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Vardhaman College of Engineering AQAR 2015-2016 Page 1

VARDHAMAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (AUTONOMOUS)

Shamshabad– 501 218, Hyderabad

The Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) of the IQAC All NAAC accredited institutions will submit an annual self-reviewed progress report to NAAC, through its IQAC. The report is to detail the tangible results achieved in key areas, specifically identified by the institutional IQAC at the beginning of the academic year. The AQAR will detail the results of the perspective plan worked out by the IQAC. (Note: The AQAR period would be the Academic Year. For example, July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013)

Part – A AQAR for the year (for example 2013-14)

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: Name of the IQAC Co-ordinator: Mobile: IQAC e-mail address:

1.3 NAAC Track ID(For ex. MHCOGN 18879)

OR

2015-2016

+91-9502653333

Kacharam Village Shamshabad

Hyderabad

Telangana

501218

[email protected]

Dr. S. Sai Satyanarayana Reddy

+91-9440012540

08413 -253201

[email protected]

Prof. S. Rajendar

+91-9885570842

APCOGN19432

VARDHAMAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING


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 3.24 2014 5 Years from 05-05-2014 to 04-05-2019

1.7 Date of Establishment of IQAC : DD/MM/YYYY 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 2014-2015 submitted to NAAC on 31-01-2019 (DD/MM/YYYY)

1.9 Institutional Status

University State Central Deemed Private

Affiliated College Yes No (Affiliated to JNTUH)

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)

www.vardhaman.org

12/12/2012

https://vardhaman.org/IQAC/AQAR2015-16.pdf

NAAC/ANR/DS/Standing Committee-66EC/2014

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1.11 Name of the Affiliating University (for the Colleges) 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-Special Assistance Programme DST-FIST

UGC-Innovative PG programmes Any other (Specify)

UGC-COP Programmes

2. IQAC Composition and Activities

2.1 No. 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(Including Head of the Institution and IQAC Co-ordinator) 2.10 No. of IQAC meetings held

2.11 No. of meetings with various stakeholders: No. Faculty

Non-Teaching Staff Students Alumni Others

2.12 Has IQAC received any funding from UGC during the year? Yes No

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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

Conducted IUCEE-IGIP Engineering Educators’ Certification Program (IIEECP) Conducted seminar on Role of Mathematics and its Applications in Engineering Conducted Workshop on Material Design an Engineering Challenge Conducted Seminar on Power systems and Applications Conducted Workshop on Real time applications in power systems Conducted Workshop on Laboratory experiments in Electrical Engineering Conducted Training Program on Applications of Solar Energy in Electrical Engineering Conducted Workshop 3D Printer Conducted Workshop on STAAD Pro Conducted Workshop on Mixed design Conducted Workshop on Arduino and Raspberry Pi Conducted Training Program on DSP Processors – Architecture&Applications Conducted Seminar on Role of Mathematics and its Applications in Engineering Conducted Seminar on Advanced Communication Systems Conducted Seminar on Career Counseling Conducted Workshop on Arduino& Raspberry PI Conducted Workshop on Advanced Arduino Board Conducted Workshop on Arduino& Raspberry PI Conducted Company Specific Training Program on Soft Skills by FACE & COIGN

2.14 Significant Activities and contributions made by IQAC

Refinement of course outcomes Ensuring balanced question paper for formative assessment Brought recruitment policy in place Streamlined faculty appraisal system Conducted Outcome Based Education Orientation Program for faculty Academic Audit Process Ensure quality research through promotion of Special Interest Group Incentivised quality paper publications Support for patent Training need analysis Streamlined student feedback mechanism and action taken

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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 *

Plan of Action Achievements

Internal Academic Audit Academic Audit Conducted two times in this year (Once in a Semester)

Faculty Quality Improvement Programs 8 Quality improvement programs conducted

Implementation of lab based projects Implemented in this year

Awareness among the faculty regarding research schemes

One program conducted

Use of ICT for content delivery

Every class room is equipped with LCD Projector and Screen to enable the faculty to delivery through PPTs, Videos, Animations etc.,

Online feedback on facilities Feedback on facilities is collected and analyzed. The same is submitted to the management for improvement

Administrative Auditing Auditing is done regularly by IQAC internally and also through external agency

Revision of Vision, Mission and PEOs College Vision, Mission and PEOs are revised

ORTUS and Technolites ORTUS is conducted in February and Technolites is conducted in the month of September

Remedial classes for academically weak students

Departments prepared a list of students who are academically weak and remedial classes are conducted beyond the college hours. It is found that results are improved

Motivate the faculty to apply for IPR

The R&D Cell has conducted one day awareness program for the faculty on intellectual property rights

Student Mentoring IQAC monitored the effectiveness of student mentoring and it is observed that many students’ attitude and performance is improved

Course Enrichment Programs

Expert lectures are arranged to enrich the knowledge in the advanced courses

Careers360 Ranking AAA To collect faculty self appraisal from faculty

Faculty are assessed based on API submitted online. Increments are awarded based on API score

Annexure I: Academic Calendar

2.16 Whether the AQAR was placed in statutory body Yes No

Management Syndicate Any other body

Provide the details of the action taken

• Governing Body advised to encourage faculty to apply for Patent Filing

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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 NA NA NA NA

PG 7 0 7 23

UG 6 0 6

PG Diploma NA NA NA NA

Advanced Diploma NA NA NA NA

Diploma NA NA NA NA

Certificate NA NA NA NA

Others NA NA NA NA

Total 13 0 13 23

Interdisciplinary NA NA NA NA

Innovative NA NA NA NA

1. Department of EEE conducted a two day Career oriented programme on MATLAB for UG students and 55 students participated.

2. Department of EEE conducted a three day Career oriented programme on PSCAD for UG students and 15 students participated.

3. Department of ECE conducted 13 day value added programme on NI LabVIEW Data Acquisition & Sensor interface for UG students and 59 students participated

4. Department of EEE conducted a One- day Career oriented programme on Seminar on Career Development Program for UG students and 90 students participated.

5. Department of IT conducted a Seven day value added programme on MTA for UG students and 59 students participated

6. Department of IT conducted a Five day value added programme on workshop on building enterprise applications for UG students and 100 students participated

7. Department of Civil Engineering conducted Eight day value added programme on STAAD Profor UG students and 11 students participated

8. Department of CSE conducted 3 week value added programme on Advanced JAVAfor UG students and 105 students participated

9. Department of CSE conducted 3 week value added programme on Aptitude Trainingfor UG


students and 95 students participated

10. Department of Mechanical Engineering conducted 17 day value added programme on ANSYS Training for UG students and 100 students participated

11. Department of Mechanical Engineering conducted 4 day Career oriented programme on CFD Training for UG students and 25 students participated

12. Department of Mechanical Engineering conducted 4 day Career oriented programme on FEA Training for UG students and 18 students participated

13. Department of MBA conducted One-day Career oriented programme on Entrepreneurship Developmentfor PG students and 30 students participated

14. Department of ECE conducted 4 day Career oriented programme on NI LabVIEW CLAD refreshment course for UG students and 63 students participated

15. Department of ECE conducted 4 day Career oriented programme on National Instruments LabVIEW Core-1 and core-2 fundamentals NI LabVIEW Data Acquisition & Sensor interface for UG students and 100 students participated

16. Department of IT conducted a One-Day Career Orientation programme by BYJU’S for UG students and 124 students participated.

17. Training and Placement Cell arranged 7 Career Guidance Programs from the companies FLIPKART, Intel and Epametc

1.2 (i) Flexibility of the Curriculum: Choice Based Credit System /Core/Elective option / Open

options (ii) Pattern of programmes: 1.3 Feedback from stakeholders* Alumni Parents Employers Students (On all aspects)

Mode of feedback : Online Manual Co-operating schools (for PEI)

Annexure II: Sample Feedback Analysis Format 1.4 Whether there is any revision/update of regulation or syllabi, if yes, mention their salient aspects.

New Regulations (VCE R15) syllabi is modified for both UG and PG Programs.

The salient aspects in the modified curriculum are, Outcome Based Education

Pattern Number of programmes

Semester 13(7 PG and 6 UG)

Trimester NA

Annual NA

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Choice Based Credit System Open Electives introduced Number of credits reduced from 212 to 192 Audit Courses introduced Courses in association with industry More practical sessions Unique Assessment tools Introduced “T” Curriculum covering breadth and depth of the program

1.5 Any new Department/Centre introduced during the year. If yes, give details.

S.No Name of the new Department/Centre Department Room No. Area in Sqm

1. Centre for Data Science CSE 1208A 90.75

2. Mobile Applications Development Centre

CSE 1102A 79.79

3. E-Learning Resource Centre ECE 3020 146.26


Criterion – II

2. Teaching, Learning and Evaluation

2.1. Total number of Permanent Faculty

2.2. Number of Permanent Faculty with Ph. D

2.3. Number of Faculty Positions – Recruited (R) and Vacant (V)

2.4. Number of Guest, Visiting and Temporary Faculty

2.5. Faculty Participation in Conferences and Symposia

No. of Faculty International Level National Level State Level Attended 9 5 16

Presented Papers 48 -- --

Resource Persons 8 -- --

2.6 Innovative processes adopted by the institution in Teaching and Learning:

Course end Mini Projects Collaborative Learning Engineering Projects in Community Services MOOC’s Inclusion of e-books, courseware, tutorial modules for each course Industry internships Higher order learning is ensured through the use of e-learning platforms such as Byndr,

Edmodo, Word press and etc. Active learning methods (Project Based Learning, JIGSAW, Think-Pair-Share, Flipped Class

Room, Model Based Learning, Brain Storming, Think- Aloud Pair Problem Solving, etc). Institute level Hackathons to promote student innovative learning capabilities.

2.7 Total No. of actual teaching days during this academic year

Total Assistant Professors

Associate Professors Professors Others

281 217 42 22 --

Assistant Professors

Associate Professors

Professors Others Total

R V R V R V R V R V

47 0 11 0 1 0 2 0 64 0

Guest Faculty

Visiting Faculty

Temporary Faculty

12 14 0

180 Days

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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) Double Valuation Provision to apply for Personal Verification Bar coding Online Multiple Choice Questions Choice Based Credit System Introduction of Grade Point Aggregate System Revaluation

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

Distinction % I % II % III % Pass %

B. Tech - CSE 165 53.33 27.88 5.45 0 86.67

B. Tech - IT 92 40.22 39.13 5.43 0 84.78

B. Tech - ECE 271 49.08 35.42 4.06 0 88.56

B. Tech - EEE 105 54.29 27.62 2.86 0 84.76

B. Tech – MECH 100 38 36 13 0 87

B. Tech – Civil 78 32.05 42.31 3.85 0 78.21

B. Tech – AERO 45 37.78 35.56 2.22 0 75.56

MBA 27 51.85 44.44 0 0 96.3

M. Tech – DECS 9 66.67 33.33 0 0 100

M. Tech – PEED 7 85.71 14.29 0 0 100

M. Tech – ES 9 100 0 0 0 100

M. Tech – CSE 7 42.86 57.14 0 0 100

M. Tech – Str Eng 4 75 0 0 0 75

M. Tech – ED 3 33.33 66.67 0 0 100 2.12 How does IQAC Contribute/Monitor/Evaluate the Teaching & Learning processes:

IQAC is involved in contribution monitoring and evaluating the Teaching learning process throughout the academic year in the following areas

No. of BOS Members

As a Faculty

Curriculum Development

Workshop 41 212 68

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1. Plans and executes quality improvement programs for students and staff.

2. IQAC coordinates quality related faculty development programs and student development programs.

3. IQAC conducts regular meetings with all stake holders

4. IQAC monitors the academic plan and take corrective measures for any deviations

5. IQAC provides standard formats to the departments to maintain quality records

6. IQAC monitors curriculum development process

7. IQAC conducts regular internal meetings with faculty and students for continuous inputs

8. Conducting surprise visit to class and labs to ensure effective teaching learning

9. Conducts academic audit once in a semester

10. Collecting and Analysing the feedback given by the students on faculty and course

11. IQAC also collects and analyse the feedback from Alumni, Parents, and Employers and take necessary corrective measures if any.

12. Result Analysis is validated by the IQAC after each continuous assessment tests and End semester Examination

13. IQAC is involved in the Performance Based Appraisal System to evaluate the academic performance of the faculty under the criterion laid down by the UGC

2.13 Initiatives undertaken towards faculty development

Faculty / Staff Development Programmes Number of faculty benefitted

Refresher courses 7

UGC – Faculty Improvement Programme 5

HRD programmes 1

Orientation programmes 2

Faculty exchange programme 0

Staff training conducted by the university 15

Staff training conducted by other institutions(FDP) 22

Summer / Winter schools, Workshops, etc. 59

Others 54 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 26 0 7 0 Technical Staff 89 0 10 0


Criterion – III

3. Research, Consultancy and Extension

3.1 Initiatives of the IQAC in Sensitizing/Promoting Research Climate in the institution

Cash incentives for research publications in refereed journals like scopus/Sci/Web of Science indexed

Deputation of faculty to participate in workshop, seminar, conferences and STTPs Financial assistance to faculty for presenting technical papers in national, international

conferences/seminars Established Research and Development Centre to encourage faculty and students to take up

research projects. Established Centres of excellence/Innovative labs/Incubation centers in collaboration with

Industries Financial Support for Patent filing Incentives for faculty for getting external research projects granted Continuous upgradation of labs with state of art equipment and software MOU with National and International Universities for Research activities and knowledge

sharing Financial assistance is provided as seed money towards research projects proposed by faculty

members Financial support is given for Industry-standard projects. Access to publications from IEEE/ ASME/ASCE/JGATE digital libraries Expert lecturers from the institutes of repute are arranged to expose the faculty on current

research Faculty clustering is done based on the domain expertise to promote research through Special

Interest Groups.

3.2 Details regarding major projects

Completed Ongoing Sanctioned Submitted Number 1 12 3 2 Outlay in Rs. Lakhs 22 390.78 87.52 115.53

3.3 Details regarding minor projects

Completed Ongoing Sanctioned Submitted Number -- 2 -- 2 Outlay in Rs. Lakhs -- 6.7 -- 6.62

3.4 Details on research publications

International National Others Peer Review Journals 134 -- -- Non-Peer Review Journals -- -- -- e-Journals -- -- -- Conference proceedings 36 5 --

3.5 Details on Impact factor of publications:

Range Average h-index Nos. in SCOPUS 0-7.19 3.67

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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 5 DST 50 24 Major projects 3 DST 225.1 80.39 Major projects 3 AICTE 3.1 0.5 Major projects 5 UGC 39.39 7.15 Major projects 1 DST 5.50 5.00 Minor Projects 2 UGC 4.7 0.88 Interdisciplinary Projects 2 DST 24.52 0 Interdisciplinary Projects 3 DST 130.69 34.74 Industry sponsored 1 VikasHacheries 2 2 Projects sponsored by the University/ College 0 0 0 0

Students research projects (other than compulsory by the University)

0 0 0 0

Any other(Specify) 0 0 0 0 Total -- -- 485 154.66

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

3.12 No. of faculty served as experts, chairpersons or resource persons

3.13 No. of collaborations International National Any other

3.14 No. of linkages created during this year

Level International National State University College Number -- -- -- -- -- Sponsoring agencies -- -- -- -- --

Rs. 6, 50,000/-

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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 Total International National State University Dist College

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3.18No. 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

3.22 No. of students participated in NCC events:



3.23 No. of Awards won in NSS:



3.24 No. of Awards won in NCC:



Type of Patent Number

National Applied 02 Granted --

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Commercialised Applied -- Granted --

149.66 70.00

219.66

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3.25 No. 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 programs on women empowerment, government schemes, anti drugs, skill development, Voter ID and Rain water Harvesting, farming techniques etc.

Tree plantation, Blood Donation, Pulse Polio and Lakes Protection, etc activities in adopted villages and urban community.

Health Camps and Educational facilities for government school children Rural Women Tailoring Classes Commercial crops awareness for the village

• Narkuda • Sulthanpalli • Kacharam • Rayannaguda • Malkaram • Nanajipur • Jukal

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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

Land: 14.24 Acres --

Students Fees

39423.40 SQM Total Built up

Area: 35563.92 SQM

Total Built up Area: 3859.48

SQM Class rooms 90 -- 90

Laboratories 94 -- 94

Seminar Halls 9 -- 9 No. of important equipments purchased (≥ 1-0 lakh) during the current year.

43 32 Students Fees / Funded Projects

75

Value of the equipment purchased during the year (Rs. in Lakhs) 155.86 116.63 272.49

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Computerization of Administration:

i. The computer centre department will coordinate and extend hardware & networking support to all the academic departments, Examination branch, Administration office, Central library, hostels, and other central facilities

ii. Student and staff ID cards are generated digitally.

iii. Administrative records are digitized for archiving.

iv. Bulk SMS facility to send important messages to the students and parents.

v. Provision of e-mail Facility with “@vardhaman.org” domain name to the teaching fraternity.

vi. Faculty and students web portals (faculty.vardhaman.org, studentcorner.vardhaman.org) are given login usernames and passwords to access the sensitive information.

Computerization of Library:

i. The Central Library uses fully automatedNewGenLib3.1.4 Library Management Software package, which is an Integrated Library Management System (ILMS) that supports the in-house operations of Cataloguing and Circulation.

ii. Barcode technology is used for circulation of books.

iii. The Library offers computerized Catalogue Search Services through the OPAC (On-line Public Access Catalogue) which allows accessing the bibliographic details of the books available in the Central Library.

iv. Central Library collects statistics through biometric system instead of the manual login register, which is mandatory for check-in and check-out of library users.

v. The digital library is established to access e-resources with 30 computers.


4.3 Library services

The Central Library is a great Source of Information where the students and the faculty members acquaint themselves in the sphere of knowledge. It has a huge collection of 59,199 volumes of text books and reference books prescribed in the syllabus.

Journals, technical magazines, newspapers, CDs/DVDs pertaining to various subjects such as Engineering, Management, Basic Sciences and Humanities etc are available.

Central Library subscribes 192 print periodicals that include National and International journals and technical magazines.

Library has subscribed to more than 4336 e-journals of IEEE ASPP+POP, ASME, J-Gate - Social & Management Science, 95,422 e-Books and thousands of full text journals articles of e-Resources through N-LIST.

i. Library Services and Facilities

The following are the important services and facilities of the Central Library: Circulation Service

SC/ST Book Bank facility

Reference Service

Digital Library

Photocopy Service

New Arrivals of Books

Newspaper Clipping Service

Inter Library Loan

ii. OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue): OPAC is database of all books available in the library and can be searched by author, title, keyword and publisher etc.

iii. Library Memberships: DELNET (Developing Library Network), New Delhi Vardhaman Central Library is a member of DELNET. As such, the library users can access databases hosted by DELNET and get Inter library loan facility and Document Delivery Service through DELNET database.

Existing(1999-2015) Newly added 2015-2016 Total

No. Value No. Value No. Value

Text Books 57223 Rs. 1,10,97,283/- 1976 Rs. 6,85,316/- 59199 Rs. 1,17,82,599/-

Reference Books 10231 Rs. 25,82,981/- 183 Rs. 77,809/- 10414 Rs. 26,60,790/-

e-Books 95422 Rs. 16,500/- 95422 Rs. 16,500/- 190844 Rs. 33,000/-

Journals 47 Rs. 36,260/- 192 Rs. 5,62,353/- 239 Rs. 5,98,613/-

e-Journals 176 Rs. 7,82,364/- 4336 Rs. 8,72,349/- 4512 Rs. 16,54,713/-

Digital Database - - - - - -

CD & Video 3335 - 103 - 3438 -

Others (specify) - - - - - -


4.4 Technology up gradation (overall)

Total Computers

Computer Labs Internet Browsing

Centres Computer

Centres Office Depart-ments

Others

Existing 1155 857 40 Mbps 50 50 20 72 106

Added 123 123 60 Mbps 0 0 0 0 0

Total 1278 980 100 Mbps 50 50 20 72 106 4.5 Computer, Internet access, training to teachers and students and any other programme for

technology upgradation (Networking, e-Governance etc.)

i) Electronic Governance (e-Governance) has been implemented to improve college administration.

ii) The Computers are being upgraded from time to time to provide the best computational infrastructure.

iii) Extended and upgraded the One GbpsFiber optic cable network of 1.5kmsto 2 kms connecting equipment of 60+ Hub racks, 50+ network switches, 40+ routers etc

iv) Upgraded Internet Bandwidth connectivity of 40 Mbps to 100 Mbps leased line, both wired and wireless from InetFiber Pvt Ltd which provides internet access to all Departments and labs.

v) Upgraded 50% of the class rooms and Labs, with LCD multimedia projectors. Seminar halls, board rooms, auditoriumsare upgraded with public address systems, for lectures, Placementand training programmes.

vi) Training programmes on MS Office suit, basic programming languages like C, java were conducted for technical man power.

vii) Built strong in-house firewall and Intrusion Detection System (IDS) using PFSense to the college website and servers.

viii) Upgraded and connected all 1200+ Computers in the college under single High speed OFC wired Gigabit LAN connectivity that provides high-availability, flexibility, scalability and manageability of separate channels for data stream, CC camera stream, video conferencing etc. to access internet/intranet resources under uniform network policy.

ix) Safety measures are enhanced for the Internet Centre with 24X7 UPS, Generator, air conditioners, CC camera surveillance, Access card based authentication system, Fire Suppression & Protection System etc.

4.6 Amount spent on maintenance in lakhs:

i) ICT

ii) Campus Infrastructure and facilities iii) Equipments iv) Others Total :

110.10

226.09

240.20

130.10

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Criterion – V 5. Student Support and Progression

5.1 Contribution of IQAC in enhancing awareness about Student Support Services

IQAC provides Students with a Handbook at the time of Admission which includes College Credential Amenities, Programs Offered, program outcomes, credit based system, academic requirements for promotion/completion of regular program, Code of conduct, Student Mentoring, Disciplinary Activities, Important Contact Numbers, Anti Ragging Rules, Class in charge details etc., to enhance awareness about student support services.

IQAC distributes Academic Regulations and Syllabus books to all students to make aware of Regulations, Program Curriculum and Course Details

IQAC organizes career guidance awareness program in association with Training and Placement Office

Organizes orientation program about the scholarships and ensures that the deserved one, doesn’t miss out.

IQAC briefs all the students and other stakeholders about the purview and function of the following cells

• Industry Institute Interaction Cell • Grievances and Redressal Cell • Training and Placement Cell • Examination Cell • Library • Sports Facilities • Entrepreneurship cell • Information Centre • Anti-Ragging Cell

College Website and student corner: Syllabus, rules & Regulations, Academic calendar, schedule of examinations, evaluation, grading system, etc are available in website. Student can access all the information related to attendance, internal marks, Credit Register details, Circulars &Notifications, content delivery, date wise activities, examination registration, complaints if any, etc.

The information about Library and E-resources is displayed in prominent places

National Service Scheme: Encouraging students to engage in extension activities such as Health Services, Community Services, Awareness Programs, etc.

Student Feedback System: Student feedback is collected through online and reviewed from time to time on teaching, college facilities, course assessment and other academic activities.

Insurance for Student: Student group insurance policy facility is created.

Professional Societies, Student Technical Associations, Awards to Academic Toppers, Certification Courses, Language laboratory, etc.

Awareness programs by police and “SHE Teams” (A Division Telangana police for enhanced safety of women)

Workshops on yoga, Meditation and relaxing techniques are organized

The medical facilities available in the campus are displayed in all notice boards and in the college website


Emergency phone numbers of Police, Fire Station, Anti Ragging Squad, Ambulance, Women Grievance Cell and nearby hospitals are displayed in all prominent places of the college

Gymnasium, Indoor and outdoor sports facilities are available for students

Annual technical fest “TECHNOLITES” is conducted every year to encourage the students in participating co-curricular activities and hence improve their technical skills, the same is informed to the students through Academic Calendar.

ORTUS (A Cultural Day of Vardhaman College of Engineering) and traditional are celebrated annually to provide a platform for students to participate in extracurricular activities including Sports & Games.

IQAC brings awareness among the students about various online courses through MOOCs like NPTEL for enhancing the self-learning ability of the students.

5.2 Efforts made by the institution for tracking the progression

Student progression is assessed through the formative and summative Assessments such as CIE, SEE, Alternative Assessments, Projects, Attendance, Day to Day Evaluation in Laboratories etc.

Student progression is tracked through regular mentoring of the student by the concerned mentor/Counsellor

Parent-Teacher Meetings are regularly arranged to track the student progression.

Academic Audits are done by IQAC to track the performance of the students progression.

Remedial classes for different learners.

Thorough assessment tests like AMCAT, Cocubesetc for placement readiness.

Automated Credit Register in Student Corner.

5.3 (a) Total Number of students

(b) No. of students outside the state

(c) No. of international students

Men Women

Demand ratio 1:5 Dropout % 0.5

5.4 Details of student support mechanism for coaching for competitive examinations (If any)

• Students are encouraged to take up competitive exams like GATE, CAT, GRE, TOFEL and other government exams like TSPSCE, TSTRANSCO, TSGENCO etc

UG PG Ph. D. Others 3775 189 -- --

No % 2785 70.26

No % 1179 29.74

Last Year This Year

General SC ST OBC Physically Challenged Total General SC ST OBC Physically

Challenged Total

1639 435 161 1476 2 3713 1704 469 180 1609 2 3964

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• A separate Skill Development Cell (SDC) is established in the college to make the students ready for competitive examinations.

• GATE oriented training is offered to the interested students beyond the college hours.

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

Student Mentoring System Practiced:

VCE has a good student mentoring system where each student is allotted to a faculty mentor. A faculty mentor will be assigned with approximately 20 students. The mentor system focuses on:-

Building cordial relationship between mentor and students.

Creation of a better environment in college, where students can approach mentors for both educational and personal guidance.

Creating awareness and support to students for career planning by motivating the students towards campus placements, higher studies and entrepreneurship.

Advising and supporting for improvement in academic performance.

Below Figure shows the mentoring system practiced at VCE

The HOD and Class Teachers will distribute approximately 20 students to one mentor at first year level. The assigned mentor is responsible to help the students till he / she completes his / her four years of study.

Regular meetings usually happen once in a fortnight between the mentor and the mentee.

Counseling book for each student is maintained for recording academic, personal and other necessary information.

Based on the information collected during interactions and observation of the faculty, faculty will analyze the students’ performance and involvement in academics including their attendance, theory courses, practical courses, communication skills, placement training programs, competitions, certification programs, industry training programs, internships, and also assess the students interest and involvement on other activities like NSS, EPICS etc.

Faculty mentors observe and maintain the students medical and psychological issues related information if any.

Students are allowed to approach the mentor for both academic & personal guidance.

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Figure: Student Mentoring System Practiced

Faculty mentors provide personalized professional / career advice for the all round development of the student.

The main focus areas of the mentor and functions are given below

Professional Guidance:

Skill enhancement for better employability: Support their learning and enhance their laboratory and research skills through attending technical workshops, hands on training programmes and students’ symposiums. Industry based training is offered to selected student so as to enhance their chances of employability.

Encourage the research ideas: Encouragestudents to develop and discuss their ideas in the form of poster and oral presentations in different symposiums.

Academic projects: Mentors will support the students to choose projects to give real time experience.

Academic Guidance Information sharing: Share information of academic calendars, academic schedules and e-

learning resources. Academic Counseling: Identify students with less attendance and ensure that they improve

their attendance by getting counseled in the presence of HOD. Support to the poor performers: Focus on academically weak students, by providing them

with additional reading materials, model questions along with solutions and special remedial classes.


Career Advancement Professional bodies registration: To create awareness and to enhance the knowledge about

the various activities and state of art research, the students are encouraged and guided to take up registration in the professional bodies i.e., IEEE, ISTE etc…

MOOCs: Motivate and support the students to take up online certification courses to strengthen and build up their qualifications for their Academic progression and to achieve higher career paths.

Value added training programmes: Students are guided to undergo various training programmes to enhance their placement opportunities and also to get updated with latest technologies.

Training & Placement Cell guidance: Provide career guidance and other training apart from arranging campus recruitment drives by the Training & Placement Cell. Support the students to prepare their resume for job and other opportunities.

Laboratory Specific Student Counseling: Counsel irregular students to attend laboratory classes regularly and

complete backlog experiments during specified extra hours.

All – round Development Encourage and support students towards all round development through participation in

literary, cultural and sports activities, professional society activities, inter institutional activities which helps the students to develop leadership qualities, decision making abilities, team spirit, socio psychological awareness, and shapes the student into an intellectually integrated person.

Personal Development

Empower and enable inner adjustments by individual students to counter and cope up with physical, emotional, mental, social and environmental challenges through student-counselor interaction / through meditation workshops / through other specialized workshops / activities.

Engage in family / peer counseling by Mentor / HOD to strengthen students’ interpersonal relationships thereby improving their grades.

Details of Career Guidance:

Placement cell invites industry persons to give guidance about the opportunities in IT and core areas. The programs mentioned in the below table by placement cell towards career guidance.

The Programs conducted for career guidance:

S. No. Company Date Session Name of the Industry Person

1. L & T 23-06-2016 Interaction Session D. P. Das

2. TCS 08-06-2016 Guest Lecture S. PoornaChander

3. Salesforce 20-05-2016 Sales Force Mock Workshop

Team from Salesforce Team

4. Epam 18-05-2016 Guest Lecture Jason Peterson, Senior Vice President

5. L & T 04-05-2016 Interaction Session D. P. Das


S. No. Company Date Session Name of the Industry Person

6. Spaceman & Mammoth 27-03-2016 Guest Lecture On

REDISCOVER Kaushik Nooguri&Aneeg Dholakia

7. Mroads 03-03-2016 Interaction Session Manohar, CEO

8. Franchise India 18-02-2016

Conference on Event Promotion Posters of “Entrepreneur Hyderabad 2016”

Pooja Bisht, Asst. Manager

9. Intel 08-02-2016 Interaction Session JeevanJyothi

10. Spaceman & Mammoth 27-01-2016 Interaction Session Kaushik Nooguri

11. TCS 09-01-2016 Interaction Session S. PoornaChander

12. Allmity Solutions 30-12-2015 Interaction Session VenkateswarAtmakuri,

CEO

13. CADFEM 22-12-2015 HR Interaction With Students Chaithanya

14. AP Study Circle 16-10-2015 Career Counselling N. Siddoji Rao

15. TCS 11-09-2015 Employability Skills Development Program

PratimanChattergy

16. TCS 04-09-2015 Interaction Session Jyothirmay Jena, HR Manager & Recruiter, TCS

17. TCS 14-08-2015 Interaction Session HR Team from TCS

18. FLIPKART 20-07-2015 HR Interaction with Students Nagaram

No. of students benefitted

5.7 Details of campus placement

On campus Off Campus Number of

Organizations Visited

Number of Students Participated

Number of Students Placed

Number of Students Placed

89 705 520 55

5.8 Details of gender sensitization programmes

A Mandatory course ‘Gender Sensitization’ is introduced to second year students for all programs of Engineering.

Open Book Examination is introduced to assess their understanding about Gender Sensitization.

Heterogeneous students groups are formed for group related activities. Poster presentation on gender sensitization by students Group discussions were conducted on gender sensitization

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Invited Talks were arrange on safety and security of women and other gender issues

5.9 Students Activities

5.9.1 No. of students participated in Sports, Games and other events

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

Number of students Amount

Financial support from institution -- -- Financial support from government 1886 93583009 Financial support from other sources -- -- Number of students who received International/ National recognitions 6 576000

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: 03

• Police Check Post for students Security • Quality of Food in Canteen • Indoor Games for Students

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Criterion – VI

6. Governance, Leadership and Management

6.1 State the Vision and Mission of the institution

Vision: To be a pioneer institute and leader in engineering education to address societal needs through education and practice. Mission:

To adopt innovative student centric learning methods. To enhance professional and entrepreneurial skills through industry institute interaction. To train the students to meet dynamic needs of the society. To promote research and continuing education.

6.2 Does the Institution has a management Information System

YES

The following modules are used as part of the management system Online Attendance Online Leave Application Online Fee Collection Online Examination Registration Online Student Verification Online Alumni Registration Exam Portal Student Corner Faculty Bio-Metric Attendance System Online Learning Management System through Byndr

6.3 Quality improvement strategies adopted by the institution for each of the following:

6.3.1 Curriculum Development

Choice Based Credit System Industry involvement in designing the curriculum Increasing Professional Elective Component Open Electives to promote Inter Disciplinary projects Introduction of Mini Project from Third Year Project based labs Outcome Based Education

6.3.2 Teaching and Learning

Guest lecture by experts from industry to augment current learning experience Inclusion of e-books, courseware, tutorial modules for each course Engineering Projects in Community Services


Course end Mini Projects Industrial visits Collaborative Learning MOOC’s Industry internships Higher order learning is ensured through the use of e-learning platforms such as

Byndr, Edmodo, Word press and etc. Active learning methods (Project Based Learning, JIGSAW, Think-Pair-Share,

Flipped Class Room, Model Based Learning, Brain Storming, Think- Aloud Pair Problem Solving, etc)

Experiential learning National level and Institute level Hackathons to promote student innovative learning

capabilities Skill Development Courses are introduced to make students industry ready

6.3.3 Examination and Evaluation

Double Valuation Provision to apply for Personal Verification Bar coding Online Multiple Choice Questions Introduced Open Book Examination Choice Based Credit System Introduction of Grade Point Aggregate System Revaluation

6.3.4 Research and Development Providing incentives for publishing research papers in referred journals with impact

factor. Providing financial Assistance, incentives and Academic Leaves to faculty for

presenting and publishing Research papers in National/International Conferences/Seminars

Sanctioning Academic leave for pursuing Higher Studies Organized Extension Lectures in specific domains Recognizing inspirational thinking of the students by awarding best student projects

every year Providing incentives to faculty for sanction of projects from external funding

agencies. Additional increments for acquiring Ph.D Providing seed money and In house funding for Research activities. Deputation of faculty to participate in workshops, seminars, and conferences Continuous upgradation of labs with the latest equipment and software to meet

research Financial support is given to the students for executing Industry-standard projects Expert lecture from industry personnel to get exposure on current research.

6.3.5 Library, ICT and physical infrastructure / instrumentation

Internet bandwidth enhanced from 20 MBPS to 40 MBPS


Upgraded Computers in Laboratories Library was augmented with 1976 text and reference books Rs.763125.77, 192

Journals Rs.562353.82, 4336 e-journals worth of 872349.00 Lakhs Establishment of Seminar halls with ICT enabled tools The following centres of excellence were established

• Centre for Cyber Security • Centre for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology • Centre for Virtual Instrumentation

6.3.6 Human Resource Management

The college has excellent human resource management strategies.

Recruitment faculty and staff is as per AICTE norms The recruitment process is well established New Teaching and Non-Teaching posts are created to satisfy the work load The recruitment is approved by the governing council Faculty and staff recruitment is as per merit The grievance cell addresses issues for both staff and students Orientation programs / training are conducted for newly recruited faculty Daily attendance of students is monitored through activity diary Quality enhancement measures are taken by deputing faculty to FDPs/STTPs Effective system of performance appraisal through Annual Self-Appraisal submitted

to IQAC Collecting online feedback and counselling/ Mentoring on regular basis.

6.3.7 Faculty and Staff recruitment

The process for faculty and staff recruitment is as per AICTE norms

Advertisement is issued in leading Newspapers inviting applications from eligible candidates.

After scrutiny, candidates are called for interviews. The Faculty Selection committee, includes the Chairman of the College, principal,

Two university nominees, Two subject experts, one Women/SC/ST/OBC/differently abled, interview the shortlisted candidates and places them in order of merit.

Offer Letters are issued to the selected candidates The university selection committee ratifies the faculty

6.3.8 Industry Interaction / Collaboration

The Vardhaman College of Engineering facilitate exposure of industrial atmosphere to students through industrial visits.

Industry-Institute Interaction Cell (IIIC) / Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) has MoUs with reputed industries like IBM, NEN, CISCO, HP, LINUX, NI, Intel, National academy of construction (NAC). ARK infotech solution, orient Cements etc.

The collaboration is focused on industrial training, curriculum development, technical workshops and expert lectures.


IIIC Encourages consultancy with or without financial benefits Laboratories with Industry support, details are provided are below

Department Name of the Laboratory Industry

ECE/EEE Virtual Instrumentation Laboratory National Instruments

ECE Embedded Systems Laboratory Intel Advanced Communications Laboratory HFSS

CSE CISCO Network Centre CISCO HP Centre of Excellence HP IBM Centre of Excellence IBM

6.3.9 Admission of Students

Admission into First year of Four Year B. Tech. Degree Program of study in Engineering:

Eligibility:

A student seeking admission into the first year of four-year B. Tech. Degree Program should have

(i) Passed either Intermediate Public Examination (I.P.E) conducted by the Board of Intermediate Education, Telangana, with Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry as optional subjects or any equivalent examination recognized by Board of Intermediate Education, Telangana or a Diploma in Engineering in the relevant branch conducted by the Board of Technical Education, Telangana or equivalent Diploma recognized by Board of Technical Education for admission as per the guidelines of Telangana State Council for Higher Education (TSCHE).

(ii) Secured a rank in the EAMCET examination conducted by TSCHE for allotment of a seat by the Convener, EAMCET, for admission into the program offered by the Institution.

Admission Procedure:

Admissions are made into the first year of four-year B.Tech. Degree Program as per the stipulations of TSCHE.

(a) Category A seats are filled by the Convener, EAMCET. (b) Category B seats are filled by the Management.

Admission into the Second year of Four Year B. Tech. Degree Program in Engineering

Eligibility:

A student seeking admission under lateral entry into the II year I semester B. Tech. Degree Program should have passed the qualifying exam (B.Sc. Mathematics & Diploma holders), based on the rank secured by the student at Engineering Common Entrance Test (FDH) in accordance with the instructions received from the Convener, ECET and Government of Telangana.



Admissions are made into the II year of four-year B. Tech degree Program through Convener, ECET (FDH) 20% against the sanctioned strength in each Program of study under lateral entry scheme.

Admission into first year of two Year M.Tech degree program of study:

Eligibility

Admission to the M.Tech degree program shall be made subject to the eligibility, qualifications and specialization prescribed by Telangana State Council of Higher Education TSCHE, Government of Telangana.

Admissions shall be made based on the rank secured in PGECET examination conducted by Telangana State Council for Higher Education (or) GATE examination for allotment of a seat by the Convener, PGECET subject to reservations prescribed by the University or policies formed by the Government of Telangana from time to time.


Admissions are made into the first year of two year M.Tech program as per the stipulations of Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE), Government of Telangana.

(a) Category - A seats are filled by the Convener, PGECET. (b) Category - B seats are filled by the Management.

Admission into first year of two Year MBA degree program of study:

Eligibility

Admission to the MBA degree program shall be made subject to the eligibility, qualifications and specialization prescribed by Telangana State Council of Higher Education TSCHE, Government of Telangana.

Admissions shall be made based on the rank secured in ICET examination conducted by Telangana State Council for Higher Education for allotment of a seat by the Convener, ICET subject to reservations prescribed by the University or policies formed by the Government of Telangana from time to time.


Admissions are made into the first year of two year MBA program as per the stipulations of Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE), Government of Telangana.

(a) Category - A seats are filled by the Convener, ICET. (b) Category - B seats are filled by the Management.

6.4 Welfare schemes for

Teaching Health Insurance, Free Transport, EPF and Gratuity, Non-teaching Health Insurance, Free Transport, EPF, ESI Students Medical Assistance

6.5 Total corpus fund generated

Rs. 1,56,52,877/-


6.6 Whether annual financial audit has been done Yes No 6.7 Whether Academic and Administrative Audit (AAA) has been done?

Audit Type External Internal

Yes/No Agency Yes/No Authority

Academic Yes ISO (EUROGLOBAL Certifications, (UK) Ltd) Yes IQAC

Administrative Yes ISO (EUROGLOBAL Certifications, (UK) Ltd) Yes IQAC

6.8 Does the University/ Autonomous College declares 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? Double Valuation Provision to apply for Personal Verification Bar coding Online Multiple Choice Questions Introduced Open Book Examination Choice Based Credit System Introduction of Grade Point Average System

6.10 What efforts are made by the University to promote autonomy in the affiliated/constituent

colleges? University (JNTUH) has accorded permanent affiliation for five years 2014-2015 to 2018-

2019 University (JNTUH) has given No Objection Certificate to get 12(B) and 2(f) University (JNTUH) has given Autonomous Status to Vardhaman College of Engineering in

the Academic Year (2011-2012) University (JNTUH) has Nominated Members for Academic Council, Governing Body,

BOS and Result Processing Committee 6.11 Activities and support from the Alumni Association Motivational Lectures/ Career Guidance sessions are arranged for Students by Alumni Alumni Offer internships and projects to the students Alumni involve in curriculum design as part of BOS Alumni supports Placement Cell in bringing companies for recruitment Annual Alumni Meet (MITRA) is conducted for networking and to give constructive inputs Alumni Survey is conducted on regular basis

6.12 Activities and support from the Parent – Teacher Association Regular PTMs are conducted to collect feedback for continuous improvement

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Student Progress is continuously monitored by both parents and teachers through regular interaction

6.13 Development programmes for support staff Training Programs are offered on latest topics related to the laboratories Training on usage of Fire safety equipment Training Programs / Workshops / Seminars are conducted based on training need analysis

(TNA) Academic Leaves are granted to encourage higher education

6.14 Initiatives taken by the institution to make the campus eco-friendly Installation of solar panels on roof top Rain water harvesting Green landscaping with trees and plants Waste management initiatives Water recycling Bio-Gas Plant Use of sprinklers to water the plants Plantation programs are organized at regular intervals


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.

Developed online feedback mechanism Conduction of online examinations on multiple choice questions Conduction of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities for the overall development of the

students Developed effective mentoring system Conducted academic and administrative auditing Conducted faculty self appraisal review meetings for quality improvement Encourage faculty implement active learners, experiential and collaborative learning Introduce skill development course to prepare students industry ready

7.2 Provide the Action Taken Report (ATR) based on the plan of action decided upon at the

beginning of the year

Academic audit is conducted two times in this year (once in a semester).

Eight faculty development programs are conducted Every class room is equipped with LCD Projector and Screen to enable the faculty to

delivery through PPT’s, Videos, Animations etc. Feedback on facilities is collected and analyzed. The same is submitted to the management

for improvement. Departments prepared a list of students who are academically weak and remedial classes are

conducted in leisure hours and beyond working hours. It is found that the results are improved.

The R&D Cell has conducted one day awareness program for the faculty on intellectual property rights.

IQAC monitored the effectiveness of student mentoring and it is observed that many students attitude and performance is improved.

Expert lectures are arranged to enrich the knowledge in the advanced courses. Faculty performance is assessed based on API submitted online

7.3 Give two Best Practices of the institution (please see the format in the NAAC Self-study Manuals)

1. Innovative Teaching to achieve program outcomes 2. Imparting Domain Specific Skill Set.

Annexure III: Best Practices

7.4 Contribution to environmental awareness / protection

VCE demonstrates its strong commitment to environmental responsibility through the following activities.


Invited talks were conducted to recognize and promote efforts to decrease the deep, spiritual based awareness of our connection to the environment among the students of this institute.

Every year plantation program is conducted in the campus. Roof top solar power plant is established. Strive within the limits of practical considerations to conserve energy and resources, reduce

waste, purchase environment friendly products and minimize adverse impacts on the surrounding environment.

7.5 Whether environmental audit was conducted? Yes No

7.6 Any other relevant information the institution wishes to add. (for example SWOT Analysis)

Strengths:

Well qualified and committed teaching faculty Strong student support system Expanding Infrastructure with modern facilities and Learning Resources Innovative Teaching Learning Process Eco-friendly Initiatives Wi-Fi Enabled Campus Conducive Environment for learning

Weaknesses:

Develop Linkages with Industry and National/International Research Institutions Technology Incubators and consultancy Activities should be activated Alumni Interactions to be further Strengthened

Opportunities:

Develop more inter disciplinary projects Diversification of source of Revenue through better exploitation of consultancy To have more collaborations with Industry and Research Organizations To encourage faculty to apply funded research projects Scope for Students Project Internships in Industries and Research Laboratories

Concerns:

To meet the diverse needs of the students community and to make them employable and face global competition

To match up to the competition from other Autonomous Institutions/ Universities Communication enhancement among the Rural students

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8. Plans of institution for next year

The plan for improvement in the next year to cover the following Internal Academic and Administrative Auditing Faculty Quality Improvement Programs Implementation of lab based projects Awareness among the faculty regarding research schemes Conducting of Course Enrichment Programs Online Student Feedback Collection on faculty Online feedback on facilities Remedial classes for academically weak students Motivate the faculty to apply for IPR Plan to conduct International Conference

Prof. S. Rajendar Dr. S. Sai Satyanarayana Reddy

Signature of the Coordinator, IQAC Signature of the Chairperson, IQAC

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Annexure – I : Academic Calendar











Annexure II: Sample Feedback Format

CIVIL ENGINEERING End of Semester Course Evolution Form

Subject : BUILDING PLANNING AND DRAWING Section : Civil Engineering - IV Sem (Section - A) Academic Year : 20XX-XX Faculty Name : XYZ

Designation : Assistant Professor

INSTRUCTOR EVALUATION

To a very great extent

To a great extent

To a modera

te extent

To some extent

Not at all % Out

of 5 ( 5 ) ( 4 ) ( 3 ) ( 2 ) ( 1 )

1 Has the Instructor clearly stated the main objectives of the course? 17 19 11 8 4 72.54 3.63

2 Is the teaching well planned? 14 17 15 9 3 70.34 3.52

3

Was the Instructor enthusiastic about teaching this class and invited questions and comments from students?

13 18 12 10 4 69.12 3.46

4 Is the faculty effectively using activity based learning methods? 16 18 13 8 2 73.33 3.67

5 In general, is the course being taught effectively? 15 17 14 6 6 70.00 3.50

6 Has the Instructor related course material to real life situations? 15 17 15 7 4 71.03 3.55

7 Have the Homework and other assignments helped you to understand the course material?

13 15 14 9 5 67.86 3.39

8 Have the textbook, lecture notes and/or Teaching aids contributed to your learning?

15 15 14 9 5 68.97 3.45

9 Is the instructor impartial in awarding marks? 19 15 11 6 7 71.36 3.57

10 In general, has the instructor taught this course effectively? 18 12 16 6 4 72.14 3.61

Overall rating of the teacher : Out of 5 : 3.53 Percentage: 70.68

COURSE OUTCOMES

To a very great extent

To a great extent

To a modera

te extent

To some extent

Not at all % Out

of 5 ( 5 ) ( 4 ) ( 3 ) ( 2 ) ( 1 )

11 Apply the Bye laws and Principles of Planning for residential and other public buildings

14 14 20 8 3 72.54 3.63

12 Plan, schedule and monitor the project effectively 13 14 19 10 2 70.34 3.52

13 Develop details of parts of building 13 12 16 12 3 69.12 3.46

14 Model Plan, elevation and section for sloped and flat buildings 11 14 16 10 3 73.33 3.67

Overall rating of the teacher: Out of 5 : 3.41 Percentage: 68.28

Overall feedback: Out of 5 : 3.50 Percentage: 70.00


Annexure III Best Practices

Best Practice - 1

1. Title of the Practice: Innovative teaching to achieve Program Outcomes

2. Goal:

Practice Student Centric Learning Strengthen technical Skills through Course-End Projects and interdisciplinary projects Usage of Technology in teaching learning practice

3. The Context:

Innovative teaching (Active learning) is necessary for the present and future of education to help students to reach their full potential. Higher education should serve the long term intellectual needs of the student, for example, whether providing new material by teachers helped the student to gain new insights or opened up new channels of intellectual stimulation or enhanced student’s essential and creative thinking power.

Innovative teaching is necessity for all teachers in order to meet the educational needs of the new generations. However, teachers’ competency for innovative teaching is a key factor influencing innovative teaching performance.

The purpose of education is not just making a student literate, but adds rationale thinking, knowledge ability and self-sufficiency by including innovative communication methods that impart knowledge like multimedia, the combination of various digital media types such as text, images, audio and video, into an integrated multi-sensory interactive application or presentation to convey information to the students.

Creating opportunities for students to actively shape innovation in learning and teaching also puts them at the heart of our strategy. We will develop novel ways to work in partnership with students, enable them to co-create innovative teaching practices, and employ them as teaching assistants in classrooms and in online and digital education communities.

4. The Practice:

Vardhaman College of Engineering follows Outcomes-based Education (OBE) approach. Faculties of the college use innovative teaching methods and techniques to fulfill the needs of outcome based education system. Following are some pedagogical initiatives taken by faculty of vardhaman college of Engineering include role-playing, case studies, group projects, think-pair-share, peer teaching, debates, Just-in-Time Teaching, and short demonstrations followed by class discussion.

Students of different learning levels facing problems in Technical Education, which can be overcomed by cooperative learning in the classroom like “Think-Pair-Share”,and STAD etc

We at vardhaman College of Engineering encourage the students to do more projects during their graduation period . The projects which the students implement during their course should be useful to community development. By doing projects at course level , students will be more interested in research work.


These projects are exposed to the high school students in order to create interest in high school students in pursuing an engineering related career path.

5. Evidence of Success:

Active learning has enhanced the team spirit, learning capabilities and Technical skills of the student. It created an environment to think more about technology ,research and societal problems and find a solution for the problems around them, which also created a responsibility towards addressing the societal problems. Many of the students are part of research projects leading to Patent publications, Startups and few startups are initiated in the campus related to Day to day student life problems. Students have started finding solutions for their existing problems they come across in student life Rather than reading the textbooks or listening to the lecture, the classroom teaching is made interactive improved the retention skills. The proactive involvement in course based projects enhanced the team spirit and motivated towards participation in National and State level competitions. The student success rate improved and this is reflected in quality and statistics of the placements. The employer’s feedback is a clear testimony of this claim.The students opting for international studies are able to come up with good grades and involve in research because of the self and interactive learning aptitude.

6. Problems Encountered and Resources Required:

Active Learning Classrooms is present challenge for teachers and their students who are used to more traditional classrooms and lecture situations.

Active learning classrooms contrast with traditional classrooms that are designed with students facing forward and arranged in rows. In traditional classrooms, student sightlines are orientated towards the teacher’s black board. In such traditional spaces, students are expected to take notes during the presentation of classroom material. The arrangement of desks in rows is suited to the transmission of information from the instructor to the students, however, the physical constraints of the seating make it difficult to prioritise student-student interactivity.

Active Learning Classrooms, on the other hand, are designed to enhance small-group involving a facilitative teaching role.

The teacher should normally position themselves in the centre of the room to address the whole class and to monitor the students working in tables groups to check their understanding. Students should respond to their teacher’s movement within this central space by re-orientating themselves.

An Active Classroom needs to be continuously managed. Activity can create multiple distractions. These include noisy small group conversations, audio from other student’s laptops, the changing projections on each of the groups’ video screens, white boarding activities, and the constant movement of the teacher.

Active Learning Classrooms are often characterised by unfamiliar technologies and this can undermine the teacher’s confidence.


Plan sessions in detail when starting to use new methods. In particular, decide on how technologies will be used and, before your session, check that they work in the way you anticipate.

Best Practice – 2

1. Title of the Practice:

Imparting Domain Specific Skill Set to Students

2. Objectives of the Practice

The objectives of affective domain include self-awareness and expression of feelings. Objectives of the psychomotor domain include muscle coordination. A rubric of optimal outcomes, for instance, can then help teachers observe how well each student is performing in the affective domain in education.

a) Embraces New Learning Challenges b) Shows Empathy and Compassion c) Learn new information about themselves or their surroundings d) Able to tolerate and develop interest in the subject matter e) Motivate individual's ability to make choices that are morally consistent with his/her

knowledge of the world

3. The context

The constant challenges posed by the students inside the class room through their unique and innovative questions propelled us to adopt such methods. The various seminars, speech by professors from eminent institutes and universities, conferences organized in the field of Technological and science helped us to come up with the idea of domain specific trainings. The course specifically focuses on problem solving attitude and students from unique socio-economic and political background helps us to encounter huge amount of issues that needs to be solved in India. Hence, the everyday issues of the students and the unemployment problems are some of the reasons for implementing such an approach.

4. The Practice

The institute has 7 departments: Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Electronic and Communication Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Information Technology and Humanities and Science. All these departments are further divided into four domains. Each domain is equipped with highly qualified faculties and required equipments for the students. The functioning of the domain changes as per the feedback of the students. The main aim of the domain is to promote research oriented approach or learning which are relevant to job market. The trainings are also designed as per the requirements of the needs of the society that helps us to find the problem and come up with the solutions. Some of the features are:

a) Conferences conducted for the department on the subject matter b) Trainings related to the domains by the industry experts c) Certification courses


d) Presentation of students in the science fair

5. Evidence of success

The success rate of the graduates from the institute from last 20 years in itself is the evidence. The college provides courses which are apt for the department and it is relevant to the industry. The students have been able to prove their skills in the various platforms apart from the job.

a) Increase in the number of placement every year b) The placement of the students in domain specific companies and jobs c) Presentation of students in the various conferences d) The participation of students in the national and international Science and technology fair

6. Problems encountered and Resources required

The institute offers various courses and every student aspire to take-up projects on unique fields, however, the problem lies in the acceptability of the projects in the job market and lack of funds due to the cost involved in buying the equipments.

a) Acceptability of Research projects in the job market: Approving any project is not an issue for the institute; however, it should have some relevance in the job market. The constant changes in the field of technology at times de-validate the outcome of the project.

b) Lack of sufficient fund: The institute has the limited amount of funds for the different projects and that fund needs to be equally divided among the different students. However, there are some projects which require lots of expensive tools and equipments, which becomes the major problem for the institute to substitute or provide extra funds.

c) Application of used equipment: The institute needs to make sure some of the expensive equipments are utilized properly and are still relevant as per current development.

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