NAAC for Quality and Excellence in Higher Education

PEER TEAM REPORT ON

Institutional Accreditation of Pace Institute of Technology &
Sciences
Place : Ongole Pin: - 523272, Dist: Prakasam,
State: Andhra Pradesh
Section I: GENERAL Information
1.1 Name & Address of the Institution:
Pace Institute of Technology & Sciences
Ongole -523272, Dist: Prakasam, Andhra
Pradesh
1.2 Year of Establishment:
2008

1.3 Current Academic Activities at

the Institution (Numbers):
 Faculties/ Schools: CE, EEE, ME, ECE, CSE, IT, AME, MBA
 Departments/ Centres: 08
 Programmes/ Courses offered: UG 07, PG 06, Ph.D. NIL
Total 13
 Permanent Faculty Members: 197
 Permanent Support Staff: 111
 Students: 2981

1.4 Three major features in the  Providing value based quality

institutional Context (As perceived
by the Peer Team):
1.5 Dates of visit of the Peer Team
(A detailed visit schedule may be
included as Annexure):
technical education in rural area
 AP Govt. has declared ‘A’ grade in
Engineering colleges of the state
 Approved by AP Govt. as a first skill
development centre in Prakasam
District.
28th - 30th March 2016

1.6 Composition of the Peer Team

which undertook the on- site visit:

Chairperson Prof. M R Pranesh

Member Co-ordinator Prof. Amiya Kumar Rath

Member Prof. Mangal Mishra

NAAC Officer: Dr. M. S. Shyamasundar

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Section II: CRITERION WISE ANALYSIS Observations (Strengths and/or

Weaknesses) on Key-Aspects

2.1 Curricular Aspects:

 Institute adopts curricula designed
2.1.1 Curricular Planning and and developed by the affiliating
Implementation: university
 Effective implementation of the
curriculum is monitored
 Workshops, expert lectures and
industrial visits organized for
effective delivery of the curriculum
 Academic flexibility is limited as
2.1.2 Academic Flexibility: the institute follows JNTUK
curriculum
 Institute follows semester system
for UG and PG
 Incubation centre helps students to
enhance their skills required for
higher studies

2.1.3 Curriculum Enrichment:  Programmes conducted to enhance

employability of the students
 Add on courses offered in addition
to curriculum content
 Potential for employment improved
through soft skills training
 Feedback collected from different
2.1.4 Feedback System: stakeholders and needs automation
 M.Tech programme is an outcome
of feedback system
 Analysis of feedback is in practice
2.2 Teaching-Learning & Evaluation

2.2.1 Student Enrolment and Profile:  Institute ensures publicity through

print media and website
 Admission procedure followed as
per State Govt. norms
 UG level admission percentage is
about 95%.
2.2.2 Catering to Student Diversity:  Bridge courses conducted for
admitted students
 Orientation programme conducted
for freshers to prepare them for
engineering education
 Lecture notes provided for slow
learners
 Formal mechanism not in place to
identify slow and advanced
learners
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2.2.3 Teaching-Learning Process:  Academic calendar is prepared as

per University norms
 Proper teaching plan for delivery of
course content is in place
 Modern teaching aids like
Multimedia, LCD projectors and
other e-learning resources used
 About 6% faculty with Ph.D.
2.2.4 Teacher Quality: qualification
 Limited faculty has availed the
facility of attending the
conferences/ workshops
 FDPs and workshops need to be
organized on a regular basis
 Feedback collected regarding
teacher quality
2.2.5 Evaluation Process and Reforms:  Examination process as per
university norms
 Institute takes immediate steps to
implement the reforms suggested
by the University
 Transparency in internal evaluation
system
2.2.6 Student Performance and Learning  Institute has good result in some of
Outcomes: the programmes
 Students are motivated through
development
 Students to be encouraged to take
up higher studies and research
2.3 Research, Consultancy & Extension:

2.3.1 Promotion of Research:  Research and Development

2.3.2 Resource Mobilization for Research:
2.3.3 Research Facilities:
committee in place to monitor
 Workshops, seminars and training
programmes conducted
 Inadequate number of faculty with
Ph D degree
 About 60 lakhs of funding from DST
has been mobilized
 5% budget allocated for research
activities
 Faculty to be encouraged to submit
research projects to external
funding agency
 e- journals in place and library
network membership from
DELNET, IE and IMF
 Specialized centers in selected
research area need to be created
 Laboratories need upgradation

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2.3.4 Research Publications and Awards :  Few faculty members involved in

paper publications
 Faculty members to publish papers
in journals of repute with good
impact factor
 Few faculty members received
awards
2.3.5 Consultancy:  Consultancy structure and policy to
be prepared and documented
 Limited consultancy exists. Institute
is yet to tap the potential of faculty
for consultancy work
 Efforts should be made by the
institute to publicize its expertise in
specific areas to attract consultancy
2.3.6 Extension Activities and Institutional  Students participate in extension
Social Responsibility: activities
 Adapted a village VALLURU for
upliftment of social responsibility
through NSS
 Blood donation and clean & green
programme organized
2.3.7Collaboration:  A few MOUs signed with some
external agencies for training and
recruitment
 Implementation of MOU needs
strengthening
 Effective industry institute and R&D
linkages to be established
2.4 Infrastructure and Learning
Resources:
2.4.1 Physical Facilities:  Adequate class room, well
equipped, well maintained
laboratory and transport facilities
 Separate boys and girls hostel and
other support facilities
 Facilities for sports and games
available and need enhancement
2.4.2 Library as a Learning Resource:  Library Automation system E-cap
with barcode facilities and
reprographic facilities exists
 OPAC and DELNET facility
available along with e-resources
 Additional software resources are
to be used for access to wide
spectrum of e-journal

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2.4.3 IT Infrastructure:
2.4.4 Maintenance of Campus Facilities:
2.5 Student Support and Progression:
2.5.1 Student Mentoring and Support:
2.5.2 Student Progression:
2.5.3 Student Participation and Activities:
2.6 Governance, Leadership and
Management:
2.6.1 Institutional Vision and Leadership:
2.6.2 Strategy Development and
Deployment:
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 Adequate computers available
 Internet with 24Mbps (20Mbps
BSNL, 4Mbps Reliance) connectivity
 Wi-fi enabled campus
 Smart class rooms are yet to be
developed
 Budget allocated for maintenance
work
 Maintenance is adequate but no
independent officer for the same
 Power back up with 125KVA and 10
KVA capacity
 Student mentoring system exists
and each mentor is allotted 20
students
 Grievance Redressal committee,
Anti-ragging committee etc. exists
 Training, placement, ED cells are in
operation
 Pass percentage of students needs
to be further improved
 Students may be encouraged and
counseled to appear at various
competitive examinations
 Special attention provided to slow
learners
 Students participate in different
sports activities and received
awards
 Student represent various
committees of the institution
 Student council exists
 Vision and mission statement are in
tune with National objective
 Institute encourages participatory
management
 Committed to provide quality
education to rural students
 Well defined organizational
structure
 Committees in place to manage
administrative needs
 Strategies to be developed for
attracting good number of quality
students and well-qualified faculty
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2.6.3 Faculty Empowerment Strategies:
2.6.4 Financial Management and Resource
Mobilization:
2.6.5 Internal Quality Assurance System:
2.7 Innovations and Best Practices:
2.7.1 Environment Consciousness:
2.7.2 Innovations:
2.7.3 Best Practices:
Section III: OVERALL ANALYSIS
3.1 Institutional Strengths:
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 Institute deputes faculty members
to participate in FDPs, seminar,
workshop and conferences
 Performance appraisal system in
place
 Faculty members need to be
encouraged to associate with state,
national and international
professional bodies
 Fees collected from students is the
main source of funding
 Audit conducted as per norms
 Shortage of funds is augmented by
management
 Institute is ISO certified
 IQAC formed for quality
management
 Rain water harvesting, waste
management and RO plant are in
place
 Computer accessories disposed
through outside agencies
 CFL, LED bulbs and solar panels
are effectively utilized
 e-class teaching besides
conventional teaching
 Mobile App developed by student
laurelled by the Govt. of Andhra
Pradesh
 Innovation to be initiated in
teaching learning process
 Effective student monitoring system
 Soft skills are improved with the
imbibed syllabus
 Multi-mode teaching in all class
rooms
Observations (Please limit to five major ones
for each and use telegraphic language) (It is
not necessary to denote all the five bullets for
each)
 Proactive management
 Adequate physical infrastructure
facilities
 Leadership by the Principal
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 Promotion of co-curricular and

extracurricular activities
 Extension activities are good

3.2 Institutional Weaknesses:  Less number of faculty members with

3.3 Institutional Opportunities:
3.4 Institutional Challenges:
Ph.D
 Ineffective implementation of MOU’s
 Inappropriate documentation
 Lack of research ambience and funded
projects
 Industry-Institution interaction is
inadequate
 Active collaboration with academic and
research institutions and industries
 Opportunities to respond to local needs
through appropriate technology
 Resource generation through
consultancy and sponsored R&D
projects
 Enhancing employability of students
 Entrepreneurship opportunities for
students
 Attracting and retaining qualified and
talented faculty
 To avail sponsored research projects
from industries and funding agencies
 To strengthen research and consultancy
 Development of curriculum modules to
suit the affiliated University
 To motivate the students from rural
areas to face competitive examinations

Section IV: Recommendations for Quality Enhancement of the Institution

(Please limit to ten major ones and use telegraphic language)
(It is not necessary to indicate all the ten bullets)

 Well qualified faculty and faculty with PhD qualification to be recruited

 Efforts required to get funding from various funding agencies
 Entrepreneurship cell to be made more active
 Awareness creation about the institute in selected schools and colleges of the city
and nearby areas

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 Number of intercollegiate academic activities may be organized

 Long term strategic plan needs to be developed
 All documents and files to be properly maintained
 Publication factor /faculty/year needs enhancement
 New construction to be focused with concepts of zero waste material
 Outdoor sport facilities need improvement

I agree with the Observations of the Peer Team as mentioned in this report.

Signature of the Head of the Institution

Seal of the Institution

Signatures of the Peer Team Members:

Name and Designation Signature with date

Prof. M R Pranesh Chairperson
( Former Professor of Ocean
Engineering, IIT Madras,
Chennai-600 036) 28/11B, Ground
Floor Swagath Gokul Nivas, 18th cross,
18th Main (Near Udaya School), Vijaya
Nagar, Bangalore, 560040
Prof. Amiya Kumar Rath Member
Professor, Dept. of Computer Science Coordinator
and Engineering, Veer Surendra Sai
University of Technology, Burla,
Sambalpur – 768018, Odisha
Prof. Mangal Mishra Member
Principal, Shri Cloth Market Kanya
Vanijya Mahavidyalaya Near Bada
Ganpati, Ganeshganj, Indore-452002
NAAC Officer Name Adviser,
Dr. M. S. Shyamasundar (NAAC)

Place: ONGOLE Date: 30.03.2016

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