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SWOC ANALYSIS

St. Joseph's College has always practised a policy of introspection and is eager to
maximise its strengths, recognize new opportunities and capitalize on them,
understand weaknesses and work to overcome them as well as perceive the challenges
and take necessary creative actions to transcend them.

III cycle NAAC peer team visit

The NAAC peer team visit during the third cycle had granted 3.73/4 with an A grade.
The NAAC peer team had identified the following as the strengths of College:
 Dedicated team of faculty and management
 Societal goodwill and positive brand image
 Catering to the educational needs of marginalised and middle class society
 Pro-quality culture with proper infrastructure
 Academic collaborations with national/international institutions

Post accreditation III cycle

While College continues to enjoy these strengths, it has also become aware of
emerging strengths, areas of weakness, fresh opportunities and newer challenges.
College has adopted the use of the SWOC as a tool for continuous quality
improvement. A detailed SWOC analysis for the institution was carried out in 2013-
14 and thereafter at the beginning of every academic year, each department
deliberates on its functioning and conducts a department-level SWOC analysis. This
has been a fruitful exercise as each department has been able to plan its course of
action. College is ready for its fourth cycle of accreditation and the following is the
consolidated SWOC analysis of the institution, in its current state, presented criterion-
wise.

CRITERION I: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

STRENGTHS  Has a well-defined Vision and Mission statement emerging
out of an ongoing dialogue over quality, reflected in individual
department statements
 Faculty has the capability to develop innovative and relevant
curriculum to match emerging needs
 Faculty has the ability to initiate, create and administer
syllabi for multiple CBCS courses
 Introduced nine new courses and successfully introduced two
industry-integrated courses during the last five years
 Offers several skill-oriented certificate courses
 Makes periodic revision of syllabi to keep the courses
relevant
 Collaboration with other institutions and foreign universities

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