Government Arts College for Men - Krishnagiri

DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY

                                                                      -   Dr. O. Sivapriya M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D. - Head of the Department -

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1.      Name of the Department                 : MICROBIOLOGY  

Year of Establishment                      : 2003 – 2004

2.      Names of programmes/Courses offered ( UG, Ph. D, Integrated Masters, Integrated Ph. D., etc. )

UG  - B. Sc Microbiology

3.      Annual/Semester/choice based credit system : Choice Based Credit System (Semester)

4.      Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments.

The department offers one of the allied subjects to the department Computer Science, Math’s (bio-Stat) and Non-Major subject Botany and Zoology.

5.      Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization ( D. Sc, / D. Lit, / Ph. D, M. Phil, etc., )

6.      Percentage of class taken by temporary faculty – programme wise information : UG - 9 %

7.      Programme wise Student Teacher Ratio :  20:1

8.      Number academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff:

Sanctioned - NIL; Filled - NIL (Vacant)

9.      Number of faculty with Completed projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Mention names of funding agencies and grants received project wise.

10.  Departmental projects funded by DST, DBT, ICSSR etc., total grants received. - NIL

11.  Research facility/centre with

State recognition                       - NIL

National recognition                   - NIL

International recognition             - NIL

12.  Publications

Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (National/International)

Number listed in international Database (for e.g.: Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International complete, Dare database – International social sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.,) - NIL

17.  Faculty recharging strategies  

Orientation courses – 04 Refresher courses – 04

Quality improvement programmes – 04 Seminar, conference, workshops etc, – 04 Referring books and using internet – 04

18.  Students projects

Percentage of students who have done in – house projects including inter departmental Not Applicable

Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries/institutes All PG Students                             - Nil

19.  Awards/recognitions received at the national/ International level by

Faculty                               - Nil

Doctoral                             - Nil

Post Doctoral fellows          - Nil

Students                             - Nil

20.  Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized and source of funding (National/International) with details of outstanding participants, if any. :  - Nil

21.  Student profile course wise:

22.  Diversity of students

23.  How many students have cleared Civil services, Defense services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations:

NET                                    - Nil

SLET                                  - Nil

Defense Services                 - 10

Other Services                     - Nil

Govt. Teachers                     - Nil

Police Services                   -  02

TNPSC                               - Nil

24.  Student progression:

25.  Diversity of staff

26.  Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D. Sc., and D. Lit during the assessment period. : NIL

27.  Present details about infrastructure facilities

a.       Library                                                             - Available – 270 books

b.      Internet facilities for staff and students                - Available for staff members

c.       Total number of class rooms                             - 2

d.      Class rooms with ICT facility                             - NIL

e.       Students laboratories                                        - 1

f.       Research laboratories                                        - Nil

28.  Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from the college

The students are getting the scholarship from Govt. through college – 110

29.  Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If so, give the methodology :  NIL

30.                 List of distinguished alumni of the department .

1.  M. Muinyappan

2.  V. Aravind

3.  A. Arivalagan

4.  S. Mahesh

5.  G. Gopi

6.  V. Ravikumar

7.  G. Manikandan.

31.  Give details of students enrichment programmes  (special  lectures/workshops/seminars) with external experts

One day Seminar on Recent trends in Biological Science- Participated by students.

32.  List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes

Lecture method

Chalk and Talk Method

LCD (AV) Method Field Visit

Power Point Presentations Hands on training in Lab

33.  How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes monitored?

The department offers self- employment orientation like Apiculture, Vermi-culture, Medicinal Plant Cultivation, Sericulture and Clinical Lab technology in the curriculum.

Employment status of outgoing students is monitored. From the observation it has been learnt that many are comfortably placed in various employments.

34.  Highlight the participation of students and facility in extension activities

Students participation in NSS, RRC, YRC, Sports, Games, Various Clubs, Consumer Forum, Fine Arts, Performing Arts and population clubs.

35.  Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department.

The department has MICROBIOLOGY ASSOCIATION through which programmes like AIDS awareness, SWOT analysis, goal setting, Self employment, entrepreneurship, and resume writing are done

36.  State whether the programme/department is accredited/graded by other agencies – NIL

37.  Detail any strength’s, Weakness, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department.

Strengths:

1.      Qualified staff with SLET and Ph. D

2.      Well equipped lab with PCR

3.      Good department library with more than 270 books

4.      Good Museum with more than 1000 specimens

5.      Well constructed Vermi-compost pits.

Weakness:

1.      Need four more teaching staff

2.      Need three lab assistant

3.      Need four UG & PG lab and class rooms

4.      Need one seminar hall

5.      Need one animal room

6.      Need one well furnished research lab

Opportunities:

Starting self employment – Orientation courses like Poultry farming, Vermi-composting, Clinical Methodology etc.,

Challenges

1.      Need updates in the field of Cancer biology

2.      Protein – Engineering, Genetic Engineering, Bioinformatics and Nano-technology

38.  Future plans of the department

1.     To start New courses like Bio technology, Bio chemistry at UG and PG levels.

2.     To establish contacts with Agro based industries.

3.     To establish contacts with Veterinarian about to know live stock animals.

4.     To organize seminars and workshops with distinguished findings.

5.     To make field visits to places of Zoological Parks and Museums.

6.     To start Own clinical lab in this department