Departmental Activities Department of Environmental studies

Departmental Activities

Department of Environmental studies

Seminars / Workshops / Conferences (Students)

A]Attended

(a) Date : 05th June 2017Mrs.Saritha.O.T attended the National conference on

„‟Sustainable Environment in Response to Climate Change‟‟ organized by Jawaharlal

Nehru Institute of Advanced Studies and Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts

University,Hyderabad

(b) .Date : 09th July 2017Attended seminar by GMERF-Dr.Vijay Rao on First

Respondent,and Ms.Haripriya on Call Ambulance

(c) Date :06th

to 09th

Nov 2017-attended International conference STEM conducted by

science Dept

(d) Date ; 16th

and 17th

Nov –attended seminar on Personality Devpt by Father Vijay

(e) Date: 26th

and 27th

Nov- attended 13th International Permaculture Convergence in

Hyderabad.

(f) Organized (mention Seminar / Conference / Workshop along with date)

Date :21st July 2017 organised Workshop on climate change by Mr.N.S.Prasad in

collaboration with American corner.

(g) Participation of students in Seminar / Workshops / Conference along with topic, place

& date

Innovative methods of Teaching & Evaluation Biodiversity walk,Videos shown on environmental issues

Surveys conducted on awareness about environment,

Role plays,Group discussions,case studies

Making brochures and calendar on green business,green building and biodiversity

Inter-college competitions attended / participated by students

Inter-college competitions hosted by student

Prizes Won in competition / other events

Club Activities-Coordinator of Prakriti club.The students of Prakriti club participated

in the biodiversity walk held on June 5th by WWF in KBR National Park.The students from

Prakriti Club of St.Francis College for Women had been given a golden opportunity to

volunteer in the event and gain a learning experience."Wild Wisdom Quiz, 2017" which was

conducted on 6th September at the GP Birla Center.Project Herbeno was initiated on 4th of

September by few enthusiastic volunteers who wanted to start a tiny green wave through their

green fingers.Prakriti club along with the NCC unit organized an adventurous trip to

Kondamadugu Hills on 8th September,2017.Avani,Nature fest was celebrated on February

16th promoting sustainable living.

Social Outreach

Involvement in major college events –Developed butterfly garden, initiated herbal

garden,coordinated solid waste management , recycling of dry waste and composting of

wet waste.Guided students on demonstrations and experiments on Glee,Spectrum

outreach program.Participated in sports day competitions,participated in womens day

competitions.Involved in conducting International conference,STEM by departments of

science. On 12th September 2017, Ms.Saritha O T and the Spectrum club coordinator Dr.Jyothi

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kondamadugu/477132952396842?fref=mentions

Rani along with the student representatives had a debriefing session with Mr.Ravi Kiran

(Additional Commissioner Of Health and Hygiene , GHMC) in connection with the

nation wide cleanliness drive "Swacchta Pakwada".

Department of Public Administration

Guest Lectures with Topics, Name of the Resource Person, Date

Dr Sandeep

Topic: Real Time Governance

Date:16-2-2018

Innovative methods of Teaching &Evaluation for students Group Discussions

Scrap Book

Presentations

Club Activities for

Chartistic: Public Administration in everyday life.

Treasure Hunt

Doodling : Picturize Indian Administration

Essay Writing

Field Trip: Model Village Tellapur

Rastrapathi Nilayam

Involvement in major college events

Women‟s Day ,

Xpression Events

Department of Nutrition

Participation of students in Seminar / Workshops / Conference along with topic, place &

date

1. Participated in a workshop on Food Tech2k17 Expo on 19th

Sep, 2017 at

Loyola Academy, Hyderabad

2. Participated in a seminar on Obgene- Nutrigenomics Of Obesity on 6th

Jan

2018 at Global Education Centre, Nampally.

Guest Lectures with Topics, Name of the Resource Person, Date:

Cancer awareness program by D.S Research Centre was organized for all the

Nutrition students on 23rd

Jan, 2018

Innovative methods of Teaching & Evaluation 1. Online tests

2. Case studies

3. Poster presentation

4. Market survey

5. Leaflet

6. Nutrition album

7. Product development

8. Coding and data analysis

Students Activates / Achievements


1. Five of our B.Sc III N students Participated in aInter-college poster

competition on “Health Benefits Of Whole Grains” organized by Kasturba

Gandhi Degree College For Women, Secunderabad on 18 August, 2017.


(a) Anjali and Sunanda of B.Sc III N won the First prize in Nutri-Rangoli

Competition organized byat St Ann‟s College for women , Mehdipatnam on

21 December, 2017.

(b) Carmel and Mounica , Shiza and Kritika of B.Sc IIIN won consolation prizes

in Nutri-Rangoli Competition organized by at St Ann‟s College for women ,

Mehdipatnam on 21 December, 2017.

1. Ananya and Vahitha of B.Sc IIIN won first prize in Live Experiment

competition organized by SPECTRUM club for social outreach programme

GLEE at St. Francis College For Women, Hyderabad on 30th November,

2017.

Club Activities

Ms.Tabitha Ramona coordinator of FACE club, organizing committee for NATALE

(Annual inter collegiate competitions )

Ms.Tabitha Ramona member of Women‟s cell

Social Outreach

Nutrition day was celebrated on the theme “Importance of Balanced Diet” in the

college campus to create awareness among the students.

Creation awareness to students about various aspects of nutrition through poster

display.

Nutrition education to school children through GLEE , 2017 organized by

SPECTRUM club


Part of NATALE intercollegiate competition

Part of International conference on “Science And Technology Engineering And

Mathematics (STEM) Education And Faculty Development”

Part of Swach pakhwada program- inspection of college canteen

Any outstanding unique achievement of the department

B.SC III N students won Best Class Award for the academic year 2017-18

Department of Electronics

Innovative methods of Teaching & Evaluation 1. Organized a field trip to “Physitech Electronics” on 15

th July 2017 for B.Sc III year.

2. Organized a one day workshop on “Musical Synthesizer” on 24th

Aug 2017. 56

students from electronics 1st,2

nd and 3

rd year participated in this workshop.

3. Puzzles, Projects and quiz were conducted as part of their skill test evaluations.

Students Activities/ Achievements

Ruth Deevena of B.Sc IIE won third prize in techno fest conducted by Dhanwantari

Institute of Science and Technology on May 29th

2017.

G. Manisha and Ch. Deepika Krishna of B.Sc IIIE represented dept of electronics at

the Aurora College Fest “Abhiyan” on 9th

September 2017. They participated in

Poster presentation competition and won the First Prize.

Club Activities

The Department of Electronics is part of the science club of the college

“SPECTRUM” club and participated in various club activities and won prize in best

project ( Live demo) in GLEE 2017.

Department of Telugu





Club Activities -Telugu sahitya antyakshri,Telugu folk dance,classical dance,

classical singing, Telugu day celebration, Kadambam A telugu yearly literary

paper release

HARIVILLU CLUB

It is the literary and cultural club initiated by the Faculty of Telugu. Every year thr club

organizes many Telugu literary and cultural activities like Telugu Eassy writing,short

story,Debate Elocution ,Sahithi Antyakshari,Telugu Food Fest, Drama, folk dance clasical

dance ,classical singing,poetry writing,poyetry recitation etc. Club instituted a Gold medal for

the Telugu student who scores highest marks in second language Telugu every year. The

Telugu day will be celebrated every year,and the prize winners of various compititions will

receive their prizes. And also the club will release a yearly Telugu literary paper tittled

KADAMBAM where the ariticles writen by staff ,Non teaching staff and students of college.

Club will conduct all these activities to enhance the Traditional cultural temperament among students

which help them to improve their personality.

Department of Statistics

Guest Lectures :

Organized guest lecture on 20th

July on “Statistical thinking and its future” by

Prof. G. Murali Rao, ISI, Hyderabad.

Innovative methods of Teaching :

Using PPTs

Using Statistical Packages like SPSS(17)

Students Achievements:

Students from BSC(MSCs) I & II yr participated in a poster presentation competition

held at Reddy‟s Women‟s College, Bharkatpura on 14th

December and won first and

second prizes.

1. Sarath Chandrika-BSC IID won 1st prize

2. Vani Sharma-BSC ID won 2nd

prize.

Students from BSC(MSCs) II yr participated in a Statistics fest held at St. Ann‟s

College, Mehdipatnam on 16th

December and won second prizes in two competitions.

1. M. Soundarya Lakshmi and B. Supraja won 2nd

prize in Stats Quiz

2. K.Sravani and N. Samanvita won 2nd

prize in Data Quest.

Club Activities:

STRATA, the Statistics club conducted an inter college fest “SURVEYGANA 3.0”

on 27th

January

Department of Physics

.

Guest Lectures

1. Dr. Sai Nagesh, Head Department of Seismology, NGRI, Uppal, gave a lecture on

“History Of Physics” on August 28th

, 2017

2. Dr. S.M. Ahmed, Principal Scientist, Central Research Laboratory, University of

Hyderabad, gave a lecture on “Indian Mars Mission” on January 10th

,2018.

Field Trip:

B.Sc (Physics) students visited HCU on Jan 3rd

2018 to attend a popular lecture

by Prof Hiroshi Amano, Noble Laureate and director of Akasaki, Research centre,

Nagoya University, Japan on Blue LED‟s and transformative electronics for

developing sustainable smart Society.

Innovative methods of Teaching & Evaluation

3d Models of crystals are used to teach Solid State Physics.

Videos are used to explain complicated topics.

Seminars are conducted and assessed as a part of skill test.

Club Activities

1. Active participation in various activities conducted under Spectrum- Science Club

Social Outreach

1. Participated in GLEE- an outreach program where students demonstrated the live

and demo experiments to school children.

Department of Economics

Innovative methods of Teaching & Evaluation Debates

Presentations

Group Discussion

Power point Presentation

Field Trip: To Tellapur to Know the Economic development of the village




Conducted KNOW YOUR ECONOMY test


Club Activities

Debate

Ruddhi

Poster making


Xpression Events

Department of Botany

Paper Presentation (Students)

Poster Presentation on Operculina turpethum: An Endangered medicinal plant by

M.Keerthi at National Conference on Plant Science and Research: Current Status &

Future Challenges, Organized by Department of Botany, OUCW Koti, 7th

-8th

December 2017.

Poster Presentation on „Study on Ex situ conservation and organic cultivation

Practices – A case study on St.Francis Campus,Begumpet‟ by Dr.Basanthi and

Kavitha Bhadran. at National Conference on Plant Science and Research: Current

Status & Future Challenges, Organized by Department of Botany, OUCW Koti, 7th

-8th

December 2017.


Organized (mention Seminar / Conference / Workshop along with date)

Date :24th

July 2017

Guest Lecture and Workshop on Bonsai preparation for all the Life Science students of IIIrd

year on the topic „Bonsai – Techniques to grow and Career‟. The resource person

was Mr. Govindaraju of Eashwari Nursery, Bonsai Industry, Hyderabad.

Date : 5th

August 2017

19th

August 2017

Students of Second year visited Active Farms , Moinabad for a day‟s workshop on

Crop Techniques, Culinary Skills and Animal Husbandry conducted by Vamshi

Krishna.

Date: 21

st July 2017

Resource Person: Mr.N.S.Prasad, Climate Change Communicator, UNFCCC (United Nations

Framework Convention on Climate Change) Climate Policy Observer from Civil Society .

Date :28th

July 2017

Resource person : Mr.Shaikh Hussain, Senior Research Fellow, Laboratory for the Conservation

of Endangered Species, CCMB, and Mr.B.Naresh, Research Associate,

ANGRAU.

Department: Environmental Sciences and Botany in collaboration with American

Corner.

Date :20th

and 21st October 2017

Transform4Life – Trauma Care workshop Level 2 attended which was conducted by

Dr.Sunny Philip.

Date : 8th

November 2017

International Conference on STEM on Prof.T.Pullaiah delivered a lecture on

Ethnobotany- Survey,Conservation and Application

Date: 22nd

February 2018

Career guidance classes to Second year Botany students.

Date: 22nd

February 2018

P.G Guidance for Final year students.

Participation of students in Seminar / Workshops / Conference along with topic, place

& date

Date :30th

November 2017

Students from B.Sc III A (BZC) won the first prize for their demo exhibit on „Solid

Waste Management held during GLEE 2017.

Students from B.Sc II A (BZC) won the first prize for their LIVE exhibit on „ Ascent of

Sap‟ held during GLEE 2017.


Date :24th

July 2017

Guest Lecture and Workshop on Bonsai preparation for all the Life Science students of

IIIrd

year on the topic „Bonsai – Techniques to grow and Career‟. The resource person

was Mr. Govindaraju of Eashwari Nursery, Bonsai Industry, Hyderabad


Classes outside the classroom

Nature walk

Audio visual tools

Brainstorm

Real world learning

Creative introduction to topic of study

Group discussion

Oral presentation

Experiment based

Crossover learning-exploring a question

Adaptive teaching

Guest Lectures

Seminars

Career based

Field trips

Workshops – external faculty

Argumentative

Self learning

Academic intended-connectedness

Skill based testing

Open book test

Recapitulation MCQ

Students Activities / Achievements




Students Achievements

NAME Roll No EVENT WON Participated

B.Sc

IABZC Ankita Saha 17041004

GLEE‟17,Onion and Lachrymal Glands YES Gyaneshwari 17041039

Sheryn V 17041019

GLEE‟17- Drip Irrigation S.Chandhana 17041048

YES

B.Sc IN

Nut/Bot Zainab 17055025 Mixed bag competition - NATALE First prize

Divya B 17055020

Bible Quiz

Second

Prize

Glory A 17055009

Bindu 17055006

Zainab 17055025

GLEE'17

Yes Samruddhi 17055018

Sakshi Bhat Dramebaaz ,GLEE'17 Yes

Sahithi GLEE'17 Yes

BZC II A

Pooja V 164132 Chemistry Idol ,Graphene fest (2017) First prize

Priti U 164133 Chemistry Idol ,Graphene fest (2017) First prize

Karen 164115 Tabernacles Carol Competition First prize

Manognya 164123 Little flower Carol competition First prize

Roselin 164136 Avani Fest (2018) Guardians of Galaxy First prize

Saleha 164138 Black out poetry, La fiesta First prize

Live experiment on Ascent of

sap,GLEE'17

Second

Prize

Martial Arts

Gold

Medal

P.M.Divya 164154

Live experiment on Ascent of

sap,GLEE'17

Second

Prize

Naumi P 164124 Does 100%fruit juice have more Vit.C

than artificial juice? GLEE‟17

YES

Priti U 164133 YES

Saleha 164138

La Fiesta-Writers Remorse ,

YES Graphene-Chem quiz

Trisha 164150 Hindi Divas,Graphene-Chem quiz YES

P.M.Divya 164154 Graphene(2017) Chemquiz YES

Math quiz (2017) YES

Debate Competition- Avani(2018) YES

IISER PUNE Mimamasa Quiz competition

(2017) YES

BZC III A

P.Shruthi 154122 Osmosis – Why do fingers prune when

Immersed in Water , GLEE‟17

YES

Pavithra 154125 YES

Salma 154131 Do green veggies have more Vit.C

YES

Shariqha 154134

K Pooja 154127 Demo experiment on Solid Waste

Management,GLEE'17 First Prize J.Meenakshi 154140

B.Sc IIIN Won Best Outgoing Class 17-18

Club Activities

Under SPECTRUM

Social Outreach- Orphan child education, spreading awareness on solid waste management

and segregation, donation of clothes ,training students towards growing vegetables at home

,Water conservation methods.


Convocation – Certificate distribution

International Conference on STEM in collaboration with thirteen science

departments.

GLEE ‟17 – Live and Demonstration experiments.

NATALE events – participated

College Day – Gold Medals distribution.

Women‟s Day celebrations participated

Prayer for Final year students

Farewell program for students


Spreading awareness on Composting and Solid Waste segregation and management.

Department of Management ( B. VOC)

Paper Presentation (Students)

Shristi Agarwal student of 2nd

year presented a paper on “Social Media: An Innovative

Marketing Tool” at National Research Conference – ASMA, Symbiosis Hyderabad on

23.02.18.

Consultancy

1. Sailotech-Transform Forward, Faster

2. V & U Intellect -Consultants(P) Ltd

3. Tommy Hilfiger

4. Premier People Logistic Solutions Private Imited

5. Oyehappy

6. Shopper Stop

7. 3dm

8. Hucon Consulting Innovated

9. Titan Company

10. Regalix

11. 399store.Com

12. Eminence Immigration Consultant Pvt.Ltd

13. Laalsa - Crave Excellence

14. Immigration Sales Consultant

15. Sathguru Management Consultants(P) Ltd

16. Prominent Overseas Careers

17. Erics(We Empower Your Business)

18. Reliance Brands Limited

19. Ss Fitness Pvt.Ltd

20. De Swathi's-D'ziner Fabrics And Dress Material

21. Intone Networks

22. U- Media

Seminars / Workshops / Conferences (Staff & Students)

Participation of students in Seminar / Workshops / Conference along with topic, place

& date

Students of 1st year visited Dialogue in the Dark at Inorbit Mall on 24.08.17.

Students of 3rd

year visited Scoops Manufacturing Unit on 19.09.17.

Skill Activity on Team Building and Leadership Skills on 27.11.17 for 2nd

years.

Workshop on Soft skills and Breaking Barriers on 04.12.17 for the students of 1st

and 2nd

year by Mr. Kartik.

Workshop by JD Institute of Fashion Technology for 1st years on 23.01.18.

1st year students went on an industrial visit to Gubba Cold Storage and Cream

Cake Factory on 25.01.18.

Students attended the National Women‟s Summit held at Shilpa Kala Vedika on

31.01.18.

Students attended Edge Talks conducted by BMS Dept. on 24.02.18.

Industry visit to Pochampally to observe Supply Chain Management by 2nd

years

on 28.02.18.

Workshop on Leadership skills and Business Plan for Women Entrepreneurs Start

Up on 06.03.18 by Ms. Roopa Pukkella for the 1st and 2

nd year.


Guest Lecture on “Retail Orientation – Inception & Future” by Mr. Manjeeth Ojha

on 04.07.17 for the 1st, 2

ndand 3

rd year.

Guest Lecture conducted by Mentor Mind for all the students of B. Voc (RM &

IT) on 24 .08.17.

Guest Lecture by Mr. Rakesh Pai on Store Security for 1st and 2

nd years on

19.09.17.

Guest Lecture by JD Institute of Fashion Technology for 1st years on 05.01.18.

Guest Lecture by Mr. Meraj Ahmed on “Impact of Big Data in Retail Business

Environment”for 1st yrs on 23.02.18.


Concept based and application of skill-based teaching.

Role play based demonstration

Empirical based teaching.

Skill oriented assignment and presentations.



Students participated in various events at IIM Indore Fest – Atharv in August on

8, 9 and 10th

of August, 2017.

Students participated in Inquizition conducted by BMS Department.

Students participated in various competitions in the Natale Celebrations.

Students participated in the Bhavan‟s Degree College‟s National Fest –

Premicerius on 22 & 23.12.17.

Students participated in Quiz Competition at Bhavan‟s Degree College on

27.02.18.


Recroi 2017 – Era of Empires – Fest conducted by Voctalent Club on 10.08.17.

Marketing

Human Resources

Entrepreneurial Development

Cultural

Visual Merchandising

Best Manager


Students won the 2nd

prize in the Flash Mob Competition at Yuva Flare on

27.09.17.

Students participated in various competitions at MediaSphere – fest by Mass

Comm. Dept. And Rishi Varma of 1st year won the 1

st prize in the Dance

Competition on 29.11.17.

Students participated and won 1st prize in the HR and Marketing and 2

nd prize in

the Business Quiz Portfolios at Renovatio conducted by BMS Department on

02.12.17.

Students participated in management and cultural events at Josephiesta Fest at St.

Joseph‟s Degree College on 16.12.17 and Sri Laxmi of 1st year won the 2

nd prize

in the Best Manager Portfolio.

Students participated, came to the final rounds and Shruthi Reddy and Diksha

Agarwal won the 2nd

prize in the HR Portfolio at BMS National Fest – Crescentia

2018 on 20.01.18.

Mansi Gupta & Muskaan Sethia of 1st year won the 1

st prize in Nukkad Naatak

Competition at Literati Fest on 24.01.18.

2nd

year students, Arthi Balu and Himaja Palli won the first prize in Card Captor

in Survey Gana 3.0. on 31.01.18.

Students volunteered and won competitions organized by Women‟s Cell – Chahat

Bhandari & Shivangi won 1st prize for Vegetable Carving; Arthi Balu won 2

nd

prize for Dress Up as Role Model on 15.02.18.

Rishi Varma won the 2nd

prize in Classical Solo Dance on 16.02.18.

Club Activities

Investiture Ceremony for the office bearers of the Voctalent Club for 2017 -18 on

06.07.17 with Chief Guest Ms. Kavitha David.

Fashion Show by Lamhee conducted by the students of B. Voc (RM & IT) on

21.07.17.

Flash Mob performed by the members of Voctalent Club on 09.08.17 to announce

their upcoming Fest.

Recroi 2017 – Era of Empires – Fest conducted by Voctalent Club on 10.08.17.

Farewell conducted by the 1st and 2

nd year students of B. Voc (RM & IT) for the

graduating class of 2015 – 18 on 30.11.17.

4th

edition of Retail Mantra – Vantage conducted by the Club Voctalent with

Speakers – Shashi Nahata, Hemang Momaya, Saraswathi Gopalakrishnan, Manish

Agarwal and Tamanna Rooz on 12.12.17.

Students of 2nd

year conducted Venditio 2018 – a Mini Management Fest for

students of B. Voc (RM & IT) from 14 – 22 February, 2018

The following portfolios were conducted on the following dates:

Human Resources: 14.02.18

Entrepreneurial Development: 19.02.18

Visual Merchandising: 16.02.18

Best Manager: 20.02.18

Marketing: 21.02.18- 22.02.18

Cultural: 22.02.18

VOCTALENT is a club instituted by the Department of Bachelor of Vocation (Retail Management &

Information Technology) of the Management Studies. This club comprises all the students of B. Voc.

It conducts and organises various activities across diverse disciplines such as Marketing, Human

Resources, Visual Merchandising, Entrepreneurial Development, Best Manager and Cultural

Arts.The club believes and specializes in providing students with opportunities for practical

experience and skill-based training.


Coordinated for choir for Nathale, Incharge of Bible Quiz event for Nathale

Faculty incharge for Collage Competition for Nathale


Students of 2nd

year conducted a college – wide survey of teaching and non- teaching staff

about Organic Products. They surveyed 92 respondents under Head of Store Operations

Shruthi Reddy. They placed orders after enquiring the teachers and delivered the products to

them. This process occurred in the months of December 2017 and January 2018.

Department of Microbiology

Research Publication (National / International, ISBN No. & Name of the Journal) (Staff &

Students)

o Dr. Ramyasri (2017) Immobilised lipase from Lactobacillus plantarum in meat

degradation and synthesis of flavour esters in Journal of Genetic Engineering and

Biotechnology, Elsevier 15, pp 331 – 334.

Consultancy

o Department of Microbiology offers consultation services to JNTU, St. Mary‟s

College, Hindu College for Women and other colleges, Affiliated to Osmania

University. The services offered were sale of pure cultures and analysis of anti

microbial activity of various samples.

Seminars / Workshops / Conferences (Students) Participants (Students):M.Sc. IIyr

Participated: In“Two Day National workshop on “Bioinformatics”.

Hands-on Training on DNA sequence Analysis, Molecular Phylogeny,

Microbial Genomics and Biological Databases which helped them to explore

Various trends in bioinformatics.

Venue: St. Xaviers College, Mapusa, Goa

Date: 24th

and 25th

January, 2018

Organized (mention Seminar / Conference / Workshop along with date)

o As part of “Department Vicennial celebrations” on 6th

September, 2017,

Organized A.P.J.Abdul Kalam Memorial Guest lecture on "Probiotics" by

Dr.M.Shiva Prakash, Scientist E, NIN followed by a talk on "Career

oppurtunities in Microbiology" by Dr. Joveeta Joseph, Scientist, LVPEI.

As part of the vicennial celebrations the Department organized various

competitions like Scientific paper writing, Skit, Model presentations,

Microbuzz and Microramp for UG & PG students.

Participation of students in Seminar / Workshops / Conference along with topic, place & date

Participants: M.Sc. I yr

Participated: In EYE OPENER – II

Venue: L V Prasad Eye Institute

Date: 24th

February, 2018

o First speaker:

Dr.Balasubramanian:

Talked about “Prevalence of eye disorders in the community, a 5-year

epidemiological study – APEDS”.

o Second speaker:

Dr.Savitri Sharma &Dr.Shivaji:

Talked about“Research at LVPEI”.

o Third speaker:

Dr.IndumathiMariappan Talked about“Stem cell & Regenerative medicine”

Guest Lectures

o Organized by:Dr. M. Shailaja Raj

Date:09-06-2017 (1.30 PM – 4.00 PM)

Venue:Cap Hall

Participants: Teaching staff

In collaboration with: Global Medical Education & Research Foundation

(GMERF)

Title of lecture:Medical Emergencies & First Responders

o Faculty Name:Dr. M. Shailaja Raj& Y.V.S.Annapurna

Date:18-08-2017 (3.00 PM – 4.00 PM)

Venue:Auditorium

Participants:

Faculty members of Dept. of Microbiology, PG and UG

Faculty members & Students of Bhavan‟s College,

Faculty members & Student of Lyola College

In collaboration with:

Global Medical Education & Research Foundation (GMERF)

Speaker: Jaya Prakash Narayan, Fouder of Lok Satta Party

Title of lecture: Medical Education in India & Present Scenario

Innovative methods of Teaching & Evaluation Project approach

M.Sc. by Research

Introduction of Scientific paper writing

Paper publications in peer reviewed journals



M.Sc II yr: Lakshmi Sruthi

Participated in Francis Got Talent

M.Sc. I yr students

Participated in Scientific Paper Writing, Dept. Viccenial Celebrations

Participated in Microbuzz, Dept. Viccenial Celebrations

Participated in Skit, Dept. Viccenial Celebrations

Participated in Model Presentations, Dept. Viccenial Celebration


M.Sc Iyr: K.Shreya, Sherline, Pooja, Priyanjali, Jullian

Hosted Microbuzz and Ramp Walk, Dept. Viccenial Celebrations


M.Sc II yr: A.Kavitha,

Published a review article:

M.Sc II yr: A.Kavitha, Keerthana, G.Kavitha, Basanthi, Rebecca, M.Swathi,

Bushra, Asra, Prashanthi, Sushmitha, Lathasri 1st Prize in Skit, Dept. Viccenial Celebrations

M.Sc II yr: Harathi, Raveena, Ramadevi

2nd Prize in Skit, Dept. Viccenial Celebrations

M.Sc II yr: Basanthi

Won Spectrum Appreciation Certificate for Cultural Activities

M.Sc II yr: A.Kavitha, Basanthi

Won Dance excellence in Divya Vani Channel

M.Sc II yr: Sakina M B

1st prize -Proficiency (2017)

1st prize - Spectrum proficeincy- Special Recognition- Spectrum

1st Prize - Scientific paper writing

1st Prize - Scientific paper writing

1st Prize - Micro quiz


M.Sc II yr:Asra

2ndt prize -Proficiency (2017)

1st Prize - Micro quiz

M.Sc II yr:T.Pravallika


3rd prize micro ramp

M.Sc II yr:Susmitha

3rd prize in Poster presentation - STEM 2017

Club Activities

Spectrum activities

GLEE

P.G admission guidance programme for the undergraduate students- Ms. Anitha

Thomas, Ms. D Sunitha.

Social Outreach

o LV Prasad Eye Institute, Institute for Vision Rehabilitation: Audio and

Reading material preparation for visually challenged students to complete

their education by M. Sc. I year students.


Department celebrated 20 years of its inception on 6th

September, 2017. During

Viccenial Celebration various competitions were held for UG and PG students.

White Coat ceremony for 1st batch of Premed students of XUSOM and St.Francis

College for Women was held on 2nd

January 2018 at 11.00Am at Gerosa

Hall,St.Francis College. The ceremony symbolizes the mark of welcoming the

students into Medical profession for dedicated patient care.

Ist Batch of Pre Med Students successfully completed one and half year course at

St. Francis College for Women and continuing the Pre Med programme at Xavier

University, ARUBA.

Initiated and Introduced P.G Diploma course:Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics

Initiated and Introduced Certificate Course course: Molecular Diagnostics

Compiled Lab Manuals for B.Sc and P.G students.

Generating funds for department by offering Consultancy Services.

Department of Biotechnology


The Department of Biotechnology has taken the B.Sc. Biotechnology (Microbiology

and Biochemistry) final year students to attend a seminar entitled “Rad 18/Rad 6-

mediated Ubiquitin Signalling- A novel therapeutic target to prevent and treat

chemoresistant ovarian cancer”, organized at and by Institute of Genetics, on the 26th

July, 2017.

The final year students of Biotechnology were taken to attend a one day international

seminar entitled “Nanobio3- The future of Chitosans”, organized at and by the

University of Hyderabad on 20th

September 2017.

Guest Lectures

A Guest lecture was organized by the department on “Cancer Biology” by Dr. A.

Sandhya Rani, Assistant Professor at Osmania University on 5th

October 2017 for

B.Sc III year (Biotechnology Students).

Student Achievements

Ms. Sofia Naaz of BSc III C was awarded the Best Outgoing Class Representative.

Ms. Aproova Dhavale of BSc III C was received a prize for her Maximum

participation in college events.

Ms. Safa Farooqui of BSc II F participated in an International Youth Tournament of

Handball held in European countries like Germany, Sweden and Denmark.

Ms. Gayatri Vadlamani of BSc II A was awarded Special Recognition prize from

Spectrum for her extended support towards the spectrum club.

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION St.Francis College started with the new year first achievement of the sports event

participating in the world university games being held at China.This is the second

consecutive time of representing for the World University Tennis held at Bangkok & China

by Bhuvana Kalava of M.A IInd year student of Mass Communication & also Sowjanya

Bhavisetty participated in the Bangkok World University Tennis Game of B.A.

Sravya Shivani of B.A 1st Year recently played International tournament in Vietnam&

Srilanka. She won Fenesta Nationals held in Delhi in October. Also won Bronze medal for

Telangana in All India Inter State National Championship.

Shravya Shivani of B.A Ist Year participated in the All India Tennis held at Mumbai and

secured Gold medal both Singles & Doubles and won the Cash award of Rs.20,000 and also

won at Ahmedabad in Doubles secured Gold Medal & won cash award of Rs.5000

Francina Clement of M.Sc IstYear playing in AITA ranking tournament in Tennis held at

Bangalore. Diksha Ajit of B.Com IInd Year also playing an AITA ranking tournament in

allover India as well as Rehana of B.A IInd year,Dimple Chawla&Akshada of both from

B.Com Ist years & Nikitha of B.Sc Ist year playing for AITA ranking tournaments in

different parts of the Country.

Sravya Shivani of B.A Ist Year, Diksha Ajit of B.Com IInd, Francina Clement of M.Sc I

st

Year & Bhuvana Kalava of M.A IInd year all represented for south zone Inter University

tournament in Tennis hels at Gitam University,Vishakapatnam from 2nd

Jan to 4th

Jan &

secured Silver Medal also for All India Inter Zonals secured Bronze Medal in the same place

Girishma Reddy of B.Sc Ist year represented in International Throwball Competitions for

World Championship held at Nepal and secured Gold Medal & also represented Senior

National & State level on number of occasions.

Jakkala Mrudula, Bilka Jerry Trypheena, Sameera Sameen of all B.Sc IIIrd year, Safa

Farooqui of B.Sc IInd year& Vegesina Ananda, Suryadevara Nairmalya of B.A IInd Year

have represented in the Open International Invitational Handball tournament in Partile

Trophy held at Europe from 10th

June,2017 to 28th

July,2017.

Radhey Loya of M.Com Ist Year represented for the International Softball event in the World

University Asian Championship held at China.

Softball University Nationals represented by Radhey Loya & Jacintha of both M.Com &

B.Com held at Gurunanak dev University, Amritsar, Punjab.

Sanchia & Simran of both B.Com Ist Year represented in the All India Inter University

Baseball tournament held at MDU Rohtak,Haryana.

Himani Yadav of B.A IIIrd year & Geetanjali of B.Com IIIrd year both represented for

Cricket in the National level & in the Zonal Level.

Geetanjali of B.Com IIIrd

, Ishita of B.Com Ist year represented Osmania University in the

South Zone Cricket championship held at Bangalore in the month of November.

Rachana Silveri of B.A IIIrd year & Archana Silveri of B.A Ist year of both basketball

players making it into National Level held at Chennai.

Rachana Silveri of B.A IIIrd year, Archana Silveri of B.A Ist year &

Sudeshna Reddy of B.Sc Ist year all three of them represented Osmania University in the

South Zone Basketball tournament held at SRM University Chennai in December.

Kairavi of B.A Ist year representing in the All India Senior Nationals Skating competitions

held at Delhi & she got selected for the World championship being held at Beijing,China.

Kairavi pf B.A Ist Year represented Osmania University in the All India Roller Sports in

Skating held at Punjab University ,Chandigarh and secured a bronze medal.

Kajal kumari of B.Sc IInd year representing in the Chess Kick Boxing Championship in

Senior & University level Boxing Championship being held at Calucutta & Haryana.

Kajal kumari of B.Sc IInd

year represented Osmania University in the All India Boxing

championship held at Punjab University in the Inter University tournament in the month of

December & also got selected to represent for All India Inter University Kickboxing

Championship to be held at Chandigarh, Punjab University from 18th

March to 21st

March,2018.

Also represented for 11th

Senior National Kickboxing Championship held at Patna, Bihar

from 23rd

to 31st December,2017& secured Gold Medal& got selected to represent

Kickboxing Championship at Bunous airs, Argentina from 05th

Nov to 10th

Nov,2018.

St.Francis College Basketball, Chess, Table Tennis & Badminton teams participated in the

All India Open invitational Inter Collegiate SSN Trophy &Osmania University Inter College

Basketball tournament organized by SSN College& St.Francis College in which St.Francis

College 12Gold medals & Declared Winners & Chennai from 18th

Aug to 23rd

Aug,2017 in

which Basketball team secured IVth

position with the Cash Award of Rs.3000.

St.Francis College participated in Badminton, Throwball, Volleyball, Chess, Athletics, Table

Tennis &Basketball secured Ist position in all the disciplines which was organized by Little

Flower Degree College in the month of January,2018.

St.Francis College participated in Badminton, Throwball, Volleyball,,Table Tennis & Chess

secured Ist position in all the disciplines which was organized by VJIM College in the month

of January,2018.

St.Francis College participated in All India Invitational Symbiosis Volleyball Trophy held at

Pune in the month of January and secured Ist position.

St.Francis College participated in the Inter College Swimming Championship held at GHMC

Swimming pool organized by OU Eng College on 24th

Aug,2017 secured Gold Medal in the

overall championship.

Jessica Patricks B.A IIIrd year secured 3Gold Medals, Divya Kalpana Rao of B.A Ist year

secured 1 Silver & Bronze Medal.Suchitra of B.Sc IIIrd year Secured 1 Bronze Medal

&Priyanka Venna of B.A Ist year secured Silver Medal.

St.Francis College during this academic year 2017-18 organized Shuttle Badminton in the

month of August & Basketball tournament in the month of September and also conducted

Osmania University selection cum coaching camp in Volleyball in the month of October and

also selections of OU for Inter University was held in Shuttle Badminton & Table Tennis in

the month of November.

St.Francis College participated in the Inter College Chess Championship held at St.Ann‟s

College, Mehadipatnam organized by St.Ann‟s College on 28th

& 29th

Aug,2017 secured

Bronze Medal.

Mansi Agarwal of BMS Ist year secured Gold medal in the Individual Board standing

position.

Osmania University Inter Collegiate Volleyball tournament participated at Loyola College in

which College team didn‟t secure any position.

Apoorva Jain & Vaishnavi Yadav of both PGD in Nutrition represented Osmania University

in the South Zone Volleyball tournament held at Kannur in the month of October.

Osmania University Inter Collegiate Judo tournament participated at Kasturba Gandhi

College in which College team secured 1Silver by Nikitha Francis,3 Broze Medal by

Romana,Ketsen & Divya.

Osmania University Inter Collegiate Badminton tournament participated at St.Francis College

in which College team didn‟t secure any position.

Osmania University Inter Collegiate Handball tournament participated at Lalbahadur Stadium

organized by Villa Marie College in which College team didn‟t secure any position.

Osmania University Inter Collegiate Athletics Championship held at Gachibouli organized by

DPE, OU in which College team secured 3Silver & 1 Bronze By Prathyusha in

800,400,200&4*100,4bronze by Rehana, Romana, Varsha & Nikitha Francis.

Prathyusha of B.Com Ist year represented Osmania University in the All India Athletic Meet

held at Nagarjuna University in the month of December.

Kho-Kho participated in Inter College held at Siddartha College of Physical Education.

Cross Country participated in Inter College held at Osmania University College of Physical

Education.

Participated in Inter College Boxing held at Lal Bahadur Stadium.

Participated in Inter College Tennikoit &kabaddi held at OUCW.

Participated in Inter College Yoga held at Reddy College.

Participated in Inter College Carroms held at Bhadruka College.

Participated in Inter College Table Tennis held at St.Pious College,Habsiguda.

St.Francis College Table Tennis team won Gold Medal in the BITS tournament held BITS,

Shamirpet.

St.Francis College Table Tennis team won Gold Medal in the Sakshi tournament held

St.Joseph Degree College, King koti.

St.Francis College Volleyball team won Bronze Medal in the BITS tournament held BITS,

Shamirpet.

Navjeetkaur, Vaishnavi Vallabh , Geethika, Mallika Basera & Sudeshna Reddy from B.A &

B.Sc got selected to represent for the All India Inter University korfball tournament organized

by Osmania University from 08th

March to 11th

March,2018.

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

Participation of students in Seminar / Workshops / Conference: M.Sc. (first and second year) students participated in an international conference

conducted by St. Francis College titled: International Conference on STEM Education

and Faculty Development.

Guest Lectures:

The Department of Chemistry organised a guest lecture on the topic “Drugs acting on

Ion Channels Receptors” by Dr. Kumaragurubaran Nagaswamy, Director Medicinal

Chemistry, GVK Biosciences Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad, on 16th

March, 2018.

Dr. V. Radhika gave a guest lecture for MSc II year Microbiology students on

Molecular modeling and Docking studies on 5th

February 2018.

Dr. V Padmasubhashini Scientific Officer , AMD-DAE gave a Guest Lecture on

Applications Of Analytical Chemistry.

“Quantum Chemistry” by Ms.Usha Praveena, Assistant professor Dept. of Physics St.

Francis College for Women on 5th October, 2017.

„Methodology of Asymmetric Synthesis" by Dr. M. Vijjulatha, Professor, Department

Of Chemistry, Osmania University on 7th

September, 2017.

"Quantum Chemistry" by Prof. M. Durga Prasad, Retired professor, School of

Chemistry, Hyderabad Central University on 19th

September, 2017.

Innovative methods of Teaching & Evaluation Skill enhancement tests like JAM, Crossword puzzle and field survey was conducted

during this academic year.



1. Ms. Sampooja of M.Sc. final year Chemistry presented a paper entitled

“Synthesis of some Pharmacologically important derivatives of β-Naphthol ”

and won second prize at an International Conference held at Bhavans College,

Sainikpuri, Hyderabad.

2. The following M.Sc. final year Chemistry students participated poster

presentation at International Conference on STEM Education and Faculty

Development organized by St. Francis College, Hyderabad.

a) Hiba Mariyam and Uzma Fatima:- Synthesis and DNA binding studies of

Cu(II) and Ni(II) complexes of Schiff base derived from Thiophene-2-

Carboxalbehyde and P-chloroaniline.

b) Mariya Nageen and Susmitha S.Nair:- Ionic liquids used in the Art-to-

Capture CO2:A Review.

c) Sonam Singh:- Study towards the selective Suzuki coupling reaction of 2,4

dichloropyrimidime derivative and its applications in the synthesis of 2-

phenyl-4(4-(4-phenylpyrimidin-2-yl)piperazin-1-yl)pyrimidine.

d) Akshita Guda:- Case discussion: Development of Vesico Vaginal Fistula

after a complicated Hysterectomy

e) V.Manasa- Green Wittig Reaction.

f) Manasa Balakrishnan- Synthesis of Paracetamol and Aspirin using non-

conventional methods.

Programmes hosted by students

The students of M.Sc Chemistry ( First and Second year) conducted a four day

Workshop for the B.Sc. students on Advanced Chemistry Experiments during last week

of February, 2018.

Social Outreach

The PG Department of Chemistry took their first year students to government schools

and an orphanage in the city as part of a four-day Social Outreach Programme (18th

-

20th

Dec 2017) & 10th

Jan 2018. They visited Sarvodaya Vidyalaya and Seth

Banwarilal in Secunderabad, a primary school in Addagutta and Kamalamma

orphanage in the vicinity.

Department of Mass Communication


Panel Discussion was organized by the department in collaboration with Indian Folk, on “Campaign

against Drugs-How young graduates and students can make a Difference‟ on 31st July 2017.

Guest Lectures

MA1 Year: Guest speaker, Ms. Manju Latha Kalanidhi, City Editor of Indian Express spoke

on “Status of print media and its functioning”10/October /2017 MAII year: Guest Speaker, Dr.V. Sharada , Ret. AIR Programme Producer, on “Media and

Statistics”on 13/10/17.

MAI & II Year: Guest lecture on “Media Management and Media Economics”.

Resource Person was Mr. Katta Shekar Reddy, Editor of Namaste Telangana- a Telugu

News Paper on February 19, 2018.

MA II Year: Guest Speaker, Mr.Raka Sudhakar, on “ Online Journalism” on 8th

January,

2018 B.A. II A (M) Sem 4 Guest speaker, Mr. Raka Sudhakar retired and former News Editor of

Sakshipost explained „Writing for Web and Cyber Journalism‟. 20/02/2018

B.A. III A (M) Sem 5 Guest speaker, Ms. Meena Kumari, Public Relations Manager,

IndianFolk gave an insight into „Public Relations & its tools – in practice‟. 12/10/17.

B.A. II A (M) Sem 3 Guest speaker, Ms. Manju Latha Kalanidhi, City Editor of Indian

Express spoke on Status of print media and its functioning. 10/10/2017 MA I year, Guest lecture was organized on "Role of media on development communication" by Deepak Pawar on

21st Feb.

Innovative methods of Teaching & Evaluation : Interviews with News Editors, Written

Tests; Surprise Tests; Viva; Written & Oral Presentations; Group Discussions; Debates;

Quiz; Situational Analysi, Lab Journal, Francis Bol, News Bulletins.LIVE PR Campaign.

News letter Read-Reflect-Respond, ADZAP competitions,

Club Activities: World Photography day celebrations on 18th

August 2107.

Online competitions on various media related subjects

Media Sphere & First Cut 2017 on 28th

and 29th

November 2017

Social Outreach: Organized for MA I year students from 18th

– 20th

December 2017.

Field trip was organized by the department to Doordarshan studio, at Ramanthapur, on 15th

March 2018 with Ist year MA mass communication and II year BA students.


Got First prize for the short skit performed on Library Day.

DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY Participated in National Conference on „ CurrentPolitical & Economic Situations &

its Impact on Higher Education‟ by Xavier Board on 9th

& 10th

September 2017.

Organizing Secretary for the International Conference by the Science Faculty on “

Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics ( STEM ) Education & Faculty

Development “ in collaboration with American Corner from 6th

to 11th

November

2017.

SEMINARS / WORKSHOPS / CONFERENCES / FIELD TRIPS

Organised a Field Trip to Fish Farms at Warangal on 4th

& 5th

August‟2017 for

B.Sc. III A & N

Study trip to Nehru Zoological Park on Animal Diversity for B.Sc. I A & N on 3rd

September‟2017

Attended International Conference on “ Science Technology Engineering &

Mathematics( STEM ) Education & Faculty Development “ in collaboration with

American Corner at St. Francis college for women from 6th

to 11th

November 2017.

Study trip to Institute of Genetics on Genetic Disorders on 3rd

March‟2018 for B.Sc. II

A& N.

GUEST LECTURERS

Attended a guest lecture on Aquatic Insects, Pest management and Fish diversity by

Dr. Deepa Jaiswal „Scientist-D‟ at Zoological Survey of India and Dr. Karthapandi

Post-Doctoral Fellow on 11th

August‟2017 for B.Sc. Zoology students.

Attended a guest lecture by Dr. Kartikeyan Vasudevan – Senior Principal Scientist –

LaCONES (CCMB) on Wild Life Conservation of Amphibians in Himalayan Regions

on 10th

November‟2017.

INNOVATIVE TEACHING METHODS

Guided the B.Sc. I A & I N students to prepare an Animal Album on different taxa

show casing Animal Diversity.

Students of B.Sc II A and B.Sc II N were involved in Internships in various

Clinical Diagnostic centres.

Students of B.Sc III A and B.Sc III N were involved in Collecting Water Samples

from different lakes of Hyderabad and Analysed the Physiochemical Parameters

as a part of their Paper III practicals.

Students of B.Sc III A and B.Sc III N were involved in identifying the different

fresh water fishes and studying the different stages of its development, methods of

rearing, culturing and transportation at the Fish Farms, Warangal.

STUDENT ACTIVITES AND SOCIAL OUTREACH

B.Sc. Zoology students were involved in Superannuation of Mr. Stephen Francis,

Record Assistant, Zoology Dept.

INVOLVEMENT IN MAJOR COLLEGE EVENTS

REGALO DENATALE -2017 – worked as the Co-Ordinator for the Physical

arrangements committee in “Natale” a Christmas programme of the College.

SEMINARS / WORKSHOPS / CONFERENCES ATTENDED

1. Attended International Conference on “ Science Technology Engineering &

Mathematics ( STEM ) Education & Faculty Development “ in

collaboration with American Corner at St. Francis college for women from

6th

to 11th

November 2017.

INNOVATIVE METHODS OF TEACHING & EVALUATION

1. Students of B.Sc II A and B.Sc II N are involved in Internships in various

Clinical Diagnostic centres and are evaluated for 20 marks as a part of their

skill test.

2. Identified Advanced learners of 1st and 2nd

year students and involved them

to teach slow learners as Peer teaching programme

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

1. Involved students of B.Sc IA, II A& III A in organising Farewell Progranmme of

Mr. Stephen Francis, Record Assistant of Department of Zoology.

2. Involved Students of B.Sc IA & N, II A & N & III A& N in displaying the Live

Demos and 3D models for social outreach programme „GLEE 2017‟on the 30th

of November 2017.

INVOLVEMENT IN MAJOR COLLEGE EVENTS

1. SWATCHTHA PAKHWADA –Clean India Mission and a National Level

Campaign initiated by Government of India. In continuation of this mission, As

per UGC & MHRD instructions, St. Francis College for Women conducted

Swatchtha Programme from 1st to 15

th September. As the Co-Ordinator of the

SPECTRUM, we tookup Cleaning the college campus and with few selected

students had debriefing session on 12th

sept 2017 with Mr. N . Ravi Kiran, Adl‟n

Commissioner, (Health and Sanitation) GHMC and presented innovative ideas of

our students.

2. INTRA COLLEGIATE FEST – workedas the Main Co-ordinator of the Intra

Collegiate Fest organized one of the biggest events of the year involving all the

clubs of the college with the theme “YUVAFLARE unlimited” on 27th

September,

2017.

3. REGALO DENATALE -2017 – worked as the Co-Ordinator for the Stalls got

involved

in the Natale a Christmas programme of the College.

Department of Biochemistry

Seminars / Workshops / Conferences (Staff & Students)

Ms. Malathi Varma along with students attended a three day workshop on Research

based Pedagogical tools held in Bhavan‟s Vivekanda College, Secunderabad from

17th

Jan-19th

Jan 2018


Topic Resource Person Date

Current Trends in

Biochemistry-

Dr. N. Shiva Kumar.

Professor in Department of

Biochemistry. School of Life

Sciences. Hyderabad Central

University. Hyderabad

29.06.2017.

Nanotechnology in Life

Science

Ms. Srilakshmi

IICT, Hyderabad

19.09.2017

Catalysis of Enzymes &

Enzyme Engineering

Dr. Santosh Kumar Padhi

,Assistant Professor in

Department of Biochemistry

School of Life Sciences.

Hyderabad Central

University. Hyderabad

29.11.2017

Field Trips :

1. 2rd

year students of the Department of Biochemistry visited EPTRI, Gachibowli on 5th

of August 2017

2. The Fitness Capsule Students visited Ozone Gym n Spa, Banjara Hills on 6th

Sep

2017

3. A 4 days Study Tour was organized to Mumbai,Pune& Lonavala from Nov 19th

-

23rd

2017. Ms.Malathi Varma and Ms. Anjana accompanied the Students.

4. 3rd

year students visited Hyderabad Central University on 8th

Dec 2017

Innovative methods of Teaching & Evaluation a. Journal Club

b. Seminar Presentation

c. Role play

d. Designing Experiment

e. Case Study

f. Quiz

g. Field Trips

Students Activates / Achievements - None




Club Activities

1. An awareness program on drugs was conducted in Collaboration with the

Chemistry Dept. and Spectrum the Science club on Sep 1st 2017.

2. Ritika Ranjan conducted P.G. Entrance Exam Coaching class for all the life

science students

Social Outreach

1. Health camp was conducted for the teaching,Non teaching staff and students

on 13th July 2017. Blood samples were collected for various tests like Blood

glucose, Thyroid profile, Lipid Profile and master health check ups were done

for reasonable rates.

2. III C students donated blankets, dresses & distributed sweets to the children in

Devnar School for Blind, Begumpet before Christmas.

Department of Computer Science

Research Publication (National / International, ISBN No. & Name of the Journal)

(Staff & Students)

Paper Presentation (Staff & Students)

1. Anjali Dudhalkar1, Sr. Sujatha Yeruva, Sales Analysis using Hadoop, International

Journal of Computer & Mathematical Sciences, ISSN 2347 – 8527, Volume 7, Issue

2, February 2018

2. Apeksha Sharma, Sr. Sujatha Yeruva, A Twitter Analysis Worth a Thousand Tweets,

International Journal of Computer & Mathematical Sciences, ISSN 2347 – 8527,

Volume 7, Issue 2, February 2018

3. T. Mounika,Sr. Sujatha Yeruva, Applying Big Data Analytics in Sports, International

Journal of Computer & Mathematical Sciences, ISSN 2347 – 8527, Volume 7, Issue

2, February 2018

4. Poonam Sita, Sr. Sujatha Yeruva, Recommendation System in Sales – An Online

Shopping/Suggesting Friend, International Journal of Computer & Mathematical

Sciences, ISSN 2347 – 8527, Volume 7, Issue 2, February 2018

5. A. Simran Mary, Sr. Sujatha Yeruva, Big Data Harvests Better, International Journal

of Computer & Mathematical Sciences, ISSN 2347 – 8527, Volume 7, Issue 2,

February 2018

6. Ummiya Mohammedi, Sr. Sujatha Yeruva, Analysis of Stock behaviour using Big

Data Analytics, International Journal of Computer & Mathematical Sciences, ISSN

2347 – 8527, Volume 7, Issue 2, February 2018

Seminars / Workshops / Conferences (Staff & Students) (h) Organized

The department was a member department in organizing International Science

conference “STEM” from 6th

November 2017 to 11th

November 2017

(i) Participation of students in Seminar / Workshops / Conference along with topic, place

& date

Innovative methods of Teaching & Evaluation The department members use the aid of technology for conducting online tests and also

promote student seminars and peer learning

Club Activities

Computer Science sctudents have participated in the GLEE club and have

displayed exhibits for the school students who visited the college

Ms. Renuka and Ms. Sudha have conducted classes for the PG Entrance

prepartion as a part of SPECTRUM club

Social Outreach

M.Sc computer science students taught IT subjects to students of for a week from

November 20 2017 to November 25 2017

NSS ANNUAL REPORT OF REGULAR ACTIVITIES

Report On International Yoga Day Date: 21

st June, 2017

On 21stjune, 2017 on the eve of International Yoga Day the NSS Units of St. Francis

Degree College organised an awareness rally in the neighbourhood on the holistic benefits of

practice in yoga for once mind body and soul. The rally begin from the college campus at

10:30 am and went through MLA colony. The rally featured sloganeering regarding benefits

of Yoga. Placards were also held by students demonstrating same.

Later in the day approximately 200 students from the four units of the college took part in

International Yoga day celebrations held at L.B. Stadium from 4pm to 9pm. The event was

organised by Heartfulness Institute in collaboration with Osmania University NSS state unit

of Telangana. The programme was organized to not just create awareness of YOGA but more

specifically the benefits of meditation in improving focus and concentration amoung the

students. The event included meditation techniques, asanas to regulate breathing, check

flexibility of limbs and joints, etc., which were found to be highly beneficial by the students.

The enthusiastic participation of our students coupled with insight received on the said health

benefits at the end proved to be an enriching experience for all.

International Yoga Day in LB Stadium

Report on Haritha Haram Date: 20

th July, 2017

Haritha haram programme initiated by Telangana Government was organised

by NSS units I, II, III & IV volunteers and NCC cadets of St. Francis College,

Begumpet in collaboration with Telangana State Pollution Control Board who

provided the saplings.The programme was inaugurated by principal Dr. Sr Christine

Fernandes and Dean of Academics Dr. Uma Joseph by planting the first sapling in the

college premises. This was followed by NSS volunteers and NCC cadets along with

NSS programme officers and NCC Officer which ensure planting of more than 100

saplings in the college premises. Later the programme was extended to Uma Nagar

neighbourhood where it was well received by the members of the society who helped

the volunteers in identifying places for plantation. The programme concluded at 12:30

pm with a resolve and commitment to continue the green covered drive and nurture

the environment to make it pollution free and healthy future generations.

Haritha Haram in Neighbouring Colony

Haritha Haram with Principal Sister in College premises Harith Haram with Dean of Academics

Report on Rakshabandan

Date: 7-8-17

Rakshabandan was celebrated by NSS units and NCC at Don Bosco Navajeevan

Homes, Boiguda and Nampally respectively. Programme scheduled at 10:30 am to 12:30pm

volunteers conducted various events like dances, songs, mimicry for children. This was

followed by tying rakies to the children and distributing chocolates, sweets and stationary.

The programme concluded on a very happy note.

NSS UNIT I & III visit to Don Bosco in Namplly and Boiguda

*Don Bosco Father Talk regarding Home in Boiguda * Students tying rakhi for

Home Boys

Report on NSS Inaugural Date: 9

th Aug, 2017

The Inaugural ceremony of NSS Units I and II comprising of 200 1st year

B.A., B.Com, B.Sc student volunteers was held on 9th

August, 2017 at Gerosa Hall. The

chief guest for the event was Mr. Younus Samuel from Youth Alive Organisation who gave

an inspiring talk on importance of social service which was followed by administering of the

NSS oath by Dr. Uma Joseph, Dean of Academics. Students displayed their talents through

skits on social issues and cultural activities.

o

Investiture Ceremony NSS Unit I & II

Report on Independence Day

Date: 15th

Aug, 2017 NSS units participated enthusiastically in the 71

stindependence day celebration in the

march past.

Report on 1 day State Level Seminar

Date: 30th

, August, 2017 The NSS Units I & II comprising of 60 student volunteers along with NSS PO‟s Rooman Dev

and B. Jyothi participated in 1day state seminar organised by Government Degree College for

Women, Begumpet on 30th

, August, 2017. The seminar was on role of youth in national

integration which was chaired by P. Shekar Rao, Hindu Yova Morcha. The eminent

speakers through their address motivated and inspired the youth to be proactive, independent

and torch bearers in the process of nation building. The audience was made to take sankalp se

sidhi oath toward this process.

Report on Blood Donation Camp Date: 31

st August, 2018

The NSS Units 3&4 organised Blood donation Camp in collaboration with The

Catholic Health Association of India,(CHAI) in association with St. Theresa Hospital on 31st

August, 2017 in Capitanio hall. The day started with registrations by donors which was

followed by a brief inaugural ceremony where Mr. David Skinner who is the director of

CHAI and his team of doctors and technicians were felicitated by the principal. Student

volunteers presented a social skit spreading the message of importance of donating blood and

their by saving lives. Camp witnessed stupendous response from student donor as well as

teaching and non-teaching members of the college community. The camp lasted till 4:30 pm

and received around 370 registrations of which around 160 students were eligible in donating

blood.

Blood Donation Camp in Capitanio Hall

NSS Report on Swachhata Pakhwada As part of this all NSS Units P.O‟s and volunteers took part in various activities like

watering plants, awareness programmes etc.

NSS volunteers took part in watering plants in the college campus 9th

Septermber,

2017.

As part of swachch Bharat mission launch by govt of india, a swachta pakwada was observed

from 1st to 15

th sept, 2017. The st. Francis college for women begumpet during this period

organised various activities related to cleanliness and hygiene awareness.

NSS Unit I In this regard NSS volunteers of Unit I along with PO Ms. Rooman Deb visited

Governtment Nizam‟s Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderbad on 11th

September

,2017.

Student Volunteers observed the surrounding of the hospital and interacted with medical staff

and Patients and tried to understand the challenges of maintaining cleanliness and hygiene in

hospital surrounding.

The volunteers visited various wards in the hospital and by caring placards spread the

message of cleanliness among the patients. Their interaction with the staff highlighted the

challenges faced by hospital management in bio-waste management.

NSS Unit II NSS volunteers of unit II along with PO Ms. K. Vijaya Kumari visited Happy Old

Age Home, Trimulgiri, Secunderabad on 11th

September ,2017.

Student Volunteers observed the surrounding and interaction with aged people and patients

and tried to understand the challenges faced by them in regard maintaining cleanliness and

hygiene in surrounding.

NSS Unit III

NSS volunteers of Unit III along with NSS P.O. B.Jyothi visited an Orphanage

(Thara) which is located at Bowenpally on 9th

September 2017. Thara is a charitable, non-

profit organization. It works primarily for the welfare of children. It is run by FR. Jose

Mathew and Mrs. Padma who is care taker.

A skit on creating awareness on Swachhta Pakhwada was organized by NSS volunteers at

orphanage which received wide appreciation from the children. The children were informed

of advantages of maintaining cleanliness and were educated on the process and importance

of cleanliness, hygiene and healthy :

Do not litter & Keep surroundings clean.

Washing hands before and after eating and also regularly to keep clean.

Drinking clean and safe drinking water by boiling, purifying not to affect with Cholera

etc. Water Borne Diseases as diseases spread through water very fast.

Wear footwear while playing outside.

Vaccination to be taken to prevent polio, chicken pox etc.

To create awareness in students and children on Swachhta charts have been put up in the

premises. NSS students organised games, songs, dance which delivered a message on

Swachhta where orphanage children actively participated in all the events. NSS volunteers

took an Oath on cleanliness and took a pledge.

Health is wealth. We concluded saying “Swachh Sankalp se Swachh Siddhi”.

NSS Unit IV NSS volunteers of unit IV along with PO Ms. Ramanjana K visited Governtment

Primary School, B.S. Maqta, Begumpet on 11th

September ,2017.

Student Volunteers observed the surrounding of the school and interacted with staff and

students and tried to understand their level of awareness about health and hygiene.

The following are the observation made by the volunteers:

The premises are neat and clean.

The first, second and third class students are combined in one room.

It would be better if they had separate classrooms for each class.

Eggs are been provided daily to aanganwadi children.

They are providing lunch every day.

In lunch they are providing only dal and sambar.

Washrooms are cleaned on daily basis and the students are maintaining personal

hygiene.

Report on Alzheimer‟s Day

Date: 21st Sept, 2018

NSS and NCC volunteers attended a rally and talk on Alzheimer‟s Day at KBR park

on 21st September, 2017. The aim of the rally was to create awareness about this medical

condition especially seen among senior citizens and to help them to lead a normal life.

Report on Special Winter Camp

NSS volunteers of Unit I, II, III & IV have conducted a special winter camp for 7

days (10th

Nov, 2017 to 16th

Nov, 2017) in 4 different villages i.e., Unit I to Shamshabad

village, Unit II to Dammaiguda Village, Unit III to Jinnaram SC colony and Unit IV to

Cheeryal village.

Report on International AID‟s Day Date: 1

st Dec, 2017

The NSS Units I, II, III & IV had organized an awareness rally on International AID‟s

Day in college premises and also in the neighbourhood of MLA Colony and B.S Makta,

Begumpet. Prier to the rally a skit was organized in the quadrangle highlighting how to care

for aid‟s patients and look into their overall well being.

REPORT ON 5K RUN & National Disability Run PEOPLE‟S PLAZA Date: 3

rd Dec, 2017

NSS Unit I, II, III and IV participated in state level 5K run on drug free Hyderabad

Run organised on 3rd

December, 2017 at Necklace Road Hyderabad by American Telangana

Association along with State NSS Cell Government of Telangana and National Disablity

Run organized by 7 Stars Children Oragnization. The student volunteers along with PO‟s

Vijaya Kumari, Rooman Dev and Jyothi Breached the venue at 6 am in the morning for

registrations. Later in the day Dr. P Vishnu Dev State NSS officer addressed volunteers on

the importance of drug free Hyderabad. The organisers arranged a warm up session for the

volunteers around 7:30 am 5k run commenced and concluded at 9:00 am with prize

distribution ceremony. The event is encountered in the Asian and Indian book of records.

Report on Eye Camp in Dammaiguda Date: 12

th Dec,2017

The NSS Unit II organized along with Prema Eye Care and Lawrence and Mayo

organized a free eye check up camp. In the camp students had a free eye check up and those

who required vision correction were given free spectacles. This event was organized at Zilla

Parishad School, Dammaiguda. The event was graced by our college principal Dr. Sr.

Christine Fernades, Gram Surpanch Ms. Anuradha Goud, L&M incharge Mr. Mohan, School

Principal Ms. Jyothi Reddy and NSS PO Ms. K Vijaya Kumari.

Report on Youth Day Celebrations

Date: 18th

Jan, 2018

On the occasion of National Youth Day celebrations marking the birth anniversary of Swami

Vivekananda NSS units of St. Francis College, Begumpet organised a guest lecture on Youth

Empowerment and Career Choices in Capitanio Hall of college campus.

The day began with the NSS volunteers presenting a skit in the college quadrangle

highlighting the role of youth as leaders and as catalyst of change in society.

Later speaker Mr. Karunakar from Vishwa Vishwani Institute, Hakimpet gave a very

insightful presentation on the importance of youth in nation building and their career choices.

Report On Sports Day Celebrations Date: 2

nd Feb, 2018

NSS volunteers were part of the sports day celebrations on 2nd

, Feb, 2018 in indoor stadium.

Student volunteers were participants in the ceremonial march past at the event.

Report On Voters Enrolment Date: 14

th and 15

th Feb, 2018

As a part of National Voters Day NSS Volunteers have organized 2 days registration

programme in the college premises for the students to enrol themselves in for Voter ID cards.

Department of History

Participation of students in Seminar / Workshops / Conference along with topic, place & date

Students of the History Department attended a one day National Seminar

on “Why we should study History”, organized by St.Ann‟s Mehdipatnam

on January 11 th 2018.


1. On January 18, 2018, Quest Hour club in association with the South Asian

Students for Liberty organization, organized a guest lecture by

Mr.N.Chakravarthy, on the topic – “UNDERSTANDING GENDER

EQUALITY: WHY DO WOMEN EARN LESS THAN MEN?” Mr.

Chakravarthy, a management graduate from Columbia University and a

member of SASFL, enlightened the students on various reasons why there is

less payment for women than men, working in any sector. It was a knowledge

gaining session for all the students of history.

2. On January 22, 2018, Quest Hour organized a guest lecture by Mrs. Anuradha

Pradeep Ramappa on Tourism, for the final year students of History, who

study a paper on Tourism in their syllabus. Mrs. Anuradha, who has been in

the tourism industry since 30 years, enlightened the students on various

aspects of Tourism like its scope, its advantages and its large dimensions in

the world today. It was a learning experience for the students who gained

knowledge from a person practically working in the tourism industry

3. On March 16, 2018 the department in association with SFL organized a one

day inter -collegiate seminar on “Peace and Liberty post WW II”. The

speakers Mr.Sriram Karri, and Mr.Chakravarthy both being Libertarians

espoused the cause of liberalisation, & minimun role of government. It was an

engaging session for the participants which also included students from

St.Mary‟s College Yousufguda.

Innovative methods of Teaching &Evaluation -

The final year students for the paper on Tourism visited a tourist site and then presented it

in class giving their experience of visiting the site



C.Sahara of B.A I won „EXPRESS‟ a feature writing competition associated with

media partner „INDIAN EXPRESS‟

Inter-college competitions hosted by student - The Quest Hour Club organized an

intra college online essay competition on September 25, 2017, (for Gandhi Jayanti

which comes on October 2 every year). Students from different streams of the college

had participated in this essay competition. The topic of the essay was “HOW DO

MAHATMA GANDHI‟S NON VIOLENT METHODS COMPARE TO 21ST

CENTURY‟S LEADERSHIP STYLES?” The winner and runners up were awarded

prizes in October first week, in the college


The department of History in association with the South Asia Students for Liberty

organization, hosted an online essay competition on December 20, 2017, open for all

streams in the college on the topic - The Paradox of Incentives : Why Private Sector

Serves the People Better Than A Big State? Out of all those who participated from

different colleges, the TOP 5 essays shortlisted were from our college. The winner of the

essay competition, Esha Chadha, a student of History from the I year, has bagged the

opportunity to attend a four day conference at Acton University, Michigan, USA.

Club Activities

QUEST HOUR CLUB

2017-18

On July 6th

, 2017 – the Quest Hour Club of St.Francis College had organized a small get –

together as well as a welcoming session for the B.A History I Year students. It is always nice

to welcome new and bright young faces to our department. The program began with the

prayer, seeking God‟s blessings for everyone, followed by a welcome speech. The juniors

took part very eagerly in the games conducted by the seniors, like Musical chairs, Dumb-

Charades etc. The III Years made a presentation which depicted the journey and the events of

our club, since its inception. This program was presided by our HOD of History Dept. and

the Dean of Academics- Dr. Uma Joseph, Ms. Rooman Deb (Asst. Professor) and Ms. Divya

Jyothi (Asst. Professor). Our HOD Dr. Uma Joseph welcomed the juniors with inspirational

words and wished them good luck for their future endeavors. The seniors also welcomed the

juniors with open hearts, wished them good luck for their fruitful years in St. Francis. The

program ended with a vote of thanks and a dance where all the juniors joined the seniors on

the dais.

TRIP TO BUDDHA VIHAR

The First Year students of History went to Ananda Buddha Vihar along with the Head of the

Department Dr. Uma Joseph, on AUGUST 5, 2017, at Mahendragiri hills in Sec – bad. The

Buddha Vihar is Buddhist complex consisting of a Buddhist temple, a library, meditation

halls and cultural space. It can be said that it is a place where “SILENCE IS MUSIC”. The

students took a look at the Buddhist lifestyle of the monks and had a great learning

experience.

PATRIOTIC SONG COMPETITION

Celebrating 70 years of Independence, the Quest Hour Club organized a Patriotic song

competition on August 11, 2017. This event was held in the Capitanio Hall of the college and

the whole Social Science Dept was a part of this event. The event was hosted by the Secretary

of the Quest Hour Club and it started with a prayer seeking God‟s blessings, which was

followed by an inaugural by the lecturers of Social Science Dept. The lecturers sang a medley

of patriotic songs starting with “Kadam kadam badhaye jaa,” in perfect co-ordination. The

judges for this event were Dr. Swaswati Chaudhary (HOD – Political Science) and Dr.

Sirisha (Dept. of Economics). Then the event began with all the participants performing one

by one, either in a group or as an individual. This event attracted many participants from

different streams, and also they could showcase their singing talent and patriotism towards

the country. Also, the event was presided by the lecturers of social science dept and our HOD

– History and Dean of Academics, Dr. Uma Joseph. At the end of the event, the winners‟

names were announced by the judges respectively in group and solo performance. The event

ended with a vote of thanks by the President and VicePresident of the club.

SWACHCHTA PAKHWADA

Quest Hour, being a part of the umbrella club Xpressions took an active part and the oath to

SWACHCHTA PAKHWADA – “CLEAN THE CAMPUS DRIVE”, which started on

September 1,2017 .

RACHAKONDA TRIP

On September 3rd

, 2017, the final year students of history (BA III) went to an educational

field trip to Rachakonda Fort in Nalgonda district. The fort was built around 12-13th

century,

and was ruled by the Velama Chieftains of Telangana. At the entrance of the fort, there was a

rock sculpture of Bhairava whom they worshipped, and also there was one rock inscription in

Kannada and Telugu script. The fort has 7 gates in a hierarchical manner and the fort was

800mts above sea level. After crossing the entrance, the Vasantha Kalyana Mantapa was

shown to the students by the guide. The ceiling of this Mantapa was dislocated, which

appeared as a natural ventilator. The fort was made out of stone. Despite the other areas

being very hot, the gates were very cool. Also, the king‟s resting chambers were shown to the

students. The trip was arranged by Mr. Koustubh and the students were accompanied by

Ms.Rooman Deb (Asst. Professor – History). On the whole, it was a great learning experience

for all the students and they had fun while travelling too.

A VISIT TO PAIGAH TOMBS AND NIZAM‟S MUSEUM

The department of History organized a study tour to the Paigah Tombs and the Nizam‟s

Museum at the Purani Haveli on September 9, 2017.

The students were mesmerized at the secular architecture of the Paigah Tombs. With the

marvelous marble carvings and motifs in floral designs the tombs were exquisite to walk

around.

The museum gave a rich insight into the wildly culture dominated and lavish life style of the

last two Nizams of Hyderabad – Mir Mahboob Ali Khan Pasha and Mir Osman Ali Khan. A

unique feature of this museum is the world‟s longest wardrobe, built in levels with a hand-

cranked wooden lift (elevator) in place. The students were accompanied by Ms. Rooman Deb

(Asst. Professor), Ms. Divya Jyothi (Asst. Prof), and by Mr. Ghiasuddin Akbar from the

Historical Society of Hyderabad and had a great learning experience.

GANDHI JAYANTI – ESSAY COMPETITION

The Quest Hour Club organized an intra college online essay competition on September 25,

2017, (for Gandhi Jayanti which comes on October 2 every year). Students from different

streams of the college had participated in this essay competition. The topic of the essay was

“HOW DO MAHATMA GANDHI‟S NON VIOLENT METHODS COMPARE TO 21ST

CENTURY‟S LEADERSHIP STYLES?” The winner and runners up were awarded prizes in

October first week, in the college.

SASFL ESSAY COMPETITION

Quest Hour club, in association with the South Asia Students for Liberty organization, hosted

an online essay competition on December 20, 2017, open for all streams in the college on the

topic - The Paradox of Incentives : Why Private Sector Serves the People Better Than A Big

State? Out of all those who participated from different colleges, the TOP 5 essays shortlisted

were from our college. The winner of the essay competition, Esha Chadha, a student of

History from the I year, has bagged the opportunity to attend a four day conference at Acton

University, Michigan, USA.

GUEST LECTURE – 1

On January 18, 2018, Quest Hour club in association with the South Asian Students for

Liberty organization, organized a guest lecture by Mr.N.Chakravarthy, on the topic –

“UNDERSTANDING GENDER EQUALITY: WHY DO WOMEN EARN LESS THAN

MEN?” Mr. Chakravarthy, a management graduate from Columbia University and a member

of SASFL, enlightened the students on various reasons why there is less payment for women

than men, working in any sector. It was a knowledge gaining session for all the students of

history.

GUEST LECTURE – 2

On January 22, 2018, Quest Hour organized a guest lecture by Mrs. Anuradha Pradeep

Ramappa on Tourism, for the final year students of History, who study a paper on Tourism in

their syllabus. Mrs. Anuradha, who has been in the tourism industry since 30 years,

enlightened the students on various aspects of Tourism like its scope, its advantages and its

large dimensions in the world today. It was a learning experience for the students who gained

knowledge from a person practically working in the tourism industry.

GOA TRIP

The 1st ,2

nd, and 3

rd year History students along with the department lecturers Dr. Uma Joseph

(HOD), Mrs. Rooman Deb (Asst. Professor), Mrs. Divya Jyothi (Asst. Prof) accompanied by

the travel agent Mr. Koustubh went to Goa on 10th

February, 2018, by bus starting in the

evening. We reached Goa on the 11th

morning, checked in Paradise Beach Village Resort at

9:45am. We freshened up and left for the day‟s tour. We started for Dolphin Ride first,

reached the spot at 12:00pm in the noon. The ride was quite peaceful and 2 dolphins were

spotted. The Aguada Fort, the prisoners‟ jail, the light house could be seen on the hill top. At

1:50pm, we left to visit the Aguada Fort. The Portuguese fort constructed during 17th

century

still stands erect, towards the south of the beach Candolim. Then we returned to the hotel at

3:45pm, had lunch. Then we went to the famous Baga beach, where each one of us enjoyed

the place to the fullest. The sunset view at the beach, the shopping at the beach were very

interesting. At 7:30pm, we came back to hotel and after an hour, went for dinner.

The next day, we had breakfast by 8:45am, and left by 10:00am to visit the Mangueshi

Temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva. We reached the temple by 11:45am. The temple was made

up of white marble. It had beautiful structures on its right which were constructed in a

Buddhist style. Then we left for Basilica Bom Jesus Church at 12:15pm, which holds the

mortal remains of the Holy Saint, St. Francis Xavier. At 3:00pm, we went to visit the famous

view point of Goa, the Donna Paula. From there, we went to the Miramar Beach which was

in 15 minutes of distance from the view point. At 5:00pm, we went to the Boat Cruise at

Panjim, where the folk dance of the Goans was displayed, and also the view from the upper

deck, which could accommodate more than 100 people, was mesmerizing.

The next day, we all checked out by 11:00am and went for shopping. Returned to have

lunch at 2:30pm, and then left for Hyderabad by bus. Reached Hyderabad next morning at

10:30am.

GUEST LECTURE – 3

On March 16 ,2018 Quest Hour in association with SFL organized a one day inter -collegiate

seminar on “Peace and Liberty post WW II”. The speakers Mr.Sriram Karri, and

Mr.Chakravarthy both being Libertarians espoused the cause of liberalisation,& minimun role

of government.The guest of honour for the seminar and moderator was Dr.Swaswati

Choudhury. It was an engaging session for the participants which also included students from

St.Mary‟s College Yousufguda.

Social Outreach


Thre department organied the Independence day and Republic day celebrations at

college

The department organised the Farewell programme of Dr. Swaswathi choudhary

The Department is actively involved in all major college events as Dr.Uma Joseph

(HOD) is Dean of Academics of the college.


Department of Psychology

Research Publication (National / International, ISBN No. & Name of the Journal) (Staff &

Students)

Dr. Nandini Sanyal

1. Sanyal, N., Tandon, S., Fernandes, T.(2017). Perceived Social Support, Career

Aspirations and School Engagement of First Generation Learners and Second

Generation Learners. IRA-International Journal of Education & Multidisciplinary

Studies, 8(1). ISSN: 2455-2526.

2. Sanyal, N., Pidathala, S., Fernandes, T.(2017).Influence of Extracurricular Activities on

Attachment, Emotion Regulation and Career Aspirations in Adolescents. IRA-

International Journal of Education & Multidisciplinary Studies, 8(1). ISSN: 2455-2526.

3. Sanyal, N., Ruparel, N., Fernandes, T.(2017). Mental Toughness, Goal Orientation and

Social Emotional Competence among Sports Players.IOSR Journal of Sports and

Physical Education, 4(3). ISSN: 2347-6727.

4. Sanyal, N., Virani, A. Fernandes, T.(2017). Loneliness among Shift Workers: An

Analysis through Organizational Culture, Interpersonal Communication and Dealing

with Emotions. IRA – International Journal of Management and Social Sciences, 7(3).

ISSN: 2455-2267.

5. Sanyal, N., Jiwani, S. K., Fernandes, T.(2017). Illness Perception and Coping as

Predictors of Quality of Life in Adolescents with Beta Thalassemia. IOSR Journal of

Humanities and Social Sciences, 22(7), 6. ISSN: 2279-0837.

6. Sanyal, N.,Fernandes, T., Vundi, R. (2017). Virtual Socialization among College

Students: An Analysis through Self-Esteem, Psychological Needs and Narcissism. The

International Journal of Indian Psychology. 4(4). ISSN: 2349-3429(p).

7. Sanyal, N.,Fernandes, T.,& Fathi, M., & Khatoon, S. (2017). Illness perception,

medication adherence, resilience and quality of life among COPD and arthritis patients.

Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing. 8(1). ISSN-p-2229-5356,e-2321-3698

Ms. Hilda Samineni

1. Samineni, H., & Sebastian, S. (2017). Effect of Temperament on Creativity styles in

emerging Adults. Indian Journal of Health & Wellbeing 8(8). p802-804. 3p

2. Samineni, H., & Keren, P.(2017). Parent child relationship among undergraduate

students. International Journal of Education & ManagementISSN-p-2231-5632-e-

2321-3671

Ms. Priyanka Musalay

1. Musalay, P., & Laliteshwari, K. (2017). Self-compassion and cognitive emotion

regulation among juvenile delinquents. Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing.

ISSN-p-2229-5356,e-2321-3698.

2. Musalay, P., & Noorani, R. (2017). Impulsivity and sensation seeking in adventurous

participants. IAHRW International Journal of Social SciencesISSN-2347-3797.

MBTI workshop

A one day MBTI workshopby Dr. Anuradha Rao was organised for theStudents of M.Sc I in

Applied Psychology and PGD Counseling Skills. The day-long workshop delivered was an

integration of both theoretical knowledge and the applicability of the same in today's times.

Centred around the MBTI personality inventory, the workshop also exposed its participants

to various important concepts and ideas in the domain of applied psychology- be it

counseling or organizational behaviour. Any day-long workshop requires to keep its

participants engaged throughout the day so as to maximise their learnings and takeaways

from the same and this workshop, certainly did the same. A mix of discussions, lecture mode,

and activities, it enabled its participants to gain insights and reflect upon their own

personality types and also expand their understanding and acceptance of others. The MBTI

was also administered on all the students with a feedback on their own individual

preferences.


Title of the Programme:Substance Use Disorders – Effects, Management and Treatment

Date: 2nd

August, 2017Time:9:20 a.m. – 11:20a.m.

Venue:Capitanio Hall

Details of Resource Persons if any:Ms. Raisa Luther

The Department of Psychology arranged a guest lecture on 2nd

August, 2017 on „Substance

Use Disorders – Effects, Management and Treatment‟ for its BA Psychology, MSc

Applied Psychology and PGD Counseling students. The interactive session was taken by Ms.

Raisa Luther, Addiction Therapist at Hope Trust Rehabilitation Centre.

Keeping in mind the recent events wherein a drug racket was uprooted in Hyderabad and

students of many schools in the city had been targeted by drug peddlers; the practical

knowledge and skills to handle clients have become an imperative for a psychologist.

The areas focused upon were classification of drugs and its effects, characteristics of

addictions, treatment planning, psychological intervention and debunking myths.

The aim of the session was to equip students with the knowledge to understand the genesis of

drug addiction which initially begins as a recreational use and leads to substance dependence;

and the skills required to treat these addictions. The different drugs, the common names of

drugs, their accessibility and social acceptance were discussed as well.

Effects of drugs such as marijuana, alcohol, heroin, meth, cocaine and LSD varying from low

addictive properties to high addictive properties were elaborated upon; their long term

consequences were detailed. Treatment for these consists of three phases: opening phase,

middle phase and ending phase. Each phase of recovery was dissected for the better

understanding of the students, with the main focus being on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

(CBT) and Bio-Psycho-Social Interview.

The session aimed at training students to determine the Level of Care (LOC) that the client

needs and recognizing emotional and behavioral complications. It also covered relapse,

reconstructive automatic thoughts and Leaving Against Medical Advice (LAMA).

The guest speaker was keen on the session being interactive for the students to best imbibe

knowledge, she did so with the help of her own personal experiences and a variety of case

studies. The session was an overall success and the Department of Psychology was much

appreciated for putting it all together.

Title of the programme: Workshop on Mindfulness

Date: 11th

September, 2017 from 12:30p.m. to 3:00p.m.

Venue: Rm No.208

Speaker: Ms.AarathiSelvan, a national certified counsellor in the U.S and a licensed clinical

psychologist in India, and founder of Pause for Perspective

The Department of Psychology, on the 11th

of September, 2017, arranged a workshopon

Mindfulness for the students of 1st year M.Sc. Applied Psychology and PG Diploma -

Psychological Counselling Skills. The workshop was conducted by Ms.AarathiSelvan,

clinical psychologist and founder of Pause for Perspective. The session dealt with what

Mindfulness is all about and demonstrated few mindfulness techniques using several

activities that the students enthusiastically participated in. It was a very useful session and the

made the students reflect on their everyday mundane lives by engaging them in many

innovative activities.

The speaker began the sessionby asking a few thought-provoking questions, which made the

students explore what mindfulness is and what are the components encompassing it. She went

on to elaborate on how mindfulness is the quality or state of being conscious or aware of

things around us and explained the definition given by Jon KabatZinn. The concept of self-

awareness was beautifully explained through an activity called “Messages to Myself” in

which the students were asked to create a collage, from the material available, which

conveyed messages that made them feel good. Some of the students gave a presentation on

the collage they had prepared.

The speaker, with the help of a bar of chocolate, explained how the sense of smell, sight,

feeling, hearing, and tasting is equally important as the sense of thinking. Also, she made the

students to ponder upon questions like “What is the colour of joy?”, “What is the sound of

joy?”, “What does love smell like?”

How the brain functions to achieve mindfulness was interestingly discussed using the fist

model of the brain. The speaker equipped the students with few quick mindfulness

techniques, which could be used at any point of time.

Inputs on how different mobile applications can be employed to track and practice

mindfulness in everyday life circumstances were given. The students were also made aware

of the workshops that are conducted at „Pause for Perspective‟ organization.

The session, with all its informative content, exciting activities, beautiful poetry and easy-to-

do techniques made the session a very productive one and gave the students a hands-on

learning experience on mindfulness. It was thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated by all.

Title of the programme: Guest Lecture on Alternate Therapies.

Date: 15/09/2017 from 12pm to 2pm

Venue: St. Francis College for Women, Begumpet, Hyderabad.

Speaker: Mrs. Malathi A Rao.

Mrs Malathi A Rao who is one of the founder Directors of Aaradhya Learning and

Development Solutions Pvt Ltd, and an accredited EFT practitioner, was gracious to host the

1st year M.Sc. students of Applied Psychology, to explain what Alternate Therapies are and to

demonstrate the EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique).

Alternate Therapy is a therapy that is not a part of standard medical practice but used instead

of conventional treatment. The speaker started off by making the students explore about what

alternate therapy is and then extensively covered upon the concepts of Energy, Energy

Medicine and its different types, and EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique).

The speaker enlightened the students on how energy medicine, energy therapy, energy

healing, or spiritual healing are all branches of alternative medicine based on a pseudo-

scientific belief that healers can channel healing energy into a patient and effect positive

results.

The experiment “Water Crystals” by Dr. Emoto which is conducted in 1990‟s, which

explained how water picks up energy from the environment and manifests that energy into

forming a crystal was explained by the speaker which elaborated the connection between

water and energy in a human body through a demonstration.This was followed by

demonstrating the technique of “Zip up” (Protecting one‟s own energies).

The Emotional Freedom Technique was demonstrated using various examples for which all

the students participated as volunteers enthusiastically. The theory and the concepts behind

this technique were covered first, followed by the demonstration. The speaker explained

about how every human being has emotionswhich are natural and how an individual should

allow the emotional energy to flow by accepting and acknowledging it. This was further

explained by a demonstration using the EFT tapping points which are KC( The Karate Chop),

TOH(Top of the head), EB(at the beginning of the eyebrow), SE(Outside Corner of the eye),

UE(Under an Eye), UN(Bottom of your nose and the top of your upper lip),Ch(Midway

between the point of your chin and the bottom of your lower lip), CB(Collarbone), UA(Under

the Arm). The session was extremely interesting and informative. It helped the students gain

insight into Alternate Therapies in a very practical manner. This guest lecture also equipped

the students with several techniques of Alternate Therapy and ways to cope with their

everyday stress. Mrs. Malathi A Rao inspired the students upon exploring the field of

Alternate Therapies. Overall, it was an extremely useful and interactive session with a lot of

unbelievably effective demonstration.


Teaching Methods:

ICT enabled teaching

Group Discussions

Paper Reviews

Book & Movie Reviews

Role Plays & Drama

Case History & Case Conference

Field Trip & Fieldwork

Practical Internships – regular and shadow internships

Debates & Discussion of current issues, quizzes

Gratitude lists

Personal Journal & Life Map

Scrap Book

Post Box exercise

Mentoring

Event management learning through the activities of Psycon – Club.

Guest Lectures by Experts in the field

Self Awareness Programs

Evaluation Methods:

Essay questions, short notes

Concepts, objective type

Presentations (with peer review and feedback)

Journal and newspaper article compilation

Project work

Collage

Blogs

Record books

Book and movie reviews

Worksheets

Case studies and case presentations

These continuous assessments are used to ensure a holistic understanding of the topic



NA –


Dance Drama competition

Beat boxing

Monologue

Stand Up

Online competitions

Club Activities

Title of the Program: Drug Awareness Campaign

Date: July 27th

2017

Time: 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM

The Department of Psychology, along with the NCC and NSS units, organized a drug

awareness campaign on July 27th

2017 to create awareness among the students and in the

surrounding areas about the alarming increase in the prevalence of drug use in the city. The

awareness campaign started out with a walk on the streets around the campus. The students

prepared many banners and posters advocating slogans such as „Say No to Drugs‟, „Choose

to Refuse‟, „Drugs Ruin Lives‟, „Drug Abuse Has No Excuse‟ etc. The eye-catching posters

depicting the adverse effects of drug abuse and the slogans shouted by the students grasped

the attention of passers-by.

Students from the Department of Psychology, being familiar with the consequences of drug

abuse, spoke about the same in the college assembly addressing all the students. Information

about the signs and symptoms to look out for was disseminated. Emphasis was also given to

not taking up such habits in the first place. The students discussed the behavioural and

psychological changes a person may display when he/she is on drugs. The Principal summed

up the talk by encouraging students to keep an eye out on any person who might need help in

letting go of the habit or is struggling with it. The important message that the students

communicated was that life is too precious to waste it away using drugs.

Social Outreach

M.Sc. – I – Applied Psychology - Community Outreach Program

Outreach is an activity of providing services to any populations who might not otherwise

have access to those services. A key component of outreach is helping those in need of

outreach services at the locations where people generally don‟t go. In addition to delivering

services, outreach has an educational role, raising the awareness of existing services. So did

we do, covered the underprivileged schools and rehab and filled in the gap by volunteering.

Our topic was “GROUP COHESIVENESS”, we taught the students how to work in a group

and help each other in every aspect of life. We went to a girl‟s school where we taught them

about the difference between good touch and bad touch. In rehab we made them do SWOT

ANALYSIS and how it helps a person know his strength, weakness, opportunities and threats

which is very important for them.

All together it was a great learning experience for all of us,even we came to know the

importance and usefulness of working in a group. We got an idea as to how we can connect

to the community and help them out in several ways. This outreach was an effective way of

reaching people and even knowing our capabilities as how we can convince people and get

them in the right direction. The outreach was designed and implemented to reduce symptoms

and restore or improve functioning of a person struggling with addiction issues and in schools

to work in group. So, overall it was a great learning experience for all of us.

The target group for Group „A‟ was underprivileged school children; so the place that was

most suitable for this was Government schools. The topic chosen was personality

development. After the places were contacted and finalised, the groups went to Government

schools and blind school. Before the activities on personality development were started, it

was made sure that the target group, i.e., Government school children were given our

introductions and then vice versa. After that two ice breaker activities were conducted to

increase the familiarity and comfort level between all the people.

The first ice breaker activity was to make every child stand up and introduce him or

herself with their name and then introduce their partner and tell a quality they like in

themselves and their partner. The next ice breaker was to tell all the children why were there

and where we were from. The third activity was to ask all the children what the words

“personality” and “development” meant to them. The fourth activity was Chinese whispers,

wherein, all the children were made to first play the game. At the end of the activity when

they all realised each one heard something different; we talked about the dangers of rumours

and why we should not believe them. The fifth activity was where the children were asked

what they want to become when they grow up and all of them were allowed to tell and also

why they wanted to become that. The final activity was talent recognition; where we asked all

the children if any of them had any talents and they want to exhibit them in front of the class,

for example, dancing, singing, etc. At the end of the activity; we wished all the children “all

the best” for their future and asked them if they like the session that day, took the feedback

and would end the session.

After the ice breaker session there were many activities conducted on memory building

which include activities on serial processing, touch processing and story building activities.

Other modules for the children were about personal hygiene, awareness on drug abuse, stress

management and motivation to study.

Organizations :

Manosakha Institute for children with learning disabilities.

Government High school, Somajiguda.

Devnar School for the blind.

St.Joseph‟s secondary school, East Maredpally.

Government high school, Banjara hills.

FACE CLUB REPORT

F.A.C.E Club (Francisian Association for Christian Endeavours) has taken up the primary

responsibility of promoting Christian faith in the college. Since its inception, the club has

taken up many social initiatives and has also tried to provide a channel for every student‟s

spiritual journey. Additionally, this year, the club is responsible for prayer and bible reading

for all the events conducted in the college.

Investiture

The newly constituted FACE Club, aimed to fulfill the motto of „Being Christ‟s

Face‟, began its tenure with an official Investiture Ceremony on the 11th of August,2017

.The club has taken up a new initiative that there will be no president post and each member

of the club will have equal role in the events. The team was built keeping the 12 apostles as

role models and these 12 committees come together to proclaim Christ through various

events., The members of the core committee took an oath of promise to work for the Club

with complete faith, commitment, determination and utmost dedication.

Retreat

The Three Days Annual Retreat was organized by the management on August 25th

,26th

& 27th

, 2017 and was conducted by Fr. Cyril Doss and SVD team. FACE Club has

played a pivotal role in assembling and maintaining discipline among the students.

Holy mass

Masses were held regularly to provoke faith in students and help them to go through

the ups and downs they face in their academics.

Chain rosaries- Feast of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary The church celebrates October 8th as the Feast of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary

every year. This year on the occasion of the Feast of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary,

FACE Club organized chain prayer rosaries .Rosaries are contemplative prayers recited in

devotion to Mother Mary. The chain rosaries started out at 10 am in the morning after a short

opening prayer. All the lecturers and students took turns to recite the rosary in devotion to our

Holy Mother. It was indeed a blessed experience to all who participated in this divine

experience.

Feast of St. Francis of Assisi

On that occasion of Feast of St. Francis of Assisi a beautiful skit relating to the life of St.

Francis was put up by the face club members on October 3rd

2017 and again on Sport‟s Day

celebrations on 2nd

February 2018.

Prayer for exams

Every Year on account of exams, a special prayer session is conducted in the Prayer room to

seek God‟s blessings for successful semester -end examinations. Intercessory prayers were

made by the members of FACE club. All the students present were divided into groups and

lecturers prayed for them.

Foundation day of the Sisters of Charity

On the 21st

of November, 2017, to mark the foundation day of the Sisters of Charitya short

prayer session was conducted in the quadrangle during the morning Assembly.

Saint Bartolomea Capitanio (13 January 1807 - 26 July 1833) was an Italian Roman Catholic

professed religious and the co-foundress of the Sisters of Charity of Lovere that she

established with Saint Vincenza Gerosa. Capitanio's rather short life was dedicated to the

educational needs of children and the poor and she served as a teacher for most of her life

while using her order to achieve this aim.

Outreach Programme

As a part of the Face club outreach programme , we visited theSERVE NEEDY

ORGANISATION , a Non - Religious Social Service Organisationon December 2nd

2017. On

the occasion of celebration of Christmas ,students entertained the kids by singing carols,

dance and distributed snacks and bought groceries.

NATALE 2K17-DECEMBER 15

This year Natale –Christmas Celebrations was an intercollegiate event which was

celebrated on 15th

December 2017 in which many colleges from the twin city took part. The

chief guest were Bro. Anil Kumar and Dr. Benny Prasad

FGT- Friday Get Together FACE Club has been conducting prayer sessions on every Friday from 1:00-1:30. The

sessions are based on different themes on which lecturers share their reflections. These

regular prayers have definitely enhanced faith and understanding of the all those present.

Lecturers and students have attended FGTS to spend some peaceful time in prayer, to reflect

on the Word of God and to build a strong fellowship. Special prayers were also held before

odd-semester exams to seek God‟s blessings on every student in the institution.

Faith Formation Sessions These were held on every first Saturday of the month. It was taken up by Fr. Vijay

.His thought provoking messages, inspired the students.

Bangalore Diaries

12 students of Face club were given a golden opportunity to represent our college in the

„Talent for Christ „ Jehoshua 2018 on 3rd January 2018 at Christ University Bangalore. They

won prizes in various competitions.

2nd (Carmel –BSc III N) & 3rd prize ( Celestine BSc. III C) in photography

3rd prize ( Cindy BSc. IIIC ) in sermon on the spot

2nd prize in Choreography

2nd prize in creative writing (Casandra B Com I H)

2nd prize ( Valentina B Com III C in painting

Department of Mathematics

Guest Lectures:

1. The Department has Organised a guest Lecture in collaboration with the

department of Computer Science on “Applications of Mathematics in Computer Science and

IEEE student Branch and its activities on 12th

December, 2017.Mr.Swayam Prakash,Vice

chair,Technical Activities,IEEE Hyderabad section was the speaker for the first session and

Mr.D.Venkata Rami Reddy,Chair,student activities Commitee,IEEE ,Hyderabad was the

speaker for the second session. All the students of B,Sc II and P.G II attended the sessions.

2. A guest lecture was organised to all students of B.Sc III and M. Sc II on 18th

December, 2017. The resource person Prof. K. Satyanarayana spoke on the topic

“Conjectures.”

Innovative Methods of Teaching and Evaluations: PPTs, Library Visits, Explanation of

topics using open source wares such as Graphic Calculator, Practical using Mathematica,

Seminars, Projects, PPTs, Assignments, Crossword puzzles, Notice Board clippings.

Students Activities/Achievements:

a) Inter collage competitions attended/ participated by students:

Students of B.Sc ID and B.Sc IIID participated in paper, poster presentations

and Quiz competitions on 14th

December, 2017 at R.B.V.R.R College,

Narayanaguda.

Two students of M.Sc. (Mathematics)-I and four students of M.Sc.

(Mathematics)-II participated in poster presentation in International

conference STEM in our college.

b) Intra College competitions hosted by students:

The students of B.Sc IID has organized Quiz competition preliminary round

for UG & PG students of college on 7th

September, 2017. Final round was

organized on 13th

September, 2017.

c) Prizes Won in competition/other events:

Following students won prizes in the competition held on 14th

December,

2017 at R.B.V.R.R College, Narayanaguda.

1. A. Sharat Chandrika won 1st prize in paper presentation competition.

2. Ch. Vani Sharma won 2nd

prize in paper presentation competition.

3. A Tharuni, S. Sri Lalitha from B.Sc IID won 2nd

prize in quiz.

Following students won prizes in the competition held on 13th

September,

2017 at St. Francis College for Women, Begumpet.

1. 1st prize winners Ridhanshi, Siri Chandana, P. Simran from B.A. IIIB

2. 2nd

prize winners Ramya Sree, Krithika Venkateshwaran, B. Shivani from

B.Sc I

3. 3rd

prize winners Princy S Ajit, G.S. Nikitha, T. Manisha from B.Sc IIH.

D Sravani of M.Sc. (Mathematics)-I won 1st prize in poster presentation held

on 6th

November,2017 in International Conference STEM in our college

Club Activities:

Department organized P.G entrance coaching session by Dr. Padma Anuradha,

Govt. College for Women, Begumpet on 29th

January, 2018.

UG and PG students displayed 3D modals and Live Demo modals for GLEE

programme of Spectrum Club.

Social Outreach:

The students of M.Sc Mathematics-I as part of their Academics, for their Outreach

programme went to St. Andrews High School located at Somajiguda. A total of 24 students

assisted the teachers and guided the children from Lkg to 10th

grade from 15th

November to

21stNovember during their regular timings.

Department of Political Science

Club Rhetoric

The department has a student club named „Rhetoric‟. The club was organized to promote

extra-Curricular activities related to the Political Science. Ever since it was formed the club

has been Organizing inter-class quiz, debates elocutions, essay writing competitions, and

collage making Competitions on social and political issues. The club has the credit of hosting

very prominent politicalScholars of international standing such as strategic experts like

Stephen Cohen. Additionally the club Awards the best three projects presented by the tudents

of the final year.

NCC REPORT

The National Cadet Corps is a Tri-Services Organization, comprising the Army,Navy and

Air Force, engaged in grooming the youth of the country into disciplinedand patriotic

citizens. NCC, given the vast benefits, opportunities and reservation, isthe largest

voluntary youth organization in the world. Every year, our cadets havewon laurels for

themselves and the college, with some having represented our stateat national events.

The respect you get in the society, the pride in you wearing the uniform makes youtotally

stand out in the crowd. Living up to its motto, “unity and discipline” , NCCstrives to

being one of the greatest cohesive forces of the nation, bringing togetherthe youth hailing

from different parts of the country and moulding them into united,secular and disciplined

citizens of the nation.

St Francis College has a prodigious set of NCC cadets whose veracity anddetermination

is commendable. We now are a formidable force of more than 100highly motivated and

disciplined cadets who rise to the occasion wherever andwhenever called for. The feline

force in uniform is a treat to watch especially duringceremonies and parades when their

potential is on fire. The girls of St FrancisCollege have also joined the campaign in

spreading awareness on various socialissues which has gained momentum in the right

direction. A few to mention are:

CASHLESS DAY: The cadets of our college carried out an awareness programme as

apart of the Cashless Day. This was carried out in support of the recentdemonetization

move by the government. I WILL GO OUT MOVEMENT: It is a movement for women

to reclaim public spaces.

It is a peaceful march against Street Sexual Harassment. Through this movementwomen

question the notions of protectionism, to assert their need to access publicspaces and to

reclaim streets.

ANTI-DRUG RALLY: The department of psychology, St. Francis College, along

withour cadets carried forward the campaign on the streets surrounding their campus

inBegumpet. The students displayed posters with slogans such as “Say no to

Drugs”,“Drugs Ruin Lives”. RAKSHA BANDHAN CELEBRATED WITH ORPHAN

CHILDREN: Our cadets visitedvarious orphanages and tied rakhis to the inmates

assuring them of protection, loveand care from their new found sisters.

MOVEMENT AGAINST POACHING OF ELEPHANTS AND RHINOS: A global

marchsupporting the movement against Elephants and Rhinos was conducted at KBR

Parkon the 07th of October, 2017 at 4pm. Despite the heavy rain, they marched forward

relentlessly.

RALLY FOR THE RIVER: The main idea behind this campaign is to make peoplerealize

about how important it is to save these rivers which are our livelihood andhelp

government initiate and implement policies with the same motive.

SCRIBES FOR VH/CP CANDIDATES- Few of our cadets were nominated as scribesfor

VH/CP candidates who were appearing for the examination. Also all those whowere

present at the venue were paid a sum of 525 INR for their service.

TRAFFIC RULES (AWARENESS PROGRAMME) AT SATYA SAI NIGAMAM-

Thiswas conducted by the Hyderabad Traffic Police at Sri Satya Sai Nigamam,

Punjaguttawhich was attended by our cadets and many of the Tollywood stars.

Theyenlightened the audience on traffic awareness.

THE ACHIEVERS

Cadet T Vineela of BSc II had attended the Republic Day Camp (RDC) from 24th

August

to 10th February. Her performance was well appreciated during the culturalphase.

Cadet Pratisha of BA II had been nominated based on her exemplary drill to marchat the

Local Republic Day Camp (LRDC) at the Parade grounds on the 26th of January2018.

Cadet Lohita of BSc II had represented our college in the Special NationalIntegration

Camp (SNIC) held at Port Blair.

Cadet Bernard of BSc II took part in the Rock Climbing Camp held at Gwalior

(MP).Cadet Sai Teja and Roshini of BSc II and BA II respectively had attended the

NationalIntegration Camp (NIC) at Jhansi (UP).

42 of our cadets had successfully completed the NCC C Certificate Examination inthe

year 2016-17 and also during the same year all the 31 cadets cleared the NCC

BCertificate Examination.

As against 2-3 vacancies allotted for each unit during the most celebrated NCC daycamp,

our college was conferred with the onus privilege of fielding 10 cadets.

The above achievements are a direct indicator of the determination, zeal and vigorwith

which Lt. Marie Thomas has performed her duties as an Associate NCC Officer(ANO).

It‟s because of her perseverance and resoluteness she‟s been awarded the „BEST ANO‟

title. Each one of the cadet independently showcased their talents adding more shine and

glitter to the zenith of our college. We Francisions will constantly strive to see thatwe are

second to none!

Department of Commerce

The College reopened on 8th

June, 2017 starting with the Management Farewell to Dr.

Swaroopa Rani, HOD-Commerce, who retired on superannuation on 30th

April, 2017. She

is succeeded by Ms. Latha Subramanian and is assisted by Ms. Deepa James, Asst. HOD.

The Department was happy to welcome four new faculty members.

Major events of the Department this year:

(1) Academic Audit Inspection on 22nd

June, 2017

(2) Farewell to Dr. Swaroopa on 12th

July, 2017 and

(3) Silver Jubilee celebration of Ms. Latha Subramanian on 4th

October, 2017.

Seminars / Workshops / Conferences (Staff & Students) (j) Attended (mention Seminar / Conference / Workshop whether National / International

along with place & date)

(k) Organized (mention Seminar / Conference / Workshop along with date) - Nil

(l) Participation of students in Seminar / Workshops / Conference along with topic, place

& date

1.LSR Delhi Econ Vista 16th

to 19th

Jan 2018

2.IIMC Commerce Talent Test Jan 2018

3.Poster Presentation at Awar-ul loom college 5th

Feb 2018

4.Bhavans College Fest Feb 2018


S.No Topic Resource Person Date

1. Research Methodology-

M.Com-II

Dr.A.Patrick,Asst.Prof,Dept.

of Commerce,OU

14th

Sept 2017

2. Workshop on Excel for

Business Analysis-M.Com-I

Mr.Alok Singh,Head Business

Development,ImpactEducation

Academy

7th

Feb 2018

3. International Marketing-

Promotion Decisions

Dr.Naga Malliswari 16th

Feb 2018

4. Talk on GST Mr.N.Sarma 28th

Aug 2017

5. Financial Modeling Mr.Mallikarjun Gaddam 8th

March 2018

6. Trading Process of

Stocks,Futures and Options

Mr.Atish Gupta 22nd

Sept 2017

7. GST Mr.Varun Jakkinapally

8. Role of CS in Meeting Mr.CS Pavan Kumar 20th

Feb 2018

9. Right Approach towards

Business Law

Ms.A.Padmaja 12th

and 18th

Sept

2017

Innovative methods of Teaching & Evaluation 1. Role play

2. Concept Presentation

3. Technical analysis on real time data

4. Business planning process

5. Presentation by students on GST from newspapers

6. Quiz & crosswords,

7. Snakes and Ladders (Mergedemerger)

8. Application of analytical methods in stocks and derivatives.

9. On-line testing and open book system

10. Mini projects

11. Virtual Trading

12. Preparation of audit plan

13. Group Projects

14. Project on calculation of Ratios from Financial Statements.




5 competitions at KAIROS – 2018


Championship award from LSR Delhi

2nd

price and consolation price at IIMC,Hyd

2nd

price and consolation at Bhavans Vivekananda college, Sainikpuri,Hyd

Gold medal for Poster presentation at Anwar-ul-loom college,hyd

Club Activities

COFEE ACTIVITIES:

Ø Inter Class Competition – „Reaching The Pinnacle‟ for all commerce classes

Ø COFEE CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL – Students put up food and game stalls and 40%

earnings were donated to Grace Welfare Society, an old age home.

Ø KAIROS 2018 – 2 day National Workshop was organized.

Day 1 – Workshop on leadership, team building and accepting failure was held by Acumen

Connect.

Day 2 – Inter collegiate competitions were conducted.

§ R.I.P.E.

§ TURNCOAT

§ THE VAULT

§ Snakes AD ladders

§ Michael‟s scAvengers

· Events conducted by 5 clubs:

Ø Trade Wizards –

Entrepreneurship workshops conducted by :

i) Acumen Connect sponsored by American Corner

ii) MIDAS INDIA, PUNE

iii) JOSH TALKS

Ø Speech Weavers -

Debate on the topic “Do heirs make better CEO‟s than professional executives?”

Ø BRAINIA

„THE WHIZ QUIZ‟ was conducted in two sessions

Ø PAGE TURNERS

One fiction and one non fiction book were read and discussed by the members

i) Who moved my Cheese? By Dr. Spencer Johnson

ii) The girl on the train – by Paula Hawkins

Ø The Samaritan Transcend

In association with „Camp Diaries‟, the students visited government schools during weekends

and trained the school children in the areas of art, craft, music, dance, playing instruments

etc.

COFEE was also part of YUVAFLARE – Intra College fest hosted jointly by all clubs of

college. COFEE was responsible for handling Publicity, Valedictory and Finance aspect of

the fest.

Social Outreach

Outreach program of M. Com (Applied Finance) students:

Outreach program which is a vital part of the M. Com course work was a veryenriching

experience for the students. The class of M. Com (Applied Finance) 1st years were

divided into two groups under C. A. Sangeetha and Ms. Jyothi for the whole of 30 hrs.

On December 19th

2017, one batch ofstudents visited St. Andrews school, Somajiguda

along with Ms. Sangeetha and another batch visited theZillaParishad School in

Bowenpally accompanied by Ms. Jyothi, where they conducted career counseling

sessions for the higher class students. They also conducted a Christmas party on

(December 19 and 20th

2017)for these under privileged students during the “JoyofGiving”

week.

On 21stDecember, 2017 there was an environmental awareness session and students

designed and prepared eco friendly paper bags and other items using old newspapers.

On25th

January 2018, they organised a food fest in college under the “CollegeSocial

Reach out”( CSR) initiative . More than 50% of the profits were donated for a noble

cause (supplying monthly provisions for a deserving charitableorganisation). Secondly,

this food fest was environment friendly since onlyrecycled paper bags and plates were

used for packaging and takeaways.

On February 10th

the students visited Ashraya Old Age Home. They contributedRs 6500

towards monthly groceries.

c. Participation of students in Seminar/Workshops/Conference along with topic, Place & date

i. Aleesha Christopher - B.Com III P(F); Make in India Initiatives ;

Conference at Lady Shriram College, Delhi; 16th

&17th

January, 2018

(Silver Medal)

ii. Kanak Agarwal - B.Com III P(F); Poster presentation on „Boom of

Patanjali – A Comparative Study of the Revenues of Patanjali Ayurved

Ltd with Select Companies‟; The Ease of Doing Business in India;

Anwarul Uloom College;Hyderabad; 23rd

& 24th

Feb,2018 (Gold Medal)

iii. C.Lakshmi Sahithi B.Com III P(F); Poster presentation on „Cultivating

Smiles –An Empirical Study on Agricultural Insurance Company of India

Ltd‟.; The Ease of Doing Business in India; Anwarul Uloom

College;Hyderabad; 23rd

& 24th

Feb,2018

iv. Diksha Surana - B.Com III P(F); Poster presentation on „Epitome of

Service Excellence – A Study on SWOT Analysis of Mumbai

Dabbawalas‟; The Ease of Doing Business in India; Anwarul Uloom


& 24th

Feb,2018

v. Gouthami Ponnada- B.Com III P(F); Poster presentation on „The Newness

and Finesse – An Empirical Study on Student Entrepreneurs‟; The Ease of

Doing Business in India; Anwarul Uloom College;Hyderabad; 23rd

& 24th

Feb,2018

vi. Nanditha Chaganla B.Com III P(F); Poster presentation on „Mompreneurs

– An Empirical Study on Mom Entrepreneurs‟; Anwarul Uloom


& 24th

Feb,2018

Department of English

The Academic year began with innovation and creativity. A mix of curriculum with various

curricular and literary activities spread over made the odd and even semester very

interestinand challenging.

In the month of June 2017 students of second year participated in the inter college paper

reading competition organized by the Department of English, Osmania University. M.Divya

and Sai Sisira Lasya presented on John Milton‟s „Paradise Lost - Book -1‟ and Siddiqa and

Kadhija on Oscar Wilde‟s „Importance of being Earnest‟ respectively.

The Department was entrusted with the responsibility to conduct the Fresher‟s Day in first

week of July 2017, that was very well taken and enjoyed by the students. The faculty of the

Department was oriented and directed by the admin „ winnou software‟ Dr. Sr.Sujatha and

Team. At regular intervals department meetings were conducted to discuss and make way

facility to provide for the various teaching methodologies of different components and

genres.

The syllabus, portion to be completed and the respective orals related with reference to

individual paper presentations on various themes and topics related to the text of the course.

A glance into the analysis of results shows that 95% of students have successfully immerged

with distinction marks in Communication Skills and with a cent percent pass in literature of

all the three year course. Remedial classes for the slow learners have been conducted by the

respective class teachers and students at their convenience.

Open elective classes for Semester III and IV have been in great demand and very well taken.

The respective class teachers of each class meet their students once in a week to conduct

value based instruction in which the students are evaluated at the semester end.

The third year Literature students had the privilege to have and attend the guest lecture on

„World Literature‟ by Dr. Dibya Kusum Ray, Assoc.Professor, Silchal University, Assam.

The post graduate students of all the seven streams had a guest lecture on Group Discussion

by Dr.Sudhakar, ABP. The First year Literature students had their guest lecture on

„Introduction to Literature and how to read a literary text‟ by Dr. Dibya Kusum Ray,

Assoc.Professor, Silchal University, Assam. For all the professional courses for

Communication Skills a workshop cum Guest Lecture was conducted by Dr.Catherine Xavier

on „Writing Skills‟.

On October 10th

the world mental day was celebrated in collaboration with the Telangana

Psychologists Association, Telangana State. Along with the Department of Psychology this

mega event has been inaugurated at St. Francis and simultaneously one lakh students over the

Telangana State were reached the training.

A foreign delegation from Newzland, Japan, Australia had an interaction with the students to

discuss about the scope of pursuing higher studies abroad and exchange programme as well

which was very interesting for the students.

Among the faculty Ms.Haritha.G has been awarded the Ph.d Doctorate degree june 6th

2017.

A good number of faculty members have participated and presented papers in various

international and national level conferences and seminars, Among which many were

published in reputed journals. The entire department was greatly applauded for the

participation and entertaining performances for the National Library Day on 3rd

March 2017.

The farewell programme for the outgoing students was organized by the Department of

English and sponsored by „Siddam‟ NGO. The program witnessed a wide spread of colorful

and vibrant performances.

The Head of the English Department Mrs.Sharmila Kunnu was felicitated with the most

coveted award „Senior most faculty member with dedication and commitment‟.

Dr. G.Haritha as an Arts Dean – Student Affairs had been a great source of support along

with other stream Deans.

The Academic Year with both odd and even semesters came to an end on a successful note

though it was very hectic and challenged.

L a Fiesta - Activities

SEM 1 (JUNE TO NOV)

2/8: Debate competition

Topic: Censorship of media limits creative freedom.

The judges for the event were Ms. Angela Christina and Ms. Geeta Golla and the winners

were Nishtha Pandey and Esha Chaddha

7/9 to 10/9: IIM Indore: participation of Drama enthusiasts in the street play competition,

where they won the second prize and a cash amount of rs. 10000.

18/9: Spoken word poetry workshop; Resource person: Drishika Nagda of Inkscape.

SEM 2 (Nov -March)

8/1/18-12/1/18: IIT Chennai: Students participated in both the proscenium play and street

play. They won first prize in the street play with cash amount of 10,000; and they were highly

praised and acknowledged for the proscenium.

24/1/18: Inter college fest “The Art Boulevard” :

10:15-11:00: Inaugural

The inaugural started with a prayer and a welcome dance, after which the Chief Guest Aamir

Javed shared his thoughts and declared the fest open.

11:00-12:00: Pop Quiz

A pop culture quiz with three rounds to see who knows their literature, drama and art the best

12:00-1:30 Rangmanch and Writer's Remorse

Rangmanch is LaFiesta's annual street play competition, urging its participants to think about

and bring to our notice social issues. The judges for the event were B S Prakash and Sarala

Mahidhara

Writer's Remorse is a creative writing event in which participants were shown a video and

were asked to write their own ending for the video.

12:00-1:00: Human Library

The Human Library visited the college and their books shared their stories with all those

interested.

1:00-2:00Book Hunt

For the book hunt, books were hidden all over campus and participants needed to solve clues

that will led them to the hidden book.

2:00-4:00 Rhapsody and Blackout Poetry

Rhapsody started with a performance by Sidharth Bendi and was followed by competitive

performances by upcoming musicians. Judges for the event were Shawn Pereira and Rajiv

Venkataraman.

For blackout poetry, participants were given a text that they had to blacken, leaving only their

poetry on the page.

11:00-4:00 Movie Marathon

An all-day movie marathon was held in the American Corner on campus celebrating films

from a variety of genres.

4:00-5:00 Valedictory

A grand end to a grand day. The valedictory revealed the winners and acknowledged all those

who made the fest possible.

23/2: Proscenium play: Francis production put up a play based on trauma of India- Pakistan

partition, called “Kabbadi”. It was a complete home production in terms of script writing and

execution. The play was ticketed and the show ran full house. It was a superb performance

and the team was highly appreciated by the audience, comprising of members from college

and outside.

Department of BMS

Paper presentation ( Students)

Students presented research papers in the National Seminar conducted by the Department

of Management Studies - March 19-23 ,2018

UGC Sponsored National Seminar in association with the American Corner on

EMERGING TRENDS IN WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP, BUSINESS AND

MANAGEMENT -ISSUES ,OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

1. Ms.Simran Jain and Ms.Simran Kaur ( BMS III) - Insolvency and the Bankruptcy

code,2016

2. Ms.Aakanksha Luhadia (BMS III ) - A study on SBI and its merger with associate

banks

3. Ms.Meghna Puli and Ms.Sahitya Yarlagadda (BMS III) - Recapitalisation of Public

sector banks

4. Ms.Sai Harika and Ms.Prasuna Meduturi (BMS III) - A study on the BHIM app.

5. Ms.Prasuna Meduturi and Ms.Sahitya Yarlagadda (BMS III) - Data Analytics in

HRM -Compensation Management

6. Ms.Krethika Ramesh and Ms.Rishitha Jain (BMS III &II) -Aggregator Business

Model

1. American Corner sponsored workshop on ENTREPRENEURSHIP by Mr.Kartik Mehta,

Entrepreneur Trainer,WIISE,New Delhi , 16 th & 17th

August ,2017

2.UGC Sponsored National Seminar in association with the American Corner on



March 19-23,2018

3. Workshop on HUMAN CENTRIC DESIGN THINKING AND BUSINESS CANVAS

MODEL by Mr. Nagarjuna , Founder ,Acumen Connect , 24th

February ,2018

(m) Participation of students in Seminar / Workshops / Conference along with topic, place

& date …

Students of BMS along with B.Com, B.Voc and outside colleges participated in III

b ( Point above)


Mr.Irshad Mohammed, CA , Guest Lecture on GST - Key Concepts and its Impact ,

14th

July 2017

Dr. G. Swaroopa Rani ,Former Head of Dept. Of Commerce , St.Francis College for

Women , presently Research Adviser at CESS ,Hyderabad . Indian Stock Markets-

Trading Mechanism and working of Indices , 31st July 2017

Dr.Patrick Anthony, Professor, Dept. of Commerce ,Osmania University ,Project

Methodology , 1st September 2017

Mr.Benjami Gaini , Director Ad films and Television Promotion designer

Advertising Strategies in Indian Media, 10th

Feb 2018

Prof. Sundar Korivi, Professor, National Institute of Securities Markets, University of

Mumbai ,Maharashtra - Role of Fundamental Analysis in predicting stock market

trends , 16th

Feb 2018

Ms.Geetha Anand, Ex-Banker , Corporation Bank , Role of International Financial

Institutionsin Indian Economy-9th

March, 2018


1. Subject : Entrepreneurship Development

A) Chart presentation on the topic „Entrepreneurship and Economic Development‟ - Students

had to choose ONE sector and discuss the contribution of entrepreneurs to that sector. Eg.

Healthcare , Food , Education ,Women‟s health care and hygiene , Travel & Tourism

An e-book of the above mentioned documents was compiled .

2. Subject : Organisation Behaviour

A) Role play - Team of 7 students - 10 groups - on Topics related to Components of

Individual and group behaviour that affect Organsiation Behaviour

3. Subject : Business Ethics

A) Debate - Team of 7 - 10 groups - participated in a structured debate that had presentation

of FOR and AGAINST arguments , REBUTTAL and CONCLUSION



October 6 ,2017 - BMS students win at NALSAR,Centre for Mgt.Studies - HR( I Place)

and Marketing ( II Place) Events

At St.Joseph‟s degree and PG college , Hyderabad - I Place in Marketing and Best

Manager portfolios

Inter-college competitions hosted by BMS students

BMS student club ARISTA hosted the National Management Fest

„CRESCENTIA‟ on 19th

& 20th

January 2018

* 4 National teams ( Christ University,Bangalore ; Loyola College,Chennai ,

KLM University, Hubli ; St.Joseph‟s Bangalore)

* 4 local teams ( Badruka College, Aurora College, IIMC , St.Francis College)

Inter - College workshop on HUMAN CENTRIC DESIGN THINKING AND

BUSINESS CANVAS MODEL by Mr. Nagarjuna , Founder ,Acumen

Connect , 24th February ,2018

Inter -college quiz competition -INQUIZITION - 5th

October,2017

DATE ACTIVITY NAME

1 21-6-2017 Yoga Presentation to mark the International Day of Yoga

2 20-7-2017 ARISTA Investiture

Chief Guest: Mr.Sanjay Reddy,Managing Director,Silly Monks

Entertainment Pvt.Ltd.,Hyderabad

3 21-7-2017 Entrepreneurial Development Portfolio - Competition

„Business Plan Competition‟

4 24-7-2017 Business Quiz Competition

5 25-7 & 27-

7-2017

Marketing Portfolio -Competitions

6 31-7 & 1-8-

2017

Finance Portfolio - Competitions

7 3-8 & 4-8-

2017

Human Resources Portfolio - Competitions

8 9-8-17 Best Manager portfolio -Competitions

9 Sept. 1

,2017

Cultural Competitions

10 Sept. 21 Display of Milestones of BMS over the 10 years - A presentation in

the Quadrangle

11 Sept.25 ARIZONE - Entrepreneurship Activities - Students put up food,

games and other fun stalls

12 October 5 INQUIZITION - Inter College Quiz Competition

13 December 2 INGENIUM

Inter Department competitions by ARISTA

14 January 19

& 20

2018

CRESCENTIA 2018

National Level Management fest by ARISTA

15 February

24, 2018

EDGE TALKS - Annual Entrepreneurship Development Event

Workshop on Human -centric design thinking and Business canvas

Social Outreach of BMS

AIKAARTHYA

The social outreach initiative wing of ARISTA collaborated with Teach for India to

reach out to the under privileged children in government and low-income private schools

of the twin cities.

A total of 64 volunteers from across the 3 classes of BMS formed 14 teams based on an

identified skill set. For examples BMS students proficient in acting formed a team, those

good at teaching yoga formed another.

The model which was followed by the volunteers was the AIKARTHYA model.

Aikarthya is the name give to the social outreach initiative of ARISTA ,which is now

adopted by the Teach for India representative Ms.Pooja Agarwal .She was the founding

member of this initaitive while at BMS last academic year.

The volunteer activities were conducted in 3 phases from November 2017 to February

2018. Every volunteer team put in 15 hours of community service time divided as 9

hours of workshops and 6 hours of visits. A mentor from Teach for India supervised the

service with a timely de-briefing after every volunteer team visit.

The schools visited were:

Om sainiketan school , Mettuguda

Siddhartha high school , Indira park

GHS,Bhoiguda

GHS, Rajbhavan

Khusbow Vidyaniketan, Banjara hills

New Madhu high school, Parsigutta

GHS, Bowenpally

model

By-

Mr.Nagarjuna

CEO & Curator

Acumen Connect

16 March 4

,2018

AIKARTHYA -Social outreach initiative of the club

Programme where the beneficiary students from the identified

government schools put up a show of their learning's ( Dance ,

Martial arts , Drama ,Song)

ARISTA had partnered with TEACH FOR INDIA for this purpose

GHS, Durgabhavani nagar

GHS,Filmnagar

GNMHS, Malakpet

The culmination celebration ws conducted in the college auditorium where the 14 teams

proudly presented their children community they were working with. Each of the teams

presented the skills learnt. The chief guest of the event was The Chief guest of the event

was was Ms. Manju Gupta, who is an active rotarian belonging to the Rotary club of

Secunderabad cantonment.About 260 children with their mentors from the schools

participated in the day long event which was held on March 4,2018.

***********************

Involvement in major college events -

*ARISTA representatives were part of the YUVAFLARE - Inter-college fest

* BMS students participated in Carol singing competition during NATALE

* BMS students were responsible for DECOR during Farewell

* BMS III student Ms.Anusha Chandran was the Ms.Francis 2018 ( Winner)


UGC Sponsored National Seminar in association with the American Corner on



March 19-23 ,2018

5 TECHNICAL TRACKS- Marketing , Retail Management , Banking & Insurance

,Financial Services and Human Resource Management

14 speakers

1 panel discussion on Women Entrepreneurship - 5 women entrepreneurs on the panel

22 research papers presented

6 papers in Absentia

August 20 ,2017

Gowri Priya BMS II wins the Radio city Super singer season 9

She received prize money worth rupees one lakh.

After an intense competition, the top six participants- Sanjana, Gowri, Suman, Gayatri,

Samantha, Ranjith battled it out for the title. Organised in association with LuvIt Chocolates,

the event was judged by Ceciroleo, Kartik and Kanth.

This year the contest extended to 11 more stations, covering 39 cities nationally.

Reported in http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2017-08-20/Gowri-Priya-

wins-Super-Singer-season-9/320393

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Department of Social Management


1. Mrs Margaret organized Guest Lecture Title: “Economic Structures and its Impact on

Development” by Dr.Rajnarayan Mudiraj, Director, TSCC, on 13th September 2017 from

2.00 pm to 4.00 pm.

2. Mrs Margaret organized Guest Lecture Title: Family dynamics in contemporary India

– Mrs Girija Devi, Program Adviser, CSD on 22 February 2018 from 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm.

3. Dr. Eshwari Conducted a one day work shop on “Research Methodology” to the

under graduate psychology students at Loyola College, Alwal on 6th

January, 2018.

4. Dr. Eshwari conducted a guest lecture on “Research Methodology” to the students of

P G Diploma in Human Resource Management, St.Francis College for Women,

Begumpet, on 10th

February, 2018.

Innovative methods of Teaching & Evaluation Apart from Lecture, Class room discussions etc the following methods were adopted by

the faculty:

1. Think Tank Method

2. Incorporated audio-visual materials in the sessions.

3. Linked lessons to real world learning.

4. Brain storming sessions.

5. Worked with students together as a team.

6. Power points.

7. Quiz.

8. Peer to peer interaction (presentations).

Club Activities: Organized Food Fest during both the Semesters to raise fund for the Ignite –

A KG to PG initiative. The students put up variety of food stalls, games along with

accessories. A fun filled ambience was created to showcase the efforts of students for the

cause. Quizathon the annual quiz competition was conducted by the seniors for their juniors.

A Debate was organized by the final years on the topic: “Political Governance a route to

Development”

Social Outreach: The dept. of Social Management has taken up the responsibility to educate

from K.G to PG 2 girl children from the slums. On 10th March 2018. The Final Year students

visited Premanjali Convent where these two students are residing to handover the Cheque of

Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) towards the education of our two adopted

students Baby Arthi Joy and Baby Lilly. This is the foruth

OUTREACH ACTIVITIES

Outreach Activities by M.Com Applied Finance

The students of M.Com I (semester 2) along with the incharge faculty CA.

Sangeeta as part of their course work have to participate in outreach activities totalling 30

hours. This 30 hour program was completed over a period of 5 days in the month of

December, January and February.

On December 18th

, 2017,students started the outreach program with an environmental

awareness session and designed paper bags which can be used for takeaways.

DAY 1

•December 18th , 2017

• Eco freindly initiative-Paper bag making

DAY 2

•December 19th ,2017

• Joy of giving week: Christmas and fun activities for Underpriveledged children at St. Andrew's high School , Somajiguda

DAY 3

•December 20th ,2017

•Career counselling for Underpriviledged children at St. Andrew's high School , Somajiguda

DAY 4

• Januray 25th , 2018

• CSR- College Social Reaching out- ( donate your profits )Food fest, St.Francis College For Women

DAY 5

• February 10th , 2018

•Ashraya old age homes, Miyapur

Then on December 19th

,2017,one batch of students visited St. Andrews school, Somajiguda

and another batch visited the Zilla Parishad School in Bowenpally. On December 20th

,2017

they conducted career counselling sessions for the higher class students. They also conducted

a Christmas party for these under privileged students during the “Joy of Giving” week.

On 25th January 2018, they organised a food fest in college under the “College Social

Reach out”( CSR) initiative . More than 50%( approx. 6500) of the profits were donated for a

noble cause ( supplying monthly provisions for a deserving charitable organisation).

Secondly, this food fest was environment friendly since only recycled paper bags and plates

were used for packaging and takeaways.

On February 10th the students visited Ashraya Old Age Home. They contributed

Rs 6500 towards monthly groceries.

Outreach Activities by MA Mass Communication and Journalism The students of MA Mass Communication and Journalism-I along with their incharge

faculty Ms. Serah Vinodinivisited different government schools as their Outreach Programme

as a part of their curriculum on 18th

,19th

and 20th

of December, 2017.

The students went to schools like, Addagutta Government School - Addagutta, Tukaram

Gate, Seth Bhanwarilal School - Secunderabad, Sri Vidhya Government School - Addagutta.

The Students spent their time teaching and bonding with the underprivileged children of

different age groups for three consecutive days. They taught them Physical activities,

interactive quiz, basic awareness about self-grooming and personality development.

On the last day of the outreach program, after attending the schools, the students got a chance

at visiting the Home for the Destitute located in Addagutta, Tukaram Gate. They got a chance

to interact with the old aged, children and Teenagers. This interaction with the people located

in the home, gave them an insight into the lives and stories of becoming a destitute. The

Outreach ended with the students donating clothes and funds.

Day 1:

On the first day of the outreach, the students were divided into groups of two‟s and three‟s

and assigned to different classes from where they were to begin with their classes. Since it

was the 1st day of the outreach program, students had an interaction session with the children.

Also children were made to draw their future aspirations on a paper with crayons.

After the little art session, they also had a small activity for the children in the class wherein

they played a small game called draw the cat‟s tale blindfolded. The children were very

enthusiastic to get a chance at playing their turn.

The day ended with providing them with little gifts for all those who won the game and drew

very artistically, they received little stationary items and overall everyone in class got a little

something. The class ended with a group photo.

Day 2:

The day started with MA Mass Communication girls, meeting the principal of Seth

Bhanwaeilal Goel Government School, Mr. I.V. Ramana, who had formally introduced

himself and his staff, had inquired from students about what were their plans to teach the

children and the pros and cons of teaching them.

On 2nd

day,although the children were a little naughty they had an interest to learn and also

had quiz with more fun and interesting.

The 2nd

day was more eventful and busy compared to the 1st day. They got to learn more

about the children as well as how much they enjoyed teaching them. It was a good day with

more expectations for the next.

Day 3:

On this day,all the students decided a farewell gift to their allotted classes as part of

Christmas celebration. There was a lot of anticipation in the air.

Students started the classes with the activities like fill in the words for given sentences,

dictation and math‟s tests were taken and corrected.They also played games with children

like kabaddii and coco.

After this, students decided to award the one who had scored the highest in these three

different tests as well as the artistry with little gifts, and at the end of the day everyone was

given chocolates and let of to play for the rest of the day. At the end, they also had group

photos.

On the same day , the students went to the Home for the Destitute- Addagutta. After reaching

the home ,they provided plum cakes to all the old aged people there. And had an interaction

with those people who lived under hot tin roofs in small cramped places all over the place

with little ventilation

With this Outreach Programme,the students got to know more about society and the different

types of difficulties one can face being a destitute.

After giving a little something towards the home in the form of clothes and donating

funds,they decided to head on home with a heart full of gratitude and thankfulness towards

their own families.

Outreach Activities by MSc Applied Psychology Outreach is an activity of providing services to any populations who might not otherwise

have access to those services. A key component of outreach is helping those in need of

outreach services at the locations where people generally don‟t go. In addition to delivering

services, outreach has an educational role, raising the awareness of existing services.

The students of MSc. Applied Psychology-I along with their incharge faculty Ms. Hilda

,visited the underprivileged schools and rehab and filled in the gap by volunteering. Their

topic was “GROUP COHESIVENESS”, the students taught them how to work in a group and

help each other in every aspect of life. Also they went to a girl‟s school where they taught

them about the difference between good touch and bad touch. In rehab they made them do

SWOT ANALYSIS and how it helps a person know his strength, weakness, opportunities

and threats which is very important for them.

All together it was a great learning experience for all the students,eventhey came to know the

importance and usefulness of working in a group. They got an idea as to how one can connect

to the community and help them out in several ways. This outreach programme was an

effective way of reaching people and even knowing theirown capabilities as how one can

convince people and get them in the right direction. The outreach was designed and

implemented to reduce symptoms and restore or improve functioning of a person struggling

with addiction issues and in schools to work in group. So, overall it was a great learning

experience for all of them.

The target group for Group „A‟ was underprivileged school children; so the place that was

most suitable for this was Government schools. The topic chosen was personality

development. After the places were contacted and finalised, the groups went to Government

schools and blind school. Before the activities on personality development were started, it

was made sure that the target group, i.e., Government school children were given

introductions and then vice versa. After that two ice breaker activities were conducted to

increase the familiarity and comfort level between all the people.

The first ice breaker activity was to make every child stand up and introduce him or

herself with their name and then introduce their partner and tell a quality they like in

themselves and their partner. The next ice breaker was to tell all the children why were there

and where we were from. The third activity was to ask all the children what the words

“personality” and “development” meant to them. The fourth activity was Chinese whispers,

wherein, all the children were made to first play the game. At the end of the activity when

they all realised each one heard something different; the students talked about the dangers of

rumours and why we should not believe them. The fifth activity was where the children were

asked what they want to become when they grow up and all of them were allowed to tell and

also why they wanted to become that. The final activity was talent recognition; where they

asked all the children if any of them had any talents and they want to exhibit them in front of

the class, for example, dancing, singing, etc. At the end of the activity; students wished all the

children “all the best” for their future and asked them if they like the session that day, took

the feedback and would end the session.

After the ice breaker session there were many activities conducted on memory building

which include activities on serial processing, touch processing and story building activities.

Other modules for the children were about personal hygiene, awareness on drug abuse, stress

management and motivation to study.

Organizations :

Manosakha Institute for children with learning disabilities.

Government High school, Somajiguda.

Devnar School for the blind.

St.Joseph‟s secondary school, East Maredpally.

Government high school, Banjara hills.

Outreach Activities by M.Sc Computer Science

The students of MSc Computer Science-I along with their incharge faculty Ms. P

Kalpana did the community service programme as per the academic requirements. Students

did 30 hours of service in and out the college campus.

Out of 24 Students, 22 of them taught the concepts of Computer Science to students of

St.Philomena high school, Bhoiguda, Hyderabad. High school students of 6th

,7th

,8th

and 9th

class standards were been highly benefitted by this programme where they were been taught

key concepts in MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-Access and other office automation tools like

Flash. They also prepared charts for better visualization of concepts and handed them to

school students to place them in the respective class rooms. Other students assisted our non-

teaching staff in the college office.

The community service programme started on 20th

November and it was been scheduled till

4th

December with a total of 30 hours. The programme was an everlasting experience to both

our students and staff of the School. The Principal Sister and the staff were very much happy

the way our students handled the session and it was been highly appreciated by them. School

students were very much enthusiastic to learn and work on computers and there was a huge

positive response from their end too. Our students received certificate from the School which

is a valuable asset for their future endeavours.

Outreach Activities by MSc Mathematics

“Knowledge Is Power” A quote we have heard the entire life but we think the value of it is

understood when there are people whose crescendo of knowledge is not as wide as

ours,whose access to knowledge is not as broader or wider like ours.

And that‟s the reason we personally feel giving knowledge is the best blessing we have

received through this Outreach Programme.

To give their support and participation ,the students of MSc Mathematics-I along with the

incharge faculty Ms. Rekha Jaichander enthusiastically went to St. Andrews High School

located at Somajiguda. A total of 24 students assisted the teachers and guided the children

from Lkg to 10th

grade from 15th to 21stNovember during their regular timings of the school

which was from 8:30amto 4:00pm.

A pair of two were assigned for each class to teach different subjects and to have a healthy

interaction which required complete participation of every student. The children were quite

cooperative and showed great interest in what was being taught.

We feel the primary motto of education in school not only concentrates on academic

excellence but also on all round development which gives the child a stronger foundation to

excel in various other fields.

On the final day, the school management arranged a short program where the children

entertained the students of MSc Mathematics-I with dance and other activities.The director of

the school interacted with them and spoke words of inspiration and encouragement saying

that this gesture of our students will help and affect the children in the long run.

Outreach Activities by MSc Microbiology

L V Prasad eye institute contains a fully equipped rehabilitation center where visually

impaired people are trained to improve the quality of their life. They organize certain courses

such as computer skills, technological skills and also help the visually impaired students

complete their education in any field of their choice.

The students of M.Sc Microbiology-I along with their incharge faculty Dr. B Aruna were part

of one such program organized for the visually challenged persons to complete their

education.

The program was a 30 hour program, with each session lasting for 2 hours. During these

sessions, the students were asked to read out loud the text books provided to them by the

institute and their voices were recorded to provide the oral material for the visually impaired

students. Alternatively, they were asked to type textbook material provided by the institute

into a word document. The institute has programmes to convert these documents into Braille

which is also used as material for the education programmes. All the students completed

equal sessions of recording as well as editing.

Overall the program was highly successful as each student got to interact with the people who

work with the visually impaired on a day to day basis. They got to learn a lot of new things

and the feeling of reaching out to people gave them immense satisfaction. Each student is

monitored by program in charge Mr.Vinay, who would evaluate them based on their

punctuality and performance. The students will submit their report at the end of their field

work and will be evaluated internally.

Outreach Activities by MSc Organic Chemistry The PG Department of Chemistry took their first years to government schools and an

orphanage in the city as part of a four-day Social Outreach Programme.

The students along with their incharge faculty Ms. Vinitha Karunakar and Dr. Asha

visited Sarvodaya Vidyalaya and Seth Banwarilal in Secunderabad, a primary school in

Addagutta and an orphanage in the vicinity.

18th

December 2017 which was the first day of the programme, the chemistry students were

introduced at their respective schools. They met the school principal, staff and children. They

taught important topics in mathematics and science according to the syllabus previously

discussed.

Institute of Vision

Rehabilitation Centre

Recording room

Volunteers

Francis students with visually

impaired students

Francis Student – Recording

text book material

Francis student – Discussing

text book material with visually

impaired students

The following day, the students arranged for interactive sessions with the children. They

visited standards 3 to 10 where they played educational games and tried to make learning a

fun activity for them. The children responded very well to these initiatives taken by the

visiting students.

On the third and last day of their school visit on 20th

December 2017, the students performed

live experiments and demonstrations for the students related to the theory that they had earlier

taught. This helped the children understand their concepts better and see how the practical is

interconnected with the theoretical knowledge they learn.

As a contribution, the students donated a microscope to the school that would surely help the

children in their studies. Students also gifted the children chocolates as a token of affection

towards their very first students.

The visit gave the Francis girls to reach out to the society and do their part to educate young

India. It also mutually benefitted the school children, where they gained exposure to new and

bright ideas and helped empower themselves by knowing the different opportunities available

in the future.

On 10th

January 2018, the students visited an orphanage which also served as an old age

home to many. There they spent time with senior citizens with whom they shared stories.

They also enjoyed themselves with the little children and played various fun games to lighten

the monotonous mode of the shelter.

The social outreach programme has most definitely helped shape the girls of Francis. It has

given them the golden chance to look beyond their education and personal life and to help the

society in whatever way they can. They will surely remember this wonderful experience

throughout their lives.

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