GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT
Institutional Vision and Leadership
The institution has framed a well-defined Mission, Vision, Quality Policy and Quality Objectives in tune with the objectives of imparting higher education to empower students with knowledge, skill and leadership quality.
VISION
To empower the students’ leadership qualities, develop entrepreneurial skills and produce disciplined and matured citizens with intellectual and emotional strength to meet the upcoming challenges.
MISSION
- • To provide excellent academic, physical, administrative, infrastructural and moral ambience.
- • To preserve and promote the uniqueness and novelty of regional languages, folklore, art and culture.
- • To contribute towards building a socially sensitive, humane, and inclusive society.
- • To cultivate critical thinking that can spark creativity and innovation.
Goals
- 1. To place our college to be one among the top most colleges in Tamil Nadu.
- 2. To produce Bharathiar University rank holders in various disciplines.
- 3. To accelerate the growth and development of the students by providing various Co-curricular and Extracurricular activities.
Quality Objective
- • To Improve student’s satisfaction
- • To endeavour for Holistic development of students
NATURE OF GOVERNANCE
RANM was founded by the Erode Mudaliar Education Trust with the primary objective of providing higher education for deserving students, especially those belonging to the rural sectors. The Top Management comprises President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Executive Committee members. They guide the institution through the College Governing body. The Principal is the head of the institution and is empowered to plan, design and formulate the quality policy in consultation with IQAC and Heads of the Departments in order to uphold the mission and vision of the college.
Strategy Development and Deployment
The Strategic plan is “Empowering Rural Men and Women” i.e. quality policy of the institution by inculcating Entrepreneurship skills promoting gender equality. RANM believes that education is the most powerful tool to empower both men and women with the knowledge, skills and self-confidence necessary to participate fully in the development process. So, the institution promotes entrepreneurship among the rural men and women folk to nurture a passion for self-employment and to create avenues of employment opportunities thus turning them from being job seekers into job creators. This will provide them creativity, freedom and ability to generate wealth. In order to promote the students as an entrepreneur, the EDC is initiated.
To stimulate Entrepreneur skill among the students, EDC of our institution organizes Entrepreneurship Development Programmes and World Entrepreneurs Day is celebrated for promoting student participations in this arena. Various workshops an Interactions with Entrepreneurs are conducted.
The management has provided adequate facilities for the EDC activities such as Soap preparation, Phenyl, jewel making and Chalk Making. These activities are solely carried out by the students through the guidance of faculty members. The products generated through these activities are sold in and around the college. The management purchases bouquet from the students for honouring the dignitaries of various functions. The revenue generated through these activities is utilized by the students for their academic needs. This will foster the best business practices, provides opportunities for self-employment and empowers women in market workplace.
Service Rules
The institution follows the service rules as mentioned by the Government of Tamil N adu and all employees of the College are governed by such rules. The teaching faculty members and non-teaching staff have the benefits of PF, Casual Leave, Medical Leave, Study Leave, Special leave and Maternity leave etc.,
Procedures
All the activities of the institution are carried out as per the Quality System Procedures manual of RANM.
Recruitment
Recruitment takes place according to the UGC. The Secretary and the Principal are responsible for the recruitment. The recruitment process is carried out based on the standard procedure described in the manual of RANM.
Promotional policies
Promotional policies are transparent and available for both teaching and non- teaching staff. Promotion for teaching faculty is based on the information collected from self-appraisal forms and for non-teaching staff based on their performances observed by the College Governing Body.
Grievance Redressal Mechanism
Our institution comprises committees to address Grievances. The complainants can address their grievances through Feedback, Suggestion Box, Post/Courier and E-mail.
Faculty Empowerment Strategies
The Management is executing welfare measures for both teaching and non- teaching staff in all aspects bearing in mind that their well-being is important for effective functioning of the institution and also to create cordial ambience.
Welfare measures for teaching faculty
- • EPF is paid by the Management along with the faculty contribution.
- • Periodic revision of pay scales.
- • Transportation facility.
- • Sanction of Maternity leave with salary. Casual leave / Medical leave.
- • Special leave for research scholar.
- • Duty leave facility wherever applicable.
- • Honour on Teachers' day
- • Free Medical camp.
- • Supplementary increment of Rs.1000/- is afforded to the SLET / NET exams cleared teaching faculty members.
- • Supplementary increment of Rs.3000/- is afforded to the Ph.D., awarded teaching faculty members.
- • Orientation on Enhancement of ICT and Communication skill for newly joined.
Welfare measures for non-teaching staff
- • EPF is paid by the Management along with the faculty contribution.
- • Annual Memento.
- • Periodic revision of pay scales.
- • Free transportation facility.
- • Sanction of Maternity leave with salary.
- • Casual leave / Medical leave.
- • Free creche for the staff children.
- • Free uniform every year.
- • Free Medical camp.
- • Gift for marriage
The self-appraisal form determines the Educational qualification, Teaching experience, Research contributions.
Improvement of professional competence, Additional responsibilities of Staff are Pass percentage of the subjects handled, Professional activities, Contribution to the teaching and development of the college.
Self-appraisal figures out the strengths and weaknesses of the faculty members and it provides the vital platform to improve their professional proficiency. It is the process of self-evaluation that helps them reach the right level of self-sufficiency and gear them towards professional development. The improvements to be made are discussed in the faculty meeting and management review meetings. The Principal forwards the appropriate information of the faculty members on multiple activities to the top management to be considered for better appraisal at the time of promotion and increment. Also, the Principal and Heads identify the needs of training to overcome the weaknesses of the faculty.
The performance of the non-teaching staff members is appraised by the College Governing Body based on the parameters such as efficiency, cordiality, accuracy of data, timely submission of data and overall helpfulness.
Financial Management and Resource Mobilization
The Mudaliar Trust, the registered Charitable Trust governs the college in financial aspects.
Budget preparation, internal checking of the bills and vouchers, daily collection note, physical verification of cash etc., are done by the Accounts department. Internal verification is done by the Vice principal (Accounts) and the same is authenticated by the Principal, Secretary and Joint Secretary.
The budgets of the programs, bill settlements are approved by the Management and the Income & Expenditure statements are verified by the Management.
Quotations are received from various parties and after comparing the price, quality and affordance, the Management fixes the party in case of purchase of lab equipment and other bulk purchases.
Regular internal audit is done by the Management with the objective of effective utilisation of the funds. Any clarification of the internal audit is closed immediately with the guidance of the Management.
External audit is done yearly by the External Auditor of the Management Trust and Audited statements has been duly certified.
As the funds generated are properly utilised with the support of the management, till date there is no audit objection. The Utilisation certificates are also obtained from the External Auditor for the funds received from UGC, NSS, PMKVY, TNSCST etc.,
Institutional strategies for mobilization of funds and the optimal utilization of resources
Mobilisation of funds
Admissions are based as per Tamil Nadu Government Higher Education norms and tuition fees are collected from the students. The management fixes the total fee to be collected from the students every year in two semesters. The fees amount collected are deposited in the bank account and interest earned from the deposits are utilised for the development of the college and for meeting the recurring expenses.
Since it is a self- financing institution under Erode Mudaliar Educational Trust, apart from the fees collection, funds are provided by the Management for construction works, purchase of library books and assets, maintenance expenses, recurring expenses, guest lectures/seminar/conferences/ workshop programs, legal expenses, etc., The college formulates a budget for every academic year by considering the Annual plan of the departments, functional areas and college programmes. Budgets is drafted by the Vice principal (Accounts) and authenticated by the Principal for further approval by the management.
Mobilisation of funds
Admissions are based as per Tamil Nadu Government Higher Education norms and tuition fees are collected from the students. The management fixes the total fee to be collected from the students every year in two semesters. The fees amount collected are deposited in the bank account and interest earned from the deposits are utilised for the development of the college and for meeting the recurring expenses.
Since it is a self- financing institution under Erode Mudaliar Educational Trust, apart from the fees collection, funds are provided by the Management for construction works, purchase of library books and assets, maintenance expenses, recurring expenses, guest lectures/seminar/conferences/ workshop programs, legal expenses, etc., The college formulates a budget for every academic year by considering the Annual plan of the departments, functional areas and college programmes. Budgets is drafted by the Vice principal (Accounts) and authenticated by the Principal for further approval by the management.
Optimal utilisation of resources
The management takes care of the salary fixation of teaching faculty and non-teaching staff members. For the purchase of assets and important maintenance works, quotations are called for and decision are taken by the management based on the quality, price and affordance of the vendors.
All the financial transactions are made by the Accounts section of the office. The bills and vouchers produced by the Head of the Department are scrutinised by the Vice Principal (Accounts) authenticated by the Principal, the Joint Secretary and the Secretary before submitting to the management for further process.
Internal Quality Assurance System
IQAC plays a pivotal role in institutionalizing the quality assurance strategies and processes for the upliftment of all communities in the college. It monitors all the quality parameters and acts as a documentation centre containing records of all activities carried out in the institution. To attain excellence and for quality sustenance in all academic and administrative activities, IQAC offers valuable suggestions and measures for continual improvement of the institution. Among them, two important quality practices are discussed here.
Practice I: Academic Administrative Audit & Management Review Meeting
IQAC has a mechanism of conducting Academic Administrative Audits (Internal Quality Audit) and Management Review Meeting to accelerate academic excellence and to conform the sustenance of quality measures established.
AAA are planned at the beginning of every year. Every year, an external surveillance audit is conducted by the external auditors from the ISO certification organization and four internal quality audits are conducted by IQAC with the support of approved internal auditors. IQAC records the audit observations and ensures necessary remedial measures to improve the institutional activities.
MRM is conducted to ensure adequacy, continuing stability and effectiveness of the institutional activities. The review assesses and initiates opportunities for improvement of the Quality Education and the need for changes in the Quality Management System. An MRM is conducted at the end of every semester. IQAC records the minutes of the meeting and monitors the quality objectives.
Practice II: Enrichment programmes for new entrants
IQAC organizes
- • Orientation programme
- • Campus tour
- • Bridge course