Self Study Report: Sree Chaitanya College, Habra
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Sree Chaitanya College, Habra Habra-Prafullanagar, 24 Parganas (North), West Bengal 743268 Affiliated to West Bengal State University Website:sreechaitanyacollege.in E-mail: [email protected] Reaccreditation-2nd Cycle Self Study Report (SSR) Submitted to National Assessment & Accreditation Council Bangalore 2015 CONTENTS Sections Page No. A) Preface 1 B) Covering letter from the Head of the Institution 3 C) Executive Summary and SWOC Analysis 5-18 D) Profile of the College 19-34 E) Criterion wise Analytical Report 35-130 I: Curricular Aspects 37-49 II: Teaching-Learning and Evaluation 50-72 III: Research, Consultancy and Extension 73-92 IV: Infrastructure and Learning Resources 93-104 V: Student Support and Progression 105-114 VI: Governance and Leadership 115-124 VII: Innovative Practices 125-130 E) Evaluative Reports of the Departments 131-358 Anthropology 133-153 Bengali 154-168 Botany 169-185 Chemistry 186-211 Defence Studies 212-218 Economics 219-224 English 225-239 Geography 240-255 History 256-267 Journalism and Mass Communication 268-272 Mathematics 273-287 Philosophy 288-295 Physics 296-316 Political Science 317-335 Sanskrit 336-341 Zoology 342-358 F) Post Accreditation Initiatives 359-362 G) Declaration and Certificate of Compliance 363-366 H) Annexure and Enclosure 367-375 Self Study Report: Sree Chaitanya College, Habra Preface Sree Chaitanya College of Science and Arts, situated in Habra, North 24 Paraganas, West Bengal was founded in 1956. We are proud to state that with the arrival of this new year 2016, Sree Chaitanya College has stepped into the 60th year of it's glorious service. Our year- long Diamond Jubilee Celebration is scheduled to be inaugurated on Sunday, the 10th of January 2016, by the Hon'ble Higher Education Minister of our state, Dr. Partha Chatterjee. It is a matter of great significance for us that our 2nd cycle of Reaccreditation by NAAC coincides with our Diamond Jubilee. This educational institution occupies a distinguished status in the higher education map of the district of North 24 Paraganas, as well as of the state of West Bengal. With the passage of time this college has grown in all dimensions. An accomplished and sincere group of teachers and librarians along with a band of dedicated non-teaching staff has always been the strongest asset of this institution. Sree Chaitanya College was initially affiliated to the Calcutta University from its first academic session of 1956-57. However, with the foundation of the West Bengal State University in 2008, the college came to be affiliated to it. Presently the college offers 14 courses in Honours subjects and 16 courses in General subjects.We have also introduced Post Graduate courses in Anthropology, Bengali and Chemistry. Besides regular courses we also offer Distance Education courses at both Under Graduate and Post Graduate level as a unit of Netaji Subhash Open University. At Sree Chaitanya College our idea of academic excellence is holistic.We have all along stood for the overall development of the young minds of our students. With this view a number of cells have been established that caters to the extra- curricular requirements of our students.We consider social awareness and commitment to social causes an integral aspect of education. For this, discussions on issues of social relevance are conducted frequently to keep our students informed of the parameters of the changing times. At this moment of submitting our Self Study Report to NAAC in connection to the Reaccreditation of Sree Chaitanya College, Habra, in the 2nd cycle I would like to acknowledge the good work of all the previous stakeholders. This great institution dreams of creating worthy citizens, who in turn shall change our society into a place, where, in the words of Rabindranath Tagore ….the mind is without fear and the head is held high Where knowledge is free Where the world has not been broken up into fragments By narrow domestic walls Where words come out from the depth of truth Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit… Published by: SSR Prepared by: The Principal, Joint Coordinators and members, Sree Chaitanya College, Habra NAAC Steering Committee, Sree Chaitanya College, Habra 1 Self Study Report: Sree Chaitanya College, Habra 2 Self Study Report: Sree Chaitanya College, Habra SREE CHAITANYA COLLEGE, HABRA (GOVT. SPONSORED) Affiliated to West Bengal State University, Barasat NAAC GRADING – B++ P.O. – HABRA PRAFULLANAGAR, HABRA, 24 PARGANAS (N), PIN – 743268 Website : sreechaitanyacollege.in e-mail : [email protected] Tel: 03216-236767/237020, Fax: 03216-237020 Ref No ................. Date 22.11.2014 Covering letter from the Head of the Institution Sree Chaitanya College, Habra, registered under 2F and 12B of the UGC Act, is submitting the Self Study Report for Reassessment and Reaccreditation for the 2nd cycle. The college has undergone its assessment and accreditation by NAAC in October2005 and was awarded B++ grade in February 2006. The NAAC visit gave our college a new vista and impetus to undertake a march towards a new height. During the past years we have given our best to develop our institution in all respects, with the help of all the stakeholders concerned. We can say with immense joy that during this period the college has grown into a great abode of learning that has not only sheltered thousands of youngsters, but has also moulded them into great citizens of tomorrow. These young men and women, with formidable personalities, have established themselves across the length and breadth of the country. During the preparation of the Self Study Report we received full co-operation and assistance from all the quarters- the teachers, the non-teaching staff and the students. We most gratefully acknowledge the unflinching support of the Governing Body of our college. Without such co-operation and collaborative approach of all the stakeholders it would not have been possible for us to prepare this Self Study Report. We will be happy to receive the NAAC peer team by the end of February 2016 or March 2016. University Examinations continue from March through the end of June. Therefore, in case the periods mentioned above are inconvenient, mid of July 2016 will be the next convenient slot for visit of NAAC peer team to our college. We happily await a successful and encouraging outcome. Dr I. Mandal The Principal Sree Chaitanya College, Habra 3 Self Study Report: Sree Chaitanya College, Habra 4 Self Study Report: Sree Chaitanya College, Habra Executive Summary and SWOC Analysis 5 Self Study Report: Sree Chaitanya College, Habra 6 Self Study Report: Sree Chaitanya College, Habra Executive Summary At this moment of presenting our Self Study Report (SSR) to National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in connection with the Reaccreditation of Sree Chaitanya College, Habra, 24 Parganas (North), West Bengal in the Second Cycle, we would like to undertake a short-tour: from the history to the present of our College, which would surely reveal the future roadmap of all-comprehensive development of this great institution. I The Legacy Sree Chaitanya College, Habra occupies a very distinguished status in the higher education map of the district of North 24 Parganas as well as of the state of West Bengal. The institution with its imposing building-structures amid a lush green of more than 20 acres of land, overlooking Jessore Road (NH 35), is about 40 km from Kolkata. The college was established in 1956, primarily to cater the need of the thousands of hapless youth who, owing to partition of the country were forced to settle almost as paupers in this part of the state but had nourished deep in their hearts an inextinguishable urge to pursue higher education to overcome their present miseries. But their dream would have never been realised without the initiative of the Habra Siksha Parishad and kind patronage of Government of West Bengal under the legendary Chief Minister, the late Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy. However, the project was given a proper shape by the youngest Minister in the Roy-Cabinet, the late Tarun Kanti Ghosh, who was also an MLA from Habra. The College began its journey in the premises of Habra High School; then shifted to site of Bangiya Christian Council; and finally to its present premises on October 5, 1958. It is a matter of prestige that in October 1958, the Government of India recognised the institution as a Degree College on sponsored basis, dedicated mainly to the education of the displaced students from the erstwhile East Pakistan, in the Intermediate and Bachelor Degree in Arts and Science, with affiliation from University of Calcutta, with effect from the academic session 1958-59. As time rolled on, the College grew into a giant academic institution with Honours Departments in Arts and Science subjects. The College has always been blessed with a bunch of gifted teachers, with brilliant academic career, and a band of dedicated non-teaching staff, including librarians. The hard work of the whole of the College staff has helped produce generations of excellent students with very good academic results, many of whom have become university-toppers. Many of our former students have been very successful in life as school/college/university teachers; researchers in renowned institutions in India and abroad; bureaucrats and technocrats in government services or business corporations; journalists, authors and theatre personalities of repute. 7 Self Study Report: Sree Chaitanya College, Habra The College Now From 2008, with the founding of the West Bengal State University (WBSU), the College came to be affiliated to it, with effect from the academic session 2008-09. We offer 14 courses in Honours subjects and 16 courses in General subjects according to syllabi framed by respective Boards of Studies (BOS) of WBSU.