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PANCHAYAT PRAHALLAD COLLEGE, NISCHINTAKOILI, CUTTACK-754207 Website:-www.ppcollege.org.in E-mail: [email protected] Ph. (Fax) : 0671-2353626, Website : www.ppcollege.org.in E-mail : [email protected] A WORD OF CONFESSION FROM THE PRINCIPAL The SSR is an anatomy of our academic and infrastructural texture that brings us face to face with our latent strengths and weaknesses, thereby infusing within us a fresh commitment and confidence to strain our every nerve towers of strength and inspiration and dedicate wholeheartedly for the dissemination of Higher Education among the ambitious and aspiring learners of the rural region whose golden dream for Higher Education has been severely handicapped by abject poverty. Equipped with Honours study facilities in major subjects like Economics, English, Political Science, History, Education, Odia and educated and highly experienced faculties have been trying their level best to do optimal justice to their job of teaching and learning. As a result the college is fast emerging as a hub of academic excellence, professional success, individual and social integrity. The SSR prepared for the reaccreditation of NAAC gives us immense pleasure and opportunity to analyse our strengths and weaknesses. We may not satisfy all the criteria or may be lacking in material front, but with requisite support and timely cooperation from UGC, we make bold to assure that we will leave no stone unturned to bring the lucent flame of Higher Education to every nook and dark corner of the rural region and transform it into a potential tool to prove as a panacea for all the ills of society. My heart overflows with thankfulness to all the members of the Governing Body of the College headed by Sj. Pratap Jena and the staff members for their wholehearted dedication, unstinted support and ceaseless co-operation for the preparation of the Self Study Report. (Akadasi Senapati) Principal P.P.College, Nischintakoili, Cuttack, Odisha, i PREFACE PANCHAYAT PRAHALLAD COLLEGE : A HISTORICAL INTROSPECTION Panchayat Prahallad College was a nightmare till the 23rd. July, 1979. Behind its physical appearance and nourishment it had the support, co-operation and contribution of many – from the local merchants and peasants attending the “Nischintakoili Hata” to the Sarapanchas of many Grama Panchayats of Nischintakoili Panchayat Samiti, from enthusiastic common man to Elites of the locality, from Bureaucrats to Political leaders. It took its birth as “Nischintakoili College” in the premises of Ahemmed Bux High School, Nischintakoili which was named as “Panchayat College” because of significant contribution of Nischintakoili Grama Panchayat which added feathers to its glamour. The college was legitimatised with the grant of concurrence by Government of Orissa and affiliation to Utkal University from the session 1980-81 with 128 seats in I.A. The College is situated 42 kms. to the east of Cuttack on the left side of Cuttack-Chandabali Road. This “Temple of Learning” is the outcome of the Local Rural Population. This becomes explicit with the change of the name of the College to “Panchayat Prahallad College” with a view to perpetuating the glorious name of Sri Prahallad Sahoo who contributed approximately 03 Acres of fertile land to provide shelter to this Rural Almamater. The College has at present Ac. 07.082 decl. land in its possession. The College started its run in the track of progress and excellence with I.A. Stream and 128 strength of student but after 36 springs, it has bloomed with Degree in Arts (Pass & Hons.) from the session 1984-85 and Degree in Science from the session 1998-99 with 256 and 64 strength respectively. The Government of Orissa has been pleased to grant it Permanent Concurrence since 2002. It caters to the educational needs of the people whose finance rarely permits them to go to the College situated at a far distance. Keeping parallel pace with the physical growth from insufficient accommodation to sufficiency in the field, the qualitative growth has been made possible and ostensibly visible with the opening of Honours facility in 06 Subjects – Economics, Education, English, History, Oriya and Political Science from the session 1990-91 and 02 subjects – Botany & Zoology from the session 2007-08. The College became an Aided Institution in the session 1985-86. National Recognition to it came in the form of 2(f) and 12(B) registration of U.G.C. w.e.f. 28.10.1993. The hope and the futuristic plans of the parents, students and employees got dismantled with the icy touch of the supper-cyclone – 1999. The College Building built so assiduously built through the years, the laboratory and sports equipment so arranged; the greenery inside the college campus had been wiped away by the cruelty of nature. Face of the college became pale and future gloomy. Optimism, self - reliance etc. provide us the necessary vitamins to stand up with our heads erected without being helped by any Agency except a local NGO - CRSD who has constructed the Library Building from its own fund. ii MISSION STATEMENT : To provide value-based quality education to the rural students who are otherwise denied by their socio-economic conditions at their door steps with a missionary zeal. It is directed towards promoting work-ethics, leadership and ‘we’ - spirit. GOAL : To make Higher education an effective instrument for Socio- economic transformation of the locality in particular and Society in general. To create generation of able and responsible citizenry to shoulder the burden of the Civil Society. OBJECTIVES Long Term : To become a catalyst for new ideas, concepts and skills. To be a model institution for the promotion of quality education in the fields of Humanities and Science. Short Term : Continuous updating of curriculum. To provide students a learner – friendly atmosphere. To monitor and improve the quality of the programmers. To provide Community – oriented training courses to the students under Extension programme. To involve the Alumni in the overall development of the College. Purpose of Assessment: The College is in its bubbling youth. It knows its strengths, weaknesses and limitations. It will be concretized with the assessment and accreditation of its performances by NAAC. A scrutiny of this kind by an Autonomous National Body like NAAC will lend sanction to the academic credentials of the institution. It is hoped that the assessment would: Enable us to know ourselves better and in clear terms. Contribute to reformulate our Plan of Action and the ongoing system of Administration in the light of Observation made by the Peer team on the weaknesses or deficiencies of the College. Give a boost to the sense of Professionalism among the Teaching Staff. Help implement the Academic Programmes of the College in the light of the Assessment. Enable to feel the pulse of Higher education in the state and national level. iii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Panchayat Prahallad College, Nischintakoili situated 40 k.m. away from cuttack the ancient capital of Odisha has started its onwards march to glory in the year 1979. Affiliated to Utkal University, it caters to the needs of economically backward and weaker section of the locality till hither to who had no access to higher education. Though it had suffered a great loss in infrastructure in the super cyclone the inner strength self-reliance and active support of local academicea it recovered to archive a special place among the higher educational institutions of the elite district of cuttack. Appreciating the good work of the dedicated work force and transparent management system, the college has been selected as a hub centre for conduct of examination, SAMS centre for admission and central valuation zone for evaluation. Being recognized by UGC in 2f & 12(b) in 1993 it was accredited to NAAC in 2006 and presently applying second cycle accreditation. CRITERION - I : CURRICULAR ASPECTS The Curriculum for the various degree courses offered by the college is prescribed by the Utkal University to which the college is affiliated. The University conducts workshops and meetings inviting teachers from all affiliated colleges and other major stakeholders to participate in the process of updating, revising and designing courses. The senior faculty members from each Department of the College attend this process and communicate and exchange their opinions and suggestions for effective execution of the curricula. The curricula are revised regularly by the affiliating university keeping in mind the changing social and global needs and employability of students. The syllabus of all UG programmes has been revised in the year 2008. Cross cutting issues such as Gender, Environmental education, human rights etc. are kept in mind while revising the curricula. During the same period Environmental Studies was also introduced as a compulsory foundation paper for both Part III Honours and General courses. The curricular programme of the College currently comprises of three-year Bachelor degree courses following annual system (1+1+1 system) and offers undergraduate general degree programmes in three streams - Arts and Science as elective as well as honours courses though the Utkal University is almost ready to introduce Semester System under Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) for all UG courses from the coming Academic session 2016-17. Annual examination system has been followed from the beginning of the Degree Programme. Subjects offered in the Arts (Humanities) group are English, Odia, Economics, Political Science, History, Education, and Philosophy. Subjects offered in the Science group are Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Botany and Zoology with Hons. in Political Science, History, Education, English, Odia, Economics, Botany and Zoology. iv CRITERION - II : TEACHING-LEARNING AND EVALUATION All departments of the institution conduct induction programmes apart from a general induction programme to bridge the knowledge gap of the enrolled students to enable them to cope with the programme of their choice. The College sensitizes its students on Gender and Environmental issues through its curriculum, celebrating National/International Days, organizing Awareness / Sensitizing Seminar, symposium, Drama, quiz competition etc.

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