Key Indicator - 2.6 Student Performance and Learning Outcomes

In strict compliance with the objectives of Outcome Based Education (OBE), the Program Outcomes (POs), Program Specific Outcomes (PSOs) and Course Outcomes (COs) are framed by the department offering the concerned program after rigorous consultation with all faculty and the stakeholders. After attainment of consensus, the same are widely propagated and publicized through various means such as display and/or communication specified hereunder.

• Website
• Curriculum /regulations books
• Class rooms
• Department Notice Boards
• Laboratories
• Student Induction Programs
• Meetings/ Interactions with employers
• Parent meet
• Faculty meetings
• Alumni meetings
• Professional Body meetings
• Library

While addressing the students, the HODs create awareness on POs, PSOs and COs. The faculty members, class teachers, mentors, course coordinators, program/ISO coordinators also inform the students and create awareness and emphasize the need to attain the outcomes.

Program specific outcomes (PSOs) are the specific skill requirements and accomplishments to be fulfilled by the students at micro level and by the end of the program. The programme co-ordinators prepare the PSOs, usually two to four in number, in consultation with course coordinators. The BOS, including Head of the Department and subject experts, of the individual departments will discuss the same and approve it after endorsement by the Principal.

Program Outcomes (POs) are broad statements that describe the professional accomplishments which the program aims at, and these are to be attained by the students by the time they complete the program. POs incorporate many areas of inter-related knowledge, skills and personality traits that are to be acquired by the students during their graduation.

Course outcomes (COs) are direct statements that describe the essential and enduring disciplinary knowledge, abilities that students should possess and the depth of learning that is expected upon completion of a course. They are clearly specified and communicated. The Course Outcomes are prepared by the course coordinator in consultation with concerned faculty members teaching the same course. The Module coordinator will verify it. Finally, they are discussed in the concerned department's BOS meeting course-wise and approved.

The POs/PSOs of the programme are published through electronic media at individual Department site located on the college website http://www.rvrjc.ac.in/. The COs of the courses are also published through electronic media at the Department site located on the college website: http://www.rvrjc.ac.in/. In all the interactions with the students, awareness on POs, PSOs and COs is consciously promoted.

Each course has a defined set of course outcomes and corresponding evaluation criteria. The course outcomes are mapped to the program outcomes which are used to provide the quantitative measurement of how well the program outcomes are achieved. The performance of the students in the examinations during the semester in each course is used to compute the level of attainment of the POs and PSOs through the mapping of questions to COs and COs to POs and PSOs. CO-PO & PSO mapping for all the courses in the program is prepared by the program coordinator in consultation with other faculty members.

Assessment methods include direct and indirect methods. The process of course outcome assessment by direct method is based on mid examinations, semester end examination and quiz. Each question in mid/semester end/assignment/quiz is tagged to the corresponding CO and the overall attainment of that CO is based on average mark set as target for final attainment.

1. Mid Examinations are conducted twice a semester and each of them covers the evaluation of all the relevant COs attainment.
2. Semester End Examination is descriptive, and a metric for assessing whether all the COs are attained.

The indirect assessment is done through the course end survey.

Rubrics are formulated for the assessment of Laboratory, Mini Project, Major Project, Seminar and Internship courses. The attainment of Course Outcomes of all courses with respect to set attainment levels are given under.

The attainment of each CO is computed by setting the class average mark as the target. The COs of each course are mapped to POs & PSOs with weightages of 3 (Strong), 2 (Medium) and 1 (Weak). The value obtained for CO attainment is multiplied by 1 for strong, 0.8 for medium and 0.6 for low correlation with the PO.

Assessment of Course outcomes of Lab courses

The course outcomes of a practical course should satisfy at least any one or more of the defined program outcomes. These describe what students are able to demonstrate in terms of knowledge, skills, and values upon completion of the said course. Percentage of students who score more than 80% marks in each measured criterion is taken for calculating CO attainment.

Attainment of Program Outcomes and Program Specific Outcomes

All the courses which contribute to the PO are identified and these courses are evaluated through the Course Outcomes using direct (Internal (20% weightage) and External exam (80% weightage) and indirect (Course end survey) assessments. The overall results from the assessments of the PO are compared with the expected attainment. The PO is considered satisfied on attainment of the expected level.

For each course, the level of attainment of each CO is compared with the predefined targets, and if not attained, the course coordinator takes necessary steps for improvement. If the target criterion level is not reached, then faculty suggest for improvement to attain the same.

Total number of final year students who passed the examination conducted by institution: 1393

Total number of final year students who appeared for the examination: 1438

Average Pass Percentage: 96.87