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Gandhinagar Charitable Trust Sanchalit

SAMARPAN ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE

Gandhinagar

Affiliated to Gujarat University, Ahmedabad

Submitted to NAAC

(For Accreditation)

SECTOR – 28, NR. KH-7 CIRCLE, GANDHINAGAR, DIST: GANDHINAGAR (Gujarat)

Pin Code: 382028 Contact No: 079-74360669996

e-mail:[email protected] website: www.samarpancollege.org

http://www.samarpancollege.org/

IQAC (Internal Quality Assurance Cell):

1) Shri Shankersinh Vaghela ‘Bapu’ (Managing Trustee) -President

2) Dr.M.D. Pande –Administrative Officer (Trust)

3) I/C Principal Dr. Rucha A.Brahmbhatt - Chairperson

4) Dr. Kamal J.Dave (Department of English) - Coordinator

5) Dr. Dipak Pandya (Head, Department of Gujarati)

6) Prof. Jahidhusen Chauhan (Department of Economics)

7) Prof. Surendrasinh Vaghela (Head, Department of Psychology)

8) Prof. Vaibhav Kothari (Department of English)

9) Shri Divyesh Purani (Office Superintendent)

10) Students’ Representative (Current Academic Year)

11) Dipak N.Prajapati (President of Alumni Association)

12) Kirtikumar D.Zala (President of Parents’ Association)

NAAC Steering Committee:

o Member of the Governing Body

o Admin Officer/Campus Director

o Dr. P.K.Mehta- Advisor

o Dr. Rucha A. Brahmbhatt (I/C. Principal) - Chairperson

o Dr. Kamal J. Dave –Coordinator

o Prof. Vaibhav R.Kothari

o Dr. Deepak M. Pandya

o Prof. Surendrasinh M. Vaghela

o Prof. Jahidhusaen G. Chauhan

o Shree Divyesh Purani

FOREWORD

I feel immense pleasure in submitting the Self Study Report of our college Gandhinagar

Charitable Trust Sanchalit Samarpan Arts and Commerce College in the context of Assessment

& Accreditation by NAAC. We have made sincere efforts and put in a lot of hard work in the

last twenty years to enhance the academic excellence of our institute.

I am glad to confirm that our college has done commendable work in the areas of

infrastructural development, research enhancement and empowerment of our staff with social

commitment. Above all our priority has been to facilitate the learning process of our students so

that they are able to out shine in their studies and realize their cherished dreams of being

responsible and committed citizens of our great nation.

I hereby express my deep sense of gratitude towards In-Charge Principal of the college

Dr. Rucha A. Brahmbhatt for her continuous endeavours for accreditation and unified

administration. The Self Study Report was in itself a mammoth task which has been made

possible with the commendable efforts of all the staff members of the college. I extend my sincere

and special thanks to Coordinator Dr. Kamal Dave for all his contributions in preparing SSR

without which our efforts would not have seen the light of the day. I am also thankful to Prof.

Vaibhav Kothari for sincerely coordinating in this herculean task. I appreciate the dedicated

teamwork of all the coordinators of various committees for their contribution in the preparation

of the report. I acknowledge the endeavour of all the staff members for the timely submission of

the report.

We are eagerly looking forward to welcome the peer team.

Thank you.

Place: Gandhinagar Chairman

Date: 10th April 2017. Shri Shankersinh Vaghela

Gandhinagar Charitable Trust

PREFACE

We, the faculty members of Gandhinagar Charitable Trust Sanchalit Samarpan Arts and

Commerce College, feel privileged and pleased in submitting this Self Study Repot (SSR) to

National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bangalore for the 1st Cycle.

In a report prepared during the last decade of the millennium by the International Commission

on Education for 21st Century to UNESCO; the scholars truly visualized the changing role of

education and declared that when “industries will be more technology-intensive and human

society increasingly knowledge-intensive, human capital developed through education and

training will assume increasingly crucial roles” and offered famous “four pillars of education”.

Since then the global challenge for every nation has been to direct every effort towards designing

and building a common future for this “Necessary Utopia”.

In India, the institution of NAAC has been instrumental in translating the global conviction of

quality education and in making micro units like small colleges realize the need for quality

assurance. One of such units is our college. Established in 1996 with a sole aim to serve young

brains from all sections of the society, the college was started by offering two Undergraduate

degree courses in the faculty of Arts and Commerce and later introduced a centre for distance

learning in 2006.

At the offset, it is necessary to clarify that the college had realized need of the hour and

recognized the need for assessment and accreditation almost a decade back and in a due course

twice attempted to go through the procedure, but due to infrastructural limitations could not

complete the process beyond LOI and IEQA. Though lagging behind in completing the full cycle

of the procedure, the college has been functioning in accordance with the standards of quality

maintenance and till date every activity is geared towards achieving them.

The college management made sure that functioning from the rental building should not affect

the teaching-learning-evaluation and co-curricular or extra-curricular activities during last two

decades. As a result, three of our students have successfully won Gold Medals at University level

final degree exams. A number of students have performed remarkably well in state as well as

national sports events, and have claimed 12 Medals in Boxing, Athletics, Taekwondo and

Shooting at various National Championships. Students have secured top ranks in cultural as well

as youth welfare events organized by university and state.

With the aim to nurture intellectual needs, the college management facilitates students to interact

with eminent personalities of their subjects of specialization as well as stalwarts from other

disciplines including His Excellency Dr. Pranab Mukherjee-Hon. President of India, Hon.

Former Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh, Dr. Sam Pitroda and many dignitaries

across the states. For the past sixteen years, our Gujarati Literary Monthly Shabdasar (ISSN-

2249-2933) reaches out to many libraries and more than 200 individual member-readers every

month. Faculty members and students are provided with academic and creative space in our in-

house campus journal Udan. Functioning with a motto of fostering liberal intelligentsia, the

college has become instrumental in creating inter/multidisciplinary dialogue among academics,

literati and students by organizing three national and sixteen state level seminars as well as

workshops.

In keeping with its mission, the college caters to the need of the students coming to capital city

from the remote parts of the state, especially from the tribal belts. Continuing with its true

democratic spirit, the college has recently started a practice of identifying critical areas to

overcome any shortcomings that might be hindering the growth of pupils irrespective of caste,

class and gender by asking teachers to adopt five students each. Every year special coaching is

arranged for entry level exams as per the requirement. Hence, a large number of students have

successfully opted for public services and civil services.

Geographically situated near the South-Western Air Command and Head Quarter of Gujarat

Frontier BSF and Group Center of CRPF, our IGNOU Study Centre (0911) for distance learning

furnishes and facilitates the educational requirements of young Jawans along with others by

enrolling them in study programmes like Aakashdeep, BA, MA, MBA and many more. Faculty

and students are encouraged to make use of INFLIBNET N-Listed library.

In June 2016, the college was shifted to its own new premises Samarpan Education and Research

Campus managed by the college trust itself. This welcome move from the management has

breathed new life to work vigorously in scaling more heights of quality assurance in education

and research. Together our every effort and endeavor is directed towards achieving collective

goals set forth in making some difference in creating “Necessary Utopia” called higher education.

In our attempt to follow the guidelines laid down by NAAC, this report has been collectively

prepared by faculty members and finalized by members of Steering Committee with the utmost

hope to welcome the Peer Team in near future.

Dr. Kamal Dave Dr. Rucha A. Brahmbhatt

Coordinator Principal-in-Charge

Particular Page

(A) Executive Summary 1-13

(B) Profile of Affiliated College 14-21

(C) Criteria-wise Input

Criterion I- Curricular Aspects 22-35

Criterion II- Teaching- Learning and Evaluation 36-52

Criterion III- Research, Consultancy and Extension 53-77

Criterion IV- Infrastructure and Learning Resources 78-93

Criterion V- Student Support and Progression 94-122

Criterion VI- Governance, Leadership and Management 123-140

Criterion VII- Innovations and Best Practices. 141-147

(D) Evaluative Report of the Departments 148-206

(E) Declaration by Head of Institution 207

(F) Annexures 208-216

1. Certificates of recognition under section 2(f) and 12(b)

2. Latest letter of affiliation from the parent university

3. Map of the Location of the College

4. Map of the built up area of the college

5. Profile of Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff of the college

CONTENTS

SSR: Samarpan Arts and Commerce College, Sector-28, Gandhinagar 1

The institution has spent 20 years of its esteemed existence. The institution is fulfilling its vision

and missions and has fortified a number of youths with higher education. Many students of

Gandhinagar district and from tribal areas have acquired higher education through this institution.

In this smooth and successful completion of 20 years, a great contribution of local society has

remained notable. And in order to show the gratitude for the same, the college organized a grand

meet of Alumni termed as ‘Sambharanu’ (Reminiscences) in 2011. The aim of such a grand

celebration was to cherish relations. Ever since its establishment, the institution is benefited with

the visionary managing trustee Shri. ShankersinhVaghela (Bapu), former Union Cabinet Minister

of Textiles (India) & former Chief Minister of Gujarat as well as enthusiastic Principals.

It has been found that in the education world of present time, any academic institution needs to

review its SWOC analysis time to time to sustain and improve its quality to achieve excellence

in its performance. It has proved to be a torchbearer to the thrust areas of the present education

and created an elevated vision to be looked at with its objectives of access, equity and quality in

higher education.

With the aim to get assessed in the first cycle of accreditation of NAAC, the institution

has compiled this SSR. IQAC spearheaded the process of compiling the Self Study Report and

the entire College plunged into the onerous yet fulfilling task of preparing the Self Study Report.

The formation of various committees made the effort less tedious. The thrust of the Report has

been the assessment of quality in terms of enhancement. The Report is a comprehensive chronicle

of the last twenty years and data based analysis of the last five years- presented in accordance

with the seven criteria and their key aspects.

CRITERION I: CURRICULAR ASPECTS

Curriculum designing and planning of its execution play a vital role in the success of any

academic course/programme. Affiliated with Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, the institution has

a well organised structure to plan and execute the curriculum designed by its affiliating university

of the courses it runs. With rigorous academic commitment and discipline, the institution always

tries to instil highest intellectual standards in its students by observing proper and systematic

mechanism which along with fulfilling aims and objectives of the curriculum of the courses

offered must lead them aspire the vision and mission of it. To put its vision-mission along with

its goals and objectives into practice, the institution has been endeavouring constantly. For the

purpose, the institution first makes its vision-mission, goal and objectives available to all its

stakeholders through the college website, Central Library and college prospectus, sign-boards

and orientation programmes.

The College runs seven courses of two programmes (B.A./ B.COM.) in two faculties

(ARTS and COMMERCE). The semester and CBCS systems have been implemented since

2012. In its wide range of courses, the college offers adequate academic flexibility to the students

in the choice of core and elective options.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY


There are six programmes in B.A. and B.Com. Gujarati, Sanskrit, Englishand Economics

are taught as core compulsory subjects whereas Gujarati, Sanskrit, Psychology, are taught as

elective core subjects and Sociology, Economics and Psychology in Arts faculty. Accountancy,

Taxation, Statistics, Business Economics and Law ascore compulsory and Secretarial Practice,

Financial Accounting and Auditing as core elective are taught in Commerce faculty. The

institution is also a research centre of repute for Ph.D. students of English. The institution has the

environment conducive to research. It has fostered research culture after the shifting in the new

building with adequate infrastructural facilities.

At UG level, the papers of Soft-Skill and Foundation are taught to develop

interdisciplinary approach in, both, faculties and students.

Though curriculum designing and restructuring process is a part of affiliating university

academic council, the institution plays a vital role in it. Since last four academic years, total 03

out of 16 Faculties of the institution have actively rendered/been rendering their services either

as a member in different bodies and committees concerned with curriculum designing, planning

or execution. Suggestions of all stakeholders regarding quality improvements collected with the

help of proper mechanism are communicated to the concerned bodies of the university through

these representatives.

The institution ensures the relevance of curriculum and the programmes it runs through

consultations with the academic experts. To develop leadership skill and competence in the

students, the institution organizes various training programmes on Leadership and Personality

Development, Career Oriented Programmes. The students are also encouraged to participate in

various social activities through NSS. The academic audit of each department is constantly

conducted by the respective HOD with the help of the ‘ACADEMIC DAIRY’in the departmental

meetings. Institutionalization of all the activities is ensured by the Principal and the IQAC.

STRENGTHS:

1. A noble vision, clearly stated mission statement and clear objectives.

2. A well-established tradition that focuses on the sustenance and enhancement of

excellence.

3. Institutionalized feedback system: teacher evaluation by students, Exit survey, Alumnae

Employers’ and Parents’ feedback, suggestion box, and self-appraisal by faculty.

4. College website, Publication of ‘UDAN’ the College Magazine.

5. The environment conducive to research and the research oriented faculties.

WEAKNESSES:

1. Affiliation imposes constraint on curriculum design and academic flexibility.

2. The transition from the annual to the semester system left little time for extracurricular

and extension activities. Campus life has been affected heavily due to the pressure of

completing syllabi, conduct and assessment of internal and University examinations of

both the systems

OPERTUNITIES:

1. Value added courses and enrichment programmes can be introduced

2. A full-fledged training centre for competitive examinations can be initiated

CHALLENGES:


1. Traditional programmes do not sufficiently meet the challenges of employability

2. Politicization of academic bodies at University level affects the quality of prescribed

syllabi and assessment procedure.

CRITERION II: TEACHING, LEARNING AND EVALUATION

“Student Centric Teaching-Learning” is a traditionally established fact to yield the

outcome at its best. The institution ensures it through the proper mechanism it adopts.

The institution widely publicizes the programmes it runs and the transparency of its

admission process through proper channels like the College Website, Central Library, College

Prospectus, Sign-Boards, Local Channel Net-works and Orientation Programmes etc. The

enrolment profile is regularly reviewed by the HOI and admission committee and adequate

measures are taken to improve the process. The institution has an inclusive admission policy

catering to diverse student groups. 9.45% students are from SC, 7.47% are from ST and 54.60 %

students are from OBC categories of the total strength the college has. 16.48% are female

students enrolled in the college. The admission process is fully transparent and on the basis of

merit, irrespective of caste, creed or gender. It is in accordance with the statutory rules of

reservation and other policies of the University, the State Government and the UGC.

In the beginning of the academic year, the institution organises an Induction Programme

to greet and orient the fresher. Advanced and slow learners are identified from the merit list and

classroom interactions of the faculties with the students. The system of mentoring and personal

guidance is established for the clever and smart students to draw out the best within them. Weak

and differently-abled students are taken congenial care of organizing the remedial and

promotional trainings. Special considerations are given to the financially weak and down-trodden

students through fee concessions/scholarships, providing concession to the text books to all on

nominal depreciation charges under the Book-Bank Scheme. It is always taken care of that the

institutionalization of every activity should be to foster an inclusive ambience.

The institution meticulously plans and organizes its teaching schedules. Academic

Calendar and Time-tables are prepared well in advance and circulated to the faculties and

students on time. The syllabi copies are made available to them well in advance through the

library. The faculties prepare the planner of their teaching points timely in the Diary given to

them. Availability of prescribed texts and reference books is ensured in the library and these are

made easily accessible.

Student centred methods of teaching are adopted by the faculties. Along with the

traditional classroom teachings, experimental and participative teaching and learning is given

due weightage. To promote blended learning, the institution has formal linkage with (N-LIST)

INFLIBNET.

Latest technology is used by the faculty for effective teaching. Use of ICT is given

preference. Some of the faculties use PPT for effective teaching. E-learning resources like

BISAG are used frequently.


To meet the academic and personal needs of the students, the institution follows the

mentor system. The students can contact any faculty any time for the guidance they seek for their

academic and personal needs. The faculty keep the record of the mentees in the diary. The student

representatives are given liberty to raise their issues regarding the students’ academic and

personal needs in the meetings of the Student Council.

The innovative and creative contribution of the faculty and students is given due

recognition. Seminars and Assignments at UG level in all programmes are integrated into the

learning programmes. Students’ participation in learning methods is also encouraged through

group discussions and classroom interactions, student-seminars, study tours, guided library work,

training in relevant software and e-learning. Students are also enthused to participate in seminars

and workshops organized by the Institution or the other Institutions. To support the teaching and

learning process and mould the learners into good human beings, various co-curricular, extra-

curricular and extension activities are organized under the auspices of the ‘Vidhyarthi Sajjata

Shibir’ and ‘NSS’.

Teachers’ feedbacks are analysed and their constructive suggestions are taken into

consideration for improvement of the quality of teaching-learning process.

Though the government policies of recruitments are hostile, the institution ensures

adequate and timely appointment of temporary/visiting teaching and non-teaching employees

bearing financial expenses itself. The selection process of the faculty is fully transparent and in

accordance with the directives of the University, the State Government and the UGC. All the

faculty members are highly qualified as per norms. 50% of the faculties are already Ph.D. and

20% of them are pursuing research. Two teachers are recognized research guides.

To keep pace with the fast developing world and to nourish the subject awareness,

faculties frequently attend university/state/national/international level seminars / workshops and

present their papers enthusiastically. They also publish their research articles/papers in well-

known research journals. The teachers are continuously appraised in their own teaching abilities

by the institution on the basis of students’ feedback. Some of faculties have participated in live

teaching programmes like BISAG.

To fortify the teaching-learning process, the faculties make frequent use of audio-visual

aids and other teaching aids like films, models and charts. ICT facilities are improved to make

the learning process more student-friendly. Separate TV is established in DELL to facilitate

students to watch live teaching programmes like SANDHAN initiated by State Government and

telecast by BISAG through satellite. Free and easy access internet facility is made available for

students at Central Library for strengthening their learning process.There are over 40 computers

and 02 Laptops in the various offices, staff room, I.Q.A.C. Computer Lab. and library with

internet connectivity.

Evaluation processes are timely and clearly communicated to all the stakeholders through

the website, the college prospectus, calendar, various notices circulated in classrooms and

displayed on the noticeboards. The institution strictly adheres to the academic calendar of both

the university and the institution itself. The CBCS pattern and semester system have been adopted

and assimilated for all the U.G. programmes. The internal evaluation includes attendance


(regularity), conduct, assignment, seminars, Viva-voce and internal examination. Overall

continuous evaluation system is adopted and implemented to draw out the learning outcomes. To

remove examination fever and to boost the students’ innate ability, study material and question

banks are provided to the students by the faculty members.

It is observed that compared to the average result of the affiliating university, the result of

the institution in any examination has most of the time remained almost near to it. Two students

from Gujarati Department and two students from Sanskrit Department of the institution have

remained toppers in the university examinations and a number of the students had first class in

the university examinations. The institution has a very well-established and healthy tradition of

rewarding the best performers in all, curricular, co-curricular and extension activities in its annual

function.

STRENGTHS:

1. Moderate infrastructure

2. Well Diversified and Transparent Process of Admissions and Appointments

3. Efficient and dedicated faculty

4. Research thrust in faculty

5. Increasing GER of SC,ST, OBC Students

6. Orientation conducted for newly admitted students

7. Remedial coaching

8. ICT enabled teaching-learning process

9. Students’ good track record in sports at University Interuniversity and National levels

10. Authentic evaluation system

11. Conduct of internal on time strictly according to the University norms and timely

declaration of results thereof

12. Institutionalized feedback system for almost all stake holders

13. University ranks, high pass percentage and negligible dropout rate

14. Good network of Management and teachers with stakeholders

15. Gender sensitization and environmental consciousness imparted to students

16. Encouraging sound traditional values and spirit of oneness among staff and students

WEAKNESSES:

1. Less utilization of modern technology/IT for research activities

2. lack of formal placement services

3. Insufficient facilities for students and faculties for internet access

4. Poor access of library resources by all stake holders

OPPORTUNITIES:

5. Large scope for expanding academic activities

6. Wide scope for serving nation promoting socially and economically backward

students and gender parity to meet its equity goal

7. Scope for enhancement of access to internet and SOUL-INFLIBNET software

8. Encouragement of activities of career guidance cell

9. Encouragement to the cultural activities for the students

10. Need for more national and international publications


11. Introduction of need based and professional courses

12. Creation of computer facilities for all departments (Teaching and Administrative)

13. Expansion of library activities

14. Expansion of social activities

CHALLENGES:

1. Uninspiring attitude of the government for recruitments

2. Poor quality concern of education at below UG level

3. Socially, economically and educationally heterogeneous and aimless group of

learners

CRITERION III: RESEARCH, CONSULTANCY AND EXTENSION

Several measures have been taken to promote research culture among both staff and students.

One important landmark achievement in this regard is the recognition of the Departments of

English as Research Centre. The English Department has currently seven research scholars under

two guides. One of the most noticeable things regarding the Gujarati Department is that the Ex

Principal of the college, Dr.Kishorsinh Solanki is a prominent literary artist and two research

scholars have already completed their doctorate on his literary works. So in this sense the faculty

of the Institution has been the source of the research itself.

Of the regular 16 faculty, 8 are Ph D holders and 4 are pursuing Ph. D, 2 faculties were

awarded Ph. Ds during the period. 4 faculties were encouraged to utilize the FDP to help prepare

proposals for their Minor Research Projects. Five faculties submitted Minor Research project

proposals out of which two were sanctioned. During the last five years, one faculty completed

his minor research projects and four have submitted the proposals. There are two Research

Guides in the Institution. Some faculty members render their services as members and reviewers

in the Editorial Board of various research journals and boards.

The period also witnessed a rise in paper presentations and publications in peer reviewed

journals. Four faculties were invited as resource persons and for extension lectures.Three States

and one national level seminar were organized by the institution during the last five years.

Assignments in UG courses that carry weightage for internal assessment is also made

mandatory by the University. Faculty and students are enthused to participate in workshops,

seminars and conferences. This imbibes research culture in both the faculty and the students.

The library is equipped with a research journals for the faculty. A separate Research Section in

Central library is developed which consists of many theses and bound-back volumes of research

journals. Internet facility and INFLIBNET facility for reference work are available for faculty

and students.

The Institution also offers platform for creative and research activities through various

ways one of them is the literary monthly magazine ‘SHABADSAR’ which is published by

college for the last ten years. Apart from it, the students are given a space for expression in the

yearly magazine of the college, UDAN.

Extension is a prerogative of the Institution, and elaborate efforts are made to render

service to the local community, society and the nation. There are extension programmes initiated


by the students, faculty, Departments, Institution and by various Cells and Units like the NSS,

C.W.D.C., Sports and so on. The extension programmes may be categorized as academic, social,

and environmental.

Various extension activities are under taken in collaboration with the TCS, C-DAC, Govt.

of Gujarat, Shri. Dugari Garasiya SevaSamaj Trust, Gandhinagar. MOUs with Mahila Arts

College, Gandhinagar and P.D.P.U.Gandhinagar have been signed for various academic/research

activities and faculty/students exchange programmes.

Strengths:

1. One Research Centre: English

2. Research ambience created through seminars, workshops, visiting subject experts, and so

on

3. Increase in publications in refereed journals and paper presentations by faculty in the last

five years

4. Faculty are members in various professional bodies

5. Encouragement to Students to participate in seminars and personality development

programmes, etc.

6. One minor project is completed and two are sectioned in the last five years.

7. Publication of the literary magazine ‘Shabdasar’ with ISSN NO. 2249-2933

Weaknesses:

1. Paucity of fund

2. Time constraint to attend conferences, workshops, and other research oriented training

3. Institution is not fully cop up with the Industry linkages for research

4. No flexibility in work load for the faculty who take up projects.

5. Data is not maintained

Opportunities:

1. Consultation services to be institutionalized and developed into an income generating

source

2. Students to use opportunities for research activities outside the Institution

3. Intensify collaboration with other organizations

4. PG Departments should be introduced to upgrade the research activities

5. Potential for collaborative academic ventures with other academic centres in the city

6. Potential for international research collaborations

Challenges:

1. Time constraint has a bearing on the realization of research culture among the students

2. Semestrization increased academic load and left little time for research activity.

CRITERION IV: INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEARNING RESOURCE

Located in the capital of Gujarat known as Green city, the institution can boast of a calm

and peaceful campus ideal for scholarly pursuit and creative and artistic endeavour. In the campus

of 70109 sq. meters, the Institution possesses one of the finest infrastructures that adequately

meet the academic and extra academic requirements. In addition to the main academic building,

it has a well-furnished administrative wing situated between A-wing and B-wing. The building


have C.W.D.C. room/ Girls’ room, Sports room, Seminar Hall, Canteen, IQAC room NSS room

and the Digital Educational Language Laboratory (DELL)/Computer Lab with the facilities of

36 computers.

The expansion of infrastructure is very much in line with the growing demand for

academic and other purposes. There has been an increase in technology equipments with the

addition of 40 computers, 02 Laptops, 02 Projectors to modernize and update classrooms and CC

TV Cameras etc.There has also been an increased integration of educational technology with

internet facility for students and administrative office. The library is rich enough with 7618

books, 06 Research Journals, 17 periodicals and 02 encyclopaedias. Apart from this, it has a

separate Book-Bank Scheme to provide necessary textbooks and 158 reference books to the

students at nominal depreciation charges. The Library is also rich in e-materials. There are 54

educational CDs/DVDs in the Library. The issue of books will also be computerized very soon.

The library is accessible from 8.00 am to 2.00 pm. The Library possesses sitting capacity of 50

students for reading.

The administrative office is fully computerized with LAN, internet facility, and office

management software facility. Apart from this, the institution has Wi-Fi through Routers,

Photocopier Machines, Television, Printers and Scanners and Power Backups. Regular

maintenance and repairs of facilities is undertaken.

The Institution monitors nicely the adequacy and optimum use of facilities available to

maintain the quality of academic and other programmes.

Strengths:

1. Spacious class rooms.

2. Education technology constantly enhanced

3. A well-equipped Seminar Hall, DELL, separate rooms for C.W.D.C., N.S.S.,

I.Q.A.C., Girls and a conference room and a Management Office.

4. Meticulously planned expansion and addition of infrastructure so as to sustain and

enhance the ambience of the campus

5. Eco friendly and a green campus

6. Resourceful Library

Weaknesses:

1. Lack of space for Departmental rooms and libraries

2. Shortage of funds

3. Facility of barcode is not introduced in the Library yet

4. Government’s uninspiring policies to recruit support staff

5. Lack of computers, journals and reference books in the library

Opportunities:

1. To provide more systems to students to enhance e-learning

2. To make more facilities for ICT

3. Automation of student and staff attendance

4. To step up solar energy system for electrification


Challenges:

1. Maintenance of infrastructure expensive

2. Repairing delays due to lack of external expertise

3. Underfunding and understaffing

4. More utilization of solar power

CRITERION V: STUDENT SUPPORT AND PROGRESSION

Students are the main stakeholders of any Institution. The Institution provides extensive

academic and extra academic support in order to ensure all round excellence and competence in

these stake holders. The Institution has an adequate and resourceful student support system to

meet its main goals and objectives. The co-curricular, extracurricular, and extension activities

are designed meticulously to augment the vision of the founder members of the Institution that

the campus time should be the holistic education time.

The quality sustenance in academic excellence is always a prime concern of the institution

and it is evident from consistently laudable pass percentage, University ranks and remarkable

improvement in performance each year as evidenced from the University examination results.

The student progression to higher level programmes, vocational programmes or employment is

encouraged and monitored. The Career Guidance Cell provide guidance, counselling and

orientation. The Cell encourages students to clear state and national level tests like the Talati,

TET, TAT, GPSC, SLET, BANKING, UGC/NET ASI, PSI etc. It also encourages the socially

backward class students (SC, ST, and OBC) to clear such state and national level tests. The

Career Guidance Cell prepares merit basis list of successful students and sends the list of

qualified students frequently to different companies like TCS when their requirement for

placement arises. Training programmes for preparation of various competitive examinations are

organized. Remedial courses are held so that weak students may be provided sufficient help.

Students are also enthused to participate in Seminars and Students’ Development Programmes

organized either by the college or the other colleges.

The Principal of the college at the beginning of the academic year forms Student Council.

The main Moto for the formation of such council is to make the students realize that the

Institution is for the students, by the students and through the students. The Institution organizes

various programmes such as Welcome cum Orientation Programme, Felicitation and Valediction

Programme. It holds meetings with the student representatives time and again to collect

suggestions and arrest grievances. It works on the positive suggestions collected from the

representatives of the students regarding quality sustenance and improvements. It also works to

channelize the arrested grievances to the concerned. The Principal and the Administrative Staff

of the college orient the students on various scholarships. Government Scholarships are made

available timely to the students belonging to SC, ST, OBC and Physically Handicapped

categories.

A large number of college students have participated in University-State-regional level

sports. Every year the institution achieves championships in 3-4 sports at university level and


National level and about five students are selected for participation at Inter University Level

sports.

Students are enthused to participate in various co-curricular and extra-curricular activities

through Cultural Committee, NSS and various departments. Students are also encouraged to

participate in various activities/competitions held by the College, the University and the State

Government.

Other support systems include a Grievance Redressal Cell, Anti Ragging Cell, Women’s

Development Cell, Parent-Teacher Association, and Alumnae Association and so on.

Programmes are held consistently for Gender sensitization.

Soft-skill Courses and Foundation Courses are also the parts of the regular syllabi.

The institution collects feedback from students through feedback form and suggestion

boxes for improving the performance and quality of the institutional provisions.

Strengths:

1. Extensive support for academic and extra-academic activities

2. Meticulous design of co-curricular, extracurricular, and extension activities

3. Guidance, counselling and orientation through Career Counselling Cell and

Administrative Staff

4. Formation of Student Council

5. Activities through Committee to provide platform to draw out skills and talents from the

students

6. Laudable performance in Sports at University, Interuniversity and National level

7. Grievance Redressal Cell, Anti Ragging Cell, Suggestion box, Feedback mechanism,

Women’s development Cell and other supportive systems

8. Support for slow learners, and encouragement for advanced learners

9. Experiential learning through Study tour, field trips

10. Very supportive and well associated PTA, Alumnae and retired faculty

Weaknesses:

1. Time constraint due to unwieldy syllabus, elaborate assessment system

2. Delay in conduct of University examinations and declaration of results

3. Delay in admission procedure of the University

4. Data is not maintained

Opportunities:

1. Student exchange programme

2. Attract students from other states to step up student diversity

Challenges:

1. Student progression to be better oriented and monitored

2. Clubs and Forums to be made more active and to be extended

CRITERION VI: GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

Vision and Mission of the Institution to shape a better future for mankind by producing

integrity-driven individuals and socially responsible persons who benefit humanity/society in the


long run. And to emphasize on all round development of the students by fostering creative

activities to serve the local, regional and global needs of the society-are well defined. With the

passing of time, the education policy of higher education in India has witnessed a revamping

change. Creating better men and women has not remained the sole purpose of higher education

in the present time. It has become necessary for any Institution to produce students to fulfil and

compete with the demands of the global world. For the purpose, the Institution has tried to review

its aims, objectives and resources time and again, and update them gradually.

The accreditation process that has been implemented by UGC through NAAC has

become a beckoning light to serve aims and objectives of the institution better in the present-day

scenario. It has become a torchbearer to the thrust areas of the present education and created a

new and elevated vision to be looked at with its objectives of Access, Equity and Quality in

higher education. Increasing GER of the students from SC, ST and OBC categories and the

female students in all categories of the Institution is well in line with these objectives of NAAC.

The institution has a rich tradition of visionary and arbitrary leadership that has whorled

and enhanced the Institution to the phenomenal growth, development and good will. It has a well-

defined participatory organizational structure that operates with top down and bottom up

approach. The decentralized organizational structure has different units of statutory and non-

statutory bodies. The Governing Body of the management is the prime authority of the Institution.

It includes the Chairman, Members, Accountant, Advisors, Principal, Vice-Principal and HODs.

Quality control policies of the Institution are framed and implemented by the Governing Body.

The Principal chosen by the Management adhering to the norms of the State Government, the

University and the UGC administrates the College in tune with the policies and guidelines of the

Institution. Statutory powers are invested to take decisions for academic and administrative

matters. The Principal finalizes the decisions pertaining to academic and administrative matters

in a participatory manner in consultation with the Governing Body, or as the situation demands

with the Committee formed for the purpose, IQAC, Staff Association, Student Council, PTA,

etc. With the increase in GER, the post of the Vice Principal is specially created by the

management to assist the Principal. If the situation demands general Staff meeting is held to view

and consider faculty suggestions. This facilitates smooth and effective dissemination of

information and execution of resolution.

IQAC designs the quality policy and plan of action carefully for its effective

implementation, monitoring and evaluation. IQAC consists of Management representatives,

HOI, Coordinator, Senior Faculty Members, Student and Alumni representatives, and

Educationalists. Various committees are constituted by the Principal for better and well organized

implementation of the plan of action framed by IQAC. The committees also conduct and monitor

curricular, extra–curricular and extension activities. Their performance is evaluated by top

leadership from time to time. Students’ representation is given prime importance as Student

Council play a very vital role in all these activities.

Autonomy at all level- Management to Principal, Principal to HODs and Faculty, HOD

to faculty and Principal to Office Superintendent and other employees- is the biggest strength of

the Institution.


Feedback system for all stakeholders is in practice and constructive suggestions collected

through it are always taken into consideration. SWOC analysis for every department is also an

integrated part to review quality measures.

Donation from students is not in practice in the Institution. Fees collected from the

students are always as per rules and regulations of the State Government and the affiliating

University.

Strengths:

1. Participatory management system

2. Well defined Vision, Mission and Objectives

3. An IQAC which is committed to quality sustenance and enhancement

4. Well-designed plan of action and its proper implementation, monitoring and evaluation

5. Authority delegated to various committees

6. Regular meetings of all Committees to plan, execute and review performance

7. Supporting and inspiring Management

8. A work culture that is handed down to succeeding generations as a legacy

9. Staff grievances negligible

10. Active participation of Student Council in all activities

11. Effective feedback system

Weaknesses:

1. Underfunding

2. Not a permanent appointment of a Principal

3. Delay in sanctioning and approval of staff position

4. Feedback system has to be improved

5. Lack of periodicals meetings of IQAC

Opportunities:

1. Staff welfare schemes to be introduced

2. Faculty empowerment through exposure to world class Institution

3. Autonomy in all spheres

Challenges:

1. To meet the requirements of autonomy.

2. To cope with the poor economic resources.

CRITERION VII: INNOVATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES

The Institution is highly concerned about and proactive in its response to the changes that

are taking place at local, national and global scenario through various innovative practices.

The large campus the Institution has, is eco-friendly, green and clean. The campus has a

lush green garden and raw of various trees on the both sides of the entry road to the main building.

Awareness programmes regarding social, cultural, gender, health and hygienic issues are


organized frequently. The Institution is concerned solely with the programmes on humanities,

social sciences and commerce, so it has the least concern with the removal and discard of

hazardous chemicals, e-waste and waste water treatment.

Inclusive practices of the institution to impart holistic education are inherent in the

system. The Institution is surrounded by the heterogeneous mass of every class, particularly SC,

ST, OBC and economically backward. And hence, special attention is given to this mass. Equity,

Access, Quality and Social Justice are the elements institutionalized through special attention to

the weaker sections and promotion of the representation of women in all activities. Social work

and outreach activities, adaptation of villages for rehabilitation work and educational assistance,

tree plantation, etc. are the best practices the Institution has; to inculcate value based social

responsibility and good citizenship amongst the student community.

However, the following two are the best innovative practices the Institution can boast of

and through these the spirit of social service, nationalism, humanism, eagerness to academic

pursuits and scholarly attitude are developed.

(1) The first and foremost Best Practice of the institution is……

Optimum Utilization of the Campus

(2) The second Best Practice of the institution is…….

Save Water, Shun Plastic Campaign

Strengths:

1. Eco-friendly, green and clean campus

2. Organization of awareness programmes regarding social, cultural, gender, health and

hygienic issues

3. Elements like equity, access, quality and social justice are institutionalized

4. Promotion to women representation in all activities

5. Importance to social activities

6. Importance of student-participation in extension activities

Weaknesses:

1. Little scope for innovative practices due to semesterization

2. Lack of creative exuberance in stakeholders

3. Lack of society oriented activities

Opportunities:

1. More infrastructural facilities to meet any creative idea.

2. By introducing innovative practices there are better chances to encourage the

heterogeneous group of students to meet the global requirements in higher education

Challenges:

1. Heterogeneous group of students.

2. Semesterization leaves little time for any such activities.


B. Profile of the Affiliated /Constituent College

1. Name and address of the college:

2. For communication:

Designation Name

Telephone

with STD

code

Mobile Fax Email

Principal

Dr.

Rucha A.

Brahmbh

att

O: 079-

74360669996

R:989816246

7

9898162

467 ----

[email protected]

m

Vice

Principal

Prof.

Nitendra

N. Patel

O: 079-

74360669996

R:972720730

7

9727207

307 ---

nitendra45patel@gmail.

com

Steering

Committee

Coordinator

Dr.

Kamal

Dave

O: 079-

7436069996

R:832052420

4

9427319

279 --- [email protected]

3. Status of the of Institution :

Affiliated College

Constituent College

Any other (specify)

4. Type of Institution:

a. By Gender

i. For Men

ii. For Women

iii. Co-education

b. By shift

i. Regular

ii. Day

iii. Evening

5. Is it a recognized minority institution?

Yes

No

If yes specify the minority status (Religious/linguistic/ any other) and provide documentary

evidence.

Name: Samarpan Arts and Commerce College, Gandhinagar.

Address: Near KH-7 Circle, Sector-28, Gandhinagar - 382028.

City: Gandhinagar Pin: 382028 State: Gujarat

Website Self Study Report, March 2017. www.samarpancollege.org

Table of Contents

Page No

Executive summary .................................................................................................................... 4

Criterion- Wise Analysis: ........................................................................................................... 8

Criterion I: Curricular Aspects .............................................................................................................

8

1.1. Curriculum Planning and Implementation ................................................................ 8

1.2. Academic Flexibility .............................................................................................. 13

1.3. Curriculum Enrichment .......................................................................................... 16

1.4. Feedback System .................................................................................................... 20

Criterion II: Teaching-Learning and Evaluation ..............................................................................

23

2.1. Student Enrolment and Profile ................................................................................. 23

2.2. Catering to Diverse Needs of Students ................................................................... 29

2.3. Teaching-Learning Process ..................................................................................... 34

2.4. Teacher Quality ....................................................................................................... 44

2.5. Evaluation Process and Reforms ............................................................................ 50

2.6. Student performance and Learning Outcomes ....................................................... 55

Criterion III: Research, Consultancy and Extension ........................................................................

61

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6. Source of funding:

Government

Grant-in-aid

Self-financing

Any other

7. a. Date of establishment of the college: 15/06/1996 (dd/mm/yyyy)

b. University to which the college is affiliated /or which governs the college (If it is a

constituent college)

c. Details of UGC recognition:

Under Section Date, Month & Year

(dd-mm-yyyy)

Remarks

(If any)

i. 2 (f)

Change in the Name

07/11/2007

28/08/2015

F,No.8-

49/2014(CPPI/C)

ii. 12 (B) 07/11/2007 -do-

(Enclose the Certificate of recognition u/s 2 (f) and 12 (B) of the UGC Act)

d. Details of recognition/approval by statutory/regulatory bodies other than UGC

(AICTE, NCTE, MCI, DCI, PCI, RCI etc.) : Not Applicable

8. Does the affiliating university Act provide for conferment of autonomy (as recognized by

the UGC), on its affiliated colleges?

Yes No

If yes, has the College applied for availing the autonomous status?

Yes No

9. Is the college recognized

a. by UGC as a College with Potential for Excellence (CPE)?

Yes No

If yes, date of recognition: N.A.(dd/mm/yyyy)

b. for its performance by any other governmental agency?

Yes No

If yes, Name of the agency …………NA………… and

Date of recognition: ………NA………… (dd/mm/yyyy)

10. Location of the campus and area in sq.mts:

Gujarat University, Ahmedabad


Location * Semi-urban

Campus area in sq. meter 70109 sq. meter

Built up area in sq. meter 2581.82 sq. meter

(* Urban, Semi-urban, Rural, Tribal, Hilly Area, Any others specify)

11. Facilities available on the campus (Tick the available facility and provide numbers

or other details at appropriate places) or in case the institute has an agreement with

other agencies in using any of the listed facilities provide information on the

facilities covered under the agreement.

Auditorium/seminar complex with infrastructural facilities

Sports facilities

play ground

swimming pool x

gymnasium x

Hostel

Boys’ hostel x

i. Number of hostels

ii. Number of inmates

iii. Facilities (mention available facilities)

Girls’ hostel x

i. Number of hostels

ii. Number of inmates

iii. Facilities (mention available facilities)

Working women’s hostel x

i. Number of inmates

ii. Facilities (mention available facilities)

Residential facilities for teaching and non-teaching staff (give numbers available --

cadre wise)

Cafeteria --

Health centre –

First aid, Inpatient, Outpatient, Emergency care facility, Ambulance…….

Health centre staff –

Qualified doctor Full time Part-time

Qualified Nurse Full time Part-time

Facilities like banking, post office, book shops x

Transport facilities to cater to the needs of students and staff x

Animal house x


Biological waste disposal x

Generator or other facility for management/regulation of electricity and voltage

Solid waste management facility

Waste water management x

Water harvesting

12. Details of programmes offered by the college (Give data for current academic year)

SR.

No.

Programm

e Level

Name of

the

Program

me/

Course

Durati

on

Entry

Qualifica

tion

Mediu

m of

instruct

ion

Sanctioned/app

roved Student

strength

No. of

stude

nts

admit

ted

1.

Under-

Graduate

B.A 3 years 12th Pass Gujarati 1070 1070

B.COM. 3 years 12th Pass Gujarati 472 472

2. Post-

Graduate

- - - - - -

3.

Integrated

Programme

s P G

- - - - - -

13. Does the college offer self-financed Programmes?

Yes No

If yes, how many?

14. New programmes introduced in the college during the last five years if any?

Yes No Number -

15. List the departments: (respond if applicable only and do not list facilities like Library,

Physical Education as departments, unless they are also offering academic degree awarding

programmes. Similarly, do not list the departments offering common compulsory subjects

for all the programmes like English, regional languages etc.)

Particulars UG PG Research

Science - - -

Arts 06 - 01

Commerce 01 - -

Any Other not covered above

- - -


16. Number of Programmes offered under (Programme means a degree course like BA, BSc,

MA, M.Com…)

a. annual system

b. semester system

c. trimester system

17. Number of Programmes with

a. Choice Based Credit System

b. Inter/Multidisciplinary Approach

c. Any other ( specify and provide details)

18. Does the college offer UG and/or PG programmes in Teacher Education?

Yes No

If yes,

a. Year of Introduction of the programme(s)………………. (dd/mm/yyyy)

and number of batches that completed the programme

b. NCTE recognition details (if applicable)

Notification No.: ……………………………………

Date: …………………………… (dd/mm/yyyy)

Validity:………………………..

c. Is the institution opting for assessment and accreditation of Teacher Education

Programme separately?

Yes No

19. Does the college offer UG or PG programme in Physical Education?

Yes No

If yes,

a. Year of Introduction of the programme(s)……NA…………. (dd/mm/yyyy)

and number of batches that completed the programme

b. NCTE recognition details (if applicable)

Notification No.: ……………………………………

Date: …………………………… (dd/mm/yyyy)

Validity:……………………

c. Is the institution opting for assessment and accreditation of Physical Education

Programme separately?

Yes No

-


20. Number of teaching and non-teaching positions in the Institution

Positions

Teaching faculty

Non-

teaching

staff

Technical

staff

Professor

Associate

Professor

Assistant

Professor

*M *F *M *F *M *F *M *F *M *F

Sanctioned by the

UGC / University /

State Government

Recruited

05 04 03 02 02 00 00 00

Yet to

recruit

02 03 00 00

Sanctioned by the

Management/society

or other authorized

bodies

Recruited

04

09

15

Yet to recruit 03 05

*M-Male *F-Female

21. Qualifications of the teaching staff:

Highest

qualification

Professor Associate Professor Assistant

Professor

Total

Male Female Male Female Male Female

Permanent teachers

D.Sc./D.Litt. -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Ph.D. -- -- 04 03 -- 01 08

M.Phil. -- -- -- -- 01 - 01

PG -- -- 02 01 01 01 15

Temporary teachers

Ph.D. -- -- -- -- -- -- --

M.Phil. -- -- -- -- -- 01 01

PG -- -- -- -- 01 01 02

Part-time teachers

Ph.D. -- -- -- -- -- -- --

M.Phil. 01

PG 01 02

23. Furnish the number of the students admitted to the college during the last four academic

years.

Categories Year 2013-14 Year 2014-15 Year 2015-16 Year 2016-17

Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female

SC 126 18 130 27 131 40 116 42

ST 178 37 180 38 114 32 94 30

OBC 641 82 725 80 811 106 815 93

General 493 72 498 71 511 91 367 108


Others (PH) 09 --- 03 --- 01 --- --- 01

24. Details on students enrollment in the college during the current academic year: (2016-17)

Type of students UG PG M. Phil. Ph.D. Total

Students from the same state where the

college is located

1664 - - - -

Students from other states of India 01 - - - -

NRI students - - - - -

Foreign students - - - - -

Total 1665 - - - -

25. Dropout rate in UG and PG (average of the last two batches)

UG PG

26. Unit Cost of Education

(Unit cost = total annual recurring expenditure (actual) divided by total number of

students enrolled)

(a) including the salary component

(b) excluding the salary component

27. Does the college offer any programme/s in distance education mode (DEP)?

Yes No

If yes,

a) is it a registered centre for offering distance education programmes of

another University

Yes No

b) Name of the University which has granted such registration.

c) Number of programmes offered

0

200

400

600

800

1000

Year 2013-14 Year 2014-15 Year 2015-16 Year 2016-17

SC

ST

OBC

General

Others (PH)

- 15.96%

Rs. 550/-

Rs.12745/-


d) Programmes carry the recognition of the Distance Education Council.

Yes No

28. Provide Teacher-student ratio for each of the programme/course offered

Programmes Course Student-Teacher Ratio

B.A.

English 29:1

Gen. English 225:1

Gujarati 207:1

Sanskrit 57:1

Economics 135:1

Sociology 192:1

Psychology 313:1

B.COM. 171:1

Gen. English 171:1

29. Is the college applying for

Accréditation : Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3 Cycle 4

Re-Assessment:

(Cycle 1refers to first accreditation and Cycle 2, Cycle 3 and Cycle 4 refers to

re-accreditation)

30. Date of accreditation* (applicable for Cycle 2, Cycle 3, Cycle 4 and re-assessment only)

Cycle 1: …………………….(dd/mm/yyyy) Accreditation Outcome/Result

Cycle 2: …………………… (dd/mm/yyyy) Accreditation Outcome/Result……..

Cycle 3: …………………… (dd/mm/yyyy) Accreditation Outcome/Result……..

* Kindly enclose copy of accreditation certificate(s) and peer team report(s) as an

annexure.

31. Number of working days during the last academic year.

32. Number of teaching days during the last academic year

(Teaching days means days on which lectures were engaged excluding the examination

days)

33. Date of establishment of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

IQAC 23/06/2016 (dd/mm/yyyy)

34. Details regarding submission of Annual Quality Assurance Reports (AQAR) to NAAC.

N.A.

35. Any other relevant data (not covered above) the college would like to include. (Do not

include explanatory/descriptive information)

190

212


CRITERION: I

CURRICULAR ASPECTS

KEY ASPECTS

1.1Curriculum Planning and Implementation

(For Affiliated/Constituent Colleges)

1.2 Academic flexibility

1.3 Curriculum Enrichment

1.4 Feedback System


CRITERION – I

CURRICULAR ASPECTS

1.1 Curriculum Planning and Implementation

The Vision of the institution

To shape a better future for mankind by producing integrity-driven individuals and socially

responsible persons who benefit humanity/society in the long run.

The Mission of the institution

To care for the educational needs of the students from remote areas of the state.

To emphasize on all round development of the students by fostering creative activities to serve

the local, regional and global needs of the society.

Objectives

1) To organize various literary and cultural activities for students to enable them to achieve

better understanding of life.

2) To undertake such educational activities as to enable students to achieve all round

development.

3) To train the students in sports and games and to provide them with various facilities for

physical training and set high excellence in this field.

4) To educate the students to remain indebted to society and the nation as a whole and to

prepare them to face the challenges of modern times.

5) To equip the students of every department with the latest library facilities so that they

achieve the high ideals of higher education.

In order to communicate the objectives of the institution to the students, teachers, staff

and other stake holders, the following steps are taken by the institution:

(a) In the very beginning of the academic session of the year, the institution prepares

its academic calendar in accordance with the academic calendar of the affiliating

university Gujarat University, Ahmedabad. The academic calendar, comprising

of various activities to be undertaken throughout the year is made and the students,

faculty members and other stake holders are informed about the same.

(b) An induction programme for the newly admitted students is organized by the

college at the start of the new academic year in which the Principal of the college,

faculty members, staff and the new students of the college are invited. The


students are informed about the functioning of the college and the expectation

from the students in realizing the objectives of the institution.

(c) The vision and mission of the institution are displayed in the college premises in

such a way that the students read them properly and realize their responsibilities

in fulfilling the goals of the institution.

(d) The rules and regulations of the college are put up on the Students’ notice board

and also in the college campus, so that the students realize the importance of

discipline in the college premises. Strict action is taken against any breach of rules

formulated by the college authorities.

At the beginning of the academic year, a meeting of all the heads of the departments is

convened by the Principal of the college for the effective implementation of the curriculum.

Discussions are held to prepare the strategies of implementation of the curricula. Suggestions

from all concerned are invited to maximize the advantages of the syllabi and other ancillary

courses which could be initiated in the new academic year. The meetings are periodically

held throughout the year to assess the progress of students. The efforts are made at all

possible levels to make the curricula and the syllabus more relevant and student-oriented.

On the basis of feedback generated through previous year students and stakeholders, the

college deploys action plan to rectify the shortcomings thereby improving the teaching

learning process.

.

The meetings of the Principal of the college with the staff members are regularly held

throughout the year with the sole intention of improving the teaching-learning process and

gathering suggestions regarding key aspects for the development of the college. The I/C

Principal of the College, Dr. Rucha A. Bhrahmbhatt, proves to be a connecting link between

the faculty members of the college and Gandhinagar Charitable Trust. She becomes

instrumental in the sharing of ideas with the members of Trust. The focus of the college is on

the overall development of the youth encompassing their intellectual, social and cultural

development.

In the beginning of the academic year, Time Table Committee constituted by the Principal

of the college prepares the Time Table of the entire college covering all the subjects – Core,

Elective, Foundations and Soft skill. The committee, through the recommendations made by

the Principal and I.Q.A.C., prepares a time table to be followed by all the faculty members

in the new academic year. An academic calendar is also prepared by the academic calendar

committee coordinated by Dr. Dipak Pandya (Gujarati) at the initiation of the new academic

year in which a detailed programme regarding seminars, workshops, internal tests, co-

curricular and extra-curricular activities is chalked out. The college arranges Induction

Programme (Praveshotsav) to welcome the newly admitted students. In the programme, the

Head of all the departments introduce the faculty members of their respective departments

and give a brief history of their departments; talk about their expectations from the students

and provide information regarding resources available to the students so that the students can

avail the facilities available to them and thereby accomplish their goals of life.

The system of syllabi has undergone a sweeping change in the last Four years. The credit

points are allotted to each paper. Among them the core paper carries 4 credits, the Elective

papers also carries 4 credits, but the foundation compulsory papers, Soft skills and elective


papers carry two credits each. The numbers of lectures depending upon the credit points are

arranged in every subject. Normally for Core Papers, four lectures every week are arranged,

and for Elective, Foundation and Soft Skills papers, two lectures are arranged in a week. The

strategy of completing the syllabus includes lectures, discussions, unit tests and assignments

by students. On the basis of participation of students in all such compulsory activities and

their performance in the assignments analyzed at the end of the Semester by the respective

department, the internal marks of the students are calculated.

At times, the students find difficulty with certain topics prescribed in the syllabus and are

unable to gather the material for the said topics, then in such cases, the faculty members of

the respective subjects provide comprehensive notes to the students related to the topic of

difficulty which turn out to be of great help in the preparation of their examination. Moreover

if the syllabus is not completed in the stipulated time, then extra lectures are arranged so that

the course could be completed with due satisfaction of the teacher and student as well. As a

part of Continuous Internal Assessment Program, a vigilant eye is kept on all the students to

monitor their progress. Among them, the slow learners are identified and necessary steps are

taken to elevate their progress by organizing remedial classes and by giving them some

special training in the areas of difficulty faced by them. The faculty members are encouraged

to participate in the Orientation, Refresher and Short term courses; various seminars,

workshops and conferences conducted by various institutes.

Since the college is affiliated to Gujarat University, it has to follow the guidelines

formulated by the University. The Curriculum is prepared by the expert committees

constituted by the University authorities and sent to the respective colleges. The college is

bound to follow the prescribed syllabus and the academic calendar prepared by the

University. The university specifies the details regarding duration of the semester, method

of evaluation and examination system to be followed by the members of all the colleges

affiliated to the University. The contributions of the members of Board of Studies Dr.

J.S.Prajapati (Commerce), Dr. Rucha A.Brahmbhatt (English) and Dr. Hemant Vaishnav

(Sanskrit) have been exemplary.

The college encourages the faculty members to attend the Faculty Enhancement

Programmes conducted by various agencies. Also the in-house discussions are held regarding

the matters discussed in the Orientation, Refresher and FDP Programmes attended by the

faculty members at various places. In order to kindle the research temperament and develop

research culture in the institution, the faculty members are encouraged to become members

of Professional Research Bodies and also get the membership of prominent libraries. In this

way, the college constantly motivates the teachers to improve teaching skills, ultimately

benefitting the students at large.

The Chairman and the members of the Board of Studies of various subjects of Gujarat

University, Ahmedabad formulate the syllabus as per UGC guidelines and the affiliated

colleges have to follow it. As a result, it is the duty of the teachers of the various departments

of the college to fulfil the aims and objectives of the concerned syllabus by teaching the

students well and by helping the students achieve excellence in knowledge and performing

well at the examinations. Since two years, Choice Based Credit System has been

implemented and the Semester System has been introduced at the U.G. and P.G. level by the

university. In view of the altered system, the new syllabi are credit-oriented. They have been

given shape by the members of the Board of Studies. It helps them in providing a platform

where the needs and requirements of the students can be best addressed and represented. Dr.


Rucha A. Bhrambhatt and Prof. Vaibhav Kothari (Department of English) have played a

crucial role in designing the syllabus of Core Compulsory and Core Elective English for

Semester I & II respectively in the current academic year 2016-17.

In the wake of the move to introduce uniformity in syllabi of all the universities of Gujarat, Dr.

Rucha A. Bhrambhatt (English) rendered her service as a subject expert in the subject of English.

The institution ensures the stated objectives of the curriculum through the critical analysis of:

Performance of students in the examination, their grades in the examination, quality of

project work, assignments and their participation in the classroom activities.

Participation of faculty members in seminars, conferences, workshops and their

interaction with various research bodies.

Cumulative Performance of the institution comprising of Toppers students of the college,

success rate of students in competitive examination conducted by various bodies and the

total placement of the students – both in-campus, out-campus and on self-employed basis.

1.2 Academic Flexibility

The goal of our institution is to divert the energy of youth towards constructive activities;

imparting shape to the dreams and talents of the individuals and motivate them towards

research activities and developing an atmosphere that is conductive for education.

The following programme options are available at our college.

1. The Faculty of Arts

Studies offered as:

Core Compulsory Subjects: Gujarati, English, Sanskrit, Economics.

Elective subjects: Gujarati, Sanskrit, Sociology and Psychology.

Subject Elective Subjects: Sociology and Economics

2. The Faculty of Commerce:

Core Compulsory Subjects: Business Economics, Human Resource

Management, Accountancy, Business Communication, Taxation, General

English

Core Elective Subjects: Financial Accounting, Statistics, Marketing,

Subject Elective: Accounting, Auditing and Secretarial Practice

The college offers Choice Based Credit System in the B.A. and B.COM. programmes

offered by the college. Each programme comprises of Core papers, Elective papers, Subject

Elective, Foundation Course, Soft Skill, General English and Compulsory Indian Language

Sanskrit (B.A. Semester-I&II) in all the six semesters at Under Graduate Level in the Arts as

well as the Commerce Faculty respectively.


Subjects Offered By College in B.A. Degree Programme Year:- 2013-14 onwards

Sr.

No. Name Of The Paper Name Of The Subject

1 General English General English (Semester I to VI)

2 Compulsory Indian Language Sanskrit (Semester I & II)

3 Core Compulsory- 101 / 102 English, Gujarati, Sanskrit, Economics.

4 Elective Course-I- 101 /102 Gujarati, Sanskrit, Psychology, Sociology.

5 Elective Course- II -101 Sociology and Economics

6 Core Compulsory- 111 /112 English, Gujarati, Sanskrit, Economics.

7 Elective Course-I- 111 /112 Gujarati, Sanskrit, Psychology, Sociology.

8 Elective Course-II-111 Sociology and Economics

9 Core Compulsory- 201 /202/203 English, Gujarati, Sanskrit, Economics.

10 Elective Course- 201 /202 Gujarati, Sanskrit, Psychology, Sociology.

11 Core Compulsory- 211/212/213 English, Gujarati, Sanskrit, Economics.

12 Elective Course- 211 /212 Gujarati, Sanskrit, Psychology, Sociology.

13 Core Compulsory- 301

/302/303/304/305 English, Gujarati, Sanskrit, Economics.

14 Core Compulsory- 311

/312/313/314/315 English, Gujarati, Sanskrit, Economics.

15 Foundation Course Details are listed below

16 Soft Skills Details are listed below

The students can choose any subject from a wide range of subjects offered for Foundation

Course (F.C.) and Soft Skill course (S.S.) –

Sr.

No

Semester Foundation Course Soft Skills

1. I 1. Writing Skills in Gujarati

2. Indian Epic Tradition

Indian Constitution

2. II Environmental Studies Sports and Practice

3 III

Travel and Tourism First Aid and Emergency

Care

4 IV Vedas and Upanishad

Structure of Indian Society

5 V Gandhian philosophy

Child Counselling

6 VI Fundamental Rights and

Duties

Indian Tribal Culture

Subjects Offered By College in B.Com. Degree Programme Year:- 2013-14 onwards:

B.Com. Semester Sr. No. Name of The Paper Subject Name


S

emes

ter-

I

1 Foundation Course Details of it is listed below

2 Core Course-101 Fundamentals of Business

Economics-I

3 Core Course-102 Human Resource Management

4 Core Course-103 Accountancy-I

5 Core Course- 104 Communication in Business

6 Core Course- 105 General English

7 Core Elective-101 (A) Financial Accounting-1

8 Subject Elective (SE)-101

(I) Secretarial Practice-1

9 Soft Skill Details of it is listed below

Sem

este

r

- I

I

1 Foundation Course

2 Core Course-106 Fundamentals of Business

Economics-II

3 Core Course-107 Fundamentals of Marketing

Management

4 Core Course-108 Accountancy-II

5 Core Course- 109 Business Correspondence

6 Core Course- 110 General English

7 Core Elective-102 (A) Financial Accounting-2

8 Subject Elective (SE)-102

(I) Secretarial Practice-2


S

emes

ter-

III


2 Core Course-201 Economics of Government

Finances

3 Core Course-202 Indian Financial System

4 Core Course-203 Texation-1

5 Core Course- 204 Commercial Communication

6 Core Course- 205 Fundamental Statestics-1

7 Core Elective-201 (A) Cost Accounting-1

8 Subject Elective -202(A) Corporate Account

9 Soft Skill

Details of it is listed below

Sem

este

r-

IV


2 Core Course-206 Economics of Growth and

Development


3 Core Course-207 Production Management

Core Course-208 Taxation-2

5 Core Course- 209 Organizational

Communication

6 Core Course- 210 Fundamental Statestics-2

7 Core Elective-203 (A) Cost Accounting-2

8 Subject Elective-204(A) Auditing-1


S

emes

ter-

V


2 Core Course-301 Economics of International

Trade

3 Core Course-302 Marketing Management in

Practice

4 Core Course-303 Business Laws-1

5 Core Course-304 Corporate Communication

6 Core Course-305 Fundamental Statestics-3

7 Core Elective-301(A) Cost and Financial Accounting

8 Subject Elective-302(A) Management Accounting-1


Sem

este

r-V

I


2 Core Course-306 Indian Business and Economic

Environment

3 Core Course-307 Fundamentals of Financial

Management

4 Core Course-308 Business Laws-2

5 Core Course-309 Media and Public Relation

Communication

6 Core Course-310 Fundamental Statestics-4

7 Core Elective-303(A) Management Accounting-2

8 Subject Elective-304(A) Auditing-2

9 Soft skill Details of it is listed below

Similarly in the Commerce Faculty also, Foundation and Soft Skill course are offered at all

the six semesters. The students of Commerce faculty also have a wide option to choose from

subjects.


Foundation Course and Soft Skill Course – Commerce Faculty

Sr.

No

Semester Foundation Course Soft Skills

1. I Time Management

Stress Management

2. II Environmental Studies Sports and Practice

3 III

Tourism Management

Company Secretary- Duties

and Functions

4 IV Pollution Control and its

Impact

Presentation Skills

5 V Disaster Management Market Research

6 VI International Business

Business History

Since the students of the college belong to diverse background and many of them come

from rural areas and nearby villages, they are at times unable to cope up with the syllabus

prescribed by the university. In order to meet the need of such students, the college offers

certain Need Based Courses in the institution such as Remedial courses. The students of the

college are found weak in communication skills in English. Therefore special classes are

arranged to enhance their skill in conversational English. An extensive use of ICT by the

faculty members of the department of English to simplify the intricacies of grammar skills

has worked wonders, as the students find such remedial classes extremely interesting and are

always eager to attend them. Moreover the group of students enrolled in such remedial

courses is small; therefore the students are free to ask their queries without hesitation.

The college has a Centre of Indira Gandhi Open University too. The IGNOU offers 05

degree courses; 05 diploma courses; 08 certificate courses and 07 master programmes and

03 Post graduate Programmes. Dr. Rucha A. Brahbhatt(English) and Prof. Surendrasinh

Vaghela (Psychology) have rendered their services as a coordinator and controller of the

Center.

Degree courses:

1) B.A. (Bachelor of Arts)

2) B.Com, (Bachelor of Commerce)

3) BLIS (Bachelor of Library and Information Science)

4) BTS (Bachelor of Tourism)

5) BSW (Bachelor of Social work)

Diploma Courses:

1) DNHE (Diploma in Childcare and Education)

2) DAFE (Diploma in HIV and Family Education)

3) DTS (Diploma in Tourism Studies)

4) DECE(Diploma in Childhood & Education)


5) DIM (Diploma in Management)

Certificate courses:

1) BPP (Bachelor Preparatory Programme)

2) CDM (Certificate in Disaster Management)

3) CFN (Certificate in Food and Nutrition)

4) CTS (Certificate in Tourism Studies)

5) CNCC (Certificate in Nutrition and Child Care)

6) CTE (Certificate in Teaching of English),

7) CHR (Certificate in Human Rights)

8) CIT (Certificate in Information Technology)

Master Programmes:

1) MEG (Master in English)

2) MEC (Master in Economics)

3) MHD (Master in Hindi)

4) MPA (Master in Public Administration)

5) MPS (Master in Political Science)

6) MHI (Master in History)

7) MSO (Master in Sociology)

Post graduate Programme:

1) PGDDM (Post Graduate Diploma in Disaster Management)

2) PGDHRM (Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resources Management)

3) PGDFM (Post Graduate Diploma in Finance Management)

The student of the college has a provision of taking up any of the Diploma or Certificate

course along with the degree course he/she has been pursuing in the college. Moreover if the

student does not get the subject of his choice in the programme he/she wishes to undertake

in the college, then he /she can take up the subject of his/her choice in IGNOU and pursue

his/her degree course. Moreover any student already pursuing Post graduation in the Arts

Faculty in any college can enroll himself/herself for BILS (Bachelor in Library &

Information). This helps the student attain two degrees at the same time. This also helps in

increasing the employability of the students studying in the college.

The girls-students of the college have an option of pursuing Certificate Course in Food

and Nutrition (CFN) along with B.A. degree course they are already pursuing in the college.

There is such a wide variety of short term courses run by IGNOU that the students can, by

accomplishing their certificates, equip them for employment thereby becoming responsible

citizens of the society.

The range of the courses offered by IGNOU is so high that the student has an option of

selecting a subject of his/her choice from an ocean of subjects available to them. Many

students, teachers and the members of Non-teaching staff have been benefitted by it. The


centre of IGNOU has proved to be a boon to the institution, as it has helped many stake

holders accomplish various courses through in-house facility created by the college.

A remarkable provision for the children, who have not even passed out their SSC due to

some social responsibility or money stringency, can also get graduation degree after passing

our Bachelor Preparatory programme (BPP). In this way, the centre at the college caters to

the needs of children of the society also who wish to study and thereby make them

employable.

1.3 Curriculum Enrichment

The goal of the institution is organize various literary and cultural activities for students

and to assess how such activities enable students to achieve better understanding of life. At

the same time the institution aims at providing necessary platform for students to engage in

research based activities and to reach new findings and conclusions. Since the college is

affiliated to the University, there is little scope of changing the design of the curricula of

various subjects. To integrate the curriculum of academic programmes with the goals of the

institution, the college has made following efforts:

Started DELL (Digital Education and Learning Laboratory) in the college campus

coordinated by Prof. Shweta Panwar through which the students can improve their

skills of communicative English.

The Institution organized various cultural and literary events and invited eminent

literary personalities in the campus to guide and inspire the students and faculties

Regular inputs from Alumni Association and Parents’ Association are taken and the

necessary action is taken.

The objective and goals of the college are mainly concerned with providing the type of

knowledge and skills that would enable the students to achieve proper development as

individuals and members of society. The considerations that are major are academic and

intellectual. The college offers programmes in the faculties of Arts and Commerce with a

view to widening the intellectual horizons while preparing the students for useful

employment in future.

At the same time, the economically and socially disadvantaged sections of the society are

provided reservations in admission to bring them to the main stream of life. Equity and self -

development are also important considerations of the goals and objectives of the college. The

core values of community and national development are inculcated in the students while

environmental concerns have also been given prominence through the introduction of the

subject ‘Environmental Studies’ and ‘Disaster Management’. Moral and social values are

highlighted in education so that human dignity is not compromised at any level.

The subjects offered by the college as Core Course and Elective course are chosen with the

references to the vision and Mission of the Institute. Through the study of language and

literature such as English, Sanskrit, Gujarati, sensitivity, imagination and human values are

developed in the students. Through the literary and cultural activities, the personality of the

students is developed which would make them community-oriented too. The subject of

Sociology helps in solving social and international problems, gives better perspective in the

understanding and planning of society. Likewise the subject of Psychology focuses on


understanding, explaining and predicting human behavior, emotions and mental

processes. The study of subject of Economics makes the students to be concerned with the

optimal distribution of resources in a society. The study of subjects of commerce like

accountancy, taxation and marketing paves the way for the students for the employability in

the private and banking sectors. All these help in developing skills in individuals that would

enable them to orient themselves to community.

The cross cutting issues such as Disaster Management, Sports and Practice, Stress

Management, Gandhian Philosophy, Environmental Studies, Indian Epic Tradition,

Presentation Skills etc. are all woven in the syllabus of Soft skills and Foundation and the

students are sufficiently motivated to be aware of such issues. The expert lectures are

organized to enlighten multifaceted aspects of such matters.

Environmental Studies:

The subject is introduced in the category of Soft skill Paper both in the Arts and Commerce

Faculty by the University. The students are provided intensive knowledge of the subject

through the lectures by Faculty members and Resource persons invited by college from

various places. Also the in-house staff of the Eco club puts great efforts to teach the subject

in the most interesting fashion thereby cultivating love for the environment among the

students. The college also celebrates the World Environment Day, Tree Plantation Day and

the Earth Day. The N.S.S. unit of the college also makes commendable efforts to highlight

the importance of such days.

Indian Epic Tradition:

The subject “Indian Epic Tradition” has become an integral part of the syllabus of the

B.A. programme formulated by the University. It is taught by the faculty members of

Department of Sanskrit in an extremely informative way, by reciting certain Stanzas

and making effective use of Audio Visual Aids. Various DVDs relating to the subject

are also shown to the students periodically.

Disaster Management:

The subject “Disaster Management” has become an integral part of the syllabus of

the B.COM. programme formulated by the University. It is taught by the Department

of Commerce in an extremely interesting way, making effective use of ICT. Various

DVDs relating to the subject are also shown to the students periodically. Different

issues related to Disaster Management are discussed in the class room.

Sports and Practices:

The subject is a part of curriculum for the students of both the Programmes B.A. and

B.COM. One can think of a healthy mind only in a healthy body. Both physical and

mental wellbeing are the prerequisites of great achievements in man’s life. This

subject foster team spirit among the students and make them disciplined. It is taught

by the Sports’ teacher Prof. Mahendra Modiya.

Gandhian Philosophy:

The subject is a part of curriculum for the students of the Programme B.A. It is taught

by the faculty members of Department of Sociology in an extremely interesting way,

by informing the students about the life and works of Gandhiji. An expert lectures are


organized on the Gandhian Philosophy and its relevance in the modern times. The

Films based on Gandhiji are shown to the students in the seminar hall.

The Women’s Cell of the college (C.W.D.C.) coordinated by Dr. Alpa J.Patel (Sanskrit) also

organizes many programmes such as AIDS Awareness Programme, Save Girl Child

Campaign, Screening films based on gender issues, Showing documentary films, sending

students in Legal workshops organized by the university, holding discussions on the current

happenings in the society, arranging training sessions for defense mechanism for girls by

learning various skills such as Judo, Karate and other marshal arts, taking out rallies against

any ill happening in the society and inculcating in the male students, a feeling of respect for

women folk.

Various skills are developed and improved on account of these programmes. The students’

wish to celebrate various days such as friendship day, black and white day, mismatch day,

traditional day, craft day etc. during the first week of January has been granted.

The number of students participating in sports and games is considerable every year at the

inter-university level. The classes of Spoken English, Spoken Sanskrit and Writing skill in

Gujarati are organized by the respective departments to add value to their studies. Remedial

classes are organized for deserving students.

In addition to this, college arranges certain enrichment programmes during the year, such

as:

1) Lectures on Personality Development

2) Discourse on the importance of Yoga and Meditation in the lives of the youth

3) Celebration of Birth Centenary of Swami Vivekanand

4) Celebration of National Integration Day, Tree Plantation Day, Traditional Day etc.

5) Celebration of Birth Centenary of Umashankar Joshi (Leading Gujarati Poet)

6) Celebration of Independence and Republic Days

7) Blood Donation Camp

8) Celebration of Festivals

9) Lecture on the Interview Skills

10) Importance of hygienic food and Health

11) Fight against AIDS

In order to monitor and evaluate the quality of its enrichment programmes, a feedback is

taken by all the participants of the programme. The chief questions include whether the

participants would like to listen to the expert once again, whether they found the guest lecture

interesting and informative, whether the presentation of the speaker was satisfactory or

excellent. On the basis of the suggestions and their evaluation by the Principal of the college

and all the Heads of the Departments, future action is taken.

1.4 Feedback System

At the onset of CBCS (Choice Based Credit System) which was introduced four years back,

many faculty members of the college were invited by the University to frame the new

syllabus of various subjects. The new examination system formulated by the University


includes six semesters for B.A. and B.Com. programmes. Therefore there was an urgent need

to frame the syllabi as would be appropriate and justified. The experts were asked to

formulate the structure of the syllabus, marking scheme and the contents of the syllabus. The

college feels proud to have such faculty members as Dr. Kishorsinh Solanki (Ex. Principal),

Dr. J.S.Prajapati (Ex. Principal) were elected as senate members of Gujarat University.

The systematic and formal mechanism to obtain feedback from students and stakeholders

on curriculum in the college is recently introduced in the current academic year 2016-17. At

the end of each course, feedback is taken from all the participants. There is a well channelized

system of taking feedback from the students. The identity of the students is kept confidential

so that they are able to express their opinions freely and without fear. The coordinator of

Feedback committee Prof. Chhyaya Chavada (H.O.D. Sociology) along with the members

analyze the feedback of the students and takes necessary steps to implement the suggestions

given by the students. The feedback form comprises of various questions related to the

faculty members, their attitude, functioning of various committees, contents of the

curriculum and infrastructural facilities. Since the college follows Semester system, feedback

is taken from all students of U.G. at the completion of the semester. The suggestions from

Parents’ Association, Alumni Association and various faculty members of the institution are

also taken into consideration. After pondering over all the aspects and suggestions made by

the stakeholders, the faculty members of the college, who are the members of the Board of

Studies, put these suggestions to the University authorities. Many suggestions have been

accepted and incorporated in the new syllabus till date.

As regards Certificate course, it is not introduced in the college yet but the institution is

planning to introduce in future as per suggestions provided by the stakeholders. The worthy

suggestions are implemented for the next batch of students.

An excellent initiative by the Government of Gujarat towards holistic development of

students is the implementation of Saptadhara Programmes that includes “Vanche Gujara”

(Gujarat will Read) and “Rame Gujarat” (Gujarat will Play) and “Khel Maha Kumbh”. Such

Literary Persons as Harshad Trivedi and Bhagavatikumar Sharma were invited in the college

to explain the importance and value of Reading of Books to the students. The prizes are given

in various categories to the students participating and excelling in different sports. The

college had very effectively planned the entire programme and implemented it successfully.


CRITERION: II

TEACHING LEARNING AND EVALUATION

KEY ASPECTS

2.1 Student Enrolment and Profile

2.2 Catering to Student Diversity

2.3 Teaching-Learning Process

2.4 Teacher Quality

2.5 Evaluation Process and Reforms

2.6 Student Performance and Learning Outcomes


CRITERION II: Teaching Learning and Evaluation

2.1 Student Enrolment and Profile

Since the college is affiliated to Gujarat University, it follows the rules and regulations

formulated by the University. As per the University norms, the admissions are given only

through merit in the academic records. The details regarding the admission are conveyed to

the applicants through following methods:

1) Prospectus of the college

2) College Website

3) Notice Board at the entrance of the college

4) Notice Board kept in the library

5) Inquiry Office

6) Help Centre

The admission process is conducted under the supervision of the Principal of the college,

who works as a Chairperson of the Admission Committee. The college strictly adheres to the

rules and regulations put forth by the University for Admission to the students at U.G. level.

A complete transparency is maintained in the process of admission. The college also

maintains the guidelines of Reservation Policy in the matter of admission to the students

belonging to various categories like SC/ST/OBC/Differently abled and girl- students.

For admissions to U.G. courses, the admission forms are distributed after five days of the

declaration of the result of 12th standard conducted by Gujarat Higher Secondary Board,

Gandhinagar. The college has been able to give admission to all the students applying for

U.G. course in the Arts Faculty for the last four years. It is so because there are already four

Arts colleges in Gandhinagar. Apart from this, the overall interest of the students in the Arts

faculty is decreased day by day in Gujarat. Still the subjects of Gujarati and Economics are

so very popular in the college that there is a great demand for admission in B.A. (Gujarati)

and B.A. (Economics) courses. In the case of Commerce Faculty, a great rush is observed in

the last three years for admission to B.Com. programme in the college. The admission

process adheres to the rules regarding academic record and the merit of the candidates.

Arts Faculty Commerce Faculty

Year % of

Maximum

marks

%of

Minimum

marks

% of

Maximum

marks

%of Minimum

marks

2013-14 85.54% 36% 85.26% 36%

2014-15 81.12% 36% 69% 36%

2015-16 67.75% 36% 67.75% 36%

2016-17 78% 36% 75% 36%


The comparison with other colleges is not possible for much competition is not observed in

the Arts and Commerce faculties since all the students applying for the programme are given

admission. This trend has been noticed for the last four years especially in the Arts Faculty.

As regards monitoring and reviewing the proves of admission, it is done on a regular basis

after the completion of the Admission Process by the Admission Committee constituted

under the chairmanship of the Principal of the college. The feedback regarding the process

of admission is taken from the Parents’ Association, student representatives and other stake

holders of the institution. The outcome of such an effort is that the process of admission has

become very transparent. This could indeed be considered a great leap in the matter of

administration.

The college always inspires the candidates belonging to backward, reserved, Minority

community, economically weaker section and girls students of the district to study by means

of adopting various policies to their benefit thereby ensuring equity among all the candidates.

Students belonging to Schedule Class (SC), Schedule Tribe (ST) and Other

Backward Class (OBC)

The existing government rule has declared the reservation of the seats to the SC/ST and

OBC to the tune of 7%, 15% and 27% respectively in the educational institution at the entry

level of the admission. These students are given the facility of free scholarship and fee waiver

by the college. Such students also get books from the library under the scheme of Poor Boys’

Library Scheme implemented by the college authorities. Such students are allowed to keep

the books prescribed in the syllabus for the whole of the academic year. At the end of the

year, they are required to submit the books to the library.

Women

The girl-students aspiring to seek admission in the college are given benefit of the policy of

government for girls students. In lieu of the State Government Policy, the tuition fee of the

girl-students is waived, thereby encouraging and motivating them to study and become

responsible citizens of the country.

Differently-Abled

The differently abled students are given 3% reservation according to the policy declared by

the State Government. The college follows the policy strictly and encourages such students

to pursue U.G. programme.

Economically weaker sections

The students belonging to economically weaker section of the society are provided the

benefit of fee waiver and scholarship by the college.


Minority Community

The minority communities also get the benefit of scholarship, fee waiver and the facility of

Poor Boys’ Library.

Sports Personnel

The students who have played at state level and national level in any sport are given priority

in admission to various programmes.

The details of various programmes offered by the institution during the last four years

are as follows:

Programmes Number of

applications Number of students admitted

U.G. B.A.

2013-14 1304 1304

2014-15 1285 1285

2015-16 1163 1163

2016-17 1070 1070

U.G. B.COM

2013-14 343 343

2014-15 464 464

2015-16 558 558

2016-17 595 595

2.2 Catering to Student Diversity

There are a few students who are differently-abled in the institution. Such students are given

flexibility in the submission of assignments, college timings, issuing of books in the library

and a separate sitting arrangement during the examination. The students having problems

with the bad eye sight are provided a writer during the examination. The students suffering

from deformity of legs are allowed to utilize the facility of lift available in the campus. The

differently abled students are always given priority in all matters in the college.

There is no provision for assessing the student’s knowledge/needs in terms of knowledge and

skills before the commencement of the programme because admissions are given only on the

basis of the marks obtained in the qualifying examination. For the educationally disadvantaged

students, the college organizes remedial classes. The Remedial course are conducted by the

professors of the respective departments. Such courses help the students make up for the

deficiency in learning the language properly at the school level. The students are encouraged to

remain regular in the classes so that they can keep pace with the advanced students. Special care

is taken in ensuring the progress of slow learners by conducting unit tests for them and


encouraging them to overcome the barriers in learning. As a result, the performance of such

students has largely improved at the university examinations.

The college also takes initiative in sensitizing its staff and students on the issues such as

gender, environment etc. by organizing the following programmes in the college:

Various women empowerment programmes such as ‘Save Girl Child Campaign’,

Training of Self-defense, AIDS Awareness Programme, Lectures on Women

Empowerment, etc. are conducted by Women’s Cell of the college. Every year ‘Women’s

Day’ is celebrated in the college.

A Grievance Redressal Cell has also been established by the college. It is handled by

Prof. Jahidhusen Chauhan and members. A Complaint box is kept near the Principal’s

office in which the student can drop their complaints.

‘Save Water Campaign’, ‘Shun Plastic Campaign’ and ‘Go Green campaign’ ‘Tree

Plantation Programme’ are organized by the N.S.S. Unit and Eco club of the college under

the effective leadership of Prof. Thakorbhai Nayak (Sanskrit) and Prof. Ramilaben Patel

(Sociology).

On 21st June, ‘The World yoga Day’ is celebrated in the campus of the College for the

last two years. The coordinator of the Yoga Committee Dr. Hemant Vaishnav delivered

an interesting lecture on ‘Importance of Yoga and Meditation in life’. He also

demonstrated certain ‘Yogasanas’ before the students and faculty members of the college.

The college authorities always keep a check on the record of the learners – both slow and

advanced. For advanced learners, the motivation factor of the teachers is very high. Such learners

are encouraged and praised in the classroom in front of other students. Moreover, they are

provided additional guidance by the professors so that they could excel in the examination and

become University Toppers. They are also motivated to appear in the Competitive examinations

conducted by various agencies.

A detailed Result Summary is prepared by the college authorities at the end of every Semester.

Each Head of the Department collects and analyses the data regarding the performance of the

students of his/her subject in the examination. The Head, along with other faculty members of

the department plan a strategy to deal with the slow learners, economically weaker students,

disadvantaged sections of society and physically challenged students. The attendance of the

students in the class is made compulsory and record is maintained in the present sheet. The

meetings are conducted by the teachers to understand the problems being faced by the students

and proper guidance is imparted to them regarding career options, future plans and various

alternatives of competitive exams.

2.3 Teaching – Learning Process

In order to enhance the teaching – learning process, a healthy learning environment is created in

the college. The college begins its session of teaching after it receives the academic calendar of

the University at the beginning of the academic year. On the basis of this calendar, the academic

calendar committee prepares its own academic calendar. This calendar includes the probable

dates of academic sessions of different semesters, tentative schedule of examinations, Annual


function of the college, list of holidays, various activities to be held during the year, celebration

of Culfest week, celebration of Teacher’s Day, Yoga Day and any other activity that is of prime

importance.

On the basis of academic calendar of the college, every department prepares its own

departmental academic calendar containing details of seminars and workshops to be conducted

during the year, arranging lectures by expert faculties, organizing educational tour, planning

departmental activities, chalking out student-oriented activities and analyzing feedback of the

students. A copy of the academic calendar prepared by the department is submitted to the

Principal of the college. The Heads of the departments convene a meeting with their respective

faculty members for the effective implementation of the academic calendar. The professors of

the college strive to make their teaching by means of sensible use of ICT.

The Evaluation methods are communicated to the students at the beginning of the academic year.

The information consisting of:

The scheme of marks regarding the University exam and the internal exam is conveyed

to the students.

The details of the curriculum and the weightage of each unit are given to the students.

The information regarding their assessment through unit tests, internal tests, class tests,

assignments is conveyed to the students.

The Steering Committee of the IQAC (Internal Quality Assurance Cell) of the college comprises

of the following members:

1) Shri Shankersinh Vaghela ‘Bapu’ (Managing Trustee) -President

2) Dr.M.D. Pande –Admin Officer (Trust)

3) I/C Principal Dr. Rucha A.Brahmbhatt - Chairperson

4) Dr. Kamal J.Dave (Department of English) - Coordinator

5) Dr. Dipak Pandya (Head, Department of Gujarati)

6) Prof. Jahidhusen Chauhan (Department of Economics)

7) Prof. Surendrasinh Vaghela (Head, Department of Psychology)

8) Prof. Vaibhav Kothari (Department of English)

9) Shri Divyesh Purani (Office Superintendent)

10) Students’ Representative (Current Academic Year)

11) Dipak N.Prajapati (President of Alumni Association)

12) Kirtikumar D.Zala (President of Parents’ Association)

The Steering Committee of the IQAC meets periodically throughout the year. It works as a

medium through which SWOC analysis of the institution is done. The strength and weaknesses

of diverse aspects of the functioning of the college are discussed and probable solutions are


thought of to overcome the weaknesses of the institution. A detailed analysis about the teaching

learning process, cultural activities, community services, N.S.S. activities, infrastructural

facilities, drinking water facility, sanitation, Campus maintenance, administrative process,

organizing seminars and lectures by experts are all finalized in the meeting. A critical analysis of

the overall performance of the institution and evaluation of the results of various subjects being

taught in the college is made. Thus IQAC is the most important unit of the institution, as it keeps

a vigilant eye on all the activities that are ensued in the college.

The role of IQAC in improving the teaching skills of the faculty members is exemplary. The

team members of the committee share their teaching experiences; talk about various teaching

aids – both traditional and modern and promotes the use of ICT to make teaching-learning

experience interesting and effective. Along with this, several teaching methods are suggested by

the Cell:

Lecture Method

Using traditional method with chalk and duster

Teaching through Presentations

Computer assistant teaching

Teaching through exhibitions

Organizing seminars with the help of students and faculty members

Screening relevant movies based on syllabus

Use of Audio-Visual aids

Participation in Training Programmes

The efforts of the Principal of the college in making the learning more student-centric are

indeed commendable. She has provided an excellent facility to the teachers of the college by

equipping the seminar room and the Conference room with the most modern technological

devices that could be used for teaching in an effective way. The library of the college has been

converted into an information house; its ambience is such that it motivates the teacher towards

research oriented activities. An emphasis is put on the interactive teaching in the class so that the

students can participate and ask questions and discuss their problems openly. The students are

trained to become competitive by acquiring various skills which are necessary for a secure future.

The methods that best suit the learning ability of students is used by the faculty members.

Group discussions, seminars, presentations, language laboratory, Literary Quiz

experimental method and lecture method by the teachers, has escalated the learning among

students. Under BISAG programmes, special lectures by subject experts are delivered. The

faculty members of the college Dr. R.A.Bhrambhatt, Prof. Nitendra Patel, Dr Dipak Pandya, Dr.

Samir Bhatt and Prof. Vaibhav Kothari delivered the lectures on various topics under BISAG

programme. The students are highly benefitted by them. Such a positive approach of the

institution towards students nurtures critical thinking, creativity and commercial temper among

the students to transform them into life-long learners, self-employers and innovators.

Moreover, independent Broadband internet connection of 10mbps speed each is installed

in the administrative office, Computer Lab. and the library. The library of the college is also


equipped with the facility of computer, printer and an internet connection. In addition to this, the

seminar room has been equipped with facilities of Projector, computer and Audio System.

The faculty members of the college participate and present research papers in various

seminars and conferences on a regular basis. Two faculty members Dr. Dipak Pandya (Gujarati)

and Dr. Alpa Patel (Sanskrit) have been working on Minor Research Projects sanctioned by

University Grants Commission. The teachers keep themselves abreast with the information

regarding latest developments in their subjects. Many departments of the college encourage the

students to display newspaper clippings on the current issues on the notice board put in the

Library.

Innovative teaching methods include:

Pictorial and Graphic presentations based teaching programmes have been encouraged in

the recent few years. Through this method, entire story of the novel or epic or poem is

developed through images. It helps in the thorough understanding of the entire literary

piece of work in simple yet interesting manner.

The students of the college thrive from rural and tribal areas, therefore they are lacking

in the skills of English grammar. The English subject is compulsory for all the students

of Arts and Commerce Faculty. Therefore teaching through pictorial presentation help

the students grasp the rules properly yet interestingly.

The students are also motivated to refer to the reference books and prepare notes and

M.C.Q. on specific topics. The class notes is provided to the students on difficult topics.

Active help is extended by the faculty members to the students in case of any difficulty

in accomplishing the task allotted to them.

The motivational lectures are also arranged for the students to enhance their creativity

and making them more responsible students. Classroom seminars are also organized to

remove stage fear of the students.

Expert lectures based on various topics of the syllabus are arranged in all the subjects of

the Arts and Commerce Faculties.

Classroom teaching that includes the Lecture method is also made interactive. The

teachers encourage the students to ask questions in the class thereby making the class

lively and spirited.

The students are shown BISAG lectures which are available in the library in the CD

format. The lectures delivered by experts of various subjects on diverse topics are also

uploaded on YouTube by BISAG. The students are highly benefitted by such interesting

and content-packed lectures as they can understand the topics prescribed in their syllabi

correctly and accurately.


Tree plantation on the both sides of the entry road has been developed in the college

premises; it contains some rare species of plants which are cultivated with great care and

perseverance. The Eco club of the college monitors the nursing of the plantation. This

effort helps the students view the plant themselves in the garden, and therefore an

ecological consciousness on their part is made possible.

The recorded DVDs containing lyrics that are sung by well-known singers are played for

the students of literature. Such lyrics which are the part of syllabi for the students, and

are available in recorded form, help the students comprehend the essence of poetry.

Another innovative way of teaching is to invite living writers to the college whose literary

work is very well-known to the students. Here such endeavors of the teachers of Gujarati

is worth mentioning. The well-known writers of Gujarati literature such as Raghuvir

Chaudhary, Chinu Modi, Musafir Palanpuri and Manilal Patel were invited to interact

with the students. The students were highly thrilled by interacting with them and listening

to their discourses.

The most noticeable point in this regard is that the Ex Principal and Trustee of the college,

Dr. Kishorsinh Solanki himself is a very well-known writer of Gujarati Literature. He

played a vital role in developing literary sensibility among the students.

Prof. Jahidhusen G. Chauhan has guided the 20 students of P.G. for preparing Project in

Economics at Govt. Arts College, Gandhinagar.

Library Resources

The library is the heart of the college. It is equipped with all the facilities necessary for

augmenting the teaching-learning process. It is coordinated by Mr. Sandeep Barot and assisted

by Dr. Samir Bhatt (Gujarati) and Prof. Vaibhav Kothari (English). The following features of the

library are worth mentioning:

The Central Library situated in the college campus is a store house of information. There

is a collection of a vast number of books, reference books, journals, magazines and

periodicals in the library. A wide collection of DVDs containing lectures on various

topics of different subjects is also available in the library.

There is a facility of internet surfing for students as well as teachers in the library through

which the information on any topic could be gathered.

A comfortable sitting facility for the students has been created in the library separately.

Students in a big number avail of this facility. They visit the library regularly, read

periodicals that are displayed on the racks, go through newspapers and career oriented

magazines. It cultivates interest in the students to learn new things and update their

knowledge on current affairs. The students make fruitful use of the library to prepare their

projects, assignments and presentations.


The students and teachers can get e-books through library, as there is a facility of internet

surfing in the library.

The teachers also are provided a separate seating facility for reading and reference.

The Poor Boys’ library scheme is meant for economically weaker students and those

belonging to SC/ST and OBC category.

A separate cabin of Research Club has been constructed exclusively for faculty members

to pursue research work.

New arrivals are displayed prominently and its information is placed on the notice-board.

The facility of INFLIBNET N list is also available in the library which has proved to be

a great help to the teachers and the students pursuing their research.

The facility of a BISAG has been provided in room no. 203 through which the students

can view online lectures delivered by eminent faculties on diverse topics in different

subjects.

The institution has a good strength of teachers. The departments where there is a shortage of

teachers, the temporary teachers are recruited. When a senior faculty member retires from the

institute, the attempt of the Principal is to appoint another faculty on a temporary basis. The

expense of such faculty is borne by the college. The priority of the institute is to provide

maximum facilities to the students and the entire culture of the college is student-oriented.

Therefore in spite of introduction of a new system that includes CBCS and the semester system,

the faculty members successfully complete their syllabi in a stipulated time frame and in

accordance with the academic calendar. The expert help from the visiting faculties extended to

various departments make it possible to complete the curricula of different subjects to the

satisfaction of all the students.

The IQAC of the college monitors the status of teaching-learning in the college by holding

regular meetings. The Suggestion Box is placed in the college; the students drop their complaints

and suggestions in the box. Every month, this box is opened by the Grievance Redressal

Committee formulated by the institute. The suggestions made by the students are handed over to

the Principal by the committee after due scrutiny. The Principal along with the members of IQAC

chalks out a plan of action to implement the constructive suggestions made by the students. In

addition to this, feedback of the students and their performance in the examination also turns out

to be the bench mark of evaluation of quality of teaching-learning.

2.4 Teacher Quality

The teachers of the institution are well qualified and competent. Out of total 15 permanent

and full time faculty members in the college, 8 are Ph.D. holders and 04 faculty members

have been pursuing their Ph.D.


Two faculty members of the college have been rendering services as Ph.D. supervisors

of various universities:

i. I/C Prin. Dr. R.A.Bhrambhatt (English) – Four students have been pursuing their research

for Ph.D in Gujarat University.

ii. Dr. Kamal Dave (English) – Three students have been pursuing their research for Ph.D

in Rai University, Dholaka, Gujarat.

Dr. Rucha A. Brahmbhatt (English) rendered services as a Resource person at Knowledge

Consortium of Gujarat (KCG) and Academic Staff College, Ahmedabad.

Dr. Dipak Pandya is invited to read his research paper at International Conference on

‘Lok Me Kabir’ organized at Idar College Dist. Sabarkantha, Gujarat.

Dr. Samir Bhatt (Gujarati) is invited as a resource person at Navasari for teachers’ training

Programme organized by Govt. of Gujarat .Moreover being a poet he has been invited on

various programmes in prestigious institutes such as Sahitya Akadami New Delhi,

Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, Ahmedabad and M.S. University Baroda etc. at state and

national level

The college appreciates the competency of the teachers who makes invaluable

contribution of the progress of the institution. Those entire faculty members, whose

services have been exemplary, are invited by the college authorities even after their

retirement and their remuneration is paid by the trust of the college. Ex. Principal Dr.

Kishorsinh Solanki has been extending his services as a mentor for administrative and

academic faculties.

Highest

qualification

Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Total

Male Female Male Female Male Female

Permanent teachers

D.Sc./D.Litt. - - - - - - -

Ph.D. - - 04 04 _ - 08

M.Phil. - - - 01 01 02 04

PG - - 08 06 - - 14

Temporary teachers

Ph.D. - - - - - - -

M.Phil. - - - - - - -

PG - - - - 01 03 04


Part-time teachers

Ph.D. - - - - - - -

M.Phil. - - - - - 01 01

PG - - 01 - - - 01

Academic Staff Development Programmes Number of faculty

nominated Refresher Courses 01

HRD programmes 00

Orientation programmes 01

Staff training conducted by the University 01

Staff training conducted by other institutions 02

Summer/winter schools, workshops, etc. 02

Faculty Training Programmes organized by the institution

The following Faculty Training Programmes were organized by the institution during the last

four years:

A lecture was arranged on the detailed analysis and the implementation of Semester

System and Choice Based Credit System (CBCS), which was implemented four years

back by the Gujarat University.

A programme explaining the different aspects of Cultural Activities termed as Culfest or

SAPTADHARA was organized by the cultural committee in the beginning of the

academic year. Saptadhara means Seven Streams which includes programmes related to

co-curricular activities and extra-curricular activities. It provides a platform for nurturing

and promoting talents of students. It sensitizes to appreciate aesthetics and uphold the

rich traditions of knowledge. Every student in higher education gets an opportunity to

nurture creativity and freedom of expression through seven bands of Saptadhara. The

detailed understanding of the seven bands of Saptadhara was explained to the faculty

members by the Coordinator of the Cultural Committee, Dr. Lalitaben Solanki

(Department of Commerce).

A programme by UDISHA (Universal Development of Income-Generating Skills

through Higher Education Agencies), that includes training, guidance, counseling and

industry orientation to enhance employability was organized.


An expert lecture regarding the working of AAA (Academic and Administrative Audit),

aiming at creating excellence in Higher Education through mentoring was delivered by

Prof. Vaibhav Kothari in the college.

A lecture on SANDHAN, a venture of Government of Gujarat through which all students

of Higher education can access lectures delivered by eminent academicians from across

the state, nation and from abroad, was delivered by Prof. Nitendrakumar Patel in the

BISAG room of the College.

To review performance regularly and ensure implementation of self- development,

training and Capacity Building programme were conducted in the KCG and almost 80%

of the faculty members were participated in them.

Computer Training Programme was conducted by the Institution, in which more than

75% of the faculty members participated. It helped in increasing the computer literacy

among the faculty members. The teachers were shown how they can teach effectively

through presentations using projector, computer and audio system.

Academic Study Circle SAKAR has been constituted through which lectures on various

topics are organized periodically in which all the faculty members are actively

participated.

A brilliant lecture on “Modern Teaching Aids” was delivered by Prof. Vaibhav Kothari

for the faculty members of Arts and Commerce faculty in which an effective use of the

facilities of Cam Scanner was stressed upon.

A learned lecture on the “Analysis of Budget and its consequences” was conducted by

the Department of Economics in which all the aspects of the General Budget were

discussed.

Percentage of faculty

Invited as resource persons in Workshops/Seminars/Conferences organized by external

professional agencies – 35%

Participated in external Workshops/Seminars/Conferences recognized by

national/international professional bodies – 10%

Presented papers in Workshops/Seminars/Conferences conducted or recognized by

professional agencies – 90%


Details of the Workshops/Seminars/Conferences/Invited lectures attended by the Faculties:

The college provides the following facilities to recharge teachers and increase their professional

competency:

Duty leave is granted to the faculty members for attending Seminars, Workshops,

Conferences and Symposium.

The faculty members are motivated to prepare and submit Research Projects to various

funding agencies; the outcome of which is that 02 Minor Research Projects of different

faculty members have already been sanctioned.

The faculty members are allowed to purchase reference books, DVDs or any other

research based material from the library fund.

The college waives the rule of submitting all the books of the library at the end of the

academic year by the faculty members, in the case of the faculty members pursuing

his/her research project.

The faculty members who have done exemplary research work are appreciated by the

Staff Academic Club SAKAR.

As regards the feedback of teachers by the students, it is done at the end of a year. The students

are given the feedback forms which are duly filled by the students of the respective subjects. The

identity of the students is kept secret which helps them to express their views fearlessly. Various

questions regarding the punctuality of the faculty member, his preparation of the lecture, his use

of ICT in the class, sense of cultivating interest in the class, his behavior in the class etc. are

judged by the students. The analysis of the feedback is done by the Feedback Committee and the

suggestions of the students are conveyed to the respective teachers by the Committee. There is

also a suggestion box through which the students can voice their problems. Moreover, the Parent

Teacher’s Association also comes up with some valid suggestions, which after scrutiny, are

implemented by the college authorities. Such systematic evaluation by different groups reflects

the true picture of the college. Accordingly action is taken and necessary steps are implemented

for improving the quality of teaching-learning process.

2.5 Evaluation Process and Reforms

The students are informed about the system of evaluation process in the beginning of the

academic year. The teachers of the respective faculties apprise the students of the marking

scheme of the examination and the bifurcation of marks into internal and external examination.

A copy of the rules of the evaluation process is displayed on the Notice Board also. The students

are required to submit assignments as a part of their evaluation process. The students failing in

submission of assignments are informed by placing their roll nos. on the notice board. This is

how the students get all the information related to the evaluation process by different means of

communication. In case there is any marked difference in the system of evaluation, then the


University sends a copy through e-mail to the college. The Principal of the college, after

skimming over the contents, call the concerned faculty member and handover a copy of the mail.

Necessary action is taken for making the students and the teachers aware of the new evaluation

system.

The major evaluation reforms adopted by the college are as follows:

A system of continuous evaluation of students by examination consisting of Unit test has

been implemented in the college.

Examination committee comprising of Prof. Surendrasinh vaghela and Prof. J.G.Chauhan

with Principal as the Chairman of the committee has been constituted. It looks after the

evaluation reforms of the University and the implementation of the reforms in the college.

The examination system has undergone a complete change with the introduction of Semester

system since the last four years. The University has chalked out a detailed plan regarding the

evaluation system which includes the system of internal and external marks in U.G. programme.

Moreover CBCS system has been adopted which has resulted in the credit point system which

has been implemented by all the colleges.

Since the college is affiliated to the Gujarat University, it is bound to follow all the policies that

are declared by the University. The college continuously monitors the progress of the students

by their performance in the unit tests and assignments. In case the student is faring badly in the

examination on a continuous basis, then the parents of the respective student is called at the

college and the parents are informed about the status of their child. A copy of the results is also

kept on the notice board of the college.

The formative and summative evaluation approaches adapted to measure student achievement

involve in Presentations, quiz contest, unit tests, poster presentation, seminars and their

participation in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities too. The students are encouraged to

attend legal workshops, youth festivals, Sports and the lectures by eminent personalities. The

participation and performance of the students in all such activities measure the level of their

competence and the areas of their interest.

The institution communicates the progress and performance of students through the display of

their result on the noticeboards and on the website of the college. The names of the students

securing highest marks in the specific subjects are declared in the class. The student is hailed and

congratulated by the teacher in the class which motivates him to perform still better in future.

Other students of the class are also inspired to work hard and perform well in their subjects.

Moreover the names of the toppers are displayed on the noticeboard to encourage and motivate

them. This creates a positive impact on the other students and they are also inspired to excel in

the examinations.

The transparency adopted in the system of the internal examination while assessing and

evaluating the competency of the students, motivates the students to work harder and with added

vigour and efficiency. Out of total 50 marks allotted to each paper, 30 marks are assigned for

internal examination. These 30 marks are further bifurcated into two different parts that includes

05 marks for regular attendance in the class and 10 marks for the assignments. The rest 15 marks


are from the marks scoring from the answer sheet. In this way, the evaluation system adopted by

the college is absolutely transparent and crystal clear.

The institution and the individual teachers use assessment as an indicator for evaluating student

performance, achievement of learning objectives and planning. The institution makes a SWOC

analysis of the students and categorizes them into two groups- Competent students with

commendable grasping ability and the other group of students who are weak and less motivated.

The competent students are motivated to perform still better, but at the same time, they are asked

to sort out the difficulties of weak students. Moreover, the weak students are provided personal

guidance by the faculty members. Even remedial classes are conducted for such groups of very

weak students. One or two competent students are also asked to remain present in such classes

who help the weak students solve their problems.

Moreover, there is a provision of retest is also there in the college. If the student is unable to

remain present in the internal examination due to such genuine reason, he/she is allowed another

chance to appear in the examination for which a nominal sum is charged for the procedure.

2.6 Student performance and Learning Outcomes

The college focusses on the strengths and weaknesses of the students through formative analysis

of the results of the students in the internal as well as external (University) examination. The

concentration is also on the students’ performance in Sports at University, State and National

Levels. The Placement cell of the college under the leadership of Dr. Manisha Rabari is very

caring regarding the performance of the students in the competitive examinations like banking,

insurance and other examinations related to government sector. The list of successful candidates

is put on the notice board of the college. This enables the students as well as the staff know about

the achievements of students who have proved their merit in various fields.

The college identifies the students with good caliber and promotes them to participate in various

seminars and workshops organized by the college as well as by other institutions. The motto of

the college is to motivate, inspire and encourage the students to reach the pinnacle of success by

exploiting all their abilities thereby making themselves employable as soon as they accomplish

their graduation programme. Even the weaker students of the college are identified and counseled

so that they also carve their places in the society and become inseparable part of the populace by

their incredible contributions.

The college takes up strong measures to enhance the social and economic relevance of

the courses offered. The sole aim of the college is to focus on the holistic development of the

students. The students are trained especially in spoken English and Computer skills. They are

counseled about the art of facing interview and techniques of qualifying various competitive

examinations. They are also encouraged to participate in the NSS activities and other extension

activities so that they develop a sense of commitment for society. The students are taken to visit

certain institutions, government schools, slum areas and NGOs so that they get the true picture

of the society of which they are the inseparable part.


Moreover the data is collected from the analyses of the feedback from the students,

university results of the students, their performance in intercollegiate competitions – co-

curricular and extra-curricular activities, their outcome in the competitive examinations and their

placement records. After evaluating the data, the college authorities take steps to overcome the

barriers of learning of students and takes corrective measures so that the students can progress

and achieve their desired goals.

It has always been the effort of the college to equip the students with diverse talents so

that they carve out their niche in the areas of their interest. To impart moral, cultural, intellectual,

social and spiritual knowledge to the students, the faculty members of the college incessantly

strive so that the students realize their dreams and become responsible citizens of the nation. Still

the institution struggles for the productive results of the students which reflects in the quality of

the students and their success ratio.


CRITERION III

RESEARCH, CONSULTANCY AND EXTENSION

KEY ASPECTS

3.1 Promotion of Research

3.2 Resource Mobilization for Research

3.3 Research Facilities

3.4 Research Publications and Awards

3.5 Consultancy

3.6 Extension Activities and Institutional Social

Responsibility

3.7 Collaborations


CRITERION III: RESEARCH, CONSULTANCY AND EXTENSION

3.1 Promotion of Research

The institute believes in promoting and encouraging research activities in the college. Therefore

a research committee has been constituted under the effective leadership of I/C Principal of the

college Dr. Rucha A.Brahmbhatt. Under the auspices of the committee, expert lectures of the

staff members are arranged in the staff academic club ‘SAKAR’ and all the necessary assistance

and encouragement are provided to the researchers. The special value of SAKAR lies in the

assertion of the native honour. There are two faculty members in the college who are the Ph.D.

guides. They are associated with Gujarat University and Rai University.

It is not out of place to note that Ex. Principal of the college Dr. Kishorsinh Solanki is a well-

known writer of Gujarati Literature. He has authored 38 books including novels, Poetry and

Essays. The Hindi version of his novel “Aravalli” was published by Gyanpith. Two research

scholars have completed their doctorate on his works.

The Research Committee consists of the Principal as the chairman and three members. The

committee looks after the research work that is carried out by other faculty members. They extend

proper guidance to the teachers in case of any difficulty in pursuing their research. They help the

faculty members in the submission of Minor Research Projects in the proper format. Also the

expert lectures based on Research Methodology are arranged by the committee. The

recommendations made by the research committee are as follows:

The faculty members should take up at least one minor or major research project under

the plan of UGC during the tenure of his/her academic career.

The faculty members should authored at least three or four books regarding his/her

respective subjects during the tenure of his/her academic career.

At least two research articles should be published by all the faculty members during the

academic year.

There should be a general meeting of all the faculty members of the college in which the

information regarding publication of books of faculty members should be given. In that

meeting the respective faculty member would talk in brief about his/her book.

Those who complete their doctorate must be honoured at the Annual function of the

college.

The impact of such recommendations is that a research culture is developed in the college. There

is a healthy competition among the faculty members to do more and more research work in their

subjects. The motivation and encouragement by the Principal and I.Q.A.C. of the college has

drawn the teachers towards research and therefore the teachers are always engaged in pursuing


some or the other research oriented project. More and more faculty members present research

papers at various seminars and conferences organized by college as well as other institutes.

The institution has taken up initiatives in creating awareness of research in the institution. The

following measures are taken by the institution in this regard:

A complete autonomy to the Principal investigator is given so that he can carry out his

research work freely and without any hindrance.

There is never any delay in the release of resources by the Principal of the college.

A separate comfortable sitting space has been allotted in the library by the Management

of the college solely for the purpose of carrying out research oriented activities. All the

faculty members make the optimum utilization of the facility provided to them.

Special leave is granted by the Principal of the college for the faculty members pursuing

their Ph.D. and for the Viva of Ph.D. and M.Phil. But there is no relaxation in the teaching

load to teachers.

The support in terms of technology is excellent. The faculty members are free to make

use of library resources and internet facility at the library and at the DELL.

The details of the faculty members involved in active research are as follows:

Sr.

no.

Name of the

faculty

Subject No. of Research

Students

No. of Research

Students

M.Phil

awarded

M.Phil in

progress

Ph.D.

awarded

Ph.D. in

progress

1. Dr.R.A.Brahmbhatt English - - - 04

2. Dr. Kamal Dave English - - - 03

Details of students pursuing Ph.D. under Prin. Dr. R.A.Brahmbhatt (English)

Sr no. Name of research

student

Reg.

No. Title

Status

1. Ansodaria

Bhumika Balubhai 6169

A Study of Book and Film

versions of Select Indian

English Authors’ Texts Ongoing


2. Sharma Yogita

Bansilal 6215

Indian Life Trough Jewish

Eye/i: A study of Select Jewish

Indian Writers Ongoing

3. Prajapati Mafabhai

Ramji 6174

Claiming Footprints:

Exploration of Dalit Assertion

For Identity on the Sands of

Post-Colonial Indian Fiction

Ongoing

4. Brahmbhatt Jinal

Sandipkumar 6214

Changing Dynamics of

Mother-Daughter

Relationships in the Select

Indian English Fiction by

Women Writers

Ongoing

Details of students pursuing Ph.D. under Dr. Kamal Dave (English)

Sr

no.

Name of

research

student

Reg. No. &date Title Status

1. Prof. Sanjay

Patel

RU

1404720213169

January-2014

Multifarious Images of

Women found in the

selected novels of Pearl

S.Buck

Ongoing

2. Mrs. Anjali

Barot

RU

14047720213169

Janurary-2014

A Critical Study of the

Identity Crisis of Women

reflected in the select

novels of Shshi Despande

Ongoing

3. Prof. Trupti

Vyas

RU

41000011514

August-2014

A Thematic Study of

Selected Poems of Matthew

Arnold Ongoing

Details of Workshops/training programme/sensitization programmes organized by the

institution with focus on capacity building in terms of research and imbibing research

culture among the staff and students:

A seminar on Gujarati travel writing was organized in which noted writers like Bholabhai

Patel, Kumarpal Desai, Amrut Vegad, Mahendrasinh Parmar, Prasad Brahmbhatt, etc,

delivered their scholarly talks.

The college organized a workshop to familiarize the students with various Gujarati

meters. Noted linguist and critic Shri Chandrakant Seth and Vinod Joshi taught metrical

compositions to more than 150 students.

Two books “Gujarati Nibandhshrushti” and “Gujarati Bhasha Sahitya Nu Adhyayan Ane

Adhyapan”, edited by Dr. Kishorsinh Solanki were released this year. It was released by

the stalwart of Gujarati literature Shri Dhirubhai Thakar in the presence of Shri

Shankarsinh Vaghela and Dr. Satish Vyas.


The college organized an enactment of the play “Jal Ne Padade” based on the life of poet

Kant.

The bust of eminent Gujarati poet Shri Umashankar Joshi was unveiled at his native place

Bamana (district Sabarkantha) on 21st July 2007 on his birth anniversary by Shri

Shankarsinh Vaghela. Umashankar Joshi’s daughter Dr. Svati Joshi, Dr. Dhirubhai

Thakar, Dr. Chandrakant Seth and Dr. Kumarpal Desai (president of Gujarati Sahitya

Parishad) remained present.

A one-day seminar named Sundaram Shatabdi Vandana was organized by the college to

mark the centenary celebrations of Gujarati poet Shri Sundaram. It was inaugurated by

Shri Shankarsinh Vaghela. Sundaram’s daughter Sudhben Sundaram was the chief guest

in this seminar.

The trust of the college has been publishing a literary monthly ‘Shabdasar’ for the last

twelve years. The March 2008 issue particularly focused upon the contribution of

Sundaram to Gujarati literature.

A UGC sponsored national seminar was organized on 31st December 2011 and 1st January

2012 titled “Higher Education: Issues and Challengers.” It was inaugurated by the former

director of NCERT, Dr. J. S. Rajput, Swami Shri Dharmabandhu, and Shri Shankarsinh

Vaghela. Dr. Riho Isaka, professor of Area Studies, Tokyo University, Japan, delivered

the plenary lecture. Prof. Medha Dalal talked about the recent developments in

Information Technology with respect to education. Around 54 research papers were

presented in two days.

The college hosted the annual convention of Gujarati no Adhyapak Sangh (Gujarati

Teachers’ Association) held at N. S. Patel Arts College, Anand. The campus director of

Samarpan College, Dr. Kishorsinh Solanki, was appointed the president of Gujarati no

Adhyapak Sangh.

“Sanskar Vimarsh Sangosthi” – a two-day seminar on sixteen sanskars was organized by

the dept. of Sanskrit on 17 – 18 September, 2011.

A UGC Sponsored National Seminar and International Symposium – “Reality and

Virtuality: A Confluence of Contemporary Oriental Literatures (Indo – Sino – Japanese)”

was organized on 27th and 28th 2013. Noted film critic and art historian Shri Amrit Gangar

and Dr. Riho Isaka from Tokyo University delivered their talks.

The following are the details of the prioritized research areas and the expertise available

with the institution:

Sr. no. Name of faculty Subject prioritized areas of research

1 Dr. Rucha A.Brahmbhatt English Feminist Literature

2 Dr. Kamal Dave English British Poetry

Comparative Literature


The institution is always eager to invite experts of various fields to the college so that the students

of the college are benefitted by them. The institution invites the leading experts to the seminars

and workshops conducted by the college. The college arranges the lectures by experts every

fortnight on different subjects of Arts as well as Commerce faculty. The Seminar Hall of the

college is built with the purpose of making the interaction between experts and students possible.

The college makes the optimum use of these halls by conducting various programmes that

inculcate intellectual, literary, cultural and moral values in the students.

The college provides all the facilities possible to the faculty members to imbibe research culture

on the campus. Though there is no provision of any Sabbatical leave for research activities, yet

duty leave is granted to the faculty members for the presentation of research papers in Seminars

and Conferences conducted by other institutes.

In order to create the awareness about the latest research and findings of research, the college

puts the detailed information on the college website. The new findings are also put on the notice

board of the college, so that the visiting faculties of the college also get to know about them. The

mention of the same is also in the magazine ‘SHABDASAR’ published by the trust of the college

every month.

3.2 Resource Mobilization for Research

The institution promotes research and development by extending financial assistance to the

faculty members and the students. The following table indicates the expenditure, financial

allocation and actual utilization of the research grant sanctioned by UGC:

(11th Plan UGC)

Details of the grant received

Head Reference No. Received Grant Expenditure

(Utilization)

Young College F.49-20/09 (WRO)

Dated 17/03/2009 300000/- 3,04,923/-

College

Development

F.14-123/08 (WRO)

Dated 18/02/2009 400000/- 5,73,320/-

Merged Scheme

F.14-123/08 (WRO)

Dated 12/01/2010

&22/03/2011

12,40,000/- 12,19,334/-

Audit Fees ----------- ------- 25,000/-

Total 19,40,000/- 21,22,577/-

Unspent Refund

submitted to UGC

SBI, Gandhinagar

DD No.284619 1,42,885/-


There is no provision to provide any seed money to the faculty for research. But the college

always supports the researchers by providing excellent library facilities, infrastructural facilities,

Language laboratory facilities, Computer facilities, Internet facilities and various other facilities.

It is always the endeavor of the staff members to keep themselves updated in the matters of their

own subjects as well as the recent happenings in other subjects. To materialize this intention,

every months, a meeting of all the staff members of Arts and Commerce faculties is held and the

discussions are held on various subjects. The members of various departments interact with one

another and share their experiences. In this fashion, the interdisciplinary approach is developed

among the faculty members that have resulted in the fruitful completion of one minor research

projects and sectioned of two minor projects funded by UGC. A detailed description of the same

is mentioned in the tabular form under the head ‘Details of Research Projects’.

Since the institution provides manifold facilities to the faculty members, it ensures that the

optimal use of various equipment and research facilities of the institution by its staff and students

take place. In order to accomplish its purpose, the institute provides the following facilities:

Internet facility having the speed of 10mbps is available in the library, Computer

Lab/Digital Education and Learning Laboratory and administrative office of the college.

The facility of extended working hours of the library for the convenience of faculty

members and students during examination days is available.

All the faculty members are provided with the facility of internet connectivity through

Wi-Fi.

The facility of utilizing an extremely rich library abounding in text books, reference

books, encyclopedias, dictionaries, e- books, e- journals and lot many magazines and

newspapers.

Details of Research Projects

Minor Research Projects

Name

of the

faculty

and

Subject

Durat

ion

year

From

To

Title of the project Total grant Sanction no.

&

Name of the

funding

agency

Status –

Ongoing/

Complet

ed Sanctio

ned

Receiv

ed

Dr.

Kamal

Dave

English

2013

to

2015

Exploring the itineraries

of the Occult: A

Comparative study of

Shakespeare’s ‘The

Tempest’ and Kalidasa’s

‘Abhigyanshakuntalam’

Rs.

1,40,000

/-

Rs.

1,40,00

0/-

File no.

8/3/2013

UGC Pune

Complete

d


Dr.

Dipak

Pandya

Gujarati

2015

to

2017

Sundaram’s Enunciation

of Shree Aurobindo’s

Vision of Life with

Reference to the

Periodical ‘Dakshina’

Rs.

2,00,000

/-

File No.: 23-

1282/14(WRO)

Date- 20-

Feb-2015

Ongoing

Dr. Alpa

Patel

Sanskrit

2015

to

2017

The Role of Swan in the

Poems based on the Nala

Episode: A Study.

Rs.

1,45,000

/-

File No.: 23-

1225/14(WRO)

Date- 20-

Feb-2015

Ongoing

3.3 Research Facilities

The departments of Gujarati, Sanskrit, English, Economics, and Commerce are actively engaged

in research activities. The facilities that are available in the campus of the college for the purpose

of research are as follows:

Well-equipped library

Computers with Internet connection with 10mbps speed along with Wi-Fi facility

Good ambience of the library and the college campus

Comfortable seating arrangement for students and teachers in the library

The institution has well designed library. The facilities of the library are made available to the

students and research scholars outside the campus but with due permission of their research

supervisors. A space for the BISAG is also allotted in the DELL where online lectures by experts

could be viewed.

3.4 Research Publication and Awards

All the departments of the college are actively involved in the activity of research work. Out of

the total staff members, more than half of the faculty members are Ph.D. holders.

Details of publication by the faculty:

Sr. no. Name of the faculty Subject No. of Research

Papers/Articles

published

1. Dr. Rucha A. Brahmbhhat English 18

2. Dr. Kamal J. Dave English 10

3. Prof. Vaibhav Kothari English 10

4. Prof. Sweta Pawar English 01

5. Dr. Dipak Pandya Gujarati 12

6. Dr. Samir Bhatt Gujarati 04

7. Dr. Alpa J. Patel Sanskrit 04

8. Dr. Hemant Vaishnav Sanskrit 03

9. Prof. Thakorbhai Nayak Sanskrit 02


Details of Books edited by the faculty:

Sr

no.

Name of

the faculty

Subject Name of the book

edited

Year of

publicati

on

ISBN/

ISSN

No.

Name of the

publisher

1 Dr. Rucha

A.

Brahmbhatt

English Deshavarna

Katharatno :

Children’s Stories

by Aniruddha

Brahmbhatt

2007 &

2010

ISBN:

978-93-

82869-

73-3

Parshwa

Publication,

Ahmedabad

2 Dr. Rucha

A.

Brahmbhatt

English Thousands White

Stallions

2017 ISBN:

978-0-

692-

49852-1

Self Publication

3 Prof.

Vaibhav

Kothari

&

Dr. Rucha

A.

Brahmbhatt

English Education &

Values-I

2008 ------ Gandhinagar

Charitable Trust

4. Dr. Dipak

Pandya

Gujarati Asmitaparv

Vakdhara,

Part 01-10

2008 ----- Aadhyakavi Narsinh

Mehta

Sahityanidhi,

Junagadh

5. Dr. Dipak

Pandya

Gujarati Aravalli: Ek

Parikrama

2009 ----- Parshwa

Publicatons,

Ahmedabad

6. Dr. Dipak

Pandya

Gujarati Sundaram Shatabdi

Vandana

2009 ------ Divine

Publications,

Ahmedabad

7. Dr. Hemant

Vaishnav

Sanskrit Sanskrit man

Jivanopyogi

Vicharvarso

2010 978-93-

81062-

65-4

Parshva

Publication,

Ahmedabad First

Edition – 2010

8. Dr. Hemant

Vaishnav

Sanskrit Bartiya samaj na

nirman man Sanskrit

vangmayni Bhumika

2014 978-93-

5108-169

-2

Parshva

Publication,

Ahmedabad First

Edition – 2014

10 Prof. Nitendra Patel Economics 00

11. Prof. J.G.Chauhan Economics 02

12. Prof. Chhaya Chavada Sociology 00

13. Prof. Ramila Patel Sociology 06

14. Prof. Sunrendrasinh Vaghela Psychology 01

15. Dr. Lalita Solanki Commerce 04

16. Dr. Manisha Rabari Commerce 05


Details of books published by the faculty:

Sr.

No

.

Name

of the

faculty

Subject Title of the book Name of the

publisher

Year

of

publi

catio

n

ISSN/ISB

N No.

1. Dr.

Kamal

Dave

English Poetry of G.M.

Hopkins – A Thematic

study

Shree Niwas

Publications,

Jaipur

2012 ISBN No.

978-93-

5032-022-

8

2. Dr.

Kamal

Dave

English “Exploring the itineraries

of the Occult: A

Comparative Study of

Shakespeare’s

The Tempest and

Kalidasa’s

Abhigyanshakuntalam.”

Rajkamal

Computers &

Graphics, Rajkot.

(Gujarat)

Year: 2016

2016 ISBN No.:

978-81-

927629-0-

6

3. Dr.

Dipak

Pandya

Gujarati Sarjan Ane Vivechan ni

Vyavartakta

Damini Publication,

Ahmedabad

2015 978-93-

84324-91-9

4. Dr.

Dipak

Pandya

Gujarati Suresh Joshini Sarjakta

Damini Publication,

Ahmedabad

2015 978-93-

84324-90-2

5. Dr.

Dipak

Pandya

Gujarati Kathaswad

Damini Publication,

Ahmedabad

2015 978-93-

84324-94-0

6. Dr.

Dipak

Pandya

Gujarati Sundaramni Kavita

Damini Publication,

Ahmedabad

2015 978-93-

84324-92-6

7. Dr.

Dipak

Pandya

Gujarati Ishavasyam Idam Sarvam

Damini Publication,

Ahmedabad

2015 978-93-

84324-93-3

8 Dr.

Hemant

Vaishna

v

Sanskrit Kautilya’s Arthashashtra

(Adhikarana 6 & 7)

Sarashvati

publication,

Ahmedabad

First edition 2003

2003 -------

9 Dr.

Manisha

Rabari

Commer

ce

Krushi Marketing And

Marketyard No

Parichay

RET

International

Academic

Publishing,

Dediyasan

Mahesana.

2014 978-93-

85065-52-

1

10 Dr.

Manisha

Rabari

Commer

ce

Uttar Gujarat Ni

Khetivadi Uttpan Bajar

RET

International

Academic

Publishing,

2015 978-93-

85065-53-

8


Samiti No Parichay

Ane Nanakiy Kamgiri

Dediyasan

Mahesana.

11 Dr.

Manisha

Rabari

Commer

ce

Cost and Management

Accounting

SUNRISE

Publishers &

Distributors,

Jaipur

2016 978-93-

80207-77-

3

12 Dr.

Manisha

Rabari

Commer

ce

Krushi Marketing

Sansodhan Parichay

RET

International

Academic

Publishing,

Dediyasan

Mahesana.

2015 978-93-

85065-62-

0

13 Dr.

Manisha

Rabari

Commer

ce

Business Marketing

Skill

Green Flag

Foundation,

Sonasan, Gujarat

2015 978-93-

84570-31-

6

Research Awards received by the faculty: Nil

3.5 Consultancy

The institute encourages the staff members to undertake consultancy services with various

institutions and organizations. The focus of the institution is on helping out the needy and helping

them grow by providing them necessary guidance and imparting essential counseling. The faculty

members of the college participate in diverse functions organized by Sahiyta Parishad, esteemed

institutions and NGOs and play vital role as keynote speakers, experts and counsellors.

3.6 Extension Activities and Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR)

Various surveys related to Illiteracy, Nutritional status of school going children in at Vasantpura,

Narmada district, Campaigns against Drug addiction, women empowerment, Survey regarding

number of school going students has been conducted by the volunteers of NSS. The help that is

offered by the faculty members is free of cost. Therefore there is no provision of generating any

revenue for the college.

In order to promote institution-neighbourhood community network and student engagement,

various activities are undertaken by the college. It has always been the priority of the institution

to orient the students in such a fashion that they become responsible citizens of the country. The

activities carried out by the institution for the holistic development of the students are as follows:

The institution encourages the celebration of National festivals such as Independence Day

and Republic Day in the college. Eminent personalities of the society are invited at the

celebration of the festivals. The programme includes lectures enumerating the importance

of the days. The programme includes patriotic songs sung by the students, short skits and

dance, followed by refreshment for all the participants and teachers.


The festival called Navaratri is celebrated as ‘Garaba festival’ in which a big number of

students participate and competition is held for the best Garaba Player in the college

premises.

The students of the college collect garments by campaigning on their own in the college.

All the clothes thus accumulated are distributed among the needy. The students personally

visit poverty-stricken areas and give clothes to the poor. Such activity develops a sense

of compassion and benevolence in the students.

Respect for elders has become a matter of chief concern among the teen age children of

the society. The lectures advocating the responsibilities of the children for their parents,

elders and the old people of society are arranged. Moreover the students of the college

are taken to the Old age houses so that they understand the agony of old people who are

left out by their relatives. The students take an oath that they would always take care of

their parents and elders of their families as they grow up and stand on their feet.

Motivational lectures inculcating the basic values in the students; lectures on the

importance of Yoga and meditation and spirituality are also conducted in the college.

Saving a Girl Child Campaign is also organized by the CWDC of the college. Other

Campaigns such as Save Water Campaign, Shun Plastic campaign, Anti-tobacco

campaign are also organized by NSS of the college.

Tree Plantation Day, World Environment Day; Teacher’s Day, Women’s day, World

Aids Day, Human Rights Day, Youth Day, Independence Day, Republic Day etc. are

celebrated jointly by teachers and students of the college.

‘Vidhyarthi Sjjata Shibir’ (Students Development Programme) is organized by the

department of Gujarati in coloration with Sahhitya Parishad of Gujarat for ten days. More

than three hundred students are benefitted by it.

In order to track students’ involvement in various social movements and activities, the

Committee members of NSS insist to play an active role in activities related social welfare. The

photographs of the events are displayed on the noticeboard and website of the college. The NSS

wing of the college plays a leading role in the celebration of various days and initiation of

different campaigns. At the annual function of the college, the best NSS cadets are felicitated and

are awarded prizes and certificates by the Chief Guest of the function.

The students are honoured for their commendable services by the Principal of the college at the

formal gathering of the faculty members and the students of the college. The Principal of the

college boosts the enthusiasm of the students who play a prominent role in engaging themselves

in the activities of social welfare. This is because the youth of today is the pioneers in building

of tomorrow’s India.


In order to solicit stakeholder perception on the overall performance and quality of the institution,

the following measures are undertaken:

Regular meetings of Parent-Teachers’ Associations are held in which the suggestions are

invited by the faculty members from the parents for the constructive development of the

college.

The staff is informed about all the activities carried out by various wings of the college

and the suggestions of the staff are also asked for.

The Alumni association of the college keeps a vigil on the different activities – academic,

social and cultural being undertaken by the college authorities.

The Management and Principal of the college are extremely cooperative; they take

important decisions of the college after due consultation with all the faculty members of

Arts and Commerce.

The institution plans and organizes its extension and outreach programmes in the beginning of

the year. Various committees like I.Q.A.C., Cultural Committee, Career and Counselling

committee, Sports Committee, Research Committee, NSS Committee, College Maintenance

Committee, Discipline Committee, Educational tour committee etc. are formed by the Principal

to work out the plans effectively. On account of the dedicated endeavours of these committees,

the extension programmes are carried out smoothly and their impact on the society is deep and

far reaching. The college is constantly in touch with the Sahitya Parishad, Ahmedabad, Tata

Consultancy Services (TCS) Gandhinagar, NGOs like ‘Shri Adi Samaj Seva Trust,’ ‘Shri Dugari

Garasiya Seva Samaj Trust’, Gandhinagar. Various campaigns for Cleanliness, Environmental

awareness, Impact of Global warming, Women Health Awareness, Legal workshops, Adult

education and Literacy campaign are other highlights of the extension activities.

NSS Activities

The college encourages the students to participate in the NSS activities which are ancillary to the

academic curriculum; they are required to follow during the academic year. The college has

entrusted the responsibilities of NSS Programme officers to the specific faculty members of the

college. Prof Thakorbhai Nayak and Dr. Manisha Rabari have been rendering their valuable

services as Coordinator and Asst. Coordinator respectively. The NSS of the college undertake

diverse extension activities throughout the year. During the last four years, the community

services undertaken by NSS is exemplary. A comprehensive analysis of the activities pursued by

NSS is as follows:

2013-14

31/08/13 :Four volunteers of N.S.S. participated in the Tarun Abhivaadan programme organized

by the NSS unit of S. D. Arts and B. R. Commerce College, Manasa.


30/09/13: The N.S.S. unit of the college, in collaboration with Nehru Yuva Kendra, organized a

tree plantation programme at Indroda Primary School under the auspices of My Earth, My Duty

at the 64th Van Mahotsava.

22/09/13: The function marking the state wide celebration of the NSS Day was organized at

Gujarat University. NSS volunteers from affiliated colleges took part in various cultural events

and competitions. Four volunteers of the college participated in it and Ms. Khyati S. Mehta

secured the third prize in short film making competition.

28/10/2013: Ten volunteers of the NSS unit visited the Biodiversity Exhibition at the Science

Express which arrived at Gandhinagar Railway Station.

26/12/13 to 01/01/14: The Programme Officer of College NSS programme, Prof. Thakorbhai K.

Nayak participated in the Training Programme organized by the Youth Affairs and Sports

Ministry, at Gujarat University, Ahmedabad.

07/02/14 to 13/02/14: The annual NSS Camp was organized at Borij Primary School, Dist.

Gandhinagar. Fifty volunteers carried out Voter Awareness drive, cleanliness campaign,

Deaddiction drive, Socio-economic survey and also performed street plays. volunteers taught the

students at the primary school for a couple of days. A medical check -up camp was also organised

in association with the Civil Hospital, Gandhinagar.

21/02/14: Ten volunteers took part in the Rashtriya Yuva Niti and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyaan

organized by Nehru Yuva Kendra at the Pharmacy College Campus, Sector-23, Gandhianagar.

2014-15:

17/07/14 to 19/07/14: Two boys and two girl students participated in the Gujarat University

NSS workshop held at Baliyadev Temple, Ahmedabad. Students took part in many activities and

cultural events. Ms. Rashmita R. Vasava stood first in the musical chair competition.

19/08/14 to 25/08/14: The Programme Officer of College NSS programme, Prof. Thakorbhai K.

Nayak participated in the Training Programme organized by Gujarat University at Gujarat

Vidyapth campus in Sadara.

05/08/14: Seventy volunteers carried out cleanliness drive in the college campus and a tree

plantation programme was also organized to spread awareness about environment.

20/09/14 to 22/09/14: A Zonal Seminar of NSS was organized by the NSS unit of Arts and

Commerce College, Dahegam. Four volunteers took part in it.

25/09/14 to 02/10/14: As part of the Swachchha Bharata Abhiyaan, launched by the Central

Government; students and faculty members of the college initiated cleanliness campaign in the

college.

20/11/14: A list containing the names of ten volunteers was sent to the Gujarat Assembly under

its programme to train the students as honorary guides for the Vidhansabha Darshan Programme.


14/12/14: The Programme Officer of College NSS programme, Prof. Thakorbhai K. Nayak

rendered services at the Mega Blood Donation event organized by Indian Red Cross Society,

Gandhinagar at Hotel President, Gandhinagar.

25/01/15 to 31/01/15: A Seven days Annual NSS Camp was organized at Indroda village. Fifty

volunteers took part in it and carried out various activities like socio-economic survey,

deaddiction rally, cleanliness drive etc. A documentary on Beti Bachao was also shown to check

the menace of female foeticide. A free medical check up camp was also organised in association

with the Civil Hospital, Gandhinagar.

07/02/15: A visit to the Indroda Nature Park was organised by the NSS unit to create awareness

about environment related issues. Fifty students took part in it.

04/02/15 to 06/02/15: Fifteen volunteers of the NSS unit visited the Biodiversity Exhibition at

the Science Express which arrived at Gandhinagar Railway Station.

13/03/2015: The 44th All India Police Science Congress Conference was held at Mahatma

Mandir, Gandhinagar. Forty volunteers took part in it.

2015 – 16

17/07/15 to 19/07/15: The University level NSS workshop was organised at Smt. Manekba

Vinay Vihar Educational campus at Adalaj, Dist. Gandhinagar. Six volunteers took part in the

workshop.

08/08/15: An invited lecture of Shri Rajeshbhai Patel was organised on the topic of “ Aahar thi

Aarogya” ( Food Nutrition and Health ).

15/08/15: A tree plantation programme was held to mark the Independence Day.

16/08/15: As part of the Swachchha Bharata Abhiyaan, launched by the Central Government;

students and faculty members of the college initiated cleanliness campaign in the college.

31/10/15: A function was organised to mark the birth anniversary of Sardar Patel. The movie

Sardar, based on the life of Sardar Patel was screened at the college. An essay writing

competition and Quiz was organized. The students were made aware of Sardar Patel’s leadership

skills and social services rendered by him in various capacities.

30/10/15 to 04/11/15: A Seven days Annual NSS Camp was organized at Magodi village. Fifty

volunteers took part in it and carried out various activities like socio-economic survey,

deaddiction rally accompanied by officials of Prohibition Department, cleanliness drive etc.

Volunteers and faculty members visited an old-age home and spent quality time with the elderly

people.

16/09/15: An exhibition was organised by the Prohibition Department, Gujarat Govt. to raise

awareness about the adverse effects of addictions on our body. A documentary was also screened,

an elocution competition was organized on this occasion. Eleven students took part in it and the

function was attended by 145 students.


2016-17

21/06/16: World Yoga Day was celebrated on the college campus. Faculty members and around

250 students too k part in it.

04/08/16: An orientation programme was organised by the NSS unit to familiarize the First year

students with various activities carried out by the NSS unit throughout the year. Prof. N. N. Patel

guided the students.

15/08/16: Independence Day was celebrated on the campus and saplings were planted.

05/12/16: 20 N.S.S. volunteers participated in the awareness programme on ‘Digital Banking’,

an initiative launched by the Govt. of India to promote cashless transactions in the wake of

demonetization. It was held at the Town Hall, Gandhinagar.

22/12/16 to 27/12/16: The NSS volunteers offered their services at the Annual Convention

(Gyansatra) of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad at Magarwada, Banaskantha, Gujarat. They were

engaged in assisting the noted litterateurs and maintaining general decorum. The volunteers

looked after the aged people coming from different parts of Gujarat and India and facilitated the

smooth functioning of the entire event. Their whole hearted devotion so touched the Gnanpith

Prize Winner writer Shri Raghuveer Chaudhari that he made special mention of the students in

his weekly column, published in the leading Gujarati daily Divya Bhaskar.

NCC UNIT:

The NCC unit is not introduced in the college yet but the college has already applied for it.

The institution has appointed Dr. Samir Bhatt (Dept. of Gujarati) as an N.C.C. Officer.

Contribution of the faculty members in Community Services and their association with

other academic institutes:

English Department

Dr. Rucha A. Bhrambhatt

Life Member & Former President of Gujarat Chapter (2007-2010): Women’s

International League for Peace & Freedom (WILPF) : Consultative NGO of UN,

Geneva.

Trustee: Sustainable Options through Arts, Crafts & Humanities (SOACH) Himmatlal

Park, Azad Society, Ahmedabad.

Served as a reviewer and language expert. Gujarat Text Board, Gandhinagar

Prof. Vaibhav Kothari

Associated with Shri Adi Samaj Seva Trust


Dr. Kamal J. Dave

Associated with the social activities carried out by Audichya Brahma Sanstha for the last

ten years.


Life member Asait Shitya Sabha, Gujarat.

Life member of Anarth Chitra Nirman Society, Mehsana.

Served as a member of Students’ welfare Board, Hem. North Gujarat University, Patan

in 2013.

Served as a subject expert at Hem.North Gujarat University, Patan from 2011 to 2014.

Served as a member of Inter University youth Festival Committee. Hem. North Gujarat

University, Patan in 2012.

Gujarati Department

Dr. Dipak Pandya

Co-editor : Asmitaparva, Part 01-10, Organized by Morari Bapu at Mahuva, Gujarat

(1998-2007)

Representative of Gujarat University Area Professors’ Association (2001-2002)

Reviewer : Textbooks of Gujarati Subject in Std. 1st to 5th at Text book board of Gujarat

(2005-2015)

Members of Publishing Committee of Cultural Forum, Gandhinagar (2007), Indian Lions

(2007-2009), BISAG(Gujarati) (2009), Sahitya parishad, Ahmedabad. Sahityasahbha,

Gandhinagar and Shree Aurobindo Centre, Gandhinagar.

Has served as a Subject expert at Gujarat Subordinate services Selection Board,

Gandhinagar (2009)

Dr. Samir Bhatt

Has served as a subject coordinator in Gujarati Subject from 2010 to 2014.

Has served as a columnist in the newspaper ‘PHULCHHAB’ published from Rajkot from

2001 to 2008.

Selected as a member of working committee of ‘Gujarati Adhyapak Sangh’ (Gujarati

Teachers’ Association) in 2017.

Sanskrit Department

Dr. Alpa J. Patel

Awarded national merit certificate by Hem. North Gujarat University, Patan in1990

Honoured by Ex. C.M. of Gujarat Smt. Anandiben Patel for highest education in the

villege, Vasai under the scheme of Kanya Kelavani.

Honoured by kadava patidar privar samaj and Aanart Sanskrit sanskruti svadhyay

sansthan, mahesana for getting the degree of Ph.D.

Dr. Hemant Vishnav

Has worked as a joint secretory of shree Vaishnav kelavni mandal since 2014.

Has served as a joint Secretary of the Housing Society entitled as Arjun Greens

Appartment. Naranpura, Ahmedabad since 2011.

Associated with Samarpan dhyan Yoga. Tripada centre, Ahmedabad.


Economics Department

Prof. Niterndra Patel

Associated with social and religious services of ‘Sarvajiv hitavah shri swaminarayan

Gurukul’ Kanbha

Associated with an autonomous college St.Xaviers college, Ahmedabad.

Served as a subject expert in P.G. Course at Bhavanagar University.

Officiated as a judge by Gujarat Vidhyapith, Ahmedabad for various competition in

Economics

Prof. Jahidhusen Chauhan

Has served as a trustee of ‘Kasba Education Trust’,Modasa

Has served as a member of working committee of trust of the minority ‘Makhdup

Education Trust’

Has served as a Coopt member of ‘Muslim Education Trust’ Modasa.

Has been honoured by ‘Muslim Education and welfare Trust’, Gandhinagar for delivering

an inspiring and informative lecture on ‘Importance of Education’

Sociology Department

Prof. Chhya Chavada

Associated with the social activities of Rajput Samaj

Associated religious activities of Gayatri Parivar

Prof. Ramila Patel

Has served as a Counsellor in IGNOU and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University.

3.7 Collaboration

.As regards the staff exchange programme, a big number of the faculty members of the

Arts as well as Commerce faculty of the college render services as Guest lecturers to other

colleges. They visit the colleges affiliated to Gujarat University and Other Universities

and deliver lectures on the subject of their specialization. Similarly the faculties of other

colleges visit our college and speak on the topic of their choice. In this way, the difficult

topics of the curricula are easily and effectively managed. The students are highly

benefitted through such lectures, as they get the variety as well as the expertise in the

form of different experts visiting the college.

The details of the eminent personalities who participated in various events of the college is

as follows

Sr.

No.

Name of the

personality Date Event Designation

1.

Shree Kulinchandra

Yagnik 29/01/1999

Chief Guest at the

Third Annual Day

Celebrations

Eminent Sanskrit scholar

and Former VC, North

Gujarat University, Patan


2.

Shree Dhirubhai

Thakar 29/01/1999

Guest of Honour at

the Third Annual

Day Celebrations

An eminent writer of

Gujarati Literature

3.

Shree P. K. Mehta

29/01/2000

Chief Guest at the

Fourth Annual Day

Celebrations

Former Pro Vice

Chancellor, IGNOU.

Delhi.

4.

1.

Shree Vinod Bhatt

28/01/2002

Chief Guest at the

Sixth Annual Day

Celebrations


Gujarati Literature

5.

Shree K. S. Shastri

Shree Ratilal

Borisagar 31/01/2003

Chief Guest at the

Seventh Annual

Day Celebrations

Former Pro. V.C. of

Gujarat University


Gujarati Literature.

6.

Shree

Dharmabandhuji 03/02/2004

Chief Guest at the

Eighth Annual Day

Celebrations

A Social Reformer

7.

Pujya Morari Bapu

01/08/2005

Inauguration

function marking

the start of tenth

year – Dashabdi

Parva - of the

foundation of

College

A saint and Religious

Preacher

8.

Shree Vinod

Adhvaryu 22/01/2007

Chief Guest at the

Eleventh Annual

Day Celebrations


Gujarati Literature

9.

Shree N. K. Patel

Shree Musafir

Palanpuri 24/01/2008

Chief Guest at the

Twelfth Annual

Day Celebrations

Member of the Trust.


Gujarati Literature

10

Dr. Madhusudan

Mistry

Shree Musafir

Palanpuri

06/02/2009

Chief Guest at the

Thirteenth Annual

Day Celebrations

ML.A. from Gujarat


Gujarati Literature

11

Dr. Bhadrayu

Vachharajani

Chief Guest at the

Fourteenth Annual

Day Celebrations

An educationalist and

ex. director of Academic

Staff college, Rajkot

The following are the details of the expert lectures delivered on various subjects during last

five years:

Sr.

No. Date Name of the Dignitary Event Beneficiary

1. 01/04/2001

Shree Chinu Modi

Shree Manhar Modi

Shree Vinod Joshi

Release of the First Issue of

Shabdasar, a literary

monthly brought out by

Students &

Professors


Shree Manilal H. Patel Gandhinagar Charitable

Trust

2. January

2001 Shree Manilal H. Patel

Invited lecture on ‘Kavya

Vibhavana’

Students &

Professors

3. 02/09/2000

Shree Chinu Modi

Shree Manhar Modi

Shree Satish Vyas

Shree Manilal H. Patel

Shree Musafir Palanpuri

Shree Naresh Ved

Shree Saumya Joshi

Shree Rajendra Shukla

Invited Speakers at

‘Gazal Parisamvad’ Students &

Professors

4. 09/10/2004

Shree Raghuvir Chaudhari

Shree Bakul Tripathi

Shree Ratilal Borisagar

Shree Joravarsinh Jadav

Shree Musafir Palanpuri

Invited Speakers at the

Seminar on ‘Gujarati

Sahityama Nirupita Hasya’ Students &

Professors

5. 24-

25/09/2005

Shree Chandrakant Sheth

Shree Satish Vyas

Shree Vinod Joshi

Shree Dakshesh Thakar



Student Development

Programme on Gujarati

Prosody

Students &

Professors

6. O9/10/2005

Shree Bholabhai Patel

Shree Kumarpal Desai

Shree Prasad Brahmbhatt

Shree Usha Upadhyaya

Shree Mahendrasinh

Parmar


Seminar on ‘Gujarati Pravas

Sahitya’

Students &

Professors

7. 09/10/2005 Shree Amrit Vegad

(Noted Travel writer)

He delivered his first public

speech at the Seminar on

‘Gujarati Pravas Sahitya’

Students &

Professors

8. October

2005

Shree Satish Vyas

Shree Dhirubhai Thaker

Talked about his play ‘Jalne

Padade’ when the play was

staged

Remained present for the

show

Students &

Professors

9. 21-

22/01/2006

Shree Satish Vyas

Shree P. K. Laheri

Shree Naresh Ved

The college hosted the 55th

Annual Convention of

‘Gujaratino Adyapak

Sangh’ (Teachers’

Association of Gujarati) in

collaboration with Sardar

Sarovar Narmada Nigam

Students &

Professors

10. July 2006

Shree Mahavirsinh

Chauhan

(Noted Hindi Critic and

Former VC- North Gujarat

University)

Spoke on Jeevan and

Sahitya Students &

Professors


11. 11/12/2006 Dr. Vijay Pandya

Talked on ‘Sanskrit

Sahityama Bhavabhutinu

Pradan’

Students &

Professors

12. 21/07/2007

Shree Svati Joshi

Shree Dhirubhai Thakar



Graced the occasion at the

unveiling of the poet

Umashankar Joshi’s bust at

his native place Bamana

Students &

Professors

13. 22/09/2007

Shree Sudha Sundaram


Shree Bharat Mehta

Shree Vinod Joshi

Shree Prabodh Joshi

Shree Ramesh Dave


Shree Prasad Brahmbhatt

A One Day Seminar on the

Birth Centenary of the Poet

Sundaram

Students &

Professors

14. November

2008

Dr. J. S. Rajput

(Former Chairman, N.C.E.

R. T)

Shree Kanti Bhatt

Shree Mukesh Khanna

Shree A. R. Rao

Dr. Abhaas Mitra

Dr. Noba Mondal

Annual N. S. S. Camp at

Pransala, Saurashtra

Students &

Professors

15. 23/09/2009

Shree Ahmed Patel



Unveiling the bust of the

poet Sundaram at his birth

place Matar, Dist. Bharuch

Students &

Professors

16 09-

10/01/2009

Shree Raghuvir Chaudhari

Shree Vinod Joshi

Shree Vidyut Joshi

Shree Ramesh Shah

Shree Nitin Vadgama


Shree Raman Soni

Shree Pravin Darji

Shree Satish Vyas

Shree Naresh Shukla

A Seminar on the occasion

of Jayanti Dalal Birth

Centenary, held in

association with Sahitya

Akademi, Delhi Students &

Professors

17. December

2009

Shree Bhagavatikumar

Shama

(President, Gujarati Sahitya

Parishad)

Chief Guest at Granth Yatra

as a part of Sahitya Parva Students &

Professors

18. 31/12/2011

Dr. J. S. Rajput

Shree Dharmabandhuji

Dr. Riho Isaka

Prof. Medha Dalal

U.G.C. Sponsored National

Seminar on Higher

Education: Global Issues

and Challenges

Students &

Professors

19. 21/07/2013 Dr. Satish Vyas

Invited lecture on the Birth

Anniversary of Umashankar

Joshi

Students &

Professors


20. 28/02/2014 Shree Dalpat Chauhan

(Poet and Dramatist)

The premier show of the

play Rashava Suraj

Students &

Professors

21. 31/07/2013

Prof. Birud Sindhav

(Nebraska – Omaha

University, USA)

Invited Lecture on

Marketing Strategy of China Students &

Professors

22 2014

Shree Dalpat Chauhan

Famous Gujarati Dalit

Author

First Show of Gujarati Play

‘Rashva Suraj’ Students &

Professors

23 26/06/2014 Dr. Manjula viradia Expert lecture on Minor

Research Project Professors

24 10/02/2015

Dr.Satish Vyas

Dr. Manilal Patel

Dr. Kishor Vyas

Dr. Manisha Dave

Dr. Vaishali Dholakiya

Dr. Nalini Desai

Dr. Ajay Raval

Dr.Asavsinh Chauhan

Prof. Ashwin Anandani

Vidhyarthi Sajjata Sibir

(Students’ development

Programme)

Students

25 21/07/2015

Dr.Kishorsinh Solanki


Gujarati Literature and Ex.

Principal of the college.

BirthDay celebration of

eminent Gujarati poet

Umashankar Joshi

Students &

Professors

26 2015 Shree Umakant Rajyaguru

Matrubhasha Bachavo

Abhiyan. (Save mother

tongue Programme)

Students &

Professors

27 22/072015 Dr. Vijay B. Pandya

Sanskrit sajjata karyakram

(Sanskrit Language

Development Programme)

Students &

Professors

28 2016

Prof. Nisarg Aahir

Associate Prof. at K.K.

Shastri College,

Ahmedabad

Guest Speaker in Experts’

Lecture Sponsored by

Gujarati Sahitya Parishad

Students &

Professors

29 18/07/2016 Swami shri Vivekanandji

Guest Lecture on

Importance of Moral Values

in Life

Students &

Professors

30

29/09/2016

to

08/10/2016

Dr. Dhiru Parikh

Dr. Praful Raval

Dr. Parul Desai

Dr. Mansukh Salla

Dr. Chandrakant Topiwala

Dr. Arvind Bhandari

Dr. Ramesh Dave

Matrubhasha Sajjta Shibir

(Students’ development

Programme)

Students

31 03/02/2017 Dr.Deb Ranjan Hota

Guest Lecture on “The

changing dimensions of

Sociology and career

opportunity for the Young.”

Students


Linkages and Collaborations

Curriculum

Dr. Rucha A.Brahmbhatt, and Prof. Vaibhav Kotahri,(Department of English) and Dr.

Dipak Pandya (Department of Gujarati) rendered their services as reviewers of Text Book

Board of Gujarat.

The faculty members of the college are the Members of Board of Studies of the

universities other than Gujarat University. Dr. Dipak Pandya (Gujarati) was invited in a

Workshop for framing the Syllabus of M.A.at BAOU, Ahmedabad (2009). Dr. Samir

Bhatt (Gujarati) has served as a member of ‘Curriculum Development Designing’ of

Surastra University, Rajkot. Internship/On the Job Training

Tata Consultancy Services organized a month long training programme in Soft Skills for

underprivileged students. 12 students were trained in Spoken English, Computer literacy

and personality development.

District Employment Bureau organized a counselling session at Dr. Ambedkar Bhavan,

Gandhinagar for civil services examination aspirant students. 250 students from the

college attended the programme.

Twenty Five students have registered themselves for CCC and Tally programme offered

by CDAC under Central Government funded Scholarship Scheme.

Forty students completed CCC course from C-DAC under Central Government funded

Scholarship Scheme.

A Coaching cum Guidance programme for competitive examinations was organised for

SC students in association with the District Employment Bureau. Around 70 students

took part in it.

Hundred students have been registered under the Placement scheme of Govt. of Gujarat

organized in the college on 29th March 2017.

Faculty Exchange and Professional Development

The institution is closely linked with Gujarati Sahitya Parishad Ahmedabad, Pandit Dindayal

University, Gandhinagar, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujarat Vidyapeeth, Ahmedabad, South

Gujarat University, Surat, Hemchandracharya North Gujjarat University, Patan, Sardar Patel

University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, M.S. University, Baroda and Indira Gandhi Open University.

The faculty members of the college not only visit the colleges affiliated to Gujarat University but

also deliver Guest lectures at all the universities mentioned above. Moreover the seminars are

conducted in all the universities on a regular basis. It is always the effort of college authorities to

invite the maximum number of faculties from different regions of Gujarat and also from other

states of India.

The institution is linked with GUATA (Gujarat University Area Teachers’ Association) ,GUETA

(Gujarat University English Teachers’ Association) and associations of teachers of Gujarati,

Sanskrit, Economics, Sociology, Psychology and Commerce which are engaged in literary

research. This enables the faculty exchange easier and fruitful.


Research

The institution is actively linked with the task of research in various fields. Dr. Rucha Brahmbhatt

(English) has been selected in the Research Committee of English Subject for the selection of

Ph.D. students in Gujarat University. Moreover she is appointed as a member of Ph.D. Expert

Committee in P.D.P.U. (Pandit Dindayal Petrolium University, Gandhinagar.) Similarly Dr.

Kamal Dave (English) has been appointed as a Ph.D. supervisor in Rai University, Dholaka and

Pacific University Rajasthan. In this way through the linkages with other universities, the

research activity in the college is progressing in the excellent fashion.

Consultancy

The institution invites experts in various subjects and avail of their expertize for better teaching-

learning programmes. The linkages help to develop the competency of the students as well as the

faculty members of the college.

Extension

Various programmes and extension activities are organized in collaboration with Shitya Parishad

of Gujarat, Sahitya Academy Delhi, Sardar Sarovar Nigam of Gujarat, NGOs like Shri Adi Samaj

Seva and Gramin Vikas Trust’, ‘Shri Dugari Garasiya Seva Samaj Trust’ etc. The highlights of

the programmes are Career Counselling Programme, Public Speaking programme, Personality

development programmes, Lectures of Experts etc.

Publication

The Trust of the college has published a literary journal ‘SHABDASAR’(ISSN 2249-2933) every

months for the last twelve years. Apart from this, as the institution is linked with many other

academic institutions, their publications are also made available to the students of the college.

The institution is also going to publish its yearly magazine ‘UDAN’ in the current academic year

highlighting the chief activities and achievements of the college throughout the year. Moreover

the editing of books by the faculty members of the college promotes the work of publication.

Student Placement

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) offered to employ many students of our institution after

consultation with the authorities. The students who pass out from the college with B.A. / B.COM.

degree are employed in this way. Moreover the college with the initiative of Govt. of Gujarat

enrolls its students with Employment Exchange Bureau that facilitates the students to get jobs of

their choice.

Student Exchange

The students of the college participate in the academic activities organized by other colleges

affiliated to Gujarat University. The students also come together in various events organized by

the University. It has always been the priority of the college to give the maximum advantage to

the students for their progress in all possible ways. The college also welcomes the students of

other colleges to attend the programmes conducted by the college. In this way, student exchange

works wonders for the college as it is able to benefit a big number of students in various ways.


Efforts of the institution in planning, establishing and implementing the initiatives of the

linkages/collaborations

The Trust and Principal of the college continuously strive for the sustainable growth of the

college in terms of research, placement and the overall development of the students. The

periodical meetings of the IQAC aim at sorting out all the problems of the students that impede

their progress. Moreover all the members of the Gandhinagar Charitable Trust put their optimum

effort in establishing linkage and collaboration with other colleges, universities, institutions and

NGOs so that more and more students could derive benefit out of it. The students are encouraged

to attend seminars, workshops, conferences and all such programmes conducted by the college

as well as other colleges affiliated to Gujarat University. The experts of other universities are

invited to the college for lectures so that the students can have the maximum gain out of the

lectures thus conducted. In this way sincere efforts employed by the Trust, Principal and IQAC

have imparted fruitful results and the outcome of it is satisfying in every way.


CRITERION: IV

INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEARNING

RESOURCES

KEY ASPECTS

4.1 Physical Facilities

4.2 Library as a Learning Resource

4.3 IT Infrastructure


CRITERION IV: INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEARNING RESOURCES

4.1 Physical Facilities

The college has constituted a committee for the Infrastructure Development and Planning under

the supervision of the Principal of the college. The members of the committee look into the

requirements of the students and other stake holders of the institute and put up suggestions in the

meeting of the committee. The Principal of the college provides the details regarding the

estimated budget of infrastructure to the committee members. Reviewing the requirements and

the exigencies of the facility suggested by the members, a plan is chalked out regarding the

implementation of the suggestions. The priority is always given to the creation of such

infrastructural facilities that aim at the enhancement of teaching and learning process.

(a) Curricular and Co-Curricular Activities

(1) Classrooms

There are 15 specious classrooms in the college. The classrooms of the college are airy, clean

and equipped with good benches, fans, lights, green boards. Old benches have been replaced by

new benches and the atmosphere of the classrooms have been made student friendly.

(2) Technology enabled learning space

The college consists of a lot of technology enabled learning space. A Wi-Fi connection is

available in the Staff room and the library of the college. Also the central computer lab is

equipped with 36 computers connected by LAN with the facility of Internet.

(3) Seminar hall

The college consists of one seminar hall in the building. The Seminar Hall is equipped with audio

system, DVD player, lectern, projector and cordless mikes, having a seating capacity of 180

people. The hall is furnished with tables and chairs along with a green board that could be utilized

for writing purposes. This hall has a multi utility function, since it is utilized for guest lectures,

quiz contest, debate competition, poetry recitation competition, Antakshari and all other co-

curricular and extra-curricular activities. This hall is also utilized by the faculty members for the

purpose of teaching and for Assignments purposes.

(4) Laboratory

There is a Digital Education and Learning Laboratory in the college. It is well maintained and

furnished with all the technical devices necessary for the enhancement of teaching-learning

process. There are 36 computers with connected with LAN. The laboratory is extensively used

by the students for improving their communicative and reading skills of English.

Specialized facilities and equipment for teaching, learning and research

The faculty members have an access to the Seminar Hall for showing films or educational

programmes recorded in DVDs. This facility helps the students to learn their lessons more

precisely, since they can understand better by means of audio-visual aids.


A special zone has been created in the library exclusively for the purpose of pursuing

research work. This Research Zone of the library helps the faculty members to do their

research work with a great concentration and deliberation.

(b) Extra-Curricular Activities

1) Sports

The college has developed a sports ground at its own premise situated in sector-8 for the purpose

of various games that are played throughout the year. The college remains vibrant with the

participation of students in different games including the KHEL MAHAKUMBH, the Sports

Competition which was organized by the Government of Gujarat. Necessary infrastructure is

provided to the students for playing a variety of games – both outdoor and indoor. The students

of the college performed brilliantly in inter collegiate tournaments hosted by the college and

brought laurels to the college by becoming champions in several games. Mr. Mahendra Modiya

has been managing all the activities related to sports as CTO (Core Training Officer). The college

is also utilizing the facilities available at Gymkhana of Sector-19 and 21 for Sports purposes. The

following are the infrastructural facilities for Sports available at the premise of the college

developed for the purpose of sports:

Sr

no.

Name of the Sport Ground Facilities No. of Kits available

1. Volley Ball One ground Net-01/ Pole-01 Pair/

Ball-09

3. Cricket One ground

Bats-04/Stumps-02

Pairs/Tennis ball-03/Paid-03

Pairs/Wiki Paid-02

Pairs/Helmet-04

4. Kho-Kho One ground Pole-02

5. Kabaddi One ground -----

6. Hand Ball One Mud Court Goal Posh-02/04

7. Football Half ground Balls-02

8. High Jump One Ground Stand-01

9. Javelin Throw/ Discus Throw/

Shot Put One ground

Javelin-02/Shots-03/Discus-

05

10. Chess Indoor 01 kit

2) Auditorium

The Seminar Hall of the college is utilized as Auditorium also. It has got all the facilities required

to organize a cultural programme, Annual function, Induction programme, A meet of Alumnai

and Parents Association, Farewell programme or any other programme of the college. The hall

is sufficiently ventilated and consists of a stage, good audio system, lectern and overhead

projector. The hall functions as a multipurpose room where all the activities that require a stage

are conducted.


3) NSS

The NSS wing of the college is the most prominent segments of the college. A special room for

NSS is allotted by the institute. Currently Prof. Thakorbhai Nayak (Sanskrit) has been rendering

services as Programme Officer of NSS, assisted by Dr. Manisha Rabari(Commerce)

4) Cultural Activities

The cultural committee is coordinated by Dr. Lalita Solanki. The college promotes the

participation of students in the cultural activities in a large number. There is a facility of

professional assistance for students who wish to participate in the Youth Festival and other inter

collegiate cultural competitions. The Seminar Hall of the college is used for conducting various

cultural activities.

5) Communication Skills development

In order to improve the level of English of the students, a Digital Education and Learning

Laboratory (DELL) has been established in the college. It is managed by Prof, Shweta Panwar.

The laboratory is equipped with 36 computers connected through LAN with the Server. The latest

software of English Communication Skills has been installed in the Server. At a time, 35 students

can avail of the facility of the programme.

6) Yoga

The ground floor of the building works as a Yoga Centre too. The students are taught asanas and

the benefit of each asana by a professional who is periodically invited to the college for

organizing workshops. Dr. Hemant Vaishnav Coordinator of the Yoga committee has been doing

a great job in this field.

7) Health and Hygiene

The college looks after the cleanliness of the classrooms and the campus. The dust bins are kept

at the end of every lobby so that the students can throw garbage in the bins. The college is also

very alert regarding the sanitation and cleanliness of the toilets of students as well as the faculty

members. Also a proper arrangement of pure drinking water has been made for the students.

Moreover Girls’ room is equipped with all the necessary furniture and requirements of the girl

students.

8) Other facilities

A Place for stationary store has been assign to the agency in which a photocopy

machine has also been installed. The students can utilize the facility by paying the

fixed charge of photocopying and other stationary items. A large number of

students avail of this facility.

Surveillance cameras have been installed at various places in the college. The

Trustees and the administrative wing of the college continuously monitor the

various activities going on in the college, thereby ensuring the safety of the

students and the faculty members.


It is always the priority to ensure that the available infrastructure is in line with the academic

growth and is optimally used by the faculty members as well as the students. The committee

constituted for the planning of infrastructure holds meetings with its committee members on a

regular basis. An analysis and review of the existing facilities and the decisions regarding the

implementation of newly created demands for the augmentation of infrastructural facilities are

taken in the meetings. The following facilities have been created by the institute.

The entire building of Samarpan Education and Research Campus is comprised

of three floors and two wings. Very beautiful and decorative entrance of the

building is situated in the middle part of the building where along with the

entrances of the both wings the Administrative offices and Trust office are

situated there.

The Wing-A is allotted to grant-in-aid Samarpan Arts and Commerce College

whereas the Wing-B is allotted to the self-finances colleges running by the Trust.

The offices for the Principal and advisory member of the trust Dr. Kishorsinh

Solanki are furnished with all the physical and technical facilities.

The Staff room is equipped with the separate sitting arrangement for the each staff

members with a small cabinet along with attached writing table and a chair. The

staff room is equipped with an attached toilet and a wash room. A computer with

an Internet facility is also placed in the staffroom.

On the Second Floor, at the right side of an administrative office a separate cabin

for IQAC is created. All the activities related to IQAC are done in the newly

created cabin. The IQAC office is equipped with laptop, printer, scanner, almirah,

tables, chairs and the necessary stationery.

Similarly, the IGNOU office is situated at the left side of the administrative office

of the college. The IGNOU office is equipped with computer, printer, scanner,

racks for books, tables, chairs and the necessary stationery.

A Seminar Hall (Room No. 207) is build up on the second floor and a Conference

Room is build up on the third floor of the college building beside the office of the

Trust. Both the rooms are equipped with the latest technology and necessary

furniture.

A space for BISAG with audio-visual facility has been created in room no. 203

where the students can view live telecast of the programmes of BISAG. It is also

equipped with DVDs containing lectures by experts, educational films and other

informative programmes. It is coordinated by Prof. Nitendra Patel (Economics)

A water cooler with water purifier has been installed to provide safe pure drinking

water for the students.


At each floor of the college, the toilets and washrooms are constructed for both

boys and girls students.

A beautiful garden consisting of herbal plants, decorative plants and bushes has

been developed at the both sides of the entry road in the college campus.

The uneven ground of the college located in sector-8, has been flattened and sports

ground has been created.

The administrative wing of the college is placed in the mid of the both the wings.

It is equipped with beautiful furniture, computers, printers, scanners and internet

connections.

A Help Centre has been attached with the administrative office for the

convenience of the students.

A special Zone is created for the Career Counselling Cell comprising of one laptop

with internet connectivity in the library.

A well-designed and well-equipped canteen for the refreshment of the students as

well as faculty members has been constructed. The facilities of it is very much

availed by the students and faculty members for tea and snack during the recess

time of the college.

The library of the college has covered almost 265 square meter area of the third

floor of the college building. The following are the highlights of the library of the

college:

A separate place is allotted to the librarian at the left side of the entrance

of the library, having computer, internet connectivity, printer, scanner and

a big table, comfortable chairs for the librarian as well as visitors and other

necessary furniture.

A separate place of Research Club for the faculty members has been

created in which the faculty members can pursue their research work and

make preparation for their lectures without any kind of disturbance.

The process of converting the entire library into a Wi Fi zone is in

progress.

Beautiful flower pots have been kept at various places of the library to

increase the ambience of the library.

Framed paintings consisting of inspiring quotations have been affixed on

the walls of the library to create a learning environment.


The process of Search computers for the students to be installed in the

library is under the pipeline.

New Ceramic White Boards for the display of notices have been fixed near

the entrance of the library.

Racks for newspaper display, magazine display and holders, cupboards

have been placed in the library.

A four dimension routed four face book stand has been fixed on which the

newly arrived books are displayed.

Future Expansion Plans

The college has the following future expansion plans:

(1) Construction of Smart Class rooms having interactive facility with the students.

(2) Construction of an auditorium for performance of drama and other cultural events.

(3) Enhancing Sports facilities in the college

(4) Enhancing the facilities of ICT in the college.

The amount spent on enhancing the infrastructural facilities in the construction of the new

building including furniture of the college is as follows:

Details of Amount spent on New Infrastructure:

Sr.

No

Name of Item Sq.

Meter

Rate Total Furniture Grand

Total

1 Library 265 13600 3604000 85000 3689000

2 Seminar Room 112 13600 1523200 150000 1673200

3 Conference Room 112 13600 1523200 350000 1873200

4 IQAC Room 56 13600 761600 50000 811600

5 Administrative Block. 56 13600 761600 40000 801600

6 Classrooms constructions +

Furniture

1279.82 13600 17405552 1971500 19377052

7 Help Centre 18 13600 244800 20000 264800

8 N.S.S. Room 68 13600 924800 20000 944800

9 Primary Health Centre 16 13600 217600 25000 242600

10 Canteen 155 13600 2108000 150000 2258000

11 Girls Room/ C.W.D.C 68 13600 924800 60000 984800

12 Language Lab./ Computer Lab. 68 13600 924800 542000 1466800

14 Sports Ground & Kits 0 0 0 129168

15 Store Preparation Room 68 13600 924800 50000 974800

16 Trust’s Office 16 13600 217600 175000 392600

18 Computers-Desktops/ laptops/ Internet facilities/ Wi Fi/ Printers/ Routers 1,51,550

19 Lecterns (Podium) Audio System/ A.C. / T.V. / Cameras / Electronic Goods 24189

20 Counseling and career Guidance

Cell

0 0 0 0 126920


21 Surveillance Cameras (CC T.V. Cameras) 311710

22 Construction of gate at the entrance 119985

23 Principal & Staff 112 13600 1523200 200000 1723200

24 Toilet Block 112 13600 1523200 10000 1533200

25 Intercom 45000 45000

Total Construction * rate 2581.82 13600 35112752 3898500 39768224

For master plan of campus, kindly see Annexture V

The college does have few physically disabled students. The students come to college on

tricycles. Such students are allowed to park their tricycles in the Parking reserved for Faculty

members. Moreover, the security guards assist them in the event of any difficulty faced by them.

During examination days, these differently abled students are allowed to enter the examination

Hall 10 minutes prior compared to other students so that they are able to take their seats without

hassle. At the time of internal examination, a separate seating arrangement is made for such

students on the First floor of the college so that they do not have to climb two to three floors of

the college where the examinations are conducted for other students of the college.

The faculty members of the college are very sensitive towards differently abled students. They

help such students in all possible ways and motivate them to study properly so that they can

become self-reliant.

Hostel Facility

The college itself does not have the residential facility for students. But the Hostel facility

for boy students, especially belonging to SC, ST, OBC categories is located in sector-12, sector-

8 and sector-13, that is five kilometers away from the college. The students of the college who

wish to avail of the benefit of residential facility can stay in this hostel which is managed by

Social Welfare Department, Govt. of Gujarat.

Health Centre

A Primary Health Centre is recently constructed on the first floor at the right side of the

administrative office of B-Wing of the college. The Centre is equipped with the following

facilities:

Blood Pressure Measuring Machine

Weighing Machine

First Aid Kits

There is a provision for free medical services for the employees of the college as well as the

students of the college. Two doctors of different disciplines visit the college every fortnight and

remain present in the Primary Health Centre for an hour. During this time period, anybody can

consult the doctor free of cost.

The facility of 108 Ambulance Service is available as Off Campus facility of the college. In case

of any emergency, the ambulance reaches the spot within 10 minutes of the call. An extremely

prompt service of 108 helps to resolve any kind of medical emergency within no time.


Details of Common Facilities available on the Campus

IQAC:

At the right side of an administrative office a separate cabin for IQAC is created. All the activities

related to IQAC are done in the newly created cabin. The IQAC office is equipped with lap top,

printer, scanner, almirah, tables, chairs and the necessary stationery.

Grievance Redressal unit:

A suggestion box has been placed near the Principal’s office. The students are encouraged to put

their suggestions and grievances into the Suggestion Box. This box is cleared periodically by

the Principal of the college. After consultation with the HoDs of all the departments, the


Collegiate Women’s Development Cell and Counselling:

The women’s development cell is located in a separate room on the first floor of the college

building. It is well furnished room and equipped with all necessary requirements. Dr. Alpa J.

Patel, Head of the Department of Sanskrit is the convener of the women’s cell. She, along with

other members of the cell organizes gender sensitization programmes and other women welfare

programmes in the college. Also she holds periodical meetings with the girl students of the

college to find out their problems. The girl students visit the women’s cell and discuss their

problems without hesitation with the counselors present at the women’s development cell.

Career Guidance and Placement Unit

There is a separate place in the library as Career Guidance and Placement unit. Dr. Manisha

Rabari is the coordinator of the Cell. There is an ample space and sitting arrangements for the

counseling for students. One Laptop with internet facility is kept for the Coordinator and students

under the surveillance of the principal.

Health Centre:

The college has a Primary Health Centre in the campus equipped with necessary instruments and

First Aid kit. The health centre of the college is managed by the members of the Trust,

Coordinator Dr. Hemant Vaishnav and the committee members.

Canteen:

A well-designed and well-equipped canteen for the refreshment of the students as well as faculty

members has been constructed. The facilities of it is very much availed by the students and

faculty members for tea and snack during the recess time of the college. It is managed by the

administrative members of the Trust.

Recreational spaces for staff and students: Canteen, Conference room, Common faculty room, a small sports ground surrounded by green

trees, beautiful garden on the both sides of the entry road and walkways are available in the

college for recreation.

Safe drinking water facility:

A water purifier system has been installed for providing pure and safe drinking water for faculty

members and students.

Auditorium:

There is no auditorium as such in the college. But the Seminar hall having the seating capacity

of 150 and 200 students are used for the purposes of auditorium. There is a covered open air


space on the ground floor where the annual function, Yoga and meditation, Celebration of the

Independence and Republic day, Garba festival etc are celebrated. More than 1000 students can

be accommodated at this place.

4.2 Library as a Learning Resource

The Library committee comprises of a Librarian Sandeep Barot, and assisted by Dr. Samir Bhatt

(Gujarati) and Prof. Vaibhav Kothari (English). The following are the significant initiatives

implemented by the committee to render the library student/user friendly:

Book exhibitions of various subjects are organized by the Library Committee of

the college.

Use of ICT in the teaching-learning process has been considerably enhanced.

In order to orient the staff and students to reading, a library committee has

arranged a group discussion and expert lectures on reading skill.

Book bank facility has been made more students friendly.

Various informative bulletins are displayed on the notice-board

New arrivals in the library are specially displayed

Books are categorized according to subjects and topics and necessary signboards

are displayed.

A computer has been installed in the library for the librarian with the facility of

Internet so that he can help the students to locate the required books in the library.

Newspapers and magazines are properly displayed on the racks.

Many DVDs containing lectures by experts have been purchased and are shown

to the students in the specially designed room in the library.

Poor students and the students belonging to SC/ST/OBC category are provided

books under the scheme of Poor Boys’ library which the students are required to

return at the end of the academic year.

Students as well as faculty members are motivated to engage themselves in

research oriented activities.

The faculty members are encouraged to draft proposals for Minor Research

Projects. The experienced teachers who have already worked on Minor research

project help other faculty members in preparing the proposal and sending the same

to UGC for sanction.


Details of the library

Total area of the library: 265 Sq. Mts.

Total Seating Capacity: 150

Library Software: KOHA is to be installed

The working hours of the library are 8:15 am to 2:15 pm on the working days i.e. from Monday

to Saturday. The library remains closed on holidays. The library timings during examination days

are extended for an hour. During vacation, the timings of the library remain the same i.e. from

8:15 am to 1:15 pm.

For Layout of the library, kindly see Annexure V

The institution has a transparent method of procuring books for the library. Out of the total grant

received by the college, specific amount is allotted to Arts and Commerce departments. The

Principal holds a meeting of all the HoDs of Arts as well as Commerce faculties and discusses

their requirements regarding the books and DVDs related to their subjects. The faculty members

visit the book fairs at Ahmedabad. and choose books for the college library. The college places

order at the book stores of Ahmedabad to procure the specific books that are not readily available

at the store. The college has purchased Software for KOHA for the library. It is a state-of-the-art

integrated library management software designed and developed by the INFLIBNET Centre

based on requirements of college, university and other academic libraries. The entire

management of the library is done through this software.

The following are the details of the amount spent on procuring new books, journals and other

reading material in the last four years:

Library

holdings

Year – 1

2013-14

Year – 2

2014-15

Year – 3

2015-16

Year – 4

2016-17

Number Total

cost Number

Total

cost Number

Total

cost Number

Total

cost

Text books 365 53589/- 42 7755/- 39 5240/- ----- ----

Reference books ----- ----- ----- --- ----- ---- ---- ---

Journals/

Periodicals 23 10080/- ----- ----- ---- --- ---- ---

e –resources ---- ----- ----- ---- --- --- ---- ---

Any other

(Newspapers) 06 15574/- ----- ---- ----- ---- --- ---

The following are the details on the ICT and other tools deployed to provide maximum access to

the library collection:

OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog): KOHA is to be installed with the

collaboration of Central University of Gujarat


Library automation: The barcode system is not introduced in the college yet.

Total number of computers for public access: In the library, there is only a

computer for tracking books in the library.

Total numbers of printers for public access: There is only one printer in the

library. The faculty members can avail of this facility.

Internet band width/ speed: There is a facility of Internet in the library.

Institutional Repository: Library repository is spread to 265 sq. meter that can

house 8000 books.

Participation in Resource sharing networks/consortia (like INFLIBNET): The institution has already applied to acquire INFLIBNET (N-List) facilities for

faculty.

The details are provided on the following items:

Average number of walk-ins:30

Average number of books issued/returned: 15 books/day

Average number of books added during last three years: 402 books

The books which are spoiled beyond repair are left as discards.

Details of the specialized services provided by the library

Reference: There is a separate reference section in the library. The books of this section

are not issued to anybody. Whosoever wants to refer the books is required to sit in the

library itself. The section is accessible to all the faculty members and students.

Download: Library has one computer with internet facility.

Printing: A system for computer printouts in the library has not been established yet.

User Orientation and awareness: Books are arranged in the library subject wise in the

cupboards. The librarian helps the students as well as the faculty members to locate the

book. Also there is sufficient lighting in the library which helps in searching the book

quickly.

INFLIBNET/IUC facilities: KOHA software is to be linked with INFLIBNET which

could be utilized for online journals, Ph.D. theses of other students and the miscellaneous

information required by the faculty members and students.

Support by the library Staff

The library consists of a librarian and a peon. The librarian manages purchase details, maintains

the register of books issued by faculty members, makes arrangement of the subscription of

journals and magazines and maintains all the records related to the library. The librarian is

allotted a separate place with computer, printer, scanner and a table and a chair. The current


librarian Mr. Sandeep Barot keeps an eye on all the students sitting in the reading place. The

surveillance cameras are installed at various places of the library, but monitored through the

Trust’s cabin. Librarian is always eager to help the faculty members in locating the books in the

library.

All the books of the library are barcoded and automated through software programme. The peon

helps students to locate the books and in searching the question papers of university of earlier

years. The students have facility of search computers through which they can find the book of

their requirement. If there is any difficulty in searching the book, the librarian helps the students

in locating the book.

Feedback system for library

In the general feedback form, there are questions regarding the library facilities which help the

authorities in understanding the demands of the students. The suggestions and the grievances of

the students are discussed with the Principal of the college by the feedback committee and the


4.3 IT Infrastructure

a) No. of Computers in the college.

b) Exact configuration of each available system

Sr.

No.

Name of the

department

Configuration Total No. of

Computers

Desktops Laptops Desktops Laptops

1 Principal’s Office

COMPAQ 2.5 GHz

Pentium Dual Core, 1

GB RAM

Dell Intel i3 Processor

3 GB RAM. 300 GB

HDD Dell Intel i3

Processor 3 GB RAM.

300 GB HDD

01 01

2. Computer

Lab./DELL

COMPAQ Intel Core 2

Duo. 2 GB RAM ----- 36 -----

4 Administrative

Block (Office)

Acer Intel Pentium, 1.5

GHz 300 GB HDD. 1

GB RAM

----- 03 ----

5 Library

COMPAQ 2.59 GHz

Pentium Dual Core.

300 GB HDD. 1 GB

RAM

------------- 01 --

6 I.Q.A.C. -------

Dell Intel i3 Processor

3 GB RAM. 300 GB

HDD

01

7 IGNOU Office

Zenith AMD Duel Core

2.2 GHz. 1 GB RAM.

150 GB HDD.

------------- 01 --

Total No. of Computers and Laptops 42 02

1. Computer Student ratio: 1:40

2. Stand-alone facility: 02 computers


3. LAN Facility: Computer Lab., Adm. Office.

4. No. of nodes/computers with Internet facility: 42 computers

5. Licensed Software: NIL

6. Wi-Fi facility: Staff room, Computer Lab.

7. Information regarding Printers & Scanner: Printers: 05 Scanners:02

Computer facility to students and faculty members in campus and off campus:

There is only one computers in the library with internet connection but there are 36 computers in

the Computers’ Lab which could be utilized by students as well as faculty members. The

language laboratory/Computer Lab is equipped with broadband connection of 10 mbps. All the

36 computers in the Computer Lab/DELL are connected through LAN. In this way, the facility

of computer and internet facility for faculty members as well as students in the campus is

satisfactory. The facility of computer and internet off campus has not been established.

Plans and Strategies for deploying and upgrading the IT infrastructure and associated

facilities:

The institute plans to install more computers with internet facility in the building of the college.

It also wishes to buy more touch screen computers for the library. There is a plan of introducing

more smart classrooms in the college. The college also intends to purchase large display boards

to display notices and announcements, enhance Wi-Fi facility in the college building, purchase

another software for the library, purchase more DVDs containing dramas, Oscar winning movies,

films based on literary novels, subject related material and lectures by eminent personalities The

effort of the institute is to provide maximum facilities to the students since more that 80% of the

students belong to rural and tribal areas, among them many of them belong to BPL category.

Allocation of budget for ICT in the last four years: It was not planned

The institute encourages extensive use of ICT resources and the use of computer-aided

teaching/learning materials by its faculty members and the students. Most faculties make

effective use of computer and internet facilities and prepare power point presentations for

teaching specific topics to the students. The faculty members are permitted to use seminar hall

that is equipped with projectors, audio system and all other facilities for making presentations.

The students are also shown films through computers attached to the projectors. The students of

Sanskrit are shown various episodes of Mahabharata so that they understand Bhagwad Gita

prescribed in their syllabus in a better way. Similarly since the students are weak in English, they

are taught grammar through presentations made up of several images. This cultivates interest for

the subject among the students; they become more interactive and are motivated to study with

more concentration. The students of English are shown the movies prescribed in the syllabus

which enable them to grasp the story well and also understand the nuances of the language. The

Digital Education and Learning Laboratory (DELL) also contains software meant for augmenting

the Reading, Listening and Writing skills in English, which is extensively used by the students.

All the departments also take an immense effort in preparing their lectures through presentations.

Different diagrams which if drawn on the board would consume a lot of time are shown through

projectors by the faculty. Also nicely planned lectures cultivate a sense of understanding and

interest among the students which help them in better grasping of the subject. The students also


make use of ICT resources for preparing projects as part of their internal assessment of all the

prescribed papers.

As regards the availing of the National Knowledge Network connectivity, the college will be

connected to INFLIBNET in the near future. The college intends to extend this facility to the

faculty members as well as the students of the college.

4.4 Maintenance of Campus Facilities

The college has a Campus Maintenance Committee which looks after the requirements and

maintenance of the campus of the College. The repair work is carried out as and when the

necessity arises.

The budget allocated during the last four years for the upkeep of the facilities is as follows:

Sr. no. Facilities 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

1. Building 46266/- -------- ------- ------

2. Furniture 800/- --------- ------- -------

3. Equipment 13450/- 5000/- 12000/- 2000/-

4. Computers 20800/- 34400/- 27500/- 23780/-

5. Vehicles ----- ------- -------- ------

6. Any other 956490/- 1106781/- 1260331/- 1042600/-

The actual amount spent on the campus maintenance in the last five years is as follows:

Sr. No. Year Amount Spent on Building Maintenance of the college

1 2012-13 46266/-

2 2013-14 -----

3 2014-15 ------

4 2015-16 ------

The details of the computer maintenance in the last five years are as follows:

Contract: Jayhind Computers, Gandhinagar

Sr. No. Year Amount Spent on Service of Computers

1 2012-13 20800/-

2 2013-14 34400/-

3 2014-15 27500/-

4 2015-16 23780/-


The total amount spent on the up gradation of Computers in the last five years: NIL

The amount spent on the LAN Facility Rs.18000/-

Institutional mechanism for maintenance and upkeep of the facilities

The college has appointed required number of sweepers for the cleaning of the campus,

administrative offices and the classrooms of the college. The trust bears the expenses of the

sweepers as new appointments by the government has not been taking place for the last15 years.

The Campus Maintenance Committee of the college looks after the needs of maintenance of

several segments of the college. It submits its report to the Principal of the college who takes

necessary action on the basis of budget allocated for particular segment in the respective year.

The maintenance of computers is carried out through Jayhind Computers, Gandhinagar that takes

care of purchase, repair and maintenance of computer related services. The Security guards of

the college take care of the cleanliness of the campus by insisting the students to throw waste in

the dustbins kept at various places in the college. The botanical garden and the trees grown in the

campus are watered and maintained regularly by the gardener appointed for the purpose.

As regards the instruments and the equipment, the college ensures that they are calibrated once

a year and should be repaired if need arises. In the event of the breaking down of the instrument,

immediate action is taken for the repair of the instrument. The college is very cautious regarding

the maintenance of sensitive instruments and equipment. Therefore such instruments are

protected using power backups and stabilizers that prevent the damage of instrument in case of

voltage fluctuation. There are 04 power backups.

The water supply in the college is continuous but in case of any water shortage, water tankers

are called for by the college authorities. There is an underground water tank in the building.


CRITERION: V

STUDENT SUPPORT AND PROGRESSION

KEY ASPECTS

5.1 Student Mentoring and Support

5.2 Student Progression


CRITERION V: STUDENT SUPPORT AND PROGRESSION

5.1 Student Mentoring and Support

The institution publishes its prospectus every year and it is distributed along with the admission

forms. The prospectus presents the details of the available courses and programmes, subjects and

the rules of eligibility, fees structure, examination system, rules of the library, students’

responsibilities etc. The prospectus is printed in Gujarati and English.

At the Induction Programme of the new students, the entire working of the college and the

responsibilities of students towards the institute is properly explained to them. The students are

oriented towards the academic as well as other activities of the college. They are introduced to

all the faculty members of their subjects at the welcome ceremony organized by the college

authorities.

The following is the detail of institutional scholarship given to students during the last five years

Sr.

No. Category

Total No. of Students availing financial Support

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

1 OBC/Minorities 176 156 200 237 285

2 S.C. 96 96 99 80 92

3 S.T. 160 139 143 87 59

4. Total Amount 10,51,005/- 12,85,317/- 12,97,997/- 15,92,840/- 7,69,950/-

176

96

160

Academic Year 2012-13

OBC/Minorities

S.C.

S.T.


156

96

139


OBC/Minorities

S.C.

S.T.

200

99

143


OBC/Minorities

S.C.

S.T.

23780

87


OBC/Minorities

S.C.

S.T.


The details regarding the percentage of students receiving financial assistance from State

Government, Central Government and other national agencies are as follows:

Sr. No. Agencies 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

1 State Government 23.61% 25.22% 23.47% 26.21%

2 Any Other agency U.G.C. ----- ------ ------ -----

Specific support services/facilities available for:

Students from SC/ST, OBC/ Physically challenged and economically weaker sections:

The students from SC/ST, OBC, and physically challenged category are given admissions

according to special government quota and the rules formulated for them by the

University. During admission process, special room is allotted and the faculty members

are given the charge of the counselling them which help the students in the entire process

of admission. The college helps them to get scholarship from government. Even the

college helps the economically weaker students by waiving their fees.

Students with humble background are offered special coaching/remedial classes by the

faculty members. This enables them to prepare for the examination in a better fashion and

compete with the students of mainstream. The papers of Soft skills help these students to

cope up with the various competitive examinations. The department of English helps

these students understand the nuances of grammar by means of Digital Education and

Learning Laboratory (DELL). The students are encouraged to participate in various sports

events, youth festival, cultural programmes and different competitions held during the

year. Various motivating lectures and personality development lectures organized by

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S.C.

S.T.


college also prove beneficial for them. These students are made aware of several

employment opportunities available for them.

The students with physical disabilities are treated with more care in the college. They are

allowed to utilize the facilities of the lift. They are given relaxation of two to three days

in the submission of assignments; they are attended with utmost priority by the office

staff as well as the faculty members of the college.

Students to participate in various competitions/National and international:

The students of the college are encouraged to participate in various competitions held

during the year. Special allowances are made for such students and bus fare for to and fro

journey is also given.

Students who are proficient in sports and games are helped and encouraged in many ways.

They are provided with medical expenses, transport expenses during out station

competitions, halting charges, food and refreshments, and sport dresses. Such students

are given priority in admission. The college has appointed sports teacher Mr. Mahendra

Modiya who looks after the training of students in sports activities.

The faculty members accompany the students in the intercollegiate cultural events such

as Youth Festival till the destination of the event. The participants are exempted from

attending classes on the days of the competition. Dr. Lalita Solanki the Coordinator of

the Cultural activities and members monitor the students’ performance in co-curricular

and extra-curricular activities.

Medical assistance to students: health centre, health insurance etc.

The facility of a Primary Health Centre is created recently in the college. Besides this,

there is an emergency service of 108 in which the ambulance reaches the college within

10 minutes of the call. Moreover, the college has made agreement with a doctor who

simultaneously visit the college and extend their services in the Health Centre. The doctor

visits the college in the event of emergency. Apart from this, the college staff is very

supportive; they take the students to the hospital in case of emergency.

Organizing coaching classes for competitive classes

The college conducted coaching classes for competitive exams for government jobs with

the collaboration of Shri Adi SamajSeva and Gramin Vikas Trust and Shri Dugari

Garasiya Seva Samaj Trust.

Skill development (Computer Literacy)

The computer literacy of the students of the college has increased in the last five years.

The students are encouraged to make the maximum use of computer in their day-today


life. A group of the students of NSS attend the digital India campaign programme

organized in Gandhinagar.

Support for Slow Learners

The slow learners are made to sit on the front benches of the classroom so that the faculty

can continuously monitor them while teaching.

Such students are given additional support by conducting remedial classes for them with

the help of bright students of the class and the faculty members.

Exposure of students to other institutions of higher learning/corporate/business house etc.

The college arranges several tours to the Area of forest and the institutions of higher

learning for the students. The educational tour committee coordinated by Dr. Samir Bhatt

of the college arranged an educational tours to the forest of Polo, Taranga Hill, Ambaji,

Kedartnath(Gujarat) and Indroda Park and many places covered with natural scenes.

The students of Commerce are taken for visit to PDPU at Gandhinagar; the students of

Arts are taken to visit Gujarat Vidhyapith, Ahmedabad to understand value based

education and implementation of Gandhian thoughts in education. Also the students are

taken to other institutes of higher learning so that they can gather some new ideas from

there and can implement them to achieve success in future.

Publication of student magazines

The student magazine called ‘UDAN’ incorporates the contributions by students in the

form of short poems, essay and other creative writings. The faculty members also

contribute to the magazine by writing articles that are beneficiary to the students.

The college also encouraged the students to flourish their creativity via a wall paper

magazine called ‘Bakhadjantar’ Dr. Samir Bhatt’s contribution in this regard is worth

noticing.

Efforts by the institution to facilitate entrepreneur skills among the students

With the collaboration of TCS (Tata Consultancy Services, Gandhinagar), the college

arranges special lectures based on interview skills, art of public speaking, grooming

personality, increasing mind power etc. which have proved to be of great help to the

students as they prepare themselves for joining any organization in future.

Policies and strategies of the institution to promote participation of students in various

activities

The institution encourages the students to participate in co-curricular and extra-curricular

activities such as sports, games, Quiz competitions, elocutions, cultural activities,

Celebration of the Independence and Republic day etc.


The students who win the prizes in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities are

awarded prizes by the college at the Annual function of the college. They are honoured

with track suits, mementoes, prizes and testimonials.

The students are provided additional academic support by arranging remedial classes and

some extra lectures. Such students are given more access to the faculty members so that

they can get some additional guidance and compensate their academic loss.

In case they miss the internal examination of the college, a retest is held for them.

The students of NSS and those participating in various sports are given healthy snacks

after their training.

Coaching for Competitive examinations

With collaboration of Shri Dungari Garasiya seva samaj trust, the institution organized coaching

class for Competitive examinations for the last two years.

There is a facility of viewing programmes related to various competitive examinations

which are telecast through BISAG under SANDHAN from Gandhinagar. The facility is

made available to the students in the Room No. -203 -BISAG room for students.

The students are encouraged to appear in the competitive examinations organized by

GPSC, LIC, Bank Probationary Officer, Staff Selection Board, Railway examinations etc.

Proper guidance is extended to them through Career Counselling Cell of the college.

The students are encouraged to read ‘Employment News’ and ‘Rojgar Samachar’ which

includes all the information regarding competitions to be held in the near future. The

newspaper also contains the results of the examinations held earlier.

The library of the college is equipped with a variety of books pertaining to different

competitive examinations. The students make an elaborate use of the library. Moreover

the college has subscribed a big number of Career oriented magazines such as Latest facts

in General Knowledge, World in Box, Competitiive Success Review etc. which are kept

on display in the library.

The information pertaining to competitive examinations is displayed on the notice board

of the library. The notice board is kept in the clear visibility of the students so that they

get all the information in time.

A sizable number of students appear in the competitive examinations held by various

authorities. The success ratio of the students qualifying in the examinations is not yet to

be marked.


Counselling Services available to the students

(a) Academic and Career Counselling

Academic and Career counseling is offered to the students by the faculty members of the

College. The bright students of the college are encouraged to appear in the competitive

examinations like GPSC, LIC, BANK etc. The weaker students are counseled and efforts

are made to sort out their difficulties.

The HoDs of the college provide guidance to the students regarding various disciplines

and fields in which the employment opportunities are available.

In the last five years nearly 100 students of the college were provided information

regarding job opportunities through internet surfing.

The college offers various programmes especially for the outgoing students in which

training is imparted to them regarding Resume writing, Group Discussions, Facing

interviews, Body Language and basic personality traits. Such programmes prove to be

highly beneficial for students in shaping their personality.

Career Counselling Cell of the college is very active and it makes requisite arrangement

for the maximum number of campus interviews for Placement of students.

(b) Personal and Psycho-social counseling

Women’s Cell of the college caters to the grievance related to girl students of the college.

Dr. Alpa J. Patel is the Coordinator of the Cell. The cell comprises of four women faculty

members such as Dr. Lalita Solanki, Prof. Chhaya Chavada and Prof. Ramila Patel. Along

with the staff members, there are 2 girls students from B.A. and 2 girls students from B.

COM. programme who are the active members of the Women’s Cell.

Periodical meetings of the Women’s cell are convened every months in which the issues

related to women’s safety, security and awareness are discussed. The students share the

problems they have been facing in the regular course of their college.

The students have a free access to all the committee members of the women’s cell. All

the departments of the college are very active as regards any problem faced by girl

students. Stringent disciplinary action is taken against anti-social elements.

Programmes related to women empowerment, women’s health and hygiene are organized

at regular intervals throughout the year.


The girl students of the college are shown documentary films prepared by the Police

Department of the Gujarat Government so that the girls can be made aware of the ways

in which they can protect themselves.

The girl students of the college are sent to legal workshops to create in them the awareness

regarding their rights.

The male students of the college consult their head of the departments in case of any

difficulty. Moreover Career counseling cell also cater to the psycho social needs of the

students and assist them in sorting out their problems.

The students have a facility of personal counseling also. Prof. Surendrasinh Vahela,

Department of Psychology and Prof. J.G Chauhan, Department of Economics extend all

the possible help to the students including personal and psycho-social counseling. Even

the financial stringency faced by the students is sorted out by making arrangements of

free ships for deserving candidates.

Career counselling and Placement Cell

There is a full-fledged Career counselling and Placement cell in the college which provides all

the necessary guidance regarding future employment opportunities to the students depending

upon their caliber and core subject of graduation. It is coordinated by Dr. Manisha Rabari.

Placement Details:

We apologize for data is not maintained for the last twenty years regarding the placement of the

students. But off the record it is observed that a sizable number of students of the college have

been working in the departments of Police, Forest Office, Sachivalay, Security Guard etc.

It is worth to note that in the current academic year with collaboration of Govt. of Gujarat an

employment fair (Rojagar Mela) is organized with the various companies like Vivo Health Care

Institute, Team Leave Service, Tax Tech India Pvt. Ltd, Tac Mahindra etc. in the college. More

than 100 students are registered in the fair and out of them 45 students are selected for primary

job placement. Dr. Manish Rabari’s contribution is worth noticing in this direction.

Grievance Redressal Cell

There is a grievance redressal cell for all the students of the college. It is coordinated by

Prof. Jahidhusen Chauhan. The Principal of the college is the Chairperson of the cell. The

students have a free access of going to the Principal in case of any difficulty faced by

them. The students and faculty are allowed to express their grievances anonymously by

writing and dropping them in the suggestion box kept outside the Principal’s office. The

Principal takes necessary action depending upon the gravity of the grievance. The


concerned persons are called by the Principal for clarification and appropriate action is

taken.

The following are the grievances reported during the last four years and the steps taken for their

redressal:

Sr. no. Grievance reported Redressal Mechanism

1. Girls’ Room A new girls’ room for girls is allotted in the

building along with C.W.D.C.

2. Health facility The construction of Primary Health Centre has

been in progress.

3. Photocopying facility

A space for the stationary store is allotted on the

ground floor of the college where a Photocopier

machine is installed. The students can avail of this

facility on payment of reasonable charge.

4. Sports facility The Sports campus of the Gandhinagar charitable

trust situated in sector-8, Gandhinagar is utilized.

5. Transportation

The Application has been sent to the Transport

Authority and necessary steps are taken regarding

the need of the students.

6. Intrusion of antisocial

elements

Disciplinary committee has been formed and the

students are not allowed to enter the college

premises without identity cards.

7. Parking facility for students

A separate parking facility for students has been

created and the security guards keep a vigilant eye

on the safety of all the vehicles.

Provisions for resolving issues pertaining to sexual harassment

The Women’s Cell of the college keeps a watch on any kind of harassment to girl students

of the college. Moreover gender sensitization programmes are conducted in which the

male students are guided to cultivate a feeling of respect towards women. The college

also celebrates the International Women’s Day every year and conducts various

programmes based on women empowerment.

The Principal of the college is very strict regarding issues pertaining to sexual harassment.

She shows zero tolerance to any such incident that creates trouble to the students of the

college. A strict action is taken against the accused. This has created a fear in the minds

of the students and so nobody dares to get involved in any such activity that would attract

punishment.

All the measures stated above have left no possibility of any type of harassment to girl

students in the college campus and therefore they feel safe and secure in the college.


Anti-ragging Committee

The ragging problems are not encountered in the college. However, in case of any

exigency created in the college campus, the Anti-ragging Committee is coordinated

by Prof. SurendrasinhVaghela.(Psychology). Every year the committee gets the

students to fill the form of the prohibition of Anti-ragging declared by the government

of India, till date no incident of ragging has been reported in the college.

Welfare Schemes

The following welfare schemes are made available to the students of the college:

Scholarship to the students belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PH and economically weaker

students.

Book Bank facility

Students representing college in sports competition at Inter- College/University level are

encouraged by giving sports kit, track suits, testimonial and prizes at the Annual function

of the college.

The college bears all the expenses of the students participating in the Sports’ Day festival-

an inter-collegiate sports festival and Youth festival – an inter-collegiate cultural festival

organized by the University and the winners are awarded prizes by the college at the

Annual function organized by the college.

Group accident policy of One Lakh rupees to all the students is offered by the

Government of Gujarat.

Alumni Association

The Alumni Association is engaged in following activities of the college:

Regular meetings of the Alumni Association are held throughout the year. Such meetings

are kept on Saturdays/Sundays or on Holidays so that the maximum number of alumni

can attend the meeting. The alumni impart valuable suggestions for the enhancement of

academic and infrastructural facilities of the college. They also arrange for sponsorships

in the organizing of various events in the college. Moreover the alumni play a vital role

in the placement of the students of the college.

Whenever the institution requires assistance from the Alumni Association for extension

activities or for any important project, it wholeheartedly supports and cooperates with the

institution. The members of the association help in organizing annual function,

arrangement for the annual camp of NSS distributing eatables to the poor etc.


On 10st December, 2016, a new steering committee of Alumni Association and Parents

Teachers association was formed. Shri Dipak N. Prajapati was unanimously elected as a

president of Alumni while Shri. Arvind Vagheal was elected as a spokesman of Aumnai.

Likewise Kirtikumar D. Zala, father of Vaibhav Zala (B.A.SEM.-II, Roll.no-270) was

elected as the President of the Parents Teachers Association unanimously. Both the

associations are coordinated by Prof. SurendrasinhVaghela. The associations are set to

work positively in the direction of enhancing the growth of the students,

5.2 Student Progression

The percentage of students progressing to higher education/employment is as follows:

Student Progression 2012-13

%

2013-14

%

2014-15

%

2015-16

%

UG to PG Data is not

maintained

Data is not

maintained

Data is not

maintained

20%

PG to M.Phil. Data is not

maintained

Data is not

maintained

Data is not

maintained

---

PG to Ph.D. Data is not

maintained

Data is not

maintained

Data is not

maintained

----

Employed

Campus selection Data is not

maintained

Data is not

maintained

Data is not

maintained

----

Other than campus

recruitment

45%

Details of the programme wise pass percentage and completion rate for the last four years:

Students Profile Programme/ Course Wise

Year Name of the Course/

Programme

Enrolled Pass % University

Result Pass% Male Female

2013-14

B.A. SEM,-I 533 80 37.92% 25.00%

B.A. SEM,-II 410 53 28.49% 50.13%

B.A. SEM,-III 326 52 56.72% 61.29%

B.A. SEM,-IV 302 46 57.76% 67.13%

B.A.SEM-V 284 29 65.9% 76.01%

B.A.SEM.-VI 280 28 44.41% 54.89%

B.COM. SEM.I 148 28 75.64% 50.07%

B.COM. SEM.II 125 22 58.06% 59.66%

B.COM. SEM.III 85 14 54.55% 52.03%

B.COM. SEM.IV 79 14 20% 64.27%

B.COM.SEM.-V 62 06 75.76% 75.00%

B.COM.SEM.-VI 60 05 43.75% 60.13%

B.A. SEM,-I 488 69 34.7% 44.41%

B.A. SEM,-II 365 52 32.2% 43.09%

B.A. SEM,-III 355 43 44.1% 47.46%


2014-15

B.A. SEM,-IV 305 39 35.3% 57.06%

B.A.SEM-V 293 37 44.6% 59.84%

B.A.SEM.-VI 280 33 27.5% 44.73%

B.COM. SEM.I 183 40 58% 49.76%

B.COM. SEM.II 145 35 34.3% 53.25%

B.COM. SEM.III 134 15 17% 45.78%

B.COM. SEM.IV 125 15 22.1% 51.49%

B.COM.SEM.-V 80 12 42.4% 56.87%

B.COM.SEM.-VI 78 11 14.9% 47.40%

In order to facilitate student progression to higher level of education and/or towards employment,

the college takes the following steps:

The Career Counselling Cell provides assistance to the students who are desirous of

taking employment after the completion of graduation courses.

Guest lectures by eminent personalities from sundry fields are organized on a regular

basis.

Personality development programmes and lectures by experts in the field are arranged

and the students are motivated to interact with them.

The alumnus of the college also remain in touch with the college authorities and extend

help to the students whenever need arises.

Year Name of the Course/

Programme

Enrolled Pass % University

Result Pass% Male Female

2015-16

B.A. SEM,-I 433 65 38.74% 49.22%

B.A. SEM,-II 345 49 44.61% 52.34%

B.A. SEM,-III 303 48 27.46% 42.42%

B.A. SEM,-IV 276 42 42.45% 50.72%

B.A.SEM-V 268 46 31.35% 61.83%

B.A.SEM.-VI 258 46 22.95% 35.17%

B.COM. SEM.I 202 52 23.77% 42.10%

B.COM. SEM.II 165 37 37.78% 53.05%

B.COM. SEM.III 136 37 24.72% 49.91%

B.COM. SEM.IV 133 34 19.57% 44.95%

B.COM.SEM.-V 110 21 22.84% 53.46%

B.COM.SEM.-VI 98 21 46.21% 37.17%

2016-17

B.A. SEM,-I 378 71 49.82%

B.A. SEM,-III 303 40 48.06%

B.A.SEM-V 239 39 41.16%

B.COM. SEM.I 206 53 30.02%

B.COM. SEM.III 145 35 33.88%

B.COM.SEM.-V 121 35 39.56%


UDISHA (Universal Development of Income-Generating Skills through Higher

Education Agencies), a scheme of Government of Gujarat initiated by the Commissioner

of Higher Education helps in the placement of students on the basis of their skills.

Special support provided to students who are at risk of failure and drop out:

The following measures are taken by the college to bring down the drop outs and weak students:

Different departments of the college conduct remedial classes for the weak students.

An arrangement has been made in which the good students are given the responsibility

to help the weak students.

Solving university question papers in the class, conducting class tests, organizing

class quiz, boosting the morale of weak students in the class by asking them easy

questions which they are able to answer, making them read aloud in the language

classes, extending personalized training, giving writing practice, explaining through

power point presentations – are some of the established practices of the college but

the results are not up to the mark yet.

Inculcating love for studies through interesting teaching is the motto of the college.

The students are eager to attend the classes as they are taught with the aid of audio

visual equipment and they find the lecture thought-provoking and stimulating. This

indeed reduces the number of drop-outs from the college.

To deal with psychological, social and economic problems of the students, special

cells are operative in college who help them with counseling, guidance, scholarship

and any other kind of assistance that is called for.

Interactive teaching is paid more emphasis in the college as the students learn more

through interaction and their inherent fear and hesitation to talk with the faculty

reduces to a considerable extent.

5.3 Student Participation and Activities

The college insists on the all-round development of the students. Various sports, co-

curricular and extra-curricular activities are organized throughout the year in which the

students participate with great enthusiasm.

The college provides training to students in the games such as Handball, Netball,

Basketball, Volleyball, Hockey, Ball Badminton, Athletics, Judo, Archery etc. The

students have shown commendable performance in sports and games in the last five years

at the university, State and National level.

Every year, on 5th September, ‘Teacher’s Day’ is celebrated with great enthusiasm when

the teaching work and administration of the college is done by the students themselves.


The get-together at the end of the celebration is arranged for felicitating the ‘Student

teachers’.

At the beginning of January the cultural committee of the college organized various

programmes and competitions as a part of Culfest. The Cultural Committee of the college

coordinated by Dr. Lalita Solanki (Commerce) organized various co-curricular and extra-

curricular activities in which various competitions were organized and a variety of

programmes were arranged. More than 250 students of the college enthusiastically

participated in diverse events. The winners were awarded prizes and certificates at the

close of the academic session.

The following are the programmes organized by the cultural committee of the college

during the last five years

Cultural Programmes organized at College Level:

2012-13

Sr.

No. Date

Name of the

Event

Name of the Student/s,

Beneficiaries Position / Rank

1. 05/09/12 Teachers’ Day

Celebrations

Best Performers:

Girls

Marzina Qureshi

MamtaShrimali

PankhiJhala

Best Performers:

Boys

AshwinGadhadara

Milan Vadher

NayneshVasava

KiranThakor

1

2

3

1

2

3

3

2. Garba

Competition

Krishna Vaghela

RinkuRabari

Asha Desai

PankhiJhala

1

2

2

3

3 15/08/12

Patriotic Song-

Singing

Competition

Marzina Qureshi

NirmaVasava

RoshniParmar

1

2

3

4 15/08/12 Elocution

Competition

NirmaVasava

AshwinGadhadara

GovindNinama

1

2

3

5 15/08/12 Essay Writing

Competition

AshwinGadhadara

SauramJoshiyara

MamtaShrimali

1

2

3

6 Culfest Rangoli

Competition

ManishaVasava

NirmaVasava

PankhiJhala

1

2

3


Quiz Competition

AshwinGadhadara

Milan Vadher

DahyabhaiDharaiya

Govind Chauhan

Pramod Patel

Hitesh Kakadiya

SauramJoshiyara

Ravi Vadher

PrafulSangada

1

2

3

7 Culfest Antakshari

Competition

RoshniParmar

NirmaVasava

Marzina Qureshi

KomalSindhav

DipaliMahant

Mittal Champavat

ManishaVasava

Sonal Chauhan

Milan Vadher

Hitesh Ninama

Jasmin Vanand

ChiragPrajapati

RajendrasinhBihola

PankhiJhala

1

2

3

2013-14

Sr.

No. Date Name of the Event

Name of the

Student/s,

Beneficiaries

Position /

Rank

1. 12/07/13 Welcome Day

Newly admitted

students

------------------

2. 22/07/13 Guru Purnima Celebrations

3 15/08/14

Patriotic Song- Singing Competition

Group Song Competition

Milan Vadher

Janmesh Patel

Shwetaketu

Karishma

Vasant

Saarita

Manisha

I

II

I

II


Fancy Dress Competition

Pankhi Jhala

Tejal Kandoriya

I

II

4 05/09/13 Teachers’ Day

Trushar B. Patel

Vasant

Chaudhari

Khyati Mehta

Shwetaketu

Sharma

Karishma

Sharma

Saarita Rathod

I

II

III

5

6

08/10/13

31/12/13

Garba Competition

Best Costume

Programme on Yoga by We Care

Foundation

Girls

Sonal Chauhan

Rinku Desai

Boys

Hemant Thakor

Pradip Jadeja

Saarita Rathod

Students and

Professors

1

2

1

7 26/01/14

Republic Day Celebrations

Flag Hoisting

Patriotic Songs – Singing

Competition

Dance Competition

Nimisha Modiya

Milan Vadher

Pankhi Jhala

Pankhi Jhala and

Saarita Rathod

1

2

3

-------

8 24/01/14 Quiz Competition

Tejal Kandoriya

Sachin Joshi

Sulabh Parmar

Milan Vadher

Ravi Vadher

Khyati Mehta

Vijay Solanki

Chaman Dulera

1

2


9 24/01/14 Garba Competition

Girls

Pankhi Jhala

Khyati Mehta

Boys

Milan Vadher

Khushalsinh

Jhala

1

2

1

2

10. 25/01/14 Poetry Recitation at Sarita Udyan,

Gandhinagar

Students and

Professors

University Level:

Sr.


Name of the

Student/s,

Beneficiaries

Position /

Rank

1. 29/09/13

Clay Modelling,

Youth Festival, Gujarat University

(North Zone)

Khyati S. Mehta

II

2. 30/01/14

Bhagavad Geeta Verse Recitation

and Elocution Competition,

L.D. Arts College, Ahmedabad

Tejal Kandoriya

Vasant

Chaudhari

Shwetaketu

Sharma

____________

3. 06/02/14

Elocution Competition at Arts and

Commerce College, Manasa under

Saptadhara

Trushar Patel

II

2014-15

Sr.


Name of the

Student/s,

Beneficiaries

Position /

Rank

1. 26/07/14 Welcome Day Newly admitted

students

------------------

2. 06/08/14

Knowledge Consortium of

Gujarat –

Welcome and Orientation Day

New Students

3 15/08/14 Patriotic Song- Singing

Competition

BhupendraBhati

Binal R. Patel

RajendraRathod

1

2

3

4 05/09/14 Teachers’ Day

GautamVegada

Vishal Desai

NidhiSuthar

1

2

3

5 30/09/14 Garba Competition Girls

VandanaChavda

Karishma Sharma

1

2

3


Rinku Desai

Boys

BhupendraBhati

TusharJhala

Ravi Vadher

1

2

3

6 26/01/15

Republic Day Celebrations


Competition

ShaileshMakwana

RajendraRathod

Binal R. Patel

1

2

3

7 30/01/15 Drawing Competition on

Gandhi Nirvan Din

MamtaShrimali

Sanjay Thakor

SarikaSadariya

1

2

3

8. 30/01/15 Elocution Competition NidhiSuthar

GautamVegada

1

2

9. 30/01/15 Traditional Dress Competition

Boys

BhupendraBhati

TusharJhala

Ravi Vadher

Girls

VandanaChavda

Karishma Sharma

Rinku Desai

1

2

3

1

2

3

10. SDP (Gujarati)

Best Volunteers

Ravi Vadher

Rucha Patel

PankhiJhala

DarshanPurani

_________

2015-16

Sr.


Name of the

Student/s,

Beneficiaries

Position /

Rank

1. 15/08/15

Flag Hoisting

Elocution Competition


Competition

Data Not

Maintained

2. 14/09/15 Teachers’ Day Data Not

Maintained

3 21/10/15 Garba Competition Data Not

Maintained

4 26/01/16 Republic Day Celebrations Data Not

Maintained


5

26/01/16

to

30/01/16

Cultural Week Celebrations

Data Not

Maintained

2016-17

Sr.



Beneficiaries

Position /

Rank

1. June 16

Guru Purnima Celebrations

All the students

-----

2. 15/08/16

Independence Day

Celebrations


Competition

Homage paid to Late

PramukhSwamiji

Binal R Patel

JaydeepsinhVaghela

KuldeepsinhJhala

RajendraRathod

Hardik Desai

JaydevsinhVaghela

1

2

3

3 03/09/16 Teachers’ Day Celebrations 15 Students -----

4 1709/16

Elocution Competition at

Govt. Arts College,

Gandhinagar

Prem H. Patel

Data Not

Maintained

5 12/01/17

Swami Vivekanand Birth

Anniversary

Elocution open for all the

students

RajendraRathod

JyotiVaghela

Binal R. Patel

Prem H. Patel

KetanDarji

Siddharaj Solanki

All the students

pays homage to

Swami

Vivekanand.

23/01/17

to

27/01/17

Culfest – 2017

6 23/01/17 Rangoli Competition

Dhara J. Dave

PrarthanaGajjar

Binal Patel

RadhikaSuthar

I

II

III

III

7 24/01/17 Mehendi Competition

Prarthana S. Gajjar

BhumikaVaghela

RavinaVasava

I

II

III

8 25/01/17 Poetry Recitation

Hardik Desai

Binal R. Patel

Asha Rabari

I

II

III


9 25/01/17 Elocution Competition

Hardik Desai

JanakiValand

Asha Rabari

I

II

III

10 25/01/17 Antakshari

MittalbaVaghela

VanitaKatariya

Sanjay Pandya

Hardik Desai

Dhara J. Dave

Binal R. Patel

Rajendra J. Rathod

Anil Damor

Govind L. Desai

Jayraj P. Jhala

Sunil G. Raval

Radhika D. Suthar

I

II

III

11 26/01/17 Patriotic Songs- Singing

Competition

Binal R. Patel

Hardik Desai

RajendraRathod

I

II

III

12 Lemon Spoon Race Jayraj P. Jhala

HiralYagnik

I

II

13 Triple Limb Running Siddharaj Solanki

JitendraMakwana

I

14 Music Chair

Boys

Bhavik Patel

Prem Patel

Girls

KajalPrajapati

JanakiValand

I

II

I

II

15 Sack Race

Boys

Dinesh Chaudhari

JayrajJhala

Narendra Solanki

I

II

III

16 Blow the Flour Game

Boys

Siddharaj Solanki

JayrajJhala

ParimalValand

Girls

HiralYagnik

I

II

III

17 27/01/17 Quiz Competition

Hardik Desai

DayleshBharvad

Ravi Gadhavi

Alpesh Pandya

KajalKatara

Siddharaj Solanki

I

II


Sanjay Pandya

KuldeepBarad

JayrajJhala

III

18 27/01/17 Art & Craft Day 15 Students ---

19 30/01/17

Martyrs’ Day

Essay writing Competition

Alpesh Pandya

Ravi Gadhavi

KiranMakwana

I

II

III

Exhibition on Gandhiji’s life Sem VI Commerce

Students

-----

Elocution Competition Prem Patel Sole Contestant

Achievements of Students in Cultural Programmes at University/State Level:

Sr.


Name of the

Student/s,

Beneficiaries

Position /

Rank

1. 29/09/13

Clay Modelling,

Youth Festival, Gujarat University

(North Zone)

Khyati S. Mehta

II

2. 30/01/14

Bhagavad Geeta Verse Recitation

and Elocution Competition,

L.D. Arts College, Ahmedabad

Tejal Kandoriya

Vasant

Chaudhari

Shwetaketu

Sharma

____________

3. 06/02/14

Elocution Competition at Arts and

Commerce College, Manasa under

Saptadhara

Trushar Patel

II

Sr.

no.

Name of the

Student

Name of the

event Place Position

1 Jayesh L.

Mandanka

Inter-College

Youth Festival-

Elocution

Govt. Commerce

College, G’nagar

Year: 2001-02 (28, 29-9-2001)

First at University

2. Jayesh L.

Mandanka

Inter-College

Youth Festival-

Poetry Recitation

J.G.College of

Commerce, A’bad Year:2000-2001 (21-23-9-2000)

First at University

3. Jayesh L.

Mandanka

Inter-Zonal

Youth Festival-

Elocution

Youth Welfare

Dept, Guj. Uni. Year:6-11-2000

First at University


4. Jayesh L.

Mandanka

Dept of

Education-

Elocution and

Essay

Competition

Subhashchandra

Bose Shikshan

Sankul,

Gandhinagar Year : 2001

First at State Level

5. Jayesh L.

Mandanka

Inter-College

Youth Festival-

Poetry Recitation

Youth Welfare

Dept, Guj. Uni. Year:9-10-2000

First at University

6. Parth Patel Elocution Youth Festival

19/09/2010 First Rank

7. Parth Patel

Elocution

C.U.Shah

College,

Ahmedabad

SAPTADHARA

21/12/2009 Third Rank

8. Parth Patel

Elocution

Ashwinbhai

Commerce

College,

Ahmedabad


9. Parth Patel

Eocution

S.D.Arts

&Commerce

college, Mansa


Major student achievements in co-curricular, extracurricular and cultural activities at

different levels:

Sports (University Level) 2014-15:

Sr.


Name of the

Student/s,

Beneficiaries

Position / Rank

1 13/08/14

Gujarat University (South Zone)

Swimming and Water Polo

Tournament

Swimming

Water Polo

II

II

2 27 –

28/08/14


Volleyball Tournament

ParikshitMalawat

Selected in the

All India Inter-

University Team

II

3 19 -

20/09/14


Kabaddi Tournament

Captain Mitesh

Patel got selected

in Gujarat

University

Kabaddi Team

-----------


4 22/11/14


Wrestling Tournament (57 kg)

Pravin P.

Chaudhari

participated in

All India Inter-

University

Championship at

Meerut

Silver Medal

Sports (National Level) 2014-15:

Sr.


Name of the

Student/s,

Beneficiaries

Position / Rank

1

2014

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National

Games, Delhi

Kick Boxing

Dhaval Baranda Gold Medal

2 2014 Para – National Taekwando

Championship, Delhi Dhaval Baranda Gold Medal

3 15-

18/01/2015

National Rural Karate

Championship,

Delhi

Kranti Dhunkh

Bronze Medal


Sr.



Beneficiaries

Position

/ Rank

1

04/09/15


Swimming and Water Polo

Tournament

Swimming

KrantiDhunkh

1. 200 Meter Free Style

2. 50 Meter Back Stroke

3. 50 Meter Breast Stroke

4. 100 Meter Breast Stroke

Water Polo Team

I

II

II

II

2

Gujarat University ( Inter

Zone)

Rifle Shooting Championship

Rudrasinh Rajput

10 Meter 50 Meter Air Pistol

II


Rudrakshsinh Rajput

10 Meter 50 Meter Air Pistol

Both the students got

selected in Gujarat

University Shooting Team

and participated in All India

Inter University

Tournament, Varanasi

III

Sports (State Level) 2015-16:

Sr.



Beneficiaries

Position

/ Rank

1

Gun for Glory Shooting

Championship,

Rifle Association of India, Pune

Rudrakshsinh Rajput

10 Meter Air Pistol III

2

18-

20/09/2015

5th National Rural Games, Trichi,

Tamilnadu

KrantiDhunkh

400 Meter Race

Long Jump

III

III


Sr.



Beneficiaries

Position

/ Rank

1

16/09/16

Gujarat University Boxing

Tournament,

Khokhara, Ahmedabad

Rizwan Nasir Ahmed

Gold

2 10/08/16

Gujarat University Swimming

Tournament, Gujarat Vidyapith

Swimming Pool, Ahmedabad

DhunkhKranti

1. 50 Meter Breast

Stroke

2. 100 Meter Breast

Stroke

II

II


Sports (State Level) 2016-17:

Sr.



Beneficiaries

Position

/ Rank

1

09/10/16

Rifle Shooting Tournament, Rifle

Club, Ahmedabad

Rudrasinh Rajput

Rudrakshsinh Rajput

Yashvi S. Gelani

2

27-28-

29/12/16

Athletics Meet, C. N. Vidyalaya,

Ambawadi, Ahmedabad

07 Students participated

1 player

Javelin Throw

I

3

KhelMaha-Kumbh

Boxing

Rizwan Nasir Ahmed

Gold

4 KhelMaha – Kumbh

Swimming

KrantiDhunkh

(Gandhinagar Dist.)

I

5 KhelMaha – Kumbh

Skating

KrantiDhunkh

(Gandhinagar Dist.)

II

Sports (National Level) 2016-17:

Sr.



Beneficiaries

Position /

Rank

1

All India Inter University Boxing

Tournament, Jalandhar, Panjab

Rizwan Nasir Ahmed

III

Bronze

Medal

2

02-

03/10/16

International Rural Games –

2016

Anand, Gujarat

Rizwan Nasir Ahmed

Boxing 81 KG

91 KG

Gold

Bronze

3

26/01/17

Republic Day Parade, New Delhi

Dhaval Baranda

Kranti Dhunkh

Took part in

Skill

Development

Tableau

Feedback from graduates and employers

The Parents – Teachers Association proves to be a great source in seeking feedback from

the students. The parents interact with the faculty members and the Principal of the

college freely. They are all given opportunity to express their views. They discuss


everything that their children share with them at their homes. This enables the college

authorities to make necessary improvements in various areas suggested by the parents.

A meeting of Alumni Association was held to discuss the issues pertaining to the students

and the college campus on 25th March 2017 in the seminar hall of the college. More than

70 students were present in the meet and they express their view regarding the institution

and suggest some valuable suggestions that were noted by the members of Feedback

committee of the college. Among faculty members, Prof. Surendrasinh Vaghela rendered

services as the Coordinator of the Alumni from the Teachers’ end.

The Principal of the college convenes staff meetings on a regular basis. The faculty

members are free to share their difficulties with the Principal. All suggestions from the

faculty are paid proper attention and are implemented if found profitable for the growth

of the institution.

Involvement of students in the publication of College Magazine

The college publishes yearly magazine called ‘UDAN’ in which the students and faculty

members contribute in a great measure. The self-composed poems of students, articles,

essays and any piece of creative writing are published in the magazine. Dr. Dipak Pandya

is the Coordinator of the Magazine Committee. The Committee collects all the material

from the students, analyzes them, edits them and publishes them in the magazine.

There is also a common noticeboard in the college campus. The students are allowed to

display paintings, poems, informative article, photographs of the events, inspiring

thoughts etc. after due permission from the Magazine Committee of the college.

Students’ Representative Council

There is no registered students’ representative council in the college. Yet the college

believes in the involvement of students in various activities of the college. To accomplish

this purpose, the college selects one student representative per fifty students based on

pure merit from the total strength of the students of college. All the selected

representatives elect a general secretary and three representatives for cultural, sports and

CWDC. All the girls students of the college elect their representative with due

consultation from the SRC committee of the college coordinated by Prof. Surendrasinh

Vaghela.

The representatives of students’ community voice their difficulties and suggestions to the

HoD of the respective subject, who in turn takes the grievance to the Principal who after

giving a serious thought to the issue try to resolve them at the earliest.


The representatives help the HoD in various dealings concerning the dissemination of the

study material among the students, conveying any message from the faculty to the

students, organizing various programmes and events in the college.

The students also help in the decoration of the stage, making seating arrangement for big

mass of students at various functions and all kind of help asked by the college authorities.

Details of various Academic and Administrative bodies having student representatives

The following are the various academic and administrative bodies having student representatives:

IQAC (Internal Quality Assurance Cell)

Sports Committee

Cultural Committee

Women’s cell (C.W.D.C)

Network of Alumni and former faculty of the institution

The alumni association of the college holds regular meetings at the college preferably on

Second /Fourth Saturdays and Sundays so that the alumni can devote their time as they

are not in a hurry to go to their working places. It also helps in procuring sponsorship for

various student oriented activities organized by the college.

The teachers who retire from service are honoured with felicitations and mementos by

the college authorities. After their retirement also the college keeps in touch with all of

them. The College invites all of them at all the functions of the college as guests.

The faculty members of all the departments maintain a cordial relationship with the

retired faculty by interacting with them on a regular basis and visiting their places at the

time of any untoward incident in the family.

Other Relevant information regarding Student Support and Progression

The mission of the college is to undertake student-friendly activities to the maximum. To

cater to this mission, the college gives admission to all the categories of students including

SC/ST/OBC/ economically weak/physically challenged/Minor community/

rich/poor/bright/weak –all the variety of students without any discrimination. Most of the

students hail from the rural and tribal areas; thus the college is inclined to give them

maximum possible facilities so that they are motivated towards studies and become

responsible citizens of the country.

The college puts immense emphasis on enhancing their potential and ensures their

participation in manifold activities that develop their mental, spiritual, aesthetic, physical

and social faculties.


The values like honesty, perseverance, integrity, tolerance, truthfulness and bravery are

instilled in them by conducting several programmes in the college and also by

encouraging them to participate in extension activities.

A sort of bonding is created between students and the faculty members and therefore

students are eager to visit the college even after completion of their studies.


CRITERION: VI

GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP AND

MANAGEMENT

KEY ASPECTS

6.1 Institutional Vision and Leadership

6.2 Strategy Development and Deployment

6.3 Faculty Empower


CRITERION VI – GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIPAND MANAGEMENT

6.1 Institutional Vision and Leadership

The Vision of the institution

To shape a better future for mankind by producing integrity-driven individuals and socially

responsible persons who benefit humanity/society in the long run.

The Mission of the institution

To care for the educational needs of the students from remote areas of the state.

To emphasize on all round development of the students by fostering creative activities to serve

the local, regional and global needs of the society.

The mission statement defines the institution’s distinctive characteristics in terms of

addressing the needs of the society, institution’s traditions and value orientations, visions

for the future in the following way:

1) The college organizes various literary and cultural activities for students to enable them

to achieve better understanding of life.

2) It undertakes such educational activities as to enable students to achieve all round

development.

3) It trains the students in sports and games and to provide them with various facilities for

physical training and set high excellence in this field.

4) It educates the students to remain indebted to society and the nation as a whole and to

prepare them to face the challenges of modern times.

5) It provides the students with an environment for the all-round development of their

physical, aesthetic, social, spiritual and mental potentials along with the inculcation of

attitudes of integrity, honesty, tolerance, hard work, dedication and patriotism so that they

become responsible citizens of our great India. (Mera Bharat Mahan)

6) It is of utmost priority to impart excellent education to students and develop their

potentialities. The teachers, students and the administrative staff are dedicated in

whatever they do to the vision and mission of the institution.

Role of the top management, Principal and Faculty in design and implementation of its

quality policy and plans:

The top management comprises of the Managing Trustee of Gandhinagar Charitable trust,

active trustees, Principal, Head of all the departments and Faculty members of all

subjects.


An effective structure has been formulated in such a fashion that it ensures that the quality

in terms of service is converted into excellence in each of its units of Higher education.

The Principal and management is very keen on extending support and guidance in

promotion of research culture, upgrading the infrastructural facilities and promoting value

based education to the students of the college.

The Managing Trustee of the college periodically visits the college; imparts valuable

suggestions regarding the infrastructural facilities and academic progress of the students

as well as faculty members. These suggestions are enthusiastically taken up by the

Principal and all possible efforts are made by him to implement them.

The IQAC of the college consists of the trustee of the college, the Principal, Faculty

members and student representatives of the college. All together put sincere efforts in the

progress of the institute and aim at the excellent growth of the college in every way.

The Principal of the college also conducts meetings with the Principals of sister colleges

– Commerce and Law that are functioning in the same campus. The effort of all of them

is concentrated on taking the college to new heights in terms of infrastructural progress

and academic achievements of the students.

Involvement of the leadership in ensuring the policy statements and action plans for

fulfillment of the stated mission:

The college is affiliated to Gujarat University, so it is bound to follow all the rules and

regulations devised by the university from time to time. Moreover the rulings of State

government and UGC are also binding to the college. The institute, remaining within the

ambit of all such rules takes decisions that are in the benefit of the students. The Principal

of the college takes the leadership in ensuring the action plans that are devised during

several meetings with the Managing trustee, faculty members, administrative staff,

Parents Teachers Association, Alumni Association and other stake holders.

Involvement of the leadership in ensuring the formulation of action plans for all

operations and incorporation of the same into the institutional strategic plan:

The Principal of the institute works as a connecting link between the management and

the students. She has always shown his eagerness in sorting out any kind of problem faced

by the faculty member or the student. After interacting with the trustees, HoDs and

various committees of the college, she takes decision in favour of the implementation of

progressive policies of the college.

Involvement of the leadership in ensuring interaction with stakeholders:

The Principal of the college holds regular meetings with the faculty members and

administrative staff of the college in which all the members are given freedom to express

their opinions and suggestions regarding the working of the college.

Every class has a student representatives who voices their problems on behalf of their

class. Such student representatives have an access to the Principal of the college. The

Principal listens to them carefully and takes necessary action to resolve the issue.


Involvement of the leadership in ensuring proper support for policy and planning

through need analysis, research inputs and consultations with stakeholders:

Various committees have been constituted to look after diverse necessities of the

college. The committees involve Research Committee, Library Committee, Campus

Maintenance Committee, Cultural Committee, Sports committee etc. Each committee

comprises of a convener, faculty members and students. The committees hold

meetings on a regular basis. The Convener of every committee reports to the Principal

of the college and discusses the requirements of his committee. The Principal holds

meeting with all the members of the respective committee and takes decisions in the

interest of the institute.

Involvement of the leadership in ensuring reinforcing the culture of excellence:

The Principal of the college motivates the faculty members and students to involve

themselves in research activities. He has been instrumental in creating research

culture in the college. He has enhanced the ambience of the library because of which

the faculties and the students are inspired to keep themselves occupied in the activities

associated with self-development.

Involvement of the leadership in ensuring champion organizational change:

The Management of the college ensures continuous evaluation of the activities of the

college and manages the affairs of the college through the leadership of the Principal of

the college. Certain administrative changes are made to upgrade quality and make a

positive move towards excellence.

Procedures adopted by the institution to monitor and evaluate policies and plans of the

institution for effective implementation and improvement from time

The College evaluates the feedback given by the students and the faculty members, and

formulates the policies in the interest of all. The Principal of the college regularly holds

the meeting with the HoDs of all the departments and puts suggestions in the meeting.

After due discussions, the policies are constituted keeping in mind the benefit of staff

members and the students.

The Managing Trustee of the college also holds meetings with the staff members

periodically to assess the working of the college. He makes certain valuable suggestions

which are implemented by the Principal of the college.

Several committees have been constituted by the Principal of the college to look after

various activities of the college– academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.

A Convener has been appointed for each activity. The Coordinator chalks out

programmes of his/her committee and gives to the Principal for approval. After the

successful conducting of the programmes throughout the year, the Coordinator submits

final report to the Principal at the end of the academic year. In this way, through

continuous monitoring and alterations in the existing policies whenever found necessary,

the college has been making sustained progress in all areas.


Academic leadership provided to the faculty by the top management

The top management of the college interacts with the Principal of the college and lays

down certain policies for the consistent progress of the faculty members. The faculty

members are encouraged to attend seminars, conferences and workshops to upgrade their

knowledge in their respective fields.

The teaching as well as administrative staff of the college jointly executes the duties

imparted to them by the authorities and contributes in the progress of the institution.

Grooming of leadership at various levels

The IQAC of the college is entrusted with the responsibility of managing the affairs of

the college in such a way that the college shows consistent improvement in all areas.

The faculty members of the college are assigned specific responsibilities regarding co-

curricular and extra-curricular activities.

All those whose contribution in the progress of the institute is exemplary, are praised and

acknowledged at the Annual function of the college.

Various committees formulated by the Principal of the college execute their duties

sincerely and contribute to the growth and development of the college.

The faculty members involved in the committees are given complete liberty in discharge

of their duties so that they are able to do proper justice to the work allotted to them. Their

outcome is analyzed by the Principal of the college and the members of IQAC.

Operational Autonomy to the departments/units

The college delegates authority and provide operational autonomy to the departments of

the institution and work towards decentralized governance system. As regards decision

pertaining to the departments, the HoDs are given complete freedom. The pattern in

which the course is to be completed; the teaching methods to be adopted, disciplinary

action to be taken against the students of the respective departments, the HoDs are

empowered to take decisions in their own way.

Co-curricular activities, Sports, NSS, Cultural etc. are coordinated almost autonomously

by the faculty in-charge under the direction of the Principal of the college.

The interference in any department on the part of the Principal is negligible unless and

until there is any strong reason to do so. A report concerning the achievements of the

various departments is required to be submitted at the end of every semester to the

Principal of the college who evaluates and analyzes the performance of the specific

departments.

Culture of Participative Management

The college encourages the participation of both students and faculty members in the

management of diverse activities undertaken throughout the year. The three tier system


comprising of a Governing Council, Academic Council and Students’ Representatives play a key

role in bringing together the faculty members and the students. Through feedback procured from

the students’ representatives, the college tries to sort out the difficulties faced by the stakeholders

and attempt to realize the vision and mission of the institute.

6.2 Strategy Development and Deployment

Formally Stated Policy of the Institution

There are specific policies designed by the governing body of the college for academic,

financial and other matters pertaining to the college. All the employees of the college are

required to abide by all the rules and regulations regarding the above stated matters of the

college.

The Management of the college interacts with the staff members of the college formally

as well as informally from time to time to remain abreast with various activities going on

in the college.

The Principal of the college is very keen on the all-round development of the college.

Therefore he holds meetings with HoDs on a regular basis to find out the requirements of

the faculty members as well as students of the college.

It has been made almost mandatory for all the faculty members to participate in the

seminars, conferences and workshops as well as present research papers and get them

published in the peer reviewed research journals.

The meetings of the Principal with all the staff members including administrative unit of

the college is held at the end of each semester in which the suggestions are invited by the

Principal for up gradation of academic level of the students and the participation of

students in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.

After reviewing the suggestions and feedback from the staff members including faculty

members, administrative unit and students, the Principal takes appropriate action that

would benefit the college and ultimately help the students community.

Perspective Plan for Development

The college has a perspective plan for development especially in the areas of research,

consultancy and extension. The following are the key aspects on which the institute wishes to

focus:

Starting Certificate Courses associated with diverse subjects taught at UG level.

Introduce innovations in teaching methods by effective use of computers, soft wares and

other audio-visual aids.

Adding more value based courses in the learning modules of the students.


Developing linkages with other universities and encouraging faculty exchange

programmes.

Strengthening the Placement Cell of the institute and preparing the students to achieve

the level of excellence required for specific jobs.

Enhancing the English Speaking skill of the students and make them more techno-

friendly.

Encourage the participation of students in the extension activities and make them more

sensitive to the problems pertaining to society.

Internal Organizational Structure and decision making process

Organizational chart

Chairman

Gandhinagar Cheritable

Trust

Principal

Vice Principal

HODs

Faculties

Coordinators of

Committees

Members of Committees

Library

Support Staff

Office Supretendent

Junior Clerk

Peons Sweeper

Students' Council

Students

Alumnai Parents

IQAC


Description of the Quality Improvement Strategies of the institution:

Teaching and Learning

Every year “Vidhyarthi sajjata shibir”(Students’ development Programme) and the

classes of “Sahakar” (Cooperation) are organized in the college.

Seminar Hall is extensively used for lectures with power point presentations.

The college library is equipped with reference books, subject DVDs, and drama/novel-

based movies.

Some faculty members are trained in the use of new teaching –learning technologies. A

provision has been made for Common Audio-Visual Rooms as part of this strategy.

Research and Development

The College encourages all the faculty members of the college to complete their doctoral

studies. For this, it provides maximum possible facilities to the researchers so that they

can accomplish their research work in stipulated time.

The faculty members of all subjects are motivated to submit their proposals for Minor

Research Projects and get them sanctioned by UGC.

Special leave is granted by the Principal for attending seminars, workshops and

conferences.

New Research laboratories equipped with sophisticated equipment are developed.

New Research journals in various subjects have been subscribed in the library.

The faculties are inspired to write books and research articles in peer reviewed journals.

The I.Q.A.C. of the college provide guidance to other faculties in the pursuance of their

research work.

Community Engagement

The NSS unit of the college is actively associated with extension activities. Various

programmes like Tree Plantation, AIDS awareness Rally, Save Girl Child Campaign,

Campaign against drug and tobacco addiction, Celebration of Navaratri Festival,

Celebration of Women’s Day’, Celebration of Youth Day, Celebration of National

festivals like Republic Day, Independence Day etc. are organized with great

enthusiasm by the students of the college.

The students of the college excitedly participate in social activities like distributing

clothes and food among the poor, visiting slum areas and interacting with them and

conducting camps in the rural areas.


Human Resource Management

The authority of recruitment of additional staff lies with the Principal of the college who

does it after analyzing the need of the times.

There is a consistent monitoring and evaluation of the employees of the institution.

Industry Interaction

People from several industries are invited at college to interact with the students.

With the collaboration of Govt. of Gujarat, the officials of industries are called to

hold interviews in the college for recruitment of students for various posts.

In order to ensure that adequate information is available for the top management and the

stake holders, the Principal presents the Annual Report of the college before the entire college

and the invited guests on the Annual Day. The Managing trustee and the whole of Governing

Body also listen to the achievements of college during the academic year. Moreover regular

meetings are conducted by the Management with Principals of all sister colleges. In these

meetings, the information concerning functioning of the college is shared and plans are discussed

for further improvements and the necessity of adequate changes for the next year. The

information regarding college is also available on college website.

Involvement of staff in improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the institution

The staff members interact with one another through various committees such as Cultural

Committee, Admission Committee, Disciplinary Committee, Campus Management

Committee, etc. The Coordinators of all the committees are empowered with taking

decisions regarding their committees. Major decisions are taken after consultation with

the Principal of the college.

The HoDs of the Arts as well as Commerce faculty play a vital role in the management

of their departments. There is a culture of inviting all the staff members in the

programmes organized by any of the departments of Arts and Commerce faculties.

An informal meeting of all the staff members is convened on every second and fourth

Saturday at the Conference Hall of the building. All take tea and snacks together at the

meeting. There is enough opportunity for all to talk to one another and share their ideas.

Such meetings foster a feeling of oneness among the staff members.

A variety of programmes are organized in the college in which all the staff members of

the college enthusiastically participate and contribute in every possible way to make the

programme successful.


Resolutions made by the Management Council in the last year and the status of

implementation of such resolutions:

Sr.

No.

Resolutions made by the Management

Council during the last five years. Status of Implementation

1.

Shifting of College from Sector-8 to its

New building built up in Sector-

28.Gandhinagar.

Implementation as per plan.

2. Academic Calendar of the current

academic year planned.

Mostly the Implementation as per the

plan is executed.

3. Appointment of Librarian to be made Adhoc Librarian is appointed

4

Participation in various competition of

SPORTS held at

State/University/National Level

Students were participated in various

Sports’ competitions and won medals.

5. Celebration of cultural programmes

under SAPTADHARA/CULFEST

Diverse programmes were organized

throughout the year

6.

Installation of Surveillance cameras for

the purpose of safety and security of the

college

Surveillance Cameras have been installed

at various places of the college and

monitored by the Principal of the college.

7. Girls’ room and C.W.D.C room

Girls’ Room with all the facilities has

been constructed for the girl students of

the college.

8. Establishment of I.Q.A.C. and allotment

a separate room with such facilities. Implementation as per the plan

9. Application for Accreditation for NAAC

(Letter of Intent) to be sent Application to be sent by April 2017

10. Security to be tightened in the college

campus

New Security guards have been

employed and the students are not

allowed without their Identity Cards.

11.

Biometric System for the staff members

of the college to monitor their attendance

in the college

The system is implemented.

The college is affiliated to the Gujarat University. There is no provision of according the

status of autonomy to any affiliated institution.

Mechanism of resolving the grievances/complaints for promoting better stakeholder

relationship:

A Suggestion Box has been placed outside the Principal’s office where complaints are

dropped. All the stake holders including faculty members, alumni, parents, students and any

visitor of the college can drop a note regarding any grievance concerning any aspect of the

college. The Principal of the college periodically attends to the grievances and takes necessary

action for their redressal. He analyzes the grievances and suggestions made by various people


and then depending upon the gravity of the grievance, contacts the HoDs to discuss the matter.

Necessary steps are taken for settling the issues.

Court Cases filed by and against the institute

No court case has been filed by and against the institute in the last twenty years.

Student Feedback on Institutional Performance

The institution has a systematic mechanism for analyzing student feedback on

institutional performance. The college has prepared a questionnaire in which a variety of

questions concerning basic facilities of the college, library facilities, cleanliness of the

campus and classrooms, security arrangements, ambience of the college, teaching quality

of the teachers, sanitation facilities etc. are included.

The students are asked to fill up these feedback forms and submit them to the ‘Help

Centre’. Since the names of the students do not occur on the forms, the students fearlessly

express their opinions regarding the performance of the institution.

The analysis of the forms is also done confidentially. A Feedback Committee has been

constituted whose members assist the Principal to resolve the difficulties faced by the

students.

6.3 Faculty Empowerment Strategies

Efforts made by the institution to enhance the professional development of its teaching

and non-teaching staff:

The faculty members of all the subjects are encouraged to attend the subject related

seminars and conferences and present research papers there. Duty leave is granted by

the Principal and the HoDs make such arrangement that the students are meaningfully

engaged when the faculty are on leave.

The guidance is provided regarding writing proposals for Minor Research Projects by

the experts of the college who have already completed or get sectioned their projects.

Non-teaching staff is given training in computer skills and using various software

programmes for effective administration of the office.

The faculties are motivated to host the National Seminars and Students’ development

Programmes in their respective subjects; the cost of which is borne by the college

authorities.

Experts of various subjects are invited at the college to deliver lectures on the subject

related to the areas of their proficiency.


Strategies adopted by the institution for faculty empowerment through training,

retraining and motivating the employees for the roles and responsibilities they perform:

The faculties are encouraged to participate in Government of Gujarat sponsored KCG

(Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat) Capacity building programme which are

organized for the purpose of retraining the employees of the college.

The outstanding achievement of the faculty is acknowledged by the management and

the Principal of the institution.

The faculty members are motivated to attend short term courses sponsored by UGC

organized at various places of Gujarat.

In order to motivate the employees and develop a feeling of togetherness, the

Managing Trustee Shri. Shankersinh Vaghela (Bapu) arranges get-together and

distributes sweets among all the employees on the occasion of the festival of Diwali.

Lectures of faculties are arranged by the Academic Club ‘SAKAR’ of the college in

which all the staff members of the college participate. The lectures are conducted on

the topics that interest all. The faculties of different subjects deliver lectures on

diverse topics through which valuable information is imparted to the staff members

of the college.

The Faculty members of the institute are invited for expert lectures on different

subjects by SANDHAN in which the lectures are recorded and then broadcast live on

the channel. The institute grants duty leave to the employees for delivering lectures

at BISAG, Gandhinagar.

The staff members of the college are assigned different responsibilities throughout

the year by the Principal of the college. The responsibilities accorded to the faculty

members make them more mature in dealing with the diverse situations they face

while carrying out their responsibilities.

Performance Appraisal System of the Staff

The Annual Performance Index (API) is mandatory for all the faculty members. The API

evaluates a faculty under three categories: Teaching, Learning and Evaluation related strategies;

Co-curricular, Extension, Professional Development activities and research and academic

contribution. A minimum score has to be obtained by each faculty for promotion and increment.

The College also obtains feedback from the students on each faculty at the end of the

academic year. The feedback received is reviewed by the Principal and the Feedback Committee

of the college. A report is prepared by the committee and handed over to the Principal. The

Principal accordingly encourages, cautions and expresses concern regarding the academic and

non-academic aspects of the faculty by calling him/her personally.


Outcome of the review of the performance appraisal reports:

The API (Annual Performance Index) of all the faculty members is filled in the prescribed

form and sent to the Department of Higher Education, Gandhinagar. It is scrutinized by the

Principal of the college. On the basis of API, the Principal encourages the faculty members to

improve their score by enhancing research activities and other extension activities. On the basis

of SWOT analysis of the faculty members, the Principal takes necessary action to augment the

performance of the institution.

Welfare Schemes available for teaching and non-teaching staff:

The facilities of the group insurance offered by Government of Gujarat is made available to all

the staff members of the college.

Measures taken by the institution for attracting and retaining eminent faculty:

The eminent faculties are provided added advantage in terms of sanctioning duty leave to

deliver expert lectures at various universities, providing them facilities in the college to pursue

their research work more effectively, appreciating their work and acknowledging it at the Annual

function of the college, motivating them to prepare others in the research activities and providing

special financial assistance and special leave facility for presentation of research papers and for

attending seminars, conferences and symposiums.

6.4 Financial Management and Resource Mobilization

Institutional Mechanism to monitor effective and efficient use of available financial

resources:

The process of efficient use of financial resources begins with the scrutiny of the annual

budget by Gandhinagar Charitable trust consisting of the Managing Trustee, other

trustees and the Principal of the college. The annual budget of the forthcoming year is

produced by the Principal which after due scrutiny and discussions is passed by the

committee constituted by the Trust.

Financial resources of the college are the grants from the State Government and fees

collected from the students. The management of the finances is done by the Principal of

the college along with the assistance of Office Superintendent of the administrative office.

As the Institution has not appeared for the accreditation yet so it is not entitled for the

grant from UGC.

Payment of all the purchases of equipment, books, stationery, materials, salary of self -

financed staff, infrastructural development etc is made through cheque. The accounting

is systematically done by means of TELLY software.

Internal audit is done by registered Chartered Accountant.

In case of grants sanctioned by Government, the audit is done by Government Auditor.


All the accounting is done in a transparent manner. Each and every transaction details are

entered in the computer placed in the office. The Principal of the college keeps a vigil on

all the monetary transactions made through college.

Institutional Mechanism for internal and external audit

The internal audit is carried out by the Principal and the Office Superintendent of the

college periodically.

The external audit is done by registered Chartered Accountant Shri. Harsh Jani. H.S.Jani

and Associates. 701/702/708, Sakar-V, Behind Nataraj Cinema, Ashram Road,

Ahmedabad. The accounts have been audited for the financial year 2015-16 i.e. up to 31st

March, 2016. Last internal audit took place on 15th September, 2016.

No objections have been raised in the audit.

Major Sources of Institutional Receipts/funding:

The institution receives funding in the form of fees collected from students, Grants

received from State Government. Mostly the source of the fund is based on the

Gandhinagar Charitable Trust.

The deficit, if any, is borne by Gandhinagar Charitable Trust.

The audited income and expenditure statement of academic and administrative activities

of the previous four years and the reserve fund/corpus available with the institution will

be made available to the Peer Team during the visit.

Efforts made by the institution in securing additional funding and its utilization

The institution has received grant under the heads of equipments and Books under the

11th Plan of UGC.

6.5 Internal Quality Assurance System (IQAS)

Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

The institution established an Internal Quality Assurance Cell in June 23rd 2016 after the

shifting of college from sector-08 to its new building built up in sector-28, Gandhinagar.

The IQAC consists of the Managing Trustee, Principal of the institution, Coordinator,

Heads of several departments, senior faculty members, Office Superintendent,

Representatives of Parents Teachers’ Association, Alumni Association and Student

Representatives.

The IQAC meets twice a year to make assessment of the existing policies regarding

teaching-learning, infrastructure facilities, campus maintenance and other matters

associated with the functioning of college. The suggestions received during the meeting


are jotted down and action plan is designed to meet the requirements of the staff members

and students.

A Steering Committee consisting of 8 members including the Principal, Coordinator and

senior faculty members meet every fortnight to discuss the issues related to college. A

plan is chalked out in the meeting to fulfill the requirements suggested in the meeting.

Decisions of the IQAC approved and implemented by the Management/Authorities

IQAC proposed to conduct faculty evaluation for the entire college along with the

infrastructural facilities available to the teachers and students.

It was proposed that every department will submit at least two proposals for Minor

Research projects to UGC for sanction.

Every department should host at least one National/State level seminar in five years.

Every faculty should publish at least two research articles in ISBN/ISSN journals/books

annually.

Admission process should be made online.

Smart Rooms with AV facilities should be constructed.

Library facilities should be enhanced.

Primary Health Centre should be constructed and medical facilities should be up-graded.

Faculty members should participate in seminars/conferences and present research papers

there.

All departments should conduct Remedial course for slow learners.

Extension activities should be increased.

Non Ph.D. faculty members should be motivated to complete their doctorate.

Digital Education and Learning Laboratory (DELL) should be up dated.

Organize expert lectures in all the subjects of Arts and Commerce Faculties

To develop the live telecast facility of SANDHAN.

Most of the decisions have been implemented by the college authorities. Yet the success ratio is

60% regarding full implementation of the decisions.

External members in IQAC

The external members in IQAC are the representatives of Alumni and Parent’ Association.

They extend help in giving fruitful suggestions regarding the functioning of the college.


Alumni Association

Students and Alumni are the key constituents of IQAC. The student representatives voice

the problems faced by students. It helps the college authorities to realize the difficulties

encountered by the students. Therefore concrete steps regarding the redressal of the

grievances of students are taken.

Alumni Association work as a connecting link between the students and the college

authorities. They give their suggestions pertaining to different aspects of college which

are very seriously taken by college authorities. Moreover, since alumni hold important

positions in society, they help the students for placements. Also they guide the students

in overcoming the problems faced by them since they have passed through that difficult

phase in the former years.

Engaging Staff from different Constituents of the institution

The purpose of the constitution of IQAC is to work towards all-round development of the

students of the college. Normally the communication takes place in the college through

notices or the information is conveyed through HoDs.

The decisions of IQAC are conveyed to all the faculty members and each is given the

responsibility in accordance with the decision taken at the meeting.

Integrated framework for Quality assurance of the academic and administrative activities:

The newly constituted IQAC consists of faculty members as well as administrative staff

members. The periodical meetings of IQAC strengthen the bonding between the academic

and administrative staff. Most of the problems associated with administration are sorted out

in the meeting itself. The decisions taken in the meeting are communicated to other staff

members by the members of IQAC. The suggestion of each and every member is given

weightage and the attempts are made to implement the constructive suggestions proposed in

the meeting.

Training to its staff for effective implementation of the Quality assurance procedures:

The faculty members are trained through KCG (Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat)

which organizes training of six days for all the faculties. The training was conducted

at KCG, Ahmedabad. The faculty members of the college attended the programme

slot wise.

The institute organizes lectures on Personality development, Interpersonal Skills,

Power of Meditation, Positive thinking etc. Such lectures bring an attitudinal change

in the faculty members; they get rejuvenated and work more efficiently.

The teachers are also motivated to use ICT aids and deliver lectures through Power

Point Presentations.


Academic Audit

The Gujarat University has a system of LIC (Local Investigation Committee) which

verifies the report submitted by the colleges affiliated to Gujarat University by making

personal visit to the colleges and inspecting the status of academics and all other aspects

of the college and then submits a report to the University.

The academic and administrative functioning of the college will be reviewed through

AAA (Academic and Administrative Audit) under the auspices of KCG (Knowledge

Consortium of Gujarat)

As regards internal audit, it is actuated through feedback of students, suggestions by

external experts, informal meetings of the Principal with HoDs and other staff members,

interaction with students and through members of alumni association and Parent

Teachers’ Association.

Alignment of Internal Quality Assurance Mechanisms with the External Quality Assurance

Agencies/Regulatory Authorities:

The IQAC constituted by the college will submit an exhaustive SSR by the end of April 2017.

Institutional Mechanisms to continuously review the teaching –learning process

The institution conducts two internal examinations under the regular system followed by

the University examination. The distribution of marks is 70 for University exam and 30

for internal examination.

With the advent of Semester system, the students study in the pattern of CBCS (Choice

Based Credit System) in which the internal marks of students are calculated on the basis

of assignments, seminars and unit tests conducted by the college. The students are

informed in advance regarding the specific activities, due to which they put a lot of hard

work in the preparation of the activities. This results in the enhancement of teaching-

learning process.

5 marks are reserved for attendance of students in the class and the maintenance of

discipline in the college.

The cumulative result of all the efforts results in knowing the exact status of teaching-

learning process in the college.

Communication of Quality Assurance Policies, Mechanisms and Outcomes to various

internal and external stakeholders:

The students are given a copy of prospectus at the time of admission which includes all

the rules and regulations of college. The students and their parents are expected to read it

so that they get a thorough idea of the functioning of the college.

The college organizes ‘Induction Programme’ for the Newly Admitted Students (Fresher)

of Arts as well as Commerce Faculty. The students are made acquainted with all the

policies of the institute. The Head of every department introduces the faculty members of


his/her department. Also the functioning of his/her department is explained to the students

in detail.

Important information regarding the college is put on the College Website. Moreover

information is communicated to students through Notice Boards, Display Boards and

Classroom notices.


CRITERION: VII

INNOVATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES

KEY ASPECTS

7.1 Environment Consciousness

7.2 Innovations


CRITERION VII: INNOVATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES

7.1 Environmental Consciousness

Conducting a Green audit of the campus:

Environmental consciousness is one of the key aspects on which the institute puts a great

emphasis. The campus of the college is surrounded on all sides by trees of different

varieties. It also consists of a botanical garden containing plants of rare species including

ornamental plants, medicinal plants and other variety of plants. The natural ambience

created due to abundance of greenery generates a positive atmosphere in the college.

The benches placed in the campus are used by students for the purpose of academic

discussions. The trees make the atmosphere cool and the students sit under the shade of

big trees and study during examination days.

Initiatives taken by the college to make the campus eco-friendly:

The rooms of the college are well ventilated, which help in saving electricity since the

students do not feel the need of tube lights during daytime. Moreover it is a standard

practice of switching off all the electrical appliances immediately after use. Even the fans

and tube lights are turned off instantly after the students leave the class. A peon has been

appointed specifically for this purpose.

Green manure, compost and natural manure are used in the upkeep of the botanical garden

constructed on the both sides of the entry road in the campus. The use of insecticides and

pesticides is prohibited in the garden.

The campus is made green by growing a large number of trees in the area surrounding

the college building. A system of Drip irrigation has been developed for watering the

plants grown in the college campus.

Medicinal plants like Ardusi, Tulsi, Amla, Henna etc. are grown in the campus. Also the

trees such as Asopalav, banyan, Nilgiri, Neem, Pipal etc along with decorative plants and

flower bearing plants are grown in the campus.

7.2 Innovations

ICT based technology is used in the classroom teaching which has resulted in the better

understanding of the difficult topics among students. The grasping power and the interest

of students in their subjects have remarkably enhanced.

The admission process and the filling of examination forms are done online. The entire

administration of the college is carried out in a paperless manner, a step towards eco -

friendly attitude.

Lectures are arranged on importance of Yoga, Meditation and spiritualism to elevate the

emotional quotient (EQ) of the students. The values like tolerance, patriotism, generosity,


truthfulness, sense of justice, and determination of striving towards excellence are

inculcated in the personality of students.

Library has been up-graded in such a fashion that most of the faculty members are

inclined towards research. The ambience of the library attracts students in a large number.

The college has been able to make the library student friendly which has helped students

in realizing the importance of library.

The website of the college is activated and all the results of the examinations, photographs

of the activities and other information are kept on it.

Most of the students are added to the WhatsApp group created by the faculty members

for the effective and paper less communication.

Surveillance cameras have been installed to ensure safety and security of students.

The faculty members of the college provided guidance to the students regarding banking

sector, insurance sector and stated benefits of organic farming and healthy nutritious diet.

The college made arrangements for procuring Aadhaar Cards to students under the

scheme of State government.

Book Exhibition by the library committee of the college has been organized for the last

two years in the College Library.

The facility of water purifier has already been installed on every floor in the college

building which provides cold and pure water to students.

CDs and DVDs of BISAG lectures are made available in the library. The lectures are

broadcast in the specially constructed air-conditioned rooms of the college.

On certain critical circumstances, the 4th Class employees are given financial assistance

by the college. Moreover, their children are extended monetary help by the Principal and

the staff members when they need it for higher education.

The Professors of the college together with students go to slums and distribute old, used

clothes among the slum-dwellers.

7.3 Best Practices

Best Practice: 1

Title of the Practice - Optimum Utilization of the Campus

Goal

The campus of the college is very big, magnificent and fascinating. It consists of variety

of trees. The atmosphere is pollution free. The college authorities decided to make multiple use


of the campus so that it is not only useful for imparting education to more than 1500 students

among which a big lot of them hail from rural and tribal areas, but also useful for the people at

large.

The Context

The world of today is very competitive. At the same time, the need of the hour is that we

should try to help others as much as possible and bring the most coveted smile on other people’s

faces. To fulfill this desire, the college extended help to all who wished to do something

constructive in any area. It included both the Government bodies as well as the Private

authorities. The college decided to make the optimum utilization of the campus by allowing

others to use the campus for fulfillment of specific purpose of doing something good for society.

The conducting of competitive examinations like GPSC in Gandhinagar is

extremely challenging as it requires good infrastructure, tight security and skilled manpower.

The college makes all the arrangements for proper conducting of the examination. The faculty

members of the college render their services even on Sundays for the smooth conducting of the

examination. The college is also a centre for many other examinations conducted by the State

Government for different posts. The entire staff - ranging from the Principal of the college to the

peon contribute for the proper handling of the examination.

The Practice

The College is a witness of being a centre of issuing of Unique Identification Number

(UID) i.e. ‘Aadhaar Card’ for a month. The entire Gandhinagar district was benefitted by the

initiative taken by the college. As we all know that UID card has become inevitable in all the

dealings associated with Government. All the people of the district visited the college along with

their families to get their cards prepared. The staff and students of the college helped the people

in directing the place allotted to UID authorities, took care of their safety and security, helped

them fill the necessary form to get the card, assisted the old and the weak in compilation of their

documents, managed a great rush of people to the college along with the normal teaching-

learning process of the college.

Evidence of Success

Since the college is located in the capital city of Gujarat, it is very convenient for people

to reach the college. The students find it very convenient to appear for their competitive

examinations at the college. The success ratio of the college regarding the management of such

examinations is good. The authorities have expressed a deep sense of gratitude to the Principal

and Staff members for helping them conduct the examination in an excellent manner.

As regards Aadhaar Card, innumerable people took advantage of the arrangement made

by the college. The residents of Gandhinagar did not have to go to farther places to complete the

formalities of the card. They found it very convenient to come to college and get the process

done.


Problems Encountered and Resources Required

The biggest problem that the college encountered in the conducting of examination and

arrangement of ‘Aadhaar card’ is the management of such a huge rush of people in the campus.

It was extremely challenging to handle a big crowd from security point of view. The college

installed several surveillance cameras in the campus so that the safety of the people is assured.

As regards resources, the infrastructural facilities and man power is provided by the

college at a very nominal rate. The amount thus collected is utilized in the up-gradation of college

and in carrying out student centric activities.

Best Practice – 2

Title of the Practice – Save Water, Shun Plastic Campaign

Goal

The purpose of this campaign among students is to create awareness among them

regarding hazards of overuse of plastic items. The youth is always vulnerable and easy to mould

if properly handled. It is necessary that they are systematically sensitized towards burning

problems that the nation is facing in present times. The scarcity of water and the hazards of

overuse of plastic have created havoc in the country. If we are able to conserve water and use

alternatives of plastic, we can save our nation from getting ruined.

The Context

Today people from all walks of life use plastic bags mainly because of their easy

availability and convenience. Their use is so widespread that it is a wonder as to how people ever

managed to do anything without them. There are a variety of bags available and they are put to

different uses. The grocer packs most of the foods, grains, vegetables, fruits etc into clean

transparent plastic bags, which keep the food in hygienic condition and even adds a touch of

glitter to them. Apart from making it convenient for the consumer to buy them, these pre-weighed

and clean packages help in saving time and energy for the buyer. Other items like clothes, toys,

shoes, electric items, magazines are all pre-packed in plastic bags before being sold. However,

its uncontrolled use leads to more problems than it solves. The most commonly known and

accepted argument against plastic is that it is non-biodegradable, because of which it pollutes the

natural environment and poses a risk to living organisms. But, while this is true, plastics are also

known to have a harmful effect on individual health.

As regards conservation of water, it also has become need of an hour. Those living in

posh areas have a facility of water round the clock in their homes. Such people do an immense

wastage of water, since there is no water meter in the houses to check the quantity of water used

by them. It has become inevitable to understand that majority of population lives in rural areas

who is craving for every drop of water in their houses. If we save water, others can get it.

Therefore an awareness regarding avoiding wastage of water among the youth is obligatory.

The Practice

The students are sensitized against crucial issues like wastage of water and overuse of

plastic in their routine life. They are guided by the Eco club by means of Power point presentation

that consists of photographs, images and slides related to water conservation and hazards of


plastic and lectures. The students are motivated to discourage the use of plastic bags in their day

to day life and choose other alternatives in place of plastics.

The plastics that we bring home from are either thrown in garbage bins or left around,

from where these bags fly away with the wind, destroying the beauty of nature and destroying

the beauty of man-made structures in towns, cities and religious places. These plastic bags can

be seen dangling from trees, electric wires, poles, balconies of houses and at times get stuck in

corners and race along with the vehicles on the road but wherever they land, they create an

eyesore. This wonder material of the 20th century has invaded every aspect of our lives; it is all

over the place messing up the streets and parks, clogging up the drains and gutters. The Plastic

bags also become cause of accidents as they are stuck on the face of the person on the running

vehicles.

The students are shown the pictures of several accidents occurred due to flying plastic

bags. They are explained the hazards of using plastic. In the programmes organized by the

college, the students are encouraged to take an oath that they will minimize the use of plastic in

their lives.

The college organizes painting competition on the themes of ‘Save Water, Save Life’ and

‘Shun Plastic, Save Environment’. Students participate in large number in the competition. The

judges, after intense scrutiny declare three prizes for the competition. The paintings of the

winners are displayed on the notice board and they are awarded prizes at the Annual function of

the college.

Evidence of Success

The students of the college have realized the disadvantages of the use of plastic. They

have understood that the change cannot come overnight in the society. If we expect a change,

first we have to change ourselves. As it is rightly said ‘Charity begins at home’. We can change

the world if we set example to others. Our students not only avoid using plastic themselves, but

tell others in the society to shun it. They explain practically the plastic bags causing blockage in

the drainage and the sewerage system causing waterlogging, germination of bacterial and water

borne diseases and spread of mosquitoes. Only one piece of plastic is enough to block a drain

causing water logging which in turn becomes a breeding ground for bacteria that cause about 80

diseases by water borne germs.

The college has more than 1500 students studying in various programmes every year. If

such a huge number of students can give a second thought before using plastic, then the goal of

saving the environment from getting polluted is served to a considerable extent. Though in spite

of several efforts, it is not possible to stop the absolute usage of plastic, yet the following three

R’s can lead a way towards healthy natural environment:

Environmental R’s.

Reduce

Recycle

Reuse

The first R stands for Reduce.

This means that there should be a reduction in the use of plastics; Conservation in this regard

should be practiced. Whenever possible more items in bigger packaging should be bought. Paper

and other biodegradable bags should replace the plastic ones.


The second R stands for Recycle.

Plastic can be recycled but to recycle them, plastic will have to be disposed of properly. These

bags should be knotted up and then thrown into garbage bins from where they can be picked up

by proper sources, and used for recycling.

The third R stands for Reuse.

As far as plastic bags are concerned they should be used as many times as possible thus curtailing

their use.

Problems encountered and Resources required

The students were so much used to plastic material that it was a herculean task to convince them

that they should shun it totally. They had seen in the home front that their family members carried

lunch boxes made up of plastic to offices. Their mothers used these bags to carry edible items

from market to their homes. The milk and bread are packed in plastic bags. Deep freezers are

stocked with food stored in plastic bags. Even ice trays kept in fridge are made up of plastic. The

potato wafers, the students are so fond of are sold in plastic bags. All these things are so very

normal in every house hold that initially it was brain splitting task explaining the students that

plastic is nothing but slow poison and its extensive use can cause even Cancer. But repeated

lectures and displaying of research articles on the notice boards condemning the use of plastics

turned out to be eye openers for the students. The students promised to adopt the idea of shunning

plastic as much as possible.

Regarding the issue of saving water, the students were convinced and promised us that

they will avoid the wastage of water in their houses. The logic of water conservation was

understandable and therefore it was comparatively easier to convince them.

Contact Details

Name of the Principal: Dr. Rucha A. Brahmbhatt

Name of the

institution:

Samarpan Arts and Commerce College

City: Gandhinagar

Pin Code: 382028

Accredited Status: ------

Work Phone: 079-74360669996

Website: www.samarpancollege.org

Mobile: 9898162467

Fax: --------

E-mail: [email protected]



DEPARMENTAL

EVALUATIVE REPORTS


SAMARPAN ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE, GANDHINAGAR.

EVALUATIVE REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

1. Name of the department - Department of English

2. Year of Establishment: 1996

3. Names of Programmes, Courses offered: B.A.(English Major and General English) B.Com

( C.C./General English)

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved- Nil

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise)

Programme

Semester/year

Course Offered

Core Compulsory

(CC)

Core Elective

(CE)

B.A./B.COM.

Semester I

CC-101 Introduction to

Literature

CC-102 Foundation Studies in

English

General English (B.A./B.Com)

Comm.Communication(B.Com)

______

Semester II

CC-111 History of English

Lit.(1557-1625)


Lit.(1625-1660)

General English (B.A./B.Com)


_______

Semester III


Lit.(1660-1741)

CC-202 Form of Lit. : Comedy

CC-203 Literary Criticism

General English (B.A.)


________

Semester IV


Lit.()

CC-212 Indian English Lit.




________

Semester V


Lit.(1832-1890)

CC-302 Form of Lit.: Novel


CC-304 Indian Writings in

English

_______


CC-305 Spoken English & ELT



Semester VI


Lit.(1890-1939)

CC-312 Form of Lit.: Tragedy


CC-314 American Literature

CC-315 Spoken English & ELT



______

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments :

General English B. Com (Semester I and II)

Commercial Communication B. Com (Semester I to Semester VI)

7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc. Nil

8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons: Nil

9. Number of Teaching posts

Sanctioned Filled

Professors ------ -----

Associate Professors 02 02

Asst. Professors 02 02

10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. /

M. Phil. etc.,)

Name Qualification Designation Specializ-

ation

No. of

Years of

Experience

No. of Ph.D.

Students

guided for the

last 5 years

Dr. Rucha A.

Brahmabhatt

M.A, M.Phil,

Ph.D

Associate

Professor

Women’s

Writings 21 ----

Prof. Vaibhav

R. Kothari

M.A, M.Phil,

UGC-NET

Assistant

Professor

Common

wealth

Literature

10 ----

Prof. Shweta

R. Panwar

M.A., B. Ed,

GSET

Assistant

Professor

Indian

English

Literature

10 ---

Dr. Kamal J.

Dave M.A., Ph.D

Associate

Professor

British

Poetry 22 ---


11. List of visiting faculty:

Name Qualification Place – From No. of Years of

Experience

Mr. Bhargav

Omguru

M.A.(English)

NET Gandhinagar 7 years

12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled(programme wise) by

temporary faculty :

Semester Course Code Lectures %

B.COM.-I Commercial Communication 90 %

B.COM.-II Commercial Communication 90 %

B.COM.-V Commercial Communication 95 %

B.COM.-VI Commercial Communication 92 %

13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise)

Year Programme No. of students No. of teachers Student-

Teacher Ratio

2016-2017

B.A ( English

Major)

B. A. ( General

English )

115

899

04

04

29 : 01

225 : 01

2016-2017 B.Com 513 03 171 : 01

14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled

- Nil

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ MPhil/PG.

Ph.D- 02

M.Phil - 02

16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International funding agencies

and grants received:


Minor Research Project

Name of

the

faculty

and

Subject

Durati

on

year

From

To

Title of the project Total grant Sanction

no.

&

Name of

the funding

agency

Status –

Ongoing

/

Complet

ed

Sanction

-ed

Receive-

d

Dr.

Kamal

Dave

English

2013

to

2015

“Exploring the itineraries

of the Occult: A

Comparative Study of

Shakespeare’s

The Tempest and

Kalidasa’s


1,40,000

1,40,000

University

Grant

Commission,

Western

Regional

Office

Pune-411007

File No. 23-

528/12

Complet

-ed

The details of Major Research Project: Nil

17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants

received: Nil

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University:

19. Publications:

a) Publication per faculty

Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international)

by faculty and students

) Publication per faculty



Sr.

No

Name of

the Faculty

Title of the Paper Journal Year ISSN

NO.

1.

Dr. Rucha

Brahmbhatt

“The Autobiography of an

Exile: Separation and Salvage

of a Solitary Female Spirit”.

Littcrit 2010

“Uttam Sahityane Sadiona

Simada Nadata Nathi”

ArasParas: Gujarat

Special Issue on 21st

Century

Nov.

1998

Translation in Gujarati of

‘Faces’: A Short Story by Julia

Lowry Russell.

Shabdasar Nov.

2004

2249-

2933


Classical Diaspora Shabdasar 2249-

2933

Harold Pinter: The Nobel

Prize Winner Dramatist

Shabdasar 2005 2249-

2933

V.S. Naipaul : Sir Vidia Shabdasar 2001 2249-

2933

Nadine Gordimer Shabdasar 2014 2249-

2933

2 Dr. Kamal

Dave

Hopkins’s Perception of Poetry

Beauty of Inscape and Force

of Instress.

Aravalli no Tahuko

Volume: VI 2012

2277-

7598

‘A critique of Mahesh

Dattani’s ‘Final Solutions’ in the

light of Oriental theory of ‘Rasa’.

‘International Journal of

Social Science and

Linguistic’

Volume: III-IV

2013

2319-

2755

‘Man Booker Puraskar’-2014

Shabdasar

Volume:163 2014

2249-

2933

Multifarious Images of Women

Found in Pearl S.Buck’s ‘East

Wind’.

International Academy

Of Science,

Engineering and

Technoligy.Vol.-4

2015

2319-

3948

‘Subjugation of Women in

Chinese society during 20th C.

Reflected in Pearl S. Buck’s

selected novels’.

International Journal

of Applied Research.

Volume-I Issue-13

Part-K

2015

2394-

5869

‘Renunciation and Regeneration

As inherited values

emphasised in Shakespeare’s

‘The Tempest’ and Kalidasa’s

‘Abhigyanashauntalam’: A

Comparative Study’.

Research Scholar.

An International

Referred E-Journal of

Literary Exploration.

Vol.3 Issue III.

2015

2320-

6101

Exploring the itineraries of the

occult: A comparative Study of

Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’

and Kalidasa’s

‘Abhigyanashauntalam’

Research Review

International Journal of

Multidisciplinary.

Volume: I Issue-1

2016

2455-

3058.

3 Prof.

Vaibhav

Kothari

2006na Sahityana Nobel

Paritoshik Vijeta Sahityakar

Orhan Pamuk

Shabdasar Nov.

2006

2249-

2933


Translation of Dr. Kishorsinh

Solanki’s poem ‘Andar’ into

English as ‘Within’

Shabdasar Aug

2007

2249-

2933

Gandhiji ane Harilal: Shodh-

Pratishodhni Yatra

Shabdasar Sep

2007

2249-

2933

Hidden Fires: Monologues

Manjula Padmanabhanni

Natyokti

Shabdasar Dec

2007

2249-

2933

Translation of Dr. Kishorsinh

Solanki’s poem ‘Deep’ into

English as ‘Lamp’

Shabdasar Jan

2008

2249-

2933

2008na Sahityana Nobel

Paritoshik Vijeta J. M. G. Le

Clezio

Shabdasar Nov

2008

2249-

2933

2012na Sahitya Matena Nobel

Prize Vijeta Mo Yan: Abhaavthi

Prabhav Sudhi

Shabdasar

Mar-

Apr

2013

Nobel Paritoshik Vijeta French

Sahityakar Patrick Modiano

Shabdasar Dec

2014

Breathless in Bombay:

Murzban Shroffni Shabda

Odyssey

Shabdasar

Mar-

Apr

2016

Translation of English poems

into Gujarati

Sanskriti ane Shashvati (Culture

and Eternity by Simon Ortiz)

Page 39-40

Sainikdharma (Nature of Soldier

by Hermes)

Vahi

Special Issue

March

2016

Number of publications listed in International Database (For Eg: Web of Science,

Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social

Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.): 01

Monographs : Nil


Chapter in Books:

Sr.

No

Name of the

Faculty

Title of the

Chapter

Name of the

Book Year

Vol./page/ISBN

NO.

1. Dr. Rucha

Brahmabhatt

Prose During the

Age of Narmad

Society and

Literature:

Narmad in

Critical

Discourse

2011 978-81-921045-

0-8

Narmad’s Concept

of Poetry and its

Influence on Poetry

Society and

Literature:

Narmad in

Critical

Discourse

2011 978-81-921045-

0-8

Ellen Glasgow:

Antarni Vyatha Shakti 2003

Hainka: An

Introduction

Hainka by Dr.

Kishorsinh

Solanki

2010

Expanding

Horizons of

Knowledge

Trans. Of Dr. Neera

Desai’s article

Shakti, Gurjar

Publication,

Ahmedabad

2003

2. Dr. Kamal

Dave

Environmental and

Ecological

consciousness in

the Poetry of G.M.

Hopkins.

Page No. 41-46

Critical

Perspectives 2012

978-81-89472-

95-5

‘A Reverberation of

Indianness in

R.K.Narayan’s

‘The Bachelor of Arts’.

‘Role of Major

Writers in

Indian English

Writings’

2012 :978-81-926211

-0-4

3. Prof. Vaibhav

Kothari

The Bluest Eye :

Saundaryabodh

dwara Atmaolakhni

Khoj

Narivaad :

Vibhavana

ane Vimarsh

2008


Sikkani Biji Baju :

Jane Eyre and Wide

Sargasso Sea

Narivaad :

Vibhavana

ane Vimarsh

2008

4. Prof. Shweta

Panwar

Abha Dawesar’s

Babyji: A Study in

Female Promiscuity

Contemporary

Indian

Novelist

Ed. Syed

Mashkoor Ali

2007 81-89472-11-9

Details of books edited by the faculty:

Sr

no.

Name of the

faculty Subject

Name of the

book edited

Year of

publication

ISBN

No.

Name of the

publisher

1. Dr. Rucha

Brahmabhatt

English Education and

Values

2008 Gandhinagar

Charitable Trust

2. Dr. Rucha

Brahmabhatt

Deshavarna

Katharatno:

Children’s

Stories by

Aniruddha

Brahmabhatt

2007 978-93-

82869-

73-3

Parshwa

Publication,

Ahmedabad

3. Prof.

Vaibhav

Kothari

A Handbook for

UGC-NET

Co-editor

2011 978-81-

910797-

09-1

University

Granth Nirman

Board,

Ahmedabad

4. Prof.

Vaibhav

Kothari

Education and

Values

2008 Gandhinagar

Charitable Trust

Details of books published by the faculty

Sr.

No.

Name

of the

faculty

Subject Title of the book Name of the

publisher

Year of

publicati

on

ISBN No.

1. Dr.

Kamal

Dave

English 1.‘Poetry of G.M. Hopkins:

A Thematic Study’

ShreeNiwas

Publications

Jaipur-

302021

(India)

2012 978-93-5032

-022-8

2.“Exploring the

itineraries of the Occult:

A Comparative Study

of Shakespeare’s

Rajkamal

Computers &

Graphics,

Rajkot.

2016 978-81-

927629

-0-6


The Tempest and

Kalidasa’s


(Gujarat)

SNIP: Nil

SJR: Nil

Impact factor: Nil

h-index: Nil

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated: Nil

21. Faculty as members in

National committees b) International Committees c) Editorial Boards…

Sr. No. Name of the Faculty Editorial Board Committee

01 Dr. Rucha Brahmabhatt

Shabdasar – A Gujarati

Literary Monthly Journal

ISSN 2249-2933

Board of Studies in

English

Gujarat University,

Ahmedabad

Member of the Editorial

Board of Gujarat State

Textbooks Publications

Board, Gandhinagar

Member of the Executive

Council, Gujarat

University English

Teachers’ Association

02 Prof. Vaibhav Kothari

Member of the Editorial

Board of Gujarat State

Textbooks Publications

Board, Gandhinagar

03. Dr. Kamal Dave

Member of Board of Extra

Mural Studies,

Hemchandracharya North

Gujarat University, Patan

2012

22. Student projects:

a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental

programme: Nil

b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution i.e.in

Research laboratories/Industry/other agencies: Nil


23. Awards/ Recognitions received by faculty and students:

Dr. Rucha Brahmabhatt – Research Associate, Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, MA, USA (2006-

2007)

Prof. Shweta Panwar – Gold Medal B. A. Gujarat University (2000)

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/ visitors to the department:

Sr.

No.

Name of the

personality Year Event Designation

1. Dr. Riho Osaka December

2013

A Talk on

Education System

in Japan

Associate Professor,

Department of Area

Studies,

University of Tokyo,

Japan

2. Prof. Medha Dalal 31/12/2011

National Seminar

on Higher

Education : Issues

and Challanges

Research Associate,MLF

College of Education,

Arizona State

University, USA

3. Shri Amrit Gangar December

2013

International

Symposium on

Virtual Reality

Noted Film Curator

4. Prof. Prabhat Kumar

December

2013

International

Symposium on

Virtual Reality

Department of Chinese

Language and Literature

Central University of

Gujarat, Gandhinagar

5. Dr. J. S. Rajput 31/12/2011

National Seminar

on Higher

Education : Issues

and Challenges

Former Chairman,

NCERT

25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding:

State:

National:

b) International: Nil

26. Student profile programme/course wise: N.A.

27. Diversity of Students

28. Name of the

Course

29. (%) of

students from

the same state

30. (%) of students

from other

States

31. (%) of students from

abroad

B.A. 98% 02% Nil

B.COM.. 100% --- Nil


32. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as

NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.: Data Not Maintained

33. Student progression: (Collective Data of last six years): Data Not Maintained

34. Details of Infrastructural facilities :

a) Library:

Books: 673

Journals:

CD/DVDs: 40

b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students: Yes

c) Class rooms with ICT facility: Yes

d) Laboratories: Digital Education and Learning Lab

Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university, government or other

agencies

Programme

Financial Assistance No. of Students

2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

B.A. 94 89 65 45

35. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) : NIL

36. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning

Lecture Method

Teaching through Power Point Presentations

Classroom Seminars

Video recorded lectures of SANDHAN

Assignments

Group Discussion

Class Tests

Viva-Voce

37. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities:

Dr. Rucha A. Bhrambhatt

Life Member & Former President of Gujarat Chapter (2007-2010): Women’s

International League for Peace & Freedom (WILPF) : Consultative NGO of UN,

Geneva.

Trustee: Sustainable Options through Arts, Crafts & Humanities (SOACH) Himmatlal

Park, Azad Society, Ahmedabad.



Prof. Vaibhav Kothari

Associated with Shri Adi Samaj Seva Trust


Dr. Kamal J. Dave

Associated with the social activities carried out by Audichya Brahma Sanstha for the last

ten years.

Life member Asait Shitya Sabha, Gujarat.

Life member of Anarth Chitra Nirman Society, Mehsana.

Served as a member of Students’ welfare Board, Hem. North Gujarat University, Patan

in 2013.

Served as a subject expert at Hem.North Gujarat University, Patan from 2011 to 2014.

Served as a member of Inter University youth Festival Committee. Hem. North Gujarat

University, Patan in 2012.

38. SWOC analysis of the department:

1 Strength :

Well qualified teachers with Ph.D /M. Phil/ NET / GSET

Two teachers are Ph.D supervisors and have six research scholars

Working under them.

The teachers conduct classes at PG level also.

2 Weakness:

The students come from remote areas of Gujarat and have difficulty

in understanding the English language.

Lack of ICT awareness among students

Subject specific Seminars/Workshops/Lectures have not been

organized

3 Opportunities:

To start more value added courses.

To start P.G. centre

4. Challenges:

The students are more interested in preparing for the competitive examinations.

Addressing the issue of low class



EVALUATIVE REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF GUJARATI

1. Name of the department – Gujarati


3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters;

Integrated Ph.D., etc.): B.A.(U.G.)

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved-Nil


Programme Semester

Course Offered

Core Compulsory

(CC)

Core Elective

(CE)

B.A.

Semester I

CC-101 Sudama Charitra

CC-102 Jher to Pidha

Chhe Jani Jani

EC (I) 101 Sudama

Charitra

EC (I) 102 Jher to

Pidha Chhe Jani Jani

Semester II

CC-111 Kalapino

Kavyakalap

CC-112 Pruthivivallabh

EC (I) 111 Kalapino

Kavyakalap

EC (I) 112

Pruthivivallabh

Semester III

CC-201 Himalayano

Pravas

CC-202 Pannalal Patel

CC-203Madhyakalin

Gujarati Sahityano Itihaas

I

EC (I) 201 Himalayano

Pravas

EC (I) 202 Pannalal

Patel

Semester IV

CC-211 Ekanki sahitya

Swaroop

CC-212 Ram Narayan

Pathak

CC-213 Madhyakalin

Gujarati Sahityano Itihaas

II

EC (I) 211 Ekanki

sahitya Swaroop

EC (I) 212 Ram

Narayan Pathak


Semester V

CC-301 Gujarati

Sahityano Arvachina

Itihas I

CC-302 Bhasha Vignan

Ane Gujarati Bhashano

Parichaya

CC-303 Sahitya

Vivechanna Siddhanto

CC-304 A Kadambarini

Maa

CC-305 A Narasinh

Mehtana Pado

-----

Semester VI

CC-311 Gujarati

Sahityano Arvachina

Itihas II

CC-312 Bhasha Vignan

Ane Gujarati Bhashano

Parichaya

CC-313 Sahitya

Vivechanna Siddhanto

CC-314 Aapna Khand

Kavyo

CC-315 Chekhovni

Shrestha Vartao

-----

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments Nil




sanctioned Filled

Professors ----- -----


Asst. Professors ----- -----



M. Phil. etc.,)

Name Qualification Designation Specialization

No. of

Years of

Experience

No. of

Ph.D.

Students

guided for

the last 5

years

Dr.Dipak

Pandya M.A.,Ph.D,NET

Associate

Professor

Gujarati

Vivechan 23 Years -----

Dr.Samir

Bhatt M.A.,Ph.D,NET

Associate

Professor

Gujarati

Vivechan 23 Years -----

11. List of visiting faculty:Name/Designation/Place/From…NIL


temporary faculty: Nil



Teacher Ratio

2016-2017 B.A. 414 02 207 : 01


3- Nil


Name Qualification Designation

Dr.Dipak Pandya M.A.,Ph.D,NET Associate Professor

Dr.Samir Bhatt M.A.,Ph.D.,NET Associate Professor




Name of

the

faculty

and

Subject

Duratio

n year

From

To

Title of the

project

Total grant Sanction

no.

&

Name of

the funding

agency

Status –

Ongoing/

Complet

ed

Sanctioned Received

Dr.Dipa

k Pandya

‘Sundaram’s

Enunciation Of

Shri

Aurobindo’s

Vision Of Life

With Reference

to the Periodical

‘Dakshina’

₨

2,00,000/- NIL

23-

1282/14(W

RO) U.G.C

On going



received: Nil

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University:

19. Publications:




Sr.

No

Name of

the

Faculty

Title of the Paper Journal Year Vol./page/ISSN

NO.

1. Dr. Dipak

Pandya

Shraddhasuman:Yog-

Bhaktina sanyogine,

(Page No. 14-15)

Shabdasar

2005 2249-2939

Shree Arvindnu

jeevandarshan ane

jeevansadhna,

(Page No. 47-48)

Shabdasar 2005

2249-2939

Nijbodhna Aanandanu

Parva

(Page No. 46-48)

Shabdasar 2007

2249-2939

Asmitaparva Vakdhara

Parichay, Shabdasar

2008


(Page No. 63-64) 2249-2939

Sampadakiya Lekh-

Aravalli: Aranyani

Aadhyatmik Sampada

(Page No. 03-05)

Shabdasar 2005

2249-2939

‘Ravindranath ane

Dhumketuni Vartaoma

Manaviya Premnu

Nirupan’

Research Review

(International

Journal of Multi-

Disciplinary)

2016

2455-3085

2. Dr. Samir

Bhatt

Umashankarna Sonnet Gujarat Vidyapith

Journal 2016 0976-5794

Labhshankar Thakarni

Kavita Parab

2016 0250-9747



Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.): Nil

Monographs :Nil

Chapter in Books:

Sr.

No Name of the

Faculty Title of the Chapter

Name of

the Book Year ISBN NO.

1. Dr. Dipak

Pandya

Aadhyatmik Saraswat

Page No. 510-511

Shabda ane

Shrut 2004

-----

Gujarati ma Nibandh

Page No. 163-192

Gujarati

Nibandh

Srushti 2005

-----

Sundaram:Tapogirina

Aanand-Yatri

Page No. 03-09

Sundaram

Shtabdi

Vandana 2009

-----


Chahvani Vaatne Rokvani

Mathaman

Page No. 54-56

Aaswad

Prasad 2009

-----

Manav ki Saamajik

Utkranti

Evam Sankranti-Kaal

ke Sarjak:

Veer Narmad

Page No. 76-85

1857 ka

Swatantra

Sangram

2010

-----

‘Divya-Jeevan’ me

Shree Arvind ki

Aanand-Mimansa

Page No. 377-378

Aanand-

Mimansa

2016

978-93-

85271-51-9

Details of books edited by the faculty

Sr

no.

Name of the

faculty

Name of the

book edited

Year of

publication

ISBN

No. Name of the publisher

1. Dr. Dipak

Pndya

Asmitaparv

Vakdhara,

Part 01-10

2008 ----- Aadhyakavi

Narsinh Mehta

Sahityanidhi, Junagadh

Aravalli: Ek

Parikrama

2009 ----- Parshwa Publicatons,

Ahmedabad

Sundaram

Shatabdi Vandana

2009 ----- Divine Publications,

Ahmedabad


Sr.

No.

Name of the

faculty

Title of the book Name of the

publisher

Year of

publication

ISBN No.

1. Dr. Dipak

Pandya

Sarjan Ane Vivechan

ni Vyavartakta

Damini

Publication,

Ahmedabad

2015 978-93-84324-91-9

Suresh Joshini

Sarjakta 978-93-84324-90-2

Kathaswad 978-93-84324-94-0


Sundaramni Kavita 2016 978-93-84324-92-6

Ishavasyam Idam

Sarvam 978-93-84324-93-3

SNIP: Nil

SJR: Nil

Impact factor: Nil

h-index: Nil




Subject expert at Gujarat Subordinate services Selection Board, Gandhinagar (2009)


b) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental

programme: Nil




a. Received by Faculty (Dr. Dipak Pandya) -

i. Star Performer of the year 1989-1990 (Blue Star LTD., Gandhinagar)

ii. Kavi Dalpatram Dahyabhai Gujarati Sahitya Medal

iii. Shree Babubhai Jashbhai Patel Sixtieth Anniversary Memorial Medal

iv. Shreemati Rukhamani Mafatlal Nayak Medal

v. Naranpura Sarvajanik Trust Medal

vi. Late. Shree R.M. Trivedi Medal

vii. Prof. Ramanlal Joshi Medal

viii. Sanmanpatra: Matrubhasha Gaurav Saptah Ujavni Prasange

(Navrang Madhyamik Shala, Naranpura, Ahmedabad)

*Above all medals are awarded for passing and Securing Highest Number of marks in the subject of Gujarati Sahitya in M.A. in 1994 from

Gujarat University.

b) Received by Students:

Sr.

No.

Name of

Student

Was

awarded Achievement Course University Year

1. Vishal Parmar

Gold

Medal

Securing Highest

Number of marks in the

subject of Gujarati

Sahitya in Gujarat

University

B.A. Gujarat

2007

2. Abhishek Darji 2008



Sr.

No.

Name of the


1. Dr. Satish Vyas 2013

Birth Anniversary

celebration of

eminent Gujarati

poet Umashankar

Joshi

Ex- Professor

School of Languages,

Gujarat University

2. Shree Dalpat Chauhan 2014

First Show of

Gujarati Play

‘Rashva Suraj’

Famous Gujarati Dalit

Writer

3. Dr.Kishorsinh Solanki 2015

Birth Anniversary

celebration of

eminent Gujarati

poet Umashankar

Joshi

Samarpan Arts and

Commerce College,

Gandhinagar

4. Shree Umakant

Rajyaguru

Matrubhasha

Bachavo Abhiyan Retired School Principal

5. Prof. Nisarg Aahir 2016

Guest Speaker in

Expert Lecture

Sponsored by

Gujarati Sahitya

Parishad

Associate Prof. at K.K.

Shastri College,

Ahmedabad

6. Dr. Dhiru Parikh

2016 Matrubhasha Sajjta

Shibir

Ex Professor,


Gujarat University

7. Dr. Praful Raval Retired School Principal

8. Dr. Parul Desai Director at K.La. Swadhya

Mandir Ahmedabad

9. Dr. Mansukh Salla Retired Professor

10. Dr. Chandrakant

Topiwala

Former Director at K.La.

Swadhya Mandir

Ahmedabad


11. Dr. Arvind Bhandari Ex Professor,


Gujarat University

12. Dr. Ramesh Dave

Retired Director at K.La.

Swadhya Mandir

Ahmedabad


State: NIL

National: NIL

International: NIL



28. Name of the

Course

29. % of students

from the same

state

30. % of students

from other

States

31. % of students

from abroad

B.A. 100% ---- ----





a) Library:

Books: 686

Journals: 012

CD/DVDs: NIL



d) Laboratories: Nil

Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university, government or

other agencies

Programme Financial Assistance No. of Students

2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

B.A. 78 89 112 104

35. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar)


Sr.

no.

Name of faculty

visited

Date

(dd/mm/yy)

From

(place) Topic

Beneficiary

(Students &

Professors)

1. Dr.Satish Vyas 10/02/’15 Ahmedabad Pratik,kalpan ane

purakalpan

250

2. Dr.Manilal H. Patel 10/02/’15 Vallabha

Vidyanagar

Anugandhiyuganee

Kavita

250

3. Dr.Kishore Vyas 10/02/’15 Kaalol Sheshanaa Kavyo 250

4. Dr.Manisha Dave 10/02/’15 Idar Pratyaayan ane

Sahitya

250

5.

Dr.Vaishalee

Dholakiya 10/02/’15 Ahmedabad

Chan.chi.Mahetanaa

Natako

250

6.

Dr.Nalinee Desai 10/02/’15 Ahmedabad

Chekhovanee

Shreshtha Vartao

250

7. Dr.Ajay Raval 10/02/’15 Ahmedabad Toonki Vartanu

Sahitya Swaroop

250

8. Dr.Ajaysinh

Chauhan 10/02/’15 Megharaj Kavyano Aaswad

250

9. Pra.Ashvin Aanadani 10/02/’15 Viramgam Chhand ane Alankar 250

10.

Dr. Dhiru Parikh

(Prof., Retired from

G.U.)

29/09/’16

Ahmedabad

Anuswar

110 & 005

11.

Dr. Praful Raval

(Retired School

Principal)

30/09/’16 Jodnina Niyamo

12.

Dr. Parul Desai

(Niyamak at K.La.

Swadhya Mandir

Ahmedabad)

03/10/’16 Ahmedabad Viram Chinho

110 & 005


13. Dr. Mansukh Salla

(Retired Prof.) 04/10/’16 Shabd Ghadtar

14.

Dr. Chandrakant

Topiwala

(Retired Niyamak at

K.La. Swadhya

Mandir Ahmedabad)

06/10/’16 Chhand Ane

Alankar

15.

Dr. Arvind Bhandari

(Prof. Retired from

G.U.)

07/10/’16

Naam-Pad, Kriya-

Pad ane Vaakya

Rachna

16.

Dr. Ramesh Dave

(Retired Niyamak at

K.La. Swadhyay

Mandir Ahmedabad)

08/10/’16 Lekhan Kaushal


Lecture Method


Classroom Seminars


Assignments

Group Discussion

Class Tests


Dr. Dipak Pandya

Co-editor : Asmitaparva, Part 01-10, Organized by Morari Bapu at Mahuva, Gujarat

(1998-2007)

Representative of Gujarat University Area Professors’ Association (2001-2002)

Reviewer : Textbooks of Gujarati Subject in Std. 1st to 5th at Text book board of Gujarat

(2005-2015)

Members of Publishing Committee of Cultural Forum, Gandhinagar (2007), Indian Lions

(2007-2009), BISAG(Gujarati) (2009), Sahitya parishad, Ahmedabad. Sahityasahbha,

Gandhinagar and Shree Aurobindo Centre, Gandhinagar.

Has served as a Subject expert at Gujarat Subordinate services Selection Board,

Gandhinagar (2009)


Dr. Samir Bhatt

Has served as a subject coordinator in Gujarati Subject from 2010 to 2014.

Has served as a columnist in the newspaper ‘PHULCHHAB’ published from Rajkot from

2001 to 2008.

Selected as a member of working committee of ‘Gujarati Adhyapak Sangh’ (Gujarati

Teachers’ Association) in 2017.

38. SWOC analysis of the department:

1 Strength:

Well qualified faculty members

Focus on research and publication along with teaching

Sound collection of books and journals in the library

Organized noticeable seminars and workshops

2 Weakness:

Inadequate knowledge of English and Sanskrit among teachers

ICT based teaching is not upto the mark

3 Opportunities:

To start PG classes

4 Challenges:

Many of the students are not serious about studies. So teaching uninterested

students will be a great challenge.



EVALUATIVE REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF SANSKRIT

1. Name of the department : Sanskrit

2. Year of Establishment : 1996

3. Name of Programmes / Courses offered (UG,PG, M.Phil.,Ph.D., Integrated Masters;

Integrated Ph.D., etc.): B.A.(UG)

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the department / units involved : Nil

5. Annul / semester / choice based credit system (Programme wise )

Program-

me Semester

Courses Offered

Core Compulsory (CC) Core Elective (CE)

Paper

No. Paper Name

Paper

No. Paper Name

B.A.

Semester :1 Compulso

ry Nitishatak

Compuls

ory Nitishatak

101 Bhagvad Geeta 101 Bhagvad Geeta

102 Sanskrit Drama 102 Sanskrit Drama

Semester :2

Compulso

ry

One Act Play of

Bhasa

Compuls

ory

One Act Play of

Bhasa

111 Bhagvad Geeta 111 Bhagvad Geeta

112 Raghuvansham 112 Raghuvansham

Semester :3

201 Shivamahimna

Stotra 201

Shivamahimna

Stotra

202 Kavyaprakash 202 Kavyaprakash

203 Rugveda (selected)

Semester :4

211 Ratanvali Natika 211 Ratnavali Natika

212 Kavyaprakash 212 Kayaprakash

213 Ishopanishad

Semester :5 301 Karakaprakarana

302 Samkhyakarika

303 Vedanta

304 Unseen

305 Sabhaparva

Semester :6

311 Sahityadarpan

312 Kadambari

313 Tarksamgraha

314 Vikramorvashiyam

315 Essay

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other department : Nil

7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc. :

Nil

8. Details of courses / programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons : Nil


9. Number of teaching post :

Name of the post Sanctioned Filled

Professors ---- ---



10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation. specialization,

( DSc. /D.Litt./Ph.D. /M.Phil. etc.) :

Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of

Years of

Experience

No. of

Ph.D.

Students

guided for

the last 5

year

Dr. Alpa J.

Patel Ph.D.

Associate

Professor Alamkarashashtra 22 --

Prof.

Thakorbhai

K. Nayak

M.A., NET Asst.

Professor Vedanta 10 --

Dr. Hemant

V.

Vaishnav

Ph.D. Associate

Professor

Vedanta &

Kautaliya

Arthashastra

25 --

11. List of visiting faculty : Nil

12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handed (programme wise) by

Temporary faculty : Nil

13. Student- Teacher Ratio (Program wise) :

Year Programme No. of

students

No. of

teachers

Student-

Teacher

Ration

2016-2017 B.A. 170 03 57:1

14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and

filled : Nil

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with D.Sc./ D.Litt./Ph.D. /M.Phil. / PG


Dr. Alpa J. Patel Ph.D. Associate Professor

Prof. Thakorbhai K. Nayak M.A., NET Assistant Professor

Dr. Hemant V. Vaishnav Ph.D. Associate Professor

16. Number of faculty with ongoing project from a) National b) International funding

agencies and grants received :


Name of

the

faculty

and

subject

Duration

year

From…

to…

Title of the

Project

Total grant

Sanction

no. &

Name of

the

funding

agency

Status

Ongoing /

Completed

Sanction Received

Dr. Alpa J.

Patel

(Sanskrit)

2015 to

cont.

The Role of Swan

in the poem based

on the Nala

episode- A study

145000 Nil

23-

1225/14

(WRO)

20-02-

2015

UGC

Ongoing

17. Departmental project funded by DSE-FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grant

received : Nil

18. Research Centre / facility recognized by the University : No

19. Publications :




Sr.

No

Name of the

Faculty

Title of the Paper Journal Year Vol./page/ISSN

NO.

1. Dr. Alpa J.

Patel

Sanskrit Sahitya

man Ketlak Vilapo Soham 2014 ISSN 2350-0697

2. Dr. Hemant

V. Vaishnav

Prayogshil Kavi :

Harshadev

Madhav

Shabdasar 2016 ISSN 2249-2933

Number of publications listed in International Database (For Eg: Web of Science, Scopus,

Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences

Directory, EBSCO host, etc.): Nil

Monographs :Nil

Chapter in Books:

Sr.

No

Name of the

Faculty

Title of the

Chapter

Name of the Book Year Vol./page/ISBN

NO.

1.

Dr. Alpa J.

Patel

Shankracharya no

Maya Vichar

Sanskrit Sahityaman

Daivi Shakti 2009 ----

2. Matsyapuran man

Narmada

Sanskrit Sahityaman

Gujaratnu Pradan 2010

ISBN 978-93-

83173-20-4

3. Ramayan man

Paryavarana Sanskrit Sahityaman 2013 ISBN 978-93-


Paryavaran 83173-18-1

4.

Dr. Hemant

V. Vaishnav

Ghatotkachnu

Dautya- Kautilaya

ni Najare

Mahabharata no

Sanskrit Sahitya

Upar Prabhava

2011

First / 77 /

ISBN 81-7997-

305-9

5. Indriya Jayah:

Arishadvarga thi

Shatsadhansampat

Sanskritman

Jivanopyogi Vichar

Varso

2010

First / 52 /

ISBN 978-93-

81062-65-4

6.

Mrigaya man

pratibimbit samaj

nu vastavvadi

chitra

Aadhunik

Aupanishadik

anubhootio

2015

First / 235/

ISBN 978-93-

5108-444-0

Details of books edited by the faculty

Sr

no.

Name of

the

faculty

Subject Name of the

book edited

Year of

publication

ISBN

No.

Name of the

publisher

1.

Dr.

Hemant

V.

Vaishnav

Sanskrit

Kautilay’s

Arthashastra

(Adhikaran-6 - 7)

2003 -----

Saraswati

Publication,

Ahmedabad

Sanskrit man

jivanopyogi

vicharvarso

2010

978-93-

81062-

65-4

Parsva

Publication,

Ahmedabad

Bharatiya Samaj

na Nirmanman

Sanskrit

Vangmayani

Bhumika

2014

978-93-

5108-

169-2

Parsva

Publication,

Ahmedabad

Details of books published by the faculty: NIL

SNIP: Nil

SJR: Nil

Impact factor: Nil

h-index: Nil



a. National committees : Nil

b. International Committees : Nil

c. Editorial Boards…

Dr. Hemant V. Vaishnav, has rendered service as an honorary member in Board of

study (Sanskrit) at Gujarat University from 2002 to 2005.



a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter

departmental

programme: Nil

b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution

i.e.in Research

c) laboratories/Industry/other agencies: Nil


Dr. Alpa J. Patel (Associate Professor)

1. Awarded National Merit Certificate in 1990

2. Felicitated by Ex. Chief Minister of Gujarat Smt. Anandiben Patel for Women

Education.

3. Awarded by Kadava Patidar Privar Samaj

4. Awarded by Educational Foundation named Aanart Sanskrit Sanskruti Svadhyay

Sansthan, Mahesana.

Dr. Hemant V. Vaishnav ( Associate Professor)

1. Awarded a Medal by Shri Santram Mandir, Nadiad for Ph.D.

2. Awarded by Shri H.K.Arts College.

3. Awarded by Aarsh Gurukul Mahavidyalaya, Abu. (Rajasthan)

b)Received by students

Sr.

No.

Name of

Student

Was

awarded

Achievement Course University Year

1. Mahesh

Makvana Gold

Medal

Securing Highest

Number of marks in the

subject of Sanskrit in

Gujarat University

B.A. Gujarat 2008

2. Jayesh Vasava B.A. Gujarat 2010


Sr.

No.

Name of the


1. Dr. Manjula

Viradiya 2014

FDP on Minor

Research Project

in Humanities

Associate Professor


2. Dr. Vijay B.

Pandya 2015

Sanskrit Sajjata

Karyakram

Ex. Professor, School of languages,

Gujarat University & Honorary

professor of L.D. Institute of

Indology, Ahmedabad

3. Swami Shri

Vivekanandji 2016 Guest lecture

Eminent Scholar of Arya Samaj,

Gandhinagar


a) State:

Organized a Seminar on Upanishada Sahitya in association with Sanskrit

Sahitya Academy,

Gandhinagar, 25 March 2008

Organized a Seminar on Sanskar Vimarsh in association with Arya Samaj,

Gandhinagar, 17-18 September, 2011.

b) National: Nil

c) International: Nil



28.Name of

the Course

29. (%)of

students

from the

same state

30. (%)of

students

from other

States

31. (%)of students from

abroad

B.A. 100% --- ----



32. Student progression: (Collective Data of last six years):Data Not Maintained


a) Library:

Books: 459

Journals: Nil

CD/DVDs: Nil





34. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university, government

or other agencies


2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

B.A. 30 38 21 37

35. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar):

Sr.

no.

Name of

faculty visited Date

From

(place) Topic Beneficiary

1. Dr. Vijay

Pandya 11/12/2006 Ahmedabad

Uttarramcharitam

of Bhavabhuti

Students &

Professors

2 Dr. Manjula

Viradia

26th June

2014 Ahmedabad

Minor Research

Project Guidance Professors

3. Dr. Vijay

Pandya 22 July, 2015 Ahmedabad

Relevance of

Sanskrit Literature

in Global Era

Student &

professors

4. Mr. Dhirendra 10/8/2015 to

20/8/2015 Gandhinagar

Sanskrit

Sambhashan Shibir Students


Lecture Method



Assignments


Dr. Alpa J. Patel:

Associated with the social service of Patidar Samaj

Dr. Hemant Vishnav:

Has worked as a joint secretory of shree Vaishnav kelavni mandal since 2014.

Has served as a joint Secretary of the Housing Society entitled as Arjun Greens

Appartment. Naranpura, Ahmedabad since 2011.

Associated with Samarpan dhyan Yoga. Tripada centre, Ahmedabad.

38. SWOC analysis of the department

1. Strength of the department:

All the faculty members have good experience and dedicate and devoted to

students’ learning

Two faculty member are Ph.D. and one faculty member is pursuing Ph.D.


All the faculty members have presented research papers in National/ International

seminars

We are free to carry out academic activities

‘Sanskrit Bharati’ supports us in imparting Spoken Sanskrit lessons to students.

2. Weakness:

Economical backward students are not regular in the classroom.

Computer literacy and English language skills need improvement among

teachers

3. Opportunities:


To translate Sanskrit into other languages.

To learn Manuscriptology

To impart coaching for competitive exam.

4. Challenges:

Many of the students are not serious about studies. So teaching uninterested

students becomes a great challenge.

Sanskrit is not used in daily conversation so most of parents and student are

no interested to learn Sanskrit.

Placement of students.



EVALUATIVE REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

1. Name of the department – Economics



Integrated Ph.D., etc.): B.A. (U.G.)

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved- Nil


Programme Semester

Course Offered

Core Compulsory

(CC)

Core Elective

(CE)

B. A.

Semester I CC-101 Elementary Economics I

CC -102 Indian Economy I

EC (II)- 101

Indian Economy

I

Semester II CC-111 Elementary Economics II

CC-112 Indian Economy II

EC (II)- 111 Indian

Economy II

Semester III

CC-201 Micro Economics I

CC-202 Economy of Gujarat I

CC-203 Economic Systems

---------

Semester IV

CC-211 Micro Economics II

CC-212 Economy of Gujarat II

CC-213 Economics of Development

---------

Semester V

CC-301 Macro Economic Analysis

CC-302 International Economics

CC-303 Indian Economy III

CC-304 Agricultural Economics

CC-305 Economic Essays I

---------

Semester VI

CC-311 Public Economics

CC-312 Environmental Economics

CC-313 Indian Economy IV

CC-314 Industrial Economics

CC-315 Economic Essays II

---------






sanctioned Filled





M. Phil. etc.,)


No. of

Years of

Experience

No. of

Ph.D.

Students

guided for

the last 5

years

Prof. Nitendra

Patel M.A.

Associate

Professor

Mathematical

Economics 24 Years

-----

Prof.

Jahidhusen

Chauhan

M.A. Assistant

Professor

Public

Finance 23 Years

-----


Name Qualification Place - From No. of Years of

Experience

Prof. Falguni Pandya M.A. Ahmedabad 2 years

12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme wise) by temporary

faculty:

Semester Course Code Lectures %

I CC – 101 92%

II CC - 111 94%

III CC - 202 89%

IV CC - 212 90%

V CC - 305 87%


VI CC - 315 89%

13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise):


Teacher Ratio

2016-2017 B. A. 407 03 135 : 1


Nil



Prof. Nitendra Patel M.A. Associate Professor

Prof. Jahidhusen Chauhan M.A. Assistant Professor


and grants received: Nil The details of Major Research Project: Nil


received: Nil

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University: Nil

19. Publications:




Publications:




Monographs :Nil

Chapter in Books:

Sr.

No.

Name of the

Faculty

Title of the

Chapter

Title of the

Book Year Vol./Page/ISBN

1. Prof. N. N. Patel

Issues,

Prospects,

Challenges of

Micro-Finance

Empowering

Women

Through Micro-

Finance

2014

Page no. 278

ISBN

9789382037293


and Micro-

Credit

2. Prof. J. G.

Chauhan

Role of Values

in Higher

Education

Value Based

Higher

Education

2014

Page no. 127

ISBN

9788192499130

Details of books edited by the faculty: NIL


SNIP: Nil

SJR: Nil

Impact factor: Nil

h-index: Nil





Prof. J.G.Chauhan has guided 40 Post Graduate Students in P.G.Centre at Govt. Arts

College, Gandhinagar on the various topic like Marketing, Agricultural Products,

Environmental Economics, Preservation of Forest and Pollution.

c) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental

programme: 20%




a. Received by Faculty: Nil

b. Received by Students: Nil

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/ visitors to the department: Nil


State: NIL

National: NIL

International: NIL



28. Name of the

Course

29. (%) of

students

from the

same state

30. (%) of

students

from other

States


abroad

B.A. 100% ---- ----



NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.: Data Not Maintained.

33. Student progression: (Collective Data of last five years):Data Not Maintained


a) Library:

Books: 302

Journals: ---

CD/DVDs: ---





other agencies:


2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

B.A. 59 55 62 71

B.COM. 89 141 131 151


Sr.

no. Name of faculty visited

Date

(dd/mm/yy)

From

(place) Topic

Beneficiary

(Students

&

Professors)

1. Shri Rashminbhai Patel

1996

onwards

One week

per year

Gandhinagar

Dist.

Cooperative

Society

Cooperative

Training Classes

50

Students

and faculty

36. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning:

Lecture Method


Classroom Seminars


Assignments

Group Discussion

Class Tests



Prof. Niterndra N.Patel

Associated with social and religious services of ‘Sarvajiv hitavah shri swaminarayan

Gurukul’ Kanbha

Associated with an autonomous college St.Xaviers college, Ahmedabad.

Served as a subject expert in P.G. Course at Bhavanagar University.

Officiated as a judge by Gujarat Vidhyapith, Ahmedabad for various competition in

Economics

Prof. Jahidhusen G.Chauhan

Has served as a trustee of ‘Kasba Education Trust’,Modasa

Has served as a member of working committee of trust of the minority ‘Makhdup

Education Trust’

Has served as a Coopt member of ‘Muslim Education Trust’ Modasa.

Has been honoured by ‘Muslim Education and welfare Trust’, Gandhinagar for delivering

an inspiring and informative lecture on ‘Importance of Education’

38. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans

1 Strength :

Department / Institute is located in the capital city of Gujarat.

Good Interaction with management which gives exposure to students and

teachers.

Committed professors

2 Weakness:

Lack of Publications

Inadequate Knowledge of Computer Skills

Insufficient resources of subject based journals in the library

3 Opportunities:

Skill Development Courses can be introduced under CBCS at UG B.Com.


4. Challenges:

Retaining talented faculty for the vacant posts.

Teaching becomes weaker and poor due to over strength of students in classrooms.

So many of the students are not serious about studies. So teaching uninterested


Personality Development and Communication Skills Programs for students from

weaker socio economic backgrounds.



EVALUATIVE REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY

1. Name of the department – Sociology



Integrated Ph.D., etc.); B.A. (U.G.) Only.

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved - Nil


Programme

Semester

Course Offered

Core Compulsory

(CC) Core Elective (CE)

B.A.

Semester I --

EC (I)101 Introduction to Sociology

EC (I) 102 Structure of Indian Society

EC (II) 101 Indian Society

Semester II --

EC (I)111 General Sociology

EC(II)112 Family in Indian Society

EC(II) 111 Population and Society

Semester III --

EC (I)201 Current Social Problems in

India

EC (I)202 Tribals in India

Semester IV --

EC (I) 211 Family Sociology

EC (I) 212 Sociological Thinkers

Comte and Max Weber

Semester V -- --

Semester VI -- --





sanctioned Filled

Professors -- --





M. Phil. etc.,)

Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of

Years of

Experience

No. of Ph.D.

Students

guided for

the last 5

years

Chhaya L.

Chavda B.A / M.A

Associate

Professor

Women

Empowerment 23 Nil

Ramila J.

Patel

M.A / M.Phil

/Ph.D

Pursuing

Assistant

Professor Rural Area 23 Nil

11. List of visiting faculty: Name / Designation/Place/From… Nil


temporary faculty Nil



Teacher Ratio

2016 -17 B.A. 384 2 192 : 01


- Nil



Chhaya L. Chavda M.A. Associate Professor

Ramila J. Patel M.A, M.Phil, Ph.D Pursuing Part-time Professor


and grants received: Nil




received: Nil


19. Publications:




Sr.

No

Name of the

Faculty Title of the Paper Journal Year

Vol./page/ISSN

NO.

1. Chhaya L.

Chavda

-- -- -- --

2.

Ramila J.

Patel

1.Sahitya-

Loksahitya ma

Samaj Darshan

Shabdasar 2014

2249-2933

2.Mobile and

Students of Higher

Education

HESMA

Journal 2015 2319-5959

3.Samuh

Pratyayanna

Madhamo

Shabdasar

2015

2249-2933




Monographs :Nil

Chapter in Books:

Sr.

No

Name of the

Faculty

Title of the

Chapter

Name of the

Book

Year Vol./page/ISBN

NO.

1. Chhaya L.

Chavda

-- -- -- --

2. Ramila J.

Patel (Co-

author with

Dr.

Jayeshkumar

N. Barot)

Dr. Manoj R.

Patel

1.Asamtulit Jati Praman

Ane Teni

Samasyao

2.Role of the

Government and

NGO in making Change

in

Rural Socity of India

3.Panchayati Raj Our E-

Gram

-Asamtulit Jati

Praman Ane Teni

Samasyao

- Change in Rural

Society of India

- Panchayati Raj

me Sarpancha ki

Bhumika (Hindi

book)

2007

2010

2012

Page No.69

978-81-904075-

5-7

978-81-921655-

85




SNIP: Nil

SJR: Nil

Impact factor: Nil

h-index: Nil





d) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental

programme: Nil



23. Awards/ Recognitions received by faculty and students: Nil for faculty, Data Not

maintained of student


Sr. Name of the personality Year Event Designation

1. Dr. Vidhyut Joshi

Invited by gujarti department,

Visited sociology students

Seminar Former VC of Bhavnagar

University and

sociologist.


State: --

National: --

e) International: --



28. Name of the

Course

29. % of students

from the same

state

30. % of students

from other

States

31. % of students

from abroad

B.A. 100% Nil Nil



NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc. - DATA NOT MAINTAINED

33. Student progression: (Collective Data of last six years): - DATA NOT MAINTAINED


a) Library:

Books: 136

Journals: ---

CD/DVDs: --





other agencies:

The students are included in Core Compulsory Subjects Such as Economics and Gujarati


Sr Name of faculty

visited

Date From

(place)

Topic Beneficiary

1. Dr. Nita Shekhat

Gynecologist 2008 Gandhinagae

Lecture on “Stri

ane Aarogya”

Students &

Professors

2

Dr. Ramzan Surani

Physician and Mind

Power Trainer

Ahmedabad Personality

Development

Students &

Professors

3

Prof. Jagdish

Vadhvana

Professor

Ahmedabad AIDS awareness Students &

Professors

4 Dr.Deb Raranjan Hota 03/02/2017

Law

College,

Samarpan

Gandhinagar

Guest Lecture on

“The changing

dimensions of

Sociology and

career

opportunity for

the Young.”

Students


Lecture Method


Classroom Seminars


Assignments

Group Discussion


Class Tests


38. SWOT analysis of the department:

1 Strength of the department:

Well qualified faculty members

Good result of the students over the years 2 Weakness:

Lack of publications

Inadequate knowledge of ICT

Lack of the vision of maintaining of Data

3 Opportunities:


4. Challenges:

Many of the students are not serious about studies. So teaching uninterested students

becomes a great challenge.



EVALUATIVE REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY

1. Name of the department – Psychology



Integrated Ph.D., etc.); B.A. (U.G.) Only.

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved - Nil


Programme

Semester

Course Offered

Core Compulsory

(CC) Core Elective (CE)

B.A.

Semester I --

EC (I)101 Basic Psychological Processes I

EC (I) 102 Psychology and Effective

Behaviour I

Semester II --

EC (I)111 Basic Psychological Processes

II

EC(II)112 Psychology and Effective

Behaviour II

Semester

III --

EC (I)201 Child Development I

EC (I)202 Psychopathology I

Semester

IV --

EC (I) 211 Child Development II

EC (I) 212 Psychopathology II

Semester V -- --

Semester

VI -- --






Sanctioned Filled

Professors -- --

Associate Professors --- ---



M. Phil. etc.,)

Name Qualification Designation Specializ

ation

No. of

Years of

Experienc

e

No. of Ph.D.

Students

guided for the

last 5 years

Surendrasinh M.

Vaghela M.A

Assistant

Professor

Student’s

Psycholo

gy

20 Nil

11. List of visiting faculty: Name / Designation/Place/From… Nil


temporary faculty Nil



Teacher Ratio

2016-2017 B. A. 313 01 313 : 1


- Nil



Surendrasinh M. Vaghela M.A Assistant Professor


and grants received:NIL




received: Nil


19. Publications:



by faculty and students : Nil




Monographs :Nil

Chapter in Books:

Sr.

No

Name of the

Faculty

Title of the

Chapter

Name of the

Book

Year Vol./page/ISBN

NO.

1. Prof.

Surendrasinh

M. Vaghela

Role of Values in

Higher Education

Value Based

Higher

Education

2014 Page no. 127

ISBN

9788192499130



SNIP: Nil

SJR: Nil

Impact factor: Nil

h-index: Nil





f) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental

programme: Nil



23. Awards/ Recognitions received by faculty and students: Nil for faculty, Data Not

maintained of student

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/ visitors to the department: NIL



State: --

National: --

g) International: --



28. Name of the

Course

29. % of students

from the same

state

30. % of students

from other

States

31. % of students from

abroad

B.A. 100% Nil Nil


NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc. - DATA NOT MAINTAINED

33. Student progression: (Collective Data of last six years): - DATA NOT MAINTAINED


a) Library:

Books: 113

Journals: ----

CD/DVDs: --





other agencies:

The students are included in Core Compulsory Subjects Such as Economics and Gujarati

35. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) : NIL


Lecture Method


Classroom Seminars


Assignments

Group Discussion

Class Tests

37. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities: NIL


38. SWOT analysis of the department and Future plans

1 Strength of the department:

Qualified teaching faculty

Good examination results 2 Weakness:

The subject is not offered as main subject.

Lack of publication of books and articles

3 Opportunities:


4. Challenges:

Many of the students are not serious about studies. So teaching uninterested students

becomes a great challenge.



EVALUATIVE REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

1. Name of the department – Commerce



Integrated Ph.D., etc.): B. Com.(U.G.)

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved- Economics/English


Progra

mme

Semeste

r

Course Offered

Core Compulsory

(CC)

Core Elective

(CE)

B.COM

.

Semester I

CC-101FundamentalsofBusiness

Economics

CC -102 Human Resource

Management

CC- 103 Accountancy – 1

CC- 104 Communication in

Business

CC- 105 General English

CE-101-A Financial

Accounting I

CE-101-I Secretarial

Practice

S.S. – Sports and Practice

F. C.-

Semester

II

CC-106 Fundamentals of Business

Economics II

CC-107 Fundamentals of

Marketing Management

CC-108 Accountancy II

CC-109 Business Correspondence

CC-110 General English

CE-102-A Financial Accounting

II

CE-102- Secretarial Practice II

S.S.- Leadership Development

FC- Environmental Studies

Semester

III

CC-201 Economics of Govt.

Finance

CC-202 Indian Financial System

CC-203 Taxation - 1

CC-204 Commercial

Communication

CC-205 Fundamental Statistics I

CE- 201 A Cost Accounting

CE -202 A Corporate

Accounting

SS- Company Secretary-

Duties and Functions

FC- Disaster Management

Semester

IV

CC-201 Economics of Growth and

Development

CC-202 Production Management

CC-203 Taxation II

CC-204 Organizational

Communication

CC-205 Fundamental Statistics II

CE-203 A Cost Accounting II

CE-204 A Auditing I

SS – Presentation Skills

FC – Pollution Control and its

Impacts

Semester

V

CC-301 Economics of

International Trade

CC-302 Marketing Management in

Practice

CC-303 Business Laws- 1

CE –301 A Cost Financial

Accounting

CE – 302 A Management

Accounting I

SS- Bharatiya Samajik Sansthao


CC-304 Corporate

Communication

CC-305 Fundamental Statistics III

FC- Bharatiya Bandharan

Semester

VI

CC-306 Indian Business and

Economic Environment

CC-307 Fundamentals of Financial

Management

CC-308 Business Laws II

CC-309 Media and Public

Relations Communication

CC-310 Fundamental Statistics IV

CC-303 A Management

Accounting II

CC-304 A Auditing II

SS- Business History

FC- International Trade





sanctioned Filled





M. Phil. etc.,)


No. of

Years of

Experience

No. of Ph.D.

Students

guided for the

last 5 years

Dr. Lalita

Solanki

M.Com,

Ph.D.

Associate

Professor Marketing 18 Years -----

Dr.Manisha

Rabari M.Com, Ph.D

Assistant

Professor Accounting 01 Year -----


Name Qualification Place - From No. of Years of

Experience

Mr. Mukesh

Bavaliya

M.Com. UGC-

NET

Ahmedabad 08 Years

Ms. Samim Ghanchi M.Com. Kalol, (Dist. Gandhinagar). 06 Months


12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme wise) by

temporary faculty:

Semester Cores Code Lectures %

I CC 104 Communication in Business 90 %

SS 90 %

II CC 109 Business Correspondence 95 %

FC 92 %

III CC 106 Fundamentals of Business Economics 33 %

IV FC 94 %

V CC 303 Business Laws-I 92 %

CC 304 Corporate Communication 93 %

SS 94 %

VI CC 308 Business Laws-II 95 %

CC 309 Media in Public Relation Communication 94 %

SS 92 %

FC 90 %

12. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise):


Teacher Ratio

2016-2017 B.COM. 513 03 171 : 01


Nil



Dr. Lalita Solanki M.Com., Ph.D. Associate Professor

Dr. Manisha Rabari M.Com, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Prof. Mukesh Bavalia M.Com, NET Visiting Faculty

Prof. Shamim Ghanchi M.Com Visiting Faculty






received: Nil

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University: NIL

19. Publications:




Sr.

No

Name of the

Faculty Title of the Paper Journal Year

ISSN

NO.

1. Dr. Lalita Solanki

Higher Education

: Global Issues

and Challenges

(51 to 55)

Yojana Dec. 2013

ISSN-

0971-

8397

Role of

Microfinance and

Micro Credit for

self employment

in Mumbai (66 to

68)

Commerce Window

(An international

peer reviewed bi-

annual Journal )

July-

Dec.2014

ISSN-

2348-

6996

Consumer and

Consumer Rights :

An Assessment

TTMA Tracts (21) July-Dec.

ISSN-

2394-

2908

Assessment of

General

Awareness of

Consumers and

Purchasing

TTMA Tracts (22) July-Dec.

ISSN-

2394-

2908

2 Dr. Manisha

Rabari

A Comparative

Study of

Economic

Development of

Sidhpur and

Unjha APMC

Journal of Research

(by Santi Prakashan) March-2014

ISSN-

2278-

4381

A Study of

Financial

Performance of

Wipro

Technologies Ltd.

Journal of Research

(by Santi Prakashan) Jun-2014

ISSN-

2278-

4381

A Study of

Financial

Performance of

Selected

Agricultural

SOHAM (An

international multi

disciplinary peer

Jan-

2015

ISSN-

2350-

0697


Market

Committee in

North Gujarat

reviewed research

journal)

Human Resources

Practices

EDUSPARK (A

peer reviewed

research journal for

Education and

Humanities in multi

languages)

Feb.

2015

ISSN-

2348-

912-

X

A Study of

Income Expenses

and Saving

Selected

Agricultural

Product Market

Committee in

North Gujarat.

SOHAM (An

international multi

disciplinary peer

reviewed research

journal)

March

2015

ISSN-

2350-

0697

3 Mr. Mukesh

Bavaliya

Videshi

vinimayadar ma

tafavat ne karane

padti asro

HESMA Jan-2014 2319-

5959

Vibhagiya

Ahevalpreshan no

vishleshnatmak

Educational Bridge

(International

Journal of Multi

Disciplinary)

Jan.

Feb.2014

2348-

1692

Judi-Judi Chatvala

Antarrastriya

Hisabi Dhorno

mate Sangharsho

ane padkaro

KING OF

EDUCATION

WORLD

Nov.

Dec.

2013

2278-

9189

Segment

Reporting

KING OF

EDUCATION

WORLD

Sep. Oct.

2013

2278-

9189

Bharat ma

Vanjiyalakshi

Shikshan

Yojana Sep. 2013 0971-

8397

Intellectual

Property &

Service Tax

KING OF

EDUCATION

WORLD

July-Aug.

2013

2278-

9189

Covergence of

IFRSs : Issues &

Challenges

KING OF

EDUCATION

July. Aug.

2013

2278-

9189


WORLD

Practice of

Disclosure in

Forex Transation

in Revised

schedule

KING OF

EDUCATION

WORLD

May- June-

2013

2278-

9189

Managing for

Tommorrow-

Emerging Trends,

Issues and

Challenges

KING OF

EDUCATION

WORLD

Nov. Dec.

2012

2278-

9189




Monographs :Nil

Chapter in Books: NIL


Sr

no.

Name of

the faculty Title of the book

Year of

publication ISBN No. Name of the publisher

1. Dr. Manisha

Rabari

Krushi Marketing

Ane Market Yardno

Parichay

Dec. 2014 9789385065521

RET International

Academic

Publishing,

Mehsana

2.

Dr. Manisha

Rabari

Uttar Gujaratni

Khetivadi

Utappana ane

Temni Nanakiya

Kamgiri

Feb. 2015 9789385065538

RET International

Academic

Publishing,

Mehsana

3. Dr. Manisha

Rabari

Krushi Marketing

Sanshodhan

Parichay

March

2015 9789385065620

RET International

Academic

Publishing,

Mehsana

4. Dr. Manisha

Rabari

Business Marketing

Skills Feb. 2015 9789384570316 Green Flag Publishers

5. Dr. Manisha

Rabari

Cost and

Management

Accounting

Nov 2014 9789380207773 Sunrise Publishers and

Distributors, Jaipur

SNIP: Nil

SJR: Nil

Impact factor: Nil

h-index: Nil



21. Faculty as members in National committees b) International Committees c) Editorial Boards :

NIL


UG B.Com. Sem-II 2012 Environment Studies (Punitvan Gandhinagar) by Dr. Lalita

Solanki

h) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental

programme: 80 %




a. Received by Faculty: Nil

b) Received by Students: Nil

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/ visitors to the department: Nil


State: NIL

National: NIL

International: NIL



28. Name of the

Course

29. (%)of students

from the same

state

30. (%)of

students from

other States


abroad

B.COM.. 100% ---- ----





a) Library:

Books: 663

Journals: ---

CD/DVDs:---






other agencies :


2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

B.COM. 89 141 131 151


Sr.no. Name of faculty

visited

Date

(dd/mm/yy)

From

(place) Topic

Beneficiary

(Students &

Professors)

1. Dr. Birud Sindhav 31/07/13

Ohama

University,

Oklohama,

USA

Marketing

Strategy of

China

Students of

Commerce

and faculty

36. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning:

Lecture Method


Classroom Seminars


Assignments

Group Discussion

Class Tests


38. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans

1 Strength :

Well qualified teachers with Ph.d/ NET

Department / Institute is located in the capital city of Gujarat.

Good Interaction with management with gives exposure to students and teachers.

2 Weakness:

Uncertainty in academic planning due to lack of permanent visiting faculty.

Department doesn’t have sufficient permanent faculty as a result of which many

papers are being taught by visiting faculty.

Lack of the vision of the maintenance of Data

3 Opportunities:

Skill Development Courses can be introduced under CBCS at UG B.Com.


To start P.G.Centre


Organizing Conferences at National / International Level.

Organizing Workshops Skills enhancement in collaboration with industries.

4. Challenges:

Retaining talented faculty for the vacant posts.

Teaching becomes weaker and poor due to over strength of students in classrooms.

So many of the students are not serious about studies. So teaching uninterested


Personality Development and Communication Skills Programs for students from

weaker


ANNEXURES


1 Certificate 2F 12B


Profile of Teaching Staff

Annexure-6

Sr

.

N

o.

Name Qualification Subject Designati

on

Gend

er

Date of

Appointm

ent in the

Present

Institution

Catego

ry

Teachin

g

Experie

nce

1

Dr. Rucha

A.

Bhrahmbh

att

M.A.,M.Phil.P

h.D. English

I/C

Principal F 01/08/1996

Gener

al 21 years

2

Prof.

Nitendra

N. Patel

M.A. Economic

s

Associate

Professor M 01/08/1996 OPEN 21 years

3 Dr. Dipak

M.Pandya M.A.,.Ph.D. Gujarati

Associate


4

Prof.

Chhaya

L.Chavad

a

M.A. Sociology Associate

Professor F 24/03/2006 OBC 23 years

5 Dr. Alpa

J. Patel M.A.,.Ph.D Sanskrit

Associate

Professor F 30/09/2006 OPEN 23 years

6 Dr. Lalita

M.Solanki

M.COM,

Ph.D

Commerc

e

Associate

Professor F 19/02/2008 SC 19 years

7

Prof.

Jahidhuse

n

G.Chauha

n

M.A. Economic

s

Associate

Professor M 08/07/2009 OBC 23 years

8

Prof.

Vaibhav

R.Kothari

M.A.,M.Phil English Associate


9

Prof.

Thakorbh

ai

K.Nayak

M.A. Sanskrit Assistant

Professor M 09/04/2007 ST 10 years


10

Prof.

Shweta

Panwar

M.A. English Assistant

Professor F 09/04/2007 OPEN 10 years

11

Dr.

Sameer

Bhatt

M.A., Ph.D Gujarati Associate


12

Dr.

Hemant

Vaishnav

M.A., Ph.D Sanskrit Associate


13 Dr. Kamal

J. Dave M.A.,Ph.D English

Associate

Professor M 28/08/2014 OPEN 22 Years

14

Prof.

Surendras

inh

Vaghela

M.A. Psycholog

y

Part-Time

Lecturer M 01/08/1996 OPEN 22 years

15

Prof.

Ramilabe

n Patel

M.A., M.Phil Sociology Part-Time

Lecturer F 01/08/1996 OPEN 22 years

16

Dr.

Manisha

Rabari

M.COM.

M.Phil. Ph.D

Commerc

e

Assistant

Professor F 27/01/2016 OBC

1 year

six

months

List of Visiting/Temporary Faculty

N

o Name

Qualifi

cation

Gend

er

Date of

Appointm

ent in the

Present

Institution

Catego

ry Subject/Depa

rtment

Teaching

Experience

1 Mahendra

Modiya M.P.Ed. M

August-

2010 ST Sports 6 years

2

Prof.

Surendrasinh

Vaghela

M.A. M 01/08/1196 OPEN Psychology 21years

3 Falguni

Pandya

M.A.,

M.Phil F 2014 OPEN Economics 2 years

4 Mukesh

Bavaliya

M.CO

M. M 2010 SC Commerce 5 years

5 Samim

Ghanchi

M.CO

M. F 2016 OBC Commerce 1 years


Profile of Administrative Staff

Temporary Non-Teaching Staff

N

o Name

Qualificati

on

Gende

r

Date of

Appointme

nt in the

Present

Institution

Categor

y Designati

on

Experien

ce

1 Divyesh

Purani B.COM M 01/08/1996

OPEN O.S. 21 years

2 Bhagavansi

nh Vaghela B.A. M 01/08/1996

OPEN Jr. Clerk 21 years

3 Dilipsinh

Bhati 10th M 01/08/1996

OPEN Peon 21years

4 Jasubhai

Vaghela 10th M 01/08/1996

SC Sweeper 21years

No Name Qualification Gender

Date of

Appointment

in the

Present

Institution

Category Designation

1 Natavarsinh

Bhati M.A. M 01/08/1996 OPEN Clerk

2 Arvind

Vaghela 9th M 01/08/1996 OPEN Peon

3 Sandeep

Barot M.Lib. M

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