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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)

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+91-9502653333

Kacharam Village Shamshabad

Hyderabad

Telangana

501218

[email protected]

Dr. S. Sai Satyanarayana Reddy

+91-9440012540

08413 -253201

[email protected]

Dr. P. Nageswara Rao

+91-9908843163

APCOGN19432

2016-2017

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 ii. AQAR 2015-2016 submitted to NAAC on 31-01-2019

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/AQAR2016-17.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

If yes, mention the amount

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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

Organised ICTIEE during 06-08 January 2017 Conducted Introduction Session of IEEE SS12 2017 conducted on 08-02-2017 Organised “SS12 and Maker Fair 2017” Prelims for Telangana region is conducted. Design Thinking Workshop conducted on 24-12-2016 Conducted Training on Computational Techniques through MATLAB Conducted Seminar on Power Electronics Applications to Renewable Energy systems Conducted Workshop on Industrial Automation with PLC and SCADA Conducted Seminar on Recent innovations in civil engineering Arranged Field trip of irrigation project Conducted Hands on Workshop on Image Processing & Communication Toolkits Conducted Seminar on Advanced Digital Signal Processing and Applications Conducting Engineering Projects in Community Services (EPICS) Program in

collaboration with IUCEE. Conducted Seminar on Real time Embedded Systems and IoT and its Applications Conducted Training Program on Amateur Radio for Education & Skill Development Conducted Seminar on L-Band data processing for remote sensing applications and

numerical weather prediction Conducted Seminar on Electro Magnetic Fields, Transmission lines and their

Applications. Conducted Workshop on 2nd SERB SCHOOL ON ROBOTICS Conducted Seminar on Green Power Technology in Power Grid: Issues, Challenges and

Control Conducted Seminar on Research Trends in VLSI & Embedded Systems Conducted Awareness program on IPR Conducted Workshop on NI LabVIEW Data Acquisition & Sensor interface Conducted Workshop on RF ANTENNA DESIGN AND EVALUATION Conducted Seminar on Excellence in Intelligent systems Conducted Workshop on IonCUDOS Conducted Workshop on Inpods Conducted Microsoft Technology Associate Training Program Arranged industrial visit to SPYRY Technologies Two Awareness Program by TCS HR interaction with students, Brand Ambassador

Relation and by Flipkart HR Mr. Amar Rajesh Nagaram interaction Conducted Career Guidance on Overseas Education Conducted workshop on Advanced Arduino Board Conducted ARM7 Training Program Conducted Workshop on MATLAB GUI and MATLAB Toolboxes Conducted Training Program on NI LabVIEW Data Acquisition and Sensor Interface Conducted Training Program on DM6437 Davinci Processors

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Conducted Training Program on National Instruments labVIEW core-1 and core-2 fundamentals

Conducted Refreshment Course NI LabVIEW CLAD Conducted Seminar RF Simulation Techniques Using High Frequency Structure

Simulator (HFSS) Workshop / Training / Seminar / Conference Engineering Education & Research Seminar Conducted Project Expo under VIVECA Arranged Industrial Visit to DEVMENIT

2.14 Significant Activities and contributions made by IQAC

Refinement of course outcomes inline with blooms taxonomy Ensuring balanced question paper for formative assessment Brought recruitment policy in place Streamlined faculty appraisals systems Conducted Outcome Based Education Orientation Program for faculty Academic Audit Process streamline Ensure quality research through promotion of Special Interest Groups Incentivised quality paper publications Support for patent filling Training need analysis Streamlined student feedback mechanism and action taken

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 11 Quality improvement programs conducted

Implementation of lab based projects Implemented this year Awareness among the faculty regarding research schemes Two programs conducted

Online Student Feedback Collection on faculty

IQAC collects feedback on faculty from students twice in a semester and analyze to take corrective action. One at the middle of the semester and another at the end of the semester

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

Workshop on Outcome Based Education A two day workshop on OBE is conducted for faculty in association with BMS College of Engineering

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

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


Plan of Action Achievements

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

Plan to conduct International Conference An International Conference on transformation in education is conducted in January 2017

Course Enrichment Programs Expert lectures are arranged to enrich the knowledge in the advanced courses

To apply for NIRF Ranking Vardhaman College of Engineering was ranked one among 151 to 200 band

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 improve ranking parameters of NIRF.

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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 25

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 25

Interdisciplinary NA NA NA NA

Innovative NA NA NA NA

S. No Name of value added / Career Oriented programmes No. of Days

No. of Students

participated Department

1. Training in MATLAB 1 106 EEE

2. PSCAD 3 25 EEE

3. Joy of Civil Engineering 1 180 CE

4. Advance Java 3 weeks 121 CSE

5. Aptitude Training 3 weeks 121 CSE

6. Certificate Course on CREO PARAMETRIC 5 Days 110 ME

7. NI LabVIEW Data Acquisition & Sensor interface-myRIO 2 Weeks 48

ECE

8. NI LabVIEW-core1, core2 and myDAQ 2 Weeks 30

ECE

9. Workshop on Antennas and RF Components Modeling using HFSS 3 Days 20 ECE

10. Workshop on Wireless Sensor Networks 3 Days 21 ECE

11. Workshop on building enterprise applications 5 Days 100 IT


S. No Name of value added / Career Oriented programmes No. of Days

No. of Students

participated Department

12. Microsoft Technology Associate Certification Program 7 days 67 IT

13. BEC Training 3 Weeks 321 Freshman Engineering

14. Digital Marketing 2 Days 40 MBA

15. Seminar on Research Funding Opportunities 1 Day 50 IT

16. Induction Program 3 Days 849 Freshman Engineering

17. Career Orientation programme by BYJU’S One day 135 IT

* Training and Placement Cell arranged 8 Career Guidance Programs from the companies IBM, Tata Consulting Services and L&T etc.,

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)

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

Many advanced courses are added to the existing courses with respect to depth in a particular domain as professional electives in both 3rd and 4th year of B. Tech VCE R14 Regulations

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. HP Centre of Excellence IT 1004 77.77

2 Kinematics & Dynamics Lab ME 2012 85.50

3 Theory of Machines Lab ME 2010 67.50

Pattern Number of programmes

Semester 13(7 PG and 6 UG)

Trimester NA

Annual NA

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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 88 10 21

Presented Papers 80 2 --

Resource Persons 5 1 1

2.6 Innovative processes adopted by the institution in Teaching and Learning: Active learning methods (Project Based Learning, JIGSAW, Think-Pair-Share, Flipped Class

Room, Model Based Learning, Brain Storming, Think- Aloud Pair Problem Solving, etc) Higher order learning is ensured through the use of e-learning platforms such as Byndr,

Edmodo, Word press and etc MOOC’s Course end Mini Projects Collaborative Learning Inclusion of e-books, courseware, tutorial modules for each course Industry internships Engineering Projects in Community Services National level and 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

275 187 49 39 --

Assistant Professors

Associate Professors

Professors Others Total

R V R V R V R V R V

18 0 13 0 14 0 0 0 45 0

Guest Faculty

Visiting Faculty

Temporary Faculty

5 5 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 Introduced Open Book Examination 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 219 46.58 30.59 5.02 0 82.19

B. Tech - IT 93 50.54 21.51 2.15 0 74.19

B. Tech - ECE 273 49.45 32.97 4.03 0 86.45

B. Tech - EEE 99 46.46 37.37 6.06 0 89.9

B. Tech – MECH 137 48.18 34.31 3.65 0 86.13

B. Tech – Civil 68 45.59 30.88 4.41 0 80.88

B. Tech – AERO 45 44.44 24.44 2.22 0 71.11

MBA 35 68.57 20 0 0 88.57

M. Tech – DECS 4 100 0 0 0 100

M. Tech – PEED 4 100 0 0 0 100

M. Tech – ES 6 100 0 0 0 100

M. Tech – CSE 5 100 0 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

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

No. of BOS Members

As a Faculty

Curriculum Development

Workshop 43 216 71

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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 3

UGC – Faculty Improvement Programme 8

HRD programmes 1

Orientation programmes 2

Faculty exchange programme 0

Staff training conducted by the university 5

Staff training conducted by other institutions (FDP) 39

Summer / Winter schools, Workshops, etc. 54

Others 66

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 28 0 8 0 Technical Staff 78 0 9 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 workshops, seminars, 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 To maintain high Quality research publications and to discourage copying anti plagiarism

software is procured. PG theses are checked for plagiarism before being accepted. 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 13 -- 11 Outlay in Rs. Lakhs 3.2 457.91 -- 242.37

3.3 Details regarding minor projects

Completed Ongoing Sanctioned Submitted Number -- 3 -- -- Outlay in Rs. Lakhs -- 7.2 -- --

3.4 Details on research publications

International National Others Peer Review Journals 121 -- -- Non-Peer Review Journals -- -- -- e-Journals -- -- 06 Conference proceedings 67 02 --


3.5 Details on Impact factor of publications:

Range Average h-index Nos. in SCOPUS

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 3 DST 207.8 28.7 Major projects 5 DST 50 0 Major projects 1 DST 5.5 0 Major projects 5 UGC 39.39 7.15 Minor Projects 2 UGC 4.7 0 Minor Projects 1 IEI 0.5 0.5 Interdisciplinary Projects 3 DST 130.69 29.65 Interdisciplinary Projects 2 DST 24.52 7

Industry sponsored 1 Vikas Hacheries 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 -- -- 465.1 75

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

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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

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

08 01 07 -- -- -- -- 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

3.22 No. of students participated in NCC events:



3.23 No. of Awards won in NSS: University level State level


Type of Patent Number

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3.24 No. of Awards won in NCC:



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 Organized Digital India Awareness Camp 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

40835.89 SQM Total Built up

Area: 39423.40 SQM

Total Built up Area: 1412.49

SQM Class rooms 90 3 93

Laboratories 94 2 96

Seminar Halls 9 1 10 No. of important equipments purchased (≥ 1-0 lakh) during the current year.

75 14 Students Fees /

Funded Projects

89

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

272.49 38.39 310.88

Others - - - - 4.2 Computerization of administration and library

Computerization of Administration:

i. Notifications of academic activities are informed to staff, students and parents digitally through faculty and student web corners.

ii. Students are encouraged to use MS Word, MS power point presentations for project reports and documentation preparation and technical seminars.

iii. Electronic Governance (e-Governance) has been upgraded to improve college administration. iv. Student admission process is made completely online and E-cap server is enabled for student

Fee collection. v. Examination Portal (examination.vardhaman.org) is upgraded for Course registration,

Exam Registration, Internal and External marks entry and verification, credit register display etc.

Computerization of Library:

i. The Central Library uses fully automated NewGenLib 3.1.4 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 61,555 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 372 print periodicals that include National and International journals and technical magazines.

Library has subscribed to more than 12,272 e-journals of IEEE ASPP+POP, Elsevier (ScienceDirect), Springer, ASME, ASCE, ASTM Digital Library, Proquest, J-GATE – Engineering & Technology, J-Gate - Social & Management Science, 95,688 e-Books and thousands of full text articles of e-Resources through N-LIST and McGraw-Hill Access Engineering.

i. Library Services and Facilities

The following are the important services and facilities available in the Central Library: SDI (Selective Dissemination of Information) Circulation Service (Book Lending) SC/ST Book Bank facility Reference Service Referral Service Digital Library Internet Service Reprographic Services CAS (Current Awareness Service) New Arrivals of Books Newspaper Clipping Service Library Orientation Inter Library Loan Document Delivery Service

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. NPTEL (National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning)

NPTEL video lectures and web courses facility are provided in the Digital Library.

iv. 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(1999-2016) Newly added 2016-

2017 Total

No. Value No. Value No. Value

Text Books 59199 Rs. 1,17,82,599/- 2356 Rs. 7,94,782/- 61555 Rs. 1,25,77,382/-

Reference Books 10414 Rs. 26,60,790/- 315 Rs. 2,11,298/- 10729 Rs. 28,72,089/-

e-Books 95422 Rs. 16,500/- 95688 Rs. 1,94,096/- 191110 Rs. 2,10,596/-

Journals 192 Rs. 5,62,353/- 372 Rs. 11,25,140/- 564 Rs. 16,87,493/-

e-Journals 4336 Rs. 8,72,349/- 12272 Rs. 23,45,181/- 16608 Rs. 32,17,530/-

Digital Database - - - - - -

CD & Video 3438 - 176 - 3614 -

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4.4 Technology up gradation (overall)

Total Computers

Computer Labs Internet Browsing

Centres Computer

Centres Office Dept Others

Existing 1278 980 100 Mbps 50 50 20 72 106

Added 499 422 100 Mbps 0 50 5 12 10

Total 1777-66* =1711

1402-66*=1336 200 Mbps 50 100 25 84 116

*66 computers are written-off under removal of obsolescence.

4.5 Computer, Internet access, training to teachers and students and any other programme for

technology upgradation (Networking, e-Governance etc.)

i) The computer centre upgraded the necessary software for different office and examination activities with a view to improve productivity, reduce expenses, increase transparency and extend anywhere and anytime working.

ii) Upgraded Wired and Wi-Fi equipment of 60+ Hub racks, 70+ network switches, 50+ routers etc.

iii) New computer labs established under CSE and ECE departments are well configured, networked and equipped with LCD multimedia projectors, Internet access through LAN and Wi-Fi for lectures, practical and training programs.

iv) Upgraded Internet Bandwidth connectivity of 100 Mbps to 200 Mbps leased line, both wired and wireless from Inet Fiber Pvt Ltd which provides internet access for administration, academics and research work.


v) Successfully conducting various academic Online Mid exams, Placements related On-campus and Pool-campus online exams, State and National Level Academic Entrance Online exams, Government & public sector Online exams etc.

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

vii) Upgraded all 1700+ Computers in the college under single High speed OFC wired Gigabit LAN connectivity that provides high-availability, of separate channels for data stream, CC camera stream, video conferencing etc.

4.6 Amount spent on maintenance in lakhs:

i) ICT

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

111.18

235.27

242.36

131.18

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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, Cocubes etc 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

UG PG Ph. D. Others 3849 168 -- --

No % 2785 69.33

No % 1232 30.67

Last Year This Year

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

Challenged Total

1704 469 180 1609 02 3964 1702 464 186 1665 0 4017

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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

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. United Health Group 20-06-2017 Interaction Session CEO & Team from UHG

2. Tata Consulting Services 20-06-2017 Interaction Session Srikanth

3. IBM 06-09-2016 to 10-09-2016 Career Guidance Team from IBM

4. United Health Group 24-08-2016 Interaction Session Team from UHG


S. No. Company Date Session Name of the Industry

Person

5. Salesforce 22-08-2016 to 27-08-2016 Career Guidance Amith Malik

6. Salesforce 23-03-2017 Guest Lecture Sudhakar

7. L&T 23-06-2016 Interaction Session D. P. Das, Vice President, L&T

8. Alcatel Lucent 18-05-2016 Interaction Session Team from Alcatel Lucent

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

118 617 519 77

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 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

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5.10 Scholarships and Financial Support

Number of students Amount

Financial support from institution -- -- Financial support from government 1892 105505869 Financial support from other sources -- -- Number of students who received International/ National recognitions 3 384000

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: 04

Extended Library Timings Bus Shelter ATM centre Wi-Fi facility in college hostel

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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 Student Attendance Online Faculty/Staff Leave Application Online Self Appraisal System Online Fee Collection Online Examination Registration Online Feedback on TLP, Facilities, Attainment of COs and POs Online Student Verification Online Exit Survey Online Alumni Registration Exam Portal Student Corner to access attendance on regular basis, internal marks and credit registrar 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 through NPTEL/Others 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 Special Interest Groups are established to carryout focused research in Emerging

domains 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 as per AICTE rules Providing seed money and In house funding for Research activities. Deputation of faculty to participate in workshops, seminars, and conferences Financial Support for patent filing 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 All Laboratories are equipped with LCD Projectors Internet bandwidth enhanced from 40 MBPS to 100 MBPS Established 10 new Laboratories Indoor stadium is constructed with synthetic flooring Library was augmented with 2356 text and reference books Rs.1006081.86, 372

Journals Rs.1125140.00, 12272 e-journals worth of 2345181.00 Lakhs Installation of Lifts in Block 1 The following centres of excellence were established

• Centre for Cloud Computing • Centre of Data Science • Centre for Cyber Security • Centre for Advanced Communications

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 Selection committee, that includes the Chairman of the College, principal, Two

university nominees, Two subject experts, one Women/SC/ST/OBC/differently abled, interviews 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 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

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6.12 Activities and support from the Parent – Teacher Association Regular PTMs are conducted to collect feedback for continuous improvement 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). Eleven faculty development programs are conducted IQAC collects feedback on faculty from students twice in a semester and analyze to take

corrective action. One at the middle of the semester and another at the end of the semester. Feedback on facilities is collected and analyzed. The same is submitted to the management

for improvement. A two day workshop on OBE is conducted for faculty in association with BMS College of

Engineering. 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.

An International Conference on transformation in engineering education is conducted in January 2017.

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. Online Student Feedback System 2. Engineering Projects In Community Service (EPICS)

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 Use of ICT for content delivery 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 NBA Accreditation under Tier-I Digital Evaluation for PG Outcome Based Education Refresher Programs for Faculty To apply for NIRF Ranking

Dr. P. Nageswara Rao 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

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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: Online Student Feedback System 2. Goal/Objectives To provide students with the opportunity To provide feedback to lectures in order to improve delivery and/or content of the study units. To provide an opportunity to examine and expand the facilities available to the students To enhance the quality of the courses offered in terms of their effectiveness. To comment on the quality of their learning experiences, as required in preparation for and as

part of review processes. To assess the success of academic provision in relation to the expectations of the students.

3. Context

Online Student Feedback System (OSFS) is a web application which provides a base to conduct student’s feedback online. Feedback from students allows the institution to evaluate how its service provision is viewed by its most important group of stakeholders, namely the students. This system was initiated to override the problems that the students face in the institution. The students, in a convenient and consistent manner, can give their feedback about the faculty, the facilities and the courses offered to them during their period of their study. This system approaches all about institutional and educational practices and processes that are taken into consideration and the student’s concerns of the level of the knowledge they receive. This procedure ensures that there is a good relationship between the students learning environment and the teachers.

4. The practice

The Online Feedback System is planned in a way where the students provide their feedback at three different levels namely the faculty, the facilities and the courses offered.

1. Feedback on Faculty: Twice in each semester, students are required to provide their feedback on faculty at regular intervals first, after the completion of the first three weeks of a semester and next, after the completion of the semester. This is proposed to gather systematic and periodic assessment of teacher performance. The primary intend of gathering student feedback on faculty is to enhance the teaching faculty and/or provide faculty that can cater to the learner’s needs.

2. Feedback on Facilities: Annually, OFS tracks all the information on the feedback of the facilities provided by the institution. This is mainly intended to understand the requirements of the students and improve of facilities based on their requirements.

3. Feedback on the Courses Offered: Once in four years, as part of an exit survey, OFS also enables the students to provide their feedback on the course as a whole so that the future group of students is benefitted from their experiences.

5. Evidence of Success

The results of the student feedback process, as well as the recommendations and the action taken on the basis of such recommendations are important considerations for the program review which


each department is required to undertake. By far, Online Feedback System has been instrumental in gathering the required information form students about the faculty, facilities and courses. It has also been an effective quality checking device that provides scope for improvement in various sections, thus enabling a positive learning environment for the students.

6. Problems Encountered and Resources Needed

Online Feedback System has been a very positive approach in gathering student’s opinions. However, a few problems have been encountered which were divergent in terms of gathering productive feedback. In some instances, a few students were found to be deviating from what was required of them and thus providing biased responses. A few other cases of students not providing exact feedback and also showing low levels of interest were also registered.

The web portal designed by the Computer Science faculty requires computers, software and a good internet facility. It further requires man power to give proper instructions to the students about the system. Another requirement would be qualified and trained man power to analyze the gathered feedback effectively.

Best Practice – 2 1. Title of the Practice:

Engineering Projects In Community Service (EPICS)

2. Objectives:

EPICS is a unique program in which teams of undergraduates are designing, building, and deploying real systems to solve engineering-based problems for local community service and education organizations. EPICS at Vardhaman are carried out with a team of 15 faculty for various departments in collaboration with IUCEE and Purdue University of the United States.

The main object of EPICS is

Is to meet the vision of the college to address the societal issues and to make the students socially responsible

Provide the viable solution for the problems stated by the community partner

The EPICS can be described as shown in the below figure that it will involve the students, Community and the problems


Community service agencies face a future in which they must take advantage of technology to improve, coordinate, account for, and deliver the services they provide. Society needs the help of people with strong technical backgrounds. Undergraduate students face a future in which they will need more than solid expertise in their discipline to succeed. They will be expected to work with people of many different backgrounds to identify and achieve goals. They need educational experiences that can help them broaden their skills.

EPICS students gain long-term define-design-build-test-deploy-support experience, communication skills, experience on multidisciplinary teams, and leadership and project management skills. They gain an awareness of professional ethics, the role of the customer in engineering design, and the role that engineering can play in the community. Community organizations gain access to technology and expertise that would normally be prohibitively expensive, giving them the potential to improve their quality of service or to provide new services.

Projects are in four broad areas: human services, access and abilities, education and outreach, and the environment. EPICS teams have delivered hundreds of projects to their community partners.

3. The Context:

The challenge is to bring the two groups together in a mutually beneficial way. It was specifically to address this challenge that the EPICS program was created. The end result Benefits to the students and to the community

The EPICS in IEEE program connects engineering with community service in four categories of community improvement effort:

Access and Abilities—By bringing together student branches at universities, secondary students and non-profit organizations, there is a greater ability to solve accessibility issues within communities. As students learn to help their community or country through engineering projects, non-profit organizations establish themselves in order to maintain new and profound change. EPICS in IEEE Access and Abilities projects help enable adaptive services, clinics for those in need (such as children with disabilities), programs for adults and assistive technologies.

Education and Outreach—EPICS in IEEE strives to help young students to discover the benefits of science, math, technology and engineering for their futures. Many projects give students hands-on experiences in order to stimulate their interests in those fields. Through these EPICS in IEEE projects, communities and schools lacking in strong engineering programs gain new curriculums along with new facilities in which to explore new areas of the topic.

Environment—Engineering and science are key solutions to answering environmental issues. In communities in every region around the world, environments change with the evolution of technology and the need for sustainability. Many EPICS in IEEE projects concern themselves with new ways to create electricity and energy, recycling and the use of renewable energy sources. Through these EPICS in IEEE projects, young students learn about the impact of environmental issues and how engineering can be part of the solution. They also gain exposure to potential jobs with a growing demand for alternative energy and environmental solutions.

Human Services—Through their experiences in Human Services EPICS in IEEE projects, students find connections between engineering and the tremendous scope of community needs globally. This includes homelessness prevention, affordable housing, family and children


agencies, neighborhood revitalization and local government. Even after an EPICS in IEEE project is complete, lasting impact continues to be felt through the local non-profit organization’s involvement.

4. The Practice:

Initially EPICS was carried out for six hours in a week where the students come voluntarily and work on the societal issue that they identified. Students went for survey in their first year and identified the problems in villages and they started working on the solutions. Every week on Tuesday afternoon and Friday afternoon they work on the solution.

EPICS faculty has been trained from Purdue University Professor, Dr. William Oakes Founder of EPICS at Purdue. The Design Thinking Course of six months was successfully completed by 15 faculties and these 15 faculty are the mentors for the students. In April 2018 Vardhaman has signed an MOU with IEEE and EPICS in Purdue to make this EPICS course in curriculum. In practice EPICS at Vardhaman has taken a different angle after signing MOU. As a part of which n now EPICS has been made a part of our Curriculum in R18 regulation. In the first year EPICS was introduced by two courses to built the basics and later they are introduced as Open electives. And the courses are

a. Social Innovation – 8 section (I sem CSE, IT & ME) & (II sem CSE, IT & ME) b. Engineering Exploration - 7 section (I sem ECE, EEE & CE) & (II sem CSE, IT & ME) c. Community Projects Introduction - II year d. Open Elective - I and II – EPICS 1 and EPICS 2 – III year (Credit Courses – 3 each)

Eleven modules of Social Innovation and Engineering Explorations subjects are successfully.

5. Evidence of Success:

As a part of pilot program initially the prototyping was done and since 2017-18 the implementation phase has started and as a part of it five different projects and process have successfully completed.

There are twenty project under implementation phase out of which 8 will be delivered by the end of this semester.

1. Automatic Drainage Cleaning System : A process of “Automatic Drainage Cleaning System” developed by EPICS students in collaboration with GHMC, Hyderabad has been a best recognition for EPICS VMEG


Proto typing of Automatic Drainage Cleaning System.


2. Vegiee Composter (For farmers)

3. Seed Dryer (For farmers)

4. Renewable Energy sources for a smart house for Poor (For construction of shelter to poor)

The above project are going to get delivered to the Narkuda village head and the maintenance would be assured for two years.


Since there is a tied up of our college with five villages under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, based on the feedback they will be delivered to the other villages as well. Few upcoming projects and processes on which our EPICS teams are working are

Prototype of the Telengana ambulance project

Smart Medical Kit tied with an old age home, Living tomorrow tied up with Trident Hospital, Shamshabad for emergency services. Because of the our NSS team and few Alumni students working in Government sectors implementation of Processes would be possible. 6. Problems encountered and resources required

• Initially communicating with the community was an issues as villagers and the common public were not willing to spare time later with the help of NSS team the problem got solved

• Maintaining the zeal of working was destructed after some time the students get deviated bringing them back is a biggest challenge.

• Conducting a non credential course was a biggest problem which was solved by R18 regulation

• Funding for the projects was an issues which was also solved by the college management that a fund of Rs.2,35,000/- was granted and as an initial phase Rs. 50,000/- spent.

• Now after the MOU has Signed IEEE is also agreed to fund for the project 7. Notes: Final note is that the students will obviously grow up with social responsibility and they will be ready to solve any kind of right time problems and gives real time solutions for it.

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