PRT QAA Report of Darchula Multiple Campus

1. UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION NEPAL
PRE-VISIT OF
DARCHULA MULTIPLE CAMPUS
KHALANGA, DARCHULA
Visit Dates
Start 16 April 2017 (3Baishak 2074)
Exit 18Jan 2017 (5 Baishak 2074)
Dr. Shayam Prasad Lohani, PRT Member
Ms. Mamata Prajapati, Senior QAA-Assistant
A Quality Assurance and Accreditation Pre-Visit Report on
Darchula Multiple Campus
Khalanga, Darchula
18 April 2017

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SECTION: A
This pre-visit took place on 16 April, 2017 at the campus premise. This visit was done
to find out and understand the current status and strategies that campus has undertaken taken
to achieve its goals and objectives.
General Information of the Campus
Name and address of the Institution DARCHULA MULTIPLE CAMPUS, Khalanga ,
Darchula
Telephone Number 093-420219
Fax Number 093-420219
E-mail Address dmctu.np1@gmail.com
Website www.dmcdarchula.edu.np
Date of Establishment 2059 B.S
Type Community Campus
Funding Provision Self Financing, Community and UGC Funding
Affiliating University Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
Current academic programs offered by the Institution
Academic Programs No. Faculties
Bachelors 3 Management (BBS), Humanities and Social Sciences
(BA), Education (B.Ed.)
Masters
1 M.Ed.(Nepali and Curriculum)
Any other (specify) - -
Departments, Faculty Members, Non-teaching Staff and Students
Number/ Remarks
Departments 3
Full Time Faculty Members 17
Part Time Faculty Members 5
Non teaching staffs 7

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Number of Students
Level Year Girls Boys Total
BBS I 10 23 33
II 11 13 24
III 8 7 15
IV 9 6 15
BA(BSW) I 38 35 73
II 14 10 24
III 13 14 27
B.Ed. I 53 13 66
II 32 17 49
III 59 32 91
B.Ed.(1year) I 2 2
M.Ed. I 6 7 13
II 11 1 12
Total 265 179 444
Annual Graduate Output (Year wise) 2072 (2015A.D.)
Year B.A.(BSW) B.B.S. B.Ed. M.Ed. Total
I 13 2 9 1 25
II 15 10 13 38
III 22 11 27 60

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SECTION: B
Darchula Multiple Campus (DMC) is located in Khalanga, Darchula is one of the
oldest campus of the district. It has been playing a vital role in higher education sector in the
district imparting education in three different Faculties viz. Education; Management; and
Humanities.
Features of Darchula Multiple Campus
The major features of the Campuses are:
1. Finances are mainly self- generated. The sources include student fees, community
contributions and other local resource mobilization.
2. The Campus regularly conducts internal examinations. Based on analysis of internal
examinations, it has been offering extra and remedial classes.
3. It is a community campus run through the cooperation of multi-stakeholders including
parents, social workers, municipality and other stakeholders.
4. Community participation and support was found to be satisfactory.

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Section C
Overall Impression
During the visit discussion with several stake holders were carried out on topics like: Campus
policy, Curricular aspects, Research, Consultancy and Extension, Infrastructure and learning
resources, Information System and Public Information, Students Support and Guidance and
certain impressions were noted about the discussed topics. The team has made
recommendations for the campus on the basis of the found impressions. The impression and
recommendations are as follows:
Policy Procedure
Area Impression Recommendations Remarks
Strategic Plan/
Vision, Mission,
Goals and
Objectives
Vision, Mission, Goal and Objectives
(VMGO) are clearly defined.
Regular meetings and
engagement leading towards
achieving VMGO are
recommended.
Job responsibility
and performance
appraisal system
Job responsibilities of the faculties
and other staff are specified in the
Charter of the Campus and have
mentioned in the appointment letters.
Working on developing performance
appraisal system.
From our visit it is seen that
the faculties and other staffs
are working harder than their
specified normal working
hour.
Mechanism to
ensure participatory
decision making
system
Campus Management Committee
(CMC) is the decision making body.
The faculties, staff are also given
right to make suggestions in decision
making process. Students' feedback
and comments are also considered by
faculties and forwarded to the CMC.
Student representation in CMC was
impressive.
Role of operational level
staffs is seen in the decision
making process, that must be
continued.
Stakeholder
community feedback
and orientation
system
The Campus has General Assembly
which includes people from different
wings of society. The Campus
organizes conferences/ meeting of
stakeholders/guardians annually.
Local community should
continue supporting good
work of campus and at the
same time give constructive
suggestions as and when
needed.
Curricular Aspects
Consistency of
teaching learning
with academic goals
and objectives of
the institution;
Campus is following the syllabus
specified by university and has
developed proper lesson plans of all
the courses for the smooth execution
of all the courses. In addition to the
courses specified by university,
Campus should be aware of
the requirements of local
market and provide extra
programs accordingly
without hampering the core
courses and study of the

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Planned teaching campus is providing extra soft skills
for career development of the
students.
students.
Skill enhancement
sessions
Campus is providing guest lecture
from personals from different
organizations to the students for the
familiarity of the working
environment of the organizations and
extra knowledge. Also provision of
internship has been made for the
students.
Continue with this type of
extra learning activities
Feedback from
academic peers and
employers
Defined feedback system is yet to be
introduced.
Feedback process from
students, academic and
management level needs to
be developed and
implemented.
Practical Exposure
and skill
enhancement
trainings
Students are offered to visit nearby
industries and communities.
Potentials get an internship
opportunity in nearby companies,
banks and in community
organizations.
Include exposure activities in
campus calendar and further
collaboration with other
organization be expanded.
Teaching, Learning and Evaluation
Basis of admission The past result, entrance examination
and interview of students are the
basis of the admission
Entrance examination
practice on each program to
ensure quality education is to
be strictly adhered.
Tutorial and
remedial classes
Campus has made good provision of
extra classes for all the students
Campus should continue the
good practice.
Supplements to
lecture method
Campus has developed soft and hard
copies of the lectures of all the
courses, has facilitated students with
Internet service for getting additional
learning materials from online.
Campus should encourage
students to study on their
own more and teach them to
study online.
Assessment
strategies
Campus is conducting three internal
exams each year, evaluated papers
are returned back to the students for
self-evaluation also.
Some kind of comparison between
the result of board exam and internal
exam is also made.
Practice should be continued.
New Appointment of
staff
Campus has its own appointment
strategy and new staffs are appointed
as per the requirement of the campus.
Good appointment practice
should be continued.

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Research, Consultancy and Extension
Research initiation As in Self Study Report 0.27 % of an
annual budget is ensured for research
initiation.
Research budget needs to be
increased and well utilized
for research promotion,
faculty development and
academic development.
Academic
publication
Campus has research publication
committee .Campus publishes annual
magazine “Spandan”, Calendar,
Prospectus every year and an academic
journal is planned
Summary report about the
campus, performance of
campus should be published
annually in the prospectus.
Extra Activities Blood donation programs, career
development programs, dance
competition, training programs for local
co-operatives are conducted.
Should continue these kinds
of activities.
Community
Participation
Adequate community participation has
been found.
Such practice needs to be
continued. More public
awareness programs should
be organized.
Infrastructure and learning resources
Laboratory The campus owns computer lab with
20 computers.
Campus must facilitate
students for maximum
utilization of its resources.
Atmosphere Atmosphere of the campus for
learning is good. Campus is neat and
clean with limited area.
Maintenance of the existing
facilities should be regular.
Building and Master
plan for the
infrastructural
development
Campus has two building with class
rooms and rooms for library, meeting
hall, and computer laboratory.
Campus should focus more
on enriching the physical
environment of the campus.
Computer facilities Forty five computers are available in
the Campus with Internet facility.
Effective and proper
utilization should be ensured.
Library Library maintained with almost 9000
books .
Software should be installed.
Students should be
encouraged to use online
libraries. Library should be
in sufficient separate space.
E-resources E-resources are available. Should continue maintaining
and creating new e-resources
Departments There are three academic
departments. Separate cabins are
made for the departments.
Departments should be
increased as needed.

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Students Support and Guidance
Scholarship Scholarships at the Campus are
managed according to its institutional
rules.
Community and faculties are also
providing few scholarships for needy
students.
The provision should be
continued.
Drinking water,
canteen and Rest
room
A drinking water is available in the
Campus. Canteen isn't available.
Sufficient rest rooms are maintained
in reasonable condition.
Develop canteen within the
campus premises.
Sports facilities Limited space is available in campus
for providing sports facilities.
Should work on developing
sports facilities for students.
Placement Cell The Campus has established a
placement cell
Should continue this cell in
future also and also develop
further strategies to
strengthen this cell to cope
with future societal and
environment requirements.
Counseling Teachers are involved in the career
counseling of students.
Various types of counseling
are very important so campus
should continue this work
systematically
Alumni Association Campus has started to keep records of
its alumni and started tracer study.
Activate and engage the
alumni for the development
of the campus.
Information System and Public Information
Education
Management
Information System
(EMIS) and
Database
maintenance
Software to maintain records of
students is installed, web site has
been developed.
Should develop better
understanding about
information requirement to
implement campus policy.
Campus must provide
separate room for EMIS
section and ensure EMIS
system.
Distribution of
Information
Campus has its own website. It
provides notices to students through
website, TV channels and FM.
Campus also published journal
and annual reports.
Campus should focus on
information requirement of
public, government,
organizations also, and
publish information
accordingly.

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ECTION D
RECOMMENDATIONS
The Quality Assurance and Accreditation Pre-visit team is thankful to the all
stakeholders of the Campus. The SSR is comprehensive and informative.
The various stakeholders of campus including Campus Management Committee
(CMC), teachers, students, and non-teaching staff were found to be very participative and
responsive during the meeting and very much willing to get QAA certification.
The Pre-visit team would like to suggest the Campus to comply with the following
recommendations before the PRT visit to the Campus.
Priority Recommendations:
1. The Campus should facilitate and encourage the faculty members for higher studies
(M. Phil/ PhD) and other professional trainings.
2. The EMIS system should be activated.
3. Display Peer Reviewed Professional Journals in the library.
4. Provision of performance appraisal system must be strengthened; condition for
academic promotion of faculties and promotion of non-teaching staffs should be done.
5. For proper integration of teaching and research, teachers should be encouraged to
write evidence based cases for use in the classroom. Financial support in the form of
seed money should be provided to encourage research activities among teachers.
6. Canteen should be developed with sufficient space.
7. Training opportunities should be provided to the non-teaching faculties.
8. Strengthen the library: introduce bar coding system, manage reading room and add
the number of journals and references by changing the library into an e-library
system.
General Recommendations:
1. DMC needs to introduce some need-based and soft-skill oriented courses for its
students.
2. Self-sustaining programs need to be started.
3. The campus should extend its formal relation with different industries and institutions
to facilitate practical exposure of students.
4. Use of software in administrative and examination information record keeping is
recommended.
5. The rest rooms and campus premises need regular maintenance and cleaning.
6. Facility of internet should be provided to the faculty members and students and in the
library.
7. The departments should be separated.
8. Space for sports facilities must be provisioned
9. Teaching learning methodology should be focused on practical aspects.
10. Internal examination must be regular.
11. The campus should have provision for proper emergency health services including
sick room.
12. Facilities for student counseling and placement should be in place. A student career
counseling cell should be created.
13. The campus should utilize the potential of stakeholders including the alumni for
sustainable development.

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University Grants Commission (UGC)
Dr. Shyam Prasad Lohani, PRT Member
Ms. Mamata Prajapati, Senior QAA Assistant
Darchula Multiple Campus (DMC)
Mr. Daya Krishna Panta, CMC Chairperson
Mr. Krishna Singh Saud, Campus Chief
Mr. Madan Singh Karki, QAA Focal Person
Date: 18 April 2017 (05Baishak 2074)