Prospectus 2021-2022 Polba Mahavidyalaya
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Prospectus 2021-2022 Polba Mahavidyalaya Polba , Hooghly Pincode : 712148 Contact : 03213-225128 e-mail :[email protected] “Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man” --------------- Swami Vivekananda “ The small wisdom is like water in a glass: Clear, transparent, pure. The great wisdom is like the water in the sea: dark, mysterious, impenetrable.” -Rabindranath Tagore तमसोमाोितगमय tamasomā jyotir gamaya POLBA MAHAVIDYALAYA Affiliated to the University of Burdwan, West Bengal Recognized under Sections 2(f) and 12(B) of U.G.C. Act, 1956 Accredited B with CGPA 2.44 by NAAC PROSPECTUS – 2021-2022 st Information and Pertinent Rules of Admission in 1 Semester of B.A./B.Sc. Honours/ General Courses in 2021-2022 academic session. Post Office : Polba Police Station : Polba District : Hooghly State : West Bengal Pin : 712148 Telephone No. : 03213-225128 e-mail : [email protected] Website : www.polbamahavidyalaya.com About Polba Mahavidyalaya Polba Mahavidyalaya, a co-educational General Degree College, was set up on 19th September,2005 at Polba within Polba-Dadpur Block in the District of Hooghly in West Bengal, with the objective of providing all round scope and opportunity of higher education to a greater size-class of population especially those from the marginalized and the backward Communities. Sustained efforts of local people, policy makers and philanthropists who envisioned the extension and qualitative amelioration of higher education among the prospective students of this village and surrounding areas that had been otherwise left out from the circle of elitist urban centric development, led to the establishment of this college. Polba Mahavidyalaya is located in a serene picturesque rural environment where peace reigns and transcendent academic atmosphere pervades the entire teaching-learning process. A Continuous process of academic & infrastructural development is an inseparable part of the college. According to latest Census of India Report, the total population of Polba-Dadpur Block has been 263,555 of which 35.79% belongs to SC & 11.47% belongs to ST Communities (District Statistical Hand Book, Hooghly, 2015, Bureau of Applied Economics &Satistics, Government of West Bengal).Polba Mahavidyalaya is the only General Degree College in Polba- Dadpur Block. COURSES OFFERED B.A. (HONOURS) 3-YEAR COURSE (Divided into six semesters.) B.Sc. (HONOURS) 3-YEAR COURSE (Divided into six semesters.) B.A. (GENERAL) 3-YEAR COURSE (Divided into six semesters.) B.Sc. (GENERAL) 3-YEAR COURSE (Divided into six semesters.) HONOURS SUBJECTS : B.A. : BENGALI, EDUCATION, ENGLISH, GEOGRAPHY,HISTORY,PHILOSOPHY, POLITICAL SCIENCE, SANSKRIT. : B.Sc.: GEOGRAPHY GENERAL SUBJECTS : B.A. : BENGALI, ECONOMICS, EDUCATION, ENGLISH, GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, POLITICAL SCIENCE, SANSKRIT. : B.Sc.: BOTANY,CHEMISTRY, MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS, ZOOLOGY, ECONOMICS. Affiliation Polba Mahavidyalaya is a Government-aided General Degree College permanently affiliated to the University of Burdwan since 2008-2009 vide letter no. IC/Affln./P/128/909 dated 03.04.2009. Recognition Polba Mahavidyalaya is recognized by the University Grants Commission under Sections 2(f) & 12(B) of UGC Act, 1956 since 2010 vide Letter no. 8-276/2009 (CPP-I/C)dated14.06.2010. NAAC ACCREDITATION Polba Mahavidyalaya is accredited (B) with CGPA 2.44 by National Assessment & Accreditation Council, Bengaluru in 2016 vide Letter no. F.19.26/EC(SC-20)/DO/2016/8.1 dated 16th December 2016 . Vision To develop human potential by providing quality education intermingled with value to our rural students in general and to our students belonging to Scheduled tribes, Scheduled castes, Minority Communities and other Backward Categories in particular. To embark on a journey towards perfection for its students, such that humanity manifests with its highest ethical form and moral standard is imbued with mettle to struggle against all types of negatives. It is thus a journey from enlightenment to empowerment, knowledge to wisdom and perception to application. To emerge as a facilitator of a lifelong, continuous education in the lap of Nature through different man-man and man-nature interactions; by encouraging self–learning leading to creativity, consciousness, emancipation and perfection of self. Mission To motivate students to face struggles in life with courage, zeal and austerity and be winner with the cultivation of common sense which is rarest in form in the realm of knowledge and wisdom. This will facilitate learning through discovery, synthesis, dissemination and preservation of knowledge. To inculcate from the very beginning a high regard for ethical principles and meaningful understanding of human values and environmental realities. To bring higher education within the reach of students coming from poor and economically backward families in this rural area; and to create an ambience in which new ideas spontaneously develop, creativity flourishes, imagination multiples, skill forms, innovation emanates and knowledge gets freedom. To armour students to overcome their weaknesses, to accept each and every odd in life with dedication & devotion such that odds transform into successes with excellence and perform to their fullest potential so as to cope with the present & future needs of the society. From Principal Sir’s Desk “Education is an ornament in prosperity and refuge in adversity.” - Aristotle Course of Studies with Subject Combinations Under the “Choice based Credit System” Course Structure(CBCS), there are two Course structures –i) Honours Course; and ii) General Course. Honours subjects with Generic Elective Combinations are : B.A. HONOURS (Three Year Degree Course) Honours Subjects Bengali Education English Geography History Philosophy Political Science Sanskrit Generic Elective Subjects Group A Group B Bengali Economics Education Geography English History Sanskrit Philosophy Political Science *Honours students will select one subject from any one of these groups (other than the subject of his/her Honours studies). B.A. GENERAL (Three Year Degree Course) Group A Group B Bengali Economics Education Geography English History Sanskrit Philosophy Political Science *General students will select one subject from each group. B.Sc. Honours (Three Year Degree Course) Honours Generic Elective (Any One) Geography Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Economics B.Sc. General (Three Year Degree Course) GROUP CORE COURSE ‘A’ Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics ‘B’ Chemistry, Botany and Zoology OUTLINE OF THE SEMESTER WISE COURSE STRUCTURES OF B.A./ B.SC. UNDER THE CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM (CBCS) Under the CBCS there are broadly two Course structures – i) Honours Course and ii) General Course. The main components of the Course are as follows: 1. Core Course:A Course that should compulsorily be studied by a candidate as a core requirement is termed as a core Course. 2. Elective Course :Generally a Course, which can be chosen from a pool of Courses and which may be very specific or specialized or advanced or supportive to the discipline / subject of study or which provides an extended scope or which enables an exposure to some other discipline/ subject/ domain or nurtures the candidate’s proficiency/ skill, is called an Elective Course. 2.1 Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) Course :A Course, which may be offered by the main discipline/ subject of study , is referred to as Discipline Specific Elective Course. 2.2 Generic Elective (GE) Course :An Elective Course, chosen generally from an unrelated discipline/ subject of study with an intention to seek an exposure, is called a Generic Course. N.B. –A Core Course, offered in a discipline / subject, may be treated as an Elective by other discipline/subject and vice-versa and such Electives may also be referred to as Generic Elective. 2.3 Dissertation / Project:An Elective Course, designed to acquire special/advanced knowledge, is termed as Dissertation/ Project. This is considered as a special Course involving application of knowledge in solving/analysing/ exploring a real life situation/ difficult problem. A Dissertation / Project work will be of 6 credits. A Dissertation/ Project work may be given in lieu of a Discipline Specific Elective. 3. Ability Enhancement Course (AEC) :The Ability Enhancement(AE) Courses are of two kinds- Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses(AECC) and Skill Enhancement Courses(SEC). 3.1 AECC :These are the Courses based on the contents that lead to knowledge enhancement and consist of Environmental Studies & English/ MIL Communication. These are mandatory for all disciplines. 3.2 SEC :SEC are value- based and / or skill – based and are aimed at providing hand-on-training, competence,skill etc. It will be minimum 2 for Honours Courses and 4 for General Courses. These may be chosen from a pool of Courses designed to provide value- based and/ or skill- based knowledge and would contain both theory and lab. / hands-on-training/field work. The main purpose of these Courses is to provide the students life-skill in hands-on-mode so as to increase their employability. Practical/Tutorial :One each with every Core, Discipline Specific and Generic Elective paper. Course Structure (Honours/General) Course Components B.A. B.Sc. Honours General Honours General Core Course (CC) 14 12 14 12 Discipline Specific 4 4 4 6 Elective(DSE)Course Generic Elective (GE) Course 4 2 4 ------- Ability Enhancement Compulsory 2 2 2 2 Course(AECC) Skill Enhancement Course(SEC) 2 4 2 4 An Under-graduate