e-Prospectus 2020-21 CONTENTCONTENT A. MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL 1 B. PROFILE OF THE COLLEGE 2-5 C. ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS & COURSES OFFERED 6 D. INFORMATION ABOUT CBCS COURSES 6-7 E. EXAMINATION SYSTEM UNDER CBCS CURRICULUM 8 F. ADMISSION TO THREE YEAR UNDERGRADUATE COURSES: 9-12 G. ADMISSION TO TWO YEAR POST GRADUATE COURSES: 13-13 H. ODL COURSES- IGNOU STUDY CENTRE: 13-13 I. STUDENT SUPPORT 14-18 J. CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 18-20 K. INSTITUTION RULES AND REGULATIONS 20-21 L. FACULTY MEMBERS & OFFICE STAFF 22-26 MAULANA AZAD COLLEGE, KOLKATA e-Prospectus | 2020 A. MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL Welcome to Maulana Azad College, the only multi-faculty, co-educational government general degree college under the University of Calcutta. Maulana Azad College has succeeded to retain its position among the foremost institutions in eastern India. The college aims to create an intellectual ambience that enhances individual growth and supports academic activities. Over the years, our endeavour has brought us ‘A’ grade accreditation status from NAAC, status of ‘Centre of Potential for Excellence’ from UGC, status of ‘DBT-STAR College’ from MHRD, Govt. Of India, apart from other prestigious financial supports like FIST from DST, Govt. of India, BOOST from DBT, Govt. of West Bengal. With 20 departments, at present the college offers 20 UG degrees in broad areas ranging from language, social science and sciences to commerce, as well as 3 PG courses in English, Urdu and Zoology. We follow a transparent admission procedure based on merit. We also adhere to the reservation policy of the Higher Education Department. A number of different scholarship schemes are there to provide support to meritorious students from economically backward families. Our students receive all information and notification on time through the college website as well as through conventional notice boards. This institution has developed a regular practice of parent-teacher meet, peer-visit, invited lectures, students’ seminar, alumni meet etc. Diverse co-curricular cultural activities are passionately pursued by our students, sometimes alongside their teachers, and these practices reflect a cultural harmony that transcends all religious dogmas and celebrates our heritage of unity in diversity. With its tradition of evolving with the times, I am sure our institution will face up to the challenges of the present global crisis and emerge stronger and more oriented to the needs of a changed social order with active participation of all concerned. Dr. Subhasis Dutta Principal, Maulana Azad College 1 MAULANA AZAD COLLEGE, KOLKATA e-Prospectus | 2020 B. PROFILE OF THE COLLEGE Maulana Azad College has developed itself over the years and retains its prestigious position as the foremost of institutions. Our Alumni occupy distinguished positions in almost all spheres of in several fields of activity both in the country as well as abroad. It has been a long journey through the eighty-five years and yet the journey has perhaps just begun. The College seeks to create an intellectual environment that enhances individual growth and supports scholarly activities and creative endeavours that augment human knowledge and understanding. a. Inception 1926 b. Location 8, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road, Kolkata-13 c. Status of the Affiliated to the University of Calcutta Institution d. Type of Institution Co-educational e. Recognition DBT Star College Status f. Campus area 5, 143.62 square meters g. Facilities available Principal's Office on the campus Students' Section (Office) is situated in the Ground Floor of Annexe Building of the college. 2 MAULANA AZAD COLLEGE, KOLKATA e-Prospectus | 2020 h. Infrastructure: ✔ College Campus:The College has a 5-acre campus in the heart of the city of Kolkata, which comprises of a Heritage Building and an Annex Building. The college has a traditional Char-Bagh (four Gardens) as its facade and one of these serves as a well maintained 閃 edicinal Plant Garden ✔ Principal's Office is located in the Ground Floor of the main building of the college. The office is fully computerised with internet & LAN facilities. ✔ Students' Section (Office) is situated in the Ground Floor of Annexe Building of the college. This section monitors the collection and distribution of student's documents; admission, registration, examination and review system. Different fees of the students are also collected here. The office is fully computerised and with internet & LAN facilities. ✔ Hostel Facility: The College has a Boys' Hostel with a boarding capacity of 600 and a Girls' Hostel of boarding capacity 72 . ✔ Classrooms, Laboratories & Computer Labs: Thirty-nine Classrooms are there in the College, many of which are fully ICT enabled.Twenty-four modern Laboratories which are spacious, well decorated andare well equipped with sophisticated instruments/equipments. Besides, there is a Central Instrumentation Facility,separate plant and animal tissue-culture laboratories and a CPCSEA approved Animal House. In addition to that, seven well equipped Research Laboratories are there. The College also have five Computer Laboratories in various departments which are exclusively dedicated for the use of Students. ✔ LAN & Wi-Fi Connectivity: Local Area Networking connectionsare operative throughout the campus (in the: Office,Students 担 ection Office,Library Office and Library Reading Room,Staff- room including the Arts and the Humanities Departments, and inthe Science Departments). The College offers 100 MBPS of Internet Connectivity with Wi-Fi facility within its campus. All Computer Labs are also connected through LAN and have 100MBPS of internet facility. ✔ Seminar Hall: The College Hall (Raza Washat Ali Memorial Hall) having a sitting capacity of nearly 200, is used for holding national/international seminars. The College also have a plush, air- conditioned, fully ICT-enabled Seminar Hall with a sitting capacity of 70. ✔ Boys' and Girls' Common Rooms: There are separate Boys' and Girls'Common Rooms. ✔ Gymnasiums:Separate Boys' and Girls' Gymnasiums are there in the college with all modern amenities. ✔ Play Ground: A play ground-cum-Staff Quarter Complex is there at 33, Gorachand Road, Kolkata. ✔ Indoor/Outdoor Game Facilities:Provisions for outdoor games like Soccer, Cricket, Athletics and indoor games like Badminton, Table-Tennis, Carom, and Chess are there. ✔ Canteen:There is a Canteen for students and staff in the college which offers palatable foods at an affordable price. ✔ CCTV surveillance has been installed in the college campus and in the hostels. 3 MAULANA AZAD COLLEGE, KOLKATA e-Prospectus | 2020 Central Library Central library i. Library:Central Library The Library of Maulana Azad College possesses approximately 1,00,000 Books, including a huge number of Rare Books, Manuscripts, Reference Books (like Dictionaries, Thesaurus, and Encyclopaedia etc). The Rare Book Section of the Library consists of Books written in Persian, Urdu,Arabic and English. Library Operation, Services & Facilities: Working Hours: Weekdays - 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. Saturday - 10 A.M. to 2-30 P.M. Open Access System for Faculties, Staff Members and Students of PG Courses. Computerized Issue of Books-system using KOHA for Students Faculties College Staff Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) available in the Library and in all the Departments INFLIBNET- NLIST for the teachers and willing students and staff. DELNET connectivity is available Air-conditioned Reading Room: for the students having seating capacity of 60 for the teachers, a separate cubical Adequate number of Computers with LAN and 100MBPS Internet facility for the use of the students and the teachers are available in the Reading Room of the Library. 4 MAULANA AZAD COLLEGE, KOLKATA e-Prospectus | 2020 Electronic & Wooden Display of New arrivals of Books and Journals CCTV- Monitoring in Reading Room, Stack Room, and Front Office of the Library Air-conditioned stack of Rare Book and Manuscript section. Reprographic facility Lamination Facility of Library Card Display of Rare book and Manuscripts. Computerized Cataloguing Computerized Serial Control Departmental Seminar Library facility for the Under-Graduate (Honours) and Post Graduate Students. Ex- students/Alumni and ex teacher are also allowed to use the resources by visiting the Library. Reference Service. Pest control is done periodically Intercom facility Drinking water facility Fire Extinguisher Service Automatic Generator Service Central library: Reading Room 5 MAULANA AZAD COLLEGE, KOLKATA e-Prospectus | 2020 C. Academic Departments & Courses Offered: Under Graduate (CBCS under C.U.) Post Graduate (CBCS under C.U.) Science Commerce Social Science Language B.Sc. B.Com. B.A. (Honours) B.A. M.A. (Honours) (Honours) (Honours) /M.Sc. Botany Accounting & Islamic History & Arabic English Chemistry Finance Culture Bengali Urdu Economics History English Zoology Mathematics Philosophy Persian Microbiology Political Science Sanskrit Physics Sociology Urdu Statistics Zoology D. INFORMATION ABOUT CBCS COURSES Undergraduate CBCS: Components of a Course, B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. Honours, under Choice Based Credit System (Six Semester) of the University of Calcutta, that a Candidate have to choose at the time of Admission: Course Component B.Sc. B.A./B.Com. Number of Courses x Number of Courses x Credit Credit Theory Prac/TU Theory Prac/TU 1. Core Course (CC): (Chose Honours Subject) 14 × 4=56 14 × 2=28 14 × 5=70 14 × 1=14 Compulsorily be studied by a candidate as a core requirement of the Chosen Honours Subject. A Student has to Study 14 CC in 1-6 Semesters. Each CC has (4+2 or 5+1 = 6) credits- includes both Theory & Practical/Tutorial 2. Generic Elective (GE): (Chose two Subjects other than Honours) 4* × 4=16 4* × 2=8 4* × 5 =20 4* × 1=4 An Elective Course chosen generally from two unrelated discipline/subject other than honours subject. 2 Subjects of choice will be offered. A Student has to Study total 4 GE courses in 1-4 Semester. Each GE has (4+2 or 5+1 = 6) Credits-includes both Theory & Practical/Tutorial 6 MAULANA AZAD COLLEGE, KOLKATA e-Prospectus | 2020 3. Discipline Specific Elective (DSE):(may be chosen later) 4 × 4=16 4 × 2=8 4 × 5=20 4 × 1=4 a.