College Profile

 

Dhanabhagiyam Krishnasamy Mudaliar College for Women (Autonomous), Vellore-1 started in the year 1972 is a pioneer institution in providing quality and need based education to womenfolk through the efforts of the eminent members of the managing trust.  Thiru.N.Krishnasamy Mudaliar, the founder of the college visioned to serve the society through development of education started the N.K.M. Trust to provide education to the rural youth folk in Vellore region.  Dr.T.Sivakumar, President and Thiru .D.Maninathan, B.E., Secretary of the college give continuous support for the overall development of the college.

 

The college is affiliated to Thiruvalluvar University, Serkadu, Vellore.  The college got autonomous status in 2006-2007.  The college was accredited on 1^st Oct 2002 and was certified with B level.  The second cycle of NAAC reaccreditation was on 29^th Jan 2009 and was certified with CGPA 2.69 (B Grade).  The college is recognized by University Grants Commission under 2(f) and 12(B) scheme in 8^th April 1986.

 

Vision

   

•  To create and promote holistic and integrated development in rural women by imparting quality higher education.
• The vision stated above is translated into action through the following Mission statements.

Mission

 

• To enable students to achieve academic excellence through efficient teaching, meticulous learning and systematic evaluation.
• To enable students through relevant programmes and practices emerge as economically independent, personally upright, morally sound, culturally refined, spiritually aware and rich, socially responsible, nationally conscious, worldly wise, willing to transform and engender meaningful social transformation.

Quality Policy

 

We, at DKM College for Women (Autonomous) shall strive to imbibe in the Stakeholder “Knowledge, Spirit of Love and Service” through consistent delivery of Quality Education, Upgradation, Commitment and Team work.

 

Milestones

 

The college has been excelling in the field of higher education for the past 43 years.

 

Establishment of the college	1972
Obtained 12B & 2f from UGC	1986
Accredited with ‘B’ grade by NAAC	2002
Re-accredited with ‘B’ grade by NAAC	2009
UGC approval for the grant of Autonomous status	2006

 

 

Course offered

 

Aided courses

• B.A. History
• B.Sc. Mathematics
• B.Sc. Chemistry
• B.Sc. Zoology
• B.Com.

Unaided courses

UG	PG	M.Phil	Ph.D
English	Bio Chemistry	Bio-Chemistry	Chemistry
Biochemistry	Bio Technology	Bio-Technology	Commerce
Micro Biology	Applied Microbiology	Chemistry	History
Nutrition, Food Service Management & Dietetics	Bio Informatics	Commerce	Mathematics
Computer Science	Food & Nutrition	Computer Science	Zoology
B.Sc. ISM	Computer Science	English	Microbiology
Bio Technology	Chemistry	Foods & Nutrition	Economics
B.C.A.	M.Com.	Mathematics
B.Com.	M.A. HRM	Management studies
B.B.A.	Maths	Microbiology
B.A. Psychology	English

Faculty Strength of the College

Aided Stream
	No. of Faculty
Sanctioned by Directorate of Collegiate Education	39
Recruited	27
Yet to Recruit	12
Self Financed Stream
	No. of Faculty
Sanctioned by Directorate of Collegiate Education	85
Recruited	85
Yet to Recruit	Nil

 

Infrastructure

Total campus area

9.23 acres

 

Our Progress

 

a) Establishment of IQAC

 

The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) was established in the year 2004 after the visit of the NAAC peer committee as a post accreditation quality sustenance measure.  It monitors various aspects of the institutional functioning.  The IQAC has been channelizing the efforts and measures of the college towards academic excellence.

 

The IQAC has organized 2 days National level Workshop on pertaining to “Quality Assurance in Autonomous Colleges through IQAC”

 

  29^th and 30^th of November 2014

 

b) Curriculum – Courses Introduced

 

To create awareness about the importance of basic sciences and psychology among the student community the management introduced new courses.

 

To enable students to take up higher education M.Phil and Ph.D programmes were also introduced.

 

New Programmes introduced in the past five years are,

UG	B.Sc. Psychology
Ph.D	Commerce, History, Maths, Zoology, Microbiology

c) Staff Profile

 

The management motivates the staff to get qualified either by registering and obtaining their doctoral degree or qualifying the NET/SET examination.

Criteria	No. of Staff
Staff with Ph.D.	18
Staff pursuing Ph.D.	12
Staff with NET/SLET	12

 

d) Library as learning resource

Category	Particulars
Carpet Area	2945 sq.ft
Books	47,659
National Journals	31
Magazines & Dailies (23+5)	28
E Books	97,000
E Journals	6,016
Academic CDs / DVDs	351

 

e) Infrastructure

Transport facilities	12 buses
Generator	2
Library	Separate block with a e – resource center
Language lab	1
Fire safety	10 (departments)
Hostel	1
Playground	1
Incinerator	1
Mini conference hall	1
Canteen	1
Conference hall	3
Rest rooms	1

 

f) Student Support Services

 

• Government Scholarship (SC/ST/BC/OBC)
• Farmers scholarship
• Railways scholarship
• Police department scholarship
• Loan scholarship
• Management scholarships
  Rank holders
  Rank produced Department
  Department produced 100% results
• Endowment Awards
  Rank holders
  Proficiency prizes
• Awards for excellence in Sports
• Constitution of Anti-Ragging Committee
• Constitution of student welfare committee
• Constitution of Grievance Redressal cell for student

g) Staff Welfare Measures

• Incentive / Awards for
• Publishing papers and books
• Increment on salary for conferment of Ph.D. degree
• Permission and O.D. permitted to attend conferences
• Fully paid Maternity leave
• Permissions for mothers of new born babies