COLLEGE WITH POTENTIAL FOR EXCELLENCE

SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE

(University of Delhi)

TIRUMALA TIRUPATI DEVASTHANAMS

PROSPECTUS
2010-2011

IMPORTANT DATES FOR ADMISSIONS 2010 - 2011

Starting of Sale & Receipt of Application Forms
Last Date for Receipt of Application Forms for Admission in the College

Friday, 28 May 2010 , From 10am. to 1.00p.m Friday, 11 June 2010 up to 1:00 PM Tuesday, 22 June 2010 at 10.00 AM 23, 24 & 25 June 2010 up to 1:00 PM 24, 25 & 26 June 2010 up to 1:00 PM Saturday, 26 June 2010 at 10:00 AM 28, 29 & 30 June 2010 up to 1:00 PM 29th, 30th & 1st July 2010 up to 1:00PM Thursday, 1 July 2010 at 10:00 AM 2, 3 & 5 July 2010 up to 1:00 PM 3 , 5 & 6 July 2010 up to 1:00PM Tuesday, 6 July 2010 at 10:00 AM 7, 8 and 9 July, 2010 up to 1:00 PM 8, 9, and 10 July, 2010 up to 1:00 PM

Notification of First Admission List Admissions Payment of Fees Notification of Second Admission List (If Any) Admissions Payment of Fees Notification of Third Admission List(if Any) Admissions Payment of Fees Notification of Fourth Admission List (If any) Admissions Payment of Fees

Sports Category
Last Date for Submission of Application Forms Display of List for Sports Trials Friday, 11 June 2010 up to 1:00 PM Saturday, 12 June 2010 4:00 PM

See College Notice Board for Dates of Trials and Further Information

ECA Category
Last date for submission of Application Forms Display of list of candidates called for ECA Trials Monday, 11 June, 2010 up to 1:00 PM Saturday, 18 June, 2010 4:00 PM

See College Notice Board for Dates of Trials and Further Information

FOR ANY CHANGES IN DATES / TIMES PLEASE CONSULT THE COLLEGE NOTICE BOARD / COLLEGE WEBSITE

INDEX

Important Dates for Admission 2010 - 2011...................................2 The Principals First words..............................................................4 About College ................................................................................5 On Campus Housing .....................................................................6 The College Library ........................................................................7 International Collaboration..............................................................8 Facilities ........................................................................................9 Students Life at SVC....................................................................10 Discipline .....................................................................................12 Admissions to Bachelors Courses ...............................................13 Guideline for Assessment of Merit .....................................................14 Admission to M.A / M.Sc .............................................................15 Application for Admission.............................................................16 Special Categories .......................................................................17 Sports Category & Extra Curricular Activities.................................18 Migration......................................................................................19 University Evaluation ....................................................................20 Admission to Vocational Courses .................................................21 Fee Details ...................................................................................22 Departments, Faculties and Details of Courses ............................24 Non-Academic Staff.....................................................................34 Allocation of Seats .......................................................................35 Last years Cutoff........................................................................ 36 7. Dr Muktikant Shukla Academic Calendar 2010-2011 ....................................................37 8. Teachers in charge of Respective Departments Sr. P.A. to Principal : Mr. T. Sreerama Murthy

ADMINISTRATION
Principal: Dr. (Ms.) P. Hemalatha Reddy Vice Principal: Dr. N. V. S. R. K. Prasad Bursar : Dr S. Venkata Kumar Administrative Officer : Mr. S. V. Ramana Murthy Section Officer (Administration) : Mr. G. S. Rawat Section Officer (Accounts) : Mr. D. V. Ramana

CENTRAL ADMISSION COMMITTEE

1. Dr Nirmal Kumar (Convenor) 2. Dr Meenakshi Bharat (Prospectus) 3. Mr Rajender Kumar 4. Dr. S.K Shah 5. Dr. Poonam Sood 6. Dr Sanjay Batra

The Principals First Words

Dear Applicant, On the brink of our Fiftieth Anniversary, it gives me great pleasure to invite you to take an initial peek into the heart that beats behind the appealing faade of Sri Venkateswara College. I thank you for your interest in this exceptional institution which has recorded five decades of constant development, in the course of which it has accomplished much, making it one of the colleges recognized for its excellence and therefore, much sought after by the fresh applicant. The Sri Venkateswara College tradition happily brings together sound academic achievement with an extensive, vibrant co-curricular programme that includes the fine arts, sport, and leadership training programmes. Our mission is to inculcate the love of knowledge in our students and, for this, we aim to develop the skills and demeanour of lifelong 'learning,' essential for making responsible global citizens. This will make them immensely capable of facing the future with resilience and optimism. On the empirical level, the wide range of courses that we offer, along with the add-on courses, fulfil the requirements of students who wish to develop skills that will prepare them for employment or for higher education. On the deeper level, we try to instil the values of respect and trust in relationships that are the foundation of real success. At SVC then, we believe that 'education' is a wholesome, holistic exercise and as such we strive to give a whole new meaning to the word. Coupling this basic premise with the idea of a sense of belonging to one family-the SVC family-we look at ourselves as 'care-givers.' We care for the mind---ours is a sterling academic institution; we care for the personthe accent is on the all round development of personality. But above all, we care for the nurture of good human beings, well-equipped to meet the challenges of the world. It is indeed a unique privilege to be part of this set-up. I wish you the best in the process of seeking to become a part of this family and a participant in the historic commemoration of fifty years of distinctive service in the field of higher education .

ABOUT COLLEGE

Fifty years ago, three stalwarts in the public domain, Smt Durgabai Deshmukh, Dr K.L.Rao and Dr C.Anna Rao, transformed their spirited vision and dream to reality in the shape of Sri Venkateswara College. Fired with the zeal of promoting the cause of education, the college was set up at New Delhi under the benign auspices of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh in 1961. The foundation stone for the construction of a full-fledged building in the spacious 15 acres provided at Dhaula Kuan was laid on August 20, 1961 appropriately and auspiciously by Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, India's outstanding teacher, scholar and statesman. This year, the College celebrates its golden anniversary with August 2010 ushering in our fiftieth year of pioneering excellence in the field of education. The TTD is an autonomous organization managing the affairs of Lord Balaji. While it maintains 12 temples and their sub-shrines, it employs about about 14,000 persons and runs charitable and educational institutions throughout the country. Though the initial objective of starting a college in Delhi was to cater to the educational needs of students hailing from the Southern states of India, this TTD institution soon outgrew its regional character. It has now become one of the most sought after co-educational colleges in India. The college has seen tremendous development since its inception. It began functioning modestly in a school building of the Andhra Education Society at Rouse Avenue, New Delhi with 273 students and 13 staff members and moved into its own spacious buildings in Dhaula Kuan in 1971.

Today, the College has around 2500 students on its rolls, offers more than a score of different courses in the Humanities, Commerce and Science disciplines with 231 teaching and non-teaching staff. Apart from the formal academic courses the college now offers 3 Vocational courses and several short-term add-on courses that serve as significant supplements to the academic profiles of the students. The College also offers 11 Postgraduate Courses for study. Moreover, the dedicated and well-trained academic faculty has been consistently honing the intellectual abilities of students who bring laurels to the college with singular regularity. With the provision of the apposite intellectual and moral matrix, young minds are trained to explore and realize their full potential, ultimately becoming equipped to face the challenges of the new world. With this multifaceted profile, Sri Venkateswara College has been recognized for its potential and hailed as a centre of excellence in the field of education.

ON CAMPUS HOUSING

Sri Venkateswara College offers a housing option for outstation students. The residential hostel, set up in 2008, is located within the College Campus. It has two wings, one each for boys and girls, the Sri Balaji Boys Hostel and the Sri Padmavati Girls Hostel respectively.

The hostel is a four-storied building with 72 rooms, 36 in each wing, each room accommodating two persons. Each room is comfortably furnished with beds, mattresses, pillows, reading tables and chairs for each resident. There is adequate storage in the cupboard provided to each student. Additional amenities provided in the hostel are: a reading room, a Table Tennis room, a recreation/common room in each wing.

The on-campus residential facility is offered to full time undergraduate and postgraduate students admitted to Sri Venkateswara College. Due to the limited availability of accommodation, admission to the hostel is granted on academic merit. However, students from the National Capital Region of Delhi (Gurgaon, Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad etc) are not eligible for hostel accommodation.

Candidates seeking admission to the college hostel need to fill up the hostel admission form (available in the College Hostel Prospectus) and submit the same along with the college admission form. We have an extremely limited number of hostel seats for first year students, so candidates are requested to note that residence facilities are not extended to them automatically. The hostel administrative functionaries, in co-operation with the Hostel Students Association representative, seek to make the hostel as secure, comfortable and happy a place as home. The Principal is the Chairperson of the Hostel Committee, the detailed constitution of which is given in the hostel prospectus. For enquiries and clarifications contact the Wardens. Hostel Phone Number: 011-24112197 For further details consult the College Hostel Prospectus 2010-2011 or www.svc.ac.in

THE COLLEGE LIBRARY

The college is equipped with a fully computerized library, functioning on the basis of an 'open access' system. It houses over one lakh book titles and subscribes to 68 journals/periodicals and twelve newspapers in four languages. The library also contains more than 200 educational CDs' and about 20 sets of encyclopaedia. Students are provided the facility of computers with high speed internet connectivity and access to e-journals. The library functions from 9.00 am to 5.30 pm on all working days. Students will keep their personal property at the counters provided outside the entrance to the library. Each student of B.A./B.Com./B.Sc. (Hons. & Prog.) courses may issue three subject books and one general book for a maximum period of fourteen days. Each M.A. student will be issued six books for a period of fourteen days. A fine of 50 paise per day will be charged upon the late return of a book up to 15 days and Re.1/- per day thereafter. The college takes a serious view of any form of indiscipline with respect to the library. Indiscipline includes creating noise and any form of disturbance inside the library and its immediate vicinity; disfiguring or damaging books, furniture or other library property; visiting prohibited internet sites; undue delay in return of books issued, etc. The Librarian will deal with any act of indiscipline with respect to the library and is empowered to debar any student indulging in such acts from further use of the library. Besides the college library, students are also offered the facility of Departmental Libraries, and may contact their respective departments about the same. The college invites and encourages students to take an active part in maintaining the discipline and decorum of the library and contribute to its smooth functioning. For any clarifications contact: Librarian and/or Convenor of the Library Committee, Dr. Geeta Jayaram Sodhi, Department of Sociology.

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
In the pursuit of academic excellence, SVC believes in international cooperation and exchange of ideas at all levels. In line with this belief, SVC has entered into an exchange programme with Aarhus University for teachers for three years from the departments of History, Hindi and Sociology. We also hosted a student from Finland under the Delhi University and European Union's Erasmus Mundus Exchange programme in the year 2009-10. Apart from this, the College was an integral participant in the UKIERI programme this year under which 100 students from various Universities in the UK had come to India, 25 of whom spent three days in SVC interacting with the staff and students. This is going to be an ongoing programme with students coming every year to the College.More such exchanges are being finalised by the college to widen its academic reach.

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION

GARDEN
The college has a well developed botanical garden to cater to the needs of students of the students of Botany Honours and Life Sciences. Ecologically sensitive, the college is dedicated to the aesthetic maintenance of greenery. The campus is flanked by well-kept, lush green lawns and flowering trees and shrubs.

THE TIFFIN JUNCTION

The college cafeteria is located on campus, adjacent to the upcoming auditorium. It is a popular spot for social interaction and many an intellectual debate with both students and teachers. It offers a variety of snacks and the south Indian dishes are a specialty at subsidized rates.

BANKING FACILITIES
A branch of the Andhra Bank, the South Campus Branch, situated within the college premises, provides easy banking facilities to both students and staff.

PHOTOCOPYING & PCO / STD

Photocopying and PCO/STD services on payment are conveniently available on the college premises.

AT HOME
The orientation at the At Homeon 15th of July 2010 provides an important introductory able insight into the functioning of the college before the start of teaching. It is designed to make fresh entrants feel more at home in their new environment. Attendance is compulsory. Every department will hold its Orientationaccording to its convenience.

FACILITIES

STUDENT LIFE AT SVC

Student life at SVC is an enriching experience. The College encourages student participation in sports, and in various curricular and cocurricular activities organized by the Physical Education Department, Fine Arts and respective Departmental Associations. These activities provide ample opportunities for students to develop and display their talents and to excel in competitions at various levels.

Departmental Associations
Every student automatically becomes a member of the association of the department he/she joins e.g. a student reading in the B.A. Honours Sociology Course will automatically become a member of the Sociology Association and so on.

Students' Union
The Students' Union is an active organization that works for the welfare of students and infrastructural improvements in the college. It also provides a platform for students to display and develop leadership qualities. The Union organizes the annual three day inter-college cultural festival NEXUS jointly with the Fine Arts Association. The election for the executive body of the college students' union is held along with the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections. Student Advisor: Dr. Arup Singh (Political Science Department)

Sports Activities
The college has excellent facilities for cricket, lawn-tennis, basketball, football, table-tennis and other indoor games. The cricket ground, popular practising grounds with national players, is of an international standard. Director Physical Education: Dr. Narender Gaur

Fine Arts Association

The fine arts association conducts both intra- and inter-college competitions in events such as classical, western and folk dance, music, choreography, dramatics, creative writing, photography, painting and rangoli. It also organizes the inter- college annual festival Nexus in association with the Students' Union. The college fine arts team was adjudged as the best team in fine arts at the HT Youth Nexus festival for the second consecutive year. Convenor: Dr. Kalyani Krishna (Botany Department)

The Debating Society

The English Debating Society of the college is one of the premier such associations in the University of Delhi. Noticed not just for the laurels that it has garnered in various national and international debating contests, the Society has become well known for the display of skills in the organisation of large debating events. The college has produced brilliant debaters who have gone on to make a mark in the world. Rhetoric, which was initiated as an Indo-Pak debating event, has grown over the years into one of the best parliamentary debating events in South Asia. PeopleSpeak, the run-up event to Rhetoric attracts the largest participation of students from the University of Delhi and has emerged as one of the most popular events of the kind organised in the university. Convenor: Dr Krishna Kumar

The Dramatics Society

SVC has a thriving dramatics society. It is sub-divided into Hindi Dramatics and English Dramatics. The Hindi Dramatics Society is called 'Anubhuti' and the English Dramatics Society is called 'Verbum'. Both the societies have been actively involved in theatre for the past eight years and have been winning competitions consistently. They are names to reckon within the theatre circuit. Convenor: Dr Poonam Sood

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Film and Media Studies Association

Recognizing the cultural importance of film and other media in today's context, the SVC Film and Media Studies Association fosters the appreciation of the field by conducting regular film shows and organizing seminars and discussions. The Association boasts of a healthy collection of films on DVD. Convenor : Dr. Nirmal Kumar (History Department)

Alumni Association
The purpose of this association is to bring together various alumni on a common platform. It has a formal structure with elected office bearers. Its annual meeting is held in the college in the month of February. These meetings have emerged as a warm interactive ground for ex-students, their families and the faculty. Convenor: Dr. J. Lalitha (Electronics department)

Placement Cell
The placement cell provides an organized corporate interface for SVC students. The cell is committed to tapping the market that has come to recognize the sound academic training of the Sri Venkateswara College graduate.The organizations visiting the college get to see their professional abilities and they, in turn, get placement in competitive and respectable positions. In the last session, more than twenty seven national and multinational companies participated in the placement drive and selected more than hundred students, among them, Deloitte, Ernst and Young, KPMG, Protiviti , Maruti Suzuki, Google, Jaypee Capital Services, Wipro Technologies, HCL, Capital IQ, Watson Wyatt, Evalueserve, ICICI Priority Circle, FCS solution, Penguin group. The average pay package was Rs. 3.5 lakh per annum and the maximum was Rs. 7.25 lakh per annum. Out of 70 Commerce honours students, 39 were placed. . The placement cell also holds several workshops to give students information regarding centres of excellence in higher education in India and abroad. Last year, the cell also conducted training programmes in soft skills and leadership skills. Assistance was also offered in writing resumes, developing interview skills by the conduct of practice interviews. Convenor: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Batra (Chemistry Department)

Women's Development Centre

The WDC, in SVC, has actively provided counselling to students to make them aware of their own capabilities and potential while sensitizing them to various issues of society, especially gender issues. For this, a Counsellor has been appointed to help solve student problems. The centre empowers women by helping to develop their skills by building their confidence and honing their latent leadership qualities. This is done through a series of seminars, debates, lectures, workshops, film screenings, theatre and self-defence training camps. Convenor: Dr. Poonam Sood (Hindi Department)

Parivartan, the Social Service Society

Parivartan, the Social Service Society of Sri Venkateswara College lives up to its motto Be the change you wish to see in the world. It actively organizes various events and activities throughout the year, such as teaching the kids of construction workers employed within the campus, after college hours; blood donation camps, stress management workshops, plays on social issues, Yamuna cleaning, and collaborating with the National Association for the Blind (NAB). The year 2008 witnessed the launch of the first edition of its annual magazine Jagriti at a programme organized by the Society during the annual college festival NEXUS 2008, in memory of the terror victims of Mumbai. Convenor: Ms. Aruna Rao (Economics Department) The College Magazine - Neerajana The college magazine Neerajana, published annually showcases the literary and creative skills of the students.The magazine carries articles by students in English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Telugu and Tamil. Convenor: Dr Nandita Narayanaswamy Nexus SVC hosts its highly popular and successful three-day festival, Nexus, at the end of the year. This is the occasion for fielding various cultural events. It excites the participation of colleges from the rest of the University of Delhi and from all over the country.

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DISCIPLINE
SVC has a reputation of being one of the best disciplined colleges in the University of Delhi. While being an eminently 'fun place' to study in, our students observe the code of good conduct quite happily and readily. Some ways in which discipline may be breached: i) Irregularity in attendance, persistent idleness or negligence or indifference towards the work assigned. ii) Causing disturbance to a Class or the Office or the Library or Sports (Indoor or outdoor). iii) Misconduct or misbehaviour of any kind at the time of election to the Students Bodies or meeting or during curricular or Extra-Curricular Activities. iv) Misconduct and Misbehaviour of any kind, towards a teacher or an employee of the College/University or another Institution or any member of Statutory Body of the University or any visitor to the College, University or another Institution. v) Causing damage to furniture or any other property of the College or any other Institution of the University. VI) RAGGING IN ANY FORM IS NOT PERMISSIBLE ON CAMPUS, NOT EVEN FOR FUN. THIS IS AN OFFENCE THAT IS PUNISHABLE UNDER ORDINANCE XV (B) & (C) OF THE UNIVERSITY IN THE WAKE OF THE RECENT SUPREME COURT RULING.SEE WEBSITE: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. THE HARD COPY IS AVAILABLE IN THE LIBRARY. vii) Eve teasing is strictly prohibited. viii) Inciting others to do any of the acts aforesaid. ix) Any misconduct anywhere inside and outside the College Campus which is considered unbecoming of a student of the College. x) Making 'noise' in the corridors and the library which are designated silence zones. xi) Littering XII) SMOKE FREE ZONE : DELHI UNIVERSITY IS PARTNERING WITH DELHI POLICE AND THE WORLD LUNG FOUNDATIONSOUTH ASIA IN PROMOTING A TOBACCO FREE ENVIRONMENT. AS A STEP IN THAT DIRECTION, SMOKING IS BANNED IN OUR COLLEGE. The Discipline Regulation Committee is empowered to deal with cases of indiscipline. The Principal of the College has the ultimate authority to take action against any breach of discipline.

GENDER SENSITIZATION
SVC is extremely alert to matters pertaining to sexual harassment and gender insensitivity. A Statutory Committee, comprising of members from the teaching and non-teaching staff, and students look into matters related to sexual harassment of students and staff in the college. Any person aggrieved in this matter may fearlessly approach the committee for a fair and concerned hearing and a speedy redressal.

DRC : Dr. Vibha Saxena (Department of Chemistry)

RAGGING
Say No To

sexual HARASSMENT

SMOKING
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ADMISSION TO BACHELOR COURSES

We urge you to go through the admission procedure very carefully and follow it as closely as possible. This will make the whole experience an easy and enjoyable one.

Online Admissions for the year 2010-2011

Applicants can access the Online Admission facility by logging on to the college portal at www.svc.ac.in. Applications must be submitted online. The application fee has to be paid through Pay Order or Demand draft of Rs 120/- drawn in favour of The Principal, SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE, New Delhi drawn on any scheduled bank. This is to be submitted with the application. Please note the steps for application: 1. 2. The pre-application form to the college is to be filled and submitted online. A receipt will be generated online. On show of a printout of the receipt, a copy of the college prospectus may be collected from college. This means the forms have to be filled online. A hard copy of the same needs to be submitted to the college between 9AM to 1 PM on the days notified.

Admission Counselling
From the day the forms are made available for sale to the last date for submission, a pre-admission counselling cell will be set up to answer queries and give general admission guidelines. The cell will function between 9:30 am - 1:00 pm on dates that will be displayed on the college notice board. We welcome you to visit the cell and we will be happy to answer any queries relating to admission. In addition, the teachers of the respective departments will be happy to answer any queries relating to admission.

Requirements For Admission To Sri Venkateswara College (svc)

Candidates who have passed the Senior School Certificate Examination (Class 12) of the Central Board of Secondary Education or a recognised equivalent examination are eligible to apply. For all applicants, the aggregate required for admission will be calculated on the basis of marks secured in one language and three other elective subjects. N.B. English should have been one of the subjects passed at the class XII level since it is the medium of instruction in SVC. The House Examinations, Tutorials/ Preceptorials are also conducted in ENGLISH only. Apart from these general criteria, different departments have evolved their specific criteria. These details are given in the Table below under the head, 'Guidelines for Assessment of Merit'. Meeting the above requirements does not automatically guarantee the applicant's admission to the course of his/her choice. Canvassing of any kind will mean disqualification of the candidate. The decision of the admission committee and the Principal in this regard will be final.

Attention Parents and Guardians We expect applicants to SVC to be capable of handling the admission formalities on their own. We treat your wards as adults and hope this confidence is maintained. Nonetheless, ONE parent/guardian needs to be present at the time of admission to sign the application form. Parents are also required to sign the mandatory affidavit against ragging on a Rs 10/- non-judicial form (Proforma enclosed)

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