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Vardhaman College of Engineering AQAR 2017-2018

VARDHAMAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (AUTONOMOUS)

Shamshabad– 501 218, Hyderabad

The Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) of the IQAC All NAAC accredited institutions will submit an annual self-reviewed progress report to NAAC, through its IQAC. The report is to detail the tangible results achieved in key areas, specifically identified by the institutional IQAC at the beginning of the academic year. The AQAR will detail the results of the perspective plan worked out by the IQAC. (Note: The AQAR period would be the Academic Year. For example, July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013)

Part – A AQAR for the year (for example 2013-14)

1. Details of the Institution

1.1 Name of the Institution 1.2 Address Line 1 Address Line 2 City/Town State Pin Code Institution e-mail address Contact Nos. Name of the Head of the Institution: Tel. No. with STD Code: Mobile: Name of the IQAC Co-ordinator: Mobile: IQAC e-mail address:

2017-2018

+91-9502653333

VARDHAMAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Kacharam Village Shamshabad

Hyderabad

Telangana

501218

[email protected]

Dr. S. Sai Satyanarayana Reddy

+91-9440012540

08413 -253201

[email protected]

Dr. P. Nageswara Rao

+91-9908843163


1.3 NAAC Track ID(For ex. MHCOGN 18879)

OR 1.4 NAAC Executive Committee No. & Date:

(For Example EC/32/A&A/143 dated 3-5-2004. This EC no. is available in the right corner- bottom of your institution’s Accreditation Certificate)

1.5 Website address:

Web-link of the AQAR:

1.6 Accreditation Details

Sl. No. Cycle Grade CGPA Year of Accreditation Validity Period

1 1st Cycle A 3.24 2014 5 Years from 05-05-2014

to 04-05-2019 1.7 Date of Establishment of IQAC : DD/MM/YYYY 1.8 Details of the previous year’s AQAR submitted to NAAC after the latest Assessment and accreditation by NAAC ((for example AQAR 2010-11submitted to NAAC on 12-10-2011)

i. AQAR 2014-2015 submitted to NAAC on 31-01-2019 ii. AQAR 2015-2016 submitted to NAAC on 31-01-2019

iii. AQAR 2016-2017 submitted to NAAC on 31-01-2019

1.9 Institutional Status

University State Central Deemed Private

Affiliated College Yes No (Affiliated to JNTUH)

Constituent College Yes No

Autonomous college of UGC Yes No

Regulatory Agency approved Institution Yes No (eg. AICTE, BCI, MCI, PCI, NCI) Type of Institution Co-education Men Women Urban Rural Tribal

www.vardhaman.org

12/12/2012

https://vardhaman.org/IQAC/AQAR2017-18.pdf

NAAC/ANR/DS/Standing Committee-66EC/2014

APCOGN19432

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Financial Status Grant-in-aid UGC 2(f) UGC 12B Grant-in-aid + Self Financing Totally Self-financing 1.10 Type of Faculty/Programme Arts Science Commerce Law PEI (Phys Edu) TEI (Edu) Engineering Health Science Management

Others (Specify)

1.11 Name of the Affiliating University (for the Colleges) 1.12 Special status conferred by Central/ State Government-- UGC/CSIR/DST/DBT/ICMR etc

Autonomy by State/Central Govt. / University

University with Potential for Excellence UGC-CPE

DST Star Scheme UGC-CE

UGC-Special Assistance Programme DST-FIST

UGC-Innovative PG programmes Any other (Specify)

UGC-COP Programmes

2. IQAC Composition and Activities

2.1 No. of Teachers

2.2 No. of Administrative/Technical staff

2.3 No. of students

2.4 No. of Management representatives

2.5 No. of Alumni 1

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2. 6 No. of any other stakeholder and

community representatives

2.7 No. of Employers/ Industrialists

2.8 No. of other External Experts

2.9 Total No. of members (Including Head of the Institution and IQAC Co-ordinator)

2.10 No. of IQAC meetings held

2.11 No. of meetings with various stakeholders: No. Faculty

Non-Teaching Staff Students Alumni Others

2.12 Has IQAC received any funding from UGC during the year? Yes No

If yes, mention the amount

2.13 Seminars and Conferences (only quality related)

(i) No. of Seminars/Conferences/ Workshops/Symposia organized by the IQAC

Total Nos. International National State Institution Level

(ii) Themes

• Organised International Conference on Advanced Machine Learning and Soft Computing during June 2018

• Organised Asia level Student project competition titled “IEEE SS12 and Maker Fair 2017” • Conducted FDP on Recent Advancements in Cross Engineering • Conducted Workshop on Blended Learning Essentials • Conducted Training Program on Soft Skills and MATLAB • Conducted Training Program on Effective and Efficient Teaching • Conducted Workshop on Application of Ansys in Civil Engineering • Conducted Workshop on REVIT Architecture • Conducted Hackathons, Competitions, Boot-Camps, Exchange Programs, Model Expo etc • Training Program on NI LabVIEW Data Acquisition & Sensor interface-myDAQ Conducted • Training Program on NI LabVIEW Data Acquisition & Sensor interface-myRIO Conducted • Conducted Refresher Course on NI LabVIEW CLAD

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2.14 Significant Activities and contributions made by IQAC

• Refinement of course outcomes inline with blooms taxonomy • Ensuring balanced question paper for formative assessment • Brought recruitment policy in place • Streamlined faculty appraisals systems • Automated course outcomes, Program outcomes, Attainment Calculation • Conducted Outcome Based Education Orientation Program for faculty • Academic Audit Process streamline • Ensure quality research through promotion of Special Interest Groups • Incentivised quality paper publications • Support for patent filling • Training need analysis for staff is done • Streamlined student feedback mechanism and action taken

2.15 Plan of Action by IQAC/Outcome

The plan of action chalked out by the IQAC in the beginning of the year towards quality enhancement and the outcome achieved by the end of the year *

Plan of Action Achievements

Internal Academic Audit Academic Audit Conducted two times in this year (Once in a Semester)

Faculty Quality Improvement Programs 12 Quality improvement programs conducted

Implementation of lab based projects Implemented this year also

Awareness among the faculty regarding research schemes Two awareness programs conducted in this year

Use of ICT for content delivery Every class room is equipped with LCD Projector and Screen to enable the faculty to delivery through PPTs, Videos, Animations etc.,

Online Student Feedback Collection on faculty

IQAC collects feedback on faculty from students twice in a semester and analyze to take corrective action. One at the middle of the semester and another at the end of the semester

Online feedback on facilities Feedback on facilities is collected and analyzed. The same is submitted to the management for improvement

Workshop on Outcome Based Education

A two day workshop on OBE is conducted for faculty in association with BMS College of Engineering

Administrative Auditing Auditing is done regularly by IQAC internally and also through external agency

ORTUS and Technolites ORTUS is conducted in February and Technolites is conducted in the month of September

NBA Accreditation under Tier-I Applied for NBA Accreditation under Tier-I

Remedial classes for academically weak students

Departments prepared a list of students who are academically weak and remedial classes are conducted beyond the college hours. It is found that results are improved


Plan of Action Achievements Motivate the faculty to apply for IPR

The R&D Cell has conducted one day awareness program for the faculty on intellectual property rights

Establish a separate Skill Development Cell

A separate skill development cell is established to train the students on soft skills and aptitude

Student Mentoring IQAC monitored the effectiveness of student mentoring and it is observed that many students’ attitude and performance is improved

Outcome Based Education Refresher Programs for Faculty

IQAC has conducted a one week refresher program on Pedagogical Training for Outcome Based Education in a month of May 2018

Plan to conduct International Conference

An International Conference on Artificial Intelligence is conducted in the month of May 2018

Course Enrichment Programs Expert lectures are arranged to enrich the knowledge in the advanced courses

Digital Evaluation for PG Digital Evaluation is implemented for PG programs

R&D

To encourage the faculty to publish research papers incentive policy is implemented. As part of it faculty got incentives ranging from Rs.5000 to Rs.10000 based on quality of research papers

To apply for NIRF Ranking Vardhaman College of Engineering was ranked one among 151 to 200 band

Careers360 Ranking AAA

To Apply for various ranking agencies

Applied for the following Rankings • GHRD • CMR Ranking • Digital Learning • Chronicle Engineering College Survey • The Academic Insights • Times Engineering Institutes Ranking Survey • THE WEEK

To collect faculty self appraisal from faculty

Faculty are assessed based on API submitted online. Increments are awarded based on API score

Annexure I: Academic Calendar

2.15 Whether the AQAR was placed in statutory body Yes No

Management Syndicate Any other body

Provide the details of the action taken

• Governing Body advised to put efforts for achieving better ranking in NIRF.

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Criterion – I 1. Curricular Aspects 1.1 Details about Academic Programmes

Level of the Programme

Number of existing

Programmes

Number of programmes added

during the year

Number of self-financing programmes

Number of value added / Career

Oriented programmes

PhD NA NA NA NA PG 7 0 7

35 UG 6 0 6 PG Diploma NA Advanced Diploma NA NA NA NA Diploma NA NA NA NA Certificate NA NA NA NA Others NA NA NA NA

Total 13 0 13 35

Interdisciplinary NA NA NA NA Innovative NA NA NA NA

1. Department of CSE conducted a 3 week value added programme on Advance Java for UG

students and 152 students participated. 2. Department of Civil Engineering conducted a Seven day value added programme on RIVET

ARCHITECTURE for UG students and 32 students participated. 3. Department of CSE conducted a 15 day value added programme from 23rd Oct to 4th Nov

2017on “A Training Programme on CCNA Routing and Switching Module 1 & 2” for UG students and 25 students participated.

4. Department of CSE conducted a 3 week value added programme on Open Source Technologies for UG students and 50 students participated.

5. Department of ME conducted a 14 day value added programme on ANSYS Level 1 Course for all 4thUG students.

6. Department of EEE conducted a One-day Career oriented programme on MATLAB for UG students and 55 students participated.

7. Department of Mechanical Engineering conducted a 6 day value added programme on Open Source Technologies for UG students and 81 students participated.

8. Department of ECE conducted a 10 day value added programme on CLAD certification Training in Virtual instrumentation for UG students and 68 students participated.

9. Department of ECE conducted a 6 day value added programme on NI LabVIEW CLAD refreshment course for UG students and 50 students participated.

10. Department of ECE conducted a 6 day value added programme on Training program on ARM university and cypress university Allince for UG students and 60 students participated.

11. Department of ECE conducted a 5 day value added programme on NI LabVIEW Data


Acquisition & Sensor interface-myRio for UG students and 48 students participated. 12. Department of ECE conducted a 6 day value added programme on NI LabVIEW Data

Acquisition & Sensor interface-myRio for UG students and 72 students participated. 13. Department of EEE conducted a Three day Career oriented programme on MATLAB for UG

students and 30 students participated. 14. Department of IT conducted a Three day Career oriented programme on entrepreneurship for UG

students and 96 students participated 15. Department of IT conducted a Seven day value added programme on HP for UG students and 18

students participated 16. Department of IT conducted a Six day value added programme on IBM for UG students and 39

students participated 17. Department of MBA conducted a Two Day Career Orientation programme on Stock Market

Analysis for PG (MBA) students and 54 students participated. 18. Department of IT conducted a One-Day Career Orientation programme by BYJU’S for UG

students and 143 students participated 19. Department of Freshman Engineering conducted a 3 week BEC programme for I B Tech

students and 383 students participated 20. Department of Freshman Engineering organized an Induction Program for all B Tech first year

students and 889 students participated. 21. Training and Placement Cell arranged 15 Career Guidance Programs from the companies Sales

Force, Infosys Ltd and Berkadia etc., 1.2 (i) Flexibility of the Curriculum: Core / Elective option / Interdepartmental Electives

(ii) Pattern of programmes: 1.3 Feedback from stakeholders* Alumni Parents Employers Students (On all aspects)

Mode of feedback : Online Manual Co-operating schools (for PEI)

Annexure II: Feedback Analysis Format 1.4 Whether there is any revision/update of regulation or syllabi, if yes, mention their salient aspects. Many advanced courses are added to the existing courses by following “T” curriculum in a

particular domain as professional electives in both 3rd and 4th year of B. Tech VCE R15 Regulations.

Pattern Number of programmes

Semester 13(7 PG and 6 UG)

Trimester NA

Annual NA

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1.5 Any new Department/Centre introduced during the year. If yes, give details.

S.No Name of the new Department/Centre Department Room No. Area in Sqm

1. Power Semi-Conductor Drives EEE 3116B 66.95

2. Centre for Cyber Security (C2S) CSE 1208B 73.50

3. Linux Academy IT 1201A 73.50

4. Engineering Mechanics Lab ME 5011 96.69

5. Centre for Virtualization Cloud Computing CSE 1003A 73.50


Criterion – II

2. Teaching, Learning and Evaluation

2.1. Total number of Permanent Faculty

2.2. Number of Permanent Faculty with Ph. D

2.3. Number of Faculty Positions – Recruited (R) and Vacant (V)

2.4. Number of Guest, Visiting and Temporary Faculty

2.5. Faculty Participation in Conferences and Symposia

No. of Faculty International Level National Level State Level

Attended 32 7 25

Presented Papers 62 2 0

Resource Persons 18 4 1

2.6 Innovative processes adopted by the institution in Teaching and Learning

• Guest lecture by experts from industry to augment current learning experience • Inclusion of e-books, courseware, tutorial modules for each course • Engineering Projects in Community Services • Course end Mini Projects • Industrial visits • Collaborative Learning • MOOC’s • Industry internships • Higher order learning is ensured through the use of e-learning platforms such as Byndr, Edmodo,

Word press and etc. • Active learning methods (Project Based Learning, JIGSAW, Think-Pair-Share, Flipped Class

Room, Model Based Learning, Brain Storming, Think- Aloud Pair Problem Solving, etc)

Total Assistant Professors

Associate Professors Professors Others

280 183 53 44 --

Assistant Professors

Associate Professors Professors Others Total

R V R V R V R V R V

27 0 14 0 13 0 0 0 54 0

Guest Faculty

Visiting Faculty

Temporary Faculty

5 7 0

84


• Experiential learning • National level and Institute level Hackathons to promote student innovative learning capabilities • Skill Development Courses are introduced to make students industry ready

2.7 Total No. of actual teaching days during this academic year

2.8 Examination/ Evaluation Reforms initiated by the Institution (for example: Open Book Examination, Bar Coding, Double Valuation, Photocopy, Online Multiple Choice Questions)

Double Valuation Provision to apply for Personal Verification Bar coding Online Multiple Choice Questions Introduced Open Book Examination Choice Based Credit System Introduction of Grade Point Aggregate System Revaluation

2.9. No. of faculty members involved in

curriculum restructuring/ revision/ syllabus development as member of Board of Study/ Faculty/ Curriculum Development workshop

2.10 Average percentage of attendance of students

2.11 Course/Programme wise Distribution of pass percentage:

Title of the Programme

Total no. of students appeared

Division Distinction % I % II % III % Pass %

B. Tech - CSE 232 55.60 32.33 6.03 0 93.97 B. Tech - IT 96 42.71 32.29 7.29 0 82.29 B. Tech - ECE 275 58.18 30.18 5.82 0 94.18 B. Tech - EEE 130 50 33.85 10 0 93.85 B. Tech – MECH 133 55.64 33.08 6.77 0 95.49 B. Tech – Civil 65 43.08 29.23 13.85 0 86.15 MBA 49 77.55 16.33 0 0 93.88 M. Tech – DECS 3 100 0 0 0 100 M. Tech – PEED 5 100 0 0 0 100 M. Tech – ES 10 100 0 0 0 100 M. Tech – CSE 4 75 25 0 0 100

No. of BOS Members

As a Faculty

Curriculum Development Workshop

45 223 58

180

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2.12 How does IQAC Contribute/Monitor/Evaluate the Teaching & Learning processes:

IQAC is monitoring and evaluating the Teaching learning process throughout the academic year in the following areas

1. Plans and executes quality improvement programs for students and staff. 2. IQAC coordinates quality related faculty development programs and student development

programs. 3. IQAC conducts regular meetings with all stake holders 4. IQAC monitors the academic plan and take corrective measures for any deviations 5. IQAC provides standard formats to the departments to maintain quality records 6. IQAC monitors curriculum development process 7. IQAC conducts regular internal meetings with faculty and students for continuous inputs 8. Conducting surprise visit to class and labs to ensure effective teaching learning 9. Conducts academic audit once in a semester 10. Collecting and Analysing the feedback given by the students on faculty and course 11. IQAC also collects and analyse the feedback from Alumni, Parents, and Employers and take

necessary corrective measures if any. 12. Result Analysis is validated by the IQAC after each continuous assessment tests and End

semester Examination 13. IQAC is involved in the Performance Based Appraisal System to evaluate the academic

performance of the faculty under the criterion laid down by the UGC

2.13 Initiatives undertaken towards faculty development

Faculty / Staff Development Programmes Number of faculty benefitted

Refresher courses 20 UGC – Faculty Improvement Programme 6 HRD programmes 8 Orientation programmes 2 Faculty exchange programme 0 Staff training conducted by the university 23 Staff training conducted by other institutions (FDP) 56 Summer / Winter schools, Workshops, etc. 52 Others 112

2.14 Details of Administrative and Technical staff

Category Number of Permanent Employees

Number of Vacant Positions

Number of permanent positions filled during

the Year

Number of positions filled

temporarily

Administrative Staff 30 0 3 0

Technical Staff 95 0 21 0


Criterion – III

3. Research, Consultancy and Extension

3.1 Initiatives of the IQAC in Sensitizing/Promoting Research Climate in the institution

Cash incentives for research publications in refereed journals like scopus/Sci/Web of Science indexed

Deputation of faculty to participate in workshop, seminar, conferences and STTPs Financial assistance to faculty for presenting technical papers in national, international

conferences/seminars Established Research and Development Centre to encourage faculty and students to take

up research projects. Established Centres of excellence/Innovative labs/Incubation centers in collaboration

with Industries Financial Support for Patent filing Incentives for faculty for getting external research projects granted Continuous upgradation of labs with state of art equipment and software • MOU with National and International Universities for Research activities and knowledge

sharing • Financial assistance is provided as seed money towards research projects proposed by

faculty members • Financial support is given for Industry-standard projects. • Access to publications from IEEE/ ASME/ASCE/JGATE digital libraries • Expert lecturers from the institutes of repute are arranged to expose the faculty on current

research • To maintain high Quality research publications and to discourage copying anti plagiarism

software is procured. • PG theses are checked for plagiarism before being accepted. • Faculty clustering is done based on the domain expertise to promote research through

Special Interest Groups.

3.2 Details regarding major projects

Completed Ongoing Sanctioned Submitted Number 2 14 3 12 Outlay in Rs. Lakhs 30.02 553.47 96.74 234.71

3.3 Details regarding minor projects

Completed Ongoing Sanctioned Submitted Number 1 2 Outlay in Rs. Lakhs 4.7 2.75


3.4 Details on research publications

International National Others

Peer Review Journals 147 -- --

Non-Peer Review Journals 0 -- --

e-Journals -- -- 24

Conference proceedings 66 6 --

3.5 Details on Impact factor of publications:

Range Average h-index Nos. in SCOPUS

3.6 Research funds sanctioned and received from various funding agencies, industry and other organisations

Nature of the Project Duration Year

Name of the funding Agency

Total grant sanctioned Received

Major projects 5 DST 50 0

Major projects 3 DST 430.13 91.09

Major projects 5 UGC 39.39 7.15

Minor Projects 1 UGC 2 1.55

Minor Projects 1 IEI 0.75 0.75

Interdisciplinary Projects 3 DST 130.69 0

Industry sponsored 0 0 0 0 Projects sponsored by the University/ College 0 0 0 0

Students research projects (other than compulsory by the University)

0 0 0 0

Any other(Specify) 0 0 0 0

Total -- -- 652.96 100.54 3.7 No. of books published i) With ISBN No. Chapters in Edited Books

ii) Without ISBN No.

3.8 No. of University Departments receiving funds from

UGC-SAP CAS DST-FIST

DPE DBT Scheme/funds

3.9 For colleges Autonomy CPE DBT Star Scheme

INSPIRE CE Any Other (specify)

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3.10 Revenue generated through consultancy

3.11 No. of conferences

organized by the Institution

3.12 No. of faculty served as experts, chairpersons or resource persons

3.13 No. of collaborations International National Any other

3.14 No. of linkages created during this year

3.15 Total budget for research for current year in lakhs :

From Funding agency From Management of University/College

Total

3.16 No. of patents received this year

3.17 No. of research awards/ recognitions received by faculty and research fellows Of the institute in

the year

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3.18 No. of faculty from the Institution

who are Ph. D. Guides

and students registered under them 3.19 No. of Ph.D. awarded by faculty from the Institution

3.20 No. of Research scholars receiving the Fellowships (Newly enrolled + existing ones)

JRF SRF Project Fellows Any other

Level International National State University College Number 01 -- -- -- -- Sponsoring agencies -- -- -- -- --

Type of Patent Number

National Applied 09 (05 Published)

Granted --

International Applied -- Granted --

Commercialised Applied -- Granted --

Rs. 23,81,000/-

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3.21 No. of students Participated in NSS events:

University level State level

National level International level

3.22 No. of students participated in NCC events:



3.23 No. of Awards won in NSS:



3.24 No. of Awards won in NCC:



3.25 No. of Extension activities organized

University forum College forum

NCC NSS Any other

3.26 Major Activities during the year in the sphere of extension activities and Institutional Social Responsibility

• Awareness programs on women empowerment, government schemes, anti drugs, skill development, Voter ID and Rain water Harvesting, farming techniques etc.

• Tree plantation, Blood Donation, Pulse Polio and Lakes Protection, etc activities in adopted villages and urban community.

• Health Camps and Educational facilities for government school children • Organized Digital India Awareness Camp • Rural Women Tailoring Classes • Organising activities under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan participating institution • Designed and developed Vermi Composter for preparing organic fertilisers useful for rural village

farmers. • Commercial crops awareness for the village

• Narkuda • Sulthanpalli • Kacharam • Rayannaguda • Malkaram • Nanajipur • Jukal

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Criterion – IV 4. Infrastructure and Learning Resources 4.1 Details of increase in infrastructure facilities:

Facilities Existing Newly created

Source of Fund

Total

Campus area

Land: 14.24 Acres --

Students Fees

41041.59 SQM Total Built up

Area: 40835.89 SQM

Total Built up Area:

205.7 SQM

Class rooms 70 0 70 Laboratories 85 0 85 Seminar Halls 9 0 9 No. of important equipment purchased (≥ 1-0 lakh) during the current year.

89 13 Students Fees /

Funded Projects

102

Value of the equipment purchased during the year (Rs. in Lakhs)

310.88 46.44 357.32

Others - - - - 4.2 Computerization of administration and library

Computerization of Administration: i. Online registration portal for organizing international conferences and workshops.

ii. Student are encouraged to use MS Word, MS power point presentations for project reports and documentation preparation and technical seminars.

iii. Notifications of academic activities are informed to staff, students and parents through computerization.

iv. Electronic Governance (e-Governance) has been implemented to make the college administration easy.

v. Student admission process is made completely online and E-cap server is enabled for student Fee collection.

vi. Department HOD Cabins, faculty cabins, Admin office, Examination centre and Seminar halls have been equipped with computers and Internet facility through LAN and / or Wi-Fi.

vii. Examination Portal (examination.vardhaman.org) is upgraded for Course registration, Exam Registration, Internal and External marks entry and verification, credit register display etc.

Computerization of Library: i. Book self-check-in / check-out using Automated Self Service Library kiosk (Touch Screen). For

each transaction, Touch Screen Kiosk generates the receipt with details of library documents and due dates.


ii. The Central Library uses fully automated NewGenLib 3.1.4 software Library Management Software package, which is an Integrated Library Management System (ILMS) that supports the in-house operations of Cataloguing and Circulation.

iii. Barcode technology is used for circulation of books.

iv. The Library offers computerized Catalogue Search Services through the OPAC (On-line Public Access Catalogue) which allows accessing the bibliographic details of the books available in the Central Library.

v. Central Library collects statistics through biometric system instead of the manual login register, which is mandatory for check-in and check-out of library users.

vi. The digital library is established to access e-resources with 30 computers.

4.3 Library services

The Central Library is a great Source of Information where the students and the faculty members acquaint themselves in the sphere of knowledge. It has a huge collection of 63,188 volumes of text books and reference books prescribed in the syllabus.

Journals, technical magazines, newspapers, CDs/DVDs pertaining to various subjects such as Engineering, Management, Basic Sciences and Humanities etc are available.

Central Library subscribes 186 print periodicals that include National and International journals and technical magazines.

Library has subscribed to more than 5,306 e-journals of IEEE ASPP+POP, Elsevier (ScienceDirect), Springer, ASME, ASCE, ASTM Digital Library, J-Gate - Social & Management Science, 95,802 e-Books and thousands of full text articles of e-Resources through N-LIST and McGraw-Hill Access Engineering.

i. Library Services and Facilities

The following are the important services and facilities of the Central Library: • Circulation Service (Book Lending) • SC/ST Book Bank facility • Reference / Referral Service • Digital Library (access to e-Resources i.e. e-Journals & e-Books etc) • Internet Service • Wi-fi Facility • Reprographic Service (photocopy, printing & scanning) • SDI (Selective Dissemination of Information) • CAS (Current Awareness Service) • New Arrivals of Books • Newspaper Clipping Service • Information Literacy Programmes • Inter Library Loan • Document Delivery Service


ii. OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue):OPAC is database of all books available in the library and can be searched by author, title, keyword and publisher etc.

iii. NPTEL (National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning)

NPTEL video lectures and web courses facility are provided in the Digital Library.

iv. National Digital Library of India (NDL) The institute is a member of National Digital Library (NDL) and have access to different types of digital resources is free of charge nearly 1, 26, 85, 548 items (books, articles, thesis, manuscripts, audio and video lectures etc.) hosted on NDL portal.

v. SWAYAM Prabha (32 DTH channels for Education)

SWAYAM Prabha, an MHRD initiative is set up in the Central Library to facilitate quality educational and curriculum-based course contents at UG and PG level.

vi. Library Memberships DELNET (Developing Library Network), New Delhi

Vardhaman Central Library is a member of DELNET. As such, the library users can access databases hosted by DELNET and get Inter library loan facility and Document Delivery Service through DELNET database.

vii. British Council Library, Hyderabad Library has become the Institutional member of British Council Library, Hyderabad. We can access as well as borrow to world class resources like books, magazines and CDs/DVDs and get access to world class resources from this library for the benefit of students and faculty members.

Existing(1999-2017) Newly added 2017-2018 Total

No. Value No. Value No. Value

Text Books 61555 Rs. 1,25,77,382/- 1633 Rs. 7,00,051/- 63188 Rs. 1,32,77,434/-

Reference Books 10729 Rs. 28,72,089/- 144 Rs. 1,10,384/- 10873 Rs. 29,82,473/-

e-Books 95688 Rs. 1,94,096/- 95802 Rs. 2,33,203/- 191490 Rs. 4,27,299/-

Journals 372 Rs. 11,25,140/- 186 Rs. 3,31,478/- 558 Rs. 14,56,618/-

e-Journals 12272 Rs. 23,45,181/- 5306 Rs. 22,24,653/- 17578 Rs. 45,69,834/-

Digital Database - - - - - -

CD & Video 3614 - 153 - 3767 -

Others (specify) - - - - - -


4.4 Technology up gradation (overall)

Total Computers

Computer Labs Internet Browsing

Centres Computer

Centres Office Departments

Others

Existing 1711 1336 200 Mbps 50 100 25 84 116

Added 9 0 - 0 0 0 0 9

Total 1720 1336 200 Mbps 50 100 25 84 125

4.5 Computer, Internet access, training to teachers and students and any other programme for

technology upgradation (Networking, e-Governance etc.) i) Computer centre was established to provide state-of-the-art hardware, software and networking

support for the growth and development of College Academics, Administration, Examinations and Research related activities. It has been the epicenter of all network and application needs of the College since its inception managing the core IT infrastructure.

ii) One Gbps Fiber optic cable network of 2 kms connecting all the building blocks of VCE with Wired and Wi-Fi equipment of 60+ Hub racks, 80+ network switches, 60+ routers etc.

iii) Upgraded to 100/1000 Mbps LAN and Internet Bandwidth connectivity of 200 Mbps leased line, both wired and wireless.

iv) Two training programs were conducted in the fields of hardware troubleshooting, software troubleshooting and networking usage and management.

v) One New computer lab established under EEE department is well configured, networked and equipped with LCD multimedia projectors, Internet access through LAN and Wi-Fi for lectures, practical and training programs.

4.6 Amount spent on maintenance in lakhs:

i) ICT

ii) Campus Infrastructure and facilities iii) Equipments iv) Others

Total :

259.77

607.27

539.87

280.09

1687.00


Criterion – V 5. Student Support and Progression

5.1 Contribution of IQAC in enhancing awareness about Student Support Services

IQAC provides Students with a Handbook at the time of Admission which includes College Credential Amenities, Programs Offered, program outcomes, credit based system, academic requirements for promotion/completion of regular program, Code of conduct, Student Mentoring, Disciplinary Activities, Important Contact Numbers, Anti Ragging Rules, Class in charge details etc., to enhance awareness about student support services.

IQAC distributes Academic Regulations and Syllabus books to all students to make aware of Regulations, Program Curriculum and Course Details

IQAC organizes career guidance awareness program in association with Training and Placement Office

Organizes orientation program about the scholarships and ensures that the deserved one, doesn’t miss out.

IQAC briefs all the students and other stakeholders about the purview and function of the following cells

• Industry Institute Interaction Cell • Grievances and Redressal Cell • Training and Placement Cell • Examination Cell • Library • Sports Facilities • Entrepreneurship cell • Information Centre • Anti-Ragging Cell

College Website and student corner: Syllabus, rules & Regulations, Academic

calendar, schedule of examinations, evaluation, grading system, etc are available in website. Student can access all the information related to attendance, internal marks, Credit Register details, Circulars & Notifications, content delivery, date wise activities, examination registration, complaints if any, etc.

The information about Library and E-resources is displayed in prominent places National Service Scheme: Encouraging students to engage in extension activities such

as Health Services, Community Services, Awareness Programs, etc. Student Feedback System: Student feedback is collected through online and reviewed

from time to time on teaching, college facilities, course assessment and other academic activities.

Insurance for Student: Student group insurance policy facility is created.


Professional Societies, Student Technical Associations, Awards to Academic Toppers, Certification Courses, Language laboratory, etc.

Awareness programs by police and “SHE Teams” (A Division Telangana police for enhanced safety of women)

Workshops on yoga, Meditation and relaxing techniques are organized The medical facilities available in the campus are displayed in all notice boards and in the

college website Emergency phone numbers of Police, Fire Station, Anti Ragging Squad, Ambulance,

Women Grievance Cell and nearby hospitals are displayed in all prominent places of the college

Gymnasium, Indoor and outdoor sports facilities are available for students Annual technical fest “TECHNOLITES” is conducted every year to encourage the

students in participating co-curricular activities and hence improve their technical skills, the same is informed to the students through Academic Calendar.

ORTUS (A Cultural Day of Vardhaman College of Engineering) and traditional are celebrated annually to provide a platform for students to participate in extracurricular activities including Sports & Games.

IQAC brings awareness among the students about various online courses through MOOCs like NPTEL for enhancing the self-learning ability of the students.

5.2 Efforts made by the institution for tracking the progression

Student progression is assessed through the formative and summative Assessments such as CIE, SEE, Alternative Assessments, Projects, Attendance, Day to Day Evaluation in Laboratories etc.

Student progression is tracked through regular mentoring of the student by the concerned mentor/Counsellor

Parent-Teacher Meetings are regularly arranged to track the student progression. Academic Audits are done by IQAC to track the performance of the students progression. Remedial classes for different learners. Thorough assessment tests like AMCAT, Cocubes etc for placement readiness. Automated Credit Register in Student Corner.

5.3 (a) Total Number of students

(b) No. of students outside the state

UG PG Ph. D. Others 3907 212 -- --

622


(c) No. of international students

Men Women

Demand ratio 1:5 Dropout % 0.5

5.4 Details of student support mechanism for coaching for competitive examinations (If any)

Students are encouraged to take up competitive exams like GATE, CAT, GRE, TOFEL and other government exams like TSPSCE, TSTRANSCO, TSGENCO etc

A separate Skill Development Cell (SDC) is established in the college to make the students ready for competitive examinations.

GATE oriented training is offered to the interested students beyond the college hours.

No. of students beneficiaries

5.5 No. of students qualified in these examinations

NET SET/SLET GATE CAT IAS/IPS etc State PSC UPSC Others

5.6 Details of student counselling and career guidance

Student Mentoring System Practiced:

VCE has a good student mentoring system where each student is allotted to a faculty mentor. A faculty mentor will be assigned with approximately 20 students. The mentor system focuses on:-

Building cordial relationship between mentor and students.

Creation of a better environment in college, where students can approach mentors for both educational and personal guidance.

Creating awareness and support to students for career planning by motivating the students towards campus placements, higher studies and entrepreneurship.

Advising and supporting for improvement in academic performance.

Below Figure shows the mentoring system practiced at VCE

The HOD and Class Teachers will distribute approximately 20 students to one mentor at first year level. The assigned mentor is responsible to help the students till he / she completes his / her four years of study.

Regular meetings usually happen once in a fortnight between the mentor and the mentee.

No % 2817 68.39

No % 1302 31.61

Last Year This Year

General SC ST OBC Physically Challenged Total General SC ST OBC Physically

Challenged Total

1702 464 186 1665 0 4017 1691 480 196 1748 4 4119

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A separate mentoring book for each student is maintained for recording academic, personal and other necessary information.

Based on the information collected during interactions and observation of the faculty, faculty will analyze the students’ performance and involvement in academics including their attendance, theory courses, practical courses, communication skills, placement training programs, competitions, certification programs, industry training programs, internships, and also assess the students interest and involvement on other activities like NSS, EPICS etc.

Faculty mentors observe and maintain the students medical and psychological issues related information if any.

Students are allowed to approach the mentor for both academic & personal guidance.

Figure: Student Mentoring System Practiced

Faculty mentors provide personalized professional / career advice for the all round development of the student.

The main focus areas of the mentor and functions are given below

Professional Guidance:

Skill enhancement for better employability: Support their learning and enhance their laboratory and research skills through attending technical workshops, hands on training


programmes and students’ symposiums. Industry based training is offered to selected student so as to enhance their chances of employability.

Encourage the research ideas: Encourage students to develop and discuss their ideas in the form of poster and oral presentations in different symposiums.

Academic projects: Mentors will support the students to choose projects to give real time experience.

Academic Guidance

Information sharing: Share information of academic calendars, academic schedules and e-

learning resources. Academic Counseling: Identify students with less attendance and ensure that they improve

their attendance by getting counseled in the presence of HOD. Support to the poor performers: Focus on academically weak students, by providing them

with additional reading materials, model questions along with solutions and special remedial classes.

Career Advancement Professional bodies registration: To create awareness and to enhance the knowledge about the

various activities and state of art research, the students are encouraged and guided to take up registration in the professional bodies i.e., IEEE, ISTE etc…

MOOCs: Motivate and support the students to take up online certification courses to strengthen and build up their qualifications for their Academic progression and to achieve higher career paths.

Value added training programmes: Students are guided to undergo various training programmes to enhance their placement opportunities and also to get updated with latest technologies.

Training & Placement Cell guidance: Provide career guidance and other training apart from arranging campus recruitment drives by the Training & Placement Cell. Support the students to prepare their resume for job and other opportunities.

Laboratory Specific Student Counseling: Counsel irregular students to attend laboratory classes regularly and

complete backlog experiments during specified extra hours.

All – round Development Encourage and support students towards all round development through participation in

literary, cultural and sports activities, professional society activities, inter institutional activities which helps the students to develop leadership qualities, decision making abilities, team spirit, socio psychological awareness, and shapes the student into an intellectually integrated person.

Personal Development

Empower and enable inner adjustments by individual students to counter and cope up with physical, emotional, mental, social and environmental challenges through student-counselor interaction / through meditation workshops / through other specialized workshops / activities.

Engage in family / peer counseling by Mentor / HOD to strengthen students’ interpersonal relationships thereby improving their grades.


Details of Career Guidance: Placement cell invites industry persons to give guidance about the opportunities in IT and core areas. The programs mentioned in the below table by placement cell towards career guidance.

The Programs conducted for career guidance: S.

No. Company Date Session Name of the Industry Person

1. Eleation 28-05-2018 Interaction Session Pradeep & Apoorv Bapat

2. Hind Rectifier 03-05-2018 Interaction Session Sujit Dutta

3. Syllogistek 07-04-2018 Guest Lecture Abhijit Sen

4. Infosys Ltd 10-03-2018,

11-03-2018 & 12-03-2018

Interaction Session Sudhir Mishra, Shashi Dhar Reddy & Anusha Dnamaraju

5. Orient Cement 24-02-2018 Career Development Guidelines Anil Verma

6. Teachforindia 25-01-2018 Guest Lecture Aiswarya

7. Bhabha Atomic Research Center 24-01-2018

Guest Lecture on Higher Studies at Baba Atomic Research Center

Mohmad Shajid

8. Sales force 11-12-17 to 23-12-2017

Workshop Sales Force Sudhakar Chintalapati

9. Task 13-10-2017 & 14-10-2017 Skill Development Team from TASK

10. Osmosys 10-10-2017 Interaction Session CEO and team from Osmosys

11. Edmappers 28-08-2017 Guest Lecture on All About Education

Pratima Rai, Cluster Head – Training & Liaison

12. Aricent 25-08-2017 Interaction Session Team from Aricent

13. Berkadia 29-07-2017 Interaction Session Fernando (Vice President of IT Operations From US) & Ned ( Managing Director)

14. Edukinect 20-07-2017 Guest Lecture Phani, CEO

15. Mroads 03-07-2017 Interaction Session Manohar, CEO

No. of students benefitted

5.7 Details of campus placement

On campus Off Campus Number of

Organizations Visited Number of Students

Participated Number of Students

Placed Number of Students Placed

147 715 456 166

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5.8 Details of gender sensitization programmes

A Mandatory course ‘Gender Sensitization’ is introduced to second year students for all programs of Engineering.

Open Book Examination is introduced to assess their understanding about Gender Sensitization. Heterogeneous students groups are formed for group related activities. Poster presentation on gender sensitization by students Group discussions were conducted on gender sensitization Invited Talks were arrange on safety and security of women and other gender issues

5.9 Students Activities

5.9.1 No. of students participated in Sports, Games and other events

State/ University level National level International level

No. of students participated in cultural events

State/ University level National level International level

5.9.2 No. of medals /awards won by students in Sports, Games and other events

Sports: State/ University level National level International level

Cultural: State/ University level National level International level

5.10 Scholarships and Financial Support

Number of students Amount

Financial support from institution -- -- Financial support from government 1881 122873001 Financial support from other sources -- -- Number of students who received International/ National recognitions 6 864000

5.11 Student organised / initiatives

Fairs : State/ University level National level International level

Exhibition: State/ University level National level International level

5.12 No. of social initiatives undertaken by the students

5.13 Major grievances of students (if any) redressed: 02 • College Transport beyond the hours • Stationery Tariffs

144

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Criterion – VI

6. Governance, Leadership and Management

6.1 State the Vision and Mission of the institution

Vision: To be a pioneer institute and leader in engineering education to address societal needs through education and practice. Mission:

• To adopt innovative student centric learning methods. • To enhance professional and entrepreneurial skills through industry institute interaction. • To train the students to meet dynamic needs of the society. • To promote research and continuing education.

6.2 Does the Institution has a management Information System

YES

The following modules are used as part of the management system Online Student Attendance Online Faculty/Staff Leave Application Online Self Appraisal System Online Fee Collection Online Examination Registration Online Feedback on TLP, Facilities, Attainment of COs and POs Online Student Verification Online Exit Survey Online Alumni Registration Exam Portal Student Corner to access attendance on regular basis, internal marks and credit registrar Faculty Bio-Metric Attendance System Online Learning Management System through Byndr Anti Plagiarism Software

6.3 Quality improvement strategies adopted by the institution for each of the following:

6.3.1 Curriculum Development Choice Based Credit System Industry involvement in designing the curriculum Increasing Professional Elective Component Open Electives to promote Inter Disciplinary projects Introduction of Mini Project from Third Year Project based labs Outcome Based Education


6.3.2 Teaching and Learning

Guest lecture by experts from industry to augment current learning experience Inclusion of e-books, courseware, tutorial modules for each course Engineering Projects in Community Services Course end Mini Projects Industrial visits Collaborative Learning MOOC’s NPTEL/Others Industry internships Higher order learning is ensured through the use of e-learning platforms such as Byndr,

Edmodo, Word press and etc. Active learning methods (Project Based Learning, JIGSAW, Think-Pair-Share, Flipped Class

Room, Model Based Learning, Brain Storming, Think- Aloud Pair Problem Solving, etc) Experiential learning National level and Institute level Hackathons to promote student innovative learning

capabilities Skill Development Courses are introduced to make students industry ready

6.3.3 Examination and Evaluation

Double Valuation Provision to apply for Personal Verification Bar coding Online Multiple Choice Questions Introduced Open Book Examination Choice Based Credit System Introduction of Grade Point Aggregate System Revaluation

6.3.4 Research and Development

Providing incentives for publishing research papers in referred journals with impact factor. Providing financial Assistance, incentives and Academic Leaves to faculty for presenting and

publishing Research papers in National/International Conferences/Seminars Sanctioning Academic leave for pursuing Higher Studies Special Interest Groups are established to carryout focused research in Emerging domains Organized Extension Lectures in specific domains Recognizing inspirational thinking of the students by awarding best student projects every

year Providing incentives to faculty for sanction of projects from external funding agencies. Getting recognition for department research centers from Parent University. Additional increments for acquiring Ph.D as per AICTE rules Providing seed money and In house funding for Research activities. Deputation of faculty to participate in workshops, seminars, and conferences Financial Support for patent filing


Continuous upgradation of labs with the latest equipment and software to meet research Collaboration with foreign Universities for Research activities Financial support is given to the students for executing Industry-standard projects Expert lecture from industry personnel to get exposure on current research

6.3.5 Library, ICT and physical infrastructure / instrumentation

All class rooms are equipped with LCD Projectors New Auditorium with seating capacity of 1200 is constructed Internet bandwidth enhanced from 100 MBPS to 200 MBPS Established six new Computer Laboratories with 240 computers Indoor stadium is constructed with synthetic flooring Gymnasium facility is created for both Boys and Girls Library was augmented with 1633 text and reference books Rs. 810436.00, 186 Journals

Rs.331478.00, 5306 e-journals worth of 2224653.00 Lakhs. Establishment of Seminar halls with ICT enabled tools Installation of Lifts in Block 1,3,5,6 The following centres of excellence were established

• HP Centre of Excellence • Centre for Embedded System and IOT • Learning resource Centre

6.3.6 Human Resource Management The college has excellent human resource management strategies. Recruitment faculty and staff is as per AICTE norms The recruitment process is well established New Teaching and Non-Teaching posts are created to satisfy the work load The recruitment is approved by the governing council Faculty and staff recruitment is as per merit The grievance cell addresses issues for both staff and students. Orientation programs / training are conducted for newly recruited faculty Daily attendance of students is monitored through activity diary Quality enhancement measures are taken by deputing faculty to FDPs/STTPs Effective system of performance appraisal through Annual Self-Appraisal submitted to IQAC

Collecting online feedback and counselling/ Mentoring on regular basis.

6.3.7 Faculty and Staff recruitment The process for faculty and staff recruitment is as per AICTE norms Advertisement is issued in leading Newspapers inviting applications from eligible candidates. After scrutiny, candidates are called for interviews. The Selection committee, that includes the Chairman of the College, principal, Two

university nominees, Two subject experts, one Women/SC/ST/OBC/differently abled, interviews the shortlisted candidates and places them in order of merit.

Offer Letters are issued to the selected candidates The university selection committee ratifies the faculty


6.3.8 Industry Interaction / Collaboration

The Vardhaman College of Engineering facilitate exposure of industrial atmosphere to students through industrial visits. Industry-Institute Interaction Cell (IIIC) / Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE)

has MoUs with reputed industries like IBM, NEN, CISCO, HP, LINUX, NI, Intel, National academy of construction (NAC). ARK infotech solution, orient Cements etc.

The collaboration is focused on industrial training, curriculum development, technical workshops and expert lectures.

IIIC Encourages consultancy with or without financial benefits Laboratories with Industry support, details are provided are below

Department Name of the Laboratory Industry

ECE/EEE Virtual Instrumentation Laboratory National Instruments

ECE Embedded Systems Laboratory Intel

Advanced Communications Laboratory HFSS

CSE

CISCO Network Centre CISCO

HP Centre of Excellence HP

IBM Centre of Excellence IBM

6.3.9 Admission of Students

Admission into First year of Four Year B. Tech. Degree Program of study in Engineering:

Eligibility:

A student seeking admission into the first year of four-year B. Tech. Degree Program should have

(i) Passed either Intermediate Public Examination (I.P.E) conducted by the Board of Intermediate Education, Telangana, with Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry as optional subjects or any equivalent examination recognized by Board of Intermediate Education, Telangana or a Diploma in Engineering in the relevant branch conducted by the Board of Technical Education, Telangana or equivalent Diploma recognized by Board of Technical Education for admission as per the guidelines of Telangana State Council for Higher Education (TSCHE).

(ii) Secured a rank in the EAMCET examination conducted by TSCHE for allotment of a seat by the Convener, EAMCET, for admission into the program offered by the Institution.

Admission Procedure:

Admissions are made into the first year of four-year B.Tech. Degree Program as per the stipulations of TSCHE.

(a) Category A seats are filled by the Convener, EAMCET.


(b) Category B seats are filled by the Management.

Admission into the Second year of Four Year B. Tech. Degree Program in Engineering

Eligibility:

A student seeking admission under lateral entry into the II year I semester B. Tech. Degree Program should have passed the qualifying exam (B.Sc. Mathematics & Diploma holders), based on the rank secured by the student at Engineering Common Entrance Test (FDH) in accordance with the instructions received from the Convener, ECET and Government of Telangana.


Admissions are made into the II year of four-year B. Tech degree Program through Convener, ECET (FDH) 20% against the sanctioned strength in each Program of study under lateral entry scheme.

Admission into first year of two Year M.Tech degree program of study:

Eligibility

Admission to the M.Tech degree program shall be made subject to the eligibility, qualifications and specialization prescribed by Telangana State Council of Higher Education TSCHE, Government of Telangana.

Admissions shall be made based on the rank secured in PGECET examination conducted by Telangana State Council for Higher Education (or) GATE examination for allotment of a seat by the Convener, PGECET subject to reservations prescribed by the University or policies formed by the Government of Telangana from time to time.


Admissions are made into the first year of two year M.Tech program as per the stipulations of Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE), Government of Telangana.

(a) Category - A seats are filled by the Convener, PGECET.

(b) Category - B seats are filled by the Management.

Admission into first year of two Year MBA degree program of study:

Eligibility

Admission to the MBA degree program shall be made subject to the eligibility, qualifications and specialization prescribed by Telangana State Council of Higher Education TSCHE, Government of Telangana.

Admissions shall be made based on the rank secured in ICET examination conducted by Telangana State Council for Higher Education for allotment of a seat by the Convener, ICET subject to reservations prescribed by the University or policies formed by the Government of Telangana from time to time.



Admissions are made into the first year of two year MBA program as per the stipulations of Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE), Government of Telangana.

(a) Category - A seats are filled by the Convener, ICET.

(b) Category - B seats are filled by the Management.

6.4 Welfare schemes for

6.5 Total corpus fund generated 6.6 Whether annual financial audit has been done Yes No 6.7 Whether Academic and Administrative Audit (AAA) has been done?

Audit Type External Internal

Yes/No Agency Yes/No Authority

Academic Yes ISO (EUROGLOBAL Certifications, (UK) Ltd)

Yes IQAC

Administrative Yes ISO

(EUROGLOBAL Certifications, (UK) Ltd) Yes IQAC

6.8 Does the University/ Autonomous College declares results within 30 days?

For UG Programmes Yes No For PG Programmes Yes No 6.9 What efforts are made by the University/ Autonomous College for Examination Reforms? Double Valuation Provision to apply for Personal Verification Bar coding Online Multiple Choice Questions Introduced Open Book Examination Choice Based Credit System Introduction of Grade Point Average System

Teaching Health Insurance, Free Transport, EPF and Gratuity, Non teaching Health Insurance, Free Transport, EPF, ESI Students Medical Assistance Insurance

Rs. 1,56,52,877/-

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6.10 What efforts are made by the University to promote autonomy in the affiliated/constituent colleges? • University (JNTUH) has accorded permanent affiliation for five years 2014-2015 to 2018-2019 • University (JNTUH) has given No Objection Certificate to get 12(B) and 2(f) • University (JNTUH) has given Autonomous Status to Vardhaman College of Engineering in the

Academic Year (2011-2012) • University (JNTUH) has Nominated Members for Academic Council, Governing Body, BOS and

Result Processing Committee • University (JNTUH) has granted Research Centres for three departments in year 2017-2018

6.11 Activities and support from the Alumni Association

• Motivational Lectures/ Career Guidance sessions are arranged for Students by Alumni • Alumni Offer internships and projects to the students • Alumni involve in curriculum design as part of BOS • Alumni supports Placement Cell in bringing companies for recruitment • Annual Alumni Meet (MITRA) is conducted for networking and to give constructive inputs • Alumni Survey is conducted on regular basis

6.12 Activities and support from the Parent – Teacher Association

• Regular PTMs are conducted to collect feedback for continuous improvement • Student Progress is continuously monitored by both parents and teachers through regular

interaction 6.13 Development programmes for support staff

• Training Programs are offered on latest topics related to the laboratories • Training on usage of Fire safety equipment • Training Programs / Workshops / Seminars are conducted based on training need analysis (TNA) • Academic Leaves are granted to encourage higher education

6.14 Initiatives taken by the institution to make the campus eco-friendly

• Installation of solar panels on roof top • Rain water harvesting • Green landscaping with trees and plants • Waste management initiatives • Water recycling • Bio-Gas Plant • Use of sprinklers to water the plants • Plantation programs are organized at regular intervals


Criterion – VII 7. Innovations and Best Practices

7.1 Innovations introduced during this academic year which have created a positive impact on the functioning of the institution. Give details. Developed online feedback mechanism Conduction of online examinations on multiple choice questions Conduction of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities for the overall development of the

students Developed effective mentoring system Conducted academic and administrative auditing Conducted faculty self appraisal review meetings for quality improvement Encourage faculty implement active learners, experiential and collaborative learning Introduce skill development course to prepare students industry ready

7.2 Provide the Action Taken Report (ATR) based on the plan of action decided upon at the beginning of the year

Academic audit is conducted two times in this year (once in a semester).

Twelve faculty development programs are conducted. Two awareness programs on funding research schemes conducted in this year. IQAC collects feedback on faculty from students twice in a semester and analyze to take

corrective action. One at the middle of the semester and another at the end of the semester. Feedback on facilities is collected and analyzed. The same is submitted to the management for

improvement. A two day workshop on OBE is conducted for faculty in association with BMS College of

Engineering. Departments prepared a list of students who are academically weak and remedial classes are

conducted in leisure hours and beyond working hours. It is found that the results are improved. The R&D Cell has conducted one day awareness program for the faculty on intellectual property

rights. IQAC monitored the effectiveness of student mentoring and it is observed that many students

attitude and performance is improved. IQAC has conducted a one week refresher program on Pedagogical Training for Outcome Based

Education in a month of May 2018. An International Conference on Artificial Intelligence is conducted in the month of May 2018. Expert lectures are arranged to enrich the knowledge in the advanced courses. Digital Evaluation is implemented for PG Programs. To encourage the faculty to publish research papers incentive policy is implemented. As part of it

faculty got incentives ranging from Rs.5000 to Rs.10000 based on quality of research papers. Vardhaman College of Engineering was ranked one among 151 to 200 band. • Faculty performance is assessed based on API submitted online


7.3 Give two Best Practices of the institution (please see the format in the NAAC Self-study Manuals) 1. Initiative towards developing entrepreneurship through Centre for Innovation and

Entrepreneurship (CIE) 2. Student Skill development training to prepare students industry ready.

Annexure III : Best Practices

7.4 Contribution to environmental awareness / protection

VCE demonstrates its strong commitment to environmental responsibility through the following activities. Invited talks were conducted to recognize and promote efforts to decrease the deep, spiritual

based awareness of our connection to the environment among the students of this institute. Every year plantation program is conducted in the campus. Roof top solar power plant is established. Strive within the limits of practical considerations to conserve energy and resources, reduce

waste, purchase environment friendly products and minimize adverse impacts on the surrounding environment.

7.5 Whether environmental audit was conducted? Yes No

7.6 Any other relevant information the institution wishes to add. (for example SWOT Analysis)

Strengths:

Well qualified and committed teaching faculty Strong student support system Expanding Infrastructure with modern facilities and Learning Resources Innovative Teaching Learning Process Eco-friendly Initiatives Wi-Fi Enabled Campus Conducive Environment for learning

Weaknesses:

Develop Linkages with Industry and National/International Research Institutions Technology Incubators and consultancy Activities should be activated Alumni Interactions to be further Strengthened

Opportunities:

Develop more inter disciplinary projects Diversification of source of Revenue through better exploitation of consultancy To have more collaborations with Industry and Research Organizations To encourage faculty to apply funded research projects Scope for Students Project Internships in Industries and Research Laboratories

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Concerns:

To meet the diverse needs of the students community and to make them employable and face global competition

To match up to the competition from other Autonomous Institutions/ Universities Communication enhancement among the Rural students


8. Plans of institution for next year

The plan for improvement in the next year to cover the following Internal Academic and Administrative Auditing Faculty Quality Improvement Programs Implementation of lab based projects Awareness among the faculty regarding research schemes Use of ICT for content delivery Conducting of Course Enrichment Programs Online Student Feedback Collection on faculty Online feedback on facilities Remedial classes for academically weak students Motivate the faculty to apply for IPR Plan to conduct International Conference NBA Accreditation under Tier-I Digital Evaluation for PG Outcome Based Education Refresher Programs for Faculty To apply for NIRF Ranking

Dr. P. Nageswara Rao Dr. S. Sai Satyanarayana Reddy

Signature of the Coordinator, IQAC Signature of the Chairperson, IQAC

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Annexure – I : Academic Calendar


Annexure II: Sample Feedback Format

CIVIL ENGINEERING End of Semester Course Evolution Form

Subject : BUILDING PLANNING AND DRAWING Section : Civil Engineering - IV Sem (Section - A) Academic Year : 20XX-XX Faculty Name : XYZ

Designation : Assistant Professor

INSTRUCTOR EVALUATION

To a very great extent

To a great extent

To a modera

te extent

To some extent

Not at all % Out

of 5 ( 5 ) ( 4 ) ( 3 ) ( 2 ) ( 1 )

1 Has the Instructor clearly stated the main objectives of the course? 17 19 11 8 4 72.54 3.63

2 Is the teaching well planned? 14 17 15 9 3 70.34 3.52

3 Was the Instructor enthusiastic about teaching this class and invited questions and comments from students?

13 18 12 10 4 69.12 3.46

4 Is the faculty effectively using activity based learning methods? 16 18 13 8 2 73.33 3.67

5 In general, is the course being taught effectively? 15 17 14 6 6 70.00 3.50

6 Has the Instructor related course material to real life situations? 15 17 15 7 4 71.03 3.55

7 Have the Homework and other assignments helped you to understand the course material?

13 15 14 9 5 67.86 3.39

8 Have the textbook, lecture notes and/or Teaching aids contributed to your learning? 15 15 14 9 5 68.97 3.45

9 Is the instructor impartial in awarding marks? 19 15 11 6 7 71.36 3.57

10 In general, has the instructor taught this course effectively? 18 12 16 6 4 72.14 3.61

Overall rating of the teacher : Out of 5 : 3.53 Percentage: 70.68

COURSE OUTCOMES

To a very great extent

To a great extent

To a modera

te extent

To some extent

Not at all % Out

of 5 ( 5 ) ( 4 ) ( 3 ) ( 2 ) ( 1 )

11 Apply the Bye laws and Principles of Planning for residential and other public buildings

14 14 20 8 3 72.54 3.63

12 Plan, schedule and monitor the project effectively 13 14 19 10 2 70.34 3.52

13 Develop details of parts of building 13 12 16 12 3 69.12 3.46

14 Model Plan, elevation and section for sloped and flat buildings 11 14 16 10 3 73.33 3.67

Overall rating of the teacher: Out of 5 : 3.41 Percentage: 68.28

Overall feedback: Out of 5 : 3.50 Percentage: 70.00


Annexure III: Best Practices Best Practice – 1 1. Title of the Best Practice:

Initiative towards developing entrepreneurship through Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE)

2. Goal

Centre for innovation and entrepreneurship is dedicated to promote and support the spirit of entrepreneurship Education among the graduated and graduating students at Vardhaman.

3. Objectives

To act as an institutional mechanism for providing various services including information to budding student entrepreneurs.

To foster better linkages between the institution, industries and R & D institutions in the region and other related organizations engaged in promoting Small & Medium Enterprises (SME’s) including NGOs and other Voluntary Organizations.

To catalyze and promote development of technology Enterprises and promote employment opportunities.

To respond effectively to the emerging challenges and opportunities both at national and international level relating to SMEs and Micro Enterprises.

4. The Context

Entrepreneurship support requires additional financing and human resources from universities. Financing can come either from grants, donations or own revenues. Human resources for entrepreneurship support can either be internally or recruited and developed. More and more universities in India provide direct support for start-ups through mentoring, grants, and incubation facilities. Start-up support is providing a helping hand in business startup without taking away the “do it on your own‟. It is all about making, entrepreneurship support systems accessible and attractive for future entrepreneurs, and about rectifying market and system failures in financing and premises. For universities to be effective, partnerships with entrepreneurship support actors in the territory and beyond are relevant. Vardhaman College of Engineering has applied for funding support from the following institutions NitiAyog - Atal incubation centre EDII - Entrepreneurship Awareness camps MSNE – Incubation Centre AICTE – Sammridhi Scheme

5. Practice

Entrepreneurs face many challenges in today’s ultra-competitive business world; fortunately, contemporary times have also blessed entrepreneurs with more resources for tackling those problems than ever before.


Diversification: Entrepreneurship education teaches students to recognize and seize diverse opportunities for financial gain. This allows people to work in authentic environments that best suit them. As a result there is greater individual satisfaction as compared to conventionally employed workers. Market diversification increases a consumer’s options and allows for more dynamic competition. Creation of Employment: Unemployment is a rampant problem in many societies. Entrepreneurship education aims at empowering people to create employment opportunities. The aim of this training is to enable these people to start the small and medium enterprises important in any country’s growth. This sector accounts for half the private workforce in India. Most people seeking employment depend on entrepreneurs to embark on new ventures and hire them. Individual Competence: Entrepreneurship education imparts qualities such as self motivation and financial responsibility. In addition this education empowers people to have self discipline since entrepreneurship involves taking well calculated risks. People who have gone through this kind of training are able to recognize opportunities. Entrepreneurship education also encourages innovation in the running of organizations. People Empowerment: Teaching people innovative ways to make a living enables them to take control of their circumstances. In Tanzania, for example, entrepreneurship education is being used as a tool to empower women. Technically trained women, for example, struggle to find employment in a male dominated domain. The education is aimed at improving their self confidence and giving them a chance at becoming self reliant so that they are not totally dependent on employment. This form of education also builds up self-awareness. It provides a dynamic platform on which an individual can explore his strengths through practical application and not theoretical knowledge gained from basic education.

6. Problems Encountered and Resources Required

Entrepreneurship support has its limits. It prepares students for future intrapreneurial and entrepreneurial careers and promotes the commercialization of research results. Close co-operation and integration of College internal and external support infrastructure and services is an important success factor. Getting in private actors contributing to College entrepreneurship support as early as possible is crucial in exposing would-be-entrepreneurs and support providers to the “world of business”.

Best Practice – 2 1. Title of the Best Practice:

Student Skill development training to prepare students industry ready 2. Objectives:

The main objectives of the Skill Development Training program is ensure that our graduates have employable skills and can contribute towards the development of the nation. Over the period of 4 years, we train our students based on the requirement of the global market. Some of the objectives are listed below: a) Providing opportunities for life-long learning for skill development b) Ensuring quality and relevance of training


c) Preparing the youth of India as a manpower resource for World Markets d) Diversifying Skills development programmes to meet the changing requirements, particularly of

emerging knowledge economy e) Preparing the youth of India as a manpower resource for World Markets f) Building true market place competencies rather than mere qualifications Having listed the above objectives, we have ensured that our students acquire the required amount of theoretical and practical knowledge in the class rooms and labs. This helps them to understand the exiting knowledge in the field and the kind of innovations.

3. The context

Our country presently faces a dual challenge of dearth of highly trained workforce as well as non employability of large sections of traditionally educated youth who acquire little or no job skills. The challenge pertains not only to a huge quantitative expansion of facilities of skill training but also to equally important task of raising their quality. a) The Collaboration between Industry and Institutes: Involvement of Industry and employers in

the Skill Training structures is almost nothing. They could not be brought forward to proactively participate in the field of curriculum development, training of instructors for skill development because this would entail larger autonomy to institutions.

b) Disparity in the kinds of jobs and youths aspiration: In the present scenario, it is very difficult to find students to fill the classrooms and getting them to accept new kind of jobs. There is a huge gap between their aspirations and available jobs.

c) Lack of Interest in vocational training among the students: A large number of students with vocational education need to look for placement in private organizations or for self employment. The condition of private industrial employments and self employment are inferior in India in comparison to other countries.

4. The Practice

The Institute has established the separate department Skill Development Centre that focuses on the industry related trainings. The institute hires the skilled trainers who have lots of experience and highly qualified. The department consists of various trainers specialized in various fields and it is related to the requirements of the job market. The department was established so that our students would not face any problem in the interview and clear all the rounds without any difficulty. Keeping that in mind we have hired trainers for a) Aptitude knowledge, b) Quantative theory, c) Soft Skill and d) Technical Skill. These trainers offer courses for the 2nd and 3rd year students for the semester and the syllabus is designed based on the requirements of the job markets. Apart from the regular classes, we also provide the industry related training for 15 days or week based on the student’s requirements.

5. Evidence of success The placement rate of the institute is increasing every year. The fact that majority of our graduates are getting jobs in the various companies itself shows the success of the department. Most of our students before they graduate, get job offers of the companies like, Cape Gemine, Tata Consultancy Services, Amazon, Salesforce, Wipro and several other.


a) Offer from companies before graduation: Most of our students get their job offers before they graduate. The specific trainings are offered in the third year so that it becomes easy for them to clear the interview.

b) Company internship in the fourth year: There are several students who opt for the internship, however, the students don’t have the clear idea of how to get the internship and the various assessment process. Hence, the department helps them to go through the process and help them to clear the interview.

c) MS or M.Tech Scholarships: Some of our graduates prefer going for the higher studies in the foreign universities, however, they cannot afford to go without the scholarship. Hence they need to appear for various test like GRE, TOFEL, PTE, IELTS, TOFEL etc, the trainers help them to successfully clear the test through the personal guidance. #

6. Problems encountered and Resources required The Skill Development Training program is the recent approach of the institute and it’s not popular among the students. At the same time they are not aware of the functions and the objectives of the course, hence the message needs to disseminated through different platforms and inform about the existing of the department. The institute needs to hire the skilled people who can find the middle ground between the class room teaching and vocation learning. The proper collaboration of the industry and institute is very much important for the successful functioning of the department. a) Quality and relevance: Quality and relevance of skill development are key to India’s global

competitiveness as well as improving an individual’s access to decent employment. For enterprises to compete in the global economy, the quality of training must reach internationally comparable standards and be relevant to the needs of national and international markets.

b) Shortage of Trainers: There is an urgent need for improving the quality and size of trainer resource. Skill upgradation of trainers, their quality assurance, and improvement of their status in society are important to improve quality of training.

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