Yearly Status Report - 2015-2016 Part A Data of the Institution 1. Name of the Institution YOGI VEMANA UNIVERSITY Name of the head of the Institution Prof.B. Syama Sundar Designation Vice Chancellor Does the Institution function from own campus Yes Phone no/Alternate Phone no. 08562225400 Mobile no. 9885843003 Registered Email [email protected]Alternate Email [email protected]Address Yogi Vemana University Vemanapuram City/Town Kadapa State/UT Andhra Pradesh Pincode 516003 2. Institutional Status
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Yearly Status Report - 2015-2016
Part A
Data of the Institution
1. Name of the Institution YOGI VEMANA UNIVERSITY
Name of the head of the Institution Prof.B. Syama Sundar
8. Provide the list of Special Status conferred by Central/ State Government-UGC/CSIR/DST/DBT/ICMR/TEQIP/World Bank/CPE of UGC etc.
Institution/Department/Faculty
Scheme Funding Agency Year of award withduration
Amount
No Data Entered/Not Applicable!!!
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9. Whether composition of IQAC as per latestNAAC guidelines:
Yes
Upload latest notification of formation of IQAC View File
10. Number of IQAC meetings held during theyear :
7
The minutes of IQAC meeting and compliances to thedecisions have been uploaded on the institutionalwebsite
Yes
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11. Whether IQAC received funding from any ofthe funding agency to support its activitiesduring the year?
No
12. Significant contributions made by IQAC during the current year(maximum five bullets)
Feedback collected from students, faculty members and alumni.
Sensitized members of faculty about AQAR preparation as per the NAAC format.
Conduct of Awarness Programme about modalities of 6th Pay guidelines.
Awarness programme on innovations and trends in the domain of science andtechnology
Conduct of CAS interfviews for eligible faculty members.
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13. Plan of action chalked out by the IQAC in the beginning of the academic year towards QualityEnhancement and outcome achieved by the end of the academic year
Faculty members are motivated for multi-institutional collaborations.
Multi-institutional collaborations wereestabilished and quality papers havebeen published in high impact factorjournals.
Faculty members have been appropriatelyguided to pursue interdisciplinaryresearch in emerging areas.
Interdisciplinary researchcollaborations were established withpremier institutions across the globe.
Faculty members without PhD areencouraged to pursue the programmeunder FDP schemes.
One faculty member from the Dept ofEconomics got selected for ICSSRfellowship to pursue Ph.D in CESS,Hyderabad.
Young faculty have been encouraged tosubmit applications for bilateralresearch programmes.
Four members of faculty have beenawarded UGC-Raman Post-doctoralResearch Fellowship in USA.
Mentor-mentee concept was givenadequate emphasis and faculty have beenguided suitably.
Mentees received appropriate guidanceand counselling from their respectivementors in a satisfactory manner.
Faculty were familiarized about theprospects of securing research projectsunder EMR funding.
Ten research proposals were submittedby faculty to various funding agencies.
Planned to streamline the currentpractices of obtaining feedback andother stake holders by contemplatingsuitable strategies.
A viable mechanism has been developedand implemented.
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14. Whether AQAR was placed before statutorybody ?
Yes
Name of Statutory Body Meeting Date
Vice-chancellor-Registrar-IQACcommittee
06-Apr-2021
15. Whether NAAC/or any other accreditedbody(s) visited IQAC or interacted with it toassess the functioning ?
No
16. Whether institutional data submitted toAISHE:
Yes
Year of Submission 2016
Date of Submission 04-Jan-2016
17. Does the Institution have ManagementInformation System ?
Yes
If yes, give a brief descripiton and a list of modulescurrently operational (maximum 500 words)
Yogi Vemana University took all thenecessary initiatives to ensureeffective management informationsystem. To cite a few, a userfriendlyweb portal has been developedexclusively for admission into variousprogrammes offered by the Universitywherein applicants get access tocomprehensive information about theadmission process. Online services suchas remittance of processing fee,downloading of hall tickets and rankcards have been provided. Further, theexamination branch of the Universityhas outsourced the services of aprivate agency wherein all theexamination related information andcirculars can be easily accessed by thestudents and stake holders. Theuniversity follows online tenderprocess Biometric attendance for staffand students 24/7 CCTV surveillancesystem is operative.
Part B
CRITERION I – CURRICULAR ASPECTS
1.1 – Curriculum Design and Development
1.1.1 – Programmes for which syllabus revision was carried out during the Academic year
Name of Programme Programme Code Programme Specialization Date of Revision
MCom 8 Commerce 01/03/2016
MA (Journalism) 22 Communication &Journalism
02/02/2016
MSc 25 Genetics &Genomics
17/08/2015
MSc 15 AppliedMathematics
30/03/2015
MSc 2 Biochemistry 02/04/2015
MSc 5 Botany 29/04/2015
MBA 200 & 201 BusinessManagement & HumanResource Management
29/04/2015
MSc 7 Chemistry 11/04/2015
MCom 8 Commerce 21/04/2015
MA (Journalism) 22 Communication &Journalism
30/03/2015
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1.1.2 – Programmes/ courses focussed on employability/ entrepreneurship/ skill development during the Academicyear
MA (Journalism) Communication andJournalism (Dissertation
Project)
13
MCom Commerce (DissertationProject)
39
MSc Chemistry (DissertationProject)
79
MSc Environmental Science(Dissertation Project)
9
Integrated(PG) Earth Science 5
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1.4 – Feedback System
1.4.1 – Whether structured feedback received from all the stakeholders.
Students Yes
Teachers Yes
Employers No
Alumni Yes
Parents No
1.4.2 – How the feedback obtained is being analyzed and utilized for overall development of the institution?(maximum 500 words)
Feedback Obtained
The University follows a feedback system as prescribed by NAAC. Feedbackreceived from the stakeholders (students, alumni and teachers) was analyzed andsuggestions put forth are placed before University administration for perusaland consideration. The recommendations of administration based on the feedbackoutcome were communicated to the individual departments and taken into accountat the time of revision of syllabus in Board of Studies (BoS) meetings.Periodical refinement of curriculum was done as per the feedback outcome tomeet the requirements of employability of the students as well as to make themcompetent in national level exams CSIR-UGC JRF/NET, GATE etc. In case offeedback related to the teachers, students were asked to give valid andobjective opinion on teacher’s ability to bring conceptual clarity andthinking, ability for explaining areas of confusion, guidance after classhours, ability to solve learning difficulties etc. The collected feedback wascommunicated to the teachers. Teachers are encouraged to attend refreshercourses, faculty development programmes and workshops to improve their skillsand teaching pedagogy. Further, University encourages the individualdepartments to conduct workshops, guest lectures by inviting experts fromacademia, industry, research organizations and government institutes and seekthe opinion of eminent experts to enrich the curriculum in tune with thecontemporary needs. In addition, field trips, industrial visits, laboratoryvisits were arranged to create awareness and hands-on experience to thestudents in their respective domains. Students were encouraged to pursueinternships in reputed national Universities, laboratories, R D organizations,
and other renowned firms to improve the employability skills and prospects.
CRITERION II – TEACHING- LEARNING AND EVALUATION
2.1 – Student Enrolment and Profile
2.1.1 – Demand Ratio during the year
Name of theProgramme
ProgrammeSpecialization
Number of seatsavailable
Number ofApplication received
Students Enrolled
MSc Mathematics 40 790 40
MSc Botany (PlantScience)
30 141 30
MSc Chemistry 80 618 67
MSc Geology 30 34 21
MSc Physics 30 396 30
MSc Zoology(Animal Science
30 123 30
MA Economics 40 125 40
MA Telugu 40 174 40
MA English 40 94 23
MCom Commerce 40 671 40
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2.2 – Catering to Student Diversity
2.2.1 – Student - Full time teacher ratio (current year data)
Year Number ofstudents enrolledin the institution
(UG)
Number ofstudents enrolledin the institution
(PG)
Number offulltime teachersavailable in the
institutionteaching only UG
courses
Number offulltime teachersavailable in the
institutionteaching only PG
courses
Number ofteachers
teaching both UGand PG courses
2015 7 660 4 143 1
2.3 – Teaching - Learning Process
2.3.1 – Percentage of teachers using ICT for effective teaching with Learning Management Systems (LMS), E-learning resources etc. (current year data)
Number ofTeachers on Roll
Number ofteachers usingICT (LMS, e-Resources)
ICT Tools andresourcesavailable
Number of ICTenabled
Classrooms
Numberof smartclassrooms
E-resources andtechniques used
146 146 407 27 2 560
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2.3.2 – Students mentoring system available in the institution? Give details. (maximum 500 words)
Yogi Vemana University believes in practicing the mentor, mentee programme to help and promote studentacademic success and growth throughout their education journey. Students after their admission into their
committed group, will be allocated among the staff of their concerned department based on the teacher studentratio in the department. During their course of study the mentors will periodically review the academic progress ofthe mentees and counsel them appropriately. These groups were flexible and all the departmental faculties will
continue to be mentors for all the groups till their graduation. The students will be encouraged to actively
participate in science exhibitions, seminars and they were properly guided by their mentors by providingencouraging ideas. The student mentoring system helped to create a strong relationship between the teacher
and student even beyond their stay in the University.
Number of students enrolled in theinstitution
Number of fulltime teachers Mentor : Mentee Ratio
1328 146 1:9
2.4 – Teacher Profile and Quality
2.4.1 – Number of full time teachers appointed during the year
No. of sanctionedpositions
No. of filled positions Vacant positions Positions filled duringthe current year
No. of faculty withPh.D
182 104 78 Nill 100
2.4.2 – Honours and recognition received by teachers (received awards, recognition, fellowships at State, National,International level from Government, recognised bodies during the year )
Year of Award Name of full time teachersreceiving awards from
state level, national level,international level
Designation Name of the award,fellowship, received from
Government or recognizedbodies
2016Dr.Mr.M.M.Vinodini
AssistantProfessor
Kavita MemorialAward
2015 Dr.M.V. Shankar AssociateProfessor
Associate Fellowof APAS
2015 Dr.A. MadusudanaReddy
AssistantProfessor
Associate Fellowof APAS
2015 M. Ganesh Naik AssistantProfessor
ICSSR-CESSDoctoral Fellowship
2016 Dr. P.Ramachandra Reddy
AssistantProfessor
UGC-Raman PostDoctoral Fellowship
in USA
2016 Dr.P.Vasugovardhana
Reddy
AssistantProfessor
UGC-Raman PostDoctoral Fellowship
in USA
2016 Dr. V.Sunitha AssistantProfessor
UGC-Raman PostDoctoral Fellowship
in USA
2016 Dr.N.Venkata RamiReddy
AssistantProfessor
UGC-Raman PostDoctoral Fellowship
in USA
2016 Dr.K.Rama SubbaReddy
AssistantProfessor
Vemana KreedaPrathiba Puraskar
2016 Dr. A.ChandraSekhar
AssistantProfessor
Fellow, Societyfor Applied
Biotechnology
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2.5 – Evaluation Process and Reforms
2.5.1 – Number of days from the date of semester-end/ year- end examination till the declaration of results duringthe year
Programme Name Programme Code Semester/ year Last date of the last Date of declaration of
2.5.2 – Average percentage of Student complaints/grievances about evaluation against total number appeared inthe examinations during the year
Number of complaints or grievancesabout evaluation
Total number of students appearedin the examination
Percentage
Nill 2680 0
2.6 – Student Performance and Learning Outcomes
2.6.1 – Program outcomes, program specific outcomes and course outcomes for all programs offered by theinstitution are stated and displayed in website of the institution (to provide the weblink)
2.7.1 – Student Satisfaction Survey (SSS) on overall institutional performance (Institution may design thequestionnaire) (results and details be provided as weblink)
3.4.5 – Bibliometrics of the publications during the last academic year based on average citation index in Scopus/Web of Science or PubMed/ Indian Citation Index
Title of thePaper
Name ofAuthor
Title of journal Year ofpublication
Citation Index Institutionalaffiliation asmentioned in
3.4.7 – Faculty participation in Seminars/Conferences and Symposia during the year
Number of Faculty International National State Local
Attended/Seminars/Workshops
25 223 13 1
Presentedpapers
42 174 4 Nill
Resourcepersons
Nill 30 1 Nill
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3.5 – Consultancy
3.5.1 – Revenue generated from Consultancy during the year
Name of the Consultan(s)department
Name of consultancyproject
Consulting/SponsoringAgency
Revenue generated(amount in rupees)
0 0 0 0
No file uploaded.
3.5.2 – Revenue generated from Corporate Training by the institution during the year
Name of theConsultan(s)department
Title of theprogramme
Agency seeking /training
Revenue generated(amount in rupees)
Number of trainees
0 0 0 0 0
No file uploaded.
3.6 – Extension Activities
3.6.1 – Number of extension and outreach programmes conducted in collaboration with industry, community andNon- Government Organisations through NSS/NCC/Red cross/Youth Red Cross (YRC) etc., during the year
Title of the activities Organising unit/agency/collaborating agency
Blood Donationcamp conducted inview of Republicday celebrations
NSS Cell, YVU,Kadapa
36 1235
World EnvironmentDay with NYK Kadapa
NSS Cell, YVU,Kadapa
45 937
Plantationprogramme organised
in view ofIndependence Day
NSS Cell, YVU,Kadapa
56 1580
Blood donationcamp conducted inview of World Blood
Donars Day
NSS Cell, YVU,Kadapa
29 625
Mega Plantationprogramme in viewof VanamahostavamWeek with help ofAP Social Forestry
NSS Cell, YVU,Kadapa
35 580
Clebrated NSSFoundation Day
NSS Cell, YVU,Kadapa
27 794
Plantationprogramme organisedwith help og APForest department
NSS Cell, YVU,Kadapa
30 1020
World AidsDayConducted rally
and awarnessprogramme with help
of RED CrossSociety
NSS Cell, YVU,Kadapa
34 850
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3.6.2 – Awards and recognition received for extension activities from Government and other recognized bodiesduring the year
Name of the activity Award/Recognition Awarding Bodies Number of studentsBenefited
0 0 0 Nill
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3.6.3 – Students participating in extension activities with Government Organisations, Non-GovernmentOrganisations and programmes such as Swachh Bharat, Aids Awareness, Gender Issue, etc. during the year
Name of the scheme Organising unit/Agency/collaborating
agency
Name of the activity Number of teachersparticipated in such
4.2.3 – E-content developed by teachers such as: e-PG- Pathshala, CEC (under e-PG- Pathshala CEC (UnderGraduate) SWAYAM other MOOCs platform NPTEL/NMEICT/any other Government initiatives & institutional(Learning Management System (LMS) etc
Name of the Teacher Name of the Module Platform on which moduleis developed
Date of launching e-content
0 0 0 Nill
No file uploaded.
4.3 – IT Infrastructure
4.3.1 – Technology Upgradation (overall)
Type Total Computers
ComputerLab
Internet Browsingcenters
ComputerCenters
Office Departments
AvailableBandwidth (MBPS/
GBPS)
Others
Existing
250 2 192 2 2 58 192 155 0
Added 20 0 10 0 0 18 0 0 2
Total 270 2 202 2 2 76 192 155 2
4.3.2 – Bandwidth available of internet connection in the Institution (Leased line)
155 MBPS/ GBPS
4.3.3 – Facility for e-content
Name of the e-content development facility Provide the link of the videos and media centre andrecording facility
NILhttp://www.yogivemanauniversity.ac.in/i
ndex.php
4.4 – Maintenance of Campus Infrastructure
4.4.1 – Expenditure incurred on maintenance of physical facilities and academic support facilities, excluding salarycomponent, during the year
Assigned Budget onacademic facilities
Expenditure incurred onmaintenance of academic
facilities
Assigned budget onphysical facilities
Expenditure incurredonmaintenance of physical
facilites
162 162 192 192
4.4.2 – Procedures and policies for maintaining and utilizing physical, academic and support facilities - laboratory,library, sports complex, computers, classrooms etc. (maximum 500 words) (information to be available in
The University strictly follows the regulations laid down by the Governmentof Andhra Pradesh with regard to procurement of infrastructure. Presently the e-procurement policy of the State Government is followed and the University hasconstituted a Central Purchase Committee to scrutinize the quotations received
from the bidders by following the norms in vogue and considering therecommendations of technical committee, if required. With regard to the
maintenance of physical facilities the Engineering Department is entrusted withthe responsibility. It functions under the supervision of Executive Engineerand Assistant Engineers and adequate personnel is provided for the effectivefunctioning of Engineering section. To maintain hygiene of the premises andhostels the services of Sulab International are being utilized. The servicesinclude maintenance of classrooms, hostels, gardens, corridors, labs and
toilets. Proper maintenance of Hostels is given due attention. The Chief Wardenof the Hostel is the Principal of the College who is supported by the
Additional Chief Warden, who is the Vice-Principal of the College and DeputyWardens in the Cadre of both Associate and Assistant Professors. Water supplyfor the hostels and other places is taken care by the Engineering Department.Each course in the science subject has conventional labs which are maintainedby the respective departments under the supervision of Heads/Coordinators ofthe departments and faculty concerned. Further the research labs established
with the support of funding agencies are maintained by the respective PrincipalInvestigators. The University premise has a spacious library which is named asA.P.J .Kalam Central library. A library committee is in place to ensure its
proper maintenance and functioning. The C.P Brown Library and Language ResearchCentre which is located in Kadapa town is under the administrative control ofthe University. The library shelves rare books, manuscripts and palm leaves and
conducts research on languages. It is maintained under the supervision oflibrary in-charge who is supported by sufficient personnel. For the maintenanceof sports facilities, there is an exclusive Department of Sports Sciences andPhysical Education which offers Post Graduate Course in Physical Education. The
Play Fields, Tracks, Gymnasium and other facilities are maintained by theDepartment which functions under the supervision of Coordinator. The
maintenance of computers used in the Departments, Labs, and offices is with thesupport of the Department of Computer Applications. Adequate supporting staffis available to check the computers and undertake minor repairs depending onthe requirement. Special care is taken for the maintenance of classrooms. TheHead/Coordinator concerned with the support of non teaching staff supervises
the upkeep of classrooms regularly and minor repairs if required are undertakenwith the support of Engineering section. As mentioned earlier the cleanlinessof classrooms is entrusted to a Private agency, Sulabh international and almost
every day their staff clean the classrooms ensuring the hygiene.
5.1.2 – Number of capability enhancement and development schemes such as Soft skill development, Remedialcoaching, Language lab, Bridge courses, Yoga, Meditation, Personal Counselling and Mentoring etc.,
5.1.4 – Institutional mechanism for transparency, timely redressal of student grievances, Prevention of sexualharassment and ragging cases during the year
Total grievances received Number of grievances redressed Avg. number of days for grievanceredressal
Nill Nill Nill
5.2 – Student Progression
5.2.1 – Details of campus placement during the year
5.2.3 – Students qualifying in state/ national/ international level examinations during the year(eg:NET/SET/SLET/GATE/GMAT/CAT/GRE/TOFEL/Civil Services/State Government Services)
Items Number of students selected/ qualifying
NET 2
SET 1
SLET 3
GATE 2
Any Other 3
Any Other 8
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5.2.4 – Sports and cultural activities / competitions organised at the institution level during the year
5.3.1 – Number of awards/medals for outstanding performance in sports/cultural activities at national/internationallevel (award for a team event should be counted as one)
Year Name of theaward/medal
National/Internaional
Number ofawards for
Sports
Number ofawards for
Cultural
Student IDnumber
Name of thestudent
2016 Gold National 1 Nill Certificate Number
011386
K.Narayana
Rao
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5.3.2 – Activity of Student Council & representation of students on academic & administrative bodies/committees ofthe institution (maximum 500 words)
• To encourage the participative role of students in the administration and toinculcate the spirits of democracy and leadership among the students, theUniversity has adopted the system of permitting the members as “class
representatives “(CR) at least two from each class. • All the students arelinked through what’s up group for effective communication and interaction.Students are directly participating in training programmes and placements andcourse review committee, SC, ST, OBC Monitoring, library committee towardseffective functioning. • Students are participating in various academic and
administration activities. • As class representatives, students play animportant role in the planning, college events, awareness programmes,
conducting Fresher’s day, Management meets, Independence day, Teacher’s dayetc. They invite guests, anchor programs, and organize the events on their ownthus grooming their skills. • They also assisting the departments in organizing
various programs such as blood donation campus recruitment drive. CR’srepresent the opinion to the students further they also undertake the
responsibility of maintaining discipline, clean green environments in thecampus. The student representation proposes ideas provide feedback of thefaculty in a democratic manner on various aspects to initiate the measureswherever required. • Student representatives actively involved in various
committees like Hostel mess, Canteen, anti-ragging etc., • Under thesupervision of Teachers by the direction of the Principal, Students acquireadministration skills, civic responsibility, leadership qualities, problems
5.4.1 – Whether the institution has registered Alumni Association?
No
5.4.2 – No. of registered Alumni:
0
5.4.3 – Alumni contribution during the year (in Rupees) :
0
5.4.4 – Meetings/activities organized by Alumni Association :
0
CRITERION VI – GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
6.1 – Institutional Vision and Leadership
6.1.1 – Mention two practices of decentralization and participative management during the last year (maximum 500words)
Vision ? Envisioned to transform Yogi Vemana University into a global varsity,with a potential for academic excellence. ? To promote high academic standardsthrough modern pedagogy, qualitative research and healthy work culture to mould
the University into an enhanced knowledge base of the society ? To providevalue-based education to the student by initiating socio-cultural instructionalProgrammes so as to make them enlightened and responsible citizens of tomorrow.? To encourage the teaching faculty, researchers and the students to identifyand address the problems in the emerging interdisciplinary areas. ? To extendthe benefits of academic activities and research to the public by its socialoutreach programmes. ? Self-realization through intellectual and spiritual
quest (Tannu Taneriginacho Taanepo Bramhambu) ? Varsity imparts the knowledgeto the students with an objective of inculcating leadership qualities andenabling them to render selfless services to the society. Mission:- ? The
University is primarily committed to the noble cause of higher education bycreating a curriculum in tune with the societal needs and in consonance with
cherished ethical values. ? Varsity creates adequate infrastructural resources,ideal environment for research, innovation, Entrepreneurship opportunities for
the academic and professional growth of both faculty and students. ?Dissemination of knowledge through its creative and strategic relationship withleading National and International corporate firms/ institutions /Universities
for academic and research collaborations. ? Varsity contributes towardscreating a healthy, vibrant, sustainable and eco-friendly society by involvingstudents in community services, health and hygiene awareness programmes, sportsand cultural activities. ? University firmly believes in ethical, values and
fosters rural upliftment and women empowerment and aims at accomplishing globalstandards by adhering to traditional values.
6.1.2 – Does the institution have a Management Information System (MIS)?
Partial
6.2 – Strategy Development and Deployment
6.2.1 – Quality improvement strategies adopted by the institution for each of the following (with in 100 words each):
Strategy Type Details
Admission of Students University Admission process ispurely transparent, wide publicity isgiven with the details of courses and
fees structure. A separate web portalis provided exclusively for theadmissions. The notification foradmission is issued and publishedthrough print and electronic media.
Admission entrance test and admissionsare conducted in a full proof manner
and rule of reservation is scrupulouslyfollowed. Admissions process is carriedout through Andhra Pradesh Common P.GEntrance test, conducted by S.V.U
Tirupati. University authorities areempowered to modify the eligibility
criteria, enhancement of seats based onthe demand of the course with dueapproval from the Government and
Executive Council. Admission processesinto professional courses like MBA, MCA
are made through ICET-conducted byuniversity identified by APSCHE. The
processes of admission are made in twophases. The students admitted are
entitled to receive the scholarshipssanctioned by the Government as per theprescribed eligibility conditions (G.OMs.No: 58, Social welfare (J), dept,
dated 12/05/1997).
Human Resource Management To recruit the staff of allcategories in accordance with the ruleposition or guidelines of the UGC an
open advertisement shall be given. Theuniversity has an effective mechanism
in place and Statutory reservations arestrictly followed as per the rule of
reservation prescribed by theGovernment from time to time. Faculty
serves the University in variouspositions by performing additionalduties and responsibilities withoutprejudice to academic work. They areappointed/ nominated as Principal,Deans, Directors, Controller of
Examination, Conveners, Coordinators ofvarious sections, Members of variouscommittees and Nodal officers were
appointed as per the requirement and byfollowing the rules and procedures. ?
Teaching faculty is given ampleopportunities to organise academic andresearch oriented programmes such asworkshops/seminars. ? Non-teaching
members are provided opportunities toparticipate in various skill
development programs like softwareutility, i.e., paper less
administration, soft skills etc. ? Selfappraisal system is followed to assessthe performance index of an individual
faculty every year through careerAdvancement schemes by IQAC.
Library, ICT and PhysicalInfrastructure / Instrumentation
Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam CentralLibrary is quite spacious and user
friendly library with a huge collectionof about forty four thousand books.With unlimited Internet and systemsavailable in the library students andfaculty have access to vast repository
of books, journals, periodicals,thesis, dissertations, and surveys fromdiversified areas and online resources.
The library is ably supported bydedicated staff, who works in shiftsystem. Books and periodicals areappended as per the requirement andallocation of funds. The library isequipped with books and magazinesuseful for preparation for variouscompetitive examinations. College
Library with its varied collection ofbooks, reference books, journals andmagazines is an open a window to thewider world for the students. C. P.Brown Library information Universityhas C.P.Brown Research center forLanguages under its jurisdiction
located in Kadapa town with multiplecollection of books on Telugu languageand literature. C.P.Brown Library hasan in-charge, a member of faculty from
the university who is supported byadequate staff. The library
periodically conducts literary andcultural programmes. The library has arare collection of manuscripts that
date back to the 11th Century 200-yearold palm leaf manuson education,
medicine, Vedas, Upanishads, Ayurveda,Mantra Sastra, Jyotish Sastra
(astrology), hundred-year-old handmadepaper bundles on various subjects,which for years have come as a greathelp for the research scholars and
emerged as a centre of excellence forlanguage research. Prof. M. SuryaKalavathi, ‘Distinguished Women in
Engineering’ Awardee is the Chairman ofC.P. Brown Research Centre for
Languages and Vice Chancellor of YogiVemana University, Kadapa. ICT:-
University encourages the faculty whowish to utilize ICT tools in Teachingand Research In addition to devices
such as computers, Laptops, LCDprojectors, seminar halls are also
available to conduct academic events.Through dedicated 24/7 YVU internet
BSNL Broad Brand facility under NKNscheme of 1GB with 155 mbps, the
university has been able to put to useoptimally the digital sources for
teaching- learning processes. PhysicalInfrastructure:- University has
accommodation and academic programmes.Sufficient facilities are available for
co curricular and extracurricularactivities. The playfields, gymnasiumand indoor stadium are purposefully
utilized by the students. For safe andpure drinking water, R O systems (3)are available in the campus. Moderncooking facilities are available in
hostel blocks. To maintain thecleanliness of wash rooms and toiletsuniversity is engaging the services ofSULABH INTERNATIONAL agency. A canteenis available in the campus which sellseateries at subsidized prices. Health
centre is equipped with Medical Officerand supporting Paramedical staff tooffer first aid and medical services.To ensure the safety of infrastructureand students CC cameras are installed
at strategic points.
Examination and Evaluation Yogi Vemana University has beenconscious about the standards of
evaluation. The members of facultyconcerned conduct internal assessmenttwice during the semester in their
respective subjects/courses and the endexam assessment is done by both
internal and external examiners therebyensuring objectivity. Academic calendaris strictly followed and examinationsare conducted promptly. Controller ofExamination regularly monitors theprocesses of Question Paper setting,
printing of Answer Booklets, evaluationof answer scripts, conduct of spot
valuation, tabulation work andpublication of results. Performance ofthe students shall be assessed throughformative system of evaluation. Theexamination branch conducts Pre-Ph.D.
examination and processes theadjudication of dissertation submittedby the candidates, conducts Viva-Voceexamination and awards Ph.D. degree to
the qualified candidate as per theUniversity regulations. Grievancesregarding the examinations such as
revaluation, recounting, typographicalerrors in Question Papers are resolved
in transparent manner. Processing anddeclaration of results shall be done bythe examination section by involvingfaculty deans and performance of the
students will be assessed by summativeevaluation of theory and practical
examination.
Curriculum Development Curriculum has been revised followingthe guidelines of UGC with due emphasison employability and skill development.University has adopted CBCS (in UG, PG,
Integrated Degrees) from 2015-16onwards to and fine tune the curriculum
as per the global standards. ?Department of Fine Arts is offering afour year BFA course and one year PGDiploma in theater Arts. ? Universityconstitutes BOS for all departments
strictly adhering to the UGC guidelinesand provides the necessary frameworkfor the curriculum design. ? The BOS
includes the faculty of departments, 2to 3 subject experts from other
Universities, one studentrepresentative from the outgoing batch,one expert from the industry/ ResearchInstitutes headed by Chairperson, BOS.? The curriculum is designed keeping in
view of the relevance of core andinterdisciplinary areas considering the
contemporary societal needs. ?University has introduced one non-core
paper in both II and III semester,where the students are allowed to
choose the respective interdisciplinarypapers offered by other departments . ?
While designing the curriculum, thefeedback from the outgoing students,alumni and also subject experts who
visits the campus for academicpurposes, will be duly considered.
Teaching and Learning Yogi Vemana University strictlyfollows the academic calendar fixedwell in advance of the academic year.Introduction, orientation, inductionand bridge courses etc., are beingconducted to the newly admitted
students. All the departments are wellequipped with modern teaching equipment
like desk tops, Laptops, OHP, LCDProjectors, UPS, Printer, Scanner,White boards and 24 hrs Internet
connectivity to effectively conductinstructional activities in the
teaching-learning process. Universityorganizes and encourages the
participation of students, scholars in
various programs, like workshops,seminars, symposia, guest lectures,conferences in order to update their
knowledge in thrust areas. Besides thecourse curriculum all the departments
encourage their students to participatein extracurricular activities by
conducting sports and NSS activitiesand enables them to gain awarenessabout the importance of environment,human values, professional ethics andgender equality. University conductscoaching classes for the studentsappearing competitive examinations,
Viz, UGC, CSIR, ICMR, NET, APCET, BSRB,APPSC, SSC, Police RecruitmentExamination, RRB, through Career
Guidance cell by providing exposure oncurrent affairs, communication andtechnical skills, reasoning andpersonality development, etc.,
Department of Business Administrationand Computer Applications, in
collaboration with Andhra Pradesh StateSkill Development Corporation (APSSDC)
organizes intensive training onpersonality development and Talley topromote entrepreneurship. University
has adopted participative, experientiallearning and problem solving
methodology through Field trips,industry visits and educational tours.Teaching and testing are inseparable
entities, hence the Universityconsiders evaluation as a significant
parameter which reflects thecredibility and credence of the
University.
Research and Development University established research celland constituted University Research
Committee (URC) and Department ResearchCommittee (DRC) to ensure smoothfunctioning of research-relatedactivities. All the faculty and
Research Scholars are motivated andencouraged to apply for researchprojects/fellowships from various
funding agencies Viz, CSIR, UGC, DBT,DST, MNRE, ISRO, MOES, ICSSR, DAE-NRB,ICMR and NBM. They are also encouraged
to participate inSeminars/Conference/Training
programmes/Workshops/FDPs with a viewto update their understanding aboutrecent trends and innovations in
various fields of specializations andalso to explore possibilities of
establishing collaborations. University
extends continuous support to theScience departments to obtain fundingfrom various agencies under FIST andSAP schemes. Department of Physics
successfully obtained DST-FIST funding.All the departments including Science
and Humanities, Management andComputers have adequate facilities toconduct research and pursue academics
in a qualitative manner. For thepurpose of undertaking advanced
research in sciences the University hasthe following facilities like CentralInstrumentation, Agri Science park,
analyzer, GC, Solar Simulator, HPLCetc., which added value to the existing
facilities. University encouragedfaculty to utilize the provision of
study leave to pursue advancedresearch/higher studies in
collaboration with other Universities,Research Centers in India and Abroad.As per the UGC guidelines admissioninto Ph.D. programmes is taken up byconducting YVU-Research CET. Ph.D.
admissions are also given to candidateswith fellowships under DST-INSPIRE,RGNF, UGC, CSIR-JRF, Maulana AzadNational Fellowship (MANF). Project
fellows working under various researchprojects funded by different
National/International funding agenciesare also provided Ph.D. admission withan intention to promote research in the
University. Fellowship holders areassessed periodically as stipulated bythe respective funding agencies. It ismandatory to qualify in the Pre-Ph.Dexamination as a part of requirementafter completion of one year. TheResearch Scholar should publish at
least one research publication at thetime of submission of Ph.D thesis in
national/international reputedjournals. Pre-synopsis presentation isgiven by the scholar before the DRC andon approval the thesis is submitted byincorporating suggestions if any to the
University within three months ofsynopsis submission. Intellectualhonesty is given due importance and
every thesis is processed through Anti-plagiarism software (Turnitin). Theresearch community is provided the
right exposure and they are encouragedto conduct worthy and qualitative
research. The adjudication process ofPh.D. is done scrupulously following
the UGC and YVU norms in force. ? Interdisciplinary research is also promotedto encourage both faculty and students.? The faculty of the University publish
research articles in reputed/peerreviewed journals in addition to
present research papers in variousNational/International seminars. ?
University invites subjectexperts/eminent scholars/renowned
scientists from esteemed organisationsto imbibe research aptitude among the
students, research scholars andresearchers. To meet the global
standards, the University motivates allthe departments to organize
lectures. Science day is conducted withall earnestness and studentsparticipate in open house.
Industry Interaction / Collaboration Concerted efforts are in place withregard to enhancement of industry
interaction in terms of engagement withindustry through collaborative research
and participation of experts fromIndustry in designing the curriculum asmembers in the Boards of Studies. Guestlectures by experts from industry areorganized for the benefit of studentsto enhance the scientific temper andexposure. Students of MBA II Semesteras part of curriculum pursue theirinternship programme for two monthsduring summer by visiting industriesnamely Ultra cements, Jowari Cements,Amara Raja Batteries, Nutrine Company,
Heritage/Vijaya/Dodla (dairyindustries) and showrooms of two andfour wheelers like Honda, Yamaha,Suzuki to get customer feedback andanalyze sales and marketing trends.M.Sc., Geology students as part of
their curriculum visit National MineralResource Corporation, Mangampeta, Kodur(Barytes) every week to conduct surveyin their relevant fields. Further theyalso visit Benitas-Iron Industry and
Sujala Glass Industry to gain awarenessabout their functioning and products.The Department of Geology has an MoU
with Runjen Engineering India pvt.Ltd.during the 2015-18 year for solid-waste
management systems.
6.2.2 – Implementation of e-governance in areas of operations:
E-governace area Details
Examination • Display of examination relatedinformation on official web page. •Communicating with the Principals of
affiliated colleges about the academiccalendar, examination and fee paymentschedules through emails. • Separate
web portal for examination section forpayment of examination fee and
publication of results. • Preparationof nominal rolls, full proof bar-codedanswer booklet with name, photo anddetails of the examinee using digital
technology. • Tabulation and processingof marks using digital sources
minimizing manual errors and to ensurepunctuality. • Online processing of
Ph.D. adjudication relatedcorrespondence. • Processing of
submitted Ph.D. thesis through anti-plagiarism Turnitin software. • Issuing
of tamper proof certificate withUniversity emblem embossed. •
Convocation services for the studentsmade online.
Student Admission and Support Directorate of Admissions (DOA)monitors and conducts the admissionprocess which is very transparent andmerit based. • Admission process is
meticulously carried out in compliancewith the rule of reservation. • Officeof the Scholarship section facilitates
in the processing of scholarshipapplications. • Conduct of coaching
classes for competitive exams under thesupervision of Equal Opportunity Cell.
• Students Grievance Cell isconstituted to address the student
issues and seek remedy in consultationwith University authorities. • Offeringcounselling services for the students
by faculty from Department ofPsychology. • Anti-ragging squadsconstituted to check and prevent
ragging in the campus. • Women Cell toexamine gender related issues and deal
with harassment cases, if any.
Planning and Development To promote and bring rural massesinto the main stream of the society Toequip rural students to face futurechallenges and make them responsiblecitizens of India Considering the
vision and mission, the university hasbeen effectively implementing the
programmes, which include: ?Strengthening ICT based infrastructure
? Improvising pedagogical practiceskeeping in view the rural and
linguistic background of the studentsand providing them necessary academicsupport through mentor-mentee concept.
? Improving library facilities andresources and making them accessible to
the students for purposeful use. ?Conducting seminars and conferences toprovide insights on research avenues
and career opportunities for thestudents in their respective fields. ?Computer aided language lab facilityfor rural students to improve theirEnglish language skills. ? Encourage
active participation of students in NSSactivities to inculcate sense of social
responsibility. ? Providing bestpossible sports infra-structure topromote sports talent among the
students and research scholars. ?Creating employability opportunitiesthrough improvising their skills in
fine arts, journalism and othercourses.
Administration Yogi Vemana University has takensuitable measures towards office
automation. Digital modules have beendeveloped for important wings of theUniversity namely examination branchand College Development Council for
documentation and processing ofcorrespondence. Students have hasslefree access for remittance of fee
because State Bank of India Branch islocated in the campus. University sendsofficial circulars through emails and
carryout official correspondencethrough mails to the extent possible as
a part of Go green initiatives. e-tender method of procurement throughUniversity website. Administration iscarried out in accordance with theexisting rules and regulations laiddown by the Government/University andcrucial decisions are made by placingthe matters before Executive-Council
and with its due approval. Transparencyis ensured in day-to-day administrationand vital decisions are taken with dueconsultation with the stake holdersconcerned purely in the interest of
University welfare. The University hasinitiated promoting digital
correspondence for day-to-day officialtransactions. Here are some practicesin the University where in optimum use
of information technology is
encouraged: • All the notices aredisplayed in the University website forthe benefit of students/stake holders.• Separate user friendly web portals
for admissions, examination section andCollege Development Council. • The
University follows biometric system ofattendance. • All the departments ofthe University connect with theiralumni through digital sources.
Finance and Accounts ? University has payroll softwaresystem for salary disbursal. ? Students
deposit their admission fee andExamination fee through online ? All
the University accounts are audited bythe State Audit Department and AG’soffice personnel from time to time. ?
University strictly follow theguidelines laid down by the Government
to purchaseInstruments/Chemicals/Equipment/other
items to undertake civil and electricalworks. ? Registrar of the University
and Coordinator Finance work cohesivelyto ensure proper maintenance ofaccounts, ledgers and files. ?
Effective maintenance of NPS and GPFaccounts for staff. ? Judicious use of
project funds as per the normsprescribed by funding agencies and
University.
6.3 – Faculty Empowerment Strategies
6.3.1 – Teachers provided with financial support to attend conferences / workshops and towards membership feeof professional bodies during the year
Year Name of Teacher Name of conference/workshop attendedfor which financialsupport provided
Name of theprofessional body forwhich membership
fee is provided
Amount of support
2015 NIL NIL NIL Nill
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6.3.2 – Number of professional development / administrative training programmes organized by the University forteaching and non teaching staff during the year
Year Title of theprofessionaldevelopmentprogramme
organised forteaching staff
Title of theadministrative
trainingprogramme
organised fornon-teaching
staff
From date To Date Number ofparticipants(Teaching
staff)
Number ofparticipants
(non-teachingstaff)
2015 NIL NIL Nill Nill Nill Nill
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6.3.3 – No. of teachers attending professional development programmes, viz., Orientation Programme, RefresherCourse, Short Term Course, Faculty Development Programmes during the year
6.4 – Financial Management and Resource Mobilization
6.4.1 – Institution conducts internal and external financial audits regularly (with in 100 words each)
The University has a mechanism for internal and external audit. All expensesregarding Block Grant/General Revenue are internally audited by Registrar.Besides, whatever the expenditure connectively to the payment from the grantreceived from State Government UGC is audited by internal audit. • Regardingthe Financial Audit, the audit team deputed by the government. • Audit of allUniversity Accounts are mandate to conduct the (Accountant General -2021) State
audit of A.P from time to time. • The audit team audits all the StockRegistrar, University Library, Civil Works or Engineering Section of Universityand audit of all plan expenditure. • Internal External of the University has athrough audit of expenditure for every financial year by verification of allvouchers of the transactions carried out on an elaborate way on a regular
basis. • Any errors/mistakes/omissions are identified by the audit team areimmediately rectified and precautions step are taken to avoid recurrence of
such errors in future. • The audit team works under direct control andsupervision of the finance officers, any audit objection settled by the publicAccounts Committee, Govt. of A.P, pay fixation committee which is stationerycommittee and is chaired by Vice-Chancellor of the University. All these areregulated by Y.V University act and A.P Financial rules. • Like purchase
committee, the financial committee has been constituted to allocate funds forvarious activities, and it was placed before the executive council for
approval.
6.4.2 – Funds / Grants received from management, non-government bodies, individuals, philanthropies during theyear(not covered in Criterion III)
Name of the non governmentfunding agencies /individuals
Funds/ Grnats received in Rs. Purpose
Donations 3600000 Gold medals tomeritorius students
6.5.1 – Whether Academic and Administrative Audit (AAA) has been done?
Audit Type External Internal
Yes/No Agency Yes/No Authority
Academic Yes Executivebody of Yogi
VemanaUniversity andExternal PeerReview Team
Yes IQAC, YogiVemana
University
Administrative Yes State Audit,Dr. YSR Kadapa
District
Yes State AuditTeam
6.5.2 – What efforts are made by the University to promote autonomy in the affiliated/constituent colleges? (ifapplicable)
Yogi Vemana University is constancy encouraging with affiliated colleges, thoseand sanctioned student strength, good infrastructure facilitates and well
experience committed teaching faculty to get the autonomous status from theUGC.
6.5.3 – Activities and support from the Parent – Teacher Association (at least three)
University is organizing the Parent – Teacher meeting to discuss and evaluatethe academic standards and performance of the student periodically. • Theseinteractions are also alone between parent and respective teacher to know the
Interest IQ of the Students. • Parent teacher interaction being helped toobtain the support for field work, NSS, Internship programs, Specialized
lectures placements both in formal and informal way of interaction departments.This is more useful for women students Strength in most of the departments ingeneral and science departments in particular. • We provide the support of the
parents in career building since most of the students are from rural background • Faculty are giving directions to the parents in nurturing and shaping
the careers of students.
6.5.4 – Development programmes for support staff (at least three)
• Lab technicians are trained with working and maintenance of sophisticatedinstruments in the departments. • Computer training technological up gradation
equipment is provided for office staff.
6.5.5 – Post Accreditation initiative(s) (mention at least three)
o Streamlined the current practices of obtaining feedback and other stakeholders by contemplating suitable strategies. o Faculty were encouraged byfamiliarizing about the prospects of securing research projects under EMR
funding. o Mentor-mentee concept was given adequate emphasis and faculty havebeen guided suitably. o Faculty members without PhD are encouraged to pursue
the programme under FDP schemes.
6.5.6 – Internal Quality Assurance System Details
a) Submission of Data for AISHE portal Yes
b)Participation in NIRF Yes
c)ISO certification No
d)NBA or any other quality audit No
6.5.7 – Number of Quality Initiatives undertaken during the year
Year Name of qualityinitiative by IQAC
Date ofconducting IQAC
Duration From Duration To Number ofparticipants
Nill NIL Nill Nill Nill Nill
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CRITERION VII – INSTITUTIONAL VALUES AND BEST PRACTICES
7.1 – Institutional Values and Social Responsibilities
7.1.1 – Gender Equity (Number of gender equity promotion programmes organized by the institution during theyear)
Title of theprogramme
Period from Period To Number of Participants
Female Male
InternationalLiteracy Day:Women Literacy
Promotion
08/09/2015 08/09/2015 550 575
Savitri BaiPhule Birth DayCelebration
04/01/2016 04/01/2016 225 175
InternationalWomens Day: BeBold for Change
08/03/2016 08/03/2016 515 165
InternationalMothers DayCelebration
09/05/2016 09/05/2016 115 40
National GirlChild Day: Save
Girl Child
26/01/2016 26/01/2016 400 435
NationalWomens DayCelebration
15/02/2016 15/02/2016 135 25
Power walk 06/02/2016 06/02/2016 175 30
7.1.2 – Environmental Consciousness and Sustainability/Alternate Energy initiatives such as:
Percentage of power requirement of the University met by the renewable energy sources
7.1.5 – Human Values and Professional Ethics Code of conduct (handbooks) for various stakeholders
Title Date of publication Follow up(max 100 words)
Code of conduct forTeachers and Non-Teaching
staff
01/07/2015 The Teaching Staff andNon-Teaching Staff wereadvised to follow the
Code of Conduct mentionedin the University by lawswhich was supplied at the
time of their entry.Change of any Code of
Conduct is intimated fromtime to time
Code of Discipline forResearch Scholars
01/07/2015 The hand book is givento all the Research
Scholars of YVU
Code of Discipline forStudents
21/07/2015 The hand book is givento all the students of
YVU
7.1.6 – Activities conducted for promotion of universal Values and Ethics
Activity Duration From Duration To Number of participants
National YouthDay
12/01/2016 12/01/2016 750
InternationalYoga Day
21/06/2015 21/06/2015 700
World AIDS day 01/12/2015 01/12/2015 884
Republic Day 26/01/2016 26/01/2016 1271
Flag Day 14/06/2015 14/06/2015 612
Clay Ganesha 14/09/2015 17/09/2015 192
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7.1.7 – Initiatives taken by the institution to make the campus eco-friendly (at least five)
• Organic waste management system in the hostels to treat the solid wastegenerated from kitchens that is used as manure in gardens. • Tree plantation is
carried out during monsoon period every year to plant new saplings or toreplace the deceased plants. • CRT monitors being replaced with LCD/LED
Monitors • E-waste management e-waste generated is collected and sent either toan e-waste dealer or to the collection point prescribed by pollution board. •NSS volunteers actively participate in various extension activities such asEnvironmental awareness, Special camps and any programmes announced by the
Government.
7.2 – Best Practices
7.2.1 – Describe at least two institutional best practices
• Curriculum Redesign Programme: To promote four dimensions of curriculum viz.,knowledge, skills, character and meta-learning and to meet the needs of thechanging contemporary world, the University has adopted curriculum redesign
programme once in every three years. • Field Based Learning Programme: Subjects
that need field learning apart from learning within the class room, likeGeology, Botany, Zoology, MBA etc., have included the weekend field trips intheir time table and University allowed these departments to go to the fieldevery week by providing transport as well as lunch facility and encouraging
holistic learning and skill development among the students. • In collaborationwith District Forest Authorities, University celebrates plantation day by
distributing medicinal, floral, konda vepa saplings to all the participants topromote consciousness on greenery.
Upload details of two best practices successfully implemented by the institution as per NAAC format in yourinstitution website, provide the link
7.3.1 – Provide the details of the performance of the institution in one area distinctive to its vision, priority andthrust in not more than 500 words
• University primary motto is Teaching, Learning and Service with objectives ofcreation and dissemination of knowledge, attainment of wisdom through
advancement of learning. The design and implementation of the curriculumfocuses in latest developments in the area of study and is based on the
emerging demands of the job market. • The academic progress of the students iscontinuously monitored by the teachers, this is followed up by adopting mentor-mentee practice in each department, in which students in each department are
divided and assigned among the teaching staff in the department. • The researchactivities in the University contribute to both knowledge and academic field,
42 students were selected for higher education like Ph.D. Programme, PostDoctoral Fellow etc. The innovations are taken to the community, especially tothe women by the various extension activities of departments and the NSS. •
Students have been successful in obtaining campus placements. • University hasaccredited with B Grade (CGPA 2.54) by NAAC for the academic and administrative
achievements upto the AY 2014-15. This has supported and endorsed thecorrectness of the University direction towards its vision.
Yogi Vemana University proposes to take up the following quality improvementmeasures for the next academic year (2016 – 17) for holistic development of theinstitute. ? To encourage and support more departments to submit applications forgetting special status such as UGC – SAP and DST – FIST. ? To encourage andsupport individual faculty members to submit research proposals to variousfunding agencies for advanced research. ? To arrange more skill developmentprogrammes and language courses to impart skills to students for getting jobs. ?To encourage the departments to conduct more conferences and workshops forknowledge sharing and to provide hands-on training to students. ? Through NSScell, University encourages more community services to general public on health,family welfare, agriculture etc. ? Encourage faculty to give extra care tostudents especially for slow learners through remedial classes. ? Encouragefaculty to adapt usage of ICT tools for effective teaching. ? Encourage facultyto create awareness to students on gender sensitization, environmentalcleanliness etc. ? To improve green belt in the campus by planting more saplingswith help of Botany department and Dept of Forests, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh.