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EZPUR NIVERSITY

(A Central University)
Napaam, Tezpur, Assam-784028, INDIA

NAAC Reaccreditation (Cycle 3)
SELF STUDY REPORT
VOLUME-I

SUBMITTED TO
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT & ACCREDITATION COUNCIL
2016
विज्ञानं यज्ञं तनुत े
Specialized Knowledge Promotes Creativity

Vision

To develop human excellence and inculcate leadership through hard work and
creativity.

Mission

To render Tezpur University one of the most preferred destinations of students,
faculty and scholars and employees.
To be in the top 50 Universities of the world …

Goals and objectives

 to disseminate and advance knowledge by providing instructional and
research facilities in such branches of learning as it may deem fit;
 to make provisions for integrated courses in humanities, natural and physical
sciences, social sciences, agricultural science and forestry and other allied
disciplines in the educational programmes of the University;
 to take appropriate measures for promoting innovations in teaching-learning
processes, inter-disciplinary studies and research;
 to educate and train manpower for the development of the State of Assam;
 to pay special attention to the improvement of the social and economic
conditions and welfare of the people of that State, their intellectual, academic
and cultural development;
(cid:1)व(cid:3)ानं य(cid:3)ं तनुत े

TEZPUR UNIVERSITY

A SELF STUDY REPORT

Volume-I

Submitted to
National Assessment and
Accreditation Council
2016

TABLE OF CONTENT

VOLUME - I

A. Preface from the Head of the Institution
B. Executive Summary … … … … … … … … … … … … 1
Tezpur University in 2010 and 2015 (comparative data) … … … 9
A SWOC Analysis … … … … … … … … … … … … 11
Action taken report on PTR 2010 … … … … … … … … … … 13
General Recommendations … … … … … … … … … … … … 13
Major Recommendations … … … … … … … … … … … … 17
C. Profile of the University … … … … … … … … … … … … 21
D. Criteria-wise analytical report
Criterion I: Curricular Aspects … … … … … … … … … … … 31
Criterion II: Teaching-learning and Evaluation … … … … … … 43
Criterion III: Research, Consultancy and Extension … … … … … … 68
Criterion IV: Infrastructure and Learning resources … … … … … … 120
Criterion V: Student Support and Progression … … … … … … 138
Criterion VI: Governance, Leadership and Management … … … … 167
Criterion VII: Innovations and Best Practices … … … … … … 188
E. Annexures:
I. Income-expenditure statements (2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15)
II. Consultancy Policy
III. List of Consultancy work
IV. Miscellaneous (Court cases 2011-15)
VOLUME-II A
EVALUATIVE REPORT OF THE ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS/CENTRES
A. Academic Departments

School of Sciences
Chemical Sciences … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 1
Environmental Science … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 19
Mathematical Sciences … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 31
Molecular Biology and Biotechnology … … … … … … … … … … … … 45
Physics … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 64

School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Cultural Studies … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 78
English and Foreign Languages … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 94
Hindi … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 109
Mass Communication and Journalism … … … … … … … … … … … … … 116
Sociology … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 129
Education … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 143
Social Work … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 152

School of Engineering
Civil Engineering … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 159
Computer Science and Engineering … … … … … … … … … … … … 169
Electronics and Communication Engineering and Electrical Engineering … … 188
Energy … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 208
Food Engineering and Technology … … … … … … … … … … … … … 226
Mechanical Engineering … … … … … … … … … … … … … 241

School of Management Sciences
Business Administration … … … … … … … … … … … … … 257
Commerce … … … … … … … … … … … … … 274
B. Academic Cells and Centres
Centre for Assamese Studies … … … … … … … … … … … … 280
Centre for Disaster Management … … … … … … … … … … … … 284
Centre for Endangered Languages … … … … … … … … … … … … 288
Centre for Inclusive Development … … … … … … … … … … … … 289
Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship … … … … … … 296
Centre for Open & Distance Learning (CODL) … … … … … … … … … 301
Chandraprabha Saikiani Centre for Women’s Studies … … … … … … … … 303
Computer Centre … … … … … … … … … … … … 309
Intellectual Property Rights Cell (TUIPR) … … … … … … … … … … … 312

C. Other Centres and Cells
DBT Nodal Cell … … … … … … … … … … … 321
Centre for Petroleum Biotechnology … … … … … … … … … … … 327
Sophisticated Analytical Instrumentation Centre … … … … … … … … … 331

Volume-II B

List of Projects, Publications and Patents

List of Projects … … … … … … … … … … … … … 1 – 35

Faculty Publications
Index … … … … … … … … … … … … … 36 - 38
List of publications … … … … … … … … … … … … … 39- 404

List of Patents filed and Granted … … … … … … … … … … … … … 405-408
List of Copyrights Granted and Applied … … … … … … … … … … … 409
STEERING COMMITTEE FOR NAAC REACCREDITATION
TEZPUR UNIVERSITY

Prof. Mihir K. Chaudhuri, Vice-Chancellor Advisor
Prof. Amarjyoti Choudhury, Pro Vice-Chancellor Advisor
Prof. Debajit Hazarika Coordinator
Prof. Utpal Sharma, Director IQAC Joint Coordinator
Prof. Nayandeep Deka Baruah Member
Prof. Ramesh Chandra Deka Member
Prof. Papori Baruah Member
Prof. Gautam Borah Member
Dr. Bhabesh Deka Member
Dr. Dipak Nath Member
Mr Kumarjit Dutta Member
TEZPUR UNIVERSITY

TEZPUR UNIVERSITY
Napaam, Tezpur-784028, Sonitpur (ASSAM)

PREFACE
It gives me great pleasure to present to the National Assessment and Accreditation
Council, the Self Study Report of Tezpur University for reaccreditation in the third
cycle. It is a detailed account of the activities of the university during the last four years
as well as an honest assessment of the perceived strength and weaknesses and also the
opportunities and challenges faced by the university.
Accreditation and assessment mechanisms help an institution to put things in true
perspective and to design its roadmaps accordingly. It therefore gives me a sense of
fulfillment that Tezpur University is ready to present its academic credentials to the
National Assessment and Accreditation Council for the third cycle of accreditation.
Established to create an advanced seat of higher learning in the North East region of
India that would produce professionals of high competence, Tezpur University has
come a long way since its inception in 1994. Founded in part fulfilment of the Assam
Accord with specific mandates, the University has tried to accomplish the mandates into
its search for excellence in education and research. Given that the University is looked
upon to provide leadership in emerging areas relevant to the region, especially in
Science and Technology and the Humanities, the focus has been to tap and strengthen
human resources in fields that demand multidisciplinary skills, and set benchmarks
therein.
It is my great pleasure to report that Tezpur University has emerged as one of the finest
university of the region backed by new-age pedagogy supported by adequate
infrastructure. It has made striking progress marching ahead of other universities of the
region both in terms of the popularity of its academic programmes and in terms of its
research performance.
After the NAAC assessment in 2010, the university redoubled its effort for all round
development and excellence. It initiated steps not only to consolidate its progress, but
also to make up for the observed shortcomings of the university made by the peer team
and continuous self-introspection. It has made constructive amendments of its own
policies aimed towards growth keeping in mind the emergent trends of the higher
education systems in the country and abroad. Being relatively new, Tezpur University
has miles to go to catch up with its older peers but has the satisfaction of pursuing its
goals dedicatedly and thereby narrowing the difference.
Tezpur University undertook the second Academic and Administrative Audit in
November, 2013 with the initiative of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell. The visiting
team observed that the university has progressed remarkably during its short span of
existence and has gathered the critical mass for take-off in a well-charted trajectory for
TEZPUR UNIVERSITY
further development. The university has analyzed the report in details at all levels and
initiated proactive action plans on areas that needed attention. This exercise has
immensely helped the university in making a realistic self-assessment and developing
its long term vision document as well as the short term perspective documents. It has
also bolstered the confidence of the university in the process of its preparedness for the
next assessment of the NAAC.
This report submitted to the NAAC is both a window to and roadmap of the mission and
vision of the University. The achievements and efforts have been presented in a concise
form with the claims being supported by evidence. The report tries to make the letter
and spirit of the quest of the University for quality transparent in the pages that follow.
We believe that it will not only help the apex accreditation agency to rate us, but also
provide us a great opportunity to introspect our achievement against that of our peers.

(Professor Mihir K. Chaudhuri)
Vice Chancellor