BHARATI VIDYAPEETH DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY

Bharati Vidyapeeth Bhavan, Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg

Pune – 411 030

 

Annual Quality Assurance Report

 

COMPOSITION OF INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL

ACADEMIC YEAR : 2006 – 2007

 

 Sr.

No.

Name

Designation

1.       

Prof. Dr. Shivajirao Kadam, Vice Chancellor and Member, University Grants Commission

 

Chairman

2.       

Prof. Dr. U. B. Bhoite, Executive Director, Member of Board of Management of the University

 

Member

3.       

Prof. Dr. S. C. Gupte, Former Vice Chancellor, Pune University, Member, Board of Management of the University

Member

4.       

Prof. Dr. S. F. Patil, Former Vice Chancellor, BVU, Pune and Executive Director, International Affairs, Research & Training

Member

5.       

Dr. Sharadchandra Gokhale, President, Community Aids & Sponsorship Programme (CASP)

 

Member

6.       

Dr. Waman V. Tol, Senior Physician

 

Member

7.       

Prof. V. N. Karandikar, Director, Health Sciences & Coordinator, NAAC Cell

Member

Coordinator

8.       

Dr. V. V. Dhapte, Controller of Examinations

 

Member

9.       

Prof. K. D. Jadhav, Dean, Faculty of Science

Member

10.   

Prof. Mukund Sarda, Dean, Faculty of Law

Member

11.   

Prof. S. M. Lele, Dean, Faculty of Dentistry

Member

12.   

Prof. A. V. Joshi, Dean, Faculty of Ayurved

Member

13.   

Prof. M. S. Prasad, Dean, Faculty of Management Studies

Member

14.   

Prof. A. R. Bhalerao, Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Technology

Member

15.   

Shri. Chinchawade, Dy. Finance Officer

Member

16.   

Shri. G. Jayakumar, Registrar

Member

          Secretarial Assistance by:

17.   

Shri. S. L. Chitnis, Administrative Officer

 

18.   

Shri. M.S. Shaikh, Sr. Stenographer

 


PART - A

 

The Plan of Action

 

The IQAC in its meeting held on 19th July 2006 took up the review of the plan of action for 2006-07 that was envisaged in the past meeting of IQAC. In the light of this action plan, outcome of the execution was periodically monitored and timely follow up actions were initiated. Key role players at all levels were involved in the process.

 

Plan of Action

Outcome

·         Explore possibility of Bharati Vidyapeeth helping the BVU in fulfilling infrastructural requirement.

·         Bharati Vidyapeeth extended support to the University for infrastructural development.

Decide policy for:

·         Revision of the MoA & the rules of Bharati Vidyapeeth.

·         Admission procedure & fixation of fee-structures for the professional courses for various categories in the light of the Supreme Court judgments. 

·         A sub-committee was formed to go into the matter.

·         To introduce new academic programmes under various faculties.

·         Seventeen programmes were introduced under different faculties.

·         Revision of course structures and syllabi.

·         Syllabus was revised for M.Optom.

·         Degree of B.E. is to be changed to B.Tech. and M.E. to M.Tech. under the faculty of Engineering and Technology with effect from the year 2007-08.

·         Initiate/Adopt procedures for inclusion of established colleges of Bharati Vidyapeeth under Bharati Vidyapeeth University.

·         The following colleges were brought under the ambit of Bharati Vidyapeeth University:

·         Bharati Vidyapeeth’s Institute of computer Application Management, New Delhi

·         Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College of Engineering, New Delhi

 


This report pertains to the activities of the following constituent units:

           

Sr.

No.

Constituent Unit

1

Medical College, Pune

2

Dental College & Hospital, Pune

3

College of Ayurved, Pune

4

Homeopathic Medical College, Pune

5

College of Nursing, Pune

6

College of Physical Education, Pune

7

Yashwantrao Mohite College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Pune

8

Institute of Environment Education & Research, Pune

9

New Law College, Pune

10

Social Science Centre, Pune

11

Yashwantrao Chavan Institute of Social Science Studies & Research, Pune

12

Research & Development Centre for Pharmaceutical Sciences and Applied Chemistry, Pune

13

Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship Development, Pune

14

Poona College of Pharmacy, Pune

15

College of Engineering, Pune

16

Interactive Research School for Health Affairs, Pune

17

Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Information Technology & Biotechnology, Pune

18

College of Architecture, Pune

19

Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Pune

20

Medical College & Hospital, Sangli

21

Institute of Management and Rural Development Administration, Sangli

22

Yashwantrao Mohite Institute of Management, Karad

23

Institute of Management, Kolhapur

24

Abhijit Kadam Institute of Management and Social Sciences, Solapur

25

Institute of Management & Research, New Delhi

26

Dental College & Hospital, Navi Mumbai

 


 

PART B

 

 

1)         ACTIVITIES REFLECTING THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE DEPARTMENT:

 

Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Information Technology and Biotechnology, Pune

 

Academic activities:

·                     B.Sc. curriculum was modified.

·                     Visits were arranged to biotech companies.

·                     Summer training in industries and research centres were arranged.

·                     Three Guest lectures were arranged on Fundamentals of Chemistry, Physics, Bio-Physics & Instrumentation and Fundamentals of Biochemistry.

·                     Experts from various fields were invited for giving inputs in curriculum designing.

 

Research activities:

·                     Collaborative research was started on Biochemical and molecular profiling of wine spoilage yeast and filamentous fungi with National Chemical Laboratory, and with IRSHA on micro-propagation of selected medicinal plants for distribution to farmers under NAIP project.

 

Extension activities:

·                     Banana tissue culture project was initiated in collaboration with Finolex Plassion Industries India Ltd.

 


Dental College & Hospital, Pune

 

Academic activities:

·                     College organized 13 continuing education programs/workshops and seminars for professional development of faculty and students to upgrade their knowledge.

·                     The Indian Dental Conference with 3000 participants and delegates from all over the country was organized.

·                     Pre-conference course of Indian Society of Periodontology was conducted.

 

Research activities:

·                     Six previously approved projects were continued as longitudinal studies.

 

Extension activities:

·                     Nineteen dental check-up camps were conducted with 2705 patients examined and benefited and importance of oral hygiene was explained.

·                     The department of Pedodontics conducted an in-house dental camp wherein 68 patients from the Katraj village and Gujarwadi were diagnosed and necessary treatment procedures were carried out.

·                     NSS activities like Blood donation camp, Dental check-up camp, Tree plantation programme, street play competitions etc. were organized to inculcate sense of social responsibility among the students.

·                     World health day, Anti-tobacco day, Oral hygiene day and Anti-AIDS day were observed and charts, poster were displayed and camps were conducted at various places in and outside the campus to increase awareness about these issues.

 


Co-Curricular:

NSS DAY was celebrated by organizing street play competition on following themes: Current politics, Dentistry- 50 years from now, Dynamic education, Misconcepts in dentistry, Population explosion. Also, a lecture was organized on “Doctor-patient relationship”.

 

Poona College of Pharmacy:

Academic activities:

The college has introduced Semester- Pattern for its B.Pharm. Course from 2006-2007. The revised M.Pharm. syllabus has been implemented.

 

Extension activities:

NSS organized camps and visits to villages to improve overall life pattern of villages

 

College of Engineering, Pune

 

Academic activities:

·                     Expert Lectures / Seminars:  Expert Lectures / Seminars on various technologies and related aspects were organized on practical knowledge and industry insight.

·                     Modern switchgear and Protection laboratory was set up in collaboration with L&T Switchgear Ltd.

·                     Various departments organized various seminars, expert lectures, and workshops were organized.

·                     Training for third year students such as aptitude test, group discussion, and interview skills.

 

Consultancy:

·                     Consultancy was provided in geo-technical area for Golden Quadrilateral Corridor Project and pump testing was carried for Kirloskar Brothers.


Social Sciences Centre, Pune

 

Academic activities:

·                     Visits to various social organizations, NGOs and industries.

·                     Special insight giving and informative lectures were arranged for students on “Challenges of Community participation in Jal Swaraj project and “Youth democracy and governance”.

·                     Workshop on organic farming was organized.

·                     Participation and paper presentation of students in Social Science Congress at Madurai.

·                     Participation of students in conference on Child Labor and Domestic Violence against Women at Hyderabad.

 

Extension activities:

·                     Involvement of students in relief work for the flood affected people, benefiting 3000 families in Pune.

 

Institute of Environment Education and Research, Pune

 

Academic activities:

·                     Teaching methodologies was developed to enhance the ability to conceptualize and develop strategies for sustainable use of environmental resources.

·                     Every Friday, environment documentary is screened focusing on the current issues.

·                     Field visits to industries and natural eco-systems are arranged as a compulsory part of the course.

·                     Eleven field visits were arranged to understand Environment conservation initiatives, Forest ecosystem and its conservation, Plant conservation, Role of organizations in biodiversity conservation, Sewage treatment, etc.

·                     Joint field work was organized to understand problems of Pune and fringe areas of Pune.

·                     One Guest lecture from national and five guest lectures from international speakers were arranged.

 

Research & Extension activities:

·                     Two research projects entitled:

i)                   Conservation and Education for critically important national parks and wild life sanctuaries through comprehensive environmental education programme

ii)                 An action oriented local specific conservation awareness programme for prioritized wetlands in Maharashtra are currently ongoing, funded by India-Canada Environmental facility and Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India respectively.  The total funding received for the both the projects was amounts to Rs. 94.3 lacs

 

Medical College & Hospital, Pune

 

Academic activities:

·                     Department of Biochemistry started ‘Problem-based Learning’ for the first year MBBS students.

·                     Department of Community Medicine gave hands-on experience to the students about community problems by allotting the students ‘Community based research projects’.

·                     Department. of Anesthesiology introduced ‘Simulation-based Medical Education’ on ‘mannequin’ in the clinical postings of undergraduate students.

 

Research activities:

·                     The Department of Pharmacology has undertaken two research projects in collaboration with BVU Ayurved College and BVU Dental College, Pune.

·                     A trial on valsartan in pediatrics hypertensive patients was undertaken in the age group of 1-5 years, under sponsorship of Novartis International.

·                     A clinical trial on DTPw-HB-Hib vaccine of Serum Institute of India ltd. Pune in children was conducted in aged 6-14 weeks.

·                     Phase IV clinical study of DTP vaccine was conducted.

·                     A study to assess efficacy and safety of ORT in combination with spores of Bacillus clausii in the treatment of acute diarrhea in children, under sponsorship of Sanofi Syntholab.

 

Yashwantrao Mohite College, Pune

 

Academic activities:

Teaching and examination was carried as per the academic calendar.              

 

Co-Curricular & Extra-Curricular activities:

 

Three Seminars were arranged on:

·                     Entrepreneurial Opportunities and Challenges of 21st Century by Department of Commerce.

·                     Recent Developments in Information Technology by Department of Computer Science.

·                     Biodiversity: Perspective and Challenges in 21st century.

·                     A lecture on ‘Safety and Disaster Management in Career’ was organized for the benefit of the staff.

·                     Microbiology department carried out the blood group detection activity in slum area surrounding the college campus.

·                     Ladies Association of Y.M. College arranged a guest lecture for girl students on the topic “Health Problems During Adolescence”.

·                     ‘Sanskriti-2006’- cultural event was organized.

·                     Nature Club was inaugurated.

 


New Law College, Pune

 

            Academic activities:

 

·                     Moot Court Competitions were held

·                     Law Fest was organized

·                     Judicial Colloquia were conducted

·                     Legal Aid & Legal Literacy Programme were arranged

·                     Special Curricular Programmes on Proficiency in English and Student Practical Training were organized

 

            Extension activities:

 

·                     Participation in making a documentary on Human Rights and HIV/AIDS.

·                     Legal Aid & Legal Literacy Programmes were organized.

 

College of Ayurved, Pune

 

Academic activities:

·                     This year twelve Guest lectures of eminent speakers from various fields were arranged for UG and PG students on topics such as Panchmahabhuta siddhanta, Basic principles of modern pharmacology, etc.

·                     National workshop and conference on “Samadrushti 2006” was organized.

·                     8-day training course in Microbiology was organized for PG students.

 

Research activities:

·                     Dept of Streerog Prasutitantra initiated a collaborative project on Efficacy of Gokshuradi Ghruta for pre-eclampsia.

 

Extension activities:

·                     Camps and NSS activities were carried out at adjacent rural and slum areas.

 

Homoeopathic  Medical College, Pune

 

Academic / Research / Extension activities:

·                     OPDs for Breast cancer research, Tropical medicine and                      De-addiction were started at different places.

·                     Research Programme was implemented in Homoeopathic Hospital funded by Department of AYUSH Govt. of India.

·                     A workshop on “Responsible Sexual Behavior and the Youth” was organized in association with resource persons from CYDA.

·                     Analysis & Evaluation of Symptoms, PCOD & its management, etc

·                     Eleven seminars were arranged for students on various topics such as Acid group, Anxiety disorders etc.

 

College of Nursing, Pune

Apart from regular  programmes of previous year, the following activities were undertaken:

 

Academics activities:

·                     Conducted a district level workshop on “Empowerment of Nurses” to discuss various issues to make the nurses competent and self sufficient to deliver nursing services.

·                     The district level workshops were organized by the First Year M.Sc. Nursing students.

·                     Practical classes in Diet Planning for Patients were introduced in the second Year B.Sc. Nursing in this academic year, which were subsequently used for public health education.

 

Research activities:

·                     Release of NRSI Journal by President of Nursing Research Society of India.

 

Community Extension activities:

·                     Adopted new urban slum of Parvati Vasahat and Kamthed, Malegaon and Kelewade village as a rural slum.

·                     Adopted a new area of Pirangut for 10 days NSS winter camp.

·                     Community Health Nursing Association has been established.

 

Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development, Pune

Academic activities:

·                     Topics on Current Affairs have been introduced as an essential component in the course structure and three faculty members participated in this programme.

·                     Winter Training in industries was introduced for MBA (HR) students.

 

Co-curricular activities:

·                     Corporate Utsav: Corporate Utsav 2006 was organized. The participants were students from I Year BBA. The event exhibited students’ business skills highlighting their creative and innovative ideas, persuasive communication, realistic planning and bringing together individual contributions to ensure that the team makes decisions.

·                     Vigyapan Mela: An Ad exhibition was held for BBA students. The event depicted creativity in preparing ads for various companies and the theme behind such creations.

·                     IT Week: An IT week was organized for IT students. There were many events organized for the students, such as Debate, IT quiz, AD mad show, technical writing, etc.

·                     Workshops: Two workshops were organized on Data Structure and SAS.

·                     Ojas 2006: A paper presentation competition was organized.

·                     Case Study Competition: A case study competition was organized. Participating students were given a case and were asked to analyze and provide alternatives to seek a meaningful solution.

·                     Finesse: A paper presentation competition was organized on core areas of management.

 

Consultancy:

·               Eleven consultancy projects were initiated for various agencies and industries, of which 6 were completed.

 

Yashwantrao Chavan Institute of Social Sciences and Research, Pune

 

Academic activities:

·               Guest lecturers and seminars by professionals and industrial visits were arranged

 

Interactive Research School for Health Affairs, Pune

 

Research activities:

·               Areas of collaborative research were explored through Industry-Academia interaction for product development.

·               Two new research projects initiated.

 

College of Physical Education, Pune:

 

Academic activities:

·               Two Guest lectures were arranged on Athletics coaching in school and Ground preparation.

·               Study tour was organized to Army School for Physical Training, Pune.

·               Human body mannequins were utilized for better understanding of students.


 

Extension activities:

·               Organized deaf and dumb school athletics competition in Pune division.

·               Inter-class competitions were organized for various units of BVU.

·               Gym facilities are extended to general population.

 

College of Architecture, Pune:

Academic activities:

·         Institute has introduced a unique postgraduate course in Sustainable Architecture.

·         Three guest lectures and 13 site visits were organized.

·         Three study tours were organized Goa, Menavali and Wai to study ancient and contemporary Indian architecture.

·         Seven juries were organized for critical reviews of architectural design and theses.

 

Co-curricular:

·         A paper competition for students from various colleges was organized by the college on the theme- Color.

·         Students are members of Forum for Exchange and Excellence in Design which arranges lectures of national and international eminent architects.

·         National Association for Students of Architecture (N.A.S.A.) participated in 48th Annual Convention at Mumbai and won G. Sen Trophy.

 

Extra-curricular:

·         Utsav 2007- annual gathering was organized.

 

Extension activities:

·         Various programmes were conducted on shelter construction.

·         An exhibition was organized.


Consultancy:

·         Architectural consultancy was offered under ADB.

·         Development of Lavale Campus for Bharati Vidyapeeth.

 

Research activities:

·         Instruments were procured for research project Cooling rate due to vegetation cover.

 

Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Pune

 

Academic activities

·         Academic Calendar was formulated and activities were carried out.

·         The Food Production, Front Office, F & B, and House Keeping theory and practicals were designed to develop technical skills in food preparation.

·         Group discussions, assignments and role plays were conducted to develop Generic skills. Topics such as Hot seat method, Group behavior, Negotiation skills, Planning itinerary for a group Ethics, Interpersonal conflicts and solutions and Self-SWOT analysis were assigned.

·         The students were made familiar with patisserie, Gardemanger work and plate presentation along with practicing proper sanitation procedures (as per HACCP guidelines).

·         Interactive teaching environment in the classroom as well as in the laboratory is encouraged.

·         A Guest lecture on Opportunities available in hospitality education in France.

·         Four demonstrations by expert chefs on Creative vegetable and fruit carvings appropriate for food presentations on buffets, Cold cuts and roasts, Pates and galantines and Vegetable carvings.

·         Thirteen visits were organized to various hotels and hospitality-related industries to study functioning of various departments.

·         Three seminars were arranged on Fuel and energy conservation, Entrepreneurship and on Opportunities for further studies and internship abroad.


 

Co-curricular activities:

·         Chefs Competition ‘Khana Khajana’ and food festival ‘’Gujaratnu Swad” were organized.

·         A flower arrangement competition- ‘Leaf-n-Petal’ was conducted.

 

Extra-curricular activities:

·         Debate was held to encourage public speaking skills of the students.

·         Pickle Jar- an in-house news letter is published quarterly.

 

Extension activities

·         Faculty guided women participants of the Maheshwari community in developing their culinary skills and entrepreneurship.

 

Consultancy

·         Provided to Geetanjali Hotels Pvt. Ltd. for setting up a restaurant and to MTNL Training Centre, Pune for setting and designing kitchen.

 

Medical  College Sangli

 

·         Small group discussion arranged.

·         Problems solving exercises.

 

Institute of Management and Rural Development Administration, Sangli

Academic activities:

·         Bright and weak students were identified through tests, group discussions and recommendations by class coordinator. The bright group was supported by programmes on Personality development, Aptitude tests and Recent technologies. Weak students were supported with English language and communication skills.

·         Industrial tour was arranged to Ghodawat Group of Industries.

 

Co-curricular activities:

·         Management Club was formed and MANCON-07 was conducted.

·         A book exhibition Gyanbharati was held.

 

Research activities:

·         Faculty participated and presented papers at conferences.

 

Yashwantrao Mohite Institute of Management, Karad

 

Academic activities:

·         Academic Forum was established, under which research/conceptual papers were presented by faculty members and students on topics such as Deadlock from operating system, Wireless technology, WTO and education and Concept selling related to insurance, mutual fund and banking services.

·         Under the soft skills development programme, various activities such as Business games, Business quiz and Role plays were conducted.

·         ‘Acumen’ the forum for managerial skills development organized guest lectures on Business plan development and Value engineering.

·         Under Personality and Entrepreneurship Development Club officers from District Industries Center (DIC), MITCON interacted with our students to develop entrepreneurship skills.

·         Students are required to undertake a project in a reputed business organization or industrial unit for a minimum period of 50 days in a particular academic year.

·         Guest lectures by successful entrepreneurs and industrialists were arranged on Entrepreneurship development, Risk analysis and management, Industrial relations, Software project management, Business analytics management information system and Domain expertise.

·         Seven workshops were organized on issues such as Insurance policies, Performance evaluation of computer systems and Web designing.

 

Extra-curricular activities:

·         Conducted a workshop on Awareness of traffic rules for safety for staff and students.

 

Institute of Management, Kolhapur

Academic activities:

·         A guest lecture on Service and sales management and 1 workshop on Communication and personality development were held.

 

Abhijit Kadam Institute of Management and Social Sciences, Solapur

Academic activities:

·         Medical and Psychiatric Social work was introduced.

·         Annual Seminar on the theme Community health and community care was held.

 

Co-curricular activities:

·         To create HIV/AIDS awareness Red Ribbon Club was formed, and a lecture and street play were held.

·         Two-day workshop on Problems and prospects of senior citizen was organized.

 

Extra-curricular activities:

·         An essay and elocution competition was conducted on Role of youth in prevention of HIV/AIDS.

·         Students participated in various activities like Traditional day, Dandiya, Yoga and meditation classes, 7-day Yoga camp, Rural camping, Lakshya-2007, Management festival, Communal harmony week and Anti-corruption week.


 

Dental College & Hospital, Navi Mumbai

Academic activities:

·         Three CDE programmes and a hands-on programme were conducted for faculty and students to update their knowledge.

Extension activities:

·         Twenty-eight dental health check-up camps were conducted, some of which were in collaboration with Wipro, Rotary Club and NGOs.

·         The satellite dental clinic established in collaboration with Rotary Club of New Bombay Hillside, Navi Mumbai was made fully functional.

 

Institute of Management & Research, New Delhi

Academic activities:

·         Academic calendar was prepared in advance.

·         Six-day orientation programme was conducted.

·         Management Development Programmes: (i) Discipline, Team building and motivation, Leadership and positive thinking, Safety and team building, (ii) Breakthrough innovation through team work was organized.

·         Three seminars were organized on Innovative practices in management, Current trends in IT and on Effective leadership- A hallmark of teamwork.

·         A workshop was conducted on Entrepreneurship development with tower building exercise.

·         Two hundred and twenty seven Guest lectures on a variety of management topics.

·         Foreign language classes- French and German- were conducted.

·         ‘Corporate Day’ concept was introduced to acquaint students with application of modern management techniques and skills in real life industrial situations.

·         Tours were conducted to various industries.

 

Co-curricular activities:

·         Annual technical festival Techspan’07 was held.

·         Communication skill enhancement workshop was organized.

 

Extra-curricular activities:

·         Inter-class competitions ‘BVIMR Gems’ were organized on India and its rich cultural heritage.

·         Renaissance- an intercollegiate cultural competition was organized.

 

2)            NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES INITIATED (UG and PG)

 

Sr.

No.

Name of the Constituent Unit

Programmes initiated

1.       

Homoeopathic Medical College, Pune

·     MD in Homoeopathic Materia Medica

·     MD in Organon of Medicine & Philosophy

·     MD in Homoeopathic Repertory

·     MD in Homoeopathic Pharmacy

·     MD in Practice of Medicine & Homoeopathic Therapeutics

2.       

Dental College & Hospital, Pune

·     MDS in Oral Medicine & Radiology

·     MDS in Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry

3.       

New Law College, Pune

·     Certificate Course in Cyber Laws (CCCL)

4.       

College of Ayurved, Pune

·     Certificate Course in Yoga and Naturopathy (CNYS)

5.       

College of Architecture, Pune

·     M.Arch. (SA)

·     M.Arch. (General)

·     Diploma in Interior Design

6.       

Institute of Management and Rural Development Administration, Sangli

·     MBA (IT)

7.       

Yashwantrao Mohite Institute of Management, Karad

·     MBA (IT)

8.       

Abhijit Kadam Institute of Management and Social Sciences, Solapur

·     MBA (IT)

·     MBA (HR)

·     MSW (Medical & Psychiatric Social Work)

 


 

3)            INNOVATIONS IN CURRICULAR DESIGN AND TRANSACTION

 

 

Sr.

No.

Name of the Constituent Unit

Programme

Innovative Measure

1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

 

 

Social Science Centre, Pune

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

College of Physical Education, Pune

 

MSW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All

·     Syllabus revised and implemented from academic year 2006-07.

·     New contents introduced in the syllabus: RTI 2005, Domestic Violence Act 2007, NREG Act 2007, NGOs and programme management.

·     Involvement of Anatomy, Physiology, Kinesiology teachers of BVU Medical College in curriculum implementation.

·     Human body mannequins were utilized for better understanding of students.

3.

 

 

 

Institute of Environment Education & Research, Pune

B.Sc.

M.Sc.

 

 

·     Screening of a documentary every Friday on current issues in environment.

4.

Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Information Technology & Biotechnology, Pune

B.Sc.

·     Experts from various fields were invited for giving inputs in curriculum designing.

·     Curriculum was modified in Fundamentals of Chemistry, Fundamentals of Physics, Bio-physics & Instrumentation, and Fundamentals of Biological Chemistry.

5.

Medical College & Hospital, Pune

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MBBS

MS, MD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·     AHA certified Basic Life Support Certificate course was conducted for interns.

·     Dept. of Surgery defined ‘postgraduate curriculum’ in terms of expected knowledge, skill, and attitude development.

·     Dept. of Pediatrics has designed evidence-based, locally adapted protocols for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

·     Syllabus was revised.

6.

Dental College & Hospital, Pune

BDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MDS

·     Handouts for lectures and demonstrations started.

·     In Orthodontia, an exercise was introduced wherein students did wax-up on an ideal cast, which simulated working on patients.

·     In the Dept. of Oral Pathology, large sized wax models of teeth showing the detailed anatomic morphology were prepared by the students for the students.

·     Interns were encouraged to attend at least one personality development programme to enhance soft skills.

·     Final Year and II Year students were encouraged to present interactive seminars after every topic and a group discussion of 15 minutes post-seminar was held in all the departments.

·     To learn interdisciplinary approach to orthognathic cases, students of Oral Surgery and Orthodontia attended treatment planning meetings.

7.

College of Ayurved, Pune

BAMS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MD

·     Team teaching (in series) of some topics in Dravyaguna Vidnyan and Rasabhaishajya Kalpana Vidnyan.

·     Department of Rasashastra Bhaishajya Kalpana prepared two films on Parad and Gandhak Shodhan as a teaching-learning aid.

·     A video film on live surgery of pseudo-pancreatic cyst was prepared to aid in teaching.

·     A process of integration has been initiated in Bhaishjyakalpana curriculum in collaboration with department of Kayachikitsa, with the intension to facilitate students to face the new age requirements of specialty practice.

8.

Homoeopathic Medical College, Pune

BHMS

·     Implemented new BHMS syllabus as proposed by CCH for III Year of the course.

9.

College of Nursing, Pune

B.Sc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

M.Sc.

·     Practical classes in Diet Planning for Patients were introduced in II Year B.Sc. Nursing in this academic year, which subsequently were used for public health education.

·     New syllabus has been implemented.

·     A state level workshop on Empowerment of Nurses was conducted by the I Year students. Feedback from students was positive on this activity.

10.

Poona College of Pharmacy, Pune

B.Pharm.

·     Several new contemporary topics and a new subject (Pharmacological Microbiology including Immunology) were introduced in Semester IV.

·     Teachers were encouraged to give live demonstrations of instruments to effectively transact the syllabus.

11.

Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship Development, Pune

MBA

·     Topics on Current affairs have been introduced as an essential component and three faculty members participated in this programme.

·     Winter Training in industries was introduced for MBA (HR) students.

12.

Yashwantrao Chavan Institute of Social Sciences and Research, Pune

 

MBS

·     Four seminars on Current  trends in HR, Stress management, Emerging trends in advertising, and Relationship marketing

13.

College of Architecture, Pune

B.Arch.

·     Vernacular Architecture was introduced in II year of the course under History of Architecture.

·     Introduction of computer aided drafting (Auto Cad).

14

Medical College & Hospital Sangli

M.B.B.S

·      Implementation of Computer Assisted Learning in Pharmacology.

·     Enhancement in
Self Learning through Short Open-Book Tests in Pharmacology.

·     Multiple short problem solving exercises introduce.

15.

Yashwantrao Mohite Institute of Management, Karad

MBA

·     Introduction of study and presentation of Current Affairs.

·     Library exercise for preparation of scrapbook was introduced.

16

Abhijit Kadam Institute of Management and Social Sciences, Solapur

MSW

·     Block placement for 30 days was made a requirement of the course.

 

4)            INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMMES STARTED

With the experience gained on interdisciplinary research projects and employment potential of the market, several interdisciplinary programmes are being conceived to be started in different constituent units.

 

·               College of Ayurved started Certificate Course in Yoga and Naturopathy (CNYS) in collaboration with Faculty of Nature Cure, Pune.

·               The Diploma and Certificate courses in Banking / Marketing are launched for the students from Arts faculty.

 

5)            EXAMINATION REFORMS IMPLEMENTED

 

The examination reform is a continuous process.  The existing systems and procedures are reviewed periodically and the changes / amendments are made as and when necessary. The University has continued the previous examination reforms and the following reforms have been implemented in the various constituent units. 


 

Sr.

No.

Name of the Constituent Unit

Programme

Reform Implemented

1.       

New Law College, Pune

All courses

·     In question papers, the emphasis was given on Case study analysis and Report writing in the examination.

2.       

Medical College & Hospital, Pune

 

 

 

 

 

MBBS

 

 

 

 

 

 

·     Department of Surgery introduced Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) at the end of 3rd, 4th & 6th clinical posting.

·     Inclusion of SAQs and MCQs in mid-term examinations of III and IV semesters.

3.       

Dental College & Hospital, Pune

BDS

·     Objective test for III Year students and class quiz for Final Year students were conducted by the Department of Pedodontics.

4.       

Homoeopathic Medical College, Pune

BHMS

·     Introduced revised pattern for III Year university examination.

5.       

Poona College of Pharmacy, Pune

M.Pharm.

·     Syllabus is revised and additional one more paper introduced.

6.       

Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship Development, Pune

MBA-HR

 

 

·     Students were evaluated for 50 marks for their performance at Winter Training, which was made part of the syllabus for the first time.

7.       

College of Architecture, Pune

All courses

·     Monthly class tests were introduced as a part of internal assessment.

8.       

Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Pune

All courses

·     Class tests were conducted for performance evaluation of students.

·     Pattern of 80-20 marks was introduced.

9.       

Medical College & Hospital, Sangli

M.B.BS.

·     Implementation of performance based revision system subsequent to preliminary examination in Anatomy and Bio-chemistry.

10.   

Yashwantrao Mohite Institute of Management, Karad

MBA

·     Trimester pattern of examinations was introduced.

·     Weightage of marks for internal assessment was increased to 30.

11.   

Abhijit Kadam Institute of Management and Social Sciences, Solapur

MBA (Gen, HR & IT)

·     Trimester pattern of examinations was implemented.

 

6)            CANDIDATES QUALIFIED NET/SLET/GATE etc.

 

Sr.

No.

Name of the Constituent Unit

Examination

Number Qualified

1.       

Institute of Environment Education & Research, Pune

·         NET

3

2.       

MCH- School of Optometry

·         STE, IACLE, Australia

63

3.       

Dental College & Hospital, Pune

·         Diplomate Indian Board of Orthodontics-I

·         NBE for DDS, USA

4

 

3

4.       

College of Nursing, Pune

·         NC-LEX examination, USA

2

5.       

Poona College of Pharmacy, Pune

·         GRE

·         GATE

7

18

6.       

College of Engineering, Pune

·         GATE

·         CAT

·         GRE

9

10

11

7.       

College of Architecture, Pune

·         GATE

·         ILTS

1

2

           

The number of NET/SLET/GATE etc. qualified candidates:  133

 

7)            INITIATIVES TOWARDS FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME.

 

Sr.

No.

Name of the Constituent Unit

Initiatives Taken

1

Social Science Centre, Pune

 

Yashwantrao Mohite Arts, Science & Commerce College, Pune

 

College of Physical Education, Pune

·         Eight faculty members participated in one national seminar and three workshops.

 

·         Nine faculty members attended Refresher Course/ Orientation Course/ Workshops/ Seminars/ Conferences.

 

 

 

·         Two faculty members attended a training programme on microteaching and 1 faculty member attended National Conference of Kho-Kho and Atya-patya.

·         Two faculty members registered for Ph.D.

2

Institute of Environment Education & Research, Pune

 

Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Information Technology & Biotechnology

·         Two faculty members attended three national and two attended international events.

 

 

·         Three faculty members attended five national programmes.

3

New Law College, Pune

·         Interaction with teachers from University of Sussex.

4

Medical College & Hospital, Pune

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·         Medical Education Technology workshop was conducted for 25 faculty members.

·         Seventeen faculty members from various departments attended computer training programme conducted by our institute.

 

 

·         One teacher was trained in critical care in Medicine (ISCCM), one was trained in Rheumatology at AFMC and Hinduja Hospital, while one was trained in Spirometry by Chest Research Foundation.

·         Five Clinical Co-ordination Committee meetings were held.

·         Six faculty members were supported for attending conferences.

·         Four faculty registered for MD/MS.

5

Dental College & Hospital, Pune

·     “Training of Trainers”: A 3-day hands-on workshop on various aspects of the education process was conducted for 26 teachers by one internal and two external resource persons.

·     Thirteen continuing education programmes were organized for professional development of faculty.

·     Four faculty members attended a workshop organized by Bharati Vidyapeeth University, NARI and Serum Institute of India on Research Methodology and Biostatistics.

·     Seventy faculty members attended 42 conferences/ seminars/ courses.

·     Financial support was granted to two faculty members to attend conferences and seminars.

·     One faculty member joined MDS course.

6

College of Ayurved, Pune

·     Forty-five teachers from 12 departments were supported for registration to attend various programmes.

 

·     Eight senior faculty members of college worked as different group heads in the ‘2nd World Ayurveda Congress’ organized by University of Pune in October 2006.

·     One faculty member joined postgraduate course.

7

Homeopathic Medical College, Pune

·     Faculty members attended conferences, workshops at state and national levels.

·     One faculty member attended ‘Fostering Personal Development and Social Development’ workshop organized by TISS, Mumbai.

·     Two faculty members attended Clinical Training on “Homeopathy and Birds”.

·     Five faculty members attended Dr. Frederick Schroyen’s seminar on practice experience.

8

College of Nursing, Pune

·     Five faculty members were deputed for M.Sc. nursing in the field of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Psychiatric Nursing and Pediatric Nursing.

·     Conducted journal clubs every Saturday, where a faculty member presents innovations, articles, researches, new trends and issues in nursing world.

·     Deputed faculty to conferences and workshop related to nursing profession.

·     Deputed staff to NSS Officer Orientation Course.

9

PCP

·     Fifteen Faculty participated in 3 national level events.

·     Five Faculty participated in one international event.

10

Poona College of Pharmacy, Pune

·     Five in-house workshops were conducted with 95 participants for benefit of faculty.

11

Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship Development, Pune

·     Forty-eight faculty members participated in about 20 industrial training programmes.

·     Five faculty members registered for M.E.

·     Four faculty members registered for Ph.D.

·     Sixty-seven faculty members supported for attending seminars /conferences.

12

College of Engineering , Pune

·     Fifty fours faculty members participated in about 25 industrial/ training programmes.

·     Five faculty members registered for M.E.

·     Four faculty members registered for Ph.D.

13

Interactive Research School for Health Affairs, Pune

·     Total financial support for attending the national & international Conferences.

·     One faculty member attended a workshop on Research Methodology and Biostatistics.

·     Seven staff members attended 4 international and 4 national conferences.

14

Yashwantrao Chavan Institute of Social Science Studies & Research, Pune

·     One faculty member attended Customer Relationship Management workshop.

·     One faculty member attended Research Communication workshop.

15

College of Architecture, Pune

·     Four workshops were attended by 4 faculty members on History, History of Ajanta Caves, Alternative Materials and Personality development.

·     Three OCs were attended on Green cities, Dream of green cities and Eco-friendly design and planning.

·     One QIP on Research in Architecture was attended.

·     Two faculty members registered for M.Arch.

16

Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Pune

·     Three faculty members underwent training in Food production and Front office at reputed hotels.

·     Four faculty members attended a workshop on Campus to corporate.

17

Institute of Management and Rural Development Administration, Sangli

·     Six faculty members attended 10 national and one international conferences.

·     Twenty-one faculty members attended one FDP, 1 OC and a workshop.

18

Yashwantrao Mohite Institute of Management, Karad

·     All faculty members attended FDP on Contemporary issues in trimester pattern.

·     Fifteen faculty members attended and presented 26 papers at various conferences and seminars.

·     Eight faculty members registered for doctoral studies.

19

Institute of Management, Kolhapur

·     Two faculty members attended two national and one international conferences.

·     Thirteen faculty members attended 3 FDP,  one OC and two workshops.

20

Abhijit Kadam Institute of Management and Social Sciences, Solapur

·     Two faculty members attended a workshop on Child labor.

·     Three faculty members attended 1 international conference and 4 seminars.

21

Institute of Management & Research, New Delhi

·     One SDP and two FDPs were attended.

·     Under Faculty Academic Board 6 presentations were made by the faculty members.

 


 

8)            TOTAL NUMBER OF SEMINARS / WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED

 

Sr.

No.

Name of the Constituent Unit

No. of events

1

Social Science Centre, Pune

6

2

Yashwantrao Mohite Arts, Science & Commerce College, Pune

2

3

Institute of Environment Education & Research, Pune

1

4

New Law College, Pune

1

5

Medical College & Hospital, Pune