AQAR 2019-2020

6.1 – Institutional Vision and Leadership

6.1.1 – Mention two practices of decentralization and participative management during the last year (maximum 500 words)

IES College of Technology has a mechanism for delegating authority and providing operational autonomy to all the various functionaries to work towards decentralized governance system.
Principal Level: The Governing Body delegates all the academic and operational decisions based on policy to the Academic Monitoring Committee/ Academic Advisory Committee headed by the Principal in order to fulfill the vision and mission of the institute. Academic Monitoring Committee formulates common working procedures and entrusts the implementation with the faculty member.
Faculty Level: Faculty members are given representation in various committees/cells and allowed to conduct various programs to showcase their abilities. They are encouraged to develop leadership skills by being in charge of various academic, co-curricular, and extracurricular activities. They are given authority to conduct industrial tours and to have tie up with industry experts and appointed as coordinator and convener for organizing seminars/workshops/conferences/FDPs.
Student Level
Students are empowered to play an active role as a coordinator of co-curricular and extra- curricular activities, social service group coordinator.
Participative management
The institute promotes a culture of participative management by involving the staff and students in various activities. All decisions of the institution are governed by management of facts, information and objectives.
Strategic Level
• The principal, academic co-coordinator and staff members are involved in defining the policies and procedures, framing guidelines and rules regulations pertaining to admission, placement, discipline, grievance, counseling, training development, and library services etc., and effectively implementing the same to ensure smooth and systematic functioning of the institute.
Functional Level
• At functional level the faculty members participate in sharing the knowledge by discussing on the latest trends in technology during faculty meeting.
• Faculty members also write joint research papers and share their knowledge.
Operational level
• The Principal of the institution is responsible for academic, nonacademic and administrative activities of the institution.
Case study:
Academic Monitoring Committee / Academic Monitoring Committee/ Academic Advisory Committee Role is centralized (Institute level) committee responsible for drafting, regulating and implementing different academic policies. It is meant for smooth uniform conduction of academics throughout the institute.
Committee Hierarchy: Committee is headed by Chairman who is the Principal of the institute. Other members of the committee are Academic Coordinator, subject experts for respective subjects, class teachers and exam in-charge and other member.
Outcome: Meetings are held periodically for discussing the issues and challenges, developmental aspect of the Institute. Thus, the institute encourages teachers, students, parents, corporate resource persons, employers, alumni, staff, class coordinators and class representatives to share their ideas, opinions, suggestions through proper channels i.e through parent-teacher meet, alumni meet, class teachers meetings, student feedback system, and through other various committee meetings. The inputs received from various stakeholders of the institute are reviewed and those which are in line with our institute’s Vision and Mission Statements will be considered by the committee for the decision making.

6.1.2 – Does the institution have a Management Information System (MIS)?

"No"

6.3 – Faculty Empowerment Strategies

6.2 – Strategy Development and Deployment

6.2.1 – Quality improvement strategies adopted by the institution for each of the following (with in 100 words each):

6.3 – Faculty Empowerment Strategies

6.3.1 – Teachers provided with financial support to attend conferences / workshops and towards membership fee of professional bodies during the year

Nil

6.3.2 – Number of professional development / administrative training programmes organized by the College for teaching and non teaching staff during the year

6.3.5 – Welfare schemes for

6.4 – Financial Management and Resource Mobilization

6.4.1 – Institution conducts internal and external financial audits regularly (with in 100 words each)

Accounts department performs various functions like financial planning/budgeting, Reporting, and controlling. The department works proactively to solve any financial issues. The college Conducts regular audits of annual books of accounts. The Account office keeps all the financial records separately as per the events OR activities and transactions made for them. The Account office maintains the Books of Accounts properly which helps in auditing procedures. IES College of Technology has an effective mechanism for auditing the accounts. The accounts of the college are audited by chartered accountants regularly as per the Government rules. Whenever there are additional expenses over and above the budget proposals, special sanction is to be taken from the Governing body. The Accounting and Auditing Committee looks after the internal audit and it is presented to the certified Chartered Accountant.
The college has a well formulated financial policy which ensures effective and optimal utilization of finances for academic, administrative and development purposes which help ultimately in realizing the institute’s vision and mission.

6.4.2 – Funds / Grants received from management, non-government bodies, individuals, philanthropies during the year(not covered in Criterion III)

6.4.3 – Total corpus fund generated

"0"

6.5 – Internal Quality Assurance System

6.5.1 – Whether Academic and Administrative Audit (AAA) has been done?

6.5.2 – Activities and support from the Parent – Teacher Association (at least three)

1. There is no Official Parent-Teacher Association but the department and parents are connected through Mobiles.
2. Feedback is collected from the parents and their suggestions are considered for better management of the teaching process improvement in syllabus revision etc.
3. The worth suggestions are listed for discussion

6.5.3 – Development programmes for support staff (at least three)

1. Yoga session was organized by Holistic Wellbeing league.
2. Use of internet in education.
3. ICT related training program
4. Providing moral support during COVID-19 Pandemic to boost their supporting Staffs.

6.5.4 – Post Accreditation initiative(s) (mention at least three)

Betterment of Language Lab class for communication skill development of students
Availability of WIFI Zone
Encouraging faculty members to undergo more research related activities

6.5.5 – Internal Quality Assurance System Details

6.5.6 – Number of Quality Initiatives undertaken during the year

7.1.7 – Initiatives taken by the institution to make the campus eco-friendly

7.2 – Best Practices

7.2.1 – Describe at least two institutional best practices 

7.2 Best Practice
1. Environment Consciousness and Sustainability (Green, Greener and Greenest)
IES College of Technology campus spreads as a lush green and sprawling oxygen rich and echo friendly seat of quality learning at the Ratibad Bhopal. The natural location advantage to this green campus offers countless opportunities to enhance the eco-friendly practices in the campus. The current global climate crisis imposes the institution to consider the environment consciousness as its paramount duty to develop its high standards for environmental friendliness and applaud the practices that continue to arrange and work on the cutting edge of environmental innovation. The college deems it as its prior responsibility to make society aware of deteriorating environmental parameters and also prodding them to adopt ecofriendly ways through environmental policy advocacy, promoting environmental awareness and local participation in conservation efforts to minimize the threat.
Objectives:
• Inculcate the Green protocol among students and faculties.
• Dissemination of environmental literacy to motivate students, teachers and supporting staff.
• Energy optimization for enhancing energy utilization.
• Transformation of the campus into pollution free and environmentally friendly zone.
• Green Campaign initiative focusing students regarding awareness of the benefits for adopting
Practice: The following initiatives have been taken in the campus to contribute to the noble cause of Environmental Consciousness and Sustainability:
Green Campus Campaign: The College familiarized green campus campaign to promote sustainable and eco-friendly follows in the campus and to make the earth inhabitable for the living beings which is essential for the profitability of future generation. Regular garden maintenance is done by gardeners and green campus volunteers take care of highly oxygen friendly flora such as Arica palms, snake plants, spiders and a lot of white lilies to absorb fluoride carbon mono-oxides and other fungal based pollutants.
Plastic Free Campus: The programme aims to reduce plastic pollution in the college campus with special focus on the reduction and elimination of plastic bottles, plastic straws, utensils and plastic food packaging. Instead of buying bottled water students are encouraged students to use refillable like stainless steel bottles.
Water Usage: The rain water harvesting system was established in the campus for the effective management of water. This innovative measure has contributed tremendously towards the alleviation of water shortage. Rain water harvesting and waste diversion was beneficial for drinking water.
Green Audit, Environment Audit and Energy Audit: With the initiative of Eco Club, the awareness programmes are conducted on environmental issues. The club also examined the effects of green initiative campaign in campus and a review was conducted at end every academic year,
Tree Plantation Drive: The College has organized Tree Plantation Drive on every year in which most of students have taken part in the college premises.
Tobacco-Free Campus: The IEC College of Technology is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for its students, employees, and visitors, by prohibiting tobacco use and smoking, including the use of electronic cigarettes and similar products, within its campuses and facilities.
Non Veg is prohibited in the campus: Non veg is strictly prohibited in the campus.
Impact of the Practice:
• The concept of green campus campaign and environmental friendly practices in the campus resulted in growing a clean and green campus.
• The workshops and seminars on environmental issues created awareness among the students. • Proper waste management system for all types of waste produced in the campus. Disposal of non-degradable and degradable wastes into separate dust bins facilitated the waste management more effortlessly.
• Green power generation by using solar panel compact the use of conventional electricity ingestion.
• Use of renewable and sustained energy sources like LED bulb inside the campus.
• The Eco-Club and Energy Conservation Club have succeeded in fostering an energy conservation culture and attitude among students, staff and masses in nearby areas.
• Neatness programs conducted by NSS and NCC time to time. Maintenance of garden and various play grounds by NSS in charge, and Sport in charge respectively.
• Encourage to students and teachers for save electricity, save papers, save waters, use of dust beans etc.
• Environmental awareness program (single use of plastics awareness) conducted by NSS unit of the college.
Best Practice II
The morning sets the day and the assembly paves the way for our students to rejuvenate their spirits, remain rooted to the moral values and unleash their vitality. The serene early morning hours welcomes one and all to the college campus as the premise resounds with the school prayer, ‘Itni Shakti Hume De Na Data’ followed by the thought for the day and news headlines.The well planned assembly conducted department wise clarifies varies activities and programmes, focusing on important days. Every student is given the opportunity and the platform to display their talent and present themselves as individuals. Guided by their mentors, the assembly includes short skit, presentations, slogan display, poetry recitation, speech, songs, individual experiences etc. Very often the assembly is addressed by the Honorable Chairman Sir , Honorable Director Maam, Respected Principal to enrich them with their knowledge, experience and expertise.
We believe, the morning assembly plays an incredible role to:
? Develop a feeling of affiliation and unity among students.
? Aid the students to develop a sense of identity and loyalty to the institution.
? Help and encourage the students to share their experiences, stories, anecdotes etc. with others.
? Help inculcate a disciplined, good social behavior desired in a cultured society and facilitate moral and religious development of students.
? Motivate students by positive reinforcement in the form of praise or reward awarded in public.
? Facilitate National Integration and unity through prayer meetings.
? Help nurture the sense of patriotism and take pride in our rich culture and heritage.

Best Practice II
Title: Blood Donation
Goal: To serve the suffering humanity, our students are guided and motivated to donate blood. Through this activity the energy of the students is channelized for social cause of communal harmony and participation in social activities.
Context: To inculcate the values of IES college of Technology Bhopal for human service, benevolence and the national integration among the students, they are inspired for the activities like blood donation, adult literacy and social harmony.
Implementation: The Blood Donors’ Club of the college organizes the Blood Donation Camp every year. In the camp more units of blood is collected every year.
Evidence of Success: The success of this practice can be evaluated by the over whelming response of the students. Every year the number of donors is more than the arrangement of the Hospital collection of blood. The number of units donated by the students is increasing year after year.
Problems Encountered and Resources Required: No problems are faced by the institution in the implementation of this noble cause. The funds required for the project are provided by the college itself.

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7.3 – Institutional Distinctiveness

7.3.1 – Provide the details of the performance of the institution in one area distinctive to its vision, priority and thrust in not more than 500 words

Introduction – Our College seems to be a boon for the students in Bhopal region and is running Engineering courses. Various activities have been implemented by our college as part of social responsibility. Such activities are conducted at the level of student and society. These activities include student Adaptation Various Scheme related to benefit of students financial bus pass scheme,
College Building: The college building is use of the most specious and equipped with latest technology and amenities. Various government, NGO, Social organizations organise and co- ordinate their activities like examination, workshop, training, meeting etc
College Ground: The spacious ground is used by various sportsman and sports organizations, Inter College and other events. Sports competitions are organized. Football, Volleyball and Cricket tournaments of various amateur associations are organized.
Computer Lab: The Computer lab is well quipped. State examination or other examination conducted. Centralized admission process for Colleges is coordinated with the help of our computer Department.
Library Facilities: Our College Library her rich collection of resources we have about more books in our library. The library has independent competitive examination section with latest books and periodicals and specious reading room is available for the students from college hours.
Blood Donation Camp: Every year a blood donation camp is organized by the institute for the community with a view to meet the blood requirement of the society.
Green Campus: The college deems it as its prior responsibility to make society aware of deteriorating environmental parameters and also prodding them to adopt eco-friendly ways through environmental policy advocacy, promoting environmental awareness and local participation in conservation efforts to minimize the threat.

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