KOTTAYAM KERALA 1 Outline

KOTTAYAM, KERALA 1

Outline • • • Curricular Achievements Teaching and Learning Process Evaluation and Reforms Research and Development Mo. Us Achievements - Faculty/ Students Administrative Reforms Funding and Financial Sustainability Extension and Outreach Programmes • • • National Service Scheme Activities University Library and Learning Resources Uniqueness Implementation of Government of India Initiatives Progression in Academic Excellence Future Plan 2

Curricular Achievements • Restructuring of entire syllabus based on UGC guidelines ‒ Both statutory departments and affiliated colleges ‒ UG and PG, Engineering (B. Tech. and M. Tech. ), B. Ed. and M. Ed. , Medical Programmes. • More than 600 programmes revised • More than 150 workshops conducted • New curriculum design for 3 M Phil Programmes and Yoga • 28 Career Oriented programmes sanctioned ‒ 3 Community Colleges , 10 B. Voc programmes, 17 programmes under Kaushal Kendra • Nomenclature change for all UG and PG programmes as per UGC guidelines. 3

Teaching and Learning Process • • • ICT-enabled teaching and learning process Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) Video Conferencing Flipped Class Room Surprise tests/Online tests Erudite Scholar-in-Residence Programme 66 Add on Courses Bridge Courses ASAP programmes in 60 colleges (1 st time in India) Opportunity for students to do project work in laboratories abroad (60 institutions) Continuous faculty development programmes for teacher empowerment (279 programmes) 4

Evaluation and Reforms • • Timely publication of results – PG results in 29 days – UG results in 60 days – Revaluation results in 30 days Centralized Valuation Camps for all exams Automation introduced for tabulation New software's for consolidation of marks Special Students Grievance Cell for exams Mercy chance for all students for course completion Distribution of consolidated grade card and provisional certificate on the same day of result publication 5

Research and Development • As per DST evaluation, MGU stands 8 th among Indian Universities and 1 st among Universities in Kerala • 44 Major and 77 Minor projects • Total funds: 23. 8 Cr. • Ph. D produced : 119 • Publications: 414 (with 91 faculties and more than 80% in referred journals) • Patents: 03 • Books authored/edited: 31 • Total investment for research infrastructure : 25 crores • Post Doctoral Fellows : 24 • Student fellowship: 10. 67 crores • Mo. Us : 44 • National and International Conferences: 229 DST: 10 Cr. , SAIF: 6. 5 Cr. , FIST: 3 Cr. , SAP: 3 Cr. , Nano-mission: 3. 3 Cr. , 6

Research and Development Report from Web of Science • h index: 66 • Citations : 25530 7

Mo. Us (44) Arctic 1. School of Chemical Sciences 2. School of Behavioural Sciences 3. School of Environmental Sciences 4. School of International Relations and Politics 5. School of Management and Business Studies 6. International and Inter University Centre for Nanosciecne and Nanotechnology The University has collaboration with academic and research institutes around the word. 8

Faculty/ Students Achievements Total 24 awards for faculty • Prof. Sabu Thomas ü Honoris Causa (DSc) of University of South Brittany, France ü Adjunct Professorship in Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research. • • • Dr Anilkumar G Dr Radhakrishnan E K Dr Suresh Mathew Dr Aravindakumar C T Dr K Sabukuttan Dr Babu Sebastian Total 48 awards for students • First prize in PSG-Nano-challenge 2016 • Best paper award for Young Scientist in Engineering & Technology, 28 th Kerala Science Congress, 2016 9

Administrative Reforms • ICT enabled Administrative practices – UG CAP, PG CAP and CAT-MGU – Time bound promotion process – Efficient functioning of Academic bodies- Syndicate, Senate, Deans Committee, IQAC and URC • Timely Modification of regulations as per the guidelines of regulatory bodies like UGC, AICTE, NCTE, ACI, BCI, MCI and NCI • Networking completed in the University administrative branch 10

Funding and Financial Sustainability • Grant in aid from GOK: 97. 27 Cr. • Funds Generated by MGU: 171. 41 Cr. • Total Income : 268. 68 Cr. • Total Expenditure : 210. 50 Cr. • External funds – For research : 23. 8 Cr. – Infrastructure (RUSA) : 20 Cr. – UGC : 13. 5 crores • • Self Financing institutes : 42. 19 Cr. Internal fund generated : 71. 92 Cr. 11

Extension and Outreach Programmes (81) • International Yoga Day Celebration and Intercollegiate Yoga Competition • 100 organic farming clubs and 100 yoga clubs • Gender Sensitivity Training & Women Empowerment camp • Social surveys and awareness on energy conservation and water resource management • National Integration Camp For Women Held At University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari Campus, Santacruz (East) Mumbai • Campaign Against use of Plastic • Anti- Narcotic Campaign • Learning Disability Early Detection Camps 12

National Service Scheme Activities • • • First among Indian Universities and First among Universities in Kerala for the last 6 years Six state awards received in the year 2015 -16 Gandhi Sandesa Yathra Locks For Hope”- Hair Donation Campaign AIDS Day Awareness Programmes E - Jaalakam Training Class E Waste Awareness And Collection Campaign through Colleges Blood Donation Camp Volunteer Secretaries Training Camp-2015 International Day Against Drug Abuse 13

University Library and Learning Resources ICT Enabled Activities • • Books : 156052 Journal : 253 Bound Journals : 7500 Ph. D theses : 2230 E Journals : 15000 Online databases : 11 Online Archives : 185 E-books : 6700 • • • UGC Infonet Digital Library Consortium Ph. D Theses Digitization (First time in India) RFID/CCTV Project Implementation Infonet Lab Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) Lab Electronic Braille Lab for Visually challenged Plagiarism Software and all other advanced softwares for research students Student book ratio: 1: 108 14

Uniqueness • h index: 66 • Prof. Sabu Thomas ‐ h index: 78* (highest in Kerala and 4 th in India) ‐ Publications: 720* (highest in the state) ‐ Citations: 26688* (highest in the state) • DST : 8 th position in India and 1 st in Kerala • Mo. Us- highest number (44) • Kerala’s lone International and Inter University Centre • • • Arctic Expedition by faculty and students Convergence Academia Complex for research Business Innovation and Incubation Centre (BIIC) President’s Award for NSS Student friendly Campus Differently abled friendly Campus (Sugamya Bharat Abhyan) ‒ Ramp Rails, talking laptops, talking library etc. , ‒ A dedicated Centre for Disability studies &Clinical Services * Google Scholar 15

Implementation of Government of India Initiatives • • • Swatch Bharath Abhayan Project of Govt. of India in 110 Colleges Digital India Project of Govt. of India in 110 colleges E-Jalakam and Digi Locker Projects in all the colleges Adoption of Grama Panchayat wards under Unnatu Bharat Abhayan Scheme of Govt. of India Adoption of tribal villages, Edamalakudi (Idukki) and Valakam, Melukavu (Kottayam) Formation of Tribal library in Edamalakudi, Tribal Panchayath, Idukki Organic Farming and Sustainable Agricultural Programme (Vallakom) Make in India- Business Innovation and Incubation Centre Rain water harvesting project Agricultural farmland reclamation project 16

Progression in Academic Excellence Components 2014 -2015 -2016 1. 5 Cr. 23. 8 Cr Research Publications 363 414 Citations 2811 2925 Total grants received from projects 250 200 150 100 50 0 No. of Projects h-index Mo. Us of Mo. Us No. of Signed Research of. No. of Ph. Ds No. of No. No outreach No. of No. Ph. Ds of of outreach awards produced students who programmes International programmes received by obtained conducted and National faculty NET/JRF/GATE conferences conducted 2014 -2015 47 62 9 11 70 68 31 26 2015 -2016 68 66 44 24 119 73 81 229 17

Future Plan • • • Facilitating Academia/ Industry collaboration( Science park) Fostering Patenting operations Strengthening of virtual teaching and learning process through MOOC and Ph. D Viva by VC Nurturing of inter and multi disciplinary teaching and research Launching of job oriented vocational progammes Campus network between university and colleges and Inter University networking Strengthening instrumentation facilities Intensifying consultancy activities Construction of state of the art Auditorium for international conferences Sustenance in power consumption through Solar Power production Strengthening University –Society interactions World class University status 18

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