AICTE MANDATORY DISCLOSURE

1.  Name of the Institution

Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies, Tiruvalla (MACFAST)
Tiruvalla P.O.
Pathanamthitta - 689101
Kerala

Tel: 0469-3058001, 3058000
Fax: 0469-3058017
Email: macfast@macfast.org, principal@macfast.org

II. Name & Address of the Principal

Rev. Dr. Abraham Mulamoottil 
Principal 
Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies, Tiruvalla (MACFAST) 
Tiruvalla P.O., Pathanamthitta
Kerala - 689101

Tel: 0469-3058000, 3058001 
Fax: 0469-3058017 
Email: mulamoottil@macfast.org

III.Name of the Affiliating University

Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala

IV. Governance

Members of the Board and their brief background

ANNEXURE II

Frequency of the Board Meetings and Academic Advisory Body 
Every Six months

Organizational Chart and Processes

ANNEXURE IV

Nature and Extent of Involvement of Faculty and Students in Academic Affairs/ Improvements 
Students Activity Program (SAP) 
Real Time Online Share Trading 
Event Management Programmes 
Conducting Surveys and Marketing Activities 
Consultancy

V. Programmes

Name of the Programmes (Full Time) approved by the AICTE 
MBA, MCA

Name of the Programmes (Part Time) approved by the AICTE 
Nil

Name and duration of programme(s), if any, not approved by AICTE and being run in the same campus 
Nil

For each Programme the following details are to be given :

Name : MBA, MCA 
Number of seats: MBA - 120, MCA - 60 
Duration : MBA - 2 years, MCA - 3 years

Cut off mark for admission during the last 2 years:

MBA: A degree from a recognized university with a minimum 50% marks for Arts and Commerce and 55% marks for others

MCA: A degree with minimum 55% aggregate marks for Mathematics, Computer Science or Statistics as one of the subjects

Fee : As per Justice K.T. Thomas Committee for Unaided Professional Colleges, Kottayam, Kerala.

MBA - Rs.1,20,000/- 
MCA - Rs.50,500/- + Rs.10,000/- (caution deposit)

Placement Facilities: Available 
We have Placement Cell with a Placement Officer fully dedicated for Placement Works

Campus placement in last two years with minimum salary, maximum salary and average salary

Our first batch of students came out last year and about 80% students were placed in different organizations in Kerala and abroad so far.

Placement in India:

Min. Salary : 6000 pm
Max. Salary : 18000 pm
Avg. Salary : 11,000 pm

Placement in USA:

Avg. Salary : $40,000 p.a.

Name and duration of programme(s) having affiliation/collaboration with Foreign University(s)/Institution(s) and being run in the same Campus along with status of AICTE approval 
None

Details of the Foreign Institution/University 
None

VI. Faculty    :   Number of faculty members

Profile of each faculty with qualifications, total experience, age and duration of employment at the institute concerned

MBA

MCA

Number of faculty employed and left during the last two years

VII. Profile of Director/Principal with qualifications, total experience, age and duration of employment at the institute concerned

ANNEXURE - IV

Profile of the Principal

Rev. Dr. Abraham Mulamoottil

Principal

Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies (MACFAST)

Tiruvalla, Kerala, India

Born on 15^th May, 1954, Rev. Dr. Abraham Mulamoottil had his Doctorate from the Catholic University, Leuven, Belgium. He has over 25 years of professional experience in various capacities. He held senior positions in various institutions in the capacity like Director for six of such institutions, Chancellor, Visiting Professor, Administrator etc.

He was the Director of the Pushpagiri Medical College and Research Centre, Tiruvalla and is a member of the Board of Governors of the Pushpagiri Medical Society. He is the Secretary of the Corporate Educational Agency of the Catholic Diocese of Tiruvalla, a religious and charitable society. He is now working as the Director of the Department of the Higher and Technical Education of the Catholic Diocese of Tiruvalla.

At present, he is the president of the All Kerala Management Schools Association and the Treasurer of the All Kerala Association of the Self Financing Colleges (MCA). It is he who started the first M.Sc. Bioinformatics course in Kerala in 2002 and first M.Sc. Plant Biotechnology course in India in 2003. He is the founder Director and Principal of Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies, Tiruvalla, Kerala, India.

Profile of the Directors:

Rev. Dr. K. Cyriac

Director, MBA

Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies, Tiruvalla

Dr. K. Cyriac is currently the Director and Head of the Department of MBA. He handles the subject Executive Communication.

Dr. M. S. Samuel

Director, MCA

Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies, Tiruvalla

Dr. M. S. Samuel is currently the Director / Professor and Head of the Department of MCA. He took his Ph. D in Mathematics from Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin. His field of specialization is Fuzzy Measures and Fuzzy Integrals.  He was formerly worked as Professor and Head of Mathematics Department, Baselius College, Kottayam; Catholicate College, Kottayam; Professor and Advisor at Mahendra Engineering College, Salem, and Baselius Mathews second College of Engineering, Sasthamkotta. He has taught the courses M E (CAD), B. Tech, M.Sc and MCA. He was the Chairman of PG Board of Studies in Mathematics and Member of the academic council of Mahatma Gandhi University.

He has 38 years of teaching and 11 years of research experience. He is a research guide in Mathematics of the Mahatma Gandhi University. He has published several papers in International journals in Mathematics, such as Fuzzy sets and systems, Journal of Fuzzy mathematics, etc.  He is still guiding students in their Ph. D and M. Phil (computer science and mathematics). Also, he has participated and presented papers in several national and international conferences.   He is the Executive Editor of the international referred journal, Bulletin of Kerala Mathematics Association. He has organized a number of national and regional level seminars and workshops.

He is a life member of Indian Society for Technical Education, Operations Research Society of India, Association of Mathematics Teachers of India, Kerala Mathematical Association. He is also a member of Computer Society of India and Association of Computing Machines, USA.

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Whether student assessment of faculty is in force 
Yes

VIII. Fee 

Details of fee, as approved by State Fee Committee, for the Institution 
Fees : As per Justice K.T. Thomas Committee for Unaided Professional Colleges, Kottayam, Kerala. 
MBA - Rs.1,20,000/- 
MCA - Rs.50,000/- + Rs.10,000/- (refundable) 

Time schedule for payment of fee for the entire programme 
MBA-4 Sem- First Semester Fee at the time of admission and each semester fee before starting the semester
MCA-6 Sem- First Semester Fee at the time of admission and each semester fee before starting the semester 
Fee waivers granted with amount and name of students 
Nil 
Number of scholarships offered by the institute with the name of students, duration and amount 
No. of scholarships offered : 12

Criteria for fee waivers/scholarships 
Top 5 rank holders of all branches of studies in all universities of Kerala are eligible for 50% Fee concession

Estimated cost of boarding and Lodging in Hostels 
Rs.30, 000/- p.a. (Rs.1500/- x 10 months)

IX. Admission

Number of seats sanctioned with the year of approval 

Number of students admitted under various categories each year in the last two years

Number of applications received during last two years 

X. Admission Procedure - MBA 
   
    Mention the admission test being followed, name and address of the Test Agency and its URL (website) 
      Based on MAT Score/ASMIK MAT Score - 70%, GD 15% and PI 15%. The candidates should give score of MAT. (MAT is 
      conducted by All India   Management Association, 14, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003) 
   
    Number of seats allotted to different Test Qualified candidates CAT, MAT, XAT, JMET, ATMA, CET, JEE (State conducted 
    tests / University tests) 
      95% students are admitted from MAT Score
      5% students are admitted from ASMIK MAT 
   
    Calendar 
   
      Last date for request for applications: 5^th July 2009 
      Last date for submission of application: 5^th July 2009
      Dates for Group Discussion (GD) / Interviews: 6th July 2009 
      Dates for announcing final results: 7^th July 2009
      Release of admission list (main list and waiting list should be announced on the same day): 7^th July 2009 
      Date for acceptance by the candidate (time given should in no case be less than 15 days): 22^nd July 2009 
      Last date for closing of admission: 22^nd July 2009 
      Starting of the Academic session: 23^rd July 2009 
    
   Admission Procedure - MCA 
    
    Mention the admission test being followed, name and address of the Test Agency and its URL (website) 
      Allotment of 60 seats are based on State Entrance Examination.   
    
    Calendar 
    
      Last date for request for applications: 5th June 2009 
      Last date for submission of application: 5th June 2009 
      Dates for  Interviews: According to the schedule announced by C. E.E. 
      Dates for announcing final results: According to the schedule announced by C. E. E. 
      Release of admission list (main list and waiting list should be announced on the same day): According to the schedule
      announced by C. E. E. 
      Date for acceptance by the candidate (time given should in no case be less then 15 days): According to the schedule
      announced by C. E. E. 
      Last date for closing of admission: According to the schedule announced by C. E. E. 
      Starting of the Academic session: According to the schedule announced by C. E. E.

XI.  Criteria and  Weightages for Admission - MBA 
  
     Describe each criteria with its respective weightages i.e. Admission Test, GD, Interview etc. 
       MAT Score - 70%
       GD 15% 
       PI 15% 
   
     Mention the minimum level of acceptance, if any, for any criteria 
       Total Marks (MAT Score + GD + PI) > 60% 
   
     Mention the cut-off levels of percentage & percentile scores (section-wise and/or total as case may be) of the 
     candidates in the admission test who are called for GD/ Interview 
     MAT Score : 50%  
  
     Mention last two years cut-off percentage & percentile (section-wise and/or total as the case may be) of the candidates
     called for GD / Interview 
     MAT Score : 50% 
   
     Display marks scored in Test, GD, Interview etc. and in aggregate for all candidates who come for GD/Interview etc. 
     Still in progress 
   Criteria and  Weightages for Admission - MCA 
   Based on State Entrance Exam 
   
XII. Application Form 

      MBA       MCA

XIII. List of Applicants

      Still in progress 
 
XIV. Results of Admission under Management / Vacant seats 

      Still in progress 
 
XV. Information on infrastructure and other resources available

Library

Computing Facilities

Workshop: 
     Not Applicable 
   
    List of facilities available: 
   
    Games and sports facilities 
      Volleyball Court - 1; Basketball Court - 1; Shuttle Badminton Court - 2; Tennis Court- 1 
    Extra Curriculum Activities 
      National Service Scheme; Green and Clean Campus; Athanasian Business Club 
   
    Soft Skill Development Facilities 
      Language Lab - Consists of 16 terminals (English, French, German) 
   
    Teaching Learning Process 
      Digital Library, Overhead Projectors - 10, LCD projectors - 2

Room Facilities:

Curricula and Syllabi for each of the programmes as approved by the University 

MCA Course Structure

  Semester 1

  Mathematical Foundation of Computer Science
  Probability and Statistics
  Digital System and Computer Hardware
  Principles of Management and Accounting
  Problem Solving and Computer Programming in C 
  C Programming - Lab
  PC Hardware Lab

  Semester 2

  Computer Organization PC Hardware Lab
  Data Structures
  Microprocessors and Embedded Systems
  Object Oriented Programming and C++
  Management Information System
  Data Structures - Lab
  C++ Lab

 Semester 3

  Computer Graphics
  Database Management Systems
  System Software
  Data Communication & Computer Networks
  Software Engineering.
  Micro Processors - Lab
  Computer Graphics and Multimedia - Lab

  Semester 4

  Optimization Techniques
  Operating Systems
  Algorithm Analysis and Design
  Java and Web Programming
  Elective - 1
  DBMS - Lab
  Java and Web programming - Lab

 Semester 5

 Software Project Management
  Internet Technology and Applications.
  Linux Internals
  Data Mining & Ware Housing
  Elective - 2
  Linux Lab
  Mini Project
  Seminar

  Semester 6

  Project Work
  General Viva-voce

  ELECTIVE - I

1. Visual Programming
2. Client Server Computing Applications
3. Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic
4. Business Data Processing and Cobol programming.
5. Entrepreneurship
6. Enterprise Resource Planning.
7. Object Oriented Modeling and Design

ELECTIVE - II

1. Advanced Computer Architecture and Parallel Processing
2. Distributed Computing
3. Artificial Intelligence
4. Cryptography and Network Security
5. Multimedia Systems
6. Bio Informatics
7. Digital Image Processing

MBA Course structure 
   
  Semester I

 Accounting For Management
  Business Communication
  Computer Application And Management
  Business and Ethical Values
  Legal Environment of Business
  Management Process and Organizational Behavior
  Economics For Managers
  Qualitative Methods for Management

  Semester II

  Financial Management
  Human Resource Management
  Management Information Systems
  Marketing Management
  Operations Management
  Operations Research
  Research Methodology
  Environment Management

  Semester III

  Global Business Environment
  Elective I
  Elective II
  Elective III
  Elective IV
  Elective V
  Elective VI
  Summer Project

  Semester IV

  Corporate Strategy
  Elective I
  Elective II
  Elective III
  Project Study

Academic Calendar of the University

  MBA

  MCA

Academic Timetable

MBA

TIME TABLE FOR 4^th SEMESTER MBA FROM JANUARY 28^th 2008 ONWARDS

TIME TABLE FOR 2^nd SEMESTER MBA

MCA 
                                                            Time Table

M.C.A-First Semester

101 - Mathematical Foundations of Computer

        Science (Dr. M. S. Samuel)

102 - Probability & Statistics

103 - Digital Systems and Hardware (Mrs.Kalyani)

104 - Principles of Management and Accounting

         (Ms. Dhanusha)

105 - Problem Solving & Computer Programming

         in C (Tiji Thomas)

SAP - Student Activity Program

M.C.A - Third Semester

301- Principles of Management 

302 - Computer Graphics 

303 - Database Management Systems 

304 - System Software

305 - Object Oriented Programming and C++ 

General Aptitude Training 

C Aptitude 

M.C.A - Fifth Semester

501 - Algorithm Analysis and Design 

502 - Software Engineering

503 - Artificial Intelligence

504 - Internet Technology and Programming

505 - Client Server

Teaching load of each faculty

    8 hrs/week 

    Internal Continuous Evaluation system and place

    Yes, as per M.G.University norms 
   
  Students' Assessment of faculty, system in place 

    Yes

Availability of other facilities

Mandatory Information required in respect of Anti-ragging measures

1.      Name of the Institution :

Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies, Tiruvalla.

2.      Address:

Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies, Tiruvalla,

Thukalasseri, Tiruvalla.

3.      Name and address of Affiliating University:

Mahtma Gandhi University,

Priyadarsini Hills, Kottayam, Kerala.

4.      Name and Address of DTE of any other related State Government Office:  NA

5.      Date of Constitution of Anti-ragging Committee: 28/06/2010.

6.      Contact Details of in-charge:

Christy Bastian,

Administrator,

Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies,

Tiruvalla.

Phone: Office -0469 3058007, mobile - 098460 87018.

7.      Date of Constitution of Anti-ragging Squads : 28/06/2010.

8.      Number of Surprise Raids conducted by the squads: 14.

9.      Number of ragging incidents reported : nil

10.  Action taken on reported ragging cases : NA.

11.  Number of Monitoring Cells constituted: one.

12.  Incorporation of directions as provisioned under clause 11(a) of the regulation in the prospectus / advertisement issued for admission: yes.

13.  Receipts of affidavits from the student and parent as envisaged under the regulation: yes.

PERSONS TO BE CONTACTED IN CASE OF RAGGING, AND THEIR PHONE NUMBERS

1.      Rev. Dr. Abraham Mulamoottil, Principal, 0469 3058000, 98473 66228.

2.      Rev. Fr. Pradeep Vazhatharamalayil, 0469 3058016, 9947381277.

3.      Sri. Christy Bastian, Administrator, 0469 3058007,

4.      Sri. G. S. Anil, MBA Dept., 98463 83363.

5.      Sri. Sudeep Chandramana, MBA Dept., 99477 36069.

6.      Ms. Merin Mary Mathew, MBA Dept., 98476 99833.

7.      Ms. Ashalekshmi, MBA Dept., 92499 57719.

8.      Sri. Tiji Thomas, MCA Dept., 94479 18374.

9.      Ms. Phijo Joseph, MCA Dept., 94952 16160.

10.  Sri. Deepesh A, MCA Dept., 9496814303.

11.  Dr. Balagopalan, Dean, Biosciences, 0469 3059010, 98460 11235.

12.  Dr. Jose Joseph, FST Dept., 94477 63204.

13.  Dr. Reghurajan, PBT Dept., 99470 78910.

14.  Sri. Dilip Joy, PBT Dept., 98955 76007.

15.  Sri. Stephan James, Bioinformatics Dept., 96567 52912.

16.  Ms. Mareena Jacob, FST Dept., 99472 74591.

17.  Sr. Roselyn, Warden, Ladies’ hostel, 0469 3058026.

18.  Sri. Shibu Itty, MBA Dept.,

Principal.

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