NAAC
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| PEER
TEAM REPORT ON INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION
OF
KALAI KAVIRI COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS
Tiruchirappalli - 620 001, Tamilnadu
SECTION –
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| INTRODUCTION: |
Kalai
Kaviri College of Fine Arts was started
on 10th August, 1996, with the recognition
of the Govt. of Tamil Nadu, for teaching
Dance and Music of South Indian Classical.
Though as a college it has only 11 Years
of existence, but as an Institution, it
has 29 Years of experience in promoting
traditional art forms. Affiliated to Bharathidasan
University, Kali Kaviri is said to be the
firs and he only College offering Bachelors
and Masters Degree courses in Bharathanatyam
and in South Indian Classical Music. The
College is offering Ph.D. Programmes in
Dance and Music. The college offers Master’s
Degree (Two Years Master of Fine Arts),
Batchelor’s Degree Courses (Three
Year Batchelor of Fine Arts), Integrated
Degree Courses (Five Year Batchelor of Fine
Arts) for the 10th Standard passed students
in Bharatha Natyam (Dance) and in South
Indian Classical Music, Vocal and Instrumental
like Violin, Veena and Mridangam.
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The
College also offers Off-Campus degree programme
in Bharthanatyam (Distance mode of education
for the performing Art). Through the Off-Campus
candidates take B.F.A., M.F.A. and Diploma
Courses. Kalai Kaviri has no discrimination
of creed and community. It considers favourbly
teaching faculty and students from any religion
irrespective of their economic status. It
also extends financial support to the physically
handicapped and also provides free boarding
and lodging for talented and deserving students.
There are a number of physically challenged
students in the college who are supported
by various means of the college. The College
offers four-year and two-year Certificate
and Diploma Courses in Classical Music.
It also offers special One-year full time
Certificate courses and One-month summer
courses in Dance & Music, an average
of 800 students every year are benefited.
A Self Study Report was submitted by the
college to the NAAC, Bangalore. In response
to this request, the NAAC constituted a
Peer Team, consisting of Professor Manmohan
Dutt, former Professor, J.N.T.U. College
of Fine Arts, Hyderabad as Chairperson &
Co-ordinator, Dr. Hanumanna Nayak Dorai,
Professor and Head, Dept. of Music and Dance,
Kannada University, Hampi, Vidyanaranya,
Karnataka and Shri Ajit Kumar Dubey, Principal,
College of Fine Arts, Bangalore, Karnatka
as members.
The Peer Team carefully read and analysed
the Self Study Report submitted by the
Institution. The team visited the College
for two days from 28-29, March, 2007.
During Institutional visit, the Team extensively
interacted with the Principal, Members
of the Managing Committee, alumni, parents,
teachers, students and employees. During
this visit, the Team went through all
the relevant documents, visited the Departments,
infrastructure and the support facilities.
It also interacted with the various constituents
of the Institution. The academic, co-curricular,
extra curricular and extension facilities
of the Institution were visited. The Peer
Team also interacted at length with governing
body, Head of the Institution, faculty,
Non-Teaching Staff, students, parents
and alumni of the institution. Based on
the above exercise, and keeping in mind
the criteria identified by the NAAC, the
Peer Team appreciates the quality of teaching,
research and other allied activities in
terms of the seven criteria identified
by the NAAC. The assessment of the institution
under these criteria, the commendable
features of the institution as well as
the areas for improvement related to the
criteria are presented in the sections
below:
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SECTION
– II
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| CRITERION-I
: CURRICULAR ASPECT |
The
Goals and Objectives of the Institution
is very clear. The College strictly follows
the regulations of the University regarding
syllabus and other matters pertaining to
the curriculum. The Board of Studies of
the University decides the syllabus; in
case the staff members find the syllabus
nor relevant to the courses, recommendations
are made to the Board Studies of the University
for remedy. The teaching faculty time to
time takes the feedback from the students
regarding the difficulties faced by them
in issues like quality of the question papers,
ambiguous and irrelevant topics in the syllabus
and issues concerning the practicals. The
College recommends the university to update
the syllabus time to time in consultation
with the experts of the field. It also gets
the feedbacks from various stakeholders,
such as parents, outgoing students and alumni,
leading experts in the field, university
experts, teachers and academic persons or
potential performing agencies for introducing
new courses or programmes.
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| CRITERION-II:
TEACHING, LEARNING AND EVALUATION: |
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The
College admits around 250 students every
year for different courses. In the present
academic year, there are 218 students in
Dance subject (16 boys and 103 girls), 99
students in music (32 boys and 67 girls).
The students mainly come from socially and
economically backward communities hailing
from rural base, among them some are physically
handicapped and some are visually impaired.
In the academic year of 2002-2003 students
strength was 245, out of which 75.92% are
from socially backward communities. In the
academic year 2003-2004, the students admitted
242, out of which 75.21% belongs to socially
backward communities. In the academic year
2004-2005 students strength was 251, out
of which 75.3% are from socially backward
communities. In the academic year 2005-2006,
the students’ strength was 238 out
of which 76.8% belongs to socially backward
communities.
Even though preferences are given to these
sections, strength in each class has not
reached the level stipulated by the university.
This is the case with most of the Fine Arts
Institutions in India is facing.
The College is availing the Govt. scholarships
and loans for the SC/ST, BC and MBC students.
Concessions for the deserving students are
given from the interest accrued from the
Corpus Fund established by the management.
Every students gets individual attention
from Teachers. Thus the Teacher-student
relationship is enriched. Teachers receive
good support and encouragement and are given
all the modern teaching aids. This has resulted
in Nil dropouts.
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| CRITERION-III:
RESEARCH, CONSULTANCY AND EXTENSION: |
Even
though it’s a Fine Arts Institution
there are three Faculty with M.Phil. and
one Ph.D. holders, nine Staff members are
doing research oriented dissertations. The
College executed a major research project
on the life of Christ with a folk song style
in Audio Series. Folk songs of the different
states are recorded in Tracks, so that these
tracks can be used in different languages.
The Principal of the College
is a member of the Board of Studies for
Music and Dance of the Bharathidasan University,
Member, Board of Examiners of Mother Theresa
Women’s University, Madras and Tamil
University, Tanjore. The College provides
Off-Campus Degree programme in Bharathanatyam
in collaboration with the Business Development
Cell of Bharathidasan University.
The College also propagates
the Indian Heritage through the performances
of the Dance Troupes to reach the people
of different religions, communities, languages
and Territories. The modern infrastructure
and the facilities are used for outside
agencies and the public which helps to generate
revenue for the Institution.
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| CRITERION-IV:
INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEARNING RESOURCES: |
The
College is situated in the heart of the
city with a campus the measures 1.82 acres
apart from 7.5 Acres of land at Cholan Nagar
(about 3 K.M. away). The total plinth area
of these Buildings measure 2731.73 Sq. mtrs.
There are 32 Class Rooms for Dance and Music.
Well furnished rooms are provided for the
library, Open Air-stage Studio, Auditorium,
and separate Hostels for Girls & Boys.
The infrastructure and other support facilities
are found to be adequate.
The College is having
sufficient number of musical instruments
for the students. The College owns a Bus,
a Jeep and a Car for transport requirements.
Water and Power Supply are well established.
There are sufficient number of Books and
journals on Dance and Music, apart from
the computers with Internet facility. Audio
Cassettes and CD’s CD Players and
available for students for academic use
and practice. The College troupes are working
in spreading the peace messages since 1978.
These Troupes performed in 13 International
Tours apart from different states of India.
Workshops on Dance and Music are conducted
by the staff, students and the Alumnae.
The college released 2
Audio CD’s, one Video CD from their
Digital Recording Studio. The College is
also having a Digital Video recording and
Editing facility. These Studies are used
some times by AIR, STAR TV, SUN TV and RAJ
TV Networks, and also by cultural and religious
organizations in the State. The Study material
for BFA, MFA, Diploma and Off-campus Degree
Programmes and generated by these Studios.
Apart from these Audio-Visual Aids the College
is having computers with Internet facilities,
for research and other allied academic activities.
The college maintains
a hygienic and green environment with a
water fall and separate prayer hall and
with entire building structures with beautiful
South Indian Architecture. Students adopt
villages and do community work. Meritorious
students even by way of teaching the part-timers
in the afternoon.
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| CRITERION-V:
STUDENT SUPPORT AND PROGRESSION: |
The
College admits students as per the University
rules. The admissions are made based on
their educational background and proper
recognition from different States of India
and other countries. There are 218 students
at present learning Dance and Music in BFA
and MFA Degree programmes from various parts
of the country and Sri Lanka. The SC/ST
students are girls. The college also provides
opportunities for the women folk coming
from the rural areas and backward classes.
The graduated girl students from the college
are placed in schools and colleges to teach
the classical arts, some are running their
own schools in Tamilnadu and in other states
apart from teaching abroad.
The college conducts regular
class tests to evaluate the progress of
the students. The teachers give them the
individual attention. It is mandatory to
practice music and dance early morning as
per the regulations. Classes in English
and Personality Development apart from Computer
Classes and Methodology classes are conducted
for all the students. Efficient students
are given opportunity to conduct Part-time
evening courses under the Earning-by-learning
scheme. The College also conducts workshops
and lecture demonstrations by inviting experts
from the field. The talented students are
encouraged to be in the dance troupes to
perform allover the country and abroad.
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| CRITERION-VI:
ORGANISATION & MANAGEMENT: |
The
college belongs to the KALAI KAVIRI Arts
and Communication Centre, registered under
Tamilnadu Registration Act. It is also registered
under Ministry of Home Affairs, its Foreign
Contribution Regulation Act, the society
functions with a Governing Body of 11 members
and a General Body of 20 members. The institution
is headed by the Director-cum-Secretary
and the Principal. There are 23 Teaching
staff (7 Govt. aided and 16 under the management)
and 23 non-teaching staff (6 Govt. aided
and 17 under the management) working in
the college.
The college is having
qualified PG Degree holders and M.Phil.
degree holders, some of them have registered
for Ph.D. The faculty members present research
papers, both in national and international
seminars. Some of the senior staff members
studied under Gurukula system and have qualified
with diplomas, as they are not in a position
to fulfill the university requirements.
However they are permitted to continue in
their services till their retirements.
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| CRITERION-VII:
HEALTHY PRACTICES: |
The
College takes care of enhancing the standard
of administration, the curriculum, teaching
and extension activities, extra curricular
activities and self improvement of the students
through different programmes.
Spoken English classes
are conducted for the students. NSS involves
students in promoting the public welfare,
etc. NCC cadets are involved in National
building and in maintaining discipline.
The students are also involved in YRC, RRC
and Rotary Units. The students are encouraged
to take part in various competitions. They
are also encouraged to choreograph various
institutional functions. They also organize,
conduct and record programmes, Meetings,
etc. The College also encourages students
to write articles for magazine. Every year
the College gives away awards and prizes
for the best students in behaviour, for
leadership qualities and for the students
who gets the 100% attendance, apart from
teaching ethics and moral values periodically.
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| SECTION
– III OVERALL ANALYSIS: |
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The Peer Team after going
through the self study report and its physical
visit to all the Departments of the College,
its infrastructural facilities and support
systems and having interaction with teaching
faculty, administrative staff, alumni, parents,
students, college council and principal,
is impressed with the quality and standard
of the on going activities of the performing
Arts of the Kalai Kaviri College of Fine
Arts. The College has been successful to
a very large extent in exploring the effective
and artistic knowledge and Natural Talents
from Rural area, especially encouraging
the talent of socially, and economically
backward communities of Tamil Nadu and other
parts of the Country. The College succeeded
in it mission by imparting Fine Arts Education
in Tamil Nadu and beyond the borders of
India. The traditions, values and the art
has been radiated across the world. The
students, parents and alumni have high regard
for the college administration, the Academic
staff in general and the Principal in particular
for such leadership.
The Kalai Kaviri is unique
in blending tradition, values and art with
technology. Its Performance has got international
recognition and acclaim.
The Peer Team would like
to commend the Institution for the below
given aspects. |
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Encouragement and financial
support extended by the Managing Committee,
well wishes, the Government and N.R.I. support
for awarding Free Education and scholarships
for the needy and meritorious students.
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| 2. |
The dedication and commitment
of the Teaching staff in producing the successful
performance by the students in Dance and
Music.
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| 3. |
Effective leadership
and good Teacher/Taught relationship resulting
in efficient team work like in Gurukula
Education system.
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| 4. |
There
is a very good appreciation and respect for
the Institution and its leadership among the
parents, public and alumni.
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| 5. |
National and International
awards and Acclaims have been got for teachers
and students in the field of performing
Arts.
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| 6. |
Adequate academic and
administrative infrastructure is available
in the culturally elevated areas of urban
Tamil Nadu.
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P. O. Box No. 1075, Nagarbhavi,
Bangalore -560072
Karnataka
India
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