(Established under section 3 of the UGC Act 1956)

Re-Accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ Grade (3.58/4) Awarded Category - I by UGC

Founder: Prof. Dr. S. B. Mujumdar, M.Sc., Ph.D. (Awarded Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri by President of India)

Understanding Learner diversity and adopting strategies for advanced and slow learners
Summary
The University is conscious of the different learning needs of all its students. Healthy academic autonomy given to each constituent
ensures the freedom to design policies and devise learner diversity strategies for identification and development of advanced and slow
learners, keeping in mind the specific programme requirements. While student-centric pedagogies and outcome-based curricula ensure
an inclusive framework of academic engagement, early identification and customized strategies for capacity building of learners helps
in catering to the needs of both advanced and slow learners. The University is home to students studying in 36 constituents across
domains including Law, Management, Computer Studies, Health and Biological Sciences, Media and Communication, Engineering,
Humanities and Social Sciences, Design and Architecture. The programmes offered under each faculty come with their unique
programme requirements and hence require tailored assessment tools and strategies. While a very healthy demand ratio and a pan
India selection process ensures a meritorious pool of students for each institute to choose from, the faculty is conscious of the fact that
their classrooms are not homogenous in terms of learning abilities and styles. A summary of the various identification tools
undertaken in the academic year 2019-20 for the freshly enrolled students (see table:1) is testament to the holistic understanding of
learner diversity and the University’s commitment to cater to the needs of all its students, including advanced and slow learners.
The process flow of assessment of learning levels and conducting programmes for advanced learners and slow learners is as follows

Early identification of learning levels in the students

through a broad range of assessment tools

Teaching-learning interventions

Continuous and on-going assessment

to monitor progress

Capacity building of the Nourishing the potential of the

slow learners advanced learners
 Table :1- Summary of the activities undertaken for advanced and slow learners
S.no Faculty Methodologies adopted for
(Discipline) assessment of learning levels
01 Faculty of Law Advanced and slow learners are
identified through the student’s
performance in the diagnostic
tests,
Moot Court Competitions and
continuous evaluations.
02 Faculty of Advanced and slow learners are
Management identified through pre induction
tests, business exercises during
orientation, continuous
assessments, performance in
tests which focus on conceptual
clarity and management skills
03 Faculty of Advanced and slow learners are
Computer Studies identified through diagnostic
tests
04 Faculty of Health Advanced and slow learners are
and Biological identified through domain
Sciences specific skills tested in the initial
class assessments/evaluations
and through faculty
observations /conversations
Initiatives for Advanced Learners
 Opportunity to sharpen their
legal skills through Intra
College Parliamentary
Debate Competitions
 Intra College Moot Court
Competitions, etc.
 Advanced certification
courses
 Participation in business fests
 Competitions, conference
paper presentations and
research paper publications
 Participation in student clubs
 Business fests, consultancy
and live projects, etc.
 Advanced projects
 Research publications
 Interaction with scientists,
etc.
Initiatives for Slower Learners
 Mentoring
 Academic- Counselling
 Remedial Learning Engagement
 Foundation courses
 Remedial classes
 Capacity building through
Samarth sessions
 Counselling
 Knowledge enhancement
activities
 Mentoring
 SEED programmes
 Remedial classes
 Mentoring
 Extra Classes
 Collaborative tasks
 English proficiency training
 Doubt clearing sessions
 Peer learning
 Mentoring
05 Faculty of Media Advanced and slow learners are  Motivated through awards  Remedial projects
and identified through pre-induction and industry projects  Academic improvement
Communication tasks which include online  Encouraged to participate in programmes
courses, readings, film analysis competitions
among other activities to all the  Academic enhancement
admitted students before the programmes.
commencement of the new
session.
06 Faculty of Advanced and slow learners are  Advanced Creative Writing  Basic writing workshops
Humanities and identified through writing workshops  Remedial classes
Social Sciences ability, analytical and critical  Advanced courses
thinking skills  Live projects
 Paper presentations
 Teaching Assistantship
 Opportunity to collaborate
with faculty on their projects,
research, etc.
07 Faculty of Advanced and slow learners are  Encouraged to register for  Remedial classes
Engineering and identified through diagnostic online certification courses  Mentoring
Geo informatics tests, performance in continuous  Swayam/NPTEL courses
assessments, term end  Competitions
examinations
08 Faculty of Advanced and slow learners are  Online courses  Extra time during assessments
Design and identified through the speed of  Advanced designing projects  Mentoring.
Architecture completion of projects and
quality of work in the studio