SELF STUDY REPORT (SSR) NAAC 2015 YODH SINGH NAMDHARI MAHILA COLLEGE DALTONGANJ – 822101 (PALAMU) (A Constituent Unit of Nilamber Pitamber University, Medininagar) 1 Preface Yodh Singh Namdhari Mahila (YSNM) College, Daltonganj was established on 1st August 1968. Started with 60+ students and 7 lecturers in 1968, YSNM College has at present around 4500 students on its roll. Spread over 3.5 acres with more than 35,000 sq.ft. built up area, the college campus is centrally located in the Daltonganj town. YSNM College, Daltonganj is the only Womens Constituent College of Palamu Division. Although a number of Colleges have come of late in different parts of district, yet this Institution has been drawing the students from every nook and corner of Palamu region. Y.S.N.M. college was established with a mission to provide higher education to rural, urban, semi urban, tribal and poor girl students of Palamu region. The college aspires to provide quality education in secure environment to the deprived girls of this backward district. It believes in all round personality development of an individual so that they grow into self-reliant and self confident woman. Being the only government womens college in the region, it caters to the needs of socially, economically and educationally deprived girls of the area and bring them in the mainstream of development. The college by offering various courses and different programmes strongly supports the cause of girl students in generating awareness of their rights and duties. Womens‟ empowerment is one of the basic objective in providing education. This institution aims to create a large resource pool of qualified women who would not only preserve and nurture the traditional values of the Indian society but also contribute towards the growth of the state and country. YSNM College is multi faculty and multi-disciplinary women Institution. Students pursue various UG courses in Humanities, Social Science, Science and Vocational course i.e. Computer Science Hons. From the year 2015, PG courses have been introduced in three subjects: History, Political Science, Psychology and Home Science. Our endeavour is to take Higher Education out of traditional contours and make it more job and market oriented and accessible to all segments of the society. 2 Executive Summary- The SWOC analysis of the institution STRENGTHS: Driven by our mission statement of imparting knowledge to all Harmonious relationship among the members of the administration , staff, students and parents Well qualified and dedicated faculty Student centered teaching High success rates in examinations Excellence in sports Wide range of extension, co-curricular and extra –curricular activities Student friendly services Optimum utilization of resources Eco- friendly premises WEAKNESS: A major chunk of students come from low income group. Although the college tries its best within its limited financial resources to attract such students by providing free education, however, poverty still remains the main hurdle to be combated. Limitation of space Diverse student community Limitation of funds Research work in nascent stage 3 OPPORTUNITIES: Locational advantage of becoming a model womens college in a backward region. To increase the rate of employability by establishing academia- industry linkage in line with the market demand. Economy of the area is more or less dependent on agriculture and NRM produced in the area. Thus, there is scope for various small scale and allied Industries. There is wide scope for tourism sector as the famous Betla Tiger Reserve, Lod Fall are situated in the vicinity of the institution. A course on tourism can be introduced, which will be beneficial to students of this area. CHALLENGES: Keeping pace with the rapid changes in higher education Sustaining quality alongwith access Providing resources for marginalized students Generation of resources for up-gradation and modernization of existing infrastructure Motivating the faculty and students alike for pursuing research 4 Profile of the College 1. Name and Address of the College: Name: Yodh Singh Namdhari Mahila College Address: K.G. School Road, Beside SBI Main Branch, Daltonganj Pin: 822101 State: Jharkhand Website: www.ysnm.org 2. For communication: Dr. Mohini Gupta (Prof-In-Charge) Mobile no: 9431555601 Telephone no: 06562-225647 Fax no: 06562-225647 Email: [email protected] Dr. K.C. Jha (Steering Committee Co-ordinator) Mobile no: 9431193162 3. Status of the Institution: Govt. Constituent College 4. Type of Institution: Regular 5. Is it a recognized minority institution? No 6. Sources of funding: Government grants 7. a. Date of establishment of the college: 01/08/1968 b. University to which the college is affiliated: Nilamber Pitamber University, Medininagar c. Details of UGC Recognition: Through letter no. F-25-1/83 (D-2) 8. Does the affiliating university Act provide for conferment of autonomy on its affiliated colleges: N.A. 9. The college is not recognized by UGC as a college with Potential for Excellence as of now. 5 10. Location of the campus and area: Location- semi urban Campus area- 3.45 acres Built up area- 42259.8 sq.ft. 11. Facilities available on the campus: Auditorium/seminar complex- N.A. Sports facilities- playground, Badminton court, Volleyball court. Hostel- Girls hostel (01) Residential facilities for teaching and non-teaching staff- N.A. Cafeteria- available Health Centre- first aid Generator facility available for management of electricity during power cuts 12. Details of the programme offered by the college (Data of the current academic year (2015-2016) S N Programme Name of the Duration Entry Medium of Sanctioned No. of level Programme/ Qualification Instruction Student students course strength admitted 1 UG B.A./B.Sc. 3 year I.A./I.Sc. Hindi/English - 1761 Honours, (Part 1) subsidiary and general 2 PG M.A. 2 year B.A.(H) Hindi/English - 70 (Part 1) Session: 2014-2016 13. Does the college offer self-financed Programmes? Yes- One -BCA (Bachelor of Computer Applications) Honours course 14. New programmes introduced in the college during the last five years if any? 01- BCA (Bachelor of Computer Applications) Honours course 02- P.G. (Post Graduation in Psychology, Political Science, History, Home Science) 15. List the departments: Faculty UG Departments PG Departments Science Botany, Chemistry, Physics, Nil Mathematics, Zoology, BCA 6 Arts English, Hindi, History, Psychology, Political Philosophy, Home Science, Science, History and Political Science, Economics, Home Science Psychology 16. Number of Programmes offered under annual system: B.A., B.Sc. Honours and General Courses, M.A. 17. Number of programmes with a. Choice based Credit System- Nil b. Inter/Multidisciplinary approach- one (BCA) 18. Number of teaching and non-teaching positions in the Institution: Positions Teaching Faculty Non-teaching Staff Sanctioned by State 26 (Assistant Professors) 36 III Grade Government 07 IV Grade Recruited 12 (Female) 08 (Male) 08 (Male) 04 (Female) Total: 12 III Grade 06 (Male) 01 (Female) Total: 07 IV Grade Vacant 06 24 III Grade 19. Qualifications of Teaching Staff: Out of 20 teachers, 19 teachers have Ph.D. degree 20. Number of Guest Faculty engaged in the College: One (BCA) 21. Number of students admitted to the college during the last four academic years: Categories 2011 2012 2013 2014 SC 428 430 438 498 ST 437 642 655 710 OBC 1335 1789 1854 1972 General 1686 1774 1570 1625 Others - - All are female students 7 22. Details on student enrollment in the college during the current academic year: Type of Students UG PG Students from the same 1761 (Part 1) 70 (Part 1) state where college is located Students from other states Bihar, UP, Chattisgarh Bihar, UP, Chattisgarh NRI students - - Foreign students - - Total 1761 70 23. Dropout rate in UG: The dropout number of students in the past four years (Part 1) are given below- 2011-2012= 112 2012-2013= 120 2013-2014= 111 2014-2015= 131 24. Unit Cost of Education: (a) Including the salary component = Rs. 1924.24 (financial year: 2014-15) (b) Excluding the salary component = Rs. 19.28 25. The college does not offer any programme in distance education mode 26. Provide Teacher-student ratio for each of the programme/course offered Mentioned in detail report of each department 27. The college is applying for: re-accreditation - cycle 2 28. Date of accreditation: Cycle 1: Date: Feb, 2006 Result: C+ 29. Number of working days during the last academic year: 239 30. Number of teaching days during the last academic year:180 31. Date of establishment of IQAC: 09/10/2015 32. Details regarding submission of AQAR to NAAC We have not submitted AQAR report of any year to NAAC as IQAC was not formed. However, we have been uploading annual data on AISHE portal (www.aishe.gov.in) since 2011. 8 CRITERION WISE INPUT Criterion 1: Curricular Aspects Vision: “To reform educational spectrum and revitalize its spirit by providing quality education resulting in the development of competent and conscientious Human Resource to face the Emerging Challenges at Global Level”. Mission: To develop academic excellence by building competence for community service. To foster independent thinking in students by offering academic atmosphere congenial for metamorphosis of a novice into seer and sage. To facilitate advance scholarship by offering innovative programmes. To empower the students by exploring their hidden potential. To ensure safety of heritage, culture and environment by creating awareness amongst the stakeholders. Objectives: In line with the vision & mission, the college focuses to ensure access, equity & excellence so as to enable its pass outs to meet the challenges of the new millennium. The institution is aware of the challenges of Information, Communication & Technology (ICT). It has started vocational programme in Bachelors of Computer Science for better employability. The curriculum or the syllabus is prepared by the University. HODs of various departments in consultation with Board of Undergraduate Studies at University meet periodically and review the syllabi of various subjects and evaluate relevance of course contents.