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CONTENT Preface 1 History of the College 4 Executive Summary 9 SWOC Analysis 18 College Profile 20 Criteria wise Reports 1) Curricular Aspects 30 2) Teaching – Learning and Evaluation 44 3) Research, Consultancy and Extension 71 4) Infrastructure and Learning Resources 91 5) Student Support and Progression 105 6) Governance, Leadership and Management 136 7) Innovations and Best Practices 161 Post Accreditation Initiatives 168 Preface PART - A PREFACE Ewing Christian College was founded in 1902, by Dr. Arthur H. Ewing, a missionary who was its first Principal. The College campus is located on the Northern bank of Jamuna River, 3 kilometer away from the Sangam. The College is a minority institution and run by Ewing Christian College society. The College was established with a motto “Study to show thyself approved unto God”. The main objective of the College is to educate the people to transform the prevailing social conditions so that the values enshrined in the Constitution of India, democratic freedom, social justice, equality of opportunity, tolerance, and respect to all religions may be brought closer to realization. Rev. Dr. Arthur Henry Ewing (1864 -1912) was a prominent Presbyterian mission ary and academician. He graduated from Washington & Jefferson College in 1887. In his m issionary duties, he served as thePrincipal of a Boy's Boarding School in India and served as Principal of Allahabad Christian College from 1901 - 1912, which was later renamed Ewing Christian College in his honour. He was a profound Sanskrit scholar and his field of research was Philisophy. His doctoral thesis, published in 1901 was “ The Hindu Conception of the functions of breath - a study in Early Hindu Psycho-Physics” Self Study Report of Ewing Christian College, Allahabad Page 1 Preface History of Ewing Christian College is the story of an institution’s continuous striving Dr Winfield Dudgeon’s work is typified by the fact that he was the for excellence. When the University had no first president (1921) of Indian campus and was only granting affiliation, Botanical Society, which he helped the College was established in 1902 and to establish. He served as president soon rose to postgraduate status, with a of the Botanical Section of the strong emphasis on research and extension Indian Science Congress, in 1922. work, relevant for rural India. Spread on a He served on many committees in sprawling green campus of 42 acres, on the connection with the U. P. Board of bank of river Yamuna, the College opened Intermediate and High School its Agriculture Economics Extension Education and worked tirelessly to Department, on the other side of the river, popularize his pet subject. which soon developed into Allahabad Agriculture Institute (now, SHIATS Dr. Edwin Harper, Jr. joined the Deemed University). The College took faculty as the founder Head of giant strides in the field of higher Psychology Department in 1948. education, with Dr. Dudgeon opening first Cooperating with Prof. Mahalanobis, in setting up Indian laboratory course in Botany, laying a very Statistical Institute, Dr. Harper’s strong base for research in the College, expertise in the field of Educational training students like Panchanan Measurements and his solid work Maheshwari, who excelled as a Botanist in preparing and training teachers, par excellence, also called Father of on objective testing all over the Embryology in India. While the strong country, was duly recognized, stress on research and extension work when he was elected president of attracted attention of Lindsay Commission the section of Psychology and on Higher Education, which identified the Educational Sciences of the Indian College as the probable centre for Science Congress. Bureau of Research and Extension Department for Educational Research founded by the whole province of UP, fate was Dr. Harper, an Extension holding something else for the College. Department of the College, gaining national reputation as the Centre conducting exams like TOEFL, A lightening struck the College in the form GRE, GMAT all over India, now, of Allahabad University Reorganization Institute of Educational and Act, 1921, whereby the degree and Psychological Measurements postgraduate classes were shifted to the (IPEM), an independent University that came into being as a autonomous organization, stands in unitary university, reducing the College to Allahabad, as his lasting memory. Intermediate level. Badly mutilated, the College braced itself up and acquired land near the University, where Ewing Christian University College (presently, William Holland Hall University College) started functioning, from1923. Many of the College professors decided to stay back in the Intermediate College, which established itself as one of the best colleges in India, attracting students from far and wide. Always innovating, the College introduced Audio-Visual programme in 1932, Compulsory Physical Education in 1933, Co-education in 1935 and compulsory Military Education in 1947. At the same time, a sizable group of teachers were engaged in higher education through the University College. At last, with independence of the country, the College regained its undergraduate classes, in Science, in 1951, and in Arts, in 1956. Soon, the Self Study Report of Ewing Christian College, Allahabad Page 2 Preface College established itself as the premier institution in imparting science education and its efforts were immediately rewarded by UGC, which selected the College for COSIP Programme in 1970. Further, Dr. Harper came on the faculty of the College, and it was again rewarded by the UGC, which selected the College for COHSSIP Programme, in 1975. However, all the good work on the part of the College could not quench the thirst of the faculty, committed to play its full role, in the field of higher education, contributing in research and innovation, as the University kept on taking cover of the University Reorganization Act, 1921, to deny postgraduate status to the College, so essential to create the necessary academic eco-system for vertical growth. In 1994, College gained Autonomous status and became the second Autonomous College in the state. With the advent of Autonomy, the ills afflicting the College were swept out of the campus and the College administration, with active support of the faculty, succeeded in gaining full control of the academic programme. The first priority of the College was to weed out the non-serious students, which came to the College, only to copy in the exams and bully the academia. Introduction of compulsory attendance and Midterm examination, weeded out such elements. Once peace prevailed on the campus, the College embarked on innovations and was amongst the first set of colleges in the country, to be selected for introduction of vocational courses, at First Degree level, in 1994, on the strength that as an autonomous college, the college was now empowered to introduce new courses using the empowerment granted to the College Academic Council as per the Guidelines and under Autonomy, Certificate courses, Advance Certificate courses, Diploma and PG Diploma programmes were launched in the College. Recently, skill-based programmes have been launched. Ewing Christian College has a glorious past, a respectable present and a promising future. Faced with serious trials and tribulations throughout its Existence, it has journeyed through triumphantly with unshakable FAITH in the purpose of its establishment of building men and women, strong in knowledge and character, in the service of society and our country. With a view that the present profile of the college will be incomplete without a Glimpse in its history, a brief historical profile is given in the following pages. Self Study Report of Ewing Christian College, Allahabad Page 3 History of the College PAST….. HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE AT A GLANCE 1887. With establishment of Allahabad University as an affiliating university, manager of Jamuna High School, Dr. C.A.R. Janvier dreams of a College at Allahabad. 1900. Dr. C.A.R. Janvier’s proposal for College accepted by the United Mission Bodies of U.P and Punjab. 1901. Dr. Arthur H. Ewing appointed as the first Principal. 1902. Intermediate classes opened without previous recognition by the Government (Recognition came in 1903). Professor Prabhu Das joined the staff. 1903. 1903 Hostel built. 1904. B.A. classes started without previous recognition. College classes held in 1903 building. Railway Bungalow and the Physics Laboratory were completed. 1905. B.A. Classes recognized. 1906. Princeton Hall opened. First batch appeared for M.A. (Philosophy) examination. 1907. The first storey of Rhea Hostel completed. 1908. The foundation stone of Bethany Jubilee Memorial Hall (present Main Building) laid. Rhea Hostel building completed. Lloyd H. Werden joined the staff as Professor of Biology. Wooster Campus site acquired. Plans were made and permission given by the Board for acquiring two hundred acres of land across the river for an Agriculture department. The Board of Directors created. B.A., B.Sc. and M.A. classes introduced. Self Study Report of Ewing Christian College, Allahabad Page 4 History of the College 1909. A course in Biology started under Prof. Lloyd H. Werden – for the First time in Allahabad. The Boat Club formed by Prof. C.D. Thompson and Prof. Avey. The Alumni Association was formed – the first Re-Union Day held in November, 1909. 1910. Plans made for building of professors’ quarters in the Wooster Campus. 1911. Prof. Higginbottom returned with M.Sc. degree in Agriculture. The land of the Agricultural department gazetted. Mr. E.P. Janvier joined the staff. 1912. Death of Dr. Arthur H. Ewing. The Allahabad Christian College renamed Ewing Christian College. 1913. Student Christian Association organized. Part of Philadelphia hostel built and used as hostel. Tooker Hall built. 1914. A non-recurring grant of Rs. 25000 obtained from the government for erection of a Chemical Laboratory. 1918. Prof. Prabhu Das, Head of Chemistry Department died. The Chemistry Laboratory was dedicated to Professor Das. The Dispensary was built.