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 The College has many senior teachers who are well trained in curriculum
development and many of them are members of BOS of other city colleges and are
also invited as resource persons on curriculum development and related areas. This
has the advantage of providing departmental level training to the younger faculty as
and when required.
 Formal training on examination reform is shared with all faculties by the COE as
and when required. The College conducted a workshop on Bloom‘s Taxonomy of
educational objectives in 2012-13. Since many new teachers have joined the College
recently, the College proposes to repeat this training this academic year.
 As far as knowledge management is concerned, the College organized two lectures
on intellectual property rights during these four years for all staff.
 Continuous discussions happen on this issue as many teachers are guiding students
to complete their research work both at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
 Talks of an enlightening nature on leadership have been held earlier during this
period. Teachers attend the several seminars that are organized in College from time
to time with a view to keeping themselves abreast of advances in their subjects or for
acquiring knowledge in newer areas.

2.4.13. What are the teaching innovations made during the last five years? How
are innovations rewarded?

Whenever a teacher has been granted a research project or has made a significant
contribution like guiding a research scholar for a doctoral degree or has contributed to
the College‘s efficient working in some way, they are acknowledged through public
acts such as an announcement and a tribute on the staff notice-board, entries in the
College magazine, and also announcements by the Principal during the College Day.

2.4.14. Does the College have a mechanism to encourage
∗ Mobility of faculty between institutions for teaching?
∗ Faculty exchange programs with national and international bodies?
If yes, how have these schemes helped in enriching quality of the faculty?

The College does not have a mechanism to encourage mobility among institutions as
it is not possible within the given university and Government of Karnataka rules.
Faculty exchange between universities is done on the basis of MoUs signed between
them. A few teachers have visited universities with whom the College has an MoU.
However, a few teacher-researchers do go abroad during holidays and teach in
universities or carry out research during their international visits.

2.5. EVALUATION PROCESS AND REFORMS

Evaluation is central to the teaching-learning process. Continuous improvement in the
quality of this process ensures that the College is able to meet its educational and
social objectives as set out in its Vision and Mission statements. The College has
completed ten years of autonomy, and each year has seen efforts being put in to

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