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St. Joseph’s Girls Degree College, Sardhana I CONTENTS PREFACE III EXECUTIVE SUMMARY VII SWOC ANALYSIS XV CRITERION-I 1 CRITERION-II 19 CRITERION-III 46 CRITERION-IV 62 CRITERION-V 79 CRITERION-VI 102 CRITERION-VII 130 EVALUATE REPORTS OF DEPARTMENTS 140 ANNEXURES 195 St. Joseph’s Girls Degree College, Sardhana II Preface St Joseph's Girls Degree College, Sardhana is an affiliated college of Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, and a minority college in status, providing education to the women of the rural area and benefiting the society. St. Claudine Thevnet was the foundress of the congregation of the religious of Jesus & Mary. In the year 1848 the religious sisters from this congregation werer invited by Mgr. Cajeton Carli to Sardhana. The sisters came from France and started the noble work of serving the poor children through boarding school. They began with few orphan children of the locality and observing the need of an hour established a high school for girls and it was recognized as a middle school in 1936. Later with their utmost efforts it turned into junior high school in 1951. The school got recognition for the intermediate classes on 10th July 1965. With a vision to uplift the standards of female education and its necessity in future, the degree college was established in the year 1981, by the strenuous efforts of the sisters of Jesus & Mary congregation. The degree college paved the way to the girls of Sardhana as well as near by villages who could not access to higher Education due to the, then prevelant social customs by providing them the opportunity for higher education. The college is a sister concern of the well known Jesus & Mary College, Delhi. The College is recognized under sections 2(f) and 12 (b) of the UGC act in 1990. The college is dedicated to provide holistic education to its students and imbibe in them the spirit of humanity, selfless service and feeling of equality and oneness. As the institution was set up with a pious view of educating and empowering the girl child, the efforts were laid to impart education to the females of all religious backgrounds without any discrimination. The motive is to educate and nurture the girls in such a way that they develop into good & responsible citizens and can make their contribution to the society effectively. The college is located in the premises of world famous church of Sardhana which was conferred the dignity of Minor Basilica by Pope John XXIII, now known as Basilica of our Lady of Graces. This Basilica has a rich historical perspective and is a Shrine for the devotees. It was the concept of Begam Samru to build this magnificient Church and the idea was executed by the architect --.being the historical building, the maintainance of the Church is under taken by National Archiological department of India. The institute is in the name of a Catholic saint called Joseph .The institution is spread in about four acres of land which is covered by lush green trees and beautiful gardens all around, add to the ambience of the campus. The well planned building, mango orchard, ventilated rooms, multipurpose room, labs and well equipped library add to the educators to be a part of this peaceful environment. St. Joseph’s Girls Degree College, Sardhana III Observing the dire need of professional education so that girls of the rural background can opt for a respectable job in future and stand on their feet; the (B.Ed.) Bachelor of Education department was recognized in 2005 and began its first session in the year 2007. This course is run under self finance scheme. When started it was a one year degree course but as per the rules of NCTE and govt orders this course is now a two year degree course. The institution was set up in a rural area with a motive of upliftment of rural girls who could not access to higher education and to an extent it has proved to be successful in its mission, as today almost girls from nearby 35 villages approach to this college and it has been the first choice of the parents also who look for only girls institutions. The institution is dedicated to provide facilities and relaxation to the girls who are all looking forward for higher education in terms of fees and scholarships. Free books through book bank and other services are also rendered to the weaker section of the society. Special preference is given to the girls belonging to the rural background. The college is proud to have a well equipped automated library,having almost 15,000 books, periodicals and journals and wide variety of educational magazines. The college has set up a computer lab, observing the necessity of the computer age so that the girls can excel in todays world without any inferiority or complexes. At present there are 10 computers in the lab besides in principal office, clerk office library and staff room. As per the need of the hour ICT literacy is being provided. The college not only strives at providing textual education and academic excellence but also committed to inculcate and imbibe values and providing opportunities to the students through different activities making them conscious of their social responsibilities through NSS, Scout & Guide, and ECO club. The members of these societies work for the awareness and upliftment of the weaker & deprived sections of the society. St. Joseph’s Girls degree / B.Ed. College is the only institution of the area that has a Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA). Through this all the stake holders participate actively to shape, support and discuss the educational endeavour in a better manner. The college encourages active participation of girls in the games as well as sports facilities are provided for indoor as well as outdoor activities. Our students regularly participate and excel in inter-collegiate and inter- university sports events and have won remarkable positions. St. Joseph’s Girls Degree College, Sardhana IV Different curricular as well as co- curricular activities are organised with a view to bring out the hidden talents of the students. Various activities like dance, drama, debates, symposium, quiz, seminars etc add up to over all personality development of the students. There are various committees such as IQAC, Grievance Cell, Eco club, Women cell, Library advisory committee, Scout & guide cell etc to meet out the problems of the stakeholders.These committees work upon different issues and try to make the girls aware of their rights and duties. These committees are contributing their best and striving hard to benefit the students in the best possible way they can. Though the college does not have a renowned alumni of a fame but many of our students are associated with well known institutions and have opted for jobs in various fields. An yearly Alumni meet is arranged in the fond memory of mother foundress, St.Claudine Thevenet. Today the college has earned a reputation, that it has become the first preference of the girls and the parents belonging to rural areas. The management, staff and student together strive hard to awaken the girls of the rural background to widen their horizon and access to higher education. The college has adopted a decentralized method for the preparation of this self study report. Many meetings were held and the entire staff was divided into seven groups. Each was rendered the responsibility with a specific criterion and was allotted with the duty of collecting the data and arranging of the requirement for that criterion. The staff has also worked very hard in preparing the departmental evaluative report. All the criteria have been prepared after days of long internal discussions with all the departments under my supervision and guidance. St. Joseph’s Girls Degree College, Sardhana V St. Joseph’s Girls Degree College, Sardhana VI Executive Summary St. Joseph's Girls Degree College was established in 1981 with only 60 students. Today the college has evolved to a strength of 700 students from about almost 35 villages. Besides efficient faculty members there is a capable and sincere team of non teaching & supporting staff. The college is running a Bachelor of Art degree (BA) and is also managing the professional programme in Bachelor of Education (B.Ed). It is through the joint efforts of everyone associated with the college that today it is one of the first choice of the girls of the pertaining and near by areas. A brief summary of the seven criteria in the self study report is given below : Criterion-I - Curricular Aspects The college aims at the integrated, and all round education and thus follows the modern concept of education to imbibe knowledge and develop communication skills, to enable the students to meet and face the demands of the global world educationally, socially, culturally and economically. With this mission, the college tries to organise the curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities which inculcate in the students the dignity of human life in all its aspects. The institution develops and deploys the action plans for effective implementation of the curriculum designed by the affiliating university. Some of our senior faculty members ( Dr. Manjari Chandra and Dr. Archana Vishnoi) have played an important role in the designing of the curriculum by being the active members of BOS (Board of Studies). All the departments organise activities like assignments, monthly tests, essay writing competitions, seminars, symposiums, extempores, quiz, group discussions etc to enhance the skill of the students in three Rs (Reading, Writing and Arithmatic). Our curriculum is enriched by ICT learning and short term add on courses.

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