I Name and Address of the Institution
Name |
SOURASHTRA COLLEGE |
Address |
Vilacheri Main Road , Pasumalai P.O. |
District |
Madurai |
PIN |
625 004 |
State |
TamilNadu |
STD Code |
0452 |
Phone No. |
2370942 (Off.)
2371855 (MCA Lab) |
Fax No. |
0452 - 2370872 |
E-Mail |
soucol@sancharnet.in |
Web site |
www.soucollege.com |
Nearest Rly Station |
Madurai |
Distance |
6 Kms. |
Nearest Airport |
Madurai |
Distance |
10 Kms. |
II Name and Address of the Principal / Director
Name |
M.D. MANOHARAN |
Address |
HIG-H66 |
Taluk |
Annanagar, |
District |
Madurai |
PIN |
625 020 |
State |
Tamil Nadu |
STD Code |
0452 |
Phone No(Office) |
2370872, 2370942 |
Phone No(Residence) |
2529274 |
Fax No. |
0452 - 2370872 |
E-Mail |
soucol@sancharnet.in |
III Name and Address of the Affiliating University
Name |
Madurai Kamarajar Univesity |
Address |
Palkalai Nagar, Madurai |
Pin Code |
625 021 |
STD Code |
0452 |
Phone No. |
2458471 to 2458475 |
Fax No. |
0452 - 2459181 |
E-Mail |
mkuregistrar@rediffmail.com |
IV GOVERNANCE
| Members of the Board and their brief background |
Sourashtra College is administered and controlled by the Sourashtra College council. It consists of 9 members.
- Mr S.K.Jegannathan B.A., B.L., M.C., President
Basically he is an advocate by profession and he is also a councilor for Madurai Corporation.
- Er. S.V.S.ShivnathB.Sc., B.E., Secretary
He is also the secretary for KLN College of Engineering, KLN College of Information Technology, Sivagangai, Tamilnadu. He was the past District Governor of Lions club of Madurai .
- Thiru P.K.Mothilal B.Sc., Treasurer
He is an entrepreneur manufacturing Jet pumps, and a very good financial controller. He is also an active member of Lions Club.
- Dr. D.R.Rajaram M.B.B.S., Member
He is a practicing medical professional for the last 50 years. He has been associated with the council for a long number of years.
- Thiru K.M.Ragunath Member
He is an industrialist manufacturing aluminium based products and Motor parts..
- Thiru A.R.Balajee B.Sc., Member
He is the alumni member of this college and currently he is an industrialist, manufacturing rice-mill spare parts and so on.
- Er. D.R.Kumaresh AMISE., Member
He is a Civil Engineer and a builder and he is an active member of Lions Club of Madurai host.
- Prof M.D.Manoharan B.Tech, MBA., Principal & Ex-Officio Member
He was in industry for the period of 4 years after which he turned to teaching profession and he is associated with this college for the last 31 years as the HOD of BBA, HOD of MBA and also now as the Principal. He is the member in Senate and Academic Council of Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai . He is the University nominee for Rajus College , Rajapalayam, and Arulmigu Meenakshi Government College for Women, Madurai .
- Dr. S.Shanmuga Sundaram M.Sc, Ph.D., University Nominee
He is a Senior Professor and Head of the Dept of Microbial Technology, Madurai Kamaraj University , Madurai .
| Members of the Academic Advisory Body |
- Mr. M. Nagarajan, Correspondent & Principal,
K.M.College of Pharmacy, Madurai .
- Mr. K.N.K Ganesh B.E., President,
K.L.N. Sourashtra College of Engineering Council, Madurai .
- Dr. T.K. Mahindra Babu M.E. Ph.D., Professor,
Singapore Polytechnic.
- Dr. R. Jayaraman Ph.D., Professor & Head, DES,
M.K.U Madurai.
- Er. Vijayalakshmi Stephen M.Tech., Managing Director,
Vijayalakshmi Computer (p) Ltd, Madurai .
- Er U.Niraichandran M.Tech., Professor & Head, Dept. of MCA,
M.K.U Madurai.
| Frequency of the Board meetings and Academic Advisory Body |
- Board meeting 6–8 per year
- Advisory body 2 per year
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Organization chart and processes |
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Nature and extent of involvement of faculty and students in academic affairs / improvements |
- The new disciplines of teaching are included in the course based upon the interaction between the students and faculty.
- The new electives in each discipline are added or deleted based upon the choice of the students.
- All students are offered the electives of their choice eventhough guidance is given by the faculty.
- Placement brochure is prepared jointly by students and faculty.
- National level seminars are organized by intensive coordinated efforts of students and faculty.
- In addition to the normal curriculum, areas of improvement in the personality of the students are trained by the faculty through special sessions.
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Mechanism / Norms & Procedure for democratic / Good Governance |
- Meetings among the faculty members are conducted once in a week to discuss the overall improvements required in the curriculum.
- Areas of improvements required beyond the curriculum for example discipline, counselling and mentoring are also discussed in the faculty meetings.
- National level seminars are arranged by the joint efforts of students and faculty members. The financial arrangements for the above seminars are also made by the above group.
- Exhibithion of books in various disciplines are organized, so as to enable the students to have a first hand information of the books and the books are selected, purchased and distributed among the students.
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Student feedback on Institutional Governance / faculty performance |
- Student feedback on Faculty performance on teaching is collected on yearly basis.
- Student feedback on Institutional Governance are collected by the students representative as and when needed by them.
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Grievance redressal mechanism for faculty, staff and students |
- Based upon the feedback of the students on faculty performance on teaching and institutional governance necessary discussions take place in the Department and Managing Committee meeting and actions are taken based on the decisions arrived at.
V Programmes
Name of the Programme approved by the AICTE |
MCA |
Name of the Programme accredited by the AICTE |
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Name of the Programme |
MCA |
Number of seats |
60 |
Duration |
3 years |
Cut off mark / rank for admission during the last three years |
35% |
Fee |
Rs 15,000/= per semester |
Placement facilities |
Organized by placement cell. |
Campus placement in last 3 years |
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Number |
50 |
Minimum salary |
Rs 10,000/ per month |
Maximum salary |
Rs 42,000/ per month |
Average salary |
Rs 26,000/ per month |
Programme having affiliation / collaboration with foreign university run in same campus |
Nil |
VI FACULTY
S.No. |
Name |
Designation |
1 |
M.D.MANOHARAN |
PRINCIPAL / DIRECTOR |
2 |
S.THABASUKANNAN |
HEAD |
3 |
K.P.GNANESH |
LECTURER |
4 |
S.VENKATESH |
LECTURER |
5 |
R.S.SWARNADEVI |
LECTURER |
6 |
D.GEETHARAMANI |
LECTURER |
7 |
M.S.SABITHA |
LECTURER |
8 |
T.N.DINESH |
LECTURER |
9 |
K.R.THANIKASALAM |
LECTURER |
10 |
T.L.MEENALOCHANI |
LECTURER |
11 |
T.M.KRITHIKA |
LECTURER |
12 |
K.N.GANESHBABU |
LECTURER |
13 |
K.S.ASWATHBABU |
LECTURER (Part time) |
Permanent Faculty: Student Ratio = 1: 15
Number of faculty employed and left during the last three years: Left : 2; Employed : 2
VII. PROFILE OF DIRECTOR/PRINCIPAL WITH QUALIFICATIONS, TOTAL EXPERIENCE,AGE AND DURATION OF EMPLOYMENT AT THE INSTITUTE CONCERNED
| Name: |
M.D.MANOHARAN |
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Date of Birth : |
23-11-1947 |
Educational Qualification" |
B.Tech., M.B.A., |
Work Experience: |
Teaching - 31 Years |
Research : |
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Industry : |
4 Years |
Others : |
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Areas of Specializations : |
Marketing |
Subjects teaching at UG level : |
Production & Materials Management |
Post graduate level : |
Operations management & Product management |
Research Guidance : |
No |
No. of papers published in |
Master’s : |
Nil |
Ph.D : |
Nil |
National Journals : |
Nil |
International Journals : |
Nil |
| Conferences : |
3 |
Projects Carried out : |
More than 200 students (MBA) projects |
| Patents : |
No |
Technology transfer : |
Nil |
Research Publications : |
Nil |
| No. of books published with details : |
Nil |
VIII FEE
Details of fees, as approved by
State fee Committee,
for the Institution. |
Rs. 15,000/- Per Semester |
Time Schedule for payment of 15 th July (Odd Semester)
fee for the entire programme. |
15 th December (Odd Semester)
15 th December (Even Semester) |
No.of Fee waivers granted with
amount and name of students. |
Nil |
No.of Scholoarship offered by the
institute, duration and amount :
(students are eligible for Government scholarship as per Government norms and Merit Scholarship by Madurai Kamaraj University , Madurai) |
Nil |
Criteria for fee waivers/Scholarship |
Nil |
Estimated cost of Boarding and
Lodging in Hostels. : |
Rs. 1000/- per month |
IX ADMISSION
Number of seats sanctioned with
the year of approval. |
60 |
Number of students admitted
under various categories each year in the last two years. |
143 |
Number of applications received
during last two years for
admission under Management |
160 Applications received Quota and number admitted.
99 Students Admitted. |
X. ADMISSION PROCEDURE
a) Mention the admission test being followed, name and address of the Test Agency and its URL (website).
- TANCET Conducted by Anna University , Chennai, Tamilnadu. ( www.annauniv.org)
- MAT Conducted by All India Management Association.
- CET Conducted by consortium of Self financing Professional, Arts & Science Colleges in Tamilnadu. (www.tnsfconsortium.org)
b) Number of seats allotted to different Test Qualified candidates separately [TANCET/CET (State conducted test / University tests) / Association conducted test]
42 seats allotted for Management Quota and
18 seats allotted for Government Quota
| C) Calendar for admission against management / vacant seats |
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| Last date for request for applications : |
as per Madurai Kamaraj University directions |
| Last date for submission of application. : |
as per Madurai Kamaraj University directions |
| Dates for announcing final results. : |
as per Madurai Kamaraj University directions |
Release of admission list (main list and waiting list should be announced :on the same day) |
1 st Week of July |
Date for acceptance by the candidate (time given should in no case be lessthan 15 days) |
Mid July |
| Last date for closing of admission. : |
as per Madurai Kamaraj University directions |
| Starting of the Academic Sessioin. : |
Mid July |
The waiting list should be activated only on the expiry of date of main list |
3 rd Week of July |
The policy of refund of the fee, in case of withdrawal, should be clearly |
Refund is made in full notified. |
XI Criteria and Weightages for Admission
Describe each criteria with its respective weightages i.e. Admission Test, marks in qualifying examination etc.
100% weightage is given for Admission Test
Mention the minimum level of acceptance, if any.
Nil
Mention the cut-off levels of percentage & percentile scores of the candidates in the admission test for the last three years.
Nil
Display marks scored in Test etc. and in aggregate for all candidates who were admitted.
Will be displayed during first week of July
Downloadable application form, with online submission possibilities.
Nil
XIII List of Applicants
List of candidates whose applications have been received along with percentile/percentage score for each of the qualifying examination in separate categories for open seats. List of candidates who have applied along with percentage and percentile score for Management quota seats.
Will be displayed
XIV. Results of Admission under Management Seats/Vacant Seats
Composition of selection team for admission under Management Quota with the brief profiles of members (This information be made available in the public domain after the admission process is over)
This information is made available in the public domain
after the admission process is over.
Score of the individual candidates admitted arranged in order of merit.
This information is made available in the public domain
after the admission process is over.
List of candidates who have been offered admission.
This information is made available in the public domain
after the admission process is over.
Waiting list of the candidates in order of merit to be operative from the
last date of joining of the first list candidates.
This information is made available in the public domain
after the admission process is over.
List of the candidates who joined within the date, vacancy position in
each category before operation of waiting list.
This information is made available in the public domain
after the admission process is over.
XV Information on infrastructure and other resources available
Library:
Number of Library books/Titles/Journals available (programme-wise)
| a) No. of Titles |
1352 |
| b) No. of Volumes |
4414 |
| c) No. of Journals |
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| National |
9 |
| International |
20 |
List of online National/International Journals subscribed. : Nil
E-Library facilities : 123 e-books
Laboratory:
| For each Laboratory |
| a) List of Major Equipment/Facilities |
Appendix – A enclosed |
| b) List of Experimental Setup |
Appendix – A enclosed |
Computing Facilities:
| Number and Configuration of Systems |
Appendix – B enclosed |
| Total number of systems connected by LAN |
90 |
| Total number of systems connected to WAN |
No |
| Internet bandwidth |
128 kbps |
| Major software packages available |
Appendix – C enclosed |
| Special purpose facilities available |
LCD, OHP |
| List of facilities available. |
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| Games and Sports Facilities |
Available |
| Extra Curriculum Activities |
Available |
| Soft Skill Development Facilities |
Available |
| Number of Classrooms and size of each |
3 ; 80 sqm/per class |
| Number of Tutorial rooms and size of each |
1 ; 80 sqm |
| Number of laboratories and size of each |
1 ; 91 sqm |
| Number of Drawing hall and size of each |
1 ; 195 sqm |
| Number of Computer Centres with capacity of each |
2 ; 91 sqm / perlab |
| Central Examination Facility, Number of rooms and capacity of each. |
Available |
Teaching Learning process :
- Lecture method;
- Case study method;
- Game method
- Role play method;
Curricula and syllabi for each of the programmes as approved by the University.
Approved by Madurai Kamaraj University , Madurai .
Academic Calendar of the University :
- Mid July to Last Week of October (for odd semesters)
- 1 st Week of December to 2 nd Week of April (for even semesters)
Academic Time Table:
9.00 am to 4.00 pm ; 6 day order
Teaching Load of each Faculty
- 16 hours per Week for Lecturers;
- 10 hours per week for HOD;
Internal Continuous Evaluation System in place
Internal Assessment breakup :
- Internal Test : 20 marks
- Seminar : 5 marks
- Assignment & Class participation : 5 marks
Students’ assessment of Faculty, System in place.
Yes
APPENDIX – A
List of Major Equipment / Facilities |
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Sl.No |
Name of the equipment |
Number |
1 |
Microprocessor Trainer Kit 8086/8088 |
14 |
2 |
Microprocessor Trainer Kit 8085 |
4 |
3 |
IC Trainer Kit |
30 |
4 |
Microprocessor interface sets |
20 |
APPENDIX - B
Details of Configuration of System
S.No. |
Configuration |
Number of Computers |
1 |
IBM eServer – x Series 220 FULL TOWER – Model 8645-4AX, Single Intel Pentium III Processor @ 1 Ghz, Dual Processor Capable, 256KB Cache, 256MB SD RAM ECC DIMM,8 MB AGP Video Memory, PCI Ultra 160 SCSI Controller, Open Bay, 1.44 MB FDD, 104 Keyboard, 40X CD Rom Drive, 10/100 MBPS Ethernet,E54 IBM 15” Color Monitor, IBM 9.1 Ultra 160 SCSI HDD –7.2K.RPM |
1 |
2 |
IBM eServer-X Series 200 FULL TOWER- Model 8645AX Single Intel Pentium III Processor @866 Mhz,256KB Cache, 256MB SD RAM ECC DIMM,8 MB AGP Video Memory, PCI Ultra 160 SCSI Controller, 1.44MB FDD, 104 Keyboard,48X CD Rom Drive,10/100 MBPS Ethernet,E54 IBM 15” Color Monitor, IBM 9.1 Ultra 160 SCSI HDD-7.2 K.RPM |
2
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3 |
IBM Net Vista A20, (PIII with Intel 810e)Model M/T 6270, Intel Pentium III Processor @ 1 Ghz, 256KB Cache, Intel 810e Chipset, 128MB SD RAM, 2 xS8M Video Memory, 104 Keyboard, 10/100 MBPS Ethernet,E54 IBM 15” Color Monitor, 40GB HDD. 48X CD Rom Drive . |
23
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4 |
P IV Processor, 1.6 Ghz, 40GB HDD, 256 MB RAM, 15” Colour Monitor, 10 /100 MBPS, Internet Keyboard, Mouse with pad |
5 |
5 |
IBM Thinkcentre A51 (8123 KOQ) Intel Pentium IV@3,0 Ghz HT Processor, Intel 915G Chipset, Mother Board (800 Mhz FSB / 1 MB Cache Giga bit Ethernet controller / PCI Express slot@400 MhzFSB, 80 GB SATA 7200 rpm HDD, 15” IBM Digital Color Monitor, IBM Key Board, IBM Optical Mouse, 48x CD ROM drive. |
25 |
6 |
P III Processor, 500 Mhz, 10GB HDD, 64 MB RAM, 15” Colour Monitor, 10 MBPS, Internet Keyboard, Mouse with pad |
31 |
7 |
P III Processor, 450 Mhz, 4.3GB HDD, 32 MB RAM, 14” Colour Monitor, 10 MBPS, 104 Keyboard, Mouse with pad |
7 |
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Total |
94 |
APPENDIX - C
Details of Software packages
- MS-DOS 6.22
- Windows 95
- Visual Studio 6
- Oracle 8I
- MS-OFFICE 2000
- Turbo C++ Ver 3.0
- Softek Cobol 85 for DOS
- Sco Open Server 5.0.5
- Power Builder 5.0
- Fortran for DOS
- Norton Antivirus
- Interner Developer Suite 2000 for Windows NT
- 3D Studio Max 4.0
- Novell Netware-5.1 5 Users
(Additional 50 Users)
( 5 Users pack – Server)
- MacroMedia Studio – MX
- Visual Studio.net
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