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SELF-STUDY REPORT 2015 HERAMBA CHANDRA COLLEGE 23/49, GARIAHAT ROAD, KOLKATA – 700 029 www.herambachandracollege.ac.in Heramba Chandra College Self Study Report 2015 Track ID: WBCOGN12416 SELF STUDY REPORT (SSR) for submission to the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) Bangalore, India for 2nd Cycle of Accreditation – 2015 2 Heramba Chandra College Self Study Report 2015 Track ID: WBCOGN12416 3 Heramba Chandra College Self Study Report 2015 Track ID: WBCOGN12416 Preface Heramba Chandra College is one of the constituent of City Group of Colleges, consisting of eight colleges situated in Kolkata, run and governed by the Brahmo Samaj Education Society. The City Colleges of today had its modest beginning in the City School, which was founded on January 6, 1879 by the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj, which was constituted in 1878 by the Brahmos, who worship the Brahma, or the Supreme Spirit of the universe as opposed to the prevailing idolatry. Late Ananda Mohan Bose, barrister-at-law, the first Indian wrangler at Cambridge University, the co-founder of the Indian National Association, a noted educationist and the then President of the Samaj had borne the initial expenses of the foundation of the school. Late Sivanath Sastri, the famous scholar, religious reformer, educator, writer and historian and other prominent members of the society were actively associated in founding the school. In 1881, the City School was raised to the rank of a college when F.A. classes were started. In 1883, a Law Department teaching up to the B.L. standard was added to it and in 1884 it was elevated to a first grade college, when B.A. courses were started being taught. In January 1905, City College was placed under the control of a society registered under Act XXI of 1860 named “The City College Institution”, which is now known as the Brahmo Samaj Education Society. By the year 1920, the college was offering B.A. courses in English, Sanskrit, Political Economy and Political Philosophy, History and Persian and B.Sc. courses in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. In 1939 a Commerce Department was opened and the college attained the position of the biggest college in Asia. This was followed by the inauguration of the Women’s Department in 1943. The South Calcutta Branch was opened in 1946. It was started at the premises of the South Suburban Branch School. In July 1952, the South Calcutta Branch had to be shifted to premises at 50 Mahim Halder Street, Kalighat. Late Horendra Coomer Mukherjee, the then Governor of West Bengal, laid the foundation stone of the present South Calcutta Building on January 6, 1954. The opening ceremony was performed on January 6, 1955. With effect from June 1, 1961 the South Calcutta Branch of the City College branched off into three separate colleges, namely the Sivanath Sastri College (Morning), the Heramba Chandra College (Day) and the Prafulla Chandra College (Evening). This college was named after late Heramba Chandra Maitra, the learned Principal of the City College, who was conferred an honourary D. Litt by the Calcutta University in 1931 and a noted leader of the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj. Over the years the College has grown into a mighty institution by way of opening of new courses of study, with a present strength of students exceeding 3400. The college now offers a variety of subjects to students including B.A. Honours in Bangla, Education, English, History and Political Science; B.Com. Honours in Accounting and Finance and Marketing; B.Sc. Honours in Economics and Geography, apart from two other general subjects Mathematics and Statistics. Our College is pioneer in West Bengal in online admission which we started in 2007. The College now provides a networked environment with all computers in the office, library, teachers’ room and departments are connected 4 Heramba Chandra College Self Study Report 2015 Track ID: WBCOGN12416 through LAN. The College now have a 3G Wi-Fi network and a 4G wi-fi network is in the process of installation. Apart from studies, the College encourages students for all-round growth. Our students have performed well in sports and other extra-curricular activities. The college has organised several career counselling programmes, including career fairs during the last decade. Regular campus interviews are held at the college and our students have been recruited by many well known banks and companies, including multinationals. The college organises seminars, workshops to help teachers and students to upgrade their knowledge. The college also encourages teachers to present their research papers at national and international conferences. The main constraint of the college is space. The college, however, makes optimum utilisation of the space. This has been commended by the NAAC in Cycle-1. It gives me immense pleasure and privilege to submit the Self Study Report (SSR) of Heramba Chandra College for the second cycle of accreditation by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bangalore. This report has been prepared following the guidelines of NAAC. The report is a reflection of the academic and administrative functions and activities happening during the last 5 years in the College focusing on curricular aspects, teaching- learning and evaluation, research, consultancy and extension, infrastructure and learning resources, student support and progression, governance, leadership and management, innovations and best practices and departmental exercises of Heramba Chandra College. It is an endeavour which encourages us to assess our strengths, examine our weaknesses, accumulate the opportunities in higher education and prepare for the challenges that we are likely to confront. A committee comprising of six faculty members and myself as the Principal of the College has been constituted to complete the report. The committee has prepared the report through group discussions with its members and regular interactions with me, and the entire campus community. The report has been finalized with utmost sincerity, honesty and collective effort of the faculty members which is now being submitted to the NAAC for assessment and accreditation. It would be a great delight to hear from you soon on Peer Team visit for inspection of our College. Looking forward to your visit, Dr. Nabanita Chakrabarti Principal Heramba Chandra College, Kolkata-29 Mobile No.: +918433035364 E-Mail: [email protected] 5 Heramba Chandra College Self Study Report 2015 Track ID: WBCOGN12416 CONTENTS Page Covering Letter 3 Preface 4 NAAC Steering Committee 7 Progress of the College 8 Post Accreditation Initiatives 9 Executive Summary 11 SWOC 15 Profile of the College 17 Criteria-wise Inputs Curricular Aspects 27 Teaching Learning &Evaluation 35 Research, Consultancy & Extension 59 Infrastructure & Learning Resources 76 Students Support & Progression 88 Governance, Leadership & Management 106 Innovation and Best Practices 122 Evaluative Reports of the Departments Bengali 128 Education 133 English 138 History 144 Political Science 150 Commerce 156 Economics 164 Geography 173 Subsidiary Departments 178 Declaration by the Head of the Institution 179 Certificate of Compliance 180 Annexure I: Certificate of Accreditation and 181 Report of the Peer Team (Cycle 1) Annexure II: Publications 194 Annexure III: Existing Plan 196 Annexure IV: Proposed Plan 197 Annexure V: Financial Reports (2011-12 to 2014-15) 198 Annexure VI: Recognition by UGC and 227 Affiliation to Calcutta University 6 Heramba Chandra College Self Study Report 2015 Track ID: WBCOGN12416 NAAC Steering Committee Chairperson: Dr. Nabanita Chakrabarti, Principal Coordinator: Dr. Amit Kumar Dasgupta, Associated Professor of Economics Members: Dr. Jayanta Ghosh, Associated Professor and Head of the Department of Commerce Mr. Raktim Sur, Associated Professor and Head of the Department of History Ms. Chhaya Banerjee, Associated Professor and Head of the Department of Education Dr. Papia Sengupta, Associated Professor and Head of the Department of Political Science Ms. Sharmistha Dasgupta, Associated Professor of Commerce and Secretary, Teachers’Council Criterion 1: Ms. Chhaya Banerjee, Associated Professor and Head of the Department of Education Criterion 2: Mr. Raktim Sur, Associated Professor and Head of the Department of History Criterion 3: Ms. Sharmistha Dasgupta, Associate Professor of Commerce Dr. Arpita Banerjee, Assistant Professor of Economics (against FDP) Criterion 4: Ms. Sumita De, Librarian Dr. Amit Kumar Dasgupta, Associate Professor of Economics Criterion 5: Dr. Jayanta Ghosh, Associated Professor and Head of the Department of Commerce Criterion 6: Dr. Papia Sengupta, Associated Professor and Head of the Department of Political Science Criterion 7: Ms. Sharmistha Dasgupta, Associated Professor of Commerce 7 Heramba Chandra College Self Study Report 2015 Track ID: WBCOGN12416 Progress of the College during 2005 to 2015 Sl. Description of 2005 2015 No. Item 1 Number of UG 10 (including B.Com 10 (including B.Com Courses Honours Marketing Honours Marketing Specialization) Specialization) 2 Number of 9 (including B.Com 9 (including B.Com Honours Courses Honours Marketing Honours Marketing Specialization) Specialization) 3 Number of 13 40 Computers 4 Number of 10 40 Computers with Internet Connectivity 5 Number of Class 27 27 Rooms 6 Number of 1 2 (1 Commerce Laboratory) Laboratories 7 Number of Smart Nil 6 (proposed) Classes 8 Number of Books 24685 37959 in Library 9 Number of 3553 3496 Students 10 Percentage of Girls 34 34 Students 11 Permanent Nil 1 Principal 12 Number of 24 17 Permanent Full time Teachers 13 No.of Vacant 14 22 Permanent Full time Post 14 Percentage of 33 47 Teachers with Ph.D 15 Intercom 16 Connection 16 Wi-Fi Connectivity No Yes 17 Networking of Partial Total Computers 18 Library Software No Yes 19 Online Admission No Yes 20 Students’ Union No Yes Constitution 21 Separate Land No Yes 8 Heramba Chandra College Self Study Report 2015 Track ID: WBCOGN12416 POST-ACCREDITATION INITIATIVES 1. Cycle 1 accreditation was completed in May 2005. 2. Internal Quality Assurance Cell could not be established till November 2011. 3.