CRITERION III RESEARCH, CONSULTANCY AND EXTENSION

Self Study Report, May 2015 Page 88

St. Albert’s College, Ernakulam

CRITERION III

RESEARCH, CONSULTANCY AND EXTENSION



RESEARCH, CONSULTANCY AND EXTENSION

3.1 Promotion of Research

3.1.1 Does the institution have recognized research center/s of the affiliating

University or any other agency/organization?

There are 5 Research Centers in the college. They are Commerce,

Mathematics, Chemistry, Botany, and Zoology.

There are six Research Groups working in the Campus. They are

(1) Conservation Research Group

(2) Toxicological research group

(3) Research group on Algal studies and

(4) Cochin Heritage Study Centre

(5) Material Science Research Group

(6) Fuzzy Research Group

Four departments have already applied to the University for establishing

research centres. They are

(1) Physics

(2) Management

(3) English

(4) Aquaculture.

3.1.2 Does the Institution have a research committee to monitor and address

the issues of research? If so, what is its composition? Mention a few

recommendations made by the committee for implementation and their

impact.

Yes. The composition of research committee is

Prof. Harry Cleetus, Principal

Dr. Alexander Mendez

Dr. M L Joseph, UGC Coordinator

Dr. Sabu M C, IQAC Coordinator



Dr. A Viswambharan, Head, Department of Commerce

Dr. BennoPerierra, Head, Department of Aquaculture

Dr. Titus Correya, Department of Management & Economics

Dr. V.S. Sadanandan, Department of Hindi

Dr. Nelson Rodriguez, Department of Physics

Dr. Ajith John, Department of Aquaculture

Dr. Krishnakumar K, Department of Chemistry

Dr. Sajeesh T.H, Department of Physics

Dr. Leslie Thomas, Department of English

Dr. Madhusudhanan K, Department of Botany

Dr. Appu Jacob, Department of English

Dr. Tia Mathews, Department of Commerce

The research committee meets at least once in every six months to discuss

various matters associated to research activities in departments. The committee

regularly assesses the research potential of faculty members and tries to

facilitate their research and academic extension activities.

The major recommendations of the Committee are

To start a multidisciplinary Journal in the various branches of

science

To monitor and evaluate proposed projects (both major and minor)

before sending them to concerned funding authority.

To give proper orientation on preparation of the project proposal

and also tries to give information on various funding agencies and

their funding procedures etc.

To help the eligible faculty members to obtain research guide-ship

from the university and also to enable them to supervise good

number of research students in each department

To encourage and support new faculty members to apply for fresh

research projects with an objective to have maximum number of

major projects from each department

To design interdisciplinary projects for faculty



To start new research centers in departments of Physics,

Aquaculture, English and Management

To promote formulation of multidisciplinary projects in

collaboration with DBT, DST and neighboring research Institutes.

Provide assistance for filing the patents, undertaking consultancy

works etc.

Establish active collaborations with leading Scientists/ Experts to

enhance the research potential of our institute

To encourage students to participate and present research papers in

seminars and conferences

To facilitate a centralized Research lab with sophisticated

instruments which can be accessed by faculties of various

departments

Organize general workshop on Research ethics, funding

opportunities, research methodology etc.

Keep updated with the frontier thrust research areas and needs of

the industry to encourage the faculties to work in the respective

fields,

To invite Scientists and Eminent personalities including Nobel

Laureates to interact with and motivate the research students.

Accordingly

A committee was formed to launch Albertian Journal of Sciences (a

multidisciplinary Journal) and Albertian Journal of Chemical

Sciences

Albertian Journal of Literature has already been published by the

English Department.

Applications are forwarded to Mahatma Gandhi University to

obtain sanction for Research Centres in the departments of Physics,

Aquaculture, English and Management.

Proposals for Major and Minor projects are already sent to the

concerned funding agencies after scrutiny by the research

committee.



Students presented research papers in seminars.

Collaborative (multidisciplinary) projects were designed.

Centralized Interdisciplinary Instrumentation laboratory facility has

been established.

Scientists / Experts visited the institute and gave guidance in

various aspects of research work.

The DBT schemes and DST Schemes are functioning well.

3.1.3 What are the measures taken by the institution to facilitate smooth

progress and implementation of research schemes/ projects?

A centralized research lab to promote multidisciplinary and advanced

research in the institution has been set up. The proposed lab shall install

advanced instruments like FTIR, HPLC. UV-VISIBLE spectrophotometer

(under DST-FIST scheme) including certain other imported machines to

facilitate more research activities.

Information regarding the various funding agencies and their mode of

invitation for research proposals, last date of submission of proposal, method

of selection by the agency etc. was duly delivered to the faculty in various

disciplines to encourage them to apply for minor as well as major research

projects.

Faculty members without research qualifications were allowed to apply for

faculty development programme to obtain Ph D in their respective fields.

Faculty with research publications and projects were awarded bonus points in

their annual self-appraisal scheme.

Full autonomy is given to the principle investigator in matters related to the

research projects.

The funds are released immediately as and when it is received from the

respective funding agencies.

Technology support like training in research related software (such as SPSS,

MATLAB) is given to teachers.

The UGC cell helps the staff members in auditing the account related to the

projects carried out by staff members.



3.1.4 What are the efforts made by the institution in developing scientific

temper and research culture and aptitude among students?

The college has the following facilities for developing scientific temper among

students

Arranged Talk by eminent scientists and scholars

Visit to major research labs

Students enjoy the freedom to select the topic of their

dissertation work and are duly oriented to execute the project

work

Student were encouraged to present their findings in seminars

General classes on research methodology and application of

statistical tools were also given

Every department has a committee to monitor and evaluate

the student’s project.

Science Day Exhibitions are held to motivate our students as

well as students from neighbouring schools.

The following are the certain facilities available in the College for inculcating

research culture among students.

Aquaculture farm.

Hatchery Centre.

Vermi-composting Centre.

Tissue Culture Labs.

Full- fledged Renewable Energy lab (with Solar thermal, Solar

Photovoltaic, Wind and Energy Storage experiment facilities).

Training programs for Mathematics Olympiad.

MoU with stock exchange.

Live performance of Drama & Art forms.

Crime Mapping in collaboration with NSS and local Panchayaths

Coconut Enumeration in collaboration with Kerala Coconut

Development Board.

Projects at Research Centres and Industries.

Taking up Data Collection and Surveys for Government, Semi-

Government and Industries.



Assignments and Seminars.

Projects from KCSTE

Selected students are also given small projects to develop research culture and

aptitude.

3.1. 5 Give details of the faculty involvement in active research (Guiding

student research, leading Research Projects, engaged in

individual/collaborative research activity, etc.

The following is the list of research guides including those from other institutions

working in the centre, area of interest, no. of students assigned.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Name of Research

guide Institution Area of interest

No. of students

assigned

Dr. Rajagopala Nair St. Albert’s College, Ernakulam

Investments, Commercial Banking

Awarded :10 Ongoing: 6

Dr. P.K. Sundaresan St. Albert’s College,

Ernakulam

Marketing, Financial

Management

Awarded :5

Ongoing: 4

Dr. A.M. Viswambharan St. Albert’s College,

Ernakulam

Financial Management,

Marketing

Awarded :Nil

Ongoing: 6

Dr. Bino Thomas BAM College, Thuruthicadu

Sustainable tourism, Private sectors


Dr. V.M. Manoharan Govt. College, Commercial

Banking

Awarded :Nil

Ongoing: 1

Dr. Vasanthakumary P. NSS College, Ottapalam

Tourism studies, Risk Management

Awarded :Nil Ongoing: 7

Dr. Vimala P. St. Xavier’s College,

Aluva

Banking, Tourism,

Export Industries

Awarded :Nil

Ongoing: 7

Dr. Philo Francis St. Joseph’s College, Irinjalakuda

Marketing, Financial Management

Awarded :Nil Ongoing: 1

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

Name of Research

guide

Institution Area of interest No. of students

assigned

Dr. Souriar Sebastian St. Albert’s College,

EKM

Fuzzy groups Awarded :5

Ongoing: 06

Dr. Mathew Varkey TKM College, Kollam fuzzy groups and group homorphisms,


Dr. Romeo P.G. CUSAT Fuzzy group theory

Awarded :Nil

Ongoing: 1



DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

Name of Research

guide


assigned

Dr. Cyriac Mathew St. Albert’s College,

EKM Polymer Technology Awarded :Nil

Dr. Dominic Thomas St. Alberts College,

EKM Polymer Science

Awarded :Nil

Ongoing: Nil

Dr. Anu Gopinath St. Teresa’s College,

EKM

Marine Environmental

Chemistry

Awarded :Nil Ongoing:7

DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY

Name of Research

guide


assigned

Dr. P.R. Venkitaraman St. Albert’s College, Ernakulam

Awarded :Nil

Dr. M.L. Joseph St. Albert’s College Ernakulam

Aquatic Toxicology Awarded :Nil Ongoing: 3

Dr. Benno Pereira F.G. St. Albert’s College,

Ernakulam

Aqua culture, Fish Taxonomy, Fish

Genetics, Ecology

Awarded :Nil

Ongoing: 16

Dr. M. Harikrishnan School of Industrial Fisheries, CUSAT

Fishery Biology Aquaculture Craft

and Gear

Awarded : Nil

DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY

Name of Research

guide Institution Area of interest

No. of students

assigned

Dr. L. Jose St. Albert’s College, EKM

Phycology, Taxonomy and

Environmental Biology

Ongoing:1

Dr. J. Jameson St. Albert’s College, EKM

Plant Physiology,

Environmental Biology

Nil

Dr. K. Madhusudhanan St. Albert’s College, EKM Mycology Ongoing: 2

Dr. Rajan M.P. NSS Hindu College,

Changanachery Biochemistry

Awarded :

Ongoing:

3.1.6 Give de tails of workshops / tra ining programmes / sens itization

programme s conducted/organize d by the institution with focus on

capacity building in terms of research and imbibing research culture

among the staff and students.

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The following programs are conducted to promote research culture in the

campus.

Motivational Programs

ICT training on software related to research

Training programs on computational packages like SPSS

Workshops on preparing research projects and research articles

Conducting course work for research scholars in various disciplines

Regularly organizing Seminars/workshops/conferences on frontier

areas of various disciplines

Organizing workshops and hands on training in various research

techniques and methods

Give constant inspiration for student publications

Science Day Exhibitions are held to motivate our students as well

as students from neighbouring schools.

Active Involvement for the Students in the data collection by NSS

and other agencies.

3.1.7 Provide details of prioritized research areas and the expertise available

with the institution.

Area of research

Aquaculture - conservation biology of inland aquatic systems and endemic

species- Conservative Research Group (CRG) is a research team of the

department comprising of eminent scientists and students actively pursuing

research in this field. CRG has many international and national level

publications to its credit annually. They are running several research projects

sanctioned by various agencies. The College owns an Aqua farm in

Kadamakudy village being the site for experimentation in modern aquaculture

practices.

Mathematics – Department of mathematics has a long tradition of research

ever since the period of Rev. Fr. Joseph Konnully ( author of Konnully’s



theory), an eminent and well known mathematician who has contributed

Konnully’s Theorem which is in the Curricullum of many Universities

worldwide. This legacy has been continued by his successors. Currently, a

number of teachers are actively involved in research work related to fuzzy and

its applications.

Commerce – Department of Commerce is known for its research contributions

of eminent faculty members. It has produced the highest number of Doctorates

in the University. At present 33 research scholars are doing their research work

in the department and their focus areas are Investments, Commercial Banking,

Marketing, Financial Management and tourism.

Zoology- in 2005 department of Zoology was recognized as a research centre of

Mahatma Gandhi University. Aquatic Toxicology and assessment of

Biodiversity are the major area of research conducted in this department. The

researchers of Aquaculture are also benefited from this research centre.

Chemistry – focus areas of research in this department are Polymer science,

marine environmental chemistry and Analytical chemistry. The Department is a

recognized research center of Mahatma Gandhi University. The department

was awarded FIST lab by the department of Science and Technology, Govt. of

India, and possesses advanced research facility.

Botany – major areas of investigations are Phycology, Taxonomy and

Environmental Biology molecular biology and algal studies. The research

centre has a collaborative research with Melbourne University, Australia.

Physics - Faculties in Physics Department are actively involved in research

work in different aspects of material science with due importance to

Photovoltaics, nanotechnology and crystal growth. Research work in

astrophysics has also been initiated in the department. The support and

guidance from ISRO and VSSC Scientists are helping our Space Science

students.

Similarly other departments have their own areas of interest for research.



3.1.8 Enumerate the efforts of the institution in attracting researchers of

eminence to visit the campus and interact with teachers and students?

The policy of our institution is to organize maximum number of expert talks in

various disciplines with an aim to boost academic standards of both faculty

and students. In this regard due instructions are given to all heads of the

departments and their colleagues. Hence, departments regularly conduct talks

by prominent resource persons from different research institutions in India a s

well as abroad. List of few resource persons recently visited our institute are-

Dr. E.K. Ganesan (Universidad de Oriente, Venezuela)

Prof John west, School Of Botany, University Of Melbourne,

Parkville Victoria 3010, Australia

Retd.Professor, Instituto Oceanográfico, Universidad De Oriente,

Cumaná 6101, Venezuela

Dr. Sylvester Noronha, Senior Engineer,USA , an Alumni of

St.Albert’s College, Ernakulam.

Dr. Vibin Ipe Thomas (Stanford University, USA)

Prof. Valerie Baslon (University of Montreal, Canada)

Dr. Padmesh Anjukandi (Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany)

Dr. Jijo Joy Vallooran (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)

Dr. Resmi Anand (CNR, Bologna Italy)

Mr. Rejie George P. – IIM Bangalore

Mr. Mathew J Manimala - IIM Bangalore

Prof. P Veeramani - IIT Madras

Miss. Anima Nagar - IIT Delhi

Dr.C. Ramachandran (Scientist ISRO)

Dr. K.K. Vijayan, Director CIBA, Chennai

Dr. Thampan Meloth, Scientist , Antartica Ocean Resaech Institute,

Vasco, Goa

Dr. S.Kathiresan (Asst. Professor,Dept.Of Molecular

Biology,School Of Biological Sciences,Maduraikamaraj University)

N.Shibin Mohanan (Research Associate Synthetic Biology And

Biofuels International Center For Genetic Engineering And

Biotechnology Arunaasaf Ali Marg ,New Delhi)



Dr. Rajesh R(Faculty Scientist, Coordinator Of Netpath Database Of

Pathway Interactions Institute Of Bioinformatics, Banglore

Dr.K.N.Iyer (Professor Saurashtra University, Gujarat)

Dr.R.Ramesh,Physical Research Laboratory, Navrangpura,

Ahmedabad 380 009.

Dr.Prince Xavier, Scientist , deNova Drugs Bangalore, an Alumni of


Dr. Krishnakumar, Scientist NIIST, TVM

Sri. Benny John IRS (DIR of Income Tax)

Dr. Ralf Brits

Dr. Sarita G. Bhatt, Professor&Head, Department Of Biotechnology,

Cochin University Of Science And Technology. Cochin

Dr. Anila Narayanan , Asst.Professor, Dept.Of Botany,

St:Xavier’scollege,Aluva

Rojan Jose (Scientist Cell Culture And Process Development

Dr.Reddy's Laboratories, Biologics Development Center)

Prof K Kayanaraman (Rtd Professor Kerala university), Sri. Benny

John IRS (DIR of Income Tax)

Sri. Jomon Joseph (Career Consultant & Trainer)

Dr. Ramakanthan, HOD (Polit ical Science) Maharajas College and

Former Director of KILA

Dr C M Joy, Associate Professor, S H College, Thevara

Dr P Arunachalam, Prof and Head,Department of

Economics,CUSAT

Mr. Jaiveer Srivastava – CMD FACT

Prof. P Vinodkumar -Head, RSET

Dr.T.P.Johnson - CUSAT

Dr. D Gir ija

Dr. Madhusoodhana Kurup

Dr.Omkumar

Dr. Suresh

Dr. Prakasam

Dr. Immanual Unni Kalapurackal.



Dr.Tarun Kumar pant (Head ITMT Divis ion Space Physics Lab)

Dr.Manzoor (Professor Amrita center for Nano sciences)

Dr.Anthakrishnan (Indian Association for Physics Teachers)

Dr.JamesJoseph (Indian Association for Physics Teachers)

Padma Shri.Prof.(Dr).Palpu Pushpangadan, Director General. Amity

Institute for Herbal and Biotech Products Development,

Thiruvananthapuram.

Dr.T.S.Muraleedharan, Chief (Technical Services), Arya Vaidya

Sala,Kottakal, 676503.

Dr.K.R.K.Menon, Quality Evaluation Laboratory, Spices Board,

Cochin 682 025.

Dr.Chandra Mohan, Registrar, Cochin University of Science and

Technology, cochin-22.

Dr.Dileep Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, Sanskrit College, Kalady.

Dr.K.E.George, Professor, Former Head of the Department, Polymer

Science and Rubber Technology, CUSAT, cochin-22.

Dr.T.O.Varghese, Professor, Centre for Bio Polymer Science and

Technology, Kochi

Dr.Bijoy Nandan, Prof. & Head, Marine Biology, Cochin University

of Science and Technology, cochin-22.

Dr.A.A.Mohammed Hatha, School of Marine Science, Cochin

University of Science and Technology, cochin-22.

Prof. K.J.Varughese, School of Engineering, Cochin University of

Science and Technology, cochin-22.

Dr.K.Santhosh kumar, Scientist EII, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for

BioTechnology(RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram.

Dr.Jyothi Babu.R, Scientist C, National Institute of Oceanography,

Regional Centre, Kochi.

Dr.Parameshwaran P.S, Scientist G, Chief Scientist , National

Institute of Oceanography, Regional Centre, Kochi.

Dr.Rani Joseph, Professor Emeritus, Department of Polymer

Science and Rubber Technology, CUSAT,Kochi-22.



Dr.Anu Gopinath, Assistant Professor, St.Teresa ’s College.

Ernakulam, organised by the Department of Chemistry.

Dr.Bindhu G, Scientist, NANSEN Environmental Research Centre

India (NERCI), Kochi.

Dr.Baiju.K.Vijayan, Scientist-C, Centre for Materials for

Electronics Technology(CMET),Thrissur.

Dr.Ajay Ghosh, Scientist and Director, National Institute for

Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST),

Thiruvananthapuram.

Dr.Marthakutty Joseph, Associate Professor, Nirmala College,

Muvattupuzha.

Dr.M.George, Associate Professor, Sacred Heart College, Thevara.

Dr.Philip Kurian, Former Head of the Department, Polymer Science

and Rubber Technology and Controller of Examination, CUSAT,

Cochin-22.

Dr.M,R. Anantharaman, Professor, Department of Physics, Cochin

Univerity of Science and Technology, Cochin -22.

3.1.9 What percentage of the faculty has utilized Sabbatical Leave for

research activities? How has the provision contributed to improve the

quality of research and imbibe research culture on the campus?

Currently there are 24 of the faculty members who are doing their part-time

research. It comes to nearly 30%. Two of our faculty members have availed the

faculty Improvement Program (FIP) to complete their research work. They

completed their Ph D work during this time and also continuing research work

and published papers related to their work.

3.1.10 Provide details of the initiatives taken up by the institution in creating

awareness/ advocating /transfer of relative findings of research of the

institution and e lsewhere to students and community (lab to land)

Our institution gives special emphasis on academic extension activities. Various

departments conduct awareness classes and outreach programs to transfer the



knowledge and findings to the local community. A few examples are-

Biogas Technology for villagers – Department of Zoology

Aquaponics - Department of Aquaculture

Entrepreneur Development Programme - Department of Management

Tips for aquaculture, Ornamental fish culture – Department of

Aquaculture

Survey of Water quality of samples from different sources - Chemistry

Department

Computer literacy program for people in Kadamakudy village –

Department of Physics

Fish Count in Vembanat Backwaters in collaboration with State

Government.

African Catfish Eradication - Aquaculture Department

Manure from Sea Weeds - NSS

Mushroom Culture - Botany Department

Vermi-Composting - Department of Aquaculture

Mathematics Olympiad Program – Department of Mathematics

Tax consultancy – Department of Commerce

Coconut development program – Department of Economics

Environment awareness program – Department of Zoology

Crime mapping - NSS

Heritage and Cultural studies – Department of English

Sky watch programs – Department of Physics

Renewable Energy - Department of Physics

3.2 Resource Mobilization for Research

3.2.1 What percentage of the total budget is earmarked for research?

Give details of major heads of expenditure, financial allocation and actual

utilization.

Nearly 44% of the total budget is earmarked for research.

The major heads of expenditure are

Research Equipments & Instruments



Guest Talks : Interaction with Eminent Scientists

Instrumentation Maintenance Facility

Construction / Extension / Renovation of Building

Improvement of Existing Facilities

Competence Building Initiatives in College

Educational Innovation

Field Work and Study tours

Extension Activities

Consumables

Contingencies

We have received major research support from DST-FIST Scheme ( One Crore) and

DBT ( 40 Lakhs) amount is already been utilized with the additional funding support

of the management.

3.2.2 Is there a provision in the institution to provide seed money to the faculty

for research? If so, specify the amount disbursed and the percentage of the

faculty that has availed the facility in the last four years?

Yes. Once the project is sanctioned, the sponsoring agency provides 80% of the

total amount proposed projects which are given to the investigator as and when

it is received from the UGC. Approximately 43% of the faculty members has

availed this facility.

3.2.3 What are the financial provisions made available to support student

research projects by students?

Right now the college is enjoying the STAR COLLEGE status awarded by the

Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India. In this scheme there is provision

to extend financial assistance to student projects.

College is encouraging Students to obtain student fellowships for project work

offered by agencies like KCSTE.

Departments encourage students to attend the seminars and conferences and

present papers of their research work. Financial assistance like registration fees

and travel allowances are incurred by the college.



3.2.4 How does the various departments/units/staff of the institute interact in

undertaking inter-disciplinary research? Cite examples of successful

endeavors and challenges faced in organizing interdisciplinary

research.

One of the objective of the Research Committee is to encourage inter

disciplinary research activities in the college. Major initiatives in this

direction are-

Designing of interdisciplinary projects for faculty – both minor and major

research projects Eg.

1. Major research project proposed by Dr J Jameson (dept. of Botany)

and Dr M L Joseph (dept. of Zoology)

2. Research project proposed by Prof. Benny K J (Zoology Department)

and Dr. Shery Fernandez (Mathematics Department)

Designing of interdisciplinary projects for students – both UG and PG

Setting up of centralized research lab to facilitate interdisciplinary

research

Interdisciplinary work results in the combined publication of students and

faculties in the Physics and Zoology department

3.2.5 How does the institution ensure optimal use of various equipment

and research facilities of the institution by its staff and students?

Instrument labs and computational labs are centralized. It ensures the

optimal use of various equipments by research students and staff from

different departments.

Research students and staff members doing research can approach other

departments to make use of the specialized facilities available there.

3.2.6 Has the institution received any special grants or finances from the

industry or other beneficiary agency for developing research facility? If

‘yes’ give details.

Yes.

From



DST

DBT

Kerala Government

Management of the College.

3.2.7 Enumerate the support provided to the faculty in securing research

funds from various funding agencies, industry and other organizations.

Provide details of ongoing and completed projects and grants received during

the last four years.

Major Projects

Name

Duration

year Title of the

thesis

Fundi

ng

agenc

y

Total Grand

Total

Grant

Recieve

d

Fro

m To

Sanction

ed

Recieve

d

Dr.J.Jameso

n

200

7

201

3

Bioassays for assessing pollution load in

certain toxic spots in kerala

UGC 3,72,400 3,46,00

0

3,46,00

0

Dr.GilroyRo

zario

2007

2013

A study on the

problems and prospects of PMRY women

unit in Kerala

UGC 3,42,000 2,92,00

0 2,92,00

0

Dr.Edward

Edezhath

2007

2012

Contemporary Remnants of

Portuguese Colonization of

Cochin

UGC 4,93,400 4,59,06

0 4,59,06

0

Dr.F.G.Ben

no Pereira

2012

2017

Spermatozoa cryopreservation for marine fishes

of Aquaculture

UGC 10,37,300 6,53,30

0 6,53,30

0

Dr.M.L

Joseph

2012

2017

Hematological, histological and

biochemical stress responses to pollution in

fish having long

UGC 8,26,300 4,47,30

0 4,47,30

0



Minor projects

term exposure, with reference to certain similar

laboratory experimental

conditions

Dr Edward

Edezhath

2014

-- Project on games and its impact on

cultural heritage.

UGC Approved

Name

Duration

year Title of the thesis

Fu

nd

ing

agen

cy Total Grand

Total

Grant

Receive

d

Fro

m To

Sancti

oned

Receiv

ed

Dr.M.A Solomon

2007 - 2011

Preparation and characterization of Barium ferrite by sol-

gel method

UG

C

90,000 84,500 84,500

Dr.Shery

Fernandez 2007 - 2011

Solutions of Traffic Jam Problem through

Fuzzy Applications UG

C

50,000 50,000 50,000

Dr.M.L Joseph 2007 - 2011

Assessment of Eco-

degradation of inland aquatic systems in Eloor industrial area

with reference to its impact on biodiversity

and human life

UG

C

85,000 80,000 80,000

Dr.Vincent Terrence

2007 - 2011

Population stock structure of Penaeussemisulcatus

of Kerala coast

UG

C

89,000 86,000 86,000

Dr.Nelson

Rodrigues 2009 - 2011

Growth and Characterization of

Optical Crystals UG

C

55,000 30,000 30,000

Dr.F.G.Bennopereiro

2009 - 2012

Culture and utilization

of small indigenous nutrient dense fishes to solve malnutrition’s in

women and children

UG

C

1,30,000

1,30,000

1,30,000



Dr.TitusCorrey

a 2009 - 2012

Eco-Tourism- A Sustainable Socio-economic

development options for kerala

UG

C

1,25,0

00

1,25,00

0 1,25,000

Sri. Abraham Koshy

2010 - 2014

Studies on a novel

curing system for macrowave curing of

Rubber

UG

C

1,55,000

1,00,000

1,00,000

Dr.Robins Jacob

2011

Economic Viability and Prospects of Alternative forms of

Tourism in Kerala

UG

C

70,000

Sri.Shaji

Joseph 2012 - 2014

Electrical and Optical Characterization of

Zinc Oxide based Solar cells

UG

C

1,55,0

00

1,40,00

0 1,40,000

Dr.Sabu M.C 2012 - 2014 Stability of Super dense Star Model U

GC

1,95,000

1,40,000

1,40,000

Dr.A.M.Vishw

ambharan 2010 - 2012

The financial

Inclusion-A study on the role of Primary

Co-opertive credit societies in Ernakulam District

UG

C

55,000 52,000 52,000

Sri.Lazar Thomas Mani

2012 - 2014

An Empirical Study of

the utilization of funds under Micro finance

Programmes of Kudumbhasree

UG

C

90,000 70,000 70,000

Dr.Leslie Thomas

2012 - 2014

Chavittunadakam and

Medieval European History U

GC

1,50,000

1,22,500

1,22,500

Dr.K.Madhusudhanan

2013 - 2015

The study on

Mcorrhizal association of endemic orchids of

Kerala part of western Ghats

UG

C

17,000 13,000 13,000

Dr.L.Jose 2013 - 2015

Morphological and anatomical studies on

some orchidaceous taxa occurring in

western Ghats with special reference to its ecological habitat

UG

C

1,05,000

57,500 57,500



Sri.Edwin

Thomas 2014 - 2016

An Exploration of the pedagogical and academic utility of

infinitesimal calculus and non standard

analysis

UG

C

1,94,0

00

1,54,00

0 1,54,000

Dr.Alexander Mendez

2014 - 2016

Application of intuitionistic fuzzy

sets to study the influence of electronic devices on the younger

generation with special reference to

students

UG

C

1,79,000

1,39,000

1,39,000

Dr.Vijay John 2014 - 2016

Seasonal Dynamics of nutrient and chlorophyll A

concentrations in a tropical Estuary

UG

C

1,99,0

00

1,19,00

0 1,19,000

Dr.Stephen Sequiera

2014 - 2016

Unraveling the

Morpho-anatomical characterization of epiphytic lichens on

Arecanut and coconut trees of Ernakulam

UG

C

1,30,000

80,000 80,000

Shery

Fernandez & Prof. Benny K J

2014 - 2016

Study of Antibacterial

Effect of Nano Silver and Doze Optimization

UG

C

355000

285000 285000

Niffy Benny 2014 - 2016

A Study of Ground Water Quality of Cheranelloore

Panchayath

UG

C

150000

110000 110000

Ginson Joseph 2014 - 2016 Evaluation of Good Aquaculture Practices

in Kerala UG

C

24500

0 140000 140000

Bernard K A 2014 - 2016

Study of Consumer Choice Under

Uncertainity and Risk Using Fuzzy

Techniques

UG

C

2,10,000

175000 175000



3.3 Research Facilities

3.3.1 What are the research facilities available to the students and research

scholars within the campus?

1. A very spacious Library

a. DSpace facility

b. National and International journals

c. Online resources like EBSCO, Nlist, JGate

d. E-learning facility

e. Good collection of research books in the reference section

2. Interdisciplinary Research Centre

3. Computational Facility & Softwares

4. Latest sophisticated instruments under FIST and DBT schemes

5. Specialised Research Labs

a. Space Science Lab

b. Interdisciplinary Instrumentation Lab (FIST)

c. Renewable Energy Lab

d. Tissue Culture Lab

e. Microbiology and Pathology Lab

f. Genetics Lab

g. Anatomy Lab

h. Aquaponics / Wet Lab

i. Weighing and Instrumentation Room

j. CRG - Conservation Research Lab

6. Well furnished computer labs with computational facilities

7. Space is provided in each research department for reading

Dr. Sajeesh T H

2014 - 2016

Highly Efficient All-Solid-State Organic-Inorganic

Heterojunction Solar Cells Using Tin

Chalcogenide-Sensitized mesoporous TiO2 Films

UG

C

4,80,000

4,35,000

4,35,000

http://alberts.ac.in/chemistry/weighingroom-2/



3.3.2 What are the institutional strategies for planning, upgrading and

creating infrastructural facilities to meet the needs of researchers

especially in the new and emerging areas of research?

College has short term, Medium Term and Long Term plans which is

prepared by each department with suggestions from research committee on

upgradation of Laboratories, infrastructure and computational facilities for

the researchers.

The support from FIST and DBT helps in meeting the needs researchers in

the new and emerging areas.

Researchers in departments are encouraged to apply for research projects

Awareness classes are conducted to enhance research atmosphere in the

campus

Information regarding different research funding agencies is gathered and

disseminated

Researchers are motivated to ask for infrastructural improvement to be

included in their budget proposal

3.3.3 Has the institution received any special grants or finances from the industry

or other beneficiary agency for developing research facilities? If ‘yes’, what

are the instruments / facilities created during the last four years.

Yes.

FIST ( Awarded to department of Chemistry)

FTIR

UV-VISIBLE spectrophotometer

FIST (Awarded to College)

HPLC

Rotary Evaporator

Refrigerator Centrifuge

Ultra-Pure Water Purification System

PCR



Gel Doc

Thin Film Coating Unit

STAR COLLEGE SCHEME, DBT (Science Departments) - Grant received for

the up gradation of UG departments

B VOC FUNDING FROM UGC –

Lab for renewable energy practical

Computer Lab (Apple)

Wind Energy System

Solar Thermal Flat Light Collector

Solar Thermal Parabolic Concentrator

PV Grid Tie System

Solar Thermal Energy Storage

PV Stand Alone System

3.3.4 What are the research facilities made available to the students and

research scholars outside the campus / other research laboratories?

College owned Aquaculture farm which is available for the students’ research

purpose and is nearly 8 kms from the College.

Facilities available in well known institutions like

CMFRI

CUSAT

ISRO

IIT Mumbai

SAC

VSSC

IUCAA

St. Paul’s College, Kalamassery

AISAT, Kalamassery

Cochin Stock Exchange

are also used for the project work of students according to the availability.



3.3.5 Provide details on the library/ information resource center or any other

facilities available specifically for the researchers?

In the library, there is a separate space available for the Ph D scholars. They

can make use of the space to relax and read. Various Journals, DSpace facility

and e- learning facility are also provided for the research scholars in the

Library. Each research department has also separate facilities like Computer

Lab, different Laboratories and instrumentation labs for the same purpose.

3.3.6 What are the collaborative research facilities deve loped/ create d by

the research institute s in the college . For ex. Laboratories, library,

instruments, computers, new technology etc.

Collaborative Research Facilities Available in the College

- Instrumentation Lab (Under FIST Scheme)

- Computational Facilities (Under FIST Scheme)

- Interdisciplinary Journals (Available in Library)

- E-learning facilities available in Library

3.4 Research Publications and Awards

3.4.1 Highlight the major research achievements of the staff and students in

terms of

Patents obtained and filed (process and product)

One of the staff members has obtained patency for the research in Botany

Department.

Name Depar

tment Description

Achievement

area Agency year

Dr.Anisha S Botany

A Herbal Composition Comprising Plant Parts of Stevia Species and Coffee Bean

Patent No: 246859

Herbal Composition

Indian Patents

2011



Original research contributing to product improvement

The following are the contribution to the product improvement by Research

- Aquaculture Farm

- Biogas Plant

- Vermi-compost for cultivation

- Tissue Culture of Orchid Plants

- Aquaponics

Research studies or surveys benefiting the community or improving the

services

Aquaculture Department - Fish Count in Vembanat Kayal

- Removing weeds from rivers

Chemistry Department - Survey of Water quality of samples from

different sources

IT Department - Online Admission Process

Mathematics - Mathematics Olympiad Training for

Students

from Backward community.

Research inputs contributing to new initiatives and social development

a. Biogas Technology for villagers – Department of Zoology

b. Aquaponics - Department of Aquaculture

c. Entrepreneur Development Programme - Department of Management

d. Tips for aquaculture, Ornamental fish culture – Department of Aquaculture

e. Survey of Water quality of samples from different sources - Chemistry

Department

f. Computer literacy program for people in Kadamakudy village –


g. Fish Count in Vembanat Backwaters in collaboration with State

Government.

h. African Catfish Eradication - Aquaculture Department



i. Manure from Sea Weeds - NSS

j. Mushroom Culture - Botany Department

k. Vermi-Composting - Department of Aquaculture

l. Mathematics Olympiad Program – Department of Mathematics

m. Coconut development program – Department of Economics

n. Crime mapping - NSS

o. Heritage and Cultural studies – Department of English

3.4.2 Does the Institute publish or partner in publication of research journal(s)?

If ‘yes’, indicate the composition of the editorial board, publication

policies and whethe r such publication is listed in any international

database?

Yes. The publications are

Cognizence – Research Journal of Commerce Department

Editorial Board –

Dr.A.M.Vishwambharan (Chief Editor)

Rev.Fr.Antony Arackal

Prof: Harry Cleetus

Dr.Francis Cherunilam

Dr.Rajagopalan Nair

Dr.K.R.Peter

Dr.M.Selvam

Dr. M.Ragupati

Dr.P.K.Sundareesan

Publication – One issue per with ISSN number- 2349-2813

Tajoppam – Research Journal of Department of Mathematics

Editorial Board –

Dr.Souriar Sebastian (Editor)

Dr.Shery Fernandez (Asso. Editor)

Dr. M.C. Sabu (Executive Editor)

Prof: N.Ramachandran

Prof: Edwin Tomson V.T

Dr.Alexander Mendez



Bernard K.A

Golda Mary Joseph

Jeema Jose

Divya Mary Diase S

Publication – One issue per year

Erudition – Research Journal of Management

Editorial Board – Eminent Mathematicians from Kerala and Abroad

Publication – One issue per year with ISSN number- 0973-7839

Dr.Rajagopalan Nair (Editor)

Rev.Fr.Antony Arackal

Prof: Harry Cleetus

Dr.Francis Cherunilam

Dr. M.P. Sukumaran Nair

Dr.M.Bhasi

Dr.Titus Correya

Albertian Journal of Interdisciplinary Subjects – Research Journal of Multi

Disciplinary Subjects

Editorial Board – Eminent Mathematicians from Kerala and Abroad

Publication – One issue per year

Albertian Review of Literature – Research Journal of English

Editorial Board –

Dr.Leslie Thomas (Chief Editor)

Nisha Thomji Varghese (Asso. Editor)

Sebastian A.V(Asso. Editor)

Dr.Appu Jacob John (Asso. Editor)

George Vineeth N.J (Assi. Editor)

John Sinoj (Assi. Editor)

Mary Sapna Miranda (Assi. Editor)

Publication – One issue per year with ISSN number- 2394-3009

Albertian Journal of Chemical Sciences (In Progress)

Editorial Board – Eminent from Kerala and Abroad



Publication – Two issue per year

3.4.3 Give details of publications by the faculty and students:

Publication per faculty: 2

Number of papers published by faculty and students in peer reviewed

journals (national / international)`: 146

Number of publications listed in International Database (for Eg: Web of

Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database -

International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) :

Chapter in Books : 18

Books Edited : 13

Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers : 8

3.4.4 Provide details (if any) of

Research awards received by the faculty

Faculty members have received national and international awards for their

research work during the last 5 years.

Faculty Category Description Achievement

area Agency year

Prof: Chandrandasan Full Bright Nehru

Fellowship

For Research and

Management of Community and

Experimental Theatre in multiple contacts in the west coast of America

Theatre

United

States- India Educatio

nal Foundati

on

2014

Prof: Shaji Joseph Selected one among ten

best research

Paper in Seminar held

at IAPT, Chandigarh

Computation

al Physics IAPT 2014

Dr. Nisha, V.S.

Best research paper presentation

award (oral)

at UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Frontiers in at St. Paul’s

College, Kalamasserry

Polymer Science and Rubber

Technology

UGC Seminar

2014



Dr. Krishna Kumar

K.S.

Achievements- Best research

paper presentation

award (oral)

Prof. KV Thomas

Endowment Seminar at SH College, Thevara

Seminar at

SH College, Thevara

UGC

Seminar 2014

Dr.L.Jose Recognition International Research

Collaboration

Fresh Water

Red Algae Research

Department of

Marine Bioscience Fukui

Prefectural

University, Japan & School

of Universit

y, Melbourne

2013

Dr. Ajith Thomas

John

Awarded Best

Research Paper

International

Symposium on ‘ Greening Fisheries

towards green technologies in fisheries by CIFT

Aquaculture CIFT,

Cochin 2013

Dr.Anisha

Best

Research Paper Award

Oral presentation in

International Seminar on ‘Recent Biochemical

Approaches in Therapeutics” Organized by Dept. of

Biochemistry,

Biochemical

approaches in Therapeutics’

University of

Kerala, Trivandrum

2013

Dr. T.H.Sajeesh Scholarship Award

Awarded UGC – Dr.

D.S.Kothari Post Doctoral Fellowship for three years

Pure and

Applied Physics

UGC,

New Delhi

2013

Dr. T.H.Sajeesh PDF Award Awarded ENEA International Post

Doctoral Fellowship,

Physics- Solar cells and

optoelectronic devices

ENEA,

Italy 2013

Dr. Krishna Kumar K.S.

Achievement

s Presented research work in four

foreign countries

1.Sept.7-9

2.29th Oct. 3.28-29 April

4.3-4 Oct. 5.26-27April

DNA Nanotechnology-

(Chemistry)

Manches

ter (UK) Lyon (France)

Venice (italy)

2012, 2011,

2009



France, UK, Denmark and Italy

Odense ( Denmark

)

Dr.Anisha S Patent

A Herbal Composition

Comprising Plant Parts of Stevia Species and

Coffee Bean Patent No: 246859

Herbal Composition

Indian Patents

2011

Dr. Anna Ancy

Antony.A

Awarded Rev. Fr.

Joseph Kappalumak

kal endowment for the best

paper publication

International/ National Journal organized by St.

Joseph College, Devagirim

Research

Calicut

University

2012

Dr. T.H.Sajeesh Internship

Award

Selected for internship attachment as

‘exchange student’ at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Energy

Research Institute

Nanyang

Technological

University, Singapor

e

2011

Dr. Krishna Kumar

K.S.

Post Doctoral

Research DNA-nano construction Research

RUB, RUHR

University Bochum

2010

Dr.Shery Fernandez

Best paper Award in

International Conference

on Methods and Models in Science&

Technology

Solution of the traffic jam problem through

fuzzy applications

Research

Institute

of Engineer

s, Techno crafts

and Academi

cian Network, India

2010



Recognitio n rece ive d by the faculty fro m reputed pro fess ional

bodie s and agencies , nationally and internationally

Faculty Category Description Achieveme

nt area Agency year

Dr. Ajith Thomas Editorial

Board Member of Ommega

Publishers, USA Research

Ommega Publishers

2015

Prof: Chandrandasan

Full Bright

Nehru Fellowship

For Research and Management of

Community and Experimental Theatre in multiple contacts in the

west coast of America

Theatre

United States- India

Educational

Foundation

2014

Prof: Shaji Joseph

Selected one

among ten best research

Paper in Seminar held at IAPT, Chandigarh

Computational Physics

IAPT 2014

Dr.Vibin M Flair Faculty Attending Flair Short

term Training Programs Flair

State

Govt. 2014

Prof: Anty T.J Recognition Appointed as Kerala State Judo Coach

Sports and Games

Kerala Judo Associatio

n

2014

Dr. Nisha, V.S.

Best research

paper presentation

award (oral)

at UGC Sponsored

National Seminar on Frontiers in at St. Paul’s

College, Kalamasserry

Polymer

Science and Rubber

Technology

UGC Seminar

2014


Achievements- Best

research paper

presentation award (oral)

Prof. KV Thomas Endowment Seminar at SH College, Thevara

Seminar at SH College, Thevara

UGC Seminar

2014

Dr.L.Jose Recognition International Research

Collaboration

Fresh Water

Red Algae Research

Department of

Marine Bioscience

Fukui Prefectural University

, Japan & School of

2013



University, Melbourne

Dr. Ajith Thomas

John

Awarded Best

Research Paper

International

Symposium on ‘ Greening Fisheries

towards green technologies in fisheries by CIFT

Aquaculture CIFT,

Cochin 2013

Dr.Anisha Best Reasech

Paper Award

Oral presentation in

International Seminar on ‘Recent Biochemical

Approaches in Therapeutics” Organized by Dept. of

Biochemistry,

Biochemical approaches

in Therapeutic

s’

University of Kerala,

Trivandrum

2013

Dr. T.H.Sajeesh Sholarship Award

Awarded UGC –

Dr.D.S.Kothari Post Doctoral Fellowship for three years

Pure and

Applied Physics

UGC, New Delhi

2013

Dr. T.H.Sajeesh PDF Award Awarded ENEA International Post

Doctoral Fellowship,

Physics- Solar cellsand

optoelectronic devices

ENEA,

Italy 2013


Achievement

s Presented research

work in four foreign countries

France, UK, Denmark and Italy

1.Sept.7-9

2.29th Oct. 3.28-29 April 4.3-4 Oct.

5.26-27April

DNA

Nanotechnology-(Chemistry)

Mancheste

r (UK) Lyon

(France) Venice (italy)

Odense ( Denmark)

2012, 2011, 2009

Dr.Anisha S Patent

A Herbal Composition Comprising Plant Parts of Stevia Species and

Coffee Bean Patent No: 246859

Herbal Compositio

n

Indian

Patents 2011

Dr. Anna Ancy

Antony.A

Awarded

Rev. Fr. Joseph Kappalumak

kal endowment

for the best paper

International/ National Journal organized by St.

Joseph College, Devagirim

Research Calicut

University 2012



puiblication

Dr.K.Madhusudhanan

Bharath Jyothi

Award,

Meritorious service in research, teaching and

extension work

Research,

Teaching and

Extension work

India

International

Friendship society

2011

Dr. Sabu. M.C.

Received Bharath

Ratan Shishak

Award by Global Trust of India

For Excellence in Chosen Field of

Activity,

Teaching

Global

Society for health and

educational growth

2011

Dr. T.H.Sajeesh Internship

Award

Selected for internship attachment as

‘exchange student’ at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Energy

Research Institute

Nanyang Technological

University,

Singapore

2011

Dr.RajagopalanNair Certificate of

Appreciation

For serving as CIMA

Advocate

For Community

Service/ Extension

Charted Institute of Managem

ent Accountan

ts, Kochi

2011

Dr.Sajeev Jose Certificate of

Appreciation

Contributions to the 11th Commonwealth

Games

Sports and

Games

Commonwealth

games, India

2010


Post Doctoral Research

DNA-nanoconstruction Reseach

RUB, RUHR Univeristy

Bochum

2010

Dr.Shery Fernandez

Best paperAward

in International

Conference on Methods and Models

in Science& Technology

Solution of the traffic

jam problem through fuzzy applications

Research

Institute of

Engineers, Techno crafts and

Academician

Network, India

2010



Incentives given to faculty for receiving state, national and international

recognitions for research contributions.

Other than taking care of the TA and DA, wide publicity is also given among

the campus community through announcement, Website and also News Letters.

3.5 Consultancy

3.5.1 Give details of the systems and strategies for establishing institute-

industry interface?

Career and Placement Cell, Research Committee and Academic Council are

the systems for establishing the institute – industry relationship. MoU are

signed according to the need of the students and courses. The feedback from

the stake holders also helps in deciding the strategies for obtaining the

necessary MoUs.

3.5.2 What is the s tated policy of the institutio n to promote

consultancy? How is the available expertise advocated and publicized?

The management promotes consultancy for its staff members and

departments. The consultant fee is shared in the ratio 2:1 between the

consultant and institution respectively. The amount received from

consultation is spent for further development of the research. The Albertian

Committee for Consultancy has already been formed for sharing the

expertise available among the community. Classes on vegetable cult ivation,

Biogas plants, Training for Mathematics Olympiad, Human Rights are few

of the activities among the community. Enough publicity is obtained for

these activities through News Papers and students.

3.5.3 How does the institution encourage the staff to utilize their expertise and

available facilities for consultancy services?

The College provides space and time for the faculty. In order to have an



undisrupted class schedule the Albertian Committee for Consultancy guides

and promotes the faculty to engage in consultancy in their respective areas in

the afternoon hours and holidays.

3.5.4 List the broad areas and major consultancy services provided by the

institution and the revenue generated during the last four years.

Income Tax Filing

E-Tax Filing

Consultancy Service through IGNOU



Entrepreneur Development Programme - Department of

Management


Aquaculture

Survey of Water quality of samples from different sources -

Chemistry Department





Amount generated during the last four years through IGNOU - Rs.

30,59,133.00

Some of the Consultancy works are intented for the weaker sections of the

society and are usually done as a service.

3.5.5 What is the policy of the institution in sharing the income generated

through consultancy (staff involved: Institution) and its use for

institutional development?

The consultant fee is shared in the ratio 2:1 between the consultant and

institution respectively. The amount received from consultation is spent for



further development of the research. Facilities available in the College are

given for the consultancy. For example classrooms and Lab facilities are used

for running the IGNOU courses and the revenue generated are used for the

upgradation of the facility itself.

3.6 Extension Activities and Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR)

3.6.1 How does the institution promote institution- neighbourhood- community

network and student engagement, contributing to good citizenship, service

orientation and holistic development of students?

Giving something back to the society is a part of the curriculum for the holistic

development of the students. It is channelized through the following programs

and Agencies

Outreach programs

National Cadet Corps (NCC)

National Service Scheme (NSS)

Extension Programs of the College

Jesus Youth

AICUF

Clubs and Associations

Disaster Management Cell

Tie-ups with NGOs like ESSS, Navadarsan etc.

Programmes Conducted in collaboration with the above agencies:





Aquaculture


Department






Government.









Crime mapping - NSS



3.6.2 What is the Institut ional mechanism to track s tudents’ involvement

in various social movements / activities which promote citizenship roles?

Each Socially Oriented Programme is having a coordinator and a team which

looks into the involvement of the members of the programme. Comprehensive

evaluation report prepared by tutor helps in tracking the students about their

involvement in social movements. The participation seen in the various

programmes also give a concrete idea about the involvement of the students

and thereby moulding the student to be a good citizen.

3.6.3 How does the institution solicit stakeholder perception on the overall

performance and quality of the institution?

The overall performance of the institution emphasizing on its quality is ensured

by the collaborated efforts of the Heads of the departments and the Stake

holders to ensure that the objectives are set for the coming academic year and



to ensure that the same is carried out in perfection. By taking the feedback from

the stakeholders, their perception is also made available while preparing the

objectives for the coming academic year.

3.6.4 How does the institution plan and organize its extension and outreach

programmes? Providing the budgetary details for last four years, list the

major extension and outreach programmes and their impact on the

overall development of students.

For the Holistic Development of the students, community service is a must.

The following are the major extension and outreach programs conducted during

the last four years.

1. AGAPE – House Construction for the poor - 3 Lakhs per Year

2. One Rupee per day Campaign to help the poor - 200 x no. of students

3. Visiting Poor Students’ family - Principal’s Support Fund

4. Mathematical Training Program - As a Service

5. Visits to Orphanages and Hospitals - Shared by Students

6. Entrepreneur Development Programme - Supported by ESSS

7. Computer literacy program for people in Kadamakudy village - In

Collaboration with Panchayath

8. Fish Count in Vembanat Backwaters - In collaboration with State

Government.

9. African Catfish Eradication - Supported by CRG

10. Manure from Sea Weeds - NSS

11. Coconut development program - In collaboration with Kerala State

Coconut Development Board.

12. Environment awareness program - In collaboration with Forest

Department

13. Crime mapping - NSS

The outreach programmes are usually supported by Government,Semi-

Government, NGOs and other Private Firms. The College Management

extends support as and when needed.



3.6.5 How does the institution promote the participation of students and faculty

in extension activities including participation in NSS, NCC, YRC and other

National/ International agencies?

Students are informed about the extension activities of different clubs and

agencies through the College Calendar. It is compulsory for the students to take

part in the activities of at least two clubs of their choice. The NSS, NCC

Officers attend the orientation programme of the College for new comers and

enrolls candidates. Motivated students are encouraged to join NSS and NCC

though only limited seats are available.

3.6.6 Give details on social surveys, research or extension work (if any)

undertaken by the college to ensure social justice and empowe r

s tudents from under-privilege d and vulnerable sections of society?

NSS regularly conducts social surveys among under privileged and vulnerable

sections of the society during their camps every year. (Eg: Crime Mapping)

Department conducts surveys. (Eg: Chemistry department conducted survey on

water samples in the Cheranelloore Panchayath)

Collaborative Research with Government and other agencies. (Eg: Economics

department is having a project sanctioned from UGC on conducting survey

related to Palm tree growth)

3.6.7 Reflecting on objectives and expected outcomes of the extension activities

organized by the institution, comment on how they complement students’

academic learning experience and specify the values and skills inculcated.

The students feel the need of the extension activities since they are the active

participants in the programme. The skills inculcated are varied as they create a

sustainable practices of the institution leading to superior performance resulting

in successful outcome in terms of generating knowledge which will be useful

for the students as well as the community in terms of timely approach to various

problems, serving the society will become a priority in the minds of the student.

The institution takes up the responsibility to enable faculty to undertake projects



which are useful to the society. The main focus is by serving the community

through extension, which is a social responsibility and a core value to be

demonstrated by institutions, is also a major aspect of this criterion

3.6.8 How does the institution ensure the involvement of the community in

its reach out activities and contribute to the community development?

Detail on the initiatives of the institution that encourage community

participation in its activities?

The Various departments of the college engage in different types of Social

extension activities. The departments organise lunch for the poor homes on a

weekly basis. They ensure that the students actively participate in the Blood

donation programs and the hospitals send the people who require the same to

the college. The students also with the help of the faculty arrange funds to visit

the poor houses. Also the campus is open to the neighbourhood schools to

visit the museums and to actively participate in the programs of the College.

The initiative of the institutions are





Aquaculture


Department




Government.











Crime mapping - NSS



Renewable Energy - Department of Physics.

3.6.9 Give details on the constructive relationships forged (if any) with other

institutions of the locality for working on various outreach and extension

activities.

The institution has signed relationship with Lourdes Hospital and a camp was

being conducted regularly at the college. Tie ups with the Navadharshan and

the Local Muncipal bodies have helped to enrich the various social extension

program. Widows meet was conducted at the college to enrich them with

various activities that would bring a meaning to their lives also the institution

took keen efforts to conduct the inaugural function at the College to assist the

Child Protection Centre promoted by Janaseva Sisubhavan. MoU’s have also

been signed from by reputed schools and institutions to facilitate the social

extension program. The examples are

AISAT, Kalamassery

St. Paul’s College, Kalamassery

St. Albert’s Higher Secondary School, Ernakulam

Josalayam School, Chernaelloore

Kottuvally Grama Panchayath

Panambukad Grama Panchayath

Kadamakudy Grama Panchyath

Cochin Corporation

Forest Department

Other NGOs and Private agencies



3.6.10 Give details of awards received by the institution for extension act ivit ie s

and/contributions to the social/community development during the

last four years.

Awards From

Xavier Board for Higher Education

Best Unit of NCC

International Aqua Show

Appreciation letter for donating blood

Appreciation letter from CEVA for Organ Donation Campaign

3.7 Collaboration

3.7.1 How does the institution collaborate and interact with research

laboratories, institutes and industry for research activities. Cite examples

and benefits accrued of the initiatives - collaborative research, staff

exchange, sharing facilities and equipment, research scholarships etc.

Faculty members have undergone trainings in research methods at various

research laboratories like CIFT, CMFRI, NIO and CUSAT

Researchers in science subjects regularly do experimental and analytical

work in STIC situated in CUSAT campus, KalamasseryEg. Atomic

emission spectroscopy, Xray crystallography and SEM.

Faculty members design project proposals in consultation with scientists

serving in nearby research institutes

Research scholars and PG students from neighboring institutes are allowed

to share our lab facilities and expertise of faculty

Students and research scholars also share library facilities

Mutual agreements and MoUs are in place to make use of the Lab

facilities, Library Facilities and Instrumentation facilities with different

institutions of National Importance.

Research supervisors from other colleges are serving as research guides in

the recognized research departments in St. Albert’s college

Space science division of physics department has tie up with ISRO



3.7.2 Provide details on the MoUs/collaborative arrangements (if any) with

institutions of nat ional importance /othe r universities/

industries/Corporate (Corporate entities) etc. and how they have contributed

to the development of the institution.

The MoUs/collaborative arrangements s igned by the inst itut ion with o ther

we ll known inst itut ions a re the fo llowing.

Sl.

No College/Dept.

Collaborative

agencies/Institutions

Effective

period Remarks

1

Conservation

Research Group, Dept. of Fisheries

& Aquaculture,

SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY, CHINA

3 yrs MOU

2 Dept. of Botany, SCHOOL OF BOTANY,

UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

- Collaborative

Research

3 Dept. of Fisheries & Aquaculture,

UNIVERSITY OF

WISCONSIN, MADISON (AQUAPONICS)INTERNATI

ONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME

- Collaborative Agreement

4 Dept. of Fisheries

& Aquaculture

THE INSTITUTE FOR SUFFICIENCY ECONOMY

RESEARCH AND PROMOTION, CHIANG

MAI UNIVERSITY, THAILAND

12.02.2008 (5 yrs)

MOU

5 Dept. of

Economics

COCUNUT DEVELOPMENT

BOARD, GOVT. OF KERALA

22.12.2014 MOU

6 Manager, St.

Albert’s College

M/S KERALA SMALL INDUSTRIES

DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED

(KERALA SIDCO)TVM

10.11.2014 MOU

7 Principal,

St. Albert’s College

SPOKEN TUTORIAL PROJECT, IIT BOMBAY

10.12.2014 Collaborative Agreement

8 St. Albert’s

College LOURDES HOSPITAL,

PACHALAM, ERNAKULAM

3 yrs (25.11.2013- 24.11.2016)

MOU

9 Albertian Institute of Management

INFINITE MYRIAADS (P) LTD, MUMBAI

24.06.2014

Collaborative

Agreement



10 Albertian Institute of Management

SREE SUDHEENDRA MEDICAL MISSION HOSPITAL, KOCHI


11 Dept. of Physical

Education, REGIONAL SPORTS

CENTRE, KOCHI 23.07.2014

(1 year) MOU

12 CRG, Dept. of

Fisheries

&Aquaculture

PEHAL SOCIETY,

ALIGRAH, INDIA

13.02.2009 (5 yrs)

MOU


& Aquaculture ATREE, ALAPUZHA

31.05.2009 (3yrs)

Collaborative Agreement


& Aquaculture Rosen Fisheries, Thrissur

01.06.2005 –

31.05.2015


15 Dept. of

Economics Cochin Stock Exchange Ltd 12.02.2009


16 St. Albert’s

College Sify Limited, Chennai

26.02.2008 –

25.02.2011 (3 years)

Collaborative

Agreement

17 Dept. Commerce Acumen Capital Market India

Limited, Ernakulam 15.08.2014

Collaborative

Agreement

18 Dept. of

Chemistry AXIOM, Analytical and Research Centre, Cochin

10.07.2014


19 Dept. of

Chemistry AVT Natural Product Ltd,

Aluva, Cochin 18.07.2014


20 Dept. of

Chemistry

Kerala State Pollution Control

Board, Kochi

05.07.2013-

07.06.2015


21 Dept. of

Chemistry

Quality Evaluation Laboratory, SPICES BOARD,

Kochi


22 Dept. of

Chemistry India Sea Foods, Kochi 27.03.2009


23 Dept. of

Mathematics Navadarsan (Education

agency, Ernakulam)

26.03.2014 to

25.03.2018


& MOU

3.7.3 Give details (if any) on the industry-institution-community interactions

that have contribute d to the establishment / creation/up-gradation of

academic facilities, student and staff support, infrastructure

facilitie s of the institutio n viz. laboratories / library/ new technology

/placement services etc.



Interaction with KELTRON – Establishment of Computer Lab and its

upgradation.

Support of Alumni and PTA in developing different infrastructural facilities

in the College (For Example the Auditorium – PAPALI Hall)

3.7.4 Highlighting the names of eminent scientists/participants who contribute d

to the events, provide details of national and international conferences

organized by the college during the last four years.

There are many eminent personalities visited the college during the last few

years. Some are

Dr. E.K. Ganesan (Universidad de Oriente, Venezuela)

Prof John west, School Of Botany, University Of Melbourne,

Parkville Victoria 3010, Australia

Retd.Professor, Instituto Oceanográfico, Universidad De Oriente,

Cumaná 6101, Venezuela

Dr. Sylvester Noronha, Senior Engineer,USA , an Alumni of


Dr. Vibin Ipe Thomas (Stanford University, USA)

Prof. Valerie Baslon (University of Montreal, Canada)

Dr. Padmesh Anjukandi (Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany)

Dr. Jijo Joy Vallooran (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)

Dr. Resmi Anand (CNR, Bologna Italy)

Mr. Rejie George P. – IIM Bangalore

Mr. Mathew J Manimala - IIM Bangalore

Prof. P Veeramani - IIT Madras

Miss. Anima Nagar - IIT Delhi

Dr.C. Ramachandran (Scientist ISRO)

Dr. K.K. Vijayan, Director CIBA, Chennai

Dr. Thampan Meloth, Scientist , Antartica Ocean Resaech Institute,

Vasco, Goa

Dr. S.Kathiresan (Asst. Professor,Dept.Of Molecular

Biology,School Of Biological Sciences,Maduraikamaraj University)



N.Shibin Mohanan (Research Associate Synthetic Biology And

Biofuels International Center For Genetic Engineering And

Biotechnology Arunaasaf Ali Marg ,New Delhi)

Dr. Rajesh R(Faculty Scientist, Coordinator Of Netpath Database Of

Pathway Interactions Institute Of Bioinformatics, Banglore

Dr.K.N.Iyer (Professor Saurashtra University, Gujarat)

Dr.R.Ramesh,Physical Research Laboratory, Navrangpura,

Ahmedabad 380 009.

Dr.Prince Xavier, Scientist, deNova Drugs Bangalore, an Alumni of

St. Albert’s College, Ernakulam.

Dr. Krishnakumar, Scientist NIIST, TVM

Sri. Benny John IRS (DIR of Income Tax)

Dr. Ralf Brits

Dr. Sarita G. Bhatt, Professor&Head, Department Of Biotechnology,

Cochin University Of Science And Technology. Cochin

Dr. Anila Narayanan , Asst.Professor, Dept.Of Botany,

St:Xavier’scollege,Aluva

Rojan Jose (Scientist Cell Culture And Process Development

Dr.Reddy's Laboratories, Biologics Development Center)

Prof K Kayanaraman (Rtd Professor Kerala university), Sri. Benny

John IRS (DIR of Income Tax)

Sri. Jomon Joseph (Career Consultant & Trainer)

Dr. Ramakanthan, HOD (Polit ical Science) Maharajas College and

Former Director of KILA

Dr C M Joy, Associate Professor, S H College, Thevara

Dr P Arunachalam, Prof and Head,Department of

Economics,CUSAT

Mr. Jaiveer Srivastava – CMD FACT

Prof. P Vinodkumar -Head, RSET

Dr.T.P.Johnson - CUSAT

Dr. D Gir ija

Dr. Madhusoodhana Kurup

Dr. Omkumar



Dr. Suresh

Dr. Prakasam

Dr. Immanual Unni Kalapurackal.

Dr.Tarun Kumar pant (Head ITMT Divis ion Space Physics Lab)

Dr.Manzoor (Professor Amrita center for Nano sciences)

Dr.Anthakrishnan (Indian Association for Physics Teachers)

Dr.JamesJoseph (Indian Association for Physics Teachers)

Padma Shri.Prof.(Dr).Palpu Pushpangadan, Director General. Amity

Institute for Herbal and Biotech Products Development,

Thiruvananthapuram.

Dr.T.S.Muraleedharan, Chief (Technical Services), Arya Vaidya

Sala,Kottakal, 676503.

Dr.K.R.K.Menon, Quality Evaluation Laboratory, Spices Board,

Cochin 682 025.

Dr.Chandra Mohan, Registrar, Cochin University of Science and

Technology, cochin-22.

Dr.Dileep Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, Sanskrit College, Kalady.

Dr.K.E.George, Professor, Former Head of the Department, Polymer

Science and Rubber Technology, CUSAT, cochin-22.

Dr.T.O.Varghese, Professor, Centre for Bio Polymer Science and

Technology, Kochi

Dr.Bijoy Nandan, Prof. & Head, Marine Biology, Cochin University

of Science and Technology, cochin-22.

Dr.A.A.Mohammed Hatha, School of Marine Science, Cochin

University of Science and Technology, cochin-22.

Prof. K.J.Varughese, School of Engineering, Cochin University of

Science and Technology, cochin-22.

Dr.K.Santhosh kumar, Scientist EII, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for

BioTechnology(RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram.

Dr.Jyothi Babu.R, Scientist C, National Institute of Oceanography,

Regional Centre, Kochi.

Dr.Parameshwaran P.S, Scientist G, Chief Scientist , National

Institute of Oceanography, Regional Centre, Kochi.



Dr.Rani Joseph, Professor Emeritus, Department of Polymer

Science and Rubber Technology, CUSAT,Kochi-22.

Dr.Anu Gopinath, Assistant Professor, St.Teresa’s College.

Ernakulam, organised by the Department of Chemistry.

The Following are the List of Seminars

Sl.

No

:

Depart

ment Seminar/conference/Workshop Year

National/In

ternational Funding Agency

1

Bota

ny

National Conference on

Biodiversity and Bioprospecting with special reference to Plants and Microbes – BIOPROS 11

8th -9th Dec 2011 National UGC

National Seminar on Emerging

Trends in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics – BIOINFO-

TECH

2nd Feb 2013 National

Dept. of

Biotechnology, Govt. of India,

New Delhi

International Seminar on Plant

Biotechnology 18th Dec 2013

Internationa

l

Dept. of Biotechnology,

Govt. of India, New Delhi

National seminar on the taxonomy and Ecology of

Freshwater algae

12th -13th Feb

2014 National UGC

2

Com

mer

ce

National Seminar On Global Financial Crisis - Impact On

Banking And Insurance Companies, ,

20th -21st JAN

2011 National UGC

National Seminar On Fdi In Retail- Problems And Prospects

27th -28th Feb 2012

National UGC

National Seminar On Human

Resources Management In India- Challenges And Opportunities.

14th -15th Feb 2013

National UGC

Workshop On Research

Methodology And Data Analysis With Spss

24th June 2013

National Seminar On Recent

Trends In Indian Capital Markets

2013 National

3

Lan

guag

e

s

Dalit Chetana in Hindi Novels 2011 National UGC

Malayalam Drama: Problems

and Solutions 2013 National UGC



4

Mat

hem

atics

National Seminar on “Applications of Fuzzy Mathematics in Image

Processing & Medical Diagnosis”

April 2013 National UGC

National Seminar on “Fractals and Chaos”

March 2010 National UGC

Seminar on Principles of SPSS July 2014 State Department

National Seminar on “Exact Solutions of Einstein’s Field Equations”

Dec 2014 National UGC

5

Physi

cs

National Workshop on Computer

Interfaced science experiments using PHOENIX

28th March 2011

National

Interuniversity

Acceleration Centre & IAPT

National Seminar on Solar Terrestrial Relations

5th Nov 2012 National IAPT

Talk on Cancer Nanotechnology 11th Oct 2012 State DBT

Seminar on Bio-Photonics 12th Feb 2013 National DBT

6

Zoolo

gy

Recent trends in biotechnology 3rd Oct 2012 State DBT

Workshop on Biotechnology – DNA Extraction and Electrophoresis

18th Jan 2013 State DBT

Workshop on Biotechnology – PCR Technology


Workshop on Biotechnology - Bioinformatics


Molecular Biology and

Bioinformatics Tools

22nd -23rd Jan

2014 National UGC

7

Aquac

ulture

International Consultation

Workshop: Challenges for Freshwater Fish Taxonomy in

India

26th Jan 2012 International

CRG & ATREE

Consultation Workshop on Conservation of Critical Freshwater Fish Habitats in

Western Ghats

9th March 2012 National CEPF

National Seminar On Molecular

Biology and Conservation

14th Dec 2012 National DBT

Workshop on Challenges for Freshwater Fish Conservation

27th -28th Sept

2012 National

CEPF & IUCN-

FFSG



Vistas in Marine Biotechnology 16th Oct 2012 State DBT

National seminar on women

entrepreneurship empowerment through ornamental fish culture

13th -14th Mar

2013 State College

Workshop and Hands-on

Training in Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics

State DBT

3.7.5 How many of the linkages / collaborations have actually resulted in formal

MoUs and agreements ? List out the activities and beneficiaries and cite

examples (if any) of the established linkages that enhanced and/or

facilitated –

The College have obtained 8 MoU’s which resulted after the collaborative

work and also 9 collaborative agreements at present.

a) Curriculum development /enrichment

There are 3 MoU’s and one collaborative agreement with foreign

universities. They are

1. South China Normal University

2. School of Botany, University of Melbourne

3. Institute for sufficiency economy research, Chiang Mai

University, Thailand

4. University of Wisconsin, Madison

and students visit the institution for collaborative studies and research. Through this

our students also come to know about the different developments in those fields. For

example aquaponics research.

b) Internship/ On-the-job training

Already the College has one international internship program with Wiscon

University, Madison. The Chemistry department is also having an intership

program with Spices Board, Ernakulam. Many final year students make use of the

On-the-job training program conducted at Quality Evaluation Laboratory, Spice

Board. The college also had an MOU with SIFY Ltd. Chennai for providing

training on ‘supply chain management’, for the students. Other example for

Internship/ On-the-job training is that with CIFNET in which students are learned

fish processing and marketing techniques.



c) Summer placement

Project works are done by the MBA students at different institutes during the

semester Break. Students of Space Science do project work at VSSC,

Thiruvananthapuram, SAC, Bangalore etc.

d) Faculty exchange and professional development

Professional Development Committee takes care of updating the latest technology

available in teaching for the staff members. They also bring experts for

interacting with staff members in the field of innovative teaching. Office staff

members are often given training in latest IT skills.

e) Research

The department of Chemistry is having an MOU with AXIOM analytical and

research centre, cochin, for cooperation in the field of research and technology

transfer.

The department of Fisheries and Aquaculture is established an MOU with

‘PEHAL Society, Aligarh, India’ for the promotion of research and outreach in

biodiversity conservation and management. It also aims at research on illegal

wildlife trade and its mitigation and education and awareness programmes for

tribes and forest communities.

f) Consultancy

The College has an IGNOU Centre, which is one of the biggest centers of South

India. This is one of the main revenue earners through consultancy for the

College.

g) Extension

Each department has its own extension programs depending on the areas of

interest. Some of them have even converted it to MoU. For example,

Mathematics Department have and MoU with Navadarsan, an NGO working

among the backward student community in Ernakulam. Department helps the

students selected by Navadarsan in Mathematics Training and also preparing

them for Mathematics Olympiad. The Chemistry department has a Collaborative

agreement with Kerala State Pollution Control Board for analysis of Quality-

Pollution parameters for water, waste water and solid waste sample.

h) Publication

Some of the books published by the College staff members have an agreement

with the respective publishing agencies. For example Dr. Appu Jacob of English



Department published a translation of the book titled “Ardha Narishwaran”

under the agreement with DC Books Publishing Agency.

i ) Student Placement

There are few companies who regularly visit St. Albert’s College for placement

even if we do not have a formal agreement with them.

j) Twinning programmes

Under the present University system, twinning programs are not possible to

conduct. But the College has an IGNOU Centre which allows the students to take

more than one program for studies, if eligible.

k) Introduction of new courses

The starting of M Sc Space Science is the result of constant discussion with many

scientists and researchers specially from ISRO. The new B Voc programs

introduced recently is also after the consultation with industrialists from fields

like alternative energy sources and logistics.

l) Student exchange

At present, the College doesn’t have any student exchange program but an MoU

signed with Wisconsin University enables students from that university to visit

our campus for sharing knowledge.

m) Any other

The College has MoUs with India Sea Foods for project work, agreement with

Travancore Cochin Chemicals for training of students are some of the other

agreements that College have.

3.7.6 Detail on the systemic efforts of the institution in planning, establishing

and implementing the initiatives of the linkages/ collaborations.

The meetings and initiatives of Stake holders, Research Groups and Committee

for Consultancy results in getting information about the necessary linkages/

Collaborations and their relevance to the College. Their recommendations are

consolidated and forwarded to the Managing Council for approval. Once it is

obtained a person will be put in charge for obtaining the necessary linkages/

Collaborations.



Any other relevant information regarding Research, Consultancy and

Extension which the college would like to include.

Conservation Research Group of St. Albert’s College was selected as the one

among the top 10 Colleges Saving Our Endangered Species by an

international agency in 2012.

Each department has its own extension program other than the common one

the College has.

The College is the second best in the city in Science, Commerce and Arts also

ranks in the best 50 in India in Commerce.

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