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Amal Jyothi College of Engineering

Kanjirappally, Kottayam 686 518, Kerala

Track ID: KLCOGN22973/15

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

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:

04828305500, 04828 305555

Amal Jyothi College of Engineering

Koovapplly P. O.

Kanjirappally

Kottayam

Kerala

686518

[email protected]

Dr. Z V Lakaparambil

9447162763

048280305503

K G Satheeshkumar

Mobile:

IQAC e-mail address:

1.3 NAAC Track ID (For ex. MHCOGN 18879)

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:

For ex. http://www.ladykeanecollege.edu.in/AQAR2012-13.doc

1.6 Accreditation Details

Sl. No. Cycle Grade CGPA Year of

Accreditation

Validity

Period

1 1st Cycle 3.02 2016 24.5.2021

2 2nd

Cycle

3 3rd

Cycle

4 4th Cycle

1.7 Date of Establishment of IQAC: DD/MM/YYYY

1.8 AQAR for the year (for example 2010-11)

1.9 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: NOT APPLICABLE (DD/MM/YYYY)4

ii. AQAR__________________ ________________________ (DD/MM/YYYY)

iii. AQAR__________________ _______________________ (DD/MM/YYYY)

iv. AQAR__________________ _______________________ (DD/MM/YYYY)

1.10 Institutional Status

University State Central Deemed Private

Affiliated College Yes No

Constituent College Yes No

2016-2017

http://www.ajce.in/

04.09.2014

[email protected]

http://www.ajce.in/amal-jyothi/iqac /

http://www.ajce.in/amal-jyothi/accreditations/naac-

accreditation/

9447368027

X

x

x

X

EC(SC)/15/A&A/35.1 dated 25-05-2016

KLCOGN 22973/2015

Autonomous college of UGC Yes No

Regulatory Agency approved Institution Yes

(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

1.11 Type of Faculty/Programme

Arts Science Commerce Law PEI (Phys Edu)

TEI (Edu) Engineering Health Science Management

Others (Specify)

1.12 Name of the Affiliating University (for the Colleges)

1.13 Special status conferred by Central/ State Government-- UGC/CSIR/DST/DBT/ICMR etc

NA

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

X

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

X

X

Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam

and APJ Abdul Kalam Technological

University, Kerala

X

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

2.10 No. of IQAC meetings held: 4

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

2.13 Seminars and Conferences (only quality related)

(i) No. of Seminars/Conferences/ Workshops/Symposia organized by the IQAC

Total Nos. International National State Institution Level

(ii) Themes

2.14 Significant Activities and contributions made by IQAC

The IQAC has been very actively monitoring the quality improvement measures of the institution. It

has been collecting feedbacks from stakeholders and taking necessary actions to enhance the

quality of education offered by the institution.

Teacher mentoring related to Outcome based learning

1

2

1

1

1

4

6

4

3

16

3

2 4

1 1

X

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

Collect feedback from all

stakeholders

Analyse the feedback

Take actions based on feedback

Feedbacks collected

Analysed the feedback

Has been done

* Attach the Academic Calendar of the year as Annexure.

2.15 Whether the AQAR was placed in statutory body Yes No

Management Syndicate Any other body

Provide the details of the action taken

Part – B

Criterion – I:

1. Curricular Aspects

1.1 Details about Academic Programmes

Level of the

Programme

Number of

existing

Programmes

Number of

programmes added

during the year

Number of

self-financing

programmes

Number of value

added / Career

Oriented

programmes

PhD 3

PG 11

UG 9

PG Diploma

Advanced Diploma

Diploma

Certificate 2

Others 2

Total

Interdisciplinary

Innovative 2

The contents of the AQAR have been reported to the Management and the Academic Council

of the institution. This report is submitted with the approval of the above bodies

x x

X

1.2 (i) Flexibility of the Curriculum: CBCS/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)

*Please provide an analysis of the feedback in the Annexure

1.4 Whether there is any revision/update of regulation or syllabi, if yes, mention their salient aspects.

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

Pattern Number of programmes

Semester 20

Trimester 0

Annual 0

Yes. Syllabus revision of B. Tech and M. Tech is going on. Revised KTU B. Tech scheme have 180 credits for

academic courses and 2 credits for extracurricular activities as student activity points. Basic Electrical

Engineering (common to all other non EEE branches)

Introduction to Electrical Engineering (specific to EEE branch)

Some topics were reduced from the older syllabus.

Civil Engineering - Topics across subjects and semesters were slightly redistributed to remove

redundancy. Also, to make students job ready, topics on application and remedies for various issues were

added.

Computer Programming introduced in S2. The students are able to

1.Identify appropriate C language constructs to solve problems.

2.Analyze problems, identify subtasks and implement them as functions/procedures.

3.Implement algorithms using efficient C-programming techniques.

4.Explain the concept of file system for handling data storage and apply it for solving problems

5.Apply sorting & searching techniques to solve application programs.

FOSS LAB SYLLABUS REVISED IN S4

NIL

√

√

√

√

√ √

Criterion – II:

2. Teaching, Learning and Evaluation

2.1 Total No. of

permanent faculty

2.2 No. of permanent faculty with Ph.D.

2.3 No. of Faculty Positions

Recruited (R) and Vacant

(V) during the year

2.4 No. of Guest and Visiting faculty and Temporary faculty

2.5 Faculty participation in conferences and symposia:

No. of Faculty International level National

level State level

Attended Seminars/

Workshops 6 25 38

Presented papers 14 12 10

Resource Persons

7 15

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

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

2.8 Examination/ Evaluation Reforms initiated by

the Institution (for example: Open Book Examination, Bar Coding,

Double Valuation, Photocopy, Online Multiple-Choice Questions)

2.9 No. of faculty members involved in curriculum restructuring/revision/syllabus development as

member of Board of Study/Faculty/Curriculum Development workshop

1.10 Average percentage of attendance of students

Total Asst. Professors Associate Professors Professors Others

282 219 5 28 30

Asst.

Professors

Associate

Professors

Professors Others Total

R V R V R V R V R V

23 0 1 0 3 0

12

Many faculty members are in the process of switching over to Outcome based teaching-

learning process. The whole academic process in the college is automated with a software

(AES) developed in-house

144

Open Book Examination,

Online Multiple-Choice

Questions

28

25

12

2

89

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. Auto 47 4.2 40.4 2.1 46.8

B. Tech. Civil 118 13.5 61 2.5 77.1

B. Tech. Chemical First batch

yet to pass

out

B. Tech. CSE 87 6.8 59.7 1.1 67.8

B. Tech. ECE 118 13.6% 50 0.84 64.4

B. Tech. EEE 49 8.1 57.1 - 65.3

B. Tech. IT 42 2.3% 59.2 0% 0% 61.9

B. Tech. ME 117 11.11 53 64.9

M. Tech Energy Systems

5 40% 40% - - 80%

M. Tech – Commun. Eng

15 33.3% 66.7% 0% 0% 100%

M. Tech PEPS 9 22% 11% - - 33

M. Tech -CASE 9 11 89 100

M. Tech – Machine

Design

5 40 60 - - 100

M. Tech – Nano

Tech

Yet to pass

out

M. Tech - SECM 23 48 52 - - 96

M. Tech - CSE 12 67 33 - - 100

MCA 57 5.5 66.7 23 94.7

2.12 How does IQAC Contribute/Monitor/Evaluate the Teaching & Learning processes:

The IQAC monitors teaching-learning process in the college through the feedback taken from

students and an analysis of the results. It recommends appropriate actions to the Principal and

Management for improvement. Mentorship is arranged for teachers to improve their teaching skills

and effectiveness.

2.13 Initiatives undertaken towards faculty development

Faculty / Staff Development Programmes Number of faculty

benefitted

Refresher courses 72

UGC – Faculty Improvement Programme 21

HRD programmes 1

Orientation programmes 62

Faculty exchange programme 2

Staff training conducted by the university

Staff training conducted by other institutions 49

Summer / Winter schools, Workshops, etc. 72

Others 13

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 30 1 1 18

Technical Staff 74 3

Criterion – III:

3. Research, Consultancy and Extension

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

3.2 Details regarding major projects

Completed Ongoing Sanctioned Submitted

Number 1 5 6

Outlay in Rs. Lakhs 1.7 5.3 12

3.3 Details regarding minor projects

Completed Ongoing Sanctioned Submitted

Number 2 2 10 10

Outlay in Rs. Lakhs 0.17 1 4 4

3.4 Details on research publications

International National Others

Peer Review Journals 44

Non-Peer Review Journals 66 6

e-Journals 8

Conference proceedings 15

The institution, with the aid of IQAC, organizes workshops on Research Methodology. The IQAC

has contributed to formulation of a Research policy for the College. The institution now has

decided to extend financial support to faculty for travel connected with research. The college and

the IQAC help the faculty members in submitting research projects funding agencies. As a result,

about half a dozen projects have come to the College during the current academic year.

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 (Rupees in Lakhs)

Nature of the Project Duration

Year

Name of the

funding Agency

Total grant

sanctioned

Received

Major projects 1 KSCSTE 4.08 2.15

Minor Projects 1 EMC .15 .15

Interdisciplinary Projects 1 EMC .15 .15

Industry sponsored 1 EMC .15 .15

Projects sponsored by the

University/ College 1 AJCE 2.25 2.25

Students research projects

(other than compulsory by

the University)

1 AJCE 3.25 3.25

Any other(Specify) - - - -

Total - - 10.03 8.1

3.7 No. of books published i) With ISBN No. Chapters in Edited Books

ii) Without ISBN No.

3.8 No. of University Departments receiving funds from

UGC-SAP CAS DST-FIST

DPE DBT Scheme/funds

3.9 For colleges Autonomy CPE DBT Star Scheme

INSPIRE CE Any Other (specify)

3.10 Revenue generated through consultancy

3.11 No. of conferences organized by the Institution

Level International National State University College

Number 1 1 1

Sponsoring

agencies

ISTE Construction

companies

Own

institution

Rs. 13.87 Lakhs

1 - 4.12

2

1.95 3 20

2 7

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

3.18 No. of faculty from the Institution

who are Ph. D. Guides

and students registered under them

3.19 No. of Ph.D. awarded by faculty from the Institution

3.20 No. of Research scholars receiving the Fellowships (Newly enrolled + existing ones)

JRF SRF Project Fellows Any other

3.21 No. of students Participated in NSS events:

University level State level

National level International level

Type of Patent Number

National Applied 1

Granted -

International Applied -

Granted -

Commercialised Applied -

Granted -

Total International National State University Dist College

3 1 2

28

2 4

1

2

3.63 2.37

6

5

5

1

1 1

2

27

3.22 No. of students participated in NCC events:

University level State level

National level International level

3.23 No. of Awards won in NSS:

University level State level

National level International level

3.24 No. of Awards won in NCC:

University level State level

National level International level

3.25 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

1. APJAKTU Intercollegiate Basketball (Men & Women) Tournament

2. APJAKTU Intercollegiate Football Tournament

3. APJAKTU Intercollegiate Cricket Tournament

4. ‘ASPIRE 17’ All Kerala Inter Engineering College Volleyball Tournament.

5. SMASH 2016-17, Intramural Badminton tournament (Men & Women).

6. ARENA 2K17- All Kerala Intercollegiate Basketball (Men & Women)

Tournament.

7. FUTSAL CLASSICO-5A Side Football Tournament

8. APL 2017, Amal Jyothi Staff cricket tournament

CIVIL Engineering

Environmental Club: to highlight importance and techniques for reusing

water.

Traffic modification studies of Kattappana town, Kerala for NATPAC.

Volume count of NH183 Mudakayam-Kumali stretch

Accident studies of Ponnkunnam- Palai road.

Water quality studies of Kottayam district.

Town planning for Erumeli panchayath and Changanacherry municipality

2

21 CH-1

MCA

o Digital –

o for Students of Mathematics Dept. SD College by Dr.

Juby Mathew on January 17,2017

o for Merchants of Merchant Association Mukkuttuthara&

Corporation bank on January 20,2017

o for Merchants of Merchant Association Koovapally&

South Indian bank on February 1,2017

C programming Workshop –

o for Students of Mount Zion Engineering College Chengannoor

(17/2/2017)

Cyber security – Lecture

o for Students of JPM College of Science &Technology,

Labbakada (17/10/2016)

CSE

CEC –Career Enhancement Cell (Aptitude training and online quiz)

CCE-Centre For Continuing Education (organised 2 workshops for faculties and students)

CEDC-Community Extension Development Cell (Technical Awareness camp for rural

Women) May 2016

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 1,20,180

sq. mts.

Class rooms 80

Laboratories 34

Seminar Halls 9

No. of important equipments purchased

(≥ 1-0 lakh) during the current year.

Value of the equipment purchased during

the year (Rs. in Lakhs)

961.19 154.42 Own fund 1115.61

Others (Auditorium) 4

4.2 Computerization of administration and library

4.3 Library services:

Existing Newly added Total

No. Value No. Value No. Value

Text Books 28618 10685915 1268 557285 29886 11243200

Reference Books 11418 6003085 917 757375 12335 6760460

e-Books 703 174401 0 0 703 174401

Journals 183 275567 183 386622 366 662189

e-Journals 702 3328651 829 3842744 1531 7171395

Digital Database ASTM/ J-

Gate

153037 0 0 0 153037

CD & Video 8000 100000 0 0 8000 100000

Others (specify) 0 0 0 0

OPAC: Available

-journals: D Space Digital Library Software is

available in the library

-house/remote access to e-publications: Available

Partially completed: Circulation, Serial Control, Acquisition and OPAC

s: 3

-learning: IEL, ASCE, Springer (Electrical and Electronics and

Computer Science Engineering), Springer (Mechanical Engineering), ASCE, Mc Graw-Hill, J-Gate

and Elsevier, IEEE/IEL Electronic Library, NPTEL Video Lectures, ASTM Digital Library

s/consortia (like Inflibnet): (DELNET, NPTEL) NPTEL,

DELNET

-in recording software: To be installed

-bank: Nil

-resources: available

4.4 Technology up gradation (overall)

Total

Computers

Computer

Labs Internet

Browsing

Centres

Computer

Centres Office

Depart-

ments Others

Existing 1366 960 214 214 89 15 88

Added 168 117 20 31

Total 1534 1077 214 214 109 15 119 1534

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

technology

upgradation (Networking, e-Governance etc.)

4.6 Amount spent on maintenance in lakhs:

i) ICT

ii) Campus Infrastructure and facilities

iii) Equipments

iv) Others

Total:

EEE - Internet connection is provided through dedicated OFC cable and is fully Wi Fi connected.

Personal Computers are provided to all faculty members with internet connection. In addition, 2Nos of

Notepads, 5 Nos of comp books and 1 No of Laptop is also provided. 2 Personal Computers with net

connection is provided in the Dept Library for students.

CIVIL

REVIT, STAAD, PRIMAVERA, ANSYS training for students, Total Station

CSE

Workshop on LaTeX Technology, Workshop on “Open Source Tools”, Workshop on IOTs (Raspberry Pi 2, on

Intel Galileo Gen 2), Workshops on Raspberry Pi and Android App Development, Workshop on Rust

Programming, Introductory workshop on Hadoop, Training on Linux Installation, Code-It 2 Programming

Competition, workshop on Programming as Engineering, Workshop on 3-D printing.

8.08

65.17

8.58 4.23

86.06

Criterion – V:

5. Student Support and Progression

5.1 Contribution of IQAC in enhancing awareness about Student Support Services

5.2 Efforts made by the institution for tracking the progression

5.3 (a) Total Number of students 2878

(b) No. of students outside the state

(c) No. of international students

Men Women

Demand ratio: 1:1.5 Drop out %: 2.56 (23 students discontinued this year 2016-17)

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

No %

1670 58

No %

1208 42

Last Year This Year

General SC ST OBC Physically

Challenged

Total General SC ST OBC Physically

Challenged

Total

731 18 1 118 0 868 828 20 1 49 0 898

GATE coaching facility is provided to aspiring students.

A civil service academy functions in the college, which imparts coaching for civil

service examinations

The IQAC informs all the students about student support services provided by the institution.

Student are made aware of supports such as financial aids, scholarships etc through the

college website as well as through e-mail. Results of analysis of University examination

results are also informed to the students through electronic media.

After the semester examination results are announced by the University, the institution

carries out a thorough analysis of the results and pass on the details to the students, along

with instructions how to improve the results. The institution organizes remedial classes for

weaker students and try to help them. Student mentoring by professional counsellors is

another facility available in the college.

0

8

No. of student beneficiaries

5.5 No. of students qualified in these examinations

NET SET/SLET GATE CAT IAS/IPS etc State PSC UPSC Others

5.6 Details of student counselling and career guidance

No. of students benefitted

5.7 Details of campus placement

On campus Off Campus

Number of

Organizations

Visited

Number of Students

Participated

Number of

Students Placed

Number of Students Placed

25 323 150 40

5.8 Details of gender sensitization programmes

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

Three professional Counsellors are available full time in the campus. They meet all the

students in rotation and also as per the recommendation from faculty mentors they

interact and give advice to students in matters that are academic as well as personal

Equal opportunities are given to boys and girls in every sphere of activity in the College.

A Women cell works in the college, which organizes programs for gender sensitization

2500

180

128

10

25

6

14

80 36 1

5 150

Sports: State/ University level National level International level

Cultural: State/ University level National level International level

5.10 Scholarships and Financial Support

Number of

students Amount

Financial support from institution 365 Rs. 37.88 Lakhs

Financial support from government

Financial support from other sources 35 Rs. 4.12 Lakhs

Number of students who received

International/ National recognitions

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: NIL

Criterion – VI:

6. Governance, Leadership and Management

6.1 State the Vision and Mission of the institution

6.2 Does the Institution has a management Information System

Vision:

To be a centre of excellence in technical higher education, research and support services, capable of

making significant contribution to individual and societal empowerment.

Mission

To create technically qualified world-class professionals with social commitment through career-

oriented courses conducted by high profile faculties, complemented with globally interactive

learning processes and leading- edge technology.

12

96 8

5

6 1

1

10

Yes. The institution has a very effective Management Information system.

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

6.3.1 Curriculum Development

6.3.2 Teaching and Learning

6.3.3 Examination and Evaluation

The curriculum implementation process of the institution starts with an Annual Academic Planning and

Calendar for the year, which are strictly followed. Several procedural and practical supports are provided

by the institution in the course of curriculum planning and implementation. Preparation of Course Plan,

Engagement of Course coordinators, Class teachers and Mentors, appointment of a Controller of

Examination, Industry/agency internships, Networking and signing MoUs with international universities

and national level non-government organizations, assignment of projects to senior students and

engagement of a host of practitioners/experts as Senior Faculty are some of the strategies for effective

curriculum implementation at the College. Timetables, course plans and portions covered daily are

entered in the Academic Enterprise Solution (AES) software which is developed in-house. The AES

monitors the student attendance and progress in teaching and is accessible to all the stakeholders.

Several faculty members contribute in the curriculum designing at the University level by being members

of different Boards of Study. The lacunae in the University curriculum are identified through a need

assessment process and are dealt with by offering add-on courses, training programmes and

entrepreneurial and creative engagements. Periodic reviews at the department level ensure the

achievement of curriculum objectives.

Both advanced and slow learners are identified, with advanced learners given higher challenges and slow

learners remedial support. Academic Enterprise Solution (AES) software at AJCE serves as a launching

ground for academic planning, teaching-learning organization, scheduling evaluation and overall

planning. The IQAC team spearheads the quality initiatives in all aspects of teaching, learning and

evaluation. Student–centric pedagogies are progressively adopted and ICT is increasingly integrated in

the teaching-learning process. Several activities are planned and implemented for fostering critical

thinking, creative and innovative engagements and developing scientific temper among students. The

College provides an academic ambience for the growth of each student and offers excellent learning

resource support for the achievement of optimal learning outcomes. The quality of teaching-learning

process is evaluated by the course/class teacher and HOD at the department level and through interim

audit by a team led by the Principal at the College level. The feedback taken is considered for the next

year’s academic planning.

Examinations are mostly conducted as per the guidelines prescribed by the affiliating university. The institution

has only limited freedom in this respect. The institution tries to implement outcome based learning strategies

while conducting internal examinations and evaluation of students.

6.3.4 Research and Development

6.3.5 Library, ICT and physical infrastructure / instrumentation

In order to foster a research culture, AJCE has instituted several incentives and support systems for

conducting research studies and their output in terms of publications, patents and technology transfers.

Commendable weightage is given to research output while identifying the best students and teachers.

Financing students and teachers for implementation of research projects, publication of students’

research etc. are some of the strategies utilized to encourage students and teachers. The College has

spent about one percent of its budget for research and project-related activities. The institution’s

collaboration with other national and international Universities and institutions is aimed at the promotion

of joint research. An online Research Methodology course called ‘Steps 2 Research’ has been organized

jointly with the IIT Bombay for PhD scholars. This was attended by participants from over 50 institutions

in the country. During the assessment period, two DST research projects and two KSCSTE projects have

been completed and 25 minor projects from different agencies are at different stages of completion. The

College has given financial support to 20 student projects during the period. Amal Jyothi provides

adequate research infrastructure including databases, Data Analysis Software, etc. Ten faculty members

are recognized research guides of different universities and about fifteen faculty members are pursuing

Ph. D. at different Universities/institutions. The Centre for Research and Extension in Sustainable

Technology (CREST) is a Department that brings all R&D, consultancy and extension activities of AJCE

under one umbrella, directed by Dean, Research. CREST with its five arms promotes student services to

industries, computer-based projects and trainings, promotes national and international research

collaborations, promotes research in nanomaterials etc. The College has a well-defined consultancy policy

and provides technical consultancy and design services to industries, institutions and the general public. The

areas of expertise of each faculty are announced through the college website. The policy frame work of

Research, Consultancy and Extension envisions the development of the college into a top-notch

knowledge centre which shares its knowledge and expertise with various stakeholders like related

industries/ organizations/ institutions and communities.

The Master Plan of the College gives direction to the spatial/infrastructural planning and development

in synchronization with the academic growth. AJCE provides excellent infrastructure required for an

Engineering College. She enjoys technology-enabled learning spaces, network resource centre, host of

laboratories for various engineering disciplines, computer labs, language labs and a host of other

facilities within the campus. Facilities for sports, physical fitness, health care, gymnasium, indoor and

outdoor games and yoga are available. Hostel facilities are provided for men and women. A well-

stocked, spacious central library with browsing facilities and numerous other services is available to

students and members of staff. It houses 39080 volumes and subscribes 132 print journals. In addition,

the library has a collection of 370 e-books and subscribes 262 e-journals. About 1200 computers and

several licensed software are available in various labs for students. The campus is Wi-Fi enabled for the

benefit of students and the faculty. The College possesses one main auditorium with a capacity of

around 1000, and several smaller auditoria for the conduct of various functions like seminars,

workshops, meetings etc. Extended lab and library working hours is another feature. Back-up

generator of capacity 650 kW and a 100kW solar power station are installed in the campus. For

maintenance, monitoring and upkeep of the infrastructure an Online Tracking System is being

experimented with. A well maintained, eco-friendly, plastic and litter-free campus is a unique feature

of AJCE.

6.3.6 Human Resource Management

6.3.7 Faculty and Staff recruitment

6.3.8 Industry Interaction / Collaboration

The Faculty Development Policy of AJCE delineates provisions for enhancing teacher quality.

Conscious efforts are made to identify growth needs and the same is used for planning faculty

development programs. The College has a Faculty Development policy to streamline its faculty

development activities. The policy aims at faculty empowerment for continuous improvement in

teaching-learning, research, consultancy and extension, thereby transforming faculty members into

Thought Leaders and AJCE into a Knowledge Centre.

The institution has a transparent policy for recruitment of faculty and staff. When a vacancy arises,

positions are notified through website and Newspapers inviting applications. This happens usually twice

every year. Faculty and staff are appointed purely based on merit, the selection being done based on

interviews conducted by duly constituted selection committees. Due weightages are given to the

academic merit of the candidates and his/her performance in the interview. Taking a model class on a

subject of choice of the candidate is usually a part of the interview.

The institution has a very active interaction/collaboration with different industries. The institution

organizes industry visits for students. The selection of industries is based on the branch of study of the

students.

Many industries have established their training centres in the institution. The following training centres

currently operate in the institution.

1. Volvo-Eicher Centre for Automobile Technology

2. KEMPPI Centre for welding technology

3. NeST Centre for Fiber Optics Technology

4. Bosch Centre for Automobile electronics

These centres impart training to our students as well so that our students get industrial training, which

equip them to become better engineers.

In addition, seminars and talks by experts from industry are regularly organized for the benefit of the

students.

The institution has also established a TBI (Technology-Business Incubator) with financial support from

DST, Govt. of India, where students are encouraged to become entrepreneurs.

6.3.9 Admission of Students

6.4 Welfare schemes for

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 KTU External

Auditor

Yes IQAC

Coordinator

Administrative Yes KTU External

Auditor

Yes IQAC

Coordinator

6.8 Does the University/ Autonomous College declares results within 30 days?

For UG Programmes Yes No

For PG Programmes Yes No

Teaching Group insurance

Non-teaching Group insurance

Students Group insurance

Rs. 24 Lakhs

The admission process at AJCE is transparent and merit based. All seats are in the self-funded stream. 50% of

B. Tech. seats (General Merit) are filled as per the State Government norms through CAP (Centralized

Admission Process) and the rank list is published in the Government website. The other 50 % seats consist of

Community and Management Quota which is filled as per the College policy of inclusion and merit based

admission. Merit is based on Kerala Engineering and Medical (KEAM) entrance conducted by the State

Government. Admission to M. Tech. is based on marks scored in the qualifying Examinations and GATE

score/DTE Rank list. Admission to MCA course is based on the marks scored in the qualifying examination.

The Spiritual Ethos: Catholic spirituality animates the campus which has four centres of learning-the College

Chapel, the Library, classrooms and the laboratories. The hostels are managed by dedicated priests and nuns

meticulously helping the inculcation of a humane value system. The institution is free of party politics and

has a history of being a zero-strike campus. It admits students irrespective of their caste, creed or locality,

the prime criterion being academic merit.

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6.9 What efforts are made by the University/ Autonomous College for Examination Reforms?

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

colleges?

6.11 Activities and support from the Alumni Association

6.12 Activities and support from the Parent – Teacher Association

6.13 Development programmes for support staff

6.14 Initiatives taken by the institution to make the campus eco-friendly

Not Applicable. Ours is an affiliated College

The State Government has to take a policy decision on this matter

EEE- Alumni meet was conducted on 11th March 2017.

CIVIL- Alumni has been continuously helping our students for industry interactions

and also for sharing their experiences.

ECE- Alumni came as resource person for student’s development program. They

interacted with the students and could emphasize the need of industry. Feedback

for starting skill up gradation program

EEE- PTA meeting was conducted for all the batches.

CIVIL- PTA meetings are a venue for faculty to explain the changes in college policies. Inputs from

parents help the faculty to improve the capability to meet student’s emotional needs.

ECE-Parents as members of department advisory board gives the suggestions for improvement.

Parent’s feedback is collected regularly and analysed.

The institution organizes motivational classes for the staff (teaching and non-teaching)

The institution has arranged group medical insurance for all staff members

An HR policy is in force for the staff of the college. All service and leave benefits for staff

are made very clear and transparent in this HR policy

The institution makes every effort to make the campus eco-friendly. The campus is very green with

trees and plants. The campus is litter-free, plastic-free and waste-free. The institution has employed a

group of workers to keep the campus neat, tidy and eco-friendly. The Campus is perhaps one of the

best eco-friendly campuses in the state of Kerala.

Criterion – VII:

7. Innovations and Best Practices

7.1 Innovations introduced during this academic year which have created a positive impact on the

functioning of the institution. Give details.

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

beginning of the year

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

*Provide the details in annexure (annexure need to be numbered as i, ii, iii)

IT ScReW - Students' Creative Resource Enrichment Window

An initiative to support extracurricular activities, like Technical Talks on Latest Developments in IT, Webinar &

funded projects, Entrepreneur Activities, Hardware &Networking, Multimedia, Animation & Web development,

Craft- work, Computer Aided Design, Android Application Development, IoS Development, Literature/ Dance /

Music/ Acting, Sports & Yoga, Short Films, Photography

CIVIL- A multi- million research lab is being setup to reinvigorate research activities in the campus.

ECE- Internal auditing to monitor the various academic activities of the college is conducted, by which the activities

are completing in time.

MOOC-Massive Open Online Course. Students have undergone number of courses and certificates were issued.

IoT-Training and student initiatives on IoT are organised along with academic activities.

BS-16 Science enrichment programme: Under the leadership of the Basic Sciences Department, a series of science

enrichment programmes were organized in the College for High school students. A total of 695 students, in 10

batches, attended these programmes.

Academic planning made at the beginning of the year is strictly implemented in the institution. This relate

mostly to academic programs. The institution follows the academic calendar prescribed by the affiliating

university.

The administrative plans chalked out by the management are also implemented by the institution. The

details of these are available in the relevant files kept in the institution

The institution does not have any other best practice to report at present other than the best

practices already reported in the SSR submitted to NAAC in 2015. The details of these best practices

are described in detail in the SSR. Due to this reason, annexures to this item are not provided in this

document

Abbreviations:

CAS - Career Advanced Scheme

CAT - Common Admission Test

CBCS - Choice Based Credit System

CE - Centre for Excellence

COP - Career Oriented Programme

CPE - College with Potential for Excellence

DPE - Department with Potential for Excellence

GATE - Graduate Aptitude Test

NET - National Eligibility Test

PEI - Physical Education Institution

SAP - Special Assistance Programme

SF - Self Financing

SLET - State Level Eligibility Test

TEI - Teacher Education Institution

UPE - University with Potential Excellence

UPSC - Union Public Service Commission

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Annexure: Academic Calendar 2016-17