The Maharaja Sayajirao
University of Baroda
The Annual Quality Assurance Report
of
Internal Quality Assurance Cell
2006-2007
www.msubaroda.ac.in
The Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) of
Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)
Name of Institution
: The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
www.msubaroda.ac.in
Year of Report
: 2006-07
Part A: Plan of action and Outcome Achieved by IQAC
 To organize international conferences along with National level Seminars/
workshops/Symposium
 To introduce new courses under various Department of Faculties under semester
system
 Library Automation
 Library networking
 Web designing and Virtual Library
 Digital Library
 Computerization of other Libraries namely of Fine arts, Social Work,
Management Studies, Law.
 Data base preparation completed for Advance Study in Education
 To strengthen the infrastructural facilities
 To encourage community participation
Part B
1. Activities reflecting the goals and objectives of the Institution
Nos. of activity
Details of activities
02
Exhibitions /Awareness Programs
13
National level Seminars/ workshops/Symposium
03
International Conference
17
Projects above 10 lakhs
02
UGC – DRS
05
UGC –DSA
02
UGC – CAS
05
UGC-ASIHSS
10
DST-FIST
05
Inception of Gold Medals
08
Chief Minister fellowships to students
05
Sahar Scholarship to students
03
Students selected for Commission in Armed Forces
48
Distinguished Lectures
63
Extra Mural Talks
39
Lectures under other schemes
All Gujarat Interuniversity Staff Cricket Tournament
In-service Teachers Training Programme
National Moot Court Competition
Prof. Sukhdeo Thorat Chairman University Grant Commission was invited to deliver
the convocation address and to confer degrees (6449 UG / 2193 PG / 786 DIP,79 Ph.
D) at 55th Annual Convocation.
2. New academic programmes initiated (UG and PG)
Commerce
P. G. Diploma in Business Administration
P. G. Diploma in Banking and Insurance
P. G. Diploma in Service Management
Engineering &
Technology
Diploma in Electronics & Communication Engineering
Diploma in Computer Engineering
M. E. in Welding Technology
P. G. Diploma in Package Engineering
Science
Post –M.Sc. Advance Diploma in IPR and Bio-safety
Law
P. G. Diploma in Cyber Law
P. G. Diploma in Human Rights
Social Work
P.G. Diploma in IRPM
3. Innovations in curricular design and transaction
Curriculums of Newly implemented courses are design based on semester system
Dept of Home Management in Faculty of Home Science has introduced internship for
students of undergraduate level in two specialized areas of Hospital management and
Interior designing.
4. Inter-disciplinary programmes started
Following courses are offer by Centre for Continuing Adult Education and Community
Services
Course Name
Duration
Eligibility
Fees (Rs)
Remark
NGO Governance
6 month Graduate / Dip/
3000/Inter
Experience
disciplinary
Fundamental Learning 30 days
Open for all
2000
and Appreciation of
Classical vocal Music
Graphics Arts (Manual) 60 days
Open for all
3000
Graphic Designing and 45 days
Open for all
6000
Advertising
Web Graphics and
60 days
Open for all
8000
Animation
2D and 3D Animation
60 days
Open for all
8000
M. S. Office
15 days
Open for all
2500
Computer hardware
45 days
HSC
6000
and Networking
Auto Desk Reirt
45 days
HSC
6000
Tally
30 days
HSC
4000
Yoga and Nature Care
90 days
Open for all
6000
Materials in Interior
15 days
Open for all
1000
5. Examination reforms implemented
Common Examiner’s remuneration policy is implemented
6. Candidate qualified: NET / SLET/ GATE etc
84 Net qualified; 18 SLET qualified
7. Initiative towards faculty development programmes
One Staff Refresher Courses organized.
Orientation programme of 15 days for new recruited teachers organized.
Several Symposia, Seminars organized with in house faculty participation also.
Sabbatical leave given to teachers.
Consultancy service permitted.
Leave & Financial Assistance provided for attending seminars / symposiums within
India & Abroad
8. Total number of seminars / workshops conducted
51
9. Research Projects
a. Newly implemented:
37
b. Completed:
04
10. Patents generated, if any
01
11. New collaborative research Programmes
03
12. Research grants received from various agencies
Rs. 11,01,03,599/13. Details of Research scholars
NET
7
UGC
RGNFS
GATE
(SC)
48
0
RFSMS
0
CSIR
AICTE
NDF
DBT
ICHR
ICMR
ICSSR
ICPR
GSET
TOTAL
0
4
2
4
6
1
0
18
90
14. Citation index of faculty members ad impact factor
Faculty
Number of Articles Published*
Arts
56
Commerce
06
Education and Psychology
28
Fine Arts
01
Family and Community Science
35
Journalism & Communication
01
Law
01
Management
01
Medicine
11
Performing Arts
02
Science
110
Social Work
02
Technology and Engineering
131
Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya
01
M. K. Amin Arts and Science
01
College and College of
02
Commerce
*Citation and index and impact factor of articles not available
15. Honors / Awards to the faculty
Faculty
International
National
State
Arts
Commerce
Fine Arts
Management
Performing Arts
Science
Social Work
Technology and Engineering
01
02
01
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01
01
01
04
01
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02
01
01
01
01
02
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16. Internal resources generated
Rs. 66,44,919/17. Details of departments getting SAP / COSIST (ASSIST) /DST, FIST etc)
DSA
DRS
CAS
ASIHSS
FIST
05
02
02
05
10
18. Community services
Arts:


Organized lecture series on Mrityunu Rahasya(The Mystry of Death)
Exhibitions, slide shows, gallery talks to those who visit the museum in the Dept
of Archeology & ancient History & culture.
Family and Community Service
 Services extended in teaching new income generating activities to enhance the
skill of the members of ‘women rehabilitation centre’
 Innovatives methods and materials used to focus the urban extension programme
on the area of communal harmony in which adolescent girls and women from
different slums of Vadodara were benefited.
 Creating HIV/aids awareness among tribal youths of nearby villages
 Imparting nutrition education among women and children of a village
 Guidance and Counseling for orphans, slum dwellers, rural population and senior
Citizen
 Workshop for aging women over 40 yrs on benefits of yoga and nutrition
Social work
 Adoption Resource Centre : During the year ARC registered 16 cases including
those for home-study report and facilitated adoption to 5 couples.
 Child Guidance Clinic (ICSW): objective to provide therapeutic services to the
children with emotional disturbance and behavioural disorders, to help children in
unfolding their capacities and potentialities , to help other institutions to develop
health services for children in the community, to promote / provide training and
rehabilitate the mentally disabled children and also to provide learning
experiences to social work students.
 CHILDLINE : a national 24 hour free phone emergency outreach service for
children in need of care and protection. Two training programme for team
members on internet operation and computer security, team building and conflict
management skills were organized

Samaj Kalyan Kendra: organized guidance and support to anganwadi workers,
remedial coaching for school going children, talk on legal aid, child marriage and
dowery for women groups etc.
 Miss Swoboda Adolescent Counselling Centre
Polytechnic
 Community Polytechnic Scheme sponsored by MHRD is working with the
objectives to train those villagers who are dropped out of regular education system
due to poor family condition or non availability of educational facilities. I also
help the villagers by providing technical support, technical knowledge and
information regarding new technologies. Various activites are carried out under
this scheme
 Manpower development
 Technology transferred Socio-economic Surveys
 Information dissemination
 Community Service
Law:
 Legal aid clinic
NSS
 Flood relief activities like spreading DDT and Gamaxion powder in the flood
affected villages ,Medical Check up camps , gramsafai , distribution of food and
milk powder etc
 Celebration of Navratri with senior citizens at juvenile home Baroda
 Distribution of kites and threads and medicine kits at Juvenile Home, Home for
cripple children during Kite Flying Festival, Makasankranti (Uttarayan)
 Plantation activity at handicapped house
 One day camp for motivating youths at a village
19. Teachers and Officer newly recruited
Professor
Readers
Lecturers
Temp Lect
13
26
44
250
20. Teaching – Non-teaching staff ratio
Teach. Assit.
108
Officers
06
1:1.85
21. Improvement in the Library services
Provides Wi-Fi facility
Introduction of Smart Cards
Global Information and Communication Centre access to E-resources, data bases and
Internet Browsing facility
Organized National workshops on ‘Empowering Librarianship in IT Applications’ on the
following sub themes
 Library Automation
 Library networking
 Web designing and Virtual Library
 Digital Library
Received best library award
Computerization of other Libraries namely of Fine arts, Social Work, Management
Studies, Law.
Data base preparation completed for Advance Study in Education
22. New books/ Journals subscribed and their cost
Total Books added to
No. of Journals Subsribed
Library System
12502
400
Total Cost of Journals
Subscribed (Rs.)
1,17,25,402/-
23. Courses in which student assessment of teacher is introduced and the action taken on
student feedback
Bachelor and Master in Education, PG Diploma in Guidance and Counselling,
M. Sc. (Micro Biology), Faculty of Family and Community Sciences
24. Unit cost of Education
Rs. 22,562.03
25. Computerization of administration and the process of admissions and examination
results, issue of certificates
Computers are installed for issuing of Rank, passing attempt certificate, details of
examination programe and related work
New program designed and developed for the changed passing scheme for the BA
examinations.
26. Increase in infrastructural facilities
 Renovation to Staircase Flooring, OTS at Hansa Mehta library
 Extension to Faculty of Pertforming Arts
 Extension to Annexe Building Faculty of Performing Arts
 Replacing Sheets Painting & Sculpture Studios Fine Arts
 Repair and renovation at Home Development & Family Studies Department,
Faculty of Family & Community Studies
 Extension to Food & Nutrition Department Faculty of Family & Community
Studies
 Renovation of University Entrance Gate
 Permanent stage at Convocation ground
 Covering OTS work at Hansa Mehta Library
 Construction of Amphitheatre, Faculty of Social Works
27. Technological up gradation
Instruments worth Rs. 59,102,742.28 were purchased by the various departments to
upgrade the technology and increase the teaching- learning facilities
28. Computer and internet access and training to teachers and students
Total Bandwidth:
2.5mbps
 Facilitation of International academic programmes like Virtual Classroom project,
Interaction of BCA Programme with the Penn State University and Unisys
Corporation and the Indo-US Edusat programme.
 Started computer basics, office automation and internet course on self financed
basis for the students and staff of the university.
 Training to the user department about updating web content of the Departments
29. Financial aid to student
Merit Scholarship
Free Student ship
Rs. 28,594
Rs. 77,400
Physical Edu (sports)
Rs. 9,12,880
H. M. Lib. (Books)
Rs. 1,64,75,086
30. Support from Alumni Association and its activities
Alumni Association meetings with scientific / academic programmes of the following
departments.
1) Pharmacy
2) Chemistry
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)


Applied Maths
Bio-Chemistry
Polytechnic
Social Work
Family & Community Sciences.
Geology / Civil Engineering
Physics.
Civil Engineering Department is developing a Computer lab with help from
alumni. Alumni of Fine Arts participated in prestigious international painting
exhibition ‘Edge of Desire’-Asia in Society and Queens Museum, U.S.A.
With the help of our alumni Dr. Kumar Nanavati working with Pfizer, a
multinational
pharmaceutical company of the United States of America and
Prof Dunn of Rutgers
University of America, one year Post Graduate Diploma
course in Packaging
Engineering has been started in the Faculty of
Technology & Engineering. This course is first of its kind in India and perhaps
across Asia.
31. Support from the parent –teacher Association and its activities
Not available
32. Health services
No. of staff treated
28,004
No. of Students
treated
7998
No. of patients treated by consultants
Dermatologist
Gynecologist
1076
379
No. of lab
investigations done
11,230
No. of immunization
done
232
Ophthalmologist
39
33. Performance in sports activities
Participation at National Level:
4 players Kho-Kho (M); 3 players Hockey(M); 1 player Cricket (M); 2 players
Football (M); 4 players Kabaddi (M); 1 player Table Tennis(W); 01 shooting
Neha Puri won Gold medal in Open national Table Tennis Tournament
Table Tennis team (W) secured 3rd Place at West Zone and 4th place at Inter Zone
Inter University Tournament
University won Gujarat State Athletics Championship for the year 2006-07.
34. Incentives to outstanding sports person
Blazers to players sequring at Inter Univ. tournament; 1st and 2ns place in team games
and 1st , 2ns and 3rd places in individual events at West zone and Inter zone
Sports merit percentage (applicable where No entrance test is conducted)
State Level: 2% for players securing 1st and 2nd in team game and 1st, 2nd or 3rd in
individual events
National level: 3% ;
Zonal level: 5% Winner of 1st and 2nd in Team game and and 1st, 2nd or 3rd in
individual events
Direct admission to National and winner of (1st and 2nd in team game and 1st, 2nd or
3rd in individual events)
Direct admission to international Participation
Ranji award to best Cricket Player (Cash and Rotating Trophy)
Award to Best Athelitic (M and W) (Cash)
35. Student achievements and awards
185 Gold Medals and prizes
Fine Arts
 Students participated in workshops organized by the Lalit KAla Academy : 5
 Students participated in the painting exhibitions and displayed their work: 4
 Inlaks Foundation Scholarship: 1
 Bodhi Award : 2
 National scholarship : 5
 State Awards : 3
 National Awards : 2
Science
 Minaxi Lalit Award by Gujarat Science Congress in Physics
Social Work
 Shri Nandkishor Yadav of Faculty of Social Work was awarded scholarship
worth Rs.10,200/- in Shooting from Indian Sports Authority.
Tech & Engg
 Best paper award (I prize) at 2nd International conference and Indo-Canadian
satellite symposium on Pharmaceutical sciences, Technology, practice and
Natural Health Products,
 Best Poster Award at 58th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress,
 2nd Prize at State level oral paper presentation competition GUJCOST
 P.P. Suryakumari Prize for the best paper in Diabetes IPS conference,
 APTI Prize for the best paper in Pharmacology & Toxicology
 Second prize in Design Competition of Bridges in “Footprints”
36. Activities of the Guidance and Counseling Cell
Formal Cell could not be established , however guidance and counseling was
provided in all faculties. e.g.
Marg Counselling cell attached with Health center for counselling
Family and community Science has “Youth Study and Support Centre” as guidance
and counseling cell
Education and Psychology has ‘Mental health clinic and counseling cell’
Social work runs adolescence cell and help line for them as counseling activity
37. Placement services provided to students
There has been 90 to 100% placement of the students in faculties and journalism
management and social work. Various companies approach Faculty of Technology
and Engineering and Faculty of Science. Students are sent to various industries for
legal guidance support and thereby get placement there and there itself at times.
38. Development programmes for non-teaching staff
 Inter University Non-Teaching Staff cricket Tournament was organized
 Recurring Saving Scheme continues in staff Co-credit Society
 Felicitation programme for the wards of the staff by the staff Co-credit Society.
 Training Programme for Tally Accounts was organized.
 Orientation Programme for the newly recruited officers
39. Best practices of the institution
40. Linkages developed with National / International, academic /research bodies
Year
2006-2007
MOU’s Signed with various countries
1 ( Ivy League, USA) , 1 (Spanish Counsil ,
Spain) , , 1 (University of Florida, USA), 1 (
University of Pennsylvania, USA) , 1 (
University of South Florida, USA) , 1( Larsen
& Toubro, Moscow)
6 New & 6 Old
41. Any other relevant information
Prof. Sitanshu Mehta, PADMA SHRI, has consented to be the ‘Writer In Residence’ in the
University. The ‘Writer in Residence’ is first of its idea in the Indian University System
which this University has proudly started.
Prof.K.G.Subramanyan, ex HOD of Dept of Painting/ex Dean of Faculty of Fine Arts,
received PADMA BHUSHAN.
Justice K.R.Vyas, Chief Justice of Bombay High Court, an alumini of Law Faculty was
felicitated on his elevation as Chief Justice.
Indian Library Association at the 51st All India Library Conference at Kurukshetra honored
our Librarian as best Librarian.
An audio Video Compact Disc on the subject of “History of Hindi Literature” was made by
Dept of Hindi, Faculty of Arts.
Part C: Detail Plans of the Institution for next year 2007-08
 To initiate New academic programmes (UG and PG) under credit based
semester system
 To improve and strengthen Library services
 To encourage and organize different community services under various faculties
as part of social sensitisation programme for students
 To encourage practice of student assessment of teaches to be introduced and the
action taken on student feedback in various courses
 To document and high light the best practices of the various institutions
Name and Signature
Co-ordinator IQAC
Name and Signature
Chair Person IQAC