SSR ) for Submission to National Assessment and Accreditation Council for Second Cycle of Accreditation 2015 Self Study Report-2015
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SIVANATH SASTRI COLLEGE 23/49 GARIAHAT ROAD Kolkata-700029 Self Study Report ( SSR ) For Submission To National Assessment And Accreditation Council For Second Cycle of Accreditation 2015 Self Study Report-2015 Sivanath Sastri College Page 2 Self Study Report-2015 Contents Pages Preface......................................................................................................4 to 5 Executive Summary................................................................................6 to 12 SWOC Analysis.............................................................................................13 Criteria wise Input of the College 1. Profile of the College.......................................................................14 to 26 2. Criterion I.........................................................................................27 to 36 3. Criterion II........................................................................................37 to 65 4. Criterion III .....................................................................................66 to 88 5. Criterion IV....................................................................................89 to 107 6. Criterion V........................................................................... ........108 to121 7. Criterion VI..................................................................................122 to 142 8. Criterion VII................................................................................143 to 149 Evaluative Report of the Departments Department of Bengali...........................................................................150 to 157 Department of Botany............................................................................158 to 165 Department of Commerce......................................................................166 to 183 Department of Economics......................................................................184 to 193 Department of Education.......................................................................194 to 202 Department of English............................................................................203 to 209 Department of Geography......................................................................210 to 219 Department of History............................................................................220 to 229 Department of Mathematics....................................................................230 to237 Department of Philosophy......................................................................238 to 242 Department of Political Science.............................................................243 to 252 Department of Sanskrit...........................................................................253 to 257 Department of Women Studies..............................................................258 to 265 Post-accreditation Initiatives...............................................................266 to 267 Declaration by the Head of the Institution....................................................268 Compliance Certificate ..................................................................................269 Annexure...............................................................................................270 to 292 Sivanath Sastri College Page 3 Self Study Report-2015 Preface The Nineteenth Century socio-economic and political landscape in Bengal under British rule was in a process of churning as Brahmo Samaj Movement under the pioneering leadership of Raja Rammohun Roy left a lasting legacy in the sphere of social reforms and social awakening. The reverberation of Brahmo Samaj Movement was later felt all over India and abroad. One of the primary objectives of the movement was freeing people from medieval prejudices and superstitious ritualistic dogmas that had engulfed the entire spectrum of Hindu society at that time. As a means to achieve this end the Brahmo Samaj gave stress on imparting liberal education to the youth and specially the women because they suffered the most under centuries old oppressive social evils. With this objective in mind City Collegiate School and later City College were founded in 1881. Very soon the endeavour became hugely successful and the City College became a historically important institution in the city imparting quality multi-disciplinary education at the degree level and respected as one among the first group of colleges recognized by the University of Calcutta. After independence as the city witnessed a southward expansion the need for a good degree level college was closely felt in this part of the city. Sadharon Brahmo Samaj decided to open a new campus of the City College in South Calcutta. At first the College was started in a rented accommodation but as the number of students increased a separate building was constructed in the present address and three separate colleges were started in 1955 offering multi stream under-graduate level education. The morning shift was christened as Sivanath Sastri College in memory of the great nineteenth century social reformer of Bengal. This College is exclusively meant for girl students and soon it emerged as a leading women’s college in Kolkata. The College received formal affiliation from University of Calcutta in 1961 for offering BA, B. Sc and B. Com Honours and General courses. The college has been consistently making attempts to impart liberal value based education and to equip the students with the skills to take on the challenges of the professional world in their stride. The College has a mixture of experienced and energetic young faculty as well as a dedicated band of office staff who make sincere attempts to meet the diverse academic and co-curricular needs of the students. The College is constantly striving to enrich the students with latest ideas and liberal human values. The use of latest technology, teaching methods and student friendly academic exercises help the College to achieve brilliant results in the University examinations. Many of the students of this College have succeeded in professional life and have been successful as teachers and professionals. Sivanath Sastri College Page 4 Self Study Report-2015 Sivanath Sastri College has crossed many hurdles to become one of the top women colleges in Kolkata especially in the Commerce stream. The College offers Honours and General Courses in B.A / B. Sc/ B. Com streams. In terms of maintaining quality of education and providing various amenities to the students the College makes earnest endeavours which have made the institution a favourite destination for the aspiring students living in South Kolkata and suburbs. Since the acquisition of additional land the College is looking ahead towards a bright future and realization of the plans for expansion after construction of the second campus. Sivanath Sastri College Page 5 Self Study Report-2015 Executive Summary Sivanath Sastri College was accredited with B+ grade by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in 2006. Since then the College has made earnest endeavours to live up to its goal of providing quality education and other related services to the students keeping in mind the recommendations of NAAC Peer Team. It is a matter of great pleasure that the College is submitting the Self Study Report for the second cycle of assessment and accreditation by NAAC. The report has been prepared by the NAAC Steering Committee of Sivanath Sastri College in compliance with the recommended guidelines of NAAC. The entire teaching and non-teaching staff together with the Governing Body of the College extended full cooperation and assistance in preparing the Self Study Report. The NAAC Steering Committee extends its heart-felt thanks and gratitude to them. The Committee also acknowledges its gratitude to the students, the guardians and Alumni Association for the help they rendered in the preparation of the SSR. Preparation of the SSR was a rewarding exercise as it helped us to look at ourselves objectively, honestly and critically. Not only we have recognised our strengths but at the same time we have identified our weaknesses. We have been sincerely trying to overcome these weaknesses and have prepared plans for expansion of curricular and co-curricular activities. The College aspires to promote liberal human values and new age skills so that its students can become responsible citizens in future. The College administration, the teachers and non- teaching staff together with other stakeholders are fully geared to make the College a top class one in future. The following is a brief summary of the criteria-wise analysis and appraisal of the College. Criteria I: Curricular Aspects Sivanath Sastri College was founded in 1955 in memory of Pandit Sivanath Sastri, a great social reformer and pioneer for the cause of women education of 19th century Bengal. The College received affiliation from University of Calcutta in 1961. It is considered one among top women undergraduate colleges of West Bengal and one of the eight colleges run by Brahmo Samaj Education Society which promotes liberal human values and imparts professional skills to the students coming from different socio-economic strata of South Kolkata and suburb. All the stakeholders are roped in to attain the goal of the college. General lectures, extensive us of seminar presentations, inter-departmental lectures, use of audio visual tools, field level experiments are used to make studies interesting and worthy.