Actions initiated keeping in view the observations of the NBA Experts During Last Visit in 2013:

Criterion -1. Vision, Mission and Programme Educational Objectives

ITEM
NO.
1.2

PARAMETERS/SUBPARAMETERS
1.2.1: Description of PEOs

1.2.4:
Process
establishing the PEOs

OBSERVATIONS OF THE VISITING

TEAM
The PEO 1 is defined as To prepare students
.
PEO 1 does not reflect the Professional and
Career accomplishments of the graduates.
for No documented process is in place and there
is no involvement of stakeholders for
establishing the PEOs. Discussed in the
faculty meeting without any articulation.

Actions initiated/planned
After consultation with experts the PEO 1 is revised to
reflect the Professional and Career accomplishments of
graduates as suggested by NBA Team.
As the institute in general is in the formative stage of
adaption of outcome based academic programme, the
Dept. of CSE, NIT Silchar is also not an exception to
this. However, the process of involving stakeholders like
alumni, industry experts and parents is initiated already
and in course of time the modification in the curriculum
will be carried out after more extensive involvement of
all stakeholders as suggested.

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.2.5: Consistency of PEOS

with Mission

PEO 1 does not reflect the professional and

career accomplishments of the graduates.
Mapping with the mission is irrelevant and is
inconsistent.
The absence of administrative system for
assessing the PEOs

PEO 1 is revised after consultation with experts to

reflect the Professional and Carrier accomplishments of
graduates to make it consistent with the Mission of the
Dept.
Attainment of Programme
The Dept. has initiated the process of more extensive
Educational Objectives
involvement of stakeholders in assessing the PEOs and
which may be updated observing the effectiveness.
1.3.1: Justifications
for Contributions of programme curriculum The system is in place for recording the contributions of
contributions of programme towards attainment of PEOs not articulated.
programme curriculum towards attainment of PEOs.
curriculum
towards
attainment of PEOs
Assessment of attainment of The major weakness is no process for The process of an administrative system is in place to
Programme
Educational assessing and evaluating the PEOs
assess the PEOs and which may be updated observing
Objectives
the effectiveness.
1.4.1: Tools and Processes Survey mechanism for assessing the PEOs not The process of survey mechanism is now in place for
used in assessment of the reflected
assessing the PEOs and will be modified further
attainment of the PEOs
observing its effectiveness.
1.4.2: Evidences for the
attainment of the PEOs

No clear document evidence

attainment of defined PEOs

Results of assessment of There is no sufficient

achievement of PEOs used review/redefine of the PEOs
for redefining PEOs

for

the

process

for

The system is now in place to involve the stakeholders

extensively and to maintain documentary evidences to
support the attainment of PEOs.
The system is now in place to involve the stakeholders
extensively and to maintain documentary evidences to
support the attainment of PEOs.

Criterion -2. Programme Outcomes

ITEM
NO.
2.1

2.2

PARAMETERS/SUBPARAMETERS
Definition and Validation of
Course Outcomes and Programme
Outcomes

2.1.3 Process employed for

defining of the POs

OBSERVATIONS OF THE VISITING

TEAM
The major concerns are the defined POs are
not addressing all the NBA GAs. The
correlation between POs and PEOs is weak.
The defined PO Graduates can participate
and succeed in competitive examinations
does not show the abilities of the graduate
as per the definition of the program
outcome.
Documentary evidences are not available
for defining program outcomes.

OUR CLARIFICATIONS

2.1.4 POs alignment with NBA

Graduate Attributes

The GA Project Management and Finance

are not addressing the defined POs.

The POs are revised after consulting the experts and

also the observation of the NBA team.

Attainment of Programme
Outcomes

There is no process to assess the attainment

of defined COs/POs and hence the
assessment of COs/POs is not properly done

The process is now in place for assessing the

attainment of COs/POs and their mapping in
systematic manner.

2.2.3 Indication of tools used to

assess the impact of delivery of
course/course content contribute
towards the attainment of the
PEOs

The tools to assess the impact of delivery of

course content is not mentioned/used for the
better attainment of Cos and POs.

The system is now in place to make records for

effective assessment of impact of delivery of course
materials towards the attainment of PEOs.

The Dept. conducted workshop on NBA inviting

experts and COs and POs are revised in consultation
with the experts.

The system is now in place to involve the

stakeholders extensively before defining POs.

2.3

2.4

Assessment of attainment of
Programme Outcomes

There is no proper PO assessment and

evaluation

The system is now in place to make records for

effective assessment of attainment of Programme
Outcomes.

2.3.1 Description of assessment

tools and processes used for
assessing the attainment of each
PO
2.3.2 Results of attainment of
each POs

There is no proper assessment

tools/processes to measure the attainment of
POs, both direct and indirect.

The system is now in place to make records for

effective assessment of attainment of Programme
Outcomes, both direct and indirect.

Document results of each POs are not

presented

Use of assessment results towards

improvement of programme

PO assessment results are not used for the

improvement of the program

The system is now in place to make records for

effective assessment of attainment of Programme
Outcomes, both direct and indirect.
The system is now in place to update the curriculum
as well as the process to make it more effective
towards attainment of POs.

2.4.1 Results of assessment of

POs used for curricular
improvements

Curriculum improvements are not waste on

the assessment results of POs

The system is now in place to update the curriculum

as well as the process to make it more effective
towards attainment of POs.

2.4.2 Results of assessment of

POs used for improvement of
course delivery and assessment

Improvement in course delivery, assessment

methods are not based on the attainment
results of PO.

The system is now in place to update the curriculum

as well as the process of delivery to make it more
effective towards attainment of POs.

2.4.3 Process used for

revising/redefining the POs

Sufficient documented evidence for

review/redefined POs is provided.

The system is now in place to make records for

revising/redefining the POs.

ITEM
NO.
3.1

PARAMETERS/SUBPARAMETERS
Curriculum

OBSERVATIONS OF THE VISITING TEAM

OUR CLARIFICATIONS

The weakness is for not considering the PSC of

any professional society and not mapping the
curriculum with PSC.

The system has initiated actions for involving professional

society like ACM and updating the other aspects of PSC to
make the curriculum more up to date.

3.2

Curriculum
components
and The Curriculum Components are not properly
relevance to Programme Outcomes mapped for the achievement of the POs and
and
Programme
Educational PEOs
Objectives

The Curriculum Components are now properly mapped for

the achievement of the POs and PEOs after consultation
with the experts.

Criterion 3. Programme Curriculum

ITEM
NO.
5.5
5.7

PARAMETERS/SUBOBSERVATIONS OF THE VISITING TEAM

PARAMETERS
Faculty
as participants/resource Faculty participation in various events is not
persons
in
faculty adequate
development/training activities
Faculty research publications
Less number of Research Publications by the
faculty

OUR CLARIFICATIONS
Efforts have been made to increase the participation of
faculty in various events. There is improvement as of now.
Efforts have been made to increase the number of
publications. Now there is significant improvement in
publications.

5.8

Faculty intellectual property rights

No IPRs

Efforts are on to increase research activities. IPR cell is

operational in the institute.

5.9

Faculty R & D and consultancy

(FRDC) work
Faculty interaction with outside world

Only two projects by two faculties

Efforts are being made to increase the number of projects.

There is some improvement in R & D projects.
Efforts are made to enhance interaction with outside
worlds. There is some improvement in this drive.

5.10

Criterion 5. Faculty Contributions

Faculty interaction with outside world is poor

Criterion 9. Continuous Improvement

ITEM
NO.
9.5

PARAMETERS/SUBPARAMETERS
Improvement in Faculty Research
Publications, R & D work and
consultancy work

OBSERVATIONS OF THE VISITING

TEAM
Less improvement in Faculty Research
Publications, R & D work and consultancy
work

OUR ACTIONS/CLARIFICATIONS
Efforts have been made to increase the number of
publications and there is significant improvement in
research publications.