ssr report 2015-16

SYAMSUNDAR COLLEGE

SHYAMSUNDAR; BURDWAN WEST BENGAL – 713424

SELF STUDY REPORT - SSR for Submission to

National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC)

Bangalore; India For 2nd Cycle of Accreditation - 2016

Self-Study Report (Cycle-II), Syamsundar College

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CONTENT

Index Page No.

1.Principal‟s Message

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2.Preface

4-7

3. Executive Summary 8-18

4. SWOC - Analysis 19-21

5.Profile of the College

22-34

6.Criteria-wise Analytical Report

37-217

Criterion I: Curricular Aspects

37-58

Criterion II:Teaching – Learning and Evaluation.

59-91

Criterion III: Research, Consultancy and Extension

92-118

Criterion IV: Infrastructure and Learning Resources

119-138

Criterion V: Student Support and Progression

139-181

Criterion VI: Governance, Leadership and Management

182-206

Criterion VII: Innovations and Best Practices

207-217

7.EvaluativeReportoftheDepartments

Evaluative Report of the Department: Bengali

219-230

Evaluative Report of the Department: Economics

231-246

Evaluative Report of the Department: Education

247-253

Evaluative Report of the Department: English

254-262

Evaluative Report of the Department: Geography

263-273

Evaluative Report of the Department: History

274-294

Evaluative Report of the Department: Philosophy

295-302

Evaluative Report of the Department: Physical Education

303-310

Evaluative Report of the Department: Political Science

311-323

Evaluative Report of the Department: Sanskrit

324-333

Evaluative Report of the Department: Commerce

334-348

Evaluative Report of the Department: Botany

349-362

Evaluative Report of the Department: Chemistry

363-383

Evaluative Report of the Department: Environmental Sc.

384-394

Evaluative Report of the Department: Mathematics

395-402

Evaluative Report of the Department :Physics 403-413

Evaluative Report of the Department :Zoology 414-424

8.Post-accreditation Initiatives

35-36

9. Appendix

A. Annexures 425-478

B. Photographs 479-490


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Principal’s Message

“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the

new.”

−Socrates

Syamsundar College (established in 1948), situated at Shyamsundar locality is the oldest

institution of higher studies and learning of entire South Damodar delta comprising of

Southern Burdwan, and parts of Hooghly and Bankura districts of West Bengal. Since

inception the institution over last 67 years has progressed by leaps and bounds not only

in infrastructure but also in corporative and integrating to groom its students-scholars as

skillful, competent and knowledgeable citizen of India par excellent. This institution has

rich tradition which is mingled with modernity. A large number of ex-students of our

college have settled down with highly distinguished position in different parts of country

and in abroad. Our college has always tried to achieve the aims of all-round holistic development of its

students and learners by sincerely offering them a judicious blend of co-curricular and extra-

curricular activities. The college has its dynamic and prudent faculties, and competent office staff over

the years equipped with the highest qualification and extensive experience.

One of the significant prides of the college is a very cordial and warm relationship prevailed amongst

the governing body, teachers, staff, students, affiliating university and the people of locality. Huge

number of students belonged to minority population and scheduled castes and tribes used to get

admitted into our Syamsundar College. Our instituiton has adequate infrastructure to achieve its goal.

This government-sponsored college has a fair number of class rooms, laboratories, library, hostels,

playground, administrative block, canteen, conference room, students’ common room, garden, basic

computer training centre and so on.

However, I am extremely delighted to submit the Self Study Report (SSR) of Syamsundar College, P.O.

Shyamsundar, District, Burdwan, West Bengal for the second cycle of accreditation by the National

Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bengaluru. This SSR has been prepared with utmost

sincerity following the guidelines of NAAC. The report tries to reflect the ongoing academic and

administrative functions and activities of the college focusing on all the seven criteria, designed by

NAAC. To prepare the report we have engaged intensive as well as productive discussion with all

important stakeholders of our institution. Now in time of submitting the SSR I am gratefully

acknowledge the sincere involvement of the members especially Coordinators of NAAC Steering

Committee & IQAC, and all teaching faculties, non-teaching staff and alumni of the college.

In such perspectives, our college hopes with great aspiration to do well in accreditation process during

proposed Peer Team visit for the inspection and its future endavours.

(Dr. Gouri Sankar Bandyopadhyay)

Principal,

Syamsundar College (Government-sponsored)


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PREFACE

Syamsundar College, the oldest and the most important institution of higher learning

in the trans-Damodar area of the district of Burdwan, was established in the year

1948. The institution started its voyage as a torchbearer under the dexterous leadership

of visionaries like Late Roybahadur Shri Bisalaksha Basu (founder of the college),

Prof. Fakirdas Bandyopadhyay (the first Principal) diligently steering the institution

through the formative years. They, along-with many others remaining unmentioned

here, personified the local community's indomitable spirit of hope and aspirations for

moving forward in the immediate post-independence period. Since then it has been

standing witness to the unfolding story of the region's development for more than 67

years.

Institutions are guided by a perspective of development and a suitable blueprint of

action emerging from the specific social context within which it is situated. At the

initial phase, the primary objective viz. spreading the message of and creating

opportunities for higher education in this area could not be dissociated from other

interventions shaping the social future of the region. The institution's agenda had

incorporated, since the inception, the task of engaging with the neighbouring

communities and participating in social life in the vicinity as appropriately as possible.

In fact, the college has a rich legacy of working as a conduit of the socio-economic

and cultural processes signifying community development in the region to the south of

river Damodar. Dreams of empowerment through higher education were realized for a

great number of first-generation learners. Population in the surrounding blocks has a

higher than all-India or all-West Bengal average proportional presence of scheduled

castes and minority communities, mainly Muslims. The college offered these

relatively under-privileged communities a concrete possibility for upward mobility in

society. There has been an ever-increasing entry of these social groups in the college

as the local history informed us. Allowing women students' enrolment in the year

1968, reflection of the contemporary social demand, marked another important

milestone for institutional social responsibility.

This broad trajectory of growth needed periodic re-assessment to align the institution's

core competencies with the basic mission of providing quality education while


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attending to local conditions and requirements. Extensive interaction on a continuous

basis with different stakeholders of the institution (viz. students, guardians, staff,

alumni and the community at large), embedded in the local setting, achieved this in

the earlier period. The evaluation by an independent agency like the National

Assessment and Accreditation Committee (NAAC) based on well-set criteria for

judgment however, offered an opportunity of performing this task more objectively

than before. Thus, the college authority took an initiative to get the institution assessed

and accredited by NAAC in the year 2005. The visiting peer team of the committee

honoured the humble effort with a B+ grade.

The post-NAAC years have presented before us a newer complex of challenges and

opportunities. Standardized courses following the syllabus set by the affiliating

university, typically structured mode of evaluation, and an increasingly homogenized

job market facing the graduate job-seekers, left little room for paying heed to local

circumstances through the curricular activities of the college. There was enormous

scope however, of connecting to the local community in a symbiotic relationship

through lab-to-land initiatives and extension activities. The students now on the other

hand, come from a better-informed locale, and enjoy greater set of options for joining

professional education elsewhere or of enrolling with city-based institutions of general

education than before. Those who still decide to study here are nevertheless far better

placed infrastructure- and network-wise, given better connectivity to the outside world

though the use of information and communication technology (ICT), and stand a

better chance of success than in the past. Notwithstanding the considerable

improvement in transport and communication system, there are still isolated rural

corners with scanty decent transport arrangements. A sizeable section of students are

compelled to sacrifice the classes after three o'clock in the afternoon, else they will

miss the last bus on the way back home. Greater number of special guidance schemes

e.g. syllabus-based remedial coaching and career-related counseling activities is

available than before to take care of the relative slow-learners and those hailing from

comparatively isolated locations. A significant number of girl students still cannot

make up their mind even at the final year of the undergraduate course whether to

linger their relation with academics until their marriage before finally severing all ties

with it or to opt for professional development. Yet the most unmistakable trend of


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students' enrolment has been a steady rise in the percentage of female students in the

recent past. They are perceptibly striving for an assertive role in the professional

world now.

The institution, definitely aware of this convoluted background and the competitive

milieu it operates in, had to focus on improving average academic performance of an

expanding mass of students without compromising its commitment to excellence. The

college, especially in the recent years, has attempted to recruit capable staff through

proper process of selection, carry out a transparent students' admission process,

organize the classes and evaluations while adhering to well-planned schedules in a

consistent and regular manner, run the administration as efficiently as possible, and to

expend every rupee with prudence to fetch maximum benefit to the institution. It has

mustered relative strength of different constituent sections of the institution through

constant engagement of various sub-committees formed officially, the Governing

Body (GB) and the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC). Within the limitations

posed by resources (financial and otherwise), the institution had to prioritize its choice

of dimensions of expansion and upgrading while acting upon the recommendations

received in the first cycle of accreditation by NAAC. Accordingly, it has introduced

new courses in demand even on a self-financing basis, acquired additional

infrastructure required, facilitated enhancement of staff quality through encouraging

participation in various courses and representation in different decision-making bodies

of the university, and motivated through extra-curricular activities the students in

assuming a socially responsible role. The most important indicator of outcome, the

academic performance has not always been satisfactory although it has been a part of

the overall declining trend of pass-performances at the university-level. There is no

confirmatory analysis, but the firsthand experience suggests that a large section of

students take more than three years to complete the course. A decent number of

students make inroads into the world of higher research, an increasing proportion aims

at the ever-shrinking market for public sector jobs and finally find placement in the

private sector, while a significant number of graduates from the college are in security

forces and defense - both external and internal. The situation is undergoing slow but

steady change with a shift in focus on self-employment and entrepreneurial ventures

from an overwhelming social obsession for salaried jobs. The college also has


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assumed a pro-active role by emphasizing on the need to think beyond "serving as an

employee" and into the world of "thriving employers".

The other most formidable task it confronted in the process related to preserving the

value-orientation of education, earlier perceived as an integral part of it. The college,

like most of the institutions of higher education in West Bengal, suffered around the

first part of the present decade the difficulties and disruptions associated with the

political changeover that the state underwent. Many activities had to be stalled and

even applying for the next cycle of accreditation seemed a distant possibility. The

institution displayed considerable resilience in holding on to its principal course of

activities with reasonable success under the sagacious leadership of the GB and the

IQAC. This episode however, brought home again the importance of inculcating,

through general curricular as well as extra-curricular programs, values of developing

informed opinion and reasoned decision, impartiality and neutrality in judgment,

justice, fairness and tolerance of the other viewpoint, in addition to the basic human

values. Appropriate value-based education aiming at sustainable all-round human

development of socially grounded young men and women with impressionable minds,

responsible and competent staff, prudent administration and an alert local community

can ultimately endow this institution with the robustness necessary to withstand all

possible adversities. It can ensure that the institution does not deviate off course and

does not fritter away the great potential the open market scenario offers. It is high

time we submit ourselves to a rigorous assessment and accreditation process to re-

evaluate the concordance between the resources and capabilities of the college and the

priorities stated above. On this backdrop, the institution awaits its second cycle of

accreditation. The Self Study Report will present the detailed analysis of the relative

strength and weaknesses along with opportunities and challenges in achieving the

above-specified goals.


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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Being an institution at remote place the vision of the institution is to encourage the

young generation coming in higher education, sustainable development in socio-

economic condition, empowerment through knowledge and to achieve excellence in

Higher Education.

The college works to achieve the following objectives while planning and executing

its strategies for disseminating education-

To equip and empower students with relevant knowledge, competence and

creativity to face global challenges.

To achieve innovations in teaching-learning, research and extension activities

to realize national goals.

To facilitate optimum use of human and natural resources for sustainable

development.

To promote participation of all the stakeholders in the development of the

College.

To create awareness on human rights, value system, culture, heritage,

scientific temper and environment.

Affiliation & Administration

The college started its journey being affiliated to the University of Calcutta and since

1960 it got affiliation under the University of Burdwan (certificate of affiliation is

enclosed). The college is recognized under the purview of UGC under section 2(f) and

12 (B) [certificate enclosed].

The highest level administrative body of the College is the Governing Body (GB).

Presently the GB is constituted of 12 members, following the norms and guidelines of

the affiliating The University of Burdwan. Several high-power committees such as

Admission Committee, Finance Committee, Purchase Committee, UGC development

Committee, Building Committee, Library committee, Canteen committee etc. are

constituted for smooth running of the College. The nomenclature of the committee

speaks for their function. Each committee is convened by a teacher member and is

assisted with several other responsible teacher and staff members, as per the

requirements. The Principal is the chairman/secretary of all these committees. These

committees meet regularly as per the requirement of the College.

Teachers‘ Council is an academic body, comprising all the teacher members, is

framed according to the University regulations. The Council is functionally operated

by the elected teacher Secretary, who is assisted with the elected Assistant Secretary


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from amongst other teacher members. The Principal is the president of the Council.

The primary activity of the council is to help the Principal in academic matters for

smooth and successful running of the College. Apart from these, every academic

department has academic subcommittees headed by the senior-most teacher of the

department along with active participations of all the other teacher members. The

Primary responsibility of these subcommittees is to execute the academic autonomy

vested on them, by preparing a realistic academic programme to complete the syllabus

according to the students‗need.

Curricular Activities

Presently the college is offering 14 mainstream Honours subjects and three General

courses with at least 14 options to choose from. To accommodate the number of

students it has started a ―Morning Shift‖ as an extension of day section. The morning

section starts from 7.30am and continues till 11.00am. The day section on the contrary

becomes operative from 10.15am and officially remain active till 5.00pm for regular

class related activities but official activities almost continues till 7.00pm.

The list of subjects taught and their availability is tabulated below:-

Name of the Subject Available as Honours subject Available as General

Subject

Bengali Yes Yes

Economics No Yes

Education Yes No

English Yes Yes

Geography Yes Yes

History Yes Yes

Philosophy No Yes

Physical Education No Yes

Political Science Yes Yes

Sanskrit Yes Yes

Accountancy Yes No

Botany Yes Yes

Chemistry Yes Yes

Environmental Science Yes No

Mathematics Yes Yes

Physics Yes Yes

Zoology Yes Yes


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Present Status

Infrastructure

As has already been explained, that the college has started its journey with the dream

of spreading education by the founder on a very concise note. But with the passage of

time and to cope-up with the demand it has expanded its wings both physically and

virtually to accommodate all dreams. The following table will be able to illuminate

the present infrastructural status of the institution:-

Infrastructural facility Number Elaboration

Number of Class rooms 28 21 class rooms are exclusively allotted for

Humanities section; 05 class rooms are

allotted for science streams and 02 class

rooms are allocated for Commerce

streams.

Technology Enabled

Learning Space with audio

and LCD projection system

04 Equipped with audio system and LCD

projectors fixed or movable type

Seminar Hall with audio

system & LCD Projectors

02 Different seminars as well as regular

classes are also arranged in these class

rooms.

Conference Rooms 01 Air conditioned, equipped with audio-

visual and projection system with WiFi

facility- capable of accommodating 40

people.

Tutorial Space

Laboratories 16 Chemistry- 05; Mathematics – 01;

Physics – 02; Botany- 03; Zoology – 02;

ENVS – 01; Geography – 01; Commerce

– 01; With adequate spaces equipped with

modern facilities for performing different

experiments within the limit of syllabus.

Botanical Garden 01 One rare Gymno-garden and another

garden incorporating different medicinal

plants is present at farm-house of the

college maintained by Department of

Botany

Animal House NO

Specialized facility etc. All laboratories and facilities are utilized

for Minor/Major projects by different

faculty members as well


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The Central Library 01 Comprising of 3894.8 sf. Area and

collection of at least 38000 (ca) books.

Play Ground 03 One large ground – 1,18,900sq.ft.; Two

small ground – measuring 28,196 sq.ft.

(ca) each.

Shifts 02 Morning sift – 7.00am – 11.00 am

Day sift – 10.15am – 5.00 pm

Hostel Accommodation 02 Women‘s Hostel – 17,608 sq.ft.; Boy‘s

Hostel – 1,13,600 sq.ft.

Central Canteen 01 With availability of adequate food

material sufficient to cater the need of

local students.

Student Strength

If the strength of all three years are added together then it is evident that during 2014-

15 A.Y. the college was running with almost 7473 students. The graphical

representation will illuminate changing percentage of SC, ST, OBC and general

candidates over time.

Over Time Change in Percentage of General, SC, ST & OBC Candidates

out of Total Enrolled Students for Academic Sessions: 2010-15

0.00

10.00

20.00

30.00

40.00

50.00

60.00

General SC ST OBC

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15


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Students‘ enrollment in Syamsundar College conforms to the general trend of

increasing female participation in general education in West Bengal as well as in

India.

Changing Gender Profile of Student Enrolment

Different Academic Sessions

While admitting students the college has to strictly abide by the existing guidelines

stipulated by The Government of West Bengal and the University of Burdwan. It has

no liberty in selecting students on its own.

Staff Strength

Presently the college is running with 89 teaching staff of various categories and 37

non-teaching staff. The staff pattern will be vivid from the following graphical

representation:

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2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

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Teaching staff diversity

Full Time

PTTs

CWTs

GLIs

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The non-teaching strength is far below expectation as a large number of posts are

lying vacant and the college is in no position to recruit as it has to abide by the

Government guidelines. The diversity and present NTS pattern will be vivid from the

following graphical representation:

To somehow manage the acute crisis of staff shortage the college had to recruit Guest

Lecturers as well as contractual NTS from its own fund.

Student Success rate

Though the college has acute crisis of faculty as well as non-teaching staffs it has

never compromised in providing quality education to its students. The following table

will be able to illuminate the success rates achieved by our students in University

examinations in terms of result:-

Performance of Final Year students in 2014-15 A.Y

Title of the

Programme

Total no.

of

students

appeared

Division

Distinction

% I % II % III % Pass %

BNGH 54 NA 01 41 00 77.8

ENGH 29 NA 02 13 00 51.7

SNSH 49 NA 00 35 00 71.4

EDCH 28 NA 05 22 00 96.4

HISH 33 NA 00 17 00 51.5

GEOH 14 NA 06 08 00 100

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27

0 0

NTS staff Pattern

Administrative

Technical


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Title of the

Programme

Total no.

of

students

appeared

Division

Distinction

% I % II % III % Pass %

PLSH 07 NA 00 04 00 57.1

ACYH 27 NA 06 13 00 70.4

BOTH 07 NA 01 04 00 71.4

ZOOH 16 NA 00 01 00 6.20

ENVSH 08 NA 03 00 00 37.5

PHSH 04 NA 00 01 00 25.0

CEMH 20 NA 09 06 00 75.0

MTMH 08 NA 01 04 00 62.5

B.A. (GEN) 485 NA 00 30 169 41.0

B.Sc-BIO (GEN) 13 NA 02 08 00 76.9

B.Sc-PURE

(GEN)

08 NA 00 01 02 37.5

B.Com (GEN) 09 NA 00 00 05 55.6

If we summarize the result we can conclude that during last academic year we have

achieved 59.16% success rates.

The following graphical representation will be able to indicate the success rate of this

college based on the above mentioned parameter of last five consecutive years:

72.69

57.71

65.34 63.34 59.16

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20

30

40

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AY 2010-11 AY 2011-12 AY 2012-13 AY 2013-14 AY 2014-15


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Students‟ Welfare:

The institution is committed to the students‘ current performance as well as their

future in the occupational life. The college administration helps students avail

financial assistance from various government and non-government sources to smooth

out present financial difficulties of needy students. Remedial coaching classes are

arranged to assist the relatively slow-learners. The Career Counseling and Placement

Cell of the college has introduced coaching for competitive examinations, organizes

periodic career guidance workshops, arranged for placement interviews in liaison with

the University career guidance cell and is in the process of forging newer ties,

including signing of MOUs, with a number of reputed placement organizations. All

through its welfare activities, the emphasis has been on the inclusion of relatively

underprivileged communities in the web of emerging opportunities.

Research & Faculty Development

The scope of research for the student sis restricted because the college is basically an

undergraduate college. However, ample good quality research work is regularly

published by the faculty members of the college in several national and international

reputed journals. The college provides facilities like internet, computer, reprography,

well-equipped central library, and partially equipped research mode laboratories to

promote research amongst the research-minded teachers. A sizeable proportion of the

faculty members have submitted their Ph.D. thesis after being a faculty member of the

College. Some of them are still engaged in research activities, investigating Major and

Minor research projects funded by external agencies, and contributing research

articles to different journals of national &international repute.

A large number of full-time teachers regularly participate in Seminars, Conferences &

Workshops, both at the national and international levels. Special mention may here be

made of various seminars & workshops regularly organized by different Departments

(often funded by the U.G.C.) in which distinguished resource persons from various

universities, from India and abroad, present paper stargeting mainly the students of

this college as well as other colleges of the district, expanding the horizon of their

knowledge and inspiring them for higher analytical studies & research.

The following table is an evidence of how actively the faculty members participates in

different faculty improvement programmes during last academic session:


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Faculty / Staff Development Programmes Number of faculty

benefitted

Refresher courses 04

UGC – Faculty Improvement Programme 01

HRD programmes

Orientation programmes 01

Faculty exchange programme

Staff training conducted by the university

Staff training conducted by other institutions

Summer / Winter schools, Workshops, etc. 11

Others

Extension Activities

Apart from regular curricular activities, the college is dedicated towards playing an

instrumental role in the sustainable development of society and creating

environmental consciousness through its extension activities and programs of NSS

units, and the NCC. Through installation of certain eco-friendly facilities and specific

innovative best-practices, the institution has sought to create the ripple effect

necessary for bringing such an all-encompassing change.

Alumni

The college has the support of its strong Alumni through suggestions, co-operations at

social level, and some time by getting financial help also. The alumni of the college is

named as ―CHIRANTANI”(‗the eternal‘). The college regularly meet with

representatives of the alumni and obtain their views before implementing any

developmental strategy which may have wide spectrum social impact.

A register is maintained by the ―CHIRANTANI‖ itself and by the college of the

meetings and list of members with contact details. Few departments also have their

own database of existing and ex-students, name of department of Botany may be

quoted in this connection.

A Review of Previous accreditation (Self-analysis)

Though during last visit the distinguished members of the peer team has suggested

many opportunities and scopes of further improvement the college could achieve a

few amongst them. Few more could have achieved but the institution has its own

limitations in terms of funding, administrative boundaries and scopes. The following


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table will be able to produce the outcome of the efforts the college had done in

implementing the recommendations by peer team in a nutshell:-

Sl. No. Recommendations of Peer team

during Cycle – I accreditation

Action taken by the college till date

1 Since the college is one of the oldest

college in the area the college

authorities may approach University

authorities for introduction of many

vocational courses in fisheries,

poultry, mushroom cultivation,

floriculture, and providing job

opportunities for students.

Though the college could not

introduce any vocational course it

has organized hands-on training on

– ―Mushroom cultivation‖,

―Vermicomposting‖ etc.

They should introduce courses in

frontline areas and give more course

options

Education (Hons.) and ENVS

(Hons.) subjects introduced along

with Physical Education (Gen.)

during last few years

The student teacher ratio is very

high. The vacant teaching posts

should be filled up and teachers

should be appointed on priority

basis

Though recruiting new teachers

against large number of vacancies is

beyond the scope of the college; it

has recruited Guest faculty in good

numbers on need basis to fill up the

shortage to a great extent.

The library is to be strengthened.

More magazines and Journals are to

be subscribed and Library is to be

computerized. Reprographic facility

should be available in the library for

the student and faculty. The library

functional hours may be increased

by another 90 minutes (9 a.m. to 5

p.m.)

The library presently has a

collection of more than 38,000

books of diverse categories and is

totally computerized. Reprographic

facility is also available on demand

basis. The INFLIBNET facility is

also available to the users. The

Library timing has been extended

and the working hour now is 8 am

to 5 pm. There has been substantial

progressin preservation of valuable

―PUNTHI‖:- Classification,

preservation of 86 out of 314

manuscripts available, 232

handlisted and 190 out of these

fully cleaned and 147 packed,

documentations and classification

through "Handlisting" done by


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CUMRC under the guidance of

National Mission for Manuscript

(Work done Up to 10.12. 2013)

The departments should have their

own seminar library for the benefit

of students

Presently almost all but few have

their own seminar library with good

number of books and even few have

e-books.

The college should encourage

faculty to submit more research

projects to funding agencies

Many have already completed their

project works and many have

communicated and waiting for final

approval from UGC/DST for

pursuing Major/Minor projects.

The college may think of some tie

up with reputed national institutions

for academic activities

The college has now three MOU

with three different institutes for

academic and job oriented

programmes. ―EIILM‖, ―MUC

Women‘s‖ College are to be named

amongst them.

Introduction of Twinning

programmes for students.

The college will certainly think on

that line if any scope arises.

Though the institute is keeping no stone unturned in its effort of disseminating quality

education and social consciousness along with environmental awareness among its

pupil it still haves to go a long way to achieve the goal of complete education for the

freedom of soul and mind as reflected on its logo itself.


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SWOC–ANALYSIS

Strengths:

1. The growing interest and enrollment rates speaks in favour of the quality of

education the institute is being able to disseminate among its students year after

year.

2. The institute offers as many as 14 Honours courses and 3 General courses

along with option to choose amongst 14 subjects for general courses.

3. Competent and committed teaching faculties many of them having Ph.D and

M.Phil degrees, some of them even acting as Ph.D guide.

4. Regular publication by the faculties and under taking major/minor projects

(UGC–funded) by the faculties.

5. Active participation of teaching staffs in different faculty improvement

programmes to improve teaching skills.

6. Perfect coordination among all stakeholders of the college provides healthy

academic as well as administrative atmosphere.

7. Transparency in administration and governance.

8. Separate academic space for maximum number of departments with Seminar

Library, Computer facility and other teaching aids.

9. Regular evaluation in the form of objective type class tests, extempore, quiz

etc.

10. Adequate infrastructural facilities available which includes building, hostels

(for Boys and Girls), central library, departmental library, application of ICT

in the departments and in office with sufficient internet connectivity.

11. Facility of INFLIBNET in the library with sufficient journals and text books.

12. Facilities for extra–curricular activities like sports, games and cultural

activities of the students including publication of wall magazine by some

departments.

13. Active NSS and NCC units of the college.

14. Various welfare schemes of the teachers and the students in the form of

―Employees‘ Co-operative Society‖, health services at no or nominal rates

from nearby nursing home.

15. Environmental awareness among students by declaring the campus as

―Plastic free zone‖ & ―No Smoking Zone‖.

16. Some innovative works and a few best practices including those ensuring

community service.

17. Self –assessment of teachers, assessment of teachers and campus by

students, Monthly, Annual self-appraisal for faculty members and its

evaluation by IQAC and Principal.

18. Conducting all the college and university examinations as well as many


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public examinations successfully.

19. Continuous effort for development is evident from existing MOU with

reputed institutions like ―EIILM” etc.

20. Compulsory computer education for all students at very nominal rates.

21. Adequate water purification system throughout the campus for supply of

purified drinking water to students and teachers.

22. For un-interrupted power supply it has one 30KV and another 5KV digital

generator.

23. Up to date financial audit.

24. Separate and sufficient toilet for girl and boy students and staff.

25. Canteen facility

26. Presence and maintenance of Medicinal plant garden, Flower garden and

Gymno-garden.

27. The performance of students are the indicator of the strength of the Institute.

Weakness:

1. Acute crisis of permanent faculty. At least 17 posts are lying vacant.

2. Shortage of Non-teaching staff.

3. Lack of adequate and timely funding for infrastructure development.

4. More and more projects from different funding agencies should be

approached

5. The renovation of old building is urgently required

6. Scarcity of class rooms and space

7. More LCD projection system enabled seminar rooms required to meet the

need of modern-day learners.

8. More toilets required for girls as well as boy students and staff.

9. More options for indoor and outdoor games

10. The major problem not for this institution but may be all institutes are facing

is the lack of interest amongst students towards class-room teaching.

Opportunity:

1. Construction of separate Science block for suitable space management

2. Installation of Solar energy driven systems for illumination and other

meaningful reasons.

3. Record keeping could have been better

4. Improve and acquire new and modern teaching aid to draw more and more

students towards class.

5. New conventional subjects and few relevant vocational courses may be

introduced in near future. Proposals have been placed university.

6. The Library may be improved and more accessible may be even by internet.

7. Hostel facilities may be improved


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8. The college garden and medicinal plant garden has a lot of scope for

improvement

9. Improved and modernized canteen facility

10. Resource generation from alternate sources for adequate funding to execute

plans.

Constraints:

1. Being an affiliated college the institute is bound to restrict its activities within

a specific limit and statutory provisions of affiliating university. Thus having

very little space for decision making.

2. For funding its totally dependent on central agencies like UGC and state

government thus have to abide by their terms and conditions and have no

space for implementing innovative ideas

3. The ever reducing faculty and non-teaching staff strength and no scope for

fresh recruitment is a severe constraint in all departments.

4. Scope to increase total area of the college is almost nil due to heavy

population density surrounding the campus.

Though the college is having several constrains and limitations it is dedicated to work

for betterment in every possible sector. We believe we will certainly excel in all

departments if we get a chance to work freely.


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PROFILE OF THE COLLEGE

1. NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE COLLEGE:

Name SYAMSUNDAR COLLEGE

Address Post + Vill – Shyamsundar

District – Burdwan

West Bengal - 713103

Website www.syamsundarcollege.ac.in

Email [email protected]

2. FOR COMMUNICATION:

Designation Principal

Name Dr. Gouri Sankar Bandyopadhyay

Telephone with STD code 03451 - 260226

Mobile No. 9434014440

Fax No. NA


/[email protected]

Designation Steering Committee coordinator

Name Dr. Sudip Chatterjee

Telephone with STD code 03451-260226

Mobile No. 9475482265

Fax No. NA


3. STATUS OF THE INSTITUTION:

Affiliated College

Constituent College

Any Other (Specify)


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4. TYPEOFINSTITUTION:

a. By Gender

i. For Men

ii. For Women

iii. Co-education

b. By Shift

iv. Regular

v. Day

vi. Evening

5. IT IS A RECOGNIZED MINORITY INSTITUTION?

Yes

No

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

documentary evidence: NA

6. SOURCE OF FUNDING

Government

Grant-in-aid

Self-financing

Any other

7.

a. Date of establishment of the college………12/08/1948…..(dd/mm/yyyy)

b. Ifyesspecifytheminoritystatus(Religious/linguistic/anyother)andprovide

documentary evidence.

c. DetailsofUGCrecognition:

Under

Section

Date, Month & Year

(dd-mm-yyyy)

Remarks(If any)

i.2(f) 12/08/1948

ii.12(B) 01/1962

[Certificate of recognition u/s 2(f) and 12(B) of the UGC is enclosed as Annexure]

d. Detailsofrecognition/approvalbystatutory/regulatorybodiesotherthanUGC

(AICTE, NCTE, MCI, DCI, PCI, RCI etc.) UnderSection/

clause Recognition/Approval

details

Institution/Department

Programme

Day,Month

andYear

(dd-mm-yyyy)

Validity

Remarks

i. NA NA NA NA

ii. NA NA NA NA


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iii. NA NA NA NA

iv. NA NA NA NA

[Enclose the recognition/approval letter]

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:……………………(dd/mm/yyyy)

b. For its performance by any other governmental agency?

Yes No

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

recognition:…………….……(dd/mm/yyyy)

10. LOCATION OFTHECAMPUSANDAREAINSQ.MTS:

Location SHYAMSUNDAR; BURDWAN

Campus area in sq.mts. 11371.67 sq. mts.

Built up area in sq.mts. 8607 sq. mts.


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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 USINGANY OF

THE LISTED FACILITIES PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE

FACILITIES COVERED UNDER THE AGREEMENT.

Auditorium/seminar complex

with infrastructural facilities

One - under construction

Sports facilities

Play ground 01

Swimming pool Nil

Gymnasium 01

Hostel

Boy’s hostel 02

i. Number of hostels ii. Number of inmates

iii. Facilities (mention available facilities)

01

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Common room with TV, separate

kitchen and spacious dining hall,

sufficient bathroom and toilets,

Gymnasium, indoor games like

TT/carom etc.

Girl’s hostel

i. Number of hostels ii. Number of inmates iii. Facilities (mention

available facilities)

01

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Common room with TV, separate

kitchen and spacious dining hall,

sufficient bathroom and toilets

Working women’s hostel

i. Number of hostels ii. Facilities (mention

available facilities)

Residential facilities for teaching

and non-teaching staff (give

numbers available—cadre wise)

In one heritage block 05 rooms are kept

for Teaching staffs and 08 quarters with

two rooms in each quarter is presently

assigned for the occupancy to non-


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teaching staffs. Presently 04 quarters are

occupied by Gr.-C grade NTS & 02

quarters by Gr.-D grade NTS. 02

quarters are remaining vacant.

Cafeteria

Health Centre

Firstaid,Inpatient, Outpatient,

Emergencycarefacility,

Ambulance…….

Medical facility to students and staffs in

case of emergency is provided by local

nursing homes. A MOU exists between

Shyamsundar Nursing Home and the

college for the said purpose

Health centre staff

Qualified doctor

Qualified Nurse

Facilities like banking, post office,

book shops

SBI & BOI are tenants of the college at

the market complex and all kind of

facilities are available for students and

staffs of the college at these banks

unlike normal customers.

Transport facilities to cater to the

needs of students and staff

Animal house

Biological waste disposal In progress

Generator or other facility for

management/regulation of

electricity and voltage

A very good quality branded 5 KV

generator is installed in the college for

un-interrupted power supply to the

whole campus.

Solid waste management facility

Waste water management

Water harvesting Initiatives already taken and in

collaboration with PWD of Burdwan. A

well organized rain water harvesting


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system may be available before peer

team visit.

12. DETAILS OF PROGRAMMES OFFERED BY THE COLLEGE (GIVE DATA

FOR CURRENT ACADEMIC YEAR)

Sl.

No

.

Program

me Level

Name of the

programme/

Course

Duration Entry

Qualification

Medium

of

Instructio

n

Sanctioned

/approved

student

strength

No. of

students

admitted

1

UG (Hons) Bengali; English;

Education; Sanskrit;

History; Geography;

Pol. Sc.

Accountancy;

Botany; ENVS;

Zoology; Physics;

Chemistry;

Mathematics

3 Years 45% marks at

10+2 level with

at least 45% in

the concerned

subject. At least

pass marks in

other general

combination

subjects sought

for is also

required

Bengali

and English

BNG – 80

ENG – 73

EDN – 33

SNK – 80

HIS – 67

GEO – 31

PLS – 52

ACC – 60

BOT – 23

ENVS – 18

ZOO – 23

PHYS – 27

CHEM – 40

MATH - 60

BNG – 80

ENG – 73

EDN – 33

SNK – 80

HIS – 67

GEO – 31

PLS – 45

ACC – 48

BOT – 23

ENV – 18

ZOO – 23

PHY – 27

CHM – 40

MAT - 55

2

UG ( Gen) BA

B Sc

B Com

3 Years At least pass

marks in other

general

combination subjects sought

for is also

required

Bengali

and English

BA - 1326

B Sc - 328

B Com - 212

BA- 1258

B Sc- 102

BCom- 42

3 Post-

Graduate

NA NA NA NA NA NA

4

Integrated

Programme

s PG

NA NA NA NA NA NA

5 Ph.D NA NA NA NA NA NA

6 M. Phil NA NA NA NA NA NA

7 Certificate

Courses

NA NA NA NA NA NA

8 UG

Diploma

NA NA NA NA NA NA


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Sl.

No

. Program

me Level

Name of the

programme/

Course

Duration Entry

Qualification

Medium

of

Instructio

n

Sanctioned

/approved

student

strength

No. of

students

admitted

9 PG

Diploma

NA NA NA NA NA NA

10

Any Other

(specify

and provide

details)

NA NA NA NA NA NA

13. DOES THE COLLEGE OFFER SELF-FINANCED PROGRAMMES?

Yes No

If yes how many?

14. NEWPROGRAMMESINTRODUCEDINTHECOLLEGEDURINGTHELASTF

IVE YEARS IF ANY?

Yes No Number 03

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.)

Faculty Name UG

Departments

PG

Departments

Research

Departments

Science

Hons

Botany; ENVS;

Zoology; Physics;

Chemistry;

Mathematics

NIL NIL

General B Sc. (Bio) & B.Sc.

(Pure) NIL NIL

Arts

Hons

Bengali; English;

Education; Sanskrit;

History; Geography;

Pol. Sc.

NIL NIL

General

B.A. (Gen) – Day

shift

B.A. (Gen) –

NIL NIL


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Faculty Name UG Departments

PG Departments

Research Departments

Morning shift

Commerce Hons Accountany NIL NIL

General B. Com NIL NIL

Any Other (Specify) NIL NIL

16. NUMBER OF PROGRAMMES OFFERED UNDER (PROGRAMME MEANS

A DEGREE COURSE LIKE BA, BSC, MA, M.COM…)

a. Annual system 17

b. Semester system

c. Trimester system

17. NUMBER OF PROGRAMMES WITH

d. Choice based credit system

e. Inter/Multidisciplinary Approach

f. Any other (specify and provide details)

18. DOES THE COLLEGE OFFER UG AND/OR PG PROGRAMMES IN

TEACHER EDUCATION?

Yes No

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) NotificationNo.:………………………………….……

Date:…………………………….......…(dd/mm/yyyy)

Validity:………….......................................……………..

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

Education Programme separately?

Yes No


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19. DOES THE COLLEGE OFFER UGORPG PROGRAMME IN PHYSICAL

EDUCATION?

Yes* No

*As general combination subject

a. Year of Introduction of the programme(s): 2008 – 2009 (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

20. NUMBER OF TEACHING AND NON-TEACHING POSITION 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

Sanctionedbythe

UGC/University/

StateGovernment

Recruited

__ __ 09 01 10 07 05 05 26 01

Yettorecruit NA CAS 17 09

Sanctionedbythe

Management/

societyorother

authorizedbodies

Recruited

Yet to recruit

M = Male; F = Female


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21. QUALIFICATION OF TEACHING STAFF:

Highest

qualification

Professor Associate

Professor

Assistant

Professor

Total Male Female Male Female Male Female

Permanent teachers

D.Sc./D.Litt.

Ph.D. 05 01 05 03 14

M.Phil. 02 04 06

PG (only) 04 02 01 07

Temporaryteachers

Ph.D. 02

M.Phil. 01

PG (only) 21

Part-timeteachers

Ph.D. 02

M.Phil. 09

PG (only) 23

22. NUMBER OF VISITING FACULTY/ GUEST FACULTY ENGAGED WITH

THE COLLEGE: 24

23. FURNISHTHENUMBEROFTHESTUDENTSADMITTEDTOTHECOLLEGE

DURING THE LAST FOUR ACADEMIC YEARS.

Categories

AY 2011-

12

AY 2012-

13

AY 2013-

14

AY 2014-

15 Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female

SC 421 261 480 321 404 293 342 289

ST 64 42 94 44 72 36 89 44

OBC 677 553 825 598 543 367 523 471

General 1129 749 1312 956 841 552 710 645

Others


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24. DETAILS OF STUDENTS ENROLLMENT IN THE COLLEGE DURING

THE CURRENT ACADEMIC YEAR:

Typeofstudents UG PG M.Phil. Ph.D. Total

Studentsfromthesame statewherethecollegeislocated

3387 NA NA NA NA

StudentsfromotherstatesofIndia NIL NA NA NA NA

NRIstudents NIL NA NA NA NA

Foreignstudents NIL NA NA NA NA

Total 3387 NA NA NA NA

25. DROPOUT RATE IN UG AND PG (AVERAGE OF THE LAST TWO

BATCHES)

Academic

Year

Dropout rate in UG Dropout rate in PG

2014 – 2015 08%*ca NA

2013 - 2014 05%*ca NA

*As already stated that dropout detection is very complicated as BU norms allow a student at least 7

chances to complete the course he/she got admitted to.

26. UNIT COST OF EDUCATION

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

students enrolled]

(a) Including the salary component Rs. –7804/- ca

(b) Excluding the salary component Rs. –1079/- ca

27. DOES THE COLLEGE OFFER ANY PROGRAMME/S IN DISTANCE

EDUCATION MODE (DEP)?

Yes No

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.


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c) Number of programmes offered

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

Yes No

28. PROVIDE TEACHER- STUDENT RATIO FOR EACH OF THE

PROGRAMME/ COURSE OFFERED

Course offered Name of the Subjects Teacher-student ratio

UG (Hons.) Bengali (H)

Education (H)

English (H)

Geography (H)

History (H)

Political Science (H)

Sanskrit (H)

Accountancy (H)

Botany (H)

Chemistry (H)

ENVS (H)

Mathematics (H)

Physics (H)

Zoology (H)

1:35

1:10

1:8

1:5

1:15

1:3

1:20

1:9

1:3

1:3

1:3

1:15

1:10

1:5

29. IS THE COLLEGE APPLYING FOR

Accreditation: Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3 Cycle 4

Re-Assessment:

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

accreditation)

30. DATE OF ACCREDITATION* (APPLICABLE FOR CYCLE2, CYCLE3,

CYCLE4 AND RE-ASSESSMENT ONLY)

Date of last Accreditation – 20/05/2005 as B+

* copy of accreditation certificate(s) and peer team reports are enclosed as annexure.


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31. NUMBER OF WORKING DAYS DURING LAST ACADEMIC YEAR (Teaching days means days on which lectures were engaged excluding the examination days)

248

32. NUMBEROF TEACHINGDAYSDURINGTHELASTACADEMICYEAR

(Teachingdaysmeansdaysonwhichlectureswereengagedexcludingtheexaminationdays)

199

33. DATEOF ESTABLISHMENT OFINTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL

(IQAC)

IQAC 23/09/2009

34. DETAILSREGARDINGSUBMISSIONOFANNUALQUALITYASSURANCER

EPORTS(AQAR)TO NAAC

AQAR For A.Y. 2010-11 17/12/2015

AQAR For A.Y. 2011-12 17/12/2015

AQAR For A.Y. 2012-13 17/12/2015

AQAR For A.Y. 2013-14 17/12/2015

AQAR For A.Y. 2014-15 17/12/2015

35. ANY OTHER RELEVANT DATA (NOT COVERED ABOVE) THE

COLLEGE WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE. (DO NOT INCLUDE

EXPLANATORY/ DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION)


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POST ACCREDITATION INITIATIVES

Though already a detailed analysis of post accreditation initiatives were discussed in

preface section and relevant sections of the SSR still a few important amongst them

are highlighted below in tabular form:-




They should introduce courses in

frontline areas and give more course

options

Education(Hons.) and

ENVS(Hons.) subjects introduced

along with Physical Education

(Gen.) during last few years

The library is to be strengthened.

More magazines and Journals are to

be subscribed and Library is to be

computerized. Reprographic facility

should be available in the library for

the student and faculty. The library

functional hours may be increased

by another 90 minutes (9 a.m. to 5

p.m.)

The library presently has a

collection of more than 38,000

books of divers categories and is

totally computerized. Reprographic

facility is also available on demand

basis. The INFLIBNET facility is

also available to the users. The

Library timing has also improvised

according to the suggestions of last

visit

The departments should have their

own seminar library for the benefit

of students

Presently almost all but few have

their own seminar library with good

number of books and even few

have e-books.

The college should encourage

faculty to submit more research

projects to funding agencies

Many have already completed their

project works and many have

communicated and waiting for final

approval from UGC/DST for

pursuing Major/Minor projects.

Future Plans:

The college is seriously and enthusiastically considering the idea of

introduction of PG programmes form very near future.

To solve the acute scarcity of space the proposal for construction of new

―Science Block‖ has already been placed to Higher Education Department,


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W.B. and as soon as it sends a positive signal the institute will initiate the

construction.

Collaborative works social sector, academic sector and research sectors are all

on highest priority to the institute currently.

Finding alternate mechanism for wealth generation is also under consideration

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CRITERION I

CURRICULAR ASPECTS

1.1 CURRICULUM PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION

1.1.1 STATE THE VISION, MISSION AND OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION,

AND DESCRIBE HOW THESE ARE COMMUNICATED TO THE

STUDENTS, TEACHERS, STAFF AND OTHER STAKE HOLDERS.

Syamsundar College is committed to the pursuit of excellence in higher

education, character building, total development of personality and responsible

citizenship.

Pursuit of Academic Excellence:

Optimum transparency in admission of students and faculty

appointments, upholding merit as the foremost criterion.

Maintenance of a healthy work culture.

Discipline combined with freedom of thought and expression.

A sense of community consciousness.

As the population of SC, ST, OBC and Minority Students is high the

college is dedicated to the overall improvement of the society as a

whole through spreading adequate education among first generation

learners.

Discipline:

Syamsundar College upholds ‗discipline‘ as the most elementary value

in day to day work and conduct. Nonetheless a balance is sought

between discipline and freedom to ensure a better outcome.

Character Building:

Students are encouraged to be honest and hardworking, courteous in

behavior towards all, faculty members to be caring and responsive.

Character building is woven into the total learning environment.

Total Development of Personality:

Class-room teaching is complimented with a moderate range of co-

curricularactivities to ensure a more holistic development on both ends.


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The mission of Syamsundar College is to educate young and

impressionable men and women within a framework of liberal and

republican values and to obtain personal and social fulfillment by

leading a value based life.

Methodology adopted to successful implementation of this consolidated

vision.

Communication:

Frequent interactions of a formal and informal nature amongst the

administrative head, teaching fraternity, and the students are held to

disseminate several basic information. It also provides a forum where

all concerned effectively communicate on necessary issues.

1.1.2 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTION DEVELOP AND DEPLOY ACTION

PLANS FOR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CURRICULUM?

GIVE DETAILS OF THE PROCESS AND SUBSTANTIATE THROUGH

SPECIFIC EXAMPLE(S).

The Institution implements the curricula set by its mother university

the University of Burdwan in all its UG Courses.

It has structured its internal evaluative system in a vital, need-based

manner with reference to the broad guidelines of the University. It organizes

class tests regularly on unit based questions.

Practical and demonstrative teaching is undertaken in laboratories and

through excursions and educational visits.

The Department of Political Science and NSS has a tradition for

participating in Intra-college Mock Parliaments.

In non-lab based subjects like English workshops on adaptation of texts

in other media, e-learning and usage of e-resources are encouraged. If

necessary PPT presentations are arranged.

Educational visits are undertaken in many Lab-based subjects.

Students are encouraged to present papers, write articles in in-house

journals and also give talks in Seminars and Conferences held in and outside

the College.

Introductory discussions on the entire syllabi, individual assignments, a

semi-detailed charting of period-division of assigned portion.

Distribution of elementary modules.


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Regular verbal assessment and periodic written tests.

Timely distribution of results and answer scripts for post-evaluation analysis.

1.1.3 WHAT TYPE OF SUPPORT (PROCEDURAL AND PRACTICAL) DO THE

TEACHERS RECEIVE (FROM THE UNIVERSITY AND /OR

INSTITUTION) FOR EFFECTIVELY TRANSLATING THE

CURRICULUM AND IMPROVING TEACHING PRACTICES?

The affiliating university provides a framed syllabus and also attaches

a recommended reading list, which provides beneficial reference

material for the students as well as the teachers.

This list is seriously considered by the Library as relevant buying

material.

The university conducts a pre-academic session meeting inviting

suggestion and participation on matters of syllabus framing

(procedural support).

The University provides procedural base for annual qualifying exams.

They format the dates, question papers and other required framing of

exam related issues.

1.1.4 SPECIFY THE INITIATIVES TAKEN UP OR CONTRIBUTION MADE BY

THE INSTITUTION FOR EFFECTIVE CURRICULUM DELIVERY AND

TRANSACTION ON THE CURRICULUM PROVIDED BY THE

AFFILIATING UNIVERSITY OR OTHER STATUTORY AGENCY.

A well equipped library to help the students with supportive study material.


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A well structured and monitored routine: Sample picture of current routine

Spaced out Honours and Combination Elective subjects to ensure a more

varied and comprehensive outlook on the part of the students.

A regular after-class slot allotted for departmental and often times inter-

departmental discussions – both on academic topics and those lying beyond

the curriculum but pertaining to a more fruitful exposure to multifarious

matters.


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Outdoor activities, Field-work (concerned departments), excursions, academic

tours all co-operatively monitored by the institution‘s Central Administrative

Body.

Particulars of Academic tours and excursions undertaken

(Attached as Annexure at the end of this Chapter)

Periodic Class Tests conducted by the Departments moderated and monitored

by a centrally operating Examination Sub-committee.

The Teachers Council is uniformly divided into various Sub-Committees,

which is done keeping in mind the individual teacher‘s disposition and ability,

thereby ensuring a more effective and healthy work culture.

Table of important committees.

SL. No. Name of the Committee Composition

1 Academic Sub-Committee Senior Faculty Members headed by

Principal

2 Examination Committee Headed by Principal and with two

coordinators for each year like Ist Year;

IInd Year etc.

3 Library Committee Comprising of Five senior faculty, headed

by Librarian

4 Student Union Election Headed by Principal and Two election

commissioners

Many other sub-committees also exist for different purposes for

academic and allied activities.

1.1.5 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTION NETWORK AND INTERACT WITH

BENEFICIARIES SUCH AS INDUSTRY, RESEARCH BODIES AND THE

UNIVERSITY IN EFFECTIVE OPERATIONALISATION OF THE

CURRICULUM?

Many faculty members are actively engaged in designing the syllabus

by participating in syllabus formation workshops.

Many faculty members are active members of UGBS (University

Board of Studies)

Many faculty members are engaged as moderations/Paper setting etc.


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Sl. No. Name Subject Role

1 Dr. G.S. Banerjee History

Member of UGBS,

Moderator &

Paper-Setter

2 Dr. A. Basu Mathematics Member, Syllabus

Committee & Moderator

3 Dr. J. Hati Commerce

Member of the Syllabus

Committee, Moderator,

Paper-Setter

4. Dr. P. N. Bhattacharya Sanskrit Moderator/

Paper-Setter

5. Prof. A. Roy Mathematics Member of UGBS

6. Prof. D. Mahata Commerce Member of UGBS

7. Dr. S. Chatterjee Botany Member of UGBS

8. Dr. J. K. Mukherjee Zoology Member of UGBS

1.1.6 WHAT ARE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION AND/OR ITS

STAFF MEMBERS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CURRICULUM BY

THE UNIVERSITY?(NUMBER OF STAFF MEMBERS/DEPARTMENTS

REPRESENTED ON THE BOARD OF STUDIES, STUDENT FEEDBACK,

TEACHER FEEDBACK, STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK PROVIDED,

SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS ETC.


1 Dr. G.S. Banerjee History

Member of UGBS,

Moderator &

Paper-Setter

2 Dr. A. Basu Mathematics

Member, Syllabus

Committee &

Moderator

3 Dr. J. Hati Commerce

Member of the

Syllabus Committee,

Moderator,

Paper-Setter

4. Dr. P. N.

Bhattacharya Sanskrit

Moderator/

Paper-Setter

5. Prof. A. Roy Mathematics Member of UGBS


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6. Prof. D. Mahata Commerce Member of UGBS

7. Dr. S. Chatterjee Botany Member of UGBS

8. Dr. J. K. Mukherjee Zoology Member of UGBS

1.1.7 DOES THE INSTITUTION DEVELOP CURRICULUM FOR ANY OF THE

COURSES OFFERED (OTHER THAN THOSE UNDER THE PURVIEW OF

THE AFFILIATING UNIVERSITY)BY IT? IF „YES‟, GIVE DETAILS ON

THE PROCESS (‟NEEDS ASSESSMENT‟, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND

PLANNING) AND THE COURSES FOR WHICH THE CURRICULUM HAS

BEEN DEVELOPED.

The Institution bounded by its affiliated status does not have the

autonomy to design or develop any curriculum for any of the courses

offered by it. All the courses offered by the institution strictly abides by

and lies within the purview of the affiliating University.

1.1.8 HOW DOES INSTITUTION ANALYZE/ENSURE THAT THE STATED

OBJECTIVES OF CURRICULUM ARE ACHIEVED IN THE COURSE OF

IMPLEMENTATION?

Governing Body meetings (periodic) on curriculum progress.

Teachers Council meetings (frequent) on several and most curriculum

issues and beyond, which includes inter-personal discussions on

developmental matters.

Personal/Interactive sessions of the college administrative head with

concerned departments as and when needed.

Interactive sessions with the students of the college as well as the

Students Union of the College Administrative Head-Principal as and

when needed.


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1.2 ACADEMIC FLEXIBILITY

Academic flexibility through various subject combinations. At present the

college runs 14 undergraduate (Honours) programs. The students have a

choice to opt out of 07 streams in Arts, 06 combinations in Science stream

and 01 combination in Commerce stream.

Table: Subject combinations offered during Academic Session 2014-

15(B.A/B.Com/B.Sc Course)

Minimum and Maximum Percentage of Marks for Admission at Entry Level

Courses Basis Minimum percentages

UG(Hon) Bengali(H)

Philosophy(G), Sanskrit(G).

Bengali(H)

Philosophy(G),History(G)

Bengali(H)

Sanskrit(G),History(G)

45% marks in aggregate and

45% marks in the subject

concerned at the H.S.(+2) stage or its

equivalent.

English(H)

Economics(G), Bengali(G)

English(H)

Economics(G), Pol. Sc(G)

English(H)

Pol. Sc(G) Bengali(G)




equivalent.

History(H)

English(G), Pol. Sc(G)

History(H)

English(G), Bengali(G)

History(H)

Pol. Sc(G), Bengali(G)

45% marks in aggregate

at the H.S.(+2) stage or its equivalent

Sanskrit(H)

Pol. Sc(G), Bengali(G)

Sanskrit(H)

Pol. Sc(G), Philosophy(G)

Sanskrit(H)

Bengali(G), Philosophy(G)




equivalent


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Pol.Science(H)

History(G),Philosophy(G)

Pol.Science(H)

History(G),Geography(G)

Pol.Science(H)

Geography(G), hilosophy(G)



Geography(H)

Economics(G) ) Pol. Sc(G)

Geography(H)

Economics(G) English(G)




equivalent

Education(H)

Philosophy(G) Bengali(G)

Education(H)

Philosophy(G) Sanskrit(G)



Chemistry(H)

Physics(G) Math(H)




equivalent

Compulsory pass marks in math in

H.S..

Math(H) Chemistry(G)Physics(G) 45% marks in aggregate and



equivalent

Physics(H)

Math(G) Chemistry(G)




equivalent

Compulsory pass marks in math in

H.S..

Botany(H)

Chemistry(G) Zoology(G)




equivalent

Compulsory pass marks in chemistry


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in H.S..

Zzoology(H)

Botany (G) Chemistry(G)




equivalent

Compulsory pass marks in chemistry

in H.S..

EnvironmentalSc.(H)

Chemistry(G)Zoology(G)

EnvironmentalSc.(H)

Chemistry(G) Botany(G)




equivalent

Accountancy(H) 45% marks in aggregate and



equivalent

Physical education Pass marks in H.S. or equivalent.

UG(Gen) Bengali, History and any one from

‗Philosophy, Sanskrit and economics‘

Pass marks in 10+2

Bengali, English and any one from Pol.

Sc. Or Economics

English, Philosophy and any one from‘

Pol. Sc. and Sanskrit‘

Geography,Economics and any one from

Pol. Sc. or Philosophy

Physics, Chemistry, Math

Botany, Chemistry, Zoology

Gr -i.

a. Economic Principles and Indian

Economic problems


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b. Management Theory and Practice

Gr-ii.

a. Auditing and Accounting Theory

b. Entrepreneurship Development and

Business Communication

Gr- iii .

a. Business Regulatory Framework

b. Computer Application in Business

c. Business Mathematics and Statistics

The Academic Committee, comprising of all heads of Department,

meets at the commencement of new session to discuss the academic

calendar, routine and other related issues.

Proposals for Guest Lecturer appointment are put forward to the

authority for Departments having scarcity of teachers.

When the prolonged absence of students in a particular course is

reported, necessary steps are taken to inform the guardians. The

Heads of the Department meet the guardians and discuss the possible

outcomes of absence.

Many teachers of the college are members of the undergraduate

board

of studies of Burdwan University and thus play an active role in

curriculum design of the University.

1.2.1 SPECIFYING THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES GIVE DETAILS OF THE

CERTIFICATE/DIPLOMA/ SKILL DEVELOPMENT COURSES ETC.,

OFFERED BY THE INSTITUTION.

Career Oriented Courses started from January, 2007 as interdisciplinary

courses by our department and continued up to December, 2012. There were


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three courses: i) E-Commerce, ii) Insurance and Risk Management and iii)

Secretarial Practice. These were U.G.C. sponsored courses.

Due to non-availability of funds from UGC, the college had stopped the

courses. It was a three years diploma course, viz. 1st year for Certificate, 2nd

year for Diploma and 3rd

year for Advanced Diploma. We have distributed

certificates for qualified candidates from the years 2009-10, 2010- 2011, 2011-

12 and 2012-13 respectively under different courses.

Certificate Issued:

Certificate Level-111

Diploma Level: 36

Advanced Diploma: 16

Year Certificate Issued

Certificate Diploma Advance Diploma 2006-07 32 NIL NIL 2007-08 12 10 NIL 2008-09 20 11 05 2009-10 17 09 06 2010-11 30 06 05

1.2.2 DOES THE INSTITUTION OFFER PROGRAMMES THAT FACILITATE

TWINNING /DUAL DEGREE? IF „YES‟, GIVE DETAILS.

NIL

1.2.3 GIVE DETAILS ON THE VARIOUS INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS WITH

REFERENCE TO ACADEMIC FLEXIBILITY AND HOW IT HAS BEEN

HELPFUL TO STUDENTS IN TERMS OF SKILLS DEVELOPMENT,

ACADEMIC MOBILITY, PROGRESSION TO HIGHER STUDIES AND

IMPROVED POTENTIAL FOR EMPLOYABILITY. ISSUES MAY COVER

THE FOLLOWING AND BEYOND:

• The Institution runs a Career Counseling Cell under whose moderation

classes are conducted where students are taught to develop their skill of

communication, conversation, manners and mannerisms.

The Career Counseling Cell also conducts workshops, mock-interviews,

group discussions and various kinds of interactive sessions where they

are taught to develop their skill of employability.

To ensure academic mobility the students are provided with the option of

changing their both honours and combination subjects within a given

stipulated time after their formal admission in their chosen subjects.


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Interactive sessions are held with the outgoing students, both

departmentally and centrally, where the scope of their subjects and other

allied prospects of higher studies are discussed. Career related

information is also disseminated through workshops.

1.2.4 DOES THE INSTITUTION OFFER SELF-FINANCED PROGRAMMES? IF

„YES‟, LIST THEM AND INDICATE HOW THEY DIFFER FROM OTHER

PROGRAMMES, WITH REFERENCE TO ADMISSION, CURRICULUM,

FEE STRUCTURE, TEACHER QUALIFICATION, SALARY ETC.

Previously the college had introduced few subjects as self-financed

programmes viz Microbiology, Physics, Geography etc. but gradually except

Microbiology other subjects have become regular subjects with the help of

Government of West Bengal. Due to scarcity of students the Microbiology had

to be discontinued.

1.2.5 DOES THE COLLEGE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SKILL ORIENTED

PROGRAMMES, RELEVANT TO REGIONAL AND GLOBAL

EMPLOYMENT MARKETS? IF „YES‟ PROVIDE DETAILS OF SUCH

PROGRAMME AND THE BENEFICIARIES.

NSS- organizes periodical training on ―Mushroom Cultivation‖ and ―Vermi-

compost preparation techniques‖ for Regional Employment Market

generation.

1.2.6 DOES THE UNIVERSITY PROVIDE FOR THE FLEXIBILITY OF

COMBINING THE CONVENTIONAL FACE-TO-FACE AND DISTANCE

MODE OF EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS TO CHOOSE THE

COURSES/COMBINATION OF THEIR CHOICE” IF ‘YES’, HOW DOES

THE INSTITUTION TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SUCH PROVISION FOR

THE BENEFIT OF STUDENTS?

NA


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1.3 CURRICULUM ENRICHMENT

1.3.1 DESCRIBE THE EFFORTS MADE BY THE INSTITUTION TO

SUPPLEMENT THE UNIVERSITY’S CURRICULUM TO ENSURE

THAT THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES AND INSTITUTION’S

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ARE INTEGRATED?

• The college is affiliated to University of Burdwan and does not have the

power to design any course at undergraduate level. The subject

combinations are at par with the rules of the University. However,

depending on the demand of the students, permission to open a new course

is sought from time to time.

• The University organizes meetings of different subject teachers from time

to time to review and suggest modifications in syllabi; such meetings help

to keep themselves informed of the changes in syllabus, the question

pattern etc.

• There are a few subjects in which there are representations to the UG

Board of Studies and the members do their best to co operate to the

University to upgrade the syllabus.

• For slow learners and for the students with poor performance, Remedial

Coaching is provided. Initially this coaching was provided to SC, ST

students only but later on willing students from general classes were

allowed to join and for this project.

• Remedial Coaching exists in the college and students have access to the

library as per requirement.


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Subject wise books of Remedial coaching

Sl.No Subject 2005-2006 2006-2007 2012-2013 Total

1 Physics

20 36 56

2 Chemistry

20 20

3 Mathematics

31 31

4 Botany

12 12

5 Zoology

6 6

6 Envs.sc

14 14

7 Bengali 20 288 97 405

8 English 36 31

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9 Sanskrit

121

121

10 History

43

43

11 Political sc

21

21

12 Education

66 66

13 Geography 23 20

43

14 Philosophy

15 Economics

15 7 22

16 Physical

education

17 Commerce 11

11

18 General

Total 90 559 289 938

Subject wise books of Entry in Services and competitive examination

Sl.No Subject 2011-2012 2012-

2013 Total

1 Physics

2 Chemistry

3 Mathematics

4 Botany

5 Zoology

6 Envs.sc

7 Bengali

8 English

30 30

9 Sanskrit

93 93

10 History

29 29

11 Political sc 44 44

12 Education


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Subject wise books of Remedial coaching

Sl.No Subject 2005-2006 2006-2007 2012-2013 Total

13 Geography 35 35

14 Philosophy 59 59

15 Economics

16 Physical

education

40 40

17 Commerce 42 42

18 General

(competitive

exam)

51 65 116

Total 51 437 488

1.3.2 WHAT ARE THE EFFORTS MADE BY THE INSTITUTION TO ENRICH

AND ORGANIZE THE CURRICULUM TO ENHANCE THE EXPERIENCES

OF THE STUDENTS SO AS TO COPE WITH THE NEEDS OF THE

DYNAMIC EMPLOYMENT MARKET?

A new policy has been adopted for motivating the students of General Stream of lab based subjects to attend classes regularly. They are assessed

on a regular basis and the merit reflects in their final scores.

Humanities departments maintain a separate slot called ‗Movie hours‘, where movies and documentaries pertinent to the curriculum and beyond

are shown.

1.3.3 ENUMERATE THE EFFORTS MADE BY THE INSTITUTION TO

INTEGRATE THE CROSS CUTTING ISSUES SUCH AS GENDER,

CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, HUMAN RIGHTS,

ICT ETC., INTO THE CURRICULUM?

A course on Environmental Science, specified by the affiliating

University, is mandatory for all the Undergraduate Final year students. Through an active Women‘s Grievance Redressal Cell in the College, the

students are

sensitized about various gender-related issues relevant in today‘s

socioeconomic and socio-cultural framework.

An anti-ragging cell exists in the institution and is functional to ensure human rights at free living.

Plantation and campus cleaning activities are encouraged and conducted

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1.3.4 WHAT ARE THE VARIOUS VALUE-ADDED COURSES/ENRICHMENT

PROGRAMMES OFFERED TO ENSURE HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF

STUDENTS?

MORAL AND ETHICAL VALUES: No official certificate courses are

offered on moral ethical values; but nonetheless they are encouraged and

constantly inculcated through every phase of curriculum implementation.

EMPLOYABLE AND LIFE SKILLS: NCC & NSS departments organize

many training programmes for overall development of employable skills

among its students.

BETTER CAREER OPTIONS: Career Counselling Cell and its relevant

activities. (Ref. 1.2.3)

COMMUNITY ORIENTATION:

A three-day long college fest is held every year in the Institution. The

Syhamsundar locality is involved in this college fest. And the programme is

spanned under the following sub-categories –

Academic stalls set up by every department on a competitive basis. They

are judged and accordingly awarded.

Local schools are invited in a programme titled ‗Samannaya‘ where the

children get to participate in a multifarious cultural competition- singing,

dancing, quiz, painting, extempore et al.

The third and the last day of the programme is held outside the premise of

the college campus to solicit a more uninhibited participation from the

surrounding community. The programme is slotted for prize distribution

and festivities of other kind.

The institution promotes institution-neighborhood-community network and

student engagement in various ways.

Three neighbouring Villages, Muktipur, Mirzapur and Saontalpara, has been

adopted by the NSS Units of the college.

After the adoption of this area, the NSS Units of the College have bonded

with the villagers and given their best to uplift them socially as well as

educationally. Right from working for their hygienic awareness to making

them economically self sufficient, our students have changed the face of the

place.


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1.3.5 CITING A FEW EXAMPLES ENUMERATE ON THE EXTENT OF USE OF

THE FEEDBACK FROM STAKEHOLDERS IN ENRICHING THE

CURRICULUM?

Feedbacks are formally taken on a regular basis from the students of the

final year.

Faculty members of each department interact with the students to get their

perspective on the curriculum.

Guardians/parents and other stakeholders who form an integral part of the

Institution are also invited for extending their personal opinions and

suggestions regarding the enrichment of the curriculum.

All these suggestions and views are integrated and analyzed by each

department and referred to the respective policy making bodies for

consideration.

1.3.6 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTION MONITOR AND EVALUATE THE

QUALITY OF ITS ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMES?

Committees are set up annually by the Teachers‟ Council for each

academic year and these committees set up guidelines for effective

functioning of the Institution. The above mentioned process reflects the

quality enrichment of the students of the Institution.


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1.4 FEEDBACK SYSTEM

1.4.1 WHAT ARE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION IN THE

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CURRICULUM PREPARED BY

THE UNIVERSITY?

Many teachers being members of the Under Graduate and Post Graduate

Board of Studies in different subjects have given concrete and valuable

suggestions on designing and development of the curriculum. Participation

of teachers in different Syllabus and Curriculum related workshops

contributes to the development of the curriculum prepared by the

University.

1.4.2 IS THERE A FORMAL MECHANISM TO OBTAIN FEEDBACK FROM

STUDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS ON CURRICULUM? IF „YES‟, HOW IS

IT COMMUNICATED TO THE UNIVERSITY AND MADE USE

INTERNALLY FOR CURRICULUM ENRICHMENT AND INTRODUCING

CHANGES/NEW PROGRAMMES?

The College has a regular well structured mechanism to obtain feedback

from students and other stakeholders on different issues.

Formal student feedback is taken at the final year when the student has

developed her mature opinion about the implementation of the syllabus.

The part related to academic matter is communicated to the University by

the members of the Board of Studies in academic meetings.

Principal being a member the highest representative member of the

University plays an active role in this regard.

1.4.3 HOW MANY NEW PROGRAMMES/COURSES WERE INTRODUCED BY

THE INSTITUTION DURING THE LAST FOUR YEARS? WHAT WAS THE

RATIONALE FOR INTRODUCING NEW COURSES/PROGRAMMES?)

Name of the

Programme

Year of

establishment

Memo No.

Hons. 2012-13 1C/ Affin/12-13/S/222 dt. 19.06.2012


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ANY OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION REGARDING

CURRICULAR ASPECTS WHICH THE COLLEGE WOULD LIKE TO

INCLUDE.

Annexure – Showing details of Excursion


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CRITERION II

TEACHING - LEARNING AND EVALUATION

2.1 STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND PROFILE

2.1.1 HOW DOES THE COLLEGE ENSURE PUBLICITY AND TRANSPARENCY

IN THE ADMISSION PROCESS?

Syamsundar College ensures transparency at its level best. All stages of

admission procedure have been notified properly in students‘ notice board in

campus. The schedule is also displayed in college web site to ensure that

applicants from everywhere can access. All relevant information regarding the

admission procedure, infrastructure, fee & scholarships, various activities of

the college, achievements of the students in academic as well as sports and

other activities is conveyed through the prospectus. For optimum accessibility,

admission form has also been made online. Many helpline numbers and e-mail

address have also been given for queries. The selection of students to the

college is done through the college admission committee. Admission sub-

committees are being formed with faculty members and concerned Head of

the Departments as members. The sub-committees scrutinize the applications

received and prepare the selected admission merit lists and take admissions

according to the selection list. The selection list is declared through approval

of the Principal of the College. The selected admission merit lists are

displayed in the notice board as well as in the website of the College before

starting the admission. Not only this, there are the names of non-qualifying

students and they are given some time for correction. Some students are

selected (help desk) who helped the applicants at the time of admission. Full

transparency is ensured by online counseling system following the rules of

BU.


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2.1.2 EXPLAIN IN DETAIL THE CRITERIA ADOPTED AND PROCESS OF

ADMISSION (EX. (I) MERIT (II) COMMON ADMISSION TEST

CONDUCTED BY STATE AGENCIES AND NATIONAL AGENCIES (III)

COMBINATION OF MERIT AND ENTRANCE TEST OR MERIT,

ENTRANCE TEST AND INTERVIEW (IV) ANY OTHER) TO VARIOUS

PROGRAMMES OF THE INSTITUTION.

The students are selected for admission to different programmes of the

College based on previous academic records(10+2) arranged according to

merit framed by the college authority and admission committee as per The

University of Burdwan guidelines and reservation policy of Government of

West Bengal for SC/ST and OBC students are strictly followed.

. 2.1.3 GIVE THE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE OF MARKS FOR

ADMISSION AT ENTRY LEVEL FOR EACH OF THE PROGRAMMES

OFFERED BY THE COLLEGE AND PROVIDE A COMPARISON WITH

OTHER COLLEGES OF THE AFFILIATING UNIVERSITY WITHIN THE

CITY/DISTRICT.



UG(Hon) Bengali(H) Philosophy(G) Sanskrit(G)

Bengali(H) Philosophy(G)History(G)

Bengali(H) Sanskrit(G) History(G)



concerned at the H.S.(+2) stage

or its equivalent.

English(H)Economics(G)Bengali(G)

English(H)Economics(G)Pol. Sc(G)

English(H) Pol. Sc(G) Bengali(G)




or its equivalent.

History(H) English(G) Pol. Sc(G)

History(H) English(G) Bengali(G)

History(H) Pol. Sc(G) Bengali(G)


at the H.S.(+2) stage or its

equivalent

Sanskrit(H) Pol. Sc(G) Bengali(G)

Sanskrit(H) Pol. Sc(G) Philosophy(G)

Sanskrit(H)) Bengali(G) Philosophy(G)




or its equivalent


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Pol.Science(H)History(G)Philosophy(G)

Pol.Science(H)History(G)Geography(G)

Pol.Science(H)Geography(G)Philosophy(G)



equivalent

Geography(H)Economics(G) ) Pol. Sc(G)

Geography(H)Economics(G) ) English(G)




or its equivalent

Education(H) Philosophy(G) Bengali(G)

Education(H) Philosophy(G) Sanskrit(G)



equivalent

Chemistry(H)Physics(G)Math(H)




or its equivalent

Compulsory pass marks in

math in H.S.

Math(H) Chemistry(G)Physics(G)




or its equivalent

Physics(H) Math(G) Chemistry(G)




or its equivalent


math in H.S.

Botany(H) Chemistry(G) Zoology(G)




or its equivalent


chemistry in H.S.

Zzoology(H) Botany (G)Chemistry(G)




or its equivalent


chemistry in H.S.

Environmental

Sc.(H)Chemistry(G)Zoology(G)

Environmental Sc.(H)Chemistry(G)

Botany(G)




or its equivalent


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Accountancy(H)




or its equivalent

Physical education Pass marks in H.S. or equivalent.

UG(Gen) Bengali, History and any one from

‗Philosophy, Sanskrit and economics‘

Pass marks in 10+2

Bengali, English and any one from Pol. Sc.

Or Economics

English, Philosophy and any one from‘ Pol.

Sc. and Sanskrit‘

Geography, Economics and any one from Pol.

Sc. or Philosophy

Physics, Chemistry, Math

Botany, Chemistry, Zoology

Gr -i.

a. Economic Principles and Indian Economic

problems

b. Management Theory and Practice

Gr-ii.

a. Auditing and Accounting Theory

b. Entrepreneurship Development and

Business Communication

Gr- iii .

a. Business Regulatory Framework

b. Computer Application in Business

c. Business Mathematics and Statistics

2.1.4 IS THERE A MECHANISM IN THE INSTITUTION TO REVIEW THE

ADMISSION PROCESS AND STUDENT PROFILES ANNUALLY? IF „YES‟

WHAT IS THE OUTCOME OF SUCH AN EFFORT AND HOW HAS IT

CONTRIBUTED TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE PROCESS?

YES. The admission committee reviews the admission process and student

profiles annually and accordingly takes necessary steps for qualitative


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improvement of the admission process. Accordingly, this year also the

admission committee took certain measures to give quality service to students

and ensure a smooth and transparent admission process. They are:

All notifications related to admission are displayed in the College notice

boards and are displayed in the college website, which contains detailed

information about number and range of courses, eligibility, process of

admission etc.

There is procedure for downloading admission Forms with unique ID No.

Separate window for form submission for each stream to avoid long

queues and ensure fast submission procedure.

Helpdesk by both teachers and students.

Detailed and attractive prospectus.

Many cash counter in the admission process.

Complete lists of all applicants according to merit displayed in the website.

All merit lists displayed in the websites.

After admission, students‘ attendance (75%) was calculated after certain

period and depending on that further vacancy lists were declared.

2.1.5 REFLECTING ON THE STRATEGIES ADOPTED TO

INCREASE/IMPROVE ACCESS FOR FOLLOWING CATEGORIES OF

STUDENTS, ENUMERATE ON HOW THE ADMISSION POLICY OF THE

INSTITUTION AND ITS STUDENT PROFILES DEMONSTRATE/REFLECT

THE NATIONAL COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

SC/ST

The College strictly follows the reservation policy of the Government of West

Bengal and Government of India to ensure the access for the students of SC

and ST community. 22% and 6% seats are reserved for candidates of SC and

ST community, respectively, in each Honours subject at UG level. There is

also some relaxation in the cut -off marks for admission. After admission

scholarships are provided to SC/ST students by the state Government.


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OBC

Reservation policy for the candidates of OBC category for admission to

Higher Education Institutes has been introduced by Government of West

Bengal from the ensuing academic session 2014 -15. As per Government

policy 10% and 7% seats have to be kept reserved for OBC-A and OBC-B

category, respectively without reducing the seats of General category. This

newly introduced policy could not be fully implemented due to lack of

infrastructure and human resources. Altogether 27 seats (about 5% of total

seats) have been kept reserved for OBC-A and OBC-B category students in

the current academic session 2014-15.

Women

There is no question provision of keeping reserved seats for women

separately.

Differently-abled

For differently-abled students 3% seats are kept reserved in each category in

each Honours and each subject at UG level.

There is provision for separate scholarships for differently abled students

from the Government.

Economically weaker section

There is no provision for reservation of seats for students from economically

weaker section. However, once a student from this section got admitted, the

college authority extends every kind of support to such students to encourage

them to complete the course. To reflect the national commitment to inclusion

of the economically weaker section of the society, various stipends and

scholarships are awarded by the College on the basis of merit cum means. Free

studentship (full/half) is awarded by the Government of West Bengal to needy

and deserving candidates on the recommendation of the Principal.


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Minority Community

Again there is no provision for reservation of seats for students from Minority

Community. There are several Govt. and other scholarships for Minority

community students. Students from the Minority community avail stipends

sponsored by Minority Affairs Department of the Govt. of West Bengal

Any other

‗Kanyashree‘ Scholarships offered by the State Government for the deserving

candidates have been introduced from the current academic year. Out of 58

applicants 17 students received the scholarship. Five students were invited to

receive the ‗Kanyashree‘ Scholarship on a special occasion organized by the

State Government on 24th

January, 2014.

2.1.6 PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING DETAILS FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMMES

OFFERED BY THE INSTITUTION DURING THE LAST FOUR YEARS AND

COMMENT ON THE TRENDS. I.E. REASONS FOR INCREASE /

DECREASE AND ACTIONS INITIATED FOR IMPROVEMENT.


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Subjects 2011-12

Demand Ratio

2012-13

2013-14

Demand Ratio

2014-15

Demand Ratio

No. Of Application

No. Of students Admitted

No. Of Application


No. Of Application


1. Bengali 659 60 10.98

Central Admission

Conducted by BU

733 73 10.04 1293 80 16.16

2. Economics Selected from

BA(Gen) & B.Com (Gen)

Selected from BA(Gen) &

B.Com (Gen)


B.Com (Gen)


B.Com (Gen)


B.Com (Gen)

Selected from BA(Gen) & B.Com

(Gen)

3. Education 160 27 5.92 183 31 5.9 280 34 8.23

4. English 391 55 7.109 441 68 6.48 864 75 11.52

5. Geography 580 22 26.36 650 28 23.21 467 32 14.59

6. History 97 50 1.94 109 61 1.78 221 68 3.25

7. Philosophy Selected from

BA(Gen) Selected from

BA(Gen)

Selected from BA(Gen)


Selected from


BA(Gen)

8. Political Science 61 44 1.4 74 49 1.5 137 54 2.53

9. Sanskrit 317 60 5.28 353 73 4.83 846 80 10.57

10. Commerce 46 34 1.35 52 35/56 142 61 2.32

11. Botany 244 18 13.55 275 20 13.75 389 22 17.68

12. Chemistry 290 30 9.66 338 36 9.38 408 41 9.75

13. ENVS 57 15 3.8 46 18 2.55

14. Mathematics 292 50 5.84 334 54 6.18 415 60 6.91

15. Physics 322 20 16.1 355 24 14.79 423 28 15.1

16. Zoology 427 18 23.72 475 20 23.75 623 22 28.31

17. Physical Ed. Selected from


BA(Gen)



Selected from


BA(Gen)

18. BA (Arts) 2366 900 2.62 2629 1211 2.17 1886 1000 1.88

19. B.Com 54 26 2.1 102 85 0.8 55 44 1.3

20. B.Sc

1118 58 19.96 1231 300 4.10 115 102 1.1


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2.2 CATERING TO STUDENT DIVERSITY

2.2.1 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTION CATER TO THE NEEDS OF

DIFFERENTLY- ABLED STUDENTS AND ENSURE ADHERENCE TO

GOVERNMENT POLICIES IN THIS REGARD?

The college provides an additional 30 minutes time during examination

period to differently abled students.

During college examinations they are allotted examination hall preferably

at the ground floor.

At departmental level extra classes are also arranged.

2.2.2 DOES THE INSTITUTION ASSESS THE STUDENTS‟ NEEDS IN TERMS OF

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE

PROGRAMME? IF „YES‟, GIVE DETAILS ON THE PROCESS.

Immediately after the commencement of class basic knowledge and

shortcomings of students are judged by the teachers through one to one

interaction. The teachers usually spend a few classes for recapitulation of the

previous subject matters to bridge the gap, if any.

2.2.3 WHAT ARE THE STRATEGIES ADOPTED BY THE INSTITUTION TO

BRIDGE THE KNOWLEDGE GAP OF THE ENROLLED STUDENTS

(BRIDGE/REMEDIAL/ ADD-ON/ENRICHMENT COURSES, ETC.) TO

ENABLE THEM TO COPE WITH THE PROGRAMME OF THEIR

CHOICE?

Immediately after the commencement of class basic knowledge and

shortcomings of students are judged by the teachers through one to one

interaction. The teachers usually spend a few classes for recapitulation of the

previous subject matters to bridge the gap, if any. Moreover, the institute

provides remedial classes for the socially-backward students and

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2.2.4 HOW DOES THE COLLEGE SENSITIZE ITS STAFF AND STUDENTS ON

ISSUES SUCH AS GENDER, INCLUSION, ENVIRONMENT ETC.?

The College sensitizes its students on gender, inclusion, environmental issues

through the following:

Gender related issues are conveyed through seminars organized by the

department of Bengali in this year (2015).

Relevant topics/papers are included in the curriculum of various subjects

in the syllabi revision of Burdwan University. For example – A

compulsory foundation paper Environmental Studies is included in the

syllabus of UG Part-III. Women issues are incorporated in the curriculum

of subjects like Bengali, English, Sanskrit, Education, Political Science.

For example, in Political Science, social problems like dowry, gender

discrimination especially at work place and feminism and feminist

approach to the study and understanding politics are some women related

topics incorporated. Bengali, English and Sanskrit also include many

facets that are directly related to women and women issue centric.

Organizing gender and environment awareness/sensitizing seminar, quiz

competition. Students are encouraged in participatory learning practices

through their participation. For example –

1. ―Contemporary Evironmental and Social Issues: A Geographical

Perspective‖ on 28/09/2015;

2. ―Global Warming‖ organized by NSS on 25/11/2012

3. ―Women Empowermwnt‖ organized by NSS on 26/11/12

4. ―Red-Ribbon Club for Aids awareness‖ by NSS on 12/03/2013

5. ―Green Farming‖ organized by NSS on 27/07/2013

6. ―Aids and Health care‖ organized by NSS on 06/08/2014

7. ―Adverse effects of Green Revolution‖ organized by NSS on

25/02/2015

Celebrating national/international days to sensitize the students and

teachers regarding gender issues, like World Women Day, World


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Environment Day etc. Various cultural programmes and symposiums are

organized on those days. NSS wing of the College organizes many

programmes, like tree plantation in the college premises and in the

surrounding area of the college on Vanmahotsava etc. Organization of

essay competition.

2.2.5 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTION IDENTIFY AND RESPOND TO

SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL/LEARNING NEEDS OF ADVANCED

LEARNERS?

Identify educational/learning needs of advanced learners through: classroom

interactions, assignments, group discussions & class tests.

Respond to special educational/learning needs of advanced learners through:

Providing guidance for reference books, tutorial classes, interactive

sessions and class tests.

Apart from classroom teaching, assignments are given to the advanced

group learners.

Addresses of relevant websites are given.

Departmental seminars, wall magazine on selected reference topics are

also organized /published.

They are also encouraged to apply for different scholarship

2.2.6 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTE COLLECT, ANALYZE AND USE THE DATA

AND INFORMATION ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE (THROUGH

THE PROGRAMME DURATION) OF THE STUDENTS AT RISK OF DROP

OUT (STUDENTS FROM THE DISADVANTAGED SECTIONS OF

SOCIETY, PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED, SLOW LEARNERS,

ECONOMICALLY WEAKER SECTIONS ETC. WHO MAY DISCONTINUE

THEIR STUDIES IF SOME SORT OF SUPPORT IS NOT PROVIDED)?

The College collects data and information on the academic performance of the

students at risk of drop out from class lectures, class tests and Test

examinations. Such data is used to make strategies to improve the academic


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performance of the disadvantaged sections of society, slow learners, and

economically weaker sections and minimize their dropout rate by taking

following measures:

Disadvantaged sections of society

There is a provision of West Bengal Government‘s few Scholarships for them.

Slow learners

Bilingual explanations and discussions.

Personal & academic counseling.

Special and remedial classes are organized for such slow learners

Economically weaker sections

The college on its own capacity arrange for installment basis fees submission.

At college Hostel they are provided with good quality food at very nominal

rates.

Free internet facility is also extended to the weaker section for academic

utilization.

2.3 TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS

2.3.1 HOW DOES THE COLLEGE PLAN AND ORGANIZE THE TEACHING,

LEARNING AND EVALUATION SCHEDULES? (ACADEMIC CALENDAR,

TEACHING PLAN, EVALUATION BLUE PRINT, ETC.)

Academic Calendar of the College that depicts schedules of classes and

examinations is prepared through the meeting of the Heads of the Departments

and the Principal of the College.

Students of different UG Departments have access to the internet while

preparing projects, seminars and educational fairs.

Use of LCD projectors/ICT by faculty members are encouraged for easy

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In addition to the University examinations the College maintains an internal

evaluation scheme as noted below.

Class tests – In the form of continuous evaluation system apart from

conventional Test examination.

2.3.2 HOW DOES IQAC CONTRIBUTE TO IMPROVE THE TEACHING –

LEARNING PROCESS?

IQAC Plans and Supports effective implementation for Total Quality

Management for Teaching-Learning process.

It contributes to improve the teaching – learning process by:

Planning and introducing more teaching aids to improve the teaching-learning process and encourage innovative practices.

It supports the organization of more seminars, workshops etc. to spread

awareness on academic and social issues.

It arranges for improving the system of teachers‘ evaluation by students with respect to improving the overall quality of the College.

It plans and actively participates in enhancing the infrastructural facilities in terms of space, equipment, laboratories, libraries etc.

It facilitates support for inter-disciplinary programmes, faculty development

programmes and research activities.

It also appreciates, encourages and provides support required by all staff for their quality sustenance and quality improvement in teaching, research and

administration.

Faculty improvement programmes are monitored by IQAC and they

recommends their participation in such activities to the statutory body of the

college.

2.3.3 HOW IS LEARNING MADE MORE STUDENT-CENTRIC? GIVE DETAILS

ON THE SUPPORT STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS AVAILABLE FOR

TEACHERS TO DEVELOP SKILLS LIKE INTERACTIVE LEARNING,

COLLABORATIVE LEARNING AND INDEPENDENT LEARNING AMONG

THE STUDENTS?


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All possible efforts are made to ensure their fullest growth and development in a

safe and congenial environment. Right from the time a student enters the

College he/she is guided, inspired, motivated and corrected, thereby

channelizing his/her energy in the best possible manner. Remedial classes,

Career Counseling Cell, aids, awards, incentives, special classes, tutorials and

infrastructure of international standards are meant to groom them & prepare

them for the national market as well as global job market as morally upright,

socially responsible, & professionally sound human resource. Learner-centric

education approaches are followed through appropriate methodologies. The

support structures and systems available for teachers to develop skills like

academic calendar, interactive & instructional techniques like audio-visual

mode of teaching, projector & computer-based teaching-learning method

,internet access and laboratories with modern and advanced equipments,

organizing seminars, lectures by experts from other colleges & Universities,

Inter-departmental lecture exchange, & presentations. This is accompanied by

experiential teaching like projects-based learning, Field work, surveys,

experiments and practical classes, etc.

2.3.4 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTION NURTURE CRITICAL THINKING,

CREATIVITY AND SCIENTIFIC TEMPER AMONG THE STUDENTS TO

TRAN SFORM THEM INTO LIFE-LONG LEARNERS AND INNOVATORS?

The College provides open access to educational and life-long learning

opportunities by inculcating healthy habits like, discipline, leadership,

entrepreneurship, etc. thereby contributing to the social, cultural, and economic

development of our region.

Organizing seminars and lectures based on curricula (Department of English, Math, chemistry; Botany; Physics).

Organizing students‘ seminars (Departments of Geography) & Participation in mock-parliament (Department of Political Science)

Correlation of theoretical classes with study tours -- Visit to Scientific

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The Departments of Science correlate theoretical and practical classes with scientific excursions & field work related excursion. (Field work included in

the curriculum)

Project based work for preparing the students for the job markets (included in

the curriculum of Commerce).

Students are involved in organizing exhibitions related to their subjects.

Participatory learning activities like presentation of seminars and assignments/project work use of Internet is encouraged.

Facilitating mechanisms like career counseling cell, remedial-coaching classes for socio-economically backward students, grievance cell and welfare

measures to support students.

The institution has effective mechanism to participate in community services

through extension programmes to develop innovative, creative, value-based

education for inculcating social responsibilities and good citizenry amongst its

student community.

Mechanism for participation of the students in various cultural and sports activities to foster holistic personality development of students.

2.3.5 WHAT ARE THE TECHNOLOGIES AND FACILITIES AVAILABLE AND

USED BY THE FACULTY FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING? EG: VIRTUAL

LABORATORIES, E-LEARNING- RESOURCES FROM NATIONAL

PROGRAMME ON TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED LEARNING (NPTEL) AND

NATIONAL MISSION ON EDUCATION THROUGH INFORMATION AND

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (NME-ICT), OPEN EDUCATIONAL

RESOURCES, MOBILE EDU CATION, ETC.

Bengali, English & Sanskrit

Lecture method, interactive method, audio-visual mode of teaching and

organizing seminars based on the curriculum; apart from that internet facility

is also available to the students and faculty at Central Library facility.


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History, Political Science, Economics & Philosophy

Lecture method, interactive method, audio-visual, organizing seminars based

on the curriculum, study oriented tour/field work.

Geography; Physics, Mathematics

Lecture method, interactive method, audio-visual mode of teaching &

computer-assisted learning.

Commerce:

Lecture method, project based work, interactive method, audio-visual mode of

teaching, computer-assisted learning, and organizing seminars based on the

curriculum.

Chemistry:

Lecture method, interactive method, also correlate theoretical and practical

classes with project-based learning and experiential learning like project-based

learning and experiential learning like visits to industries & organizing student

seminars based on the curriculum.

Botany, Zoology& Environmental science:

Lecture method, interactive method, audio-visual mode of teaching, also

correlate theoretical and practical classes with project-based

Learning and experiential learning like scientific excursions & field work

included in the curriculum.

The faculty can access well equipped laboratories and library.

2.3.6 HOW ARE THE STUDENTS AND FACULTY EXPOSED TO ADVANCED

LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS (BLENDED LEARNING, EXPERT

LECTURES, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS ETC.)?

1. Students are assigned various creative tasks, such as writing articles and

matter for wall magazine and college magazine, interacting with resource

persons during seminars, workshops etc. The students are encouraged to

present seminars on recent developments. Such interactions are mutually

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2. The departments of Botany, Zoology, and Geography and Environmental

science conduct field work and excursions.

3. Department of Commerce conducts project work included in their curriculum.

Some of the departments like Economics, Chemistry and History organize

industrial visits and study excursions to acquaint the students with the changes

taking place.

4. The College library has subscribed to various journals related to different

subjects. In addition to this, books and magazines are purchased by the

College on a regular basis for knowledge up-gradation. Newspapers and

Internet are used on daily basis to keep track of the latest advancements in a

particular field.

5. Keeping in mind the advancements in information technology, the College has

moved ahead of its peers by using computers and internet to teach most of the

subjects. The College boasts of state of the art central computer laboratory/e-

class room with smart board facility equipped with internet.

6. The faculty keeps pace with recent developments in their disciplines

participating in national seminars, workshops, summer schools, refresher

courses and orientation programmes.

7. They are also invited to be Resource Persons for various Seminars &

Workshops. These interactions strengthen the involvement of teachers in

curricular activities, the benefits of which are passed on to the students

ultimately.

8. Continuous involvement in research work with teaching, as research is

complementary to teaching and helps the faculty to keep pace with the recent

developments in the various subjects.

9. 4 teachers of this College are invited as Guest Faculties to various Institutes,

Universities and colleges for PG teaching (such as the University of Calcutta,

Kalyani University, RabindraBharatiUniversity,Netaji open university etc.)

10. By regular publication in the form of Wall magazine the students and faculty

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2.3.7 DETAIL (PROCESS AND THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS \BENEFITTED)

ON THE ACADEMIC, PERSONAL AND PSYCHO-SOCIAL SUPPORT AND

GUIDANCE SERVICES (PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING/ MENTORING/

ACADEMIC ADVISE) PROVIDED TO STUDENTS?

Given below is detail on the academic, personal and psycho-social support and

guidance services provided to students:

Academic support is provided to students by:

Advising them to choose stream.

Providing them remedial classes.

Guiding them to take coaching from specialists in the field.

Personal and psycho-social support is provided to students by:

Addressing & sorting out their problems by the senior teachers.

Providing them with financial help.

Career and Counseling Cell lends a helping hand to the students so that

they can cope better with the demands and pressures of increasingly

competitive surrounding.

Guidance services are provided to students by

Giving them counseling to participate in sports and cultural and co-academic activities at university, state & national levels.

The Career Counseling Cell prepares them for their future career, & for that the cell organizes campus interviews and seminars as required.

2.3.8 PROVIDE DETAILS OF INNOVATIVE TEACHING APPROACHES/

METHODS ADOPTED BY THE FACULTY DURING THE LAST FOUR

YEARS? WHAT ARE THE EFFORTS MADE BY THE INSTITUTION TO

ENCOURAGE THE FAULTY TO ADOPT NEW AND INNOVATIVE

APPROACHES AND THE IMPACT OF SUCH INNOVATIVE PRACTICES

ON STUDENT LEARNING?

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Project-based learning and experiential learning like field work, visits to industries, socio-economic surveys, health survey & organizing student

seminars based on the curriculum.

Interactive method, audio-visual mode of teaching & computer-assisted

learning.

Interactive method, audio, organizing seminars based on the curriculum, project-based learning with study oriented tour/field work, socio-economic

surveys based on the syllabus.

2.3.9 HOW ARE LIBRARY RESOURCES USED TO AUGMENT THE

TEACHING- LEARNING PROCESS?

The institution has a well equipped central library (35805 books and 8

Journals) with internet facilities. Beside seven departments maintained

departmental seminar libraries for honours students to facilitate in-depth

study of the respective subject. Additional reading habit is cultivated in

students by suggesting reference books to complete their assignment and

project work. Faculties also use the library resources to intensify their

knowledge in subjects and also regarding the latest developments. The

department libraries (seminar libraries) are constantly used by the faculty

and students for the enhancement of teaching and learning. Lending

facilities are available at the departmental libraries. The teacher who is in

charge of each departmental library allots one period per week for

distributing books to students, according to their needs. The books are

regularly purchased for Central Library. During syllabus changes, new text

books and related references are bought immediately to cater to the needs

of the students as well as faculty.

Books and magazines are purchased by the College on regular basis for

knowledge up-gradation.

Newspapers and Internet are used on daily basis to keep track of the latest

advancements in a particular field.

A separate periodical section has been created in the library

Old question papers of final exams in all the subjects are made available to

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Copies of syllabi prescribed by the university, with question-wise division

of marks etc. are also available to students for ready reference.

The library staff keep the faculty and the students updated regarding its

latest acquisitions.

2.3.10 DOES THE INSTITUTION FACE ANY CHALLENGES IN COMPLETING

THE CURRICULUM WITHIN THE PLANNED TIME FRAME AND

CALENDAR? IF „YES‟, ELABORATE ON THE CHALLENGES

ENCOUNTERED AND THE INSTITUTIONAL APPROACHES TO

OVERCOME THESE.

Due to shortage of staff the departments face problems in completing the

syllabi. The institution has recruited part-time and guest teachers to meet

the staff shortage to some extent and thus help to complete the syllabi in

time.

The institution faces problem in the case of slow learners. By providing

them remedial classes and counseling the institution overcomes the

problem.

2.3.11 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTE MONITOR AND EVALUATE THE QUALITY

OF TEACHING LEARNING?

The Principal also regularly meets the Heads of Departments and takes

feedback on the teaching-learning progress of each department.

Besides, the College Grievance Redressal Mechanism also takes care of

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2.4 TEACHER QUALITY

2.4.1 PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING DETAILS AND ELABORATE ON THE

STRATEGIES ADOPTED BY THE COLLEGE IN PLANNING AND

MANAGEMENT (RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION) OF ITS HUMAN

RESOURCE (QUALIFIED AND COMPETENT TEACHERS) TO MEET THE

CHANGING REQUIREMENTS OF THE CURRICULUM:

Highest

qualification

Professor Associate

Professor Assistant

Professor

Total Male Female Male Female Male Female

Permanentteachers

D.Sc./D.Litt.

Ph.D. 05 01 05 03 14

M.Phil. 02 04 06

PG (Only) 04 04 01 09 Temporaryteachers

Male Female

Ph.D. 02 02

M.Phil. 02 02 PG 16 04 20

Part-timeteachers

Male Female

Ph.D. 02 02

M.Phil. 02 01 03

PG 18 09 27

2.4.2 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTION COPE WITH THE GROWING DEMAND/

SCARCITY OF QUALIFIED SENIOR FACULTY TO TEACH NEW

PROGRAMMES/ MODERN AREAS (EMERGING AREAS) OF STUDY

BEING INTRODUCED (BIOTECHNOLOGY, IT, BIOINFORMATICS ETC.)?

PROVIDE DETAILS ON THE EFFORTS MADE BY THE INSTITUTION IN

THIS DIRECTION AND THE OUTCOME DURING THE LAST THREE

YEARS.


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2.4.3 PROVIDING DETAILS ON STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

DURING THE LAST FOUR YEARS ELABORATE ON THE STRATEGIES

ADOPTED BY THE INSTITUTION IN ENHANCING THE TEACHER

QUALITY.

A) NOMINATION TO STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

ACADEMIC STAFF DEVELOPMENT

PROGRAMMES

NUMBER OF FACULTY

NOMINATED

2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

REFRESHER COURSES 2 3 6 4

HRD PROGRAMMES - - 3 5

ORIENTATION PROGRAMMES 2 4 1 1

STAFF TRAINING CONDUCTED BY THE

UNIVERSITY 01 01 02 03

STAFF TRAINING CONDUCTED BY

OTHER INSTITUTIONS

SUMMER / WINTER SCHOOLS,

WORKSHOPS, ETC. 3 4 4 11

B) FACULTY TRAINING PROGRAMMES ORGANIZED BY THE INSTITUTION

TO EMPOWER AND ENABLE THE USE OF VARIOUS TOOLS AND

TECHNOLOGY FOR IMPROVED TEACHING-LEARNING

TEACHING LEARNING

METHODS/APPROACHES

By providing duty leave the college facilitate its

faculty members to participate in different OP/RC

and summer school programmes organized by

Academic Staff College of affiliating or other

Universities at regular intervals. The year wise

participation details is also enclosed (vide 2.4.3A).

HANDLING NEW

CURRICULUM The system has already been elaborated (vide 2.3.5)


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CONTENT/KNOWLEDGE

MANAGEMENT

The content of the syllabus is meaningfully and as far as practicable evenly distributed amongst all

faculty members for effective dissemination of

knowledge as well as timely completion of syllabus.

SELECTION,

DEVELOPMENT AND

USE OF ENRICHMENT

MATERIALS

The matter has already been elaborated in section

2.3.8. Still it will not be out of the place to note that

the college put in optimum effort for the

development and use of academic resources.

Regarding purchase it strictly follows government

guidelines.

ASSESSMENT

Theimpactoffacultyenrichmentisdirectlyfeltinimprov

edteachingandisunderthepurviewoftheHeadsofdepartm

ent. Still the college has its own mechanism of faculty

assessment through student feedback system. The

format of ―student feedback form‖ is enclosed at the

end of this SSR as Annexure.

CROSS CUTTING ISSUES Yet to be assessed in that manner

AUDIO VISUAL

AIDS/MULTIMEDIA Vide section 2.3.8

OER‘S NA

TEACHING LEARNING

MATERIAL

DEVELOPMENT,

SELECTION AND USE

Being resource person on its own capacity few

faculty members contribute to the development of

learning materials. Many are involved in different

selection processes as well

C) PERCENTAGE OF FACULTY

INVITED AS RESOURCE PERSONS IN

WORKSHOPS / SEMINARS /

CONFERENCES ORGANIZED BY

EXTERNAL PROFESSIONAL AGENCIES

05% (ca)

PARTICIPATED IN EXTERNAL

WORKSHOPS / SEMINARS

/CONFERENCES RECOGNIZED BY

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

PROFESSIONAL BODIES

60% (ca)


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PRESENTED PAPERS IN WORKSHOPS /

SEMINARS/CONFERENCES CONDUCTED

OR RECOGNIZED BY PROFESSIONAL

AGENCIES

50% (ca)

2.4.4 WHAT POLICIES/ SYSTEMS ARE IN PLACE TO RECHARGE TEACHERS?

(EG: PROVIDING RESEARCH GRANTS, STUDY LEAVE, SUPPORT FOR

RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS TEACHING EXPERIENCE

IN OTHER NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND SPECIALIZED

PROGRAMMES INDUSTRIAL ENGAGEMENT ETC.)

Study leaves are granted for research purpose. Laboratories are provided for

this. Research grants (either major or minor projects) are also provided .College

authority always tries to bust up teachers to attend different seminars,

publications etc.

2.4.5 GIVE THE NUMBER OF FACULTY WHO RECEIVED AWARDS /

RECOGNITION AT THE STATE, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL

LEVEL FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING DURING THE LAST FOUR

YEARS. ENUNCIATE HOW THE INSTITUTIONAL CULTURE AND

ENVIRONMENT CONTRIBUTED TO SUCH PERFORMANCE/

ACHIEVEMENT OF THE FACULTY.

Sl.

No.

Name of the

Faculty

Designation Name of the Award Year of

Award

1 Dr. Gouri Sankar

Banerjee

Principal Best Educationist

award

2015

2 Dr. Sobhan Mondal Asst. Prof. Inspired faculty

Award

2012

2.4.6 HAS THE INSTITUTION INTRODUCED EVALUATION OF TEACHERS BY

THE STUDENTS AND EXTERNAL PEERS? IF YES, HOW IS THE

EVALUATION USED FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF THE

TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS?

At present, we do not have any centrally instituted and formal mechanism for

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of various academic services. Given that students' feedback is an integral

element of effective teaching process, no teacher can do without it. For this, the

departments rely mainly on sincere one-to-one interactions with the

students.Emphasis is laid on selecting those appearing to have learning

problems from a close and constant observation. There are other indirect

mechanisms through which students voice similar feedbacks, e.g. through

occasional deputations to the college authority. Theyare also allowed to get

their opinions and indirect evaluations recorded through the grievance redressal

system.

There is no systematic mechanism to arrange teachers' evaluation by the

students' external peers also.

2.5 EVALUATION PROCESS AND REFORMS

2.5.1 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTION ENSURE THAT THE STAKEHOLDERS

OF THE INSTITUTION ESPECIALLY STUDENTS AND FACULTY ARE

AWARE OF THE EVALUATION PROCESSES?

Detailed information about the evaluation methods and the Examination

schedule is given in the Prospectus from the time of their admission in a

course and also in the Academic Calendar at the beginning of a session.

The evaluation methods are displayed in the departmental notice board for

.different subjects. Regular notification regarding examination is also a feature

of the teaching learning and evaluation process of the institution.

2.5.2 WHAT ARE THE MAJOR EVALUATION REFORMS OF THE

UNIVERSITY THAT THE INSTITUTION HAS ADOPTED AND WHAT ARE

THE REFORMS INITIATED BY THE INSTITUTION ON ITS OWN?

The College is affiliated to University of Burdwan and the examination

reforms under 1+1+1 system introduced by the university, syllabus

change/re-orientation are also applicable to the College. The examination

for each degree (Parts I, II & III) for 3-year degree course is now held after

completion of each year as Part I, Part II, and Part III Examination.


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The College, in itself, cannot actively implement any examination reforms

although inputs are given regularly to the University which in turn helps

the authorities to reshape the system.

2.5.3 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTION ENSURE EFFECTIVE

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EVALUATION REFORMS OF THE

UNIVERSITY AND THOSE INITIATED BY THE INSTITUTION ON ITS

OWN?

Detailed information about the evaluation methods and the Examination

schedule is given in the Academic Calendar at the beginning of a session.

Moreover Regular notification regarding examination is also a feature of the

teaching learning and evaluation process of the institution

2.5.4 PROVIDE DETAILS ON THE FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE

ASSESSMENT APPROACHES ADOPTED TO MEASURE STUDENT

ACHIEVEMENT. CITE A FEW EXAMPLES WHICH HAVE POSITIVELY

IMPACTED THE SYSTEM.

The following formative and summative evaluation approaches are adopted at

curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular front to measure student

achievement:

1. Curricular front:

Formative evaluation approaches

Special tests for advancement of slow learners are arranged.

Class Tests, Mid-term and Test Examinations are conducted.

Summative evaluation approaches

Assignment-based internal assessment is taken in some courses. University

Exams are conducted.

2. Co-curricular front (debates, elocution, quiz)/ Extra-curricular front

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Debates, Quiz, Singing, Dancing and Drawing contests are organized.

Students selected are trained.


Trained students appear in competitions at district, state and national levels.

3. Extra-curricular front (Sports level)


Sports Trials are conducted.

Students selected in Sports Trials are trained.


Students trained appear in competitions at district, state and national levels

2.5.5 DETAIL ON THE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS MADE IN ENSURING

RIGOR AND TRANSPARENCY IN THE INTERNAL ASSESSMENT DURING

THE LAST FOUR YEARS AND WEIGHTAGES ASSIGNED FOR THE

OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS (WEIGHTAGE FOR

BEHAVIORAL ASPECTS, INDEPENDENT LEARNING, COMMUNICATION

SKILLS ETC.

Monitoring of the progress of the Students is done by:

The institution monitors the progress and performance of students throughout

the duration of the course/programme through classroom lectures and internal

(Class tests, Unit testsand Test examinations) assessment method.

Attendance of Students: Strict vigilance on attendance is kept, attendance

registers are checked, and students who are falling short in attendance are

notified.

The progress of the students is communicated to the students and their

parents by:

Student – Teachers Interaction in the class and outside the class take place.

The Examination and Result Sub-committee meets and reviews the

performance of students in Class Tests& University Examinations and

communicates the progress and performance of students throughout the


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duration of the course/programme through communication to students and

parents through correspondence.

2.5.6 WHAT ARE THE GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES SPECIFIED BY THE

COLLEGE/ AFFILIATING UNIVERSITY? HOW DOES THE COLLEGE

ENSURE THE ATTAINMENT OF THESE BY THE STUDENTS?

Results of class tests and Test Examination are regularly displayed in the

College notice board and also in the departmental notice board.

The students are addressed individually regarding their performance in

internal examinations of the College.

The answer scripts are shown to the students to let them see their drawbacks

and mistakes and suggestions are given to improve their performance.

2.5.7 WHAT ARE THE MECHANISMS FOR REDRESSAL OF GRIEVANCES

WITH REFERENCE TO EVALUATION BOTH AT THE COLLEGE AND

UNIVERSITY LEVEL?

Yes, the institution and individual teachers use the following assessment /

evaluation as an indicator for evaluating student performance, achievement of

learning objectives and planning: Marks in internal exams

Classroom performance

Behavioral aspects

Communication skills

Activities and performance in NSS, Sports and

Cultural activities

Certificate & cash/book/kind reward received by students for good

performance


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2.6. STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

2.6.1 DOES THE COLLEGE HAVE CLEARLY STATED LEARNING

OUTCOMES? IF „YES‟ GIVE DETAILS ON HOW THE STUDENTS AND

STAFF ARE MADE AWARE OF THESE?

Yes. There is a Career Counselling Cell which conducts workshops in

collaboration with Companies and Organizations so that students and staff are

made aware of performance and learning outcomes. Recently many students

have got selected by TCS (List enclosed at the end of this SSR as Annexure).

A MOU also exists between EIILM and the college for effective final

evaluation of teaching outcome through interactive sessions and campusing

programmes.

2.6.2 ENUMERATE ON HOW THE INSTITUTION MONITORS AND

COMMUNICATES THE PROGRESS AND PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS

THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE COURSE/PROGRAMME? PROVIDE

AN ANALYSIS OF THE STUDENTS RESULTS /ACHIEVEMENTS

(PROGRAMME/ COURSE WISE FOR LAST FOUR YEARS) AND EXPLAIN

THE DIFFERENCES IF ANY AND PATTERNS OF ACHIEVEMENT

ACROSS THE PROGRAMMES /COURSES OFFERED.

Through organizing UGC sponsored National and State Level workshops/

seminars/ Lecture programmes the students are constantly appraised of the

latest opportunities of Higher Education, research and professional

opportunities in each individual subjects.

The teaching, learning and assessment strategies of the institution are

structured to facilitate the achievement of the intended learning outcomes

through:

Well-equipped laboratories

Well-equipped library Spacious

Well-ventilated classrooms

Audio-visual teaching aids

Class tests, written assignments, unit tests

Test Examinations


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Program-wise Analysis of students‟ results:

Program-wise record of students‘ performances over the years, show that students of

arts faculty generally performed better than other disciplines in terms of pass

percentages. The other two disciplines experienced considerable fluctuations over this

short time-span. Significant improvement was registered by the students of

Accountancy (Honours).

Chart 2.6.2.A. Students‟ Pass Performance across Programs (Honours)

Chart 2.6.2.B. Students‟ Pass Performance across Programs (General)

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For the session 2010-11, there was no student enrolled with the B.Sc. (General)

course. For the rest of the years there was some degree of improvement in pass

performance. There was lesser fluctuation in the pass percentages among the general

course students than among the honours students.

There was some progress in terms of honours students obtaining first class. Number

of students securing first division was very low in this period.

Table 2.6.2 A. Session-wise Comparison of Students obtaining 1st Class (Hons.)

Academic Session Students with 1

st Division (%)

B.A. B Com. B. Sc.

2010-11 4.42 0.00 18.42

2011-12 4.66 0.00 22.58

2012-13 4.22 20.69 24.62

2013-14 5.65 20.00 31.67

2014-15 6.54 22.22 22.22

2.6.3 HOW ARE THE TEACHING, LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES

OF THE INSTITUTION STRUCTURED TO FACILITATE THE

ACHIEVEMENT OF THE INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES?

Separate Computer Laboratory for Computer-based learning in Physics,

Mathematics and Commerce Departments.

The College laboratories and libraries help the students inculcate innovation

by allowing them to explore and experiment innovatively

The College magazines provide them platform to give expression to their

innovative and creative flight.

The College organizes industrial visits and interactive talks delivered by

industrial executives to instill entrepreneurship amongst students.

The College NSS Wings regularly organize programmes to enhance the

social relevance of the courses.

Organizing seminars, project work and counseling on curriculum and

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2.6.4 WHAT ARE THE MEASURES/INITIATIVES TAKEN UP BY THE

INSTITUTION TO ENHANCE THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC

RELEVANCE (STUDENT PLACEMENTS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP,

INNOVATION AND RESEARCH APTITUDE DEVELOPED AMONG

STUDENTS ETC.) OF THE COURSES OFFERED?

Industry-Institute Interaction

TCS and Syamsundar college collaboration for campusing

PNB and SBI regularly sponsor some prizes and events during annual

programme of students.

2.6.5 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTION COLLECT AND ANALYZE DATA ON

STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND LEARNING OUTCOMES AND USE IT

FOR PLANNING AND OVERCOMING BARRIERS OF LEARNING?

Subject wise analysis of results and mark lists showing comparative

performance of students in internal assessments/examinations are prepared.

This data helps in understanding the areas of academic weaknesses of the

student.

This is followed by counselling the students to seek improvement.

Overall results help in making efforts to make the teaching methods more

learner-oriented.

2.6.6 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTION MONITOR AND ENSURE THE

ACHIEVEMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOMES?

Effective implementation of the curriculum prescribed by BU, Burdwan.

Specific mechanism (Academic calendar, teaching plan, and academic audit)

followed for monitoring the curriculum implementation and evaluation system

(Schedule for examinations)


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2.6.7 DOES THE INSTITUTION AND INDIVIDUAL TEACHERS USE

ASSESSMENT/ EVALUATION OUTCOMES AS AN INDICATOR FOR

EVALUATING STUDENT PERFORMANCE, ACHIEVEMENT OF

LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND PLANNING? IF „YES‟ PROVIDE DETAILS

ON THE PROCESS AND CITE A FEW EXAMPLES.

ANY OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION REGARDING TEACHING-

LEARNING AND EVALUATION WHICH THE COLLEGE WOULD

LIKE TO INCLUDE.

Yes, teachers use assessment/ evaluation outcomes as an indicator for evaluating

student performance, achievement of learning objectives and planning.

Monitoring the students‘ progress is an integral part of the functioning of the

college. Students are evaluated based on their assignments, orals, presentations,

role playing, laboratory and field work. All these form part of their continuous

assessment. Their performance is assessed and feedback is communicated to the

students immediately. Subject wise analysis of results and mark lists showing

comparative

performance of students in internal assessment examinations are prepared. This

data helps in understanding academic weaknesses of the student. The student is

counseled to seek improvement. The interpretation of the entire process is used

to make the teaching methods more learner oriented


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CRITERION III

RESEARCH, CONSULTANCY AND EXTENSION

3.1 PROMOTION OF RESEARCH

3.1.1 DOES THE INSTITUTION HAVE RECOGNIZED RESEARCH CENTER/S

OF THE AFFILIATING UNIVERSITY OR ANY OTHER AGENCY /

ORGANIZATION?

No, the College does not have any recognized research centre. Though few

faculty members act as research guides in collaboration with other educational

institute.

3.1.2 DOES THE INSTITUTION HAVE A RESEARCH COMMITTEE TO

MONITOR AND ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF RESEARCH? IF SO, WHAT IS

ITS COMPOSITION? MENTION A FEW RECOMMENDATIONS MADE

BY THE COMMITTEE FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND THEIR IMPACT.

Yes, there is a Research Sub-Committee in the College, comprising of

following members:

1) Dr. GouriSankar Banerjee, Principal, Convenor

2) Bursar

3) Convenor, Finance Committee

4) IQAC Coordinator

5) Accountant

6) All Major and Minor Research Project Holders

The Research Sub-Committee of the College facilitates and monitors research

activities of the College. The committee holds meetings in order to discuss

various plans to promote research and motivate the faculty for academic

advancement. The committee keeps track of the schemes of UGC & other

funding bodies like DST, CSIR etc. and encourages to pply for research

projects.


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Particular recommendations made by the committee&Initiatives:

Recommendations Impact of the recommendations

Encouraging application for

research grants from different

sponsoring agencies (e.g. UGC,

CSIR, DST & so on) & helping to

carry out research whenever

possible

Received funds from UGC for running 4

Minor Research Projects.

Creating a conducive ambience

for research & provision of

minimum research infrastructure

as per feasibility

The college authority has provided

computer and internet facilities for all

departments. Purchased books and

journals according to the needs of the

faculty. The college authority has

permitted purchasing some instruments

other than the syllabus for research

purpose for few departments. The

authority has also permitted use of

laboratories for research purpose.

Encouraging enrolment of staff

members for regular research

programs(both on full-time/part-

time basis) & granting of study

leaves whenever permissible

At present 5 faculty members are enrolled

in different universities of the state for

theirPh. D works. Nine Faculty Members

have been awarded Ph. D Degree by

different Universities during the last eight

years.

In last four years one faculty member has

availed 2 years UGC-FDP leave to

complete her Ph.D. work. Teachers

pursuing part-time research have also got

leave for completing mandatory course

work.

Facilitating regular participation

in a wide range of short-term

courses to expose them to frontier

developments in their respective

disciplines

List of participants in short-term courses

in various universities is given at the

scheduled section of the report

Motivates research publications in

peer-reviewed journals& books

from reputed publishing houses

Faculty members have published articles

in different journals and books. Details

are given in respective departmental

profile.


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Organizing seminars, workshops

and conferences & inviting

eminent research scholars

Received funds from UGC in XIth

plan to

organize 3 national level seminars (2

national level seminars have already been

held) and college organized another 11

seminars at various levels from college

funds.

Encouraging supervisory works in

research

2 Faculty members are supervising Ph. D

Students.

Emphasizing greater degree of

inter-disciplinary research

An inter-disciplinary research

forumSRISTI – the Society for Research

in Inter-disciplinary Social Thought and

Initiatives - comprising the social science

departments was founded in August

2012. It regularly meets to discuss current

research works of the members

3.1.3 WHAT ARE THE MEASURES TAKEN BY THE INSTITUTION TO

FACILITATE SMOOTH PROGRESS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF

RESEARCH SCHEMES/ PROJECTS?

Autonomy to the principal

investigator

The institution confers full autonomy to the

principal investigator subject to the

guidelines of the sponsoring agency to

facilitate smooth progress and

implementation of research

schemes/projects.

Timely availability or release of

resources

The Institution does the needful to ensure

timely availability or release of resources.

Adequate infrastructure and

human resources

The college authority

Provided space in few departments to carry out minor research projects

Upgraded the laboratory facilities as

per the requirements and conditions

of the schemes

Provided computer and internet facilities at required places &

Purchased books and journals within the conditionality‘s of the project

Time-off, reduced teaching load,

special leave etc. to teachers

Due to shortage of staff almost in every

department, the institution cannot afford to

reduce teaching load. Special leaves are

granted whenever necessary& permissible.

Support in terms of technology Internet, LAN and journal and e-journal


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and information needs subscription is made available to all staff members by the institution.

Facilitate timely auditing and

submission of utilization

certificate to the funding

authorities

The institution monitors and facilitates

timely auditing and submission of

Utilization Certificate to the funding

authorities.

Any other The institution encourages and extends

maximumpossible help to promote smooth

undertaking of research projects through

the institution.

3.1.4 WHAT ARE THE EFFORTS MADE BY THE INSTITUTION IN

DEVELOPING SCIENTIFIC TEMPER AND RESEARCH CULTURE AND

APTITUDE AMONG STUDENTS?

As an undergraduate college, the institution has no formal mechanismfor

supporting direct research work by students. For laboratory-based subjects there

is some scope of developing research skills and scientific temper within

syllabus. Following are the particular programs to develop research capability

among these students:

Projects (Environmental Science, Physics, and Zoology)

Field Survey (Botany, Environmental Science, Geography)

Participation in science fairs and exhibitions (e.g. designing innovative

models)

Publication of writings in departmental wall-magazines with some original

thinking

There is little scope however, within syllabus - for encouraging research

aptitude among students of non-laboratory subjects. They are motivated in

various ways towards research activity through the following ways:

Departmental tours to relevant sites to incite imaginative ideas

Holding departmental seminars & informal classroom discussions on

variegated topics

Organizing departmental exhibitions & publication indepartmental as well as

general students' magazines offering a glimpse of how to problematize an

issue and present a topic or idea through concrete structure


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3.1. 5 GIVE DETAILS OF THE FACULTY INVOLVEMENT IN ACTIVE

RESEARCH (GUIDING STUDENT RESEARCH, LEADING RESEARCH

PROJECTS, ENGAGED IN INDIVIDUAL/COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH

ACTIVITY, ETC.)

Dr. JagannathHati, Associate Professor, Department of Commerce, is

acting as the supervisor of Ph.D. scholars.

Dr. ShovanMondal, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry,

undertook a Major Research Project entitled ―Synthesis of bio-active

heterocycles‖ and got financial assistance of Rs 35 lakhs from DST (2012 -

2017). He is also supervising Ph.D. scholars in collaboration with Visva-

Bharati University.

Following faculty members are registered with different universities for Ph.D.

work and are at different stages of completing their doctoral works

Prof. SarmishthaSen, Department of Economics

Prof. Achintya Roy, Department of Mathematics,

Prof. Dhirendranath Mahata, Department of Commerce

Prof. Maitri Pandit, Department of Political Science

Prof. Bidisha Bhattacharyya (nee) Ghosh, Department of Zoology

Prof. Prakash Chandra Ray, Department of Geography

Prof. Sharmistha Das, Department of English

Prof. Abid Hasan, Department of Bengali

Prof. SouravSar, Department of Mathematics


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3.1.6 GIVE DETAILS OF WORKSHOPS/ TRAINING PROGRAMMES/

SENSITIZATION PROGRAMMES CONDUCTED/ORGANIZED BY THE

INSTITUTION WITH FOCUS ON CAPACITY BUILDING IN TERMS OF

RESEARCH AND IMBIBING RESEARCH CULTURE AMONG THE STAFF

AND STUDENTS.

Sl.

No.

Title of Seminar/

Workshop/Conferen

ce

Organizing

Unit Focus Date Venue

Sponsoring

Authority

1. "An Academic Visit

to MIT, Penang,

Malayasia: A Power-

point Presentation"

College Interdisci

plinary 14-03-2012 College College

2. "Recent Trends in

Historical Studies" College

Interdisci

plinary 11.09.2012 College College

3. "Attending 2nd esd

International

Conference at Paris,

2013: A Power-point

Presentation"

College Interdisci


4. "Towards Freedom:

Remembering

MaulanaAbulKalam

Azad"

College Interdisci


5. Departmental

Seminar/power-point

presentation on

―Italian Renaissance‖

Department

of History History 08-08-2013 College College

6. "Celebration of

Sardar Patel's Birth

Anniversary"

College Interdisci


7.

UGC-Sponsored 2-

Day National

Seminar on "Global

Terrorism and

Endangered Human

Civilization"

Dept of

History and

Dept of

Political

Science in

association

with

JamalpurMa

havidyalaya

Interdisci

plinary

06-02-2015

&

07-02-2015

College UGC

8. "Contemporary

Environmental and

Social Issues: A

Geographical

Perspective"

Department

of

Geography

Geograph

y with an

Interdisci

plinary

Thrust

28-09-2015 College College

9. "Recent Advances in

Polymer Chemistry"

Department

of

Chemistry

Chemistry 29-09-2015 College College

10. ―Women in 20th

Department Departme 08-12-2015 College College


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Sl.

No.

Title of Seminar/

Workshop/Conferen

ce

Organizing

Unit Focus Date Venue

Sponsoring

Authority

Century Bengali

Literature‖

of Bengali nt of

Bengali

11. UGC-Sponsored 2-

Day National

Seminar on

―SrinivasaRamanujan

: the Great Inspirer of

Learning

Mathematics‖

Department

of

Mathematic

s

Mathemat

ics

22-12-2015

&

23-12-2015

College UGC

3.1.7 PROVIDE DETAILS OF PRIORITIZED RESEARCH AREAS AND THE

EXPERTISE AVAILABLE WITH THE INSTITUTION.

Priority areas for research

Priority areas of Research among the Arts Faculty members are Women‘s

Studies, Philosophy, Ethics and Religious Studies, Ancient & Cultural

History, Indian Economic Issues, Environmental Economics, Post-Colonial

English Literature, Indian Drama, Drama in English Literature, Bengali

Literature.

Priority areas of Research among the Science Faculty members are Green

Chemistry, Synthetic organic chemistry, Organometallic chemistry, Nuclear

Physics, Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics, Water Treatment,

Taxonomy of Animals, Taxonomy of Plants, Entomology, Histology, Cell and

Molecular Biology.

Priority areas of Research among the Commerce Faculty members are

Intellectual Property Rights, Development and Commerce, & Banking and

Finance.


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3.1.8 ENUMERATE THE EFFORTS OF THE INSTITUTION IN ATTRACTING

RESEARCHERS OF EMINENCE TO VISIT THE CAMPUS AND INTERACT

WITH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS?

The Institution regularly organizes seminars and workshops in order to rope in

researchers of eminence to visit the campus and interact with teachers and

students.

Sl. No. Name Department/Designation

1 Dr. Anis Chatterjee Geography/Ex-DPI

2 Dr. Pallabi Sil Asst. Prof. of Geography

3 Dr. J. P. Keshri H.O.D.- Botany-BU

4 Dr. D. N. Palit Officer in Charge-Durgapur Govt. Col.

5 Dr. S. K.Mukherjee H.O.D.- Microbiology-BU

6 Dr. Manas Banerjee Ex-HOD-Chemistry-BU

7 Dr. B. K. Ghosh Ex-HOD-Chemistry-BU

8 Dr. Pranesh Chowdhury Ex-HOD-Chemistry-VU

9 Prof. U. Dutta Commerce/WB State Univ.

10 Dr. A. Ghosh Envs./BU

11 Prof. C. Palit History/JU

12 Prof. G. Basu Pol. Science/JU

13 Prof. R. Munshi Mathematics/TIFR-Mumbai

14 Dr. S. Ganguli Mathematics/ISI-Kolkata

15 Dr. S. Mondal Philosophy/JU

16 Dr. D. P. Duari Physics/Ex-Director, Birla Planetarium

17 Dr. B.C. Sarkar Ex-HOD-Physics-BU

18 Dr. S. K. Sarkar History/VC-BU

19 Dr. D. Nandi Sanskrit/Kanchrapara col.

20 Dr. B. N. Bhattacherjee Sanskrit/BU

21 Dr. P. S. Roy Zoology/DBNDS col.

22 Dr. J. Chatterjee Zoology/S.C. College

23 Prof Soma Banerjee Zoology/Burdwan Raj Col.

24 Dr. Utsa Patnaik Economics/JNU


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Sl. No. Name Department/Designation

25 Dr. S. Dasgupta Economics/CU

3.1.9 WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE FACULTY HAS UTILIZED SABBATICAL

LEAVE FOR RESEARCH ACTIVITIES? HOW HAS THE PROVISION

CONTRIBUTED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF RESEARCH AND

IMBIBE RESEARCH CULTURE ON THE CAMPUS?

There is no statutory provision for sabbatical leave for the college teachers in

BU.

3.1.10 PROVIDE DETAILS OF THE INITIATIVES TAKEN UP BY THE

INSTITUTION IN CREATING AWARENESS/ADVOCATING/TRANSFER

OF RELATIVE FINDINGS OF RESEARCH OF THE INSTITUTION AND

ELSEWHERE TO STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY (LAB TO LAND)

Encouraging Publication by faculty in different International and National

refereed journals, books, articles in edited volumes, seminar proceedings

etc.

Undertaking Projects both by students and teachers by the department of

Zoology, Physics, Environmental Science, and Environmental Studies, as

included in the syllabi to create awareness and advocacy of relative

findings of research of the institution and elsewhere to students.

Attempt to apply the knowhow obtained in the laboratories of Chemistry

and Zoology for the purpose of free of cost water and soil testingbased on

demand from local community.

3.2 RESOURCE MOBILIZATION FOR RESEARCH

3.2.1 WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL BUDGET IS EARMARKED FOR

RESEARCH? GIVE DETAILS OF MAJOR HEADS OF EXPENDITURE,

FINANCIAL ALLOCATION AND ACTUAL UTILIZATION.

As has been mentioned above, the institution does not have any specific

research centre so there is no provision of budget allotment for research.


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3.2.2 IS THERE A PROVISION IN THE INSTITUTION TO PROVIDE SEED

MONEY TO THE FACULTY FOR RESEARCH? IF SO, SPECIFY THE

AMOUNT DISBURSED AND THE PERCENTAGE OF THE FACULTY

THAT HAS AVAILED THE FACILITY IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS?

There is no provision in the institution to provide seed money to the faculty for

research.

3.2.3 WHAT ARE THE FINANCIAL PROVISIONS MADE AVAILABLE TO

SUPPORT STUDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS BY STUDENTS?

There is no provision in the institute to provide financial help to support

research projects by students.

3.2.4 HOW DOES THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS/UNITS/STAFF OF THE

INSTITUTE INTERACT IN UNDERTAKING INTER-DISCIPLINARY

RESEARCH? CITE EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSFUL ENDEAVORS AND

CHALLENGES FACED IN ORGANIZING INTERDISCIPLINARY

RESEARCH.

a. Teachers of every academic department attend seminars organized by other

departments in the college and in the process are exposed to ideas and latest

developments in other disciplines. The close proximity of the departments

allows close interaction among the faculty members interested in acquiring

specialized knowledge of the other subjects in her or his interdisciplinary

work.

b. In addition, faculty members take part in workshops/discussions with an

interdisciplinary thrust organized by the College specifically to promote

greater interaction between the departments. Following are examples of two

such discussions on literature:


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Sl.

No.

Interdisciplinary

Discussions

Organizing

Unit

Date Venue Sponsoring

Authority

1. "Celebration of

22nd

Shraban" -

Celebration of

Tagore's Death

Aniversary

College 09-08-

2011

College College

2. "Smarane-Barane

Rabindranath" - -

Celebration of

Tagore's Birth

Aniversary

College 05-05-

2012

College College

Academic departments have increasingly adapted to the emerging overall

trend of pursuing multi- or interdisciplinary research by organizing

collaborative seminars. Two or more departments of the college invite eminent

speakers in respective subjects, and original papers from fellow teachers of

related disciplines from other institutions, generally on topics in the areas of

their overlapping interests and concerns.

Faculty members (both full-time and part-time) of the social science

departments collaborated to form an inter-disciplinary research body named

SRISTI (Society for Research in Inter-disciplinary Social Thought and

Initiatives). Notwithstanding the uncertainties associated with adhering to pre-

fixed schedules for collective work alongside regular academic assignments of

the college, the society has managed to hold more or less regular discussions.

At least one researcher member apprises others about their current research

interests and activities, shares findings from specific research exercises and

seeks opinion especially from the perspective of a related discipline of social

science. The research-body, with prudent support from the college authority,

plans to conduct insightful seminars and to develop its activities into a full-

fledged journal of inter-disciplinary works.


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3.2.5 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTION ENSURE OPTIMAL USE OF VARIOUS

EQUIPMENT AND RESEARCH FACILITIES OF THE INSTITUTION BY

ITS STAFF AND STUDENTS?

The institution ensures optimal use of various equipment and research

facilities of the institution by its staff and students through the following:

Identifying the optimum provision of necessary resources and ensuring

easy and uninterrupted access through as near realization of the optimal

scale as possible

Holding of classes in two sessions - morning and day - to economize use

of building and other necessary educational resources

Optimal grouping of students for effective acquiring of skills as required

for operating various sophisticated equipments e.g. spectrophotometer,

colorimeter, PH-meter, micro centrifuge, binocular & tri-nocular

microscopes, electronic balance etc.

Sharing of equipments - especially the expensive ones, amongst

departments under faculty of science (viz. Physics, Chemistry, Botany and

Zoology, Mathematics, Environmental Science, and Geography) and of

other resources/aids of teaching-learning among all academic departments;

A well-planned time-schedule for all departments to ensure (i) full

utilization of the equipment without wastage of time & (ii) effective

transmission of technical skills

Providing Internet with Wi-Fi facility to teachers and students to enable

simultaneous use and to save the additional unit cost

3.2.6 HAS THE INSTITUTION RECEIVED ANY SPECIAL GRANTS OR

FINANCES FROM THE INDUSTRY OR OTHER BENEFICIARY AGENCY

FOR DEVELOPING RESEARCH FACILITY? IF „YES‟ GIVE DETAILS.

The institution has not received any special grants or finances from the

industry or any other beneficiary agency for developing research facility.


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3.2.7 ENUMERATE THE SUPPORT PROVIDED TO THE FACULTY IN

SECURING RESEARCH FUNDS FROM VARIOUS FUNDING AGENCIES,

INDUSTRY AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. PROVIDE DETAILS OF

ONGOING AND COMPLETED PROJECTS AND GRANTS RECEIVED

DURING THE LAST FOUR YEARS.

The college informs the faculty time to time on the availability of research

funds from different apex agencies granting major and minor research

projects. The college authority encourages individual teachers or faculty-

members in group to apply for the same and forwards the applications when

found suitable. For approved research projects the institution fulfils its

responsibilities in all financial aspects including provision of audit service.

Nature of

the

project

Duration

year

from to

Title of the

project

Name of

the

funding

agency

Total grant Total

grant

received

till date

Sanctioned

Received

Minor

projects

2009-

2011

Cyanobacterial

diversity of

industrial belt of

burdwan district

UGC 88,000./

-

88,000.

/-

88,000./

-

Minor

projects

2013-15 Study of

Monomial

Curves

UGC 162000 137000 137000

Major

projects

2012-17 Synthesis of

bio-active

heterocycles

DST 35

Lakhs

21

Lakhs

21

Lakhs

Interdiscip

linary

projects

------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------

Industry

sponsored

------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------

Students‘

research

projects

------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------

Any

other(spec

ify)

------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------


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3.3 RESEARCH FACILITIES

3.3.1 WHAT ARE THE RESEARCH FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO THE

STUDENTS AND RESEARCH SCHOLARS WITHIN THE CAMPUS?

The following research facilities are available for active research work within

the college campus:

Various labs such as Physics, Chemistry, Botany & Zoology with latest

equipments

Central computing facility

Internet Connections with Wi-Fi facility

General/Departmental Library

Use of LCD, printers, scanners, and Internet facilities and other

equipments by departments on sharing basis

Procurement of Research Oriented Journals & E-Journals

3.3.2 WHAT ARE THE INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR PLANNING,

UPGRADING AND CREATING INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES TO

MEET THE NEEDS OF RESEARCHERS ESPECIALLY IN THE NEW AND

EMERGING AREAS OF RESEARCH?

The College has set up Research Sub-committee to chalk out institutional

strategies for planning, upgrading and creating infrastructural facilities to meet

the needs of researchers. It has stipulated the following strategies:

Keeping track of the various research projects funded by UGC, DST etc.

Updating the teachers regarding the various fellowships and facilitate in

applying for the same

Monitoring that infrastructural facilities be provided in the College

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3.3.3 HAS THE INSTITUTION RECEIVED ANY SPECIAL GRANTS OR

FINANCES FROM THE INDUSTRY OR OTHER BENEFICIARY AGENCY

FOR DEVELOPING RESEARCH FACILITIES? IF „YES‟, WHAT ARE THE

INSTRUMENTS/ FACILITIES CREATED DURING THE LAST FOUR

YEARS.

No, the institution has not received any special grants or finances from the

industry or other beneficiary agency for developing research facilities.

3.3.4 WHAT ARE THE RESEARCH FACILITIES MADE AVAILABLE TO THE

STUDENTS AND RESEARCH SCHOLARS OUTSIDE THE CAMPUS /

OTHER RESEARCH LABORATORIES?

This is an Under Graduate College hence the Students‘ do not visit the campus

to avail research facilities outside the campus.

3.3.5 PROVIDE DETAILS ON THE LIBRARY/ INFORMATION RESOURCE

CENTER OR ANY OTHER FACILITIES AVAILABLE SPECIFICALLY FOR

THE RESEARCHERS?

The following facilities are available specifically for the researchers:

Internet facility

Central computing facility

Online Journals

Procurement of Research Oriented Journals

Various labs such as Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Environmental

Science& Zoology with Latest equipment

General/Departmental Library

Departments well-equipped with LCD, printers, scanners, and Internet

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3.3.6 WHAT ARE THE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH FACILITIES

DEVELOPED/ CREATED BY THE RESEARCH INSTITUTES IN THE

COLLEGE. FOR EX. LABORATORIES, LIBRARY, INSTRUMENTS,

COMPUTERS, NEW TECHNOLOGY ETC.

No, the College has no collaborator till now.

3.4 RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS AND AWARDS

3.4.1 HIGHLIGHT THE MAJOR RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE STAFF

AND STUDENTS IN TERMS OF

Patents obtained and filed (process and

product). No

Original research contributing to

product improvement No

Research studies or surveys benefiting

the community or improving the

services. No

Research inputs contributing to new

initiatives and social development. No

3.4.2 DOES THE INSTITUTE PUBLISH OR PARTNER IN PUBLICATION OF

RESEARCH JOURNAL(S)? IF „YES‟, INDICATE THE COMPOSITION OF

THE EDITORIAL BOARD, PUBLICATION POLICIES AND WHETHER

SUCH PUBLICATION IS LISTED IN ANY INTERNATIONAL DATA BASE?

No, the College does not publish or partner in publication of research journal

till date, but proposal is being taken up.

3.4.3 GIVE DETAILS OF PUBLICATIONS BY THE FACULTY AND STUDENTS:

Details of Publication Faculty wise is given in the respective departmental

profile but a summary of the same is provided underneath (as Annexure):


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3.4.4 PROVIDE DETAILS (IF ANY) OF

Research awards received by the

faculty

Dr. Shovan Mondal received ―Inspire

Faculty Award 2012‖ from DST, Govt.

of India.

Recognition received by the faculty

from reputed professional bodies and

agencies, nationally and internationally

The Principal of the Syamsundar

College, Dr. Gouri Sankar

Bandyopadhyay, received the ‗BEST

EDUCATIONIST AWARD‘ by

International Institute of Education &

Management, New Delhi on October 8,

2015.

Awarded honourary membership to

scientific committee of international esd

conference 2013-15.

Incentives given to faculty for receiving

state, national and international

recognitions for research contributions.

None

3.5 CONSULTANCY

3.5.1 GIVE DETAILS OF THE SYSTEMS AND STRATEGIES FOR

ESTABLISHING INSTITUTE-INDUSTRY INTERFACE?

The following systems and strategies are adopted for establishing institute-

industry interface:

Coaching sessions aimed at preparing the students for job market arranged by

the Career Counselling Cell up to April 2015 helped a number of students in

getting provisional recruitment in the Tata Consultancy Service (TCS). After

successful completion of the training period and screening tests a few of them

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A two-day workshop organized by the Career Counseling and Placement Cell

of the college in September 2015 culminated in expression of active interest

and an initiative by the Burdwan University Institute-Industry Partnership Cell

and Career Counselling Cell to arrange for a special recruitment campaign for

the students of the college. This marked the first active step toward developing

institute-industry interface on the part of the college. Twenty-four students

have been recruited in this special drive and are currently undergoing training

conducted by TCS. At the end of this training period they are to be placed in

different sister concerns of TCS

3.5.2 WHAT IS THE STATED POLICY OF THE INSTITUTION TO PROMOTE

CONSULTANCY? HOW IS THE AVAILABLE EXPERTISE ADVOCATED

AND PUBLICIZED?

The institution provides consultancy service to different NGOs and local

bodies and local farmers exclusively on need based and free of cost.

3.5.3 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTION ENCOURAGE THE STAFF TO UTILIZE

THEIR EXPERTISE AND AVAILABLE FACILITIES FOR CONSULTANCY

SERVICES?

Publicizing the expertise available for consultancy services through official

Website and Prospectus published annually

Approving Leave on Duty on such occasions to the concerned faculty

members for their contributions in consultancy services

3.5.4 LIST THE BROAD AREAS AND MAJOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES

PROVIDED BY THE INSTITUTION AND THE REVENUE GENERATED

DURING THE LAST FOUR YEARS.

Soil testing

Water analysis

Mushroom cultivation

Vermi-composting


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Above services are providedbased on need and free of cost. Therefore, there is

no question of revenue generation.

3.5.5 WHAT IS THE POLICY OF THE INSTITUTION IN SHARING THE

INCOME GENERATED THROUGH CONSULTANCY (STAFF INVOLVED:

INSTITUTION) AND ITS USE FOR INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT?

Consultancy is provided by the College faculty free of cost and no revenue is

generated from the same. So, there is no provision for using the fund

generated through consultancy in institutional development.

3.6 EXTENSION ACTIVITIES AND INSTITUTIONAL SOCIAL

RESPONSIBILITY (ISR)

3.6.1 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTION PROMOTE INSTITUTION-

NEIGHBOURHOOD- COMMUNITY NETWORK AND STUDENT

ENGAGEMENT, CONTRIBUTING TO GOOD CITIZENSHIP, SERVICE

ORIENTATION AND HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS?

The institution promotes institution-neighbourhood-community network and

student engagement in various ways.

ThreeneighboringVillages,Muktipur, Mirzapur andSaontalpara, have been

adopted by the NSS Units of the college

After the adoption of this area, the NSS Units of the College have bonded

with the villagers and given their best to uplift them socially as well as

educationally. Our students have been incessantly working on a wide-

ranging aspects e.g. creating hygienic awareness, making them

economically self sufficient, expanding areas under social forestry and so

on

Science Departments of the college use the technical knowledge from the

laboratory to the arena of practical problem-solving including soil-testing to

help better utilization of agricultural land, assess the safety and quality of

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Students' Union of the college invites schools in the vicinity to send their

students for participating in cultural competition and attending the

departmental exhibitions, annual sports and annual social function.

3.6.2 WHAT IS THE INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM TO TRACK STUDENTS‟

INVOLVEMENT IN VARIOUS SOCIAL MOVEMENTS / ACTIVITIES

WHICH PROMOTE CITIZENSHIP ROLES?

There are the following institutional mechanisms to track students‘

involvement in various social movements/activities, which promote

citizenship roles:

Through participation of general students in NSS and NCC

Extension activities carried out by the students of the NSS units ranging

from community services in the adjacent villages to participation in

Republic Day Parade and National Integration Camps

Participation and coming forward of students in (i) various on-campus

activities e.g. blood donation camps and (ii) off-campus activities especially

through constant monitoring of their participation and presence in different

training camps recommended by the college company of NCC

Monitoring by Women's Cell of students' social attitude and

behaviourtoward heterogeneous gender identity

Ensuring students' participation in the Youth Parliament and Quiz

Competition every year to track their behaviour as responsible citizenry

Passive yet close monitoring of various activities by the Students‘ Union

Paying attention to students' volunteering in diverse activities - both

college-level and departmental - where participation is optional (e.g.

departmental exhibitions, or college picnics)

3.6.3 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTION SOLICIT STAKEHOLDER PERCEPTION

ON THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY OF THE

INSTITUTION?


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The institution solicits stakeholder perception on the overall performance and

quality of the institution through feedbacks from students, Parents, and Alumni

The College seeks to assess students‘ perception through their feedback

every year

The College solicits Parents‘ perception through interaction with them in

the Parents-Teacher meeting

The College attempts to evaluate Alumni‘s perception through interaction

with them at Alumni Meets and especially through the representation of

the Alumni in IQAC meetings

3.6.4 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTION PLAN AND ORGANIZE ITS EXTENSION

AND OUTREACH PROGRAMMES? PROVIDING THE BUDGETARY

DETAILS FOR LAST FOUR YEARS, LIST THE MAJOR EXTENSION AND

OUTREACH PROGRAMMES AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE OVERALL

DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS.

The institution plans and organizes its extension and outreach programmes

through the annual operations of academic departments like Chemistry,

Zoology and of various other units of the college e.g. NSS, and NCC.

Academic departments, mainly engaged with curricular activities, do not make

prior plans. The faculty members of these departments are approached by local

community through proper channel. The departments then organize the

schedule of soil and water-tests as per the convenience of the parties involved

without compromising the routine schedules.

The units specializing in extension activities generally make an annual work

plan in advance and implement the plan in an organized manner.

Budgetary details of NSS Units of the College

Year Special camp

grant

Normal

grant

Total

Received

Total

Expenditure

2010-11 67500 67500 135000 135000

2011-12 Nil 66000 66000 66000

2012-13 Nil 66000 66000 66000

2013-14 22500 45000 66500 66500


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For last two years an amount of Rs 5.00/student/year is collected at the time of

admission. A part of this money is spent on different ceremonies observed by

the NCC company. The rest is saved as NCC fund for future use.

3.6.5 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTION PROMOTE THE PARTICIPATION OF

STUDENTS AND FACULTY IN EXTENSION ACTIVITIES INCLUDING

PARTICIPATION IN NSS, NCC, YRC AND OTHER NATIONAL/

INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES?

The college has three NSS unit (with 100 members in each):

1) NSS Unit I, Programme Officers: Prof. Dipak Hazra (From 1998-99

session-till date)

2) NSS Unit II, Programme Officers :Prof. Debika Hazra (From 1998-99

session-till) date)

3) NSS Unit III, Programme Officers: Prof. Nilanja Bandopadhay. (2008 - till

date)

3.6.6 GIVE DETAILS ON SOCIAL SURVEYS, RESEARCH OR EXTENSION

WORK (IF ANY) UNDERTAKEN BY THE COLLEGE TO ENSURE SOCIAL

JUSTICE AND EMPOWER STUDENTS FROM UNDER-PRIVILEGED AND

VULNERABLE SECTIONS OF SOCIETY?

The following activities are taken by the College to promote social justice and

empower students from under-privileged and vulnerable sections of society:

The NSS units of the College are making an active contribution to the uplift of

the underprivileged people of society in the adjacent including the adopted

onesthrough

Health camps for medical check-ups and creating hygienic awareness,

and Health Surveys

Blood Donation Camps

Initiatives to enhance communal harmony through arrangement of feasts,

football matches, tribal cultural activities and like involving people of

different communities


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Promoting self-employment and entrepreneurship through developing

necessary skills

Cleaning and environmental awareness programs including promoting

social forestry

3.6.7 REFLECTING ON OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THE

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED BY THE INSTITUTION,

COMMENT ON HOW THEY COMPLEMENT STUDENTS‟ ACADEMIC

LEARNING EXPERIENCE AND SPECIFY THE VALUES AND SKILLS

INCULCATED.

Objectives: The college encourages extension activities to promote social-

justice, social responsibilities and good citizenship amongst its

students.

Outcomes of the extension activities:

The local community benefitted immensely through the work put in by

our students. Regularinteractive programs with the people of the local

area by our College have indeed raised the quality of life of these people

Organizing free Medical Check-up Camps, providing free medicines and

vocational training workshops have brought about a noticeable difference

in the lives of the community

The Blood Donation Camps organized by the NSS Units, the NCC

company, the Students‘ Union and Staff form another significant

contribution to the community

Participation in Youth parliament and quiz Competition is expected to

have raised consciousness even among non-participants on political and

constitutional matters as well as on issues relevant in day-to-day

legislature

3.6.8 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTION ENSURE THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE

COMMUNITY IN ITS REACH OUT ACTIVITIES AND CONTRIBUTE TO

THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT? DETAIL ON THE INITIATIVES OF


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THE INSTITUTION THAT ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

IN ITS ACTIVITIES?

The institution involved the community in its extension activities

independently and also under direct supervision of the concerned government

officesand with occasional helps from the local bodies onthe issues of

importance to the local community development through the following

measures:

Promotion of National Integration, AIDS Awareness and Health Awareness

Camps by the NSS Units every year

Inviting the local villagers in various awareness-raising programs

Blood Donation Camp organized every year by the NSS Units, NCC

company, Staff and Students‘ Union of Syamsundar College

Regular activities by the Health Unit of the college

3.6.9 GIVE DETAILS ON THE CONSTRUCTIVE RELATIONSHIPS FORGED (IF

ANY) WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF THE LOCALITY FOR WORKING

ON VARIOUS OUTREACH AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES.

The following constructive relationships have been forged with other

institutions of the locality for working on various outreach and extension

activities:

Collaborating with the Burdwan Medical College, for organizing Blood

Donation Camp every year by the NSS Units, Staff and Students‘ Union

of Syamsundar College.

Forging a MOU with Shyamsundar Nursing Home for attending to

medical emergencies

Regular interactive relation with the local body of governance while

partnering in activities of local community development


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3.6.10 GIVE DETAILS OF AWARDS RECEIVED BY THE INSTITUTION FOR

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES AND/ CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE

SOCIAL/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DURING THE LAST FOUR

YEARS.

At university level and state level, the NSS unit received prestigious ranks

every year

The NCC unit also received awards by participating in different camps

organized outside the college

(Detailed list of achievements in both categories isprovided in respective section of

Criterion V)

3.7 COLLABORATION

3.7.1 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTION COLLABORATE AND INTERACT WITH

RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INSTITUTES AND INDUSTRY FOR

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. CITE EXAMPLES AND BENEFITS ACCRUED

OF THE INITIATIVES- COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH, STAFF

EXCHANGE, SHARING FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT, RESEARCH

SCHOLARSHIPS ETC.

No, the College did not collaborate yet with other institution or industry for

research purpose but at least MOU exists with the college with two other

collegesviz. MUC Womens‘ College Burdwan & Krisnagarh Girls‘ College

for faculty/student exchange as well as Library resource utilization for both

academic as well as research purposes.

3.7.2 PROVIDE DETAILS ON THE MOUS/COLLABORATIVE

ARRANGEMENTS (IF ANY) WITH INSTITUTIONS OF NATIONAL

IMPORTANCE/OTHER UNIVERSITIES/ INDUSTRIES/CORPORATE

(CORPORATE ENTITIES) ETC. AND HOW THEY HAVE CONTRIBUTED

TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INSTITUTION.

At present the college is running with four MOU in different sectors for the

benefit of different sections of its stakeholders as detailed below:


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Sl.

No.

Name of the

Organization/Institution with

whom the MOU exists

Nature of benefit

1 Shyamsundar Nursing Home Medical assistance

2 EIILM Placement and Training

3 MUC Womens‘ College Academic and research

4 KrishnagarhWomens‘ College Academic and research

3.7.3 GIVE DETAILS (IF ANY) ON THE INDUSTRY-INSTITUTION-

COMMUNITY INTERACTIONS THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE

ESTABLISHMENT / CREATION/UP-GRADATION OF ACADEMIC

FACILITIES, STUDENT AND STAFF SUPPORT, INFRASTRUCTURE

FACILITIES OF THE INSTITUTION VIZ. LABORATORIES / LIBRARY/

NEW TECHNOLOGY /PLACEMENT SERVICES ETC.

Employability Training Program offered by TATA CONSULTANCY

SERVICE (T.C.S) at Syamsundar College by the Career Counseling and

Placement Cell in collaboration with Burdwan University Industry-Institute

Collaboration and Employment Guidance Cell.

3.7.4 HIGHLIGHTING THE NAMES OF EMINENT SCIENTISTS /

PARTICIPANTS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENTS, PROVIDE

DETAILS OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

ORGANIZED BY THE COLLEGE DURING THE LAST FOUR YEARS.

The College used to organize many seminars/conferences at College level,

University level, State level, National Level and at least one International

Level. Many participants and resource persons have visited this organization

for the said purpose. The names of them are already been incorporated in point

No. 3.1.8.

3.7.5 HOW MANY OF THE LINKAGES/COLLABORATIONS HAVE ACTUALLY

RESULTED IN FORMAL MOU AND AGREEMENTS? LIST OUT THE

ACTIVITIES AND BENEFICIARIES AND CITE EXAMPLES (IF ANY) OF

THE ESTABLISHED LINKAGES THAT ENHANCED AND/OR

FACILITATED


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The only collaboration of the college that concluded in a formal MOU is with

Shyamasundar Nursing Home to take care of the ailing students especially in

case of emergency.

3.7.6 DETAIL ON THE SYSTEMIC EFFORTS OF THE INSTITUTION IN

PLANNING, ESTABLISHING AND IMPLEMENTING THE INITIATIVES

OF THE LINKAGES/ COLLABORATIONS.

Although all academic collaborations the faculty members enter in do benefit

the institution through free exchange of ideas and healthy practices, these are

ultimately of personalized nature. However, in the longer run some of these

bear the potential of being transformed in full-fledged institute-to-institute

collaborative network. The college authority facilitates these kinds of

interactions.

At the extra-curricular level, the college has recently achieved some

breakthrough by establishing regular correspondence with TCS through the

BurdwanUniversity approaching toward a full-fledged placement system. The

college Career Counseling and Placement Cell is continuously endeavoring to

develop further networks.

(List as outcome is enclosed as Annexure)

Any other relevant information regarding research, consultancy and extension

which the college would like to include.


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CRITERION IV

INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEARNING RESOURCES

4.1 PHYSICAL FACILITIES

4.1.1 WHAT IS THE POLICY OF THE INSTITUTION FOR CREATION AND

ENHANCEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT FACILITATE

EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING?

Creation and enhancement of infrastructural facilities for improvingthe

teaching-learning process, and extending maximum possible educational

amenities to its growing strength of learners is the primary objective of the

Institution. Any major infrastructural change is discussed both in the Teachers

Council and the UGC Planning Board, and finally in the Governing Body,

after considering the views and opinions of the concerned departments. For

this purpose, a master scheme has been set up with the following targets:

Creation of new space for laboratories and the Central Library

Organization and up-gradation of the existing paces, especially

unused classrooms and/or other buildings for newly needed

infrastructure towards both horizontal and vertical expansion

Renovation, up-gradation and Modernization of the existing

Laboratory spaces, class rooms and lecture halls with a view to

facilitating improved teaching-learning process.

Re arrangement and further modernization of the administrative

block for enhanced convenience and better performance

Generating upgraded and advanced sports facilities by creating

modernized field tracks, well-fostered playgrounds, and building up

infrastructure for Indoor games and trainings–most of which are on

the progress

Creating ICT enabled classrooms and more digitized Seminar

Rooms/Halls

The policy of the College is to provide its students and teachers rich

infrastructural facilities for the betterment of overall academic


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atmosphere. The following agencies are mainly responsible for funding

different projects:

University Grants Commission

State Govt. of West Bengal

M. P. Local Area Development Fund

M.L.A. Fund (Bidhayak Elaka Unnayan Prakalpa)

4.1.2 DETAIL THE FACILITIES AVAILABLE FOR

A) CURRICULAR AND CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES – CLASSROOMS,

TECHNOLOGY ENABLED LEARNING SPACES, SEMINAR HALLS,

TUTORIAL SPACES, LABORATORIES, BOTANICAL GARDEN, ANIMAL

HOUSE, SPECIALIZED FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR TEACHING,

LEARNING AND RESEARCH ETC.

The details is tabulated below:

Name of the facility Number Detailed infrastructural description

Number of Class rooms 28

21 class rooms are exclusively allotted

for Humanities section; 05 class rooms

are allotted for science streams and 02

class rooms are allocated for Commerce

streams.

Technology Enabled

Learning Space with

audio and LCD

projection system




system & LCD Projectors 02

Different seminars as well as regular


rooms.

Conference Rooms 01

Air conditioned, equipped with audio-



people.

Tutorial Space

Laboratories 16

Chemistry- 05; Mathematics – 01;


ENVS – 01; Geography – 01;

Commerce – 01; With adequate spaces


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Name of the facility Number Detailed infrastructural description

equipped with modern facilities for

performing different experiments within

the limit of syllabus.

Botanical Garden 01

One rare gymno-garden and another




Botany

Animal House NO

Specialized facility etc.

All laboratories and facilities are utilized

for Minor/Major projects by different

faculty members as well

B) EXTRA –CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES – SPORTS, OUTDOOR AND INDOOR

GAMES, GYMNASIUM, AUDITORIUM, NSS, NCC, CULTURAL

ACTIVITIES, PUBLIC SPEAKING, COMMUNICATION SKILLS

DEVELOPMENT, YOGA, HEALTH AND HYGIENE ETC.

Sports–Institution organizes annual sports regularly tentatively in the month of

January every year; College also has a sports committee headed by a teacher to

monitor the sports related matters.

Outdoor and indoor games–Football and Cricket, Volly-Ball; Kho-Kho, Atia-

Patia, Yoga team of the college regularly participate in the inter college

tournaments and also in the University tournaments. College also has the

places for indoor games like carom board, Table Tennis etc.

Gymnasium–College has a miniGym in college hostel, used regularly by

students and staffs.

Auditorium – An auditorium of 300 seats is under construction.

NSS – 3 Units; who conducts regular day camps as well special camps

throughout the year; and also has an adopted village.

NCC – 1 Unit; Performing and participating regularly in different institutional

as well as University level and State level activities while developing

necessary skills.


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Cultural activities – Intra College and inter school cultural competition

(‗Abahan‘) is regular phenomenon every year; Inter college competition and

participation of the college team in quiz, debate etc. Annual cultural program

such as fresher‟s welcome, cultural festivals and science fair are

regularlyorganizesbystudents union closely monitored by college

administration.

Communication skill development – Students are encouraged to participate in

such activities at regular intervals even classes are arranged regularly under

―Coaching for Entry in Services‖ scheme.

Yoga, health and hygiene–Health unit in the college.Weekly visit by renowned

doctors even few faculty.

4.1.3 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTION PLAN AND ENSURE THAT THE

AVAILABLE INFRASTRUCTURE IS IN LINE WITH ITS ACADEMIC

GROWTH AND IS OPTIMALLY UTILIZED? GIVE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES

OF THE FACILITIES DEVELOPED/AUGMENTED AND THE AMOUNT

SPENT DURING THE LAST FOUR YEARS (ENCLOSE THE MASTER PLAN

OF THE INSTITUTION / CAMPUS AND INDICATE THE EXISTING

PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE FUTURE PLANNED

EXPANSIONS IF ANY).

Master Plan: Enclosed in Annexure – I

Existing facilities: The institution caters to the growing number of students with

in limited infrastructure facilities. The college utilizes to the maximum the

space, building, time as well as financial and human resources for the furthering

of higher education in general and the curricular management in particular. The

following are some of the major instances:


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Number of Class rooms 28 21 class rooms are exclusively allotted

for Humanities section; 05 class rooms

are allotted for science streams and 02

class rooms are allocated for Commerce

streams.

Technology Enabled

Learning Space with audio

and LCD projection system




system & LCD Projectors

02 Different seminars as well as regular


rooms.

Conference Rooms 01 Air conditioned, equipped with audio-



people.

Tutorial Space

Laboratories 16 Chemistry- 05; Mathematics – 01;


ENVS – 01; Geography – 01;

Commerce – 01; With adequate spaces

equipped with modern facilities for

performing different experiments within

the limit of syllabus.

Botanical Garden 01 One rare gymno-garden and another




Botany

Animal House NO

Specialized facility etc. All laboratories and facilities are

utilized for Minor/Major projects by

different faculty members as well

The Central Library 01 Comprising of 3894.8 sf. Area and

collection of at least 38000 (ca) books.

Play Ground 03 One large ground – 1,18,900sq.ft.; Two

small ground – measuring 28,196 sq.ft.

(ca) each.

Shifts 02 Morning sift – 7.00am – 11.00 am


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Day sift – 10.15am – 5.00 pm

Hostel Accommodation 02 Women‘s Hostel – 17,608 sq.ft.; Boy‘s

Hostel – 1,13,600 sq.ft.

Central Canteen 01 With availability of adequate food

material sufficient to cater the need of

local students.

Future Extension plan:

Sl.

No.

Plan submitted/yet to be

submitted

Estimated cost Funding Agency

1 Modification of existing

Canteen

1,50,000/- College fund

2 Car/Motorcycle parking for

staffs

3,00,000/- College fund

3 Construction of new science

block

2,00,000,000/- Higher Education

Department, Govt.

of West Bengal

4 Installation of Solar Lighting Completed M.P. Lad

5 Installation of Rain water

Harvesting

Proposed PWD, Govt. of

W.B.

6 Installation of CCTV 1,50,000/- College fund

7 Construction of New Staff

quarter

UGC

4.1.4 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTION ENSURE THAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE

FACILITIES MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF STUDENTS WITH

PHYSICAL DISABILITIES?

The existing facilities are adequately sufficient to cater the need to serve

differently abled students. The specific level of facility to cater the need of

students of Physically disabled nature are yet to be installed due to financial

constraints.


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4.1.5 GIVE DETAILS ON THE RESIDENTIAL FACILITY AND VARIOUS

PROVISIONS AVAILABLE WITH IN THEM:

HOSTEL FACILITY –

ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE

02 (One Boy‘s Hostel & One

Women‘s Hostel); One Staff Quarter

measuring 23,795 sq.ft.; another

UGC Hostel measuring 28050 sq.ft is

also present with the college mainly

used to accommodate additional girls

students and staffs in specific

necessity on a temporary basis.

RECREATIONAL FACILITIES,

GYMNASIUM, YOGA CENTER,

ETC.

One Gymnasium in the Boy‘s Hostel;

One Yoga Center at Physical

Education Dept.

COMPUTER FACILITY

INCLUDING ACCESS TO

INTERNET IN HOSTEL

One Computer Center with at least

35 computers in the Hostel campus

with internet facility

FACILITIES FOR MEDICAL

EMERGENCIES

A ‗MOU‘ exists with the nearby

―Shyamsundar Nursing Home‖ for

medical emergencies.

LIBRARY FACILITY IN THE

HOSTELS

No separate library in hostel but

students can access Central Library

facility in college timing.

INTERNET AND WI-FI FACILITY Adequate arrangements have been

made to cater the need for Internet

facility to students and staffs. Details

can be obtained in other relevant

section of this report.

RECREATIONAL FACILITY-

COMMON ROOM WITH AUDIO-

VISUAL EQUIPMENTS

One Girls‘ common room measuring

390.5 sq.ft.; Boys‘ common room

with 659.4 sq.ft. with indoor game

facility.

AVAILABLE RESIDENTIAL

FACILITY FOR THE STAFF AND

OCCUPANCY CONSTANT SUPPLY

OF SAFE DRINKING WATER

The college accommodates it‘s staffs

according to requirements and

available space. The whole college

campus is fitted with Water

purification system for adequate

supply of safe drinking water.

SECURITY The gates are guarded by Gate-

keepers and the night guards are also

present in the college. The campus is


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totally surrounded by guard walls.

The installation of CCTV will

certainly boost the overall security of

the camps.

4.1.6 WHAT ARE THE PROVISIONS MADE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS AND

STAFF IN TERMS OF HEALTH CARE ON THE CAMPUS AND OFF THE

CAMPUS?

In the campus a health unit is present. Eminent doctors regularly visit the

unit. Students and staffs canaccess the unit without any fees.

The college has signed MOU with nearby ―Shyamsundar Nursing Home‖

for urgent medical attention and periodical health checkup either free of

cost or with very nominal charges in unavoidable circumstances. (the letter

of memorandum of understanding is herein enclosed at the end as

Annexure)

4.1.7 GIVE DETAILS OF THE COMMON FACILITIES AVAILABLE ON THE

CAMPUS–SPACES FOR SPECIAL UNITS LIKE IQAC, GRIEVANCE

REDRESSAL UNIT, WOMEN‟S CELL, COUNSELLING AND CAREER

GUIDANCE, PLACEMENT UNIT, HEALTH CENTRE, CANTEEN,

RECREATIONAL SPACES FOR STAFF AND STUDENTS, SAFE

DRINKING WATER FACILITY, AUDITORIUM, ETC.

SpecialUnits

Spaceavailable

Functioning

IQAC

Yes (01) Regularly,report has been

send on regular basis

GrievanceRedressal

Unit

Yes

Yes

Women‟s Cell

No

Yes

Counseling and

career

guidancecell

Yes

Counseling regularly held

Placement Unit

No

No

Health Centre

Yes

Yes

Canteen

Yes (01)

Separate for the staffs and

students

Recreational

space for staff and

students

Yes

Yes

Safe drinking water

facility

Yes

Yes

Auditorium

Yes

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4.2 LIBRARY AS A LEARNING RESOURCE

4.2.1 DOES THE LIBRARY HAVE AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE? SPECIFY THE

COMPOSITION OF SUCH A COMMITTEE. WHAT SIGNIFICANT

INITIATIVES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED BY THE COMMITTEE TO

RENDER THE LIBRARY, STUDENT/USER FRIENDLY?

The Library has an Advisory Committee which comprises of the Principal as

the Chairperson, the Librarian as the Convener, three faculty representatives

from all the three streams- science, arts and commerce, morning librarian, two

Non-teaching representatives and one student representative as a member. The

library committee has a pivotal role in library administration. Different

administrative decisions are taken by the library committee. It also monitors

the purchase of latest edition of books, distribution of funds, selection of

journals, framing and modification of library rules etc. The Librarian takes

care of preservation, accession and proper organize of the books. Students and

staff avail themselves of the benefits of free internet access, computerized

browsing and lending facility.

4.2.2 PROVIDE DETAILS OF THE FOLLOWING:

Total area of the library (in sq. Mts.) 3894.8 sf.

Total seating capacity 40

Working hours (on working days, on

holidays, before examination days,

during examination days, during

vacation)

On Week days: 8.00 a.m. to 5 p.m.

On, before and during examination

days: During examination time lending

services stop

During Vacation: 11a.m. to 4 p.m

Layout of the library (individual

reading carrels, lounge area for

browsing and relaxed reading, it zone

for accessing e-resources)

The library is situated at the 1st floor of

the Golden JubleeBhaban. Books are

well arranged and organized according

to Class No. Manuscript, Rare books

and Confined books are separated from

general stock.

Total floor comprises of:

New arrival and career counseling

display board

Display of pamphlets and


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catalogue board

Reference section and card issue

section

Reading place for students

Circulation section

Reading place for teachers

Technical Section

Stack Room

Urinal Place

4.2.3 HOW DOES THE LIBRARY ENSURE PURCHASE AND USE OF CURRENT

TITLES, PRINT AND E-JOURNALS AND OTHER READING MATERIALS?

SPECIFY THE AMOUNT SPENT ON PROCURING NEW BOOKS,

JOURNALS AND E-RESOURCES DURING THE LAST FOUR YEARS.

The library efforts to provide best books for the largest numbers at the least

cost. The purchase procedure is organized in such a manner that the reading

materials of maximum utility is acquired without any delay and at the

minimum cost

A budget is prepared and placed on the basis of recommendation of the list of

books on current titles and journals covering the current syllabi by the

respective departments. After getting approval and receipt of fund, books and

journals are procured under the supervision of the librarian. After acquisition,

accession and cataloguing the books are made available to the users.

Library

holdings

2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015

Numb

er

Total

cost

Number Total

cost

Numbe

r

Total

cost

Number Total

cost

Text books 6 2145 540 94944 08 2390 467 101855

Reference

books

86 20538 221 97393 0 x 114 97776

Journals/Perio

dicals

4 6000 4 4700 4 1230

0

4 3400

e-resources x NIL x NIL x NIL x NIL

CD x NIL 5 NIL x NIL 18 NIL

Pamphlets x NIL 9 NIL x NIL x NIL

Total books purchased in last four years: 1442 copies

** During this year INFLIBNET-NLIST membership has taken for e-resources


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4.2.4 PROVIDE DETAILS ON THE ICT AND OTHER TOOLS DEPLOYED

TO PROVIDE MAXIMUM ACCESS TO THE LIBRARY

COLLECTION?

The library is fully automated through KOHA : an open source software.

Books are catalogued under MARC-21 format. Circulation, report generation

and opac services are done under this system. Moreover library offers internet

facilities to its users. Recently, library has taken the N-LIST membership to

access e resources.

To provide maximum access to the library collection the following tools are

deployed:

Open access services

Reference services

Bibliographic services

Current awareness services

Reader‘s advisory services

Proper shelving of documents

Shelf rectification

Keep vigilance

Opac YES

Electronic resource management package for e-

journals INFLIBNET-NLIST Programme

Federated searching tools to search articles in

multiple databases No

Library website No separate website for Library

In-house/remote access to e-publications YES

Library automation KOHA: an open source software is

used for library automation. Users

can search and reserve their

demanded books, circulation, report

generation are done under this

system.

Total number of computers for public access 06

Total numbers of printers for public access 01

Internet band width/ speed 2mbps 10 mbps 1

gb 512 kbps

Institutional repository College published books; magazine,

conference proceedings and books

written by the teacher are collected


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and preserved by the library.

Content management system for e-learning NO

Participation in resource sharing

networks/consortia (like inflibnet) YES

4.2.5 PROVIDE DETAILS ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:

Average number of walk-ins 32 users per day

Average number of books

issued/returned

32 books per day

Ratio of library books to

students enrolled

13:1

Average number of books

added during last three years

@438 books p.a; i.e. 1314 total in last three years

Average number of login to

opac (opac)

25 users

Average number of login to e-

resources

10 per day

Average number of e-

resources downloaded/printed

5per day

Number of information

literacy trainings organized

Information Literacy training is provided to the new

comers at the time of enter into the library and issue of

books. It is done 1st one month regularly.

Details of ―weeding out‖ of

books and other materials

At present 4728 copies of books are withdrawal. A

separate withdrawal register is maintained.

1st phase: Weeding out was done for torn, mutilated

and obsolete books. The books which are damaged,

brittle condition and un refunded are recorded here.

These books are checked by the subject teachers and

approval of GB.

2nd phase: Higher Secondary books were donated to

schools as the course was withdrawn from college. The

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4.2.6 GIVE DETAILS OF THE SPECIALIZED SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE

LIBRARY

Manuscripts The library has valuable manuscripts.

It is preserved and organized with the

help of National Mission for

Manuscript. The classification and

cataloguing are under process. Our

future plan is to digitize the

manuscript for access.

Reference students, teachers and staff are

provided relevant materials on the

required topic

Reprography YES

Ill (inter library loan service) NO

Information deployment and notification

(information deployment and notification)

Rules and Regulations of the Library

has been display on the circulation

section and also to the College

website. Information regarding new

books arrival is given in the notice

board and Jackets of New books are

displayed. Register is maintained for

the defaulter students. Such students

are notified by sending reminder letter

to their home address.

Download YES

Printing YES

Reading list/ bibliography compilation YES

In-house/remote access to e-resources YES

User orientation and awareness Yes, Orientation Program for fresher‘s

at the time of first issue of books.

Assistance in searching databases Yes, service provided by the library

staff

Inflibnet/iuc facilities YES

4.2.7 ENUMERATE ON THE SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE LIBRARY STAFF

TO THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS OF THE COLLEGE.

The library staff members help the students and teachers in a number of ways:

How to use of catalogue and classification system is explained personally to

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Information of books regarding a particular topic is provided if asked for.

Complete silence is maintained in the library to make the environment user

friendly

Help in searching of documents

Maximum facilities are extended to students who are economically

challenged.

In special cases reference books are issued overnight to teachers as well as

students

Help the students and teachers to use the internet and also to access e

resources.

New arrival lists are displayed to draw attention of the library users

4.2.8 WHAT ARE THE SPECIAL FACILITIES OFFERED BY THE LIBRARY TO

THE VISUALLY/PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED PERSONS? GIVE

DETAILS.

Visually disabled/challenged students are allowed in the library with their

companion and are extended co-operation sympathetically in searching of

books. The physically challenged students are attended personally to meet

their demand.

4.2.9 DOES THE LIBRARY GET THE FEEDBACK FROM ITS USERS? IF YES,

HOW IS IT ANALYZED AND USED FOR IMPROVING THE LIBRARY

SERVICES. (WHAT STRATEGIES ARE DEPLOYED BY THE LIBRARY TO

COLLECT FEEDBACK FROM USERS? HOW IS THE FEEDBACK

ANALYZED AND USED FOR FURTHER IMPROVEMENT OF THE

LIBRARY SERVICES?)

The Library gets feedback from its users. Third year collegiate students give

their feedback form about library services in the prescribed proforma.

Moreover library staff gets feedback verbally from the students. It is then

analyzed by the library committee and decisions are taken to improve the

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4.3 IT INFRASTRUCTURE

4.3.1. GIVE DETAILS ON THE COMPUTING FACILITY AVAILABLE

(HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE) AT THE INSTITUTION.

Number of computers with configuration

(provide actual number with exact

configuration of each available system)

Vide the under-mentioned table*

Computer-student ratio 1:40

Stand alone facility NIL

Lan facility Available in Library

Wifi facility YES

Licensed software OS – 02; Anti-virus - All

Number of nodes/ computers with internet

facility

All – through WiFi connectivity

Any other

Departments No. of Computers

Configuration

Physics 1 Desktop,

1Laptop

System-Windows 7

Core2 duo, Ram 1 GB

Mathematics 10 Desktops (Lab), 1Laptop

Core2 duo

Chemistry 1 Desktop,

1Laptop

System-Windows 7

Core2 duo, Ram 1 GB

Geography 4 Desktops,

1Laptop

Core2 duo

Botany 2 Desktops,

1Laptop

System-Windows 7

Core2 duo, Ram 1 GB

Zoology 1 Desktop,

1 Laptop

System-Windows 7

Core2 duo, Ram 1 GB

Commerce 10 Desktops (Lab), 2 Laptops

Dual core

Computer Lab 25 Desktops 12 dual core, 3 P4


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4.3.2 DETAIL ON THE COMPUTER AND INTERNET FACILITY MADE

AVAILABLE TO THE FACULTY AND STUDENTS ON THE CAMPUS AND

OFF-CAMPUS?

Internet facility is available to the faculty and students with in the campus

during college hours.

4.3.3 WHAT ARE THE INSTITUTIONAL PLANS AND STRATEGIES FOR

DEPLOYING AND UPGRADING THE IT INFRASTRUCTURE AND

ASSOCIATED FACILITIES?

Desktop and printers to all the faculty members with internet facility.

Laptop to all the faculty members

Wi-Fi connections to all the laptops

4.3.4 PROVIDE DETAILS ON THE PROVISION MADE IN THE ANNUAL

BUDGET FOR PROCUREMENT, UPGRADATION, DEPLOYMENT AND

MAINTENANCE OF THE COMPUTERS AND THEIR ACCESSORIES IN

THE INSTITUTION (YEAR WISE FOR LAST FOUR YEARS)

Year

Procurement

(inLakh)

Deployment

(inLakh)

Up-gradation

(inLakh)

Maintenance

(inLakh)

2015-2016

3.00

0.15

0.10

0.75

2014-2015

2.50

0.10

0.05

0.50

2013-2014

3.00

0.10

0.05

0.35

2012-2013

2.50

0.05

0.10

0.30

Principal 1Laptop Core 2 duo

Arts Departments 5Laptops Core 2 duo

Administrative

Blocks

9 Desktops,

1Server

6 desktops are Core 2

duo, 3Desktops areI3,

Library System-Windows 7

Core2 duo, Ram 1 GB

Mathematics

10 Desktops,

1Laptop

Core2 duo

Chemistry

1 Desktop, 1Laptop

System-Windows 7

Core2 duo, Ram 1 GB

Geography

4 Desktops,

1Laptop

Core2 duo

Botany

2 Desktops,

1Laptop

System-Windows 7

Core2 duo, Ram 1 GB

Zoology

1 Desktop,

1 Laptop

System-Windows 7

Core2 duo, Ram 1 GB

Computer

Science

1 Desktop

Dual core

Library

8 Desktops System-Windows 7

Core2 duo, Ram 1 GB

NSS

1Laptop Core2 duo


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# Budget and audit reports enclosed as Annexure

4.3.5 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTION FACILITATE EXTENSIVE USE OF ICT

RESOURCES INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF COMPUTER-

AIDED TEACHING/ LEARNING MATERIALS BY ITS STAFF AND

STUDENTS?

Teachers prepare their own study material issuing IT resources and

supplied it to the students before delivering the same lecture in the class

rooms.

The data of the students, his/her marks, result of terminal examination

are preserved in the data-base server.

4.3.6 ELABORATE GIVING SUITABLE EXAMPLES ON HOW THE LEARNING

ACTIVITIES AND TECHNOLOGIES DEPLOYED (ACCESS TO ON-LINE

TEACHING– LEARNING RESOURCES, INDEPENDENT LEARNING, ICT

ENABLED CLASSROOMS/LEARNING SPACES ETC.) BY THE

INSTITUTION PLACE THE STUDENT AT THE CENTRE OF TEACHING-

LEARNING PROCESS AND RENDER THE ROLE OF A FACILITATOR

FOR THE TEACHER.

In some of the class rooms there present on-line projection facility to use

as a teaching-learning resources

Some of the Desktop computers are used solely by the students with

internet facility– this willhelp them forindependent learning.

Computer library with terminals and internet facility are technology

enabled learning spaces

4.3.7 DOES THE INSTITUTION AVAIL OF THE NATIONAL KNOWLEDGE

NETWORK CONNECTIVITY DIRECTLY OR THROUGH THE

AFFILIATING UNIVERSITY? IF SO, WHAT ARE THE SERVICES

AVAILED OF?

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4.4 MAINTENANCE OF CAMPUS FACILITIES

4.4.1 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTION ENSURE OPTIMAL ALLOCATION AND

UTILIZATION OF THE AVAILABLE FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR

MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF THE FOLLOWING FACILITIES

(SUBSTANTIATE YOUR STATEMENTS BY PROVIDING DETAILS OF

BUDGET ALLOCATED DURING LAST FOUR YEARS)?

Sl. Head 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

A. Building 482139 2453223 2809130 1905668

B. Library 161837 198770 10020 18773

C. Laboratory 675162 924940 310798 503101

D. Computer 437752 975610 89400 315000

E. Xerox 40000 45000 50000 85000

F. Water supply 42000 50000 60000 170000

G. Generator 474160 370605 334489 26053

H. Electricity 170059 291313 67176 273592

I. Furniture 151670 136475 56580 27000

J. Equipment 35872 26517 280006 130661

# Budget and audit reports enclosed as Annexure

4.4.2 WHAT ARE THE INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS FOR MAINTENANCE

AND UPKEEP OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES AND

EQUIPMENT OF THE COLLEGE?

Most of the equipment is maintained annually during the period, when

classes are suspended due to university examination.

Annual maintenance contract for some of the instruments are there; the

party constantly visited the instruments and upkeep it


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4.4.3 HOW AND WITH WHAT FREQUENCY DOES THE INSTITUTE TAKE UP

CALIBRATION AND OTHER PRECISION MEASURES FOR THE

EQUIPMENT/ INSTRUMENTS?

AMC is given to the company service provider. They regularly

visited the Institute to up keep the Instrument, by cleaning and

calibrating.

AMC for the Database server and associated soft ware and nodal

switches are provided to the service provider to maintain the system.

4.4.4 WHAT ARE THE MAJOR STEPS TAKEN FOR LOCATION, UPKEEP AND

MAINTENANCE OF SENSITIVE EQUIPMENT (VOLTAGE

FLUCTUATIONS, CONSTANT SUPPLY OF WATER ETC.)?

We are maintaining cleanliness in the laboratory, by regular dust in

gandwiping apart from which most of the instruments are kept covered to

protect from dust and obtain better efficiency.

Al laboratories are equipped with Fire Extinguisher. Recently, old fire

extinguish in gmechanism in the college has been overhauled thoroughly

and extinguishers (MAP CO25kg cylinders) have been posted a

tappropriate locations.

All computers of the College are UPS protected

All the departments are solely dependent on the college for the regular and

constant supply of tap water.

All sensitive instruments a reconnected to Voltage Stabilizers to avoid

voltage fluctuations.

A5KV and another 30 KVDG Set Generator is installed at the college to

provide uninterrupted power supply to the main building throughout the

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ANY OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION REGARDING INFRASTRUCTURE AND

LEARNING RESOURCES WHICH THE COLLEGE WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE

The Budget for last four F.Y. [ 2011-12; 2012-13; 2013-14 & 2014-15] along with

Audited report of Last four F.Y [ 2010-11; 2011-12; 2012-13 & 2013-14] are

enclosed with this report at the end as Annexure.

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CRITERION V

STUDENT SUPPORT AND PROGRESSION

5.1 STUDENT MENTORING AND SUPPORT

5.1.1 DOES THE INSTITUTION PUBLISH ITS UPDATED PROSPECTUS/

HANDBOOK ANNUALLY? IF „YES‟, WHAT IS THE INFORMATION

PROVIDED TO STUDENTS THROUGH THESE DOCUMENTS AND HOW

DOES THE INSTITUTION ENSURE ITS COMMITMENT AND

ACCOUNTABILITY?

The college publishes updated prospectus every year just before the time of

admission and this is distributed to all those willing to take admission in the

college. The aim is to give all the applicants a tentative idea of the institution

they are planning to take admission in and the educational services the college

commits to provide. Following are the items/areas covered in it:

Introduction to the institution with a very brief history of its journey

Location and Communication

Academic Departments and Subjects/Courses Offered

Extension of academic activities in current session

Library Services & Reading Room

Internet Services

Students' Hostel & Accommodation (for girls & boys)

Notices & System of Notification

Special Care Training (e.g. Remedial Coaching)

Attendance Rules

Periodic Tests & Examinations

Apprising Parents on their Wards' Progression (through Parent-Teacher

Meeting)

Scholarships & Awards

NCC & NSS

Sports department

Skill Development Courses (Computer Training & Computer Lab)


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Support Services for Competitive Examinations

Students' Health Home & Medical Assistance Services

Multi-Gym & Associated Services

Students' Union and its Activities

Disciplinary Issues

Grievance Redressal System

Mechanism to Prevent Ragging

General Instructions to Students

Evaluation by Students on various educational services

Governing body of the College

IQAC

A brief profile of Staff

The college distributes academic calendar at the beginning of the academic

session every year to all students and staff of the college, which guides the

course of academic activities and events in that session. This also acts as an

identity document for students and staff alike. This includes the following:

Important Information for students including (a) binding academic rules

and regulations, (b) strict instruction to follow the students' notice board -

placed in the allotted area - regularly, (c) qualifying norms/minimum

eligibility criteria for students' selection into final university examinations,

(d) tentative schedule of students' tests

Annual Program Chart of the Students' Union

List of Holidays, including Recesses & Vacations

Space provided for Class-Routine

Annual Calendar for all 365 days of the current academic session, which

allows to keep note of everyday academic schedules, special plans and the

programs intended as well as those covered;

The prospectus acts as an all-encompassing guidebook to the new entrants (as

well as those contemplating admission into the college) while influencing their

choice of the institution from among a bunch of colleges as well. The academic


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calendar, on the other side represents an actionable work-plan and that too,

largely, for the curricular activities. The college authority tries their best to

conform to the broadly outlined principles penned in the prospectus and to

adhere to the promised schedule - outlined in detail in the latter document. The

Academic Sub-Committee meets time-to-time to ensure that the schedule is

followed, notwithstanding unavoidable minor deviations, and the quality

dimension of academic activities is not compromised. Other sub-committees,

designated for specific tasks, actively supervise their respective portfolios. The

college authority holds regular meetings to monitor the logistics of admission,

examinations, students' evaluation, and co-curricular as well as extra-curricular

activities. Systems of receiving students' feedback, grievance redressal, and so

on are the channels through which the college remains accountable to its most

valued section of stakeholders - the students. The IQAC as well as the

Governing Body keeps a careful watch on the overall academic ambience and

makes sure that the principles professed are practised as well.

5.1.2 SPECIFY THE TYPE, NUMBER AND AMOUNT OF INSTITUTIONAL

SCHOLARSHIPS / FREESHIPS GIVEN TO THE STUDENTS DURING THE

LAST FOUR YEARS AND WHETHER THE FINANCIAL AID WAS

AVAILABLE AND DISBURSED ON TIME?

Year Type Number Amount

2011-12

College Merit-Cum-Means Scholarship 07 40,000/-

Financial Assistance from State Government

for (SC,ST, OBC, Minority &Kanyashree) 1188 5,772,000/-

Financial support from other sources

(Sitaram Jindal &Rashtriya Sanskrit

Sansthan)

43 1,29,600/-

2012-13






Sansthan)

38 1,21,800/-

2013-14





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Sansthan)

03 10,800/-

2014-15






Sansthan)

18 61,600/-

Percentage of Students Receiving Financial Assistance from State Government,

Central Government and Other National Agencies:

5.1.4 WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC SUPPORT SERVICES/ FACILITIES

AVAILABLE FOR

Specific Support Services/Facilities Available for

Students from sc/st, obc and

economically weaker

sections

Reservation of seats and lowering of eligibility

criteria at the time of admission

Charges tuition fees at reasonably nominal

rates compared to other nearby colleges of

same stature but at per other students.

Installment facility extended towards poor

students solely at Principal‘s discretion.

Facilitates the process of availing state-level

scholarships & other outside financial

assistances to these students

Remedial coaching outside the ordinary

routine coaching

Assists in the process of utilizing

transportation and other opportunities outside

Year Students Receiving

Financial Assistance (%)

2011-12 31.60

2012-13 29.27

2013-14 60.62

2014-15 63.19

050

100

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the college at concessional rates

Career counseling and coaching for entry in

services to create a level-playing field for

students seeking higher & nobler professions

Students with physical

disabilities

Puts in effect all the relaxations the university

offers to students with physical disabilities,

with respect to

Admission

Examination - both internal & external (extra-

time, resorting to assisted writing, allotting

ground floor examination rooms or as is

convenient to the concerned student & so on

Overseas students

Very few students from international

community participate particularly in some

science subjects. Details may be obtained in

concerned departmental profiles

Students to participate in

various

competitions/national and

international

Students intimated about any such events

through proper notification

Individual faculty members discuss with the

students the role of competition in bringing out

the excellent in every student & how

participation in national or international levels

of competition helps improving the average

performance of all participants

As a concrete expression of this

encouragement, the college authority facilitates

organizing inter-departmental competition

between exhibitions by all the academic

departments & in the field of extension

activities

Medical assistance to

students: health centre,

health insurance etc.

The First-aid facilities are always provided to

the students in case of minor health problems,

In case of emergencies, the patient is taken to a

nearby nursing home or to distant and

specialized hospitals as the situation dictates;

The college authority through a MOU with the

nearest nursing home makes sure that the

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Blood Donation camps are organized by the

NSS/ NCC in partial assistance from different

outside agencies or any medical service-

provider like BMC.

Health Awareness Raising Seminar is also

organized by the college.

Health Camps are organized for health check-

up for students but not at frequent intervals.

Departments are provided mental guidance to

the depressed or mentally unfit students for

caring their mental health. The college

provides medical facilities during the time of

internal/University examinations for suddenly

ill students from the college or from outside

institutions,

The college provides medical facilities during

the time of internal/University examinations

for suddenly ill students from the college or

from outside institutions

Organizing coaching classes

for competitive exams

The Career Counseling Cell of the college

organized

regular weekly classes on basic English,

quantitative aptitude and reasoning ability

under the XIth

Plan Merged Scheme "Coaching

for Entry in Services for SC/ST/OBC (Non-

creamy layer) Students" helping the latter

prepare for various competitive examinations

between the period December 2011 and April,

2015 including providing study materials &

up-to-date references;

a UGC-sponsored seminar on career

opportunities in animation industry

a UGC-sponsored 8-day workshop consisting

of several modules of rigorous practice classes

on the subjects in syllabus for West Bengal

Primary TET Examination, 2012 during the

period between 03-11-2012 and 10-11-2012

The recently constituted Career Counseling

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(after the UGC-fund allotted for the XIth

Plan

got exhausted) organized a two-day workshop

on career education and counseling for the

benefit of the students (especially SC, ST,

OBC, minority students and those belonging to

economically backward families) for apprising

the participants on such issues

Provision of books, magazines and journals for

the students preparing for such examinations

through library

Skill development (spoken

english, computer literacy,

etc.,)

UGC-sponsored Career Oriented Program

offering certificate, diploma & advanced

diploma-level courses in three application-

based disciplines organized by the Department

of Commerce up to the session 2010-11

NSS unit of the college arranges programs,

which are meant to promote high-quality self-

employment and to help in entrepreneurial

ventures

NCC company of the college sends students to

camps where they develop skills which

subsequently become useful to a military

career

College has introduced a compulsory computer

courses in WEBEL Computer Centre of

Syamsundar College at concessional rates in

collaboration with the WEBEL

Teachers of the English Department help

students in mastering communicative skills

(encompassing practice of both written &

spoken English); coaching classes for entry in

services also included limited sessions on

spoken English

Support for “slow learners”

Remedial and tutorial coaching classes

organized for the SC, SC and OBC students,

generally also identified to be relatively poor

learners, to enable them to catch up with the

other learners

Slow-learners from economically insolvent


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background also allowed to join the classes, if

space & other resources permit;

careful checking of home-works and

personalized supports to monitor their progress

with extra care (e.g. recommended to sit in the

front rows)

Recommendation of simplified versions of

books & distribution of simple but standard

lecture note/ course materials

Emphasis placed on clarifying concepts though

plenty of problem solving exercise

Special personal, academic and social

counseling at the time of failure or distress

Exposures of students to

other institution of higher

learning/ corporate/business

house etc.

Department of Botany; Department of

Commerce; Department of Zoology regularly

arrange visits to other higher institutions as

part of their curriculum.

Publication of student

magazines

The college authority constitutes a Magazine

Sub-Committee to supervise the process of

publication of annual magazine by the students'

union

The sub-committee provides all editorial help

required

College provides the necessary financial help

Many departments regularly publish wall

magazines as evident from respective

departmental profiles.

5.1.5 DESCRIBE THE EFFORTS MADE BY THE INSTITUTION TO

FACILITATE ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS, AMONG THE STUDENTS

AND THE IMPACT OF THE EFFORTS.

Efforts to promote entrepreneurial skills:

There is no regular mechanism to develop entrepreneurial skill systematically.

Entrepreneurship Development, however, is a subject, taught in the B.Com.

syllabus. Additionally, courses on tax and accountancy in the same syllabus


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also serve as a useful groundwork from which successful entrepreneurs may

spring out.

Department of Commerce also offered certificate, diploma and advanced

diploma levels of three inter-disciplinary courses viz. (i) e-commerce, (ii)

insurance and risk management & (iii) secretarial practice under the UGC-

sponsored Scheme: Career Oriented Courses, during the period between 2006-

07 and 2010-11. The program continued up to the point in time as UGC fund

was available for the courses. Majority of students was from the commerce

background with some degree of training and knowledge in related dimensions

thereby enhancing the effectiveness of the program potentially.

Three National Service Scheme (NSS) units of the college hold regular annual

camps in which workshops are arranged on skills necessary for self-employed

activities (e.g. vermi-compost culture, mushroom cultivation) which may

confer the learners a comparative advantage in their subsequent

entrepreneurial ventures. Seminars on professional development and

interactive counseling by teachers, while stressing on the importance of

independent ventures also instill in the participants the urge to try out sincere

but unconventional routes - so indispensible to entrepreneurial success.

Impact:

There is no provision of preserving data on student‘s employment. From

various sources, however, it is known that quite a few students of the

Department of Commerce as well as of other departments are in personal

business ventures, although the general mood among the graduates is in favour

of some form of recognized regular employment. A few of the participants of

NSS seminar has also taken to the production of mushroom at least for a

definite time-period. But there is no mechanism at our hand to ascribe such

ventures to the efforts put in by the college to promote entrepreneurial skill.


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5.1.6 ENUMERATE THE POLICIES AND STRATEGIES OF THE INSTITUTION

WHICH PROMOTE PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS IN

EXTRACURRICULAR AND CO- CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS

SPORTS, GAMES, QUIZ COMPETITIONS, DEBATE AND DISCUSSIONS,

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES ETC.

Policies and Strategies to Promote Participation in Extra- and Co-

curricular Activities:

To promote participation of students in extra-curricular and co-curricular

activities, (i) the Sports Wing, NSS Units and Student Union of the College

chalk out the policies and strategies. (ii) In each year, during the time of the

Annual Social and Cultural Program, students of all the departments of the

college organize their Departmental Exhibitions on different useful and

burning topics. The Social and Cultural Program provides a platform for a

constructive and positive competition among departments. (iii) Various

cultural program and competitions such as Quiz competition, debates,

discussion, extempore, singing and poem recitation competition, drawing

completion etc are organized by the college along with students of nearby

Higher Secondary Schools for enhancing educational rapport with local

students of the schools and developing skills. For this purpose, the institution

avails of the services of the extremely talented faculty and expert on different

subjects from out-side the college. (iv) The college sends every year a faculty

member on duty as Officer-in-Charge of the team for "Youth Parliament &

Quiz Competition" [an event that can be considered co-curricular (for the

Department of Political Science) as well as extra-curricular]. The concerned

OC attends a workshop at the West Bengal State Legislative Assembly as

groundwork for the subsequent participation by the students in that event.

The policies and strategies of the institution regarding additional academic

support, flexibility in examinations, special dietary requirements, sports

uniform and Materials can be elucidated in the manner given below:

Additional academic support: Special coaching classes and guidance,

Reservation in admission, remedial coaching & peer learning and Career or

Job supported Coaching Classes are provided to the students.


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Flexibility in examinations: Exemption from the house tests and attending

classes.

Special dietary requirements: The NSS/NCC Unit of the college arranges

special meals or Tiffin for the students during the NSS Camps. Other than that

the college authority sometimes provides Tiffin during the time of practice and

performance in competitions.

Sports uniform and Materials:

College has provided one full set of sports-jerseys for players representing the

college team in various sports and games events (with necessary

replacements). For regular courses in the discipline of Physical Education,

however, individual students of the course bear the expenses for making the

sports uniforms as per the uniform design specified by the college;

College provides all sports material for sports like sports equipments required

for the curriculum. The items include:

High Jump Cross-Bar

Long-Jump Take-Off Board

Short-Put

Javelin

Discuss

Separate Mats For Both Gymnastics & Yoga

All Equipments Needed For The Following Games:

Football, Volleyball, Handball, Cricket, Badminton, Carrom-Board

These sports materials are provided regularly while taking care of the usual wearing

and tearing.

5.1.7 ENUMERATING ON THE SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE PROVIDED TO

THE STUDENTS IN PREPARING FOR THE COMPETITIVE EXAMS, GIVE

DETAILS ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS APPEARED AND QUALIFIED

IN VARIOUS COMPETITIVE EXAMS SUCH AS UGC-CSIR- NET, UGC-

NET, SLET, ATE / CAT / GRE / TOFEL / GMAT / CENTRAL /STATE

SERVICES, DEFENSE, CIVIL SERVICES, ETC.

Given the (i) regional and socio-economic profile of our student community

and (ii) constraints in terms of limited resources, the college had to prioritize


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in its program for career guidance and related interventions to focus on

supports mostly required by students at the post-UG level. This principle,

notwithstanding the institution's appreciation for the need to search for

excellence associated with still higher and nobler professions, has practically

guided the composition of these activities. Here are the few provisions for

supporting and guiding college students in their preparation for competitive

examinations.

Formal and informal talks on various career opportunities arranged under

the UGC-sponsored scheme of Career Counseling Cell; College-financed

workshops organized recently under the aegis of Career Counseling and

Placement Cell;

Regular classes on the basics of competitive examinations especially those

in the category "Central/State Services" under the UGC-sponsored scheme

of "Coaching for Entry in Services for SC, ST and OBC (non-creamy layer)

Students"

Special workshop on the preparation for jobs in school-level teaching

services;

Support toward students aspiring for a career in higher academia or a career

abroad through competitive examinations like UGC-CSIR-NET or GRE-

TOEFL are mainly personalized;

The NCC programs apprise those contemplating an entry into defense

services on the basic requirements in a military career; enhance the

students' preparedness through participation in programs/camps meant to

skill-building that provides him an edge over other candidates without

similar exposure;

Following is a list of number of students who qualified for certain competitive

examinations.


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Table 5.1.7.

Number of Students qualifying for Selected Competitive Examinations*

Name of the Examination Session No. of Students Qualified

UGC-NET

2011-12

01

State PSC 03

UPSC 00

Others 05

UGC-NET

2012-13

02

State PSC 02

UPSC 00

Others 02

UGC-NET

2013-14

02

State PSC 00

UPSC 01

Others 25

UGC-NET

2014-15

02

State PSC 03

UPSC 00

Others 40

This is not an exhaustive list; No. of students who applied for these tests is

exactly not available to the institution for every year.

5.1.9 DOES THE INSTITUTION HAVE A STRUCTURED MECHANISM FOR

CAREER GUIDANCE AND PLACEMENT OF ITS STUDENTS? IF „YES‟,

DETAIL ON THE SERVICES PROVIDED TO HELP STUDENTS IDENTIFY

JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR INTERVIEW

AND THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS SELECTED DURING CAMPUS

INTERVIEWS BY DIFFERENT EMPLOYERS (LIST THE EMPLOYERS

AND THE PROGRAMMES).

Yes, a structured mechanism for career guidance has been in place since the

year 2006-07, which has continued till date. However, there has not been any

such mechanism for placement. A career counseling and placement cell has

been formed in the current academic session with the aim of exploring into the

hitherto uncharted area of 'placement'. The cell is in charge of providing

information on placement opportunities and organizing such events as the


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need arises. In fact, some definite progress has been made in this regard and

we have received definite offers whereby we will be able to initiate this

process in the current academic session itself.

Table 5.1.9

Detail of the Structured Mechanism for Career Guidance

Academic

Session Broad Program

Specific

Programs/Courses

Offered

Type of

Career

Service

Mode of Working No. of Students

Benefited (Approx.)

2010-11

UGC-Sponsored

Career Oriented

Courses:

Certificate, Diploma

& Advanced

Diploma Courses in

i. E-Commerce

ii. Insurance and

Risk-Management

iii. Secretarial

Practices

Skill-

building

courses

Weekly classes and

regular evaluation

until completion

30 students completed

the certificate course,

06 and 05 students

finished diploma &

advanced diploma

courses respectively in

this session

2011-12

UGC-Sponsored

Schemes - "

Career

Counseling Cell"

& "Coaching for

Entry in Services"

i. Basic English,

Quantitative

Aptitude &

Reasoning for

combined services

ii. Seminar on Career

Opportunities in

Animation

Industry

Coaching for

competitive

tests +

Providing

Career

Guidance

and

Information

Weekly classes &

regular evaluation

About 220 hrs of

coaching classes held

in six months

25 students attended at

most

Average student

attendance: 14

2012-13 -Do-

i. Basic English,

Quantitative

Aptitude &

Reasoning for

combined

services

ii. 8-Day Workshop

on Preparing for

Primary TET

Examinations

-Do-

i. -Do-

ii. Daily classes for

several hours

all subjects in the

syllabus covered

reference & study-

materials

distributed free of

cost

i. Above 478 hrs of

coaching classes (in 2

batches) held in ten

months

Highest attendance in

a class: 21

Annual Average of

student attendance: 16

ii. 800 students

attended the workshop

for 8 days

2013-14 -Do-

i. Basic English,

Quantitative

Aptitude &

Reasoning for

combined

services

-Do- -Do-

About 280 hrs of


in nine months


a class: 20

Annual Average of


2014-15 -Do-

Basic English,

Quantitative Aptitude

& Reasoning for

combined services

-Do- -Do-

Above 370 hrs of


in eight months


a class: 20

Annual Average of


2015-16 College-financed i. Workshop on Career 2-day workshop Above 50 students


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Academic

Session Broad Program

Specific

Programs/Courses

Offered

Type of

Career

Service

Mode of Working No. of Students

Benefited (Approx.)

Workshop by

Career

Counseling &

Placement Cell"

Career Education and

Counseling

ii. Placement

Initiative to

materialize soon

Guidance &

Information

conducted in a

planned series of

workshops and

seminars

(just passed-out)

appealed for

continuance of the

coaching classes

269 students attended

the workshop on both

days

5.1.10 DOES THE INSTITUTION HAVE A STUDENT GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL

CELL? IF YES, LIST (IF ANY) THE GRIEVANCES REPORTED AND

REDRESSED DURING THE LAST FOUR YEARS.

The college has a Student Grievance Redressal Cell to deal with the

grievances of the stakeholders. The students approach the Cell for their

grievances regarding academic matters, financial matters, health services,

library and other central services. But till now, no grievance is recorded or

listed.

Composition of the students‘ Grievance Redressal cell is as under:

Principal - Chairman

Teachers‘ Council Secretary - Members

Secretary of the Non-Teaching Staff Associations - Members

Convener of the Women Cell – Member

General Secretary of Students‘ Union--Member

A Teacher (Nominated) – Convener of the cell

5.1.11 WHAT ARE THE INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS FOR RESOLVING

ISSUES PERTAINING TO SEXUAL HARASSMENT?

There is a permanent cell, consisting of senior faculty members (NTS &

students' representatives) for resolving issues pertaining to sexual

harassment;

Appreciating the gravity of the challenges involved here, CCTV-based

surveillance system installed in the current academic session;

Sensitization through informal discussions and primarily one-to-one

counseling for students facing problems outside the institution to instill a

minimum degree of awareness and alertness;

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5.1.12 IS THERE AN ANTI-RAGGING COMMITTEE? HOW MANY INSTANCES

(IF ANY) HAVE BEEN REPORTED DURING THE LAST FOUR YEARS

AND WHAT ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN ON THESE?

Yes. The Anti-Ragging Committee is active and vigilant enough to have

averted any major incident of ragging. The committee has adopted a

preventive approach rather than a curative one. No written major complaint

has been lodged yet perhaps due to regular counseling by the committee as

well as to the strict message from the college management. Minor complaints

have surfaced occasionally and in it has been possible to resolve those

instantaneously with the mutual consent of both parties involved.

5.1.13 ENUMERATE THE WELFARE SCHEMES MADE AVAILABLE TO

STUDENTS BY THE INSTITUTION.

Occasional free-ship against tuition/admission fees on a discretionary basis

Scholarship provided from the endowment fund of the Employee's

Cooperative Society.

5.1.14 DOES THE INSTITUTION HAVE A REGISTERED ALUMNI

ASSOCIATION? IF „YES‟, WHAT ARE ITS ACTIVITIES AND MAJOR

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL, ACADEMIC AND

INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT?

The institution has a registered alumni association named "CHIRANTANI".

The association has responded positively on occasions in which the college

has asked for specific help. For a certain period in the past however, there has

not been any independent program or agenda of their own, except conducting

the official meetings at regular intervals. Now that the college has embarked

on the project of arranging placement interviews (both on-campus and off-

campus) for its students, the authority plans to seek active participation of the

alumni in this regard.


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5.2 STUDENT PROGRESSION

5.2.1 PROVIDING THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS PROGRESSING TO

HIGHER EDUCATION OR EMPLOYMENT (FOR THE LAST FOUR

BATCHES) HIGH LIGHT THE TRENDS OBSERVED.

Student Progression %

UG TO PG

2011-12 55%

2012-13 58%

2013-14 53%

2014-15 62%

PG TO M. PHIL

2011-12

2012-13 Data available

2013-14 In respective

2014-15 DPs

PG TO PH. D

2011-12 Data available

2012-13 In respective

2013-14 DPs

2014-15

EMPLOYED

CAMPUS

SELECTION

2011-12

2012-13 Data not available

2013-14

2014-15

EMPLOYED

OTHER THAN

CAMPUS

RECRUITMENT

2011-12 15%(ca)

2012-13 9% (ca)

2013-14 11% (ca)

2014-15 20% (ca)

48%

50%

52%

54%

56%

58%

60%

62%

64%

2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

% of students from UG to PG


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5.2.2 PROVIDE DETAILS OF THE PROGRAMME WISE PASS PERCENTAGE

AND COMPLETION RATE FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS (COHORT

WISE/BATCH WISE AS STIPULATED BY THE UNIVERSITY)? FURNISH

PROGRAMME-WISE DETAILS IN COMPARISON WITH THAT OF THE

PREVIOUS PERFORMANCE OF THE SAME INSTITUTION AND THAT

OF THE COLLEGES OF THE AFFILIATING UNIVERSITY WITHIN THE

CITY/DISTRICT.

Table 5.2.2 Program-wise Pass Percentage and Completion Rate for the last four

Years

A) 2011-12

Title of the

Programme

Total no.

of

students

appeared

Division

Distinction

%

I % II % III % Pass %

BNGH 33 NA 01 32 00 100

ENGH 28 NA 01 21 00 78.6

SNSH 42 NA 03 31 00 80.9

EDCH 20 NA 02 13 00 75.0

HISH 30 NA 00 24 00 80.0

GEOH 18 NA 01 11 00 66.7

PLSH 22 NA 01 11 00 54.5

ACYH 10 NA 00 03 00 30.0

BOTH 09 NA 01 06 00 77.8

ZOOH 12 NA 01 03 00 33.3

PHSH 10 NA 04 04 00 80.0

CEMH 13 NA 06 05 00 84.6

MTMH 18 NA 02 06 00 44.4

B.A. (GEN) 533 NA 01 100 181 52.9

B.Sc-BIO

(GEN)

00 NA 00 00 00 00

B.Sc-PURE

(GEN)

06 NA 00 00 02 33.3

B.Com

(GEN)

11 NA 00 00 01 9.09


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B) 2012-13

Title of the

Programme

Total no.

of

students

appeared

Division

Distinction

%


BNGH 36 NA 03 30 00 91.7

ENGH 26 NA 00 20 00 76.9

SNSH 29 NA 03 25 00 96.6

EDCH 16 NA 00 13 00 81.3

HISH 29 NA 00 24 00 82.6

GEOH 18 NA 01 14 00 83.3

PLSH 12 NA 00 09 00 75.0

ACYH 29 NA 06 15 00 72.4

BOTH 15 NA 04 08 00 80.0

ZOOH 09 NA 00 03 00 33.3

ENVSH 1st Year NA 00 00 00 00

PHSH 07 NA 04 03 00 100

CEMH 17 NA 04 06 00 58.8

MTMH 17 NA 04 08 00 70.6

B.A. (GEN) 455 NA 00 45 169 47.0

B.Sc-BIO

(GEN)

05 NA 00 01 00 20.0

B.Sc-PURE

(GEN)

05 NA 00 01 01 40.0

B.Com (GEN) 06 NA 00 00 04 66.7

C) 2013-14

Title of the

Programme

Total no.

of

students

appeared

Division

Distinction

%


BNGH 44 NA 01 43 00 100

ENGH 26 NA 00 17 00 65.4

SNSH 36 NA 05 23 00 77.8

EDCH 21 NA 01 19 00 95.2

HISH 28 NA 01 17 00 64.3

GEOH 16 NA 02 14 00 100

PLSH 06 NA 00 05 00 83.3

ACYH 20 NA 04 05 00 45.0

BOTH 13 NA 10 00 00 76.9


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Title of the

Programme

Total no.

of

students

appeared

Division

Distinction

%


ZOOH 13 NA 00 07 00 53.8

ENVSH 2nd

Year NA 00 00 00 00

PHSH 05 NA 00 01 00 20.0

CEMH 18 NA 09 04 00 72.2

MTMH 11 NA 00 09 00 81.8

B.A. (GEN) 509 NA 00 25 201 44.4

B.Sc-BIO (GEN) 00 NA 00 00 00 00

B.Sc-PURE

(GEN)

11 NA 02 07 01 90.9

B.Com (GEN) 13 NA 00 00 00 69.2

D) 2014-15

Title of the

Programme

Total no.

of

students

appeared

Division

Distinction

%


BNGH 54 NA 01 41 00 77.8

ENGH 29 NA 02 13 00 51.7

SNSH 49 NA 00 35 00 71.4

EDCH 28 NA 05 22 00 96.4

HISH 33 NA 00 17 00 51.5

GEOH 14 NA 06 08 00 100

PLSH 07 NA 00 04 00 57.1

ACYH 27 NA 06 13 00 70.4

BOTH 07 NA 01 04 00 71.4

ZOOH 16 NA 00 01 00 6.20

ENVSH 08 NA 03 00 00 37.5

PHSH 04 NA 00 01 00 25.0

CEMH 20 NA 09 06 00 75.0

MTMH 08 NA 01 04 00 62.5

B.A. (GEN) 485 NA 00 30 169 41.0

B.Sc-BIO (GEN) 13 NA 02 08 00 76.9

B.Sc-PURE

(GEN)

08 NA 00 01 02 37.5

B.Com (GEN) 09 NA 00 00 05 55.6


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Programme-wise Details for the Previous Year for Comparison:

E) 2010-11

Title of the

Programme

Total no. of

students

appeared

Division

Distinction

%


BNGH 38 NA 01 33 00 89.5

ENGH 28 NA 00 19 00 67.9

SNSH 37 NA 03 25 00 75.7

EDCH 21 NA 01 18 00 90.5

HISH 30 NA 02 20 00 73.3

GEOH 14 NA 00 10 00 71.4

PLSH 13 NA 01 10 00 84.6

ACYH 05 NA 00 01 00 20.0

BOTH 05 NA 01 04 00 100

ZOOH 08 NA 00 06 00 75.0

MCBH 01 NA 00 01 00 100

PHSH 08 NA 02 06 00 100

CEMH 15 NA 04 03 00 46.7

MTMH 01 NA 00 01 00 100

B.A. (GEN) 586 NA 00 74 242 53.9

B.Sc-BIO (GEN) 01 NA 00 01 00 100

B.Sc-PURE (GEN) 00 NA 00 00 00 00

B.Com (GEN) 05 NA 00 00 03 60.0

A preliminary comparative analysis of the students‘ performances in university-level

examinations for the last four years, with the performances in the previous years and

with the respective university-averages indicates the following.

Results for the Honours courses have fluctuated more or less within a band

with a few of the students ranking among the top slots in the University

examinations

Sl. No. Name Department

1 HemantaGhosh Botany

2 Prithwi Saha Botany

3 Molla IfnulKarim Botany

4 Anjushree Mukherjee Botany


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While there is a steady decline in pass-performances of the B.A. General

courses [BA (G)] and a moderate fall in that of B.Sc. (Hons.) (steep, especially

in the last year)most of the other streams showed a fluctuating tendency,

typically expected in the short run. While the general decline is a cause of

serious concern, the performance for the relatively small subset of students

with Commerce (Hons.) shows some mark of improvement over the years.

Chart 5.2.2.A. Students‟ Performance over Academic Sessions: A

Comparison

There have been some positive developments over the years in terms of

number of students passing with 1st class in the university examination (see

Table 5.2.2. F).

Table 5.2.2 F. Session-wise Comparison of Students obtaining 1st Class (Hons.)

Academic Session Students with 1

st Division (%)

B.A. B Com. B. Sc.

2010-11 4.42 0.00 18.42

2011-12 4.66 0.00 22.58

2012-13 4.22 20.69 24.62

2013-14 5.65 20.00 31.67

2014-15 6.54 22.22 22.22

Although the deterioration stands in comparison to students‘ performance of this

college in just the preceding year, there is reason to infer that the declining

performance will hold true when the reference frame includes most of the colleges

0102030405060708090

100

BA (H) B Sc (H) BCom(H)

BA (G) B Sc (G) B Com(G)

Pass

Rate

(%

)

Claasified Strems

Session-wise Pass Performance

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15


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in the subdivision or a majority of them even in the district. We have used

university average to verify such a possibility given the non-availability of

performances of other colleges in the district for the comparable period.Following

pie-chart for science and arts faculty somewhat confirms our guess.

0

20

40

60

80

100

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

Pass

Rate

(%

)

Academic Session

B.A. Honours

SSC

BU

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

Pass

Rate

(%

)

Academic Session

B.A. General

SSC

BU

01020304050607080

Pass

Rate

(%

)

Academic Session

B.Sc. Honours

SSC

BU


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Chart 5.2.2.B. Students‟ Performance in Comparison with Average University

Performance

Commerce students especially those enrolled in the general course have

actually performed better than the average university student of the commerce

faculty (see Chart 5.2.2.C).

Chart 5.2.2.C. University-wide Comparison - B.Com General Students

5.2.3 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTION FACILITATE STUDENT PROGRESSION

TO HIGHER LEVEL OF EDUCATION AND/OR TOWARDS

EMPLOYMENT?

The Institution supports and encourages Sustainable good practices, which

effectively support the students and facilitate optimal progression.

Endowment Scholarships to the outgoing bright students are offered as an

incentive.

0

20

40

60

80

100

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

Pass

Rate

(%

)

Academic Session

B.Sc. General

SSC

BU

0

20

40

60

80

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

Pass

Rate

(%

)

Academic Session

B.Com. General

SSC

BU


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Personal Counseling by the faculty to help to choose the right path.

The attendance regulation is relaxed in the case of married/working women in

order to encourage them in their pursuit of higher/further studies and create

opportunities for them to move on to higher education or towards

employment.

The institution has introduced UGC Sponsored Career Oriented Job Courses

to encourage innovative, creative and entrepreneurial in their approach, to

ensure skill development amongst the students

The Career and Counseling Cell is set up in order to lend a helping hand to the

students so that they can cope better with the demands and pressures of

increasingly competitive surroundings and prepare them for their future career,

& for that the cell organizes campus and seminars as required regularly.

5.2.4 ENUMERATE THE SPECIAL SUPPORT PROVIDED TO STUDENTS WHO

ARE AT RISK OF FAILURE AND DROP OUT?

The following special support is provided to students who are at risk of failure

and drop out:

Concessions (lower admission fee for sc/st/minority students?) are offered to

economically backward students in order to minimize the dropout rate and

encourage them to pursue their studies,

Tutorials, discussions, interactions and remedial coaching,

Personal, academic and social counseling,

Concept clarification and problem solving exercises,

Provision of simple but standard lecture notes/course material,

Steps to enhance their communication skills, art of reading – learning

Class tests and mock examinations.


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5.3 STUDENT PARTICIPATION AND ACTIVITIES

5.3.1 LIST THE RANGE OF SPORTS, GAMES, CULTURAL AND OTHER

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS.

PROVIDE DETAILS OF PARTICIPATION AND PROGRAM CALENDAR.

5.3.1 Following is the enumeration of sports, games, cultural and other extra-

curricular activities. This list is by no means exhaustive especially from the

individual students' viewpoint. We present here a glimpse of those in which

students in our college or in the neighborhoods commonly take part.

Table 5.3.1 Range of sports, games, cultural and other extra-curricular activities1

A. Sports & Games

Activity-

Type/

Details

Organizational Level

College University/Inter-

College/Local State National/International

Event Annual Sports

(Inter-Mural)

Inter-College

Sports Meet

All-Bengal

University

State Meet

All-India University

National Meet

Organizer "Syamsundar

College

ChhatraSamsad"

(Students'

Union)

Sports

Department, B.U.

State-level

Associations

under

Ministry of

Sports....

National-level

Associations under the

Ministry of Youth

Affairs & Sports, GoI&

Indian Olympic

Association

Range of

Games

Athletics

Athletics,

Kabadi, Kho-

Kho, Atya-Patya,

Football, Volley

Ball, Basket Ball,

Cricket,

Badminton &

Other Games

Same as at

the

University

Level

Same as at the

University Level

Participants All Students +

Staff of the

college

Students

qualifying at the

college-level

competition

and/or trial for

selection

Students

qualifying at

the lower

level of

competition

Students qualifying at

the lower level of

competition

1Tentative Program Calendar is provided in Academic Calendar and information on the rest circulated

through notices.


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B. Cultural & Other Extracurricular Activities

Activity-

Type/

Details

Event Range of Activities Eligible

Participants Organizer

Cu

ltu

ral

Acti

vit

ies

1. Annual Cultural

Competition: "ABAHAN"

Arts and Cultural

activities, Quiz

Competition, debates

and extempore,

poster-writing

Students of

the college &

Students of

local high

schools

Syamsunda

r College

ChhatraSa

msad

(Students'

Union)

2. Annual Social

Cultural Program

(includes the Prize

Distribution Ceremony for

ABAHAN &

Departmental Exhibitions)

A Wide-range of

cultural programs

alongside invited

program by selected

celebrities

Mainly

College

Students

3. "Navin-Baran"

"Fresher's Welcome"

A Wide-range of

cultural programs

alongside invited

program by selected

celebrities

Mainly

College

Students

4. Occasional Celebration

of Culturally Significant

Days (e.g. Birth

Anniversary or Death

Anniversary of Renowned

Personalities)

Selected cultural

programs on specific

themes or befitting the

occasion celebrated

Students of

the college &

Students of

local high

schools

5. "Chhatra-YuvaUtsav"

Students' & Youth

Festival

Cultural Competition

organized at block,

district and even

higher tiers

Students

representing

the college at

those events

Ministry of

Culture &

Youth

Extr

a-C

urric

ula

r A

ctiv

itie

s

Departmental Exhibitions

Competition on the

preparation and

presentation of select

subject/theme-based

project work

Various

academic

departments

of the

college, NSS

Units, NCC

Unit

Students'

Union,

Syamsunda

r College

NSS Events

Various On-Campus

& Off-Campus

Activities

All Students

of the

College

NSS Units

of the

college


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Activity-

Type/

Details

Event Range of Activities Eligible

Participants Organizer

NCC Events

Various On-Campus

& Off-Campus

Activities

Mainly

members of

the NCC

units of the

college

NCC Units

of the

college

Others

Attending

Departmental

seminars & inter-

disciplinary

discussions,

participating in

academic events

outside college

All Students

of the

College

Outside

Institutions

& Agencies

# vide the annual programme list of 2015-16 A.Y. as Annexure

5.3.2 FURNISH THE DETAILS OF MAJOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS IN CO-

CURRICULAR, EXTRACURRICULAR AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AT

DIFFERENT LEVELS: UNIVERSITY/ STATE / ZONAL/ NATIONAL/

INTERNATIONAL, ETC. FOR THE PREVIOUS FOUR YEARS.

Organization of the co-curricular activities rests mainly on two segments of

the college: individual departments and the allied departments like NCC, NSS

etc. The NSS and NCC units of the college mainly engage the students in

formal institutionalized co-curricular activities. Initiatives by the

academic/subject-based departments, on the other side are informal and often

based on individual/personal efforts and the documentation and record-

keeping take the back seat in those instances. Thus, an account of the formally

recorded activities is given here (Table 5.3.2.1 sums it up).

NSS: All the three NSS units of the college carry out certain routine on-

campus works like campus-cleaning following a one-hour class-discussion

(theoretical/practical) every Saturday, annual blood-donation camps and tree-

plantation programs roughly around a pre-decided time of the year (with year-

long maintenance programs). Participating in off-campus programs like 7-days


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annual camp held generally in either of the two adopted local villages

(Muktipur & Santalpara) or periodic social service activities there are

conducted depending on occasional fund-allocation from the university NSS

Department. The units send college students to join special camps like

National Integration Camp and so on subject to the availability of information

on organization of such events outside campus.

NCC: Students enlisted with the NCC unit (called 'Company') of the college

go through regular drilling practices all-through an academic year. They stage

parade-shows at select events of the college (Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's

Birth Anniversary, Republic Day, Independence Day & Annual Sports) and

guard the post at such events if the situation so demands. NCC cadets actively

participate in campus cleaning program. The company has since many years

co-hosted along with NSS the annual blood donation camp, which were stalled

for last four years due to unavoidable circumstances. The NCC unit set-up a

stall during the period of the Departmental exhibitions (alongside the Annual

Social and Cultural Program) of the college to inform about NCC activities to

all the students of our college, students of neighboring schools and the local

people who come to the college during the program. The unit makes sure that

camps organized outside the college have representation from the college. The

company-members also have made the college proud by winning individual

awards on several occasions, some of which are documented here.

Individual departments organize co-curricular activities such as educational

tours (even if not directly required by syllabus) to enhance the learning

process. Students take part in events like fairs and exhibitions outside the

college. They are also encouraged to participate in off-campus academic

seminars - sometimes beyond the scope of the syllabus - in order to develop an

appreciation of the broad issues involved in their respective disciplines.

The college students' union, Chhatra Samsad, arranges for annual picnics

every year when a group of students visits a distant place or travel to a

selected destination for a couple of days. The college authority does

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Table 5.3.2. Details of major students' achievements

Sports and Games

Event Level Date Venue Participation Award

Male Female Male Female

Annual Sports

(Included a YOGA Show at

the end of Day-II)

College

28-29 January

each year in

last

College All who applied

Individual 1st, 2nd

& 3rd ranks in 11

events for men,

seven events for

women & three for

staff members

25th

Men & 21st Women

Senior National Atya-Patya

Championship

National 28-30 January,

2012

Indoor Stadium,

Hyderabad 02 -- 00 00

15th

Men & 14th

Women


Championship

State 09-10 June,

2012

Dhantala, Nadia, West

Bengal 12 12 00 00

26th

Men & 22nd

Women


Championship

National 18-20 August,

2012 Puducheri 08 10 00 00

16th

Men & 15th

Women


Championship State

15-16

December,

2012

Shyamsundar,

Burdwan, West Bengal

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(included

in 3

teams)

16

(included

in 2

teams)

02 01

Annual Sports College 28-29 January, College All who applied Individual 1st, 2nd


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the end of Day-II)

2013 & 3rd ranks in 11

events for men,

seven events for

women & three for

staff members

28th

Men & 24th

Women


Championship

National 03-05 January,

2014 Chandigarh 09 15 00 00

Annual Sports


the end of Day-II)

College 28-29 January,

2014 College All who applied

Individual 1st, 2nd

& 3rd ranks in 11

events for men,

seven events for

women & three for

staff members

18th

Men & 17th

Women


Championship

State

13-14

September,

2014

Dhantala, Nadia, West

Bengal 11 02 01 00



5th

Federation-CUP Softball

Cricket Championship 2014-

15

National

21-23

September,

2014

Deoghar, Jharhkhand 10 00 00 00


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6th

Federation-CUP Softball

Cricket Championship 2014-

15

National

27-29

December,

2014

Benaras, Uttar Pradesh 16 16 00 00

Indo-Nepal Softball Cricket

Championship

Internatio

nal

06-09 January,

2015 Beerganj, Nepal 04 00 00 00

Annual Sports


the end of Day-II)

College 28-29 January,

2015 College All who applied

Individual 1st, 2nd

& 3rd ranks in 11

events for men,

seven events for

women & three for

staff members

29th

Men & 25th

Women


Championship

National 04-06

February, 2015 Nasik, Maharashtra 11 07 00 00

Inter-College Cricket

Tournament University

19-03-2015 University of Burdwan

13 00 00 00

Inter-College Football

Tournament University 07 00 00 00

All-India University

National Cricket

Tournament, 2014-15

National 2015

1 student selected in

the college trial and

represented the

college in the

00 00


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University team

OtherExtra-Curricular Activities

Event/Activity

Department/

Unit

Involved

Time

Venue Participants/

Cadets Award (if Any) On

Campus Off-Campus

Annual Exhibition NSS At the time of

Departmental

Exhibitions each

year

√ All three Units 1 College Award

every year

Annual Exhibition NCC √

Entire

Company (No.

4/4)

1 College Award

every year

Campus-Cleaning

NSS Every Saturday √ All three Units N.A.4

NCC Quarterly √ Entire

Company N.A.

Blood Donation Camp1 NSS & NCC 11.12.2015 √

All the

students of the

college

N.A.

"Brikkha-Ropan" -

Annual Plantation

Program2

NSS & NCC Month of August

every year √ All three Units N.A.

Annual Camp

(includes seminars, social NSS

Generally in the

winter every year √ All three Units N.A.


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Event/Activity

Department/

Unit

Involved

Time

Venue Participants/


Campus Off-Campus

services in the adopted

villages, training for

entrepreneurial activities,

creating awareness on

different social & health-

related issues3

National Integration

Camp, Manipur

University

NSS 17.05.11 to

23.05.11 √

Selected

members from

all three units

N.A.

District-Level Youth

Parliament Competition

for the Year 2011-12

Students of

different

departments

02.12.2012 √ 16 0

1-Day Pre-Republic Day

Selection Camp,

Kharagpur College

NSS 07.09.14 √ 4 (2 Girls & 2

Boys) N.A.

7-Days Pre-Republic Day

Camp for Republic Day

Parade Training, Kalinga

Stadium, Bhubaneswar

NSS 09.10.14 to

18.10.14 √

3 (2 Girls & 1

Boy) N.A.

Event/Activity

Department/

Unit

Involved

Time

Venue Participants/


Campus Off-Campus


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Event/Activity

Department/

Unit

Involved

Time

Venue Participants/


Campus Off-Campus

Republic Day Parade,

Kolkata NSS 26.01.2015 √ 1 (1 Girl) N.A.

Parade on the

Independence Day,

Republic Day & days of

Annual Sports

NCC On days of

celebration √

Entire

Company (No.

4/4)

N.A.

Combined Annual

Training Camp NCC Session: 2011-12 √ 45 N.A.

Kanchan Surya

Darjeeling Trekking

Camp

NCC 29.10.11 to

10.11.11 √ 02 N.A.

Combined Annual


Desert Camel Safari NCC 19.11.12 to

30.11.12 √ 05 N.A.

Centrally Organized

Basic Leadership Camp NCC

10.12.12. to

21.12.12 √ 01 N.A.

White Water Rafting

Camp at Singtham,

Sikkim

NCC 24.12.12 to

02.01.13 √ 01 N.A.

Best Cadet Award

(State-Level) NCC Session: 2012-13 √

Governor's Award

(one recipient)


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Event/Activity

Department/

Unit

Involved

Time

Venue Participants/


Campus Off-Campus


Parliament & Quiz

Competition

Students of

different

departments

30.01.13 to

31.01.13 √ 16 0

Combined Annual


Kanchan Surya

Darjeeling Trekking

Camp

NCC 07.11.13 to

16.11.13 √ 01 N.A.


Camp at Warangal,

Secundrabad

NCC 18.12.13 to

29.12.13 √ 01 N.A.

Snow Skiing Course at

Gulmarg NCC

18.03.14 to

29.03.14 √ 01 N.A.

Army Attachment Camp NCC Session: 2013-14 √ 06 N.A.

Combined Annual


Event/Activity

Department/

Unit

Involved

Time

Venue Participants/


Campus Off-Campus

Rock Climbing Training

Camp at Gwalior NCC

25.11.14 to

06.12.14 √ 01 N.A.

Special Narmada NCC 02.12.14 to √ 01 N.A.


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Event/Activity

Department/

Unit

Involved

Time

Venue Participants/


Campus Off-Campus

Trekking Camp 11.12.14


Camp at Udaipur NCC

17.12.14 to

28.12.14 √ 04 N.A.


Parliament & Quiz

Competition

Students of

different

departments

27.01.15 to

28.01.15 √ 16 0

Nilgiri Trekking Camp NCC 21.05.15 to

30.05.15 √ 01 N.A.


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Co-curricular Activities

Event/Activity Department/

Unit Involved Time

Venue Participants/


Campus Off-Campus

Annual Departmental

Excursion

Department of

History

Each year in

winter √

Almost 100

percent students

of the respective

departments

N.A.

Annual/Occasional

Excursion

Department of

Bengali In winter √ N.A.

District Youth Science

Fair

(Competition on science-

based models)

Department of

Environmental

Science

22.09.15 to

23.09.15 √ 02 1

st Position

State-Level Youth

Science Fair

Department of

Environmental

Science

04.10.15 to

06.10.15 √ 02 0

1 - Annual Blood Donation Camp used to held in August every year up to the year 2010 and it resumed from December, 2015

2 - The event did not take place in 2015; the works of post-plantation maintenance and nursing happen throughout the year

3 - Detailed List of seminar, discussions and selected entrepreneurial activities given in the list of seminar activities in the section on NSS

4 - N.A. - Not Applicable


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5.3.3 HOW DOES THE COLLEGE SEEK AND USE DATA AND FEEDBACK FROM

ITS GRADUATES AND EMPLOYERS, TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE

AND QUALITY OF THE INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS?

At present, the college does not have any systematic mechanism in place, which

ensures that data and feedback be directly assembled from her graduates and

employers in order to improve performance. It has an officially

approved/enlisted/registered alumni association that is expected to serve as a

forum for communicating such views and feedback. However, there has not been

much progress in this regard and we have not received any formal feedback

through this arrangement. Therefore, whatever information we receive regarding

assessment by our graduates and employers on the quality of the institutional

provisions arrives through personal contacts and interactions of teaching and non-

teaching staff with ex-students of the college.

5.3.4 HOW DOES THE COLLEGE INVOLVE AND ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO

PUBLISH MATERIALS LIKE CATALOGUES, WALL MAGAZINES,

COLLEGE MAGAZINE, AND OTHER MATERIAL? LIST THE

PUBLICATIONS/ MATERIALS BROUGHT OUT BY THE STUDENTS DURING

THE PREVIOUS FOUR ACADEMIC SESSIONS.

Teachers' Council of the college forms magazine sub-committee every year

deputing selected teacher members to oversee the publication of the annual

magazine the students' union endeavours to publish. The aim of the constituted

body is to ensure publication of original and quality articles etc. through active

involvement of major part of the students' corpus. The sub-committee sees to it

that the students' union gathers different pieces of writings from all sections of

students through proper notification. Then the members directly involve

themselves into the selection as well as minor editing of articles/poems and so on

for publication from among the materials collected by the latter through proper

notification, while taking the students' opinions in consideration, too. Finally, the


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college authority provides funds to the student body to bear the expenses

incurred in the process.

Teachers in individual departments also elicit active participation of their

students through publication of departmental magazines or other materials. In

these cases however, the teachers have to take an active part in organizing the

activity while inciting cooperation among the students. Thus, they provide all

necessary editorial and financial support to encourage ingenuity - both at literary

and practical planes.

The college annually publishes a magazine, named, KORAK, for students. It is

an ideal platform for students to realize their creative potential, hone their

writing skills, and express their creative ideas or thinking,

The students of the following departments & units bring out Wall Magazines,

which comprises general writings as well as articles relating to the subjects:

o Wall Magazine by the Department of Geography, named "Vu-Prokriti:

Vugol, Prokriti o Manush"

o Wall Magazine by the Department of Bengali, named "Pata"

o Wall Magazine by the Department of Zoology

There are still other departments contemplating publication of wall magazines in

the current session itself and the college administration has earmarked space for

them already.

5.3.5 DOES THE COLLEGE HAVE A STUDENT COUNCIL OR ANY SIMILAR

BODY? GIVE DETAILS ON ITS SELECTION, CONSTITUTION, ACTIVITIES

AND FUNDING.

Yes, the college has a student council known as ChhatraSamsad (students' union).

In what follows, we delineate the structure and workings of the council.

Selection: The students' union is constituted as per the electoral rules and

regulations as outlined by the University of Burdwan. The College Election

Commission, constituted by the Governing Body for that purpose, conducts the


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election process - devoid of any political dimensions. The process broadly takes

the following course:

The Principal notifies the election date as well as the schedule of pre-

electoral processes 15 days prior to the date of election while declaring the

number seats open for contest.

Voter list for all the three academic streams, both day and morning sections

are published and necessary rectifications made.

Willing students from each class file nomination papers, the teachers' council

scrutinizes their candidature and elections are held on the scheduled date to

choose class representatives.

All bona fide students are eligible for casting their votes for or against

competing candidates from respective constituent units or classes (on one-

vote-to-one-candidate basis).

After the counting stage is over, the Principal or Teacher-in-Charge declares

the candidate with highest votes in each section as winner of that

constituency.

Once the electoral formalities are over, Head of the institution, as Ex-officio

President of the body assigns different portfolios to generally a subset of

elected representatives for choosing the office-bearers for the specified

session. This ceremony - conducted in presence of all the stakeholders of the

college - marks the completion of the selection process.

Constitution:

Selected members of the college hold the following portfolios:

President

[Principal (Ex-Officio)] Games and Sports Secretary

Students' Welfare

Secretary

Vice-President

Asst. Games & Sports

Secretary

Asst. Students' Welfare

Secretary

General Secretary Magazine Secretary

Common Room

Secretary (Boys)

(Day)


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Asst. General Secretary Asst. Magazine Secretary

Common Room

Secretary (Boys)

(Morning)

Cultural Secretary Science Welfare Secretary

Common Room

Secretary (Girls)

(Day)

Asst. Cultural Secretary Asst. Science Welfare

Secretary

Common Room

Secretary (Girls)

(Morning)

Activities: The main activities of the students' union include the following:

A. Budget Preparation; B. Assists Students' Admission Process; C. Organizing Cultural

Programs (e.g. Freshers' Welcome, Annual Social and Cultural Program etc. as listed in

Table 5.3.1 B.); D. Organizing Annual Sports; E. Publication of Annual Students'

Magazine "KORAK"; F. Organizing Students' Welfare as well as Extension activities in

association with relevant departments in charge; G. Arranging Students' Picnic; H.

Voicing and mediation of students' interests (on behalf of the general students' body) with

the college authority and thus acting as an indirect feedback channel to the latter.

Funding: The session charges, subscription toward membership for the students' union

and various fines collected by the college from the students go to finance the activities of

the students' union. (You can use this table for detail, if necessary):

Academic

Session/

Funding

details

Session

Charges (Rs.)

Students'

Subscription (Rs.)

College Fine

(Rs.)

Total

(Rs.)

2012-13 3.63,030 26,910 0 3,89,940

2013-14 4,74,970 17,050 0 4,92,020

2014-15 4,28,280 17,440 0 4,45,720

2015-16 5,62,645 172,070 33,300 7,68,015

Funding : Session charges are collected from the students by the College is utilized for

funding different activities of the Students‘ Union.


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5.3.6 GIVE DETAILS OF VARIOUS ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES

THAT HAVE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES ON THEM.

Following academic and administrative bodies have representations by selected

members/office bearers of the students' union:

A. the Governing Body (the General Secretary of the Union);B. Academic Sub-

Committee (the General Secretary of the Union);C. Sports & Games Sub-

Committee (the Sports & Games Secretary & Asst. Sports & Games Secretary);D.

Cultural Sub-Committee (Cultural Secretary & Asst. Cultural Secretary); E.

Students' Magazine Sub-Committee (Magazine Secretary & Asst. Magazine

Secretary); and F. Students' Welfare Committee (Students' Welfare Secretary &

Asst. Students' Welfare Secretary).

Students' representatives attend and take active part in the meetings held at

regular intervals by the respective bodies/sub-committees. They extend full

cooperation in carrying out all relevant activities and in adhering to the planned

schedule. They communicate the general students' majority views helping the

college authority and specific stakeholders get a proper perspective in the conduct

of ordinary routine works as well as special welfare activities.

5.3.7 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTION NETWORK AND COLLABORATE WITH

THE ALUMNI AND FORMER FACULTY OF THE INSTITUTION.

Apart from periodical informal meetings during different annual programmes of

the college The Institution networks and collaborates with its Alumni and former

faculty through postal and telephonic communication as well as personal contact,

when possible.


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CRITERION VI

GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

6.1 INSTITUTIONAL VISION AND LEADERSHIP

6.1.1 STATE THE VISION AND MISSION OF THE INSTITUTION AND

ENUMERATE ON HOW THE MISSION STATEMENT DEFINES THE

INSTITUTION‟S DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS IN TERMS OF

ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF THE SOCIETY, THE STUDENTS IT SEEKS TO

SERVE, INSTITUTION‟S TRADITIONS AND VALUE ORIENTATIONS,

VISION FOR THE FUTURE, ETC.?

Vision:

Being an institution at remote place the vision of the institution is to encourage

the young generation coming in higher education, sustainable development in

socio-economic condition, empowerment through knowledge and to achieve

excellence in Higher Education.

Mission:

To equip and empower students with relevant knowledge, competence and

creativity to face global challenges.

To achieve innovations in teaching-learning, research and extension activities

to realize national goals.

To facilitate optimum use of human and natural resources for sustainable

development.

To promote participation of all the stakeholders in the development of the

College.

To create awareness on human rights, value system, culture, heritage,

scientific temper and environment.


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The following strategies/mechanisms define how the institution tries to

implement its missions and address the needs of the society, students, the

institution‟s traditions value orientations and future vision:

1. Strategies have been adopted by the institution to satisfy the needs of the

students from diverse backgrounds including socio-economic backward

community.

2. Mechanisms to adopt Learner-centric education, academic planning, use of

modern teaching-learning aids to make the curriculum interesting and

effective for the students.

3. Mechanism for the upkeep of the infrastructure facilities and promoting the

optimum use of those to maintain the quality of academic and other

programmes on the campus.

4. Mechanism to promote research, culture & professional development of

faculty members.

5. Mechanism for participation of the students in various cultural and sports

activities to develop personality of students.

6. Introducing new courses and thereby expanding curricular options.

7. Facilitating mechanisms like career and counselling cell, remedial-coaching

classes for socio-economically backward students, grievance cell for the

welfare of students.

6.1.2 WHAT IS THE ROLE OF TOP MANAGEMENT, PRINCIPAL AND FACULTY

IN DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS QUALITY POLICY AND

PLANS?

For designing and implementing its quality policy and plans effectively

Syamsundar College has an efficient internal management system under the

leadership of the Principal. The Governing Body, the principal and all teaching as

well as administrative staff are always stepping in together for designing and

implementation of quality policy. Several committees are constituted by the

Governing Body of the College for smooth running of different activities like


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admission, conduct of examinations, development of infrastructure-facilities,

maintenance of service records, encouraging cultural activities, promoting healthy

campus life etc. The Governing Body forms the committees under the convener-

ship of a teacher with members from teaching staff, administrative staff and

students. The Principal in consultation with the Governing Body designs and

implements the policy and plans of the college from time to time with the help of

concerned committees.

As per recommendations of NAAC the college has formed a functional IQAC and

the functions in monitoring and implementing different strategies as has already

been described in previous sections and year wise in AQARs.

6.1.3 WHAT IS THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE LEADERSHIP IN ENSURING?

The policy statements

and action plans for

fulfillment of the stated

mission

At the beginning of academic session, the

faculty members are given instructions

regarding the new programmes and projects in

the meeting of Teachers‘ council.

With the help of staff of the college,the

Principal plays the leading role in governance

and management of the institution under the

guidance of Governing Body. He

communicates the vision and mission to the

faculty and plans accordingly with the help of

the governing body and other committees. He

also ensures transparency in the functioning of

the college and maintains core values. He also

monitors the step wise implementation of the

institutional plans.

Formulation of action

plans for all

operations and

incorporation of the

same into the

Major action plans are formulated in meeting

of teachers‘ council and decisions are

forwarded to the GB for approval and minor

plans are formulated with the concerned


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institutional strategic plan

committee and department.

Interaction with

stakeholders All the stakeholders - students, parents, local

community, governments bodies participate in

institutional plans within the stipulated norms

and conditions.

The interaction with students is done either

through students‘ union or directly with the

principal.

Guardians‗meeting with the principal is held

regularly.

Co-ordination between the administrative staff

and teaching staff of the College is maintained.

Proper support for

policy and planning

through need analysis,

research inputs and

consultations with the

stakeholders

Stakeholders are approached for moral support

and also for financial assistance, particularly to

local government representatives.

Reinforcing the culture

of excellence The institution reinforces the culture of

excellence through workshops, awareness

programmes, special lectures on quality

innovations, curricula, teaching-learning &

evaluation, research oriented seminars,

applying for research grants etc.The IQAC and

the Academic Sub-committee play an

important role in this endeavour.

Champion

organizational change Evaluation of its staff based on performance

appraisal by the staff concerned and most

importantly by the students, recipients of the

institution‘s service

Modernization of education and administration

through use of computer and internet facilities.

Feedback from other stakeholders as well (e.g.

parents and alumni).

Promotion of Research activities.

Addressing the persistent problems of the

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approach e.g. remedial coaching for students

from lesser-privileged classes and relative

slow-learners.

Extending the activities of the college beyond

regular curricular programs into the arena of

career counseling and guidance for outgoing

students.

6.1.4 WHAT ARE THE PROCEDURES ADOPTED BY THE INSTITUTION TO

MONITOR AND EVALUATE POLICIES AND PLANS OF THE INSTITUTION

FOR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPROVEMENT FROM TIME TO

TIME?

Under the supervision of Governing body the Principal in coordination with

Teachers‘ Council, different committees, HODs, Students‘ Union, NSS & NCC

programme officers monitors all the institutional activities. The Principal in

consultation with academic subcommittee, UGC subcommittee, IQAC and all

HODs evaluates policies and plans of the College for effective implementation and

improvement from time to time.

6.1.5 GIVE DETAILS OF THE ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP PROVIDED TO THE

FACULTY BY THE TOP MANAGEMENT?

Under the guidance of Principal the Secretary, Teachers‘ Council prepares

academic calendar containing the tentative schedule of core academic programs.

This calendar acts as the preliminary guideline for the faculty members who then

are allowed to exercise considerable autonomy in planning the elementary

modules and designing the mode of evaluation, including class tests and so on,

within the broad framework outlined. All academic committees and

subcommittees are formed in the TC meetings overseeing different aspects of the

academic process. The Governing Body of the college sets norms or approves

those recommended by the TC, which are to be followed in performing various


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academic duties. Important among them is the introduction of Self Appraisal

Account and Academic Diary to note the daily academic events including

progress vis-à-vis the planned module, number of classes taken, tests conducted

and research activities undertaken. This documentation is noted and supervised by

the Principal. This allows identification of areas of concern and dimensions

requiring attention. For instance, the scheme for Remedial Coaching was

introduced to make up the learning deficits of students from underprivileged

social background. The library subcommittee, under the supervision of the college

management, sets the guidelines within which the faculty can plan the

procurement of books and references for central as well as seminar libraries.

Similarly, the Principal steers through the process of evaluating faculty members

by students‘ feedback and ensures accountability by responding to the feedback

constructively in consultation with the concerned teacher.

6.1.6 HOW DOES THE COLLEGE GROOM LEADERSHIP AT VARIOUS LEVELS?

Centralized decision-making function of the Governing Body is sought to be

mingled with some degree of autonomy conferred to individual academic and

other departments. This translates into a form of operational flexibility so critical

for efficient running of an institution. Total decentralization of departments and

unitsis not possible in colleges like this. Through limited devolution of autonomy,

however, there is enormous potential for growing leadership traits. This happens

almost imperceptibly on a continuous basis. Following are the few instances of

dominant mechanisms through which this potential is realized by different

stakeholders:

Faculty: Operational autonomy of academic departments in formulating lesson

plans and department-level evaluations

All Staff: Various subcommittees empowered to conduct specific academic

activities

Office Staff: Administrative staff undertaking day-to-day activities remaining

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Students: Students taking group-level decisions involving even others while

organizing departmental exhibitions and various extension activities

Students: The students‘ council organizing a range of extra-curricular

programs

6.1.7 HOW DOES THE COLLEGE DELEGATE AUTHORITY AND PROVIDE

OPERATIONAL AUTONOMY TO THE DEPARTMENTS / UNITS OF THE

INSTITUTION AND WORK TOWARDS DECENTRALIZED GOVERNANCE

SYSTEM?

The College provides operational autonomy to the various departments and

subcommittees and the College administration works towards a decentralized

functioning system as follows:

The Heads of various departments look after the day-to-day administration of

the departments and interact with the Principal.

The administration always seeks advice from the academic sub committee on

different academic activities.

The various subcommittees in consultation with the Principal make their own

decisions regarding various co-curricular, extra-curricular and extension

activities.

6.1.8 DOES THE COLLEGE PROMOTE A CULTURE OF PARTICIPATIVE

MANAGEMENT? IF „YES‟, INDICATE THE LEVELS OF PARTICIPATIVE

MANAGEMENT

Yes. The college promotes a culture of participative management. The college

constitutes committees for general and academic development including faculty,

administrative staff and students‘ council. The principal welcomes innovative

ideas, concepts and thoughts from different committee members and involves

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The GOVERNING BODY is the highest decision making authority with the

PRINCIPAL as the SECRETARY. There are several Sub-Committees to run the

administration formed by the GOVERNING BODY. The Administration has

opted an as decentralized mode as practicable for smooth and effective

functioning.

6.2 STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT

6.2.1 DOES THE INSTITUTION HAVE A FORMALLY STATED QUALITY

POLICY? HOW IS IT DEVELOPED, DRIVEN, DEPLOYED AND REVIEWED?

Yes, the College has a formally stated quality policy, mentioned in the vision and

mission statements. The Academic Sub-committee in coordination with the

Principal develops the various activities to fulfil the quality policies time-to-time.

Head Clerkof the college office, Librarian, students‘ representatives areinvolved

in the quality-assuring activities adopting suitable process guided by need of the

system. These arediscussed in the Teachers‘ Council meetings and submitted to

GB for approval and implementation. The Academic Sub-committee monitors the

execution of these activities proposedby various departments/subcommittees/cells

and reviews it time to time.

6.2.2 DOES THE INSTITUTE HAVE A PERSPECTIVE PLAN FOR

DEVELOPMENT? IF SO, GIVE THE ASPECTS CONSIDERED FOR

INCLUSION IN THE PLAN.

Yes. The academic and infrastructure developmentsof the college are looked after

by the management. The development includes extension of building, providing

additional facilities, introduction of new courses, establishment of new faculty,

employing visiting teachers etc. The management forms several subcommittees

for academic and infrastructure development of the college. These subcommittees

consider several factors while preparing future plans. The factors that they keep in

mind are:-

The changing scenario in the field of education


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The needs of students /society

The challenges and opportunities faced by the college

The cost-benefitconsiderations

The relevance and usefulness of the plan.

The college intends to:

1. Widen the scope and range of the courses offered by introducing more

subjects for Honours courses like Physical Education, Physiology, Computer

application.

2. Introduce viable and relevant career oriented / skill developmental courses.

3. Expand of the campus:The institution is looking for suitable land to build its

second campus.

4. Construct a new science Building with all modern facilities;

5. Create more teaching posts and recruitment of more teachers in the vacant

posts of Assistant Professor;

6. Recruit more administrative staff;

7. Ensure audio-visual teaching aid in all departments.

8. Purchase more Books, Journals and modern Laboratory equipments.

9. Install smart board in all departments, and purchase more computers such

that more students can use those easily.

10. Move forward to WAN connection in the campus.

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6.2.3 DESCRIBE THE INTERNAL ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND

DECISION MAKING PROCESSES.

In the internal organizational structure, Governing Body of the college is the apex

body which acts as the supreme authority of the college. It frames plans and

policies, takes decisions and finally evaluates those after its proper implementation

and execution by the various subcommittees. It empowers the principal to

implement plans and policies adopted. The Principal is assisted by different

subcommittees formed by the G.B. and Teachers‘ Council in the process.

Secretary, Teachers‘ Council acts as the link between the Teachers and the

principal. Similarly, the Principal gets the administrative affairs superintended

through the Head Clerk of the office and the Bursar. IQAC has been formed in

order to superintend all academic and administrative affairs in the college.

INTERNAL ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE:

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No. Name and designation of the members

1 Prof. Dr. Sripati Mukherjee, President, Governing Body

2 Dr. Niranjan Mondal, Govt. Nominee, Governing Body

3 Dr. Gouri Sankar Bandyopadhyay, Principal & Secretary, Governing Body

4 Prof. Animesh Debnath, University Nominee

5 Prof. Anindita Mukherjee, University Nominee

6 Dr. Kalosona Roy, University Nominee

7 Dr. Sudip Chatterjee, Teachers' Representative

8 Prof. Dhirendranath Mahata, Teachers' Representative

9 Dr. Anuradha Guhathakurta, Teachers' Representative

10 Sri Hemanta Kumar Basu, Non-teaching Representative

11 Sk Sabir Ali, Non-teaching Representative

12 Somnath Maity, General Secretary, Students' Union


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6.2.4 GIVE A BROAD DESCRIPTION OF THE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

STRATEGIES OF THE INSTITUTION FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING

Teaching & learning Ensures transparency in the admission

process by the publication of admission merit

list in the College website and notice board

before the date of admission.

Follows the academic calendar.

Use of modern teaching aids in classes.

Regular class tests.

Well-equipped laboratories required for

practical classes.

Tutorials and Remedial coaching for

backward classes.

OPAC in Library for computerization of

books.

Research &

development

Encouragement of the faculty members to

conduct research projects.

Exploring the feasibility of applying for UGC

assisted Research Projects in different

subjects.

Supplying relevant information regarding

UGC Projects to the faculty members.

Planning for improvement of the existing

infrastructure for the ongoing research

projects in the College.

Holding seminars and workshops to create

awareness about this aspect of academic

activity.

Community

engagement

Participation of students, faculty and staff in

community development & social work by

NSS Unit of the College.

Activities like blood donation camp, tree

plantation program and environmental

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Human resource

management

Encouragement provided to the faculty for

participation in R.C., O.P. etc.

Career Advancement Scheme/Professional

development through promotion to higher

scales.

Access to computers to all sections of

administration.

Encouragement to students to attend

seminar/workshop/invited lectures.

Industry interaction Counselling services are provided to the students

through the career & Counselling Cell which also

helps to provide information about employment

opportunities and the placement of the students.

6.2.5 HOW DOES THE HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION ENSURE THAT ADEQUATE

INFORMATION (FROM FEEDBACK AND PERSONAL CONTACTS ETC.) IS

AVAILABLE FOR THE TOP MANAGEMENT AND THE STAKEHOLDERS, TO

REVIEW THE ACTIVITIES OF THE INSTITUTION?

The principal collects reports of the activities of all the subcommittees and cells

functioning in the college from committee members, students, parents, faculties

and the public and these reports are discussed in the meeting of G.B. to review the

success and failures. The G.B. recommends improvements to be made and the

principal arranges for facilities if any is required. The feedback received from the

stakeholders also serves as a source of information for future improvements.

6.2.6 HOW DOES THE MANAGEMENT ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT

INVOLVEMENT OF THE STAFF IN IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS

AND EFFICIENCY OF THE INSTITUTIONAL PROCESSES?

The Governing Body of the College, as and when necessary, forms committees

with teachers and administrative staff for superintending various activities related

to teaching, learning and administration. A degree of operational autonomy and

flexibility is instilled in the functioning of these bodies which incentivizes the

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both in imbibing sufficient momentum in developmental schemes and generating

a sense of responsibility and involvement in the all staff members of the college.

6.2.7 ENUMERATE THE RESOLUTIONS MADE BY THE MANAGEMENT

COUNCIL IN THE LAST YEAR AND THE STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION

OF SUCH RESOLUTIONS.

The nature of resolutions is of confidential nature. Thus it should not be exposed

but all resolutions are kept in bonded format, Principal of the college is the

custodian of the same.

6.2.8 DOES THE AFFILIATING UNIVERSITY MAKE A PROVISION FOR

ACCORDING THE STATUS OF AUTONOMY TO AN AFFILIATED

INSTITUTION? IF „YES‟, WHAT ARE THE EFFORTS MADE BY THE

INSTITUTION IN OBTAINING AUTONOMY?

The institution is yet to think on the line of achieving autonomy but in near future

if situation arise then it will not lag behind in its efforts to achieve autonomy.

6.2.9 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTION ENSURE THAT GRIEVANCES /

COMPLAINTS ARE PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO AND RESOLVED

EFFECTIVELY? IS THERE A MECHANISM TO ANALYZE THE NATURE OF

GRIEVANCES FOR PROMOTING BETTER STAKEHOLDER

RELATIONSHIP?

The College has set up a ―Grievance Cell‖ to redress the grievances of the

stakeholders like students, employees, alumni etc. A Complaint Box is kept for

collection of grievances. The stakeholder may directly approach the members of

the Cell or put their grievances in the Box. With possible promptness, the

members of the cell analyze the nature and cause of the grievance. Measures are

taken accordingly. Grievances regarding academic matters, financial matters,

library and other central services are redressed by the concerned committee with

the assistance of the Principal. As a result of this mechanism, the college has

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6.2.10 DURING THE LAST FOUR YEARS, HAD THERE BEEN ANY INSTANCES OF

COURT CASES FILED BY AND AGAINST THE INSTITUTE? PROVIDE

DETAILS ON THE ISSUES AND DECISIONS OF THE COURTS ON THESE?

No, there had been no instances of court cases against the institution during last

four years.

6.2.11 DOES THE INSTITUTION HAVE A MECHANISM FOR ANALYZING

STUDENT FEEDBACK ON INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE? IF „YES‟,

WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME AND RESPONSE OF THE INSTITUTION TO

SUCH AN EFFORT?

For the further improvement of its performance and to ensure the quality of

education, the college collects feedback from the students through feedback form.

The collection is made through HODs. Students provide opinions regarding the

performance of the teachers and overall institutional performance. Such feedback

is analysed by the authority and suitable measures are taken.

6.3 FACULTY EMPOWERMENT STRATEGIES

6.3.1 WHAT ARE THE EFFORTS MADE BY THE INSTITUTION TO ENHANCE

THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS TEACHING AND NON

TEACHING

Efforts made by the College to enhance the professional development of its staff

are:

The faculty members are encouraged to attend faculty development training

programmes, such as orientation programmes, refresher courses, short-term

courses etc.

Teachers are encouraged to attend seminars, workshops, conferences, etc.

The teachers are encouraged and motivated to submit research projects to

various funding agencies. They are also motivated to join in Ph.D.

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Non-Teaching staffs are exposed to the trainings regarding basic operations

of Computer and its applications in daily activities of the Office. Whenever

new softwares are installed, office staffs are provided adequate training

regarding their application. In the last few years, training have been offered

by professionals regarding the use of softwares like COSA, OPEC etc.

6.3.2 WHAT ARE THE STRATEGIES ADOPTED BY THE INSTITUTION FOR

FACULTY EMPOWERMENT THROUGH TRAINING, RETRAINING AND

MOTIVATING THE EMPLOYEES FOR THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITY

THEY PERFORM?

Infrastructure is provided to carry out their work effectively.

Permission as well as leave is granted to participate in Refresher

courses/Orientation programmes/Short Term Courses to the teaching staff for

professional development.

Teachers are encouraged to receive grants for research project/individual

research from different funding agencies. Duty leave is sanctioned to them to

present research papers in seminars/conferences organized by other

institutions/organizations.

The College funds for arrangement of certain trainings for skill up-gradation.

Staff development programmes for skill up-gradation and training of the staff.

Sponsoring to organiseseminars, conferences, workshops, etc.

6.3.3 PROVIDE DETAILS ON THE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL SYSTEM OF THE

STAFF TO EVALUATE AND ENSURE THAT INFORMATION ON MULTIPLE

ACTIVITIES IS APPROPRIATELY CAPTURED AND CONSIDERED FOR

BETTER APPRAISAL.

For each academic session, self-appraisal reports are prepared in the prescribed

format and submitted by the teachers. During their promotion to higher scales, the

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recommends for placement/promotion. Necessary improvements in wanting areas

are suggested by the members of the Committee.

6.3.4 WHAT IS THE OUTCOME OF THE REVIEW OF THE PERFORMANCE

APPRAISAL REPORTS BY THE MANAGEMENT AND THE MAJOR

DECISIONS TAKEN? HOW ARE THEY COMMUNICATED TO THE

APPROPRIATE STAKEHOLDERS?

After assessment of the feedback forms and appraisal reports, the authority

informally apprises the teachers about the outcome. Positive suggestions are

provided to the concerned office staff to perform better. In case of deliberate

negligence, corrective measures and disciplinary actions are taken. No

compromise is made by the management on quality of performance.

6.3.5 WHAT ARE THE WELFARE SCHEMES AVAILABLE FOR TEACHING AND

NON TEACHING STAFF? WHAT PERCENTAGE OF STAFF HAVE AVAILED

THE BENEFIT OF SUCH SCHEMES IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS?

Following welfare schemes are available for teaching and non-teaching staff:

Salary paid on the 1st of every month from college fund before the actual

amount paid by the State government.

Group Insurance Policy for all teaching and non-teaching staff.

The College has formed Syamsundar College Employees Co-operative Credit

Society. Limited but easily provide financial assistance to the teachers in their

dire need.

Gratuity cheque is given on the day of retirement of an employee without

delay.

Quick Provident Fund Loan Facility 100% who have applied availed the

benefit.

Puja Bonus for a certain section of staff.

Medical Leave/Casual Leave/Compensatory leave facility.

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Maternity Leave.

Annual Sports and cultural programmes events are organised for the Staff.

o Percentage of staff have availed the benefit of such schemes in the last

four years: 100%

Staff who have applied for Provident Fund Loan have availed the benefit.

All those who have retired in last four years got their gratuity cheque on the

day of retirement.

6.3.6 WHAT ARE THE MEASURES TAKEN BY THE INSTITUTION FOR

ATTRACTING AND RETAINING EMINENT FACULTY?

The Institution takes various measures for attracting and retaining eminent

faculty. Some of them are:

Offers UGC pay scale.

Provides annual increments and promotion grants to the faculty as per UGC

norms.

Provides GPF.

Conducive working environment.

Space and infrastructure to carry out their works effectively.

Permission for participation in seminars, conferences, workshops etc.

Guest teachers are offered better pay scales.

Enrichment of resources in library.

ICT facilities.

Scopes for organization of seminars etc.

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6.4 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCE MOBILIZATION

6.4.1 WHAT IS THE INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM TO MONITOR EFFECTIVE

AND EFFICIENT USE OF AVAILABLE FINANCIAL RESOURCES?

The Governing Body of the College is the premier body in the hierarchy to

monitor the functioning of the College. The GB has constituted several

subcommittees under the leadership of the principal to monitor effective and

efficient use of available financial resources. These are (a) Finance subcommittee,

(b) building subcommittee and (c) purchase subcommittee. Income/expenditure

are closely monitored by the Bursar and the Accountant headed by the Principal.

Before the purchase of any major item, quotations are called for from recognized

suppliers and prices are compared. The Finance/Building/Purchase Subcommittee

of the College conducts the entire procedure. Hence, every care is taken to

prudently utilise the available financial resources. Regular audit by external

agency also helps in the maintenance of transparency in financial matters and

exercising check on expenditure

6.4.2 WHAT ARE THE INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS FOR INTERNAL AND

EXTERNAL AUDIT? WHEN WAS THE LAST AUDIT DONE AND WHAT ARE

THE MAJOR AUDIT OBJECTIONS? PROVIDE THE DETAILS ON

COMPLIANCE.

The college has no mechanism for internal audit. The Auditor appointed by the

Higher Education Department, Government of West Bengal, audits the college

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6.4.3 WHAT ARE THE MAJOR SOURCES OF INSTITUTIONAL

RECEIPTS/FUNDING AND HOW IS THE DEFICIT MANAGED? PROVIDE

AUDITED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE STATEMENT OF ACADEMIC AND

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES OF THE PREVIOUS FOUR YEARS AND

THE RESERVE FUND/CORPUS AVAILABLE WITH INSTITUTIONS, IF ANY.

The major source of the fund of our college is the grants received from the

State Govt. under Grant-in-aid schemes. The College also receives grants

from the UGC. Fees collected from the students and interest on bank

depositsare also the sources of our institutional receipts. Half of the Tuition

fee is remitted in the government treasury account.

The Governing Body manages the deficit by taking administrative decision

on case to case merit basis.

Surplus amount in any other head is used for making up minor deficits.

For managing any major deficit, the Governing Body of the college

approaches the appropriate authorities of the government for necessary

grants.

Audited income and expenditure statement for last four years are given in

Appendix …

6.4.4 GIVE DETAILS ON THE EFFORTS MADE BY THE INSTITUTION IN

SECURING ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND THE UTILIZATION OF

THE SAME (IF ANY).

The College Management makes sincere efforts for arrangement of additional

funding. A market complex is made by the college in the campus to generate its

own fund, Political leaders as well as the local businessmen are pursued for the

purpose of fund raising. The arrangements of additional funds and achievements

of last four years are clearly indicated in the audited reports which are enclosed

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6.5 INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEM (IQAS)

6.5.1 INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL (IQAC)

A. HAS THE INSTITUTION ESTABLISHED AN INTERNAL QUALITY

ASSURANCE CELL (IQAC)? .IF „YES‟, WHAT IS THE INSTITUTIONAL

POLICY WITH REGARD TO QUALITY ASSURANCE AND HOW HAS IT

CONTRIBUTED IN INSTITUTIONALIZING THE QUALITY ASSURANCE

PROCESSES?

IQAC cell was initially formed in a meeting of Teachers‗ Council on......... with

internal members. Later, external members were selected for the same as per

UGC/NAAC norms. The IQAC functions as an overall advisory body of the

college, constantly operating for the improvement of infrastructure, teaching-

learning process, research, governance, extension activities etc. Inputs from

various stakeholders are seriously considered for institutional developmental

planning by the IQAC. The IQAC meetings often result in the emergence of new

ideas which help in the quality improvement. The proposals are placed in the

meeting of the Governing Body for approval.

B. HOW MANY DECISIONS OF THE IQAC HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE

MANAGEMENT / AUTHORITIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND HOW MANY

OF THEM WERE ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED?

Most of the suggestions provided by the IQAC are approved by the Management and

implemented. Some of the IQAC‘s suggestions which are implemented in the last few

years include:

Suggestions Implementations

The steering committee co-

ordinator himself co-ordinated the

―Online Admission‖ process to

maintain the standard of student

intake and avoid any anomaly.

The IQAC closely monitored the

functioning of college authority

Very smooth admission process could be

performed with the active co-operation

from all stakeholders of the college.

With the active co-operation the college

authority could achieve healthy academic

atmosphere.

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Suggestions Implementations

and helped the administration

through valuable suggestions and

active co-operations to maintain

the overall quality of education in

the institution

Through preparation of CAS

related documents the overall

quality parameters were

standardized of all faculty

members.

Prepare the SSR for second cycle

of accreditation

Re-gather the data necessary for

preparation of SSR and peer team

visit

Through modification of

College‘s webpage.

up more research oriented activities.

The teaching community learned the

value of participating in

seminars/conferences and present papers.

The overall research atmosphere

strengthened.

The timely preparation of AQAR could

be achieved

The webpage-developer selected for the

said purpose and significant progress

achieved.

C. DOES THE IQAC HAVE EXTERNAL MEMBERS ON ITS COMMITTEE? IF SO,

MENTION ANY SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION MADE BY THEM.

IQAC has a few external members. They are highlighted in the following table

Sl. No. Name Status

1 Mr. AshimNayak Alumni; PanchayatPradhan

2 Mr. Utpal Dan Alumni; Local Social worker & Industrialist

3 Prof. D. Parida Teacher, The University of Burdwan,

Member NAAC peer team

We are enriched by their valuable guidance to prepare for the re-accreditation process

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D. HOW DO STUDENTS AND ALUMNI CONTRIBUTE TO THE EFFECTIVE

FUNCTIONING OF THE IQAC?

One student representative is included in IQAC since it is formed. One

representative from alumni is included since 2013-14. The students give suggestions

regarding improvement in teaching-learning process, examination system, day-to-

day facilities like library services, leisure or canteen services etc. As far as the

alumni of the college are concerned, IQAC makes special efforts to involve them in

the college programme.

E. HOW DOES THE IQAC COMMUNICATE AND ENGAGE STAFF FROM

DIFFERENT CONSTITUENTS OF THE INSTITUTION?

Representatives from Teachers, Students, Administrative Staff, Alumni association

and Management are present in the IQAC team. In the meeting theyshare their views

and convey the plan and activities of IQAC to their communities.

6.5.2 DOES THE INSTITUTION HAVE AN INTEGRATED FRAMEWORK FOR

QUALITY ASSURANCE OF THE ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE

ACTIVITIES? IF „YES‟, GIVE DETAILS ON ITS OPERATIONALISATION.

Yes, the institution has an integrated framework for quality assurance of the

academic and administrative activities. The College has formed various

subcommittees like Academic Subcommittee, Finance Subcommittee, and

Purchase subcommittee etc. as discussed earlier. All these subcommittees are

constituted with teachers, students, and administrative staff. These committees are

entrusted with the quality in the academic or administrative domain. Their

operations are again monitored by IQAC and Governing Body. Teachers‘ Council

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6.5.3 DOES THE INSTITUTION PROVIDE TRAINING TO ITS STAFF FOR

EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE QUALITY ASSURANCE

PROCEDURES? IF „YES‟, GIVE DETAILS ENUMERATING ITS IMPACT.

The institution does not provide any training to its staff for effective

implementation of the Quality assurance procedures yet. However,

IQAC members are deputed to participate in IQAC related work shops, short

term trainings and seminars.

Informal training is regularly provided to the administrative staff for

successful running of the College Administrative Software and COSA.

Informal training is given to the Librarian for the operation of

OPECsoftware.

6.5.4 DOES THE INSTITUTION UNDERTAKE ACADEMIC AUDIT OR OTHER

EXTERNAL REVIEW OF THE ACADEMIC PROVISIONS? IF „YES‟, HOW

ARE THE OUTCOMES USED TO IMPROVE THE INSTITUTIONAL

ACTIVITIES?

Yes, the institute undertakes academic audit.

There are certain benefits of academic audit:

Review of results helps identifying shortcomings of teaching-learning

process. Students who have low, average and high performance are marked.

Attention is provided to the improvement of performance accordingly.

Remedial coaching is provided to the academically weak students.

6.5.5 HOW ARE THE INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE MECHANISMS

ALIGNED WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE RELEVANT EXTERNAL

QUALITY ASSURANCE AGENCIES/REGULATORY AUTHORITIES?

The college follows university rules, UGC guidelines and DPI instructions and

maintains standard in teaching-learning process, conduct of examination &

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6.5.6 WHAT INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS ARE IN PLACE TO

CONTINUOUSLY REVIEW THE TEACHING LEARNING PROCESS? GIVE

DETAILS OF ITS STRUCTURE, METHODOLOGIES OF OPERATIONS AND

OUTCOME?

At the beginning of the session all staff members and students are given academic

calendar. Important instructions to the students, detailed layout of teaching days

and probable date for class tests are given in the calendar. Teachers make their

plan accordingly for completion of syllabus. The Head of the Departments

distribute syllabus of the University to their departmental students. This enables

the Students to know the academic programme and the components to be learnt

and to appear examination. Moreover, the teachers would know the time frame for

teaching – learning process and ensure the total attention for the completion of

syllabi and possible revision. Monitoring and necessary mid-term corrections are

made primarily by the Head of the department in consultation with respective

Teachers in the departmental meetings.

The Principal regularly meet the HOD and take feedback on the teaching learning

progress of each department.

Department collects feedback from the students in the class. The outcome of

feedback is thoroughly discussed in the meeting of IQAC and Teachers‘ Council.

Deficiency in infrastructure is sought to be removed. The concerned faculty is

advised by the Principal to overcome the identified weakness.

6.5.7 HOW DOES THE INSTITUTION COMMUNICATE ITS QUALITY

ASSURANCE POLICIES, MECHANISMS AND OUTCOMES TO THE

VARIOUS INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS?

The institution communicates its quality assurance policies, mechanisms and

outcomes to the various internal and external stakeholders through:

Regular notification in notice board.

The progress of the students is communicated directly.

Detail information is given in the Prospectus and academic calendar.


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Through the institutional official website syamsundarcollege.ac.in.

Policies and plans regarding the quality assurance are communicated to the

faculty members in the meeting of teachers‘ council.

ANY OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION REGARDING GOVERNANCE

LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT WHICH THE COLLEGE WOULD LIKE TO

INCLUDE.

Nothing very significant additional information left to mention separately.


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CRITERIA VII

INNOVATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES

7.1 ENVIRONMENT CONSCIOUSNESS

7.1.1 DOES INSTITUTE CONDUCT A GREEN AUDIT OF ITS CAMPUS AND

FACILITIES?

There is no formal mechanism for green audit. The institution has taken all possible

measures to make the campus Eco-friendly. The use of plastic bags is avoided in

the campus. The authority is planning to declare the entire campus as ―NO

PLASTIC ZONE‖. The students and staff have planted a number of saplings during

various tree-plantation programme organised y the institution and all the trees are

taken care of and maintained by the institution.

7.1.2 WHAT ARE THE INITIATIVES TAKEN BY THE COLLEGE TO MAKE

THE CAMPUS ECO-FRIENDLY?

Energy conservation:

The class rooms are airy and well lighted. Authority is very much strict about

unnecessary run of electrical equipments. A few measures are taken for

conservation of electric energy. For example each classroom has a main switch just

outside such that anybody can switch off whenever he sees running lights and fans

unnecessarily. The authority is planning to replace bulbs by CFLs.

Use of renewable energy:

The college has already installed solar panels in the campus to reduce the electric

consumption after getting necessary financial assistance from honourble M.P. of

the Burdwan (East).


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Water harvesting:

The authority has already initiated the installation of water harvesting mechanism

in its campus with technical and financial assistance from PWD of the district. The

process will be completed very soon.

Check dam construction:

As the institution is a general degree college we do not have any engineering

section for checking such civil work.

Efforts of carbon neutrality:

The college has taken certain measures to reduce the pollution inside the campus.

Parking of two-wheelers of students and staff members is made just near the gate.

This reduces the emission of carbon inside the campus. The campus is also made

smoke-free zone. Dead leaves and waste papers are scientifically decomposed off

by burying them in the soil by making pit in the adjacent areas.

Plantation:

The college often organizes tree-plantation and maintenance programme inside the

campus. As the college has little free space we do not have enough scope of

plantation.

Hazardous waste management:

The college authority has deep pits in the unused places for the disposal of

hazardous waste created by science departments. The waste chemicals in the labs

are properly disposed by dissolving them in water or by keeping separately in

protected places. E-waste, such as discarded computers, electronic equipments etc

are initially kept in a store-room, later handed over to the companies engaged in

recycling of e-waste.


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7.2 INNOVATIONS

7.2.1 GIVE DETAILS OF INNOVATIONS INTRODUCED DURING THE LAST FOUR

YEARS WHICH HAVE CREATED A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE

FUNCTIONING OF THE COLLEGE.

Use of ICT in teaching-learning:

The departments of zoology and botany have been equipped with LCD projectors

and laptop. A few lectures are given through projectors to the students. All the

departments have been provided laptops. Desktops as well as printers are also

provided in a few departments. Net facility is also available for all departments.

Students can also get e-learning through the use of the net-facility in their

respective departments.

Infrastructural Innovations:

A few buildings are made by UGC grant. Central library, Department of

environmental studies and Department of Commerce are shifted in these buildings.

A few classrooms are made for Department of Arts. This provides the students as

well as teachers the opportunity to utilise their time in best possible way. A big

girls‘ hostel is also made by UGC grant. Since, the place is well-connected with

nearest town Burdwan and very close to that town most of the students prefer to

stay in Burdwan for their study and other facilities. Thus, very few students stay at

the hostel.

Website:

The college has its own website www.syamsundarcollege.ac.in. All relevant

information of the institution for example admission, examination etc are available

in the website.


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Teacher-student interaction:

Informal interaction between students and concerned teachers are encouraged.

Students come to their respective teachers to discuss about various things

whenever they get their teachers free. Principal also interact with the students

regularly. He also conducts routine check of the departments and attendance

registers of the students.

Computerization of administrative work:

The administrative department of the college is fully well-equipped by computer

facilities. To save the electronic gazettes of computers and other instruments air-

conditioner is installed in the office recently. The administrative staffs are also

technically sound to use such modern technology. The whole administrative work

is made computerised such that the students get their works done smoothly.

Computerization of central Library:

The central library of the college is made computerized. The details of all the

books and journals in the library are available through computer. The authority is

trying to make it more advance such that students and teachers can see the

availability of books through net.

Departmental library:

Most of the departments have their own library. Teachers of respective

departments enriched their departmental library by giving their books obtained

from different book companies. Students can use the departmental library

regularly.

Audio system for teaching:

Some classes have huge students. So, it was very much difficult for students as

well as teachers for getting healthy environment for education. Thus, most of the

big classrooms are made audio facilities.


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Academic Innovations:

A few measures are taken to improve academic as well as moral excellence among

students. The college has arranged remedial classes for SC/ST/OBC students.

Carrier council programme has also been arranged for students. However, the

financial support is given by UGC. The awareness of pollution control, energy

conservation, use of renewable energy has been made through exhibition where all

students as well as outsiders also are allowed in the programme. Teachers are also

encouraged in doing their research by providing net facilities to all departments.

Though the college has shortage of space for laboratories they are made well-

equipped.

In current year college is collaboration with the Punjab National Bank has given

the prizes of the ―Best Library Users‖ to the students consisting of all streams

(classes)/ section (Day & Morning).

7.3 BEST PRACTICES

7.3.1 ELABORATE ON ANY TWO BEST PRACTICES IN THE GIVEN FORMAT AT

PAGE NO. 98, WHICH HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF

THE INSTITUTIONAL OBJECTIVES AND/OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT OF THE CORE ACTIVITIES OF THE COLLEGE

Institutional Best Practice – I

1. Title of the Practice

Adopted village concept and related programmes by NSS unit of the college

2. Goal

The college initiated the practice of adopting a nearby village and work for the

overall development of the village within the capacity and scope of the

institution. The main objective of such an initiative is to provide the social

service to one or two village at a time. The nature of service to be provided

varies with the local need but as a whole the main objective is cleanliness, spread


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environmental consciousness among the inhabitants and overall hygiene. It is a

part of extension activity of the college to take the initiative of spreading social

consciousness amongst rural people and ultimately built a strong, healthy and

clean society.

3. The Context

Any initiative comes with inherent challenges and constraints in its own

context. This initiative also has many constrains of various nature. The main

problem the institute face is to convince local inhabitants about the exact

objective of the programme. Many believe that the initiative is politically

motivated and thus polarized obstruction had to be faced.

The college preferred to work with backward areas on priority basis. But lack

of education and conservative mentality among the people obstruct the free

mixing of the members from the camp and local people. Though as soon as we

could convince them about the true nature of the objective of the programme

people don‘t hesitate to work with our students and staffs hand to hand.

Financial limitations and time constraints are another factors that limits our

objectives.

Still the college is optimistic and already working with two villagesviz.

―Muktipur‖ and ―Santalpara‖ for overall betterment.

4. The Practice

As the college is situated in a rural belt it is surrounded by many villages. The

NSS unit coordinators and representatives of the college visits nearby villages

and inspects the prevailing hygiene, health condition, sanitation, green cover and

the population composition i.e. the percentage of minority, men-women ratio,

SC, ST etc. A short list is prepared and then final decision is taken at a meeting

with advisory board (composition is already mentioned in earlier discussion) to

select one amongst them. After the selection is done the NSS team organize

camp at the village and works for village cleaning, women education, child


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health check-up, plantation etc.

During the tenure of the camp to earn the confidence of the local people is a big

challenge and thus several interactive activities are organized. Playing games

like cricket, football or even organizing cultural programmes are all part of the

activity.

One or two special training programmes like ―Mushroom Cultivation and

Marketing techniques‖, ―Vermicompost Preparation and its use‖ are organized

for self-employment to facilitate local youth earning their bread through un-

conventional job opportunities.

The participating students also learn through this initiative to adjust in adverse

conditions and their overall social consciousness is boosted.

The Plantation programmes help overall increase of green cover in and around

the institution. As a result the overall environmental balance is achieved.

The confidence building of first generation learners and even few illiterate

inhabitants of the society on the institutional education system is also an

important objective for such an initiative.

5. Evidence of Success

The evidence of success is noteworthy.

The villagers are now looks forward the time of the year when our team

will visit their place.

The overall confidence building is the mark of success to us.

The mentality of backward people have changed and they are now

conscious about health, hygiene and environment.

The use of plastic has decreased as a result of repeated effort of

consciousness building.

More and more students are now coming for pursuing education at

institute

As job opportunities have increased the overall socio-economic scenario

of the area has changed.


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6. Problems Encountered and Resources Required

Problems are part of any initiative but the real success can only be achieved after

effective overcoming of them. Few constraints are mentioned bellow:-

The scarcity of funding is a serious obligation.

The political interference and polarization is not only a obstruction but

some time pose threat to the participants.

The lack of proper education amongst villagers

The gradual decrease in enthusiasm among modern day learners towards

shouldering social responsibilities is causing problems to the unit

coordinators in arranging enthusiastic participants which is absolutely

necessary for the completion of this nobel initiative.

7. Notes (Optional)

The Institute is thinking to spread the idea to new dimensions in near future by

adopting new villages and initiating some modern programmes during the

camp.

8. Contact Details

Name of the Principal : Dr. G. S. Bandyopadhyay

Name of the Institution : Syamsundar College

City : Shyamsundar; Burdwan

Pin Code : West Bengal; 713424

Accreditation Status : Accredited B+ on 20/05/2005

Work Phone : 03451-260016

Mobile : 9434014440/8001177370

Website : www.syamsundarcollege.ac.in

E-mail : [email protected]


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Institutional Best Practice – II

1. Title of the Practice

Organizing ―Science Fair‖ by all departments of the college, to spread social

awareness about modern trends in education, research and social development.

2. Goal

The main objective behind organizing such stalls is as follows:-

To encourage students of respective departments learn current trends of

education beyond syllabus

To spread a message among visitors that what is happening in society as

whole.

Awareness building towards few dos and don‘ts.

Confidence building amongst students to face public and visitors of diverse

nature.

Development of overall communication skill.

Learn new things and use of technology

Social and environmental consciousness building.

3. The Context

In the present context when students are not willing to restrict themselves within

the boundary of classrooms and syllabus, this is a scope to learn new things

beyond syllabus and conventional education.

The fund arrangements had to be done from own contributions by faculty and

students themselves which is the basic constraint in quality enhancement of the

exhibition.

The excessive time constraint and pressure of completion of syllabus is also a

constraint that less number of students are being devote sufficient time to prepare


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and execute their intentions properly.

4. The Practice

All departments from science, commerce, social sciences and literature

participates with full enthusiasm during the programme.

Each department design their respective stalls based on a new theme every

year.

The themes are selected on a general principal of spreading social awareness

and recent environmental issues.

Different topics based on the theme are displayed in the form of charts and

models in respective stalls of individual departments.

To encourage students of nearby schools separate provisions are kept for

participation by them also.

The stalls remain open during college hours for two consecutive dates to all

people.

To encourage young minds a healthy competition is also organized and the

institute brings teachers from nearby colleges or even University as judges to

evaluate the best efforts.

During annual programme the winning departments gets prize.

To ensure student involvement at optimum level the whole programme is

organized and arranged by the ―Student Union‖ itself with monitoring by

faculty and staffs of the college.

5. Evidence of Success

The evidence of success is noteworthy.

A large number of attendances on those days speaks itself in favour of the

acceptance of the initiative amongst its students.

Interdisciplinary exchange of concepts helps in overall development of

academy.

All departments keep the memento as a token of appreciation of their


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efforts by the authority.

6. Problems Encountered and Resources Required

Problems are part of any initiative but the real success can only be achieved after

effective overcoming of them. Few constraints are mentioned bellow:-

The scarcity of funding is a serious obligation.

The gradual decrease in enthusiasm among modern day learners towards

shouldering social responsibilities is causing problems in arranging

enthusiastic participants which is absolutely necessary for the completion of

this initiative.

The excessive time constraint and pressure of completion of syllabus is also a

constraint that less number of students are being devote sufficient time to

prepare and execute their intentions properly.

7. Notes (Optional)

The institute is seriously considering extending financial helps for organizing

such exhibition within its capabilities and as far as practicable.

8. Contact Details

Name of the Principal : Dr. G. S. Bandyopadhyay

Name of the Institution : Syamsundar College

City : Shyamsundar; Burdwan

Pin Code : West Bengal; 713424

Accreditation Status : Accredited B+ on 20/05/2005

Work Phone : 03451-260016

Mobile : 9434014440/8001177370

Website : www.syamsundarcollege.ac.in

E-mail : [email protected]


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EVALUATIVE REPORT OF THE

DEPARTMENTS


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Evaluation Report of the Department of BENGALI

1. Name of the department BENGALI

2. Year of Establishment

Name of the Programme Year of establishment Memo No.

General 1960-61 2742-Cdt.14/08/1959

Hons. 1969-70 2742-Cdt.14/08/1959

3.NamesofProgrammes/CoursesofferedG,PG,M.Phil.,Ph.D.,IntegratedMasters;IntegratedPh.D.,etc.)

UG Hons+General)

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved : Nil

5. Annual/semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) :Annual

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments :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. Numberofteachingpostssanctioned,filledandactual(Professors/AssociateProfessors

/Asst. Professors/others):

Category of post Sanctioned Filled

Professor

04

Vacant

Associate Professor Vacant

Assistant Professor 01

10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of specialization (D.Sc. /

D.Litt. /Ph.D. /M.Phil.etc.):


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Name Qualificati

on Designation Specialization

No. of

years of

experience

No. of

Ph.D./

M.Phil

Students

Dr.Sohinoor

Khatun

M.A.

M.Phil,

Ph.D

Assistant

Professor

and Head

Madhyayuger

Bangla

Sahitya

5yrs+ Nil

Mr.Sandip

Ghosal

M.A

Govt.

Approved

Part Time

Teacher

Natak

(Drama)

6yrs+

Nil

Mr.BhabadebSam

anta

M.A,

M.Phil

Govt.

Approved

Part Time

Teacher

Katha Sahitya

6yrs+

Nil

Mr.AbidHasan M.A

Govt.

Approved

Part Time

Teacher

Linguestic 5yrs+

Nil

Mr.Bappaditya

Som

M.A

Govt.

Approved

Part Time

Teacher

Tagore

Literature

7yrs+

Nil

Mr.Malay

Bhattacharya M.A

Govt.

Approved

Part Time

Teacher

Madhyayuger

Bangla

Sahitya

7yrs+ Nil

Mr. Pijush

Mondal

M.A,

M.Phil

Govt.

Approved

Part Time

Teacher

Madhyayuger

Bangla

Sahitya

7yrs+ Nil

Sayeda Khatun M.A

Govt.

Approved

Part Time

Teacher

Natak

(Drama) 15yrs+ Nil

Mrs. Chandra

Hati M.A

Govt.

Approved

Part Time

Teacher

Katha Sahitya 9yrs+ Nil

Mrs. Putul

Malik M.A

Guest

Lecturer

Madhyayuger

Bangla

Sahitya

5Yrs Nil


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Mr. Bapan

Majhi M.A

Guest

Lecturer

Madhyayuger

Bangla

Sahitya

4+ Nil

Mr.Astam

Malik M.A

Guest

Lecturer Katha Sahitya 2+ Nil

*As on November 2015

11. List of senior visiting faculty :

:Nil

12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (Programme

wise) by temporary faculty :

Name of The

Programme

% of theoretical

classes handled by

temporary faculty

% of Practical

classes handled by

temporary faculty

B.A (Hons.) 5% N.A

B.A. (General) 16.54% N.A

*The department is in severe crisis for non-availability of Full Time Faculty

13. Student-Teacher ratio (Programme wise)

:

Name of The Programme Student-Teacher

Ratio

B.A. (Hons.) – 2014-15 AY* 35:1

B.A. (General)- 2014-15 AY* 281:1

*Based on1st , 2

nd& 3

rdyear data

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 /P.G.

Teaching faculty with Ph.D. :01

Teaching faculty with M.Phil :03

Teaching faculty with P.G. :12

16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national, b)international

funding agencies and c)Total grants received : Nil


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17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total

grants received :

- Individually the department got no funding from any of the above mentioned

agencies. :Nil

18. Research Centre/facility recognized by the University :NA

19. Publications: 2005-2015

Name of the

Faculty

Papers

Abstracts

(paper

presentation)

Chapter

in Books

Books

SNIP

Edited

SJR

Int

Nat

Dr.Sohinoor

Khatun

04

04

Mr.Bhabadeb

Samanta

01

Mr.Abid Hassan 01

*For details vide Annexture-I

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated : Nil

21. Faculty as members in: a) National Committees; b) International Committees; c)

Editorial Boards : Nil

22. Student projects

• Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter

departmental/programme: Students of Bengali are used to prepare projects on

Environmental Studies as per University norms. Students also regularly take part

in Annual Departmental Exhibition which is organized every year during the

Programme, named‖ ABAHAN SOCIAL‖.

• Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution

i.e. in Research laboratories/Industry/ other agencies :Nil


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23. Awards/Recognitions received by faculty and students : Nil

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/visitors to the department :

Sl.No. Name Profile

1 Dr. Manabi Bandyopadhyay Principal; Krishnanagar Women‘s

College; Krishananagar;Nadia

2 Dr.Manjarita Chakraborty Assistant Professor of the Department

of Bengali Dr. B.N.D.S. Mahabidyalaya

;Hathgobindapur;Burdwan

Many other also came to this department for various purposes but all names could not be

accommodated due to scarcity of space.

25.Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding :

Departmental Seminars

Sl. No.

Seminar topic Date Funding

Agency

1.

―Women in the 20th

Century Bengali

Literature‖

08.12.15 College

Fund

a) National : Nil

b) International : Nil


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26. Student profile programme/ course wise:

Name of the

Course/

programme

Applications

received

Selected Enrolled

*

Pass

percentage M F

Bengali (Hons.)

A.Y. 2011-14

Admission

Conducted by

College centrally

44 20

24 100%

Bengali (Hons.)

A.Y. 2012-15

Admission

Conducted by BU

54 35 19 77%

Bengali (Hons.)

A.Y. 2013-16

Admission

Conducted by

College centrally

59 26

33 Running

Year

Bengali (Hons.)

A.Y. 2014-17

Admission

Conducted by

College centrally &

Online method

70 27

43 Running

Year

Bengali (General)

A.Y. 2011-14

Admission

Conducted by

College centrally

509 279

230 44.04%

Bengali (General)

A.Y. 2012-15

Admission

Conducted by BU

940 300 185 41.03%

Bengali (General)

A.Y. 2013-16

Admission

Conducted by

College centrally

989 537

452 Running

Year

Bengali (General)

A.Y. 2014-17

Admission

Conducted by

College centrally &

Online method

920 4543

467 Running

Year

*All students cannot sit for final year exam for various reasons like dropout/fail etc.

27. Diversity of Students

Name of the

Course

%of students

from the same

state

% of students

from other

States

%of students

from abroad

Bengali (Hons.) 100% Nil Nil

Bengali (Gen.) 100% Nil Nil


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28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examination

ssuch as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.?

Name of the Examination Number of successful candidates*

NET 01

SET Nil

GATE Nil

SSC 18

Primary Teacher Recruitment 12

Others 04

*Information of the number of candidates was obtained from other students of the

same batch verbally (SSC,PrimaryTeacher,College Teacher &Others

Recruitment)-It is acquainted from various sources that many students of Bengali

Dept.but current data are not available now.

29. Student progression

Student progression Against %enrolled

UG to PG A.Y. – 2011-14 – 78%

Regular & Corresponding

PG to M.Phil. Current data not available

PG to Ph.D. Nil

Ph.D .to Post-Doctoral Nil

Employed

• Campus selection

• Other than campus recruitment

Nil

Entrepreneurship/Self-employment 7*

*Based on available information from the concerned students verbally and so many

students of Bengali Department each year enroll their name in Distance M.A

Course but for communication gap the department does not exact figure of

enrollment.


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30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

• Library The departmental students get library facilities

only from the General library.

• Internet facilities for Staff

& Students

Staff and Students mainly access the facility of

College Library for Internet.

• Class rooms with ICT

facility

Nil

• Laboratories N.A

31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university,

Government or other agencies:

College office maintained the record in this respect.

32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures/workshops/

seminar) with external experts: The department is planning to arrange special lecture/ seminar

by experts from the department of Bengali; in very shortly.

Apart from that the students of the department regularly

participates in the seminars or inter departmental lectures

organized by other departments.

Dept. of Bengali continued its wall magazine – ‗PATA‘.

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning:

• Teachers of Bengali Department basically teach Students

through lecture method on different topics of the syllabus

especially using chalk and talk methods.

• Departmental Teachers regularly give Students notes.

• Departmental Teacher encourage Students by engaging them

in classroom discussion.

• The Department sometimes invites eminent scholar to

discuss specific topics for the benefit to the Students.


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34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension

activities:

• The department is actively associated with the NSS unit of the

college

• Students of this department actively participate in the blood

donation camp which is organized by the NSS / NCC units of

the college.

• Students also participate in mock parliament in our college as

well as in other colleges under our University.

• The department actively participates in campus cleaning and

aesthetic beautification of campus in collaboration with NSS

units.

35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans

Strengths:

• Harmony and Healthy relationship

between all the faculties of the

department.

• In regular careful of students psychology

and mental setup.

• For preparing the students for the final

examination, regular class-test are held.

• Various career-oriented workshops,

seminars, etc are organized to increase

their interest and motivate them in their

respective subjects.

• To aid the students in finding necessary

and important books from the library.

• Encouraging students to participate in

different college programmes and

extension activities

Weaknesses:

• Scarcity of space and

proper infrastructure for

accommodating ever

increasing number of

students.

• Vacant full time teaching

posts.

• Lack of Departmental

library

• Lack of mechanism to

keep regular

record of pass out

students achievements /

placements.

Opportunity:

• There is a scope of collaboration with

nearby colleges for organizing seminars

or workshops for developing students

understanding.

• More Social extension activities.

• There is a scope of preparing students for

several career-oriented examinations

through highlighting the concerned topics

of their syllabus consciously.

Constrains:

• Adequate funding is

lacking

• Lack of sufficient

departmental class room.


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Annexure-I: Details of Research Achievements: 2005 - 2015

Dr. Sohinoor Khatun

Sl.

No. Title with Page no. Journal ISSN/ISBN

National/

International

1 Bangali Muslim Samajer

Bibaher Riti o

Giti;(History-Art-Culture-

Literature based Quarterly

Journal of Burdwan

District)4th

year,3rd

issue(New Form), July-

September,2015.Page no-

49-62;

Lokbharati ISSN –

2277-5889 National

2 Shot Stories of

Rabindranath Tagore in the

Context of 19th

Century

Social Problem and

Values.(Unish Shtaker

Samaj-Samassyar Prekkhite

Rabind Chotogalpo) page

no.-69-96;Oct;2015.

Proc.of the UGC

spnd Natl. Sem.

Organizes by

History Dept.,

MUC Womens

College, Burdwan.

in Collaboration

with Women‘s

Studies Dept., B.U,

Burdwan 29-30

Nov‘2011.

ISBN– 978-

81-925800-

9-8

National

3 Kasidasi Mahabharater

Upakhayan , Page No. –

145 – 156, vol-5, No.- 2

MS Academic (An

International Multi-

disciplinary

refereed journal)

Kalyani, Nadia.

W.B.

2229-6484 National

4 Bangali Muslim Samajer

Bibaher Riti o Giti, Parba 2,

Page no. – 81 - 95

Lokbharati(History-

Art-Culture-

Literature based

Quarterly Journal of

Burdwan District)

ISSN –

2277-5889 National


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Sl.

No.

Title of the paper

presented

Title of Conference/

Seminar Organized by

Whether

International/

National/State/

Regional/Colle

ge or

University

level

1 Rabindra Chotogale

Hindu-Muslim

Sampriti;(1-2

march;2013)

UGC Sponsored

National Seminar on-

―Rabindra

Chotogalper

GatiPrakiti‖

Dept. of

Bengali

;Lalbaba

College;

Hawrah

National

2 Women in

Terrorism;(6-7

Feb;2015)

UGC Sponsored

National Seminar on-

―Global Terrorism and

Endangered Human

Civilization‖

Dept. of

History&

Pol.Science;

Syamsundar

College;

Burdwan

National

3 Satyajit Rayer

Chotogalpa o

Kalpobiggan

(Science

Fiction);(3-4

Sept;2015)

UGC Sponsored

National Seminar on –

―Evolution of Bengali

in 20th

Century in the

context of Liberal Arts

and Popular Culture

Organished by

Teahers‘

Council

;Rampurhat

College &

Turku

HansdaLapsaH

emramMahavi

dyalaya;

Birbhum

National

4 Rabindra-

Chotogalpe Linga

Baisammerswarup-

Sandhan;(2-3

Dec;2015)

UGC Sponsored

National Seminar on

―Rabindranath Tagore:

Humanity and Cultural

Affinity‖

Dept. of

English &

Bengali Bolpur

College &

Tagore

Research

Institute,

Kolkata

National


230

Mr. Bhabadeb Samanta

Sl.

No.

Title with Page no. Journal ISSN/ISBN National/

International

1 ―EkAkashe Onek

Alo‖;(Book Name) Jagori –

Prosongo Chetona

PrabahaRiti; (Chapter Name)

2015;Page na-14-18

Sarker

Prakasani;

ISBN – 978-93-

84-383-26-8

National

Mr. Abid Hasan

Sl.

No.


International

1 Panchasher Mannantarer Prekhit o

Probanata: Prosanga Manik

Bandhopadhyayer Chotogalpo.(A

Bengali Research

Journal)vol.4;No.4;April-

June;2015.Page no.-52-63

Antarmukh ISSN –

2249-3751

National


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Evaluation Report of the Department of Economics

1. Name of the department: ECONOMICS


Name of the

Programme

Year of

establishment

Memo No.

General 1960-61 Circulation No. 2742-

Cdtd. 14/08/1959

3. Names of Programmes/Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters;

Integrated Ph.D.,etc.): UG

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved :

Students of B. A. course with English (Hons.) and Geography

(Hons.) study Economics as a general combination subject.

Combination of subjects taken up by students of B. Com

discipline (with Honours in Accountancy) also include

Economics as both honours and general papers.

5. Annual/semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) :ANNUAL

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments :

General B.A. Course Students taking up Economics as a

combination subject also study any two of the subjects viz,

Bengali, English, Political Science, Philosophy & Geography.

7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

institutions, etc : NIL

8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons : NIL


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9. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual

(Professors/Associate Professors/Asst. Professors/others):


Professor

02

NA

AssociateProfessor NA

AssistantProfessor 01

10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of specialization

(D.Sc./ D.Litt. /Ph.D. /M.Phil. etc.):

Name Qualification Designation Specializat

ion

No. of

years

of

experie

nce

No.of

Ph.D./M.Phil

Students

guided for

the last 4

years

Sarmishtha Sen

M.Sc., M.Phil

Assistant

Professor

and Head

Advanced

Economic

Theory 14 0

Raj Kumar

Kundu

M.A., Ph.D.

Govt. Approved

Part Time

Teacher

Econometrics

5 0

Krishanu

Sarkar

M.A.,

Ph.D.

Guest

Teacher

Statistic

s &

Econom

etrics

4 0

*As on 31stDecember 2015

11. List of senior visiting faculty: NIL


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wise) by temporary faculty:

Name of The Programme % of

theoretical

classes

handled by

temporary

faculty

% of

Practical

classes

handled by

temporary

faculty

B.A. (General)

2011-

12 33%

N.A.

2012-

13 33%

2013-

14 100%

2014-

15 100%

B.Com. (Gen.

& Hons.)

2011-

12 24%

N.A.

2012-

13 24%

2013-

14 100%

2014-

15 100%

* The only permanent faculty member was granted UGC-FDP leave for the sessions

2013-14 & 2014-15


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13. Student-Teacher ratio (Programme wise):

PROGRAMMES

(Honours. & General)

Number of Students

B.A.# B. Com.* All Courses

Part-I Honours -- 49 49

General 114 63 177

Part-II Honours -- 19 19

General 55 29 84

Part-II Honours -- 21 21

General 42 -- 42

Student-Teacher Ratio 105.50 60.33 130.67

"#" - taught by two teachers; "*" - taught by three teachers

Source: Relevant Attendance Registers of the departments of Economics and

Commerce, 2015-16

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with D.Sc./D.Litt /Ph.D./M.Phil/P.G.:


Teaching faculty with M.Phil :01

Teaching faculty with P.G. (only) :00

16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national, b) international funding

agencies and c)Total grants received: None


grants received: The department got no funding from any of the above-mentioned

agencies.

18. Research Centre/facility recognized by the University : Not Applicable


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19. Publications:2005-2015

Name of the Faculty Papers

Abstracts

(paperpresen

tation)

Chapter

in Books

Books

SNIP

Edited

SJR

International National

Sarmishtha Sen

00

03

03

01 00

Raj Kumar Kundu 00 01 03 01 00

Dr. Krishanu Sarkar 04 01 10 07 01


20. Area so f consultancy and income generated: NIL


Editorial Boards : NIL


a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including

interdepartmental/programme:

100% for inter-departmental competition of annual exhibitions within college

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 : NIL

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/visitors to the departmen :

Dr. Utsa Patnaik, Professor, Department of Economics, JNU

Dr. R. N. Bhattacharya, Honorary Fellow, Department of Economics, CU

Dr. Subhendu Dasgupta, Professor, Department of South and South-East Asian

Studies, CU

25.Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized and the source offending :

Departmental Seminars: NIL

National level Seminar: NIL

Workshops conducted: NIL


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26. Student profile programme/course wise :

Nameofthe

Course/Programme

Applications

received Selected

Enrolled* Pass

percentage M F

B.A. General (with

Economics

Combination) A.Y.

2012-15

Admission

Conducted by

College centrally 900

510 390 43.30

B.A. General (with

Economics

Combination) A.Y.

2013-16

Admission

Conducted by

BU 940

508 432 Running

Year

B.A. General (with

Economics

Combination) A.Y.

2014-17

Admission

Conducted by


537 452 Running

Year

B.A. General (with

EconomicsCombinatio

n) A.Y. 2015-18

Admission

Conducted by

College centrally

&

Online method

920

454 466 Running

Year



Name of the

Course

%of students

from the same

state

%of students

from other

States

%of

students

from abroad

B.A. (Gen.) 100% NIL NIL

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations

such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services , Defense services, etc.?

Name of the

Examination

Number of successful

candidates*

NET N.A.

SET N.A.

GATE N.A.


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SSC N.A.

Primary Teacher

Recruitment

N.A.

Others N.A.

*N.A. - Not Applicable;Many students once studying Economics as a combination

subject in the college, have later been employed through SSC, Primary Teacher

Recruitment and in other services like Police, and so on; a systematic account has not

been kept;


Student progression Against % enrolled

UG to PG* N.A.

PG to M.Phil.* NA

PG to Ph.D.* N.A.

Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral* N.A.

Employed

Campus selection

Other than campus recruitment

NIL

NIL

Entrepreneurship/Self-employment# NIL

“*” N.A. - Not Applicable;No scope for progression as studying Economics without

Mathematics as a combination subject & college does not offer Eco-Maths

Combination as an option; "#" - Quite a number of students who studied Economics

are self-employed and are in entrepreneurial ventures, as known informally, but

accurate data is not available on that;


a. Library Apart from College Library the department also

maintains one Seminar/Departmental Library by

collecting specimen copy books and some other

donated books by different stake holders

b. Internet facilities for

Staff& Students

Through WiFi router the whole department is

connected to Internet facility and all staffs are

provided with facility. Students mainly access the

facility of College Library for Internet


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c. Class rooms with ICT

facility

One class room is equipped with computer and LCD

projector. All faculty members use the facility for

class room teaching apart from conventional chalk

and talk method

d. Laboratories Not Applicable



Financial assistance is accessed centrally through

college office; those receiving such assistance also

include students with Economics as a combination

subject


seminar) with external experts:

B.A. students with Economics as a general combination subject are confined to

only three years of this course with almost no scope of higher studies. Our

objectives are four-fold:

help them learn the syllabus thoroughly and in scoring better marks in the

examinations

enable them in mastering the practical details of the Indian economy along

with the necessary concepts from syllabus to aid in job-market pursuits

focus on developing an analytical and reasoning skill that the subject

offers and achieving an overall understanding of the Indian economic

issues for benefit in the longer-run

inculcate entrepreneurial ethos through informing the students on

successful ventures and initiating them to a detailed & nuanced

understanding of how various forces interact and institutions function in a

market economy

The department plans to seek help from external experts in this regard mainly by

Organizing a series of interactive lectures on relevant issues of Indian

Economy by experts on respective issues


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Arranging visits to various production facilities (both assembly-line and

MSMEs), sites of project-based works (of successful SHGs and Co-

operatives) as well as meeting consultants and those in charge of such

projects

Holding special lecture/ seminar by experts from academic institutions on

the scope of self-employment and entrepreneurial activities in our economy

as well as by experts from the concerned government departments and

financial institutions on the specific opportunities available and the rules of

the games


In addition to the usual chalk and talk method we sometimes adopt class

presentation as well as group-discussion methods - especially in classes with

relatively small number of students.

In the absence of regular availability of audio-visual mode of learning, we

encourage group-learning methods;

Relatively fast-learners are given the charge of explaining a topic already taught

in the class to comparatively slow-learners. Later the teacher meets both the

groups together and revises the lesson.


activities: "None formally mentionable"


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STRENGTH

A group of obedient students with

impressionable minds

Enthusiastic as well as competent

&relatively long-serving temporary

faculty members

A library with reasonable collection of

books and journals & interactive staff

Generally supportive academic

ambience of the college

A prosperous rural surrounding -

acting as a practical laboratory for

teaching of the subject.

WEAKNESS

Students finally taking up the

combination are usually with

relatively poor base of

quantitative aptitude required for

the subject

High student-teacher ratio in last

ten years required individual

treatment to enable catching up

by slow-learners difficult

Neglect of serious study due to

low priority given to a general

combination subject

Heterogeneous groups narrowing

the scope of departmental

activities

Non-availability of Economics-

Mathematics combination

restricts progression into higher

studies with the subject -

dampens the spirit somewhat


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OPPORTUNITY

Introduction of Honours Course along

with Economics-Mathematics

combination expected to help the

department overcome most of the

weaknesses noted

More of concrete, project-based work

allowing an in-depth understanding of

the practical dimensions involved and

applicability of the knowledge of the

subject in day-to-day life

Greater stress on non-academic careers

e.g. management studies - compatible

with the changing approach of the

discipline

Exploring rather unconventional

careers e.g. in NGO sector,

entrepreneurship development, etc.

Even a few success has potentially

great ramification in guiding job-

aspirants

This approach may be more

sustainable as it may be in unison with

local level socio-economic

development

CHALLENGE

General resource crunch of the

college and complicated

recruitment process - difficulty

in ensuring minimum necessary

number of teachers required by

an honours department

Difficulty in introducing

Mathematics as a combination

subject

Appropriate modification of

curriculum and teaching methods

compatible with the newer

approach to skill formation &

human resource management

Centralized curriculum

development having its own

merits also lacks the sensitivity

to specific local needs -

underscoring the importance of

project-based components in the

syllabus


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Annexure-I:

Details of Research Achievements: 2005 - 2015

Details of Publications in the Peer-reviewed Journals:

Sarmishtha Sen (March 2005-October 2015)

Sen, S. and Majumder, S. (2014): Relative Efficiency in Adaptation to Pro-Competitive

Environment: An Exploration of Unorganized Indian Textile and Garments

Enterprises, Journal of Rural and Industrial Development, Vol. 2 No. 2, pp. 9-21;

Sen, S. and Majumder, S. (2015): Relative Efficiency of Organized and Unorganized

Segments of Indian Textile and Garments Industry: A Preliminary Exploration,

The Journal of Industrial Statistics, Vol. 4 No. 1, pp. 37-57;

Sen, S. (2015): Review: S. Banerjee and A. Chakrabarti (eds.) Development and

Sustainability: India in a Global Perspective, Springer India, New Delhi, in

Journal of Economics and Political Economy: Volume 2, No. 3, pp. 418-427

Arindam Laha (April 2005-September 2009)

Laha, A. (2008): Conservation of Mangrove Forest- A Road towards Sustainable

Development and Ecosystem Stability, Communique, An Academic Journal of

Durgapur Government College (ISSN: 0973-8584), Vol. 2, No. 1, 29-38, March

2008.

Laha, A. &Kuri, P. K. (2008): Formal and Informal Credit Linkage and its implications

to Monetary Policy, Finance India (ISSN: 0970-3772), Vol. XXII No 3, 863-877,

September 2008. Link: http://www.financeindia.org/volumes/v22no3.htm

Laha, A. (2009): Education Signaling: A Weapon of Ability Confession, Communique,

An Academic Journal of Durgapur Government College (ISSN: 0973-8584),

Vol. 3, No 1, 49-58, March 2009.


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Laha, A. (2009): Interaction between the Formal and Informal Financial Institutions:

Indian experience, The India Economy Review, Vol. 6, 90-97, December 2009.

Link:http://theindiaeconomyreview.org/ContributorsList.aspx?id=83

Laha, A. &Kuri, P. K. (2009). Imperfect Information and Rural Credit Market: A Study

of Some Selected Villages in West Bengal, IASSI Quarterly (ISSN: 0970-9061),

Vol. 28, 126-147, Special issue, January through December, 2009.

Link http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:iassi&volume=28&issue=1&ar

ticle=009

Laha, A. &Kuri, P. K. (2009). Productivity Differences under Alternative Tenurial

Contracts in Agriculture and Access to Credit: Evidence from Rural West

Bengal, India, Sri Lanka Journal of Agricultural Economics (ISSN: 1391-

7358). Volume 9, 10 Number 1, 1-17, 2008,

2009, Link:http://www.slageconr.net/sjae/sjae101f/sjae10101.html

Raj Kumar Kundu (March 2005-October 2015)

Kundu, R.K. (2011): An Alternative Way of Canal Irrigation and Its Importance in India:

With Special Reference to Kerala and Maharashtra, Open Eyes, S.R.L

Mahavidyalaya, Vol-8, No. 1&2, June - December, pp. 47-67, ISSN: 2249-4332.

Krishanu Sarkar:

Soumyendra Kishore Datta& KrishanuSarkar (2010), Forest Dependence and

Degradation- Primary Stake holder analysis in the context of Bankura District of

West Bengal, Environment&Ecology, 28(1), 112-116

Soumyendra Kishore Datta& KrishanuSarkar (2010): Status of joint forest

management in India: Socio-economic determinants of forest participation in a


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dynamic optimization setting, International Journal of Social Forestry (IJSF),

Vol:3 No:2, 81-100

Soumyendra Kishore Datta& KrishanuSarkar (2011), Threatened Access, Risk of

Eviction and Forest Degradation: Case Study of Sustainability Problem in a

Remote Rural Region in India, Environment Development and

Sustainability, Springer Publication, Vol:8 No:3,

Soumyendra Kishore Datta& KrishanuSarkar (2012), NTFPs and their

commercialization issues from the perspective of rural livelihood and the state of

forest resources: a study of the Ranibundh forest range in West Bengal,

India, Journal of Sustainable Forestry, Taylor and Francis Publication,31:640–

660

Soumyendra Kishore Datta and KrishanuSarkar (2013), An enquiry into the existence of

environmental Kuznets curve and issue of convergence related to CO2 emission

– a panel data analysis‘, Int. J.Global Environmental Issues, Inderscience

Publication, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp.64–84. ISSN: 1741-5136, 1466-6650

Details of Publications in Monographs:

SarmishthaSen

Sen, S. (2005): Contextualising Initiatives Towards Educational Development in West

Bengal: Learning From Kerala's Relative Success, in G.K. Karanth (ed.),

Dimensions of Social Development: Status, Challenges & Prospects, Social

and Economic Change Monographs, No. 8, March, pp. 110-135, Institute for

Social and Economic Change, Bangalore (ISBN: 81-7791-107-4)


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∗ Chapter in Books

Details of Publications of Chapters in Books:

Sarmishtha Sen

Sen, S. (2007): Biswayan, PnujirPunorbinyas O Srama-PnujiBirodherNayaRoop, in A.

Mukherjee, R. Khasnobis and P. Sinharoy (eds.) Arthaniti, Samaj O Sanskriti:

AshokeRudraSmarone, pp. 105-123, People's Book Society, Kolkata (ISBN:

81-85383-50-2)

Raj Kumar Kundu

Kundu, R.K. (2014): Problem of Canal Irrigation in India and Its Way Out",

Contemporary Issue in Agriculture, Environment and Rural Development in

India, Vol-1, DRS-I, UGC SAP of Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, New Delhi

Publisher, (eds.) Muktan, A., June, pp. 121-127.

Krishanu Sarkar

Datta, S. K. & Sarkar, K. (2011), Tradeoff between development and agriculture related

land use at urban fringes: A quest for compatibility, Rural – Urban Fringe:

Problems and Management, Concept Publishing Company Pvt. Ltd.

Sarkar, K. (2013), Forest use as subsistence needs and other purpose: A Study in the

Bankura District of West Bengal, (?) Indian Economy: Challenges and

Opportunities, SahidPrakashani, pp. 141-156.

Datta, S. K. & Sarkar, K. (2013), Participatory Forest Management and Social Capital

Issues: Case Study of a Backward Region in India, S. K. Datta and P. K.

Kuri, (eds.) Rural Livelihood in India; Social, Economic and Environmental

Issues, Serials Publications, Section:C, 361-380., ISBN: 978-81-8387-613-1


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Sarkar, K. (2013), Increasing trend of CO2 emission by using fuel energy, in R. Nag and

R. L. Bhaumik (eds.) Global Warming and its Social & Economic Effect,

Alpana Enterprise, 126-141 , ISBN:978-81-921382 3-7

Datta, S. K. & Sarkar, K. (2014), Participatory Management and Forest status: Search

for a Sustainable Community Based Forest Management in Backward

Region in India”, Facts of Sustainable Development in A. Sengupta (ed.)

Some Issues for the Third World, Regal Publication, Part: IV, 122-141,

ISBN: 978-81-8484-324-8

Details of Publications of Edited Books:

Krishanu Sarkar

Saha, S. and Sarkar, K. (eds.) (2013), ―Indian Economy: Challenges and Opportunities.‖

SahidPrakashani. ISBN:978-81-922522-6-1

Details of Publications of Books:

Krishanu Sarkar

Datta, S. K, Singh, K. & Sarkar, K. (2011), Livelihood Diversification: Case Study of

Some Backward Regions in India, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing,

ISBN:978-3-8443-1658-2


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Evaluation Report of The Department of Education

1. Name of the department: EDUCATION 2. Year of Establishment

3. Names of Programmes/Courses offered (UG,PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated

Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.): UG 4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved: Nil

5. Annual/semester/choice based credit system (programmewise) : Annual

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments:

Students of Education studies Philosophy and Bengali/Sanskrit as general

combination subjects.


institutions, etc. : Nil 8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons: Nil

11. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual (Professors/Associate

Professors/Asst. Professors/others):


Professor

Nil

Associate Professor

Assistant Professor Nil

Name of the

Programme

Year of establishment Memo No.

General 2008-2009 IC/Misc/New Sub/196/(07)

dtd.13/23/05/2008

Hons. 2008-2009 IC/Misc/New sub/203(04)

dtd.23/05/2008


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(D.Sc. / D.Litt. / Ph.D. / M.Phil. etc.):

Name Qualificati

on

Designation Specialization No. of

years of

experien

ce

No. of

Ph.D./M.Phil

Students

guided or the

last 4 years Bishnu Kumar

Chowdhury

M.A, B.Ed Govt.

Approved.

CWTTS

Educational

Technology

06yrs NIL

Mrs.Mousumi

Roy Bakhsi

M.A Guest

Teacher

Teacher‘s

Education

03 yrs NIL

Mr.Tanmoy

Pal

M.A Guest

Teacher

NIL 03 yrs NIL


11. List of senior visiting faculty: Nil



Name of The

Programme

% of theoretical

classes handled by

temporary faculty

% of Practical

classes handled by

temporary faculty

B.A. (Hons.) 48% 00%

B.A. (General) 00% 00%



Name of The Programme Student-Teacher Ratio

B.A. (Hons.) – 2014-15 AY* 31:3

B.A. (General)- 2014-15 AY* N.A

*Based on 3rd

year data


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14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff:

sanctioned and filled:

Category Sanctioned Filled

Administrative Staff Nil Nil

Support staff (technical) Nil Nil

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with D.Sc. / D.Litt /Ph.D. / M.Phil/P.G.:

. Teaching faculty with Ph.D.: Nil

· Teaching faculty with M.Phil: Nil

· Teaching faculty with P.G. : 05


agencies and c)Total grants received: Nil


grants received: - Individually the department got no funding from any of the above

mentioned agencies.

18. Research Centre/facility recognized by the University : NA


Name of the

Faculty

Papers

Abstracts(paper

presentation)

Chapter

in Books

Books SNIP

Edited

SJR

Int

Nat

B. K.Chowdhury

01

01

01




Editorial Boards : Nil 22. Student projects

c) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including

interdepartmental/programme : Nil


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d) 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: Nil

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/visitors to the department: Nil

25. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding: Nil

26. Student profile programme /coursewise :

Name of the

Course/programme Applications received

Selected

Enrolled*

Pass

percentage M F

Education (Hons.) A.Y.

2012-15

Admission Conducted by

College centrally

31 26 05 87%


2013-16


BU

24 12 12 Running

Year


2014-17


College centrally

35 10 25 Running

Year


2015-18


College centrally &

Online method

44 13 31 Running

Year

*All students can not sit for final year exam for various reasons like dropout/fail etc.


Name of the Course

%of students

from the same

state

%of students

from other States

%of students from

abroad

Education (Hons.) 100% Nil Nil

Education (Gen.) 100% Nil Nil


such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.? No systematic

record has yet been kept, but many students qualified in different Administrative

Service examination and other competitive examinations.


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Student progression

Against % enrolled

UG to PG A.Y. – 2012-15 – 50%

PG to M.Phil. Nil

PG to Ph.D. Nil

Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Nil

Employed

Campus selection Other than campus recruitment

Entrepreneurship/Self-employment Monthly self employment

*Based on available information from the concerned students verbally


e. Library Apart from College Library the department also




f. Internet facilities for Staff

& Students





g. Class rooms with ICT

facility

Nil

h. Laboratories Nil

31. Numberofstudentsreceivingfinancialassistancefromcollege,university,

Government or other agencies :Yes, but no systematic record has yet been kept.

32. Details on student enrichment programmes(special lectures/workshops/

seminar) with external experts: Nil

33.Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning:

1) Counseling for advanced learners to help them with better performance.

2) Separate counseling for weaker students to sustain obtained performances.

3) Meeting and discussion with the guardians to ensure monitoring at home.


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activities:

The department is actively associated with the NSS unit of the college

The department organizes different training programmes for local farmers in

collaboration with NSS unit of the college


Strengths:

1. The entry level in the department

with quite satisfactory scores.

2. The motivation to the students is

ensured by the dedicated faculty

members with

modern teaching methodologies.

3. Rich library.

4. Good infrastructure of the college

including clean and quiet

environment.

5. Extra class and students‘

communication.

6. Informal teacher-student

relationship.

Weaknesses:

1) Shortage of faculties.

2) Lack of access to libraries outside

the campus.

3) Lack of audio visual aids in

classrooms.

Opportunity:

1) To use the scope provided by

academic autonomy to develop

2) Excessive texts or exams, in

interactive and interesting ways.

3) Collaboration efforts

Constrains:

1) To evolve as a centre of

excellence with academic

flexibility so that faculty

members can recharge

themselves and students gain

recognition and reward.

2) To use the low students-teacher

ratio to effect so that

infrastructure is completely and

effectively utilised.


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Bishnu Kumar Chowdhury

Publications in Seminar Abstracts:

Sl.

No.

Title of the paper

presented

Title of

Conference/

Seminar

Organized by Whether

International/

National/State/

Regional/College or

University level

01 Global Jihad and its

implications

Global Terrorism

and Endangered

Human

Civilization.

Syamsundar College in

collaboratation with

Jamalpur

Mahavidyalaya.

National


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Evaluation Report of the Department of English

1. Name of the department : ENGLISH 2. Year of Establishment

Name of the

Programme


General 1960-61 2742-C dt. 14/08/1959

Hons. 1996-97 IC/Affin/S-6/98 dt. 17/08/1996

3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated

Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.): UG 4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved: Nil

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise): Annual


Study Bengali, Political science, History, etc. as combination subject


institutions, etc.: Nil 8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons : Nil

9. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual (Professors/Associate Professors /

Asst. Professors/others):


Professor

03

Vacant

Associate Professor Vacant



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10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, and specialization (D.Sc. /

D.Litt. / Ph.D. /M. Phil. etc.):

Name

Qualification

Designatio

n

Specializ

ation

No. of

years

of

experie

nce

No. of

Ph.D./M.

Phil

Students

guided

for the

last 4

years

Sarmistha

Das

M.A.

Assistant

Professor

Indian ,

America

n &

British

10yrs Nil

Chiranjit

Ghosh M.A

Govt.

approved

PTT.

America

n &

British

5 yrs Nil

Anindita

Layek M.A

Govt.

approved

PTT.

America

n 5 yrs Nil

Sangita

Bhattachar

jaya

M.A

Govt.

approved

PTT.

Australi

an &

Canadia

n

5 yrs Nil

Tanima

Jash

Samanta

M.A

Govt.

approved

PTT.

Old

English

&

Theory

5 yrs Nil




wise) by temporary faculty: Nil


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B.A (Hons.) – 2014-15 AY* 8:1

B.A. (General)- 2014-15 AY* 6:1

*Based on 3rd

year data


sanctioned and filled Nil

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with D.Sc. /D.Litt /Ph.D. /M. Phil/P.G. :

Teaching faculty with Ph.D.: Nil

Teaching faculty with M. Phil: 1

Teaching faculty with P.G.: 04


agencies and c) Total grants received: Nil

17. Departmental projects funded by DST - FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants

received: - Individually the department got no funding from any of the above

mentioned agencies.

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University Nil


Name of the Faculty

Papers

Abstracts

(paper

presentation)

Chapter

in Books

Books

SNIP

Edited

SJR

Int.

Nat.

Sarmistha Das 1 5


20. Areas of consultancy and income generated: Nil




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a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter

departmental/programme: Nil


institution i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/ other agencies: Nil 23. Awards / Recognitions received by faculty and students: Nil

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/visitors to the department: Nil

25. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding:

a) National: Nil

b) International: Nil

Workshops conducted:

Workshop Topic

Date

Funding agency

CAREER

COUNCELLING

PROGRAMME

29-30 Sept.

2015

College fund

26. Student profile programme/course wise:

Name of the

course/

Programme (refer

Q-no. 4)

Application

Received

Selected Enrolled Pass

percentage *M *F

ENG(Hons.)

2012-15

Admission conducted by

college centrally

55 39 16 75 %

ENG(Hons.)

2013- 16


B.U.

44 21 23 Running

Year

ENG(Hons.)

2014-17


college centrally

64 48 16 Running

Year

ENG(Hons.)

2015-18


college centrally and

online method

66 34 32 Running

year

ENG(General)

2012-15


college centrally

35 12 23 84 %


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ENG(General)

2013-16


B.U.

42 19 23 Running

Year

ENG(General)

2014-17


college centrally

30 13 17 Running

Year

ENG(General)

2015-18

Admission conducted

by college centrally and

online method

48 28 20 Running

Year

*All students can’t sit for final year exam for various reasons like dropout/fail etc.


Name of the Course

% of students

from the same

state

% of students

from other

States

% of students

from abroad

English (Hons.) 100% Nil Nil

English (Gen.) 100% Nil Nil


such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.?

No systematic record has yet been kept, but many students qualified in different

administrative Services examinations and other competitive examination

including NET, SLET, & SSC Examination. However some data may be

furnished.


Student progression

Against % enrolled

UG to PG A.Y. – 2011-14 – 80%

A.Y. – 2012-15 – 70 %

PG to M. Phil. NA

PG to Ph.D. NA

Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral NIL

Employed

Campus selection Other than campus

recruitment

12*




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a) Library: There is a central library. The students of the department collect Books

from there. Apart from this there is no departmental Library still now.

b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students: The students & the faculties of our

department take facilities of internet in the central library. c) Class rooms with ICT acility : Nil

d) Laboratories : N.A.



Year* Name of the student Category of award Amount of

award

2011 PALLABI ROY HIGHIEST MARKS IN THE DEPARTMENT

1500/-

2013 PINTU DAS HIGHIEST MARKS IN THE DEPARTMENT

1500/-

2014 DEBASHREE DAS HIGHIEST MARKS IN THE DEPARTMENT

1500/-

*In other previous years also many students of this department received the same award

32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures /workshops/

seminar) with external experts: Special lecture, workshops and seminar, student‘s

seminar, extempore, debates, and dialogues are regularly organized with and without

external expert


Chalk and talk, audio-visual mode of instruction, play- way method, vocabulary drills,

change of place method, choral speaking, presentation by student panels, Drama- role

playing, reading sessions.

34.Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension

activities: Cleaning, gardening, counseling- motivational talk sessions and alumni-meet are

regularly organized.


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Strengths:

i) The admission of the pupils in the

department with quite satisfactory

scores.

ii) healthy compatibility amongst the

faculty members

iii) The motivation to the students is

ensured by the dedicated faculty

members with modern teaching

methodologies.

iv) Rich college library

v) Good infrastructure of the college

including healthy academic

environment & Extra class and regular

communication with the students

vi) Informal teacher-student relationship.

vii) Every year we get a good number of

sincere students who perform well in

University examinations and various

cultural function and departmental

programme.

Weaknesses:

i) Inadequacy of fulltime faculties.

ii) Department is overburdened so far as

student-teacher ratio.

iii) Lack of access to libraries outside the

campus.

iv) Unavailability of classrooms

dedicated to use by the department

Opportunity:

i) To use the scope provided by

academic autonomy to develop.

ii) Excessive tests or exams, in

interactive and interesting ways.

iii) Collaboration efforts

iv) A good number of students are

placed through School Service

Commission,

v) W.B. and College Service

Commission, W.B.

vi) A good number of students are

placed in different kind of Govt. and

non Govt. jobs.

Challenges:

i) To upgrade as a centre of excellence with academic

flexibility so that faculty members

can recharge themselves and

students gain recognition and

reward.

ii) To use the low student-teacher

ratio to full effect so that

infrastructure is completely and

effectively utilized.

iii) To obtain the allotment of an ISBN/ISSN so that the department

may issue its own journal to which

contributions by eminent

academicians, researchers, and

teachers, may be sough


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Future Plan:

i) To set up a separate departmental space and Departmental Seminar library for

a more in-house interaction with students.

ii) To provide the students with updated career informations and participate in -

collaboration in various career fairs and fests.

iii) We seek to re-orient our students in personality-issues, curriculum-issues and

inter-personal issues via regular Counselling.

iv) Extend our language-oriented sessions to the other departments of the college.

v) Collaborate with nearby higher secondary schools in different kinds of

exchange programmes.

vi) Provide our students with a distinct platform for honing their vocational and

entrepreneurial skills.


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Annexure-I:


Sarmistha Das

Publications in Journals and Proceedings

Sl.

No.

Title with Page

no.

Journal ISSN/ISBN National/

International

1 Women in

Elizabethan

England

The Representation of

Women in English

Literature: Gyan Books

Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi

ISBN10,

ISBN13

National

2 Unheard Melody Journal of English

Literature June 2012.

No. 8 A Sarup Book

Publishers Pvt. Ltd.

ISSN No. 2229-

4236

National

3 Critical

Perspectives on

Contemporary

English Literature

Vivekananda

Mahavidyalaya

Publication Unit

ISBN 978-81-

906258-14

National

4 Modernism Vis-à-

vis Post-

modernism: A

Sojourn

A Modernist Reading

of Doris Lessings The

Golden Notebook

ISBN 978-81-

920398-0-8

National

Imprint

Publication.

5 Female Bonding

in Tony

Morrison's Sula

One Orientation

Programme in 2013-14

from Jadavpur

University

ISSN 2347- 8195 International

6 Post-fifties British

Literature seminar

proceedings.2014

Subjectivity and

Narrative in Doris

Lessing's The Golden

Notebook

ISBN 978-93-

5196-723-1

National


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Evaluation Report of the Department of Geography

1. Name of the department: GEOGRAPHY


Name of the

Programme

Year of

establishment

Memo No.

General 2003-2004 1223Edncs dtd. 30/09/2002

Hons. 2005-06 IC/Aff.In/p/6/113 dtd. 21/06/2005

3. Names of Programmes/Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters;

Integrated Ph.D., etc.): UG

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved :

Students of Political science (Hons.); and students of

Economics (General) studies Geography as general

combination subject


6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments :

Students of Geography studies Political science,

Economics and English as general combination

subjects


institutions, etc : Nil

8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons: Nil 9. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual

(Professors/Associate Professors/Asst. Professors/others):


Professor NIL NA

Associate Professor NIL NA

Assistant Professor 02 02


264

10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of specialization (D.Sc.

/D.Litt. /Ph.D. /M.Phil.etc.):


11. List of senior visiting faculty : Nil

12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (Programme wise) by

temporary faculty:

Name of The Programme % of theoretical classes

handled by temporary

faculty

% of Practical

classes handled by

temporary faculty

B.A. (Hons.) 18% 15%

B.A. (General) 06% 08%


Name Qualific

ation

Designation Specializat

ion

No. of Years

of

Experience

No. of

Ph.D./

M.Phil

Students

Dr. Anuradha

Guha Thakurata M.A.,

M.Phil.,

Ph.D,

B.Ed

Asst. Prof. Human

Geography

More than 5

years N.A

Prakash Ray

M.A. Asst. Prof

Environme

ntal

Geography

More than 5

years N.A

MafijurRahaman

Mallick M.A.,B.

Ed

Guest

Teacher

Geomorph

ology

More than 2

years N.A

SkIsmile M.A.,B.

Ed

Guest

Teacher

Geomorph

ology

&Populatio

n

Geography

Geography

More than 1

year N.A

Toton Pal M.A.,B.

Ed

Guest

Teacher

Geomorph

ology 6 Months N.A


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B.A. (Hons.) – 2014-15 AY* 5:1

B.A. (General)- 2014-15 AY* 8:1

*Based on 3rd

year data

14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned

and filled:


Lab Attendant 01 01

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with D.Sc./D.Litt/Ph.D./M.Phil/P.G.:

· Teaching faculty with Ph.D.:01

· Teaching faculty with M.Phil: 01

· Teaching faculty with P.G.: 05

16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national, b) international

funding agencies and c)Total grants received: Nil



mentioned agencies.

18. Research Centre/ facility recognized by the University : NA


Name of the Faculty

Paper

s

Abstracts(pa

perpresentat

ion)

Chapteri

nBooks

BooksSNIP

Edited

SJR

Int

Nat

Dr.Anuradha Guha

Thakurata

03

13

Prakash Ray 07 *For details vide Annexture-I


266

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated :Nil


Editorial Boards: Nil


e) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including


f) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution

i.e. in Research laboratories/Industry/ other agencies: 01(Kalyan Sundar Som,

JRF)


24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/visitors to the department: Many

eminent academicians have visited this department for various reasons the following table

is a reflection of the same:

Sl.

No.

NAME PROFILE

1 Dr. Anis

Chattopadhyay

Ex DPI

2 Dr. PallabiSil Assistant Prof. of Vivekananda

Mahavidyalaya,Burdwan.


Departmental Seminar

Sl.

No.

Seminar topic

Date

Funding

Agency

1.

―Contemporary Environmental and

Social Issue‖-A Geographical

Perspective.

28.09.15 College Fund

a) National: Nil



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26. Student profile programme/ course wise:

Name of the

Course/prog

ramme

Applications received

Selected

Enrolled*

Pass

percentage

M F

Geography

(Hons.) A.Y.

2012-15



21 08 57.07%

Geography

(Hons.) A.Y.

2013-16


B U 23

16 07 Running

Year

Geography

(Hons.) A.Y.

2014-17



12 17 Running

Year

Geography

(Hons.) A.Y.

2015-18


College centrally &

Online method

26

12 14 Running

Year

Geography

(General)

A.Y. 2012-15



19 20 66.7%

Geography

(General)

A.Y. 2013-16


BU 35

24 11 Running

Year

Geography

(General)

A.Y. 2014-17



23 09 Running

Year

Geography(G

eneral) A.Y.

2015-18


College centrally &

Online method

15

9 6 Running

Year



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Name of the

Course

%of students

from the same

state

%of students

from other

States

%of students

from abroad

Geography (Hons.) 100% Nil Nil

Geography(Gen.) 100% Nil Nil



Name of the

Examination


candidates*

NET 03

SET Nil

GATE Nil

SSC 01

Primary Teacher

Recruitment

03

Others 07

*Information of the number of candidates were obtained from other students of the same batch verbally


Student progression

Against % enrolled

UG to PG A.Y. – 2011-14 – 42%

A.Y. – 2012-15 – 4.5%

PG to M.Phil. NA

PG to Ph.D. Nil


Employed


11

07

Entrepreneurship/Self-employment 01



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i. Library Apart from College Library the department also




j. Internet facilities for

Staff & Students





k. Class rooms with ICT

facility

Nil

l. Laboratories Four (04) computers are used for practical classes.



Merit Cum Means Scholarship-07 (2012-2015)



seminar) with external experts: 01 Seminar


Presentation of chart and Diagram While delivering lectures.

Seminar presentation by students.

Field excursion and field survey. Training on collection of rocks and mineral specimen.

Door to Door survey

Regular class test.

Group discussion.


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activities : Nil


Strengths:

Healthy relation between all

stakeholders of the department

Arrangement of extra theoretical as

well practical practice classes with

special routine for each year during

examination time

Arranging regular class tests for

better understanding of the subject

Teaching different topics through

group discussion.

Regular field survey.

Encouraging students to participate

in different college programmes and


Publication of wall magazine ―BHU

PROKRITI” by students.

Weaknesses:

Scarcity of space and proper

infrastructure for accommodating

ever increasing number of students.

Adequate funding for maintenance

of equipments and infrastructure.

Shortage of full time teacher.

Lack of adequate support staff.

Shortage of computer.

Absence of Internet facility and

Projector.

Shortage of Levorotary,

Shortage of store room.

Shortage of class room.

Opportunity:

There is a scope of collaboration

with nearby colleges for up

gradation of available resources.

More social extension activities

could be done.

Opening of departmental journal in

future.

Constrains:

Lack of faculty members.

Adequate funding is lacking

Space and infrastructural scarcity.


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Annexure-I:

Details of Research Achievements: 2005 – 2015

Dr. Anuradha Guha Thakurata

Sl.

No.


International

1 Kanger valley national park –a

biodiverse Hot spot

of Chhattisgarh.

Page-26-30

paper published in proceedings of National seminar on Eco

tourism and Eco terrorism,

Date-10 jan 2012, Held on

Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya ,

Haripal, Hugli

NIL National

2 State of health of

rural children in

Chhattisgarh plain.

Page -61-66

, published in Westleyan

Journal of research,

Vol.5,no2,august

2012,published by Bankura

Christian college,

ISSN-

0975-1386

National

3 .Pattern of energy

consumption in the

rural Raipur district,

C.G

Page-14-17

. paper published in

proceedings of National

seminar on Conventional and

non conventional energy

resources, Date-22 Nov. 2013,

Held on Vivekananda

Mahavidyalaya , Haripal,

Hugli.

NIL National

4 Sundarban o

Soundarjo- Page -

164-167

Paper published in

MSAcademicjournal,vol. 4,no

1 jan 2014

, ISSN-

2229-6484

International

5 .Chhattisgarh basiner

Nod nodi- Page -20-

21

paper published in Bhugol o

poribesh journal , vol. 1 jan

2014,

ISSN-

2321-4694

National

6 Kishoraporadh o

samajikdushon Page

-12-13

paper published in Bhugol o

poribesh journal, vol. 2 april

2014

, ISSN-

2321-

4694.

International

7 .Bharotarsishusram,

Page- 166 - 170

Paper published in


2,Aug 2014

, ISSN-

2229-

6484.

International


272

Sl.

No.


International

8 .Quality of life of

tribal people in Rural

Chhattisgarh- Page-

168 – 178

paper published in proceedings

of national seminar on Socio

Economic environment of the

tribes of India, , DATE-March

2015. Published by THLM

Mahavidyalaya,Birbhum ,WB

ISBN-

978-81-

930691-0-

3

National

9 Housing conditions

in Raipur city

Chhattisgarh.Page-

349 – 355

paper published in proceedings

of national seminar on

Urbanization environmental

change and Sustainable

development., June 2015.

Published by BNDS

Mahavidyalaya,Hatgobindapur.

ISBN-

978-81-

925800-8-

1

National

10 .Durjog o

biporjayaktialachona,

page- 10 -11

-paper published in Bhugol o

poribesh journal , vol. 3, Aug

2014

ISSN-

2321-

4694.

National

11 Charting a silent

menace; the arcenic

problem in Howrah

district.Page-25 - 28

, Paper published in


2,Feb 2015

ISSN-

2229-

6484.

International

Prof. Prakash Ray

Sl.

No.


International

1 Folk culture ,Folk

artistry and artisan

society

, Paper published with

ISBN no by dept of

Bengali, Vivekananda

college,Alipurduar(2013)

ISBN: 978-

81-86860-

98-4

National

2 Forest resources and

santal- a micro level

study in Birbhum

paper published by dept of

Geography with ISBN No

By Mizoram

ISBN:

9789-382-

880950

National


273

Sl.

No.


International

district,WB,.

University,Aizal in 2014

3 Forest reservation or

forest Detribalization

?Forest policy and

forest dwellers in India

from colonial to post

colonialperiod, page

181-191

, Paper published with

ISBN NO by dept of

Economics Kaliachak

college, Malda, 2015

ISBN: 978-

93-82-433-

42-2

National

4 . Urbanization & tribal

culture. Page-239 –

250

paper published in june

2015. byDept of

Geography, BNDS

Mahavidyalaya

,Hatgobindapur, Burdwan.

ISBN-978-

81-925800,

National

5 Climate change and

Santal tribe- A

prognosfication

, paper published in 2014,

with ISBN no by dept of

Geography

,HaringhataMahavidyalaya,

Nadia, WB.

ISBN: 978-

81-92-

9776-0-7

National


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Evaluation Report of the Department of HISTORY

1. Name of the department: HISTORY


Name of the

Programme

Year of

establishment

Memo No.

General 1960-1961 Re.2742-c dated-14/08/59

Hons. 1967-1968 Re.No. IC/Affin/2673

3. Names of Programmes/ Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil. ,Ph.D., Integrated

Masters ;Integrated Ph.D., etc.): UG

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved: Nil



Nil


institutions, etc. : Nil

8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons: Nil




Professor

04

Associate Professor 02



275


/D.Litt. /Ph.D. /M.Phil. etc.):

Name

Qualification

Designation

Specialization

No. of

years of

experience

No. of Ph.D./

M.Phil

Students

Sri Biswajit

Brahmachari

M.A.

Associate

Professor

And Head

History of

Europe(USSR)

28yrs Nil

Dr. Gouri

Sankar

Bandyopadhyay

M.A.,

Ph.D

Associate

Professor,

Principal (since

7/15)

Early Indian

history &

culture

27yrs

Nil

Dr. Papiya

Dutta

M.A.,

Ph.D

(awarded

in 2012) in

lien

Assistant

Professor

Modern India

10 yrs

Nil

Sri Milan

Chandra Roy

M.A.,

B.Ed

Assistant

Professor

Ancient India

5yrs Nil

Smt. Debika

Hazra

M.A.

Approved

Permanent Part-

Time

Teacher

History of

Europe

21yrs

Nil

Sri Ramgopal

Chatterjee

M.A. DO Ancient India

and Africa

21yrs Nil

Sri Uday Ray M.A DO Modern

Bengal

11yrs

Nil

Sri Debabrata

Goswami

M.A.

B.Ed

DO Ancient India 6 yrs Nil


276

Name

Qualification

Designation

Specialization

No. of

years of

experience

No. of Ph.D./

M.Phil

Students

Smt. Mithu Dey M.A.

M.Phil.

Guest Teacher Ancient India 2 yrs Nil

Smt. Sadhana

Patra

M.A. DO Modern

India

2015-16 Nil

Sri Pranay Dey M.A. DO Modern

India

2015-16 Nil



12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (Programme wise)

by temporary faculty:

Name of The Programme % of theoretical

classes handled by

temporary faculty

% of Practical

classes handled by

temporary faculty

B.A. (Hons.) 50% N.A

B.A. (General) 49% N.A *The department is in severe crisis for non-availability of Full Time Faculty



B.A. (Hons.) – 2014-15 AY* 15:01

B.A. (General)- 2014-15 AY* 40:01

*Based on 3rd

year data


sanctioned and filled: Nil



Support staff (technical) Nil Nil


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15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with D.Sc. /D.Litt/ Ph.D. /M.Phil /P.G.:

· Teaching faculty with Ph.D .: 02

· Teaching faculty with M.Phil :01

· Teaching faculty with P.G. :09

16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a)national, b)international


17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST;UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total

grants received: Nil

18. Research Centre/facility recognized by the University: N.A.

19. Publication: 2005-2015

Name of the Faculty

Papers

Abstracts

(paper

presentation

)

Chapter

in Books

Books SNIP

Edited

SJR

Intl

Nat

Sri Biswajit Brahmachari

02

02

Dr. Gouri Sankar

Bandyopadhyay

11 06 17 01 03


20.Areas of consultancy and income generated: Nil

Principal

Investigator

Status

Funding

Agency

Grants

Received

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil


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Editorial Boards:

Name Responsibility

Dr. Gouri Sankar Bandyopadhyay 1) Associate Editor of International Journal of

Inter-Disciplinary Social Science, University of

Illinois, USA 2010-14(several vols.).

2) Honourary Board Member, Scientific Committee

of International Economic And Social Development

Conference, 2013-15 Croatia.

3) Recipient of Best Educationist Award-2015 by

Institute of Education and Management, New

Delhi.


g) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter

departmental /programme:

Students of III year used to prepare projects on Environmental Studies as per

University norms. Few faculties of the Dept. help the students in their projects

who are pursuing M.A &Ph. Din different universities from time to time.

h) 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. G. S. Bandyopadhyay received the Best Educationist Award from Institute of

Education and Management, New Delhi in 2015; awarded honourary membership,

Scientific Committee of International esd Conference; Associate Editor of

Internationally recognized peer-reviewed journal.


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24.List of eminent academicians and scientists/visitors to the department:

Many eminent academicians have visited this department:

Sl. No. Name Profile

1 Prof.ChittabrataPalit Prof Emiratus,Deptof History,Jadavpur

University

2 Prof. GautamBasu Dept.of International Relations,J.U.

3 Prof.S.K Sarkar Professor of history & the Vice Chancellor of

Burdwan University

4 Prof. A. Samanta Dept ofHistory,B.U

5 Prof. SuchibrataSen Rtd. Professor of History, ViswaBharati

Many other distinguished academicians also visited the department for various purposes but all

names could not be accommodated due to scarcity of space.

25.Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding:

National level Seminar: 01

University/State level Seminar: 02

Sl.

No.

Seminar topic Date Funding

Agency

1. Recent Trends in the Study of History

11.09.2012 Own fund

2.

Global Terrorism And Endangered Human

Civilization.

6th

-7th

Feb.2015

UGC

26. Student profile programme/cours ewise:

Name of the

Course/programme Applications

received

Selected

Enrolled* Pass

percentage

M F

History(Gen)A.Y.

2012-15

Admission

Conducted by

College centrally


280

History(Gen)A.Y.

2013-16

Admission

Conducted by BU

Running

Year

History(Gen)A.Y.

2014-17

Admission

Conducted by

College centrally

Running

Year

History(Gen)A.Y.

2015-18

Admission

Conducted by

College centrally

& Online method

521(Day

section

only)

Running

Year

History(Hons)A.Y.

2012-15

Admission

Conducted by

College centrally

55 46 09 Appeared-

30/Passed-

25

History(Hons)A.Y.

2013-16

Admission

Conducted by BU

28 18 10 Running

Year

History(Hons) A.Y.

2014-17

Admission

Conducted by

College centrally

53 28 25 Running

Year

History(Hons)A.Y.

2015-18

Admission

Conducted by

College centrally

& Online method

69 36 33 Running

Year


27. Diversity of students:


such asNET, SLET, GATE,Civil services, Defense services, etc.

Name of the Course

%of

students

from the

same state

%of

students

from other

States

%of

students

from abroad

History (Hons.) 100% Nil Nil

History (Gen.) 100% Nil Nil


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Name of the

Examination


candidates*

NET 02

SET 03

GATE N.A

SSC 15

Primary Teacher

Recruitment

20

Others 50

*Information of the number of candidates were obtained from other students of the same batch

verbally


Student progression

Against % enrolled

UG to PG -

a) 2013 –Regular M.A-07/Distance M.A-05

b) 2014-Regular M.A—06/Distance M.A-10

c) 2015-Regular M.A-08/Distance M.A-05

30%

PG to M.Phil. -02 4%

PG to Ph.D. 2%


Employed


N.A

Entrepreneurship/Self-employment N.A



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m. Library Apart from College Library, the department also

maintains one Seminar/Departmental Library (mainly

by storing specimen copy of books and some other

donated books by different stake holders) for the

students.

n. Internet facilities for Staff

& Students




facility, offered by College Library & students‘ union

for Internet.

o. Class rooms with ICT

facility

Nil; but honours students often are offered special

classes with power-point presentations.

p. Laboratories N.A


Government or other agencies: Data centrally available. Most of the minority &

SC, ST, & girl & poor cum meritorious students enjoy various stipends

(‗Kanyashri Prokolpa‘), S. Jindal scholarships etc.



The department regularly organized class–tests to keep the students concerned and

prepared for the examination. We encourage our students to participate in different

workshops and seminars organized by the Dept. of History and also organized by

other departments in or outside the college to develop wider understanding. We

organize classroom discussion on different topics of the syllabus. We organize

Educational Tours to make the study more effective and attractive. From time to

time faculties use LCD projectors & other audio-visual instruments to make the

study more attractive. The Department organized state /national level seminar

inviting eminent scholars on the subject and also scholars from other discipline for

the benefit of the students as well as teachers. Our students organize yearly

exhibitions on different subjects of national and international importance.


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The usual method of teaching is lecture method. But side by side audio-visual

methods using power-point presentationare used. We encourage class room

discussion by the students. We sometimes invite eminent scholars to discuss

specific topics for the benefit of the students. Beyond class room teachings, students

are also encouraged to visit the historical sites, places, museums and so on.


activities :

Our students regularly participate in programmes like NCC and NSS. They

regularly participate in exhibitions organized by different agencies like local

schools, BDO, district authorities. They collaborate with the local schoolchildren in

the annual exhibitions organized by them.

35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans: Strength of the

Department:

First of all we have to admit that most of our students use to come from poor village

family and belonging to the SC,ST,OBC and minority category. Most of them are

first generation learners with a trend to discontinue study. Yet we trying our best

with these students of our department.

Strengths:

A) Our department developed a

cordial, healthy, effective

Teacher-Student relationship

transcending mechanical Teacher-

Learner relationship.

B) Both the students and teachers of

the department value regularity

and sincerity in attending/taking

classes /examinations etc.

Weaknesses:

A) Student–teacher ratio should be

enhanced.

B) We cannot provide sufficient

number of classes using audio-

visual equipments.

C) We should provide more books

and


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C) The departmental bond expressed

through events like departmental

welcome/farewell ceremonies like

departmental educational

excursions,departmental

exhibitions, organizing

seminars/talks etc.

D) Our department possesses

sufficient number of books on the

subject as well as a voluminous

collection of books on

interdisciplinary subject and those

are distributed to the students

through central library.We also

have a small departmental

libraryorganized by the teachers‘

specimen copies to help the

students.

E) The department organizes seminar

on different topics of the subjects

and also on different national and

international issues by inviting

eminent scholars.

F) Our department participates

actively in the community

activities organized by the NSS

and NCC units.

G) Department of History has its

prudent and highly qualified

faculties who made impression

nationally and

internationallythrough research

activities, editing international

journals and writing

books/monographs/papers. Our

faculties have been invited and

presented lectures/research papers

computer facilities to our

students.

D) We should be more

concerned about the future

career of our students and

should try to build a database

through which we can contact

and help our pass out

students to build their future

career.


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in the universities and

international conferences such as

The University of Cambridge, UK,

Sri Nakharinweera University of

Bangkok, Thailand, MIT, Penang,

Malaysia, esd International

Conference, Paris etc.

Opportunity:

There is a scope of

collaboration with other reputed

institutes, colleges for up



could be done.

Take up Major research projects

Constrains:

Shortage of faculty members.

Lack of adequate funding.

Space and infrastructural

scarcity is a major challenge

for taking up research projects.

Annexure-I:


Biswajit Brahmachari:

Sl. No. Title of the

Paper

Organized by ISSN/ISBN

No.

Type

1 Joint paper ―On

violation of civil

liberties in a

terror striken

world

Published by

J.K College

National

2 ‗Nationalism and

jihadi movement

in post-communist

Russia‖

To be published

by Syamsundar

College

National


286

Dr.Gouri Sankar Bandyopadhyay: (serving as Principal since 3rd

July 2015)

Publications in Seminars/Conferences (National & International level):

Sl.

Nos.

Title of the paper,

presented

Title of

Conference/

Seminar


International/

National/State/

Regional/College or

University level

1 ‘Fertility Cult

Tradition amongst the

Tribals of Orissa‘

UGC-spnd.

National

Seminar on

Tribal History &

Culture of

Orissa

PG Dpt. of Ravenshaw

College, Cuttack, 22-

24 April, 2005

National

2 ‗The Concept of

Green Revolution in

the Eco-friendly

Agrarian Policy of the

Mauryan State in

Ancient India‘

UGC-spnd.

National

Seminar on on

Retrospective

Effect on Green

Revolution

Syamsundar College,

28-29 Nov. 2006

National

3 ‗Role of Ethics in

Mauyan Polity—A

Critical Study‘

7th International

Congress of

Social

Philosophy

VisvaBharati,

Shantiniketan, 22-24

November 2008

International

4 ‗Spread of Islam &

Expanding Agrarian

Civilization in

Medieval Bengal‘

International

Conference of

History &

heritage Affairs

Itihas Academy,

Dhaka, Bangladesh,

20.02.2009

International

5 ‗Expansive Network

of Jihad—A Pattern of

Global terrorism‘

UGC-spnd.

National

Seminar on on

State, Nation &

Multiculturalism

ChandidasMahavidyal

aya, Birbhum, 6-7

March 2009

National

6 ‗Victims of Double-

edged Violence: A

Socio-political Study

of the Tribal-rural

Folks Living in Forest

Tract of Eastern India‘

5th International

Conference

Interdisciplinary

Social Sciences

The Cambridge

University,

Cambridge, UK,

31.7.10 to 3.08.10

International

7 ‗Oaupanibesik O

Swadhinata-utter

ParvaRadhBanglarBy

absa-Banijya-

Trade,

Commerce and

Economy of

University Of Burdwan National


287

Sl.

Nos.

Title of the paper,

presented

Title of

Conference/

Seminar


International/

National/State/

Regional/College or

University level

Arthaniti:

EktiAitihasikParikra

ma‘

Radh Bengal

during Colonial

and pre-

independent

Period-A

Historical

Survey),(in

Bengali),.

8 ‗Folklore and

Femininity:

Reconstructing

Gender in Indian

Equilibrium‘

Women Studies Dpt. of Women

Studies, B.U&

Department of

History, B.U

International

9 ‗Impact of

Globalization on Folk

Religion – A Critical

Study In the Focus

Asia‘

World Congress

of Asian

Studies), held in

Kolkata, 2-6

Feb. 2011.

World Congress of

Asian Studies

International

10

‗Girl-child in

Traditional Hindu

Society of India:

Patriarchy

Rediscovered‘

Srinakharinwirot

University, Faculty of

Social Sciences,

Bangkok, Thailand,

Feb. 9-11 2011.

International

11 ‗Violation of Civil

Liberties in a Terror

stricken world‘

International

Social Science

Conference

International Social

Science Conference,

Barcelona, Spain-

2012.

International

12 ‗Global Warming

Climatechange

andvulnerability of

the Indian Tribals—

Questions

ofExtinction or

Survival‘

International

Conferences on

Global

Warming and

Business

International

Conferences on

Global Warming and

Business

,London,January2012

International


288

Sl.

Nos.

Title of the paper,

presented

Title of

Conference/

Seminar


International/

National/State/

Regional/College or

University level

13 ‗Development versus

Displacement—

Growing

Marginalization

among the folk tribal

people of globalized

India‘

International

Conference on

Arts Social

Science and

Technology‘

International

conference on Arts

Social science and

technology‘, Penang,

Malaysia March 2012

International

14

‗Place of Tantricism

and fertility rites In

the folk religious

cultures of Bengal‘

Eastern Regional

Cultural Centre,

Kolkata December

2012

National

15 ‗Endangered Folk

Religion in the era of

Globalization‘

2nd

International

Scientific

Conference on

Economic and

Social

Development

2nd

International

Scientific

Conference on

Economic and

Social

Development‘

Paris, France April

2013

International

16 ‗Balkan Jihad and

White Al Qaeda-

Growth of Islamic

Terrorism in South

Eastern Europe‘

Global

Terrorism And

Endangered

Human

Civilization.

Syamsundar College,

February 2015

National

17 ‗Sangha‘ and the

Democratic

Principles—

Reflection in Early

Buddhist Literature‘

International

Research

Conference on

Humanities &

Social Sciences

(IRCHSS)-15

University of Sri

Jayewardenepura, Sri

Lanka, 3rd

December

2015

International

Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers

1. Folk Religion and Mass Culture in Rural Bengal: Tradition and Transformation,

Progressive Publishers, Kolkata, 2007


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2. Ancestral cult in Bengal-A comparative Study, Progressive Publishers, Kolkata,

2011,

ISBN 81-903768-2-9

3. AdunikBiswa O Antarjatic Samparka1919-1945(in Bengali), Mitram,Kolkata 2011,

ISBN 93-80036-27-2

4. Itihaser Aloy SamakalinBiswa 1945-2014 (in Bengali), Mitram, Kolkata 2014,

ISBN 93-80036-04-3

5. Jihad and Global Terrorism Ongoing Islam-phobiaand its coherent responses,

Progressive Publishers, Kolkata 2015, ISBN 81-88064-02-5

Dr. Papiya Dutta:

Chapters in books with ISBN/ISS Numbers with details of publishers.

A) ‖Social and Caste picture of North Bengal:A case study of Darjeeling District

1835-1977‖ inNew Aspects on Indian history: Local, Regional ,National Ed. By

A.K.Sarkar,K.Chakrabarty,2011

B) ‖Changes in identity movements of the Rajbansis of North Bengal;A post-colonial

study---― in‖ Modern trends in social andbasic sciences‖ Ed. By S.Debnath,

B.Bagchi,S.Mishra Kolkata 2015

C) ‖SwadhinatauttarUttarbangerBarnasamajerrupantarerchitra:Sanghat o

dwanda1947-97‖ in ItihasAnusandhan vol.25 Ed. By Manju

Chattopadhay,Kol.2011

D) ‖Oupanibeshik o uttaroupanibeshikparbejalpaigurijelarsthaniya o

adibasijanagosthirrupantarerchitra‖ in ―ParibartanerdharaiJalpaigurijela‖Ed. By

A.G.Ghosh,S.BiswasKol 2015

E) ‖Uttar oupanibeshikparbesamotaluttarbangerSamajiksanskritikasthiratarchitra‖ in

Paschimbangaanchalikitihas o loksanskritycharcha Kendra.


290


291

Dr. G.S. Bandyopadhyay, Associate Editor & Reviewer of

Internatioal Social Science Journal (University of Illinois)

Students at departmental exhibition stall


292

Dr. Gouri Sankar Bandyopadhyay was in discussion with late Sir Jack Goody, University of

Cambridge, UK


293

National Seminar, jointly organized by the Dept. of History, Pol. Science &

Jamalpur Mahavidyalaya

University level seminar of the Dept. of History


294


295

Evaluation Report of The Department of Philosophy

1. Name of the department: PHILOSOPHY

2. Year of Establishment:

Name of the

Programme

Year of

establishment

Memo No.

General 1960-61 2742-C Dated 14/08/59

3. Names of Programmes/Courses offered (UG,PG, M.Phil.,Ph.D., Integrated Masters;

Integrated Ph.D., etc.): UG General

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved:

Students of most disciplines of Arts take Philosophy as general

combination subject.

5. Annual/semester/choice based credit system (programmewise): Annual


Students of most disciplines of Arts take Philosophy as general combination

subject.


institutions, etc : Nil

8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons: Nil 9. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual (Professors/Associate


Category of post Sanctioned Filled Professor

02

Vacant Associate Professor Vacant Assistant Professor 01


296


(D.Sc. /D.Litt. /Ph.D. /M.Phil. etc.):

Name

Qualification

Designation

Specializa

tion

No. of

years of

experience

No. of

Ph.D./M.P

hil

Students

guided for

the last

4years

Dr. Padmabati

Rakshit

M.A., Ph.

D

Asst.

Professor

Vedanta 18Years 8

Months *

Nil

Mr. Jagannath Jash M.A Permanent

Part-Time

Teacher

Psycholo

gy

15 Years 2

months

N.A.

Mr. Malay Kumar

Sain

M.A. Permanent

Part-Time

Teacher

Psycholo

gy

10Years 2

months

N.A.

Mr. Suman Ghosh M.A Guest

Teacher

Vedanta 1 Year5

Months

N.A.

Ms. Papia Dutta M .A Guest

Teacher

Vedanta 1 Year 5

months

N.A





Name of The

Programme

% of theoretical

classes handled by

temporary faculty

% of Practical

classes handled by

temporary faculty

B.A. (General) 30% N.A.


297



B.A. (General)- 2014-15 AY* 100:1

*Based on 3rd

year data


sanctioned and filled: Nil

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with D.Sc. /D.Litt /Ph.D. /M.Phil /P.G. :

Teaching faculty with Ph.D.:01

Teaching faculty with M.Phil:00


16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national, b)international funding


Principal

Investigator

Status

Funding Agency

Grants

Received


grants received: Individually the department got no funding from any of the above

mentioned agencies.


19. Publications : 2005-2015

Name of the Faculty

Papers

Abstracts(p

apa

presentation

)

Chapter in

Books

Books

SNIP

Edited

SJR

Int

Nat

Dr. Padmabati Rakshit

01

01




Editorial Boards Nil


298

22. Student projects:

i) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including


j) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution

i.e .in Research laboratories/Industry/ other agencies: Nil


24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/visitors to the department:

Many eminent academicians have visited this department for various reasons the

following table is a reflection of the same:


1 Dr. Samar Mondal Faculty, The Department of Philosophy, J.U



Name of the

Course/program

me

(refer question

no. 4)

Applicati

ons

received

Selecte

d

Enrolled

Pass percentage *M *F

2011-12

(U.G.General)

901 901 515 386 Appeared-623,Passed – 403,

64.68%

2012-13

(U.G.General)

1290 1290 796 494 Appeared-589, Passed-289

49.6%

2013-14

(U.G.General)

989 989 537 452 Appeared-502, Passed-345

68.72%

2014-15

(U.G.General)

920 920 454 466 Appeared-522,Passed-226

43.29%

*M=Male, *F=Female



299


Name of the Course

%of students

from the same

state

% of students

from other

States

%of students

from abroad

Philosophy (Gen.) 100% Nil Nil


such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.?:

*Information of the number of candidates were obtained from other students of the same batch

verbally


Student progression

Against % enrolled

UG to PG A.Y. – 2011-14 – 20%

A.Y. – 2012-15 – 20%

PG to M.Phil. 00

PG to Ph.D. 00

Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral 00

Employed

Campus selection


16*



Name of the

Examination


candidates*

NET 00

SET 00

GATE 00

SSC 05

Primary Teacher

Recruitment

07

Others 06


300


q. Library There is a big College Library.

r. Internet facilities for Staff

& Students

Through Wi-Fi router the whole department is




s. Class rooms with ICT

facility

Class-rooms are equipped with microphone. All

faculty members use the facility for class room

teaching.

t. Laboratories N.A.


Government or other agencies: Data not available.



The department is planning to arrange special

lecture/ seminar by experts from the department of

Philosophy, BU with in very short period.

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning :

We try to be interactive in teaching.


activities:

The department is actively associated with the NCC, NSS unit of the college

The department actively participates in campus cleaning and aesthetic

beautification of campus in collaboration with NSS units.

The department also actively monitors the gardening of the college.


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Strengths:






group discussion, quiz, extempore

etc.

Encouraging students to participate

in different college programmes

and extension activities

Weaknesses:




Vacant full time teaching post.

Student-teacher ratio is poor

Computer facility is inadequate.

Communication skill of the students

is not up to the mark.

Opportunity:





Constraints:



Space and infrastructural scarcity is

a major challenge for taking up

research projects.


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Dr. Padmabati Rakshit

Sl.

No.

Title of the

paper

presented

Title of

Conference/

Seminar

Organized by Whether International/

National/State/

Regional/College or

University level

1 "Terrorism

and Ethics of

Just War"

Global Terrorism

and Endangered

Human

Civilization,

Syamsundar

College in

February, 2015

National Seminar

Sl.

No.


International

1 "Samakalinparibesh-

nitishastrerprekshiteJaina

dharma O darshan", pp.38-44

Kuttim,

Vol.I. No. II,

2013

National


303

Evaluation Report of the Department of Physical Education

1. Name of the department : PHYSICAL EDUCATION

2. Year of Establishment :

Name of the Programme Year of

establishment

Memo No.

General 1960-61 IC/MISC/NEW SUB/203(4) DT.

20.05.2008; IC/MISC/NEW

SUB/196(7) DT. 19/23.05.2008

3. Names of Programmes/Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil.,Ph.D.,Integrated Masters;

IntegratedPh.D.,etc.): UG (GENERAL) 4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved: Nil 5. Annual/semester/choice based credit system (programmewise): ANNUAL


Students of Physical Education studies Bengali, Sanskrit, Philosophy

etc. as general combination subjects.

7. Courses in collaboration with other Universities, Industries, Foreign

Institutions, etc.: Nil

8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons : Nil




Professor

Nil NA Associate Professor

Asst. Professor


304


(D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. /M.Phil. etc.):

Name

Qualification

Designation

Specializati

on

No. of

years of

experien

ce

No.of

Ph.D./M.Phi

l Students

guided for

the last 4

years

Manaskapasi

M.A, M.P.Ed,

P.G.D.Y.T

Govt. approved

CWTT Sports

medicine 5 Nil

HarenPatra M.P.Ed

Guest

Teacher 5 Nil

Syed. AzaharHossain

M.P.Ed. Guest

Teacher 4 Nil




temporary faculty:

Name of The

Programme

% of theoretical

classes handled by

temporary faculty

% of Practical classes

handled by

temporary faculty

B.A. (General) 100% 100%



B.A (General)- 2014-15 AY* 120:1

*Based on 3rd

year data


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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/P.G. :


16. Number off actually with ongoing projects from a) national ,b)international


17.Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST;UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total

grants received: -

Individually the department got no funding from any of the above mentioned

agencies: Nil

18. Research Centre/facility recognized by the University : Nil


Name of the

Faculty

Papers

Abstracts

(paper

presentation)

Chapter

in Books

Boo

ks

SNI

P

Edi

ted

SJR

Int

Nat

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated: Physical Education helps the

students to join in different state & national services in Police, BSF, CRPF,

CISF etc.: Nil


Editorial Boards: Nil


a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including


b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution

i.e. in Research laboratories/Industry/ other agencies: Nil


306

23. Awards/Recognitions received by faculty and students:

State Level: ATYA PATYA Championship 2012-2013 Champion to both Male&

Female category.

State Level: ATYA PATYA Championship 2013-2014 Champion to Male category.

Our student Mr. Tanmay das is a winning member in Senior District T-20 Cricket

Tournament.


eminent academicians have visited this department for various reasons the following

table is a reflection of the same:


1 Prof. Sukanta Saha Dept of Physical Education, Memari College

2 Prof. Srikanta Mour Dept of Physical Education, Rammohan

College

3 Prof. Debashree Koner Dept of Physical Education, Burdwan MUC

women College.



Name of the

course/programme Applications

Received


percentage

Male Female

2011-12

B.A(GENERAL)

Applicants

are selected

from

amongst the

BA (Gen)

course as it is

part of the

said

programme.

90 52 38 45%

2012-13

B.A(GENERAL) 105 58 47 48%

2013-14

B.A(GENERAL) 110 67 43 42%

2014-15

B.A(GENERAL) 130 83 47 Running Year


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27. Diversity of Students:

Name of the

Course

%of students

from the same

state

% of students

from other States

%of students

from abroad

Physical

Education (Gen.)

100% Nil Nil


such as NET,SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.?

Name of the Examination Number of successful

candidates*

NET Nil

SET Nil

GATE Nil

SSC Nil

Primary Teacher

Recruitment

02

Defense services 04

Others 50

Based on available information


Student progression

Against % enrolled

UG to PG 15%

PG to M.Phil. NIL

UG to B.P.Ed & M.P.Ed 5%

PG to Ph.D. Nil


Employed

Campus selection


Nil

12%

Entrepreneurship/Self-employment 20%



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u. Library College Library maintains books and some other


v. Internet facilities for Staff

&Students

Students mainly access the facility of College Library

for Internet& Wi-Fi

w. Class rooms with ICT

facility

No classroom having ICT facility. However teachers

can use LCD projectors. All faculty members use the

facility for class room teaching apart from

conventional chalk and talk method.

x. Laboratories NIL



Academic Year*

Govt. of West Bengal

Sitaram Jindal Foundation

Total No. of students.

2010-11 12 0 12

2011-12 15 0 15

2012-13 22 0 22

2013-14 19 0 19


32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures

workshops/seminar)with external experts: students participate in workshop: Nil


PowerpointpresentationoflectureswiththehelpofLCDProjectorinclassroom.

Lectures on different emerging issues on Physical related activities like aerobics,

games, yoga etc.

Internet facility is available in the Library for enhancement of students.

The students of dept. participate actively on different deliberations.


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activities:


The department is also actively associated with the NCC unit of the college

The department actively participates in career counseling programme.

The department is also participating in the departmental stall presented on college cultural

annual social ―Abahan‖ where students of the neighboring schools and the local people

visit the stall.

The department also arranges different programmes on Legendary Cricketer, Yoga‘s

gestures, Indian Sport person in Olympic Games etc.

35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans:-

Strengths:






examination time

Arranging regular class tests for better

understanding of the subject

Arranging regular Practical basis

Practice session.


group discussion, quiz, extempore etc.

The department arranges extra classes

for SC, ST, OBC and financially

backward students on regular basis.

Encouraging students to participate in

different inter college competition and

extension activities.

Dept organizes training & coaching

camp for Physical Education students.

Weaknesses:




Inadequate funding for

maintenance of equipments and

infrastructure.

Vacant full time teaching posts.


There is no modern scientific

LaboratoryIn the Dept as well as no

Gymnasium, indoor facility and

track &field.


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Opportunity:

There is a scope of collaboration with

nearby colleges for up gradation of

available resources.

More social extension activities could

be done.

Students have opportunities to go for

Defense services, Coaching, Teaching

etc.

Opportunity to produce National&

International level Sports person.

Constrains:

Lack of support staff.




research projects.

Lack of scientific Lab, gymnasium,

Track & field.

Future Plan-

1. Departmental ICT classroom for attractive and better presentation of learning matters.

2. Guidance for preparation of competitive examinations.

3. To establish Yoga& sports coaching centre in the college.


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Evaluation Report of The Department of Political Science

1. Name of the department : POLITICAL SCIENCE 2. Year of Establishment

Name of the

Programme

Year of

establishment

Memo No.

General 1973-74 IC/Affin/(S/729/75 dtd.

13/18.02.1975

Hons. 1973-74 IC/Affin/(S/729/75 dtd.

13/18.02.1975

3. Names of Programmes/Courses offered (UG, PG,M.Phil.,Ph.D.,Integrated

Masters;IntegratedPh.D.,etc.) : UG 4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved: Nil


6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments

Nil


institutions, etc. : Nil 8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons: Nil 9. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual

(Professors/AssociateProfessors/Asst. Professors/others):


Professor

04

Vacant

AssociateProfessor 01



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10.Faculty profilewithname,qualification, designation, area of specialization (D.Sc. /

D.Litt. /Ph.D. /M.Phil.etc.):

Name

Qualificat

ion

Designation

Specialization

No. of

years of

experien

ce

No. of

Ph.D./M.P

hil

Students

guided for

the

last4years

Mr. Dipak Kr.

Hazra

M.A

Associate

Professor

AndHead

Sociology 29 yrs &

above Nil

Mr.Buddhadeb

Bag

M.A,

M.Phil.

Assistant

Professor

Public

Administration

07 yrs &

above Nil

Ms. MaitriPandit

M.A,

M.Phil

Assistant

Professor

Public

Administration

07 yrs &

above Nil

Ms.

PriyankaSamanta

M.A Govt.

Approved

Part-time

teacher

Public

Administration

11 yrs

&above Nil

Ms.Paramita Pal M.A,

M.Phil.

Govt.

Approved

Part-time

teacher

Public

Administration

05 yrs &

above Nil

Mr.ManikBiswas M.A Govt.

Approve

d Part-

time

teacher

Political

Sociology

05 yrs &

above Nil

Mr. ManasDutta M.A Guest

Lecturer

Public

Administration

02 yrs &

above Nil




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Name of The

Programme

% of theoretical

classes handled by

temporary faculty



faculty

B.A. (Hons.) N.A N.A

B.A.

(General)

10%* N.A

* The percentage of classes is calculated on the basis of session 2015-2016 only.



B.A. (Hons.) – 2014-15 AY* 3:1

B.A. (General)- 2014-15 AY* 7:1

*Based on 3rd

year data





Support staff

(technical)

N.A N.A

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with D.Sc. /D.Litt/Ph.D. /M.Phil/P.G.:

Teaching faculty with Ph.D. :Nil

TeachingfacultywithM.Phil:03

Teaching faculty with P.G.:07

16. Numberof faculty with ongoing projects from a) national, b) international

funding agencies and c) Total grants received: Nil

17. Departmentalprojectsfundedby DST-FIST;UGC, DBT, ICSSR,etc.andtotal

grantsreceived: Nil


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18. Research Centre/facility recognized by the University: NA


Name of the Faculty

Papers

Abstracts

(paperprese

ntation)

Chapter

in Books

Books

SNIP

Edited

SJR

Int

Nat

Mr. Buddhamdeb Bag

01

Ms. Maitri Pandit

01 01 04

Mrs. Paramita Pal 04 01



21. Facultyasmembersin: a) National Committees; b) International Committees; c)




departmental/programme: Students of Political Science (3rd

year) use to prepare

projects on Environmental Studies as per University norms. Students also

regularly take part in Annual Departmental Exhibition which is organized in

every year during the programme, named, ―ABAHAN-SOCIAL‖.


i.e. in Research laboratories/Industry/ otheragencies: Nil 23. Awards/Recognitions received by faculty and students:

Mongala Santra, student of Pol. Science (Hons.), Course of session 2011-2012,

awarded ―A‖ Grade in the Course of Diploma in Information Technology

Application on the session April-2011 to March-2012 from Burdwan Youth

Computer Training Centre which is a joint initiative of Dept. of Sports & Youth

Services, Govt. of west Bengal and CFAC.


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Sl.

No.

Name Profile

1 Emiratus Prof.

ChittabrataPalit

Emiratus Prof. of Dept. of History of

Jadavpur University, Kolkata

2 Prof. Gautam Kumar Basu Professor of The Department of International

Relations, J.U, Kolkata & Ex HOD of School

of International relations &Strategic Studies,

J.U, Kolkata.

3 Prof. Dr. Smriti Kumar

Sarkar

Honorable Vice Chancellor of the University

of Burdwan, Burdwan.




NationallevelSeminar:

Sl.No.

Seminartopic

Date

FundingAgency

1.

Global

Terrorism and

Endangered

Human

Civilization

06-

07/02/2015

U.G.C Fund


WorkshopTopic

Date

Fundingagency

―Work shop on Mushroom

Cultivation Techniques‖ (B.

Bag is associated)

Organized with NSS

unit of

the college


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26. Student profile programme/coursewise:

Name of the


received

Selected

Enrolled*

Pass

percentage

M F

Political Science

(Hons.) A.Y.

2012-15

Admission

Conducted by

College centrally

39

06

57%

Political Science

(Hons.) A.Y.

2013-16

Admission

Conducted by BU

Selected

Centrally

05

05

Running

Year

Political Science

(Hons.) A.Y.

2014-17

Admission

Conducted by

College centrally

06

02

Running

Year

Political Science

(Hons.) A.Y.

2015-18

Admission

Conducted by

College centrally &

Online

method

50 23

20

Running

Year

Political Science

(General)

A.Y. 2012-15

Admission

Conducted by


432

41%

Political Science

(General) A.Y.

2013-16

Admission

Conducted by BU Selected

Centrally

537

452

Running

Year

Political Science

(General) A.Y.

2014-17

Admission

Conducted by

College centrally

454

466

Running

Year

Political Science

(General) A.Y.

2015-18

Admission

Conducted by

College centrally &

Online

method

168

165

Rnning

Year



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Name of the

Course

%of students

fromthe

samestate

%ofstudents

fromother States

%of students

from abroad

Pol. Sc. (Hons.) 100% Nil Nil

Pol. Sc. (Gen.) 100% Nil Nil



Name of the

Examination


candidates*

NET

SET

GATE

SSC It Is acquainted from various

sources that many students of

Pol. Sc. dept. passed SSC

examination but current data is

not available now.

Primary Teacher

Recruitment

---Do---

Others

*Information of the number of candidates were obtained from other students of the

same batch verbally


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Student progression

Against % enrolled

UG to PG* A.Y. – 2011-12 – 15.38% (Regular)

A.Y. – 2012-13 – 4.54% (Regular)

PG to M.Phil.

PG to Ph.D.

Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral

Employed


recruitment

Nil

Entrepreneurship/Self-

employment

It is informed verbally from various sources

that many students of Pol. Science Dept.

start business of their own but the Dept. does

not maintain current data on it.

* Other than regular P.G students (mentioned above within box), so many students of

Political Science Department each year enroll their name in Distance M.A course, but for

communication gap the department does not get the exact figure of nrollment.


Library Seminar and General library

InternetfacilitiesforStaff&Students

The Library provides internet and Computer

access for staffs & students.

Class rooms with ICT facility Other than the conventional chalk and talk

method, there is no single room which is

equipped with computer and LCD projector.

Laboratories NA


Government or other agencies: Nil


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UGC sponsored Two-day National Seminar on Global Terrorism and Endangered

Human Civilization was organized by the Departments of Political science &

History in Collaboration with Jamalpur Mahavidyalaya on 6th

& 7th

February of

2015.


Teachers of Political science Department basically teach students through lecture

method on different topics of the syllabus,

Departmental Teachers regularly give students notes,

Departmental Teachers encourage students by engaging them in class room-

discussions.

The Department sometimes invites eminent scholars to discuss specific topics for

the benefit of the students.


activities:

The department is actively associated with the NSS unit of the college.

The Head of the Department, Dipak Kumar Hazra, is acting as Programme Officer

of NSS (Unit-III) of the college.

Students of this department who are the member of the NSS Unit actively

participate in campus cleaning, and aesthetic beautification of campus of NSS

units.

Prof. Buddhadeb Bag is actively related with the Mushroom Cultivation

Programme with the NSS Unit of the college.

Students of this department actively participate in the Blood Donation Camp

which is organized by the NSS/NCC Units of the college.


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Strengths:




preparing students in the final

examinations.

Trying to take care of student‘s

mental health.

Teaching different topics through free

group discussion and class debates

etc.

Helping students in finding necessary

books from Central Library.



extension activities like career-

oriented workshops, seminars etc.

Trying to develop love, passion and

interest for the subject-matter among

students especially among the first-

generation learners.

Weaknesses:

Lack of specific class-room with

ICT facilities.

Vacant full time teaching post.

Lack of mechanism to keep

regular record of pass-out

student‘s

achievements/placements.

Opportunity:


nearby colleges for organizing

Seminars or Workshops for

developing student‘s understanding.

There is a scope of preparing students

for several career-oriented

examinations through highlighting

the concerned topics of their syllabus

consciously.

Constrains:

Lack of separate departmental

staffroom


Admitting more & more students

with good academic background

in Political Science Hons is a

great challenge.


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Maitri Pandit

Publications in Journal and Proceedings

Sl.

No.


International

1 The Concept and Process of

Women Empowerment and

Political Participation [Vol.

XVII, No. 1 & 2; 2014, pp.

105-122]

The Journal of

the West Bengal

Political Science

Review

ISSN –

2230-8296

National

2 Status of Women in Vedic Period in India and their

Different Rights [Vol. 5, No. 2,

August, 2015, pp. 54-56]

MS Academic: An International

Multidisciplinary

Refereed Journal

of Council for

MS Academy

ISSN- 2229-6484

International

Seminar Publications

Sl.

No.

Title of the paper

presented

Title of Conference/

Seminar


International/

National/State/

Regional/College

or University

level

1 Political Participation of

Women in Municipal

Governance of West

Bengal

State Level

Conference of West

Bengal Political

Science Association

West Bengal

Political

Science

Association

State Level

2 Question of Political

Empowerment Through

Their Participation in

Panchayati Raj

institutions in WB Since

1990,s: Problems &

Prospects

UGC Sponsored

National Seminar on

―Villages in

Transition:

Experience Since the

Nineties‖

Dept. of

Sociology,

Pandaveswar

College in

collaboration

with Dept. of

Political

science,

Khandra

College

National


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3 Women empowerment:

An Effort to End

Terrorism

UGC Sponsored

National Seminar on

―Global Terrorism &

Endangered Human

Civilization‖

The

department of

Political

science

&History;

Syamsundar

College,

Shyamsundar,

Burdwan

National Level

4 Begum

RokeyaSakhayatHossain:

The Embodiment of

Muslim women‘s

Emancipation in the

Early-Phase of 20th

Century in Bengal

UGC Sponsored

National Seminar on

― Evolution of

Bengali in 20th

Century in the

context of Liberal

arts and Popular

Culture‖

The Teacher‘s

Council of

Rampurhat

college,

Rampurhat,

Brigham

National Level

Paromita Pal

Publications in Book, Journal and Proceedings

Sl. No. Title with Page no. Journal Book ISSN/ISBN National/

Internatio

nal

1 Vivekander Bhabnai

Jatiotabad Theke

Bharotio Sattya, 25th

December, 2013.

VIVEKANANDA[S

elective Essay on

Swami Vivekananda

( Bilingual),

published by

Rampurhat College

Teacher‘s Council

ISBN-978-

81-921612-

3-5

National


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List of Abstracts, published in the Seminar Proceedings of Paramita Pal and

Buddhadeb Bag

Sl

.

N

o.

Title of the paper

presented

Title of

Conference/

Seminar


Internationa

l/

National/St

ate/

Regional/C

ollege or

University

level

1 Vivekananda O

BharaterJatioSanghati

UGC

Sponsored

National

Seminar

MUC Women‘s

College,

Burdwan

National

2 Human Rights Vs

Terrorism

UGC

Sponsored

National

Seminar on

―Global

Terrorism:

Endangered

Human

Civilization‖.

The department

of Political

science &History;

Syamsundar

College,

Shyamsundar,

Burdwan

National

3 Vivekananda

EbongBharatiyattya

Vivekananda

Utsav on ―

Vivekananda

EbongBharati

yattya‖

SreeGopalBaaner

jee College,

Baghati, Magra

State Level

4 BharaterUnnyan,

JatigataSanghatEbongR

ajjyaGathan

UGC

Sponsored

National

Seminar

ChandidasMahav

idyalaya,

Khujutipara,

Birbhum

National

5 Nation building and

terrorism: In Indian

perspective By

Buddhadeb Bag

UGC

Sponsored

National

Seminar on

―Global

Terrorism:

Endangered

Human

Civilization‖.

The department

of Political

science &History;

Syamsundar

College,

Shyamsundar,

Burdwan

National


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Evaluation Report of The Department of Sanskirt

1. Name of the department: SANASKRIT 2. Year of Establishment

Name of the

Programme

Year of

establishment

Memo No.

General 1948 IC/915/69 dtd. 07/08/1969

Hons. 1948 IC/Affin/S/6/101 dtd.

21/07/2000

3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D.,

Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.): UG 4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved: N.A.

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise): ANNUAL

6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments

N.A.


institutions, etc. NA 8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons: NIL



Category of post Sanctioned Filled Vacant

Professor

04


Assistant Professor 01 2


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10.Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of specialization

(D.Sc./D.Litt./Ph.D./M.Phil.etc.):

Name

Qualificati

on

Designation

Specialization

No. of years

of

experience

No.of

Ph.D./M.Phil

Students guided

for the last 4

years

Dr Puskar

Nath

Bhattacharya

M.A.

Ph.D

Associate

Professor

Vedic

Literature

14 years 08

months

Nil

Dr Arun Kr.

Porel

M.A.

B.Ed.

M.Phill

Ph.D

Assistant

Professor

Vedic

Literature

8 years Nil

Smt. Mousumi

Bairagya

M.A.

B.Ed.

Part Time

Teacher

Vedic

Literature

6 years Nil

Buddhadeb

Nayek

Archarya,

B.Ed.

Part Time

Teacher

Literature 5 years Nil

Pradip Dhara M.A.

B.Ed.

Guest

Teacher

Vedic

Literature

6 years Nil

Smt. Sunita

Khan

M.A.

B.Ed.

Guest

Teacher


Smt. Sulata

Ghosh

M.A.

B.Ed.

Guest

Teacher


Smt. Somdatta

Hati

M.A. Guest

Teacher



11. List of Senior visiting faculty: N.A.


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temporary faculty:

Name of The Programme % of theoretical classes


faculty



faculty

B.A. (Hons.) 20%

B.A. (General) 38%




B.A. (Hons.) – 2014-15 AY* 15:1

B.A. (General)- 2014-15 AY* 130:1

*Based on IIIrd year data

14.Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff:

sanctioned and filled: 02


Administrative Staff NIL NIL

Support staff (technical) NIL NIL


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Teaching faculty with M.Phil: NIL


16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national, b)international

funding agencies and c)Total grants received:

Principal

Investigator

Status

Funding

Agency

Grants

Received

Nil Nil Nil Nil

17. Departmental projects funded by DST - FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and

total grants received: N.A.

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University : NA

19. Publications:

Name of the

Faculty

Papers

Abstracts

(paper

presen-

tation)

Chapter

in

Books

Books

SNIP

Edited

SJR

Int

Nat

S. Hati 02 04 - - -

Dr A.K. Porel 03 - - -


20. Areas of consultancy and income generated: NIL

21. Faculty as members in: a) National Committees; b) International Committees;

c) Editorial Boards:

Name Responsibility

Dr. P.N. Bhattachariya Member of UG Board ; BU


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1. a) Percentage of sutdents who have done in-house projets including inter

departmental/programme : Compulsory paper for 3rd

Year (boath gneral and

Honours) students of all disciplines on anvironmental studies : 100%.


institution i.e. in Research laboratories/Industry/other agencies : Nil.

23. Awards / Recognitions received by faculty and students

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department:


following table is a reflection of the same: Nil.



Name of the


received

Selected

Enrolled* Pass

percentage M F

Sanskrit (Hons.) A.Y.

2012-15

Admission

Conducted by

College

centrally

66 49 17 96.55%


2013-16

Admission

Conducted by

BU

52 21 31 Running

Year


2014-17

Admission

Conducted by

College

centrally

71 39 32 Running

Year


2015-18

Admission

Conducted by

College

centrally &

Online method

78 38 42 Running

Year


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Sanskrit (General) A.Y.

2012-15

Admission

Conducted by

College

centrally

1290 210 262 80.15%


2013-16

Admission

Conducted by

BU

989 330 410 Running

Year


2014-17

Admission

Conducted by

College

centrally

920 330 380 Running

Year


2015-18

Admission

Conducted by

College

centrally &

Online method

1290 410 440 Running

Year



Name of the

Course

% of students from

the same state

% of students from

other States

% of students from

abroad

Sanskrit (Hons.) 100% NIL NIL

Sanskrit (Gen.) 100% NIL NIL

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such

as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.?

Name of the

Examination


candidates*

NET 02

SET NIL

GATE NIl

SSC 11

Primary Teacher

Recruitment

09

Others 07


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same batch verbally


Student progression

Against % enrolled

UG to PG A.Y. – 2011-14 – 18%

A.Y. – 2012-15 – 25%

PG to M.Phil. NA

PG to Ph.D. 02*

Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral 02*

Employed


recruitment

06*




a) Library :

b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students :

No departmental Libaray

Avilable for staff and students.

We access E-Resourses for

NLIST programme.

c) Class rooms with ICT facility: Nil.

d) Laboratories: Nil.

31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college,

university, government or other agencies:

* Students belonging to SC/ST/OBC obtain Jindal Scholership and Financial

Assistance from the Govt. of West Bengal.

* Institution itself arranges for the Half Free, Full-Free students ship and Poor-

Aid Fund for financially impoverished students.


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32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops /


The department is planning to arrange special lecture/ seminar by experts from the

department of Botany; BU in very shortly.

Students take part in seminar, debate, quiz, on a regular basis, organised

by the department.

Class tests on regular interval particularly for Honours students. Our

students organize exhibitions on different subjects of national and

international importance every years.

Remedial Classes:

Special attention is given to weaker section of the students.


Student centrice Teaching Learning process.

Remedial, special classes, tutorials etc.


activities:

The Students and the faculty members regulary participate in the institutional

social responsibility and extension activites organized by the College NSS, NCC

and The Health Unit of the College many students also participated in Games and

Sports, Departmental project, Mock Parliament etc.


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Strengths:

The motivation to the student is ensured by the

dedicated faculty members.

Rich central library.

Good infrastructure of the college including

clean and quiet environment.

Extra class and students communication.

Informal teacher-student relationship.

Every year, we get a good number of sincere

students who perform well in University

Examinations.

Weaknesses:

No departmental library.

Lack of infrastructural facility.

Shortage of Classroom.

Opportunity:

A good number of students are pleced through

School Service Commission, W.B.

Ready to Impart lessons in Functional Sanskrit.

To use the scope provided by academic

autonomy to develop.

Challenge :

* To inotivate more students to opt

for the Honours as well as general

course in Sanskrit.

* To arrange seminar in the

department with financial assistance

from UGC

* To arrange spoken sanskrit

workshop for the betterment of

students.

* Edit and publish the manuscripts

which are preserved in our library.

Future Plan:

To introduce departmental library.

We should be more concerned about the future career of our students and should

try to build a database through which we can contact and help our passout

students to built their future career.

Introduction of Post – Graducate study in sanskrit.

To obtain the allotment of an ISBU/ISSN so that the department may issue its

own journal to which contributions by eminent academicians, researchers and

teachers, may be sought.


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Annexure to Department of Sanaskrit

List of Publications of S. Hati. :

Publications in Journals and Proceedings

Sl.

No.

Title with Page no. Journa ISSN/ISBN National/

International

1 The Art of Hunting in

Sanskrit Literature

47th

AOIC National

2 Usaragodaya : A

Study

(Vidvadbharati-

Ed. By S.

Bhattacharya.

: 978-93-

83368-56-3

National

Forth coming Publications :P.N. Bhattacharya

Sl.

No.

Title of Book Page Approx

1. ―ĀRANYAKA VIDYĀ RAHASYA

ῧHAVANĀ‖

225 approx

2. NĀMIKA 175 approx

3. PĀRIBHASHIKA 135 approx

4. YAJNAVALKYA SIKSHĀ 155 approx

5. DHĀTUPATHA 135 approx


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Evaluation Report of the Department of Commerce

1. Name of the department : COMMERCE 2. Year of Establishment :

Name of the

Programme

Year of

establishment

Memo No.

General 1981-82 08.08.1981 (IC)/Affi/S/6/77/811

Hons. 1995-96 06.09.1995 (H)

3. Namesof Programmes/Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters;

Integrated Ph.D., etc.): UG (Hons+General) 4. Names of Inter disciplinary courses and the departments/units involved :

Career Oriented Courses (E-Commerce, Secretarial Practice & Insurance & Risk

Management)

Career Oriented Courses started from January, 2007 as interdisciplinary courses

by our department and continued up to December, 2012. There were three

courses: i) E-Commerce, ii) Insurance and Risk Management and iii) Secretarial

Practice. These were U.G.C. sponsored courses.

Due to non-availability of funds from UGC, the college had stopped the courses.

It was a three years diploma course, viz. 1st year for Certificate, 2nd

year for

Diploma and 3rd

year for Advanced Diploma. We have distributed certificates for

qualified candidates from the years 2009-10, 2010- 2011, 2011-12 and 2012-13

respectively under different courses.

Certificate Issued:

Certificate Level- 111

Diploma Level: 36

Advanced Diploma: 16

Year Certificate Issued

Certificate Diploma Advance

Diploma

2006-07 32 NIL NIL

2007-08 12 10 NIL

2008-09 20 11 05

2009-10 17 09 06

2010-11 30 06 05


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5. Annual/semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) : Annual


Students of Commerce studies Economics, Mathematics & Statistics as general

combination subjects.

7. Courses in collaboration with other Universities, Industries, Foreign

Institutions, etc.: Nil 8. Details of courses /programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons:

Career Oriented Courses (discontinued w.e.f Jan‘2013 due to non-availability of

funds)

9. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual

(Professors/Associate Professors /Asst. Professors /others):

10. Faculty profile with name,qualification,designation,area of specialization(D.Sc.


Name

Qualificat

ion

Designation

Specialization

No. of

years of

experience

No.of

Ph.D./M.Phil

Students

guided for the

last 4 years

Susanta Kumar

Barik

M.Com Associate

Professor

Accounting

&Control

30 NIL

Dr. Jagannath

Hati

M.Com,

Ph.D,

ACMA.

Associate

Professor

Accounting

&Control

16 2


Professor 04 NIL


Asst. Professor 01


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DhirendraNath

Mahata

M.COM Assistant

Professor

Finance &

Control

11 NIL

Dr. Aniruddha

Sarkar

M.Com,

Ph.D

Govt.

Approved

PTT

Accounting

& Finance

6 NIL

Arindam Nandi M.C.A Govt.

Approved

PTT

Computer

Programming

8 NIL




Name of The

Programme

% of theoretical

classes handled by

temporary faculty

% of Practical

classes handled by

temporary faculty

B.Com. (Hons.) 15% 85%

B.Com. General) 25% 100%


Name of TheProgramme Student-Teacher Ratio

B.Com. (Hons.) – 2014-15 AY* 09:1

B.Com. (General)- 2014-15 AY* 40:1

*Based on 3rd

year data

14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff

sanctioned and filled: NIL


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· Teaching faculty with Ph.D.: 02

· Teaching faculty with P.G.: 03

16. Numberoff actually with ongoing projectsfrom a) national,b) international funding


17. Departmentalprojectsfundedby DST-FIST;UGC, DBT, ICSSR,etc.andtotal

grantsreceived: - Individually the department got no funding from any of the above

mentioned agencies. : NIL


19. Publications:

Name of

the

Faculty

Papers Abstract (paper

presentation)

Chapter

in Books

Books SNIP

Edited

SJR

Int Nat

Dr. J. Hati 01 03

Dr, A.

Sarkar

09 06


20. Areas of consultancy and income generated: Tax Practice & Tax Planning,

Insurance and E-Commerce.


Editorial Boards: 2

Name Responsibility

Dr. A. Sarkar Life time member of Durgapur International

Business studies academia(IBSA)



departmental / programme : Nil


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i.e. in Research laboratories/Industry/other agencies: Nil 23. Awards/Recognitions received by faculty and students : N/A




Sl.

No.

Name Profile

1 Prof. Uttam Datta Commerce Dept, West Bengal State

University, Barasat

2 Prof. Joydeb Sarkhel Commerce Dept, University of Burdwan

3 Dr. Jayanta Datta Dept. of Environment science, University

of Burdwan

4 Dr. Apurba Ghosh Academic Staff College, B.U.

5 Dr. Sripati Mukherjee Department of Computer Science, B.U.



25.Seminars/Conferences/Workshopsorganizedandthesourceoffunding: Nil

26. Student profile programme /coursewise:

Name of the

course/programme Applications

Received


percentage

Male Female

2011-12 B.COM (H)

B.COM(G)

160

40

45

40

34

26

NIL

NIL

52%

45%

2012-13 B.COM (H)

B.COM(G)

145

35

40

35

34

28

01

02

68%

60%

2013-14 B.COM (H)

B.COM(G)

135

30

38

30

23

23

NIL

NIL

57%

48%

2014-15 B.COM (H)

B.COM(G)

127

33

36

33

23

26

NIL

NIL

55%

75%


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27. Diversity of Students: N/A

Nameofthe Course

%of students

fromthe

samestate

%ofstudents

fromother

States

%of students

from abroad

Accountancy

(Hons.)

100% NIL NIL

Accountancy (Gen.) 100% NIL NIL



Name of the Examination Number of

successful

candidates*

NET NIL

SET NIL

GATE NIL

SSC 02

Primary Teacher

Recruitment

02

Others 05


same batch verbally


Student progression

Against % enrolled

UG to PG 30%

PGtoM.Phil. NIL

PGtoPh.D. NIL

Ph.D.toPost-Doctoral NIL

Employed

Campusselection


NIL

15




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Library Apart from College Library the department also




Internet facilities for

Staff &Students

Through Wi-Fi router the whole department is

connected to Internet facility and all staffs are provided

with facility. Students mainly access the facility of

College Library for Internet

Class rooms with ICT

facility

No classroom having ICT facility. However teachers

can use LCD projectors. All faculty members use the

facility for class room teaching apart from

conventional chalk and talk method.

Laboratories We have a departmental computer laboratory. There

are 100 marks papers in both honours and general

streams of B. Com part-111. The name of the paper is

Application of Computer in Business. There are eight

computers and two laptops in our lab having

broadband and Wi-Fi connections.

31. Numberofstudentsreceivingfinancialassistancefromcollege,university,


Academic

Year*

Govt. of West

Bengal

Sitaram Jindal

Foundation

Total No. of

students.

2010-11 Nil 1 1

2011-12 Nil 1 1

2012-13 02 Nil 02

2013-14 Nil Nil Nil

32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special

lectures/workshops/seminar) with external experts: students participate in

workshop.


PowerpointpresentationoflectureswiththehelpofLCDProjectorinclassroom.

Lectures on different emerging issues on commerce & business studies are

arranged in the Dept. on different occasion.

Internet facility is available in the laboratory for enhancement of students.

The students of dept. participate actively on different deliberations.


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34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR)and Extension

activities:


The department is also actively associated with the NCC unit of the college

Prof. D.N. Mahata is acting as A.N.O. of NCC of the college

Prof. S.K.Barik is actively associated with the IQAC of the college

The department actively participates in career counseling programme.

The department is also participating in the departmental stall presented on

college cultural annual social ―Abahan‖ where students of the neighboring

schools and the local people visit the stall.

The department also arranges different programmes on business issues like

VAT, Tax, E-commerce and portfolio management involving the students of

other departments and employees of the college.

35. SWOCanalysisofthedepartmentandFutureplans:

Strengths:



Arrangement of extra theoretical

as well practical practice classes

with special routine for each year

during examination time





etc. The department has one computer

laboratory with internet

connection and Wi Fi facility.

The department has a seminar

library having books of various

authors, various journals and

Government reports and annexure,

etc.

Weaknesses:


infrastructure for accommodating ever

increasing number of students.

Inadequate funding for maintenance of

equipments and infrastructure.




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The department arrange extra classes for SC, ST, OBC and

financially backword students on

regular basis.

Encouraging students to

participate in different college

programmes and extension

activities

Opportunity:





could be done.

Students have opportunities to go

for Masters and other

professional courses like CA,

ICWAI, CS , MBA etc.

Commerce education will help the

students in many competitive

Exam. Like Audit& Accounts

service, Banking & Insurance

sector etc.

Constrains:

Lack of support staff.


Space and infrastructural scarcity is a

major challenge for taking up research

projects.

Future Plan-

1. Departmental ICT classroom for attractive and better presentation of learning matters.

2. Guidance for preparation of competitive examinations for pass out students.

3. To approach different funding agencies for Research Projects.


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Annexure-1:Details of Research Achievements: 2005-2015

Dr. Jagannath Hati.

Sl.

No.

Title of the Article Name of the Journal

/Organization

Volume &

Issue

ISSN/

ISBN

1 Value Added Tax:

An Overview

Journal of the Dept. of

Business Administration-BU

Vol-1

No.-1

July‘2005

2 HR Based Financial

statements : An

emerging issue

The Management

Accountant-I CWAI

Vol-40

No.-12

Dec‘2005

0972-3528

3 Compliance with

Accounting Standards-A

study with reference to

selected Indian

companies.

ICFAI

University Press - Hyderabad

Aug‘2006

4 Path to Convergence:

From Amortization to

impairment

The University

of Burdwan

Aug‘2007

5 Corporate Governance:

The role of Accounting

Professionals

Centre for Management

Studies-BU Jan‘2009

6 Indian Accounting

Standards: An Overview

Deep and Deep

Publications Pvt. Ltd.-New

Delhi

2011

Page 17-45

978-81-

8450-391-3


344

Dr. Aniruddha Sarkar

Sl.

No.

Title of the

Article

Name of the

Journal/

organisation

Volume &

Issue

Page

Number

ISSN/

ISBN

Remarks

1 Liquidity,

Profitability

Analysis of Indian

Airways Sector-An

Empirical Study

IJRCM Vol.2(2011)

Issue-6(June)

116-122 0976-

2183

Open

Access

Internation

al e-journal

2 Grievance

Redressal

Mechanism-A Case

Study of Indian

Insurance Sector

The

Management

Accountant

Vol.46

No.6 June

2011

499-503 0972-

3528

ICWAI

3 Relationship

between Working

Capital

Management and

Corporate

Performance: An

Empirical Analysis

APJRBM-

SKIREC

Vol.2 Issue 8

August 2011

313-328 2229-

4104

Internation

ally Indexed

& Referred

e-journal

4 Analysis of

Financial

Performance of

Tata Steel- A Case

Study

Zenith

International

Journal of

Multidisciplina

ry

Research(ZIRA

F)

Vol.1 Issue 5

Sept. 2011

161-174 2231-

5780

Internation

al Journal

5 Leverage and Indian Journal Vol. II Issue 107-114 2249- Internation


345

Sl.

No.

Title of the

Article

Name of the

Journal/

organisation

Volume &

Issue

Page

Number

ISSN/

ISBN

Remarks

Financing

Decision-An

Empirical Analysis

of Commerce

and

Management

Studies(IJCMS

)

6 Sept. 2011 0310 ally Indexed

Blind Peer

Reviewed

Journal

6 Impact of Total

Cost Management

on Profitability: A

Study with

Particular

Reference to SAIL

ECONSPEAK-

SKIREC

Vol.1 Issue 3

Sept. 2011

01-11 2231-

4571

Internation

ally Indexed

& Listed

Referred e-

journal

7 IFRS and its

Adaptation in

India-A Study

IJBEMR-

SKIREC

Vol.2 Issue

10 Oct. 2011

88-99 2229-

4848

Internation

ally Indexed

& Listed

Referred e-

journal

8 Impact of Working

Capital

Management on

Liquidity,

Profitability-An

Empirical Study

with Reference to

SAIL

IJMMR-

SKIREC

Vol.2 Issue

11 Nov. 2011

47-63 2229-

6883

Internation

ally Indexed

& Listed

Referred e-

journal

9 An Overview of

Indian

Infrastructure

ZIJBEMR-

ZIRAF

Vol.2 Issue 1

January 2012

35-48 2249-

8826

Online

available at:

zenithresear


346

Sl.

No.

Title of the

Article

Name of the

Journal/

organisation

Volume &

Issue

Page

Number

ISSN/

ISBN

Remarks

Sector- A Case

Study of Air India

& Kingfisher

Airlines

ch.org.in

10 Impact of Liquidity

Management on

Profitability: A

Case Study with

Reference to

ONGC

SURVEY-

IISWBM

Vol. 51 No. 3

& 4, July-

Dec. 2011

20-31 0586-

0008

A

Manageme

nt Research

Journal of

IISWBM

11 Leverage and its

Implications: A

Case Study with

Reference to SAIL

The Journal of

Institute of

Public

Enterprise

Vol.34 No. 3

& 4 July –

Dec.2011

48-62 0971-

1856

Listed in

Cabell,

Ulrich &

EBSCO

12

Impact of Total

Cost Management

on Financial

Performance: An

Empirical Study of

Selected Public

Sector Oil and Gas

Companies in

India

The Journal of

Institute of

Public

Enterprise

Vol.35 No:

3&4

July-Dec.

2012

28-39

0971-

1856

Listed in

Cabell,

Ulrich &

EBSCO

13 Impact of Working International Volume 3, 17-28 2229- Online


347

Sl.

No.

Title of the

Article

Name of the

Journal/

organisation

Volume &

Issue

Page

Number

ISSN/

ISBN

Remarks

Capital

Management on

Corporate

Performance: An

Empirical Analysis

of Selected Public

Sector Oil and Gas

Companies in

India

Journal of

Financial

Management

Issue 2, April

2013

5682 available at

www.publis

hingindia.c

om

14 Measurement and

Comparative

Analysis of DOL,

DFL, Financial

Break-Even Point

and DTL of the

selected two Indian

Public Sector Oil

and Gas

Companies (for the

period from 1999-

2000 to 2008-09

Communiqué-

An Academic

Journal of

Durgapur

Government

College

Vol. 7, No. 1,

March 2013

67-75 0973-

8584

15 Capital Structure,

Leverage and

Financing

Decision: An

Empirical Analysis

of Selected Public

The Journal of

Institute of

Public

Enterprise

Vol. 36, No.

1 & 2, Jan-

June, 2013

89-103 0971-

1856

Listed in

Cabell,

Ulrich &

EBSCO


348

Sl.

No.

Title of the

Article

Name of the

Journal/

organisation

Volume &

Issue

Page

Number

ISSN/

ISBN

Remarks

Sector Oil and Gas

Companies in

India


349

Evaluation Report of The Department of Botany

1. Name of the department : BOTANY 2. Year of Establishment

Name of the

Programme


General 1969-70 IC/915/69 dtd. 07/08/1969

Hons. 2000-01 IC/Affin/S/6/101 dtd.

21/07/2000

3. Namesof Programmes/Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil.,Ph.D.,Integrated Masters;

Integrated Ph.D.,etc.): UG 4. Names of Inter disciplinary courses and the departments/units involved: Students of

Zoology (Hons.); and Environmental Science (Hons.) studies Botany as

generalcombination subject 5. Annual/semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) : Annual


Students of Botany studies Zoology and Chemistry as general combination

subjects.


institutions, etc.: Nil 8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons: Nil


Professors/ Asst. Professors/others):


Professor

03

NA

Associate Professor NA



(D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. /M.Phil.etc.):


350

Name

Qualification

Designation Specialization

No. of

years of

experience

No. of

Ph.D./M.

Phil

Students

guided

for the

last 4

year

Dr. Sudip Chatterjee

M.Sc.,

Ph.D

Assistant

Professor

And Head

Plant

Physiology

and

Biochemistry

08yrs

Nil

Mr. Nilanjan Bandyopadhya

M.Sc.

Govt.

Approved Part

Time Teacher

Environmenta

l Botany

10 yrs

Nil

Mr. Mollah

Ifnul Karim

M.Sc;

B.Ed.

Guest Teacher

PlantPhysiolo

gyandBioche

mistry

03 yrs

Nil

Ms. Tanni Roy

M.Sc,;

B.Ed

Guest Teacher

Taxonomy

03yrs

Nil

Mr. Pravat

Garai

M.Sc,

B.Ed,

Guest Teacher

Mycology &

Plant

Pathology

02yrs

Nil

Mr. Amiya Kr.

De B.Sc. GLI

34 yrs Nil




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classes handled by

temporary faculty

% of Practical

classes handled by

temporary faculty

B.Sc. (Hons.) 48% 50%

B.Sc. (General) 49% 00%


13. Student-Teacher ratio (Programme wise) :


B.Sc. (Hons.) – 2014-15 AY* 3:1

B.Sc. (General)- 2014-15 AY* 5:1

*Based on 3rd

year data

14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and

filled:


Administrative Staff NIL NIL

Support staff

(technical)

03 02



Teaching faculty with M.Phil :Nil

Teaching faculty with P.G. (only):04

16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national) international funding

agencies and c) Total grants received:

Principal

Investigator

Status

Funding

Agency

Grants

Received

Dr. Sudip

Chatterjee

Minor project (2009-

2011)

UGC

88,000/-


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grantsreceived: - Individually the department got no funding from any of the above

mentioned agencies.



Name of the

Faculty

Papers Abstracts

(paper

presentation)

Chapter in

Books

Books

SANIP

Edited

SJR

Int Nat

Dr. Sudip

Chatterjee

02 05 04


20. Areas of consultancy and in come generated: NIL

21. Facultyasmembersin: a) National Committees; b) International Committees; c)

Editorial Boards:

Name Responsibility

Dr. S. Chatterjee 1. Editorial Board Member of ―PETAL‖ – a periodical

published by Alumni association of Botany; BU

2. Editor of online edition of ―PETAL‖

3. Life member of Alumni association of Botany Dept.

BU


k) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including

interdepartmental/programme: Nil

l) 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

Though many students of the department have received many prestigious awards

to their credit but due to lack of documented information it could not be

mentioned here.


353

The department is in touch with its students of past and present to collect the

concrete information






Sl.

No.

Name Profile

1 Dr. A.

Bandyopadhyay

Ex HOD of The Department of Botany; BU

2 Dr. J.P. Keshri Ex HOD of The Department of Botany; BU & Dept. of

Biotechnology BU

3 Dr. N. Goswami HOD – Dept. of Botany; Burdwan Raj College

4 Dr. S. Ghosh Ex HOD – Dept. of Botany MUC Women‘s College

5 Dr. D.N. Palit Ex Officer-In-Charge Durgapur Govt. College &

Visiting faculty of The Dept. of Botany; BU

6 Dr. P.S. Mukherjee HOD – The department of Botany; RRR

Mahavidyalaya; Hooghly

7 Dr. J.P. Tah Teacher; The department of Botany; BU

8 Dr. T. Das HOD – Department of Botany; Vivekananda

Mahavidyalaya

9 Dr. M. Ghosh HOD – Department of Botany B.N. Mahavidyalaya;

Itachuna

10 Dr. A. Roy HOD – Department of Microbiology; MUC Women‘s

College

11 Dr. S.K. Mukherjee HOD – Department of Microbiology; BU


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Sl.No.

Seminartopic Date

FundingAgency

1.

―Recent

trends in

Botany‖

2010-

11

CollegeFund

2.

― Vermi-

compost

preparation &

uses‖ in

collaboration

with NSS

2010 CollegeFund


WorkshopTopic

Date

Fundingagency

―Work shop on

Mushroom

Cultivation

Techniques‖

2012 Organized with NSS unit of the college

a) National: Nil


26. Student profile programme /coursewise :

Name of the

Course/programme

Applications

received

Selected

Enrolled*

Pass

percentage M F

Botany (Hons.) A.Y.

2012-15

Admission

Conducted by

College centrally

14 04 03 100%

Botany (Hons.) A.Y.

2013-16

Admission

Conducted by BU 13 05 03

Running

Year

Botany (Hons.) A.Y.

2014-17

Admission

Conducted by

College centrally

20 03 11 Running

Year


355

Botany (Hons.) A.Y.

2015-18

Admission

Conducted by

College centrally

& Online

method

22 04 13 Running

Year

Botany (General) A.Y.

2012-15

Admission

Conducted by

College centrally

29 13 16 77%


2013-16

Admission

Conducted by BU 24 04 09

Running

Year


2014-17

Admission

Conducted by

College centrally

41 14 18 Running Year


2015-18

Admission

Conducted by

College centrally

& Online

method




Nameofthe

Course

%of students

fromthe samestate

%ofstudents

fromother States

%of students

from abroad

Botany (Hons.) 100% Nil Nil

Botany (Gen.) 100% Nil Nil


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Name of the

Examination


candidates*

NET 02

SET NIL

GATE 01

SSC 05

Primary Teacher

Recruitment

05

Others 06


same batch verbally


Student progression

Against %enrolled

UG to PG A.Y. – 2011-14 – 91%

A.Y. – 2012-15 – 20%

PGtoM.Phil. NA

PGtoPh.D. 06*

Ph.D.toPost-Doctoral NIL

Employed

Campusselection


16*




357


Library Apart from College Library the department

also maintains one Seminar/Departmental

Library by collecting specimen copy books

and some other donated books by different

stake holders

Internet facilities for Staff & Students

Through WiFi router the whole department

is connected to Internet facility and all

staffs are provided with facility. Students

mainly access the facility of College

Library for Internet

Class rooms with ICT facility One class room is equipped with computer

and LCD projector. All faculty members

use the facility for class room teaching

apart from conventional chalk and talk

method.

Laboratories Three (03) well equipped laboratories are

used for practical classes as well as theory

classes.


Government or otheragencies:

Year* Name of the student Category of award Amount of award

2011 Sushmita Das Highest attendance 1200/-

2013 Dibyendu Ghosh Highest attendance 1200/-

2014 Mousumi Khatun Highest attendance 1200/-



358

32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures/ workshops/

seminar) with external experts: The department is planning to arrange special

lecture/ seminar by experts from the department of Botany; BU in very shortly.


Power point presentation of lectures with the help of LCD Projector in classroom.

Binocular Microscope with photographic attachment is a very useful technique for

understanding of details anatomy of plant specimens in practical classes

Field excursion for study of ecological variation of plants indifferent geographical

regions arranged at a gap of one year. Trainingon collection of plant specimen, Herbarium preparation, identification of

plant specimens, maintenance and preservation.


activities:


The department organizes different training programmes for local farmers in

collaboration with NSS unit of the college

Prof. N. Banndyopadhyay is acting as coordinator of NSS (Unit-III) of the

college

Dr. S. Chatterjee acts as advisory member of NSS units of the college



The department also actively monitors the gardening of the college and founded

a rare Gymnosperm garden on the campus.


359


Strengths:



Arrangement of extra

theoretical as well practical

practice classes with special

routine for each year during

examination time

Arranging regular class tests

for better understanding of the

subject

Teaching different topics

through group discussion, quiz,

extempore etc.

Regular field visit for collection

and identification of diverse

plant groups.




activities

Presence of a small herbarium

and museum for demonstration

of different plant groups

Weaknesses:








Opportunity:

There is a scope of

collaboration with nearby

Constrains:




360

colleges for up gradation of



could be done.

Take up Major research

projects

Space and infrastructural scarcity is a

major challenge for taking up

research projects.

Annexure-I: Details of Research Achievements: 2005 – 2015

Dr. Sudip Chatterjee

Sl.

No.


International

1 The Genus

OphiocytiumNageli and

CentritractusLemmermann

(Heterococcales;

Xanthophyta) in West

Bengal, India – India

[J. Econ. Taxon. Botany

Vol.29 No. 1; 54-58]

Journal of Economic

and Taxonomic

Botany

ISSN –

0970-3306

National

2 New records of the genus

Glaucocystisitzigsohn

(Glaucocystophyta) from

West Bengal, India

[J. Econ. Taxon. Botany

Vol.29 No. 2; 378-381]

Journal of Economic

and Taxonomic

Botany

ISSN –

0970-3306

National

3 Borzia (Cyanophyta) in

West Bengal, India, with

the description of B. indica

sp. Nov.

[CryptogamieAlgol. 26(4):

331-336]

Cryptogamie

Algology

ISSN –

0181-1568

International

4 First record of two

cyanoprokaryotes,

Oscillatoria

(Oscillatoriales) and Nostoc

Algological Studies ISSN –

1864-1318

International


361

Sl.

No.


International

(Nostocales), endophytic

within the angiosperm

Alternantherasessilis

(Amaranthaceae) from India

[ Algological Studies 135,

83-88]

5 On the occurrence of four

Coccoid Cyanobacteria

from India

[Page No. – 57-62]

[Proc. of the UGC

spnd. Natl. Sem.

Organizes by Botany

Dept., R.R.R.

Mahavidyalaya,

Radhanagar,

Hooghly; 1/12/11-

2/12/11]

ISBN -

978-93-

80663-61-6

National

6 Traditional Rituals and

Ethnobotanical Approach in

Tribal Districts of Bankura

and Purulia, West Bengal;

India

[Page No. – 27-31]

Proc. of the UGC

Sponsored State

Level Seminar on

Obturation makes

communal, ethnic,

race identity

indelible – The

department of

History; Raniganj

Girls College

[26/3/07 – 27-3/07]

NA State Level

7 First report on three

economically potential

cyanobacteria from

Burdwan, West Bengal;

Page No.- 105 – 112; 2015

Proc. Of the UGC

sponsored National

Workshop on

Aspects and

Prospects of

Biofertilizer and

Biomanure –

Department of

Botany RRR

Mahavidyalaya;

Hooghly

ISBN: 978-

81-925800-

7-4

National


362

Publications in Seminar Abstracts:

Sl.

No.

Title of the paper

presented

Title of

Conference/

Seminar


International/

National/State/

Regional/College

or University

level

1 New records of the genus

Glaucocystisitzigsohn

(Glaucocystophyta) from

West Bengal, India

National

Conference on

Biodiversity

and Applied

Biology of

Plants

Dept. of

Botany;

University of

Lucknow

National

2 Preliminary report of an

endophyticOscillatoria

within an angiosperm

Alternantherasessilisfrom West Bengal, India

National

Symposium on

―Recent Trends

in Algal Biology and

Biotechnology‖

Dept. of

Botany; Punjab

University;

Patiala

National

3 Traditional Rituals and

Ethnobotanical Approach

in Tribal Districts of

Bankura and Purulia,

West Bengal; India

UGC

Sponsored State

Level Seminar

on Obturation

makes

communal,

ethnic, race

identity

indelible

The department

of History;

Raniganj Girls

College

State Level

4 On The Occurrence of

Four Coccoid

Cyanobacteria from India

UGC

Sponsored

National

Seminar on

―Biodiversity

The Natural

Wonder: Issues

and Concern‖

Dept. of

Botany; R.R.R.

Mahavidyalaya;

Radhanagar,

Hooghly &

Dept. of Botany

Vivekananda

Mahavidyalaya;

Haripal,

Hooghly

National


363

Evaluation Report of The Department of Chemistry

1. Name of the Department: CHEMISTRY 2. Year of Establishment:

Name of the

Programme

Year of

establishment

Memo No.

General 1956 1960 – 1961 2742 – C dated 14-08-

1959

Hons. 1984 1983 – 1984 IC/affin/S – 6 /

99/83/dated 27-09-83

3. Names of Programmes/Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D.,Integrated Masters;

Integrated Ph.D.,etc.) : UG 4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved : Nil



Students of Chemistry studies Physics, Mathematics, Zoology, Botany and

Environmental Science as general combination subjects.


institutions, etc: Nil 8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons : Nil

9. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual (Professors/

AssociateProfessors/Asst. Professors/others):


Professor

04

Vacant




364



Name

Qualification

Designation

Specializa

tion

No. of

years of

experienc

e

No.of

Ph.D.

/M.P

hil

Stude

nts

Dr. Tapas Kumar Samanta ( On lien ) M.Sc,Ph.D

Associate

Professor

Physical

Chemistry

22 NIL

Prof. Adwaita Mandal M.Sc

Assistant

Professor

Inorganic

Chemistry

10 + NIL

Dr. ShovanMondal M.Sc,

Ph.D

Assistant

Professor

Inorganic

Chemistry

04 NIL

Dr. Santanu De

M.Sc, Ph.D Guest

Teacher

Physical

Chemistry

03 NIL

Prof. Satyajit Samanta

M.Sc Guest

Teacher

Organic

Chemistry

02 NIL

Prof. AditiPanja M.Sc

Guest

Teacher

Physical

Chemistry

1/2 NIL

Prof. Apurba

Chowdhury M.Sc Guest

Teacher

Organic

Chemistry

1/2 NIL




365



Name of The

Programme

% of theoretical

classes handled by

temporary faculty

% of Practical

classes handled by

temporary faculty

B.Sc. (Hons.) 50 50

B.Sc. (General) 50 31




B.Sc. (Hons.) – 2014-15

AY*

4:1

B.Sc. (General)- 2014-15

AY*

5:1

*Based on 3rd

year data





Support staff (technical) 5 4




366

Teaching faculty with M.Phil: Nil




Principal

Investigator

Status

Funding

Agency

Grants

Received

Dr. Shovan Mondal Major project DST 35 Lakhs

17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR,etc.andtotal

grantsreceived: - Individually the department got no funding from any of the

above mentioned agencies. : Nil

18. Research Centre/facility recognized by the University: Nil


Name of the Faculty

Papers

Abstracts(pa

perpresentat

ion)

Chapter

in

Books

Books

SNIP

Edited

SJR

Int

Nat

Dr. Shovan Mondal 39

1

*For details vide Annexure-I





m) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter

departmental /programme: Nil

n) Percentage of students placed or projects in organizations outside the institution

i.e. in Research laboratories/Industry/ otheragencies: Nil


367

23. Awards/Recognitions received by faculty and students DST-INSPIRE Faculty award

received by Dr. Shovan Mondal from DST, New Delhi, Govt. of India.





1 Dr. Manas Banerjee Ex HOD Department of Chemistry, B.U

2 Dr. Barindra Kumar Ghosh Ex HOD Department of Chemistry, B.U

3 Dr. Debasis Chakrabarty Ex HOD Department of Chemistry,

Rampurhat College

4 Dr. Bibhash Ranjan Das Ex HOD Department of Chemistry,

Kalna College

5 Dr. Pranesh Chowdhury Ex HOD Department of Chemistry,

ViswaBharatiUniv





Sl.

N

o.

Seminartopic

Dat

e

Fundin

gAgenc

y

1.

―Recent trends

in Polymer

Chemistry‖

29-09-

2015

College

Fund

a) National: Nil



368


Name of the

Course/ programme Applications

received

Selected

Enrolled* Pass

percentage

M F

Chemistry (H) A.Y.

2012-15

Admission

Conducted by

College centrally 55 25 04 65

Chemistry (H) A.Y.

2013-16

Admission

Conducted by BU 35 20 04 75

Chemistry (H) A.Y.

2014-17

Admission

Conducted by


28Chemistry (H)

A.Y. 2015-18

Admission

Conducted by

College centrally

& Online

method

47 25 05 -

Chemistry(Gen) A.Y.

2012-15

Admission

Conducted by


Chemistry (Gen) A.Y.

2013-16

Admission

Conducted by BU 235 100 70 53


2014-17

Admission

Conducted by



2015-18

Admission

Conducted by

College centrally

& Online

method

278 178 100 -



369

27. Diversityof Students

Name of the

Course

%of

students

from the

samestate

% of students

from other States

%of students

from abroad

Chemistry(Hons) 100% Nil Nil

(Chemistry Gen.) 100% Nil Nil




candidates*

NET 12

SET Nil

GATE 04

SSC 22


Others 05


same batch verbally


Student progression

Against % enrolled

UG to PG 25

PGtoM.Phil. -

PGtoPh.D. 7

Ph.D.toPost-Doctoral -

Employed

Campusselection Other than campus

recruitment

-

Entrepreneurship/Self-employment

-



370


y. Library Apart from College Library the

department also maintains one

Seminar/Departmental Library by

collecting specimen copy books and

some other donated books by different

stake holders

z. InternetfacilitiesforStaff&Students

Through Wi-Fi router the whole

department is connected to Internet

facility and all staffs are provided with

facility. Students mainly access the


aa. Class rooms with ICT facility One class room is equipped with

computer and LCD projector. All faculty

members use the facility for class room

teaching apart from conventional chalk

and talk method.

bb. Laboratories Four (04) well equipped laboratories are

used for practical classes as well as

theory classes.


Government or other agencies: Nil

Year* Name of the student Category of award Amount of award

2015 1) Priyabrata De

,,

Inspire, Central Govt

Vidyasagar, State

govt

60000 Per Yr

10000

2) ManasDey Inspire, Central Govt 60000

3) SovanDutta Inspire, Central Govt 60000

4) JesmineHazari

5) ,,

Jindal

Vidyasagar, State

Govt

12000

10000

6) Rajesh De MCM, State Govt 10800

7) ,, OBC, State Govt 4020

8) AbhijitMitra MCM, State Govt 10800


371

9) MandiraPatra

10) SubhenduHati

MCM, State Govt

MCM StaeGovt

10800

10800

11) RoniMazumder SC, State Govt 5000

12) Phalguni Das MCM, State Govt 10800

13) MrinmoyGhosh OBC, State Govt 4020


32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures/workshops/ seminar)

with externalexperts: The department is planning to arrange special lecture/ seminar

by experts from the department of Chemistry; BU in very shortly.


Power point presentation of lectures with the help of LCD Projector in classroom.

For physical Chemistry practical we use UV visible spectra, spectrophotometry,

conductivity meter and potentiometer etc. and for inorganic and organic

qualitative practical we follow both micro and semi micro method of analysis.


activities:





372


Strengths:






examination time





Regular field visit for collection and

identification of diverse plant groups.




Presence of a small research laboratory

to give some basic ideas of research to

the students

Weaknesses:

Scarcity of space and

proper infrastructure for

accommodating ever

increasing number of

students.

Adequate funding for

maintenance of equipments

and infrastructure.

Vacant full time teaching

posts.

Lack of adequate support

staff.

Lack of laboratory

equipments

Very small research

laboratory

Opportunity:


nearby colleges for up gradation of


More social extension activities could

be done.


Constrains:



Space and infrastructural

scarcity is a major challenge

for taking up research

projects.


373


Dr. Shovan Mondal

Publications In Referred Journals:

Sl.

No

.

Title with Page no.


International

1 SudarshanDebnathandShovanMon

dal* ―Regio- and Stereoselective

Synthesis of Benzo-delta-sultams

by Pd-catalyzed Hydrocarbonation

of Alkynes‖ 2015, in press.

Synthesis ISSN : 0039-

7881 International

2 ShovanMondal,*

SudarshanDebnath, Subhajit Pal

and Arko Das―Synthesis of Uracil-,

Coumarin- and Quinolone-Fused

Benzosultams and Benzosultones‖

2015, 47, 3423-3433.


7881 International

3 SudarshanDebnath and

ShovanMondal* ―One-pot

Sonogashira coupling-cyclization

toward regioselective synthesis of

benzosultams‖ 2015, 80, 3940

−3948.

J. Org. Chem. ISSN: 0022-

3263 International

4 ShovanMondal*

andSudarshanDebnath

―Regioselective and

Stereoselective Synthesis of

Pyridine-Fused Benzoxepine

Derivatives by Intramolecular

J.

Heterocyclic

Chem.

ISSN: 1943-

5193 International


374

Sl.

No

.

Title with Page no.


International

Reductive Heck Cyclization‖,2015,

in press; DOI 10.1002/jhet.2357.

5 ShovanMondal*

,SudarshanDebnath and Babulal

Das ―Synthesis of seven-membered

fused sultones by reductive Heck

cyclization: An investigation for

stereochemistry through DFT

study‖ 2015, 71, 476-486.

Tetrahedron ISSN: 0040-

4020 International


ShovanMondal* ―A theoretical

(DFT) study on Nazarov

cyclization: Effect of hetero atom

and substitution at β-position on

activation energy barrier‖ 2014, 2,

129 – 137.

Signpost Open

Access J. Org.

Biomol.

Chem.

ISSN: 2321-

4163 International

7 MalekNechab, ShovanMondal and

Mich le P. Bertrand ―1,n-

Hydrogen-Atom Transfer (HAT)

Reactions in Which nǂ 5: An

Updated Inventory‖ 2014, 20,

16034 – 16059.

Chem. Eur. J. ISSN: 1521-

3765 International

8 AnoukGaudel-Siri, Damien

Campolo, ShovanMondal,

MalekNechab, Didier Siri, and

Mich le P. Bertrand ―Theoretical


3263 International


375

Sl.

No

.

Title with Page no.


International

Study To Explain How Chirality Is

Stored and Evolves throughout the

Radical Cascade Rearrangement of

Enyne-allenes‖ 2014, 79,

9086−9093.


ShovanMondal* ―A

computational (DFT) study on aza-

Claisen rearrangement: Effect of

temperature, solvent and

substitution on activation barrier‖

2014, 1046, 42-48.

Computationa

l and

Theoretical

Chemistry

ISSN: 2210-

271X International

10 ShovanMondal* and

SudarshanDebnath―Ring-closing

metathesis in the synthesis of fused

sultones‖ 2014, 55, 1577–1580.

Tetrahedron

Letters

ISSN: 0040-

4039 International

11 ShovanMondal* and

SudarshanDebnath―Synthesis of

Sultams by Ring-Closing

Metathesis‖ 2014, 46, 368-374.


7881 International

12 ShovanMondal, Frederic Dumur,

Didier Gigmes, Denis Bertin,

Michele P. Bertrand and

MalekNechab ―Photoactivated

Cyclization of Aryl-Containing

Enediynes Coated Gold

Nanoparticles: Enhancement of the

Colloids and

Surfaces B

Biointerfaces

ISSN: 0927-

7765 International


376

Sl.

No

.

Title with Page no.


International

DNA Cleavage Ability of

Enediynes.‖ 2013, 112, 513–520.

13 ShovanMondal, Jean-

ValèreNaubron, Damien Campolo,

Michel Giorgi, Michéle P. Bertrand

and MalekNechab ―Cooperative

use of VCD and XRD for the

Determination of

Tetrahydrobenzoisoquinolines

Absolute Configuration: a Reliable

Proof of Memory of Chirality and

Retention of Configuration in

Enediyne Rearrangements.‖ 2013,

25, 832-839.

Chirality ISSN :0899-

0042 International

14 Mohamad-Ali Tehfe,

ShovanMondal, MalekNechab,

FrédéricDumur, Michèle P.

Bertrand, Bernadette Graff, Didier

Gigmes, Jean-Pierre Fouassier and

Jacques Lalevée ―New Thiols For

Photoinitiator-Free Thiol-Acrylate

Polymerization.‖, 2013, 214,

1302−1308.

Macromol.

Chem. Phys.

ISSN: 1521-

3935 International

15 ShovanMondal, MalekNechab*,

Michèle P. Bertrand*

―Enantioselective Synthesis of

Angew. Chem.

Int. Ed.

ISSN: 1521-

3773 International


377

Sl.

No

.

Title with Page no.


International

Carbocycles and Heterocycles via

Radical/Polar (and Vice Versa)

cascades.‖ 2013, 52, 809–811.

16 ShovanMondal* ―Recent

Developments on the Synthesis and

Application of Sultones‖ 2012,

112, 5339−5355.

Chemical

reviews

ISSN: 0009-

2665 International

17 ShovanMondal, MalekNechab,

Damien Campolo, Nicolas

Vanthuyne, Michèle P. Bertrand

―Copper Carbenoid, Reactant and

Catalyst for One-Pot Diazoester

Coupling-Cascade Rearrangement

of Enediynes: Formation of Two

Contiguous

TetrasubstitutedStereocenters.‖

2012, 354, 1987–2000.

Adv. Synth.

Catal.

ISSN:1615-

4150 International

18 Damien Campolo, AnoukGaudel-

Siri, ShovanMondal, Didier Siri,

Eric Besson, Nicolas Vanthuyne,

MalekNechab, Michèle P. Bertrand

―Mechanistic Investigation of

Enediyne-Connected Amino Esters

Rearrangement. Theoretical

Rationale for the Exclusive

Preference for 1,6- or 1,5-


3263 International


378

Sl.

No

.

Title with Page no.


International

Hydrogen Atom Transfer

Depending on the Substrate. A

Potential Route to Chiral

Naphthoazepines‖, 2012, 77,

2773−2783.

19 ShovanMondal, MalekNechab,

Nicolas Vanthuyne, Michèle P.

Bertrand ―One-Pot Crabbé

Homologation-Radical Cascade

Cyclisation with Memory of

Chirality‖ 2012, 48, 2549–2551.

Chem.

Commun.

ISSN: 1359-

7345 International

20 K. C. Majumdar, ShovanMondal

―Recent Developments in the

Synthesis of Fused Sultams ‖2011,

111, 7749–7773.

Chemical

reviews

ISSN: 0009-

2665 International

21 K. C. Majumdar and

ShovanMondalThiophene and

Other Sulfur Heterocycles, in

Heterocycles in Natural Product

Synthesis (eds K. C. Majumdar and

S. K. Chattopadhyay),.2011, Page

No- 377-401.

doi: 10.1002/9783527634880.ch11

BOOK

CHAPTER

Wiley-VCH

Verlag GmbH

& Co. KGaA,

Weinheim,

Germany

ISBN:

9783527634

880

International


379

Sl.

No

.

Title with Page no.


International

22 K. C. Majumdar,

DebankanGhosh,ShovanMondal

―A Green Synthesis of Angularly

Fused Furano-Pyrone/Coumarin

and Quinolone Derivatives via

Molecular Iodine-Mediated 5-exo-

trig Cyclization in Aqueous

Micelles‖ 2011, 4, 599-602.


7881 International

23 ShovanMondal* ―Thiophenol-

mediated radical cyclizations: A

divergent route in

heterocycles synthesis‖ 2010,

2202-2203.

Synlett ISSN : 0936-

5214 International

24 K. C. Majumdar,

ShovanMondal,DebankanGhosh

―Thiophenol mediated radical

cyclization: An expedient approach

to 2H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidines

(9-deazaxanthine analogues)‖

2010, 51, 5273-5276.

Tetrahedron

Letters

ISSN: 0040-

4039 International


and Randhir Kumar Sinha

―Synthesis and characterization of

novel cholesterol based mesogenic

compounds using ‗Click‘

Chemistry.‖ 2010, 34, 1255–1260.

New Journal

of Chemistry

ISSN 1144-

0546 International


380

Sl.

No

.

Title with Page no.


International

26 K. C. Majumdar,


andBuddhadebChattopadhyay

―Concise synthesis of pyrimido-

azocine derivatives via aza-Claisen

rearrangement and intramolecular

Heck reaction‖ 2010, 1315-1320.


7881 International

27 K. C. Majumdar, ShovanMondal,

Tapas Ghosh ―Synthesis and

MesomorphicBehaviour of Novel

Liquid-Crystalline Thiophene

Derivatives‖ 2010, 524, 17-25.

Mol. Cryst.

Liq. Cryst.

ISSN: 1542-

1406 International

28 K. C. Majumdar,


―Concise access to pyrimidine-

annulated azepine and azocine

derivatives by Ru-catalyzed ring-

closing metathesis‖ 2010, 1176-

1180.


7881 International

29 K. C. Majumdar,

ShovanMondal,Nirupam De,

Randhir Kumar Sinha, Nilasish

Pal, B. Roy ―Synthesis and

mesomorphicbehaviour of new

discotic liquid crystalline

compounds containing

triphenylamine as a core moiety via

Tetrahedron

Letters

ISSN: 0040-

4039 International


381

Sl.

No

.

Title with Page no.


International

Sonogashira coupling‖ 2010, 51,

521-524.

30 K. C. Majumdar,


―An easy access to pyrimidine-

fused azocine derivatives by

thiophenol-mediated radical

cyclization via 8-endo-trig mode.‖

2010, 51, 348-350.

Tetrahedron

Letters

ISSN: 0040-

4039 International

31 K. C. Majumdar, Randhir K Sinha,

ShovanMondal ―Stabilization of

TGB phase in the binary mixture of

rod-shaped compounds.‖ 2010,

524, 36-43.

Mol. Cryst.

Liq. Cryst.

ISSN: 1542-

1406 International


BuddhadebChattopadhyay ―An

efficient and shortest route for the

regioselective synthesis of highly

substituted angularly fused furano-,

pyrano- and pyrrolo- coumarin /

quinolone derivatives by metal

mediated cyclization.‖ 2010, 40,

2147-2157.

Synthetic

communicatio

ns

ISSN: 0039-

7911 International


382

Sl.

No

.

Title with Page no.


International


―An expedient approach for the

synthesis of pyrrolo[3,2-

d]pyrimidines (9-deazaxanthines)

and furo[3,2-d]pyrimidine via

radical cyclization.‖ 2009, 65,

9604-9608.

Tetrahedron ISSN: 0040-

4020 International


DebankanGhosh ―Synthesis of

tricyclic and tetracyclic sultones by

Pd-catalyzed intramolecular

cyclization.‖ 2009, 50, 4781–4784.

Tetrahedron

Letters

ISSN: 0040-

4039 International


Nirupam De ―Synthesis of

Polycyclic Sultams by Pd-

Catalyzed Intramolecular

Cyclization.‖ 2009, 18, 3127–3135.


7881 International

36 K. C. Majumdar*, ShovanMondal,

Nilasish Pal, Randhir Kumar Sinha

―Synthesis and

mesomorphicbehaviour of new

mesogenic compounds possessing

a cholesteryl ester moiety

connected to a pyrimidine core.‖

2009, 50, 1992–1995.

Tetrahedron

Letters

ISSN: 0040-

4039 International


383

Sl.

No

.

Title with Page no.


International


―A Short Route to [1,2,3]

TriazolylCoumarin and Quinolone

Derivatives by Cu(I) Catalyzed

1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition and

Fluorescence Studies.‖, 2009, 6,

82-87.

Letters in

Organic

Chemistry

ISSN: 1570-

1786 International


Nirupam De ―Synthesis of Cyclic

Sulfonamides via Pd-Catalyzed

Intramolecular Coupling Reaction:

An Expedient Approach to

Polycyclic Sultams.‖ 2008, 18,

2851–2855.

Synlett ISSN : 0936-

5214 International


―A new strategy for the synthesis

of coumarin- and quinolone-

annulated pyrroles via Pd(0)

mediated cross-coupling followed

by Cu(I) catalyzed

heteroannulation.‖ 2008, 49, 2418–

2420.

Tetrahedron

Letters

ISSN: 0040-

4039 International


―Regioselective synthesis of

substituted pyrrolopyridines based

on Pd(II)-mediated cross coupling

and base induced

heteroannulation.‖ 2007, 48, 6951–

6953.

Tetrahedron

Letters

ISSN: 0040-

4039 International


384

Evaluation Report of The Department of Environmental Science

1. Name of the department :ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 2. Year of Establishment

Name of the

Programme

Year of

establishment

Memo No.

Hons. 2012 – 13 1C/ Affin/12-13/S/222

dt. 19.06.2012

3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated

Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.): UG 4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved :

Students of Zoology (Hons.); and Environmental Science (Hons.) studies Botany

as general combination subject

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) Annual 6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments:

Students of Environmental science studies Zoology or Botany and Chemistry

as general combination subjects.


institutions, etc. Nil 8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons Nil


Professors/Asst. Professors/others): Nil


Professor

Nil

Nil

Associate Professor Nil

Assistant Professor Nil


385


/D.Litt. /Ph.D. /M.Phil. etc.):

Name Qualification

Designation

Specialization

No. of

years of

experience

No. of

Ph.D./M

.Phil

Students

Subinoy Mondal

M.Sc., B.Ed,

Ph.D

Guest

Teacher

Ecotoxicolog

y and

Biotechnolog

y

03yrs

Nil

Subhamita

Chatterjee

M.Sc.

Guest

Teacher

Ecotoxicolog

y and

Biotechnolog

y

02 yrs

Nil

Abhijit Bardhan

M.Sc; B.Ed.

Guest

Teacher

GIS and

Remote

Sensing

02 yrs

Nil







Name of The Programme Student-Teacher

Ratio

B.Sc. (Hons.) – 2014-15 AY* 7:3

*Based on 3rd

year data

14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and filled:



Support staff (technical) * 01 01

*contact basis


386


Teaching faculty with Ph.D.: 01

Teaching faculty with M.Phil: 01



funding agencies and c) Total grants received: 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: NA


Name of the Faculty

Papers

Abstracts

(paper

presentation

)

Chapter

in Books

Books

SNIP

Edited

SJR

Int

Nat

Dr. Subinoy Mondal 11 01

Subhamita Chatterjee

01

Abhijit Bardhan 01



21. Faculty as members in: a) National Committees; b) International Committees;

c) Editorial Boards: Nil


o) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter

departmental/programme: All the third year students (15.22 %)

p) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the


387

institution i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/ other agencies: Nil 23. Awards / Recognitions received by faculty and students: Received First position

in “District Youth-Science Fair 2015, Burdwan by students.

24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department:Nil



Environmenta

l Science Hons.

(refer question

no. 4)

Applications

received


percentage

Remarks

*M *F *C *D

UG Course

2012 – ‗13

Admission

data kept

centrally

11 2 4 7 66.67

6 students

appeared in

3rd

Hons

final

examination

and 4

students are

passed

others are

continuing. UG Course

2013 – ‗14 7 1 2 5

UG Course

2014 – ‗15 19 2 12 7

UG Course

2015 – ‗16 10 10 5 5

*M=Male *F=Female *C = Continued *D = Discontinued



388

27. Diversity of Students (Environmental Science Hons.)

Name of the

Course

% of students

from the same

state

% of students

from other

States

% of

students

from

abroad UG Course 2012 – ‗13 100 0 0

UG Course 2013 – ‗14 100 0 0

UG Course 2014 – ‗15 100 0 0

UG Course 2015 – ‗16 100 0 0

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as

NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.? Nil


Student progression

Against % enrolled

UG to PG 50%

PG to M.Phil

PG to Ph.D.

Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral

Employed

•Campus selection

•Other than campus

recruitment


*Based on available information from the concerned students verbally as well as

document


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Library Apart from College Library the department also




Internet facilities for Staff &

Students

It is available for only teaching staff in library and

office but there is on internet connection in

department. It is not available for students.

Class rooms with ICT facility All faculty members use the facility for class room

teaching apart from conventional chalk and talk

method. One class room is equipped with computer

and LCD projector.

Laboratories One (01) well equipped laboratory with culture room

facility is used for practical classes as well as theory

classes.

31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college,

university, Government or other agencies: Nil

32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops /


a) Environmental economics is taught by the faculty of department of

economics of the college as a special class.

b) The department is planning to arrange special lecture/ seminar by experts

from the department of Botany; BU in very shortly.


Power point presentation of lectures with the help of LCD Projector in class

room.

Binocular Microscope with photographic attachment is a very useful technique

for understanding of details anatomy of plant specimens in practical classes

Field excursion for study of ecological variation of plants in different

geographical regions arranged at a gap of one year.

Training on collection of plant specimen, Herbarium preparation,


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identification of plant specimens, maintenance and preservation.


activities: Nil


Strengths:






examination time





Regular field visit for collection and

identification of diverse plant groups.




Presence of a small herbarium and

museum for demonstration of different

plant groups

The students are encouraged to take

part in different science fare which

give idea about other educational

institute and increase their

communication skill.

Weaknesses:








As it is a newest department, library

facility to the student is not

satisfactory, especially for third

year students

there is no internet facility for

students only teachers can access

the official connection, which is not

enough now-a-days for quality

performance. But students usually

enjoy internet facility in the library.


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The strong point of this department is

proved by the result of the last year

final examination where a student

scored excellent marks (rank holder).

Opportunity:

Make some collaboration with other

institute

As it is an emerging as well as

promising subject there is a huge

opportunity in it. It is an integrated

subject of different basic science so,

this department can achieve its goal in

every field in under graduate course

alike higher study.

Establishment of a soil-water quality

testing unit for common people.

A regular industrial visit with the

students which make them marketable.

Obtain some research project from

different scientific organizations.

Constrains:





research projects

Though there are some instruments

for molecular biological work but it

has a level of financial problem.


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Dr. Subinoy Mondal

Publications in referred journals:

i) S Gupta, S Banerjee, S Mondal (2009), Phytotoxicity of flouride in the

germination of paddy (oryza sativa) and its effectes on the physiology and

biohhemistry of germinated seedlings‖. FLOURIDE 42(2) 142-146

ii) Haque S., Mondal S., Ghosh A.R. (2012). Isolation and identification of

diesel degrading microorganism from barddhaman loco shed pond,

Burdwan, West Bengal, India, The Bioscan 7(4): 719-722.

iii) Samanta P., Senapati T., Mukherjee A.K., Mondal S., Haque S., Ghosh

A.R. (2010). Effectiveness of almix in controlling aquatic weeds and fish

growth and its consequent influence on water and sediment quality of a

pond. The Bioscan Special issue, Vol. 3; 691-700.

iv) Palas Samanta, Aloke Kumar Mukherjee, Sandipan Pal, Tarakeshwar

Senapati, Subinoy Mondal, Apurba Ratan Ghosh (2012). Major ion

chemistry and water quality assessment of waterbodies at Golapbag area

under Barddhaman Municipality of Burdwan District, West Bengal, India.

International Journal Of Environmental Sciences, Volume 3, No 6, 2012.

v) Study on histopathological, histochemical and enzymological alterations

in stomach and intestine of anabas testudineus (cuvier) exposed to almix

20wp herbicide. Senapati T., Samanta P, Mandal S. and *Ghosh A.R.

International Journal of Food, Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 2013

Vol. 3 (2) 100-111

vi) Surface water quality assessment of abandoned opencast coal pit-lakes in

Raniganj Coalfields area, India. Sandipan Pal, Aloke Kumar Mukherjeea,


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Tarakeshwar Senapatia, Palas Samantaa, Subinoy Mondal and Apurba

Ratan Ghosha* Eco Scan.Special issue, Vol. IV: 175-188: 2013.

vii) Study on littoral zone sediment quality and aquatic macrophyte diversity

of opencast coal pit-lakes in Raniganj coal field, West Bengal, India

Sandipan Pal, Aloke Kumar Mukherjee, Tarakeshwar Senapati, Palas

Samanta, Subinoy Mondal, Apurba Ratan Ghosh. International Journal Of

Environmental Sciences, Volume 4, No 4, 2014, 575-578

viii) Interrelationship among DO, COD, BOD, TC, IC and TOC in Regard to

stratification of Abandoned OCP Water at Raniganj Coal Field Area,

Burdwan, West Bengal. Subinoy Mondal*, Aloke Kumar Mukherjeea,

Tarakeshwar Senapati, Sandipan Pal, Smaranya Haque and Apurba Ratan

Ghosh. HydroMedit 2014, 25-29.

ix) Thermal Stratification is an Ecological Tool for Studying the Process of

Ecological Restoration: A Case Study in Abandoned Opencast Coal Pits at

Raniganj Coalfield Areas, West Bengal, India. Subinoy Mondal* Aloke

Kumar Mukherjeea, Tarakeshwar Senapati, Sandipan Pal, Smaranya

Haque and Apurba Ratan Ghosh. Lakes and Reservoirs: Research and

Management 2015 20: 85–100.

x) Histological, Histochemical, Ultrastructural and Enzymological Study on

Stomach and Intestine of Oreochromis niloticus L. and Glossogobius sp.

of Sewage-fed East Kolkata Wetland (EKWL), West Bengal. Subinoy

Mondal*, Aloke Kumar Mukherjeea, Tarakeshwar Senapati, Sandipan

Pal, Smaranya Haque and Apurba Ratan Ghosh. Environmental Science

and Pollution Research. JCBPS; Section B; August 2015–October 2015,

Vol. 5, No. 4; 3923-3944


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xi) Seasonal Variation of Zooplankton Distribution in Sewage-fed East

Kolkata Wetland, West Bengal, India Subinoy Mondala, Debajyoti

Kundua, Smaranya Haque

a, Tarakeshwar Senapati

a, And Apurba Ratan

Ghosha* Poll Res. 34 (2) : 477-787 (2015)

Book Chapter

i) Study on Limnological Parameters and Heavy Metal Accumulation in

Zooplankton and Fish (Labeo bata) in Sewage-fed East Kolkata Wetland, West

Bengal, India. Subinoy Mondal and Dr Apurba Ratan Ghosh*. (accepted)

Subhamita Chatterjee

Subhamita Chatterjee, Munmun Chhatri, Aloke Kumar Mukherjee, Tarakeshwar

Senapati, Apurba Ratan Ghosh (2013). Study Of Physicochemical Conditions Of

Discarded Diesel Contaminated Locoshed Pond Near Burdwan Locomotives Of

Burdwan, West Bengal. International journal of Environmental sciences, Volume

3, No 5, 1446 -1456.

Abhijit Bardhan

S Gupta, D Mondal, A Bardhan. Geochemical provenance and spatial distribution

of fluoride in Groundwater in parts of Raniganj coal field, West Bengal, India.

Arch. Appl. Sci. Res., 2012, 4 (1):292-306.


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Evaluation Report of the Department of Mathematics

1. Name of the department : Mathematics


Name of the

Programme

Year of

establishment

Memo No.

General 1960-61 2742-C dated 14/08/59

Hons. 1960-61 2742-C dated 14/08/59

3. Namesof Programmes/Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters;

Integrated Ph.D.,etc.) : UG 4. Names of Inter disciplinary courses and the departments/units involved: Nil

5. Annual/semester/choice based credit system (programme wise): Annual


Physics and Chemistry 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 and actual (Professors / Associate

Professors /Asst. Professors/others):


Professor

04

NA




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10.Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of specialization (D.Sc. /

D.Litt. / Ph.D. / M.Phil.etc.):

Name

Qualification

Designation

Specialization

No. of

years of

experience

No. of

Ph.D./M.

PhilStude

nts guided

for the

last 4

years

Dr. Ashis Basu M.Sc

Ph.D

Associate

Professor

Fluid

Mechanics 21 yrs Nil

Dr. SushamaGuin

M.Sc

Ph.D

Associate

Professor

Real Analysis 21yrs Nil

Achintya Kumar Roy

M.Sc.

B.Ed.

Assistant

Professor

Algebra

16yrs

Nil

Sauravsar M.Sc.

APTT

Functional

Analysis

05 yrs

Nil

FulguniGhosh M.Sc.

APTT

Mechanics

05 yrs

Nil


11. List of senior visiting faculty: Nil 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled

(programmewise)

By temporary faculty:

Name of The

Programme

% of theoretical

classes handled by

temporary faculty



faculty

B.Sc. (Hons.) 42% 00%



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13. Student-Teacher Ratio (programmewise):


B.Sc. (Hons.) – 2014-15 AY 15:1

B.Sc. (General)- 2014-15 AY 25:1

14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff;

sanctioned and filled: N.A.

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with D.Sc. / D.Litt/ Ph.D. / M.Phil/ P.G.:

Teaching faculty with Ph.D.: 02

Teaching faculty with M.Phil: Nil


16. Number of faculty with on going projects from a)National b) International

funding agencies and grants received

17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST;UGC, DBT,

ICSSR,etc.andtotal grants received: UGC Project 2012-2015

18. Research Centre/facility recognized by the University : Nil


Name of

the Faculty

Papers

Abstract

s(paperp

resentati

on)

Chapte

r in

Books

Books

SNIP

Edited

SJR

Int

Nat

Principal

Investigator

Status

Funding

Agency

Grants

Received

Achintya

Kumar Roy

Minor project

(2013-2015)

UGC

162000.00


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21. Facultyasmembersin: a) National Committees; b) International Committees;

c) Editorial Boards: Nil



departmental/programme: Nil


institution i.e. in Research laboratories/Industry/ otheragencies: Nil


24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/ visitors to the department :


1 Prof. Ritabrata Munshi TIFR ,Mumbai

2 Dr.Satadal Ganguli ISI, Kolkata

3 Dr.Absos Ali Shaikh HOD – Dept. of Maths; Burdwan

University

4 Dr. S. Saddar Jadavpur University

5 Dr. K.C.Chatterjee Ex Prof. Dept. of Maths; Burdwan

University

6 Dr. S.Ahmed IISR, Mahali


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25. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized & the source offunding:

a) National

Sl.

No.

Seminar topic

Date

Funding

Agency

1.

SrinivasRamanujan:The great inspirer in Learing

Mathematics

22-23 Dec,201

5

UGC


Name of the


received

Selected

Enrolled Pass

percentage *M *F

UG (Honours) AY

2014-15

425 55 50 5 85%

UG(General) AY

2014-15

200 15 12 2 80%

UG (Honours) AY

2013-14

450 55 45 10 80%

UG(General) AY

2013-14

200 17 15 2 78%

UG (Honours) AY

2012-13

450 55 45 10 80%

UG(General) AY

2012-13

200 44 37 07 78%

UG (Honours) AY

2011-12

450 55 45 10 88%

UG(General) AY

2011-12

200 55 43 12 80%

*M=Male *F=Female


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Nameofthe Course

%of students

fromthe

samestate

%ofstudents

fromother

States

%of students

from abroad

Mathematics (Hons.) 100% Nil Nil

mathematics (Gen.) 100% Nil Nil



Name of the

Examination


candidates*

NET 02

SET Nil

GATE 01

SSC 15

Primary Teacher

Recruitment

01

Others 06


Student progression

Against % enrolled

UG to PG 20%

PGtoM.Phil. 5%

PGtoPh.D. 2%

Ph.D.toPost-Doctoral Nil

Employed

•Campusselection

•Other than campus recruitment

Nil

Entrepreneurship/Self-employment 10%


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30. Detailsof Infrastructural

facilities

cc. Library Our departmental library have merge

with our main library. Parallel to this

matter we are trying to help the students

by supporting specimen copy books

dd. InternetfacilitiesforStaff&Students

Students and Staff are using internet

facilities regularly by the help of

Departmental WiFi router for the studies

and Research work.

ee. Class rooms with ICT facility Nil

ff. Laboratories One laboratory for computer practical

classes.

31. Numberofstudentsreceivingfinancialassistancefromcollege,university,Gover

nmentorotheragencies:All the students belonging to SC/ST/ Minority receive

scholarships from Govt.


seminar) with external experts : Nil

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning: Special Classes.


activities NSS and NCC: Few students participates in NSS and NCC

activities regularly.


Strengths:

Good relation among the

students and staff.

Need baseextra theoretical as

well as practical classes held

in our department by the

help of special routine.

Regular interval class test.

Always thinking for the

betterment of the students

and the departments.

Weaknesses:

Computer Practical classroom is

not up to the mark.

No. of computers is not sufficient.

No supporting staff for computer

practical classes.

Vacant full-time teachers.

No departmental staffroom.


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Opportunity:

Try to take-up Research

Project.

Departmental seminar.

Collaboration with nearby

colleges.

To motivated students for

NSS and NCC.

Constrains:

Lack of adequate fund.

Failure broad band connection

regularly.

Lack of proper infustracture.


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Evaluation Report of the Department of Physics

1. Name of the department: PHYSICS 2. Year of Establishment

Name of the

Programme


General 1960-61 2742-C dated

14.08.59

Hons. 2001-02 IC/Affin/S-6/221

dated 6/9/2001

3. Names of Programmes/Courses offered(UG,PG,M.Phil.,Ph.D., Integrated Masters;

Integrated Ph.D., etc.) : UG 4. Names of Inter disciplinary courses and the departments/units involved: Nil



Students of Physics studies Mathematics and Chemistry as general combination

subjects.

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 and actual

(Professors/AssociateProfessors/Asst. Professors/others):


Professor

03

NA




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10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of specialization(D.Sc.

/D.Litt./Ph.D. / M.Phil.etc.):

Name

Qualification

Designation

Specialization

No. of years

of experience

No.of

Ph.D./M.P

hil

Students

guided for

the last 4

years

Dr. Sudipta Gangopadhyay

M.Sc, Ph.D

Assistant

Professor

Nuclear

Physics 10yrs Nil

Dr. Uday Kr. Khan (on lien)

M.Sc, Ph.D

Assistant

Professor

Electronics 13 yrs. (lien)

Nil

Dr. Pradyot Kumar Datta

M.Sc, Ph.D Associate

Professor

High

Energy

Physics

17 yrs Nil

Mr. Gouranga Hazra

M.Sc,

B.Ed.

Guest

Teacher

Condensed

Matter

Physics

02 yrs

Nil




temporary faculty:


classes handled by

temporary faculty

% of Practical

classes handled by

temporary faculty

B.Sc. (Hons.) 48% 09%



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B.Sc. (Hons.)- 2015-16 AY* 10:1

B.Sc. (General) 2015-16 AY* 15:1

*Based on 1st year data

14.Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff:




Support staff (technical) 02 02

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with D.Sc. /D.Litt /Ph.D. / M.Phil/P.G.:


Teaching faculty with M.Phil : Nil




Principal

Investigator

Status

Funding

Agency

Grants

Received

Dr. Pradyot

Kumar

Datta

Minorproject(2009-

2011)

UGC

60,000/-

17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST;UGC, DBT, ICSSR,etc. and total


mentioned agencies: Nil

18. Research Centre/facility recognized by the University: Nil


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19. Publications 2005-2015

Name of the

Faculty

Papers

Abstract

s(paperp

resentati

on)

Chapter

in Books

Books SNIP

Edited

SJR

Int

Nat

Dr. Sudipta

Gangopadhyay

11

01

04

01

Dr. Pradyot Kumar

Datta

03

02

*For details vide Annexure-I



Editorial Boards:

Dr. Pradyot Datta acted as a Referee of a Manuscript (Ref. No. B110864) sent by

‗The European Physical Journal B‘ 22. Student projects

q) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter

departmental /programme

3rd year Physics (General) students are involved 100% in-house project.

r) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution

i.e. in Research laboratories/Industry/ otheragencies: Nil 23. Awards/Recognitions received by faculty and students: Nil



1 Dr. D.P. Duari Director, Birla Planetarium

2 Dr. B.C. Sarkar Ex HOD of The Department of Physics;

BU


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Sl.No

.

Seminartopic

Speaker

FundingAgency

1.

Space

Technology

Dr. D.P. Duari

Director, Birla Planetarium

CollegeFund

2009

2.

Satellite

Communication

Dr. B.C. Sarkar

Ex HOD of The Department of Physics;

BU

CollegeFund

2011

3.

Nuclear Power in Indian

Perspective

Dr. Anirudha Kumar

Senior Scientist G

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

College Fund

2016

a) National: Nil



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Name of the


received

2015

Select

ed

2015

Enrolled*

Pass

percenta

ge M F

B.Sc. (Honours) in

Physics Part I

Admission

Conducted by

College

centrally &

Online

method

33 24 04 Running

Year

B.Sc. (Honours) in

Physics Part II

20 20 20 00 Part-I

Result

Not

declared

B.Sc. (Honours) in

Physics Part III

20 20 12 03 100%

B.Sc. (General**) in

Physics Part I

Admission

Conducted by

College

centrally &

Online

method

22 18 04 Running

Year

B.Sc. (General) in

Physics Part II

54 54 39 15 Part-I

Result

Not

declared

B.Sc. (General) in

Physics Part III

08 08 06 02 100%


** Pure Pass


Nameofthe

Course

%of students

fromthe

samestate

%ofstudents

fromother States

%of students from

abroad

Physics (Hons.) 100% Nil Nil

Physics (Gen.) 100% Nil Nil


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such as NET, SLET,GATE,Civilservices,Defenseservices,etc.?


candidates*

NET 02

SET Nil

GATE 01

SSC 10


Others 06


same batch verbally


Student progression

Against % enrolled

UG to PG A.Y. – 2012-15 – 20%

PGtoM.Phil. Nil

PGtoPh.D. 06*

Ph.D.toPost-Doctoral 02

Employed

Campusselection

Other than campus

recruitment

05*



30. Detailsof Infrastructuralfacilities

gg. Library The department has its own Seminar Library whichis quiterich in Specimen Copies.

hh. InternetfacilitiesforStaff&Students Through WiFi router the whole


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ii. Class rooms with ICT facility Nil

jj. Laboratories Almost all of the instruments are

available in the Departmental

Laboratories to carry out both the

General and Hons. – Level experiments.

One Dark Room facility is also available

at the department.

31.Number of students receiving financial assistance from college,

university,Government or other agencies: All the students belonging to SC/ST/

Minority receive scholarships from Govt.


seminar) with external experts: Nil


Power point presentation of lectures with the help of LCD Project or in classroom.

Supply of Printed Notes of delivered Lectures

Regular class test

Internet surfing

34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities:

Annual Cultural Programme

Science Fair

Blood donation camp

NSS unit of the college


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Strengths:






examination time



Reach Library

Weaknesses:

overloadeddue to student-teacher

ratio








Opportunity:





could be done.

Take up research projects

Challenges:

Preparation of modified laboratories

Make the subject more attractive

and interesting by adopting modern

teaching aids—like audio-visual

mode.

Involvement in Minor Research

Project with the collaboration of

other Institute / University.

Invitation of some effective lectures

of experts outside our college

Publication of annual departmental

magazine


Dr. Pradyot Kumar Datta

PUBLICATIONS IN REFERRED JOURNALS:

1. P. K. Datta, Physica B 405, 3890 (2010)- ―Lyapunov exponent in two-leg ladder

model,‖

2. P. K. Datta, Physica B 403, 3819 (2008)-― Delocalization in one-dimensional

disordered systems with a short range correlation‖


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3. P. K. Datta, Phys. Rev. B 75, 205127 (2007)-― Delocalization in correlated

disordered nonlinear chains‖

Paper presented in Seminar:

1. ―Study in correlated disordered nonlinear chain‖, in ―Condensed matter days‖

held at Visva-bharati, 2008

2. ―Delocalization in disordered ladder model‖, in ― National seminar on condensed

matter and fiber optics at Burdwan University, 2015

Dr. Sudipta Gangopadhyay

PUBLICATIONS IN REFERRED JOURNALS:

(1) Nonlinear Optics 39, 315-323 (2010)-―An Efficient Configuration for Significant

Enhancement of Energy of 266 nm‖

(2) Applied Phys B 97, 129–134 (2009) -―A new walk-off compensated multipass

scheme for large enhancement of conversion efficiency for fourth harmonic

generation‖

(3) Nonlinear Optics and Quantum Optics 38 (1-2), 1-10 (2008)-―An optical

feedback scheme to enhance Sum-frequency generation‖

(4) Infrared Physics and Technology 51, 9-12 (2007)-―A comparative study of

pulsed CO2 laser second harmonic generation in some infrared crystals‖

(5) Applied Physics Letters 88, 171102-1/171102-3 (2006)-―Large enhancement in

second-harmonic generation by optical feedback‖

(6) Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 45(7), 5795–5797 (2006)-―AgGaGeS4

Crystals for Nonlinear Laser Device Applications‖

(7) Optics Communications 259, 868–872 (2006)-―Tunable middle infrared radiation

with HgGa2S4 crystal‖

(8) Journal of Optical Society of America B 23(2), 282-288 (2006)-―Tunable

coherent infrared source from 5-16 m based on difference- frequency mixing in

an indium-doped GaSe crystal‖


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(9) Nonlinear Optics33 (1-2), 119-129 (2005)-―Tunable Mid-infrared Radiation by

Singly Resonant Optical Parametric Oscillation Based on KTA Crystal‖

(10) Quantum Electronics 35 (9), 849-852 (2005)-―Noncollinearnoncritically phase-

matched generation of tunable far UV radiation in an LB4 crystal‖

(11) Applied Optics 44 (5), 817-821 (2005)- ―Multipass configuration to achieve

high-frequency conversion in Li2B4O7 crystals‖

(12) Pramana-Journal of Physics 64(1), 67-74 (2005)-―Singly-resonant optical

parametric oscillator based on KTA crystal‖

Paper presented in Seminar:

1. „Proceedings of the UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Introductory

Astronomy and Astrophysics” 26th

and 27th

November 2014-― LOW

FREQUENCY RADIO ASTRONOMY;14-18‖

2. „Proceedings of the UGC sponsored National Seminar on Advanced

Instruments in Current Research‟ 20th and 21st September 2013-

―Instrumental Errors in Experimental Physics; 13-18‖

3. Eight DAE-BRNS National Laser Symposium (6-7), January 2009-“Significant

enhancement in sum frequency generation by positive optical feedback”

4. IEEE, LEOS (2005)-―Large enhancement in second harmonic generation in

Li2B4O7 crystals‖

Chapters Published in Books

1. “Applications of Laser-Ultrasonic Techniques”- Chapters in Quad Scientific

Reporter ISSN No 0972-3304


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Evaluation Report of The Department of Zoology

1. Name of the department: ZOOLOGY 2. Year of Establishment

3. Names of Programmes/Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated

Masters; Integrated Ph.D.,etc.): UG 4. Names of Inter disciplinary courses and the departments/units involved:

Students of Botany (Hons.); and Environmental Science (Hons.) studies

Zoology as generalcombination subject

5. Annual/semester/choice based credit system (programme wise): Annual 6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments:

Students of Zoology studies Botany and Chemistry as general combination

subjects.


institutions, etc.: NA

8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons: NIL

9. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual (Professors

/Associate Professors /Asst. Professors/others):


Professor

03

NA

Associate Professor NA


Name of the

Programme

Year of

establishment

Memo No.

General 1970-71 IC/3447/71 dt. 10.07.1971

Hons. 1996-97 IC/Affin/S-8/98 dt. 17.8.96


415


(D.Sc./D.Litt./Ph.D./M.Phil.etc.):

Name

Qualification

Designation

Specialization

No.ofyea

rsofexpe

rience

No. of

Ph.D./M.Phi

lStudentsgui

dedforthelas

t4years

Bidisha

Bhattacharyya

(Nee) Ghosh

(

M.Sc.M.

Phil,

B. Ed.

Assistant

Professor

Environ

mental

Biology

7yea

rs

Nil

Dr. Jayanta

Kumar

Mukherjee

M.Sc.,Ph

. D,

B. Ed

Associate Associate professor

(on lien)

presently

assistant

professor

Fish and

fisheries

18

years

Nil

Mr. Debabrata

Mondal

M.

Sc.,B. Ed

D.H.M.S

.

Permanent

Part timer

Endocrin

ology

and

reproduc

tive

physiolo

gy

15

years

Nil







B.Sc. (Hons.) – 2014-15 AY* 14:3

B.Sc. (General)- 2014-15 AY* 14:2

*Based on IIIrd year data


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Lab assistants 03 02

GLI 01 00

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with D.Sc./D.Litt /Ph.D./M.Phil/P.G.:


Teaching faculty with M.Phil:01

Teaching faculty with P .G.:03

16. Number of faculty with on going projects from a) national, b) international

funding agencies and c) Total grants received:

Principal

Investigator

Status

Funding

Agency

Grants

Received

Dr. Jayanta Kumar

Mukherjee

Minor project

Memo no.

PSW- 007/10-

11(ERO) Dt.

20/11/2010

UGC

1,13,750.00

17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR,etc.andtotal

grantsreceived: - Individually the department got no funding from any of the

above mentioned agencies.

18. Research Centre/facility recognized by the University: NA


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Name of the

Faculty

Papers

Abstracts

(paper

presentation)

Chapter

in

Books

Books

SNIP

Edited

SJR

Int

Nat

Bidisha

Bhattacharyya (Nee)

Ghosh

02

Dr.Jayanta

Kumar Mukherjee 04 04


20. Areas of consultancy and income generated: NIL


Editorial Boards:

Name Responsibility

Dr.Jayanta Kumar

Mukherjee

1. Life member of Zoological Association of

Burdwan

2. Member of ad-hoc board of U.G. studies in

Zoology of the University of Burdwan


s) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including

interdepartmental/programme

3rd

year Honours students have been allotted projects as a part of their syllabus.

t) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations out side the

institution i.e. in Research laboratories/Industry/ otheragencies: Nil



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following table is a reflection of the same:

Sl.

No.

Name of teacher Profile

1. Dr. ParthaSarathi Roy Associate Professor ofD.B.N.D.S. Mahavidyalaya

2. Dr. Vivekananda

Mukherjee

Assistant Professor of MUC Women‘s College

3. Dr. Jagannath Chatterjee Associate Professor of Sarat Centenary College

4. Dr. Jagannath Chatterjee Associate Professor of Sarat Centenary College

5. Mr. Siddhartha Sankar

Banerjee

Assistant Professor of Netaji Mahavidyalaya

6. Smt. Soma Banerjee Assistant Professor ofBurdwan Raj College




National level Seminar: NIL


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26. Student profile programme /coursewise:

Name of the


received

Selected

Enrolled*

Pass

percentage

M F

Zoology (Hons.)

A.Y. 2012-15

Admission

Conducted by

College

centrally

16 9 7 6.25

Zoology (Hons.)

A.Y. 2013-16

Admission

Conducted by

BU

14 7 7 Running

Year

Zoology (Hons.)

A.Y. 2014-17

Admission

Conducted by

College

centrally

16 10 6 Running

Year

Zoology (Hons.)

A.Y. 2015-18

Admission

Conducted by

College

centrally &

Online method

23 11 12 Running

Year

Zoology (General)

A.Y. 2012-15

Admission

Conducted by

College

centrally

19 11 8 76%

Zoology(General)

A.Y. 2013-16

Admission

Conducted by

BU

14 5 9 Running Year

Zoology (General)

A.Y. 2014-17

Admission

Conducted by

College

centrally


Zoology (General)

A.Y. 2015-18

Admission

Conducted by

College

centrally &

Online method




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Nameofthe Course

%of students

fromthe

samestate

%ofstudents

fromother

States

%of students

from abroad

Zoology (Hons.) 100% NIL NIL

Zoology(Gen.) 100% NIL NIL

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examination ssuch

asNET,SLET,GATE,Civilservices,Defenseservices,etc.?

Name of the

Examination


candidates*

NET 03

SET 01

GATE NIL

SSC 04

Primary Teacher

Recruitment

03

Others 04


same batch verbally


Student progression

Against %enrolled

UG to PG A.Y. – 2011-14 – 38.5%

A.Y. – 2012-15 – 00%

PGtoM.Phil. NA

PGtoPh.D. 01*(Saptarshi Mondal,

Visvavarati)

Ph.D.to Post-Doctoral NIL

Employed

Campusselection Other than campus

recruitment

01*(Madhumita De - TCS)


02*



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30. Detailsof Infrastructural facilities

kk. Library Apart from College Library the

department also maintains one

Seminar/Departmental Library by

collecting specimen copy books and

some other donated books by different

stake holders

ll. InternetfacilitiesforStaff&Students

Through WiFi router the whole





mm. Class rooms with ICT facility All faculty members use the facility of

LCD projector for class room teaching

apart from conventional chalk and talk

method.

nn. Laboratories Two (02) laboratories are used for

practical classes as well as theory classes.



Year* Name of the

student

Category of award Amount of award

2013 Lovely Sarkar W.B. Govt. Merit cum Means


32.Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures/workshops/ seminar)

withexternalexperts: The department is planning to arrange special lecture/ seminar

by experts from the department of Zoology; BU in very shortly.


Power point presentation of lectures with the help of LCD Project or in classroom.

Microscope study is a very useful technique for understanding of details anatomy,

histology of specimens in practical classes.

Field excursion for study of ecological variation in different geographical regions


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arranged at a gap of one year. 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension

activities:

The yearly exhibition of science fair is open to all nearby primary and secondary

Schools. Several schools in the vicinity send their Teachers and Students to visit

the exhibition.

Teachers of nearby schools are encouraged to use laboratory and technical

knowhow of the Departmental teachers to solve their scientific queries.


Strengths:



Arrangement of extra theoretical

as well practical practice classes

with special routine for each year

during examination time


better understanding of the

subject



etc.

Regular field visit for collection

and identification of diverse plant

groups.




Weaknesses:


infrastructure for

accommodating ever increasing

number of students.

Adequate funding for

maintenance of equipments and

infrastructure.




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activities

Presence of a small herbarium

and museum for demonstration of

different plant groups

Opportunity:





could be done.


Constrains:





research projects.

Annexure-I: Details ofResearch Achievements: 2005-2015

Name of teacher Article Publication Details

1. Smt. Bidisha

Bhattacharyya

(Nee) Ghosh

1.‗Cytoarchitectural and

surface ultrastructural analysis

of the olfactory epithelium of

Oreochromisnilotica

(Linnaeus)‘,

2.‗Fine Anatomical Structures

of the Intestine in Relation to

Respiratory Function of an

Air-breathing Loach,

LepidocephalichthysGuntea‘

1. Vol. 70, No. 3, pp 143-148, 2011,

ActaIchthyologica Et Piscatoria, .

ISSN 0137

-1592

2.Vol. 41, No. 1, pp 1-5, 2011 ,

Folia Morphologica, ISSN 0015

-5659


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2. Dr. Jayanta

Kumar Mukherjee

1.Correlation between

food efficiency and growth

of a freshwater teleost ,

Labeorohita (Hamilton)

2.Cadmium toxicity on

haematological and

biochemical aspects in an

Indian freshwater major

carp, Labeorohita

(Hamilton)

3. Studies on

haematological parameters

in the blood of a fresh

water teleost fish

Clariasbatrachus (Linn.)

4. Growth performances

and

haematologicalresponces

of a freshwater teleost

(Labeorohita, Hamilton)

fingerlings fed with

Jatrophacurcas L. karnel

meal

1. Geobios20(4):211-217, 1993

2. J. Freshwater Biol. 5(3):245-

251, 1993

3. Recent trends in zoology with

special emphasis on Animal

Diversity, Fisheries and

Genetics

Pp 110-113(July, 2012)

ISBN : 978-93-80663-52-4

4. Sci and cul. 80(1-2).53-56,

2014


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436


437


438


439


440


441


442


443


444

Budget 2012-13


445


446

Budget 2012-13


447


448

Budget 2013-14


449


450

Budget 2013-14


451


452

Buget 2014-15


453


454

Buget 2014-15


455


456

Buget 2015-16


457


458

Buget 2015-16


459


460

Scholarship Data 2014-15


461


462

cholarship Data 2015-16


463


464


465


466


467


468


469


470


471


472


473


474


475


476


477


478


479

NSS ACTIVITY


480

BLOOD DONATION ACTIVITY BY NSS & NCC


481

NCC ACTIVITY


482

NCC CAMP ACTIVITY


483

LIBRARY ACTIVITY


484

COLLEGE SEMINARS


485

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES


486


487

CAREER BASED TRAINING


488

CAMPUS FACILITIES


489

COLLEGE OFFICE


490

STUDENT’S UNION

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