ABSTRACT Surendranath Banerjee needs no introduction as a Great Patriot, political leader, orator, teacher, educationist, journalist; his place in history is secured. He is the founder of the institution and his noble idea of bringing higher education within the reach of the widest possible parts of society is still being followed faithfully. SURENDRANATH LAW COLLEGE Self-Study Report Surendranath Law College 1 | P a g e Surendranath Law College Contents PREFACE .............................................................................................................................................. 3 SECTION A: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: ....................................................................................... 5 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 7 CRITERION-1 CURRICULUR ASPECT ......................................................................................... 7 CRITERION-2 TEACHING, LEARNING AND EVALUATION .................................................. 9 CRITERION- 3 RESEARCH, CONSULTANCY AND EXTENSION ......................................... 11 CRITERION -4 INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEARNING RESOURCES ................................ 13 CRITERION- 5 STUDENT SUPPORT AND PROGRESSION .................................................... 15 CRITERION-6 GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT .................................. 16 CRITERION- 7: INNOVATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES ....................................................... 17 SECTION B: PREPARATION OF SELF- STUDY REPORT ...................................................... 18 1. PROFILE OF THE AFFILIATED COLLEGE .......................................................................... 18 2. CRITERIA WISE INPUTS............................................................................................................ 29 CRITERION I: CURRICULAR ASPECTS .................................................................................... 29 1.1 CURRICULUM PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION ................................................................... 29 1.2 ACADEMIC FLEXIBILITY ............................................................................................................... 32 1.3 CURRICULUM ENRICHMENT ...................................................................................................... 39 1.4 FEEDBACK SYSTEM ..................................................................................................................... 43 CRITERION II: TEACHING LEARNING AND EVALUATION ............................................... 45 2.1 STUDENT ENROLMENT AND PROFILE ........................................................................................ 45 2.2. CATERING TO STUDENT DIVERSITY .......................................................................................... 48 2.3 TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS ................................................................................................. 51 2.4 TEACHER QUALITY ...................................................................................................................... 56 2.5. EVALUATION PROCESS AND REFORMS .................................................................................... 60 2.6. STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND LEARNING OUTCOMES .......................................................... 63 CRITERION III: RESEARCH, CONSULTANCY AND EXTENSION ...................................... 67 3.1 PROMOTION OF RESEARCH ....................................................................................................... 67 3.2 RESOURCE MOBILIZATION FOR RESEARCH ............................................................................... 70 3.3 RESOURCE FACILITIES ................................................................................................................. 71 3.4 RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS AND AWARDS ................................................................................. 72 3.5 CONSULTANCY ............................................................................................................................ 73 3.6 EXTENSION ACTIVITIES AND INSTITUTION SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ........................................ 74 2 | P a g e Surendranath Law College 3.7 COLLABORATION ........................................................................................................................ 78 CRITERION IV: INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEARNING RESOURCES ................................. 81 4.1 PHYSICAL FACILITIES ................................................................................................................... 81 4.2 LIBRARY AS A LEARNING RESOURCE ......................................................................................... 85 4.3 IT INFRASTRUCTURE ................................................................................................................... 89 4.4 MAINTENANCE OF CAMPUS FACILITIES .................................................................................... 91 CRITERION V: STUDENT SUPPORT AND PROGRESSION ................................................... 93 5.1 STUDENT MENTORING AND SUPPORT ...................................................................................... 93 5.2 STUDENT PROGRESSION .......................................................................................................... 101 5.3 STUDENT PARTICIPATION AND ACTIVITIES ............................................................................. 102 CRITERION VI: GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT ............................ 104 6.1 INSTITUTIONAL VISION AND LEADERSHIP............................................................................... 105 6.2 STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT ....................................................................... 108 6.3 FACULTY EMPOWERMENT STRATEGIES .................................................................................. 111 6.4 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCE MOBILIZATION ................................................. 112 6.5.1 INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL (IQAC) ...................................................................... 113 CRITERION VII: INNOVATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES ................................................... 116 7.1. ENVIRONMENT CONSCIOUSNESS ........................................................................................... 116 7.2. INNOVATIONS ......................................................................................................................... 116 7.3. BEST PRACTICES ....................................................................................................................... 117 EVALUATIVE REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENTS ................................................................. 119 SURENDRANATH LAW COLLEGE LISTED UNDER 2(F) 12(B) SECTION IN UGC ........ 129 3 | P a g e Surendranath Law College PREFACE It is an opportunity to submit the Self-Study Report(SSR) of Surendranath Law College to National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bangalore for accreditation (Cycle- 1) for sustenance, enhancement and improvement of quality of our college. The Internal Quality Assurance Cell, established in the year 2013 has been playing a vital role in adopting and implementing diverse quality enhancement measures. The legal profession in India is a very remunerative field today because there is a great demand and need for legal education in the society. The college takes a long journey towards the course of legal education. Surendranath Law College, an institution of higher education with long heritage, was founded in 1885, by the eminent scholar, orator and statesman Rashtraguru Surendranath Banerjea established this college with the noble vision of fostering a spirit of freedom, sacrifice and lofty idealism in the youth of our country. In the course of its 130 years of existence, it has evolved into a premier institution of learning. The college aspires today to provide quality education to students of all sections of society irrespective of gender, academic and socio-economic standing and to enable them to stand up to the challenges of the new millennium with courage and conviction. In view of the above, the institution looks forward to getting validated as well as accredited by your good office. I on behalf of my college invite the NAAC team to help us in our journey towards improvement and sustenance of quality. Hope we shall have the pleasure of hearing soon from you on your decisions on Peer Team visit for Inspection Dr. Mohammadi Tarannum Teacher-in-Charge |Surendranath Law College. 4 | P a g e Surendranath Law College SECTION A: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In 1882, the Presidency School which formed the nucleus of the present institution was made over to Surendranath, 1st January, 1884, he raised it to status of a college affiliated to the F.A. standard and named it ‘THE PRESIDENCY INSTITUTION’. Within the year the institution was converted into a full-fledged, first grade college under the name ‘RIPON COLLEGE’. Its activity was further extended through the opening of the Post-Graduate Department of Law in 1884 and subsequently affiliated to the Calcutta University in the year 1885 as an independent professional college. Since then as long as he lived, Surendranath not only remained at the helm of affairs but was also active as a teacher. Surendranath Law College is now regarded as one of the oldest Law Colleges of the country. The students of the College, include,