Dr. Allam Sleeva Reddy is the Principal of Fatima Degree College. Besides an M.Com degree, he also holds a PGDCS, PhD in Management and an MBA degree. Prior to his present employment, he worked at Loyola Degree College and Loyola Polytechnic. Dr. Reddy regularly publishes papers in his research areas in reputed journals and magazines.

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How do you tend to establish healthy relations with the students and fellow faculty?

By interacting with each and every student and following up with them regarding their academic progress, as well as with outside and other extracurricular activities, we try to establish healthy relations. We provide guidance through mentorship, embrace diversity and maintain professional boundaries when it comes to our faculty members. Our college strives for continual improvement in relationships through feedback, assessment, and reflection.

What are the best practices offered by the department to the students which help them gain necessary skills?

We believe in enhancing the students’ skills by offering different certificate courses, industry visits, expert knowledge sessions, and workshop exposures. We have integrated skill development into the curriculum through experiential learning and project-based approach to our teaching. The college has established mentorship programs and feedback mechanisms for students to assess and improve their skills.

How do you help your student to cope up with the competition being so high in the outside world?

We give all the opportunities to our students that come as invitations to participate in the fests of other colleges or competitions within the college. We also encourage a growth mindset and resilience, and we provide stress management skills. Our teachers guide the students with goal setting and offer support networks. Moreover, we emphasise self-improvement over comparison, foster essential skills, and celebrate achievements.

Do you have any extracurricular activities/programs to enhance the skills of the students or expose them to real-world challenges?

There are several platforms for the students in our institutions to participate in. "Spectrum" is one such platform where students get to exhibit their innate talents and be prepared for the outside. Fests and competitions within the college also foster healthy competition among the students. We organise exhibitions and talk sessions by inviting local small and medium industrialists and women entrepreneurs to provide them with a platform to showcase their products, services, and ideas on the college campus. CC and EC activities provide a platform for the broadening of one’s horizon, inculcation of values, learning to relate to and deal with others, exercising participatory leadership, etc. The college provides rich opportunities in the form of associations clubbed with dedicated staff for training and guiding you.

When you came to the college, what was your vision and how are you trying to achieve the same?

To bring out the best in our students, we work at identifying, tapping into their innate talents and moulding the future of the youth. We want our students to have strong ethical values and a sound educational foundation. Our vision is to instill in the students that greatness is achieved by doing one’s duty from moment to moment and that success is a reward of ambition, hard work and concentration.

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What valuable advice would you like to give to the students for them to have a prosperous career ahead?

My advice is that there is always room for sincere, hard-working and truthful students. At this stage of student life, they must have a passion for learning, setting goals and pursuing them to achieve the same. If they do so, theirs will be the victory. The education in this institution will be meaningful only to the extent that you personalize and strive towards these values and goals. All that the college can do is, assist you to realize your hidden potential and be a partner with you in the task of integral personality building where your abilities and qualities will find harmonious development.

Any suggestions you would like to give to the current youth and the aspiring students?

The development of your mind, the acquisition of information in different subjects of your study, processing this information and putting it into a practical framework will be a major part of your education here. Let your aim of study be not to just successfully reproduce what you have learnt during an examination, but to cultivate the art of independent thinking, critical analysis and clear communication. We guide them in their journey to the future to set up their goal and pursue the same to be great in society. We teach them to tap their resources and to be at greater heights tomorrow. 

How do you tend to establish a healthy relation and environment in your institute?

We always create a healthy climate in the college and have good relationships with staff and students, seniors and juniors and among the boys and girls. They learn to value the opposite sex equally which helps them to build healthy and friendly relationships for the future. “A sound mind in a sound body” goes the universal adage. For the integral development of your personality, you must give importance to the development of your physical agility through sports and games acquiring skills to tone your body and enhance endurance.

What do you think sets your institution apart from other colleges and universities and how do you communicate that unique value proportion to students and other Stakeholders?

Along with the value of study, we also inculcate the value of discipline and hard work. Making genuine and sincere efforts will give them an edge over the other peer group members. We inculcate the value of truthful effort in our students. Communicating these value propositions effectively through various channels can attract prospective students who align with your institution's mission and offerings.

What new initiatives and collaborations has the University established with Industry Leaders to promote industry-specific courses?

The college has been making a conscious effort to keep its campus green, clean, and eco-friendly. Several steps have been initiated in this regard. For example, we put in rainwater harvesting, we celebrate environment day by planting trees, etc. We invite industry experts for first-hand sharing of their experience to inspire the students to focus on their future. UGC is making NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Certificate) mandatory for all undergraduate colleges from 2022-23. Keeping this in mind, the college is getting ready to apply for NAAC grading. Seminars, workshops and training for the staff as well as for the students are organised occasionally as well.