Maulana Azad College, Kolkata E-Prospectus
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2019 Maulana Azad College, Kolkata e-Prospectus Subhodip [Type the company name] 5/23/2019 Maulana Azad College E-Prospectus 2019-20 CONTENTS A. MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL 1 B. PROFILE OF THE COLLEGE 2-3 C. ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS 4 D. COURSES OFFERED 4 E. INFORMATION ABOUT CBCS COURSES 5-7 F. EXAMINATION SYSTEM UNDER CBCS CURRICULUM 7-8 G. STUDENT SUPPORT 8-12 H. CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 12-16 I. INSTITUTION RULES AND REGULATIONS 16-17 J. FACULTY MEMBERS & OFFICE STAFF 18-22 Maulana Azad College, Kolkata e-Prospectus 2019 A. MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL Welcome to Maulana Azad College, the only multi-faculty, co-educational government general degree college under University of Calcutta. Maulana Azad College succeeds to retain its position among the foremost of institutions. This college aims to create an intellectual ambience that enhances individual growth and supports its academic activities. Our endeavour has brought its ‘A’ grade accreditation status from NAAC, status of ‘Centre of Potential for Excellence’ from UGC, status of ‘DBT-STAR College’ from MHRD, Govt. Of India apart from other prestigious financial supports like FIST from DST, Govt. of India, BOOST from DBT, Govt. of West Bengal. With 20 departments, presently, the college offers 20 UG degrees in areas as diverse as language, social science, science and commerce and 3 PG courses in English, Urdu and Zoology. We follow a transparent admission procedure according to merit. We also adhere to the reservation policy of the Higher Education Department. A huge number of various scholarships are there to support meritorious but needy students. Students get all information and notification timely through the website along with the conventional notice board. This institution has developed a habitual practice of parent-teacher meet, peer-visit, invited talks, students’ seminar, alumni meet etc. Co-curricular cultural activities passionately participated by the students and sometimes along with teachers deserve a special mention as it reflects cultural harmony which transcends all religious dogmas and signifies our heritage of unity in diversity. Dr. Subhasis Dutta Principal, Maulana Azad College Page 1 Maulana Azad College, Kolkata e-Prospectus 2019 B. PROFILE OF THE COLLEGE Maulana Azad College has developed itself over the years and retains its prestigious position as the foremost of institutions. Our Alumni occupy distinguished positions in almost all spheres of in several fields of activity both in the country as well as abroad. It has been a long journey through the eighty-five years and yet the journey has perhaps just begun. The College seeks to create an intellectual environment that enhances individual growth and supports scholarly activities and creative endeavours that augment human knowledge and understanding. Inception 1926 Location 8 Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road, Kolkata-13 Status of the Affiliated to the University of Calcutta Institution Type of Institution Co-educational Recognition DBT Star College Status Campus area 5, 143.62 square meters Facilities available Principal's Office on the campus Student’s Section (Office) is situated in the Ground Floor of Annexe Building of the college. Page 2 Maulana Azad College, Kolkata e-Prospectus 2019 Hostel Facility: The College has a Boys' Hostel and an upcoming Girls' Hostel situated nearby. Classrooms & Laboratories: 37 Classrooms and 22 modern Laboratories are there in the College, many of which are fully ICT enabled. LAN, Internet& Wi-Fi connectivity: Local Area Networking connections are operative in Office, Student section, Library, Staff- room, and in science departments. Internet connection of 100MBPS speed is operating with limited Wi-Fi connection. Seminar Hall: The College Hall (Raza Washat Ali Memorial Hall) having a sitting capacity of nearly 200, and a plush, air-conditioned ICT-enabled Seminar Hall are in the college. Boys' and Girls' Common Rooms: There are separate Boys' and Girls' Common Rooms. Gymnasiums: Separate Boys' and Girls' Gymnasiums are there in the college with all modern facilities. Indoor/outdoor Game Facilities: Provisions for outdoor games like Soccer, Cricket, Athletics and indoor games like Badminton, Table- Tennis, Carom, and Chess are there. Canteen: there is a canteen for students and staff in the college which offers palatable foods at affordable price. CCTV surveillance has been installed in the college campus and in the hostels. Library The Library of Maulana Azad College possesses approximately 1,00,000 books, including a huge number of rare books, Manuscripts, Reference books like dictionaries, thesaurus, and encyclopaedias etc. Online Public Access Catalogue Page 3 Maulana Azad College, Kolkata e-Prospectus 2019 The Central Library lends books to the Students members. There are Departmental Seminar Libraries for the Honours and PG students of the various departments which also provides lending services. Reading room facilities and reference services are also available in the Central Library. Computerized Issue system using KOHA is operative Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) available in the Library and in the Departments The Library provides LAN & internet facility as well. All sections of the library are computerized. It has a large reading room with air-conditioned facility. The library is connected with INFLIBNET and DELNET. C. ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS: Under Graduate Post Science Commerce Social Science Language Graduate Botany B.Com. Islamic History & Arabic English Chemistry Honours in Culture Bengali Urdu Economics Accounting History English Zoology Mathematics & Finance Philosophy Persian Microbiology Political Science Sanskrit Physics Sociology Urdu Statistics Zoology D. COURSES OFFERED UNDER GRADUATE (CBCS) POST GRADUATE (CBCS) B.Sc. (Honours) M.A. in English B.A. (Honours) M.A. in Urdu B.A. (Gen) in Arabic & Persian M.Sc. in Zoology B.Com. (Honours) Page 4 Maulana Azad College, Kolkata e-Prospectus 2019 E. INFORMATION ABOUT CBCS COURSES a. Choice of Components of a Course Under CBCS Curriculum: 2019-20: Components of a Course, B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. Honours, under Choice Based Credit System (Six Semester) of the University of Calcutta, that a Candidate have to choose at the time of Admission: B.Sc. B.A./B.Com. Number of Number of Courses Course Component Courses x Credit x Credit Theory Prac/TU Theory Prac/TU 1. Core Course (CC): (Chose Honours Subject) a. Compulsorily be studied by a candidate as a core requirement of the Chosen Honours Subject 14x4=56 14x2=28 14x5=70 14x1=14 b. A Student has to Study 14 CC in 1-6 Semesters c. Each CC has (4+2 or 5+1 = 6) credits d. Includes both Theory & Practical/Tutorial 2. Generic Elective (GE): (Chose two Subjects other than Honours) a. An Elective Course chosen generally from two unrelated discipline/subject other than honours subject 4*x4=16 4*x2=8 4*x5=20 4*x1=4 b. 2 Subjects of choice will be offered c. A Student has to Study total 4 GE courses in 1-4 Semester d. Each GE has (4+2 or 5+1 = 6) Credits e. Includes both Theory & Practical/Tutorial 3. Discipline Specific Elective (DSE):(may be chosen later) a. Elective courses may be offered by the Honours subject of study for advanced knowledge or skill b. A Student has to Study 4 DSE in 5-6 Semester 4x4=16 4x2=8 4x5=20 4x1=4 c. DSE papers come in 2 groups - Student will choose 1 from each group for each concerned semester d. Each DSE has (4+2 or 5+1 = 6) Credits e. Includes both Theory & Practical/Tutorial Page 5 Maulana Azad College, Kolkata e-Prospectus 2019 B.Sc. B.A./B.Com. Number of Number of Courses Course Component Courses x Credit x Credit Theory Prac/TU Theory Prac/TU 4. Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course (AECC):Following Courses are mandatory for all disciplines- AECC1: Communicative English / MIL (Bengali/Urdu) 2x2=4 0 2x2=4 0 AECC2: Environmental Studies a. Student has to Study 2 AECC in 1-2 Semester b. Includes only Theory c. Each AECC has 2 Credits 5. Skill Enhancement Elective Course (SEC):(may be chosen later) These courses may be chosen from a pool of courses designed to provide value-based and/or skill-based knowledge related to Honours Subject a. A Student has to Study 2 SEC in 3-4 2x2=4 0 2x2=4 0 Semester (B.Com. 3 & 6 Semester) b. SEC papers come in 2 groups - Student will choose 1 from each group for each concerned semester c. Each DSE has 2 Credits (B.Com. 4 Credits) d. Includes only Theory (B.Com. & Practical/Tutorial) Total Courses (Credit) 26 (96) 22 (44) 26 22 (22) (118) Total Courses = 48 Total Credit = 140 (26TH+22P/TU) (96TH+44P) / (118TH+22 TU) b. Semester-wise Distribution of Credits for the Components of a Course (B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. (Honours): Sem-I Sem-II Sem-III Sem-IV Sem-V Sem-VI Core Course 2TH+2P/ 2TH+2P 3TH+3P/TU 2TH+2P/T 3TH+3P/TU 2TH+2P/TU TU /TU CC-8, 9 & U (CC): CC-5,6 &7 CC-13&14 CC-1 & 2 CC-3 & 4 10 CC-11 & 12 Generic 1TH+1P/ 1TH+1P 1TH+1P/TU 1TH+1P/TU TU /TU Elective (GE): GE-3 GE-4 GE-1 GE-2 Page 6 Maulana Azad College, Kolkata e-Prospectus 2019 Sem-I Sem-II Sem-III Sem-IV Sem-V Sem-VI Discipline 2TH+2P/T 2TH+2P/TU Specific U DSE-A(2) Elective DSE-A(1) B(2) (DSE): B(1) Ability Enhancement 1TH+0P/ 1TH+0P Compulsory TU /TU Course AECC-1 AECC-2 (AECC): Skill Enhancement 1TH+0P/TU 1TH+0P/TU Elective SEC-A(1) SEC-B(2) Course (SEC): Total No. of 4 ×100 4 ×100 5 ×100 5 ×100 4 ×100 4 ×100 Courses = 400 = 400 = 500 = 500 = 400 = 400 & Marks Total Credits 20 20 26 26 24 24 TH= Theory P= Practical TU=Tutorial F.