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Criterion I: - Curricular Aspects - 80
Criterion I: - Curricular Aspects - 80
The Curricular Aspects are the mainstay of any educational Institution. However, the responsibilities of various HEIs in this regard vary depending on their administrative standing. That is, an Affiliated College is essentially a teaching unit which depends on a larger body namely university for legitimizing its academic and administrative processes. Its engagement with curricular aspects is mainly in their implementation while its participation in curriculum development, procedural detailing, assessment procedures as well as certification is peripheral and these are “givens’’. Whereas a University has the mandate to visualize appropriate curricula for particular programmes, it has to revise/update them periodically to ensure that the outcomes of its programmes are defined by its bodies.
Criterion I pertains to the practices of an Institution in initiating a wide range of programme options and courses that are in tune with the emerging national and global trends and relevant to the local needs. Apart from issues of diversity and academic flexibility, aspects on career orientation, multi-skill development, feedback system and involvement of stakeholders in curriculum updating are also gauged. The focus of Criterion I is captured in the following Key Indicators:
KEY INDICATORS
KEY INDICATORS
1.1*(U) -Curriculum Design and Development 1.1*(A) - Curriculum Planning and Implementation - 15
1.2 Academic Flexibility - 20
1.3 Curriculum Enrichment - 25
1.4 Feedback System - 20
*(U) - applicable only for Universities *(A) - applicable only for the Affiliated/Constituent Colleges
*(U) Curriculum Design and Development
One of the significant responsibilities of Universities is Curriculum Design and Development and thus is expected to have processes, systems and structures in place to shoulder this responsibility. Curriculum Design and Development is a complex process of developing appropriate need-based inputs in consultation with expert groups, based on the feedback from stakeholders. This results in the development of relevant programmes with flexibility to suit the professional and personal needs of the students and realization of core values. The Key Indicator (KI) also considers the good practices of the Institution in initiating a range of programme options and courses that are relevant to the local needs and in tune with the emerging national and global trends. Curriculum evolved by the University comprises Programme Outcomes (POs), and Course Outcomes (COs), the substantive outlines of courses in every discipline (syllabus), organizational details of implementation as well as assessment of student performance and thereby attainment of POs and COs. The quality element is reflected in the efforts to revise, update and include emerging concerns etc., the University makes in this regard. The Curriculum designed by University may also focus on employability, entrepreneurship and skill development. The POs, COs could be uploaded on Institutional website.
1.1 *(A) Curricular Planning and Implementation (15)
The Affiliating/Constituent Colleges have rather limited role in curriculum designing and development. They adopt the curriculum overview provided by the respective universities. Each college operationalizes the curriculum within the overall framework provided, in one’s own way depending on its resource potential, Institutional goals and concern and so on. That is, each college visualizes the way the curriculum has to be carried out – activities, who, how, when etc. This process makes each Institution unique and reflects on the concern of the college for quality in the form of values emphasized, sensitivities focused on, etc.
1.2 Academic Flexibility (20)
Academic flexibility refers to the freedom in the use of the time-frame of the courses, horizontal mobility, inter-disciplinary options and others facilitated by curricular transactions. Supplementary enrichment programmes introduced as an initiative of the college, credit system and choice offered in the curriculum, in terms of programme, curricular transactions and time-frame options are also considered in this key indicator.
1.3 Curriculum Enrichment (25)
Holistic development of students is the main purpose of curriculum. While this is attempted through prescribing dynamic and updated curricular inputs, the HEI is expected to have provision for added courses and activities which may not be directly linked with one’s discipline of study but contribute to sensitizing students to cross-cutting issues relevant to the current pressing concerns both nationally and internationally such as gender, environment and sustainability, human values and professional ethics, development of creative and divergent competencies. A progressive university would provide a wide range of such “value-added’’ courses for students to choose from according to their interests and inclinations.
1.4 Feedback System (20)
The process of revision and redesign of curricula is based on recent developments and feedback from the stakeholders. The feedback from all stakeholders in terms of its relevance and appropriateness in catering to the needs of the society, economy and environment helps in improving the inputs. A HEI with the feedback system in place will have an active process of not only collecting feedback from all stakeholders, but also analyzing it and identifying and drawing pertinent pointers to enhance the learning effectiveness.
CRITERION I: Curricular Aspects
CRITERION I: Curricular Aspects
TEAM:
- Criteria Head(s)
- Sub Criteria Leads & Support teams
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- Criteria Quality Executive(s)
Key Indicator-1.1 Curricular Planning and Implementation (15)
Key Indicator-1.1 Curricular Planning and Implementation (15)
1.1.1 QlM Curricular Planning (10)
1.1.1 QlM Curricular Planning (10)
The Institution ensures effective curriculum planning, delivery and evaluation through a well defined process as prescribed by the respective regulatory councils and the affiliating University. Provide description of above mentioned process within 500 words. Provide web link to:
Minutes of the meeting of the college curriculum committee.
Any other relevant information.
1.1.2 QnM Percentage of fulltime teachers participating in BoS /Academic Council of Universities during the last five years. (Restrict data to BoS /Academic Council only) (5)
1.1.2 QnM Percentage of fulltime teachers participating in BoS /Academic Council of Universities during the last five years. (Restrict data to BoS /Academic Council only) (5)
Number of teachers of the Institution participating in BoS/Academic Council of universities year-wise during the last five years Data requirement: (As per Data Template)
Number of teachers participated
Name of the body in which fulltime teachers participated
Total number of teachers
Formula:
Number of fulltime teachers participating in such bodies during the last five years X 𝟏𝟎𝟎
Average number of full time teachers during the last five years
Upload:
Details of participation of teachers in various bodies
Scanned copies of the letters supporting the participation of teachers
Any other relevant information
Key Indicator- 1.2 Academic Flexibility (20)
Key Indicator- 1.2 Academic Flexibility (20)
1.2.1 QnM Percentage of inter-disciplinary / inter-departmental courses /training across all the Programmes offered by the College during the last five years (10)
1.2.1 QnM Percentage of inter-disciplinary / inter-departmental courses /training across all the Programmes offered by the College during the last five years (10)
1.2.1.1: Number of courses offered across all programmes during the last five years
1.2.1.2: Number of inter-disciplinary /inter-departmental courses /training offered during the last five years
Formula:
Number of interdisciplinary /interdepartmental courses /training offered during the last five years
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Number of courses offered across all programmes during the last five years
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List of Interdisciplinary /interdepartmental courses /training across all the the programmes offered by the University during the last 5 years
Minutes of relevant Academic Council/BoS meetings
Institutional data in prescribed format (Data Template)
Any other relevant information
1.2.2 QnM Average percentage of students enrolled in subject-related Certificate/ Diploma / Add-on courses as against the total number of students during the last five years (10)
1.2.2 QnM Average percentage of students enrolled in subject-related Certificate/ Diploma / Add-on courses as against the total number of students during the last five years (10)
Number of students enrolled in subject-related Certificate or Diploma or add-on courses year-wise during the last five years
Data Requirement: (As per Data Template)
Total number of students enrolled in certificate diploma/Add-on courses
Total number of students across all programs
Formula:
Percentage per year = Total number of students enrolled in Certificate, Diploma or Add-on courses in a year
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Total number of students across all programs during that year
Average Percentage = Σ Percentage per year
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5
Upload:
Details of the students enrolled in subject-related Certificate/Diploma/Add-on courses
Any other relevant information
Key Indicator- 1.3 Curriculum Enrichment (25)
Key Indicator- 1.3 Curriculum Enrichment (25)
1.3.1. QlM The Institution integrates cross-cutting issues relevant to gender, environment and sustainability, human values, health determinants, Right to Health and emerging demographic issues and Professional Ethics into the Curriculum as prescribed by the University / respective regulative councils (5)
1.3.1. QlM The Institution integrates cross-cutting issues relevant to gender, environment and sustainability, human values, health determinants, Right to Health and emerging demographic issues and Professional Ethics into the Curriculum as prescribed by the University / respective regulative councils (5)
Provide description of curriculum integration as per the above within 500 words
Provide web link to :
List of courses with their descriptions
Any other relevant information
1.3.2. QnM Number of value-added courses offered during the last five years that impart transferable and life skills (5)
1.3.2. QnM Number of value-added courses offered during the last five years that impart transferable and life skills (5)
Number of value-added courses offered during the last five years that impart transferable and life skills
Year | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
Number of value-added courses offered | | | | | |
Data Requirement for the last five years: (As per Data Template)
Name of the value-added courses with 15 or more contact hours
Number of times that a course is offered during a specified year
Total number of students completing such course in the year
Upload:
Brochure or any other document related to value-added course/s
List of-value added courses (Data Template)
Any other relevant information
1.3.3. QnM Average percentage of students enrolled in the value-added courses during the last five years (5)
1.3.3. QnM Average percentage of students enrolled in the value-added courses during the last five years (5)
Number of students enrolled in value-added courses offered year-wise during the last five years that impart transferable and life skills
Year | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
Number of value-added courses offered | | | | | |
Data Requirement for the last five years:
Names of the value-added courses with 15 or more contact hours
Number of times a course was offered during the specified year
Total number of students completing such course/s in the specified ear
Formula:
Formula: Percentage per year=
Total number of students enrolled in the course during a year
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Total number of students in a that year
Average Percentage = Sum of all the Percentage per year
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5
Upload:
List of students enrolled in value-added courses (Data Template)
Any other relevant information
1.3.4 QnM Percentage of students undertaking field visits/Clinical / industry internships/research projects/industry visits/community postings (data for the preceding academic year) (10)
1.3.4 QnM Percentage of students undertaking field visits/Clinical / industry internships/research projects/industry visits/community postings (data for the preceding academic year) (10)
Number of students undertaking field visits/ internships/research projects/industry visits/community postings
Data Requirement: (As per Data Template)
Names of the programmes
Number of students undertaking field visits/ internships/research projects/industry visits/community postings
Total number of students in the Institution
Formula:
No. of students undertaking field visits, Clinical, industry internships, research projects, industry visits, community postings
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Total number of students
Upload:
List of programmes and number of students undertaking field visits/internships/research projects/industry visits/community postings (Data Template)
Total number of students in the Institution
Any other relevant information
Key Indicator- 1.4 Feedback System (20)
Key Indicator- 1.4 Feedback System (20)
1.4.1. QnM Mechanism is in place to obtain structured feedback on curricula/syllabi from various stakeholders (10)
1.4.1. QnM Mechanism is in place to obtain structured feedback on curricula/syllabi from various stakeholders (10)
Structured feedback received from
1) Students
2) Teachers
3) Employers
4) Alumni
5) Professionals
Upload:
Stakeholder feedback reports as stated in the minutes of meetings of the College Council /IQAC/ Curriculum Committee URL for feedback report Data template Any other relevant information
1.4.2 QnM Feedback on curricula and syllabi obtained from stakeholders is processed in terms of: (10)
1.4.2 QnM Feedback on curricula and syllabi obtained from stakeholders is processed in terms of: (10)
Options (Opt any one that is applicable):
A. Feedback collected, analysed and action taken on feedback besides such documents made available on the institutional website
B. Feedback collected, analysed and action has been taken
C. Feedback collected and analysed
D. Feedback collected
E. Feedback not collected
Upload:
URL for stakeholder feedback report
Action taken report of the Institution on the feedback report as stated in the minutes of meetings of the College Council/IQAC
Any other relevant information
Criterion I: Curricular Aspects Team:
Criterion I: Curricular Aspects Team:
- Criteria Head(s)
Dr. Abel Samuel (UG)
Dr. Reena Annie Jose (PG)
- Sub Criteria Leads & Support teams
CPI:
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CE:
FS:
- Criteria Quality Executive(s)
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