GOVERNMENT COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) (Re-Accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC) Rajahmundry East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. (ESTD. 1853) HAND BOOK 2015-16 1 Dr.Ch. MASTHANAIAH, M.Com., M. Phil., Ph.D. PRINICIPAL 2 Website: www.govtcollegerjy.org Phone: 0883-2475732 e-mail Id: [email protected] GOVERNMENT COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) (Re-Accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC) Rajahmundry East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. (ESTD. 1853) HAND BOOK 2015-16 3 Government College (Autonomous) Rajahmundry College Hand Book 2015-16 President: Dr.Ch. Masthanaiah, M.Com., M.Phil., Ph.D PRINCIPAL CALENDAR COMMITTEE Sri B.V.Tirupanyam Lecturer-in-Charge& Academic Co-ordinator Convener Dr.K. Jyothi Lecturer in Physics & IQAC Coordinator Member Lecturer in Physics & Controller of Sri E.Nageswarar Rao Member Examinations Sri Noojilla Srinivas Lecturer in English Member Sri P.S.M.G Vidya Sagar Office Superintendent Member 4 Certificate of NAAC Re-Accreditation 5 Certificate of overall best performance Dr.Ch. MASTHANAIAH, Principal Receiving the shield of BEST COLLEGE FOR OVERALL PERFORMANCE IN ACADEMICS for the year 2013-14 from P.K. MOHANTY, Chief Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh 6 కాాల యం ....! ఎం చక మ ఆర కాాల : పల ...! ఎం చక మ ఆర కాాల ...! రలను ే భవ ారాల ...! త ఒల ిన వనమ ...! ాజమం ఇ తలమకమ -1: చరణం ' ' ... ా మశయ ఆశయల ... నూట అరవేండ ారసత ి ... ెలగ లౖ లిన ఘన లయమ ...! అటన ేత డ అగగణమ -2: చరణం , , - ... కల కందుక సప గరవలా , , - ... ర ాచర టంగట షలా ... లగల ింన శమమ ... ! లవల ంే ాశయమ -3: చరణం , - ... ా జ న ాసమలల ట , - ... సమజ ాణజ ాసమలల సాట , , , - ... కా ాంసృక వల పటమ ' ' - ...! ఎ డ ట రిన గమ -4: చరణం , .. ాలదలక ాజ లక , ... యదులక ఇ చదువల లవ , - ... సమత మమత పంంే సస తం - ...! సమజ ేాలయ పణతం ( : , , ( ), .) రచన నూళ ా ఇం లకర పభత కాాల అ ాజమం 7 COLLEGE HANDBOOK - TABLE OF CONTENTS Sl. No. Chapter Page No. 1. Introduction 2. Academic Overview 3. Administrative Overview 4. Facilities in the College 5. Examination, Evaluation & Results 6. I.Q.A.C. 7. Co-Curricular Activities & Extra Curricular 8. Student Support Services 8 INTRODUCTION Vision & Mission of the College Vision: To make the college a value-driven academic and research institute leading the students towards beneficial result for humanity. Mission: Providing quality Education and innovative Research for the all-round development of the personality- by: • Providing Innovative, Global-Standard education • Moulding the whole personality of the Students in all the elements of a successful and bright future life • Facilitating the transformation of Andhra Pradesh into a knowledge based society as envisioned by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, our former President of India. • Encouraging globally competent research that has human face. 9 Brief History of the College (To be updated – Included Milestones document) Government College, Rajamahendravaram started functioning as a Zilla school in 1853 and was upgraded as a Provincial school of Madras presidency in 1868. This was the beginning of the unbroken story of Government College, Rajamahendravaram which completed about 160 years of its mammoth service in the field of Higher Education. It is the first and the oldest government College in Andhra Pradesh. The high school classes were discontinued in 1885 and the college has since remained exclusively as college for University classes. The College was affiliated to University of Madras in 1891. At the commencement of 19th century, the Government college at Rajamahendravaram was one of the only three graded Colleges maintained by Government in Madras Presidency, the other two being Presidency college at Chennai and Kumbakonam college at Kumbakonam. Having been started by the British, the college imparted Higher Education of European standards under the masterly guidance of academic luminaries from Oxford and Cambridge Universities and produced personae par excellence in all fields of life and learning. Stalwarts of Arts College: The great people who served this institution include Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan who worked as a faculty member in the Department of Philosophy (1916-1919). He was the first Vice- President of India (1952-1962), and also served as second President of India (1962-1967). He is considered as the most influential scholar of comparative religion and philosophy. Another stalwart Sri Kandukuri Veeresalingam Pantulu was a social reformer of Andhra Pradesh who worked in this college as a faculty member in Telugu Department during the year 1876-77. He is widely considered as the man who first brought about the renaissance in Telugu people and 10 Telugu literature. He fought for the emancipation and empowerment of women way back in 1910. Some of the students of this Alma Mater, who later turned into giants in various spheres were Sri K.V. Reddy Naidu, Acting Governor of Madras Presidency in 1936, Sri Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu, known as Andhra Kesari (literally the Lion of Andhra) who became the first Chief Minister of the erstwhile Madras Province that was to become later Andhra State, Sri Varahagiri Jogaiah Panthulu (illustrious father of Sri V.V. Giri, former President of India), Sri V.K. Krishna Menon, former Defence Minister of India and Sri P.S. Rao, Chairman, Damodar Valley Corporation, former Governor of Kerala and an awardee of Padmabhushan. The college also produced some outstanding literary and artistic stalwarts like Sri Damerla Rama Rao, a renowned Painter and freedom fighters like Sri Gadicherla Harisarvottama Rao who took active part in Vandematharam Movement in pre-indepence era and Sri Koka Subba Rao, the former Chief Justice of Supreme Court. The College was affiliated to Andhra University in 1926. The Centenary celebrations of the college were held in February 1960, with Sri C.D.Deshmukh, the then Chairman of U.G.C. as President. Undergaduate courses were started in the college from 1930. PUC and Intermediate courses were withdrawn in 1971-‘72 and Vocational course in B.Com (Computers) was introduced during the academic year 2007. B.A. with Economics, Statistics and Computer Applications was started in 2008. The college has started restructured courses in B.Sc. on self- finance basis with combinations of Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science; Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science; Biotechnology, Botany, Chemistry and Microbiology, Zoology, Chemistry. Post Graduate Courses in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry were started during the academic year 1971-72 and the college has the distinction of being the first College in 11 Government sector to introduce the Post Graduate courses in science subjects. M.A. (Telugu) and M.Com courses were introduced from 1982 and 1987 respectively. M.Sc. (Zoology) was started during 2001-02 and M.Sc. (Botany) in 2009 on self-finance basis. At present, the college offers instruction in 22 UG programmes and 9 PG programmes. The Department of Chemistry has been recognized by Andhra University as a Research Center and it is offering M.Phil. and Ph.D. courses in Chemistry and the Department has produced 2 Ph.D.s and 5 M.Phil’s so far. The Department of Physics has also been recognized as a Research Centre by Andhra University, Visakhapatnam in 2011. Eight research scholars are carrying out research in the Departments of Physics. One M.Phil degree was awarded recently. At present, a major research project worth Rs. 25 Lakh funded by BRNS is being executed sanctioned research project is being executed by the Department, besides three minor research projects on hand. The Dept. of Mathematics has also four Research scholars working for their M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees. Metcalfe Boys Hostel, attached to the college was started in July 1950. It is under the control of the Principal assisted by a committee consisting of a Deputy warden and other staff members of the college. A new girls hostel was built in the college campus with UGC funds and it has been opened in August 2011. The UGC granted Autonomous status to this college during the academic year 2000-20-1 and it is extended till 2013. The College is one of the very few Government Colleges in Andhra Pradesh which were granted autonomy. Under the Autonomous set up, the college introduced Semester system. The college was accredited at Grade ‘A” by NAAC in 2004 and again has been re-accredited with NAAC-“A” grade in November 2011. The grade is applicable upto 12 November 2016 and this is the only one Government College in East Godavari district to get NAAC ‘A’ grade. Some of the prominent British Principals who worked in this institution were E.P. Metcalfe (1877-1896), E.W. Middlemast (1896-1903), Mark Hunter (1903-1909), O.J. Couldrey (1909- 1919), and C.J. Wilkinson (1919-1921). The college has grown from strength to strength over the past 160 years and is forging ahead as a Global Educational Institution under the dynamic leadership of the present Principal, Dr. Ch. Masthanaiah. From the Academic year 2012-2013, the 1st year Degree Courses have been brought under the affiliation of Adikavi Nannaya University, Rajamahendravaram thus initiating the transfer of affiliation from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. The Degree Certificates to the students are issued by the Adkikavi Nannaya University from the year 2015. The college now caters to the educational needs of more than 3000 students with various groups and combinations of study at UG and PG levels. The college withstood the onslaught of social, political and economic changes and emerged as a towering champion of education for the upliftment of the poor and the downtrodden sections of the society. 13 GOVERNMENT COLLEGE (A), RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM Succession List of Principals Sl. Name From To No. 1. E.P.METCALFE, M.A. 1877 - 1896 2. E.W.MIDDLEMAST, M.A. 1896 - 1903 3. MARK HUNTER. M.A. 1903-1909 4. O.J. COULDREY, M.A. 1909-1919 5. C.J.WILKINSON, B.A.