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SIKKIM UNIVERSITY (A central university established by an Act of Parliament in 2007) Seventh Annual Report 2013-14 6th Mile, Samdur, P.O. Tadong Gangtok 737 102, Sikkim www. cus.ac.in CONTENTS 1. From the Vice-Chancellor’s Desk 1 2. About Sikkim University 3 3. Officers of the University 6 4. Authorities of the University 7 · Executive Council 7 · Academic Council 9 · Finance Committee 11 5. Executive Summary 12 6. Schools of Study 17 6.1. School of Social Sciences Department of Economics 17 Department of History 21 Department of International Relations 22 Department of Law 25 Department of Peace & Conflict Studies and Management 27 Department of Political Science 33 Department of Sociology 34 6.2. School of Life Sciences Department of Botany 36 Department of Horticulture 39 Department of Microbiology 42 Department of Zoology 45 Department of Chemistry 49 Department of Computer Applications 49 Department of Geology 51 Department of Mathematics 53 Department of Physics 53 6.3. School of Languages and Literature Department of Chinese 55 Department of English 57 Department of Hindi 58 Department of Nepali 58 6.4. School of Human Sciences Department of Anthropology 61 Department of Geography 63 Department of Psychology 67 6.5. School of Professional Studies Department of Commerce 69 Department of Education 69 Department of Management 69 Department of Mass Communication 71 Department of Music 73 Department of Tourism 75 7. Central Services 7.1. Central Library 76 7.2. Dean of Students’ Welfare 78 7.3. Examination Department 79 7.4. Finance Department 80 7.5. Health Centre 81 7.6. Hindi Cell 82 7.7. University Gym 85 7.8. Women’s Cell 86 7.9. National Services Scheme Cell 86 First of all, I would like to commend the From the editorial team for preparation of the Annual Report for 2013-14 for completing the VICE-CHANCELLOR’S work successfully and within the stipulated time. As the Vice-Chancellor of this seven year old university with 29 full-fledged Desk departments organized under six Schools, I feel quite contented that a lot was achieved during the year under report. To flag a few important achievements, the first that comes to my mind is the visit of our Visitor Hon’ble Sri Pranab Mukherjee on 16th of April 2013 to lay the foundation stone of the University in the august presence of the Hon’ble Governor of Sikkim & the Chief Rector of the University, Sri B. P. Singh and the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Sikkim Sri Pawan Chamling. The University also successfully completed the revision and standardisation of old syllabi and drafting of syllabi for new programmes of 29 departments. This would not be achieved without the active cooperation of the Deans and Heads of Departments. The University started 10 new departments during the year under report with the posts already sanctioned by the UGC under XI Plan, taking the total from 19 under XI Plan to 29 under XII Plan. This required massive planning for infrastructure and guest/adjunct faculty members, as the University was not able to recruit regular faculty members on account of non-receipt of Visitor’s nominees till January 13, 2014. Our university owes this success to the most untiring Registrar-in-charge Sri K. M. Deb and his team of officers and faculty members. Mr. Deb left days before Mr. T. K. Kaul joined as the full-fledged Registrar in November 2013 and the latter Seventh Annual Report 1 shouldered the responsibility of planning and MHRD issued from time to time, the University executing a massive recruitment process between has established IQAC, Women’s Cell, Grievance 19th of February and 27th of March 2014. We Redressal Cell, Anti-Ragging Cell, National interviewed about 500 candidates for 90 posts (out Service Scheme, Counseling and Placement Cell, of 132 advertised) and selected 62 out of which 60 Students’ Council, etc. and we are glad to report joined the University. With 60 new regular faculty that they are all very much functioning units of members joining the University we have filled up the University. 65% of the posts sanctioned to us under the XI Plan period. This would not be possible without On the flop side, the University is facing acute the efficiency and extreme hardwork put in by the shortage of space. Our teachers share their two Assistant Registrars - Sri C. B. Chhetri and working space, which is hampering the research Ms. Grace Chankapa - under the guidance of Sri supervision of their students and their own T. K. Kaul. research productivity. Water scarcity is acute in most buildings. There is no enough water With the establishment of 10 new departments, for running our laboratories, not to speak of the change in admission policy, and launching of new washrooms. Our classrooms are full of noise academic programmes, the students’ population coming from the National Highway No. 10. increased by almost three times. This meant They are congested, suffocative and often dark enhancing our infrastructure by three times, be and dingy. Some buildings are damp and moist. they hostels, classrooms, classroom chairs or Electricity supply is often erratic forcing the other such necessities like LCD projectors and University to buy generators. The University black/white boards. spends a huge chunk of its development fund towards hiring of buildings and yet the satisfaction During the year under report we could also level is almost zero because the buildings were not hold the 2nd convocation of the University on th meant to be used for classrooms and laboratories. 9 March 2014 and granted degrees to students This has hindered the growth and expansion of passing out in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. The our teaching and research programmes, which in convocation was presided over by Justice (Mrs) turn is showing poorly on our publication records. Ruma Pal, Chancellor and former judge of the All the above mentioned problems are there for all Supreme Court of India and the chief guest was to see in students’ feedback. Padmabhushan Professor Mrinal Miri, Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi University and a Rajya Sabha I sincerely hope that the Hon’ble Members of Member. the Parliament and the bureaucrats with the Government of India will appreciate our problems The University made some progress towards and help us contribute to the building of our campus development during the year under university, which in a certan sense is also a nation- report. A complete biodiversity survey report and building project. a contour survey report were completed. Deposit work was assigned to the state government for construction of the boundary wall. The road connectivity with the campus made a lot of progress during the year. Water supply being one of the trickiest problems in all hill areas is taking more time but hopefully it will be resolved soon. T. B. Subba The remaining piece of 35 acres of land is expected to be handed over to the University soon. Finally, following the instructions of the UGC and 2 Seventh Annual Report About Sikkim University was established as a central university by an Act of Parliament on 2nd July 2007 to fulfill the following SIKKIM UNIVERSITY objectives: i) To disseminate and advance knowledge by providing instructional and research facilities in such branches of learning as it may deem fit. ii) To make provisions for integrated courses in humanities, natural and physical sciences, social sciences, forestry and other allied disciplines in the educational programmes of the University. iii) To take appropriate measures for promoting innovations in teaching- learning process, inter-disciplinary studies and research. iv) To educate and train manpower for the development of the State of Sikkim. v) To pay special attention to the improvement of the social and economic conditions and welfare of the people of that State, their intellectual, academic and cultural development. Mission Statement The University aims to be the hub of higher education in the Eastern Himalayas, focusing on both access and quality of higher education at an affordable cost for the poor but deserving students of the country in general and Sikkim in particular. Seventh Annual Report 3 The nearest airport for visiting the University Visitor and Chief Rector is Bagdogra, about 14 kms from Siliguri city located in the foothills of Darjeeling. The distance Sri Pranab Mukherjee, Hon’ble President of between nearest airport and Gangtok is about India, is the Visitor of the University. 124 kms. A helicopter service is operated by the Sikkim Tourism Development Corporation daily Shri Shriniwas Patil, Hon’ble Governor of between Bagdogra and Gangtok. Taxis are also Sikkim, is the Chief Rector of the University. available for travel between Bagdogra Airport and Gangtok. The nearest railway station is New Location and Means of Transport Jalpaiguri Station, which is also about 125 kms from Gangtok. All trains to and from Northeast India stop at this station. Gangtok is connected by The University is currently functioning from road with Siliguri, Darjeeling and Kalimpong by 22 hired buildings in and around Gangtok. The National Highway 10. There are regular Sikkim University has already started the process of Nationalized Transport buses plying between campus building on a 300 acre land at Yangang Gangtok and Siliguri. Private buses and light in South Sikkim, which is 28 kms from Singtam, vehicles can also be hired from Siliguri and which is same as the distance between Singtam Bagdogra for coming to Sikkim. and Gangtok. On the northen fringe of the campus is a tourist village with traditional houses, ultra- The University has the following 29 Departments modern conferencing facilities, children’s park, of Studies with programmes mentioned etc. and on its western front lies the upcoming within brackets: skywalk at a height of about 11 thousand feet asl atop Bhaledhunga overlooking the University 1.
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