken. Open houses are conducted to obtain overall
feedback on the proceedings in the semester, which help the
institute take the necessary action.

c. Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does

the department utilize the feedback?
Yes.
Based on the feedback from employers and alumni, appropriate
inputs are a provided to the students in the form of guest lectures and
workshop. Further teaching is aligned to the latest tools in the
industry. Syllabus updation forms collected from students after their
Summer-internship programme provides inputs for updating the
syllabus for the coming years. Detail feedback on project progress
and performance of the student during internship is taken from
student as well as internal and external industry guide.

43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10) :-

1. Harish P K
Company: Mitre10 New Zealand Ltd.
Designation : Analyst
Batch: 2007-2009
https://nz.linkedin.com/in/harishpkrishnan
2. Apurv Shukla
Company : Amazon
Designation: Transportation Operations Manager, Last Mile Delivery
Batch : 2008-10
in.linkedin.com/in/apurvshukla

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3. Arpita Tiwari
Company: SSA Consulting Group, Singapore
Designation: Consulting Senior
Batch: 2007-09
sg.linkedin.com/pub/arpita-tiwari-pmp®/5/4a/b6b
4. Mayank Kukreti
Company : Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
Designation : Assistant Supply Planning Manager – Hair Care
Batch: 2007-09
in.linkedin.com/pub/mayank-kukreti/9/669/343
5. Rajat Gayal
Company : KPMG Advisory Services
Designation: Senior Consultant
Batch : 2009-2011
https://in.linkedin.com/pub/rajat-gayal/10/5bb/b15
6. Harish Nair
Company: Nestle
Designation: Specialist- Demand and Supply Planning
Batch: 2005-07
https://de.linkedin.com/pub/harish-nair/b/a0b/36b
7. Mandar Mahajan
Company : Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Designation : Associate Director
Batch: 2005-07
in.linkedin.com/pub/mandar-mahajan/5/718/767
8. Risham Thakur
Company : Procter & Gamble
Designation : Senior Purchase Manager
Batch : 2010-12
in.linkedin.com/pub/risham-thakur/38/5a8/283
9. Premsteve Martis
Company : Otis Elevator Company (India) Ltd
Designation : Manager – Strategy Sourcing
Batch: 2009-11
https://in.linkedin.com/pub/premsteve-martis-cpim-pmp/18/828/339
10. Nupur Jha
Company : PepsiCo Foods
Designation : GM-Customer Service & Projects
Batch: 2005-2007
in.linkedin.com/pub/nupur-jha/6/417/4a3

The above alumni have been able to reach these heights in a very short span of time.

44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special

lectures/workshops/seminar) involving external experts. :-
Workshops on Communication Skills, Personality Development, CV
Writing, GD and PI:

S no Name of the Programme/Workshop

1 Advanced Business Communication
2 Dale Carnegie Workshop – “Generation Next”
3 Workshop on CV writing, GD and PI

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Workshops on Entrepreneurship Skills:

• E-Cell committee has been formed. It aims to enable students
imbibe the spirit of entrepreneurship and foster innovative ideas for
setting up new ventures. The E-cell at SIOM is working towards
facilitating budding entrepreneurs with the required guidance and
support to start new business ventures.
• Entrepreneurs are invited to share their experiences with the
students through Guest lectures.

Workshops
S.N. Work Shop Faculty / Organization
1 Art of Living Mr Virat Chirania - Art of Living Foundation
2 Wellness Workshop Symbiosis Center for Healthcare
Leadership Workshop -
3 Wg. Cdr. S. Hariharan - Consultant
Conflict Resolution
Symbiosis Center for Healthcare - Mr S Naik,
4 IDMP Workshop
Dr Prahnya Pagar Dr Wasim Shaikh, Mr Nerhul

45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different
programmes.
SIOM faculty adopts teaching methodologies suitable to their courses and
learning outcomes. To name a few, skill building course like ERP is taught
in lab on a live dataset and SAP platform, Research methodology is taught
with a live project, Business communication is delivered through role
plays & games, Costing through numerical & SCM through research
papers. Industry visit is done by all students.
• Lectures
• Case study method
• Projects
• Role Plays
• Simulation Exercise
• Field/Industry Visit
• Group Discussions
• Panel Discussions
• Workshops
• Seminars
• Research Papers
• Outward Bound Learning

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are
constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored?
The MBA (OM) Programme at SIOM is niche due to its curriculum. The
Programme objectives are sought to be achieved by compiling a good
programme structure consisting of different courses, learning of which
equips the students towards operations management proficiencies. Apart
from course contents, every course structure details the specific objectives
and the learning tools / resources & evaluation pattern required to achieve
those objectives. The same is translated into session wise plan which is
shared with the students. Session plan completion is monitored by
academic department. Open house / Subject coordinators meeting with

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Director gives feedback on session conduction. Continuous evaluation

system gives insights to teaching faculty on whether the students'
performance is aligned to the learning outcome mentioned in the
respective course structure.

47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension

activities.
SIOM aims at ensuring a positive impact on the constant growth and
development of society. Spandan is the social umbrella of SIOM
championing social values, aiming to create a humanitarian society. A
number of activities are organized under the aegis of ‘Spandan’. Students
are introduced to the activities of Spandan during the induction program.
These activities see voluntary participation by students, faculty and staff
of the institute. The institute works along with NGOs on most of these
social causes. For the purpose periodic meetings with the NGOs and visits
to the NGOs are conducted by students & faculty. Feedback is taken from
the beneficiaries and the NGOs by faculty.

In its endeavor to build a better community for a better tomorrow, Students

in Free Enterprise (SIFE), now Enactus, was introduced to Symbiosis
Institute of Operations Management (SIOM) in November, 2009. Till
date, SIOM has taken up challenging projects like financial literacy
program sponsored by HSBC, which aimed at providing financial aid to
the inhabitants of Nashik and suburbs, Project Kshitij which strived to
connect the farmers directly to the customers, Project Bee Happy which
tried to impart knowledge and business skills to the farmers of various
villages in and around Nashik, by training them in several scientific
methods of bee keeping and Project Stree Shakti, which aimed at
providing life skills to the urban unemployed women.

Students also under take social projects. The students are graded on their
work and participation during projects. These projects are an integral part
of a course titled ‘Leadership Studies’. All the staff, faculty and students
are involved in the projects.

A strong support system is created for all social activities conducted by the
students at the institutional level. A member of the faculty and staff
oversee all the social activities of the students and also liaison with the
NGOs and corporate. Faculties handhold students on various projects
providing the much needed expertise and suggestions.

A budget is allocated for these activities on an annual basis. Corporate

sponsorship is also sought on select projects. Students are reimbursed for
all expenses incurred on all social activities.A detail list of activities
conducted under Institutional Social Responsibility are as given below:

2010-11
Social Projects – every student works on some social cause for at least 6
days every year.
Some areas for social projects:
a. Teaching Dance at Prabhodini Trust which was aimed at the
specially abled students.

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b. AIDS awareness campaigns in the city

c. Blood donation campaign
d. Cleanliness Drives
e. Computer literacy and basics of mathematics taught to students in
the Adivasi Ashramshala Schools run by Dang Seva Mandal.
f. Voter awareness campaign along with Nashik Citizen Forum
(NCF).
g. Projects undertaken by the team were – Financial Literacy

2011-12
Social Projects – every student works on some social cause for at least 6
days every year.
i] Some areas for social projects:
a. Computer literacy and basics of mathematics taught to
students in the Adivasi Ashramshala Schools run by Dang
Seva Mandal.
b. Developing a mobile library for the schools of Dang Seva
Mandal.
c. Project with Disha Foundation - Developing different models
of problem solving intervention with the migrant
community/stakeholders. Creating a network of supportive
programs involving various government and non-
government organizations to address different needs of the
migrant community
d. Portal Design and delivering training to the migrant workers
at Nashik, partnering with Disha Foundation
e. Identifying employment opportunities for the mentally
challenged at Prabhodini Trust Workshop
f. Mapping learning processes for the mentally challenged at
Prabhodini Trust Workshop
ii] SIFE, SIOM
Projects undertaken by the team were – Kshitij and Bee Happy
a. Kshitij – aimed at supporting the farmers in developing a
supply chain to reduce costs
b. Bee Happy – aimed at training the unemployed rural youth on
bee keeping to generate additional income
iii] Spandan Committee activities
a. Partnering with Prabhodini School for the specially abled
children
b. Conducting financial training programs for the staff

2012-13
i] Social Projects – every student works on some social cause for at
least 6 days every year.
Areas for social projects:
a. Hausala – Project aims at creating an enabling environment
for the unemployed youth of the nearby villages to earn a
sustainable livelihood and explore employment
opportunities. Bring about computer literacy with the
intention of creating a knowledge society.
b. Sharan: for animals – Project aimed at providing safer
environment for stray and injured animals by spreading

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awareness amongst people and school students in association

with the NGO – Sharan.
c. Cleanliness drive – Spreading awareness about cleanliness in
the slums nearest to the college
d. Teaching Dance at Prabhodini Trust which was aimed at the
specially abled students.
e. Basic computer literacy and mathematics taught at Adivasi
Ashramshala Schools run by Dang Seva Mandal.
ii] SIFE now Enactus Team from SIOM
Projects undertaken by the team were – Kshitij, Bee Happy, Stree
Shakti
a. Kshitij – aimed at supporting the farmers in developing a
supply chain to reduce costs
b. Bee Happy – aimed at training the unemployed rural youth on
bee keeping to generate additional income
c. Stree Shakti – Financially empowering unemployed urban
women. A group of 11 women was adopted from a slum in the
vicinity to the college. Training was provided on how to make
floor cleaners and candles. These women were trained to
become self-sufficient in the conduct of the business to sell
the products they manufactured.
iii] Spandan Committee activities
a. Partnering with Prabhodini School for the especially abled
children and training them on dance, painting and games.
b. Clothes and dry ration donation campaigns for Goonj and
National Association for the Blind
c. Clothes and dry ration donation campaigns for NAB and
Goonj.
iv] Projects undertaken
v] Project titled – “Internal and external communication process
optimization at Police stations in Nashik”, has been undertaken by
the institute. The project was carried out in a phased manner over a
period of 3 months.

2013-14
i] Social Projects – every student works on some social cause for at
least 6 days every year.
Areas for social projects:
d. Career counselling for students at AnathBalakashram
e. Project with Disha Foundation to help the foundation on their
work with migrant workers
f. Project with Sivanand Electricals to support the tribal around
Nashik
g. Project with NiradharSwabhilambh to teach basic English to
the children in the schools in the slums near the institute.
h. Career counselling and computer literacy for tribal youth at
Police Training Institute, Nashik
ii] Spandan Committee activities
i. Partnering with Prabhodini School for the specially abled
children and training them on dance, painting and games.
j. Training on self-defence for women staff and faculty, training
of yoga.

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k. Two government schools have been identified, where the

SIOM students are training the students on basic computer
literacy and English.

48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the

department.
• Conduct of Journal days on a designated date to promote research
among faculty members, The aim is to inculcate research culture at
the institute which will help faculty members to publish research
papers in high ranking international journals
• Hosting of Research Colloquium annually to create a platform for
research scholars (Ph.D Students) and faculty members to share the
latest happenings in research arena with paper presentations and
research inputs from the jury/judges.
• Faculty members handhold students and encourage them to write
research papers. Few of the papers are published in Scopus listed
journals.

49. State whether the programme/department is accredited/graded by

other agencies? If yes, give details.
NA

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating

new knowledge, basic or applied.
The publications of articles, case studies, monographs and research
papers in acclaimed journals add new dimensions to existing body of
knowledge. SIOM faculty and students have created new knowledge
through research and case studies. The major areas have been:
Sustainable Supply chains
Humanitarian Supply chain management
Optimization techniques in project management
Advanced Manufacturing techniques
Consumer behaviour
Cost optimization
Taxation

51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and

Challenges (SWOC) of the department. :
Strengths
• Focus: SIOM is an Institute exclusively for Operations
Management. It is an aspired destination for an Engineer with a
career focus in OM across different sectors.
• Curriculum: SIOM's curriculum is highly niche, award winning and
Industry acclaimed. It is well blended with other domains &
inclined towards business application.
• Industry Connect : SIOM has good industry association for
curriculum delivery, experiential learning &students' grooming.
• Administration: It has good processes and systems for execution &
governance, through participative planning & execution.
• Symbiosis Brand: Symbiosis is the aspired brand in education
amongst aspirants. The guiding principles are of “World is one
family” a great strength for success at the institute.

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Weaknesses
• Absence of Alumni in HR department: Hence patronage from
Corporate HR is only through Operations functional managers
• Focus on Students research: It needs to be fostered more. Efforts are
being made to encourage participation of students in research
conferences by paper submissions.
• Infrastructure enhancement: The existing infrastructure for
residential capacity will need to be addressed for future needs.

Opportunities
• Establish OR lab: Dedicated tools for modelling Decision making
by Analytics. Integrate management subjects like marketing ,
finance with statistics and OR
• Evolving sectors like E commerce, Analytics, Project Management.
Make in India campaign will also revive the Manufacturing sector.
• Programme accreditations from international agencies like AACSB
• International Collaborations for faculty exchange, research projects
and GIP programmes in OM
• Relevance for MSME and Family owned business
• Tie up Government and Developmental institution’s for OM related
projects
• More focus on Professional programmes & Consulting services for
Industry.

Challenges
• Slow growth of Nashik and stagnating manufacturing base
• Maintain good gender diversity ratio.
• Absence of air connectivity becomes challenging as Senior
corporates have less inclination to visit the institute

52. Future plans of the department.

With nine batches placed well in the corporates, industry linked courses
and corporate trainings; SIOM has created a niche for itself amongst
aspirants, industry recruiters and academic teaching faculty. Its existence
can be best envisioned as a Centre of Operations excellence in Operations
Management (CoE)

CoE will provide specialized emphasis on building Leadership on the

BoK of OM, Strategy for Sustainability, and help to benchmark for
Business Excellence.

This will help to promote research in the area of operations management,

supply chain and project management through publications in top
refereed journals, reputed industry journals and developing cutting edge
contents for industry professionals engaged in operational excellence and
attract funding from reputed agencies. Institute will act as catalytic
mechanism for Corporates in OM with wider industry reach. Integration
of silo will be facilitated. With OM knowledge apart from the
management sciences areas, SIOM will be able to offer/seek support from
all other disciplines like Engineering, Media & Design, and Law. The
possible areas of integrating would be multidisciplinary research,

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syllabus delivery sessions by concerned faculty or department.

SIOM envisions to create highly advanced state-of-the-art courses

creating a balanced understanding of technical-analytical, organizational-
behavioural aspects of Operations management area and offer flexible
program with inter-disciplinary delivery of tracks ( Minors in Mktg,
Finance, IT,HR, SCM, Project Management )

Implementation plan:
AY 2015-2017: Create & Align
SIOM plans to create a foundation for a sustained ecosystem within and
around itself to achieve its long term goals. For this purpose the first phase
will be targeted towards achievement of following milestones:
• Create research competencies through publications, senior faculties
and joint projects with international universities.
• Opening Operations Research Laboratory
• International tie ups for faculty & students exchange
• Institutional & governmental projects
• Programmes for industry sponsored executives
• Offer super specialized tracks in SCM, Logistics, Advanced
Manufacturing etc
• Associations with industry bodies
• Interdisciplinary modules for BFSI, Retail, Distribution, IT & ITES

AY 2018 - 20 : Perform & Be accredited :

In its second phase of future plans SIOM will visibly showcase its
achievements as Centre of Operations excellence and make efforts to get
these attested & certified by renowned bodies.
• Chair for Operations Management and Endowments
• International Quality accreditations and AACSB accreditation
process
• Align all Operations specialization stream across SIU MBA
institutes under one umbrella CoE –OM
• Enhance Operations consulting capabilities
• Upgrade infrastructure
• Establish Full-fledged Operations Diagnostics Centre.
• Fulbright and similar scholarships for Faculty

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Symbiosis Institute of
Business Management
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SIBM-B unlike other MBA colleges is a student run institution. Here, if you have a dream
you can make it come true, as long as you have the willpower or enthusiasm to pursue it. As
an NRI student, I feared that I might not fit in or cope with the competition. But that fear
went away as soon as I joined college. The seniors are super helpful! Faculty are very
friendly and approachable. I have great memories of in this college and I've learnt a lot!

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the Department

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management - Bengaluru (SIBM – B)

2. Year of establishment
2008

3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?

SIBM Bengaluru is a constituent of Symbiosis International University
(SIU) under the Faculty of Management.

4. Names of programmes offered

Post Graduate Degree:
• MBA
• MBA (Executive)
Post Graduate Diploma:
• Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management(PGDMM)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management(PGDFM)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Operations Management(PGDOM)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management(PGDHRM)

5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved

In addition to the courses from the catalogue of faculty of Management,
SIBM - B compiles its programme structure from the Course Catalogues
of other Faculties including the Faculty of Computer Studies, Faculty
of Health and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Law and Faculty of
Humanities and Social Sciences.

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc.
Nil

7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons

Nil

8. Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based

Credit System
• MBA: Semester pattern with Choice Based Credit System
• MBA (Executive) : Semester pattern
• Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management(PGDFM) :
Semester pattern
• Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management
(PGDHRM): Semester pattern
• Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management(PGDMM) :
Semester pattern
• Post Graduate Diploma in Operations Management(PGDOM) :
Semester pattern

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9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other

departments
The following faculty members of SIBM Bengaluru have taught various
courses offered by other departments of SIU.

S.No. Faculty Courses taught Department

1 Dr Rajesh Marketing Management Symbiosis Centre for
Panda (Corporate batches of Corporate Education
Allscripts and Wipro
Bengaluru ),
Managerial Economics
(Corporate batch of
Allscripts, Bengaluru)
2 Prof. Pooja Financial Management Symbiosis Centre for
Gupta (Corporate batch of Corporate Education
Allscripts, Bengaluru )
3 Prof. Pooja Financial Management Symbiosis School
Gupta of Media and
Communication
Bengaluru
4 Dr. Madhvi Financial Management Symbiosis School
Sethi of Media and
Communication
Bengaluru
5 Prof.Aarti Research Methodology Symbiosis School
Mehta of Media and
Sharma Communication
Bengaluru
6 Prof. Introduction to Logistics Symbiosis Institute
Venkatesh Management of Business
Management, Pune
7 Prof. International Logistics, Symbiosis Institute
Venkatesh Supply Chain of Operations
Management Management, Nashik
8 Prof. Supply Chain Symbiosis Centre for
Venkatesh Management (Muscat) Corporate Education
9 Prof. Supply Chain Symbiosis Institute
Venkatesh Management of Business
Management,
Hyderabad

10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual

Sanctioned Filled
Professors 2 0

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Associate Professors 5 5
Assistant Professors 13 9
Adjunct Faculty 1
Other Teaching staff 2
Total 20 17

11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of

specialization, experience and research under guidance

Sr.No Name Qualification Designa- Special- No. Years No of

tion ization of Expe- Ph.D/M.
rience Phil
(years. students
months) guided
for the
last 4
years
1. Dr. Rajesh MA(Economics), Associate Market- 11.10 NIL
Panda PGDABM (IIM,A), Professor ing
Ph.D.(SIU), &
UGC-NET Director
2. Prof. A. B. Tech, Assistant Market- 31 NIL
Vidyasagar PGDM(IIM- Professor ing
C),UGC -NET & Deputy
Director
3. Dr. Madhvi B.Com., MBA Associate Finance 9.7 1 (award-
Sethi (Finance), PhD, Professor ed) +2
Post-Doctoral
Fellow(ISB)
4. Dr. Biranchi M.A (Economics), Associate Market- 11.3 NIL
Swar M.B.A (Market- Professor ing
ing), Ph.D (Busi-
ness Administra-
tion)
5. Dr. R.R. PhD , PGP in Secu- Associate Finance 18.9 NIL
Rajamohan rities Markets Professor

6. Dr. Asha M.Com, PG- Associate Finance 23 NIL

Nadig DMM, Ph.D, UGC Professor
NET,SLET
7. Prof. Semi- MBA, M.Phil, Assistant Market- 10.2 NIL
laFernandes B.Sc pursuing Ph.D Professor ing

8. Prof. Pooja MBA , UGC NET Assistant Finance 9.2 NIL

Gupta pursuing Ph.D Professor

9. Prof. Saina MA, M. Phil Assistant Econom- 7.8 NIL

Baby Professor ics

10. Prof. B.Sc., M.Sc, Assistant QT and 17.3 NIL

Aarti Mehta Mphil, pursuing Professor Statistics
Sharma Ph.D
11. Prof. V.G. MF Tech (Produc- Assistant Opera- 13.7 NIL
Venkatesh tion), Masters in Professor tions
Manufacturing,
UGC –NET

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12. Prof. D. MBA, M.Phil, Assistant Opera- 39.4 NIL

Subrama- UGC-NET, Ap- Professor tions
niam peared for Ph. D.
13. Prof. Laksh- MBA, MA, UGC- Assistant Market- 8.5 NIL
maiah Botla NET pursuing Ph.D Professor ing

14. Dr. Neha B.Sc, M.M.S, Ph.D Assistant HR 2.6 NIL

Singh Professor

15. Atish Ratan MBA, B.Tech Adjunct HR 24.7 NIL

Dasgupta Faculty

16. Shivani MBA, BBA Research HR 1.3 NIL

Inamdar Assistant

17. Srijani B.Sc, M. Sc (Eco- Research General 0 NIL

Choudhary nomics) Assistant

12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors

The list of visiting faculty members is as shown below

Name Company Name Designation

Mr Shiben Moitra IBM GM HR
Mr Praveen Kamath Wipro GM, HR
Sr. Category
Mr Manas Mody Amazon
Manager
Mr Awadhesh Pratap Societe General Invest-
Vice President
Singh ment Bank
Service
Mr Narayanan
Atos Delivery
Sundaresan
manager
Mr Venkatesan Somana- BIZARDS IT Solutions
Director
than Pvt Ltd.
Mr Dinesh Vaitheswaran Career Alternative Director
Mr Balalji T V Alpine Capital Advisory CEO
Mr Anand Deshpande Admaa consultant CEO
Mr Vasudevan Murthy Cast Craft PVT LTD CEO
Mr Akhilesh Gupta Triveni Global PVT LTM Director
Mr Surjyabrat Burago- KODE Infatainment PVT
CEO
hain LTD

13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary/ visiting faculty –

programme-wise information

MBA MBA(Executive)
Year Percentage Year Percentage
2014-15 55.79% 2014-15 52.34%

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Post Graduate
Post Gradu- Post Gradu- Post Graduate
Diploma in
ate Diploma ate Diploma Diploma in
Financial
In Marketing in Operations Human Resource
Management
Management Management Management
(PGDFM)
(PGDMM) (PGDOM) (PGDHRM)

Percent- Percent- Percent- Percent-

Year Year Year Year
age age age age
2014- 2014- 2014-
2014-15 39% 53.84% 39% 64.28%
15 15 15

14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio

MBA
Academic Year Student Teacher Ratio
2014 – 2015 18:1

15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative

staff: sanctioned, filled and actual

Sanctioned Actual
Academic support staff 6
8
(technical)
Administrative staff 22 17

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies

Present projects are in the area of:
o Service Quality Delivery and Customer Satisfaction in Indian
retail banks
o Effect of behavioural biases on investment patterns in the Indian
stock market

17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b)

international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give
the names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received
project-wise.

University Year Num- Name Name Total grant

Awarded ber of of the received
Projects Fac- funding
ulty agency
Minor project 2012 1 Service Quality Delivery SIU Rs.
and Customer satisfac- 1,30,000/-
tion in Indian retail
banks
Minor project 2014 1 A select study on the SIU Rs.
effect of behavioural 1,47,900/-
biases on investment
patterns in the Indian
stock market

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18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants

received
a) National collaboration -Nil b) International collaboration–Nil

19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE;

DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received.
Nil

20. Research facility / centre with

• State recognition - Nil
• national recognition - Nil
• international recognition - Nil

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or

corporate bodies
Nil

22. Publications:

Total number of publications 76

(From 2009 to 2015; as of 31-07-2015)
i. Number of papers published in peer 57
reviewed journals (national / international) (National 35 &
International 22 )
ii. Chapters in Books 2
iii. Books with ISBN with details of publishers 1 (Publisher:
Foundation Books)
iv. Case Studies 3
v. Proceedings papers 13
Number listed in International Database (For
e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities 24
International Complete, Dare Database -
International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO
host, etc.)
Citation Index – range / average Google Total Citations= 7
(For SIU affiliated papers) Scholar Range: 1 - 4
Avg: 1.75
Scopus Total Citations= 4
Range: 0-1
Avg: 1
Total citations of SIBM,Bengaluru faculty (SIU 76
+ Non-SIU affiliated papers)
SNIP Range: 0-1.244
Avg: 0.443

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SJR Range:0-1.302
Avg: 0.336
Avg: 0.469
Impact Factor – range/average Range: 0-1.328
Avg:0.380
h-index (Google Scholar: 1;
Scopus:1)

23. Details of patents and income generated

Nil

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated

The institute has been conducting Executive Development
Programmes(EDP) for various companies.

Areas of Consultancy and Income generated are given below:

Income Gener-
Sr. No Year Areas of Consultancy
ated
• Project Planning Execution
and Monitoring
• Advanced Programme in
1 2010-11 Creative HRM 5,45,550
• Strategic Cost Control
• First Time Managers

2 2011-12 Basics of Finance 1,22,500

Product and Brand Manage-
3 2014-15 5,76,000
ment

25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories

/ institutions /industries in India and abroad
Dr Rajesh Panda – Khimji Ramdas Group ,Oman

26. Faculty serving in

a) National committees - Nil
b) International committees - Nil
c) Editorial Boards - 4 Faculty members of SIBM Bengaluru are serving
as reviewers of 12 journals (national and international journals)

1 Madhvi 2014 Reviewer International Journal of

Sethi onwards Law and Management
2 Venkatesh 2013 Reviewer Benchmarking : An
VG onwards International Journal
(Emerald)

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3 Venkatesh 2013 Reviewer Journal of International

VG Onwards Entrepreneurship
(Springer)
4 Venkatesh 2013 Reviewer International Journal of
VG onwards Automation in Logistics
(Inderscience)
5 Venkatesh 2014 Reviewer Journal of Inventory and
VG Onwards Supply Chain Management
(Inderscience)
6 Venkatesh 2014 Reviewer World Review of
VG Onwards Entrepreneurship,
Management and
Sustainable Development
(Inderscience)
7 Dr.V.V.Ajith 2014 Reviewer Asia Pacific Journal of
Kumar Onwards Business Administration
8 Dr.Biranchi 2014 Editorial International Journal
Narayan Onwards Board of Applied Services
Swar Marketing Perspectives
9 Dr.Biranchi 2014 Reviewer International Journal of
Narayan Onwards Intercultural Information
Swar Management (Ind
erscience)
10 Dr.Biranchi 2013 Reviewer International Journal
Narayan Onwards of Leisure and Tourism
Swar Marketing (Inderscience)
11 Dr.Biranchi 2012 Reviewer Asia-Pacific Marketing
Narayan Onwards Review
Swar
12 Dr.Biranchi 2013 Reviewer International Journal of
Narayan Onwards Services Technology
Swar and Management
(Inderscience)

d) any other:
Prof V. G Venkatesh was invited to be on the 2014 International
Supply Chain Management Symposium Program Committee held
in Edmonton, Alberta from June 10th to June 11th, 2014.

27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / orientation

programs, workshops, training programs and similar programs).
Faculty members are encouraged to attend and participate in national and
international conferences, internal and external Faculty Development
Programmes. They are also encouraged to participate in in-house research
initiatives like Brown Bag (faculty discussing their research initiatives
in their areas of interest) and Quest (faculty sharing knowledge in their
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Year: 2014-15 No of Faculty Attended

Conferences 13
FDP 1
Workshop/Seminar 8

28. Student projects

• percentage of students who have done in-house projects including
inter-departmental projects : 100%
It is mandatory for all the MBA students of SIBM Bengaluru
to spend 2 months for summer internship program in industry.
Similarly it is mandatory for all MBA (Executive) students of
SIBM Bengaluru to do a project for 6 months in industry.

• percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other

universities / industry / institute

SIBM B offers industry driven live projects to the advanced

learners. 40% of MBA students at SIBM,Bengaluru are involved
in live projects given by corporate houses.

29. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level

by
Faculty
International level:
1. Dr Rajesh Panda’s and Dr Biranchi Swar’s research paper titled
“Green Marketing Initiatives: A Study of Selected Cases from
India” has been adjudged for the Best Paper Award during the 13th
Conference on Emerging trends, Challenges and Opportunities
in Global Business, Management, Tourism and Information
Technology Organized by Research Development Association and
Research Development Research Foundation in collaboration with
Rajasthan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Jaipur held in Goa
on 28-29 Sept’2013.

2. Prof.Ravi Kumar’s and Dr.Madhvi Sethi’s research paper titled

“Transforming Banking through Telecom- An approach” has
been selected as the best paper in the International Conference
Organized by Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management(SITM
Pune) and Telecom Ecole De Management, France on 16th and 17th
January,2015.

3. Mr. V. G. Venkatesh, Assistant Professor, Symbiosis Institute of

Business Management (SIBM), Bengaluru has been elected to
the SCMA (Supply Chain Management Association) - Annual
Conference steering committee as a member. SCMA is one of the
oldest professional associations of Canada and it is renowned in
the Global SCM Industry.

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4. Case studies authored by Dr.Rajesh Panda,Dr.Madhvi Sethi and

Prof.Pooja Gupta are ranked among the top 10 cases in ISB(Indian
School of Business) - Ivey Global Case Competition 2014.
National Level:
1. Dr. Rajesh Panda has been awarded the ‘Best Professor in Marketing
Management’ by Lokmat National Education Leadership Awards.

2. Dr. Rajesh Panda received RashtraVibhushan Award for outstanding

individual achievement and distinguished services to the nation by
Foundation for Accelerated Community Development.

Doctoral / post -doctoral fellows: Nil

Students Recognition :44 students from SIBM,Bengaluru have won

awards in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities

30. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source

of funding (national / international) with details of outstanding
participants, if any.
Industry experts visit the campus as keynote speakers or panel members
for various seminars or conclaves. The list is as follows:

ALCHEMY 2014
Sr.
Speaker Designation Remarks
No
1 Mr. NK Gupta Director (CFA), BSNL Keynote Speaker
2 Mr. JK Gupta CFO, CMC Keynote Speaker
3 Mr. ApurvNagpal Ex-CEO, SAREGAMAPA Keynote Speaker
Sales Director of Distribu-
4 Mr. Manish Gupta Keynote Speaker
tion and Retail, Dell India
DGM, Premier Banking in
5 Mr. Sanat Kumar Mishra Panel Member
State Bank of India
Head, Digital Practice in
6 Mr. Rajeev Misra Panel Member
Wipro
7 Mr. Ravi Gowda CEO, Global Mergers Panel Member
Founder director and COO,
8 Mr. Rajkumar Keynote speaker
Sequel Logistics
Senior VP, Manufacturing
9 Mr. Pawan K Bhageria Panel Member
and IT, Tata Technologies
Mr. M. BalakrishnanGa- Senior Finance Manager,
10 Panel Member
nesan Amazon
11 Mr.PadmanabhanBabu Director, Logilink India Panel Member
Managing Partner, CNC
12 Mr. Cherian Kuruvila Panel Member
Transcend
Senior EVP & Chief Learn-
13 Mr. Anand Pillai Keynote speaker
ing Officer, Reliance
VP - HR, Kirloskar Oil
14 Mr. ShantanuDhar Panel Member
Engines

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Head, HR & Admin, Saint

15 AtanuSengupta Panel Member
Gobain
16 Ganesh Subramanium GM- HR, HUL Panel Member
17 Mr. Sidhartho Banerjee MD and India Head, Markit Keynote speaker
CFO, Reliance Petrochemi-
18 Mr. Chandrasekhar Keynote speaker
cals
Exec. Director-Credit Rat-
19 Mr Arun Kumar Panel Member
ing, Nomura Capital India
20 Mr Ramana Kumar CSV Head - ALM, ING Vysya Panel Member
Director- Supply Chain,
21 Mr Chirag Shah Panel Member
Unilever
Finance Controller, Taxi For
22 Ms. Deena Jacob Panel Member
Sure
23 Mr. Deepankar Bose GM, SBI Panel Member

31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments

Research is one of the very important thrust areas of SIBM Bengaluru
as enshrined in the mission of SIU. A Research Advisory Committee
(RAC) is constituted to technically review research proposals / projects
at Institute level for both faculty and students. The Independent Ethics
Committee (IEC) of SIU focuses on rights, safety and well being of the
research participants if research involves human subjects and if there is
a possibility of involving an ethical issue.

SIBM, Bengaluru being a constituent of SIU, follows SIU prescribed

guidelines for research. Turnitin software is used to detect plagiarism.

32. Student profile programme-wise:

MBA

Name of the Pro- Applications Selected Pass Percentage

gramme received

Male Female Male Female

MBA 2009-11 5378 124 52 100 100
MBA 2010-12 9067 114 59 100 100
MBA 2011-13 6829 131 36 99.24 97.22
MBA 2012-14 9743 118 50 100 100
MBA 2013-15 12867 107 62 94.39 96.77
MBA 2014-16 22081 105 64 Pursuing Semester III
MBA 2015-17 11220 110 69 Pursuing Semester I

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MBA (Executive)

Name of the Pro- Applications Selected Pass Percentage

gramme received

Male Female Male Female

MBA(E) 2009-12 72 37 11 67.57 72.73
MBA (E) 2010-13 75 35 7 80 85.71
MBA (E)2011-14 87 39 4 89.74 100
MBA (E)2012-15 82 39 4 79.5 100.0
MBA (E) 2013-16 55 15 5 Pursuing Semester V
MBA (E) 2014-17 50 19 3 Pursuing Semester III
MBA (E) 2015-18 46 18 4 Pursuing Semester I

Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management (PGDMM)

Name of the Pro- Applications Selected Pass Percentage

gramme received

Male Female Male Female

PGDMM 2009-10 43 4 0 75 NA
PGDMM 2010-11 63 13 3 100 100
PGDMM 2011-12 16 8 2 62.5 50
PGDMM 2012-13 34 17 3 88.24 100
PGDMM 2013-14 36 11 6 54.5 50
PGDMM 2014-15 29 12 4 75 50
PGDMM 2015-16 13 5 3 Pursuing Semester I

Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management (PGDFM)

Name of the Pro- Applications Selected Pass Percentage

gramme received

Male Female Male Female

PGDFM 2009-10 43 5 2 40 100
PGDFM 2010-11 63 3 5 100 80
PGDFM 2011-12 22 11 5 45.45 80
PGDFM 2012-13 18 8 3 100 33.33
PGDFM 2013-14 23 9 2 88.89 50
PGDFM 2014-15 23 7 7 57.14 85.71
PGDFM 2015-16 26 8 9 Pursuing Semester I

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Post Graduate Diploma in Operations Management (PGDOM)

Name of the Pro- Applications Selected Pass Percentage

gramme received

Male Female Male Female

PGDOM 2009-10 43 11 2 90.91 100
PGDOM 2010-11 63 6 4 100 100
PGDOM 2011-12 33 18 4 94.44 100
PGDOM 2012-13 39 17 6 88.24 100
PGDOM 2013-14 36 19 5 78.95 100
PGDOM 2014-15 31 15 4 66.67 75
PGDOM 2015-16 16 7 1 Pursuing Semester I

Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management

(PGDHRM)

Name of the Pro- Applications Selected Pass Percentage

gramme received

Male Female Male Female

PGDHRM 2009-10 43 1 3 0 100
PGDHRM 2010-11 63 1 6 100 83.33
PGDHRM 2011-12 24 3 12 33.33 83.33
PGDHRM 2012-13 26 5 9 80 100
PGDHRM 2013-14 27 4 11 50 54.55
PGDHRM 2014-15 21 2 7 100 71.43
PGDHRM 2015-16 12 2 7 Pursuing Semester I

33. Diversity of the Students

MBA

Name of the Pro- %of students from %of students from %of students from %of students from other
gramme the same university other universities universities outside countries
within the state the state
MBA - 2010-12 5.78 9.25 72.83 12.14
MBA - 2011-13 4.79 4.19 82.63 8.38
MBA - 2012-14 0.60 5.36 80.95 13.10
MBA - 2013-15 4.73 6.51 80.47 8.28
MBA - 2014-16 4.68 8.19 78.95 8.19
MBA - 2015-17 0.56 10.61 84.92 3.91

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MBA (Executive)

Name of the Programme %of students from %of students from %of students from %of students from
the same university other universities universities outside other countries
within the state the state
MBA(E) - 2010-13 0 33.33 66.67 0
MBA(E) - 2011-14 0 41.86 58.14 0
MBA (E) - 2012-15 0 34.88 65.12 0
MBA (E) - 2013-16 0 30.00 70.00 0
MBA (E) - 2014-17 0 22.73 77.27 0
MBA (E) - 2015-18 0 27.27 72.73 0

Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management (PGDMM)

Name of the Programme % of students from % of students from % of students from % of students from
the same university other universities universities outside other countries
within the state the state
PGDMM -2010-11 0 43.75 56.25 0
PGDMM -2011-12 0 40.00 60.00 0
PGDMM -2012-13 0 35.00 65.00 0
PGDMM -2013-14 0 64.71 35.29 0
PGDMM -2014-15 0 50.00 50.00 0
PGDMM -2015-16 0 50.00 50.00 0

Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management (PGDFM)

Name of the Programme % of students from % of students from % of students from % of students from
the same university other universities universities outside other countries
within the state the state
PGDFM -2010-11 0 87.50 12.50 0
PGDFM -2011-12 0 50.00 50.00 0
PGDFM -2012-13 0 36.36 63.64 0
PGDFM -2013-14 0 54.55 45.45 0
PGDFM -2014-15 0 50.00 50.00 0
PGDFM -2015-16 0 47.06 52.94 0

Post Graduate Diploma in Operations Management (PGDOM)

Name of the Programme % of students from % of students from % of students from % of students from
the same university other universities universities outside other countries
within the state the state
PGDOM -2010-11 0 20.00 80.00 0
PGDOM -2011-12 0 22.73 77.27 0
PGDOM -2012-13 0 47.83 52.17 0
PGDOM -2013-14 4.17 37.50 58.33 0

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PGDOM -2014-15 0 26.32 73.68 0

PGDOM -2015-16 0 62.50 37.50 0

Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management

(PGDHRM)

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

from the same other universities universities outside from other
university within the state the state countries
PGDHRM -2010-11 0 14.29 85.71 0
PGDHRM -2011-12 0 46.67 53.33 0
PGDHRM -2012-13 0 28.57 71.43 0
PGDHRM -2013-14 6.67 26.67 66.67 0
PGDHRM -2014-15 0 44.44 55.56 0
PGDHRM -2015-16 0 55.56 44.44 0

34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defence
Services examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive
examinations? Give details category-wise.
Nil

35. Student progression - MBA Batch 2012-14

Student progression Percentage against enrolled

UG to PG Not Applicable
PG to M.Phil. Not Applicable
PG to Ph.D. Not Applicable*
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Not Applicable
Employed
• Campus selection 93.61
• Other than campus recruitment 6.39
Entrepreneurs Nil
*There is no natural progression in SIU from PG to Ph.D. Admission to Ph.D. is
through an Entrance Test.

36. Diversity of staff

% of % of faculty % of faculty % of
Faculty from other from Faculty
Department
from the Universities universities From
/ School
Same within the outside the Other
University State State Countries
Post graduate
0 5.8% 94.2% 0
level

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37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and
D.Litt. during the assessment period
Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D – 2

38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard to

a) Library
Library facility Details
Total area 2175 (Sq.ft.)
Total seating capacity 65 : 37 in library + 28 in reading room
Working hours:
• On working days 10 hours (09.00 AM to 07.00 PM)
• On Sunday 08 hours (09.00 AM to 05.00 PM)
• Festivals/Holidays Need Based
• Before examination 10 hours (09.00 AM to 07.00 PM)
• During examination 10 hours (09.00 AM to 07.00 PM)
• During vacation 08 hours (09.00 AM to 05.00 PM)
Layout of the library Yes
• Relaxed reading 1430 (Sqft) Reading Room (Next to
Library) 28 seating capacity

• IT zone for accessing e- 02 dedicated terminals in the library.

resources Same can be accessed from class-
rooms and hostel rooms.
Display of floor plan Yes

• Adequate sign boards Yes

• Access to differentially Yes
abled users and mode to
access to collection
Details of Library Holdings
• Books 10,299
• Books (Titles) 5,599
• Back Volumes 152
• Average no of books add- 472 (2014-15), 2004 (2013-14), 714
ed in last 3 years (2012-13) = 3190/3= Average per
year = 1063

• Non print (Microfilms, 289 CD/DVD’s

AV) • (2014-15) E-books are part of
• Electronic (e books, e-
journals) 35084
• Database 12

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Special Collections :
• Text Books - (SIU)
• Reference Books 886 (SIU)
Book banks No
Question Banks Yes
Magazines 27
Total No. of Journals :
• Nationl Journals 6
• Internationl Journals 21

b) Internet facilities for staff and students

• Systems - 176 Total Systems (Staff, Faculty and LAB) + 350
Students laptops
• Computer - Student Ratio 1:3
• Dedicated Computing Facility Yes, 108 computers in labs
• LAN Facility -Yes for 526 (176 desktops+ 350 student laptops)
• No of nodes/ computers with Internet facility = 526 (176
desktops+350 laptops)

c) Total number of class rooms

• 12 Class rooms equipped with Projectors
• 1 auditorium with seating capacity of 400
• 2 assembly halls with seating capacity of 150 each
• 1 open air theatre of seating capacity of 140
• Two Computer LABs with 108 computers

d) Class rooms with ICT facility

ICT-enabled classrooms/learning
S.No Mode of utilization
spaces available
1 All 12 classrooms and 2 assembly To view the Power-
halls in the campus are equipped Point presentation and
with LCD projectors, audio systems to enhance the teaching
and are wifi enabled learning process.

e) Students’ laboratories
There are a total of 108 computers in two computer labs. SPSS is installed
for quantitative research.

f) Research laboratories: Nil

39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates

a) From the host institution/university

List of faculty doing Ph.D in host institute/university

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Name of Faculty Date of Enrolment Discipline

Prof. Semila Fernandes July 2012 Management (Marketing)
Prof. Venkatesh V. G. September 2013 Management (Operations)

b) From other institutions/universities

Name of Date of Discipline University

Faculty Enrolment
Prof. Pooja July 2014 Manage- Alliance University,
Gupta ment Bengaluru, Karnataka
(Finance)
Prof. Aarti November Statistics Shri Jagdishprasad
Mehta 2013 Jhabarmal Tibrewala
Sharma University, Jhunjhunu,
Rajasthan
Prof. D. April 2008 Manage- Sri Chandrasekharendra
Subramaniam ment – SaraswathiViswaMaha
Marketing Vidyalaya (SCSVMV),
Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu.

40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from

the university.

Name of the Student Scholarship Scholarship

Amount
Deepkumar Dohre UGC Rs.92,000
Somya Shraddha UGC Rs.75,000
Ashim Ekka Jharkhand State Rs.50,000
Sai Sandeep District Treasure Rs.27,000
Piyush Singh UGC Rs.2,05,610

41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development
of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.
SIBM Bengaluru has not started any new programme post 2009

42. Does the department obtain feedback from

a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes,
how does the department utilize the feedback?
There is a structured format for collecting feedback which is done
through Online Learning and Teaching (OLT) software and through
Google Forms. The same feedback is discussed in the faculty meetings
and necessary changes are incorporated for the curriculum of the next
batch.

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b. Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and how

does the department utilize the feedback?
Yes, we have a structured form for collecting feedback from students.
The same feedback is discussed in the faculty meeting and necessary
changes are inculcated for the next batch. Faculty are evaluated by
students through the software OLT (online learning & teaching).The
feedback on the faculty is shared with the respective faculty in person or
email and wherever needed improvement measures are shared with the
faculty.

Students provide course feedback through Google forms indicating

courses’ industry relevance, inputs of addition and deletion of courses,
input on topics per course etc.

Students provide feedback on the examination system through a format

provided by SIU.

c. Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does the
department utilize the feedback?
There is a structured format for collecting feedback which is done through
Google Forms/emails. The same feedback is discussed in the faculty
meetings and necessary changes are incorporated in the curriculum. We
also collect feedback regarding Summer Internship Projects (SIP) from
the companies where students do their internships.

43. List the distinguished alumni of the department

Name Batch Current Positions

Bimlesh 2009-12 MBA (Ex- CEO, Aguai Solutions Pvt Ltd
Gundurao ecutive)
Rajesh Gupta 2009-12 MBA (Ex- Director WW Alliance, Oracle
ecutive)
Jayesh Dubey 2009-12 MBA (Ex- Vice President, By Design India Pvt.
ecutive) Ltd.
Reema 2008-10 (MBA) Recruiting Team Lead, The Boston
Castelino Consulting Group
Kulbhushan- 2008-10 (MBA) Business Development officer,
Chattoo CIPLA,Mumbai
Rohit Garg 2008-10 (MBA) Manager, Genpact
Varun Gupta 2009-11 (MBA) Senior Marketing Manager, Dharma
Productions
Himanshu 2009-11 (MBA) Key Accounts Manager, Gyansys
Arora
Satyakant 2008-10 (MBA) Associate Manager, MTR Foods
Navdeep 2010-12 (MBA) Sr Presales Consultant, Capgemini
Kumar
Pratik Pawar 2010-12(MBA) Virtual Business Manager, Cisco
Systems

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44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures /

workshops / seminar) involving external experts.
SIBM, B organises ‘Guest Sessions “where eminent external subject
matter experts are invited to the campus to deliver knowledge pertaining
to their areas of expertise as relevant to the student community.
Guest Lectures and Leadership Series(2014-2016)
Sr Date Company Name Of the Designation
no Name Person
1 16th Jun 2014 NetApp Net App Team
2 17th Jun 2014 Google Mr. S.Kodukulla Director - SME Business,
Google India
3 4th Jul 2014 Unilever Mr. Chirag Shah Director,Supply Chain
4 11th Jul 2014 Mydeals 247 Mr. Venu G Founder & CEO, MyDeals247
Somineni
5 30th Jul 2014 Yes Bank Ms Aditi Anand (From Yes Foundation)
6 4th Aug 2014 Trophic Mr Harsh Director
Wellness
7 5th Aug 2014 Finitiatives Ms Anjali Mulatti Co-Founder
8 12th Aug 2014 Housing.com Mr. Adviti- Co-Founder, Housing.com
ya Sharma
9 13th Aug 2014 Randstad Mr. Aditya President - Staffing
Mishra
10 25th Aug 2014 Pepsico Mr. Kinjal Senior Director - HR at
Choudhary Pepsico
11 12th Sept HUL Ms Aarti Darya- Consultant, HUL
2014 nani
12 25th Sept Fitch Ratings Mr Atul Joshi MD,CEO
2014
13 27th Sept General Mr Arif Aziz Head of HumanResources
2014 Electric
14 6th Oct 2014 NetApp Mr Mohan Ram Technical partner Manager
15 4th Nov 2014 Genpact Mr Mohit Sharma AVP Quality,Genpact
16 14th Nov 2014 Dell Dell Leadership
Team
17 22nd Nov LocVille Mr Vivek Singhal Founder ,CEO
2014
18 29th Nov 2014 Care Ratings Mr Dinesh VP ,BD & Regional Head
Sharma
19 11th Dec 2014 Smarton Mr Chaitanya CEO& Co Founder,Smarton
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45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different
programmes.
In addition to the traditional method of teaching SIBM, B follows the
following innovative pedagogy to impart holistic education for our
students:
- SIBM, B heavily depends upon the case method of teaching.
For the same we have a site licensing agreement with Harvard
and faculty members use cases to apply concepts learned and
to strengthen students’ analytical ability. Also, as a part of our
agreement 14 simulations to familiarise students with real time
business situations are used in class.
- The Operations batch goes in for Industrial visits to enhance
industry exposure.
- The learning management system (LMS) is also used for teaching
and evaluation of students.
- The student admission process happens in March while the session
starts in June. Before classes start students go through online
induction. It also works as a bridge course for students who do not
have exposure to subjects like Finance, Quantitative Techniques,
etc.
Use of ‘Creatist-Engaged Class Room Technology’ to increase
student engagement in class room. The Engaged Classroom
embeds questions in reading material that are given to students in
class. Students cannot turn the leaf of the articles or progress from
one topic to another unless they answer the embedded questions.
This way, no student can come to class not having read the study
material; besides, the teacher has the responses from the students.

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are
constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored?
At the beginning of the semester, every faculty in their respective courses
provide a detailed session plan indicating the following:
- Learning objectives
- Pedagogy
- Topics
- Materials Used/Case Study/Presentation/Project
- Essential/Optional Readings
- Likely Evaluation scheme
Each faculty member submits weekly report of the sessions and
evaluations conducted
This periodic review process helps in constantly checking whether
programme objectives are met.
At the end of the academic year, semester wise audit template (provided
by SIU) is used to review the semester progress in terms of discrepancies/
deviations if any.
Learning outcomes are monitored through continuous evaluation process
comprising of Assignments, Projects, Class Tests, Simulations, Case
Analysis, Quizzes, etc.

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47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension

activities.
SIBM-Bengaluru has, among its 14 committees, a Social Responsibility
Committee (SRC). The mission and aim of this committee is to sensitise
management students about the prevailing issues pertaining to society,
community and environment amidst their busy day-to-day professional
life. The committee’s responsibility is to enable participation of
the students in various activities that are tied to social, communal
or environmental issues by organising various events. Some of the
events that take place regularly at SIBM Bengaluru on the institutional
responsibility front are given below:

1. Blood Donation Camps

There have been three blood donation camps held at SIBM-B over the
past two years. All these camps witnessed a high number of student
participation in donating blood. The details are as follows:

Date Collaboration
July 31st 2013 Symbiosis Centre of Health Care, Pune
4thFebruary, 2014. Rotaract Club of Koramangala, Bengaluru
31st July, 2014 Symbiosis Centre of Health Care, Pune
31st July, 2015 Symbiosis Centre of Health Care, Pune

2. Utthaan
Utthaan 2014 aimed to promote a positive relationship among
underprivileged children through a funfair held at the campus. 75 children
from various shelters across Bangalore arrived on the campus and took
part in various games, competitions and educational events.

Utthaan 2013 was themed as “infinite growth on a finite planet”, in which

NGO stalwarts educated the students about the implications of economic
growth on our environment.

Utthaan 2012 had the theme of “Reworking Conventional Education

System”. It defined the method and processes to aid holistic development
of students for a better future. Rotaract Club SIBM Bangalore, in
association with Social Responsibility Committee and Rotary Bangalore
Indiranagar held “Sutradhar” a short film / video making competition
as a part of the signature event “Utthaan”. The theme of the Short film /
Video was‘Education System in India – Past, Present and Future’. The
idea was to accentuate the importance of education for the present and
future generations.

3. Street Play
Every year, students of SIBM-B perform a street play on 26th December.
These plays have been performed in the years 2010,2011,2012,2013 and
2014.The students organized a street play at Forum Mall, Bengaluru

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to mark the anniversary of the terrorist attacks that shook Mumbai,

on 26th November, 2014 and to pay tribute to all the people who lost
their lives. The street play was witnessed by onlookers in and around
Forum mall, a prime location in Koramangala, Bengaluru. In 2013 it
was conducted in collaboration with Jzaa, the dramatics club at the same
venue. The play was woven around various social and political issues
that prevail in the Indian society- corruption, harassment of women and
the like. The play received remarkable applause from on-lookers on the
streets of Bengaluru.

4. Symbriksha
SYMBRIKSHA is the annual tree plantation endeavour, carried out
by students of SIBM-B which is arranged by the Social responsibility
Committee. The primary purpose of this activity is to imbibe in the
students, the importance of a green and healthy surrounding in a
rapidly growing concrete jungle. It was held on 21stFebruary 2015 in
collaboration with TREES FOR FREE, an environment-oriented NGO
and Electronics City Industries Association (ELCIA). The drive was
also attended by the founder of ‘Trees for free’, Ms. Janet and Corporate
employees from Tally Solutions. The event provided an opportunity for
the students to interact with some of the corporates from Tally Solutions,
foster a sense of team spirit while planting trees and also made them
aware of the importance of a green city. SIBM-B was represented by
over 40 participating students in the tree plantation drive. The Drive took
place at KIABD Ground in Electronics city Phase-2, next to Bhavani
Industries and over 200 saplings were planted in a place predecided by
ELCIA which is looking forward to setting up a Waste management Unit
in the area.

Symbriksha was started in 2011 as “World Environment Day-I own

a tree” which was a tree plantation endeavour by SRC in the hope of
contributing to a greener planet. It was then continued as Symbriksha
in the following years 2012,2013 and 2015. In July 2013 around 70
students of SIBM-B, in collaboration with Saytrees- an environmental
NGO planted saplings of different kinds at the Turahalli forest range.

5. RYLA
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards is the annual children’s teaching drive
held by Rotaract Club of Indiranagar. RYLA 2014 took place on the 14th
of December at a Government school in Neelamangala, off Tumkur road.
The students of SIBM-B were involved in engaging the school children
from classes 7 to 12 in various personality development activities like
team-building, leadership, attitude building and self-discipline. The
school students had a fun and informative session towards the end of
which the teaching volunteers of SIBM-B had become role models for
the children.

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6. Old is Gold
This is an annual old clothes donation drive in collaboration with an
NGO called “Goonj”. Towards the end of their academic year, students
are encouraged to donate their old clothes, blanket and footwear
to this NGO which ensures that they reach the hands of the needy.
This was held in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
7. Rotaract Club
SIBM BENGALURUis a recognised institutional Rotaract Club under
the aegis of Rotary Club of Indiranagar, Bengaluru- District 3190. There
are close to 50 Rotaract members from SIBM-B, headed by a President,
Secretary and 6 board directors who actively enable the students to
participate in the events organised by Rotary Club of Indiranagar like
blood donation, RYLA (2012 and 2013)and the like. The club also holds
meetings on a regular basis to discuss prospective avenues where we can
make meaningful contributions to society.

8. Smiling Future
This event was held in 2011. Smiling Future was an initiative by SIBM
Bengaluru and Youth United - an NGO to provide a platform for the
under-privileged kids from across the city. The children showcased their
talent in any form of art. The contribution raised in the function was
donated to different participating NGOs.

9. TaareZameen Par
“TaareZameen Par” was a sit and draw competition sponsored by Nissan.
It was held on 30th December 2012 at Child Fund Association.

10. Joyfest
Joyfest was an event where students visited a local government school
to spend a day with the underprivileged children. Held on 27th September,
2010.

11. Earth Hour

Earth Hour 2011 was held on 26th March 2011 along with the Tata Energy
Club as part of a global sustainability movement.

48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the

department.
1. At SIBM-B, students are involved in various clubsof their choice, where
they can discuss current happenings in their field of interest in an informal
setting. The following clubs are active within the campus :
PRISyMthe Marketing Club, focuses on empowering SIBM-B students
to be the most innovative and effective marketers in the industry. The aim is
to serve as an aid to those interested in careers in marketing and to provide
them with the tools to be premiere candidates beyond the classroom. This
mission is achieved by providing access to resources, guidelines and a
way to expand learning beyond the classroom; fostering connections
among students through mentorship and networking opportunities.

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Investment Club:The basic goal of the club is to understand the basics

of investing including value investing and to get familiar with the various
economic factors that affect the overall market scenario. The emphasis
is on analysisof the trends in the stock price movements, the reasons for
such trends and expectation of the future prices.

Ensemble the HR club

Ensemble brings together students interested in the field of Human
Resources Management, help them develop interpersonal skills needed
in the corporate and encourage them to meet professionals who work in
the field of Human Resources Management. Ensemble conducts regular
meetings with student aspiring to be HR professionals and encourages
discussion and debate on current events and trends in the world of human
capital management.

SIBM Bengaluru Toastmasters club

The SIBM-B Toastmasters club was installed for the first time on
November 2011. The journey started with a roster of only 22 members.
The dream was to improve the leadership and the public speaking skills
of the members and to provide a platform for corporate interaction and
a formal out of campus experience of professionalism. In its journey
of 3 years the SIBM Toastmasters Club has come a long way with
numerous past members working in various multinationals practicing the
learning’s of their Toastmasters experience. The club has successfully
mentored, both formally as well as informally, multiple corporate clubs
and experiencedmembers have been mentors to many Toastmasters from
other corporate clubs like Wipro, CGI, Yokogawa and Infosys.
2. Students are encouraged to participate in live Projects in collaboration
with various industries
3. Quest and Brown Bag, SIBM,Bengaluru’s in-house Research Seminar
Series are conducted regularly to maintain the interest in research and
knowledge sharing.
4. SIBM,Bengaluru hosts “Symposio” which is an annual Student Paper
Presentation Contest
5. SIBM,Bengaluru publishes Orion which is an annual Student Research
Publication

49. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by

other agencies? If yes, give details.
No

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating

new knowledge, basic or applied.
SIBM, Bengaluru believes that a strong research base is essential as the
quality of the research directly translates to the quality of teaching and
learning in the classroom. To this end, faculty are encouraged to write
and publish papers, present papers in conferences, write case studies etc

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51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and

Challenges (SWOC) of the department.

Strengths
• Academic Rigour – Continuous curriculum revision to adapt to the
dynamic industry requirements.
• Innovative Teaching Pedagogy – Use of Harvard Online Pre
Induction Module, Use of Harvard Cases and Simulations, Industry
visits,Moodle Learning Management System etc.
• Strong Industry-Interface through Summer Internships, Live
projects, Guest Lectures and Regular Corporate Events and
Executive Development Programme.
• World Class Infrastructure which includes Wi-Fi enabled
campus,fully residential campus, Audio Visual rooms to
facilitate holistic development of the student, Medical Centre,
IT Infrastructure, Library resources, Access to online Databases,
modern Gymnasium, Basket Ball Court, Cafeteria etc.
• Faculty are empowered and encouraged to write research papers
which is reflected through high number of research publications by
faculty. Appetite for research being developed internally through
Questand Brown bag seminars.

Weaknesses
• SIBM, Bengaluru being a relatively new B school has a long way
to go in branding itself as a dream destination for students seeking
admission from IITs and NITs.
• SIBM, Bengaluru being in the hub of the IT world attracts a lot of
quality visiting faculty from industry, but finds it difficult to recruit
full time faculty with relevant industry and research experience.
• SIBM, Bengaluru is yet to aggressively prioritise student & faculty
exchange programmes with reputed international B schools.
• SIBM,Bengaluru does not have adequate research funding from
industry / research funding agencies.

Opportunities
• Being in the heart of the IT hub, there lies a huge opportunity to
enhance industry interaction and revenue generation potential
through customised Executive Development programmes for
Corporate.
• Designing of specialized courses for IT industry.
• Introduction of short term programmes and certificate courses.
• Tie-up with industry for co-creation of industry specific
programmes.
• Tie-up with industry for research projects

Challenges
• To ensure that there is adequate diversity in the classroom

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(students from various academic disciplines, from various parts of

the country including rural and urban areas, students having work
experience in various sectors etc.)
• With the creation of the new IIMs (taking the total number to 19)
competition is likely to increase for intake of quality students.
• Rapid changes in IT and introduction of online courses by
reputed international B-schools may make the current classroom
based academic systems less attractive in times to come.

52. Future plans of the department.

• To focus on increasing corporate engagement through Executive
Development Programmes.
Currently SIBM Bengaluru is conducting an Executive
Development Programme for John Distilleries Pvt. Ltd (JDPL)
one of India’s leading spirits companies with a strong portfolio of
brands, leadership in key southern states and a market presence in
14 states/UTs across the country.
• To set up a research cell for creation of industry relevant case
studies based on primary information.
• In house development of online courses which will be offered free
to MBA aspirants and working executives to build their base in
management. The courses will be developed in line of existing
MOOCs (massive open online courses). The courses will be
developed in lines of existing MOOCS (Massive Open Online
Courses).
• Alumni related activities – To create a dedicated alumni portal and
to organize lateral placement opportunity at SIBM Bengaluru.

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Symbiosis International University 500

 (SSBF)
Symbiosis School of
Banking And Finance
One thing is for sure; my life in India for almost five years has revolved around Symbiosis.
For me it's a family, where I am nurtured, looked after, empowered and challenged to reach
high frontiers of human development. If I wasn't aging, I would have stayed here for good.
This university has planted the seed; my end of the deal is to nurture it into a huge tree for
the whole world to shelter under. If I do that, then I would have repaid for the homelike
university life that I was accorded here.

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the Department

Symbiosis School of Banking and Finance (SSBF)

2. Year of establishment
2010

3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?

Yes, SSBF is a department of Symbiosis International University (SIU)
under the Faculty of Management.

4. Names of programmes offered

SSBF offers MBA- Banking and Finance- Full time, 2 year fully
residential programme.
It also offers Post Graduate Diploma in Banking and Finance from June
2015.

5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved

In addition to the courses from the catalogue of Faculty of Management,
SSBF compiles its programme structure from the course catalogue of
other Faculties including Faculty of Computer Studies, Humanities and
Social Sciences and Law.

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc.
Finitiatives Learning India Pvt. Ltd. (FLIP) is a pioneer professional
employability enhancement firm, in Banking and Financial Services,
imparts training via e-learning and certification that is practical and
relevant to the work done in a Bank/Financial Institution. Students are
required to complete one certification of FLIP every semester and are
rewarded by having this as one of the components of the internal
evaluation.

As a part of the curriculum, students undertake a two credit internship

with companies in the BFSI sector. To name a few companies where the
students have interned are ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Karvy, Deutsche
Bank, Bank of India. Students have also interned at Reserve Bank of
India, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Mumbai, Nabil Bank, Kathmandu,
Nepal, Standard Chartered Bank, Kathmandu, Nepal, Bank of Nepal,
Kathmandu, Nepal, Bank Muscat, Oman, Al Ahli Bank, Oman, Third Eye
Investments, Kathmandu, Nepal, Central Bank of South Sudan, Juba,
South Sudan.

In association with Bajaj Finserv, SSBF offers a Certificate Programme in

Banking, Finance and Insurance. The objective of the programme is to
impart practical knowledge and essential skills to graduates with no prior
experience with a view to create employment opportunities for them in
Banking, Finance and Insurance sector.

7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons

No programmes have been discontinued.

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8. Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based

Credit System
SSBF follows the semester pattern of teaching and the evaluation is based
on CGPA. Since MBA – Banking and Finance programme is a highly
specialized programme, the courses offered are all core courses. However,
from the batch 2016-18, SSBF will introduce a few electives to adopt the
Choice Based Credit System (CBCS)

9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other

departments
The course of ‘Management Accounting’ is offered to institutes under the
Faculty of Media, Communication and Design

10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual as of July, 2015

Sanctioned Filled
Professor 1 0
Associate Professors 2 4
Assistant Professors 5 5
Adjunct faculty - 1
Other Teaching staff - 0
Total 8 10

11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of

specialization, experience and research under guidance as of July,
2015
No. of
Ph.D./
No. of Years
M.Phil.
of
Sr. students
Name Qualification Designation Specialization Experience
No. guided
(years.
for the
months)
last 4
years
1. Dr. Manisha PhD,MBS, Director and Costing & 16 years No
Ketkar PGDBM, Assistant Supply Chain (Industry)
FCMA , Professor Management 9 Years
B.Com (Academic)
2. Dr.Deepa PhD., UGC Deputy Economics 20 Years No
Gupta NET, M.A. Director and (Academic)
(Eco), B. Com Associate
Professor
3. Dr.Bindya Ph.D., MBA Associate Finance 13.5 years No
Kohli (Finance), Professor (Academic)
MFC, UGC-
NET, AMFI
4. Dr. Dilip Ph.D. M.B.A. Associate Rural Finance 36 Years No
Ambarkhane (Finance) Professor (Bank)
M.Sc. (Maths.) 4 Years
CAIIB (Academic)
5. Dr.Deepa Ph.D., ACMA, Associate Finance 11 Years No
Pillai M.Com, UGC- Professor (Academic)
NET

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6. Ms. Trupti MBA Assistant Statistics 3 years No

Bhosale (Finance), Professor (Industry),
B.Sc. 7 years
(Statistics), (Academic)
UGC-NET,
pursuing PhD
7. Mr. MBA, Fellow Assistant Marketing 3 Years No
Ardhendu (IRMA) Professor (Industry)
Shekhar 2.5 Years
Singh (Academic)
8. Mr. Dipayan Fellow –Indian Assistant Quantitative Nil No
Roy Institute of Professor Finance
Management,
Indore, M.Sc
(Computa-
tional
Finance), B.Sc
(Mathematics)
9. Mr. Mark CAIIB, M.A., Assistant Banking 32 Years No
Deane B. A., Dip in Professor (Industry)
German and 3 Years
(Academics)
10. Mr. Pradeep PGDB from Adjunct Banking 35 years No
Mandke NIBM, CAIIB, Faculty (Industry)
B.Com

12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors

Visiting Professors from Partner Universities

Sr. No. of Years of
Name Qualification Specialization Year
No Experience
1 Dr. Nilanjan Sen, PhD, CFA Mergers & 25 years 2013
Professor Nanyang Acquisitions (Academic &
Technological Industry)
University,
Singapore
2 Dr. Markus B.S, M.S, PhD Statistics 25 years 2013
Loecher, Berlin (Academic &
School of Econom- Industry)
ics and Law,
Germany

Visiting Faculty
Sr Name Qualification Specialization Teaching No. of Years Sector
No Year of Experience

1 Ms. Vaishali M.com, MBA Managerial 2010 to 15 Years Industry&

Apte (Finance) Accounting 2011 (Industry) Academic
12 Years
(Academic)
2 Mr. Ashish M.A.(Economics), Managerial 2010 to 8 Years Academic
Kulkarni Pursuing Ph.D Economics, 2014 (Industry)
MS Office, 5 Years
SCD (Academic)

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3 Dr. Sangharsh Doctorate in Organizational 2010 to 7 Years Industry &

Alternative behaviour, 2011 (Industry) Acade-
Medicine, HRM 5 Years mics
Clinical, PCC (Academics)
coach from ICF,
MBA-HR,
Philosophy
4 Prof. Aparna M.Com, MA Managerial 2010 to 5 Years Industry&
Prabhudesai (English), ISB Commu- 2011 (Industry) Acade-
Hyderabad nication 4 Years mics
(Academics)
5 Mr. Ameya C.A., M.Com Direct Indirect 2010 to 10 years CA
Sane Taxation till date (Industry,
Managerial 8 years
Accounting (Academic)
6 Ms. Manasi M.A. (Economics) Economics 2010 to 5 yrs. Academic
Phadke till date (Industry),
11 yrs.
(Academic)
7 Mr. MEM, BE (Elect), Operation 2011 to 10 years Industry
MireshSheth Diploma in Management till date (Industry),
Electrical Systems 5 years
Engineering (Academic)
8 Prof. Aneesh M.A. (Eco), B.A. Wealth 2014 to 7 Years Industrial
Day (Eco), ISC, ICSE, Management till date (Industry)
IRDA, AMFI 1 Year
(Academic)
9 Prof. Vijay MMS(Finance), Development 2014 to 11 yrs. Industrial
Bankar BE, CAIIB Banking and till date (Industry)
Rural Finance
10 Prof. Nitin Pai CA Banking 2014 to 11 yrs. CA
Regulation & till date (Industry)
supervision and 4 yrs.
International (Academic)
Finance
11 Prof.Abhishek MBA, CA, CFA, Investment 2014 to 8 yrs. Industry
Awadhani B.Com Banking and till date (Industry)
Marketing of
Financial
Services
12 Prof. Jyoti MPM, PGPM, Legal Aspects 2014 to 12 Years Industry
M.K. Training Diploma, of Banking till date (Academic &
B. Com, MFDM, Industry)
CAIIB (I)

13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise

information
In 2014-15, 46% of the classes were conducted by visiting faculty
members

14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio: 12:1

15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative

staff: sanctioned, filled and actual
Academic Year Technical Staff Administrative Staff
Sanctioned Actual Sanctioned Actual
2014-15 3 2 9 11

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16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies

Though there is no funding received from outside agencies, nonetheless,
the department has made financial provisions for research. The main
thrust areas of research are development finance, financial inclusion,
social marketing to name a few.

17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b)

international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the
names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received
project-wise.
Nil

18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants

received
a) National collaboration b) International collaboration
Nil

19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE;

DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received.
Nil

20. Research facility /centre with

• State recognition - Nil
• National recognition - Nil
• International recognition – Nil

The Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) of SIU focuses on rights, safety

and well-being of the research participants if research involves human
subjects and if there is a possibility of involving an ethical issue.

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by/created by industry or

corporate bodies
Nil

22. Publications:
Total number of publications
19
(From 2009 to 2015; as of 31-7-2015)
i. Number of papers published in peer reviewed 16 (9 national and
journals (national / international): 7 International)
ii. Proceedings papers 3
The number listed in the International Database (For 4
e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International
Complete, Dare Database -
International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host,
etc.)
Citation Index – range / average Google Scholar Total Citations = 2
(For SIU affiliated papers) Range: 2-2
Avg: 2
Scopus Total Citations = 3
Range: 0-3
Avg: 3

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Total citations of SSBF faculty 36

(SIU + Non-SIU affiliated papers)
SNIP Range: 0-0.284
Avg.: 0.181
SJR Range: 0-0.204
Avg.: 0.118
Impact Factor – range/average Range: 0-0.364
Avg.: 0.214
h-index (Google Scholar: 1
Scopus: 1)

23. Details of patents and income generated

Nil

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated

At SSBF, SIU guidelines are followed for consultancy projects.

A management development programme conducted for Bank of

Maharashtra:
As part of the initiative to expand its presence in the field of higher level
banking training and education, SSBF has been actively marketing its
capabilities as a centre of excellence in this field. As a result, it was
entrusted with the mandate to train recently promoted senior executives of
a leading public sector bank in critical aspects of banking, leadership and
management skills, decision making, stress management and effective
communication.

Over a period of 6 weeks during the months of July and August 2013,
SSBF conducted two very successful, fully residential Executive Training
Programmes for senior bank executives at the University’s facilities on
the Lavale Campus.
These were as under:
a) Executive Training Programme for recently promoted Chief
Managers (SMGS IV).
b) Executive Training Programme for recently promoted Assistant
General Managers (SMGS V).

The course curricula for both these programmes were exclusively

designed by SSBF in consultation with the bank. The pedagogy involved a
mix of lectures, interactive discussions, role plays, audio-video clips and
also the screening of a movie with the objective of analysing it from the
angles of team management, strategic planning, stress management, use
of technology etc.

25. Faculty selected nationally/internationally to visit other laboratories

/institutions/industries in India and abroad
Dr.Bhama Venkataramani, former director, SSBF visited Macquarie
University, Australia to initiate talks for a collaboration on research and
faculty exchange in the year 2013

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26. Faculty serving in

a) National committees b) International committees c) Editorial
Boards d) any other (please specify)
None

27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher/orientation

programs, workshops, training programs and similar programs).
a. The following FDPs have been conducted by SIU for promotion of
research culture and these programmes were attended by SSBF
faculty members:-
Action Research, Case Writing, Multivariate Data Analysis
Techniques using SPSS and AMOS, National Level FDP on
fundamentals of PhD Thesis, Research Methodology Workshops,
Time Series Econometrics, Data Analysis using R programming.
b. International Conferences organized by Symbiosis International
University –where in SSBF faculty members participated
c. Faculty members have also attended various conferences for eg.
NIBM Pune, CAB - RBI etc.
d. The following FDPs have been conducted by SSBFfor promotion of
research culture. The faculty members of SSBF actively
participated in these FDPs:
i. Using Statistical Tools for Research, 2012
ii. Using parametric and non parametric methods to analyse the
data, 2012
th
iii. 5 International Workshop on Quantitative Finance, 2013

28. Student projects

• Percentage of students who have done in-house projects,
including interdepartmental projects
100% of the student’s undertake ISR project work
ISR as a part of the curriculum: The field project is a 2 credit course
in the third semester. It requires students to work for the society in
association with organizations such as BAIF and other NGOs for
conducting financial inclusion programs, creating financial
awareness, computer literacy amongst the villagers (school
children, adults, and women) of the neighbouring villages in and
around Lavale campus. Thus, the students are engaged in ISR
activity as part of the curriculum in the following areas:
a) Financial Literacy
b) Computer Literacy

• Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with

other universities/industry/institute
100% of the students undertake dissertation and a summer
internship project with the industry as a part of the curriculum.

29. Awards/recognitions received at the national and international level

by
Faculty- Nil
Doctoral/post-doctoral fellows- NA

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Students
• GARP (Global Association of Risk Professionals)
scholarship was awarded to Mr. Avinash Khasge.
• Bloomberg organized a competition on ‘You can Trade’
where the students of the department stood second amongst
the 27 institutes who had participated in the competition.

30. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of

funding (national, international) with details of outstanding
participants, if any.

IWQF
th
The 5 International Workshop on Quantitative Finance (IWQF) was
organized by SSBF under the banner of Symbiosis International
st th
University, Pune from 21 to 24 December 2013.
The workshop was jointly conducted by:
a) Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology
(IDRBT) India
b) Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) India
c) Industrial and Management Engineering (IME) Department : IIT
Kanpur India
d) Lally School of Management, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
USA
e) Symbiosis School of Banking and Finance (SSBF), SIU India

Bankers Conclave- Vision 2020

Symbiosis School of Banking and Finance hosted a seminar titled
“Insights and Foresight” on July 7, 2012. The theme was the challenges
and opportunities to be faced by the banking sector in the years to come.
The following were the eminent speakers who delivered lectures in this
seminar:
Mr. Ajay Banerjee – CGM, Bank of Maharashtra
Mr. Amit Kumar – Senior Executive VP, HDFC Bank
Mr. V. Ramanmurhty – Executive Director, RBS
Mr. Rajiv Maniar – Vice President HDFC Mutual Funds Co
Mr. Baskhar Babu – CEO, Suryoday Microfinance

Banking and Financial Services Conclave 2015

SSBF hosted Banking and Financial Services Conclave in 2015. As a part
of the Conclave, Panel Discussions were held on Financial Inclusion and
Corporate Social Responsibility. The various speakers were as follows:
Prof. Samapti Guha, Associate Professor, (TISS)
Mr. Ajay Desai, Senior President and Chief Financial Inclusion Officer,
Yes Bank
Mr. L. M. Deshmukh, General Manager - Financial Inclusion & Convenor
State Level Bankers’ Committee, Bank of Maharashtra
Mr. Muthuselvan ER, Asst. Gen Manager & Member of Faculty, Reserve
Bank of India, College of Agricultural Banking
Prof. Girish K. Agrawal, Centre Coordinator, Centre for Rural
Infrastructure and Corporate Social Responsibility, IRMA
Mr. Zubin Kabraji, Regional Director – Pune, Indo German Chamber of
Commerce

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Mrs. Leena Deshpande, Head of CSR, Bharat Forge Ltd

Mr. MN Sanyal, Head of CSR, Thermax Ltd.
Mr. Srinath Komarina, Senior Vice President, YES Bank

31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments

Research is one of the very important thrust areas of SSBF as enshrined in
the mission of SIU.
A Research Advisory Committee (RAC) is constituted to technically
review research proposals/projects.
The Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) of SIU focuses on rights, safety
and well-being of the research participants if research involves
human subjects and if there is a possibility of involving an ethical issue.
In addition to this Anti -Plagiarism policy is in place and all the projects
/assignments of students are run through anti plagiarism software
“Turn it in”

32. Student profile programme-wise:

Name of the Selected Pass percentage

Batch Applications
Programme
details received
(refer to question
no. 4)
Male Female Male Female

MBA - Banking
2010-12 621 35 24 100% 100%
Management

MBA - Banking
2011-13 1803 37 23 97% 100%
Management

MBA - Banking
2012-14 1733 39 22 95% 95%
Management

MBA - Banking
2013-15 2518 44 30 81.4% 100%
& Finance

MBA - Banking
2014-16 6971 35 24 NA NA
& Finance

MBA - Banking
2015-17 3178 33 28 NA NA
& Finance

Post Graduate
Diploma in
2015-16 5 2 - NA NA
Banking and
Finance

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33. Diversity of students

% of % of
% of % of
Name of the students students
students students
Programme Batch from other From
from the from
(refer to question details universities universities
same other
no. 4) within the outside the
university countries
State State
MBA - Banking
2010-12 0% 30.51% 69.49% 0%
Management
MBA - Banking
2011-13 4.92% 21.30% 73.77% 0%
Management
MBA - Banking
2012-14 4.92% 24.59% 65.57% 4.92%
Management
MBA - Banking &
2013-15 6.76% 22.97% 68.92% 1.35%
Finance
MBA - Banking &
2014-16 5.08% 25.42% 64.42% 5.08%
Finance
MBA - Banking &
2015-17 1.67% 32.77% 62.29% 3.27%
Finance
Post Graduate
Diploma in Banking 2015-16 0% 0% 100% 0%
and Finance

34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services
examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive
examinations? Give details category-wise.
Sr.No. Name of the student Batch Examination
1 Mr. Rajiv Dudeja 2012-14 SBI PO

35. Student progression

Student progression Percentage against enrolled
UG to PG NA
PG to M.Phil. NA
PG to Ph.D. There is no natural progression from PG to Ph.D.
Admission to Ph.D. is through an entrance exam and
merit
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral NA
Employed
· Campus selection Batch 2010-12 = 92%
Batch 2011-13 = 70%
Batch 2012-14 = 78%
· Other than campus Batch 2010-12 = 8%
recruitment Batch 2011-13 = 30%
Batch 2012-14 =22%
Entrepreneurs 2 students from Batch 2010, Dhruv Bhardwaj and
Gaurav Nahata– both Principal, Shian Capital – A SEBI
registered Research Analyst Firm

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36. Diversity of staff

Percentage of faculty who are graduates
Of the same university 10%
From other universities within the State 50%
From universities from other States 40%
From universities outside the country -

37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and
D.Litt. during the assessment period
Swati Khatkale awarded Ph.D. in 2014
Ardhendu Shekhar Singh awarded Ph.D. in 2014
Dipayan Roy awarded Ph.D. in 2014
Manisha Ketkar awarded Ph.D. 2015
38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard
to
a) Library
The services of a central library on Lavale Hill Top Campus is
utilized
S. No. Library facility Details
1. Total area 14454 Sq.Ft
2. Total seating capacity 260
3. Working hours:
• On working days 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
• On holidays 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
• Before Examination 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
• During examination 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
• During vacation 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
• Reading Hall Hours 09.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m.
4. Layout of the library
• Individual reading carrels No (03 Research Cubicles are
available)
• Lounge area for browsing and relaxed 403 sq.mt @ Ground Floor
reading
• IT zone for accessing e-resources 60 sq.mt @ First Floor
5. Display of floor plan, sign boards, fire Yes
alarms and any other information • Floor plan displayed in
ground floor reading hall.
• Adequate sign boards are
displayed at each row of
library stack and floors.
• Fire extinguishers are fixed
at all strategic positions.
• In addition to this, arrange-
ment of ramp at the entrance
of the library and wheel
chair for differentially abled
users to access the library
collection.
6. Total No of :-
• Books 41284
• Titles 39623

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7. Total No of :-
• National Journals 40
• International Journals 17
8. Total No. of Ejournals 35084 available through online
databases
9. Total No of :-
• Magazines 57
• CDs Total 434 (AVs)
(02 added during 2014-15)
• Databases 12
10. Average number of books added 957 (SIU)
(last 3 years)
11. Special collections
• Reference books 886 (SIU)

b) Internet facilities for staff and students

LAN facility: 6 Mbps Network,
Classrooms are Wi-Fi enabled.

c) Total number of class rooms

3 Class rooms and 1 Assembly Hall

d) Class rooms with ICT facility

3 Class Rooms and 1 Assembly hall

e) Students’ laboratories
Two computer lab of 50 seats each, shared with SIBM
Total number of systems : 207
Student Computer ratio : 1:1

f) Research laboratories
Nil

39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates

a) from the host institution/university
Mr. Pradeep Kumar Gupta – Research Associate under guidance of
Dr. Bhama Venkataramani from 2011 to 2014.
Mrs. Trupti Bhosale is pursuing her Doctoral degree from
Symbiosis International University.

b) from other institutions/universities

Nil

40. Number of postgraduate students getting financial assistance from

the university.
One student, Mr. Simon Kir Kuany from Batch 2014-16 is receiving a
100 % scholarship – Rs. 4.5 lacs p.a.

41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the

development of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.
Yes, the need assessment was done and it was found that the Banking

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Services and Recruitment Board had stopped recruiting Probationary

Officers from the late 1980’s. Further, with liberalization, Public Sector
Banks (PSB’s) faced stiff competition from New Private Sector Banks as
trained staff moved out for their future prospects. There will be a huge
crunch of trained personnel as per McKinsey report on the Indian banking
structure. It was, therefore, expected that the banking sector would see a
void of trained personnel as there would be retirement of a large part of the
workforce in the PSB’s.

It is in recognition of this need that Symbiosis School of Banking and

Finance (Formerly known as Symbiosis School of Banking Management)
was set up.

42. Does the department obtain feedback from

a) Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If
yes, how does the department utilize the feedback?
Faculty meetings are conducted from time to time to receive inputs,
suggestions and feedback on the curriculum as well as other
academic aspects. These reviews, feedbacks, etc. are taken into
consideration for the betterment of the course and the teaching
learning process at the department.

Feedback on the curriculum is also taken from international faculty

Prof. Nilanjan Sen, (Associate Professor, Banking and Finance
Department, NTU, Singapore) during his visits to the department.
His suggestions have been considered while modifying the
curriculum.

b) Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and

how does the department utilize the feedback?
There is a structured way in which the department obtains feedback
from the students regarding the faculty and a verbal feedback on the
course curriculum. Their feedback is taken into consideration and if
found constructive, it is implemented in the curriculum. At times,
when the students want an advanced knowledge in continuation of a
particular course, SSBF organizes workshops for the same. SSBF
has introduced an online structured system of feedback on the
curriculum from 2015.

c) Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does

the department utilize the feedback?
An Industry Academia Confluence was held for Course Delineation
in November, 2012. The various courses offered were revisited by
experts from the industry and academia and these suggestions were
incorporated. Apart from this, feedback is taken from the
distinguished visitors to the department, namely recruiters and
alumni.

For Summer Internship, feedback of the recruiters is obtained for

students and is a part of evaluation.

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43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)

Name Batch Designation Organization Location
Gaurav 2010-12 Principal Shian Capital – A Hyderabad
Nahata & SEBI registered
Dhruv Research Analyst
Bhardwaj
Kavya Senior Risk Analyst Ocwen Financial Fort Washington,
Rajashekar Corporation Pennsylvania
Shubhika Associate Consultant, EY Services Pvt. Haryana
Bilgrami Risk Advisory Services Ltd
Rakesh 2011-13 Wealth Management Citibank India Bengaluru,
Agarwal Consultant Karnataka
Yagnesh Quantitative Risk Rand Merchant Mumbai
Rathod Analyst Bank (of South
Africa)
Tahiya Din Deputy Manager Kotak Securities Mumbai
Nithya Executive Deloitte India Mumbai
Manohar
Vandana 2012-14 Assistant Manager American Express Gurgaon,
Nagar Haryana
Mam Sarkar Research Associate Tech Mahindra Pune
Private Equity- Merger
and Acquisition
UzairMirza Credit Manager, HDFC Bank Nashik
Business Banking

44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures

/workshops/seminar) involving external experts.
a) In 2014-15, twelve guest lectures and workshops on topics like
Mergers and Acquisitions, Insurance, Liberal Arts were conducted
on a regular basis by inviting eminent resource persons.
b) Students participate in quiz competitions and give presentations on
various topics at the department as well at local, state, national level
Intercollegiate festivals. Students are encouraged to participate in
conferences and conclaves.
c) At the department, students had formed Knowledge Assimilation
Groups (KAG).
d) Certifications like FLIP are embedded in the course curriculum to
make them keep abreast with latest development in the BFS.

45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different
programmes.
The faculty members use various techniques apart from the lecture
method to increase students’ interest in the course leading to improved
student learning and assimilation of concepts. Methods such as Role
Plays, Dumb Charades’, Cross Word, Quiz, Case Studies, Simulation,
Management Games, etc. are regularly utilized.

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are
constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored?
The programme objective is to build capabilities in students and
professionals of the BFS sector by developing their competencies and
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skills relevant for the sector. In order to widen the scope of the program
and achieve the desired objectives, in October 2013, the nomenclature of
the programme is changed from MBA- Banking Management to MBA-
Banking and Finance. The placement records are testimony that learning
outcomes are met.

At the beginning of the academic year, examination schedule, teaching

plan (syllabus with topic wise allocated hours) and extra co-curricular
activities are planned. The academic calendar is given to the students and
faculty members in the handbook for the smooth implementation and
organization of the same. A continuous evaluation pattern is followed to
monitor that the learning objectives are met.

47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension

activities.
All students are required to undertake a 2 credits field project, two faculty
members’ act as mentors to the students. As a part of the field project, a
group of students visited BAIF, a leading NGO in the country. They
visited BAIF’s Center at Uruli Kanchan to understand their Micro
Insurance, Micro Finance, and Training Programme offered by them.
They interacted with the officials and beneficiaries to understand the
process of Micro finance and Micro insurance. Another group of students
visited R-SETI of Bank of Maharashtra to gain exposure to their training
programme customized for underprivileged women.

48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the

department.
a) Research projects are an integral part of the department’s 2 year
programme. The mandatory projects include the field project,
which aims at creating financial literacy amongst the villagers in
and around Lavale campus. The Major Project where student’s
research in their area of interest in groups on which they are
encouraged and guided to publish a research paper.

b) The SSBF e-Bulletin is an initiative by a group of students of the

batch 2010-12, under the guidance of faculty. It was a weekly
research-based online journal written primarily for the students
with the aim of spreading the awareness of current global and
domestic financial affairs. It is an attempt to provide the readers
with the general and analytical perspective of news over the week.
This weekly featured all crucial information with respect to
Banking, Markets, Economy and Business. The periodical also
featured write-ups by students on banking products. Besides all
these, the editorial team also published study articles covering
detailed analysis of sectors through this e-magazine.

c) Nearly 40 workshops and guest lectures have been organized. Apart

from this the students also participate in the lecture series under
“Festival of Thinkers” organised by SIU.

49. State whether the programme/department is accredited/graded by

other agencies? If yes, give details.
Nil

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50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating

new knowledge, basic or applied.
a) Students create financial awareness amongst nearby villages which
supports the financial inclusion programme of the Government.
b) Two students each were engaged in live projects with Abu Dhabi
Commercial Bank and ICICI Bank respectively. At Abu Dhabi
Commercial Bank, the students were involved in the process of
implementing new Standard Operating procedures. At ICICI bank,
they were assigned to Retail Strategy and Product Planning group.
They got involved in designing financial products and their initial
survey to understand market demands.

51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and

Challenges (SWOC) of the department.
Strength
1) The curriculum is designed in consultation with Industry experts
(Industry, Academia Confluence for Curricula Delineation -
IACCD)
2) Focused programme on Banking and Financial Services sector
3) Industry recognized certification (FLIP), Bloomberg terminal has
been woven into the curriculum
4) Community outreach as a part of course curriculum (Field projects)
5) Low attrition of faculty and staff

Weakness
1) Lack of consultancy projects
2) Infrastructure
3) Limited usage of technology in administration
The department is actively pursuing ways to overcome the above-
mentioned weaknesses.

Opportunities
1) Consultancy projects
2) Executive Training programme
3) National/International Collaboration
4) Placement opportunity beyond BFSI sector

Challenges
1) No campus recruitment by public sector banks
2) New department, hence no alumni in the senior management cadre
yet
3) Competition from other banking and finance institutes (NIBM,
NMIMS, SMU etc.)
4) Improving average CTC
5) Attracting recruiters beyond the BFSI sector

52. Future plans of the department.

• To launch Executive MBA in Banking and Finance in the next four
years
• To conduct short term training programmes for BFSI professional
bi-annually

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NOIDA
Academically, I am satisfied with the way knowledge is imparted, both theoretically and
practically.
Talking about the various extra-curricular opportunities provided, I am motivated to take
part in various college events, such as Symcharcha (Debate Fest), Mock-Market Day,
Financial Day, HR Day, etc. The campus has a very friendly student-teacher relationship.
Being an NRI student, it seemed challenging to adjust to the environment at first, but thanks
to the faculty and my peers, it was a cake walk for me to adjust to the environment and feel
like I was at home away from home.

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the Department

Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies, NOIDA (SCMS-N)

2. Year of establishment
2010

3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?

Yes, SCMS-N is a constituent institute of SIU under the Faculty of
Management.

4. Names of programmes offered

Bachelor of Business Administration

5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved.

Apart from the Faculty of Management, SCMS(N) compiles its
programme structure from the Course Catalogues of other Faculties
including the Faculty of Computer Studies, Faculty of Health and
Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Law and Faculty of Humanities and
Social Sciences.

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc. :
Some selected students from SCMS Noida attend the Summer Schools
to Berlin School of Economics & Law, Germany and London School
of Economics and Political Science. The periods during which they
attended is as follows.

S.
No. Summer School Course Duration Academic year
Berlin School
of Economics &
Law, Germany European
1.
(Berlin Interna- Business &
tional Summer Economics
School) Programme 2 months 2015-16
Berlin School
of Economics &
Law, Germany European
2.
(Berlin Interna- Business &
tional Summer Economics
School) Programme 2 months 2014-15

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Berlin School
of Economics &
Law, Germany European
3.
(Berlin Interna- Business &
tional Summer Economics
School) Programme 2 months 2013-14
London School
of Economics and
4. Political Science Marketing,
(LSE Summer Strategic
School) Management 2 months 2013-14

7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons:

NA

8. Examination System:
Semester System and Choice Based Credit System

9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other

departments:
Inter-Institute Credit Transfer - Management subjects to Faculty of Law,
SLS- NOIDA - Business Law

10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual

Sanctioned Filled
Professor 2 0
Associate Professors 4 5
Asst. Professors 9 11
Adjunct - 2
Teaching /Research Associate - 1
Total 15 19

11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of

specialization, experience and research under guidance

S. Name Qualifica- Designa- Special- Years of No. of

No. tion tion ization Experience Ph.D./
(Years . M.Phil.
Months)
students
guided
for the
last 4
years
1 Dr. Shrirang PhD Director Market- 31(23 years
Altekar ing industry,
8 years
teaching)

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2 Dr. Anubha PhD Deputy Market- 14

Vashisht Director ing
3 Dr. Sunita PhD Associate Market- 20 8
Dwivedi Professor ing
4 Dr. Kriti PhD Associate Op- 14
Priya Gupta Professor erations
Research
5 Dr. Bharti PhD.
Associate Finance 10
Wadhwa Professor
6 Prof. Bharat MBA, Sr HR 40
Bhushan LLBDTA, Assistant
UGC NET Professor
(HR)
7 Prof. Nidhi M.phil, Assistant Market- 10
Phutela UGC Professor ing
NET.PHD
Pursuing
8 Dr. Abhishek D. Phil Assistant Econom- 10.5
Srivastava Professor ics
9 Prof. Divya UGC Assistant Finance 8
Chaudhary NET. PhD Professor
Pursuing
10 Prof. M.Phil, Assistant Finance 15
Davinder MA Eco, Professor
Kaur M.Com
11 Prof. Preeti MBA, Assistant HR 3.5
Bhaskar UGC Professor
NET, PHD
Pursuing
12 Prof. Swati MA Eco, Assistant Econom- 6
Singh ( PHD Professor ics
Pursuing)
13 Dr. Vivek Phd Assistant Finance 5
Sharma Professor
14 Dr Harshit Phd Assistant Market- 9
Maurya Professor ing
15 Mr. Narander Mcom, Assistant HR 6.5
Chaudhary MBA, Professor
UGC NET
16 Dr. Chandan Phd Assistant Finance 3.5
Tiwari Professor
17 Ms. Sharmila M.A., Adjunct General 13.7
Atri B.Lib&I. Faculty Manage-
Sc., B.A. ment

18 Ms. Anju Ph.D, PG- Adjunct HR 11

Chawala DBMB- Faculty
CA, BA
19 Khushboo MBA, Teaching General 6.2
Tyagi BBA Associate Manage-
ment

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12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, Adjunct, emeritus professors

Eminent Visiting faculty:
Prof. Sudhir Devare- Ram Sathe Chair Professor, SIU
Dr Anwar Hussain- Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, South East University,
Dhaka, Col. H. S. Walia, Project Management, Quality Management
Ms. Subamitra Adhikari- Business Communication Soft Skills.

13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty–programme-wise

information
10%

14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio

24:1

15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative

staff: sanctioned, filled and actual

Designation Sanctioned Actual

Full Time Admin Staff 17 10
Full Time Technical Staff 6 4
Total 23 14

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies.

The main research thrust areas of the institute is Applied Research, for
both National and International Business. To this end the Institute has
organized four research conferences to date which have contributed well
to an original body of knowledge.

17. Number of faculty with on-going projects from a) national b)

international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give
the names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received
project-wise.

S.N. Name Of the Title Funding Amount

Faculty Agency Received
(Rs.)
1. Dr. Kriti Priya Citizens’ percep- SIU Rs
Gupta, tions of e-governance 1,10,000/-
Ms. Preeti services offered by
Bhaskar, New Delhi Municipal
Ms. Swati Council
Singh

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18.
Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants
received
a) National collaboration
b) International collaboration
Nil

19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE;

DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received
Nil

20. Research facility / centre with

• state recognition
• national recognition
• international recognition
Nil

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or

corporate bodies
Nil

22. Publications:
Total number of publications 39
(From 2009 to 2015; as of 31-07-2015)
i. Number of papers published in peer 22
reviewed journals (national / interna- (National 10 &
tional): International 12 )
ii. Chapters in Books 4
iii. Case Studies 1
iv. Proceedings papers 12
Number listed in International Database (For
e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities In- 9
ternational Complete, Dare Database - Inter-
national Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO
host, etc.)
Citation Index – range / average Google Total Citations= 1
(For SIU affiliated papers) Scholar Range: 1
Avg: 1
Total citations of SCMS, Noida faculty (SIU 27
+ Non-SIU affiliated papers)

23. Details of patents and income generated :

Nil

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24. Areas of consultancy and income generated :

Income
Year Area Company Venue
(Rs)
14/11/11 to Supervisory L&T 1,74,337 CSTI
19/11/11 Development Pilakhuwa,
Programme U.P.
12/12/11 to Competency L&T 75,000 Project
14/12/11 Based Management
Programme Delhi
17/11/2011 Competency L&T 82,187 Project
to 19/11/11 Based Management
Programme Mumbai,
MIAL
4/12/13 to Sales Training HFS 2,65,763 Noida,
10/12/13 Chennai,
Mumbai
28/7/14 to Executive L&T 10,86,900 Delhi
9/01/15 Development
Programme

25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories

/ institutions/ industries in India and abroad :
• Dr. Shrirang Altekar: Hindustan Unilever Ltd., (for TNA for
L&D initiatives) Mumbai, L&T Construction, Chennai, for L&D
Initiatives as well as for addressing global HR managers of L&T on
Change management) Institute of Company Secretaries of India,
ICSI, New Delhi, as external panel member on the departmental
promotions and increments committee), Army War College,
MHOW, Madhya Pradesh (to address Brigadier and equivalent
rank officers on Strategic Decision Making)
• Prof. Bharat Bhushan: Asia Pacific HR Task Free, Singapore
Task force formed by Mitsui Ltd. to address HR needs for Asia

26. Faculty serving in

a) National committees b) International committees c) Editorial
Boards d) any other (please specify)

S. Name National International

No
1 Dr. Shrirang Journal of General Proceedings of
Altekar Management Research International Conference
(Editorial Board) on “Changing Dynamics
Member, Technical in Global Village 2013”
Academic Committee of (Editorial Boards)
the Institute of Company
Secretaries of India.

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2 Dr. Anubha Journal of General Proceedings of

Vashisht Management Research International Conference
(Editorial Board) on “Changing Dynamics
External Examiner and in Global Village 2013”
Reviewer for Ph.D thesis (Editorial Board)
(BanasthaliVidyapeeth)
3 Dr. Sunita Journal of research in
Dwivedi Social Life sciences
(Advisory Member)
Research Journal of Arts,
Management and Social
Sciences (Advisory
Member)
Asia Journal Of
Management Research
(Editorial Board)
Dr. Kriti Priya Journal of General American Journal of
Gupta Management Research Mathematical and
(Editorial Boards) Management Sciences
(Reviewer)
International Journal of
Modelling in Operations
Management (Reviewer)
4 Dr. Bharti Wad- Journal of General Proceedings of
hwa Management Research International Conference
(Editorial Board) on “Changing Dynamics
in Global Village 2013”
(Editorial Boards)
International
Educational Research
Centre (Member)
5 Dr. Abhishek Proceedings of
Srivastava International Conference
on “Changing Dynamics
in Global Village 2013”
(Editorial Board)
6 Ms. Davinder Reviewer of books
Kaur published by Pearson
7 Ms. Swati Reviewer of books
Singh published by Pearson
8 Ms. Nidhi Reviewer of
Phutela International Journal
of on line marketing,
Reviewer of
International Journal of
Customer Relationship
Marketing and
Management, Reviewer
of Asian Social Science

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27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / orientation

programs, workshops, training programs and similar programs).

Sr
Faculty Training Programme/Workshop/FDP
No.
1 Dr. Anubha FDP on Advances in Research Methods &
Vashisht, Data Analytical Tools
Dr. Bharti Wadhwa,
Ms. Davinder Kaur
2 Ms. Swati Singh Quality Improvement Programme on
Frontier areas in Econometrics and
International Finance
3 Ms. Divya Workshop on Case teaching and Case
Chaudhary Writing
4 Ms. Swati Singh International Conference on Empirical
Research on Trade in Services
5 Dr. KritiPriya Tools and Techniques for Data Analysis in
Gupta Management Research
6 Ms. Khushboo Strategic Human Resource Management
Tyagi for Effective Performance
7 Ms. Preeti Bhaskar Strategic Human Resource Management
for Effective Performance
8 Dr. Shrirang Altekar Case Method Teaching Seminar
9 Dr. Sunita Dwivedi Case Method Teaching Seminar
10 Ms. Sharmila Atri 1st National Case Writing Workshop
11 Ms. Anju Chawla 1st National Case Writing Workshop
12 Ms. Khushboo Data Analysis for Research and publication
Tyagi
13 Ms. Preeti Bhaskar Data Analysis for Research and publication
14 Ms. Divya Data Analysis for Research and publication
Chaudhary
15 Ms. Divya Training Workshop on CGPA based
Chaudhary Assessment
16 Ms. Divya Short-term course on Data Analysis for
Chaudhary Research and Publication
17 Ms. Khushboo Training Workshop on CGPA based
Tyagi Assessment
18 Mr. Bharat Bhushan Training Workshop on CGPA based
Assessment
19 Ms. Preeti Bhaskar Training Workshop on CGPA based
Assessment
20 Ms. Sharmila Atri Training Workshop on CGPA based
Assessment

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21 Dr. Bharti Wadhwa Training Workshop on CGPA based

Assessment
22 Ms. Anju Chawla FDP on Research Methodology and Tools
for Management and IT
23 Ms. Preeti Bhaskar Data Analysis using SPSS
24 Ms. Davinder Kaur National Workshop on Conducting Quality
Research

28.
Student projects
• percentage of students who have done in-house projects including
inter-departmental projects –
100% students are involved in Service Learning Projects.
All students have to mandatorily undertaken a project on service
learning, which involves working with an NGO and submitting a
report on the same.
• percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other
universities /industry / institute:
100% students are involved in Industry Projects for summer
internship Approx.10% are involved in one year internship in
Hindustan Field Services Pvt. Ltd following which the students
are absorbed inti the company.

29. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international

level by
Research awards received by the faculty and students
1. Dr.KritiPriya Gupta: Best Paper (Applications) Award in Annual
Conference of VijnanaParishad of India and the Global Society of
Mathematical and Allied Sciences held during March 24 – 26, 2011
at Shobhit University, Meerut for the paper “Reliability Analysis
of a Software with Non Homogeneous Poisson Process (NHPP)
Failure Intensity”
2. Dr. Kriti Priya Gupta: Best Paper Award in Operations Track in
the International Research Conference on Innovative Business
Strategies, held during March 28-29, 2014 at SIBM, Pune for the
paper “Software Reliability Issues under Operational and Testing
Constraints”.
3. Dr. Anubha Vashisht: Best paper award in International Conference
on “Innovative Strategies for Contemporary Management” at Om
Institute of Technology, Hisar 24-25 March 2012 for her paper
“Study of Debt Crisis of Kingfisher Airlines”

S.No Name of Student Awards / Recognitions

1. Aarushi Nanda Best Outgoing student ( 2013 )
2 Aishwarya Srivastava Best Outgoing student ( 2014 )

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30. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source

of funding (national /international) with details of outstanding
participants, if any.
• 1st International Conference on Changing Dynamics in Global
Village 2013 Funded by ICSSR and ONGC (Rs. 5.00 lakhs)
• 2nd International Conference on Emerging Trends in Global
Management Practices- An Interdisciplinary Approach Funded by
ICSSR (Rs. 1.00 lakhs )
• 3rd International Conference on Creating Opportunities in Emerging
Markets a Global Approach Funded by ICSSR ( Rs. 1.00 lakhs )
• National Conference on Innovation for competitive edge: Growth
and Sustainability.
Excellence series:
HR Seminar: Global HR Practices: Relevance in Indian Context on 27th
October 2012
Management Conclave on Nov. 2012.

31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments

Research is one of the very important thrust areas of as enshrined in the
mission of SIU.
A Research Advisory Committee (RAC) is constituted to technically
review research proposals / projects.
The Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) of SIU focuses on rights,
safety and wellbeing of the research participants if research involves
human subjects and if there is a possibility of involving an ethical issue.

32. Student profile programme-wise:

Name of the Applications

Selected Pass percentage
Programme received
Male Female Male Female
BBA 2010-
23 19 4 100 100
2013
BBA 2011-
1888 48 18 97.91 94.44
2014
BBA 2012-
2051 94 37 78.72 94.59
2015
BBA 2013-
3265 75 26 - -
2016
BBA 2014-
4078 71 24 - -
2017
BBA
5425 113 41 - -
2015-2018

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33. Diversity of students

% of stu-
% of % of stu- % of
dents
students dents from students
Name of the from other
from the universities from
Programme universities
same outside the other
within the
university state countries
state
BBA 2010-2013 0 65.2 34.8 -
BBA 2011-2014 0 19.7 71.2 9.1
BBA 2012-2015 0 29.8 65.6 4.6
BBA 2013-2016 0 25.7 72.3 2.0
BBA 2014-2017 0 28.4 65.3 6.3
BBA 2015 -2018 0 21.4 73.4 5.2

34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense
Services examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive
examinations? Give details category-wise.
Nil

35. Student progression

SIU does not have any natural progression built into its admission
process. At each level there is a merit based admission process where
Symbiosis students do not get any automatic entry or advantage.
SCMS, Noida does not have any PG programme as yet either.

Student progression Percentage against enrolled

UG to PG -
PG to M.Phil. -
PG to Ph.D. -
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral -
Employed
2013-14 - 8%
• Campus selection 2014-15 - 13%
• Other than campus recruitment NA
Entrepreneurs NA

36. Diversity of staff

Percentage of faculty who are graduates Percentage (% )

of the same university 5.2%
from other universities within the State 36.8%

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from universities from other States from 57.9%

Universities outside the country -

37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and
D.Litt. during the assessment period - 4
Dr. Shrirang Altekar – Ph.D.
Dr. Hina Rana – Ph.D.
Dr. Chandan Tiwari – Ph.D.
Dr. Vivek Sharma – Ph.D.

38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard

to
a) Library :

S.
Library facility Details
No.
1. Total area 1000 sq.ft.
2. Total seating capacity 40
3. Working hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• On working days -
• On holidays 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• Before Examination 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• During examination 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• During vacation 9.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
4. Layout of the library
• Individual reading carrels -
• Lounge area for browsing and Yes with sitting capacity
relaxed reading of 40
• IT zone for accessing e-resourc-
es
5. Display of floor plan, sign boards, Yes
Fire alarms & any other infor-
mation
6. Total No of :-
• Books 5073 books
• Titles 1032
7. Total No of :-
• National Journals 3
• International Journals 7
8. Total No. of e-journals 35084
9 Total No of :-
• Magazines 15
• CDs -
• eDatabases 12

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10 Special Collections:-
• Text Books Nil (SIU)
• Reference Books 886 (SIU)

b) Internet facilities for staff and students : Yes

c) Total number of class rooms : 9
d) Class rooms with ICT facility : 9
e) Students’ laboratories : 1
f) Research laboratories : NA
g) Computers Systems : 94
h) Computer Student Ratio : 1:4

39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates

List of doctoral Students
a) from the host institution/university :
• Ms. Swati Singh
b) from other institutions/universities :
• Ms. NidhiPhutela-Lovely Professional, University,Punjab.
• Ms. Preeti Bhaskar- Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar.
• Ms. Divya Choudhary - Indira Gandhi National Open
University, New Delhi

40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from

the university.
NA

41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development
of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.
Informal feedback was taken from students in Pune a majority of whom
came from North India as to whether a similar programme should be
commenced in North India.

42. Does the department obtain feedback from

a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation?
If yes, how does the department utilize the feedback?
Yes Feedback on Faculty is taken from the students and based on
the feedback, faculty is counselled, sent for FDPs and workshops,
and if three continuous feedbacks fall on similar track (bad or
poor), the faculty is discontinued. Good faculty is rewarded in the
performance appraisal.

b. Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation

and how does the department utilize the feedback?
Yes, Feedback on Staff is taken from the students and based on
the feedback staff is counselled, send for Staff Development
Programmes (SDPs), and if three continuous feedbacks fall on
similar track (bad or poor), the staff is discontinued. The members
of the staff are rewarded in the performance appraisals accordingly.

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The Feedback of students on Curriculum is taken through Open

house. The Open house is chaired by the Director. The Deputy
Director and one Faculty member is also present. The respective
batch coordinator records the discussion.

c. Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how

does the department utilize the feedback?
Yes Alumni and employers feedback is taken and on this
basis of that the curriculum is revised and extra inputs are
given in the related subjects. Every year the second year
students undergo Summer Internship. The Feedback from
the employer is taken regarding their performance, their
knowledge level in relation to the industry Requirement.

Informal meetings are held continuously with industry. Additional

workshops are held in concerned topics, e.g. Six sigma and
entrepreneurship.

43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)

Pursuing MBA from

Aarushi Nanda 2010-13
Singapore
Pursuing P.G. from
Aashima Mathur 2011-14
Bimtech, New Delhi
Kanik Gupta Entrepreneur 2010-13
Symnond Das Entrepreneur 2011-14
Pallavi Wedding Planner 2011-14

44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures /

workshops / seminar) involving external experts.

S.No Date/Period Name Affiliation Topic

1. 5th January Justin Paul Professor, Uni- Global Market-
2013 versity of Wash- ing
ington Foster
School of Busi-
ness, USA
2. 7 March Dr. Anwar Vice Chancellor, “Impact of
2014 Hossain Southeast Uni- globalization on
versity, Dhaka, entrepreneurship
Bangladesh development
in twenty first
century with spe-
cial reference to
bangladesh”

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3. 7 March Dr. Dilip Ex-Vice Chancel- “Growing gaps

2014 Bandyo- lor, Guru Gobind between man-
padhyay Singh Indrapr- agement educa-
astha University, tion and business
Delhi needs”
4. 7 March Dr. Badar Professor, Depart- “Global business
2014 Alam Iqbal ment of Com- issues”
merce, Aligarh
Muslim Univer-
sity, India
and Adjunct Pro-
fessor, Monarch
Business School,
Zug, Switzerland

5. 8 March Sajjan Senior Professor“Impact of social

2014 Singhvi (Marketing), IMTmedia on mar-
Ghaziabad keting”
6. 8 March Dr. Pawan Professor (OB, “Behavioural
2014 Kumar HRM), IIM In- issues at work:
Singh dore india-centric ap-
proach”
7. 8 March Dr. Bhag- Professor (RS & “Space applica-
2014 wan Singh GIS), Department tions for envi-
Chaudhary of Geophysics, ronmental man-
Kurukshetra Uni- agement: issues
versity and challenges”
8. 8 March Dr. Madhu Associate Profes- “Reliability
2014 Jain sor, Department growth model-
of Mathematics, ling and cost
IIT Roorkee optimization of
software sys-
tems”
9. 13 Feb Dr. Mano- Prof. & Dean : Spirituality in
2015 dip Ray Future Business workplace: the
Chaudhuri School, Kolkata art of work-life
10. 14 Feb Dr. Parag CEO and Chief New paradigm
2015 Kulkarni Scientist, Anom- of systematic
aly Solutions Pvt knowledge in-
Ltd novation to
create business
opportunity in
adversity

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45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different
programmes.
• Lecture method
• Case Study Method
• Research Paper based study & Discussion
• Role Plays
• Live Projects
• Financial Quiz
• Group Discussion
• Educational trips
• Practical labs
• Virtual Trading
• Mock Markets
• Market Visits
• SPSS Laboratory
• Article review
• Tutorials
• Presentations
• Working with NGO
• Documentary (making)

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are
constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored?
The institution has a clearly defined, set mechanism to monitor the
learning outcomes. Institute collects session plans from all the faculty
members who highlight the learning outcomes as well as evaluation
components. These session plans are evaluated by the head of the institute.
An academic register is maintained for daily class entry which includes
the duration of the class, the topic covered and the evaluation component
conducted. These session plans and the academic registers are compared
time to time. The faculty members are encouraged to conduct surprise
tests, quizzes, etc. to monitor the academic progress of each student.
Every care is taken to see that the session plans are faithfully followed.
This is done on a fortnightly basis by the Director.

47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension

activities.
• Service Learning: Plantation, NGO, Voting awareness, save girl
child, save animals, Blood donation Camp etc.
• Live Projects
• Financial Quiz
• Group Discussion
• Educational trips
• Practical labs
• Virtual Trading
• Mock Markets
• Market Visits
• Documentary (making)

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48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the

department.
• Tally: Tally was taught to interested students to sharpen their basic
skills of accounts.
• Students Research Papers: Students of SCMS-N have presented
research papers at different conferences and their papers have been
published in different Journals. Students have participated in poster
presentations during the international conference.
• Model United Nations (MUN): SCMS-N organised MUN for
building awareness of international relations and international
businesses.

49. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by

other agencies? If yes, give details.
SIU is accredited by NAAC in 2009 and SCMS-N is a constituent unit of
the University.

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating

new knowledge, basic or applied.
The institute has entered in to an agreement with the “most admired
corporate house” of India’s (cannot put in writing as NDA is being
worked on) in partnering them on introduction of certain best practices.
This will also involve external benchmarking of more fortune nominated
most admired companies in India. This work will be published in the form
of an edited book. It will be a key addition to the body of knowledge.
The institute encourages the faculty to publish books, case study
books, edited books and research papers.

51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and

Challenges (SWOC) of the department.
Strengths:
• Faculty student Ratio is as per desired norms.
• Contemporary and Relevant course curriculum.
• Modified cafeteria approach.
• International Exposure to students.
• Excellent industry interface.
• Good ICT infrastructure.
• Introduction of Liberal Arts
• Management Development Programmes.
• One year internship programme for students
• Open door policy towards students.

Weaknesses:
• Undergraduate programmes are basically day programmes
however considering the safety aspects, the lady students outside
the NCR are provided hostel facility. Plans have been submitted to
increase the rooms in the hostel.
• Limited number of staff have been provided staff quarters. A plan

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for the construction of some more staff quarters is being submitted.

• The institute places fair emphasis on research and publications.
This needs to be increased.
• Institute needs to promote more in-house development programme
for faculty and staff as also external faculty. A beginning however
has been need.

Opportunities:
• Institute is strategically located close to residential as well as
institutional area of NOIDA. Good opportunities exist to offer
additional programmes for working professionals as well as home
makers for enhancing their education.
• NOIDA is also home for small scale enterprises giving us
opportunity to start family business management.

Challenges:
• Existence of DU and IP University whose fee structure and equity
are unfavourable for us.

52. Future plans of the department.

• Board of Management of SIU has approved the Advance Diploma
in Business Management through the Centre for Extension Studies.
The institute will run this on behalf of the university.
• Institute has conducted Management Development Programmes for
leading corporate houses It is proposed to extend additional plans.
The institute also proposes to enter into the field of consultancy.
• The institute shall be an authorised centre for pre induction course
work for the students who have enrolled with University for their
Ph.D.

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 (SIBM-H)
Symbiosis Institute of
Business Management
- Hyderabad
SIBM-Hyderabad has definitely been a value adding experience, particularly in my skill
set and knowledge, which complements my previous work experience. The infrastructure
and the quality of accommodation available are state of the art. The programme is
embedded with industrial examples and practicality. SIU will definitely help me to survive
and develop in the industry and create a foundation for my future.

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the Department

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Hyderabad (SIBM-H)

2. Year of establishment
2014

3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?

SIBM – Hyderabad is a constituent institute under the Faculty of
Management at SIU.

4. Names of programmes offered

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A)

5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved

In addition to the courses from the catalogue of the faculty of
Management, SIBM-H compiles its program structure from the course
catalogues of other faculties including the faculty of Humanities & Social
sciences and faculty of Law.

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc.
Nil

7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons:

NA

8. Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based

Credit System:
Semester based, Choice Based Credit System.

9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other

departments:
Yes. The faculty members of SIBM-Hyderabad, Dr. Venugopal Rao and
Dr. Ravi Kumar Jain have taught management courses at SLS-Hyderabad
and at SIBM-Pune respectively.

10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual

Particulars Sanctioned Filled
Professor 1 1
Associate Professor 2 1
Assistant Professor 5 6
Adjunct Faculty - -
Other teaching Staff - -
TOTAL 8 8

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11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of

specialization, experience and research under guidance

No. of Ph.D./
M.Phil.
No. of Years of
S. Desig- Specia- students
Name Qualification Experience
No. nation lization guided for
the last 4
years

1 Dr.Ravi M.B.A. Ph.D. Professor Finance Teaching: 11 years Recognised

Kumar Jain 10 months( full Ph.D. guide
time) and 2 years 5 from the
months (parttime) academic
Industry: 4 years year 2014-
5months ( full 15.
time)
2. Dr. Chitta M.B.A. Ph.D. Associate Operations Teaching: 14 years Recognised
Shyamsunder Professor (full time) Ph.D. guide
Industry: 1 Year 6 from the
Months academic
year 2014-15
3. Dr.K.P. M.Com. Ph.D. Assistant Finance Teaching: 21 years Nil
Venugopala Professor (full time)
Rao
4. Dr.C. Venkata B.E., M.B.A., Assistant Marketing Teaching: (5 years Nil
Ramana Ph.D. Professor 7 months (full
time)
Industry: 11 years
3 months (full
time) and 4 years 7
months (part time)

5. Dr.Balaji D. B.Tech.. Assistant Human Industry: 8 Months Nil

M.B.A., Ph.D. Professor Resource Teaching: 5 years
6. Dr. Rishi M.B.A. Ph.D. Assistant Marketing Teaching: 6 years Nil
Shukla Professor 4 months
Industry: 5months

7. Mr. M.Com., NET Assistant Finance Teaching: 8 years Nil

Hariprasad Professor 11 months (full
Soni time)
Industry: 13 years
(full time)
8. Ms. Ridhi M.B.A., M.A., Assistant Human Industry: 4 years
Rani B.A., NET Professor Resource Teaching: 5 years

12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors

Nil

13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise

information
Nil

14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio

15:1

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15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative

staff: sanctioned, filled and actual

Particulars Sanctioned Filled

Technical Staff 3 3
Administrative Staff 9 4

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies

Faculty members of SIBM-Hyderabad have identified Business Analytics
as thrust area for research to develop a centre of excellence. Towards this
objective we are in the process of identifying and empanelling professors
and industry experts from India and abroad. However, we have not
submitted any formal proposal for funding support with any agency as yet.

17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b)

international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the
names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received
project-wise.

The details are given below.

Name of the Faculty Name of the Project Title Grants Received
funding agency
Chitta Shyamsunder SIU Funding landscape INR 1,40,000
and gap analysis for
pharmaceutical
SMEs in Hyderabad

18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants

received
a) National collaboration b) International collaboration
Nil

19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE;

DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received.
Nil

20. Research facility/centre with

• state recognition
• national recognition
• international recognition
NA

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by/created by industry or

corporate bodies
Nil

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22. Publications:
Nil

SIBM-H being a new SIU institute, faculty members are yet to publish
papers with SIBM-H/SIU affiliation. However, the faculty members of
SIBM-H have several papers to their credit as mentioned below:
• 47 national journal papers and 46 international journal papers
• Chapters in Books: 21
• Books Edited: 17
• Books with ISBN Number: 2
• Scopus listed: 3
• ABDC listed: 2

Inter- Chap- Autho

S. National Books
Name of faculty national ters in red Total
No. Journal Edited
Journal books books

1. Dr.RaviKumar Jain 15 10 16 17 2 60
2. Dr. Chitta Shyamsunder 11 3 2 16
3. Dr.C.VenkataRamana 6 2 8
4. Dr.K.P.Venugopala Rao -- 3 3 6
5. Dr. Balaji D 3 27 30
6. Dr.Rishi Shukla 4 4
7. Mr.HariprasadSoni 4 1 5
8. Mr. Ridhi Rani 4 4
Grand Total 47 46 21 17 2 133

23. Details of patents and income generated :

NA

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated :

Nil

25. Faculty selected nationally/internationally to visit other

laboratories/institutions/industries in India and abroad
NA

26. Faculty serving in

a) National committees b) International committees c) Editorial
Boards d) any other (please specify)

Dr. Ravi Kumar Jain

(i) President, Indian Sub continent, DSI (Headquarters in Houston,
USA)
(ii) Empanelled on the reviewer board for two Emerald journals :
• Strategic Outsourcing and International Journal of Emerging
Markets.
• Member, Editorial Board for The Journal of Accounting,
Ethics and Public Policy, an international research journal,
sponsored by the Dumont Institute for Public Policy
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Research, USA, ISSN 1089-652X.

• Member, Editorial Board for Progress, a multidisciplinary
international research journal, sponsored by Polytechnic of
Namibia, Namibia’s University of Science and Technology,
published by Inderscience Publishers, UK; ISSN 2026-7096.

Dr. Chitta Shyamsunder, Associate Professor

Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Decision Making in
Management.

27. Faculty recharging strategies

Faculty are encouraged and supported for various training programmes.
Dr. Balaji D. has attended a Case Study Workshop conducted by Harvard
Business Publishing in 2015 at Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Hyderabad.

28. Student projects

• percentage of students who have done in-house projects including
inter-departmental projects
• percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other
universities /industry/institute

All the forty three students have completed summer internship projects
with industry.

29. Awards/recognitions received at the national and international level

by
• Faculty
• Doctoral/post doctoral fellows
• Students

None since the commencement of SIBM Hyderabad

30. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of

funding (national/international) with details of outstanding
participants, if any.
Nil

31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments

Research is one of the very important thrust areas of SIBM-Hyderabad as
enshrined in the mission of SIU. A Research Advisory Committee (RAC)
is constituted to technically review research proposals/projects.

The Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) of SIU focuses on rights, safety

and well-being of the research participants if research involves human
subjects and if there is a possibility of involving an ethical issue. There is a
robust anti plagiarism policy available and implemented for all
thesis/dissertations.

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32. Student profile programme-wise:

Name of the Applications Selected Pass percentage
Programme received
Male Female Male Female
M.B.A. (2014-16) 419 29 14 NA NA
M.B.A (2015-17) 654 44 23 NA NA

33. Diversity of students

% of students % of students
% of students from other from other % of students
Name of the
from the same universities universities from other
Programme
university within the outside the Countries
state state
M.B.A (2014-16) 19% 23% 58% Nil
M.B.A (2015-17) 3% 12% 79% Nil

34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services
examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive
examinations? Give details category-wise.
Nil

35. Student progression

Student progression Percentage against enrolled

UG to PG NA
PG to M.Phil. NA
PG to Ph.D. NA*
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral NA
Employed
• Campus selection Not as yet; First batch yet to graduate
• Other than campus recruitment Not as yet; First batch yet to graduate
Entrepreneurs Not as yet; First batch yet to graduate
* In SIU there is no natural progression from PG to Ph.D. Admission to Ph.D. program is
through a national level entrance test and merit thereof

36. Diversity of staff

Percentage of faculty who are graduates of the same university 12%

from other universities within the State 38%
from universities from other States 50%
From universities outside the country ----

37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and
D.Litt. during the assessment period
Nil

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38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard

to
(a) Details of library infra-structure

S. No. Library facility Details

1. Total area 3271.04 sq. ft.
2. Total seating capacity 68
3. Working hours:
· On working days 09.00 to 20.00 Hrs
· On holidays 09-00 to 17.00 Hrs
· Before Examination 09.00 to 20.00 Hrs
· During examination 07.00 to 22.00 Hrs
09.00 to 17.00 Hrs
· During vacation

4. Layout of the library

· Individual reading carrels No
· Lounge area for browsing and relaxed reading Yes
· IT zone for accessing e-resources Yes
5. Display of floor plan, sign boards, Fire alarms & Yes
any other information
6. Total No of :-
· Books 5286
· Titles 3301
7. Total No of :-
· National Journals 48
· International Journals 24
8. Total No. of e-journals 35097
9 Total No of :-
· Magazines 6
· CDs 139
· Databases 15 (3 Prowess,
Industrial Outlook,
Economic Outlook)

(b) Internet facilities for staff and students: Wi-Fi and LAN
connectivity with 10 mbps speed
(c) Total number of class rooms: 14 class rooms, 2 common rooms and
1 lecture theatre
(d) Class rooms with ICT facility: 8
(e) Students’ laboratories :1
(f) Research laboratories :NA

39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates

a) from the host institution/university :
Nil
b) from other institutions/universities:
Ridhi Rani pursuing Ph.D from Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar
Bihar University, Bihar

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40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from

the university.
Nil

41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the

development of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.

SIU always undertakes a need assessment exercise before launching any

programme. For example, when the university was invited by the Govt. of
Andhra Pradesh vide D.O. Letter No. 12760/UE.II/2007- 1 dated 26th
November, 2007 and provided 40 acres of land, to establish an off-campus
centre at Hyderabad, the university undertook a survey of existing
applications for MBA programmes. It was found that about 40% of the
total applications are from southern and eastern parts of India. Only the
top 2% to 5% of applicants were successful in getting admission to SIU.
Hence a campus at Hyderabad would attract aspirants to pursue the
programme of their choice. SIU’s objective is to give the local population
access to courses with various specialisations and electives to suit their
needs.

Hyderabad has grown as the next Silicon Valley. With a large number of
corporates in IT, Pharma and Biomedical Sciences in and around
Hyderabad, trained and qualified human resource is needed.

42. Does the department obtain feedback from

a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If

yes, how does the department utilize the feedback?
No feedback taken, however faculty are involved in programme
structure design and updates. The programme structure is drafted by
the director, faculty in-charge of academics and faculty members.
b. Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and
how does the department utilize the feedback?
Yes. The department obtains feedback from students on staff,
curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation. The feedback is used
to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the staff and faculty.
Also the feedback is used to make any changes in the curriculum if
necessary.
c. Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does
the department utilize the feedback?
SIBM Hyderabad’s first batch is yet to graduate.

43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)

NA. First batch is yet to graduate.

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44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special

lectures/workshops/seminar) involving external experts.

Guest Lectures
Name of the Affiliation Designation Topic Date of
speaker Programme
Dr. Abhirama South State Director Expectation from 30-01-2015
Krishna Business School, Industry
Ms. Nayana HCL Learning Head, Leadership Learning & 05-03-2015
Chakka and Excellence Development: A
Development Strategic
Partner with
Business
M. N Nagarjuna Executive Vice Management 07-3-2015
Bhaskaran Fertilizers and President – Career –
Chemicals Ltd Downstream Changing
Business Expectations
Ms. Sonal Nagarjuna HR Manager, Women in 08- 3-2015
Saharia Fertilizers and Downstream Management -
Chemicals Ltd Business & OD Opportunities and
Expert. Challenges
Mr. Ravikanth Larsen & Toubro Head HR Special HR Special 10-04-2015
Reddy J Initiatives Initiatives
Mr. Independent Strategist & Individuality 13-04-2015
Krishnasaagar Consultant Executive Coach Driven
Rao Leadership
Mr. Arun Rao Deloitte Chief Learning Students 20-04-2015
Officer employability and
opportunity in the
market
Mr. Travel Express MD Entrepreneurship 22-04-2015
Venkateshwara & the Infinite
Prasad game
Challagalla
TejpalMehta i-Cube Founder and Data Science 09-05-2015
CEO Services
Jayaprakash iGoGreen Founder Corporate Social 09-05-2015
Nimbaru Foundation Responsibility
Mr. Firoz K H Dr. Reddy's Lab Director, Global Digital Marketing 27-06-2015
Khan Generic India

Workshops
Name of the Affiliation Designation Topic of Date of
Resource workshop programme
person

Mr. Pankaj Centre for Authorised Prowess 16-04-2015

Gujjar Monitoring Representative
Indian Economy –Subscription
(CMIE) Services
Dr.C. Venkata SIBM- Assistant Entrepreneurship 29-04-2015
Ramana Hyderabad Professor Awareness Camp

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45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different
programmes.
• Lectures
• In-class exercises
• Case Studies
• Role Play
• Assignments/Projects
• Simulation
• Field Studies

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are
constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored?
Rigorous academic schedules, disciplined approach, continuous student
faculty engagement. SIBM Hyderabad ensures that the programme
delivery is at its best without any discrepancy, delay and dilution.

47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension

activities.
• Debating on environment issues, rural development and tree
plantation.
• Engaging in green initiatives like participation/coordination of
Harithon.
• A workshop on sensitisation of environmental issues for managers
by JayaprakashNambaru.
• Planting of saplings by guest speakers.
• Engaged in Swachch Bharat Abhiyaan in the nearby village of
Mamidipally

48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the

department.
1. Students are encouraged and fully sponsored to participate in
seminars and workshops conducted by other institutions and
industry associations like FTAPCCI, NHRD, ISTD etc’
2. Students are sent for industry visits to gain exposure to
manufacturing system, logistics, inventory management and other
aspects of management etc.

49. State whether the programme/department is accredited/graded by

other agencies? If yes, give details.
Nil

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating

new knowledge, basic or applied.

1. Faculty members of SIBM-Hyderabad have participated as

resource persons for various programs/seminars/conferences and
workshops
2. Faculty members of SIBM-Hyderabad also serve on the reviewer
panels and editorial boards of International journals.

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51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and

Challenges (SWOC) of the department.

Strengths
• High quality and experienced faculty and staff
• Academic flexibility and research orientation
• State of the art infrastructure
• Industry Relations
• Brand image and legacy of SIU

Weaknesses
• New institute. Yet to establish independent reputation.
• Location far from the city

Opportunities
• Positive trends in the industry leading to potentially greater job
opportunities.
• Opportunity to expand into executive education including M.D.Ps
and E.D.Ps.
• High potential for initiating research projects with various national
and international agencies.
• Scope for expansion into business consultancy
• Internationalisation by way of engaging with prominent
universities across the world.

Challenges
• Small class size creating challenges in terms of offering
specialisations
• Create a distinctive programme that can be positioned apart from
other SIBM programmes
• Ever changing dynamics in global management education.

52. Future plans of the department.

1. Introduction of modular programmes
2. Encourage entrepreneurship
3. Establish a Case Development Centre
4. Setting up of a Consultancy wing

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Constituents and Departments of SIU

1. SLS - P: Symbiosis Law School, Pune

2. SLS - N: Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA
3. SLS - H: Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad
4. SIBM - P: Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune
5. SIIB: Symbiosis Institute of International Business
6. SCMHRD: Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource
Development
7. SIMS: Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies
8. SITM: Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management
9. SCMS - P: Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies, Pune
10. SIOM - Nashik: Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management
11. SIBM - B: Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Bengaluru
12. SSBF: Symbiosis School of Banking and Finance
13. SCMS - N: Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies, NOIDA
14. SIBM - H: Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Hyderabad
15. SICSR: Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research
16. SCIT: Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology
17. SIHS: Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences
18. SCON: Symbiosis College of Nursing
19. SSBS: Symbiosis School of Biomedical Sciences
20. SIMC: Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication
21. SID: Symbiosis Institute of Design
22. SSMC - B: Symbiosis School of Media and Communication, Bengaluru
23. SCMC: Symbiosis Centre for Media and Communication
24. SSP: Symbiosis School of Photography
25. SSE: Symbiosis School of Economics
26. SSLA: Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts
27. SIT: Symbiosis Institute of Technology
28. SIG: Symbiosis Institute of Geoinformatics

Departments of SIU providing Support Services

1. ELTIS: English Language Teaching Institute of Symbiosis
2. SCCE: Symbiosis Centre for Corporate Education
3. SCEI: Symbiosis Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
4. SCHS: Symbiosis Centre for Health Skills
5. SCIE: Symbiosis Centre for International Education
6. SCRI: Symbiosis Centre for Research and Innovation
7. SCWMS: Symbiosis Centre for Waste Management and Sustainability
8. SSIS: Symbiosis School of International Studies
9. STLRC: Symbiosis Teaching Learning Resource Centre

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Abbreviations in SIU NAAC SSR

1. ACCA: Association of Certified Chartered Accountants

2. ACT: Assessment of Courses and Teachers
3. ADR: Alternative Dispute Redress
4. AMC: Annual Maintenance Contracts
5. AMOS: Analysis of Moment Structures
6. API: Academic Performance Indicators
7. ARTI: Appropriate Rural Technology Institute
8. BLF: Bangalore Literature Festival
9. BoM: Board of Management
10. BoS: Board of Studies
11. BSE: Bombay Stock Exchange
12. BUD: Board of University Development
13. CAP: Central Assessment Programme
14. CBCS: Choice Based Credit System
15. CDC: Consultancy Development Centre
16. CEE: Centre for Environment Education
17. CEP: Corporate Education Programme
18. CEPT: Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology
19. CFL: Compact Fluorescent Lamps
20. CGPA: Cumulative Grade Point Average
21. CHAC: Campus Health Advisory Committee
22. CII: Confederation of Indian Industry
23. CISCO: Computer Information System Company
24. COE: Controller of Examinations
25. CPCSEA: Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of
Experiments on Animals
26. CRF: Chest Research Foundation
27. DDC: Dewey Decimal Classification
28. DGR: Directorate General of Resettlement
29. DRDE: Defense Research and Development Establishment
30. EAR: Energy Audit Report
31. EEC: Electrical Energy Conservation
32. EIA: Environmental Impact Assessment
33. ELCIA: Electronic City Industries Association
34. ELTIS: English Language Teaching Institute of Symbiosis
35. EMIS: Emerging Markets Information Service
36. FAEA: Foundation for Academic Excellence and Access
37. FCP: Floating Credits Programme
38. FICCI: Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry
39. FIS: Faculty Information System
40. FOGSI: Federation of Obstetric and Gynecological Societies of India

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41. FRO: Foreigners' Registration Office

42. GE-PIWAT: Group Exercise - Personal Interaction and Writing Ability
Test
43. GFATM: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
44. GIP: Global Immersion Programme
45. GOI: Government of India
46. HPU: Health Promoting University
47. HSSC: Health Sector Skill Council
48. HSTP: Health Science Technology Park
49. IAEC: Institutional Animal Ethics Committee
50. ICC: Internal Complaints Committee
51. ICCR: Indian Council of Cultural Relations
52. ICSSR: Indian Council of Social Science Research
53. ICT: Information & Communication Technology
54. IDMP: Integrated Disaster Management Programme
55. IHCQF: Indian Health Care Quality Forum
56. IMA: Indian Medical Association
57. ISCCM: Indian Society for Critical Care Medicine
58. ISR: Institutional Social Responsibility
59. ISRO: Indian Space Research Organisation
60. ITELF: IT Entrepreneurship and Leadership Forum
61. KVPY: Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana
62. LED: Light Emitting Diode
63. LMS: Learning Management System
64. MDHEA: Masters Diploma in Higher Education Andragogy
65. MDP: Management Development Programme
66. MEDA:Maharashtra Energy Development Agency
67. MEMS:Maharashtra Emergency Medical Services
68. MERC: Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Council
69. MMC: Maharashtra Medical Council
70. MNC: Maharashtra Nursing Council
71. MOIA: Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs
72. MOU: Memorandum of Understanding
73. MRA: Moral Re-Armament
74. NDSU: North Dakota State University
75. NFCG: National Foundation for Corporate Governance
76. NIMC: National Inspection & Monitoring Committee.
77. NIOS: National Institute of Open Schooling
78. NPTEL: National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning
79. NRSC: National Remote Sensing Centre
80. NSDC: National Skill Development Corporation
81. OCI: Overseas Citizens of India
82. OMG: Ontario Maharashtra Goa

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83. OMPI: Outcome Metrics and Performance Indicators

84. PAR: Performance Appraisal Review
85. PCT: Patent Cooperation Treaty
86. PET: Ph.D. Entrance Test
87. PHFI: Public Health Foundation of India
88. PIO: Person of Indian Origin
89. PMI: Project Management Institute
90. RRC: Research and Recognition Committee
91. RWC: Recreation & Wellness Centre
92. SAMARC: Social Action for Manpower Creation
93. SAP: Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing
94. SCALSAR: Symbiosis Centre for Advanced Legal Studies and Research
95. SCI: Science Citation Index
96. SCOPE: Symbiosis Community Outreach Programme and Extension
97. SDRC: Software Development and Research Cell
98. SEMI: Society for Emergency Medicine in India
99. SET: Symbiosis Entrance Test
100. SII: Serum Institute of India
101. SIP: Study India Programme
102. SMU: Singapore Management University
103. SNAP: Symbiosis National Aptitude Test
104. SPoW: Science Parks of Wallonia
105. SPSS: Statistical Package for Social Sciences
106. SSCI: Social Science Citation Index
107. STS: Symbiosis Test Secretariat
108. SUR: Shared University Reward
109. TAP: Term end Assessment Programme
110. TEG: Technical Experts Group
111. USB: University Sports Board
112. VCP: Vegetation Carbon Pool Assessment
113. WISCOMP: Women In Security Conflict Management and Peace
114. WPMC: Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications Symposium
115. YCMOU: Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University

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Established under section 3 of the UGC Act 1956, vide notification No - F.9-12/2001-U.3 of the Government of India

Symbiosis International University, Lavale. Tal. : Mulshi, Dist : Pune - 412115

Tel.: 20 - 39116200 / 8 / 9 Fax: 20 - 39116206 Email: [email protected]
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Vision
· Promoting international understanding through quality
education

Mission
· to inculcate the spirit of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' (the
world is one family)
· to contribute towards knowledge generation and
dissemination
· to promote ethical and value-based learning
· to foster the spirit of national development
· to inculcate cross cultural sensitization
· to develop global competencies amongst students
· to nurture creativity and encourage entrepreneurship
· to enhance employability and contribute to human resource
development
· to promote health and wellness amongst students, staff
and the community
· to instill sensitivity amongst the youth towards the
community and environment
· to produce thought provoking leaders for the society
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SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

SELF STUDY REPORT
CONTENTS

PART II (Volume - 2)

A. Evaluative Reports of Constituent Institutes/Departments of SIU

Faculty of Computer Studies

1 Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research
(SICSR) ........................................................................547-576
2 Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology
(SCIT)...........................................................................577-602

Faculty of Health & Biomedical Sciences

1 Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences (SIHS) ............603-638
2 Symbiosis College of Nursing (SCON) .......................639-666
3 Symbiosis School of Biomedical Sciences (SSBS)......667-684

Faculty of Media, Communication & Design

1 Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication
(SIMC)..........................................................................685-708
2 Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID).............................709-744
3 Symbiosis School of Media and Communication,
Bengaluru (SSMC - B) .................................................745-762
4 Symbiosis Centre for Media and Communication
(SCMC) ........................................................................763-784
5 Symbiosis School of Photography (SSP) .....................785-796

Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

1 Symbiosis School of Economics (SSE)........................797-818
2 Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts (SSLA) ..................819-844

Faculty of Engineering
1 Symbiosis Institute of Technology (SIT)......................845-874
2 Symbiosis Institute of Geoinformatics (SIG) ...............875-888

B. Support Departments

C. Abbreviations

Symbiosis International University

Evaluative
Reports
 (SICSR)
Symbiosis Institute of
Computer Studies
and Research
Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research (SICSR), is one of the best places
where anyone willing to pursue a career in Information Technology can choose. The best
IT institute that scales new heights in the field of Information Technology, both for Indian
and foreign students. Providing quality education to students is what matters at SIU.

Daniel, D R Congo - SICSR

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the Department

Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research (SICSR)

2. Year of establishment
1985

3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?

Yes, the institute is under the Faculty of Computer Studies, SIU

4. Names of programmes offered

Undergraduate:
Bachelor of Computer Applications : B.C.A.
Bachelor of Business Administration (Information Technology)
B.B.A.(IT)
Post –Graduate:
Master of Science (Computer Application) M.Sc.(CA)
Master of Business Administration (Information Technology) M.B.A.(IT)

5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved:

B.B.A. (IT) and M.B.A. (IT) are interdisciplinary programmes. These
programmes have courses approved from the Faculty of management
discipline as well as from computer studies.

For the assessment period 2009-2014, the institute offered depth courses
and breadth courses to the students in the form of free electives, liberal
arts courses, service learning and courses from other institutes of
Symbiosis. The details are as follows:

Courses offered The department

Integrated Disaster Management Symbiosis Institute of Health
Programme Sciences
Liberal arts Symbiosis School for Liberal
Arts
Media and Communication Symbiosis Institute of Mass
Communication
Cyber Law Symbiosis Law School

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc.:
Students take up a one-semester long internship in industry, which is part
of their curriculum. Mentors from the industry as well as the institute
guide and continuously monitor the progress of students. This exposure
augments the theoretical understanding that they develop through
various other courses in their curriculum. This industry internship helps
in exposing the students to real life problems in their chosen field of

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work and finding their solutions, using a systematic and logical approach
employing latest tools and techniques.

Students are also encouraged to either take up one-semester abroad in a

partner institute though the Global Immersion Programme or to enhance
their learning by choosing electives that enrich their skill-set. Under GIP,
the student has the flexibility of choosing courses offered by the partner
institute that map to the courses being taught at the parent institute. The
credits of the courses qualified abroad, then get transfered to the student’s
academic record. Partner institutes include Nanyang Technological
University (Singapore) and institutes under the Ontario-Maharashtra-
Goa programme.

7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons-

None

8. Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based

Credit System
SICSR follows the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) and Semester
Pattern.

9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other

departments:

Sr.No Course Name Institute Name

Symbiosis Institute of Technology
Symbiosis College of Nursing
Symbiosis Institute of Media &
Communication
Web Development Symbiosis Institute of Design
1
Technology Symbiosis Institute of Health
Science
Symbiosis School of Economics
Symbiosis Center for Management
Studies
Symbiosis Institute of Technology
Symbiosis College of Nursing
Symbiosis Institute of Media &
Communication
2 Internet Security Symbiosis Institute of Design
Symbiosis Institute of Health Science
Symbiosis School of Economics
Symbiosis Center for Management
Studies
3 Web Designing Symbiosis Law School

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10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual as of July

2015

Sanctioned Filled
Professor 4 0
Associate Professor 7 6
Asst. Professor 20 15
Adjunct - 6
Other Teaching staff - 3
Total 31 30

11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of

specialization, experience and research under guidance :

Sr. Name Qualification Designa- Special- No. of No of

No tion ization years Ph.D /
of M.Phil
experi- stu-
ence dents
(Years . guided
Months)
for the
last 4
years
1 Mr. Lalit B.E (Elec- Associate Computer 27 -
Kathpalia tronics), Professor Science
D.O.R.M, & Director
MBS
2 Mr.Harshad B.E , MCM Associate Computer 19 -
Gune Professor Science
& Deputy
Director
3 Mr. Shirish C. BCS, MCM Associate Informa- 22 -
Joshi Professor tion
Technol-
ogy
4 Dr. Pravin M.ScPh.D Associate Computer 16 06
Metkewar (Computer Professor Science
Science)
5 Dr. Rajashree Ph.D, M.Phil, Associate Computer 19.6 -
Jain M.Sc, PGDIT Professor Science
6 Mrs. Shilpa M.Sc , M.Phil Assistant Computer 14.5 -
Mujumdar Professor Science
7 Mrs. Shub- M.Sc, CSSBB Assistant Com- 13.10 -
hashri Wagh- Professor puter
mare Science
8 Ms. Samaya B.Sc, MCA, Assistant Com- 13.10 -
Pillai MCM, M.Phil Professor puter
Science

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9 Mrs. Priti M. Tech Assistant Com- 11 -

Kulkarni Professor puter
Science
10 Mr. Shrikant MSc (Com- Assistant Com- 13 -
Mapari puter Sci- Professor puter
ence), DAC, Science
SET
11 Mr. Sachin M.Sc. (Com- Assistant Com- 13 -
Naik puter Science) Professor puter
Science
12 Ms. Vidya- BSc,MCM, Assistant Com- 9.8 -
Kumbhar MCA Professor puter
Science
13 Mrs. Prafulla MCS,M.Phil Assistant Com- 10.2 -
Bafna Professor puter
Science
14 Mrs. Anuja MCS,M.Phil Assistant Com- 13 -
Bokhare Professor puter
Science
15 Mrs. Hema MCA Assistant Com- 12.9 -
Gaikwad Professor puter
Science
16 Dr. Anagha MCM,MCA Assistant Computer 18.3 -
Vaidya Professor Science
17 Dr. Amit Ph.D, B.Tech, Associate Optical 8.2 -
Suratkar BE Professor Science
and Engi-
neering
18 Mrs. Barnali MCA Assistant Computer 9 -
Goswami Professor Applica-
tion
19 Mr. Dhanan- B.Sc., Assistant Computer 15 -
jay Desh- M.C.M., Professor Manage-
pande B.Ed., ment
M.C.A., Applica-
M.Phil. – IT tions
20 Ms. Minal MCS Teaching Computer 8.5 -
Abhyankar Associate Science
21 Mrs. Janhavi- B.E., MCA Teaching Computer 6.4 -
Pednekar Assistant Applica-
tions
22 Mrs. Shrad- MCA Teaching Computer 2.2 -
dha Dubey Assistant Applica-
tions
23 Dr. Tejaswini PhD,MCA Assistant Computer 15 -
Apte Professor Science
24 Mrs. Kishori M.Phil, MBA, Assistant Electron- 15 -
Kasat M.Sc. , NET Professor ics &
Finance

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25 Dr. Anupam- M.Sc, PhD Adjunct Computer 28 -

Saraph Faculty Science
26 Prof. Ashok B.Tech, M.S Adjunct Computer 34 -
Kotwal Faculty Science
27 Hiren Malani B.E( Comput- Adjunct Computer 33 -
ers), CFA Faculty Science
28 Rohan Bhase B.Com, Adjunct Finance 16 -
MCom, CA Faculty
29 Ashok Pattar B.Sc (Elec- Adjunct Computer 34 -
tronics) Faculty Science
30 Shrikant B.E (Mech), Adjunct Finance 26.4 -
Phadke MMS (Fin) Faculty

12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors :

Years of
Sr Visiting Industry
Subject Name Company Name
No Faculty Name Experi-
ence
Principles & Practice
Mr Supratik Blazeclan
1 of IT Enabled 10
Ghatak tecnologies
Management

Software Quality
Arun
2 Management, Software Cognizant 20
Marathe
Quality Standards I
Business Policy and
Mr. Avinash Kenya matches
3 Strategy, Financial 30
Nene group kenya
Technologies II
National
Organizational Ms. Yoshima
4 Entrepreneurship 4
Behavior Somvanshi
Network
Web Tech.,
Web Services, Mr. Atul Oracle Financial
5 24
Cryptography, Web Kahate Solutions
2.0, XML
Network Operating Mr.
6 Systems, IS Risk Sudhanwa Consultancy 22
Analysis Jogelakar
Network Operating
Mr. Rohit
7 Systems, Server Consultancy 10
Shrivastwa
Hardening
Mr .Harshad
8 Java EE Rightrix 14
Oak

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Software Project Mr. Vijay BT Financial

9 40
Management Shrtotriya Group, Sydney
Principal
Consultant in IT
Infrastructure
Brigadier
IT Infrastructure Support for
(Retd) Ashok 40
Library Nucleus
Sharangpani
Software
Exports Ltd. at
Tokyo, Japan

13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – Programme-wise

information

Academic Year : 2014-2015

Courses % of Visiting Faculty
B.B.A. (IT) 64
B.C.A. 10
M.Sc. (CA) 34
M.B.A. (IT) 71

14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio

23:1

15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative

staff: sanctioned, filled and actual :

Staff Details Sanctioned Actual

Administrative Staff 34 27
Technical Staff 12 10

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies

The research thrust areas recognized by Institute of Electrical &
Electronics Engineers (IEEE) are as follows:

1) Entrepreneurship development and start up mentoring - women.

The objective of the project was to educate, encourage and
empower technical women of the section.
2) PUNE NERDs: To encourage, educate and empower rural high
school girls towards science and technology education.

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17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b)

international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give
the names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received
project-wise.

Sr. Year No. of Project title Funding Amount

No. Faculty agency Received
(Rs.)
1 2013 1 Influence of SIU 101000
Electronic-Learning
Management
System (e-LMS)
environment on
student engagement
and their academic
performance

18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants

received :
a) National collaboration b) International collaboration
Nil

19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE;

DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received.
Aakash Project entitled ‘Effective utilization of Aakash Tablets for R&D
work and for T10kT workshop’ under the National Mission on Education
through ICT (NMEICT). This project is funded by MHRD through IIT,
Bombay (Grant received: Rs. 95,425 /-).

20.Research facility / Centre with

• State recognition
• National recognition
• International recognition
Nil

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or

corporate bodies
Nil

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22. Publications:

Total number of publications 63

(From 2009 to 2015; as of 31-07-2015)
i. Number of papers published in peer re- 44
viewed journals (national / international): (National 12 &
International 32 )
ii. Chapters in Books 6
iii. Books with ISBN with details of publish- 2
ers
iv. Proceedings papers 11
Number listed in International Database (For 31
e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities
International Complete, Dare Database - In-
ternational Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO
host, etc.)
Citation Index – range / average Google Total Citations= 39
(For SIU affiliated papers) Scholar Range:1-14
Avg: 2.79

Scopus Total Citations= 13

Range: 0-11
Avg: 6.5

Total citations of SICSR faculty (SIU + Non- 62

SIU affiliated papers)
SNIP Range: 0 - 0.82
Avg: 0.31
SJR Range: 0 - 1.30
Avg: 0.336
Avg: 0.35
Impact Factor – range/average Range: 0-0.70
Avg: 0.20
h-index (Google Scholar:3
Scopus:2)

23. Details of patents and income generated

Nil

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated

The broad areas of consultancy services provided by SICSR are:
 Web design, development
 IT training
 Open source initiatives

The total revenue generated since 2009-10 till date is Rs. 21,50,024/-.

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25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories

/ institutions / industries in India and abroad
1. Prof. Priti Kulkarni has participated in ‘Japan-Asia Youth Exchange
Program in Science’ hosted by Ritsumeikan University, Japan from
10th June to 30th June 2015.

2. Dr.(Mrs.)Rajashree Jain, faculty member , SICSR, was part of

the delegation representing Women In Engineering Affinity Group,
IEEE Pune Section, during IEEE Region 10 (Asia-Pacific) WIE-
YP- Students Congress Colombo, Srilanka in July 2015.

26. Faculty serving in

a) National committees
b) International committees
c) Editorial Boards
d) any other (please specify)Details of faculty member serving as the
member of editorial boards of national and International Journals
are as:

National,
Sr. Name of Serving Dura-
No. Name of Journal Internation-
No. Faculty as tion
al, state

International Journal of
1 Reviewer 2011-12 International
New Innovations (IJNI)

Dr. IET Microwaves ,Antennas Since

2 Reviewer International
1 Rajashree and Propagation 2011
Jain
CSIR, Indian Journal of For
3 Reviewer National
Radio and Space Physics. 2013
NCDM 2011 Genetic For
4 Reviewer National
Algorithm 2011

Mathematical and
Dr Pravin S For
2 1 Computer Modelling of Reviewer International
Metkewar 2014
Dynamical Systems, USA

International Journal of
Computer Engineering
For
1 Research with ISSN: 2141- Reviewer International
Vidya 2014
3 6494 and DOI: 10.5897/
Kumbhar IJCER
Advances in Crop Science For
2 Reviewer International
and Technology 2015

Ms. Gayatri Education Practice and For

4. 1 Reviewer International
Venugopal Innovation 2015

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• Faculty serving as members of steering committees of international

conferences recognized by reputed organizations / societies

Sr. Name of Sr. Name of conference and National,

No. Faculty No. conference organizer Interna-
tional, state
level
IEEE MITE 2013, 2014
and 2015
(I, II,III IEEE International
1 International
Conference on MOOCs,
Innovation and Technology
in Education)
IEEE Indicon 2014, Orga-
nizing Committee Member IEEE India
Dr. 2 Council
1 Chair, Tutorials, IEEE
Rajashree Conference
Jain Indicon 2014
Member, Technical Pro-
gramme Committee, ‘First
International Conference on
Computing, Communica- International
3
tion, Control and Automa- Conference
tion (ICCUBEA - 2015)’,
organized by PCCoE, Pune
in Feb 2015.

27. Faculty recharging strategies

Faculty members are encouraged to attend and organize national and

international conferences, workshops and FDPs. Symbiosis Teaching
Learning Resource Centre, regularly organizes faculty development
programs and faculty from SICSR regularly attend these FDPs.

The data for 2014 -2015 is given below:

Attended by no. of faculty

FDPs/ Workshops/ Conferences
members
FDPs 02

Workshops 54

Conferences 06

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28. Student projects :

• Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including
inter-departmental projects:

As a part of the curriculum 100% students are doing projects. Apart

from these projects, 15.84% students have done in-house projects.

• Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other

universities / industry / institute
Nil

29. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level

by

Institutional Rankings

1) Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies & Research (SICSR) Pune

has been declared as Rank 3 among India’s Best BCA Colleges
2015 India Today exclusive survey 2015.
2) Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies & Research (SICSR) Pune
has been declared as Rank 5 among India’s Best BCA Colleges
2014 India Today exclusive survey 2014.
3) SICSR has been ranked 8th by CSR (Competition Success Review)
in the Ranking of B-Schools by Sector in the CSR-GHRDC
B-School Survey 2011.

Faculty

Sr.
Year Faculty Name Award
No.
1 2012 Prof. Lalit Kathpalia IBM faculty award in 2012
as recognition for exceptional
efforts in building and
leading innovation at SICSR
2 2015 Ms. Gayatri Venugopal Best paper award in the IT
track for presenting a paper
on ‘A review of popular
applications on Google Play
- Do they cater to visually
impaired users?’ at the SITM-
IRC-TEM conference, held
at SITM, Lavale, on 16th and
17th January 2015

Students:Student Achievements: 2009-2015

A total of 31 students brought laurels by participating in national events
organized by educational and corporate organisations during 2011 to
2015.

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30. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of

funding (national / international) with details of outstanding partici-
pants, if any.

Summary of workshops conducted by SICSR (2009-2014)

Dura-
Sr. Workshop Sponsoring Agency,
tion in
No. Details Speaker
days
Academic Year 2014-2015
Two Week
ISTE Short 18th
Term Training May
2 NMEICT,MHRD,Govt.
1 Programme on 30th
Weeks of India
Introduction May
to Design of 2015
Algorithms
Two Week
ISTE Short 5th -7th
Term Training Jan 2015
Programme on 2 and NMEICT,MHRD,Govt.
2
Pedagogy for Weeks 19th- of India
Effective use of 21st Jan
ICT in Engineer- 2015
ing Education
Two Week ISTE 10th
-IITB Workshop 2 -20th NMEICT,MHRD,Govt.
3
on Cyber Secu- Weeks July of India
rity 2014
30th
June to
Two Week ISTE
5th July
-IITB Workshop 2 NMEICT,MHRD,Govt.
4 and 5th
on Computer Weeks of India
to 9th
Networking
July
2014
11th
Two Week ISTE May
-IITB Workshop 2 to 15th NMEICT,MHRD,Govt.
5
on Computer Weeks June16th of India
Programming June to
21st June
Faculty
29th Symbiosis Teaching
Development
6 2 days April Learning Resource
Programme on
2015 Centre
Moodle

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Faculty 25th and

Symbiosis Teaching
Development 26th
7 2 days Learning Resource
Programme on February
Centre
Moodle 2015
Academic Year 2013-2014
Workshop 3rd and
on “Enabling 4th Day Value Centered
04
8 Innovation ,10th Innovation, William
Days
in Higher and 11th Miller, Debra Miller
Education” May 13
“Latex A 8th IEEE WIE Workshop,
9 Documentation 1 Day March March 8 2013, by Mrs.
Tool” 2013 Manjusha Joshi
FDP on “Com-
municating
complex ideas: 7th May SICSR,Pune, Liz
10 1 Day
The Power of 2013 Alexander
Storytelling” @
SICSR,Pune

Academic Year 2012-2013

2 Day ISTE
10th and
Workshop NMEICT,MHRD,Govt.
11 2 Days 11th Nov
on Akash for of India
2012
Education

Academic Year 2010-2011

Training on
8th Feb
12 LEAN Six 1 Day SICSR,Pune,
2011
Sigma

Academic Year 2009-2010

Analytics
Through
30th Aug
13 Designed 1 Day SICSR
2009
Experiment on
Databases

31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments

• Research is one of the very important thrust areas of SICSR as
enshrined in the mission of SIU.
• A Research Advisory Committee (RAC) is constituted to technically
review research proposals / projects.
• The Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) of SIU focuses on rights,

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safety and wellbeing of the research participants if research involves

human subjects and if there is a possibility of involving an ethical
issue.
• In addition to this Anti-Plagiarism policy is in place.

32. Student profile programme-wise:

Academic Year : 2009-2010

Pass
Pass
Appli- Select- Select- per-
Total per-
Course cation ed ed cent-
Admis- centage
Name Re- age
sion
ceived Fe-
Male Female Male
male
BBA(IT) 416 129 87 42 67.44 32.55
BCA 310 49 32 18 63.26 36.73
MBA (IT) 1169 97 65 32 67.01 32.98
MSc(CA) 1169 77 49 28 63.63 36.63

Academic Year : 2010-2011

Pass
Pass
Appli- Select- Select- per-
Total per-
Course cation ed ed cent-
Admis- centage
Name Re- age
sion
ceived Fe-
Male Female Male
male
BBA(IT) 543 95 69 26 72.63 27.36
BCA 543 52 37 15 71.15 28.84
MBA (IT) 1750 94 58 36 61.7 38.29
MSc(CA) 292 89 67 22 75.28 24.71

Academic Year : 2011-2012

Pass
Pass
Appli- Select- Select- per-
Total ed per-
Course cation ed cent-
Admis- centage
Name Re- age
sion
ceived Fe-
Male Female Male
male
BBA(IT) 402 80 65 21 75 25
BCA 401 66 52 15 78.04 21.9
MBA (IT) 1134 89 52 39 57.3 42.6
MSc(CA) 230 91 61 32 64.8 35.1

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Academic Year : 2012-2013

Pass
Pass
Appli- Select- Select- per-
Total ed per-
Course cation ed cent-
Admis- centage
Name Re- age
sion
ceived Fe-
Male Female Male
male
BBA(IT) 448 79 66 19 77.2 22.7
BCA 505 60 52 13 80 20
MBA (IT) 1354 90 64 32 66.66 33.33
MSc(CA) 349 82 50 33 59.7 40.2

Academic Year : 2013-2014

Pass
Pass
Appli- Select- Select- per-
Total ed per-
Course cation ed cent-
Admis- centage
Name Re- age
sion
ceived Fe-
Male Female Male
male
BBA(IT) 441 75 63 20 76.31 23.68
BCA 317 52 51 15 71.15 28.84
MBA (IT) 860 87 54 35 60.91 39.08
MSc(CA) 290 80 69 17 78.75 21.25

Academic Year : 2014-2015

Pass
Pass
Appli- Select- Select- per-
Total per-
Course cation ed ed cent-
Admis- centage
Name Re- age
sion
ceived Fe-
Male Female Male
male
BBA(IT) 402 71 56 20 73.68 26.31
BCA 273 39 35 5 87.5 12.5
MBA (IT) 3922 66 38 29 56.71 44.3
MSc(CA) 208 54 38 16 70.3 29.7

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33. Diversity of students

Academic Year :2009-2010

% of
% of % of students % of
students
Name students from students
from other
of the from the universities from
universities
Program same outside the other
within the
university state countries
sate
MSc(CA) 15.58 49.35 48.05 2.60
MBA(IT) 5.15 36.08 51.55 12.37
BBA(IT) NA NA NA 13.95
BCA NA NA NA 16.00

Academic Year :2010-2011

% of
% of % of students % of
students
Name students from students
from other
of the from the universities from
universities
Program same outside the other
within the
university state countries
sate
MSc(CA) 10.11 42.70 55.06 2.25
MBA(IT) 4.26 43.62 52.13 4.26
BBA(IT) NA NA NA 18.95
BCA NA NA NA 3.85

Academic Year :2011-2012

% of
% of % of students % of
students
Name students from students
from other
of the from the universities from
universities
Program same outside the other
within the
university state countries
sate
MSc(CA) 7.53 60.22 39.78 0.00
MBA(IT) 9.89 43.96 56.04 0.00
BBA(IT) NA NA NA 26.74
BCA NA NA NA 7.46

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Academic Year :2012-2013

% of
% of % of students % of
students
Name students from students
from other
of the from the universities from
universities
Program same outside the other
within the
university state countries
sate
MSc(CA) 13.25 51.81 46.99 1.20
MBA(IT) 1.04 36.46 60.42 3.13
BBA(IT) NA NA NA 22.35
BCA NA NA NA 20.00

Academic Year :2013-2014

% of
% of % of students % of
students
Name students from students
from other
of the from the universities from
universities
Program same outside the other
within the
university state countries
sate
MSc(CA) 4.65 50.00 45.35 4.65
MBA(IT) 5.62 33.71 65.17 1.12
BBA(IT) NA NA NA 10.84
BCA NA NA NA 8.93

Academic Year :2014-2015

% of
% of % of students % of
students
Name students from students
from other
of the from the universities from
universities
Program same outside the other
within the
university state countries
sate
MSc(CA) 14.81 53.70 44.44 1.85
MBA(IT) 4.48 28.36 71.64 0.00
BBA(IT) NA* NA* NA* 13.16
BCA NA* NA* NA* 7.50

* Applicants are from class XIIth of various Boards and not Universities.

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34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services
examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive examinations?
Give details category-wise.

Name of Name of the

Sr. No. Year of Passing
Examination Student
Gayatri
1. 2013
Venugopal
NET
Samarendra
2. 2013
Hedaoo

35. Student progression

2014-15

Student Progression Percentage against enrolled

UG to PG NA*
PG to M.Phil. NA
PG to Ph.D. NA*
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral NA
Employed (2013-15) MBA (IT) MSc (CA)
• Campus selection 59 68
• Other than campus recruitment 24 11
Entrepreneurs 01
* No natural progression to the next level.Admissions through entrance
exam and merit.

36. Diversity of staff

Percentage of faculty who are graduates

of the same university 3%
from other universities within the State 70%
from universities from other States 17%
from universities outside the country 10%

37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and
D.Litt. during the assessment period

Sr. No. Name of Examination Name of the Faculty

1. Dr. Rajashree Jain
2. Ph.D. Dr. AnaghaVaidya
3. Dr. Tejaswini Apte

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38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard

to
a) Library
1. Details of library infra-structure

Sr.
Library facility Details Remarks
No.
1. Total area 1819.24 sqft Library
80 (Ref. Room–35,
2. Total seating capacity
Reading Hall–45)
These
1. Working hours:
timings are
2. On working days
09.00 am to 07.00 pm only for issue
3. On holidays
10.00 am to 05.30 pm and return
4. Before
3. 10.00 am to 05.30 pm of books
Examination
-- otherwise the
5. During
-- reading hall
examination
is open till 9
6. During vacation
pm.
Layout of the library Adequate seating
Reading
i. Individual reading for students, casual
room is airy
carrels reading, lounging.
and lighted.
ii. Lounge area for Room for group
and spacious
4. browsing and reading and group
Ref. Books
relaxed reading work for projects,
are displayed
iii. IT zone for Computers available
properly in
accessing for individual work.
another room
e-resources Wi-Fi enabled zone
5. Display of floor plan No
Books, Periodical
and other print &
non print material in
At the
the library are well
Entrance
classified and well
proper sign
6. Adequate sign boards arranged. All the
boards for
racks are displayed
every room
with proper subject
are displayed.
guide & shelves with
proper subject & title
label.
7. Fire- alarm No
Access to
differentially abled
8. Yes
users and mode to
access to collection
9. Any other No

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Details of Library Holdings:

1. Print
- Books 18952
- No of Titles 7748
- Back Volumes 00
- Average no of books added in last 3 years: 600

2. Non print (Microfilms, AV) = 3251

- CD (BOOKS) 1899
- CD (PERIODICALS) 1253
- CD (GEN) 099
- Electronic (e books, e- journals) 35084
- Special Collections (SIU)
• Text Books NIL (SIU)
• Reference Books 886 (SIU)
- Book banks:- NIL
- Question Banks:- NIL
- Magazines :-NIL
- e - database :- 12
3. Total No. of
- National Journals 2
- International Journals 7

b) Internet Facilities for Staff and Students

1. 10 Mbps internet lease line

2. Computer - Student Ratio: 2:1
Systems: 285 Desktops + 60 Laptops + 244 Tablets
3. Dedicated computing facilities
• SICSR has three high end configuration computer labs for
students to do their regular practicals, project work, word
processing & work related to their syllabus.
• SICSR has one Green Computer Lab uses virtual desktop
technology with N-Computing.
• SICSR has one Network lab for the students to do various
network related practice like creating a network, installing
servers, creating AD, DNS, DHCP servers etc.

4. LAN Facility:
• Wired Network:
SICSR campus is connected through LAN with Gigabit Ethernet Network
using Layer 3 & Layer 2 manageable switches of Cisco & Avaya Extreme.

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• Wi-Fi Network:
SICSR has a WiFi enabled campus with 100/1000 Ethernet Network
using Cisco Access Points.

• Distribution of Network:
SICSR has distributed its LAN into the various Virtual LAN (VLAN) for
easy to monitor, manage and maintain the network.

• Security:
SICSR has a well deployed and secured network using a hardware
firewall of Cyberoam.

5. No of nodes/ computers with Internet facility

a) Nodes with Internet facility

Item Qty Internet facility

Desktop 195 Yes
Thin Client 90 Yes
Laptops 8 Yes
Workstation 5 Yes
Desktop (Exam Department) 2 No

b) Total number of classrooms - 14

d) Classrooms with ICT facility - 14
e) Students’ laboratories -4 (computer lab) +1 (network lab)
f) Research laboratories-NIL

39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates

a) From the host institution/university: Number: 11

Sr. Year of
Faculty Name PhD Status Designation
No. Registration
Pursuing Assistant
1. Mrs. Priti Kulkarni Jul-2011
PhD Professor
Mrs. Shilpa Pursuing Assistant
2. Jul-2011
Mujumdar PhD Professor
Mrs. Shubhashree Pursuing Assistant
3. Nov-2012
Waghmare PhD Professor
Ms. Vidya Pursuing Assistant
4. Nov-2012
Kumbhar PhD Professor
Pursuing Assistant
5. Mr. S. C. Joshi Nov-2012
PhD Professor

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Pursuing Assistant
6. Mr. Sachin Naik Nov-2012
PhD Professor
Mr. Shrikant A. Pursuing Assistant
7. Nov-2012
Mapari PhD Professor
Mr. Lalit S. Pursuing
8. Jun-2013 Professor
Kathpalia PhD
Mrs. Anuja Pursuing Assistant
9. June 2014
Bokhare PhD Professor
Ms. Minal Pursuing Assistant
10. Jun-2014
Abhyankar PhD Professor

b) From other institutions/universities: Number: 2

Sr. PhD Year of Name of

Faculty Name
No. Status Registration University
Jadavpur
Pursuing
1. Barnali Goswami 2012 University,
PhD
Kolkata
Dr. Babasaheb
Ambedkar
Dhananjay Pursuing
2. 2013 Marathwada
Deshpande PhD
University,
Aurangabad

40.Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from

the university.

Sr. Name Assistance from Course Amount Year
1. Manish Scholarship MBA(IT) 53960/- 2009-10
Rajak Tribal Welfare
Commissioner,
Jharkhand
Mantralaya,
Ranchi
2. Umar Dept. ofSC/ST MSc(CA) 103960/- 2009-10
Prem welfare,
Prakash
3. Kumar Dept. Of SC/ST MSc(CA) 103960/- 2010-11
Prem welfare,
Prakash
4. Vidya Special Dist. MBA(IT) 230732/- 2011-12
Bhosale Soc.Mumbai
(M.S.) under SC
category

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5. Manish Scholarship MBA(IT) 50000/- 2011-12

Rajak Tribal Welfare
Commissioner,
Jharkhand
Mantralaya,
Ranchi
6. Kuldeep Jharkhand Govt. MBA(IT) 50000/- 2013-14
Lakhra

Fee concession from SIU

Sr. Name Reason Type Insti- Semes- Amount Year in

No of the for fee of fee tute/ ter in which
Stu- conces- con- Pro- which con-
dent sion cession gram the cession
conces- given
sion
given
1. Krunal Father 50% MSc Sem 39750 2011-
Shaha Auto Fee (CA) I of 12
driver- con- batch
eco- cession 2011-
nomic on aca- 14
condi- demic
tion not fees
good
2. Krunal Father 50% MSc Sem 39750 2011-
Shaha Auto Fee (CA) II of 12
driver- con- batch
eco- cession 2011-
nomic on aca- 14
condi- demic
tion not fees
good
3. Krunal Father 50% MSc Sem 39500 2012-
Shaha Auto Fee (CA) III of 13
driver- con- batch
eco- cession 2011-
nomic on aca- 14
condi- demic
tion not fees
good

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4. Krunal Father 50% MSc Sem 40000 2012-

Shaha Auto Fee (CA) IV of 13
driver- con- batch
eco- cession 2011-
nomic on aca- 14
condi- demic
tion not fees
good

UG Scholarships

Sr.
Name Institute Batch Program Sem Amount
No
Naman
1. SICSR 2011-14 BCA Sem I 39500
Gupta
Naman Sem
2. SICSR 2011-14 BCA 39500
Gupta II
Aniket
3. SICSR 2012-15 BCA Sem I 42000
Shrivastava
Naman Sem
4. SICSR 2011-14 BBA(IT) 39500
Gupta III
Naman Sem
5. SICSR 2011-14 BBA(IT) 39500
Gupta IV
Atiya
6. SICSR 2013-16 BCA Sem I 50500
Hassan
Atiya Sem
7. SICSR 2013-16 BCA 50500
Hassan II
Naman Sem
8. SICSR 2011-14 BBA(IT) 39500
Gupta VI
Neha
9. SICSR 2014-17 BBA(IT) Sem I 72000
Panjwani
Atiya Sem
10. SICSR 2013-16 BCA 55500
Hassan III
Atiya Sem
11. SICSR 2013-16 BCA 50500
Hassan IV

41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development
of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.
No new programmes have commenced since 2009.

42. Does the department obtain feedback from

a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If
yes, how does the department utilize the feedback?

The feedback given by the faculty is used to upgrade the syllabus

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of existing courses and introduce new courses, if required. This

feedback is also used to improve the teaching-learning-evaluation
processes.

b. Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and

how does the department utilize the feedback?

The feedback given by Students is used to upgrade the syllabus,

launch new courses, help the faculty to innovate new teaching
methodologies, smoothen the teaching-learning-evaluation
processes.

c. Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does

the department utilize the feedback?

The feedback given by the Alumni and Employers is used to

upgrade the syllabus, launch new courses.

43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)

1. Jaideep Junnarkar - Product and Engineering Leader, SAP, MCM
96-98
2. Rohit Srivastav, Cyber Security expert, ClubHack, Director CYG,
Pune, MSc (CA) 02-04
3. Pranali Vichare, iLeadFarmers, MBA (IT) 02-04
4. Omkar Sonar, M.Sc (2008-2010), Data Warehousing and Data
Mining Expert, Persistent Systems
5. Yashraj Paralikar, M.Sc (CA) (2009-2011), Android Technology
Expert, NitorInfotech
6. Shashi Sudhanshu, iLeadFarmers, MBA (IT) 02-04
7. Akshay Dhavale, Agile and Lead Consultant, Thought Works,
MBA (IT) 03-05
8. Priyank Kapadia - VP Morgan Stanley, BCA 03-06, MSc(CA) 06-
08
9. Dhaval Shah, MBA (IT), (2012-2014), Business Consultant, 3i.
10. Kalash Pandey, Analyst (IBD) Goldman Sachs, BCA 06-09,
11. Aman Jain, Entrepreneur, Founder and Developer of WebRupee,
BCA 2008-2011
12. Lucky Narayani, MBA (IT), (2007-2009), Sr. Quality Consultant,
Cognizant Technologies.
44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures /
workshops / seminar) involving external experts.
• The institute hosts GNUNIFY, an annual fest that promotes the use
of open source software, where speakers from across the world are
invited to conduct sessions. Open source events such as Mozilla
Carnival, Mozilla Session Maker Party have also been conducted
at the institute.

• Chrysallis is an E-Week event, where faculty and students organize

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competitions and invite eminent speakers for panel discussions.

• The institute also hosted workshops such as ethical leadership and
living in collaboration with CIB, ethical hacking.
• Session on Personality development by Wg. Cdr E P Gaikwad for
M.Sc (CA) students.
• Soft Skills sessions by Col. Portal to MSc (CA) and MBA (IT)
students.
• Guidance session on Placement preparation for MSc (CA) students
with specialization of System administration by Arun Khan.
• Soft skills development program by Dr.BhooshanKelkar for MSc
(CA) and MBA (IT) students.
• Series of sessions on SalesForce by Mr.UjjwalChaudhary for
MBA(IT) for 2012-2014 batch.

45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different
programmes.
Faculty members use various methods to make the class interactive
and interesting. MOODLE a Learning Management System is used for
sharing resources, posting assignments, conducting forum discussions,
creating educational games, conducting online exams etc. Various active
learning strategies are also used. Faculty members conduct case studies
and encourage peer-to-peer teaching.

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are
constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored?
The course curriculum for every programme offered by the institute is
prepared and updated, keeping in mind the latest trends in the industry.
Every course instructor is required to submit a lecture plan, and conduct
continuous evaluation throughout the semester. The faculty member
decides the criteria for evaluation, and assesses the student based on his/
her performance.

47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension

activities.
Students and faculty are encouraged to participate in various activities.
The institute has an E-cell that is associated with organizations such
as GOONJ and Indian Sponsorship Committee (ISC), and conducts
CSR activities, such as Baal Dhamaal, an annual sports day event for
underprivileged children, the Joy of Giving week, sale of items made by
children from SAVALI, an NGO that supports children with disabilities
etc.
The entrepreneurship cell, ARSH, in association with National
Entrepreneurship Network (NEN), conducts activities to promote an
entrepreneurial environment among students. Chrysallis is an E-Week
event, where faculty and students organize competitions and invite
eminent speakers for panel discussions.
The institute also hosts GNUNIFY, an annual fest that promotes the use
of open source software, where speakers from across the world take part

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and conduct talks and workshops. Other open source events such as
Mozilla Carnival, Mozilla Session Maker Party have also been hosted by
the institute.

48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the

department.
SICSR has introduced new concepts like Service learning, Foreign
language training, Business communication training, Soft skills training,
liberal arts, Cultural event-Unify, Technical event-GNUnify, ARSH
(e-cell) associated with National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) and
Software Development Research Centre (SDRC).

49. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by

other agencies? If yes, give details.
No

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating

new knowledge, basic or applied.

Innovative Practices:
1. Use of Akash Tablets for Teaching.
2. In order to establish a center of excellence in Business Analytics,
SICSR partnered with IIBA (International Institute of Business
Analysts). In 2014, we formed Business Analytics (BA) Laboratory
for Students.
3. Implementation of desktop virtualization.

Best Practices
1. Implementation of Moodle, an open source online learning
management system for teaching-learning and administrative
tasks.
2. Software Development and Research Centre Labs (SDRC).
3. Use of GitHub as a repository for software projects.
4. Teaching Assistant based learning environment to promote peer
learning.
5. Development and use of SICSR-Wiki.

51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and

Challenges (SWOC) of the department.

SICSR SWOC (Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Challenges):

STRENGTHS:
• Updated Curriculum to match requirements of IT Industry
Recognizing the fact that industry expectations can best be gauged
by industry, we have industry professionals, Alumni on our panel
of resident faculty and academicians, to help design the curriculum.

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Our courses are dynamic and revised every year to align with
current trends.
• The sharp focus on industrial exposure is reflected in the
opportunities for students like:
• Specialization-centric Industry Internships
• Case Studies
• Guest Lectures from eminent IT professionals

• Large pool of successful Alumni helping in recruitments, creating

job opportunities for existing students, multiple Industry Projects
(including live projects from industry mentors / alumni).
• E -LMS, ICT enabled classrooms, Wi-Fi.
• Student Exchange.

WEAKNESS:
• We have limited Infrastructure and physical space considering the
wide range of activities happening on our campus.
• Senior faculty at the level of Professor and Associate Professor
is less in number because such qualified faculty prefer to join the
industry.
• The international collaborations are primarily at the level of student
exchange. Collaboration at the level of faculty exchange and joint
research need to be initiated.
• Although progress has been made in the area of research yet a lot
is still required to be done. Presently publications in SCI indexed
journals, patents, funded projects are not at the desired level.

OPPORTUNITIES:
• SICSR encourages overall development of students. So we
motivate them to be a member of different cells based on their
interest and inclination.
• Sharing Care-Social Cell of SICSR: Sharing Care is a
student-driven initiative where students visit various childcare
organizations and NGOs in and around Pune, help them meet their
functional needs, spend quality time with the children with whom
the NGO’s work and nurture their needs by integrating IT. Sharing
Care sees a future where childcare organizations and NGOs will
have all-round support through easily accessible IT infrastructure
and applications, enabling efficient and quick help.
• ARSH-Entrepreneurship Cell of SICSR: ARSH is the student
driven Entrepreneurship Cell of SICSR associated with the National
Entrepreneurship Network (NEN), with a primary objective of
promoting entrepreneurship and nurturing those willing to make
a difference.
• GNUnify-Technical Fest of SICSR: GNUnify is the International
Technical Fest of SICSR successfully being hosted on our campus
for over 10 years. SICSR annually hosts open-source event
GNUnify in the month of February which has events like Techie
Talks, workshops, community activities. The workshops were

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on Web Technologies, Mobile Technologies, Cloud Computing,

Scientific Computing, FOSS General Topics and current
trends.
• Unify-Cultural Fest of SICSR: Unify-the Cultural Fest of SICSR
is successfully being hosted on our campus for over 10 years.
SICSR annually hosts the annual cultural and sports event-’Unify’
for students interested in cultural events and sports activities.
• Student Mentors: Every year, students from different parts of
the nation, as well as the world join our institute. The institute
caters to diversity not only in terms of culture but also in terms of
their learning styles. In a class comprising of students from diverse
technical backgrounds, students who acquire certain technical
skills are asked to teach their peers.
• Employment opportunities:
The IT industry is booming providing excellent Employment
opportunities.
Industry- Academia linkages, collaborative research and
consultancy projects.
With excellent relations of SICSR with industry and their
participation in designing, updating curriculum, opportunities
exist for consultancy, training, sponsored research projects,
establishment of labs and incubation centers.
• Globalization: Renowned foreign Universities are very eager to
collaborate with the good Indian Universities. The institute can
have collaboration with a number of foreign Universities for joint
research projects, faculty and student exchange.
• Alumni support: A significant number of SICSR alumni are
pursuing higher studies abroad. They can contribute to the growth
of their alma mater by supporting, sponsoring various activities
of the institute. Others who have joined industries or have started
their own business can also come forward and contribute towards
all the academic, financial and social endeavours of their alma
mater.
• Intake of better quality students
The institute has established itself as a premier institute in
Management and Technology. The intake quality of students has
increased in the last couple of years and is likely to improve further.
• Employing Renowned International faculty of Indian Origin
Many highly qualified individuals tend to return to India after their
Doctoral degree and postdoctoral work from abroad. SICSR being
a brand can attract them.
CHALLENGES:
• Recruitment & Retention of Competent faculty: There is an
acute shortage of competent faculty, particularly at senior level
and it is also difficult to retain faculty once he/she attains higher
qualifications and is offered a higher package by other institutes or
industry.
• Competition: Many industrial houses have invested huge amount

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of money in setting up management and technology institutes

with world class infrastructure and international faculty on board.
This gives competition to SICSR since they attract the students
and reduce the number of students taking admission to SICSR in
the near future. This, coupled with opening up of new IIM’s and
IIIT’s pose a real threat to an institution which does not improve
continually.
• Developing Innovative methods for imparting technical
education: Technical education has drastically changed with
regard to curriculum and pedagogy. New ways of learning with
extensive use of IT and flexibility have evolved and are being
practiced in renowned institutes. Project based and problem based
learning is becoming a norm. The institute must keep up pace with
these developments lest it becomes a real challenge.

52. Future plans of the department.

Future plans of SICSR are as follows

1. To create a private cloud of our institute.

2. To Provide BYOD 24*7.
3. To provide Special labs such as Network/Cyber security labs, GILT
and Virtualization (such as Power PC and Storage).

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I have been learning a lot of things at SCIT; not only academic things but also non-
academic things like traditional festivals, dance, events, sports, etc. I have found
differences of behaviour and attitude between India and my country from faculty, students,
non-teaching staff like cleaning staff, security guards and mess staff. I wanted to learn
about those things which are not in books and which I would not learn if I were in my
country.
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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the Department
Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology (SCIT)

2. Year of establishment
1999

3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?

Yes. SCIT is a constituent of Symbiosis International University (SIU)
under the Faculty of Computer Studies

4. Names of programmes offered

Sr. No. Programme
1 Master of Business Administration (Information Technology Business
Management)
2 Post Graduate Programme in Information Technology Business
Management
3 Master of Business Administration (Executive) Information Technology

5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved

Apart from the Faculty of Computer Studies, SCIT compiles its
programme structure from the course catalogues of other faculties
including Management, Humanities and Social Science.

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc.
SCIT in collaboration with Ritsumeikan University, Japan offers a
summer internship course to students to unveil their research potential.
SCIT also offers a summer school course to students through Telecom
Ecole de Management, France.
SCIT has collaborations with Amex and SAP for conducting ERP course.
Industry internships also reflect collaborations with industry.

7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons

Nil

8. Examination System: Annual / Semester / Trimester / Choice Based

Credit System
Semester and Choice Based Credit System

9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other

departments
SCIT faculty members have conducted courses at other Symbiosis
institutes.
Year Name of Faculty Institute where course was
conducted
2014-15 Vishal Pradhan SIIB, SIBM Pune
Angelina Gokhale SID

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2013-14 Dr. R Raman SCCE

Vijaykumar Bharathi SIOM, SCMHRD
Sadhana Ghalsasi SIOM
2012-13 Sadhana Ghalsasi SCMHRD
Vijaykumar Bharathi SCMHRD
Shaji Joseph SCMHRD
Dr. R Raman SCMS UG P
2011-12 Vijaykumar Bharathi SIIB, SCMHRD
Sadhana Ghalsasi SCMHRD
Shaji Joseph SCMHRD
2010-11 Rajul Joshi SCMHRD
Vijaykumar Bharathi SIIB, SCMHRD
Sadhana Ghalsasi SCMHRD
2009-10 Rajul Joshi SCMHRD
Vijaykumar Bharathi SIIB, SCMHRD

10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual

Sanctioned Filled
Professor 3 3
Associate Professor 5 3
Assistant Professor 16 10
Adjunct faculty - 1
Other Teaching Staff - 4
Total 24 21

11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of

specialization, experience and research under guidance

Sr. Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of Ph.d/

no. years of M.phil.
experience Students
(years. guided
months) for the
last 4
yrs.

1. Dr. Dhanya PH.D, M.SC. Director/ Information 15.0 4

Pramod SET,M.B.A. Professor Security
Management
2. Dr. Urvashi PH.D, M.SC. Professor IT 26.1 6
Rathod Management
3. Dr. Sudhir Ph.D,PGDM, Professor Marketing 35.0 ---
Sharan M.Sc,B.Sc.
4. Dr. Vijay P.HD. ,MBA, Associate IT 22.9 -
Kumar Bharati SLET, M.COM Professor Management

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5. Dr. Kanchan P.HD, MBS, Deputy IT and 16.0 ---

Patil PGDM, BE. Director & Marketing
Associate
Professor

6. Dr. Brijesh S P P.HD.NET,SET Associate Marketing 19 -

,MBA,PGDMB Professor
,BE
7. Dr. Ajey Kumar Post-Doctoral Assistant IT 7.7 3
Fellow, PH.D, Professor Infrastructure
M.E, B.E Management

8. Dr. Priti Puri P.HD, Assistant IT and 8 ---

M.TECH. Professor Marketing
M.SC.
9. Shaji Joseph MA, B.PH, Assistant Human 13.0 ---
PGCWS, NET Professor Resource
Management
10. Anuradha M.TECH, Assistant IT Security 7 -
Goswami MCA, B.SC. Professor

11. Suneel Kumar M.Tech., B Assistant Management 25.3 ---

Prasad Tech, Diploma Professor
in Management

12. Apoorva M.B.A , B.C.S. Assistant IT 8.5 ---

Kulkarni Professor Management

13. Utkarsh Goel MBA, B.Tech, Assistant Management 3 -

NET Professor

14. Dr. Rishi Ph.D in Assistant Finance 4.2 ---

Manrai Finance,MBA- Professor
Finance,
B.Tech.
Mechanical

15. Pradnya M.C.M, B.Sc. Assistant Software 13.7 ---

Purandare Professor Solutions

16. Saravan MS, BE Assistant IT 14.5 ---

Krishnamurthy Professor Management

17. Angelina MBS - Teaching Information 5 ---

Gokhale HR,PGDBM Associate Security
(Marketing),M. Management
Sc. Computer
Science,
18. Vishal Pradhan M.B.A, Teaching Statistics 14.11 ---
M.Sc,B.Sc, Associate
B.ED.
19. Mr. Krishnan M.C.M., Teaching IT 15
Ramanathan M.B.A Associate Management
20. Vidyavati M.B.S,PGDB Teaching Management 16.7 ---
Ramteke M, B.COM Assistant

21. Dr. Prasenjit Ph.D ,M.Sc. Adjunct IT 37.7 2

Sen Faculty Managemnt

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12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, emeritus professors

Name of Visiting Designation Organization

Qualification
Faculty
Lecturer M.U College,
Azhar Khan M.A Economics
Pimpri
Biswajeet Global Delivery IBM India Pvt. Ltd
M. Tech (IIT, Bombay) Leader
Mohapatra

B.E Mech, MMS, Head Process & Capita IT Services,

Rajeev Bhide Quality Assurance Pune
CISA,CQA

Vivek Divekar B. Com, F.C.S. Consultant -

Manu Zacharia C|EH, C|HFI, CCNA, MCP Director Hack IT

Certified ISO 27001-2005 Technology &
Lead Auditor Advisory Services
MVP-Enterprise
Security(2009-2012), ISLA-
2010 (ISC)²
Karteek S MBA ( ISS ) CISSP, CISA, Information Security Catterpillar
CEH, CFHI, LA, CAP, CSP Officer Bangluru

Sai Manohar Consultant -

B.Com, ACA, DISA
Prabhu

13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise

information

Programme Visiting Faculty ( %)

MBA-ITBM 40%
MBA ( Executive ) 77.7%
PGDITBM 60.8%

14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio

Student: Teacher Ratio is 17.1 : 1

15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative

staff: sanctioned, filled and actual

Sr. No. Name Sanctioned Filled

1 Technical 10 08
2 Administrative Staff 26 16
Total 35 24

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies

Areas are recognised by major funding agencies as follows:
Risks in Distributed Agile Development: Globalization of businesses
has triggered distribution of computer software development processes
worldwide as it helps in saving cost and reducing time to market. On the
other hand, agile software development is used as a means to increase

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production rate by making processes more responsive to the change.

There is a growing interest in applying agile practices in Distributed
Software Development (DSD) projects to leverage the combined
advantages of both the approaches. Agile principles revolve around the
importance of communication and collaboration in software development
while DSD is characterized by distance, time zone and cultural
differences, resulting into the problems related to communication. Hence,
combining agile with distributed software development becomes a risky
process. SCIT research team works on identification of risks and risk
resolution techniques for DAD projects. A recently finished research
projects that received the prestigious Doctoral Research Grant of
US$11,875 from Project Management Institute Education Fund (PMIEF),
USA has led to the development of a risk management framework for
DAD projects that has been partially implemented in three projects of
different organizations and successfully prevented losses from risks.

Software Analytics: For software development, several artefacts and

data like source code, bug reports, check-in logs, test cases, execution
summary and others are produced. This data from projects can be analysed
by organizations for getting useful insights that improve the development
process. Software Analytics involves the techniques for obtaining
insightful and actionable information from software artefacts that help
practitioners accomplish tasks related to software development, systems,
and users. DevOps is an approach based on lean and agile principles in
which business owners and the development, operations, and quality
assurance departments collaborate to deliver software in a continuous
manner that enables the business to more quickly seize market
opportunities and reduce the time to include customer feedback. SCIT
research team has taken up research in this area to develop a mechanism,
wherein, DevOps can be supported with Software Analytics. The first
initiative is to develop analytics on software defects discovery and
prediction for DevOps. For this project, the team is collaborating with
IBM Researchers and has received IBM Shared University Research
funding of about Rs. 8,00,000. The project aims to devise the analytics for
deriving insightful information from the defect work-items created during
agile development process

ERP Risk Assessment using Fuzzy Petri-Nets: This research was

funded by the Symbiosis International University as part of the Minor
Research Grant worth Rs. 135,000/-. This research as part of a Doctoral
Research work involved the design, development and ramp up of a risk
assessment model using the fuzzy Petri net for ERP adoption. The model
was tested and validated for its purpose by means of quantifying the risks
and further classifying and grading them by applying the SMEs responses
about the risk perception. In total this study has not only presented a
comprehensive understanding of the risk factors and risks associated with
ERP adoption in SMEs but also developed and tested by means of an
assessment model through the application of fuzzy Petri nets production
rules. The unique selling proposition of this research contribution is the
combination of technique (FPN), concept (risk assessment and ERP
adoption) and the context (SMEs in auto component cluster, Pune, India).

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17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b)

international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the
names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received
project-wise
Year wise Number Name of the Name of the Total Grant
of Project Funding Received
Faculty Agency
A. University Awarded Projects
Minor March, 1 Design, Build & Symbiosis Rs. 1,35,000
Projects 2014 Implement A International (Jointly
Risk Assessment University SCIT and
Framework for SIBM
ERP Adoption in faculty)
Small And
Medium
Enterprises
2014 1 Microblog based Symbiosis Rs. 1,46,372
Disaster Event International
Analysis in University
Online Social
Networks.
B. Other Agencies: National and International
Major July, 2014 3. Software Defect IBM Shared Rs. 8,01,436
Projects Analytics to University
augment DevOps Research
Strategies (SUR)
(Ongoing) Awards
(International)

18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants

received
a) National collaboration b) International collaboration

Year wise Number Name of the Project Name of the Total Grant
Funding Agency Received

Minor August, 1. Case Study: ERP at Project Rs. 1,50,000

Projects 2012 – Kohinoor Planet Management
February Constructions - Dead Institute (PMI)
2013 End or A Road Ahead India Sponsored
Completed (completed) (National) Case Writing
Investigators: Dr. R. Program 2012
Raman, Dr. Dhanya
Pramod, Prof. SVK
Bharathi
July, 2009 3. Impact of Credentials on PMI Rs. 7,00,000
– January, the success of IT Organization
2010 Projects Centre private
(Completed) (National) limited, Bombay
Investigators: Faculty
of SCIT

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19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE;

DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received.
Nil

20. Research facility / centre with

• State recognition : Nil
• National recognition : Nil
• International recognition : Nil

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or

corporate bodies
Nil

22. Publications:

Total number of publications 49

i. Number of papers published in peer reviewed 43 (National: 15;

journals (national / international): International: 28)

ii. Case Studies 2

iii. Proceedings papers 4

Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of

Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare
28
Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO
host, etc.)

Citation Index – range / average (For SIU affiliated papers) Total Citations 122
Google Scholar Range: 1-23,
Average: 4.52

Citation Index – range / average (For SIU affiliated papers) Total Citations 16
Scopus Range: 1-3,
Average: 1.45

Total citations of SCIT faculty (SIU + Non SIU 401

affiliated papers)

SNIP Range: 0-1.242,

Average: 0.39

SJR Range: 0-1.390,

Average: 0.341

Impact Factor – range/average Range: 0 to 2.340,

Average: 0.346

h-index (Google Scholar : 6

Scopus : 2) )

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23. Details of patents and income generated

No income has been generated through patents.

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated

Consulting assignments worth Rs. 14 lakhs have been obtained by SCIT
from its collaboration with American Express and SAP University
Alliances.
Name of Consultancy Year Date Total Amount
Received (in
Rs)
International Consultancy 2014-15 September.2014 1,43,613
to Ngee Ann Poly,
Singapore on SAP
SAP (Bangalore) 2013-14 June .2013 34,500
International Consultancy 2013-14 August.2013 1,00,000
through GIZ to Mongolia
on SAP
SAP (Bangalore) 2012-13 September.2012 69,000
TPMS 2012-13 June to Sep.2012 1,25,000
SAP (Bangalore) 2012-13 January .2013 73,750
American Express 2011-12 June 11 to Feb 2012 3,82,508
SAP (Bangalore) 2011-12 March.2012 69,000
SAP (Bangalore) 2010-11 March .2011 75,000
SAP 2009-10 March.2010 36,818
American Express 2009-10 December.2010 3,00,000
Total: 1,40,9189

25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories

/ institutions / industries in India and abroad
Sr. Name of University/ Institute National / Time period
No. Faculty visited Inter-national
1 Dr. S. Ngee Ann Polytechnic, International September, 2014
Vijaykumar Singapore
Bharathi IIM, Bangalore National September, 2014
SAP Labs, Shanghai, China International March, 2014
National University of International August, 2013
Mongolia, Ulan Bator
SAP Labs, Bangalore National June, 2013
IIM Bangalore National January, 2013
SAP Labs, Bangalore National November, 2012
SAP Labs, Bangalore National September, 2012
Institute of Vocational International July, 2012
Education, Hong Kong
TARC, Kuala Lumpur International May, 2012
SAP Labs, Bangalore National March,2012
SAP Waldorf, Germany International September, 2011
SAP Labs, Bangalore National February&July,
2011
SAP, Munich, Germany International December, 2010

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2 Dr. Raman S. P. Jain College, Mumbai National July, 2014

S. P. Jain College, Mumbai National July, 2014
S. P. Jain College, Mumbai National June, 2014
Fujitsu head quarters Japan, May, 2014
International
Graduate School of Technology Japan, May, 2014
Management - Ritsumeikan International
University @ Kyoto
Graduate School of Information Japan, May, 2014
Science and Engineering – International
Ritsumeikan University @
Kyoto
Chou University @ Kyoto Japan, May, 2014
International
Kyoto University @ Kyoto Japan, May, 2014
International
S. P. Jain College, Mumbai National January, 2014
IIM Rohtak, Haryana National August, 2013
Ritsumeikan University Japan, May, 2012
International
3 Dr. Dhanya IIM Rohtak, Haryana National August, 2014
Pramod

26. Faculty serving in

a) Editorial Boards: Dr.Dhanya Pramod, Dr.Ajey Kumar, Dr.Urvashi
Rathod, Dr.Prasenjit Sen, Prof. Vijayakumar Bharathi, Prof.
Pradnya Purandare

Reviewer: Dr.Dhanya Pramod, Dr.Ajey Kumar, Dr.Urvashi Rathod,

Prof.Vijayakumar Bharathi, Prof.Pradnya Purandare, Prof.Apoorva
Kulkarni

27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / orientation

programs, workshops, training programs and similar programs).

SCIT faculty actively attends workshops and faculty development

programmes to stay updated in their area of teaching and research
interests. Details for 2014-15 are:

Workshops/Training Seminar/Conference FDP Refresher courses/

05 - 5 -

28. Student projects

• percentage of students who have done in-house projects including
inter-departmental projects
• percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other
universities / industry / institute

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All (100%) SCIT students have completed in-house projects and industry
internships as part of their curriculum.
Some students got an opportunity to do their projects at the Ritsumeiken
University, Japan, and also received scholarships

29. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level

by
• Faculty

SCIT Awards &Recognitions

Sr. No. Name of Award Number

1 DNA-Innovative B-school Award 04
2 BSA Dewang Mehta Award 10
3 National Education Award 02
4 Best B School Award (Asia/ National) 08
5 Others 05
Total 29

Director and Faculty Awards & Recognitions

Sr. Name Award by Award in Award for

No.
1 Prof.SVK SAP Academic 13-15 March Outstanding
Bharathi Conference - Asia 2014 Academic
Pacific Japan held at Award 2013
Shangai - China for SAARC
region
2 Dr. Prasenjit 18th Business School July 2011 Awarded for
Sen Affair and Best Teacher
DewangMehta In Information
Business School. Technology,

3 Dr. R Raman DNA and Stars Group July 2011 B-school

Professor who
continuously
innovate in
Style &
Substance for
Academic
Excellence.
4 Dr. R Raman 2nd Asia's Second Best 22nd July Best Professor
B School Awards 2011 in Information
Technology in
the 2nd Asia's
Second Best B
School Awards

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5 Dr. Urvashi The award was 14-Dec-10 Leadership

Rathod announced-2nd and research
International excellence in
Conference on 'Software
Reliability, Safety and Engineering
Hazard - 2010 and Project
(ICRESH), Mumbai" Management'
that was organized
jointly by BARC,
University of Maryland
and IEEE Reliability
Society.

30. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of

funding (national/international) with details of outstanding
participants, if any.

Conference

Ethics Integrity and Ethics Conference. 26th July

Conference (This conference was sponsored by IBM 2014
which incurred the related expenses to
the tune of Rs. 175,000/-)

International International Research Conference on 17-18 Feb

Conference Emerging Information Technology and 2012 SCIT
Engineering Solutions , Pune

International International Research Conference on 20-21 Feb

Conference Emerging Information Technology and 2015 SCIT
Engineering Solutions , Pune

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National Seminar

Year Topic Date Venue Chief Guest Participants

2009 10th National 11th SIC Mr. Scot Shaw Ms. Shaila Kagal,
Seminar "State October Auditorium (M.D - Thought Director-SCIT
of IT 2009" 2009 Works, India)
(Self-Funded) Mr. Scot Shaw (M.D -
Thought Works, India)

Mr. Nelson Gibbs, Sr.

Manager, Internal
Audit Transformation-
Deloitte &Touche

Mr. Rajshekhar, Ex.

Head of Operations,
Mastek

Mr. Sundareshwar
Krishnamurthy,
Manager, Advisory
Services-Ernst &
Young

2009 Seminar-"Rising 31st SIC Dr. D. B. Pathak, Ms. ShailaKagal,

out of the January Auditorium Founding Head, Director-SCIT
Meltdown - An 2009 KanwalRekhi
IT Agenda" School of IT, IIT, Dr. Ganesh Natrajan,
(Self Funded) Bombay Chairman, NASSCOM,
Vice Chairman &
Global CEO

Mr. Jaspreet Singh,

Manager - Risk
Advisory Services,
Ernst & Young
2010 11th National 9th SIC Mr. Shyamal Dr. RajaniGupte,
Seminar "State of October Auditorium Ghosh, Director-SCIT
IT 2010" 2010 Chairman-Data
(Self Funded) Security Council
Mr. Mohammad
of India, Former
Wasim, Director-
Secretary-IT &
Sapient
Telecom, Govt.
of India
Mr. Nitin Kulkarni,
Chief Operating
Officer-Persistent
Systems Ltd

Mr. Rahul Aggarwal,

Principal Consultant-
Pricewaterhouseoopers

Mr. Sharad Bishnoi, Sr.

Vice President-Head-
Business Process
Reengineering HDFC
Bank

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2011 12th National 1st SIC Mr. Rajiv Dr. Raman, Director-
Seminar "State October Auditorium Mujumdar, SCIT
of IT-2011" 2011 Centre Head &
(Creation, Value Chain Dr. S. B. Mujumdar,
Transformation Planning Practice Chancellor-SIU
& Sustenance of head, L & T
IT Business) Infotech Dr. Bhushan
(Self Funded) Patwardhan, Vice
Chancellor-SIU

Dr. VidyaYeravdekar,
Principal Director-
Symbiosis

Mr. Anil Bhandari,

Director-ANB Global
Consulting

Mr. Manoj Kumar, VP-

Market Research &
Analytics, SAP Labs

Mr. Rajan
Ananthanarayanan,
VP-IT Project,
Reliance Industries
Ltd.

Mr. Satish Nair, Partner

& CMD, MitKat
Advisory Services

2012 13th National 6th Hotel Le Mr. Ravi Dr.R.Raman, Director-

Seminar, "State October Royal, Eppaturi, SCIT
of IT-2012" 2012 Hinjewadi Chairman-
(where IT Mumbai Chapter,
Conquered New Computer Dr. S. B. Mujumdar,
Frontiers) Society of India Chancellor-SIU
(Self Funded)
Dr. Bhushan
Patwardhan, Vice
Chancellor-SIU

Dr. VidyaYeravdekar,
Principal Director-
Symbiosis

Mr.Rajiv Gerela, VP,

Deutsche Bank

Mr. Sharad Bishnoi,

Senior VP, HDFC Bank

Mr. Pritam Barkataki,

CM, ICICI Prudential
Life Insurance
Mr. Ashish Kumar, VP,
Royal Bank of
Scotland
Mr.Shantha Bijai, Sales
Head, Atom
Technologies

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2013 14th National 5th SIC Basant Shroff, Dr.R.Raman, Director-

Seminar, "State October Auditorium Partner-Advisory SCIT
of IT' 13, (Big 2014 Services, EY
Data Analytics: Mohammad Wasim,
Turning Insights Director-Sapient
into Action) Siba P. Prasad, Sr.
(Self Funded) Manager, Sapient
BalramParappil,
Practice Head - Tech
Mahindra
ParagGokhale, Sr.
Architect-IBM
Ravi Gurbaxani,
Founder-Technocrafty
Solution
2014 15th National 27th SIC Ms. Kumud Dr.DhanyaPramod,
Seminar "The Septembe Auditorium Srinivasan, Director- SCIT
State of IT 2014" r 2014 President, Intel
(Mobile Device India Dr. S. B. Mujumdar,
Diversity: Chancellor-SIU
Empowerment
Dr. RajaniGupte, Vice
or End of
Chancellor-SIU
Privacy?)
(Self Funded) Dr. VidyaYeravdekar,
Principal Director-
Symbiosis

Sundareshwar
Krishnamurthy,
Associate Director -
PwC
Ravi Hirolikar, AVP
and Head, Information
Security Risk
Management - Infosys

K.K. Mookhey,
Founder - NII
Consulting
Anupam Agarwal,
Director, PBG
Customer Management
- Amdocs
AjitHatti, Co-Founder
Null and Sr. Software
Engineer - Symantec

31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments

Research is one of the very important thrust areas of SCIT as enshrined in

the mission of SIU.
A Research Advisory Committee (RAC) is constituted to technically
review research proposals / projects.The Independent Ethics Committee
(IEC) of SIU focuses on rights, safety and wellbeing of the research
participants if research involves human subjects and if there is a
possibility of involving ethical issues.

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32. Student profile programme-wise:

Name of the Applications

Selected Pass percentage
Programme received
Male Female Male Female
MBA (ITBM)
4654 121 69 93.38 98.55
(Batch 2009-11)
MBA (ITBM)
1918 105 66 97.16 96.96
(Batch 2010-12)
MBA (ITBM)
1836 140 58 87.50 100
(Batch 2011-13)
MBA (ITBM)
3136 162 63 96.88 98.41
(Batch 2012-14)
MBA (ITBM)
2673 115 66 99.12 100
(Batch 2013-15)
MBA (ITBM)
6000 104 68 - -
(Batch 2014-16)
MBA (ITBM)
2108 105 90 - -
(Batch 2015-17)
PGDITBM
2 2 0 Nil Nil
(2009-10)
PGDITBM
2 2 0 Nil Nil
(2010-11)
PGDITBM
0 0 0 Nil Nil
(2011-12)
PGDITBM
1 1 0 Nil Nil
(2012-13)
PGDITBM
62 11 4 100 100
(2013-14)
PGDITBM
159 15 14 86.67 92.86
(2014-15)
PGPITBM
50 11 5 - -
(2015-16)
MBA (E)
14 9 1 100 100
IT – 2010-13
MBA (E)
20 9 4 100 100
IT – 2011-14

MBA (E)
85 33 5 96.30 100
IT – 2012-15

MBA (E)
88 29 10 - -
IT – 2013-16

MBA (E)
70 25 6 - -
IT – 2014-17

MBA (E)
93 14 3 - -
IT – 2015-18

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33. Diversity of students

% of % of
% of % of
Name of the students students
students students
Programme from other from
from the from
(refer to question universities universities
same other
no. 4) within the outside the
university countries
State State
MBA (ITBM) 2009-11
ISS 5.26 26.32 68.42 -
ITBM 4.65 37.21 58.14 -
NITI - 18.92 78.38 2.70
SSM 6.06 36.36 57.58 -
SYS 5.41 43.24 51.35 -
MBA (ITBM) 2010-12 1.15 36.21 59.20 3.44
MBA (ITBM) 2011-13 0.49 38.35 60.19 0.97
MBA-ITBM 2012-14 0.44 40.00 59.56 -
MBA-ITBM 2013-15 1.08 37.84 58.92 2.16
MBA-ITBM 2014-16 0 24.56 74.85 0.58
MBA-ITBM 2015-17 1.52 29.44 69.04 -
PGDITBM 2009-10 - - - 100
PGDITBM 2010-11 - - - 100
PGDITBM 2011-12 - - - -
PGDITBM 2012-13 - - - 100
PGDITBM 2013-14 6.67 46.67 46.67 -
PGDITBM 2014-15 - 31.03 68.97 -
PGPITBM 2015-16 - 37.5 62.5 -
MBA (E) IT – 2010-13 - 80 20 -
MBA (E) IT – 2011-14 - 92 8 -
MBA (E) IT – 2012-15 - 60.53 39.47 -
MBA (E) IT – 2013-16 - 74.35 25.65 -
MBA (E) IT – 2014-17 - 80.64 19.36 -
MBA (E) IT – 2015-18 - 52.94 47.06 -

34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services
examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive
examinations? Give details category-wise.
Mr. Devesh Mathur in 2013 cleared NET –open category

35. Student progression

Student progression Percentage against enrolled
UG to PG NA
PG to M.Phil. NA
No Natural progression as admission is through
PG to Ph.D.
entrance exam and merit
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral NA
Employed
1. 2009 - 70%
2. 2010 - 94%
3. 2011 - 99%
Campus selection 4. 2012 - 77%
5. 2013 - 75%
6. 2014 - 83%
Entrepreneurs Less than 1%

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36. Diversity of staff

Sr. No. Percentage of faculty who are graduates Data in %
1 of the same university 9.5
2 from other universities within the State 42.8
3 from universities from other States 38.1
4 from universities outside the country 9.5

37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and
D.Litt. during the assessment period
Faculty Name Year Ph.D degree was awarded
Dr. Dhanya Pramod 2010
Dr. Suprika Shrivastava 2014

38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard

to
a. Details of library infra-structure: Increase in number of online
databases, increase in the number of periodicals/journals including
local language magazines, increase in number of books, Books
relevant to courses being given to students, subscribe to IT
newspaper clipping service which is displayed regularly on the
notice board.
S. No. Library facility Details
1. Total area 4068.36 sq ft
2. Total seating capacity 95
3. Working hours:
· On working days 9am-11pm
· On Sunday 10am-5pm
· Festivals/Holidays Closed
· Before Examination 9am- 11pm
9am-12MN
· During examination
10am-5pm
· During vacation
4. Layout of the library
· Relaxed Readings 55
· IT zone for accessing e-resources 02
5. Display of floor plan, sign boards, Fire alarms Yes
& any other information
6 Adequate sign Boards Yes
7 Access to differently-abled users and mode to Yes, if in need, library
access to collection staff helps
8. Details of Library Holdings - Print
· Books (Total) 9682
· Book (Titles) 6406
9 Average no of books added in last 3 years 343 per year
10. · Non print (Microfilms, AV) 1401
· Electronic 15 Online Databases
(e books, e- journals) 35084
· Total No. of :
National journals 2
International journals 1

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11. Special Collections

· Reference Books 886 (SIU)
· Book Bank We provide text books to
students
· Question Banks
Yes

12 Tools Deployed to access the collection OPAC

Intranet
Wi-Fi Connectivity

b. Internet facilities for staff and students: High-speed internet

(10Mbps lease line) connections are provided to all faculty
members on their desks and to all students from the lab or through
wi-fi. Access to the useful databases and learning packages are
ensured. This helps availing the latest technical and academic
material for teaching, learning and research.
1) Systems – 272
2) Computer - Student Ratio - 1:2
3) Dedicated Computing Facility - 259 Desktop + 6 Server + 7 Laptops
= Total 272
4) LAN Facility - 100/1000 Mbps
5) No of nodes/ computers with Internet facility- 272

c. Total number of class rooms: Total 9 number of class rooms along with
the new audio systems has been installed. Which helps presenting to the
class various academic material, online and video clipping

d. Class rooms with ICT facility: ICT classrooms are essential for SAP
classes. Proof of Concept Lab with 56 Terminals enables online
interactive classes on Information Security and networking concept
clarification. Virtual Lab- virtual desk tops connecting to the main
server Facilitates online participation in the lectures on financial
packages. Under the IT policy of SCIT Software Assets are
managed and maintained.

TOTAL LIVE SYSTEM ASSET : SCIT LAB

LOCATION NO. OF SYSTEMS
MAIN LAB 90
SAP LAB 25
PROOF-OF-CONCEPT LAB 56
VIRTUAL MACHINES LAB 40
SERVER ROOM 6
LAPTOP 7
STAFF & CLASSROOMS 48
PROJECTORS 14
TOTAL LIVE SYSTEMS : 272
TOTAL PROJECTOR : 14

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e. Students’ laboratories: 3
f. Research laboratories: Proof-of-Concept Lab

39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates

a) from the host institution/university - 11

Institution/University Doctoral Students

SIU S. Vijayakumar Bharathi

Pradnya Purandare
Anuradha Goswami
Angelina Gokhale
Saravan Krishmurthy
Shaji Joseph
Sonal Jogalekar
Vishal Pradhan
Suneel Prasad
Hariharan Anantharaman (JRF)
Hemraj Shobharam Lamkuche (JRF)

40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from

the university.

The details are presented in the table below.

Sr. Name of Awardee Year Amount Scholarship

Scholarship (Rs.) Details

1 SSF* Sachin Patil 2014-15 1,70,000 Sem I (waiver

of tuition fees)

2 SSF Sanyukta 2014-15 2,95,000 Sem III & IV

Nadkarni (waiver of
tuition fees)

3 SSF Sanyukta 2013-14 2,95,000 Sem I & II

Nadkarni (waiver of
tuition fees)

4 SSF Anika Puranik 2012-13 82,500 Sem I (waiver

of tuition fees)

5 SSF Devesh Mathur 2012-13 2,77,000 Sem III & IV

(waiver of
tuition fees)

6 SCIT Priyanka Jain 2012-13 1,38,500 Sem III & IV

Scholarship (waiver of
tuition fees)

7 SSF DeveshMathur 2011-12 2,78,500 Sem III & IV

(waiver of
tuition fees)

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8 SCIT Vaishali Banerjee 2010-11 1,20,000 Sem III & IV

Scholarship (waiver of
tuition fees)
9 SCIT Anup PK 2010-11 1,20,000 Sem III & IV
Scholarship (waiver of
tuition fees)
10 SCIT NirmalVijayan 2009-10 74,000 Sem III & IV
Scholarship (waiver of
tuition fees)
11 SCIT Maya Pande 2009-10 74,000 Sem III & IV
Scholarship (waiver of
tuition fees)

*SSF = Symbiosis Society Foundation – Merit Scholarship

41. Was an need assessment exercise undertaken before the development

of new programme (s)? If so, highlight the methodology.
SCIT takes valuable inputs from the Board members (Advisory, Board of
studies, and Board of University Development), Alumni and students
regarding new programmes.
Secondary data and online resources are reviewed to find the gaps of
existing programme offerings and industry needs. Employer’s feedback is
another method we use to find the need. SCIT started executive MBA
programme to develop techno-managerial skills of working IT
professionals and MBA(ITBM) programme was kickstarted with niche
areas of specialization to develop proactive IT professionals. In similar
lines the diploma programme was introduced as a one year programme to
foster business management skills in IT domain.

42. Does the department obtain feedback from

a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If
yes, how does the department utilize the feedback?
Faculty members give their feedback and participate in the
curriculum review and design process. The Department review the
suggestions and relevant updates are incorporated

b. Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and

how does the department utilize the feedback?
The feedback of evaluations are taken at the end of every semester.
The feedback on curriculum is taken informally every semester and
formally every year. The department consider relevant updates in
the subsequent curriculum updating process and seek approval of
the same in Board of studies meeting

c. Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does

the department utilize the feedback?
Employer’s feedback is taken during the placement process and

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43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)

Sr. Alumni Name Batch Designation
1 Harshwardhan Lale 2001 Director Risk Advisory Services
2 Ashish Chandra Mishra 2003 CISO
3 Davinder Sachdeva 2003 Regional Practice Manager
4 AbhilashVerma 2003 Senior Director Project Management
5 Jaspreet Singh 2003 Partner
6 Tom Thomas 2007 Vice President
7 Kartheek S 2008 Information Security Officer
8 Krishna Das Mohandas 2009 AVP Leader Master card
9 Vashisth Diwan 2009 Director Strategic Accounts and B.D
10 Sumant Padmanabhan 2006 Associate Vice President Pre-Sales

44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures /

workshops / seminar) involving external experts.
• Integrity and Ethics Conference : Mr.Kishor Chaukar, Chairman,
Tata Business Support Services Ltd, Mumbai, Dr. Deepak Phatak,
Professor, IIT Bombay, Ms.Disiree Giler Mann, Trust &
Compliance Officer, IBM India/ South Asia, Mr. Anil Chopra, VP
Siemens Ltd., Mumbai and Mr. Dilpreet Singh, VP – HR IBM
India/South Asia
• TEDX SCIT : Aniruddha Bahal, Founder and editor-in-chief of
Cobrapost.com, Sangeet Chopra, Chief Technical Head at
CyberCure Technologies, Harpreet Singh Grover, Co-Founder &
CEO of CoCubes.com, Ravi ThejaMuthu, Co-founder - Climate
Leaders India Network & Helios Eco VidyutPvt. Ltd, Sahil Khan,
Co-founder - Quinto, Khurshed Batliwala, Director - WAYE (World
Alliance for Youth Empowerment), Kanchana T.K, Corporate and
Public Affairs Head – Bristol -Myers Squibb India,
AnshulikaDubey, Founding Member - Social Sector Practice at
Mckinsey& Co., Sidhant Pai, CEO – Protoprint (3d Printing)
• Requirements Management in Agile Guest Lecture: Resource
person Mr.Srinivas Chillara
• Computer Forensics - Detection & Prevention of IT Frauds, Mr.
Manu Zacharia

45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different
programmes.
• Lectures
• Case Study
• Laboratory
• Course Work
• Audio Visual
• Industry Visit
• Role Play
• Field Work
• Project
• Blended Learning

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46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are
constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored?
The institute strives hard to make the students industry ready through the
programmes offered which is inline with industry. The institute’s effort to
incorporate the changing technological trends and industry needs are well
appreciated and fetched awards and recognition.
Continuous assessment is the immediate feedback for us to understand
whether learning outcomes are satisfactory or not.
The specialization courses offered by the institute are in niche areas in IT
and we constantly get good feedback about the quality of work done by
our students during their internship and job. The feedback taken from the
mentor during internship process helps us in assessing whether our
students are able to meet the expectations of industry. The placement
statistics and university exam results along with industry feedback aids us
in constantly monitoring the outcome.

47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension

activities.
SCIT witnesses a lot of extension &innovative practices initiated by the
various student committees, faculty members and the administrative staff.
To begin with, the SSR (Students Social Responsibility) committee of
SCIT organizes a lot of activities related to environmental consciousness
which include energy conservation, rural survey, tree plantation, eco-
friendly initiatives and e-waste management. This SCIT-SSR committee
aims to improve the social awareness among bright minds that also are
academic all-rounder and collaborates with WWF (World Wildlife
Federation), Manavya(Care for HIV + children), Sunrise Candle
Industries and Clean Earth Movement. The SCIT-SSR team also
organizes the “Community Development Summit” to promote awareness
and provide a collaborative platform for interaction among various
successful community development organizations (NGO’s) committed to
be the change, they want to see.

48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the

department.

Sr. No. SCIT Student Publication Details

2013
1. Erinle, Victory Abraham and Bharathi, Vijayakumar (2013, April 5). A
Customer Retention Model using Balance Score Card for Small and Medium
Enterprises in the Hospitality Industry.
Available at SRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2291381
or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2291381
2. Mathur, D., Kumawat, M., Borse, K. and Bharathi, Vijayakumar (2013, April
15). A Case Based Approach on SAP Business by Design. Available at
SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2348739
or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2348739
3. Sharma, V. and Bharathi, Vijayakumar (2013, September 29). Social Media
for Start-Ups - An Effective Marketing Tool. Available at
SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2333262
or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2333262

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4. Gupta, A. and Jambhulkar, S. (2013). Impact of Efficiency and Effects of

Requirement Elicitation on Software Project Development. SCIT Journal, Vol
XIII, 33-41.
2012
5. Bharathi, Vijayakumar and Rakesh, Y.L. (2012, December 6). A Study on ERP
Adoption in SMEs for Improving Operational Performance and ROI.
Av a i l a b l e a t S S R N : h t t p : / / s s r n . c o m / a b s t r a c t = 2 1 8 6 2 5 7 o r
http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2186257
2011
6. Marjaie, S. and Rathod, U. (2011). Communication in Agile Software
Projects: Qualitative Analysis using Grounded Theory in System Dynamics.
Proceedings of 29th International Conference of the System Dynamics
Society, July 24 – 28, 2011, Washington D.C. ISBN 978-1-935056-072.
http://www.systemdynamics.org/conferences/2011/proceed/papers/P
1353.pdf
7. Aroroa, S. and Bhatia, D. (2011). Location Based GSM Marketing.
Communications in Computer and Information Science,Volume 132, 564-572.
8. Singh, P., Gaikwad, D., Chimankar, A., Shah, H. and Srivastava, P. (2011).
Relevance of Business Intelligence Software-as-a-Service to Small Scale
Industries, SCIT Journal,Vol XI, 23-30, 2011.
2009
9. Soni, S. and Joshi, Rajul G. (2009). Licensing Models and their Impact on the
Telecom Software Industry, SCIT Journal, Vol IX, 26-32.
10. Gandhi, P. (2009). Managing Impact of Change in Requirements on Enterprise
Software Design. SCIT Journal, Vol IX, 76-81.
11. Dawande, S. (2009). Pre - launch Market Analysis using Data mining
Techniques for Carbonated Soft Drinks (CSD). SCIT Journal, Vol IX, 82-88.
12. Muralinath, H. (2009). A Study on Mapping Agile Methodology to CMMi
Model. SCIT Journal, Vol IX, 89-97.
13. Agnihotri, Barun K. (2009). A Study on Open VZ Live Migration Capability in
Latest Open Source Virtualization Software. SCIT Journal, Vol IX, 98-103.
14. Goel, K. (2009). A Study on Revenue Model of Open Source. SCIT Journal,
Vol IX, 104-110.
15. Mukadam, Meenal A. (2009). A Study on Botnets: Trends, Impacts &
Countermeasures. SCIT Journal, Vol IX, 111-118.
16. Kumar, S. (2009). Lean Software Development, SCIT Journal, Vol IX, 119-
125
17. Ramkrishnan, R. (2009). Application of the concept of CRM in Pre-Sales and
Marketing Activities. SCIT Journal, Vol IX, 126-133.

49. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by

other agencies? If yes, give details.
CRISIL Accreditation in 2011
SCIT has got “A triple star rating” (A***) by CRISIL for the MBA-ITBM
programme at the State Level - This is highest possible rating at the State
level.
SCIT has got ”A double star rating” (A**) by CRISIL for the MBA-ITBM
programme at the National Level.

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50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating

new knowledge, basic or applied.

QUEST: Quest, a monthly faculty initiative provides a platform to

enhance the skills for research, discussion, scrutiny and expression to
equip faculty members and researchers with critical thinking capabilities
that facilitates interactions with outside research community.

DRISHTIKON: One of the student-led knowledge management

initiatives is Drishtikon which provides a collaborative platform for the
students and faculty members to deliberate and update on the latest trends
in the field of Information Technology and Business Management.
Interestingly a student-faculty team published a working paper on the
significance of Drishtikon in the Social Sciences Research Network, USA
the details of which are given below.

Development of a Unified Knowledge Management Platform - A Business

School Perspective

Working Paper Published in the Social Science Research Network

(SSRN); classified and distributed under Distributed in Information
Systems & Economics e-Journal Vol 5, Issue 159, November 22, 2013,
Innovation Educator: Courses, Cases & Teaching e-Journal Vol 1, Issue
57, November 22, 2013, Innovation & Management Science e-Journal,
Vol 1, Issue 119, November 20, 2013, Management of Innovation e-
Journal Vol 1, Issue 102, November 20, 2013

International Research Conference: In the pursuit of garnering new

knowledge, Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology (SCIT) held an
International Research Conference, namely, International Conference on
Emerging Information Technology and Engineering Solutions in
February 2012. Eminent Scholars from industry and academia from all
over the world participated in the research conference. The following
points support the rigour and commitment of SCIT in creating and
disseminating new knowledge.

• Quality Review Process was highly appreciated. Acceptance Ratio

was 8.33.
• Proceedings were published in the special issues of American
Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences (AJEAS), volume 5,
issue: 3, 2012 by Science Publications
• Three extended papers were published in International Journal of
System Assurance Engineering and Management, volume: 3, Issue:
2, June 2012, Springer
• Two extended papers were published in SCIT Journal 2012,
volume: XII, August 2012

SCIT held its second research conference EITES 2015 during February
2015, in collaboration with School of Information Science and
Engineering, Ritsumekan University, Japan in February 2015. All
accepted & presented papers were published in conference proceedings

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by IEEE Computer Society’s Conference Publishing Services (CPS) and

available in IEEE Xplore® Digital Library.

SCIT JOURNAL: SCIT Journal is peer-reviewed international journal,

published annually since 2001 by Symbiosis Centre for Information
Technology (SCIT). The journal is published in printed version only
(ISSN 0974-5076). However, paper title, author details and abstracts of
the published papers are available online and can be seen on SCIT
website. The journal endeavours to impart standards of international and
professional repute by adopting a full double-blind refereeing process for
ALL papers in accordance with the established practices of SCIT. The
journal is indexed in Index Copernicus TM - Journals Master List, Polland
and Computer Science and Business Information System Directory-
Cabell’s Directories, USA, as Cabell’s Commendable Journal.

51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and

Challenges (SWOC) of the department.

Strengths:
• An integral member of the family of Symbiosis International
University, a very well recognized quality, diversified and long-
standing education provider in India.
• Industry driven academic program structure with the recognition
being a leading provider of knowledge driven, industry ready
curriculum that can accelerate the productivity and career
progression of our students.
• Decent and updated infrastructure like laboratories, teaching aids,
networked computers.
• Located in the IT Park surrounded by companies of international
repute.
• Faculty members with the right mix of industry and academic
experience and expertise. Keen interest to explore, plan and conduct
diversified research.
• A very dedicated and talented support staff with long and
continuous tenure with Symbiosis
• A placement department the endeavours to realize the career
aspiration of every the eligible students.
• A strong and willing-to-contribute alumni network.

Weaknesses:
• Absence of internationally recognized full-time faculty
• Insufficient Management Development and Consulting
opportunities in IT.
• Constraints of space for expansion

Opportunities:
• Exploring avenues for research and consulting with industry and
research organizations
• Strategic alliances and collaboration with international universities
and corporate houses to enrich the academic process of knowledge
creation

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• Identify and offer blended learning programs through open course

offering and collaborating with leading massive-open-online-
course providers
• Offering certification courses in relevant areas to enhance the
employability of the students

Challenges:
• Dynamic nature of the Information Technology industry that can
impact the growth and productivity prospects.
• Rapid proliferation of open online education if IT education through
web-learning.
• Attracting the best quality of intellectual capital.
• Many corporate houses creating their own universities

52. Future plans of the department.

• International collaboration in terms of faculty and student
exchanges
• Exploring consultancy and corporate training possibilities
• Academic and Research collaboration with foreign universities,
both funded and non-funded.
• Tie ups with IT industries for internships and projects
• Attract full-time faculty who are NET qualified, doctorates and
foreign university professor to teach SCIT students
• Industry collaboration for innovation and to invoke interest in
emerging areas in Information Technology

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Symbiosis Institute of
Health Sciences
My first choice of destination for studies was Kiev, Ukraine, but somehow I ended up here
in Pune, at one of the well-known universities which is SIU. And I have no regrets about the
same.
SIHS is a school where the staff really care about their students. The teachers know their
students and their academic needs. It is a place where people come and feel loved and safe.
The atmosphere at SIU is friendly and you experience this every time you walk through the
door and are greeted by staff and students alike.

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the Department

Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences (SIHS)

2. Year of establishment:
2005.

3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the University?

Yes. SIHS is a constituent institute under Faculty of Health & Biomedical
Sciences (FoHBS), Symbiosis International University (SIU).

4. Names of programmes offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated

Masters; Integrated Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Litt. etc.):
The SIHS has conceptualized and implemented following academic
programmes:

Ø Under Graduate Programmes :

1. B. Sc. (Medical Technology) :
Specializations:
* Cardiac Care * Respiratory Therapy
* Imaging Sciences * Dialysis
* Operation Theatre & Anaesthesia * Clinical Laboratory

Ø Post Graduate Programmes :

1. Master of Business Administration - Hospital & Healthcare
Management (MBA-HHM):

2. M.Sc. (Medical Technology) :

Specializations:
* Cardiac Care * Respiratory Therapy
* Medical Imaging * Dialysis & Renal Technology
* Operation Theatre & Anaesthesia Technology * Clinical Laboratory

Ø Diploma Programmes:
1. Post Graduate Diploma in Emergency Medical Services (PGDEMS)
2. Diploma in Biomedical Instrumentation (DBI)
3. Diploma in Dialysis Technology (DDT)
4. Advanced Diploma in Dialysis Technology (ADDT)

Ø Certificate programmes:
1. Dialysis Technology (CDT)
2. General Duty Assistant (CGDA)
3. Home Health Aid (CHHA)
4. Diabetes Educator (CDE)
5. Diet Assistant (CDA)

5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved:

Programmes of SIHS are interdisciplinary in nature. Various departments
under the different Faculties of SIU are involved. Students of Medical
Technology are taught courses on Basic Life Support (BLS) and

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Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Basics of Fitness, Self Defence

offered by Faculty of Health and Biomedical Sciences. Courses in Liberal
Arts- (e.g. Film Appreciation, Speech and Communication, Creative
Writing) are offered by Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences. Global
Immersion Program(GIP) is offered by Symbiosis Centre for
International Education (SCIE). The MBA (HHM) programme provides
opportunity to the students to learn interdisciplinary courses such as
Management Accounting, IT Applications, Financial Management,
Business Communication, Research Methodology, Health Regulatory
Environment, Operations Research, Business Statistics, Project
Management, Corporate Governance & Business Ethics offered by
Faculty of Management and Faculty of Law.

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc.
Courses on Basic Life Support (BLS) & Advanced Cardiac Life Support
(ACLS) are offered in collaboration with American Heart Association
(AHA), USA. Training in Respiratory Therapy Technology is conducted
in association with Chest Research Foundation (CRF). A formal MoU
with Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) provides opportunity to
conduct sessions on Public Health, Healthcare Financing and Healthcare
Economics. Collaboration with various healthcare organizations allows
students to undertake summer internships and research projects as part of
their curriculum in different verticals such as Hospitals, Health Insurance,
Medical Equipment & Devices, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare IT etc.

7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons:

Nil

8. Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based

Credit System:
Programmes offered at SIHS follow a semester pattern. The core subjects
for all programmes are compulsory. SIHS follows the Choice Based
Credit Systems since electives are available in the B.Sc. Medical
Technology programme for specializations and also in the courses offered
within. The B.Sc. – Medical Technology programme offers 6
specializations viz. Cardiac Care, Respiratory Therapy, Dialysis, Imaging
Sciences, Operation Theatre & Anaesthesia and Clinical Laboratory. The
students choose the specialization in the 2nd year of the programme.
Electives are offered for the B.Sc. Medical Technology programme
through inter institute credit transfer, liberal arts, service learning &
Global Immersion Programme (GIP). The GIP provides flexibility to the
students to study abroad & earn credits. The SIU follows a 10 point grade
scale and student has to obtain a minimum grade point of 4. All the
programmes of the academic year 2015-16 have the assessment, standard
of passing and award of degree as per the above grading pattern.

9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other

departments:
SIHS offers a mandatory course in Integrated Disaster Management
Programme (IDMP) including First Aid to all constituent
institutes/departments of SIU. Under Inter Institute Credit Transfer policy

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of SIU, SIHS offers courses in Basics of Fitness & Self Defense to all
constituent institutes/departments under SIU. SIHS has undertaken
Course catalogue development in Health & Biomedical Sciences for
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences and Faculty of Engineering of
SIU viz. Applied Biology, Health and Wellness Management etc.

10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual

Teaching Post Sanctioned Filled

Professor 2 4
Associate Professor 6 4
Assistant Professor 14 4
Adjunct Faculty - 5
Other Teaching Staff - 7
Total 22 24

11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of

specialization, experience and research under guidance.

No. of years No. of Ph.D./

of M. Phil.
Sr. students
Name Designation Specialization Experience
No. guided for
(years.
months) the last 4
years

1 Dr. Rajiv Professor & Obs. & Gynec.& 30 03 students

Yeravdekar Director Management pursuing
Ph.D.

2 Dr. Sammita Professor & Pathology 24 -

Jadhav Dy. Director
Academics

3 Dr. Anil Pandit Professor Hospital 38 02 students

Administration pursuing
Ph.D.

4 Dr. Sandhya Professor Anaesthesia & 39 -

Khond Hospital
Administration

5 Dr. Vijay Associate Hospital 38 01 student

Deshpande Professor Administration pursuing
Ph.D.

6 Dr. Abhay Associate Public Health 27 02 students

Saraf Professor pursuing
Ph.D.

7 Dr. Alaka Associate Healthcare 26 -

Chandak Professor Management

8 Dr. Parag Associate EMS & Healthcare 24 -

Rishipathak Professor Management

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9 Ms. Sanjivani Assistant Medical 18 -

Maral Professor Microbiology

10 Ms. Neha Ahire Assistant Hospital 6 -

Professor Administration

11 Dr. Kasturi Shukla Assistant Hospital 7 -

Professor Administration

12 Mr. Milind Assistant Biomedical 6 -

Chunkhare Professor Engineering

13 Dr. V W Tilak Adjunct Public Health 45 02 (1 student

Faculty completed Ph.D. &
1 pursuing)
14 Dr. Manjiri Adjunct Obs. &Gynac. 24 -
Gokhale Faculty
15 Prof. Vijay Adjunct Respiratory Care 34 -
Deshpande Faculty

16 Dr. Prasad Rajhans Adjunct Critical Care & 21 02 (1 student

Faculty EMS completed Ph.D. &
1 pursuing)
17 Ms. Devika Shetty Adjunct Hospital 23 -
Faculty Administration

18 Ms. Meenal Teaching Hospital 6 -

Kulkarni Associate Administration

19 Mr. Abdus Teaching Pharmaceutical 21 -

Farooqui Associate Marketing
20 Dr. Jayesh Shinde Teaching EMS 5 -
Assistant

21 Ms. Juhi Desai Teaching Imaging Sciences 1 -

Assistant

22 Mr. Aakash Soni Teaching Respiratory 1 -

Assistant Therapy

Ms. Sanika Teaching

23 Cardiac Care 1 -
Potdar Assistant

Ms. Neelam Teaching

24 Clinical Lab 1 -
Redekar Assistant

12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus

professors.
Senior Visiting Fellows:
Ÿ Dr. Bala Subramanian, Professor, Drew University, LA County, USA
Ÿ Dr. Subhash Salunke, Ex. Country Representative, WHO Indonesia
Ÿ Dr. Sanjay Zodpey, Director, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI)
Ÿ Dr. Sundeep Salvi, Director, Chest Research Foundation (CRF)
Ÿ Dr. Sanjay Gupte, Ex. Associate Professor, B J Medical College
Ÿ Dr. Ashok Dayalchand, Director, IHM-P
Ÿ Dr. Azad Moopen, MD, DM Group, Dubai, UAE

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Ÿ Mr. Shivinder Mohan Singh, MD, Fortis Healthcare

Ÿ Dr. Vivek Desai, MD, Hosmac India Ltd.
Ÿ Dr. G.S.K Velu, Managing Director, Trivitron Group
Ÿ Mr. Ashish Jain, CEO, HSSC, Govt. of India
Ÿ Dr. Abhay Shukla, CEHAT-SATHI – NGO in Healthcare

Professors Emeritus:
Ÿ Adv. Ram Jethmalani, Former Union Law Minister, Govt. of India.

Chair Professor:
Ÿ Dr. Arvind Chinchure, Chair Professor, Faculty of Management, SIU.
Ÿ Mr. Dilip Padgaonkar, Chair Professor, R. K. Laxman Chair, Faculty of
Media, Communication and Design, SIU.

13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-

wise information:
Name of the Programme Year Percentage

MBA HHM 2014-15 26.94%

M.Sc. Medical Technology 2014-15 76%

B.Sc. Medical Technology 2014-15 56 %

14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio :

17:1
15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative
staff: sanctioned, filled and actual:
Sr. No Category Sanctioned Filled

1 Academic support staff (technical) 09 07

2 Administrative Staff 24 24

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies :

The thrust areas of research are Hospital & Healthcare Management,
Medico Legal systems, Clinical Research, Community Research, Public
Health, Medical Technology etc. These research activities are carried out
in collaboration with various governmental agencies such as Medical
Council of India (MCI), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR),
Indian National Science Academy (INSA), Ministry of Health, Govt. of
India and non-governmental agencies such as Serum Institute of India,
Chest Research Foundation, Maquet India Ltd, Philips India Ltd, Draeger
Medical Equipment, Hamilton International and Symbiosis International
University.

17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b)

international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give
the names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received
project-wise.

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National / Grants
Sr. No. of International received
Name of Project Year
No. Faculty funding (Rs. In
agency Lakhs)

A 5-year longitudinal study

of school children to
document and observe age SIU & Chest
1 2 related changes in the lung 2010 Research 20.60
growth, respiratory functions Foundation
by using new EU scale peak
flow meter

Ministry of
Maharashtra Emergency Health, Govt.
2 3 2013 24.00
Medical Services Project of
Maharashtra

Factors affecting the health

behavior amongst students of
3 2 2014 SIU 2.29
Symbiosis International
University

Study of Road Safety

Awareness and Practices
4 2 among students of Symbiosis 2014 SIU 1.12
International University
(SIU)

Health promoting behaviour

amongst fresher students at
5 4 2015 SIU 1.98
Symbiosis International
University

18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants

received a) National collaboration
b) International collaboration project-wise.
a) National collaboration :

Grants
Sr. Institute Funding received
Name of Project Year
No. involved agency (Rs. In
Lakhs)

A 5-year longitudinal study of SIHS & SIU & Chest

school children to document Chest Research
and observe age related Research Foundation
1 2010 20.60
changes in the lung growth, Foundation
respiratory functions by using
new EU scale peak flow meter

2 Maharashtra Emergency SIHS & 2013 Ministry of 24.00

Medical Services Project BVG India Health, Govt.
Ltd of Maharashtra

First Aid Trauma Training SIHS & Ministry of

National Road Transpot
project for Route Patrol Staff
3 Highway 2013 & Highways, 3.67
of National Highways Authority of
Authority of India Govt. of India
India (NHAI)

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19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE;

DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received. :
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Medical Council of India
(MCI) and Indian National Science Academy (INSA) have recognized
SIHS by providing funds for National Seminar on Hospital & Healthcare
Management, Medico Legal Systems & Clinical Research. Out of the
total grant of Rs. 4, 10,000/- sanctioned; to date SIHS has received
Rs. 1,50,000/-.
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) under the directives of
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Govt. of India has funded SIHS
to train route patrol staff and police personnel of all national highways
emerging from city of Pune on ‘First Aid with Trauma Emergencies’.
Total grant received is Rs. 3.67 lakhs.

20. Research facility / centre with

a. state recognition
b. national recognition
c. international recognition
The University has research collaborations with 19 institutes and
corporate houses which include 5 institutes under Indian Council of
Medical Research (ICMR) viz. National Institute of Pathology, Centre for
Promotion of Nutrition Research and Training, National AIDS Research
Institute, Bhopal Medical Health and Research Centre, Regional Medical
Research Centre for Tribals. Other institutes include Serum Institute of
India (SII), Pune, Chest Research Foundation (CRF) and Public Health
Foundation of India (PHFI). Facilities existing in these institutes are being
utilized by the researchers.
Independent Ethics committee(IEC) of SIU has been registered under
Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI).
21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or
corporate bodies :
Nil

22. Publications:

Total number of publications

(From 2009 to 2015; as of 31-07-2015) 34

Number of papers published in peer reviewed 28 (National 19 &

journals (national / international): International 9)

Proceedings papers 6

Number listed in International Database (For

e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities
International Complete, Dare Database - 18
International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO
host, etc.)

Citation Index – range / average (For SIU Google Scholar Total Citations= 16
affiliated papers) Range: 1 - 6
Avg: 4.00

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Scopus Total Citations= 4

Range: 1 - 2
Avg: 1.33

Total citations of SIHS faculty (SIU + Non-SIU affiliated 73

papers)

SNIP Range: 0 – 1.162

Avg: 0.420

SJR Range: 0 – 0.548Avg: 0.336

Avg: 0.263

Impact Factor – range/average Range:0 – 1.240

Avg: 0.480

h-index (Google Scholar: 3.

Scopus:1)

SIHS publishes Symbiosis Health Times with International Standard

Book Number (ISBN).

23. Details of patents and income generated :

Nil

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated :

Sr. Income generated

Name of Consultancy
No (Rs. In Lakhs)

1 American Heart Association courses 273.98

2 International Trauma Life Support courses 41.76

3 Advanced Trauma Life Support courses 38.28

4 First Aid and Trauma emergencies 3.67

5 Maharashtra Emergency Medical Services Project 24.00

6 First Aid for Lay person 6.81

Total 388.5

25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories

/ institutions / Industries in India and abroad:

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Internationally:

Sr. Name of Faculty Institution

No

1 Dr. Rajiv QS Apple Suntec Singapore; Second Global Symposium on

Yeravdekar Health Systems Research, People's Republic of China; Spain
India Council Foundation, Spain; WISE Conference,
Qatar;IHSTC, Dubai; DM Healthcare Group, Dubai; NMC,
Dubai; NAFSA, USA; Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat
Oman; Imperial College, UK , SPoW, Belgium

2 Dr. Sammita Kigali Institute of Health Sciences, Rwanda; Ministry of

Jadhav Higher Education, Burundi.

3 Dr. Parag American Heart Association, Chicago, USA

Rishipathak

4 Dr. Sharif Chikodi International Health and Safety Training Centre (IHSTC),
Dubai Healthcare City, Dubai, U.A.E.

Nationally:
Sr. No Name of Faculty Institution

Medical Council of India,Ministry of Health &

Family Welfare, GOI;Centre for Consultancy
Development, Ministry of Science & Technology,
GOI; Central Supervisory Board (CSB), PCPNDT,
GOI; National Inspection & Monitoring
Dr. Rajiv Committee (NIMC-PCPNDT), GOI; Maharashtra
1
Yeravdekar Medical Council (MMC), Maharashtra Nursing
Council (MNC), Healthcare Sector Skill Council
(HSSC), Chairman, Medical Education
Committee, NAT HEALTH, Healthcare Federation
of India, State Health Family Welfare Bureau,
Ministry of Health Govt. of Maharashtra.

Public Health Foundation of India, Delhi; National

AIDS Research Institute (NARI), Pune; Manipal
College of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal; AMC
2 Dr. Sammita Jadhav
Centre & College, Lucknow, GE Research &
Development Centre (John F Welch Technology
Centre), Bangalore

26.Faculty serving in
a) National committees b) International committees c) Editorial
Boards d) any other (please specify) :
Ø Dr. Rajiv Yeravdekar
Member:
Ÿ (Former) Board of Governors, Medical Council of India, Govt. of India
Ÿ Consultancy Development Centre (CDC), DSIR, Ministry of Science &
Technology
Ÿ Central Supervisory Board – PCPNDT, Govt. of India
Ÿ National Inspection & Monitoring Committee (NIMC) -PC & PNDT,
Govt. of India
Ÿ Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC), Govt. of Maharashtra

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Ÿ Maharashtra Nursing Council (MNC), Govt. of Maharashtra

Ÿ (Former)Healthcare Committee, Federation of Indian Chamber of
Commerce & Industry (FICCI)
Ÿ Federation of Obs. & Gynecological Societies of India (FOGSI)
Ÿ Life Member, Indian Federation of Sports Medicine
Ÿ Indian Society for Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM)
Ÿ Society for Emergency Medicine in India (SEMI)
Ÿ Life Member, Indian Medical Association (IMA)
Ÿ (Former) Chairperson –Healthcare Committee –Mahratta Chamber of
Commerce Industries & Agriculture (MICCA)
Ÿ Healthcare Sector Skill Council (HSSC)
Ÿ Medical Education Committee of NAT HEALTH, Healthcare
Federation of India
Editorial Board
Ÿ Indian Healthcare Quality Forum (IHCQF)

Ø Dr. Abhay Saraf

Editorial Board
Ÿ Former Member, Global Journal of Medicine and Public Health
Editorial Advisory Board
Ÿ Member, Perspectives in Medical Research published by Prathima
Institute of Medical Sciences, Telangana
Ÿ Member, International Journal of Medicine and Public Health published
by Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai

Ø Dr. Sammita Jadhav

Ÿ Resource person on the National task force for National Initiative for
Allied Health Services (NIAHS), Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare, Govt. of India
27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / orientation
programs, workshops, training programs and similar programs).
Faculty actively attend workshops, faculty development programmes,
seminars and conferences to stay updated in their area of teaching &
research interests. SIHS also organizes many such workshops, seminars
and conferences whereby the faculty get an opportunity to interact with
peer, industry and professionals of national and international repute.
The SIU conducts and organizes Faculty Development programmes in
various areas and the Institute ensures active participation of the faculties.
Year FDPs Workshops Seminars Conferences Conferences
(National) (International)

2014-15 09 17 07 20 01

Apart from these, outbound activities, stress management, recreation &

wellness activities are also conducted as recharging strategies on regular
basis for staff and students.

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28. Student projects

Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including
inter-departmental projects
Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other
universities industry / institute
l Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including
inter-departmental projects
100%. All the students of SIHS participate in various 'in house' projects.
These projects are undertaken by each and every student by way of
conceptualizing and management of various events such as Blood
Donation Drive, AIDS awareness, Pandharpur Wari, Promotion of
Organ Donation and annual National Seminar on Hospital & Healthcare
Management, Medico Legal Systems & Clinical Research.
l Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other
universities industry / institute
100%. During their stints of experiential learning such as summer
internship, on job training, students undertake in house projects in
industry. It is a necessary criterion for partial fulfillment of the eligibility
for the award of the degree.

29. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level

by
l Faculty
l Doctoral / post-doctoral fellows
l Students

Faculty:
The faculty engages in various professional up gradation activities
regionally and nationally. Some of them receive recognition and are
awarded for their participation and presentation. Such recognition and
awards may be in terms of certificates, mementos, special tokens and
mention in relevant forum. Some of the awards / recognition received are :

Name of
Sr. Awarding
faculty with Title of awards/honors
No organization
designation

Dr. Rajiv
Member, Board of Governors, Medical
1 Yeravdekar Govt. of India
Council of India.
Director, SIHS

Member, Consultancy Development

Centre (CDC), DSIR, Ministry of Govt. of India
Science & Technology.

Member, Central Supervisory Board –

Govt. of India
PCPNDT.

Member, National Inspection &

Monitoring Committee (NIMC) -PC & Govt. of India
PNDT.

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Name of
Sr. Awarding
faculty with Title of awards/honors
No organization
designation

Chairman, Medical Education Committee, NATHEALTH,

NATHEALTH, Healthcare Federation of Healthcare
India. Federation of India

Member, Maharashtra Medical Council

Govt. of Maharashtra
(MMC).

Member, Maharashtra Nursing Council

Govt. of Maharashtra
(MNC).

Member, Federation of Indian Chamber of

FICCI
Commerce & Industry (FICCI).

Goodwill Ambassador of Spain India Spain India Council

council Foundation. Foundation

Member, Federation of Obstetrics & FOGSI

Gynecological Societies of India (FOGSI).

Member, Indian Society for Critical Care

ISCCM
Medicine (ISCCM).

Member, Society for Emergency Medicine

SEMI
in India (SEMI).

Chairperson – MCCIA. MCCIA

Member, Indian Medical Association

IMA
(IMA).

Member, Indian Healthcare Quality Forum

IHCQF
(IHCQF).

Education Committee, NATHEALT. NATHEALTH

Dr. A P
Pandit, Recognized PG teacher for MD Hospital
2 MCI, Govt. of India
Professor, Admin, MCI.
SIHS

Recognized Examiner for DNB in Health National Board of

& Hospital Administration. Exams, New Delhi

Dr. Sammita
Resource person on the National task
Jadhav, Govt. of India
3 force for NIAHS, Ministry of Health and
Professor,
Family Welfare, Govt. of India.
SIHS

4 Dr. Parag Maharashtra Emergency Medical Services Government of

Rishipathak, (MEMS) project. Maharashtra
Associate
Professor,
SIHS

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Dr. Kasturi First prize for best research paper on Indian Institute of
Shukla, 'Quality of Care as a determinant of Health and
Assistant Health-Related Quality of Life in ill Management
Professor, hospitalized adolescents at a tertiary Research (IIHMR),
5 SIHS care hospital in North India' at the Jaipur
International Conference 'PRADANYA'
on Governance in Healthcare: Current
Challenges and Future Perspectives.

Vice Chancellor's Gold medal for best King George's

Ph.D. thesis Medical University,
Lucknow

Ms.Meenal Won 3rd prize for research paper on 'A Indian Institute of
Kulkarni, study to ascertain the adequacy of Health and
Teaching observance of universal precautions in Management
6 Associate, acute medical and surgical wards of a Research (IIHMR),
SIHS large teaching hospital in Pune' at 19th Jaipur
'PRADANYA' – 2014, International
Conference on Innovations in
Governance & Strategies: Reimaging
India.

Students:
Ø Dr. Shradha Agrawal and Dr. Isha Sharma, students of MBA-HHM batch
2014-16 won second prize in the conference named 'Hospicon 2015' on 13
and 14 February 2015.
Ø Team consisting of seven members of MBA-HHM batch 2013 – 2015
(Team NESSSAA), participated in a B-plan competition 'Viswapreneur
2015' organized by Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology,
Pune on 2 & 3 January 2015 and was awarded second prize consisting of
cash award Rs. 25000/-.
Ø Dr.Shrishti Upadhyay, Dr. Shailly Singh and Ms. Linda Fernandez
students of MBA-HHM batch 2014-16 won 1st prize in the Poster
Competition during 'Clairvoyance' conference organized by Tata Institute
of Social Sciences (TISS) on 29 and 30 November 2014.
Ø Ms. Madhulika Rawat, student of MBA-HHM batch 2014-16 won the
second prize in the Poster Competition at National Conference
'Pharmacon' on 27 and 28 September, 2014 organized by Aditya Birla
Memorial Hospital, Pune.
Ø Ms. Suchita Agrawal, student of MBA-HHM batch 2013-15 won 1st pri
ze in paper presentation at National Conference on 'Healthcare Reforms'
organized by Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad on 13
September, 2014.
Ø Ms. Neelam Singh student of B.Sc.MT, batch 2013-16 was awarded SET
scholarship for academic year 2013-14.
Ø Mr. Akshat Mandloi student of MBA-HHM batch 2012-14 secured First
position for paper presentation in National Conference,'ABMH QIPS
2013' on 9 & 10 March, 2013.
Ø Ms. Ankita Ghosh student of B.Sc.MT, batch 2012-15 was awarded SET
scholarship for academic year 2012-13.
Ø Ms. Prajakta Mahajan student of B.Sc. MT batch 2009-12 received 1st
prize in quiz competition during seminar on 'Updates in Clinical

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Diagnostic Investigation and Technology' held on 22 Jan 2012 at All India

Institute of Local Self Govt.
Ø Ms. Prajakta Mahajan student of B.Sc. MT batch 2009 -12 was awarded
gold medal during 9 Convocation of Symbiosis International University.
Ø Mr. Manjush K student of M.Sc. MT batch 2011-13 was awarded gold
medal during 10 Convocation of Symbiosis International University.
Ø Ms. Neha Budhkar, MBA-HHM student batch 2011-13 was awarded the
University crest in the Badminton (Women) Inter-Varsity West Zone
competition.

30. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of

funding (national international) with details of outstanding
participants, if any.
SIHS regularly conducts National & International seminar / conferences /
workshops on various healthcare areas viz.:
Ø Annual National Seminar on Hospital & Healthcare Management,
Medico Legal Systems & Clinical Research
Ø Workshops of American Heart Association, USA. Since 2009 to 2 0 1 5 ,
437 workshops conducted
Ø Workshops of International Trauma Life Support, USA. Since 2009 to
2015, 57workshops conducted
Ø Workshops of Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS). Since 2009 to
2015, 11workshops conducted
Ø National Conference of Indian Association of Respiratory Care -
RESCARE 2014
Ø Training Programme on pre-hospital care: 3500 Emergency Medical
Professionals working for Maharashtra Emergency Medical Services
(MEMS) are trained by SIHS
Ø Workshops viz. NABH, Medical Tourism, Finance for Non finance
individuals, Communication In Healthcare, Electrocardiography,
Employability and Job Sustainability, GCP guidelines and Schedule Y
Amendments in Drug & Cosmetic Act 1940, Infection Control, Basic
Ventilatory Life Support (BVLS), Advanced Ventilatory Life Support
(AVLS), First Aid for lay person, Disaster Management etc.

The conferences / seminars / workshops conducted at SIHS are mostly

self- funded. However, some of the conferences are funded by various
external and internal agencies viz. Medical Council of India, Indian
Council of Medical Research, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare,
Govt. of India, Maquet India Ltd, Philips India Ltd, Draeger Medical
Equipment, Hamilton International and Symbiosis International
University.

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The outstanding participants who contributed in these conferences were:

Sr. Name of the speaker Area of expertise Topic of lecture

No

1 Adv. Ram Jethmalani, Law & Indian Medico-legal systems

Former Union Law Minister, Constitution
Govt. of India.
2 Dr. Sanjay Gupte, Medico Legal Systems Medico-Legal Systems:
Past President, FOGSI. PCPNDT Act
3 Dr. Azad Moopen, Entrepreneurship & HR Challenges in workforce
Chairman, DM Group. management in hospitals
4 Dr. G.S.K Velu, Medical devices & Successful healthcare
Managing Director, Entrepreneurship models
Trivitron Group.
5 Dr. Gopinath N. Shenoy, Medico Legal Systems Legal aspects of Healthcare :
Medico Legal Consultant. Landmark Judgements

6 Shri. Ghulam Nabi Azad Union Minister of Health Public healthcare initiatives
& Family Welfare, GOI
7 Dr. Nata Menabade, Public health & capacity Role of WHO with special
WHO Representative to building reference to India
India.

8 Mr. Rajen Padukone, Strategic management Successful Healthcare

CEO and MD Manipal models
Health Enterprises.
9 Mr. Daljit Singh, Strategic management Strategic Management in
President, Fortis Healthcare Healthcare
Ltd.
10 Dr. Harish Pillai, Hospital Administration Successful healthcare
CEO, Aster DM Healthcare. Models - Hospitals

11 Mr. Sudarshan Jain, Strategic management Successful healthcare

MD, Healthcare Solutions, in Pharmaceuticals models - Pharmaceuticals
Abott India.

12 Dr. Shreeraj Deshpande, Health Insurance and Health insurance -

Head, Health Insurance financing Challenges & opportunities
Future Generali India
Insurance.

13 Dr. Shubnum Singh, Skill based training Skill development in

Chairperson, Healthcare healthcare sector
Sector Skill Council.

14 Mr. Shivinder Mohan Singh, Strategic management & Strategic management in

Executive Vice Chairman, leadership healthcare
Fortis Healthcare Ltd.
15 Ms. Shobha Mishra Ghosh, Healthcare management Current healthcare scenario
Senior Director, FICCI. in India

16 Dr. Vishwas Mehta, Public Health Human resources challenges

Joint Secretary, MoHFW, in India
Govt. of India.

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17 Mr. Jayant Banthia, Public Health Overview of Public Healthcare

IAS, Ex Chief Secretary, Sector
Govt. of Maharashtra.
18 Dr. Sundeep Salvi, Pulmonology & Introduction to research
Director, Chest Research research
Foundation.
19 Dr.Myshkin Ingawale, Diagnostics Entrepreneurship in diagnostics
CEO, Biosense Technologies,
Mumbai.

20 Dr. Nitin Patki, Interventional Electrocardiography

Interventional Cardiologist, Cardiology
Pune.
21 Mr. SarangYande, Soft Skill Employability & Job
Founder & Lead Trainer, Will N Development Sustainability Skills for Medical
Skill Training Consultancy. Technologists

22 Mr. Vishal Bali, Healthcare Overview & Opportunities in

CMD, Medwell Ventures. Consultancy the Healthcare Sector

23 Dr. Clive Fernandez, Hospital Management issues in the

Group Clinical Director, Management hospital environment
Wockhardt Hospitals.

24 Mr. Sainath Iyer, Marketing in Pharmaceutical Marketing

President, Emcure. Pharma

25 Dr. Mathuram Santosham, Public Health The value of vaccination

Director, Health Systems
Program, John Hopkins
University.

31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments :

Research is one of the thrust areas of SIHS. A Research & Advisory
Committee (RAC) at institute level is constituted to technically review
research proposals / projects.
The Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) of SIU focuses on rights, safety
and wellbeing of the research participants, if research involves human
subjects.
There is a robust Anti Plagiarism policy implemented for all theses /
dissertations submitted.

32. Student profile programme-wise:

Number of
Programmes Batch Selected Pass Percentage
Applications
Male Female Male Female
Under Graduate:

B.Sc.MT 2009-12 77 23 29 44.44 59.26

2010-13 63 16 23 60 54.55
2011-14 42 20 19 43.75 50
2012-15 52 17 32 66.67 90.32
2013-16 74 28 34 NA NA
2014-17 108 47 41 NA NA
2015-18 85 26 40 NA NA

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Number of
Programmes Batch Selected Pass Percentage
Applications
Male Female Male Female
Post Graduate:
M.Sc.MT 2009-11 NA NA NA NA NA
2010-12 NA NA NA NA NA
2011-13 6 3 3 100 100
2012-14 13 5 6 33.33 57.14
2013-15 19 10 9 60 66.67
2014-16 27 9 7 NA NA
2015-17 15 3 5 NA NA
MBA (HHM) 2009-11 1011 38 36 84.21 83.33
2010-12 1089 23 47 95.65 91.49
2011-13 714 25 53 100 100
2012-14 596 31 42 90.32 97.62
2013-15 529 31 53 96.77 98.11
2014-16 918 25 68 NA NA
2015-17 580 24 68 NA NA

Diploma:
PGDEMS Sept. 2009 77 55 42 60 90.63
March 2010 129 90 60 79.22 82.61
Sept. 2010 150 102 48 60.23 96.61
March 2011 180 120 60 54.55 87.04
Sept. 2011 181 114 68 52.21 58.46
March 2012 180 126 54 41.46 63.75
Sept. 2012 180 127 53 72.55 44.25
March 2013 180 96 84 53.41 62.50
Sept. 2013 178 95 83 50.56 53.57
March 2014 177 68 109 27.27 63.55
Sept. 2014 177 101 76 NA NA
March 2015 180 83 97 NA NA
Sept. 2015 73 32 41 NA NA
(ongoing. Data as
of 31st July 2015)

DBI 2009 -10 NA NA NA NA NA

2010 -11 37 20 17 100 100
2011 -12 51 22 29 13.64 41.38
2012- 13 40 `16 23 93.75 81.82
2013- 14 36 16 20 25.0 47.37
2014- 15 49 18 31 16.67 67.74
2015-16 55 22 33 NA NA

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Number of
Programmes Batch Selected Pass Percentage
Applications
Male Female Male Female

DDT Staggered

ADDT Staggered
Certificate:
CDT 2009 -10 NA NA NA NA NA
2010 -11 NA NA NA NA NA
2011 -12 NA NA NA NA NA
2012- 13 22 17 5 47.05 60.00
2013- 14 69 45 24 26.19 62.50
2014- 15 37 17 05 NA NA
2015-16 15 10 05 NA NA
CGDA 2014 13 05 08 NA NA
CDE 2014 04 02 02 NA NA
CHHA Staggered
CDA Staggered

33. Diversity of students :

% of % of students % of % of
Name students from other students from students
of the Batch from the universities universities from
Programme same within outside the other
university the State State countries
Under Graduate:

B.Sc.MT 2009-12 NA NA NA 9.62

2010-13 NA NA NA 10.26
2011-14 NA NA NA 7.69
2012-15 NA NA NA 4.08
2013-16 NA NA NA 8.06
2014-17 NA NA NA 18.18
2015-18 NA NA NA 0
(as on 31st July
15)

Post Graduate:
MBA (HHM) 2009-11 Nil 32.44 67.56 Nil
2010-12 Nil 40 60 Nil
2011-13 Nil 51.28 43.58 5.14
2012-14 Nil 46.59 52.05 1.36
2013-15 2.38 53.57 44.05 Nil
2014-16 2.12 29.80 68.08 Nil
2015-17 0.01 45.75 54.24 Nil

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% of % of students % of % of
Name students from other students from students
of the Batch from the universities universities from
Programme same within outside the other
university the State State countries

M.Sc.MT 2009-11 A NA NA NA
2010-12 NA NA NA NA
2011-13 66.66 0 33.34 0
2012-14 18.18 27.27 36.37 9.09
2013-15 47.37 10.53 31.59 15.78
2014-16 43.75 18.75 31.25 6.25
2015-17 0 62.5 37.5 0
(as on 31st
July 2015)

Diploma:
PGDEMS Sept. 2009 NA 64.95 35.05 Nil
March 2010 NA 65.33 34.67 Nil
Sept. 2010 NA 80.67 19.33 Nil
March 2011 NA 58.89 41.12 Nil
Sept. 2011 NA 64.29 35.71 Nil
March 2012 NA 65 35 Nil
Sept. 2012 NA 61.67 38.33 Nil
March 2013 NA 55.56 44.44 Nil
Sept. 2013 NA 67.42 32.59 Nil
March 2014 NA 73.45 26.55 Nil
Sept. 2014 NA 55.94 44.06 Nil
March 2015 NA 61.11 38.89 Nil
Sept. 2015 NA 64.39 35.61 Nil
(ongoing. Data as
of 31st July
2015)
DBI 2009-10 NA NA NA NA
2010-11 NA NA NA 21.62
2011-12 NA NA NA 9.80
2012-13 NA NA NA 10.26
2013-14 NA NA NA 5.55
2014-15 NA NA NA 4.08
2015-16 NA NA NA 9.09

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34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense
Services examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive
examinations? Give details category-wise. :
Nil.

35. Student progression:

Student progression Percentage against enrolled

UG to PG NA
PG to M.Phil. NA
PG to Ph.D. NA
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral NA
Employed
Campus selection 83.33 %
Other than campus recruitment 15.47 %
Entrepreneurs 1.20 %

Admissions to UG and PG programme is through separate entrance

examination. Hence, there is no natural progression from UG to PG and
PG to Ph.D. programme.

36. Diversity of staff:

Percentage of faculty who are graduates

of the same university 25%
from other universities within the State 54%
from universities from other States 17%
from universities outside the country 4%

37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and
D.Litt. during the assessment period :

M.Phil. Ph.D. D.Sc. D.Litt.

01 04 - -

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38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard

to
a) Library
b) Internet facilities for staff and students
c) Total number of class rooms
d) Class rooms with ICT facility
e) Students' laboratories
f) Research laboratories

a. Library:
Library is situated on the ground floor of the Institute. The Institute
extends the connotation of a 'library' to mean a 'Learning resource
Centre'. So, in addition to books, reference materials, manikins, CDs,
DVDs, online databases and other teaching aids are an important part of
the library. The accession register keeps a methodical record of all such
resources. Easy access is ensured through user friendly issue of books and
journals. Every book issued for home lending or referencing is entered in
the Issue register & KOHA Library software. Online catalogue & online
database are accessible to all library users through Wi-Fi.New books are
displayed in the library in New Arrival case for the students and the staff.
Reprographic facilities are centrally available on the campus.

Sr. No Library Facility Details

1 Total Area 1568 Sq.ft

2 Total Seating Capacity 50

3 Working Hours

i - on working days 10 hours ( 9am -7 pm)

ii - on Sunday Closed

iii - Festivals/ Holidays Closed

iv - Before Examination 12 hours ( 8 am – 8 pm )

v - During Examination 12 hours ( 8 am – 8 pm )

vi - During Vacation 10 hours ( 9am -7 pm)

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Sr. No Library Facility Details

4 Layout of Library

- IT Zone for accessing e - resources Yes

5 - Display of floor plan Yes

- Adequate sign boards Yes

- Access to differentially abled users and Yes

mode to access to collection

6 Details of Library Holdings

Print ( total books) 4256

- Books ( Titles) 2183

- Back Volumes 51

7 - Average no of books added in last 3 244

years

8 - Non print (Microfilms, AV) 978 CDs

9 Database 12
- Electronic (e-books, e-journals) 35084 e-books & journals are
accessed through online
databases subscribed by SIU

10 Number of Magazines 14

11 - Question Banks Available

12 No. of National Journals 11

13 No. of International Journals 3

14 Tools deployed to access the collection KOHA, EBSCO Host,

Emerald, J-stor, Scopus,
Frost & Sullivan

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b) Internet facilities for staff and students:

1. Internet facilities for staff and Yes. Internet is provided through the
students wired and wireless LAN

2. Total Systems 78

3. Computer student ratio 1:4

4. Dedicating Computing Facility Yes

5. LAN Facility Yes, 100/1000 MBPS LAN

6. No of Nodes/Computers with 78
Internet facility

Every faculty in the Institute is provided with a separate computer.

Internet facilities to all students and staff are provided through the wired
and wireless LAN. They use computer-aided teaching tools to prepare
teaching materials. 71 desktop systems & 7 laptops are available in the
institute with internet facility. Campus wide secured network is available
through wired as well as wireless LAN of 100/1000 Mbps. Entire campus
is Wi –Fi enabled, facilitating students to access internet 24x7.

All desktops & laptops are connected with IBM blade center S chasis intel
xeon E-5 2609 v2 to quad core 2.5 GHz with 3 blade server. IT
infrastructure of the institute is secured with Sonicwall hardware firewall.
Other facilities include MS office, Printer, Scanner, Photocopier,
contemporary operating system – Windows 7 & 8, Symantec Endpoint
Protection Antivirus.

Network administrator & Senior IT support staff are available.

c) Total number of class rooms

Total number of classrooms are 11. In addition to this Audio Visual (AV)
Hall, Management Development Programme (MDP) hall, auditorium are
also used for academic purposes.

d) Class rooms with ICT facility:

Most of the classrooms, AV Hall, MDP hall & auditorium are equipped
with audio visual and internet facility. ICT-enabled class rooms have been
developed with facilities of laptop / desktops, LCD Projector, Internet and
access to the various academic databases is also provided.

e) Students' laboratories
i. Computer Laboratory: The institute has well equipped computer lab
with LAN internet facility.Entire campus is Wi Fi enabled, facilitating
students to access internet 24x7.

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ii. Centre for Health Skills: The Symbiosis Centre for Health Skills is a
multidisciplinary educational facility, which strives to provide high-tech
simulated and virtually created healthcare set-up for teaching, training &
assessment of all health care professionals in clinical and related
management skills.
iii. Anatomy & Hospital Practices Laboratory is shared between
Symbiosis College of Nursing (SCON) & Symbiosis Institute of Health
Sciences (SIHS).
f) Research laboratories
By virtue of organizations like Chest Research Foundation, Serum
Institute of India, Public Health Foundation of India etc., being Approved
Research Centre (ARC) of the SIU, students are encouraged to undertake
research at these ARCs.
39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates -
a. from the host institution/university
b. from other institutions/universities
a. from the host institution/university
11 students are pursuing Ph.D. from host institution / university.

HOST INSTITUTE - Ph.D. SCHOLARS

Sr. No. Name of Scholar Title

Emerging Trends In Medical Laboratory

Technology Education From An Assessment
1 Dr. Sammita Jadhav
And Analysis Of The Contemporary Education
In Medical Technology

A Study of Clinical Laboratory Services with

2 Ms. Sanjivani Maral Special Reference to Quality Control Practices
in Pune

Competency mapping of hospital managers in

selected hospitals and its relation with present
3 Ms. Meenal Kulkarni
outcomes of hospital and healthcare
management programmes

Study of Factors Affecting the Penetration of

4 Ms. Neha Ahire Health Insurance in Select Cities of
Maharashtra

Dr. Dnyaneshwar Estimation of cost benefit analysis of EMS

5
Shelke system

6 Mr. Suhas Divse Use of ICT in Disaster Management

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HOST INSTITUTE - Ph.D. SCHOLARS

Sr. No. Name of Scholar Title

The study of emergency response system of

7 Mr. Ganesh Sonune Pune city using geospatial tools with a view to
recommend effective measures

Standardization of bed space for wards in

8 Mr. Lalit Varma
hospitals

To study and compare the operational

efficiency of National Accreditation Board for
9 Dr. Rohini Kulur
Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH) in
accredited and non -accredited hospitals

10 Mr. Vishal Kataria Exploring the Perceptions on Innovation

Attributes, Intermediate Health Outcomes and
Health Information Behavior Impact of Using
Mobile Based Technology: A Study on User
And Health Care Providers' Perceptive.

Examining Legal and Policy Provisions on

Mr. Shamim
11 Silicosis in the Context of Sandstone Mining in
Mohammad
Karauli-Rajasthan-India

1 Junior Research Fellow & 1 Research Associate from the host institute
were appointed.

Sr. No. Name of Scholar Type

1 Ms. Shoma Srivastava Research Associate

2 Ms. Baishakhi Ghosh Junior Research Fellow

b. From other institutions/universities

OTHER INSTITUTION - Ph.D. SCHOLARS

Institution /
Sr. Name of University Title
Type Guide
No Scholar

Savitribai
Phule A study of call management
Mr. A S University, process, assessment of call Dr. G K
1 Doctoral Pune
Farooqui quality and effectiveness in Shirude
pharmaceutical selling

40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from

the university.
As per SIU guidelines, every year financial assistance is provided by way
of a Merit scholarship to student of FoHBS who tops SNAP examination.

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Sr. SNAP
Name of
No Batch Year Program Semester Scholarship
student
amount in Rs.

Mr.
2011- MBA-
1 Abhishek 2011-12 Sem. I 98,000
13 HHM
Gupta

Ms.
2012- MBA-
2 Shouryadi 2012-13 Sem. I 92,000
14 HHM
pta Ghosh

Mr.
2013- MBA-
3 Niranjan 2013-14 Sem. I 1,02,500
15 HHM
Lele

Ms. Ritu
2014- MBA-
4 Baliya 2014-15 Sem. I 1,12,500
16 HHM
Singh

41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the

development of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.
Yes. Need assessment exercise is undertaken before development of any
programme at SIHS.
The curriculum of each programme is carefully designed with academic
inputs from the stakeholders to make it comprehensive, relevant and
meaningful. The programmes are designed keeping in mind the needs of
the society. They are contemporary and standardized to national need &
international norms. The expertise thus acquired ensures a strong
scientific foundation of basic knowledge to be gained and skill sets &
competencies to be acquired, which in turn brings out well-groomed and
confident professionals.
Rigorous discussions & deliberations with academic & industry experts
are held to develop the curriculum & pedagogy. The programmes are
approved through systematic process as laid down by the SIU viz. Board
of Studies, Board of University Development, Academic Council &
Board of Management.
The continuous up gradation of the curriculum is done to meet the
emerging needs of rapidly growing healthcare sector, based on inputs /
feedback received from various stakeholders.
42. Does the department obtain feedback from:
a. Faculty on (a) curriculum as well as (b) teaching-learning-
evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize the feedback?
The faculty members are involved in designing and implementation of
curriculum. Continuous interaction and deliberations are held on various
fora to discuss curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation involving
various stakeholders.
It is utilized for curriculum development and revision, to identify training
and development needs in faculty and arrange for such programs, to
mentor and counsel faculty & to cascade best practices across the team.
Thus, feedback is obtained and implemented. This has resulted in drawing
up of SOPs for various initiatives & development of student lifecycle
manual.

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b. Students on (i) staff, (ii) curriculum and (iii)teaching-learning-

evaluation and how does the department utilize the feedback?
Yes. SIHS has well-structured feedback mechanism from students on
staff, curriculum and teaching, learning and evaluation. Feedback from
the students is obtained and analyzed. This helps the assessment of the
performance of the faculty, curriculum and teaching learning evaluation.
Shortcomings, if any are rectified.

c. (iv)Alumni and (v)employers on the programmes offered and how

does the department utilize the feedback?
Yes, feedback from the alumni & employers are obtained by way of
inviting alumni / industry leaders on various fora such as guest lectures,
alumni meet, consortium and conferences. These suggestions are used for
enhancing employability value of students, by incorporating necessary
changes in the course curriculum, teaching, learning and pedagogy to suit
industry requirement.

43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)

Sr. Name of the Programme

Designation Company
No. Alumni & Batch

Life Supporters
Dr. Paresh PGDEMS
1 Director Institute of
Navalkar (2002-03)
Health Sciences

Dr.
PGDEMS Maharashtra
2 Dnyaneshwar COO
(2002-03) EMS Project
Shelke

Cygnus Medicare
Mr.Amit MBA (HHM) Partner, Medical
3 Private Limited,
Murarka (2009-11) Director
New Delhi

Mr. Rajiv MBA (HHM) Entrepreneur and

4 Zealthcare
Kamra (2009-11) Managing Director

Ministry of
Health & Family
Dr. Shahab Ali MBA (HHM) Consultant- Policy
5 Welfare,
Siddiqui (2008-10) & Planning
Government of
India

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Sr. Name of the Programme

Designation Company
No. Alumni & Batch

Ms. Roli
Pandey & MBA (HHM) Integrated
6 Founder & Director
Ms. Moitryee (2011-13) Haleness
Goswami

Maj.(Dr)
MBA (HHM)
7 Ashwin Project Manager Accenture
(2008-10)
Devanhalli

Lecturer-
National Guard
Respiratory
M.Sc. MT Health Affairs,
8 Mr. Manjush K Therapy,
(2011-13) Riyadh, Kingdom
Physiotherapy &
of Saudi Arabia
Emergency Care

Royal Hobart
Ms. Bianca B.Sc. MT Cardiac
9 Hospital,
Coelho (2007-10) Technologist
Australia

King Fahad
Medical City,
Mr. Tushar Respiratory
10 Ministry of
Ranpise B.Sc. MT Technician
Health, Kingdom
(2007-10) of Saudi Arabia

44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures /

workshops / seminar) involving external experts.
SIHS has conducted numerous student enrichment programmes.
Few of them are mentioned below:

Sr.
Name & organization Topic
No

1 Dr. R. A. Mashelkar MBA in Innovation,

Director General of the Council of Entrepreneurship &
Scientific & Industrial Research Intrapreneurship

2 Mr. Dilip Padgaonkar, Communication in Healthcare

Ex Consulting Editor, TOI

3 Mr. Sufi Pore, Capacity building in Community

Disaster Management Consultant, for Disaster Management
UN

4 Mr. Ramesh Sharma, Ethics and Motivation

Ex DGP

Ms. Ameera Shah,

5 Entrepreneurship in healthcare
MD, Metropolis

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Sr. No Name & organization Topic

Dr. Myshkin Ingawale,

6 Founder Director, Biosense Innovation and entrepreneurship
Technologies

Dr.Nilima Kadambi,
7 Every Challenge is an Opportunity
Ex. CEO, Swiss Re

Mr. Pradeep Thukral,

8 Medical Tourism
CEO, Safe Med Trip

Mr. Sarang Yande,

9 Employability and Job sustainability
Director, Will N Skill Consultancy

Mr. Lalit Mistry,

Overview of consultancy in
10 Associate Director, Healthcare
healthcare
KPMG India Pvt Ltd.

45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different
programmes.Lectures, Power Point Presentations, Classrooms
Discussion, Case Studies, assignment, quiz and videos.
a) Power Point Presentation.
b) Workshops.
c) Group Discussions
d) Presentation by students
e) Quizzes
f) Case Study.
g) Seminars conducted by sister institutes across India, with Faculty
Members.
h) Project Work
i) Dissertation Writing.
j) Clinico Technological Correlation (CTC)

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are
constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored?
All the programs conducted are need based, suited to the ever changing &
ever expanding horizon of the health care sector. Academic programmes
clearly take into consideration the goals and objectives and learning
outcomes of the programme. Academic audits and faculty interactions are
conducted periodically as a measure of quality sustenance and to ensure
that the programme objectives and learning outcomes are constantly met.
Learning outcomes are monitored by continuous internal assessments,
which help understand whether learning outcomes are satisfactory.
l The institute strives hard to make the students industry ready through
the programmes offered which is inline with the requirements of the
industry. The institute's effort to incorporate the changing
technological trends and industry needs are well appreciated and have
fetched awards and recognitions.

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l The specialization courses offered by the institute are in niche areas in

the healthcare sector and we constantly get good feedback about the
quality of work done by our students during their summer internship.
The fact that repeat placements are offered to our students is evidence
that our students are able to meet the expectations of the industry. The
placement statistics and university examination results along with
industry feedback aids in constantly monitoring the outcomes.
l The teaching-learning pedagogy for each course is so designed that it
facilitates the fulfillment of the learning outcomes of the particular
course. The pedagogy of the teaching-learning process for each course
is designed to ascertain that the objectives and the learning outcome is
aligned. Emphasis is given on project based, group learning activities
and skill based learning.
l Conscious efforts are made to move from the traditional classroom
teaching methodology to project based and group based learning, with
emphasis being given to blended and outside- the-classroom learning.
l Learning outside the classroom: Industry based learning and actual
project work is carried out in hospitals, IT Industry, Pharmaceutical
industry, insurance sector and other verticals of the hospital and the
healthcare industry.
l Assessment strategies are formulated in such a manner that the
achievement of the intended learning outcome can be ascertained.
Emphasis is given to continuous assessment, group projects,
presentations and case studies. Participation & presentation of papers
in various academic fora is encouraged. Further, some of the projects
undertaken by the students during summer internships result in
publications.
l The institute collects feedback on student learning outcomes by
following means:
o Feedback is regularly taken from faculty and students.
o Inputs from employers on the performance of the students.
o Analysis of examination results.
l The outcome of the above analysis is discussed by the appropriate
body within the institute and necessary steps are taken to overcome the
barriers to learning. These steps include but are not limited to conduct
of remedial classes for students and faculty development programs,
improvement in infrastructure, counseling of students etc.
l Academic audit
l Curriculum review
l Open house sessions with students

47. Highlight the participation of (i) students and(ii)faculty in extension

activities.
The institute organizes various community outreach with participation of
faculty & students. Following outreach programmes are conducted by
SIHS:
l Every year, SIHS students participate in planning and management to
provide medical aid,OPD services and pre-hospital care for pilgrims
during Pandharpur Wari.

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l As a yearly activity, SIHS organizes a Blood Donation Drive on the

occasion of International Students' Day. Stuents of SIHS promote the
blood donation drive through skits, presentations and posters depicting
the necessity of donating blood. The Blood Donation Drive is
conducted at all campuses of Symbiosis International University.
Various Blood Banks participate every year for this noble cause.
Around 2000 blood bottles have been collected consistently on a single
day, for the last 5 years.
l Every year, Pune International Marathon is held in December, wherein
students participate as well as provide First Aid services and pre
hospital care along the entire runway.
l Alcoholism – Social Drive: - The general public is made aware of the
adverse effects on health & the social impact due to alcoholism by way
of street plays at various public places.
l Self-defence:- Display and conduct of sessions on self-defence
especially for teenage girls and college students was conducted by
SIHS students at various public places.
l Malnutrition: -SIHS students generated awareness among the general
public on 'Effects and Prevention of Malnutrition' through posters and
street plays. Emphasis was on obesity as well as under nutrition
especially in the young generation.
l Community services to residents of old age home: SIHS students
visited various Old Age homes like Trimurti, Abhalmaya and
Sanjeevani in the city of Pune and conducted health awareness
sessions. Students also conducted entertainment sessions for the
residents of old age homes.
l Amrut Varsha: Student of MBA HHM batch 2013-15 visited the paddy
farms to understand the efforts involved in the production of food and
generate empathy towards farmers.
l Hruday Mohotsav: In commemoration of the World Heart Day,
students of Medical Technology actively participated in the event by
educating the public through charts and specimens.
l Symbiosis Community Outreach Programme Execution (SCOPE):
The SCOPE is directed towards the objective of positively impacting
the community by way of joint initiatives at the University level. As a
part of community healthcare services under institutional social
responsibility, following activities are undertaken viz. outpatient
services and health education activities for poor, marginalized & needy
populations, health talks, checkup and treatment camps, participation
in various health education drives and national programs in & around
Mulshi block and Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC)
area through Family Doctor Clinic (FDC) at Sus village and a well-
equipped Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) in Mulshi tehsil & PCMC.
48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the
department.
l The students are encouraged to attend conferences and seminars at
various fora in the country. Apart from this, activities such as current
affairs, discussion on cases, presentations by students in Leadership
Development Series adds to their knowledge & presentation skills.
This gives them adequate exposure to the industry as well as
opportunity to showcase their abilities at a national level. Some of the
projects under taken by the students during the Summer Internship
Project (SIP) are converted to articles in magazines & journals.

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Some of the activities attended by students are as follows:

Sr.
Name of the Students Activity Institute
No
Sancheti Healthcare
1 Dr. Akhila Nayak Quiz & book release Academy & Narayana
Hrudalaya
Indian Academy of
Ms. Sanika Shah ,
2 ECHO India 2013 Echocardiography,
Ms. Shruti Chaudhari
Bangalore
Ms. Sanika Shah,
Mr. AakashSoni,
Communication Skills for Symbiosis Institute of
3 Ms. Alice George,
Medical Technologists Health Sciences
Ms. Dhanashree Chari,
Mr. Rahul Sharma
Ms. Juhi Desai,
Ms. Neha Jadhav, Basic and Advanced
4 IARC
Mr. Aakash Soni, Mechanical Ventilation
Ms. Sanika Shah
Ms. Shraddha Agrawal
5 NABH awareness QCI
Ms. Isha Sharma
6 Ms. Madhulika 'Pharmacon' National ABMH
Rawat Conference

7 Ms. Madhulika Quality Improvement & ABMH

Rawat Patient Safety (QIPS) -III

8 Dr. Srishti QIPS-III ABMH

Upadhyay

9 Dr. Ruchismita FICCI,Heal - National FICCI

Deb Conference

10 Ms. Ruchismita Pradanya– IIHMR

Deb, International
Dr. Amrita Singh Conference

11 Dr. Ankit Pre Eureka Business IIT, Mumbai

Srivastava, Plan
Dr. Nirmal Shah,
Mr. Deep Jana

12 Ms. Suchita 'Vivartana' - National ASCI, Hyderabad

Agrawal Conference

13 Ms. Sahily Singh, Clairvoyance - TISS

Dr. Srishti National Conference
Upadhyay,
Ms. Linda
Fernandez

14 Mr. Vaibhav Jain Mad – Ad – SCIT

Competition

15 Mr. Arun B, Vishwapreneur- VIT, Pune

Mr. Embrahim Business Plan
Khan,
Dr Nabh Patil

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49. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by

other agencies? If yes, give details.
Yes. The institute is accredited by following agencies:

l As an International Training Center (ITC) of the American Heart

Association (AHA), USA.
l As a “Chapter” of the International Trauma Life Support Organization,
(ITLS), USA. This program is endorsed by the American College of
Emergency Physicians (ACEP).
l Recognized by the Los Angeles Paramedic Training Institute, USA
l Approved Center for Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)®-
India Programme
l Recognized by Saudi Commission for Health Specialties for the
PGDEMS programme.
l Recognized by Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC)
l Affiliated to Healthcare Sector Skill Council (HSSC), NSDC, Govt. of
India

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating

new knowledge, basic or applied.
l The institute has contributed in generating new knowledge by way of
research projects in the areas of Emergency Medical Services, First
Aid Trauma Training, age related changes in the lung growth and
respiratory functions, Sero-surveillance to assess Rubella
susceptibility and assessment of immunogenicity and reactogenicity
of Rubella vaccine (R-Vac®) in female students, Factors affecting the
health behavior amongst students, Road safety awareness and
practices among students, Health promoting behaviour amongst
fresher students, Comparative study of healthcare systems in higher
educational institutions, Student health insurance etc.
l Faculty & students attend numerous conferences and present research
papers contributing to the new knowledge. Following are the activities
undertaken to generate new knowledge, basic or applied:
l Research projects.
l Research Publications.
l Participation in conferences / workshops.
l Industry projects by Institute & students: Summer internship,
dissertation,
l Consortium
l 4 Ph.D. Theses completed.

51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and

Challenges (SWOC) of the department.
l Strengths:
l 1. Strong core values: The Symbiosis DNA! Admission to any
programme at SIHS is purely and strictly on academic merit alone.
There is no donation / no capitation i.e. no monetary considerations for
admissions to any programme.
l 2. SIHS offers innovative, need based, non conventional programmes
which are skill oriented, competency driven and research oriented. All
programmes are interdisciplinary in nature.

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l 3. Strong National & International Academic Linkages with various

healthcare organizations of repute across various verticals of the
healthcare sector provide the student with a ring side view of the entire
healthcare sector beyond hospitals alone.
l 4. Nonconventional learning resources like manikins, simulation lab
with scenarios, an ultra-modern well equipped operational
ambulance, an ‘on campus health centre’ provide students with
innovative learning pedagogies.
l 5. Conduct of various health related community oriented awareness
and extension programmes instill the right mindset, attitude, skillsets
and societally oriented humane approach in the would be healthcare
professionals.
l 6. Availability of on campus Health Centre which provides
preventive, curative and promotive healthcare services along with
Emergency Medical Services and unique medical insurance scheme
for staff & students.
l
l Weakness:
l 1. On campus hospital (medical training facilities): To meet the
requirement of on campus hospital, SIHS has signed MoUs with
various healthcare establishments viz. Hospitals, IT in Healthcare
companies, Health Insurance companies, Medical equipment and
devices companies etc. Also, nonconventional training aids such as
manikins, simulators in centre for health skills, on campus well
equipped ambulance, on campus health centre are used to impart the
training.
l Recently, SIU has got all plans approved and sanctioned from all
Authorities concerned for construction of Symbiosis General Hospital
cum Research Centre at SIU Campus, Lavale. Work will commence
soon and the hospital is expected to be commissioned within the next
two years!
l 2. Research output: Few Research projects and Publications: Faculty
members are encouraged / incentivized to undertake minor / major
research projects & publish research papers.
l 3. Faculty: Availability of the rightly qualified faculty is a challenge.
Further, compounding this problem is the priority of the faculty to
work in the practical / service sector, rather than pursuing an academic
career e.g. a doctor would rather choose to work in a hospital rather
than teach in an academic institute. This adversely affects the student –
teacher ratio. The disparity in remuneration between industry versus
academics is a further deterrent.
l 4. The diversity of the healthcare sector requires individuals with
diverse knowledge and skillsets. It is difficult, if not impossible to find
the right blend of knowledge, skillsets and competencies in one
individual. This necessitates recruiting faculty in niche areas of
specialization leading to a disproportionately high number of visiting
faculty.
l 5. The gestational age of SIHS is just a decade! Consequently, SIHS
lacks a formal, strong and effective alumni association. The
contribution of alumni to the growth and development of an institute
needs no mention / emphasis.

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l Opportunities:
1. Healthcare sector is a sunshine sector with tremendous career
options and growth opportunities for an individual beyond doctors /
nurses.
2. The healthcare sector provides ample opportunities for undertaking
evidence based research. Towards this end, SIU has provided SIHS
earmarked funds and resources. Collaborations with various national
& international research organizations have been developed to
undertake joint collaborative research projects, encourage faculty
members for professional up gradation viz. enrollment for Ph.D.
3. Increase in Consultancies & MDPs: Considering, increasing need
& demand for skilled manpower across all cadres, there is a huge
opportunity to undertake consultancies & MDPs on various aspects
such as communication skills, management skills, technical skills,
patients handling & assessment skills etc. SIHS continuously strives
to develop & implement Management Development Programmes.
l 4. Academic Reforms: Being a Deemed University, SIU allows
opportunities to reform the curriculum dynamically, suited to the
expanding horizon of the healthcare sector viz. adoption of CGPA
system, provision for non-core credits, problem based learning etc.
l 5. Skill development being the National agenda, SIHS is making
forays in simulation based skill training and thereby addressing the
dearth of skilled manpower which plagues the healthcare sector.
l
Challenges:
l 1. To sensitize students to career options beyond conventional
traditional careers in Medicine / Nursing.
l 2. To provide academics as a lucrative career option to future budding
healthcare professionals.
l 3. To develop innovative learning pedagogies independent of patient
interface.
l 4. To instill the right value system and qualities specific to healthcare
professionals.
l 5. To implement strategies to promote faculty up gradation. To instill
and promote research bent of mind amongst faculty.
l 6. To meet the diverse manpower requirement of the ever changing
and ever expanding healthcare sector.

52. Future plans of the department:

SIHS is in the process of establishing a Health Sciences & Technology
Park (HSTP) comprising of Centre for Health Skills, Research &
Development Centres of healthcare organizations, a general hospital,
a Paramedic Training Institute, a Centre for Complementary and
Alternative Therapy, a School of Sports Sciences etc. all contributing
to a complete new world of healthcare.

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 (SCON)
Symbiosis College
of Nursing
Symbiosis is known to be one of the best universities in India. What inspired me to come to
Symbiosis is the way they treat everyone because it is equally balanced. There is no
segregation among foreigners and Indians. Symbiosis College of Nursing is the best
nursing college .I have learnt a lot in just my first year. Symbiosis is good when it comes to
the medical programme. By studying here, I feel I will contribute better to my country and
the world.

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the Department

Symbiosis College of Nursing (SCON)

2. Year of establishment
2007

3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?

Yes,Symbiosis College of Nursing is a Department of Symbiosis
International University under the Faculty of Health and Biomedical
Sciences.

4. Names of programmes offered:

Undergraduate programmes -
• B.Sc. Nursing (04 years)
• Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing (02 years)

Postgraduate programmes -
• M.Sc. Nursing (02 years)

Specializations:
• Medical Surgical Nursing
• Community Health Nursing
• Mental Health Nursing

Certificate programme (06 months, weekend programme):

• Advanced Certificate Course in Critical Care Nursing (ACCCN)

5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved

Apart from involving Faculty of Health and Biomedical Sciences for
interdisciplinary programme, SCON also incorporates courses like
Integrated Disaster Management Programme, Self Defence, Basics of
Fitness, Creative Writing, Film Appreciation, Web Designing using
CMS, fundamentals of IT and introduction to Human Rights from the
course catalogue of other Faculties for e.g. Faculty of Law, Faculty of
Computer Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc.
- A substantial component of hands-on-skill training in various
clinical specialties like Medical Surgical Nursing, Mental Health
Nursing, Child Health Nursing, Obstetrics & Gynaecological
Nursing and Community Health Nursing are taught in collaboration
with hospitals and health care organizations in Pune.
- This is facilitated through formal MoUs with Yashwantrao
Chavan Memorial Hospital,Oyster & Pearl and Tulip Hospital and
permissions from Maharashtra Memorial Foundation, Chaitanya

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Mental Health Care Centre, Dr. Homi J Bhabha Hospital,

Mutha Primary Health Centre, Dwarika Sangamnerkar Medical
Foundation, Pune.

7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons

NIL

8. Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based

Credit System
Symbiosis College of Nursing follows Annual system of examination
based on marks as per norms of Indian Nursing Council (INC).

9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other

departments:
NIL

10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual

Sanctioned Filled/actual
Professor 03 02
Associate Professors 03 02
Asst. Professors 08 04
Adjunct Faculty 0 0
Other Teaching staff 22 11
Total 36 19
*Against a sanctioned intake of 360, SCON has only 175 students admitted

11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of

specialization, experience and research under guidance

No. of
Ph.D./
No. of M.Phil.
Years stu-
Sl. Designa- Specializa-
Name Qualification of dents
No. tion tion
Expe- guided
rience for the
last 4
years
Col (Dr.)
Pillay M.Sc. Nursing
Director, Psychiatric
1 Jayalakshmi PGDHHM, 41 NIL
Professor Nursing
Namasivayam Ph.D
(Retd)
M.Sc. Nursing Obstetrics
M.A(Sociology) Dy. & Gynae-
Lt. Col.
Dip. in Nsg Director, cological
2 Shobha Naidu 22 NIL
Admin, Assoc. Nursing
(Retd)
MBA (Hosp. Prof
Mgt), PGDMLS

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M.Sc. Nursing
Dr. Joshi Commu-
M.Sc ( DM)
3 Sonopant Professor nity Health 32 NIL
Ph.D
Ganpatrao Nursing

M.Sc. Nursing Psychiatric

Mrs. Sheela PGDHA Nursing
4 Assocate 17 NIL
Upendra M.A (Sociol-
Professor
ogy)
Mrs. Sawane M.Sc. Nursing Commu-
5 Kalpana PGDHA Assistant nity Health 11 NIL
Ganesh Professor Nursing
Obstetrics
Mrs. A Seeta M.Sc. Nursing & Gynae- 9 NIL
6 Assistant
Devi PGDE cological
Professor
Nursing
Obstetrics
Ms.Waghmare & Gynae-
7 M.Sc. Nursing Assistant 6.2 NIL
Shital Vinayak cological
Professor
Nursing
Mrs. Barde 6
Psychiatric
8 Sheetal M.Sc. Nursing Assistant NIL
Nursing
Bhaurao Professor
Mrs. Chavan Clinical Commu-
9 Ranjana M.Sc. Nursing Instruc- nity Health 7.5 NIL
Govind tor Nursing
Mrs. Manu Paediatric
10 M.Sc. Nursing Tutor 6.2 NIL
Acha Roy Nursing
Mr. Jabade Commu-
11 Mangesh M.Sc. Nursing Tutor nity Health 3 NIL
Vilinikaran Nursing
Medical
Mrs Anju Ann
12 M.Sc. Nursing Tutor Surgical 1.6 NIL
Mani
Nursing
Ms. Kadam
13 Priyanka B.Sc. Nursing Tutor Nursing 2 NIL
Anton
Clinical
14 Mr. Nithesh N B.Sc. Nursing Instruc- Nursing 0.6 NIL
tor
Mrs. Kamble
15 Sulekha B.Sc. Nursing Tutor Nursing 0 NIL
Kishor
Mr. Makandar
Paediatric
16 Sameer M.Sc. Nursing Tutor 2 NIL
Nursing
Sikandar
Medical
Mrs. Dumbre
17 M.Sc. Nursing Tutor Surgical 10 NIL
Dipali Umesh
Nursing
Medical
Ms. Anisha
18 M.Sc. Nursing Tutor Surgical 1 NIL
Kochitty
Nursing
Ms. Rangaria Psychiatric
19 M.Sc. Nursing Tutor 1.6 NIL
Sonia Daniel Nursing

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12. List of Senior Visiting Fellows, Adjunct Faculty, Emeritus professors–

Senior Visiting Fellows:

Sr. Professional Years of

Name Position Course
No. Qualification Experience
Dr. Anirudh MBBS, MD
1. Prof, HOD 32 Years Physiology
Joshi (Physiology)
Ms. Devina
2. Lecturer MA. BEd. 22 years English
Joshi
Dr. Nichal Consultant MBBS,DPM, Psychiatric
3. 20 Years
Rawal Psychiatrist MRC -Psychiatry Nursing
M.Sc.
Dr. Suwarna Micro-
4. Professor (Microbiology) 25 Years
Joshi biology
PhD
Mrs.
M.Sc. Micro-
5. Sanjivini Professor 15 Years
(Microbiology) biology
Mane
Medical-
Dr. Jyoti Associate
6. MD (Medicine) 18 Years Surgical
Gayudu Consultant
Nursing
Dr. Rahul Ph.D Pharma-
7. Professor 15 Years
Kedari (Pharmacology) cology
Dr. Rakesh MBBS, MD
8. Professor 42 Years Pathology
Kakkar (Pathology), DCP
Dr. Rajendra Nursing
9. Lecturer BE 40 Years
Deshmukh Management
Mrs.Bhavana
10. Lecturer M.Sc. Statistics 10 Years Statistics
Samudre
Mr. Hemant Introduction
11. HOD M.Sc. IT, DCA 40 Years
Khaladkar to Computer
Ms. Aparna
12. Lecturer MA. B.Ed 10 Years Hindi
Prabhudesi

13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary Faculty – programme-

wise information

Name of the Programme Year Percentage (%)

B.Sc. Nursing 2014-15 19.6
P.B.B.Sc. Nursing 2014-15 21
M.Sc. Nursing 2014-15 13.3

14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio

9:1

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15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative

staff: sanctioned, filled and actual

Category Sanctioned Filled/Actual

Academic support staff 14 01 + (02)
(technical)
Administrative staff 40 05

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies -

Thrust Topic Funding

Area agencies
Com- Global Fund to fight for AIDS, Tuberculosis, Indian
munity Malaria - to provide training to the staff Nursing
Health nurses across selected areas of Maharashtra Council,
in collaboration with Indian Nursing Govt. of
Council. India
Paediat- Neonatal Resuscitation: ‘First Golden Indian
rics Minutes’- workshops for the Nursing Academy of
personnel of Pune city in collaboration with Paediatrics
IAP. (IAP)
Medicine Effectiveness of planned health teaching Symbiosis
regarding ‘Patient safety curriculum’ on International
knowledge and practices of Nursing students University
of selected establishments with the view
to recommend necessary changes in the
Nursing curriculum of SIU
Medicine Efficacy of the training module on Symbiosis
knowledge of Diabetes care among nurses International
of selected hospitals in Pune city University

Mental Effectiveness of progressive muscle Symbiosis

Health relaxation versus music therapy on anxiety International
among elderly residing at selected geriatric University
homes of Pune city

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17. Number of Faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b)

international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give
the names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received
project-wise.

a) National :

Faculty Funding Project Title Year Fund

agency (Rs.)
1. Col (Dr) Indian Nurs- Global Fund 2010 2,48,07,009
Jayalakshmi N ing Council, to fight AIDS,
(Retd) Govt. of Tuberculosis,
2. Ms.Shital India Malaria
Waghmare
3. Mrs.
Sheetal Barde
4. Mrs. Ran-
jana Chavan
1. Mrs. Seeta Indian Neonatal 2013 2,47,735
Devi Academy of Resuscitation
2. Ms. Shital Paediatrics Programme :
Waghmare ‘First Golden
3. Mrs. Sonu Minutes’
George
1. Mrs. Sheela Symbiosis Efficacy of 2013-14 1,50,000/-
Upendra International the training
2. Mrs. A. University module on
Seeta Devi knowledge of
Diabetes care
among nurses
of selected
hospitals in
Pune city.
1. Mrs. Symbiosis Effectiveness 2013-14 1,30,000/-
Sheetal Barde International of progressive
2. Col (Dr) University muscle relax-
Jayalakshmi N ation versus
(Retd) music therapy
3. Mrs. Sheela on anxiety
Upendra among el-
derly residing
at selected ge-
riatric homes
of Pune city.

b) International:
NIL

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18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants

received

a) National collaboration

Project title Workshops/ Year Funding Amount

Training Agency received
conducted for (Rs.)
Global Fund Auxiliary 2010 Indian 2,48,07,009
to fight AIDS, Nurse Midwife onwards Nursing
Tuberculosis, (Tuberculosis Council,
Malaria Workshop) – Govt. of
project Rs.1,30500/-(2 India
from Indian days)
Nursing General Nursing
Council, & Midwifery
Govt. of India (Tuberculosis)
for training of – Rs.1,74,500
staff nurses (3days)
General Nursing
& Midwifery
(Human
Immunodeficiency
Virus/ Acquired
Immunodeficiency
Syndrome) – Rs.
3,15,500/- (6 days)
Auxiallary Nurse
Midwife (Human
Immunodeficiency
Virus/Acquired
Immunodeficiency
Syndrome) – Rs.
1,74,500/- (3 days)
Indian Rs.21,000/- per 2011 Indian 2,47,735
Academy of project onwards Academy
Paediatrics (5-8 Projects/year) of
project for Paedia-
Nursing trics
personnel

b) International collaboration–NIL

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19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE;

DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received.

Project title Funding Agency Amount

received
(Rs.)
Global Fund to Fight for Indian Nursing Coun- 2,48,07,009
AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria cil, Govt. of India
project from Indian Nursing
Council for training of staff
nurses

Neonatal Resuscitation Indian Academy of 2,47,735

programme - ‘First Golden Paediatrics
Minute’

20. Research facility / center with -

State recognition –NIL

National recognition –The Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) of SIU

has been registered under Drug Controller General of India (DCGI).

International recognition– NIL

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or

corporate bodies
NIL

22. Publications:

Total number of publications 31

(From 2009 to 2015; as of 31-07-2015)
i. Number of papers published in peer 27 ( National 16 &
reviewed journals (national / international): International 11)
ii. Monographs -
iii. Chapters in Books 1
iv. Edited Books -
v. Books with ISBN with details of publishers 1
vi. Case Studies -
vii. Proceedings papers 2
viii. Working / Discussion papers -
Number listed in International Database (For
e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities Inter- 7
national Complete, Dare Database - Internation-
al Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.)

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Citation Index – range / Google Total Citations= 1

average (For SIU affiliated Scholar Range:0 - 1
papers) Avg: 1.00
Scopus Total Citations= 0
Range: 0
Avg: 0
Total citations of SCON Faculty (SIU + Non- 1
SIU affiliated papers)
SNIP Range: 0
Avg: 0
SJR Range: 0
Avg: 0.336
Avg: 0
Impact Factor – range/average Range: 0
Avg:0
h-index (Google Scholar: 1
Scopus: 0)

23. Details of patents and income generated -

NIL

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated

Sl. Fund gener-

Consultancy
No. ated (Rs.)
Global Fund to Fight for AIDS, Tuberculosis,
1 Malaria project from Indian Nursing Council 2,48,07,009
for training of staff nurses
Neonatal Resuscitation Programme - ‘First
2 2,47,735
Golden Minute’

25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other

laboratories / institutions

Faculty name National/ Designation

Interna-
tional
Col (Dr) Jayalakshmi National Inspector, Indian Nursing Coun-
N (Retd) cil, Govt. of India, New Delhi
Mrs. Meenakshi National Principal Assessor of National
Gijare Accreditation Board of Hospi-
tals

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26. Faculty serving in -

a) National committees

Faculty name Designation

Col (Dr) Jayalakshmi Inspector, Indian Nursing Council,
N (Retd) Govt. of India, New Delhi
President, Trained Nurses Association of
India, Pune City Branch
Mrs. Meenakshi Member, National Accreditation Board of
Gijare Hospitals
Mrs. Sheela Upendra Student Nurses Association Advisor, Trained
Nurses Association of India, Pune City Branch

b) International committees– NIL

c) Editorial Boards-

Sinhgad e- Journal of
Col (Dr) Nursing
Member, Advisory
Jayalakshmi N ( Biennial ); ISSN ‘2249-
Committee
(Retd) 3913( Online )
ISSN ‘2278-893X’(Print)
Sinhgad e- Journal of
Nursing
Member, Editorial
( Biennial ); ISSN ‘2249-
Board
3913 ( Online )
Dr S G Joshi ISSN ‘2278-893X’(Print)
South American Journal of
Member, Editorial
Academic Research
Board
ISSN: 2311-7672
Journal of Psychiatric
Member, Editorial
Nursing (Tri-Annual);
Board
ISSN 2277-9035
Mrs. Sheela
Upendra International Journal of
Psychiatric Nursing Member, Scientific
ISSN - 2394 - 9465 (Print) Committee
2395 - 180X (Online)

d) Any other (please specify) – NIL

27. Faculty recharging strategies

Faculty participate, attend/ present in various workshops, FDPs, seminars
& conferences in their clinical specialty and areas of interest.

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Faculty development programmes

2014-15

Refresher/
Workshops FDPs Seminars Conferences
Training course
17 20 01 07 01
Apart from these outbound activities, recreation and wellness activities
are also conducted as recharging strategies on regular basis for faculty at
SCON.

28. Student projects

• Percentage of students who have done in-house projects
including inter-departmental projects- 100% (Dissertation is
mandatory in final year of all Nursing programmes)
The project completion is an integral part of the curriculum and is
necessary criterion for partial fulfilment of the eligibility for award
of the degree.

• Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with

other universities
Industry/ institute –100% (students undertake projects from
field of clinical specialty as it is a necessary criterion for partial
fulfilment of the eligibility for award of the degree)

29 Awards / recognitions received at the National and International

level by Faculty –

Name Award/recognition Year

Best Nurse Educator appreciation

Col (Dr) Jayalakshmi
award, Trained Nurses Association 2011
N (Retd)
of India, Pune City Branch
Best Teacher appreciation award,
Mrs. Sheela Upendra Trained Nurses Association of India, 2011
Pune City Branch
Invited as Keynote Speaker for
Mrs. Meenakshi
National Accreditation Board for 2014
Gijare
Hospitals’ conference

• Doctoral / post-doctoral fellows- NIL

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• Students–

Sr.
Award Year
No.
1 Ms Haritha Hans bagged third position in Essay 2013
competition of Elsevier’s Gyandeep Excellence
in Nursing studies and received award worth
Rs. 5000/-

2 Mr. Nithesh N – 4th position in Discuss throw at 2013

XXV Biennial National SNA Conference

3 Ms. Gaikwad Nikita bagged 3rd prize at National 2014

level in Essay competition of writing Shree Ram-
achandra Mission in collaboration with the United
Nations Information Centre for India & Bhutan

30 Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized and the source

of funding (national/International) with details of outstanding
participants, if any.

Source
Event of Outstanding Participants
Funding
Dr. T. Dileep Kumar- President, Indian
Nursing Council
Dr. Rajiv Yeravdekar, Dean, Faculty of
Health and Biomedical Sciences.
Dr. Arun Jamkar, Dean ,B J Medical College,
Pune
Dr. Arun Mudbhidhri, Director, SIBM, Pune
National
Col. E John, Principal, AFMC, College of
Seminar –
Nursing, Pune
‘Nursing Indian
Dr. Shashikala Gurpur, Director,SLS, Pune
leadership Nursing
Brig.( Mrs) Tshering Bhutia, AFMC,
and Man- Council
College of Nursing, Pune
agement’
Dr. Tapti Bhatacharajee, Principal, Bharati
2010
Vidyapeeth College of Nursing, Pune
Maj. (Mrs) A R Singh, Principal, TGINE,
Pune
Maj. (Mrs) Ajitha , Nsg Superintendent,
Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune
Dr. Mrs Pratibha Chandekar, Principal,
Pravara College of Nursing

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Dr. T. Dileep Kumar- President, INC

Dr. Rajiv Yeravdekar, Dean, Faculty of
Health and Biomedical Sciences, SIU, Pune
Mr Ramling Mali, President, Maharashtra
Nursing Council, Mumbai
Dr. Sanjay Gupte, Director, Gupte Hospital,
Pune
Col. E John, Principal, AFMC, College of
Nursing, Pune
Mrs. Khurshid Jamdar, Principal, D Y Patil,
College of Nursing, Pune
Dr. Milind Salunkhe, Advocate Medico-legal
consult. Ex- PNDT Advocate consultant,
Govt. of Maharashtra
Dr. Dilip Walke, Medico-legal Advisor,
National Federation of Obstetric and Gynecological
conference- Societies of India
Ethical and Dr. Saroj Upasani, Principal, Kokilaben
Self-
Medico- Dhirubhai Ambani College of Nursing,
Funding
legal issues Mumbai
in Nursing , Mrs. Meera Achrekar, Nursing
2011 Superintendent, Tata Memorial Hospital,
Mumbai
Ms. Sujata Palande, Consultant, Health care
informatics, Nurse Entrepreneur, Pune
Mrs. Alka Kalambi, Principal, Leelabai
Thackersey College of Nursing, Mumbai
Mrs. Vaishali Mohite, Principal, Krishna
Institute of Nursing Sciences , Karad
Mrs. Havovi Fauzdar, Addl. Director
Nursing, Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai
Mrs. Linta B Issac, Infection control
Consultant, B D Medicals , Pune
Dr. Sujata Malik, Medical Director, Ruby
Hall Clinic, Pune
Dr. Prasad Muglikar, Director, Medical
Services, Jehangir Hospital, Pune

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Maj. Gen. (Mrs.) J K Grewal, VSM** Addl.

DGMNS, AHQ, New Delhi
Dr. Rajiv Yeravdekar, Dean, Faculty of
Health and Biomedical Sciences, SIU, Pune
Dr. Pradeep Kumari, Consultant,
National
Dermatologist, Pune
Seminar-
Lt. Gen. MA Tutakne, AVSM,VSM, Advisor
Grooming
Self- Medical Project
for Health
Funding Dr. Tapti Bhattacharjee, Principal, B V
care pro-
College of Nursing, Pune
fessionals,
Lt. Col. Malathi Rao, Nursing
2012
Superintendent, Kamal Nayan Bajaj
Hospital, Aurangabad
Prof. Maya V Chakravarty, Director, SIMC,
Bengaluru
Mrs. Sujata Palande , Nurse Entrepreneur
Dr. T. Dileep Kumar, President, INC
Dr. Rajiv Yeravdekar, Dean, Faculty of
Health and Biomedical Sciences, SIU, Pune
Dr. N.D. Deshmukh, DHO, Zilla Parishad,
Pune
ICMR, Dr Dileep Mavalakar, Director, Indian
National
UNI- Institute of Public Health , Gandhi Nagar
Conference
CEF, Dr. Suchita Pandit,President, FOGSI
-‘Fostering
MSAC, Maj. Gen. Sunita Kapoor, Addl. DGMNS,
safe moth-
JEHPIE- AHQ, New Delhi
erhood’
GO, Dr. Kamlesh Lalchandani, JHPAIEGO
Feb 2014
UNFPI Dr. Khanindra Bhuyan- UNICEF
Ms. Lina Duncan, Professional Midwife, Just
Health care, Mumbai
Dr. Girija Wagh, Executive member, FOGSI
Prof. Bandana Das ,President, Society of
Midwives of India

31 Code of ethics for research followed by the departments:

• A Research Advisory Committee (RAC) is constituted at individual

institute level to review research proposals and projects.

• The Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) of SIU focuses on

rights, safety and wellbeing of the research participants if research
involves human subjects.

• There is robust anti plagiarism policy available and implemented

for all dissertations by use of Turn-it-in Software.

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32 Student profile Programme-wise:

Name of the Applica- Pass

Selected
Programme tions percentage
(refer to question no. 4) Received Male Female Male Female
2008-12 05 01 04 100 100
2009-13 15 03 06 66.66 100
2010-14 13 01 10 100 100
B.Sc.
2011-15 10 02 04 100 100
Nursing
2012-16 29 03 16 NA NA
2013-17 36 04 12 NA NA
2014-18 44 07 35 NA NA
2015-19 40 17 23 NA NA
2009-11 50 06 44 100 97.56
2010-12 52 07 42 83.33 95
Post Basic 2011-13 49 14 23 100 100
B.Sc. Nurs- 2012-14 49 05 29 100 100
ing 2013-15 16 02 06 00 83.33
2014-16 08 01 05 NA NA
2015-17 08 00 08 NA NA
2011-13 15 05 07 100 100
2012-14 17 06 07 100 100
M.Sc.
2013-15 17 04 11 100 100
Nursing
2014-16 16 02 13 NA NA
2015-17 6 00 06 NA NA
2011-12 44 08 36 100 100
ACCCN 2012-13 44 15 29 100 100
2015-16 45 05 40 NA NA

33. Diversity of Students

% of % of
students Stu-
Name of the % of Students % of students
From Uni- dents
Programme from the from other Uni-
versities/ from
(refer to question no. Same Univer- versities/ Board
Board other
4) sity/ Board within the State
outside coun-
the State tries
2015-16 NIL 72.5 25 25
2014-15 NIL 42.85 23.82 33.33
2013-14 NIL 61.11 27.77 11.11
B.Sc.
2012-13 NIL 65.51 34.48 NIL
Nursing
2011-12 NIL 46.15 53.84 NIL
2010-11 NIL 61.53 38.46 NIL
2009-10 NIL 66.66 33.33 NIL

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2015-16 NIL 72.5 25 25

2014-15 NIL 42.85 23.82 33.33
2013-14 NIL 61.11 27.77 11.11
P.B.B.Sc
2012-13 NIL 65.51 34.48 NIL
Nursing
2011-12 NIL 46.15 53.84 NIL
2010-11 NIL 61.53 38.46 NIL
2009-10 NIL 66.66 33.33 NIL
2015-16 16.6 33.3 50 NIL
2014-15 31.85 12.5 56.25 NIL
M.Sc
2013-14 10 47.36 36.84 5.26
Nursing
2012-13 NIL 52.94 47.58 NIL
2011-12 28.57 14.28 57.4 NIL
2015-16 19.6 37.2 43.1 NIL
ACCCN 2012-13 5.5 66.6 27.7 NIL
2011-12 - 38.63 61.36 NIL

34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defence
Services examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive
examinations? Give details category-wise.
NIL

35. Student progression

Percentage against
Student progression
enrolled (%)
UG to PG N.A
PG to M.Phil. N.A
PG to Ph.D. NA
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral NA
Employed
• Campus selection 40%
• Other than campus recruitment 60%
Entrepreneurs NIL
*Admission to PG and Ph.D programme is through separate entrance
examination, hence there is no natural progression from UG to PG or
PG to Ph.D

36. Diversity of staff

Percentage of Faculty who are graduates Percentage (% )
of the same university 31.5%
from other universities within the State 31.5%
from universities from other States 37%
from universities outside the country NIL

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37. Number of Faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and
D.Litt. during the assessment period –

M.Phil. Ph.D D.Sc D.Litt

NIL 01 NIL NIL

38 Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities:

Library:

Total Area: 1568 sq.ft

Total Seating Capacity 50
Working Hours: Hours (9am-7pm)
on Sunday Closed
Festivals/ Holidays: Closed
Before Examination: 12 hours ( 8am- 8pm)
During Examination 12 hours ( 8am- 8pm)
- During Vacation: 10 hours ( 9am- 7pm)
Layout of Library :
Relaxed reading No
IT Zone for accessing e – resources Yes
Display of floor plan Yes
Adequate sign boards: Yes
Access to differentially abled users and Yes
mode to access to collection:
Details of Library Holdings
Print
- Books 4256
- Titles 2183
Back Volumes: 51
Average no of books added in last 3 244
years
Non print (Microfilms, AV): 978 CDs
Electronic (e - books, e - journals): 35084 under12 database
Special Collections -
• Reference Books 886 (SIU)
• Magazines 14
Question Banks 20
No. of National Journals 11
No. of International Journals 3
Tools Deployed to access the collec- KOHA; EBSCO Host,
tion Emerald, J-store, Scopus,
   Frost & Sullivan

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b) Internet Facilities for Staff and

Students

Systems 20
Computer - Student Ratio 1:8
Dedicated Computing Facility Yes, Dell OptiPlex 380,
390, HP Dx 7480, comput-
ers with latest Intel dual
core, Core i3 processors and
2 GB RAM
LAN Facility Yes, Campus wide secured
network is available through
wired as well as wireless
LAN (100/1000 MBPS
LAN)
No of nodes/ computers with Internet 20
facility

c) Total Number of classrooms: 06

d) Classrooms with ICT facility: Classrooms are equipped with

audio visual and internet facility. ICT enabled classrooms have
been developed with facilities of laptop/desktops, LCD Projectors,
Internets, access to the various academic database is also provided.
Smart board is also available.

e) Students Laboratory:
• Computer Laboratory :
Well equipped computer lab with LAN internet facility. Entire
campus is Wi-Fi enabled, facilitating students to access internet
24X7.

• Nursing foundations Laboratory:

The core activities of clinical experience is how the students
understand, comprehend and correlate the theoretical knowledge
with practice and develop various skills based on scientific
principles in performing these activities.
Nursing Foundations laboratory is created and students are
given the practice of carrying out the practical procedures under
simulation technique on medical manikins before students are
exposed to patients in the hospitals.

• OBG and Paediatric Laboratory:

The laboratory for procedure and demonstration of Obstetric
and Gynaecological Nursing is raised on the basis of
–‘Practice makes a man perfect’. This perfection is needed
in the actual patient care set-up to foster safe motherhood.

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• Centre for Health Skill:

The Symbiosis Centre for Health Skills is a multidisciplinary
educational facility which strives to provide high-tech simulated
and virtually created healthcare set-up for teaching, training and
assessment for all healthcare professionals in clinical and related
management skills.

• Anatomy Museum
The explosion in knowledge of diseases and the technological
advances associated with diagnosis and treatment in the past
has necessitated a medical museum for nursing curriculum. A
place where students learn by seeing and by doing. Enrichment
of knowledge is maximum in the anatomy museum where the
specimens, product, models, microscope, reagents, charts and
three dimensional equipments are kept.

f) Research Laboratories: NIL

39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates

a) From the host institution/university– 01

b) Faculty pursuing part-time (internal) Ph.D from other

institutions/universities–03
S. No. Name of the Faculty University Name
1 Lt. Col. Shobha Naidu Pravara Institute of Medical
(Retd) Sciences, Ahmednagar
2 Mrs. Sheela Upendra Dr. D Y Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune
3 Mrs. A. Seeta Devi MGM Institute of Health
Sciences, Navi Mumbai

40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from

the university:
A. Scholarship from University

No. of
Total
Sr. No. Year Scholarship Stu-
Amount
dents
Students of B.Sc.
Nursing programme
2014-
1 received Symbiosis 15 3,75,000
Under 15
Society Foundation
gradu- Scholarship
ate
International students
of B.Sc. Nursing
2014-
2 programme received 3 2,66,640
15
Foreign student schol-
arship

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B. Scholarship from Foundation/ Government

No. of
Total
Sr. No. Year Scholarship Stu-
Amount
dents
1 2012- Students of B.Sc. Nursing 6 4,50,000/-
13 programme received Lila
Poonawala Foundation
Scholarship
2 2012- Student of B.Sc. Nursing 1 25000/-
13 programme received Merit
Under
cum Means Scholarship of
gradu-
Central government in the
ate
year
3 2013- Students of B.Sc. Nursing 8 5,35,000/-
14 programme received Lila
Poonawalla Foundation
Scholarship
4 2014- Students of B.Sc. Nursing 13 8,75,000/-
15 programme received Lila
Poonawalla Foundation
Scholarship
5 2014- Student of B.Sc. Nursing 1 25000/-
15 programme received Merit
cum Means Scholarship of
Central government
6 2014- Students of Post Basic 6 387000/-
15 B.Sc. Nursing programme
received Ishanya Founda-
tion Scholarship
1 2012- Students of M.Sc. Nursing 2 50,000/-
13 programme received
Merit cum Means Scholar-
ship of Central govern-
ment
2 2013- Students of M.Sc. Nursing 2 50,000/-
14 programme received Merit
Post cum Means Scholarship of
gradu- Central government
ate 3 2014- Students of M.Sc. Nursing 5 1,25,000/-
15 programme received Merit
cum Means Scholarship of
Central government
4 2014- Student of M.Sc. Nursing 1 50,000/-
15 programme received Lila
Poonawalla Foundation
Scholarship

41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development
of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.

The curriculum of each programme is provided by Indian Nursing

Council (INC) which is further modified with academic inputs from

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the stakeholders to make it relevant, comprehensive and meaningful

through discussions & meetings with Hospital experts, Professional
organizations, Head of Departments of different Hospitals.

42. Does the department obtain feedback from -

a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If
yes, how does the department utilize the feedback?
Yes. The feedback given by Faculty on the curriculum is
implemented in the subsequent academic year and assured that
the curriculum revision is done. Regarding teaching-learning
evaluation, corrective measures like FDP, Peer mentoring of
Faculty are taken during the process of implementation.

b. Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and

how does the department utilize the feedback?
Yes. In the form of - Staff evaluation, Course evaluation and Academic
meetings.
The feedback given by the students are implemented for the
continuous internal evaluation system and in the revision of the
teaching / learning evaluation and rewarding Faculty in API. Further,
the Faculty is counselled to overcome shortcoming if any.

c. Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does

the department utilize the feedback?
The feedback given by the Alumni and employers is
immediately implemented and changes are brought in
the subsequent academic year planning. It helps in skill
training and adaptability of the students to this training.

43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10) –

Sr. Name of the Alumni Employed at Designation/

No. Position
Mrs. Latika Kusalkar Maharashtra Nursing
P.B.B.Sc. Nursing Memorial Superintendent
1
(2007-09) Foundation
Hospital, Pune
Mr. Kuruva Sri Sai Health Project Manager/
Mallikarjun Institute & Nursing Lecturer
2
M.Sc. Nursing College, Jamkhed,
(2011-13) Ahmednagar
Centre for Hospital Training In-charge
Ms. Jadhav Pradnya Human Resource
P.B.B.Sc. Nursing Development,
3
(2008-10) Inamdar
Multispecialty
Hospital, Pune

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Mrs. Bhagyashree Sahayadri Group Nursing

Pawar of Hospitals, Superintendent
4
P.B.B.Sc. Nursing Hadapsar,Pune
(2010-12)
Employed at St. Staff nurse
Mr. Salman Merchant Mary’s Hospital
P.B.B.Sc. Nursing under Imperical
5
(2008-10) college health
care NHS Trust,
London
Mr. Aditya Naidu Employed at Staff nurse
6 B.Sc. Nursing Government selected through
(2008-12) Hospital, Solapur. DHS
Ms. Miral Vaghela Working in Vice Principal
M.Sc. Nursing Noble Group
7
(2011-13) of Institutions,
Junagadh
Mr. Rahul Baby Employed at St. Staff nurse
P.B.B.Sc. Nursing Thomas Hospital,
8
(2008-10). Ontario, Canada

Employed at Supervised
Ms. Bindu Joseph St. Matthews Practice Nurse
9 P.B.B.Sc. Nursing Healthcare,
(2010-12) Northampton,
England, NN27HZ
Ms. Preetha Mathew Sahayadri Chain of Matron In- Charge
10 P.B.B.Sc. Nursing Hospitals, Pimpri of Branch Hospital
(2009-11).

44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures /

workshops / seminar) involving external experts.
Sr. Special Lectures
Speaker Date
No. Topics
Dr. Subhash Salunke
10th April Urbanization and
1. Asst. Regional Director,
2010 Health
WHO
Dr. Brig. Y D Singh
Professor, Medicine,
3rd March Breathlessness &
2. Smt. Kashibai Navale
2012 Pneumonia
Medical College, Narhe
(Ambegaon)
Brig. (Retd) Rajiv 29th March Organizational
3.
Divekar 2013 Climate
Dr. S G Joshi, Principal,
Kamalnayan Bajaj 23rd Dec
4. Data Collection
College of Nursing, 2013
Aurangabad

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Dr. Hemant Udvant

Chest Physician, Aundh
• Nutritional Care
Chest Hospital, Pune
and support for
TB patients
Dr. Anand
Acchammachary
• Six components of
Medical Officer, 25th March
5. STOP TB STRAT-
Tuberculosis Dept, 2014
EGY
Sassoon General
Hospital, Pune
• MDR/XDR-TB
challenges
Dr. Chaurasia Shital
Chest Physician, Aundh
Chest Hospital, Pune
Dr. Shashikala Gurpur, 28th March
6. Professionalism
Director, SLS, Pune 2014
Brig. (Retd) Rajiv
29th March
7. Divekar, Director SIMS, Leadership
2014
Pune
Maj. (Dr.) A P S Narula
• Protect yourself
Surveillance Medical
from Vector Borne
Officer
Diseases
W H O, Pune.
• National Vector
Dr. Pradeep Awate
7th April Borne Disease
8. Asst. Director of Health
2014 Control Pro-
Service, Pune
gramme
Smt. Sujata Ambekar
• Role of PMC
Biologist , Pune
in Vector Borne
Muncipal Corporation,
Diseases
Pune
Dr. Yogesh Patil , Understanding the
Associate Professor 14 July
th
structure, process &
9
& Head –Research & 2014 output of Research
Publication SIU article
Dr. Y D Singh, Professor,
Medicine,
25th March
Smt. Kashibai Navale ARDS
10 2015
Medical College, Narhe
(Ambegaon)
Dr. Sanjay Darade, MO 23rd March Theme of
11
DTC , Pune 2015 Tuberculosis 2015
Dr. Ramesh Waghmare,
23rd March Stop Tuberculosis
AP, Sassoon General
12 2015 Strategy
Hospital
Dr. Vishvanath Pujari New trends and regi-
23rd March
AP, Sassoon General men in Tuberculosis
13 2015
Hospital Treatment

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Dr. S G Joshi, Principal,

Kamalnayan Bajaj 30th March Research
14 College of Nursing, 2015 Methodology
Aurangabad
Dr. Raman
Gangakhedkar, Scientist 17th April Research
15 ‘F’ Director, National 2015 Misconduct
AIDS Research Institute,
Dr. S G Joshi, Principal,
Kamalnayan Bajaj 18th May
International Health
16 College of Nursing, 2015
Aurangabad

45. List the teaching methods adopted by the Faculty for different
programmes.
In Class room -
• Lecture
• Lecture & Discussion
• Group Discussion
• Panel Discussion
• Seminar
• Symposium
• Lab - Demonstration

In Clinical field –
• Bedside Case Discussion
• Procedure Demonstration
• Case Presentation
• Case Study
• Care Plan
• Projects
• Role Play
• Street Play
• Exhibition
• School Health Programme
• Medical Health Camp

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are
constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored?
The learning outcomes of the programmes are evaluated according to the
preset objectives.

Academic audits and Faculty interactions are conducted periodically

as a measure of quality sustenance and to ensure that the programme
objectives are constantly met by monitoring the learing outcomes.
Continuous internal assessments of academic performances of students.
By way of –
• Evaluation of Students’ Clinical assignments, Demonstrations,
patient care activities by the Clinical Supervisors and scoring them
accordingly.

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• Evaluation of students’ Clinical performance by the Clinical

Supervisors.

• Conduct of Return demonstrations, Practical examinations etc.

periodically in the clinical field.

47. Highlight the participation of students and Faculty in Extension

Activities.
Both student and Faculty are involved in the following extension
activities:
• School Health Programmes
• Pulse Polio Programmes
• International Day Celebrations – World Heart Day, World TB Day,
World Autism Day, Suicide Prevention Day, World AIDS Day,
World Diabetes Day, International Nurses Day, World Health Day
• Students participation in the Pune Marathon
• OXFAM Trailwalker Camp
• Community survey on prevalent needs
• Family visit for health services
• Imparting Health Educations and Exhibitions based on community
needs.
• Antenatal health checkup camp in collaboration with Govt. sector
and NGO
• Madhumeh, in collaboration with Chellaram Diabetic Health
Centre
• School health checkup in collaboration with NGO – NCORD
Biotech Limited
• Assessment of status of Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandai Arogya Yojana at
Sus Village, Mutha &Wadarwadi (Urban area)
• Dengue Container survey at Wadarwadi & Janwadi
• Health assessment of children at Anganwadi
• In-Service education to the Nursing personnel by the Faculty
members.

48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the

department.
Following beyond syllabus scholarly activities are undertaken by SCON
• Prepare students for National level essay writing competitions.
• A Nationwide education and skill training undertaken in specialized
field of medicine for Nursing staff
• A city wise training in skill and education undertaken for Nursing
staff to prevent infant mortality by providing timely Neonatal
Resuscitation: First Golden Minute training.
• Students are encouraged to attend conferences and seminars at
various forum in the country
• Students are given exposure to develop public speaking skills by
providing opportunities to interact with National personalities

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49. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by

other agencies? If yes, give details.
Yes
• Recognized by Indian Nursing Council, New Delhi
• Recognized by Maharashtra Nursing Council, Mumbai

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating

new knowledge, basic or applied.
Faculty and the students have attended various conferences, workshops
and presented/published research papers/book contributing to the new
knowledge. Following activities were undertaken to generate new
knowledge, basic or applied:
• Research Publications
• Book Publication
• Research Projects
• Participation in / attendance to conference /workshop/ seminar
• Student Dissertation in UG & PG programmes

51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and

Challenges (SWOC) of the department.

Sl.
Areas Description
No.
1 Strengths • Community extension activities
• Supervised hands-on-skill training to the
students in the different clinical areas to
improve their expertise
• Diversity of student promoting National
Integration
• Participation of students in co-curricular
and extracurricular activities enhances the
overall development of student and pre-
vails general wellbeing.
• Good scholarship facilities.
2 Weaknesses • International Student exchange Pro-
grammes could not be implemented.
• Difficult to bring the Nursing students to a
desired standard because of lack of merit
students opting for Nursing profession
• Decreased Research Publications
• Absence of parent hospital.
• Dearth of qualified and experienced Fac-
ulty members

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3 Opportunities • Wide scope for conducting research in the

field of interest/specialization
• Availability of funded research.
• State – of- the- art college campus
• Varied opportunities for PG students who
are trained at SCON with broad spectrum
of leadership exposure to explore emerg-
ing leadership and administrative profile in
Indian Health Care Sectors.
• SCON nurses are well trained to fit in the
increased Global demand for qualified
Indian Nurses.

4 Challenges • Getting student admissions as per sanc-

tioned strength.
• To meet the prescribed Faculty student
ratio.
• Overall societal apathy and low esteem
towards Nursing profession.
• Lack of aspirational career progression.
• Regulatory framework.

52. Future plans of the department.

• Globalization of Nursing Programme - Introduction of Short term
Advanced Certificate Programmes by the Academic year 2017-18
at global level.
• Commissioning of Ph.D in Nursing.

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Symbiosis School of
Biomedical Sciences
During my study in SSBS, I have learnt a lot. We are given assignments which carve out our
scientific reasoning abilities. Activities such as review paper writing and journal club
presentations, provide us with the enlightenment we need to improve the way we
understand and present scientific papers. Besides, there are plenty of instruments and
experiments which we get access to, which may not be available in all other colleges. It has
been a very good educational experience in all aspects.

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the Department

Symbiosis School of Biomedical Sciences (SSBS)

2. Year of establishment

2011

3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?:

SSBS is a department of Symbiosis International University (SIU) under

the Faculty of Health and Biomedical Sciences (FOHBS).

4. Names of programmes offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated

Masters; Integrated Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Litt., etc.):

Ÿ M.Sc. in Biotechnology
Ÿ M.Sc. in Nutrition & Dietetics

5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved: All the

programs offered are interdisciplinary:

M.Sc. Biotechnology is an interdisciplinary programme that draws

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) course from the Faculty of Law. M.Sc.
Biotechnology and M.Sc. Nutrition & Dietetics programmes both draw
support from Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences (SIHS) for Integrated
Disaster Management Programme (IDMP).

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc.:
M.Sc. Biotechnology students pursue/undertake their 6 months project
work with various research institutes like National Chemical Laboratory,
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research etc. and industries like
Serum Institute of India Limited, Mitra Biotech etc. The Nutrition and
Dietetics programme students go to renowned food industries/ hospitals/
clinics/ NGOs like Nestle, Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune Diabetes Centre,
Sahyadri Hospital etc.

7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons:

M.Sc. programme in Drug Discovery and Development has been

staggered because of lack of enrollments since 2013.

8. Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based

Credit System:

Semester pattern and CBCS.

9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other

departments:

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SSBS is participating in a course, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR),

being offered by the Faculty of Law.

10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual (Professors

/Associate Professors/Asst. Professors/others):
Sanctioned Filled/Actual
Professors 2 1
Associate Professors 3 1
Assistant Professors 7 8
Other Teaching staff - 3
Total 12 13

11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of

specialization, experience and research under guidance:
Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of No. of
Years of Ph.D. /
Experience M.Phil.
(years. students
months) guided for
the last 4
years

1. Dr. Vinaykumar B. Sc. Professor & Microbiology 40 -

B. Rale (Microbiology), Director
M. Sc.
(Microbiology)
Ph. D
(Microbiology),
Post-Doctoral
(Germany) FIIM
2. Dr. Neetu M.Sc (Applied Associate Applied 10 02 registered
Mishra Biochemistry), Professor Biochemistry,
Ph.D (Medical Medical
Biochemistry) Biochemistry
3. Dr. Anuradha M.Sc., Ph. D, PET Assistant Biotechnology 8 01 registered
Vaidya Professor and 02
Deputy provisionally
Director registered
4. Dr. Neeti M.Sc. PhD, NET Assistant Biochemistry, 5.10 01 registered
Sharma Professor Biotechnology
5. Dr. Santosh B.V.Sc & AH Assistant Veterinary 10 -
Koratkar M.V.Sc. (Veterinary Professor Science,
Microbiology) Virology
6. Dr. Ram M. Sc Assistant Biochemistry, 5.7 01 registered
Kulkarni (Biochemistry), Professor Biotechnology
Ph.D.
(Biotechnology),
NET
7. Dr. Anand M. Sc (Biotech), Assistant Biotechnology, 5 01 registered
Khandwekar Ph. D Biomedical Professor Biomedical
Engineering Engineering
Post Doctorate
Bioengineering,
Advanced
Certificate in
Management,
Innovation
Technology, NET
8. Dr. Priyanka M.Sc., PhD (Foods Assistant Foods and 3.8 01 registered
Pareek & Nutrition), NET Professor nutrition

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9. Dr. Kejal Joshi M. Sc.(Foods & Assistant Foods and 2.6 -

Reddy Nutrition), Professor nutrition
PhD (Foods &
Nutrition)
10. Ms. Devaki M. Sc.(Clinical Assistant Nutrition and 3.10 -
Gokhale Nutrition Professor Dietetics
Dietetics),NET
11 Radhika MSc. ,B.Sc Teaching 5.7
Hedaoo Associate
12 Lasya Rao MSc. ,B.Sc Teaching 2.6
Assistant
13 Pooja MSc Teaching 1.3
Deshpande Assistant

12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors:

1. Dr. Vaijayanti Kale, Scientist 'G', National Centre for Cell Science
(NCCS), NCCS Complex, Pune.
2. Dr. Yogesh Shouche, Scientist 'G', Microbial Culture Collection
(MCC), National Center for Cell Science, Pune.
3. Dr. Amos Gaikwad (accepted as visiting Professor from 2015
onwards), Coleman College for Health Sciences, Flow Cytometry
(Clinical) Texas Children's Hospital, Assistant Professor, Baylor
College of Medicine, University of Texas, USA.
4. Dr. Ashlesh Murthy, Associate Professor of Pathology, Midwestern
University in Downers Grove, Illinois, USA.
5. Dr. Bernard Arulanandam, Director, South Texas Centre for
Infectious Diseases, University of Texas, USA.
6. Dr. Kyle H. Ramsey, Associate Dean for Basic Sciences,
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Midwestern
University, Illinois, USA.
7. Dr. A. R. Joshi, Professor and Head, Physiology Department,
Bhartiya Vidyapeeth, deemed University, Medical College, Pune.
8. Ms. Priyadarshani Joshi, Freelancing Sports Nutrition Consultant,
Pune.
9. Mr. Rohit Kulkarni, Sports Dietitian at Venky's Nutrition, Pune.

13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise

information:

Sr. No. Program Percentage of classes by

temporary faculties
1 M.Sc. Biotechnology 5%
2 M.Sc. Nutrition & Dietetics 10%

14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio:

Ratio - 9.2:1

15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative

staff: sanctioned, filled and actual:
Category Sanctioned Filled/Actual
Academic support staff (technical) 05 02
Administrative staff 13 06

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16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies:

• The thrust areas funded so far at SSBS were as follows:
Sr. Thrust area Title Funding agency
No.
1. Genomics in Functional genomics for understanding Office of Prime
Ayurveda holistic principles of Ayurveda Minister's Advisor,
therapeutics with asthma as model Govt. of India
2. Maternal and SNP and expression of genes involved in Indian Council of
child health metabolism of polyunsaturated fatty acids Medical Research,
of pregnant women and their association Govt. of India
with neonate anthropometrics
3. Non Risk factor profile for non-communicable SIU
communicable diseases among employees of Symbiosis
diseases International University
4. Micronutrient Assessment of growth indices and SIU
malnutrition micronutrient status of school children in
rural, Pune
5. Vaccine Bio-informatics of HINI virus; Isolation JAPFA Comfeed
Development and characterization of Avian adenovirus Private Limited
associated Inclusion Body Hepatitis (Indian
(IBH) as a candidate vaccine strain representative of
an Indonesian
company)

17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b)

international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the
names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received
project-wise:
• Details of ongoing projects of faculty are as follows:
a. National:
Sr. Title of Project Project done for Status Year Grants/
No. (All projects funded by and in Amount
National agencies) collaboration with received in
INR
1 Isolation and JAPFA Comfeed Ongoing 2015 17,05,800/-
characterization of Avian Private Limited,
adenovirus associated Pune
Inclusion Body Hepatitis
(IBH) as a candidate
vaccine strain (2 Faculty
involved)
2 Risk factor profile for non Symbiosis Centre Ongoing 2015 1,50,000/
communicable diseases for Research and
among employees of Innovation (SCRI),
Symbiosis International SIU
University (1 Faculty
involved)
3 Assessment of growth Symbiosis Centre Ongoing 2015 1,50,000/
indices and micronutrient for Research and
status of school children Innovation (SCRI),
in rural, Pune (1 Faculty SIU
involved)

b. International: NIL.
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18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants

received
a) National collaboration
b) International collaboration
NIL.

19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE;

DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received:
The past two projects at SSBS were sponsored by funding bodies like
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Office of Prime
Minister's Scientific Advisor. Details are as given below:
Sr. Title of Project Particulars Project done Status Year Amount in
No. for and in INR
collaboration
with
1 Functional genomics Duration: 3 Office of Since the 2012 12,00,000/-
for understanding years Prime project was
holistic principles of Minister's tagged with
Ayurveda therapeutics Scientific the PI, it was
with asthma as model Advisor, carried along
Govt. of India to PIs new
place of
employment.
2 SNP and expression of Duration: 2 Indian Completed 2011 11,37,192/-
genes involved in years Council of
metabolism of Medical
polyunsaturated fatty Research,
acids of pregnant Govt. of India
women and their
association with
neonate
anthropometrics

20. Research facility / centre with

National Recognition:
• SIU is a deemed university established under section 3 of the UGC
Act 1956 vide notification no. F 9-12/2001-U3 of the Government
of India. SSBS has established laboratories which are recognized by
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry
of Science and Technology, Government of India.
• SIU has also been instrumental in supporting SSBS in facilitating
research activities by providing the requisite infrastructure,
equipment and consumables. As a result, SSBS has got Committee
for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on
Animals (CPCSEA) approval from the Ministry of Environment
and Forest, Animal Welfare Division, Government of India. This is
an achievement because of which critical in vivo experiments using
animal models are also being performed at SSBS.
• The Institutional Committee for Stem Cell Research (IC-SCR) of
SSBS recently got registered (Registration number: NAC-
SCRT/90/20152002) with National Apex Committee for Stem Cell
Research and Therapy (NAC-SCRT), Department of Health
Research, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of
India. With the formation and registration of IC-SCR with NAC-

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SCRT research work related to stem cells is being carried out at

SSBS.
• Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) of SIU has been registered
under Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI).

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or

corporate bodies
A SSBS lab is supported with special equipment for an ongoing project by
JAPFA Comfeed Private Limited, Pune.

22. Publications:
Total number of publications 54
(From 2009 to 2015; as of 31-07-2015)

i. Number of papers published in peer 53

reviewed journals (national / international): (National 18 & International 35)

iii. Chapters in Books 1

Number listed in International Database (For 37
e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities
International Complete, Dare Database -
International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO
host, etc.)

Citation Index – range / average (For SIU Google Total Citations = 145
affiliated papers) Scholar Range : 1-30
Avg : 5.37

Scopus Total Citations = 72

Range : 1-14
Avg : 4.8

Total citations of SSBS faculty (SIU + Non-SIU 949

affiliated papers)

SNIP Range : 0-1.460

Avg : 0.618

SJR Range : 0-1.322

Avg : 0.417

Impact Factor – range/average Range : 0-3.715

Avg : 1.123

h-index (Google Scholar : 6

Scopus : 5)

23. Details of patents and income generated:

NIL.

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated:

NIL.

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25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories

/ institutions / industries in India and abroad:
NIL.

26. Faculty serving in

a) National committees b) International committees
c) Editorial Boards d) any other (please specify)

a) National committees:
Sr. Name of National body Membership
No. Faculty
1 Prof. Vinay Association of Microbiologists of Life
Rale India, New Delhi
2 Prof. Vinay Indian Association of Environmental Life
Rale Management, NEERI, Nagpur
3 Prof. Vinay Association of Biomedical Sciences Life
Rale of India, Lucknow

b) International committees : NIL

c) Editorial Boards
Name of the Faculty Journals Indexing of the Journal
Faculty serving on the editorial boards of national and international journals
Dr. Anuradha Vaidya International Association of Scopus, Copernicus,
Scientific Innovation and Google Scholar, Ebsco,
Research (IASIR): ProQuest, Thomson ISI
Stem Scientific Online Media and
Publishing House, Georgia, USA
Faculty serving as reviewer of national and international journals
Dr. Anuradha Vaidya Journal of Ayurveda and Scopus, PubMed,
Integrative Medicine (J-AIM) MedKnow
Blood and Lymphatic Cancer: EMBASE, DOAJ,
Targets and Therapy OAIster
Breast Cancer: Targets and PubMed and PubMed
Therapy Central, Scopus, DOAJ
Cell Health and Cytokeleton Scopus, EMBASE,
DOAJ
Stem Cells and Cloning: PubMed, Scopus,
Advances and Applications EMBASE, DOAJ

Dr. Neeti Sharma Advances in Genomics and PubMed, DOAJ

Genetics
Degenerative Neurological and PubMed, DOAJ
Neuromuscular Diseases
OncoTargets and Therapy Scopus, PubMed,
EMBASE, DOAJ
Stem Cell and Cloning: Advances Scopus, PubMed,
and Applications EMBASE, DOAJ

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Dr. Kejal Joshi Reddy Public Health Nutrition PubMed, MEDLINE,

Google Scholar,
EMBASE, Index
Medicus
Bulletin of the World Health PubMed, MEDLINE,
Organization Google Scholar, ISI Web
of Science
Dr. Neetu Mishra Journal of Allergy and Therapy, EBSCO, Cross
Journal of Diabetes and Reference and Index
Metabolism Copernicus
Dr. Santosh Koratkar Advances in Animal and Index Copernicus,
Veterinary Sciences DOAJ, ProQuest
Advances in Microbiology EBSCO A to Z, Index
Copernicus, Scirus,
ProQuest

27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / orientation

programs, workshops, training programs and similar programs):

Category of recharging FDPs Workshops Conferences

strategies
Number attended by 6 13 National - 01
Faculty International - 04

28. Student projects

• percentage of students who have done in-house projects including
inter-departmental projects:
100% (Batch 2011-13), 100% (Batch 2012-14), 70% (Batch 2013-
15).
• percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other
universities / industry / institute:
30% (Batch 2013-15).

29. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level

by:
nd
• Faculty : 01(Junior Scientist award : 2 International workshop on
Micronutrient and Child Health, Nov, 2014)
• Doctoral / post doctoral fellows: 03 Post doctoral awards.
• Students: 01 (Best Poster prize: 5th International conference on Stem
Cells and Cancer- Proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis, Nov,
2014)

30. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of

funding (national / international) with details of outstanding
participants, if any:
· In October 2013, SSBS organized an Indo-UK workshop on “The
insider threat to radiological security: Knowledge, proliferation and
radiological security”. The workshop was funded by Royal United
Services Institute (RUSI), London, UK.
· In June 2014, SSBS organized a workshop on “Laboratory Animal
Welfare and Ethics”. This workshop was funded by Committee for
the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals

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(CPCSEA), Ministry of Environment and Forest, Animal Welfare

Division, Government of India.

31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments:

SSBS has committees such as:
I) Institutional Animal Ethics Committee
II) Institutional Bio-Safety Committee
III) Institutional Research Advisory Committee
IV) Institutional Committee for Stem Cell Research
V) Independent Ethics Committee recognized by Drugs Controller
General of India (DCGI).
VI) Robust anti-plagiarism policy is implemented in all research
activities by use of Turn-it-in software.
These committees ensure that all research projects (at Ph.D. as well
as M.Sc. levels) are conducted in an appropriate manner.

32. Student profile programme-wise:

Name of the Applications Pass percentage

Programme Received Male Female Male Female

M.Sc. Biotechnology
2011-13 61 4 8 100 100
2012-14 26 2 6 100 100
2013-15 78 8 19 88.89 72
2014-16 45 4 24 Ongoing Ongoing
2015-17 51 6 18 Ongoing Ongoing
M.Sc. Nutrition and
Dietetics
2011-13 19 0 5 100 100
2012-14 28 1 6 85.7 100
2013-15 80 1 24 100 100
2014-16 48 0 26 Ongoing Ongoing
2015-17 56 0 22 Ongoing Ongoing
M.Sc. Drug
Discovery &
Development
2011-13 66 6 7 100 100
2012-14 20 2 5 100 100
2013-15 No applicants - - - -
2014-16 No applicants - - - -
2015-17 No applicants - - - -

33. Diversity of students:

Name of the % of students % of students % of students % of
Programme from the same from other from students
university universities universities from
within the outside the other
State State countries
M.Sc. Biotechnology
2011-13 - 91 9 -
2012-14 - 43 43 14
2013-15 - 71 25 4
2014-16 - 74 22 4

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

Programme from the same from other from students
university universities universities from
within the outside the other
State State countries
M.Sc. Nutrition &
Dietetics
2011-13 - 80 20 -
2012-14 - 72 14 14
2013-15 8 68 24 -
2014-16 - 73 27 -
M.Sc. Drug Discovery
& Development
2011-13 - 67 33 -
2012-14 - 71 - 29
2013-15 - - - -
2014-16 - - - -

34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services
examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive
examinations? Give details category-wise:.
NIL.

35. Student progression:

Admission to post graduate(PG) and Ph.D. programmes is through
separate entrance examinations. Hence there is no natural progression
from PG to Ph.D.

Student progression Percentage against enrolled

UG to PG NA
PG to M.Phil. NA
PG to Ph.D. NA
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral NA
Employed
• Campus selection NIL
• Other than campus recruitment In process
Entrepreneurs 2

36. Diversity of staff:

Percentage of faculty who are graduates: Percentage

of the same university NIL
from other universities within the State 69.2
from universities from other States: 30.8
from universities outside the country* NIL

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37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and
D.Litt. during the assessment period:
NIL.

38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard

to:
a) Library

S. No. Library facility Details

1. Total area SSBS library is a part of SIT library. The SIT
Library is housed within a four-storied
building with a carpet area of over 7381 sq.ft.
and is located in Main Building on first floor.

2. Total seating capacity 150

3. Working hours: Library Working Hours
i - on working days • Monday to Friday: 0930 – 2000 hrs,
ii - on Sunday Saturday: 0930 – 1630 hrs
iii - Festivals/ Holidays • Sunday: Closed
iv - Before Examination • Festivals / Holidays: Closed
v - During Examination • Before and during Examinations: 0930 –
vi - During Vacation 2000 hrs (Monday to Sunday)
• During Vacation: 0930 – 1630 hrs
(Monday to Saturday)
4. Layout of the library
• Relaxed reading i. A separate reading room has been suitably
set up for this purpose
• IT zone for accessing e- ii. The library offers wireless Internet access
resources to its patrons. Thus the students can access
e-resources with a portable computer or
PDA without having to plug into a wall
outlet.
5. Display of floor plan (Sign Yes
boards, fire alarms & any other
information)
6. Access to differentially abled Library staff assists personally at a dedicated
users and mode to access to counter
collection
7. Details of Library holdings
• Print
- Books ( Titles) 600 (342)
• Average no of books added 126
in last 3 years
• Non print (Microfilms, AV) 19 CDs (AV)
Database 12
e-journals 35084
• Special Collections - (SIU)
- Text Books 886 (SIU)
- Reference Books
8. Tools Deployed to access the OPAC, Scopus database from Central Library
collection
9. Total no. of :
Indian Journals 12

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Number of Journals (2015-2016):12

b) Internet facilities for staff and students
All the faculties and doctoral students have internet access via
individual desktop computers. All students have free access to
internet in the institute, library and dormitories via WiFi.
Systems = 48
Computer - Student Ratio =1:10
Dedicated Computing Facility = 1 Computer room with 10
computers
LAN Facility = 2 mbps LAN connection available
No of nodes/ computers with Internet facility = 47
c) Total number of class rooms: 3
d) Class rooms with ICT facility: 3
e) Students' laboratories: Research laboratories are shared by students.
f) Research laboratories: 7
Master's students have access to research labs for certain specialized
experiments.

39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates:

a) from the host institution/university: 11
1. Devaki Gokhale (Assistant Professor, registered for PhD)
2. Radhika Hedaoo (Teaching Associate, registered for PhD)
3. Dipti Deo (Full-time PhD student)
4. Piyush Raut (Full-time PhD student)
5. Anshika Singh (Full-time PhD student)
6. Joyita Banerjee (Full-time PhD student)
7. Yogita Dhas (Full-time PhD student)
8. Harshada Thakur (Full-time PhD student)
9. Mamta Singh (Full-time PhD student)
10. Shrividya Ravi (Part-time PhD student)
11. Radha Chirputkar (Part-time PhD student)

b) from other institutions/universities: NIL.

40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from

the university:
An international student from Ethiopia is supported by Indian Council for
Cultural Relations (ICCR), Ministry of External Affairs, and Government
of India.
Another M.Sc. Biotechnology student was given a 50% fee waiver for the
entire duration of the programme.

41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the

development of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology:
• Biotechnology and Nutrition & Dietetics programmes were
inducted taking into account the need to start in the city as well as in
this geographic area. Moreover, the structures of these program
were based on consultations with experts in academics, industry and
research organizations. The major thrust was industry requirements
and the relevance of such programs to the welfare of society at large.
• A general structure was evolved and further shaped using valuable

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inputs through meetings, brain storming and distant

communications. The structure so evolved was widely circulated
for consultation and opinions.

42. Does the department obtain feedback from?

a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If
yes, how does the department utilize the feedback?:
Continuous interaction and deliberation with faculty are held in
IQAC meetings to discuss curriculum and teaching-learning-
evaluation. These also involve various stakeholders. Suitable
changes emerging from the minutes of the meeting are incorporated
in the subsequent curriculum and academic process.
b. Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and
how does the department utilize the feedback?:
The institute takes feedback from students on basis of grading the
faculty, curriculum and teaching-learning –evaluation. The
feedbacks are taken up at relevant staff meetings for detailed
discussions and remedial measures which are implemented through
suitable incentives, mentoring and deputation to faculty
development programs.
c. Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does
the department utilize the feedback?:
In the process of being developed.

43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10):

The list of distinguished alumni is as follows:
a. Ms. Mayuri Kulkarni – currently working as a JRF (on a project) at
National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune
b. Ms. Maitreyi Rathod – currently pursuing Ph.D. at Tata Memorial
Centre - Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research & Education in
Cancer (ACTREC) Navi Mumbai.

44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures /

workshops / seminar) involving external experts:
Enrichment programmes are organized to develop the communication
skills, presentation and language skills among the students. Lectures by
experts from industry and academia are also organized time to time to
update the knowledge of the students.
In the last three years, the institute has conducted two workshops viz.
workshop on 'laboratory animal welfare and ethics' and Indo-UK
workshop on 'The insider threat to radiological security: knowledge
proliferation and radiological security.'
Some of the distinguished invited speakers were as follows:
· Dr.Ashlesh Murthy, Associate Professor of Pathology, Midwestern
University in Downers Grove, Illinois, USA.
· Dr.Vaijayanti Kale, Scientist 'G', National Centre for Cell Science
(NCCS), NCCS Complex, Pune.
· Dr. S. Pisal, Deputy Director, Research and Development, Serum
Institute of India Ltd, Pune
· Dr. Anil Kulkarni, Professor of Surgery, University of Texas,
Houston Texas, USA.

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· Dr. Rajeev Dhere, Exe. Director, Serum Institute of India, Pune

· Mrs. Sukhada Samudra-Gosavi, Glasgow-Caledonian University,
Glasgow, UK.

45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different
programmes:
The teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes at
SSBS are:
· lectures
· laboratory sessions (using all modern audio-visual aids)
· assignments
· presentations
· projects
· case studies
· quizzes

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are
constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored?:
Evaluation methods include:
· continuous internal assessments
· academic audits
· student feedbacks
Faculty interactions are conducted periodically as a measure of quality
sustenance and to ensure that the programme objectives and learning
outcomes are constantly met.

47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension

activities.
The various extension activities wherein students and faculty of SSBS
have participated are as follows:

Date Extension Activity

2011 – 2012 Symbiosis Community Outreach Program
Execution (SCOPE) – Field visits
2nd – 6th National Nutrition Week celebration
September 2013 (Theme: Malnutrition A Silent Emergency)
26th June 2014 Celebration of International day on 'Drug Abuse &
Illicit Trafficking'
26th August 2014 Anganawadi visit – SusgaonAnganwadi and
Balwadi
1st – 5th National Nutrition Week celebration
September 2014 (Theme: PoshakAhaarDeshKaAdhaar)
16th April 2015 Visit to State Public Health Laboratory (SPHL),
Pune

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48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the

department:
The students and research scholars:
· attend academic seminars organized by other universities as well as
colleges.
· are encouraged to participate in national & international
conferences and to present their research work, to interact with
fellow researchers from other institutions.
· participate in weekly journal clubs to interact, communicate and
discuss various scientific research papers amongst other students
and the faculty members.
· participate in open sessions with visiting experts/visiting
professionals that are routinely conducted in the department.

49. State whether the programme / department is accredited/ graded by

other agencies? If yes, give details.
The programme / department is not graded by other agencies.

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating

new knowledge, basic or applied.
SSBS has been instrumental in contributing to new knowledge, both basic
and applied, through research publications, presenting papers and
research articles in the areas of Stem cell research and Cancer biology at
both national and international level. Some of the key additions to
knowledge are:
· Immunomodulatory effects of Piper nigrum (black pepper) and
Elettaria cardamomum (cardamom) was identified. Our findings
suggest that perhaps black pepper and cardamom could be used
individually or synergistically (at appropriate concentrations) as
candidates for developing potential therapeutic tools to regulate the
responses of the immune system depending upon the type of
disease.
· Using in silico approaches, new biomarkers have been identified for
Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition and Cancer stem cells
involved in the development of therapy resistance in Prostate
Cancer. This study has identified that Gonadotropin releasing
hormone receptor pathway, Wnt signaling pathway, Angiogenesis,
EGF receptor pathway and p53 pathway to be among the main
pathways being regulated during EMT and CSC maintenance in
Prostate cancer.
· Additionally using in silico approaches miRNA involved in
Alzheimer's disease, Breast Cancer and Prostate cancer were also
identified which can be used as prognostic markers for these disease
conditions.
· Research in increase in antioxidant activities of Onion and Ginger
(on sprouting) was identified along with increase in the antioxidant
activities of Almond as new potential source of antioxidants.
These publications have enhanced the knowledge in the area of natural
sources which are either immunomodulators or antioxidant sources that
can be used as new potential sources of natural additives for the food
and/or pharmaceutical products. The identified signature miRNA in

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Alzheimer's disease, Breast Cancer and Prostate cancer could help in the
development of novel therapeutic strategy for the treatment and/or
prevention of these diseases.

51. Institutional SWOC: Symbiosis School of Biomedical Sciences

(SSBS) :
SSBS is the newest initiative of Symbiosis International University (SIU)
in the field of Life Sciences and is included under Faculty of Health and
Biomedical Sciences (FoHBS). It was initiated in 2011 to give a primary
focus on Biotechnology and Nutrition & Dietetics. Three batches have
been successfully trained so far.
The SWOC analysis is as follows:
1. Strengths :
(a) A constituent department of SIU, a deemed University of
repute.
(b) Located at Pune which is now a major national and
international hub of Life Sciences, offering various research
openings and industry opportunities.
(c) SSBS faculty members come with a wide spectrum of
academic and experienced background that are
complementary to each other.
(d) Current research activities at SSBS include frontier themes in
Life Sciences.
(e) Good scientific collaborations with premier national
institutions.

2. Weaknesses :
(a) Networking with suitable organizations affecting placement
opportunities for students.
(b) Dearth of adequate international experience.
(c) Lack of representation in crucial national and international
professional bodies.
(d) To attract students with research aptitude and potential.
(e) Paucity of print literature resource.

3. Opportunities :
(a) Readiness and availability of industrial partners to strengthen
skills commensurate with industrial requirements.
(b) Liaising with food industry sector for shaping current
nutrition and dietetics programs.
(c) With HSTP as an integral part of SSBS, opportunity exists for
entrepreneur education to students, and integration of startup
companies in teaching and research.
(d) Opportunity for international collaborative teaching, research
and exchange programs.
(e) Opportunity for transfer of knowledge for commercial
applications.

4. Challenges :
(a) As a private university Department, obtainment of funding
support from national funding agencies is a challenge.

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(b) Rising costs of equipment and consumables.

(c) Creating a niche as an institute in highly competitive Life
Sciences arena of the country.
(d) Savoir faire – matching men-materials utilization for
maximization of output – quality of students, publications,
and industry interface-based projects, etc.
(e) Creating patentable knowledge.

52. Future plans of the department:

With a reasonable time span of five years, SSBS envisages following
milestones:
1. Explore, introduce and establish at least 2 – 3 new programmes
which are aligned to current courses; extramurals running over short
spans (certificate) and up to one year (diploma) are on the anvil.
Diploma in Bioinformatics is on the anvil.

2. Establish three well-equipped laboratories in the areas :

(a) Microbial Technology
(b) Food Science (extendible into enzyme)
(c) Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering.

3. Strengthen and expand existing laboratories.

The overall idea of the above planned activities is to create a beehive
of faculty, students (all levels) and industry to produce enviable
quality of students, publications and produce (field transferable and
patentable know-how). To summarize, SSBS hopes to evolve
beyond just a teaching-learning department into a Centre of
Excellence.

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 (SIMC)
Symbiosis Institute of
Media & Communication
SIMC has been a great experience. The faculty is extremely helpful and manages to strike a
perfect balance between theory and practical aspects so that we are well groomed and
prepared before we leave the beautiful hilltop campus for the world outside.

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the Department
Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication (SIMC)

2. Year of establishment
1990

3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?

Yes, SIMC is a constituent of Symbiosis International University (SIU),
under the Faculty of Media, Communication and Design (FoMCD),

4. Names of programmes offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated

Masters; Integrated Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Litt., etc.) –
SIMC offers two programs:
1. Master of Arts in Mass Communication MA(MC)*
2. MBA (Communication Management)
* MMC (Master of Mass communication) programme nomenclature
changed to MA (MC) as per UGC requirement from AY 2015-16.

5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved

Courses are drawn from the Catalogues of Faculty of Management,
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences apart from the Faculty of
Media, Communication and Design catalogues.

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc.
Industry Internships are held at the industry and so are the Social
Responsibility Projects (with NGOs). These may be considered as
collaborative courses.

7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons

Nil

8. Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based

Credit System :
Semester system; SIMC follows a 'Choice Based Credit System' as the
students are offered a choice for specialisation (and electives in the 3rd
and 4th Semester).

9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other

departments
SIMC faculty regularly teaches at various departments of SIU like
SCMHRD, SCCE, STLRC, MDHEA, PhD program.

10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual

Sanctioned Filled
Professor 4 1
Associate Professors 6 4

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Assistant Professors 18 13
Adjunct Faculty - 6
Other Teaching Staff - 1
Total 28 25

11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of

specialization, experience and research under guidance.
Sr. Name Qualification Designation Specialization Years of Teaching Industry No. of
No Experience Experience Experience Ph.D./
(years. (years. (years. M.Phil.
months) months) months)
students
guided
for the
last 4
years
1. Prof. Chandan B. Tech, Director Marketing, 33 10 23 ----
Chatterjee MBA & Associate Strategy &
Professor Operations
2. Prof. Prasanna MA, Dy. Communication 28 28 ----
Hulikavi PGDCMC, Director Studies &
SET & Assistant Development
Professor Communication

3. Dr V. Eshwar. M.A, M. Professor Journalism 28 24 4 2

Anand Phil, PhD
4. Dr. Ashwani MBA, PhD Associate Marketing 13.5 13.5 - 3
Upadhyay Professor
5. Dr. Jay PhD, MBA Associate Marketing 12 2 10
Trivedi Professor
6. Dr. Priya Ph.D,NET, Associate 11.5 11.5 0
Grover MBA, Professor
PGDBM,LL
M,B.Sc
7. Dr. Raj M.A, PhD Assistant Media Ethics & 5.5 4.5 1 ---
Kishore Patra Professor Public Relations

8. Dr Mun Mun PhD Assistant Statistics, 4 4 - 1

Ghosh (Statistics) Professor Quantitative
techniques,
Research
methods
9. Prof. Ruchi Masters in Assistant Communication 10.5 10.5 ---
Jaggi Mass Professor & Culture
Communicati Studies,
on, Qualitative
NET Research
10. Prof. Masters in Assistant Broadcast 13 1.5 12 ---
Sushoban Communicati Professor Journalism
Patankar on Science,
NET
11. Prof. Radhika Masters in Assistant Audio- Visual 14 12 6
Ingale Communicati Professor Production &
on Studies, Public Relation
PG Diploma
in
12. Prof. Gagan MSc in Assistant Visual 6 4.8 1.4
Prakash Communicati Professor Communication,
on Photography &
Cinematography

13. Dr. MBM, FPM- Assistant Marketing & 9.5 4,5 5

Sabyasachi C Professor Brand
Dasgupta Communication

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14. Prof. Pooja Post Graduate Assistant Media 9 1 8

Valecha Diploma in Professor Management
Communicati
ons
Management,
NET
15. Dr. Payel Das PhD, MMC, Assistant Mass 3 3 -
NET Professor Communication

16. Santosh MA, MPhil, Assistant Mass 8.5 4.5 4

Biswal PGJMC, NET Professor communication
17. Sneha NET, Assistant 7
Subedar SET,M.Phil, Professor
MA, BA
18. Indrani Sen M.A ( Applied Adjunct Media 39 3 36
Economics) Faculty Management
19. Anupam MA, BA Adjunct 7 4 3
Barve Faculty
20. Sanjay Kadam MA, NET, Assistant 11.7 11.7
Professor
21. Pradyuman B.Sc,Certifica Adjunct 22.7 22.7
Maheshwari te course in Faculty
Journalism
and
Copyrighting
22. Dr. Sunita Ph.D, MS, BA Adjunct 26.7 23.7 3
Kulkarni Faculty
23. Ruchita MBA,BFA Research 4.6 4.6
Deshpande Assistant
24. C. D Mitra MBA, B.Tech Adjunct 20.1 20.1
Faculty
25. Dharmendra MMC,BE Adjunct 30.2 9.7 20.5
Chavan Faculty

12. List of senior Visiting Fellows and emeritus professors

Chair Professor
Sr. Name of Place Organization
no Visiting Faculty
1. Dr. Dilip Pune Former Editor R. K Laxman
Padgaonkar TOI Chair Professor
for FMCOD
Visiting Scholars
1 Dr. Koo South Silla University, Brand
Korea Korea Communication
2 Prof. Brian Fairbanks University of Journalism
Partrick Alaska Alaska,
O'Donoghue Fairbanks

MA(MC) - Top 15 Visiting Faculty

Sr. Name Designation Organisation
No.
1 Ramesh Menon Managing Editor India Legal
2 Randhir Khare Renowned Author and
Artist
3 Ashish Sen President AMARC
4 Baylon Fonseca Sound Engineer Hindi Film
Industry

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5 Ajit Duara Renowned Film Critic

6 Neeraja Senior Political
Chaudhary Commentator
7 Samar Nakhate Senior Film Scholar
8 Dr Vikas Pathak Assistant Editor, The Hindu, New
Delhi
9 Jayanthi Deputy Editor, The Frontline,
Krishnamachary Chennai
10 Dharam Gulati Renowned
Cinematographer
11 Charu Sudan Assistant Editor The Telegraph,
Kasturi New Delhi
12 Joy Mukherjee Creative Director Zee, Mumbai
13 Atul Ketkar Former Producer Disney & Star
14 Maya Rao Renowned Filmmaker
15 Dominic D'souza Senior Vice-President Zee Group
(Lehgal)

MBA - Visiting Faculty

Sr. Name Designation Organisation
No.
1 Aseem Sood Vice President FIBEP
2 Asha Sandilya CEO Skanda Resources
3 Ashish Karnad Vice President IMRB International
4 Bikash Banerjee Founder & CEO Repertoire Media
Marketing
Consultants
5 Carolina Bajaj Vice President West & Hill+Knowlton
MarComm India Strategies
Practice Lead
6 Geetanjali CEO-Marketing Spatial Access
Bhattacharji Services Audit Solutions
7 Jaibal Naduvath Head, Corporate Kotak Life
Communications Insurance
8 Jwalant Swaroop CEO Oshoyana
Conslutants
9 Neil Sequeira Founder BuzzFactory.net
10 Nitin Mintri Director Avian Media
11 Paresh Chaudhry Chief Executive Madison PR
Officer
12 Parikshit Shah Senior Vice President Lowe Lintas and
Partners
13 Rajesh Ingle Director Truepresence

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14 Rajesh Pant Director & Founder Kandor Solutions

Pvt. Ltd
15 Rajneesh Vice-President The PRactice
Chowdhury
16 Rishabha Nayyar Vice President Strategic Planning
at Lowe Lintas and
Partners
17 Sameer Wagh Dy Chief Manager Bennett, Coleman
& Co. Ltd.
18 Sameer Aasht Alma Mater Biz Director
Solutions pvt ltd
19 Saurabh Uboweja Founder, CEO & Brands of Desire
Director Brand
Strategy
20 Saurabh Trivedi Director Digital at
Mindshare
21 Shreekumar K.P Director Stylus Events India
Pvt. Ltd.
22 Siddharth Director, Product and coconnex
Deshmukh Marketing
23 Siddhartha Sr VP and Business TAM Media
Mukherjee Head Research
24 Sujit Patil Vice President - Godrej
Corporate
Communications
25 Suresh Nimbalkar Senior Vice President Hansa Research

13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise

information
MBA MA(MC)
Year Percentage Year Percentage
2014-15 52.65 2014-15 29.40

14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio

Overall SIMC = 14:1

15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative

staff: sanctioned, filled and actual
Sanctioned Filled
Academic Support Staff (Technical) 11 3
Administrative Staff 31 19
Total 42 32

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16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies

SIU has funded two minor research projects undertaken by SIMC faculty
in the areas of –
a. Communication and Culture Studies b. Journalism Ethics

17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national

b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give
the names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received
project-wise.
Year- Number Name of Project Name of Total
wise the funding grants
agency received
A. University awarded projects
Minor 2014 1 Deconstructing Gender in SIU Rs. 1.45
Project Children's television Lakhs
animation programming
Minor 2014 1 Developing research skills SIU Rs. 1.3
Project among media students Lakhs
through understanding
media coverage styles.

18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants

received
a) National collaboration b) International collaboration
Nil

19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE;

DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received.
Nil

20. Research facility / centre with

• state recognition : Nil
• national recognition: Nil
• international recognition: Nil

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or

corporate bodies
Nil

22. Publications:

Total number of publications 31

(From 2009 to 2015; as of 31-07-2015)

i. Number of papers published in 15

peer reviewed journals (national / (National 7 &
international): International 8)

ii. Chapter in books 10

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iii. Books with ISBN with details of 2

publishers

iv. Proceedings papers 4

Number listed in International 5

Database (For e.g. Web of Science,
Scopus, Humanities International
Complete, Dare Database -
International Social Sciences Directory,
EBSCO host, etc.)

Citation Index – range / average (For Google Total Citations= 3

SIU affiliated papers) Scholar Range:1-2
Avg: 1.5

Total citations of SIMC, Pune faculty 34

(SIU + Non-SIU affiliated papers)

SNIP Range: 0-0.804

Avg: 0.268

SJR Range:0 -1.302

vg: 0.336
Avg: 0.434

Impact Factor – range/average Range: 0-0.42

Avg:0.14

h-index (Google Scholar:1)

23. Details of patents and income generated

Nil

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated :

Nil

25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories

/ institutions/ industries in India and abroad
Nil

26. Faculty serving in

a) National committees - Nil
b) International committees - Nil
c) Editorial Boards - 1
d) Any other (please specify) – Nil

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27 Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / orientation

programs, workshops, training programs and similar programs).

Session Nos. of Faculty Development programs attended

2014-15 10

28. Student projects

• percentage of students who have done in-house projects including
inter-departmental projects
• percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other
universities / industry / institute
100%: Projects are mandatory in the program structure. Every student is
required to complete a project/project work in each semester. Apart from
this the institute also receives projects from the industry which are
specialization specific and a select group of students contribute in this
assignment. These projects are supervised by specialists from the faculty
group.

On an average the MMC and MBA students do between 3-4 dedicated

projects each during the span of the program. In addition to these, students
actively participate in the institute run enterprises (eg., newspaper, TV
News bulletin, news portal, Audio-Visual club, Ad Club, MM Club, PR
Club).

Internships are mandatory for all students, where students also are
involved in completing projects.

29. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level

by
• Faculty
• Doctoral / post-doctoral fellows
• Students

Faculty Recognition:
Prof. Dr. Eshwar Anand's research paper on “ E- Governwence in India: A
Case Study of Indian Railways Computerised Passenger Reservation
System” wonthe Best Practices Paper Award - Honorable Mention at the
Tenth International Conference on Public Administration held at School
of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Electronic
Science and Technology of China, Chengdu (Oct 24-26, 2014).

Institute Recognitions:
SIMC - Awards & Rankings
1) SIMC, Pune ranks # 2 in 'Best Mass Communication Colleges in
India' by Outlook 2015
2) SIMC, Pune ranks # 2 in 'Best Mass Communication Colleges in
India' by Outlook 2014
3) SIMC, Pune ranks # 3 in 'Best Mass Communication Colleges in
India' by Outlook 2013

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4) SIMC, Pune ranks # 4 in 'Best Mass Communication Colleges in

India' by Outlook 2012
5) SIMC, Pune ranks # 5 in 'Best Mass Communication Colleges in
India' by Outlook 2011
6) Edutainment Awards 2014 -SIMC Overall Ranking:
SIMC PG Pune ranks # 2 as Best Media School
SIMC PG P ranks # 2 as best PR &Event School (National)
SIMC PG P ranks # 2 as Best Advertising School (National)
7) Edutainment Awards 2014- SIMC- MMC Programme Rankings :
SIMC PG ranks # 7 Best Journalism School (National)
SIMC PG Pune ranks #4 as Best Film & Television School
(National)
8) SIMC Pune's “Increasing applications with focus on quality” is a
case study presented at IMC 2014 run by MBA Universe under the
theme 'Effective Demand Management: Developing successful
engagement programs and finding niches' (Gold Award)
9) The SIMC (PG), Pune, received the ABP NEWS National B-School
Award, 2014, for the best curriculum of MBA (Communication
Management) programme. The Award is for B-School with
Industry-related Curriculum in Communication Management.
10) The SIMC (PG), Pune, received the ABP NEWS National B-School
Award, 2013, for the best curriculum of MBA (Communication
Management) programme. The Award is for B-School with
Industry-related Curriculum in Communication Management.
11) 2012, Amar Ujala B School excellence awards for Industry related
curriculum in Advertising
12) 2013, Dainik Bhaskar, B School excellence awards for Industry
related curriculum in Advertising
13) Indy's Award 2014 'Best B School Input Syllabus for Mass
Communication'
14) Indy's Award 2013 'Best B School Input Syllabus for Mass
Communication'
15) Indy's Award 2012 'Best B School Input Syllabus for Mass
Communication'
16) 2012, Bloomberg UTV Excellence Award for Industry Related
Curriculum in Communication
17) PRCI :Leadership in PR Education : Chanakya Award (2009)
18) Business Affaire : Best Advertising Syllabus (2009)

Student Recognition: Multitude of students have won awards in co-

curricular and extra-curricular activities. An illustrative list is as follows:

● Ms. Sharanya Ramesh won the 1st place in the Promise Foundation
Scholarship, a national level event.
● Ms. Shikha Pathak was ranked as one of the top 5 contestants in the
state of Maharashtra in the Telenor Youth Summit 2014, an
International competition she was also given an opportunity to be a
delegate for the Noble Prize distribution ceremony.
● Ms. Meenal Joshi was ranked 1st in the Praxis 2014, a National level
event.
● Mr. Arjun Krishnakumar and Mr. Ashish Vasvani were ranked 1st in

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competition.
● Mr. Arjun Krishnakumar and Mr. Ritij Khurana were ranked 1st in
the regional round of the Mahindra Auto Quotient quiz.

30. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of

funding (national/International) with details of outstanding
participants, if any.

Seminar Source of Funding

1. “PR Conclave” was a one-day 1. Conducted with sponsorship
event organized in collaboration and participation by with leading
public relations agency MSL
Group, India.
2. “Thinking Social Seminar: 2. Organized and largely paid for
Connecting Youth to Social by IIM Calcutta in collaboration
Enterprise” with TATA Social Enterprise
Challenge

31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments

Research is one of the very important thrust areas of SIMC as enshrined in
the mission of SIU.
A Research Advisory Committee (RAC) is constituted to technically
review research proposals / projects.
Research Advisory Committee of SIMC:

Chairperson Prof. Chandan Chatterjee

Members
MBA Dr. Sabyasachi Dasgupta MMC Prof. Prasanna Hulikavi
Dr. Raj Kishore Patra Prof. Ruchi Jaggi
Dr. Munmun Ghosh Prof. Gagan Prakash

The Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) of SIU focuses on rights, safety

and well- being of the research participants if research involves human
subjects and if there is a possibility of involving an ethical issue. Robust
anti-plagiarism policy is implemented while evaluating dissertations,
research projects and academic submissions.

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32. Student profile programme-wise:

MBA - CM
Pass percentage
Application Year Selected
S.N. Batch Batch (%)
received
Male Female Male Female
1 2009-11 2630 2009 29 75 2009-11 62 80
2 2010-12 3150 2010 48 68 2010-12 60 81
3 2011-13 3196 2011 35 61 2011-13 43 64
4 2012-14 3939 2012 48 84 2012-14 77 92
5 2013-15 3795 2013 50 87 2013-15 80 97
6 2014-16 6768 2014 46 80 2014-16 NA NA
7 2015-17 3675 2015 39 93 2015-17 NA NA

MMC
Pass percentage
Application Year Selected
S.N. Batch Batch (%)
received
Male Female Male Female
1 2009-11 641 2009 34 67 2009-11 59 85
2 2010-12 767 2010 25 42 2010-12 48 81
3 2011-13 544 2011 25 21 2011-13 40 57
4 2012-14 768 2012 27 31 2012-14 74 87
5 2013-15 653 2013 29 45 2013-15 52 89
6 2014-16 511 2014 29 52 2014-16 NA NA
2015-17
7 457 2015 22 41 2015-17 NA NA
(MA-MC)

33. Diversity of students

% of students
% of students
% of students from % of students
Name of the from other
Year from the same universities from other
programme universities
university outside the countries
within state
State
MBA(CM) 12-14 4.72% 27.56% 65.35% 0.78%
13-15 7.46% 44.77% 51.49% 2.98%
14-16 0.78% 22.83% 73.22% 3.15%
15-17 3% 23.07% 72.30% 1.33%
MMC 12-14 0% 38.9% 61.1% 0%
13-15 1.33% 24% 73.33% 1.33%
14-16 0% 26.66% 70.66% 2.66%
MA (MC) 15-17 0% 17.4% 80.9% 1.58%

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34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services
examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive
examinations? Give details category-wise.
Data not available

35. Student progression

Student progression Percentage against enrolled

No natural progression from UG to PG.
UG to PG All admissions to PG through on
entrance exam and merit.
PG to M.Phil. NA
No natural progression from PG to PhD.
PG to Ph.D. All admissions to PhD through an
entrance exam and merit.
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral NA
Employed
• Campus selection **
• Other than campus **
recruitment
Entrepreneurs 6.86% (total since 1991)
** Given table below
MBA
Students % Placed
Total Students
Batch opted out of through
Students Placed
Placement campus
2013-15 137 116 7 85
2012-14 132 99 9 75
2011-13 96 63 7 66

MMC
Students % Placed
Total Students
Batch opted out of through
Students Placed
Placement campus
2013-15 72 33 13 46
2012-14 58 41 4 71
2011-13 44 27 3 61

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36. Diversity of staff

Percentage of faculty who are graduates

From same university 4%
From other universities within the State 36%
from universities from other States 56%
from universities outside the country 4%

37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and
D.Litt. during the assessment period
One Faculty Member- Dr. Sabyasachi Dasgupta

38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard

to
a. Details of library infra-structure (A. Year - 14-15)
Students have access to a central library on the campus

S.N. Library facility Details

1. Total area 14454 Sq.Ft
2. Total seating capacity 260
3. Working hours:
• On working days 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
• On holidays 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
• Before Examination 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
• During examination 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
• During vacation 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
• Reading Hall Hours 09.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m.
4. Layout of the library
• Individual reading carrels No (03 Research Cubicles are
available)
• Lounge area for browsing and 403 sq.mt @ Ground Floor
relaxed reading
• IT zone for accessing e-resources 60 sq.mt @ First Floor
5. Display of floor plan, sign boards, Fire Yes
alarms and any other information • Floor Plan Displayed in Ground
Floor Reading Hall.
• Adequate Sign Boards are
displayed to each row of library
stack and floors.
• Fire extinguishers are fixed @ all
strategic positions.
• In addition to this, arrangement of
Ramp at the entrance of the library
and wheel chair for differentially
abled users to access the Library
Collection.
6. Total No of :-
Ÿ Books 41284
Ÿ Titles 39263
Ÿ Average number of books added 957
(Last 3 years, SIU)

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7. Total No of :-
• National Journals 40
• International Journals 17
8. Total No. of e-journals 35084 Available through online
databases
9 Total No of :-
• Magazines 57
• Cds Total 434 (02 added during 2014-15)
• Databases 12
10 Special Collection
Ÿ Textbooks Nil
Ÿ Reference Books 886

Pls. Note: Library Data is for all Lavale Hill Top Institutes.
(SIBM+SITM+SIMC+SSBF+ SSP)
b. Internet facilities for staff and students
14 Mbps Internet lease line. Each student and staff has access to
internet facilities on desktops in the computer lab and in offices.
SIMC is a Wi-Fi enabled campus and student & staff can access the
internet through Wi-Fi.
Each faculty member at SIMC has internet access available on their
desktop. Number of systems is 170. Computer - student ratio- 1:4.
c. Total number of class rooms – 8
d. Class rooms with ICT facility - All classrooms have ICT facilities.
There are also students' laboratories, studios and specialized
computer lab for media related research and for teaching and
practicing online journalism
e. Student laboratories – To enhance students skills in the media and
related research domain specialized computer laboratories with
state of art hardware and soft ware is available in Media Lab, News
Room, SPSS lab, Computer labs and Studio floor . of the software
used in this lab is Corel Draw, TAM, Adobe CS4- Design premium,
Final Cut Pro and SPSS.

The studio is an asset to the MA (MC) AV program as the state- of -

art infra structure allows the students ample opportunities to hone
their skills. Facilities include -

a. Shooting Studios: One with chroma keying and

teleprompting facility allowing students to learn how to work
in a broadcast newsroom and produce news programming for
television. The large studio is equipped with a PCR room and
lights with a three camera multicam set up.
b. Photography lab and dark room facilities.
c. Post production computer labs with Apple hardware and
software for audiovisual editing.
d. Audio recording Studio with a fully equipped acoustically
treated audio studio with sound mixers.

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39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates

a) From the host institution/university –

Faculty Name University

Prasanna Hulikavi SIU
Gagan Prakash SIU
Radhika Ingale SIU
Sneha Sammadar SIU
Sanjeevani Ayachit SIU
Jayanti Iyengar SIU
Neha Saluja SIU
Shraddha Halandkar SIU

b) From other institutions/universities

Faculty Name University
Ruchi Jaggi Savitribai Phule Pune University
Sushoban Patankar Savitribai Phule Pune University
Dharmendra Chavan Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth

40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from

the university.
S.N. Year Name Scholarships Fee Amount in
Concession Rs.
1 2009-10 Arjya Patnaik MMC Topper Sem - I 50% 75000
Regil Krishnan President of Students Council 50% 75000
& Commendable Work
Sneha MBA Topper Sem - I 50% 75000
Ramchandran
2 2010-11
3 2011-13 Anand Nair MMC Test Topper 50% 130000
Varsha Dajee SCIE 100% Waive off
tuition fee
4 2012-14 Deboshree MBA TEST Topper 50% 162500
Bhttacharjee
Rajeev Ranjan 50% 162500
5 2013-14 Deboshree MBA Topper Sem - I 50% 162500
Bhttacharjee
Mayank Kumar MMC Test Topper 50% 145000
Jha
Deboshree MBA Topper Sem - II 50% 162500
Bhttacharjee
Rajeev Ranjan 50% 162500
Deboshree MBA Topper Sem - III 50% 162500
Bhttacharjee
6 2014-15 Jaydeep Panchal MBA TEST Topper 50% 175000

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41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the

development of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.
No new programme has been introduced since 2006.

42. Does the department obtain feedback from

a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If

yes, how does the department utilize the feedback?
Yes, the feedback is taken during BOS and is utilized to upgrade the
session plans and the courses.

b. Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and

how does the department utilize the feedback?
We have a system of formal feedback for faculty. The feedback is
conducted by the institute through the faculty and academic
coordinators. A detailed feedback form with questions that deal with
curriculum design, academic delivery and faculty quality is given to
the students. This feedback by the students is collected by the
academic coordinators and later evaluated on a scale of 5. The
faculty in-charge shares this feedback with respective teaching
faculty. The director of the institute discusses individual feedback
with the faculty. Revisions in curriculum and pedagogy are
recommended post a thorough discussion of this feedback. SIMC
also collects feedback from industry on internship projects
undertaken by students.

c. Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does

the department utilize the feedback?
Alumni are invited to conduct sessions related to the curriculum
through the Alumni relation Cell. Feedback from the alumni about
the course and its fitment to current industry needs is sought.
However it is currently an informal process and some sample
documentation is available. Henceforth SIMC plans to formalize
the process.

43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)

S. Full Name Batch Job Profile Organization

No
1. Anand 1999-2001 Co- Founder MAVCOMM
Mahesh
2. Raheel 2004-2006 Head of News, Twitter India
Khursheed Politics and Govt
3. Shivani Sood 2000-2002 Editor Penguin Books
4. Satrupa 1999-2001 Sr. Brand Services Law and
Ghosh Director Kenneth
5. Luv 2003-2005 DDB Mudra Group Associate Vice
Chaturvedi President

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6. Moumita 2003-2005 Associate Director Nielsen

Ghoshal
7. Subadra 2009-2011 Research Manager IMRB
Kalyanaraman International
8. Bidyut Kotaki 1994-1995 Filmmaker National Award
winning
Entrepreneur
9. Abhishek 2001-2003 Product Strategy Ford
Mahapatra Manager - Comm.,
Asia Pacific
10. Madhavi Behl 2002-2004 Corp. Affairs Standard
Chartered
Bank

44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures /

workshops / seminar) involving external experts.
Being industry ready is very crucial for a student. Student Enrichment
programmes hence become important. Considering the interactive and
dynamic nature of the Media industry, it is more than necessary for the
students to be able to understand and be able to adapt to said environment.
The Corporate Interface Team at SIMC has various touch points in the
industry and utilise them to create a platform where industry stalwarts can
come and speak about their work and experiences. The Corporate
Interface team also works along with the Student Projects Team to provide
the students with the required exposure as well as experiences to make
them industry ready.

Some of the enrichment progammes under taken are mentioned below

SIMCatalyst engages students on a competitive level. They gain valuable

experience by participating in business competitions which are then are
then presented before invited industry professionals and judged by them.

A few examples of Simcatalyst-

31st August 2014 : SIMCatalyst on Digital

Speakers and judges-
Ekalavaya Bhattacharya: Head of Digital MTV
Sharmistha Gupta: MediaCom National Brand director
Siddharth Ravindran : Head of Innovation and Client servicing , MTV
Karan Baikampadi : Producer Tata Nano show
Topics Discussed:
· Competition for the best reality show formats for digital along with
revenue, marketing and PR plan as well a short promo.

13th March 2013: Public Relations SIMCatalyst

Speakers and judges-
Valerie Pinto: CEO of Perfect relations
Sujit Patil: Corporate Communications head of Godrej
Michelle Francis: Manager, Corporate Communications Godrej

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Vandana Lisa Scolt: Deputy General Manager, Godrej

Topic Discussed:
· Impact and trends in Public relations.
· Corporate Communications and role of agency.
· Discussion of SIMCatalyst- Case study of Godrej.

12th Sept 2012: Journalism SIMCatalyst

Speakers and judges-Investronaut
Rohan Vaidya
Dipti Vaidya
Satyen Jain
Radhika Bhattacharya
Topics discussed-
· The biggest challenge for entrepreneurs is uncertainty. Zakenaut
understands their goals, can help them to make major decisions in life
and follow them up without worry and uncertainty, to achieve great
heights.

SIMColloquium gives students a chance to be exposed to differing

thought processes through live case studies by industry professionals.

13th August 2014: SIMColloquium

Speaker-Roshan Abbas: Managing Director of Encompass events.
Topics Discussed:
· Art of pitching.
· Experiential Marketing in India.

10th August 2014: SIMColloquium

Utsav Chaduri- Marketing manager of Romedy Now
Topic discussed:
· Content creation and their connect to research and measurement.
st
· Special session with 7 shortlisted teams for SIMCatalyst on 31 August.

SIMClairvoyance is a forum where students get to learn through panel

discussions which include industry led talks where they share their
experiences, insights and most importantly foresights with the future
media professionals.

26th July 2013: Research Clairvoyance and SIMCatalyst

Moumita Ghoshal Associate Director Nielson Varun Mendiratta
Marketing Manager

Corporate Communication Pranav Raje ICIC Bank

Topics Discussed:
· Qualitative research in India.
· Case study competition to create a research proposal.

nd
2 March 2013: Film marketing
A film marketing workshop was held on 2nd of March where the following
guests were called upon:
Mr. Tarun Tripathi: Business head for HUL at PHD, Former marketing

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head Yash raj films.

Namarata Balwani: Former CEO of Media2Win. She handled “Barfi”
digital promotions.
Vikramjit Roy: Executive producer and Marketing head of NFDC.
Murli Chhatwani: Head of distribution and syndication Dar Media.
Amit Tyagi: Independent film maker.
Topics Discussed:
· Brief overview of film marketing. Where are we headed presently in
India (scope) and what are the various media which have come into
existence.
· What is the role of digital in film marketing? Scope and importance of
digital.
· Film marketing in India and the difference between international films
and Indian films like “The Dark Knight Rises” as compared to
“Lunchbox”
· Film marketing from the perspective of a filmmaker and how a
filmmaker looks at film marketing in India and abroad
· Future of film marketing and where it is headed
· feature film marketing v/s selling documentaries

SIMConclave- A panel discussion with the stalwarts in media businesses.

Mostly deals with a thematic discussion.
th
7 September 2014: Digicon
Narendra Nag : Asia Digital Head: MSL group
Rohan Babu: Digital Head: Audi
Subranshu Kumar :Digital Head : Whirlpool
Raheel Khurshid : Head of news, politics and government : Twitter
Aditya Pawan : National Digital Head :Red Bull
Ankit Oberoi : CEO : ADpushup
Sujoy Golan : Global Digital Head :Inmobi
Prashanth Kumar : Head of strategy : Digitas LBI
Hariom Seth : CEO: Tagglabs
Saurabh Arora : CEO : Airwoot
Abhimanyu Raj Guru: CEO and host/editor : i420content/ ET Now and
Techguru
Ansoo Gupta :COO :Pinstorm
Topics Discussed:
· Is business doing it right online?
· Is Content always the king?
· Future of mobile marketing

19th July2015: PR Conclave in collaboration with MSL Group

Zelma Lazarus : CEO : Impact a United Nations' Inter-Agency Initiative.

Jaideep Shergill :CEO : MSL Group
Veena Gidwani :Former CEO and PR Consultant : Madison PR
Pradyuman Maheshwari :Editor in chief and Founder :MXM India Pvt
Ltd
Rajesh Pant : Director and Founder: Kandor Solutions Pvt Ltd
Siddharth Mukherjee : Sr. VP –Communications :Eikona PR

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measurement
Geetanjali Bhattacharjee: Head, Marketing service audit practice :
Spatital Access
Aseem Sood: CEO : Impact research and measurement
Ashraf Engineer :VP content, research and insights :MSL Group

Dr. Ram Athavale : Senior Consultant: CBRN and homeland security

Manjula Nair :Marketing Manager and CSR :AMDOCS India
Nand Kumar : Head of corporate Communications : ACC ltd
Schubert Fernandes :Senior Vice President :MSL group

Topics Discussed:

· Discussion on MSL report on PR.

· Research in PR
· CSR in PR.

45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different
programmes.

The faculty at SIMC use various methods to facilitate teaching and

learning in classrooms. The course content and the pedagogy of the
courses are designed in the manner that it involves active student
participation. There are many courses which use multiple pedagogical
techniques to ensure this. The following data is sample response to the
above question. Some of them are listed below-
· Lecture by teacher
· Class discussions conducted by teacher
· Discussion groups
· Lecture-demonstration by teacher
· Lecture-demonstration by another instructor(s) from a special field
(guest speaker)
· Presentation by a panel of instructors or students
· Presentations by student panels from the class
· Student reports by individuals
· Student-group reports by group from the class
· Forums
· Small groups such as task oriented, discussion, Socratic
· Reading assignments from textbook
· Reading assignments in journals, monographs, etc.
· Reading assignments in supplementary books
· Assignment to outline portions of the textbook
a. Marketing Management course in MBA SEM I is taught via
individual students creating a marketing diary. The marketing diary
is updated in consonance with the progression of the classroom
lectures. In addition to this, the faculty in charge runs a Facebook
page on the course where the students and faculty engage in
academic discussions on the subject.
b. After almost 75% of the 'Account Planning Models and Practices
course' in SEM 3 is conducted in terms of classroom lectures, the
students are instructed to carry out individual interviews with

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professional account planners. This leg of the course helps the

students to attain an application oriented perspective on the course.
It also aids synthesis of theory and practice.
c. The Research Methodology course in MMC SEM 3 is taught by
involving students at every stage of theoretical development in the
course. Each student is required to choose a topic of research at the
beginning of the course. As the lectures progress, students apply
concepts learnt in the class to their individual research projects. The
end product of the course is a research project/paper is developed by
each individual student.
d. Different courses across four semesters that entail components of
news reporting, editing, editorial writing, and television news are
taught in a manner that students publish and produce live
enterprises based on the same. The journalism program runs three
enterprises that use all the academic inputs-INK (weekly
newspaper), Voices (Fortnightly news bulletin) and WIRE (24X7
News Portal). All these enterprises are run by the students.
e. All the courses in the MMC, AV program in every semester
conclude with student productions that incorporate different
academic inputs delivered across that particular semester. This
enterprise is known as TEST TUBE.
f. Specialized PR Project
g. MBA: Research Methodology Mini Project
As a result of several participatory learning pedagogies, SIMC
students have excelled in various university /industry competitions
at the national level. Student dissertations are another good
example of the success of these learning approaches.

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are
constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored?

We have a system of continuous evaluation. This is structured through the

session plan in each course in the program structure. There are mandatory
3-4 internal assessments to evaluate the learning outcome from a set of 3-4
topics in a session plan comprising of 20-30 sessions to ensure the
intended learning outcomes as planned. 60% of the total marks are
allocated to these internal assessments. However SIMC plans to address
the needs of low performers in a more formalized manner in the future.

47 Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension

activities.

Social Outreach Programmes Collaborative Agencies/ NGO

R. K Laxman Chair initiative RTI Seminars, Rural Research /
Outreach

Facilitator Activity
Prof. Prasanna Hulikavi E-Mediation for language fluency
comprehensions and reading skills
among children located in remote areas

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48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the

department.
Debates, Quizzes, Script writing, Case study, film making, article writing

49. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by

other agencies? If yes, give details.
No

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating

new knowledge, basic or applied.
SIMC has contributed to the field of research through books, book
chapters and research papers published in journals which are available
online for use by new researchers. Films produced by students of SIMC
and in collaboration with SIMC are uploaded on SIMC You Tube channel,
through contract with Pocket films. This adds to the creation of new
knowledge through understanding of various dimensions of media.

51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and

Challenges (SWOC) of the department.
SWOC Analysis - SIMC carried out a SWOC analysis on various
parameters as indicated below:

STRENGTHS (MBA+ MMC)

· SIMC has received a multitude of prestigious awards across various
platforms for being among the 'Best Mass Communication Colleges
in India' (Outlook) to having the best curriculum of MBA
(Communication Management) program (ABP News National B-
School Award, 2014). A small listing of those is given below:
o IMC Gold Award 2014
o # 2 in 'Best Mass Communication Colleges in India' by
Outlook 2014
o Edutainment Awards 2014
o 2013, Dainik Bhaskar, B School excellence awards for
Industry related curriculum in Advertising
o Indy's Award 2014 'Best B School Input Syllabus for Mass
Communication'
· The SIMC curriculum for MBA and MMC has been upgraded since the
2011-13 batch, keeping in mind industry requirements and academic
rigour at PG level. Both these curricula have won awards over the
years. This curriculum is periodically upgraded and vetted by industry
experts and advisory board of the Institute. Curriculum along with
familiarity with industry databases and work practices ensures that our
students are job-ready from day one. These databases include-
o Media software (TAM, IRS, ADEX, EIKONA, RAM) and
analysis software (SPSS)
o Studios (Chroma studio and multi camera studios) are a state-
of-the-art facility available for students and faculty for
laboratory purposes
o Simulated news room for Journalism students
· Industry connect is a major strength at SIMC. Corporate interface
platforms like SIMConclaves, SIMClairvoyance and

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SIMColloquiums are conducted in the institute for better industry

connect. Additionally, Student participation in various Industry events
like EFFIES, PIFF, EMVIES, PRAXIS etc is encouraged. Industry
professionals associate across all processes at SIMC including
o Curriculum development and modification
o Overall program and course delivery
o Assessment of learning
o Student co-curricular activities
o Admissions

WEAKNESSES
· The Media and Communication Industry has been evolving rapidly in
the past few years. SIMC has always endeavoured to keep pace with
the industry demands by adapting, updating, rationalising and
improving its courses in line with the Industry demands. The increased
focus and attention demanded by these activities effectively reduced
the availability of faculty for Research and Publication related
activities.
However, this is set to change as (a) a number of new faculty members
have been inducted in the team & (b) the existing faculty is now able to
devote more time to the Research and Publication activities. SIMC is
also in the process of identifying and evaluating appropriate academic
bodies to establish long term associations and affiliations for research
and publication activities.
· The Media and Communication industry is undergoing rapid
advances especially on the technology front. As an institute dedicated
to fulfil the needs of this industry, SIMC also needs to follow suite so
as to avoid the risk of obsolescence. This requires steady investment in
the latest hardware / software to keep pace with the changes in
technology.
· Constraints of space for expansion

OPPORTUNITIES
· In view of our strengths of rankings & awards and our industry
connect; SIMC is proposing to offer new specializations and short
term programs. For example, for MBA we are looking at proposing a
specialization in research and analysis, for MA (MC) in
Communication Studies and Research. Short term programs can be
offered to interested students and industry professionals aligned to
demand.
· SIMC is planning to leverage faculty connects and networks to partner
with -
o Funding and Policy linked bodies for research and advocacy
o Other Premiers academic institutes (national and international)
to build exchange programs for research & publication, faculty
development and student enrichment.

CHALLENGES
· To maintain SIMC's standing as a premier Media and Communication
institute

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· The origins of Media and Communication industry are in the erstwhile

field of Mass Communication. As with all the other institutes with a
long history, SIMC is also at times perceived as a Mass
Communication Institute rather than a Media and Communication
institute.
This is slowly changing as more and more alumni penetrate the
Industry and educates the industry about the SIMC differentiators. A
number of steps have also been initiated to ensure that there is cohesion
and synchronisation among the various MC institutes within the SIU
fold.
The media industry is relatively young and as such many of the
industry practices and norms are still getting evolved and standardised.
The salary levels as also the roles and responsibilities are also not
clearly defined and rationalised, particularly at the entry level. This can
lead to a wide fluctuation in the salaries and the positions offered to the
SIMC students. The industry also finds it difficult to understand the
difference in the capabilities between the various specialisations and at
times even between the under graduate and post graduate
qualifications.
This too is changing rapidly as the industry matures and more and more
SIMC students get absorbed there. These students are acting as the
brand ambassadors and the spokesperson for SIMC to educate the
industry about the differentiated offerings from SIMC.

52. Future plans of the department.

Having established SIMC as a premier source of talent at the national
level, we aim to be a Centre of Excellence for research in the area of Media
and Communication. We aim to be an attractive destination for funding
agencies, international students and prolific faculty members of
international repute.

The Institute plans to further strengthen the industry interface and

enhance / maintain our current ranking of being number '2' nationally.
SIMC will also endeavour to enhance the academic research output. We
will also work towards ensuring quality curriculum augmenting student
learning. Our investments will be towards upgrading databases, academic
resources and overall infrastructure for better student experience.

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 (SID)
Symbiosis Institute
of Design
Four years in SID! It has been a great time and experience that I got from this college. I
was blessed with very good faculty who taught me and supported me in my bad times. SID
gave me an opportunity to work with the Industry and gain knowledge. All together it has
been a great experience and learning at Symbiosis Institute of Design.

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the Department

Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID)

2. Year of establishment
2004.

3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?

Yes. SID is a constituent under the Faculty of Media, Communication
and Design (FoMCD), Symbiosis International University (SIU).

4. Names of programmes offered

Bachelor of Design (B.Des)
Specializations offered:
1. Graphic Design
2. User Experience Design
3. Animation Film Design
4. Video Film Design
5. Product Design
6. Interior Space Design
7. Fashion Design
8. Fashion Communication

5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved

All the specializations offered under B. Des programme are inherently
interdisciplinary as it draws knowledge, skills and understanding from
various disciplines such as Art, Craft, Science, Engineering, Humanities,
and many more. All the courses under eight specializations of B. Des
programme are offered by SID.

Apart from the above, other interdisciplinary courses are offered in

the form of FCP – Floating Credit Programme including courses like
performing arts, Soft Skills, Service Learning and also Inter Institute Credit
Courses like Business Entrepreneurship,Culture and Communication and
Fashion Journalism from other UG departments of SIU like Symbiosis
School for Liberal Arts, Symbiosis Centre of Management Studies and
Symbiosis Centre of Media and Communication. Such courses add great
inter-disciplinary experience to the on-going education of a student at
SID.

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc.
Semester abroad with credit transfer with Ontario Universities through the
Ontario Maharashtra Goa programme, industry internships, internships
based design projects and degree projects with industries like Whirlpool,
Elephant Design, ONIDA, etc.

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7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons

Nil

8. Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based

Credit System
Semester System of examination and Choice Based Credit System.

9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other

departments
All UG institutes of SIU have a provision under FCP – Floating Credit
Programme to offer and take inter institute credit courses from other UG
institutes of SIU.

10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual

Positions Sanctioned Filled

Professor 6 0
Associate Professors 12 5
Assistant Professors 35 25
Teaching Associate / Assistant 0 0
Adjunct Faculty 11
Instructors 12
Total 53 53

11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of

specialization, experience and research under guidance

S. Name Qualification Designation Special- No. of No. of

No. ization years of Ph.D/
Experi- M.Phil.
ence Stu-
(years. dents
months) guided
for the
last 4
years
M.Des
Director
Vinay M (Industrial Industrial
1 (Associate 27.2 NIL
Mundada Design), B.E. Design
Professor)
(Production)
M.Sc
Fashion
(Clothing
Dy. Director Design &
Sanjeevani & Textiles),
2 (Associate Fashion 14.1 NIL
Ayachit B.Sc. (Home
Professor) Communi-
Science),
cation
NET

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MA
(Indology),
GD Art
(Diploma
in Applied
Arts), A.T.D.
(Art Teachers
Commu-
Manohar Diploma), Associate
3 nication 20.8 NIL
Desai Diploma Professor
Design
in Art
Education,
GD Art
(Diploma in
Fine Arts -
Drawing &
Painting )
M.A.
(Indology),
Commu-
A.T.D. (Art
nication
Prashant Teachers Associate
4 Design 22.5 NIL
Acharya Diploma), GD Professor
-Graphic
Art (Diploma
Design
in Drawing &
Painting)
MA
(Indology),
MA
(Economics
RPG), BA
Commu-
(Mgt),
Keyur nication
Diploma in Associate
5 Sahasra- Design 23.9 NIL
Computer Professor
buddhe - Photog-
programming,
raphy
Diploma in
Photography,
Diploma in
Marketing &
Sales Mgt.
MA
Prasanna (Indology), Assistant Founda-
6 27.1 NIL
Khamitkar Diploma in Professor tion
Applied Arts
Post Diploma
in Art
Ramesh Assistant Founda-
7 Education, 31 NIL
Aundhkar Professor tion
BA - Fine
Arts

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MA
(Indology),
Bsc., Diploma
Commu-
in Computer
nication
Pranita Mgt., Assistant
8 Design 24.9 NIL
Ranade Diploma Professor
-Graphic
in Interior
Design
Design &
Decoration,
CDAC
PDCTM, B. Fashion
Anupam Assistant
9 Tech (Textile Communi- 20.1 NIL
Bhatia Professor
Tech), cation
M. Sc
(Fashion
Design), B.Sc
Neelesh Assistant Fashion
10 (Chem.), 17.8 NIL
Gham Professor Design
Diploma
in Fashion
Design
G D Arts
Niranjan (Diploma in Assistant Founda-
11 9.5 NIL
Mhamane Drawing & Professor tion
Painting)
Master of
Visual Art
Assistant Founda-
12 Vijay Shah (Applied Art), 24.1 NIL
Professor tion
Bachelor of
Fine Art, NET
P. G. Dip.
in Industrial Industrial
Kushal Design, B. E. Assistant Design -
13 8.4 NIL
Jadhav (Electronics Professor Product
& Telecom- Design
munication)
Masters in
Fashion
Neetu Fashion Assistant
14 Communi- 12.1 NIL
Singh Technology, Professor
cation
B.A.
Master level
course in
Advanced
Design
Industrial
Visualisation,
S. Prem Assistant Design -
15 Master of 2.6 NIL
kumar Professor Product
Science
Design
(Automative
Industrial
Design), BE
(Mech.)

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Commu-
nication
M.Des.
Shaunak Assistant Design
16 (Animation), 9.1 NIL
Samvatsar Professor -Anima-
B.E. (Mech.)
tion Film
Design
PG Diploma
in Retail
Robin Assistant Fashion
17 Mgt., B.Des 8.2 NIL
Mathew Professor Design
(Accessory
Design)
PG Diploma
in Retail
Ruhi Assistant Fashion
18 Mgt., B.Des 8.2 NIL
Munjial Professor Design
(Fashion
Design)
Diploma
in Fashion
Millie Design,
Assistant Fashion
19 Vanjape Diploma 18.6 NIL
Professor Design
in clothing
Industry
Studies
Graduate
Professional
Priyadarshi Assistant Fashion
20 Diploma 13.1 NIL
T Professor Design
(Fashion
Design)
B.Arch,
Neha Professional Assistant Industrial
21 2.6 NIL
Mandlik Education Professor Design
Diploma
Commu-
M.Des.
Rishikesh Assistant nication
22 (Animation, 6.8 NIL
Joshi Professor Design
B.E. (Mech.)
-UED
PGDPD
(Ceramic Industrial
Anuja & Glass Assistant Design -
23 3.1 NIL
Ambekar Design), Professor Product
Bachlore of Design
Fine Art
MA (Fine
Teena Art), BA Assistant Founda-
24 3.1 NIL
Thomas (Animation & Professor tion
GD)
Mrudul G.D. Arts Assistant Founda-
25 9.9 NIL
Mankame (Applied Art) Professor tion
Bachelor Commu-
Vishal of Fine Art, nication
Assistant
26 Wadaye Diploma in Design 25.8 NIL
Professor
Mechanical -Graphic
Engg. Design

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NET, MFA
Saumya (Sculpture),
Assistant Founda-
27 Bandy- Bachelor of 12.2 NIL
Professor tion
opadhyay Visual Arts
(BVA), B.com
Bachelor of
Home Science
(Textiles &
Clothing),
Hemalatha Assistant Fashion
28 Master of 5.4 NIL
Jain Professor Design
Home Science
(Textiles &
Clothing),
NET
M. Des
(Animation),
Bachelors in Commu-
Assistant
Samidha Architecture, nication
29 Professor 3.8 NIL
Gunjal Certificate Design -
course in Animation
Animation &
Visual Effects
Industrial
Master of Arts
Design -
(Automotive
Tushar Assistant Product
30 Design), 2.6 NIL
Amin Professor & Interior
Bachelor of
Space De-
Architecture
sign
Commu-
nication
Amrita MA (Eco), Teaching Design
31 6.7 NIL
Gangatirkar BA (Eco) Associate -Video
Film De-
sign
PG NID Commu-
(Typography), nication
Mahendra Adjunct
32 B.A. (Fine Design 51 NIL
Patel Professor
Arts - -Graphic
Painting) Design
Commu-
nication
Govt.
Pallavi Adjunct Design
33 Diploma in 34 NIL
Apte Faculty -Anima-
Applied Art
tion Film
Design

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Post Graduate
Diploma in
Education
Mgt.
(PGDEM),
Diploma in
Dress Making
Asima Adjunct Fashion
34 & Costume 37.2 NIL
Mahajir Faculty Design
Design, B.A.,
Advanced
Trainers
Course in
Jwellery
Design &
Manufacture
M. Des
Commu-
(Visual
Marion Adjunct nication
35 Comm.), 25.4 NIL
Jhunja Faculty Design
GDA Applied
-UED
Arts
Professional Commu-
Educational nication
Shraddha Diploma in Adjunct Design
36 6.4 NIL
Salkhalkar Film & Video Faculty -Video
Communica- Film De-
tion, B.A. sign
Post Graduate
Diploma in
Pre -Primary
Commu-
Teacher’s
nication
Ruchi Education Adjunct
37 Design 15.7 NIL
Srivastav (PGDPTE), Faculty
-Graphic
Bachelor of
Design
Fine Arts
(B.F.A.
Applied Arts)
M.Des Industrial
Prasanna (Industrial Adjunct Design -
38 20.7 NIL
Halbe Design), B.E. Faculty Product
(Mechanical) Design
M. Des.
(Product Industrial
Poornima Design), B.E. Adjunct Design -
39 26.2 NIL
Nair (Electronics Faculty Product
& Communi- Design
cation)
Industrial
Adjunct Design -
40 Ajay Bhave B.E , M.Tech 15 NIL
Faculty Product
Design

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Associate of
Arts – Fash-
ion Design,
Fashion Insti-
tute of Design
& Merchan-
Saimah Adjunct Fashion
41 dising (Los 9 NIL
Shaikh Faculty Design
Angeles,
USA), Gradu-
ate Diploma
in Fashion
Apparel De-
sign (NIFT)
GD - Art
(Diploma In
Commu-
Fine Arts)
nication
From J J
Adjunct Design -
42 Sham Patil School of Art, 35 NIL
Faculty Animation
Diploma In
& Basic
Animation
Design
Film Making
From NID
Certificate
courses in
Graphic
Design &
Commu-
Computer
Kumar- nication
Hardware,
43 bharat Instructor Design 11.6 NIL
DTP
Sagat -Graphic
(Diploma
Design
in Desktop
Publication
- 4months
Course)
Satish Course in ITI Fashion
44 Instructor 17.5 NIL
Dhone Fitter, FYJC Design
Commu-
Master of nication
Prashant Communica- Design
45 Instructor 2.2 NIL
Nikam tion Studies, -Video
B.com Film De-
sign
Sunil SSC, Trade Fashion
46 Jr Instructor 26.8 NIL
Karale Expert Design
G.D. Arts Industrial
Mukund (Government Workshop Design -
47 21.11 NIL
Wagh Diploma in Instructor Product
Applied Arts) Design
Communi-
B.Sc, Di- cation De-
Sudarshan Sr.
48 ploma in sign - User 22.5 NIL
Bhat Instructor
Programming Experience
Design

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ITI Fitter
Industrial
NCVT (Na-
Appasaheb Workshop Design -
49 tional Council 13.6 NIL
Kamble Instructor Product
for Vocational
Design
Training)
A.T.D. (Art Commu-
Teachers Di- nication
Amol ploma), Govt. Design
50 Instructor 3.6 NIL
Bhandakkar Diploma in -Anima-
Drawing & tion Film
Painting Design
Diploma in
Dress Design-
ing & Manu-
facturing,
Seema Fashion NIL
51 Training in Instructor 7.3
Shinde Design
Dress Design-
ing & Gar-
ment Making
(3months)
B.F.A. ( Ap-
plied Arts),
Commu-
Diploma in
nication
foundation
Sandip Teaching Design
52 course ( Arts 7.6 NIL
Deore Assistant - Anima-
& Design),
tion Film
2D & 3D
Design
character
Animation
Industrial
Diploma in
Workshop Design -
53 Vijay Sutar Mechanical 24.1 NIL
Incharge Product
Engg. (DME)
Design

12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors:

List of Visiting Faculty:

SN Name Designation Company

1 Ashish Deshpande Proprietor Elephant Design
2 Bhakti Khandekar Principal UX Design Practice
3 Kalyani Khodke Director Range Design
4 Maitreyi Doshi Founder Maitri Designs
5 Manoj Kothari CEO Onio Design Pvt
Ltd
6 Pradeep Patil Design Consultant Roaming Design
7 Prashant Dixit Sr.UX Consultant SAS
8 Rahul Shiledar Director Mona Advertising
9 Shriyesh Bangad Consultant Brandmatter
10 Sonali Bendre Founder Director Figment
11 Sumit Dagar Founder Kriyate

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12 Vidhika Rohangi Founder Imagine XP

13 Jasleen Manrao Creative Head Figments
14 Mangesh Panditrao Co-Founder/ Shoptimize India
Director Pvt.Ltd.
15 Nachiket Thakur General Manager, A Raymond
R&D Fastener India Pvt.
Ltd.
16 Rajendra Sankpal Craftmen Bamboo Vishwa
17 Shetall Natuu Principal Mentor Umber Learning
Facility
18 Abhijeet Deshpande Film Editor
19 Anil Zankar Independent
Filmmaker &
Educator
20 Anish Malhotra PHD Schoar IDC, IIT-Bombay,
Mumbai
21 Harsha Chandriani Animation
Professional
22 Mandar Rane Associate IDC, IIT-Bombay,
Professor Mumbai
23 Rajesh Kulkarni Senior Art
Director
24 Sameer Nakhate Freelancer
25 Vitthal Rao Freelance Cinema-
photographer
26 Sameer Belvelkar Photographer
27 Harshad Kamble Fashion
Photographer
28 Nabanita Mukerjee Freelancer
29 Ujjwal Tawade Consultant
30 Nita Thakore Consultant
31 Indrakumar Singh Industrial
Designer
32 Nilesh Rahate Interior Designer
33 Pankaj Sapkal Designer
34 Reenu Singh Designer
35 Sangramsinh R Architect
Jadhav

13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-

wise information
B. Des programme – 11.55%

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14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio

B. Des - 15:1

15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative

staff: sanctioned, filled and actual

Non-Teaching Staff - Administrative

For the year 2014-15 the details are as below

Type Sanctioned Actual
Technical 21 08
Non technical 58 21
Total 79 29

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies

‘Design Research’ in the areas of Sustainable Design, Social Design,
Future Design, Ergonomics, Craft, Typography and Indian Script.
These are funded by SIU and agencies like NOKIA Finland.

17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b)

international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give
the names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received
project-wise.

Name of the Project Title Funding Grants

Faculty Agency received
T.U.I (Taxi for Urban
S. Premkumar India): Redefining the SIU 1,25,000/-
Indian Taxi

18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants

received

a) National collaboration
Name
Total
Name of the of the
Year Number grant
project funding
received
agency
Documentation
of Textiles and No grant
2009 1 Costumes in the received
Major
- collection of Nil
Projects
2014 the Raja Dinkar
Kelkar Museum,
Pune

* In technical collaboration with Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum, Pune.

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b) International collaboration
Year Num- Name of the Name of the Total
ber project funding grant
agency received
Major 2011 1 “Collaborative Nokia, Fin- 1035755
Proj- Productivity land through (15,000
ect Tools” Nokia Benga- Euros)
luru

19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE;

DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received.
Nil

20. Research facility / centre with

• state recognition
• national recognition
• international recognition
Nil

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or

corporate bodies
Nil

22. Publications:

Total number of publications 8

(From 2009 to 2015; as of 31-07-2015)
i. Number of papers published in 5
peer reviewed journals (national / (National 2 &
international): International 3 )
ii. Chapters in Books 1
iii. Proceedings papers 2
Number listed in International Database (For
e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities 3
International Complete, Dare Database -
International Social Sciences Directory,
EBSCO host, etc.)
Citation Index – range / average Google Total Citations = 10
(For SIU affiliated papers) Scholar Range: 1-3
Avg: 1.67
Scopus Total Citations= 0
Range: 0
Avg: 0
SNIP Range: 0.349-0.668
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SJR Range:0.125-0.237
Avg: 0.336
Avg: 0.192
Impact Factor – range/average Range: 0.27-0.345
Avg:0.314
h-index (Google Scholar:1
Scopus:0)

23. Details of patents and income generated

Nil

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated

Sr. Nature of Client Income

No. Consultancy Generated
Work (in INR)
1. Design Core Centric Engineering 3,750
Consultancy Solutions, Pune
2. Design Radeus Technology Solutions, 16,670
Consultancy Pune
3. Design Core Centric Engineering 1,793
Consultancy Solutions, Pune
4. Rapid Radeus Technology Solutions, 15,730
Prototyping Pune
5. Model Making India Graphics Pvt. Ltd 13,483
6. Model Making Radeus Technology Solutions, 8,989
Pune
7. Model Making Navemi Technologies, Pune 8,652
8. Model Making Assurance Tools, Pune 15,730
9. Rapid Gera Development, Pune 10,870
Prototyping
10. Rapid Whirlpool India, Pune 81,884
Prototyping
11. Rapid Whirlpool India, Pune 44,812
Prototyping
12. Rapid Whirlpool India, Pune 13,803
Prototyping
13. Field User I 2 R, Bangalore 1,80,000
Study of
Solar Lattern
in states of
Maharashtra
and Uttar
Pradesh
Total Amount 4,16,166

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25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories

/ institutions / industries in India and abroad
i. Anupam Bhatia visited Mount Carmel College- Bangalore for the
workshop on “Converging Sciences for Quality Life” in February 2009.
ii. Niranjan Mhamane visited the I. Repin Academy of Art, Saint Petersburg,
Russia in 2013.

26. Faculty serving in

a) National committees b) International committees c) Editorial Boards d)
any other (please specify)
Name of the
Details
Faculty Member
Vinay Mundada Member of Advisory Committee of National
Conference on Pervasive Computing in 2010
and 2013 organised by Sinhgad College of
Engineering, Pune

27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / orientation

programs,workshops, training programs and similar programs).

Programs No. of Programmes

Conference attendance 7
MDP conducted 0
Seminar/ Workshops attended 12
FDPs attended 37

28.
Student projects
• percentage of students who have done in-house projects including
inter-departmental projects -
100% All students at SID undertake design projects during the
tenure of the programme.
• percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other
universities industry / institute -
Around 40% of students at SID undertake final semester degree
projects in collaboration with the industry.

29. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international

level by
• Faculty
• Doctoral / post doctoral fellows
• Students

Institute Recognition:
SID has been consistently ranked among the top ten colleges
for Fashion Design in an annual survey by India Today-
Nielsen Company and Education World from 2012 to 2015.

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Faculty Recognition:
Name of the
SN Nature of Accomplishment
Faculty / Staff
1. Shaunak Won the second prize for his cartoon Doli
Samvatsar at the Cartoon Competition for World Water
Day 2014.
2. Prof. Mahendra The Gutenberg Award for 2010 by The
Patel International Gutenberg Society, Mainz,
Frankfurt, Germany. The Gutenberg Award
is an award jointly established in 1968 by
the City of Mainz and The International
Gutenberg Society, for outstanding artistic,
technical or scientific attainment in the
domain of the art of printing. The members
of the jury of the 2010 Gutenberg Award have
appreciated Mahendra Patel’s work on “Type
Design Development of Indian Scripts and
Map & Signage Design Systems for several
cities as excellent and very expressive”. The
Mainz Gutenberg Award has so far been
bestowed 17 times and Prof. Mahendra Patel
is the first Indian recipient of this Award.

Students Recognition:
Sr. Name of the
Nature of Accomplishment
No. Student
One of the top 25 short listed participants
1. Saumya Dham in the Poster Design Contest organized by
India Future of Change held in May 2011
Gaurav Poddar,
Aseem Manhas, The group won the ‘Waves 2013’ short
Ketki Jadhav, film making competition at BITS Pilani,
2.
Manjari Loya, Goa for the film ‘UN(REAL), Realism of a
Amit Umbarkar, Delusion’
Mahip Chauhan
Awarded Vogue Honours for 2012-13
with cash prize of Rs. 15000/-. This was
3. Devika Sinha published in June 2013 Vogue subscription.
Finalist in Let’s Design Competition by
ZOOM held in 2013.
Cleared 1st round at IFFTI Illustration
4. Vaibhavi Vakharia competition held in the month of December
2013.
Selected as the winner for the Punj Lloyd
Fatema
5. Logo Design competition for its 25th year
Rangwalla
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Won the special jury award for Non- Fiction

Film in student category at the 3rd Short
6. Kalyani Bagade
Film Festival at Seamedu, Pune for her
documentary film “The Brothel Confession”
Won the grand prize in the Skybags Canvas
Project. Her entry is selected among the
7. Vijaya Aswani
1200 entries. Her illustration will become
the face of the Skybags strolly bags.
Bronze award winner in a competition held
Nandana
8. by the International Institute of Information
Chakraborty
Design, Vienna, Austria held in 2014.
Won 3rd Prize at Heritage Film Festival
9. Jagrit Seth
2014 for his film “The Idols of Kinnal”
Her Pondicherry film got shortlisted to be
Saumya
10. screened around the world by (Auroville
Srivastava
International) AVI France in 2014
Winner in User Interface Design Category
11. Rima Rao
at Pune Design Festival (PDF) 2015
Won the prestigious Best Animation Award
(Student) at 5th Dada Saheb Phalke Film
Festival - 2015 for his film “Incredible
12. Shashank Nimkar India”.
Also won 2nd Best Film award in Smart
Cut 2015 organized by School of Media
Activity, Research & Technology

30. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source

of funding(national / international) with details of outstanding
participants, if any.
SN Title Confer- Funding Period Name of eminent
ences/ Agency /Dates scholars/ practitio-
Workshops/ ners
Seminars
1 Typoday International Sponsors 28th Mr. James Craig
2014 Conference (Font lab Feb.,
USA, 1st & Mr. Ganesh N. Devy
ADOBE 2nd
Creative March Mr. Aurobind Patel
Gaga 2014 Mr. Birk Marcus
Oxylica), Hansen
Dele-
gates and And more than 12
SIU paper presenters

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SN Title Confer- Funding Period Name of eminent

ences/ Agency /Dates scholars/ practitio-
Workshops/ ners
Seminars
2 4th Inter- International Sponsors, 18th- Prof. Masaaki
national Conference Dele- 21st Kurosu, The Open
Conference gates and April University of Japan,
on Human SIU 2012 Tokyo, Japan
Computer
Interaction Mr. Sukumar
Rajgopal, CIO and
Head of Innovation,
Cognizant

Mr. Amit Somani,

Chief Product Of-
ficer, MakeMyTrip.
com

Prof. U A Athvankar,
Industrial Design
Centre, IIT-Bombay,
Mumbai

31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments

Research is one of the very important thrust areas of as enshrined in the
mission of SIU.
A Research Advisory Committee (RAC) is constituted to technically
review research proposals / projects.
The Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) of SIU focuses on rights,
safety and wellbeing of the research participants if research involves
human subjects and if there is a possibility of involving an ethical issue.

32. Student profile programme-wise:

Appli-
Name of the
cations Selected Pass Percentage
Programme
received
Male Female Male Female
B.Des (2009-13) 999 63 121 84 92
B.Des (2010-14) 1000 48 139 53 77
B.Des (2011-15) 1028 67 130 59 71
B.Des (2012-16) 1137 61 145 Ongoing
B.Des (2013-17) 1205 57 128 Ongoing
B.Des (2014-18) 1417 64 140 Ongoing
B.Des (2015-19) 1641 67 143 Ongoing

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33. Diversity of students

% of % of % of stu- % of
Name of the students students dents students
Programme from the from other from from
(refer to question same universities universities other
no. 4) univer- within the outside the coun-
sity State State tries
B.Des (2009-13) NA NA NA 5
B.Des (2010-14) NA NA NA 7
B.Des (2011-15) NA NA NA 5
B.Des (2012-16) NA NA NA 3
B.Des (2013-17) NA NA NA 6
B.Des (2014-18) NA NA NA 6
B.Des (2015-19) NA NA NA 5

34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defence
Servicesexaminations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive
examinations? Give details category-wise.
NA.

35. Student progression

Student progression Percentage against enrolled

UG to PG NA
PG to M.Phil. NA
PG to Ph.D. NA
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral NA
Employed
• Campus selection Nil
Other than campus
• 35%
recruitment
Entrepreneurs 5%

36. Diversity of staff

Percentage of faculty who are graduates

Percentage of Faculty who are graduates of the
2%
same university

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from other universities within the state 68%

from universities from other states 21%
From Universities outside the country 9%

37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and
D.Litt. during the assessment period.
Nil

38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard

to

a. Details of Library infra-structure

S.
Library facility Details
No.
1. Total area 316 Sq.mets (3400 sq.ft.)
Thinking Room - 49 Sq.mets
2. Total seating capacity For Reading hall : 40 Students
For Thinking Room : 30 Students
3. Working hours: • On working days: 9:00am to
• On working days 5:00pm
• On holidays • On holidays: Closed
• Before Examination • Before Examination: 9:00am to
• During examination 5:00pm
• During vacation • During examination: 9.00am to
8.00pm
• During vacation: 9:00am to
5:00pm
4. Layout of the library Individual reading carrels: 12
• Individual reading Circular Tables: 2
carrels Chairs: 60
• Lounge area for Lounge area for browsing and relaxed
browsing and re- reading i.e. Thinking Room.
laxed reading IT zone for accessing e-resources: 4
• IT zone for access- User PCs
ing e-resources

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5. Display of floor plan, • Floor Plan :- 3 Displayed

sign boards, Fire alarms • Subject Sign boards :- 9
& any other information • Fire Extinguisher :- 4

Any other information :-

• Lockers :- 1Unit – 18 Lockers
• CCTV Cameras :- 13 Cameras
• DVR for CCTV :- 1
• Soft boards for Library Information
:- 13
• AV & CD’s storage :- 2

Total no of Equipment :-
• Computer :- 10
• Printer :- 2
• Scanner :- 2
• Barcode Scanner :- 2
• Barcode Printer :- 1

Total no of Shelves :-
• Book Racks :- 14
• Periodical Display :- 2
• New Arrivals :- 1
• News Papers Display :- 1

Library Floor Plan

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b. Details of Library Holdings

S.
Library Holdings Details
No.
1. Total No of :-
• Books 9290
• Titles 8281
2. Total No of :-
• National Journals 1
• International 3
Journals
3. Total No. of 8
e-journals
4. Total No of :- National & International Magazines :- 80
• Magazines CDs: 1065 (AV)
• CDs (which Databases:5 (EBSCO, JSTOR, SCOPUS,
comes along EMERALD and FROST & SULLIVAN)
books) Special Collection:
• e-Databases 41 (Promostyl Forecast Magazine
(online and print) - 24 Pantone Colour
Guide - 5)
• E- Journals 35092

5. Special Collection Text Book - NIL (SIU)

Reference Books - 886 (SIU)
6. Average no. of 778
books added in last
3 years

a) Internet facilities for staff and students

S. No. IT infrastructure/Facility Details (Annexure IV)

1. Systems 269
2. Computer-student ratio 1:2
3. Dedicated computing 260
facilities
4. LAN facility 260
5. Number of nodes/ 260
computers with internet
facility

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6. Other WI-Fi enabled campus using

Ruckus 7370 Access Point with
beam crack technology which
provides better signal strength to
all internet users.
34 mbps lease line shared.

b) Total number of class rooms

17 classrooms.

c) Class rooms with ICT facility

The faculty at SID uses combination of teaching-learning
aids ranging from black/white board, easel & drawing board
for demonstrations, and modern ICT aids (Information
&Communication Technology) like LCD & AV presentations, PA
system in the large classrooms with collar mikes, internet access
for faculty and students.

d) Students’ Laboratories
The SID campus is equipped with dedicated in-house studios for
photography, product workshops, multiple drawing studios, etc.
Two computer labs with latest hardware and licensed software
packages in graphic design, CAD, modelling, photo editing, etc. are
available for students and faculty. All the sections of the institute
have computers besides the computer lab. All 120+ systems are in
LAN with high speed leased line internet connectivity. The server-
client network is well secured with UTM, Firewall and Anti-virus
package. Entire campus is Wi-Fi enabled.

Metal and non-metal working workshops equipped with

different machine tools like lathe, drilling, grinding, polishing,
facilities for wood working, welding, spray painting, range of
power hand tools, and hand tools with raw material, etc. The
product design facility also has clay cum Plaster of Paris shop
and CAID/CAD software tools with dedicated hardware and
Wacom tablets. Well established 2D and 3D animation studio,
photography studio. Film-making studio with video shooting
and editing facility, garment manufacturing facility, pattern
making facility and screen printing facility are also available.

e) Research Laboratories
Nil

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39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral faculty and Research Associates

a1) Doctoral faculty from the host institution/university

Name of Faculty Designation Name of University

Ms. Sanjeevani Associate Symbiosis International
Ayachit Professor University

a2) Doctoral faculty from other institutions/universities

Name of Faculty Designation Name of University

Associate
Mr. Manohar Desai Deccan College, Pune
Professor
Assistant Rashtrasant Tukadoji
Mr. Vijay Shah
Professor Maharaj Nagpur University
Assistant Tilak Maharashtra
Ms. Pranita Ranade
Professor Vidyapith, Pune.
National Institute of
Assistant
Ms. Hemalatha Jain Fashion Technology, New
Professor
Delhi.

b) From other institutions/universities - NA

40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from

the university.
SID does not have a PG programme. Following students of UG
Programme (B. Des) of SID are awarded financial assistance from SIU.

Name of the Amount of Academic Type of

Semester
Student Scholarship Year Scholarship
Ragini Siruguri 92500 2011-12 I UG Merit
Scholarship
Divyaja Singh 25000 2011-12 I Jayatee
Deshmukh
Scholarship
Ragini Siruguri 92500 2011-12 II UG Merit
Scholarship
Nikita Nayak 105000 2012-13 I UG Merit
Scholarship
Ragini Siruguri 102500 2012-13 III UG Merit
Scholarship
Nikita Nayak 105000 2012-13 II UG Merit
Scholarship
Nikita Nayak 115000 2013-14 III UG Merit
Scholarship
Tavleen 117500 2013-14 I UG Merit
Chauhan Scholarship

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Nikita Nayak 115000 2014-15 IV UG Merit

Scholarship
Ahimsa Das 130000 2014-15 I UG Merit
Scholarship
Tavleen 123500 2014-15 III UG Merit
Chauhan Scholarship
Nikita Nayak 121000 2014-15 V UG Merit
Scholarship
Tavleen 123500 2014-15 IV UG Merit
Chauhan Scholarship
Nikita Nayak 121000 2014-15 VI UG Merit
Scholarship
Manasi Gadgil 12000 2011-12 Sports
Scholarship
Manasi Gadgil 12000 2012-13 Sports
Scholarship
Manasi Gadgil 12000 2013-14 Sports
Scholarship
Althea 12000 2014-15 Sports
Coutinho Scholarship

SN Name Amount Semester in Type of fee Year in

of the which the concession which
Student concession concession
given given
Outstanding
IV semester
Abhishek fee amount
1. 352600 of batch 2012-13
Kanjilal 352600 was
2010-14
paid
Outstanding
VII semes-
Priyanka fee amount
2. 51000 ter of batch 2012-13
Raj 51000 was
2009-13
paid

41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development
of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.
Since year 2009 no new programme has been introduced. We have
introduced a new specialization under the existing B.Des programme
having received inputs, feedback and enquiries from prospective students,
parents, industry and faculty members. However no formal feedback or
need assessment was undertaken.

42. Does the department obtain feedback from

a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If
yes, how does the department utilize the feedback?
Yes. Feedback from faculty members is discussed internally and

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considered by curriculum review sub-committee for curriculum

review and design.

b. Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and

how does the department utilize the feedback?
Yes. SID has an online qualititative feedback questionnaire which
all students provide feedback through. The response of the students
is then converted on a scale of 1 to 10. The avearage feedback
ratings for all faculty members taken together is 9.31 for the AY
2014-15. This feedback is discussed with each faculty and action
points are prepared in order to enhance as well as develop better
contents, facilities and systems of teaching and learning.

c. Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does

the department utilize the feedback?
Feedback from employers is collected at the end of industry
based internships or projects. This includes assessment of the
student on his/her overall understanding of the domain and also
seeks suggestions for improvement of the course. Apart from this,
feedback from employers in the role of industry experts on courses
is taken during the time of external jury evaluations. These experts
provide feedback on the pedagogy, course contents, assessment
methods and assignments set for a particular course. This feedback
is taken into consideration at the time of curriculum evaluation.

43. List the distinguished alumni of the department

SN Name Batch Specialization Associated With

Communication
Design Project Assistant
1. Vajra Pancharia 2004-08
(Animation at IDC, IIT-B
Film Design)
Industrial
Lead Designer,
Design
2. Sharad Chauhan 2004-08 Samsung
( Product
Electronics
Design)
Co-Founder at
Industrial
‘Amrutdhara
Akshay Design
3. 2005-09 Water Services’,
Roongta ( Product
Auroville,
Design)
Pondicherry
Sr. Designer
Indu
4. 2006-10 Fashion Design at ‘Manish
Viswanathan
Malhotra’
Communication
Mrinalini Design UX Designer at
5. 2006-10
Sardar (Graphics ADOBE
Design)

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Indrakshi Fashion Successful

6. 2007-11
Pattnaik Communication Fashion Stylist
Successful
7. Neha Kabra 2007-11 Fashion Design Fashion
Entrepreneur
Fashion
Fashion Associate at
8. Vatsal Agrawal 2007-11
Communication ‘Ermenegildo
Zegna’
Industrial PRAYAS
9. Alok Kumar 2008-12 Design (Product Foundation Pvt.
Design) Ltd.
Persuing
Communication Higher Education
Nandana Design from National
10. 2009-13
Chakraborty (Graphics Institute
Design) of Design,
Ahamdabad

44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures /

workshops / seminar) involving external experts.
As a part of enrichment programme for students, SID hosts several special
lectures, live demonstration sessions, workshops and seminars involving
a host of external experts from the field of design. Such programmes are
specially organized to supplement certain aspects of the curriculum like:
a) ‘Shilpkatha’ for Craft Documentation
b) ‘Chaap’ for Visual Identity Design
c) ‘Typofest’ for Typography
d) ‘Animeet’ for Animation students
e) ‘Lakshya’ for hands-on sketching
f) ‘Akshar-Mohotsav’ for calligraphy
g) Apart from this, SID also hosts its annual graduation event
called the Design Degree Show which comprises of a design
exhibition, fashion show and industry student interaction.
Guests from design industry and academia attend this event and
interact with the students giving them feedback about their work.

Conferences/ Name of eminent

SN Title Workshops/ scholars/
Seminars practitioners
Typofest - 2014 Grid and National level Mr. James Craig,
1.
layout in Typography Seminar USA
Ms. Shilpa
Ranade, Mr.
Dattaraj Kamat,
National level
2. Animeet 2014 Mr. Prosenjit
Seminar
Ganguly, Mr.
Mythravarun, Ms.
Sneha Iype
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Mr. Gangadhar
Maharana, Mr.
Gobindh Das,
National level
3. ShilpKatha 2014 Mr. Abdul Gaffar
Seminar
Khatri, Ms.
Judy Frater, Ms.
AvniVaria
Mr. Gopi Kukde,
Design Seminar @ National level Mr. Sandeep
4.
Design Degree Show Seminar Sangaru, Mr.
Pankaj Jhunja
Mr. Mandar Rane
Mr. Anil Sinha,
Chaap 2013 – Visual National level
5. Mr. Ganesh
Identity Seminar Seminar
Hingamire, Mr.
NithyaAsokan
Mr. Sudarshan
Dheer, Mr. Barish
Chaap 2014 – Visual National level
6. Date, Mr. Rajesh
Identity Seminar Seminar
Kulkarni, Mr.
Shekhar Badve
Workshop on Type
7. Design Development of Workshop Mr. Paul Hunt
Indian Script
Mr. Adam
Twardoch, Mr.
Workshop on Advanced Ted Harrison, Mr.
8. Type Design with Font Workshop Thomas Phinney,
Lab Studio 5 - 2014 Ms. PradnyaNaik,
Mr. Mahendra
Patel
Mr. Vinod
Akshar
9. Akshar Mahotsav 2014 Mahabale, Mr.
Mahotsav
Prakash Kharkar

45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different
programmes.
The teaching and learning process at SID comprises an interactive
combination of lecture, studio and practical sessions. The faculty at
SID uses combination of teaching-learning aids ranging from black/
white board, easel & drawing board for demonstrations, and modern
ICT aids (Information & Communication Technology) like LCD &
AV presentations, PA system in the large classrooms with collar mikes,
internet access for faculty and students. Entire campus has Wi-Fi
connectivity as well as all the rooms have LAN connectivity and internet
access using high speed leased line. The teaching methods adopted by
faculty at SID are:

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1) Lectures- The students continue with the class room teaching

method where theoretical information on any subject is imparted
by a faculty who teaches the students by presentations and also use
audio, visual aids like videos, movies, clips(audio,visual) etc. Thus
the lectures are interactive in nature and induce student response.

2) Studio Sessions – Research related to design education suggests

that a studio-based pedagogy is one method for cultivating students’
identities as designers, developing their conceptual understanding
of design and the design process, and fostering their design
thinking. The studio based pedagogy encourages group discussions
leading to formulation of a problem, then exploration of solutions
through mind mapping and research-based activity, followed by
problem re-examination, and finally to work out a design process
for any problem statement. It usually leads to researching concepts
and ideas and working out a procedure for a final outcome.. The
first three steps are recycled until a satisfactory solution is realised
before proceeding to examination.

3) Practical Sessions-The practical pedagogy sessions aim at

conversion of a design process into an actual product. The practical
sessions are conducted in the laboratory of the college which has
state of the art machinery,latest software and computers required
for conversion of the design idea into an actual product. For this
purpose the college is equipped with, Photography lab, Film
Making, Editing and Sound Recording Studios, Usability Lab,
Model making in Metal Working, Plastic, Wood and Clay Studios,
Digital Simulation Studio, Material Store cum Library, Draping
Studio, Garment Manufacturing, Pattern Making and Fashion CAD
Labs. All the Computer Labs have branded computers with many
of the specialized application software titles that design students
need to be successful in their academic career.

4) Demonstration Sessions -These informal sessions provide

practical demonstrations of innovative pedagogical tools in practice
as well as creating opportunities for discussion. The practical
pedagogy sessions will be presented by individuals with expertise
and experience in designing, developing, and delivering online
and face-to-face courses. This pedagogy aims at demonstrating a
particular skill or craft which the students will learn by observing
and will try to replicate later.

5) Film Screening - Film screening sessions are done at SID as ways

of making an intervention into the ways in which students and
teachers conceptualise pedagogy represented in film, while seeking
to establish the importance of film as a vehicle for discourse, debate,
research and learning about the process of design in its multiple
forms. The use of film narrative as a source of learning about
educational processes adds to a growing repertoire of multimodal
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means of teaching the students are made to see a relevant film in

its entirety and then discussions are held regarding the historic
perspective, socio cultural and the design context of the film.

6) Industrial visit sessions - During the course students get the

advantage of visiting various corporate and industrial houses and
factories and get a feel of working environment prevailing there.
The visits are aimed at making the students able to correlate
academics with the practical world. The students can understand
the actual working of machines, processes and functioning of
the industry in real time. These sessions ensure that the students
understand the design industry in not just its theoretical context
but are also exposed to the actual industry with its real issues and
processes which will enable them to acclimatize well once they are
working in the same industry.

7) Cultural visits - Cultural visit sessions at SID are aimed at the

student understanding design from a socio cultural point of view.
These visits lead to a study of the Indian cultural traditions and
heritage and to strike a balance between preserving its own cultural
traditions and developing an understanding of those of people from
other countries by using design as a medium.

8) Case studies - Case study pedagogy at SID is based on the principle

that real education consists of the cumulative and unending
acquisition, combination and reordering of learning experiences.
There are two fundamental principles underpinning the case
method. First, the best-learned lessons are the ones that students
teach themselves, through their own struggles. Second, many of
the most useful kinds of understanding and judgement cannot be
taught but must be learned through practical experience. While
reading case studies, students reach a deeper understanding of the
concepts and ideas than they would have if they only read the text
or listened passively to lectures. Case method teaching extends this
principle to make preparing for class and the class session itself
an active learning experience for students. By using complex real-
world problems as the focus, it challenges students to learn skills
that will be appropriate to deal with the practical problems that
they will face as economists, civil servants or private managers.
9) Group discussion sessions - These sessions are helpful in
developing the problem solving ability of the students. These
sessions are intended to reduce the social inhibitions that occur
in groups and therefore stimulate the generation of new ideas,
solutions and opinions by discussion. Group discussion sessions
foster new ideas and enable the students to formulate a design
process in conjunction with others in a group.

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46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are
constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored?
Every course under the B. Des. Programme at SID is planned meticulously
and documented through a series of effective academic documents like:

a. Course Abstracts – document containing the detailed contents of

a course.

b. Session Plan – this is a teaching plan detailing the specific topics of

a particular subject to be taught on each allotted day for the course.

c. Assignment Briefs – these are documents that detail every

assignment for a course in terms of the modes of conduction, steps
to be followed, marks break-up and also mode of evaluation and
submission.

d. Assessment Plans – these documents contain a succinct plan of

break-up of the marks of a course into various assignments adding
up to a total of allocated internal marks.

e. Course Progress Records – are documents that track the progress

and completion of a course through all the sessions allocated for
that course in comparison to the session plan.

Timely maintenance of these documents ensures that the course is

planned according to the intended learning outcomes. Any modifications,
revisions etc are carefully noted down; debated on their relevance and
affectivity and then included into the process. This way, all courses at SID
are carefully monitored to facilitate the achievement of their intended
learning outcomes.

At SID, there is in place an efficient and effective feedback mechanism

that records the feedback on all courses delivered.

a. Student feedback on effectiveness of the faculty, course content

and delivery is taken on completion of the module.

b. Feedback from in-house as well as visiting and guest faculty is

constantly maintained and modifications are made in the all aspects
of the course as and when necessary.

c. Feedback from external jury members on course contents is also

taken which helps to note suggestions or modification if any and
also ratifies the contents in terms of industry expectation.

Once every year, there is a substantial curriculum evaluation exercise

carried out by a colloquium of senior academicians, industry professionals
and in-house faculty members. Recommendations made by this BOS
subcommittee are forwarded to the BOS which then recommend the same

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for inclusion in the curriculum for the next incoming batch of students.
The university also conducts regular Academic Quality Audits to monitor
all aspects of academic delivery at SID.

47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension

activities.
Service Learning: The Service Learning activities, a part of the SIU’s
Floating Credit Programme are planned, designed and executed by a team
of faculty mentors and students of SID. Groups of students associate
with selected NGOs and undertake to provide design solutions as per the
individual needs of every NGO under the mentorship of in-house faculty
members.

To name a few of the NGOs with whom the institute has worked for are:-
a) Navkshitij- home for mentally challenged adults
b) Innocence Rescued
c) Yerwada Jail
d) Maher Ashram
e) Niwant Andh Mukta Vikasalya
f) Tara Mobile Crèches

‘ShilpKatha’ – Craft Sustenance Initiative: Shilp Katha now in its

7th year, is SID’s social responsibility initiative towards documenting
and nurturing the vanishing crafts of India. Students undertake product
diversification of the crafts studied, develop design collaterals and put
up an exhibition of these products at SID Campus. Students also screen
films they have made on the crafts they have studied. The exhibition also
provides a good platform for the artisans to demonstrate and exhibit their
craft to connoisseurs.

Zone wise division of Crafts studied from 2008 till date.

North South East West
Kinnaur Kanchipuram Sari Jamdani Kota Doria
shawls
Kullu Shawls Pochampalli Ikkat Mekhla Chadar Chanderi
Benaras Balarampuram Baluchari Ajrakh
Brocade saree
Chikan kari Kalamkari Madhubani Gujrat Applique
Phulkari Banjara emb Patachitra Danke ka Kaam
Kashmir Toda Pipli Kutch Rabari
Kashida emb
Zardozi Telia Rumal Kantha Soof
Nettle craft Kasuti Parsi gara
Gota patti
Motibharat
Bagru Printing

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Mata-ni-Pache-
di
Gond Painting
Lehariya
Roghan
Himroo
Bagh Printing
Paithani
Batik

48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the

department.

a) ‘DHAROHAR’: Two faculty members Ms. Sonika Soni Khar

and Ms. Sanjeevani Ayachit documented the historic costumes and
textiles in the collection of the Kelkar Museum with the support of
another faculty member Mr. Keyur Sahasrabudhe for photography.
The collection consisted of articles of clothing of men, women,
children and personal and household accessories from mainly the
Western regions of India. They have also endeavoured to document
in detail the various aspects of these textiles and garments like
the fabrics used, their use, surface ornamentation techniques,
construction and physical dimensions among various other details.
The output of this research is to be published in form of a reference
book for scholars, historians and students in the fields of humanities,
fashion design, textile design, and costume design. The book
has been designed in-house at Symbiosis Institute of Design by
students of Communication Design, Fashion Communication and
Fashion Design under the guidance of senior faculty member Prof.
Mahendra Patel. We are currently in the process of identifying a
suitable publisher for the same. The book is being presented as a
visual treat manifesting every documented article in its richness
of detail and intricacy with accompanying comprehensive
descriptions. The book is divided into separate sections covering
stitched garments for children, men and women; draped garments
for men and women; animal accessories, home accessories, bags,
purses, fans, turban wraps, caps, turbans and embroidered Parsi
laces. An elaborate glossary of traditional terms employed for each
article is also included.

b) Mr. S. Premkumar has published a monograph titled ‘The Future of

Living’ based upon a project of students of Product Design as a part
of their Product Design Project-5. Inputs about the surroundings
were from the students of Video Film Design for Production Art
Design with Ms. Amrita Gangatirkar (Teaching Associate) from
Communication Design department. The project was based upon
a hypothetical earth like planet Gliese in 2030 CE which has been
colonized by humans. The students of video film design have to
create the fantasy world and the space for an Indian family living
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on Gliese and the product design students will have to create

products to be used by members of the family. Work of students
of Product Design and Video Film Design was documented in this
monograph.

c) CHHAP (National Seminar on Visual Identity Design): The

purpose of this seminar is to give students a professional experience
through visual presentation and personal interaction, with different
visuals and live case studies from industry experts and academicians
from NID, IDC (IIT), and design industry as well. This interaction
will help students to give a professional touch to their upcoming in
house and professional industry projects to a wider spectrum.

d) TYPOFEST(Seminar on Typography): The event features a day

of workshops on Typography and Calligraphy. The event includes
presentations and workshops by keynote speakers, eminent
academicians, industry professionals, research scholars and
students.

e) ANIMEET: ANIMEET event at Symbiosis Institute of Design

kick started in 2012 to give a proper direction to young ignited
minds by providing them the experience shared by industry experts
present at the event. The main aim behind ANIMEET is to provide
a platform to Young Animators, Film Makers and Designers for
promoting exchange of creative and technical knowledge in the
Indian Art and Animation Industry with a view to strengthen
the knowledge of the young talent across the country. The event
creates an opportunity for the students to interact with industry
professionals on varied topics like 2D Animation, VFX, Gaming,
Experimental Animation and many more during the animated
conversation.

f) SHILPKATHA: India has a rich craft culture spanning all areas of

crafts such as wood, metal, textile, leather and many more. Since
the year 2008, the Fashion department at SID has been celebrating
India’s renowned textile crafts through its annual event ‘Timeless
De Tour’. The institutional objective of this event was to conserve
and bring about a product diversification of the Indian textile crafts.

g) LAKSHYA: A 24-hour sketching ‘class’: Innovative teaching

methods, which includes live demonstrations by experts from
various domains of sketching like: Human Figure, Character,
Caricature, Objects in Isometric and Perspective, Product
Illustrations, Architectural Drawings, Interior Space, Furniture,
Nature Drawing, Automotive Sketching, Styling, Speed Forms and
Fashion Illustrations.

h) Training in Design Software which complements design learning

and enriches professional practice.

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49. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by

other agencies? If yes, give details.
No

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating

new knowledge, basic or applied.
SID generates applied knowledge through research papers, books,
monographs, design projects, design consultancy, innovative design
tasks and case studies. The areas are all the specializations offered under
the B.Des programme and sub areas under each specializations like
Sustainable Design, Ergonomics, Craft, Typography, Indian Script, etc.

SID Design Cell - gives opportunity to faculty and students to take up

industry projects. SID has successfully completed two uniform design
projects for the Symbiosis International School and Corinthian Club in
Pune as well as collaborative projects with Nokia, Finland.

Books - ‘DHAROHAR’: Two faculty members Ms. Sonika Soni Khar

and Ms. Sanjeevani Ayachit documented the historic costumes and
textiles in the collection of the Kelkar Museum with the support of
another faculty member Mr. Keyur Sahasrabudhe for photography.

Mr. S. Premkumar has published a monograph titled ‘The Future of

Living’ based upon a project of students of Product Design as a part of
their Product Design Project-5. The students of video film design had
to create the fantasy world and the space for an Indian family living on
Gliese and the product design students had to create products to be used
by members of the family. Work of students of Product Design and Video
Film Design was documented in this monograph.

51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and

Challenges (SWOC) of the department.
Strengths
• Well developed and maintained infrastructure
• Faculty from interdisciplinary streams of Design, Craft, Art,
Engineering and Architecture
• Flexibility in Curriculum Design & Curriculum Delivery
• Curriculum facilitates interdisciplinary design projects
• Involvement of Design Professionals as visiting faculty & jury

Weaknesses
• Admission process and schedules - SIU’s process is towards the
end of the academic year, which is almost the last compared with
other design schools in India.
• High cost of education.

Opportunities
• Collaborations with constituents and departments of Symbiosis
International University

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• Establishing Faculty of Design – A unique faculty in the UGC

recognized Universities
• Research in Design is getting established in India
• Offering design programs at masters and doctorate level
• Non-standardised curriculum across design institutes in India.
• Collaborative curriculum design, delivery of programmes, design
projects and research projects with national and international
institutes in design and related areas

Challenges
• Non-availability of qualified and experienced faculty from industry
in design domain.
• Validating body and quality education norms not present at the
national level
• UGC qualification norms for faculty appointments and promotions
difficult.
• Student attrition due to global educational institutes entering India.
• More number of design institutes coming up would offer fewer
opportunities for internships.

52. Future plans of the department.

• Master of Design (M. Des) Programme
• One year long post-graduate Diploma Programmes in few
specialized areas like Interaction Design, UX Design, Automobile
Design, etc.
• Certificate Courses in modular format in specialized design
research and skill areas
• Setting up of research labs and specialized labs in collaboration
with industries
• International collaborations for design research, curriculum design,
student exchange, faculty exchange, student design projects and
internships
• Publication of monographs based on explorative teaching-learning
methodologies practiced at SID
• Design research leading to publications as well as problem solving
by way of design
• Design incubation for supporting start-ups by students

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 (SSMC-B)
Symbiosis School of Media
& Communication
- Bengaluru
Symbiosis is one of the truly global brands that has both Indian values and the modern
global education woven in a fabric that is multicultural and multilingual. The kind of
exposure which one can get by studying in Symbiosis will remain unmatched anywhere
else.

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the Department
Symbiosis School of Media and Communication, Bengaluru (SSMC-B)

2. Year of establishment
2009

3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?

Yes. SSMC-B is a department of the Symbiosis International University,
under the Faculty of Media, Communication and Design (FoMCD).

4. Names of programmes offered

M.B.A - Communication Management

5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved

Apart from the Faculty of Media, Communication and Design, SSMC-B
compiles its programme structure from the course catalogue of other
faculties including the faculty of Computer Studies, faculty of Health and
Biomedical Sciences, faculty of Law, faculty of Humanities and Social
Sciences and faculty of Management.

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc.
• Foreign Languages Course in collaboration with IFLAC, (Institute
of Foreign Language and Culture). The languages taught are
French, Spanish and German. IFLAC, an accredited centre of the
Institute Cervantes - The Institute Cervantes is a non-profit
organization founded by the Government of Spain in 1991. Its
mission is to promote Spanish language teaching all over the world.
• Mandatory NGO Internship at the end of Semester I to evolve as
well as design Communication and promotional strategies.
• Summer Internship and Communication Outreach Projects with
Industry or Corporate, in Semester II
• Four Mandatory Live Projects
All the projects are followed by a presentation and report
submission, where in the evaluators are drawn from the industry.
These have credit points.

7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons

None.

8. Examination System:
Semester pattern and Choice Based Credit System.

9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other

departments
None.

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10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual

Sanctioned Filled
Professor 1 0
Associate Professors 2 1
Assistant Professors 8 6
Adjunct Faculty 2
Other Teaching Staff 0
Total 11 9

11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of

specialization, experience and research under guidance
Sr. Name Qualification Designation Specialization No of No of
No years of Ph.D /
experience M.Phil
(years. students
months) guided
for last 4
years
1. Prof. Vikram B.Tech, M.Sc. Director & Finance & 9.5 0
Sampath MBA Associate Marketing
Pursing PhD Professor Business
Management
Government
Administration
Research

2. Mr. Sunil. B MCJ M.Phil Asst Communication 12 0

UGC NET Professor & theories
Deputy Social Change
Director and Development
Communication
Culture and
Communication
Media Law and
Ethics
3. Dr. Shashikala MA Assistant English Teaching - 0
Patil Ph D Professor Literature 11
Business
communication
Research
Methodology
4. Mr. N. M.A, M.Phil, Assistant Public Relations 6 0
Sriganeshvarun UGC NET Professor Event
Management
Corporate
Communication
5. Ms. Shabista MBA -HR Assistant HR, Marketing Corporate- 0
Booshan PGD - PR Professor 5

Teaching-
6
6. Dr. Swati Ph.d. – Assistant Media and Corporate- 0
Bandi Transnational Professor Cultural Studies 3
Studies Teaching –
MFA – Media 4
Studies
MA – Mass
Communication

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7. Mr. Ved MBA Asst Media & Teaching- 0

Srinivas NET Professor Commuincation 1
8. Mr. M.A. Adjunct Journalism 2 0
Ulaganathan Faculty
9. Dr. Khushbhu Ph.D. Adjunct Digital Media 1 0
Pandya Faculty

12. List of senior visiting faculty, emeritus professor

Name Designation Specialization
Mr. Ramanujam Sridhar CEO - Integrated Brand-Comm Brand Management
Pvt. Ltd.
Prof. Alan D'Souza Dean, Shanti Business School IMC
Mr. GS Bhaskar Freelance Cinematographer Film Making
Mr. Sam Panchmukhi Creative Mentor Wizcraft Event Management
Mr. Sudarshan Srinivasan Founder and Chief Mentor at Public Relations
Prognosys Marcom Services
Ms. Sneha Walke VP- Special Projects & Head Event Management
South.Exchange 4 Media Group
Dr. Pradeep Krishnatray Director, Research and Strategic Media Research
Planning, Johns Hopkins
University
Ms. Archana Venkat Marketing Head - Forensic Advertising
Deloitte Consulting
Dr. Vikram Associate Vice President-Head Consumer Behaviour
Venkateshwaran of Marketing - Altimetrik
Mr. Giji Krishnan Marketing Operations Manager: Advertising
Lenovo
Mr. A.B. Aparna Co-founder at Bangalore Corporate Training
Photography Club and Photography
Mr. Ashish Parmar Co-founder at Bangalore Corporate Training
Photography Club and Photography
Mr. Rishiraj Dasgupta Accredited Financial Risk Market Research
Analyst
Ms. Vikku Agarwal Former Assistant Vice President Statistics
- HDFC Bank, Bangalore
Mr. Vijay Rego Entrepreneur Marketing and
Entrepreneurship
Ms. Shwetha Kamath Founder, Director - Marketing, Advertising
Communication Vistas
Mr. Jones Joseph Group Business Director, IMRB Market Research
International
Dr. Anup Kumar Dhar Research Coordinator, Cultural
Integrated Science Education, Communication
CSCS, Bengaluru
Mr. Abdul Rehman Pasha Director, Multimedia Approach Radio and Film
to Excellence, Bengaluru Production
Mr. Ashok Sarath Creative Director, Plan B. Ad Creatives
Mr. G. V. Krishnan Ex V. P Lowe Lintas Brand Management

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13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty - programme-wise

information
47% are taught by temporary faculty

14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio

Student Teacher Ratio is 18:1

15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative

staff: sanctioned, filled and actual.

Sanctioned Actual
Academic support staff (technical) 4 5
Administrative staff: 12 11

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies

Minor Research Project on Media and Social Change

17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b)

international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the
names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received
project-wise.
SIU Funded Project.
Title: “Listeners Perspective of 'Namma Dhwani' community radio
station in Karnataka”. An amount of INR 70000 /- granted.

18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants

received
a) National collaborationb) International collaboration
Nil

19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE;

DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received.
Nil

20. Research facility / centre with

• State recognition - Nil
• National recognition - Nil
• International recognition - Nil

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or

corporate bodies
Nil

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22. Publications:

Total number of publications 13

(From 2009 to 2015; as of 31-07-2015)

i. Number of papers published in peer 12

reviewed journals (national / (National 4 & International 8)
international):

iii. Books with ISBN with details of 3; Splendours of Royal Mysore:

publishers the untold story of the
Wodeyars (Rupa & Co, 2008,
ISBN-10: 8129113600; ISBN-
13: 978-8129113603. My name
is Gauhar Jaan- the life and
times of a musician (Rupa &
co, 2010), ISBN-
10:8129116189 ISBN-13: 978-
8129116185. Voice of the
Veena: S Balachander, a
biography (Rupa & Co, 2012)
ISBN-1-: 8129119366 ISBN-
13: 978-8129119360

iv. Proceedings papers 1

Number listed in International Database 1

(For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus,
Humanities International Complete, Dare
Database - International Social Sciences
Directory, EBSCO host, etc.)

23. Details of patents and income generated

Nil
24. Areas of consultancy and income generated
1. Consultancy on Question Bank Production for the company NSE-
IT. Generated income of Rs 21,250.

25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories

/ institutions / industries in India and abroad
Prof. Maya Chakravarti V and Prof. Vikram Sampath

Workshop Title/Year
Conclave Invited as keynote Speaker Global Media Conclave
2014 - Mount Abu
Global Conclave Received Award PRCI , Hyderabad - 2013
Key Note Speaker Global Media Conclave 2014 - Mount Abu

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26. Faculty serving in

a) National committees b) International committees
c) Editorial Boards d) any other (please specify)

Prof. Vikram Sampath-

1. Member of Karnataka Knowledge Commission.
2. Core member of Prasar Bharati and the Sam Pitroda Commission on
establishement of archives for All India Radio and Doordarshan.
3. Member of International Society of Music Education (ISME), a
body founded under UNESCO.

27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / orientation

programs, workshops, training programs and similar programs).
Faculty members regularly attend Faculty Development Programmes.

Numbers of FDP’s attended Numbers of Seminars/Conferences attended

11 2

28. Student projects

Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-
departmental projects
Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other
universities industry / institute
• 100 % of students do in- house projects. The institute has been
associated with major events as Knowledge and Event Partners.
• Live projects have to be undertaken by each student in each of the
semesters. These give hands-on exposure to the students in the
various areas of Advertising, Public Relations and Event
Management.
• Knowledge Partner (2013 as well as 2014) for Pinkathon, a
campaign for creating awareness on breast cancer and general
fitness. A detailed communication strategy was designed by SIMC-
B focussing on promotional activities such as flash mob,
registration drives, engaging the social media with web promos
through videos, tweets and 'likes', enlisted key influencers and
decision makers, corporates, educational institutes and NGOs.
• Event Partner for Bangalore Literature Festival (BLF) for two
consecutive years 2013 and 2014.
• Event Partners for three consecutive years 2012, 2013 and 2014 for
Bangalore International Film Festival (BIFFES) organized by the
Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy for the Government of
Karnataka, supported by Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce.
• SSMC was associated with Bangalore's first full length Hindi
feature film Station as the event promoters.
• SSMC was associated with SPIC MACAY and Times of India's
International Folk Festival
• In these events SSMC was involved in the entire gamut of activities
right from hospitality, guest relations, venue management,
compering, session co-ordination, providing research and
background material for deliberations and discussions, media
relations, videography and photography, amongst such other
activities.

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100 % of students undertake projects with the industry or NGO. The

students have to undergo mandatory projects during their two year
MBA programme
• Mandatory NGO internship at the end of Semester I to evolve as
well as design communication and promotional strategies.
• Summer Internship and Communication Outreach Projects with
industry or the corporate sector, in Semester II
• Four mandatory live projects
• All the projects are followed by a presentation and report
submission, where in the evaluators are drawn from the
industry.
• The students get valuable experience and are greatly
benefitted as they do their internships and projects for some of
the best brands and companies. It also gives students an
opportunity to get acquainted with industry and CSR ground
realities.
• Mandatory dissertation on any relevant topic for the award of the
MBA

29. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level

by
Faculty -
Prof Maya Chakravarti V -
• Received the Chanakya Award 2013 in recognition of her
contributions to the field of PR education from the Public
Relations Council of India.
• Received the Gold Medal for her presentation on 'Innovation
in Education' at the All India AIMS Summit in 2013.
Prof Vikram Sampath -
• Received the first Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar from the
Government of India in 2012 for his book ‘My name is
Gauhar Jaan!- the life and times of a musician’,
• The same book received the ARSC International Award for
Excellence in Historical Research in New York in 2011.
• Awarded the Visiting Fellowship at the Wissenschaftskolleg
(Institute for Advanced Study), Berlin 2010-11.
• Selected as Writer-in-Residence by the Honourable President
of India to stay in the Rashtrapati Bhawan for a fortnight in
March 2015.
Students:
• Ms Krupa Kumar and Samhita Suresh from the batch 2012-
st
14, brought in the 21 edition of the BSA and Dewang Mehta
Business School Awards. These awards saw participation
from around 21 premier B-schools including the IIMs,
NMIMS and JBIMS. Symbiosis School of Media and
Communication - Bangalore stood first in the Research Paper
contest on ‘Brand Reputation: Present & Future’.
• Nakul Dutt and Anisha Nair won first place for their paper
presentation “Subliminal Communication” at Banaras Hindu
University in 2012
• Bhakti Sharma, from Batch 2011- 2013, is a multiple record

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holding open swimmer. Sharma is the first Asian woman and

the youngest in the world to set a record in open swimming in
Antarctic waters on January 10, 2015. Prime Minister
Narendra Modi recognized her feat in a special ceremony.
She was awarded the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure
Award in 2010.
Institute Recognition -
• SSMC has received 3 national awards for 2015 given by
Edutainment Awards-India's comprehensive Media,
Communication and Design education rating, ranking and
awards
1) Third Best Public Relations and Corporate
Communication School
2) Fourth Best Marketing Communication and
Advertising Management School
3) Sixth Best Media School
• SSMC has received the Edutainment 2014 Awards. This
recognition was given by Laqshya Media Group in “India's
first ever comprehensive Media, Communication and Design
education rating, ranking and awards at the National level,"
1) 4th Best Advertising School.
2) 4th Best Media Communication School- South India.
• Chanakya Award 2013 in the field of PR education by the
Public Relations Council of India.

30. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of

funding (national / International) with details of outstanding
participants, if any.
SSMC is a self-sustaining institution deeply invested in nurturing a
symbiotic practice-research culture. We have organized various events, as
listed below, that embody this principle.
• In 2013 & 2015, SSMC conducted Communication Quotient, a
national level Communication Seminar with invited speakers
consisting of eminent practitioners and scholars in the fields of
Media, Advertising, Public Relations, Event Management, Cinema,
Theatre, Literature, Fine Arts and the Performing Arts.
• In 2013, the Chief Guest of the event was Dr. Dileep
Padgaonkar
• In 2015, Prof. Kerstin Mey, Dean of Faculty Media, Arts and
Design (MAD), University of Westminster, London, UK, was
the Chief Guest for the event and spoke on 'Current Global
Trends in Media'.
• SSMC partnered with the Electronics City Industries Association to
th
organize the ELCIA EXPO 2014 held on 11 and 12 September
2014.
• Each year SSMC organizes theatre workshops to sensitize students
to social issues through communication outreach using
entertainment. The interactive theatre events are run by Evan
Hastings, the Creative Director of Shadow Liberation from Shrishti
Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore.

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31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments

Research is one of the very important thrust areas as enshrined in the
mission of SIU. A Research Advisory Committee (RAC) is constituted to
technically review research proposals / projects.
The Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) of SIU focuses on rights, safety
and well-being of the research participants, if research involves human
subjects and if there is a possibility of involving an ethical issue.

32. Student profile programme-wise:

Name of the Applications Selected Pass percentage

Programme received

MBA(CM) Paid Registrations Male Female Male Female

Batch 2009-11 51 18 33 100 94

Batch 2010-12 73 27 46 100 100

Batch 2011-13 600 31 41 100 100

Batch 2012-14 826 29 55 97 100

Batch 2013-15 899 27 44 100 100

Batch 2014-16 2366 27 44 Still pursuing the

Programme

Batch 2015-17 1073 39 81

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33. Diversity of students

Name of the Programme % of % of % of students % of

students students from students
from the from other universities from
same universities outside the other
university within the State countries
State
M.B.A. (CM)Batch 2009-11 1.96% 17.64% 82.35% NIL

Batch 2010-12 4.10% 26.02% 64.38% 9.58%

Batch 2011-13 2.63% 21.05% 77.63% 1.31%

Batch 2012-14 3.52% 12.94% 85.88% 1.17%

Batch 2013-15 5.63% 23.94% 73.23% 1.40%

Batch 2014-16 0 25.35% 73.23% 1.40%

34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services
examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive
examinations? Give details category-wise.
Mr. Ved Srinivas, from the batch 2011-13, cleared his NET examination.

35. Student progression

Student Progression Percentage Against Enrolled

UG to PG
PG to M.Phil
No natural progression to Ph.D. Admission
PG to Ph.D
through entrance exam and merit.

Ph.D to Post- Doctoral

Employed
Campus Selection 85%
Other than campus recruitment 5%

Entrepreneurs 10%

36. Diversity of staff

Percentage of Faculty who are Graduates Percentage

Of the same University 11.11%

From other Universities with in the State 11.11%

From Universities from other States 66.66%

From Universities outside the Country 11.11%

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37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and
D.Litt. during the assessment period
NIL (one at pre-submission stage)

38 Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities:

a) Details of library infra-structure (A. Year - 14-15)

S. No. Library facility Details

1. Total area 725 sqft

2. Total seating capacity 65, Library-37, Reading Room -28

3. Working hours:
• On working days 9.00am to 7.00pm
• On holidays 9.00am to 5.00pm
• Before Examination 9.00am to 7.00pm
• During examination 9.00am to 8.30pm
• During vacation 9.00am to 5.00pm

4. Layout of the library

• Individual reading carrels Yes
• Lounge area for browsing and Yes
relaxed reading
• IT zone for accessing e-resources Yes

5. Display of floor plan, sign boards, Yes

Fire alarms & any other information

6. Total No of :-
• Books 4335
• Titles 4195

7. Total No of :-
• National Journals 8
• International Journals 2

8. Total No. of ejournals 35084 (Ebsco 2712 International &

120 National, Emerald 175
International, Jstor 2565
International, Provided by SIU)

9 Total No of :-
• Magazines 36
• CDs 138
• Databases 12

10. Average No. of books added 615

(last 3 years)

11. Special collections

• Text books Nil (SIU)
• Reference books 886 (SIU)

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• The university provided following e-learning resources

Ebscohost
Emerald Insight
JSTOR
Scopus
Frost and Sullivan

b) Internet facilities for staff and students

E- Mail For all students and staff

24/7 Internet Facility 15 Mbps 1:1 Bandwidth

On fiber optic connectivity

LAN Connectivity All systems are connected to LAN with wired and wireless
connectivity

c) Total number of class rooms

There are a total number of four class rooms

d) Class rooms with ICT facility

All the four class rooms are ICT enabled with LCD projectors and
mikes

e) Students' laboratories

• Dedicated computing facilities :

Sr. No. Computing Facility Details

1 Design technology Lab 60 systems computer lab

2 Post Production Lab 13 Mac Systems

3 Computer - student ratio 1:2

f) Research laboratories
Nil
39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates
a) from the host institution/University
NIL
b) from other institutions/Universities
1. Prof . Vikram Sampath - University of Queensland, Australia
2. Prof . Sunil B - Osmania University, Hyderabad
3. Ms. Shabista Booshan - Indian School of Business
Management and Administration - ISBM, Hyderabad

40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from

the university.
Nil

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41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the

development of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.
No new programmes were started since 2009.

42. Does the department obtain feedback from

a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation?
If yes, how does the department utilize the feedback?

(i) Faculty, particularly visiting faculty, give feedback on the

curriculum and its relevance to the profession.
(ii) After every internship of students, in-house faculty review the
curriculum, after evaluating the internship project reports and
presentations.
The teaching-learning-evaluation curve is arrived at again
from the internship supervisor's remarks of the student's
contribution/performance during their internships and live
projects.
Industry experts are empanelled to assess the internship
presentations.

b. Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation

and how does the department utilize the feedback?
We have a feedback mechanism for almost every session of internal
and external faculty and feedback received on teaching-learning-
evaluation (particularly after the internships) help us in constantly
updating the curriculum to make it contemporary and grounded in
current industry best practices.

c. Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how

does the department utilize the feedback?
The department includes new modules, focuses on intensifying
certain modules or diluting certain modules based on the feedback
of alumni and employees, in a bid to making the programme more
industry relevant and professionally sound.

43. List the distinguished alumni of the department

Sr. No Name Batch Designation Organization

1 Ramya Ganesh 2012-14 Event Manager Vision Pro Event

Management

2 Priyal Varshney 2011-13 Marketing Head Falconn pvt. ltd.

3 Nitin Chaudhry 2009-11 Business Head Group On

4 Nakul Dutt 2011-13 Business Head Lava

5 Habeeba Siddique 2012-14 Research Analyst Coral Research, Delhi

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6 Manasa Kumar 2012-14 Accounts Executive Genesis B & M

7 Zoya Shakeel 2012-14 Accounts Executive Wat Consult, Mumbai

8 Dhiren Thakar 2012-14 Zonal Officer Zomato Media Pvt Ltd

9 Anjana Anand 2012-14 Senior Public Relation Edelman PR, Chennai

officer

10 Sujanyan TH 2012-14 Marketing Head Red Bull, Chennai

44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures /

workshops / seminar) involving external experts.

Sr. Name of Designation Topic

No. Distinguished visitor &Organization
1 Prof. Dr. V. Setty Professor Emeritus of Alibaba.com: A Global E-
Pendakur University of British commerce giant: How &
Columbia. Why?

2 Prof. Alex Gibson Professor, Dublin Institute Tourism marketing and

of Technology, Ireland education in Ireland
3 Brig. Arun Brigadier, Indian Army Leadership skills
5 Mr. Prakash Belawadi Senior columnist, writer Theatre as a
and director - theater TV communication medium
and films and Film Reviews

8 Ms. Veena Bhat Former Mrs India, and Personal Grooming and
CEO Veena Vani Wellness Etiquette/Power:
Centre, Bengaluru Dressing/Fit Mind in a fit
body

6 Mr. Nicholas Joffroy Renowned French Workshop on

Photographer and 'Photography'
Instructor

4 Mr. Rakesh Bedi Noted Indian Senior Film Communication Workshop

and Theater Personality
5 Mr. Milind Soman Celebrated Model, Actor Using celebrity hood for
and Producer driving socially relevant
causes

7 Dr. Shree Advani Sport & Performance Life Skills / Dealing with
Psychologist successes and failures
9 Mr. Bernard Folischon Advisor Indo- French Potential partnership for
Trade Relations projects and placements
10 Ms. Reeth Abraham Arjuna Awardee and Management, Reputation
National Athlete Management, Handling
Success
11 Sir Mark Tully Senior celebrated On being a successful
Journalist journalist and a travelogue
writer
12 Dr. R.A. Mashelkar Former Chairman, CISR Improving and
Maintaining Scientific
Temper

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45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different
programmes.
All the teaching methods used by the faculty are based on ICT
• Most lectures are supported by presentations, substantiated further
through audio and video clips
• Case studies are discussed in the class room for explaining complex
constructs, concepts and theories. Participatory approach is
practiced where in the faculty encourage diverse perspectives from
students during discussion.
• The presentations made by the faculty member also have audio and
video contents to support and enhance learning in the class room.
• Real world simulation methods are used in the class room to
enhance the decision making ability of the students.

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are
constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored?
Programme objectives of the MBA (CM) focus on jobs related to
Communication Management. Conceptualising, designing,
implementing and analyzing various campaigns, advertising and Public
Relations and improving effective communication processes at local,
regional, national and global levels.
To achieve these objectives
• The students are exposed to various industry experts through
workshops/seminars/ guest lectures.
• The students undertake live projects and are part of prestigious
national events in the capacity of knowledge /event partners,
thereby exposing them to industry best practices.
The learning outcomes are monitored in the following way
• The students are evaluated on their pitch presentations for various
events
• A detailed report of their contributions in live projects is submitted
and they are further evaluated by industry experts
• A continuous evaluation process is in place for assessing the
students' progress in their MBA programme.
• Various components including take home assignments, in class
tests, quizzes, group discussions, presentations, role play, etc.

47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension

activities.
1. At SSMC the students undergo a 40 days NGO internship at the end
of Semester I.They contribute to the NGO as Communication
Management students in building communication strategies and
managing social and digital media for them.
2. SSMC has been associated with esteemed NGOs like WWF,ATMA,
PAWS, CRY,PETA (Philippines) ,Art of Living, Smile, Make a
Wish, Janaagraha, Red Cross Society ,Teach for India, Help Age
India ,Greenpeace and such others.
3. SSMC have been the knowledge partner for Pinkathon, an initiative
concerning women, focusing on the need to create awareness
against Breast Cancer and promote fitness. SSMC undertook
research on this format as a community outreach programme and its
effectiveness.

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4. Voluntary Blood Donation Camp is organized every year and is

promoted by all the clubs at SSMC to drive the cause by bringing
awareness and participation, not only for volunteers but also to
sensitise and propagate a wide amount of sustainable societal
human and environmental issues.
5. Kargil Vijay Diwas Walkathon marks the victory of India over
Pakistan in a battle that claimed lives of more than 500 soldiers,
SSMC participated in a huge number and joined the walkathon.
6. SSMC has participated in the walkathon to Make people aware of
their voting rights conducted by ELCIA (Electronic City Industries
Association, Bengaluru)
7. Our students evolved the curriculum with multi media for
Government primary schools along with Electronics City Industries
Association, ELCIA, Bengaluru
8. Students have worked with NGO's across India, involved in
designing various posters, brochures, pamphlets, annual report
covers and flyers for them.
9. SSMC has designed a poster for the NGO Goonj which was posted
on their Facebook page and also printed for Uttarakhand Relief
Work done by them.
The designing and content was done keeping the urban and rural
people in mind and was designed in English as well as Hindi.
10. Students have worked for CRY, Vote for Child Rights Campaign to
improve the SEO for the campaign on Facebook & Twitter.
11. Students have participated in an anti- corruption rally for the Anna
Hazare movement.
12. Students regularly partner with the Bangalore Traffic Police in
creating road safety awareness.

48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the

department.
Programmes Conducted out of Syllabus
• Innovation in education through an elaborate and scientifically
designed induction programme aimed at bringing together, on one
platform, all entrants from diverse disciplines.
• YES PLUS programme of the Art of Living for extension of
learning
• Basic foundation level foreign language skills for helping adapt to
global environment
• Honing communication and creative skills (both oral and written)
through book reviews, film reviews and individual presentations
with appropriate grading.
• Detailed mock interview process with in depth analysis of skill sets
and expertise.
• The students take part in various seminars, workshops, lecture
series and colloquiums and present papers at national and
international conferences.
• The students take part in research paper writing competitions.
• The students also contribute to columns in newspapers. The
following are the details:

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Upasana Sharma Article in Deccan Herald February 2014

Sweta Sankrityan Presented a Paper Two day national conference
Abinaya Ganesan organized by Karnataka State
Women's University, Bijapur
2013.

Upasana Sharma - Presented a Paper Two day national conference

Arun S - organized by Karnataka State
Women's University, Bijapur
2013.

Ranal , Rahul Won first place in TVC Jain College 2012

making
Ritesh and Arun PM Won second place in Brand Jain College 2012
Repositioning
Pradyumna Won first place in Extraneous Extraneous Speaker
Speaker
Pradyumna Won first place in Mad Mad marketing
marketing
Nikita Sharma Won second place in Extraneous Speaker
Extraneous Speaker
Nikita Sharma Won second place in Mad Mad marketing
marketing
Nikita Sharma Won second place in Business Business Plan
Plan
Nikita Sharma Won first place in Debate Debate

Prince, Disha and Won first place in Pitch it Pitch it Right

Pradyumna Right
Nakul Dutt and Won first place Subliminal Communication,
Anisha Nair Banaras Hindu University
Krupa Kumar and 1st Prize All India Gold Medal 21st edition of the BSA &
Samhita Suresh Dewang Mehta Business
School Awards
Research Paper contents,
theme – Brand Reputation:
“Present & future”

49. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by

other agencies? If yes, give details.
Nil

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating

new knowledge, basic or applied.
Nil

51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and

Challenges (SWOC) of the department.
SWOC
Strengths
1. Fluid, constantly evolving, industry-driven curriculum.

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2. Strong Industry –Academia engagement through visiting faculty

and guest faculty empanelment, live projects, partnering for
national and international events.
3. Internship and Placement opportunities with top PR/AD
Agencies, Media Houses and other corporate organizations.
4. 100% placement

Weaknesses
1. Attracting domain specific experts from industry as full time
faculty
2. More research opportunities and initiatives to be seized by
internal faculty

Opportunities
1. Consolidate the niche position as an exclusive MBA institute in
Media and Communication with the specialization of
Advertising and Public Relations
2. Sought after event and knowledge partner in major international
and national corporate and cultural events. Strategic location in
the start-up/IT hub of the country, Bangalore, amplifies domain-
specific industry integration.
4. Collaboration with national and international educational
institutions offering similar niche curriculum.
Challenges
1. As a young institution, SSMC-B has to constantly innovate and
adapt to new social, cultural and economic dynamics in various
fields in order to remain at the top.
2. Strike a balance between a conventional MBA and Mass
Communication programmes
3. Increasing awareness amongst stakeholders of the value of the
niche program on offer
4. Many more traditional Mass Communication institutes are
diversifying and are offering similar communication
management programs.

52. Future plans of the department

1. Diversify the course structure on offer with inclusion of Media

(Print/Broadcast) & Media Management
2. Introduce new courses/programmes such as Arts Management;
introduction of the arts as a pedagogical means in MBA; UG feeder
programme in Liberal Arts
3. Constitution of an Advisory Board with experts drawn from the
industry, alumni and academics
4. Host international conclaves/conferences in the fields of Media and
Communication to spur collaboration, research opportunities for
faculty and students
5. Build Faculty and Student exchanges, joint research projects,
internships with international universities
6. To incubate start-up online agencies/ PR agencies
7. To drive consultancy projects

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Symbiosis Centre For Media
& Communication
(SCMC)
After almost one year that I am studying in Symbiosis, I find myself fully satisfied with the
choice I made. Moving from Italy to change my life around was rewarded by a program
which is training me towards the industry like I could never expect, providing me with an
all round balance of theoretical and practical teaching. It was an important choice, and I
do not regret it. I know, once I graduate from here, I'll be professionally prepared to face
anything that will come my way in any working scenario.

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the Department

Symbiosis Centre for Media & Communication (SCMC) formerly
Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication - Undergraduate
(SIMC-UG)

2. Year of establishment
2008

3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?

Yes, SCMC is a department of Symbiosis International University (SIU),
under the Faculty of Media, Communication & Design (FoMCD)

4. Names of programmes offered

Bachelor of Arts (Mass Communication)

5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved

The programme offered by SCMC is an inter-disciplinary one. Apart
from the Faculty of Media, Communication & Design (FoMCD), SCMC
compiles its programme structure from the course catalogue of other
Faculties including the Faculty of Management, Humanities & Social
Sciences and Computer Studies.
Also, six courses, of two credits each, are delivered from other constituents
/ departments of SIU under the Inter Institute Credit Transfer / Floating
Credits Programme.

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc.
Students participate in two Industry Internships (one each at the end
of fourth and fifth semesters). On successful completion of the same,
students submit a report apart from making a presentation on their work
profile, assignments handled, experiences, value additions & learning,
SWOT analysis, limitations and recommendations. The Centre also
collects feedback on the various parameters of workmanship of the
student from the Industry. The assessment earns the student a credit each
for both internships.
Students from SCMC have gone on a semester abroad programme at
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Also, students from Vienna University, Austria have come for a semester
abroad here.

7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons

Nil

8. Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based

Credit System
Semester System, with Choice Based Credit System

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9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other

departments
The Centre offers courses to other constituents / departments of SIU
under the Inter Institute Credit Transfer / Floating Credits Programme.

10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual

Sanctioned Filled
Professor 2 0
Associate Professor 3 2
Assistant Professor 7 2
Adjunct 6
Other Teaching Staff 5
Total 12 15

11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of

specialization, experience and research under guidance

No. of
Ph.D./M.
No. of years Phil.
S. Qualifica- Designa- Specializa- of experience students
Name
No. tion tion tion (years . guided
months) for the
last 4
years
Teach. Ind
1 Anupam Sid- M.A., BA Direc- Film & 19.8 7.0
dhartha tor & Television
Associate
Professor
2 Manisha Dixit Ph.D, M. Associate Journalism 14.0 3.0
Phil, MA, Professor
BJ & MC
3 Lopamudra Mai- Ph.D., Assistant Journalism 1.8 5.0
tra Bajpai MDMC, Professor
MA, BA
4 Snehal Galande NET, Assistant Marketing 5.0 0.0
MBA, Professor
B.Sc.
5 Amitabh Das- BA, B Adjunct Journalism 6.8 20.4
gupta Mass Faculty
Comm.
6 Kavitha Iyer MBA, Adjunct Advertising 6.0 8.0
BBA Faculty
7 Sagar Kamath MA, BBA Adjunct History 1.7 5.7
Faculty
8 Chandrashekhar B.Sc., Adjunct Film & 3.0 7.0
Sagade PG Dip Faculty Television
in Comm
Mgmt.,
Dip in Au-
diography

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9 Suhas J. Gatne B.Sc., Dip. Adjunct Photogra- 6.2 15.0

in Video Faculty phy
Camera
Operations
& Lighting
10 Jaideep D Kumar B.Sc. Adjunct Design 3.0 6.0
(Electron- Faculty Technology
ics)
11 Vidyabhushan M C&J, Teaching Journalism 5.3 6.0
Arya BMC., Associate
M.A., B.A.
12 Ananya Mehta MCS, Teaching Public 7.0 1.3
B.Com. Associate Relations
13 Chandrashekhar SSLC., ITI Instructor Electronic 5.6 34
M.M Multi- Cinematog-
media raphy
(CDAC),
Video
Camera
Operation
14 Vijay Shelar B.F.A. Ap- Instructor Photogra- 3.1 1
plied Art phy
(Photog-
raphy),
G.D. Art
in Applied
Art
15 Kalyan Shitre B.SC, Instructor Editing
CCNS-TT

12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors

SN Name Designation Company

1 Adip Roy VP Fujitsu ICIM
GM IBM Global Service
President Grove Infotech
2 Arun Nair Founder Strata Digital Consulting
Head, Digital Mahindra Holidays and
Marketing Resorts
3 Diniar Patel Editor TOI Pune Times
4 Jeroo Mulla Former HOD, Sophia Shree B K Somani
Social Media Memorial Polytechnic,
Mumbai
5 Joy Mukherjee Creatives Zee TV
6 L R Vithal Rao Former FTII, Pune
Professor,
Electronic
Cinemato-
graphy
7 Mahesh Tavare Former FTII, Pune
Professor,
Scenic Design

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8 Mayur Milan Director Ourbit Marketing and

& Head Communications Pvt Ltd
Contributor
9 Rajkumar Associate VP, Style Cracker
Chinglensana Marketing
10 Ranjeet Bahadur Film Editor
11 Samar Nakhate Former Dean Film & Television Inst of
(Television) India
12. Sanjay Dawra Production
Manager
13 Shabnam Asthana Director, PR IND TV, USA
& Marketing
(Global Ops)
Founder Empowered Solutions
14 Shashwat Gupta- Assistant Sakal Media Group
Ray Editor
15 Shikha Kocher Sales Manager TOI
Head, Ad Sales DNA
16 Stalin K Documentary
film-maker
17 Vinayak Former PRO Southern Command, MOD
Tambekar Former Doordarshan Kendra,
Director Mumbai
(News)
18 Wasim Maner Ad Filmmaker
19 Yogesh Mathur Former HOD, Film & Television Inst of
Film Editing India
20 Yogesh Pawar Assistant DNA
Editor

13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise

information
43 per cent (BA-Mass Comm)

14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio

24:1

15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative

staff: sanctioned, filled and actual

Sanctioned Filled
Academic Support
5 5
Staff (Technical)
Administrative Staff 13 17

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16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies

Nil

17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from

a) national
b) International funding agencies and
c) Total grants received.
Give the names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received
project-wise.
Nil

18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants received

a) National collaboration
b) International collaboration
Nil

19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE;

DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received
Nil

20. Research facility / center with

• state recognition
• national recognition
• international recognition
Nil

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or

corporate bodies
Nil

22. Publications:

Total number of publications

(From 2009 to 2015; as of 31-07-2015) 10

Number of papers published in peer reviewed 4

journals (national / international): (National 4 &
International 0 )

Books with ISBN with details of publishers 4

Proceedings papers 2
Number listed in International Database (For 1
e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities
International Complete, Dare Database - In-
ternational Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO
host, etc.)

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23. Details of patents and income generated

Nil

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated

Nil

25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories

/ institutions / industries in India and abroad
Anupam Siddhartha
• Invited to teach at the Film Appreciation Course held at Panaji in
July, 2014, and organised by National Film Archive of India, Pune
Dr Lopamudra Maitra Bajpai
• Official Nominee of SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional
Cooperation) from India during the International Conference
on Cultural Heritage Tourism and Sustainable Development
in South  Asia at the SAARC Cultural Center, University of
Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in April, 2014

26. Faculty serving in

a)National committees b) International committees
c) Editorial Boards d) any other

Dr Lopamudra Maitra Bajpai is a member of the Board of Editors for

two international journals- ‘Retrospect’ of International Association of
Asian Studies (IAAH), Sri Lanka and ‘Indian Journal of Comparative
Literature and Translation Studies (IJCLTS)’, University of Hyderabad
(Dept. of Comparative Literature), India.

27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / orientation

programs, workshops, training programs and similar programs).

Year: 2014-15 No of Programmes Attended

Conferences -
FDP 6
Workshop/Seminar 3

28. Student projects

percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-
departmental projects
20%

percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other

universities / industry / institute
80%

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29. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international

level by
Faculty
Doctoral / post-doctoral fellows
Students
Centre Recognitions:
SCMC was ranked as India’s Best Mass Communication College by the
annual surveys conducted by India Today &Nielsen Company in 2013,
2014 & 2015.

Centre Awards:
SCMC was adjudged as the top undergraduate media college of India
at Edutainment Awards 2015. In 2014 it was adjudged as one of the top
two.

Students’ Recognitions / Awards:

Garima Pura
• Poem titled ‘to B in A world’ published in an online magazine – The
Bombay Review in September, 2014.
• Illustrated the cover for launch issue of The Bombay Review in August
2014. Did the same for subsequent issues.
• Article titled ‘Sugarcoating the bitter pill’ selected for publication in The
Rejected Anthology in late 2014.
• Member of ‘Best Outstation Team’ at Malhar 2014 – annual fest of St
Xavier’s College.
Sanjana Dantluri Verma
• Captained the SCMC women’s football team at the inter institute
tournament in September, 2014. The team was placed third.
• Was member of SIU’s inter-varsity women’s football team at a national
tournament held at Guru Jambheshwar University of Science &
Technology, Hisar, Haryana, in January, 2014.
• Was member of SIU’s inter-varsity women’s football team for the West
Zone tournament held at Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan, in January,
2014. The team won the bronze medal.

Amala H S
• Was member of SCMC women’s football team which was placed third in
the inter institute women’s football tournament in September 2014.
• Was member of SIU’s inter-varsity women’s football team for the West
Zone tournament held at Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan, in January,
2014. The team won the bronze medal.

Ashwarya Mantri
• Awarded the best goalkeeper award by SIU for her performance at the
inter institute women’s football tournament, in September 2014.
• Was member of SCMC women’s football team which was placed third in
the inter institute women’s football tournament in September 2014.

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Shreya Popli
• Member of ‘Best Outstation Team’ at Malhar 2014 – annual fest of St
Xavier’s College.
• Member of which won second prize for stage play at Sympulse 2014 –
annual fest of SCMS

Tanvi Agarwal
• Member of team which won the Public Relations Society of India debate
competition in Pune in 2014.
• Member of ‘Best Outstation Team’ at Malhar 2014 – annual fest of St
Xavier’s College.

Anmol Saini
• Member of ‘Best Outstation Team’ at Malhar 2014 – annual fest of St
Xavier’s College.

Atul Pathak
• Stories titled ‘Poems for Myra’ published in an online magazine –
e-Fiction India, in October, 2014.

Neha Hebable
• Was member of SCMC women’s football team which was placed third in
the inter institute women’s football tournament in September 2014.

Sarjana Singh
• Won first prize in ‘Western Solo Singing’ at Sympulse 2014 – annual fest
of SCMS

Sridhar Rao
• Member of the SIU cricket team

30. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding

(national / international) with details of outstanding participants, if any.

Amit Masurkar
Filmmaker
Engaged in a discussion on his film – Sulemani Keeda

Ashraf Engineer
Vice president, Content & Insights, MSL group.
Topic – Public relations practices around the world.

Kiran Deohans, Cinematographer

Sutanu Gupta, Editor
Aditya Sarpotdar, Filmmaker
Inaam Ul Haq, Actor
Discussion on the films screened and awards given at our student video
film festival TESS (The East Side Story)

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Manish Pingle
Musician
Mohan Veena

Milind Tulankar
Musician
Jaltarang

Om Srivastava
Producer
Engaged in a discussion on his film – Missed Call

Pracheeti Dange
Danseuse
Odissi

Quasar Padamsee
Indian stage actor turned theatre director, founder Q theatre productions.
Topic – Theatre practices around the world and trends in India.

Sandeep Mohan
Filmmaker
Engaged in a discussion on his film – Hola Venky!

Shakir Khan
Musician
Sitar

Smita Unkule Deshmukh

Singer
Hindustani Classical Vocal

Sridhar Rangayan
Engaged in a discussion on his film – Purple Skies

Srinivas Sunderrajan
Filmmaker
Engaged in a discussion on his film – Greater Elephant & The Untitled
Kartik Krishnan

Venkatesh Shrinivasan
Director, Rural Wheels Promotions Pvt. Ltd.
Topic – Rural Marketing trends in India.

31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments Refer SIRI
Research is one of the very important thrust areas of SCMC as enshrined
in the mission of SIU. A Research Advisory Committee (RAC) is
constituted to technically review research proposals / projects. The

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Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) of SIU focuses on rights, safety

and well-being of the research participants if research involves human
subjects and if there is a possibility of involving an ethical issue.

32. Student profile programme-wise:

Applica- Pass percent-

Name of the Selected
tions age
Programme received Male Female Male Female

BMS 2009-12 1024 58 90 98 97

BMS 2010-13 1119 55 84 90 94

BMS 2011-14 953 52 89 60 82

BMS 2012-15 1108 62 88 21 54

BMS 2013-16 1622 55 91 - -

BMS 2014-17 2243 50 102 - -

BA (MC) 2015-18 2498 59 93 - -

33. Diversity of students

% of stu-
% of stu-
Name of the % of % of
dents
dents
Programme students from other
from students
(refer to ques- universi-
from the universities from
tion ties
no. 4) Same within the outside the other
university State State countries
BMS 2009-12 NA NA NA 9
BMS 2010-13 NA NA NA 12
BMS 2011-14 NA NA NA 15
BMS 2012-15 NA NA NA 14
BMS 2013-16 NA NA NA 10
BMS 2014-17 NA NA NA 16
BA (MC)
NA NA NA 34
2015-18

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34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense
Services examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive
examinations? Give details category-wise.
Nil

35. Student progression

Student progression Percentage against enrolled

No natural progression to the
UG to PG next level Admission through
entrance examination and merit
PG to M.Phil.
PG to Ph.D.
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral
Employed
Campus selection 50%
Other than campus recruitment
Entrepreneurs

36. Diversity of staff

Percentage of faculty who are graduates

of the same university Nil
from other universities within the State 47%
from universities from other States 53%
from universities outside the country NIL

37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and
D.Litt. during the assessment period.
Dr. Ramaa Golwalkar

38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard

to
a) Library
The library has a well-stocked collection acquired since its inception, and
covering a broad span of technical and non­technical subjects pertaining
to mass media and communication management. The library is using
Koha software which provides instant access facility for any book, by
title, author, publisher, or ISBN number. The library also subscribes to
a wide assortment of national and international newspapers, magazines
and journals, besides some other publications. The library also subscribes
to two online databases – TVAD Index and United News of India.

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S.
Library facility Details
No.
1. Total area 2363.71 sq.ft.
2. Total seating capacity 30 Students
3. Working hours: • Monday to Friday- 9am to 8pm &
• On working days Saturday -9am to 4 pm
• On Sunday • Closed
• Festivals/ Holidays • Closed
• Before Examination • 9am to 8pm
• During examination • 9am to 8pm
• During vacation • 9am to 8pm
4. Layout of the library
• IT Zone for access- One computer for OPAC & Internet
ing e-resources
5. Display of floor plan Displayed on Notice Board
- Adequate sign boards 54

Details of Library
Holdings
Print
- Books 4819
- Books (Titles) 4670
- Back Volumes 46
Average no of books
added in last 3 years 390

Non print
(Microfilms, AV) CDs: 214 / DVD: 811

Electronic (e- Book , e-

journals) 35085
Database 14

Special Collections 746

- Reference Books Yes
Question Banks 4
Total no. of Journals

b) Internet facilities for staff and students

Computer Laboratory :
The air-conditioned computer laboratory has 40 terminals equipped
with Pentium IV processor driven CPUs connected to LCD screens /
overhead LCD projector. The laboratory is fully networked and provides
high-speed broadband connectivity (34 mbps lease line – shared), with
power back-up. A variety of Publishing, Post Production and Design
Technology software are available. The entire campus is Wi-Fi enabled.

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All desktops and server are fully protected with upgraded anti-virus
software.
Additionally, there are 32 terminals for faculty/staff members.

c) Total number of class rooms

Eight classrooms

d) Class rooms with ICT facility

Eight classrooms

Seminar Halls :
These are provided with overhead LCD projectors and public-address
systems.

Screening Rooms :
These are acoustically sealed, split air-conditioned mini-auditoriums
with wall-to-wall carpeting and provided with overhead LCD projection
systems and Dolby / DTS 7.1 surround sound system.

e) Students’ laboratories
12

Shooting Floor :
The shooting floor along with a Production Control Room (PCR) is
acoustically sealed and air-conditioned. The same is equipped with
lighting equipment including Canara overhead moveable lighting grid
with cool flood lights, spotlights, Kino lights, shadow casters & light
meters. It has multiple digital cameras (Panasonic DVX102, Panasonic
AG-AF100 & Canon 5D Mark III with lenses). It also has a Teleprompter
for news reading apart from a multi-channel digital audio mixer.

Post-Production Suite & Laboratory :

Four air-conditioned cubicles, as well as a post-production
laboratory, are equipped with non-linear edit systems to provide
professional level post-production facilities. The same has the
following facilities – Four MacPro machines with FCP and 10
iMac machines with Adobe Premier CS5. Additional software
includes Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, & FCE.

Sound Recording Suite :

The air-conditioned and acoustically balanced practical-demo suite has
an industry-standard multi-track sound recording and reproduction set-
up. It is equipped with audio mixing consoles like Yamaha MG166cx,
Xenyx 802, Yamaha MG82cx &Eurorack UB880. The suite also has
a pair of powered audio monitors - Yamaha HS80M and two pairs of
Yamaha MSP3. Nuendo 5 is the preferred audio software used to record
and reproduce recorded audio files here.

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Photography Studio :
The air-conditioned photography studio combines both manual and
digital facilities. It has the latest SLR & DSLR cameras with all types of
professional lenses, tripods & other accessories. The studio is equipped
with professional studio lights, light meters and other essential lighting
equipment apart from a motorised backdrop changer. It also has an iMac
with contemporary photo editing software for digital imagery.

Developing & Printing (Dark) Room :

The air-conditioned D&P room is equipped for manual black & white
film developing and printing. It has a chemical laboratory for negative
film development apart from & enlargers for photo printing.

f) Research laboratories
NA

39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates

a) from the host institution/university
Doctoral Studies – Mr. Anupam Siddhartha registered with SIU

b)
from other institutions/universities
Doctoral Studies – Ms. Snehal Galande registered with Pune
University
Doctoral Studies – Mr. Ananya Mehta registered with Pacific
University, Udaipur

40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from

the university.
SCMC does not have post graduate students. However, financial
assistance is provided to under graduate students
Merit Scholarships (2014-15)
Kanchi Yengul Sem I Rs 87500
Kanchi Yengul Sem II Rs 87500

41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development
of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.
No new programme has been developed since 2008.

42.
Does the department obtain feedback from
a. faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If
yes, how does the department utilize the feedback?
Yes (informally). Subsequent incorporation of valid / viable
suggestions.

b.
students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and
how does the department utilize the feedback?
Yes. (Formal & objective feedback is taken at the end of each
semester; Subjective feedback is taken during monthly

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open house with each group as well as during meetings with

student coordinators).
Subsequent counselling of Faculty / Staff members.
c. alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does
the department utilize the feedback?
Yes. (Formal feedback is taken from internship houses).
Subsequent introduction the teaching-learning of the skill-set
suggested.

43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)

SN Name Batch Associated With

Worked as Assistant Director on
Abhay Dutt
1. 2008-11 Bollywood movies such as “PK”
Sharma
and “Detective Byomkesh Bakshy”
Worked on the Bollywood film
2. Akshata Samant 2008-11
“Detective Byomkesh Bakshy”
Founding member of Shotgun
3. Sumedh Natu 2009-13 Media making AD / Corporate
films across India
Worked on the Hollywood Thriller
4. Udit Nangia 2008-11
“Broken Horses”
Her film “The Best Photograph”
5. Sonia Bajaj 2009-12 was selected in the 2014 Manhattan
Film Festival
He was posted at Zomato’s London
6. Saket Gupta 2009-12
office
Her work was featured in Creative
7. Malvika Asher 2009-12
Gaga and Poster Gullyur
He travelled to the United Nations
Nandan
8. 2009-12 Office at Geneva as a part of his
Sharalayal
LAMP Fellowship

Devu
9. 2009-12 She received a Fellowship at FTII.
Narayanan

Shubham Accomplished major assignments

10. 2009-12
Shukla at Encompass

44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures/

workshops/seminar) involving external experts.
(Academic Year 2014-15)

Ajit Abhyankar, Secretary

CPI (M) Pune District committee and CITU Pune
Social change communication is linked to the concept of development

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But what does ‘development’ mean? How is it related to ‘globalisation’?

Dr Anant Phadke
Co-ordinator of SATHI-CEHAT; Co-convenor of Jan Aarogya Abhiyan
What is the state of our public health care system? What are the critical
issues in public health today? With examples of how the media is
covering this field and what are some of the methods / sources to research
it for the media.

Dr. Anjali Monteiro

Professor, Center for Media & Cultural Studies, Tata Institute of Social
Sciences
Documentaries as social change communication and issues of
censorship.

Ashish Kothari
Founding member, Kalpavriksh
What are the persistent and new environmental issues in a globalising
world? What are the politics of water and other natural resources? With
examples of how the media is covering this field and what are some of
the methods / sources to research it for the media.

Ashwani Bhakoo
Director, Bhakoo Training Institute Pvt Ltd; Chief Flying Instructor,
CAE National Flying Training Institute
Prevention of Self-harm

Geeta Seshu
Independent Journalist
The Indian media has a long history of activism – from the independence
period to the present – of using media space to advocate social change.

Himanil Bose
Strategic Communication Consultant, Pitchfork Partners
Public Relations as a career

Dr. Jayanti Ravi

Labour Commissioner, Govt of Gujarat
Social Enterprise for Human Upliftment

Dr. K. P. Jayashankar
Professor & Chair, Center for Media & Cultural Studies, Tata Institute of
Social Sciences
Documentaries as social change communication and issues of censorship

Mathew Mattam
CEO at CYDA

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The concept of human rights is one powerful approach to social change

communications. What are human rights? Why are they important?

Mrityunjoy Chatterjee
Credai Bengal
Agency Reporting

Prasad Ganpule
Founder CEO, Ramanora Global Pvt. Ltd.
Market Research

Dr R Ramakumar
Professor & Dean, Affiliation Center for Study of Developing Economies,
School of Development Studies, TISS
The agrarian crisis and food security: Why are farmers, who constitute
the bulk of India’s population, committing suicide in large numbers?
What has globalisation meant for Indian agriculture? With examples of
how the media is covering this field and what are some of the methods /
sources to research it for the media.

Subhajit Sengupta
Multimedia Journalist at CNN-IBN
Broadcast Journalism

Tushar Jambhekar
Senior Manager- Client Solutions at Pun Intended Integrated
Digital Media

Vinita Deshmukh
Consulting Editor at Moneylife
How do we understand the role of the media as tools to advocate social
change? How do we use the media for effective advocacy?

45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different
programmes.
Seminar / Lecture cum Demonstration / Case Study / Audio-Visual Aids
/ Workshop / Practical / Tutorial / Student Presentation / Media Content
Review

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are
constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored?
Evaluations (Take-home Assignments, Classroom Presentations,
Practical Examinations, Jury, Viva-Voce, Seminar / Term Papers,
Dissertations, Projects, Internships)
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47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension

activities.
A major part of the training at SCMC is devoted to inculcate empathy
towards the masses amongst future mass communicators. To orient our
students towards the same, eminent speakers are regularly invited to give
inputs in various aspects of social change & development communication
like history of activism; concept of development; human rights; role
of media as tools to advocate social change; inequalities of gender;
inequalities of income & livelihoods; inequalities of caste / religion;
agrarian crisis & food security; state of our public health care system;
persistent & new environmental issues in a globalising world; etc.
Furthermore, students undertake three internships in the development
sector. The same results in a collective volunteering of over 80,000 hours.
Students have interned at about 150 organisations (both International &
Indian including Manzil, UAE, Al Noor Training Centre for Children
with Special Needs, UAE, Beyond Social Services, Singapore, Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Bangkok, Thailand,
Emmaus, Paris, France, K9 friends, Dubai, UAE, Dar Al Atta’a, Muscat,
Oman, Environment Society Of Oman, Muscat, Oman, Casa circondariale
Canton Mombello, Brescia, Italy, CRY, UNICEF, Red Cross Society,
WWF, Make A Wish Foundation, The Corbett Foundation, Help Age
India, PFA (Smt. Maneka Gandhi’s People for Animals), CEE (Centre
for Environment Education), SAVE (Social Awareness & Voluntary
Education) & Transparency International
Apart from this students also participate in activities like River Cleaning,
Tree Plantation, Blood Donation, etc.

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

Students’ Clubs
The clubs go a long way in bringing out the best in the students, as they
take a break from studies and take part in various other activities. An
SCMC student is spoiled for choice as far as the clubs are concerned,
some of them being: Print & Cyber, Photography & Adventure, Radio,
Film & Television, Advertising & Design, Public Relations & Events,
Literary & Debate, Music, Dance, Theatre, etc. Students may also opt to
learn a Foreign Language, prepare for GRE/GMAT or watch Additional
Screenings, etc.

Field Trips & Study Tours

As part of the curriculum students are required to go for field trips /
study tours to expand their learning experience and also get a chance
to see the extension of theory in practical world. They have visited
the following places so far : All India Radio, Ajanta Caves, Amanora
Park, Ananda Valley, Army’s Paraplegic Rehabilitation Centre, Asia
Plateau, Avanti Kalagram, Balewadi Stadium, Balgandharva Rang
Mandir, Baramati Agri-Tourism Development & Research Center,
Bedse Caves, Bhaja Caves, Bharat Natya Mandir, Bhawani Art Museum,
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Chinmaya Vibhooti,

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Chokhi Dhani, Dawn Sound Studio, Deccan College’s Archaeological

Museum & Maratha Museum, Dynamix Dairy, Elephanta Caves, Ellora
Caves, Farid’s Photography Museum, Ferrero Rocher Plant, Forbes
Marshall, Hingalgaon, INS Shivaji, Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Kala Ghoda
Arts Festival, Kelkar Museum, Kesari Museum & Printing Press,
Khadakwasla Dam, Khula Rangmanch, Kune Mission, Lavasa, Lohgad
Fort, National Defence Academy, Nitin Desai Studio, Parvati Museum,
Printing Technology & Machinery Exhibition at Auto Cluster Exhibition
Center, Queen Mary’s Training Centre, R K Studio, Ralegan Siddhi, Sets
of Kaun Banega Crorepati, Shaniwar Wada, Sudarshan Rangmanch,
Sula Vineyards, Tribal Museum, Vigyan Ashram, Vishram Bagh Wada,
Wax Museum-Lonavala, Yash Raj Films Studios, etc.

Sanskritam
A series of cultural evenings, where artisans deliver a lecture cum
demonstration on a particular Indian Classical Performing Art form. So
far lec-dems have been organised in the following art forms: Dhrupad,
Khayal, Kathak, Bharatnatyam, Flute, Mohan Veena, Sitar, Sarod, Violin,
etc.

Dionysia
A Theatre Festival celebrating and nurturing young performers as well as
those who help them in organising the same. The fest helps build skills in
every area of theatre performance and production.

Paparazzi
A Photography exhibition, held to showcase the creative works of the
young photographers who toil to bring out the best expressions from day
to day life.

DZMA
India’s first design and media festival jointly organised by SCMC and
Symbiosis Institute of Design. This radically new festival combines
the best of the design and media worlds in five days of workshops,
competitions, performances and a whole lot of fun, The fest serves as an
opportunity for students from across India to explore, learn and showcase
their talents in a dynamic professional atmosphere.

49. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by

other agencies? If yes, give details
No

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating

new knowledge, basic or applied.
Our students work on publications / films for the organisations they
intern with (e.g. one of our students from the batch of 2011-’14, Akash
Sharma, made a documentary on paper bags for Rotary International to
be shown across the world in Rotary Clubs.

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51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and

Challenges (SWOC) of the department.

STRENGTHS
• With increasing number of candidates applying to SCMC for
admission every year, we are able to improve the quality of our
intake.
• We offer four specialisations viz. Journalism, Film & Television,
Advertising and Public Relations as compared to generally one or
two at other Universities.
• The Centre possesses infrastructure which is considerably better
than similar centers. This enables SCMC students to use latest
technology for extensive practical training.
• Almost all Visiting Faculty members are working professionals,
mostly at senior levels, from areas of the media and communication
industry.
• SCMC offers five internships to its students, which expose them to
the Media & Communication industry as well as the development
sector.

WEAKNESSES
• Inadequate availability of competent full-time faculty.
• Restricted scope and opportunity for faculty to undertake research
activities.
• In order to deliver lectures as well as conduct practical sessions the
faculty members have to be engaged over two shifts.
• Resources are stretched to ensure adequate practical training, which
leads to wear & tear of the equipment. This mandates replacement
of the same earlier than their original life-expectancy.
• As the Industry upgrades the soft / hard ware it functions on, we,
too have to follow suit. This increases our spend on the same to
avoid obsolescence.

OPPORTUNITIES
• The Media, Communications and Entertainment industry is
growing at a rate which is higher than that ever recorded in the
past, thereby creating an ever-increasing requirement for qualified,
competent and creative young persons, with the ability to survive
in a technologically competitive environment.
• SCMC’s wider variety of professional disciplines and vocational
courses help to engage students in areas of their interest and hone
their aptitudes to help them excel in what they are best at, thus
producing professionals who are not only good at their work, but
also enjoy doing it.
• International initiatives including student-teacher exchange, visits,
joint research, etc.
• Lead in research activities starting with seminars, conferences and
workshops.

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• Better awareness about the industry and its requirements and

incorporating changes to make the programme more vocationally
meaningful.

CHALLENGES
• To maintain SCMC’s ranking as a premier Media Centre in the
country, as ranked by India Today magazine/Nielsen survey for the
past four years.
• Increasing number of Media schools opening at local as well as
national level, charging less fees and offering similar programmes.
• Several large Media organisations have opened their own (captive,
in-house) media centers. These in-house centers offer preferential
placements to their own students. This affects SCMC’s placements
in these organisations, (viz, Times of India, Malayala Manorama,
Hindustan Times, Pioneer, Indian Express, Zee TV, Star TV,
NDTV, Jagran, The Hindu, Times Now, etc).
• Attracting competent faculty with requisite academic qualification
along with adequate industry experience and also the ability to
teach.

52. Future plans of the department.

Having achieved the vision of being the preferred destination for all
who aspire to excel in the field of Mass Media and Communication
Management, to maintain the lead and attain greater heights as well as
aspire for Asian, and subsequently world rankings.

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 (SSP)
Symbiosis School
of Photography
Being part of Symbiosis has gradually made a change in my life. An important part of my
course is the study tour around India which gradually developed my experience and
knowledge through various cultures and friends around the world and parts of India. My
first year experience has helped me visualize things better in a photograph with the help of
our faculty members and various visiting guest faculties who had shared their own
knowledge and experience through their own specialized photography experience. I hope
to gain an even better experience in the next two years of my life at Symbiosis.

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the Department

Symbiosis School of Photography (SSP)

2. Year of establishment
2012

3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?

SSP is a department of SIU under the Faculty of Media, Communication
and Design.

4. Names of programmes offered:

B.A. (Visual Arts and Photography) When the course had started it was
BFA (Photography) in 2015 the nomenclature has changed to B.A. (Visual
Arts and Photography)

5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved

The faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences offers courses in liberal
arts.

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc.
Nil

7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons

Nil

8. Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based

Credit System
Semester and Choice Based Credit System

9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other

departments
SSP offers Photography courses to SID and SIU Summer School since
2014

10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual

Sanctioned Filled
Professor 1 0
Associate Professors 3 2
Assistant Professors 6 2
Adjunct faculty - 0
Other Teaching staff - 4
Total 10 8

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11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of

specialization, experience and research under guidance
Sr. Name Qualifications Designation Total No. No. of Ph. D./
No. with of Years M. Phil.
Specialization Experience Students guided
(years. for last 4 years
months)
1 Vishal MS. from Associate 32 -
Bhende University of Professor
Florida, USA., and Director
B.Tech (IIT)
Mumbai, Adobe
Certified Expert

2 Kishore Sali BFA, Diploma in Associate 25 -

Offset Printing Professor
Technology
3 Girish B.Com, Assistant 26 -
Sonalkar Certificate course Professor
in Photography
4 Dhananjay Technically Assistant 24 -
Moray qualified: Professor
Certificate course
technical aspect
of Photography,
Certificate
Apprentice
training course in
photography
from J.J.Institute
5 Sachin Mastercraftsman Teaching 8 -
Chanadane Diploma in Associate
Professional
Photography and
Digital Imaging
6 Amit Diploma In Teaching 13 -
Bhandare Applied Art Associate
(Commercial
Art),
Specialization
Photography,
Raheja School of
Arts

7 Ashish Master of Fine Teaching 2 -

Deshmukh Arts Associate

8 Shailesh MFA,GD Arts Instructor 18.6 -

Kotkar

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12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors

Sr. No. Name Designation Organisation

1 Mr.Chirodeep Chaudhary Photo Editor National Geographic

2 Ms. Linda Goodline Professor of Art Indiana University

Creative Art
3 Mr.Prashant Godbole Lowe Lintas India
Director
4 Mr. Rafeeq Ellias Proprietor Ad. film maker
5 Mr. Kirtan Mistry Proprietor Photo Retoucher
6 Mr. Nitin Tandon Proprietor Food Stylist
7 Mr. Mukesh Parpani Proprietor Photojournalist
Advertising
8 Mr. Rafique Sayed Proprietor
Photographer
Fashion & Advertising
9 Mr. Amit Ashar Proprietor
Photographer
10 Mr. Omkar Chitnis Proprietor Fashion Photographer

13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise

information
20-25%

14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio: 19:1

15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative

staff: sanctioned, filled and actual
Support Staff Technical Administrative Staff
Year Sanctioned Filled Sanctioned Filled
2013-14 4 3 11 7

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies

Nil

17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national

b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give
the names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received
project-wise.
Nil

18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants

received
a) National collaboration b) International collaboration
Nil

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19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE;

DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received.
Nil

20. Research facility/centre with

• state recognition - Nil
• national recognition - Nil
• international recognition -Nil

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by/created by industry or

corporate bodies
Nil

22. Publications:
Nil

23. Details of patents and income generated

Nil

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated

Nil
25. Faculty selected nationally/internationally to visit other laboratories /
institutions/industries in India and abroad
Nil

26. Faculty serving in

a) National committees b) International committees
c) Editorial Boards d) any other (please specify)
Nil

27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher/orientation

programmes, workshops, training programmes and similar
programs).
Daily faculty training programme for one hour on technical education and
teaching pattern is conducted. Faculty members are all encouraged to
attend all the programmes organised by the Symbiosis Teaching Learning
Resource Centre of the university.

28. Student projects :

• percentage of students who have done in-house projects including
interdepartmental projects
Students work on inhouse photographic projects for SIU for
various events, monographs and books such as the University
Convocation, the International Relations Conference, university
books on Flora, Rocks, etc.

100% students work on NGO projects

• percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other

universities/industry/institute
Nil

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29. Awards/recognitions received at the national and international level

by
• Faculty
• Doctoral/post doctoral fellows
• Students
Nil

30. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of

funding (national/international) with details of outstanding
participants, if any.
Following are the workshops organised by SSP

Sr. No. Title Name of Experts

1 Fashion Photography Mr. Dilip Yande

2 Automobile Photography Mr. Amol Jadhav

3 Fine Art Concepts Mr. Shashikant Gawali

Table Top & Product

4 Mr. Sandip Mhatre
Photography

5 Film Making Ms. Tanushree Datta

31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments

Research is one of the very important thrust areas as enshrined in the
mission of SIU.
A Research Advisory Committee (RAC) is necessary as per university
guidelines is constituted to technically review research proposals/
projects. The Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) of SIU focuses on
rights, safety and well being of the research participants if research
involves human subjects and if there is a possibility of involving an ethical
issue. Students are taught about plagiarism and academic honesty.

32. Student profile programme-wise:

Name of the Applications Selected Pass percentage

Programme received Male Female Male Female
B.F.A. (Photography) 99 16 5 100 100
2012-15
B.F.A.(Photography) 220 35 9 - -
2013-16
B.F.A.(Photography) 163 37 13 - -
2014-17
B.A. (Visual Arts and 202 48 15 - -
Photography) 2015-18

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Name of the % of % of students % of students % of
Programme students from other from students
from the universities universities from
same within the outside the other
university State State countries
B.F.A. (Photography)
- 43 57 -
2012-15
B.F.A.(Photography) - 37 63 -
2013-16
B.F.A.(Photography) - 34 64 2
2014-17
B.A. (Visual Arts and - 27 73 -
Photography) 2015-18

34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services
examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive
examinations? Give details category-wise.
Nil

35. Student progression

Student progression Percentage against enrolled

No natural progression from UG to PG.

UG to PG Admission to PG based on entrance
exam and merit.

PG to M.Phil. NA
PG to Ph.D. NA
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral NA
Employed NA
• Campus selection NA
• Other than campus recruitment NA
Entrepreneurs The first batch has just graduated, hence
the data is not yet available

36. Diversity of staff

Percentage of faculty who are graduates / technical experts Numbers
of the same university -
% from other universities within the state 88%
% from universities outside the state -
% from other universities outside the country 12%

37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and
D.Litt. during the assessment period
Nil

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38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with

regard to
a) Library : Central Library at Symbiosis International
University

Details of library infra-structure (A. Year - 14-15)

S. No. Library facility Details
1. Total area 14454 Sq.Ft.
2. Total seating capacity 260
3. Working hours:
• On working days 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
• On holidays 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
• Before Examination 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
• During examination 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
• During vacation 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
• Reading Hall Hours 09.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m.
4. Layout of the library
• Individual reading carrels No (03 Research Cubicles are available)
• Lounge area for browsing and 403 sq.mt @ Ground Floor
relaxed reading
• I T z o n e f o r a c c e s s i n g e - 60 sq.mt @ First Floor
resources
5. Display of floor plan, sign boards, Yes
f i r e a l a r m s a n d a n y o t h e r • Floor plan displayed in ground floor
information reading hall.
• Adequate sign boards are displayed
at each row of library stack and
floors.
• Fire extinguishers are fixed at all
strategic positions.
• In addition to this, arrangement of
amp at the entrance of the library and
wheel chair for differentially abled
users to access the library collection.
6. Total No of :-
• Books 41284
• Titles 39623
7. Total No of :-
• National Journals 40
• International Journals 17
8. Total No. of ejournals 35084 available through online
databases
9. Total No of :-
• Magazines 57
• CDs 434
• Databases 12
10. Average number of books added 957 (SIU)
(last 3 years)
11. Special collections
• Text book Nil
• Reference books 886 (SIU)

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The library has the books on Photography, the details of which are given
below:
Total No. of Books CD-ROM/DVD Total No. of Photography
on Photography Magazines subscribed
454 21 17

b) Internet facilities for staff and students

Generally, all computers in the Institute have internet facility. All
computers in the Institute are connected through a local area
network (LAN) to servers with manageable and Layer-2 switches to
seamlessly connect end-users. The servers include email servers,
DHCP servers, file servers. Institute has campus-wide 1 Gigabit
Ethernet network with Wi-Fi facilities and wireless broadband
internet access. The LAN includes DLink, HP and CISCO
networking devices and wireless LAN controllers.
12 Mbps Internet lease line
Total number of systems : 39
Student Computer ratio : 1:3

c) Total number of class rooms

Year Actual Class Rooms
2014-15 4

d) Class rooms with ICT facility

Year Actual Class Rooms

2014-15 4

e) Students' laboratories
Nil

f) Research laboratories
Nil

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39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates :

a) from the host institution/university - NA
b) from other institutions/universities - NA

40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from

the university.
Nil

41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the

development of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.
In India, Art schools offer limited training in photographic design and
composition. Basic courses in photography cover equipment, processes,
and techniques. Internationally however, many universities offer
Undergraduate and Postgraduate degree courses in Photography. Thus
realizing the need for a proper Degree Course in the field of photography,
eminent photographer Mr. Gautam Rajadhakshya approached Symbiosis
with a proposal for starting a school of photography. The top management
consulted leading photographers and eminent people from the
photographic industry and realized that, indeed there was a demand for a
school of Photography.

A committee of well-known photographers was constituted, who studied

the curriculum of several International Photographic schools and came up
with a curriculum, which was suitably adapted for the specific need of the
Indian photography market.
This syllabus has been further refined on an annual basis based on the
needs and demands of the photographic industry.

42. Does the department obtain feedback from

a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If
yes, how does the department utilize the feedback?
• Regular feedback is sought from the faculty on curriculum as
well as teaching-learning evaluation. Each sub-specialization
has departmental faculty as part of its sub-committee of SIU
Board of Studies (BoS).
• Any changes in the curriculum are suggested by this
committee. The recommendation of this committee is passed
on to the BoS. Senior faculties members of the Institute are a
part of this BoS. Teaching-learning methods and components
are also taken up by these committees.

b. Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and

how does the department utilize the feedback?
Yes. The Institute has the following processes in place for the
evaluation of staff, curriculum and teaching-learning evaluation by
the students
• Conduct of open house sessions and student consultative
committee meetings wherein the students are encouraged to
give feedback
• Student feedback on various aspects of teaching-learning is
obtained once in the semester using a structured feedback
form

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• All feedback received is analyzed and presented to the

internal committee for deliberation and decision. Analysis of
this feedback is carried out and shared with the concerned
faculty, along with guidance on how to improve their
performance, if necessary. Based on this feedback, FDPs are
arranged for the faculty, if needed. This feedback is also taken
into consideration while planning for the subsequent
semester. Annual appraisal of the faculty and the resultant
incentives take into account the faculty feedback.

c. alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does the
department utilize the feedback?
NA (since the first batch has just graduated.)

43. List the distinguished alumni of the department

NA (as the department was established in 2012 with the first batch
graduating only in 2015.)

44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures/

workshops/seminar) involving external experts.
Regular workshops/seminars from the experts in their field are conducted.
Details of the selective workshops are given below:

Sr No Name of Faculty Designation Subject

1 Mr Azharuddin Inamdar Well known painter. Painting

2 Mr Gokul Narayan Legal Expert. IPR
3 Mr Achyut Palav Renowned Calligrapher. Calligraphy
Proprietor of Dinodia Photo
4 Mr Jagdish Agarwal Curation
agency.
International Photography
5 Mr Cristian Castelnuovo Curation
consultant.
Renowned Photography
6 Ms Caterina Corni Curation
Curator.

45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different
programmes.
The following innovative teaching approaches/methods/practices have
been used by the faculty in an attempt to move to an assignment-problem
based teaching-learning process.
• Lecture
• Emphasis on projects and problem based learning, thus increasing
the percentage of outside-the-classroom learning
• Practicals based on the theories taught
• Study tours to wildlife sanctuaries
• Visiting Cultural and Historical sites such as Jodhpur, Dharamshala
etc.
• Visiting famous studios such as Ramoji Film City etc.
• Scenic places like Jammu-Kashmir, Leh-Ladakh etc.
This helps students to broaden their horizons and develop their personal
creative portfolio.

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46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are
constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored?
• SIU conducts an academic Audit during every semester and
monitors the delivery of course content.
• Feedback is regularly taken from faculty, students as well as their
parents
• The Faculty along with the Director of the institute discusses the
outcome of the above analysis and necessary steps are taken to
overcome the barriers to learning. These steps include but are not
limited to conduct of remedial classes and faculty development
programs, improvement in infrastructure, counseling of students etc.

47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension

activities.
Service Learning: The students of the Institute take up Service Learning
under which they visit NGOs and discharge their social responsibilities by
imparting technical and interpersonal skills for the benefit of these NGOs.
Service learning, which is a 4 credit course, forms an essential part of the
undergraduate curriculum. In the last few years, the students have worked
with NGOs like:
• Schizophrenia Awareness Association (SAA)
• Door Step
• Samruddhi
• Deepgriha
• CASP
• Janavaani
As part of the service-learning program SSP has been instrumental in
making a difference in the lives of the under-privileged sections of the
society.

48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the

department.
Students enthusiastically participate in shooting events like celebrations
of Independence Day, Republic Day, Pandhapur Wari, Jejuri festival
Dahihandi Festival, Annual Prize Distribution function, Teacher's day and
celebration of National festivals like Diwali, Lohri, Navratri and Ganpati
Pooja etc. All this gives them an opportunity to practice what they have
learned in classrooms.
We hold exhibitions twice a year of our students photographs in Pune and
Mumbai at famous art galleries. We strongly believe that exhibitions
initiate students to do better work because it's a real test for photographers.
In reality examinations really do not test students to that level. Whereas in
the case of exhibitions they are tested by successful photographers in the
industry. Exhibitions give publicity to individual students as their names
are written on exhibited photographs. Institute exhibitions encourage
students to hold their own solo exhibitions in future where they can sell
their own photographic prints and make their living.

49. State whether the programme/department is accredited/ graded by

other agencies? If yes, give details.
No

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50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating

new knowledge, basic or applied.
• Faculty members have written books for industry giants like Canon
Corp. which were freely distributed across India.
• Faculty members are also actively involved in developing and
improving products for companies such as Datacolor (USA)

51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and

Challenges (SWOC) of the department.
Strengths:
Ÿ Unparalled state of art studios with state of art equipment
Ÿ Latest books and magazines are purchased monthly to update students
Ÿ Experienced and renowned visiting faculty members
Ÿ A scenic campus
Ÿ We offer a choice of ten specialization's viz Automobiles,
Architecture, Fashion, Portraits, Product, Travel, Photojournalism
etc. as compared to one or two generally offered at other institutes.
Ÿ Almost all visiting faculties are working professionals mostly
senior level from areas of the photography and advertising industry.
Ÿ Faculty from interdisciplinary streams of Design, Advertising and Art.
Ÿ Curriculum facilitates interdisciplinary design projects.

Weaknesses:
Ÿ Requirement of additional faculty members
Ÿ More internal FDPs needed for upgrading technical knowledge
Ÿ Space constraint.

Opportunities:
Ÿ Student start their own entrepreneurial ventures, businesses or studios
Ÿ Some students go to foreign universities for higher education such
students can be retained if we offer masters programme.
Ÿ Develop contacts with corporates and stalwarts of the photographic
industry
Ÿ Establishing a school of photography – An unique faculty in the
UGC recognized universities
Ÿ International initiatives including student-teacher exchange, visits,
joint projects etc.

Challenges:
Ÿ To upgrade technology and equipments to contemporary.
Ÿ Participate in international exhibitions and hold international
seminars and symposiums
Ÿ To select UGC qualified faculties with sufficient experience in
photography as well as teaching.
Ÿ
52. Future plans of the department.
• Offer a Masters programme in Commercial and Fine Art
Photography
• Broaden the scope of the programme to include Videography
• Offer additional courses like Computer Art, Animation and Visual
Effects

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Symbiosis School
of Economics
SIU is one of the premier educational institutes in the country. It is not only dedicated
towards teaching through a multifaceted approach but also towards shaping us as young
adults and encouraging participation in sports and cultural activities. The undergraduate
programme offered by Symbiosis School of Economics is uniquely designed to give us a
comprehensive understanding of economics, and is supported by a young and dynamic
faculty.

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the Department
Symbiosis School of Economics (SSE)

2. Year of establishment
2008

3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?

Department under the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences,
Symbiosis International University.

4. Names of programmes offered

B.Sc. (Economics) Honours - 2014 onwards
M. Sc. (Economics)
B.Sc. (Economics) - being phased out

5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved

In addition to courses from the catalogue of Faculty of Humanities and
Social Sciences, SSE compiles its Programme Structure from the course
catalogue of other faculties including the Faculty of Law, Management
and Computer Sciences.

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc.
The NSE-SSE course, National Stock Exchange – National Certified
Capital Market Professional Programme (NCCMP) (offered in August
2011-12 & 2012-13).
As a part of the SIU Global immersion programme, the students of SSE
have visited Berlin School of Economics, London School of Economics
and Leibniz University (Hannover). SSE has been visited by students
from University of Bremen, Leibniz University (Hannover), Berlin
School of Economics and DHBW Ravensburg, Germany.

7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons

B.Sc. (Economics) was upgraded to B.Sc. (Economics) Honours 2014 onwards.

8. Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based

Credit System
B.Sc. Economics, B.Sc. Economics (Honours) and M.Sc. Programme are
all semester based and Choice Based Credit System.

9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other

departments
Dr. Sukalpa Chakrabarti and Ishita Ghosh taught courses at Symbiosis
College of Arts & Commerce's Symbiosis Centre for Liberal Arts

10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual

Sanctioned Filled
Professor 3 2
Associate Professor 5 1

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Assistant. Professor 10 12
Adjunct Faculty - 2
Other Teaching staff - 3
Total 18 20

11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of

specialization, experience and research under guidance
Sr. NAME Qualifications Designation No. Years Total No. No. of Ph. D.
No. with of of Years / M. Phil.
Specialization Experience Experience Students
(years. (years. guided for
months) months) last 4 years
Before Symbiosis
Symbiosis

1 Jyoti Ph.D, MA, Professor & 0.9 30 30.9 3

Chandiramani BA, DHE Director
2 Sukalpa Ph.D, MA, Associate 6.5 4 10.5
Chakrabarti PGMP, NET Professor &
Deputy
Director
3 Manju Singh Ph.D., M.A., Professor 25 3.8 28.8
B.A.
4 Anusree Paul Ph.D., M.Phil., Assistant 3.11 3.10 7.9 2
M.Sc., B.Sc., Professor
PGDBM,NET,
SLET
5 Krishna Kanta MA, B.Sc., Assistant 0.00 4.6 4.6
Roy NET, Professor
6 Ishita Ghosh M.A., B.A., Assistant 6.4 4.4 10.8
PGDFT, NET Professor
7 Ishita Ghoshal M.A., B.Sc, Assistant 0 3.10 3.10
SET Professor
8 Khushbu M.A., B.A., Assistant 0 3.10 3.10
Thadani NET Professor
9 Rachna Shah Ph.D., M.Phil., Assistant 2.2 4 6.2
M.A., B.Sc., Professor
B.Ed.
10 Abhinav Pal MA, BA, NET Assistant 0 0.7 0.7
Professor
11 Savita Ph.D, MA, BA Assistant 0 0.4 0.4
Kulkarni Professor
12 Prasun Bhatta M.A, B.E, Assistant 0 0.1 0.1
Mishra NET Professor
13 Jasmeet Kaur Ph.D., M.Phil., Assistant 5.11 4.3 10.2
MA, B.Com., Professor
NET
14 Krishanu M.Phil, NET, Assistant 0 0.1 0.1
Pradhan SET, M.A Professor
15 Anjali M.Sc., M.Phil, Assistant 1 11 12
Kulkarni PGDCSSA Professor
16 Ashlesha MBA, B.Com Adjunct 0 1.1 1.1
Swaminathan Faculty
17 Ashish DITL, MA, Adjunct 3.0 (full 1.1 4.1
Karnavat FCA, B.Com Faculty time) (Adjunct)

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18 Abhishek MBA, B.Tech, TA 0 0 0

Behl
19 Shuchi Misra MA, B.Ed, BA TA 0 1.5 1.5
20 Madhubanti M.Sc, BA TA 0 1 1
Dutta

12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors

Senior Visiting Fellow:
Prof Arvind Jadhav, University of Dallas, was a Scholar-in-Residence in
May 2009

Distinguished Visiting Faculty:

Amey Sane, Chartered Accountant
Manasi Phadke, Consultant Economist and Analyst
Naim Keruwala, Assistant Director, Urban Governance, Janwani
Mr. Muthuselvan, AGM and MoF, Reserve Bank of India

13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise

information
Year Percentage of Lectures Percentage of Lectures taken
taken by Full Time by Full Time Faculty for
Faculty for B.Sc. M.Sc
2014-15 54 50

The curriculum is multi-dimensional and hence the institute very

frequently employs the services of visiting faculty, who are generally
experts from industry, for teaching of specialized courses.

14. Institute Student Teacher Ratio

24:1

15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative

staff: sanctioned, filled and actual
Support Staff Administrative
Technical Staff
Year Sanctioned Filled Sanctioned Filled
2014-15 7 6 20 17

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies

ICSSR funded a workshop - Urban Governance-Setting the Research
Agenda, 14th and 15th March 2015.

17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b)

international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the
names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received
project-wise.
a. External National and International Funding: NIL
b. In-house Minor Project –2

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Minor Project Year Number Name of the project Name of Total

Awarded By wise of the Grant
Symbiosis Faculty funding Received
International agency
University
PI: Dr. Jyoti 2012 1 Creating a Base-line SIU 1.5 lakh
Chandiramani Database for Socio-
Economic Sectors in
Pune.
Dr. Anusree Paul 2013 1 Competitiveness of SIU 1.4 lakh
Indian Garment industry

18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants

received
a) National collaboration b) International collaboration
Nil

19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE;

DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received.
Nil

20. Research facility / centre

Nil

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or

corporate bodies
Nil

22. Publications:

Total number of publications 40

(From 2009 to 2015; as of 31-07-2015)
i. Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals 20 (National 11 & International
(national / international): 9)
ii. Chapters in Books 11
iii. Edited Books 1
iv. Books with ISBN with details of publishers 3
v. Case Studies 1
vi. Proceedings papers 4
vii. Working / Discussion papers 1
Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of 10
Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare
Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO
host, etc.)

Citation Index – range / average (For SIU affiliated papers) Google Total Citations = 11
Scholar Range : 1-4
Avg : 1.83
Scopus Total Citations = 1
Range : 0-1
Avg : 1

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Total citations of SSE faculty (SIU + Non-SIU affiliated 7

papers)
SNIP Range : 0-0.908
Avg : 0.454
SJR Range : 0-0.311
Avg : 0.179
Impact Factor – range/average Range : 0-0.357
Avg : 0.179
h-index (Google Scholar : 2
Scopus : 1)

23. Details of patents and income generated : Nil

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated : Nil

25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories

/ institutions / industries in India and abroad
Nil

26. Faculty serving in

a) National committees b) International committees
c) Editorial Boards d) any other (please specify)

Membership of Professional Bodies

Membership Name of Role Name of the Body/Organization
Faculty
National Dr. Sukalpa Board of 1) JAIR (Journal of International
Committees Chakrabarti Editors Relations) in collaboration with
ICSSR, New Delhi
2) The Asian Journal, Hyderabad
Academic and Research Forum.

27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / orientation

programs, workshops, training programs and similar programs).

At SSE, we are committed to creating an environment that enables faculty

recharge and development.
2014-2015 Number of Faculty Recharge Programmes attended
Workshops/Train Seminars/Confe Refreshers/
FDPs
ing Programmes rences Conventions/QIP
3 6 9 3

28. Student projects :

Undergraduate
Student Batch % of students who have done % of students doing projects
in-house projects (including in collaboration with other
inter-departmental projects) universities / industry /
institute
B.Sc. 2012-2015 2% 2%

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B.Sc. 2013-2016 100% (as a part of curriculum) 2%

B.Sc. 2014-2017 100% (as a part of curriculum) 2%
Postgraduate
M.Sc. 2013-2015 0.5% 2%
M.Sc. 2014-2016 0.5% 2%

29. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by

• Faculty: Dr. Jyoti Chandiramani was awarded the Gold Karmaveer
Chakra and Rex Karmaveer Global Fellowship in 2014-15 by
ICONGO (International Confederation of NGOs) in March 2015 at
New Delhi.
• Doctoral / post-doctoral fellows : Nil
2014-15 Student awards/recognition
Sports Academic Extracurricular
National: 3 1: 1:
Zonal: 1 11th South Asian Economics IIM Ahmedabad International
Students Meet held in Summit's Photography
nd
December 2014 at Bhutan Competition 2 position
Paper on: FDI and
Technological Transfers
within South Asia'

30. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of

funding (national/ international) with details of outstanding
participants, if any.
We have conducted a National Conference on Urban Policy and Planning:
A Case Perspective of Pune on 17th and 18th February, 2011
Details of dignitaries/outstanding participants:
Sl. No Name Profile
1. Dr. Shreekant Gupta Associate Professor at Delhi School of Economics.
2. Prof. Christopher Founder Christopher Charles Benninger Architects
Charles Benninger Private Limited (CCBA)
3. Mrs. Almitra Patel Biologist and chemist with an engineering degree from
MIT.
4. Ms. Lakshmi Narayan General Secretary of Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari
Panchayat, a Trade Union of waste pickers from Pune and
Pimpri Chinchwad.

5. Ms. Kishori Gadre Associated with an NGO named Janwani promoted by

Maratha Chamber of Commerce.
6. Mr. Anil Laul Advisor for Appropriate Technology for Rural Areas for
comprehensive development. Former visiting Professor
in the School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi.

7. Mr. Ranjit Gadgil Program Director at Parisar - an NGO working on

Sustainable Traffic and Transportation issues.
8. Mr. Prashant Inamdar A civic activist and also the founder of 'Pedestrians First'
9. Dr. Ravikant Joshi Consultant to World Bank. He is an Urban Finance and
Management specialist.

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10. Mr. Vishal Jain A member of the Ministry of Urban Development Task
and Member of PMC's Development Plan Steering
Committee that helped to provide inputs and guidance
for the formulation of the new Development Plan for
Pune.
11. Dr. Ashok Sreenivas Program Director at Parisar, an organization that
advocates sustainable urban transport policies.
12. Mr. Vijay Kumar J Served the Indian Railways from 1955 to 1990 and
Rane has extensively travelled and studied the metro
systems and the high speed trains in France
13. Mr. Kedarnath Rao Engaged with Privilege Hi-Tech Infrastructure
Ghorpade Limited for developing a seaport in Maharashtra.
14. Dr. Sebastian Morris Professor of Economics at the Indian Institute of
Management, Ahmedabad.
15. Dr. Anita Charles Executive Director at the Centre for Development
Gokhale Benninger Studies and Activities (CDSA), Pune.
16. Mr. Vijay Paranjpye Chairman of Gomukh Trust, Pune
17. Mr. Abhay Kantak Team Leader-Urban Practice with CRISIL Risk &
Infrastructure Solutions Limited.
18. Mr. Pradeep MD of Cummins and chairing the CII's Western
Bhargava Region Sub-Committee on Skill Development
19. Mr. Jayant Deo Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of
Indian Energy Exchange.
20. Mr. Vivek Velankar Founder member of “Nisargsevak” and “Sajag Nagrik
Manch”and an advocator of better roads for Punekars.
21. Mr. Nagatilak Mr. Nagatilak is currently the Chief Engineer of
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Corporation
Limited (Pune Urban Zone).
22. Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar Principal Director of Symbiosis Society
23. Prof. Ajit Abhyankar An activist of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
24. Dr. Rohini Sahni Department of Economics, University of Pune

Workshop Name Details of dignitaries/outstanding participants:

Urban Governance: Cross Ms. Zigisha Mhaskar, Program Manager at CHF International,
Sectoral Issues and Prospects India
Dates: 17th July 2012 Mr. Appeeji Parasher, Associate Director at CRISIL Risk &
Funding: SSE Infrastructure Solutions Limited.
Ms. Anuradha Yagya, Independent Consultant: Urban and
Regional Planning
Urban Governance – Setting Chair and Lead Discussant: Ramanath Jha, (CEO & MD Khed
the Research Agenda Economic Infrastructure Pv Ltd, and Retd IAS)
Dates:March 14th 15th 2013 Dr. Navdeep Mathur, IIM Ahmedabad
Funding: ICSSR Mr. Anant M.,Hyderabad UrbanLab
Dr. Bhuvaneshwari Raman, OP Jindal School of Public Policy
Dr. Vinita Yadav, School of Planning & Architecture, Delhi
Dr. Neha Sami, IIHS Bangalore
Mr.Ranjit Gadgil, Parisar Pune
Dr. Sriraman, Univ of Mumbai
Chair and Lead Discussant: Prof Chandrasekhar IGIDR,
Mumbai
Mr. Ankur Sarin, IIM Ahmedabad
Mrs.Poonam Mehta, IAS, PMC Pune
Mr. Ashok Shrinivas, Parisar Pune
Ms. Ann Josey, Prayas, Pune

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31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments

Research is one of the very important thrust areas of SSE as enshrined in
the mission of SIU.
A Research Advisory Committee (RAC) is constituted to technically
review research proposals/projects.
The Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) of SIU focuses on rights, safety
and well being of the research participants if research involves human
subjects and if there is a possibility of involving an ethical issue. There is
also robust anti plagiarism policy in the institute.

32. Student profile programme-wise:

Name of the Applications Selected* Pass percentage*

Year
Programme received Male Female Male Female
2015 260 17 39 - -
2014 318 21 33 - -
M.Sc.
2013 379 22 33 75 96.55
(Economics)
2012 312 15 33 61.54 80.65
2011 130 24 23 84.21 80.95
B. Sc. 2015 1733 96 74 - -
(Economics)
Honours 2014 1404 66 74 - -
2013 1143 56 50 - -
2012 1013 55 57 68.75 81.48
B.Sc.
2011 894 56 41 50.98 92.86
(Economics)
2010 714 40 54 48.65 90.38
2009 1143 56 50 35.56 74.47

33. Diversity of students

% of % of
% of
students students % of
students
Name of the from other from students
from the
Programme universities universities from other
same
within the outside the countries
university
state state
2015 9.09% 29.09% 61.81% 0%
M.Sc.
2014 6% 24% 70% 0%
(Economics)
2013 4% 14% 82% 0%
2015 B.Sc. NA NA NA 9.30%
(Economics)
2014 Honours NA NA NA 3%
B.Sc.
2013 NA NA NA 7%
(Economics)

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34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services
examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive
examinations? Give details category-wise.
The first B.Sc. batch of the institute graduated only in the year 2011 and
the first M.Sc. batch in 2013.The department is in communication with its
alumni to prepare a database for the same. An indicative list is given
below:
No. of students who cleared civil services exam 1
No. of students who cleared defense services exam 2
No. of students who cleared NET 1*
No. of students who cleared CAT / NMAT / SNAP 118
* M.Sc. (Economics) Alumni Status

35. Student progression

Student progression Percentage against enrolled
UG to PG N.A.
PG to M.Phil. N.A.
PG to Ph.D. N.A.
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral N.A.
Employed
· Campus selection * Refer table below
· Other than campus recruitment
Entrepreneurs 1%
No natural progression to the next level. Admission to all programmes is through
entrance exam and merit.

NUMBER OF STUDENTS SELECTED

COMPANY
NAME AY AY
AY 2012-13 AY 2013-14 AY 2014-15
2010-11 2011-12
BSc BSc BSc MSc BSc MSc BSc MSc
UBS Verity 1 1
S & P Capital IQ 1 1
Value Notes 3
Plobal.com
Bristlecone 6 1 1 2 1 3
Great Place to
3
work
First Energy 1
Zephyr
1
Publications
Ormax Media 1
IIHS 1 1
MEED
3
International
B-Able 1
Markets & Markets 4 3
SIU 5

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RIS 1
PAC 1 3
Dexter 3
ZS Associates 4 6
SIMS 1
NIPFP 1

36. Diversity of staff

Sr. No. Percentage of faculty who are graduates Data in %
1 of the same university 10%
2 from other universities within the State 50%
3 from universities from other States 35%
4 from universities outside the country 5%

37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and
D.Litt. during the assessment period

Faculty Name Year Ph.D. was awarded

Dr. Jyoti Chandiramani 2010
Dr Jasmeet Kaur 2011
Dr.Sukalpa Chakrabarti 2011
Dr. Rachna Shah 2013

38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard

to
a) Library
Sr. No. Library facility Details
1. Total area 1500 sq.ft.
2. Total seating capacity 50
3. Working hours: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
· On working days

4. Layout of the library We provide lounge area for

· Individual reading carrels browsing and relaxed
· Lounge area for browsing and relaxed reading reading in sharing with
· IT zone for accessing e-resources SCAC.
5. Display of floor plan, sign boards, Fire alarms & any Yes
other information
6. Total No of :-
· Books 2176
· Titles 1331
7. Total No of :-
· National Journals 05
· International Journals 01

8. Total No. of e-journals 35087

9 Total No of :-
· Magazines 14
· Databases 15

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9 Total No of :-
· Magazines 14
· CDs 00
· Databases 03

10 Special Collections(SIU)
Ÿ Text Books NIL
Ÿ Reference Books 886
Ÿ Average Number of Books added in last 3 Years 190

b) Internet Facilities for Staff & Students:

S. No. Internet Facilities Details
for Staff & Student

1 Systems 110 (Including Server & Laptops)

2 Computer Student 1:8*
Ratio
3 Dedicated Computing These facilities include the following:
Facility a. Computer labs for carrying out work related to
projects, word processing, and normal computing
during the Office Hours and during examination it
is open till late.
b. High end computer labs using special software
wherever required for e.g. labs for using software
like SPSS, SAS, PROWESS etc. The high end
software are generally loaded on a server and can
be accessed by various client computers.
c. Provision of computers to faculty and staff to
access administrative and library automation
software, and also for other work associated with
teaching and administration.

4 LAN Facility a. All computers are connected through a local area

network (LAN) to servers with manageable and
Layer-2 switches to seamlessly connect end-users.
Most Institutes have campus-wide Gigabit
Ethernet network with Wi-Fi facilities and wireless
dedicated internet access. The LAN includes
DLink, HP networking devices and wireless LAN
controllers.
b. Printers are shared on LAN.
c. There is a NAS storage device on LAN on which
have common shared folders and individually
mapped folders for data sharing and backup.

5 No. of Nodes/ 110 (During Paper Setting Season access to internet is

Computers with barred from Examination Department)
Internet Facility

*at SSE we have 50 seater computer lab for total student strength of over 400 and Batch
size of 50.

c) Total number of class rooms:

Year Actual
2013 6
2014 9

d) Class rooms with ICT facility

All Classrooms are ICT enabled.
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e) Students' laboratories (Computer Laboratory)

Year Actual
2013 2 (capacity 18 each)
2014 1 (capacity 50)

f) Research laboratories: Nil

39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates
From host Institution / University
Institution/University Doctoral Students Post-doctoral Research
Students Associates
Symbiosis International Shuchi Misra Nil Nil
University
Aanchal Airy Nil Nil
Ashlesha Swaminathan Nil Nil
Abhishek Behl Nil Nil

From other Institutions / University

Institution/University Doctoral Students Post-doctoral Research
Students Associates
Pune University Ishita Ghosh Nil Nil
Khushbu Thadani Nil Nil
Krishnakant Roy Nil Nil
Anjali Kulkarni Nil Nil
Gokhale Institute of Ishita Ghoshal Nil Nil
Politics and Economics
Ashish Karnavat Nil Nil
University of Mysore Krishanu Pradhan Nil Nil

40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from

the university.
S.No. NAME OF NAME OF PROGRAM YEAR AMOUNT SEM
SCHOLARSHIP CANDIDATE
1 UG Scholarships Arjun Azavedo B.Sc(Eco) 2011-12 32500 I
2 UG Scholarships Soham Sen B.Sc(Eco) 2012-13 37500 I
3 UG Scholarships Tuhin Guha B.Sc(Eco) 2013-14 42500 I
4 UG Scholarships Tania Sharma B.Sc(Eco) 2014-15 60000 I
5 UG Scholarships Tania Sharma B.Sc(Eco) 2014-15 60000 II

41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the

development of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.
• It was the vision of the Founder President and Chancellor to set up
SSE in 2008
• It was realised that there were very few institutes in India offering a
B.Sc. Economics that could match the rigour and the high standards
set by many of the reputed international universities – be it London
School of Economics, Warwick University, Harvard or Yale
University.

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• As the first batch of undergraduates successfully advanced, the

grounds were laid for the establishment of the M.Sc Programme in
2011. This was discussed at the Board of Studies of SSE and
suggested by students in the open house meetings and by the
Academic Review Committee of the institution.

• An extensive iteration and deliberation resulted in the proposal of

the M.Sc. Programme being accepted and approved by the statutory
bodies of SIU.

42. Does the department obtain feedback from

• Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation?
If yes, how does the department utilize the feedback?
i) Regular feedback is sought from the faculty on curriculum as
well as teaching-learning evaluation.
ii) This is regularly discussed and evaluated in the faculty
meetings.
iii) The faculty places forward the suggestions and it is discussed
with the Academic Review Committee (ARC).
iv) Any changes in the curriculum are suggested and
recommendation by the ARC to the members of the BoS with
all the necessary justifications.

• Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation

and how does the department utilize the feedback?
The institute has the following processes in place for the evaluation
of staff, curriculum and teaching-learning evaluation by the
students:
i) Conduct of open house sessions and student consultative
committee meetings, wherein the students are encouraged to
give feedback about the staff, the curriculum and the
teaching-learning evaluation process.
ii) Student feedback regarding faculty teaching is taken twice in
the semester using a structured feedback form.
iii) Feedback is obtained on the following points: teaching
methodology of the instructor, course coverage, student
evaluation strategy used, etc.
iv) All feedback received is analyzed and presented to the faculty
for deliberation and decision. The analysis is shared with the
concerned faculty, along with guidance on how to improve
their performance, if necessary.

• Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does

the department utilize the feedback?
i) Feedback is regularly taken from the alumni and employers
regarding the curriculum and what needs to be incorporated to
enhance their deliverables at the work place.
ii) The department incorporates these inputs into the programme
structure and curriculum revision of existing programmes is
incorporated

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43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)

The department was established in 2008 and a few students from B.Sc.
and M.Sc. are listed below:
1. Ms. Kirti Singh selected in Indian Economic Services (Batch 2008-11).
2. Roshini Saigal is working with Bloomberg (Batch 2009-12).
3. Srinjoy Pramanik working with PWC (Batch 2009-12).
4. Rahul Singh and Daksh Dhankar were selected in Indian Army
(Batch 2010-13).
5. Vrinda Seksaria is working with RIS, Delhi (Batch 2012-14).
6. Atul Singh is working with Ministry of Finance, Government of
India (Batch 2011-13).
7. Vijeta Singh is working with Ernst and Young (Batch 2009-12).
8. Aishwarya Ketkar is pursuing a Master's programme at the Boston
University (Batch 2011-14).
9. Suyash Chandak was selected for IIM –Ahmedabad
(Batch 2012-15).
10. Milind Sharma has set up a highly successful mobile centric
hyperlocal grocery delivery service PepperTap and has raised an
undisclosed amount of seed funding from Sequoia Capital
(Batch 2008-11).

44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures /

workshops / seminar) involving external experts.
At SSE workshops and guest lectures are organised for students over and
above the regular curriculum.
Workshops held at SSE 2013-15
Sr. Details Resource Person (s) Target Audiences Period
No.

1 Sampling Issues in Dr Markus Locher, Faculty, Research 24th& 25th

Econometrics and why Scholar-in Scholars, Sep.
most published research Residence, SIU Corporates 2013
findings are wrong.
2 Panel data Econometrics Dr Somesh Mathur, Faculty, Research 23-25th
Associate Professor, Scholars, October
IIT K Corporates 2013
3 From Government to Prof Kuldeep Mathur Faculty, Research 17th Sep.
Governance: a public Scholars, 2014
policy perspective Corporates

Guest lectures at SSE 2013-15:

Sr. Details Resource Person (s) Target Audiences Period
No.

1. Micro-Finance in India Mr. Srinivasan Students July 2013

2. Role of Technology, Mr. Rajiv Nehru Students July 2013
Human Resource and
Capital in the
Development of the
Economy
3. Importance of City Dr. Partha Students 26th Aug,
[Shahar ka maksad kya Mukhopadhyay 2013
hai?]

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4. Fiscal Space', fiscal Dr. Rathin Roy Students 27th Aug

space for what? A 2013
Human Development
Perspective
5. India Spend Govindraj Ethiraj Students 31st Aug,
2013
6. Pure Theory of Trade Dr Somesh Mathur Students 26th-30th
Oct 2013
7. Contemporary issues on Dr. Somesh Mathur Students Aug
trade theory and policy 2014
8. Urban Finance Dr. Ravikant Joshi Students 8th Aug
2014
9. Urban Planning Prof. Shruti Students 26th Jul
Vaishampayan 14 & 9th
Aug
2014
10. Contemporary Issues in Prof. Somesh Mathur Students 10th Aug
Trade Theory and Policy 2014
11. Quantitative Research & Mr. Sunil Agarwal Students 24th Sep
its Practical Aspects 2014
12. Urban Governance Prof. Ramanath Jha Students 26th Sep
2014
13. Symposium on Ms Sheetal Bapat Students 29th Sep
Education: A Post MDG Mr Chinmaya U 2014
Perspective Holla
14. Urban Transport Prof. Sriraman Siva Students 6th Oct
2014
15. Use of GIS in Urban Prof. G.S.Rao Students 9th Oct
Studies 2014
16. Indian Energy Sector Prof. Ashok Srinivas Students 16th Oct
2014
17. Prof. Suresh Tendulkar Mr. Subir Gokran Students 8th Dec
Memorial Lecture 2014
18. I. M.Sc. Inaugural Dr. Isher Judge 28th July
lecture Ahluwalia, 2015
II. The Twenty First Chairperson, Board
Century belongs to of Governors,
India? A Perspective ICRIER, New Delhi
on Development, Dr. Amitabh Kundu,
Inequality and Centre for the Study
Urbanization of Regional
Development School
of Social Sciences,
JNU
19. Traditional Agriculture & Dr. J. Daniel Guest Lecture 23rd July
its Modernization 2015
20. Sustainable Agriculture : Dr. J. Daniel Guest Lecture 30th July
Combining Integrated 2015
Approaches with
Indigenous Practices

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45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different
programmes.
The following teaching methods have been used by the faculty members
at SSE in an attempt to move to a project based, problem based teaching-
learning process along with the traditional classroom teacher-learning
methodology of classroom teaching / chalk and talk approach:

• Project and problem based learning, thus increasing the percentage

of outside-the-classroom learning.
• Teaching through class participation- encouraging student inputs.
• Teaching through group based assignments/ projects.
• Teaching through conducting of lectures by external experts on the
subject matter.
• Teaching through self-learning by providing assignments and
worksheet.
• Learning outside the classroom: visits to industry, village, and field
work has become an integral part of the learning process.
• Providing guidance for the use of software and databases like SPSS,
PROWESS and SAS.
• Increasing the weightage of tutorials in the curriculum.
• Inclusion of research component in regular teaching.
• Use of e-learning tools and social media.

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are
constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored?
The curriculum for each course is designed in accordance with Bloom's
Taxonomy which clearly defines the learning outcomes for each and every
course. The pedagogy as mentioned above is accordingly designed by the
faculty member.
• Assessment strategies are designed and formulated to ensure that
the intended learning outcomes are achieved.
• Evaluating on the basis of reports submitted for out bound activities,
attending conferences – conference track reports/ assignment.
• Conducting mid-semester exams.
• The institute collects data on students' performance through the
following means:
• Feedback is regularly taken from faculty and students.
• Inputs from employers.
• Analysis of examination results.

47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension

activities.
• 2009-10 :
Community Welfare: A student activity with the Society of
Friends of the Sassoon Hospital (SOFOSH) to sensitize them
towards community welfare and promote a more inclusive
approach to society at large.

• 2010 - 2011
Clean drinking water project and water purifier installation at
village: On the 18th of August 2010, the college had organized a trip
to Varasgaon, for the inauguration ceremony of the water purifier

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installed with the contributions made by students, after an initiative

taken by Aman C. and Ravi, students of the second year, led by their
class teacher Mrs Jasmeet Kaur.
Village visit to understand the rural economy: On the 31st of
January 2011, the college had organized a trip to Nimagaon Bhogi in
Shirur taluka of Pune district. The village was working towards
receiving an ideal Indian village status under the guidance from an
NGO called Ashta no Kai with a motto of 100% literacy rate.
Students of B.Sc. first year were divided into groups to study,
analyze and identify the advantages and disadvantages of the
education system, self help groups, Kishori Mandal, panchayat
system, agriculture, dairy system etc. and conduct problem solving
session for each.

• 2011 –2012
Innovative entrepreneurship in agricultural credit and
marketing: On the 14th of September 2011, as a part of the
innovative project, in Agriculture Credit and Marketing, the
students of 2nd year, B.Sc. had organized a presentation of their
projects. The students were required to study the business idea and
structure of any one young entrepreneur in the field of agriculture,
and present his ideas along with a real life model of his product.
Some of the topics chosen by the students included Suzlon Energy
Ltd, Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company, Aditya Emu Farm,
Microfinance Solutions, Rose Farm, Real Juice, Cobra, Zamindari
Farm Solutions and Gurbaksh Chahal.

• 2014-15
Kashmir Relief Drive: The Kashmir Relief Drive was a
spontaneous initiative that came from a group of enthusiastic
students, spearheaded by Mr. Karan Mehra of TY-B.Sc. Ms. Pulkita
Vaish –Samarpan Culb Head, tied up with the NGO- Goonj and
SICSR to collect donated items for Jammu and Kashmir Flood
victims.
Swachha Bharat Abhiyaan: Symbiosis School of Economics
launched “Swachha Bharat Abhiyaan” on 2nd October 2014 and it
has been an ongoing process since then. The entire team at SSE, be it
faculty, staff or students, took up the responsibility to maintain
cleanliness all around them throughout the year. The day saw every
member cleaning up their work stations and promising to do so
every day.
Eco friendly Visarjan and Thermocol collection drive: The
student club Sabujayan was active during Ganesh Chaturthi
promoting environment friendly immersion of lord Ganesha and
puja items. The volunteers from SSE were accompanied by students
of a small school' Dayanandaprashala' in Karvenagar. Students
participated in a Thermocol collection drive, organised by Poornam
Ecovision, covering the Karve Nagar area. The drive was conducted
on 30th August, 3rd, 4th, 8th September 2014.
Fund raising event: Sabujayan, the environment club of SSE,
organised a fundraising event on 22nd August 2014. A stall was set

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up on campus selling items made of recycled and reused material

like notebooks made of recycled paper), denim purses and bags, as
well as cloth bags and foldersin collaboration with an organisation,
Poornam Ecovision. The organization aims at promoting the use of
recycled and eco-friendly items through an initiative called Planet
R.

48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the

department.
Training Programmes at SSE:
Sl. Details Resource Person (s) Duration
No.
1. SPSS training - B.Sc batch 2011-14 Dr. Anusree Paul, 15th, 21st, 22nd
Ms. Shuchi Misra & 29th Sept
2013.
2. SAS Training -M.Sc Batch 11-13 SCMHRD 1st- 4th April 2013
3. SAS Training - M.Sc batch 12-14 SCMHRD 22nd Aug, 31st
Aug, 1st Sept. to
3rd Sept.2013
4. PROWESS Training for faculties Mr. Krishna Kant Roy Wednesday, 24th
April, 2013
5. Prowess Training for students Mr. Krishna Kant Roy 22nd Feb 2014
6. Excel Training Programme- M.Sc. I Shilpi Singh 6-7th August 2014
7. Prowess Training for students Mr. Krishna Kant Roy 28th& 31st March
2015
8. Model United Nations Dr.Sukalpa February- March
Chakrabarti 2015

49. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by

other agencies? If yes, give details.
No

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating

new knowledge, basic or applied.
• All students are required to research, prepare and submit
dissertations towards the fulfilment of the requirements of the
degree programme.
• Students are required to take up project work as a part of the
curriculum.
• Faculty is encouraged to undertake research and all training related
with research skill development to enhance capacity building and
enhance their academic skills.
• All of the above, results in creation of new research ideas for
example: Urban Development, International Trade, Macro
Economics etc. which had lead to 40 publications as of date, in the
department.

51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and

Challenges (SWOC) of the department.

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Strengths:
1. Well evolved and rigorous programme structure:
The programme structure at both the B.Sc. and the M.Sc. level has
evolved well with necessary changes being incorporated from time
to time.
• Courses have been adjusted appropriately per semester after
taking into account student and faculty inputs
• New courses have been created to address and enhance the
rigour of a B.Sc. (Economics) Honours Programme
• The Semester IV in the Second Year of the B.Sc Programme
has been devised in a manner to make provision for Semester
Abroad Programme (Student Exchange)
• Certain policy changes have facilitated learning of liberal arts
education, languages and inter-institute courses
• Project based learning has been incorporated through primary
and secondary analyses
• It has a high Mathematical and Statistical input which is good
for our students' employability.
• Regular updating and advanced syllabus included – quality
enrichment

2. Well Planned Academic Environment:

• Well planned and controlled teaching learning process
ensures that the classes are regularly held or rescheduled
• Syllabus is completed in a timely manner and effectively
• Student feedback is regularly taken through classroom
interaction, open houses and remedial measures for issues
that can be immediately addressed are incorporated.
• Student Council meetings help in identifying and addressing
the challenges
• Remedial classes and counselling sessions are arranged for
the students
• End of the semester academic audit is conducted to highlight
shortcomings besides sharing and emulating good practices
from other sister institutes
• The students are trained in liberal arts, performing arts,
human values and ethics and can qualify a special diploma
from other Symbiosis Institutes.
• There is a philosophy of transparency in the Teaching,
Learning and Evaluation Process

3. Conducive Environment for learning and Capacity Building for

both faculty and students:
The student and faculty progression has shown that both have
progressed well.
• Both the B.Sc. and M.Sc. have found the learning opportunity
at SSE extremely enriching
• The institute provides an environment conducive for
harnessing the potential of both faculty and students through
systematic and effective planning and control of the teaching
learning process, both within and outside the classroom

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• The basic teaching learning process is supplemented by

organizing cultural programmes, sports competitions,
industry-institute meets, guest lectures by renowned
personalities and student exchange programmes with foreign
universities.
• A review of the progression of the students of SSE is
extremely encouraging both in terms of courses pursued after
graduation or placement opportunities availed.

4. Under Graduate and Post Graduate programmes under one

umbrella:
The institute offers B.Sc. and M.Sc. programmes in Economics. The
under graduate programme has evolved from a B.Sc. Economics to
an Honours programme with effect from the academic year 2014
onwards. The post graduate programme provides specialization in
the areas of International Trade and Development.

Weaknesses:
1. Young Institute with Infancy Related Issues: Being a young
institute established in 2008 with a B.Sc. Programme and in 2011
with an M.Sc. Programme – having had only four UG batches and
two PG batches graduate – we are still in the teaching phase of the
school and need to move towards and add more research
opportunities and components for faculty members.

Opportunities:
1. To introduce better technology: There is scope to incorporate
better technology in teaching like BLACKBOARD /MOODLE
2. To evolve better pedagogy through enhanced international
exposure: Pedagogy for young faculty needs to evolve and get
enhanced. This can be done with exposure to the same followed by
other leading institutes – Indian and Foreign Universities.
3. to facilitate more tie-ups with international universities of
repute for capacity building: To tie-up with international
universities for capacity building. Specially giving more exposure
to the young faculty with respect to pedagogy, teaching
methodology, preparing course outlines, teaching a semester
abroad.
4. To create new certificate courses and diplomas programmes:
This should be done through the Quant Centre (to ensure that the lab
is better utilised as a resource) and Writing Centre which will create
employable human resources in industry and institutions
5. To create Centres of Excellence: Symbiosis Centre for
International Economic Cooperation

Challenges:
1. Competition: With higher education on the expansionary path and
with the instituting of new Central Universities offering
programmes, this can prove to be a source of serious challenge.
2. Recruitment & retention of competent faculty: There is an acute
shortage of competent faculty nationally, particularly at senior level.

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52. Future plans of the department

Into the Future:

• To increase the student strength to 550-600 numbers

• Introduce a Masters Specialization in Urban Economic
Development (Approval attained from Academic Council)
• Strengthening the Centre for Quantitative Learning and
Applications where a number of certificate courses are offered to
students from other colleges also. To establish a State of the Art
Computer lab with all the latest software like (SAS, R, EVIEWS,
SPSS, PROWESS, etc) are available for students – to enable them to
become budding analysts
• Setting up of the Research Centre for Urban Studies

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 (SSLA)
Symbiosis School
for Liberal Arts
It's truly been a rewarding experience at Symbiosis so far! Having a full-fledged liberal
arts college has given us the chance to experience an American education system with the
same quality, at much more affordable rates. Having small class sizes and interactive
learning has helped to understand concepts better and apply it in practical working
situations. My thinking and perspective in life has expanded. The hostel facilities are
convenient and comfortable making for a well-rounded learning environment!

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the Department :

Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts (SSLA)

2. Year of establishment :
June 2011

3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?

SSLA is a department at the Symbiosis International University under the
faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

4. Names of programmes offered :

B.A. and B.Sc. (Liberal Arts)

5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved :

The liberal arts programme is a holistic programme that is designed as a
combination of multi and interdisciplinary learning as is seen through our
eighteen core / compulsory courses to be studied by all students regardless
of their specialization areas. Eight elective or general courses with major
and minor specializations together complete the minimum requirement of
42 courses for graduation from SSLA over a period of 4 years.
Core / Compulsory Courses at SSLA drawn from all disciplines and
specialisations
Course Title Main Discipline Cross disciplinary profile of
courses
1. Short Stories from Around Literature English, Sociology, Political
the World Science, Geography, Economics,
Cultural Studies, Psychology,
History,etc.

2. Computer Fundamentals Information Computer Studies

and Applications- Technology
Introduction to Computers
3. Environmental Awareness: Environmental Business, Economics, Health
Only One Earth Studies Sciences, Ecology, Sociology,
Biology, etc.
4. Quantitative Reasoning 1: Pure Science and Maths and Statistics
(Maths & Statistics) Applied Sciences
5. Quantitative Reasoning 2: Management Finance and Management
(Finance)
6. Quantitative Analysis Applied Sciences Maths & Statistics
OR
Introduction to Social Social Sciences Anthropology, Psychology and
Theories Sociology

7. Research Methodology I Management All disciplines

8. Current Economic and Management & All disciplines
Business Analysis Economics
9. Logic Humanities Philosophy

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10. Writing Across Genre: Literature and English

Freeing Creativity Language
11. Rhetoric & Critical Writing Language, English, Logic, Business
Humanities Communication
12. Introduction to Philosophy Humanities Philosophy
13. Understanding India: What Humanities & History, Political Science,
is India? Unravelling the Social Science Sociology & Anthropology
Mystery
14. History of Man Humanities & History, Anthropology &
Social Science Sociology
15. Diversity Studies Humanities & Sociology, Culture Studies,
Social Science Psychology, Anthropology
16. Legal Awareness Law Law
17. Introduction to Social Science Psychology & Sociology
Multicultural World Views
18. Research Management All disciplines
Methodology II

Table 1: Core / Compulsory courses drawn from all disciplines and

specialisations

The liberal arts programme is interdisciplinary in its philosophy and

includes courses and specialisations drawn from all disciplines including
humanities, sciences, management, mathematics, visual and performing
arts, etc. and encourages a student to choose non conventional
specialisation combinations such as a major in Biology with a minor in
Computer Studies or Business or Anthropology or any other subject
without the confines of traditional territorial boundaries of Arts, Science
and Commerce.
Major Specialization with 10 Papers +
Research Dissertation + Internship + Minor Specializations
Seminar Paper 6 Papers
(can also be studied as minors) Choose at least 1
Choose at least 1
English Law
Economics Film Studies
Business Studies Languages
Media Studies Performing Arts (Theater / Music / Dance)
Psychology Women's and Gender Studies
Political Science & Public Policy Peace & Conflict Studies
Sociology History
Anthropology
International Relations
Philosophy
Mathematics & Statistics
Computer Studies
Biology

Table 2: Major & Minor specializations at SSLA

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Courses from the minor in Peace and Conflict Studies are detailed in
Table 3.
Course Title Cross disciplinary profile
Introduction to Violence, New area of study which draws from
Conflict & Peace Studies different disciplines like Psychology,
Law, History, Politics, Sociology, etc.
Sociology of Inequality Sociology, Gender, Psychology, Political
Science, etc.
Politics of Social Justice Political Science, Philosophy, Sociology
Shifting Homelands: New area of study which draws from
Ideology, Migration and different disciplines like Law, History,
Conflict International Relations, Sociology,
Psychology, etc.
Gender and Law Law, Sociology, Anthropology, etc.
Political Philosophy OR Politics and Philosophy
International Law and Law and International Relations
United Nations OR
Conflict Diplomacy and Law and International Relations
War OR
Independent Study Student-faculty create coursework to suit
the interest of the student drawing from
different disciplines

Table 3: Courses from the minor in Peace and Conflict Studies

Additionally, the school offers its courses to all the undergraduate

institutes under the ambit of the Symbiosis International University as
part of the university’s unique interdisciplinary Floating Credits
Programme (FCP). The total number of courses offered at FCP by SSLA
permanent and visiting faculty between December 2013 and March 2015
was 93 with 4373 students benefiting from the liberal arts module.

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc.
SSLA students avail of the healthy collaborations which SIU offers and
study abroad opportunities with 53 international partners. Many students
travel on a semester exchange programme/summer school and study
courses at partner institutes like Universite Dauphine, Leibniz University,
IHC Dubai and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. These
courses and their credits are transferred to SSLA after the SCIE maps
courses and their equivalency.

Incoming Outgoing Incoming Outgoing Incoming Outgoing Incoming Outgoing

students students students students students students students students
2012-13 2012-13 2013-14 2013-14 2014-15 2014-15 2015-16 2015-16

11 8 5 8 10 18 6 NA as yet

Table 4: Student Mobility

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Internships, projects and community projects with organizations/

institutions are also planned and credits awarded for their completion with
a project report to be submitted by every student as part of the programme.

7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons

Nil

8. Examination System: Semester/Choice Based Credit System

Examinations are conducted according to the semester system.

.
SSLA had a CBCS since inception in 2011. In addition to the 18
compulsory / core courses to be studied, students can make a choice of 1
major specialization from a list of 13 and a choice of 1 minor
specialization from a list of 20 subjects offered. A basket of 68
general/electives courses are available for students to select a minimum of
any 8 over a period of 8 semesters. These 68 elective/general courses are
drawn from all disciplines and range from Reading the Classics, Film
Appreciation, Indian Constitution, Sustainability Studies, Reading
Poetry, to Philosophical Reflections on Money and Wealth, Analysis of
Current Events, Mahabharata, Women Philosophers, Revisiting the City:
Urbanization, Urban Aspiration and Urban Reality, Verily Food is Life:
The Story of India Through its Food, and Buddhist Philosophy: The
Indian Tradition.

They also have a choice of opting for double majors, double minors and
extra courses which allow them to graduate with more than the 200 credits
that are the minimum requirement to graduate from SSLA and further
enhances the philosophy of CBCS.

9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other

departments

a. Floating Credit Programme offered at UG institutes at SIU

b. Symbiosis Summer School: organised by SSLA on behalf of the
university and involving all other SIU UG institutes
c. Involved in the creation of the academic programme structure for
the bachelor programme offered by the Symbiosis School of
Photography
Through an innovative programme called the Floating Credits
Programme (FCP), SIU students learn courses that do not traditionally fall
under their discipline. An engineering student may study Art while a law
student may study Theatre. Aimed at giving a holistic all round exposure
to SIU undergraduates, this programme is managed by SSLA. Each
semester SSLA offers courses to institutes which are designed as per their
requirements and taught by SSLA permanent and visiting faculty.

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Number Number of
Name of of courses
Total no.
Sr. Institutes Courses taught by
of Name of Courses Taught
No taking FCP Offered permanent
Students
from SSLA under faculty of
FCP SSLA
1. SICSR 14 414 4 Advertising, International
Relations, IPR, Philosophical
Reflections on Wealth & Money
2. SIHS 9 134 0 Creative Writing, Speech &
Communication, Film Appreciation
3. SCMC 13 1364 4 Political Science, International
Relations, Contemporary India and
the World
4. SCMS 24 1158 5 World Poetry, Political Science,
Sociology,
International Relations, IPR
5. SSE 10 300 2 Reading the Classics, Advertising,
Creative Writing, Film
Appreciation. World Music. World
Poetry.
6. SIT 3 79 1 Cyber Law, Basics of Quantitative
Reasoning,

7. SLS-Pune 11 495 1 Voice -Speech and Reading for

Performance, Rhetoric and Critical
Writing Skills, Creative Writing,
International Relations,
Psychology.
8. SLS-Noida 2 237 1 Psychology, World Poetry
9. SID 7 370 0 Introduction to Theatre, Ballroom
/ Latin American Dances,Voice-
Speech through Reading for
Performance
Total number 93 4373 18
of courses
offered by
SSLA for FCP

Table 5: Number of courses and institutes taking FCP Courses offered

by SSLA

SSLA also manages the Symbiosis Summer School (SSS), initiated in

2013. It offers 2 programmes, the Summer School and the Pre-University
Programme for a duration of 21 days in the month of May and credits can
be transferred to any SIU institute within 3 years.

The Symbiosis Pre University Programme is an educational

th th th
programme that offers 10 , 11 and 12 standard students an opportunity
to cut through the confusion associated with choices regarding their ‘after
th
12 ’ educational programmes. This 120 hour 6 credit programme gives
participants a college experience, introduces them to the academic
programmes, disciplines, and culture of Symbiosis International
University and offers professional guidance on career choices, study
habits and college preparation skills.

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The Symbiosis Summer School is designed to provide students, working

professionals above the age of 18, an intellectually stimulating
environment with like-minded people to explore and learn. Participants
can choose any one of the ten courses offered for an intensive 90 hour
programme worth 6 credits. Some of the courses offered include Creative
Writing, Family Business Dynamics, Photography, Dramatics and Peace
& Conflict Studies.

10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual

Post Sanctioned Filled
Professor 2 0
Associate Professor 4 1
Assistant Professor 7 7
Adjunct Faculty - 2
Other Teaching staff - 3
Total 13 13

11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of

specialization, experience and research under guidance
S. Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of Years No. of Ph.D./
No. of M.Phil.
Experience students
(years. guided for
months) the last 4
years
1. Anita B.Com, Director, Management Teaching : --
Patankar M.Com, Associate 31
D. H.E., M.S. Professor Corporate: 2
(Psycho and Total : 33
Counselling)
PG Diploma
in
Psychological
Counselling,
PhD
(Pursuing)
2. Aditya BA, MA, Assistant Philosophy Teaching : 5 --
Nain NET,PhD Professor Corporate: 0
(Pursuing) Total : 5
3. Dr. Shweta BA, MA, Assistant Anthropology, Teaching:6.5 --
Sinha NET, PhD Professor History Corporate:3.5
Deshpande Total :10
4. Sulakshana BA,MA, Assistant Political Teaching: 9 --
Sen NET, PhD Professor Science, Corporate:2
(Pursuing) International Total :11
Relations
5. Gayatri BA, BA, Assistant English, Teaching : --
Mendanha MA,MA, NET Professor Philosophy 3.5
Corporate: 0
Total : 3.5
6. Shweta M.A., M.Ed., Assistant Psychology Teaching : 0 --
Kakade SET Professor Corporate: 0
Total : 0

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7. Sathyashree M.A, NET Assistant English Teaching : 0 -

Venugopal Professor Corporate: 0
Total : 0
8 Aardra M.A. NET Assistant Sociology, Teaching : 2
Surendran Professor Gender Corporate: 0
Total : 2
9. Shyama Masters - Adjunct Media Teaching : -
Dutta Semantics & Faculty 7.5
Literature, Corporate: 23
Bachelor of Total : 25
Humanities
10. Ritu Goyal Masters - Adjunct Media Teaching : 4 -
Harish Journalism Faculty Corporate:18
& Mass Total : 22
Communicati
on, BA
11. Gokul LLB, LLM Teaching Law Teaching : --
Narayan Associate 4.5
Corporate:
2.5
Total :7
12. Sonia B.Com, Teaching Computer Teaching: 15 --
Allhad M.Com, Associate Studies Corporate:
Sathe MSc,MBA 2.5
Total :17.5
13. Alok Oak BA, MA, Teaching Political Teaching : --
M.Phil Associate Science 2.3
(Pursuing) Corporate:0
Total :2.3

12. List of emeritus professors, adjunct:

RK Laxman Chair Professor, SIU, Dr.Dileep Padgaonkar mentors
students at SSLA.

Eminent Visiting Faculty include:

- Mrinalinee Vanarase, Executive Director, Ecological Society of
India
- Ravi Ananth, Terragni Consulting, Director-North America
- Mohan Sinha, Bike India & Car India, Managing Editor
- Supriya Chouthoy, Corporate Communications Manager,
Honeywell
- Ashutosh Parasnis, Managing Director, Qlogic India Pvt.Ltd.
- Kala Ramesh, Deputy Editor-in-chief, World Haiku Review
- Sanjay Deshpande, Executive Director & Head of Operations
Clearford India Pvt. Ltd.
- Priyadarshini Anand Karve, Managing Director, Samuchit Enviro
Tech Pvt. Ltd., Co-Editor, Shaikshanik Sandarbh Bimonthly

13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise

information
The diversity and number of courses offered each semester from multiple
disciplines and the small class size are the strengths of our programme.

The courses draw from specialized areas and are multi-disciplinary

demanding a specialized approach leading to the large number of visiting
faculty. All visiting faculty teach according to the courses offered and

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chosen by students during the semester. It is expected that as the institute

grows, this ratio will tilt towards larger numbers of permanent faculty.

Total Total Percentage

Total number
number number taught by
of classes
Semester taught by taught by visiting faculty
(course/
permanent visiting (temporary
batches)
faculty faculty faculty)
Aug -Dec 2014 68 31 45 66
Jan - April 2015 74 27 52 70

Table 6: Percentage of classes by temporary faculty at SSLA (2014 –

2015)

14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio

Ratio – 31:1
For elective / majors / minors, maximum class size : 16

15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative

staff: sanctioned, filled and actual
Sanctioned Filled
Technical staff 5 4
Administrative staff 14 11

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies

SSLA is in its nascent stage and the first batch has just graduated. The
institute is still in the process of reviewing its curriculum, focussing on the
overall academic engagement with students and helping to educate
students, parents and possible employers (like NGOs, Govt. and the
corporate sector) about the concept of liberal arts. Phase 2 of our growth
and development shall focus on research. However, engagement with
social responsibility at the community-level and enabling student
research has been the primary focus at SSLA in these initial years of
growth.

17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b)

international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the
names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received
project-wise
Number of faculty 1
Ongoing projects 1
Grants received 1
National / International funding agencies National (SIU)
1,50,000/-
Total grants received SIU/SCRI/Minor Research
Approval/2014/15/SSLA1/1492
Names of the funding agencies Symbiosis International University
Evolving new belief icons in
Project title
Contemporary India: Two case studies

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18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants

received
a) National collaboration b) International collaboration
Nil Nil

19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE;

DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received.
Nil

20. Research facility/centre with

• state recognition
• national recognition
• international recognition
Nil

21 Special research laboratories sponsored by/created by industry or

corporate bodies
Nil

22. Publications:
No SIU affiliated publications by faculty as of now as the institute is
relatively new

23. Details of patents and income generated

Nil

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated

Nil

25. Faculty selected nationally/ internationally to visit other laboratories/

institutions

S.No. Name National International

1 Anita Ashoka Rollins College (Florida, USA)
Patankar University University of Kentucky (USA)
St. Ambrose University (USA)
Jindal Antioch University (Ohio, USA)
University University of Colombo (Sri Lanka)
Vesalius Liberal Arts College (Brussels,
Belgium)
International Horizons College (Dubai)
2 Aditya Led student trip to Hildesheim University in
Nain December 2012.
One month visit to International Horizons
College, Dubai scheduled for January 2016.
3 Gokul Led student trip to Hildesheim University
Narayan in December 2013

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26. Faculty serving in

a. National committees b) International committees c) Editorial
Boards d) any other (please specify)
1. Anita Patankar - Board of Trustees, Econet
2. Shweta Sinha Deshpande - Executive committee member and
Editorial Board of Society of South Asian Archaeology
(SOSA)

27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher/orientation

programs, workshops, training programs and similar programs).
This is an important part of our philosophy for creating an active co
constructed learning environment. We attend Faculty Development
Programmes, workshops and also attend each other’s classes.

The Friday Club is an innovative programme started by SSLA for all

faculty of SIU to come together as a community and share experiences and
interact with experts.

The Symbiosis Summer School is another innovation managed by

SSLA. This gives faculty a wonderful opportunity to create new courses
and actually offer them to a student group drawn from across India and
abroad and test it out through this intensive summer course. It satisfies
them intellectually and academically as they are able to devise courses
that they cannot offer through the regular programme. It also gives an
opportunity to interact with faculty from different institutes (as does the
Floating Credits Programme) and even outside SIU. The student cohort
is also different for instance, in the Creative Writing class last year, a 45
year old entrepreneur from Goa changed the class perspective totally.

The International Cell of SSLA has actively taken a part in promoting

faculty exchange with international universities that SIU has a tie-up with,
as well as other institutes. These faculty exchange programmes have
helped faculty at SSLA get an understanding of teaching pedagogies
adopted by faculty members around the world. It has also helped SSLA
assess its standard in academic excellence for both their faculty and
students.

In addition to FDPs organised by STLRC, faculty attend SSLA Faculty

Workshops before the commencement of the semesters to learn new
pedagogies for creating co constructed learning environments in their
classrooms.
FDPs Workshops Seminar/Conferences
3 3 4

28. Student projects

• percentage of students who have done in-house projects
including inter-departmental projects

100%: As part of their programme structure, all SSLA students

must complete the following: 1) an in depth research dissertation in

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the area of their major specialisation, 2) a final year

interdisciplinary seminar paper, 3) a Community Outreach Project
Report and 4) an Internship Project Report based on 2 month
engagements with organisations of their choice (preferably in the
areas of their specialisation and social cause interest).
All students, irrespective of their specialisations, must complete
compulsory courses in Research Methodology and Quantitative
Reasoning including Statistics, assisting them in all their
continuous assessments and assignments. Their research
dissertation is comprehensive and spans almost 2 years.

Representative data: Fifty-four students (94% from Batch 2011-

2015) have completed independent research dissertation/
projects that are interdisciplinary in nature. A few illustrative titles
are below:
Student Title
Ritu Panchal The Effect of Heavy Metal Music on Aggression
Amrita Sridar The Hunger Games Trilogy: The Political Logic
Aniruddha Vyas Representation of Indian Classical Music in
Advertising and Popular Media
Anvita Sarkar The Impact of Animal Testing Awareness on Buying
Behaviour
Thakkar Saloni Understanding commercialization and popularization
of electronic dance music in India
Sanchita Stress and health problems among female
Ratnaparkhi performing artists and non-artists: a comparative
study

Table 7: Illustrative titles of the research dissertations

Students have completed their community outreach projects (COP),

along with a detailed project report, a presentation and an in-depth viva
before a two member committee. Some projects are mentioned here:

Student Name Title of COP

Sameena Hafeez Sayed AmanSetu- Peace Bridge
Natasha Puri ArunAashray- Hope for Orphaned Children
VirpratapVikram Singh Community Outreach Project with
ECONET
Joshi Aditya Nitin Community Outreach Project at SOFOSH
Ritika Potnis Corporate Social Responsibility Policy
Drafting
Shreya Jakhmola DhadakMohim- MelghatMitra
Pooja Deshpande Pune Votes, Saarthi
Ritu Panchal Sai Meher Foundation
Aanchal Gehi The Expeditions of a Community Server

Table 8: Illustrative titles of the Community Outreach Projects

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• percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other

universities industry/institute
100% students complete internships and community projects at
NGOs, CSOs and a variety of business/corporate houses.

29. Awards/recognitions received at the national and international level

by
• Faculty: Aditya Nain was offered the Junior Research Fellowship
by the UGC in November 2013.
• Students: Aniruddha Vyas received the Ministry of Culture
Scholarship for Indian Classical Music. He also received a
scholarship to attend the International Student Festival in
Trondheim ISFiT in Norway, one of the world’s biggest cultural
festivals, to attend a 10 day performing arts workshop.
Krithika Balaji was invited to attend the inauguration ball for
President Barack Obama, in January 2013.

30. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of

funding (national/international) with details of outstanding
participants, if any.
• Partners in the organisation of two International Relations
Conferences (IRC) organised by SIU in 2013 and 2014.
• Part of the ‘Regional Consultation on Development Cooperation’ in
collaboration with Research and Information System for
Developing Countries (RIS) on the 10th and 11th of February 2015.
This was an initiative of the faculty of Humanities and Social
Sciences.

31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments

A Research Advisory Committee (RAC) is necessary as per university
guidelines to technically review research proposals/projects. At the
college we have a Research Cell that takes care of all research endeavours
and primarily the inculcation of a research culture in the students.
Our faculty in charge of Research Cell, SSLA coordinates with the
Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) of SIU and SCRI to help us be
creative about encouraging students to get involved in research without
believing they would be involved in something mundane or dry.

SSLA has an Academic Review Committee (ARC). The Academic

Review Committee reviews, investigates and appropriately
manages/deals with any violation of the Academic Policies followed by
SSLA and the SIU. The ARC hosts short sessions for students to inform
them of violations such as plagiarism. Additionally, at every
Induction/Orientation at the beginning of the academic year, students are
exposed to a workshop on plagiarism. Each faculty also trains students in
these issues thru the duration of their course. SSLA uses Turnitin so that
faculty and students can check documents to ensure minimal plagiarism.

The Academic Code of Conduct at SSLA clearly provides guidelines for

students and staff relating to academic conduct, and social conduct.
Academic integrity exists when students and faculty jointly agree to
adhere to codes of conduct appropriate to academic work in a mutually
trusting relationship. SSLA students are expected to be familiar with the
definitions of academic integrity and those that violate this integrity.
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32. Student profile programme-wise:

Our first batch of students took admission in 2011 and have just
graduated.

Name of the Applications Selected Pass percentage

Programme received Male Female Male Female
BA & BSc Liberal Arts
2011-15 125 19 38 63.16% 78.95%
2012-16 242 18 44 NA NA
2013-17 504 24 53 NA NA
2014-18 579 30 76 NA NA
2015-19 786 35 74 NA NA

33. Diversity of students:

% of student % of student % of
Name % of students
from other from university students
of the from the same
university outside the from other
programme university
within the state state countries
UG ( BA & BSc
Liberal Arts
2011-15 Our programme is an undergraduate one 3.5
2012-16 which takes students from 11.2
all high schools and junior colleges,
2013-17 not from universities. Hence NA 7.7
2014-18 5.6
2015-19 9.4

34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services
examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive
examinations? Give details category-wise.
The first batch of students has just graduated. These details are not yet
available. SSLA had made arrangements for classes to be conducted in the
college to assist in this process.

35. Student progression:

NA as SIU does not have any natural progression built into its admission
processes. At each level there is a merit based admission process where
Symbiosis students do not get an automatic entry or advantage. SSLA
does not have any postgraduate programmes as yet either. Employment
details not yet available.

36. Diversity of staff

Percentage of faculty who are graduates (full time) April 2014 to July 2015
of the same university 8%
from other universities within the State 46%
from universities from other States 46%
From universities outside the country 0%

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37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and
D.Litt. during the assessment period
Nil

38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities:

a. Details of library infra-structure:
S.N. Library facility Number Details Remarks
1. Total Area 2 Rooms Reading room area Total area =
–11.06*8.03 =88.8118Sq.M 2000 Sq. feet
Stack room area -
14.06 * 10.501= 147.64406
Sq.M
2. Total Seating Capacity 35 chairs 7 tables with 4 chairs each.
7 chairs for 7 computers
3. Working Hours: These timings are
vi)On working days vi) 9.30 am to 4.30 pm only for issue and
vii)On holidays vii) Closed return of books
viii) Before viii) 9.30 am to 4.30pm otherwise the
Examination ix) 9.30 am to 4.30 pm reading hall is
ix) During examination x) 10 am to 4pm open till 5 pm.
x) During vacation
4. Layout of the library Reading room area The reading room
–11.06*8.03 =88.8118Sq.M is an informal
Stack room area - space. There are
14.06*10.501=147.64406 yoga mats and
Sq. M bean bags for
students to relax
and read.
iv) Individual reading - Adequate seating for
carrels students, casual reading and
lounging
v) Lounge area for 4 Bean Room for group reading and
browsing and relaxed Bags group work for projects
reading
vi) IT zone for 7 computers in Computers available for
accessing E -resources reading hall and individual work.
2 computers in Wi-Fi enabled zone
the Library
Stack Room
with 2 Wi-Fi
Routers
5. Display of floor plan 7 tables, 35 7 tables with 4 chairs each Spacious &
chairs, 4 study 4 desks with 4 Yoga mats Comfortable
desks with 4 Reading Hall
Yoga mats
6. Adequate sign boards Reading Hall and Library Sign boards fixed
in major areas to
search books,
periodicals,
newspapers &
other materials
7. Fire - alarm 2 Yes
8. Library Learning From Year June
Resources – 2011- July 2015
i) Books Total No. of Textbooks – 901
Books – 3058 Ref. Books – 2157
Titles - 2750
ii) Journals Total No. of Indian Journals – 21
Journals – 21

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iii) Magazines Total No. of Indian – 13

Magazines – 17 Foreign – 04
iv) Newspapers Total No. of English – 07
News-papers – Marathi – 01
08
iv) E – Journals 35084

v) E – Database 12 Databases Emerald Insight

EMIS
EBSCO
SCOPUS
Frost and Sullivan
Jstor etc.
vi) CD/DVD Total No. of DVDs for Film Studies and
DVD – 130 Social Science and
Management subjects
9. Computers Total No. of Reading Hall – 7 Used for
Computers – 9 obtaining online
information and
accessing
databases
Library Stack – 2 Used for official
work
10. Printers Total No. of Laser Printer – 01 Used for Library
Printers – 2 Barcode Printer – 01 official work
11. Scanner 1 Barcode Scanner Used for
scanning Book
Barcodes

b. Internet facilities for staff and students : Details of SSLA’s

computing facility:

S. IT infrastructure/ Configuration Number Details

No. Facility
1 Number of nodes/ Dell all in one intel core I 58 With internet
computers with 3 - 4150 CPU 3.5, 4 GB access and LAN
internet facility in the ram, 500 GB HDD, 32 bit facility
Computer Lab operating system
2 Number of nodes/ Dell/HP Intel core to duo / 43 With internet
computers with I 3 CPU , 4 GB RAM , access and LAN
internet facility for 500 GB HDD , 32 bit facility
staff and faculty and operating system
server
3 Computers in the Dell all in one intel core I 7 With internet
reading room 3 - 4150 CPU 3.5, 4 GB access and LAN
ram, 500 GB HDD, 32 bit facility to browse
operating system e – resources in
the library
4 Computers in L300 N-computing 7 12 mbps Internet
classrooms with N- lease line
computing

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Computer - Student Ratio: 1:6

c. Total number of class rooms

SSLA at New Viman Nagar Campus - 15 Classrooms

d. Class rooms with ICT facility

All classrooms are designed to enable faculty to use multimedia,
projections, audio, Wi-Fi, etc.

e. Students’ laboratories: SSLA has 1 computer lab.

f. Research laboratories: 0

39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates

a. from the host institution/university : Nil
b. from other institutions/universities : 4
1. Anita Patankar: PhD from: Savitribai Phule Pune University,
Regd. 2010
2. Aditya Nain: PhD from: IIT Mumbai, Regd. 2013
3. Sulakshana Sen: PhD from Savitribai Phule Pune University,
Regd. 2014
4. Alok Oak: PhD from Leiden Institute of Areas Studies and
Centre for Study of Religions, Leiden University, The
Netherlands, Regd.2015

40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from

the university.
NA as we do not offer a postgraduate programme

41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the

development of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.
Based on numerous conversations about the quality of Indian higher
education, the apathy often seen in undergraduate students and the critical
need to motivate faculty to be excited about classroom engagements with
students, a need was felt by the faculty and management at Symbiosis
about the need for a totally revolutionary educational programme.
Symbiosis is a pioneer in the liberal arts educational programme in India.

In 2005 Symbiosis decided to study the liberal arts model and based on
this research, a Centre for Liberal Arts (SCLA) was set up at the Symbiosis
College of Arts and Commerce. The Director of SSLA was in charge of
this centre since its establishment in 2006. A 3 year diploma was launched
and offered to all undergraduate students studying at the University of
Pune as a value added programme. From 6 courses offered in 2007 to 30
plus courses offered in 2010, the faculty learned a lot about the liberal arts
philosophy, the need for specially designing courses and teaching-
learning methodologies, the importance of faculty freedom, the critical
issue of class size.

Based on these experiences and a 2 month stay of the faculty members at

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the DePauw Liberal Arts College in USA, the university decided to launch
a four year programme in liberal arts and SSLA was established in 2011.

42. Does the department obtain feedback from:

In its endeavour to continually improve the standards of teaching and
faculty, SSLA conducts an assessment of courses and teachers (ACT)
twice every semester, one mid semester and one at the end of the semester.
We use two types of methodology to gather feedback about faculty and
courses: (1) a questionnaire which requires students to complete a rating
scale on different criterion, and (2) an open house session with the
Director of SSLA. Both methods use confidentiality and anonymity so
that faculty receive cumulative feedback from the class for their course.

The Director’s Open Door Policy and the fact that the numbers are so
small really helps. Also small class sizes means there is a constant
interaction between faculty and students which results in problems being
communicated and resolved much faster.

a. faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation?

If yes, how does the department utilize the feedback?
Faculty provide inputs on curriculum in the following manner:
At the course level, faculty might add the latest research articles and
change the assessments based on their appropriateness with
learning outcomes. This is done in consultation with an expert
faculty in the field. They also interact with visiting faculty and
receive feedback.
The next level that faculty might choose to use, based on their
experiences with the above-mentioned minor modifications, is to
put in approval by the Board of Studies for changes to resources
and/or assessments.
Apart from this, based on the teaching learning experience, the
faculty can decide to re-arrange the sequence of the papers in the
Major and Minor areas of specialization.
They can also, in keeping with the global trends and developments,
make additions to the syllabus, introduce new theories that have
been accepted.
However, all the changes made are first sent to the panel members of
the sub-committee for the respective course for approval and then
presented to the Board of Studies.

b. students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation

and how does the department utilize the feedback?
The Assessment of Courses and Teachers (ACT) is designed to
assess the quality and delivery of the courses that are taught at
SSLA. This assessment is intended to give students an opportunity
to provide faculty with constructive feedback about the course in a
structured format.
Faculty members are expected to make changes, if any, based on the
learning objectives of the course. Many may choose to attend
special workshops and the Friday Club may also take up these
central themes for discussion if seen to be a collective issue. The
Wellness Management course was introduced after requests from
parents.

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c. alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how

does the department utilize the feedback?
Not applicable until this year, as the first batch of students have just
graduated.

43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)

Nil. The first batch has just graduated.

44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special

lectures/workshops/seminar) involving external experts.
Representative lists:
Year Enrichment Course Faculty Duration
st nd
1 -22 December 2013 Film making Nikhat Aslam Powel 80 Hours
th th
8 Feb-29 March, 2014 Shakespearean Tragedy Priyanka Thomas 30 Hours
th th
25 August-27 Film making Nikhat Aslam Powel 80 Hours
September, 2014
20th July-5th August, 2015 Philosophy of Dr. Klaus 30 Hours
Language Ladstaetter

Special Lectures:
Year National / Intra-Institute Open to Public International Total
2011-2012 18 3 3 23
2012-2013 7 1 2 10
2013-2014 9 3 1 13
2014-2015 17 - 2 19

Remedial Classes
Year Course Title Faculty Duration
9 January - 30 March, 2013 English Archana Sabharwal 30 hours
18 February - 20 April, 2013 Hindi Rajashree Tirumalai Horig 30 hours
4 March - 23 April, 2014 Mathematics A.T. Chaphekar 30 hours
30April & 4 May, 2015 Economics Shreya Bhattacharya 4 hours

Visitors at SSLA who delivered interactive lectures/workshops:

S. Name Affiliation Topic and date
No.
1 Dr. Nila Professor, Depaul Faculty Research and Teaching
Hoffman University, Chicago, Collaboration, (8th-12th December, 2014)
USA
2 Dr. Indu Principal, HR College Initiate collaboration between HR
Shahani of Commerce and College and SSLA, (21st January, 2015)
Economics, India
3 Ms. Shaheen Founder of Akanksha Interact with students on the need for
Mistri Foundation and CEO of social engagement as also the Fellowship
Teach for India / Internship opportunities for students,
(24th January, 2015)

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45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different
programmes.
The teaching methodologies differ in the core classes as compared to
small classes conducted for electives, major and minor specializations;
though interactive co-constructed classrooms are the norm at SSLA
across classes.

1. Interactive pedagogy is used to facilitate unique student-faculty

interactions to engage in scholarly discourse and to foster
innovative pedagogies that are encountered in a co-constructed
classroom environment. Being a liberal arts institution the idea
behind the class conducted, with small numbers of not more than 20
students, is not just helping the students learn concepts but also
apply their own understanding with valid and informed ideas to the
concepts being focused, enhancing the possibility of application of
the knowledge gained in various sectors of the society. In fact the
importance of this interaction is reflected in the marks given to the
students for class participation and attendance. During these
discussions, the faculty acts as the facilitator and facilitates a
discussion:

• inclusive of audio-visual (documentary, movie, news

clippings, online lecture sources) and experiential learning
tools keeping in mind the diverse nature of student population
that includes varied educational setups. Movies and
documentaries screened in class related to topics discussed,
and a movie review/response paper is often used as a
technique which helps the student learn an application based
analysis .

• use of research, academic papers to introduce, explain and

critique the concepts taught allow the students the wide girth
of opinions that sustain and take forth a discipline to new
avenues of research and application

2. Self-study and research of certain topics for which data can be

collected from learning resources (library and online) and everyday
news media. Class leads where a student conducts research on a
topic and leads a discussion in that area. Self-learning/peer
learning classrooms are usually created either through class leads
or Teach A Class assignments. The Research Dissertation Project
and the Seminar Paper done across two years are also examples of
this initiative. Both the seminar paper and the research dissertation
are unique for an undergraduate college and increases the research
quotient of the institute.

3. Experiential learning, inclusive of site visits and outbound

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activities to places such as the Jaipur Literature Fest, the Parliament

and the Supreme Court, art galleries, industrial visits and heritage
walks offer an opportunity to experience new thoughts, ideas and
opinions.

• Assignments and class activities such as role play through

scripting plays and performing them (for courses like
History, not just for Theatre) further enhance the experience
of learning.

• Case Studies and Simulation are used for active interaction

across many disciplines like International Relations and
Peace and Conflict studies where simulations help give
students a perspective of what goes on in the real world.

• Peer-moderated group discussions facilitated to encourage

student learning through discussion and participation.

• Community Outreach Programme, Internships and

Semester Exchange Programmes further enhance student
learning by encouraging them to apply the knowledge gained
in classroom to real life.

Through these and other innovative teaching pedagogies, the students

and faculty engage in thoughtful inquiry, insightful reflection and
robust discourse.

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are
constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored?
Constant conversations with parents, faculty and students help us keep in
touch with the realities of the programme and its actual effectiveness.
• Parents are our biggest sounding board and we communicate with
them on ideas for making the programme even better.

• SIU Academic Audits are also a valuable feedback mechanism.

• Our foreign students and their faculty who come as exchange

students give us valuable feedback.

• The Open House is a major part of ACT and we do not just pay lip
service to it. Students are able to vent and express themselves
without any fear. Director and faculty attend each other’s classes
and feedback and feed forward to each other.

• All course outlines are based on an understanding of Bloom’s

Taxonomy with learning outcomes clearly defined by the faculty.
The courses at SSLA are faculty driven with a great amount of

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freedom to create their class environment as they desire. The

environment at SSLA is deliberately democratic as per our stated
vision and this makes it imperative for students to participate in their
learning process.

• Using the ACT as a basis, the faculty in-charge of different

specialisation areas, check for progress by faculty teaching the
courses. Regular meetings with faculty and students ensure that
there is constant feedback and opportunity to change and improve.
All courses and faculty are regularly reviewed in order to ensure that
the learning objectives of a course are achieved. The Friday Club
and regular meetings also inspire faculty to innovate better
methodologies. Students also take responsibility to participate and
offer suggestions for enhancing their learning.

47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension

activities.
The goal of our college is to create critically conscious citizens capable of
changing the world we live in.

For this the programme structure was created with components of this
embedded in it. Students do not engage with community as an added on
course but as a significant part of the major curriculum. Courses such as
Diversity Studies, Multicultural world views, Advertising and
Contemporary Culture, etc. help them learn these aspects Most
importantly, the students participated in an exhaustive academic exercise
to draft and thus create a Zero Tolerance Policy for themselves for all
kinds of injustice. Taking a cue from here, the Academic Review
Committee and the Social Conduct Review Committee work diligently.

Community activities and extension are a part of the basic programme at

the college. All students and therefore almost all faculty are involved in
one way or the other. This is education most necessary today to sensitise
students to the problems that exist in the world they live in and increase
their ability to empathise with those who are not that fortunate.

At SSLA, the Community Outreach Cell helps manage all activities which
are a compulsory part of the basic liberal arts programme. This includes a
two month long volunteering service followed by the writing of an
academic report based on their experiences and learning, a presentation
followed by a viva. All students therefore must complete a minimum of a
2 month long volunteering stint at a non-governmental organisation or any
other socially relevant space. We believe this is necessary for encouraging
social entrepreneurship, building empathy and nurturing students who
can aim at personal growth while simultaneously contributing for the
social good.

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Courses offered at our college support this endeavour. They include

courses such as Peace & Conflict Studies, Diversity Studies, Crisis in
Masculinity, Climate Change, Sustainability Studies and Only One Earth.

Visits to NGOs, Old Age Homes, Aman Setu and Melghat are just
examples of learning environments for our students.

48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the

department.

Students are exposed to activities such as field trips, study trips, faculty
led study tours abroad, global immersion programmes, visiting foreign
semester exchange students, and visiting guest speakers to add to their
learning experiences.

a) Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF): All first year students travel to

Jaipur each January to participate in JLF, where they are exposed to
authors, speakers and thinkers from across the world and from
myriad fields/disciplines.

b) New Delhi: All second year students travel to Delhi where they
visit the High Court, Supreme Court, Parliament, international
organisations such as the Indian Red Cross and the National Human
Rights Commission, and interact with judges, lawyers and
parliamentarians.

c) Advanced learners attend special workshops and events to help

them learn what really happens in areas of their interest/
specialisation. Participation in national and international
conferences, workshops enhance student learning through
exposure to the burning issues in socio-political arena.

i. The Climate Reality Project - this event was organised by

former Vice President of USA Al Gore, in Delhi from
February 22-24, 2015, and twenty one of our students
participated in this.

ii. The Delhi Dialogues - Three students of International

Relations (IR) students were invited by the Institute for
Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) to the Academic
Session of Delhi Dialogue VII on ’ASEAN-India: Shaping the
Post 2015 Agenda’ on March 12, 2015

d) All SSLA students attend the international IR Conference, hosted

by SIU. They also assist as volunteers and interact with dignitaries
who attend, giving them an opportunity to learn more about the
issues we face today.

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e) Between the lines - the Between the Lines series hosts famous
national speakers for our students.

f) Through the Student Council, that is democratically elected,

students practice the democratic processes they learn about in class.
It is a learning experience for them to become leaders in the
community they live in.

g) National and international visiting scholars interact with the

students in the classroom and through special lectures. Their subject
specific and industry experience help students gain knowledge from
experts with different perspectives enabling a comprehensive
knowledge base.

As an example, SSLA hosted Mansi Panjwani, as a visiting scholar

at SSLA. She comes with a background in Conflict Studies and
Peace building, and has a degree in Peace Education. Currently, she
is facilitating a School Transformation Project, and was involved in
facilitating workshops for SSLA students of the Peace and Conflict
Studies (minor) on engaging in difficult dialogues, and creating
structure of peace through education.

49. State whether the programme/department is accredited/graded by

other agencies? If yes, give details.

In an informal, not formally structured manner, we also receive critical

recognition and approval of our programme structure and teaching-
learning-assessment-evaluation process from visiting delegations of
faculty/deans from colleges abroad who are interested in accepting our
credits.

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating

new knowledge, basic or applied.
Currently the institute is focused on developing research potential in our
undergraduate students. To this end, the students work on an independent
research project from year 2 of the programme, and on an interdisciplinary
seminar paper in year 4. Both the research project and the seminar papers
have the potential of being published in national and international
journals. However, as our students have recently graduated, this potential
has not yet been realized.

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51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and

Challenges (SWOC) of the department.
Institutional SWOC (Strength, Weakness, Opportunities,
Challenges):

Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Challenges

- Multi and interdisciplinary - Time table - Possible - Convincing parents
co constructed approach to scheduling is expansion/ and students to have
interactive learning. Courses difficult due Diversification of faith in a learning
drawn from all 7 disciplines to multiple courses/ philosophy that
courses specialisations as sounds alien to
- Blending together offered to all per the changing them but will pay
academically (historically) students global dynamics rich dividends in
“incompatible” courses to and societal needs the future: to invest
develop each student's - Cannot offer in a sound
unique degree and a course - Innovative educational
specialization combination: unless there courses being foundation and not
These cross functional are a offered at SSLA just an immediate
specialization combinations minimum that attract a range job
are most required by number of of students and
industry, government and all students faculty from all - training of faculty
sectors today: Biology & hence risky over the country, with
Computers, Media & Law, for students even corporate multidisciplinary
English & Business, Political who are development and
Science & Gender Studies, passionate needs interdisciplinary
Sociology & Peace and about a mindset and
Conflict, etc. particular - Masters creative
subject programmes understanding of
- Co-curricular activities that education
broaden students' - Corporate and
perspectives: from study trips NGO sector is - Managing faculty
across the country, academic slowly and timetables so
trip to JLF, Between the understanding the that all students
Lines, to workshops on advantages of have the option of
gender sensitization to the recruiting people opting for as many
power of art. with a holistic electives as they
educational wish.
- Small class size hence close background and
rapport between faculty and 'transferrable
students and interactive intellectual skills'
learning, assessment and
evaluation

- Academic Rigour
encouraged: Total choice
based programme: Double
majors/minors, extra courses,
audits, dissertation, seminar
paper, academic reports &
viva for internship and
community outreach.

52. Future plans of the department.

SSLA plans to strengthen its faculty across all majors and minors and have
full time faculty for each specialisation. We will discuss the possibility of
offering Geography, Chemistry and Physics to students and also offer a
robust science and mathematics programme.

SSLA will explore the possibility of offering a few chosen Masters

programmes in the future. These may include a programme in
interdisciplinary areas such as Culture Studies, Peace & Conflict, Gender
Studies.
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SSLA will strengthen the semester exchange programme further and look
at collaborative teaching and research with partners. SSLA plans to focus
on the development of all its majors/minors and also on international
collaborations for the students within that specialisation. A small step in
this direction is underway with Depaul University between August-
November, 2015.

A focus on the summer school programmes and FCP will continue and an
investment in developing an expertise in educational research. To focus
on research for ensuring that education becomes more interactive,
participatory. SSLA will continue to focus on student research. SSLA
would like to be known as a centre for teaching- learning innovation.

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Symbiosis Institute
of Technology (SIT)
After visiting the website of Symbiosis Institute of Technology, I discovered it to be one of
the best institutes in India with best faculty, facilities and a comfortable environment. SIT
has assembled one of the strongest research and teaching faculties in India and staff are
extremely caring, sincere, supportive and helpful. Individual attention is given to students
and valuable living experience includes meeting new people, building new relationships,
enhancing learning experiences to become more self-reliant.

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the Department
Symbiosis Institute of Technology (SIT)

2. Year of establishment
2008

3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?

Yes. SIT is a constituent of SIU under the Faculty of Engineering.

4. Names of programmes offered: (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated

Masters; Integrated Ph.D., D.Sc. D.Litt., Etc.) :
UG Programmes PG Programmes

B.Tech (Civil Engineering)

B.Tech (Electronics and M. Tech Electronics and

Telecommunication Engineering) Telecommunication Engineering
B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering) M. Tech Computer Aided Design and
Manufacture
B.Tech (Computer Science and M. Tech Computer Science and
Engineering) Engineering

B.Tech (Information Technology)

5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved

For the assessment period 2009-2015, the institute offered depth courses
and breadth courses to the B.Tech students in the form of free electives,
liberal arts courses, and courses from other institutes of Symbiosis. The
details are as follows:

Courses offered / offered in the past Department

Integrated Disaster Management Faculty of Health and Biomedical
Programme Sciences
Faculty of Humanities and Social
Liberal Arts
Sciences
Business Management Faculty of Management

Introduction to Photography, Film as Faculty of Media, Communication and

Communication Media, Fashion Design
Appreciation, How Things Work-I, Media
and Communication
Business Law, Cyber Law, Human Rights, Faculty of Law
Intellectual Property Laws

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc.
Students have to take up one-semester long internship in industry, which
is a part of their curriculum. Mentors from the industry as well as the

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institute guide and continuously monitor the progress of the student. This
industry internship helps in exposing the students to real life problems in
their chosen field of work and working on their solutions, using a
systematic and logical approach employing latest tools and techniques.
Students are also encouraged to take up one-semester abroad in a partner
institute though the Global Immersion Programme. A student has the
flexibility of choosing courses offered by the partner institute to suit the
courses being taught at the parent institute. The credits of the courses
qualified abroad then get transferred to the student's academic record.
Partner Institutes include Nanyang Technological University
(Singapore), Ingolstadt University (Germany) and Purdue School of
Engineering, Indiana University- Purdue University Indianapolis (USA).

7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons

M. Tech (Geoinformatics and Surveying Technology) has been staggered
due to the low student enrollment. M.Sc (Physics) was discontinued from
2014-15 onwards due to poor response from the candidates.

8. Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based

Credit System
Semester cum Choice Based Credit System

9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other

departments
The faculty members of the institute conduct courses such as Basics of
Engineering, Medical Electronics, Microprocessors and Microcomputers
which are taught regularly at Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences.
10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual (Professors /
Associate Professors/Asst. Professors/others)

Sanctioned Filled
Professor 13 5
Associate Professor 28 7
Assistant Professor 81 84
Adjunct 1
Other Teaching Staff 4
Total 122 101

11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of

specialization, experience and research under guidance
Sr. Name Qualifications with Designation Total No. of Ph.
No specialization Experience D. / M.
(years . Phil.
months) students
guided for
last 4 years
1 Dr. Tejinder Ph. D., M.E. (Industrial Director 36.5 11
Paul Singh Engg), B.E. (Mechanical
Engg.)

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2 Dr. Akshay Ph. D. (Electrical Engg.), M.S. Dy. 12.1 5

Ravi Malhotra (Electrical Engg.), B.E. (Electronics & Director
Telecommunications)
3 Mr. Laxman S. M. Tech (Design & Production), B.E. Professor 44.6 -
Bhargava (Mechanical Engg.)

4 Dr. Kanchan Ph. D. (Civil Engg.), M.E. (Town & Professor 29.2 7
Chandrashekhar Conuntry Planning), B.E. (Civil Engg.)
Khare

5 Dr. Neela Ph. D. (Electronics Engg.), M.S. Professor 27.1 -

Rayavarapu (Electrical Engg.), B.Tech (Electrical
Engg.)
6 Dr. Arundhati Ph.D. (Mathematics), M. Sc. Professor 31.5 5
Suresh Warke (Mathematics), B.Sc.

7 Dr. Meena Ph. D. (Physics), M. Phil. (Physics), Associate 24 -

Sadashiv Laad MBA (HR & Marketing), M. Sc. Professor
(Physics), B. Sc.
8 Dr. Himanshu Ph. D. (Electrical & Computer Engg.) , Associate 19.3 6
Agrawal M. Tech (Computer Science), B.E. Professor
(Electronic)
9 Dr. Brajesh Ph. D. (Physics), M. Sc. (Physics), B. Associate 7.9 3
Vedanti Sc. (Physics) Professor
Pandey
10 Dr. Neeru Ph.D. (Physics), M.S. (Physics), B. Sc. Associate 13 -
Bhagat (Physics) Professor
11 Dr. Dipika Ph. D. (Chemistry), M. Sc. Associate 10.8 5
Amarprit Sing (Chemistry), B. Sc. (Chemistry) Professor
Jaspal

12 Mr. Nitin M.E. (Manufacturing Engg. & Associate 13.5 -

Keshaorao Automation), B.E. (Production Engg.) Professor
Khedkar
13 Mr. Ismail A. M. Tech (CAD & CAM), B.E. Assistant 8.2 -
Akbani (Mechanical Engg.) Professor

14 Mr. Amol M. Tech (Design Engg.), B.E. Assistant 10.8 -

Bhimrao Ubale (Mechanical Engg.) Professor
15 Mr. Amol M. Tech (Design Engg.), B.E. Assistant 12.7 -
Macchindra (Mechanical Engg.) Professor
Dalvi
16 Mr. Sarfaraj M. Tech (CAD & CAM), B.E. Assistant 5.1 -
Jilani Shaikh (Mechanical Engg.), Diploma in Professor
Mechanical Engg.
17 Mr. Ravi M. Tech (CAD & CAM), B. Tech Assistant 6.11 -
Raman Sekhar (Mechanical Engg.) Professor

18 Mr. M. Tech (Manufacturing Technology), Assistant 7.3 -

Vijaykumar B.E. (Mechanical Engg.) Professor
Shivashankar
Jatti
19 Mr. Nitin M.E. (Mechanical Combat Vehicles), Assistant 32.6 -
Sharadchandra PGDPM, PGDBM (Production & Professor
Solke Material Management), B.E.
(Mechanical Engg.)
20 Mr. Apurv M. Tech (Material Engg.), B.E. Assistant 6.3 -
Choubey (Mechanical Engg.) Professor

21 Mr. Shahid M. Tech (Design Engg.), AMIE Assistant 3 -

Chand Tamboli (Mechanical Engg.), Diploma in Professor
Mechanical Engg.

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22 Mr. Maneesh M. Tech (Industrial Engg.), B.E. Assistant 3.6 -

Vilas Gunjal (Mechanical Engg.) Professor

23 Mr. Atul M.E. (Machine Design), B.E. Assistant 32 -

Shrikrishna (Mechanical Engg.) Professor
Magikar

24 Mr. Mandar M. Tech (CAD & CAM Engg.), B.E. Assistant 1.6 -
Sadanand (Mechanical Engg.) Professor
Sapre

25 Mr. Amit M. Tech (Production & Industrial Assistant 0.9 -

Ashok Raina System Engg.), B. Tech (Production Professor
Engg.)

26 Dr. Sandip Ph. D. (Mechanical & Industrial Assistant 2.2 -

Rudha Budhe Dept.), M. Tech (Machine Design), Professor
B.E. (Mechanical Engg.)

27 Dr. Anand Post Doc. Research Fellow Assistant 5.3 -

Jayant (Optimization of Cross Border Supply Professor
Kulkarni Chain Mgmt.), M.S. (Industrial
Systems Engg. - Artificial
Intelligence), B.E. (Mechanical Engg.)

28 Mrs. Priya M.E. (Automotive Engg.), B.E. Assistant 3.5 -

Sachin Jadhav (Mechanical Engg.) Professor

29 Mr. Prabhakar M. Tech (Manufacturing Engg.), B. Assistant 16.4 -

Manohar Tech (Mechanical Engg.) Professor
Shinde

30 Mr. Vikas M.E. (Production Engg.), B.E. Assistant 1.9 -

Rajkumar (Mechanical Engg.) Professor
Gulia

31 Mr. Sangamesh M. Tech (Automotive Engg.), B.E. Assistant 0.4 -

Kashinath (Mechanical Engg.) Professor
Bhure

32 Mr. Nandish M.E. (Machine Design), B.E. Assistant 5.9 -

Raghawapura (Mechanical Engg.) Professor
Veerabhadraiah

33 Mr. Vinay M. Tech (Product Design & Assistant 2.4 -

Kumar Manufacturing Engg.), B.E. Professor
Dinakara (Mechanical Engg.)

34 Mr. Ishaan M.E. (Design Engg.), B.E. Assistant 18 -

Ramdas Kale (Mechanical Engg) Professor

35 Ms. Sushma M. Tech (Electrical Power Systems), Assistant 5.11 -

Nareshsing B.E. (Electrical Engg.), Diploma Professor
Parihar (Electrical Engg.)

36 Mrs. Swati M.E. (Electronics & Assistant 12.6 -

Uttamrao Telecommunications), B.E. Professor
Kadlag (Electronics Engg.), Diploma
(Electronics & Communication Engg.)

37 Ms. Priti M.E. (Electronics Engg. - Digital Assistant 15.6 -

Mandar Systems), B.E. (Electronics Engg.) Professor
Shahane

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38 Mr. Gaurav M. Tech (Embedded Systems), B.E. Assistant 9.2 -

Vijay Bansod (Electronics Engg.) Professor

39 Mr. M. Tech (Instrumentation & Control - Assistant 10.1 -

Priteshkumar Process Instrumentation), B.E. Professor
Biharilal Shah (Instrumentation & Control)

40 Mrs. Priyanka M.E. (Telecommunications Engg.), B.E. Assistant 11.9 -

Rohan Tupe- (Electroncis & Telecommunications), Professor
Waghmare PGDBM (Marketing), Master in
Business Studies, Diploma (Electronics
& Communications)

41 Mrs. Parul M. Tech (Digital Communications), Assistant 6.11 -

Garg B.E. (Electronics & Communications) Professor

42 Mr. Praveen M. Tech (Laser & Electro - Optics), B. Assistant 3.2 -

Naidu Tech (Electronic Communications) Professor

43 Ms. Ankita M.E. (Electronics Engg. - Digital Assistant 3 -

Sunil Wanchoo Systems), B.E. (Electronics Engg.) Professor

44 Mr. Abhaya M. Tech (Electrical Engg.), B.E. Assistant 2.11 -

Pal Singh (Electronic Communications) Professor

45 Dr. Debashis Ph. D. (Wireless Communication Assistant 25.1 -

Adhikari Engg.), M.E. (Aerospace - Mechanical Professor
Guided Missiles), B.E. (Electronics &
Telecommunications)

46 Mr. Sanjeev M.E. (Aerospace - Mechanical Guided Assistant 27.6 -

Kumar Missiles), B.E. (Electronics & Professor
Telecommunications)

47 Ms. Tuhina M. Tech (Laser & Electro - Optics), B. Assistant 0.9 -

Basudev Oli Tech (Electronics Communications Professor
Engg.)

48 Mrs. Dhara M. Tech (Communication Systems), Assistant 12.9 -

Chirag Shah B.E. (Electronics Engg.) Professor

49 Mrs. Shilpa M. Tech (Electronics & Tele. Teaching 1 -

Manoj Communications), B.E. Associate
Hudnurkar (Instrumentation Engg.)

50 Mrs. Apoorva M. Tech (Electronics Engg.), B.E. Assistant 3.8 -

Sanket Shastri (Electronics Design & Technology), Professor
Diploma (Electronics & Tele.
Communications)

51 Dr. Kaushik Ph. D. (Aerospace Engg.), M.E. Assistant 2.10 -

Joydeb Das (Control System), B.E. (Electrical Professor
Engg.)

52 Mr. Kumar M. Phil, M. Tech, B.E. Assistant 4 -

Shashi Kant Professor

53 Mr. Rajesh M.E. (Water Resources Management), Assistant 16.9 -

Vijaykumar B.E. (Civil Engg.) Professor
Kherde

54 Mr. Rushikesh M.E. (Remote Sensing & Geo-Graphic Assistant 8.1 -

Prakashrao Infromation Systems), B.E. (Civil Professor
Kulkarni Engg.)

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55 Mrs. Mugdha M. Tech (Geotechnical Engg.), B.E. Assistant 8 -

Praveen (Civil Engg.) Professor
Kshirsagar

56 Mrs. Dhanya M. Tech (Geotechnical Engg.), B.E. Assistant 3.11 -

Narayanan (Civil Engg.) Professor

57 Ms. Humera M. Tech (Transportation Engg. & Assistant 2.6 -

Khanum Management) B.E. (Civil Engg.) Professor

58 Ms. Sayali M. Tech (Constructions & Assistant 3 -

Shrikrishna Management), B.E. (Civil Engg.) Professor
Sandbhor

59 Mr. Sagar M. Tech (Land & Water Resource Assistant 2.7 -

Suryakant Engg.), B. Tech (Agricultural Engg.) Professor
Kolekar

60 Mrs. Vaishnavi M. Tech (Geotechnial Engg.), B.E. Assistant 1.3 -

Vivek Dabir (Civil Engg.) Professor

61 Mr. Vinaykumar M. Tech (Structural Engg.), B.E. (Civil Teaching 2.3 -

Shivashankar Engg.) Associate
Jatti

62 Mrs. Prasanna M.E. (Structural Engg.), B. Tech (Civil Assistant 11.9 -

Kumari Engg.) Professor
Pentlavalli

63 Mrs. Anjali M. Tech (Structural Engg.), B.E. (Civil Assistant 1.5 -

Ashish Engg.) Professor
Kulkarni

64 Mrs. Kalyani M.E. (Computer Engg.), B.E. Assistant 5.4 -

Dhananjay (Computer Engg.), Diploma Professor
Kadam (Computer Technology)

65 Mrs. Shraddha M.E. (Computer Engg.), B.E. Assistant 11.1 -

Pankaj (Computer Engg.) Professor
Phansalkar

66 Mrs. Swati M.E. (Computer Engg.), B.E. Assistant 15.1 -

Nilkanth (Computer Scicence & Engg.), Professor
Ahirrao Diploma (Computer Engg.)

67 Mrs. Ambika M.E. (Computer Engg.), B.E. Assistant 10.1 -

Vishal Pawar (Computer Engg.) Professor

68 Mrs. Maya M.E. (Computer Science & Engg.), Assistant 11.4 -

Padmakar B.E. (Computer Science & Engg.) Professor
Shelke

69 Mr. Praveen M. Tech (Software Engg.), B. Tech Assistant 9.4 -

Gubbala (Computer Science & Engg.) Professor

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70 Mr. Rahul M. Tech (Technology & Assistant 6.10 -

Raghvendra Developement), B.E. (Information Professor
Joshi Technology)

71 Mrs. Suman M. Tech (Computer Science Engg.), Assistant 8.5 -

Dheeraj B.E. (Information Technology) Professor
Tanwar

72 Mrs. Seema M.E. (Information Technology), C- Assistant 7.6 -

Harshad Patil DAC (Diploma in Advanced Professor
Computing), B. E. (Instrumentation &
Control) Diploma (Instrumentation)

73 Mrs. Manisha M.S. (Computer Engg.), B.E. Assistant 9.10 -

Parag Tijare (Computer Engg.) Professor

74 Mrs. Pooja M.E. (Information Technology), B.E. Assistant 6 -

Vinayak (Information Technology) Professor
Kamat

75 Mrs. Shilpa M. Tech (Information Technology), Assistant 6 -

Shailesh Gite B.E. (Information Technology) Professor

76 Ms. Poorva M.E. (Computer Science Engg.), B.E. Assistant 3 -

Agrawal (Computer Science Engg.) Professor

77 Mrs. Meeta M.E. (Computer Engg.), B.E. Assistant 11.1 -

Nishant Kumar (Computer Technology) Professor

78 Mrs. Nisha M.E. (Computer Science & Engg.), Assistant 9 -

Abhijeet Auti B.E. (Computer Science Engg.) Professor

79 Mrs. Shruti M.E. (Information Technology), B.E. Assistant 4.3 -

Ghanshyam (Computer) Professor
Patil

80 Dr. Preeti Ph. D. (Software Engg.) , M.S. Assistant 12.11 -

Milind Mulay (Software Engg.), M. Tech (Software Professor
Engg.), B.E. (Computer Technology)

81 Mrs. Dipti M. Tech (Information Technology), Assistant 9.11 -

Kapoor- B.E. (Computer Science & Engg.) Professor
Sarmah

82 Mrs. Smita M.E. (Information Technology), B.E. Assistant 13.10 -

Rajendra (Electronics Engg.), P.G.D. in PC Professor
Mahajan Architecture and Maintenance

83 Mr. Aniket M. Tech (Computer Science Engg.), Teaching 0.8 -

Shashikant B.E. (Computer Science Engg.) Associate
Jagtap

84 Mrs. Prachi M.E. (Computer Science & Engg. - Assistant 11.1

Nitin Kadam Information Technology), B.E. Professor
(Instrumentation & Control)

85 Mrs. M. Tech (Computer Science & Engg.), Assistant 3.10

Gagandeep B. Tech (Computer Science Engg.) Professor
Kaur

86 Mrs. Rupali M.E. (Computer Engg.), B.E. Assistant 3.7

Rajendra (Computer Engg.) Professor
Gangarde

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87 Ms. Nikita M. Tech. (Computer Engg.), B.E. Assistant 3.7

Zumbarlal (Information Technology) Professor
Bhandari

88 Mrs. Shilpa B.E. (Information Technology) Teaching 4.11 -

Ritesh Pawar Assistant

89 Mrs. Nilisha M. Sc. (Chemistry), B. Sc. (Chemistry) Assistant 10.8 -

Prashant Professor
Itankar

90 Mrs. Shilpa M. Sc. (Mathematics), B. Sc. Assistant 12 -

Dayasagar (Mathematics) Professor
Malge

91 Mr. Vinod M. Tech (Industrial Mathematics with Assistant 4 -

Ramsing Koli Computer Application), B. Sc. Professor
(Mathematics)

92 Mr. Pankaj M. Tech (Industrial Mathematics with Assistant 4 -

Dinesh Paliwal Computer Application), B. Sc. Professor
(Mathematics)

93 Dr. Rupali Ph. D. (Physics), M. Sc. (Physics), B. Assistant 4.6 -

Nagar Sc. (Physics) Professor

94 Mrs. Beleyur M. Phil (Mathematics), M. Sc. Assistant 16 -

Sreenivasa (Mathematics), B.Sc. (Mathematics) Professor
Veena

95 Dr. Preeti Ph.D. (Mathematics), M.S. Assistant 6.8 -

Rahul Yadav (Mathematics), B. Sc. (Mathematics) Professor

96 Ms. Sneha M. Tech (Industrial Mathematics with Teaching 3.7 -

Shyam Computer Application), B. Sc. Associate
Gajbhiye (Mathematics)

97 Mrs. Neha Ph. D. (English - Literature), M.A. Assistant 5.6 -

Salil Divekar (English), B.A. (English) Professor

98 Dr. Shekhar Ph. D. (Chemistry), M. Sc. (Inorganic Assistant 6.7 -

Dnyaneshwar Chemistry), B. Sc. (Chemistry) Professor
Bhame

99 Mrs. Arpita M. Phil (Mathematics), M. Sc. Assistant 8 -

Advait (Mathematics), B. Sc. (Mathematics) Professor
Deodikar

100 Dr. Dilpreet Ph. D. (Mathematics), M. Sc. Assistant 1.1 -

Kaur (Mathematics), B. Sc. (Mathematics) Professor

101 Mr. M.E., B.E. (Transportation Engg.) Adjunct 6.4 -

Mohammed
Kalandar Khan

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12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors

Nil
13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise
information
The institute occasionally employs the services of visiting faculty, who
are generally experts from Industry, for teaching of specialized courses.
Less than 5% of the B.Tech classes are generally conducted by such
faculty. No M.Tech classes are conducted by temporary faculty.

14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio

The institute strives to meet the AICTE recommended 15:1 Student:
Teacher ratio. The current ratio is:

Year Programme Ratio (Student: Teacher)

July 2015 UG 18:1
July 2015 PG 17:1

15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative

staff: sanctioned, filled and actual

Sr. Designation Approved Existing

No. Staffing
1 Technical staff 49 69
2 Administrative staff 134 92
3 Total 183 161

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies

The institute was established in 2008 and as of now, four batches have
graduated from the institute. The focus has now shifted on establishment
and growth of niche areas. Research focus areas have been identified
keeping in mind the available areas of expertise. Research groups
comprising of faculty, Ph.D, M. Tech and B. Tech students have been
formed in all these areas and the necessary infrastructure is being
established and new faculty are being recruited keeping in mind their
expertise in these areas.
· The focus areas newly identified are Waste Management and
Bioinformatics.
· We will also be expanding on the current expertise available in the
areas of Cloud Computing, Signal Processing and Radio Science,
Thermal Engineering, Environment & Energy Engineering,
Mathematical Modeling, Material Science and Manufacturing
Processes.

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· Special emphasis is being given to explore and pursue the inter-

department opportunities in all these areas. Specialized Masters
programmes in all the streams mentioned above are planned for the
near future.
· Another thrust area of research is that of thermoelectric materials, in
which one of the essential thermoelectric parameters is thermal
conductivity. With the use of various nano material synthesis
techniques it is possible to obtain mono-dispersed particles which
can be retained in nano-structured form even after sintering at
elevated temperatures. DST funding has been obtained for a project
aiming to utilize the low temperature novel chemical synthesis
techniques for oxide based thermoelectric materials in order to
synthesize different nano structures. This will help in enhancing the
performance of thermoelectric materials.

17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b)

international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the
names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received
project-wise.

Details of on-going projects

No. of National Internation Total grants received
faculty funding al funding
with agencies agencies Names of Project Grants
ongoing funding title received
projects agencies

1 National - DST- Development of new Rs. 6,50,000/-

SERB nanostructured out of
thermoelectric Rs. 14,48,000/-
materials for waste
heat recovery
applications
2 National - UGC- Effect of preparation Rs. 2,46,600/-
DAE- conditions on out of
CSR nanoparticle Rs. 6,39,000/-
formation and
oxygen
stoichiometry of
metal oxides

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Sr. Year No. of Project title Funding Amount

No. faculty agency received
(Rs.)
1 2012 1 Experimentation to test wear and friction SIU 117000
resistance offered by die steels after
performing EDM, using different
electrodes and suspended metal powder
in the electrolyte solution
2 2012 1 Analysis of performance characteristics SIU 150000
of concentric annual heat pipe
3 2013 1 Biosorption of toxic hexavalent SIU 150000
chromium from industrial effluents
using low cost biomaterials
4 2013 1 Electrical discharge machining of monel SIU 150000
alloy, shape memory alloy and berllium
copper alloy
5 2013 1 Developing a model for the assessment SIU 150000
and prediction of ground water
contamination: A case study
6 2014 1 Synthesis of nanomaterials for gas SIU 150000
sensing applications

18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants

received
a) National collaboration
b) International collaboration

Details about Inter-Institutional Projects

Collaboration Name of the Collaborating Grants
project institute received
a) National Safety audit of National Highways Rs 52, 26,000
Pune Solapur Authority of India
highway
b) International - - -

19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS,

DPE; DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; Total grants received.

• Funding agency: DST-SERB

- Project Title: Development of new nanostructured
thermoelectric materials for waste heat recovery
applications
- The sanctioned amount Rs. 14,48,000; grants received till
date: Rs. 6,50,000.
• Funding agency: UGC-DAE-CSR
- Project Title: Effect of preparation conditions on
nanoparticle formation and oxygen stoichiometry of metal
oxides
- Sanctioned amount Rs. 6,39,000; grants received till date:
Rs. 2,46,600.

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20. Research facility / centre with

• State recognition
• National recognition
• International recognition
Nil

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or

corporate bodies
NA

22. Publications:

Total number of publications 312

(From 2009 to 2015; as of 31-07-2015)

i. Number of papers published in peer 265

reviewed journals (national / international): (National 46 & International 219)

ii. Monographs 2

iii. Chapters in Books 7

iv. Books with ISBN with details of publishers 3

v. Proceedings papers 35
Number listed in International Database (For 246
e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities
International Complete, Dare Database -
International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO
host, etc.)

Citation Index – range / average (For SIU Google Total Citations = 138
affiliated papers) Scholar Range:1-14
Avg: 2.51

Scopus Total Citations = 81

Range: 1-9
Avg: 2.79

Total citations of SIT faculty (SIU + Non-SIU 2776

affiliated papers)

SNIP Range : 0-3.677

Avg : 0.443

SJR Range : 0-2.445

Avg : 0.258

Impact Factor – range/average Range : 0-5.968

Avg : 0.409

h-index (Google Scholar : 5

Scopus : 5)

23. Details of patents and income generated

One patent has been filed jointly by the Symbiosis International
University and M/S Kraft Powercon India Pvt Ltd., Pune. The patent

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application is under review till date. No income has been generated from
the invention mentioned above.

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated:

Areas of consultancy: Road Safety Audit Consultancy Services
Consultancy Project from National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
Consultancy income – Rs. 17,05,238/-

25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories

/ institutions / industries in India and abroad
S. Name of faculty University/ Institute National (N) / Time
No. visited International (I) period
1 Dr. T. P. Singh Nanyang Technological I Nov 2010,
University, Singapore Aug 2011
2 Dr. T. P. Singh Leibniz Institute of I Apr 2012
Hannover, Germany
3 Dr. T. P. Singh Indiana University – Purdue I Oct 2013,
University Indianapolis Apr 2015
4 Dr. Akshay University of Hannover, I Oct 2011
Malhotra Germany
5 Dr. Akshay National Atmospheric N Jan 2012
Malhotra Research Lab, India
6 Dr. Akshay Space Physics Lab ISRO, N Nov 2014
Malhotra India
7 Dr. Viswas Leibniz Institute of I Aug 2012
Purohit Hannover, Germany

26. Faculty serving in

a) National committees b) International committees c) Editorial
Boards d) any other (please specify)
Membership of Professional Bodies
Membership Name of Role Name of the body/organization
faculty
National Dr. Preeti Advisory Journal of Data Mining and Knowledge
Committees Mulay Board Discovery, Bioinfo Publications
Member
International - - -
Committees
Editorial Dr. Dipika Member Journal of Environmental Chemistry and
Boards Jaspal Ecotoxicology
Dr. Meena Member International Journal of Physics and
Laad Research
Dr. Kanchan Member International Journal of Advances in
Khare Engineering Sciences
Others Dr. Dipika Guest Research Journal of Chemistry and
Jaspal Editor Environment
Reviewer Research Journal of Adsorption Science
and Technology, Bulletin of Chemical
Reaction Engineering and Catalysis

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Dr. Preeti Member International Association of Engineers

Mulay
Dr. Rupali Member American Vacuum Society
Nagar
Dr. Meena Reviewer International Journal for Educational
Laad Policy Research and Review,
International Journal of Science and
Technology Education Research

Dr. Kanchan Reviewer Journal of Korean Society of Civil

Khare Engineers (KSCE), Journal of
Environmental Progress, International
Journal of Environmental chemistry &
Ecotoxicology

Dr. Shekhar Reviewer Journal of Physics and Chemistry of

Bhame Solids, Journal of the American Ceramic
Society
Dr. T.P. Reviewer Global Journal of Flexibility Management
Singh
Dr. Akshay Reviewer Journal for Geophysical Research Space
Malhotra Physics, Geophysical Research Letters,
Journal of Atmospheric and Solar
Terrestrial Physics

Dr. Reviewer Journal of Applied & Computational

Arundhati Mathematics, Journal of Applied Water
Warke Sciences
Prof. Reviewer Engineering Science and Technology: an
Vijaykumar International Journal (Elsevier Publisher),
Jatti Journal of Mechanical Science and
Technology (Springer Publisher)

Prof. Ravi Reviewer Journal of Mechanical Science and

Shekhar Technology (Springer)

27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / orientation

programs, workshops, training programs and similar programs).
The faculty is encouraged to attend and organize national and
international conferences, workshops and FDPs. Symbiosis Teaching and
Learning Resource Centre, a support centre of Symbiosis International
University, regularly organizes faculty development programmes and
faculty from SIT regularly attends these FDPs. The details for 2014-15 are
given in the following table.

FDPs/ Workshops/ Attended by no. of faculty

Conferences /STTP members
FDPs 68
Workshops 15
Conferences 28
STTP 02

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28. Student projects

• Percentage of students who have done in-house projects,
including interdepartmental projects.
• Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with
other universities / industry / institute

Student Batch % of students who have % of students doing projects

done in-house projects in collaboration with other
(including universities / industry /
interdepartmental projects) institute
Civil
B.Tech 2010-2014 0 100
B.Tech 2011-2015 0 100
B.Tech 2012-2016 0 100
Computer Science and Information Technology
B.Tech 2010-2014 19 81
B.Tech 2011-2015 20 80
B.Tech 2012-2016 25 75
M.Tech 2012-2014 80 20
Electronics and Telecommunication
B.Tech 2010-2014 0 100
B.Tech 2011-2015 17 83
B.Tech 2012-2016 17 83
M.Tech 2012-2014 100 -

Mechanical
B.Tech 2010-2014 2 98
B.Tech 2011-2015 14 86
B.Tech 2012-2016 30 70
M.Tech 2012-2014 60 40

M.Sc Physics
Batch 2012-14 70 30
Batch 2013-15 85 15

29. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level

by
• Faculty
• Doctoral / postdoctoral fellows
• Students
Faculty
Prof. Amol Ubale (Mechanical Engineering Department) was awarded
the Best Teacher Award “Dronacharya Award” at SUPRA SAE India
2014.

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Students
(2014)
· Akshat Gandhi participated in the Contest Elevation 2014 by
Education Times. He stood 3rd in all India and received a cash prize
of Rs. 25,000 and a scholarship of 50% fee waiver for any higher
education in India.
· Miss. Tanvi Betharia (2012-16 batch) secured 'A+' grade at the RIO
+21 IYWC India Certification Program (February 2014),
conducted by IARC as a part of the United Nations International
Year of Water Cooperation and was awarded RIO +21 National
Winner Medal.
(2013)
· Students of SIT have won prizes for their projects and models at
Technical Fests of IIT Bombay, COEP, University of Pune and other
institutes.
· Students participated in IIT Tech Fest Canyon Cross Bridge making
competition and were amongst the top 10 teams out of the 375
participants. The design submitted by Mr. Kaustubh Chatorikar
(TY- B.Tech Mechanical) at international-level Clean Cooking
Stove Design competition organized by Cornell University, USA,
won him a place in the top 15 designs received from across the
globe.
· Ms. Rujuta Marathe, a member of SIU Women's Badminton Team,
bagged third place at West Zone Inter Varsity Badminton
Tournament at Udaipur (Rajasthan). A total of 46 Universities
participated in this tournament.

30. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of

funding (national/ international) with details of outstanding
participants, if any.
Sr. Name of Conference/ Duration/ Funding Outstanding Participants
No. conference/ Seminar/ Date
seminar/ Workshop
symposium/
workshop
1 Regional Conference 2nd - 5th DST , • Prof. Govind Swarup,
Conference on Jan 2014 NCRA, FRS
Radio Science ISRO • Prof. Kazuya
Kobayashi, Japan
• Prof. Willem Baan,
ASTRON,
Netherlands.
• Prof. Jocelyn Bell-
Burnell, FRS, FRAS,
UK
2 VII- International Conference 30th Nov - ISRO Prof. Y.S Rajan,
Conference of 2nd Dec Prof. Ashok Jain, Former
Knowledge Forum on 2012 Director NISTAD
Technology Intensity
and Global
Competitiveness
3 Advances in Conference 5th - 7th Padmashree Dr. Govind
Electronics and Oct 2012 Swarup FRS,
Communications Padmashree Prof. Pramod
Engineering Kale, Director ICIT Pune

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31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments

Research is one of the very important thrust areas of SIT as enshrined in
the mission of SIU.
A Research Advisory Committee (RAC) is constituted to technically
review research proposals / projects.
The Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) of SIU focuses on rights, safety
and well being of the research participants if research involves human
subjects and if there is a possibility of involving an ethical issue. A robust
anti plagiarism policy is in place for evaluating dissertations and research
projects.

32. Student profile programme-wise: As of July 2015

Name of the Batch Applications Selected Pass

Programme received percentage
(Refer to question
no. 4) Male Female Male Female

B. Tech 2009-13 692 199 45 90% 100%

2010-14 2689 217 60 89% 60%
2011-15 3560 307 59 73% 85%
2012-16 4438 346 63 NA NA
2013-17 4392 350 74 NA NA
2014-18 5646 324 73 NA NA
2015-19 5947 366 85 NA NA
M. Tech 2011-13 29 15 0 93% NA
M. Tech & M. Sc. 2012-14 185 47 17 85% 85%
M. Tech & M. Sc. 2013-15 267 51 24 91% 96%
M. Tech 2014-16 259 50 32 NA NA
M. Tech 2015-17 256 29 24 NA NA

33. Diversity of students

Year Name of the % of % of students % of students % of

Programme students from other from students
(refer to from the universities universities from
question no. 4) same within the outside the other
university state state countries
2009 0 63 37 0
2010 0 48 51 1
2011 0 48 51 1
2012 B.Tech 0 44 55 1
2013 0 41 58 1
2014 0 31 67 2
2015 0 46 53 1

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2011 0 100 0 0
2012 3 75 22 0
M. Tech
2013 & 0 69 31 0
M.Sc.
2014 0 57 16 27
2015 0 81 19 0

34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services
examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive
examinations? Give details category-wise.
The first batch of the institute graduated only in the year 2012.

No. of students who cleared Civil Services / Defense Services exam: 1

35. Student progression

Student progression Percentage against enrolled

UG to PG *
PG to M.Phil. N.A.
PG to Ph.D. *
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral N.A.
Employed
· Campus selection (2014-15) B.Tech- 90%, M.Tech- 72%
· Other than campus recruitment
Entrepreneurs 1%

* No natural progression to the next level.

Admission through entrance exam and merit.

Many students go for higher studies after their B. Tech degree and opt
out of campus placements.

36. Diversity of staff

Sr. Percentage of faculty who are graduates Data in %

No.
1 of the same university 3%
2 From other universities within the State 55%
3 From universities from other States 34%
4 From universities outside the country 8%

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37. Number of faculty who were awarded M. Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and
D.Litt. during the assessment period
Faculty Name Year (Ph.D was awarded)

Dr. Akshay Malhotra 2009

Dr. Meena Laad 2011
Dr. Rupali Nagar 2011
Dr. Anand J Kulkarni 2012
Dr. Neela Rayavarapu 2012
Dr. Preeti Mulay 2013
Dr. Ranjith Maniyeri 2013
Dr. Abhijeet B. Auti 2014
Dr. Neha Divekar 2014
Dr. Debashis Adhikari 2014
Dr. Hemlata Choudhary 2014
Dr. Sandip Budhe 2014

38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard

to
a) Library

S. No. Library facility Details

1. Total area The SIT Library is housed within a
four-storied building with a carpet
area of over 7381 sq.ft. and is located
in the main building on the first floor.
2. Total seating capacity 150
3. Working hours: Library Working Hours
i - on working days · Monday to Friday: 09:30 – 20:00
hrs, Saturday: 09:30 – 16:30 hrs
ii - on Sunday · Sunday: Closed
iii - Festivals/ Holidays · Festivals / Holidays: Closed
iv - Before Examination · Before and during Examinations:
v - During Examination 09:30 – 20:00 hrs (Monday to
Sunday)
vi - During Vacation · During Vacation: 09:30 – 16:30
hrs (Monday to Saturday)
4. Layout of the library
· Relaxed reading i. A separate reading room has been
suitably set up for this purpose
· IT zone for accessing e-resources ii. The library offers wireless internet
access to its patrons. Thus the
students can access e-resources
with a portable computer or PDA
without having to plug into a wall
outlet.
5. Display of the floor plan (Sign boards, Yes
fire alarms & any other information)

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6. Access to differently abled users and Library staff assists persons at a

mode to access to the collection dedicated counter
7. Details of Library holdings
- Print
- Books 11565
- Titles 3503

- Average no of books added in last 3 1153

years
- Nonprint (Microfilms, AV) 972
- Electronic (e- books, e- journals) 2889
- e- database: 8
- Special Collections
- Reference Books 886 (SIU)
- Question Banks Available

8. Tools Deployed to access the OPAC, Electronic Resource

collection Management package for e-journals,
Scopus Database from Central
Library

9. Total Number of:

- Indian journals 62
- International journals 22

b) Internet facilities for staff and students

S. Facility Details
No.
1. Systems 554
2. Computer: Student Ratio 1:4
3. Dedicated Computing Facility 554
4. LAN Facility Dlink 24 port: 5, HP 24 port: 6, HP 48 port:
19, Cisco 48 port: 01, Wi-Fi access point:
103, MSM 760 wireless and controller: 01

5. No of nodes/ computers with 547

Internet facility
6. Internet leaseline for staff and 24 Mbps
students

c) Total number of class rooms

Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Required 4 8 13 17 24 24 24
Actual 4 8 13 17 25 25 25

d) Class rooms with ICT facility

Year 2014 2015
Required 24 24
Actual 25 25

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e) Students' laboratories

Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Required 25 40 50 50 50 50 50
Actual 25 40 50 50 50 50 50

f) Research laboratories

Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Required 0 0 1 1 3 4 4
Actual 0 0 1 1 3 4 4

39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates

• From the host institution/university
• From other institutions/universities
The following data is for the assessment period 2009-2015:
• Doctoral candidates from the host institution/university: 59
• Doctoral candidates from other institutions/universities: 04
• Research associates from the host institution/university: 02

40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from

the university.

Summary of scholarships awarded

Amount of Scholarships
Nature of Scholarship Year No. of Students
(Rs.)
UG Scholarship 2011-12 1 88,250
UG Scholarship 2012-13 5 4,58,250
UG Scholarship 2013-14 7 6,81,375
UG Scholarship 2014-15 9 8,91,464
Total 22 21,19,339

Amount of Scholarships
Nature of Scholarship Year No. of Students
(Rs.)
Sports Scholarship 2013-14 1 12,000
Sports Scholarship 2014-15 2 24,000
Total 3 36,000

Amount of Scholarships
Nature of Scholarship Year No. of Students
(Rs.)
UG Fee Concession 2011-12 4 2,19,259
UG Fee Concession 2012-13 2 1,38,242
UG Fee Concession 2013-14 2 1,46,130
UG Fee Concession 2014-15 1 1,05,900
Total 9 6,09,531

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41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the

development of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.
The programmes are chosen from the list of programmes listed by AICTE.
Before starting any new specialized programme, the department takes into
account the needs of Industry, market demand and opportunities for a
particular programme and carries out an interaction with all the concerned
stake holders i.e. prospective students, educators and industry.

42. Does the department obtain feedback from

a) Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation?
If yes, how does the department utilize the feedback?
· Regular feedback is sought from the faculty on curriculum as
well as teaching-learning-evaluation. Each department has its
senior faculty as part of its sub-specialization committee.
· Any changes in the curriculum are suggested by sub-
committee specialization-wise and these recommendations
are passed on to the Board of Studies (BoS) of Faculty of
Engineering. Faculty members of the Institute are a part of
this BoS. Improvements in teaching-learning-evaluation
methods and components are also suggested by these
committees.
b) Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation
and how does the department utilize the feedback?
Yes. The institute has the following processes in place for
evaluation of staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation by
the students.
· Conduct of open house sessions and student consultative
committee meetings wherein the students are encouraged
to give feedback
· Student feedback on various aspects of teaching-learning
is obtained once every semester using a structured
feedback form. Feedback is obtained from the students
every semester on: teaching methodology of the Instructor,
course content, and student evaluation strategy used etc.
· All feedback received is analyzed and presented to the
faculty for deliberation and improvement. Analysis of this
feedback is carried out and shared with the concerned
faculty, along with guidance on how to improve their
performance, if necessary. This feedback is also taken into
consideration while planning for the subsequent semester.
Annual appraisal of the faculty and the resultant incentives
take into account the faculty feedback.

c) Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how

does the department utilize the feedback?
· Yes. Feedback is taken from the alumni and employers
regarding the qualities/attributes needed in the graduating
engineers in the light of rapid developments in technology.
· The department takes this feedback into account while
developing the programme structure and in carrying out
curriculum revision of existing programmes.

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43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)

The department was established in 2008 and four batches have
graduated as of now, with the first batch graduating only in 2012.
Hence, the department has no distinguished alumni yet.

44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures /

workshops / seminar) involving external experts.
· The institute regularly invites speakers and experts
(International/National) to deliver talks and give seminars in
their respective fields of specialization.
· Several workshops/ colloquia/ interaction meetings have been
organized at the Institute during the last five years. These include
many public talks as well. Guest lectures by faculty from
renowned institutes such as IUPUI (USA), Nanyang
Technological University (Singapore) and many more such
institutes have been organized in the past.
· Details of some of the lectures conducted in the year 2014-15 are
as follows:

Topic Name Designation and

Affiliation
Role of civil engineer, water resources Dr. Dhananjay CEO, MWH Global
as a field Pandit
Adjunct Professor,
Web GIS and application design Mr. S.K. Hiremath SIG

Project management in civil Project Consultant

Mr.Shikhare
engineering
Chief Research
Water resources engineering Mr. Joshi Officer, CW & PRS
Photograph technology in civil Mr.Aagashe Professor, Wadia
engineering projects - the effective College, Pune
teaching
Prof.Dhananjay Consultant TQM
Introduction to TQM
M.Apte
TQM: A life skill for engineers Mr. Sushil Girme Assistant Professor,
AISSMS Pune
Geology-A backbone of civil Prof.Tejashree Assistant Professor,
engineering Dashaputre VIIT Pune

'Future of engineering' covering all Dr. Terry Cousens Professor, University

engineering and looking at research in of Leeds, USA
the civil discipline
Highway materials and flexible Mr. Sajauddin Adjunct Professor, SIT
pavement construction techniques Khan & Consultant
Dr. N. B. Professor, COEP Pune
Legal aspects in civil engineering
Chaphalkar
Road safety and road accident Mr.Khalandar Transport Planner &
handling workshop (NHAI) Khan Consultant

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Dr. Aditya Professor, VIIT Pune

Future in engineering
Abhyankar
Introduction to nano technology for Dr. Ponisseril Professor, Columbia
engineers Somasundaran University, USA
Synthesis of nanomaterials Dr. Ponisseril Professor, Columbia
Somasundaran University, USA
Discussion on research in Dr. Ponisseril Professor, Columbia
nanotechnology Somasundaran University, USA

Dr. Durgesh IUCAA Pune

Living with a star
Tripathi
Adjunct Professor, COEP
FEM Dr Ajit Jadhav
Pune
Seed disperser ant algorithm: An Dr. Jeevan Associate Professor,
evolutionary approach for optimization Kanesan University of Malaya,
Malaysia
Finite element analysis with industrial Mr. Pranav N. Consultant, Abhyankar
application Abhyankar Consultancy, Pune

Biomedical engineering and Dr.B.Ravi Professor, IIT Bombay

technology incubation centre
Mr. Atul Consultant, Automobile
Management lessons from Henry Ford Engg. Industry
Kulkarni
Professor, K. K. Wagh
Multiobjective optimization
Dr. P.J. Pawar Institue of Engineering
techniques
Research, Nashik
Advancements in automotives during Dr Ajit Jindal Head, Engineering,
StuCon inauguration Commercial Vehicles, Tata
Motors
Low dimensional modeling of high Dr A Professor, IIT Kanpur
dimensional frictional hysteresis Chatterjee
Education Attache,
Dr Son Indonesian Embassy, New
Human like robots
Kuswadi Delhi
Recent trends in mechanical Dr S. S. Professor & Head, VIIT
engineering Chinchanikar Pune

Dr M. B. Professor, VIIT Pune

Research in the area of synthetic jets
Chaudhari
Course on combustion theory with Dr. Razi Professor, Purdue School
new developments Nalim of Engineering &
Technology, IUPUI, USA
Envoyage workshop on Entrepreneurs CEO, Technowrites Pune
entrepreneurship conducted by IIT hip Promotion
Bombay, organized by EPIC SIT Pune. and Innovation
Cell

45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different
programmes.
· The following innovative teaching approaches/methods/practices
have been used by the faculty in an attempt to move towards a

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project based teaching-learning process from the traditional

classroom teaching-learning methodology.
- Emphasis on project based learning, thus increasing the
percentage of outside-the-classroom learning
- Increase in the weightage of tutorials in the curriculum
- Introduction of six month industry internship
- Inclusion of research component in regular teaching
- Encouraging discussion on research papers
- Use of E-learning tools and social media

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are
constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored?
· The curriculum for each course is designed in accordance with
Bloom’s Taxonomy; hence the learning outcomes for each and
every course are clearly defined.
· The teaching-learning pedagogy for each course is so designed that
it facilitates the fulfillment of the learning outcomes for the
particular course and it also takes into account the graduate
attributes. Emphasis is given on project based and group learning
activities.
· Learning outside the classroom: Technical societies and clubs have
been formed to instill the importance of teamwork, communication
and project management amongst the students.
· Assessment strategies are formulated in such a manner so that
the achievement of the intended learning outcome can be
ascertained. Emphasis is given on seminars, quizzes and
group projects.
· The university collects data on student learning outcomes by
the following means.
· Feedback is regularly taken from faculty as well as the
students
· Inputs from employers on the performance of the students
· Analysis of examination results
· The outcome of the above analysis is discussed by the
appropriate body within the institute and necessary steps are
taken to overcome the barriers to learning. These steps
include, but are not limited to, conduct of remedial classes,
improvement in infrastructure, counseling of students,
conduct of faculty development programmes, if necessary.

47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension

activities.
· Service Learning: The students of the Institute take up service
learning, which is a credit course under which they visit NGOs and
discharge their social responsibilities by imparting technical and
interpersonal skills for the benefit of the society. In the last few
years, the students have worked with NGOs like Deepgriha, Fuel-
Friends Union for Energizing Lives, Saheli, and Ecological Society
and also served at Karmaveer Bhausaheb Hiray High School as part
of the service learning programme.

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The club V@rSITy-care of SIT is committed to spreading social

awareness and community service amongst the students and is
actively engaged in various social service activities in and outside
the Institute. The overall objective of the club is to educate and serve
the community and also to develop the overall personality of the
students in such a way that they emerge as responsible and aware
citizens.
· SIT formally launched the “Swachha Bharat Abhiyaan” on 2nd
October, 2014, the 145th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
About 150 employees and 500 students of SIT took a cleanliness
pledge on this day to contribute their honest bit to ensure cleanliness
at their homes, workplaces, streets, markets and other public places.

48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the

department.
· Keeping in view the all-round development of students, various
clubs like music and dance club, photography club, fine arts society,
innovation and creativity cell, green cell etc. have been started. The
students of SIT actively organize and participate in various
activities of these clubs and societies.
· Students, with due guidance from the faculty, manage various
students' departmental societies like Civil Engineering Society of
Symbiosis (CESS), Mechanical Engineering Students Association
(MESA), Google Club (Computer Science and Information
Technology- Departmental Technical Society) and IEEE Student
Chapter (Electronics and Telecommunication Department). A
multitude of activities/events is organized under these students'
departmental societies. A literary society has been established in
order to make students develop their skills in literature, oratory,
debates and writing.

49. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by

other agencies? If yes, give details.
No

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating

new knowledge, basic or applied.
· SIU started Ph.D. programme in engineering from the academic
year 2010-2011 and presently 59 research scholars are pursuing
their research from Faculty of Engineering.
· Research equipment and facilities have been established at SIT to
carry out high quality basic and applied research. Faculty members
send proposals to funding agencies for sponsoring R&D projects in
emerging areas of research.
· Faculties and students actively engage in research and have a large
number of publications in refereed journals. Research centres are
being planned in the areas of Radio Science and Waste
Management.

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51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and

Challenges (SWOC) of the department.

Strengths
· Experienced and Competent Faculty
Symbiosis Institute of Technology has appointed competent and
highly qualified faculty. At present there is an appropriate mix of
young and experienced faculty. Many faculty members have
international exposure and industrial experience. The faculty is
working as a team and has dedicated itself to the growth and
development of the Institute. In addition to the regular teaching, the
faculty is involved in counseling, remedial teaching and research.
· Well planned Teaching- Learning process
Well planned and controlled teaching learning process ensures that
all the classes are held, syllabi are completed and the teaching is
effective. Student feedback is regularly taken through classroom
interaction, Open Houses and Student Consultative Committee
(SCC) meetings. Remedial classes and counseling are arranged for
the students.
· Six Month Internship Programme
B.Tech students of SIT have a six month internship programme in
their curriculum. They are placed in renowned industries for doing
projects and their progress is monitored regularly by an industry
mentor as well as institute faculty. The internship programme has
resulted in better relationship with the industry and has also made
the students industry-ready.
· International Collaborations
The Institute has international collaborations for student and faculty
exchange with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore,
Ingolstadt University, Germany and Purdue School of Engineering,
IUPUI, USA. Some of our B.Tech students regularly participate in
the Global Immersion Programme. Recently, it has been extended to
M. Tech students as well. International faculty has also visited the
Institute for interaction with the faculty and students.
· Detailed SOPs and List of Responsibilities
Detailed SOPs have been prepared and are used for all the major
processes of the institute including administration, teaching-
learning, time-table preparation, examination and mentorship
programme. Responsibilities of all positions have been prepared
and communicated.

Weaknesses
· Young Institute
The institute started its B. Tech programme in the year 2008 and the
first batch passed out in the year 2012. Like any other new institute
SIT also had initial difficulties. But it has made considerable
improvement in all the relevant areas and is striving to establish
itself as one of the best technical education institutes in the country.
However, for competing with established institutes of repute at the
national level, still a lot needs to be done.

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· Research Output
Although progress has been made in the area of research and faculty
have started delivering research output in the form of research
papers and projects, still more efforts are required to become more
prolific in research, especially in the areas of publications in SCI
indexed journals, patents, and consultancy projects.
· Industry Interaction
Industry interaction has improved because of six month internship
programme but more and continuous efforts have to be made to
meet the demands and expectations of the industry and make the
students more industry-ready.
· Shortage of Competent Manpower
Though the institute is constantly striving for recruitment of
competent faculty and has policies in place to help it do so, it is
hampered by the general shortage of well-qualified manpower,
especially those with the right blend of academic and industrial
experience.

Opportunities
· Employment Opportunities
The economy is coming out of recession and the present
government at the Centre is making efforts to boost manufacturing
and other segments. This is likely to result in more employment of
engineers and better participation of industry in academia.
· Industry-Academia Linkages, Collaborative Research and
Consultancy Projects
Pune is an industrial hub and Symbiosis has excellent relations with
industry. The institute involves industry in designing and updating
curriculum, delivering guest lectures, and arranging industrial visits
for the students. There exists an opportunity to further build and
improve the collaboration with the industry in the form of
consultancy, training, sponsored research projects, and establishing
labs and incubation centers.
· Globalization
Renowned foreign universities are showing an increasing eagerness
to collaborate with good Indian Universities, thus increasing the
opportunities for the institute to collaborate with such universities in
joint research projects, faculty and student exchange.
· Alumni Support
A significant number of SIT alumni are pursuing higher studies
abroad. They can contribute to the growth of their alma mater by
supporting and sponsoring various activities of the institute. Other
alumni who have joined industries or have started their own
business can also come forward and contribute towards all the
academic, financial and social endeavors of their alma mater.
· Employing Renowned International Faculty of Indian Origin
Many highly qualified individuals tend to return to India after their
Doctoral degree and Post-doctoral work from abroad. Symbiosis,
being a brand name, can attract them.

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Challenges
· Competition (Regional and National)
Many industrial houses have invested huge amount of money in
setting up engineering institutes with world class infrastructure and
international faculty on board. These institutes might give
competition to SIT and attract students and reduce the number of
students taking admission to SIT in the future. This, coupled with
opening up of new IITs and NITs, poses a real threat to any institute
that does not improve continually.
· Developing Innovative Methods for Imparting Technical
Education
Technical education has drastically changed with regard to
curriculum and pedagogy. New ways of learning with extensive use
of IT and flexibility have evolved and are being practiced in
renowned institutes. Project based and problem based learning is
becoming a norm. The institute must keep pace with these
developments lest it becomes a real challenge.
· Continued Recession in Manufacturing
Although there appears to be a turnaround in IT industry, the
manufacturing and other technology based industries continue to
face a slowdown. This has an impact on placements and in turn
future admissions.
· Recruitment and Retention of Competent Faculty
There is an acute shortage of competent faculty, particularly at
senior level and it is a challenge to retain them, in the present
competitive scenario.
· Intake of Better Quality Students
The institute has established itself as a good seat of technical
education and the initial phase of settling down is now over. Though
the intake quality of students has increased in the last few years,
more efforts have to be made to further improve the quality of
students entering the institute.

52. Future plans of the department.

Symbiosis Institute of Technology has made remarkable progress since its
inception in 2008. Over the period of past seven years B. Tech
programmes have been consolidated in terms of intake and quality of
students, M.Tech programmes in Computer Aided Design &
Manufacture, Electronics & Telecommunication and Computer Science
& Engineering have been introduced. More innovative programmes at
graduation and post-graduation level are planned to be started in a phased
manner. The institute has state-of-the-art infrastructure, qualified faculty,
well-designed curriculum with an in-built flexibility for industry
interactions and foreign collaborations, a well-designed teaching learning
process and a vibrant culture and conducive environment for learning and
research. The faculty has also made a beginning in terms of research at
Masters and Ph.D levels, sponsored R & D projects, publications in
refereed journals and collaborations with renowned industries and
universities both within India and abroad.
Our vision for the institute is to produce competent and creative engineers
of tomorrow who combine technological excellence with managerial

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acumen and human values in the fast evolving field of engineering.

Towards this cause, we will encourage innovations, inventiveness and
adaptability in all aspects of teaching-learning process, including
curriculum design, delivery, pedagogy and evaluation to ensure
effectiveness of the processes and satisfaction of all stakeholders
including students, faculty, industry and society at large. We will also
sensitize our students to the needs of the community through service
learning to make them better global citizens.
To ensure relevance of education for industry and to produce industry-
ready engineers, we will seek and continuously enhance industry
participation at every stage of teaching learning process including
curriculum design, projects, internships and interactions with industry
experts.

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of Geoinformatics (SIG)
Symbiosis Institute of Geoinformatics, Pune is one of the few institutes in India in which
students from different educational backgrounds are accepted whether they be from
engineering, science or any other. Courses are taught from the very basics taking into
account the mindset of the students. Many programming languages are taught as an
additional supplement for the course. Faculty take personal interest to provide all the
necessary support to all the students.

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the Institute

Symbiosis Institute of Geoinformatics (SIG)

2. Year of establishment
2004

3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?

Yes, Symbiosis Institute of Geoinformatics is a constituent of Symbiosis
International University under the Faculty of Engineering

4. Names of programmes offered

M.Sc. Geoinformatics

5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved

Apart from the faculty of Engineering, Symbiosis Institute of
Geoinformatics compiles its programme structure from the course
catalogues of other faculties including the Faculty of Computer Studies
and Faculty of Management.

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc.
SIG offers diploma and certificate courses in collaboration with College
of Military Engineering for Indian Army officers/JCOs/Soldiers. SIG is
the only institute in India that has collaborated with the Indian Army
(DIGIT) for diploma and advanced diploma programmes for Indian Army
personnel.

Students undertake a two month internship at the end of the second

semester and a six months project in the fourth semester both in industries
and research organisations.

7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons

Nil

8. Examination System:
Semester and Choice Based Credit System

9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other

departments
Participated to conduct GIS and Environmental Modelling course at SIIB.

10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual

Sanctioned Filled
Professor 2 1
Associate Professors 3 2
Assistant Professors 7 2
Adjunct Faculty 0 2
Other Teaching staff 0 3
Total 12 10

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11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of

specialization, experience and research under guidance

No. of
No. of Ph.D./
Experi M.Phil.
S.
Name Qualification Designation Specialization ence students
No
(years. guided for
months) the last 4
years
1. Dr. T.P. Singh PhD Professor and GIS & RS 17 4+1
Director
2. Mrs. Ashwini M.C.M. Associate Information 18 -
Mohgaonkar Professor & Tech.
Deputy
Director
3. Dr.Navendu PhD Associate GIS & RS 7 -
Chaudhary Professor
4. Col. B. K. B.Tech Assistant Photogram- 40 -
Pradhan Professor metry
5. Dr.Sandipan Das PhD Assistant Geoinformatics 1 -
Professor
6. Alok MBA Adjunct Project 32 -
Mohagaonkar (Marketing), faculty Management,
PMP, CSQA Quality
Management,
Requirements
Management,
Risk Manage-
ment
7. Anubandh B.Arc. GATE Adjunct Environment 15 -
Humbarde faculty and Planning,
Projects on
City Planning
like Lavasa,
Cyberabad
Development
Authority
8. Ms. Niyati M.Sc. Teaching Geoinformatics 3 -
Deshmukh Assistant
9. Ketki Mehta M.Sc. (Geo- Tutor Geoinformatics 2 -
informatics)
10. Pritanka Chavan B.Sc. (Microbi- Tutor Geoinformatics 2 -
ology), Post
Graduate
Diploma in
(Geo-
informatics)

12. List of senior Visiting Fellows , emeritus professors

List of Visiting Faculty
S.N. Title First Name Last Name Designation Organization
1 Mr. Shrikrishna Deshpande Director Radiant Minds
2 Mr. Vidyadhar Deshpande Addl. Director YASHADA
3 Mrs Nina Godbole General Manager IBM Global Services
4 Col Vishwas Supanekar Addl. Director YASHADA

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13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise

information
M.Sc. (Geoinformatics)

Academic year Course taught by visiting faculty

2014- 2015 30%

14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio

M.Sc. (Geoinformatics) –12:1

15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative

staff: sanctioned, filled and actual
Administrative Staff

Sanctioned Filled/actual
13 8

Technical Staff
Sanctioned Filled
5 3

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies

Symbiosis Institute of Geoinformatics works in the areas of Climate
Change, Vegetation Carbon Sequestration, LULUCF and Irrigation
infrastructure using Geospatial technology projects funded by
Department of Space, Govt. of India. The Department of Space has
recognised SIG as collaborating institute for project of national
importance in the above area.

17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b)

international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the
names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received
project-wise.
National Projects
Sr. Year Number Name of project Name of Total
No. wise of Funding grant
Faculty agency received
(Rs)
1 2009 1 National communication on National 529200
inventory of greenhouse gases - Remote Sensing
National land use, land use Centre (NRSC)
change and Forestry (LULUCF)
assessment using satellite data of
Rajasthan, Gujarat and
Maharashtra
2 2012 1 Vegetation carbon project (2nd National 419700
Phase) Remote Sensing
Centre (NRSC)

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3 2014 1 Vegetation carbon dynamics in ISRO 2921520

Maharashtra Geosphere and
Biosphere
Program (IGBP)
4 2012 1 Micro level planning of crop SIU 144000
productivity in rainfed regions of
Maharashtra state using
Geospatial Technologies
5 2013 1 Research capacity building SIU 150000
among postgraduate students

International Projects (Consultancy)

Sr. No. Name of the project Name of the Total
No. of funding agency grant
Faculty Received
(Rs.)
1 1 Sikkim biodiversity and forestry Japan Interna- 37745
project, Govt. of Sikkim tional Cooperation
Agency (JICA)
2 1 Tamil Nadu biodiversity and Japan Interna-
Greening project, Tamil Nadu Govt. tional Cooperation
Agency (JICA)

18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants

received
a) National collaboration b) International collaboration

a) National Collaboration
SIG collaborates with the National Remote Sensing Centre, Indian
Space Research Organisation to execute projects of national
importance.

b) International Collaboration:
• SIG is a technical partner with International Water
Management Institute (IWMI), Colombo for South Asia
Drought Management System (SADMS) in association with
World Metrological Organisation (WMO) and Global Water
Partner (GWP).

• SIG is a member of Sentinel Asia Project with Japan

Aerospace Exploratory Agency (JAXA) to provide space
based data for disaster information in India. In this
collaboration, SIG is authorized to access different satellite
data from the Asian countries of Japan, China, India,
Thailand, Philippines, S. Korea, and Malaysia and
disseminate the information during disasters.

19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE;

DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received. (Department of
Space)
Department of Space, GOI has collaborated with SIG to conduct their
research activity and Rs. 52,84,953 /- assistance has been provided.

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20. Research facility /centre with

• state recognition
• national recognition
• international recognition
Nil

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by /created by industry or

corporate bodies
Nil

22. Publications:

Total number of publications 21

(From 2009 to 2015; as of 31-07-2015)
i. Number of papers published in peer reviewed 15
journals (national / international): (National 4 &
International 11 )
ii. Monographs 1
iii. Chapters in Books 1
iv. Edited Books 2
v. Proceedings papers 2
Number listed in International Database 10
(For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities
International Complete, Dare Database -
International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO
host, etc.)
Citation Index – range / average Google Total Citations= 15
(For SIU affiliated papers) Scholar Range:1-7
Avg: 2.5
Scopus Total Citations= 3
Range: 0 - 2
Avg: 1.5
Total citations of SIG faculty (SIU + Non-SIU 405
affiliated papers)
SNIP Range: 0 - 0.129
Avg: 0.521
SJR Range:0 - 0.816
Avg: 0.336
Avg: 0.324
Impact Factor – range/average Range: 0 - 0.1.665
Avg: 0.576
h-index (Google Scholar:2
Scopus: 1)

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23. Details of patents and income generated

Nil

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated

GIS-MIS and Remote Sensing (Income generated Rs. 37,745/-).

25. Faculty selected nationally /internationally to visit other laboratories

/institutions/industries in India and abroad :
T.P. Singh nominated for South Asia Climate Outlook Forum, Dhaka
(SASCOF ) and visit to Metrological Department of Bangladesh for
formulation of strategy for South Asia Outlook for Drought Management.

26. Faculty serving in

a) National committees b) International committees c) Editorial
Boards d) any other (please specify)
• Dr. T P Singh is member of the National Committee of Indian
Geospatial Organisation (INGO) Govt. Of India
• Dr. T.P. Singh is an Advisor to Sikkim Biodiversity and
Forestry Project, Govt. of Sikkim funded by Japan
International Corporation Agency (JICA)
• Dr.T.P. Singh is an Advisor to Tamil Nadu Biodiversity and
Greening Project, Tamil Nadu Govt. funded by Japan
International Corporation Agency (JICA)
• Dr.Navendu Choudhary is member of the editorial board of
International Journal of Advancement in Earth and
Environmental Science. ISSN 2321-9149
• Dr.T P Singh Member of South Asia Disaster Management
System (SADMS), IWMI, Colombo
• Dr.T P Singh and Dr. Narendra Chaudhary are reviewer of
many National and International Journals belonging to
Elsevier, Springer, Taylor and Francis.

27. Faculty recharging strategies

Faculty of the institute attended 3 workshops at the National and

International level during 2014-15

28. Student projects

• percentage of students who have done in-house projects including
inter-departmental projects -20% average from 2009 to 2014
• percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other
universities /industry /institute –80% average from 2009 to 2014

29. Awards /recognitions received at the national and international level

by
• Faculty
• Doctoral /post doctoral fellows
• Students

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SIG has bagged National Education Leadership award 2014 by Lokmat

Faculty Dr. T . P. Singh has received Sir. Vishwesariya National best
engineering award 2015.
The following awards/recognition have been received by our students
• OrleneD’cunha and Leon Ratinam won the best technical paper
award at the International Conference held at IIT-Bombay in June
2014 (Geomatrix 2014).
• The paper entitled - An Innovative Approach using Crowd
Management (Crowd Control), Crowd Sourcing and GIS
Techniques towards a Comprehensive Disaster Management
Preparedness for The Kumbh Mela 2015.

30. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of

funding (national /International) with details of outstanding
participants, if any.
a. SIG organises ‘Geovision’ seminar each year in collaboration with
Indian Society of Geomatics (ISG) and Centre of Advance
Computing(CDAC).

b. SIG organised five day workshop on ‘Remote Sensing and GIS

applications’ for university teachers across India. The workshop
was funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Govt.
of India.

31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments

• Research is one of the very important thrust areas as enshrined in the
mission of SIU.
• A Research Advisory Committee (RAC) is constituted to
technically review research proposals /projects.
• The Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) of SIU focuses on rights,
safety and well being of the research participants if research
involves human subjects and if there is a possibility of involving an
ethical issue. There is also robust anti plagiarism policy in the
institute.

32. Student profile programme-wise:

Name of the Applications Selected/ Joined Pass percentage

Programme received
Male Female Male Female
M.Sc.
(Geoinformatics) 98 17 20 80% 100%
Batch (9-11)
Batch (10-12) 116 31 26 93% 96%
Batch(11-13) 65 24 20 76% 89%
Batch (12-14) 82 25 20 80% 100%
Batch (13-15) 65 11 12 100% 100%
Batch (14-16) 71 17 31 - -
Batch (15-17) 93 16 35 - -

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33. Diversity of students:

% of students % of
% of students % of students
Name of the from other students
from the same from universities
Programme universities from other
university outside the state
within the state countries
M.Sc.
(Geoinformatics) 0 45% 54.5% 0.5%
Batch (9-11)
Batch (10-12) 7% 35% 58% 00
Batch(11-13) 32% 68% -
Batch (12-14) - 41% 58% 0.25%
Batch (13-15) - 60% 40% -
Batch (14-16) 6% 15% 79% -
Batch (15-17) 1% 11% 88% -

34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defence Services
examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive
examinations? Give details category-wise.
Nil

35. Student progression

Student progression Percentage against enrolled

UG to PG NA
PG to M.Phil. NA
No natural progression to Ph.D. Admission
PG to Ph.D.
to Ph.D through entrance exam and merit.
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral NA
Employed
Campus selection 100%
Other than campus recruitment
Entrepreneurs NA

36. Diversity of staff

Percentage of faculty who are graduates

of the same university 20%
from other universities within the State 40%
from universities from other States 30%
from universities outside the country 10%

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37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and
D.Litt. during the assessment period
One faculty has completed his Ph.D. in the year 2015.

38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard

to
a. Details of library infra-structure (2014- 2015)

S.N. Library facility Details

1. Total area 616 sq feet
2. Total seating capacity 25 students
3. Working hours: On working days:10 AM to 6:00 PM
• On working days On Sundays and holidays: Closed
• On holidays Before Examination10 AM to 6:00 PM
• Before Examination During Examination: 10 AM to 6:00 PM
• During examination During Vacation: 10 AM to 6:00 PM
• During vacation During vacation : 10 AM to 6:00 PM

4. Layout of the library Individual reading room

• Individual reading carrels
• Lounge area for browsing and
relaxed reading
• IT zone for accessing e-
resources
5. Display of floor plan, sign boards, Adequate sign boards
fire alarms & any other
information
6. Total No of :-
• Books 747
• Titles 8
7. Total No of :-
• National Journals 2

8. Total No. of e-journals 350

9 Total No of :-
• Magazines 3
• e-Databases 12

10 Internet facilities for staff and 3 mbps internet leased line

students
-Systems 51
Computer – Student Ratio 1:2
Dedicated Computing facility 51
LAN Facility Yes
No. of nodes/ computers with
Internet facility 51

Average number of books added in last 3 years (2012-15) - 45

39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates

a) from the host institution/university –
● Ketaki Metha

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● Pritanka Chauhan
● Youraj Adagle
● Sandeepan Das
● Vidya Kumbhar
● Manisha Bhosale
b) from other institutions/universities - Nil

40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from

the university.
Mr. Naresh Kumar received financial assistance of Rs. 1,65,000/-.

41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the

development of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.
NA

42. Does the department obtain feedback from

a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation?
If yes, how does the department utilize the feedback?
Yes, faculty feedback on curriculum is acquired before every Board
of Studies (BoS) meeting, and the suggestions made by the faculty
are noted down. After deliberations and discussions, the BoS makes
recommendations to the Academic Council for revising the
curriculum from the next academic year.

b. Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation

and how does the department utilize the feedback?
i. The feedback is taken at the end of every semester.
ii. Head of the institute also conducts open house of students for
getting feedback.
iii. The outcome of student’s feedback and its analysis is shared
with the faculty. It is used for follow up action. Based on the
feedback, faculty development programmes are arranged for
the faculty, if required. The feedback is also taken into
consideration while planning for the subsequent semester.
Annual appraisal of the faculty and the resultant incentives
take into consideration the faculty feedback.
iv. Student feedback also forms one of the items for analysis by
the academic audit team and for their observation.

c. Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how

does the department utilize the feedback?
The Faculty Members received number of emails from Alumni
regarding the Programme and Curriculum. They have also given
suggestions to update to programme according to the current
Industry requirement.

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43. List the distinguished alumni of the department

S.N. Name Batch Organisation Position

1 Baljeet Kaur 4-6 NIIT Technologies, Project Manager
Sathi USA

2 Sriram S. 4-6 Fugro , Pvt. Ltd. Resource Manger

3 Prasad 4-6 MWH Project Manager
Waralingam
4 Priya Dagar 5-7 European Business Sector Specialist
and Technology
Centre (EBTC),
5 Tejwant Kaur 5-7 IBM Senior GIS
Developer
6 Phani Kishore 5-7 Dell , USA Senior Advisor
Atili
7 Devdutt 6-8 Webonise Lab
Tengse
8 Ankita Dube 6-8 Tata Consultancy Senior GIS
Services Developer
9 Ankita 8-10 IIT, Bombay Researcher
Mishra
10 Tania Bisen 8-10 Cognizant Senior GIS
technologies Developer
11 Akshay 9-11 IBM, India Senior GIS
Mohgaonkar Developer
12 Swapnil 9-11 Hard castle Director
Jadhav

44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures

/workshops /seminar) involving external experts.
Special lectures by following eminent scientist and scholars

Sr Expert Name Topic Organisation Year

no.
1 Maj Gen Shiva Open Source GIS Head NRDMS, (DST) 2009
Kumar
2 Dr.Madhav Gadgil, GPS Technology for Ecologist and Chairman, 2010
Conservation aspects in Western Ghats Ecology
rural areas Expert Panel
3 Dr. Mohan Dharia Forestry for Community Former Union Minister 2010
Development
4 Dr. P.S. Roy Geoinformatics for Outstanding Scientist, 2010
forestry Director CSSTEAP, IIRS

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5 Dr. Eric Bharucha, Environment and Director, Environment 2010

Geoinformatics Department, Bharti
vidyapeeth, Pune
6 Dr. Y.L.P. Rao, Geoinformatics and CCF 2011
Forestry
7 Dr. A.K. Jha, Forest Right Act and Commissioner, Tribal 2012
Geospatial Technology Research Institute
8 Shri R.K. Sahay, Use of GIS by Wireless Inspector General Police, 2012
Police Department Pune
9 Dr. V.V. Rao, Irrigation Infrastructure Head Water Resource 2013
and Geospatial Division, ISRO
10 Dr. C.S. Jha, Energy and Carbon Flux Group Director, NRSC 2013
in forest Ecosystems
11 Dr. S.P. Agarwal Remote Sensing Scientist F, IIRS 2013
Application in Water
Resource Management
12 Dr.Mukhopadhyay Reduce the Eroor DGM, IMD, Pune 2014
Components in Weather
Forecasting
13 Mr.HemantDarbari Use of Technology to Executive Director, C- 2014
, understand Disaster Dac
14 Dr. Giriraj Hydro metrological IWMI, Colombo 2014
Amarnath Disaster
15 Dr. Rajendra Singh Water Management Eminent Environmentalist 2015

45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different
programmes.
Group discussions, discussions on research papers, class seminars,
presentations, student conferences, guest lectures, projects and problem
based learning are a part of the teaching methods in the programme.
• Inclusion of courses related to current practices and emerging areas
in the programme, field visits, industrial visits, participation in
exhibitions and competitions which are part of curricular and co-
curricular activities, help in developing scientific temperament
among students.
• Faculty follows different teaching methodology according to the
requirements of a course. Courses with practical components
contain lectures, practical, presentations, mini project,field trip
under the teaching methodology, however courses without practical
components consist of lectures, assignments, presentations and
book reviews.
• Students are also encouraged to write and publish research papers in
collaboration with faculty members.

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are
constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored?
• Learning outcomes are monitored constantly by evaluating the
different method of evaluations. SIG follows 60% of internal
evaluations which comprises different components like Viva voice,
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the external evaluation.

47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension

activities.
• SIG staff and students visited an Old Age Home to help the old
people accommodated there.
• SIG staff and students visited an orphanage and taught them the
basics of computers and geography.
• Students conducted a Traffic Rules Awareness Drive and Safety on
Roads campaign.
• Tree Plantation in Army area
• Students visited schools for awareness programme on environment
• Faculty provide training to the differently abled army personnel

48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the

department.
• Students work with faculty members on research areas. Projects,
case studies are analysed and discussed. Publishing paper in peer
reviewed journal is also taken up.Faculty and students are involved
in different projects funded by external agencies.

49. State whether the programme/department is accredited/graded by

other agencies? If yes, give details.
The report of National Task Force on Geo-Special education-MHRD,
August 2013 has benchmarked the programme. SIG has been invited as an
academic advisor during the formation of Indian National GIS
Organisation (INGO) by the Minister of HRD, Govt. of India.

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating

new knowledge, basic or applied.
SIG involves in imparting new knowledge through research projects
conducted by the institute. New findings through reports and publications
have been communicated in peer reviewed journals. SIG has contributed
significantly in the area of vegetation biomass and climate change.

51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and

Challenges (SWOC) of the department.

Strengths
• SIG is a well known brand name in the field of geospatial education
in India
• Good core faculty with practical experience and research
• Established values, identity and educational culture
• Great demand for geo-informatics professionals which is likely to
rise
• Working with research projects aligned with the national agenda

Weakness
• Despite the scope in this field, substantial number of students have
not been opting to join this programme mainly due to ignorance
about the field.

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• Paucity of good, trained faculty and subject experts.

Opportunities
• Very few GIS teaching institutes in the country as on date, hence a
good opportunity to prosper.
• Good placement opportunity. Currently only 25% of industry
requirements are being met.
• Opportunities exist for collaborations with well-known
international organizations

Challenges
• The awareness of this field among students community is rather
limited and therefore majority of students must be educated about
its benefits.
• The initial package offered in this career may not compare with the
MBA degree of good institutions but the future growth and stability
is good.

52. Future plans of the Institute.

In spite of limited resources, SIG has built an identity for itself and a good
reputation in the industry, amongst Government organizations and
national /international sister organizations. SIG is one of the top reputed
institutions in GIS in the country, and has established a lead over its
contemporaries. This lead should not be given up, especially now that the
Government is opening up to this new technology.
(a) Institute is planning to start Centre for Water Management and
Environment sustainability.
(b) SIG will be a brand name to be reckoned with in the GIS field.
(c) By 2020, GIS should be synonymous with SIG.
(d) SIG will support government initiatives and the industry by
building training capacity for required human resources at all levels
as well as in research and specializations in different areas.

Road Map
• Collaboration with national and international institutes for
knowledge sharing.
• SIG is planning to start M.Tech in Geoinformatics under the Faculty
of Engineering from 2015 onwards.
• SIG will aim for setting up a GIS as a research centre/Centre of
Excellence with integrated research courses.
• Acquiring additional support staff in terms of coordinators,
qualified faculty with Ph.D. and relevant experience, establishment
of an additional lab with high end work stations and server.
• SIG is looking forward to establish different research groups like
Agriculture, Water Resources, Forestry and Ecology, Automated
and Facility mapping, etc.

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1. Symbiosis Centre for Research and Innovation (SCRI)

Introduction
As a multidisciplinary University, SIU has had a long legacy of excellence
in teaching and grooming students for lifelong careers. The focus now is to
work towards enhancing research output of the University, and emerging
as one among the top in the country.

Objectives
· To promote the research activities of the University and nurture
innovations.
· To create a strong Ph.D. department
· To create a research culture amongst the existing faculty at the
University
· To publish the research output

Responsibilities
· To manage the Ph.D. Department of the University and enhance
quality of Ph.D. research.
· To create and nurture a culture of research and scientific enquiry
amongst the existing faculty of the University, through continuous
training.
· To publish Research Journals with reputed publishers in different
domains.
· To develop case Research Centre at the University.
· To promote innovations and tap IP potential across the Institutes of
SIU

Current Status
This Centre has emerged as a hub of Research activities at the University.
With rigorous processes for ensuring each of the above, the Centre has
now laid a strong foundation for leap frogging to a new trajectory.

Action Plan: The objectives can be achieved by adopting a multipronged

approach.
· To create a strong Ph.D. department to handle the statutory
requirements of the UGC – Entrance Examination, Pre- Ph.D.
Course work, monitoring of progress of Ph.D. work of scholars,
Identifying and granting approvals to Recognized Research
Centers, monitor Approved Research Centre's , award of JRFs
,Focus on enhancement of quality of Ph.D. research, through
adoption of rigorous peer evaluation etc.
· To create a research culture amongst the existing Faculty at the
University. This can be done through continuous training, capacity
building, encouraging joint research across disciplines and with
partner universities overseas
· To publish Symbiosis Research Journals, Case studies, Working
Papers, Monographs etc.
Enhanced research output in excellent peer reviewed indexed
journals is the desired outcome.

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2. English Language Teaching Institute of Symbiosis (ELTIS) and

Symbiosis Institute of Foreign and Indian Languages (SIFIL)

Objective
ELTIS: To impart excellent training in English Language Skills &
Communication Skills with the aid of latest educational methods and
techniques.

To help International & Indian Students excel in the English

Communication Skills at international levels, and to foster and promote
International understanding.

SIFIL: To develop and strengthen the multi-lingual capacities of Indian

and International students, through skill-based modern teaching
techniques.

Responsibility
It is the responsibility of ELTIS-SIFIL to enhance the communicative
competence of International and Indian students through language skills,
presentation skills and soft skills. It is also their responsibility to make
their students globally competitive from communication point of view.

Current Status
· In the year 2013-14 ELTIS taught English to 375 students from 26
countries. In 2014-15 this figure rose to 401 students from 24
countries.
· ELTIS taught English to 5251 Indian students in the year 2013-14
and Foreign Languages to 1344 students in 2013-14.
· At present, ELTIS /SIFIL teach English, German, French, Spanish,
Japanese and Chinese.

3. Symbiosis Centre for Corporation Education (SCCE)

Objectives
Symbiosis Centre for Corporate Education (SCCE) is instrumental in
offering various long term as well as short term programs to the corporate
fraternity under the Symbiosis umbrella. These programs are offered at
the client site as well as in-house.

Responsibilities
By combining academics with real-world relevance, SCCE is dedicated to
prepare the participants to excel in the global economy. It develops
participants using innovative learning methods & processes, bridging the
gap between theory and practice so that they can contribute to overall
business success at their respective organizations.

Current Status
SCCE has been conducting programs for various corporate clients like
Wipro Corporation, Godrej Group of Companies, Deutsche Bank, Tata
Group, BMC Software, Tyco Electronics, Thermax Ltd, Avaya India,

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McDonalds India, Mahindra & Mahindra, eClerx, Amdocs Development

Center Ltd, WNS Global Services, Mphasis, Zensar Technologies and
many more the Management Development Programs of Symbiosis are
recognized by renowned blue chip corporate houses in India.

4. Symbiosis Centre for International Education (SCIE)

Objectives
The Symbiosis Centre for International Education (SCIE) is an integral
part of the Symbiosis International University (SIU), providing
leadership and support to internationalize the campus and the curricula.
SIU is a pioneer in India in setting up a dedicated International office-
Symbiosis Centre for International Education (SCIE). The centre
facilitates all the internationalization activities related to students, faculty
and curricula across all the Faculties of SIU.

Symbiosis Centre for International Education (SCIE) has three divisions

1. International Student Admissions & Student Events
2. International Initiatives & Collaborations.
3. International Promotions and International Student Relations

Responsibilities
· Facilitate admissions for International students
· Confirm International student's eligibility.
· Provide student support and welfare activities
· Facilitate academic collaborations with foreign Universities
· Provide opportunities for student and faculty mobility
· Provide opportunities for academic enrichment through faculty
exchanges, developmental activities and research projects with
partner universities.
· Encourage cultural diversity at the classroom, campus and program
level.
· Offer cultural immersion programs to partner universities.
· Develop and build the brand of Symbiosis International University
by establishing a footprint all across the globe.
· Facilitate projects focused on the community development with the
international partners.

Current Status
· Academic collaborations with several international Universities
across the globe
· Consistent enhancement in the representation of foreign students at
SIU through full time and short term study options.

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5. Symbiosis Teaching Learning Resource Centre (STLRC)

Objectives
To enable continuous learning of the faculty in the domain of teaching
learning and evaluation since excellence in teaching is the hallmark of
world class Universities.

Some of the objectives of the Centre are as follows:

· Faculty development, including training and development related
to teaching, research, domain knowledge, administration and
personal development.
· Educational development, which involves active work with
colleagues on developing teaching, learning, assessment and
research into pedagogical matters at both, undergraduate and
postgraduate levels.
· To pioneer programs in Andragogy and provide consultancy in the
higher education (HE) sector concerning teaching and learning
issues.

Responsibilities
· Plan training programs in generic teaching learning techniques.
· Plan domain specific training programmes.
· To equip the faculty to undertake good quality research using
contemporary and statistical techniques.
· To analyse the training metrics and monitor improvement in quality
of teaching – learning.

Current Status
· STLRC has conducted 91 FDPs for the Faculty member which was
highly appreciated by the participants and the faculty got benefitted
in their teaching and research.
· STLRC will be commencing a program under to train Faculty in use
of Techno pedagogy or Technogogy. STLRC is shortly launching a
Master's Diploma in Higher Education Andragogy (MDHEA)
where this module would be offered to faculty, giving them an edge
over traditional teachers.

6. Symbiosis School of International Studies (SSIS)

Objective
There is concern in several quarters in India that International Studies
programs and institutions in the country are not fully able to cope with the
demands and opportunities facing a modernizing and rising India, which
is fast integrating itself into a changing, complex and increasingly
knowledge-driven world. India's rising profile in global affairs demands a
rapid response to the demand-supply gaps that would help the country to
carve a place for itself with regard to research in international studies and
education.

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Action Plan
· To continue with the annual IR Conference.

· Establish a think tank and research center - As a research institute,

the SSIS will carry out research-based analysis of mid-to-long
range policy relevant issues and problems. The output of the
research institute will contribute to the academic inquiry and
knowledge accumulation as well as inform public opinion and
policy formulation. In this endeavor, the SSIS would seek to
collaborate with institutions and universities in India and abroad.
As a think-tank, SSIS would have a shorter time horizon in its
analyses and make focused policy recommendations. The SSIS will
produce short reports, policy briefs, opinion columns, participation
in public seminars and presentations to inform public opinion and
policy-makers. In this endeavor, SSIS will interact with policy-
making agencies, media, international organizations and NGOs.
The focus will be on developing innovative research agendas,
developing databases, developing publication programs and
disseminating analyses to relevant audiences through print and
digital media.
· To launch academic programs in International Studies- Courses
offered under the M.A. programme would be contemporary in
outlook and corresponding to the changing scenario in India and
abroad. Core components of the course would be theories of
international relations, diplomacy and international governance,
policies and institutions of international development, international
security, human rights and peace studies, international law,
international trade and finance, global common goods and
international communication.

There would be a strong emphasis on the development of

communication and negotiation skills. Students would be
encouraged to learn foreign languages as area studies selected.
· To plan seminars and workshops in relevant areas for students of
business, law etc.
· To continue with the initiatives of IRGAMAG.

Current Status
· SSIS has successfully organized the annual International Relations
Conferences with the support of the Ministry of External Affairs in
2013- 2014.
· IRGAMAG moved from New Delhi to Pune.

7. Symbiosis Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (SCEI)

Objectives
To foster the spirit of innovation led entrepreneurship amongst the
students.

Responsibilities
· To build capacity in Entrepreneurship

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· To provide necessary training in interdisciplinary aspects of

business, Law, Finance, IP, Marketing, Supply Chains, Design
Thinking etc.
· To create incubation centers to support budding entrepreneurs on
campus.
· To support the activities of the planned Health and Technology Park
at SIU and create an enabling environment, conducive to innovative
work.
· To plan and create collaborative arrangements with organizations in
India / overseas with a view to attain the objectives of the Centre.
· To identify opportunities to support / start entrepreneurial ventures
as an offshoot of existing activities of the University – eg. In the
Symbiosis Centre for Waste Management and Sustainability or
Symbiosis Centre for Health Skills.

Current Status
· SCEI has supported SIBM – Pune, SIMS and SCIT to plan and
execute its programs
· SCEI has promoted its initiatives to students.
· SCEI has successfully supported several on – campus
entrepreneurial ventures.

8. Symbiosis Centre for Waste Management and Sustainability

(SCWMS)

Introduction
Waste is inevitable. With changing consumption patterns and modern life
style, wastivity per capita, heterogeneity and complexity of waste has
increased significantly with time. Random disposal of waste may severely
impact human, environment and climate. Therefore sustainable
management of waste in precise manner is the key. SCWMS in
collaboration with Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore
will be committed in the field of sustainable waste management thereby
safeguarding the triple bottom line i.e. people, planet and profit.

Objectives
· To develop cutting edge strategies and solutions to urban and
industrial wastes
· To reduce human health and environmental impacts of waste by –
ensuring legal compliance; preventing generation of waste;
promoting reuse and biological recovery of waste and recycling of
materials; generating energy from waste; ensuring safe treatment
and disposal
· To minimize the impact on climate change by reducing the GHG
emission by waste
· To undertake need-based research project in waste management
areas
· To impart education and training for practitioners and other
stakeholders in Pune

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· To facilitate co-operation between members and professional

bodies, industry, regulators and the environmental research
community

Responsibility
· To provide leadership, guidelines and support to Local
Government, industry and other waste role players with regards to
waste management.
· To encourage partnerships between all spheres of government to
coordinate national, regional and local planning efforts and to find
the best practicable, environmentally safe and equitable solutions to
waste management problems.
· To build awareness and seek to identify, analyse and implement key
issues and challenges to waste management and sustainability
involving all levels of stakeholder's

Action taken
· Initiated talks with NTU, Singapore delegation in 2 areas viz. Water
Purification and Solid Waste Management. Non-Disclosure
Agreement (NDA) and Research Agreement (RA) in progress.
· Identified MSW management projects with Pune Municipal
Corporation (PMC), Pune viz. EIA of biogas plants and awareness
creation among stakeholders through meetings
· Solid waste management initiatives taken on Lavale hill base and
hill top campuses
· Efficiency of biogas generation and problem thereof studied across
Symbiosis campuses
· Visits to PMC and Galaxy Hospital and project proposal ready for
further actions

Future plan of action

· Creating awareness on municipal solid waste management among
waste management personnel, general public & students in regard
to source segregation, management and disposal
· Carrying Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of existing PMC
biogas plants
· Studies on enhancement of biogas generation efficiency of
Symbiosis and PMC biogas plants
· Managing generation of Biomedical Waste from Galaxy Hospital
· Streamlining the waste management practices across Symbiosis
campuses in Pune
· Industrial wastewater management containing Chromium using
integrated process

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9. Symbiosis Centre for Health Skills (SCHS)

Introduction
The border line is often blurred between the work of health professionals
and service providers and the work of partners who are outside the health
sector. Therefore, specialist health care and community services training
helps to meet industry skills gaps and improve the lives of people in
healthcare to make a difference.

Objectives
· To provide high-tech simulated and virtually created hospital set-up
for teaching and training & assessment for all health care
professionals in clinical and related management skills (including
communication skills).
· To ensure delivery of high quality healthcare services to the
community by providing highly competent and safe practitioners
trained and tested by simulation techniques.
· To offer academic programmes on Health Skill already launched

Responsibilities
· Setting up of in-patient simulation and outpatient simulation
· Ensuring procedural simulation (including assessment) and
diagnostic simulation (including analysis)
· Conducting simulation based training on communication skills on
healthcare management
· Ensuring that the virtually created hospital will have general ward,
adult/neonatal ICU, operation theatre, delivery suite, diagnostics
and teaching learning facilities

Action taken
· Academics programmes in Health Skills already launched.

Future Plan of Action

· Health workforce reform for more effective, efficient and accessible
service delivery
· Build Health workforce capacity and skills development
· Provide Leadership for the sustainability of the health system
· Support Health workforce planning
· Impact Health workforce policy, funding and regulation.
· The Framework will have a focus on evaluation of the effectiveness
of interventions to improve workforce capacity and productivity
system wide

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Constituents and Departments of SIU

1. SLS - P: Symbiosis Law School, Pune

2. SLS - N: Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA
3. SLS - H: Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad
4. SIBM - P: Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune
5. SIIB: Symbiosis Institute of International Business
6. SCMHRD: Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource
Development
7. SIMS: Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies
8. SITM: Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management
9. SCMS - P: Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies, Pune
10. SIOM - Nashik: Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management
11. SIBM - B: Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Bengaluru
12. SSBF: Symbiosis School of Banking and Finance
13. SCMS - N: Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies, NOIDA
14. SIBM - H: Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Hyderabad
15. SICSR: Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research
16. SCIT: Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology
17. SIHS: Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences
18. SCON: Symbiosis College of Nursing
19. SSBS: Symbiosis School of Biomedical Sciences
20. SIMC: Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication
21. SID: Symbiosis Institute of Design
22. SSMC - B: Symbiosis School of Media and Communication, Bengaluru
23. SCMC: Symbiosis Centre for Media and Communication
24. SSP: Symbiosis School of Photography
25. SSE: Symbiosis School of Economics
26. SSLA: Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts
27. SIT: Symbiosis Institute of Technology
28. SIG: Symbiosis Institute of Geoinformatics

Departments of SIU providing Support Services

1. ELTIS: English Language Teaching Institute of Symbiosis
2. SCCE: Symbiosis Centre for Corporate Education
3. SCEI: Symbiosis Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
4. SCHS: Symbiosis Centre for Health Skills
5. SCIE: Symbiosis Centre for International Education
6. SCRI: Symbiosis Centre for Research and Innovation
7. SCWMS: Symbiosis Centre for Waste Management and Sustainability
8. SSIS: Symbiosis School of International Studies
9. STLRC: Symbiosis Teaching Learning Resource Centre

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Abbreviations in SIU NAAC SSR

1. ACCA: Association of Certified Chartered Accountants

2. ACT: Assessment of Courses and Teachers
3. ADR: Alternative Dispute Redress
4. AMC: Annual Maintenance Contracts
5. AMOS: Analysis of Moment Structures
6. API: Academic Performance Indicators
7. ARTI: Appropriate Rural Technology Institute
8. BLF: Bangalore Literature Festival
9. BoM: Board of Management
10. BoS: Board of Studies
11. BSE: Bombay Stock Exchange
12. BUD: Board of University Development
13. CAP: Central Assessment Programme
14. CBCS: Choice Based Credit System
15. CDC: Consultancy Development Centre
16. CEE: Centre for Environment Education
17. CEP: Corporate Education Programme
18. CEPT: Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology
19. CFL: Compact Fluorescent Lamps
20. CGPA: Cumulative Grade Point Average
21. CHAC: Campus Health Advisory Committee
22. CII: Confederation of Indian Industry
23. CISCO: Computer Information System Company
24. COE: Controller of Examinations
25. CPCSEA: Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of
Experiments on Animals
26. CRF: Chest Research Foundation
27. DDC: Dewey Decimal Classification
28. DGR: Directorate General of Resettlement
29. DRDE: Defense Research and Development Establishment
30. EAR: Energy Audit Report
31. EEC: Electrical Energy Conservation
32. EIA: Environmental Impact Assessment
33. ELCIA: Electronic City Industries Association
34. ELTIS: English Language Teaching Institute of Symbiosis
35. EMIS: Emerging Markets Information Service
36. FAEA: Foundation for Academic Excellence and Access
37. FCP: Floating Credits Programme
38. FICCI: Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry
39. FIS: Faculty Information System
40. FOGSI: Federation of Obstetric and Gynecological Societies of India

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41. FRO: Foreigners' Registration Office

42. GE-PIWAT: Group Exercise - Personal Interaction and Writing Ability
Test
43. GFATM: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
44. GIP: Global Immersion Programme
45. GOI: Government of India
46. HPU: Health Promoting University
47. HSSC: Health Sector Skill Council
48. HSTP: Health Science Technology Park
49. IAEC: Institutional Animal Ethics Committee
50. ICC: Internal Complaints Committee
51. ICCR: Indian Council of Cultural Relations
52. ICSSR: Indian Council of Social Science Research
53. ICT: Information & Communication Technology
54. IDMP: Integrated Disaster Management Programme
55. IHCQF: Indian Health Care Quality Forum
56. IMA: Indian Medical Association
57. ISCCM: Indian Society for Critical Care Medicine
58. ISR: Institutional Social Responsibility
59. ISRO: Indian Space Research Organisation
60. ITELF: IT Entrepreneurship and Leadership Forum
61. KVPY: Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana
62. LED: Light Emitting Diode
63. LMS: Learning Management System
64. MDHEA: Masters Diploma in Higher Education Andragogy
65. MDP: Management Development Programme
66. MEDA:Maharashtra Energy Development Agency
67. MEMS:Maharashtra Emergency Medical Services
68. MERC: Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Council
69. MMC: Maharashtra Medical Council
70. MNC: Maharashtra Nursing Council
71. MOIA: Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs
72. MOU: Memorandum of Understanding
73. MRA: Moral Re-Armament
74. NDSU: North Dakota State University
75. NFCG: National Foundation for Corporate Governance
76. NIMC: National Inspection & Monitoring Committee.
77. NIOS: National Institute of Open Schooling
78. NPTEL: National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning
79. NRSC: National Remote Sensing Centre
80. NSDC: National Skill Development Corporation
81. OCI: Overseas Citizens of India
82. OMG: Ontario Maharashtra Goa

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83. OMPI: Outcome Metrics and Performance Indicators

84. PAR: Performance Appraisal Review
85. PCT: Patent Cooperation Treaty
86. PET: Ph.D. Entrance Test
87. PHFI: Public Health Foundation of India
88. PIO: Person of Indian Origin
89. PMI: Project Management Institute
90. RRC: Research and Recognition Committee
91. RWC: Recreation & Wellness Centre
92. SAMARC: Social Action for Manpower Creation
93. SAP: Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing
94. SCALSAR: Symbiosis Centre for Advanced Legal Studies and Research
95. SCI: Science Citation Index
96. SCOPE: Symbiosis Community Outreach Programme and Extension
97. SDRC: Software Development and Research Cell
98. SEMI: Society for Emergency Medicine in India
99. SET: Symbiosis Entrance Test
100. SII: Serum Institute of India
101. SIP: Study India Programme
102. SMU: Singapore Management University
103. SNAP: Symbiosis National Aptitude Test
104. SPoW: Science Parks of Wallonia
105. SPSS: Statistical Package for Social Sciences
106. SSCI: Social Science Citation Index
107. STS: Symbiosis Test Secretariat
108. SUR: Shared University Reward
109. TAP: Term end Assessment Programme
110. TEG: Technical Experts Group
111. USB: University Sports Board
112. VCP: Vegetation Carbon Pool Assessment
113. WISCOMP: Women In Security Conflict Management and Peace
114. WPMC: Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications Symposium
115. YCMOU: Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University

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