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are frequently sought after for public lectures as well, which benefit the College
teachers and students.
 The Science departments regularly organize Academies Sponsored Lecture
Workshops on different themes almost every year.
 Typically, each of the 30 departments have had between five and fifty visits by
eminent researchers, totaling to at least 200 researchers visiting the College in the
last four years.

3.1.7. What percentages of faculty have utilized sabbatical leave for research
activities? How has the provision contributed to the research quality and culture
of the College?

While the College currently does not have a facility for sabbatical leave for the
increasing number of management paid teachers, two of the government-aided faculty
had availed the UGC-Faculty Improvement Program to complete their Ph.D. The
College provides leave for faculty in the crucial stages of their Ph.D. program and is
sensitive and supportive during the PhD course. Such measures have increased the
number of faculty taking up research emphasizing the efficacy of the program despite
lack of sabbatical leaves. Currently ten members of faculty are pursuing their research
program.

3.1.8. Provide details of national and international conferences organized by the
College highlighting the names of eminent scientists/scholars who participated in
these events.
A total of 33 workshop/conferences were conducted in the past four years. Of these,
20 were National Level workshops and 2 were at the International Level. The
following (Table 3.3) is the list of national and international level seminars
organized. The Departmental evaluative report has the list of departmental level
seminars and conferences organized.

Table 3.3: List of National and International Conferences
Title of Workshop Year Sponsors Prominent Resource
/Seminar Persons
Biotechnology
1. Practical Biochemistry– 2015-16 DST Dr. Vishnu Janardhan

Hands on Experience
(IISC & NCBS)
2. National Seminar on 2014-15 UGC Dr. Jagadish Mathur

Emerging Trends in Dr. Malali Gowda
DNA Research Dr. Suryanarayan
Dr. Ravi Kanth
Botany

3. Recent Trends in 2015-16 Indian Dr. K M Mathew
Cellular Mechanism and Academy Dr. Rajalakshmi Gopi
Gene Expression of Sciences Dr. Malali Gowda
4. International 2015-16 UGC Dr. Mang Hung Wong

Conference on Green Dr. Ramakrishna Y.

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