AQAR (2022-2023)

Quality Indicator Framework (QIF)

CRITERION IV - INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEARNING RESOURCES

4.1 Physical Facilities (30)

4.1.1. The Institution has adequate infrastructure and physical facilities for teaching- learning. viz., classrooms, laboratories, computing equipment etc. (5)

Lucknow Public College of Professional Studies is located in a well-connected reputed area of the city at the bank of Kathauta Lake, providing a lush green vast playground for sports activities, swimming pool, well maintained infrastructure, state-of-the-art auditorium and a conference room for seminars and conferences at national and international level, class rooms and well equipped laboratories.

The college has best infrastructure viz. ICT enabled classrooms, well-equipped conference room computer labs with latest configuration of hardware and software.

The college has well stocked library consisting book, e-book, journals, e-journals, magazines, plagiarism software Turnitin and others academic tools,

The college has well-equipped laboratories for its students. Physics and chemistry labs have been built for a better experience and learning process of student.

The college has BAJMC lab with separate audio, visual and editing rooms for the overall learning and development in media field.

The college has a well-established radio room which is used for the oral and aural grooming of the students.

The college has a well-furnished and well-designed incubation room. All the group activities and discussions take place here.

The college has counseling room where sessions are being held time to time for student proper grooming and guidance.

The college has placement cell that plays a crucial role in providing job opportunities for undergraduates passing out students by keeping in touch with reputed firms and industrial establishments.

 

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4.1.2. The Institution has adequate facilities for cultural activities, sports, games (indoor, outdoor), gymnasium, yoga etc (5)

The college focuses on overall development of the students through participation in co - curricular activities and extra-curricular activities. Outdoor and Indoor sports are encouraged amongst students to groom them with qualities like leadership, team spirit and competitiveness.

Sports & Games: The College has well equipped facilities for indoor sports like Table-Tennis, Carrom, and Chess etc. Some of the outdoor sports activities carried out are Badminton, Basketball, Volleyball, Cricket, Football, Kabaddi, Athletic etc. Individual sports activities like Wushu and swimming are encouraged.

Auditorium: The College has a State-of-the-art auditorium, Shri Ramlal Memorial Auditorium with an area of 796sq.m. This well-furnished fully equipped and air-conditioned auditorium has a seating capacity of 1500.

Gymnasium: The college has an in-house open gym facility which the faculty and students can avail. The gymnasium has facilities like cycle, abdominal bench, Weights and Dumbbells. Regular Yoga sessions are also held in the college.

Cultural: Cultural activities are conducted on different occasions like induction, orientation day, farewell, teacher’s day, annual festivals at the end of the academic year.

Clubs-  The college has 10 clubs where students have the opportunity to join any of these clubs in pursuit of their interest.  

College annual fest ‘XENIUM’

The College has also organized its mega annual cultural-sports fest XENIUM. It was a three days event, having a good number of gathering over there. The College has also successfully conducted international edition of annual fest XENIUM INTERNATIONAL in 2022-2023, where participants of 5 countries who are studying in different colleges in India were invited over here.

 

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4.1.3. Percentage of classrooms and seminar halls with ICT- enabled facilities such as smart class, LMS, etc. (10)

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4.1.4. Average percentage of expenditure, excluding salary for infrastructure augmentation during last five years(INR in Lakhs) (10)

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4.2 Library as a learning Resource (20)

4.2.1. Library is automated using Integrated Library Management System (ILMS) (4)

Swami Vivekananda Library

4.2.1 Library is automated using Integrated Library Management System (ILMS)

The Swami Vivekananda Library is located in the basement of A block building. The library area is 2407.89 Sqf (223.70 Sqm). This library has a seating capacity of approximately 100 students. There are 20438 bar-coded books (maximum), 14 computers with Wi-Fi facilities using and one projector with screen in this library. This library is automated using Integrated Library Management System (ILMS). KOHA, based on cloud service which gives a user-friendly interface for searching resources in the library, along with its positions and availability status. The library has Web – OPAC for providing remote access to its students, faculties and other staff members.

Name of the ILMS Software

KOHA

Nature of automation

Fully

Version

19.11.03.000

Year of automation

2020

 

 

NO.

KOHA DESCRIPTION

 

1-

Students Teachers &Staff Membership Entries

2-

Books Entries

3-

Books Issue & Return

4-

OPAC

5-

View the Reports

 

Nature of Automation: Fully Automated:-

Version: 19.11

Academic Year

Name of ILMS

Nature of automation (Fully/Partially)

Version

July-2020-June-2021

KOHA

Partially

19.11.03.000

July-2021-June-2022

KOHA

Fully

19.11.03.000

July-2022-June-2023

KOHA

Fully

19.11.03.000

 

 

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4.2.2. The institution has subscription for the following e-resources 1. e-journals 2. e-ShodhSindhu 3. Shodhganga Membership 4. e-books 5. Databases 6. Remote access to e-resources (6)

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4.2.3. Average annual expenditure for purchase of books/e-books and subscription to journals/e- journals during the last five years (INR in Lakhs) (5)

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4.2.3. - IBI SoftwareView Document
4.2.3. -KOHA ( Library Software)View Document
4.2.3. - Turnitin Plagiarism SoftwareView Document
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4.2.3- Additional Link Library Budget 2022-23View Document
4.2.3- Books Requirements Additional InformationView Document
4.2.3 Audited statement of accountView Document
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4.2.4 Percentage per day usage of library by teachers and students (foot falls and login data for online access) Data for the latest completed academic year

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4.3 IT Infrastructure (30)

4.3.1. Institution frequently updates its IT facilities including Wi-Fi (5)

 

 

Institution frequently updates its IT facilities including Wi-Fi

The college has always given priority for up-gradation of IT facilities. The college provides continuous and regular Internet access throughout the campus and is Wi-Fi enabled. The college regularly updates the internet connection every year and as of now we have 5 multiple connections. Computers are installed at different places within the College campus (like computer lab (03), incubation cell, accounts office, administration office, principal office, library, examination cell, faculty rooms etc.).

  • We have a leased line connection of 35 mbps in our college.
  • We have multiple connections of Wi-Fi separately for students and teachers.
  • Since the entire campus is Wi-Fi enabled; all the computers including desktops as well as laptops can access internet facility.

The plans for infrastructural development and up-gradation are given top priority as the College realizes the correlation between adequate infrastructure and effective teaching – learning. The strategies adopted for ensuring adequate infrastructure are as follows:

 

  • At the beginning of the academic year, the college administration works for the up-gradation of existing infrastructure after assessment based on the suggestions from Heads of the departments, IT initiative and Website Committee report and lab technicians after reviewing course requirements, computer – student ratio, budget constraints , and also students grievances.
  • The college provides its students well-furnished computer labs, with 192 computers exclusively for students.
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4.3.2. Student – Computer ratio (Data for the latest completed academic year) (10)

 

 

Student – Computer ratio

(Data for the academic year 2022-2023)

 

No. of Computers (for students)

Total no. of students

192

1560

 

 

Student – Computer ratio is   8:1

 

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4.3.3. Bandwidth of internet connection in the Institution Options: A. ≥50 MBPS B. 30 MBPS – 50 MBPS C. 10 MBPS – 30 MBPS D. 10 MBPS – 05 MBPS E. < 05 MBPS (15)

 

 

Bandwidth of internet connection in the Institution

Options:

A.  ≥ 50 MBPS

B.  30 - 50 MBPS

C.  10 - 30 MBPS           

D.  10 - 5 MBPS

E.  < 5 MBPS

 

 

  • 35 Mbps leased line connection in our college (2022-23).
  • There are 5 internet connections (broadband) in our college to provide internet facility. Four of these has a connection of 100 MBPS.
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4.4 Maintenance of Campus Infrastructure (20)

4.4.1. Average percentage of expenditure incurred on maintenance of infrastructure (physical and academic support facilities) excluding salary component during the last five years(INR in Lakhs) (10)

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4.4.2. There are established systems and procedures for maintaining and utilizing physical, academic and support facilities - laboratory, library, sports complex, computers, classrooms etc. (10)

The College has various committees to maintain the infrastructure of the college Maintenance Committee, library committee, Sport committee, IT initiative and website committee that oversees the maintenance of buildings, classrooms and laboratories etc. The Maintenance committee is headed by the Office Superintendent who in turn monitors the work of the Supervisor at the next level. The Supervisor is accountable to the Office Superintendent and functions as the coordinator who efficiently organizes the workforce, maintaining duty files containing details about their individual floor - wise responsibilities, timings, leave etc. The maintenance officer conducts periodic checks to ensure the efficiency / working condition of the Infrastructure.

 

Feedback

A feedback is collected from the faculty members, students and staffs once in a semester while visiting the library. The Librarian reviews the feedback every semester and based on the feedback, Librarian takes steps to improve the library procedure in consultation with the Principal.

 

 Suggestion Register

 Complaints / suggestion register is kept along with the gate register to record the complaints and suggestions. The I/C reviews the register every semester and necessary corrective action is being taken in consultation with the Principal

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