Self-Study Report - Jogamaya Devi College
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Self-Study Report - Jogamaya Devi College
Self-Study Report 2014 Submitted to National Assessment and Accreditation Council Jogamaya Devi College 92, S.P. Mukherjee Road Kolkata 700026, India CONTENT Items Page No. Preface 1 Executive Summary - The SWOC analysis of the College 2 Profile of the College 13 Criteria-wise analytical report 27 Criterion I: Curricular Aspect 28 Criterion II: Teaching, Learning and Evaluation 41 Criterion III: Research, Consultancy and Extension 67 Criterion IV: Infrastructure and Learning Resources 92 Criterion V: Student Support and Progression 121 Criterion VI: Governance, Leadership and Management 140 Criterion VII: Innovation and Best Practices 162 Annexures (A – E) Evaluative Reports of the Department s Declaration by the Head of the Institution Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 1 Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 2 Jogamaya Devi College was established in 1932 by Late Shyamaprasad Mukherjee as the women’s section of Asutosh College, with only 155 students enrolled for the I.A. course. It began its existence as a separate establishment in 1957 when it was delinked from Asutosh College and was affiliated to Calcutta University as Asutosh College for Women in 1958. The college was renamed Jogamaya Devi College after the demise of Lady Jogamaya Devi, wife of Sir Asutosh Mukherjee. The college is located at 92, S. P. Mukherjee Road, at the Hazra crossing and adjacent to the lush green Jatin Das Park. It is well-connected by metro and bus routes to the far reaches of the city and its suburbs. As the college evolved from its humble beginnings, new courses were added in response to the demands of the changing educational scenario. An annex building was built in 1992 at 5A, Rajeswar Dasgupta Road to accommodate the new departments and the increasing number of students. Overcoming countless challenges through its 82 year long journey, today the institution is the largest women’s college in West Bengal with over 4000 students hailing from all over India as well as Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. The teachers, non-teaching staff and students of the college persevere to keep alive its rich legacy of excellence. Its cosmopolitan character and emphasis on a holistic development have elevated the college to a unique position in the sphere of women’s education. The innumerable alumni who have achieved distinction in diverse fields bear testimony to the fact that the students of our college have contributed generously to the betterment of not only our society but also of the wider world. A brief summary of criterion wise self study report of the college is presented here. Criterion I: Curricular Aspects With a long tradition of imparting quality education to women, Jogamaya Devi College is actively engaged in its mission of extending the frontiers of education beyond mere classroom teaching. An efficient administration deploys all the resources at its disposal to provide value-based, inclusive education with emphasis on innovation and creativity and awareness of social issues. An ideal learning environment is created through tireless efforts of statutory bodies, including the Governing Body, IQAC, Academic Committee, Finance Committee, Building Committee and the Teachers’ Council, as well as the non-statutory committees that look into matters related to admission, examination, the library, routine, prospectus, cultural activities, student election, prize distribution, accreditation, etc. The academic calendar and prospectus are published each year and distributed among students at the time of admission. Students are thereby informed about the rules, regulations and infrastructure of the college, the courses offered and the fee structure, prizes and scholarships and other facilities. All relevant information related to the various activities of the college is also regularly communicated to all the stakeholders through the official website. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 3 The college is affiliated to the University of Calcutta and strictly adheres to its prescribed curriculum and academic calendar. At present, the college offers Honours courses in 18 subjects and General courses with a variety of subject combinations. Besides this, it also has a self–financed vocational Communicative English (Major) Course which aims at the acquisition of English language skills for professional purposes. Workshops and seminars on soft skills, entrepreneurship development and computer literacy are regularly organized in association with prestigious institutions to make the students professionally competent. Workshops, seminars and extension lectures with eminent experts as invited speakers are regularly held to keep the teachers abreast of the recent developments in their respective subject areas and to upgrade the teaching quality. The teachers are encouraged to participate in Refresher and Orientation Courses, seminars and symposia and to involve themselves in research activities. Several teachers are also engaged in supervising Ph. D. thesis of scholars in collaboration with other universities. The college teachers are also significant contributors to education bodies such as the Board of Studies, University of Calcutta, which has an impact on curriculum design. The teachers are regularly appointed as Examiners, Head Examiners, Moderators, Paper Setters and Scrutineers for University examinations. Workshops and seminars are regularly held on socially relevant issues concerning women, environment, human rights and consumer awareness. Community orientation is achieved through various N.S.S. activities like awareness programmes conducted by the students in nearby economically backward areas. The college has a long-standing and dynamic N.C.C. contingent which serves to foster feelings of national integration and service among the students. They are encouraged to participate in Value-Orientation camps which serve to inculcate moral and ethical values and develop a sense of social responsibility. The college is deeply committed to the welfare of the weaker sections of society and organizes special classes and remedial lectures to address the needs of students from S.C., S.T., minority communities and backward classes and first-generation learners. The teaching–learning process is regularly evaluated through class tests as well as the formal system of internal examinations, mid-term and selection tests. The performance of the students in college and university examinations and their subsequent absorption into institutes of higher education and professions provide us with a yardstick to measure the effectiveness of our curriculum delivery. Criterion II: Teaching –Learning And Evaluation In keeping with the institution’s objective of the empowerment of women through education, the teaching, learning and evaluation processes adopted by the college are geared towards fostering the qualities of competence, confidence and excellence in the student. Regular reviewing of the admission criteria and students’ profile has resulted in a sharp rise in the quality of students, lower drop-out rates and optimum filling-up of seats in the last few years Students from minority communities or those facing physical, social or economic challenges as well as sportspersons and athletes not only get admission as per the reservation norms of the government, but the college ensures that they receive steady support in all Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 4 respects in order to complete their studies.. Besides, the students’ welfare cell and counseling cell work actively to eliminate drop-outs. The curriculum and the methods of teaching, learning and round-the-year assessment are student-centric, catering to the diverse needs of both slow learners and advanced learners. Academic opportunities like classroom seminar, students’ seminar, term paper/research project in some subjects are offered to encourage the latter’s research abilities. The quality of teaching is sustained through teachers’ participation in various academic activities and training programmes and is monitored through self-appraisal of the teacher, feedback from outgoing third year students and by the IQAC, a college body which oversees teaching standards and particularly encourages the use of modern methods and technology in teaching-learning. Two new undergraduate programmes – B.A. (Major) in Communicative English and B. Com. (Honours) – have been introduced in the last few years for the benefit of the students. Besides conducting compulsory computer literacy programme for first year students and soft skill development course, the college also sensitizes the students to the issues of social, humanitarian and environmental concern, the newly established N.S.S. playing a vital role in the latter. The college takes great pleasure in the fact that many students have been absorbed in higher studies and in other professions after having graduated from Jogamaya Devi College. Criterion III: Research, Consultancy and Extension Report Steeped in rich history of close to a century, the college takes pride in having a competent and learned faculty and provides the best facilities available to students for their comprehensive development. The college authority always encourages research collaboration with various national and international institutes. A unit in the annexe building dedicated to faculty research programme is near to completion. Through numerous research initiatives (local, national and global) undertaken by the faculty, the analytical, creative and scientific temperament is nurtured. Many such research activities find mention in prestigious publications and have brought recognition and distinction to the faculty and the institution. Interdisciplinary research programmes are taken up by the faculty of various departments. Series of dissemination lectures by faculty researchers inculcate research motivation to all our students. Students are taken to field trips where they are trained in basic approaches of acquisition of primary data, data processing, documentation and analysis and are given proper guidance to submit project reports. The institution regularly organises conferences, seminars and workshops in order to rope in researchers of eminence to visit the campus and interact with teachers and students. Students are also selected as speakers in departmental seminars and teachers always act as mentors. Moreover the students have wholeheartedly participated in various inter-college seminars and symposia, and have brought laurels to the institution. Students are also encouraged to contribute to the society by actively participating in social and cultural events through NCC, NSS etc. Lastly, the institution firmly believes in instilling discipline and moral values amongst all students, preparing them to become good human beings with an unwavering commitment to use education as a tool to contribute towards the nation’s progress. The college has a compulsory feedback system where the role of teachers, departmental activities and infrastructural facilities offered by the college are Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 5 assessed by the students. This is taken into account in policy decision, leading to further improvement in various aspects of the college. Criterion IV: Infrastructure And Learning Resources The creation and enhancement of infrastructure along with the optimum utilisation of learning resources has been the mainstay of the college for years. In spite of being housed in a building that is shared by three colleges in different shifts, the college has been able to make its way in constructing an annexe building and looks forward to the completion of a new block that shall hold an AC seminar hall of its own, equipped with LCD and audiovisual facilities. As an institution that facilitates advancement in different streams of knowledge, the college ensures that classrooms and laboratories are equipped with necessary modern facilities and enhanced instruments. Besides a well-planned computer laboratory, different departments have their own laptops to employ digital aids in the learning process. The Jogamaya Devi College Computer Centre is a proud possession that runs in technical collaboration with The Institute of Computer Engineers (India), Kolkata, and the college has a post-graduate study centre which has gained immense popularity since its inception in 2008. The College has always had an active cultural life and has been a hub for young talents. It is boastful to have produced many sports persons who have played at the university, state, national and international levels and have numerous prizes and awards to their credit. The democratically elected students union of the college is engaged in holding events of different sorts across the year. It is noteworthy that the N.C.C. of our college is 58 years old. Our N.C.C. contingent is the largest one under 1 st Bengal girls’ battalion. The college offers B and C certificate N.C.C. courses. Cadets from this college have won several distinctions at the state and national level. The college has a general library, a textbook library, a Common Room library and seminar libraries for each department. Internet facility for accessing e-book is available and students are encouraged to make necessary downloads for academic purposes. Based on the needs of students and scholars, the library is periodically upgraded under the supervision of the Librarian and the Principal. The College has been facilitating library automation with eager zest. The college has taken institutional membership in libraries of repute and conducts weeding out of books occasionally. In pace with the demands of modern techniques in teaching and learning process, the college has been constantly promoting the use of technological aids in dissemination of knowledge. The computer laboratory contains computers of latest configuration, with LAN and Wi-Fi connectivity. With increase in student-strength and inclusion of computer application in the curriculum of different subjects, the need for more computers is ever-increasing. The requirement is assessed on yearly basis and arrangement is made for new procurement. The teachers, staff and students of the college are provided with the facility to have basic and advanced knowledge of computer application at concessional rate at the Jogamaya Devi Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 6 College Computer Centre. The college also imparts compulsory computer literacy programme for all the students at the computer laboratory. Criterion V: Student Mentoring and Support The college has a website that provides all relevant information. In addition to this, at the time of admission the college provides the students with the prospectus containing its vision and objectives, details of fee structure, admission criteria, subject combinations, scholarships, freeships, prizes and awards, different student support cells, rules and regulations and all other necessary information. During admission students can interact with teachers who counsel them on the prospect of the courses offered. At the beginning of the session, students are provided with Academic Calendar which contains details of the course plan with schedule of Mid-term and Selection Test in accordance with University regulations. During a session, all information in the form of notice/circular is displayed in advance on the Notice Board of both the buildings. The College maintains 100% ragging-free environment and a very warm and cordial teacher-student relationship. A democratically elected students’ union works hand in hand with the teachers and administration to maintain discipline and performs various functions. Every department takes utmost care to complete syllabus on time. Teachers also help the weak students/slow learners beyond the class hours. Remedial classes are organised for SC/ST/OBC/Minority students. These attempts are made to tackle the problem of dropouts and failures. Special classes and flexible examination dates are arranged for students participating in sports and other extra-curricular activities. Sports kit, dress and shoes are provided to students representing the college at State and University level. Freeship and endowment scholarships are given to applicants who are economically challenged. Arrangements are made for differently abled students and freeships are extended to them also. First-aid box, wheel chairs and stretchers are available in the campus to combat emergency situations. Medical and accident insurance scheme cover all the students. Students are awarded prizes and scholarships for both academic and extra-curricular excellence. They are encouraged to participate in various inter/intra college co-curricular and extra-curricular competitions, departmental seminars and workshops for their all-round development. Literary talent hunt is done through publication of annual magazine and different departmental wall-magazines. Computer literacy programmes, soft-skill development programmes and entrepreneur development programmes are conducted to enhance the language proficiency of the students and to make them more competent for the job market. The Grievance Cell, Placement Cell and Counselling Cell support the students to address their complaints and grievances, placement and training, and career and psychological counselling respectively. Summer camps give the students opportunities of job-training. The College has a very old but active N.C.C. unit which brings laurels every year. N.S.S. unit is Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 7 newly created and is gearing up. The college has an Alumni Association. Its activities are concerned with social work. The campus cleanliness is given due care. The Campus has drinking water and canteen facilities. Both reading and lending opportunity is given to all students by the college library which maintains a huge stock of books and journals. Teachers guide the students appearing at various entrance and competitive examinations. Criterion VI: Governance, Leadership and Management Jogamaya Devi College is a premier women’s college in West Bengal and the faculty and staff are driven towards fulfilling the responsibility and dream that comes with the heritage and history that our institution boasts of. The college is single-mindedly driven towards the empowerment of women in the realm of education, so that the shining beacon of knowledge is disseminated to as many young, willing and ambitious women from various economic and social strata, as possible. We believe that to counter the atrocity and violence against women, the best weapon is that of knowledge. We believe that knowledge is power. A passion for the pursuit of excellence is the motto and guiding principle of our college. Our college has a goal to implement and it can only be realised through proper leadership. Not only does it want to see itself as championing the education of women, it would also like to play a part in the building of the nation, as we believe these two aspects are inextricably linked, knowing that the hand that rocks the cradle, rules the world. Our faculty members form the backbone of this institution and the college sees to it that proper encouragement and assistance to the faculty members is given to carry out research activities and to consolidate and strengthen themselves which would be beneficial to the students in the long run. The vision and mission of the institution is achieved through strategic action plan, schedule for future development, effective leadership and participative decision-making process. The college provides an atmosphere of freedom with 100% ragging-free environment in which students can flourish and their talents blossom in full. Accountability and transparency in the execution of duties is the primary focus of all teaching and non-teaching staff under the leadership of the principal. Faculty and staff are intimately involved in all academic and policy decisions and represent all statutory and non-statutory committees. Thus there is a good coordination between academic and administrative planning. We have shortage in staff strength but voluntary services offered by both faculty and staff ensures adherence to deadlines. Although available resource is limited, it is optimally allocated and utilized. To sum it all up, our aim and goal is to propagate learning and thus help in realizing the dream of a stronger society and a stronger country. Criterion VII: Innovations and Best Practices Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 8 The college promotes environmental awareness in all its stakeholders and follows environment-friendly practices by enforcing a total no-smoking policy, following all regulations related to waste management, handling of e-waste and toxic chemicals and controlling carbon dioxide emissions. It lays thrust on innovation in the teaching-learning process and actively promotes modernization of the same through computerization, renovation of existing infrastructure and introduction of programmmes aimed at development of professional competence in the students. The college believes that education is the most important tool for the empowerment of women. Acknowledging the greater responsibility that comes with the education of young women, the college provides every support – financial, academic and emotional – to its needy students. It helps them to blossom into socially responsible individuals, deeply conscious of moral and ethical values and capable of providing leadership and guidance to others when necessary. All kinds of support are extended to them to realize their potential and fulfill their dream of quality education. The college also maintains a sustained emphasis on co- and extra-curricular activities to bring about all-round development of the students. It undertakes to explore and bring to fruition the latent potential of each student and to provide an ambience for creative expression. The students are also encouraged to organize and participate in cultural programmes and to keep alive the thoughts of great philosophers, philanthropists and poets through the observance of their birth and death anniversaries. In spite of several constraints, these best practices have been conscientiously followed by the college and it remains committed to following the same in the years to come. SWOC Analysis of the institution Strength 1. Situated at the heart of South Kolkata and well connected to all parts of the city through different modes of public transport like bus, tram, metro, train etc. this is helpful for students commuting even from extreme rural fringes. 2. Perfect secular and democratic working atmosphere which caters to students from all sections of society. 3. Completely ragging-free environment. 4. Easy access to Principal of the college during stipulated time to discuss problems or grievances which are duly sorted out. 5. Academic discipline is maintained and no activity detrimental to academic pursuit is allowed. 6. Healthy teacher-student ratio successfully addresses individual need of students. 7. Dedicated team of teachers who, besides teaching, provide moral and financial support to students from economically challenged and disturbed families. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 9 8. ICT usage for teaching besides traditional chalk and board method. 9. Remedial coaching is offered to SC/ST/OBC and minority students. 10. Delivery of bilingual lectures for weak students/ slow learners. Subject handouts of simple version are given to them to provide academic support. 11. The academic support and effort of teachers are reflected in the overall pass percentage which is more than 80%. 12. All science laboratories are upgraded with equipment as per university curriculum. It is renovated at regular intervals. 13. There is a separate computer laboratory with 26 desktop computers which is upgraded at regular intervals. In addition, we have a large number of departmental laptops for use of students. 14. We have compulsory computer literacy programme for all first year students. Relevant computer courses are offered to students in of nominal fees. 15. We have a very old but active NCC unit. An NSS wing has been recently introduced which is also gearing up. 16. The college provides financial support to economically challenged students. We have an intention to give freeship to 30% of the students’ strength. 17. Students are encouraged and motivated to participate in sports, cultural and different co-curricular activities. Teachers provide guidance to students taking part in intra and inter college competitions. 18. Students participating in State, National and International competitions are provided with all types of academic support, including flexible internal exam date. 19. We inculcate moral values through different value-added programs. 20. Literary talent hunt of our students are carried out through printed magazines/ wall magazines. 21. Teachers interested in career advancement are provided with 100% support by our administration. 22. Complete digitization of Library is under process. 23. Each department has separate seminar library for their respective honours students. 24. We have a placement cell which organizes annual campus interview and different career guidance programs in collaboration with different reputed external bodies. 25. Soft skill development programmes are organized to meet the requirement of students with poor language competence to make them eligible for the job market. 26. Extension lectures are organized to cover topics of frontier areas and interdisciplinary subjects. 27. Democratically elected students union is an important force to carry out co-curricular activities and administrative discipline. It acts as a strong bondage among students’, teachers and college authority. 28. Morning hours are conducive to the warm weather conditions prevailing in the city for the major part of the year. The time is also suitable for girl students taking care of their family and for those engaged in part-time job to provide financial assistance to their family or those who pursue additional courses during day time. Weakness Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 10 1. The college does not have a playground and hence has to limit itself to indoor games & fitness activities. 2. Space constraint is a serious problem. We have large demand for admission and enquiry about subjects in frontier areas. But expansion is difficult as the main building is used by three colleges in difficult shifts. The annex building is in optimum use. 3. We are yet to make faculty exchange and student exchange programmes feasible. 4. Add-on-courses or competitive exam guidance programmes are yet to be introduced due to time, space and manpower problem. 5. We have no hostel facility; hence, outstation students face lodging problems. 6. Lack of space is a major impediment for research activities. Opportunity 1. Complete digitization of administrative work. 2. Introduction of unique identification number for employees and students 3. Introduction of self-defence training programme for students relevant for a women college 4. Introduction of yoga, meditation for improvement of mental & physical healt h. 5. Introduction of new and interdisciplinary subjects with focus on current career opportunity. 6. Resource sharing by three colleges functioning in the same premises to optimize the infrastructural use. 7. Developing a mechanism to optimize the performance of the students to their maximum potential. 8. To widen the ambit of the existing soft skill development programme to include larger no of students to compete in the technological era. 9. To provide necessary training to Teachers and Staff taking up administrative work Challenges 1. There is no space for horizontal expansion of the building and vertical expansion is already optimum, hence, huge no. of students seeking admission to the college each year cannot be accommodated. 2. There is paucity of land in the immediate surrounding which can be acquired development of the college. 3. Mushrooming of technical institutions poses a dearth in availability of quality students in the graduate science courses. 4. Poor language competences of students lead to unsatisfactory level of comprehension and communication. This is a challenge to face the job market and develop global competencies. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 11 Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 13 SECTION B: PREPARATION OF SELF-STUDY REPORT 1. Profile of the Affiliated / Constituent College 1. Name and Address of the College: Name: JOGAMAYA DEVI COLLEGE 92, S.P. MUKHERJEE ROAD Address: INDIA City: KOLKATA Pin: 700026 2. State: WEST BENGAL Website: http://www.jogamayadevicollege.org For Communication: Designation Name Telephone with STD code Mobile Fax Email Principal Mrs. Gargi Nath O: +9181006-07470 R: 033-24427298 +919433882330 & +919051187775 x principal@ jogamaya devi college.org Vice Principal Steering Committee Mrs. Mukta Roy Co-ordinator O: R: O: +9181006-07470 R: 033-24383055 0-98307 23323 x mukta_ray _chem@ yahoo.co.in 3. Status of the Institution: Constituent College Affiliated College Any other (specify) 4. Type of Institution: i. For Men ii. For Women iii. Co-education a. By Gender i. For Men Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 14 ii. For Women iii. Co-education b. By Shift i. Regular Regular Morning College 5. ii. Day iii. Evening Is it a recognized minority institution? Yes No 6. If yes specify the minority status (Religious/linguistic/ any other) and provide documentary evidence. Not Applicable Sources of funding: Government Grant-in-aid Self-financing Any other 7. a. Date of establishment of the college: July 1932 b. University to which the college is affiliated /or which governs the college (If it is a constituent college) University of Calcutta, Kolkata c. Details of UGC recognition: Under Section Date, Month & Year Remarks (If any) (dd-mm-yyyy) i. 2 (f) July 1954 Since the inception of the UGC 2(f) and 12(B). ii. 12 (B) July 1954 (Enclose the Certificate of recognition u/s 2 (f) and 12 (B) of the UGC Act) See Annexure E. d. Details of recognition/approval by statutory/regulatory bodies other than UGC (AICTE, NCTE, MCI, DCI, PCI, RCI etc.) Not Applicable Under Section/clause Recognition/Approval details Institution/Department Programme Day, Month and Year (ddmmyyyy) Validity Remarks Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 15 i. ii. iii. iv. (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? No Yes No Yes If yes, has the College applied for availing the autonomous status? 9. Is the college recognized a. by UGC as a College with Potential for Excellence (CPE)? Yes No If yes, date of recognition: b. for its performance by any other governmental agency? Not Applicable Yes No If yes, Name of the agency and State Accreditation and Assessment Committee, West Bengal November, 2012 Date of recognition: 10. Location of the campus and area in sq.mts: Location * Kolkata Metropolitan Area with urban status Campus area in sq. mts. Old Building: 2459.52 Sq. Metre New Building: 813.377 Sq. Metre Built up area in sq. mts. Old Building: 2278.40 Sq. Metre (Total) New Building: Ground-Floor Area: 267.709 Sq. Metre First-Floor Area: 335.466 Sq. Metre Second -Floor Area: 335.466 Sq. Metre Third -Floor Area: 335.466 Sq. Metre Top-Floor Area: 335.466 Sq. Metre New Construction: Ground-Floor Area: 216.80 Sq. Metre First-Floor Area: 216.80 Sq. Metre Second -Floor Area: 216.80 Sq. Metre (* Urban, Semi-urban, Rural, Tribal, Hilly Area, Any others specify) Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 16 11. Facilities available on the campus (Tick the available facility and provide numbers or other details at appropriate places) or in case the institute has an agreement with other agencies in using any of the listed facilities provide information on the facilities covered under the agreement. 2 (Two) Auditorium/seminar complex with infrastructural facilities Sports facilities o Play ground o Swimming pool o Gymnasium Fitness equipments like roller jogger, gym-ball, steps and weights etc. are available. No separate room is provided for space constraint. Hostel o Boys’ hostel (Not Applicable) o Number of hostels o Number of inmates o Facilities (mention available facilities) o Girls’ hostel o Number of hostels o Number of inmates o Facilities (mention available facilities) Working women’s hostel (Not Applicable) o Number of inmates o Facilities (mention available facilities) Residential facilities for teaching and non-teaching staff (give numbers available – cadre wise) o Cafeteria o Health centre First aid, Inpatient, Outpatient, Emergency care facility, Ambulance. > Every student of the College is offered the benefit of a whole range of medical treatment at moderate rates on being enrolled as a member of the Students Health Home run by the Govt. of West Bengal. Each student is provided with an accident insurance coverage of minimum Rs. 20,000/- provided by United India Insurance Company. > For emergency treatment, we avail the facilities provided by our neighbouring Chittaranjan Cancer Hospital and Chittaranjan Seva Sadan which is situated just opposite to the main building across the road. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 17 Health centre staff – Qualified doctor Qualified Nurse Full time Full time Part-time Part-time Facilities like banking, post office, book shops A book store is available in the campus. Bank (< 50m) and Post office (~200m) are available near the campus. We signed MOU with Central Bank of India and run All-India admission process through Central Bank for the last two years. The Students Fees are collected by the employees of the Central Bank of India in the Campus on request. Transport facilities to cater to the needs of students and staff The College is situated at the heart of the city. So, all types of local transport (including Metro Railway) are available to reach the College. Animal house Biological waste disposal In co-ordination with Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Generator or other facility for management/regulation of electricity and voltage Main Building and Annexe Building – both have central Generator Facilities. Computer labs are fitted with uninterrupted power supply. Solid waste management facility In co-ordination with Local Council Office, Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Reusable and recyclable materials are auctioned time to time. Waste water management Water coming from the laboratories of Chemistry Department is treated for hazardous chemicals when and where required. Waste water then disposed off through sewerage system of Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Water harvesting Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 18 12. Details of programmes offered by the college (Give data for current academic year) SI. No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Programme Level Under-Graduate Name of the Programme/Course Duration Entry Qualification Medium of instruction Sanctioned/approved Student strength B.A. Honours (Bengali) B.A. Honours (English) B.A. Honours (History) B.A. Honours (Philosophy) B.A. Honours (Political Science) B.A. Honours (Psychology) B.A. Honours (Sanskrit) 3 Years 3 Years 3 Years 3 Years Bengali English English English 60 72 48 48 No. of students admitted (Academi c Year 1314) 80 69 33 11 3 Years English 72 41 3 Years English 60 49 3 Years 43 11 B.A. Honours (Sociology) B.Sc. Honours (Botany) B.Sc. Honours (Chemistry) B.Sc. Honours (Economics) B.Sc. Honours (Geography) B.Sc. Honours (Geology) B.Sc. Honours (Mathematics) B.Sc. Honours (Physics) B.Sc. Honours (Psychology) B.Sc. Honours (Zoology) B.Com. Honours in Accounts & Finance Communicative English 3 Years English and Sanskrit English 48 26 3 Years 3 Years English English 36 60 46 94 3 Years English 43 34 3 Years English 72 107 3 Years 3 Years English English 36 43 29 43 3 Years 3 Years English English 36 30 44 30 3 Years 3 Years English English 60 151 77 168 3 Years English 24 28 Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 19 SI. No. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. Programme Level Post-Graduate Integrated Programmes PG Ph.D. M.Phil. Ph.D Certificate courses UG Diploma PG Diploma Any Other (specify and provide details) Name of the Programme/Course (Major) B.A General B.Sc General B.Com General Nil Nil Duration 3 Years 3 Years 3 Years Entry Qualification Medium of instruction English English English Sanctioned/approved Student strength 780 240 300 No. of students admitted (Academi c Year 1314) 511 108 311 Nil Nil Nil Computer Literacy Programme Nil Nil Distance Courses (M.A., M.Sc and M.Com) Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 20 13. Does the college offer self-financed Programmes? Yes If yes, how many? B.A. Communicative English (Major) 14. 1 (ONE) New programmes introduced in the college during the last five years if any? Applied for “B.Com Yes No 15. No Honours in Taxation” 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 Departments (eg. Physics, UG PG Research Botany, History etc.) Science Botany Chemistry Economics Geography Geology Mathematics Physics Psychology Zoology Arts Bengali English History Philosophy Political Science Psychology Sanskrit Sociology Commerce Accounts & Finance Any Other Communicative English Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 21 (Specify) 16. (Major) Number of Programmes offered under (Programme means a degree course like B.A., B.Sc., M.A., M.Com…) a. Annual system b. Semester system c. Trimester system 3 (Three) – B.A., B.Sc and B.Com 17. Number of Programmes with a. Choice Based Credit System: Not Applicable b. Inter/Multidisciplinary Approach: Not Applicable c. Any other (specify and provide details) Annual Examination System (Part I, II & III) as per CU Norm. 18. Does the college offer UG and/or PG programmes in Teacher Education? Yes No If yes, a. Year of Introduction of the programme(s): Not Applicable and number of batches that completed the programme b. NCTE recognition details (if applicable) Notification No.: …………………………………… Date: Validity: c. Is the institution opting for assessment and accreditation of Teacher Education Programme separately? Yes 19. No Does the college offer UG or PG programme in Physical Education? Yes No If yes, a. Year of Introduction of the programme(s): Not Applicable and number of batches that completed the programme b. NCTE recognition details (if applicable) Notification No.: …………………………………… Date: Validity: c. Is the institution opting for assessment and accreditation of Physical Education Programme separately? Yes No 20. Number of teaching and non-teaching positions in the Institution Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 22 Positions Sanctioned by the UGC / University / State Government Recruited Teaching faculty Associate Assistant Non-teaching staff Professor Professor Professor *M *F *M *F *M *F *M *F 0 0 0 0 72 81 (1980) 31 (2009) 0 0 4 28 7 6 29 Technical staff *M *F 7 Yet to recruit 27 Sanctioned by the 0 0 0 0 22 29 12 2 Management/ society or other authorized bodies Recruited (Guest Lecturer) Yet to recruit *M-Male *F-Female A. We have 7 male and 11 female part-time teachers (Govt. of W.B. approved post) B. In addition to that 4 male and 3 female contractual whole-time teachers (Govt. of W.B. approved post). 21. Qualifications of the teaching staff: Highest qualification Professor Associate Professor Male Female Male Female Permanent teachers D.Sc./D.Litt. 0 Ph.D. 0 M.Phil. 0 PG 0 Temporary teachers Ph.D. 0 M.Phil. 0 PG 0 Part-time teachers Ph.D. 0 M.Phil. 0 PG 0 Contractual Whole-time Teachers Assistant Professor Male Female 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 16 7 5 0 2 0 5 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 15 5 6 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 3 6 Total Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 23 Ph.D. 0 1 M.Phil. 0 0 PG 4 2 * 1. Principal belongs to the English Department and takes six classes a week. 2. Nilanjana Ghosh of the Bengali Department is currently in an FIP and has been substituted by UGS Substitute Teacher, Mr. Sagnik Mitra (M.A., M.Phil) . 22. Number of Visiting Faculty /Guest Faculty engaged with the College. 1. Department of Geology: Dr. Supratim Pal, Associate Professor, Presidency University, Kolkata (Academic session: 2011-12 and 12-13). 23. Furnish the number of the students admitted to the college during the last four academic years ( For Part-I Students): Categories Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 (2013-14) (2012-13) (2011-12) (2010-11) Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female SC 180 168 115 63 ST 19 24 26 4 OBC 27 26 11 6 General 1724 1703 1966 1403 Others (Minority)* 215 219 110 127 * Minority students are included in General Category 24. Details on students enrollment in the college during the current academic year ( For Part-I Students): Type of students UG PG M. Phil. Ph.D. Total Students from the same 1925 1925 state where the college is located Students from other states of India 25 25 NRI students 0 0 Foreign students 0 0 Total 1950 1950 25. Dropout rate in UG and PG (average of the last two batches) UG PG Discrepancy between the number of students admitted and the number of students appeared for examination is due to various causes – (1) Some students take transfer to other colleges (2) Some students drop that particular year for various reasons. 26. Unit Cost of Education (Unit cost = total annual recurring expenditure (actual) divided by total number of students enrolled ) Rs. 19,137.61 (a) including the salary component Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 24 Rs. 3,030.50 (b) excluding the salary component 27. Does the college offer any programme/s in distance education mode (DEP)? Yes No If yes, (a) Is it a registered centre for offering distance education programmes of another University Yes No Yes No (b) Name of the University which has granted such registration. Directorate of Distance Education, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal (c) Number of programmes offered 11 (Eleven) o M.A. in Bengali, English, History, Political Science and Sanskrit o M.Com. in Farm Accounting o M.Sc. in Botany, Environmental Science, Geography, Zoology, Mathematics and Chemistry (d) Programmes carry the recognition of the Distance Education Council. Provide Teacher-student ratio for each of the programme/course offered ACADEMIC YEAR SUBJECTS Part - I Part - II 2012 - 13 BOTANY ZOOLOGY CHEMISTRY GEOGRAPHY ENV. SCIENCE ENGLISH BENGALI SANSKRIT HISTORY POL. SCIENCE M.COM. 2013 - 14 BOTANY ZOOLOGY CHEMISTRY GEOGRAPHY ENV. SCIENCE ENGLISH BENGALI SANSKRIT HISTORY POL. SCIENCE M.COM. 29. 1:4.33 1:4.64 1:4.29 1:14.29 1:7.33 1:7.00 1:9.92 1:5.44 1:22.17 1:7.83 1:23.43 1:4.60 1:4.64 1:4.71 1:14.00 1:6.47 1:3.46 1:4.17 1:3.78 1:9.67 1:3.42 1:17.00 1:5.00 1:4.33 1:1.93 1:12.75 1:7.42 1:3.46 1:7.25 1:5.11 1:12.86 1:5.36 1:10.71 Admission not yet completed 28. Is the college applying for Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 25 Accreditation: Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3 Cycle 4 Re-Assessment: (Cycle 1refers to first accreditation and Cycle 2, Cycle 3 and Cycle 4 refers to re- accreditation) 30. Date of accreditation* (applicable for Cycle 2, Cycle 3, Cycle 4 and reassessment only): Not Applicable 31. Number of working days during the last academic year. 214 32. Number of teaching days during the last academic year (Teaching days means days on which lectures were engaged excluding the examination days) 182 > The classes of our distant education centre are held on weekend and holidays. The College remains open throughout the year including Sundays except some special holidays like Independence day, Republic day, Durga Puja etc. 33. Date of establishment of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) IQAC was established on 08/08/2013 (dd/mm/yyyy). 34. Details regarding submission of Annual Quality Assurance Reports (AQAR) to NAAC. Not Applicable. The college is applying for cycle 1 35. Any other relevant data (not covered above) the college would like to include. (Do not include explanatory/descriptive information) Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 26 Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 27 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 stakeholders. Jogamaya Devi College is one of the premier institutions for women’s education in India. The college has been tirelessly engaged in the creation of a long and illustrious lineage of women achievers in every field of life. The galaxy of eminent personalities the college has as its alumni, bears testimony to this noble Endeavour. It provides opportunity for higher education to a large number of students from different economic cultural, ethnic and linguistic backgrounds as well as minority communities and backward classes (S.C., S.T. and O.B.C.) Our Vision AATMA DEEPO BHAVA (Let the light within guide you) To empower women from all sections of society through holistic education centered on academics. To instill in our students moral values, discipline and dynamism along with imparting quality education. To sustain the rich legacy of excellence of the college. Our Mission To cater to the ever-increasing need for women’s education in West Bengal, its neighboring States and countries like Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. To impart quality education to women students from backward classes and firstgeneration learners from economically challenged backgrounds, thereby encouraging inclusive growth. To provide an ambience that makes our students ethically strong and professionally competent and, thereby, contributing to a healthy and prosperous society. To encourage innovative thinking and creativity and inculcate research skills in our students. To optimize the use of available infrastructure for sustained development of the college. To supplement and enrich the existing curriculum through seminars and extension lectures by eminent scholars. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 28 To adequately assess and address the special needs of backward students through the implementation of Remedial Programmes. To encourage greater participation of students in various academic, cultural and social activities and to develop healthy co-curricular and extra- curricular activities. Every year the college conducts an orientation programme for the incumbent first year learners, in which the vision, mission, objectives and code of discipline are communicated to the students. The college administration functions through several statutory and non-statutory committees. The teachers and staff members participate in framing and implementing the policies of the college through regular meetings. Statutory Committees Governing Body IQAC Finance Committee Academic Committee Building Committee Teachers’ Council Non-statutory Committees Admission Committee Examination Committee Library Committee Routine Committee Prospectus Committee Cultural Committee Election Committee NAAC Committee Prize Committee, etc The academic calendar and college prospectus are published each year and distributed among students at the time of admission. All information and decisions are timely circulated to the students, teachers and the non-teaching staff through notices, which are also displayed in the notice book. All relevant notifications regarding curricular and co-curricular activities are further communicated through the official website of the college: www. jogamayadevicollege.org. 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). Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 29 The academic calendar, prepared by the different departments, outlines the distribution of syllabus among the faculty members and the number of lectures allotted for its completion. In addition, the internal examinations of the college (Mid-term and selection test) are held according to the academic calendar published every year by the University of Calcutta. During internal examinations for a particular year, special classes are simultaneously held for other-year students to ensure that the syllabus is completed in time. Prior to University examinations, special classes are organized to enrich their study curriculum. As per UGC guidelines, remedial coaching for students from S.C, S.T, O.B.C and minority community are held throughout the year. Advanced methods of teaching are followed in the classroom, which include the use of PowerPoint presentations, OHP, models, assignments, regular interactive discussions with students, practical tests and internal assessment test to build up a better appreciation of the subject. 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 yearly academic activities are conducted according to the academic calendar published by the University of Calcutta. The college is informed of the changes and modifications in the curriculum through circulars from the university, copies of which are distributed among the faculty members. Implementation of new syllabus is initiated by the university by organizing workshops for the teachers. The teachers are encouraged to participate in these workshops which ensure fruitful introduction of the modified syllabus. The college also encourages its teachers to participate in Refresher courses and Orientation programmes and various seminars and symposia to keep themselves abreast of recent developments and frontier areas of research in their respective subjects. Teachers are allowed to purchase books and journals of their respective subjects. Photocopying facilities, computers and Internet connections, printing and scanning facilities are available to the teachers to facilitate the improvement of the teaching-learning process and research activities. 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. Steps are taken to ensure that the syllabus is completed in time through special classes whenever needed. To improve the quality of teaching, teachers are encouraged to participate in workshops, seminars, refresher courses and orientation programmes to enable up Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 30 gradation in the recent developments and frontier areas of research in their respective subjects. Modern and innovative teaching tools are made available to the teachers to improve curriculum delivery. Remedial Coaching Classes are held regularly for the students from S.C., S.T, O.B.C. and minority communities. 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? The faculty members are encouraged to attend workshops and seminars on their areas of interest in order to keep them well-informed of the recent developments in their subjects. 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, and stakeholder feedback provided, specific suggestions etc.) Suggestions are often sought by the Board of Studies of the University of Calcutta from the subject teachers of the colleges, prior to the introduction of new syllabus or the upgrading of existing syllabus. The college teachers are invited to attend workshops on the proposed syllabus where they can make suggestions and propose changes. Two of our faculty members, Dr. Ruma Basu (Dept. of Physics) and Dr. Abhijit Chakraborty (Dept. of Geology) are members of the Board of Studies of the University of Calcutta in their respective subjects. Dr. Suchismita Roy Paul, of the Dept. of Sociology, was a former member of the Board of Studies. The faculty members of the English Department belong to the English Study Centre, an autonomous body, which holds regular meetings to discuss the syllabus and other academic matters. The recommendations of the Study Centre are passed on to the Board of Studies. The college teachers are sometimes asked to contribute to the Model Question Papers published by the University of Calcutta for each subject. Besides this, the college teachers are appointed Examiners, Head Examiners, Scrutineers, Paper-Setters and Moderators for the University examinations. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 31 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. Not Applicable. 1.1.8. How does institution analyze/ensure that the stated objectives of curriculum are achieved in the course of implementation? The effectiveness of our system of curriculum delivery can be assessed by monitoring the performance of our students in college internal as well as University examinations. Moreover, the performance of our students in various national and State-level entrance examinations and their subsequent absorption in different higher education institutes and jobs serves as the yardstick for evaluating the extent to which the college has been able to implement its curriculum. 1.2 Academic Flexibility 1.2.1. Specifying the goals and objectives give details of the certificate/diploma/ skilldevelopment courses etc., offered by the institution. At present, the college has only one self-financed course, Communicative English Major. This vocational course was introduced to address the future professional needs of the students and aims at the acquisition of English language skills, both spoken and written. The course also includes on-job training where the students are required to undergo one-month internship in different corporate and media offices. The students are also required to put in a month of practice teaching of conversational English in Spoken English centers. This provides them with valuable exposure to different career opportunities. 1.2.2. Does the institution offer programmes that facilitate twinning /dual degree? If ‘yes', give details. Not Applicable. 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: Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 32 Range of Core /Elective options offered by the University and those opted by the College Subject combinations Honours courses B.A. (Core) General (Elective) Subject combinations (any two) Bengali Sanskrit, History, Political Science, Philosophy English Political Science, History, Philosophy, Economics Sanskrit Political Science, Philosophy, Bengali History Political Science, Sociology, Philosophy Philosophy Political Science, History, English, Bengali, Economics, Sociology/Sanskrit Political History, Economics, Sociology Science Psychology Political Science, Sociology Sociology Political Science, History, Philosophy Honours (Core) courses B.Sc. Botany Chemistry Economics Geography Geology Mathematics Physics Psychology Zoology General (Elective) Subject combinations (any two) Chemistry ,Zoology Physics, Mathematics Mathematics, Statistics/Political Science Economics, Political Science Chemistry, Mathematics Physics, Chemistry/Geology Mathematics, Chemistry/Geology Zoology, Botany Chemistry, Botany B.Com. (Hons) 1st year Financial Accounting I Business Regulatory Framework 2nd year Financial Accounting Auditing(H) Subject combinations offered Principles Economics I and practice of Managemen t and Business Communicat ion Direct and Cost and Indirect Management Business Mathematics and Statistics Information Technology Principles of Marketing Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 33 II (H) 3rd year Financial Accounting III(H) Economics II and Advanced Business Mathematics Taxation (H) Accounting (H) Indian Financial System and Financial Market Operations Financial Management and its Application in Business Project Work and eCommerce Vocational Course (Major) Major Course Communicative English Subject Combination (General) English, Political Science B.A. (General) B.Sc. Sl.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Subject Combinations Political Science, History, Sociology Political Science, History, Economics Political Science, History, Geography Political Science, English, Economics Political Science, Bengali, Economics Political Science, Sociology, Economics Political Science, English, Sociology Bengali, History, Sociology Bengali, History, Philosophy Bengali, Sociology, Philosophy Bengali, Sanskrit, Philosophy English, History, Philosophy Sociology, History, Philosophy (General) Sl.No. 1 2 3 4 Subject Combinations Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics Botany, Zoology, Chemistry Economics, Mathematics, Political Science Geography, Economics, Political Science B.Com. (General) 1st year Financial accounting Business Regulatory Framework Subject combinations offered Principles and Econom practice of ics I Management and Business Business Mathematics and Statistics Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 34 Communicatio n 2nd year 3rd year Information Technology and its Application in Business Financial Accounting III Principles of Marketing and eCommerce Financial Accounting II Cost and Management Accounting II Financial Management Direct and Indirect Taxation Cost and Management Accounting I Auditi ng All 1st year students are required to study compulsory English and Bengali/Hindi (50 marks each). All 3rd year students are required to study a Compulsory 100 mark Environmental Studies Course. Choice Based Credit System and range of subject options Choice based credit system does not exist. Courses offered in modular form Many of the courses are offered in modular form. However, the students are required to appear for University examinations at the end of each year according to the 1+1+1 system of examinations of the University of Calcutta. Credit transfer and accumulation facility Credit transfer and accumulation facility does not exist. Lateral and vertical mobility within and across programmes and courses The students are allowed to change their Honours subjects after admission within a stipulated time set by the university. Students failing to secure qualifying marks in their Honours subjects in the University examinations are transferred to the corresponding General Courses. There is no other scope for further lateral or vertical mobility within or across courses. Enrichment courses A Soft-Skill Development Programme of 5 weeks duration was introduced in 2012 for the final year students of the college. The programme involved training the students in basic conversational English, facing job interviews, CV writing and group discussion. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 35 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. The college offers the Communicative English (Major) Course, which is a self-financed course aimed at the development of English language skills in professional environments. The faculty include Smt. Rituparna Mukherjee (Course Coordinator), two Part-Time Lecturers and three Guest Lecturers. Salary Structure: Name of Teacher Smt. Rituparna Mukherjee (Course Coordinator) Smt. Premanjana Banerjee Sri Prabir Kumar De Qualification Designation Salary M.A., B.Ed., Contractual Full- Rs.22,340 DELT, TESOL Time Lecturer M.A. Part-Time Lecturer Part-Time Lecturer PGDM (Management and Entrepreneur Studies) Santanu M.A., M.Phil. Guest Lecturer Sri Majee Smt.Purbasha M.A.in Auddy Studies Sri Biswajit M.A. Matilal Film Guest Lecturer Guest Lecturer Rs.11,300 Rs.4000 Rs.250 lecture Rs.250 lecture Rs.250 lecture per per per Fee Structure: 1st year 2nd year 3rd year Rs. 6515 Rs. 5855 Rs. 5855 The admission to the Communicative English Course takes place along with the admission to the other regular courses of the college following similar procedure. The University of Calcutta syllabus for Communicative English (Major) course is followed. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 36 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. All first year students have to undergo a compulsory computer training programme throughout the year where they are taught basic computer skills at a nominal fee of Rs. 300/. Moreover, a Soft-Skill Development Programme of 5 weeks duration is offered for the final year students of the college. The programme involves training the students in basic conversational English, facing job interviews, CV writing and group discussion. 1.2.6. Does the University provide for the flexibility of combining the conventional faceto-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? No. The institution has limited autonomy to exercise the academic flexibility of allowing students to change from one discipline to another. Subject change is only allowed within the stipulated time set by the University after admission to a particular course in the first year. Moreover, students are to choose subject combinations from those offered by the college (see list above). The flexibility for combining conventional and distance modes of education does not exist. 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? Apart from the different programmes mentioned earlier, seminars and extension lectures are held regularly to provide exposure to the students regarding the recent developments in their subjects and to orient them towards higher education and research. 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? The Communicative English (Major) Course (self-financed) and the Soft-Skill Development Programme were started to increase the professional competence of the students to cater to the needs of the dynamic employment market. A computer literacy programme is in place for the first year students. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 37 The Jogamaya Devi College computer Centre functions in technical collaboration with the Institute of Computer Engineers (India) and an Academic Committee, with the Principal of the college as the chairperson, looks after the academic affairs of the centre. The courses of the centre are designed to train the students in Computer Technology at affordable rates. The courses are updated at regular intervals to meet the requirements of the IT industry. A minimum discount of 15% only for DOEACC courses are made available to Jogamaya Devi College students. The certificate courses are recognized by Directorate of Employment, Govt. of West Bengal. 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? The college functions in the morning hours and has to share classroom and lab space with day and evening shift colleges. Moreover, it has to adhere strictly to the University of Calcutta curriculum and due to this constraint of time and space it is unable to conduct fulltime courses on socially relevant issues. The college compensates for this shortcoming by regularly conducting Workshops, Seminars and Extension lectures on Women’s Rights and other issues related to women as well as environmental awareness programmes. Environmental education is imparted according to the University of Calcutta syllabus. This includes theoretical lectures and a 25 mark project. As part of their project work, the students are taken to study various aspects of nearby areas of environmental interest such as the East Calcutta Wetlands (a Ramsar Site). 1.3.4. What are the various value-added courses/enrichment programmes offered to ensure holistic development of students? Moral, ethical values and life skills Over the past few years the college has been working in close association with Vivekananda Nidhi, Srirampur, which regularly organizes Value Orientation Camps for students. The Course Coordinator for the last camp held in March 2014 was Dr. Suchhanda Sen, Associate Professor, Dept. of Mathematics, of our college. These 5-day/2-day camps aim to create well-balanced individuals with better social and professional adaptability. In the course of these camps the students are acquainted with aspects of Indian philosophy and the moral and ethical values ingrained therein and basic yoga techniques and meditation for physical and mental well-being. They are also taught the importance of leadership qualities and team work and are encouraged to take pride in the cultural heritage of the country. Employability and better career options The students of the college are encouraged to enroll themselves in the National Cadet Corps. The NCC contingent of our college is the largest one under the first Bengal Girls Battallion Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 38 NCC. The college offers the ‘B’ and ‘C’ certificates NCC courses. Students successfully completing the ‘C’ certificate courses are exempted from appearing in the written entrance examinations for joining the armed forces after graduation. Many of our C certificate cadets have joined the armed forces. A Soft-Skill Development Programme is organized to widen career options for the students. A computer literacy programme is in place for the first year students. On 3rd Feb 2014, the Dept of Communicative English organized a workshop on Employability Skills at the M.P. Birla Planetarium Seminar Hall. The focus areas of the workshop were to provide a first-hand exposure to the demands of the job market, and to prepare them in interview and presentation skills. On 12 th March 2014, a Workshop on SelfEmployment, also organized by the Dept of Communicative English, was held in the College premises. The students were given insight into the basics of entrepreneurship as well as the organizations and the funding associated with it. Experienced entrepreneurs, Human Resource personnel and industrialists were invited to speak at both occasions. Community orientation The NSS unit of our college had organized a Thalassemia testing camp in the college premises on 3/3/2014. Students (107 in number) and their family members attended the camp and had themselves tested for Thalassemia. The NSS unit of the college organized a special camp for our college students at Kheyali Sangha, Kolkata 33, from 19 th -25th March, 2014, where several programmes on HIV and Thalassemia awareness and value orientation were conducted. As part of the camp, a rally was arranged in neighbouring slum areas to increase the awareness of the slum-dwellers about various diseases. A survey of their socioeconomic condition was also made. A one-day seminar entitled ‘Friends of Senior Citizens’ was organized in collaboration with the Dignity Foundation, Kolkata Chapter. The students who attended the seminar were encouraged to become involved in providing assistance to our aged citizens. 1.3.5. Citing a few examples to enumerate on the extent of use of the feedback from stakeholders in enriching the curriculum? A compulsory feedback system is in place whereby the students of the Third year are required to assess the teachers and the infrastructural facilities offered by the college. This feedback is taken into account while policy decisions are made in the various committees. 1.3.6. How does the institution monitor and evaluate the quality of its enrichment programmes? Not applicable Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 39 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? Being an affiliate of the University of Calcutta, there is very little scope for innovation in the design of curriculum. However, the college does participate in the development of curriculum to some extent through the faculty members who are members of the Board of Studies of the University of Calcutta in their respective disciplines. 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? No. 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? Any other information regarding curricular aspects which the college would like to include. A 5-week Soft Skill Development Programme for the final year students was held in the college in June-July 2013. The programme was organized to address the basic soft-skill requirements of our out-going students, such as writing CVs and applications, facing interviews, participating in group in discussions, etc. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 40 CRITERION II: TEACHING - LEARNING AND EVALUATION 2.1. Student Enrolment and Profile 2.1.1. How does the college ensure publicity and transparency in the admission process? Publicity: a. a. Notice Board b. Prospectus c. Institutional website Notice Board: The admission notice is displayed on the college notice board well before the publication of the (10+2) final examination results. Posters containing information on courses offered are put up on the walls of both the buildings (main and annexe) b. Prospectus: The college prospectus is distributed along with admission form to candidates seeking admission to the institution. The prospectus is also available on demand at the college office on payment of a nominal price. Detailed information regarding the location of the college, its infrastructure, working hours, teaching and non-teaching staff, and courses offered, university regulations, extra-curricular activities, prizes and awards, and other special activities undertaken like career counselling, psychological counselling etc. are contained in the prospectus. c. Institutional Website: The College has a website jogamayadevicollege.org. Detailed information on all aspects of the institution can be obtained from here. The website is updated regularly. Transparency: The admission process is coordinated by an Admission Committee consisting of a convener and senior teachers of the college. The entire process, including issue and submission of admission forms, publication of merit lists and subsequent entry of students to the various courses, is carried out in strict adherence to the admission regulations and schedule issued by the University of Calcutta each year. For the past seven years, the admission forms have been made available both online as well as from the college office. Teachers with a background in IT provide the necessary computer support. The merit lists are uploaded to the college website and are also displayed on the notice board. The admission process is evaluated from time to time in order to discuss the number of students admitted, number of students transferred to other colleges and the number of vacant seats. Steps are then taken to Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 41 fill up the vacant seats from the waiting lists. Thus transparency is ensured from the stage of notification till the completion of admission process. 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. Admission to the different undergraduate programmes is based on student performance in the (10+2) final board examination. The merit lists are prepared in accordance with the criteria finalised at the Academic Committee meeting before the publication of the 10+2 results. The reservation of seats for OBC, SC, and ST is maintained as per Govt. rules. Seats are also reserved for sports persons and physically handicapped students as per University norms. 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. The college offers three years Under Graduate Degree courses in Science, Commerce and Arts. These admissions are carried out strictly according to the criteria laid down by the Calcutta University. The cut-off percentages for issuing admission forms for different courses as determined by respective departments are finalised at the Academic SubCommittee meeting held before the publication of the result of the (10+2) final examination. The minimum and maximum percentages of marks for the session 2013-14 are given below. Sl. No Subject Aggregate 1 Bengali 2 English 3 History 4 Economics 5 Political Science Highest- 73.17% Lowest- 62.7% Highest- 91% Lowest- 63% Highest- 80.2% Lowest- 51.6% Highest- 90% Lowest- 56% Highest- 79.2% Lowest- 50% Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 42 6 Sociology 7 Psychology 8 Physics 9 Chemistry 10 Botany 11 Geology 12 Communicative English 13 Sanskrit 14 Philosophy 15 Mathematics 16 Zoology 17 Geography Highest- 88% Lowest- 43.6% Highest- 83.88% Lowest- 54.5% Highest- 80% Lowest- 71% Highest- 82.3% Lowest- 53% Highest- 86% Lowest- 59% Highest- 91.4% Lowest- 60.3% Highest- 83% Lowest- 55% Highest- 82% Lowest- 60% Highest- 82.8% Lowest- 50.4% Highest- 76.8% Lowest- 54.6% Highest- 84% Lowest- 50.2% Highest-85.4% Lowest-52.8% 2.1.4 Is there a mechanism in the institution to review the admission process and student profile annually? If ‘yes’ what is the outcome of such an effort and how has it contributed to the improvement of the process? Mechanism to review the admission process and student profile: In the Academic Committee Meeting held prior to the admissions each year the Heads of the Departments evaluate the admission process followed in the previous year with special reference to the profile of students admitted to their departments. The institution has a welldefined mechanism-of reviewing the students’ profiles. The admission committee reviews the profiles of students selected for admission and chalks out a comparative summary of the selected candidates. A record of their performance in all fields, academic as well as extracurricular, as maintained by the college, is taken into account. On the basis of the suggestions of the HODs, and an in-depth study of the student profiles, necessary changes in the cut-off percentages and overall admission policy for the current year are introduced. The college has moved from a somewhat tedious manual system of admission to a partly-online, efficient and student-friendly one. The college is currently preparing itself to implement the central online admission procedure to be introduced by the University this year. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 43 Outcome: As a result of this process the college has observed a sharp rise in the quality of students admitted, lower drop-out rates, and optimum filling up of seats. 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/ OBC: Students from SC/ST and other backward classes are allotted seats as per roster system of the state policy. Fees exemption and endowment benefits are also extended to these students if economically challenged. The college makes tireless efforts to create awareness on the importance of higher studies i.e., education as a means of socio-economic change and empowerment. Provisions of UGC order policy of constitutionally guaranteed merit cum reservation at the time of admission is strictly adhered to. The college makes sure that such students have adequate access to financial and academic facilities of the college and incentives for the marginalized students are also categorically framed. • Women: This institution is a women’s college and believes in empowerment of women through education. • Differently able: Our college provides reservation benefit to the students belonging to differently-able categories as per UGC notification. Within our limited resources special attention is paid to fulfilling their needs. A ramp is being constructed and an elevator being installed in the annexe building. • Economically weaker sections: Students from economically weaker sections apply for and obtain free studentship. 517 students have been granted free studentship in the 2012-13 session. The college has provision to grant up to 30% free studentship. • Minority community: As per the directions of the Central Government, State Government and its affiliating University, this institution offers every possible help to the students belonging to the minority community. This is reflected in the encouraging representation of the community, particularly Muslims in all UG Honours and General courses. The students from this category also get scholarships and stipends. • Any other: Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 44 The college boasts of excellent performance by students in the field of sports like cricket, kabaddi, athletics etc. Due representation is given to this category in admission based upon their excellence in athletics or sports activities at University/Regional/Zonal/State/National level. The college offers them concession and scholarships besides granting special leave for their practice and participation in competitions. The college arranges for special classes and flexible internal examination dates for them to help them complete the syllabus. 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. Programmes Number of Number of Demand Ratio applications students admitted UG (2010) B.A.(Honours) 1672 389 4.30 B.SC.(Honours) 2611 416 6.28 B.Com.(Honours) 925 128 7.28 B.A.(General) 487 317 1.54 B.Sc.(General) 180 78 2.31 B.Com.(General) 318 179 1.78 B.A.(Honours) 2024 414 4.88 B.Sc.(Honours) 3087 468 6.60 B.Com.(Honours) 1005 149 6.74 B.A.(General) 550 364 1.51 B.Sc.(General) 251 142 1.77 356 233 1.53 UG (2011) B.Com.(General) UG (2012) Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 45 B.A.(Honours) 2017 423 4.77 B.Sc.(Honours) 2651 520 5.10 B.Com.(Honours) 954 156 6.11 B.A.(General) 449 449 1.00 B.Sc.(General) 120 113 1.06 B.Com.(General) 245 245 1.00 B.A. (Honours) 1903 348 5.47 B.Sc. (Honours) 2804 504 5.56 B.Com.(Honours) 1016 168 6.05 B.A.(General) 520 511 1.02 B.Sc.(General) 221 108 2.05 B.Com.(General) 325 311 1.04 reduction UG(2013) There seems to be reduction in the number of applicants in 2012 which is probably due both to slightly stringent admission norms set in place by the college and the relatively low marks secured by the students in (10+2) examination. 2.2. Catering to Diverse Needs of Students 2.2.1. How does the institution cater to the needs of differently- able students and ensure adherence to government policies in this regard? The institution fully adheres to government policies regarding the needs of differently-able students. Seats are reserved for them at the time of admission in various programmes. The college has an elevator in the main building and is constructing a ramp and elevator in the annexe building. An effort is made to hold the classes. for such students in the ground floor classrooms to facilitate easy accessibility. During examinations visually challenged students are provided writers. Adequate help is also provided whenever necessary to students having Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 46 functional disability. Special counselling sessions and lectures are also arranged for such category of students. Such students are also given extra time in college and University examinations. 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. The student’s knowledge and skills are assessed by the teachers of the respective departments at the time of counselling prior to their admission. Students’ responses to the introductory lectures in the first few weeks of class enable teachers to assess the knowledge gap of the incoming students. The subsequent class lectures are framed accordingly to help the students to cope with the programme to which they are enrolled. 2.2.3 What are the strategies drawn and deployed 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? The progress of the students is systematically and very carefully monitored through their responses in class both verbal and written. Knowledge gap of particular students has been reduced by taking remedial classes (especially for SC/ST/OBC students) beyond the college hours. Tutorial classes are arranged for general and minority students after the college hours. Knowledge gap is also reduced by interaction with teachers outside the class and frequent class tests. Surprise tests are also taken along with the regular periodic tests. These tests have proved to be extremely successful in helping average students to excel in their examinations. 2.2.4 How does the college sensitize its staff and students on issues such as gender, inclusion, environment etc.? Being a Women’s college gender sensitization has been our primary concern. A major part of all activities that are pursued here is aimed at the welfare and up gradation of women. We believe in instilling in our students a deep sense of respect and empathy towards other women and the under-privileged sections of society and in creating environmental awareness. Seminars and workshops addressing Women’s Issues and Environmental Awareness Programmes are organised to achieve this end. Strict discipline is maintained on the campus so that the girls feel safe, secure and comfortable. If any girl faces any problem outside the campus, we seek to help her as far as possible. Students from broken and disturbed families are offered special counselling. Environment classes are taken regularly which sensitizes the students to protect the Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 47 environment and preserve precious resources and biodiversity. The newly started N.S.S. unit of this college is planning to start various environme nt related activities. 2.2.5. How does the institution identify and respond to special educational/learning needs of advanced learners? The advanced learners are identified by their (10+2) results and their responses in classes and class tests. The advanced learners have the access to college internet when they can consult e-books and subject-related information. They are encouraged to go to the Central Library where they can read reference books, magazines and newspapers. They are asked to write and present seminar papers to motivate them towards research. The college practises peer coaching where the advanced learners, with guidance from a teacher, help one or more students at the same level to learn a skill or concept. 2.2.6 How does the institute collect, analyse 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)? In our college the dropout rate is very low. There is a continual assessment of students throughout the programme duration. The students’ academic performance is assessed by their performance in the formative and summative evaluations as well as their involvement in the class room teaching and activities. The college tries to stop the drop outs of the talented students in its own capacity. The Principal and the faculty take personal interest in the problems of students and help to solve them. The college runs a counselling cell for students. Potential dropouts are identified and counselled, sometimes along with their parents, so that they can return to their studies with renewed enthusiasm. Students are encouraged to approach the cell for guidance to meet challenges and solve the problems faced by them. This also helps in checking the drop out ratio. Bilingual method of teaching is adopted and special classes are arranged for weak students /slow learners. Handouts of simple version are given to them as supplement. The college has provision to grant up to 30% free studentship to economically challenged students. In addition, full and half fee-waivers are available through Students’ Aid Fund. One-time cash awards are given to needy students through endowment funds. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 48 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.) The academic calendar is released by the affiliating University and the college holds its internal examinations (mid-term and selection test) in compliance with this calendar. The schedule for class tests, tutorials and college examinations is finalised at the beginning of the academic session. The college also publishes its own academic calendar wherein the syllabus distribution among faculty members is outlined. The academic sub-committee of the college finalizes the Academic Calendar of the college before the commencement of each academic session. The teachers form their own lesson plans based on their allotted syllabus. The records of class tests, tutorials and preparatory test are systematically maintained by each department. The students are given the academic calendar at the time of admission and it is uploaded regularly on the college website. 2.3.2 How does IQAC contribute to improve the teaching –learning process? Jogamaya Devi College established IQAC on 08.08.2013. The newly started IQAC provides the quality benchmarks/parameters for the various academic and administrative activities of the institution. Following are the members of the IQAC cell: Mrs. Gargi Nath Dr. Ruma Basu Principal -cum-chairman Coordinator (Department of Physics) Dr. Madhumita Ghosh Associate Professor (Physics) Sm. Mohua Ganguly Associate Professor (Geology) Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 49 Dr. Shila Neogi Associate Professor (English) Sri Kaushik Kiran Ghosh Associate Professor (Geology) Sri Syamales Maiti Sri Aniruddha Chakraborty CWTT (Commerce) Accountant Dr. Dipak Kar Principal, Asutosh College Sri Biswajit Motilal Vice-President, Corporate-Communication Birla Communication LTD. The objective of this cell is also to monitor promotion, implementation and continuous improvement of innovations in curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities of the institution. The IQAC tries to work towards the enrichment of the students’ knowledge, skill and personality. 2.3.3 How learning is 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? To make the learning student-centric the teachers make sincere efforts to present the prescribed curriculum in ways that suit the average aptitude of each batch of students. While introducing each new topic, teaching proceeds at a slow pace so as to provide time for repetition in order to enable better comprehension by students. Interactive Learning: Interactive (question-answer) sessions on each and every topic are an integral part of teaching which helps to make learning student centric. Students are also encouraged to Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 50 participate in class room seminars, departmental seminars as well as in student seminars held in other institutions. Collaborative Learning: Group discussion and peer coaching are held regularly in classes for every discipline. The students also participate in group discussion competitions held in the college and other institutions. Students are also advised to discuss among themselves the topics they are taught in class. Independent learning: Independent learning is another way of learning, where the students can independently prepare the lessons with clear understanding. Independent learning includes a variety of practices that enables students to formulate problems, find answers through systematic procedures of reference work, hypothesizing, experimenting, field work, day-to-day experience etc. and evaluate one’s progress and achievement. Independent learning generally takes up some of the following forms -assignment work, laboratory work, reference reading in library and through internet, programmed learning, mastery learning, learning through audio-visual aids such as films, filmstrips, slides, cassettes, tape recorders television etc. 2.3.4 How does the institution nurture critical thinking, creativity and scientific temper among the students to transform them into life-long learners and innovators? The college innovates many interesting methods to develop critical thinking and creativity of the students through quiz, debate, elocution competition, creative writing, extra-curricular activities, group discussion etc. The students are also encouraged to participate in various intra and inter-college competitions. They have also excelled in inter-college cultural, drama and sports competition. Ours being a U.G. college, it is difficult to assist the students in research directly. But we believe in the motto that “Every teacher is a researcher” and we encourage the students to solve various social problems by developing survey-based projects. The University of Calcutta has introduced a term paper (project based) recently in certain subjects like B.Com. (H), Economics (H), Sociology (H) and Environmental Studies. Guided by their teachers, the students select a topic related to current and local problems on which they are required to -write a project/research paper. This helps the students to develop a scientific temper. 2.3.5 What are the technologies and facilities available and used by the faculty for effective teaching? E.g. Virtual laboratories, e-learning - resources from National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) and National Mission on Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 51 Education through Information and Communication Technology (NME-ICT), open educational resources, mobile education, etc. In order to ensure that the students have effective learning experiences, the faculty uses multimedia projectors, computers (Power-point), television, DVD, tape recorders, LCD projector etc. Internet enabled computer systems are used in some subjects (viz Geology etc). The students are also encouraged to use computer software packages (viz Geography, Psychology, etc) for meaningful analyses of the experimental data collected by them. The institution has also introduced a course in PC application for all students as it feels that basic computer literacy is very essential for students to have effective learning experiences. 2.3.6 How are the students and faculty exposed to advanced level of knowledge and skills (blended learning, expert lectures, seminars, workshops etc.)? The faculties believe in the motto “A teacher’s foremost responsibility is to create an urge in the students to learn more.” To ensure that, special lectures and seminars by experts on various contemporary issues like global warming, wild life protection, emerging trends in science and technology, gender issues, human rights etc. are organised in which teachers and students are encouraged to participate. The faculty constantly update themselves by attending refresher courses, orientation programmes, and faculty up gradation programmes and communicate the recent developments in their respective subjects to their students. Educational tours are also conducted. Over the years the teachers of various departments have been participating in conferences, work-shops and presenting national and international seminars. The students are also involved in inter-college seminars/conferences/work-shops etc. 2.3.7 Detail (process and the number of students\ benefitted) on the academic, personal and psycho-social support and guidance services (professional counselling/mentoring/academic advise) provided to students? Jogamaya Devi College has a Students Welfare Cell which provides academic and psychological counselling to the students, whenever needed. The teachers of the cell give due attention to their needs and problems and try their utmost to solve their problems.As a deep and healthy bonding develops between teachers and students within a department, the students routinely approach the Head or other faculty members of their departments for support and guidance on various matters. The teachers counsel the students individually or in small groups on academic matters like subject change options, opportunities for higher studies in their fields and means of improvement of academic performance. They also Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 52 provide psycho-social support to students of disturbed family backgrounds. Such intradepartmental counselling is often carried out after college hours. This form of counselling has proved to be extremely effective and is seen to bring about a positive turn-around in the academic performance and social adaptability of the students. 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? The college always encourages teachers to keep themselves abreast of the latest development in their respective fields. They are encouraged to use computers, internet and library resources to enrich their teaching. The college faculty is also provided training for use of computers and the latest software so that they themselves can develop modern teaching aids to be used in the classroom. From time to time the college teachers attend and participate in seminars, conferences and special lecture programmes. The faculty members are also encouraged to participate in National and International Seminars. They are provided duty leave and financial assistance for this purpose. The faculty members who attend such seminars/conferences share their experience with students and faculty with latest information and developments. 2.3.9 How are library resources used to augment the teaching- learning process? The institution has a well equipped central library (60,000 books and 11750 Journals) with computer facilities. In addition to this there is a Text Book Library at 77; Asutosh Mukherjee Road contains more than 7400 text books. The Common Room Library has approximately 1200 story books. All the departments maintain well-stocked 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 both in Central Library and departmental libraries. During syllabus changes, new text books and related references are bought immediately to cater to the needs of the students as well as faculty. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 53 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. Yes, we face some challenges to complete the syllabus within the stipulated time period. The reasons are –Irregularity of the students due to seasonal variation, jobs, and simultaneous studies. • The college being the Centre of all University Examinations (Part-I + Part-II + Part-III Honours and General) • Insufficient faculty in some departments. • Additional pressure of the teachers (like organising examinations as head examiners/external/internal, evaluation and scrutiny of papers, invigilation of examination etc.) sometimes makes the task of completing the syllabus within the allotted time very difficult. To meet the challenges the college takes the following steps• During college and University examinations, the respective faculties arrange for special classes. • The guest lecturers have been appointed in the departments which are suffering from staff shortage. • The extra classes are taken throughout the year to complete the syllabus effectively as well as to meet the extra needs of the students. • The faculties have tackled the extra workload with smiling face and complete all responsibilities efficiently. 2.3.11. How does the institute monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching learning? The college has established the IQAC on 08.08.2013. The primary objective of the IQAC is to monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching- learning. In addition the quality of teaching is also monitored by getting feedback from the third year outgoing students. The institute provides facility of computers, laptops, internet, library, projectors etc. to facilitate the teaching-learning process. The teachers are also trained from time to time to update themselves regarding the use of technology. Teachers are also permitted to attend seminars/workshops organised by other colleges on IT awareness and efficient use and implementation of computer knowledge into teaching learning act. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 54 The quality of learning is also maintained through involvement in class-room teaching. The faculties use interactive sessions, group-discussion, seminars, class tests and tutorials etc. The students encouraged to ask any questions to the teachers both inside and outside the classroom. From the results of college and university examinations, and the subsequent absorption of our students into institutes of higher studies or other professions, the quality of our existing teaching-learning process is evaluated. On the basis of this assessment necessary changes are introduced in the teaching learning process. 2.4. Teacher quality 2.4.1. Provide the following detail and elaborate on the strategies adapted 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 Professor Associate Professor Qualification Male Female Male Female Permanent Teachers D. Sc/D. Litt Ph. D 4 16 M. Phil 7 PG 5 Temporary Teachers Ph. D M. Phil PG Part Time Teachers (PTT of Govt. of WB) Ph. D M. Phil PG Contractual whole time teachers (CWTT of Govt. of WB) Ph. D M. Phil PG Assistant Professor Male Female Total 2 5 4 1 1 26 8 11 05 04 11 05 05 17 10 09 28 03 02 03 02 03 07 05 05 10 00 00 03 01 00 04 01 00 07 The college provides the opportunities to the qualified competent teachers to revitalize themselves from time to time by permitting them to attend, 1. Orientation course 2. Refresher course 3. Faculty Improvement Programmes (FIP) 4. Postdoctoral research in and across the countries. To meet the changing requirements of the curriculum, the College teachers regularly attend workshops organized by the university. Some faculty members are also the members of the Board of Studies of the University in Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 55 their respective subjects. So they are actively involved in the design of new curriculum and put forward innovative ideas on how to address the needs of the changing curriculum. 2.4.2 How does the institution cope the growing demand/scarcity of qualified senior faculty to teach new programs/modern areas (emerging areas) of study being introduced (bio technology, IT, bio informatics etc.)? Provide details of the efforts made by the institution in these directions and the outcome during the last three years. During the last few years, the College has introduced two new undergraduate programs, B.A. (Major) in Communicative English and B. Com. Honours. To meet the requirements of additional faculty for the two new programs, whole-time contractual, part time and guest lecturers have been appointed. Both departments are at present run by contractual, part time and guest lecturers. The College has applied for the permanent teachers on substantive post for these two departments. 2.4.3 Providing details of staff development programs during the last four years. Elaborate on the strategies adopted by the institution in enhancing the teacher quality. a. Nomination to staff development programs Academic staff development programs Refresher courses HRD programs Orientation programs Staff training conducted by the university Staff training conducted by other institution Summer/Winter schools, workshops etc. Number of faculty nominated 8 1 Almost all the teachers participate in workshops organized by Calcutta University on new syllabus introduced in 2010. The College management encourages all initiatives related to the development of its staff and faculty. Teachers are given sanctioned study leave for research purposes, duty leave for attending national or international conferences/seminars/workshops and presenting research papers in such conferences, and seminars, duty leave for faculty retraining programs, refresher courses, orientation programs organized by academic staff College universities. b. Faculty training programs organized by the institution to empower and enable the use of various tools and technology for improved teaching/learning. Teaching learning methods/approaches: The institution organizes training for its faculty in the use of new approaches in teaching. In 2005, faculty members were sent to e-learning programmes organized by DOEACC-Jadavpur University to train them in computer-aided teaching methods. Teachers and staff also enroll themselves for basic computer training free of cost at the Jogamaya Devi College Computer Center. Teachers use computer based teaching method (with Power Point and LCD Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 56 projectors), OHP and other intelligent projection systems to make the lecture more comprehensive and attractive. The teachers are encouraged to attend refresher and orientation courses where they are exposed to modern methods of lecture, which they can subsequently adopt in their own teaching. Handing new curriculum: The University of Calcutta organizes workshops when a new syllabus is introduced or when the existing syllabus is upgraded by the introduction of a new topic, in order to familiarize the teachers with the changes. Again, senior faculty members provide necessary support to newly appointed teachers to effectively handle the curriculum. Content/knowledge management: Subject content is developed by faculty members based on the syllabus guidelines. Faculty members are open to share their ideas and experience with other faculty members which facilitates knowledge management. Selection, development and use of enrichment materials: Seminars and workshops are organized to enhance the performance of existing faculty members. Teachers are encouraged to participate in enrichment programs. Assessment: There is a transparent assessment system by which faculty members are given an opportunity for self-assessment and subsequent improvement. An Annual appraisal system is followed where the third year honours students evaluate the performance of the teachers of their respective departments. Moreover the HODs of the departments meet with respective faculty members on regular basis and discuss improvements that need to be made. Cross cutting issues: The interdepartmental seminars have been organized. Teachers are encouraged to attend seminars on interdisciplinary issues. Some departments take the assistance of audio visual aids/IT/Software/computer applications from the experts of other departments. Audio visual aids/multimedia: Teachers are properly trained in the use of audio visual aids and provided with the necessary assistance. From time to time the faculty has been trained to handle the new approaches in the teaching learning methods. Faculties are trained to handle the new curriculum by the university. University organizes orientation programs to train the teachers when new curriculum is introduced. The teachers use audio visual aids and multimedia to teach the students to make the teaching learning more interesting. OER’s Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 57 The teachers make ample use of open educational resources like e-books, internet facilities and free software to improve curriculum delivery. The students are also encouraged to access these facilities. C. Percentage of faculty: Invited as resource person in workshops/ seminars/ conferences organized by external professional agencies. 7.63% Participated in external workshops/ seminars/ conferences recognized by national/ international professional bodies. 85.50% Presented papers in workshops/ seminars/ conferences conducted or recognized by professional agencies. 30.53% 2.4.4. What policies/ systems are in place to recharge teachers? (E.g. providing research grants, study leaves, support for research and academic publication, teaching experience in other national institutions and specialized programs, industrial engagement etc.) The management does not have any official programs / policies for teacher’s development. However, it motivates the faculties constantly to take up individual initiatives. Research grants: The management does not extend research grants to the faculty. The organizations like UGC/ DST are providing research grants. Study leave: Study leave is permissible as per university statutes. Support for research and academic publications: The College authority is directly not able to support for research and publications but it constantly encourages the stake holders. The authority sanctions study leaves, gives permission to attend FIP and also grants duty leave for the teachers to attend national and international seminars/workshops to build up their research skills. Teaching experience in other institutions: Some faculty members regularly teach in other institutions. Most of the teachers are associated with the teaching in Master degree courses (M.Com, M.Sc and M.A.) in Vidyasagar University (distance learning run by Jogamaya Devi College). Few of teachers are involved in teaching at different institutions under WB University of Technology, WB State University, Barasat, and other universities. Specialized program/Industrial engagement: Some of our teachers extend their help to different industries (e.g. Dr. Abhijit Chakraborty in EnviroTech East Company of Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 58 India Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata as consultants and domain experts). Some of our teachers are actively involved in NGO’s and other Social Initiatives (Dr. Subhra Bagchi, Prof. Mohua Ganguly, Dr. Suchhanda Sen, Prof. Sulekha Mondal, Dr. Molly Dutta, and Prof. Sarbari Dutta). 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. None of our teachers have received awards or any other form of recognition for their teaching. However, the college authority provides continuous encouragement and administrative support to the faculty to excel in teaching and improv e their teaching skills by giving permission to teach as visiting faculty in and around the country. 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? Yes, the institution has an evaluation system in place. In each year the third year honours students respond to questionnaires to assess their departmental teachers and the college preserving the anonymity of the students. The data is analyzed and shared with the faculty members for their improvement. Teachers benefit through such assessments as they use them to rectify their shortcomings and build upon their strengths. Moreover, the institution provides all the required facilities to its staff to improve their knowledge and skill. 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 process? There is a comprehensive evaluation process generally introduced by the University of Calcutta. A meeting of the Academic sub-committee is generally held before the start of the session where the decisions regarding examination and evaluation are taken on the basis of the outlines given by the affiliating university. The evaluation methods are communicated to the students and faculty at the beginning of the academic session. The college provides information to the students about the schedule of the examinations and methods of evaluation through the prospectus and academic calendar. Teachers in their introductory classes also communicate to the students the system of evaluation consisting of tutorials, mid-term test and selection test at the college level and the annual system of university examination (Part-I, Part-II and Part-III at the end of 1 st, 2nd and 3rd year respectively). 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? Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 59 The University of Calcutta to which the college is affiliated has introduced some major evaluation reforms in the examination system from 2006 onwards. The B.A., B. Sc., B. Com. (1+1+1) system has been introduced. The students appear for the University Examination Part I/II/III at the end of the first, second and third year respectively. The syllabus of the subjects was last changed in 2010. The marking pattern of question papers also involves substantial changes which are done in favour of short questions. The 100 marks Honours papers of some departments have been divided into two 50 marks papers. Now the honours students have to appear for a two hour 50 marks paper in each day instead of a 4 hour 100 marks paper. All these reforms have been welcomed by teachers and students alike as they are aimed at reducing examination stress. The institution has adopted various reforms concerning evaluation. Same pattern of question papers (like University examinations) are used in-house examinations. Class tests and tutorials are conducted to evaluate the performance of students. Group discussion and class room seminars are organized to improve the understanding of basic concepts and presentation skills of the students and to broaden their conception of the subject. Interactive sessions are held in class room through teacher-student discussion on the topics taught. In some cases, peer tutoring is undertaken in which a student, with guidance from a teacher, helps one or more students at the same level to learn a skill or concept. Project based learning activities create opportunities for students to work on problems in the real world. 2.5.3 How does the institution ensure effective implementation of the evaluation reforms of the University and those initiated by the institution? The College follows the direction of the University in the implementation of these reforms. Class tests, mid-term tests and selection tests for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd years are held as per the circular issued by the University. The students are sent up for the University examination on the basis of their performance in these tests. The reforms initiated by the college in teaching-learning and evaluation process are duly followed by all the departments. 2.5.4 Provide details on the formative and summative assessment approaches adapted to measure student achievement. Cite a few examples which have positively impacted the system. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 60 The institution adopts both formative and summative methods of evolution. Formative approach involves measuring the students’ learning through verbal skills, group discussions, seminars and class tests. The evaluation through these methods gives the teacher a direction to guide his/her students taking into consideration their level of understanding. The summative evaluation is done during the terminal (selection) test examinations. The answer sheets of the students with good score are discussed and shown in the classes to the other students so that they get motivated to perform better next time. The students who get the maximum marks in each subjects and overall aggregate in the university examination (in B.A., B.Sc. and B.Com.) are awarded prizes in the Annual Prize Distribution Function of the college. This serves as an incentive for better academic performance. The weak students are given special care through special classes within the college hours and remedial classes beyond the college hours to enable them to perform better in college and university examinations. 2.5.5 Detail on the significant improvements made in ensuring rigor and transparency in the internal assessment during the last four years and the weight age assigned for the overall development of the students (weight age for behavioral aspects, independent learning, communication skill etc.) Jogamaya Devi College maintains complete transparency in the internal assessment. The criteria adopted are as directed by the University. The internal assessment is made by the faculty members keeping in mind the following aspects of students’ performance during the academic year: 1) Class attendance 2) Class performance 3) Performances in mid-term and test examinations 4) Extra-curricular activities. In spite of the above mentioned aspects of the students, their behavior in and outside the classes, extent of independent learning and communication are also given due weight age in the time of internal assessment. 2.5.6 What are the graduate attributes specified by the college/affiliated university? How does the college ensure the attainment of these by the students? The college believes in empowerment of women through education. Hence the college aspires to have a transformational impact on students through comprehensive education by inculcating qualities of competence, confidence and excellence. The college has specified its graduate attributes clearly. The college aims to make its student employable. The college endeavors that its students should become valuable global citizens. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 61 To make the students academically sound and globally competitive. The college ensures that by the time the student finishes her education in the college, she attains all these specified attributes. The teachers of the college work rigorously throughout the academic year to enable the students imbibe the valuable lessons by way of seminars, moral lectures, presentations and field work. The faculty sensitizes students towards inclusive social concerns, human rights, gender and environmental issues (through workshops, seminars, lectures etc.) to make them sensitive, sensible, useful and conscientious global citizens. 2.5.7. What are the mechanisms for redress of grievances with reference to evaluation both at the college and university level? Generally the methods of evaluation used in the college are very transparent and do not give scope for any kind of grievances in the students. The assessment by the teachers is just and fair. Even if there is slightest doubt expressed by any student it is immediately cleared through discussions. Similar discussions are also held with the parents in case of any grievances voiced by them with respect to the evaluation of their ward’s performance. For university examinations, the students can apply for review of their papers if they are not satisfied with their marks. Under the RTI act they can also apply for Photostat copies of their answer sheets. To do this, the students have to fill an application form within the stipulated time period prescribed by the university. 2.6. Student performance and learning outcome 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? College has the following clearly stated learning outcomes: Overall personality development of the student Excellence in academic performance Participation in extra-curricular activities including N.C.C and N.S.S Development of professional competence Development of a constructive and positive bent of mind Inculcation of moral and ethical values Promotion of creativity and imagination Mental, spiritual and physical fitness The students and staff are made aware of these through Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 62 Notice boards College magazine Staff meetings with principal Through circulating notices and through teachers in the classes. 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. The institution continuously monitors the performance of the students in college and University examinations. To improve the progress and performance, the college tries to develop innovative methods to make teaching-learning more interesting. The teachers of all departments take extra classes outside the routine classes and also remedial classes beyond college hours. In addition to that the teachers check the answers written by students on each chapter of their syllabus. This helps The students to formulate the precise and correct answer which help them to get higher marks in the college and university examination. 2.6.3 How are the teaching, learning and assessment strategies of the institution structured to facilitate the achievement of the intended learning process? The college has 18 honours departments – Bengali, History, English, Political Science, Philosophy, Sanskrit, Communicative English (major), Psychology (B.A. /B.Sc.), Commerce, Economics, Geology, Botany, Zoology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Geography, and Sociology. Statistics, Hindi and Education are also taught as general subjects. Among those, Communicative English as Major is a self -financed course. The lecture method of teaching is followed in all the departments but it is supplemented by other innovative and modern teaching methods. The conventional chalk and blackboard system is extensively used by all the departments. In addition to that some departments use OHP and power point presentation in order to make the teaching learning more interesting. Teachers attend seminars organized by the college and other institutions to enhance their knowledge and communicate their knowledge to the students. The departments of Geography, Geology and Chemistry use visuals like charts, maps, photographs and models to illustrate their lectures. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 63 A regular system of tutorials, class test and remedial classes help the students to improve themselves constantly under the able guidance of their teachers. Education excursion and field-work undertaken by some departments to encourage research pursuits among young learners. Students are taken to attend seminars and lectures in other colleges to help them to understand their subjects better. Some departments have wall magazines in addition to the college magazine through which the students are encouraged to express themselves creatively. Classroom debates and quiz methods are used in many departments. Group discussion and interactive sessions are organized to make the students to express their ideas fluently. External resource persons are invited to the institution to deliver lectures and enlighten the students on all possible subjects. The introduction of term papers in Economics and Commerce has infused a new approach to acquire the research skills by the students. By all these methods, the institution takes the initiative to make the curriculum, teaching, learning and assessment student-centric. The college has formulated academic committee and IQAC that aim at enhancing the quality of learning, teaching and assessment by providing academic leadership for the continued development of excellence in academic practice. The college is committed in creating an environment of inclusive learning. 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, development among students etc.) of the courses offered? Jogamaya Devi College deeply acknowledges its social and economic responsibility. The institution at the time of admission provides counseling on course options. They are informed by the teachers regarding the future prospects of various options. Moreover, they are sensitized on the social responsibilities through various programs organized by N.C.C. and N.S.S. Some industrial institutions (viz. Wipro, Infosys) regularly visit the college for campus interview. Some students have got jobs in these institutions. The college has made dedicated efforts to impart quality education and generate new knowledge through research and development activities. The college conducts a program on soft skill development to make the students competent in the job market. Besides, the college regularly organizes workshops and seminars for the Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 64 students to enhance their research aptitude as well as their responsibility to the society. A compulsory computer education program is run by the college for 1st year students which help them to acquire the basic computer knowledge that is required to find a job now -a-days. 2.6.5. How the institution collects and analyzes data on student performance and learning outcomes and uses it for planning and overcoming barriers of learning? A student’s progress is measured by two factors: i) Regularity ii) Performance in the examination The college is very strict regarding the student’s attendance in the class. According to Calcutta University’s rule, no student is allowed to sit for the University examinations unless University criteria are fulfilled. The college authority collects the performance report of all students in their internal and University examinations. These data of students’ results are referred to the Academic subcommittee and IQAC who take the necessary actions to improve the academic atmosphere of the college and the quality of result of the students. 2.6.6 How does the institution monitor and ensure the achievement of learning outcomes? The institution has a clearly defined mechanism to monitor the learning outcomes. The performance of the student in class and examinations indicate to what extent learning outcomes are achieved. Attendance is compulsorily taken in every class. Based on the participation in the class and marks scored in the class tests, tutorials and mid-term and Test examinations, the students’ level is judged by the faculty and appropriate action is taken under the guidance of Academic sub-committee and the IQAC. Extra classes and remedial classes are taken for slow learners. Parents of such students are called to meet their respective faculty members, if required. The faculty members continuously conduct surprise tests, quizzes, debates, group discussions etc. to monitor the academic progress of each student. 2.6.7. Do 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. The teachers of the respective departments closely monitor the performance of the students in class interactions and examinations and thereby identify the advanced and slow learners. The advanced learners are given special care (through home-work, tutorials, class tests, special classes) to help them to enhance their knowledge and excel in the university Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 65 examinations. On the other hand, the slow learners are also given special care to improve their skills by taking extra classes and remedial classes beyond the college hours. The teachers offer every help that the students require to comprehend their respective subjects and to prepare for the examination. Audio-visual aids and web information are linked through departmental WI-FI. E-books/Seminar books are distributed to equip individual students with available database. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 66 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? At present institution does not have any recognized research centre affiliated to the university. This is primarily due to space shortage and structural bottlenecks. So far, our College faculties have engaged themselves in collaborative research with prestigious National and International Institutes like Calcutta University, Jadavpur University, Presidency University, University of California Riverside, Stockholm Environment Institute (Davis, California); Kansas University (Kansas, USA), Lund University, Sweden. The college has always encouraged these extensive research collaborations. To overcome space constraint, college has started building an annexed structure with a unit dedicated to faculty research programs. 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. The institution has an in-house research committee, endorsed by IQAC. It is constituted by eleven members from arts, science and commerce faculties. The members of the research committee are – Dr. Lekha Mukhopadhyay of Department of Economics (Convener), Dr. Abhijit Chakraborty of Department of Geology, Dr. Anita Ghosh of Department of Psychology, Dr. Ballari Chakraborty of Department of Physics, Sri Bhaskar Ghosh of Department of Geology, Dr. Paramita Bandopadhyay of Department of Bengali, Sri Santosh Das of Department of Commerce, Dr. Shila Neogi of Department of English Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 67 Sri Sudip Das of Department of Mathematics, Dr. Sushovan Bera of Department of Botany, Dr. Ujjwal Mandal of Department of Chemistry It actively looks into multi faceted issues with a focus on capacity building in terms of research and imbibing research culture and scientific temperament among faculties and students of the college. The committee coordinates interaction between the research funding agencies like UGC/ DST and faculty members who apply for research grant. The Committee monitors the progress of research work, and tries to resolve any difficulties faced in the course of carrying research projects hosted by the college. In order to promote the research environment in the college a set of proposals and recommendations have been made. They are : Creating a research blog in the college web site and E-group. Approaching the Governing Body of the college through IQAC regarding the issue of clearance certificate from Home Ministry, Government of India for receiving foreign research grant. Organizing dissemination lectures on the research work by the college faculties in the college premises every month.Building up a “Digital Commons” to digitally archive the brief reports of the research works of the faculties and the extracts of invited lectures delivered by the eminent scholars in the college. Publishing an e-journal yearly by the college. Committee members have been assigned specific department-wise responsibilities to maintain liaison with faculty members (Table 1) so that they may contribute through dissemination of their research work in a common forum and, in turn, get benefitted from interactions with their peers. We are also hopeful of conducting interdisciplinary research projects in the near future, leveraging in-house collaboration. Table 1: Departments Psychology, Geography English, Communicative English, Political Science, Philosophy Mathematics, Sociology Bengali, Sanskrit, History Commerce Economics Geology, Botany, Zoology Chemistry, Physics To submit lecture topic(s) to Anita Ghosh ShilaNeogi Sudip Das Paramita Bandyopadhyay Santosh Kr Das Lekha Mukhopadhyay Bhaskar Ghosh. Ujjwal Mandal Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 68 A series of dissemination lectures by the faculty researchers have been started from April 29, 2014 and will continue through the academic year 2014-15. Six dissemination lectures are already delivered by the faculty researchers in April- May, 2014. The lists of speakers with the topics (proposed or already delivered) from different faculties are given in Annexure A. 3.1.3. What are the measures taken by the institution to facilitate smooth progress and implementation of research schemes/projects? Autonomy is given to the Principal Investigator, Smooth in-house grant processing, quick fund release protocol and scheduled auditing is ensured by College Administration. Leave for research work and for participating in conference/ workshop etc is granted. 3.1.4. What are the efforts made by the institution in developing scientific temper and research culture and aptitude among students? Steps have been taken to inculcate research motivation to all our students. They are trained with basic approaches of nature studies-acquisition of primary data, data processing, documentation and analysis. They have to submit individual project reports based on primary guidance imparted to them by our faculties involved in Environmental Studies (strictly adhering to UGC guidelines). The students are also encouraged to develop research attitude and aptitude beyond the curriculum projects. They are encouraged to undertake cocurricular research projects, organize and participate in inter college competitions on paper presentation, quiz, debate, group discussion and workshop. Teachers in such cases act as mentors. Some commendable performances by the students of the college in research cocurriculum in the past few years are shown in Table 2. Table-2: Theme A research competition was organised for Graduate/Post Graduate/Research Scholars on “Applied Geology” Year 2012 Venue Presidency University, Kolkata Students from department Geology Remarks Poster Presentation Secured third position Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 69 Mineral Luminescence- Causes and Controlling Factors 2012 Presidency University, Kolkata Geology Presented Poster Quiz Contest 2013 Jadavpur University Geology Quiz Contest / Secured 1st. and 2nd Position “Women’s power in women’s hands” a debate competition 2014 Sakhawat Govt. High School, Kolkata Sociology A group of 10 students from Sociology dept. participated and one of the students secured first position A two-day’s workshop on Rain water harvesting: poster presentation by students and lectures by invited speaker April 21 – 22 ; 2014 Jogamaya college Devi Geography The program was principally sponsored by the College Violence women April 30, 2014 Jogamaya College Devi Psychology The entire program was sponsored by the college Jogamaya College Devi English The entire program was sponsored by the faculties of tge Dept. of English Economics Best college awarded in 2005 against The Lyric Tradition in English Poetry: Convention and Experimentation Confluence: a three days’ inter-college competition on presentation of research papers, debates, quiz 2005, 2006, 2007 Dept. Economics, of St. Xaviers College, Kolkata Easy access to the books and journals in the central and departmental Libraries also helps students to learn new things and nurture scientific temper. Restricted access to WIFI has been provided for students so far, in some departments (Geology, Physics and Botany). The facility would be extended for all interested students in a phased manner, so that they can access internet on shared basis. E-books and free downloads of available study materials are also provided, as far as practicable. Students are encouraged to participate in classroom Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 70 group discussions, seminars, competitions. This helps to enhance research culture and aptitude among students. Laboratories in the departments enable the students to learn and practice various research activities. 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.) Distinctive roles of the faculty in the research field have been marked in our college. A number of teachers have been awarded Ph.D. and have enrolled in post doctoral programs both at national and international level. Some of our faculties have guided doctoral thesis. Several major/minor national and international research projects are being undertaken. The research works have been published in national and international journals, edited volumes etc. (Table 3) Table-3 DEPARTMENT N o. of tea ch ers Done post doctoral Program Ph. D Awar ded Doctor al thesis guidan ce Number of research projects undertaken as Principal /coinvestigator Number of papers presented in conference last 4 years PUBLICATIONS Nation al Na tio na l Inter natio nal Nat ion al Int ern ati ona l Nati onal & othe rs Interna tional journal National journal Edited Volumes Inter 1 Geology 6 2 0 0 0 7 2 4 13 11 6 2 Economics 6 2 1 0 2 1 10 6 2 1 7 3 Chemistry 12 6 1 1 1 0 1 3 36 12 1 4 Geography 7 2 0 0 0 3 2 16 4 0 0 5 Bengali 6 4 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 16 19 6 Mathematics 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 7 Sociology 7 2 0 0 0 1 5 4 1 3 0 8 English 7 1 0 0 0 0 6 14 1 3 4 9 Sanskrit 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 10 Philosophy 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 4 11 Physics 6 5 0 2 0 6 1 6 99 9 0 5 Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 71 12 Botany 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 3 4 13 Zoology 4 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 10 10 1 14 Communicat ive English 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 30 0 2 15 Political Science 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 1 16 Psychology 15 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 4 4 17 Commerce 15 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 10 0 12 5 38 2 4 3 19 38 112 189 92 51 TOTAL 1 0 Involvement of faculty in active research includes doctoral thesis guidance, project work and individual/collaborative research activity. Some of the teachers’ achievements worth mentioning are as follows:- Table 4 Name of researcher faculty Remarkable achievement Dr. Ruma Basu Number of publications in international journals (Department of Physics) under joint authorship from 2009 to 2014 : 27 Number of students Ph. D awarded under her joint guidance : 3 Heat induced voltage generation in electrochemical cell containing zinc oxide nano particles under the joint authorship has been patented ( IN-800896-01US-REG dated March 03, 2011 Dr. Ballari Chakrabarti Number of publications in international journals (Department of Physics) under joint authorship: 53 Number of students Ph. D awarded under her joint guidance : 2 Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 72 Dr. Mukhopadhyay (Economics) Lekha World Bank Post-doctoral Fellow (2001-02) at UCR, USA; SANDEE (South Asian Network for Development of Environmental Economics, a World Bank wing of South Asian countries) Research Associate since 2004; Fulbright Fellow under FulbrightNehru Environmental Leadership Program (2012-13) at SEI (Stockholm Environment Institute) US Centre Davis, CA Dr. Lekha Dr. Mukhopadhyay carried on an interdisciplinary Mukhopadhyay research work (with Bhaskar Ghosh, department of (Economics) and Bhaskar Geology) in the field of mining, environment and Ghosh (Geology) economy. Their papers have been presented in many international conferences including the World Congress of Environment and Resource Economics, 2010, held in Montreal, Canada and the Bio-Econ Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, in 2011. On this particular issue number of publications under joint authorship between 2010 to 2013 is three Dr. Ujjwal (Chemistry) Mandal Number of publications in international journals under joint authorship since 2011 is 17 Joined in post doctoral program on Molecular Structural Dynamics by Time Resolved X-Ray Spectroscopy under the guidance of Prof. Villy Sundstrom, Chemical Physics, Lund University, Lund, Sweden Dr. Abhijit Chakraborty Presented papers in national and International (Geology) conferences. Carried out Collaborative research with Faculty, Kansas University, Calcutta University, Presidency University, WBSU. Number of publications in peer reviewed (national & international) journals (16) Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 73 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? Table 5: Topic of Seminar Nano-vision in biology Department Physics Date February, 2009 5-fold Physics February, 2009 Asha Gupta Memorial Lecture (Th- Unis O Vis Satake Bangalir Samskrta Charcha- Bhavabhutir Uttararamacarita. Sanskrit 30.3.10 Seminar on ‘Life and Works of Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray’ Chemistry 11-10-2010 Asha Gupta Memorial Lecture (Th-Rabindranather KatidasaPatha: natuntattva bhabanayVislesan Sanskrit 22.2.11 One-Day Seminar on ‘Acharya Ray-His Life And Works’ organized Chemistry, Jogamaya Devi College jointly with Chemistry Dept. Asutosh College. 04-03-2011 Seminar on” Tagore and America” Jointly by English Dept of Jogamaya Devi College and Jadavpur University Society for American Studies ( JUSAS) 09.11.2011 Asha Gupta Memorial Lecture: Vivekanander Chintay Nari Prachyo O Paschatyer Melbandhan: Vivekanander Bhumika Sanskrit 29.2.12 Sanskrit Dec.10, 2012 ‘Swami Vivekananda : A Role Model for the Youth : UGC sponsored state-level seminar Asha Gupta Memorial Lecture. Mahabharater Naari: Noitikata O Onoitikata English jointly with Sociology Dec. 12, 2012 Sanskrit March,8.2014 “Forbidden beauty”; symmetry in crystals Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 74 3.1.7 Provide details of prioritized research areas and the expertise available with the Institution. Priority areas of Research among the Arts Faculty members are: History of politics of higher education in Bengal, Samskrita-Sahitya Vipralambha Srangara-Tattye O Prayoge, Rabindra sahitye shishursthan, Thrust areas of Research among the Science Faculty members are:Biophysics,Nanostructured matter, Paleobiology, palaeoenvironment, sedimentology structural geology:Precambrian stratigraphy, Geochemistry: Banded Iron-Formation, algal biomass utilization in aquaculture, Biosynthesis of erythromycin by Saccharopolysporaerythraea, Inorganic and analytical Chemistry, theoretical high energy physics, molecular structural dynamics. Priority areas of Research among the Social Science, Geography and commerce Faculty members are: environmental and ecological economics, environmental impact assessment methodology, sustainable development, micro credit, social forestry, child labor in India, economic growth in India, medical tourism, Efficacy and Environmental Safty of Solid Waste Disposal, mental health and personality. 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 conferences, seminars and workshops in order to rope in researchers of eminence to visit the campus and interact with teachers and students. It also organizes dissemination lectures by the faculty to enable interaction among the faculty researchers and students For the list of seminars conferences and dissemination lectures, please see Tables 2 and 6. 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? The Sabbatical leave for research activity was utilized by Dr. Ujjwal Mondal, Assistant Proffesor in Chemistry during2012-2014to carry out post-doctoral research in the University of Lund, Sweeden. During 2001-02 Dr. Lekha Mukhopadhyay of Economics Department availed sabbatical leave to attend the World Bank India Overseas Post-doctoral Program in Environmental Economics. However, the institution often sanctions leave to those who are pursuing their Ph. D (under FIP scheme) or working on research projects. There is also a provision for sanctioned leave for presenting in national and international conferences. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 75 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) The College Authority encourages and sanctions leave for presenting research paper in different International and National Conferences by faculty. Admissible funding is made from PTAC account on shared basis. 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 Economics, Sociology, Geology, Zoology, Botany and Commerce, as included in the syllabi to create awareness and advocacy of relative findings of research of the institution and elsewhere to students. 3.2. Resource Mobilization for Research Infrastructural help and administrative help is provided as per norm. 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 for last four years. Not applicable. 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 percentage of the faculty that has availed the facility in the last four years? It is not applicable as the college has no financial autonomy to support research projects. The college primarily acts as a disbursing authority. 3.2.3. What are the financial provisions made available to support student research projects by students? Not applicable as the college has no financial autonomy to support the research projects. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 76 3.2.4. How does the various departments/units/staff of the institute interact in undertaking interdisciplinary research? Cite examples of successful endeavors and challenges faced in organizing interdisciplinary research. Various departments/units/staff of the institute interact in undertaking interdisciplinary research through formal and informal communication. Presenting their research report in dissemination lectures also give them opportunity to exchange their ideas, views with others. Some examples of successful endeavors in organizing interdisciplinary research are given in Table 6 Table 6 Lekha Mukhopadhyay (Economics) and Bhaskar Ghosh (Geology) Carried on an interdisciplinary research work in the field of mining, environment and economy. Their papers have been presented in many international conferences including the World Congress of Environment and Resource Economics, 2010, held in Montreal, Canadaand the BioEcon Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, in 2011. On this particular issue number of publications under joint authorship between 2010 to 2013 is three and they are: 1. MukhopadhyayLekha, Bhaskar Ghosh (2013) “Mining induced Desiccation and Consequent Impact on Traditional Economic Livelihood – an Analytical Framework” in Nautiyal, Sunil, K.S. Rao, HaraldKaechele, K.V. Raju, RuedigerSchaldach (eds) Knowledge Systems of Societies for Adaptation and Mitigation of Impacts of Climate Change; Ch.20, SpringerLink, India 2.Mukhopadhyay Lekha, Bhaskar Ghosh (2013) “Land Acquisition and Land Diversion for Mining towards Industrial Growth –Interest Conflict and Negotiation Game for Sustainable Development” in Nautiyal, Sunil, K.S. Rao, Harald Kaechele, K.V. Raju, Ruediger Schaldach (eds) Knowledge Systems of Societies for Adaptation and Mitigation of Impacts of Climate Change; Ch.26, SpringerLink, India 3.Mukhopadhyay Lekha, Bhaskar Ghosh (2010) Mining induced land acquisition and soil degradation - impact on sustainability of traditional economic livelihood: an analytical framework; in Nautiyal, Sunil and B. P Nayak (eds) Ecological Economics: An Approach towards SocioEconomic and Environmental Sustainability ISEC, Bangalore, India Dr. Ruma Basu (Physics) in collaboration with Prof.P.Nandy and Dr. S.Das of Physics Department, Jadavpur University 1. 2. Energy conversion using biomimetic system – interdisciplinary approach. Synthesis of various nanoparticles and their applications. an Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 77 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 by: Sharing of equipment amongst staff and students for effective transfer of technical skills by various departments under faculty of science that is Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology &psychology. Providing Internet facility to teachers engaged in Major as well as Minor Research Projects. Planning the periods for the full utilization of the equipment without wastage of time. Dividing the students into small groups for analyzing effective learning of technical skills as required for operating various sophisticated equipment such as, spectrophotometer, haematology analyzer, PH-meter, micro centrifuge, binocular & tri-nocular microscopes, GPS, SLR camera, electronic balance, biochemistry analyzer, etc. CPCSEA recognized and registered Animal Ethical Committee to approve and monitor research projects related to animal research work. 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 other beneficiary agency for developing research facility. 3.2.7. Enumerate the support provided to the faculty in securing research funds from various funding agencies, industry and other organisations. Provide details of ongoing and completed projects and grants received during the last four years. The Institution provides necessary help to the interested faculty members to apply for research grants from different sponsoring agencies and also guides them wherever required to carry out a research projects. Details of ongoing and completed projects and grants received by the faculty researchers are shown in Table 7. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 78 Table 7: Name of department Funding agencies UGC Tenure Title of research project 2000-02 UGC 2006-08 Depositional Environment of Talchir Sediments in Saharjuri Coal Fields, Bihar, India: An Integrated Lithofacies and Ichnofacies Study : Lower GondwanaBioevents in Parts of Damodar Valley Basins, India: An Ichnological Purview Paleoenvironment of Siwalik Deposition in the Southern Fringes of Eastern Himalayas: An Ichnological Purview Characterization and Correlation of BIF Occurrences in SinghbhumCraton with Special Emphasis on PalaeoEnvironmental Impact A Study on the Banded IronFormation Hosted Iron Ore Mineralization in Gandhamardan Hill, Keonjhar, India A Study on The Banded IronFormation Hosted Iron Ore Mineralization of Sulaipat, Dt. Mayurbhanj, Odisha 2010-12 UGC 2003-04 Geology UGC 2008-09 UGC DST 2011-14 Economics World Bank 2001-02 Economics SANDEE (a World Bank wing of S.Asian countries) US Dept of State (Fulbright Scholars) Lund University , Sweden Economics Chemistry CSIR Quantum of assistance Rs.55000.00 Faculty researcher Rs.85000.00 Dr. Chakraborty Abhijit Rs.131500.00 Rs. 85,000.00 Kaushik Kiran Ghosh Rs. 83000.00 Rs. 3,55,000.00 Structural and stratigraphic analyses of the successions between the Singbhum Granite and the Singhbhum Shear Zone in the ChakradharpurChaibasa-Jagannathpur sector: implications for tectono-stratigraphic evolution of a Precambrian cratonmobile belt boundary Common Property Resources under private property regime with inequality Rs.1,956,000. 00 Bhaskar Ghosh (Co-PI) with Dr. G Ghosh (PI) and J Mukhopadhyay (co-PI) of Presidency University USD 19500.00 + travel grants 2005-08 Participatory forest management in Buxa Tiger Reserve and its fringe area USD 7500.00 +travel grants LekhaMukhopadhyay (World Bank overseas post doctoral fellowship awarded; project was hosted by University of California, Riverside, USA LekhaMukhopadhyay (PI) project was hosted by Jadavpur University 2012-13 (4months) An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Measureof Mining Induced Changes Debarring Long Term Sustainable Livelihood 2012-14 Molecular Structural Dynamics by Time Resolved X-Ray Spectroscopy USD 20,722.00 (incl. binational commission, personal fund, Current program sponsor fund) SEK.19000.00 per month as research stipend Rs. A Study on the Effect of some Physical LekhaMukhopadhyay, project was hosted by Stockholm Environment Institute, Davis, CA and University of California, Davis USA Ujjwal Mondol Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 79 Factors on the Polymorphic Phase Behavior of Lipids A Study on Lipid Polymorphism and its Possible Role in Biomembane Activity. Energy conversion using biomimetic system – an interdisciplinary approach Synthesis of metal/rare earth doped magnetic spinel ferrite and measurement of its magnetic and hyperfine properties 10,00,000.00 . A Theoretical Study on Pentaquark Baryons in Quasiparticle Model Rs. 379500.00 DRDO 20072010 DST, West Bengal Naval Reserch Board, Govt of India 20082011 20102012 DST, Govt. of India 2007-09 UGC 2010-13 Properties of Baryons and Exotics Rs.469800.00 Bengali UGC 2005-07 Meyeder lekha uponyas o chotogolpo (1900-1950) Rs. 100000.00 Paramita Bandopadhyay Sociology UGC PROPERTY DISCREAMINATION Rs. 80000.00 Suchismita Roy Paul Physics INHERITANCE Rs. 11,98,240.00 Rs. 12,00,900.00 Rs. 50,00,000.00 Ruma Bose (Co-PI), with P.Nandy(PI) and Dr. S.Das of Physics Department, Jadavpur University BallariChakraborty Co investigator with 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, Geology, Geography, Psychology & Zoology, Statistics with latest equipment. Central computer facility. Internet Wi-Fi Connections. Photo copier facility. Departmental and central libraries. Institutional membership in British Council Library and American University Center Library. Space/Enclosures to carry out Minor Research Projects under construction. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 80 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 a Research 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 Organizing research dissemination lectures by the faculties (See Table 9) Creating research e-group Publishing abstract of the research dissemination papers of faculties in college website Keeping track of the various research projects funded by UGC, ISRO, DST, DBT, etc. Updating the teachers regarding the various fellowships and facilitate in applying for the same. Monitoring the infrastructural facilities provided in the College premises to carry out Major and Minor Research Projects Table 8: Dissemination lectures scheduled in April –May 2014 Presenter Dr. Ruma Basu Title of the paper Department Nanostructured Matter: A New Concept Physics / April 29, 2014 Time 9.00-9.30 AM TEA BREAK: 9.30-10:00 AM Bhaskar Ghosh Determination of the nature of contact between Kolhan group and Lupunngguttu Formation around Chaibasa, Eastern India: a field and microstructural investigation Geology/ April 29, 2014 10:00-10:30 AM Dr. LekhaMukhopadhyay Sustainable development in the context of rat hole coal mining in Jaintia Hills District Economics / May 3, 2014 9:00-9:30AM TEA BREAK: 9.30-10:00 AM Dr. Abhijit Chakraborty Deciphering Ecological Reversals in Deep Time from Plant/Animal-Sediment Interactions preserved in Rock Record Geology /May3, 2014 10:00 -10:30AM Dr. Broti Gayen MODHYO AANGIK Bengali/ May 6, 2014 9.00-9.30 AM Geography/ May 6, 2014 10:00 -10:30AM JUGER SAAHITYER TEA BREAK: 9.30-10:00 AM Indrajit Roy Chowdhury HEALTH EFFECT OF AUTOMOBILE AIR POLLUTION ON HUMAN HEALTH: A CASE STUDY OF KOLKATA CITY Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 81 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 3.3.4. What are the research facilities made available to the students and research scholars outside the campus / other research laboratories? The following research facilities are 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. The faculty researchers who are working in Major Research Projects or supervising the students /scholars from outside the college use the research facilities and research laboratories outside the college. They lend books from college libraries also for that purp ose. There is one Ethical committee proposed as per UGC guide line to monitor the use of flora and fauna for botany and zoology laboratories. This committee is determined to reduce the use of livestock for experimentation in order to check the apprehended biodiversity reduction. 3.3.5. Provide details on the library/ information resource centre or any other facilities available specifically for the researchers? The following facilities are available, specifically for active research work within the coll ege campus: Various labs such as Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Geology, Geography, Psychology & Zoology, Statistics are equipped with basic amenities. Central computer facility is available during and beyond college hours on shared basis. Internet Wi-Fi Connections are available in Central computer laboratory and each floor in the Main Campus. Photo copier facility (including bulk reprography) is available centrally. Departmental (Seminar) and central libraries are available for faculty members, researchers and students during college hours. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 82 Institutional membership in British Council Library and American University Center Library may be availed by teachers and students. Space/Enclosures to carry out Research activities beyond college hours is under construction. 3.3.6 What are the collaborative researches facilities developed / created by the research institutes in the college? For ex. Laboratories, library, instruments, computers, new technology etc. Basic infrastructural and administrative facilities are provided in addition to human resources. 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): MONDAL, A., BASU, R., DAS, S., NANDY, P., 2010.Heat induced voltage generation in electrochemical cell containing zinc oxide nano particles. Energy, 35, 2160-63. This work has been patented ( IN-800896-01-US-REG dated March 03, 2011 Original research contributing to product improvement Includes experimental work on synthesis of ceramic materials in cost and time effective manner Systhesis of Nano materials suitable for light energy harvesting and as nanofertilizers.Research studies or surveys benefiting the community or improving the services Department of Geology and Geography performs mapping projects, a part of which is published for public circulation. Research inputs contributing to new initiatives and social development Department of Sociology undertakes several field trips to study the socio-economic conditions prevailed in a particular demographic regime. The project report is disseminated in the form of formal/published data that may be helpful for the stakeholders. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 83 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 database? No 3.4.3 2013 Give details of publications by the faculty and students: October 2008-June See annexure-B 3.4.4 Provide details (if any) of: Research awards received by the faculty: nil Recognition received by the faculty from reputed professional bodies and agencies, nationally and internationally NABET Accreditation (Geology-Dr. AbhijitChakraborty), Patent (Physics: Dr. Ruma Basu) Incentives given to faculty for receiving state, national and international recognitions for research contributions Moral, Infrastructural and Administrative help provided within the limited capacity. Ph. D Awarded to the faculty during the last Eight years: Ph. D awarded since 2008 Department of Bengali Designation 1 Dr.SamareshBhowmik M.A., Ph.D 2 Dr.BrotiGayen M.A, Ph. D Year-Ph. D awarded B.Ed., Assistant Professor 2008 Assistant Professor 2013 Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 84 Department of English 3 Dr.ShilaNeogi M.A., M. Phil, Associate Ph.D (Head of the Professor Dept.) 2011 M.A., M. Phil, Associate Ph.D Professor 2012 Department of History 4 Dr.PurabiBhowmik Department of Philosophy 5 Dr.Subrata Bose M.A., M. Phil, Lecturer 2012 Ph.D Part Time Department of Mathematics 6 Dr.SuchhandaSen M.Sc., M Phil., Associate Ph.D (Head of the Professor Department) 2008 2011 Department of Chemistry 7 Dr.UjjwalMondal M.Sc, Ph. D Assistant Professor 8 Dr.Tapan Kumar Si M.Sc, Ph.D Lecturer 2008 Part Time 9 Dr. Joydeep Dutta M. Tech, Ph. D Guest Lecturer 2011 M.Sc, Ph. D Guest Lecturer 2013 M.Sc, Ph.D Lecturer 2008 Part Time Department of Botany 10 Dr.Nilofer Khatoon Department of Geology 11 Dr.Chandrabali Mukhopadhyay Department of Geography 12 Dr.Satarupa Roy M.Sc, Ph. D Guest Lecturer 2013 Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 85 Recognition received by the faculty from reputed professional bodies and agencies, nationally and internationally Name of teachers Remarkable achievement Dr. Ruma Basu (Department Number of publications in international journals under joint of Physics) authorship from 2009 to 2014 : 27 Number of students Ph. D awarded under her joint guidance : 4 Heat induced voltage generation in electrochemical cell containing zinc oxide nanoparticlesunder the joint authorship has been patented ( IN800896-01-US-REG dated March 03, 2011 Dr. BallariChakrabarti Number of publications in international journals under joint (Department of Physics) authorship: 53 Number of students Ph. D awarded under her joint guidance : 2 Lekha Mukhopadhyay World Bank Post-doctoral Fellow (Economics) (2001-02) at UCR, USA; SANDEE (South Asian Network for Development of Environmental Economics, a World Bank wing of South Asian countries) Research Associate since 2004; Fulbright Fellow under FulbrightNehru Environmental Leadership Program (2012-13) at SEI (Stockholm Environment Institute) US Centre Davis, CA Bhaskar Ghosh (Geology) Carried out an interdisciplinary and Lekha Mukhopadhyay research work in the field of mining, environment and economy. Their (Economics) papers have been presented in many international conferences including the World Congress of Environment and Resource Economics, 2010, held Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 86 in Montreal, Canadaand the Bio-Econ Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, in 2011. On this particular issue number of publications under joint authorship between 2010 to 2013 is three Dr. Ujjwal (Chemistry) Mandal Number of publications in international journals under joint authorship since 2011 is 17 Joined in post doctoral program on Molecular Structural Dynamics by Time Resolved X-Ray Spectroscopy under the guidance of Prof. VillySundstrom, Chemical Physics, Lund University, Lund, Sweden AbhijitChakraborty (Geology) NABET Accreditation for Geology AbhijitChakrabortyandBhask arGhosh (Geology) Carried out a collaborative research on Fluvial Trace Fossils in the Middle Siwalik (Sarmatian-Pontian) of Darjeeling Himalayas, India with Hasiotis, S. T. (University of Kansas, KS, USA), and Bhattacharya, H. N (Presidency University, India) Incentives given to faculty for receiving state, national and international recognitions for research contributions Appreciation and felicitation and encouragement from Authority are expressed. Recognition through publication in College Brochure and Annual Reports/Magazine. By giving administrative support such as Duty Leave to faculty for receiving state, national and international recognitions for research contributions. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 87 3. 5. CONSULTANCY 3.5.1. Give details of the systems and strategies for establishing institute-industry interface? Abhijit Chakraborty worked as Consultant (Geology)-Envirotech East,Pvt. Ltd. (NABET APPROVED) (Project values-over 1 crore). 3.5.2. What is the stated policy of the institution to promote consultancy? How is the available expertise advocated and publicized? Not formalized as yet 3.5.3. How does the institution encourage the staff to utilize their expertise and available facilities for consultancy services? Not formalized as yet 3.5.4. List the broad areas and major consultancy services provided by the institution and the revenue generated during the last four years. Individual Endeavour. No college initiative so far. 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? Nothing formalized (except deduction of Tax at source). Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 88 3.6. EXTENSION ACTIVITIES AND INSTITUTIONAL SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (ISR) 3.6.1. How does the institution promote institution-neighborhood-community network and student engagement, contributing to good citizenship, service orientation and holistic development of students? Over the past few years the college has been working in close association with Vivekananda Nidhi, Srirampur, which regularly organizes Value Orientation Camps for students. These camps aim to create well-balanced individuals with better social and professional adaptability. The students of the college are encouraged to enroll themselves in the National Cadet Corps. The NCC contingent, another pride of our college, is the largest unit under the first Bengal Girls’ Battallion NCC. These initiatives help the students to understand the importance of leadership qualities and team work. The students are also encouraged to take pride in the cultural heritage of their country.NSS unit of our college organized a Thalassemia testing camp in the college premises. 107 students and their family members attended the camp and had themselves tested for Thalassemia. The NSS unit also organized a special camp for our college students where several programmes on HIV and Thalassemia awareness and value orientation were held. As part of the camp, a rally was arranged in neighboring slum areas to increase the awareness of the slum dwellers towards various diseases. A survey of their socio-economic condition was also made. A One –Day Seminar entitled ‘Friends of Senior Citizens’ was organized in collaboration with the Dignity Foundation, Kolkata Chapter. The students who attended the seminar were encouraged to become involved in providing assistance to our aged citizens. The Sociology Department conducts socio-economic studies in selected areas as part of their Honours project. A field trip is also organized as part of the compulsory ENVS course, during which the students are acquainted with environmental issues of nearby areas. These valuable exposures to relevant socio-economic and environmental challenges helps in the holistic development of the students in particular and society in general. 3.6.2. What is the Institutional mechanism to track students’ involvement in various social movements / activities which promote citizenship roles? Our NSS and NCC units track the students’ involvement in societal activities and take necessary steps accordingly. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 89 3.6.3. How does the institution solicit stakeholder perception on the overall performance and quality of the institution? A compulsory feedback system is in place whereby the students of the Third year are required to assess the teachers and the infrastructural facilities offered by the college. This feedback is taken into account while policy decisions are made in the various committees. Feedback from stakeholders in the societal platform is monitored through the peoples’ representative in the Governing Body. 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 college has been organizing Value Orientation Camps for students in collaboration with Vivekananda Nidhi, Srirampur. These camps aim to create well-balanced individuals with better social and professional adaptability. The students of the college are encouraged to enroll themselves in the National Cadet Corps. These initiatives help the students to understand the importance of leadership qualities and team work. The students are also encouraged to take pride in the cultural heritage of their country.NSS unit of our college organized a Thalassemia testing camp in the college premises. 107 student and their family members attended the camp and had themselves tested for Thalassemia. The NSS unit also organized a special camp for our college students where several programmes on HIV and Thalassemia awareness and value orientation were held. As part of the camp, a rally was arranged in neighbouing slum areas to increase the awareness of the slum dwellers towards various diseases. A survey of their socio-economic condition was also made. A Seminar entitled ‘Friends of Senior Citizens’ was organized in collaboration with the Dignity Foundation, Kolkata Chapter. The students who attended the seminar were encouraged to become involved in providing assistance to our aged citizens. The Sociology Department conducts socio-economic studies in selected areas as part of their Honours project. A field trip is also organized as part of the compulsory ENVS course, during which the students are acquainted with environmental issues of nearby areas. These valuable exposures to relevant socio-economic and environmental challenges helps in the holistic development of the students in particular and society in general. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 90 Budgetary details For NCC Unit: Rs. 12,000/- was disbursed and expended For NCC Unit: Funds disbursed and partly expended (programme is continuing) General fund : Rs. 15,000/Medical fund : Rs.9, 000/- Special camps: Rs. 15,000/- 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 regular working units (NCC, NSS) and collaborations with Vivekananda Nidhi, Dignity Foundation etc. to take care of the participation of students and faculty members in extension activities. 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 newly started N.S.S. Unit of the college conducts awareness camps during which students spread awareness of diseases like thalassemia and other social problems in neighbouring economically backward areas. The Sociology Department conducts socioeconomic surveys of underdeveloped areas. These surveys and awareness programmes provide the students with a valuable first-hand exposure to socially relevant issues and promote empathy among them towards the underprivileged sections of society. 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. It helps to create young women with the right balance of ethical values complimenting professional competency and instilling in them the awareness of their social responsibilities. Providing opportunity to take part in social welfare activities and creating aperture to interact and empathize with the marginalized elements of our society and other components of ambient environment, an overall consciousness may be generated in them, enabling them to be a responsible citizen of our country. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 91 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? The Policy of the institution for creation and enhancement of infrastructure is primarily need-based and depends on the availability of funds from state/UGC/MP Lad or other sources. The development fee is low to keep the cost of the education minimum. This is to ensure that larger number of economically challenged students may access higher education. The college administration takes care of optimum use of available facilities and is always eager to enhance the teaching-learning environment. The academic committee examines and assesses the demand of emerging areas of study and recommends the same. The Head of the institution then proposes the same to Governing Body (GB), the policy making body of the college, for consideration and necessary approval. Academic committee also suggests necessary changes required to incorporate technology-enabled effective teaching and learning procedures. To implement such changes, renovation of existing infrastructure or enhancement by creating new structures, if necessary, are then placed in the building and finance committees. Resolution of all the committee are then referred to GB for consideration. Departmental requirements of equipment or other learning aids are placed before the college administration. In academic interest of the college, the materials are purchased and all documents relating to purchase are placed before the finance committee for final payment. In case of excess of budgetary position the same is reported to GB. Departments are primarily responsible for ensuring optimal utilization of the physical infrastructure. However the main building at 92 S.P. Mukherjee Road is shared by three colleges and hence any infrastructural change is discussed and approved by the co-ordination committee. It is a statutory committee comprising the Principals of the THREE COLLEGES, one member from the teaching faculty and one member from the non-teaching community of each of the three colleges. Principal of Asutosh College is the convener of the committee. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 92 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 a nd research etc. 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. a) The college has two five-storied building. The main building at 92 S.P. Mukherjee Road is shared by three colleges in three shifts. Our college is in the morning shift (6:15 AM- 11:25 AM). The administrative office is in the main building. Just behind the main building at 5A Rajeswar Dasgupta Road we have the annex building. It houses a few departments, 7 additional laboratories, computer laboratory, Accounts section, Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Student related office, NCC unit office, Post Graduate study centre, Jogamaya Devi College computer centre which functions in technical collaboration with The Institute of Computers Engineers (India). Construction of a new block at the annex building is in the verge of completion. It has an AC seminar hall equipped with LCD and audio-video facilities, and has an accommodation of 100 people. There are two classrooms, 3 store rooms, and 3 laboratories, one Instrument room for research purpose, 4 toilets, 1 office room, 1 staff room and 1 room for caretaker. We have in total 43 classrooms (27 in main building, 13 in annex building and 3 in the new block in the annex building. Each of the rooms is spacious and well ventilated. The big classrooms can accommodate more than 250 students and small ones about 50. All the big rooms have audio facilities. There are 26 laboratories in different lab-based subjects. Three more laboratories are coming up in the new block. Visual teaching aid like OHP is used by some departments. We have in total 6 OHPs in use. There are 3 classrooms equipped with LCD projectors. We have 7 additional LCD's that can be used as and when required and can be requisitioned for departmental purposes. All the laboratories are equipped with the instruments required by the curriculum. The college makes utmost effort to replace the damaged out ones by installing upgraded models necessary for the students. In case the revised syllabus requires new equipments, instruments or specimen, purchase for the same is made at the beginning of the sessions so that students do not face any difficulty. Instruments and Equipments are kept under AMC where ever possible. They are maintained at the Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 93 beginning of the session or before university examinations. Repairing is done as and when necessary. The Communicative English department is equipped with visual aids like OHP, LCD, computers with audio facilities and all the necessary arrangements required to enhance language skills. The college has a well-planned computer laboratory with computers of high configuration with internet facility and LAN. There is a staff to maintain the system and to provide technical assistance to the faculty members and students. All the computes have AMC. Different departments have their own laptops with internet connection and desktop computers necessary to conduct practical classes and departmental works. Specific departments have software according to their course curriculum. There is a compulsory computer training program for all students to teach them the basic computer skills. The Jogamaya Devi College Computer Centre runs in technical collaboration with The Institute of Computer Engineers (India), Kolkata. Computer training is given to interested students after college hours at affordable fees. Advanced-level computer course is designed to meet the requirements of the IT industry and the job sectors. The facility is also extended to teachers and staff of our college. The college organizes workshop on Entrepreneur Development Program for the ongoing students to get them accustomed with the career opportunities. The college runs a short course on soft skill development for its students to make them eligible for the job market. The college runs the UGC funded free remedial coaching programme for SC/ST/OBC students and students from minority communities. The college has instituted a large number of awards and scholarships for meritorious students, outstanding performers in NCC activities, distinguished sports persons and students requiring financial assistance for their study. Many well-wishers have made generous endowments towards the foundation of awards for the college toppers in various disciplines. The number of prizes adds up to 94 and encourages the students to soar higher. Field work and excursions form part of the curriculum in some departments. Under the supervision of the teachers and the staff, the students are taken to various places all over India to carry out their field work. Field work is compulsory in Environmental studies and all students have to take the day trip to complete the project work. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 94 The college has a post graduate study centre which has gained immense popularity since its inception in 2008. 11 subjects in M.A, M.Sc and M.Com streams are taught at this centre. In addition to the General Library, each department has seminar library with sufficient stock of books and journals to cater the necessity of the honours students. Some departments have the facility of book-bank. There is also a text book library at 77, Asutosh Mukherjee Road with sitting capacity of 25 readers. The college also has a Common Room Library. b) The college encourages its students to participate in both intra and inter college sports events and is proud to have produced many sports persons who have played at the University, State, National and International levels and have numerous prizes and awards to their credit. The college does not have a field or playground and uses the municipality playground within 1 km radius for practice. The common room is equipped with indoor games like table-tennis and carom boards. The fitness equipments are available for use of students. The democratically elected students union is entrusted with the task of organizing the Fresher’s Welcome, Teachers Day Celebration, Sports, Cultural Programmes and Sarswati puja with the help of the teachers and staff of the college. Various intra and inter college competitions on drawing, painting, debate, quiz, extempore speech, vocal and instrumental music, dance are organized annually. Besides these, poster exhibitions and publication of wall magazines are their regular activity. Students also organize seminars on current issues and observe the anniversaries of important personalities. Annual picnic is organized for recreational activities. We observe Women’s Day by organizing seminars on related subjects. The college organizes memorial lectures every year by the endowments made by its past teachers and patrons which provides a unique exposure to new thoughts and areas of current research in different disciplines. The college has been honored to have renounced literary figures, researchers and teachers as speakers in these memorial lectures. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 95 Value added programmes--Vivekananda Nidhi, a scientific and industrial research organization in NCERT & Network for Education in Human Values, organized several workshops on value orientation for self empowerment and self management entitled ‘The Indian Way’, in which our students participated and were appreciated by them. The college also organizes UGC sponsored state and national level seminars. Inter college voter’s right awareness programme for young voters was conducted by election commissioner of India at our college. An essay writing, quiz, debate competition on topics related to our electoral process was held and performance of our college students was praiseworthy. The Asutosh college memorial hall, a part of the main building, is used for holding cultural and academic functions. The NCC of our college is 58 years old. It has a thriving NCC contingent under the able and enthusiastic leadership of its ANO. Our NCC contingent is the largest one under 1st Bengal girls’ battalion. The college offers B and C certificate NCC courses. Cadets from this college have won several distinctions at the state and national level like Governor’s gold medal, President’s gold medal and university Marksman Award. They regularly participate in the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi. Our cadets also participate in the Sthal Sena camp held in New Delhi each year and are remarkably successful in all camp activity. NSS: The College has been granted approval for NSS unit this year and has 100 students in its roll strength. It is gaining strength steadily and has plans to focus on problems related to public health. We have first aid equipments at four separate places to attend in case of emergency. We have equipments like stretcher and wheel chair to aid us in extreme hours. We have fitness equipments like heavy duty roller jogger, gym ball and accessories. We propose to introduce Aerobics for fitness and Courses on self defense for protection of women. . Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 96 4.1.3. How does the institution plan to ensure that the available infrastructure is in the line with its academic growth and is optimally utilized? Give specific examples of the facilities developed/ arranged 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 expansion, if any). As mentioned in the section 4.1.2, the main building is utilized by three colleges and we have it in our disposal from 6.15 AM to 11.25 AM (College hours). However the whole or part of it is requisitioned with prior intimation to hold the university examinations. No better optimal utilization can be thought of for a physical infrastructure. The co-ordination committee, which comprises members from all the three colleges, has taken extensive renovation work with proper care for the maintenance of the heritage building. Some extension work has also been undertaken. The lift has been erected from 1 st floor to 4 th floor. Ground floor work could not be executed on account of engineering difficulty. The 4th floor has been added in the main building which has created 3 more lecture rooms for common use. A new block has been constructed in the main building which houses an additional teacher’s room, reading room, 2 medium sized and one small sized i.e. total three lecture rooms and additional laboratory space. All old toilets have been extensively renovated and 2 more toilets have been added at ground floor. The annexed building is renovated and a new block is being constructed. It has an AC seminar Hall with latest audio visual facilities, 2 class rooms, 3 laboratories, 3 store rooms, 1 research room, 1 teacher’s room , 1 room for the caretaker. Installation of elevator in the annexed building has been planned and the work will start shortly. This will be helpful for physically challenged students. We care for our students who are physically challenged and we have ramp in the annexed building. We have arrangements for wheel chair in special cases. Some of the Departments hold classes during the extended college hours in the annex building. Remedial coaching is also held in the extended period during week days. Post Graduate classes are held in Saturdays and Sundays. Different Public and Institutional examinations are also held in this building which earns revenue for the college. However, it must be noted that at present college has little scope for horizontal or vertical expansion. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 97 Details of the amount spent in development or augmentation of infrastructure facilities. Type of Civil Work Bengal Fire Fighting System at Annex Building Extension of Construction Work at Annex Building Repair & Fittings (1/3 rd share) Change the roof slab(1/3rd share) Complete Grill for balcony(1/3rd share) Amount 28,500/69,67,581/4,30,154/43,479/12,600/- Master Plan of the building: see annexure C. 4.1.4. How does the institution ensure that the infrastructure facilities meet the requirements of students with physical disabilities? The college has an elevator in the main building. The elevator in the annex building has been planned and the work will start shortly. The annex building has a ramp. The college has wheel chair for students in need. 4.1.5. Give details on the residential facility and various provisions available within them: Hostel facility Recreational facilities, gymnasium, yoga centre, etc. Computer facility including access to internet in hostel Facilities for medical emergencies Library facility in the hostels Internet and Wi-Fi facility Recreational facility-common room with audio-visual equipments Available residential facility for the staff and occupancy constant supply of safe drinking water security There is no residential facility. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 98 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? We have first aid boxes at four positions to attend an emergency. We have wheel chair and stretcher in case of need. The Student’s Health Home at Jagabandhu Institution, Fern Road, Kol-19, has a long association with the college. The students enroll themselves as a member of the Health Home on payment of a fee of Rs 10 per session. The student members are offered the benefit of a whole range of medical treatment at subsidized rates. The Students Health Home also organizes blood donation, free eye & health check up camps and distributes medicines and spectacles at minimal cost. The services of good doctors and social workers are also available here thrice a week after 3 PM. Each student of this college is provided with an accident insurance cover of minimum Rs. 20,000 provided by United India Insurance Company on payment of Rs. 20 per year. 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, Counseling and Career Guidance, Placement Unit, Health Care, Canteen, Recreational spaces for staff and students, safe drinking water facility, auditorium etc. The Asutosh College Memorial Hall, a part of the main building, is used for holding cultural and academic functions. There is a spacious common room for students equipped with facilities for various indoor games. It has a separate library with a large number of books, journals, magazines, newspapers for the recreation of students. It also keeps magazines and newspaper with information on job and career. There is a very spacious teacher’s room. With construction of a new block, an additional mezzanine floor has been created in the teacher’s room and a part of it is used as a reading room for teachers. Lab-based departments have teachers’ rooms close to the laboratory. The college has a one roof-top canteen in the Main building to provide wholesome food and snacks at subsidized rates to students. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 99 The college has a number of filtered water arrangements and one filtered water cooler in order to offer safe drinking water facility. A cheap store is located in the ground floor of the main building to enabl e students to purchase their text and exercise books at concessional rates. Students can express their grievance in writing and drop them in the grievance box in the ground floor of the annex building expecting speedy Redressal of problems faced by the students. The cell has been introduced 8 years back but not a single letter has been received till date. There might be a number of reasons for such an occurrence: 1) The college has a 100% ragging-free environment. The safety of the students and staff is ensured by a team of efficient security personnel, teachers and staff and an alert administration. The entire college is covered by CCTV network. 2) The teacher-student relationship is a pleasant and synergistic one. The teachers are sympathetic and approachable and are always ready to counsel students both inside and outside the classroom. The college is equally proud to have a well behaved, respectful and co-operative student community. 3) The non- teaching staff is friendly, co-operative and helpful. 4) The administration is accessible to students. Students can meet the principal everyday and express their grievance if any. Principal takes initiative and immediate action to solve the problem and counsel the students if necessary. The relationship is so cordial that till date no student needed to formalize their grievance in writing. Students welfare cell, comprising three teachers, provide support and counseling to the students on various matter. Name of the convener and members, mentioning their departments are given in the prospectus so that students can approach the cell. Due to dearth of space no specific room has been allotted for the same. SC/ST/OBC Welfare cell has been constituted with two teachers to look after the interest of the SC/ST/OBC students of the college. The working procedure is same as the above cell. Placement assistance cell comprising of three teachers act as a facilitating body for students passing out from the college to find employment in various sectors. Campus interviews are held in the college and through them students find employment in many reputed companies. The information is passed to the students through general notice board. There is no specific room allotted for it. IQAC has been formed recently in August, 2013. It holds its meeting in the Principal’s chamber. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 100 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 college has a general library, a textbook library, a Common Room library and seminar libraries for each department. There is active library committee consisting of Principal, three librarians and 4 faculty representatives from all the three streams- science, arts and commerce. Significant initiatives implanted by the library committee to render the library student /user friendly are as follows: The library has been completely renovated and extension work has increased the floor space. Students are allowed to use the reading facilities in all the working days. Students are allowed to issue books as per the library rules and regulations. Complete Accession Numbering system, Cataloguing and classification of all books are done with the user-friendly multi-digit Alphanumeric Decimal based numbering system in accordance with the Dewey system. Rare and expensive books are treated as reference books only. There is a separate journal section. The process of automation is nearing completion. There are four desktops and one laptop of which 2 desktops are for student-access. Internet facility for e-book is available and downloading is allowed. Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) is available to users to identify the states of availability of documents in the library. There is a photocopier to provide in house facilities. The library has installed soul package and hence has INFLIBNET facilities. 4.2.2. Provide details of the followings Total area of the library in (Sq. Mts.) Total seating capacity Working hours(on working days, on holidays, before examination days, during examination days, during vacation) Layout of the library (individual reading carrels, lounge area for browsing and relaxed reading, IT zone for accessing e-resources) Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 101 Total area of the library in (Sq. Mts.) Length 12.65m Breadth 9.1m Mezzanine 7.15m*3.1m Total seating capacity General Library Ground floor for students – 60 Mezzanine floor for teachers – 25 Text Book Library at 77, Asutosh Mukherjee Road Ground floor for students – 25 Working hours (on working days, on holidays before examination days, during examination, during vacation). The library remains open for 5 hrs 15 min as per college hours on all working days. It remains closed only on Public holidays and during Puja Vacation. Layout of the library (individual reading carrels, lounge area for browsing and relaxed reading. IT zone for accessing e-resources) Ground floor comprises of: o o o o o New Arrival display board Reference section and card issue section Librarian’s chamber Reading place for students Two computers are installed for the use of the students Mezzanine floor comprises of Lending section Journal section Reading place for teachers Server computer See Annexure D Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 102 4.2.3. How does the library ensure purchase and use of current titles, print and ejournals and other reading materials? Specify the amount spent on procuring new books, journals and e- resources during the last four years . Student and faculty members put their demand for the current title, latest editions of existing books and important journals. Librarians select them as per allocated fund and forward the requisition of purchase to Principal fo r approval. The college subscribes for print form of journals. Automation of Library is under process so it is yet to procure e- journals. Library Holding Text Books Referenc e Books Journals & Periodic als 2008-2009 No Cost 27 55885 7 20 31889 5 3600 2009-2010 No Cost 41 4326 2010-2011 No Cost 27 16852 2011-2012 No Cost 111 28377 2012-2013 No Cost 459 155848 2013-2014 No Cost 164 27796 43 4495 6 2963 26 5844 115 38961 70 2458 3600 60 3600 57 3600 66 3600 35 3900 4.2.4. Provide details on the ICT and other tools deployed to provide maximum access to the library collection. OPAC Electronic resource management package for e-journals Federated searching tools to search articles in multiple databases Library website In –house/ remote access to e-publications Library Automation Total number of computers for public access Internet bandwidth /speed 2 mbps, 10mbps, 1gb (GB) Institutional Repository Content management system for e-learning Participation in Resource sharing network / consortia (like INFLIBNET) OPACThe library has OPAC. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 103 Electronic resource management package for e-journals: Automation under process. Federated searching tools to search articles in multiple databases: Automation under process. Library website: There is a separate section under college website. In –house/ remote access to e-publications In –house/ remote access to e-publications are available for both teachers and students. Library Automation: The automation is under process. We have purchased SOUL package. There are 4 desktops, 1 laptop and 1 printer. 2 desktops are for use of the students, 1 desktop will be used as server and 1 desktop and 1 laptop is for librarians use. Total number of computers for public access: 2 only Internet bandwidth /speed: 2 Mbps Institutional RepositoryNot yet Content management system for e-learningNot yet Participation in Resource sharing network consortia (like INFLIBNET) Library will participate in resource sharing network like INFLIBNET after automation is completed. 4.2.5. Provide details on the following items Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 104 Average number of walks –ins Average number of books issued/returned Ratio of library books to students enrolled Average number of books added during last three years Average number of login to OPAC Average number of login to e- resources Average number of e-resources downloaded/printed Number of information literacy training organized Details of “weeding out” of books and other materials Average number of walks ins? 600 per month (Feb-July has poor foot-falls) Average number of books issued/returned 600 per month Ratio of library books to students enrolled 1:15 Average number of books added during last three years 268 per year. Average number of login to OPAC Automation under process. Average number of login to e- resource Automation under process. Average number of e-resources downloaded/printed Automation under process. Number of information literacy training organized Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 105 Information Literacy training is yet to be provided to Library Assistant. Details of “weeding out” of books and other materials In the period between 1983 and 2013, weeding out of books has been carried out twice. 1st phase: Weeding out was done for torn, mutilated and obsolete books with resolution of library committee and approval of GB. Books under the title Central pool (shared by Jogamaya Devi College and Asutosh College) were weeded out because they were torn and obsolete. The decision was taken by the authorities of both the colleges and implemented by Asutosh College. 2nd phase: Higher Secondary books were donated to schools as the course was withdrawn from college as per Govt. decision. The whole process was as per resolution of library committee and approval of GB. 4.2.6. Give details of the specialized services provided by the library Manuscripts Reference Reprography ILL (Intra Library Loan Service) Information deployment and notification Notification) Download Printing Reading List/ Bibliography compilation In house remote access to e-resources User orientation and awareness Assistance in searching databases INFLIBNET/ IUC facility (Information Deployment and Manuscripts Not Applicable. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 106 Reference Librarians provide reference service to students, teachers and staff, by providing relevant materials on the required topic. Reprography Photocopier is installed to provide necessary service. ILL (Intra Library Loan Service) The college has two institutional memberships. One is with American Library, Kolkata and the other is with British Council, Kolkata. Information deployment and notification (Information Deployment and Notification) Rules and Regulations of the Library has been printed in the Prospectus and is also given in the Library section of College website. Library Notice Board displays Rules and Regulations of the Library. 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. List of the defaulter students are also sent to their respective classes. Download Automation is under process and rules and regulations are yet to be formed. Printing Automation is under process and rules and regulations are yet to be formed. Reading List/ Bibliography compilation Generally bibliography is not compiled but if a user wants to go through such a list, book catalogue can be used which is a subject catalogue and contains the library holdings on any subject/topic. In house remote access to e-resources Automation is under process. User orientation and awareness Library staff and also Librarians take initiative to assist the students hand in hand with faculty members to understand the system of cataloging and classification. They also suggest books regarding certain topics if approached by the user. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 107 Assistance in searching Databases Automation is under process. INFLIBNET/ IUC facility As SOUL package is being installed, INFLIBNET facility comes in as an integral part. 4.2.7. Enumerate on the support provided by the Library staff to the students and teachers of the college. Use of catalogue and classification system is explained personally to individual new users. Information of books regarding a particular topic is provided if asked for. Alternative books are suggested to students. New book jackets are displayed to draw attention of the library users. A register is kept for students to place their demand for books. Demand for books by teachers is directly accepted. All university question papers are kept for use. In special cases reference books are issued overnight to teachers as well as students. Daily newspapers, magazines enriched in employment and career advancement information are kept in the common room library. Complete silence is maintained in the library to make the environment readerfriendly. Requirements and problems of the students are dealt by the librarians in humanitarian ground and maximum facilities are extended to students who are economically challenged. 4.2.8 What are the special facilities offered by the Library to the visually/physically challenged persons? Visually disabled/challenged students are allowed in the library with readers and are extended co-operation sympathetically. 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 analysed and used for improving the library services. (What strategies are deployed by the library to Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 108 collect feedback from users? How is the feedback analyzed and used for further improvement of the library services?) Users have direct access to Librarians and discuss their demand, problems or grievances. Student can place their demand for books in a register which is checked weekly. Teachers can place their demand directly to the librarians and discuss the progress on the issues. A feedback register is maintained and checked weekly. Librarians try to solve the problems, if any. In special cases it is discussed in the Library committee. The cordial relation between the Librarians, Library staff and students prevent any issue to take up the form of grievance. 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) Computer- student ratio Stand alone facility LAN facility Wi-Fi facility Licensed software Number of nodes/ computers with Internet facility Any other Hardware Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 109 Sl No. Departments 1 Configuration No of Computer Desktop Office (New Building) 2. Intel Core 2 Duo /512 MB RAM/80 GB Hard disc/Combo drive /15” CRT Monitor /Keyboard/ Optical Mouse 1 unit HP Laser jet P 1007 Printer 1 unit Desktop Intel Dual Core /512 MB RAM/80 GB Hard disc/Combo drive /15” CRT Monitor /Keyboard/ Optical Mouse 10 units Desktop Computer Room 3. Intel Dual Core /2 GB RAM/500 GB Hard disc/DVD RW /16” LCD Monitor /Keyboard/ Optical Mouse 16 units HP Laser jet 1020 Printer 1 unit HP Deskjet Printer 1 unit Scanner – HP 3570c 1 unit Desktop Accounts Department Intel Dual Core /2 GB RAM/500 GB Hard disc/DVD RW /16” LCD Monitor /Keyboard/ Optical Mouse HP Laser jet M1005 All in One 4. 3 units 2 units Desktop Psychology Intel Dual Core /2 GB RAM/500 GB Hard disc/DVD RW /16” LCD Monitor /Keyboard/ Optical Mouse 1 unit Intel Dual Core /1 GB RAM/500 GB Hard disc/DVD RW /15” LCD 5 units Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 110 Sl No. Departments Configuration No of Computer Monitor /Keyboard/ Optical Mouse 5. Commerce 6. Geography 7. HP Laser jet 1020 Printer 1 unit LAPTOP 1 unit Intel Dual Core /2 GB RAM/500 GB Hard disc/DVD RW /15.6” LCD /Keyboard/ Optical Mouse HP Laser jet 1020 Printer 1 unit Desktop 1 unit Intel Dual Core /512 MB RAM/80 GB Hard disc/Combo drive /15” CRT Monitor /Keyboard/ Optical Mouse. HP Desk jet Colour Printer 1 unit LAPTOP 1 unit Intel Dual Core /2 GB RAM/500 GB Hard disc/DVD RW /15.6” LCD /Keyboard/ Optical Mouse ATOM/2GB RAM/320GB Hard disc 1 units HP Laser jet 1020 Printer 1 unit HP Inkjet Printer cum Scanner 1 unit Lenovo Tab (A-1000) for Instant Internet Access 2 units SONY LCD Projector 1 unit AverMedia Intelligent Projection System (Digital Epidioscope) 1 unit LAPTOP 1 unit Geology 8. Physics Intel Dual Core /2 GB RAM/500 Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 111 Sl No. Departments Configuration No of Computer GB Hard disc/DVD RW /15.6” LCD /Keyboard/ Optical Mouse Desktop 9. Intel Pentium III /256 MB RAM/80 GB Hard disc/CD-ROM drive /14” CRT Monitor /Keyboard/Mouse 1 unit HP Laser jet 1020 Printer 1 unit HP Desk jet All in One 1 unit LAPTOP Intel Dual Core /2 GB RAM/500 GB Hard disc/DVD RW /15.6” LCD /Keyboard/ Optical Mouse 1 unit HP Laser jet 1020 Printer 1 unit AverMedia Intelligent Projection System (Digital Epidioscope) 1 unit Chemistry 10. LAPTOP Economics/Statistics 11. 1 unit Desktop Communicative English 12 13. Intel Dual Core /2 GB RAM/500 GB Hard disc/DVD RW /15.6” LCD /Keyboard/ Optical Mouse Intel Dual Core /2 GB RAM/500 GB Hard disc/DVD RW /16” LCD Monitor /Keyboard/ Optical Mouse / Canon Laser jet Printer 1 unit LAPTOP English Intel Dual Core /2 GB RAM/500 GB Hard disc/DVD RW /15.6” LCD /Keyboard/ Optical Mouse / 1 unit NAAC DELL Tab to Instant Access of 1 unit Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 112 Sl No. Departments Configuration No of Computer College Database LAPTOP 14 Intel Core I3 /2 GB RAM/500 GB Hard disc/DVD RW /15.6” LCD Screen /Keyboard/ Optical Mouse / 1 unit HP M1005 Laser jet PrinterScanner 1 unit LAPTOP Intel Dual Core /2 GB RAM/500 GB Hard disc/DVD RW /15.6” LCD /Keyboard/ Optical Mouse 1 Desktop Library Intel Core i3/ 4GB RAM/500GB Hard Disk, DVD Writer, 18.5” LED Monitor- SERVER Intel Core i3/ 4GB RAM/500GB Hard Disk, DVD Writer, 18.5” LED Monitor 15. Mathematics 16. Botany 1 4 HP Laser jet 1020 1 LAPTOP 1 Intel Dual Core /2 GB RAM/500 GB Hard disc/DVD RW /15.6” LCD /Keyboard/ Optical Mouse HP Laser jet 1020 Printer 1 Intel Dual Core /2 GB RAM/500 GB Hard disc/DVD RW /15.6” LCD /Keyboard/ Optical Mouse 2 Sharp LCD Projector 2 Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 113 Sl No. 17. Departments College Management System Configuration No of Computer HP Laserjet Printer cum Scanner 1 Intel Core i3/2 GB RAM/1 TB Hard disc/DVD RW /15.6” LCD /Keyboard/ Optical Mouse /HP Laser jet 1020 -1 Pc 1 unit Intel Dual Core /2 GB RAM/500 GB Hard disc/DVD RW /15.6” LCD /Keyboard/ Optical Mouse /HP Laser jet 1020 -1 Pc HP Laser jet 1020 Printer 18. IQAC 19. Intel Dual Core /2 GB RAM/500 GB Hard disc/DVD RW /15.6” LCD /Keyboard/ Optical Mouse 4 units 2 1 unit Desktop Intel Dual Core 2 Duo /512 MB RAM/80 GB Hard disc/Combo drive /Keyboard/ Optical Mouse 3 units For Classroom use Desktop (with LCD) 20. Stock Intel Core 2 Duo /1 GB RAM/80 GB Hard disc/Combo drive /Keyboard/ Optical Mouse 3 units SONY LCD Projector 3 units LCD Projector 1 unit Total No. of hardware units: Desktop Computer = 53 Tablet PC and Laptop Computer = 18 Printer = 10 Digital Visualizer = 2 Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 114 LCD Projector = 7 SOFTWARE Sl No. Type of software Department No 1. Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic Physics 4 2. Tally ERP 9 Gold Edition ( Multi User) Accounts 1 3. 21st Century GIS ( 12 User ) Geography 12 4. TNTMips Basic Geography 5 5. MapInfo Geography 1 6. GPS Software Geography 1 7. SOUL 2.0 Library Package Library 1 8. Microsoft Windows 7 Library 3 9. Microsoft Windows 8 Library 1 10. Antivirus – Quick Heal Library 5 11. Linux Central Computer Lab. 5 12. College Management Software Central Facility 1 13. Antivirus – Quick Heal NAAC Team 1 14. Pneumograph software Psychology 1 15. Memory software Psychology 1 16. Attention Psychology 1 * All laptop computers have pre-installed Windows 8. Photocopier Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 115 RISO KZ 30: High-speed digital master-making /fully automatic stencil printing . DesktopCom puter 53 LaptopComp uter 18 Computer- student ratio = Total no.of Students 4014 = 1:56.54 4.3.2. Detail on the computer and internet facility made available to the faculty and students on the campus and off –campus? There is a computer laboratory containing computers of latest configuration. Most of the computers have LAN and WIFI connectivity. Departments having computer application as a part of the curriculum have their own computers. Departments are provided with laptops, with internet facilities for faculty. Automation of library is in under process. No off campus facility is set up yet. 4.3.3. What are the institutional plans and strategies for deploying and upgrading the IT infrastructure and associated facilities? With increase in student-strength and inclusion of computer application in curriculum of different subjects, the need for more computers has been ever-increasing. The requirement is assessed on yearly basis and arrangement is made for new procurement. Rapid development in IT sector also leads to compatibility issues regarding new software and up gradation remains a continuous process at definite intervals. 4.3.4. Provide details on the provision made in the annual budget for procurement, up gradation, deployment and maintenance of the computers and their accessories in the institution (year wise for last four years). We have provisions in the annual budget for the procurement, up gradation and maintenance of the computers and their accessories. The budgets of recent years express provisions in these categories separately but previously it was integrated in one category only. The college has an aim to make optimum use of information and communication technology in both academic and administrative work. The college has annual maintenance contract with the suppliers for all its equipments. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 116 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 student? The college authority is aware of the need of computerization at all levels of academic and administrative work. The teachers, staff and students of the college are provided with the facility by the college to have basic and advanced knowledge of computer application at the Jogamaya Devi College Computer Center at concessional rate which runs in collaboration with the Institute of Computer Engineers (India). The college also imparts a compulsory computer literacy program for all the students at computer laboratory. 4.3.6. Elaborate giving suitable examples on how the learning activities and technologies deployed (access to online teaching-learning resources, independent learning, ICT enabled classrooms/ learning spaces etc.) by the institution place the student at the center of teaching-learning process and render the roll of the facilitator for the teacher. Parallel to the traditional method of teaching with chalk and black board, audio visual modes of teaching are being adopted by many departments. There are three classrooms equipped with LCD projector. There are seven additional LCDs that can be used as and when required and can be requisitioned for departmental use. Visual training aids with OHP are in use for a long time. To enrich the learning experience of the student computer aided teaching/learning materials are being encouraged. The curriculum of some departments makes extensive & compulsory use of computer applications and some specific software. The website of the college provides all relevant information. This becomes very helpful for outstation students especially during admission procedure. The college is adopting online admission from 2014-2015 sessions. Institutional functioning and management becomes effective with application of technology at different academic and administrative levels. This leads to transparency and effective governance. Installation of LAN and WIFI facility provides fast flow of data across computers. Internet connection in the computer laboratory and all the departmental laptops help the faculty to browse and download study materials. Power point presentation by faculty Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 117 improves the quality of the classroom lectures and influences students towards academic and research. Automation at administrative office gives quick reference to various data like, student record, results, accounts etc. This has a positive impact on the governance and administration of the college. The automation of general library is under process and on completion will provide with eresources and reprographic facilities too. Some of the departments use specific software as required by the curriculum. Although ICT is preferred by new recruits the older staff is yet to cope up with the change of the scenario. Conscious effort is being made to give them opportunity for training and development and offer them proper orientation to accept the change. 4.3.7. Does the institution avail of the National Knowledge Network connectivity directly or through the affiliating university? If so, what are the service availed of. No such scope is available. 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 the budget allocated during last 4 years) 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 a. Building 1,00,000/- 2,00,000/- 3,00,000/- 3,00,000/- b. Furniture 1,00,000/- 1,20,000/- 1,50,000/- 1,50,000/- c. Equipments 1,00,000/- 1,00,000/- 1,30,000/- 1,20,000/- d. Computers 1,00,000/- 1,00,000/- 1,95,000/- 2,15,000/- e. Vehicles --------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 118 f. Any other 1,53,500/office expanses 1,55,050/- 1,70,500/- 185500/- g. Telephone 20,000/- 20,000/- 25,000/- 25,000/- h. Electric charges 1,70,000/- 1,75,000/- 2,00,000/- 2,00,000/- i. Materials and supply 1,80,000/- 1,80,000/- 2,00,000/- 2,00,000/- 4.4.2. What are the institutional mechanisms for maintenance and upkeep of the infrastructure, facilities and equipment of the college? There is a building committee to look after the maintenance, repair and constructional work related to the annex building. Construction, repair and maintenance of the main building and physical infrastructure like water, power supply and gas is looked after by the coordination committee. All work is done through tender system as per standard norm. The security agency looks after the security of the campus on contractual basis. All minor faults are attended and repaired by hired technicians, carpenters etc. The college has a generator system for uninterrupted power s upply. The computers and other equipment are under annual maintenance contract. Maintenance of toilets and service areas are outsourced through various external agencies. There is a staff to look after the maintenance and repair work of furniture and fixt ures and other physical infrastructure. He brings into the notice of the authority the needs of repair work and certifies after the work has been completed. The laboratory equipment is maintained at the departmental level by the staff or through hired technicians annually and/or whenever necessary. 4.4.3. How and with what frequency does the institute take up calibration and other precision measures for the equipment/ instruments? All laboratory instrument and equipment are maintained by the laboratory staff of the concerned departments. However calibration and other precision measures are done through hired technicians annually and/or whenever necessary at least before the University examinations. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 119 4.4.4. What are the major steps taken for location, upkeep and maintenance of sensitive equipment (voltage fluctuations, constant supply of water etc.)? Any other relevant information regarding Infrastructure and Learning Resources which the college would like to include. The sensitive equipment has voltage stabilizers to take care of voltage fluctuations, if any. The sensitive instruments used by different departments are kept and maintained as per the specification laid down by the manufacturing company. The departments are bestowed with the responsibility of upkeep and maintenance of the same. The college being located in a megacity enjoys almost uninterrupted supply of electricity. Still, we have electric generator for power back up. We have regular supply of filtered water which is stored in underground reservoir. Lifting of water at regular intervals into the overhead water tank gives constant supply of water. We have firefighting equipment to maintain the safety measures of the laboratories and the building. See Annexure D Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 120 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? Jogamaya Devi College publishes updated prospectus annually before the admission of new students in the First Year. The information disseminated to students through the prospectus is as follows: a) A brief history of the college. b) A tradition of excellence c) Location of the college. d) College website. e) Infrastructural facilities like library, laboratories, auditorium, common room, college canteen, cheap store,computer training centre. f) Information regarding N.C.C., N.S.S., Students Health Home, Students’ Insurance Scheme, Free Studentship, Students’ Union, Sports, Students’ Aid Fund, College Magazine, Science Club. g) Extension lectures and UGC-sponsored seminars organisedby the college. h) Working hours i) Courses offered j) Subject combinations for honours and general subjects. k) Academic session l) University rules and regulations regarding attendance. m) Discipline and code of conduct. n) Prizes and awards. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 121 o) Different cells: Placement Assistance Cell, Students’ Welfare cell, ST/SC/OBC Welfare Cell, Grievance cell p) Remedial coaching q) Alumni Association. r) Fee structures of different courses. s) General information regarding admission. t) Details of the departments and faculties. u) Governing Body of the college. v) Details of the official staff. w) Courses offered by Jogamaya Devi College computer centre. 5.1.2. Specify the type, number and amount of institutional scholarships / free studentships given to the students during the last four years and whether the financial aid was available and disbursed on time? The college grants free studentship to the students on merit cum means basis. The financial aid distributed in last four academic years is mentioned below: YEAR 20092010 20102011 20112012 20122013 Type: Free Studentship (per month) No. of students AMOUNT (Rs.) No. of students AMOUNT (Rs.) No. of students AMOUNT (Rs.) No. of students AMOUNT (Rs.) 1ST BA 2ND 3RD 1ST B.SC 2ND 3RD 1ST B.COM 2ND 3RD YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR 72 44 24 3 36 22 9 0 12 6450 4542 3297 330 3960 1420 540 0 720 30 90 30 12 3 0 0 49 0 2700 13054 5638 1320 330 0 0 7890 0 57 60 56 76 60 90 12 12 19 5175 9200 7080 8385 10300 1020 765 2870 2400 71 110 68 22 113 39 9 39 46 6450 18450 11850 2490 19100 7170 540 5690 5610 In addition to this students are also given half-free studentship and full-free studentship through Student Aid Fund. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 122 5.1.3. What percentage of students receives financial assistance from the state government, central government and other agencies? The number of students who have received financial assistance from thestate government, central government and other national agencies is given below: YEAR 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 STATE NO OF STUDENTS NO OF STUDENTS NO OF STUDENTS NO OF STUDENTS NO OF STUDENTS CENTRAL OTHER NATIONAL AGENCY (DST) OTHER (SITARAM JINDAL FOUNDATIION) 0 0 0 LABOUR WELFARE MINORITIES DEVELOPMENT & FINANCE CORPORATION 1 49 MERITCUMMEANS SCHOLARSHIP 5 2 77 3 0 0 0 0 83 0 0 4 0 0 58 4 0 5 0 0 103 9 0 5 2 5.1.4What are the specific support services / facilities available for Students from SC/ST, OBC and economically weaker section Various Merit-Cum-Means scholarships are given to economically backward students which are mentioned above. Arrangement is made for regular remedial coaching classes for students from SC/ST/OBC and minority community. Remedial coaching classes held as follows: Academic year 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 No. of class hours 84 106 122 168 165 No of students 40 45 45 45 60 Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 123 Students with physical disabilities The institution provides financial assistance to physically challenged students through concession in university fees and fee waiver of college tuition fees. Within our limited resources special attention is paid to address their needs. The college has a lift in the main building and construction of a lift and a rampin the annexe building is in process to provide support to those students Overseas students There is no overseas student at present in the college but we have students from neighbouring states likeBihar, Nepal, Manipur, Nagaland and Assam.Generally we receive students from Bangladesh as overseas students.Since the college does not have any hostel facility, such students personally arrange their stay inprivate paying guest accommodations available in the surroundings. Students to participate in various competitions /National and International Various Merit-Cum-Means scholarships are given to economically backward students which are mentioned above. From this year, 2014, eligible students are forwarded to avail facilities of Kanyashree Prakalpa extended to economically challenged students by Govt. Of W.B. Arrangement is made for regular remedial coaching classes for students from SC/ST/OBC and minority community. Theme A research competition organised for Graduate/Post Graduate/Research Scholars on “Applied Geology” Year Venue 2012 Presidency University, Kolkata Mineral Luminescence2012 Presidency Causes and Controlling Factors University, Kolkata 2013 Jadavpur University “Women’s power in women’s hands” a debate competition Students from department Geology Remarks Poster Presentation Secured third position Geology Presented Poster Geology Quiz Contest / Secured 1st. and 2nd Position 2014 Sakhawat Govt. High Sociology A group of School, Kolkata 10 students from Sociology dept. participated and one of the students Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 124 Atwo-day’s workshop on Rain April water harvesting: poster 21 – presentation by students and 22 ; lectures by invited speaker 2014 Confluence: a three days’ 2005, inter-college competition on 2006, presentation of research 2007 papers, debates, quiz Indian Idol- a singing contest 2010 in television Inter College Drama Competition 2014 secured first position Jogamaya Devi Geography The entire college program was sponsored by College Dept. of Economics, Economics Best college St. Xaviers College, awarded in Kolkata 2005 Sony Channel in television Womens Christian College, Kolkata Sanskrit Selected in the top ten category Sociology Participated as a team Medical assistance to students: health centre, health insurance etc. College has a long association with the Students Health Home, Kolkata. The student members get the medical assistance at subsidised rates. Each student of this college is provided with accident insurance coverage of a minimum of Rs.20000 by United India Insurance Company. Organizing coaching classes for competitive examinations The college does not have formal coaching centre to provide students the necessary support for competitive examinations. But the faculties are always giving their valuable suggestions and guidance to the students to achieve success in examinations like NET, SET, Civil Services, SSC, Bank PO, CAT, MAT etc. Skill Development (Spoken English, Computer Literacy, etc.) All the first year students are required to attend computer literacy programme as per CU course curriculum. Soft skill development programmes are conducted for final year students. Moreover, the college in technical collaboration with the Institute of Computer Engineers (India) provides facility of advanced computer courses with nominal fees to the students. Support for “slow learners” Students are helped beyond class hours. Simplified versions of books are recommended and simple hand out s are distributed to them. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 125 Bilingual explanations and discussions are made. Lecture notes are provided. Special tests are conducted. Academic counselling is done at departmental level. Exposures of students to other institution of higher learning / corporate / business house etc. Students from different departments regularly participate in summer and winter projects of different reputed concerns and visit industries and mines. Some details are furnished below: Department Communicative English Type of Industries Media House Corporate House Health Sector Economics Commerce Geology Bank Corporate House Bank Mining Sector Name of the Industries 24 Ghanta The Statesman Times of India Akash Bangla BBC (India) Ganashakti Swastik Red FM Akashbani Radio HP India Starmark, Kolkata Module Properties Belview Clinic AMRI, Kolkata Apollo Hospital, Kolkata Ruby General Hospital Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy State Bank of India Tata Iron and Steel Limited State Bank of India Ramnagore Coal Mine, SAIL Captive Mine Patelnagar Mining and Industries Ltd. Jhamarkotra Mine, Rajasthan Balaria Mine, Zawarmala, Rajasthan Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 126 Publication of student magazines The Students’ Union publishes the Annual Magazine “Aantarik”. It contains poems, stories, essays; travelogues, and humours, educational and moral lessons.Some departments publish wall magazines which depict the subject-related as well as contemporary issues. 5.1.5. Describe the efforts made by the institution to facilitate entrepreneurial skills, among the students and the impact of the efforts. The institution has always encouraged the development of entrepreneurial skills among the students. As a part of all round personality development of students, leadership qualities, innovative skills and courage to take on new challenges, are instilled in students graduating from this institution. The Communicative English(Major) has incorporate 100 marks paper(Paper VIII) on Entrepreneurship as part of the undergraduate cu rriculum. The institution has also organised an investment awareness programme and a workshop on Entrepreneurship. Date 07.02.2013 12.03.2014 Organised By ICSI-EIRC with Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Govt. of India in association with Jogamaya Devi College Department of Communicative English, Jogamaya Devi College Title Investment Awareness Program. Speaker Group of speakers from ICSI-EIRC. Setting Up An Enterprise 1. Sri J.K.Pal Entrepreneur and Ex. Vice President, Small & Medium Scale Industries 2. Dr.S.K.Banerjee Senior Faculty Enterprise Management WBUT 3. Ms.Anjanamondal Entrepreneur Noodle Factory. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 127 5.1.6Enumerate the policies and strategies of the institution which promote participation of students in extra-curricular and co-curricular activities such as sports, games, Quiz competitions, debate and discussions, cultural activities etc. additional academic support, flexibility in examinations special dietary requirements, sports uniform and materials any other The college arranges special dates for examination for the students participating in extracurricular and co-curricular activities such as sports, games, Quiz competitions, debates and discussions, culture activities etc.In case it coincides with the event date. The concerned departments take additional care to complete the syllabus for them. The sports persons are provided with uniform and shoes. Teachers offer necessary trainings for music, dance, theatres, debates and discussions and accompany students to event site. Moreover, the achievements of the students are duly appreciated by the college authority. The successful students are felicitated in the Annual Prize Distribution Ceremony. 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/ TOEFL / GMAT / Central/ State services, Defence, Civil Services, etc. Jogamaya Devi College, being an undergraduate college, the opportunity and facility to provide coaching to students for appearing in examinations such as UGC-CSIR-NET, UGC-NET, SLET, ATE/ CAT / GRE/ TOFEL / GMAT/ Central/ State services, Defence, Civil Services, etc. are very much limited. However, teachers always encourage and provide guidance to interested students in preparing for competitive examinations such as the NET, SET, Civil Services, Central/ State Services, CAT, GRE etc. As formal guidance is not provided by this institution, details on the number of students coached, appeared and qualified in various competitive examinations, cannot be given. 5.1.8What type of counselling services are made to the students (academic, personal, career, psycho-social etc.) The faculty whole-heartedly participate in academic and personal counselling of the students. Counselling starts at the time of the admission in first year. Teachers meet the candidates seeking admission to the institution in order to test their aptitude for the subject Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 128 of their choice and also guide them to choose appropriate elective subjects with each Honours and Major subject. Throughout the academic session, the faculty provides academic and personal counselling services to the students according to their individual needs. This is a routine affair in this institution and hence no detail record on academic and personal counselling by the faculty has been maintained so far. Career counselling and psycho-social counselling are carried out through respective cells. 5.1.9Does the institution has a structural 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). In order to facilitate the placement of its students, the college organizes career counselling programmes for its students in collaboration with reputed concerns. For last four years the WIPRO BPO (A division of Wipro Ltd.) has been organizing campus interview for our students. In the last programme held in 28 th January, 2014, six of our students have been selected by this reputed concern. The details of the students are given below: Name of the students 1. Ankita Jain 2. AnkitaYadav 3. Rajshree Bose 4. Tripta Kaur 5. Ranjita Sarkar 6. Poulomi Nag Stream B.A B.A B.A B.Com B.A B.A Remarks Passed - out Passed - out 5.1.10Does the institution has a student grievance cell? If yes, list (if any) the grievances reported and redressed during the last four years. The college has a student grievance redressal cell. The students are free to voice their complaint through this cell. But it is a matter of pride that no grievance letter has been dropped in the grievance cell box since its inception about seven years back. The students of the college has direct access to the Principal everyday and can express their emotions and grievances, if any, and immediate action is taken thereof. If needed, proper counselling is done for the student involved. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 129 5.1.11. What are the institutional provisions for resolving issues pertaining to sexual harassment? It is a women college, the need for a cell to prevent sexual harassment of students and women staff within campus has not really arisen. Nevertheless, the psychological counselling cell of the college has been working on creating the awareness about gender discrimination and sexual harassment among the students. Our department of Psychology is actively involved in counselling students whenever it is needed. Seminars and talks are also organised by the institution on these burning issues in order make students aware of it. NO case of sexual harassment has been so far reported. 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? The college has 100% ragging free environment and a very warm and cordial relationship among the senior students and newcomers. In the orientation programme the Principal informs the newly admitted first-year students about the Honourable Supreme Court’s verdict regarding ragging within college campus. 5.1.13Enumerate the welfare schemes made available to students by the institution. Economically challenged students on providing application get free student ship on merit cum means basis. We have a scheme of offering this facility to 30% of the students. In addition, Half- and Full-Free studentship is offered through Students’ Aid Fund. Remedial Coaching is given to SC/ST/OBC/minority students. Students travelling through rail for educational tour enjoy travel concession. Students are also recommended for tram, bus and train concessions. Students are recommended to different Day Homes and Libraries. Cheap canteen of the college offers nutritious food at subsidised rate. Cheap store of the college provides books and other educational materials at concessional rate. Spacious common room with plentiful supply of recreational books, magazines, job news, career magazines and Indoor game facilities. We have equipments for fitness facilities. There is safe drinking water in all the floors. There are clean toilets in each floor. There are first-aid boxes at convenient points. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 130 We have stretcher in case of emergency. We have elevator, ramp, and wheel-chair for physically disabled students and staff. We have long association with Students Health Home which offers medical service at subsided rate. Each student of this college is provided with accidental insurance benefit. 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 (Reg. No: S/IL/93036 of 2012-13). Some of the activities of the association during last few years are as follows: a) Organised a seminar on ‘Purpose of Consumer Forum in West Bengal’(in 2009) b) Organised a Blood Donation Camp (in 2010) c) Visit Old Age Home to spend quality time with the senior boarders and extended their helping hand for their benefit(in 2011) 5.2. STUDENT PROGRESSION 5.2.1. Providing the percentage of students progressing to higher education or employment (for the last four batches).Highlight the trends observed. This is an undergraduate college. Students passing from over here take admission in different Universities and Institutions across the country. So it is difficult to quantify student’s progression in this regard. 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 College of the affiliating university within the city/ district. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 131 The programme wise pass percentage and completion rate are furnished below: BA PART III APP 2010 QH 1 QH 2 Percentage of students passed P ENGA 31 26 4 97 BNGA 52 46 6 100 2 100 SANA 4 2 PLSA 21 19 SOCA 18 PHIA 5 HISA 28 PSYA 22 2 20 100 CMEV 21 5 16 100 GEN 224 TOTAL 405 1 90 14 2 94 5 100 24 3 4 100 15 157 77 171 175 86 5 4 100 10 1 100 3 B.Sc PHSA 9 CEMA 12 MTMA 6 1 ECOA 8 8 100 GELA 12 9 100 GEOA 52 PSYA 7 2 5 100 BOTA 5 1 4 100 ZOOA 21 6 13 1 95 GEN 85 26 26 61 TOTAL 217 128 39 83 1 3 47 13 67 4 98 B.Com HONS - - - - - GEN 83 1 28 38 80.72 B.A PART III APP 2011 QH 1 QH 2 Percentage of students passed P ENGA 43 36 BNGA 42 42 SANA 10 1 8 PLSA 18 1 14 SOCA 19 19 3 91 100 90 3 100 100 Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 132 PHIA 8 4 4 100 HISA 9 8 1 100 PSYA 39 35 2 95 CMEV 22 GEN 256 TOTAL 466 5 12 7 77 23 148 67 201 161 79 7 1 89 B.Sc PHSA 9 CEMA 13 MTMA 11 2 10 92 9 1 91 ECOA 9 GELA 12 GEOA 51 45 5 98 PSYA 19 16 3 100 BOTA 6 2 4 ZOOA 30 4 24 1 97 GEN 82 1 28 46 91 242 13 160 57 95 57 7 50 100 70 68 TOTAL 4 9 100 8 100 100 B.Com HONS GEN 103 PART III 2012 B.A APP QH 1 ENGA 44 BNGA QH 2 2 Percentage of students passed P 28 9 89 43 37 2 91 SANA 13 10 1 85 PLSA 26 SOCA 13 1 9 77 PHIA 13 8 3 85 1 23 92 Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 133 HISA 27 PSYA 26 2 22 92 CMEV 18 5 7 67 19 102 54 10 177 129 71 8 2 71 8 1 95 11 2 68 GEN 223 TOTAL 446 22 3 93 B.Sc PHSA 14 CEMA 19 MTMA 19 ECOA 11 6 4 GELA 19 9 10 GEOA 55 3 48 PSYA 14 BOTA 11 ZOOA 36 GEN 9 100 3 98 12 86 2 9 100 13 19 89 24 15 76 249 42 153 23 88 83 11 57 82 88 85 51 TOTAL 91 B.Com HONS GEN 104 PART III 2013 B.A APP QH 1 QH 2 ENGA 51 BNGA 37 SANA 8 PLSA 18 SOCA 10 PHIA 14 HISA 18 PSYA 29 1 CMEV 25 10 GEN 240 Percentage of students passed P 42 5 92 1 31 2 92 1 5 15 75 1 9 2 89 90 8 2 86 15 1 89 27 97 5 60 108 45 Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 134 TOTAL 450 15 265 11 65 B.Sc PHSA 27 1 24 CEMA 16 3 10 1 93 88 MTMA 26 2 14 2 69 ECOA 13 3 6 69 GELA 16 6 9 94 GEOA 50 2 47 98 PSYA 7 1 6 100 BOTA 10 3 7 100 36 18 16 ZOOA GEN 79 94 55 70 B.Com HONS 83 GEN 124 8 55 76 51 41 Comparison of student’s performance with other colleges is difficult to assess as the performance data of other colleges are not publicly available. We have provided year- wise success rate of our students for kind perusal. 5.2.3How does the institution facilitate student progression to higher level of education and / or towards employment? Teachers of the respective departments constantly motivate the outgoing students for higher studies and help them to explore admission opportunities in different Universities within and outside the state. Some students get jobs in different reputed concerns (viz, Wipro) in the campus interview for the last four years. To enhance the basic computer skill which is very much required in the job market, the Jogamaya Devi College provides- i) compulsory computer literacy to every first year honours and general students at nominal fees and ii) computer training in advance courses at subsidised rate in collaboration with The Institute of Computer Engineers(India). 5.2.4. Enumerate the special support provided to students who are at risk of failure and drop out? In this case, the first and foremost task is to find out the reasons for failure and drop out. If the problem seems to be economical then the student concerned is granted free studentship Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 135 or half-free studentship. Again the teachers are also extending their helping hands in such occasions. If the students face some family related and personal problems that induce them to discontinue their studies, psychological counselling is provided to them by the concerned cell. Often parents are also counselled in this regards, if required. Some students are forced to take jobs in order to help their families. In such cases the teachers help them personally by taking extra classes at students’ affordable time and by providing notes. 5.3. Student Participation and Activities 5.3.1. List the range of sports, games, cultural and extracurricular activities available to students. Provide details of participation and programme calendar. Workshop on Value Orientation programme for Self-empowerment and Selfmanagement in an Indian Way is organised with Vivekananda Nidhi. Every year Students’ Union of the college arranges Annual Sports. The college celebrates Saraswati Puja with the active participation of the Students’ Union. Students also organise and participate in large number of seminars / memorial lecture Students’ Union arranges Inter and Intra college competitions in debate, Extempore, art and different kinds of Performing Arts. Students union organises Freshers’ Welcome in a manner to showcase the bonding among the students. Students’ Union celebrates Birth/ Death anniversaries of different eminent personalities from State/ National level. Students’ Union organises Annual Day/ Cultural programme. The participation of students in sports and games of the University/ National/ State level is mentioned below in details in 5.3.2. The NCC programmes are mentioned in details below in 5.3.2. The NSS unit of our college is newly formed and is taking up different projects. Few such projects are Thalessaemia Detection and Awareness programme. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 136 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. The details of student participation and achievement in co-curricular, extracurricular and cultural activities at different levels is furnished below: 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 No of participants Achievement No of participants Achievement No of participants University level Kabadi-7 Kabadi-1 Cricket-1 Cricket-1 Cricket-1 Achievement Cricket-1 (Runner) No of participants Achievement No of participants Achievement Kabadi-3 Kabadi-1 State level Cricket-1 Cricket-1 Cricket-1 Basket ball2 Cricket-1 (Runner) Basket ball1 Kabadi-3 Kabadi-1 Athletic-1 Zonal level Kabadi-7 Kabadi-1 Cricket-1 Cricket-1 Cricket-1 National level International level Cricket-1 Cricket-1 Cricket-1 Basket ball2 Cricket-1 (Runner) Basket ball1 Cricket-1 (Runner) Athletic-7 Athletic-1 Activities of NCC Year CATC NIC RDC TSC TREK RCTC AAC HAC WWR PDC 0 Blood Donation Camp 4 2009 30 2 (IGC) 5 (IGC) 1 Delhi 6 1 0 0 2010 4 (IGC) 4 (IGC) 1 Delhi 3 0 0 2011 25 10(other unit camp attended) 30 5 (B-1) 3 (B-2) 1 (B-3) 5 3 3 7 0 4 (IGC) 6 (IGC) 6 0 2012 35 4 (IGC) 1 Delhi 6 (IGC) 10 2013 40 2 (B-1) 3 (B-2) 1 (B-3) 3 (B-1) 2 (B-2) 2 (B-3) 5 3 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 2 (IGC) 4 (IGC) 1 Delhi 6 0 2 0 0 5 1 0 B: Batch CATC: Combine Annual Training Camp NIC: National Integration Camp RDC: Republic Day Camp Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 137 TSC: ThalSena Camp TREK: Trekking camp RCTC: Rock Climbing Camp AAC: Army Attachment Camp HAC: Hospital Attachment Camp WWR: Water Rafting Camp PDC: Personal Development Camp Students also participated in seminars and memorial lectures. Some departments arrange seminars where students take part in events like Mock Parliament. 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? The college seeks feedback from its outgoing third year students with at least 50%attendance on curriculum, teaching and infrastructure through questionnaires framed specifically for this purpose. Such feedback is used to review annually the performance of the faculty and the adequacy/inadequacy of infrastructural facilities. The IQAC and Academic Sub-committee have taken appropriate measures to rectify the short-comingsfor improving performance and quality. The feedback on curriculum is analyzed carefully for sending appropriate recommendations to the Board of Studies of the University. 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. The students of our college actively involved in the publication of the college magazine “Aantarik” showcasing the literary and artistic talent of students, teachers and staff. Some departments publish wall magazines which depict the subject-related as well as contemporary issues. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 138 5.3.5. Does the college have a Student Council or any similar body? Give details on its selection, constitution, activities and funding. The college has democratically elected Students’ Union. It is constituted by University Rules & Regulations. The funding is done by transferring 50% of session fee as per Governing Body resolution. The different activities undertaken by the Students’ Union are annual sports, Intra & Inter college cultural competition, wall magazine competition, publication of yearly magazine, celebration of anniversaries of great men, Freshers’ welcome, Intra college art competition, celebration of Teachers’ Day, Saraswati Puja, Picnic, Annual Function etc. The Students’ Union also gives half &free studentship through the Students’ Aid Fund to the needy students. Students’ Union maintains harmony and brotherhood and promote academic environment in the college campus. 5.3.6. Give details of various academic and administrative bodies that have student representatives on them. The General Secretary of the Students’ Union is a member of the highest administrative body, i.e. the Governing Body of the institution. The Governing body is the final decision making authority on all administrative and financial matters. We have also student representatives in most of the non-statutory committees like Prize, Award and Endowment committee, Cultural committee, Sports committee etc. 5.3.7How does the institution network and collaborates with the Alumni and former faculty of the Institution. Contacts with Former Faculty of the Institution are kept through concerned Departments and administrative office. The college has a registered alumni association. The Students’ Union takes the responsibility to network and collaborate with the Alumni. They are invited in Seminars, Annual functions, Annual Prize Day and other ceremonies. Many former faculty members have made generous donations for prizes, scholarships and have sponsored a few memorial lectures. In this way the college has maintained a bridge between the present and past. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 139 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: We had begun by stating the vision of our institution at the outset. However, to be specific, we need to emphasise further that our college, being situated in the heart of South Calcutta caters to the need of all students in the vicinity as well as the students who come from distant places from all over India. As the adage goes, if a man is educated then just one individual is educated. But when a woman is educated, a whole family is educated. Hence to educate women is one of the most important goals of the society. It must be stressed that our esteemed college is the first women’s college in West Bengal to run all the three streams of Science, Arts and Commerce. Finally, it is the dissemination of proper education and Women empowerment that is the supreme vision of our college. Swami Vivekananda’s vision of women education, in this context, is worth mentioning. He maintains that it would be a great folly to solve the problems of women. He warned us not that it would be a Himalayan task. The best way to solve the problems of women is to educate them. If proper light of education is imparted to them then they will be able to solve their problems very efficiently and successfully. Mission: However, lofty the vision is, to implement the vision into reality we must proceed through some practical missions. Think globally, but act locally-goes the age-old wisdom. So, let us concentrate on the following practical salient features of our mission. A chariot moves on two wheels. The chariot of society moves on two wheels towards progress and development-- one wheel is man and another wheel is woman. Since our college is a women’s college, we first look forward to the women empowerment through education. This is the distinctive characteristic of the mission of our college. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 140 Man-making education is our prime motto. So, we try to impart best of education to our students so that they can become responsible and dutiful citizens of the country. A sound mind dwells in a sound body. We also lay emphasis on physical education and activities. Students are advised to take part in NCC, Sports and other CoCurricular activities. Students are also advised to develop the skill of self defence so that their dignity is not outraged. The creation of a complete woman who is the foundation of today’s society and nation. 6.1.2. What is the role of top management, Principal and Faculty in design and implementation of its quality policy and plans? The role of top management, Principal, including the faculty members, is to lay emphasis on quality education rather than mere mechanical amassing of quantity, through proper policy and planning which are stated bellow: Improvement of teaching and learning process. Improvement of the performance of the students. Establishing a healthy camaraderie between students and teachers. Identifying the need and requirement relating to learning process of the students from backward class. Up gradation of infrastructure and equipment required to modernise the education system. Computerisation of the Office and the library for better and quicker service. Air conditioned computer lab for the students and teachers with internet facilities. Implementation of all university curricula rules and regulations. 6.1.3. What is the involvement of the Leadership in ensuring: The policy statements and action plans for fulfillment of the stated mission. Formulation of action plans for all operations and incorporation of the same into the institutional strategic plan. Interaction with stakeholders Proper support for policy and planning through need analysis, research inputs and consultations with the stakeholders Reinforcing the culture of excellence: Champion organizational change The policy statements and action plans for fulfillment of the stated mission. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 141 The involvement of the leadership in ensuring the policy statement and action plans for fulfilment of the mission which we have already stated are as follows: Healthy, transparent and cordial atmosphere within the college is the prime objective of the leadership. Governing Body of the college, The Principal and Secretary play the leading role in ensuring the policy statements and action plans for the smooth functioning of the college. The Heads of the Departments and The Principal are empowered to take decision regarding academic calendar and other academic progressive work which is the core part of the mission of the college. The principal and the finance sub-committee allocate the funds received from the Government and UGC. Non-teaching staff members together with co-ordinator are mainly responsible in the administration in planning and implementing matters relating to accounts, examinations and documentations. Formulation of action plans for all operations and incorporation of the same into the institutional strategic plan: The action plans are formulated and incorporated for all operations through Governing Body meetings and Teachers’ Council meetings along with the strategic plans. Details pertaining to various examinations are taken into account. Seminars and other like programmes are held periodically at different levels-- departmental, college and national. Proposals are placed before the UGC for financial grants for updating Library, Computer facilities and Laboratory equipments. Action plans are also prepared for the works concerning construction, renovation, fee revision and modernization. Interaction with stakeholders Interaction with stakeholders is ensured through regular meetings of the designated administrative and academic bodies: The Governing Body of the college meets several times a year. Meetings of the academic council are held several times a year as per requirement. The Teacher’s Council arranges meetings more than six times a year for discussions for the welfare of the teachers. The IQAC meetings are held at least twice a year. The finance committee meets very often. The Departmental Heads conduct Departmental meetings generally twice a year for allotment of topics of the syllabus to the teachers and other necessary discussions. Non-teaching staff meets once or twice a year. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 142 Teachers-Students meeting are held at least twice a year regarding the completion of the syllabi. Parents-Teachers meetings are held on regular basis. There are different sub-committees of the Teachers’ Council which look after different problems as and when needed. Proper support for policy and planning through need analysis, research inputs and consultations with the stakeholders: The Leadership of the top management i.e. the Governing Body and the Principal render full support for policy and planning and this is done through need analysis, research inputs and consultation with stakeholders. Meetings are held from time to time with all the stakeholders to discuss the requirements and needs of the different departments. Interface discussions with the students are also conducted as demanded by the situations and the teachers who aspire for updating their qualifications through research fellowships are required to sit together with the top management so that their applications for research fellowships are sent to the UGC in complete form. Reinforcing the culture of excellence: A passion for the pursuit of excellence is the motto and guiding principle of our college. The top management always tries to make us aware that it is not enough simply to get the work done, but to get it done with perfection. This is the culture of excellence our college authority tries to inculcate in us. They keep a constant vigil over every department so that the works of the departments are executed smoothly and perfectly. The top management tries to provide the students with a friendly and cordial atmosphere so that they can progress with their academic and co-curricular activities. The top management holds in high esteem an atmosphere of freedom also in which students can grow, b lossom and flourish. Champion organizational change: Our college always champions the cause of organization. The top management makes it absolutely explicit that without organization even an inch of progress is inconceivable. The college gives topmost priority to an organizational development. The college authority receives feedbacks from various forums to understand the needs and requirements of organizational works. Since organization acts as a binding and cohesive force, so college authority always tries to strengthen and boost organization. 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? Regular meeting of the statutory and advisory bodies. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 143 Teachers’ council, Non-teaching staff, students’ union through regular discussion with Principal and Governing Body implement their regular plans and policies. Heads of the Departments and faculty of all departments and Principal meet regularly to discuss various issues and problems. Ministerial staff puts their ideas and policies in meeting headed by The Principal for implementation. Financial transactions are carried out by finance sub-committee and Governing Body of the college. Feedback works are done from time to time for review and evaluation through Grievance Cell. 6.1.5. Give details of the academic leadership provided to the faculty by the top management? Teachers who have not yet completed their Ph. D are encouraged to complete the same. Teachers are advised to enjoy the UGC-sponsored Faculty Improvement Programme (FIP) for the completion of their Dissertations within the specified time. Apart from the above, they are further requested to participate in Seminar and other related programmes. If possible, teachers are encouraged to take part in international seminars also. A separate room has been provided to the teachers for the preparation of their lecture notes and other works relating to their studies. An air-conditioned lab with internet facilities has been set up in the college to update the Teachers’ knowledge with ideas and innovations of modern technologies. 6.1.6. How does the college groom leadership at various levels? As we know, our college has a goal to implement and it can only be realised through proper leadership. The college, from time to time, organizes meetings and entrusts competent teachers and non-teaching staff with responsibilities relating to the different aspects of the college and in the successive meetings stock-taking is done so as to evaluate the progress of works. In this way, we hone and groom leadership at various levels. 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? In order to get the works done in completely and without any obstruction, the college delegates authority to the different departments so that the individual department can work with autonomy and independence. Centralized operation impedes and sometimes damages Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 144 the growth of progress. We believe in decentralized governance with proper co-ordination which alone can goad us to achieve our much-dreamt goal. 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 for the improvement and smooth running of Governance and Leadership. The composition of the Governing Body of the college reflects the representation of all the key stakeholders. The G.B consists of The President, The Principal(Secretary), DPI Nominee(2), CU Nominee(2) Teacher representatives(4), Non-teaching representatives(2), Local Councillor, Students representative(1). The administrative work is decentralised through a number of statutory and non-statutory committees. Parents are also involved from time to time to provide feedback and suggestions in the academic interest of the students. 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 motto of the institution is “Empowerment of Women through Education”. The pursuit of excellence in this field is something that the college holds sacrosanct. The maintenance of quality is also integral to the pursuit of excellence. For developing, driving and deploying its quality policy and plans effectively, Jogamaya Devi College has an efficient co-ordination and internal management system under the leadership of the Principal. The Governing Body, The Principal, The IQAC, several committees constituted by the Governing Body and all staff are always working together and offering their advice and insights for the designing and implementation of quality policy. 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 college has been tirelessly engaged in the task of creating a long and illustrious lineage of woman achievers in every field of life. Today, as the college enters its 81 st year, it looks back on a glorious, star-studded past and prepares itself for a vibrant and challenging future. For further academic growth and infrastructure development of the college, the members of management consider several factors while making future plans. The factors they keep in mind are as follows: The changing scenario in the field of Education. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 145 Achievement of Women in every sphere of life. The ever increasing number of students. The needs of students. The needs of society. The college considers the aspects for inclusion in the plan: Expansion of its campus. As this is not possible in the present location, the institution is looking for suitable land or building for another campus. Arrangement of Ladies’ Hostel for the girls coming from far and remote places. Introduction of more subjects for Honours Courses. Introduction of Post-Graduate courses. Introduction of viable and relevant carrier oriented/skill developmental courses. Special coaching facilities for students for competitive and entrance examination under UGC schemes. Complete digitization of the central library. Purchasing more books and journals. Modernization of Laboratories. Publication of works and seminar lectures. Introduction of more awards and scholarships to encourage the students. Availing of UGC minor research programmes. Establishing formal and informal linkages with research institutions of repute. Inculcating the spirit of research among students by introducing projects and assignments. Organizing annual district level sports meet yoga and cultural competitions. Establishing contacts with industries to facilitate students’ exposure to the latest industrial and technological developments. Organizing staff development programmes for skill up gradation and training of the staff. Finally, the college intends to promote community engagement through the participation of students, faculty and staff in: I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. Community development and social work by the NSS unit of the college. Environment awareness i.e., sensitizing people to develop a pollution free and green habitat. Health awareness and Health camp. Service learning through Blood Donation Camp. Adult education and literacy. Awareness of Women against exploitation and abuse of any kind. Instilling the fundamental values among the young generation. 6.2.3. Describe the internal organizational structure and decision making processes. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 146 The internal organizational structure: Organization of Teaching staff: Formal Organizational structure for each subject: Formal organizational structure of library staff: Organization of non-teaching staff: Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 147 Several committees (statutory and non-statutory) are also formed for planning and decision making processes. o Statutory committees I. II. III. IV. V. Governing body Finance committee Academic committee Teachers’ council Building committee o Non-statutory committees: I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. Library advisory committee Recruitment committee Provident fund committee Prize-Award-Endowment committee Excursion committee Routine committee Computer committee Admission committee Cultural committee Election committee NAAC Committee Decision making process: The internal organizational structure of Jogamaya Devi College is very strong and it has developed efficient internal co-ordinating and monitoring mechanisms. The organization of Teaching Staff, Non-teaching staff, Library staff and different sub- committees play significant role along with the Principal to monitor the progress and carry out the decision making process. Wherever required, the information, expertise and advice from external agencies are sought by them. Some proposals are forwarded to the governing body for final approval. After the approval of the G.B, Principal executes the decisions and they are implemented thereafter. 6.2.4. Give a broad description of the quality improvement strategies of the institution for each of the following Teaching and learning Research & Development Community engagement Human resource management Industry interaction Teaching and learning. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 148 The college has twenty departments teaching the B.A, B.Sc, and B.Com (Honours, Major and General) courses. These are run by a highly qualified and enterprising faculty, who strive to continue the rich tradition of academic excellence initiated by renowned teachers. The faculty constantly upgrade themselves by participating in Refresher and Orientation Courses, Seminars, Conferences and Workshops on current trends in their subjects. To make the curriculum interesting and effective for the students, The College has adopted learner-centric education approach, academic planning, using of improved and modern teaching learning aids. To facilitate effective learning outcome, the College promotes learner-centric education approach through appropriate methodologies like Academic Calendar, interactive instructional techniques, debates, projects, presentations, field work, surveys, experiments and practical classes. Academic Calendar ensures clarity, co-ordination, planning and distribution of classes properly. The lab based departments of the college are provided with spacious and well-equipped laboratories according to the revised syllabus required for practical classes. The main Library of the college is spacious and well lighted and has adequate reading room facilities. It has a stock of more than 60,000 books and various important journals. Departments offering Honours have well-stocked individual seminar libraries for the use of their Honours students. The college has its own website (www.jogamayadvicollege.org) which provides up-to-date information on all its day-to-day activities. An air conditioned lab with internet facilities has been instituted in the college to update the teachers’ knowledge with ideas and innovations of modern technologies. All first year students have to undergo a compulsory computer training programme where they are taught basic computer skills at a nominal fee. Fieldwork and excursions form part of the curriculum of the departments of Botany, Zoology, Geology, Geography, Sociology and Psychology. Since March 2010, the College has started a UGC funded free remedial coaching programme for SC/ST/OBC students and students from Minority communities. These classes are held in the annexe building after college hours. Research and Development: Encouragement and assistance to the faculty members to carry out research activi ties. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 149 Providing required permission and leave to attend Orientation Programmes, Refreshers Courses and workshops organized by the Academic Staff Colleges of the Universities. Encouraging paper presentations by the faculty members in different International and National conferences and arranging leave for the same. Encouraging the teachers to attend Seminars, Workshops etc. organized by other colleges. Organizing Seminars and Workshops on different subjects related to popular interest as well as frontier areas of research by the different departments of the college to attract eminent scholars to visit the college and interact with teachers and students. Organizing memorial lectures in Sanskrit, Bengali and Philosophy every year for which endowments have been made by its past teachers and patrons. These lectures are eagerly anticipated by all teachers and students of the college as they provide a unique exposure to new thoughts and areas of current research in these disciplines. The IQAC Research Committee opens the provision for all the teachers of the respective departments for paper presentations to encourage and support research activities and development. Community engagement Community development and social work by the NSS unit of the college. Organizing blood donation camp, visiting and helping the residents of different Old-Age Homes by the Alumni Association of the college. Maintaining close contact with the Blind persons’ Association. Many teachers and students offer necessary help to the organization regularly and some teachers are donor-members of the same. Promotion of cultural and extracurricular activities to develop creative instinct of the students. The Institution is proud to have produced an endless list of prominent figures in the field of culture. The annual magazine of the college provides opportunity to showcase the literary talents of the college. The college encourages its students to participate in both inter college and intra college sports events and is proud to have produced many sports persons who have played at the State, National and International levels. Human resource management Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 150 Providing welfare schemes for teaching and non-teaching staff through Group Insurance Scheme (with LIC of India), Loan from Provident fund and loan from Jogamaya Devi College Co-Operative credit society Ltd. Recruiting Ad-hoc Part-time teachers and non-teaching staff who have the appropriate qualifications, knowledge and skills. Staff development programmes are necessary requisites for over-all development of the institution. For better efficiency and schemes these programmes are organized periodically. The Jogamaya Devi College computer centre is run in collaboration with the Institute of Computer Engineers, Kolkata. Advanced level computer courses, designed to meet the requirements of the IT industry and other job prospects are also taught. The students Health home at Jagabandhu Institution, Fern Road, Kolkata-19, has a long association with the college. The student members are offered the benefit of a whole range of medical treatment at subsidised rates. Each student of this college is provided with an accident insurance, cover-up minimum Rs. 20000 provided by United India Insurance company. The college offers the benefit of free studentship to meritorious students who come from economically backward or ‘Below Poverty Line’ families. SC/ST/OBC Welfare cell looks after the interest of the SC/ST/OBC students of the college. A Students’ Welfare Cell is in place to provide support and counselling to the students in various matters. A Placement Assistance Cell acts as a facilitating body for students passing out from the college to find employment in various sectors. Campus interviews are also held in the college. Industry interaction: The Carrier and Counselling Cell of the college provides counselling services to the students and gives information about employment opportunities and the placement of the students. 6.2.5. How does the Head of the institution ensures that adequate information (from feedback and personal contacts etc.) is available for the top management and the stakeholders, to review the activities of the institutions? The Head of the institution maintains personal contacts with the students, teaching and nonteaching staff, parents and public also to review the teaching quality and extra-curricular activities, infrastructural facilities etc. through interactive modes. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 151 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 management encourages and supports the involvement of the staff for improvement of the effectiveness and efficiencies of the institutional processes. The management with the help of the Principal involves the staff members through committees and cells e.g. Admission committee, Cultural Committee, Sports Committee, Election Committee, Placement Assistance Cell, Grievance Cell etc. The suggestions of the different committees are taken into consideration and decisions are taken accordingly. 6.2.7. Enumerate the resolutions made by the Management Council in the last year and the status of implementation of such resolutions. The resolutions made by the Management Council in the last year are enumerated as Resolutions made by the Management Council Ten P.T.T.S to be placed in the next higher slab as per Govt. Order 791Edn (CS) dt. 25.07.2011. Status of Implementations Implemented Audit reports of P.F. for the years 2011-12 and 2012-13 to be accepted and steps to be taken to rectify observation no.2 of both audits. Implemented For efficient running of the newly approved N.S.S unit of the college an advisory committee to be formed and Dr. Samaresh Bhowmick to be appointed as the Convenor of the N.S.S unit. Appointment of Sm. Jayita Ganguli as IT teacher for the college w.e.f. 01.09.2013. Implemented Employment of class three staff after retirement till the sanction of their pension with payment of Rs. 5000 per month. Implemented Appointed Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 152 Introduction of two new courses from the continuing session(2013-14) I. Taxation—A B.Com. Course which will be self financing and will be run after regular college hours. II. M.Sc. in Botany under Calcutta University. Under process In response to the proposal of the Principal for installing an elevator in the new building out of MP LAD FUND on a Turnkey basis, resolved that a technical expert to be consulted Underway On-Line admission to the various Degree Courses as desired by the Government of West Bengal. Underway An Internal Quality Assurance Committee (IQAC) to be constituted. Implemented 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? Yes, the affiliating university has a provision for according the status of autonomy to an affiliated institution. However, due to some limitations no efforts were made by the institution in obtaining autonomy. 6.2.9. How does the institution ensure that grievances/complaints are promptly attended to and resolved effectively? Is there a mechanism to analyse the nature of grievances for promoting better stakeholder relationship? Students can express their Grievances in writing and drop them in the grievance box in the ground floor in the main and new buildings expecting speedy Redressal of Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 153 problems faced by them. The cell has been introduced eight years back, but not a single letter has been received. This may be because The college has a 100% ragging free environment. The safety of the students and staff is ensured by a team of efficient security personnel, teaching and nonteaching staff and an alert administration. The entire college is under constant surveillance by CCTV cameras. The teacher-student relationship is a pleasant and synergistic one. The teachers are sympathetic and approachable and are always ready to counsel students both inside and outside the classroom. The college is equally proud to have a well behaved, respectful and co-operative student community. The non-teaching staffs are friendly, co-operating and helpful. The administration is accessible to students. Students can meet the Principal everyday and express their grievance if any. Principal takes initiative and immediate action to solve the problem and counsel the students if necessary. The relationship is so cordial that till date no student needed to formalise their grievance in writing. 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, during the last four years there have not been any instances of court cases filed by and against the institute. Most of the cases were filed against the Government of West Bengal (Education department and Directorate) and the college was made a profor ma defendant. 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? Yes, The Institution has a mechanism for analyzing student feedback on institutional performances. The college invites feedback about the Institution, Departments and teachers from third year students having minimum 50% attendance or more. In this matter confidentiality and official secrecy is maintained strictly. The data are analysed by the Principal and forwarded to IQAC committee for proper consideration. On the basis of the feedback IQAC recommends improvements and amendments. The methodologies practiced by a department, if appreciated by the students, are communicated to other departments and recommended. The analysis is used as a source for encouragement and improvement. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 154 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 staff? Efforts are taken to enhance the professional development of the teaching and nonteaching staff through adoption of learner-centric education, academic planning and modern teaching-learning aids, along with the training relating to various official works, especially for the non-teaching staff. The college authority provides encouragement and assistance to the faculty members to carry out all sorts of research activities. Our esteemed Institution is generous enough to provide permission and leave to the teachers whenever required to attend Refreshers Courses, Orientation programmes and the like organised by the Academic Staff Colleges of the different universities. The college encourages paper presentation by the faculty members in different national and international conferences and arranges leave for the same. The college is always encouraging the teachers to attend Seminars, Workshops etc. organised by other colleges. The Institution is organising seminars and workshops by the different departments on different subjects related to popular interest as well as frontier areas of research to attract eminent scholars to visit the college and interact with teachers and students. The IQAC research committee opens the provision for all the teachers of respective departments for paper presentation to encourage and support research activities and developments. Our Institution lays great emphasis on co-curricular activities as well as extracurricular activities. The students, the teachers and the non-teaching staff are encouraged to take part in debating, quiz competition and eloquence competition as well as songs, music, dance competitions etc. Since, the college goes by the adage—a sound mind dwells in a sound body, physical culture is a part and parcel of our educational programmes. So, we lay emphasis on all sorts of outdoor activities in our annual sports. The college promotes Skill Development and Training for non-teaching staff through computer training 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? The College has created a nice and safe ambiance along with a healthy and pleasant relationship among the teaching staff, non-teaching staff and students which helps improving work culture. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 155 The Institution provides infrastructure and space to carry out the work of the staff effectively. A five storied annex building is located at 5A, Rajeswar Dasgupta Road. This annex building houses the Departments of Geography, Commerce, Communicative English and Psychology and the additional laboratories of Chemistry, Zoology and Botany. The Account section of the office also works there. The college provides required permission and leave to participate in Refresher Courses, Orientation Programmes and short term workshops to the teaching staff for professional development. The Institution encourages organising Seminars, Conferences, and Worksho ps etc. Staff development programmes are organised periodically for skill up-gradation and training of the staff. The college has created a decentralized structure of the administrative system in planning and implementation in all activities. It motivates the employees for the roles and responsibilities they perform. It has also developed an atmosphere of cooperation which is a necessary requisite for the overall development of the Institution. 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? Performance appraisal system of the staff is maintained only in promotional cases. At the time of placement at higher scale, teachers fill up self assessment forms. The expert committee for placement and promotion interviews the teacher-candidate and recommends for promotion. 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? The management makes an assessment of these performance appraisal forms and accordingly takes major decisions for the promotions of the teachers. They are communicated to the appropriate stakeholders and necessary steps are taken for the overall development of the college. 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? The welfares schemes available for teaching and non-teaching staff: Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 156 Payment of salaries is given on the first day of every month from college-fund even if the college has not received the pay-packet on time. Group Insurance Policy for all teaching and non-teaching staff. Provident fund loan facility for all the applicants from the teaching and non-teaching staff. Co-Operative loan facility for all the members of Jogamaya Devi College CoOperative credit society ltd. Percentage of staff have availed the benefit of such schemes in the last four years: Provident Fund Year Total no. of Teaching Staff Teaching Staff Availed Loan Percentage Non-Teaching Staff Availed Loan Percentage 4.72 % Total no. of NonTeaching Staff 41 20092010 20102011 20112012 20122013 20132014 63 3 9 21.95 % 60 1 1.67% 41 3 7.32% 65 1 1.54 % 41 4 9.76 % 63 2 3.17 % 39 2 5.13 % 56 0 0% 38 5 13% Co-Operative Credit Society Pvt.Ltd. Year Total no. of Members No. of Members availing Loan % of Beneficiaries Amount issued (Rs.) 2009-10 102 90 88 44,52,600.00 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 99 98 95 70 66 67 71 67 70 48,25,000.00 45,60,220.00 50,10,120.00 2013-14 95 51 54 43,12,000.00 6.3.6. What are the measures taken by the Institution for attracting and retaining eminent faculty? The college attracts eminent scholars from different parts of the country to deliver endowment lectures on different subjects funded by many generous people. 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? Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 157 To monitor effective and efficient use of financial resources, the college has a well-defined mechanism with the Bursar and the Accountant headed by the Principal. To satisfy the need of the college, funds are allocated or grants are applied for as per UGC schemes. Proper procedure for purchases is adopted. Quotations (minimum three) are invited and after comparing the prices, the lowest quotations are approved. Expenditure up to Rs.5000 is in Principal’s discretion. Approval of purchases above Rs.5000 is made by the finance committee and is subsequently satisfied by the Governing Body. Other grants are utilised as per guidelines offered by the authority. The college accounts are regularly checked by external audit system. 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 a mechanism for external audit. The external audit is carried out by a Government auditor appointed by the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal. The external audit is done up to the session 2010-2011. The audit of 2011-2012, and 2012-2013 along with arrear if any, is in process. There were no major objections raised by the auditor. 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 usual source of income of the college is mainly fees collected from the students. Various grants under the UGC schemes and Pay-packets and others from the state government are other sources of receipts. The college always maintains a balanced budget. Audited income and expenditure statement of academic and administrative activities of the previous four years: Year 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 Income (Rs.) 6,817,222.00 6,514,266.00 8,429,594.79 In process In process Expenditure (Rs.) 6,817,222.00 6,514,266.00 8,429,594.79 In process In process Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 158 6.4.4 Give details on the efforts made by the institution in securing additional funding and the utilization of the same (if any). MP LAD Fund (2012-2013): Rs. 11,00,000 (Eleven lakhs) for installation of Elevator and second stair case. (Initiated) State Government Fund (2012-2013): Rs. 10,00,000 (Ten Lakhs) for Furniture, fixture, Library Computerisation of Library.(Initiated) The works are in progress. 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? The IQAC has been established in August 2013. The IQAC provides the quality benchmarks for the various academic and administrative activities of the Institution. It monitors promotion and innovations in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities of the Institution. b) How many decisions of the IQAC have been approved by the management/authorities for implementation and how many of them were actually implemented? Since the IQAC has been constituted just few months back only two meeting of IQAC have been held and the college authority is in agreement with all the decisions of the IQAC and have started implementing them accordingly. c) Does the IQAC have external members in its committee? If so, mention any significant contribution made by them. The IQAC has two external members who helped in framing different steps for the improvement of the academic environment of the college. The research project submitted by a teacher has been endorsed by one of the external members of IQAC. d) How do students and alumni contribute to the effective functioning of the IQAC? Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 159 The views of students and alumni members are communicated to the IQAC so that effective measure may be taken. e) How does the IQAC communicate and engage staff from different constituents of the institution? All teachers, non-teaching staff and students are always in synergistic communication with IQAC and engage themselves for betterment of the institution as suggested by IQAC. 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. The college has several statutory bodies like the Governing Body, Academic Committee, Teachers’ Council, Students’ Union, Finance Committee that work in unison to achieve the common goal i.e. the quality assurance in the academic and administrative domain. 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 college authority encourages the participation of the faculties in Orientation and refresher courses to equip them for the dereliction of their academic responsibilities in an effective manner through propagation of updated knowledge base. 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? Year-wise performance of our students is reviewed in the meetings of Departmental Committees, Academic Committee and Teachers’ Council to indentify the strengths and weaknesses and strategies are made towards resolving the same. 6.5.5 How are the internal quality assurance mechanisms aligned with the requirements of the relevant external quality assurance agencies/regulatory authorities? Measures are taken as per UGC, Higher Education cell of the State Government and University guide-lines for improvement. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 160 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? IQAC has been constituted to monitor the teaching-learning process and started working to improve the same. Some class rooms have been equipped with audio visual aids. Wi-Fi connections have been installed on priority basis. The college invites evaluation by the students regarding the department, faculty and the college as a whole. Their evaluation is expected to be discussed in IQAC for necessary improvement. 6.5.7 How does the institution communicate its quality assurance policies, mechanisms and outcomes to the various internal and external stakeholders?Any other relevant information regarding Governance Leadership and Management which the college would like to include. The quality assurance policies of the institution are communicated to the internal stakeholders by the members of IQAC. Later on the policies are discussed in details in the meetings of the Academic Committee and Teachers’ Council. IQAC has planned to communicate its quality assurance mechanisms to the guardian of the students at the time of new admission. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 161 CRITERION VII: INNOVATIONS & BEST PRACTICES 7.1. Environment Consequences 7.1.1. Does the Institute conduct a Green Audit of its campus and facilities? There is no formal mechanism for Green Audit in the college. However, the Institution takes all possible steps to make the campus eco-friendly. The use of plastic bags is avoided in the campus. The entire campus is a no-smoking zone. All rough work is carried out in used stationery. 7.1.2. What are the initiatives taken by the college to make the campus eco -friendly? Energy Conservation: The college class rooms are naturally well lighted and ventilated and rarely require electric light. The departments take care to see that no electrical equipment or gas runs unnecessarily. The College instills a spirit of energy saving in all stakeholders, particularly among the students. Effort for carbon neutrality: The College in its own capacity has taken measures to check the emission of carbon dioxide. The use of coal as fuel in the canteen has been banned and replaced by gas. We are now aware of carbon-credits and are replacing all incandescent bulbs with tube lights and CFLs. Air conditioners and other cooling machines are installed and are used as and when absolutely necessary (e.g., maintenance of computers, preservation of degradable animal/a biogenic samples). Plantation: There is no open space to maintain greenery but we have placed potted plants in the stair cases and corridors, utilising the limited space that is available. The N.C.C. and N.S.S. constantly encourage and enlighten students about the benefits of afford station. The same initiative is taken by our Sociology and Geography Departments when they visit villages and settlements for social and demographic survey. Hazardous and e-waste management: Waste chemicals in the Chemistry laboratories are properly disposed by dissolving them in water or by keeping them separately in protected sheets. The laboratories are fitted Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 162 with fume cupboards and exhaust fans to control spread of gas fumes. In a further step towards this direction, the current chemistry practical syllabus has reduced the use of toxic chemicals and solvents. All e-waste is handed over to the companies engaged in recycling of e-waste. Other Activities: Environmental Studies have become a compulsory part of the curriculum. The theoretical classes and field trips held as part of this course help to generate awareness of environmental issues among the students. All third year (honours and general) students have to submit one project paper on a topic relating to environment. This provides them with a valuable first- hand exposure to environmental issues. The College organizes seminars and lectures on contemporary environmental issues. The Science Club holds debates, talks and quiz on different issues regarding environment. Students have participated in poster presentation on water harvesting in association with NGOs. Students actively participate in public health programmes like polio awareness programme in collaboration with NGOs. Thalassemia awareness and screening programmes have been selected as thrust areas for 2014. 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. College Website: All relevant information is available on the college website. It has helped the outstation students especially during admission. Computerization of the administrative work: This has helped to optimize the use of man power. All relevant documents can be preserved and tracked readily. Feedback system: Feedback on the college, departments and the performance of teachers is taken from regular third year outgoing honours students having at least 50% attendance. Analysis of data is used for improvement as well as encouragement. This helps to understand both the strengths and the weaknesses of the faculty. ICT enabled teaching and learning: A student-friendly curriculum delivery is ensured through the adoption of modern trends in teaching-learning process using computers Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 163 and audio-visual aids parallel to the classical system of lecturing using chalk and board method. For this, the departments are provided with desktop and laptop computers with internet facilities. Some departments use specific software as required by the curriculum. Inter-departmental exchange of faculties: This practice improves quality of teaching and allows optimum utilization of in-house expertise, particularly addressing the interdisciplinary topics introduced in the revised syllabus. Installation of audio system: All the larger class rooms are equipped with audio facilities for the benefit of teacher and student alike. Renovation of infrastructure and computerisation of library and other improvements: The library has been renovated and reorganised for maximum utilisation of space. Computerisation of library is under process to ensure computerised transactions and access to E-journals etc. The automated processing is being carried out using SOUL -0.2 Software to acquire INFLIBNET facilities. At present we have provision for inter-library loan facility with American Central Library (USIS) and BCL. Academic innovations: The College is aware of the emerging areas of study. Due to the constraint of space and time, it is very difficult to incorporate these new subjects as full-time courses. Hence such topics are presented to students in the form of short modules/seminars/workshops. Number of students attending such programmes is highly satisfactory. We have introduced soft skill development programmes and workshops on entrepreneurship management for outgoing students to get them acquainted with the job market. Some departments of the college organise student seminars to develop the skill of public speaking and to encourage research abilities. Students also participate in events like mock parliament. The College has organized compulsory computer literacy programme within college hours for the 1 st year students to impart knowledge of basic computer skills. The College in technical collaboration with the Institute of Computer Engineers provides facilities of advanced computer courses (beyond college hours) to students in lieu of nominal fees. The teachers and staff of the college can also enjoy this facility. We have career counselling programmes and interested students are sent for summer projects. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 164 7.3. Best Practices 7.3.1. Elaborate on any two best practices which have contributed to the achievement of the institutional objectives and/or contributed to the quality improvement of the core activities of the college. Best Practice-1: Empowerment of Women through Quality Education. Goals The college engages in women’s empowerment through education practices with the following objectives: To enable students to appreciate and understand the essential role played by women in society and the work force. To assess the needs of economically challenged students and first generation learners and help them to achieve their academic goals. To understand and address through counseling both academic and psychological problems faced by the students. To create a friendly and conducive learning environment for the students. To provide moral support to students from repressed and emotionally unstable environments. To motivate students to perform better through prizes and scholarships . The context We believe that education is the most important tool for women’s empowerment. Educating a woman is equivalent to educating a family, and consequently the entire nation. Women have a significant contribution in the present workforce. Even as homemakers, they play an essential role in educating their children and giving them a firm moral foundation. The college acknowledges the greater responsibility associated with women’s education and makes utmost effort not only to create an environment conducive to learning for all the students, but also to equip them with moral values and skills which will support and sustain them throughout life. As women from economically weaker sections of the society confront greater difficulties in pursuing higher education, various supports is extended to them to realize their potential and fulfill their dream of establishing themselves as valuable members of society through quality education. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 165 The Practice The college takes the following steps towards the empowerment of women: Our college extends financial support to meritorious but economically disadvantaged students in the form of tuition fee concessions (full/partial). Although free studentships are mostly granted on merit-cum-means basis, the conditions are relaxed for students who do not fulfill the criteria of merit but will be unable to continue their education without financial aid. The Students’ Union also maintains a Students’ Aid Fund to render financial assistance to needy students. Students of the college incapable of paying University examination or excursion fees but not fulfilling the criteria for free studentship are supported by funds raised from contributions from teachers. The admission fees for meritorious but economically disadvantaged students are often paid from these funds. After admission, such students are immediately recommended for free studentship. The Students’ Welfare Cell provides support and counselling on academic and psychological matters. The students are sometimes directed to organizations providing formal therapeutic help in such cases. They are encouraged to complete their education and become self-reliant. Besides this, the students regularly seek personal advice on academic and psychological matters from the teachers of their departments. The tea chers frequently remain after college hours to provide such counselling. Such intra-departmental counselling has proved to be extremely effective in improving the academic performance as well as the emotional stability of the students. The college also has a relaxed attendance policy for students who need to work to support their families. The teachers also lend their maximum support to such students. The Students’ Health Home at Jagabandhu Institution, Fern Road, Kol-19, provides a whole range of medical facilities to our students at subsidised rates on payment of a fee of Rs. 5/- per session. It organises blood donation, free eye and health check-up camps and distributes medicines at minimal cost. Each student is also provided with an accident insurance cover of Rs. 20,000 by United India Insurance Company on payment of Rs 20/- per year. The college has a healthy mix of students from all communities and backgrounds that learn to coexist and work together in harmony. This promotes a sense of national integrity. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 166 Remedial Coaching and special classes are organized regularly for the benefit of students from S.C., S.T. and minority communities and first generation learners. The N.C.C. has been actively functioning in the college since 1958. It has been responsible in training the students in defe.nse, fitness and team work. Our students have had the opportunity to participate in national level sports meets and camps and have won many awards. The college has instituted a large number of awards and scholarships for meritorious students, outstanding performers in sports and N.C.C. activities and those requiring financial assistance. Best Practice II: Sustained emphasis on co- and extra-curricular activities to stimulate all-round development Goals The college engages in several co-curricular activities and education practices with the following objectives: To encourage the holistic development of students To explore and bring to fruition the latent potential of each student and to provide an ambience for creative expression To provide a platform which facilitates smooth transition from college campus to higher education or the professional sector To provide optimum exposure to the cultural environment and develop a sense of cultural belonging To promote goodwill and interaction among all students and teacher-student interaction To inculcate the values of discipline and moral character To expose the students to new ideas of research and development To develop leadership skills and organizational abilities The context The motto of our college has been “AATMADEEPO BHAVA”, that is, “Let the light within guide you.” With this objective in mind, every effort has been made by our college to tap the hidden potential in the students and inculcate good human values. Since its inception, the Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 167 college has been tirelessly engaged in the task of creating a long and illustrious lineage of women achievers in every field of life. In order to achieve this purpose of all-round individual development, mere academic pursuit is not adequate. Therefore, alongside the curricular programmes, extracurricular activities have been designed to ensure their cultural and moral well being. The college considers it its duty to provide value -based education and life–skills which will help to create individuals who can not only adapt themselves easily to an ever-changing society but can also provide leadership and guidance when necessary. The Practice Co- and extra-curricular Activities The college has always believed that an all-round educational development can only take place through a holistic approach. In this context, the college has taken the following steps: The Fresher’s Welcome is annually held in a 100% ragging-free environment. This is achieved by encouraging equal participation of the seniors and the new entrants in designing the programme. This fosters a strong bond between freshers and seniors and creates a friendly ambience. The college upholds Indian tradition and heritage in all such events. In the present scenario of steadily degrading social values, our college has been able to maintain distinction with regards to the quality and nature of such programmes. A strict discipline is followed during these programmes. Active participation of teachers and their valuable guidance during the same also ensures meaningful achievements. These cultural programmes have been the platform where a lot of our students have discovered and realized their love for performing arts which they have pursued professionally later in their lives. The college organizes a number of extension lectures other than departmental activities and UGC sponsored seminars and seminars in collaboration with Asutosh College. These memorial lectures are eagerly anticipated by both the teachers and the students of the college. The subjects of such lectures are carefully chosen so that they provide a unique exposure to new thoughts and developments in the frontier areas of research as a matter of academic interest. The students actively participate in such programmes and this enhances their leadership and organizational skills. The college also organizes visits to radio and television stations to provide the students a hands-on experience of the operations of such media houses. Moreover, the college also organizes the internship of many students in prestigious media and corporate houses to empower them with job readiness. The college regularly observes the birth and death anniversaries of personalities of national interest like freedom fighters, scientists, moral leaders, educationists, poets, writers etc. with a view to provide role models to the student community. The students are encouraged to attend camps and in-house and off-campus workshops conducted by organizations such as Vivekananda Nidhi (a scientific & Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 168 industrial research organization for education in human values, a part of NCERT network) to promote self- empowerment and self management while being true to the cultural roots of our country. The literary talents of the students find expression in the annually published college magazine and the wall magazines of the different departments. Evidence of Success The quality education imparted by the college has resulted in it becoming one of the most sought after institutions for higher studies. This is reflected in the increased number of students admitted to the college each year. Over the years many students have benefitted from these practices and have been able to successfully complete their education as a result. Moreover, our efforts have also made it possible for many students to tackle their personal and emotional problems and rise above them to carve out their individual identity. Our college is proud to have as its alumni countless prominent figures in the fields of academics, literature, art and culture, politics, administration and law, sports. They have not only carved out a niche for themselves but have also upheld the name of the college by utilizing the opportunities given to them. Their exemplary achievements have brought honour and glory to the college and reaffirmed its faith in the best practices mentioned above. The college has never seen an atmosphere of unrest or in-fighting among students and there has always been a healthy atmosphere of learning. Moreover, the teacher -student relationship in this college is such that the students always voice their thoughts and opinions without fear of being subdued. The college initiatives have produced socially responsible citizens who are equally aware of their moral and ethical ground as well as their civic rights. Through these value-based practices we uphold the views of Swami Vivekananda: “Education is not the amount of information that is put into your brain and run riots there, undigested, all your life. We must have life building, man making, and character making assimilation of ideas. If you have five ideas and make them your life and character, you have more education than any man who has got by heart a whole library.” Problems Encountered and Resources Required The primary constraint in the implementation of the practices mentioned above is the shortage of time and space and the timely detection of students’ needs. The college functions in the morning hours and has to share classroom and laboratory space with Asutosh College. This leaves us with limited time and space for teacher-student interaction and couselling. The college tries its best to overcome this problem by making use of the annex building and giving timely notices. Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 169 The college has to contend with a growing number of students and shortage of staff. This severely impedes the much needed one-to-one interaction between teacher and student. The college has limited access to the Asutosh Memorial Hall for holding its cultural functions and other extra-curricular activities. As the college does not have an auditorium of its own, many of its activities have to be held in one of the larger classrooms. This limits our audience to small groups. A mini auditorium which is being constructed in the annex campus is likely to eliminate this problem to some extent. Shortage of laboratory space does not enable us to carry out short term laboratory projects after college hours. Contact Details Name of the Principal: Mrs. Gargi Nath Name of the Institution: Jogamaya Devi College City: Kolkata Pin Code: 700026 Accredited Status: Applied for First Cycle Work Phone: 91-81006-07470 Website: http://www.jogamayadevicollege.org Mobile: 91-94338-82330 , 91-90511-87775 Fax: Nil E-mail: [email protected] Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata | 170 ANNEXTURE A (REFERRENCE 3.1.2) DISSEMINATION LECTURES BY FACULTY REASERACHERS Name of proposed Speaker Basu, Title Department / Date 1 Ruma Ph.D. Nano structured Matter: A New Physics / April Concept 29, 2014 2 Bhaskar Ghosh The application of Anisotropic Geology/ Magnetic Susceptibility (AMS) 29, 2014 in the study of deformation in the Kolhan limestone, Jharkhand, India 3 Abhijit Chakraborty, Ph.D. Deciphering Ecological Geology / May3, Reversals in Deep Time from 2014 Plant/Animal-Sediment Interactions preserved in Rock Record 4 Lekha Mukhopadhya y, Ph.D. Sustainable development in the Economics context of rat hole coal mining in May 3, 2014 Jaintia Hills District 5 Indrajit Roychowdhur y Health Effect Of Automobile Air Geography/ May Pollution On Human Health: A 6, 2014 Case Study Of Kolkata City 6 Broti Gayen, Modhyo Juger Saahityer Aangik Ph.D. 7 Satarupa Roy, Solid Waste Disposal in Kolkata Geography/ Ph.D. City Core May, 2014 8 Ujjwal Mandal, Ph.D. 9 Anita Ghosh, Relationship Between Personal Psychology/ Growth initiative and Happiness July, 2014 Ph.D. among College Students 10 Anambar Aditya Chaudhury FRET: A Spectroscopic Ruler April / Bengali/ May 6, 2014 Chemistry/ July, 2014 People’s Republic of China: A Political Science/ Tale of Hungry Dragon July 2014 ANNEXTURE A (REFERRENCE 3.1.2) DISSEMINATION LECTURES BY FACULTY REASERACHERS 11 Sukonya Ghosh Status of Women in India: a few Political Science/ reflections on their predicaments July 2014 12 Saheli Chowdhury Theories on Sociology of sports: Sociology/ July, a feminist critique 2014 13 Debasmriti Chowdhury River Bank Erosion And Geography/ July, Population Displacement In 2014 Maldah: A Study Of Identify Crisis Of The Erosion Victims 14 Sagnik Mitra Baanglaa Chhonder Biborton 15 Bengali/ 2014 July, Debjani Datta, Reverse proteolysis Ph.D. Zoology/ 2014 July, 16 Nilofer Khatoon Algal Biotechnology Botany/ 2014 July 17 BidyutJyoti Chaudhuri, Ph.D. Comparative studies of grip Zoology/ July – strength, endurance and other August 2014 physiological parameters between right and left hand of men 18 Kamalika Mitra Stereotyping and Sociology commodification of women in August 2014 television advertsements 19 Pamela Paul Micro credit in development - Economics/Augu West Bengal perspective st, 2014 20 Ballari Chakrabarti, Ph.D. Exotic Particle World 21 Rituparna Mukherjee Status of Second Language CMVE / acquisition among age group 14- September, 2014 21 years in Kolkata 22 Nilanjana Ghosh Baanglaa Shishu Saahityo Janmo Theke Bere Othaa / Physics/ August, 2014 : Bengali/ September 2014 ANNEXTURE A (REFERRENCE 3.1.2) DISSEMINATION LECTURES BY FACULTY REASERACHERS 23 Ranu Naskar, Alterations in the gill Zoology / morphology of an Indian September, 2014 Ph.D. freshwater Clariasbatrachus (Lin n.) under acute aluminium stress 24 Paramita Andormohol Er Antormahol Bandopadhyay , Ph.D. Bengali/ November, 2014 25 Sushovan Bera, Ph.D. Botany/ December, 2014 26 Kaushik Kiran Earthquake Hazard Prediction Ghosh 27 Shubhra Bagchi, Ph.D. 28 Swagata Ray, Secondary metabolites Ph.D. 29 Tapan Kumar Biomimetic Role of Oxygen-rich Chemistry/ Middle of Si, Ph.D. Vanadium Complexes January, 2015 30 Mahua Ganguly Principles of radiometric dating, Geology / using different clocks and their February. 2015 application on Nilgiri granite, Orissa 31 Kamalika Bhattacharyay Child labour Sociology/ middle of 2015 32 Pallavi Das Medical tourism Economics/ May or June of 2015. 33 Molly Ph.D. 34 Sukti Choudhuri, Coordinated defense of plants Geology/2014 Meghadutam : Antoheen Biroher Sanskrit/2014 Kaavya Botany /January 2015 Datta, Effects of chemicals on radiation Botany / damage of plants (e.g. Allium sepa) Existentialism in Samuel Beckett English and Henrik Ibsen ANNEXTURE A (REFERRENCE 3.1.2) DISSEMINATION LECTURES BY FACULTY REASERACHERS 35 Sulekha Mondal Personal Identity and Ethics 36 Samaresh Bhowmik, Ph.D. PalliUnnayan O Rabindranath Bengali/ (Tagore & Rural Development) 36 Panchali Mukkherjee Women Rites,Conservation Of Sanskrit Plants In Traditional Societies :The Vrata Philosophy ANNEXURE-B refer 3.4.3 Publication of faculty in last five years (enclosed) Bengali Department: Sri Sagnik Mitra Journal publicationsMitra, S., Jan- Jun 2010. Samayer Dui Pithe Die Joratali. Jagari vol: III issue: I, pp 122-134. Mitra, S., 2011. Kabider Kathakathay ‘Pitamahoder Kahini’. Samay Tomake. 5th year 7th issue, pp 275-287. Mitra, S., 2012. Rabindra Sahitya er Samalochana. Ghorer Loker Anweashane Rabindranath: Chintone o Monone, pp 39-48. Mitra, S., 2013. Parasuram er Galpo: Lekhani Kuthare Koutuk er Bhaskarja. Sahityatakko 1, pp 45-52. Mitra, S., 2013. Chaitali Chattapadhyay er Kabita: Bigyapaner Meye theke Mathur. Ananda 2nd year 1st issue, pp 160-171. Mitra, S., 2012. Sukumar Roy er Galpo: Fokirer Adrishya jama. Swapnakalpok 1st year 1st issue, pp 73-79. Mitra, S., 2012. Bankimchandra: Manasdwanda o Sahitya- Bitarka. Swapnakalpok 1st year 2nd issue, pp 128-134. Mitra, S., 2010. Bangladesher Kabita : Dukkho Tumii Hao Aamar Rajmukut. Prabrajya 1st year 4th issue, pp 328-335. Mitra, S., 2010. Buddhadeb Basur Tinti Kabita. Prabrajya 1st year 3rd issue, pp 66 -73. Mitra, S., 2011. Kabi Amiya Chakraborty. Prabrajya 2nd year 1st & 2nd issue, pp 7 -13. Mitra, S., 2011. Premendra Mitra er Kabita. Prabrajya 2nd year 3rd & 4th issue, pp 169 -178. Mitra, S., 2012. Kabi Arun Mitra. Prabrajya 3rd year 1st & 2nd issue, pp 89 -101. Dr. Broti Gayen Journal publications: Gayen,Broti., Rabindra natyer angik, Balaka, 2010.199 -206 Annexure B.2 (Refer to 3.4.3) Gayen,Broti., Prasanga Shatyapir: Sholigata Anudhaban, Dipan,2012,159 -180 Gayen,Broti., Tarinir Bari Badal: Shomayer Prekkhit, 2012,80 -85 Smt. Nilanjana Ghosh (Gupta) Publications in edited volumes: Tin Purusher Rayera / Prosongo: sishu kishore sahityo/editor Rupam Pramanik and Ajimul Haq / Ashabori publication/July 2012 Rabindranather ‘Sishu’, ajker sishu , amader sishu/Nandana: Bishesh Rabindra shankhya/2012 Ekla Dhorai ar Jiban mukhi pado jatra/Dhorai chorit manas:abotaler atmo jijnasa/Editor debabrato biswas/Pragyabikash/to be published in April 2014. Suchanaye samapti : Ghare – Baire/Ghare-Baire:binirman nirman/Editor DR.Chitrita Banerjee/Ratnabali publication./Boimala 2014. ‘Jaha chai taha bhul kore chai……’ityadi o grihadaho/protibader upanyash/ editor Debobroto Biswas/banglar mukh publication/Nov.2012 Dr. Samaresh Bhowmik Journal publications: BHOWMIK SAMARESH – 2009.”BAANGLAA BHAASAAR APORICHITO MUKH : LOKBHAASAAR PREKKHITE “. ‘LOUKIK’, BI-ANNUAL & BI-LINGUAL JOURNAL OF FOLKLORE & CULTURAL STUDIES.VOL.3,NO.1&2,JAN-JULY. PAGE NO. 60-69. Publications in edited volumes: BHOWMIK SAMARESH , 2013.”ATITHIR ANDARMAHALE”,in MOLLAH QUTUB & RIZWANA NAASIRAA (EDS.),”RABINDRA--CHHOTO GALPE RUPREKHAA” VIVEKANANDA BOOK CENTRE, pp27-43 BHOWMIK SAMARESH,2012.”RABINDRANATHER SAAHITYO: SAAHITYIKER ‘SOHITATWO’ ”,in:MULLICK SUBRATA KUMAR(ed.), “RABINDRANATH:ANUVOBE ANUDHYANE”.BOOKS WAY,pp 26-31. BHOWMIK SAMARESH,2012.”RESHAM SHILPO:EKAAL SEKAAL”,in: CHAKROBORTY BARUN KUMAR (ed.),”LOKAJO SHILPO”.PARUL PROKAASHONI, pp 268-281. Annexure B.3 (Refer to 3.4.3) BHOWMIK SAMARESH,2011.”POLLI SANGOTHAK RABINDRANATH”,in: CHAKROBORTY BARUN KUMAR (ed.),” ANYO RABINDRANATH, NAANAA RABINDRANATH”. PUSTAK BIPONI, pp172-181. BHOWMIK SAMARESH, 2010. “PROBAADE PROTISHODH SPRIHAA”, In: CHAKROBORTY BARUN KUMAR (ed.),”PROBAADD PROSONGO”.AKSHAR PROKAASNI,pp 47-51. English Department: Smt. Sreya Dutt Journal publications Dutt, S., 2010. Representation as discovery : the story teller and Aranyak in comparative perspective. Hispanic horizon 25: 298-304. Smt. Neelanjana Basu Journal publications Basu, N., 2012. The ghost did not play his part: Interrogating the supernatural in Hardy’s short stories. Thomas Hardy Journal, 27:89-97. Sri Sayan Aich Bhowmick Publication in edited volume Aich Bhowmick S., 2012. Mapping the self: social, poetic and sexual identities in Vi kram Seth’s poems in Smita Jha, Arvind Nawale and Anindita Chatterjee (Eds) Ethics and Identity in Indian Poetry in English ISBN 978-81-7273-645-5. Aich Bhowmick S., 2012, Constriction, construction and categorization of nation in The Shadow Lines in Aich Bhowmick S., and Chakraborty Abin (eds) Uneven Terrains: Critical Perspectives in Postcolonialism ISBN 81-7389-015-3. Aich Bhowmick S., 2012, The politics of gender body and state in Shatranj ki Khiladi in Aich Bhowmick S., and Chakraborty Abin (eds) Uneven Terrains: Critical Perspectives in Postcolonialism ISBN 81-7389-015-3. Annexure B.4 (Refer to 3.4.3) Aich Bhowmick S., 2012 Bravery on the stage: stage craft and dramaturgy in Bravely Fought the Queen in Sreemati Mukherjee (ed) Many Contexts in Indian Writing in English, ISBN- 978-9380761-05-3 Communicative English Sri Swantanu Majhi Publication in edited volume Majhi S., On the Origin of the New Woman: Reading Darwin’s Influence on Sarah Grand’s The Beth Book in Shanta Dutta (ed) ‘The Expanding Universe: Essays on Science and Literature in the Nineteenth Century’ (New Delhi: Worldview Publications) in press. Department of commerce Sri Palash Garani Journal publications: 1. “PPP as an instruments of faster Economic Growth of India: Perspectives on Policies & Practices in Selected Infrastructure Sectors”, in “The Management Accountant” of ICWAI, September, 2010 Issue, Vol.45, No.9. 2. “ Challenging Role of Indian Pharmaceutical Industry in Global market: The way ahead”, in “The Management Accountant” of ICWAI, November,2010 Issue, Vol.45,No.11. 3. ”Growth and Prospect of Indian Education Sector—A Critical Analysis in the Context of Private Participation and Foreign Investment”, in “The Management Accountant” of ICWAI, February, 2011 Issue, Vol.46, No.2. 4. “Applications of PPP Model In Key Infrastructure Sector to Stimulate Economic Growth in India”, in “The Management Accountant” of ICWAI, March, 2011 Issue, Vol.46, No.3. 5. “Relevance of Logistic Services for Economic Growth: an Indian experience”, in Artha Beekshan, Bengal Economic Association, June, 2011 Issue, Vol.20, No.1. 6. “Role of CMAs in Adapting Different Methods in Business Valuation process”, in “The Management Accountant” of ICWAI, December, 2011 Issue, Vol.46, No.12. Department of Economics Dr. Lekha Mukhopadhyay Working papers publications Annexure B.5 (Refer to 3.4.3) Mukhopadhyay, Lekha (2013) “Sustainable Development - A Path Dependent Analysis to the Rat hole Coal Mining in Jaintia Hills District, India” Working Paper University of California, Riverside, USA Mukhopadhyay, Lekha (2008) Buxa Tiger Reserve in North Bengal, India: An institutional quest about people’s low participation in biodiversity conservation programme in Global Working Paper, Change Program Jadavpur University, India Publications in the edited volumes 1. Mukhopadhyay Lekha, Bhaskar Ghosh (2013) “Mining induced Desiccation and Consequent Impact on Traditional Economic Livelihood – an Analytical Framework” in Nautiyal, Sunil, K.S. Rao, Harald Kaechele, K.V. Raju, Ruediger Schaldach (eds) Knowledge Systems of S ocieties for Adaptation and Mitigation of Impacts of Climate Change; Ch.20, SpringerLink, India 2. Mukhopadhyay Lekha, Bhaskar Ghosh (2013) “Land Acquisition and Land Diversion for Mining towards Industrial Growth –Interest Conflict and Negotiation Game for Sustainable Development” in Nautiyal, Sunil, K.S. Rao, Harald Kaechele, K.V. Raju, Ruediger Schaldach (eds) Knowledge Systems of Societies for Adaptation and Mitigation of Impacts of Climate Change; Ch.26, SpringerLink, India 3. Mukhopadhyay, Lekha (2010) Diversion of forest land for mining operation and livelihood issue through impact on quantity and quality of water resources in Sarap, Kailas (ed) Institutions Livelihood and Natural Resource Management Bookwell; N Delhi India 4. Mukhopadhyay Lekha, Bhaskar Ghosh (2010) Mining induced land acquisition and soil degradation - impact on sustainability of traditional economic livelihood: an analytical framework; in Nautiyal, Sunil and B. P Nayak (eds) Ecological Economics: An Approach towards Socio-Economic and Environmental Sustainability ISEC, Bangalore, India Department of Physics Dr. Ruma Basu Annexure B.6 (Refer to 3.4.3) 1. B. BAGCHI, S. DAS, A. BHATTACHARYA, R. BASU and P. NANDY, Nanocrystalline Mullite Synthesis at a low temperature: Effect of copper ions, 2009, Journal of American Ceramic Society, 92, 2. S. BHANDARY, R. BASU, S. MANNA, S. DAS and P. NANDY, Role of nonlamellarforming lipid in promotion of liposomal fusion, 2009, Phase Transitions, 82, 221 –227. 3. S. BHANDARY, R. BASU, S.DAS and P. NANDY, Effect of some statin group of drugs on the phase profile of liposomal membranes – a fluorescence anisotropy study, 2009, Phase Transitions 82, 821-830. 4. B. BAGCHI, S. DAS, A. BHATTARCHYA, R. BASU and P. NANDY, Mullite phase enhancement in Indian kaolins by addition of vanadium pentoxide 2010, Applied clay science, 47, 409-413. 5. S. BHANDARY, R. BASU, S. DAS and P. NANDY, Elastic property of organized lipid assembly effect of water incorporation and chain melting 2010, Physica A, 389, 685 -688. 6. P. SULTANA, S. DAS, A. BHATTARCHYA, R. BASU and P. NANDY, Effect of external alumina source on enhancement of mullite content in fly ash- a study 2010, Journal of Surface Science & Technology, 26, (1-2), 1-22. 7. A. MONDAL, R. BASU, S. DAS and P. NANDY, Heat induced voltage generation in electrochemical cell containing zinc oxide nanoparticles. 2010, Energy, 35, 2160-63. 8. A. MONDAL, R. BASU, S. DAS and P. NANDY, Increased quantum efficiency in hybrid photoelectrochemical cell consisting of thionine and zinc oxide nanoparticles 2010, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry,. 211,143-146. 9. B.BAGCHI, S. DAS, A. BHATTACHARYYA, R. BASU and P. NANDY "Effect of Nickel and Cobalt ions on the low temperature synthesis of mullite by sol-gel technique" 2010, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 55, 135-141. Annexure B.7 (Refer to 3.4.3) 10. A. MONDAL, R. BASU, S. DAS and P. NANDY Enhancement of storage capacity and conversion efficiency of photoelectrochemical cell: effect of dyes adsorbed on carbon nano tubes 2010, Photochemistry and Photobiology, 86,1000-1004. 11. S. BHANDARY, R. BASU, S. DAS and P. NANDY Comparison of the Effect of Antihyperlipidemic drugs from different groups on the phase profile of liposomal membrane – a fluorescence anisotropy study 2010, Phase Transitions, 83 (7), 518 12. A. GHOSH, S. MANNA, S. DAS, R. BASU and P. NANDY A study on pore formation dynamics in bio-mimicking membrane system 2010 , Rom. J. Biophys. 20 (4), 347 -354. 13. A. MONDAL, R. BASU, S. DAS and P. NANDY Beneficial role of carbon nanotubes on mustard plant growth 2010, Green Technology, 9, 38-45 . 14. P.SULTANA, S.DAS, A.BHATTACHARYA, R.BASU and P.NANDY Mullite formation in coal fly ash is facilitated by the incorporation of magnesium oxide 2011, Rev. Adv. Mater. Sci. 27, 69-74 15. S. BHANDARY, R. BASU, S. DAS and P. NANDY Effect of aconitum napellus on liposomal microviscosity 2011, International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Sciences and Engineering 3(2), 1-5 16. P. NANDY, S. BHANDARY, S. DAS , R. BASU, and S. BHATTACHARYA Nanoparticle and membrane anisotropy 2011, Homeopathy, 100 (3), 194 17. P.SULTANA, S.DAS, B. BAGCHI, A.BHATTACHARYA, R.BASU and P.NANDY Effect of size of fly ash particle on enhancement of mullite content and glass formati 2011, Bulletin of Material Science , 34 (7), 1663–1670. 18. A. DE, B.BAGCHI, S. DAS, R. BASU and P. NANDY A study on the phytotoxicity of nano mullite and metal-amended nano mullite on mung bean plant" 2011, Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 13, 1709-1715. Annexure B.8 (Refer to 3.4.3) 19. A. MONDAL, R. BASU, S. DAS and P. NANDY Beneficial role of carbon nanotubes on mustard plant growth – an agricultural Prospect. 2011, Journal of Nanoparticle Research 13, 10, 4519-4528 20. S. BHANDARY, P. SULTANA, R. BASU, S. DAS and P. NANDY A study on the modulation of the phase behavior of lipid aggregates – effect of some metal nanoparticles 2011 Advanced Science, Engineering & Medicine 3, 213-218 21. A. DE, R.BASU, S.DAS and P. NANDY Heat induced nano form of ZnO quantum dots and their characterization 2012, Semiconductors, 46 (2), 171 -174 22. P.SULTANA, S. DAS, R. BASU and P. NANDY Novel utilization of Bauxite treated fly ash based ceramics for its antibacterial activity 2012, International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, 9 (3), 550–560. 23. P.SULTANA, S.DAS, A.BHATTACHARYA, R.BASU and P.NANDY Development of iron oxide and titania treated fly ash based ceramic and its bioactivity 2012, Material Science and Engineering C, 32, 1358–1365. 24. S. BHANDARY, R. BASU, S. DAS and P. NANDY Lipid polymorphism and associated changes in elastic properties of organized phospholipid assembly - an electrical approach. 2012 Advanced Science, Engineering & Medicine 4, 1-4. 267-270. 25. P. SULTANA, S. DAS, A. BHATTACHARYA, R. BASU AND P. NANDY Novel utilization of Bauxite treated fly ash- ceramics for its antibacterial activity 2012, International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology 9 (3), 550-560, 26. B. BAGCHI, S. DEY, S. BHANDARY, S. DAS, A. BHATTACHARYA, R. BASU and P. NANDY Antimicrobial efficacy and biocompatibility study of copper nanoparticle adsorbed mullite aggregates 2012, Materials Science and Engineering C 32, 1897 -1905. Annexure B.9 (Refer to 3.4.3) 27 . B Bagchi, S Das, A Bhattacharya, R. Basu, and P Nandy. In situ synthesis and high antibacterial activity of copper nanoparticle loaded natural montmorillonite clay based on contact inhibition and ion release. 2013 Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 108, 358 -365 Dr. Ballari Chakraborty Chandra A. ,Bhattacharya A., Chakrabarti B., 2013, Temperature Dependent Diquark And Baryon Masses, J. Mod. Phys. (To be published ). Chandra A. ,Bhattacharya A., Chakrabarti B., 2013, Meson Condensate and Fermi Momentum, Eur. Phys. J. Plus 4, 128. Bhattacharya A., Saha R., Chakrabarti B., 2012, Fractal Space Time and Variation of Fine Structure Constant , Eur. Phys. J. Plus 127, 1200042. Chandra A. ,Bhattacharya A., Chakrabarti B., 2012, Heavy Pentaquarks and Doubly Heavy Baryons in Quasiparticle Approach , Mod. Phys. Lett. A27, 1250006. Bhattacharya A., Chandra A., Chakrabarti B., 2012, On Some Properties of θ+ Excited States, Int. J. Theo. Phys. , 51, 206. Bhattacharya A., Chandra A., Chakrabarti B., Sagari A., 2011, The Heavy Light Baryon Masses in the Quasiparticle Approach , Eur. Phys. J. Plus 126, 57. Bhattacharya A., Sagari A., Chakrabarti B., Chandra A., 2011, Nucleon in Nuclear Matter, J. Mod. Phys. 2, 87. Bhattacharya A., Chakrabarti B., Mani S., Sagari A., 2011, Baryons and Dibaryon Masses in Quasiparticle Approach, Grivov, 80, (WSPC). Bhattacharya A., Sagari A., Chakrabarti B., Mani S., 2010, Magnetic Moments of Proton and Octet Baryon in Quasiparticle Model, Phys. Rev. C81, 015202. Bhattacharya A., Sagari A., Chakrabarti B., Mani S., 2010, Temperature Dependent Structure Function of Nucleon , Nuo. Cim. 125, 1498. Chakrabarti B., Bhattacharya A., Mani S., Sagari A., 2010, Baryons in Diquark-Quark Model, Act. Phys. Pol. B41, 95. Mani S., Sagari A., Chakrabarti B., Bhattacharya A., 2009, On Some Properties of the Neutrino in the Early Universe , Turk. J. Phys. 33, 271. Chakrabarti B., Bhattacharya A., Mani S., 2009, On Some Properties of Di-Hadronic States, Phys. Scr. 79, 025103. Annexure B.10 (Refer to 3.4.3) Bhattacharya A., Sagari A., Chakrabarti B., Mani S., 2009, Magnetic Moments of Baryons and Exotics in Quasiparticle Diquark Model, CP 1149 SPIN Physics, American Institute of Physics, 593. Bhattacharya A., Chakrabarti B., Sagari A., 2009, Structure Function and radii of Nucleons, Had. J. 32, 395. Bhattacharya A., Chakrabarti B., Sagari A., Mani S., 2008, Properties of Proton in Diquark Model , Int. J. Theo. Phys. 47, 2507. Bhattacharya A., Chakrabarti B., Mani S., 2008, On Some Properties of the Fine Structure Constant, Act. Phys. Pol. B39, 1001. Department of Chemistry Dr. Ujjwal Mondol Papers published : Mandal, U., Ghosh, S., Dey, S., Adhikari, A., Bhattacharyya, K., 2008. Ultrafast photoinduced electron transfer in the micelle and the gel phase of a PEO-PPO-PEO triblock copolymer. J. Chem. Phys 128, 164505. Mandal, U., Ghosh, S., Mitra, G., Adhikari, A., Dey, S., Bhattacharyya, K., 2008. A Femtosecond Study of the Interaction of Human Serum Albumin with a Surfactant (SDS). Chemistry.An Asian Journal 3, 1430. Mandal, U., Ghosh, S., Das, D. K., Adhikari, A., Dey, S., Bhattacharyya, K., 2008. Ultrafast fluorescence resonance energy transfer in a bile salt aggregate: excitation wavelength dependence. J. Chem. Sci. 120, 15. Adhikari, A., Dey, S., Mandal, U., Das, D. K., Ghosh, S., Bha ttacharyya K., 2008. Femtosecond Solvation Dynamics in Different Regions of a Bile Salt Aggregate: Excitation Wavelength Dependence. J. Phys. Chem. B. 112, 3575. Dey, S., Adhikari, A., Mandal, U., Ghosh, S., Bhattacharyya, K., 2008. A Femtosecond Study of Excitation Wavelength Dependence of a Triblock Copolymer-Surfactant Supramolecular Assembly: (PEO)20-(PPO)70-(PEO)20 and CTAC.J. Phys. Chem. B. 112, 5020. Adhikari, A., Dey, S., Das, D. K., Mandal, U., Ghosh, S., Bhattacharyya, K., 2008. Solvation Dynamics in Ionic Liquid Swollen P123 Triblock Copolymer Micelle: A Femtosecond Excitation Wavelength Dependence Study. J. Phys. Chem. B. 112, 6350. Ghosh, S., Mandal, U., Adhikari, A., Bhattacharyya, K., 2009. Study of diffusion of organic dyes in a triblock co-polymer micelle and gel by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy. Chemistry.An Asian Journal 4, 948. Annexure B.11 (Refer to 3.4.3) Dey, S., Mandal, U., Adhikari, A., Ghosh, S., Bhattacharyya, K., 2010. Probing Dynamic Heterogeneity in Nano-confined Systems: Femtosecond Excitation Wavelength Dependence and FCS. Das, D. K., Mondal, T., Mandal, U., Bhattacharyya, K., 2011. Probing Deuterium Isotope Effect on Structure and Solvation Dynamics of Human Serum Albumin. ChemPhysChem. 12, 814 Publications in edited volumes (Book Chapter 7 Hydrogen Bonding and Transfer in the Excited-State) Edited by Ke-Li Han and Guang-Jiu Zhao, John Wiley 2010. Dey, S., Mandal, U., SenMojumdar, S., Mandal, A. K., Bhattacharyya, K., 2010. Diffusion of Organic Dyes in Immobilized and Free Catanionic Vesicle. J. Phys. Chem. B.114, 15506. Dr. Tapan Kumar Si Journal publications Si, T. K.; Chakraborty, S.; Mukherjee, A.K.; Drew, M.G.B.; Bhattacharyya, R. 2008. Novel Supramolecular Network in Tri- and Mono-nuclear Oxovanadium(V)-Salicyl-hydroximate: Synthesis, Structure and Catalytic Oxidation of Hydrocarbons using H2O2 as Terminal Oxidant. Polyhedron (27), pp.2233-2242. (Journal - Elsevier) Si, T. K.; Drew, M.G.B.; Mukherjea, K.K. 2011. Peroxidative bromination and oxygenation of organic compounds: synthesis, x-ray crystal structure and catalytic implications of mononuclear and binuclear oxovanadium(V) complexes containing Schiffbase ligands. Polyhedron (30), pp.2286–2293.( Journal- Elsevier) Si, T. K.; Paul, S.S.; Drew, M.G.B.; Mukherjea, K.K. 2012. Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Catalytic Activity of a Multifunctional Enzyme Mimetic Oxoperoxovanadium(V) Complex. Dalton Trans (41), pp. 5805-5815. (Journal - Royal Society of Chemistry) Department of Geology Dr. Abhijit Chakraborty Journal Publications Bhattacharya, H. N., Bhattacharya, B., and Chakraborty, A., 2009. Architecture of Storm Event Beds from Late Paleozoic Glaciomarine Talchir Formation, Talchir Coalfield, Orissa. Vistas in Geological Research, U.U. Spl. Publ. in Geology (8): 1 -10. Kundu, A., Goswami, B., Eriksson, P.G. and Chakraborty, A., 2011. Palaeoseismicity in relation to basin tectonics as revealed from soft-sediment deformation structures of the Lower Triassic Panchet formation, Raniganj basin (Damodar valley), eastern India. Journal of Earth System. Annexure B.12 (Refer to 3.4.3) Sciences, V.120, No. 1, pp. 167-181. (IF: 0.820-2011//ISSN: 0253-4126 (print version)-ISSN: 0973-774X (electronic version) Chakraborty, Abhijit. and Bhattacharya, H. N., 2012: Early Permian Xiphosurid trackways from India. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 80(1): 129-135.(IF:0.596-2011)// ISSN: 00167622 (print version)-ISSN: 0974-6889 (electronic version)// (DOI) 10.1007/s12594-012-0127-7. Chakraborty, A., Hasiotis, S. T., Ghosh, B. And Bhattacharya, H. N., 2013 Fluvial Trace Fossils in the Middle Siwalik (Sarmatian-Pontian) of Darjeeling Himalayas, India. J. Earth Syst. Sci. 12(4): 1023–1033 (DOI) 10.1007/s12040-013-0324-9. Online ISSN: 0973-774X/Print ISSN: 0253-4126. Chakraborty, A., Bhattacharya, H.N. and 2014 (accepted) . Anal Sac of a Cladid Crinoid from the Permo-Carboniferous Talchir Formation, Talchir Basin, Orissa, JGSI. Publications in edited volumes Chakraborty, A., Chaudhuri, S., Bandyopadhyay, S., 2011. Ecological and sedimentological controls on spatial differentiation of crab burrows: A case study in Gangasagar beach area, West Bengal, in Bandyopadhyay, S., Bhattacharji, M., Chaudhuri, S., Goswami, D.C., Jog, S.R. and Kar, A.K. (eds.), Landforms Processes and Environment Management. ACB Publications. Kolkata, pp. 338–355. Chakraborty, A., Bhattacharya, H. N., 2013. Spreiten Burrows: A Model Based Study on Diplocraterion parallelum, in Mukhopadhyay et al (eds.), Geospectrum: proceedings of UGC sponsored conference on recent researches in Earth System Science. ACB Pub. Kolkata, pp. 296-299. Prof. Bhaskar Ghosh Journal Publication Mazumder, A., Ghosh, B., Ghosh, T.K., 2008. Sedimentation of Lower Gondwana rocks around Garikalan-Kudwe area, North Karanpura Coalfield, Hazaribagh District, Jharkhand. Proceedings of A.P. Akademi of Science 12 (3), p. 320 – 329 Chakraborty, A., Hasiotis, S.T., Ghosh, B., Bhattacharya, H. N.,2013. Preliminary Report on the Middle Siwalik (middle Miocene-lower Pleistocene) Fluvial Trace Fossils of Darjeeling Annexure B.13 (Refer to 3.4.3) Himalayas, Darjeeling-Jalpaiguri Districts, West Bengal, India, Article in Press, Manuscript communicated to Journal of Asian Earth Science. Ghosh, G., Ghosh, B. and Mukhopadhyay, J., 2013 (Accepted). Stratigraphic and tectonic analyses of the Palaeoarchaean-Mesoproterozoic supracrustal successions along the westnorthwestern margin of the Singhbhum Granitoid body, eastern India: a synthesis. Journal of Geological Society of London. Research Publications: Edited volumes Ghosh, B., 2013, Clays and their constituents – definitions and a brief overview, in: Mukherjee, S., (ed.), The Science of Clays – Applications in Industry, Engineering, and Environment, Springer (Jointly published with Capital Publishing Company, India). Ghosh, B., 2013, Clays: industrial applications and their determinants, In: Mukherjee, S., (ed.), The Science of Clays – Applications in Industry, Engineering, and Environment, Springer (Jointly published with Capital Publishing Company, India). Ghosh, B., 2013, Beneficial and hazardous aspects of clays in nature: A brief overview, In: Mukherjee, S., (ed.), The Science of Clays – Applications in Industry, Engineering, and Environment, Springer (Jointly published with Capital Publishing Company, India). Mukhopadhyay, L., Ghosh, B., 2013. Land Acquisition and Land Diversion for Mining Towards Industrial Growth: Interest Conflict and Negotiation Game for Sustainable Development in: Nautiyal, Sunil, K.S. Rao, Harald Kaechele, K.V. Raju, Ruediger Schaldach (eds.), Knowledge Systems of Societies for Adaptation and Mitigation of Impacts of Climate Change, Environmental Science and Engineering, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-36143-2_26, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg; pp443-464 Mukhopadhyay, L., Ghosh, B., 2013. Mining-Induced Desiccation of Water Bodies and Consequent Impact on Traditional Economic Livelihood: An Analytical Framework in S. Nautiyal et al. (eds.), Knowledge Systems of Societies for Adaptation and Mitigation of Impacts of Climate Change, Environmental Science and Engineering, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-361432_26, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg; pp329-346 Mukhopadhyay, L., Ghosh, B., 2010. Mining induced land degradation and contamination – impact on sustainability of traditional economic livelihood: an analytical framework, in: Nautiyal, S., Nayak, B. P. (eds.), Ecological Economics: An Approach towards Socioeconomic and Environmental Sustainability, pp 209 – 220; ISEC, Bangalore Prof. Kaushik Kiran Ghosh Bhattacharya, H. N. and Ghosh, Kaushik K. (2012) Field and Petrographic Aspects of the Iron Ore Mineralizations of Gandhamardan Hill, Keonjhor, Orissa and their Genetic Significance. Journal Geological Society of India. vol.79, pp.497-504. Annexure B.14 (Refer to 3.4.3) Mathematics Dr. Prof. Suchhanda Sen Journal publications Ghosh, S., Chakrabarty, T., 2008. An EOQ Model with Quadratic Demand Rate and Deteriorating items. Journal of Mathematics and System Sciences, 4 (1), pp 141 -148. Ghosh, S., Chakrabarty, T., 2009. An Order Level Inventory Model under two level storage system with time-dependent demand. OPSEARCH, 46(3), pp 335-344. Ghosh, S., Chakrabarty, T., 2011. An Order Level Inventory Model for deteriorating items with time-depending demand under permissible delay in payments. International Journal of Information and Computing Science, 14(1), pp 1-11. Geography Dr. Prof. Shatarupa Roy Journal publications Roy. S and Basu R. 2010. An Appraisal of the Roadside Storage System of Solid Waste Disposal in the City of Kolkata. Indian Journal of landscape System and Ecological Studies,ISSN 09714170 Roy. S 2011. Scope of Tourism in Fishing Spot of Henry Island in Sunderban. Indian Journal of landscape System and Ecological Studies,ISSN 0971-4170 Philosophy Dr. Subrato Basu Journal publications: Bose, Subrata, 2010. “Is Death an Event in Life?”. The Journal of The Indian Academy of Philosophy, pp 105-122. Bose, Subrata, 2013. “Moral Dilemmas”. Disha – Journal of The Department of Philosophy, Women’s Christian College, Kolkata, pp 34-37. Publications in edited volume: Annexure B.15 (Refer to 3.4.3) Bose, Subrata, 2013. “Human Rights and Their Rational Justification”, in: Paul, Ajanta (ed), The Rite of Wrongs- Human Rights in India, Avenel Press, Burdwan, pp 38-50. Dr. Ruchira Majumdar Journal publications: Ruchira Majumdar (2009) Feminism—A critical observation,(in Journal of the Academy of Philosophy,p. 115—122 Terrorism(Accepted for publication in volume 51, in Darsan) Semantic Realism—A Critical Perspective(Accepted for publication in Journal of the Academy of Philosophy) Publication in Edited volumes Ruchira Majumdar (2010) Kant’s Moral Philosophy in Relation to Indian Moral Perspective as depicted in Sri Madbhagabad Gita, in Stephen Palmquist, Walter D Gruyter (Eds) Cultivating Personhood, ch-55, p.706—715. Dept of Botany Dr. Prof. Nilofer Khatoon Nilofer Khatoon, Partha Chattopadhyay, Arpita Mukhopadhyay, Madhumita Mukhopadhyay and R. Pal. “Algal diet in Prawn Aquaculture” Fishing Chimes, Vol. 28 No. 10/11 pp44. Nilofer Khatoon, Atreyee Chaudhuri, Sudeshna Sen Roy, Niloy Kundu, Sudeshna Mukherjee, Debasis Mazumdar, Sumit Homechaudhuri and R. Pal. (2010) “Algae as feed supplement in fish nutrition”. Accepted in Journal of the Botanical Society of Bengal, 64 (2),. Nilofer Khatoon, P. Sengupta, S. Homechaudhuri & R. Pal. (2010) “Evaluation of Algae based feed in Goldfish (Carassius auratus) nutrition”. Proceedings of Zoological Society, Springer 63(2): 109-114. S. Mukherjee, D.Parial, Nilofer Khatoon, A. Chaudhuri, S. Senroy S. HomeChaudhuri & R. Pal. (2011) “Effect of formulated Algal diet on growth performance of Labeo rohita Hamilton”. Journal of Algal Biomass Utilization, , 2 (4): 1 – 9. N. Barman, G. G. Satpati, S. Roy, Nilofer Khatoon, R Sen, S Kanjilal, RBN Prasad and R Pal (2012) “Mapping algae of sundarban origin As Lipid feedstock for potential biodiesel application” Journal of Algal Biomass Utilization,3 (2):,42- 49. P Mukherjee, I. Banerjee, Nilofer Khatoon and R. Pal (2013). “Cyanobacteria as Elicitor of Pigment in Ornamental Fish Hemigrammus caudovittatus (Buenos Aires Tetra)” J. Algal Biomass Utln., 4 (3): 59–65. Publication in edited volume Annexure B.16 (Refer to 3.4.3) Nilofer Khatoon and R. Pal, “Micro algal culture and cultivation” a Book chapter in “Manual of Cryptogamic Botany”. Department of Zoology Dr. Prof. Ranu Naskar 1. Chakravorty, B., Dubey, R., Kumari, M., Naskar, R., 2012. Primary and secondary stress response of Channa punctatus to sublethal aluminium toxicity. Journal of Applied Sciences in Environmental Sanitation 7 (2): 125-130. 2. Naskar, R., Veenapani, Moitra, S., Kumari, K., Sen, N. S., Ahmad, M. Firoz, 2009. Surface ultrastructural changes in the gills of an Indian stenohaline catfish, Clarias batrachus (Linn.) under acute acid and aluminium stress. The Ecoscan 3 (3 & 4): 221 -226. Department of Psychology Dr. Prof. Sreeparna Dutta Dutta, S., & Basu, J. (2012) “Perceived roles of psychiatrists and psychologists among the adult of the urban community: A preliminary survey” Indian Journal of Community Psychology, 8(2), 306 – 315. Das Gupta, S., & Dutta, S. (2012) “Personality and Behavioural factors associated with Test anxiety among School Students in Kolkata.” IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science (JHSS), 2(5), 15 – 20. Dutta, S. & Das Gupta, S. (2013) “Looking beyond environmental factors – an examination of some personal factors as predictors of suicidal ideation among college students.” Indian Journal of Community Psychology 9(1), 254 – 265. Dutta, S. & Das Gupta, S. (2013) “Examining the relationship between Emotional Intelligence and the dimensions of Test Anxiety.” The International Journal’s Research Journal of Social Science and Management (RJSSM) 2(11), 55 – 60. Das Gupta, S., & Dutta, S. “Gender based analysis of the different predictors of Suicidal Ideation among College Students – an Indian Scenario.” (Accepted for publication in Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, photocopy of acceptance letter attached). Annexure C.1 Refer to 4.1.3 Annexure C.2 Refer to 4.1.3 Annexure C.3 Refer to 4.1.3 Annexure C.4 Refer to 4.1.3 Annexure C.5 Refer to 4.1.3 Annexure C.6 Refer to 4.1.3 Annexure C.7 Refer to 4.1.3 Annexure C.8 Refer to 4.1.3 Annexure C.9 Refer to 4.1.3 Annexure C.10 Refer to 4.1.3 Annexure C.11 Refer to 4.1.3 Annexure C.12 Refer to 4.1.3 Annexure D (Refer to 4.2.2) Library Evaluative Report of the Department of BENGALI 1. Name of the Department: BENGALI 2. Its year of establishment: Before 1956 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) : UG (Honours, & General) 4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved: Nil 5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise): Annual, As per C.U.rules & regulations. 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. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst. Professors) Sanctioned Filled Professor Associate Professors 0 0 0 2 Asst. Professors 5 2 __ __ PPT Guest Lecturer 1 ___ UGC Substitute lecturer 1 ___ 11. List of senior visiting faculty : Nil 12. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information : UG : 12.5% 13. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio: (UG) HONOURS :( 42:1) GENERAL : ( 64 : 1 ) COMPULSORY LANGUAGE : (240 : 1 ) 14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and filled : Nil 15. Qualification of teaching faculty with D.Sc./D.Litt./Ph.D./M.Phil./P.G.: Ph.D. - 4 M.Phil. – 1 P.G. – 1 (Registered for Ph.D.) 16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Mention names of funding agencies and grants received project-wise. : Nil 17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received : Nil 18. Research facility / centre recognized by the University: Nil 19. Publications : ( Separate sheet attached) 20. Areas of consultancy and income generated : Nil 21. Faculty as members in i)National committees ii) International committees iii)Editorial Boards : Nil 22. Student projects: percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-departmental : a) UG : 100%, All students have submitted projects on environmental studies. b) percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries / institutes : Nil 23. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by Faculty : Nil Students : Nil 24. List of eminent academicians & scientists / visitors to the department: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) Nirendranath Chakraborty ,eminent poet & editor Sunil Gangopadhyay ,eminent writer Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay,eminent novelist Nabaneeta Devsen,eminent writer & educationist Joy Goswami , eminent poet Dr.Pabitra Sarkar ,V.C. Rabindrabharati University (Rtd.),eminent educationist,essayist & critic 7) Dr.Pallab Sengupta, Vidyasagar Prof., Dept. of Bengali, Rabindrabharati University (Rtd.), eminent essayist & critic 8) Dr.Sujit Ghosh, eminent educationist & essayist 9) Dr.Tapobrato Ghosh, Prof., Dept.of Bengali, Jadavpur University & eminent essayist & critic 10) Dr.Shibaji Bandyopadhyay, Prof. Dept. of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University & eminent essayist & critic 11) Dr. Jibendu kr.Roy,eminent educationist,administrator & essayist & editor 12)Dr.Sanat Kumar Mitra,Prof.,Dept. of Bengali,Rabindrabharati University 13)Dr.Sudhir Chakraborty,eminent educationist ,essayist & critic 14)Prof.Bratya Basu ,educationist, eminent dramatist, director & actor 15) Prof.Abdul Kaafi Prof., Dept.of Bengali,Jadavpur University 16)Mrs.Amita Dutta ,eminent dancer 17)Mr.Kaushik Sen , eminent dramatist,director & actor 18) Dr.Barun Kumar Chakraborty , Emiretus Prof., RabindraBharati University,eminent educationist & essayist 19) Prof.Nrisinghaprosad Bhaduri ,eminent essayist 25. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding --- NIL a) National---NIL b) International---NIL 26. Student profile course-wise: ACADEMIC SESSION - 2012-2013 Name of the Course Applications received Selecte d Enrolled M F Pass percentage M F UG – (H) Ist Year 240 229 85 80 UG – (H) 2 nd Year 76 76 76 94.7 UG – (H) 3 rd Year 55 55 55 92 27. Diversity of students: Name of the Course % of students from the State % of students from other States % of students from other countries UG – (H) Ist Year 100% 0% 0% UG – (H) 2 nd Year 100% 0% 0% UG (H) 3rd Year 100% 0% 0% UG – (G) Ist Year 100% 0% 0% UG – (G) 2 nd Year UG – (G) 3 rd Year 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 28. How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations? Not available 29. Student progression: NOT APPLICABLE 30. Present details about infrastructural facilities : a) Library : Apart from general liabrary the departmental seminar liabrary has several books. b) Internet facilities for staff and students : Computer laboratory & laptop facilities available . c) Class rooms with ICT facility : common facility. d) Laboratories : NOT APPLICABLE 31. Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College,University , Government or other agencies : All the students belonging to SC/ST/Minority Community receive scholarships from Govt. College also provides financial assistance (e.g. waive the tution fees, merit scholarships etc.). 32. Details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. : Arrange seminars & special lectures for enrichment of students. 33. Teaching methods adopted by the faculty to improve student learning: i)Traditional Lecture Method ii) Question-Answer session iii) Special tutorial classes iv) Remedial coaching v) Departmental assistance for weak students 34.Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility(ISR) & Extension activities : NCC & NSS 35. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) analysis of the department & Future Plans : Strength : Sincerity & Regularity of Teachers. Weakness : Teaching posts lying vacant Opportunities : Teacher, Editor, DTP, Translator, Interpreter, Journalist, Creative Writer. Challenges: We have potential research-oriented teaching faculties, but lack of space for research activities. Future : i) Open Regular PG course of University of Calcutta. ii) Ad -on course on DTP iii) Training centre for competitive exam. ANNEXURE -1 (Publications) DR.BEAUTY MUKHERJEE : RESEARCH PUBLICATION MUKHERJEE BEAUTY. 2011,MUKTO AKASHER SANDHANE NARIRA; SITA DEVI R UPANYASE (ABSTRACT)publication in EVOLUTION OF WOMEN’S CONSCIOUSNESS,AS REFLECTED IN SANSKRIT & BENGALI LITERATURE : A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; UGC SPONSORED TWO-DAY SEMINAR ORGANISED BY DEPT. OF SANSKRIT,BENGALI & SOCIOLOGY, JOGAMAYADEVI COLLEGE DR.SAMARESH BHOWMIK : RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS (JOURNALS) : (i) BHOWMIK SAMARESH – 2009.”BAANGLAA BHAASAAR APORICHITO MUKH : LOKBHAASAAR PREKKHITE “. ‘LOUKIK’, BI-ANNUAL & BILINGUAL JOURNAL OF FOLKLORE & CULTURAL STUDIES.VOL.3,NO.1&2,JAN-JULY. PAGE NO. 60-69. PUBLICATION IN EDITED VOLUME : 1. BHOWMIK SAMARESH , 2013.”ATITHIR ANDARMAHALE”,in:MOLLAH QUTUB & RIZWANA NAASIRAA (EDS.),”RABINDRA--CHHOTO GALPER RUPREKHAA”.VIVEKANANDA BOOK CENTRE,pp27-43. 2. BHOWMIK SAMARESH,2012.”RABINDRANATHER SAAHITYO: SAAHITYIKER ‘SOHITATWO’ ”,in:MULLICK SUBRATA KUMAR(ed.), “RABINDRANATH:ANUVOBE ANUDHYANE”.BOOKS WAY,pp 26-31. 3. BHOWMIK SAMARESH,2012.”RESHAM SHILPO:EKAAL SEKAAL”,in: CHAKROBORTY BARUN KUMAR (ed.),”LOKAJO SHILPO”.PARULPROKAASHONI, pp 268-281. 4. BHOWMIK SAMARESH,2011.”POLLI SANGOTHAK RABINDRANATH”,in: CHAKROBORTY BARUN KUMAR (ed.),” ANYO RABINDRANATH, NAANAA RABINDRANATH”. PUSTAK BIPONI,pp172-181. 5. BHOWMIK SAMARESH,2010. “PROBAADE PROTISHODH SPRIHAA”,In: CHAKROBORTY BARUN KUMAR (ed.),”PROBAADD PROSONGO”.AKSHAR PROKAASNI,pp 47-51 PROF. NILANJANA GHOSH : Research related publications: Tin Purusher Rayera / Prosongo: sishu kishore sahityo/editor Rupam Pramanik and Ajimul Haq / Ashabori publication/July 2012 Rabindranather ‘Sishu’, ajker sishu , amader sishu/Nandana: Bishesh Rabindra shankhya/2012 Other publications: 1.Ekla Dhorai ar Jiban mukhi pado jatra/Dhorai chorit manas:abo taler atmo jijnasa/Editor debabrato biswas/Pragyabikash/to be published in April 2014. 2.Suchanaye samapti :Ghare – Baire/Ghare-Baire:binirman nirman/Editor DR.Chitrita Banerjee/Ratnabali publication./Boimala 2014. 3.‘Jaha chai taha bhul kore chai……’ityadi o grihadaho/protibader upanyash/ editor Debobroto Biswas/banglar mukh publication/Nov.2012. 4.Aranyer Adhikar:Utsher abhimukhe/Mahashyeta Debir Aranyer adhikar Bastabatar Sandhan/ editor 5.Sohini Ghosh/Pustak bipani/July 2005,2nd edition Akhshar Prokashoni /Jan.2012. Purbashar Galpo 1350-52,1358-60/Purbashar katha/editor Satyapriya Ghosh/Anustup/Jan.1999. PROF. SAGNIK MITRA : Publications : ESSAY/ ABSTRACT BOOK / MAGAZINE 1. Kabider Samay Tomake Kathakathay ‘Pitamahoder Kahini’ 2. Aakasher Chand Rabindranather Sonar Tori EDITOR Somnath Das Prof. Tarun Mukhopadhyay ISBN /ISSN No. 22315802 978-9381329- Bhabnar Dikdiganto 3. Bandir Bandana Rabindrattro : Anucharjya Bangla Kabita Jyotir Sandhane 4. Tirisher Bangla Ekaler Bangla Kabita Kabita : Anubhaber Nijoswo Bhashye 5. Badhan Chnerar Muktodhara : Sadhan Pathe Ekti Purnango Aalochona Grontho 6. Buddhadeb Prabrajya Basur Tinti Kabita 7. Bangladesher Prabrajya Kabita : Dukkho Tumii Hao Aamar Rajmukut 8. Premendra Prabrajya Mitra er Kabita 9. Kabi Amiya Prabrajya Chakraborty 10. Samayer Dui Jagari Pithe Die Joratali 11. Mymensingh Gitika: Dharmanirapeks ho Premkabitar Bishmoy ebong Ekaler Anusrijon Purono Bangla Sahitya Chinta o Charcha 12. Rabindra Ghorer Loker Sahitya er Anweashane Samalochana Rabindranath: Chintone o Monone (with the aid of Zonal Tagore 15-3 Prof. Tarun Mukhopadhyay & Ritam Mukhopadhyay Prof. Sanat Kr. Naskar Prof. Malay Rakshit 978-819256620-7 Prabhas Chandra Seth Prabhas Chandra Seth Prabhas Chandra Seth Prabhas Chandra Seth Suman Sana Prof. Joyita Dutta Rudraprasad Chakraborty & Ashish Lahiri 978-938132928-3 Commemoratio n Committee under the Ministry of Culture Govt. of India) 13. Sukumar Roy er Swapnakalpok Galpo: Fokirer Adrishya jama 14. Bankimchandra: Swpnakalpok Manasdwanda o Sahitya- Bitarka 15. Parasuram er Sahityatakko Galpo: Lekhani Kuthare Koutuk er Bhaskarja 16. Chaitali Ananda Chattapadhyay er Kabita: Bigyapaner Meye theke Mathur 17. Kabi Arun Prabrajya Mitra 18. Bangla Sahityoe Samasamayik Pallikabitar Bangabidya Dhara (Bish Sar-Sangkhep Shatak) Sankalan Satrajit Basu Satrajit Basu 23193093 Uday Ratan Mukherjee Sreeparna Roy Prabhas Chandra Seth Dr. Sucharita Bandyopadhyay & others 978-938041-1163 DR.PARAMITA BANDYOPADHYAY : PUBLICATION : ESSAY/ABSTRACT 1.MEGHADUTAM-ER PROTHOM BANGAANUBAAD 2.KUMAARSAMVAB AM ER NAATYAANUBAAD : EKTI BISHESH PARJAALOCHONAA 3.KUNTALEEN BOOK/MAGAZIN E ASC-CU SOUVENIR EDITOR ISSUE DR.D.C.NA TH DEC.2001 NIKHIL BANGASAHITYO SAMMELAN PATRIKA JAYANTI SANYAL OCTOBER 2004 AANTORJAATIK SUKHENDR SHAARA PURASKAAR-E SAMMAANITO LEKHIKAA RAA CHHOTOGALPO O BHATACH ARYA 4.RABINDRASANGEE RANGAMATIR T-E KALIDAS-ER POTHE PROVAAB 5.BANGLA SAHITYE BIVAASAA NAAREE-R NIJASWO VAASAA-R PRYOG JAHAR BISWAS 6.RABINDRANATH : SOMOYER SIMAANAA CHHARAAYE 7.BANGLASAHITYE PROTIBAAD: MEYEDER LEKHAAY RABINDRA SMARANI GOUTAM GANGULI OGO SATYA SUNDAR MANGALAM ASIS KUMAR DALAI 8.KALIDAS-ER NAATOK O TAAR BANGAANUBAAD-E CHITRITO NAARI CHORITRO in EVOLUTION OF WOMEN’S CONSCIOUSNES S,AS REFLECTED IN SANSKRIT & BENGALI LITERATURE : A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; UGC SPONSORED TWO-DAY SEMINAR ORGANISED BY DEPT. OF SANSKRIT,BENG ALI & SOCIOLOGY, JOGAMAYADEVI COLLEGE MOUSUMI PURKAAIT D SANKHY AA, OCTOBER 2005 VOL.1,ISS UE 1,2006 VOL.1,ISS UE 2 APRIL,201 0 MAY,2010 VOL.26,IS SUE-1 JULYSEPT,2011 DECEMB ER 2011 DR.BROTI GAYEN : ESSAY/ABSTRACT 1.KUBER-ER BISHOY-BISHOYER KUBER 2.SAMPORKER AAKHYAAN-ER KHOJE:ATEEN BANDYOPADHYAYER UPONYAAS 3.TAARINEE-R BAARI BADOL-ER GALPO: SAMOY-ER PORIPREKSHIT 4.PROJAAPOTI-R NIRBONDHOCHIROKUMAR SOBHAA: RUPAANTOR-ER PAATH AVIGGOTAA 5.PROSONGO SOTYOPEER: NIRMAAN SHOILI O PRAACHEENOTAAR BICHAAR BOOK/MAGAZ INE GALPO SARANI EDITOR ISSUE AMAR DEV DEEPON N.ZULFIKA AR VOL.14,AN NUAL ISSUE,2009 VOL.13,M ARCH 2010 UJAAGOR,JYO TIRINDRO NANDI SANKHYAA BOLAAKAA UTTAM PURAKAIT 2010 DHANANJO Y DAS VOL.19,ISS UE 29,NOVEM BER 2010 DEEPON N.ZULFIKA AR VOL.15,M ARCH 2012 Evaluative Report of the Department of ENGLISH 1. Name of the Department: ENGLISH 2. Year of Establishment: Before 1956 3. Names of Programs / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil, Ph.D., Integrated Masters, Integrated Ph.D., etc.) UG Honours and General 4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/ units involved No 5. Annual/ semester/ choice based credit system (programme wise) ANNUAL as per CU rules and regulations. 6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments Shantanu Majee (PTT) also involved as guest faculty of the Dept. of Communicative English. 7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc. NA 8. Details of courses/ programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons No 9. Number of Teaching posts Sanctioned Professors Asst. Professors Part-time teachers Guest lecturers 5 1 3 Filled 1 3 10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc/ D.Litt. / Ph.D/ M.Phil. etc) 11. Name Qualification Designation Specializatio n No. of Years of No. of Ph.D. Experien ce SUKTI M.A., M. CHOUDHUR Phil, I PGDTE(CIEF L) SHILA M.A.,M.Phil, NEOGI Ph.D SHANTANU MAJEE M.A., M.Phil SREYA DUTTA M.A., M.Phil NEELANJA NA BASU M.A., M.Phil SAYAN AICH BHOWMIK M.A. ASSOCIA TE PROFESS OR ASSOCIA TE PROFESS OR PART TIME LECTURE R GUEST LECTURE R GUEST LECTURE R GUEST LECTURE R TWEENTH CENTURY LITERATU RE 19TH & 20TH CENTURY FICTION 26 Studen ts guided for the last 4 years N.A. 26 N.A. VICTORIA N LITERATU RE FEMINISM 3.5 N.A. 2.5 N.A. ROMANTI C& VICTORIA N LITERATU RE INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH 2.5 N.A. 4.5 N.A. 11. List of senior visiting faculty NIL 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme wise) by temporary faculty 54.05% 13. Student- Teacher Ratio (Programme wise) HONS. =30:1 PASS = 40:1 14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled NIL 15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ M.Phil/PG Ph.D=1 PG=1 M.PHIL=4 16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received NA 17. Departmental projects funded by DST – FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants received NA 18. Research Centre / facility recognized by the University NA 19. Publications: a. Publication per faculty= 8/6= 13.33% b. Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and students= 8 c. Number of publications listed in International Database (For EG: Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database – International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc. ) d. Monographs e. Chapter in Books f. Books Edited g. Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers h. Citation Index i. SNIP j. SJR k. Impact factor l. H-index m. 20. Areas of consultancy and income generated NA 21. Faculty as members in=NA a. National Committees, b. International Committees, c. Editorial Boards 22. Student projects=NA a. Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental/program : All the third-year students submit project report on environmental issue ae coursr curriculum. 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=NA 24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the departme nt: None 25. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding a. State level seminars i) Tagore & America- UGC ii)Swami Vivekananda: A role model for the youth-UGC b. International: None 26. Student profile program/course wise: Name of the Course/program Name (refer question no. 4) Hons 1st yr nd 2 yr 3rd yr Applications Received Selected Enrolled *M *F Pass Percentage 1000 928 69 74 38 51 38 51 38 51 100 91 % of students from other states % of students from abroad 5 0 *M = Male *F = Female 27. Diversity of Students Name of the Course UG Eng Hons % of students from the same state 95 28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.? NA 29. Student progression NA Student progression UG to PG PG to M. Phil. PG to Ph. D. Against % enrolled NA NA NA Ph. D. to Post-Doctoral Employed Campus selection Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurship / Self employment NA NA NA 30. Details of infrastructural facilities a. b. c. d. Library= Seminar Library, Central Library Internet facilities for staff and students= yes Class rooms with ICT facilities: Available, if required. Laboratories: NA 31. Number of student receiving financial assistance from collage, university, government or other agencies. =none 32. Details on student enrichment programs (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts = Nil 33. Teaching method adopted to improve student learning: LECTURE, INTERACTION 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities= NA 35. SWOC analysis of the department and future plans: Strength : Sinceretiy and regularity of the teachers. The department has the benefit of a dedicated faculty who systematically upgrade/update themselves on their respective assignments . Weakness : Teaching posts lying vacant. Lack of space for classes and research programme. Opportunity: We have potential teaching facility. We can explore possibilities of generating further financial resources from government and non -government organizations. Challenges: Lack of space for research activities. Future: Procurement of vivid study materials for student. Organizing seminars and workshops and interactive sessions more often for the student. Evaluative Report of the Department of SANSKRIT 1. Name of the Department: Sanskrit 2. Year of Establishment: Before 1956 3. Names of Programme / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil, Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Ph.D.,etc.) : U.G , B.A(Hons.)B.A(General) 4. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved: Nil 5. Annual/ Semester/ choice based credit system (programme wise): Annual (as per existing C.U. rules & regulations). 6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by the 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. Number of Teaching posts: Sanctioned Professors Associate Professors Asst. Professors Part time lecturer(Govt approved Guest lecturer Filled 2(through CAS) 4 1 1 2 10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D. Sc./D. Litt./Ph. D./M.Phil. etc.,): Subhra Bagchi Panchali Mukherj ee Ajit Paul Qualifiction Designation Specialisation No. Of Year of Experien ce M.A M.Phil.,Ph. D M.A.,M.Phi l Associate Professor Vedanta 33 No. of Ph.D student s Guided In the last 4 years Nil Associate Professsor Dharmaṥᾱṥtra 24 Nil M.A Part time lecturer(Gov t approved) Guest lecturer Veda 4 Nil Veda 6 Nil Guest lecturer The Indian Epigraphy and related ancient Indian history 3 Nil Rituparn a Saha M.A,M.Phil Soumya Kumar Misra M.A 11. List of senior visiting faculty : Nil 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme wise) by temporary faculty: 13% of total number of classes taken. 12. Programme-wise Student- Teacher Ratio: UG: 4.8 : 1 (Hons students=24)/(Teachers=5) 13. (General students =60)/(Teachers=5) 14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled: Does not arise. 15. Qualification of teaching faculty with D.Sc./ D.Litt./Ph.D/M.Phil/PG : M.Phil.+Ph.D=1, M.A.+M.Phil=2, M.A.=1 15. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b)International funding agencies and grants received: Nil 16. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. Total grants received : Nil 17. Research Centre / facility recognized by the University: Nil 19. Publications : Soumya Kumar Misra(2013) Crime : As Reflected in the Vedic Literature. PRAGNA ,4 : 109-114.ISSN-2249-8729. Soumya Kumar Misra(2013) MAHĀKAVERAŚVAGHOŞASYA DŖŞTYĀ NĀRĪCARITRĀNI.SABDAJYOTI,84-89.ISSN-2321-0427. 19. Areas of consultancy and income generated : Nil 20. Faculty as members in a) National committee b) International committee c) Editorial Boards.... : Nil 22 a) Percentage of students who have done in -house projects including inter departmental / programme ; 100% students have done projects on environmental studies as a part of their curriculum. B)Percentage of students for projects in organizations outside the institutions 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: (i) Rev. Swami Atmajitanandaji ,Honourable Monk In-Charge,Swami Vivekananda’s ancestral home and cultural centre. (ii) Dr Goutam Bhadra,National Professor and eminent Historian. (iii) Dr Bimal Kumar Mukhopadhyay,Retired Professor,Dept of Bengali,University of Calcutta. (iv) Dr Ratna Basu,Professor of Sanskrit, University of Calcutta. (v) Dr Chittabrata Palit,Emeritus Professor,Dept of History,Jadavpur University. (vi) Dr Nrisingha Prasad Bhaduri,eminent Sanskrit scholar and renowned writer. 25. Seminars / Conferences / Workshops organized & the source of funding: a) National :Organized Seminar on”Evolution of Women’s consciousness as reflected in Sanskrit,Bengali literature: A sociological analysis”along with Dept of Bengali and Sociology , Jogamaya Devi College in collaboration with Ashutosh College sponsored by UGC Date 2.12.11& 3.12.11 Speaker Dr Didhiti Biswas Dr Sitanath Acharya Institution&Dept Head of the Department of Sanskrit,University of Calcutta Retired Professor of Sanskrit,University of Calcutta Topic Women in the Vedic period Character of Sitā as depicted by Valmīki,Kalidāsa,Bha vabhūți Position of women as reflected in theMahābhārata Indian Women through the lense of literature and life Dr Brajakishor e Swain Dr Rita Chattopadh yay Dr Amaelendu Chakravart y Professor of Sanskrit,Jagannatha Sanskrit University,Puri Head of the Department of Sanskrit,Jadavpur University Professor of Bengali, Gauhati University Dr Chandrama lli Sengupta Dr ABHRA Basu Associate Professor,Dept of Bengali,Ashutosh College,Kolkata h¡wm¡-c-nl Lb¡p¡¢q-aÉ L-uLSe ¢h-â¡¢qZ£ Associate Professor,Dept of Bengali, Visvabharati University,Santiniketan lh£¾cÊp¡¢q-aÉ e¡l£i¡he¡l ¢hhšÑe Professor Sanjoy Mukhopad hyay Head of the Department,Film Studies,Jadavpur University Dr Rita Choudhury Head of the Department and Associate Professor, Dept of ancient History and Culture Dr Piyali Sur Assistant Professor,Dept of Sociology,Banipur Mahila Mahavidyalaya Dr Bula Bhadra Professor, Dept of Sociology,University of Calcutta fË¡Q£e J jdÉk¤-Nl p¡¢q-aÉ e¡l£ : i¡la£u -fËr¡fV Lq ¢jm-el l£¢a ¢L HC ? Recent perspective on Women in early India – With special reference to the Therīgāthā Legal discourse,Violence and Women’s resistance in Post Independant India Keynote address on”Evolution on Women’s consciousness as Dr Tinni Dutta Assistant Professor,Dept of Sociology,AshutoshColleg e,Kolkata reflected in Sanskrit,Bengali literature : A sociological analysis Psychoanaletically oriented study on Tagore’s Sabala b) International : Nil 26 Student profile programme / course wise Name of the course/programme (refer question no. 4) (session: 2012-13) First year (Hons) Applications received Selected Enrolled 40 36 11 100 Second year (Hons.) 16 16 16 87.5 Third year (Hons.) 8 8 8 87.5 Male Female Pass % 27. Diversity of Students: 100% students are from our state. 28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defence services, etc. : Not available 28. Student Progression: Not applicable 29. Details of Infrastructural facilities 30. a) Library: In addition to our General Library we have Seminar Library with 550 books b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students : This facility is available in the computer laboratory where we have 26 desktops, one with printer and internet. Students are allowed to use the facility under teacher’s supervision. c) Class rooms with ICT facility: Common facility d) Laboratories: Nil 31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university, government or other agencies: SC/ST/OBC / Minority receives financial aid / scholarship from Government. Economically challenged students receive financial aid from college . In addition Half & Full free studentship are given to them through students aid fund. 32. Details on student enrichment programmes ( special lectures / workshop / seminar) with external experts: Remedial classes are routinely organised for the benefit of students belonging to the minority classes. Special lectures are occasionally held on various topics. 33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning: Conventional lecture methods are followed. Special classes are also organised for relatively weak students. 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities: Interested students of the department participate in N.S.S or N.C.C activities. They also participate as volunteer in various programmes/activities organized by the college 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans: StrengthI) Favourable teacher student ratio enables effective interactions between students and teachers enabling the students to learn appropriately. II) A fairly rich library of the college caters to the needs of the students as well as the teachers with regard to the existing state of knowledge in the subject. III) This Department has a legacy in having some of the highly experienced and finest teachers through whom students could draw benefit for their academic upliftment.This results in flow of students from far away places in this st ate. IV) The literary contributions made by some of the faculty members still are used as reference guide both to the teachers and taught. Weaknessi) Despite having sanctioned posts certain vacancies still exist. This results in difficulties to maintain the desired all round development in the subject. ii) In the changing scenario of modern day teaching the application of computer aided teaching would make the subject-matter more lively to the students. iii) The syllabus of Sanskrit Language and Literature in school le vel is not sufficient enough to cope with the honours syllabus of the University. Opportunitiesi) Development of linkages with institutions of national importance in Sanskrit language like Asiatic Society, Puri Jagannatha Sanskrit University etc. This will enable the students to have exposures to the recent developments in the subject. Challengesi) To attract the students more in this subject is a great challenge. ii) Despite the dearth of full time teaching staff the department strives to maintain the standard set up by the former teachers. Evaluative Report of the Department of HISTORY 1. Name of the Department : HISTORY 2. Its year of establishment : Before 1956 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered ( U.G , P.G , M.Phil. , Ph.D. , Integrated Masters ; Integrated Ph.D. , etc.) – Programmes 3 Year Honours Level of Study U.G 3 Year General U.G 4. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved : Nil 5. Annual / Semester / Choice based credit system: Annual as per Calcutta university rules and regulations 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. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst. Professors) Sanctioned Filled professors 00 00 Associate Professors Asst. Professors 00 03 04 00 Guest lecturer 02 10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialisation (D.Sc./D.Litt./ Ph.D./M.Phil., etc.) Name Qualificati on Designatio n specializatio n NO. Of Years of Experience Purabi Bhaumik Ph.D. Associate Professor Socio Cultural History Of 28 NO Of Ph.D. student Guided Nil Romila Chowdhu ry Shrabone e Basu Arnab Adhikary Sandip Munshi M.A Associate Professor M. Phil. Associate professor M. Phil. Guest Lecturer Guest Lecturer M.A Modern India U.S.A 19 Nil women studies 17 Nil Regional History Economic History Of India. 1 Nil 1 Nil 11. List of senior visiting faculty--- Nil 12. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information 26.15 % approx. 13. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio:- Honours- 26:1, General- 271:1 14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and filled – Nil 15. Qualification of teaching faculty with D. Sc./D. Litt./Ph. D./ M.Phil./PG -- Ph.D.=1 ; M.Phil.=2 ; PG - 2 16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Mention names of funding agencies and grants received project-wise - Nil 17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants received-Nil 18. Research facility / centre with State Recognition/National Recognition/International Recognition- NIL 19. Publications: Please see the list below. 20. Area of consultancy and income generated – Nil 21. Faculty members in National committees/International committees/Editorial board : Nil 22. Student Projects Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including interdepartmental : (100 %) third year students have submit projects on environmental studies as a course curriculum of C.U. Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries / institutes : Nil 23. Awards / Recognition received by faculty and students : Faculty: U.G.C. teacher’s fellowship 24. List of eminent academicians and scientist / visitors to the department : Professor Gautam Bhadra Professor Sujato Bhadra 25. Seminars / Conference / workshops organized and the source of funding National: Nil International: Nil 26. Student profile programme / course wise :(SESSION 2013-14) Name of The Course U.G 1st year(HONS) U.G 2 nd year Application Selected received 230 212 37 U.G 3 rd year 25 27. Diversity of students : Name of the course First year B.A.(hons) Second year B.A.(hons) Third year B.A.(hons) Enrolled M 53 Pass Percentage 88 37 37 100 25 25 89 F % of students from the same state % of students from other state 100 100 100 00 00 00 % of students from abroad 0 0 0 28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, civil services, Defense services, etc.? - Not available 29. Student progression : Not applicable Student progression U.G to P.G P.G to M.Phil P.G to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post Doctoral Employed Campus selection Other than campus recruitment Percentage against enrolled Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Entrepreneur Not applicable 30. Details of infrastructural facilities Library : Apart from general library the departmental seminar library has 217 books. Internet facilities for staff and student: This facility is available in the computer laboratory . Class rooms with ICT facility: common facility. Laboratories: Not applicable . 31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university government or other agencies : All the students belonging to the SC/ ST/ MINORITY receives scholarship from govt. and college also provides financial assistance. 32. Details on student enrichment programmes ( special lectures / workshops / seminars ) with external experts: Yes 33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning: Traditional lecture method, Q-A sessions, Remedial coaching , special tutorial classes and Departmental assistance or special classes for weak students. 34. Participation in institutional social responsibility (ISR) and extension activities: Interested students of the department participate in N.S.S or N.C.C activities. They also participate as volunteer in various programmes/activities organized by the college. 35. SWOC analysis of the department and future plan: Strength : Sinceretiy and regularity of the teachers. The department has the benefit of a dedicated faculty who systematically upgrade/update themselves on their respective assignments through the use of different e -educational tools like power point presentations, historical movies, web resources, and e -books & Journals apart from a collection of history maps and slides Weakness : Teaching posts lying vacant. Lack of space for classes and research programme. Inadequate language skills: as a direct fallout of the above, the power of expression and writing skills, of the students are sometimes poor, even in their own mother tongue, Bengali, not to speak of English . Opportunity: We have potential teaching facility. We can explore possibilities of generating further financial resources from government and non -government organizations like ICHR for undertaking projects. Challenges: Lack of space for research activities. It is also a further challenge to develop language and vocabulary skills for the students. Future: Procurement of vivid study materials for student. Organizing seminars and workshops and interactive sessions more often for the student. Evaluative Report of the Department of PHILOSOPHY 1. Name of the Department: Philosophy 2.Year of Establishment: Before 1956 1. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil, Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Ph.D.,etc.): UG(Honours& General) 2. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved: Nil 3. Annual/ Semester/ choice based credit system (programme wise): Annual as per C.U. rules & regulations. 4. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments: Nil 5. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc.: Nil 6. Details of courses / programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons: Nil 9. Number of Teaching posts sanctioned filled(Professors|AssociateProfessors\Assistant Professors). Professor Sanctioned o Filled o Associate Professors Asst. Professors PPT o 4 1 2 0 1 Guest Lecturer UGC Substitute Lecturer 2 0 2 0 and 10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialisation (D.Sc./ D.Litt.,/Ph.D./M.Phil.,etc.) Name Qualificatio n Designatio n Specializatio n No. Of years of Experienc e No of PhD student s guided in the last 4 years 27 years 2 Nil months approx. 24 Years Nil Sulekha Mondal MA Associate Professor Psychology Mridula Chakrabort y Dr.Subrata Bose Dr.Ruchira Majumdar Sarbani Roy MA ,M.Phil Associate Professor Logic MA ,PhD Part time Teacher Guest Lecturer Guest Lecturer Philosophy of 27 Years Nil Religion approx. Logic 34 years Nil MA,Ph.D MA Logic 3 Years Nil and 5 months 11. List of senior visiting faculty : Nil 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme wise) by temporary faculty: 28.57% 13. Programme-wise Student- Teacher Ratio: UG: 9.4 :1 (Hons students=47)/(Teachers=5) 83.6:1 (General students =418)/(Teachers=5) 13. Number of academic support staff(technical &administrative) staff: nil 15 Qualification of teaching faculty with D.Sc./ D.Litt./Ph.D/M.Phil/PG : Ph.D=2, M.Phil=1, PG=2 16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b)International funding agencies and grants received: Nil 18. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. Total grants received : Nil 19. Research Centre / facility recognized by the University: NiL 20. Publication : list attached 21. Areas of consultancy and income generated : Nil 21. Faculty as members in a) National committee b) International committee c) Editorial Boards.... : Nil 22 a) Percentage of students who have done in -house projects including inter departmental / programme : 100% third year students have done projects on environmental studies as a part of their curriculum. b) Percentage of students for projects in organizations outside the institutions 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 i) Dr. Subir Ranjan Bhattacharya (Renowned Professor of Philosophy,C.U) ii) Prabrajika Pradiptaprana Mataji) Teacher of Ramkrishna Sarada Vivekananda Vidya Bhavan) 25. Seminars / Conferences / Workshops organized & the source of funding a) National: Nil b) International : Nil DEPARTMENTAL SEMINAR---Date Speaker 17. 02.2014 Institution &Dept. PrabajikaPradiptaprana Jogamaya Mataji devi college.dept. of Philosophy topic Swami Vivekananda o Bharatiya Nari 26 Student profile programme / course wise Name of the course/programme (refer question no. 4) (session: 2013-14) First year (Hons) Second year (Hons.) Third year (Hons.) Application s received Selecte Enrolled d Male Fema le Pass % 85 13 20 79 13 20 87.5 92.3 85.7 16 13 20 27. Diversity of Students: 100% students are from state of W.B.. 28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defence services, etc. : Not Available 29. Student Progression: Not Applicable 30. Details of Infrastructural facilities: a) Library: In addition to General Library the Dept. has Seminar Library with 475 books. b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students : The department have not been allotted any separate room. This facility is available in the computer laboratory where we have 26 desktops, one with printer and internet. Students are allowed to use the facility under teacher’s supervision.The department has a laptop with WI-FI. c) Class rooms with ICT facility: Common facility d) Laboratories: Nil 31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university, government or other agencies: SC/ST/OBC / Minority receives financial aid / scholarship from Government. Economically challenged students receive financial aid from college . In addition to those Half & Full free studentship are given through studen ts aid fund. 32. Details on student enrichment programmes ( special lectures / workshop / seminar) with external experts: Remedial classes are routinely organised for the benefit of students belonging to minority and other backward classes. Special lectures are occasionally organised on various topics. 33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning: -Conventional lecture methods are followed. Special classes are also organised for weak students. Groupdynamics towards self evaluation are given importance in some topics. 35. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities: Interested students of the department participate in N.S.S or N.C.C activities. They also participate as volunteer in various programmes/activities organized by the college 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans: Strength: Enrolment of students are being made through competition ,as a result a large number of students hold good position in the university examination. Since some teachers are also attached with University and Institution of repute so teachings cover a wider dimension. The Department is having its own library besides the central library. Weakness: Enrolment of science and non-philosophy students sometimes affects understanding of philosophy as a whole subject. As a large number of students reads Bengali medium books so they are unable to reach to the good English books. Students are afraid of study philosophy as post academic scope in employment is limited. Students who are forced to opt philosophy sometimes do not reach the standard. Scarcity of space ,audio-visual aids sometimes affect the teaching. Challenges: To find solutions to the declining trend of student enrolement. To make the students aware of the fact that a variety of employment opportunities are available to them outside the traditional one. To add to the number of teaching staff so that the department can introduce newer courses. Regular revision of syllabus with the contemporary demand. Future plan of the Department: Introduction of PG course in philosophy. To publish the Departmental journal. Multidisciplinary thrust of different subjects in the traditional syllabus of philosophy. Annexure for Publications Majumdar Ruchira LOGIC, LANGUAGE AND REFERENCE—Published by Roy Mitra concern 1999(p295.) Kant’s moral philosophy in relation to Indian moral perspective as depicted in srimadbhagabadgita in cultivating personhood’ 2010 ch 55’ p706-715. A Recent Interpretation of Fregean notion ---- in Realism—Responses ICPR 2000 p124-141. Subrata Bose 1. Bose, Subrata, 2010. “Is Death an Event in Life?”. The Journal of The Indian Academy of Philosophy, pp 105-122. 2. Bose, Subrata, 2013. “Moral Dilemmas”. Disha – Journal of The Department of Philosophy, Women’s Christian College, Kolkata, pp 34-37. Publications in edited volume: i) Bose, Subrata, 2013. “Human Rights and Their Rational Justification”, in: Paul, Ajanta (ed), The Rite of Wrongs- Human Rights in India, Avenel Press, Burdwan, pp 38-50. Evaluative Report of the Department of POLITICAL SCIENCE Name of the Department: POLITICAL SCIENCE Year of Establishment: Before 1956 Names of Programs / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil, Ph.D., Integrated Masters, Integrated Ph.D., etc.):UG Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/ units involved: Nil Annual/ semester/ choice based credit system (programme wise): Annual, as per Calcutta University rules and regulations. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other de partments: Nil Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc.: Nil Details of courses/ programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons: Nil Number of Teaching post Professors Associate Professors Asst. Professors PPT Guest Lecturer Sanctioned 00 00 4 3 0 Filled 00 1 0 3 2 Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc/ D.Litt. / Ph.D/ M.Phil. etc) Name Qualification Designation Specializati No. of on Years of Experie nce Sarbari Dutta Debasre M. A, M. Phil M. A, M. Associate Professor Part time South Asia 21 + Local 7+ No. of Ph.D. Students guided for the last 4 years e Mukherj ee Sukanya Ghosh Kaberi Mukherj ee Anamba r Aditya Chowdh ury Anadi Chakrab orty Phil permanent teacher M. A, M. Phil, B. Ed, Diploma in S/w management M.A, Part time permanent teacher M. A, M. Phil Guest Lecturer Local 3+ Governmen t and Politics Comparativ 5+ e Politics M.A, Guest Lecturer South East Asia Part time permanent teacher Governmen t and Politics Contempor 13 + ary India (2202 onwards ) 1+ List of senior visiting faculty: Nil Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme wise) by temporary faculty: UG [part time teachers and Guest teachers combined: Hons: 1:25, Gen: 1:252] Student- Teacher Ratio (Programme wise):Honors: 26:1,General: 210:1 Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled:Nil Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ M.Phil/PG: M.PHIL.-4, PG-2 Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received: Nil Departmental projects funded by DST – FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants received: Nil Research Centre / facility recognized by the University: Nil Publications: NIL Areas of consultancy and income generated: Nil Faculty as members in a) National committees b) International Committees c) Editorial Boards : NIL Student projects: a. Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental: 100% of students have submitted projects on environmental studies b. Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution i.e.in Research Laboratories/Industry/other agencies: Nil Awards/Recognitions received by faculty and students: Nil List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department=NA Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding =NA Student profile program/course wise: ( SESSION 2012-13) Name of the Course/program Name (refer question no. 4) B.Sc Hons 1 st yr Applications Received Selected Enrolled *M *F Pass Percent age 200 183 41 87 2nd yr 3rd yr 43 18 43 18 43 18 74.4 89 *M = Male *F = Female Diversity of Students Name of the Course % of students from the same state 99.99% UG – (H) First Year UG – (H) Second 99.99% Year UG – (H) Third 99.99% Year % of students from other states % of students from abroad 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.? NA 29. Student progression Student progression UG to PG PG to M. Phil. PG to Ph. D. Ph. D. to Post-Doctoral Against % enrolled 90% NA NA NA Employed Campus selection Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurship / Self - employment NA NA 30. Details of infrastructural facilities: e. Library= Apart from general library, the departmental Seminar library has around 150 books. f. Internet facilities for staff and students= yes, we use computer laboratory and have laptop facility g. Class rooms with ICT facilities = Common facility h. Laboratories= NA 31. Number of student receiving financial assistance from collage, university, government or other agencies: All students belonging to SC and ST receive scholarships from Government and those who are financially backward receive financial aid from collage and from student aid fund. 32. Details on student enrichment programs (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts: Nil 33. Teaching method adopted to improve student learning a) Traditional lecture method b) Question/answer session c) Remedial coaching/special class/tutorials Bi-langual method for weak students. There are also special class at departmental level for weak students and students participating in extra curricular activities. 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities: Some students participate in NCC and NSS program 35. SWOC analysis of the department and future plans: Strengths: Sincerity, regularity and dedication of the teachers Weakness: Teaching post laying vacant and less no of teaching faculty. Opportunities: Wide scope for joining Civil services, judicial services and teaching Challenges: We have potential teaching faculty but due to lack of space we can not carry out research activities. Future Plans: To provide coaching for competitive examinations so that students have more job opportunities. Evaluative Report of the Department of SOCIOLOGY Name of the Department: SOCIOLOGY Year of Establishment: 2005 (H), 1987 (G) Names of Programs / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil, Ph.D., Integrated Masters, Integrated Ph.D., etc.): UNDER GRADUATE Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/ units involved: NIL Annual/ semester/ choice based credit system (programme wise): The department has been following the Annual System as per C.U. rules and regulation. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments: NIL Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc.: NIL Details of courses/ programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons: NIL Number of Teaching posts Professors Associate Professors Asst. Professors PPT GUEST LECTURER Sanctioned 00 00 01 03 Filled 00 01 00 03 04 Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc/ D.Litt. / Ph.D/ M.Phil. etc) Qualificati on Designatio n Specialization No. of Years of Experien ce M.A., Ph.D ASSOCIA TE PROFESS OR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMEN T 27 Name Dr. Suchismita Ray Paul No. of Ph.D. Studen ts guided for the last 4 years DR. DIBYENDU GANGULI KAMALIK A MITRA M.A., M.PHIL, PH.D M.A. PTT HOMOSEXUAL ITY 5 PTT 4.3 SIDDHART A HAJRA JOYITA DAS M.A., M.PHIL M.SC PTT RURAL & URBAN SOCIOLOGY CRIMINOLOGY 8.6 ANINDITA KUNDU M.A. RURAL & URBAN SOCIOLOGY SOCIAL WORK SAHELI CHOUDHA RY SREEPARN A GHOSE M.A. CRIMINOLOGY SOCIOLOGY OF SPORTS INDUSTRIAL SOCIOLOGY 2.7 M.A. GUEST LECTURE R GUEST LECTURE R GUEST LECTURE R GUEST LECTURE R 4 2.7 7 MONTH S List of senior visiting faculty: NIL Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme wise) by temporary faculty: 48% Student- Teacher Ratio (Programme wise) HONS. =8:1; GEN=50:1 Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled: NIL Qualifications of teaching faculty with D.Sc./ D.Litt./ Ph.D./ M.Phil/PG PH.D+ M.Phil=1, Ph.D. =1, M.Phil=1, PG=5, Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received=NIL Departmental projects funded by DST – FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants received: Nil Research Centre / facility recognized by the University: Nil Publications: 09 Areas of consultancy and income generated: NA Faculty as members in c. National Committees: All faculty- Members of Indian Sociological Society (National) d. International Committees: Nil e. Editorial Boards: Nil Student projects f. Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental/program:UG=100% g. Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution i.e.in Research Laboratories/Industry/other agencies: NIL Awards/Recognitions received by faculty and students=NIL List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department: NIL Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding NAME OF SEMINAR/WORKSHOP “EVOLUTION OF WOMENS CONSCIOUSNESS AS REFLECTED IN SANSKRIT & BENGALI LITEREATURE”, A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS TAGORE & AMERICA EMANCIPATION OF WOMEN YEAR OF ORGANIZATION 2011 2011 2011 Student profile program/course wise: Name of the Course/program Name (refer question no. 4) HONS. 1 ST YR ND 2 YR 3RD YR *M = Male *F = Female Applications Received Selected Enrolled *M *F Pass Percentage 120 109 26 95 20 15 20 15 20 15 95 90 Diversity of Students Name of the Course % of students from the same state SOCIOLOGY(H) SOCIOLOGY(G) 100% 95% % of students from other states NIL 5% % of students from abroad NIL NIL How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.? : NIL Student progression: NA Student progression UG to PG PG to M. Phil. PG to Ph. D. Ph. D. to Post-Doctoral Employed Campus selection Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurship / Self employment Against % enrolled NA NA NA NA NA NA Details of infrastructural facilities i. Library= Central Library, Departmental Library j. Internet facilities for staff and students= yes (for teachers) k. Class rooms with ICT facilities=N.A l. Laboratories= nil Number of student receiving financial assistance from college, university, government or other agencies: College provide financial assistance to the needy students. Details on student enrichment programs (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts: Regular seminars and workshops are held in the department on employability skills, self employment, writing skills, communication skills, media and public relations. Experts from the industry have been called for this purpose to give first hand exposure to the students about the growing demands of the industry. Teaching method adopted to improve student learning: Lecture & Examination. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities:Nil SWOC analysis of the department and future plans: Strength: Good teacher-student ratio. Sincere & effective faculty Library support Extensive democratic ambience Remedial classes are arranged for all the students to clear their doubts (doubt clarification) Availability of references Weakness: We think we need more space for department to enhance the quality of interaction. It will be better if we can introduce student exchange program. We need some research work facilities. Opportunity: It remains a task for the department to spread the idea that the subject sociology as a modern social science is very much applicable in today’s modern world. Evaluative Report of the Department of GEOGRAPHY Name of the Department: GEOGRAPHY Year of Establishment: Before 1956 Names of Programs / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil, Ph.D., Integrated Masters, Integrated Ph.D., etc.): UNDER GRADUATE (GENERAL & HONS.) PG (Distance Study Centre of Vidyasagar University) Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/ units involved:NA Annual/ semester/ choice based credit system (programme wise): Annual system as per CU norms. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments: NIL Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc.: Yes (Distance Study Centre of Vidyasagar University) Details of courses/ programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons: NIL Number of Teaching posts Sanctioned Professors Associate Professors Asst. Professors PPT GUEST LECTURER UGC Substitute Lecturer 00 00 5 Filled 00 1 2 3 Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc/ D.Litt. / Ph.D/ M.Phil. etc) Name Qualification Designation Specializati No. of No. of on Years of Ph.D. Experie Studen nce ts guided for the last 4 years Dr. Soma M.SC, PH.D ASSOCIAT GEOMORP 20 YRS Ganguly E HOLOGY 3 PROFESSO MNTHS R ABANTI M.SC, B.ED ASSISTAN AGRICULT 13 YRS BASU T URAL 1 SONALI RAY DAS M.SC, M.PHIL Dr. Satarupa Roy M.SC,PH.D PROFESSO R ASSISTAN T PROFESSO R GUEST LECTURE R DEBASMRIT M.SC Y CHOUDHUR Y INDRAJIT M.SC, ROYCHOWD B.ED,M.ED, HURY GUEST LECTURE R GAUTAM BHATTACH ARYYA GLI M.SC GUEST LECTURE R GEOGRAP HY URBAN & REGIONA L Planning MNTHS APPLIED GEOGRAP HY & PLANNIN G GEOMORP HOLOGY 7 YRS 5 MNTHS ENVIRON MENTAL GEOGRAP HY CARTOGR APHY 1 YR 1 MNTH 12 yrs 10 mnths 2 YRS 3 MNTHS 34 YRS List of senior visiting faculty NIL Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme wise) by temporary faculty 29.41% Student- Teacher Ratio (Programme wise) 79:1 Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled SANCTIONED: 3 FILLED:3 Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ M.Phil/PG PG=4 M.Phil=1 PH.D=2 Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received=NIL Departmental projects funded by DST – FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants received NA Research Centre / facility recognized by the University NA Publications: h. Publication per faculty DR.Soma Ganguly=3 Dr. Satarupa Roy=4 Indrajit Roy Chowdhury=3 i. Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and students: NIL j. Number of publications listed in International Database (For EG: Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database – International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc. ): NIL k. Monographs l. Chapter in Books m. Books Edited n. Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers o. Citation Index p. SNIP q. SJR r. Impact factor s. H-index Areas of consultancy and income generated NA Faculty as members in: NIL t. National Committees u. International Committees, v. Editorial Boards Student projects w. Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental/program: All the third year students submit environmental projects as per as CU course curriculum. x. Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution i.e.in Research Laboratories/Industry/other agencies: None Awards/Recognitions received by faculty and students=NIL List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department Dr. Subhas Ranjan Basu Prof. Swadesh Mishra Prof. Bijyaditya Chakraborty Prof. Nirmala Kochar Dr. Bireswar Banerjee Dr. Manotosh Kumar Bandyopadhyay Dr. Sibram Bhattacharyya Dr. Nikhil Krishna Dey Prof. Sudhindra Nath Mukherjee Dr. Soumendu Chatterjee Dr. Lakshmi Narayan Satpathi Dr. Subhamita Chaudhuri Dr. Manisha Deb Sarkar Dr. Rina Basu Mukherjee Dr. Bhaswati Roy Dr. C.R.Pathak Dr. Jayanta Deb Biswas Prof. Gauri Bandyopadhyay Dr. Sunanda Upadhyay Dr. ashis Paul Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding National=1 Workshop=4 Student profile program/course wise: Name of the Course/program Name (refer question no. 4) HONS. 1 ST YR ND 2 YR 3RD YR Applications Received Selected Enrolled *M *F Pass Percen tage 620 593 107 89 83 52 83 52 83 52 96.4 100 *M = Male *F = Female 27. Diversity of Students Name of the Course GEOGRAPHY(H) GEOGRAPHY (G) % of students from the same state 99% 92% % of students from other states 1% 7% % of students from abroad NIL 1% 28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.? NA 29. Student progression Student progression Against % enrolled UG to PG NA PG to M. Phil. NA PG to Ph. D. NA Ph. D. to Post-Doctoral NA NA Employed Campus selection Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurship / Self employment NA 30. Details of infrastructural facilities m. Library= YES n. Internet facilities for staff and students= NO o. Class rooms with ICT facilities=N.A p. Laboratories= YES 31. Number of student receiving financial assistance from collage, university, government or other agencies. = 119 (APRX) 32. Details on student enrichment programs (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts 33. Teaching method adopted to improve student learning i) OHP, Power Point presentation by LCD Projector, Model Building, Wall chart, Soil Kit, Rocks & Mineral Specimens ii) different instruments like- thermometer, barometer, planimeter, current meter, hygrometer, rota meter, GPS, dumpy level, prismati c compass, theodolite, pocket & mirror stereoscope, abney’s level, anemometer, pedometer, scientific illuminated globe, clinometers iii) Maps & Images- topographical map, geological map, weather map, aerial photograph, satellite imagery, cadastral map, administrative map. iv) Software of different types & versions- 21st century educational, 21 st century advanced, map info, TNT mips. 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities Nil 35. SWOC analysis of the department and future plans Strength: Our department was established before 1956. It has a history of over 50 yrs. Department has been strengthened through the devotion of earlier teachers as well as present teacher, non teaching staff. A vast number of studious and brilliant students who are now established in various fields as well as pursuing higher studies and research studies. Present students are also our strength. They are obedient, energetic, and ready to grasp new topics.the college administration has always been helpful, supportive and eager to solve whatever problems we face. Weakness Although our department is aged around eighty years but it could not expand its space. Lack of specious classrooms, well equipped remain library, decent instrument room may be cited as our weakness. Opportunity Since Jogamaya Devi college, Asutosh College & Shyamaprasad College all share the same college premises, our department could easily share the innovative teaching methods, study materials books etc with the concerned departments of the other two colleges. Challenges Lack of space, burgeoning number of student, gradual deterioration of quality of student, two vacant posts of substantial teachers are some of the challenges we face, however, which we will surely overcome in near future. Evaluative Report of the Department of ECONOMICS 1. Name of the department --- Economics 2. Year of establishment –Before 1956 3. Names of programmes/Courses offered (UG,PG, M.Phil., Ph. D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph. D.,) – UG (Honours & General course) 4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved – Though the department is not offering any inter-disciplinary programme, the faculties of the department teach Economics to the students of B. Com.( Honours and general), and M.Com. M.Sc. (EVS) of Distance Education recognized by Vidyasagar University. 5. Annual/semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) --- The department has been following the Annual System as per C.U. rules and regulation. 6. Participation of the department in the course offered by other departments – The faculties of the department teach Economics to the students of B. Com.( Honours and general); and M.Com. M.Sc. (EVS) of Distance Education recognized by Vidyasagar University. 7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, Industries, foreign institutions, etc. - NIL 8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any ) with reasons – NIL 9. Number of teaching posts--Sanctioned Filled Professors 00 00 Associate Professors 00 02 Asstt. professors 04 01 Guest lecturer 03 10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D. Sc./D. Litt./Ph. D./M.Phil. etc.,): --- Name qualifica tion designation specialization No. of year of experience M. Phil., Associate Statistics & Econometrics, 24 years Dr. No. of Ph.D. student s guided for the last 4 years 00 Lekha Mukhop adhyay Ph. D. Professor Dr. Gautam Kr. Sarkar Sri. Sumon Roy Smt. Pamela Paul M.Phil. Ph. D.,NET Associate Professor M.A., B. Ed., NET M.Sc. Assistant Professor Smt. Pallavi Das Smt. Kamalik a Chakrab orty M. Sc., M.Phil. Guest Lecturer M.Sc, B.Ed., NET Guest Lecturer Guest lecturer Environmenta l economics, Ecological economics. Statistics and banking. 15 years 00 International economics, Econometrics. Econometrics, Monetary economics, Environmenta l economics. International economics 4 years 00 3 years 00 3 years 00 Money & Banking 5 years 00 11. List of senior visiting faculty--- NIL 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme wise) by temporary faculty--- Honours – 25% ; General – 35% ; (Session 2013-14) 13. Student-teacher ratio (programme wise) – Course Student-Teacher Ratio (session 2013-14) Honours( Part-I, II, III together) 10.5 : 1 General( Part-I, II, III together) 90 : 1 14. Number of academic support stuff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled— the department does not have any academic or administrative staff. It depends on the staff of the administrative office of the college. 15. Qualification of teaching faculty with D. Sc./D. Litt./Ph. D./ M.Phil./PG -- - ( Ph.D.+M.Phil.)=2 ; M.Phil.=1 ; PG – 6 16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received--- At present the department does not have any project. 17. Departmental project funded by DST – FIST, UGC,DBT,ICSSR, etc. and total grants received – NIL 18. Research Centre/facility recognized by the University---NIL 19. Publications ( Separate sheet attached) 20. Area of consultancy and income generated---NIL 21. Faculty as members in--- a) National committees b) International Committees c) Editorial Boards : NIL. 22. Student projects--- a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental / programme --- 100% of third year honours student for paper VIII-B (Term Paper) and 100% third year honours and general students (Project on environment studies) . b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institutions i.e. in Research laboratories/Industry/other agencies.--- NIL 23. Awards/Recognitions received by faculty and students: Award, honour and scholarship of Lekha Mukhopadhyay : a)National Scholar (Government of West Bengal, India); 1977. b)UGC (University Grant Commission) Teacher Fellow in University of Calcutta in 1992. c)Overseas Post Doctoral Fellow (under World Bank India Capacity Building Programme) in University of California, Riverside in 2001 -02. d)SANDEE Research Grant in 2005-07. e)Fulbright Fellow under Fulbright - Nehru Environmental Leadership Program (2012-13) at SEI (Stockholm Environment Institute) US Centre Davis, CA. 24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/visitors to the department---NIL 25. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding --- NIL a) National---NIL b) International---NIL 26. Student profile programme/course wiser: --Name of the course/programme (refer question no. 4) (session: 2012-13) Applicati ons received Select ed Enrolled Mal Fema e le Pass % First year (Hons) Second year (Hons.) Third year (Hons.) 110 12 15 101 12 15 - 34 12 15 91.3 66.7 77 27. Diversity of Students--Name of the course First year B.A.(hons) Second year B.A.(hons.) Third year B.A.(hons.) % of students from the same state 100 96 % of students from other state 0 4 % of students from abroad 81.81 18 0 0 0 28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services Defense services, etc.? Since this is an UG dept. it is not possible to have all information on regular basis in this regard. Many students of the department appeared in such examinations but the department does not have any proper record of it. After doing graduation from this college most of our student admitted in the P.G. course of different universities with considerable record of success. 29. Student progression--Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post Doctoral Employed Campus selection Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurship/Self-employment Against % enrolled More than 90%. NA NA NA NA NA 30. Details of Infrastructural facilities--a) Library – Apart from general library we have the departmental seminar library with almost all the text book referred in the C.U. syllabus . In the seminar library we have 574 books. b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students – The department has not been allotted any separate room. This facility is available in the computer laboratory where we have 26 desktops, one with printer and internet. Students are allowed to use the facility under teacher’s supervision. c) Class rooms with ICT facility – There is ICT facility in some classrooms which are used by all the departments. The department uses the ICT classes as and when requires. d) Laboratories – Not applicable 31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university, government or other agencies --All the students belong to SC, ST & Minorities receive scholarship from the govt. College also provide financial assistance to the needy students. 32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures/workshops/seminar) with external experts--- The College organize special lectures, seminar, and workshop on regular basis. The students participate on those programmes and enrich themselves. 33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning -- Traditional lecture methods using chalk and blackboard. Questions answer sessions. Class-room interaction and discussions. Remedial coaching organized for the lagging/weak students. Tutorials and Group Discussions. 34. Participation in Institutional social responsibilities--Interested students of the department participate in N.S.S or N.C.C activities. They also participate as volunteer in various programmes/activities organized by the college. 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans --STRENGTH: Very committed, Punctual and regular faculty members. Faculties are easily accessible and cordial and friendly relation with students. Favourable teacher student ratio : possibility of open interaction. A very useful seminar library with 574 books. The department has highly qualified teachers with Ph.D degree and research Experiences. Very often we get some meritorious students who get good marks in examination. WEAKNESS: Majority of the incoming students do not have any prior concept of the subject as they come from the science stream. Lack of motivation of a part of the students as the subject is chosen by them as the second best option. Lack of space for research and teaching since we do not have a departmental room. Some of the students are weak in English so they are unable to access recourses available in English and follow lectures in English. OPPORTUNITY: To encourage to do research after PG. Introduction of Post Graduation in Economics CHALLENGES: Encouraging students to develop both mathematical capability and command over English language. Reverse the declining trend of student enrollment. Making the students aware of the fact that a variety of employment opportunities are available to them outside the traditional ones in the neoliberal regime. Economics is not a compulsory subject at school level so the students are raw and they do not have basic knowledge of the subject. At school level, the recruitment of teachers of Economics is shrinking. FUTURE PLANS OF THE DEPARTMENT: We will try to introduce Post Graduation in Economics and guide the students for competitive examination. The department is also planning for remedial classes for poor and needy students more effectively. We will try to contact with private firms/companies for campus recruitment. WE will try to organize student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops/seminar) with external experts of Economics from other colleges and universities. To organize national/international seminar. To undertake Minor research project. Publish the Departmental journal. Publications of Dr. Gautam Kr. Sarkar Das, Tuhin. K., Sarkar Gautam, 1994 Structural Change in the Indian Economy with Reference to Renewable and Non-renewable resources. Journal of Applied Input-Output Analysis, Vol.2, No.1,29-37 Publications of Dr. Lekha Mukhopadhyay Article in the journal: 1. Mukhopadhyay, Lekha (2004) “Inequality, differential technology for resource extraction and voluntary collective action in commons” Ecological Economics, vol. 49(2); 215-230 2. Mukhopadhyay, Lekha (2000) “People’s participation in decentralized planning in West Bengal” Vidyasagar University Journal of Economics, vol.7 Working papers : 1. Mukhopadhyay, Lekha (2013) “Sustainable Development - A Path Dependent Analysis to the Rat hole Coal Mining in Jaintia Hills District, India” Working Paper (02-07) University of California, Riverside (in process) 2. Mukhopadhyay, Lekha (2006) “Institutional Dysfunctionality: A Case Study in Participatory Management of Forest in Buxa Tiger Reserve in North Bengal, India” in Digital Library of Commons, Indiana University archives, Bloomington, IN 47408-3895; available at http://hdl.handle.net/10535/2280 3. Mukhopadhyay, Lekha (2002) “Common property resources in private property regime with inequality” Working Paper (02-07) University of California, Riverside 4. Mukhopadhyay, Lekha (1994) “The methodology of quantification and empirical verifications of some propositions in social choice theory under decentralized planning” Working paper (EC 3/ 94), Department of Economics, University of Calcutta Articles in the edited volumes: 1. Mukhopadhyay Lekha, Bhaskar Ghosh (2013) “Mining induced Desiccation and Consequent Impact on Traditional Economic Livelihood – an Analytical Framework” in Nautiyal, (eds) Sunil, K.S. Rao, Harald Kaechele, K.V. Raju, Ruediger SchaldachKnowledge Systems of Societies for Adaptation and Mitigation of Impacts of Climate Change; Ch.20, SpringerLink, India 2. Mukhopadhyay Lekha, Bhaskar Ghosh (2013) “Land Acquisition and Land Diversion for Mining towards Industrial Growth –Interest Conflict and Negotiation Game for Sustainable Development” in Nautiyal, Sunil, K.S. Rao, Harald Kaechele, (eds) K.V. Raju, Ruediger SchaldachKnowledge Systems of Societies for Adaptation and Mitigation of Impacts of Climate Change; Ch.26, SpringerLink, India 3. Mukhopadhyay, Lekha (2010) Diversion of forest land for mining operation and livelihood issue through impact on quantity and quality of water resources in Sarap, Kailas (ed) Institutions Livelihood and Natural Resource Management Bookwell; N Delhi India 4. Mukhopadhyay Lekha, Bhaskar Ghosh (2010) Mining induced land acquisition and soil degradation - impact on sustainability of traditional economic livelihood: an analytical framework; in Nautiyal, Sunil and B. P Nayak (eds) Ecological Economics: An Approach towards Socio-Economic and Environmental Sustainability ISEC, Bangalore, India 5. Mukhopadhyay, Lekha (2007) Successful Voluntary Participation in Common Property Resource” in Kumar, Pushpam and Reddy, B. Sudhakara (eds) Ecology and Human Well-Being Sage, London for INSEE 6. Mukhopadhyay, Lekha (2005) Inequality, differential technology for resource extraction and voluntary collective action in commons in Sengupta, Nirmal and Jayanta Bandopadhyay (eds) Biodiversity and Quality of Life published for Macmillan India Limited New Delhi for Indian Society for Ecological Economics(INSEE) 7. Mukhopadhyay, Lekha (1996) “A Social choice under decentralized planning in West Bengal” in D, Sarkar, & A, Roy Chaudhury (eds) Economy of West Bengal: problems and prospects, Allied Publishers in collaboration with DAS Centre for Regional Economic Studies, Department of Economics, Jadavpur University, Calcutta Some important abstract /article publications in conference proceedings: 1. Mukhopadhyay Lekha (2013) “Market driven Depletion of Exhaustible Resources & Sustainable Development –the case of Rat-hole Coal Mining in Jainta Hills District, India” paper presented in International Conference on Inequality and Sustainability, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA, 9-10 November 2013 2. Mukhopadhyay Lekha, Bhaskar Ghosh (2012): “Mining induced acquisition of community land, interest conflict and possib le institutions of conflict resolution for sustainable development: an analytical approach” paper presented in XII Biennial ISEE Conference: “Ecological Economics and Rio+20: Contributions and Challenges for a Green Economy”, at Rio de Janeiro – Brazil June 16th – 19th, 2012 3. Mukhopadhyay Lekha, Bhaskar Ghosh (2011) “Mining-induced desiccation and consequent impact on traditional economic livelihood – an analytical framework” paper presented in XIII Annual BioEcon Conference on “Resource Economics, Biodiversity Conservation and Development” at Graduate Institute Geneva, Switzerland, 11-13 of September 2011 4. Mukhopadhyay Lekha, Bhaskar Ghosh (2010) “Mining induced water pollution impact on traditional economic livelihood: an analytical framework” paper presented in 4th World Congress of Environment and Resource Economics at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), in Montréal, Québec, Canada, - paper published in conference website and in the abstract volume 5. Mukhopadhyay Lekha, Bhaskar Ghosh (2008) “Mining induced diversification of forestland and concomitant changes in water resources – impact on livelihood in the dynamics of ecological economic process” paper accepted in the Conference of International Society of Ecological Economics (ISEE) 2008* 6. Mukhopadhyay Lekha (2008) “Buxa Tiger Reserve in North Bengal, India: An institutional quest about people’s low participation in biodiversity conservation programme” in 16th annual conference of European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE), held at the School of Business, Economics and Law, Gothenburg University, Sweden, 25-28 of June 2008 7. Mukhopadhyay, Lekha (2006) “Institutional dysfunctionality A case study in participatory management of forest in Buxa Tiger Reserve in North Bengal, India in 11th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Common Property Resources (IASCP) held in Bali, Indonesia, in June 19-23, 2006 8. Mukhopadhyay, Lekha (2003) “Inequality, differential technology for resource extraction and voluntary collective action in commons” in Third Biennial Conference of Indian Society of Ecological Economics, IIM Calcutta, India * Papers accepted but could not be presented due to non-availability of travel assistance Evaluative Report of the Department of MATHEMATICS Name of the Department: Mathematics Year of Establishment: Before 1956 Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil, Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Ph.D.,etc.) : U.G = B.Sc(Hons.) & B.Sc(General) Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved: Nil Annual/ Semester/ choice based credit system (programme wise): Annual as per C.U. rules & regulations. Participation of the department in the courses offered by the departments: Nil Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc.: Nil Details of courses / programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons: Nil Number of Teaching posts: Professors Associate Professors Asst. Professors Sanctioned Filled 4 2 2 Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialisation (D.Sc./ D.Litt.,/Ph.D./M.Phil.,etc.) Qualificti Designati Specialisation No. Of No. of Ph.D on on Year of studentsGuide Experien d In the last 4 ce years Such M.Sc, Associate Operation 19 Nil hand M.Phil.,P Professor Reaserch a h.D Sen Utti M.Stat., Asst. Mathematical 17 Nil ya M.Tech Professsor Statistics & Das Probability Sum M.Sc., Associate Bio16 Nil ita Ph.D Professor Mathematics Saha Roy Sudi p Das M.Sc.,M. Tech. Asst. Professor Applied Mathematics 4 Nil 11. List of senior visiting faculty: Nil 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme wise) by temporary faculty: Does not arise. 13. Programme-wise Student- Teacher Ratio: UG: 22.5:1 (Hons students=90)/(Teachers=4) 121:1 (General students =484)/(Teachers=4) 14.Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled: Does not arise. 15.Qualification of teaching faculty with D.Sc./ D.Litt./Ph.D/M.Phil/PG : PH.D – 2, M.PHIL.-2 16.Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b)International funding agencies and grants received: Nil 17.Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. Total grants received: Nil 18.Research Centre / facility recognized by the University: Nil 19.Publication : 1. 2. 3. 4. Dr. Suchhanda Sen List of Publications: Sen, S., Chakrabarty, T., 2007. An Order Level Inventory Model with variable rate of Deterioration and Alternating Replenishing Rates Considering Shortages. OPSEARCH, 44 (1), pp 17-26. Ghosh, S., Chakrabarty, T., 2008. An EOQ Model with Quadratic Demand Rate and Deteriorating items. Journal of Mathematics and System Sciences, 4 (1), pp 141-148. Ghosh, S., Chakrabarty, T., 2009. An Order Level Inventory Model under two level storage system with time-dependent demand. OPSEARCH, 46(3), pp 335344. Ghosh, S., Chakrabarty, T., 2011. An Order Level Inventory Model for deteriorating items with time-depending demand under permissible delay in payments. International Journal of Information and Computing Science, 14(1), pp 1-11. Seminars Attended 1. Attended one day seminar on ‘Prospects of Operational Research Theory and Practice’ in Kolkata on 6 th June, 2002. Organized by Operational Research Society of India. 2. Attended two-day UGC sponsored State Level seminar on “Man, Environment and Society towards Sustainable Development” on 4 th & 5th March, 2003 organized by Jogamaya Devi College. 3. Attended two-day National Symposium on Optimization, Operations Research & Information on 3 rd and 4th December, 2003 organized by Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Calcutta. 4. Attended one-day seminar on “Environment Awareness and Measures of Protection” on 22 nd April, 2004, organized by Environment Protection and Tree Plantation, Rotary International District 3290. 5. Attended two-day Workshop on Education in Human Values and Pratyahara Yoga on 4 th & 5 th December, 2004, organized by The Institute of Value Orientation & Environmental Education, Vivekananda Nidhi. 6. Presented Paper in International Symposium on Recent Advances in Mathematics and its applications including centenary celebration of Special Theory of Relativity of ALBERT EINSTEIN, 2004 on December 18 -20, 2004. Organized by Calcutta Mathematical Society. 7. Attended two-day seminar on “Rights of Women in Ancient India in the context of Human Rights”, organized by The Victoria Institute (College), Kolkata on 23 rd & 24th March, 2006. 8. Attended one-day seminar, “Workshop on Mathematics” on 18 th April, 2006 at Rammohan College, Kolkata. 9. Attended one-day UGC sponsored State Level seminar on “Application of Mathematics in Different Fields of Science” organized by Vivekananda College, Kolkata on 27 th Februrary, 2009. 10. Attended Workshop on “Graph Theory” for U.G. Mathematics teachers, Calcutta University : 23 rd February, 2011 11. Attended Workshop on “Numerical Practical Examination” ( Paper : 8B ), Calcutta University: 2013. 12. Attended Workshop on “Numerical Practical Examination” ( Paper : 8B ), Calcutta University: 21 st March 2014. 13. Attended a seminar on ‘Swami Vivekananda : A Role Model for the Youth organized by Jogamaya Devi College on Dec. 12, 2012. 14. Attended all the seminars conducted by the different departments of the Jogamaya Devi College. Dr. Sumita Saha Roy List of Publications: 1. Saha Ray .S and Chaudhuri.K.S,1989, Lotka –Volterra prey –predator model with harvesting and environ mental perturbations. Ecological Modelling , 47: 283 -290. 2. Chaudhuri.K.S & Saha Ray,S ,1991, Bionomic Exploitation of Lotka-Volterra prey-predator system. Bulletin of Calcutta mathematical society,83, 175-186. 3. Chaudhuri.K.S & Saha Ray.S,1996, On the combined harvesting of a prey predator system ,Journal of Biological Systems, Vol. 4, No 3 : 373 -389. 4. Attended all the seminars conducted by the different departments of the Jogamaya Devi College. 5. Attended all the seminars conducted by the different departments of the Jogamaya Devi College. Seminars Attended 1. Attended two day seminar on ‘National seminar on recent developments in pure mathematics” on March 29-30, 2005, organized by Department of pure mathematics, University of Kolkata. 2. Attended ” Workshop on Mathematics” on April 18,2006 at Rammon College,Kolkata. 3. Attended two day National Seminar on “Applicable Mathematics” on March 2324,2006,organized by Jadavpur University. 4. Attended two day seminar on”Mathematics in Daily Life” on August 2930,2008,organized by New Alipore College,Kolkata. 5. Attended two day seminar on”Applied Mathematics and related Computational Problems” on January 13-14,2009, organized by Department of applied Mathematics,University of Kolkata. 6. Attended one day seminar on “Application of Mathematics in different fields of science” on February 27, 2009, organized by Vivekananda College for Women. 7. Attended Workshop on “Numerical Practical Examination” ( Paper : 8B ), Calcutta University: 21st March 2014. 8. Attended a seminar on ‘Swami Vivekananda : A Role Model for the Youth organized by Jogamaya Devi College on Dec. 12, 2012. 9. Attended all the seminars conducted by the different departments of the Jogamaya Devi College. Sri Uttiya Das: Seminars, Conferences, Symposia, Workshop etc. attended during last ten years : Sl. N o. 1. Name Seminar on “Global Scenario of Cyber World and Communication”. Sponsori ng Agency UGC 2. Seminar on “Man, Environment & Society towards sustainable development” UGC 3. Seminar on “Education, Health and Environment : a necessary symbiosis” UGC 4. Workshop on “Real Analysis” WBCU TA Place and Date New Alipore College : 21st December, 2002 Jogamaya Devi College : 4th March, 2003 Seth Anandram Jaipuria College : 25th March, 2003 Maharaja Manindra Chandra 5. Workshop on “Real Analysis, Calculus of Variation & Differential Equation” WBCU TA 6. Workshop on “Metric space & Complex Analysis” WBCU TA 7. Seminar on “Global Warming – Threat UGC to the World” 8. Seminar on “Mathematics in Daily life” UGC 9. Seminar on “Application in Different UGC Fields of Science” 10 . 3 days programme in Mathematics “ANALYTICA 2009 ” 11 . Workshop on “Graph Theory” for U.G. Mathematics teachers C.U. 12 . “ Mathematical Analysis and its Applications” – a short term course UGC 13 . Workshop on “Numerical Practical Examination” ( Paper : 8B ), 2013. Board of Studies in Mathem atics, C.U. St. Xavier’s College College : 30th March, 2003 Lady Brabourne College : 27 th April, 2003 Gurudas College : 4 th May, 2003 Muralidhar Girls’ College : 25, March 2008 New Alipore College : 29-30th August, 2008 Vivekananda College, Thakurpukur & Barisha ( for women) : 27 th Feb, 2009. St. Xavier’s College, : 31st August to 2nd September,2009 (3 days ) Calcutta University : 23 rd February, 2011 Jadavpur University : 22 nd - 23rd March,2011 ( 2 days ) Department of Applied Mathematics, CU : 8th March,2013 Sudip Das: Seminars Attended 1. Attended Workshop on “Numerical Practical Examination” ( Paper : 8B ), Calcutta University: 21 st March 2014. 2. Attended a seminar on ‘Swami Vivekananda : A Role Model for the Youth organized by Jogamaya Devi College on Dec. 12, 2012. 3. Attended a seminar on ‘Evolution of Women’s consciousness as reflected in Sanskrit, Bengali literature : A sociological analysys’ along with Dept of Bengali and Sociology of Jogamaya Devi College in collaboration with Ashutosh College during Dec.2-3, 2011. 20. Areas of consultancy and income generated: Nil 21. Faculty as members in a) National committee b) International committee c) Editorial Boards.... : Nil 22 a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental / programme : 100% students have done projects on environmental studies as a part of their curriculum. b) Percentage of students for projects in organizations outside the institutions 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 i) Dr. Tara Bhattacharya, Ex Professor of Jogamaya Devi College, Visiting Professor of Astrophysics, Birla Planetarium, Kolkata. ii) Dr. Mridul Sen (Renowned Professor of Pure Mathematics , C.U ) 25. Seminars / Conferences / Workshops organized & the source of funding a) National : Nil b) International : Nil 26 Student profile programme / course wise Name of the course/programme (refer question no. 4) (session: 2013-14) First year (Hons) Second year (Hons.) Third year (Hons.) Applicati ons received Select ed 160 29 26 151 29 26 Enrolled Male Female 43 29 26 Pass % 54 93 84.6 27. Diversity of Students: 100% students are from our state. 28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defence services, etc. : Not available 29. Student Progression: Students passing from our department continues higher studies in Calcutta University, other prestigious Institutes and Universities of other states. Some students join school service and other government services. Some students gets selected in the campus interview and joins IT industry. 30. Details of Infrastructural facilities: a) Library: In addition to our General Library we have Seminar Library with 950 books b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students : The department has a laptop with Wi-Fi internet connection. c) Class rooms with ICT facility: Common facility d) Laboratories: NA 31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university, government or other agencies: SC/ST/OBC / Minority receives financial aid / scholarship from Government. Economically challenged students receive financial aid from college . In addition Half & Full free studentship are given to them through students aid fund . 32. Details on student enrichment programmes ( special lectures / workshop / seminar) with external experts: Seminars are arranged to introduce students with topics of interest other than University curriculum. The recent seminars arranged are I. Nakshatra Punjer Bibartanbad. II. Application of Congruence relations. III. Amurtya Biswa. 33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning: Use of ICT facilities in addition to traditional Black Board and Chalk method. 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities: Nil 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans: Strength: We have dedicated team of teachers who pays special attention to the weak students and encourages the bright ones to new opportunities. Weakness: We have time and space constraints for arranging more number of tutorial classes. Opportunities: Project work involving computational mathematics can be introduced which is very relevant in the world of Mining, Civil and Geological Engineering. Challenges: Students are becoming increasingly focused only on academic interest and university curriculum. Evaluative Report of the Department of PHYSICS 1. Name of the Department: PHYSICS 2. Its year of establishment: Before 1932 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.): UG (Honours, & General) 4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved: Nil 5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise): The department has been following the Annual System as per C.U. rules and regulation. 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. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst. Professors) Sanctioned Filled Professor Associate Professors 0 0 0 3 Asst. Professors 3 0 PPT 1 0 Guest Lecturer UGC Substitute lecturer 4 NA NA 11. List of senior visiting faculty : Nil 12. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information : UG : I(H) : 30%(Th), 38%(Pr) ; II(H) : 30%(Th), 18%(Pr) ; III(H) : 25%(Th), 32%(Pr) ; I(G) : 20%(Th), 13%(Pr) ; II(G) : 17%(Th), 25%(Pr) ; III(G) : 40%(Th), 50%(Pr) ; 13. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio : UG : HONOURS : 85:712:1 GENERAL : 200:6 33:1 14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and filled : Academic support staff (technical): Sanctioned 4, Filled 2. Administrative staff: Sanctioned 1, Filled 1. 15. Qualification of teaching faculty with DSc./D.Litt./Ph.D./M.Phil./P.G.: Ph.D.=04 ; PG=04 16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) nationa l b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Mention names of funding agencies and grants received project-wise. : 02 Dr. Ruma Basu : Project 1 : Rapid Bio-sensor: Detection of Pathogen, Toxin and Antibioterrorism using Bilayer Lipid Membrane: In Collaboration with J.U. Total Grants – Rs 38.25 Lakhs, funded by DRDO, Duration : Oct. 2012-Oct. 2015. Project 2 : Development of an Broad Spectrum Hybrid Solar Cell using Dyes and Nano-particles: In Collaboration with J.U. Total grants : Rs 9.5 Lakhs, funded by DST (WB) Duration : Oct. 2011-Oct. 2014. 17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc. total grants received: NA 18. Research facility / centre with : Nil 19. Publications: List of publications of papers of Dr. Ballari Chakrabarti published during last five years: 1. Temperature Dependent Diquark and Baryon Masses : A. Chandra, A.Bhattacharya, B.Chakrabarti; J. Mod. Phys. 4 (2013) 945. 2. Meson Condensate and Fermi Momentum : A.Chandra, A.Bhattacharya, B.Chakrabarti; Eur.Phys. J.Plus 128 (2013) 4. 3. Fractal Space Time and Variation of Fine-Structure Constant: A. Bhattacharya, R.Saha, B.Chakrabarti Eur. Phys. J. Plus 127 (2012) 1200042. 4. Heavy Pentaquarks and Doubly Heavy Baryons in Quasiparticle Approach: A. Chandra, A.Bhattacharya, B.Chakrabarti; Mod. Phys. Lett. A 27 (2012) 1250006. 5. On Some Properties of θ+ Excited States : A.Bhattacharya, A. Chandra, B. Chakrabarti; Int. J. Theo. Phys. 51 (2012) 206 6. The Heavy Light Baryon Masses in the Quasiparticle Approach : A.Bhattacharya, A.Chandra, B.Chakrabarti, A.Sagari ; Eur. Phys. J. Plus 126 (2011) 57. 7. Nucleon in Nuclear Matter : A. Bhattacharya, A. Sagari, B. Chakrabarti, A. Chandra : J. Mod. Phys. 2 (2011) 87. 8. Baryons and Dibaryon Masses in Quasiparticle approach : A. Bhattacharya, B. Chakrabarti, S.Mani, A.Sagari ;Grivov 80 (WSPC) (2011) 9. Magnetic Moments of Proton and Octet Baryon in Quasiparticle Model : A. Bhattacharya, A.Sagari, B. Chakrabarti, S. Mani ; Phys. Rev. C 81 (2010) 015202. 10. Temperature Dependent Structure Function of Nucleon : A. Bhattacharya, A. Sagari, B. Chakrabarti, S. Mani ; Nuovo. Cimento. 125 (2010) 1498. 11. Baryons in Diquark-quark Model : B. Chakrabarti, A. Bhattacharya, S.Mani, A.Sagari ; Act. Pol. B 41(2010) 95. 12. On Some Properties of the Neutrino in the Early Universe : S.Mani, A.Sagari, B.Chakrabarti, A.Bhattacharya; Turk. J. Phys. 33(2009) 271. 13. On Some Properties of Di-Hadronic States : B.Chakrabarti, A.Bhattacharya, S.Mani ;Phys.Scripta 79 (2009) 025103. 14. Magnetic Moments of Baryons and Exotics in Quasi-Particle Diquark Model : A.Bhattacharya, A.Sagari, B.Chakrabarti, S.Mani ; CP 1149 SPIN Physics , American Institute of Physics ,593(2009). 15. Structure Function and Radii of Nucleons : A.Bhattacharya, B. Chakrabarti, A.Sagari ; Had. J. 32.(2009) 395. Papers presented by Dr. Ballari Chakrabarti in Conferences in last 5 years : 1. Composite Fermion Approach to Diquark and HeavyLight Baryon Masses : R.Ghosh, A.Bhattacharya, B.Chakrabarti : Presented in International Symposium on Nuclear Physics, from Dec. 2-6, 2013 held at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai. 2. Heavy Pentaquarks and Doubly Heavy Baryons in Quasiparticle Approach : A.Chandra, A.Bhattacharya, B.Chakrabarti : Presented in DAE symposium on Nuclear Physics, from Dec. 3-7, 2012 held at University of Delhi, New Delhi. 3. On Some Properties of Doubly Charm and Doubly Bottom Baryons : B.Chakrabarti, A.Chandra, A.Bhattacharya : Presented in the ECTP International Conference “ Primordial QCD Matter in LHC Era” from Dec. 4-8, 2011, held at Cairo, Egypt. LIST OF PUBLICATION OF DR. RUMA BASU (LAST FIVE YEARS) 1. BAGCHI, B., DAS, S., BHATTACHARYA, A., NANDY, P., BASU, R., 2009. Nanocrystalline Mullite Synthesisat a low temperature: Effect of copper ions. Journal of American Ceramic Society, 92, 2. BHANDARY, S., BASU, R., MANNA, S., DAS, S., NANDY, P., 2009. Role of nonlamellar- forming lipid in promotion of liposomal fusion. Phase Transitions, 82, 221–227. 3. BHANDARY, S., BASU, R., DAS, S., NANDY, P., 2009. Effect of some statin group of drugs on the phase profile of liposomal membranes – a fluorescence anisotropy study. Phase Transitions 82, 821-830. 4. BAGCHI, B., DAS, S., BHATTACHARYA, A., NANDY, P., BASU, R., 2010. Mullite phase enhancement in Indian kaolins by addition of vanadium pentoxide. Applied clay science, 47, 409 413. 5. BHANDARY, S., BASU, R., DAS, S., NANDY, P., 2010 Elastic property of organized lipid assembly - effect of water incorporation and chain melting. Physica A, 389, 685-688. 6. SULTANA, P., DAS, S., BHATTARCHYA, A., BASU, R., NANDY, P., 2010.Effect of external alumina source on enhancement of mullite content in fly ash- a study. Journal of Surface Science & Technology, 26, (1-2), 1-22. 7. MONDAL, A., BASU, R., DAS, S., NANDY, P., 2010.Heat induced voltage generation in electrochemical cell containing zinc oxide nanoparticles. Energy, 35, 2160-63. This work has been patented ( IN-800896-01-US-REG dated March 03, 2011. 8. MONDAL, A., BASU, R., DAS, S., NANDY, P., 2010. Increased quantum efficiency in hybrid photoelectrochemical cell consisting of thionine and zinc oxide nanoparticles. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry,. 211,143-146. 9. BAGCHI, B., DAS, S., BHATTACHARYA, A., NANDY, P., BASU, R., 2010. Effect of Nickel and Cobalt ions on the low temperature synthesis of mullite by sol-gel technique, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 55, 135-141. 10. MONDAL, A., BASU, R., DAS, S., NANDY, P., 2010. Enhancement of storage capacity and conversion efficiency of photoelectrochemical cell: effect of dyes adsorbed on carbon nano tubes. Photochemistry and Photobiology, 86,1000-1004. 11. BHANDARY, S., BASU, R., DAS, S., NANDY, P., 2010. Comparison of the Effect of Anti-hyperlipidemic drugs from different groups on the phase profile of liposomal membrane – a fluorescence anisotropy study. Phase Transitions, 83 (7), 518 12. GHOSH, A., BASU, R., MANNA, S., DAS, S., NANDY, P., 2010. A study on pore formation dynamics in bio-mimicking membrane system. Rom. J. Biophys. 20 (4), 347-354. 13. MONDAL, A., BASU, R., DAS, S., NANDY, P., 2010. Beneficial role of carbon nanotubes on mustard plant growth. Green Technology, 9, 38-45 . 14. SULTANA, P., DAS, S., BHATTARCHYA, A., BASU, R., NANDY, P., 2011. Mullite formation in coal fly ash is facilitated by the incorporation of magnesium oxide. Rev. Adv. Mater. Sci. 27, 69-74 15. BHANDARY, S., BASU, R., DAS, S., NANDY, P., 2011. Effect of aconitum napellus on liposomal microviscosity. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Sciences and Engineering 3(2), 1-5 16. NANDY, P., BHANDARY, S., DAS , S., BASU, R., BHATTACHARYA, S., 2011 Nanoparticle and membrane anisotropy. Homeopathy, 100 (3), 194 17. SULTANA, P., DAS, S., BAGCHI, B., BHATTARCHYA, A., BASU, R., NANDY, P., 2011. Effect of size of fly ash particle on enhancement of mullite content and glass formation. Bulletin of Material Science , 34 (7), 1663–1670. 18. DE, A., BASU, R., BAGCHI, B., DAS, S., NANDY, P., 2011. A study on the phytotoxicity of nano mullite and metalamended nano mullite on mung bean Plant. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 13, 1709 -1715. 19. MONDAL, A., BASU, R., DAS, S., NANDY, P., 2011. Beneficial role of carbon nanotubes on mustard plant growth – an agricultural Prospect. Journal of Nanoparticle Research 13, 10, 4519-4528 20. BHANDARY, S., SULTANA, P., BASU, R., DAS, S., NANDY, P., 2011 A study on the modulation of the phase behavior of lipid aggregates – effect of some metal nanoparticles. Advanced Science, Engineering & Medicine 3, 213-218 21. . DE, A., BASU, R., BAGCHI, DAS, S., NANDY, P., 2012. Heat induced nano form of ZnO quantum dots and their characterization. Semiconductors, 46 (2), 171 -174 22. SULTANA, P., BASU, R., DAS, S., NANDY, P., 2012. Novel utilization of Bauxite treated fly ash based ceramics for its antibacterial activity. International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, 9 (3), 550–560. 23. SULTANA, P., BASU, R., BHATTACHARYA , A., DAS, S., NANDY, P., 2012. Development of iron oxide and titania treated fly ash based ceramic and its bioactivity. Material Science and Engineering C, 32, 1358–1365. 24. BHANDARY, S., SULTANA, P., BASU, R., DAS, S., NANDY, P., 2012. Lipid polymorphism and associated changes in elastic properties of organized phospholipid assembly - an electrical approach. Advanced Science, Engineering & Medicine 4, 1-4. 267-270. 25. SULTANA, P., BASU, R., BHATTACHARYA , A., DAS, S., NANDY, P., 2012. Novel utilization of Bauxite treated fly ash- ceramics for its antibacterial activity. International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology 9 (3), 550-560, 26. BAGCHI ,B., DE, S., BHANDARY, S., DAS, S., BHATTACHARYA, A., BASU, R., NANDY, P., 2012. Antimicrobial efficacy and biocompatibility study of copper nanoparticle adsorbed mullite aggregates. Materials Science and Engineering C 32, 1897-1905. 27 . BAGCHI ,B., S., DAS, S., BHATTACHARYA, A., BASU, R., NANDY, P., 2013. In situ synthesis and high antibacterial activity of copper nanoparticle loaded natural montmorillonite clay based on contact inhibition and ion release. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 108, 358-365 Participated in Symposium/Conference 1. BHANDARY, S., BASU, R., DAS, S., NANDY, P., 2009. Influence of simvastatin on the physicochemical properties of DPPC vesicles. Paper presented in 16 th West Bengal State Science Congress, at University of Burdwan, Burdwan Feb 28 –29. 2. BHANDARY, S., BAGCHI, B., BASU, R., DAS, S., NANDY, P., 2009. Role of nonlamellar-forming lipid and calcium phosphate nanoparticle in promotion of liposomal fusion. Paper presented in the 14th National Conference on Surfactant, Emulsions and Biocolloids, at University of Burdwan, Burdwan, July 28-30, 2009 3. BHANDARY, S., BASU, R., DAS, S., NANDY, P., 2009. Effect of incorporation of statins on DPPC vesicles- a fluorescence anisotropy study. Paper presented in the Symposium on Condensed Matter Physics (C M Days 09), at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 26-28 August, 2009. 4. BHANDARY, S., BASU, R., DAS, S., BHATTACHARYA, S.,NANDY, P., 2010. Effect of Aconitum Napelles on liposomal membrane microviscosity. Paper presented in the International Conference on Radiation Physics and its Application (ICRPA 2010) at University of Burdwan, Burdwan 16-17 January, 2010. 5. BALA, N., DE, A., DAS, S., NANDY, P., BASU, R., 2012. Effect of HAP nanorod on Chick pea (Cicer arietinum) plant growth and its possible use as nanofertilizer. Paper presented in 1st International Workshop On Nanomaterials (IWoN)at Jadavpur University,Kolkata 14th and 15th Dec. 2012. 6. BANDYOPADHYAY, P., DE, A., DAS, S., NANDY, P., BASU, R., 2012. Thermovoltage generation in Electrochemical cell by using copper doped zinc oxide nanoparticles. Paper presented in 1st International Workshop On Nanomaterials (IWoN)at Jadavpur University,Kolkata 14th and 15th Dec. 2012. 7. BANDYOPADHYAY, P., DE, A., DAS, S., NANDY, P., BASU, R., 2012. Preparation of copper doped zinc oxide nanoparticles and its application in voltage generation. Paper presented in National symposium on Recent Palestrae in Photosciences at Banaras Hindu University, Banaras 3-4 September 2012. 8. GHOSH, S., MONDAL, A., BASU, R., DAS, S., NANDY, P., 2012. Effect of carbon nanotube on membrane anisotropy : use of fluorescence polarization technique. Paper presented in National symposium on Recent Palestrae in Photosciences at Banaras Hindu University, Banaras 3-4 September 2012. 9. GHOSH, S., MONDAL, A., BASU, R., DAS, S., NANDY, P., 2012. Increase of Liposomal Membrane Anisotropy-Effect of Oxidized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube. Paper presented in National Conference on Sustainable Development through Innovative Research in Science & Technology at Jadavpur University on 28 &29 September 2012. 10. BANDYOPADHYAY, P., DE, A., DAS, S., NANDY, P., BASU, R., 2013. Heat induced voltage generation in electrochemical cell using copper doped zinc oxide nanoparticles. Paper presented in National Conference on Photosciences Contemporary Challenges and Future Perspective at Jadavpur University, Kolkata 12 th – 14th December 2013. 11. GHOSH, S., Chakraborty, M., BASU, R., DAS, S., NANDY, P., 2012. How potentialisation affects optical properties and size distribution of homeopathic medicine Cuprum metallicum Paper presented in National Conference on Photosciences Contemporary Challenges and Future Perspective at Jadavpur University, Kolkata 12th – 14th December 2013 20. Areas of consultancy and income generated : Nil 21. Faculty as members in i)National committees ii) International committees iii)Editorial Boards : Dr. Ruma Basu, Member in i) Indian Photobiological Society, Kolkata ii) Indian Bio-Physical Society, Mumbai, iii) UG Board of Studies, University of Calcutta Dr. Ballari Chakrabarti , Member in i) Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata 22. Student projects percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-departmental : o UG : 100% 23. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by Faculty : Nil Doctoral / post doctoral fellows : NA Students : Nil 24. List of eminent academicians & scientists / visitors to the department : Nil 25. DEPARTMENTAL SEMINAR : Date Februar y, 2009 Speak er Prof. Aruna va Chakr abarti Februar y, 2009 Prof. Tarak das Basu Institution & Dept. Topic University of Kalyani Physics The Forbidden Beauty : 5-fold Symmetry in Crystals University of Kalyani BioPhysics Nano-vision in Biology 26. Student profile course-wise: ACADEMIC SESSION: 2013-2014 Name of the Course Applications received Selected Enrolled M F Pass percentag e M F 255 UG – (H) Ist Year 44 98 N A UG – (H) 2 nd Year UG – (H) 3rd Year NA 265 31 27 31 NA 31 27 NA 37 NA NA - 96.8 96.2 27. Diversity of students : Name of the Course UG – (H) Ist Year UG – (H) 2 nd Year % of students from the State 100% % of students % of students from other States from other countries ---- --- 100% ---- --- UG (H) 3rd Year 100% --- --- UG – (G) Ist Year 100% --- --- UG – (G) 2 nd Year UG – (G) 3rd Year 100% --- --- 100% --- --- 28. How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations? Since this is an UG dept. it is not possible to have all information on regular basis in this regard. Many students of the department appeared in such examinations but the department does not have any proper record of it. After doing graduation from this college most of our student admitted in the P.G. course of different universities with considerable record of success. 29. Student progression : Student progression Percentage against enrolled UG to PG More than 90% PG to M.Phil. NA PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral NA NA Employed Campus selection Other than campus recruitment 2%-3% Entrepreneurship/Self-employment No information available. 30. Present details about infrastructural facilities: e) Library: Apart from general library we have the departmental seminar library with almost all the text book referred in the C.U. syllabus . Some journals are also available for teachers and students. f) Internet facilities for staff and students : Wi-fi connection has been set up in Physics Department and Laboratory for staffs. This facility is also available in the computer laboratory where we have 26 desktops, one with printer and internet. Students are allowed to use the facility under teacher’s supervision. g) Class rooms with ICT facility: There is ICT facility in some classrooms which are used by all departments. The department uses the ICT classes as and when required. h) Laboratories: Honours and General Laboratories are accessible to students and staffs. 31. Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College,University ,Government or other agencies : 3 students are awarded INSPIRE fellowship of DST, Govt. of India. All the students belong to SC, ST & Minorities receive scholarship from the govt. College also provide financial assistance to the needy students. 32. Details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. : Several departmental seminars, special lectures are arranged from time to time for the students. 33. Teaching methods adopted by the faculty to improve student learning: Traditional lecture methods using chalk and blackboard. Questions answer sessions. Class-room interaction and discussions. Remedial coaching organized for the lagging/weak students. Tutorials and Group Discussions. Sometimes lectures have been arranged through power point projection for students’ interest. 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility(ISR) & Extension activities : Interested students of the department participate in N.S.S or N.C.C activities. They also participate as volunteer in various programmes/activities organized by the college. 35. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) analysis of the department & Future Plans : Strengths : Very committed, Punctual and regular faculty members. Faculties are easily accessible and cordial and friendly relation with students. The department has highly qualified teachers with Ph.D degree and research Experiences. Very often we get some meritorious students who get good marks in examination. Weakness: The General Laboratories are being shared with Asutosh College, space crisis is a huge problem for our storage of valuable instruments. Opportunities : To encourage to do research after PG. Well equipped library and computer facilities are available to each and every student for their upgradation. Challenges : To make our students competent for their future careers in academics as well as in other sectors. To maintain a research environment in our dept. so that the faculties and students can upgrade themselves. Future Plans : 1)To organize a seminar on “BIRTH AND DEATH OF A STAR” by Dr.Debiprasad Duari,Director,Birla Planetorium,Kolkata,in the academic Session 2014-15. 2) To organize a seminar on “WHERE IS THE GOD PARTICLE” by Dr.Sudeshna Bhattacharya, Professor,TIFR,Mumbai in the academic session 2014 15. Evaluative Report of the Department of CHEMISTRY 1. Name of the Department : CHEMISTRY 2. Its year of establishment : Before 1956 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) : UG (Honours &General) 4. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved : Nil 5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system : Annual system as per Calcutta University Rules and Regulations. 6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments : Nil 9. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst. Professors) 10. Post Sanctioned Filled Professors 0 0 Associate Professors Assistant Professors PTT - 2 6 3 1 1 Guest Lecturer 6 6 Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialisation (D.Sc./D.Litt./ Ph.D./M.Phil., etc.) Name of the Faculty Qualificat Designa ion tion Specializat ion No. of Years of Experienc e Mrs. Mukta Roy M.Sc. Inorganic Chemistry 31 Yrs No. of Ph.D. studen ts guide d Nil Dr. Arpita Bhaumik M.Sc., B.Ed., Ph.D. Organic Chemistry 16 Yrs Nil Physical Chemistry 14 Yrs Nil Dr. Dolan Chanpa M.Sc., Saha Ph.D. Associat e Professo r Associat e Professo r Assistan t Professo r Dr. Nandini Bhattacharjee M.Sc., Ph.D. Dr. Tapan Kumar Si Dr. Ujjwal Mandal M.Sc., Ph.D. M.Sc., Ph.D. Dr. Jaydip Datta M.Sc., Ph.D. M.Sc. Assistan t Professo r PTT Mr. Abhishek Brata Ghosh Mr. Sumangal RoyChaudhury Mr. Amit Malakar M.Sc. Mr. Sanjib Kumar Ganguly Mrs. Anuradha Chaudhuri B.Sc. Assistan t Professo r Guest Lecturer Guest Lecturer Guest Lecturer Guest Lecturer Guest Lecturer Guest Lecturer GLI B.Sc. GLI Miss. Debalina Ghosh Mr. Abhishek Sau M.Sc., M.Sc. M.Sc. Organic Chemistry 13 Yrs Nil Inorganic Chemistry Physical Chemistry 6 Yrs Nil 4 Yrs Nil Organic Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry Physical Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry Physical Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry 1 Yrs Nil 2.5 Yrs Nil 1.5 Yrs Nil 1.5 Yrs Nil 1.0 Yrs Nil 1.0 Yrs Nil 33 Yrs Nil 30 Yrs (retired) Nil 11. List of senior visiting faculty : NIL 12. Percentage of classes delivered and practical classes handled (programme-wise) by temporary faculty : 45% per week. 13. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio : HONOURS : 11.66: 1.0 GENERAL : 40.83:1.0 14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and filled: Technical Staff: 5 Administrative staff: 1 15. Qualification of teaching faculty with DSc./D.Litt./Ph.D./M.Phil./P.G. Ph.D=6, PG=6 16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Mention names of funding agencies and grants received project-wise. : Nil 17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received : Nil 18. Research facility / centre with : Nil 19. Publications: (a) Publication per faculty: 4 (b) Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) : 50 National Journals: 11, International Journals: 39 (c) Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) : 38 Chapter(s) in Books : 1 , Course Writer Netaji Subhas Open University: 2 volumes 20. Areas of consultancy and income generated: Nil 21. Faculty as members in i)National committees ii) International committees iii)Editorial Boards : Nil 22. Student projects (a) percentage of students who have done in-house projects including interdepartmental : 100% (b) percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries / institutes : Nil 23. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by (a) Faculty : Nil (b) Doctoral / post doctoral fellows : Nil (c ) Students : Nil 24. List of eminent academicians & scientists / visitors to the department : Dr. Samaresh Bhattacharya, S.S. Bhatnagar Prize Awarded Professor, Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University delivered a lecture in a Seminar in the year of 2011 organized by Department of Chemistry, Jogamaya Devi College. 25. DEPARTMENTAL SEMINAR : Date Topic Speakar 2011 150th Birth Centenary of Acharya P.C. Ray and Development of Chemistry in India Department Institution Professor Dr.Samaresh Bhttacharya Chemistry Jogamaya Devi College 26. Student profile course-wise: ACADEMIC SESSION : 2012-2013 Name of the Application Selected Course Recieved Male Female UG(Hons) 1st Yr UG(Hons) 2nd Yr UG(Hons) 3rd Yr 300 NA 280 Enrolled Pass Percent Male Female age NA 94 66 37 NA 37 NA 37 81 15 NA 15 NA 15 100 27. Diversity of students: Name of the Course UG(Hons) 1 st Yr % of students from the State 100% Selected% of students from other States % of students from other Countries nil nil UG(Hons) 2 nd Yr 100% nil nil UG(Hons) 3 rd Yr 100% nil nil UG(Gen) 1 st Yr 100% nil nil UG(Gen)2nd Yr 100% nil nil UG(Gen) 3 rd Yr 100% nil nil 28. How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations? Not available 29. Student progression : NOT APPLICABLE Student progression Percentage against enrolled UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Employed Campus selection Other than campus recruitment Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Enterpreneurship/Self-employment 30. Present details about infrastructural facilities : a) Library : In addition to the Central Library, we have Seminar Library with 515 books. b) Internet facilities for staff and students : The department has a Laptop with Internet Connection. c) Class rooms with ICT facility : Common Facilities provided by the College. d) Laboratories : We have 5 Laboratories with one instrument Room and a Store Room. 31. Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College,University , Government or other agencies : All SC/ST/OBC/Minority students receive financial aid from Govt. as per rule. Economically challenged students receive financial aid from college. In addition, half and full free studentship is given through students’ aid fund. 32. Details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts : Mentioned in the Sl. No. 25 33. Teaching methods adopted by the faculty to improve student learning: ICT Facilities are utilized in addition to class lecture method using Chalk & Board . 34.Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility(ISR) & Extension activities : Few students participate in NCC and NSS Programs 35. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) analysis of the department & Future Plans : Strengths : We have dedicated teachers and technical work force. We have sufficient number of instruments to meet the requirement of theUniversity Curriculum. Weakness: No scope for using extended hours for practical classes as the same space is used by the Day Section Opportunities: Students passing with Chemistry Honours go for higher studies in C.U. and other state Universities. Few students also join different analytical laboratories and School Service andother civil services. Challenges: There is limited scope for innovation in curriculum design as the syllabus prescribed by the university is strictly followed. However, topics related to frontier areas of research are discussed through internal seminar and workshops. This intention is threatened due to constraints of time and space. Evaluative Report of the Department of BOTANY Name of the Department: BOTANY Year of Establishment: Before 1956 Names of Programs / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil, Ph.D., Integrated Masters, Integrated Ph.D., etc.):UG Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/ units involved:ENVS Annual/ semester/ choice based credit system (programme wise):Annual Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments: UG Zoology/Chemistry/Psychology general course. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc.: NA Details of courses/ programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons: NA Number of Teaching posts Sanctioned Professors Associate Professors Asst. Professors Govt. approved part timer Guest lecturer 00 04 00 01 Filled 00 04 00 01 02 Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc/ D.Litt. / Ph.D/ M.Phil. etc) Name Qualificatio Designatio Specializatio No. of No. of n n n Years of Ph.D. Experienc Student e s guided for the last 4 years Molly Datta Ph.D Asso. Prof. Micro 24 years NA Biology Sagarika M Phil B. Asso. Prof. Physiology 20 Years NA Mukherjee Ed Swagata Ph. D Asso. Prof. Plant Bio 16 Years NA Roy Technology S Bera M Phil Ph. Asso. Prof Mycology 16 Years NA D and Plant pathology Subhashree Ph. D Govt. Micro 10 Years NA Bhattachary approved Biology a part timer Nilofer Ph. D Guest Phycology 6 Months NA Khatoon Manoswini Chakroborty lecturer Guest lecturer M. Sc. 6 Months NA List of senior visiting faculty:None Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme wise) by temporary faculty:26% Student- Teacher Ratio (Programme wise): Honors 5 : 1, General 14 : 1 Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled: 2/2 Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ M.Phil/PG: Ph.D = 5, M Phil = 1, PG-1 Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International fundin g agencies and grants received:None Departmental projects funded by DST – FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants received:NIL Research Centre / facility recognized by the University:NA Publications:NA Areas of consultancy and income generated:NA Faculty as members in=NA Student projects=NA Awards/Recognitions received by faculty and students=NA List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department=NA Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding =NA Student profile program/course wise: Name of the Course/program Name (refer question no. 4) B.Sc Hons 1 st yr nd 2 yr 3rd yr Applicatio ns Received Selected Enrolled *M *F Pass Percentage 260 248 46 90.5 36 10 36 10 36 10 83.3 100 *M = Male *F = Female Diversity of Students Name of the Course Honors General % of students from the same state 98% 96% % of students from other states % of students from abroad 2% 4% How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.?: NA Student progression Student progression UG to PG PG to M. Phil. PG to Ph. D. Ph. D. to Post-Doctoral Employed Campus selection Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurship / Self - employment Against % enrolled 22% NA 4.5% NA NA NA Details of infrastructural facilities q. Library= Seminar Library r. Internet facilities for staff and students= yes s. Class rooms with ICT facilities = yes t. Laboratories= 4 Number of student receiving financial assistance from collage, university, government or other agencies.NA Details on student enrichment programs (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts: NIL Teaching method adopted to improve student learning: NA Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities:NA SWOC analysis of the department and future plans Strength: Regular class, completion of syllabus Weakness: Lack of space and infrastructure Opportunity: Challenges to motivate students to be more regular to improve their overall understanding of the subject. Evaluative Report of the Department of ZOOLOGY Name of the Department: ZOOLOGY Year of Establishment: 1975 Names of Programs / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil, Ph.D., Integrated Masters, Integrated Ph.D., etc.) : U.G in Honours and General under C.U, P.G in Zoology (Directorate of Distance Education Zoology VidyasagarUniversity.) Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/ units involved:NIL Annual/ semester/ choice based credit system (programme wise): Annual system as per as C.U norms Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments: ENVS ,Directorate of Distance Education V.U. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc.: Directorate of Distance Education, V.U. Details of courses/ programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons: NIL Number of Teaching posts: Sanctioned Professors Associate Professors Asst. Professors Guest Professor Filled 2 1 1 5 Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc/ D.Litt. / Ph.D/ M.Phil. etc) Name Qualificatio n Designatio n Specialization No. of Years of Experience Dr. Bidyut M.Sc, Ph.D Associate Fisheries 21 yrs No. of Ph.D. Student s guided for the last 4 years Jyoti Chaudhuri Dr. Debjani Dutta Dr. Ranu Naskar Dr.Ashok e Kumar Boral Professor M.Sc, Ph.D Associate Professor Cytogenetics 17 yrs M.Sc, Ph.D Assistance Professor Guest Professor Ecology 4 yrs Endocrinilog y and Parasitology 35 Years(Retd ) M.Sc, M.Phil Ph.D List of senior visiting faculty: None Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme wise) by temporary faculty: 10% classes. Student- Teacher Ratio (Programme wise): Hons- 90 : 1 Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled: Three Laboratory attendants and one GLI Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ M.Phil/PG: Ph.D=4 Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received: NIL Departmental projects funded by DST – FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants received: NIL Research Centre / facility recognized by the University:NIL Publications: y. Publication per faculty= 10 z. Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and students= NIL aa. Number of publications listed in International Database (For EG: Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database – International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc. )= 2 per faculty bb. Chapter in Books= reverse Proteolysis- Deep root open skies (2004) by Dr. Debjani Datta cc. Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers= Mammalian Endocrinology by Dr. A.K.Boral Areas of consultancy and income generated:NIL Faculty as members in=NIL dd. National Committees, ee. International Committees, ff. Editorial Boards Student projects=NA gg. Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental/program hh. Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution i.e.in Research Laboratories/Industry/other agencies Awards/Recognitions received by faculty and students=NA List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department=NA Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding =NA ii. National jj. International Student profile program/course wise: (SESSION 2012-13) Name of the Course/program Name (refer question no. 4) B.Sc Hons 1 st yr Applications Received Selected 810 789 77 83.3 2nd yr 3rd yr 30 36 30 36 30 36 100 94.4 *M = Male *F = Female Diversity of Students Name of the Course B.Sc % of students from the same state 90% % of students from other states Enrolled *M *F Pass Percen tage % of students from abroad 10% How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.? NA 29. Student progression Student progression Against % enrolled UG to PG 90% PG to M. Phil. NA PG to Ph. D. NA Ph. D. to Post-Doctoral NA NA Employed Campus selection Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurship / Self - employment NA Details of infrastructural facilities: u. Library= Seminar Library, Central Library v. Internet facilities for staff and students= yes, in college centre w. Class rooms with ICT facilities x. Laboratories= yes Number of student receiving financial assistance from college, university, government or other agencies. All the students belong to SC, ST & Minorities receive scholarship from the govt. College also provide financial assistance to the needy students. Details on student enrichment programs (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts: None Teaching method adopted to improve student learning: OHP and LCD, charts, models etc. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities: None SWOC analysis of the department and future plans i) to establish regular PG Course ii) Research facilities on material , environmental problems and others. Evaluative Report of the Department of GEOLOGY 1. Name of the department : Geology 2. Year of Establishment: 1960 3. Names of Programmes/ Courses offered: Under-graduate (UG) Programme 4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/ units involved Nil 5. Annual/ semester/ choice based credit system (programme wise) Annual System as per University Norms 6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments Faculty Members of Geology Department are involved in compulsory Environmental Studies Course of B.Sc curriculum and M.Sc courses in ENVS, Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, Geography and B.Tech of Civil Engineering etc. of different Universities and Institutions. 7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions etc. Courses: Nil. We usually conduct our mine visit programmes in collaboration with other mining organisations like Coal India, SAIL, Tata Mining etc. 8. Details of courses/ programmes discontinued Nil (if any) with reasons 9. Number of Teaching posts sanction ed Filled Professor 0 0 Associate Professor 0 2 (Promoted from Asst. Prof.) Assistant Professor 5 2 Part-Time Teacher 2 2 1 1 (WB Govt. Approved) Graduate Laboratory Instructor 10 Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, . (D.Sc./ D.Litt./ Ph.D./ M. Phil. etc.) No. of Years of Experience No. of Ph.D. guided Name Qualification Designation Specilization Abhijit Chakraborty M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D Associate Professor of Geology Sedimentology- 24 Ichnology (Paleobiology) Nil. Mahua Ganguly M.Sc. Associate Professor of Geology Igneous Petrology 25 Nil Bhaskar Ghosh M.Sc. Assistant Professor of Geology Structural Geology 13 Nil Kaushik Kiran Ghosh M.Sc. Head of the Department and Assistant Professor of Geology Geochemistry and Ore Geology 12 Nil Dr. Chandrabali Mukhopadhyaya M.Sc., Ph.D. Part-Time Teacher Structural Geology 06 Nil Keya M.Sc. Bandyopadhyaya Part-Time Teacher Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology 04 Nil Pankaj Laha GLI - 33 Nil M.Sc 11 List of senior visiting faculty . None 12 Percentage of lectures delivered by . temporary faculty 0 13 Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) . 13.83:1 (without GLI) 14 Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; . sanctioned and filled Two 11.85:1 (with GLI) Mr. Satyendra Sharma (Specimen Collector) Mr. Rajkuma Biswas (Bearer-cum-Lab. Support Staff) 15 Qualifications of teaching faculty with D.Sc, . Ph.D., MPhil, PG Ph.D: 2, PG: 5 16 Number of faculty with ongoing projects from . a. National 1 b. International 0 c. Funding agencies and grants received: A Study on the Banded Iron-Formation Hosted Iron Ore Mineralization of Sulaipat, Dt. Mayurbhanj, Odisha (UGC Minor Research Project). PI: Kaushik Kiran Ghosh. Amount: Rs. 3,55,000/- 17 Departmental projects funded by DST. FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. Nil 18 Research Centre/ facility recognized by the . University Nil 19 Publications: . Dr. Abhijit Chakraborty LIST OF RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS (In International and National, Peer reviewed Journals) 1. Chakraborty, A., Bhattacharya, S. and Bhattacharya, C., 1990: Groundwater geochemistry and the effects of groundwater and phosphate mining-processing on health. Ind. Jour. Earth Sci., v. 17(2): 149-156.( ISSN: 0379-5128) 2. Bhattacharya, C., Chakraborty, A. and Nandi, K., 1990: Rose colouration of muscovite in rose mica schists from ManbazarGopalnagar, Puruliya district, West Bengal, Eastern India. Current Science, v.59(20): 995-997.(IF: 0.774-JCR-JournalCitation Rate//ISSN:0011-3891) 3. Bhattacharya, C., Chakraborty, A. and Banerjee, P.K., 1991: Petrology-geochemistry of Apatite-Magnetite Amphibolites and their role in phosphate mineralisation along the Southern Shear Zone, Puruliya District, West Bengal. Ind. Jour. Earth Sci., v. 18(2): 94109.( ISSN: 0379-5128) 4. Sengupta, S., Chakraborty, A. and Bhattacharya, H.N., 1999: Fossil Polyplacophora (Mollusca) from Upper Talchir sediments of Dudhi Nala, Hazaribagh, Bihar. Journal Geological Soc. India, v.54: 523527. (ISSN: 0016-7622 (print version) ISSN: 0974-6889 (electronic version) 5. Chakraborty, A. and Bhattacharya, B., 2001: Discussion on paper “Evidences of Faunal activities in the Talchir Formation, Raniganj Basin, Eastern India. - Siddhartha Sengupta and A. Chatterjee. Indian Journal of Earth Sciences, 27(1-4): 48-50.( ISSN: 03795128) 6. Bhattacharya, H.N., Goswami, A. and Chakraborty, A., 2002: Sedimentary Facies Analysis of A Permo-Carboniferous Terminoglacial Succession, Saharjuri Basin, Jharkhand. Journal Geological Soc. India. v.60: 401-410.( ISSN: 0016-7622 (print version) ISSN: 0974-6889 (electronic version) 7. Bhattacharya, H.N., Bhattacharya, B., Chakraborty, I., and Chakraborty, A., 2004. . Sole Marks in Storm Event Beds in the Permo-Carboniferous Talchir Formation, Ranigunj Basin, India. Sedimentary Geology, v.166: 209-222. (ISSN: 0037-0738 IF: 1.957 //5-Year IF: 2.365) 8. Chakraborty, A. and Bhattacharya, H.N., 2005: Ichnology of a Permo-Carboniferous glaciomarine ice-contact deltaic set-up, Talchir Formation, Saharjuri Basin, India. Ichnos, v.12, No. 1, pp. 3145.//(IF: 0.688-2011)ISSN: 1042-0940 (Print), 1563-5236 (Online)// DOI: 10.1080/10420940590914480 9. Bhattacharya, H.N., Chakraborty, A. and Bhattacharya, B., 2005. Significance of Transition between Talchir Formation and Karharbari in Lower Gondwana Basin Evolution- A Study in West Bokaro Coal Basin, Jharkhand, India. Journal of Earth System. Sciences, V.114, No. 3, pp. 275-286. (IF: 0.820-2011)( ISSN: 0253-4126) 10. Bhattacharya, H. N., Bhattacharya, B. and Chakraborty A., 2007. Crustacean burrow fills as obstacles for current crescents in PermoCarboniferous Talchir Formation, Raniganj Basin, India. Journal of the Geological Society of India, v. 69: 1269-1270. ( ISSN: 00167622 (print version) ISSN: 0974-6889 (electronic version) 11. Bhattacharya, H. N., Bhattacharya, B., and Chakraborty, A., 2009. Architecture of Storm Event Beds from Late Paleozoic Glaciomarine Talchir Formation, Talchir Coalfield, Orissa. Vistas in Geological Research, U.U. Spl. Publ. in Geology (8): 1-10. 12. Kundu, A., Goswami, B., Eriksson, P.G. and Chakraborty, A., 2011. Palaeoseismicity in relation to basin tectonics as revealed from soft-sediment deformation structures of the Lower Triassic Panchet formation, Raniganj basin (Damodar valley), eastern India. Journal of Earth System. Sciences, V.120, No. 1, pp. 167-181. (IF: 0.8202011//ISSN: 0253-4126 (print version)-ISSN: 0973-774X (electronic version) 13. Chakraborty, A., Chaudhuri, S. and Bandyopadhyay, S. (2011): Ecological and sedimentological controls on spatial differentiation of crab burrows: A case study in Gangasagar beach area, West Bengal. In Bandyopadhyay, S., Bhattacharji, M., Chaudhuri, S., Goswami, D.C., Jog, S.R. and Kar, A.K. (editors): Landforms Processes and Environment Management. ACB Publications. Kolkata: 338–355. [ISBN 81-87500-58-1] 14. Chakraborty, Abhijit. and Bhattacharya, H. N., 2012: Early Permian Xiphosurid trackways from India. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 80(1): 129-135.(IF:0.596-2011)// ISSN: 0016-7622 (print version)-ISSN: 0974-6889 (electronic version)// (DOI) 10.1007/s12594-012-0127-7. 15. Chakraborty, A. and Bhattacharya, H. N., 2013. Spreiten Burrows: A Model Based Study on Diplocraterion parallelum, In Mukhopadhyay et al (eds.), Geospectrum: proceedings of UGC sponsored conference on recent researches in Earth System Science. 368p. ACB Pub. ISBN 81-87500-70-0. 16. Chakraborty, A., Hasiotis, S. T., Ghosh, B. And Bhattacharya, H. N., 2013 Fluvial Trace Fossils in the Middle Siwalik (SarmatianPontian) of Darjeeling Himalayas, India. J. Earth Syst. Sci. 12(4): 1023–1033 (DOI) 10.1007/s12040-013-0324-9. Online ISSN: 0973- 774X/Print ISSN: 0253-4126. Accepted (Peer Reviewed Journal) 17. Chakraborty, A., Bhattacharya, H.N. and 2014. Anal Sac of a Cladid Crinoid from the Permo-Carboniferous Talchir Formation, Talchir Basin, Orissa, JGSI. Accepted Abstract (International Conference) 18. Chakraborty, A., 2008. Ichnomimicry: A Discussion. Abstract, ICHNIA, Krakow, Poland (Abs). 19. Chakraborty, A. 2013. Geomorphological-ecologicalsedimentological evolution of Chuksar Island, hugly estuary, India: a neoichnological approach. S24A - Tropical Rivers: Hydro-Physical Processes, Impacts, Hazards and Management (IGCP 582 and IAGWG), Abstract Volume, 8th AIG Conference on ‘Geomorphology and Sustainable Development’, Paris, France. 1212p. Mr. Bhaskar Ghosh Research Publications: Journals 1. Mazumder, A., Ghosh, B., Ghosh, T.K., 2008. Sedimentation of Lower Gondwana rocks around Garikalan-Kudwe area, North Karanpura Coalfield, Hazaribagh District, Jharkhand. Proceedings of A.P. Akademi of Science 12 (3), p. 320 – 329 2. Chakraborty, A., Hasiotis, S.T., Ghosh, B., Bhattacharya, H. N., Preliminary Report on the Middle Siwalik (middle Miocene-lower Pleistocene) Fluvial Trace Fossils of Darjeeling Himalayas, Darjeeling-Jalpaiguri Districts, West Bengal, India,Article in Press, Manuscript communicated to Journal of Asian Earth Science. 3. Ghosh, G., Ghosh, B. and Mukhopadhyay, J., Stratigraphic and tectonic analyses of the Palaeoarchaean-Mesoproterozoicsupracrustal successions along the west-northwestern margin of the SinghbhumGranitoid body, eastern India: a synthesis, Manuscript accepted in the Journal of Geological Society of London, May 2013. Research Publications: Edited volumes 4. Mukhopadhyay, L., Ghosh, B., 2010. Mining induced land degradation and contamination – impact on sustainability of traditional economic livelihood: an analytical framework, in: Nautiyal, S., Nayak, B. P. (eds.), Ecological Economics: An Approach towards Socioeconomic and Environmental Sustainability, pp 209 – 220; ISEC, Bangalore 5. Ghosh, B., 2013, Clays and their constituents – definitions and a brief overview, in: Mukherjee, S., (ed.), The Science of Clays – Applications in Industry, Engineering, and Environment, Springer (Jointly published with Capital Publishing Company, India). 6. Ghosh, B., 2013, Clays: industrial applications and their determinants, In: Mukherjee, S., (ed.), The Science of Clays – Applications in Industry, Engineering, and Environment, Springer (Jointly published with Capital Publishing Company, India). 7. Ghosh, B., 2013, Beneficial and hazardous aspects of clays in nature: A brief overview, In: Mukherjee, S., (ed.), The Science of Clays – Applications in Industry, Engineering, and Environment, Springer (Jointly published with Capital Publishing Company, India). Mr. Kaushik Kiran Ghosh (In International and National, Peer reviewed Journals) 1. Bhattacharya, H. N. and Ghosh, Kaushik K. (2012) Field and Petrographic Aspects of the Iron Ore Mineralizations of Gandhamardan Hill, Keonjhor, Orissa and their Genetic Significance. Journal Geological Society of India. vol.79, pp.497-504. (ISSN: 0016-7622 (print version) ISSN: 0974-6889 (electronic version). Journal no. 12594) 2. Bhattacharya, H. N., Mukherjee, I and Ghosh, Kaushik K. 2007: Geochemistry of some banded iron formation of the Archean Supracrustals, Jharkhand-Orissa region, India. Journal of Earth System Science, volume 116, number 3, pp. 245 – 259 (ISSN: 02534126 (print version) ISSN: 0973-774X (electronic version) Journal no. 12040) 3. Ghosh, Kaushik K., Ray, Jyotisankar and Nandy, Keya (1998), On the Intrusive Suite from Biharpur (Madhya Pradesh), Central India. (Short Communication). Journal of the Geological Society of India, vol.51, pp.97-102. January'98 (ISSN: 0016-7622 (print version) ISSN: 0974-6889 (electronic version). Journal no. 12594). 4. Ghosh, Kaushik K., Ray, Jyotisankar and Bose, Mihir K. (1997) Petrogenesis of the Girnar Complex, Gujarat - Revisited in the Light of Trace Element. Indian Journal of Geology, v.69, No. 4 pp 282293. 5. Ghosh, Kaushik K. and Ray, Jyotisankar, (1994) Some Observations on Geochemistry and Tectonic Setting of Dhanjori Metavolcanics of the Eastern Indian Shield. Indian Journal of Geology, v.66, No. 4 pp 279-295 (ISSN: 0970-1354). Other Publication 6. Ghosh, K.K., Fun with six sixes, Science Reporter , September 1989 (ISSN : 0036-8512) Mrs. Keya Bandyopadhyay Research Publications 1. Bandyopadhyay, K., Ray, J. and Maitra, M. (1994). On the Corundum Syenite – Ultramafic Rock Association near Allappanur, North Arcot District, Tamil Nadu. Indian Minerals, vol. 48, no. 4 (ISSN: 0019-5936). 2. Bandyopadhyay, K., Ray, J. and Maitra, M. (1995). Petrology of Ultramafic-Mafic Intrusives Around Mudiyanur (Tamil Nadu) from Southern Granulite Terrain of the Indian Shield. National Academy of Sciences, India, Science Letters, vol. 18, no. 1 & 2 (ISSN: 0250541X (print version) ISSN: 2250-1754 (electronic version) Journal no. 40009) 20 Areas of consultancy and income generated: . Dr. Abhijit Chakraborty: Environment Management/Geology (1,00,000/) 21 Faculty as members in . Name of faculty Mr. Bhaskar Ghosh Mr. Kaushik Kiran Ghosh National committees Internation al Editori al Committee s Boards o Life member of Indian Association of Remote Sensing (IARS) o Life member of Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) o Life member of Institute of Science Education & Culture (ISEC) o Life Member, Geological, Mining and Metallurgical Society of India, Calcutta 22 Student projects . a. Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental/ programme 100% (Field projects) b. Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution i.e.in Research laboratories/ Industry/ other agencies 2% 23 Awards/ Recognitions received by faculty and students: . o A team of three Second year (Honours) students (Sahana Mondal, Sreyashi Bhowmik and Priyanka Bachhar) got 3 rd prize in a poster presentation competition in Presidency University on 24 th December, 2012 o A team of two-member Third Year (Honours) Students (Sahana Mondal and Shreyashi Bhowmik) stood 1 st in an Inter-University Geological Quiz Programme (named “Tormentor”) which is a part of “Inception” (Tech-Fest of JU) organised by Jadavpur University Geological Society. o A team of two-member Third Year (Honours) Students (Priyanka Bachhar and Neha Sharma) stood 2 nd in the above-mentioned Programme. o This is a regular practice of our students to join in different technicalFair and Tech-meets. Previous records are not preserved properly. 24 List of eminent academicians and scientists/ visitors to the . department: Dr. Supratim Pal, Associate Professor, Department of Geology, Presidency University served in our department for the academic session 2011-12 and 2012-13 as Honourary Professor. 25 Seminars/ Conferences/ Workshops organized & the source of . funding a) National: Nil b) International: Nil 26 Student profile programme/ course wise: . Name of the Course/ programme Applications received (refer question no. 4) (2013-14) Select ed Enroll Pass ed percentage * M * F 0 2 7 BSc with Geology Honours Part – I 84 69 - Part – II 29 29 0 2 9 97% Part – III 27 27 0 2 7 97% *M=Male F=Female 27 Diversity of Students . Name of the Course BSc with Geology % of students from the same state % of students from other States % of students from abroad 97% 3% 0 28 How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense . services, etc.? Our college is an undergraduate institute. So, it is not applicable for our institution. However, ex-students of our institutions usually qualify NET, SLET and GATE. Generally they have no interest on Civil Services. 29 Student progression . Student progression Against % enrolled UG to PG Almost 100% PG to M.Phil. Data not available. PG to Ph.D. Data not available. Employed Data not available. Our students get jobs in different geological organisations like ONGC, GSI, CGWB, Coal India etc. o Campus selection Most of the Geology jobs are available after M.Sc. So, the question does not arise. o Other than campus recruitment All o Entrepreneurship/ Self-employment Data not available 30 Details of Infrastructural facilities . (a) Library: The department has its departmental library in addition to the central library facility. Departmental library is well maintained. It contains 350 books with other articles like maps, memoirs, field notes etc. (b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students: Available. Details of the computer facility are given below: Configuration LAPTOP No of Computer 1 unit Intel Dual Core /2 GB RAM/500 GB Hard disc/DVD RW /15.6” LCD /Keyboard/ Optical Mouse ATOM/2GB RAM/320GB Hard disc 1 unit HP Laser jet 1020 Printer 1 unit HP Inkjet Printer cum Scanner 1 unit Lenevo Tab (A-1000) for Instant Internet Access 2 units SONY LCD Projector 1 unit Internet Provider: BSNL. Internet is Wi-Fi enabled and students may use internet from their machine through Wi-Fi. (c) Class rooms with ICT facility: We have LCD projector, overhead projector, AverMedia Intelligent Projection System and Slide Projector. These are not permanently installed in the classroom as we share our premises with other two colleges. The Department also shares all other available e-class rooms of the Main Building and Annexe Building with other departments. (d) Laboratories: Well equipped laboratories (Petrology Lab., Structural and Crystallography Lab., Sedimentology Lab.) are available for departmental use. Central Computer Lab is also available for departmental use. 31 Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university, government or other agencies: Nil . 32 Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures/ . workshops/ seminar) with external experts: Apart from regular classes, Prof. Supratim Pal of Presidency University, Kolkata delivered lectures on “Application of Thermodynamics in Petrology” for the academic session 2011-2012 and 2012-2013. 33 Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning: . Though traditional lecture method is practiced to teach the theory papers but some of the learner-centric methods are also adopted to make the teaching learning more attractive. Those are: o Interdisciplinary Study and Discussion Methods o Internal Seminars, Group Discussions, Projects, Assignments. (Some of them were sent to Tech-Fest of other universities, institutions like IIT, Presidency University etc. They were well-appreciated and won prizes.) o Constant updating of notes and lecture materials with latest information on relevant topics. o Classes through slide show imparting knowledge with visual information. o Practical experience is given during field session which enhances understanding of subject concepts. o Tutorial classes are regularly taken to address the problems of the weaker students. o Microteaching is one of the ways that the individual students are taken care of. o Monthly tests are organized at departmental level. 34 Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and . Extension activities: Yes, students and faculty of the department do participate in various extension activities arranged by the college in order to share Institutional Social Responsibility. Students and faculty members actively participate in extension activities like field work and conducting social awareness programmes related to environmental issues in and around mining and quarry area (during field session). Department encourages students for active participation in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. The faculty is also actively engaged in a wide range of extension activities: 1. Acts as Resource Persons, Guest Lecturers, Speakers, and Judges etc. in other institutions and at seminars and workshops organised by other departments of our institutions. 2. Guides Ex-students who appear for various competitive and entrance exams related to geology like UPSE examination, ONGC Examination etc. 3. Guidance and evaluation of dissertation of students at post-graduate level. 35 SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans . Strengths: o o o o o Fully Qualified Staff. Staffs are interested in research activities. Results of the students of the department are satisfactory. Subject is in demand by the students and in job market. Audio visual aids are available for teaching. Weaknesses: o The department lack infrastructure like separate classrooms for the students and room or cabins for the faculty. o Financial assistance for the purchase of books/ Equipments is quite low. o Participation in seminars and conferences at national and international level is quite low. o Documentation of departmental activities and teacher participation in community affairs is not regularly monitored. Opportunities: o NAAC is an opportunity to self analysis by the department. o Department realised the value of documentation of its activities to identify the strengths and weaknesses for frontward planning and improvement. o New promotion scheme introduced by UGC compels to improve the overall quality and efficiency of a teacher in academic, social and environmental arena. o Increased financial input in higher education may usher in the development of infrastructure and thus, the overall efficiency of a faculty. Challenges: o To attract meritorious students for studying in the department and promote higher studies and research. o To develop the discipline with job-orientation. o To design new courses to keep updated with frontiers of Science. o To balance academic and administrative achieves by the teachers. Future plans: The department is always pre-disposed to several future plans to execute in a befitting manner: o Effort to completely arrest the drop-out as far as practicable, which is very low already. o Would arrange more remedial classes o Organising seminars and special lectures by domain experts from other institutions. o Organising more educational tours. o Arranging students’ seminars for improving their knowledge of the subject. o Introducing more and more Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI). o Enhancing the quality of reference materials by having a wellstocked Departmental Library. Evaluative Report of the Department of PSYCHOLOGY Name of the department --- Psychology Year of establishment –Before 1956 Names of programmes/Courses offered (UG,PG, M.Phil., Ph. D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph. D.,) – UG (Honours & General course) Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved –NIL Annual/semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) --The department has been following the Annual System as per C.U. rules and regulation. Participation of the department in the course offered by other departments – NIL Courses in collaboration with other universities, Industries, fo reign institutions, etc. – NIL Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any ) with reasons – NIL Number of teaching posts--Professors Associate Professors Asstt. professors Guest lecturer CWTT PPT Sanctioned Filled 00 00 00 02 02 01 Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D. Sc./D. Litt./Ph. D./M.Phil. etc.,): --- Name qualificatio n designatio n specializat ion No. of year of experience No. of Ph.D. students guided for the last 4 years Dr. Anita Ghosh Ph. D CWTT Tamaghna Goswami M.Sc CWTT Sreeparna Dutta M.Sc PTT Debjani Mitra M.Sc Guest Faculty Reshmi Paul M.A Guest Faculty Clinical Psycholog y Human Resource Developm ent Clinical Psycholog y Stress Managem ent Stress Managem ent 10 00 3 yrs 8 mths 00 3 yrs 8 mths 00 3 yrs 00 1 yr 00 List of senior visiting faculty--- NIL Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme wise) by temporary faculty--- 100% Student-teacher ratio (programme wise) – 38.8:1 Number of academic support stuff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled— sanctioned-00, filled-01 Qualification of teaching faculty with D. Sc. /D. Litt. /Ph. D./ M.Phil./PG -- Ph.D.=1 ; PG -4 Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received--- NIL Departmental project funded by DST – FIST, UGC,DBT,ICSSR, etc. and total grants received – NIL Research Centre/facility recognized by the University---NIL Publications ( Separate sheet attached) Area of consultancy and income generated---NIL Faculty as members in--a) National committees b) International Committees c) Editorial Boards : NIL. Student projects--a) Percentage of students who have done in -house projects including inter departmental / programme --- 100% third year honours and general students (Project on environment studies) . b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside t he institutions i.e. in Research laboratories/Industry/other agencies: 1st year -- 1 student send for internship during vacation. Awards/Recognitions received by faculty and students:NIL List of eminent academicians and scientists/visitors to the department---NIL Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding --- NIL a) National---NIL b) International---NIL Student profile programme/course wiser: --Psychology: Arts Name of the course/programme (refer question no. 4) (session: 2012-13) First year (Hons) Second year (Hons.) Third year (Hons.) Application Select Enrolled s received ed Male Fem ale 190 182 49 35 35 35 29 29 29 Pass % 83 91.4 96.5 Psychology: Science Name of the course/programme (refer question no. 4) (session: 201213) First year (Hons) Second year (Hons.) Third year (Hons.) Applicati ons received Select Enrolled ed Male Female Pass % 160 19 10 152 19 10 80.8 100 100 30 19 10 Diversity of Students--Name of the course First year B.A.(hons) Second year B.A.(hons.) Third year B.A.(hons.) % of students from the same state 100 96 81.81 % of students from other state 0 4 18 % of students from abroad 0 0 0 How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services Defense services, etc.? Maximum number of students have cleared National Level competitive examinations like IIT-JAM , JEST. Since we do not offer PG course it is not possible to keep a record of students’ success in NET, SLET, GATE. However, the feedback from students suggests that a significant number of them have qualified for these examinations. Student progression--Student progression UG to PG PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post Doctoral Employed Campus selection Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurship/Self-employment Against % enrolled NA NA NA NA NA NA Details of Infrastructural facilities--- Departmental Library – 42 b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students – Internet facility on common basis c) Class rooms with ICT facility – ICT on a common basis d) Laboratories – Students’ laboratories: 2 Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university, government or other agencies ---NIL Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures/workshops/seminar) with external experts--Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning -- Chalk and Talk. Demonstration. Tutorials. Assignments. Participation in Institutional social responsibilities-- Students’ participation in extension activities a) NCC b) NSS c) Blood Donation Camp d) Army Flag Day Collection SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans --STRENGTH: i) The versatile teaching staff. ii) Equal emphasis both on theory and experiment. Acceptance of our students at national and international levels WEAKNESS: i) Limited Number of full time teaching staff. ii) Reliance on too many superannuated teachers iii) No full time Laboratory staff. OPPORTUNITY: i) Freedom in syllabus framing and evaluation process. ii) To enter into more collaborative ventures with Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University and other reputed Institutes. iii) Creation of a vibrant academic atmosphere in the department with the help of reputed and experienced teachers. CHALLENGES: To maintain the academic standard of the department in spite of the weakenesses mentioned earlier FUTURE PLANS OF THE DEPARTMENT: i) To apply for Major Research Project to make the department a hub of research activites. ii) To enrich the laboratories with new equipment iii) To increase the number of books in departmental library. Publications Anita Ghosh. Professional difference in job satisfaction adjustment pattern and self – esteem – Psychological Research Journal (1997), Volume 21 No. 2 page 73 – 75 Job satisfaction and self- esteem trends of employed medical and engineering professionals – Indian Journal of Psychological Issues (1994) Volume 2 (2) page 7 – 11. A study of value and personality patterns of doctors in an intergenerational perspective – Bangladesh Psychological Studies (1992), Volume 2 No. 2 page 84 – 94. Colour preferences of retarded and non retarded as indicators of direction of emotionality and personality trend – Metropolitan Institute for psychiatric Research (1991) Volume XVII. Evaluative Report of the Department of COMMERCE Name of the Department: COMMERCE Year of Establishment: 1996 Names of Programs / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil, Ph.D., Integrated Masters, Integrated Ph.D., etc.): UG as a regular Programme (B.Com Hons. & General) Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/ units involved: NIL Annual/ semester/ choice based credit system (programme wise): Annual examination system Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments: NIL Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc.: NIL Details of courses/ programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons: NIL Number of Teaching posts:16 Professors Associate Professors Asst. Professors CWTT PPT GUEST LECTURER ADHOC PART TIME TEACHER Sanctioned 00 00 00 03 03 Filled 00 00 00 04 03 08 01 Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc/ D.Litt. / Ph.D/ M.Phil. etc) Name Qualificatio n Designati on Specialization No. of Years of Experien ce No. of Ph.D. Studen ts guided for the last 4 years Sri. Syamalesh Maity Smt. Anita Chowdhury M.Com,LLB,B. CWTT Ed 15 PTT ACCOUNTIN G& FINANCE ACCOUNTIN G& FINANCE ACCOUNTIN G& FINANCE ACCOUNTIN G& FINANCE ECONOMICS M.Com, CWTT Sri. Bappaditya Sahoo Smt. Chandrani Pal SMT. NANDINI DANIARI SMT. SMRITI BOSE SMT. JAYITA GANGULI M.Com, CWTT M.Com, MBA PTT M.SC, M.PHIL, M.SC(ECO) PTT ECONOMICS 7 MCA CWTT SRI DEBASIS H MAITY SUBIR KUMAR BANERJE E SANTOSH DAS M.COM, GUEST M.COM, ICWA(INTER) GUEST INFORMATI 1 ON TECHNOLOG Y ACCOUNTIN 13 G& FINANCE ACCOUNTIN 11 G& FINANCE M.COM, M.PHIL, GUEST PALASH GARANI M.COM, M.PHIL-CS, PGDFM,ICWA T M.COM GUEST TOSEEMA DEY ADHOC PART TIME TEACHE R 6 6 4 15 ACCOUNTIN G& FINANCE ACCOUNTIN G& FINANCE 3 ACCOUNTIN G& FINANCE 1 4 GARGI DAS M.COM, CA, GUEST PRITHA SEN M.COM, GUEST DR. SRIHARS HA BAIDYA DR. ASISH MAJUMD ER M.SC, B.ED, PH.D GUEST M.SC, PH.D GUEST ACCOUNTIN G& FINANCE ACCOUNTIN G& FINANCE 1 2 2 ADVANCED OPTIMIZATI ON 5 List of senior visiting faculty: 3 Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme wise) by temporary faculty: 50% Student- Teacher Ratio (Programme wise):- Hons. 40 : 1 Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled: NIL Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ M.Phil/PG Ph.D=1, M.Phil=3, PG=12, Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received: NA Departmental projects funded by DST – FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants received: NA Research Centre / facility recognized by the University: NA Publications: No. of publications: 30 Areas of consultancy and income generated:NA Faculty as members in=NA National Committees: NA International Committees: NA Editorial Boards: NA Student projects= Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental/program: Students projects have done by B.Com 3 rd yr (Hons) students Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution i.e.in Research Laboratories/Industry/other agencies Awards/Recognitions received by faculty and students: Dr. Sriharsha Baidya i) Awarded Gold Medal from North Bengal University ii) Awarded Kiran Chandra Bhattacharya Silver Medal from North Bengal University List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department= 1. Professor Chiranjib Das: Joint directors studies, Institute of Cost Accounts of India 2. Dr. Ratanlal Bhowmick, Tarakeswar College. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding =NA National International Student profile program/course wise: (session 2012-13) Name of the Course/program Name (refer question no. 4) B.Com Hons 1 st yr 2nd yr Applications Selected Received 954 193 3rd yr 91 Enrolled *F Pass Percent age 163 193 163 193 94.5 76 91 91 92 *M *M = Male *F = Female Diversity of Students: Name of the Course HONS. GEN. % of students from the same state 70% 60% % of students from other states % of students from abroad 30% 40% How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.?: NA Student progression: Student progression UG to PG PG to M. Phil. PG to Ph. D. Ph. D. to Post-Doctoral Employed Campus selection Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurship / Self - employment Against % enrolled 90% Details of infrastructural facilities: y. Library: Seminar Library, Main Library z. Internet facilities for staff and students= yes, in college centre aa. Class rooms with ICT facilities:NA bb. Laboratories= yes (IT laboratory) cc. Number of student receiving financial assistance from collage, university, government or other agencies. = 23 Details on student enrichment programs (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts: Special lectures are taken by visiting faculties. Teaching method adopted to improve student learning: Special lectures, group discussion, student-teacher interactive session. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities: Students are participating in NSS and NSC SWOC analysis of the department and future plans Strength: i) dedicated teachers ii) dedicated and brilliant students weaknessi) Lack of infrastructure facilities and inadequate whole time teachers Evaluative Report of the Department of COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH Name of the Department: COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH MAJOR Year of Establishment: 1994 Names of Programs / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil, Ph.D., Integrated Masters, Integrated Ph.D., etc.):UNDER GRADUATE Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/ units involved:NIL Annual/ semester/ choice based credit system (programme wise): ANNUAL TEST, midterm test, selection test and university exam (part I,II,III) Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments:NIL Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc. NIL Details of courses/ programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons: NIL Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc/ D.Litt. / Ph.D/ M.Phil. etc): Name Qualificati on Designatio n Specializati No. of Years on of Experie nce RITUPARNA MUKHERJEE M.A., B.ED, DELT, TESOL CWTT ENGLISH LANGUA GE TEACHIN G PREMANJANA M.A. BANERJEE PTT 6 6 No. of Ph.D. Studen ts guided for the last 4 years SHANTANU MAJEE M.A., M.PHIL GUEST 3 PURBASHA AUDDY M.A. GUEST 3 PRABIR KUMAR DE M.A., PGDM PTT ENTREPR ENEURSH IP MANAGE MENT BISWAJIT MATILAL M.A. GUEST CORPORA 8 TE COMMUN ICATION 6 Number of Teaching posts Sanctioned Filled CWTT 00 1 PPT 00 2 GUEST LECTURER 00 3 List of senior visiting faculty: SRI BISWAJIT MATILAL VICE-PRESIDENT CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS BIRLA CORPORATION LTD Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme wise) by temporary faculty : 50% Student- Teacher Ratio (Programme wise)- 10.66:1 Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled:1 Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ M.Phil/PG PG=5 M.Phil=1 Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received: MS. PURBASHA AUDDY WORKING AS A FELLOW IN THE PROGRAMME ENTITLED “SOCIAL SCIENCE & CULTURAL RESOURCES”, PART OF THE ACTIVITIES UNDER THE SCHEME”UNIVERSITY WITH POTENTIAL FOR EXCELLENCE- PHASE II” FUNDED BY THE UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION, ATTACHED TO THE SCHOOL OF CULTURAL TEXTS AND RECORDS, JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY. COORDANATOR ON THE BEHALF OF SCHOOL OF CULTURAL TEXTS AND RECORDS, JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY, MAPPING DIGITAL HUMANITIES IN INDIA COMMISIONED BY THE HIGHER EDUCATION INNOVATION AND RESEARCH APPLICATIONS PROGRAMME, CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF CULTURE AND SOCIETY(HEIRA-CSCS), BANGALORE. THIS RESEARCH PROJECT LOOKS AT UNDERSTANDING THE FIELD OF DIGITAL HUMANITIES AS IT HAS EMERGED IN INDIA, WITH A FOCUS ON YOUTH, TECHNOLOGY AND HIGHER EDUCATION. Departmental projects funded by DST – FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants received: NIL Research Centre / facility recognized by the University:NIL Publications: kk. Publication per faculty= .7 ll. Chapter in Books= reverse Proteolysis- Deep root open skies (2004) by Dr. Debjani Datta mm. Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers= Mammalion Endocrinology by Dr. A.K.Boral Areas of consultancy and income generated:NIL Faculty as members in nn. National Committees: MR. BISWAJIT MATILAL was the immediate past secretary- general of National Council, Public Relations Society of India. oo. International Committees: NIL pp. Editorial Boards: NIL Student projects: qq. Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental/program : Students projects have done by 3 rd yr(Hons) students rr. Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution i.e.in Research Laboratories/Industry/other agencies: NIL Awards/Recognitions received by faculty and students: Sri Prabir Kumar De has received the National Award for Entrepreneurship Development in 2008, as a part of a squad. Ms. Rituparna Mukherjee has received the gold medal for being first class first in Diploma in English Language Teaching, Institute of English, Kolkata. Sri. Biswajit Matilal has received the STEPHANOS BIMALENDU GHOSE medal for proficiency in English from St. Paul’s College after B.A. English Hons. Miss Atreyee Mukherjee has topped the C.U. exam with 74% marks. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department: Mr. S.K.Banerjee Eminent scientist & senior faculty, Enterprise Management, W.B.U.T Sri J.K.Pal Past President of the Federation of Small & Medium Enterprises Ms. Sushmita Bhattacharya General Manager, H.R. Birla Corporation Ltd. Sri Samir Goswami Principal, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan & Ex-chief PRO, Eastern Railways. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding NAME OF SEMINAR/WORKSHOP YEAR OF ORGANIZATION WORKSHOP ON SELF 2014 EMLOYMENT SEMINAR CUM WORKSHOP ON EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS: LANGUAGE AND PRESENTATION 2014 WORKSHOP ON WRITING SKILLS FOR BUSINESS COMMUNICATION 2012 WORKSHOP ON MEDIA RELATIONS 2011 26. Student profile program/course wise: Name of the course/programme (refer question no. 4) (session: 2012-13) First year (Hons) Second year (Hons.) Third year (Hons.) Applications received 65 9 25 Selected Enrolled Pass % Male Female 28 100 9 100 25 100 59 9 25 *M = Male *F = Female 27. Diversity of Students Name of the Course % of students from the same state % of students from other states % of students from abroad CMEV 100% NIL NIL 30. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.?:NA 29. Student progression Student progression Against % enrolled UG to PG 60% PG to M. Phil. NA PG to Ph. D. NA Ph. D. to Post-Doctoral NA Employed 10% Campus selection Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurship / Self - employment 40% NA 30. Details of infrastructural facilities dd. Library= Seminar Library ee. Internet facilities for staff and students= N.A ff. Class rooms with ICT facilities=N.A gg. Laboratories= The facilities of a language laboratory are present such as T.V with cable connection, computer with printer and audio system, OHP, CD -ROMs etc. 31. Number of student receiving financial assistance from collage, university, government or other agencies. = nil 32. Details on student enrichment programs (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts: Regular seminars and workshops are held in the department on emplo yability skills, self employment, writing skills, communication skills, media and public relations. Experts from the industry have been called for this purpose to give first hand exposure to the students about the growing demands of the industry. 33. Teaching method adopted to improve student learning: Since the main motto of the department is to ensure student readiness for the job market, a great deal of emphasis is paid on the oral and written communication. For this purpose the teachers of the department mostly adopted the communicative language teaching methodology to make the use of language as realistic as possible. Besides, the Audio-Lingual method is used to help develop their Oral-Aural skills. The teachers use lecture method while teaching the theoretical portions, while the collaborative methods such as Discussion, Presentation and team work strategies are used while they practice their practical component and prepare power point presentations, wall charts, individual presentations etc. a lot of pair and group activities are given to enhance their inter personal communication skills. Moreover, the students are also taken on visits to radio and television stations to give them a hands on experience of the operations of such media houses. 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities:NIL 35. SWOC analysis of the department and future plans The department is planning to work in collaboration with the Pranavananda Institute of Management and Technology to introduce MODULAR SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, as a part of their 3 year degree course, to enhance their employability skills with special emphasis on computer knowledge and soft skills. The students will be certified from the central government, national cou ncil for vocational training (NCVT). CORRIGENDUM TO IEQA SUBMITTED ON 8/10/2013 (Track ID WBCOGN18815) Total built-up area in sq. m. of the main campus mentioned under item 5a will be 3272.897 sq. m. instead of 3790 sq. m. Unit cost of total annual expenditure divided by number of students enrolled mentioned under item 17 will be Rs.19137.61 instead of Rs.25487.18. Unit cost calculated excluding salary component mentioned under item 17 will be Rs. 3030.50 instead of Rs. 4035.98.