SELF STUDY REPORT (YEAR: 2015) SECOND CYCLE OF ACCREDITATION

SUBMITTED TO NATIONAL ASSESSMENT & ACCREDITATION COUNCIL (NAAC) BANGALORE

SUBMITTED BY

TIHU COLLEGE, TIHU P.O.- TIHU, DISTRICT- NALBARI (ASSAM) PIN- 781371 Phone: 03624281238 Fax: 03624281238 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.tihucollege.org

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CONTENT

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1. Preface ……………………………………………………. 1

2. Declaration by the Head of the Institution ……………….. 2

3. Certificate of Compliance ………………………………… 3

4. Executive Summary- SWOC analysis ……………………… 4 - 6

5. Profile of the Affiliated College ……………………………. 7 - 17

6. Criterion-I ………………………………………………… 18 - 26

7. Criterion-II ………………………………………...... 27 - 40

8. Criterion -III ……………………………………………… 41 - 57

9. Criterion -IV ……………………………………………… 58 - 68

10. Criterion -V ………………………………………………. 69 - 79

11. Criterion -VI ……………………………………………… 80 - 90

12. Criterion -VII …………………………………………….. 91 – 96

13. Evaluative Report of the Departments …………………… 97 - 193

14. Post Accreditation Initiatives …………………………….. 194 - 195

15. Annexure …………………………………………………. 196

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Preface

Tihu College is one of the premier institutions of higher education in Assam. The College has come across a long way with more than five decades of eventful history behind it catering to the needs of the students opting for higher education. With the full-fledged streams of Arts, Science and Commerce, and Major Course in almost all the teaching departments, Tihu College continues to add new feathers in its cap so far as its academic excellence is concerned.

It is needless to mention that the College is the first to get assessed within the Nalbari district by National Assessment Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bangalore in 2004 and was accredited with B+ grade. After the lapse of a few years, Tihu College has prepared itself for 2nd Cycle of accreditation by the NAAC, Bangalore.

The Self-Study Report, prepared by a group of faculty members of the College, reflects the present status of the College and shows how it, as a centre of quality education, has nurtured simultaneously both scholastic and non-scholastic endeavours.

Dr. Kishore Kr. Talukdar Principal Tihu College, Tihu Dist.- Nalbari (Assam)

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Office of the Principal TIHU COLLEGE, TIHU P. O. - Tihu No. TC/ Dist. – Nalbari (Assam), PIN. – 781371 From : S. T. D. 03624-281238 (O) Dr. K. K. Talukdar, M.Sc., B Ed, M. Phil, Ph. D. website : www.tihucollege.org Principal e-mail : [email protected] Tihu College, Tihu Date …………………

Declaration by the Head of the Institution

I certify that the data included in this Self-study Report (SSR) are true to the best of my knowledge.

This SSR is prepared by the institution after internal discussion, and no part thereof has been outsourced.

I am aware that the Peer team will validate the information provided in this SSR during the peer team visit.

(Dr. Kishore Kr. Talukdar)

Signature of the Head of the institution with seal: Place: Tihu

Date: 21-12-2015

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Office of the Principal TIHU COLLEGE, TIHU P. O. - Tihu No. TC/ Dist. – Nalbari (Assam), PIN. – 781371 From : S. T. D. 03624-281238 (O) Dr. K. K. Talukdar, M.Sc., B Ed, M. Phil, Ph. D. website : www.tihucollege.org Principal e-mail : [email protected] Tihu College, Tihu Date …………………

Certificate of Compliance

(Affiliated/Constituent/Autonomous Colleges and Recognized Institutions)

This is to certify that Tihu College, Tihu (Name of the institution) fulfils all norms

1. Stipulated by the affiliating University and/or 2. Regulatory Council/Body [such as UGC, NCTE, AICTE, MCI, DCI, BCI, etc.] and 3. The affiliation and recognition [if applicable] is valid as on date.

In case the affiliation / recognition is conditional, then a detailed enclosure with regard to compliance of conditions by the institution will be sent.

It is noted that NAAC’s accreditation, if granted, shall stand cancelled automatically, once the institution loses its University affiliation or Recognition by the Regulatory Council, as the case may be.

In case the undertaking submitted by the institution is found to be false then the accreditation given by NAAC is liable to be withdrawn. It is also agreeable that the undertaking given to NAAC will be displayed on the college website.

(Dr. Kishore Kr. Talukdar)

Date: 21-12-2015 Principal/Head of the Institution Place: Tihu (Name and Signature with Office seal) Self Study Report, Tihu College, Tihu Page 5

Executive Summary – SWOC analysis

Tihu College is one of the premier institutions of higher education in Assam. Having trodden 50 years of spreading illumination in society, the College has celebrated its Golden Jubilee in March, 2013. The College was established on July 4, 1963, fulfilling the dream of acquiring quality higher education for the people, inculcated by a group of illustrious personalities with support from the rural masses of greater Tihu area. Due to relentless and untiring efforts of the Principal, staff and faculty members the College has established itself as a premier institution imparting education right from HS to TDC level. The College has come across a long way with five decades of eventful history behind it catering to the needs of students opting for higher education in greater Tihu and its adjoining places. Even after the emergence of almost a dozen of colleges in the same hinterland, Tihu College still continues its rich intellectual heritage and academic ethos.

Tihu College was affiliated to Gauhati University in 1967 and was brought under Deficit grants-in-aid system by the Govt. of Assam in 1969. Since then the College has been showing the marks of progress in all respects to the satisfaction of the students and guardians along with the elite-education-enthusiasts. The serene beauty and eco-friendly campus of the College with calm green surroundings is conducive to the pursuit of academic activities.

With the full-fledged streams of Arts, Science and Commerce Tihu College continues to add new feathers in its cap so far as academic excellence is concerned. At present, the College has been successfully implementing the semester system in TDC introduced by Gauhati University. In view of the current demand and changing scenario, the College has introduced three-year BCA and one- year PGDCA courses.

Development of skill component in community is an integral part of higher education in today’s technology driven age. Tihu College has been pioneering one in this regard within the entire district. It has already introduced the Diploma Course in Food Processing under the Community College Scheme of the UGC. It has also been preparing to introduce more such courses in Photographic Video Production and Fashion Technology, the proposals of which have already been sent to the UGC. The Institutional Biotech Hub has been facilitating vistas to upgrade modern techniques in Biotechnology. Concentrating on boosting the modern technological consciousness in students, the College has been rendering classes with modern scientific paraphernalia like digital and multimedia classrooms. Moreover, quality training sessions and career counselling for students opting for competitive examination en route to services are also equally entertained.

The aim of all educational programmes at Tihu College is to foster a spirit of academic excellence, to encourage critical thinking, create innovative ways to broaden horizons and discover the liberating power of new ideas and insights. Apart from the academic progress the College moves ahead with the objectives of the fullest exploration of inherent talents of the students in extra-curricular area. It welcomes and entertains the blooming talents with due weight in admission process providing all infrastructural facilities. Tihu College vows to attain further progress and run

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SWOC ANALYSIS Strengths: 1. The College is one of the reputed institutions of higher education in the state. 2. The College has all the streams – Arts, Science and Commerce with major courses in almost all subjects available here. 3. The campus is spacious having two blocks – North Block and South Block. The Men’s Hostel and the Playground with a Pavilion are in the third Block which is to the West of the College. The atmosphere of the College is serene and peaceful, and the campus is eco-friendly and pollution free. 4. The College has efficient and dynamic teaching staff and hard-working non-teaching staff. 5. A good number of faculty members have obtained Ph. D. and M. Phil. Degrees. Some other members are actively involved in research works. 6. Students’ enrolment is rising every year. 7. The College provides all necessary amenities such as auditorium, playground, tennis court, volleyball court, basketball court etc. 8. The College is showing excellent academic results in university examinations. 9. Internet and Wi-Fi facilities are available in the College. 10. It has a well-equipped Women’s Hostel and the Men’s hostel is nearing completion. 11. Facilities like uninterrupted power supply, pure drinking water are provided. 12. Admission is strictly done on the merit basis. Cut-off marks system is followed during admission. 13. The college campus is free from ragging. 14. Job oriented courses like PGDCA and Diploma in Food Processing are introduced. 15. The college campus is surrounded by a boundary wall. 16. There is Botanical Garden in which rare and endangered saplings have been planted. 17. The Map Lab (GIS Laboratory) is available in the College. 18. Establishment of Biotech Hub in the College. 19. Rain Gauge instrument is available. 20. A good number of Fire Extinguishers have been set up in the college campus.

Weaknesses:

1. No residential facility for teachers and staff. 2. PG courses cannot be introduced due to insufficient infrastructure. 3. Laboratories are not up to the mark. 4. More job oriented courses are yet to be introduced.

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5. Many classrooms are yet to be made ITC enabled. 6. Internet service is very poor. 7. Library Reading Room for students are not spacious enough.

Opportunities:

1. Scope for opening of PG Course (Regular) in some subjects like Geography, History and Education. 2. As the College is located in semi-urban area, more agro-based Vocational courses can be introduced. 3. The College can tie up with local farming agencies so that it can help the local farmers. 4. Research culture for students can be generated in the College. 5. The College can bring about social changes in the area inculcating moral and ethical values among the students. 6. For the services rendered by the Tihu College Health Club and the Red Ribbon Club, there is ample opportunity to spread out health awareness in the entire society.

Challenges:

1. Due to lack of sufficient infrastructural facilities the College is unable to accommodate more students seeking admission. 2. As per the Assam Govt. Order the colleges of the state must continue HS classes which greatly hampers the UG classes. Secondly, it hinders the College from opening PG course. 3. The College has to solely depend upon the UGC grants for infrastructural development and upgradation. Apart from the UGC grants there is little scope for generate funds. 4. The College has to run the departments with insufficient faculty members as the Govt. of Assam has not allotted any new post for a long time. 5. Due to public pressure the College has to give admission to low quality students. 6. Frequent ‘Bandh Calls’ given by various organisations badly affect the academic atmosphere of the College. 7. During rainy season the College gets flooded which hampers the classes.

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SECTION B : PREPARATION OF SELF-STUDY REPORT

1. Profile of the Affiliated / Constituent College

1. Name and Address of the College:

Name : Tihu College Address : P. O. : Tihu Dist. : Nalbari City : Tihu Pin : 781371 State : Assam Website : www.tihucollege.org

2. For communication :

Designatio Name Telephone Mobile Fax Email n with STD code Principal Dr. Kishore O:03624281238 09435310973 03624281238 k_ktalukdar@r Kr. R: ediffmail.com Talukdar Vice Dr. O: 09435323267 bcchoudhury Principal Bhabesh R:03624281633 @rediffmail.co Ch. m Choudhury Steering Mr. Gautam O:03624281058 09954215194 gautam_pkc@r Committee Goswami R: ediffmail.com Coordinator

3. Status of the Institution: Affiliated College √ Constituent College Any other (specify)

4. Type of Institution: By Gender For Men For Women √ Co-education By Shift

Regular

Day √ Evening √

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5. It is a recognized minority institution?

Yes No √ If yes specify the minority status (Religious/linguistic/ any other) and provide documentary evidence. Does not arise 6. Sources of funding: Government Grant-in-aid Self-financing Any other √ (Provincialised)

7. a. Date of establishment of the college: 04-07-1963 (dd/mm/yyyy) b. University to which the college is affiliated /or which governs the college (If it is a constituent college) Gauhati University

c. Details of UGC recognition:

Under Section Date, Month & Year Remarks(If any) (dd-mm-yyyy)

i. 2 (f) 01-01-1969

ii. 12 (B) 01-01-1969

(Enclose the Certificate of recognition u/s 2 (f) and 12 (B) of the UGC Act) : Enclosed

d. Details of recognition/approval by statutory/regulatory bodies other than UGC (AICTE, NCTE, MCI, DCI, PCI, RCI etc.) : Not applicable

Under Section/ Recognition/Approval Day, Month clause details and Year Validity Remarks Institution/Department (dd-mm-yyyy) Programme

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?

√ Yes No

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If yes, has the College applied for availing the autonomous status? : Does not arise

Yes No 9. Is the college recognized

a. by UGC as a College with Potential for Excellence (CPE)?

Yes No √

If yes, date of recognition: Does not arise (dd/mm/yyyy) b. for its performance by any other governmental agency?

Yes No √

If yes, Name of the agency …………………… and

Date of recognition: …………………… (dd/mm/yyyy)

* 10. Location of the campus and area in sq. mts. Location* Urban Campus area in sq. mts. 31622.136 sq. mts. (7.814 acre) Built up area in sq. mts. 7207.990 sq. mts. (* Urban, Semi-urban, Rural, Tribal, Hilly Area, Any others specify)

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.

 Auditorium/seminar complex with infrastructural facilities : Yes   Sports facilities ∗ play ground : Yes  ∗ swimming pool : No ∗ gymnasium : Yes

 Hostel   ∗ Boys’ hostel : 1 Boys’ hostel is near completion  i. Number of hostels : 01

ii. Number of inmates : Not yet

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iv. ∗ Girls’ hostel : Yes

i. Number of hostels : 01

ii. Number of inmates : 44

iii. Facilities (mention available facilities) : Beds, Tables, Chairs, Drinking water, Power supply, Food, running water, T. V.

∗ Working women’s hostel : No

i. Number of inmates : No

ii. Facilities (mention available facilities) : No

 Residential facilities for teaching and non-teaching staff (give numbers available — cadre wise) : No   Cafeteria — One canteen is available   Health centre – The Health Club of the College conducts free health check- up camps.

First aid, Inpatient, Outpatient, Emergency care facility, Ambulance……. Health centre staff –

√ Qualified doctor Full time Part-time

Qualified Nurse Full time Part-time

 Facilities like banking, post office, book shops : No   Transport facilities to cater to the needs of students and staff : No   Animal house : No    Biological waste disposal : Partially available  □ Generator or other facility for management/regulation of electricity and voltage : One Digital Generator is available. Transformer facility for regulation of electricity and voltage. Online UPS.

 Solid waste management facility : No    Waste water management : No   Water harvesting : No 

12. Details of programmes offered by the college (Give data for current academic year)

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Name of the Sanctioned/ No. of

SI. Programme Entry Medium of

Programme/ Duration approved students

No. Level Course Qualification instruction Student

admitted

strength

B. A. Under-Graduate B. Sc. Three 10+2 English Open 1901 B. Com years Assamese

Two English Open IDOL Years UG Assamese 140 Post-Graduate

Integrated

Programmes ------

PG

------Ph.D.

------M.Phil.

------Ph.D

------Certificate

courses ------UG Diploma

One PGDCA Year UG English 20 20 PG Diploma

Any Other Three B.C.A. Years UG English 20 13 (specify and

provide details)

13. Does the college offer self-financed Programmes? Yes No √

If yes, how many? 03

14. New programmes introduced in the college during the last five years if any?

Yes √ No Number 03

15. 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.)

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Faculty Departments UG PG Research (e.g. Physics, Botany, History etc.) Science Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany, √ ------Mathematics Arts Economics, Education, ------History, Geography, √ Philosophy, Sanskrit, Political Science Commerce Accountancy, √ ------Management Any Other B.C.A. √ ------(Specify) P.G.D.C.A. ---- √

16. Number of Programmes offered under (Programme means a degree course like BA, BSc, MA, M.Com…)

a. annual system b. semester system 04 c. trimester system

17. Number of Programmes with

a. Choice Based Credit System 04

b. Inter/Multidisciplinary Approach

c. Any other ( specify and provide details)

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): Does not arise (dd/mm/yyyy)

and number of batches that completed the programme

b. NCTE recognition details (if applicable) Notification : Not applicable No.: ……………………………………

Date: …………………………… (dd/mm/yyyy) Validity:………………………..

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c. Is the institution opting for assessment and accreditation of Teacher Education Programme separately?

Yes

√ No

19. Does the college offer UG or PG programme in Physical Education?

Yes

No √

If yes,

a. Year of Introduction of the programme(s): Does not arise (dd/mm/yyyy)

and number of batches that completed the programme

b. NCTE recognition details (if applicable) Notification : Not applicable No.: ……………………………………

Date: …………………………… (dd/mm/yyyy) 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

Teaching Faculty Non- Technical Positions teaching staff staff Professor Associate Assistant Professor Professor *M *F *M *F *M *F *M *F *M *F Sanctioned by the UGC / University / State Government

Recruited 00 00 24 09 10 07 27 01 00 00

00 00 00 00 03 00 01 00 00 00 Yet to recruit Sanctioned by the

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Management / society or other authorized bodies

Recruited 00 00 00 00 01 03 09 01 00 00

Yet to recruit 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

*M- Male *F-Female

21. Qualifications of the teaching staff:

Highest Professor Associate Assistant

Professor Professor Total qualification

Male Female Male Female Male Female

Permanent teachers 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 D.Sc./D.Litt. 00 00 09 02 02 03 16 Ph.D. 00 00 01 00 06 03 10 M.Phil. 00 00 14 07 03 04 28 PG

Temporary teachers

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Ph.D. 00 00 00 00 01 00 01 M.Phil. 00 00 00 00 00 01 01 PG

Part-time teachers 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Ph.D. 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 M.Phil. 00 00 00 00 04 07 11 PG

22. Number of Visiting Faculty /Guest Faculty engaged with the College. Nil

23. Furnish the number of the students admitted to the college during the last four academic years. Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4

(2011-12) (2012-13) (2013-14) (2014-15)

Femal Femal Femal

Categories Male e Male Female Male e Male e

60 82 86 85 117 86 130 97 SC 36 20 38 22 47 23 53 30 ST

87 114 115 108 150 131 168 117 OBC

314 458 412 444 534 510 631 539 General

------Others

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24. Details on students enrollment in the college during the current academic year:

Type of students UG PG M. Phil Ph. D. Total Students from the same state where 1921 ------1921 the college is located Students from other states of India ------

NRI students ------

Foreign students ------

Total 1921 ------

25. Dropout rate in UG and PG (average of the last two batches)

UG 7.87% PG

26. Unit Cost of Education

(Unit cost = total annual recurring expenditure (actual) divided by total number of students enrolled )

Rs. 49,167/- (a) including the salary component

Rs. 11,802/- (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 √

b) Name of the University which has granted such registration.

PG course is offered through the Institute of Distance and Open Learning, Gauhati University

c) Number of programmes offered 01

d) Programmes carry the recognition of the Distance Education Council.

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Yes √ No

28. Provide Teacher-student ratio for each of the programme/course offered :

UG 1 : 32 B.C.A. 1 : 6 P.G.D.C.A. 1 : 10

29. Is the college applying for

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 re-assessment only)

Cycle 1: 27-01-2004 & 28-01-2004 (dd/mm/yyyy) Accreditation Outcome/Result: B+

Cycle 2: ……………… (dd/mm/yyyy) Accreditation Outcome/Result……..... Cycle

3: ……………… (dd/mm/yyyy) Accreditation Outcome/Result…….....

* Kindly enclose copy of accreditation certificate(s) and peer team report(s) as an annexure.

31. Number of working days during the last academic year.

283

32. Number of teaching days during the last academic year

(Teaching days means days on which lectures were engaged excluding the examination days)

192

33. Date of establishment of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) IQAC : 14-12-2004 (dd/mm/yyyy)

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34. Details regarding submission of Annual Quality Assurance Reports (AQAR) to NAAC.

AQAR (i) AQAR (2011-12) submitted on 18-12-2015 (dd/mm/yyyy)

AQAR (ii) AQAR (2012-13) submitted on 18-12-2015 (dd/mm/yyyy)

AQAR (iii) AQAR (2013-14) submitted on 18-12-2015 (dd/mm/yyyy)

AQAR (iv) AQAR (2014-15) submitted on 18-12-2015 (dd/mm/yyyy)

35. Any other relevant data (not covered above) the college would like to include. (Do not include explanatory/descriptive information) : Nil

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1. Criteria - wise Inputs

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.

MISSION AND VISION

Tihu College aspires to bring the benefit of higher education to the semi-urban and rural masses, especially to the poorer section of the society, with a more caring and supportive understanding of the socio-economic milieu, which will equip them to meet the challenges of changing times in a much more organized and scientific. Special attention has been given to the development of an all-round personality of the students.

COLLEGE MOTTO: MARCH AHEAD FOR EXCELLENCE

GOALS

 The College facilitates one of the best teaching-learning processes for the rural based students who will learn how to move ahead with the time.  The College tries to make higher education more accessible and more affordable.  It enables the students to overcome backwardness and helps generate national outlook and national integration.  It helps him to cultivate and boost cultural awareness.  It makes learning a helpful instrument to earn better means of livelihood.

OBJECTIVES

The students after successfully completing their academic programmes- a) will be able to learn better about life, its needs and cope up better with the changing world. b) will earn better means of livelihood by employment in both public and private institutions or in self-employed management. c) will contribute effectively to nation building through leadership, teaching and self- conscious citizenship. d) will identify and utilize locally available natural resources for their uplift and development.

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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).

As far as the curriculum of the College is concerned, it is designed by Gauhati University to which Tihu College is affiliated. The curriculum is made available to the College for proper implementation.

The University updates the curriculum to keep pace with the changes taking place in education system. As soon as the changes take place teachers are made familiar through seminars, workshops, conferences etc. When the semester system and grading system were introduced in the UG level, such seminars, workshops were conducted by the University as well as various colleges of the state. Tihu College also conducted such a workshop in which the Deputy Controller of the University was invited as the Resource Person.

For smooth and proper implementation of the curriculum teaching plans are designed by the faculty members that are regularly checked by the HoD as well as by the Principal.

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?

Procedural Support:

● The Principal regularly conducts staff meetings to discuss various academic issues. He discusses with the faculty members regularly the academic plans to be taken in an academic year.

● The Principal, often, sits with the HoDs to discuss academic matters which facilitate smooth implementation of the curriculum.

Practical Support:

● The College allows the faculty members to attend seminars, workshops, conferences etc.

● Computers with Internet and Wi-Fi facilities are provided to the departments.

● Funds are allocated for purchasing books, journals, equipments and apparatuses.

● The College conducts seminars, talks, lectures inviting experts in different field for faculty improvement.

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.

For effective curriculum delivery and transaction on the curriculum provided by the affiliating University some initiative are taken up the College.

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● The Departments regularly conduct seminars on curriculum related topics.

● A few digital classrooms are setup with LCD projectors and Internet facilities.

● Reference Books, Journals, are purchased for teachers and students to have update knowledge of curriculum related topics and these are made easily accessible.

● Audio-visual aids are used by the teachers if necessary.

● Field trips are conducted by the Departments as it has been included in the curriculum.

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?

Teachers are motivated to take up research projects initiated by the University Grant Commission. They are also encouraged to keep in touch with the research bodies. For effective operationalisation of the curriculum the College always keeps in touch with the parent university. Faculty members from the parent university are also invited to deliver lectures, talks etc. of related topics.

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, stakeholder feedback provided, specific suggestions etc.

There is little scope for the College for contribution to the development of the curriculum by the University as the curriculum is designed by the University. Yet, the University seeks recommendations from the affiliating colleges and invites representatives the matters relating to curriculum development.

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.

Tihu College offers the Diploma in Food Processing which was opened in 2015.

Needs Assessment: The primary goal behind introduction of the Diploma in Food Processing is to build a skilled workforce in the concerned field in and around greater Tihu locality. The generated skilled component in the food processing sector will be instrumental in reducing wastage of green resources produced locally, thus leading to the growth of the food processing industry in the entire district and its adjoining areas. It will also provide employment opportunities in the concerned sector and generate self-employment as well.

Design: The curriculum of this course is designed by the College itself.

Development and planning: The College is tied up with the North-East Mega Food Park as its partner which ensures employment for the deserving pass outs. Besides, the College Authority is

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1.1.8 How does institution anlayze/ensure that the stated objectives of curriculum are achieved in the course of implementation?

The HoD of each Department distributes the syllabus among the faculty members and look into whether the syllabus is completed properly or not. If faces any problem regarding this matter, he/she informs it to the Principal.

Secondly, the College authorities analyses the students' feedback whether the objectives of curriculum are achieved in the course of implementation.

1.2 Academic Flexibility

1.2.1 Specifying the goals and objectives give details of the certificate/diploma/ skill development courses etc., offered by the institution.

a) The College conducts a One Year Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application (PGDCA) course which has been introduced under the regulations of Gauhati University. This job- oriented course is meant for interested students of the locality.

b) The College conducts a Crash Course during summer vacation. Resource persons from different areas are invited to impart (the students) knowledge of the respective areas, and to stimulate them to pursue these areas.

c) The College introduced the Diploma in Food Processing in 2015.

1.2.2 Does the institution offer programmes that facilitate twinning /dual degree? If ‘yes’, give details.

Tihu College does not offer programmes that facilitate twinning/dual degree.

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:

Tihu College offers a good number of subjects in Undergraduate level – which obviously, help the students go for higher studies every year. Secondly, they have better chances to go jobs, both in Government and Private Sector.

● Range of Core/Elective options offered by the University and these opted by the college.

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.):

Major Courses: English, Assamese, Economics, Education, Political Science, Philosophy, History and Geography.

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General Courses: English, Assamese, Economics, Education, Political Science, Philosophy, History, Geography and Sanskrit.

Language Subjects: English, Assamese.

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.):

Major Courses: Botany, Chemistry, Geography, Mathematics, Physics and Zoology.

General Courses: Botany, Chemistry, Geography, Mathematics, Physics and Zoology.

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.):

Major Courses: Accountancy, Management.

General Courses: Communicative and Functional English, Functional MIL, Business Mathematics, Environment Studies, Business Economics, Business Environment, Information and Technology in Business.

Bachelor in Computer Application (BCA): Computer Fundamentals and Programming, Basic Electronics, Communicative English, Data Structure and Algorithm, Mathematics, Computer Based Accounting and Financial Management, ICT Hardware, Operating System, Computer Organisation and Architecture, Data Based Management System, Object oriented Programming, Microprocessor and Assembly Language Programming, Software Engineering, Programming in Java, Management Information System, Web Technology, Computer Network, Computer oriented Numerical Methods and Statistical Technique, System Administrative using Linux, Data Warehousing and Data Mining, Computer Graphics.

● Choice Based Credit System and range of subject options: Nil

● Courses offered in modular form: No such course is offered by the College.

● Credit transfer and academic facility: Credit transfer and academic facility is not allowed by Gauhati University.

● Lateral and Vertical Mobility: This is not allowed by Gauhati University.

●Enrichment Courses: The College conduct crash courses for students' enrichment.

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.

Course Fee per annum Teacher Qual. Salary (per Admission Curriculum month) BCA 18,000 M. C. A. 7,500 June/July Designed by Gauhati University

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PGDCA 18,000 M. C. A. 7,500 June/July Designed by Gauhati University

The fee structure and teachers’ salary for the self-financed programmes are fixed by the College Authority. As far as the curriculum and admission of such programmes are concerned, the College follows the direction of Gauhati University.

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.

The College is going to start a few skill based certificate courses under National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) in January, 2016. These certificate courses are on:

a) Agriculture Extension Executive b) Agriculture Extension Service Provider c) Emergency Medical Technician (Basic) d) Diabetes Education e) Dietician Assistant f) Web Designing

1.2.6 Does the University provide for the flexibility of combining the conventional face-to-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?

The College has a full-fledged affiliated Contact cum Study Examination Centre of Institute of Distance and Open Learning (IDOL) under Gauhati University for imparting UG/PG/PGD Course in distance mode in a few conventional as well as job-oriented subjects.

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?

Efforts made by the College to supplement the University’s Curriculum are:

a) Seminars, Workshops, Guest Lectures, Talks are held inviting Recourse Persons.

b) Excursions and field trips are arranged to promote the students.

c) College Magazine “Tician” is published annually which contains articles written by students.

d) “College Week” is held in the month of January to involve students in extra-curricular activities.

e) Quiz Competition, Debate Competition in state and district levels are organised.

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f) Students are imparted knowledge of discipline and social responsibility through NCC and NSS.

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?

As far as the college curriculum is concerned the guidelines of Gauhati University is followed. It is enriched and organised by the College to enhance the experience of the students so as to cope with the needs of the dynamic employment market.

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?

With a view to creating awareness among the students regarding the cross-cutting issues such as Gender, Climate Change, Environmental Education, Human Rights, ICT etc programmes like seminar, workshops, talks are held in the College. Subjects like environmental Science are introduced in the syllabus. Women's Forum, Science Forum etc. also take steps to highlight issues like gender issue, environmental issue.

1.3.4 What are the various value-added courses/enrichment programmes offered to ensure holistic development of students?

. Moral and ethical values

To inculcate moral and ethical values seminars, lectures are organized by some departments.

. Employable and life skills

The College arranges some enjoyable and skill-based programmes like essay writing competition, debate competition, poem recitation competition, quiz competition etc. for holistic development of students.

. Better career options

Career oriented programmes are organized in the College, especially during the summer vacation, inviting resource persons having expertise in different areas.

. Community orientation

● The College conducts seminars on value education.

● The Community Information Centre (CIC) installed at Tihu College offer courses which are useful for the employment.

● Information and Career Guidance Cell (ICGC) helps the students by providing latest information about various career development and employment opportunities.

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● Community orientation: Tihu College Teachers' Union (TCTU) always offers support to the society. It offers financial help to the flood-affected people, people suffering from incurable diseases. The Women's Forum of the College is engaged in various social activities, especially in Women's uplift in backward areas.

1.3.5 Citing a few examples enumerate on the extent of use of the feedback from stakeholders in enriching the curriculum?

The feedback forms are collected by the IQAC and, thereafter, they are analysed by the Principal, Vice-Principal and IQAC. They are also required to give their views regarding the curriculum.

1.3.6 How does the institution monitor and evaluate the quality of its enrichment programmes?

Principal, Vice-principal and the HoDs regularly monitor the quality of its enrichment programmes. The Principal of the College convenes meetings to discuss academic matters with the faculty members. He also takes initiatives in taking action on the basis of students’ feedback on the programmes.

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?

The curriculum is, usually, designed and developed by the affiliating University. Before designing the curriculum the University takes views on different academic matters seeks recommendations from the affiliated colleges. The College sends representatives to attend workshops, seminars on the design and development of the curriculum.

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?

Feedback on curriculum is sought from the students. Their views on it are distributed in meeting of the academic committee and its outcome is sent to the affiliating university.

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?)

The following courses were introduced by the College during the last four years:

Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application (PGDCA): This course was introduced in 2011 with a view to imparting knowledge of computer to the graduate students.

Diploma in Food Processing: This Diploma course was introduced in 2015 in Tihu College which will be beneficial to the unemployed youths. Students are taught various methods of processing food which will help them in the long run to be self-reliant.

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B.Com. : The College introduced the Commerce stream in the year 2015. The objective of introduction of Commerce Stream is to give students of this locality an opportunity to opt for Commerce subjects. Secondly, this practice aims at taking the institution one step ahead in the field of higher education.

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CRITERION-II: TEACHING - LEARNING AND EVALUATION

2.1 Students Enrolment and Profile

2.1.1 How does the college ensure publicity and transparency in the admission process?

Publicity: As a premier institution in Nalbari District, Tihu College always attracts the students not only of this district but also of other districts of the state. Before admission takes place, a notice regarding the admission is displayed on notice boards. It is also written on a blackboard for display. Moreover, the detailed procedure of the admission process is published on the College Prospectus.

Transparency: For the transparency of the admission process an Admission Committee is formed that monitors the whole process. The candidates are selected on the merit basis and the list is displayed on the notice board. Some members of teaching and non-teaching staff are appointed to conduct the admission process smoothly. After verification of documents the selected candidates are allowed to take admission.

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.

As per the order of Assam Govt. it is mandatory for the colleges of the state to offer Higher secondary Courses. For both Higher Secondary and U. G. courses application forms are issued from the office of the College in the first second week of June. On the basis of the marks in the qualifying examination application forms are serialised. Application forms of the U. G. students who seek a major subject are sent to the respective department for selection. Each department prepares a separate merit list on the basis of the intake capacity and submits it to the Authority. Finally, merit lists (separate for Science and Arts stream) are prepared maintaining roster system and displayed on the Notice Board. Four days are fixed for interview cum admission of the students of Higher Secondary and U. G. classes in the 2nd/3rd week of June. To conduct the admission process smoothly four separate committees are also formed by the Authority and these committees verify all documents on the day of the admission.

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.

In Arts stream at U. G. level the minimum percentage of marks for admission is 30% and the maximum percentage is around 85%. In Science stream the minimum percentage is 60% for general students. But, as the intake capacity in B. Sc. is not more than 200, the minimum percentage is seen to have risen to 65%. The maximum percentage in B. Sc., usually, remains between 85% and 90%. For B. Com., B. C. A. and P. G. D. C. A. courses ‘First come, first admission’ procedure is maintained.

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As far as the minimum and maximum percentage of marks for admission in other colleges within the district is concerned, a similar picture can be seen. In Nalbari College the minimum and maximum percentage of marks is higher than that of Tihu College.

2.1.4 Is there a mechanism in the institution to review the admission process and student profiles annually? If ‘yes’ what is the outcome of such an effort and how has it contributed to the improvement of the process?

There is a mechanism in Tihu College to review the admission process and student profiles annually. The Admission Committee reviews the profiles of the students who are selected for the admission. The Committee makes a summary of students regarding their gender, caste, religion etc. Students belonging to BPL category are assisted financially by the College at the time of admission. Some poor but meritorious students are given free admission. The College always maintains a favourable atmosphere for religious and linguistic minority students. The departments also take some measure such as extra class, exam oriented class for slow learners.

Outcome: Due to the mechanism adopted by the College, there is a marked increase in the students seeking admission in the College. In the last two/three years it has been seen that more students belonging to Nepali community besides students belonging to Bodo and Muslim community got admitted to the College.

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: The Reservation Policy of the Central Govt. is strictly followed.

* OBC: The Reservation Policy of the Central Govt. is strictly followed.

* Women: Tihu College being an institution of co-education a large number of woman students get admitted here. It is worth-mentioning that woman students have outnumbered male students in UG (Arts) in the last few years. In UG (Science) woman students are fewer than male students.

* Differently abled: The quota system is maintained for differently able students.

* Economically weaker sections: As Tihu College is situated in rural area, the majority of students getting admitted here belong to economically weaker section. Yet, poorer but meritorious students are provided with financial help by the College Authority at the time of admission. Some meritorious but poor students are also given free admission by the College.

* Minority community: A few students belonging to religious minority community get admitted in Tihu College. The College abides by the directions of the Central Govt., State Govt. and the affiliating university regarding the facilities for the students belonging to the minority community.

* Students’ insurance: The College has the system of students’ group insurance which is operating since 2013.

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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 applications Number of students Demand Ratio admitted UG 1. B A 2011-2012 612 555 1.10 : 1 2012-2013 568 513 1.10 : 1 2013-2014 628 578 1.08 : 1 2014-2015 610 547 1.11 : 1

2. B Sc 2011-2012 102 87 1.17 : 1 2012-2013 118 100 1.18 : 1 2013-2014 241 179 1.34 : 1 2014-2015 282 185 1.52 : 1

3. B Com 2015-2016 20 10 2 : 1

3. BCA 2011-2012 02 02 1 : 1 2012-2013 ------2013-2014 09 09 1 : 1 2014-2015 13 13 1 : 1

PG 1 2 ------3

M. Phil ------Integrated PG ------Ph. D. Value added 1 2 ------3

Certificate 1 2 ------3

Diploma 1 2 ------3

PG Diploma 1. PGDCA 2011-2012 16 16 1 : 1 2012-2013 07 07 1 : 1 2013-2014 08 08 1 : 1 2014-2015 20 20 1 : 1

Any other

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1. PG (through IDOL) 2012-2013 65 65 1 : 1 2013-2014 121 121 1 : 1 2014-2015 124 124 1 : 1

2.2. Catering to student Diversity

2.2.1 How does the institution cater to the needs of differently-abled students and ensure adherence to government policies in this regard?

The numbers of differently-abled students in this institution is very small. Except one or two walking impaired students, there is no visually-impaired and hearing-impaired student. For walking impaired girl students a ramp is constructed on the way to the girls’ toilet located in the South Block. The College always tries to maintain favorable environment for the differently-abled students.

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.

There is no provision of assessing the students’ need in terms of knowledge and skill before the commencement of the programme. But, like other colleges of Assam, Tihu College also offers Higher Secondary Programmers (H.S.-I and H.S.-II), both Science and Arts. Therefore, students are counselled by the teacher assessing their needs in terms of knowledge and skill.

2.2.3 What are the strategies adopted 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?

Strategies adopted by the institution to bridge the knowledge gap of the enrolled students are: a) Extra classes taken for the slow learners. b) Departmental seminars, talks, lectures are conducted regularly. c) Field trips are conducted for the students. d) The faculty members monitor the student progress conducting class tests. e) Students are given home assignments f) Students are given individual help whenever necessary.

2.2.4 How does the college sensitize its staff and students on issues such as gender, inclusion, environment etc.?

Although the staff and students are aware of the issues like gander, environment etc., they are sensitized on such issues. a) Before the commencement of the class the Principal of the College arranges meeting with the staff and makes them aware of such. b) During admission the Principal addresses the students and gives strict instructions to be free from gender biasness and to safeguard the environment. c) Through some extra-curricular actively such as quiz competition, debate competition, extempore speech competition, drawing completions students are sensitized on such issues. d) Talks, lectures on such topics are also held for both staff and students. e) N.C.C. and N.S.S. students are sensitized about such issues through there programmes.

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2.2.5 How does the institution identify and respond to special educational/learning needs of advanced learners?

Within a few weeks after the commencement of the classes the teachers can distinguish the advanced learners from the slow learners. They are given opportunities to come forward and motivated to involve different academic activities. They are given special training to participate in various inter-college and intra-college activities. The College always remains a best platform to fulfill the special educational learning needs of advanced learners.

2.2.6 How does the institute collect, analyze 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)?

As far as the academic performance of the students is concerned, the information of class participation regarding class attendance and performance in the examination are collected by the Departments which is further sent to the Head of the institution. If necessary, the parents or the guardians of the students are also informed by the HoDs or the Principal.

2.3 Teaching-Learning Process

2.3.1 How does the college plan and organise the teaching, learning and evaluation schedules? (Academic calendar, teaching plan, evaluation blue print, etc.)

a) Tihu College is affiliated to Gauhati University and it follows the syllabus, academic calendar and holiday list prepared by the affiliating University. b) The Routine Committee, constituted by the Principal, prepares the class routine for the academic session. c) The class routine is hanged on the display boards and one copy of it is given to each department. Each Department makes the teaching plan and distributes the classes among the faculty members according to the teaching plan so that it can cover the syllabus. d) After allotment of the classes to the faculty members the Head of the department submits a copy departmental routine to the Principal. e) As far as the Internal Examination of the College is concerned, an Internal Examination Board is formed which conducts the internal Examination following the guidelines of the University. Moreover, the departments conduct class seminars and make the students prepare home assignments etc. for their evaluation.

2.3.2 How does IQAC contribute to improve the teaching –learning process?

The IQAC of the College takes up a few steps to improve the leaching learning process of the institution. a) The IQAC collects the student’s feedback on teachers and makes an analysis of the feedback form and submits it to the Principal. b) It also collects the self-appraisal of the teachers and teacher’s feedback on the curriculum of the College. c) The IQAC conducts meetings to discuss academic progress of the College. d) The IQAC conducts meeting with the students’ Union of the College with a view to understanding their problems. It also tries to chalk-out those problems.

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e) The IQAC always encourage students’ innovations is different activities such as publishing wall Magazine, Hand-written Magazine and other literary and cultural activities. f) The coordinator of the IQAC attends seminars, workshops, conference etc to gather up to knowledge regarding NAAC. g) The IQAC monitors whether a student-friendly is maintained in the College. 2.3.3 How is learning 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?

Interactive learning: Normally, the teachers of the College use lecture cum discussion method. To makes the classes more interactive and effective some teachers use laptops in the classrooms.

Collaborative learning: The Departments conduct field-trips for the students under the guidance of the faculty members. Lecture, talk act are also held inviting Resource Persons.

Independent learning: Students are motivated to have computer knowledge and e-learning. They are asked to meet the teachers individually to clear any kind of doubts and problems. They are also motivated to visit the college library to gather up-to date knowledge. Besides, the faculty members conduct smart classes using projectors and other multimedia aids.

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 affords a positive environment to student to nurture their critical thinking, creativity and scientific temper. a) The teachers adopt lecture-cum-discussion method. Students are involved in group discussion, preparation of Home Assignment, Project Report etc. which provide them ample scope for creative and critical thinking. b) They can nurture their critical thinking and creativity through college Magazine, Wall Magazine, Hand-written Magazine etc. c) The College organizes Debate Competition, Quiz Competition, Extempore Speech Competition etc. Students are also sent outside to participate in such competition. d) Science Departments organize Science Day, Pi Day, lectures on Science topics inviting eminent personalities of Science area. e) The Red Ribbon Club of the College organizes seminars on AIDS control.

2.3.5 What are the technologies and facilities available and used by the faculty for effective teaching? Eg: Virtual laboratories, e-learning - resources from National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) and National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NME-ICT), open educational resources, mobile education, etc.

Modern technologies and facilities are used in Tihu College for effective teaching:  Multimedia projectors are set-up in a few class rooms.  Internet facility is available in the college campus through Broadband Wi-Fi.  Each department is provided with a computer which is accessible for both teachers and students of the concerned department.

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 Faculty members use their personal laptop for effective leaching.  The Biotech Hub laboratory provides with research scope for the interested students.  The Central Library of the College subscribes a good number of e-journals.

2.3.6 How are the students and faculty exposed to advanced level of knowledge and skills (blended learning, expert lectures, seminars, workshops etc.)?

 Faculty members attend Refresher Courses, Orientation Courses, seminars, workshops both nation and international short-term courses.  Faculty members present papers in various national and international seminars.  A few faculty members take up minor research projects and, thus, uplift their knowledge and skill through research activities.  Tihu College Library subscribes a good number of journals which facilitate the faculty and students to have advanced knowledge and skill.

2.3.7 Detail (process and the number of students \benefitted) on the academic, personal and psycho-social support and guidance services (professional counseling/mentoring/academic advise) provided to students?

The College always tries to create an atmosphere for academic and mental uplift of students. The teachers counsel the students personally whenever necessary. They counsel them how to build personality and develop academic skill. Yet, some measures are taken to provide guidance to students.  The College organizes summer programmes for students’ carrier counselling.  Prominent persons are invited to deliver lectures on students’ personal, academic and psychological development. Dr. Jayanta Das, renowned psychiatrist and Mr. Ashim Kr. Kazi, noted psychologist and career counsellor of the state delivered lectures on such topics.  The Women’s Forum of the College organizes seminars, talks for counselling of woman 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 faculty to adopt new and innovative approaches and the impact of such innovative practices on student learning?

The innovative teaching approaches/methods adopted by the faculty are:  Students are involved in group discussions, pair works in the classroom.  Students are given to present home assignments on a particular topic.  Final year students are assigned to prepare Research based projects to awaken the curiosity for research work.  Some topics are taught through computer demonstration.  The Institution makes efforts to encourage the faculty to adopt new and innovative approaches.  Internet facility in the college campus.  A few classrooms are equipped with LCD Projectors and green boards.

2.3.9 How are library resources used to augment the teaching-learning process?

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The Central Library of Tihu College has a large collection of books, journals, periodicals, magazines and newspapers. It has a huge collection of encyclopaedia, dictionary, religious books etc. and students can easily access the books during the college hour. It has also a reading room which remains open for students on working days. A separate reading room for the teachers is also available in the Central Library. Students have the facility to xerox books inside the library at cheaper rate. The faculty members often encourage the students to visit the Central Library for up-to-date knowledge. Thus the library resource augments the teaching learning process.

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.

Tihu College is facing challenges in completing the curriculum within the planned time frame and calendar. One of them is the scarcity of teaching staff. Although each department has offered major, except Sanskrit, many departments have insufficient teaching staff. Frequent change of syllabus also hampers the completion of the curriculum within the planned time. Thirdly after the introduction of semester system, the College has to conduct sessional examination. The University examinations and evaluation of answer scripts take much time which has posed as a challenge in completing the curriculum. Fourthly, the biggest challenge is the responsibility of Higher Secondary Course the College has to bear. Some measures can be taken to overcome the challenges:  The Directorial of Higher Education should allot posts to the college so that permanent teachers can be resulted.  Gauhati University should modify and update syllabus; not change drastically.  State Government should remove Higher Secondary Course from the college for improvement of Higher Education.

2.3.11 How does the institute monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching learning?

 The IQAC of the College collect student feedback and submit the report to the Principal.  The Principal meets the students randomly and takes their views on teaching learning  The HoDs discuss with the faculty members for improvement of the quality of teaching learning.  The Principal, often, conducts meeting with the HoDs to discuss issues related to teaching learning.

2.4 Teacher Quality

2.4.1 Provide the following details and elaborate on the strategies adopted 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

Strategies Adopted by the College in Planning and Management: To appoint teachers against sanctioned posts the guidelines of state Government and UGC are followed. Advertisements are given in the newspaper asking applications from candidates. Candidates have to appear before the Interview Board formed by the College and approved by affiliating university. The candidate is selected on the merit basis and the decision of the Interview Board is passed in the meeting of the Governing Body. Finally, the proposal is sent to DHE, Assam which is the appointing authority.

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As far as appointment of part-time teachers is concerned, the Principal and the HOD jointly select the efficient candidate which is approved by the GB.

Highest Professor Associate Assistant Total Qualification Professor Professor Male Female Male Female Male Female Permanent teachers D. Sc. / D. Litt. 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Ph. D. 00 00 09 02 02 03 16 M. Phil. 00 00 01 00 06 03 10 P.G. 00 00 14 07 03 04 28 Temporary teachers Ph. D. 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 M. Phil. 00 00 00 00 01 00 01 P.G. 00 00 00 00 00 01 01 Part-time teachers Ph. D. 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 M. Phil. 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 P.G. 00 00 00 00 04 07 11

2.4.2 How does the institution cope with the growing demand/ scarcity of qualified senior faculty to teach new programmes/ modern areas (emerging areas) of study being introduced

(Biotechnology, IT, Bioinformatics etc.)? Provide details on the efforts made by the institution in this direction and the outcome during the last three years.

Most of the subjects taught in Tihu College in UG level are traditional subjects. As far as new programmes are concerned, courses like BCA and PGDCA are introduced in the College. To teach such courses the College feels the scarcity of qualified senior teachers. To cope up with this problem, the College has appointed newly qualified teachers and their salary is paid from the college fund.

The outcome is that the teachers have been working in these departments since the date of joining.

2.4.3 Providing details on staff development programmes during the last four years elaborate on the strategies adopted by the institution in enhancing the teacher quality. a) Nomination to staff development programmes

Academic Staff Development Programmes Number of faculty nominated

Refresher courses 14

HRD programmes (Short-term Course) 06

Orientation programmes ----

Staff training conducted by the university ----

Staff training conducted by other institutions ----

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Summer / winter schools, workshops, etc. ----

b) Faculty Training programmes organized by the institution to empower and enable the use of various tools and technology for improved teaching-learning

* Teaching learning methods/approaches: Nil

* Handling new curriculum: Nil

* Content/knowledge management: Nil

* Selection, development and use of enrichment materials: Nil

* Assessment: Nil

* Cross cutting issues: Nil

* Audio Visual Aids/multimedia: Yes

* OER’s: Nil

* Teaching learning material development, selection and use: Nil c) Percentage of faculty

* invited as resource persons in Workshops / Seminars / Conferences organized by external professional agencies: 12%

* participated in external Workshops / Seminars / Conferences recognized by national/ international professional bodies: 77%

* presented papers in Workshops / Seminars / Conferences conducted or recognized by professional agencies: 74%

2.4.4 What policies/systems are in place to recharge teachers? (eg: providing research grants, study leave, support for research and academic publications teaching experience in other national institutions and specialized programmes industrial engagement etc.)

The College extends full support to its faculty members for their overall development. Faculty members are always encouraged to pursue M. Phil. and Ph. D. degrees and teachers doing such courses are granted leave by the College authority. Faculty members are granted leave to attend refresher and orientation courses, conferences, workshops, seminars and other programmes organized by other institutes and various universities. Two faculty members are granted FDP leave under UGC in 2014. The College conducts seminars, workshops, lectures, talks etc. for the development of the faculty members.

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

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No faculty member received awards or recognition at the state, national and international level for excellence in teaching during the last years.

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?

Students are given feedback form to evaluate the teachers them. The filled-up feedback forms are submitted to the IQAC of the college. After analyzing the forms, the report is submitted to the Head of the Institution.

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 processes?

 Information regarding the evaluation process is published in the Prospectus of the College.  Notices and circulars regarding the pattern of Examination and question papers are displayed on the notice boards.  As soon as any new information regarding examination and evaluation comes to the College from the affiliating university, the Principal circulates a Xerox copy of it to each department for the information of the faculty members.  Teachers intimate the students on examination and evaluation process in the classroom.  New students are informed of it at the time of admission.

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?

As regards to the major evaluation system, Gauhati University has introduced credit system instead of percentage system for UG programmes. Tihu College has not initiated any reforms on its own; rather, it strictly follows the University guidelines.

2.5.3. How does the institution ensure effective implementation of the evaluation reforms of the university and those initiated by the institution on its own?

For the smoother conduct of the examination and evaluation various Examination Boards are formed. Examination Boards are constituted for each end semester Examination. One Internal Examination Board is constituted to conduct sessional Examination. Answer scripts are evaluated departmentally and submitted to the Board.

2.5.4. Provide details on the formative and summative assessment approaches adopted to measure student achievement. Cite a few examples which have positively impacted the system.

Formative Assessment: For formative assessment of the student of the students’ sessional examination, home assignment, project presentation is conducted by the institution. These facilitate the student to gain independent thinking, confidence and knowledge based skill.

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Summative Assessment: To measure the in-depth knowledge of the Students University Examinations are conducted at the end of the each semester.

2.5.5. Detail on the significant improvements made in ensuring rigor and transparency in the internal assessment during the last four years and weightages assigned for the overall development of students (weightage for behavioral aspects, independent learning, communication skills etc.

Tihu College always ensures rigour and transparency in the Internal Assessment.

 To conduct internal examinations a separate committee is formed that ascertains free and transparent examination.  The question papers are printed confidentially in the College printing machine.  Answer scripts are checked in department within the period fixed by the Internal Examination Committee.  No weightage is assigned for the overall development of students.

2.5.6. What are the graduate attributes specified by the college/ affiliating university? How does the college ensure the attainment of these by the students?

 The College always tries to fulfill the mission and vision of the College.  The faculty members try their best in imparting education so that students can pursue higher education.  The College emphasizes on the development of need based skill of the students.

2.5.7. What are the mechanisms for redressal of grievances with reference to evaluation both at the college and University level?

After the Evaluation of answer scripts of internal examination is over, the mark lists are hanged on the display boards. If a student is not satisfied with his/her mark of any subject/s, the student has to give application to the HoD of the concerned department/s expressing his/her grievance. The department/s immediately takes steps for re-evaluation. If some students are not satisfied with the marks of the university examination, they have to apply to the Controller of Examinations of the affiliating university. The College itself sends the applications, forwarded by the Principal of the College, to the concerned branch of the affiliating university.

2.6 Student Performance and Learning Outcomes

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?

The learning outcomes of the institution are best reflected in the academic result of the College. The faculty and the stakeholders are made aware of the academic results by felicitating the students who shine in the final examinations. The names and photographs of the meritorious students are highlighted in the college magazines . 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

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As an institution of higher education Tihu College always aims at imparting quality education to the learners. The College has an Academic Committee comprising the HoDs that monitors the progress and performance of the students. Besides, the Principal of the College conducts academic meeting seeking suggestions from the faculty members for the improvement of students’ academic performance. A list showing the results of various courses of the College is given below.

Year Course Candidates 1st Class 2nd Simple Passed Failed Percentage GU pass appeared Class Class percentage BA 228 10(Distn.) 135 47 197 31 86.40% 2011 05 BSc 10 02(Distn.) 04 04 10 00 100% BCA 11 09 01 00 10 01 90.90% BA 185 06(Distn.) 83 41 138 47 74.59% 2012 08 BSc 13 03(Distn.) 07 00 10 03 76.92% PGDCA 16 12 00 00 12 04 75% BA 281 07(Distn.) 137 78 235 46 83.62% 13 2013 BSc 13 01(Distn.) 12 00 13 00 100% BCA 02 00 00 00 00 02 00% PGDCA 08 08 00 00 08 00 100% 2014 BA 233 51 169 11 231 02 99.14% BSc 41 09 28 00 37 04 90.24% PGDCA 06 05 01 00 06 00 100% 2015 BA 275 60 157 22 239 36 86.90% 89.49% BSc 35 12 18 00 30 05 85.71% 86.58%

The table reflects the academic achievements of the students which are always satisfactory. The number of students securing the 1st class has increased every year.

2.6.3. How are the teaching, learning and assessment strategies of the institution structured to facilitate the achievement of the intended learning outcomes?

The college has adopted a few strategies to facilitate the achievement of the intended learning outcomes:  The Principal delivers a few words on Mission and Vision of the college at the time of admission.  The faculty members clearly explain the students the scope and prospect of the subjects the students interested in.  Students are encouraged to interact with the teacher in the classroom.  They are encouraged to visit regularly the Central Library as well as the Departmental Library.  Appearing in the Sessional Examination is made mandatory.  They are assigned to prepare home assignment, project works, seminar paper etc.  Some departments organize field trips, excursions for academic and mental uplift of students.

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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 developed among students etc.) of the courses offered?

Initiative taken up to Enhance the Social and Economic Relevance:  Biotech Hub is opened to attract the students towards research activities.  BCA and PGDCA will help the students to develop their skill in the field of entrepreneurship and ICT sector.  The College is tied up with the North-East Mega Food Park as its partner which ensures employment for the deserving pass out students of the Food Processing Course.

2.6.5. How does the institution collect and analyse data on student performance and learning outcomes and use it for planning and overcoming barriers of learning?

The departments keep the records of the academic performance of each student at the beginning of the session. The academic results of previous examination are compared with the results of semester examination. Even the result of different semester examinations are compared and analysed. The departments take various measures to overcome the barriers of learning such as taking special classes, remedial classes, giving home assignments etc.

2.6.6. How does the institution monitor and ensure the achievement of learning outcomes?

The monitor and ensure the achievement of learning outcome the Principal conducts meeting with HoDs and other senior faculties. He makes a review of the results of students. He requests the HoDs to make plans for further improvements of the results of students.

2.6.7. Does 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.

Both the institution and faculty members use the evaluation outcomes as the indicator for evaluating students’ performance. Meritorious students are issued more books. Students interested in extra-curriculum activities are allowed to join various programmers and competitions both inside and outside the College. Teachers take special classes for slow learners.

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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? Tihu College has no recognised research centre of the affiliating University or any other agency or organisation. But, the institutional Biotech Hub funded by the Department of Biotechnology serves for research activities. 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. Tihu College established a Research Committee to monitor and address the issues of research. Tihu College Research Committee comprises: Advisor: Dr. Kishore Kr. Talukdar (Principal) Editors: Dr. (Ms.) Dipali Das Deka Dr. Gunindra Nath Choudhury Members: Dr. Bhabesh Ch. Choudhury Dr. Jyotish Bhagabati Dr. Kailash Ch. Sarma Dr. Ratul Ch. Kalita Ms. Manjula Deka Dr. Chabin Ch. Thakuria Mr. Dwipendra Nath Sarma Mr. Nazrul Islam Mr. Gautam Goswami Dr. Anil Boro A few recommendations made by the committee are as follow:  Publishing of Tihu College Research Journal biennially.  Motivating the faculty to organise seminars/workshops/talks etc.  Motivating the faculty members to involve in major/minor research project.  Motivating the faculty members to pursue M.Phil. and Ph.D degree.  Subscription of sufficient numbers of research journals in the institution.  Subscription of online research journals in the institution. 3.1.3 What are the measures taken by the institution to facilitate smooth progress and implementation of research schemes/projects? To facilitate smooth progress and implementation of research schemes or research projects, the institution provides autonomy to the principal investigator and timely releases the resources. It also provides the principal investigator adequate infrastructure and human resources. S/he is granted special leave and less workload if and whenever necessary. The institution supports the investigator

Self Study Report, Tihu College, Tihu Page 43 in terms of technology and information needs. The utilisation certificate of the investigator is submitted to the funding agency timely after auditing. 3.1.4 What are the efforts made by the institution in developing scientific temper and research culture and aptitude among students? Tihu College being an undergraduate college, there is limited scope for research works. Yet, efforts are being made in developing scientific temper and research culture and aptitude among students.  Seminars are organised by the faculties.  Field studies and surveys are undertaken by the students.  Eminent researchers are invited to deliver lectures and interact with the students.  Project works for the students of B.A. /B.Sc. final year have been made compulsory by Gauhati University. 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. A good number of teachers of the College have already completed their Ph. D. degree and some of them are actively engaged in research activities. A list of faculty members engaged in research is given below:

Sl. Name Department Research Area of Research No. Activity 1 Mrs. Jeuti Talukdar English Ph. D Feminism 2 Mr. Sunil Kr. Das Education Ph. D. Adolescence Personality 3 Mr. Bhabesh Ch. Das Economics Ph. D. Rural Economy 5 Mrs. Manjula Deka Education Ph. D. Minority Education 6 Mr. Subhash Barman English Ph. D. Cultural Study 7 Mr. Chandan Kr. Bhattacharyya English Ph. D. Indian English Poetry 8 Mr. Hemen Rajbongshi Assamese Ph. D. Assamese Drama 9 Mr. Sanjib Sarma Economics Ph. D. Financial Inclusion 10 Mr. Bipul Baruah Zoology Ph. D. Sericulture 11 Ms. Sonali Bora Saharia Education Ph. D. Family Relationship 12 Ms. Ajima Begum Botany Ph. D. Angiosperm Taxonomy 13 Mr. Dhurjjati Sarma English Ph. D. Ancient Assamese Literary Culture 14 Dr. Diganta Deka History Minor Research Art and Iconography Project 15 Dr. Dipali Sarma Philosophy Minor Research Women’s Liberation Project

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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. To create research culture among the staff and students the College conducts seminars and workshops regularly. Most of the departments organise departmental seminars every year inviting experts from outside as resource persons. The national level seminars and workshop conducted by the College during the last four years are: 1. A UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Millennium Development Goals on Education: The Task Ahead of India with special reference to its North-East Region” was conducted by the Dept of Education in collaboration with SDP College of Teacher Education, Tihu on May 6 and 7, 2011. 2. A UGC sponsored National Workshop on “Impact of Man-Made Environment on Society and its Management” was conducted by the Tihu College Science Forum in collaboration with Assam Science Society, Tihu Branch on May 10 and 11, 2013. 3. A UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Feminism and Women’s Texts in North East India” was conducted by the Dept of English in collaboration with SDP College of Teacher Education, Tihu on June 20 and 21, 2013. 4. A UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Quality Enhancement in Higher Education with special reference to North Eastern Region” was conducted by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) in collaboration with Tihu College Science Forum on October 9 and 10, 2013. 5. A two-day Workshop on “Tools on Molecular Biology” was organised by the Bio-Tech Hub of the College on the 8th and 9th May, 2014. 6. A Seminar on “the Present Political Situation in Assam and its Future” was conducted by ‘Tihu College Forum for Humanities and Social Sciences’ on the 18th November, 2014 7. An ICPR sponsored Periodical Lecture on Sankardeva’s Philosophy of Consciousness was conducted by the Dept of Philosophy on March 18, 2015.

3.1.7 Provide details of prioritised research areas and the expertise available with the institution. Feminism, cultural history, adolescence personality, Assamese Drama, English poetry, financial inclusion, iconography etc. are the prioritised research areas. Various reference books and journals available in the library provide expertise for the research areas. The internet facility of the College also provides sufficient expertise for the researchers. 3.1.8 Enumerate the efforts of the institution in attracting researchers of eminence to visit the campus and interact with teachers and students? There is no research centre in Tihu College to attract the researchers. Yet, the College always makes efforts to attract the researchers of eminence to visit the campus. The College organizes national level seminars and workshops inviting eminent resource persons in which they can interact with the teachers and students. Moreover, the Biotech Hub of the College also provides facility to the researchers. 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? Sabbatical Leave for research activities has not been utilised by the faculty as such provision has not been introduced by the Govt. of Assam.

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3.1.10 Provide details of the initiatives taken up by the institution in creating awareness/advocating/transfer of relative findings of NAAC for Quality and Excellence in Higher Education research of the institution and elsewhere to students and community (lab to land) The relative findings of the research works done by the faculty are communicated with the students and teachers by organising seminars, talks etc.

3.2 Resource Mobilisation for Research 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. As a provincialised college under Govt. of Assam, no amount is allocated for research purpose by the State Govt. Therefore, it is not possible for the institution to earmark a budget for research. For the budget of research activities the institution has to depend upon UGC-NERO. Yet, the College allocates a nominal fund to each department annually for research related books and journals. 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 the percentage of the faculty that has availed the facility in the last four years? There is no provision in the College to provide seed money to the faculty for research. 3.2.3 What are the financial provisions made available to support student research projects by students? Some financial provisions are made in the College to support research projects by students:  For course-related small-scale research works students use the departmental laboratories and the institution bear the cost of the chemical and other equipments used in the laboratories.  The College allocates some funds for field studies and surveys made by students of various departments.  For research related works students have the facility of free access of internet.  To provide research facilities for the students the college opened Biotech Hub in its premises. 3.2.4 How does the various departments/units/staff of the institute interact in undertaking inter-disciplinary research? Cite examples of successful endeavors and challenges faced in organizing interdisciplinary research.  To promote inter-disciplinary research activities in the institution inter-disciplinary seminars are sometimes in the departments.  The IQAC of the College organised a National Seminar on Quality Enhancement in Higher Education with Special Reference to North-Eastern Region on October 9 and 10, 2013.  Tihu College Forum for Humanities and Social Sciences organised an inter-disciplinary seminar entitled The Present Political Situation in Assam and its Future on the 18th November, 2014.  The Tihu College Research Journal is itself inter-disciplinary in nature.  The Science Forum of the College organized an interdisciplinary seminar on Environment and Climate Change on 16-03-2015 in which Padmashree Jadav Payeng acted as a resource person.

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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 College ensures optimal use of various equipment and research facilities of the institution by its staff and students:  Students and teachers have the facilities to visit library.  Students and teachers can utilise the laboratories. For optimal use of the laboratories students of each semester are categorised into different groups.  Research journals of different disciplines are subscribed by the Central Library for students and teachers.  A research committee is constituted to encourage culture in the college. 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 College has not received any finances from the industry or other beneficiary agency for developing research facility so far. 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.

Nature of the Duration Title of the Name of Total Grants Total Project Year Project the Grant Sanctioned Received From To Funding Received Agency till date Minor projects

1. Dr. S. Barman 10-3-11 Impact of UGC, 1,57,250 1,05,000 1,05,000 10-9-12 Channel and NERO (18 Bank months) Erosion of Buradiya River on Agriculture and Settlement, Assam

2. Mr S K Das 13-04-11 Influence of UGC, 60,000 60,000 60,000 13-10-12 Socio- NERO (18 Economic months) Status on the Values, Level of Aspiration and Personality Traits of Adolescence Studying in

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Higher Secondary Level with Special Reference to Nalbari District of Assam

3. Mr P Medhi 15-3-12 Gender and UGC, 1,06,000 1,06,000 1,06,000 15-9-13 Democratic NERO (18 Governance- months) the Participation of Women in Electoral Politics of Assam

4. Dr. D Sarma 30-3-15 Women’s UGC, 2,00,000 1,55,000 1,55,000 30-3-17 Liberation NERO (24 from Indian months) and Western Perspective with special reference to Vivekananda and Marx: A Comparative Study

5. Dr D Deka 30-3-15 A Study of UGC, 2,10,000 1,52,500 1,52,000 30-3-17 Iconographic NERO (24 Models of months) Ganesha around Assam Major projects Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Interdisciplinary July,14 Sensitization ASTEC 90,000 72,000 72,000 projects March,15 on Biodiversity (8 and Climate months) Change Industry Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil sponsored Students’ Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil research projects Any other Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil (specify)

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3.3 Research Facilities 3.3.1 What are the research facilities available to the students and research scholars within the campus? The research facilities to the students and research scholars within the campus are:  Library facility: The College has one Central Library and each department has one departmental library. The Central Library as well as the departmental library provides text books, reference books, research journals, etc.  Laboratory facility: Laboratory facility is available in all science departments along with Geography and Education departments in arts stream. The students and research scholars can fully utilise the laboratories for their research activities.  Computer and internet facilities: Each department is provided with a computer. Apart from this, computers are also installed in the Central Library, IQAC, office room and BCA with broadband connectivity.  Biotech Hub: The College has established a Biotech Hub in 2014 under the aegis of the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. It is expected that the Hub will execute meaningful research in its sphere and create an ambience for future scholars and enthusiasts in the arena of biotechnology. The Hub has arranged a two-day workshop on ‘Tools of Molecular Biology’ in April, 2014. 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 strategies for upgrading and building infrastructural facilities so that it can meet the needs of researchers:  Proposal for fund has been submitted to DST (Star College) and UGC under XII Plan for the improvement and upgradation of the science laboratories.  Proposal for fund has been submitted to the Govt. of Assam for construction of the Digital Library and the Administrative Building.  Proposal for fund has been submitted to UGC under CPE category for the improvement and upgradation of all departments.  Internet facility to each department and Wi-Fi connectivity within the college premises.  Increase the number of digital classrooms. 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? The College has not received any special grants or finances from the industry or other beneficiary agency for developing research facilities. 3.3.4 What are the research facilities made available to the students and research scholars outside the campus / other research laboratories? As the college is situated in a rural or semi-urban area there are little facilities for the students to do research activities outside the campus. Gauhati University, IIT Guwahati are hardly 100 k. m. from Tihu College, and the research scholars can use the libraries and laboratories for research works. For the study of art and culture various religious shrines in the nearby areas provide ample materials. 3.3.5 Provide details on the library/ information resource center or any other facilities available specifically for the researchers?

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 In addition to the Central Library, each department of the College has its own departmental library in which textbooks and reference books are made available for those who are involved in research activities. Besides, the Central Library subscribes a good number of research journals.  The Biotech Hub of the College also provides facilities to the researchers.  The Map Lab facility is also available in the department of Geography in which different types of maps are provided to the researchers on their request at a nominal cost. 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. No collaborative research facilities are developed in the college so far. Yet, the College is planning to collaborate with the Department of Fishery and the Department of Agriculture.

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): Not yet

 Original research contributing to product improvement: No

 Research studies or surveys benefiting the community or improving the services:

The findings of research are published as books which greatly benefit the community as a whole. Moreover, a few departments conduct surveys of various issues, and after completion of the surveys the members of the target groups are made aware of the results.

 Research inputs contributing to new initiatives and social development:

Research inputs are published as books or in various journals for new initiatives and social development.

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? The College publish its own research journal entitled ‘Tihu College Research Journal’ with ISSN 2248-9657. The composition of the editorial board is : Chairman: Dr. Kishore Kr. Talukdar (Principal) Editors: Dr. (Ms.) Dipali Das Deka Dr. Gunindra Nath Choudhury Members: Dr. Bhabesh Ch. Choudhury Dr. Jyotish Bhagabati Dr. Kailash Ch. Sarma Dr. Ratul Ch. Kalita Ms. Manjula Deka

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Dr. Chabin Ch. Thakuria Mr. Dwipendra Nath Sarma Mr. Nazrul Islam Mr. Gautam Goswami Dr. Anil Boro ‘Tihu College Research Journal’ is published twice a year (January and July). It invites original research papers in any areas of Science, Humanities and Social Science. The Research Journal always publishes unpublished research papers, and if accepted for publication authors are not allowed to publish those papers anywhere without prior permission of the Editorial Board.

3.4.3 Give details of publications by the faculty and students:  Publication per faculty

2011-12 : 09 2012-13 : 18 2013-14 : 18 2014-15 : 15

 Number of papers published by faculty and students in peer reviewed journals (national / international) : 02

 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

 Monographs : Nil

 Chapter in Books : 05

 Books Edited : 02

 Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers:

1. Dr. Ramani Barman, HoD, History

Sl. Name of the Book ISBN No Year of Name of publishers No Publication (All books are in Assamese)

1 History of India (300 A.D. 978-93-81850-00-2 Feb., 2012 Ashok Book Stall, –1200 A.D.) Guwahati

2 History of Assam (Earliest 978-93-81850-06-0 April, 2012 Ashok Book Stall, time to 1228 A.D.) Guwahati

3 History of Assam (5th 978-93-81850-22-0 April, 2012 Ashok Book Stall,

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century to 1228A.D.) Guwahati

4 India under the Turko- 978-93-81850-12-1 July, 2012 Ashok Book Stall, Afgan Guwahati

5 History of India (Medieval 978-93-81850-13-8 July, 2012 Ashok Book Stall, Period, 1206-1526) Guwahati

6 India under the Mughals 978-93-81850-55-8 Jan., 2013 Ashok Book Stall, Guwahati

7 History of Europe (1453- 978-93-81850-50-3 May, 2013 Ashok Book Stall, 1789) Guwahati

8 History of Ancient India 978-81-92277-1-4 Aug., 2013 Ashok Book Stall, (From pre-history to 300 Guwahati A.D.)

9 History of India (1858- 978-93-94095-06-2 March,2014 Ashok Book Stall, 1947) Guwahati

10 India under the Crown 978-93-84095-05-5 March,2014 Ashok Book Stall, (1858-1947) Guwahati

11 History of Assam(1826- 978-93-84095-13-9 May, 2014 Ashok Book Stall, 1947) Guwahati

12 Modern Assam(1826-1947) 978-93-84095-12-3 May, 2014 Ashok Book Stall, Guwahati

13 History of Great Britain 978-93-84095-19-2 Aug., 2014 Ashok Book Stall, (1485-1820) Guwahati

14 History of China (1839- 978-93-81850-99-2 Aug., 2014 Ashok Book Stall, 1949) Guwahati

15 India under the East-India 978-93-84095-37-6 Oct., 2014 Ashok Book Stall, Company(1757-1857) Guwahati

16 History of India (1757- 978-93-84095-36-9 Oct., 2014 Ashok Book Stall, 1857) Guwahati

17 Modern World (Since Feb., 2015 Ashok Book Stall, 1945) Guwahati

2. Dr. Dipali Sarma, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Philosophy

15 Women’s Emancipation: 978938026942 2013 EBH (India) Vivekananda, Gandhi and Marx

16 Samaj Darsan , Co-author 97893244-01007 2013 Chandra Prakash,

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(in Assamese) Guwahati

17 Sikshar Darsan 97893244-01007 2013 Chandra Prakash, Guwahati (in Assamese)

3. Dr Sabitri Bezbarua, Associate Professor, Dept. of Education

Sl. Name of the Book ISBN No Year of Name of No Publication publishers

1. Bharatar Sikshar Itihas 2012 Ashok Book (in Assamese) Stall, Guwahati

2. Teaching Approaches 978-93-81850-06-0 2014 Ashok Book and Strategies Stall, Guwahati

 Citation Index : 01 (Comparison of EPOS and QGSJET-II in EAS Simulation Using CORSIKA by C. Ch. Thakuria & K. Boruah, 2012. Arxiv. 1202: 3661. One citation : PRD Vol 90, No-12 id 123014. 12/2014.

 SNIP : Nil

 SJR : Nil

 Impact factor : 01 (Mr Sanjib Sarma, Asst. Prof. in Economics, published an article entitled “Financial Inclusion and Assam Gramin Vikash Bank: A Review of Performance” in ‘Peripax: Indian Journal of Research’, Vol. 3 Issue 3, March, 2014., p.p. 13-16, ISSN: 2250- 1991) Impact Factor: 1.6714 (Peer Reviewed and Referred International Journal: Listed and Indexed in International ISSN Directory, Paris)

 h-index : Nil 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 : Nil

 incentives given to faculty for receiving state, national and international recognitions for research contributions : Nil

3.5 Consultancy 3.5.1 Give details of the systems and strategies for establishing institute-industry interface? There is no system for establishing institute-industry interface. But the College is planning for establishing it in near future.

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3.5.2 What is the stated policy of the institution to promote consultancy? How is the available expertise advocated and publicized? The College always encourages promoting consultancy.  Persons from outside having expertise in different areas are invited to provide consultancy from time to time.  Crash courses, Entry into Services programme etc. are also conducted under the aegis of Career Guidance Cell of the college.  The Women’s Forum of the College conducted many consultancy programmes such as health awareness of girl children and women, employment opportunity for rural women, women literacy programme, cancer awareness among women, mothers’ role in formation of moral character etc. 3.5.3 How does the institution encourage the staff to utilize their expertise and available facilities for consultancy services? The College encourages the staff to utilise their expertise and available facilities for consultancy services:  The College invites the faculty members to deliver talks or lectures in some occasions.  The authorities allow the faculty to deliver as resource person outside the campus.  Teachers are encouraged to provide consultancies to students individually so that they can pursue the career of their own choice. 3.5.4 List the broad areas and major consultancy services provided by the institution and the revenue generated during the last four years. Although consultancy services are provided by the institution, no revenue was generated during the last four years as this system is not available in the college. 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? The College has not generated income through consultancy so far. Therefore, the college has not any policy in sharing the income.

3.6 Extension Activities and Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) 3.6.1 How does the institution promote institution-neighbourhood community network and student engagement, contributing to good citizenship, service orientation and holistic development of students? As the only institute of higher education, Tihu College has some obligations to serve the community. A few community based services offered by the College are:  The NSS unit of the College arranges camps in various places and, thus, helps the students imbibe national consciousness.  The NCC unit of the College encourages students to serve the society.  The College provides food and other materials to the people of flood affected areas around this locality. People living in refugee camps due to ethnic clashes were also provided with food items and cloths.  The Women’s Forum of the College also organises seminars on women related issues. The members of the forum arranged camps to eradicate illiteracy of women in some places near Tihu. The Forum has adopted the village named Natun Baniakuchi, mostly dominated by OBC people, as its survey area.

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 The members of Tihu College Teachers’ Unit also involve themselves in the service to the society.  The teachers are involving themselves as appointed speakers in various social programmes for uplift of society. 3.6.2 What is the Institutional mechanism to track students’ involvement in various social movements / activities which promote citizenship roles? Tihu College has established various cells and units to track students’ involvement in various social movements and activities. A list is given below: 1. National Cadet Corps (NCC) 2. National Service Scheme (NSS) 3. Tihu College Women’s Forum 4. Tihu College Science Forum 5. Tihu College Forum for Humanities and Social Sciences 6. Tihu College Health Club 7. Red Ribbon Club: Tihu College Branch 8. Tihu College Education Society 9. The Philosophical Forum 10. The Botanical Society 11. Forum for English Studies 12. Tihu College Economic Forum 13. The Zoological Forum 14. The Political Science Forum 15. The Geographical Society 16. Forum for Historical Studies 17. Asomia Bhasha Sahitya Chora 18. Tihu College Chemical Society 19. Sanskrit Literature Forum 20. Tihu College Dramatic Society 3.6.3 How does the institution solicit stakeholder perception on the overall performance and quality of the institution? The College adopts some ways to solicit stakeholder perception on the overall performance and quality of the institution:  Students’ feedbacks are sought for assessment of the quality of the teachers.  Guardians’ Meets are held regularly to take their views regarding the overall quality of the institution.  Perception on the overall performance and quality of the College is sought from the alumni. 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 NCC, the NSS, Social Service Unit of Tihu College Students’ Union, the Women’s Forum etc. of the College conduct some extension and outreach programmes. As far as the budget is concerned, the College allocates some funds for organizing these programmes. A list is given below highlighting some activities : Sl. Details of Activities Conducted by Date & Place Budget No. allocated by 1. UGC Sponsored Three- Information and 08-07-2013 UGC week Orientation Career Counselling

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Programme Cell 27-07-2013 Tihu 2. Cleanliness Drive at Tihu Social Service Dept. 15-10-2013 Self Crematory 3. Women Literacy Tihu College 08-03-2013 Self Programme Women’s Forum 08-03-2014 Natun Baniakuchi Village 4. Problems and Prospects Dept. Of Economics 21-10-2014 Self of Bell Metal Industry of Sarthebari Assam: A Case Study 5. Socio-Economic Survey Dept. of Geography October, 2014 Self at Nannatari Village

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? As responsible citizens the students and teachers of the College have social responsibilities. The College always promotes the students and teachers in extension activities. The NSS and the NCC conduct programmes like cleanliness programme, flood relief camp, camp programme, etc. A mountaineering programme was conducted by the a group students of the College under the aegis of NYC. 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 Women’s Forum of the College conducted a year-long programme on ‘Women Literacy’ from 08-03-2013 to 08-03-2014 at Natun Baniakuchi near Tihu Town. 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. The extension activities organised by the College motivate the students to get involved in community service. Such activities inculcate in the students the sense of social responsibility and promote them to contribute in nation building as good citizens. They also inculcate in students the value of equality, brotherhood and humanity. 3.6.8 How does the institution ensure the involvement of the community in its reach out activities and contribute to the community development? Detail on the initiatives of the institution that encourage community participation in its activities? The College takes initiatives to ensure the involvement of the community in extension activities. To accomplish the extension activities the college seeks involvement of NGOs and other local bodies. The activities of NSS, the Women’s Forum, the Science Forum, the surveys done by some departments cannot be conducted without the direct involvement of the community.

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3.6.9 Give details on the constructive relationships forged (if any) with other institutions of the locality for working on various outreach and extension activities. Not yet.

3.6.10 Give details of awards received by the institution for extension activities and/contributions to the social/community development during the last four years. Not yet. 3.7 Collaboration 3.7.1 How does the institution collaborate and interact with research laboratories, institutes and industry for research activities. Cite examples and benefits accrued of the initiatives – collaborative research, staff exchange, sharing facilities and equipment, research scholarships etc. The College has not collaborated and interacted with any research laboratories, institutes and industry for research activities so far.

3.7.2 Provide details on the MoUs/collaborative arrangements (if any) with institutions of national importance/other universities/ industries/Corporate (Corporate entities) etc. and how they have contributed to the development of the institution. Not yet. 3.7.3 Give details (if any) on the industry-institution-community interactions that have contributed to the establishment / creation/up-gradation of academic facilities, student and staff support, infrastructure facilities of the institution viz. laboratories / library/ new technology /placement services etc. Not yet. 3.7.4 Highlighting the names of eminent scientists/participants who contributed to the events, provide details of national and international conferences organized by the college during the last four years. Highlighting the names of eminent scientists/participants who contributed to the events, the details of national seminars and conferences organized by the college during the last four years are given below.

Sl. No Seminar/W Topic Date Eminent Personalities orkshop 1 National Impact of Man-Made 10, 11 Dr. D. J. Saikia Workshop Environment on May, Vice Chancellor, Cotton College State Society and its 2013 University, Guwahati Management Dr. Chandan Mahanta Professor, IIT, Guwahati

Dr. Parimal Ch. Bhattacharjee Rtd. Professor, Dept. of Zoology, Gauhati University

Dr. Hari Prasad Sarma

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Professor & Head, Dept. of Env. Sc., Gauhati University

Dr. Khanindra Pathak Professor, Mining Engr. Dept. IIT, Kharagpur 2 National Feminism and 20, 21 Mr. Phanidhar Jidung Seminar Women’s Texts in June, Director, Higher Education, Assam North East India 2013 Dr. Gobinnda Prasad Sarma Renowned Litterateur of Assam & Former Head, Dept. of English, Gauhati University

Dr. Sivasish Biswas Professor, Dept. of English Diphu Campus, Assam University

Dr. Shraboni Biswas Professor, Dept. of English Tezpur University

Dr. Moon Moon Mazumdar Professor, Dept. of English NEHU, Shillong

Dr. Sarangadhar Baral Professor, Dept. of English Mizoram University, Aizwal 3 National Quality Enhancement 9, 10 Dr. Balendra Kr. Das Seminar in Higher Education Octob Principal, Paschim Guwahati with special reference er, Mahavidyalaya & President, Assam to North Eastern 2013 College Principal Council Region Dr. Archana Barua Professor, Dept. of HSS, IIT, Guwahati

Dr. B. P. Sahu Head, Dept. of Adult & Cont. Education, NEHU, Shillong

Dr. Ratneswar Sarma Retd. Professor, Dept. of Geography, Gauhati University

Dr. S. Chakraborty Deputy Director, UGC-ASC, Gauhati University

3.7.5 How many of the linkages/collaborations have actually resulted in formal MoUs and agreements? List out the activities and beneficiaries and cite examples (if any) of the established linkages that enhanced and/or facilitated -

Self Study Report, Tihu College, Tihu Page 58 a) Curriculum development/enrichment b) Internship/ On-the-job training c) Summer placement d) Faculty exchange and professional development e) Research f) Consultancy g) Extension h) Publication i) Student Placement j) Twinning programmes k) Introduction of new courses l) Student exchange m) Any other

During the last four years no linkages/collaborations have been made. 3.7.6 Detail on the systemic efforts of the institution in planning, establishing and implementing the initiatives of the linkages/ collaborations. Not yet.

Any other relevant information regarding Research, Consultancy and Extension which the college would like to include. No.

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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?

Tihu College covers an area of 7.814 acre that includes administrative building, classrooms, central library, auditorium, girls’ hostel, Biotech Hub, playground etc. A boys’ hostel having 16 seats is under construction. In addition to that the college is planning to  upgrade the Central Library  improve the science laboratories  increase the number of digital classroom  set up a language lab  set up a recreation hall for teachers

4.1.2 Detail the facilities available for a) Curricular and co-curricular activities:

Classrooms: There are 34 classrooms in Tihu College to conduct the classes.

Technology enabled learning spaces: There are a few digital classrooms in the College, and projectors are installed in some classrooms. Smart boards installed in two classrooms.

Seminar halls: There is a seminar hall in the college in which seminars, workshops, talks, meetings are held.

Tutorial spaces: Tutorial classes are conducted in the classrooms.

Laboratories: Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Geography and Education Department have laboratories.

Botanical garden: There is a Botanical garden in the college campus where rare and endangered plants are planted. Besides, two gardens are set up for seasonal flowers as well as evergreen shrubs.

Specialized facilities and equipment for teaching: LCD projectors, audio-visual aids are available for teaching. b) Extra-curricular activities:

Sports: Outdoor and indoor games: There is a playground in the college for football, cricket, kabbadi etc. There are three courts – basket ball court, badminton court and volleyball court in the college campus.

Gymnasium: Yes

Auditorium: The College has an auditorium named Kalicharan Deka Memorial Auditorium.

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NCC: Yes

Cultural activities: Cultural activities are performed in the K. C. D. Memorial Auditorium.

Public speaking: Such activities are held in the seminar hall.

Communication skills development: Not yet.

Yoga: Not yet.

Health and hygiene: Free health check-up camps are conducted under the aegis of Tihu College Health Club.

4.1.3 How does the institution plan and ensure that the available infrastructure is in line with its academic growth and is optimally utilized? Give specific examples of the facilities developed/augmented 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 expansions if any).

The College Authority forms various committees to ensure that the available infrastructure is in the line with its academic growth and that it is optimally utilized. The list shows the facilities developed during the last four years and the amount spent.

Year Laboratory Computers LCD Projectors Teaching Aids Equipments (in Rs.) (in Rs.) (in Rs.) (in Rs.) 2011-12 22,02,369/- 2,73,500/- 1,29,480/- 65,000/- 2012-13 38,89,434/- 1,47,000/- 1,20,000/- 4,53,000/- 2013-14 17,15,698/- 1,13,000/- 1,24,000/- 7,43,300/- 2014-15 13,46,435/- 1,93,428/- ---- 60,000/-

Master Plan of the campus indicating the existing physical infrastructure and the future plan expansions is enclosed as Annexure.

4.1.4 How does the institution ensure that the infrastructure facilities meet the requirements of students with physical disabilities?

Tihu College being in the pattern of ‘Assam Type House’, almost all classrooms, administrative building, library etc. are on the ground. Therefore, students with physical disability do not face any problem inside the college campus. Secondly, no blind student has got admitted to the College so far.

4.1.5 Give details on the residential facility and various provisions available within them:

• Hostel Facility – Accommodation available:

A well-furnished RCC Women’s Hostel with full facilities for accommodation of girl students having 44 seat capacity is operative at present. A two-storied Boys’ Hostel is also under construction.

• Recreational facilities, gymnasium, yoga center, etc.:

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The College has separate common rooms for boys and girls equipped with newspapers, magazines, indoor sports tools etc. Besides, they can make use of badminton, basketball, volleyball courts after the classes are over. The college playground offers them recreation through provision of space for plenty of outdoor fun. A Day Care Centre has been built with the aid of the UGC funds within the college campus for recreation of teachers. Tihu College possesses so many modern equipments of gymnasium which are going to be installed in a separate room. A well-equipped and modern gymnasium is constructed with funds spared from the Golden Jubilee Celebration of the College. There is no Yoga Centre in the College so far.

• Computer facility including access to internet in hostel:

Computer facility is not available in the hostel.

• Facilities for medical emergencies:

Tihu College is situated at the heart of Tihu town and the Tihu PHE is hardly half a kilometre away from the college campus. For medical emergency one can reach the hospital without any delay. Besides, Tihu College Health Club regularly organizes free health check- up camps for the students and employees.

• Library facility in the hostels:

There is no library facility in the hostel.

• Internet and Wi-Fi facility:

Internet and Wi-Fi facilities are available in the college campus.

• Recreational facility-common room with audio-visual Equipments:

The College Boys’ Common Room and Girls’ Common Room are equipped with newspapers, magazines, indoor sports tools etc. The Authority is planning to construct a common room with audio-visual aids for teachers.

• Available residential facility for the staff and occupancy Constant supply of safe drinking water:

There is no residential facility in the College for the staff so far. The faculty members and staff reside either in their own houses or in rented houses. But, the warden of the Women’s Hostel is provided with the residential facility. Constant supply of safe drinking water is available in the College.

• Security:

Two security persons are deployed at the college gate during class hours and a night chowkidar is appointed to make a vigil of the College at night. The Tihu Police Station is almost 200 metres away from the College.

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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?

Tihu College Health Club regularly organizes free health check-up camps for students and staff in the college campus. Tihu College being at the heart of Tihu Town, medical facilities are available off the campus. Tihu PHE is hardly half a kilometre away from the College.

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, Counselling and Career Guidance, Placement Unit, Health Centre, Canteen, recreational spaces for staff and students, safe drinking water facility, auditorium, etc.

a) Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC): The Internal Quality Assurance Cell was set up in 2004 with a view to achieving action plans for quality evaluation, quality sustenance and quality upgradation of the College. Accordingly, the cell has been making efforts to motivate and guide the students, teachers and non-teaching staff of the College to achieve quality excellence.

b) Grievance Redressal Cell: The Grievance Redressal Cell is constituted to expeditiously address the problems and serious grievances of the students, teachers and employees.

c) Women’s Forum: The Women’s Forum, formed by the lady teachers of the College, is engaged in various activities, especially, in women’s uplift in backward areas. Various dimensions of women and children are the focus areas of its activities. The forum also organizes seminars, lecture sessions. Workshop etc. to promote gender equality. The Forum also conducted a one-year women literacy programme from 08-03-2013 to 08-03-2014 at Natun Baniakuchi Village which is primarily dominated by OBC people.

d) Information and Career Guidance Cell (ICGC): This cell was formed to give the students latest information about various career development and employment opportunities. It organizes special classes on career counselling inviting experts from outside.

e) Tihu College Health Club: The Health Club organizes regular health check-up camp for the students and employees, and hopes to extend its public services vigorously.

f) Red Ribbon Club: Founded in January 2014, under the aegis of the Assam State AIDS Control Society, the Red Ribbon Club, Tihu College Branch undertakes awareness campaign, its prevention and control among the student community.

g) Cell for Elimination of Sexual Harassment against women: The Cell was formed with a view to preventing any kind of harassment against the women, particularly the girl students of the College.

h) Canteen: A well-equipped and hygienic canteen has been serving the college family since 2003. It is run by a local party on lease. Students as well as teachers get due facilities here for refreshment.

i) Recreational Facilities: The College has separate common rooms for boys and girls equipped with newspapers, magazines, indoor sports tools etc. Besides, they can make use of badminton, basketball, volleyball courts after the classes are over. The college playground offers them recreation through provision of space for plenty of outdoor fun.

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A Day Care Centre has been built with the aid of the UGC funds within the college campus for recreation of teachers.

j) Chilled Pure Drinking Water: Pure drinking water is a must for a healthy life. The students of the College can avail chilled and UV-treated drinking water within the college campus, in both North and South Blocks.

k) Auditorium: Tihu College possesses an attractive auditorium named “K. C. Deka Memorial Auditorium” and it is a readily accessible place to organize all academic and cultural programmes, symposiums, seminars, workshops, training programmes etc.

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?

Tihu College Authority formed a Library Advisory Committee. The composition of the Committee is:

Chairman: Dr. Kishore Kr. Talukdar (Principal) Convenor: Mr. Biraj Singha (Librarian) Members: All Heads of the Departments

The significant initiatives implemented by the Committee to render the library student/user friendly are: i) Subscription of more reference books ii) Subscription of more journals iii) INFLIBNET iv) Weeding out of obsolete textbooks v) Book Bank facility for not only meritorious and poor students but for other students also vi) Providing library facility to outside users

4.2.2 Provide details of the following:

* Total area of the library (in Sq. Mts.) : 357.5 Sq. Mts.

* Total seating capacity : 36

* Working hours (on working days, on holidays, before examination days, during examination days, during vacation):

Usually the working hour of the central library is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on working days, examination days and during vacation. The library remains closed on holidays.

* Layout of the library (individual reading carrels, lounge area for browsing and relaxed reading, IT zone for accessing e-resources)

The layout of the library is enclosed as Annexure.

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4.2.3 How does the library ensure purchase and use of current titles, print and e-journals and other reading materials? Specify the amount spent on procuring new books, journals and e- resources during the last four years.

Every year the College allocates an amount to the Central Library for purchasing books. Each department is to submit a list of books to be purchased by the library. The number of newly added books and journals and their cost are shown on the following table:

Library Year – 2011-12 Year – 2012-13 Year – 2013-14 Year – 2014-15 holding Number Total Number Total Number Total Number Total Cost Cost Cost Cost Text Books 520 1,30,104 914 2,57,310 320 76,277 118 24,780 Reference 250 52,500 350 73,500 145 65,250 270 79,385 Books Journals/ -- -- 02 950 33 24,683 -- -- Periodicals e-resources ------Old ------Manuscript

4.2.4 Provide details on the ICT and other tools deployed to provide maximum access to the library collection?

* OPAC : Yes

* Electronic Resource Management package for e-journals : No

* Federated searching tools to search articles in multiple databases : No

* Library Website : The library does not have its website. Necessary information can be found by logging on College Website.

* In-house/remote access to e-publications : Yes (N-LIST)

* Library automation : In progress

* Total number of computers for public access : 06

* Total numbers of printers for public access : 01

* Internet band width/ speed □ 2mbps □ 10 mbps □ 1 gb (GB) : BSNL Broadband with10 mbps

* Institutional Repository : No

* Content management system for e-learning : No

* Participation in Resource sharing networks/consortia (like Inflibnet) : Yes (Inflibnet)

4.2.5 Provide details on the following items:

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* Average number of walk-ins : 110

* Average number of books issued/returned: 80

* Ratio of library books to students enrolled : 20 : 1

* Average number of books added during last three years : 500

* Average number of login to opac (OPAC) : 15

* Average number of login to e-resources : 10

* Average number of e-resources downloaded/printed : 05

* Number of information literacy trainings organized : Yes

* Details of “weeding out” of books and other materials : The obsolete books are removed as per the recommendation of the Library Advisory Committee.

4.2.6 Give details of the specialized services provided by the library

* Manuscripts : Yes

* Reference : Yes

* Reprography : Yes. Students and staff can avail this facility at cheaper rate.

* ILL (Inter Library Loan Service) : Not yet

* Information deployment and notification (Information Deployment and Notification) : Yes

* Download : Yes

* Printing : Yes

* Reading list/ Bibliography compilation: Yes

* In-house/remote access to e-resources: Yes

* User Orientation and awareness: Yes

* Assistance in searching Databases: In process

* INFLIBNET/IUC facilities: Yes

4.2.7 Enumerate on the support provided by the Library staff to the students and teachers of the college.

a) The library staff issues library cards to the students and pass books to the teachers.

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b) The staff issues books to the students and receives these from them.

c) Students and teachers can use the computers installed in the reading room and browse internet.

4.2.8 What are the special facilities offered by the library to the visually/physically challenged persons? Give details.

No special facility is offered by the library to the visually/physically challenged persons so far. Very few physically students study in the College. Such students are provided with more books.

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 collect feedback from users? How is the feedback analysed and used for further improvement of the library services?)

The library does not obtain the feedback from its users. But, the College authority takes feedbacks from its users which are discussed in the meetings of Library Advisory Committee.

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)

Sl. No. Brand Name Processor Operating System RAM 1. HCL (Desktop) Pentium® Dual Core Windows XP 1 GB 2. HCL (Desktop) Pentium® Dual Core Windows XP 1 GB 3. HCL (Desktop) Pentium® Dual Core Windows XP 1 GB 4. HCL (Desktop) Pentium® Dual Core Windows XP 1 GB 5. HCL (Desktop) Pentium® Dual Core Windows XP 1 GB 6. HCL (Desktop) Pentium® Dual Core Windows XP 1 GB 7. HCL (Desktop) Pentium® Dual Core Windows XP 1 GB 8. HCL (Desktop) Pentium® Dual Core Windows XP 1 GB 9. HCL (Desktop) Pentium® Dual Core Windows XP 1 GB 10. HCL (Desktop) Pentium® Dual Core Windows XP 1 GB 11. HCL (Desktop) Pentium® Dual Core Windows XP 1 GB 12. HCL (Desktop) Pentium® Dual Core Windows XP 1 GB 13. HCL (Desktop) Pentium® Dual Core Windows XP 1 GB 14. HCL (Desktop) Pentium® Dual Core Windows XP 1 GB 15. HCL (Desktop) Pentium® Dual Core Windows XP 1 GB 16. HP (Laptop) Intel® Core i3 Windows 8 2 GB 17. HP (Desktop) Intel® Core i3 Windows 8 4 GB 18. HP (Laptop) Intel® Core i3 Windows 7 2 GB 19. Lenovo (Desktop) Intel® Pentium Windows XP 2 GB 20. Lenovo (Desktop) AMD Athlon Windows 7 2 GB 21. Lenovo (Desktop) Intel® Pentium Windows XP 2 GB

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22. HP (Desktop) Intel® Core(TM) i5 Windows 7 4 GB 23. HP (Desktop) Intel® Xeon E3 1220 Linux 2 TB 24. HCL (Desktop) Pentium® Dual Core Windows 7 2 GB 25. HCL (Desktop) Pentium® Dual Core Windows 7 2 GB 26. Dell (Desktop) Intel® Pentium® Windows 8.1 2 GB 27. Dell (Desktop) Intel® Pentium® Windows 8.1 2 GB 28. Dell (Desktop) Intel® Pentium® Windows 8.1 2GB 29. HCL (Desktop) Pentium® Dual Core Windows XP 1 GB 30. Dell (Desktop) Intel® Pentium® Windows 7 2 GB 31. HP (Desktop) Intel ® Core i3 Widows 8.1 2 GB 32. Lenovo (Desktop) Intel ® Pentium Windows 7 2 GB 33. Lenovo (Desktop) Intel ® Pentium Windows 7 2 GB 34. Lenovo (Desktop) Intel ® Pentium Windows 7 2 GB 35. Lenovo (Desktop) Intel ® Pentium Windows 7 2 GB 36. Lenovo (Desktop) Intel ® Pentium Windows 7 2 GB 37. HCL (Desktop) Intel® Pentium Windows XP 512 MB 38. HCL (Desktop) Pentium® Dual Core Windows XP 1 GB 39 HCL (Desktop) Pentium® 4 Windows XP 1 GB 40 HCL (Desktop) Intel® Pentium Windows XP 512 MB 41 Compaq (Desktop) Pentium® Dual Core Windows 7 2 GB

• Computer-student ratio : 1:100

• Stand alone facility : No

• LAN facility : Yes

• Wi-Fi facility : Yes

• Licensed software : Yes (GIS and Windows 7)

• Number of nodes/ computers with Internet facility : 20

• Any other : LCD Projectors

4.3.2 Detail on the computer and internet facility made available to the faculty and students on the campus and off-campus? There are 20 computers which are connected with internet facility so far. In BCA Dept. 10 computers have internet facility. Apart from these, computers installed in the IQAC, Central Library, Office and Principal’s Chamber are connected with internet facility. Again, Wi-Fi facility is available in the IQAC, the Biotech Hub, Central Library and the Office.

4.3.3 What are the institutional plans and strategies for deploying and upgrading the IT infrastructure and associated facilities?

The College gives special interest in improving and upgrading infrastructure in the college campus. The College authority takes steps to upgrade the computers which were purchased earlier. To keep apace of the modern technology latest software are installed and old computers are replaced by the new ones having updated configuration.

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4.3.4 Provide details on the provision made in the annual budget for procurement, upgradation, deployment and maintenance of the computers and their accessories in the institution (Year wise for last four years)

The table shows the details of budget used for procurement and maintenance of the computers:

Year Procurement (in Rs.) Maintenance (in Rs.) 2011-12 2,73,500/- 20,000/- 2012-13 1,47,000/- 22,000/- 2013-14 1,70,000/- 25,000/- 2014-15 1,93,428/- 25,000/-

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 students?

Although the College is not so rich in ICT resources, still it makes efforts to use the ICT resources extensively. The faculty members use audio-visual aids in the classrooms to make teaching-learning process more effective. Each department is provided with a set of computer that can be used freely by the students and the faculty members. LCD projectors also used in seminars, workshops etc.

4.3.6 Elaborate giving suitable examples on how the learning activities and technologies deployed (access to on-line teaching - learning resources, independent learning, ICT enabled classrooms/learning spaces etc.) by the institution place the student at the centre of teaching- learning process and render the role of a facilitator for the teacher.

A few classrooms of the College are ICT enabled. The college campus is networked and the faculty members get the internet facility. The College is planning to set up a digital library. Some steps are taken to develop and increase digital classrooms.

4.3.7 Does the Institution avail of the National Knowledge Network connectivity directly or through the affiliating university? If so, what are the services availed of?

The College is on process to avail of the National Knowledge connectivity.

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 budget allocated during last four years)?

a. Building For maintenance and upkeep of building the College gets financial assistance, primarily, from UGC, State Govt., and College Development Fund. b. Furniture For maintenance and upkeep of furniture the College gets financial

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assistance, primarily, from UGC, State Govt., and College Development Fund. c. Equipment For maintenance and upkeep of equipments the College gets financial assistance, primarily, from UGC, State Govt., and College Development Fund. d. Computers For maintenance and upkeep of computers the College gets financial assistance, primarily, from UGC, State Govt., and College Development Fund. e. Vehicles No f. Any other For maintenance and upkeep of teaching aids the College gets (Teaching financial assistance, primarily, from UGC, State Govt., and College Aids) Development Fund.

The table shows the budget allocated and utilized during the last four years:

2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 (in Rs.) (in Rs.) (in Rs.) (in Rs.) a. Building 22,00,575/- 43,70,458/- 34,011,69/- 56,00,000/- b. Furniture 79,740/- 1,33,859/- 5,58,146/- 1,78,471/- c. Equipment 22,02,369/- 37,42,434/- 17,15,698/- 13,46,435/- d. Computers 2,73,500/- 1,47,000/- 1,70,000/- 1,93,428/- e. Vehicles ------f. Any other 65,000/- 4,53,000/- 7,43,300/- 60,000/- (Teaching Aids)

4.4.2 What are the institutional mechanisms for maintenance and upkeep of the infrastructure, facilities and equipment of the college?

The College takes certain measures for maintenance and upkeep of the infrastructure and equipment of the College. The college campus is whitewashed every year during summer vacation. Furniture such as desks, benches, tables, chairs, almirah etc. are repaired and replaced. Laboratory apparatus, computers, printers, Xerox machines and other equipment are regularly repaired by technical experts.

4.4.3 How and with what frequency does the institute take up calibration and other precision measures for the equipment/ instruments?

The College takes up calibration and other precision measures with the help of the staff members whenever necessary.

4.4.4 What are the major steps taken for location, upkeep and maintenance of sensitive equipment (voltage fluctuations, constant supply of water etc.)?

Voltage fluctuation is very rare in the college campus. Yet, a transformer is installed for voltage fluctuation. An online UPS is also installed. Running water facility is provided in the college campus. When there is power cut, the Digital Generator is used to provide constant supply of running water. The College spends a notable amount of money for upkeep and maintenance of sensitive equipments.

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CRITERION V: STUDENT SUPPORT AND PROGRESSION

5.1 Student Monitoring 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?

The College prospectus is published annually at the start of new session. Usually it provides with it the application form for new admissions as well as the following basic information regarding the College:-  Information regarding the College  Information regarding the admission process  Details about the examinations  Information regarding library facilities  Any updated information  List of departments and the faculty members  Details about hostel facilities  Details about fee structure  Details about NCC and NSS schemes  Details about the courses/programmers offered  List of the office staff members  Details about research and publications  Services and facilities The College strictly follows the various schedules regarding the examinations, college week festival etc.

5.1.2 Specify the type, number and amount of institutional scholarships / freeships given to the students during the last four years and whether the financial aid was available and disbursed on time?

Although Tihu College is located in a semi-urban area, most of the students come from rural background and their source of income is agriculture. As many students cannot collect their admission fees, the College gives free admission and financial assistance to poor but meritorious students and students belonging to BPL category. The following list shows the number of students getting financial assistance during last four years:

Session: 2011-2012 Class No. of students Amount (in Rs.) TDC 1st Semester 20 19,838/- TDC 2nd Year 21 31,038/- TDC 3rd Year 11 24,188/- Session: 2012-2013 TDC 1st Semester 34 18,445/- TDC 3rd Semester 19 5,600/- TDC 3rd Year 22 5,600/- Session: 2013-2014 TDC 1st Semester 27 9,700/-

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TDC 3rd Semester 15 4,350/- TDC 5th Semester 02 600/- Session: 2014-2015 TDC 1st Semester 33 16,400/- TDC 3rd Semester 01 350/- TDC 5th Semester 04 1,550/-

5.1.3 What percentage of students receive financial assistance from state government, central government and other national agencies?

Percentage of students receiving financial assistance from state govt., central govt. as scholarship is:

Year Total students Students getting scholarship Percentage 2010-2011 1045 194 18.56% 2011-2012 1171 228 19.47% 2012-2013 1310 235 17.93% 2013-2014 1598 240 15.01% 2014-2015 Not announced so far

5.1.4 What are the specific support services/facilities available for

Students from SC/ST, OBC and Economically weaker factions:

Students from SC/ST and OBC are shortlisted during the time of admission. A systematic announcement procedure is maintained whenever they are to avail scholarship from Government and other agencies. The office staff normally offer their helping hand in the process of filling up the application forms and in the disbursement of money as and when it the scholarship is sanctioned.

Students with physical disabilities:

Students with physical disabilities are very rare in the College. Yet, the College authority sees to it that students with physical or visual disabilities are cared properly.

Overseas students:

No overseas student has got admitted in the College so far.

Students to participate in various competitions:

Students with extracurricular activities such as cultural, debating, sports etc. are occasionally sent to participate in national level/ state level/ inter-college competitions with facilities such as T.A and other expanses etc. In this respect they are guided by the respective teachers in charge.

Medical Assistance to Students:

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Free Health check-up camps are time and again organized by the College to promote health consciousness among the students. They are provided with free doses of medicine. Besides, economically backward students are provided monetary help in case of locally unavoidable treatment. Free treatment is given by the College to those students who fall sick suddenly during class hours.

Organizing Coaching classes for competitive Exams:

Coaching classes are conducted occasionally in the institution.

Skill Development (spoken English, computer literacy, etc.):

The College has been offering various skill development courses to the students. Debate competition is held twice or thrice a manually to improve the oratory skill of the students. Writing classes are occasionally conducted for those interested in creative writing. The Dramatic Society of the College imparts training to the students having acting talents.

Support for “slow learners”:

Remedial classes are conducted by the departments for the uplift of the slow learners. Some departments conduct group discussions through which slow learners are well benefited. Besides, occasional tutorial classes are held to improve their learning skill.

Exposure of students to other institution of higher learning/ corporate/ business house etc.: The students represent the College in seminars/ workshops organized by other colleges and universities. They are also taken an educational excursion for sightseeing of industries and corporate business houses, thus they have a glimpse of our corporate sector. Students gifted with various faculties participate every year in the Youth Festival organized by Gauhati University and bring laurel to the institution.

Publication of student Magazines:

The College magazine entitled ‘Tician’ is published annually by the students union of the College. The magazine has been medium of expression for the students. It explores their creative faculty in writing short stories and analytical and intellectual ability in writing articles. Besides, the departments publish their respective wall-magazines annually which are expressive of the artistic faculty of the students besides the creative.

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 well understands the urgent need of entrepreneurial development of the student generation. An Information and Carrier Guidance Cell has been constituted for this purpose. The cell occasionally organizes programmes on carrier management. The College also opened a diploma course on Food Processing in 2015.

5.1.6 Enumerate the policies and strategies of the institution which promote participation of students in extracurricular and cocurricular activities such as sports, games, Quiz competitions, debate and discussions, cultural activities etc.

Institutional Promotion for Participation of students in E.C. Activities:

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The College shows interest in the all round development of the student community. They can expose their extracurricular activities through platform like Annual College Week Festival. Talents in different categories are selected there to represent the College in the Youth Festival of Gauhati University. The College has so for been able to produce a lot of talents with E. C. activities.

Additional Academic Support and Flexibility in Examination:

Students with E. C. activities can avail extra period of classes to make up the loss in their absence. Seats are also reserved for them. Moreover, dates of sectional exams are fixed keeping in view their availability in the College so that they do not have to miss the chances of appearing in the examinations.

Special Dietary Requirements, sports uniform and materials:

The College provides the students with sports uniform for various sports like football, volleyball, basketball, cricket etc. Students having expertise in sports are also provided with sports materials.

Any other:

The faculty members also promote the students to participate in the cocurricular activities. They inspire the students of their own departments to take part in the cultural programmes, to publish departmental wall magazines.

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 / TOFEL / GMAT / Central /State services, Defense, Civil Services, etc.

The College has always been offering a helping hand to the students planning appear in the competitive examinations, such as CGC, NET, SLET/ CAT/ GRE/ TOFEL/ GMAT/ Central/ State Services, Defense Civil Services etc. The teachers guide the students in this respect. Seminars on career counseling have been organized for a number of times to boost up students interested in competitive examinations. Many times deferent experts are invited to talk on opportunities in defense services through NDA, CDS etc.

5.1.8 What type of counselling services are made available to the students (academic, personal, career, psycho-social etc.)

The College owns an Information and Career Guidance Cell which helps the students in various ways. The students are much benefitted by the talks workshops and interactive sessions conducted by the cell. It also categorically identifies talents from among the students and guides then to their good. So far a number of oriented programmers have been organized in the College.

5.1.9 Does the institution have a structured 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)

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The College has its own Information and Career Guidance Cell (ICGC) which helps the students by providing latest information about various career development and employment opportunities. It organizes various programmes on career counselling by experts from outside. No employer has come forward for campus recruitment in the College so far. Therefore, no student has been selected through campus interview.

5.1.10 Does the institution have a student grievance redressal cell? If yes, list (if any) the grievances reported and redressed during the last four years.

Tihu College has a Grievance Redressal Cell for addressing the grievances of the students’ community. Problems faced by the students are solved by this cell. A Box meant for this purpose is placed in the office premises of the College. All sorts of grievances of the students have so far been addressed by the cell including grievances involving examinations, issues relating to the academic atmosphere etc. The Grievance Redressal Cell has been formed as follows: Chairperson: Principal Convener: Mr. Pulin Ch. Das Members: Dr. Bhabesh Ch. Choudhury (Vice Principal) Dr. Jyotish Bhagabati Mr. Bhabesh Ch. Das Ms. Kamala Deka Dr. Sabitri Bezbaruah Ms. Rita Deka Dr. Suresh Bharali Mr. Amiya Deka

5.1.11 What are the institutional provisions for resolving issues pertaining to sexual harassment?

The College authority sees to it that no incident concerning gender issue can take place in the college premises. With a view to resolving issues pertaining to sexual harassment the College formed a cell for ‘Elimination of Sexual Harassment against Women’ comprising the following members:

Chairman : Dr. B. C. Choudhury, Vice-Principal Convener : Ms. B. K. Pathak, Associate Professor Teacher Members : Ms. M. Deka, Associate Professor Ms. R. Deka, Associate Professor Dr. R. Barman, Associate Professor Mr. R. K. Bhuyan, Associate Professor Mr. G. Goswami, Assistant Professor Student Members : President, TCSU Secretary, TCSU

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?

An Anti-ragging squad is formed to keep intact law and order situation inside the college promises. The squad is instructed to go for patrol twice or thrice during the college hours. It is, of course, a matter of great satisfaction that the college has remained ragging-free ever since it was established.

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Anti-ragging Squad

President : Dr. B. C. Choudhury, Vice-Principal Convener : Dr. J Bhagabati, Associate Professor Members : Mr. B. C. Barman, Associate Professor Dr. R. Barman, Associate Professor Mr. P. C. Das, Associate Professor Ms. M. Deka, Associate Professor Mr. B. C. Deka, Associate Professor Ms. K. Choudhury, Associate Professor Dr. G. N. Choudhury, Associate Professor Dr. S. Bharali, Associate Professor Mr. D. N. Sarma, Associate Professor Mr. N. Islam, Assistant Professor Mr. G. Talukdar, Assistant Professor President, TCSU Secretary, TCSU

5.1.13 Enumerate the welfare schemes made available to students by the institution.

The College authority has brought forth some welfare schemes for the uplift of the student community. Some of the schemes are as follows.

(1) Occasionally conducting seminars on career counseling (2) Awarding scholarship to the worthy students (3) Mentorship system. (4) Remedial classes. (5) Departmental library facility for major students. (6) Free admission for poor students.

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 College has an Alumni Association actively working with about 500 members. The association is constituted with an approval from the Governing Body of the College. The alumni always co-operate with the college authority in the academic and infrastructural development the college. The Alumni Association has been constituted as follows:- President : Mr. Prafulla Baishya Vice President : Sanjay Kalita Dr. Dibakar Sarma Secretary : Dr. Ratul Ch. Kalita Asst. Secretary : Hiren Bhattacharyya Kangkan Kalita Members : Kumud Das Hemanta Das Nayanjyoti Pathak Jitul Mazumdar Kuladip Kalita Himangshu Chetia

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Dimbeswar Barman Prabin Deka Haladhar Haloi Harinath Kalita Dwijen Pathak Rup Kr. Sarma Manoranjan Sarma The alumni are committed to the all round development of the College.

5.2 Students Progression

5.2.1 Providing the percentage of students progressing to higher education or employment (for the last four batches) highlight the trends observed.

Student progression % UG to PG 45 % (approx.) PG to M.Phil. Not Applicable PG to Ph.D. Not Applicable Employed • Campus selection No • Other than campus recruitment Not available

It has been seen that the percentage of students progressing to higher education every year. A good number of students get the opportunity to pursue higher education the Institute of Distance and Open Learning (IDOL) under Gauhati University.

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 Colleges of the affiliating university within the city/district.

The following list shows the details of the programme wise pass percentage and completion rate of Tihu College.

Year Course Candidates 1st Class 2nd Simple Passed Failed Percentage Class Class 2012 BA 185 06(Distn.) 83 41 138 47 74.59% 08 BSc 13 03(Distn.) 07 00 10 03 76.92% PGDCA 16 12 00 00 12 04 75% 2013 BA 281 07(Distn.) 137 78 235 46 83.62% 13 BSc 13 01(Distn.) 12 00 13 00 100% BCA 02 00 00 00 00 02 00% PGDCA 08 08 00 00 08 00 100% 2014 BA 233 51 169 11 231 02 99.14% BSc 41 09 28 00 37 04 90.24% PGDCA 06 05 01 00 06 00 100% 2015 BA 275 60 157 22 239 36 86.90% BSc 35 11 19 00 30 05 85.71%

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The table shows the outstanding academic results of Tihu College. The pass percentage is rising high, although it is a little depressing in 2015, if compared to the result of 2014. The number of students securing first class is increasing every year. If the result of Tihu College is compared with that of other colleges within Nalbari district, it is always encouraging and satisfactory. The following table shows a comparison between the results of B. A. Final Examination of various colleges within Nalbari district.

Year College Total Passed Failed Pass % appeared Tihu College 185 138 47 74.59% 2012 Nalbari College 240 197 43 82.08% Kamrup College 105 94 11 89.52% Tihu College 281 235 46 83.62% 2013 Nalbari College 318 242 76 76.10% Kamrup College 144 134 10 93.05% Tihu College 233 231 02 99.14% 2014 Nalbari College 298 289 09 96.97% Kamrup College 306 288 18 94.11% Tihu College 275 239 36 86.90% 2015 Nalbari College 382 355 27 92.93% Kamrup College 298 253 45 84.89% 5.2.3. How does the institution facilitate student progression to higher level of education and/or towards employment?

 Students opting for higher education are guided by the career counseling cell by organizing a number of programmes.  Keeping in view the importance of education sector the College organized coaching classes for teachers Eligibility Test which came out successful during the session, 2012-13.  The College introduced a Diploma Course of Food Processing in 2015.  The College has applied for a number of job oriented courses to be introduced in the College in near future.

5.2.4. Enumerate the special support provided to students who are at risk of failure and drop out?

Risk of failure and drop out are some common characteristics in any educational institution. Therefore, some measures are taken to provide support to students who are at risk of failure and drop out.  Special classes are held to upgrade the students who are at risk of failure and drop out.  Weaker students are identified and shortlisted from among the normal group of students. The faculty members take special care of such students.  Comparatively advanced students are asked to help them understand things better.

5.3. Students Participation and Activities

5.3.1 List the range of sports, games, cultural and other extracurricular activities available to students. Provide details of participation and program calendar.

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The College has a platform for the students who have talents in sports, games and other extracurricular activities. The Annual College Week Festival is held in the month of January to explore the talents of the students. Apart from this many competition such as quiz competition, debate competition, poem recitation competition are organized in the College. A team of selected students is sent to participate in the Inter College Youth Festival under Gauhati University every year. The students also participate in various district level and state level competitions based on games and sports, cultural and other extracurricular activities held in different colleges.

5.3.2. Furnish the details of major student achievements in cocurricular, extracurricular and cultural activities at different levels: University / State / Zonal / National / International, etc. for the previous four years.

Tihu College supports a good member of students showing their talents in co-curricular, extracurricular and cultural activities at different level. The following list shows the details of major student achievements in various activities during the last four years:

Name Achievement Level Year Ms. Jinamani Deka Award winner in National Youth Unity National 2012 Camp held in Jodhpur Mr. Rupam Deka 1st Prize in Bihu Dance held in All India National 2012 Tracking Camp, Kerala Ms. Banti Sarma 3rd Best Singer in ‘Parvati Prasad Barua University 2012 Song Competition’ in GU Youth Festival Ms. Ananya 2nd Best Debater in Inter-College University 2012 Bhagabati Debate Competition held in Nalbari College Ms. Ananya 3rd Best Debater in Inter-College Debate University 2012 Bhagabati Competition held in Rangia College Mr. Pranab Bharali Best actor in the Mono Act Competition State 2014 conducted by Assam Natya Sanmilan Ms. Liki Das 2nd Best Singer in Kamrupi Folk Song University 2015 in Inter-College Competition held in Cotton College, Guwahati Mr. Pranab Bharali Best Director in Inter-College Drama University 2015 Competition held in Rabindra Bhavan, Guwahati Ms. Pompi Medhi Best Actress in Inter-College Drama University 2015 Competition held in Rabindra Bhavan, Guwahati Mr. Rupam Deka Best Co-actor in Inter-College Drama University 2015 Competition held in Rabindra Bhavan, Guwahati

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 has its collection of feedback from the outgoing students which improves the standard of education for future generation of students. The suggestions made by the former students

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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 the College have always been encouraged to cultivate their creative faculty thorough the college magazine and wall-magazines published by respective departments. The publications always come under the editorship of the students and supervision of the faculty members. The medium of the publication are usually Assamese and English. Competition among the wall magazine is held during the Annual College Week Festival and the best among various categories are awarded in the prize distribution ceremony. Tician, the college magazine is published by the students annually. Besides, most departments have own wall magazines brought out by the students under the guidance of the faculty members. These are: Assamese Department : Kothiya Chemistry Department : Chem Mania Economics Department : Spectrum Education Department : Sadhana English Department : Charioteer Geography Department : Cosmos History Department : Vivartan Mathematics Department : Zeta Philosophy Department : Prajna Physics Department : Echo Political Science Department : Prayas Zoology Department : Pelican

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 a students’ body called Tihu College Students’ Union. The union consists of the student representatives carrying various dictates every year in the month of October by other students. This democratic process of representation help the students become conscious about politics in the true sense of the term. Each and every regular student is entitled to exercise his/her vote in the process of election. The union is supposed to be politically unbiased. The contesting student must be a regular student and must have 75% attendance in the class register. Constitution: The union operates under the guidance of the Principal and the teachers’ in- charge of various portfolios. Usually the union comprises President, General Secretary, Assistant General Secretary, Cultural Secretary, Major Games Secretary, Minor Games Secretary, Magazine Secretary, Debating Secretary, Boys’ Common-room Secretary, Girls’ Common Room Secretary etc. Activities of the Union: The students’ union plays a leading role in bringing forth the extracurricular activities of the students. It organizes the Annual College Week Festival in the month of January. It also takes initiative in organizing Fresher’s Social, Teachers’ Day, Cleanliness Drive in the college campus etc. Funding: The fund for running the activities of the union is basically raised from the fresh students at the time of admission.

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5.3.6. Give details of various academic and administrative bodies that have student representatives on them.

Tihu College have academic and administrate bodies having student representations in them. They are as follows: (1) Tihu College Students’ Union (2) Internal Quality Assurance Cell (3) Departmental Forums (4) Magazine Editorial Board. (5) NSS (6) NCC (7) Anti-Ragging Squad (8) Grievance Redressal Cell (9) Committee for ‘Elimination of Sexual Harassment against Women’

5.3.7. How does the institution network and collaborate with the Alumni and former faculty of the Institution.

Tihu College has been able to maintain a cordial relationship with the student community and the retired faculties ever since its inception. The alumni Association plays the pivotal role in this regard. Ex-students working elsewhere get together and occasionally visit the institution. They ever participate in various activities in the College such as Annual College Week Festival, Foundation Day, Independence Day, Republic Day, Teachers’ Day etc. Recently, the College has made it a tradition to facilitate the retired teachers of greater Tihu area on the occasion of the Teachers’ Day.

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CRITERION VI: GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

6.1. Institution Vision & 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.?

MISSION AND VISION Tihu College aspires to bring the benefit of higher education to the semi-urban and rural masses, especially to the poorer section of the society, with a more caring and supportive understanding of the socio-economic milieu, which will equip them to meet the challenges of changing times in a much more organized and scientific. Special attention has been given to the development of an all-round personality of the students. To fulfil the mission the College

 facilitates one of the best teaching-learning processes for the rural based students who will learn how to move ahead with the time.  tries to make higher education more accessible and more affordable.  enables the students to overcome backwardness and helps generate national outlook and national integration.  helps him to cultivate and boost cultural awareness.  makes learning a helpful instrument to earn better means of livelihood.

6.1.2. What is the role of top management, Principal and Faculty in design and implementation of its quality policy and plans?

Tihu College is a provincialised college of Assam. It came under the Provincialisation Act- 2005 after a long period in Deficit Grants in Aid System. The College, having three streams (Arts, Science & Commerce) at present along with B.C.A. and P.G.D.C.A. has much to depend upon the system of management at the top level as well as at the college level. So far as the system of management at the top level is concerned the College follows the rules and regulations of the U.G.C. formulated though the Director of Higher Education Assam. Regarding courses and curriculum, the College follows the curriculum set by Gauhati University to which it is affiliated. The College has got the advantage of a permanent Principal in 2012. The Principal Dr. K. K. Talukdar together with the Governing Body is trying to lead the institute towards academic excellence. There is no denying the fact that the management of an institute of 2500 students with very limited infrastructure is not an easy task. The College being set up at a rural environment, practices decentralization and the authority motivates a collective participation in the management of the institute. In most cases, the Principal plays the coordinating role among and between various bodies, such as the Teachers’ Unit, the Students’ Unit, The Alumni Association, Guardians’ Forum, Women’s Forum of etc. The order to facilitate the development of leadership in the students and faculties the College takes up various fruitful measures practiced by participation of the teachers and students in various nation building operations. Being part of a democratic society, Tihu College takes up all decisions in a democratic way, with open minded discussion based on up to date information.

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6.1.3 What is the involvement of the leadership in ensuring :

• the policy statements and action plans for fulfillment of the stated mission

The College has its own mission and vision. The Governing Body of the College forms different committees to ensure the policy statements and action plans for the fulfilment of the mission of the College.

• formulation of action plans for all operations and incorporation of the same into the institutional strategic plan

To formulate the action plans the Principal discusses with the Governing Body and different committees. Then, the College Authority makes various strategies to implement the action plans.

• Interaction with stakeholders

The College conducts meetings with the parents, guardians and alumni, their suggestions are welcomed. The IQAC of the College also includes representatives of stakeholder from industries and society.

• Proper support for policy and planning through need analysis, research inputs and consultations with the stakeholders

The College Authority gives due consideration to the suggestions given by the stakeholders. The parents, guardians and the other stakeholders always offer proper support for policy and designing of the plans.

• Reinforcing the culture of excellence

The faculty members are involved in research projects. They also regularly attend various seminars, workshops and conferences. The College itself conduct national level seminars and workshops. The College has its own Research Journal in which the faculty members publish their research papers.

• Champion organizational change

Following the modern trends the College has made many changes. ITC is introduced in the College. The office of the College and the library are computerized with internet facility. Job oriented course is also introduced in the College.

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?

An Academic Committee is formed comprising the Principal, the Vice-Principal, all HoDs, a few senior members of teaching and non-teaching staff to monitor and evaluate the policies and plans. The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) also reviews the policies and plans of the College, and gives suggestions to implement the plans for improvement of the College.

6.1.5 Give details of the academic leadership provided to the faculty by the top management?

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The Governing Body of the College always gives the Principal full freedom to take decisions for the development of the College. The Principal discusses with the Heads of the departments for maintaining and improvement of academic atmosphere of the College. The faculty members are also given freedom to express their views.

6.1.6 How does the college groom leadership at various levels?

The College involves the college family to groom leadership at various levels. The College Authority constitutes different Cells and Committees including members from teaching and non- teaching staff. They take full freedom to perform various activities smoothly. The students have their own Union Body. They choose their leaders through general election. The Students’ Union Body is allowed to do various activities such as Annual College Week, different cultural programmes, social services etc. independently under the guidance of the college authority and faculty members.

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?

The College provides autonomy to the departments to conduct sessional examinations, class tests, departmental seminars, talks etc. The departments are given freedom to allot classes, distribute syllabus and design teaching plans. The departments have the freedom to select the part-time teachers. The College Authority allows the faculty members of each department to give suggestions regarding academic matters in the Academic Meetings and tries to implement them.

6.1.8 Does the college promote a culture of participative management? If ‘yes’, indicate the levels of participative management.

The College promote a culture of participative management. The College Authority holds meeting with the teaching and non-teaching staff to discuss various issues related to overall development of the College. Various committees and cells are formed for smooth maintenance of the academic atmosphere of the College and the Authority always takes them into confidence. Two representatives from the teaching staff and one from non-teaching staff are in the Governing Body of the College.

6.2. Strategy Development & Deployment

6.2.1. Does the Institution have a formally stated quality policy? How is it developed, driven, deployed and reviewed?

The College has clear defined quality policy developed through the mission and vision stated earlier. The quality matters of the institute are governed by the IQAC of the College, which tries to ensure quality higher education with the follow-up of the national standard defined by UGC.

6.2.2. Does the Institute have a perspective plan for development? If so, give the aspects considered for inclusion in the plan.

The College has a well-defined perspective plan for development. In this regard the institute has formulated two perspectives of development plan- Academic and Infrastructural Development. Academic Perspective: The College being located in a semi urban area facilitating the learners of most by rural areas gives topmost priority to the higher educational needs of the rural

Self Study Report, Tihu College, Tihu Page 84 students. Considering the population of the surrounding area, the College has increased the enrolment to the maximum. The College has initiated some new fields of education by introducing BCA, PGDCA, Diploma in Food Processing courses and a Biotech Hub for greater benefits of the students. The College all three streams – Science, Arts and Commerce. The College has also planned for introduction of some vocational diploma courses like Photography, Interior Decoration, Fashion Technology, Fashion Designing etc. in the coming year. Infrastructural Perspective: Considering the immense growth of student enrolment, the College has to make various plans for infrastructural development. The College which had around 1500 students in 2010-11 has to accommodate around 2500 students today. To keep pace with the growing demand, the College has made the following infrastructural development plans. 1. Occupation of a plot of Land measuring from Assam State Electricity Board for construction of Administrative Building (Already Granted) 2. Construction of the New Administrative Building. 3. Extension of the Women’s Hostel (Completed) 4. Construction of Boys’ Hostel (Nearing Completion) 5. Development of the College Field. 6. Extension of the existing Women’s Hostel

6.2.3. Describe the internal organizational structure and decision making processes.

The Governing Body of the College is the highest decision making body which comprises an eminent academician as its chairperson and the Principal of the College as the secretary. The members of the Governing Body are the Vice Principal, two University nominees, three representatives (one should be lady) of the parents/guardians, two representatives from teaching staff, one representative from the non-teaching staff and one donor’s member. As far as the internal organizational structure of the College is concerned, the Principal comes next to the Governing Body and the Principal is followed by the Vice-Principal. Each department has a Head who is selected on rotation on the seniority basis from among the Associate Professors. In case a department does not have any Associate Professor, the senior most Assistant Professor becomes the Head of the department. The HoDs always plays crucial role in decision making. There are different cells and committees such as IQAC, Academic Committee, Construction Committee, Budget Committee etc. which include members from teaching and non-teaching staff. These cells and committees help the College Authority in decision making.

6.2.4. Give a broad description of the quality improvement strategies of the institution for each of the following

• Teaching & Learning Most of the classes being crowded with students Lecture method is commonly used in the general classes of course. Modern tools like projector, green board, multimedia board etc. are also used in the classes where applicable. • Research & Development Tihu College always encourages research practices. As many as sixteen teachers of the College have been awarded Ph. D Degrees, eleven teachers have achieved M. Phil degree and thirteen teachers have been enrolled for Ph. D in various universities. The College Authority encourages the research practices and grant Study Leave in this regard.

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• Community engagement As a premier institute of higher education, Tihu College shows social commitment by various activities like aiding the flood victims of the locality, victims of ethnic clashes, arranging free health camps etc. • Human resource management The College has formed a special cell to look after the development of Human Resource in the student community called Information & Carrier Guidance Cell, Tihu College. Every year during the Summer Vacation, this cell organizes crash course (free) for carrier guidance cell inviting noted carrier counselors and experts from various fields. The College also arranged a Coaching Programme for TET Examination in 2012. • Industry interaction Entrepreneurship development has become a need of the hour in this age where unemployment has become a burning question. In this regard, the College has taken many steps for developing entrepreneurship among the students. The College invited a fishery farmer, a successful entrepreneur to interact with the students.

6.2.5. How does the Head of the institution ensure that adequate information (from feedback and personal contacts etc.) is available for the top management and the stakeholders, to review the activities of the institution?

The Principal, as the Head of the College looks after all the quality issues through the IQAC of the College. The institute maintains a student Feedback Report against all faculty members and office staff. After careful analysis of the feedback the Management negotiates the important aspects with the stakeholders.

6.2.6. How does the management encourage and support involvement of the staff in improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the institutional processes?

By decentralizing various activities the top management of the College encourages the staff, teaching as well as non-teaching, in involving them and improving their efficiency in different institutional processes. Taking into account the aptitude and efficiency the faculty members are engaged in various processes such as admission, election, social activities, N.C.C., N.S.S. etc.

6.2.7. Enumerate the resolutions made by the Management Council in the last year and the status of implementation of such resolutions.

The Governing Body of the College took the following resolutions in various meetings in the last year. i) Steps to be taken to renovate the old Boys’ Hostel to create provisions of necessary class- rooms and laboratories for the smooth running of the Diploma Course in Food Processing. This is implemented and the course is running smoothly.

ii) Resolved that Part-time teachers be appointed in various departments and salary of them be fixed. The resolution is implemented with immediate effect.

iii) The meeting resolved to appoint a contractual teacher in the department of Political Science and fixed the salary at Rs. 8000/- for one year.

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iv) Resolved that books for Central Library be purchased as per the demands placed by various departments and the Librarian be directed to lend books to various departments as and when needed. A good number of books were purchased for Central Library.

v) Resolved to raise the reserve fund of the College by depositing a part of the tuition fee from the 30% share of the said fee that comes to the college fund. This resolution has been executed with immediate effect.

vi) Resolved that three posts of Assistant Professors in Botany, Geography and Education, one post of Assistant Librarian and four posts of Junior Assistant be advertised in one national daily and one local daily. This resolution was executed with immediate effect and posts have been filled up.

vii) Resolved that the post of Assistant Librarian be advertised in one national daily and one local daily. This resolution was executed with immediate effect. One candidate has been appointed as Assistant Librarian.

viii) Resolved that the advertisement for filling up the posts of Lecturers in Commerce Stream be made through newspapers mentioning that the posts are on contractual basis and their salary be fixed as per negotiations.

ix) Resolved that new rooms be constructed to the eastern part of the Food Processing classrooms. The resolution has been executed.

x) Resolved that a separate account be opened for the Commerce stream for the sake of convenience of both Internal and Govt. audit. A new account has been opened under the head of ‘Commerce Fund’.

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?

Gauhati University has not the provision for providing autonomy to the affiliated Colleges.

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?

The College has a Grievance Redressal Cell which negotiates the grievances of the staff, students and any persons of the community. As soon as any grievance is reported by any students, the Cell conducts a meeting and discusses the problem. The Cell takes the suggestions of the Principal in this regard, if necessary.

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?

The College has not faced any court cases during the last four years which hampers the smooth running of the College.

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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?

The College has a mechanism of student feedback on institutional performance. Such feedback system reflects the views of students on the quality of teachers and academic atmosphere of the College.

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?

Tihu College always plays are inspiring role in prompting research culture among the faculty members of the College. The teachers are given free access to participate in different faculty development programmers. The College facilitates a platform for research practices, and it brings out a research journal entitled ‘Tihu College Research Journal’ with ISSN. Another research journal is proposed to be brought out by Tihu College Forum for Humanities and Social Sciences. Faculty members are allowed to attend Refresher Course, Orientation Course, seminars, workshops etc. The College allows the members of non-teaching staff to attend training programme, whenever necessary.

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 facilitates the development of the teaching faculties as well as the non-teaching staff by decentralization of various functions of the College. For the teachers, the College provides time and space for their research practices, seminars, workshops and projects.

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.

Other than the performance appraisal system sought for promotional requirements of the staff, the College maintains an internal appraisal system assessed mostly by students’ feedback at the end of every academic year. The College, as per Govt. of Assam Notification, applies Performance Based Appraisal system (PBAS), assessed by API (Academic Performance Indicator) Scores since 01.01.2014. In case of non-teaching staff, there is a committee named Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) which is formed as per Office Memorandum, Govt. of Assam.

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 IQAC analyses the students’ feedback and a report is submitted to the Principal of the College who takes necessary steps in this regard. The feedback is also necessary for career advancement. On the basis of students’ feedback, the Principal, along with IQAC of the College and

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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 College has the following provisions for welfare of the staff. 1. Group Insurance Policy Coverage (Centrally maintained) 2. C.P.F (for Employees joining after 2005) 3. G.P.F ( for Employees joining before 2005) 4. Tihu College Teacher Mutual Aid Fund (also includes the official staff) 5. Tihu College Staff Mutual Aid Fund (also includes the teaching staff)

Almost all members of the teaching and non-teaching staff were benefited by the mutual funds of the College.

6.3.6. What are the measures taken by the Institution for attracting and retaining eminent faculty?

The College makes every effort to attract the most suitable candidate for the vacant posts. The vacancies are advertised in popular and standard News Papers of the state (one National Daily and one Local Daily Newspaper) and the interview process is proceeded very fairly to choose the best quality candidate against the post.

6.4 Financial Management & Resource Mobilization

6.4.1 What is the institutional mechanism to monitor effective and efficient use of available financial resources?

Tihu College being located in a sub-urban locality has little local resources and has to look forward financial management. The only means of collecting monetary resource is the development fee collected from the students enrolled in the institute. The College Management, especially the Principal therefore, always remains alert about the UGC schemes. Besides, the College takes special care about proper utilization of the funds and resources.

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 maintains two level & Internal and External Audit. At the Internal level of Audit, the Principal takes the audit through appointing two auditors as per the decision of the Governing Body of the College and an office accountant. At the External level, the College uses a Govt. auditor for all accounts Tihu College. The last audit was done on 16-07-2015 (for 2012-13 and 2013-14). No major objections were found in the audit report.

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.

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The major sources of regular receipt/funding of the College are fees taken from the students and the bank interests received on it. The audited income and expenditure statement of academic and administrative activities of the previous four years are:

Sl. No. Year Item Amount (in Rs.) Opening Balance 75,53,992/-

Income 5,81,85,103/- 1 2011-12 Expenditure 6,51,86,290/- Reserve Fund 1,00,000/- Opening Balance 5,52,805/-

Income 7,25,84,395/- 2 2012-13 Expenditure 7,06,09,691/- Reserve Fund 1,86,165/- Opening Balance 25,27,509/-

Income 7,73,87,832/- 3 2013-14 Expenditure 7,85,68,204/- Reserve Fund 6,14,868/- Opening Balance The audit is on process

Income 4 2014-15 Expenditure Reserve Fund

6.4.4 Give details on the efforts made by the institution in securing additional funding and the utilization of the same (if any).

The College has not secured additional funding from any other agency so far.

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?

Tihu College established an Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) in 2004. The aim of the Cell is to maintain the quality and high standard of education. It always tries to fulfil the Mission and Vision of the College.

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The College Authority gives the IQAC full freedom to take decisions for quality improvement of the College. All decision taken by the Cell are implemented by the College Authorities. c. Does the IQAC have external members on its committee? If so, mention any significant contribution made by them.

The IQAC has external members on its committee. It has included two members of community representative, one member of employer/industrialist and one member of alumni. These members always give suggestions for the betterment of the College. d. How do students and alumni contribute to the effective functioning of the IQAC?

The IQAC has representatives of students and alumni and they give their view in the meeting of the Cell. The Cell takes their views and suggestions quite seriously. e. How does the IQAC communicate and engage staff from different constituents of the institution?

Being the Chairperson of the IQAC, the Principal of the College plays the role of a bridge between the IQAC and other constituents of the College. The Principal communicates the decisions to the staff. The IQAC itself conducts meeting with the staff.

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.

Tihu College has an integrated framework for Quality assurance of the academic and administrative activities. Many committees are formed for quality assurance. a) Admission Committee is formed to conduct the admission process smoothly. b) The Research Committee encourages the teachers to take up research activities. c) The Examination Committee is formed to conduct the Internal and University examinations fairly and smoothly. d) The Routine Committee is formed for proper allotment of the classes. e) The Academic Committee supervises the academic atmosphere of the College. f) The Construction Committee works for the infrastructural development. g) The Budget Committee works for preparation of annual budget.

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 organises programmes for the staff inviting resource persons from the affiliating University. Eminent personalities of College Development Council also visit the College to observe the quality assurance procedures. The Coordinator of the IQAC is sent to attend quality assurance programmes.

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?

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The College undertakes Academic Audit in the form of meetings given by the Principal. The Principal conducts such meetings with HoDs after the results of University Examinations are declared. He analyses the results and gives his views and suggestions. The outcome of such meetings is that the departments become motivated to show better result in the next time.

6.5.5 How are the internal quality assurance mechanisms aligned with the requirements of the relevant external quality assurance agencies/regulatory authorities?

The College Authority always discusses with and takes suggestions from the relevant external quality agencies whenever necessary. Persons from affiliating University or CDC are also invited to College for the improvement of internal quality assurance mechanisms.

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?

The institutional mechanisms to continuously review the teaching-learning process are: a) The students are given feedback forms to evaluate the teachers. A report prepared on the basis of feedback forms is submitted to the Principal. b) Faculty members design teaching plans which are reviewed the Head of each department. c) The Academic Committee reviews the academic atmosphere of the College. d) The Principal makes a visit inside the college campus to observe whether the classes are held properly.

6.5.7 How does the institution communicate its quality assurance policies, mechanisms and outcomes to the various internal and external stakeholders?

The College adopts many ways to communicate its quality assurance policies, mechanisms and outcomes. a) The activities and achievements of the College are communicated in various meetings held on the occasion of Annual College Week, Fresher’s Social, College Foundation Day etc. b) The achievements are discussed in Guardians’ Meet, meetings of the Governing Body and academic meetings of the College. c) The details of activities and achievements are published in the Prospectus of the College. d) these are displayed in the college website.

Any other relevant information regarding Governance Leadership and Management which the college would like to include.

The Governing Body of the College takes specials interest in the quality assurance. The Body always encourages the staff to work hard so that the quality of the College can be improved. The members of the GB are quite considerate towards the cleanliness and security of the College.

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CRITERIA VII: INNOVATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES

7.1 Environment Consciousness

7.1.1 Does the Institute conduct a Green Audit of its campus and facilities?

There is no formal system of conducting a Green Audit of the college campus. The College itself is eco-friendly. Besides, the College Authority takes measures to make it more eco-friendly.

7.1.2 What are the initiatives taken by the college to make the campus eco-friendly?

* Energy conservation:

The College Authority always gives importance to energy conservation. The classrooms of the College are well lighted. Usually, no electric light is necessary in the classrooms.

* Use of renewable energy:

No renewable energy is used in the college campus so far. The College is thinking of use of solar power project in future.

* Water harvesting:

No provision is made in the College to harvest rain water.

* Check dam construction:

It is not needed in Tihu College to check dam construction.

* Efforts for Carbon neutrality:

There is no severe risk of pollution in the college campus due to carbon. Yet, the campus is amply planted to neutralise carbon.

* Plantation:

Sufficient plantation has already been done in the college campus. Yet, the College Authority is spending money for plantation of rare species of trees.

* Hazardous waste management:

The College Authority removes the hazardous waste from the College as soon as possible.

* e-waste management:

The Authority invites the local agencies to collect e-waste at a meagre rate. Some materials like cartridges of printers are refilled.

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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.

Innovative practises made by the College during the last four years are:

 Teaching-learning:

Some classrooms are equipped with ITC provision for effective teaching. Black boards are replaced by green boards and white boards in most of the classrooms. Science laboratories are also upgraded. Students are regularly given home assignments for effective learning.

 Examination:

Sessional examinations are conducted by the College. The question papers are set by the departments and these are printed in the printing machine of the College. Answers scripts of sessional examinations are sent to the affiliating University after evaluation. There is a zone for evaluating the answer scripts of TDC final Examination in the College.

 Admission:

Cut of marks is introduced for admission, particularly in science stream. A few poor but meritorious students are given free admission. A good number of students belonging to BPL category are given financial assistance during admission.

 Office and Library:

The Office and the Central Library of the College are fully computerized with broadband internet facility. A good number of journals including e-journals are subscribed by the Central Library.

 Infrastructure:

i) Numbers of classrooms are increased during the last four years to accommodate more students. ii) The Women’s Hostel is extended and the Men’s Hostel is near completion. iii) An RCC building is constructed in the north block. iv) The boundary wall is constructed in the south block. v) Modern toilets for girl and boy students are constructed in South and North Block respectively.

 Vocational Courses:

Apart from the traditional courses the College has introduced vocational courses. The Diploma Course in Food Processing was introduced in 2015. The College has also applied for other vocational and job-oriented courses.

 Research:

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Tihu College publishes its own research journal named ‘Tihu College Research Journal’ biennially with ISSN.

 Co-curricular Activities:

i) Most of the departments publish a wall magazine. ii) Inter-college competitions like quiz, debate extempore speech etc. are organised. iii) Various Days are observed. iv) Programmes like cleanliness programme, plantation in different schools etc. are conducted.

7.3 Best Practices

7.3.1 Elaborate on any two best practices in the given format at page no. 98, 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 - I

1. Title of the Practice

Diploma in Food Processing (Under Community College Schemes of the UGC)

2. Goal

The primary goal behind introduction of the Diploma in Food Processing is to build a skilled workforce in the concerned field in and around greater Tihu locality. The generated skilled component in the food processing sector will be instrumental in reducing wastage of green resources produced locally, thus leading to the growth of the food processing industry in the entire district and its adjoining areas. It will also provide employment opportunities in the concerned sector and generate self-employment as well.

3. The Context

Tihu being a chief centre of trade and commerce in lower Assam ever since the British days, especially based on its diverse and rich agriculture output, the importance of an organised food processing industry in the locality is a must. It will definitely contribute to the growth of rural as well as semi-urban economy in this part of the district. This is the reason why the Central Government has also taken the initiative of establishing the North-East Mega Food Park at Nathkuchi village adjacent to Tihu Town. A skilled workforce in the in this sector is a need of the hour both for the sustenance of the park and for utilisation of the locally available green resources.

4. The Practice

The Diploma of Food Processing was introduced by our College in the year 2015. It has been progressively working towards the building of skill component in the community. The course has an intake capacity of 50 students per batch as per the enrolment strength provided by the Community College Scheme. A well-equipped food processing laboratory has been erected to enable the students

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5. Evidence of Success

The first batch of diploma holders will come out by January, 2016 and they have been made equipped for the demands of the market. They have got the necessary confidence and expertise to enter the employment sector as well as generate self-employment too.

6. Problems Encountered and Resources Required

Infrastructural problems are, no doubt, there. Efforts have been made to cope up with them.

7. Notes (Optional) :

The College is tied up with the North-East Mega Food Park as its partner which ensures employment for the deserving pass outs. Besides, the College Authority is trying to establish connections with private companies working in the field for employing them. Moreover, it will also help the pass outs to procure bank loans en route to open their own industry.

8. Contact Details

Name of the Principal: Dr. Kishore Kr. Talukdar Name of the Institution: Tihu College City: Tihu Pin Code: 781371 Accredited Status: B+ Work Phone: 03624-281238 Fax: 03624281238 Website: www.tihucollege.org E-mail: [email protected] Mobile: 09435310973

Best Practice - II

1. Title of the Practice

Opening of Bachelor of Commerce

2. Goal

With the passing of year it has noticed that Tihu College has started attracting more and more students not only of this locality but also of distant places. In spite of having two full-fledged streams Science and Arts, many students are deprived of studying here as the Commerce stream was not introduced in the College. The objective of introduction of Commerce Stream is to give students of this locality an opportunity to opt for Commerce subjects. Secondly, this practice aims at taking the institution one step ahead in the field of higher education.

3. The Context

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Tihu College is the only institution of higher education towards the western part of the Nalbari District. Having trodden 52 years of spreading illumination in society, Tihu College has celebrated its Golden Jubilee in March, 2013. The College is one of the premier institutions of the state with the full-fledged streams of Arts and Science. Both the streams are running successfully showing good academic results. The permanent Principal having been appointed in 2012, the College Authority planned to introduce Commerce stream. Although there are seven colleges in Nalbari District only Nalbari Commerce College has introduced Commerce stream. Even some parents and guardian requested the College Authority to open Commerce stream for the students of this locality. As a result, Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com.) stream was introduced in 2015.

4. The Practice

Although the College Authority planned to introduce B. Com. two years back, it could not be viable as the affiliating University delayed in giving permission timely. After getting permission from Gauhati University, the College fulfilled all provisions to open Commerce stream. The College advertised for the posts and after interview two candidates were appointed as faculty members. Separate classrooms are provided for Commerce students in the North Block in an RCC building. Although the number of students is not satisfactory now, it can be expected that the number of students will increase in near future. At present, following subjects are offered in Commerce stream: Major Courses: Accountancy, Management.

General Courses: Communicative and Functional English, Functional MIL, Business Mathematics, Environment Studies, Business Economics, Business Environment, Information and Technology in Business.

5. Evidence of Success

The positive results of this practice are: i) A few students are motivated to study B. Com. ii) Classes are conducted regularly. iii) Students’ attendance is satisfactory.

6. Problems Encountered and Resources Required

The problems associated with this practice are: i) Insufficient faculty members. ii) Lack of sufficient infrastructural facilities for which Major subjects could not be increased. iii) Due to lack of money more teachers could not be appointed. iv) Students’ enrolment is not satisfactory

7. Notes (Optional) :

Most of parents have the tendency to enrol their children either in Science or in Arts. They never encourage the students to offer Commerce. Due to lack of proper publicity, many parents and guardians became unaware of the introduction of this course. Therefore, the enrolment of the students is not up to the mark.

8. Contact Details

Name of the Principal: Dr. Kishore Kr. Talukdar

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Name of the Institution: Tihu College City: Tihu Pin Code: 781371 Accredited Status: B+ Work Phone: 03624-281238 Fax: 03624281238 Website: www.tihucollege.org E-mail: [email protected] Mobile: 09435310973

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the department : Accountancy

2. Year of Establishment : 2015 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) : UG

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved : Nil 5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) : Semester System

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 Filled Filled

Professors Nil Nil

Associate Professors Nil Nil

Asst. Professors 01 01 (non-sanctioned)

10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)

No. of Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of Years of Ph.D. Experience Students guided for the guided for the last 4 years

Assistant --- 1 year Nil Mr. Amit Jain (HoD) M.Com. Professor

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1. List of senior visiting faculty : Nil 2. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled(programme wise) by temporary faculty : Nil 3. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) : 4. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled : Nil 5. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ MPhil / PG.

P. G. – 01 6. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received : Nil 7. Departmental projects funded by DST - FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants received : Nil

8. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University : Nil 9. Publications:

* a) Publication per faculty

Name No. of publication

Mr. Amit Jain Nil

* Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and students : Nil

* 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 * Monographs : Nil

* Chapter in Books : Nil * Books Edited :

* Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers : Nil * Citation Index : Nil * SNIP : Nil

* SJR : Nil * Impact factor : Nil

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* h-index : Nil

20. Areas 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 : Nil 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 : Nil 24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department : Nil

25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding

a) National : Nil b) International : Nil 26. Student profile programme/course wise:

Name of the Applications Selected Enrolled Pass Course/programme received percentage (refer question no. 4) *M *F

UG

2015-2016 05 05 05 00 No students

*M = Male *F = Female

27. Diversity of Students

Name of the % of students from % of students from % of students Course same state other States from abroad

UG 100% Nil Nil

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc. ? : Nil

29. Student progression

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Student progression Against % enrolled Nil UG to PG

PG to M.Phil. Nil

PG to Ph.D. Nil Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Nil Employed Nil • Campus selection • Other than campus recruitment

Entrepreneurship/Self-employment Nil

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

a. Library : Yes b. Internet facilities for Staff & Students : Not yet c. Class rooms with ICT facility : Yes

d. Laboratories : No 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 : Nil 33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning : Lecture cum Discussion Method 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension Activities : Nil 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans : Strengths : i) Separate Department ii) Close relationship between students and faculty members Weaknesses: i) Insufficient faculty members Opportunities : i) Increase of enrolment

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Challenges : i) Poor background of the students Future Plans: i) To make the department a full-fledged department

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the department : Assamese

2. Year of Establishment : 1963 (General)

1972 (Major) 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) : UG

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved : Nil

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) : Semester System

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 Filled Filled

Professors Nil Nil

Associate Professors 05 05

Asst. Professors 01 01

10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)

No. of Name Qualification Designation Specializati No. of on Years of Ph.D. Experience Students guided for the guided for the last 4 years

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Associate Literature 27 years Nil Dr. Jyotish Bhagabati M.A., Ph.D. Professor

Associate Literature 24 years Nil Mr. Babul Ch. Deka M.A. Professor (HoD)

Associate Language 19 years Nil Mr. Pranjal Kr. Das M.A. Professor

Associate Literature 15 years Nil Mr. Hemen Rajbongshi M.A. Professor

Associate Language 15 years Nil Ms. Lina Choudhury M.A. Professor

Associate Language 7 years Nil Ms. Nilakshi Sarma M.A. Professor

11. List of senior visiting faculty : Nil 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled(programme wise) by temporary faculty : 10% 13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) : 14:1 (Major) 173:1 (General) 14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled : 1 15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ MPhil / PG. Ph. D. – 01 P. G. - 05 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. and total grants received : Nil

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University : Nil 19. Publications: * a) Publication per faculty

Name No. of publication

Dr. Jyotish Bhagabati 04

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Mr. Babul Ch. Deka Nil

Mr. Pranjal Kr. Das Nil

Mr. Hemen Rajbongshi 05

Ms. Lina Choudhury Nil

Ms. Nilakshi Sarma Nil

* Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and students :

Name Journal Number Journal Number

Dr. Jyotish Bhagabati National Nil International Nil

Mr. Babul Ch. Deka National Nil International Nil

Mr. Pranjal Kr. Das National Nil International Nil

Mr. Hemen Rajbongshi National Nil International Nil

Ms. Lina Choudhury National Nil International Nil

Ms. Nilakshi Sarma National Nil International Nil

* 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 * Monographs : Nil

* Chapter in Books : Nil * Books Edited : 1 (Dr. Jyotish Bhagabati edited the Summary of Doctoral Thesis, Vol-III as joint editor. The book was published by ACTA in 2011 with ISBN: 978-81-920635-2-2) * Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers : Nil * Citation Index : Nil * SNIP : Nil * SJR : Nil

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* Impact factor : Nil * h-index : Nil

20. Areas 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% (TDC 4th semester) 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 : Nil 24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department : i. Dr. Marami Borthakur Talukdar, renowned Assamese Poet

ii. Dr. Ramesh Pathak, Retd. Prof. Assamese Dept. Cotton College & renowned Linguist

25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding

a) National : Nil

b) International : Nil 26. Student profile programme/course wise:

Name of the Applications Selected Enrolled Pass Course/programme received percentage (refer question no. 4) *M *F

UG

2011-2012 85 38 05 33 94.11%

2012-2013 90 40 15 25 100%

2013-2014 95 45 09 36 100%

2014-2015 84 29 06 23 100%

*M = Male *F = Female

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27. Diversity of Students

Name of the % of students from % of students from % of students Course same state other States from abroad

UG 100% Nil Nil

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as

NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc. ? : Nil 29. Student progression

Student progression Against % enrolled 30% UG to PG

PG to M.Phil. Nil

PG to Ph.D. Nil Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Nil Employed Nil • Campus selection • Other than campus recruitment

Entrepreneurship/Self-employment Nil

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

a. Library : Yes

b. Internet facilities for Staff & Students : Not yet c. Class rooms with ICT facility : Not yet d. Laboratories : No 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 :

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Nature of Title of the Topic Name of Resource Designation Sl. No. Programme Person Asomiya Bhasa: Iyar 1. Seminar Sangrakkhan, Sambardhan Aru Dr. Ramesh Pathak Retd. Professor, Samprasar Dept of Assamese, Cotton College

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning : Lecture cum Discussion Method 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension Activities : Nil 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans : Strengths : i) Experienced faculty members ii) Active Literary Forum iii) High enrolment iv) Sufficient number of books in the Departmental Library Weaknesses: i) Disproportionate teacher-student ratio. ii) Higher Secondary workload Opportunities : i) Opening of post-graduate course ii) Introduction of courses like translation studies, literary practise Challenges : i) To deal with slow learners and students dependent only readymade notes. ii) Adequate shifting the mental make-up of the students from annual mode to semester mode of course and examination Future Plans: i) To hold a national seminar. ii) To set up a cell or centre for teaching-learning of the Bodo language, the ethnic language of the area.

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Evaluative Report of the Department 1. Name of the department : Computer Science

2. Year of Establishment : 2008 (BCA)

2011 (PGDCA) 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) : UG

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved : Nil

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) : Semester System

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 Filled Filled

Professors Nil Nil

Associate Professors Nil Nil

Asst. Professors Nil 01 (non-sanctioned)

10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)

No. of Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of Years of Ph.D. Experience Students guided for the guided for the last 4 years

Assistant 7 years Nil Ms. Rima Devi (HoD) M.C.A. Professor

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11. List of senior visiting faculty : Nil 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled(programme wise) by temporary faculty : Nil 13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) : 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/ MPhil / PG.

P. G. – 01 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. and total grants received : Nil

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University : Nil 19. Publications:

* a) Publication per faculty

Name No. of publication

Ms. Rima Devi 02

* Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and students : Nil

* 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 * Monographs : Nil

* Chapter in Books : Nil * Books Edited :

* Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers : Nil * Citation Index : Nil * SNIP : Nil

* SJR : Nil * Impact factor : Nil

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* h-index : Nil

20. Areas 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 : Nil 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 : Nil 24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department : Nil

25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding

a) National : Nil b) International : Nil 26. Student profile programme/course wise:

Name of the Applications Selected Enrolled Pass Course/programme received percentage (refer question no. 4) *M *F

UG (BCA)

2011-2012 00 00 00 00 90.9 %

2012-2013 09 09 09 00 No students

2013-2014 13 13 13 00 00 %

2014-2015 12 12 12 00 No students

PG (PGDCA)

2011-2012 16 10 06 00 90.9 %

2012-2013 00 00 00 00 No students

2013-2014 09 09 09 00 00 %

2014-2015 13 13 13 00 No students

*M = Male *F = Female

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27. Diversity of Students

Name of the % of students from % of students from % of students Course same state other States from abroad

UG 100% Nil Nil

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc. ? : Nil 29. Student progression

Student progression Against % enrolled Nil UG to PG

PG to M.Phil. Nil

PG to Ph.D. Nil Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Nil Employed Nil • Campus selection • Other than campus recruitment

Entrepreneurship/Self-employment Nil

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

a. Library : Yes

b. Internet facilities for Staff & Students : Not yet

c. Class rooms with ICT facility : Yes d. Laboratories : No 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 : Nil 33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning : Lecture cum Discussion Method

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34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension Activities : Nil 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans : Strengths : i) Well-equipped Department ii) Close relationship between students and faculty members Weaknesses: i) Insufficient faculty members Opportunities : i) Increase of enrolment Challenges : i) Students are not proficient in computer use Future Plans: i) To make the department a full-fledged department

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the department : Botany

2. Year of Establishment : 1987 (General)

2004 (Major) 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) : UG

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved : Nil

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) : Semester System

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 Filled Filled

Professors Nil Nil

Associate Professors 03 03

Asst. Professors 01 01

10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)

No. of Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of Years of Ph.D. Experience Students guided for the guided for the last 4 years

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Associate Microbiology 31 years Nil Dr. Kailash Ch. M.Sc., Ph.D. Professor Sarma

Associate Cytogenetic 27 years Nil Mr. Mahipati Dutta M.Sc. Professor and Plant (HoD) Breeding

Associate Plant 18 years Nil Dr. Suresh Bharali M.Sc., Professor Physiology Ph. D. Assistant Angiosperm 1 year Nil Ms. Ajima Begum M.Sc., Professor Taxonomy M. Phil

11. List of senior visiting faculty : Nil 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled(programme wise) by temporary faculty : Nil 13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) : 43 : 1 (General) 11 : 1 (Major) 14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled : 1

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ MPhil / PG. Ph. D. – 02 M. Phil. – 01 P. G. - 01 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. and total grants received : Nil

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University : Nil 19. Publications: * a) Publication per faculty

Name No. of publication

Dr. Kailash Ch. Sarma 01

Mr. Mahipati Dutta (HoD) Nil

Dr. Suresh Bharali Nil

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Ms. Ajima Begum Nil

* Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and students :

Name Journal Number Journal Number

Dr. K. C. National 3 International 2 Sarma

Dr. S. Bharali National 12 International 3

* 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 * Monographs : Nil

* Chapter in Books : Nil * Books Edited : Nil * Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers : Nil * Citation Index : Nil * SNIP : Nil

* SJR : Nil * Impact factor : Nil * h-index : Nil

20. Areas 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% (TDC 6th semester) 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 : Ph. D. - 01

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24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department : a) Dr. S. K. Borthakur, HoD, Botany Department, Gauhati University b) Dr. Tarun Ch. Sarma, Professor, Botany Department, Gauhati University

c) Dr. Nilakshi Devi, Professor, Botany Department, Gauhati University

25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding

a) National : Nil

b) International : Nil 26. Student profile programme/course wise:

Name of the Applications Selected Enrolled Pass Course/programme received percentage (refer question no. 4) *M *F UG

2011-2012 16 10 09 01 80 %

2012-2013 30 24 20 04 85 %

2013-2014 32 24 20 04 90 %

2014-2015 35 28 22 06 88 %

*M = Male *F = Female

27. Diversity of Students

Name of the % of students from % of students from % of students Course same state other States from abroad

UG 100% Nil Nil

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET,

SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc. ? : Nil

29. Student progression

Student progression Against % enrolled Nil UG to PG

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PG to M.Phil. Nil

PG to Ph.D. Nil Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Nil Employed Nil • Campus selection • Other than campus recruitment

Entrepreneurship/Self-employment Nil

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

a. Library : Yes

b. Internet facilities for Staff & Students : Yes c. Class rooms with ICT facility : Yes d. Laboratories : Yes 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 : Nil 33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning : Lecture cum Discussion Method, Practical Classes, Use of OHP, LCD presentation 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension Activities : Nil 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans : Strengths : i) Well-equipped Laboratory ii) Increasing number of students Weaknesses: i) Disproportionate teacher-student ratio. ii) Higher Secondary workload iii) Lack of research facilities Opportunities : i) Full-fledged Botanical Garden ii) Naming and identification of plant resources of the area

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Challenges : i) To deal with slow learners and students dependent only readymade notes. ii) Adequate shifting the mental make-up of the students from annual mode to semester mode of course and examination Future Plans: i) To hold a national seminar / workshop. ii) To undertake Botanical research.

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the department : Chemistry

2. Year of Establishment : 1987 (General)

2012 (Major) 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) : UG

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved : Nil

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) : Semester System

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 Filled Filled

Professors Nil Nil

Associate Professors 03 03

Asst. Professors 01 Nil

10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)

No. of Name Qualification Designation Specializati No. of on Years of Ph.D. Experience Students guided for the guided for the last 4 years

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Associate Organic 27 years Nil Mr. Gajendra Nath M.Sc. Professor Talukdar

Associate Inorganic 25 years Nil Mr. Atul Ch. M.Sc. Professor Goswami (HoD)

Associate Physical 19 years Nil Dr. Gunindra Nath M.Sc., Professor Ph. D. Choudhury

Vacant

11. List of senior visiting faculty : Nil 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme wise) by temporary faculty : 20 % 13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) : 13 : 1 (Major) 125 : 1 (General) 14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled : 2 15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ MPhil / PG. Ph. D. – 01 P. G. - 02 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. and total grants received : Nil

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University : Nil

19. Publications: * a) Publication per faculty

Name No. of publication

Mr. Gajendra Nath Talukdar Nil

Mr. Atul Ch. Goswami (HoD) Nil

Dr. Gunindra Nath Choudhury 02

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* Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and students :

Name Journal Number Journal Number

Mr. G. N. Talukdar National Nil International Nil

Mr. A. Goswami National Nil International Nil

Dr. G. N. Choudhury National Nil International Nil

* Number of publications listed in International Database (For Eg: Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International SocialSciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) : Nil * Monographs : Nil

* Chapter in Books : Nil * Books Edited : Nil

* Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers : Nil * Citation Index : Nil * SNIP : Nil

* SJR : Nil * Impact factor : Nil * h-index : Nil

20. Areas 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% (TDC 6th semester) 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 : Nil 24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department : Nil

25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding

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a) National : Nil

b) International : Nil 26. Student profile programme/course wise:

Name of the Applications Selected Enrolled Pass Course/programme received percentage (refer question no. 4) *M *F

UG

2011-2012 14 14 13 01 ---

2012-2013 12 12 10 02 ---

2013-2014 21 12 08 04 28.57%

2014-2015 20 20 17 03 35.71%

*M = Male *F = Female

27. Diversity of Students

Name of the % of students from % of students from % of students Course same state other States from abroad

UG 100% Nil Nil

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as

NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc. ? : Nil

29. Student progression

Student progression Against % enrolled 5 % UG to PG

PG to M.Phil. Nil

PG to Ph.D. Nil Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Nil Employed Nil • Campus selection • Other than campus recruitment

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Entrepreneurship/Self-employment Nil

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

a. Library : Yes b. Internet facilities for Staff & Students : Not yet c. Class rooms with ICT facility : Yes d. Laboratories : Yes 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 : Nil 33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning : Lecture cum Discussion Method, Practical Classes 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension Activities : Nil 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans : Strengths : i) Well-equipped laboratory ii) Increasing number of students Weaknesses: i) Disproportionate teacher-student ratio. ii) Extra workload of Higher Secondary classes iii) Lack of research facility Opportunities : i) Up to date departmental library with reading room facility ii) Upgradation of departmental laboratory Challenges : i) To deal with slow learners and students dependent only readymade notes. ii) No reading room facility for studious students in the departmental library Future Plans: i) To hold a national seminar. ii) To undertake research project

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Evaluative Report of the Department 1. Name of the department : Economics

2. Year of Establishment : 1963 (General)

1978 (Major) 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) : UG

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved : Nil

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) : Semester System

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 Filled Filled

Professors Nil Nil

Associate Professors 02 02

Asst. Professors 01 01

10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)

No. of Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of Years of Ph.D. Experience Students guided for the guided for the last 4 years

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Associate Banking 36 years Nil Mr. Bhabesh Ch. M.A. Professor Das (HoD)

Associate Econometrics 17 years Nil Mr. Dwipendra Nath M.A. Professor Sarma

Assistant International 15 years Nil Mr. Sanjib Sarma M.A., Professor Economics M. Phil.

11. List of senior visiting faculty : Nil 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled(programme wise) by temporary faculty : 20 % 13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) : 23 : 1 (Major) 30 : 1 (General) 14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled : 1 15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ MPhil / PG.

M. Phil. – 01 P. G. - 02 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. and total grants received : Nil

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University : Nil

19. Publications:

* a) Publication per faculty :

Name No. of publication

Mr. Bhabesh Ch. Das Nil

Mr. Dwipendra Nath Sarma 07

Mr. Sanjib Sarma 02

* Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international)

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by faculty and students :

Name Journal Number Journal Number

Mr. Bhabesh Ch. Das National Nil International Nil

Mr. Dwipendra Nath Sarma National Nil International Nil

Mr. Sanjib Sarma National Nil International 01

* 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 * Monographs : Nil

* Chapter in Books : Nil * Books Edited : Nil * Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers : Nil * Citation Index : Nil * SNIP : Nil

* SJR : Nil * Impact factor : 01 (Mr Sanjib Sarma, Asst. Prof. in Economics, published an article entitled “Financial Inclusion and Assam Gramin Vikash Bank: A Review of Performance” in ‘Peripax: Indian Journal of Research’, Vol. 3 Issue 3, March, 2014., p.p. 13-16, ISSN: 2250-1991). Impact Factor: 1.6714 (Peer Reviewed and Referred International Journal: Listed and Indexed in International ISSN Directory, Paris) * h-index : Nil

20. Areas 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 : Nil 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 : Nil 24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department :

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i) Dr. Jayanta Madhav, renowned economist ii) Dr. Gautam Mazumdar, Associate Professor, Economics Dept. Cotton College iii) Dr. Suresh Kr. Nath, Associate Professor, Economics Dept. Cotton College State University

1v) Mr. Ananta Kalita, Director, Board of Directors, SBI

25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding

a) National : Nil

b) International : Nil

26. Student profile programme/course wise:

Name of the Applications Selected Enrolled Pass Course/programme received percentage (refer question no. 4) *M *F

UG

2011-2012 38 36 27 09 100 %

2012-2013 21 21 07 14 100 %

2013-2014 27 27 17 10 100 %

2014-2015 30 29 15 14 100 %

*M = Male *F = Female

27. Diversity of Students

Name of the % of students from % of students from % of students Course same state other States from abroad

UG 100% Nil Nil

How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as

NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc. ? : Nil 29. Student progression

Student progression Against % enrolled 30 % UG to PG

PG to M.Phil. Nil PG to Ph.D. Nil

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Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Nil Employed Nil • Campus selection • Other than campus recruitment

Entrepreneurship/Self-employment Nil

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

a. Library : Yes

b. Internet facilities for Staff & Students : Not yet c. Class rooms with ICT facility : Yes d. Laboratories : No 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 : Nature of Title of the Topic Name of Resource Designation Sl. No. Programme Person 1. Seminar Dr. Suressh Kr. Growth of Entrepreneurship in Nath Asso. Prof., Small Industry Sector of Assam Economics Dept. Cotton College

2. Seminar Foreign Direct Investment Dr. Gautam (FDI) in Retail Sector and its Mazumdar Asso. Prof., Impact on Inbdian Economy Economics Dept. Cotton College

3. Seminar Governance as a Pre-requisite Mr. Atanu Kr. for Development Choudhury Asso. Prof., Economics Dept. Pragjyotish College, Guwahati

4. Seminar Dr. Prabhat Sarma Asso. Prof., Rural Unemployment in Assam Economics Dept. Bapujee College Sarthebari

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33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning : Lecture cum Discussion

Method, Survey Method, Assignment 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension Activities : Nil 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans : Strengths : i) Good academic result ii) Cordial relationship with the students iii) Experienced and active faculty members iv) Strong Departmental Library Weaknesses: i) Shortage of permanent faculty members ii) Extra workload of Higher Secondary classes iii) Lack of sufficient infrastructural facilities Opportunities : i) More classrooms with ITC facilities ii) Orientation programmes for students for skill development Challenges : i) To deal with slow learners and students dependent only readymade notes. ii) To deal with the students having poor proficiency in English Future Plans: i) To conduct UGC sponsored national seminar or workshop ii) To conduct project works

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Evaluative Report of the Departments

1. Name of the department : Education

2. Year of Establishment : 1963 (General)

1978 (Major) 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters, Integrated Ph.D., etc.) : UG

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved : Nil

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) : Semester System

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 Filled Filled

Professors Nil Nil

Associate Professors 02 02

Asst. Professors 02 02

10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)

No. of Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of Years of Ph.D. Experienc Students e guided for

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the guided for the last 4 years

Mental Ms. Manjula Deka M.A. Associate 24 years Nil (HoD) Professor Health and Hygiene Abnormal Mr. Sunil Kr. Das M.A. Assistant 8 years Nil Professor Psychology Mental Dr. Sabitri Bezbarua M.A. Associate 36 years Nil Ph. D. Professor Health and Hygiene Child Ms. Sonali Bora Saharia M.A. Assistant 1 year Nil M.Phil. Professor Psychology

11. List of senior visiting faculty : Nil 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled(programme wise) by temporary faculty : 10 % 13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) : 31 : 1 (Major) 114 : 1 (General) 14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled : 1 15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ MPhil / PG. Ph. D. – 01 M. Phil. – 01

P. G. - 02 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. and total grants received : Nil

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University : Nil 19. Publications:

* a) Publication per faculty

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Name No. of publication

Ms. Manjula Deka (HoD) 01

Mr. Sunil Kr. Das 05

Dr. Sabitri Bezbarua 02

Ms. Sonali Bora Saharia 01

* Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and students :

Name Journal Number Journal Number

Ms. Manjula Deka (HoD) National Nil International Nil

Mr. Sunil Kr. Das National Nil International Nil

Dr. Sabitri Bezbarua National Nil International Nil

Ms. Sonali Bora Saharia National Nil International Nil

* 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 * Monographs : Nil

* Chapter in Books : 02 * Books Edited : 01

* Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers : Dr. Sabitri Bezbaruah, Associate Professor, published 2 books.

Sl. Name of the Book ISBN No Year of Name of No Publication publishers

1. Bharatar Sikshar Itihas (in Assamese) 2012 Ashok Book Stall, Guwahati

2. Teaching Approaches and Strategies 978-93-81850- 2014 Ashok Book Stall, Guwahati 06-0

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* Citation Index : Nil * SNIP : Nil

* SJR : Nil * Impact factor : Nil * h-index : Nil 20. Areas 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% (TDC 6th Semester) 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 : Nil 24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department : i) Dr. Kandarpa Kr. Das, Director, IDOL, Gauhati University ii) Prof. Dilip Kr. Baruah, Former Principal, Cotton College

25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding

a) National : Nil b) International : Nil 26. Student profile programme/course wise:

Name of the Applications Selected Enrolled Pass Course/programme received percentage (refer question no. 4) *M *F

UG

2011-2012 80 38 03 35 97 %

2012-2013 85 40 03 37 93 %

2013-2014 88 49 05 44 100 %

2014-2015 85 39 11 28 100 %

*M = Male *F = Female

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27. Diversity of Students

Name of the % of students from % of students from % of students Course same state other States from abroad

UG 100% Nil Nil

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET,

SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc. ? : Nil 29. Student progression

Student progression Against % enrolled 80 % UG to PG

PG to M.Phil. Nil

PG to Ph.D. Nil Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Nil Employed Nil • Campus selection • Other than campus recruitment

Entrepreneurship/Self-employment Nil

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

a. Library : Yes

b. Internet facilities for Staff & Students : Not yet c. Class rooms with ICT facility : Yes d. Laboratories : Yes 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 :

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Nature of Title of the Topic Name of Resource Designation Sl. No. Programme Person 1. Seminar Right to Education Act: An Dr. B. B. Panda Asso. Prof., Overview Education Dept., B. P. Chaliha College, Nagarbera

2. Seminar Student Indiscipline at Under Dr. Birendra Deka Principal, Graduate Level: Causes and N. H. College, Remedies Patacharkuchi

3. Seminar Need of Vocationalisation of Dr. Dilip Kr. Baruah Former Principal, Education in the Context of 21st Cotton College, Century Guwahati

4. Seminar Level of Aspiration and Stress Dr. Marami Management with Special Goswami Asso. Prof., Reference to the Stage of Education Dept. Adolescene Guwahati College

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning : Lecture cum Discussion Method 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension Activities : Nil 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans : Strengths : i) Experienced and active faculty members ii) High enrolment iii) Good academic result Weaknesses: i) Disproportionate teacher-student ratio. ii) Higher Secondary workload iii) Lack of an up-to-date laboratory Opportunities : i) Employment opportunity conducting student orientation programmes ii) Opening of PG course Challenges : i) To deal with slow learners and students dependent only readymade notes ii) Major students are more inclined to learn in vernacular medium Future Plans: i) To conduct UGC sponsored national seminars and workshop ii) To conduct project works

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Evaluative Report of the Department 1. Name of the department : English

2. Year of Establishment : 1963 (General)

1988 (Major) 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) : UG

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved : Nil

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) : Semester System

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 Filled Filled

Professors NIL NIL

Associate Professors 1 1

Asst. Professors 4 4

10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)

Name Qualifica Designation Specializati No. of No. of tion on Years of Ph.D. Experience Students guided for the guided for the last 4 years

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Mrs. Jeuti Talukdar M.A. Associate Linguistics 19 Years NIL (on FIP leave) Professor

Mr. Gautam Goswami M.A. American 15 Years NIL (Hod) M. Phil. Asst. Professor Literature

Mr. Gokul Talukdar M.A. American 10 Years NIL M. Phil. Asst. Professor Literature

Mr. Chandan Kr. M.A. 8 Years NIL Bhattacharyya SLET Asst. Professor Linguistics

Mr. Subhash Barman M.A. American 8 Years NIL M. Phil. Asst. Professor Literature

Mr. Dhurjjati Sarma M.A. Classical 1 Year NIL (against lean vacancy) M. Phil. Asst. Professor Literature

11. List of senior visiting faculty : Nil 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled(programme wise) by temporary faculty : Nil 13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) : 110 : 1 (B.A. General) 14 : 1 (B.A. Major) 103 : 1 (B.Sc. General) 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/ MPhil / PG.

M. Phil. – 04 P.G. – 02 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. and total grants received : Nil 18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University : Nil

19. Publications: * a) Publication per faculty

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Name No. of publication

Mrs. Jeuti Talukdar 01

Mr. Gautam Goswami 04

Mr. Gokul Talukdar 01

Mr. Chandan Kr. Bhattacharyya 06

Mr. Subhash Barman 02

Mr. Dhurjjati Sarma 01

* Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and students :

Name Journal Number Journal Number

Mrs. Jeuti Talukdar National Nil International Nil

Mr. Gautam Goswami National Nil International Nil

Mr. Gokul Talukdar National Nil International Nil

Mr. Chandan Kr. Bhattacharyya National Nil International Nil

Mr. Subhash Barman National Nil International Nil

Mr. Dhurjjati Sarma National Nil International Nil

* 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 * Monographs : Nil

* Chapter in Books : Nil * Books Edited : Nil

* Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers : Nil * Citation Index : Nil

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* SNIP : Nil

* SJR : Nil * Impact factor : Nil * h-index : Nil

20. Areas 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 : Nil 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 : Nil 24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department : Nil

25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding

a) National : 01 ; UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “Feminism and Women’s Text in North East India was held on June 20 & 21, 2013. b) International : Nil 26. Student profile programme/course wise:

Name of the Applications Selected Enrolled Pass Course/programme received percentage (refer question no. 4) *M *F

UG

2011-2012 15 11 08 03 100 %

2012-2013 10 07 03 04 100 %

2013-2014 20 17 06 11 100 %

2014-2015 35 31 14 17 83.33 %

*M = Male *F = Female

27. Diversity of Students

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Name of the % of students from % of students from % of students Course same state other States from abroad

UG 100% Nil Nil

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc. ? : Nil

29. Student progression

Student progression Against % enrolled 50 % UG to PG

PG to M.Phil. Nil

PG to Ph.D. Nil Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Nil Employed Nil • Campus selection • Other than campus recruitment

Entrepreneurship/Self-employment Nil

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

a. Library : Yes

b. Internet facilities for Staff & Students : Not yet c. Class rooms with ICT facility : Yes d. Laboratories : Nil 31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university, government or other agencies : 32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts : Nil

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning : Lecture cum Discussion Method

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34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension Activities : Nil 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans : Strengths : i) Experienced and active faculty members ii) High enrolment iii) Good academic result Weaknesses: i) Disproportionate teacher-student ratio. ii) Higher Secondary workload Opportunities : i) Employment opportunity conducting student orientation programmes ii) Preparing the students to face competitive examination Challenges : i) To deal with slow learners and students dependent only readymade notes ii) To deal with the students coming from vernacular medium school Future Plans: i) To conduct UGC sponsored national seminars and workshop ii) To apply for Minor Research Project

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the department : Geography

2. Year of Establishment : 1971 (General)

1983 (Major) 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) : UG

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved : Nil

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) : Semester System

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 Filled Filled

Professors Nil Nil

Associate Professors 02 02

Asst. Professors 03 02

10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)

No. of Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of Years of Ph.D. Experience Students guided for the guided for the last 4 years

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Associate Cartography Nil Dr. Bhabesh Ch. M.Sc., Professor 32 years Choudhury (HoD) Ph. D.

Associate Cartography 23 years Nil Ms. Rita Deka M.A. Professor

Assistant Cartography 11 years Nil Dr. Anil Boro M.A., Professor Ph. D. Assistant Regional Dr. Bishmita M.A., Professor 1 year Nil Medhi Ph. D. Development and Planning

11. List of senior visiting faculty : Nil 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled(programme wise) by temporary faculty : 20 % 13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) : 7 : 1 (Major) 36 : 1 (General) 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/ MPhil / PG. Ph. D. – 03 P. G. - 01 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. and total grants received : Nil

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University : Nil

19. Publications:

* a) Publication per faculty

Name No. of publication

Dr. Bhabesh Ch. Choudhury 03

Ms. Rita Deka 03

Dr. Anil Boro 06

Dr. Bishmita Medhi 02

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* Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and students :

Name Journal Number Journal Number

Dr. Bhabesh Ch. Choudhury National Nil International Nil

Ms. Rita Deka National Nil International Nil

Dr. Anil Boro National Nil International Nil

Dr. Bishmita Medhi National Nil International Nil

* 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 * Monographs : Nil

* Chapter in Books : 02 * Books Edited : Nil * Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers : Nil * Citation Index : Nil * SNIP : Nil

* SJR : Nil * Impact factor : Nil * h-index : Nil

20. Areas 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% (TDC 6th semester) 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 : Ph. D. - 02 24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department : Nil

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25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding

a) National : Nil

b) International : Nil 26. Student profile programme/course wise:

Name of the Applications Selected Enrolled Pass Course/programme received percentage (refer question no. 4) *M *F

UG

2011-2012 20 14 07 07 80 %

2012-2013 18 16 07 09 90 %

2013-2014 22 18 10 08 100 %

2014-2015 22 19 10 09 100 %

*M = Male *F = Female

27. Diversity of Students

Name of the % of students from % of students from % of students Course same state other States from abroad

UG 100% Nil Nil

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as

NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc. ? : Nil

29. Student progression

Student progression Against % enrolled 40 % UG to PG

PG to M.Phil. Nil

PG to Ph.D. Nil Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Nil

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Employed Nil • Campus selection • Other than campus recruitment

Entrepreneurship/Self-employment Nil

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

a. Library : Yes b. Internet facilities for Staff & Students : Not yet

c. Class rooms with ICT facility : Yes d. Laboratories : Yes 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 :

Nature of Title of the Topic Name of Resource Designation Sl. No. Programme Person

1. Seminar Man and Environment Dr. Jivan Krishna Retd. Lecturer, Patra Dept of Geography, Bajali College, Pathsala

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning : Lecture cum Discussion Method, Practical Classes, Field Work 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension Activities : Nil 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans : Strengths : i) Active and committed faculty members ii) GIS system in the department iii) Good academic result Weaknesses:

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i) Lack of advanced facility ii) Higher Secondary workload iii) Students are poor in communicative skills Opportunities : i) Upgradation of laboratory ii) increase of scientific classrooms Challenges : i) To deal with slow learners and students dependent only readymade notes. ii) Gradual decrease in student enrolment Future Plans: i) To hold a national seminar. ii) To apply for minor and major research projects

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the department : History

2. Year of Establishment : 1967(General)

1986(Major) 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) : UG

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved : Nil

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) : Semester System

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 Filled Filled

Professors Nil Nil

Associate Professors 01 01

Asst. Professors 02 02

10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)

No. of Name Qualificatio Designation Specializati No. of n on Years of Ph.D. Experienc Students e guided for the guided for the last 4 years

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Ancient Dr. Ramani Barman M.A., Associate 25 years Nil (HoD) Ph. D. Professor History

Ancient Ms. Babita Deka M.A., Assistant 18 years Nil M.Phil Professor History Ancient Dr. Diganta Deka M.A., Assistant 14 years Nil Ph.D. Professor History

11. List of senior visiting faculty : Nil 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled(programme wise) by temporary faculty : 15 13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) : 20:1 (Major) 45:1 (General) 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/ MPhil / PG.

Ph. D. – 02 M. Phil. – 01 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. and total grants received : Nil

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University : Nil

19. Publications:

* a) Publication per faculty :

Name No. of publication

Dr. Ramani Barman Nil

Ms. Babita Deka 01

Dr. Diganta Deka 07

* Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international)

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by faculty and students :

Name Journal Number Journal Number

Dr. Ramani Barman National Nil International Nil

Ms. Babita Deka National Nil International Nil

Dr. Diganta Deka National Nil International Nil

* 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 * Monographs : Nil

* Chapter in Books : Nil * Books Edited : Nil

* Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers : 17 books in Assamese are published by Dr. Ramani Barman, HoD, History.

Sl. Name of the Book ISBN No Year of Name of publishers No Publication

1 History of India (300 A.D. – 978-93-81850-00-2 Feb., 2012 Ashok Book Stall, 1200 A.D.) Guwahati

2 History of Assam (Earliest 978-93-81850-06-0 April, 2012 Ashok Book Stall, time to 1228 A.D.) Guwahati

3 History of Assam (5th century 978-93-81850-22-0 April, 2012 Ashok Book Stall, to 1228A.D.) Guwahati

4 India under the Turko-Afgan 978-93-81850-12-1 July, 2012 Ashok Book Stall, Guwahati

5 History of India (Medieval 978-93-81850-13-8 July, 2012 Ashok Book Stall, Period, 1206-1526) Guwahati

6 India under the Mughals 978-93-81850-55-8 Jan., 2013 Ashok Book Stall, Guwahati

7 History of Europe (1453-1789) 978-93-81850-50-3 May, 2013 Ashok Book Stall, Guwahati

8 History of Ancient India 978-81-92277-1-4 Aug., 2013 Ashok Book Stall, (From pre-history to 300 A.D.) Guwahati

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9 History of India (1858-1947) 978-93-94095-06-2 March, 2014 Ashok Book Stall, Guwahati

10 India under the Crown (1858- 978-93-84095-05-5 March, 2014 Ashok Book Stall, 1947) Guwahati

11 History of Assam(1826-1947) 978-93-84095-13-9 May, 2014 Ashok Book Stall, Guwahati

12 Modern Assam(1826-1947) 978-93-84095-12-3 May, 2014 Ashok Book Stall, Guwahati

13 History of Great Britain (1485- 978-93-84095-19-2 Aug., 2014 Ashok Book Stall, 1820) Guwahati

14 History of China (1839-1949) 978-93-81850-99-2 Aug., 2014 Ashok Book Stall, Guwahati

15 India under the East-India 978-93-84095-37-6 Oct., 2014 Ashok Book Stall, Company(1757-1857) Guwahati

16 History of India (1757-1857) 978-93-84095-36-9 Oct., 2014 Ashok Book Stall, Guwahati

17 Modern World (Since 1945) Feb., 2015 Ashok Book Stall, Guwahati * Citation Index : Nil * SNIP : Nil * SJR : Nil * Impact factor : Nil * h-index : Nil

20. Areas 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% (TDC 6th semester) 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 : Ph. D. - 01 24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department : Nil

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25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding

a) National : Nil

b) International : Nil 26. Student profile programme/course wise:

Name of the Applications Selected Enrolled Pass Course/programme received percentage (refer question no. 4) *M *F

UG

2011-2012 07 07 05 02 100 %

2012-2013 09 09 07 02 100 %

2013-2014 15 15 05 10 100 %

2014-2015 20 20 13 07 100 %

*M = Male *F = Female

27. Diversity of Students

Name of the % of students from % of students from % of students Course same state other States from abroad

UG 100% Nil Nil

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as

NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc. ? : Nil

29. Student progression

Student progression Against % enrolled 75% UG to PG

PG to M.Phil. Nil

PG to Ph.D. Nil Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Nil

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Employed Nil • Campus selection • Other than campus recruitment

Entrepreneurship/Self-employment Nil

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

a. Library : Yes b. Internet facilities for Staff & Students : Not yet

c. Class rooms with ICT facility : Not yet d. Laboratories : No 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 :

Nature of Title of the Topic Name of Resource Designation Sl. No. Programme Person Asst. Prof. in 1. Seminar Raij Mel of Colonial Assam: Mr. Bipul Deka Political Science Some Historical Perspective Bapujee College Sarthebari

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning : Lecture cum Discussion

Method, Field Work 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension Activities : Nil 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans : Strengths : i) Dynamic faculty members ii) Cordial relationship between students and faculty members iii) Well-equipped departmental library Weaknesses: i) Lack of sufficient infrastructure Self Study Report, Tihu College, Tihu Page 155

ii) Higher Secondary workload Opportunities : i) To make survey in nearby areas having historical importance ii) To introduce programme to motivate students to study history and to understand its importance Challenges : i) To deal with slow learners and students dependent only readymade notes. ii) Students get disinterested in studying History Future Plans: i) To conduct UGC sponsored national seminars and workshop ii) To conduct project works

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the department : Management

2. Year of Establishment : 2015 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) : UG

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved : Nil

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) : Semester System

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 Filled Filled

Professors Nil Nil

Associate Professors Nil Nil

Asst. Professors 01 01 (Non-sanctioned)

10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)

No. of Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of Years of Ph.D. Experience Students guided for the guided for the last 4 years

Assistant --- 1 year Nil Ms. Priti Pathak (HoD) M.Com. Professor

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11. List of senior visiting faculty : Nil 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled(programme wise) by temporary faculty : Nil 13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) : 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/ MPhil / PG.

P. G. – 01 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. and total grants received : Nil

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University : Nil 19. Publications:

* a) Publication per faculty

Name No. of publication

Ms. Priti Pathak Nil

* Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and students : Nil

* 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 * Monographs : Nil

* Chapter in Books : Nil * Books Edited :

* Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers : Nil * Citation Index : Nil * SNIP : Nil

* SJR : Nil * Impact factor : Nil

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* h-index : Nil

20. Areas 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 : Nil 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 : Nil 24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department : Nil

25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding

a) National : Nil b) International : Nil 26. Student profile programme/course wise:

Name of the Applications Selected Enrolled Pass Course/programme received percentage (refer question no. 4) *M *F

UG

2015-2016 05 05 05 00 No students

*M = Male *F = Female

27. Diversity of Students

Name of the % of students from % of students from % of students Course same state other States from abroad

UG 100% Nil Nil

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc. ? : Nil

29. Student progression

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Student progression Against % enrolled Nil UG to PG

PG to M.Phil. Nil

PG to Ph.D. Nil Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Nil Employed Nil • Campus selection • Other than campus recruitment

Entrepreneurship/Self-employment Nil

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

a. Library : Yes b. Internet facilities for Staff & Students : Not yet c. Class rooms with ICT facility : Yes d. Laboratories : No 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 : Nil 33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning : Lecture cum Discussion Method 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension Activities : Nil 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans : Strengths : i) Separate Department ii) Close relationship between students and faculty members Weaknesses: i) Insufficient faculty members Opportunities : i) Increase of enrolment Challenges : i) Poor background of the students Future Plans: i) To make the department a full-fledged department

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the department : Mathematics

2. Year of Establishment : 1971 (General)

2011 (Major) 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) : UG

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved : Nil

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) : Semester System

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 Filled Filled

Professors Nil Nil

Associate Professors 02 02

Asst. Professors 01 01

10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)

No. of Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of Years of Ph.D. Experience Students guided for the guided for the last 4 years

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Associate Group 28 years Nil Mr. Jagadish Pathak M.Sc. Professor Theory Associate Relativity / 21 years Nil Mr. Ramakanta Bhuyan M.Sc. Professor (HoD) Mathematic al Statics Assistant Relativity 13 years Nil Mr. Nazrul Islam M.Sc., Professor M.Phil.

11. List of senior visiting faculty : Nil 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled(programme wise) by temporary faculty : 15 % 13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) : 9 : 1 (Major) 45 : 1 (General) 14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled : 1 15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ MPhil / PG. M. Phil. – 01

P. G. – 02 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. and total grants received : Nil

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University : Nil

19. Publications: * a) Publication per faculty

Name No. of publication

Mr. Jagadish Pathak Nil

Mr. Ramakanta Bhuyan (HoD) Nil

Mr. Nazrul Islam Nil

* Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by

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faculty and students :

Name Journal Number Journal Number

Mr. Jagadish Pathak National Nil International Nil

Mr. Ramakanta Bhuyan (HoD) National Nil International Nil

Mr. Nazrul Islam National Nil International Nil

* 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 * Monographs : Nil

* Chapter in Books : Nil * Books Edited : Nil

* Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers : Nil * Citation Index : Nil * SNIP : Nil

* SJR : Nil * Impact factor : Nil * h-index : Nil

20. Areas 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% (TDC 6th semester) 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 : Nil 24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department : Nil

25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding

a) National : Nil

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b) International : Nil

26. Student profile programme/course wise:

Name of the Applications Selected Enrolled Pass Course/programme received percentage (refer question no. 4) *M *F

UG

2011-2012 12 10 10 00 ---

2012-2013 12 09 08 01 ---

2013-2014 15 11 10 01 100 %

2014-2015 21 11 09 02 00 %

*M = Male *F = Female

27. Diversity of Students

Name of the % of students from % of students from % of students Course same state other States from abroad

UG 100% Nil Nil

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET,

SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc. ? : Nil 29. Student progression

Student progression Against % enrolled 30 % UG to PG

PG to M.Phil. Nil

PG to Ph.D. Nil Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Nil Employed Nil • Campus selection • Other than campus recruitment

Entrepreneurship/Self-employment Nil

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30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

a. Library : Yes

b. Internet facilities for Staff & Students : Not yet c. Class rooms with ICT facility : Yes d. Laboratories : No 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 : Nil 33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning : Lecture cum Discussion Method 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension Activities : Nil 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans : Strengths : i) High enrolment ii) Active and dynamic faculty members iii) Innovative students Weaknesses: i) Disproportionate teacher-student ratio. ii) Higher Secondary workload Opportunities : i) To involve the students in research project ii) To conduct motivational programmes for students to enjoy mathematics Challenges : i) To deal with slow learners ii) To deal with the students coming from economically backward families Future Plans: i) To hold a national seminar. ii) To conduct orientation programme for the Mathematics teachers of nearby schools

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the department : Philosophy

2. Year of Establishment : 1963 (General)

1986 (Major) 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) : UG

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved : Nil

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) : Semester System

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 Filled Filled

Professors Nil Nil

Associate Professors 02 02

Asst. Professors 02 02

10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)

No. of Name Qualificatio Designation Specializati No. of n on Years of Ph.D. Experienc Students e guided for the guided for the last

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4 years

Associate Logic 26 years Nil Ms. Binapani Kalita M.A., Professor Pathak

Associate Religion 22 years Nil Ms. Kalpana Choudhury M.A., Professor (HoD)

Assistant Logic 17 years Nil Dr. Dipali Sarma M.A., Professor Ph.D. Assistant Religion 13 years Nil Mr. Upendrajit Sarma M.A., Professor M.Phil.

11. List of senior visiting faculty : Nil 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled(programme wise) by temporary faculty : Nil 13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) : 16 : 1 (Major) 124 : 1 (General) 14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled : 01 15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ MPhil / PG. Ph. D. – 01 M. Phil. – 01 P. G. – 02 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. and total grants received : Nil

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University : Nil

19. Publications: * a) Publication per faculty

Name No. of publication

Ms. Binapani Kalita Pathak Nil

Ms. Kalpana Choudhury 03

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Dr. Dipali Sarma 02

Mr. Upendrajit Sarma 01

* Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and students :

Name Journal Number Journal Number

Ms. Binapani Kalita Pathak National Nil International Nil

Ms. Kalpana Choudhury National Nil International Nil

Dr. Dipali Sarma National Nil International Nil

Mr. Upendrajit Sarma National Nil International Nil

* 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 * Monographs : Nil * Chapter in Books : Nil * Books Edited : Nil

* Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers : Dr. Dipali Sarma, Assistant Professor has published the following books.

Sl. Name of the Book ISBN No Year of Name of No Publication publishers

1. Women’s Emancipation :Vivekananda, 978938026942 2013 EBH (India) Gandhi and Marx

2. Samaj Darsan (in Assamese), Co author 97893244-01007 2013 Chandra Prakash Guwahati

3. Sikshar Darsan (in Assamese) 9789324401007 2013 Chandra Prakash

Guwahati

* Citation Index : Nil * SNIP : Nil

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* SJR : Nil * Impact factor : Nil * h-index : Nil

20. Areas 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% (6th Semester students) 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 : Ph. D. - 01 24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department : i) Prof. Dilip Kr. Chakravarty, Dept of Philosophy, Gauhati University ii) Prof. Sibnath Sarma, Dept of Philosophy, Gauhati University iii) Prof. Saurabh Pran Goswami, Dept of Philosophy, Gauhati University iv) Dr. Nilima Sharma, Retd. Prof., Dept. of Philisophy, Gauhati University

25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding

a) National : 01 ; ICPR Sponsored Periodical Lecture on “Sankaradeva’s Philosophy of Consciousness”, held on 18-03-2015. b) International : Nil 26. Student profile programme/course wise:

Name of the Applications Selected Enrolled Pass Course/programme received percentage (refer question no. 4) *M *F

UG

2011-2012 25 22 12 10 100%

2012-2013 25 22 02 20 100%

2013-2014 35 30 12 18 100%

2014-2015 25 18 04 14 100 %

*M = Male *F = Female

27. Diversity of Students

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Name of the % of students from % of students from % of students Course same state other States from abroad

UG 100% Nil Nil

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as

NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc. ? : Nil

29. Student progression

Student progression Against % enrolled 60% UG to PG

PG to M.Phil. Nil

PG to Ph.D. Nil Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Nil Employed Nil • Campus selection • Other than campus recruitment

Entrepreneurship/Self-employment Nil

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

a. Library : Yes b. Internet facilities for Staff & Students : Not yet

c. Class rooms with ICT facility : Yes d. Laboratories : No 31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university, government or other agencies : No 32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts :

Sl. Nature of Title of the Name of Designation & Date No. Programme Topic Resource Address of Person Resource Person

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1 Seminar Yoga for (Dr.)Swami Founder, 28-11-2011 Peaceful Barun Ananda Anandapuram, and Nalbari Prosperous Life

2 Seminar Relevance of Mr. Manik Ch. Asso. Prof. in 17-11-2012 Radhakrishnan’s Das Philosophy, Philosophy in NH College, Present Society Patacharkuchi

3 Seminar Spiritualism Brahmakumari Prajapita 12-11-2013 and its Jonali Brahmakumari Relevance to Isvariya Present Society Viswavidyalaya, Nalbari

4 Seminar Interpretation Dr. Khagendra Asso. Prof., 13-11-2014 of Vedas in Nath Deva Sanskrit Dept., Scientific Sarma Bajali College, Outlook Pathsala

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning : i) Lecture Method ii) Group Discussion, iii) Seminar Presentation 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension Activities : Nil 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans : Strengths : i) Well-qualified and experienced faculty members ii) Participation of the faculty members in seminars, workshops, conferences for enhancing quality iii) Continuous flow of quality students both in major and general courses iv) Over 240 reference books and journals in the Departmental library Weaknesses: i) Disproportionate teacher-student ratio ii) Higher Secondary workload iii) No separate library cum reading room Opportunities : i) Vast scope for enhancing activities for social responsibility ii) Participation of faculty members in national/international seminars, workshops, conferences etc Challenges : i) To deal with slow learners and students dependent only readymade notes.

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ii) Lack of communicative skill among the students Future Plans: i) To organize short term course on Yoga and Meditation ii) To organise sponsored national seminars and workshops iii) To undertake publication of Departmental Journal

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the department : Physics

2. Year of Establishment : 1987 (General)

2000 (Major) 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) : UG

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved : Nil

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) : Semester System

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 Filled Filled

Professors Nil Nil

Associate Professors 04 04

Asst. Professors Nil Nil

10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)

No. of Name Qualificatio Designation Specialization No. of n Years of Ph.D. Experien Students ce guided for the guided for the last 4 years

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Associate Electronics 28 years Nil Mr. Dipak Malla Buzar M.Sc. Professor Barua

Associate Solid State 27 years Nil Mr. Pulin Ch. Das (HoD) M.Sc. Professor

Associate Spectroscopy 25 years Nil Dr. Narayan Ch. M.Sc., Professor M.Phil. Barman Ph. D.

M.Sc., Associate Theoretical 19 years Nil Dr. Chabin Ch. Ph.D. Professor Thakuria

11. List of senior visiting faculty : Nil 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (programme wise) by temporary faculty : 15 % lectures and 27.3% practical classes 13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) : 8 : 1 (Major) 21 : 1 (General) 14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled : Technical (Lab. Bearer) : 02 Administrative (Lab. Asst.) : 01 15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ MPhil / PG. Ph. D. – 02 M. Phil. – 01 P. G. - 02 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. and total grants received : Nil

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University : Nil 19. Publications: * a) Publication per faculty :

Name No. of publication

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Mr. Dipak Malla Buzar Barua Nil

Mr. Pulin Ch. Das Nil

Dr. Narayan Ch. Barman 04

Dr. Chabin Ch. Thakuria 05

* Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and students :

Name Journal Number Journal Number

Mr. Dipak Malla Buzar Barua National Nil International Nil

Mr. Pulin Ch. Das National Nil International Nil

Dr. Narayan Ch. Barman National Nil International Nil

Dr. Chabin Ch. Thakuria National Nil International Nil

* 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 * Monographs : Nil * Chapter in Books : Nil * Books Edited : Nil

* Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers : Nil * Citation Index : 01 * SNIP : Nil * SJR : Nil * Impact factor : Nil * h-index : Nil

20. Areas of consultancy and income generated : Nil 21. Faculty as members in

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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% (TDC 6th semester) 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 : Ph. D. - 01 24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department : i) Dr. D. K. Choudhury, Professor, Physics Dept. Gauhati University ii) Dr. T. Bezbaruah, Professor, Dept. of Electronics, Gauhati University iii) Dr. J. Kalita, Director, College Development Council, Gauhati University iv) Dr. S. Borthakur, Professor, Botany Dept., Gauhati University

25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding

a) National : Nil b) International : Nil

26. Student profile programme/course wise:

Name of the Applications Selected Enrolled Pass Course/programme received percentage (refer question no. 4) *M *F

UG

2011-2012 26 25 23 02 100 %

2012-2013 22 20 17 03 No Student

2013-2014 35 30 28 02 100 %

2014-2015 26 20 18 02 100 %

*M = Male *F = Female

27. Diversity of Students

Name of the % of students from % of students from % of students Course same state other States from abroad

UG 100% Nil Nil

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28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as

NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc. ? : Nil 29. Student progression

Student progression Against % enrolled 75 % UG to PG

PG to M.Phil. Nil

PG to Ph.D. Nil Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Nil Employed Nil • Campus selection • Other than campus recruitment

Entrepreneurship/Self-employment Nil

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

a. Library : Yes

b. Internet facilities for Staff & Students : Not yet c. Class rooms with ICT facility : Yes d. Laboratories : Yes 31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university, government or other agencies : 32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts :

Sl. Nature of Title of the Name of Resource Designation & No. Programme Topic Person Address of Resource Person

1 Special Computer Mr. D. Mahanta M. C. A., Nalbari Lecture Programming

2 Special Mathematical Mr. S. Kalita Asso. Prof., Lecture Physics Physics Dept., Birjhora College, Bongaigaon

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33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning : Lecture cum Discussion

Method, Practical Classes, Internet for supplying materials 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension Activities : Nil 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans : Strengths : i) Qualified and permanent faculty members with specialization in different branches of Physics ii) All faculty members are strongly student supportive iii) Outstanding academic result Weaknesses: i) Dependence of part time teacher for the lack of required sanctioned posts ii) Laboratory space is less sufficient to meet the increasing enrolment of student iii) Lack of campus recruitment and non collaboration with industries and private companies Opportunities : i) To equip the students for higher study both in general and technical courses ii) Good placement opportunity especially in high school science-teacher through TET and other departments(e.g. Navy, Air Force, Banking service etc.) after obtaining B. Sc. degree Challenges : i) Non abolition of Higher Secondary courses from colleges create overload to the faculty and becomes a threat for quality education in semester system ii) Govt. policy of non-sanctioning the required posts as per university norms becomes a threat for teaching-learning process Future Plans: i) To hold a national seminar and workshop ii) To enhance the laboratory facilities including space and internet connection

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the department : Political Science

2. Year of Establishment : 1963 (General)

1972 (Major) 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) : UG

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved : Nil

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) : Semester System

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 Filled Filled

Professors Nil Nil

Associate Professors 02 02

Asst. Professors 01 Nil

10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)

No. of Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of Years of Ph.D. Experience Students guided for the guided for the last 4 years

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Associate Public 28 years Nil Mr. Badan Ch. M.A., Professor Barman Administration

Associate Sociology 19 years Nil Dr. Ratul Ch. Kalita M.A., Professor (HoD) Ph. D.

Vacant

11. List of senior visiting faculty : Nil 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled(programme wise) by temporary faculty : 50 % 13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) : 22 : 1 (Major) 104 : 1 (General) 14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled : 1 15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ MPhil / PG.

Ph. D. – 01 P. G. – 01 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. and total grants received : Nil

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University : Nil

19. Publications:

* a) Publication per faculty

Name No. of publication

Mr. Badan Ch. Barman Nil

Dr. Ratul Ch. Kalita Nil

* Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international)

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by faculty and students :

Name Journal Number Journal Number

Mr. Badan Ch. Barman National Nil International Nil

Dr. Ratul Ch. Kalita National Nil International Nil

* 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 * Monographs : Nil * Chapter in Books : Nil * Books Edited : Nil

* Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers : * Citation Index : Nil * SNIP : Nil

* SJR : Nil * Impact factor : Nil * h-index : Nil

20. Areas 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 : Nil 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 : Nil 24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department : Nil

25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding

a) National : Nil b) International : Nil

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26. Student profile programme/course wise:

Name of the Applications Selected Enrolled Pass Course/programme received percentage (refer question no. 4) *M *F

UG

2011-2012 35 25 04 21 82 %

2012-2013 43 37 15 22 98 %

2013-2014 30 22 05 17 96.5 %

2014-2015 43 35 08 27 100 %

*M = Male *F = Female

27. Diversity of Students

Name of the % of students from % of students from % of students Course same state other States from abroad

UG 100% Nil Nil

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET,

SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc. ? : Nil 29. Student progression

Student progression Against % enrolled 23 % UG to PG

PG to M.Phil. Nil

PG to Ph.D. Nil Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Nil Employed Nil • Campus selection • Other than campus recruitment

Entrepreneurship/Self-employment Nil

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30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

a. Library : Yes

b. Internet facilities for Staff & Students : Not yet c. Class rooms with ICT facility : Yes d. Laboratories : No 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 :

Sl. Nature of Title of the Topic Name of Resource Designation & No. Programme Person Address of Resource Person

1 Seminar Human Rights Dr. Shantanu Asso. Prof., Chakrabarty Cotton College

2 Seminar Democracy Dr. D. P. Sarma Professor, Dept. of Political Science, Gauhati University

3 Seminar Corruption of India Mr. Vivek Roy Asst. Prof., Bijni College

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning : Lecture cum Discussion Method, 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension Activities : Nil 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans : Strengths : i) Increase of quality students both in major and general course ii) Good academic result iii) Cordial relationship between students and faculty members Weaknesses: i) Disproportionate teacher-student ratio. ii) Higher Secondary workload iii) Insufficient permanent faculty members Opportunities :

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i) After graduation students have ample scope for getting jobs through competitive examinations ii) Participation of faculty members in national/international seminars, workshops, conferences etc Challenges : i) To deal with slow learners and students dependent only readymade notes. ii) Major students are more inclined to learn in vernacular medium Future Plans: i) To organise sponsored national seminars and workshops ii) To undertake publication of Departmental Journal

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the department : Sanskrit

2. Year of Establishment : 1998 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) : UG

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved : Nil

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) : Semester System

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 Filled Filled

Professors Nil Nil

Associate Professors Nil Nil

Asst. Professors 01 01 01 (non-sanctioned)

10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)

No. of Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of Years of Ph.D. Experience Students guided for the guided for the last 4 years

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Assistant Vedic 17 years Nil Dr. Sabita Kalita (HoD) M.A., Professor Ph.D. M.A., Assistant Vedic 15 years Nil Ms. Rita Devi M.Phil. Professor

11. List of senior visiting faculty : Nil 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled(programme wise) by temporary faculty : Nil 13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) : 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/ MPhil / PG. Ph. D. – 01 M. Phil. – 01 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. and total grants received : Nil

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University : Nil 19. Publications: * a) Publication per faculty

Name No. of publication

Dr. Sabita Kalita 02

Ms. Rita Devi Nil

* Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and students : Nil

* 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 * Monographs : Nil

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* Chapter in Books : Nil * Books Edited :

* Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers : Nil * Citation Index : Nil * SNIP : Nil * SJR : Nil * Impact factor : Nil * h-index : Nil

20. Areas 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 : Nil 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 : Nil 24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department : Nil

25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding

a) National : Nil b) International : Nil 26. Student profile programme/course wise:

Name of the Applications Selected Enrolled Pass Course/programme received percentage (refer question no. 4) *M *F

UG

2011-2012 18 18 4 14 No major

2012-2013 18 18 06 12 No major

2013-2014 21 21 03 18 No major

2014-2015 16 16 02 14 No major

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*M = Male *F = Female

27. Diversity of Students

Name of the % of students from % of students from % of students Course same state other States from abroad

UG 100% Nil Nil

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc. ? : Nil 29. Student progression

Student progression Against % enrolled Nil UG to PG

PG to M.Phil. Nil

PG to Ph.D. Nil Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Nil Employed Nil • Campus selection • Other than campus recruitment

Entrepreneurship/Self-employment Nil

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

a. Library : Yes b. Internet facilities for Staff & Students : Not yet c. Class rooms with ICT facility : Yes d. Laboratories : No 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 : Nil

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33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning : Lecture cum Discussion

Method 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension Activities : Nil 35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans : Strengths : i) Well-equipped Departmental library ii) Close relationship between students and faculty members Weaknesses: i) Major is not introduced ii) Only one sanctioned post in the department Opportunities : i) Scope for introducing Sanskrit major ii) Increase of enrolment after introduction of Sanskrit major Challenges : i) After passing Higher Secondary from this college students go to other colleges as they do not get opportunity to study Sanskrit as a major subject Future Plans: i) To make the department a full-fledged department

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Evaluative Report of the Department

1. Name of the department : Zoology

2. Year of Establishment : 1987 (General)

: 1991 (Major) 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) : UG

4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved : Nil

5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) : Semester System

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 Filled Filled

Professors Nil Nil

Associate Professors 04 04

Asst. Professors Nil Nil

10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)

No. of Name Qualificatio Designation Specialization No. of n Years of Ph.D. Experien Students ce guided for the guided for the last 4 years

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Associate Fish & Fish 31 years Nil Ms. Kamala Deka M.Sc. Professor Biology Associate Entomology 25 years Nil Mr. Bipul Baruah (HoD) M.Sc. Professor

Associate Animal 24 years Nil Dr. Dipali Das Deka M.Sc., Professor Ph. D. Physiology Associate Entomology 21years Nil Mr. Jagadish Talukdar M.Sc. Professor M. Phil. & Env. Biology

11. List of senior visiting faculty : Nil 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled(programme wise) by temporary faculty : 18% 13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise) : 20 : 1 (Major) 38 : 1 (General) 14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled : 1

15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ MPhil / PG. Ph. D. – 01 M. Phil. - 01 P. G. - 02 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. and total grants received : Nil

18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University : Nil 19. Publications: * a) Publication per faculty

Name No. of publication

Ms. Kamala Deka Nil

Mr. Bipul Baruah Nil

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Dr. Dipali Das Deka 01

Mr. Jagadish Talukdar Nil

* Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and students :

Name Journal Number Journal Number

Ms. Kamala Deka National Nil International Nil

Mr. Bipul Baruah National Nil International Nil

Dr. Dipali Das Deka National Nil International Nil

Mr. Jagadish Talukdar National Nil International Nil

* 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 * Monographs : Nil * Chapter in Books : Nil * Books Edited : Nil

* Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers : Nil * Citation Index : Nil * SNIP : Nil * SJR : Nil * Impact factor : Nil * h-index : Nil

20. Areas 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

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departmental/programme : 100% (TDC 6th semester) 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 : Nil 24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department : Nil

25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding

a) National : Nil

b) International : Nil

26. Student profile programme/course wise:

Name of the Applications Selected Enrolled Pass Course/programme received percentage (refer question no. 4) *M *F

UG

2011-2012 26 10 07 03 100%

2012-2013 42 20 09 09 100%

2013-2014 72 36 19 15 100%

2014-2015 86 25 10 15 100%

*M = Male *F = Female

27. Diversity of Students

Name of the % of students from % of students from % of students Course same state other States from abroad

UG 100% Nil Nil

28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc. ? : Nil

29. Student progression

Student progression Against % enrolled 50% UG to PG

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PG to M.Phil. Nil

PG to Ph.D. Nil Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Nil Employed Nil • Campus selection • Other than campus recruitment

Entrepreneurship/Self-employment Nil

30. Details of Infrastructural facilities

a. Library : Yes

b. Internet facilities for Staff & Students : Not yet c. Class rooms with ICT facility : Yes d. Laboratories : Yes 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 :

Sl. Nature Title of the Topic Name of Designation No. Resource & Address of Person Resource Person

1. Seminar Bio-Pesticide & Dr. R. K. HoD, Dept of Effects on Human Hazarika Zoology, M. C. College

2 Seminar Fresh Water Eco-region of Dr. D. D. Asso. Prof., Dept. NE India : Problems & Sarma of Zoology, Prospects Gauhati University

33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning : Lecture cum Discussion

Method, Practical Classes, Field Work 34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension Activities : Nil

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35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans : Strengths : i)Experienced and active faculty members ii) High enrolment iii) Good academic result Weaknesses: i) Disproportionate teacher-student ratio. ii) Laboratory is space is less sufficient to meet the increasing enrolment of student iii) Lack of campus recruitment and non collaboration with industries and private companies Opportunities : i) To equip the students for higher study both in general and technical courses ii) Good placement opportunity especially in high school science-teacher through TET and other departments(e.g. Navy, Air Force, Banking service etc.) after obtaining B. Sc. degree Challenges : i) Due to limited seat capacity many students are deprived of getting admission into major subject ii) Non abolition of Higher Secondary courses from colleges create overload to the faculty and becomes a threat for quality education in semester system Future Plans: i) To hold a national seminar and workshop ii) To enhance the laboratory facilities including space and internet connection

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Post-accreditation Initiatives

Tihu College was assessed by the NAAC Peer team on January 27 & 28, 2004 and accredited with B+ grade. During the first cycle of accreditation the members of the peer team gave some recommendations for quality improvement of the College. Tihu College also made utmost efforts to put the recommendations into practice.

Recommendation 1: The College may think of introducing some new courses in innovative/emerging/vocational/trade related areas. Response: The College has already introduced one-year Post Graduate Diploma Course in Computer Application (PGDCA) and Diploma in Food Processing. Proposals have been submitted to the UGC for more vocational courses.

Recommendation 2: The College may run some PG courses. Response: The College has not been able to run PG courses due to lack of sufficient infrastructure. Yet, the College is running PG courses in some subjects through the Institution of Distance and Open Learning (IDOL) under Gauhati University.

Recommendation 3: Central computer facilities for teachers, students and others may be initiated. Response: Each department is provided with computers. Computer facility is also available in the Central library and the office.

Recommendation 4: The College may take initiative for internet connectivity with LAN facility. Response: 20 computers are connected with internet facility. LAN facility is available in the Central library, office and BCA department.

Recommendation 5: The Central library may be computerised. Response: The Central library has been computerised.

Recommendation 6: Book bank facilities may be made available to all students. Response: Although Book Bank facilities are available, it cannot be extended to all students.

Recommendation 7: A placement cell may be established. Response: There is no placement cell in the College. The College has Information and Career Guidance Cell; but, due to some constraints it fails to reach its goal fully.

Recommendation 8: All departments may be enthused to undertake extension activities for societal development. Response: Most of the departments are involved in extension activities. Some other cells such as Tihu College Teachers’ Unit, Tihu College Women’s Forum, Tihu College Students’ Union have been doing activities for societal development.

Recommendation 9: The College may approach UGC for financial assistance for construction of girls’ hostel. Response: The Women’s Hostel of the College has already been completed and is running well. Next phase for extension of Women’s Hostel has been initiated. The UGG has granted another Rs. 40 lakh for further extension of which Rs. 20 lakh has already been received.

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Recommendation 10: A health centre may be opened in the College for catering appropriate health services to the communities. Response: Tihu College Health Club has been established and is functioning well. The Club regularly conducts Free Health Check-up Camps not only for the students and staff of the College, but also for the people of this locality.

During the post accreditation period Tihu College made progress in various fields. There was significant development not only in enhancing quality education but also in infrastructure and extracurricular activities. The College has introduced new programmes for students as well as the people of greater Tihu area. The Biotech Hub was inaugurated by Prof. P. K. Bora, Head of the Department of Microbiology, Veterinary College, Khanapara, Guwahati and State Coordinator of North-East Biotech Hub on 11th April, 2014. Since its opening the centre has organised various programmes. The Diploma of Food Processing was introduced by the College in the year 2015 and the course was inaugurated by Mr. Ronn Pakrashi, Co-ordinator, North-East Mega Food Park, Nathkuchi, Nalbari. It has been progressively working towards the building of skill component in the community. The course has an intake capacity of 50 students per batch as per the enrolment strength provided by the Community College Scheme. A well-equipped food processing laboratory has been erected to enable the students acquire handout and practical lessons. Regular factory visits and industry exposures have been provided to enable the students acquire the goings-on in food processing sector. The College opened Commerce Stream from the session 2015-16. Although the College Authority planned to introduce B. Com. two years back, it could not be viable as permission was not given by the affiliating University. After getting permission from Gauhati University, the College fulfilled all provisions to open Commerce stream. Separate classrooms are provided for Commerce students in the North Block in an RCC building (2nd floor). At present Major is offered only in two subjects – Accountancy and Management. To provide residential accommodation, a Men’s Hostel was constructed with the aid of UGC fund which is nearing completion. In addition to this, a campus wall around the College Playground and a Pavilion are also constructed. A Gymnasium is also constructed for students as well as staff. The College always looks forward to fulfil its mission and vision. In the coming years the College is going to introduce various job oriented courses. The College is also planning to introduce PG course at least in some subjects. The College will be able to fulfil its targets in the coming years.

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