Appendix ‘D’

 

 

MCA

 

SPECIFIC NORMS & STANDARDS FOR INITIAL (FIRST YEAR) AFFILIATION OF

MASTER OF COMPUTER APPLICATION (MCA) INSTITUTION/ PROGRAMMES

 

S.No.

Parameters

Norms & Standards  for the first year of Institution

Remarks

1.

Teaching Staff (student : staff ration

10:1

·         Director/Principal should have been appointed/ identified

·         There should be at least one Professor and one Reader amongst the teaching staff

·         Remaining staff may be Lecturers

·         All staff to have qualifications and experience as prescribed by the AICTE

 

2.

Library Staff

-          One Assistant Librarian

-          One Library Assistant

 

Assistant Librarian and Library Assistant to be appointed as per Q & E and in pay scale as prescribed by the Vishwavidyalaya

 

3.

Computer Center Staff

-          One System Analyst

-          2 Programmers

-          2 Computer Operators

·         System Analyst to be of Assistant Professor rank

·         Rank and Q & E of programmer and computer operator to be prescribed

 

4.

Administrative Staff

-          1 Administrative Officer

-          1 Office Superintendent and adequate office/ Allied Staff

·         Institutions may have contracted security and housekeeping services for academic and administration areas.

·         Hostels should also be provided with contracted security and housekeeping

·         Hostels with kitchen should have cooks and other kitchen and dining room staff.  Cooking and dining room services may also be contracted, perhaps to the group managing the canteen in the Institution.

 

5.

Land Area

·         Within DDA/MCD limits

 

·         Outside DDA/MCA limits

 

·         Rural

 

0.50 acres

 

 

1.25 acres

 

 

2.50 acres

Total land area for permanent site of the Institution required should be in clear possession of the Society and should be in a single plot.


 

6.

Built Space (Academic)

 

a)  Class Rooms

 

 

 

Carpet area @ 1.3 sqm carpet area per student both for class rooms and tutorial rooms

 

 

·         There should be one classroom and 2 tutorial rooms.

·         The distance between the blackboard and the first row of students should not be less than 3 meters (about 10 ft.)

·         Blackboards should be of adequate size and of good quality (made of glass or plastic coated)

·         Lighting and fans should be adequate and in working conditions

·         Audio-visual equipment such as OHP, slide projector, TV, VCP/VCR, VCD player, etc. should be permanently installed in the classroom.

 

b)   Central Library

Carpet area of 100 sqm.

·         Reading room and stack area should be separated from each other

·         Lighting and fans should be adequate and in working condition.

 

 

c)   Computer Centre

100 sqn carpet area during the First Year

·         There should be glass cabin for computer centre staff.

·         The Center should be well lighted and air-conditioned.

·         UPS should be located outside the Center.

 

7.

Built Space (carpet area in sqm) for (Teaching Staff & Administrative Offices)

 

      Faculty Rooms

 

 

 

 

10 each

 

 

 

 

 

There should one room for each full-time faculty.  It is desirable to have a room also for visiting faculty

 

·         Director & Director’s Office

 

30

 

 

·         Administrative Offices

 

Reception

 

Main Office

 

Strong Room

 

Reprography Room

 

Stores

 

 

 

25

 

60

 

20

 

10

 

10

 


 

8.

Built Space (carpet area in sqm) for Amenities

 

·         Toilets

 

 

10 sqm carpet area

 

 

There are to be separate toilets for male and female students with appropriate facilities and disposal facilities

 

·         Canteen

75 sqm carpet area

 

 

·         Retiring room for female students

25 sqm carpet area with appropriate furniture and attached toilet of 10 sqm

 

 

9.

Built Space for Hostels

(carpet area in sqm)

 

     Capacity

 

 

     Residential room sizes

 

 

     Kitchen with stores &

     Dining Hall

 

     Medical Room

 

     Warden office

 

     Toilets

 

 

 

 

25% for boys and 50% of girl students

 

Double seated rooms of 15 sqm each

 

50 sqm area in boys hostel

40 sqm area in girls hostel

 

15 sqm in each hostel

 

15 sqm

 

25 sqm in each hostel

 

 

 

Requirement of Hostel desirable

10.

Built Space for Residences

(carpet area in sqm)

 

     Director

 

     Wardens

 

 

 

 

140 sqm

 

80 sqm

 

 

 

·         There should be 2 warden residences in the vicinity of the hostels

·         Additional residences are to be provided from the Second Year onward

 


 

11.

Books, Computing Facilities, Lab & Workshop Equipment, Audio-visual Equipment and Reprographic Facilities

 

·         Books

 

Technical

 

 

 

 

        Reference & General

        Interest

 

·         Technical Journals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-          1000 (100 titles x 10 in computer science area)

-          1000 (100 x 10 in the area of mathematics)

 

500 volumes

 

 

6 journals needed during the First Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

·         Books should be relevant to the subjects taught

·         There must be of recent editions and good print quality

·         All relevant reference and handbooks should be available.

·         There should be books and magazines of general interest reading.

 

·         Computer Centre facilities

-          20 PCs

-          2 DMPs with sharer

-          1 Laser Printer with sharer

-          High speed printer

-          Internet with leased line

-          UPS to allow use of PCs for at least 15 minutes

-          Software as per curriculum

·         PCs should be of the latest configuration

·         Software must be multi-user licensed versions

·         UPS should be placed outside the computer centre

 

·         Audio-visual equipment &

       materials

-          1 OHP

-          1 TV

-          1 VCP/VCR

-          1 VCD Player

-          1 Slide Projector

-          1 Computer-linked

       projection system

-          Cassettes and CDs

 

 

 

·         Reprographic Facilities

-          High capacity Photocopier