NAAC Peer Team Visits GDC Kilhotran for Accreditation 

DODA, May 16: A three-member Peer team from National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), visited Government Degree College Kilhotran, Bhalessa on 14th and 15th May, as the College went in for its first ever accreditation.

The Peer team comprised of Dr Nirmala Babu Rao (NAAC Chairman) Professor, Department of Botany, Osmania University Hyderabad;  Dr Guruvappa Nagaraja (NAAC Member Co-ordinator) Professor, Department of Economics, Andhra University, Andhra Pradesh and Dr Sandhya Nair (NAAC Member) former Principal, R S Mundle Dhrampeth Arts and Commerce College, Kerala.

The two-day visit began with welcoming the NAAC Peer Team with Guard of Honour by NSS volunteers. On the first day of the visit, Principal GDC Kilhotran Dr Javid Iqbal Zargar post welcome delivered a powerpoint presentation about the College’s current status and its recent developments in terms of infrastructure expansion and steps being taken to implement National Education Policy 2020.

Dr Aslam Rather, IQAC Coordinator, also delivered a powerpoint presentation on the role of College IQAC for ensuring quality initiatives and its sustenance in the college for evolving, enhancing and sustaining excellence in its academic and administrative practices.

NAAC Peer team also interacted with the HoDs of all teaching departments of the College. They also met with the stakeholders of the college, i.e., Parents, Students, Alumni and Director College Development Council, University of Jammu. The team assessed the infrastructure of the College, visited various departments and laboratories and interacted with the teaching and non-teaching staff. The team also visited Principal Quarter which has recently been constructed and other projects which are under process in the college. On the first day of the visit, College anthem was also unveiled by the NAAC Peer Team followed by a graceful cultural event.

Visits to different facilities like the college library, girl’s hostel, browsing centre, NCC, NSS, sports,  continued on the second day. The visits were followed by an interaction with the IQAC members and conveners of different college committees.

The two-day visit concluded with an exit meeting in which the NAAC Peer team was formally welcomed by the College Principal Dr Javid Iqbal. The NAAC Chairperson gave valuable suggestions for further qualitative development of the institution and handed over the report to College Principal