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SPIPS - ABOUT SPIPS - Strategic Imperative - Annual Report
ST. PAUL INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES, INDORE
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2020-21
Dr. Sr. Alice Thomas, Principal
My Heartfelt Greetings to
Our Beloved Chairman, His Supremacy, Most Rev. Dr. Chacko Thottumarickal, Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Indore,
Respected Director of our College, Rev. Fr. Simon Raj,
Members of the Faculty and Staff, my dear Students, parents and well wishers
Amid the blessings of God Almighty, I am delighted to put forth the Annual Report of Academic year 2020-21.
I - Curricular Aspects
A special online programme marked the welcome of 622 new admissions. The academic year 2020-21 for the second and final year commenced with online classes from 3rd July 2020 while that of first year from 3rd October & offline classes from 10th & 20th January 2021 respectively.
Five online sessions on career-oriented topics, two training sessions, three skills development courses, two mock interviews and an online placement drive, two workshops on resume building, session on effective usage of linkedin, session on career guidance post graduation, session on job opportunities in government sector were conducted.
II- Teaching, Learning and Evaluation
The college duly conducted all the internal exams and assignment viva on online platform that witnessed the high attendance of students. Monthly quizzes and Project Report preparation by all the students is been introduced this year. I am delighted to share that the Result of the last Academic Year was very satisfactory with the majority of the students securing First Division.
B.Com. (CA)
B.Com. (Tax)
B.Com. (Plain)
B.Com. (FT)
B.Com. (Hons)
III- Research, Consultancy and Extension Activities
The Principal, Dr. Sr. Alice Thomas was conferred with Best Educationist Award, Inspiring Women Award and Prabhat Prestigious Award. She is also the honorable member of Research Foundation of India.
Dr. Sarita Rana is now President, Noida Research Foundation of India.
Dr. Ravi Vyas was conferred International Award for Teaching in Higher Education. Prof. Mahesh Joshi and Prof. Shilpa Dhoble were awarded doctorate degree.
Five Faculty Development, three Student Development Programmes, a fifteen days online yoga classes and two International conferences were conducted in collaboration with Research Foundation of India.
As a part of collaboration with St. Aloysius College Jabalpur, our students and faculty members participated in the virtual exchange programme.
As a part of IQAC initiative Five days NAAC Orientation session and Invited talk on 'Protection against Third Wave of Covid-19' were held. The college is now successfully registered on NAAC portal.
The Principal, members of faculty and students fervently participated in national and international conferences and produced 87 research papers.
The college is now active on social media with Facebook and Instagram page been launched.
IV- Infrastructure and Learning Resources
The Management of our college deserves admiration for providing world class infrastructure to our students.The college campus is now Wi-Fi zone. A vermin compost pit too has been set up. The campus beautification too was taken up.
V- Student Support and Progression
Online election of house-wise office bearers was done and the investiture ceremony was held on Patron's day. Online competitions for Class XII school students, online Inter-house singing, arts, literary and cultural competitions were conducted. In January 2021, offline cultural competitions were held.
Monthly –e-newsletter, newsletters and Annual Magazine were duly released.
Special Class-wise group counseling sessions were conducted meticulously by the two psychology counselors of the college.
This year all the days of national and international importance, Feast days of Director and Principal, teacher's day and festivals were enthusiastically celebrated on online platform.
The Women and Child Protection Committee, Counseling and Tutorial Committee, Christian Students' Association, Students' Welfare Committee, Gender Champion's Club, Display Board Committee, Research and Journal Committee, Photography and PowerPoint committee, Library Committee, Music Committee, Morning Assembly Committee, and Language Lab Committee organized versatile events for chiseling the skills of the students.
VI- Governance, Leadership and Management
The Management of the College is headed by our loving Chairman, Most Rev. Dr. Chacko Thottumarickal, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Indore.
From the bottom of the heart, the SPIPS family extends a profound gratitude to the Management, Governing Body, Managing Committee, Finance Committee and Director of our College for their care and concern.
Monthly Evaluation and Planning meetings, Head of the Department meetings, Departmental Meetings, Faculty Enriching Faculty (FEF) programmes and Intra-Departmental FEF were duly conducted.
Online monitoring of each faculty and students was conducted through a specially devised system of Sports Officer entering everyday in the online classes.
A resource planning software, e-care has been introduced this year under the pivotal leadership of the Director, as a step towards automation and for easy access of information by the users.
One online meeting of Parents Professors Association witnessing 604 parents and two offline executive committee meetings were systematically held.
VII- Institutional Distinctiveness and Best Practices
The Director and Principal conducted regular online meetings with the members of Students' Representative Body.
During lockdown all the departments conducted awareness talk for girls, sessions by Alumni and webinars with personalities of international fame, Mr. Kurian Joseph, the former Judge, Supreme Court, Ms. Anju Bobby George, Athletic and Mr. Sangamwerswaran Iyer, Cyber Security Expert, USA as resource person.
VIII – NSS and NCC Activities
NSS Committee organized numerous activities including webinars, walkathon, pandemic awareness through social media, plantation, self-initiated Project Work related to pandemic and observance of world health day, world environment day, blood donor day, seven days yoga classes in collaboration with department of physical education and many more.
The NCC committee fervently conducted regular drills, invited talks, social commitment programmes, competitions, trekking, two group counseling sessions, participation of students in CATC camp along with the NCC Officer, mask distribution activity by cadets in their respective areas, participation of cadets in NCC 'C' Certificate examination, awareness program was based on PM's vaccination campaign as 'Tika Utsav' and Poster making competition and a short video making on corona awareness.
VIIII– Departmental Activities
The Department of Commerce conducted:
Three group activities, two invited talks, seven webinars
Motivational Video, storytelling and movie review Competition, Commerce Quiz
Workshop on e- filing of Passport
Workshop on e- filing of Driving License
International Webinar
Two Workshops on Shipping and four days student development programme
Workshop on Investment in Share market as a part of student initiative
Commerce Based Poster Making competition
Alumni Meet
Two hundred and ninety six Class wise personality development activities
The Department of Computer Science organized:
Five Webinars, five guest talks, two quizzes
Photo Click, Poem Recitation, technical quiz, inter-class role play competition
Three Workshops, debate and essay writing competition
Alumni sharing, Experience sharing from front line corona warriors, Mock viva
Brain storming activity and a session on online exam tips
Forty seven Class wise personality development activities
The Department of Humanities arranged:
Four Webinars, four sessions and three workshops on language improvement
Memoir, poetry recitation, treasure hunt and quiz competition, Alumni Meet
Current Affair and Corona
Two Group discussion activities
Story sharing activity
Two sessions by Alumni
Remedial classes
Seventy Class wise personality development activities
The Department of Management conducted:
Six Webinars, eleven group activities
Media marketing competition
Guest talk by alumni
Interactive session on BBA corona warriors
Five Social commitment programmes and sixty three class wise personality development activities
The Department of Science organized:
Eight Science Club activities, one Expert talk, one seminar and three Webinars
Two online quiz and poster competition
Session on open book exam tips
Two sessions by Alumni, Entertainment and fun activity
Twenty eight Class wise personality development activities
The Department of Physical education organized:
Three Webinars, two guest talks, two online yoga classes of 15 and 7 days each
E-quiz on Awareness of Sports,
Inter-house oral Quiz
Debate competition
Inter-House Sports Competitions
Two Inter-departmental sports quiz
Two 'One minute fitness challenge' competitions
At the end, I sincerely acknowledge the incessant co-operation of faculty and staff members.
Heartfelt thanks to dear parents for their whole-hearted support and co-operation.
Special thanks to team of faculty for helping in preparation of this Annual Report.
May the Lord continue to shower His grace upon our College in the years to come!
Thank you and May God bless you all.
Dr. Sr. Alice Thomas
Presented on the Annual Day Celebration, 22nd February 2020
by Dr. Sr. Alice Thomas, Principal
Beloved Presiding Guest, our Chairman, His Supremacy, Most Rev. Dr. Chacko Thottumarickal, Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Indore
Esteemed Chief Guest, Dr. Renu Jain, Honorable Vice Chancellor, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidhalaya, Indore
Respected Director of our College, Rev. Fr. Simon Raj
Rev. Fathers, Rev. Sisters, Parents, Guardians, PPA Executive Members, Well-wishers, Members of the Faculty and Staff and my dear Students,
Amid the blessings of God Almighty, I am delighted to present the Annual Report of Academic year 2019-20.
A special programme marked the welcome of 631 new admissions and the college proudly celebrated its tenth Foundation cum Freshers Talent Show Day on 26th July.
Four sessions on contemporary topics, Ten Skills Development courses and Industrial Visits for first year students and Industrial exposure for Second year students was organized.
II - Teaching, Learning and Evaluation
All the internal Exams were duly conducted and I am delighted to share that the Result of the last Academic Year was very satisfactory with the majority of the students securing First Division.
III - Research, Consultancy and Extension Activities
The Principal, Dr. Sr. Alice Thomas was conferred 'Best Educationist Award'. Dr. Vishal Mehta, Dr. Goldie Zaki, Dr. Sarita Rana, Prof. Gourav Rawal and Prof. Manoj Dathan were conferred International Award for Excellence in diverse field of Education. Prof. Vivek Kaushik and Prof. Aarti Patel was conferred her Ph.D Degree. Lt. Dr. Avinash Yadav was selected as the Best NCC Officer of Indore Region.
Our college hosted National Conference of Research Foundation of India (RFI) on Research Paper Writing. Dr. Sarita Rana and Dr. Goldie Zaki are the members of Central Board of RFI.
The Principal, members of faculty and students fervently participated in 107 national and international conferences and seminars and produced 91 research papers.
To mark the decennial year of inception, our college donated 75 sewing machines to the needy women on the occasion of the St. Paul Day.
IV - Infrastructure and Learning Resources
The Management of our college deserves admiration for providing world class infrastructure to our students. Interactive boards were added to infrastructure this year.
V - Student Support and Progression
Counselling and tutorial system of the college ensures the growth of each student.
Election of house-wise office bearers was done and subsequently, Inter-house singing, arts, literary, cultural competitions, inter-class and an Inter-college Folk dance competition were conducted.
Special programmes on the days of significance and numerous others activities were devotedly executed by
Women and Child Protection Committee
Christian Students' Association
Students' Welfare Committee
Gender Champion's Club
Display Board Committee
Research and Journal Committee
Music Committee
Morning Assemble Committee
Language Lab Committee
Sixty-five students brought laurels by winning inter-collegiate and university level arts, literary and sports competitions.
VI - Governance, Leadership and Management
Monthly Evaluation and Planning meetings, Departmental Meetings, Faculty Enriching Faculty (FEF) programmes and Intra-Departmental FEF were duly conducted. Close monitoring of each faculty and students was conducted.
Faculty Development Programme was conducted by Dr. Thomas C. Matthew, Former Vice Chancellor, Christ University, Bangalore.
All the meetings of Parents Professors Association witnessed enthusiastic response from the parents.
The Alumni Meet was organized for all the pass out batches.
VII - Institutional Distinctiveness and Best Practices
The Director and Principal conducted special class-wise meetings and periodic Open House.
The Christmas Celebration of Extended SPIPS Family with our Chief Guest and Presiding Guest as special invitees was a joyous occasion for the college.
VIII - NSS and NCC Activities
NSS Committee organized a variety of social welfare activities including Annual NSS camp at Dudhiya village. Numerous activities too were conducted in Bicholi Kakad and Ralamandal villages that are adopted by the college.
The NCC committee pivotally conducted regular NCC drills, firing practice, parades, invited talks, social commitment programmes etc.
IX - Departmental Activities
Inauguration of Commerce Club
Guest Lecture on Recent trends in Economics, Scope of Foreign Trade, Industry readiness, E-Commerce, Politics in Education, Employment opportunities, Present banking scenario
SPIPS Fiesta 2020
Inter-stream Skit competition
Inter-collegiate debate competition
Thirty-five Activities of Honors, Computer Application, Tax, Foreign Trade and Plain Group on topics pertaining to society and commerce
Presentation on Budget 2019-20 and 2020-21
Participation of Faculty and students & presenting paper in International Conference
Hundred Social commitment programmes
Two hundred personality development activities
Inauguration of IT Club
Guest lectures on Basics of Communication, Social Media Security, opportunities in IT sector, Uses of Cloud computing, Application of AI Robotics, Computer hardware,
Fire Safety Workshop
Session on live television/webchat
Visit of students to Police headquarter, Indore of Computer Security day
National Seminar
Eighteen Social commitment programmes
Thirty personality development activities
Celebration of Hindi Diwas
Storytelling, Inter-house Nukkad Natak and Hindi writing competition
Guest Lecture on stress management, Career counseling
Two sessions of Mock Parliament
Creation of young thinker's forum
Quiz competition
Inter-house face painting, nail art competition and stand-up comedy
Twenty-two Social commitment programmes
Forty personality development activities
Six Intra departmental Faculty enriching faculty programmes
Inauguration of Management Club
Guest lecture on Scope of management, New Dimensions in Entrepreneurship, how to start Successful Business, Digital Marketing
Ad mad show
Management Fest
Management Talent Sea Arch Exam
Four Group Activities
Twenty-seven Social commitment programmes
Intra departmental Faculty enriching faculty programmes
Presentation on Waste Management, Scientist and their inventions, Chadrayan 2 and Patent Intellectual property rights
Participation of students in mathematics competition at IIT, Indore and national science day programme at UGC-DAE, CSR
National symposium with Missile Women of India, Dr. Tessy Thomas as Resource person
Six Intra departmental faculty enriching faculty programme
Guest Lecture on career guidance in the field of science, A Microscopic world in your hand
Special session with Dr. Ravi Kumar Verma, Scientist Engineer, ISRO, Ahemdabad
Poster & Model competition cum exhibition
Twenty-one Social commitment programmes
Annual Athletics Meet
One month Yoga Certificate course
Inter-house Indoor games competition
Hosted Divisional level badminton and District Level Table Tennis Tournament
Two days National Conference
Participation of students in twenty-three different indoor and outdoor games competition at intercollegiate, university, divisional, district and state level
The Career, Skills and Placement Committee organized:
Sessions on Training and Placement Opportunity, Career in banking, career guidance and placement opportunities in Financial sector
Industrial Visit of all the First year students to seven different
Industrial exposure cum Study tour to Goa for Second year students
Skills Development courses namely, Digital Marketing, Advance Excel MPPSC, Bank PO, French Language, Tally, Yoga, HTML & Database and Beauty & wellness.
The Women and Child Protection Committee self-defense workshop, quarterly traffic awareness rally, workshops on health & hygiene and social media
The Christian Students' Association conducted Annual Meet, Bible Quiz, Hindi typing certificate course, daily prayer in chapel, mentor interaction programme, literacy programme slum area, guest lecture on overcoming challenges in life of youth, Good Friday and Easter celebration, social outreach
Gender Champion's Club organized Guest lectures on De-Addiction, parenting, importance of gender champions club, transgender: A concern, presentations on social issues, Nukkad Natak and Debate competitions
Beautiful and meaningful display boards were prepared class-wise.
The Language Lab Committee conducted regular and innovative bi-monthly activities to enhance the literary skills of the
NSS Committee organized:
NSS orientation programme
Annual NSS camp
Health Checkup camp
Survey on Open Deification Free Society
Participation of students in new Dimensions in higher education
Paper Bag workshop
Eco-friendly Ganesh workshop
Visit to old age home
Cleanliness drives in slum area
Walkathon on aids awareness
Sadbhavana Diwas
Celebration of national integration day, National youth day and Yoga day
The NCC committee organized
Parade on Independence and Republic Day
NCC Day and International Yoga Day
Seven social commitment programmes
One-month yoga certificate training
Nature conservation drawing competition
Three social awareness rallies
Firing practice for cadets at police training school
Invited talk on career in defence
All the days of national and international importance, Feast days of Director and Principal and festivals were enthusiastically
Special thanks to team of faculty members and students for helping in preparation of this Annual Report.
May the Lord continue to shower His grace upon our College in the years to come! Thank you and May God bless you all.
PAUL INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES, INDORE
Presented on the Annual Day Celebration, 23rd February 2019
Beloved Presiding Guest, our loving Chairman, His Supremacy, Most Rev. Dr. Chacko Thottumarickal, Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Indore
Esteemed Chief Guest, Justice Mr. Joseph Kurian, Former Judge, Honorable Supreme Court of India
Amid the blessings of God Almighty, I am delighted to present the array of activities conducted in our college during the Academic year 2018-19.
While 417 students of the Batch 2015-18 were given an emotional farewell, 596 students took admissions and a Welcome cum orientation programme was conducted for them.
The college proudly celebrated its Ninth Foundation cum Freshers Talent Show Day on 26th July.
Sessions on Career awareness & opportunities in financial market, Magic of communication, Resume building & interview preparation skills and Mind mapping & aptitude building, Industrial exposure cum study tour to Delhi-Agra, Skills Development courses in Beauty & wellness, Advance Excel and Digital Marketing were conducted.
Our student, Ms. Bhavana Mirchandani secured I position in the Devi Ahilya University for B.C.A. Course.
Our student, Ms. Tanisha Dalal cleared the National Eligibility Test, December 2018.
Result of the Batch 2015-18 is as follows:
Total number of students
Pass percentage
B. Sc
M.Com.
SPIPS family congratulates Prof. Suvarna Lapalikar, Prof. Arvind Jain, Prof. Mili Singh and Prof. Tabinandan Joshi for being conferred doctorate degree. Consequently, out of 40 faculty members, 21 of our Faculty Members are crowned with a Doctorate Degree, 5 are NET qualified and 2 are SET qualified.
The Principal Dr. Sr. Alice Thomas, possessing a flair for research, participated in national and international conferences and Seminars as Resource Person. She along with faculty members participated in a workshop on Revised Criteria of NAAC.
Our Faculty Members presented and published 11 national level and 12 international level research papers and attended 13 workshops and seminars.
Dr. Arvind Jain and Dr. Avinash Yadav authored two books each.
With the pious motive of social service, our Management, Principal and Staff donated 18 sewing machines to the needy on the occasion of the St. Paul Day. The Director, Principal Faculty members and students visited numerous orphanages, old age homes, blind, deaf and dumb associations and conducted charity.
On the occasion of World Sight Day, the students formed a human eye and the same was widely covered by mass media.
The NSS Units of our college organized:
Swatchta Pakhwada
Awareness programme at Indore Collectorate
Participation in 'Mera Tiranga Mera Abhimaan'
Participation in Vote Indore vote marathon
Army Day
The NCC and NSS jointly organized programmes on World AIDS Day, World differently abled day, National Youth Day and Voting Awareness Rallies.
The infrastructure of is an outstanding feature of our college and the Management of our college deserves enormous acknowledgement for ensuring that the highest standard of facilities are provided to the students.
Regular Counselling Sessions, Student Redressal Cell, Suggestion Box and Open House are some of the special privileges for our students
Election of house-wise office bearers was meticulously done and subsequently, Inter- house solo singing, arts, literary and cultural competitions were duly conducted.
SPIPS for the first time organized an Inter-college Folk dance competition, in which our college was the winner.
Special programmes on the days of significance, Smart Girl Workshops, Essay writing competitions, Inter-house Antakshari Competition and numerous others many more were devotedly executed.
The College published the Annual Magazine and three Newsletters during the year which to showcase the creative talents of our students.
Our students, Mr. Shivansh Malviya and Mr. Arpit Malviya won Bronze Trophy in 24 FPS International Animation Award, Mumbai.
Our students, Ms. Danisha Pal secured First position in DAVV Youth Festival State level Elocution Competition.
Five students brought laurels by winning inter-collegiate arts and literary competitions.
Six of our students were selected as the members of the University Teams for various sports category.
Mr. Ashutosh Sharma was selected as the 'Best Sportsman of the Year' and Ms. Doreen Disouza as the 'Best Sportswoman of the Year'.
Mr. Aman Kaushal was selected 'Best in Fine Arts'.
The Management of the College is headed by our loving Chairman, His Excellency, Most Rev. Dr. Chacko Thottumarickal, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Indore.
The Director Rev. Fr. Simon Raj, is committedly spearheading the College with immense potential and leadership qualities,
From the bottom of the heart, the SPIPS family extends a profound gratitude to the Management, Governing Body, Managing Committee and Finance Committee of our College for their care and concern.
To enhance the quality of educators, motivating and inspiring Faculty Development Programmes by Mr. Leonard Jude Brown and Dr. Fr. Stephen Jayard, were organized. Faculty enriching faculty programmes were conducted by Department of Commerce, Management, Humanities, Computer Science and Science.
A one day picnic was heartily enjoyed by Director, Principal, Faculty and Staff.
In order to strengthen the coordination with the parents, the Parents Professors Meetings and the Executive Committee Meetings of the Parents Professors Association were held periodically.
The Director and Principal were instrumental in conducting special class wise meetings with the students and also graced the classroom presentations on topics pertaining to life skills.
The Christian Students' Association organized range of activities during the year.
To share the festivity of Christmas with the families of the faculty and staff and PPA Executive Committee members, joyous Christmas Celebration of Extended SPIPS Family was organized.
VIII - Departmental Activities
During the year, under the flagship of the Commerce club, the Department of Commerce conducted:
Invited talk on importance of communication
SPIPS Fiesta
Guest talk on 'Study in Abroad' by Resource Persons from Germany
Presentations on E-way bills, Positive attitude and Thinking, Art of Communication
Story telling competition
Sessions on building accounting concept with GST, Inflation and E-banking procedures
Case study analysis of Mumbai Dabbawala and Farmer's Distress in India
Session on Importance of verbal ability for commerce students
Seminar on E-application of passport
Participation of Faculty and Com. students & presenting paper in International Conference
Voting awareness rally
Twenty one Social commitment programmes
15 Personality Development Classes
Five Industrial Visits
The Department of Computer Science was instrumental in organizing:
Guest lectures on Impact of IT in daily life
Guest Talk on Cloud Computing
Invited Talk on Present, past and future of machine learning
Industrial visit to AICTSL and Indore Airport
Workshop on cyber crime awareness
Poster competition cum exhibition
IT Quiz in association with Jaipuria Institute of Management
Three Social commitment programmes
Four Personality Development Classes
The Department of Humanities meticulously arranged:
English magic classes by Dr. Fr. Jolly John
Invited talk on Career opportunities in administration
Inter-department quiz
Inter-college quiz competition
Participation of Faculty and BA students & presenting paper in two International Conferences
Inter-house treasure hunt competition
Five Social commitment programmes
The Department of Management with immense dedication organized:
Management quiz
Invited Talk on Supply Chain Management
Session on Learning through management games
Invited talk on Carve a niche through effective public speaking
Four Social commitment programmes
Three Personality Development Classes
One Industrial Visit
The Department of Science earnestly conducted:
Presentation on Missile
Presentations on Solar system and Digital India
Guest Lecture on Fun with Physics
Two Social commitment programmes
Five Personality Development Classes
The Department of Physical education enthusiastically organized:
Workshop on injury prevention and diet of a sportsman
Two Inter-college badminton competitions
Inter-house indoor and outdoor games competitions
One month certificate programme in yoga
Three Inter-collegiate Tournaments namely, Badminton (Men & Women), Basket Ball (Women) and Chess (Men & Women) and our college team emerged as the Champion in the Chess
At the end I sincerely acknowledge the whole hearted co-operation and contribution of each member of the faculty and staff in all the endeavors of the college.
REPORT OF THE ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES DURING THE YEAR 2017-18
Presented on the Annual Day Celebrations, 23rd February 2018
by the Principal, Dr. Sr. Alice Thomas
My Heartfelt Regards and Greetings to
Honourable Chief Guest, His Excellency, Dr. Narendra Dhakad, Vice Chancellor, Devi Ahilya University, Indore
Respected Presiding Guest, our loving Chairman, His Supremacy, Most Rev. Dr. Chacko Thottumarickal, Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Indore
Esteemed Director of our College, Rev. Fr. Simon Raj,
Rev. Fathers, Rev. Sisters, Parents, Guardians, Well-wishers, Members of the Faculty and Staff and my dear Students,
I bow my head in reverence to the Almighty God and thank Him for bestowing His Innumerable Blessings upon our SPIPS Family throughout past eight years.
Today, I feel indeed pleased to take you through the prominent achievements of our College since the last Annual Day Celebrations held on the 26th of February 2017.
Before I begin, I would sincerely wish to acknowledge the immense contribution of the former Director Dr. Fr. C. Michael John and former Principal Dr. Sr. Lilly V.S. in the growth of the college. Both of them were bid farewell in the last Academic year.
Subsequently, Rev. Fr. Simon Raj and I, Dr. Sr. Alice Thomas became a part of SPIPS family as the Director and Principal, respectively.
While three hundred and nineteen students of the Batch 2014-17 were given an emotional farewell, five hundred and thirteen new students became an integral part of our SPIPS family and a two days welcome cum orientation programme was organized for them.
The College celebrated its Eighth Foundation Cum Freshers' Talent Show Day On 26th July 2017 with immense zeal and fervor.
At the outset, I wish to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of forty one faculty members and thirty three Administrative and Service Staff Members, who play a vital role in the growth of the College. I am glad to share that eighteen of our Faculty Members are crowned with a Doctorate Degree, five are NET qualified and three are SET qualified.
As a part of the personality enhancing programmes for the students, five Short Term Certificate Courses and Orientation Sessions; seven Industrial Visits and two Industrial Exposure and Study Tours were organized during this academic year.
I am happy to share that fifteen of our students were recruited by reputed companies like TCS and Cap Gemini etc. through Open Campus Drives even as they completed their graduation.
All the Curricular, Co-Curricular and Extra Curricular activities of the Academic year were duly organized and the students meticulously attended the two Common Class Tests, Pre-University Exams and duly submitted their Assignments.
Owing to the high amount of significance given to the academic excellence, the Result of the Academic Year was very satisfactory with the majority of the students securing First Division.
Our student, Ms. Tanisha Dalal secured I position and a Gold Medal in the Devi Ahilya University for B.Com. (Hons) Course.
As a part of research initiative, our college organized a National Seminar on Science and Religion in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science and Religion, New Delhi. The Seminar was graced by our honourable Chief Guest Dr. Narendra Dhakad and Presiding Guest Most. Rev. Chacko Thottumarickal. Additionally, our college also hosted a UGC sponsored HRDC Short Term Certificate Course on Research Methodology. It was a momentous occasion for our college as for the first time it hosted a six days UGC sponsored Short Term Course in Research Methodology that was organized by the Human Resource Development Centre, Devi Ahilya University, Indore. The course was inaugurated by Honourable Vice Chancellor of DAVV, Dr. Narendra Dhakad.
Our Faculty Members actively participated in Faculty Development and Training Programmes. They presented and published a large number of research papers in various international and national conferences and journals.
SPIPS family heartily extend its best wishes to Prof. Ashweni Suryawanshi for clearing the National Eligibility Test and Prof. Vikas Rathore, Prof. Aarti Patel and Dr. Goldie Zaki for clearing the Madhya Pradesh State Eligibility Test.
Dr. Sonal Sisodia was the recipient of the Best Case Study and Best Research Paper Award in the International Conference organised by Prestige Institute of Management and Research, Indore.
Prof. Gourav Rawal has the honour of being Key Note Speaker at Police Radio Training School and Mount Litera Zee School for Cyber Security related Programme.
Dr. Pragati Jain developed the Mathematics Curriculum for Bhoj University, Bhopal. One candidate was awarded Ph.D. under her supervision.
Dr. Vishal Mehta is a member in the Proctorial Board of DAVV.
Dr. Avinash Yadav, Dr. Rafique Khan and Dr. Unmekha Tare are members of various Sports Selection Committees at the University as well as state level.
Dr. Goldie Zaki was the member of the DAVV Youth Festival 2017-18 Organizing Committee.
In order to make teaching more interesting, seven Interactive Boards were added to the facilities and a session was conducted for the faculty on the use on Interactive Boards.
A strong teacher-student relationship coupled up with regular counselling is a special feature of our college. In order to provide support to the students, a Student Grievance and Redressal Cell functions in our College. The suggestions of the students received from the Suggestion Box are taken care and appropriate responses are given by the Management in Open Forums.
Aiming at the integral development of the students, Inter-House Arts and Literary Competitions, Indoor Games Competitions, Annual Athletics Meet, celebration of festivals and the days of National and International importance, Treasure Hunt, Quiz Competition, Invited Talks, Seminars, Creativity and Personality Enhancing Programmes and many more were organized in large number.
In accordance with the guidelines of the Department of Higher Education and DAVV, elections of the Students Council Body were conducted and the Investiture Ceremony for the members of the Students' Representative Body and House-wise Office Bearers of the College was held.
The College published the Annual Magazine and three Newsletter, all named 'Luminous' during the year which helped to showcase the creative talents of our students.
Our college hosted Inter-collegiate Badminton Tournaments (Men & Women) and
teams participated in it.
of our students were selected as the members of the University Teams for various sports category.
was selected as the 'Best Sportsman of the Year' and as the 'Best Sportswoman of the Year'.
was selected 'Best in Fine Arts'.
The College has been flourishing smoothly and has reached great heights under the care of the Management of the College headed by our loving Chairman, Most Rev. Dr. Chacko Thottumarickal, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Indore.
The Director of the College, Rev. Fr. Simon Raj, a person blessed with immense potential and leadership qualities, plays a pivotal role in the efficient running of the College. With him we are sure of scaling even greater heights in the years to come.
motivating and inspiring Faculty - Enriching – Faculty Programmes were organized in order to wider the horizons of the rest of the members of faculty.
To enhance the quality of education, the Faculty Enrichment Programmes were conducted regularly.
In order to strengthen the coordination with the parents, the Parents Professors Meetings and the Executive Committee Meetings of the Parents Professors Association are held from periodically.
VII - Innovations and Best Practice
Our NSS Units organized a seven days Annual NSS Special Camp at Begum Khedi, a village adopted by our college. Our NSS Volunteers conduct literacy classes for the children of the Government Middle School at Begum Khedi and also in the slum areas of Bicholi Kakad Village. They regularly visit Jyoti Niwas, a home for the destitute and provide their services.
A Blood Donation Camp was organized in the college. units of blood were donated.
One of our NCC Cadets, Mr. Bhushan Choudhary was selected to represent the Indore Group at the Camp organized by the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.
Our NCC Cadets participated in various Training Camps and National Level NCC Games.
As a part of our earnest effort to impart Value Based Quality Education, the Director and the Principal conducted Special Orientation Programmes for the students.
To share the festivity of Christmas with the families of the faculty and staff and PPA Executive Committee members, Christmas Celebration of Extended SPIPS Family was organized. We are thankful to our Chairman Most. Rev. Chacko, our Chief Guest, Dr. Narendra Dhakad and Dr. Ajay Verma, Registrar, DAVV for their blissful presence in the Celebration.
I take this occasion as a pleasant opportunity to sincerely thank our Dear parents for all their whole-hearted support and co-operation.
I wish to conclude by entrusting our College to the divine hands of our Patron St. Paul and by invoking his blessings for the journey ahead.
Presented on the Annual Day Celebrations, 26th February 2017
by the Vice Principal, Dr. Vishal Mehta
Honourable Chief Guests, Mrs. and Mr. Sumath Prakash Jain, Proud Parents of Martyr Lt. Gautam Jain,
Respected Presiding Guest, our loving Chairman, His Excellency, Most Rev. Dr. Chacko Thottumarickal,
Our esteemed Director and the Vice Chairman of the College, Dr. Fr. C. Michael John,
I bow my head in reverence to the Almighty God and thank Him for bestowing His Innumerable Blessings upon our SPIPS Family throughout the past seven years.
Our college attained Post Graduate status with the initiation of M.Com. course in this academic year.
The College celebrated its Seventh Foundation Cum Freshers' Talent Show Day On 26th July 2016 with immense zeal and fervor.
At the outset, I wish to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of forty one faculty members and thirty three Administrative and Service Staff Members, who play a vital role in the growth of the College. I am glad to share that eighteen of our Faculty Members are crowned with a Doctorate Degree and five are NET qualified.
Pursuing new horizons, the College is in the process of starting two Postgraduate Courses that is M.A. (English Literature) and M.Sc. (Mathematics) from the next academic year.
It is a matter of great contentment that our students have comprehended the specially devised Internal Marking System of the College, and thereby, diligently attended the two Common Class Tests, Pre-University Exams and duly submitted their Assignments.
To bring about uniformity in the submission of the Assignments, this year the college, under the guidance of our Father Director, introduced a system of providing File Folders to the students at a very nominal rate.
Prof. Ajay Patil and Prof. Loveleen Kaur Chawla were awarded Ph.D. in Management and Dr. Avinash Yadav was awarded his second Ph.D. in Physical Education during this academic year. We congratulate them for their achievement.
Our Faculty Members actively participated in Refresher Courses and Faculty Development and Training Programmes. They presented and published a large number of research papers in various international and national conferences and journals.
Our college hosted the 'Regional Meet – 2016' of the Xavier Board of Higher Education in India – Northern Region.
Dr. Lalita Sharma was felicitated by the Honourable Speaker of Lok Sabha, Mrs. Sumitra Mahajan for having prepared the students of DAVV, Indore for the National Youth Parliament. She was also awarded by ZEE News for her valuable contribution in the field of social service.
Three Faculty members along with six students took part in the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of All India Association for Christian Higher Education in India held in Madurai.
Dr. Sonal Sisodia was the recipient of the Best Research Paper Award in the National Conference organised by Acropolis Institute of Management Studies and Research, Indore.
The management of our college is committed to ensure that the infrastructure made available to the students is of the highest standards. Accordingly, the College has developed an excellent infrastructure over the past seven years.
The Chairman of our College, Most Rev. Dr. Chacko Thottumarickal and the Secretary of the Diocese, Rev. Fr. Antonysamy inaugurated a state of the art Auditorium, a Prayer Room and a newly built Library on the Seventh Foundation Day of the college i.e. on 26th July 2016.
A Badminton Arena of international standard, a Lift and two Smart Boards were also added to our infrastructure.
Regular Counselling Sessions, Student Grievance and Redressal Cell and Suggestions from the students are the unique and special features of our College.
The Investiture Ceremony for the newly elected members of the Students' Representative Body and House-wise Office Bearers of the College for the academic year 2016-17 was held.
The Music Trope equipped with a variety of college owned musical instruments adds colour to all the cultural and formal programmes that are organized in the College.
Besides the Inter-House Arts and Literary Competitions, Indoor Games Competitions and Annual Athletics Meet, our students enthusiastically participated in the Inter- collegiate competitions at the Zonal and National level and brought laurels to our college.
Invited Talks, Seminars, Days of National and International importance, Creativity and Personality Enhancing Programmes were organized in large number.
Eleven of our students were selected as the members of the University Teams for various sports category.
Our college hosted two Inter-collegiate Tournaments Basket Ball (Women) and Chess (Men & Women) and our college team emerged as the Champion in the Chess Competition.
Mr. Ajul Bansal was selected as the 'Best Sportsman of the Year' and Ms. Rupa Ojha as the 'Best Sportswoman of the Year'.
Mr. Nishchay Kelkar was selected 'Best in Fine Arts'.
The College has been flourishing smoothly and has reached great heights under the committed guidance of the Director and the Vice-Chairman of the College, Dr. Fr. C. Michael John, a person with deep knowledge and immense leadership qualities. With him we are sure of scaling even greater heights in the years to come.
Rev. Fr. Anthonysamy, the Secretary of the Diocese, is a strong support behind the curtain, for the growth of the College.
In December 2016, our former Principal, Dr. Sr. Lilly V.S. was accorded a farewell. As a proficient administrator and dedicated mentor, Dr. Sr. Lilly V.S. nurtured the college for almost five years, since April 2012. On behalf of the SPIPS fraternity, I take the privilege of thanking her for all the invaluable contributions.
Subsequently, Dr. Vishal Mehta was elevated as the Vice Principal of the College.
As an initiative taken up by our Director Dr. Fr. C. Michael John, aimed at enhancing the quality of academics at SPIPS, a new programme titled, Faculty - Enriching - Faculty was introduced this year, wherein a small group of the faculty volunteers make a well researched presentations on topics of common interest, in order to wider the horizons of the rest of the members of faculty.
To enhance the quality of education and academics, the Meetings of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Evaluation and Planning Meetings and the Faculty Enrichment Programmes were regularly conducted.
Our NSS volunteers enthusiastically conducted the Training and Awareness Programme of Digital Transactions in association with the District Administration and were highly appreciated by the District Collector. Three of them have been adjudged amongst the best volunteers and would be honoured by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development in New Delhi on 2th of March 2017.
It is a matter of pride that the Government of India has acknowledged the service of our NSS Volunteers in the Training and Awareness Programme of Digital Transaction s by uploading the videos of our students on their Official Website.
A Blood Donation Camp along with an Eye and General Health Check was organized in the college. Sixty three units of blood were donated.
One of our NCC Cadets, Mr. Mayuresh Bhardwaj was selected to represent the Indore Group at the Camp organized by the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.
The college organized a Get Together of the Extended SPIPS Family in order to acknowledge the supportive role of the families of the faculty and staff.
I take this opportunity to sincerely thank our Dear parents for all their whole-hearted support and co-operation.
Let me conclude by entrusting our College to the divine hands of our Patron St. Paul and by invoking his blessings for the journey ahead.
REPORT OF ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES DURING THE YEAR 2015-16
by the Principal, Dr. Sr. Lilly V.S.
The Chief Guest Dr. Fr. Davis George, Director, St. Aloysius Institute of Technology,
The Presiding Guest, our respected Chairman, His Excellency, Most Rev. Dr. Chacko Thottumarickal,
The Director & the Vice Chairman of the College, Dr. Fr. C. Michael John,
Rev. Fathers, Rev. Sisters, Parents, Guardians, Well-wishers, Members of the Press and Visual Media, Members of the Faculty, Staff and my dear Students.
Today is a day to thank God the Almighty for bestowing His innumerable blessings and strength upon our SPIPS Family.
I am delighted to take you through the journey of the prominent achievements of our College since the last Annual Day Celebrations held on the 3rd of March 2015.
1. Curricular Aspects
It is a matter of great joy that this year 501 students took admission and the strength of the College has now grown to 1276 students.
The Academic Year began on 10th July 2015 and a grand Welcome Programme was organized for the new batch of students.
On 1st August the Sixth Foundation Cum Fresher's Talent Show Day of the College was celebrated.
The Farewell programme was organized on 25th April for all students of the Outgoing Batch.
The Faculty and Staff at SPIPS are the very dedicated and strive hard to contribute towards the progress of the College.
Out of the 36 Faculty Members 15 are crowned with Doctorate Degree, 15 are pursuing their Ph.D. and 6 are NET qualified.
The following programmes were organized during this period:
Short term certificate courses on MS- Excel, MS- Power Point Presentation, Communicative English & Personality Development, Tally Fundamentals and E-commerce and E-business
Eight Industrial Visits for all the First Year
Three Industrial Exposure Tours, to Gujarat, to Jaipur and to Lonavala and Mahabaleshwar.
An Orientation Session on 'European Crisis', by a Resource Team from France.
Four students from final year were selected by the Tata Consultancy Services in an Open Campus Drive.
The College is planning to start two Postgraduate courses i.e. M.B.A. and M.Com. from the semester onwards.
2. Teaching, Learning and Evaluation
The class teachers directly interact with the students and cater to the study related needs of the students.
The students diligently fulfilled the requirements of the CCE Marks that were the Common Class Test I and II and also the Pre-University Exams and duly submitted their Assignments.
The percentage of marks secured by the students is very high and the result of the Semester exams was 90% to 100%.
3. Research, Consultancy and Extension Activities
During this year Prof. Pooja Bhakuni was awarded Ph.D. in Management.
Two faculty members attended a Refresher Course and nine faculty members attended a Faculty Development Programme, both were UGC sponsored.
Thirty six research papers were either presented or published by the faculty members in various reputed conferences and journals.
An enriching Case Writing Workshop was conducted for our faculty team and four cases were developed.
Dr. Pragati Jain received the Kundkund Gyanpeeth Award. She represented the state of Madhya Pradesh at the 'Indian Women and Mathematics' Conference held in New Delhi.
Prof. Loveleen Chawla has authored a book titled 'Database Management and Information System'.
Three of our Faculty members were the key speakers on different occasion:
Gourav Rawal at the National Level Seminar on 'Investigation of Cyber Crime Cases'.
Sachin K Dwivedi at Mahindra Two Wheeler on the World No Tobacco Day and Stress Management and De-addiction awareness camps.
Tapas Upadhyay in a one day seminar on 'Stress Management'.
Our following Faculty Members are the members of the Sports Selection Committee of DAVV.
Unmekha Tare for Women's Cricket Team
Rafique Khan for Softball and Hockey team.
Dr. Avinash Yadav, our Associate NCC Officer for Hockey Team.
Dr. Lalita Sharma was conferred with '100 Women Achievers of India' Award for the Education category for educating underprivileged children by the President of India on 22nd January 2016 at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.
4. Infrastructure and Learning Resources
The College has an excellent infrastructure.
As a part of the future plan of the college, the work is in progress for the construction of the Third Floor of the Main Building and an Additional Block.
5. Student Support and Progression
Our students enthusiastically participated in the Inter-House Arts and Literary events.
Two of our students Ms. Namrata Kaushal in Rangoli and Mr. Jay Jain in Mimicry secured the First and Second place respectively in the DAVV Youth Festival Competitions.
The Students' Representative Body of our College comprising of students from various fields was formed. An Investiture Ceremony was held for the Executive Committee of the Body.
The First Alumni Meet for the first two Batches was conducted. Election of the Alumni Association was held and an Executive Body was formed.
To make the students grow ethically and psychologically, the members of the Faculty conduct regular counselling for them. In addition to this an Expert Counsellor Rev. Sr. Remya, our Director and the Principal motivate and guide students from time to time.
A Student Grievance and Redressal Cell functions in our College. The suggestions of the students are also received from the Suggestion Box are dealt with care and concern by the Management.
Our college grants Scholarships to the meritorious students at the time of admission and in the consecutive years as per their performance.
Our students actively participated in a three days Inter-House Indoor Games Competitions and a two days Annual Athletics Meet.
The college hosted an Inter College Table Tennis Tournament (Women). Our student Ms. Vaidehi Boyat, BBA II Year was selected as the Captain of the DAVV Table Tennis Women Team.
Our College team won the Division Level Badminton Tournament (Women) and our student Ms. Bulbul Bhattacharya, B.A. II Year was selected as the Captain of DAVV Badminton Team.
Five of our students were selected for the DAVV Basketball Team.
Mr. Hilarius Jojo is the 'Best Sportsman of the Year' and Ms. Nikita Bhatt is the 'Best Sportswoman of the Year'.
To showcase the talents of our students a College Annual Magazine and three Newsletters are published yearly.
6. Governance, Leadership and Management
The Director and the Vice-Chairman of the College, Dr. Fr. C. Michael John, has been committedly empowering the college to reach pinnacle.
The college welcomes, Rev. Fr. Anthony Swami on becoming the Secretary of the Diocese.
The Governing Body, Managing Committee and Finance Committee of our College have very efficiently built the ladder of success with perfection as a result of which the college has succeeded beyond our vision.
From the bottom of the heart, the SPIPS Family extends a deep and profound gratitude to the College Management for nurturing and taking care of the overall development of the College.
To augment the quality of education and academics, the meetings of the Academic Excellence Committee and monthly Evaluation and Planning Meetings are regularly conducted.
Monthly Faculty Enrichment Programmes are conducted by the Director, Principal and external resource persons.
In order to strengthen the coordination with the parents, the Parents Professors Meetings and the Executive Committee Meetings are held from time to time.
7. Innovations and Best Practices
The NSS and NCC Units of college enthusiastically contribute their share to towards the society.
The Annual NSS Special Camp for seven days was organized at Machla Village of Indore District, on the theme 'Health and Cleanliness'.
Our NSS Units organized a Blood Donation Camp along with an Eye and General Health Check-up in the College in which 51 units of blood was donated.
Our NSS Volunteer, Ms. Roshni Wadia, BBA II Year participated in the State Level Pre Republic Day Camp.
Our twenty NCC Cadets made the college proud by securing the Second position in the Quarter Guard Competition held during a 10 days Combined Annual Training Camp.
Our NCC Cadets participated in the Army Attachment Camp at Gwalior and also in the Parade on the Independence and Republic Days.
A workshop on Self Defence was conducted for the girl students.
In an earnest effort to impart Value Based Quality Education, the Director and the Principal held Special Class-wise Meetings with the students.
The Music Cell of our College is equipped with the latest instruments to provide a platform for the students to excel in the field music.
Our students along with faculty members attended the prestigious two days International Management Conclave organized by the Indore Management Association.
I take this opportunity to thank the parents for showing their trust towards the Institution and placing their confidence in us.
The belief, work, efforts we have put in to get the success have definitely brought good outcome. My best wishes to our SPIPS community.
Special thanks to ……………….. for the preparation of this Annual Report of the College.
I wish that the Lord continues to shower his grace with love, peace and happiness upon our college in the years to come.
SHORT REPORT OF ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES DURING THE YEAR 2014-15
Presented on the Annual Day Celebrations, 3rd March 2015
The Chief Guest Dr. Johnney P.J., Director, Bhopal School of Social Sciences, Bhopal,
Before I begin, I implore God the Almighty to shower His blessings upon all of us.
Our College was established in the year 2010, to cater to the dire need of the time, for imparting Value Based Quality Education and since then, it is marching ahead towards the Excellence, fulfilling its Vision and Mission.
Today, I am indeed pleased to take you through the prominent achievements of our College since the last Annual Day Celebrations held on the 26th of February 2014.
It fills my heart with great joy to share with you that this year 435 students took admission in the nine Undergraduate Courses offered by the College. Now the strength of the College has grown to 1025 students.
Our new Academic Year began on 14th July 2014 and our senior students extended a fraternal welcome to the new batch of students.
On 26th July 2014, the Fifth Foundation Day cum Freshers' Talent Show Day was celebrated. Our Annual Magazine 'Luminous' and the News Letter "Suswagatam" were released on the occasion.
In the month of April and May the Outgoing Batches of 2013-14 were extended a solemn farewell by the Institute.
Dr. Goldie Zaki, Dr. Rakesh Agrawal and Dr. Mamta Gokhe were awarded Ph. D. during this period.
And now, out of the 35 Faculty Members, 11 are crowned with Doctorate Degree, 11 are pursuing their Research work for obtaining the Doctorate Degree and 4 are NET qualified.
During this year, our research oriented Faculty Members attended 78 Conferences and Workshops and also presented and published 49 Research Papers in National and International Journals.
Dr. Vishal Mehta has been appointed as a member of the Proctorial Board of DAVV, Indore.
Prof. Prateek Patel is serving as a Research Analyst in the Urban development Ministry of Madhya Pradesh.
Dr. Unmekha Tare was nominated as a member of the Selection Committee by the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association.
Prof. Loveleen Kaur Chawla authored two Books for the students of BBA and B.Com.
I should acknowledge that without the tireless, competent and prompt services of the Team of 27 Administrative and Service Staff Members, our SPIPS Family is incomplete.
As a part of the Career Development Programmes for our Students, a fifteen days Workshops each on 'Vedic Mathematics', 'Personality Development' and 'Group Discussion and Personal Interview Models' were organised with the help of the Professional Resource Persons after the class hours i.e. from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
A series of Invited Talks on Career Options in 'Administrative Services', 'Management' and 'Media, Design and Communication' were also organized.
As a part of Curriculum, Industrial Visits were organized for all of the First Year students.
I am happy to share that Nine of our students were recruited by reputed companies like Infosys, TCS, etc. through Open Campus Drives during this period, even before they completed their graduation.
2. Teaching Learning and Evaluation
All the Curricular, Co-Curricular and Extra Curricular activities of the Academic year have been organized as per the Annual Planner.
From this Academic Year, a new Criterion of Internal Marking comprising of Class Room Activity, Two Common Class Tests, Pre-University Exam and Assignment Submission was introduced.
It is a matter of happiness that this year we could successfully introduce the Students' Database Software to record the attendance and the Internal Marks of the students.
Additionally, our SPIPS Library offers a conducive environment along with a variety of books, journals, e-journals and e-library facilities.
As an outcome of these efforts, the Result of the Academic Year was very good with the majority of the students securing First Division.
The Chairman of our College, His Excellency, Most Rev. Dr. Chacko Thottumarickal inaugurated a fully equipped and air-conditioned Seminar Hall with a seating capacity of 200 on the Birthday of our Director Dr. Fr. C. Michael John i.e. on 12th July 2014.
Taking into account the increase in the number of the students, one more, well equipped Computer Lab with 60 Computers was added to our infrastructure during this period.
As a part of the Youth Festival, our College organised Inter-House Cultural, Arts and Literary Competitions, in which students participated whole-heartedly.
Mr. Akshay Bajaj, represented DAVV in the Central Zone Quiz Competition and secured fourth position.
Ms. Purva Yadav, participated in 'Taekwondo Championship' and won 'Gold medal' at the State Level and 'Bronze' at the National Level.
Mr. Shubham Verma, participated in 'Power Lifting Competition' and won 'Gold medal' at the State Level and secured 'Fifth position' at the National Level.
Ms. Saloni Agar of B. Com (Tax) III Year was selected as the 'All Rounder of the Year'.
In order to provide support to the students, a Student Grievance and Redressal Cell functions in our College. The Expert Counsellor Rev. Sr. Remya and the Class Teachers counsel the students from time to time. The suggestions of the students received from the Suggestion Box are taken care and appropriate responses are given by the Management in Open Forums.
Our College Management is headed by our loving Chairman, His Excellency, Most Rev. Dr. Chacko Thottumarickal, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Indore.
The Governing Body, Managing Committee and Finance Committee of our College is committed to provide all the possible facilities and aids like the best infrastructure, financial assistance etc. to ensure the quality education to the students.
The Director and the Vice-Chairman of the College, Dr. Fr. C. Michael John, a Person with a lot of potential and conviction, plays a pivotal role in the efficient running of the College.
Rev. Fr. Cherian Pulickal, the Secretary of the Diocese, is a strong support behind the curtain, for the growth of the College.
Regular Meetings of the Academic Excellence Committee and the Heads of the Departments ensure the Internal Quality of the Academics in the College.
The Faculty Enrichment Sessions and the Evaluation and Planning Meetings are organised under the guidance of the Director and the Principal.
The College has organised, two Workshops on Research Methodology for the development of the members of the Faculty, inviting the Expert Resource Persons.
The Parents Professors Meetings and the Executive Committee Meetings of the Parents Professors Association are held from time to time to provide a platform for discussions and suggestions for the progress of the students.
As a part of Participative Management and for the effective running of the College, 31 In-House Committees are functioning in the College.
In order to inculcate in our students, the values of democracy and to promote leadership quality, Class Representatives (CRs) from each class were elected by the students and a Students' Council consisting of the President, Vice President, Secretary and Joint Secretary was formed from the group of CRs. Similarly, the House-wise Office Bearers were also selected for the smooth conduct of Inter-House events.
In order to increase the rapport with the students a special feature was introduced in this Academic Year. The Principal held Special Meetings for all the students of various courses. It was conducted in two phases, the first was a Motivational Session and the second an Evaluation of the Faculty by the students. It was very much appreciated by the students.
In order to foster the spirit of service a variety of Community Development Programmes are conducted through NSS and NCC. From this year, we have started one more Unit of NSS and now the number of NSS Volunteers is 200.
The members of SPIPS family pledged to donate eye in a special Eye Donation Awareness Programme for which our College was honoured with a prestigious Certificate of Excellence by the Golden Book of World Records.
A team of 100 NSS Volunteers participated in a Special Camp of seven days organised at Pigdamber village, Indore District. The Theme of the Camp was 'Health and Cleanliness'.
The NSS Unit runs a Literacy Programme and regularly conducts Campus Cleanliness Drives.
Our NSS Volunteers Mr. Ayush Sharma participated in the State Level Pre-Republic Day Camp. Mr. Nirdesh Yadav and Mr. Aayush Patidar participated at University Level Camp and Mr. Chaitanya Vyas participated in a District Level NSS Camp.
Our Associate NCC Officer, Dr. Avinash Yadav, was felicitated by the Government of Madhya Pradesh for his outstanding contribution to NCC.
NCC Cadet Mr. Jay Chanchani was selected to participate in the Republic Day Parade, at New Delhi.
Our students regularly participate in various NSS Rallies and NCC Camps organised at different levels.
They also attend Seminars and Conferences organized by several renowned organizations. Recently 100 students and 5 Members of Faculty of our College attended a two days IMA International Conclave organized by the Indore Management Association, at Abhay Prashal, Indore.
7. Departmental Activities: Special Lectures, Seminars and Study Tours
Apart from the functioning of various Committees, our five vibrant Departments enthusiastically organised various events.....
The Department of Commerce and Management organized the following events:
A thirteen days Workshop on Basics of Commercial Banking and Finance.
An Industrial Exposure Tour of five days to Gujarat with a group of 45 Students of final year B. Com (Honours) and BBA with Four Faculty
And an Invited Talk on 'UNION BUDGET ANALYSIS -2014'.
The Department of Computer Science organized the following events:
A 60 hours Workshop under the flagship of National Skills Development Corporation, New Delhi in association with Rooman Technology, Bangaluru.
A Workshop on 'Cyber Crime & Law Awareness'.
And an Invited Talk on 'Recent Trends of IT in E-Banking'.
The Department of Science organized the following events:
A Poster Exhibition cum
An Invited Talk on Quantum Theory.
And a Quiz on General Science.
The Department of Humanities organized the following events:
An Inter-House Treasure Hunt
And an Inter-College Quiz Competition.
The Department of Physical Education organized the following events:
A three days Inter-House Indoor Games Competition.
A five days Inter-House Outdoor Games Competition.
And two days Annual Athletics Meet.
The Department also hosted an Inter-collegiate District Level Table Tennis Tournament for Women, in which our College won the Championship. Ms. Yashasvi Sihare and Ms. Vaidehi Boyat were selected for the University District Level Competition. Ms. Sihare was declared as the Captain of the University Team.
We witnessed a very sad moment when we lost one of our students Mr. Mayank Kumar Sharma of B.Com. (Tax) I Year, in a road accident. A Condolence Prayer Meeting was held in the College to pay homage to the departed soul.
I take this opportunity to express my heartfelt thanks to the entire SPIPS Family for their wholehearted cooperation, committed hardwork and dedication.
I would also like to thank the parents for showing their trust towards the Institution and placing their confidence in us.
Before I conclude, I implore God the Almighty to shower His abundant blessings on our College through the intersession of St. Paul, our Patron.
Special thanks to Prof. Prateek Patel, Dr. Goldie Zaki, Prof. Bhavana Sangamerkar, Prof. Sumit Sharma and Prof. Shubham Kothari for the preparation of this Annual Report of the College.
It is my wish and prayer that our College keeps up the momentum and continue to flourish in the future as well.
Presented on the Annual Day Celebration, 26th February 2014
by Dr. Sr. Lilly V.S., Principal
The Chief Guest, Dr.Aahish Dongre, Vice Chancellor, RKDF University, Bhopal,
The Presiding Guest, Most Rev. Dr. Chacko Thottumarickal, SVD,Bishop of Indore Diocese,
The Director, Dr. Fr. C. Michael John,
Fathers, Sisters, Parents, Guardians, Well-wishers, members of the press and visual media, members of faculty, staff and my dear students.
I am indeed honoured to take you through the prominent achievements of our institution since the last Annual Day Celebration.
Before I proceed, I seek the God Almighty to endure us with His blessings.
This fourth academic year marks the completion of one cycle of Under Graduate courses. The first outgoing batch was given a farewell on 17th April 2013. It was a matter of happiness that our founder Principal, Dr. Sr. Rose Bastin was also present on the occasion.
Our Academic year began on 24th June, the day when the B.A, B.Sc., & B.Com, Second and Third year students were given a warm welcome by the B.B.A. & B.C.A. students.
I feel honoured to state that we had more than 400 new admissions and now the strength of the college is around 800 students.
The classes for the first year students started on 2nd July and they were given a fraternal welcome by the Senior students.
On 26th July, SPIPS celebrated its 4th Foundation cum Freshers' Talents Day.
The construction of the Second Floor was completed this year. We started using this floor from this Academic Session.
The Psychology Lab and the Physics Lab has been equipped with the latest instruments.
Our Library is functioning well under the care of the Librarian Mrs. Shilpa Dhoble. More than 2,800 books were added to the Library this year.
A fully equipped Seminar Hall is also a part of our infrastructure now.
FACULTY, STAFF & THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS
There are 32 proficient teaching scholars at SPIPS. Our Administrative Section has 25 efficient staff members.
Among the faculty nine are with Doctorate Degree and nine are pursuing their Ph.D and four are NET qualified.
Three Faculty Members Dr. Vishal Mehta, Dr. Anil Mirchandani and Dr.Lalita Sharma were awarded their Doctorate.
I appreciate Dr. Pragati Jain for being registered as a Ph.D supervisor in DAVV.
FACULTY ENRICHMENT PROGRAMME & EVALUATION & PLANNING MEETING
The Enrichment Programmes and the Evaluation and Planning Meetings are organized under the guidance of the Director and the Principal on 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month respectively.
UNIVERSITY EXAMS & RESULTS
Our College offers the maximum facility possible for the conduct of University Exams.
The result of this Academic Year was quite satisfactory with the majority of the students securing I Division.
PERSONALISED COUNSELLING
All the students were given personalized counseling by their Tutors and special counseling sessions were taken by Sr. Remya, who is the College Counselor.
To encourage an equal participation from the students a Students' Council was formulated and an Investiture Ceremony for the same was conducted on 5th September.
PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT & PLACEMENT RELATED ACTIVITIES
A 15 day English Proficiency Session & Tally Workshop was organized.
A Workshop on Competitive Exams was also organized for II and III year students.
A Campus Recruitment programme by Orlando Academy was conducted for the students.
Our students were taken for Industrial visit to Companies like Neo-Corp Ltd, Rajratan Global Wires and Windals Auto Ltd.,in Pithampur.
FINE ARTS EVENTS & YOUTH FESTIVAL
Fine Arts Day was celebrated as a two day Inter House Competition Day. Our students competed in various cultural and literary events.
Many of our versatile students took pride in participating in the DAVV organized Youth Festival. Saloni Agar competed in the District Level Debate Competition.
Three days Inter House Indoor Games Competitions were held from 22nd August. A two day Inter-House Athletics Meet was also held.
Anuj Sharma participated in the Inter College State Level Swimming Competition and bagged 4 prizes.
Bulbul Bhattacharya represented the DAVV in Badminton.
Anmol Boyat and Yashasvi Sihare emerged winners in the District Level Table Tennis Championship.
Hitesh Garasia won the Silver Medal in the Open Shooting Championship.
And Sam Mathew secured first position in Hand Ball in the Chief Ministers Games.
24 new Student Cadets joined the NCC Unit this year.
Recently 20 students from SPIPS cleared the B-Certificate. 10 of them have attended the 2 NCC camps in Nehru Stadium. These 10 students have graduated for C- Certificate.
NCC Officer Dr. Avinash Yadav, attended a training session in the Officer Training Academy, Kamptee, Nagpur to become an Associate NCC Officer.
He was also judged the Best Basket Ball player among the trainees.
The NSS Unit of SPIPS has 166 volunteers.
A special NSS camp for a week was organized at Sanavadia village, Indore District and around 50 student volunteers and 10 Faculty members participated in it.
20 students from SPIPS participated in "Right to Vote" campaign organized by DAVV.
A Blood Donation camp, a Dental Checkup and an Eye Checkup camp were also organized.
A visit to an Orphanage was also organized on the occasion of Day of Differently Abled people.
Our Programme Officer Dr. Pragati Jain attended a 7 day NSS Training Programme for the officers, which was organized by ETI Barkatullah University under the aegis of DAVV.
Our College also hosted a Meet of NSS Programme Ofiicer of Indore District.
SPECIAL FEATURES OF SPIPS
Parents Professors Association (PPA)
The 3rd Annual General Body meeting of the PPA was organized on 11th August 2013.
Four special meetings for the Parents were conducted to discuss on the short attendance of the students.
To encourage attendance in the class rooms, students who have more than 80% attendance are felicitated in each semester.
In House Committees
For the smooth functioning of the College, we have 25 In house Committees which help the faculty to work as a team.
Governing Body & Managing Committee
These Committees are headed by the Chairman of our College Bishop, Most Rev. Dr. Chacko Thottumarickal and comprises of Reverend Fathers and many eminent personalities as its esteemed members.
The Discipline Committee at SPIPS is a very vigilant and ready to act Committee. It takes special care of maintaining discipline in the campus, college building and all the events conducted in the college.
Department of Commerce And Management
The Department organized Series of Lectures on Interview Orientation, Mock Interview, Budget Analysis, Career in Banking Sector and Importance of Economics in our daily life. A three day Vedic Math session was also held for B.com students. A Workshop on E-payment was also organized by Dr. Vishal Mehta. Two faculty Dr. Vishal Mehta and Prof. Vikas Rathore from the Department delivered lectures in a few schools in Khandwa.
The Department organized Workshops on Ethical Hacking and Cyber Crime. The faculty in the Department A training programme on Students Database Software was organized for the faculty.
Department of Science
This Department organized a Quiz on Mathematics, two visits to Raja Raman Centre for Advance Technology and a Science Exhibition on Science Day.
During this Academic Year the Department conducted a Inter House Quiz Competition and organized a short programme on Hindi Diwas.
CELEBRATION OF IMPORTANT FESTIVALS AND DATES
Festivals like Rakshabandhan , Janmashthmi, Diwali, Christmas, New Year, Makar Sankranti are celebrated with joy and fervor.
Important days like Labour Day, Mother's Day, Plantation Day, Independence Day, Sadbhavana Diwas , International Day for abolition of slavery , Navy Day , Indian Flag Day , World Human Rights Day , National Youth Day , National Girl Child Day , St. Paul's Day , Republic Day and many others were celebrated.
At the end I extend my deep gratitude towards the college management, headed by our Chairman, Bishop Chacko Thottumarickal, Vicar General and Vice Chairman Dr. Fr. Jolly John, Secretary, Fr. Cherian Pulickal and the Director, Dr. Fr. C. Michael John.
It is my wish and prayer that our College keeps up the momentum and continues to flourish in the future as well.
ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2012-13
My heartfelt regards to our honourable dignitaries of the day, our Chief Guest, Dr. Dheerendra Pal Singh, Hon. Vice-Chancellor, DAVV, Indore, our Guest of Honour, Mr. Deepak Khare, Director, Khare Institute, Indore, Special Guest for the day, Rev. Sr. Sinclare, Superior General, Franciscan Clarist Congregation, Presiding Guest for the day, Rev. Fr. Sibi Joseph, Director, Education Commission, Catholic Diocese of Indore, our Director, Dr. Fr. C. Michael John, fathers, sisters, parents, guardians, well-wishers, members of the press and visual media, members of faculty, staff and my dear students,
I am indeed glad to draw your attention towards some of the prominent milestones of St. Paul Institute of Professional Studies (SPIPS), Indore, which can be inscribed in golden letters in its book of achievements. But, before I proceed, I would like to request the God almighty to continue to shower his blessings on each one of us, so that we continue to put in all our expertise, efforts and energies in strengthening the veins of SPIPS.
SPIPS in 2012-13
Today, standing here before you, I take pride in placing on record the success story of our college for the current academic year (2012-13).
For SPIPS, the new academic year began on 25th June, 2012. On that day, the second year and third year students were given a warm welcome by the members of the faculty and staff. This senior batch of students prepared themselves intensely to welcome the freshers. During the first week of their classes, the faculty took special care to instruct the seniors regarding the need to warmly welcome the freshers into the SPIPS family, care for them and make them comfortable and feel at home. Accordingly, when the new batch of 265 students arrived on 2nd July they were welcomed with open arms and fraternal affection.
This academic year, with SPIPS entering into the 3rd year of its existence, marks the completion of one cycle of Under Graduate courses for the SPIPS family. As of today, we have 495 students pursuing nine Under Graduate courses. On 26th July, 2012, SPIPS celebrated its 3rd Foundation Day which was celebrated as the Freshers' Day, a day that was completely dedicated to showcasing the multiple talents of the new batch of students.
The college has been flourishing smoothly and has reached great heights within a short span of two and a half years under the able guidance and nurturing provided by our Director, Dr. Fr. C. Michael John, a person with an attitude so enchanting, knowledge so deep and astuteness so refined, that with him at the helm we are hopeful of scaling even greater heights in the years to come.
Now, I would like to enumerate briefly some of the important achievements of our college during the current academic year.
It is well said that 'We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us'. The management of our college is committed to ensuring that the infrastructure made available to the students is of the highest standards. With the number of students increasing steadily, the third floor of our college, which is under construction now, will help us to more uniformly allocate the classes in the coming years. In addition to this, as we endeavor to providing the word-class facilities to the students, the following additions are made to help the students explore their talents with the ample availability of quality resources, like, heavy-duty amplifiers for the Luminous Hall, two new international standard Table Tennis tables for the Indoor Sports Hall, Public Address System, ACs in the Computer Lab, 27 instruments in the Physics Lab, a new two-way movable projector for the AV room, a wider parking area, etc., to mention a few.
Apart from these are the appreciable multiplications in the college library with 1198 new titles, 16 new magazines and 20 new subject journals. The college library has also been gifted with 426 world famous novels. To connect with today's techno savvy students, the library has also taken membership of the N-List, a library consortium by INFLIBNET, Ahmadabad, through which the students are provide the opportunity to access the available worldwide E- Resources.
'They inspire you; they entertain you and you end up learning a ton when you don't know it.'
That's the kind of proficient and zealous teaching staff we have at SPIPS. We have 25 faculty members who are resolute in polishing our raw-talents through their professionally skilled, polite, friendly and understanding nature. At the beginning of this academic year, eight new faculty members joined our family with the determination to impart the best of their knowledge to our students. As of now, we have among the faculty four with Doctorate and seven pursuing their PhD and two are NET qualified. Our administrative section has 20 efficient staff members who put in their hard-work to strengthen our resolve. I express my deep gratitude to the faculty and staff for their enthusiasm, commitment and hard work.
ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR FACULTY AND STAFF
'Our achievements of today are but the sum total of our thoughts of yesterday. You are today where the thoughts of yesterday have brought you and you will be tomorrow where the thoughts of today take you.' Harbouring such enthusiasm in their hearts, the members of our faculty and staff from time to time upgrade themselves and share their achievements with us.
Dr. Pragati Jain was honoured by the 'Seva Samarpan Award, 2012', for her contribution in the field of education. She was invited as the member of a Panel of Renowned Educationists for a seminar on career counseling, titled: 'Education and Career', organized by the Gyan Shiksha Trust of India at Ashok Nagar. She is also a registered guide for PhD, and a PhD degree has already been awarded under her co-supervision. She attended a Refresher Course organized by the Academic Staff College, DAVV, Indore, and received an 'A' Grade. My best wishes are with Dr. Pragati Jain.
I would also like to congratulate Dr. Unmekha Tare who was awarded the Doctorate degree in Commerce on 20th October, 2012. Her research work titled: 'An Analysis of the Tendency and Pattern of Saving and Investment by Indian Women (with special reference to women in selected professions in Indore District), was lauded by one and all for its systematic scholarship, methodology and quality. It is also an honour for us that Dr. Unmekha Tare continues to a member of the panel of selectors of DAVV Womens' Cricket Team.
Amongst others, Prof. Vishal Mehta, Prof. Anil Mirchandani, Prof. Goldie Zaki, Prof. Vivek Kaushik, Prof. Bhawesh Joshi, Prof. Vikas Rathore, Prof. Tabinandan Joshi, Prof. Krishna Kukreja have successfully cleared their qualifying exams and interview and are pursuing their PhD. I am also happy for Dr. Avinash Yadav as he will soon be holding a double Doctorate.
Seven members of our faculty have presented in all 14 Research Papers in various National Seminars and two Research Papers were published in International Journals. Five members of the faculty went on deputation as external examiners to other colleges, and five others attended five different National and an International Conference. Prof. Vikas Rathore qualified NET in Commerce on 18th September, 2012. Prof. Gourav Rawal completed his 4th Masters with a degree in MBA. Prof. Vivek Kaushik attended a 22 days Orientation Programme organized by the UGC-Academic Staff College, DAVV, Indore, and secured an 'A' Grade. Prof. Jayprakash Purey is pursuing his M. Tech. and Dr. Unmekha Tare is enrolled in MBA (Finance). Prof. Lalita Sharma conducted two workshops at college level. Mrs. Shilpa Dhoble, our Librarian, attended a Refresher Course of Library and Information Science conducted by UGC-Academic Staff, DAVV, Indore, with 'A' Grade. She is also pursuing her PhD. My congratulations all the achievers, and join them in thanking God for them. My best wishes to all the others for success in all their endeavours.
EXAMS AND RESULTS
Our students continue to exhibit their academic excellence ad bring laurels to our institute. The result of this academic year has been quite satisfactory with the majority of the students who appeared for the University Semester Exams securing 1st division. The success of our students in the various semester exams and their securing high marks naturally bring a lot of satisfaction for the faculty. I express my gratitude to all the members of the faculty for their untiring efforts towards academic excellence. On 22nd November, 2012, SPIPS was declared as an Exam Centre for B. Com for the first time by DAVV. We thank the university authorities for placing their confidence in us. We promise that we will do everything that is needed to help the university in the smooth conduct of affairs.
PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLACEMENT RELATED PROGRAMMES
Our students are trained through Personality Development classes in order to help them visualize themselves as phenomenal individuals amidst the masses. Some of such curricular and co-curricular activities are: Three, Career Option Series by CH Edge Makers, like, Invited talks by Mr. Sandeep Atre, Director, CH Edge Makers on 2nd April, 2012, by Mr. Manoj Bajpai, member, Octopus on 3rd April, 2012 and by an expert from Kautilya Academy on 9th April, 2012; A seminar on the Importance of Soft-Skills by Mr. Amiya Pahare on 21st July, 2012; Guest Lecture by Mr. Franklin and Mr. Naveen Kumar of Adani Wilmar Group on 27th July, 2012; Ten sessions each on the Basics of Capital Market and Professional Photography from 4th August to 8th September, 2012; SAREGAMA Talent Hunt auditions on 14th August, 2012; A Picnic to Mandav on the 18th of August, 2012; A seminar by Microsoft, Mumbai, by a training specialist, Mr. Amit Jadhav on 21st January, 2013, etc. The primary objective behind providing such value-addition courses is to make our students self-confident in presenting themselves in the society and around. The students were also taken on industrial visits to companies like Mahindra 2- Wheeler, Neo-Corp and Raj Ratan Global Corporation Ltd. on 7th September, 2012. Such visits pave the way for placements for our students in the future.
ASSOCIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
So as to nurture the creativity in the students, we, from time to time, conduct various college-level competitions for which the whole student body has been divided into four houses. The office bearers of each house were selected on 23rd August, 2012 through voting. Along with this in order to involve the parents more closely in the development of the students and to give the process of education a personal touch, we have the Parents-Professors Association (PPA). The 4th PPA Executive Committee meeting was held on 4th December, 2012, to discuss the progress of the college, discipline, punctuality and regularity of the students. We are planning to have the 2nd Annual General Body meeting of the PPA on the 17th March, 2013.
We have various committees which comprise of two or more faculty members. These committees ensure that the academic as well as the co-curricular activities are conducted regularly and smoothly. In order to ensure that the quality of the academic programmes is of the highest standards, we have constituted an Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC). The activities of this cell will help us in our long-term preparation for accreditation by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).
TUTORIAL SYSTEM
The quality of the relationship that the students have with their classmates and teachers is important for their success during their life in the college. For this, the class teachers maintain a regular and healthy interaction with the students and their parents, so as to channelize the students' talents and energies in the right direction. The mentors also make themselves available to the students for discussions and conduct regular counseling sessions as well.
EVPM
The monthly evaluation and planning meetings of faculty members under the guidance of the Director and the Principal is conducted on the 4th Saturday of every month. This helps every one of us in evaluating ourselves thoroughly and thus, we try to overcome our minutest flaws both professional as well as personal.
'The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.' We, being a service-oriented institution, accord much importance to creating social awareness and responsibility among students. The NSS Unit in our college was officially constituted on the 26th of July, 2012. With this began the inauguration of a series of social service programmes our NSS student volunteers were keen to participate in, under the able guidance and leadership of our NSS Programme Officer, Dr. Pragati Jain and her team. It started with an NSS Orientation Programme by Dr. Prakash Gadwal, NSS Co-ordinator from DAVV on the 3rd August, 2012. Some of such social service programmes are: Visit to the Barli Development Institute for Rural Women on the 5th March, 2012; the celebration of the International Day against Racial Discrimination on the 21st March, 2012; Tree plantation programme at DAVV Guest House campus on 13th July, 2012; a quiz competition on Health and Nutrition held on 7th August, 2012; celebration of World Chicago Day on 11th September, 2012; training for Literacy Programme conducted by Sr. Arockiya Mary on 11th September, 2012; NSS Day celebration with Mr. Prajwal Khare, Assistant Registrar, DAVV as the Chief Guest on the 24th September, 2012; visit to an orphanage on 12th October, 2012; Blood Donation Camp on 19th October, 2012; celebration of the M. P. Foundation Day (01/11/2012), World AIDS Day and International Day of People with Disability (01/12/2012), Youth Day (12/01/2013), etc.
The college, for the first time, organized a seven day NSS Camp at Pivdai Village, District- Indore, from the 6th to 12th January, 2013. Thirty NSS volunteers of our college participated enthusiastically in the special camp. The theme for the camp was 'Health and Hygiene'. The main attractions of the camp were the street plays, rally, medical camp, survey under 'Maryada Abhiyaan Yojna' of M. P. Govt., etc. organized by our NSS volunteers. On 22nd August, 2012, Dr. Pragati Jain was selected as a member of the Core- Committee for conducting a Quiz Competition under the aegis of NSS and UNICEF. My congratulations to the NSS officer Dr. Pragati Jain and her team. I wish them all the best for their future activities.
This year proved to be a remarkable year for us, as along with NSS, we were also granted the permission to constitute the NCC unit in our college. The NCC unit of SPIPS was inaugurated on the 26th of July, 2012. The NCC unit at SPIPS is headed by Dr. Avinash Yadav. Since its inauguration, 44 student cadets have participated in four NCC camps on 21/05/12, 22/10/12, 01/11/12 and 16/01/2013 respectively, which were organized at various places for ten days each. These students are now eligible for the B-Certificate exams. We are proud to place on record that two of our students, Mr. Deepak Jadhav and Mr. Hitesh Garasiya represented the 9 MP Battalion in the Republic Day Cultural Programme held on 26th January, 2013 in New Delhi. We congratulate them whole heartedly. Dr. Avinash Yadav attended the NCC conference for ANO/ Care- taker Certificate. We wish him and the entire team of NCC Cadets all the very best.
DAYS OF SPECIAL IMPORTANCE
We at SPIPS always strive try to make the students understand the importance behind observing various days that are declared as special days by the Government. We take special care to celebrate these days during the assembly with speeches, prayers, acts, presentations, etc. SPIPS took special care to celebrate Science Day (19/03/2012), Labour Day (01/05/2012), Mother's Day (13/05/2012), Plantation Day (27/07/2012), Independence Day (15/08/2012), Hindi Diwas (14/09/2012), Republic Day (26/01/2013), etc. On 1st October, 2012, SPIPS celebrated the twin feast of St. Michael, the Arch angel (29th September) and St. Theresa of Child Jesus (1st October) the patron saints of our Director and Principal respectively. The students presented various cultural programmes and highlighted the importance of these saints.
CHANGE OF GUARD
On the 30th of August, 2012, our founder-Principal, Dr. Sr. Rose Bastin was accorded an emotional farewell. Dr. Sr. Rose Bastin had taken up the challenging task of setting up the college from its inception in April, 2010. As a social architect, Dr. Sr. Rose Bastin always strived to transform plans, aspirations and promises into reality. She was a people's person, committed to empowering and building people. She was devoted to cultivate loyalty and commitment to the organization. She was an able administrator and nurtured the young sapling 'SPIPS' in a very motherly way. I thank her for her invaluable contributions.
FINE ARTS DAY AND YOUTH FESTIVAL
Fine Arts Day was celebrated on the 22nd of September, 2012 as an intra-college competition day. Our students competed in various cultural and literary events like solo and group dances, Indian and Western music, debate, etc. at the inter-house level and their creative expertise was a treat to watch.
Many of our students enthusiastically participated in various University Level competitions, out of which two of our students, Mr. Naresh Mahadik and Ms. Sunidhi Jain won prizes in On the Spot Photography and Debate Competition respectively. They were both selected to represent the University at the Zonal Level competitions which were held in Hyderabad on 16th September, 2012. Our commendable student, Ms. Sunidhi Jain went one more step further and was selected to represent DAVV South-western Zone at the National Level Youth Festival held in Kolkatta on 9th February, 2013. And Ms. Sunidhi Jain secured the 4th position at the National Level. We are proud of them and I congratulate them whole-heartedly.
SPORTS ASSOCIATION
'Winners don't wait for chances, they create them.' With such tenacity, our students have excelled in various inter-college and intra-college sports events. For the first time, our college was accorded the honour to organize the University-level Inter-collegiate Table Tennis Tournament for Women. This tournament was held at our Indoor Sports Hall on 5th October, 2012. Our college team consisting of four students Anmol Boyat, Yashasvi Sihare, Sunidhi Jain and Anusha Solanki secured the second position in the University. It is a matter of pride that our student Ms. Anmol Boyat of BBA IV Semester was selected as the captain of the DAVV Table Tennis Women's Team to represent the University at the Zonal Level.
The other inter-college competitions in which our students participated are: Football, Cross- Country, Basketball, Badminton, Chess, Squash, Table Tennis, Swimming, Handball and many more. A two day Inter-house Athletic Meet was held on 23rd and 24th January, 2013 at our college grounds. All the students participated enthusiastically in the various athletics events, The Blue House emerged the overall champions.
IMPORTANT FESTIVALS
Being Indians, we know that there are varied cultures, castes and religions and we celebrate every festival with great joy, enthusiasm and fervor so as to pay our respects and appreciation to all. Festivals like Rakshabandhan (02/08/2012), Diwali (10/11/2012), Christmas (25/12/2012), New Year (01/01/2013), Makar Sankranti (14/01/2013), etc. were celebrated with joy. On the occasion of Christmas, a cultural programme was organized. A Power-Point Presentation on the birth of Lord Jesus was shown, which was the main attraction of the programme. Two extremely beautiful cribs depicting the birth of Infant Jesus were also made by our staff members.
These are some of the eventful dates and prominent achievements of our institution till date since the last Annual Day which was held on 18th February, 2012. The unselfish co- operation and contribution of each member of the faculty and staff has been remarkable. This has helped me to connect well with the new environment after I was appointed as the Principal on the 1st of September, 2012, for which I would like to extend my deep gratitude towards the college management, headed by our Chairman, Bishop Chacko Thottumarickal, Vicar General and Vice Chairman Dr. Fr. Jolly John, Secretary, Fr. Cherian Pulickal and the Director, Dr. Fr. C. Michael John.
I take this opportunity to thank God Almighty with whose blessings our institution has continued to progressed steadily and has gained such remarkable recognition in the field of education. It is my wish and prayer that St. Paul Institute of Professional Studies, Indore, keeps up the momentum and continues to flourish in the future as well. Once again, I thank our entire team of dedicated faculty, staff, PPA members, students, fathers, sisters, well- wishers and each one present here for your prayers and best wishes for our institute.