JBAS Centre for Islamic Studies - University of Madras

JBAS Centre for Islamic Studies

School of Philosophy and Religious Thought

University of Madras

10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual (Professors/Associate

Professors/Asst. Professors/others)

Professor Associate Professors Asst. Professors Others

1 Name of the Department

2 Year of establishment

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

4 Names of programmes offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Litt., etc.)

5 Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved

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

7 Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons

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

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

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JBAS Centre for Islamic

Philosophy and Religious Thought

University of Madras

posts sanctioned, filled and actual (Professors/Associate

Professors/Asst. Professors/others)

Sanctioned Filled Actual (including CAS & MPS)

01 Nil Nil01 01 Nil01 01 012 2 2

Name of the Department JBAS CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES

establishment 2002

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

YES. School Of Philosophy & Religious Thought

Names of programmes offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Litt., etc.)

MA- ISLAMIC STUDIES

M.PHIL- ISLAMIC STUDIES

Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved

NIL

Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

NIL

Details of programmes discontinued, if NIL

Examination System: Annual/ Semester/ Trimester/Choice Based Credit System

NIL

Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments

NIL

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posts sanctioned, filled and actual (Professors/Associate

Actual (including CAS & MPS) Nil Nil 01 2

JBAS CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC

School Of Philosophy &

ISLAMIC STUDIES

ISLAMIC STUDIES

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11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of specialization, experience and research under guidance Name

Qualification Designation Specialization No. of

Years of Experience

No. of Ph.D./ M.Phil. students guided for the last 4 years

P.K.Abdul Rahiman

MA, M.Phil Asst.Professor & Head i/c

Contemporary Islamic Movements, Islamic Thought, Islam & Gender Studies

11 years 2

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

a. Dr. P. Nisar Ahmed (GUEST FACULTY)

b. Mrs. Ayeesha Zawahir (TRF)

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

M.A. 40 %

14 Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio M.A. Ist Year 3:5 M.A. IInd Year 3:7 M.Phil 1:1

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

Sanctioned Filled Actual

01 0 0

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by

major funding agencies

1. Contemporary Islamic

Movements/Thought

2. Islam and Gender Studies

3. Islam in Public Sphere



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

funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the names of the funding

agencies, project title and grants received project-wise.

Name of the

faculty

Project Title Funding Agency Total Grants

Received

P.K. Abdul Rahiman

Islamic Discourse and Interfaith Relations in Kerala

UGC under the University with Potential for Excellence (UPE) program.

Final grant allocation awaited.

18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants received

a) National collaboration -

An agreement of Cooperation has been signed with the University of Bremen,

Germany.

b) International collaboration – Nil

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

ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received.

Nil

20. Research facility / centre with - Nil

· state recognition

· national recognition

· international recognition

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

bodies - Nil

22. Publications:

* Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international)

: 04

* Monographs : -

* Chapters in Books : -

* Edited Books : -

* Books with ISBN with details of publishers : -

* Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus,

Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social

Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) : -



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* Citation Index – range / average : -

* SNIP : -

* SJR : -

* Impact Factor – range / average : -

* h-index : -

23. Details of patents and income generated - Nil

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated - Nil

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

institutions / industries in India and abroad

P.K. Abdul Rahiman, Asst. Professor & Head invited by the Leibniz University to

study the Internationalization strategies and structure in German Universities. Visited

seven German Universities.

26. Faculty serving in

a) National committees b) International committees c) Editorial Boards d) any

other (please specify)

Sl No.

Name of the Faculty Serving in /as National/International

1 P.K. Abdul Rahiman

Member, Governing Council, Institute for Dialogue with Cultures and Religions (IDCR), Loyola College, Chennai

National


Memebr, Board of Studies in Islamic Studies, School of Islamic Studies, BS AbdurRahman University, Vandaloor, Chennai

National


Board of studies–(UG) Member, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.

National



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

workshops, training programs and similar programs).

Name of the Faculty Type of Faculty Recharge Program

Programme Details National/ International

No of programs

P.K. Abdul Rahiman

Workshop

Workshop on ‘“Outgoing Students” at University of Madras 8th and 9th November 2011 jointly organised by VIT University, Leibniz Universität Hannover, and University of Madras.

International 4 Nos

Workshop on ‘Dialogue on Innovative Higher Education Strategies’ held at Leibniz Universitat, Hannover, Germany, 28, June 2011.

International

Workshop on “Needs Assessment” Jointly organized by Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany and VIT University, Vellore, at University of Madras on 3 & 4 December 2010 as part of the DIES project.

International

Workshop on “Internationalization tasks of ICOM and Faculty” jointly organised by VIT University, Leibniz Universität Hannover, and University of Madras on 29th and 30th March 2011.

International

P.K. Abdul Rahiman

Training Training on “Writing Research Proposals for International Funding”

International 2 Nos



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conducted by Dr.Dominique Gillisen, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany at VIT University, Vellore on 27th of November 2010. Training programme on “German and Indian Higher Education Systems” was conducted by Dr.Marcus Hoppe, Deputy Director, International Office, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany on 5 April 2011 at VIT University as part of the DIES project.

P.K. Abdul Rahiman Internship Dialogue on Innovative Higher education Strategies (DIES) Program

International 1 No (one month duration)

28. Student projects

· percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-

departmental projects – NIL

· percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other universities /

industry / institute – All PG students are required to do internship in

industries/educational/community organizations and submit a report to the

department.

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

Faculty –P .K. Abdul Rahiman, Asst. Professor & Head invited by the Leibniz

University Hannover, Germany for a one month n Dialogue on Innovative Higher

education Strategies (DIES) Program.

· Doctoral / post doctoral fellows - Nil

· Students - Nil



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

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

Details furnished in Appendix II

31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments -

UGC Regulation on minimum standards and procedure for the award of M.Phil/ Ph.D

degree – 2009 are followed.

32. Student profile programme-wise:

Year Name of the Programme

(refer to question no. 4)

Applications received

Selected Pass percentage

Male Female Male Female

2007-08 MA 2 2 0 2 NA 2008-09 MA 02 01 0 100 NA 2009-10 MA 04 02 02 50 0 2010-11 MA 01 01 0 100 NA 2011-12 MA 09 04 04 100 100 2012-13 MA 08 04 03 100 100 2011-12 M.Phil 01 01 0 100 NA 2012-13 M.Phil 01 01 -- 100

33. Diversity of students

Name of the

Programme (refer to

question no. 4)

% of students from the

same university

% of students

from other universities within the

State

% of students

from universities outside the

State

% of students from other countries

MA 1st year 70.% Nil 30% Exchange students are enrolled for various courses offered by the department exchange students are enrolled for various courses offered in the dept every semester.

MA 2nd year 70% Nil 30%

M.Phil 100% Nil Nil Nil

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



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35. Student progression

Student progression Percentage against enrolled UG to PG NA PG to M.Phil. 90 % PG to Ph.D. 10 % Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral NIL Employed · Campus selection · Other than campus recruitment

Campus selection: Nil Other than campus recruitment: 40%

Entrepreneurs 50% 36. Diversity of staff

Percentage of faculty who are graduates

of the same university Nil

from other universities within the State Nil

from universities from other States 100

from universities outside the country Nil

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

the assessment period

Nil

38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard to

a) Library -800 Books

b) Internet facilities for staff and students - Internet access available for all faculty

and students

c) Total number of class rooms - NIL

d) Class rooms with ICT facility - NIL

e) Students’ laboratories - NIL

f) Research laboratories - NIL

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

a) from the host institution/university- Nil

b) from other institutions/universities -Nil

40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from the

university. -

One



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41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new

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

Nil

42 .Does the department obtains feedback from

a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how

does the department utilize the feedback?

Yes. Feedback received from the faculties is placed before the Departmental

Committee to revise the curriculum.

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

does the department utilize the feedback?

YES, Feedback from students is obtained at the end of every semester. These are

forwarded to the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC). The feedback is used

to improve the faculty performance and teaching methods.

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

department utilize the feedback?

YES – Representation from Industries are members of the Board of studies.

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

Sl No. Name of the alumni

1. Ayeesha Zawahir

2. M. Noor Muhammed

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

seminar) involving external experts.

S. No. Name of the Program Organized

1 National Seminar on the Contribution of Dr. P. Nisar Ahmed to Arabic

Language, Literature and Islamic Studies in association with the Deaprtment

of Arabic, Persian & Urdu, University of Madras on 2nd December 2010.

2 Special Lecture on US Foreign Policy in an Asia Pacific Century: Special

Reference to US-India Relations, 13th August 2012 by Dr. Walter Russel

Meed, James Clark Chase Professor of Foreign Affairs and Humanities, Bard

College, USA

3 Special Lecture on The Race, the Space and the Faith:Religionisation of



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Politics in Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand by Dagmar Hellmann

Rajanayagam, Professor, Insular Southeast Asian Studies, University of

Passau, Germany organized in Collaboration with the Department of

anthropology, University of Madras on 2nd August 2012.

4 Special Lecture on Rethinking Islam within Modernity by Dr. Bruce

Lawrence, Professor of Islamic Studies, Duke University, USA on 19th July

2012.

5 Special Lecture on New Middle East: The Arab Uprisings by Dr. Gawdat

Bahgat, Professor, National Defense University, Washington DC, USA.

6 Special Lecture on Mainstreeming Tantra: Transformation of Hindu

Tantric Concepts, Dieties, and Rituals in Contemporary India by Dr. Xenia

Zeiler, University of Bremen, Germany.

45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes.

1. Power Point presentation for Research Methodology for M. Phil students

To give an idea about different research approach in an objective manner

2. Book Reading and Discussion Mandatory Reading Component Added

3. Compilation of Study material for all courses offered in the Dept.

To ensure comprehensive understanding of the subject

4. Textual Studies made mandatory for all 2nd year Students

To introduce students to the new texts in the field of Islamic Studies

5. Video projections and screening of documentaries and films on the subject matter of Islam, spirituality and cultures

To give live experiences of religious practices and cultural diversities of the Muslim world

6. Seminar Mode incorporated to Core courses offered

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met

and learning outcomes are monitored?

· Curriculum is periodically updated

· Students’ performance is evaluated and teaching methods are assessed

based on student performance.

· Student seminar participation and presentations are monitored for capacity

building.



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47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities.

Ø Students are encouraged to participate in programs aimed at national integration

and harmony.

Ø Students are taken to places of interfaith worships in order to develop an interfaith

perspective.

Ø Faculty members also accompany the students.

Ø Faculty members are involved in interfaith programs in the city colleges.

Ø Student groups such as Peace Rangers are organized to promote the message of

peace building and communal harmony.

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

· Regular seminar discussions organized

· Special lectures on contemporary issues organized inviting reputed scholars.

· Student seminars organized.

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

agencies? If yes, give details.

The Department has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Institute of

religious Education, University of Bremen, Germany for Academic Exchange,

Collaborative Research and Student Exchange.

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating new

knowledge, basic or applied.

Ø The Seminar Presentations and Lectures delivered by the faculty have been

widely acknowledged in the academic community.

Ø A paper published by the faculty has been republished in a book as an example

of emerging perspectives in Islamic studies.

Ø Applied knowledge is generated in the fields of eco theology, Gender studies

and Islamic Feminism.



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51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges

(SWOC) of the department.

Strengths:

· It is the only department of Islamic studies across Tamil Nadu.

· Department has been taking efforts in bringing new perspectives in to Islamic

Studies as an academic discipline.

Weakness:

· Shortage of staff.

Opportunities:

· The Department has successfully established international collaborations and

agreements. Contacts have been made with leading scholars from across the world

universities.

Challenges:

· The Department is an endowment department, which limits the possibility of

expansion and growth as the financial resources are linked to the available fund in

the endowment. It is desired the department is brought under Non Plan account of

the University.

52. Future plans of the department.

The Department proposes to start a PG Diploma in Islamic Banking and Finance

from the next academic year. The Curriculum for this course is being drafted.

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