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there is a need to provide the course. This results in discussions at the departmental
level or at higher levels, and an assessment and feedback are collected to pursue the
matter. This is how new courses have been introduced in College across the years
under autonomy.

The informal processes that our departments and faculty draw on are elaborated
below:
 Experiential feedback from students, during and after each semester.
 Most of our departments draw on the expertise of faculty from other institutions for
practical examinations and end-semester examinations. This allows for a regular,
informal feedback mechanism.
 Feedback is collected from paper-setters and examiners about the quality,
relevance and stand of the syllabus.
 The COE also collects informal feedback from the external evaluators when they
visit the College for evaluation.
 Several departments are able to draw on continuing feedback from alumni who
have migrated to institutions of repute both in India and abroad.
 Faculty visits to other autonomous colleges as members of BOS and BOE also help
in providing feedback about our curriculum in College.

The formal processes are as detailed below:
 Departments work on draft syllabi that are discussed internally.
 Most departments forward the draft syllabi to the BOS members for scrutiny prior
to the actual date of the BOS meeting, which helps the external members to contribute
more effectively in the meetings.
 These syllabi are then formally presented at BOS meetings held annually. Each
department constitutes such a Board comprising faculty, one Bangalore University
nominee, alumni, invitees from industry and subject experts from other institutions of
repute. This syllabus is discussed extensively, and suggestions are recorded,
following which changes may be incorporated.
 Since the BOS is an annual process, it also allows for fine-tuning and continuous
improvement through regular reporting and discussion.
 Once accepted, these syllabi are placed before an annual Academic Council, where
the relationship between individual syllabi and the curriculum is carefully considered.
The Academic Council comprises HOD, representatives from the College
administration and management, University nominees and legal experts. Following
this scrutiny process, recommendations from the Academic Council are recorded and
communicated back to departments even as syllabi are ratified.
 The College Governing Council meets annually to ratify resolutions passed by the
Academic Council. The outcomes of the earlier discussions, suggestions and
recommendations become a part of the deliberations. This helps in maintaining the
connect between curricular aspects and institutional goals. With this meeting, the
College calendar for the next academic year is passed.
 Following this, the Finance Committee resolutions are passed for these
ratifications to become actions.

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