Evaluative Report – Criterion-Wise
1.2 Academic Flexibility
Chennai.
6 Dr.D.Elango Examination auditing member B.S.Abdur Rahman University, Chennai.
7 Dr.S.Thirugnanam Member, Result Passing
Board,Mechanical Engineering Anna University, Chennai.
8 Dr.S.Thirugnanam Chairman, Mechanical
Engineering Board Anna University, Chennai.
1.1.7 Does the institution develop curriculum for any of the courses offered (other than those under the purview of the affiliating university) by it? If ‘yes’, give details on the process (‘Needs Assessment’, design, development and planning) and the courses for which the curriculum has been developed.
No.
1.1.8 How does institution anlayse/ensure that the stated objectives of curriculum are achieved in the course of implementation?
Once the academic session is in full swing and all the laid action plans are being followed, the college at various points takes stock of the effectiveness of these action plans.
Also, the college ensures that during the course of implementation, the stated objectives of the curriculum are achieved.
Various class tests, periodic exams are conducted to monitor the outcomes of the syllabus. Systematic documentation is maintained to review the outcomes of the curriculum.
College also allocates student counseling method where 20 students of each class are monitored by one Faculty member who will be responsible to give information about their attendance, marks to their parents on a periodical basis and also counseling is done for them, on various occasions.
Periodic ISO audits also help in analyzing the status quo of the achievements pertaining to the objectives of curriculum. NBA accreditation of the programs ensures the achievement of the curriculum objectives.
1.2 Academic Flexibility
1.2.1 Specifying the goals and objectives. Give details of the certificate/diploma/
skill development courses, etc., offered by the institution.
“ORCALE CLUB” was formed by the Faculty members in association with oracle academy of ICTACT. 27 Faculty members and 273 students are members of this club and they did certification courses in Oracle, Java and Cloud computing technologies. Skill development program was conducted regularly for non-teaching staff on topics such as Electrical safety, Fire safety, UPS maintenance, and MS Office automation etc.
For details of Workshops, Symposiums, Clubs, Seminars, etc refer to Annexure I.1 Self Study Report – Valliammai Engineering College Page 35 of 379
1.2.2 Does the institution offer programmes that facilitate twinning /dual degree?
If ‘yes', give details.
No. Our college does not offer any dual degree programmes that facilitate twinning.
1.2.3 Give details on the various institutional provisions with reference to the academic flexibility and how it has been helpful to students in terms of skills development, academic mobility, progression to higher studies and improved potential for employability.
The University gives a list of electives based on the industry requirement, self employability and to provide an exposure to the advanced technological developments. The different departments opt the electives according to the students’ choice and current trends in the job market.
Additional periods per course for better understanding.
Digital library is open for 12 hrs/day.
Participation in technical symposium, co-curricular activities by students are encouraged.
Courses offered in modular form
Courses are provided unit wise and are arranged in the modular form at department level by the academic committees comprising HOD’s, staff and Principal. The modules so arranged are also used for testing the students in the exams (Periodical Test I, II and III).
Lateral and vertical mobility within and across programmes and courses No lateral mobility within and across the programmes exists, however, vertical mobility exists.
Enrichment courses
Additional lectures, seminars and workshops by the experts are also organized time to time to update the knowledge of our students.
Technical Symposiums are organized in all departments of our college every year to improve the technical skills, management skills, etc of the students.
For details refer to Annexure I.1 & I.2.
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1.2.4 Does the institution offer self-financed programmes? If ‘yes’, list them and indicate how they differ from other programmes, with reference to admission, curriculum, fee structure, teacher qualification, salary, etc.
Yes. The college is self financing and is affiliated to the Anna University.
Admission, curriculum, fee structure, teacher qualification and salary are as per AICTE and State goverment norms.
1.2.5 Does the college provide additional skill oriented programmes, relevant to regional and global employment markets? If ‘yes’ provide details of such programmes and the beneficiaries.
Yes. The Placement department of our college is conducting regular classes for English and aptitude tests.
In addition to this, various programmes are conducted by the external agencies and professional bodies.
S. No. Name of the Company Departments Interview Date
Campus
Venue No. of Students Attended No .of Students Selected
On pool
1 TCS CSE,IT,ECE,EEE,EIE,
MECH,ME and MCA 05.09.2011 Valliammai Engineering
College 481 150 2 HCL CSE,IT,ECE,EEE,EIE
and MCA 07.09.2011 Valliammai Engineering
College
335 62
3 ACCENTURE CSE,IT,ECE,EEE,
EIE,MECH and MCA 08.09.2011 Valliammai
MECH and MCA 19.09.2011 Panimalar Engineering
College
69 2
6 PRODAPT CSE,IT,ECE,EEE,
EIE,ME and MCA 22.09.2011
Easwari
EIE and ME(PSE) 10.10.2011 Easwari Engineering
College
25 3
9 NEW GEN CSE,IT,ECE,EEE,EIE 22.10.2011 SRM
University 85 0 10 SYNTEL CSE,IT,ECE,EEE,
EIE and MCA 13.11.2011 Valliammai Engineering
College
100 0
11 STANDARD
CHARTERED CSE,IT,ECE,EEE,EIE 28.11.2011
Saveetha Engineering
College 6 0
12 SASKAN CSE,ECE 29.11.2011 Sai Ram
Eng College 4 0 13 IGATEPATNI CSE,IT,ECE,EEE,
EIE,MECH and MCA 06.12.2011 Valliammai Engineering
College 138 4
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14 HEXAWARE CSE,IT,ECE,EEE,EIE
and MCA 09.12.2011
16 AONHEWITT MCA 10.12.2011
Cresent Engineering
College 19 1 17 ORACLE CSE,IT,ECE,EEE,
EIE,MECH and MCA 20.12.2011 Sathiyabama
University 119 0 18 FLEXTRONICS CSE,IT,ECE and MECH 28.12.2011 SRM
University 40 0
19 AMI CSE,IT,ECE
and MCA 04.01.2012 SRM
University 11 0 20 THE ELITISTS CSE,IT,ECE,EEE,
EIE,MECH and MCA 06.01.2012 Easwari Engineering
ENGINEERING MECH 24.02.2012
Easwari Engineering
College 20 9 24 SUTHERLAND
TECHNOLOGIE
Total No. of Students Placed 427 Guest lecturers
S.
No Programme Guest Name Date
1 Infosys, Campus Drive
Dinesh Chandra Siva, HRD - Recruitment & Campus Relations, Infosys Technologies, Chennai
14.12.2009
2 TCS, Campus Drive D. Dinesh, Regional Head- Talent
Acquisition (Chennai) 17.03.2010 3 TCS Orientation Programme Dr. K Kesavasamy,
Global Head - AIP ,TCS 08.09.2010 4 Enhancing Employability
Skills
Ms. Georgeen George,
Corporate Lead Maitree, TCS 16.09.2010 5 Accenture - Campus Drive Ms Sowmya , Lead, Accenture 15.12.2010 6 HCL, Campus Drive Mrs.Priyasri Anilkumar, Deputy
General Manager , HCL 12.12.2010 7 HCL, Campus Drive Shanmuga Sundaram V,Campus
Force Team - Chennai, HCL 12.12.2010 8 Post Offer Connect Session for
the 2011 batch offered students
Mr. Antony Dinesh,Head – Senior
& Strategic Recruitment, TCS 09.04.2011 9 Aptitude Training Programme Focus Academy for Career
Enhancement 21.06.2011
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10 Soft skill Masila career consultant 21.06.2011 11 Fast Maths Training & HR
Interview Technique Masila career consultant 21.06.2011 12 Technical Training Pioneer Infoway 04.08.2011 13 Workshop “Assurance as
Career Option”
Mr. Siva Ganesan
VP & Global Head, Assurance Service Unit, TCS
18.01.2012 14 Women’s Entrepreneur
Workshop Accenture HR's Team 08.03.2012
15 Nurturing Young Minds Accenture HR's Team
12.07.2012
&
13.07.2012 16 Soft skill Masila career consultant
14.07.2012
&
15.07.2012 17 Aptitude Training Programme Focus Academy for Career
Enhancement
27 to 29.07.2012 18 Students workshop on "Best
Coding" Mr. Harish Ramkumar - TCS 01.08.2012 1.2.6 Does the University provide for the flexibility of combining the conventional
face-to-face and Distance Mode of Education for students to choose the courses/combination of their choice”. If ‘yes’, how does the institution take advantage of such provision for the benefit of students?
No.