Self Study Report (CCCBA) 2015 1 Self Study Report (CCCBA) 2015 RAJA RAMMOHUN ROY FOUNDER OF BRAHMO SAMAJ ANANDA MOHUN BOSE PANDIT SIVANATH SASTRI FOUNDERS OF CITY COLLEGE 2 Self Study Report (CCCBA) 2015 PREFACE City College of Commerce and Business Administration is situated at the centre of Kolkata, adjacent to College Street, the nerve-centre of the educational life of the metropolis. In the middle of the greatest publishing and book-selling community of the city and in the vicinity of the University of Calcutta, the institution is most conveniently situated. With a very rich educational and cultural heritage, it goes back to a time of sweeping cultural reforms and changes in the field of education, brought about by the scholars and eminent educationists of the 19th Century Renaissance and deserves a mention here. The present –day City College started as City School , founded on January 6, 1879, by the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj. As early as in 1881, the school was raised to the rank of a college. Starting initially with B.A. classes, it introduced its Law Department in 1885, and even started M.A. , classes , which were later closed thanks to the new regulations prescribed by the University of Calcutta. The Commerce Department came up in 1939 in response to the large-scale demand among the youth of the time. In 1940 , a Commercial Museum was inaugurated ; an Employment Advisory Bureau was set up in 1942 ; and in 1945 , the Department of Commerce and Business Administration was formally introduced. From June 1 , 1961 onwards the City College Commerce Department branched off into five separate colleges , viz . , i) City College of Commerce and Business Administration , ii) Umes Ch. College ( both located on Surya Sen Street , Kolkata) , iii) Shivnath Shastri College , iv) Heramba Ch. College , and v) Prafulla Ch. College ( the last three also share the same building located at 23/49 , Gariahat Road , Kolkata) . Though all these are separate institutions , they are under the administrative control of the same Central Council under the Bramho Samaj Education Society , and are united in their commitment to the same mission. City College of Commerce and Business Administration got affiliated to the University of Calcutta in 1961, and was officially recognized by the University Grants Commission in the same year under the U.G.C. Act [ Section 2(f) ] . Subsequently , it followed the curriculum and syllabus set by the University to equip students for the examinations held under its supervision. In line with the changes in the curriculum in recent times, the college has made corresponding modifications in addition to some other academic exercises outside the fixed corpus of the university curriculum, performing a supplementary function to elevate the academic standards of the institution. 3 Self Study Report (CCCBA) 2015 City College of Commerce and Business Administration has turned out numerous students of the highest caliber, many of whom have carved a niche in life. In order to contribute to the over-all advancement of the students , the institution has tried to draft in eminent resource persons and personalities from different areas of academic and corporate life to add value to the academic programes. The locational position of the college being at the heart of the publishing community, gives it a distinct advantage. First, availability of all kinds of books at arm‟s length allows the teachers and the students a good many options to go for books and study materials. Secondly , the topographical vicinity of the University of Calcutta and the Medical College and Hospital provides the institutions ample help in the educational and the health sectors. Thirdly , the place is perfectly commutable from any part of the city as well as the outskirts. The situational proximity of the Sealdah and Howrah Railway Stations and some important roads and thoroughfares makes the college easily communicable. It is difficult to trace too many locational disadvantages of the college. However , the area being extremely congested, there is definite dearth of open space. This proves a deterrent to building a congenial academic environment. Nor is there scope to expand any of the wings of the college , especially because the institution is surrounded by residential houses. The entire area surrounding the college remains a beehive of activities throughout the day, which though it adds life to the environment , accounts for much noise and air pollution. However , since the working time of the college spans evening hours , the said problems prove negligible . Students who are financially insolvent and have been forced to take up jobs, prefer the institution because of the time-schedule of its classes. Those pursuing parallel courses to keep pace with the speeding time also find the college hours perfectly suited to their academic and career-oriented ends. Every institution has certain handicaps, which sometimes thwart its intents. City College of Commerce and Business Administration has its own set of difficulties ( to be narrated in greater detail in the Executives Summary) like dearth of full-time teachers , some technical constraints rising from having to share the same building with two other institutions, lack of adequate space required to adopt more innovative practices and so on. But all that is compensated by the advantages the college enjoys ( as related earlier ) , the homely atmosphere and the teacher-student bond essential for any educational institution. In the absence of any regional bias , students from different communities , speaking different languages and coming from different regions and places of the country , take admission in 4 Self Study Report (CCCBA) 2015 the institution and get along perfectly. In spite of the academic community around , the students remain the greatest stakeholders of the institution. Changes and modifications in the curriculum and evolution of different modes of teaching and learning have made the educational arena highly competitive. City College of Commerce and Business Administration , working within its limitations, is trying its very best to rise to the challenges and improve with time. CONTENTS ITEM PAGE NO. History of Brahmo Samaj 6 Principal‟s Desk 7 Executive Summary (Criterion I - VII ) 8-26 Profile of the College 27-38 Criterion wise Input 39-227 Evaluation Report of the Departments 228-245 Declaration by the Head of the Institute 246 Certificate of Compliance 247 Annexure – I : Certificate of the recognition 248-251 from the Affiliating University Annexure – II : Budget 252-256 Annexure – III : Audit Report 257-264 Master Plan Building 265 5 Self Study Report (CCCBA) 2015 HISTORY OF BRAHMO SAMAJ The first phase of the history of the Brahmo Samaj is inextricably associated with the name of Raja Rammohan Roy (1772- 1833). The Brahmo Samaj, launched on August 20, 1828, gave a concrete expression to his concept of universal worship. Their liberal approach is reflected in the fact that they arranged to have the Upanishads read and explained before the entire body of worshippers, which, besides the non-Brahmins, sometimes included Christians and Muslims. After the departure of Raja Rammohan Roy for England (November 1830) and his death there (September 1833), the Brahmo Samaj as an organization faced a severe crisis for survival. However, the selfless efforts of Dwarakanath Tagore and Pandit Ram Chandra Vidyavagis enabled the Samaj to tide over the crisis. After founding the Tattwabodhini Sabha in 1839, Debendranath Tagore joined the Samaj in 1842 and it became the common platform for the intellectual and cultural elite of the mid-19th century Bengal. The era of the Tattwabodhini Sabha (1839- 1859) thus marks a creative phase in the history of the Brahmo Samaj. The Brahmo Movement gained further momentum when the dynamic Keshab Chandra Sen (1838-84) joined the Samaj in1857. However, serious differences regarding ideology and attitude cropped up between Debendranath and Keshab. It came to a head at the close of 1866 with the emergence of two bodies, the Calcutta or Adi Brahmo Samaj and the Brahmo Samaj of India. A number of radical and far-reaching social reforms like female education and total eradication of class distinctions led to the formation of the Indian Reform Association in 1870 and the enactment of the Indian Marriage Act, initially drafted as Brahmo Marriage Act, in 1872, which validated inter-caste marriage. Again, Keshab‟s reverence towards all faiths allowed him to achieve a rich synthesis of all religions, which he proclaimed under the title of „New Dispensation‟ (Navavidhan) on January 25, 1880. In spite of all such developments, a second schism took place in the Samaj in May 1878, when a band of Keshab Chandra Sen''''''''s followers left him to start Sadharon Brahmo Samaj. Led by Shiv Chandra Deb, the body consisted of some brilliant names like Sivanath Sastri, Ananda Mohan Bose, Vijay Krishna Goswami and others. It has proved till now a powerful branch of the Bramho Samaj in India. Presently both the wings, viz., the Brahmo Samaj of India and the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj, contribute immensely to the well-being and needs of the entire Brahmo community in India. 6 Self Study Report (CCCBA) 2015 PRINCIPAL‟S DESK 7 Self Study Report (CCCBA) 2015 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (PART I) 1. Criterion I - Curricular Aspects: 1.1(A) Curriculum Planning and Implementation Excellence in any academic exercise is an ever-growing process of „becoming‟, not of „being”. It is all about adding some dimension to the existing pattern while keeping well within its structured ambit. Hence, the college seeks to phase out the curriculum in a manner in which there is scope for development. The focus is on students and improvement of their academic standards, but the focus is well lost if the curriculum is not properly attended to. Thus the college seeks to enrich the curriculum by opening before the students the diverse possibilities it offers.