IQAC

About IQAC

Today’s Millennial world seems to push quality to the backbench prioritizing quantity in every aspect possible. Quantity might look attractive and beneficial but ultimately it is quality that steers the world forward. Especially in the arena of education which standardizes the moulding of character and personality, quality in educational programmes stands supreme. This requires systemic planning in college governance, curriculum designing, infrastructure, research, teaching learning process, evaluation, extra curricular pursuits, best and innovative practices. All this to happen, we need to have a forum through which all effective planning can be realized and there comes the executive body, the IQAC.

Quality Policy

Vellalar College for Women strives to ensure and sustain quality culture in providing higher education with excellence and to equip every student for holistic development.

To achieve efficient, effective and progressive performance at academic and administrative levels.
To accomplish global standards of supereminence in teaching, learning and research.
To promote measures for internalization of quality enhancement and institutionalization of best practices.

Vision

To make Brand Vellalar stronger globally and to emerge as the college with the best quality initiatives.

Mission

To prioritise contentment of the stakeholders.
To implant moral, social and ethical values in the minds of the staff and the students.
To extend state-of-the-art infrastructural facilities to foster holistic development.
To collaborate with National, International Research institutes and to create a research ambience for creativity.
To foster healthy relationship and sense of belongingness on the premises.

Objectives

To develop and ensure a progressive action plan to improve and sustain academic and administrative performance of the institution with meaningful interventions for quality.
To enhance the competency of the staff in academic and professional aspects.
To facilitate holistic development of the students through value-oriented education.
To enrich Course options and Learning Resources.
To strengthen industry linkages towards creating multiple avenues for career opportunities.
To instill entrepreneurial spirit in the minds of the students.
To scrutinize the feedback from each corner for effective follow-up action.

Functions

Evolving and applying quality benchmarks for academic, administrative and financial tasks.
Disseminating pooled information on various quality parameters of higher education.
Organizing quality-related workshops and seminars.
Documenting the various programmmes/activities leading to quality improvement.
Evaluating and updating curriculum for academic excellence.
Effecting a learner-centric environment conducive to quality education and practise ICT enabled teaching.
Empowering the faculty with required knowledge and technology for strengthening participatory teaching-learning process.
Initiating efforts to maintain a robust relationship with alumni who are a strong resource for valuable inputs.
Formalizing feedback responses from students, parents and other stakeholders on quality-related institutional processes.
Acting as a nodal agency of the institution for coordinating quality-related activities.
Developing and conserving the institutional database for the purpose of maintaining/enhancing the institutional quality.
Developing a Quality Culture in the institution.
Preparing AQAR as per guidelines and parameters of the NAAC and submitting the same in time.
Acting as a dynamic system for quality changes in the Institution.
Ensuring enhancement and coordination among various activities of the institution and institutionalizing all good practices.

IQAC Composition 2018-2019

1	Dr. N. Maragatham	Principal – Chairperson
2	Dr. L.M. Swarnalatha	Assistant Professor of English & Co-ordinator

Teaching Faculty

1	Tmt. F. Shahida Shireen	Associate Professor & Head, Department of Physics
2	Dr. N. Sabitha	Associate Professor & Head, Department of Nutrition& Dietetics
3	Dr. R. Parvathi	Associate Professor & Head, Department of Mathematics
4	Dr. P. Karthika	Associate Professor & Head, Department of History
5	Dr. V. Renuga Devi	Assistant Professor & Head, Department of of Commerce
6	Dr. N. Vijaya	Assistant Professor & Head, Department of of Chemistry
7	Dr. S. Janaki	Assistant Professor, Department of English
8	Dr. S. Sumathi	Assistant Professor, Department of English
9	Dr. P. Indumathy	Associate Professor & Head, Department of of Foods & Nutrition
10	Dr. G. Mahooridevi	Associate Professor, Department of Commerce (CS)
11	Dr. V. S. Kavitha	Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology
12	Dr. C. ChitraVadivu	Assistant Professor, Department of Botany
13	Dr. P. Anitha	Assistant Professor, Department of Physics
14	Dr. B. Ananthi	Associate Professor & Head, Department of Computer Science (SF)
15	Dr. S. Saraswathi	Associate Professor & Head, Department of commerce
16	Ms. P. Laura Juliet	Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Applications
17	Dr. K.K. Myithili	Associate Professor & Head, Department of Mathematics(CA)
18	Ms. B. Santhi	Assistant Professor, Department of Co-operation
19	Ms. M. Jagadeswari	Assistant Professor & Head, Department of English
20	Dr. P. K.Saranya	Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science (SF)

Management Member

Mr. S. D. Chandrasekar, B.A.,

Correspondent and Secretary

Administrative Officers

1	Ms. L. Vijayalakshmi	Superintendent
2	Ms. B. B. Rani	Administrative Officer
3	Mr. C. Chandran	Administrative Manager
4	Mr. R. Karunakaran	Office Manager
5	Mr. P. Natarajan	Accountant

Student Representative

1	Student Union President	Aided
2	Student Union President	Self -Financed

Alumni

Dr. Suja Mathews

Assistant Professor, Department of English, NGM College, Pollachi.

Employees / Industrialist / Stakeholders

1	Mr. C. Jayakumar, B.A., B.L.,	Advocate, Member, VET
2	Mr. K. Chinnasamy, M.A.,	MD, Agni Steels, Member, VET
3	Mr. P. K. P. Arun, B.E.,	Educationist, P.K.P Swamy Matriculation School, Member, VET

Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR)

2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13

2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18

NAAC 3rd Cycle SSR

Procedures and policies - Infrastructure Facilities

Procedures and policies for maintaining and utilizing physical, academic and support facilities - laboratory, library, sports complex, computers, classrooms etc.

The institute maintains optimal financial resources PFMS – Public Financial Management System and skilled manpower for the upkeep of facilities, based on the recommendations of the other statutory, non-statutory bodies and committees concerned.
Vellalar Educational Trust, Estate office, Hostel office, Physical education and Green forums oversee the maintenance and sustenance of works related to infrastructure, Hostels, Sports, Civil and Solid and Liquid waste management.
Science, Research and Language Labs: Lab Assistants in consultation with the faculty concerned maintains the inventory and undertakes stock registering, calibration and overhauling on a regular basis. The equipments are kept clean and functional and the students are guided by the Assistants to handle them safely and to upkeep the Registers. Chemicals and mixtures are kept safe in the locked room. Breakages are duly registered by the faculty concerned. Oral request facilitates intra-discipline exchange of articles. Demo and practical halls are securely fastened after the procedures. State of the Art Language Lab empowers students of all disciplines to master English in all four skills and also prepare them for cracking employment resources. The integrated lab hours into the time table make students computer savvy from the first year. Ramanujam Mathlab and research centre caters to the needs of students of all disciplines in verifying formulae, results and applications. This facilitates active learning through Mathmodels and FOSS for teaching, learning and research and provides hands-on experience for government school children and Hands-on-Training for Lab Assistants also provided.
Library is stacked up with new entries on demand from faculty and students; the feedback from the suggestion box helps enriching the read-shelves; digital record of visitors is done daily and library committee supervises the usage proceedings. Books found unusable are checked for reviving or to be stacked separately. Back volumes of the journals are bound and sent to the departments for research reference. Regular pest control measures are undertaken with eco-friendly mixtures. Willing Students are engaged under “Earn While You Learn” scheme for dusting and arranging. Reprographic facilities are extended to all the visitors. Library protocol with regard to silence, mobiles, footwear and personal belongings are strictly adhered to. Issuing books and overdues are proceeded as per library thumb rules. E-Library, resources, NDLI, INFLIBNET, NAD Repository etc., are the best practices of the library.
Sports: Indoor and outdoor play-space are maintained as per specifications; the PDs guide the field assistants to prepare the ground for training and events.
A Spacious Gym is open for the faculty and the students beyond the working hours. A well-maintained swimming pool is proffered to the students for learning and practice. Play courts are regularly checked for maintenance and the required sports items are effectively reinforced.
Computers: Updated and upgraded systems and versions facilitate fast learning and career plans. Corporate integrants guide the students in career choice and career mobility. The institute has provided n number of computers in labs and upkeep is done through AMC and by calls. Dysfunctional system are collected by the E-Waste agencies. Following Online Exam and Student Feedback Mechanism.
Classrooms: The institute engages building experts to check the strength of the building and the infrastructure is periodically inspected.
The institute has an expansive Auditorium where international and national seminars and conferences are organized. Seminar Halls are used for multidisciplinary discussions and exchanges.
Data Centre controls centralized database management system and all institutional data are pooled for ready reference.
Rain water harvesting pits are regularly checked and channeled.
Gardens well maintained, achieve carbon neutrality. The gardeners take care of watering, pruning and weeding.
Waste Management: Bio-gas plants and Incinerators are installed and properly maintained by the trained staff.
Energy Management: Qualified and trained personal keep a regular check on gadgets like UPS, Generators, Lifts, Fans, Projectors, AC and Acoustics.
Energy Audit consolidates the power requirements and power-off on specific hours facilitates energy conservation. Solar energy is also harvested for hostel inmates.

Best Practices

Describe at least two institutional best practices
Upload details of two best practices successfully implemented by the institution as per NAAC format in your institution website, provide the link

The two definitive goals of our Institution are to be unique and to be more creative. Love of Mankind is, in Swami Vivekananda’s opinion, is Worship of God. Keeping this as our moral responsibility, VCW inculcates in the minds of the students and the faculty, that service is an attitude about life. In this regard, the institution has planned and executed initiatives and activities to extend our services for the betterment of the society.
The institution strongly believes in empowering our students and the staff with required knowledge and skill sets to prove themselves in life and beyond. We have collectively taken up myriad ventures towards promotion of quality on the premises and promotion of services off the premises. We have accentuated two unique initiatives, Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Martial Arts and Wellness Activities (MAWA) as the best practices distinctive of our institution.

BEST PRACTICE: I

Title:Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR)
Our institution is consistently concerned about extending our services through the staff and the students towards becoming society-conscious and environment-friendly. We have a scheme called ANVEPS (Adoption of Nearby Villages for Educating and Providing Services) which centres on the activities carried out in 5 adopted villages. The focus of this forum is to create awareness on health and hygiene, to extend digital literacy and to promote economic independence through awareness and training.
Objectives of this practice

To know the environmental challenges and to become eco-friendly citizens
To implant Social justice and Civic responsibilities into the minds of the students
To advance human ethics and societal harmony
To pursue research projects that could result in employability of the students and the public thereby promoting the healthy growth of the society
To involve in activities related to health, education, hygiene and human-cementing values through the government projects like MHRD - Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, Swachh Bharat, Swachhta Pakwada, Clean India Mission, Poshan Abhiyan, Samakra Shikshan, Jal Sakthi Abhiyan, ODF ++, Fit India Movement, Make-in-India Movement and Skill India Campaign
To function as a bridge between proposed people-friendly schemes and the general public

The Context
Erode, situated in the western part of Tamilnadu is basically an agricultural area, though Textiles and Leather Industries are also prospering fields. VCW, now celebrating its 50th year, has consistently and insistently favoured women's education and empowerment. Though most of them are first generation learners, there is a rising tendency amongst the parents and the public to empower women with education and employment. VELCOWES (Vellalar College for Women Extension Services), with the view of extending purposeful services to the society, has created ANVEPS to reach out to the needy in terms of

Addressing Social Challenges through Human Values
Eco-friendly Activities
Health Education
Employment Initiatives

The services are extended through the clubs and committees and the coordinators in consultation with the Principal, plans and prepares the Faculty and the students to draw the roadmap for executing society- friendly activities

The Practice
Institutional Social Responsibility initiatives are carefully scrutinized by the Principal and the Clubs Coordinators to facilitate harmony and peaceful and purposeful execution of the planned activities in the nearby schools and villages

NCC and NSS

create awareness on and to work in the field

Planting Saplings and cleaning campaigns
Imparting vocational skills to persons with Disabilities
Cleaning the public arenas like Government Hospitals, Railway stations, Parks, Roads and the Temples
Swatchh Bharat Mission
Visiting Old Age Homes and providing psychological and financial assistance

Blood donation and Medical Camps:

Eye donation
Master Health Check-up
Bone Marrow Test and Mamo for women
Awareness on AIDS and Dengue
Eye Check-up

Green Society, Bio Diversity Club, Enviro Club and Health & Wellness Club:

Training in Organic Farming
Energy Management
Solid Waste Management
Seed Ball Preparation and distribution
Drip irrigation
Vermi Compost
Mushroom Cultivation
Tissue Culture Unit
Use of Napkin Vending Machine
Water Recycling
Checking Haemoglobin, TSH and Vitamin D levels
Herbal Nursery, Medicinal garden, Miyawaki forest, Napkin Incinerator, Rain water harvesting and Water conservation

Citizen Consumer Club :

Awareness on consumer rights
Quality Products
Voter Awareness

VELCOW Extension Services (VELCOWES)

Creating Awareness in neighbouring villages and schools

Sanitation and hygiene
Online transaction
Medicinal uses of Native Herbs
Cardio-vascular problems
Digital Literacy
Teaching through Maths Models

Health and Wellness club:

Training in Martial Arts
Swimming
Indoor and Outdoor games

Velichangal (Bright Light):

Open defecation issues
Sanitation and hygiene

Addressing Social Challenges through Human Values

Moral Education
Dignity of the individuals
Debating discrimination issues
Inculcating equality, liberty and fraternity
Remembering the national leaders who stood for ethics
Addressing school children of impressionable age on gender sensitization
Street corner plays
Competitions on Gandhian thoughts

Eco-friendly activities

Awareness and training programs are organized on:

Rainwater harvesting
Water and energy management
Planting Saplings
Preparing and distributing seed balls
Cleaning public places
Alternative bags for plastic menace
Short films on Enviro issues

Health Education

Organizing Yoga sessions
Training in swimming
Physical fitness exercises
Indoor-outdoor Stadium open for all women
Awareness on Deworming, usage of Napkins, playing under early and late sun, chewing food for good health, oral hygiene, washing hands
Trust Hospital for cost-effective treatment

Employment initiatives

Promoting entrepreneurship, training in preparing additives-free jam, pickle, squash, paper bag making, jewelry making etc
Preparing Vermi-compost and details on the specifics for area and quantity
Providing training Programmes on traditional and cultural arts like folk arts, street corner plays on social issues and Martial Arts
Familiarising students and the public on revenue generating activities through production of eco-friendly plates and mats, baking products, etc.,
Offering curriculum-integrated short term courses in Film Making, Photography, Story Board ,Collage, Photoshop, Tally, Spoken English, Embroidery, Painting, Mural Work, Android, PHP and My SQL

Evidence of Success

(data for the assessment period)

Students coming from the nearby villages become the brand ambassadors of our various activities and their already existing healthy relationship makes the transmission of information on schemes and materializing the same becomes easier
Awareness on rainwater harvesting and the follow-up have built up ground water recharge
Vermi compost training has enriched the home-Garden practice
Eco- friendly mats and plates have reduced the plastic use
Planting saplings has increased green cover
Street plays entertain and enlighten the village people on social issues resulting in slow recognition
Training in banking transaction have empowered them to be independent inside the bank
Our Institution has been recognized as Mentor Institution by the NAAC under PARAMARSH scheme. We have signed MoUs with 5 colleges in Tamilnadu
Study-In-India-Partner Institute (PI) with MHRD

Problems Encountered and Resources Required
Limitations / Challenges

Sometimes interaction and regular follow-up activities become sparser but it is managed through the Vellalar inhabitants of the said villages
School children can be meaningfully motivated only during long holidays and that slightly impairs the regular working with them
A slow down policy in addressing social challenges as it is a sensitive issue
Speaking ethics to the hungry stomachs is highly challenging and the resulting disinterest and lack of support among the villagers are met with in a gradual process
Time constraints, lack of funds and infrastructure hamper eco-friendly activities

Notes : Optional

Our institution constantly focuses on quality education and quality service. As messengers of moral responsibility, our staff and students volunteer forward with messages of peace, happiness and economic Independence. Every national mission like a Swachh Bharat has an institutional unit which works concurrently with the national objective. Students cherish a good relationship with government and non-government agencies and hence and effective participation in social welfare activities becomes purposeful. Drama clubs and mimes carry forward healthy messages to create an ambience of togetherness. Providing marks and gloves to the industrial workers bridges and strengthens industry network. Training and creating market on the premises for eco-friendly and culinary products extends employment opportunities. Short-term employability courses functions of breakthrough in identifying the right kind of employment

BEST PRACTICE : II

Title: Martial Arts and Well-Being Practices

To create and to sustain a healthy society, emotional/physical/psychological well-being is obligatory and all-out efforts are taken to empower staff and students on one side and the alumni and the home-engineers around on the other side to face any kind of health and safety oriented challenges

Our Institution has established "The Centre for Martial Arts" with a view to handle effectively stress-related problems and to create a sense of well-being. Though Martial Arts are codified traditions of combat for self-defence, they enhance physical, mental and spiritual development. Today's world is becoming too severe for women and it necessitates training for women in self-defence. Training Programmes for faculty, students, alumni, home-engineers and self-help groups make them stronger to face physical and mental challenges

Objectives

To get sensitized on the preservation of the nation’s intangible cultural heritage
To practise wellness activities as entertainment as well as a means of spiritual development
To lay strong emphasis on the mental and spiritual state of the practitioner with a view to rationalizing and calculating functions of mind so that the mind and boy can react immediately as a unit
To practise Martial Arts as a part of philosophical and spiritual training
To prepare students for Olympic Games as these arts are included as full medal sports

The Context

Achieved quick recognition and outsiders show interest in participation in the training programmes
Many home-engineers express their willingness to get trained
School teachers are given training
Alumni also undertake training and they coordinate training sessions for the outsiders
Self-help groups collectively participate in the training sessions

The Practice

Students are imparted training to ensure their coping skills, stress reduction and healthy development

To exercise and relieve stress
To boost self-respect and self-discipline
To stay active while learning discipline
To enhance their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health
To make them brand ambassadors of wellness

Teachers on campus and off campus

Fitness and flexibility are very important for the teachers who are on the move all the time
Teachers to emerge as role models for the students
In the event of electric and electronic gadgets making everyday chores easier, general health takes a back seat and hence wellness programmes are obligatory
Relaxing the body and the mind after hectic sessions
The ambience of the educational institution makes it comfortable for the women teachers
Training and practice in the mornings and evenings facilitate the participation of off-campus teachers

Alumni Involvement

Coming back to the Alma mater to cherish butterfly days as well as getting trained is a double bonanza
Interaction among them facilitate emotional as well as professional sharing
Yoga for mental health and swimming for physical health in a women-only Institution open a free zone for them
As representatives of the society they become ambassadors for indoor and outdoor games too

Self help groups

Women in 20s,30s and beyond get an opportunity for fitness exercises
Inter-personal and intra-personal relationship result in mature understanding of each other
Feel good factor and feel young factor are getting boosted
Swimming as the life-saving exercise enables the elders to get trained and this necessity is passed on to the children

Home Engineers

This institution provides a safe and comfort zone for the home-makers
The prevalence of chain-snatching and picking purses necessitates women to learn Karate to meet the challenges
The convenient program schedules enable the home makers to decide on time-slots

Evidence of success

The participants have realised that swimming helps in burning calories, supports weight balancing, builds muscular strength and endurance
Students on campus and school children have achieved a sense of confidence by knowing the body's power at the point and instant of impact
Accomplishment of Mental Health through yoga contributes to self-esteem, self-control, emotional and spiritual well-being and the participants' behaviour stand evidence to that
Strengthening the bones is very important to women and boxing participants understand the impact and by word of mouth make it known that boxing can minimise belly fat leading to good health of the heart
Taekwondo is found to be popular among school children as this increases the sense of alertness and confidence

Problems Encountered and Resources Required
Limitations / Challenges

Organizing round the clock training seems a bit difficult but the systematic planning and the teamwork of volunteers and the faculty makes it hassel-free
Getting the school children for the morning and evening time-slots poses practical problems but long holidays compensate this
Involving in technical and often explosive moves such as kicks, punches and throws are initially difficult and harmful but gradually they get acquainted with

Notes

Martial Arts is a new area, in general and extending the same to women poses a great challenge. Inhibitions are to be overcome and training sessions are to be meticulously planned to enlist more participants for every art. Regular workouts without break and brining in the experts require a lot of planning and coordination. Strengthening and maintenance of infrastructural facilities necessitates financial commitments which face a strain now and then. Since the Martial Arts are exhaustive exercises, generally, there is a thinning down of participants and hence regular conduct as planned becomes difficult sometimes. The importance of well-being exercises is not fully realized and the convincing and campaign sessions have to be more in number. Cultural thought-level block is common among women and requires consistent counseling and follow-up visits

Institutional Distinctiveness

With the noble vision of “Educate a girl, Empower a Nation”, our institution provides quality and affordable higher education to the women of rural community who are mostly first generation learners. Our college Moto “Let our thoughts be Noble Ones” (Ulluvathellam Uyarvullal) taken from Thirukural, rightly encapsulates the positive impact our women are going to create on the Indian society. The phenomenal Legacy of five decades in the field of higher education for women authenticates its unique commitment and unparalleled striving to transcend the challenging frontiers. The cultural and ethical moorings strengthen our women to establish her inner power in the Global Arena.
The ethics and need integrated curriculum and the matching ICT enabled methodologies enliven the learning process thereby causing life changing influence. Soft skills and life skills are integrated into the curriculum as practical units. The wide range of employability oriented certificate programs and Add on courses expose them to the corporate expectations and the global perspectives. Teaching through discussion and debate mode sharpens creative and critical thinking of the students. State-of-the-art language labs, open for students of all disciplines refine the use of English Language.
Gender-sensitization programs effectively taken up with the primary school children where the issues generally crop up show up signs of creating an egalitarian society. Go-green practices have increased the green cover in the public places and multiplied the number of home gardens. A thought level enviro issues have awakened the conscience of the students to find ways of saving the globe. The consistent ethics-oriented teaching and sharpening of behavioral skills done over the past 50 years have created a niche for our institution.
The 52 clubs take up extracurricular activities on campus and in the nearby villages triggering the women student to become performing icons. The inter and intra rapport created with the students across the disciplines and with the public prepare them for effective socializing mode. The interaction with the women achievers and the celebrities in every field possible builds up their confidence driving them to move ahead. Self-supporting initiatives like driving, type writing, beauty care, attire enhancing, tailoring, mushroom cultivation, vermi compost, culinary techniques and Self Employment Techno Park (STEP) etc., empower the students to be on their own at home and elsewhere. Women Empowerment Cell through its meaningful activities opens up avenues for career and entrepreneurship.
Martial Arts and Wellness initiatives which centre on students as well as the public is distinctly recognized as an effort to build healthy society. Yoga and swimming have found increasing number of takers thereby sculpting a holistic personality.
A healthy and purposeful connect with the industries has made our institution a bridge between employment seekers and employers. The closer association with the self-help groups and their frequent meetings with the students have created a Win-Win situation where training becomes a two way process. The skill-oriented training sharpens the ability of transmission and branching out into newer ideas and practices is made simpler and enriching.

Vellalar students engrave “her-story” in “his-tory”.

Activities

SSS

About IQAC Quality Policy Vision & Mission Objectives Functions IQAC Composition 2018-2019 Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) NAAC 3rd Cycle SSR Procedure and Policies - Infrastructure Facilities Best Practices Institutional Distinctiveness Activities SSS