NEP 2020 Implementation
Multidisciplinary/Interdisciplinary
The Governing Body of the institution has shown strong support for the implementation of NEP 2020 and has initiated, IQAC and college governing body sponsored faculty orientation programmes on NEP 2020. The faculty members have also been motivated to participate in workshops and other in-service programmes organized by universities and other authorities including Kerala State Higher Education Council (KSHEC), to prepare themselves for the introduction of NEP. All the faculty members have been given workshops on OBE and NEP 2020 by IQAC. The current curricular practices implemented by the institution include various audit courses on Environmental Studies and Disaster Management. Open courses offered by various core departments, industry oriented and job-oriented certificate courses and Add-on courses, ensure interdisciplinary learning, academic mobility, academic flexibility and multidisciplinary educational opportunities for students. IQAC in association with college governing body and KSHEC conducted One Day National Seminar on Transformational Role of NEP 2020 in Higher Education, on 24 February 2023 and Department of History organized a webinar on transformational policy in education: NEP 2020 on 28 August 2020. Faculty members are motivated with the spirit of multidisciplinary learning through a unique institutional initiative titled Faculty Focus, which is a monthly faculty forum for an intercollegial, interdisciplinary, discourses. All teachers present an area of their expertise in the forum. These practices in the institution ensure multidisciplinary learning opportunities aligned with goals of NEP 2020.
Academic Bank of Credits (ABC)
The institution has introduced the concept of Academic Bank of Credits (ABC), an NEP 2020 initiative of the government of India, to the students and teachers in order to enable students' academic mobility across higher education institutions. The seven- day faculty development workshop on "Total Quality Enhancement of the HEIs in the Wake of NEP 2020, organized by the institution addressed the avenues of NEP 2020 and ABC implementation. Quality enhancement of the HEIs through reaccreditation in the context of NEP 2020 was one among the key areas of workshop. The Head of the institution, the Governing Body members, and the faculty members are well-informed about the mobility practice envisioned by the government and have shared the prospects of ABC with the students as well. The students are keen to acquire credits and have been educated on the opportunity to grab credits from diverse institutions. They are aware of the deposit of credits in the academic bank and are ready to explore such opportunities in their higher education journey. The institution upon the recommendation of affiliating university has started creating ABC ID card for entire students in the campus. An orientation on, ABC and its importance is given to all first year undergraduate and postgraduate students in the bridge course offered by the IQAC, after the introduction of NEP 2020, by the government of India.
Skill Development
The institution has also embarked on its journey towards the proper integration of general higher education with vocational education, as envisaged by the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) of the Government of India. This is achieved through various visionary activities such as industry linkages, academic collaboration, skill development training, vocational training, entrepreneurship training, industry visits, job fairs, earn-while-learn programme, students' and alumni's product exhibition at campuses, etc. The institution offers certificate course on communicative English and soft skill development by the PG Department of English, a session on hand wash making and sanitizer making, a visit to rubber board and glove making, etc. by the PG Department of Chemistry, collaboration with industry and sessions on macro and micro finance by the PG Department of Commerce, earn-while-learn programmes and product exhibitions and sale, textile and embroidery by the PG Department of FCS, PSC and competitive exams coaching by the Department of Mathematics, mushroom cultivation training by the Department of Botany, Python training by the PG Department of CS, student-led counselling sessions by the Department of Psychology, different career sessions by the CGC of the college, different job skill sessions organized by other departments, etc. These activities ensure the vocational skill development of all the students. Skill development programmes are organised in the institution under the aegis of ASAP too.
Appropriate integration of Indian Knowledge system (teaching in Indian Language, culture, using online course)
One of the essential features of our higher education envisioned by our country is the integration of Indian Knowledge System in the teaching and learning process of our HEIs. Our campus undertakes various activities to integrate Indian Knowledge System and acquaint our students with the Indian values, tradition, and heritage. As part of the EBSB club, we conduct different sessions on Indian culture, art forms, and heritage. Our students actively engage in collaborative programmes with other states’ students (especially Himachal Pradesh). The institution adopts a teaching-learning approach that helps learners to internalize the values inherent in Indian tradition, culture, and heritage. The Departments of Malayalam and Hindi offer courses in Indian languages that are mandatory for undergraduate students. We also organize various cocurricular programmes, festivals, etc. to promote ancient Indian traditional knowledge. These include cultural performances, handwritten magazine in Malayalam, seminar on Hindi language and its importance, etc. We also facilitate visits to various heritage sites and interactions with people from various walks of life to enable students to imbibe national values and traditional knowledge. The EBSB club also organizes various programmes to help students understand various cultures. NSS, NCC, EBSB club, electoral literary club, etc are functioning well in the institution to make students aware of the Indian tradition, knowledge, heritage and culture. An azadi square has been set up in the campus in connection with Azadi Ka Amruth Mahotsav too.
Focus on Outcome Based Education (OBE):
The college has a fully functional MOODLE digital learning platform. The faculty members are trained on effective skills for using MOODLE digital learning platforms. Various learning programmes, including evaluation, are managed through MOODLE. The institution encourages the use of E-learning through various online methods. During the COVID lockdown period, classes were exclusively shifted to the online mode, and the teaching-learning process was transacted using platforms such as G-Suite, Google Classroom, Google Meet, YouTube channels, Blogs, etc. Various online tools were used for transactional methods. Students used online platforms for seminar presentation, quizzes, online examination, etc. The online educational platforms were familiar to all the students. The teachers and students were also motivated to do online certificate programmes and courses.
Distance Education/Online Education:
All the UG and PG programmes offered by the institution are outcome based. The O.B.E. markers are clearly stated in terms of programme outcome (PO), programme specific outcome (PSO), and course outcome (CO). The institutional teaching learning process and assessment strategies are constructively aligned to achieve the outcomes envisaged in the curricular statements by the university. The student satisfaction survey is conducted for every exit batch to check the achievement of the outcome, and the university examination results of our students are also indicative of the same. The examination results, which surpass the university average, and the progression of our students to higher studies, indicate the achievement of the desired outcome. The pedagogy adopted in teaching - learning activities include blended learning- theory and practice, and incorporates seminars, assignments, field trips, quizzes, practical learning, problem-based learning, community outreach programmes, and projects into the transactional methods. Formative and summative assessment programmes are effectively carried out to enhance learning for outcome-based learning.