Self Study Report For National Assessment & Accreditation Council 2016 Trivenidevi Bhalotia College, Raniganj P.O : Raniganj Dist. Burdwan, Pin 713 347 West Bengal, INDIA Website: www.tdbcollege.ac.in e-mail : [email protected] Contents Page No PREFACE 1-4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5-10 PROFILE OF THE COLLEGE 11-23 CRITERIA-WISE INPUT 1. CURRICULAR ASPECTS 25-33 2. TEACHING – LEARNING AND EVALUATION 34-69 3. RESEARCH, CONSULTANCY AND EXTENSION 70-107 4. INFRASTUCTURE AND LEARNING RESOURCES 108-128 5. STUDENT SUPPORT AND PROGRESSION 129-143 6. GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP AND 144-169 MANAGEMENT 7. INNOVATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES 170-183 EVALUATIVE REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENTS COMMERCE 184-192 BENGALI 193-203 ECONOMICS 204-212 ENGLISH 213-222 GEOGRAPHY 223-232 HINDI 233-241 HISTORY 242-250 PHILOSOPHY 251-259 POLITICAL SCIENCE 260-268 SANSKRIT 269-276 URDU 277-285 BOTANY 286-294 CHEMISTRY 295-304 COMPUTER SCIENCE 305-312 ELECTRONICS 313-321 GEOLOGY 322-331 MATHEMATICS 332-340 PHYSICS 341-350 PHYSIOLOGY 351-360 STATISTICS 361-369 ZOOLOGY 370-381 IEQA APPLICATION AISHE UPLOAD CERTIFICATE DECLARATION BY THE PRINCIPAL PREFACE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PROFILE OF THE COLLEGE CRITERIA-WISE INPUT EVALUATIVE REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENTS IEQA APPLICATION AISHE UPLOAD CERTIFICATE DECLARATION BY THE PRINCIPAL Self Study Report : NAAC 2016 PREFACE Trivenidevi Bhalotia College, situated at Raniganj in Burdwan district of West Bengal and registered under 2(f) and 12B of the UGC Act, is submitting the Self Study Report for Assessment and Accreditation in the first cycle. The college commenced its journey from 1957 and was affiliated to Calcutta University at the outset. It, however, became affiliated to the University of Burdwan from 1st July, 1960, after creation of the university in 1959. At present the college is in a state of transition as regards its status of affiliation. The college has been affiliated to the Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol from 24th June, 2015. It may be pertinent here to write a few words of introduction about the college. Trivenidevi Bhalotia College (T.D.B. College), the second government- sponsored institution of higher education to be set up in Asansol Sub-Division of Burdwan District of West Bengal, was established in 1957. Individuals from different strata of society – educationists, administrators, public representatives, social workers and businessmen were of the strong opinion that such an institution was essential to fulfill the dreams of aspirants of higher education in Raniganj and the coalfield and rural areas surrounding it, and their collective endeavour under the leadership of Sri Banawarilal Bhalotia, an eminent social worker and businessman, resulted in the setting up of this college. In July 1956, Srimati Trivenidevi Bhalotia, wife of Sri Banawarilal Bhalotia, after whom the college is named, donated a sum of Rupees One Lakh and Sri M.L. Bhartia, Sri P.L. Ganeriwala, Sri K.N.Shaw and Sri B.N. Shaw together donated 9.354 acres of land for construction of the college building together with staff quarters for teachers (which was financed by various donors). Construction of the aforementioned buildings began in 1958. In its nascent stage, the college was permitted to teach the following subjects:- I.A: English, Bengali, Elective Bengali, Hindi, Sanskrit, History, Civics, Logic, Mathematics, Commercial Geography, Commercial Mathematics and Book keeping. I.Sc: English, Bengali, Hindi, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology. B.A. (Pass): English, Bengali, Elective Bengali, Hindi, Sanskrit, History, Economics and Mathematics. The college was permitted to admit 300 students initially. The founder- Principal of the college, Dr. Arya Kumar Bandyopadhyay joined the college in July, 1957, and soon teachers and non- teaching staff were recruited. Initially, the college was housed in Raniganj High School where 1 Self Study Report : NAAC 2016 classes were held in the morning. The college library and laboratories were set up here. The two storied college building was completed in 1960 and was inaugurated by the then Chief Minister of West Bengal, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy. The college was shifted to its own building from the session 1960 – 61. Teachers also shifted to their newly built staff quarters. A hostel for Male students (Boys’ Hostel) was constructed adjacent to the college building, 50% of the funds for which were given by UGC. B.Sc. classes in the Day section and B.Com classes in the Evening were started giving the institution the status of a fully fledged Degree College. The main aim of T.D.B. College has always been to impart quality education to provide productive human capital. With this objective, the expansion and development of the college continued in terms of both academics and infrastructure, notably under the two far-sighted Principals of the college- Sri C.R. Mazumder and Sri Harasanakar Bhattacharya. Different subjects and courses were gradually introduced as follows:- Years Course 1960 - 1969 B.Com, Physics(Pass), Chemistry(Pass), Mathematics(Pass), Zoology (Pass), Botany(Pass), Philosophy (Pass), Economics(Honours), Mathematics(Honours), Bengali (Honours), Histroy (Honours), Hindi (Honours), Accountancy, Urdu (Pass) 1970 – 1979 English (Honours), Political Science (Honours), Chemistry (Honours), Physics (Honours) 1980 – 1989 Botany (Honours), Zoology (Honours), Statistics (Pass), Physiology (Pass), Geology (Honours) 1990- 1999 Statistics (Honours), Electronics (Pass ), Geography (Pass), Geography (Honours), Computer Science(Pass), Electronics (Honours), Urdu ( Honours) Physiology (Honours) 2000- 2010 Urdu P.G., Computer Science (Honours), Sanskrit (Honours) , Philosophy (Honours) In 1976, at the initiative of the Professor–in charge Dr. A.C Roy, the teachers of the college gladly volunteered their services to meet the needs of students of the new academic pattern of +2 courses – the only institution in the locality to come forward without any compulsion. In addition to curricular activities, students have been participating in co-curricular activities like sports and cultural activities. The college has active NCC and NSS units. The NSS unit of the college has adopted wards 36 and 88 of the Asansol Municipal Corporation as part of its institutional social responsibility. In order to fulfill the growing requirements of different departments, students, teachers and non-teaching staff, the two–storied college building was extended by adding a third storey, and more staff quarters for teaching and non-teaching staff, a college canteen, the compound wall, a playground with a 2 Self Study Report : NAAC 2016 gallery, and the NRS building were constructed. Provisions were made for internal water supply and street lights in the college campus and it was decorated with a garden (the present garden of medicinal plants). In the early eighties, a new three storied building called Earth Science Building was constructed with grants from the UGC, the Eastern Coalfields Ltd and the Government of West Bengal. In the nineties, an open-air stage was built across the playground of the college. To overcome of lack of adequate space in the library, a new library building was constructed from college funds. To meet the demands of the local minority population, Post Graduate course in Urdu was started in the college from the session 2009 – 2010. The local M.P. and M.L.A provided LAD funds to construct a new building for the Urdu department. Trivenidevi Bhalotia College has regular interactions with the local society in Raniganj. The Inter School sports are held in the college playground. Plantation of trees in the college campus has been carried out by the Lions Club of Raniganj. Most recently, from the session 2015 – 2016, online admission system has been initiated for U.G courses as directed by the Government of West Bengal to introduce transparency in the admission process. Almost sixty years have passed since the inception of the college- a period during which Trivenidevi Bhalotia College has grown into a large institution which occupies an important place in the Raniganj locality. It now has student strength of about 4546. The college continues in its commitment to provide quality higher education to the populations of Raniganj and the villages and coalfields surrounding it. The Alumni Association of the college bears evidence of this. Since Raniganj is well connected by road and railways and the college has a boys’ hostel (the building of a girls’ hostel is under process), students from distant places like Bankura, Bishnupur, Durgapur, Dhanbad, Suri etc enroll themselves in the various UG courses and PG course in Urdu offered by the college. Admission in the college is eagerly sought after by students not only because of the variety of courses offered but also because of the learned, competent and dedicated faculty of the college. The Self Study Report is submitted in the prescribed format: a) Preface b) Executive Summary c) Profile of the Institution d) Criteria-wise analytical report e) Inputs from each of the departments. 3 Self Study Report : NAAC 2016 During the preparation of Self Study Report data were collected separately from individual departments and the college office. The co- operation and assistance received in the process are gratefully acknowledged. Published by: Principal Trivenidevi Bhalotia College, P.O. Raniganj, Dist. Burdwan Pin – 713347 West Bengal Prepared by The guidance of Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Trivenidevi Bhalotia College, Raniganj. 4 Self Study Report : NAAC 2016 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY