My Heartfelt Greetings to

Esteemed Special Guest, Shri Shankar Lalwani, Honourable Member of Parliament
Honourable Guest of Honour, Her Excellency, Prof. Dr. Renu Jain, Vice Chancellor, Devi Ahilya University, Indore
Respected Presiding Guest, our beloved Chairman, His Excellency, Most Rev. Dr. Chacko Thottumarickal, Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Indore
Honourable Chief Guest, Dr. Ajay Verma, Registrar, Devi Ahilya University, Indore
Respected Director of our College, Rev. Fr. Simon Raj
Members of the Faculty and Staff, my dear students, parents and well wishers

Amid the blessings of God Almighty, I am delighted to put forth the Annual Report of Academic year 2023-24. I feel elated to share that our college has attained autonomous status and all the meetings have been successfully completed. The College celebrated the fourteenth Foundation Day on 26th July.

I - Curricular Aspects

Six hundred and twonewly admitted students were accorded a heartfeltwelcome and Merit Day was conducted. Placements reached seventy-seven (77) as a result of sixteen career-orientedsessions andjob fairswith Fourteen companies. HR Conclave, Industrial visits and Industrial exposure tours were conducted. Our students stood in top rank position of DAVV results of 2022-23. The result of first examination under autonomous status conducted for M.Com. was declared within fifteen days.

II- Teaching, Learning and Evaluation

All the internal examswere conductedresulting in very satisfactory university results.The detailed result is as follows:-

III- Research, Consultancy and Extension Activities

The Principal, Dr. Sr. Alice Thomas was conferred Life Time Achievement Award anddeliveredExpertTalk in international conference at XLRI, Jamshedpur. Our faculty members, Dr. Vivek Kaushik, Prof. Madhavi Tarani and Prof. Bhavana Sangamnerkar made us proud. Research modules for students have made them capable of writing and presenting research papers. Out of forty onefaculty members, we have 25 doctorates and 9 Ph.D. supervisors.

IV- Infrastructure and Learning Resources

The College is indebted to the Management for providing the best infrastructure.Interior beautification, Five Flat Panel Boards, Autonomous Examination Control Room and 24 CCTVs were added and 104 CCTVs were upgraded.

V- Student Support and Progression

This year all the events and programmes were student led. Fifty eightstudents brought laurels in inter-college cultural and sports events. The students got selected in DAVV sports teams and participated in the DAVV Youth Festival. This year all the days of importance and festivals were enthusiastically celebrated. Feast Day of our Principal was jovially celebrated in the form of Fresher’s Talent Show. The Inter-class dance competition on birthday of our Director was aresounding celebration. Inter- House Cultural, Arts and Literary Competitions washighly enjoyed by our students. Fashion Ramp Walk an innovation this year, witnessed enthusiastic involvement of Director, Principal Faculty members and students. The college publications were duly released and all the in-house committeesorganized nearly three hundredco-curricular and extra-curricular activities. Ms. Sufeen Sheikh from BCA secured an internship with stipend of $1500.

VI- Governance, Leadership and Management

The SPIPS family is grateful to the Chairman, Governing Body, Managing Committee and Finance Committee. The commendable endeavours of our Directorhave made our college reach zenith. Heartfelt gratitude our admirable Principal for herefficientadministration. Elections of house-wise office bearers and executive committee of Parents Professors Association wereduly done. A total of seven hundred thirty oneparents participated in two consecutiveParents Professors Meeting.

VII- Institutional Distinctiveness and Best Practices

The Director and the Principal conducted meetings with all the students,Student Representatives and faculty members. Programmes on traffic and environmental awareness and girls’ safety were the highlights this year. Our Director through Red FM and My FM gave a strong message for the Youth of our society.

VIII – NSS and NCC Activities

NSS Committeeorganized health awareness camp, free eye and health checkup in villages,for parents and staff. NSS camp blood donation camp and nukkadnatak. The college was awarded for its social responsibility. The NCC committee conducted parades and allied activities. Thirty-sixCadets and NCC officer participated in international camp.

IX – Departmental Activities

All the departments meticulously conducted a variety of sessions and an array of events. Our MBAinstitute also organized numerous professional events. Annual AthleticsMeet;indoor and outdoor sports competitions channelized the energy of the young minds.

At the end, I sincerely acknowledge the incessant co-operation of parents, faculty and staff members and students. May God bless us all.
Thank you.

My Heartfelt Greetings to

Honourable Chief Guest, Her Excellency, Prof. Dr. Renu Jain, Vice Chancellor, Devi Ahilya University, Indore
Respected Presiding Guest, our beloved Chairman, His Excellency, Most Rev. Dr. Chacko Thottumarickal, Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Indore
Respected Director of our College, Rev. Fr. Simon Raj
Members of the Faculty and Staff, my dear Students, parents and well wishers

Amid the blessings of God Almighty, I am delighted to put forth the Annual Report of Academic year 2022-23. At the outset, I feel elated to share that our college is now accredited with 'A' Grade 3.12 by NAAC and has initiated MBA course. The College celebrated the thirteenth Foundation Day on 26th July.

I - Curricular Aspects

Academic Year 2022-23 witnessed five hundred and seventy fivenew admissions. AWelcome cum Orientation and Merit Day were conducted for the students. The Career, Skills and Placement Committee organized elevensessions on skills development courses.Internship,placement drive and job fair was conducted with fourteen major companies, consequently, ninety one of our students were placed. Industrial visit for all the First year and industrial exposure tours for the second and third year students was conducted. I am Glad to share that our eighteen students stood in top ten rank position of DAVV results of 2021-22.

II- Teaching, Learning and Evaluation

All the internal exams were duly conducted. The result of the past academic year was very satisfactory. The detailed result is as follows:-

III- Research, Consultancy and Extension Activities

The Principal, Dr. Sr. Alice Thomas was conferred Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Puruskar-2022 for Academic Excellence as Distinguished Principal. Dr. Ravi Vyas was bestowed with Best Researcher award by Aarav Foundation. Prof. Gagan Mittal and Prof. Danish Khan were conferred doctorate degree. Our ten faculty members are registered Ph.D.supervisors.

IV- Infrastructure and Learning Resources

The Management of our college deserves admiration for providing world class infrastructure to our students. Our infrastructure is being utilized by local community for societal upliftment. The interior decoration of the building was beautifully done and fire safety system was installed.

V- Student Support and Progression

Our fifty three students participated in inter-college cultural events and brought laurels to our college. Our four students got selected in DAVV sports teams. Our table tennis andchessteam secured second position in district level tournaments. Our five Students brought laurels to the college in sports.

This year all the days of importance especially theSilver Jubilee Celebration of Director, Rev. Fr. Simon Raj priesthood and festivals were enthusiastically celebrated. The Talent Show was organized on the occasion of birthday of the Director, Rev. Fr. Simon Raj in the form of Inter-Class Competition. Election of House-wise Office Bearers was done and anInvestiture Ceremony was held. Our twenty two students participated in the Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya Youth Festival. All the in-house committeesorganized a variety of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities for chiseling the skills of the students.

VI- Governance, Leadership and Management

From the bottom of the heart, the SPIPS family extends a profound gratitude to the Chairman, Most Rev. Dr. Chacko Thottumarickal, Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Indore, Governing Body, Managing Committee, Finance Committee and Director of our College for their care and concern. Election of the office bearers of executive committee of Parents Professors Association was done and one class-wise parents professors meeting witnessing 387 parents was held. Cross verification of answersheets, quality check viva, Entrepreneurial skills enhancement, Guest talks on mental and physical well-being of studentswere done under the initiative ofIQAC. Monthly e-newsletter SPIPS Memoir, three newsletters and Annual Magazine were duly released. Under the pivotal guidance of the Director and the Principal, the last Saturday of the month is dedicated for devotional prayer service, Evaluation and Planning Meeting and Faculty Enriching Faculty programmes. A four day rejuvenating Expedition cum Industrial Tour to Jaipur and Ranthambore was organized for the Faculty and Staff members.

VII- Institutional Distinctiveness and Best Practices

The Director and Principal conducted regular meetings with Hostellers, Class Representatives and Committee Representatives. Nineactivitieswere organized on environmental awareness and sixteen on gender equity.

VIII – NSS and NCC Activities

NSS Committee signed MoU with four NGOs, organized a health awareness camp, free eye and health checkup in villages and for parents and staff. NSS camp at our adopted village Dudhiya, blood donation camp and nukkadnatak. The NCC Committee conducted regular parades, social commitment programmes, blood donation, drill competition, trekking, Tiranga bike yatra, participation of 40 cadets and NCC officer in two CATC camps.

IX – Departmental Activities

All the Departments organized National Seminars and Workshops and conducted bimonthly activities. Four hundred and ninety class-wise personality development and social commitmentprogrammeswere conducted in the academic year.

The Department of Commerce:
Inauguratedthe commerce clubactivities and conducted Invited talks, sessions on career opportunities and developing business plan, SPIPS Fiesta 2023, commerce quiz, activities under MoU with five colleges and sessions by alumni.

The Department of Management:
Inaugurated SPIPS Management Association and conducted Guest Lectures, Management Fest, Business Quiz, Poster Making, sessions on Career Opportunities, activities under MoU with two colleges,debate and alumni interaction.

The Department of Humanities arranged:
Sessions on Vocabulary Enhancement, Mock Parliament, Mock Gram Panchayat, Spell Bee Competition, NukkadNatak, Role Plays,Group Discussions and Activities under MoU with two colleges.

The Department of Computer Science organized:
Career counselling sessions, guest lectures and alumni sessions on Digital Content Writing, coding decoding,object orientedtechnology,flipped classroom activities under MoU with 2 colleges.

The Department of Science organized:
Guest talks on computer hardware and software, new trends in Physics, career counselling sessions, poster and model exhibitions, GK Quiz, Science club activities and activities under MoU with one college.

The Department of Physical Education organized:
Annual Athletics Meet, Inter-department and Inter house Table tennis, Turf Football, Chess, Cricket, Basketball and Volley Ball Competitions, Inter-collegeYoga and Football Competition.

At the end, I sincerely acknowledge the incessant co-operation of faculty and staff members and students. Heartfelt thanks to dear parents for your presence whole-hearted support and co-operation. May the Lord continue to shower His grace upon our college in the years to come!
Thank you and May God bless you all.