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Criterion VI: Governance, Leadership, and Management

St. Joseph's College is an institution administered by BJES, and has a governing body.
The Principal is nominated by BJES as the head of the Institution, and oversees its
operations through a well-structured, consultative administrative system.

Regular and mandatory training programs conducted in collaboration with experts for
the staff as well as the management at all levels ensures that College administration
remains competent and able to meet the demands and challenges of running a large
academic institution.

A system of decision-making bodies is established to oversee the working of different
sections of the Institution, and to promote development in all areas. These committees
are present at all levels of College, from the student body to the management.
Departmental autonomy grants individual departments freedom in syllabus design,
career guidance, and in organising co-curricular activities. Several other important
decision-making and statutory bodies prominently include staff, and even students
where required, so as to ensure that decisions reflect the requirements of College. In
this way, College has adopted a system of consultative leadership that seeks inputs
and implements suggestions from all its stakeholders so as to reinforce and ensure the
culture of excellence. A feedback mechanism is also in place to gather inputs from
teaching and non-teaching staff, parents, and alumni.

In order to ensure that quality standards in higher education are met, College
established the Internal Quality Assurance Cell in 1999. The policy of the College in
this regard is to provide ‗inclusive quality higher education with shared responsibility
of all stakeholders‘. Academic Audits are conducted by HODs through the use of
Work Done Diaries, and through Staff Council meetings. The Academic Council
regularly reviews the teaching-learning process in College, and consists of several key
members of the management and faculty. A documentation centre in College enables
complete documentation of all activities, and helps to further reinforce the culture of
quality and excellence promoted.

For the present (4th) cycle of NAAC accreditation conducted by College, IQAC has
conducted an extensive feedback survey from all stakeholders, as well as a gender
audit. While the respondents expressed great happiness with College in almost all
aspects, they also pointed to some key areas for possible improvement. The responses
received from this survey are of great significance in helping College significantly
improve its quality standards in the future.

Criterion VII: Innovation and Best Practices

Several innovations have been implemented on campus these last four years. These
include greener practices, such as the installation and use of solar energy to meet
College's energy requirements. A sizeable array installed over the Science Block
allows for the generation of 425 kWh of energy at peak operating capacity, and is
estimated to have reduced emissions by as much as 7600 kg of CO 2 every month.

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