action-taken-report-of-iqac-for-2020

ACTION TAKEN REPORT OF IQAC FOR 2020-21

S. No.

Plan

Coordinating Department/Central Unit/Committee/Club/ Cell

Details of Activity

Target Date

Compliance Stakeholder feedback on Curricula and Generic Facilities was collated.

Following stakeholders were contacted to provide the feedback on Curricula during the year: ✓ Students

1

Conduct of Stakeholder Feedback for AY2019-20

IQAC

Stakeholder Feedback (Curricula and Generic Facilities)

Sep-Oct 2020

✓ Faculty members

✓ Alumni members ✓ Industry Experts/ Employers

Students as major stakeholders also provided the feedback on Generic Facilities and Course Delivery

Conduct of Stakeholder Feedback for AY2019-20

2

Conduct of Academic and Administrative Audit for AY 2019-20

IQAC

AAA

Sep-Dec 2020

3

Preparation and submission of AQAR of 2019-20

IQAC

AQAR

Dec-20

✓ The action taken reports were received by the respective Committees of Feedback and their recommendations were reviewed during the 2nd Quarterly meeting of IQAC held in Dec 21, 2020.

Academic Audit for AY 2019-20 was conducted during the month of September-October 2020.

The action taken reports were received and reviewed during the 3rd Quarterly meeting of IQAC. The Administrative Audit of all the Sections enlisted under 6 clusters was conducted during the month of March 2021. The action taken reports were received and reviewed during the 3rd Quarterly meeting of IQAC. AQAR for the year 201920was prepared and presented for review in IQAC and subsequent approval in BoM. The approved AQAR shall be submitted to NAAC during the month of July 2021.

4

Initiatives for Blended Teaching and Learning

IQAC/Academics Office

Teaching-Learning

Over the year

5

Conduct of Environment and Green Audit

IQAC/Admin Office

Audits

Dec-Feb 2021

Association of Spoken Tutorial Program, IIT Bombay with MRIIRS to learn free and Open-Source Software through Spoken Tutorial: MRIIRS is officially now an Academic Centre for Education through ICT, Govt. of India to spread IT Literacy all over India.

MRIIRS is officially now a network institute of IIRS outreach network. Participants will have an exciting learning experience in the field of Remote Sensing, GIS and GNSS technologies and their applications.

Credit Transfer for successful completion of MOOCs from multiple platforms including SWAYAM, Coursera, Edx, Udemy etc.

Environment and Green Audit was conducted by the certification body BSCIC certifications Pvt. Ltd. on 18th and 19th Feb 2021. The certificate of Green Environment Audit was issued to MRIIRS, after

assessing the campus on following parameters: -Waste minimization and recycling -Greening

-Energy Conservation

Conduct of Environment and Green Audit

-Water Conservation

-Clear Area

-Animal Welfare -Environmental Legislative and -General Practices

6

ISO 9001:2015 Certification

IQAC

ISO Certification

Dec-20

Manav Rachna International Institute of Research & Studies (MRIIRS) is ISO 9001:2015 Certified

Institution from BSCIC Certifications Pvt. Limited Faridabad w.e.f. Ist February 2021 for the following scope.

– Corporate Relations and Career Management Centre: Career Skills & Guidance, Guidance & Counselling for Employability, Employability & Preplacement Training; and Corporate Relations & Support – Examination Cell: Conduct of Examinations, Result Declaration and Award Management.

Central Library: Acquisition, Organization and Dissemination of the Library Services.

During AY2020-21, multiple e-governance initiatives were taken at MRIIRS including:

ISO 9001:2015 Certification

7

Initiatives towards eGovernance

IQAC/EMS Team

e-Governance

Over the year • Examination Processes were shifted to fully online mode via Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, i-cloud EMS,

Mettle (for MRNAT Entrance Examination), GingerOnline Exam Engine •

Introduction of a module for ‘Online showcasing of Evaluated Examination Answer Books’ through i-cloud EMS • Update in User Interfaces/Dashboards/Staff profile • Initiatives towards eGovernance

•

Admission Module – Bulk Email Sending

Koha Library Software: Library has migrated to Open Source based LMS Koha from proprietary based LMS Libsys. During this period, Koha has been used for circulation modules in the library.

• Module for conduct of open elective courses is also fully functional now.

The respective courses are allocated across the different Programmes of the University through EMS only.

Initiatives towards eGovernance

8

NBA Accreditation of MBA Programme

IQAC/MBA

Accreditation

Submission of SAR

by Dec 2020

9

Student Orientation Program for newly admitted students

IQAC/Dean Academics Office

Orientation Programme

Sep/Oct 2020

• Usage of Virtual-labs for conduct of Practical classes for the various courses of Engineering and Computer Applications • Association of Spoken Tutorial Program, IIT Bombay with MRIIRS to learn free and Open-Source Software through Spoken Tutorial: MRIIRS is officially now an Academic Center for Education through ICT, Govt. of India to spread IT Literacy all over India.

MRIIRS has applied for NBA Accreditation for Management Programme, SAR has been submitted successfully and the department is preparing for NBA Peer Team visit.

Student Orientation Program for newly admitted students was organized in three broad batches: Engineering, Management and other than Engineering Programmes commencing from on 1st Sep 2020 onwards.

Student Orientation Program for newly admitted students

10

11

12

13

Induction Program for newly appointed faculty members Session on NAAC SSRCollation of Evidence/Supporting Documents (Part 1) Session on NAAC SSRCollation of Evidence/Supporting Documents (Part II) Workshop on understanding the usage of Virtual Labs Workshop on usage of updated modules (COPO Attainment and Faculty Profile) of EMS under e-governance (online mode)

It was conducted with a comprehensive planner including themes on Getting to Know each other, Know your Academic System, Know your Academic Resources, Innovation and Skills, Well Being and Social Responsibility, Well Being and Quality, and Fitness and Student Support.

Induction Program for newly appointed nineteen faculty members was organized on 7th September 2020.

IQAC/CHR

Orientation Programme

Sep/Oct 2020

IQAC

Professional Development Program for Faculty members

20-Jul

07-06-2020

07-06-2020

IQAC

Professional Development Program for Faculty members

20-Jul

15-Jul-20

15-Jul-20

IQAC

Professional Development Program for Faculty members

20-Aug

08-08-2020

08-08-2020

14

Workshop on usage of updated modules (COPO Attainment and Faculty Profile) of EMS under e-governance (offline mode) Awareness Program on Covid Guidelines for Security Staff

08-11-2020

08-11-2020

IQAC

Professional Development Program for Faculty members

20-Aug

20-Aug-20

20-Aug-20

IQAC

Professional Development Program for Faculty members

20-Aug

21-Aug-20

21-Aug-20

Professional Development Program for Faculty members

23-09-2020

23-09-2020

20-Sep 28-09-2020

28-09-2020

24-Sep-20

24-Sep-20

15

Awareness Program on Covid Guidelines for Housekeeping Staff

16

Virtual Training Program on more Advanced Applications of Office 365

IQAC

17

Session on Content Design for Online Courses

IQAC

Professional Development Program for Faculty members

20-Sep

18

First Quarterly Meeting of IQAC

IQAC

IQAC meeting

20-Sep

25/09/20

19

Second Quarterly Meeting of IQAC

IQAC

IQAC meeting

20-Dec

21/12/2020

20

Annual Awareness Programme on Code of Conduct and Quality for

IQAC

Professional Development Program for Faculty members

21-Jan

16-Jan-21

16-Jan-21

faculty and staff members

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

FDP on Quality Teaching Learning and Student Mentoring Processes during Pandemic Quality Initiatives towards more flexibility in Academics as per NEP: An Awareness Program Total Quality Management in Teaching-Learning Practices: Initiative for Quality Promotion Third Quarterly Meeting of IQAC Quality Assurance via imparting Quality Services: An orientation Program for Administrative Staff Orientation Program on using Quality Virtual Lab Simulators for Practical Courses Training Program on ‘Online Showcasing of Examination Answer

IQAC

Professional Development Program for Faculty members

21-Feb

01-Feb-21

05-Feb-21

IQAC

Professional Development Program for Faculty members

21-Feb

20-Feb-21

20-Feb-21

IQAC

Professional Development Program for Faculty members

21-Mar

06-Mar-21

06-Mar-21

IQAC

IQAC meeting

21-Mar

IQAC

Professional Development Program for Faculty members

21-Mar

20-Mar-21

20-Mar-21

IQAC

Professional Development Program for Faculty members

21-Apr

23-Apr-21

23-Apr-21

IQAC

Professional Development Program for Faculty members

21-May

26-May-21

26-May-21

19/03/2021

Books via EMS’: A Quality Initiative

28

29

30

31

Virtual Quality Conclave2021, Theme: Quality in Education Web Training Program on ‘Urkund AntiPlagiarism Software’ National Author Workshop on Publishing Research Articles in Top Journals in association with Elsevier Awareness Program on ICT Resources for Quality Delivery

IQAC

Professional Development Program for Faculty members

21-May

29-May-21

29-May-21

IQAC

Professional Development Program for Faculty members

21-Jun

01-Jun-21

01-Jun-21

IQAC

Professional Development Program for Faculty members

21-Jun

11-Jun-21

11-Jun-21

IQAC

Professional Development Program for Faculty members

21-Jun

19-Jun-21

19-Jun-21

02-Jul-21

03-Jul-21

32

IT Training Program: Training on MAC systems

IQAC

Professional Development Program for Faculty members

21-Jun

33

Fourth Quarterly Meeting of IQAC

IQAC

IQAC meeting

21-Jun

29/06/2021