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6.3: Faculty Empowerment Strategies

6.3.1: The institution has effective welfare measures for teaching and non-teaching staff

        S.G.S.Arts College is an Aided Institution managed byTirumalaTirupatiDevasthanams(TTD). The management extends all the welfare measures of the UGC and the Government of Andhra Pradesh to all the teaching and non-teaching staff of the college. Apart from this the management is kind enough to grant certain other welfare schemes to its employees. The following are the welfare measures provided for teaching and non-teaching staff members.

Health Care:

• The management boosts the staff members to participate in Yoga and Sports. Sports competitions are arranged for staff members to make them to actively participate in physical activity by giving prizes to the winners.
• Staff can avail medicinal expenses reimbursement for self and family.
• Faculty members and their family members can avail free medical treatment in the Central Hospital run by the management. In case of severe and emergency cases the staff can avail the facility in SVIMS.

Employee Benefits:

• Faculty members receive all leave benefits including casual leaves, earned leaves and – Optional Holiday (OH) leaves.
• Woman employees can avail themselves of Maternity leave during pregnancy and also Child Care Leave.
• All pension schemes including General Provident Fund, Contributory Pension Scheme, Gratuity Pension Scheme is being offered to eligible staff members both Teaching and Non-teaching.
• Faculty members can avail themselves of cashing of earned leaves.
• State Scale Faculty both teaching and non-teaching get pay revision once in 5 years and UGC scale teaching staff get PRC once in 10 years.
• The entire faculty get Dearness Allowance(DA) twice a year.
• State Scale faculty both teaching and non-teaching get House Rent Allowance(HRA) of 20% on their Basic Pay, UGC scale teaching staff get HRA of 10% on their basic pay.
• Teaching faculty drawing UGC scale get benefitted by Career Advancement Scheme(CAS) and State Scale Staff both teaching and non-teaching are benefitted by Automatic Advancement Scheme,
• Faculty members can avail themselves periodical increments once a year.
• General Insurance Scheme is applicable to the faculty.
• The management provides residential facilities for teaching and non-teaching staff.
• Monitory support is provided to employees at an interest lower than that of market rate for house construction. They can repay the loan at easy instalments.
• The management allot plots to the teaching and non-teaching staff for house construction at lower value than the market value.
• The management provide tuition fee reimbursement facility to employees children.
• In case a teaching or non-teaching staff member expires in service his/her spouse or one child can avail compensatory appointment facility.
• The management provides certain other monitory benefits like Pilgrim Compensation Allowance(PCA). BramhotsavamBahumanam to both teaching and non-teaching faculty.
• Additional increment for teaching staff for completion of Ph.D.
• Support for career advancement is provided in the form of Faculty Development Programmes.

The management honours and salutes the services of the retiring staff members by facilitating them through arranging an honouring event. Thus the management generates a happy, healthy and pleasant work atmosphere for each faculty member.

 

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6.3.2: Average percentage of teachers provided with financial support to attend conferences / workshops and towards membership fee of professional bodies during the last five years.

Response:

6.3.2.1: Number of teachers provided with financial support to attend conferences/workshops and towards membership fee of professional bodies year wise during the last five years

2020-21	2019-20	2018-19	2017-18	2016-17
Nil	01	Nil	Nil	Nil

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Number of full time teachers year-wise during the last five years
Total academic year considered: 5

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6.3.4: Average percentage of teachers undergoing online/ face-to-face  Faculty Development Programmes (FDP)during the last five years (Professional Development Programmes, Orientation / Induction Programmes, Refresher Course, Short Term Course ).

Response:

6.3.4.1: Total number of teachers attending professional development Programmes viz., Orientation / Induction Programme, Refresher Course, Short Term Course year-wise during the last five years

2020-21	2019-20	2018-19	2017-18	2016-17
60	04	08	11	09

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Number of full time teachers year-wise during the last five years
Total academic year considered: 5

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6.3.5: Institutions Performance Appraisal System for teaching and non-teaching staff

              The Institution conducts a performance appraisal of Teaching and Non–Teaching staff regularly which enhances teaching quality and performance. Assessment of teaching learning process and student satisfaction are carried out by collecting feedback from the students. Student’s feedback forms are provided to the students at the end of each academic year. The feedback form is designed so as to find teachers expertise, commitment and enthusiasm   over a subject being in thought, effectiveness of engaging classes and professional interaction with the students within and beyond the classroom. Anonymity of students is suggested is order to ensure fair and transparent evaluation. The filled in forms thus collected are analyzed, by the IQAC of the college, based on which the principal provides counsel to the faculty members confidentially if necessary.

            The Institution has another Performance Based Self-Appraisal system (PBSA). Professional development, research contributions and involvement in co-curricular activities are self-assessed by each teacher at the end of every academic year in the prescribed PBSA format by UGC. The filled in form is verified and assessed by the HOD of the concern department and it is forwarded to the Principal. The Self - Assessed forms submitted are critically assessed and the Principal provides suggestions to improve the performance of teachers and the entire department. More importantly future promotions of teachers are based on this Self - Assessment report. 

              The Head of the administrative section of the college reports the efficiency, economy and time bound completion of tasks by non-teaching staff to the Principal. Principal looks into these report and check whether the rules and regulations have been followed while performing their tasks. The performance of each section of administration is subjected to auditing. Confidential reports are submitted by the superintendent and the principal to the higher authorities at times of promotion of non-teaching staff. All the above feedback is discussed by the staff council for improving the efficiency of both teaching and non-teaching staff.

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