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Self Study Report 2015 of Rishi Bankim Chandra College RISHI BANKIM CHANDRA COLLEGE P.O.: NAIHATI, EAST KANTAL PARA, DISTRICT: NORTH 24 PARGANAS, WEST BENGAL, PIN 743165 SELF STUDY REPORT Contents Page Forwarding Letter 2 Preface 3 A Profile of the College 7 B Criterion wise Analytical Report Criterion I: Curricular Aspects 21 Criterion II: Teaching, Learning and Evaluation 42 Criterion III: Research, Consultancy and Extension 83 Criterion IV: Infrastructure and Learning Resources 105 Criterion V: Student Support and Progression 129 Criterion VI: Governance, Leadership and Management 140 Criterion VII: Innovations and Best Practices 159 Innovative and Best Practice: Participatory Governance 165 Innovative and Best Practice: Innovative Practices in 166 Teaching -Learning C Evaluative Report of the Departments From 168 1. Economics 2. Electronics 3. Chemistry 4. Mathematics 5. Physics 6. Botany 7. Microbiology 8. Zoology 9. Computer Applications 10. Statistics 11. Bengali 12. English 13. Hindi 14. Sanskrit 15. Urdu 16. History 17. Journalism & Mass Comm. 18. Philosophy 19. Political Science 20. Physical Education 21. Commerce D Declaration of the Head of the Institution 345 E Certificate of Compliance 346 1 Self Study Report 2015 of Rishi Bankim Chandra College Ref. No.: RBCC/IQAC/1 Dated: 28.12.2015 To The Director , National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) P.O. Box no: 1075, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore- 560072, India Sub: Uploading of Self Study Report of Rishi Bankim Chandra College for the Second Cycle of NAAC Accreditation in the institutional website. Sir, In compliance with the requirement of the Letter of Intent (LOI) sent from our end, we are uploading the Self Study Report (SSR) of our college for the Second Cycle of NAAC accreditation of Rishi Bankim Chandra College in our institutional website www.rbccollege.ac.in . The hard copies of SSR will reach you within the stipulated time. This is for your kind information and necessary action. Thanking you, Yours faithfully, Dr Sanjib Kumar Saha, Principal, Rishi Bankim Chandra College, Naihati, Dist: North 24 Parganas West Bengal, PIN: 743165 2 Self Study Report 2015 of Rishi Bankim Chandra College PREFACE Section I: Foreword - About the College and the Self Study Report Rishi Bankim Chandra College, situated in the district of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, was established in 1947 - the glorious year of Indian Independence. Keeping in tune with India’s tryst with a new destiny, a group of educationists and visionaries, living in and around Naihati and Bhatpara, who bore the rich legacy of Bengal Renaissance and the struggle for independence, felt the need for an institution providing quality education to the masses. Consequently, on the eve of the Independence day, they mooted the idea of establishing a college at Naihati, which, they felt, would soon become a seat of higher learning. As the nation aspired for a creative and dynamic growth, the magical incantation of ‘Bande-Mataram’ composed by Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, a resident of Naihati, inspired millions. With immense national pride, the Steering Committee of the college, in its First Meeting held on 2nd November, 1947, decided to perpetuate his memory by naming the college “Rishi Bankim Chandra College.” The college has since grown to become a premier institution of its kind in the district. It has completed 68 years of dedicated service to the nation. The college is located on the eastern side of Naihati Railway station in the district of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India. It comprises integrated college buildings on two adjacent plots on 1.3 acre and a large playground with gallery-shed on 3.5-acre of land. It is near Rishi Bankim Chandra’s ancestral home at Kantalpara, forty kilometer north of Kolkata, on the eastern bank of River Hoogly, and is well connected by roads, Kalyani Expressway and the Railways. On 15th January 1948, when classes first started, the college was housed at Naihati Mahendra High School, as it did not have a room of its own. That day has ever since been observed as the College Foundation Day. In June 1948, the college was shifted to its present premises, at Kantalpara. In June 1948, the college purchased a plot of land measuring about 1.16 acre with two rows of temporary sheds from ‘Medland Bose & Co’. During 1951-1952, one science lecture room (Room No.- 12, now remodelled as Kamalakanta Sabhaghar) and two laboratories (Physics & Chemistry) were constructed with grants from the Govt. of West Bengal. On 29th March 1959, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, Hon’ble Vice President of India, inaugurated the first floor of the North Block, and between 1962 and 1970, two new floors of the South and West wings of the college were constructed with UGC and State Government grants. In late 1970s, Rishi Bankim Chandra College as a unified entity of three shifts – Morning (for women), Day (Co-educational) and Evening (for men) - had more than fourteen thousand students in its roll strength and had the distinction of being the largest college in the Commonwealth nations. In 1984, the Morning and Evening shifts of the college were segregated for administrative expediency and were established as two independent colleges. At the onset of the 21st century, the 2nd floor of the North wing was constructed with grants from the UGC under IX-Plan and the State Government. The 2nd floor of the North wing now accommodates the Central Library, Pratistha - the Career Hub (built under UGC- Spl-CD Grant) with ICT facilities and lecture theatres, and three science departments. The Students’ Amenities Block), was inaugurated on 17th January 2006 by Sri Subhas Chakraborty, Hon’ble Min. in Charge, Sports and Youth Affairs (Govt. of W.B): the ground floor (UGC X-Plan 3 Self Study Report 2015 of Rishi Bankim Chandra College grant and college building fund) houses the Students’ Canteen and the 1st floor (UGC XI-Plan and college building fund) has Student Union rooms. The four-storeyed Diamond Jubilee Block, inaugurated on 15th January 2011 by Sri Ranjit Kundu, Min. in Charge, Transport, Govt. of W.B., and President, RBC College Governing Body, presently houses 2 PG and 5 UG departments of the college. The development of the college playground was done in 2014 under MPLAD grant offered by Hon’ble MP, Sri Dinesh Trivedi, and inaugurated by the Hon’ble Minister in Charge, Education, Govt. of West Bengal, Dr. Partha Chatterjee in 2015, in presence of Hon’ble MLA and an ex-student of the college, Sri Partha Bhowmick. The college has been through the stormy phases of infancy and adolescence and has gradually grown to maturity. It has been providing quality education for more than six decades. This multidisciplinary co-educational college is gradually re-emerging as one of the best colleges in the state, and aspiring to be a lead College with Potential for Excellence. With consistent academic performance the success rate has touched 99% in Calcutta University and West Bengal State University U.G. Degree Examinations and 100% in P.G. Examinations. Some students of this college have excelled in University examinations, such as University toppers (First class First) in English Honours in Calcutta University Examinations 2004 and toppers in Hindi Honours in 2011, 2013, 2014 and English Honours in 2011 at WBSU Part III Examinations. With this excellence and confidence the college is fulfilling the same promise of academic excellence by consistently performing well under the West Bengal State University (Barasat, North 24 Parganas). Being a pioneer multidisciplinary co-educational college of independent India (the founders of the college started their mission on the eve of Indian independence), the college got affiliation from the University of Calcutta ab initio . Commencing its academic journey with affiliation for Intermediate course in Arts in 1947, the college got affiliations for B. Com in 1949, I. Sc. in 1950, B. A. in 1953, B. Sc. in 1957, and subsequently for 18 General subjects, 16 Honours courses, and 1 Major course from the University of Calcutta. To spearhead the movement for extending higher education to the masses, and to reduce the enormous load of the University of Calcutta, the Government of West Bengal, established West Bengal State University (Barasat, North 24 Parganas) through West Bengal Act XXVIII of 2007, passed on 25th February. The new university became functional from the academic session 2008-2009. Fifty-seven colleges of North 24 Parganas, including Rishi Bankim Chandra College, have been transferred to the new University through a Government notification No. 300-Edn(U)/IU- 38/08, dated, the 26th of May 2008. At present the college has West Bengal State University affiliation for offering B.A., B.Sc. and B.Com Honours studies in 16 subjects,: (Arts) Bengali, English, Hindi, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Sanskrit; (Science) Chemistry, Economics, Electronics, Mathematics, Physics, Botany, Microbiology, and Zoology; and (Commerce) Accounting and Finance; and B.Sc. (Major) course in 1 subject: B.Sc. in Computer Applications (Major) that is equivalent to honours and BCA. The college offers 21 UG General subjects, including Statistics and Journalism & Mass Communication, Urdu and Physical Education one Major subject and three General Courses of Study: Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Bachelor of Science (B.Sc. both Pure and Bio), & Bachelor of Arts (B.A.). The college has the distinction of imparting UGC-recognised regular Post-Graduate Level education. The Post-Graduate Course (M.Sc.) in Zoology of the college has been running successfully since 2005 and the 4 Self Study Report 2015 of Rishi Bankim Chandra College Post-Graduate Course (M.A.) in English since 2009. Considering the unprecedented success of the college in running P.G. courses in Zoology and English, and on the basis of the NAAC Peer Team recommendation along with popular demand for P.G.