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UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI-110 002
SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION BY BIRLA GLOBAL UNIVERSITY, IDCO PLOT NO-2, INSTITUTIONAL AREA, GOTHAPATNA, BHUBANESWAR - 751029 FOR ASCERTAINING THEIR NORMS AND STANDARDS
A. Legal Status
S.No. Information Information submitted by the University Observation
of the UGC Expert
Committee 1.1 Name and Address of the
University Birla Global University, IDCO Plot No-2 Institutional Area, Gothapatna, Bhubaneswar, PIN- 751029
1.2 Headquarters of the University
Gothapatna P.S. – Chandaka, Bhubaneswar
1.3 Information about University a. Website. b. E-Mail c. Phone No. d. Fax No
Information about Authorities of the University
a. Ph. (including mobile), Fax Nos. and e-mail of Chancellor
b. Ph. (including mobile), Fax Nos. and e-mail of Vice-Chancellor
c. Ph. (including mobile), Fax Nos. and e-mail of Registrar Finance Officer
www.bgu.ac.in [email protected] 0674-7103001-10 0674-7103011 0674-2536584/704 FAX-0674-2536582 0674-7103011, Mob-9438396986 [email protected] [email protected] 0674-7103001, 9438326456, [email protected] 0674-7103001 9437677265
1.4 Date of Establishment 1st April,2016
1.5 Name of the Society/Trust promoting the University (Information may be provided in the following format) (Copy of the registered MoA/Trust Deed to be enclosed)
Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata Copy of the Trust deed is enclosed Appendix-I.
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1.6 Composition of the Soceity/Trust
Name
Address
Occupation
Designation in the Society/Trust
(Details to be provided in Appendix-I)
The compositions of the Trust are attached as Appendix-II.
1.7 Whether the members of the Society/Trust are members in other Societies/Trusts or in the Board of Governors in companies? If yes, please provide Governors in companies? If yes, please provide
Name of the member
Address
Name of the society /trust
Designation of the society / trust
(Details to be provided in Appendix-II)
Yes, Details are provided in Appendix-II.
1.8 Whether the promoting Society/Trust is involved in promoting/ running any other University/ Educational promoting/ running any other University/ Educational format:-
Name of the university/ Educational institution
Activities
(Details to be provided in Appendix-III)
Yes, Details are provided in Appendix-III Name of the university/ Educational institution Activities
Birla Vidya Niketan,New Delhi School
BIMTECH
Grater Noida,
Management
College
1.9 Whether the promoting Society/Trust is involved in promoting/ running any other University/ Educational promoting/ running any other University/ Educational format:-
Name of the organization
activity
(Details to be provided in Appendix-IV)
Yes, Details are provided in Appendix-IV
1.10 Act and Notification under which established (copy of the Act & Notification to be enclosed) Enclosed Not enclosed
Birla Global University Odisha Act 2015 Annexure-2(A) 2. Notification No 28068 Dated 29.09.2016 Annexure-2(B)
1.11 Whether the University has been established by a separate State Act?
Yes.
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B. Organization Description
S.No. Information Information submitted by the
University Observation
of the UGC Expert Committee
2.1 Whether Unitary in nature (as per the UGC Regulation)
Unitary
2.2 Territorial Jurisdiction of the University as per the Act
Odisha State
S.No. Information Information submitted by the
University Observation
of the UGC Expert Committee
2.3 Details of the constituent units of the University, if any as mentioned in the Act
Birla School of Management Birla School of Communication Birla School of Commerce Birla School of Humanities & Social Science Dept. of Economics Birla School of Law
2.4 Whether any off-campus centre(s) established? If yes, please give details of the approval granted by the State Government and UGC in the following format:- a. Place of the off-campus
________________ b. Letter No. & date of the approval
of State Government __________________
c. Letter No. & date of the approval of UGC _
(Please attach attested copy of the approval) Details to be provided in Appendix-V
No.
2.5 Whether any off-shore campus established? If yes, please give details of the approval granted by the Government of India and the host country in the following format:-
a. Place of the off-shore campus ___________
b. Letter No. & date of the approval of Host Country __________________
c. Letter No. & date of the approval of Government of India ___ (Please attach attested copy of the approval) Details to be provided in Appendix-VI
No.
2.6 Does the University offer a distance No
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education programme? If yes, whether the courses run under distance mode are approved by the competent authority? (Please enclose attested copy of the course-wise approval of competent authority)
2.7 Whether the University has established study centre(s)? If yes, please provide details and whether these study centres are approved by the competent authority of the University and UGC? (Please enclose attested copy of the approval from the competent authority) Details to be provided in Appendix-VII)
No.
C. Academic Activities Description 3. Academic Programmes
S.No.
Information Information submitted by the University Observation of the UGC
Expert Committee
3.1 Details of the programmes permitted to be offered by Gazette notification of the state Government and its reference .
(Details provided in Appendix-VIII)
Academic Year 2016-17
Programme
Sanctioned Intake
Actual enrolment
UG 90 69 PG 150 120 Diploma 00 00 PG Diploma Certificate course
00 00
M.Phil As per UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedures for
the award of M.Phil/Ph.D. Degree)
Regulation, 2016 Ph.D. Any other (pl. Specify)
- -
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3.2 Current number of academic programmes/ courses offered by the University (Details provided in Appendix-IX)
Academic Year 2019-20
Number of Academic Programmes
Sanctioned Intake
Actual enrolment
UG
600
286
BBA (Hons) 180 108 BBA(H)Bus.Anl 60 20 BBA(H) Dig.mkt 60 13 B.Com (H) 120 53 BAJMC (H) 60 28 BBA (LLB) 60 55 BA (Hons.) Economics 60 9 PG 210 167 MBA 120 116 MA (JMC) 30 19 M.Com 30 26 M.A. (Economics)
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Diploma 0 0 M.Phil
0
0
Ph.D. 20 10 Any other (pl. Specify)
NA NA
3.3
Whether approvals of relevant council(s) AICTE, BCI, DEC, DCI, INC, MCI, NCTE, PCI, etc. have been taken to:
a. Start new course b. To increase intake If yes please enclose copy of approval and give course- wise details in the following format-
Name of the course
Statutory council
Whether approval taken
Details to be provided in Appendix-X
Yes. Copy of the Approval letter of BCI permitting opening of BBA. LLB (Hons) is attached as Appendix-X There is no need of Statutory Approval for other courses.
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3.4 If the University is running courses under distance mode, please provide details about the students enrolled in the following format:-
Name Courses No. of
of the offered students
Study enrolled
Centre
(Please enclose copy of the course-
wise approval of the competent authority)
No
3.5
Temporal plan of academic work in the University Semester system / Annual system
Semester system for all UG and PG courses except MBA which is in trimester mode.
3.6 Whether the University is running any course which is not specified under Section 22 of the UGC Act, 1956? If yes, please give details in the following format:- a. Name of the course(s)
b. Since when started
c. Whether the University has
applied for permission from UGC?
Details to be provided in Appendix-XI
No.
4. Students enrolment and students support 2019-20
S.No. Information Information submitted by the University Observation of the UGC Expert Committee
4.1
Number of students enrolled in the University for the current academic year according to regions and countries (Please give separate Information for main campus and off-campus/off-shore campus)
Particulars No. of
students from the same State where the University is located
No. of students from other state
No. of NRI students
No. of overseas students excluding NRIs
Grand Total
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Foreign
Students
Person of Indian origin students
UG M 117 45 0 1 0
163
F 90 33 0 0 0 123
T 207 78 0 1 0 286
PG M 46 32 0 0 0 78 F 64 25 0 0 0 89 T 110 57 0 0 0 167
M.Phil M 0 0 0 0 0 0 F 0 0 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ph.D M 3 1 0 2 0 6 F 3 1 0 0 0 4 T 6 2 0 2 0 10
Diploma M 0 0 0 0 0 0 F 0 0 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 0
PGDiploma M 0 0 0 0 0 0 F 0 0 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 0
Certificate M 0 0 0 0 0 0 F 0 0 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 0
Any other (PI Specify)
M 0 0 0 0 0 0 F 0 0 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 0
M-Male , F-Female , T- Total
S.No. Information Information submitted by the University Observation of the UGC Expert
Committee 4.2 Category-wise
no of students 2019-20
2019-20 Category Female Male Total
SC 2 5 7 ST 2 8 10
OBC 16 26 42 PH - - -
GENERAL 196 208 404 TOTAL 216 247 463
2018-19
Category Female Male Total SC 4 8 12 ST 5 5 10
OBC 4 18 22 PH - - -
GENERAL
157 168 325
TOTAL 170 199 369 2017-18
Category
Female
Male Total
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SC 4 3 7 ST 3 1 4 OBC 8 16 24 PH - - - GENERAL
110 147 257
TOTAL 125 167 292
S.No. Information Information submitted by
the University Observation
of the UGC Expert Committee
4.3 Details of the two batches of students admitted
( Academic year)
Particulars
Batch-1
UG-2016-19
PG-2016-18
Batch-2
PG-2017-19
Year of Entry-2016 Year of Entry-2017
UG PG TOTAL UG PG TOTAL
Details of two batches students admitted
69 120 189 187 110 297
No. of Drop-outs (a) Within four months of joining (b) afterwards
a) 9
b) 0
a) 2
b) 0
a) 11
b) 0
a) 11
b) 0
a) 1
b) 0
a) 12
b) 0
No. appeared for the final year examination 60 106 166 108 108
No. passed in the final year examination
60 106 166 108 108
No. passed in First Class 50 97 147 97 97
S.No. Information Information submitted by the University Observation of the UGC Expert
Committee
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4.4 Does the University provide bridge/remedial courses to the educationally disadvantaged students? If yes, please give details
Yes. Each of the schools of the university has in- built system of offering remedial classes to the educationally disadvantage Students. Students of MBA and BBA (Hons) undergo immersion course of one week duration before the commencement of regular classes in which they are categorized in terms of their academic standards and accordingly special courses are offered. Communication skills development, aptitude development, personality grooming classes, besides tutorial classes for all courses are held for weak/needy students. (Supporting documents available in the respective Schools).
4.5 Does the University provide any financial help to the students from socially disadvantageous group? If yes, please give details
The University is providing financial assistance by way of waiver of part of tuition fee to students under Merit-cum-Means scholarship scheme under the name “Pujya G.D.Birla Scholarship Scheme”. Details Provided in Appendix-XIX (A)
The University is providing health insurance cover (group insurance) for all students. Appendix-XIX (B)
4.6 In case the University is running M.Phil/Ph.D. programme, whether it is full time or part time and whether these programmes are run as per UGC Regulations,2009 on M.Phil/Ph.D.
Part Time Ph.D course. The programme is run as per UGC regulations, 2016 for Ph.D. course.
4.7 Whether the University have a website? If yes please give website address and whether the website is regularly updated?
Yes, The website is regularly updated. Website address is www.bgu.ac.in
4.8 How are the prospective students informed about the criteria for admission, rules & regulations, facilities available, etc?
Students are informed about the criteria for admission rules & regulations & the facilities available on the website and the information brochures Appendix-XX
4.9 Whether any grievance redressal mechanism is available in the University? If yes, please provide details about the complaints received against malpractices, etc in the University in the following format:-
Name of the
Compl
Date of co
Action taken
Yes. The University has established grievances redressal mechanism (Details are available in the university website). Appendix-XII In addition separate grievance redressal mechanisms are available in respect of Examinations, Hostels, Mess and Network/Internet(Wi-Fi/LAN)
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complainant
aint against
mplaint
by the University
Details to be provided in Appendix-XII
5.Curriculum, Teaching Learning Process/Method, Examination/Evaluation System S.No. Information Information submitted by
the University Observation
of the UGC Expert Committee
5.1 Which University body finalized the curriculum? The composition of the body may be given. Board of Studies, Academic Council, Board of Management)
Curriculum is finalized by the Academic Council of the university on recommendation of the concerned Board of Studies. Details of composition of Board of Studies, Academic Council, Board of Management are given in Appendix-XVII
5.2 What are the rules/regulations/procedure for revision of the curriculum and when was the curriculum last updated?
The proposals for any revision or modification in the curriculum in any specific subject is submitted by the concerned Faculty Council of the school to the Board of Studies. The proposals are discussed in BoS and recommended to the Academic Council for Approval. Last time the Academic Council in its meeting dated 29.06.2019 had approved the proposals for revision for course curriculum of different BoS. Annexure-11(A) to 11 (N)
5.3 Whether approval of statutory bodies such as Board of Studies, Academic Council and Board of Management of the University has been taken to start various courses? If yes, please enclose extracts of the minutes.
Yes New courses are introduced on the basis of recommendations of the Board of Studies and approved by the Academic Council. Subsequently, the proposal is placed before the Board of
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Management for ratification.
5.4 Furnish details of the following aspects of curriculum design: Innovation such as modular curricula Inter/multidisciplinary approach
The MBA Program is designed in a Modular form as per Outcome Based Education (OBE) framework with details of Course Outcome (CO) linked to Programme Outcome(PO) and rubrics for course evaluation.
5.5 Has the University conducted an academic audit? If yes, please give details regarding frequency and its usage.
It is a new University which is planning to conduct the Academic Audit shortly.
5.6 Apart from classroom instruction, what are the other avenues of learning provided for the students? (Example: Projects, Internships, Field trainings, Seminars, etc.)
As part of course curriculum, all the PG and UG students are required to prepare project reports on topics assigned by the faculty. All PG students in MBA, M.Com., MAJMC, M.A.(Economics) and all BBA students undergo internship programs of 6 to 8 weeks duration in different public & private sector companies. Class-room seminars, National Seminars and International Seminars are regular features in different schools. Guest lectures by experts from industries and academia are organized at regular intervals to acquaint the students to real-life corporate environment. Supporting documents available in respective Schools.
5.7 Please provide details of the examination system(Whether examination based or practical based)
The examination system is both theory and practical based. It consists of both internal assessment and semester/ trimester end examination.. The MBA and MAJMC have compulsory case component in the Trimester/Semester end examination. In addition, each school has different mode of continuous evaluation of
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students through seminar presentations, assignment writings and case presentation.
5.8 What methods of evaluation of answer script does the University follow? Whether external experts are invited for evaluation?
The practical examinations including evaluation of Summer Internship projects and the Viva-Voce are conducted by both internal and external experts. The end term/semester examination answer scripts are evaluated by internal examiners. However, the School of Communication, on the recommendation of the Board of Studies, has introduced evaluation by internal as well as external examiners.
5.9 Mention the number of malpractice cases reported during the last 3 years and how they are dealt with.
The University follows a codified procedure in awarding punishment to the students booked for adoption of unfair means in examination. So far 41 numbers of malpractice cases have been reported & punishment as per rules have been awarded. Refer to Appendix-XII
5.10 Does the University have a continuous internal evaluation system?
Yes, there is continuous internal evaluation system in each of the constituent schools of the university.
5.12 How are the question papers set to ensure the achievement of the course objectives?
Each of the courses in different programmes has its own well designed objectives. Accordingly the question papers are set to assess the theoretical/conceptual, analytical and critical thinking abilities of the students pertaining to different subjects.
5.13 State the policy of the University for the constitution of board of question paper setters, board of examiners and invigilators.
The Board of Studies of the respective subjects prepares the list of question paper setters and examiners and recommend it for approval of the Vice Chancellor. The invigilators list is
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prepared by the Examination Centre Superintendents in consultation with the Deans of the respective schools.
5.14 How regular and time-bound are conduct of examinations and announcement of results?. Substantiate with details of dates of examinations and announcement of results for the last 3 years. Details to be provided in the following format:-
Year Date of exam
Date of announcement
The dates of examination and date of announcement of results of different courses during the last three years are attached as Annexure- 3
D. Admission Process
S.No. Information Information submitted by the University
Observation of the UGC Expert
Committee 6.1 How are students selected for
admission to various courses? Please provide faculty-wise information
a. Through special entrance tests
b. Through interviews c. Through their academic
record
d. Through combination of the above
Please also provide details about the weightage give to the above
BGU adheres to admission policy mentioned on its website. 1-For MBA course, students are selected through combination of ‘a’, ‘b’ & ‘c’. Selections are made on the basis of merit. Additional weightages are given to written communication, Group discussion and/or scores in other national level entrance exams (CAT,XAT,MAT,CMAT and GMAT) 2-For other PG courses students are selected through ‘b’ & ‘c’. 3- For UG courses students are selected on the basis of ‘c’.
6.2 Whether the University is admitting students
from entrance test? If yes, please provide following details:-
Name of the National/state level entrance exam
No. of students admitted
% of the students from the total admitted
The university does not conduct any entrance test. However, for admitting students for MBA & BBA-LLB (Hons) programmes, additional weightage is given on the basis of their scores in national level tests such as CAT, MAT, XAT for MBA and CLAT/LSAT for BBA-LLB (Hons)course.
6.3 Whether admission procedure is available on Yes, The admission
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the University website and in the prospectus
procedure is available on the website & Information Brochure .
6.4 Please provide details of the eligibility criteria for admission in all the courses
The eligibility criteria for the admission have been provided in the website for all PG and UG courses. The minimum percentage of marks required for admission in all UG /PG courses is 50% except BBA.LLB(H) {45% as per BCI }& MAJMC in which case any graduate (General, Technical or Professional) is eligible for admission.
6.5 Whether University is providing any reservation/ relaxation in admission? If yes, please provide details in the following format
Category
No of students admitted
% of quota provided for reservation and preparation in respect of actual enrollment
Remarks
50% of the seats are reserved for the students belonging to Odisha State as per the Birla Global University, Odisha Act. Category
No of students admitted
% Remark
State Odisha
308 68 Against 50 % Quota
Out side
145 32
6.6 Whether any management quota is available for admission in the University? If yes, please provide details in the following format:-
Total No. of Seats(Course- wise)
Total no. of students admitted
No. of students admitted under management quota
No.
6.7 What is the admission policy of the University with regard to NRI and overseas students?
Admission policy is available for admission of
NRI and overseas students. Details in
Annexure‐4
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E. Fee Structure
S.No. Information Information submitted by the University Observation of the UGC Expert
Committee 7.1 Present Course-wise fee
structure of the University (Please provide head-wise details of total fee charged for 2019-20)
Name of the course Fee (for
2019-20 Rs. in Lakhs
MBA
8.00
BBA(Hons)
4.5
BBA (H)-Bus.Analytics
4.5
BBA (H)- Digital Marketing
4.5
MAJMC
2.00
BAJMC(Hons)
3.75
M.Com. 1.00 B.Com.(Hons)
4.50
BBA,LLB(Hons)
6.00
MA(Eco.)
1.00
BA.Eco.(Hons) 3.00
Ph.D.(Mgmt./Eco.) 3.6
7.2 Any other fee charged by the University other than the fee displayed in the UGC website (e.g. Building Fee, Development Fee, Fee by any name, etc.)
No.
7.3
Whether fee structure is available on the University website and in the prospectus?
Yes.
7.4 Whether fee is charged by the University as per fee structure displayed in the University website and in the prospects or some hidden charges
Yes Fee charged from the students is as per Fee structure displayed in the website and in the prospectus and there are no hidden charges.
7.5 Mode of Fee collection
Online Payment through payment gateway.
7.8 Whether University is providing any Scholarships are awarded
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concession in fee to students? If yes, please provide details.
under Pujya G.D.Birla Scholarship scheme based on merit and means of the students. Provided in Appendix-XIX (A)
7.9 Details of the Hostel Fee including mess charges
Details of hostel fees including mess charges for different types of occupancy Provided in (Annexure-5)
7.10 Any other fee
No
7.11 Basis of Fee Structure
The fee structure is approved by the Board of Management of the University.
7.12 Whether the University has received any complaint with regard to fee charged or fee structure? If yes please give details about the action taken.
No
7.13 Whether University is providing any scholarship to students? If yes, please provide details.
Yes. Details provided in clause Appendix-XIX (A)
F. Faculty S.No.
Information
Information submitted by the University Observation of the UGC
Expert Committee
8.1
Total No of sanctioned and filled up posts ( institution wise and department wise ).
Dept. Prof. Asso. Prof. Asst. Prof
Sanctioned*
Filled Sanctioned*
Filled Sanctioned*
Filled
Birla School of Management
3 1
6 1 18 21
Birla School of Communication
1 0 2 0 2 4
Birla School of Commerce 1
1 1 2 0 7 4
Birla School of Social Sc. & Humanities
1 0 1 0 3 3
Birla School of Law
1 1 1 0 3 2
*As per UGC norms.
8.2
Details of teaching staff in the following format (Please provided details – Institution- wise and Department-wise) (Details are attached as Appendix-XIII)
Dept.
Name of the
assign
Age
Educational qualifications
Teaching experien
Date of appoint
Whether full
Regular or
Scale of
no. of publicatio
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Teacher
ation (whether qualified As for per UGC regulations )
ce in years
ment time or part time
adhoc pay n
S.No. Information Information submitted by the University Observation of the UGC Expert
Committee
8.3 Category wise no. of teaching staff
Category Female Male Total SC 0 0 0 ST 0 0 0 OBC 0 3 3 PH 0 0 0 GENERAL 12 23 35 TOTAL 12 26 38
8.4 Details of the permanent and temporary faculty members in the following format
Particulars Female Male Total No. of teachers with Ph.D. as the highest qualification
6 18 24
No. of teachers with M.Phil as the highest qualification
3 - 3
No. of teachers with PG as the highest qualification
3 8 11
Total no. of temporary teachers
No. of teachers with Ph.D. as the highest qualification
- - -
No. of teachers with Ph.D. as the highest qualification
- - -
No. of teachers with PG as the highest qualification
- - -
Total no. of part-time teachers
- - -
No. of teachers with Ph.D. as the highest qualification No. of teachers with M.Phil as the highest qualification
- - -
No. of teachers with PG as the highest qualification
- - -
Total No. of visiting teachers
9 24 33
S.No. Information Information submitted by the University
Observation of the UGC Expert
Committee 8.5 Ratio of full-time teachers
to part-time/contract teachers
No part time / contractual teacher
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8.6 Process of recruitment of
faculty -Whether advertised? (pl. attach copy of the
ad)
-Whether selection committee was constituted as per the UGC Regulation?
Faculty recruited as per the University Recruitment Policy. ( a copy enclosed ) Yes Copy enclosed in Appendix-6) Yes
8.7 Does the University follow self-appraisal method to evaluate teachers on teaching, research and work satisfaction? If yes, how is the self-appraisal of teachers analysed and used? Whether:- Self Appraisal Evaluation Peer Review Students evaluation Others (specify)
The university follows a self- appraisal method to evaluate teachers on teaching, research and work satisfaction as per the Performance Evaluation System(PES) (Appendix-7). Students’ feedback is taken at the end of a course on performance of faculty which is shared with respective faculty by the dean for the purpose of improvement in their teaching- learning process. A sample copy of the feedback form, mentioning different parameters of assessment, is attached for reference(Appendix-8). Moreover, the deans/heads of the respective schools discuss personally with each faculty about his/her performance periodically based on the feedback received from the class representatives of the batch of students.
8.8 Institution-wise and Department-wise teacher student ratio (only full time faculty)
Birla School of Management 1:23 Birla School of Communication 1:26 Birla School of Commerce 1:44 Birla School of Social Sciences & Humanities 1:8 Birla School of Law 1:16
8.9 Whether the University is providing UGC Pay Scales to the Permanent Faculty? If yes, please provide the following details:-
Yes, the recommendation of the 7th Pay Commission has been implemented for all regular teaching faculty.
Scale of pay with all the allowances Senior Professor Professor : Associate Professor: Assistant Professor: Mode of payment:
Rs.182200/- -Rs 224100/- Rs.144200/- -Rs 218200/- Rs.131400/- -Rs 210800/- Rs.79800/- - Rs 127900/- Rs.68900/- - Rs 110000/- Rs.57700/-- Rs 92800/- By credit to the bank account
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8.10 Pay / remuneration provided
to – Part-Time Faculty – Temporary Faculty- Guest faculty –
There are no part time and temporary faculty in the university. The guest faculty are paid honorarium of Rs. 2200.00 per class(one hour duration) for MBA course & Rs. 1600.00 per class(one hour duration) for all other courses.
8.11 Facilities for teaching staff (Please provide details about Residence, Rooms, Cubical computers / any other)
Facilit for residence provided to majority of the teaching staff. Laptop and internet including separate cubicle have been provided to individual faculty members. In addition to the above, all Faculty members are covered under Group Health and Accident Insurance Scheme.
G. Infrastructure
S.No. Information Information submitted by the
University
Observation of the UGC
Expert Committee
9.1 Does the University have sufficient space for Land & Building?
Yes
9.2 Does the University have sufficient class rooms? Yes (41 No. class rooms)
9.3 Laboratories & Equipment (Details provided in Appendix-XIV)
Details are attached as Appendix-XIV
(a) Item Description (make and model)
(b) Location (Department)
(c ) Value (Rs.)
(d) Present Condition (e) Date of Purchase 9.4 Library Facility available
a) Total Space (all Kinds)
Pl. mention area
b) Computer / Communication facilities
Pl give brief
c) Total no. of Ref. Books (Each Department)
Pl mention the number
d) All Research Journals subscribed on a regular Basis
Pl give. As asked for
9.5 Sports Facilities Details to be provided in appendix –XVI
Details provided in appendix –XVI
a) Open Play Ground(s) for outdoor sports Yes
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(Athletics, Football, Hockey, Cricket, etc.) Football, Cricket and Volleyball
b) Track for Athletics No c) Basketball courts Yes d) Squash / Tennis Courts No e) Swimming Pool (Size) No f) Indoor sports facilities including gymnasium Yes g) Any other -
9.6
Does the University has provision for Residential Accommodation including hostels (boys & girls separately)
Yes The university has provision for residential accommodation including hostel for boys & girls separately .
H. Financial Viability
S.No.
Information Information submitted by the University Observation of the UGC Expert
Committee 10.1 Details of the Corpus Fund
created by the University a)Amount- b)FDR no. date- c)Period –
(documentary evidence to be given)
FDR No. & date
Amount Renewed on
0012562770 Kotak M Bank
25 Crores 23/11/2016 For 7 years Date of Maturity 25/11/2023
(A photo copy of the credit advice of the corpus fund is enclosed in (Annexure-9)
10.2 Financial position of the university (please provide audited income and expenditure statement for the last 3 years ) Fees – Donations- Loan – Interest- Any other (pl. Specify)-
(Rs. in lakhs)
Year Income Expenditure2016-17 956.04 2210.87 2017-18 1675.94 2509.95 2018-19 2030.75 2917.42
Audited income and expenditure statement for the year 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 are attached in Annexure-10 (A to C)
10.3
source of finance and quantum of funds available for running the University ( for last audited year) a)Fees – b)Donation- c)Loan – d)Interest – e)Any other (pl. specify)-
Audited financial position for F Y 2018-19 (Refer to Appendix-10) (In Rs. Lakhs) a) 1822.48 b) Nil c) Nil d) 165.18 e) 43.09(Towards sale of forms and Misc. income)
10.4
What is the University’s ‘unit cost’ of education? (Unit cost = total annual expenditure (budget accruals) divided by the
Unit cost with salary – Rs.3.00 lakhs Unit cost excluding Salary – Rs.-2.35 lakhs
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number of students enrolled) Unit cost calculated excluding the salary component may also be given
I. Governance System 11. Organization, Governance and Management
S.No.
Information Information submitted by the University
Observation of the UGC Expert
Committee 11.1 Composition of the statutory bodies of
the University (please give names, profession & full postal address of the members and date of constitution):-
Governing Board Executive Council Board of Management Academic Council Finance Committee Board of Studies Others
Details to be provided in appendix –XVII
Already formed. Details attached in Appendix-XVII
11.2
Dates of the meetings of the above bodies held during the last 2 years (Enclose attested copy of the minutes of the meetings)
BOG-16/09 /& 15/12/2018,16/11/ & 23/12/2019 BOM-24/11/2018,29/03/ & 30/10/2019 AC. Council-04/08/ & 07/09/2017,08/09/2018,29/06/2019 BOS-M-09/12/2016,19/04,22/09 & 15/12/2017,07/05/2018,08/05/2019,10/07/2019 BOS-JMC-13/12/2016,10/07/2017,29/06/2018,30/04/2019 BOS-COM-12/12 & 28/12/2016, 18/04 & 11/08/2017,27/04/2018,27/04/2019 BOS-BC-08/12/2016,21/04/2017,27/04/2018,30/04/2019 BOS-Law-09/10/2018,29/04/2019 BOS-Eco-07/12/2016,23/04/2017,07/05/2018,29/04/2019 Minutes of the meetings of Board of Studies, BOM & BOG, Academic Council (Annexure -11-A to N).
11.3 What percentage of the members of the
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Boards of Studies, or such other academic committees, are external? Enclose the guidelines for BOS or such other Committees.
Board of Studies -20%
11.4 Are there other strategies to review academic programmes besides the academic council? If yes, give details about what, when and how often are such reviews made?
Not yet
J. Research Profile
S.No. Information Information submitted by the University
Observation of the UGC Expert
Committee 12.1 Faculty-wise and Department-wise
information to be provided in respect of the following:- Student Teacher Ratio
a) Class Rooms (May pl be given) b) Teaching labs c) Research labs (Major
Equipments)
d) Research Scholars (M.Tech, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Scholars)
e) Publications in last 3 years (Year-wise list)
f) No. of Books Published g) Patents h) Transfer of Technology
i) Inter-departmental Research
(Inter-disciplinary)
j) Consultancy k) Externally funded Research
Projects
l) Educational Programmes Arranged
Birla School of Management 1:23 Birla School of Communication 1:26 Birla School of Commerce 1:44 Birla School of Social Sciences & Humanities 1:8 Birla School of Law 1:16 Appendix-12 for a,b & c and Appendix13 for e & f d) Ph.D. Scholars-10 g) Nil h) Nil i)Nil j)Nil k)Nil l)Nil
K. Misc.
13. Details of Non-Teaching Staff: Furnished
13.1 Details of Non-Teaching Staff
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Name Designation Age Qualification Scale of pay Date of appointment
Trained yes/no, if yes detailed
(Details are attached as Appendix-XVIII)
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13.2
Summary of the non-teaching staff
Particulars Female Male Total Administrative staff Group A Group B Group C Group D Sub total
1 5 2 - 8
14 16 22 30 82
15 21 24 30 90
Technical Staff Group A Group B Group C Group D Sub total
- - 2 - 2
- 2 - 25 27
- 2 2 25 29
Grand total 10
109
119
13.3 No. of non-teaching staff category wise
Category Female Male Total SC - 4 4 ST - - - OBC - 4 4
PH - - - General 10 101 111
Total 10 109 119
13.4 Ratio of Non-teaching staff to students
1:8
13.5 Ratio of Non-teaching staff to faculty
1:0.32
14. Academic Results
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S.No. Information Information
submitted by the University
Observation of the UGC Expert
Committee 14.1
Faculty-wise and course-wise academic results of the past 3 years
s.no
Course No of candidates appeared
Results
Details enclosed for two years -2018 and 2019 (Appendix-14).
15. Accreditation :
15.1 Whether Accredited by NAAC? If yes please provide the following details Date of Accreditation Period Grade Grade Grading System Followed
No. Being a new
University, yet to apply
15.2
Whether courses are accredited by NBA ? if yes provided course-wise details as under –
s.no Course Whether accredited
Period of accreditation
NA
15.3 Other Accreditations, if any
No
15.4 Any other information (including special achievements by the University which may be relevant for the University)
Nil
16. Strength and Weaknesses of the University
S.No. Information Information submitted by the University Observation
of the UGC Expert Committee 16.1
Strengths of the University
Brand image of Birla Global University- The university is promoted and patronized by Birla Academy of Art and Culture, a philanthropic unit of legendary Birla family, known for high values and ethics.
A strong governance system with representation of experts from academia and industry in the Board of Governors, Board of Management, Academic Council and Board of Studies of the university.
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State of the art University campus designed by famous architect Padma Bhushan Hafeez Contractor with adequate number of academic and administrative buildings.
A well-defined Vision, Missions and Values statement with a long term strategic plan for next ten years.
A qualified team of faculty, many of whom having Ph.D., M.Phil and other training programmes from reputed institutions like IITs, IIMs, NITs, JNU, DU etc.
A strong network with corporate sector supporting organization of seminars, Workshops and other training programmes for faculty, researchers and students regularly.
International collaboration with foreign universities of repute for students and faculty exchange.
A holistic approach to the personality development of students through special class on physical fitness(Fitness Management) and personality development for corporate readiness(PDCR) as a part of the course curriculum
Before UGC’s recent notification for making ‘Fitness’ as a part of the course curriculum in all universities, the University had incorporated it since its beginning in the year 2016-17 with a professionally qualified teacher.
A liberal policy of sponsoring faculty to participate in different FDPs and seminars organized by reputed institutes and universities like IIMs, IITs, XIMB etc.
A Wi-Fi campus with 24 hours internet facility in offices, hostels and libraries.
All class rooms are connected with internet, LCDs projectors and sound system facility.
BGU is a participating member in all UGC associated portals(Appendix-15)
BGU is a member of Association of Indian Universities(AIU)
A clean, green and toxic free campus supported by adequate number of maintenance staff.
Bank ATM facility inside the campus. Mechanical laundry and Tuck shop (all in one
variety store) available in the campus. Diversity in the faculty and students Extension activities in terms of helping school
children in the neighboring villages for learning English language(Each One Teach One) , blood donation camp, helping children in the orphanage, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan etc.
Organization of specific programmes such as Human Rights Day, Constitution Day, 150th Birthday celebration of Mahatma Gandhi, National Unity Day, National Sports
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Day, International Yoga Day and others as desired by UGC from time to time.
A separate dedicated security establishment with 24 hours surveillance system.
Collaboration with state sports authority for providing students volunteers, staff and playground for various national and international level sports events like World Cup Men’s Hockey-2018, 22nd Asian Athletic Championship-2017.
Active participation of students in the management of Mess, Cafeteria, Sports and Cultural activities.
An active students’ Rotract Club- A unit of Rotary International in the university.
The university has its own health centre in side the campus which takes care of the immediate and day today health problems of the staff and students. The health centre is managed by a highly qualified senior doctor retired from Govt. of Odisha. The doctor is supported by two qualified male nurse and one qualified female nurse. The health centre has a well equipped ambulance which is available to cater to emergency situations.
The university has its own mess providing hygenic food. The mess is managed by professionally qualified managers and staffs.
There is 24x7 power backup in the campus supported by two high powered DG sets.
16.2 Weaknesses of the University
Though BGU is a new university, it has recorded a quantum jump in the students strength in the last three years. As a result, there is a need to create additional infrastructure in future.
The present portfolio of courses offered by BGU is mostly concentrated in the area of management and other social sciences. There is a need for further diversification by opening new schools in the area such as IT, Data Sciences, Architecture etc.
Though BGU has taken initiative for promoting scientific research among faculty and students with a strong research policy, there is a need for encouraging collaborative research with financial support from the government and the corporates.
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Certificate
This is to certify that all the information provided above is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. The University will adhere to the rules, regulations and guidelines of the UGC, Central Government and relevant Statutory Council(s) and abide by all the provisions under the UGC Regulation.
The above information is also posted on the website of the University www.bgu.ac.in
Signed and Sealed by the Head of the Institution