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Victoria Institution (College) Self Study Report 2015 VICTORIA INSTITUTION (COLLEGE) Self Study Report 2015 Page 1 VICTORIA INSTITUTION (COLLEGE) CONTENTS PREFACE 5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 9 CRITERION 1: VISION, MISSION AND OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION 9 CRITERION II: TEACHING, LEARNING AND EVALUATION 9 CRITERION III: RESEARCH, CONSULTANCY AND EXTENSION 9 CRITERION IV: INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEARNING RESOURCES 10 CRITERION V: STUDENT SUPPORT AND PROGRESSION 10 CRITERION VI: GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT 11 CRITERION VII: INNOVATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES 11 PROFILE OF THE INSTITUTION: 12 CRITERION WISE ANALYSIS REPORT 24 CRITERION I: Curricular Aspects 24 1.1 Planning and Implementations 24 1.2 ACADEMIC FLEXIBILITY 27 1.3 CURRICULUM ENRICHMENT 31 1.4 Feedback System 33 CRITERION II: TEACHING LEARNING AND EVALUATION 36 2.1 Student Enrolment and Profile 36 2.2. Catering to Student Diversity 42 2.3 Teaching – Learning Process 44 2.4. Teacher Quality 48 2.5. Evaluation Process and Reforms 52 2.6. Student Performance and Learning Outcomes 54 CRITERION-III: RESEARCH, CONSULTANCY & EXTENSION 59 3.1. Promotion of Research 59 3.2. Resource Mobilization for Research 62 3.3. Research Facilities 65 3.4 Research Publications and Awards 66 3.5. Consultancy 67 3.6. Extension Activities and Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) 68 3.7. Collaboration 74 CRITERION IV: INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEARNING RESOURCES 76 4.1 PHYSICAL FACILITIES 76 4.2 Library as Learning Resource 82 4.3 ICT AS LEARNING RESOURCES 87 Self Study Report 2015 Page 2 VICTORIA INSTITUTION (COLLEGE) 4.4 MAINTENANCE OF CAMPUS FACILITIES 89 CRITERION V: Student Support and Progression 92 5.1 STUDENT MENTORING AND SUPPORT 92 5.2 STUDENT PROGRESSION 98 5.3 STUDENT PARTICIPATION AND ACTIVITIES 99 CRITERION VI: GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT 103 6.1 Institutional Vision and Leadership 103 6.2 Strategy Development and Deployment 107 6.3. Faculty Empowerment Strategies 113 6.4. Financial Management and Resource Mobilization 114 6.5 Internal Quality Assurance System (IQAS) 116 Criterion VII: Innovation and Best Practices 120 7.1 Environmental Consciousness 120 7.2 INNOVATIONS: 121 7.3 BEST PRACTICES 121 POST ACCREDITATION ACTIVITIES OF THE COLLEGE ON THE BASIS OF NAAC PEER TEAM RECOMMENDATIONS: 126 SWOC ANALYSIS 128 Strengths 128 Weaknesses 128 Opportunities 129 Challenges 129 EVALUATIVE REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS 130 Evaluative Report of the Department of Urdu 130 Evaluative Report of the Department of Bengali (Day) 136 Evaluative Report of the Department of Sanskrit 144 Evaluative report of the Department of English 151 Evaluative Report of the Department of History (Morning) 158 Evaluative Report of the Department of Geography 163 Evaluative Report of the Department of ECONOMICS 168 Evaluative Report of the Department of Political Science 176 Evaluative Report of the Department of Zoology 188 Dept of Zoology Extension Activities 193 Evaluative Report of the Department of Political Science (Morning) 195 Evaluative Report of the Department of Botany 199 Evaluative Report of the Department of Physics 207 Self Study Report 2015 Page 3 VICTORIA INSTITUTION (COLLEGE) Evaluative Report of the Department of Bengali (Morning Section) 212 Evaluative Report of the Department of GEOGRAPHY (Morning Section) 218 EVALUATIVE REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY 222 Evaluative Report of the Department of Mathematics 226 Evaluative Report of the Department of Philosophy (Morning) 231 Evaluative Report of the Department of History (Day) 235 Evaluative Report of the Department of Philosophy 241 Evaluative Report of the Department of Commerce 248 Evaluative Report of the Department of Journalism & Mass Communicaion 252 Evaluative Report of the Department of Psychology 256 DECLARATION CERTIFICATE 261 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE 262 ANNEXURE 1A (AFFILIATION): 263 ANNEXURE 1B (AFFILIATION): 264 ANNEXURE 2 (ACREDITATION CERTIFICATE): 265 ANNEXURE 3 (PEER TEAM REPORT): 266 ANNEXURE 4A (XIITH PLAN SANCTION LETTER): 267 ANNEXURE 4B (XIITH PLAN SANCTION LETTER): 268 ANNEXURE 5 - AUDIT REPORT Self Study Report 2015 Page 4 VICTORIA INSTITUTION (COLLEGE) PREFACE Saha navavatu saha nau bhunaktu Saha viryam karavavahai Tejasvinavadhitamastu Ma vidivasabahai. Let both of us (teacher and disciple) be equally protected. Let knowledge permeate both of us in same measure. Let our valour rise to the challenge of knowledge. Let our learning invigorate us. Let there never be any malice between us. Victoria Institution (College), a premier institute of female education started its journey in 1932 and completed 75 years in 2007. The beginning of this college can be traced back to the Native Ladies Normal and Adult School, established by Brahmananda Keshub Chandra Sen in 1871, the noted humanist, harmoniser of religions and a great social reformer of modern India. The founder’s purpose was to introduce a comprehensive scheme of female education; in his words, ‘specially adapted to the requirement of the female mind and calculated to fit women for her position in the society’. The school started with a handful of fourteen adult students but numbers soon began to swell. As Sen envisaged that education for women should be both ‘natural’ and ‘national’, ‘extension lecture classes’ were held for the advanced pupils. It would be contextual to mention here, that, Keshub Chandra’s wife, Smt. Jagonmohini Sen was a student of this institution. In 1879 Keshab Chandra found another girls’ school named Metropolitan Female School. However, since these institutions had certain inherent weaknesses, Sen established an institution of Higher Education for women at 10 Upper Circular Road, on May 1, 1882. According to Keshub Chandra’s biography, written by eminent historian Jogesh Chandra Bagal (published by Bangiyo Sahitya Parishad), this school, in January 1883, came to be known as Victoria College and was rechristened as Victoria Institution in 1901. In 1911 the institution received governmental affiliation for teaching up to matriculation. The college is housed in ‘Kamalkutir’ or ‘Lily Cottage’ – a place which bears the footprints of Thakur Ramkrishna Paramhansadev, Swami Vivekananda, Sri Girishchandra Ghosh, Sri Rabinranath Tagore and other luminaries of nineteenth-twentieth century Bengal. In 1927 Maharani Suniti Devi of Coochbehar, the eldest daughter of Keshub Chandra and President of the Governing Body, bought the entire property of Lily Cottage, present premises of the college, and donated the same to Victoria Institution through a trust deed. A steady rise in the enrolment and progressively good academic result prompted Suniti Devi and other members of the Governing Body like Sucharu Devi, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy and others to dream that the seeds of female education sown by Keshub Chandra Sen should grow into an institution of higher education, teaching modern courses under the University of Calcutta. Thus, Victoria Institution College, in 1932, came to be affiliated under the University of Calcutta. Unfortunately, Maharani Suniti Devi did not live long to see the progress of the college. After her demise on November 1932 a solemn memorial service was held in Lily Cottage, presided over by none other than Rabindranath Tagore himself. Self Study Report 2015 Page 5 VICTORIA INSTITUTION (COLLEGE) In 1935, under the stewardship of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, the college was elevated to the status of a ‘First Grade College’, teaching B.A. honours and Pass courses in a number of languages, Indian and European, Social Sciences and Mathematics. Students brought glory to the institution by bagging some very prestigious awards and recognitions conferred by the University of Calcutta during that time, like: Sarodaprasad prize, Abinashchandra and Nagendra Gold Medals for being Third and Fourth in English Honours in 1937; Abinashchandra and Sujata Devi medals for Seventh and Eighth in English Honours in 1938; Padmabati Gold Medal, Santamoni Silver Medal, Jyotishchandra Silver Medal and Prasannamoyee Devi Prize for First Class Third in Sanskrit and Second Class Third in Economics Honours in1940; Two Bankimchandra Medals for Fourth and Seventh in History Honours and Fifth in Bengal Honours in 1941; Radhakanto Gold Medal and Prasnnamoyee Devi Prize for First Class First in Sanskrit Honours, Bankimchandra Gold Medal for third in Bengali Honours and Muniruddin Silver Medal for Fifth in History Honours in 1942; Sujata Devi Silver Medal and Nagendra Gold Medal for First Class Second in Geography Honours, Second Class in English Honours, Bengali and History in 1943.In 1944 students secured First Class Second in Sanskrit, High Second Class in English, Bengali and Philosophy Honours. The students formed ‘Students’ Union’ as early as 1935, first with nominated, and later with elected members. The students excelled in histrionic talents and staged plays to celebrate various occasions amidst applause from the audience. They also excelled in the field of sports and won numerous accolades. For instance, in 1938, Sm. Krishna Sen became champion of Inter-College Sports Competition. Sm. Rajkumari Singh was a regular winner of sports prizes. The students excelled in basketball as well. Mention may be made of the exemplary performance of Sm Jaya Chatterjee (University Blue) in the state-level Inter-College Athletic Competition, 1961-62. She was awarded the Governor’s Gold Medal for her individual performance which included five Gold Medals and the college won the Championship Cup. The expansion of the curricula quite naturally necessitated the development of infrastructure