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PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY (A Central University)

COMPLIANCE REPORT

ON THE SUGGESTIONS OF THE PREVIOUS PEER TEAM OF NAAC ASSESSMENT (05.09.2006 to 08.09.2006)

Submitted to: NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL

Along with REACCREDITATION REPORT 2011

C O N T E N T S

Introduction .. 1

Pages

Suggestions and Compliance on:

Administrative Activities .. 5 - 9

Library Activities .. 9 - 12 Research Activities .. 12 - 32

Computer Centre .. 32 - 34 IQAC .. 35 - 45

Academic Activities .. 45 - 50 Examination System .. 51 - 52 Campus Hygiene .. 52 - 53

Community College .. 53 - 56 Remedial Coaching .. 56 - 57

Alumni Association .. 58 - 59 Extra Curricular Activities .. 59 - 64

Placement Activities .. 65 - 66 Consultancy Projects .. 66 - 70

Medical Facilities .. 70 - 71 Security Arrangements in the Campus .. 72

Student Teacher Relation .. 72 - 73 Gym Facility & Indoor Stadium .. 73 - 80

Services to the Students .. 80 - 94 Conveyance Facilities .. 94 - 95 Counseling Cell .. 95 - 96

Creating Cultural Evidences .. 96 Adult and Continuing Education Programme .. 97

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Introduction

This volume is an additional input from the University for the NAAC Peer Team to get first-hand

information of the Report given during the previous assessment period of 2001

2006.

The Report and the over all Analysis has been reproduced at page no.2,

3

& 4. The suggestions

given at the end of the Report have been rearranged issue-wise and the compliance of the

University to these issues has

been given in this volume as an additional input.

However the Criterion-wise response to previous assessment report is given in Part-II of the Self-

Study Report.

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PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT & REPORT OF THE PEER TEAM ON THE INSTITUTIONAL RE-ACCREDITATION

(05.09.2006 to 08.09.2006)

SECTION

I: PREFACE

Pondicherry University is a Central University established by an Act of Parliament by the Government of India in October 1985 and recognized by the UGC under Sections 2(f) and 12(b) of the UGC Act, 1956. It is an affiliating University with a jurisdiction spread over the Union Territories of Pondicherry, Lakshwadeep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is located in rural Kalapet, in an area now being gradually urbanized, 11 km from the town of Pondicherry in a serene and beautiful campus of 780 acres adjoining the scenic Bay of Bengal. The Universitys objectives are to disseminate and advance knowledge by offering teaching and research facilities, to preserve the historical and cultural traditions of the region by making special provisions for studies in French; to offer integrated courses in Humanities and the Sciences; and to promote inter-disciplinary studies and research. The University motto is `Vers la lumiere, which means ̀ towards the light .

The University has seven Schools, a Directorate of Distance Education, a Community College, a Centre for Adult and Continuing Education, and an Academic Staff College. Under the

Schools, there are 26 Departments and 3 research centres, offering teaching and research opportunities in a wide range of disciplines like humanities, social science, management and science. The University also has 69 affiliated colleges providing courses in medicine, engineering, management, education, law, science and the humanities. It has 1649 students enrolled on the main campus studying in various programmes, in addition to 962 students in the Community College and 27,569 students in the Distance Education mode, as well as 25,178 students in the different affiliated colleges. The teaching faculty has 163 members (131 men, 32 women; 45 Professors, 58 Readers, 60 Lecturers), and there are 16 Guest Faculty. There are 498 administrative and non-teaching staff (423 men, 75 women) as well as 45 (41 men, 4 women) technical staff. Close to 50% of the students and about 85% of faculty members are from other states. There are a number of students from other countries as well.

The University has implemented the Choice Based Credit System for its academic programmes, enabling students to choose courses across departmental boundaries. There are eleven students hostels including one for foreign

students, as well as a transit hostel for visiting faculty, a Computer Centre, a Central Library, a Guest House and Convention Centre, a sports stadium and other amenities on campus including faculty and staff housing. The establishment of a Community College on campus as well as of a Directorate of Distance Education has enabled the University to be responsive to the needs of its local community as well as to society at large.

After successfully undergoing the exercise of assessment and accreditation by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, Bangalore, for the first time in 1999, the University offered itself for re-assessment and re-accreditation in 2006 and submitted its Self-Study Report to NAAC. Accordingly, NAAC constituted a Peer Team consisting of the following

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members: Professor K.N.Pathak, former Vice Chancellor, Punjab University (Chairman), Professor.J.Gopalakrishnan, Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Professor.M.Gangadhara Rao, Director, College of Management Studies, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management, Visakhapatnam, Professor Supriya Chaudhuri, Co-ordinator, Centre for Advanced Studies in English and Director, School of Linguistics and Language Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, and Professor John Kattakayam, Director, Academic Staff College, University of Kerala, Trivandrum (Members) and Shri Rajasekar Kandepu, Chief Manager, Siemens, Chennai (Industrial Observer) to visit the University and validate the Self-Study Report. Dr.M.S.Shyamsundar, Deputy Advisor, NAAC Bangalore, co-ordinated the visit.

After carefully perusing and analyzing the Self-Study Report, the Peer Team visited the University with all its Departments, Schools, Centres and constitutent units for four days between 5-8 September 2006, viewing the facilities and interacting with the universitys Executive Council, administrative, academic, non-teaching and technical staff, principals and directors of affiliated institutions, students, guardians and alumni. On the basis of the above exercise and keeping in mind the seven criteria identified by NAAC for institutional assessment and accreditation, the Peer Team has prepared the following objective assessment of the University.

SECTION

III: OVERALL ANALYSIS

The Peer Team, after going through the Self Study Report, after physical verification of documents and infrastructural facilities and after having interacted with all the stakeholders, would like to present the following conclusions.

Commendations:

Despite its

relatively young age of less than 21 years, Pondicherry University has certainly come of age through a scheme of planned and cohesive development. It was the first University in India to come forward for accreditation. Since the last assessment

exercise, it has taken measures to implement the suggestions of the first accreditation report, while also pursuing its chosen path of self-improvement.

The library and office administration have been computerized. The entire campus is connected through intranet, and the stock of electronic learning resources has been enhanced by drawing upon appropriate providers.

The academic departments have been grouped into Schools, thus encouraging a measure of interdisciplinary study and research.

New and well-furnished buildings have come up on campus during the last five years, providing more teaching space as well as space for research projects, which have grown in number.

It is heartening to note the number of innovative and job oriented courses offered by the University, both as regular and as distance education programmes.

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The University is reaching out to community through its Community College.

Students are attracted to the flexibility of the Universitys curricula as well as to the friendly ambience on campus. The drop-out rate is minimal.

The Study India Programme started by the University some time ago, has started yielding dividends in inter-cultural exchange as well as in financial resources.

The Committee noted the significant increase in the research done in various departments particularly Physics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Computer Sciences, Anthropology, Tamil, Philosophy and English. A member of the Centre for Bioinformatics has won the national Young Scientist and Most Innovative Young Biotechnologist Awards. The School of Tamil Language and Literature has attracted a number of prestigious endowments, and has gained UGC approval for the institution of the Kamban Chair. The Department of Philosophy has acquired a Chair in Asian Christian Studies.

The University has set up a corpus fund of Rs.1 crore to establish a Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Chair in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.

It was noted that the team under the supervision of Professor.T.Subramanian Naidu, Department of Anthropology,

has carried out unique and significant research on the tribal people who are nearly extinct in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, as well as on other Indian tribes, and Professor Naidu has received national commendation.

The creation of a Department of Marine Biology and Oceanography by the University in Port Blair is an important step which needs to be further strengthened in order to conserve the bio-diversity of the island.

The University has introduced the UGC Earn while you Learn scheme.

The Department of Earth Sciences has acquired current state-of-the-art equipment such as the Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometer and Thermal Ionisation Mass Spectrometer which are being used not only by researchers in the University but also as a national facility.

There has been significant improvement and addition in overall development of infrastructure during the last five years. The campus has also been cleaned, beautified and adequately lit.

The recently created Central Placement Cell is functioning very well in providing placement to the students in some of the disciplines, including those of the affiliated colleges.

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COMPLIANCE REPORT

ON THE SUGGESTIONS OF THE PREVIOUS PEER TEAM OF NAAC ASSESSMENT (Visit from 05-09-2006 to 08-09-2006)

SUGGESTIONS ON ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES:

Even though the University has taken steps to fill up the faculty positions, some are still lying vacant. The Peer Team recommends that the University should fill up the remaining posts and create more positions, particularly in those departme

nts where the number of faculty is less than six, so that the optimum faculty members are available to provide the required level of teaching and conduct quality research.

It is noted that there are very few female faculty

and staff at present. The University may take steps to minimize the gender imbalance as far as possible.

The Departments of Humanities and Social Sciences may be provided with more faculty and financial support so as to enable them to develop their teaching and research programmes thereby reaching

greater academic heights.

In view of the increasing volume of administrative and other related work in the University is in a period of rapid expansion, it may be necessary to examine whether more non-teaching posts need to be created and whether a more pro-active promotion policy should be pursued.

RESPONSE:

Enhancement of Faculty Positions

In 2007, at the beginning of the XI Plan, 181 faculty members were on rolls of University, out of whom

147 were male and 34 were female. The University managed to get 171 positions additionally sanctioned for the University main campus, Karaikal campus, Andaman campus and Pondicherry University Community College under XI Plan and another 62 teaching positions under OBC scheme totaling to 233 positions. Now the sanctioned faculty strength has gone

up

to 460 including the previous sanctions. The following table illustrates the efforts made by the University to address the concerns of faculty strength and women representation raised by the committee.

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Faculty Strength

Professors

Associate Professors

Assistant

Professors

Total

Faculty in 2007

23

57

101

181

Faculty as on March 2011

37

105

216

358

Vacancies advertised

28

34

40

102

Total strength of faculty sanctioned

65

139

256

460

The University adhered to strict norms of high quality while recruiting the Faculty. Hence, despite

repeated advertisements, 102

vacancies remain vacant and these positions are being advertised again, which are expected to be filled before August 2011.

Increase of Female Faculty

Strength

It may, be mentioned that during the past three

years, there has been considerable number of female faculty members

have been recruited. The female Faculty strength

has increased from 34

in 2007

to 87

in 2010.

As on date, the percentage of Women faculty is about 25%,

which is one of the best amongst the Central Universities in India.

The following table illustrates the growth in Female Faculty strength.

Strength of female faculty

2007

2010

Professors

7

12

Readers / Associate Professors

10

25

Assistant Professors

17

50

Total

34

(18%)

87 (25%)

Supportive Measures for the Departments of Humanities and Social Sciences

The Departments of Social Sciences and Humanities were housed along with other science departments in the same buildings. Sixteen departments had no independent buildings. Efforts were taken to encourage the departments under schools of Social Sciences and Humanities to develop their teaching and research programmes, independently.

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The number

of teachers in the School of Humanities & Social Sciences has increased

from 49

in 2006 to 86

in 2011.

Exclusive 46,373 Sq. meter

buildings have been constructed at a cost of

Rs.9,154 lakhs to house 16 departments with separate identity

/ wings.

Exclusive computer labs have been developed for School of Social Sciences and School of Humanities and School of Management.

It has been decided to establish separate School Libraries in addition to the main library.

All the classes are provided with modern furniture, boards and LCD projectors as per the requirements of the faculty.

Exclusive Seminar halls are designed and established for each of the schools

Building for School of Social Sciences & Humanities

Strengthening of Non-teaching staff:

With regard to increase in the strength of non-teaching staff, the Government of India has laid down norms for fixing the Teaching to Non-teaching ratio at 1:1.1. The University has persistently making efforts with UGC to sanction additional positions, particularly for more technical positions like Professional Assistants, Laboratory Assistants and Computer Assistants. The detailed requirement of non-teaching and technical positions under XI Plan and OBC have already been submitted to the UGC, UGC

has so far sanctioned 53 positions under OBC grant. The details are given below:-

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Sanctioned positions under OBC grant

Administrative Services

12

ICT services

5

Library services

13

Lab services

19

Guest house

2

Sports services

2

Total

53

Most of these positions have since been filled.

In view of the increasing volume of administrative and other related works, the additional non-teaching positions have again been projected

to UGC/MHRD as part of XI Plan requirements, and the university is awaiting their approval.

The University has been adopting a proactive promotion policy for the non-teaching staff and as a result the stagnation levels have been considerably reduced in almost all the cadres. The number of promotions / financial upgradations made during

the last 5 years is given below:

Promotions

306

Financial up-gradations

275

Administrative initiatives

Streamlining Purchase Procedures

Online admissions

Digitalization of staff data

E-circulars through University Website

Conduct of periodical Departmental Promotion Committee

meetings

Strengthening of Engineering wings

both Civil and Electrical to meet the increased pressure of construction and maintenance work

Horticulture wing has been strengthened for large scale afforestation programme, landscaping, plantation of saplings and maintenance of usufructs

Outsourcing of support services.

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Updating knowledge and technical know-how of

Group A,B,C and D staff,

through periodical

training.

( 707

Staff have been trained during the last 5 years)

Proficiency

training in English language, Record keeping, Accounts etc.

Redressel of Grievances of staff through Grievance Redressal Committees.

Conduct of Master Health-Checkup of all the employees through specialty hospitals and introduction of Health-card.

24 hours Health facility within campus. Similarly medical facility identified in the City for the benefit of staff residing in and around town.

Fee concession to the staff and their wards in admission to Directorate to

Distance Education and Community College

programmes.

SUGGESTIONS ON LIBRARY ACTIVITIES:

Although the University has a good Central Library, the Peer Team feels that the Departments may be encouraged to provide all essential text books and basic reference books to students and faculty through Departmental libraries. The Book Bank scheme should also be initiated.

As these are the days of knowledge explosion,

the working hours of the Library may be increased, at least from 7 am to 10 pm so that male and female students may have equal access.

The concerned Departments and the Central Library may take steps to acquire all the software packages required by students.

Since the University has Anthropology, History, Philosophy, Tamil and Sanskrit Departments, the library may try to build up a manuscript collection.

RESPONSE:

Developments on the Library Facility

Perhaps this is the only Library in the country, which has 24 hours remote access by

password, to all digital resources through its Library

portal. The students and faculty can have

access to Library resources

from Desktops / Laptops at their

homes not only in Pondicherry but also from anywhere.

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Expenditure on

Books & Journals

(Rs. In lakhs)

Expenditure

(in lakhs)

2006-

07

2007-08

2008-

09

2009-

10

2010-11

Total

Books (Plan)

104.91

136.31

135.56

171.68

172.98

721.44

Journals (Non-Plan)

66.17

0.65

130.53

111.55

121.77

430.67

Total

171.08

136.96

266.09

283.23

294.75

1152.11

The expenditure under X Plan was only Rs.126.54 lakhs

There has been a quantum jump in library outlay from Rs.126.54

lakhs in X Plan to Rs.1152.11 lakhs in XI Plan, denoting more than 9 fold increase.

The University has established School Libraries with essential text books and basic reference books for

students and faculty. Since a considerable number of library staff is required to manage the School/Department Libraries, the proposal for creation of staff

has been submitted to UGC and awaiting their approval.

The opening time of the Library was advanced

to 8 a.m. for some time, but it was found

that students normally use this

facility

only after 9 a.m. Hence the timing has been fixed now between 8.30 a.m.

8.30 p.m. which extended upto 10 p.m. during exam time.

The University is constructing another library building (Annexe) where it is proposed to have 24 hours air-conditioned Study Hall for Students.

It may be highlighted that Wi-Fi connectivity enables the users to access the resources 24x7.

The software requirement of the Departments is centralized by Computer Centre and provided by the University. No Department has been denied any software till date and it has spent Rs.296 lakhs on licenses for the past 3 years.

Library Collection

Yearwise

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E-Resource

Usage

The Central Library and all the University buildings have been made disabled-friendly with ramps and lifts. Even motorized tricycles and wheelchairs are provided

to them.

Motorized Tricycles facility at the Central Library

University Library with Ramp Facility

Manuscript Collection:

Manuscript collection and exclusive archive building have been entrusted to School of Tamil, Departments of Anthropology, History and Sanskrit. However, attempts will be made to have centralized archives.

UGC INFONET / National Knowledge Network

Pondicherry University Central Library is a core member of the UGC INFONET Digital Library Consortium of Phase-I universities and has access to about 7,500 e-journals and 19 e-databases

through Consortium. In total, we have access to 31,000 plus e-resources

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of which 23,928 are e-journals and 31

e-databases. Pondicherry University is ranked

sixth among universities by UGC INFLIBNET as per the e-resources usage statistics. It is second in the country to sign MOU with UGC INFLIBNET for submission of Theses to the National Repository of IETD Shodhganga and our entire Theses collection is available in open access both at the INFLIBNET site as well as on our Institutional Repository accessible through our Library Portal. Pondicherry University has been identified as one of the 22 Document Delivery University Libraries in India under the UGC INFONET Digital Library Consortium, to cater to the Journal article requests from the academia in the country. From March 15th

2011, the University switched over to National Knowledge Network (NKN) with 1 Gbps bandwidth.

Students Using UGC INFONET Facility

UN Repository

The Library is recognized to serve as one of the 16 Repository Libraries in India for distribution of UN Documents and publications to users, jointly by the Dag Hammarskjold Library of the

U.N. Secretariat, New York. A total collection

of

2552 documents are in the repository of which 267 documents were added in 2009-10.

SUGGESTIONS ON RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:

The University should aim at further strengthening its research profile by encouraging younger faculty to initiate more projects and publish their findings. More patents should be developed.

Very few Departments of the University have got support from the UGC, DST, CSIR and other organizations. Other Departments may also be encouraged to apply for financial support to these and other funding agencies.

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RESPONSE:

Growth

of

Research Profile

The University has taken all possible steps to strengthen the research profile of the members of the faculty to get more projects with publication of their findings and to register more patents, which have considerably increased for the past 3 years.

The University has been increasingly promoting inter and intra departmental Research, which is visible from the following data:

Particulars

In 2006-07

In 2010-11

No of research projects

105

262

Funds from Extra mural funding agencies

Rs.18.69 Crores

Rs.77.97

Crores (*)

(*) This figure is fast increasing.

The University provides start-up grant for initiating research to faculty @ Rs.10 lakh to Professor and Associate Professor and Rs.5 lakhs to Assistant Professor on the basis of project submitted and duly evaluated by an expert committee. Start up grant sanctioned between 2007 and 2010 is Rs.95 lakh. In 2011, due to large induction of new faculty over Rs.1.0 Crore has been sanctioned to the new

and young

faculty.

During the past five years, the following is the increase in the extramural fund received from various funding agencies:

UGC

In 2006

In 2010

Percentage increase

Special Assistance

Rs.43.40 lakhs

Rs.506.4 lakhs

1066.82

Major Research Projects

Rs.96.35 lakhs

Rs.501.99 lakhs

421.1

CSIR

In 2006

In 2010

Percentage increase

Major research projects

Rs.75.34 lakhs

Rs.131.12 lakhs

74.01

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DST

In 2006

In 2010

Percentage

increase

FIST -

Rs.651 lakhs

-

FIST-PURSE -

Rs.900 lakhs

-

Projects

Rs.874.79 lakhs

Rs.2178.18 lakhs

148.9

DBT

In 2006

In 2010

DBT special fund

-

Rs.1340 lakhs

DBT

IPLS fund

-

Rs.973 lakhs

AICTE

In 2006

In 2010

Percentage

increase

Projects

Rs.57.09 lakhs

Rs.85.39 lakhs

49.5

OTHER AGENCIES

In 2006

In 2010

Percentage

increase

Projects

Rs.136.73 lakhs

Rs.523.47 lakhs

282.8

No. of Research Projects

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Extramural Funding

(*) including DST FIST -

PURSE.

The University has spent Rs.5280 lakhs during 2007

2011 (as compared to Rs.1196.49 lakhs

during the previous five year plan)

for the procurement of sophisticated equipments to carry out interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research work. Each Department has purchased and maintained equipments for carrying out the Departmental research work. In addition to that, many of the major and sophisticated equipments are pooled together in the Central Instrumentation Facility, which is attracting

research scholars from all parts of the country including many of the Indian Institutes

of Technology, Indian Institute of Sciences and so on. The table given below shows the amount spent for equipments in the XI five-year plan.

Expenditure

on Equipment

(2006

11)

Rs.in

lakhs

06-07

07-08

08-09

09-10

10-11

Total

Plan

310.92

792.56

978.27

1107.68

645.33

3834.76

Non-Plan

23.82

8.42

-

8.20

-

40.44

Research Projects including SAP

87.70

158.77

259.71

313.28

235.65

1055.11

Total

422.44

992.36

1237.98

1701.05

925.28

5279.11

(X Plan Expenditure on Equipments

on Equipments: Rs.1196.49 lakhs)

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SAP Departments

SAP Funds

FIST Departments

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FIST Funds

List of Sophisticated Instruments Available

1.04.2006 to 31.03.2007

Sl. No.

Name of the Equipment

Cost of the Item (in Rs.)

Name of the Department

1

Stereo Microscope with Incident Model SM2-1500

3,57,248/-

Ocean Studies & Marine Biology

2

Inverted Plankton Microscope

Model TS-100F

6,06,602/-


3

Bio-Rad Resins

69,138/-

Earth Science

4

DNA Synthasis

3,257/-

Biochemistry

5

Accessories for ESR Spectrometer

12,08,305/-

Chemistry

6

Ultrasonic System

12,98,700/-

Physics

7

HPLC System

11,52,534/-

Chemistry

8

Ultrasonic system

12,98,700/-

Physics

9

HPLC System

11,52,534/-

Chemistry

10

Trinocular microscope with phase and fluorescence

7,07,138/-

Ocean studies

11

4nos. of stereoscopic binocular microscope

3,04,640/-

Ecology

12

Trinocular polarizing research microscope

5,62,132/-

Earth Science

13

Chloride 500 GM

73,647/-

Earth Science

14

H2O-CO2 Fluid inclusion

16,464/-

Earth Science

15

Rotavapor and accessories

6,88,545/-

Bio-Technology

16

Teflon FEP/PFA

1,07,170/-

Earth Science

17

Moisture Analyser

1,65,735/-

Physics

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Oxygen analyser

1,94,265/-

Physics

19

Antibodies

1,34,334/-

Molecular Biology

20

Rotary Evaporator with punp

1,94,055/-

Chemistry

21

Trinocular fluorecense digital microscope with camera

7,03,642/-

Bio-Technology

22

Fraction collector

98,210/-

Molecular Biology

23

Refrigerated centrifuge

6,32,233/-

Bio-Technology

24

Multi gas detector

1,32,825/-

Ecology

25

Polarizing microscope

44,02,616/-

CIF 26

Real time PCR System

21,99,600/-

CIF 27

400 MHz

NMR Spectrometer

1,13,06,750/-

Chemistry

28

Analytical cum semi preparative HPLC system

11,52,534/-

Chemistry

29

Planetary Micromill-model pulverisette 7

10,90,190/-

CIF

30

X -

Ray tube for XRD System

2,27,545/-

Earth science

31

Refrigerated micro centrifuge

1,88,102/-

Bioinformatics

32

Gradient PCR Machine

3,46,200/-

Bioinformatics

32

Hybridization Oven

1,61,155/-

Chemistry

33

Table top centrifuge

3,21,540/-

Bio-chemistry

34

Micro processor controlled fully automatic auto clave

2,60,480/-

Chemistry

35

Trinocular Fluorescense digital microscope

3,97,595/-

Bio-chemistry

36

High performance research grade ftir spectometer

20,35,800/-

Chemistry

Total

3,59,52,160/ -

400 MHz NMR Spectrometer

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Electron Probe Micro Analyser Spectrometer

1.04.2007 to 31.03.2008

Sl.

No.


Cost of the Item in Rs.


1

Vibrating cup mill

6,72,775/-

Earth science

2

Accessories for HPLC

17,14,880/-

Bio-Technology

3

Emission Spectrometer

40,71,600/-

CIF 4

Accessories for HPLC

7,22,100/-

Bio-Technology

5

High temperature attachment

14,81,785/-

Physics

6

Immerssion Cooler

3,22,840/-

Chemistry

7

Accessories & consumbales for microscope

1,97,991/-

Bio-Technology

8

CSD -

Software (Cambridge Structural Database)

2,32,251/-

Chemistry

9

ADF Software (Amsterdam Deurity functioned)

1,89,268/-

Chemistry

10

DFT Software VASP (Version 4.6)

1,16,000/-

Chemistry

11

Triad multimode reader & Accessories

11,64,590/-

Bio-Technology

12

Refrigerated centrifuge -

sigma 6k 15

6,63,466/-

Bio-Technology

13

HPLC & LCMS

34,29,944/-

Bio-Technology

14

Immerssion Cooler

3,09,960/-

Chemistry

15

Accessories for leica microscope

1,93,185/-

Earth science

16

Quartz Crucible for heating freezing stage

11,003/-

Earth science

17

Manual rotary microtome

2,56,303/-

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

18

Hydrolab sea water analysis

5,32,778/-

Ocean studies and marine biology

19

Portable Digital PH Meter

40,275/-


20

Glass oven

2,37,452/-

Chemistry

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21

Accessories for UV-VIS Spectrometer

2,14,675/-

Chemistry

22

Accessories for UV-VIS Spectrometer

2,41,119/-

Chemistry

23

Rotavapor and accessories

6,28,518/-

Bio-chemistry

24

ICE Flake machine

1,32,365/-

Bio-chemistry

25

Spares for oryogenic unit

1,70,192/-

Chemistry

26

Glove

box

1,74,765/-

Chemistry

27

Spares for TIMS

2,65,449/-

SPCAS 28

Apple imac & apple mac book computers

1,29,739/-

SSE Project P.I

29

Stereo Zoom Binocular microscope

1,17,619/-

Bio-Technology

30

Binocular stereoscopic zoom microscope

1,73,778/-

Ecology

31

ICE Flake machine

1,29,838/-

Chemistry

32

Consumables of parr digestion bomb

1,13,079/-

SPCAS 33

1 mm DTGS -

KRS 5 Detector

68,145/-

Chemistry

34

Fixed angle aluminium rotor SLC -

1500

2,95,681/-

Molecular Biology

35

EPI-F1 Filter block NUV-ZA (Accessories for nikon microscope)

28,605/-

Ocean studies & marine biology

36

Portable bioaerosal sampler

74,004/-

Ecology

37

FTIR Spectrophotometer

8,83,990/-

Ecology

38

Rotary Evaporator with punp

1,92,337/-

Chemistry

39

High speed centrifuge

6,18,355/-

Bio-Technology

40

Apple imac Computers (2 Nos)

1,26,958/-

Bioinformatics

41

Furnace to TG/DTA System

1,03,687/-

Physics

42

UV-VIS Spectometer with thermo cell holder

4,86,319/-

Chemistry

43

Protein purification system -

ultrafiltration system

8,73,090/-

Bio-Technology

44

Nitrogen gas generator

6,21,742/-

Bio-Technology

45

Blade server, storage server and rack

24,82,320/-

SSE Project

46

Geological Reference material

55,667/-

Earth science

47

Small II vertical electrophoresis system with Built in power system

1,91,458/-

Bio-chemistry & Molecular Biology

48

Table top centrifuge

2,70,792/-

Food & Nutrition

49

Thermal analyser system (DTA-TGA-DSC)

20,93,020/-

CIF 50

Cathode luminscence attachment for SEM

9,01,350/-

CIF 51

LCZ Meter

8,94,054/-

CIF 52

Accessories & sample holders for uibrating sample magnatometer (USM)

4,88,707/-

CIF

53

Wave length Dispersive X-Ray Flurescence Spectrometer (WD-XRF)

79,53,380/-

CIF

54

Spare for Electro Chemical System

2,05,791/-

Chemistry

Total

3,89,61,034

21

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Thermal Analyser System (DTA-TGA)

DSC

1.04.2008 to 31.03.2009

Sl.

No.




1

Chef mapper XA system-PFGE & IEF with 2D Gel electrophoresis

20,21,264/-

Bio-Technology

2

Speed vacuum concentrat RVC 2-18

2,75,176/-

Biochemistry

3

Rotary Evaporator with Vaccum Pump

2,11,255/-

Chemistry

4

Castep in material studio (Software)

5,57,530/-

Chemistry

5

Crystal maker (software)

18,446/-

Chemistry

6

PCR Thermocycler Model-Veriti

3,19,634/-

Bio-Technology

7

Audio analysing digital multi meter & Digital current source

3,58,528/-

Physics

8

Current meter

3,62,682/-


9

Total organic carbon analyzer

12,05,708/-


10

Digital side scan sonar system

19,25,580/-


11

Ecosounder -

shallow water

5,97,400/-


12

Marine magnetometer

18,48,313/-


13

Petrological microscope for student level

12,55,568/-


14

Under Ground Seismic Imaging System

21,09,300/-


15

Electromagnetic sounder

37,87,268/-


22

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16

Petrological Microscope for Research Level

6,27,328/-


17

Mechanical Milling Machine with Accessories

4,58,188/-

Physics

18

CRYSTAL 06 (Software)

66,100/-

Chemistry

19

UV-VIS Spectrophotometer -

UV2450

5,45,670/-

Ecology

20

Antibodies (chemicals)

50,010/-


21

i) Elisa Plate Reader & washer ii) Gel Documentation and Image analysis system

9,89,413/-

Ecology

22

Column Chromatography

3,01,213/-


23

PQS (Software)

53,112/-

Chemistry

24

Rotary Evaporator

with Vacuum Pump (Diaphragm)

2,65,680/-

Chemistry

25

Molpro (Software)

1,26,316/-

Chemistry

26

Photochemical Reactor & Accessories

89,076/-

Chemistry

27

Impedance Analyzer Model 7260

10,66,369/-

Physics

28

Refrigerated Centrifuge with Accessories

6,15,756/-

Biotechnology

29

LCZ meter Model : PSM 1735

4,67,556/-

Physics

30

Water Bath Sonicator

3,32,741/-

Biotechnology

31

Trinocular Inverted Microscope

3,91,987/-

Biotechnology

32

Co2 Incubator

2,69,424/-

Biotechnology

33

HPLC System with Accessories

23,40,000/-

Bioinformatics

34

Flash Chromatography System

20,71,411/-

Biotechnology

35

Gas Generator Hydrogen & Zero Air

6,03,115/-

Biotechnology

36

Gel Documentation System

4,57,254/-

Bioinformatics

37

26 Nos. of Microscopes & accessories

68,07,045/-

Earth Science

38

Broad Band Dielectric Spectrometer

1,09,17,028/-

CIF 39

Gel Documentation System

4,57,876/-

Biotechnology

40

Elisa Reader

7,90,400/-

Bioinformatics

41

Semi Automatic Grinder Cum Polisher

13,33,537/-

Earth Science

42

UV-VIS Spectrophotometer

3,76,025/-

Bioinformatics

43

Automated Flash Chromatography

13,97,250/-

Chemistry

44

HPLC System with accessories

23,50,010/-

CIF 45

Single Shelf Auto Stopper Freeze Drying System

18,20,700/-

Biotechnology

46

Parr Acid Digestion Vessels, Hook Spanner and Holding Fixture

1,35,330/-

Chemistry

23

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47

HPC Cluster (Master Node-1, Computer Node-3)

5,67,870/-

Chemistry

48

Total Station for cartographic Survey

2,62,649/-

Ocean Studies

Total

5,62,57,091

Broadband Dielectric Spectrometer

UV-VIS NIR Spectrophotometer

1.04.2009 to 31.03.2010

Sl.

No.




1

UV-VIS Radiometer

1,54,156/-

Ecology

2

High Speed Refrigerated Centrifuge

4,11,038/-

Bioinformatics

3

Master Cycler Validation System

5,58,804/-

Ecology

4


4,28,658/-

Biochemistry

5

Phase Contrast Research Microscope

2,54,175/-

Ecology

6

Recirculating Cooler

2,02,166/-

Chemistry

7

Chlorophil Concentration meter

1,43,000/-

Ecology

8

i) 2mm Dia Platinum working Electrode,

ii) 3mm Dia Glassy carbon Electrode

29,905/-

Chemistry

9

CANOCO Software

22,142/-

Ecology

10

Multiwave 3000 Digestion System

9,00,938/-

Ecology

11

Wide Range LCR Meter

3,73,650/-

Chemistry

12

Rilbbon & Rhenium Annealed

3,64,950/-

Earth Science

13

High Voltage Power Supply for Thermal Ionization mass Spectrometer

2,11,634/-

Earth Science

14

Trinocular Stereomicroscope & Accessories

2,86,580/-

Earth Science

15

Dual cooler Tank style Vertical Units and its power supply

1,51,268/-

Biotechnology

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16

High Speed Table Top Refrigerated Centrifuge

3,25,241/-

Biotechnology

17

Single Tube Luminometer

5,71,876/-

Ecology

18

Ultrasonicator

1,89,083/-

Physics

19

Battery Life Cycle Tester

5,70,576/-

Physics

20

Fully Automated Charged Couple Device (CCD) Detector based single crystal X-ray diffractometer system

1,19,77,800/-

Chemistry

21

Low Temperature Bath (Immersion Cooler)

3,87,016/-

Chemistry

22

Mesh & Resins

3,87,016/-

Chemistry

23

Accessories for Linkam THMSG 600 Stage

5,39,164/-

Earth Science

24

Polarising Microscope and Accessories

5,60,196/-

Earth Science

25

CW Laser (Diode) Red Color Model-SDL 671 120T Green Color

75,675/-

Physics

26

Grinding Bowls & Balls for Pulverisette 7 Micromill

3,12,410/-

CIF

27

Copper Catalyst

5 kg

42,818/-

Chemistry

28

Glass Oven

4,18,848/-

Chemistry

29

Rotary Evaporator with Vacuum pump

3 Nos.

8,04,973/-

Chemistry

30

Ice Flake Machine

8,42,866/-

Chemistry

31

Medium Pressure Lamp & Accessories

1,26,241/-

Chemistry

32

SYBL BASE & QSAR Software

15,09,000/-

Bioinformatics

33

Ultrafast Gradient PCR Machine

5,03,130/-

Biotechnology

34

Ion Source and Sample Turret (Spare for the Main Equipment Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometer)

10,66,007/-

Earth Science

35

Gyro Assembly & Coupling (Spare for Sorvall Refrigerated Centrifuge )

1,38,192/-


36

Mini Vertical Electrophoresis System with power supply Unit and Transblot Apparatus

1,50,690/-


37

Micro Centrifugse

2,58,116/-

Ecology & Environmental

38

Radio Active work station

1,44,304/-

Biotechnology

39

Power pack for Electrophoresis System i) 300v

3Nos. & ii)600v

2 Nos.

1,95,192/-

Biotechnology

40

i) Ultra Water Purification System, ii) Pre-Filtration Unit

5,64,525/-

Biotechnology

41

SX100 Electron probe Micro Analyser Spectrometer

3,95,01,000/-

CIF

25

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42

Flow Cytometer

40,86,000/-

Biotechnology

43

Cell Holder (Integrating sphere attachment for UV-Vi Spectrophotometer)

2,62,372/-

Chemistry

44

Elisa Reader

2 Nos.

14,81,280/-

Biochemistry

45

Accessories for Gas Chromatography

1,74,437/-

Biotechnology

46


3,09,874/-

Biotechnology

47

LCZ Meter

3,20,387/-

Physics

48


9,36,760/-


49

UV-Visible Spectrometer

8,24,211/-

Chemistry

50

Food Texture Analyzer Cum Extensograph

15,34,272/-

Food Science & Technology

51

Rotary Evaporator With Accessories

6,87,632/-

Biotechnology

52

UV-VIS Automated Flash chromatography System

12,73,650/-

Ecology & Environmental

53

Vacuum Packing Machine

5,58,778/-


54

ICP Mass Spectrometer (model : X-Series 2)

65,56,000/-

Earth Science

55

Color Flex 45/0 Spectrophotometer

7,37,566/-

Food Science

56

Trinocular Inverted Microscope (Model : AXIOVERT 40 CFL)

14,14,056/-

Ocean Studies

Total

8,78,12,294

WD

XRF Spectrometer

Micromill

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01.04.2010 to 31.03.2011

Sl. No.




1.


6,87,039/-

Biotechnology

2.

Laser Particle Size Analyzer

22,08,810/-

Earth Sciences

3.

Particle Size Analyzer

15,27,318/-

Physics

4.

Bio-Safety Cabinet

2,03,744/-

Bioinformatics

5.

Planetary Micro Mill-Pulverisette

7

15,45,003/-

Earth Sciences

6.


4,65,015/-

Biochemistry

7.

CHNS Analyser

18,18,313/-

Chemistry

8.

FT-Mid Infrared Spectrometer

14,87,772/-

Chemistry

9.

Rotary Evaporator

2,96,227/-

Ocean Studies

10.

Trintometer

69,810/-

Food Science

11.

Amylograph

13,63,643/-

Food Science

12.

Surface Area Analyzer

11,79,630/-

Physics

13.

Deep Freezer 2 Nos.

2,83,994/-

Ocean Studies

14.

Emission Spectrofluorometer

13,40,670/-

Chemistry

15.

Electrochemical Work Station

14,18,625/-

Chemistry

16.

High Temperature Electrical Conductivity Set up

26,25,687/-

Physics

17.

HPLC 18,58,905/-

Ocean Studies

18.

Dewar Adaptor for ESR Spectrometer

1,71,145/-

Chemistry

19.

CO2 Incubator

2,74,098/-

Biotechnology

20.

Fraction Collector

1,63,712/-

Biochemistry

21.

Nano Drop Spectrophotometer

5,60,100/-

Biotechnology

22.

Biosafety Cabinet

2 Nos.

3,98,388/-

Biochemistry

23.

Ultra Low Temperature Freezer

6,50,817/-

Biochemistry

24.

Tyrone Janus Worksation with Nviidia Tesla 2050 card

4,83,976/-

Bioinformatics

25.

2D Electrophoresis System

8,29,800/-

Biotechnology

26.

Cooled Incubator

3,51,864/-

Biotechnology

27.

Trinocular Stereoscopic Zoom Microscope (Model: SMZ 1000)

5,03,179/-

Biotechnology

28.

Plan Growth Chamber

8,25,304/-

Ecology

29.

TOG/TPH Analyzer (Model CVH)

3,88,202/-

Ecology

30.

Root Scanner

5,25,834/-

Ecology

31.

UV-VIS Spectrometer (*)

5,05,948/-

Food Science

32.

Head Space Gas Analyzer (*)

7,45,360/-

Food Science

33.

HPLC System (*)

23,49,410/-

Food Science

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34.

Hydrolab (*)

9,99,552/-

Ocean Studies

35.

Trinocular Stereoscopic Zoom Microscope (*)

5,00,848/-

Ocean Studies

36.

BET Surface Area Analyzer (*)

10,37,666/-

Physics

37.

Atomic Force Microscope Multimode

(*)

56,26,640/-

Physics

38.

Precision Spin Coater

2,08,431/-

Nanosceince &

Technology

39.

Dip Coater

2,30,421/-

-

do -

40.

High Speed Centrifuge System

(*)

2,81,260/-

-

do -

41.

Spectrofluorometer for Liquid and Solid Samples

(*)

13,93,248/-

-

do -

42.

UV-Vis Spectrometer with Universal Reflectance accessory

(*)

12,50,316/-

-

do -

43.

Ultra Sonicator

(*)

2,54,158/-

-

do -

44.

LCZ Meter

(*)

2,75,190/-

-

do -

45.

Electrochemical Workstation

(*)

32,11,539/-

-

do -

46.

Automatic Hydraulic Press

(*)

7,15,267/-

-

do -

47.

Milliquest (Millipore) Water Purifier

(*)

4,40,530/-

-

do -

48.

Nanoindenter

(*)

40,88,353/-

-

do -

49.

High Performance Computing Cluster

(*)

47,40,804/-

-

do -

50.

Table Top Spin Coating Unit

(*)

1,00,800/-

-

do -

51.

Chemical Refrigerator

(*)

67,500/-

-

do -

52.

Fuel Cell

(*)

1,95,014/-

-

do -

53.

Digital Balance

(*)

2,04,048/-

-

do -

54.

Microwave Synthesizer

(*)

8,35,731/-

-

do -

55.

Photoelectrochemical Cell potentiostat, Galvanostat

(*)

15,90,196/-

-

do -

56.

BET Surface Area Analyser

(*)

11,39,085/-

-

do -

57.

Solar Simulator

(*)

34,60,157/-

-

do -

58.

10000 Count Handheld Multimeter -15 Nos.

1,38,715/-

Electronics Engineering

59.

Function Generator -

15 Nos.

4,80,375/-

-

do -

60.

Scientific Bench Top LCR Meter

21,131/-

-

do -

61.

0-30V/2A Variable 5V Multi Channel Power Supply

15 Nos.

84,375/-

-

do -

62.

Vector Network Analyzer

(*)

9,22,262/-

-

do -

63.

FPGA Kits & VHDL/Verilog

(*)

1,84,132/-

-

do -

Total

6,47,85,086/ -

(*) In the procurement process

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HPLC System

FTIR Spectrometer

In addition to promoting inter and intra departmental research, the University has entered into

a

Memorandum of Understanding with higher educational institutions and research laboratories in India and abroad for research work in thrust areas of global importance. The details

of Memorandum of Understanding are given below:

LIST OF MOUs

SIGNED DURING 2006 -

2011

Sl. No

Name of Foreign University

/

Institution

Purpose

Date of Signing

Name of the Coordinator

1

University of Paris

13, France

Exchange of Faculty and students

17.02.2006

Dean, School of Social Sciences and International Studies

2

Grenoble Universities, France


Exchange of Research scholars for joint research activities -

proposal is under process

27.02.2007

Dr. V.C. Thomas, Professor of Philosophy

3

University of Colonge, Germany


Proposal submitted under German Academic Exchange Programme for joint research

20.11.2008

Dr. T.S. Naidu, Director, Centre for Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy

4

University of Arkansas, USA


08.12.2008

Principal, Pondicherry Engineering College

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Name of Foreign

University

/

Institution

Purpose

Date of Signing


5

University of Sienna, Italy


Exchange of

Research scholars for carrying out common research programmes

26.02.2009

Dr. R. Suresh Kumar, Dept. of Bioinformatics

6

Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore

Research Collaboration with starting of joint Ph.D. Programme

28.04.2009

Dr. S. Balakrishnan, Dept. of Earth Sciences

7

Dalhousie University, Canada


Proposal submitted to Indo Canadian Research Centre for joint research

06.05.2009

Dr. T.S. Naidu, Director, Centre for Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy

8

Institute of Bioinformatics, Bangalore

Research Collaboration with starting of joint Ph.D. programme

25.05.2009

Dr. P.P. Mathur, Centre for Bioinformatics

9

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, Mumbai

Placement activities

29.05.2009

The Placement Coordinator, Pondicherry University

10

South Asia Foundation , New

Delhi

Establishment of Madanjeet School of Green Energy Technology

22.11.2009

Dean i/c, Madanjeet School of Green Energy Technology

11

University of Reunion, France


Exchange of Research scholars for joint research activities -

proposal is under process

22.01.2010

Dr. R. Panneerselvam, Department. of French

12

South Asian Foundation, New Delhi

Scholarship and Establishment of MISARC

27.03.2010

Dr. N.K. Jha, Director, MISARC

13

Sungkynkwan University, Korea

Academic Co-operation

13.07.2010

Dr.P.P.Mathur,

Centre for Bioinformatics

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Name of Foreign

University

/

Institution

Purpose

Date of Signing


14

National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities, New Delhi

To implement the documentation of Archaeological sites built heritage and Antiquities

21.06.2010

Prof. K. Rajan, Dept. of History

15

University of Bradford, UK


16.07.2010

Dr. N. Sakthivel, Dept. of Biotechnology

16

UGC INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad

Digitization of Theses and Dissertations and uploading on etd National Repository `Shodhganga

30.08.2010

Dr.R.Samyuktha, University Librarian

17

CMMAcs, Bangalore

Setting up of Co2 monitoring station

20.09.2010

Dr. S. Balakrishnan, Earth Sciences

18

Syiah Kuala University, Indonesia

Exchange of Faculty and Students

11.01.2011

Prof. K. Chandrasekhara Rao, Professor of Banking Technology

19

Integrated Headquarters Of Ministry Of Defence (Army)

Admission of army personnal in various courses in Pondicherry university

13.01.2011

Dr. M. Ramadass, Director (SEI & RR) and Dean School of Management

20

Frontier Lifeline Hospital & Dr.K.M. Cherian Foundation, Chennai

For Recognizing the Hospital as a Research Centre of Pondicherry University

01.03.2011

Dr. K. Srikumar, Head


21

University of Picardie Jules Verne, Cedex, France


02.03.2011

Dr. S. Haripriya, Dept. of Food Science & Nutrition

22

Joliet Junior College, USA

Study Abroad Programme

14.03.2011

Dr. P.P. Mathur, Bioinformatics

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Name of Foreign

University

/

Institution

Purpose

Date of Signing


23

University of Lumiere Lyon 2,Cedex


21.03.2011

Dr. Nalini J. Thampi, Department of French

24

Maharishi Solar Technologies Ltd., Andra Pradesh

Joint Research Actitivies and exchange of students for project work.

18.04.2011

Dr.H.S.P.Rao, Dean, SPCAS

MOU UNDER CONSIDERATION

Name of Foreign University/

Institution

Purpose


North Eastern University, Boston

Faculty and student exchange

Prof.P.P.Mathur,


Members of the Faculty have strengthened their research profiles with recognition of national and international awards and patents, in addition to the fellowships for their contributions in specific and thrust areas of research.

The list of patents of faculty is given hereunder: -

Patent List

Sl. No.

Name of the Faculty

Number of patents

1

Dr. N. Sakthivel, Professor & head

Dept. of Biotechnology

2

2.

Dr. A. Vadivel Murugan, Reader,

Centre for Nanoscience & Technology

7

3

Dr. A. Subramania, Reader


14

4

Dr. K. Suresh Babu,

Reader,


3

5

Prof. R. Murugan, Department of Physics

2

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6

Dr. Suraj Kumar Sinha

Department of Physics

6

7

Dr. P. Thilakan, Reader

Centre for Green Energy Technology

3

8

Dr. B.M. Jaffar Ali, Reader,


1

9

Dr. R. Arun Prasath, Assistant Professor


5

10

Prof. S.A. Abbasi

Centre for Pollution Control & Energy Technology

3

Total

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SUGGESTIONS ON COMPUTER CENTRE:

The Computer Centre may also be kept open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. to promote academic activity in the campus. If the logistics can be worked out, 24 hour access would be highly desirable.

RESPONSE:

The University has changed the opening time of the Computer Centre to 8 a.m. for some time, but it was found that all students normally use this facility only after 9 a.m. Hence the timing has been fixed between 9.30 a.m. and

8.30 p.m. for all 365 days except on public holidays when working hours are from 9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.

Campus wide Wi Fi access facilitates rendering of almost all the IT enabled Services (ITeS) such as web, email, internet, online journals and general computing by the Centre to students, scholars, faculty

and staff on 24x7 basis throughout the year.

The Systems Manager of Computer Centre

is responsible for the establishment, maintenance and operations of campus network and other commonly available IT enabled services.

He is also the custodian of all software.

The academic staff of the Computer Centre regularly handle theory, laboratory and semester long project courses for the students of M.Sc. (Comp. Sc.), M.C.A., M.Tech. (NIE) and M.Tech. (CSE) programmes of the Computer Science department ever since its inception.

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Basic theory and lab courses in computer science discipline are handled

by the Centre

for programmes conducted by other schools, departments, centres, etc based on their requirements.

In-house software development are met, though to a limited extent, by the Computer Centre.

In-house training on basic IT related functions/packages is imparted for faculty/staff

During the past five years, the campus has added the following IT Infrastructure:

28 kms of OFC cabling for the campus

network connecting all schools/ departments/centres/administrative sections on the campus

Campus wide Wi Fi

Students Using Internet Facility through Wi-Fi

Each building is provided Structured Data Cabling

Intercom integrated with campus network and about 500 SIP phones installed

Direct Inward Dial (DID) facility enhanced from 500 to 1000 lines capacity

Assisted in the establishment of LANs for 23 new computer laboratories established in various schools, departments and centres (requirements study, estimate preparation, submission of proposals, supervision of work execution, testing and enabling the network)

Assisted in procurement of about 1500 computers for the schools,

departments and centres

( identification of suitable configurations, selection of vendors through various purchase committees, verification of installation, etc)

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Establishment of Web Server (outsourced earlier), Mail Server (introduced only in 2007)

Establishment and operations of General Computing Server (Statistical Packages, Programming Languages), DHCP Server, Authentication Server, Proxy Servers (3)

The Internet bandwidth increased from 8 Mbps (1:2) to 64 Mbps

(1:1)

UGC Infonet bandwidth enhanced from 512 kbps to 10 Mbps (2004 to 2010)

National Knowledge Network (NKN)

connectivity (currently 150 Mbps)

since January 2011.This may be enhanced upto 1 Gbps.

EDUSAT services (upto 2008)

Data Centre level services are offered to various units of the University: 2 nos. of Library servers (Web portal and Dspace), Joomla Server (Mass Communications),web site of Academic Staff College, etc are hosted and maintained by the Computer Centre.

Design, development, implementation and operations of the following web based software for in-house use: Online Application for Admissions, Complaint Tracking System (for IT related complaints), e-circulars, new web mail server, etc.

All of them built using FOSS tools.

Design and implementation of new web portal of the University (development outsourced) as per web 2.0 standards again using FOSS.

Promotion of usage of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) inside the University. Today 8 out of 11 servers in the Computer Centre run on LINUX.

Consultancy/contractual work relating to use of computer facilities or developing software, e-governance, networking, selection of IT staff, ICT

solutions, etc

are offered not only within the University but also to other govt. departments/ organizations such as Dept. of Education, Dept. of IT, Pondicherry Engineering College, JIPMER and VCRC.

One year Apprenticeship Training offered since 2006

As a central facility, it is responsible for the IT infrastructure management of the University and caters to the Information and Communication Technology needs of various Directorates, Schools, Departments, Centres, Academic Staff College, Community College, administrative sections and other off-campus centres of the University.

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SUGGESTIONS ON IQAC:

Feedback from the students regarding teaching should be properly analyzed and remedial steps should

be taken to improve the quality of teaching. This may be done

under the supervision of the competent authority of the University.

RESPONSE:

As per the guidelines of UGC and NAAC, it has been made

mandatory on the part of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell of the University to evolve appropriate mechanism and procedure to ensure efficient, effective and progressive performance of academic and administrative tasks; relevance and quality of the academic programmes; maximization and integrity of teaching, learning, research, extension and consultancy opportunities; credibility of evaluation procedures, adequacy and maintenance and proper allocation of support structure and services.

The IQAC has adopted the following mechanisms / processes for internal quality checks:

Evaluation of teachers by students at the end of every semester.

Self Appraisal reports submitted by teachers every year.

Organisation of workshops on

Quality Assurance and Management at regular intervals to sensitize the faculty on these issues.

Students feedback on various academic programmes to understand and evaluate their impact on the

usefulness to students.

The University, through a well structured format, collects the necessary primary data and information from all the academic departments and administrative sections of the University on Programs Offered, Students Enrolment, Faculty Strength, Infrastructure and supporting services rendered. The system of evaluation and internal assessment and the results of students, placement and further progression of students in higher education are assessed by using these details.

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AAAC Visiting Pondicherry University Community College

Teachers Self-Appraisal Form:

A Self-Appraisal Form is prepared and distributed to all Faculty in order to collect the information from each teacher regarding their Qualification, Experience and Research Publications,

number of Research Projects, and Funds Mobilized by the Teacher, Conferences Attended and Papers Presented, Foreign Academic Visits, Fellowships Obtained, Countries Visited, Organization of Conferences, Membership of Academic Societies, etc, during the last five years. This forms another major input to evaluate the performances of teachers and their capability matrix under the context of their Teaching, Learning, Research and Development, and Extension Activities.

A model of self Evaluation of Faculty is given below: -

SELF-APPRAISAL BY FACULTY

Name of the Faculty: xxxx

S. No.

Parameter Head

Average

Scores

1.

Major/Minor Research Projects (both on-going and completed): (Excluding SAP, DRS, FIST)

0

2.

Dissertation Guidance at M.Phil:

0

3.

Ph.D. Supervision

0

4.

Number of Publications Authored

12

5.

Membership in Editorial Boards

0

6.

Referee for journals

0

7.

Chairmanship/Membership in University/ Academic Bodies PG level (BOE/BOS)

0

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8.

Awards/Prizes/Honors Received

0

9.

Details of Visits abroad

1

10.

Details of

participation in seminars/symposium/ conference in India

0

11.

Organization of Programmes at National/International Levels (National / International Seminars/ Workshops etc.)

3

12.

Participation in Refresher Courses/Orientation Programme/ Other Trainings

4

13.

Membership held in University Authorities (Senate, Syndicate, Academic Council, Dean, Finance Committee and other statutory bodies)

0

14.

Membership in college Affiliation Committees:

2

15.

Details of administrative experience

0

16.

Membership in Board of Appointments (BOA)

0

17.

Participation in Extension Activities

1

18.

Consultancy Services Provided

0

19.

Patents/Inventions made

0

20.

Establishment of Laboratories/Special Facilities

0

21.

Membership in Local/National/Social Committees

2

22.

Membership in Academic Societies

1

23.

Nominated/Appointed/Fellowship of Professional Academic Bodies

0

24.

Membership in Employees Association

0

25.

Participation in Development Schemes (COSIP/COHIP/SAP/FIST/Other grants)

0

26.

Participation in Peer Review Team (PAC of DST/UGC/ Peer Review Team of UGC/NAAC/Other Visiting Committees CAPART Schemes/Government Schemes)

0

27.

M.Phil/Ph.D./D.Sc. Dissertations Adjudged

0

28.

Innovative Programmes developed

0

29.

Faculty/Student related Programmes Organized: Organized many lectures for students and

faculty

2

30.

Participatory role in Organizing Vocational Courses in Colleges/units

0

31.

Self

financed Workshop/Short-term Courses Organized

3

32.

Any other information you wish to furnish, please specify

0

Total Points

31

Publication Details

Journals

International

0

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National

2

Regional / State

0

University / Local

0

Proceedings in Conferences

International

1

National

2

Regional / State

1

University / Local

0

Books / Edited Volumes

International

0

National

0

Regional / State

0

University / Local

1

Self Appraisal Total Score

31.0

Peer Assessment of Faculty by Faculty:

Teachers feedback about their colleague is an important component of any assessment to maintain congenial academic and administrative atmosphere in the

Schools, Departments and Centres. Questions regarding teachers general aptitude and attitude are asked to receive the feed-back.

A model is indicated below:

II PEER EVALUATION Average Scores

1

Personality

3.20

2

Politeness

3.20

3

Sharing and Obliging

2.80

4

Supportive Attitude

3.00

5

Interpersonal Relationship

3.00

AVERAGE SCORE OF PEER EVALUATION 3.04

Students Critical Evaluation of Teachers:

Students feedback is an essential component of any assessment. It provides an opportunity to elicit the view of the students regarding the general facilities available in the Department, their opinion about the teaching and research commitment and capacity of the Faculty, the role of administrators and system of administration, information about delays and denials of justice, and for providing better amenities and care on campus with modern tools and techniques. Questions regarding the teachers

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regularity in conducting classes, providing up-to-date information on the subject, his or her orientation to the

assigned part of the curriculum, style and efficiency of teaching,

clarity in imparting information, availability of the teacher before and after the class hours for consultation, general ability of the teachers, their capabilities in motivating students for progression etc. are normally included in such exercises. Students are also asked to give their feedback in an abstract manner. This is a good initiative for introspection from its stakeholders and beneficiaries. The AAAC evaluate these forms and suggests improvement possibilities.

A model of 20 parameters used is given below:-

S. No.

Details of Evaluation

Average Score

I STUDENTS CRITICAL EVALUATION

4.04

1

Personality Appeal of Teacher

4.80

2

Punctuality to Class

3.60

3

Interactive Teaching Practice

4.00

4

Availability during working hours for discussion

3.44

5

Availability beyond working hours

3.12

6

Temperament

4.40

7

Preparations for Class

4.36

8

Continuity and Coherence of Teaching

4.24

9

Depth of Knowledge

4.56

10

Utilizing the Class hour only for teaching and not irrelevant talk

2.68

11

Unbiased and Fairness in Treatment to Students

3.56

12

Is He/She Enthusiastic

3.60

13

Simplicity and Humility

4.32

14

Effective Planning for Completion of Syllabus

3.32

15

Capacity to inspire students

4.64

16

Promptness in conducting Tests

4.36

17

Communication Skills in Classes

4.52

18

Use of Official Medium English

3.00

19

Patience in Class and Labs

3.24

20

Inspiration and Charisma

4.04

AVERAGE SCORE OF STUDENTS EVALUATION

3.89

As an example of student Evaluation, the results of the Department of Economics are indicated hereunder: -

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Students Evaluation Report of the Department of Economics

N

ame

of

Teac

hers

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q5

Q6

Q7

Q8

Q9

Q10

Q11

Q12

Q13

Q14

Q15

Q16

Q17

Q18

Q19

Q20

Ave

rage

A 4.89

4.95

4.89

4.63

4.32

4.37

4.74

4.79

4.79

4.47

4.32

4.68

4.79

4.84

4.68

4.68

4.84

4.95

4.63

4.74

4.70

B 3.54

3.38

3.50

3.64

3.48

3.64

3.86

3.62

4.02

3.96

3.58

3.34

3.90

3.46

3.52

3.56

3.64

3.90

3.70

3.70

3.65

C 3.26

3.48

3.68

3.55

3.05

3.00

3.92

3.63

4.45

3.65

2.52

3.16

3.08

3.29

3.19

3.47

3.95

4.03

3.29

3.32

3.45

D 2.98

2.63

2.75

2.90

2.88

2.98

3.05

3.10

2.75

2.93

3.13

3.05

3.18

2.88

2.98

3.13

3.45

3.38

3.08

3.03

3.01

E 3.55

3.74

3.71

3.92

3.58

3.55

3.61

3.42

3.34

3.55

3.50

3.24

3.58

3.74

3.45

3.53

3.50

3.63

3.45

3.53

3.56

F 3.21

4.02

2.91

3.35

3.47

3.07

3.14

3.12

2.88

3.44

3.14

2.95

3.42

3.47

2.79

3.60

3.02

3.21

3.40

3.00

3.23

G 4.13

4.40

4.05

4.10

3.40

3.73

4.23

3.88

4.33

3.98

4.03

3.90

3.95

3.93

3.85

4.10

3.95

4.00

3.90

4.00

3.99

H 3.65

3.48

3.35

3.43

3.20

3.38

3.33

3.28

3.68

3.48

3.75

3.31

3.70

3.05

3.23

3.43

3.48

3.50

3.60

3.50

3.44

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M.A. ECONOMICS

Name:

xxx

Designation:

xxx

Students Feedback on Campus Facilities:

A questionnaire is also prepared for obtaining the students feedback on campus facilities such as cleanliness and Ambience in Campus, Security in the Campus, Library Facility, Research Facility, General Student Amenities, Canteen Facility, Sports Facility, Transport Facility, Medical Facility, Overall Impression etc.

Parents Feedback on Campus Facilities:

A questionnaire is also prepared for obtaining the parents feedback on Campus facilities such as Satisfaction with the University, discipline, facilities provided in the University, General Reputation, Campus Atmosphere, Recommendation of another student, Placement Record, Location of University, overall rating, etc.

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Questionnaire on Administration:

The filled-in questionnaires and formats have been collected from the students, teachers, and parents and the same

have been sent to an outsourcing agent for

analysis and obtained reports. Based on the analysis report of the students critical evaluation of teachers, Peer Assessment of Faculty by Faculty and Self-Appraisal report, the probation of the newly recruited

teachers have been declared after getting due approval from the Executive Council of the University. In addition to this 25 numbers of top ranking teachers have been selected based on the feedback report of the students and they have been recognized as best teachers with merit certificates and awards in commemoration of the completion of 25 years of the University on the occasion of Silver Jubilee function as a motivating factor.

A questionnaire is also prepared for obtaining the impression of the various departments / faculty on the role played by various administrative sections including the offices of Registrar, Finance Officer, Examination, Library and the other supporting units such as SC/ST Cell, University Library, Student Welfare Office, University Health Centre, Garden Department, National Service Scheme, Directorate of Correspondence Courses (DCC) and Estate Office in delivering services to students, staff and the other stakeholders and also to elicit the information regarding the efficiency of the functioning of these offices. This also helps in carrying out reforms for effective administration.

The IQAC has chalked out various development plans to monitor its progress and evaluate the systems. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) insists the institutions to undertake continuous Academic and Administrative Audits by external peers, after every Assessment and Accreditation. This is an important step to evaluate independently as to how well the improvement processes are taking place and what more needs to be done. Not many institutions are prepared to undertake this step mainly due to their reluctance not to expose their weaknesses. The institutions which strive to attain excellence are always on the move to contribute more to

the growth and development of Education System.

Pondicherry University strives to achieve this goal.

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Academic and Administrative Audit Committee (AAAC):

Accordingly, an Academic and Administrative Audit Committee was constituted with external members to

ascertain the strengths

and weaknesses

of the

university. The objectives of AAAC are to evaluate the performance of the institution and to identify the issues that are to be attended to in order to improve the quality of teaching, learning, research, consultancy and extension activities.

Chairman of AAAC Briefing the Objectives

The major objectives of AAAC are as follows:

To understand the existing system,

assess the strengths and weaknesses of the Departments and Administrative Units and to suggest the methods for improvement and for overcoming the weaknesses while teaching, learning,

evaluating and promoting student support and progression.

To ascertain whether the Departments / Centres are functioning efficiently and effectively with proven records

of capacity building, research projects and publications and extension over a period of time or not.

To identity the bottlenecks in the existing administrative mechanisms and to identify the opportunities for academic reforms, administrative reforms and examination reforms for a long term progression with excellence and to face the challenges of internalization in higher education.

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To evaluate the optimum utilization of financial and other resources, issues concerning leadership and organization, functional autonomy and financial management and to suggest the methods and process for maintaining and improving

quality in higher education.

AAAC Visiting Electronic Media and Mass Communication

The AAAC with the help of the IQAC, initiated

the process of Academic and Administrative Audit by visiting all the Departments, Units and Facilities for the purpose of understanding the Department, Faculty and their activities. This exercise was carried out in all departments/ units to offer valuable suggestions to improve their performances both individually and collectively. Sufficient time was also provided for the Departments and the Faculty to prepare themselves for this exercise.

AAAC Interacting With Students and Scholars

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In each Department, the Faculty was allowed to present their Departmental Profile. The details of their programs, accomplishments, achievements of faculty and the perspective plans for next five years as per the criterion-wise indicators given by the NAAC in this booklet. During this visit, the Students were

asked to

comment on the on-going teaching methods and programs offered by the Departments. They were also asked not only to give their opinion about the relevance of the existing Programs but also give their feedback about the quality of Teaching, Learning evaluation and placements. The Students were given freedom to express their views frankly and freely to the members of AAAC. In addition, the AAAC also met the Faculty, non-teaching and technical staff to obtain their feedback and suggestions for improvement. The AAAC had

visited all the class rooms, laboratories, museums, student amenities, halls of residence and facilities made available to its stakeholders and assessed the activities under seven criteria on line with NAAC assessment

such as Curricular Aspect, Teaching-Learning and Evaluation, Research, Consultancy and Extension, Infrastructure and Learning Resources, Student Support and Progression, Governance and Leadership and Innovative Practices.

SUGGESTIONS ON ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES:

The University is following a cafeteria model in various courses which is based on a credit system (CBCS i.e., Choice Based Credit System). It has been in practice for more than 10 years. It may now be re-examined and made more commensurate with the credit system operating in other institutions. The detailed mark-sheet should state clearly the conversion formula to convert credits into percentage of marks.

RESPONSE:

The Choice Based Credit System was introduced in the University for the first time in the Indian Universities. The system has been adapted in

all the Post-Graduate programmes in the campus, and the Post-graduate campuses of Karaikal and Port Blair. The system has been reviewed recently and

comprehensive review has been carried out taking into account

several issues that were raised by students and Faculty, to make it commensurate with other Universities and also keeping in view the advantages to be given to students for employment opportunities. Under the new procedure established,

both

grading and absolute marks are indicated in the mark sheets.

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The Programme Committee shall prepare two copies of the result sheets-one with marks to be sent to the University Office and another for Departmental use. Grades shall be awarded based on the absolute marks in a meeting of the Programme Committee to be held not later than 7 days after the last day of semester examinations. The Department shall display the provisional grades within 7 days. Every student shall have the right to contact the teacher concerned for a

look at the evaluated examination scripts and can represent to

the Programme Committee for review if he feels aggrieved by the evaluation within one week of the declaration of results.

Letter Grades:

The performances of students in each paper are

expressed in terms of marks as well as in Letter Grades. In case of fractions, the marks are rounded off to nearest integer. The class interval for the purpose of awarding the grades is

arrived at by dividing the difference between the highest

mark secured and minimum pass mark by 6 as the difference between the highest mark secured and the minimum pass mark by 6 as there are six passing grades. The formula is:

K = (X-50)/6

Where, K = class interval, X = the highest mark in the subject

The grades are awarded as given below: -

Range of Marks in %

Letter Grade

Points for Calculate of CGPA

X to (X-K)

A+

10

(X-K-1) to (X-2K)

A

9

(X-2K-1) to (X-3K)

A-

8

(X-3K-1) to (X-4K)

B+

7

(X-4K-1) to (X-5K)

B

6

(X-5K-1) to (X-6K)

C

5

Below 50

F

0

K should not be rounded off to less than two decimal places. The numbers given in Range of Marks column, (X-K), (X-2K), (X-3K), etc., are rounded off to the nearest whole number.

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In courses ,where the number of students who have secured 50 marks and above is less than 10 then grading are given based on the following table: -

Range of Marks in %

Letter Grade

Points for Calculate of

CGPA 81

100

A+

10

71

80

A

9

66

70

A-

8

61

65

B+

7

56

60

B

6

50

55

C

5

Below 50

F

0

The GPA and CGPA will

be calculated as weighted average of points secured by the student in all the papers registered by him / her. The weights are the number of credits for each paper. For example, a student getting in A grade in 4 credit course, A-

grade in 2 credit course, A+ grade in a 3 credit course and F grade in a 3 credit course will have a GPA as (9x4 + 8x2 + 10x3 + 0x3)/ (4+2+3+3)=(36+16+30+0)/12=82/12 = 6.83 out of 10.0; GPA = 6.83. The CGPA shall also be calculated in similar lines taking all subjects taken by the students in all semesters.

Students with a CGPA of 9.0 and above and did not fail in any of the courses taken by him / her shall be awarded Distinction.

A CGPA of 6.0 and above shall be placed in First class.

Student who has secured less than 50% marks in any paper gets F Grade is treated as failed in that paper.

Grade Card:

The University Office shall issue at the beginning of each semester a grade card for the student, containing the marks and grades obtained by the student in the previous semester and

Grade Point Average (GPA) and Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA).

The grade card shall list:

The title of the courses selected by the student.

The credits associated with the course.

The marks and grade secured by the student

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The total credits earned by the student in that

semester

The GPA of the student

The total credits earned by the students till that semester

The CPGA of the student

Ph.D. Regulations were revised and implemented from 2009-10 onwards with the following salient features:

Eminent scholars from India and abroad can act as co-supervisors

Utilization of the expertise from outside for research in emerging areas and specialization not available in the country

Enables networking with other premier institutions

Facilitates research in inter disciplinary areas

UGCs guidelines also complied with

M.Phil regulations are also under review

General Facilities:

In addition to the UGC fellowship for non-Net students, the University is extending Merit Scholarship, freeships for P.G. students, scholarship of Rs.750/-

per month to M.Sc. Five Year Integrated students for first 3 years, scholarship of Rs.1000/-

per month for all students of M.Sc. (Marine Biology) and M.Sc. (Coastal Disaster Management)

Fully free education for all differently-abled.

Free hostel facilities (including food) for the differently-abled

Rent free hostel for all the women & free boarding and lodging for SC and ST students

Free transport facilities for day scholars from city to the campus and back.

Subsidy in mess

bill for all the students whose parental income is less than Rs.4.5 lakh per annum.

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100% power backup to Departments, Campus lighting and Students Hostels with 18

Generators and 14

Transformers produces over 3000

KVA power.

Each hostel has a separate recreation hall, equipped with a colour television set, audio system and facilities for indoor games such as Table Tennis, Chess and Caroms.

Volley-ball courts, Ball-Badminton courts and Badminton courts near the vicinity of hostels exist for outdoor games.

Important newspapers and magazines are supplied to each hostel.

Separate gymnasiums are available for both boys and girls

Sodium vapour lamps are installed near all the hostels for the convenience of hostel inmates.

Vehicle parking shelters are provided to all hostels.

Solar water heater facility is available in all the hostels.

Two mega messes

called Amudham Mess and Mother Teresa Mess for Boys and Girls have been constructed with a seating capacity of about 500 students with modern kitchen equipments and solar water heating system. The Messes

are

equipped with high class steel dining tables fitted with stools.

Mother Teresa Mega Mess for Girls

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The University Health Centre offers medical facilities round the clock to the students residing in the hostels.

Bus facility is provided within the campus at regular intervals during working days for the mobility of the students from Hostels to Departments, Library, Computer Center, etc. In addition to University buses and vans, four battery operated vehicles also ply in the campus throughout the day covering all hostels

facilitating easy movement.

About 300 Cycles provided for free transport within the campus.

Wi-Fi connectivity is also provided to all hostels to enable the students to have 24 hours internet access.

Growth in number of Application for admission

Due to the extension of the above need-based facilities to the students and quality education provided, the number of applications seeking admission has

increased many fold during the last three years as indicated below:

Applications Received from Students for Admission: 2006 -

2011

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SUGGESTIONS ON EXAMINATION SYSTEM:

The examination and evaluation system should be made more transparent to the students.

The concerned Departments and the Examination Wing of the University may take steps to ensure the announcement of results within 30 days from the date of last examination. This should also be applicable to examinations of the Directorate of Distance Education.

RESPONSE:

The system of examination and evaluation under

CBCS inherently has considerable

amount of transparency, as it is a process of continuous evaluation and notification of these scores in the internal evaluation which is 40%.

The allocation/appointment of a Faculty counselor for every student has also brought in sequential connection between the teacher and the student, as the student can freely discuss his/her grievances and problems with the teacher-counselor.

The University has introduced the system of providing re-totaling and revaluation for all the courses, offered in affiliated institutions which have a single evaluation system. In order to give an advantage to the students of the affiliated colleges, the services of Faculty of the affiliated colleges are also utilized during central valuation along with Faculty from other universities for certain specified professional courses.

The Examination Wing has implemented a substantial method of modern automation and new software for development of online registration, online system of issuing hall tickets and also online announcement of the results. This has also substantially speeded the whole process.

While maintaining the transparency, the security system in the new examination building has been strengthened. Accordingly access control system has been proposed in the new examination building.

The other innovations introduced for transparency, security and speed are as follows:-

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Introduction of Opaque Cover system for sending the Question Packets

Packing of Question

Packets college-wise in the Security Press

Delivery of Question Papers to the Colleges

Publication of Results and Re-valuation Results in time

Publication of Results and Re-valuation Results in the University Website

Online Examination Registration of candidates for Engineering courses

OMR entry of Marks after valuation

On the spot as well as electronic mode of payment of remuneration to the examiners

Introduction of security feature in the Degree Certificate

Total automation of the Examination Wing

Designing of answer sheets permitting up to three valuations

Introduction of Hologram in the statement of marks

Issue of Degree Certificate with photograph.

The results of Departmental Examinations under CBCS are announced within one week after the

completion of the Examination. The University, thanks to automation process

is now in a position

to declare results within one month in the case of affiliated colleges and DDE Examinations.

SUGGESTIONS ON CAMPUS HYGIENE:

The sewage and garbage disposal

systems of the University need to be improved and made environmentally safe.

Clean and safe drinking water may be provided in the Departments, Schools and hostels where not already available.

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RESPONSE:

The sewage and garbage disposal systems of the University have been streamlined.

The campus has been provided with disposal dustbins all over the

campus. The garbage is being removed everyday by outsourced private agencies.

A Sanitary Inspector has been appointed to maintain day to day cleanliness of the

campus.

The drainage system is made completely underground. The comprehensive recycling plants have been designed and will be installed in 3 places in the campus within a year.

Further, the campus has been made clean and green through enormous plantation and various disposal systems, particularly near the Hostels and Day-Care Centres

which has been appreciated by every visitor

/ guest

of the University.

The University has installed about 100 aqua guards

/

water purifiers and water coolers/ filters connected to the main tap covering each and every building and hostels

of the University.

Frequent testing of the purity of water is carried out by recognized laboratories before connecting it for drinking purposes.

SUGGESTION ON COMMUNITY COLLEGE:

The Community College is doing laudable work for the benefit of society.

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RESPONSE:

The motto of Pondicherry University Community College is Education for Employment through skill formation, to be achieved by four-fold functions, namely, teaching, training, research and extension. The College provides job-oriented courses to meet the needs of unemployed youth and employees of the Government and non-Governmental organizations. The Pondicherry University Community College offers Bachelor Degree, PG Diploma,

Diploma and Certificate courses in areas like Computer Science, Biotechnology, Health and Management which have high potential for employment generation. `Capacity building in youth and social transformation of underprivileged sections of the

community through a comprehensive educational model, Vocational and life skill development comprise the mission of Pondicherry University Community College.

The Community College has been identified as one of the centres for conduct of coaching & allied assistance for weaker sections including SC/ST, OBC and Minorities under the schemes sponsored by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment. As part of this a programme on Spoken English was conducted and more than 250 students are benefited under this scheme.

The Community College has also organized basic sanitation training programme for Group D staff of Pondicherry University.

Computer and Biotechnology Labs are extensively used by the students of UG, PG Diploma, Diploma and Certificate programmes.

The timings are so adjusted as to accommodate all these diverse programmes, working even on Saturdays and Sundays. The Computer lab facilities are further extended to outside students in PGDCA, BCA, MCA courses of Distance Education Programmes of IGNOU and DDE of Pondicherry University. Edusat facility, Educational Channels, Teleconferencing facilities of IGNOU are also being used. Teaching methods like lectures, lectures cum discussions, case studies are being used by the teachers to make teaching more interesting and effective.

Students of Diploma in Multipurpose Health Workers (Female) & Diploma in Sanitary Inspector participated in the conduct of the following Awareness Programmes in the Community College during

2009-10:

a)

Polio Survey

b)

Malaria Mass Survey

c)

School Immunization and TB (Dots) Programmes

d)

Health Education and Health Awareness Exhibition

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e)

Cancer Reduction Camp

f)

AIDS Awareness Camp

g)

MSS Camp (Maghila Swasthik Sung) and Mothers

h)

Village Health Camp

i)

Nutritional Beneficiaries in ICDS Camp

j)

DEC awareness programme

k)

Nutrition Competition and Well Baby Competition

Besides this, Students of Diploma in Sanitation and Diploma in Multipurpose Health Worker (F) participated in NATIONAL FILARIA CONTROL programme at Mudaliarpet and Lawspet Primary Health Centers

from 11th

to 13th Dec. 2009.

Students of Diploma in Sanitation & Diploma in Multipurpose Health Worker (F) participated in PULSE POLIO IMMUNIZATION Programme (Phase I and Phase II held) from 7.1.2009 to 9.1.2009 and 10.2.2009 to 12.2.2009 respectively,

conducted by Mudaliarpet and Lawspet Primary Health Centers. Phase I was conducted from 10th

to 12th

January 2010 & Phase II was conducted from 7th

to 9th

Feb.2010. Breast Feeding Week was celebrated from 2nd

to 7th

August 2010 by Diploma in Multipurpose Health Worker (F) students.

The functioning of the Community College was

reviewed recently by an expert committee consisting of Prof.M.Ramadass, Director and Prof. A. Balasubramaniam, representatives from CII and local industries. After thorough review, the Committee recommended that Community College should cover job-oriented programmes as a priority and only a limited number of UG programmes in Information Technology, Commerce and Bioscience should be implemented. The following programmes have been recommended by the Committee:

Under Graduate Degree Programme (3 Years)

i.

Bachelor of Business Management (BBM)

ii.

Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA)

iii.

B.Sc. Biochemistry

iv.

B.Sc. Visual Communication

Diploma Programmes (1 Year)

i.

Diploma in Accounting and

Taxation

ii.

Diploma in Medical Record Administration

iii.

Diploma in Medical Lab Technology

iv.

Diploma in Insurance Management

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v.

Diploma in Hardware Management

vi.

Diploma in Graphics and Animation

vii.

Diploma in Video Production

viii.

Diploma in Sales Management

ix.

Diploma in Computer Graphics and Web Technology

x.

Diploma in Multipurpose Health Workers (1 ½ Years)

xi.

Diploma in Sanitary Inspector

Post Graduate Diploma Course (1 Year)

i.

Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications

Certificate Programmes (6 months)

i.

Tally

ii.

Even Management

iii.

Tourism Guidance

iv.

Data Entry and Processing

v.

Computer Graphics

vi.

Spoken English

vii.

Radio Jockey and Reporting

viii.

Reporting and News Casting

The University was successful in convincing the UGC to declare

the Community college as a Constituent College with sanction of 15 teaching positions and a Principal

during the XI Plan.

SUGGESTION ON REMEDIAL COACHING:

Remedial coaching classes may be provided for weaker students.

RESPONSE:

The University is organizing remedial coaching classes for weaker sections and special coaching classes for competitive examinations for all the sections of needy students under the provision of XI plan merged schemes. In addition to that, in 2006 the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and the UGC have funded the conduct of the above coaching classes. The provision is extended to affiliated colleges within the University jurisdiction and also the Community College.

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Number of beneficiaries under these programmes within the campus are as follows: -

Remedial coaching at

Undergraduate and Postgraduate level:

Year

SCs

STs

OBC (Non creamy layer)

Minorities

Total

2007-08

20

01

18

01

40

2008-09

61

134

16

211

2009-10

41

166

25

232

2010-11

85

175

16

276

Coaching for competitive examinations:

Year

SCs

STs


Minorities

Total

2007-08

25

02

11

02

40

2008-09

16

06

14

04

40

2009-11

80

80

Coaching for NET/SLET/Lecturership examinations:

Year

SCs

STs


Minorities

Total

2007-08

39

--

35

06

80

2008-09

92

08

84

16

200

2009-11

40

30

10

80

Total number of students trained during last five years (2006-11): 1279

Number of beneficiaries under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Schemes are as follows:

2007

2010

Affiliated Institutions

-

4012

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SUGGESTIONS ON ALUMNI ASSOCIATION:

The University should take steps to establish and register a University Alumni association which would function in a professional way. Separate Departmental Alumni meets may also be started.

RESPONSE:

University Alumni Association has already been established through University website. Many Alumni have responded. Individual departments such as Department of Management Studies, Banking Technology, International Business, Tourism Studies, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Earth Science etc., have also established alumni associations with a separate web portal and are periodically organizing alumni meets

in the respective Departments.

URL of Alumni site:

http://alumni.pondiuni.edu.in

Activities of Alumni Associations include providing academic support, conducting symposia and workshop, providing financial aid to needy students as scholarships and endowments, assisting the activities of Placement Cell.

Involvement of Alumni Associations can also be seen in the following areas:

The Alumni of Computer Science Department have donated books to the Library and Information Centre.

Alumni association provides scholarships to the economically weaker and meritorious students and has instituted Medals and Trophies to meritorious students.

The BoS

of every course includes an alumnus as its member, who contributes in restructuring and updating the curriculum.

Guest lectures are delivered by the alumni on topics in their field of specialization and relating to the overall development of the students.

The alumni residing in various parts of India and abroad share their experiences with the staff and students whenever they visit the institution.

The alumni help students in getting placements by providing information about the employment prospects to the students, Faculty and HoDs. Some alumni in their individual capacity were involved in academic support to the University by associating themselves in delivering talks, seminars, lectures and also by attending different programmes held in the University. Their moral support to the University was significant.

http://alumni.pondiuni.edu.in

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MILAN, organized by Department of Management Studies,

is essentially to

refresh one's own pleasant memories [of the seniors] who are, now, in the world of work occupying senior positions of responsibility and take-away the satisfaction of confirming that their juniors on the campus are no less, in fact, enjoying more facilities contributing to their professional worth. The MILAN also serves the professional purpose of exchanging notes with the touch of reality, straight from horses mouth, for the benefit of the managers in the making. The alumni, on a general note, contribute to the following. Mentors for their juniors on the campus facilitate the placement of the boys and girls for both projects and final job placement. Support to the arrangement of guest lectures, focus group discussions, yearly event of SYNAPSE [Industry Institute Interface Event]

and industrial visits add to the brand equity Interactions with the Faculty provide third-party-like audit on the requirements. The 25th year MILAN 2010 saw a new beginning of even financial contribution from the alumni as a token of their gratitude -

may be a payback period dawned for the Department of Management Studies. Further, the alumni are

on the thought process to register the Alumni Association and start City-Chapters, to start with in Chennai, Bangalore and Trivandrum. The Computer Science and other Departments have alumni associations that are active online.

SUGGESTIONS ON EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:

Extra-curricular activities as well as academic pursuits need to be organized through clubs and associations, such as the debating club, history society, literary society, sociology association, arts club, etc., The absence of such activities that aid the development of students personality, needs to be remedied.

NSS, NCC and other character-building student activities may be encouraged and enhanced in the University as well as affiliated colleges.

RESPONSE:

Several major initiatives have been taken in the directions of Extra-Curricular and academic pursuits.

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S. No.

Name of the

Club/Society/ Activity

Objective

Nodal Department

1

Quiz Club

It facilitates the students of all the departments to meet and share their knowledge in current affairs by quizzing sessions during weekends.

Students Council of

the University

2

Society for Business Management

It enables students to know how to start and run the organisation, manage its finance function and administrative affairs

Department of Management

Studies

3

Alumni of the Month

Through the guest lecture cell of the department, alumni students who are in the top positions are being invited to the Department. Faculty and students interact with them. This helps the students to know what the industry expects from them. This helps the faculty to chart out consultancy projects.


Studies

4

Nexus Club

'Nexus' the Man-meet club was started by the students to help themselves to increase their efficiency

in Man-meet events conducted all around India by different B-schools. In the club, students regularly conduct various competitions and games as part of co-curricular activities which include Adzap, Debate, Group discussion, Quiz, Crosswords, Treasure Hunt, etc. Such activities pertain to the different management fields like Marketing, Finance, HR, Systems, etc. Such activities help the budding managers to hone their skills and develop certain qualities which are essential to excel in the corporate

world.


Studies

5

Tinsel Town (Freshers Day)

Ice-breaking session between first year and second year students every year


Studies

6

Synapse

An Industry Institute Interface Mega Event

facilitates students of DMS and faculty to interact with 30+ top executives in the industry through panel discussions on the topic of contemporary importance in business


Studies

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7

Milan (Alumni Meet)

Students of past batches from 1986 to the recent batch, come to DMS to cherish their memories and interact with faculty and students


Studies

8

El-Dorado Club

In contemporary adage, Information is known as the index of the person. Hence, the DMS-

El Dorado Quiz Club has come

into picture and it commenced on 24th July 2008 with great success. The Vision is a holistic approach to learn and to procure the infinite information of the universe. The mission is persistent step to ignite the astute mind and to transform it into a

maverick thinker. The DMS-El Dorado Quizs Club is running successfully since its inception.


Studies

9

Research and Journal Alert Forum

It encourages the sharing and presentation of research activities, both of the faculty members and the scholars of the Department.

Department of English

10

Writer in Residence

Initiated bythe Department of English from 2010, this unique programme is intended as a Chair for Creative Writing and is envisaged as providing the University with an opportunity to invite celebrated writers to reside in the campus and to share their expertise and experience with students and fellow scholars alike.


11

Cultural club

-

Wall magazines and regular cultural programmes offer opportunities to students to exhibit their talent in writing, drawing, painting, singing and other art forms. In all, the creative talents of each student is cherished and encouraged.


12

Eco Awareness Club

To preserve the ecological environment.

Department of Ecology &

Environmental Science

13

Art Club

Initiates the promotion of Indian classical art forms and inculcates the art of appreciation among the youth.

School of Media & Communication

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14

Science Club

To discuss the latest developments

in the

subject

Departments of

Physics &

Applied Psychology

15

Banquest

an

Intercollegiate competition

It is a plat form for the students from various colleges both technology and management to showcase their talents and with a special sessions by industry experts.

Department of

Banking Technology

16

Atheneum -

An Industry Institute Interface Event

It brings industry experts from tourism and travel field for panel discussion on various themes on tourism studies.

Department of Tourism Studies

17

Counselling Club

To counsel students for various mat ters relating to the subject and personal.

Department of Social work

18

Seminar Club

To discuss the latest topics in the subject


19

Film club

To show the films in various languages

Mass media, French and Hindi

20

Literary Club

To discuss and debate on the various topics.

Department of Hindi & Tamil

Others:

The University publishes a student journal called PRERENA through which students can express their literary and sociological views periodically.

A Movie Club has been established to entertain the students.

Open competitions in elocution, essay writing, drawing, music and other activities are being organized on various occasions.

The periodic Cultural Programmes organized by

students are one of the major attractions of the University.

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Students Performing Cultural Programmes

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Quiz Club, Eco-friendly Club, Film Club, Cultural Club, Sports Club, etc. are formed with specific activities and framed regulations. These clubs are periodically organizing various co-curricular and extra-curricular activities with a view to bring out the hidden potentialities of the students. The various co-curricular and extracurricular activities are organized in the name of AAROHAN from the academic year 2009-10 awards:

NCC / NSS Related Activities

S. No.

NCC/NSS

Co-ordinators

1

NCC Air wing

all the ground work relating to the same is

completed and the NCC Airwing Unit with 25 students are

ready to be raised in the month of June 2011. Further, as

per the information from NCC Wing, Pondicherry, they are

going to release 25 more seats to Pondicherry Univeristy.

The preliminary coordination work is done by

Prof.M.Tamizhmani, Dean, Student Welfare and Dr. B.

Charumathi, Assistant Dean

(Women), Student Welfare.

Dr. Humayun, (South Asian

Studies)

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SUGGESTION ON PLACEMENT ACTIVITIES:

The activities of Central Placement cell may be extended to Departments of Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences.

RESPONSE:

The Placement Cell creates record by placing the University Campus students including Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities in various leading multinational companies every year.

Students from affiliated colleges

are also invited for the Campus interview and placed through the Placement Cell of the university, in addition to helping the colleges to organize campus interview with various industries and organizations.

The details of placement are as follows:

2006-07

Pondicherry University has been accredited by M/s.Tata Consultancy Services Limited at the level B .

M/s.Tata Consultancy Services, M/s.Cognizant Technology Solutions, Chennai M/s.Infosys Technologies, Bangalore, HCL Technologies, Chennai, Caritor, Chennai Satyam Computers, Chennai, Iflex Solutions, Chennai, Hewlett Packward, Bangalore, Patni Computers, Chennai, Birlasoft, Blobal Soft, Cybernet and Prodex Technologies conducted Campus interviews for the students of the Departments and Affiliated institutions.

2007-08

Tata Consultancy Services has instituted awards in

10 engineering Colleges and Universities to encourage students to innovate. A student of M.Sc Computer Science S. Suganthi won the best student award, while S.Muthumeena of M.Tech (CSE) was selected for the Best Project award.

2008-09

Twenty five out of

twenty nine students of Banking Technology got placement in various banks in India.

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2009-10

There has been nearly 100% placement of all Management students and 142 students were selected on campus, by IT sectors.

Eighteen MBA

students of School of Management have got placement in ICICI Securities Ltd.

2010-11

The students of the University have been placed in various firms through Group campus Recruitments

2010-11 conducted by Placement Cell and the details are as follows: -

Placement Details

Sl. No

Company visited

Recruitment

No. of students selected

1.

Tata Consultancy Services, Chennai

MBA of PU

11

2.

Cognizant Technology Solutions, Chennai

PU Consortium

151

3.

Accenture, Bangalore

PU Consortium

88

4.

HCL Technologies, Chennai

PU Consortium

81

5.

ITC Infotech, Bangalore

PU & PKIET

08

Total

339

Mr. Muralidhar Manchala, II MBA (Banking Technology, 2011 Batch) student has been recruited by Reserve Bank of India, and offered Rs.10.5 lakh per year.

SUGGESTIONS ON CONSULTANCY PROJECTS:

The University needs to strengthen its consultancy work to provide better interaction of the students with industries. This will also mobilize more resources for the University.

Departments and Centres may be encouraged to organize more seminars, workshops and national/ international conferences to expose the students and teachers to the recent developments in the field.

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RESPONSE:

Consultancy services were provided to

various organizations at regional, national

and international level by almost all departments such as Management Studies, Tourism Studies, Banking Technology, International Business, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Applied Psychology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Ocean Studies and Marine Biology, Coastal Disaster Management, Food Science and Technology, Bioinformatics, Anthropology, Sociology, Social Work, Education, Computer Sciences, Pollution Control and Energy Technology, Nanoscience and Technology, Green Energy

Technology etc., facilitating better interaction between the stakeholders of Pondicherry University and Industries/Organizations could be established in addition to mobilizing resources for the University.

The University has encouraged the Faculty to organize National and International seminars, conferences, workshops, symposium etc., on thrust areas of global importance and also encourages participation in such seminars with presentation of papers. The Seminars / Workshops / Symposium / Conferences organized in the Departments / Centres are as follows: -

Details

of Seminars / Workshops / Conferences organized by the Departments / Centres during the last 5 years: 2006 -

2011

Sl. No.

Departments/Centres

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

1

Tamil

5

7

5

10

1

2

Mathematics

2

0

1

1

4

3

Statistics

1

1

2

1

1

4

Earth Sciences

4

1

2

-

5

Economics

2

2

-

7

6

Banking Technology

14

22

3

1

1

7

Ecology & Environmental Sciences

1

3

5

1

8

Anthropology

2

2

-

1

9

Politics & International Studies

1

1

5

-

1

10

Centre for Women Studies

1

5

-

5

11

English

3

3

-

1

1

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12

French

3

1

2

4

13

Hindi

1

2

3

1

14

Sanskrit

1

1

-

-

1

15

Physical Education

1

1

2

2

16

Escande Chair in Asian Christian Studies

3

-

-

1

17

Centre for Adult and Continuing Education

1

10

-

-

1

18

Computer Science

-

2

4

1

2

19

Management Studies

4

4

5

2

3

20

Commerce

1

1

2

6

3

21

Tourism Studies

-

1

3

-

1

22

International Business

-

1

2

3

2

23

Biochemistry

-

2

1

1

1

24


-

1

1

3

-

25

Bioinformatics

-

1

3

3

2

26

Food Science

-

1

1

3

27

Sociology

-

1

1

1

1

28

History

-

2

3

1

5

29

Social Work

-

1

6

9

-

30

Philosophy

-

2

-

1

-

31

Physics

-

1

3

2

2

32

Chemistry

1

1

1

1

2

33

Applied Psychology

-

1

-

2

1

34

Library & Information Science

-

1

1

2

1

35

Performing Arts

-

14

11

9

4

36

Education

-

1

-

2

37

Centre for Pollution Control

and Environmental Engineering

1

-

1

2

5

38

Biotechnology

3

-

1

1

-

39

South Asian Studies

-

-

-

2

1

40

Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policies

-

-

-

7

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41

Ananda Rangapillai Library

1

1

3

12

7

42

Madanjeet Institute of South Asia Regional Co-operation

-

-

1

2

3

43

Gandhian Studies

8

4

4

6

3

44

Green Energy Technology

-

-

-

-

1

45

Management Studies (PG Centre, Karaikal)

-

-

-

-

1

Total

65

106

84

120

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The details of Faculty participation in national and international conferences/ seminars/workshops/symposiums are given below:

Details of Faculty participation in National and International Conferences / Seminars / Workshops / Symposium during the last 5 years: 2006 -

2010

Sl. No.

Departments/Centres

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

1

Tamil

48

56

88

78

2

Management Studies

37

22

33

49

3

Commerce

25

20

08

55

4

Economics

14

16

44

47

5

Banking Technology

43

06

02

11

6

Tourism Studies

-

07

05

-

7

International Business

15

14

04

17

8

Mathematics

06

05

07

09

9

Statistics

04

09

04

03

10

Computer Science

04

-

23

31

11

Physics

27

53

-

28

12

Chemistry

-

22

27

19

13

Earth Science

17

14

09

09

14

Applied Psychology

-

-

-

09

15

Library Information science

-

08-

-

04

16

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

10

10

10

10

17

Biotechnology

09

08

28

04

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-

01

07

07

19

Ecology and Environmental Science

21

19

25

13

20

Ocean Studies and Marine Biology

06

22

13

33

21

Bio-Informatics

13

12

09

10

22

Pollution Control Energy

-

11

03

40

23

English

12

23

14

08

24

French

14

16

16

08

25

Hindi

07

10

-

02

26

Sanskrit

11

07

19

11

27

Philosophy

38

11

18

27

28

Physical Education and Sports

22

20

07

14

29

Asian Christian Studies

-

-

01

01

30

Anthropology

05

12

37

11

31

Sociology

26

35

15

07

32

History

15

19

25

21

33

Politics and International Studies

27

40

-

36

34

Social Work

-

24

07

26

35

South Asian Studies

-

-

-

26

36

Women s Studies

07

11

02

04

37

Social Exclusion Policy

-

-

-

10

38

Performing Arts

12

30

05

01

39

School of Education

-

05

01

40

40

Adult Continuing Education

-

-

-

03

41

Academic Staff College

9

11

07

-

Total

504

609

513

697

SUGGESTION ON MEDICAL FACILITIES:

The Medical facilities may be streamlined and made more accessible.

RESPONSE:

The University has fulfilled this requirement by various measures indicated below: -

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24 hours medical facilities are being extended to the students, Faculty, and staff of the University, through the University Health Centre.

For the benefit of employees residing in Puducherry city and nearly, 24 hours medical facility has been arranged through the City Medical Centre of PIMS.

Specialty hospitals have been recognized by the University in Puducherry for inpatient treatment. In addition, the employees can also avail the facility from any of the CGHS recognized hospitals in Chennai.

Family Healthcard system has been introduced to enable the family members of the Faculty and staff to avail the medical facility

in the Healthcentre

and in any of the recognized hospitals in Puducherry and Chennai without any need for any reference.

One time Master Health Checkup scheme was extended to all teaching and non-teaching staff.

Periodical health camps are being organized in the Campus in collaboration with specialty hospitals.

24 hours well-equipped (Air-conditioned) Ambulance Facility is available in the campus

The medical examination of the University employees at the t ime of appointment and medical examination of the

students whenever found necessary is carried out by the Medical Officers.

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SUGGESTION ON SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS IN THE CAMPUS:

The University has outsourced security arrangements for the University campus. The efficiency of these arrangements may be regularly checked and verified.

RESPONSE:

New security agency has now been engaged.

143 security guards in 68 points are posted round the clocks. The services are monitored by an officer on special duty in the rank of Superintendent of Police on deputation

from local government.

Patrolling system has been intensified both from the agency and the University side.

No untoward incident has happened in the campus during the last 5 years.

SUGGESTION ON STUDENT TEACHERS RELATION:

A student-

Teacher committee may be constituted under the chairmanship of HOD in each Department, Meeting every month to ensure close communication and rapport between the students, Faculty and administration. Students may also be given greater representation in University bodies.

RESPONSE:

Every Department activity is monitored by a Departmental Programme Advisory Committee in which a representative of students is mandatory as per regulations of Choice Based Credit System. The duties and responsibilities of the Committee are to meet at least thrice in every semester to review periodically the progress of the course, problems concerning the curriculum and syllabi, and conduct of classes and examinations in consultation with the representatives of students. The Committee is empowered to take decision on the teaching, learning and evaluation process of the programmes.

In addition to that, students have been nominated as members of the various decision making subcommittees such as Transport Committee, Cultural Committee, Hostel Committee, Sports Committee, Prevention of Sexual Harassment Committee, Students Journal Committee, etc.

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The appointment of a separate Dean for Student Affairs and the

frequent

interaction of students with the Dean help harmonious rapport between students and the University.

The Faculty Advisory System under which a group of students is attached to a faculty member, forges

and fosters congenial relationship between the

teacher and the taught. The System has initiated a sense of belonging to the students and created a tranquil

teaching

learning environment in the University free from any unrest.

SUGGESTIONS ON GYM FACILITY & INDOOR STADIUM:

A mini-gym may be installed in one of the hostels for girls so that all girl students and women residing on campus may maintain good health and fitness. Additionally, a self-defense course may be started for the benefit of girl students.

An Indoor Stadium is badly required for the development of a number of sports such as Badminton and Basketball.

RESPONSE:

Two

exclusive Gyms

have

been established in the campus near the ladies and gents hostels respectively.

International standard cricket stadium and play fields for badminton, basketball, tennis etc., have been established.

Indoor stadium and swimming pool are in the pipe-line of execution.

Gym for Girls

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Gym for Boys

In addition to the existing sports facilities such as play fields for Basketball, Tennis and Tracks, one more cricket stadium RAJIV GANDHI CRICKET STADIUM of international standard has been constructed with turf pitch.

Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium

Performance in Sports Activities

Thiruvalluvar Stadium

Inter-Collegiate Tournaments

The Department of Physical Education and Sports, Pondicherry University conducted Inter-Collegiate Tournaments (Men & Women) among the students of various Departments of Pondicherry University and affiliated Colleges of Pondicherry University.

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The tournaments were conducted in 21 Games and Sports disciplines from 5.9.2007 to 1.2.2008 at various venues of affiliated Colleges and Department of Physical Education and Sports, Pondicherry University. Pondicherry Universitys Departments teams participated in the above tournaments and won in Kabaddi (Men)

First place, Volleyball

(Men)

Third place, Basketball (Men) Third place,

Handball (Men) Third place and Cricket (Men) Fourth place.

Puducherry State Level Athletics Championship

Eight students of Department of Physical Education and Sports, Pondicherry University participated in the Puducherry State Level Athletics Championship 2008 organized by Puducherry State Amateur Athletics Federation and secured First and Second places in 2008.

All India / South Zone/Inter-University Tournaments

Pondicherry University Men teams (17) and Women teams (5) participated in the All India / South Zone/ Inter-University tournament 2007-2008 from September 2007 to February 2008 organized by various Universities in India. Most of our University teams played better than they did last year. Pondicherry University Chess (Men) team participated in the All India Inter-University Chess (Men) Championship 2007-2008 organized by CSJM University Kanpur and secured 14th

place among 89 India n Universities. Shri. P. Iyyappan, Acharia College, secured First Board place (9 points out of 9 rounds) out of 89 Indian Universities. Pondicherry University Cricket (Men) team participated in the Anandam Ammal Memorial All India Inter-University Cricket (Men) tournament held at Srivillipudur organized by Kalasalingam University and secured the third place (Bronze Medal) and

the Cash prize award of Rs.30,000/-.

Inter-Physical Education Institution Tournaments

The Annamalai University, Chidambaram, conducted the Inter-Physical Education Institution Tournament from 10 to 12 February 2008. The following players secured places

of merit.

S.No.

Name

Class

Events

Place

1.

Shri.M.Muniyapillai

II

MPEd.

800 mts.

Second

2.

Shri.K.Karthikeyan

I-MPEd.

Javelin

Third

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Asian-Indo-Nepal-Srilanka International 7-A Side Football Championship 2008

The following Students of Department of Physical Education and Sports, Pondicherry University represented in the Indian 7-A Side Football team which participated in the Asian-Indo-Nepal-Srilanka International 7-A Side Football Championship 2008 conducted from 4 to 6 February, 2008 organized by Nepal 7-A Side Football Federation and secured Second place (Runners-up)

The Department of Physical Education and Sports, Pondicherry University conducted a meeting of the Directors/Directress of Physical Education of Affiliated Colleges on 5.9.2008 and meeting of the Pondicherry University Sports Board on 26.9.2008 under the chairmanship of Prof.J.A.K.Tareen, Vice-Chancellor, Pondicherry University, for promoting Sports in the student community for the academic year 2008-2009.

All India/South Zone/Inter-University Tournaments-2008-2009

Followed by the Pondicherry University Teams selection, Pondicherry Universitys 13 Men teams and 8 Women teams participated in the All India/South Zone/ Inter-University Tournaments

(2008-2009)

from September 2008 to February 2009 organized by various Universities affiliated to Association of Indian Universities. Most of our University teams played well and received Sports Certificates.

Pondicherry University Table Tennis Women team participated in the South Zone Inter-University Table Tennis Women

Tournament 2008-2009 organized by Kuvempu University, Shimoga (K.N.) from 2.10.2008 to 5.10.2008 and secured fourth place

out of 42 Universities and became eligible to participate in the All India Inter-University Table Tennis Women Tournament organized by BIT, Ranchi.

The Department of Physical Education and Sports organized Inter-Collegiate Tournaments cum selection Trials (Men & Women) among the students of various Department of Pondicherry University and affiliated Colleges of

Pondicherry University. The Tournaments were organized in 30 Games/Sports discipline from 26.8.2009 to 11.11.2009 at various venues of affiliated Colleges and Department of Physical Education and Sports Pondicherry University. Most of the affiliated Colleges of Pondicherry University participated in this Tournament and secured meritorious places with Rolling Trophy and Sports Certificates issued by Pondicherry University.

All India/South Zone/Inter-University Tournaments-2009-2010

Followed by the Pondicherry University Team s selection, Pondicherry Universitys 13 Men teams and 8 Women teams participated in the All India/South Zone/ Inter-University Tournaments-2009-2010 from September 2009 to February 2010 organized by various Universities affiliated to Association of Indian Universities. Most of the teams of the University played well and received Sports Certificates.

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The Department of Physical Education and Sports, Pondicherry University organized the South West Zone Inter-University Football Women Tournament for the academic year 2009-2010 from 4th

-

8th

January 2010 which was a grand success.

Dr.J.A.K.Tareen, Vice-Chancellor, Pondicherry University, with the Faculties and Sports Officers of Dept. of Physical Education & Sports during the South West

Zone Inter

University Football Women Tournament 2009 -10

The Organizing Committee of South West Zone Inter-University Football Women

Tournament for the Academic Year 2009-10

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The Volley Ball (Men s) team of the Physical Education & Sports Department

Body Building Selection Trials for Pondicherry University team

Physical Education & Sports Department s Basketball Women s team

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Incentives to outstanding sports persons

1.

Scholarship @ Rs.5000/-

per year for the first two place holders in the All India

Inter University Tournaments.

2.

Cash Award to the first three place holders in the all India Inter University Tournaments @ Rs.2000/-, Rs.1500/-

and Rs.1000/-

respectively.

3.

Tracksuit to the first place holders in the All India Inter University Tournaments.

4.

Grace marks to the place holders and participants in the International, National and Inter Collegiate Tournaments, to a maximum of 25% of the total marks and a minimum of 3% of the total marks.

5.

Reservation of seats for Degree and P.G. courses under sports quota.

Due consideration is given to athletes and sports persons. Concession is given in hostel accommodation.

To encourage sports activities, sports scholarships are being distributed to students who are proficient in sports.

The University awards medals to Best Sports Men and Women students.

Medals, Sports cups and certificates are distributed to the winners and runners during Sports Day.

During 2009 2010 a sum of Rs.1,08,000/-

has been given in the form of medals and scholarships, to students

who are proficient in sports.

In addition to this, sports items are sponsored by Sports Land to students enabling them to take part in sports enthusiastically.

For economically backward sports students, the University offers concession in Hostel accommodation and distributes sports dresses free of cost.

The Outstanding sportspersons are recognized and properly awarded. Four girl cadets were selected and awarded Tamil Nadu Government NCC scholarship of Rs.1200/-

each. Three students were exempted from paying fee for their outstanding performance in games and sports. Practice facility to outstanding sports persons is provided.

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Priority in the Sports Quota for Admission is given to outstanding sports persons.

Leave with permission is granted to them while

practicing and playing

matches.

Winners are honoured with cash incentives and medals during the University Day celebrations.

Management sponsored uniforms for the cricket team and for outstanding sportspersons.

SUGGESTION ON SERVICES TO THE STUDENTS:

Steps may be taken to speed up the processing of different requests of students, research scholars, Faculty and staff by streamlining and decentralizing the administrative mechanism for this purpose. This may also be done for the timely disbursal of scholarship payments.

RESPONSE:

The University has ventured into drastic administrative reforms, which include decentralization of administrative and financial powers and preparation of definite norms pertaining to purchase, finance and academic activities, students welfare and hostel management, sports and a host of others.

The nature of academic responsibility has been vested now with the Deans of Schools and the respective Heads of Departments with regard to the designing of curriculum, conduct of Board of Studies, declaration of results, establishment of laboratories, decision of purchases of equipments, books and journals for studies and advance planning of the budget.

Financial powers to the required extent are

also vested with the Deans.

Some of the measures taken to improve the services to students are listed below: -

i.

Disposal of scholarship has been streamlined in the Finance Section.

ii.

On-line applications for admissions.

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iii.

Automation of Application Processing System & generation of Hall Tickets

with Photo Identity.

iv.

Evaluation of Entrance Exam Answer Scripts through Optical Mark Reader

(OMR) and Publication of Results in the Website

v.

Regulation & Syllabi of all Courses hosted on the University Website.

vi.

New Ph.D. regulations formulated and published.

vii.

Procedures & application formats for various certificates are made available

on website.

viii.

Funding Departments for organizing fresher welcome meet.

ix.

Extensive support for holding of Conferences.

x.

The University publishes a half-yearly University News. Students of

Journalism bring out a quarterly --INQUIRER--

with assistance of Faculty

advisor, Ms.Radhika Khanna. Students also publish PRERNA, with the support

of Dean of Students Welfare.

xi.

Hosting all circulars in the Website through E-Circulars.

xii.

100% power back up for all the buildings including the hostels over

3000

KVA.

xiii.

Fully free transport facility provided to all students from the City.

xiv.

Battery operated vehicles and 300 bicycles are provided free for incampus

trips.

xv.

Mess Subsidy Grant of Rs.400/-

per month to each students.

xvi.

Exemption of Room Rent for SC/ST and Girl Student.

xvii.

Free accommodation and mess charge for differently challenged persons.

xviii.

Providing Rs.10,000/-

per hostel for celebrating Hostel Day function.

xix.

Organizing On and Off Campus Interviews, training

programmes like

Personality Development, Mock Aptitude tests, Group Discussion training,

Mock interviews etc.,

xx.

Enabling Industry Institute Interaction and Co-ordinating Industrial Visits.

xxi.

Organizing Student Workshops with Major Corporate and Faculty

Development Programme.

xxii.

Twenty four hours medical service along with ambulance facility is provided

in the Campus.

xxiii.

A Book stall is established in the campus which also provides other essential

item like stationery.

xxiv.

A modern Bakery is being established with all

types of cakes in the Campus.

xxv.

A shop namely A to Z is established with all types of eatables and cosmetics

in the campus.

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xxvi.

A fruit stall is established in the Campus.

xxvii.

A modern saloon is established in the Boys hostels.

xxviii.

A beauty parlor is established in the Ladies hostels.

xxix.

Xeroxing facilities are available in the Campus.

xxx.

To relax in leisure hours, there is the shade of century-old trees one can sit,

chat or browse on laptops, a gym for working-out stress and keeping fit or

yoga classes, or the woods where

one can have the treat of a brisk walk.

Students Service Centre

The major initiatives in the direction

of reforms are:

Major Common Initiatives / System Improvements (2007

10)

1.

On-line auction was introduced for disposal of condemned vehicles, usufructs of fruit trees & dried woods.

2.

All prescribed formats including tender forms are downloadable from the website.

3.

All Tenders are opened within half an hour from the closing time prescribed for receipt of tender.

4.

Tenders are opened in the presence of bidders available.

5.

Common advertisement issued for bulk purchase of equipments for all the Departments/Centers which has saved considerable expenditure on advertisement, besides attracting large number of bidders. This also resulted in saving time & effort to a large extent.

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6.

All internal circulars are only hosted through website, which have saved paper at an average of around fifty thousand

per year.

7.

On-line internal applications for advance/leave.

8.

Outsourcing

- House-keeping services

- Electrical Maintenance

- Civil Maintenance/Water Supply

- Catering in hostels

- Catering in canteens

- Transport services

- Health services

- Security services

9.

Internal Audit Mechanism Extended

Retired Audit Officers have been posted as Internal Audit Officers, Sr. Accounts Officers and Accounts Officers to assist in internal audit as well as accounting work in the University, Directorate of Distance Education and Community College.

10.

Recording & weeding out of old files initiated, depending upon the future reference.

11.

Stock verification of all items including equipments, furniture, books etc. are periodically completed and stock verification records are reconciled from 2006-08. Further annual stock verification has also been completed as on 31.12.2010.

University initiative to start journals through properly registered societies

With one more year to go in the XI Plan, the University crossed its target of growth with 300% increase in student strength and more than doubling of its Faculty, built space, sports & student amenities, research output in terms of research grant and publications.

The University Publication Division is being

established with the University Departments launching academic societies to start international journals such as:

International Journal of South Asian Studies

International Research Journal of Social Sciences

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Indian Journal of Philosophy, Religion and Culture

International Journal of Microfinance

International Journal of Economics and Management Science

Visvabharathi

Yatra

Other journals proposed to be launched from the Departments of the University are:

Sociological Trends

Indian Journal of International Studies

Journal of Social Work and development

Scientific Journal of Physical Education & Allied Subjects

Indian Journal of Financial Derivatives

The Progressive Anthropologist

Journal of Contemporary Literature

Pondicherry University Journal of Women Studies & Contemporary Issues

FRANCOPTIQUE, Revue Française de L'Université de Pondichéry

The University publishes a half-yearly University News. Students of Journalism bring out a quarterly --INQUIRER--

with assistance of Faculty advisor, Ms.Radhika Khanna. Students also publish PRERNA, with the support of Dean of Students Welfare.

University Research Journals

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Major Initiatives/Improvements in the System

of Affiliation:

Norms for affiliation with requisite forms are hosted on the website.

Norms for Permanent affiliation are finalized and hosted on the website.

External experts are appointed Chairmen of the Inspection Teams,

particularly for professional courses

Medical/Engineering/Education etc..

New Courses are allowed only after thorough scrutiny by expert bodies like -

Board of Studies.

Stringent Penalty is imposed if students are admitted before affiliation.

Major Initiatives/Improvements in the System

of Administration:

Implementation of VI Pay Commission Recommendations.

Computerization of personal details of

Non-Teaching staff.

Automation of leave and Advances.

Hosting all circulars in the Website through E-Circular.

Administrative guide distributed to help the new entrants.

Reservation Rosters hosted in the website.

Regular review of the grievances of employees.

Downloadable forms hosted in the website

The dispatch system computerized

Major Initiatives/Improvements

in the System

of Purchase and Stores:

New purchase Procedure is evolved

Delegation of Powers to the Deans of Schools and Heads of Departments

Special Provision for Sophisticated Equipments

Pre Bid Conference

Technical Comparative Statement

Techno Commercial Negotiation

3 to 5 Years Warranty with Bank Guarantee

Insurance to all immovable and movable asserts

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Major Initiatives/Improvements in the Engineering Wing:

Building Registers completed for all Buildings

Comprehensive Revision of House Allotment Rules

Comprehensive drainage system and sewage Treatment Plant for entire campus

under progress.

Additional External Service for 110 acres

with water Tank, Roads, STP etc.

under progress

Tender forms are downloadable form the website

Major Initiatives/Improvements in the Electrical Wing:

100% power back up for all the buildings including the hostels over

3000 KVA.

Public Address Systems and LCD Projectors have been installed in all the 3 auditoriums, 12 seminar halls, most of the large class rooms of the departments.

295 Split/Window Air-Conditioners have been installed and maintained properly with annual maintenance contract with out-sourcing agencies.

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Sub Stations with 14

Transformers have been installed for back up supply.

Major Initiatives/Improvements in the Horticulture Wing

Year

2000-2005

2006-2010

Development of Landscape

Gardens

Locations

Sq.mts

Locations

Sq.mts

16

36288

47

76798

Production of Ornamental Plans

7000

10000

Auctions of Usufructs

19,83,495/-

24,36,690/-

Plantation of trees

11,700

16,843

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Major Initiatives/Improvements in the Transport System:

University approved Taxi operators were appointed.

Transport facilities for all the Student & Staff to commute from city to the Campus and back.

Training Programmes are periodically conducted exclusively for Drivers.

On-line auction was introduced in the University for disposing vehicles

Major Initiatives/Improvements in the Hostel System:

Running of Hostel Mess with outsourcing caterers.

Mess Subsidy Grant of Rs.400/-

per month to each student.

Exemption of Room Rent for SC/ST and all Girl Students.

Free accommodation and food for differently-abled.

Providing Rs.10,000/-

per hostel for celebrating Hostel Day function.

The details of the hostels and number of inmates as on 2010-11 are given below:

Type

Inmates

Total

SC ST

Men s Hostel

1767

279

64

Women s Hostel

842

65

19

Total

2609

344

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No. of Hostels

Students Strength in Hostels

In addition to this, one Foreign Students

Hostel and one Transit Hostel have been established to accommodate the students/scholars coming from various foreign counties and visiting members of Faculty respectively with necessary infrastructure to facilitate the inmates.

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Residential quarters added during the period from 2006

to 2011

Year

Single Bed Apartment

Double Bed Apartment

2008

16

-

2010

-

40

Major Initiatives/Improvements in the Placement Cell:

Organizing On and Off Campus Interviews, training programmes like

Personality Development, Mock Aptitude tests, Group Discussion training,

Mock interviews etc.,

Enabling Industry Institute Interaction and Co-ordinating Industrial Visits

Co-ordinating Project Placement for the Students

Supporting Technical Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized by

various Departments/Centres.

Organizing Student workshops with Major Corporate and Faculty

Development Programmes.

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Daycare Centre and Kindergarten

During the recent induction of over 200 faculties, and a phenomenal increase in strength of Research Scholars, a large number of young mothers have joined the University.

The need for establishing a Day Care Centre was felt and the University established the same in a spacious building with State of the Art facilities, air conditioned play rooms, rest rooms and dining rooms. Trained staff and care-givers were appointed from the University funds, though a sum of Rs. 5 lakhs was granted by the UGC.

A pediatrician visits here twice a week. For the convenience of children in age group of 3

5, a Kindergarten is attached to Day Care Centre with trained teachers.

This has helped the young mothers to leave their children in safe hands during their working hours.

The Day Care Centre provides free service to the children for University employees and children between 3 months and 3 years.

Children in the Day Care Centre

Popularizing Pre-Primary Education in Rural Area (PPERA)

The emotional, intellectual and social development of children in the age group of 3 to 6 years, who are on the threshold of entering the primary school demands prime attention. Preschool Education has so far been considered to be the sole preserve of the elite and denied to poorer sections of the population.

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This deprivation in preschool education can lead to high dropout rate in primary schools.

Children in the Preprimary School

It is with this vision that the programme of Popularizing Pre-Primary Education in Rural Areas [PPERA] was conceived by Prof. J.A.K. Tareen and implemented in Kashmir University. He believes that Universities have a social obligation to reach out to the society and this was one such scheme he launched to benefit the socially disadvantaged groups, who for some reason or the other cannot have access to pre-primary education for their children. Further, such children are generally deprived of pre-primary education facility normally provided to the urban elite, even though some type of facility may be existing for them in their vicinity.

PPERA tries to realize this need by tapping talent for entrepreneurship among women and giving them adequate training to start their own Pre-primary School especially for the children of marginalized population who are deprived of such facility.

This course is intended to train highly motivated, creative, committed and resourceful women students in entrepreneurship to run their own school from pre-primary level onwards. It is expected that this programme should take off as a movement especially in rural areas by attracting the talented and resourceful girls to come forward to serve preschool going children in their locality providing preschool education on par with any other preschools of high quality.

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Yoga

To relax in leisure hours, there is the shade of century-old trees one can sit, chat or browse on laptops, a gym for working-out stress and keeping fit or yoga classes, or the woods where one can have the treat of a brisk walk.

Students Attending Yoga Class

SUGGESTION ON CONVEYANCE FACILITIES:

A shuttle bus service may be provided on a priority basis, from the University gate to various Departments, Centres, Hostels, Library and Health Centres from 8.00 a.m. till 10 p.m., every half-hour at least.

RESPONSE:

14 numbers of buses, 4 numbers of battery cars, 300

numbers of cycles and tricycles for differently-abled persons are being operated for the benefit of the students and staff.

Free transport facility is provided to all the students from town to the campus. This is the first University providing such facility to the students.

For the campus trip, the

following facilities are provided: -

Battery cars

periodically from 6:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Buses

every one hour (every 15 minutes during lunch hour)

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Bicycles pick up and drop at any place wherever required within the campus.

Transport facility is also provided to the faculty and staff to drop and pickup their wards from the schools.

Transport facility is provided for the students of the Kendriya Vidyalaya School functioning in the campus.

SUGGESTION ON COUNSELING CELL:

A Counseling Cell may be set up on Campus for the psychological well-being of students and other members of the University community.

RESPONSE:

To help students adjust to changes and to University life in general, the Department of Social Work has established a Guidance and Counseling Centre. The Centre has developed among students an understanding and appreciation of the diversity of our University and to cope effectively while operating outside their familiar and comfort zones

physical and psychological.

The Centre is functioning with the objectives of enabling students to become

progressively responsible for their development, facilitating to

develop true and vital life ideals and sensitizing the student with the social, psychological and emotional aspects of the world of work

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Centre for Women Studies also help in counseling the girls students, most of the departments have women faculty and they take care of the students of their respective department inters of counseling helping to solve problems etc.

SUGGESTION FOR CREATING CULTURAL EVIDENCES:

The University should take up long-term cultural and historical ventures such as producing a history of Pondicherry.

RESPONSE:

The Department of History has already produced documentaries on the ̀ History of Pondicherry .

The Fauna & Flora of the Campus have been documented in the form of books and published recently.

The University in the recent past has established a Centre for Electronic Media and Mass Communication. The key resources of the activities and lectures in the University are telecast and anyone can view these on website.

The Centre has produced 32 documentaries which includes a film on history of Puducherry. The documentary also received National Award at CEC Film Festival.

Centre for Electronic Media Recording a Programme

Students Shooting Documentary Film in the Campus

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SUGGESTION ON ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMME:

The Adult and Continuing Education Programmes should be developed as a full-fledged Departmental activity, with an increase in the number and quality of courses. A permanent Faculty should be appointed for the purpose.

RESPONSE:

The

Centre for Adult and Continuing Education has organized the following activities:

Offering M.Phil / Ph.D. Programmes in the Academic year 2010-11

Extension activities and awareness programmes related to the lifelong learning are being organized by the centre with the UGC funding.

Life Style Education programme for the College students.

Awareness programmes in coordination with

NYK, M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation.

Personality Development programme for the students. The Public Grievances Cell of the University headed by the Coordinator, Centre for Adult and Continuing Education, started functioning from June 2005 onwards. The Public Grievances Cell has been receiving all grievances from the students through e-mail as well as in person or post. The grievances are resolved to the fullest satisfaction of the students in time. Further, separate grievances committee for the Faculty, Staff, and Students has been constituted to redress their grievances. Number of grievances redressed during the year 2009-10 : 646.

The Training Cell, Pondicherry University, headed by the Coordinator, Centre for Adult and Continuing Education, started functioning from the year 2006 onwards. The Cell imparted Training to the Faculty, Officers and Staff of Pondicherry University and also

facilitates deputing Officers/Faculties to other training agencies

like ISTM, IPA, NUEPA, AIU, INFM, IMPACT, and NIT.

The Project Officer of the Adult and Continuing Education Programme has been attached with the Social Work to engage classes for the students in addition to offering soft core courses to the students of various departments.

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