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Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR)
2015 -16
Baselios Poulose II Catholicos College,
Piravom- 686 664
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL
An Autonomous Institution of the University Grants Commission
P. O. Box. No. 1075, Opp: NLSIU, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore - 560 072 India
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The Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) of the IQAC
Part – A
AQAR for the year
1. Details of the Institution
1.1 Name of the Institution
1.2 Address Line 1
Address Line 2
City/Town
State
Pin Code
Institution e-mail address
Contact Nos.
Name of the Head of the Institution:
Tel. No. with STD Code:
Mobile:
0485-2243474, 2243424
Baselios Poulose II Catholicos College,
(BPC College), Piravom.
Baselios Mount
Mulakkulam North
Piravom
Kerala
686664
Dr. Tiji Zachariah, Principal
9495383403
0485-2265400
2015-16
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Name of the IQAC Co-ordinator:
Mobile:
IQAC e-mail address:
1.3 NAAC Track ID(For ex. MHCOGN 18879)
OR
1.4 NAAC Executive Committee No. &Date:
(For Example EC/32/A&A/143 dated 3-5-2004.
This EC no.is available in the right corner-bottom
of your institution’s Accreditation Certificate)
1.5 Website address:
Web-link of the AQAR:
1.6 Accreditation Details
Sl .No. Cycle Grade CGPA Year of
Accreditation
Validity
Period
1 1st Cycle A 3.14 2013 5
2 2nd
Cycle
3 3rd
Cycle
4 4th Cycle
1.7 Date of Establishment of IQAC: DD/MM/YYYY
www.bpccollege.ac.in
11/09/2010
http://www.bpccollege.ac.in/iqac/AQAR2015-16.pdf
Jobin Abraham
9847437898
EC/63/A&A/30 dated 23-03-2013
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1.8 Details of the previous year‟s AQAR submitted to NAAC after the latest Assessment and
Accreditation by NAAC ((for example AQAR 2010-11submitted to NAAC on 12-10-2011)
i. AQAR 2013-14 submitted to NAAC on 30/03/2016
ii. AQAR 2014-15 submitted to NAAC on 31/03/2016
iii. AQAR__________________
iv. AQAR__________________
1.9 Institutional Status
University State Central Deemed Private
Affiliated College Yes No
Constituent College Yes No
Autonomous college of UGC Yes No
Regulatory Agency approved Institution Yes No
(eg. AICTE, BCI, MCI, PCI, NCI)
Type of Institution Co-education Men Women
Urban Rural Tribal
Financial Status Grant-in-aid UGC 2(f) UGC 12B
Grant-in-aid +Self Financing Totally Self-financing
1.10 Type of Faculty/Programme
Arts Science Commerce Law PEI(Phys Edu)
TEI (Edu) Engineering Health Science Management
Others (Specify)
1.11 Name of the Affiliating University (for the Colleges)
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala
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1.12 Special status conferred by Central/ State Government-- UGC/CSIR/DST/DBT/ICMR etc
Autonomy by State/Central Govt. / University
University with Potential for Excellence UGC-CPE
DST Star Scheme UGC-CE UGC- CE
UGC-Special Assistance Programme DST-FIST
UGC-Innovative PG programmes Any other (Specify)
UGC-COP Programmes
2. IQAC Composition and Activities
2.1No. of Teachers
2.2 No. of Administrative/Technical staff
2.3 No. of students
2.4 No. of Management representatives
2.5 No. of Alumni
2. 6 No. of any other stakeholder and
community representatives
2.7 No. of Employers/ Industrialists
2.8 No. of other External Experts
2.9 Total No. of members
2.10 No. of IQAC meetings held
Minority
Status
1
1
1
1
3
15
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2.11 No. of meetings with various stakeholders: No. Faculty
Non-Teaching Staff Alumni Others
2.12 Has IQAC received any funding from UGC during the year? Yes No
If yes, mention the amount *aggregate amount for five years (2013-2018)
2.13 Seminars and Conferences (only quality related)
(i) No. of Seminars/Conferences/ Workshops/Symposia organized by the IQAC
Total Nos. International National State Institution Level
(ii) Themes
2.14 Significant Activities and contributions made by IQAC
Conducted one day academic audit and planning involving all teaching and non teaching staff.
Organized one day staff orientation programme.
Training programmes organized for students in all batches (UG & PG).
Initiated students centric support programmes such as WWS, SSP.
Conducted state level outreach programmes for higher secondary students.
Organized gender sensitization programmes in association with women cell.
Faculty members completed and submitted nine UGC minor research projects.
2.15 Plan of Action by IQAC/Outcome
The plan of action chalked out by the IQAC in the beginning of the year towards quality
enhancement and the outcome achieved by the end of the year (Annexure I)
3lakhs*
“Planning for the year ahead”
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1
3
1 1
1 1
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Plan of Action Achievements
Staff orientation and motivation class
Proposed for starting of volleyball
team-men and women
Training programs for placement and
recruitment of final year students
Community oriented programs to
benefit the rural community in the
vicinity of the college
Imparted training to faculties and rejuvenated
their spirits
Formation of college volleyball team
Organised competitive examination training
classes for final year students
Released a community news paper and
celebrated Christmas-New Year with all our
neighbours invited to the campus
2.16 Whether the AQAR was placed in statutory body Yes No
Management Syndicate Any other body
Provide the details of the action taken
The management experts studied the submission and reverted with recommendations
for the next year activities.
Staff council
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Part – B
Criterion – I
1. Curricular Aspects
1.1 Details about Academic Programmes
Level of the
Programme
Number of
existing
Programmes
Number of
programmes added
during the year
Number of
self-financing
programmes
Number of value
added / Career
Oriented
programmes
PhD
PG 2
UG 5
PG Diploma
Advanced Diploma
Diploma 1
Certificate
Others 1
Total 6 2 1
Interdisciplinary
Innovative
1.2 (i) Flexibility of the Curriculum: CBCS/Core/Elective option / Open options
(ii) Pattern of programmes:
Pattern Number of programmes
Semester 7
Trimester
Annual 2
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1.3 Feedback from stakeholders*Alumni Parents Employers Students
Mode of feedback: Online Manual Co-operating schools (for PEI)
1.4 Whether there is any revision/update of regulation or syllabi, if yes, mention their salient aspects.
(Annexure II)
1.5 Any new Department/Centre introduced during the year. If yes, give details.
Yes. College follows syllabi set by the University. Six of our faculty members, serve in the
university board of studies of various subjects. Most of the faculty members have taken part
in the workshops for syllabus restructuring conducted by the university.
The diploma certification program offered by the department of Electronics entered into the
second year. The program is funded by UGC and is a three year certification programme. The
training provides additional skills required for increasing the employability of the students.
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Criterion – II
2. Teaching, Learning and Evaluation
2.1 Total No. of
permanent faculty
2.2 No. of permanent faculty with Ph.D.
2.3 No. of Faculty Positions
Recruited (R) and
Vacant(V) during the year
2.4 No. of Guest and Visiting faculty and Temporary faculty
2.5 Faculty participation in conferences and symposia: (Annexure III)
No. of Faculty International level National level State level
Attended
Seminars/
Workshops
2 20 31
Presented papers 7 14 1
Resource Persons
5 12
2.6 Innovative processes adopted by the institution in Teaching and Learning:
2.7 Total No. of actual teaching days
during this academic year
Total Asst. Professors Associate Professors Professors Others
37 25 12
Asst.
Professors
Associate
Professors
Professors Others Total
R V R V R V R V R V
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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All the class rooms are fitted with LCD projectors. Power point presentations and video presentations are shown to the students to supplement lecturing sessions.
Remedial teaching and tutorial systems.
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2.8 Examination/ Evaluation Reforms initiated by the Institution (for example: Open Book
Examination, Bar Coding, Double Valuation, Photocopy, Online Multiple Choice Questions)
2.9 No. of faculty members involved in curriculum
Restructuring/revision/syllabus development as member
of Board of Study/Faculty/Curriculum Development workshop
2.10 Average percentage of attendance of students
2.11 Course/Programme wise
distribution of pass percentage :
Title of the
Programme
Total no. of
students
appeared
Division
ABOVE
80%
ABOVE
60%
ABOVE
50%
ABOVE
40%
Pass %
BCA 64 12 30 66
BA 30 03 46 50
BSc 64 11 48 02 62.5
BBA 66 03 56 10 01 71
MSc Electronics 18 67 67
MSc Computer
Science 14 07 50
2.12 How does IQAC Contribute/Monitor/Evaluate the Teaching & Learning processes:
The IQAC encourages the Heads of various Departments to analyze the University results in each
semester, instead of analyzing the statistics annually as done in previous years. A half yearly review
meeting in this regard was initiated by the IQAC to present the department wise statistics. This
helps in sensing early warning signals and to adopt corrective measures accordingly.
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91.34
6
7
Two internal examinations and one model examination is conducted for all the students during
odd and even semesters. In addition to these pre scheduled examinations, surprise tests are also
administered by the respective teachers in their subject.
SSP program arrange special teaching sessions for weak students during which previous year
university questions are discussed with emphasis on how each question is to be answered.
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2.13 Initiatives undertaken towards faculty development
Faculty / Staff Development Programmes Number of faculty
benefitted
Refresher courses 1
UGC – Faculty Improvement Programme 3
HRD programmes Nil
Orientation programmes 35
Faculty exchange programme Nil
Staff training conducted by the university Nil
Staff training conducted by other institutions 1
Summer / Winter schools, Workshops, etc. 7
Others (WWS) 4
2.14 Details of Administrative and Technical staff
Category Number of
Permanent
Employees
Number of
Vacant
Positions
Number of
permanent
positions filled
during the Year
Number of
positions filled
temporarily
Administrative Staff 14 0 0 0
Technical Staff 5 0 0 0
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Criterion – III
3. Research, Consultancy and Extension
3.1 Initiatives of the IQAC in Sensitizing/Promoting Research Climate in the institution (Annexure 2)
3.2 Details regarding major projects
Completed Ongoing Sanctioned Submitted
Number 1
Outlay in Rs. Lakhs 4,88,840
3.3 Details regarding minor projects (Annexure IV)
Completed Ongoing Sanctioned Submitted
Number 9 3
Outlay in Rs. Lakhs 990000/- 450900/-
3.4 Details on research publications (Annexure V )
International National Others
Peer Review Journals 15
Non-Peer Review Journals
e-Journals
Conference proceedings 1
3.5 Details on Impact factor of publications:
Range Average h-index Nos. in SCOPUS
0-3
The IQAC circulates information about seminars and conferences organized by various
institutions in and outside India. The teachers are encouraged to attend maximum number of
seminars and workshops to refresh and update their knowledge in the subject.
Also, in 2015-16, nine minor projects were completed and there are three ongoing minor
research projects at present.
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3.6 Research funds sanctioned and received from various funding agencies, industry and other organisations
Nature of the Project Duration
Year
Name of the
funding Agency
Total grant
sanctioned
Received
Major projects
Minor Projects 2014-16 UGC 450900 388400
Interdisciplinary Projects
Industry sponsored
Projects sponsored by the
University/ College
Students research projects (other than compulsory by the University)
Any other(Specify)
Total
3.7 No. of books published i) With ISBN No.
Chapters in Edited Books ii) Without ISBN No.
3.8 No. of University Departments receiving funds from
UGC-SAP CAS DST-FIST
DPE DBT Scheme/funds
3.9 For colleges Autonomy CPE DBT Star Scheme
INSPIRE CE Any Other (specify)
3.10 Revenue generated through consultancy
3.11 No. of conferences organized by the Institution
Level International National State University College
Number 1 3 4
Sponsoring
agencies
UGC College
Departments
Nil
4
ISBN NO.: 978-93-81069-81-0, 978-81-269-
2265-9,978-3-96067-087-2, 978-3-96067-104-6
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3.12 No. of faculty served as experts, chairpersons or resource persons. (Annexure VI)
3.13 No. of collaborations International National Any other
3.14 No. of linkages created during this year
3.15 Total budget for research for current year in lakhs:
From funding agency From Management of University/College
Total
3.16 No. of patents received this year
3.17 No. of research awards/ recognitions received by faculty and research fellows of the institute in the
year
3.18 No. of faculty from the Institution
who are Ph.D. Guides
and students registered under them
3.19 No. of Ph.D. awarded by faculty from the Institution
3.20 No. of Research scholars receiving the Fellowships (Newly enrolled + existing ones)
JRF SRF Project Fellows Any other
3.21 No. of students Participated in NSS events:
University level State level
National level International level
Type of Patent Number
National Applied
Granted
International Applied
Granted
Commercialised Applied
Granted
Total International National State University Dist College
2
1
Nil 200000
200000
2
4
1
20
2
0
3
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3.22 No.of students participated in NCC events:
University level State level
National level International level
3.23 No. of Awards won in NSS:
University level State level
National level International level
3.24 No. of Awards won in NCC:
University level State level
National level International level
3.25No. of Extension activities organized
University forum College forum
NCC NSS Any other
3.26 Major Activities during the year in the sphere of extension activities and Institutional Social
Responsibility
Awareness Programme on Drug Abuse
The Anti-narcotics Cell and IQAC in association with the College Union organized a
one day program and seminar titled "An Awareness on Drug Abuse" on 26-02-16.
Important Days Observed
The following days were observed – World Environment day (June 5) , International Day of Yoga (June 21), World Blood Donation day (June 14) , World Reading Day (June 19 ) , International day against Drug Abuse (June 26) , Independence Day (August 15) , Hiroshima day (August 6) ,International youth day (August 12) , Teachers Day ( September 5) , N.S.S. day (September 24 ) ,International day of the old person (October 1) , Gandhi Jayanthi ( October 2) , Human Rights Day ( December 10) , Republic day ( January 26), Women’s day(March 8 )
Blood Donation drive
National Service Scheme donated blood to various hospitals like Government Medical college Kottayam, Caritas Hospital Kottayam ,Devamatha Hospital Koothattukulam , Medical trust Ernakulam , MOSC Medical College Kolenchery, Red Cross Blood Bank Raipur Chhattisgarh , MUM Hospital Monappilly at several occasions in the year and also to the needy patients.
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7 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
5 0 0
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Promotion of Organic Farming
Uncontrolled use of pesticides and fertilizers has maligned soil and water alike.
Classes were organized to introduce the concept of organic farming to the new
generation.
Initiatives for Cleanliness
Cleaned premises of the Government Ayurveda Hospital, Palachuvadu, Piravom as a part of
the cleanliness drive.
Helping the destitute
Raised fund to help the poor and sick. The details of the funds disbursed is shown in the table
below
Sl.
No.
Name of the Beneficiary Amount
1 Ms. Ambly Fathima CMS College Kottayam for Heart
& Lungs transplantation
Rs. 10300/-
2 Mr. Bineesh Devasia for kidney transplantation Rs. 8000/-
3 Chennai Flood Relief Fund Rs. 3000/-
4 Mr. Bijoy, Kidney patient Rs. 8000/-
5 Mr. Sukumaran, critically injured in an accident Rs. 8500/-
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Criterion – IV
4. Infrastructure and Learning Resources
4.1 Details of increase in infrastructure facilities:
Facilities Existing Newly created Source of
Fund
Total
Campus area 20 Acres 20 Acres
Class rooms 19 2 Management 21
Laboratories 4 4
Seminar Halls 1 1
No. of important equipments
purchased (≥ 1-0 lakh) during the
current year.
Nil
Value of the equipment purchased
during the year (Rs. in Lakhs)
Others
4.2 Computerization of administration and library
4.3 Library services:
Existing Newly added Total
No. Value No. Value No. Value
Text Books 21226 2839050 586 220467 21812 305917
Reference Books 703 275350 0 0 703 275350
e-Books
Journals 10 10500 0 0 10 10500
e-Journals NList 5000 NList 5000
Digital Database
CD & Video 885 26 911
Others (Manuscripts) 6 1 7
Library is fully computerized. Students can browse and search the availability of the books
online. Book booking facility is also available for reserving a book that is currently under issue.
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4.4 Technology up gradation (overall)
Total
Computers
Computer
Labs Internet
Browsing
Centres
Computer
Centres Office
Depart-
ments Others
Existing 139 96 23 9 5 6
Added 2 2
Total 141 96 23 9 5 8
4.5 Computer, Internet access, training to teachers and students and any other programme for technology
up gradation (Networking, e-Governance etc.)
4.6 Amount spent on maintenance:
i) ICT
ii) Campus Infrastructure and facilities
iii) Equipments
iv) Others
Total :
Network Resource Centre with internet facility is open to all students and staff members for
information seeking. Students who are not familiar with Internet are assisted in creating email
address and taught how to browse the Internet.
Campus is WiFi enabled; hence internet could be access using laptops from class rooms for
displaying demo and other live programs.
40,000/-
3,15000/-
50,000/-
16,000/-
4,21000/-
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Criterion – V
5. Student Support and Progression
5.1 Contribution of IQAC in enhancing awareness about Student Support Services
5.2 Efforts made by the institution for tracking the progression
5.3 (a) Total Number of students
(b) No. of students outside the state
(c) No. of international students
Men Women
Demand ratio : Admissions are made by the University through centralized allotment.
Dropout % : 8.2%
UG PG Ph. D. Others
812 68
No %
458 52
No %
422 48
Last Year This Year
General SC ST OBC Physically
Challenged
Total General SC ST OBC Physically
Challenged
Total
434 87 3 216 1 741 564 115 2 197 2 880
IQAC took measures in speeding up the issuing of students certificates by simplifying the
procedure.
Also news updates on scholarships and grants are published in the college web site for
further awareness.
Feedbacks are collected from alumni from time to time. College placement cell continues to
extent their assistance in finding suitable employment even for the pass out students. The
Alumni association, Shadows, also circulates information on job openings to assist those who
are seeking better career options.
Nil
Nil
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5.4 Details of student support mechanism for coaching for competitive examinations (If any)
No. of students beneficiaries
5.5 No. of students qualified in these examinations
NET SET/SLET GATE CAT IAS/IPS etc State PSC UPSC Others
5.6 Details of student counselling and career guidance
No. of students benefitted
5.7 Details of campus placement (Annexure VII)
On campus Off Campus
Number of
Organizations
Visited
Number of Students
Participated
Number of
Students Placed
Number of Students Placed
1 45 7 6
5.8 Details of gender sensitization programmes
Talk on Cyber crime by law department.
Self defence training class organised by women cell & Kerala police.
Poster competition against female foeticide as a part of the arts fest.
5.9 Students Activities (Annexure VIII)
5.9.1 No. of students participated in Sports, Games and other events
Coaching classes are arranged for the final year students to prepare them for various
entrance examinations and placement recruitment drives.
Dr. Benjamin P Varghese handles special coaching classes for students to prepare them for
Cochin university entrance examination.
Placement cell organizes career guidance programs for training the students. Shri. Kurian M J
has undergone professional training in counselling. Hence, he attends to the student cases
forwarded by Head of the Departments and class in Charges. WWS and Tutorial programs
deliver guidance at individual level for overall development of the students.
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State/ University level National level International level
No. of students participated in cultural events
State/ University level National level International level
5.9.2 No. of medals /awards won by students in Sports, Games and other events
Sports : State/ University level National level International level
Cultural: State/ University level National level International level
5.10 Scholarships and Financial Support (2015-16)
Number of
students Amount
Financial support from institution 20 30,000
Financial support from government 44 1,74,000
Financial support from other sources NIL NIL
Number of students who received
International/ National recognitions
NIL NIL
5.11 Student organised / initiatives
Fairs : State/ University level National level International level
Exhibition: State/ University level National level International level
5.12 No. of social initiatives undertaken by the students
5.13 Major grievances of students (if any) redressed:
Refurbished boys‟ toilet complex. Roofed the passage to the toilet complex to alleviate students
inconvenience during rainy seasons.
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4
03 0
07 0 0
01 0 17
03 0 0
1
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Criterion – VI
6. Governance, Leadership and Management
6.1 State the Vision and Mission of the institution
6.2 Does the Institution has a management Information System
6.3 Quality improvement strategies adopted by the institution for each of the following:
6.3.1 Curriculum Development
6.3.2 Teaching and Learning
6.3.3 Examination and Evaluation
VISION
To develop into a centre of quality and excellence in imparting relevant and value based
education to the rural youth
MISSION
To promote our learners skills in their chosen areas of specialization.
To facilitate the employability of our learners to give them a vocation through education.
To collaborate with our stake holders for quality education.
To make our learners socially committed, morally upright, physically vibrant and
spiritually inspired citizens.
Faculty members in University board of studies are keen on revamping and updating the
syllabi time to time.
Teachers are using ICT tools for better discourse of the topics lectured. Also support programs such as SSP address the weak students. Many teachers in addition to class room teaching offer online support also.
Support programs like WWS and SSP ensure that the students are motivated enough in pursuing their dreams. Lecture series, media visit, industrial visit, publication, open forums, workshops etc. extends a broader horizon to the students outlook.
All University examinations are conducted centrally. Our teachers shoulder various
responsibilities as the Chairman, Chief and additional examiner in the university examination
board.
The results are analyzed at the end of each semester on the basis of internal as well as
external examinations.
Yes.
Information on students and staff are digitalized and stored for easy retrieval.
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6.3.4 Research and Development
6.3.5 Library, ICT and physical infrastructure / instrumentation
6.3.6 Human Resource Management
6.3.7 Faculty and Staff recruitment
6.3.8 Industry Interaction / Collaboration
6.3.9 Admission of Students
6.4 Welfare schemes for
6.5Total corpus fund generated
6.6 Whether annual financial audit has been done Yes No
Teaching 3
Non teaching 2
Students 4
4650000
Two teachers submitted their research thesis and another faculty Mr. Shajan P X was
awarded PhD degree.
Nine minor research projects were successfully completed and submitted during the
academic year.
Added around 600 books to the college library in the year. Newly appointed teachers
including the guest faculty is given training in using ICT devices.
Responsibilities were assigned to all the staff members uniformly. Ones personal capability
and interest are also considered while entrusting a responsibility.
Student leaders were also chosen to assist teachers in various cells. This in turn enriches the
student’s individual talents and leadership potential.
Recruitments are done strictly by the university and government rules and regulations.
Industrial/Academic Collaboration with Integra Medicals, Reference point Technologies
Muscat, Academic collaboration CUSAT (ISP, Dept. Instrumentation, DOE)
External experts from the industry are invited to the campus for talks and interactions.
Also students are taken for industry visit and media visit for exposure and hand on
experience.
During the final year of study, students undertake project works that are generally associated
with development firms and electronic industries.
University admission procedure, CAP (Centralized Admission Process), is followed.
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6.7 Whether Academic and Administrative Audit (AAA) has been done?
Academic audit is conducted at the end of the academic year. A separate day is set apart for
analysing the previous year activities and reporting the outcomes.
Audit Type External Internal
Yes/No Agency Yes/No Authority
Academic Yes Staff Council
Administrative Yes Staff Council
6.8 Does the University/ Autonomous College declare results within 30 days?
For UG Programmes Yes No
For PG Programmes Yes No
6.9 What efforts are made by the University/ Autonomous College for Examination Reforms?
6.10 What efforts are made by the University to promote autonomy in the affiliated/constituent colleges?
6.11 Activities and support from the Alumni Association
6.12 Activities and support from the Parent – Teacher Association
University updates the syllabus at least once in five years. Board of studies members bring
the matter to notice of the University for initiating syllabus revision process.
Teachers adorn various responsible positions in university bodies, which in some way or the
other gives the institution a say on several issues that are strategically important.
Alumnus visits the college for handling training sessions related to their area of profession.
They also have instituted awards to encourage students to perform better.
PTA comprises members selected from each class.PTA executive committee meeting and
general body meetings are held, where in the parents can propose the opinion and
suggestions to make the campus life more resourceful for their wards.
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6.13 Development programmes for support staff
6.14 Initiatives taken by the institution to make the campus eco-friendly
Hands on training in using Internet and other social media.
As a part of recreation programmes for the staff, games and sports are conducted annually. One day tour was also organized for fostering relationship and team work.
Constantly discourages use of plastic materials inside and outside the campus. Awareness
programs on side effects of plastics and plastic abuse are imparted time to time by way of
seminars and posters.
NSS and NCC units take up such issues as a matter of prime importance and empower their
volunteers to work for this mission.
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Criterion – VII
7. Innovations and Best Practices
7.1 Innovations introduced during this academic year which have created a positive impact on the
functioning of the institution. Give details.
7.2 Provide the Action Taken Report (ATR) based on the plan of action decided upon at the
beginning of the year
7.3 Give two Best Practices of the institution
7.4 Contribution to environmental awareness / protection
7.5 Whether environmental audit was conducted? Yes No
7.6 Any other relevant information the institution wishes to add.
Reader’s forum organized a book exhibition on rare books to create a curiosity and interest
among students.
Organized ‘Award day’ for honouring meritorious students. Around Thirty awards and
recognitions were distributed.
Organized New Year Eve celebrations after the class hours to which all the people residing in the
neighbourhood with their families were invited. This provided an opportunity for students to
interact with them as well as for the rural community in the neighbourhood to understand and
experience campus life.
Organized national conference as it was planned in the beginning of the academic year. Also
nine UGC minor research projects were completed.
Value education
Classes and training programs with thrust on building men of character.
Tutorial group
A group of twenty students is assigned to each teacher, who will be their local guardian
The nature club planted several trees across the length and breadth of the campus. Student volunteers are appointed to nurture the trees they planted. Also initiatives on organic farming are undertaken.
The institution has great potential for growth. Over these years the institution is able to make
several achievements in the realm of academics and sports. The students are given all
rounding coaching aimed to mould and build individuals as good citizens for the nation. This
has been proved several ways, especially by way of extending financial assistance for medical
treatment to the needy several times in a frame of year. Needless to say, the institution is
poised as one of the best college under Mahatma Gandhi University.
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8. Plans of institution for next year
_______***_______
One day staff orientation program
Construction of Indoor auditorium
Installation of LED TVs for class rooms
New initiatives on teaching learning
Class wise value addition classes for students by external experts
New class rooms for P.G/B.COM course
Community outreach programs that beneficial to the rural neighbourhood.
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Annexure 1
Annual Activity Report
Month ACTIVITY
JUNE
World Environmental day –June 5
Planted trees in the campus and in the surroundings
Readers day-June 19
Students took pledge and organized a Quiz program
Annual Academic Audit 2015-2016
The Annual Academic Audit of BPC College was conducted on June
27, 2015.The annual academic audit and planning for the year 2015-16
was conducted on 27th June 2015 in the seminar hall, BPC College
Piravom.
JULY
Anti drugs day –July 3
Conducted a debate on „ is anti drugs campaign effective ?‟
July 20 –Space Quiz in connection with National Moonday
July 21-22 –Two day workshop on „I Sensoboty‟ and National
Robotics championship
July 28 – Pushparchana, as a mark of respect to Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam
Help desk for admission, coordinated by Kurien M.J
AUGUST
August 15- Independence day celebrations
Inaugurations o f various associations
Orientation program for parents of I year students
Orientation classes for I years on library usage.
Internal examination for second and third years
Onam celebration
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SEPTEMBER
September 5 –Teachers day
Organized „best student teacher contest‟
September 8 - Orientation classes for I years by Dr. Mary Metilda,
Former Principal Maharajas college ,Ernakulam
OCTOBER
October 2 –Observed Gandhi Jayanthi
October 14- Community news paper „Kazha‟ released
October 18 – IT Quiz „Tantra-2K15‟
Around 80 Higher Secondary students participated
Internal examinations
NOVEMBER Odd semester University examinations
DECEMBER
December 10-11- National Conference on “ Recent trends in Data
Mining” organized by Department of computer Applications and
Science
December 12 -Infosys BPO Recruitment Drive
Christmas New year celebrations
JANUARY
January 28-One Day State Level Seminar in connection with
International Year of Light
FEBRUARY
February 4- One Day IT Fest „Tegra‟
February 10-12 –Arts fest
February 18-19- Intercollegiate Inter zone Taekwondo championship
February 19- College annual sports day
February 23-24 –Two day training program on group discussion and
interview skills by placement cells
February 24 - 25- 8th Montage 2016
February 26-Awareness Programme on Drug Abuse
The Anti-narcotics Cell and IQAC in association with the College
Union organized a one day program and a seminar titled "An
Awareness on Drug Abuse"
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February 26-27 - Intercollegiate Inter zone Kho-Kho championship
MARCH
March 1-3-Three-day State Level Workshop on Raspberry PI and
Python Programming
March 16- College has organized a programme Merit Day to honour
the students who have secured various awards
March 17- Bidding Farewell to the Outgoing Students
Organized by the Management and Staff of BPC College
March 31 – College closes for summer vacation
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Annexure II
University Board of Studies Members
Department of Electronics
1) Ms. Manju Abraham
2) Mr. Baby Paul
Department of Computer Application
3) Ms. Sheba K U
4) Ms. Nimmol P. John
Department of Business Administration
5) Mr. Suseel V Daniel
Department of Law
6) Mr. Regi Joseph
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Annexure III
Workshops/Seminars Attended
Anu Paul -National level Short term Training Programme on Security Issues in
Computer Networks and Latest Solutions Organized by the Division of Information
Technology, School of Engineering, CUSAT, under Technical Education Quality
Improvement Programme (TEQIP) Phase-II
Benjamin P Varghese -Work shop on Raspberry Pi & Python Programming.
Dona Mary Roy- One day workshop on Recent trends in Fiber Optics and Non Linear
Optics, International School of Photonics .CUSAT 19-OCT-2015
Dr. Santhosh P Kuruvilla - One-Day Cluster Workshop, WWS, St. Alberts College,
Ernakulam, 30-01-2016.
Dr. Sushan P.K - The Financial evaluation of myths and fairy tales, National Seminar,
TMJM Government College Manimalakunnu, Koothattukulam.
Dr.Santhosh P Kuruvilla - Workshop on „Nano fabrication technologies‟, INUP, IISc,
Bangalore, 18-20 Jan. 2016.
Jacob Abraham-IEEE – APS, workshop on Computational Electromagnetics,
Organised by Department of Electronics CUSAT, Kochi
Jeeva Jose - National Conference on Big Data and R Programming, organized by
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, at Woods Manor, Ernakulam on
September 6, 2015.
Jeeva Jose - State Level seminar on Raspberry Pi and Python Programming, organized
by Department of Electronics, BPC College, Piravom during March 1-3, 2016.
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Jeeva Jose - Three-Day State Level Workshop on “Raspberry Pi and Python
Programming”, organized by Department of Electronics, BPC College, Piravom during
March 1-3, 2016.
Jeeva Jose - Two-Day State Level Workshop on “Big Data and Python Programming”,
organized by Department of Computer Applications, MES College, Marampally during
March 22-23, 2016.
Jeeva Jose - Two-Day Workshop on “Programming and Problem Solving with Python”,
organized by Vidyanikethan, Ernakulam for CBSE Senior Secondary School Teachers
during April 1-2, 2016.
Jeeva Jose - UGC Sponsored National Conference on “Cyber Crimes: Issues and
Challenges”, organized by Department of Business Administration, MES College,
Marampilly held during October 14-15, 2015.
Jobin Abraham- National level Short term Training Programme on Security Issues in
Computer Networks and Latest Solutions Organized by the Division of Information
Technology, School of Engineering, CUSAT, under Technical Education Quality
Improvement Programme (TEQIP) Phase-II
Kurian M.J - National Conference on “ Recent trends in Data Mining” held on 10th
and
11th
December 2015 at B.P.C College, Piravom, Kerala
Reji M Issac -3 day state level workshop on Raspberry Pi and Python Programming 1-3
March 2016 at BPC College, Piravom organized by DOE
Shaju Varghese - International conference on “Computing Paradigms” held on 24th
and
25th
July 2015 at Don Bosco College, Tamilnadu.
Shaju Varghese - National Conference on “ Recent trends in Data Mining” held on 10th
and 11th
December 2015 at B.P.C College, Piravom, Kerala
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Sheba K. U- UGC sponsored National seminar on „Recent Trends in Data Mining‟,
BPC CollegePiravom.9-10 Dec. 2016.
Shine P.S - Theorising Ethics‟, National Seminar, Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur
2015
Shine P.S - Three Day National Seminar on Key words, Union Christian College,
Alwaye 2016
Sindhu Thomas - One day Regional Seminar on “Changing Genres in Trending
Culture” , Bharata Mata College Thrikkakara, 14-01-2016.
Sindhu Thomas - One-Day Cluster Workshop, WWS, St. Alberts College, Ernakulam,
30-01-2016.
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Annexure IV
Minor Research Projects
COMPLETED (During 2015-16)
1. Mr. Shaju Varghese, Principal Investigator of the Minor Research Project "Computerized Facility
Location Analysis in Rural Area Using Clustering", funded by UGC.
Sanctioned amount: Rs. 95000/-
2. Mr. Kurian M. J, Principal Investigator of the Minor Research Project "Outlier Detection In
Multidimensional Data Using PCA and Grubb's Test", funded by UGC.
Sanctioned amount: Rs. 105000/-
3. Dr. Saji K.S, Principal Investigator of the Minor Research Project "Historicism and Oslo Peace
Process: Politics of Narration", funded by UGC.
Sanctioned amount: Rs. 140000/-
4. Ms. Sindhu Thomas, Principal Investigator of the Minor Research Project "Representation of
Women in Advertisement: The Indian Cultural Scenario", funded by UGC.
Sanctioned amount: Rs. 110000/-
5. Dr. Santhosh P. Kuruvilla, Principal Investigator of the Minor Research Project "Elastic
Anistropy And Lattice Thermal Expansion in the Martensite Phase of T Shape Memory Alloys
Cu-Al-Ni and Cu-Al-Zn", funded by UGC.
Sanctioned amount: Rs. 90000/-
6. Mr. Shine P.S, Principal Investigator of the Minor Research Project "Media, Market And Morals:
A Study On How Media Built Consensus For Private Capital In The First Decade Of Liberalized
India" (1991-2001), funded by UGC.
Sanctioned amount: Rs. 140000/-
7. Mr. Tiji Zachariah , Principal Investigator of the Minor Research Project "Effect Of Vitamin E
Supplementation On Immune Responses Of College Football And Kho-kho Team Players",
funded by UGC.
Sanctioned amount: Rs. 80000/-
8. Dr. Sunny Kuriakose A, Principal Investigator of the Minor Research Project “ Application of
Evidence Theory in Internet Security Using Fuzzy Mathematical Tools” funded by UGC.
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Sanctioned amount: Rs. 150000/-
9. Mr. Gigi Mathai, Principal Investigator of the UGC funded Minor Research Project entitled
'Information needs and information use patterns of Post Graduate students in Arts and Science
Colleges in Ernakulam District'.
Sanctioned amount: Rs. 80000/-
ONGOING
1. Ms. Jeeva Jose , Principal Investigator of the Minor Research Project titled "Mining Web Logs
for Better Websites" (2015) funded by UGC.
Sanctioned amount: Rs. 207800/-
2. Ms. Bindu Abraham, Principal Investigator of the Minor Research Project titled "Impact of
climate change on epidemics- Analysis by using Gumbel count model" (2013) funded by UGC.
Sanctioned amount: Rs. 150000/-
3. Mr. Jobin Abraham, Associate Professor, Principal Investigator of minor research project
titled “Development of Data Protection Techniques for Digital Audio and Video Signals
Using Watermarking” (2013) funded by UGC.
Sanctioned amount: Rs. 93100/-
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Annexure V
International Journal Publications
Baby Paul, A New Optimized Wavelet Transform For Heart Beat Classification, Journal of
Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 15, No. 5 (2015) 1550081 (19 pages), World Scientific
Publishing Company, DOI: 10.1142/S0219519415500815, Impact Factor: 0.797
Bibu Skaria, An overview of web content mining tools, Bonfring International Journal of Data
Mining, 2015
Bibu Skaria, Literature review on web mining, Bonfring International Journal of Data Mining,
2015
Ceena Paul, An Introduction to Hacking and Hacking Tools, International Journal of advanced
research in biology, engineering, science and technology
Ceena Paul, Comparative Study of Cryptographic Algorithms, International Journal of advanced
research in biology, engineering, science and technology
Jacob Abraham, A Novel Proximity Fed Gap Coupled Microstrip Patch Array Antenna For
Wireless Applications, Progress In Electromagnetic Research C (PIER C) , Impact Factor: 0.32
Jeeva Jose, A Prediction Model for User and Search Engine Crawler Traffic at Websites, ,
International Journal of Advanced Research, Vol. 3, Issue 7, 2015, pp. 19-27.
Jeeva Jose, Differences in Caching of Robots.txt by Search Engine Crawlers, International
Journal of Computer Science Engineering, Vol.4, Issue 5, 2015, pp. 208-213.
Jobin Abraham, A Blind Watermarking Scheme For Tamper Detection In Digital Images,
ICTACT Journal on Image and Video Processing , Volume: 6 (2 ), 2015.
Manju Abraham, UHF RFID Dipole Tag With Modified Multi-Fractal Cantor Arms For
Enhanced Read Range, Microwave And Optical Technology Letters, Impact Factor: 0.545
Reji M .Issac, Geometric and Physical Modelling of Natural Intelligence, Bonfring International
Journal of Man, Machine Interface Vol.4 Issue.1
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Shaju Varghese, A Genetic Algorithm Based Optimization Models for Facility Location in
Logistic Network Design, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research (IJAER)
August 2015
Shaju Varghese, Simulated Annealing and Direct Search Optimization Models for Facility
Location in Logistic Network Design, International Journal of Computer Applications (IJCA)
December 2015
Sheba K.U, “Latest advances in Diagnosis of breast cancer using image Processing Techniques
in Digital Mammography”, International Journal of Advanced Research in
Biology,Engineering,Science and Technology, Dec.2015.
Soumya John, An Introduction to Hacking and Hacking Tools, International Journal of
advanced research in biology, engineering, science and technology
Soumya John, Comparative Study of Various Process Model in Software Development Life
Cycle, International Journal of advanced research in biology, engineering, science and
technology.
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Annexure VI
Faculty Contributions and Achievements
Dr. Sushan P K
promoted from Lieutenant to Captain in NCC
served as Question paper setter of Kerala University, Calicut University.
Reji M Issac
published a book titled, “Development of an Indigenous Brainwave Machine – A Research
Report”, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany, ISBN: 978-3-659-38694-7
Jacob Abraham
Chairman of Board of question paper setters in B.Sc Electronics, Kerala University
Santhosh P. Kuruvilla
Ph. D. Viva-Voce ,
Subject Expert (FDP,UGC), M G University
Question Paper Setter, B.Sc. Electronics, University of Kerala
Anu Paul
Resource Person for Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme
(TEQIP) Phase-II held at CUSAT, Cochin
Jeeva Jose
Resource Person at National Level
1. UGC Sponsored National Conference on “Cyber Crimes: Issues and Challenges”,
organized by Department of Business Administration, MES College, Marampilly held
during October 14-15, 2015.
2. Two-Day Workshop on “Programming and Problem Solving with Python”, organized
by Vidyanikethan, Ernakulam for CBSE Senior Secondary School Teachers during
April 1-2, 2016.
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Resource Person at State Level
1. Three-Day State Level Workshop on “Raspberry Pi and Python Programming”,
organized by Department of Electronics, BPC College, Piravom during March 1-3,
2016.
2. Two-Day State Level Workshop on “Big Data and Python Programming”, organized by
Department of Computer Applications, MES College, Marampally during March 22-
23, 2016
Books published
1. Introduction to Computing and Problem Solving with PYTHON, Khanna
Publishers, New Delhi, 2016,, ISBN No:13:978-93-81069-81-0
2. C Programming with Solved Problems, Atlantic Publishers, 2016, New
Delhi(In press)
Shaju Varghese
General Convener, TANDRA 2015, State level IT Quiz for Higher Secondary School
Students held at B.P.C College, Piravom.
General Convener, TEGRA 2015, State level IT Fest for college students held at B.P.C
College, Piravom.
Question Paper Setter, B.Sc. Computer Science & Computer Applications, University of
Kerala, in 2015.
Dr. Santhosh P Kuruvilla
Resource person, Fitness Programme, Govt. UPS, Maravanthuruthu, Vaikom, 5 May 2016.
Member, Org. Committee, Workshop on „Raspberry Pi & Python Programing, 1-3, March
2016.
Resource person, National Science Day, Bhavan‟s Newsprint Vidyalaya, 25-02-2016.
Resource person, IYL Quiz, Bhavan‟s Newsprint Vidyalaya, 18-02-2016.
Question Paper Setter, B.Sc. Electronics, University of Kerala, 22-01-2016.
Member, State Physics Talent Search Examination, APT, Kerala, 23-09-2015.
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Subject Expert (FDP, UGC), M G University, 18-09-2015.
Member, Editorial Board, AptTunes, Academy of Physics Teachers, Kerala.
Shine P.S
Question Paper Setter, S.B.College, Changanassery
Resource Person, ASAP,SDE Training, M.A. College
Sheba K.U
Subject Expert, Inspection Commission for starting new course, Shanthigiri College,
Vazhithala.
Subject Expert, Inspection Commission for starting new course, Al-Azhar College,
Thodupuzha.
Convener, Intercollegiate quiz competition, BPC College, 12-08-2015.
Dr. Benjamin Varghese
Question Paper setter at Kerala University, Cochin University (CUSAT)
Expert in viva board, M Tech, M Sc. Photonics, Cochin University (CUSAT)
Baby Paul
Coordinator for M. G University M.Sc Electronics Syllabus restructuring
2015-16
Question paper setter, University of Kerala, Cochin University of Science and
Technology
Dr. Eby N Elias
Adjudged as the best Panchayath President in Kerala by Government of Kerala
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Annexure VII
Placement Cell 2015-16
A batch of thirteen students of various disciplines from our College attended pooled
recruitment drive by Wipro Technologies held at Marian College, Kuttikanam on 12th
August 2015. Three students among the students who gained provisional selection were
from this college
A batch of fifteen students from our College attended TCS placement drive at St.
Thomas Arts and Science College, Puthencruze on 30th
November 2015. Three students
got placed.
Infosys BPO came recruiting on 10th
December 2016 and our College hosted a pooled
recruitment drive. As many as two hundred ninety-four students from in and around
Ernakulam and Kottayam participated in the event. They selected thirty-nine students of
which seven were from our College.
Twenty-nine students from our College participated in a pooled recruitment drive held at
St. Thomas Arts and Science College on 13th
January 2016 in which Emphasis
Technologies came recruiting.
Accenture Technologies conducted a pooled recruitment drive at Amrita School of
Communications on 16th
January 2016 in which thirty-nine of our students participated.
We conducted a two-day training program on Group Discussion and Interview skills on
23rd
and 24th
February 2016. All the final year students attended this program which was
by Mr.Geevarghese Mathew.
A group of twelve students from BBA program participated in the pooled recruitment
drive held at Marian College, Kuttikanam on 23rd
February 2016 where Syntel Sock
Trading Company came recruiting.
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Annexure VIII
Student Activities and Achievements
District Taekwondo championship
Men-Winners
Women-Runner up
District Kho -Kho championship
Men-Winners
Women-Winners
Intercollegiate Inter zone Taekwondo championship
Men-Winners
Women-Winners
Intercollegiate Inter zone Kho-Kho championship
Men-Winners
Seven men and four women selected to the team for state senior kho-kho championship.
Seven men got selected to MG University team for South zone Inter University championship.
Varghese Eldhose won bronze medal for Intercollegiate Inter zone wrestling competition
Rajesh V R won gold in Intercollegiate body building championship.
Three students placed by WIPRO Technologies from the recruitment drive conducted at Marian
college Kuttikkanom on 12 th August 2015
Three students placed by TCS from the recruitment drive conducted at St.Thomas college
puthencruz on 30 th November 2015
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