GOVERNMENT of KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT of COLLEGIATE EDUCATION GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE, BIDADI, RAMNAGAR DISTRICT (Affiliated to Bangalore University)
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GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE, BIDADI, RAMNAGAR DISTRICT (Affiliated to Bangalore University) SELF STUDY REPORT 2015 – 16 SUBMITTED TO NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL, ( NAAC ) BANGALORE. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS SL NO CONTENTS PAGE NO 1 Preface 4 2 Acknowledgement 6 3 Executive Summary 7 4 Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Challenges (SWOC) 14 analysis 5 Profile of the College 16 6 Criteria-Wise Evaluative Report A 28 -44 Criterion I: CURRICULAR ASPECTS B Criterion II: TEACHING-LEARNING AND 45 -82 EVALUATION C Criterion III: RESEARCH, CONSULTANCY AND 83 – 158 EXTENSION D Criterion IV: INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEARNING 160 -163 RESOURCES E Criterion V: STUDENT SUPPORT AND PROGRESSION 164 – 190 F Criterion VI: GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP AND 191 – 210 MANAGEMENT G Criterion VII: INNOVATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES 211 – 223 2 7 DEPARTMENT PROFILE A DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH 225 – 235 B DEPARTMENT OF KANNADA 236 – 261 C DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS 262 – 272 D DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY 273 – 283 E DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY 284 -295 F DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE 296 – 310 G DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE & MANAGEMENT 311 – 320 H DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY SCIENCE 321 - 323 I DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION 323 8 ANNEXURES 3 PREFACE Government First Grade College, Bidadi was established with an aim of providing quality and higher education to the students situated in rural and backward areas of the region, in the year 2007 vide Government Order No. ED/144/YOYOKA/2007 dated 27-04-2007 at Government Primary School Complex, Bidadi with a meagre student enrolment of 19. Now it is shifted to an independent, newly constructed building located at Kethaganahalli Road which is 2 kms. away from Bidadi in Ramanagar District. The College is situated in a pleasant environment, away from the heart of the city. In total, the College consists of 6.20 acres of land area and built up area 9200 metres consists of 2 floors. The college started with humanities, science, commerce and management, to strengthen the knowledge power of subalterns and rural communities. The College is affiliated to Bangalore University and offers BA (HEK, HEP, HES), BCom, BBM and B.Sc (PMCs) courses. Co-curricular activities such as Cultural, NSS, Sports, Youth Red Cross and Red ribbon etc. are available and negotiations for the commencement of NCC, Scouts and Guides are in progress. Committed faculty members, Supportive Administration, Quality Infrastructure, Large pool of Learning Resources and Responsive students are the basic requirements for a Successful Educational Institution. We are making constant effort to effectively address each and every aspect of this dimension. We endeavour to ensure all round development of our students and are committed towards setting high standards. Socially and Economically weaker students, SC / ST/ OBC students and meritorious students are getting various kinds of scholarships to continue and complete their education like Sanchi Honnamma Scholarship, Vidyasiri from Backward Caste and Minorities Department, SC/ST post metric Scholarship, etc. Apart from these supports the Government has introduced Rajiv Gandhi Educational loan for the poor. 4 The College has experienced, Qualified teaching and non-teaching staff to cater to the needs of the students. The college has a good Automation Library and Browsing facilities where Digitalisation would be in vogue in the future days. Our college has good library providing efficient and user-friendly access to library services and resources. We have one N.S.S unit consisting of 100 volunteers. They have been supportive in creating the social and environmental awareness and students actively participate in the Blood Donation Camp, Planting Saplings and attending the Annual National Social Service Camp. We have one Red Cross Unit which spreads in helping the society by donating blood and organizing health awareness camps and a Red Ribbon Club which helps in creating awareness on AIDS. The college has a Placement Cell which equips the students with necessary training programs like Personality development, Mock Interview, Interview skills, soft skills, etc. to help them sustain employability successfully in the current Global Scenario.To encourage extracurricular activities in the college, we have a separate cultural Committee which helps in conducting cultural activities and celebrates cultural fests like Cultural Inauguration,Ethnic Day, Folklore and Valedictory. Our students have participated in different competitions held at the University and state level and won the prizes. The college has immense scope for sports activities. Many of our students have participated at university and inter-university level competitions and have bagged the awards and medals. Our students have successfully undergone well trained Life Skills training. The college focuses on the physical, intellectual, social, emotional and spiritual growth of the students. We ensure holistic development of our students. With the help of College Development Committee, Mentorship, Parents-Teachers Meet, Alumni Association, Stakeholders and under the guidance of our Well-wishers, our College is moving towards the goal. I am also very thankful to everyone who has contributed to the development of this College. 5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This Self Study Report is possible only because of the kind cooperation and contribution of every individual of the Institution. It has taken three on his of strenuous and thorough discussions and deliberations for compiling, editing and revising the entire report to bring it into its present physical format. I am grateful to every individual department heads and their sub ordinates, NAAC Committee, IQAC and college for their support and valuable guidance in analysing, compiling, editing and revising the data wherever necessary to give the report into its present shape. I am thankful to all those who have extended their timely help and who have made possible this report a reality. I would like to acknowledge Dr.Siddhalingaswamy who has extended his support and guidance in the completion of this project .I would extend my heartfelt thanks to Assistant Prof.Shivashankari.V.R who has been successful in making this dream project come true. Veena kumari.A, NAAC Co-ordinator. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6 Government First Grade College , Bidadi, Ramnagar, has been an important contributor to the development of education for rural poor students with the motive of making them to become productive and responsible global citizens. It had its inception in June, 2007 with a minimal strength of 19 students functioning in the government school campus situated in Bidadi. Since then, the College has undergone a long journey with its own set of impediments and accomplished phenomenal growth. It has, no doubt, become an aam adhmi‘s College to reckon with, GFGC, Ramanagar with a students‘ strength of 192. In 2012-13 to the present, the College caters to the needs of under-privileged students living in the remote hamlets situated in the nook and corners of Bidadi. The present scenario is that the college is situated in the midst of bounty nature, scenic natural green landscape in the periphery of Bidadi with its own building which houses the Principal‘s Office, the Arts and Commerce Faculty, the Computer laboratory and the Library for a students‘ strength of 192. With 51 lakhs grants already released for the construction of the College classrooms by the Government, it is hoped that the College would cater to the cultural needs of 250 students in the near future and after the completion of a full-fledged building the strength of the College too, is expected to increase in the coming years. The strength of the Institution is its qualified, committed and dedicated faculty members, industrious administrative staff, the various Programmes and Cells funded by State Government, good academic ambience and the enthusiastic students.The College has always been in the frontline in fulfilling its social objectives in terms of educational attainments and producing quality individuals. The strength of the students is 192 in 2015-16 and the strength ofthe faculty is 15 (11 Permanent Staff + 4 Guest Faculty) with 7 nonteachingstaff. (04+02) 06 of the teaching staff members are yet to submit their doctoral thesis and to be awarded as Doctorateholders, most of them have M.Phil. degree and some of them have B.Ed qualification,07 teaching staff has qualified in the NET/SLET examinations. The College has prepared Self Study Report with relevant information on its notable programmes under each criterion. The highlights of the criteria-wise analysis is as follows: Having completed 9 years of valuable educational service, the college now offers degree programmes in Arts, Commerce, Management and Science at the Under graduate level to meet 7 the needs of the rural students. The college is affiliated to Bangalore University and follows the Semester and Choice Based Credit system (CBCS) pattern. The university updates the syllabus as and when required and our Institution follows its curriculum strictly. The admission to various courses is made in accordance with the regulations specified by Government of Karnataka and Bangalore University. The primary objective of the Institution is to enable the students to cope with the demands of the contemporary global scenario through effective transaction of the curricular and co-curricular aspects. Academic excellence, personality development and social orientation are our guiding principles. Our objective is to provide quality education to the rural underprivileged students hailing mostly from the marginalized and weaker sections of the society and transform them into better individuals so that they contribute constructively towards national goals by upholding the values of secularism, national Integration and social commitment. The objectives of the College are made known to the stakeholders through the College website and College prospectus. Our faculty members are also members of BOS and BOE of Bangalore University and they attend the meetings convened by the University and suggest measures for improvement of curriculum after taking the feedback from the teachers, students and peer groups.