SIKKIM UNIVERSITY (A central university established by an Act of Parliament in 2007and accredited by NAAC in 2015) TENTH ANNUAL REPORT 2016-17 6th Mile, Samdur, Tadong Gangtok 737 102, Sikkim, India www. cus.ac.in Professor Jyoti Prakash Tamang Officiating Vice-Chancellor FORWARD Sikkim University, established by an Act of Parliament of India, came into existence on 2 July 2007. The first Vice-Chancellor of Sikkim University was Prof. Mahendra P. Lama of Jawaharlal Nehru University (2 July 2007 to 13 October 2012), and the second Vice-Chancellor was Prof. Tanka B. Subba from North Eastern Hill University (14 October 2012 to 15 October 2017). Both of them are internationally well- recognized academicians, scholars and teachers in their respective disciplines. The University had three major activities at the early stage: to innovatively draft all the rules, regulations, ordinances and statutes; to design semester system in affiliated colleges of Sikkim University, and to design the inter-disciplinary academic programmes.Immediately after the establishment, the University undertook to assess the teaching and infrastructural conditions in various colleges in Sikkim and introduced the first Semester System in under-graduate courses in all affiliated Colleges of Sikkim University since 8 July 2008. The University started the first Post-graduate courses in 4 departments: Microbiology, Sociology, International Relations and Peace and Conflict Studies & Management in September 2008 with less than 20 students. Today we have 32 full-fledged academic departments with Master, MPhil and PhD programme with more than 165 faculty members, 115 non-teachings staff and 2060 students. Due to dynamic leadership and distinct visionary, both Prof. Lama and Prof. Subba contributed tirelessly for the development of the University. We salute them and remember them forever in the history of Sikkim University. As one of the founding members of Sikkim University, I saw and faced many ups and downs during the development process of our University. Despite of many challenges and hurdles, we have a strong team spirit working as a family which comprises highly qualified and committed teachers drawn from different universities/institutions, well experienced statutory and administrative officers, hard working and dedicated non-teaching staff and competitive-oriented students in our University. We are working to achieve the goal and to make Sikkim University as one of the leading academic and research hubs in the country, and to create well-trained human resources to be absorbed all-over the world. Shri Pramod Kumar Singh completed his term as Finance Officer. Shri Debasish Pal has joined as new Finance Officer of the University on 11 October 2017. I congrtaulte Prof. Subba and his team for presenting this Anuual Report for the year 2016-17. Professor Jyoti Prakash Tamang Officiating Vice-Chancellor CONTENTS 1. From the Vice-Chancellor's Desk 1 2. About Sikkim University 2 3. Officers of the University 4 4. Members of the Statutory Bodies 4 · Executive Council 4 · Academic Council 5 · Finance Committee 9 · College Development Council 9 5. Executive Summary 11 6. Schools of Study 11 6.1. School of Social Sciences 14 Department of Economics 14 Department of Political Science 21 Department of History 28 Department of Sociology 36 Department of Peace & Conflict Studies and Management 46 Department of International Relations 51 Department of Law 57 6.2. School of Human Sciences 66 Department of Anthropology 66 Department of Geography 72 Department of Psychology 83 6.3. School of Languages and Literature 92 Department of English 92 Department of Chinese 97 Department of Hindi 100 Department of Nepali 103 Department of Limboo 110 Department of Lepcha 111 Department of Bhutia 112 6.4. School of Life Sciences 113 Department of Botany 113 Department of Horticulture 119 Department of Microbiology 127 Department of Zoology 141 6.5. School of Physical Sciences 150 Department of Chemistry 150 Department of Computer Applications 157 Department of Geology 161 Department of Mathematics 164 Department of Physics 166 6.6. School of Professional Studies 170 Department of Commerce 170 Department of Education 178 Department of Management 182 Department of Mass Communication 189 Department of Music 191 Department of Tourism 193 7. Centre 197 7.1 Bioinformatics Centre 197 7.2 Malual Azad Centre 198 7.3 Centre for Endangered Languages 199 8. Central Services 200 8.1. Central Library 200 8.2. Administration Department 205 8.3. Finance Department 206 8.4. Examination Department 207 8.5. Dean of Students' Welfare 208 8.6. National Services Scheme Cell 209 8.7. SUTA 212 8.8. SUNTSA 214 8.9. SUSA 215 8.10. ICC 219 8.11. Health Centre 220 8.12. Hindi Cell 222 8.13. Samadhan 224 8.14. Guest House 226 1 From the Vice-Chancellor's Desk in the university. The fourth milestone is completion of a 5.23 kms long boundary wall and starting of the 1st package of the 1st phase of the campus construction. On the whole the university had a peaceful Professor T.B. Subba time with no adverse reporting in the local or Former Vice-Chancellor national media. The university's priority during the year was to start the 1st package of the 1st phase It is my privilege and pleasure to present the of campus construction. Despite very close Annual Report for 2016-17 to the honourable monitoring with the help of a committee that met members of the Parliament for their perusal and on every first Saturday for evaluating the progress advice, if any. The report has been duly approved of the campus construction some delays would be th by the Executive Council at its 29 meeting held inevitable due to various reasons which were on 1 December 2017, which is required as per beyond our control. The university fervently Section 32 (1) of the University Act. A committee hopes that the Government of India will support was duly constituted under the chairmanship of the university in building its infrastructure at the Professor Nawal K. Paswan to collect, collate, earliest so that there is an early end to the complete and edit this report. challenges the university has been facing for the Each year Sikkim University has several past 10 years on account of having to function milestones to witness. One such milestone from rented premises. achieved during the year under report was the With one of the best work ethics of the establishment of postgraduate departments in employees, a disciplined student community, and Lepcha, Bhutia and Limbu languages, which are excellent support of the people and the state not only listed as endangered languages by the government the university has a bright future UNESCO, but they are tribal and indigenous ahead and, I am sure, it will achieve many languages of Sikkim, Darjeeling and Nepal milestones every year. Himalayas. With this the university acquires the rare distinction of being the only university in the entire world where these languages are taught at postgraduate level. The other milestone is the recruitment of the technical staff for the UGC- sponsored Centre for Endangered Languages and launching of research and documentation on three endangered languages, viz., Bhujel, Gurung and Magar. Considerable progress has already been made towards achieving the objectives of this Centre. The third milestone is the establishment of the Bioinformatics Centre under the guidance of Professor Jyoti Prakash Tamang, the officiating Vice-Chancellor of the university at present. The infrastructure facilities under this Centre will greatly enhance the quality of biological research 2 About Sikkim University Sikkim University established by an Act of create well-trained human resources to be Parliament of India came into existence on 2 July absorbed all-over the world. It also focuses on 2007. On the same day, the President of India both access and quality of higher education at an appointed Prof. Ashesh Prosad Mitra of National affordable cost for the deserving students of the Physical Laboratory of CSIR and Prof. Mahendra country in general and Sikkim in particular. P Lama of Jawaharlal Nehru University as first Chancellor and first Vice-Chancellor for a term of Visitor and Chief Rector five years with effect from 2 July 2007, respectively. Unfortunately, Prof. Mitra, a Sri Pranab Mukherjee, Hon'ble President of India, renowned Indian scientist passed away on 3 is the Visitor of the University. September 2007 at the age of 81. Then Dr. M.S. Shri Shriniwas Patil, Hon'ble Governor of Swaminathan was appointed as the Chancellor of Sikkim, is the Chief Rector of the University. Sikkim University. Professor T.B. Subba was apponited the second Vice-Chancellor of Sikkim Location and Means of Transport University who joined on 15 October 2012 and completed 5 years term on 14 October 2017. The University is currently functioning from 33 Jutsice Ruma Pal was the Chancellor of the hired buildings in and around Gangtok. There are Universit from 2012-2017. 4 hired buses, which ply in and around Gangtok where the various departments of the University Sikkim University was established to fulfill the are located to transport the students and staff. At following objectives: present construction of academic buildings, adminatration blocks and library is going in the i) To disseminate and advance knowledge University permamnt within an area of 300 acre at by providing instructional and research Yangang in South Sikkim, which is 56 kms from facilities in such branches of learning as it Gangtok. may deem fit. The nearest airport for visiting the University ii) To make provisions for integrated courses is Bagdogra, about 8 kms from Siliguri city in humanities, natural and physical located in foothills of Darjeeling. The distance sciences, social sciences, forestry and between nearest airport and Gangtok is about 124 other allied disciplines in the educational kms.