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understand microscopic specimens better. Web-based interactive smart classes are
utilized. MOOCs and MOODLEs are used by some departments in their teaching-
learning processes. Students are given assignments centered on the use of internet and
social media tools like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Snapchat and blogs.
The Economics Course has a program on computer software which has a practical
examination.

Creating „Student‟ teachers:
The Department of Political Science engages students of various postgraduate
courses, who are well-versed in Indian Constitution, to teach the undergraduate
foundation course, Indian Constitution. Besides being provided with training in
teaching the subject, they are also trained to evaluate answer scripts. The
postgraduate students of Economics teach remedial classes for the undergraduate
students. Joseph‘s Outreach Centrehas taken the initiative to send our students as
‗Student Teachers‟ to teach in government schools thus encouraging many of them
to pursue a career in teaching.

Human Resources Developmentcourses:
The campus minister is in charge of organizing Human Resources Development and
theology classes. Junior teachers under the mentorship of senior teachers plan
sessions for these courses and teach them.

Question papers:
In Chemistry, 20% of the questions are of application-type (IIT-JEE type) to
discourage rote-learning. The Departments of English, Kannada and Hindi set
different question papers for BA/BSc/BCom courses and English offers a choice of
three themes in question papers for each stream of students. Economics has different
question papers for students with visual impairment and other disabilities. In the
entrepreneurship paper, case studies are given in examinations.

In-house publications
College publishes a newsletter, Josephite, which covers campus events. Daily events
are covered by the in-house lab-journal, The Beacon. Many departments have in-
house newsletters and in-house publications such as Open Dosa, Perpendicular,
Outreach, Helixer and Zest. Biovistas, an online international journal of biological
research, with ISSN, is published bi-annually (www.biovistas.net). College also
publishes an annual called Blue and White.

Internship:
Postgraduate courses in Economics, Political Science and Microbiology have
compulsory internships as part of their curriculum. An Industrial-mentor based
program is conducted by the Department of Biotechnology in collaboration with
Curricooler, an innovative supplementary educational platform. Undergraduate
programs such as B.A. (Vis. Comm.) and B.A. (EJP) also place emphasis on
internship requirements.

Innovation in the examination section:
The examination centre is the nucleus of the College. After the third cycle
accreditation, several changes have taken place in this unit of the College. The

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