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2.1.3. Does the College have a mechanism to review its admission process and
student profiles annually? If yes, what is the outcome of such an analysis and
how has it contributed to the improvement of the process?

Yes, the College reviews the admission process annually. The feedback is then
incorporated for improvement. Some of the improvements are:
 The entire faculty is now fully involved in the process, thereby ensuring
transparency and fairness and also knowledge about the kind of students appearing for
interview enabling them to share valuable insights with the admissions committee.
 The admission process has now been streamlined in such a way that admission data
is available to the office and the Principal at any given time. This enables the
announcement of available vacancies for each course.
 The application process has also gone completely online. This enables the College
to anticipate demands and to be prepared for the current year‘s admission.
 Student profiles of the admitted candidates are collected during the admission
process and the same is updated annually in the administrative office for the
preparation of the admission abstract. This is later used by the College for all other
administrative and academic purposes.

2.1.4 What are the strategies adopted to increase/improve access to students
belonging to the following categories?
∗ SC/ST ∗ OBC ∗ Women ∗ Different categories of persons with disabilities
∗ Economically weaker sections ∗Outstanding achievers in sports and
extracurricular activities

 The College follows the rules set by the Government of Karnataka in terms of
student admission for SC/ST and other reserved categories. Scholarships provided by
the state and other minority agencies are put up on the notice boards as information to
attract students of this category.
 There is no special effort being taken by the College to increase access for women
students as the number of women students applying for the courses is quite high to
begin with. In fact in many courses, the number of women enrolled is slightly higher
than that of the men.
 The College offers preferential options for the poor and follows certain strategies to
increase access to students belonging to various categories. Once students from the
marginalized sections are admitted, the College assists them by providing fee
concessions/scholarships.
 Mid-day Meal schemes are available to students requiring such assistance. Students
with disabilities have access to class rooms, as ramps and lifts are available in all
blocks of the College.
 When candidates with disabilities apply, they are summarily given admission. The
College informs them about the various facilities available for such students on
campus. The use of scribes and laptops during exams, extra writing time, special
assignments and special question papers for students with special needs are provided
so as to increase access for such students.
 Outstanding achievers in sports and extracurricular activities are given admission
with the intention of encouraging sports on campus. Such students are informed about
the benefits they get regarding attendance for participating in competitions.

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