NEP Readiness

We have created a combined library management system of the HEI’s within MKSSS to offer learning resources to the students from an integrated search box. We feel this to be the first step in a shift to multidisciplinary learning environment.The first of this integration, where KOHA has been implemented at a number of sister institutes as a common Library management standard is complete. We have established the BNCA research hub to promote research in general and interdisciplinary research in particular. We are also encouraging our faculty to choose design studio topics that engage with community concerns at various levels rather than being abstract design projects. BNCA is also offering We have created a combined library management system of the HEI’s within MKSSS to offer learning resources to the students from an integrated search box. We feel this to be the first step in a shift to multidisciplinary learning environment.The first of this integration, where KOHA has been implemented at a number of sister institutes as a common Library management standard is complete. https://mksss.mapmyelibrary.com:8083/cgi-bin/koha/opac-library.pl

We have established the BNCA research hub to promote research in general and interdisciplinary research in particular. https://bnca.ac.in/research-hub/vision-structure-steering-committee/https://bnca.ac.in/research-hub/vision-structure-steering-committee/

We are also encouraging our faculty to choose design studio topics that engage with community concerns at various levels rather than being abstract design projects.

BNCA is also offering add-on courses to the students. These courses will be other than prescribed in curriculum and shall be offered through institutes under MKSSS other than BNCA. The following courses are being offered –

1. Tying-Dyeing and Block printing – Maniben Nanavati Vocational Training Institute for Women https://mnvti.edu.in/fashion-designing-course/

2. Gender Sensitivity – Baya Karve Women’s studiescenter https://bkwsc.org/educational-training/

3. Language courses – Sumati Deshmukh Institute of Languages for Women https://sdifl-edu.comcourses/

We are offering courses from Swayam platform to our students, but we find that our host university does not recognize these credits and as a result the students must be reexamined in the university system. We hope that once the ecosystem of the ABC is in place, the students will be able to reap full benefits of the facility. Our Affiliating University has recently
implemented ABC and our students have been enrolled on the ABC platform.

We have an institute of vocational education as a part of the MKSSS family. As of now we offer course from this institute to our students. Currently the offerings are limited to semester long courses offered as electives. BNCA is offering skill development courses to our students through Center for Skill Development – CSD and MNVTI – Manilal Nanavati
Vocational Training Institute.

These courses are

1.Basic Book keeping and accountancy – https://www.csdpune.org/courses/employability-skills-training/financial-accounting-with-gst/

2. CulinaryArts – https://mnvti.edu.in/food-processing-course/

3. Indian Arts & Crafts – https://mnvti.edu.in/art-and-craft-course/

4. Soft Skills – https://www.csdpune.org/courses/soft-skills-business-communication/

Architecture is a course that deals with the built environment. Our built environment is a vast repository of traditional knowledge regarding settlement planning and building shelter considering local resources and climate.

1. At BNCA, we had a lecture series titled ‘Once Upon a Time in India’ for several years. This lecture series invited speakers who had worked on traditional knowledge systems.

2.Considering the principles outlined in the NEP, BNCA has started a Centre for Cultural Studies, to formalize research into and learning of traditional knowledge that is embedded in our historic and traditional built fabric. https://bnca.ac.in/center-for-cultural-studies/

3. Some of our faculty has been actively developing content for encyclopedia entries on architecture in Marathi. With their initiative we are planning to develop content for teaching building technology in Marathi, as a pilot project.

4. We are focusing the settlement studies conducted in the first year of the course to mapping traditional knowledge of building construction.

5. A material museum focusing on use of these materials is being planned by the institute. https://bnca.ac.in/material-museum/

6. The faculty are encouraged to use English as well as Marathi (Local Language) in classroom interaction.

Earlier we had been following the outcomes as defined in the University Curriculum, however we have realized that those outcomes have been inadequately defined. Taking the prescribed curriculum as a base, we conducted a process where
all faculty were requested to draft learning outcomes using Bloom’s Taxonomy. In the next stage student assignments and assessment was aligned to these learning outcomes. Assessing attainment has been the last step. From year 2023-24 we have integrated OBE into teaching of all the subjects.

We are continuing to use Learning management System to offer asynchronous learning content to our students. We have also been enriching our you tube channel with recorded lectures that are available to all students. We are currently working on an integrated policy to have a plan of action for blended learning.

In readiness of this policy the following measures have already been implemented at BNCA:

1. Issuing of email ids to all students: These ids are used as entry points for all our online services such as accessing LMS and OPAC.

2. LMS ensures that faculty feedback and grades are continuously and seamlessly shared with the students. LMS also offers realtime chatting with faculty and updating of submissions.

3. Pre-recorded lectures, notes, presentations, project briefs, etc. are made available to students asynchronously through repositories on MS teams and LMS as well as BNCA’s YouTube channel.