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Thursday, Oct 14, 2004

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Nirmalagiri college gears up for NAAC inspection

By Our Staff Reporter

KANNUR, OCT. 13. Nirmalagiri College at Koothuparmba has completed all preparations ahead of the three-day inspection visit of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) scheduled to begin on October 18.

The college Principal, Fr. M.J. Mani, and the Manager, Mathew M. Chalil, told a press conference here today that the college, which was the second institution under Kannur University to undergo the inspection of NAAC team, had initiated various infrastructural and academic measures over the past three years to make qualitative changes in the college as part of the efforts to secure NAAC accreditation.

Developmental works

Developmental works estimated at Rs.50 lakhs had been carried out on the campus this year itself under the joint initiative of the management, teachers, students, former students and parents, they said.

A rain water storage tank, college garden, computer centre, informatics centre, Institute for Research in Social Sciences and History (IRISH), a renovated college ground, computerised library, Green Clean Nirmalagiri Project, herbal garden, zoology museum, heritage centre, monumental album were among the academic and infrastructural facilities that have been introduced on the campus, they said.

Started in 1964

The college was started on a 40-acre land in 1964 by the Bishop Emeritus of the Thalassery diocese, Sebastian Vallopilly, with the objective of providing higher education facility for migrated settlers of Malabar. The college had been among the institutions in the region that had recorded high pass percentage.

As many as 30 committees had been constituted for organising various activities aimed at students' overall development, Dr. Mani and Fr. Chalil said.

Research centre

They said that IRISH had already been recognised as a research centre by Kannur University. The college had a collection of nearly 50000 books in the general library and IRISH library.

The college also was giving much importance to social extension programmes including relief activities in nearby areas.

The college steering committee co-ordinator, Akkamma George, and convener, James Paul, were also present at the press conference.

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