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serve as a resource base for their presentations. The College has provided computers
in all department staff rooms. Besides, the College has studios that the faculty can use
in order to produce e-learning material.

2.3.12. Does the College have a mechanism for evaluation of teachers by the
students/alumni? If yes, how is the evaluation used in achieving qualitative
improvement in the teaching-learning process?

Collecting feedback from students about individual teachers is an important
component of the ongoing drive to improve the quality of teaching. Every year,
students provide feedback on the teachers who teach them. Three years ago, a shift
was made from collecting the feedback on paper to online forms. The data is collated
and a printed copy is given to the individual teachers by the principal, along with
individual counseling to enable them to improve. This process puts the onus on the
individual teacher to improve his/her own performance in the areas where the score is
low and strengthen their strong areas further. This improves teacher quality, which in
turn improves the quality of teaching and research.
Feedback has been collected online by the IQAC from 426 alumni across classes and
years, and they have given largely positive feedback about the teachers who taught
them. Most of them have good memories of the College mainly due to the quality of
the faculty.

2.3.13. Does the institution face any challenges in completing the curriculum
within the planned time-frame and calendar? If yes elaborate on the challenges
encountered and the institutional approaches to overcome these.

The academic calendar is monitored by HODs and by the COE. The conduct of
regular Staff Council meetings has ensured that the given curriculum is completed on
time. The syllabus is framed keeping the realistic number of hours available to
complete it, as the College has to balance academics with extra-curricular activities.
Since it is well planned and monitored, the departments do not face any major hurdle
to the process of completing the curriculum. However, student presentations and
interactive classroom discussions are time-intensive, requiring scheduling of extra
classes on the part of the concerned department to complete work. Occasionally,
when unexpected holidays or shut-downs are declared, the College either extends the
semester, or the timetable is modified for a week or two to enable the faculty to make
up for the classes missed.

2.3.14. How are library resources used to augment the teaching-learning
process?

The library is a vital resource and is relied on by teachers while giving students
assignments like book reviews, reviews of journal articles, and term papers. Students
are also given guidance about the availability of online resources. Many students are
registered users of INFLIBNET and the College is currently one of the top users of
INFLIBNET in the country. The College library is now an institutional subscriber to

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