INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL

ANNUAL REPORT

2018-2019

DON BOSCO COLLEGE D-Wing, DBCL Campus, Premier automobiles road

Kurla (W) - 400070

Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) proposed by UGC took several initiatives to sensitize

teachers and student community on various aspects of quality enhancement.

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Attendees Designation

1. Dr. Geetha Krishnamoorthy, Principal (till 31st July, 2018)

Dr. Parvathi Venkatesh, Principal (from 1st August, 2018)

Chairperson

2. Fr. Colbert da Silva, Rector Director Member from Management

3. Fr. Mario Vaz, Executive Director Senior Administrative Officer

4. Fr. Joseph Braganza, Executive Director Senior Administrative Officer

5. Fr. Cyril De Souza, Campus Minister Senior Administrative Officer

6. Fr. Christopher Valentino George, Campus Administrator

(till Jan. 2019 )

Senior Administrative Officer

7. Fr. Roy Noronha, Campus Administrator (from Jan. 2019) Administrative Officer

8. Ms. Annabelle Rodrigues (HoD – HS) Representative

9. Ms. Shamali Gupta (HOD – BMM) Teacher Representative

10. Ms. Suzanne Nixon Teacher Representative

11. Ms. Rani Dsouza Teacher Representative

12. Ms. Tanishia Lobo Teacher Representative

13. Mr. Conrad Saldanha Expert from local society

14. Mr. Stalin Mathias Alumnus

15. Ms. Neha Afreen Industry representative

16. Dr. Mamatha Dsouza (HOD – BMS) Coordinator of the IQAC

IQAC has organized several innovative sessions to foster value based education. Mentioned

below are some of the initiatives of IQAC for the academic year 2018-19.

IQAC coordinator articulated the perspective plan and its purpose of existence, outlined the facets

of the identity it wishes to build, the objectives and values it stands for, and what it would

constantly endeavour to achieve. Hence the perspective plan highlighting the Quantitative growth

and Qualitative Expansion. The IQAC members initiated the planning process and due

importance was provided to participatory decision-making process to elicit stakeholder’s

expectations on the long run plan. The final plan would be placed for approval by the college

Development Council. The Vision-Mission Statement of the College was rephrased. The Core Value and Quality

Policy also had to been discussed widely and inputs had been obtained from Fr. Joseph Braganza

& Fr. Mario Vaz and placed before the House Council for approval.

The Management has nominated Mr. Stalin Mathias (B.M.M. student 2015-18 batch)

representing Alumni, and Mr. Conrad Saldanha as an expert from local society and Ms. Neha

Afreen from Trident representing employers as per the new composition suggested by UGC in

Nov. 2017

Teaching-Learning Plans: The Teaching Faculty prepared their Teaching Learning Plans as

per the workload and submitted the same to their respective HODs at the end of June month.

Daily Logs: IQAC framed the new format for recording Daily Log and it has been decided that

faculties would maintain a weekly report, HODs to approve fortnightly and submit it to the

Principal every month. The Daily Log cites the lectures taken, methodologies used and linking

cross cutting issues and real life situations.

Bridge courses were initiated to bring the First Year students conceptual understanding at par

due to students coming from various streams. Introduction to bookkeeping and Accountancy

bridge course was for Arts and Science students while Basic Quantitative Methods was for Arts

and Commerce Students. The duration of the course was for 10 sessions.

Remedial lectures for the students who need extra support have been conducted.

Advance Learners: Measures were taken for advanced learner’s active involvement in

presentation, dialogues and discussion and quality reading.

Mentor-Mentee system for DBC was introduced with the help of Fr. Cyril to train our faculties

of all Departments. The Coordinator informed that a Workshop by Fr. Cyril had been arranged

for teachers in June 2018 to introduce the system.

Website: For handling in an effective manner, each department would be maintaining its own

website which will be accessible through the college website as well. Further, House Council

had appointed a vendor to update college website as per NAAC norms in Nov. 2018

Certificate Courses: The BMS department in collaboration with the academic partner M/s. ATS

Ltd., conducted online certificate course of Microsoft on Advance Excel for all BMS students.

In total 77 students registered for the same. The students were trained for 30hrs by the academic

partner and after a revision session, 72 students successfully completed the course and e-

certificates were issued by Microsoft.

Collaboration: Nehru College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore initiated to sign an Academic

collaboration with the college in November 2018. The HoDs who are also the IQAC members

were congratulated for successful completion of the formalities for signing of MOU with the

help of all faculties. The Principal and IQAC members from Nehru College visited the college

on 29th January 2019.

BMM Board of Studies syllabus committee meeting of Mass Media Board of Studies (BOS)

members had been scheduled in the college to redesign BMM course structure as per CBCS

pattern in Jan month end. In this regard, feedback has been obtained from 167 respondents

(Students, parents, alumni, teachers and employers) from various colleges offering BMM. The

same was placed before the BOS members for consideration which paved the way for the Board

to finalize the course design for the whole University.

Procedure for Performance Appraisal System: The existing format for Staff Self-appraisal

and student feedback form on Teaching-Learning was considered to be too lengthy & hence

IQAC prepared a new format streamlining the existing PAS of the faculty. A standard procedure

of appraisal at 3 stages: 1. Self-Appraisal to be obtained from the teachers 2. Students-feedback

on teacher’s performance 3. Principal and respective Executive Directors to assess the

performance in tune with KRA as mentioned in appointment letters. The SOP for the same was

presented before the House Council for approval.