PREFACE St. Soldier College of Education, Jalandhar was established by St. Soldier Educational Society, Jalandhar in 2003. St. Soldier Educational Society has its roots back to the Year 1958, when Smt. Shanta Chopra, the President of the Society started a small school in one room with one teacher and one child. From a school with single room and single teacher to the huge group of 27 schools, 17 Colleges and 6 National Open Schools today, the odyssey has been fuelled by a pioneering vision, clarity of mission and rational approach. Keeping its teaching technology in line with the trend of the times, the society is continuously moving forward. Mr. Anil Chopra, the Chairman of the Society is a potential force and life and soul of St. Soldier Educational Society. His aim of life is to bring the quality education to the door steps of the rural people. Mrs. Sangeeta Chopra, the vice-chairperson of the Society has joined Mr. Anil Chopra in his mission to provide quality education to all sections of the Society. Besides this Sh. S.P. Kurdukur, the former Judge of the Supreme Court of India is the Chief-Patron of the Society and Sh. J.K. Saini, former minister Punjab and Ex-Mayor, Jalandhar, Mrs. Sudarshan Chopra, Director Hind Samachar Group of Newspapers are the other illustrious patrons. Under the guidelines of these patrons, St. Soldier Educational Society is scaling the pinnacle of success and glory by serving the Youth of the Nation fully and faithfully. St. Soldier College of Education is a gem in the long chain of St. Soldier Institutes which is committed to train the teachers to believe in the richness of future and a fellowship which transcends all barriers of caste, colour, creed and countries. It is touching new heights in the field of teacher education. The products of St. Soldier College of Education shall effectively transmit the intellectual traditions from one generation to another to keep the lamp of civilization burning. All our endeavours are directed to achieve this goal. St. Soldier College of Education is well resourced with a team of highly qualified and experienced teachers. Other special features of the College include Psychology, Language, Educational Technology, Science, Art Laboratories and Research and placement cells. The evaluation and assessment by NAAC will provide us with a unique opportunity for self-introspection and critical appraisal of our strengths and shortcomings. The inspection by NAAC team will definitely give us an appropriate and useful insight 1 into the critical issues and direction for future growth and development. I owe sincere gratitude to all my colleagues for cooperating with me in preparing the entire NAAC report and to the non-teaching staff for their cooperation in this exercise. I wish to thank all of them for their hard work they have done in this connection. I am sure the college will continue working for pursuing the goal of excellence in quality teacher education. Dr. Alka Gupta 2 PROFILE OF THE INSTITUTION 1. Name and address of the institution: St. Soldier College of Education, Behind R.E.C (N.I.T), Jalandhar- Amritsar Bye pass, Jalandhar. 2. Website URL www.ssced.in 3. For communication: Office Telephone Name Number with Fax No E-Mail Address STD Code Head/Principal 0181-2690091 0181-2690091 [email protected] Vice-Principal 0181-5049652 0181-2690091 [email protected] Self - appraisal 9888513833 0181-2690091 [email protected] Co-ordinator Residence Telephone Number with Name Mobile Number STD Code Head/Principal 9876910446 Vice-Principal 9814353329 Self - appraisal 9888513833 Coordinator 4. Location of the Institution: Urban  Semi-urban  Rural  Tribal  3 Any other (specify and indicate) 5. Campus area in acres: 5.1 Acres 6. Is it a recognized minority institution? Yes  No  7. Date of establishment of the institution: Month & Year MM YYYY June 2003 8. University/Board to which the institution is affiliated: Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar See Annexure -III 9. Details of UGC recognition under sections 2(f) and 12(B) of the UGC Act. N.A. 10. Type of Institution a. By funding i. Government  ii. Grant-in-aid  iii. Constituent  iv. Self-financed  v. Any other (specify and indicate)  b. By Gender i. Only for Men  ii. Only for Women  iii. Co-education  c. By Nature i. University Dept.  ii. IASE  iii. Autonomous College  iv. Affiliated College  v. Constituent College  vi. Dept. of Education of Composite College  4 vii. CTE  viii. Any other (specify and indicate)  11. Does the University / State Education Act have provision for autonomy? Yes  No  If yes, has the institution applied for autonomy? Yes  No  12. Details of Teacher Education programmes offered by the institution: Nature S. Programme/ Entry Medium of Level Duration of No. Course Qualification instruction Award i) Primary/ E.T.E 10+2 Diploma 2 Years Punjabi Elementary /English Hindi / Secondary/ ii) B.Ed. Graduation Degree 1 Year Punjabi / Sr. Secondary English iii) Post Graduate M.Ed B.Ed Degree 1 Year English (Additional rows may be inserted as per requirement) 13. Give details of NCTE recognition (for each programme mentioned in Q.12 above) Valid Sanctioned Level Programme Order No. & Date upto Intake 2004- F.NRC / NCTE / F-3 / Primary/ E.T.E 2005 50 Elementary Pb.-190/7815 dated 17-09-2004 Contd. F.NRC / NCTE / F-3 / 2003- Secondary/ Pb.-100/1846 dated 24-06-2003 04 Sr. B.Ed. 200 and F.NRC/NCTE/F-7/PB- Secondary Contd. 245/21763 dated 14-08-2007 F.NRC / NCTE / Post 2008- M.Ed 25 Pb.-247/2008-59222-28 dated Graduate 09 26-08-2008 Other (specify) 5 (Additional rows may be inserted as per requirement) CRITERION-WISE INPUTS CRITERION I: CURRICULAR ASPECTS 1. Does the Institution have a stated Vision Yes  No  Mission Yes  No  Values Yes  No  Objectives Yes  No  2. a) Does the institution offer self-financed programme(s)? Yes  No.  If yes, a) How many programmes? Three (3) b) Fee charged per programme 1. B.Ed. = Rs. 35,000/- 2. M.Ed = Rs. 35,000/- 3. E.T.E = Rs. 4000/- 3. Are there programmes with semester system Yes. E.T.E 4. Is the institution representing/participating in the curriculum development/ revision processes of the regulatory bodies? This issue is discussed in staff meetings and in the meetings of Advisory Committee and the suggestions regarding curriculum development and revision are sent to the university 5. Number of methods/elective options (programme wise) E.T.E NIL B.Ed. 04 6 M.Ed. (Full Time) 02 6. Are there Programmes offered in modular form Yes  No.  7. Are there Programmes where assessment of teachers by the students has been introduced Yes  No.  8. Are there Programmes with faculty exchange/visiting faculty Yes  No.  Number 2 9. Is there any mechanism to obtain feedback on the curricular aspects from the  Heads of practice teaching schools Yes  No.   Academic peers Yes  No.   Alumni Yes  No.   Students Yes  No.   Employers Yes  No.  10. How long does it take for the institution to introduce a new programme within the existing system? One Year 11. Has the institution introduced any new courses in teacher education during the last three years? Yes  No.  12. Are there courses in which major syllabus revision was done during the last five years? Yes  No.  13. Does the institution develop and deploy action plans for effective implementation of the curriculum? Yes  No.  7 14. Does the institution encourage the faculty to prepare course outlines? Yes  No.  CRITERION II: TEACHING-LEARNING AND EVALUATION 1. How are students selected for admission into various courses? A B.Ed. a) Through an entrance test developed by the institution  b) Common entrance test conducted by the  University/Government  c) Through an interview  d) Entrance test and interview  e) Merit at the qualifying examination  f) Any other (specify and indicate)  (If more than one method is followed, kindly specify the weightages) B. E.T.E. e) Merit at the qualifying examination  C. M.Ed Through an entrance test developed by the institution  Entrance test and interview  Merit at the qualifying examination  2. Furnish the following information (for the previous academic year): a) Date of start of the academic year September 1, 2008 b) Date of last admission 5-12-2008 c) Date of closing of the academic year 8 June 22, 2008 d) Total teaching days 174 e) Total working days 230 3. Total number of students admitted Number of Programme Reserved Open students M F Total M F Total M F Total ETE B.Ed. 19 81 100 6 22 28 13 59 72 M.Ed. (Full 1 24 25 - - - 1 24 25 Time) M.Ed. (Part - - - - - - - - - Time) 4. Are there any overseas students? Yes  No.  If yes, how many? 5. What is the ‘unit cost’ of teacher education programme? (Unit cost = total annual recurring expenditure divided by the number of students/ trainees enrolled). a) Unit cost excluding salary component Rs. 10979/- b) Unit cost including salary component Rs. 36145/- 9 (Please provide the unit cost for each of the programme offered by the institution as detailed at Question 12 of profile of the institution) 6. Highest and Lowest percentage of marks at the qualifying examination considered for admission during the previous academic session Open Reserved Programmes Highest Lowest Highest Lowest (%) (%) (%) (%) D.Ed. B.Ed. 50.3% 27.7% 34.1% 25.2% M.Ed. (Full Time) M.Ed. (Part Time) 7. Is there a provision for assessing students’ knowledge and skills for the programme (after admission)? Yes  No.  8. Does the institution develop its academic calendar? Yes  No.  9. Time allotted (in percentage) Practice Programmes Theory Practicum Teaching D.Ed. B.Ed. 65% 16% 5.7% M.Ed. (Full Time) 10. Pre-practice teaching at the institution a) Number of pre-practice teaching days 05 10