SELF STUDY REPORT (CYCLE 1) of TURKU HANSDA LAPSA HEMRAM MAHAVIDYALAY December 2015 Submitted to National Assessment and Accreditation Council P. O- Box No. 1075, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore-560 072, India. Prepared by TURKU HANSDA LAPSA HEMRAM MAHAVIDYALAY Madian, Mallarpur, PO - Ganpur, P.S – Mayureswar, Dist- Birbhum West Bengal, PIN- 731216 Website: www.thlhmahavidyalay.com NAAC ‐ Accreditation Self Study Report 2015 NAAC ACCREDITATION – First Cycle This Self-Study Report (SSR) is a result of an intensive work assigned to the IQAC Team by the authority of TURKU HANSDA LAPSA HEMRAM MAHAVIDYALAY, MADIAN, MALLARPUR, P. O. GANPUR, Dist. BIRBHUM, WEST BENGAL, 731216. It is the outcome of a collective effort of IQAC team that includes Teaching Faculties and Non-teaching Staff of the College headed by the Principal. COMMITTEE FOR SSR PREPARATION Advisors: 1. Prof. Mukul Roy, Govt. Nominee & President, GB 2. Dr Aminul Islam, University Nominee to GB 3. Mr Jay Shankar Sinha, University Nominee to GB 4. Shamayita Chatterjee, University Nominee to GB Chair Person: Dr Amit Kumar Chakrabarty, Principal Members: 1. Debayan Deb Barman, Convener, NAAC Steering Committee & HOD, English 2. Suman Mukherjee, Convener, IQAC & HOD, History 3. Dr. Sewli Chatterjee, Bursar & HOD, Mathematics 4. Dr. Rumki Sarkar. HOD, Geography 5. Ajfar Ali, Accountant & Head Clerk (officiating) 6. Kanan Hari Mondal, Clerk 7. Mintu Sharma, Alumni Member TURKU HANSDA LAPSA HEMRAM MAHAVIDYALAY www.thlhmahavidyalay.com 1 NAAC ‐ Accreditation Self Study Report 2015 TURKU HANSDA LAPSA HEMRAM MAHAVIDYALAY www.thlhmahavidyalay.com 2 NAAC ‐ Accreditation Self Study Report 2015 ABBREVIATIONS USED APC = Assembled Personal Computer BPC = Branded Personal Computer BSNL = Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited BU = Burdwan University BZP = Birbhum Zilla Parishad CAS = Career Advancement Scheme COSA = Computerization Of Salary Account DPI = Director of Public Instructions DSLR = Digital Single Lens Reflex GB = Governing Body Gen = General (Pass Course) GP = Gram Panchayat HED = Higher Education Department HoD = Head of Departments Hons = Honours ICT = Information and Commucation echnology ISSN = International Standard Serial Number LAN = Local Area Network MIN = Minority MLALADS = Member of Legislative Assembly Local Area Development Scheme MOU = Memorandum of Understanding MPLADS = Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme MSDP = Multi Sectoral Development Programme NA = Not Applicable NCC = National Cadet Corps NGO = Non-Government Organization NSS = National Service Scheme NTS = Non-Teaching Staff OBC = Other Backward Castes OPAC = Online Public Access Catalogue PC = Physically Challenged RC = Reserved Category SC = Scheduled Caste SBI = State Bank of India SEBI = Securities and Exchange Board of India SNIC = Special National Integration Camp ST = Scheduled Tribe TC = Teachers’ Council TS = Teaching Staff WBCSC = west Bengal College Service Commission TURKU HANSDA LAPSA HEMRAM MAHAVIDYALAY www.thlhmahavidyalay.com 3 NAAC ‐ Accreditation Self Study Report 2015 Contents Committee for SSR Preparation 1 Forwarding Letter for uploading SSR 2 Abbreviations used 3 Praface 5 Executive Summary & SWOC 6 Profile of the College 19 Criteria-wise Inputs 33 Criterion I: Curricular Aspects 34 Criterion II: Teaching-Learning and Evaluation 47 Criterion III: Research, Consultancy and Extension 81 Criterion IV: Infrastructure and Learning Resources 103 Criterion V: Student Support and Progression 123 Criterion VI: Governance, Leadership and Management 138 Criterion VII: Innovation and Best Practices 165 Evaluative Reports of the Departments 175 Declaration by the Head of the Institution 286 Annexure 287 TURKU HANSDA LAPSA HEMRAM MAHAVIDYALAY www.thlhmahavidyalay.com 4 NAAC ‐ Accreditation Self Study Report 2015 Preface Ours is a College established in October, 2006 with a temporary affiliation from the University of Burdwan. It was permanently affiliated to the said University in 2010 and got registered under 2(f) and 12(B) of UGC Act 1956 in 2011. Within this very short span of time we tried our best to develop our College both in size and function. Despite the limitations we have ventured to welcome the policy of NAAC for assessment and accreditation of our College this year. Hence the SSR is submitted. An SSR obviously speaks of the College, but surely not the whole of it. Some of the strength and weakness might have been unnoticed in this self study which, we hope, will be kindly considered by the competent members of the Peer Team of the NAAC during their visit. As an infant institution of less than a decade our College inherited no tradition. But we have dreamt the vision of providing some value added quality teaching to a group of backward students for enhancing their inner potentials for establishing them in society as contributing citizens of the country and nation. How much of this mission we have achieved will be assessed and accredited by the NAAC and that will surely be a road map for the College in future. Dr Amit Kr Chakrabarty Principal TURKU HANSDA LAPSA HEMRAM MAHAVIDYALAY www.thlhmahavidyalay.com 5 NAAC ‐ Accreditation Self Study Report 2015 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF SSR & SWOC OF THE INSTITUTION TURKU HANSDA LAPSA HEMRAM MAHAVIDYALAY A. Executive Summary –The SWOC Analysis of the Institution INTRODUCTION TURKU HANSDA LAPSA HEMRAM MAHAVIDYALAY (24° 4’22”N, 87°41’30”E) was established in October, 2006 by the Higher Education Department, Govt. of West Bengal (vide G.O. No. 854 – Edn. (C.S.) dated 27.10.2006) as proposed by some philanthropic social workers of this locality with a view to catering to higher education to the aspiring students of the wide area surrounding Mallarpur, Birbhum, W.B. The College has been named in the memory of the two leaders of the local Santal community -- Turku Hansda (1907-1973) and Lapsa Hemram (1916-1986). Both of them came of very poor families of backward Santal villages and became famous tribal/adibasi leaders of this district. While young, both came in contact with the Communist Party and took active part in Tebhaga and other peasant movements. In 1957 Hansda was elected the MLA from Suri Legeslative Assembly. The bust of Hansda, installed at the Legislative Assembly by Jyoti Basu, the then Chief Minister of West Bengal pvoves that as a leader he was very popular in his locality. Hemram was no less important in his contribution. He became a member of the Zilla Parishad and in 1980 when Sidhu Kanho Scheduled Tribe Culture Centre was established by the Govt. of West Bengal, he was included in the Governing Body of this institution. The very name indicates that the feeding area of the College is populated by a considerable percentage of socio-economically backward people (and minority class also). Indeed, most of the students of this College are literally first generation learners. The College therefore cannot and does not avoid the responsibility of teaching a group of students lagging behind academically, socially and economically as well. With all this limitation our College, we want to claim, is not merely an TURKU HANSDA LAPSA HEMRAM MAHAVIDYALAY www.thlhmahavidyalay.com 6 NAAC ‐ Accreditation Self Study Report 2015 addition of another number in the list of colleges in the district of Birbhum under the University of Burdwan. What we dream is that our students will acquire not degrees only but will improve their inner potential also in order to contribute in the all round development of their country and nation. The College is situated in a plot of about 24418 sq.m (built up area 120789 sq.m) land -- 3 km away from Mallarpur Railway Station. At the west of it the irrigation Canal flows beside the green of the Shal and Mahuya of Ganpur Forest.Twin villages -- Madian and Mehednagar exist at the south of the College and along the northern boundary of it runs NH 60 from Raniganj to Morgram. The east is open towards the horizon with the sometime green and sometime golden crops of the villagers. The peaceful plot of land surrounded by the forest and agriculture is, however, not cut off from the outer world. Though located in the countryside, it is well linked with both highway and railway. One can easily remember in this connection that Nalanda, Taxila, even Oxford and Cambridge and Tagore’s Visva-Bharati were once founded at the places ‘far from the madding crowd’ of the metropolis. So the place, in that sense, can be called favourable for learning. Indeed, the serenity felt at this cozy place under the lap of bounteous Nature makes our learners fresh for acquiring new knowledge round the year. The very name of the College indicates that its feeding area is populated by a considerable percentage of socio-economically backward people (and minority class also). Indeed, most of the students of this College are literally first generation learners. The College therefore cannot and does not avoid the responsibility of teaching a group of students lagging behind academically, socially and economically as well. The vision of the College is to provide higher education with extra care and commitment to these weaker students in a learner friendly atmosphere so that they can be raised to the privilege of the mainstream. Education so imparted will grow their competence and confidence for attaining enlightenment of learning, entitlement for living honourably and empowerment for facing the challenges of the fast TURKU HANSDA LAPSA HEMRAM MAHAVIDYALAY www.thlhmahavidyalay.com 7 NAAC ‐ Accreditation Self Study Report 2015 changing world. The vision, as reflected in the emblem, is ‘jyotirgamaya’ i.e. Lead us to Light. This light, we hope, will direct our students to that state ‘Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high’. In other words, our College wants to produce students who will work for himself as well as for the world – atmanah mokshartham jagaddhitaya cha. The mission of the College is to a) impart higher education among the rural people including a good number of backward SC, ST, OBC and minority students b) create teaching-learning situation for them in a congenial atmosphere c) organize tutorials, debates, seminars, discussions, excursions etc.