Evaluative Report of Department of P. G. Studies and Research... Philosophy
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Evaluative Report of Department of P. G. Studies and Research... Philosophy
Philosophy Evaluative Report of Department of P. G. Studies and Research in Philosophy 1. Name of the Department : Department of P.G. Studies and Research in Philosophy 2. Year of establishment: 1960 3. Faculty to which the Department is attached: Faculty of Arts 4. Names of programmes offered Course/programme Degree awarded Subject combinations Post graduation M.A. Philosophy: Indian & Western (Traditional as well as Contemporary) Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Advaita Vedanta, Philosophy of Religion and Modern Logic . Research M. Phil. Philosophy: Study of Classics, Indian and Western Epistemology and Metaphysics, Research Methodology Documentation and Dissertation Ph. D. D. Litt. Philosophy and allied branches of knowledge During the last four years, how many new programmes at UG and PG levels were introduced. Give details: PG level Inter Disciplinary Ethics approved by the ICPR Inter-disciplinary- Programmes in emerging areas Environmental Awareness programs, Certificate Courses Philosophy 5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved: Yes Center for Interdisciplinary Ethics; Departments involved are: Yoga, Law, Bio-science, Sanskrit, Hindi, Sociology, political Science, Economics. Purpose and aim of establishing the Centre: the purpose of establishing the center in to encourage studies and research in following fields: Environmental ethics Social ethics Human psychology & ethics Professional ethics Religious ethics Peace and conflict resolution Human rights and duties Indian &Western ethics Sports &Exercise Sciences, including science of Yoga Biological science Engineering Geography & transport Media &communication Medicine Nanotechnology Legal Ethics 6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions etc. The Department run course in collaboration with ICPR New Delhi, Akhil Bhartiya Darshan Parishad, other Universities Udaypur, Sagar, Rewa, Raipur etc. 7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons : No program has been discontinued in the Department so far. 8. Examination System: Annual/ Semester/Trimester/Choice Based Credit System: Semester System 9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments: Yes Yoga, Mahila Adhyayan Kendra Philosophy 10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst. Professors/others): Sanctioned (number) Filled (number) Male and actual Actual (including CAS & MPS) Female Male Female Professor 2 2 1 - - Associate Professors 2 1 - - - Assistant Professors 3 - - - - Guest Faculty 2 1 1 Substantive Posts Sanctioned: Professor-2; Reader-2; Lecturer-3 Substantive Posts Filled: Professor-; Reader-none, Lecturer-3 Present Position (Substantive ones plus those Created on promotion); Professors-3 (one professor selected against open post and the others promoted to professorship underCareer Advancement Scheme of UGC); Reader 1 (promoted from the post of Lecturer under Career Advancement Scheme of UGC 11. Faculty profile: Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of years No. of Ph.D./ of experience M.Phil. students guided in last four years Permanent Faculty:Prof. Ph. D. Professor & Head Indian Philosophy: Bharat Contemporary & Kumar traditional, Ethics Tiwari (field of teaching/and research) 27 30 Philosophy Prof. Ph.D. Professor Gayatri Contemporary 33 25 25 30 24 25 - - - - Western Philosophy Sinha & Modern Logic(field of teaching and research) Prof. Ph. D. Professor Priyavrat Contemporary Western Philosophy Shukla &Contemporary Indian Philosophy (field of teaching/ and research) Dr. Deena Ph. D. Reader NathShukl Indian Philosophy &Advaita Vedanta a (field of teaching/and reaserch Other Categories Pascal M. Phil Guest Faculty M. A. Guest Faculty Not Required Beck Sweta Singh 12. List of Emeritus Professors / Adjunct Faculty / Visiting fellows? Time to time professors from other Universities of India visit to the Department for Periodical lectures, expertise, examiners etc. Percentage of classes taken by the temporary faculty –programme-wise information 13. M.A. 25% Philosophy 14. Programme-wise ratio of teachers to students: Total no. of Total no. of faculty Ratio of teachers % of workload taken by students engaged to students temporary faculty M.A. 3 5 1:1.5 25% M.Phil 5 3 2: 1.5 Nil Ph.D. D. litt. 27 3 7: 1 Nil Programme 15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned, filled and actual: Academic Support Staff 16. Sanctioned (number) Filled (number) Actual (number) Male Female Male Female Technical staff none - - - - Administrative 1 Clerk, 2 peons 2 1 - - Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies: UGC, ICPR, MHRD Contemporary Philosophical Issues, Indian and Western Epistemological, Metaphysical, Ethical, and in the area of Religion 17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects: At present there is no faculty with ongoingprojects. 18. List details of completed projects under following heads: In the last five years no projecthas been completed in the Department. Philosophy 19. List recognitions such as UGC-SAP, CAS, Department with Potential for Excellence, DSTFIST; DBT, ICSSR, ICHR, ICPR, etc. with total grant received. Mention any two significant outcomes or breakthroughs achieved by this recognition Programme Title of the : Year of sanction Name of the Total financial outlay Two significant programmeand ref. and duration no. funding of the programme outcomes or breakthroughs agency achieved Swami Swami Vivekananda Vivekananda Lecture Series 2013 two Days UGC 50000 One day ICPR 10000 Two days ICPR 20000 Two days ICPR 20000 Five Years ICPR 540000 Par Annam ICPR 4,00000 UGC & ICPR 2,00000 Lecture Series periodical Ethics of lectures Globalization World Philosophy Day Ethics of Bio-Ethics, Legal Globalization Ethics Environmental Ethics Inter Center for Inter Disciplinary Disciplinary Ethics Ethics Philosophy Project 2013-2018 Three day 2014 Teacher‟s Meet PrawanandaD One week arshnicVinim Every Year ayPrograme th 59 Conference Three Days Proposed Date From Akhil 10 th to 12th Bhartiya October 2014 Darshan Parishad Philosophy Awareness of values, and many other Career guidance, programs environmental conducted awareness, during the intellectual last four discussions and years sharing, co-operation and teamwork 20. List Research facility / Centre with State recognition Library, Faculty, Scholarships, Infrastructure, electricity, seminars, conferences, lectures etc. National recognition Fellowships JRF, SRF, Scholarships. Nil International recognition 21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or corporate bodies: There is no sponsored special laboratory or industry or corporate bodies. 22. Publication and other details of faculty members a. Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international). Please append a list of only peer reviewed papers per faculty member in scholarly journals in following format (last four years) in chronological order Authors’ names Title of the paper Prof. Bharat Kumar Tiwari Journal’s name Volume Page (issue) number year Philosophy 1 2. “Sambhog se Samadhi ek DarshanikTraimasic Akhil Bhartiya Bhramak Vichar” Darshan Parishad “Samkhya Darshan mein Masik shodh Patrika, Rashtriya Trividh Gun” shodh sangoshthi Visheshank “Jivan -mukta ka Swaroop” Vishleshan Research Journal Vol. 47 39-43 2001 Vol. 53 130 – 133 2001 Vol. 8 59-62 2003 Vol – 4 1-4 2003 Haridwar 3. R.D.V.V. 4. “Osho Shiksha Darshan” Darshnik Trimasik Akhil Bhartiya Darshan Parishad 5. “Dharm evam Vijnan Raghukul Prakashan, Raipur, 93-96 “Swami Vivekananda evam Rashtriya sampradayik Sadbhhav 85-93 2003 Sarvadharma Samvbhav” Pratishthan, New Delhi “Dwadash – Nidan evam Nardan Book 32 – 36 2004 Vishwa Shanti Shodh Granth center New Delhi Vivekananda ke Sandarbh mein” 6. 7. Pratityasamutpad” 2005 8. “Yog Darshan mein Chetna ka Vishleshan R.D.V.V. Swaroop evam Vikas” 9. Swarn “Bhartiya Samaj mein Sanskritik Akhil Bhartiya Darshan Parishad 57-62 2006 Jayanti vol. Sankat –Adhunikta ke Sandarbh mein” 10. 11. “Kalidas ki Darshnik avdharna” Kalidas Sanskrit Academy, Ujjain 1-4 2006 “Manvendra Rai ka Samaj Dharm evam Darshan 64-71 2006 Navmanavwad aur Nandkishor Shodh Patrika Allahabad Devraj ka Sarjnatmak Manavwad ek Tulnatmak Adhyayan” 12. “Naetik Mulyon ki Prasangikta” Vishleshan R.D.V.V. 13. “Swami Vivekananda ka Sakshatkar, Sahitya Academy 2010-2011 Vol-10 2013 Philosophy 14. Sahityik, Samajik aur Darshnik Madhya Pradesh Parishad, Pradeya” Banganga Bhopal “Vivekananda ka Darshnik Bhartiya Bhashapith 3/569Mehrauli, Chintan” New Delhi Vol. 409 2014 Prof. Gayatri Sinha Book: 1. SamkalinVishleshanvadi First Ed. 1988 Dardhnik: ekAnushilan 2nd Ed. 2014( Under Publication) Article 1. UnnatTarkashastra Samajdarshan 2005 New Delhi 2012 New Delhi 2010 Edited Souvenir „Suvarna‟ During 50th session of AkhilBhartiyaDarshanParishad Prof. Priyavrat Realims of Inappositeness of Shukla Ethics in the Integral Philosophy 1. of Sri Aurobindo 2. Ananda- an UltimateValue or state of Being… 3. Review Article of The Four Sky light paths Yogas Authored by Swami Woodstock, 2007 USA Adishwarananda 4. Open Minded Reflections Modernity in India and Problem Northern on Science and of Cultural Identity Religiousness. 5. 2008 Book Center Dimensions of Studying Indian Writing in hermeneutical Situations in English-Strategies, Concepts Contemporary Indian and Dirctions 2007 Philosophy and Culture 6. “Anubhuti, Bhasha, ArthEvamDarshan” Published in Souvenir of the AkhilBharti Jammu 54th session 2009 ya 2009 University DarshanPar ishad 7. Organised Special Lecture Applied Ethics ICPR Jabalpur 2009 Organised National Seminar Basic Values Embodied in ICPR Jabalpur 2010 Indian Culture Philosophy 8. AdhyatmamulakBhartiyaDa Parmita vol-4 2010 rshanevamAdhunikVigyana keAlikmeingParyavaranSam vadhan… 9. “Savitri: Hermeneutics of , the research Adventures of journal of Rani Durgavati Consciousness” University, Vol.8, No.1; pp. 2003 63-70 10. “MahamahopadhyayaGopin , research journal 2004-2005 athaKavirajakaDikshaVisha of Rani Durgavati University, yakaAbhimata” 11. Vol.9, No. 1,; pp. 41-46 “ĀgamicParamparāmeinGur Anviksha, Year-2, Vol. 2, utattva: January; pp. 39-45 2005 PrasthitievamPrayojana” 12. “Gandhi keArtha- KautilyaVārta, a research chintankāMūlyaparaka journal of Economics Dept., 2004 RDVV, Vol. 19, pp.1-10 Vishleshana” 13. “Vivekananda 2005 kiDharmavishayakaAvadhar Dārshaniki, a research journal anākiSārvabhaumikaevamS of philosophy published by amakālikUpādeyatā” Mahatma Gandhi KashiVidyapeeth, Varanasi, combined edition of two Volumes, Year-1&2,;pp. 26-40 14. “Gandhi SamakālinChunautiyan: keArthikChintankiDārshani VyāvahārikVedāntakiBhumi 15. kPrishthabhumi” kā, “ArthakāSampratyayaevam published by UGC(CRO) Purushārtha-Parikalpanā: Bhopal, pp. 30-39 June 2004 to January 2005 2005 KatipayaPrāgpekshitaPrashn a” 16. “Modernization in India and Undercurrents of KautilyaVārtā, a research journal of Economics Dept., 2006 Philosophy Assimilative Appropriation”Rani Durgavati University, Vol. 20, pp. 1-10 Published in two consecutive numbers of PrabuddhaBharata, aninternational research journal of Ramakrishna Order initiated by Swami Vivekananda, Nos.September & October; pp. 23-28 & pp. 37-43 respectively.Internet Edition available at www.advaitaashrama.org. July 2005-June 17. “SantamatakeMānakaĀdhaa Dārshaniki, a research journal 2006 ronkeNirdhāranakiSamasyā of philosophy published by ” Mahatma Gandhi KashiVidyapeeth, Varanasi, combined edition of year 2, Vol.2 & year 3, Vol. 1 pp. 75-91 18. “Integral Vision in the , the research Philosophy of Pratyabhijñā journal of Rani Durgavati and Sri Aurobindo” University , Vol. 10, No. 2; pp. December 2006 111-128 19. “VaidicevamĀgamicParamp arāmein Guru TattvaathavāChetanaShastra: Samaj, Dharma evamDarshan, a quarterly research journal of philosophy, ShriBhuvaneshvariVidyaPratish athan, Allahabad, year 24, Vol. 2006 Philosophy SvarūpevamPrayojan” 20. 1-2, April-September; pp. 18-37 “Agamic AkhilBhartiyaRajshekharSan PrishthabhumimeinRajshek harkePratibhaVishayakamat akiSamiksha” 2006 goshthiSmārikā (AnnualResearch Journal of the Academy whose name is registered as „Smārikā‟), edited by Dr. KamleshDattTripathi, Kalidas Sanskrit Academy, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh; pp.19- 21. 26 “The Concept of Consciousness as Prakashvimarshmaya and the Integral Monism of the PratyabhijñāDarshan” Pārmitā, the annual 2007 researchjournal of philosophy published by DarshanParishad: Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarha,2005; released during its Session in the year 2007; pp. 8-26 22. “Dimensions of 2006-7 Hermeneutical-Situations in Contemporary Indian Philosophy and Culture” Studying Indian Writing in English: Strategies, Concept and Directions, edited by Prof. Barat, pub. B.S. Sharma & Brothers, Agra; pp.1-26 23. “Open-minded Reflections 2008 Modernity in India and on Science and Religiousness: Einstein and Problem of Cultural Identity, Radhakrishnan” edited by Prof. A.P. Dubey, Northern Book Centre, New Delhi; pp.134-146 Philosophy 24. Review of The Four PrabuddhaBharata, an Yogas, authored by Swami international journal of Adishwarananda, published Ramakrishna Order, Vol. 112, by Sky Light Paths, No. 1, January; pp. 157-8. Woodstock, Vermont, USA 2007 Internet edition available at www.advaitaashrama.org. Also available at http://www.ramakrishna.org 25. A long review of TattvaChintan ,a book authored by YashdevaShalya Unmeelan, biannual research 2005 journal of serious type of philosophizing, edited by YashdevaShalya and Mukunda Lath, Jaipur, Year-19, Issue 1, January; pp. 82-91 26. 2005 “Concept of Purusharthas Economic Reforms in India: and Reformative Measures Need, Effects and for Human Development: Suggestions, Sarup and Sons, 27. 28. Gandhian Perspective” New Delhi, pp. 277-290 “Globalization versus Globalization and its Impact Cultural Diversity: Indian on Indian Economy, Scenario in view of AdhyayanaPrakashana, New UNESCO‟s Endeavour” Delhi; pp.1-18 “GopinathKavirajPraneetAk 2006 SvatantryottarDarshanikPrak 2006 handamahayogakiDarshanik arana: 3: Prishthabhumi” BharatiyaDarshankePachasV arsh, edited by Prof. S.P. Dubey, VishvavidyalayaPrakashan, Sagar, pp. 249-270 Published in the on line journal of philosophy of 29. “Agamic AkhilBharatiyaDarshanParis PrishthabhumimeinRajshek had; available at its web-site harkePratibhaVishayakamat i.e. www.abdp.org.in. 2006-07 Philosophy akiSamiksha” Published in the on line journal of philosophy of 2006-07 30. “Vaidicevam Agamic ParamparameinGurutattva : SvarupevamPrayojana” AkhilBharatiyaDarshanParis had; available at its web-sitei.e. www.abdp.org.in.Also, published/available at the website of Academic DB i.e. www.academicdb.com 2006-07 31. published/available at the web“Sri Aurobindo‟s Concept of Absolute” site of Academic DB i.e. www.academicdb.com Suwarna, a souvenir releasedon the occasion of Golden Jubilee Session of AkhilBharatiyaDarshanParis “Process of Modernization 32. in India and Undercurrents” had; originally, this modified 2006-07 research paper has been presented in the National Seminar sponsored by the ICPR on Hermeneutics as a “Tradition, Understanding 33. and Hermeneutics” Philosophical Method, organized by Dept. of Philosophy, RDVV, during March 25-27, 2001; pp. 48-53 2006 Philosophy Dr. D. N. Shukla 1. „Guru ki Bharatiya Darshanika 2003 avadharana‟ Traimasiak 2. „pratityasamutpada ka Pratityasamutpad, Northern shabdik nirvachan evam book centre, New Delhi 2005 usaka vaishishtya‟ 3. „aupanishadic sanskriti Darshanik Traimasika evam adhunikata‟ Darshanik 4. „Advaita Vedanta mein Traimasika 2005 2005 adhyasa‟ 5. „Swami narayana darshan Akhil Bharatiya 2006 mein akshar Brahma ki avadharana‟ 6. DarshanParishad Review on „karpataru‟ by AbhinandanGranth published sri ram Chandra das shastri by NarsinghMandir, Jabalpur 2004 23. Details of patents and income generated : Nil 24. Areas of consultancy and income generated: Counseling for IAS, PSC, PCS& UGC NetExamination at individual faculty level. 25. Faculty selected nationally/internationally to visit other laboratories/Institutions/ industries in India and abroad Prof Bharat Kumar Tiwari –Visited Different Universities across the Country as SelectionCommittee Members, as a subject Expert & as a Chair Person in National and in International Seminars. (Delhi, Udaypur, Raipur, Bhopal, Jammu, Rewa, &Gwalior . Philosophy Prof. Gayatri Sinha -Visited Different Universities across the Country as subject expert, Chair Person etc. Prof. Priyavrat Shukla –Visited International Seminar Singapore, Delivered lectures in different Universities in different occasions. 26. 27. Faculty serving in a. National committees b. International committees c. Editorial Boards d. any other (please specify) UGC, ICPR NIL Madhya Pradesh DarshanParishad - Parmita - Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / orientation programs, workshops, training programs and similar programs): Activity Name of faculty Period Prof. Bharat Kumar Tiwari 2010-2014 Prof. GayatriSinha 2010-2014 Prof. PriyavratShukla 2010-2014 Workshops/Seminars/ Prof. Bharat Kumar Tiwari 2010-2014 national/international Prof. GayatriSinha 2010-2014 Prof. PriyavratShukla 2010-2014 Prof. Bharat Kumar Tiwari 2010-2014 Prof. GayatriSinha 2010-2014 Prof. PriyavratShukla 2010-2014 Invitation as resource persons in Workshops/ Seminars/Conferences organized by external professional agencies? Participation in external Conferences recognized by professional bodies? Presentation of papers in Workshops / Seminars / Conferences conducted professional agencies? 28. or recognizedby Number of student projects conducted within the department and by outside agencies (agency names): From the year 2008, project work was introduced in the PG syllabus, under this provision; every student works as intern with some industry or institute for some time and submits report. This report is evaluated by external and internal examiners and the scores are added for the student's overall assessment. Philosophy 29. Awards / national/ international recognitions of professional bodies and agencies received by faculty members, doctoral/ postdoctoral fellows and students during the last four years: Name of Nature of Awards/ Bestowing Organization Month the national/ international and year professio recognitions of nal recogniti bodies on Prof. Swami PranavandaDarshan AkhilBhartiyaDarshanParishad 1992, 19 March Bharat Award for the book entitled 1993, Kumar “VivekandakaDarshniChinta Nalanda Tiwari n” (Rajgarh) Dr. D. N. P. B. Vidyarthi Memorial Shukla Award for The Book AkhilBhartiyaDarshanParishad 2001 entitled “BhartiyaDarshan Mein Bhram” Prof. for the Book entitled GayatriSin SamkalinVishleshanvadiDar ha shnik: ekAnnushilan” (Dr. 8 Madhya Pradesh Hindi Grangh Academy th Sep. 2011 SahkarDayal Sharma award) Doctoral ShrimatiRashmi Patel YuvaChintakPurashkarUdaypurAkhilBhartiyaDarsh October anParishad 2013 Madhya Pradesh DarshanParishad 2012 Madhya Pradesh DarshanParishad 2013 student Dr. Rahul VermaYuvaChintakPurashk ar Postdoctora Dr. DevendraJatav l fellows (YuvaChintakPurashkar) Students 30. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops /sensitizingprogrammes organized and the source of funding (national / international) with details of some eminent persons invited: Seminars/ Conferences/ Wokshps/ SensitizingProgrammes Funding source Period (National/ Name of one/two eminent person International) invited Philosophy Swami Vivekananda Lecture 2014 UGC Dr. AkhileshGomasta, Series Ashok Jamnani, Prof. Suresh Acharya Periodical Lectures, 2013 ICPR Prof. P. K. Singhal Prof. Kamlesh Mishra National Seminar 31. 2010 ICPR Code of ethics for research followed by the departments: Number of Delegates Yes The code of ethics followed by the department in its Research are zero tolerance for plagiarism in their research work. The department also has developed a system of open viva in the field of Doctoral research. The department also maintains the transparency through regular press conferences. Categories 32. Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female SC 4 - 1 - 2 - - - ST 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 - OBC 1 3 1 3 2 4 1 3 General 8 2 8 1 12 4 8 3 Programme-wise demand ratio: Name of the Applications Programme Received Selected (Current year) Male PG 3 Demand ratio 2 Female - Male - Female - Philosophy 33. M.Phil. 5 4 1 - - Ph.D. 9 7 2 - - Diversity of students: Name of % of % of Students % of Students the Students from other From Universities Students Programme from the Universities outside theState fromother same within the University State (Separately for UG, PG, % of Countries M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc.D.Litt. etc.) M.A. Male Female Male Female Male 50 40 - - - 30 20 30 10 50 50 - - Female Male Female - - 10 5 5 - - - - - - M.Phil. Ph.D. 34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive examinations? Give details category-wise (last four years)? Examin Applied (no.) (Female in ation UGCCSIR Qualified (no.) (Female in brackets) ST SC 1 9 OBC 7 Percentage (Female in brackets) brackets) Gen ST 38 1 SC OBC - 3 Gen ST SC OBC 3 - - - Gen - Philosophy NET Civil - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - Services 35. Student progression: Student Progression 36. Number % against enrolled UG to PG - - PG to M.Phil. 3 40 PG to Ph.D. 36 80 Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral 17 40 Diversity of staff: % of faculty from % of faculty from other the universities % of faculty from % of faculty from other countries Universities outside the State 37. Same university within the State 50 25 - Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period 38. 25 : Nil Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities as Y/N with regard to Department has connection, DVD 03 classrooms and 01 Class rooms with ICT facility, TV/VCP/Cable players and a LCD projector. There is also student and research Laboratory. Computer-student ratio is 2:10 Department also maintains a separate library of graduate/reference books, and back volumes of journals. On-line access to e-journals and Philosophy books is available in every research laboratory/faculty chamber through service of the UGC. The department offers Internet facilities for staff and 39. INFLIBNET students List of post-doctoral,doctoral students and Research Associates (current academic year) a) From the host institution/university : 27 doctoral Students; 1 post doctoral student b) From other institutions/universities : Nil 40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from the University: 07 41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new programme(s): Ye Discussion and inquiry from the faculty members. 42. Does the department obtain feedback from: The department obtain feedback of Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learningevaluation,of. Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and. Alumni and employers on the programmes offered through feedback forms. 43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10) University alumni association: 44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) involving external experts (last four years) Course-wise no. of Special lectures/ No. of external experts Total working students participated Workshops / Seminar involved hours utilized M.A. 100 about seminars 20 30 hours M. Phil More than 100 Special lectures 20 30 hours Ph. D. more than 40 DarshanSaptah 15 Four Weeks Philosophy 45. List the teaching/ training methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes: 46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored? :Yes Periodic interaction with students/teachers. Departmental committees. Regular monitoring of attendance. Regular addressing of students'/parents' grievances. Feedback on teachers, curriculum and programmes. Result committees. Refresher courses. The 100 Percent result of the students and their success in currier ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored. 47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities: Yes The department participates extensively in various extension activities, students and faculty are engaged in it. These extension activities are carried on with a help of departments of Yoga , Mahila Adhyayan Kendra and its NSS volunteers. Visit to Peace Study centres.. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department: Yes 48. New technologies deployed by the department in enhancing student learning and evaluation during the last four years and Students are encouraged and all possible guidance is provided to them to master the computer. This skill helps them immensely in all aspects of their good life. 49. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies? If yes, give details 50. : No Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating new knowledge, basic or applied: Department has contributed in generating new knowledge in- Philosophical problems of Epistemology, Metaphysics, Ethics, Philosophy of Religion, contemporary philosophy etc Philosophy 51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department. Strength Weakness Opportunities Challenges has qualified faculty with quality and positive thoughts for the It students. It has Committed, co-operative and responsible faculty. Poor enrolment and attendance in the programme. Lack of advanced technology etc. Teaching in English medium Inter-disciplinary studies Gender issues Attract bigger number of student. 52. Lack of advanced technology etc. Future plans of the Department: The Department is planning to open a center for Inter disciplinary Ethics, for which ICPR has accepted the proposal under which the Department plans to run certificate, diploma courses in the Department. The Department is aiming towards generating employments scoops bringing philosophy in colleges, schools and in other disciplines by attaching philosophical issues in academic studies. The Department plans to organize career guidance programs and preparing students for competitive exams.