SPMVV happy with NAAC visit

Updated on: Monday, February 15, 2010

The tightly-scheduled visit of the peer team from National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC) to Sri Padmavathi Mahila Viswa Vidyalayam (SPMVV) ended on a satisfactory note on Friday.

The team comprised K.Sudha Rao, Vice-Chancellor of Karnataka State Open University, Mysore, Latha Pillai, Pro Vice-Chancellor of India Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi, Mehraj-ud-din, a senior faculty of Law at University of Kashmir, S.K.Kulkarni, former Dean and a professor of Pharmacology at Punjab University, Gautam Sanyal, Dean and head of Computer applications at National Institute of Technology, Durgapur (West Bengal) and R.M.Ranganath, a senior professor of botany and also the Officer on Special Duty (Examinations) with Bangalore University.

After a meeting with the Vice-Chancellor G.Sarojamma, who gave a PowerPoint presentation to the members, the latter formed two groups to visit the arts/humanities and science departments simultaneously. The first team visited the Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, departments of Applied Microbiology, Bioinformatics, Home Science, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Sericulture, Zoology, Botany, Physics and Organic Chemistry, while the other visited the departments of Social Work, Telugu, English, Communication & Journalism, Law, Women's Studies, Applied Economics, Sociology, Women's Studies and Education. The discussion mostly centered on the need to explore additional fund raising avenues to keep up the momentum of vertical growth and horizontal expansion. The members felt that the varsity had a greater role to play in crafting the students into multi-skilled personalities, rather than dishing out degrees to the pass-outs on a yearly basis. Similarly, the progress of the ongoing research projects and publications in national and international journals did come up for scrutiny. The members also made it a point to interact with the students, parents and the alumni of the University for getting first-hand information. Similarly, the students volunteered to talk to the members on the present situation and voiced their future requirements. Among the things that the students sought were improved boarding facilities, internet access for hostels and an upgraded placement bureau in the place of a single placement officer.

On the second day, the teams visited the School of Engineering & Technology and Business Management, computer centre, library, IGNOU study centre; Centers for Ambedkar Studies and Indira Gandhi Studies, placement cell, Remedial coaching centre, UGC SC/ST NET coaching centre; NSS unit, Distance education centre; physical education, music; health centre, Day care centre (to house the infants and toddlers of women employees) and hostels.

With the members signing off on a pleasant note by expressing satisfaction at the infrastructure, academic inputs and research strides, the authorities, with their eyes firmly on the ‘A' grade, are keeping their fingers crossed.

SPMVV happy with NAAC visit

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