Goals Associated With the Strategic Plan | Status of Deployment of the Goals Associated With the Strategic Plan in Academic Session 2023-2024 |
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STG 1. To obtain the institutional accreditation by periodic review and assessment |
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Regular submission of the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) | AQAR of the previous academic session 2022-2023 was submitted within the prescribed time frame and accepted by NAAC. |
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Regular meetings of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) |
Two IQAC meetings were held during the academic session 2023-2024 and important issues as follows were discussed and resolved regarding: 1. Imparting of value added courses/add on courses from the academic 2. Regular Academic Audit by the IQAC and suggestions for improvemnt 3. Feedback on curriculum and Student Satisfaction Survey conducted 4. Further improvement in the use of ICT tools to strengthen the 5. The strengthening of the teaching-learning mechanism of the 6. Several quality assurance events conducted by IQAC in association 7. Collaboration and MOUs with institutes and NGOs 8. Establishment of Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC) to 9. DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME mentoring sessions for other colleges 10. Establishment of Women’s Cell 11. Constitution of the National Digital Library of India (NDLI) Club
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Effective Implementation of the Quality Assurance strategies of IQAC such |
1. Feedback on the curricular aspects was collected 2. Feedback received from students, faculty members 3. Action taken report uploaded in the college 4. Feedback from the employers on curricular aspects 5. Formal MOUs and Collaboration agreement signed 6. Use of ICT enabled tools for teaching and learning outcomes. |
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STG 2. Strengthening the student-centric teaching and learning process |
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Adopting conventional and non- conventional methods of assessing the learning levels of students and |
Multiple ways adopted to assess learning levels: Multiple activities conducted for slow learners (3) Remedial and make up classes (4) Advanced reference materials (5) Mock examinations |
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Flipped Classrooms, Role Play, Use of Quizzes, Models, Animations for teaching |
Departments use animations to demonstrate topics, subject understanding, communication and presentation skills |
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Presentation by students in student seminars | Student seminars were organized by different departments during academic session 2023-2024 and report enclosed in metric 2.2.1 |
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Use of Learning Management System (LMS) MOODLE for group discussions, E-content uploading
and assessments |
MOODLE used to upload courses prepared by faculty members. Students can log in to the courses are download E-content, they can also submit assignments and also group discussions were held using the LMS |
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Implementation of E-content portal for access to open educational resources | Subscription of Knimbus Digital Library was implemented during the academic session 2023-24. Faculty members prepared e-contents and uploaded the same for access in the Digital Library for students. |
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Effective Mentoring system to individually address the problems faced by the students |
All students have been assigned mentors who always mentee list is communicated by departments to the IQAC, which is reviewed |
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Upgradation of the central and seminar libraries |
Institution received funds for Digitization of the Library from the Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal. Presently, the digitization is in process. The institution also procured subscription of Springer (3 subject collection), e-journals for 3 years. |
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STG 3. Implementation of the teaching-learning process through practical training and experiential learning |
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Field visits |
1. November 23-26, 2023 FIELD STUDIES IN AND AROUND KANGSABATI SOUTH FOREST DIVISION, PURULIA
2. December 15, 2023 FIELD STUDIES IN AND AROUND NILNIRJON, BIRBHUM, WEST BENGAL, INDIA.
3. December 2023 Field Training in areas such as the Chotanagpur Gneissic Complex around
4. May 16-17, 2024 Field training for B.Sc. students in and around Jitpur, Paschim Bardhaman |
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Designing of open- ended experiments, new experiments and hands on experiments and student projects |
During the academic session 2023-24, following new experiments, hands on 1. Botany New Experiment on ” Endospore Staining” under DBT STAR 2. Botany New Experiment on ” Study of Mitotic Chromosomes of Allium 3. Botany New Experiment on “Plastidal Pigment Separation by TLC” 4. Botany and Zoology; New Experiment on ” Gram Staining of Bacteria 5. College Campus Environmental Sub-Committee in association with 6. Chemistry New Experiment on “To estimate the amount of glucose 7. Chemistry New Experiment on ” Estimation of Vitamin C in fruits 8. Chemistry New Experiment on ” Estimation of Glycine using 9. Chemistry New Experiment on ” Isolation of Essential oil 10. Chemistry New Experiment on ” Detection of Cane Sugar, Starch and 11. Physics, Mathematics and Geology Hands on training on “Digital Image 12. Physics and Geology Hands on training on ” Resistivity meter Logging 13. Physics New Experiment on Determination of Planck’s constant 14. Physics New Experiment on To find an unknown capacitance using 15. Physics New Experiment on To verify the Malus Law for Plane 16. Physics New Experiment on “Photo-electric Effect: photo 17. Student Project on “Bioactivity of organic compounds by 18. Student Project on Vegetation Mapping organized by Department of 19. Student Project on “Screening of some plant species for 20. Student Project on “Graphical representation and Interpretation of 21. Student Project on “A Field Report on Study of Nests and Nesting |
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Visits to research laboratories to facilitate expert interaction and exposure of students towards instrumentation |
1. September 08, 2023: Research Laboratory Visit to CSIR-Central 2. February 23, 2024, Laboratory Visit to Department of Environmental |
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Industrial training conducted by the departments | “Rural and Industrial Visit” to Cottage Industry at Santiniketan, Bolpur organized under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME on 25.08.2023 |
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Workshops conducted by departments |
1. Herbarium techniques of Angiosperms and Modern Protocols for 2. Two Day Workshop on Restricted mapping of Plasmid DNA under DBT 3. Two Day Workshop and Student Project on Vegetation Mapping under 4. Webinar cum Workshop on “PCR and techniques in Designing Primer for 5. Workshop on “Collection and Preservation of pteridophytic 6. Workshop on “Calibration and basic applications of Water Analyzer” 7. Seminar cum workshop on “Nanotechnology for Sustainable 8. Two day Workshop on “Bioactivity through Computation” under DBT 9. Workshop on “MATLAB: An introduction to beginners” under DBT STAR 10. Workshop on “Basics of MATHEMATICA and Graphical demonstration using 11. Workshop on “First Step in Mathematica” under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME 12. Workshop on “Basics of LATEX” under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME ; 13. Online Workshop on ” Application of Remote Sensing Techniques for 14. Online Workshop on “Statistical Methods and Computer Applications in 15. Workshop on ” Haemoglobin Estimation from Human Blood Sample “; 16. One Day Workshop on R-Statistical Software: Basic Knowledge; |
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STG 4. Conducting events to promote the creativity, subject knowledge, research fundamental, communication and writing skills based and interactive learning mechanism |
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Conducting events on recent trends and developments across various
domains |
1. Online Seminar on Introduction to Biostatistics with emphasis on 2. Seminar on Aspects of Biogeochemistry under DBT STAR COLLEGE 3. Seminar cum interactive session on Indian Knowledge System on 4. Seminar on “Punthi Pathaker Smritikatha”; 31-01-2024 5. Seminar Lecture and Workshop on Translation; 10-02-2024 6. One Day seminar on “Bangla Sahityer Itihaser Itihas”; 27-02-2024 7. Invited lecture on Limit of functions under DBT STAR COLLEGE 8. Invited lecture on Diversification patterns of Phanerozoic Marine 9. Invited lecture on Foraminifera as Sea Level Indicators under DBT 10. Invited lecture on A Journey into Quantum land under DBT STAR 11. Invited lecture on Application of Foraminifera in 12. Invited lecture on Visualizing DNA in action: A Multidisciplinary 13. Invited lecture on Modern Techniques of Molecular Biology and Plant 14. Invited lecture on Differential Equations under DBT STAR COLLEGE 15. Invited lecture on Economic Growth, Climate Change and Sustainable 16. Invited lecture on Demographic Dividend in India: Is it a 17. Invited lecture on Mapping of Rene Descartes’ Philosophical ideas as 18. Invited lecture on Understanding Heritage and its Conservation; 19. Invited lecture on Essentials of Tagore’s concept of Holistic 20. Invited lecture on Politics and Culture: Interface and Divergence; 21. Invited lecture on “Analysing Derek Walcott’s Omeors in the light of 22. Invited lecture on Indian Writing in English; 16-01-2024 23. Invited lecture on Asymmetric Synthesis: Past, Present and Future 24. Invited lecture series on Wildlife Management, Bioinformatics and 25. Invited lecture on Effect of Climatic Amelioration on Environment, 26. Invited lecture on Some Zero-sum problems and elementary results in |
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Conducting events on research methodology and intellectual property rights |
May 24, 2024 · Invited lecture on “Intellectual Property Rights in Indian May 20,2024 · Invited lecture and interactive Session Series on “Visualizing DNA May 07, 2024 · One Day Invited Lecture on Modern Techniques of Molecular Biology |
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STG 5. Improvement in the research output | ||
Applying to the university for approval to offer PhD programmes |
· The institution houses three research centers offering Ph.D. · Presently, 26 research scholars are enrolled/registered for Ph.D. · Two full time research scholars receive scholarship under the UGC · Five research scholars are receiving Swami Vivekananda Merit cum |
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· Providing space and equipment facilities for research activities · Providing all sorts of administrative support to conduct research · Encouraging faculty members to apply for research projects · Providing computational facilities for research activities · Strengthening the campus internet facilities |
· The institution received funding for procurement of scientific · Coordinator, IQAC and IQAC members always help faculty members to · Faculty members regularly apply to funding agencies for research · Computational software such as Mathematica, Matlab , Arc GIS · The institution received funding from Department of Higher |
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STG 6. Enhancing collaboration with other institutes and industries |
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Promoting research collaborations in terms of joint publications, research projects, PhD Guidance etc |
1. Collaborative Research Work on “Computational Chemistry Research 2. Collaborative Research Work on “Computational Chemistry Research 3. Collaborative Research Work on “To study the behavior of 4. Collaborative Research Work on “Molecular Electron Density Theory” 5. Collaborative Research Work on “Computational Chemistry Research 6. Collaborative Research Work on “Some combinatorial optimization 7. Collaborative Research Work on “Molecular Dynamics Studies” with 8. Research collaboration with Museo Argentino de Ciencias 9. Research collaboration with Geological Studies Unit, Indian |
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Promoting collaborative student exchange and faculty exchange programmes |
1. MOU (academic collaboration) for faculty exchange, student 2. MOU (academic collaboration) for faculty exchange, student 3. MOU (academic collaboration) for faculty exchange, student 4. MOU (academic collaboration) for faculty exchange, student 5. Faculty Exchange Collaboration (Guidance of Serampore College, 6. National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG), Kalyani for 7. Internship completed by students of Applied Geology Department, 8. MOU (academic collaboration) for faculty exchange, student 9. MOU (academic collaboration) for faculty exchange, student 10. MOU (academic collaboration) for faculty exchange, student exchange, 11. MOU (academic collaboration) for faculty exchange, student exchange, |
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STG 7. Strengthening the support services and campus facilities | ||
Providing the proper platforms to students to convey their grievances and |
The Internal Complaints Committee has UG, PG and Research the issues faced by students. Regular Awareness programmes are also |
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Effective mechanism for verification and processing of scholarship applications |
Notices are issued to inform the students about the opening of scholarship portals; the scholarship applications are processed without delay and submitted to the competent authority. |
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Effective implementation of welfare schemes for the teaching and |
The West Bengal Health Scheme Applications and Reimbursement procedure is Government for processes at least 8 months before superannuation. |
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Actively working anti ragging committee and anti ragging squad for |
1. Anti ragging committee and anti ragging squad constituted in 2. Major awareness programme was organized by the anti ragging 3. Posters and banners are made available in the college campus for 4. Circulation of a comprehensive ppt presentation to students has |
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Psychological counselling and effective mentoring to address the |
1. One-day survey and training program on “Mental Wellbeing of 2. Demonstration and Interactive Session on “Addressing Health 3. Talk and workshop session on “Coping with Stress and Anxiety: Self 4. Online awareness sessions on “Health and Hygiene” in association |
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Providing ample space and equipment for sports and cultural |
1. Four playgrounds are presently available in the institution for 2. The institution also has a gymnasium 3. Two auditoriums are also available for cultural activities along 4. Proposals are being prepared presently to ensure further |
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Providing Gender Equity |
· ICC conducted an offline programme for building awareness among · Women’s Cell conducted Gender Audit under the guidance of External · Annual Newsletter ‘Adwitiya’ published by the Women’s Cell is a · Women’s cell organized participation of girl students at youth · Women’s cell organized a talk and workshop session on “Coping With · Women’s cell organized demonstration and interactive session on |
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STG 8. Career Counselling of students for promotion to higher studies and job opportunities and Entrepreneurship |
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Organization of department specific career counselling sessions for |
1. Workshop on Preparation for Civil Service Examination organized by 2. Toppers Interaction on “How to Score More” organized by Department 3. Alumni lecture on “Road Map to crack Competitive Examinations” 4. Toppers’ Talk on ‘How to be Examination Ready?’ organized by 5. Participation of students in RICE TALENT SCHOLARSHIP TEST 6. Career Counseling session for Graduating and Graduate students of 7. Career Counselling session on ‘What next after 8. Elocution Contest organized by Department of English in 9. One Day State Level Seminar on, ‘Practical Sessions: Group 10. Orientation programme on the fundamentals and processes of Computer 11. Seminar-Lecture and workshop on Translation organized by Equal |
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Organization of campus interviews for job aspiring students |
· ONLINE PRE-PLACEMENT TALK AND DOUBT CLEARING SESSION: TCS BPS · Recruitment of Fresher’s, B.Com Passout by jai Balaji Industries · TCS BPS POOL CAMPUS DRIVE FOR FRESHERS(GRADUATES FROM ALL · TCS BPS POOL CAMPUS DRIVE FOR FRESHERS(GRADUATES FROM ALL |
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Entrepreneurship development |
· March 14, 2024 Entrepreneurship Development program organized by Entrepreneurship · May 04, 2024 Lecture 1: “Rising from Adversity: Navigating the transformed business · May 06, 2024 Lecture 2: “Green Business: A way towards Sustainability- An Indian · May 07, 2024 Lecture 3: “Can Start ups be an answer to Sustainable Development: An · May 09, 2024 Lecture 4: “Challenges and Prospects of Start Ups in India” as the part of · May 10, 2021 Lecture 5: “Social entrepreneurship as a tool for sustainable development · May 29, 2024 Webinar on “Entrepreneurship Development” organized by DGC PRAKTONI, Alumni |
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STG 9. Implementation of E-Governance | ||
Use of online portal for admission | The UG admission process is completely online implemented by the College and PG admission is also completely online implemented by the University |
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Use of online portals for data storage |
Banglar Uchchasiksha portal (for Employee details, Infrastructure details, financial allotment details |
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Use of online portal for receiving feedback from the stakeholders | Management Information System (MIS) Portal of the College for online submission of feedback of stakeholders with separate login |
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Use of online portal for all service related matters |
West Bengal Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) all other service related matters |
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Use of online portal for scholarship application and processing |
The institution has registered to different central government submission and processing of Scholarship applications of students |
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Use of online portal for all finance and tender related activities |
West Bengal Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) management System (PFMS) portal and |
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Receiving grievances and problems faced by students through online mode to facilitate redressal without delay |
Each Department has separate email ids to address all departmental Counselling Cell have email ids to address the related issues. |
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STG 10. Holistic development of students through active participation in extension related, sports and cultural and environmental awareness activities |
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Providing facilities of playground, gymnasium and sports items to students |
1. Four playgrounds are presently 2. Two auditoriums are also available for cultural 3. Proposals sent to State Government to ensure further improvement 4. Students received 13 awards in sports activities |
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Organizing cultural activities and encouraging students to participate in events organized by other institutes |
During the academic session 2023-24, several cultural activities were organized, such as “Observance of Students’ Week” – Cultural Activities organized by Durgapur Government College; International Mother Language Day (Bhasha Divas) Celebration; Interdepartmental Alpona (Road Art) Competition ; Basanta Utsav, 2024; Rabindra Jayanti Celebration; Nazrul Jayanti Celebration |
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Providing necessary support and guidance to students to participate in sports and cultural competitions |
1. Teachers prepared the students to participate in the events 2. Students are given rigorous training before participation in |
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Providing necessary support and guidance to students to participate in NCC activities |
1. Students are given rigorous training before participation in NCC 2. NCC Cadets received 13 awards in this academic session 3. NCC Cadets participated in several activities such as · Participation of cadets in Advance Leadership Camp, held in · Observation of environment day · Observation of Yoga Day · Observation of Kargil Vijay Diwas · Independence Day Celebration · Participation of Cadets in TGC-IGC , held at Kharagpur,West · Participation in presenting GOH to dignitaries of SNTCSSC, held · Participation of cadets in Rajgir Trek Camp, held in Rajgir,Bihar · Participation of cadets in Sikkim Trek Camp, held in North Sikkim · NCC Day Celebration · Participation of Cadets in Sports Day · Celebration of Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose · Participation in Republic Day parade · Black Day Observation · Participation of cadets in Basic Snow Skiing Course, held in · Participation of cadets in Army Attachment Camp,held in · Participation of cadets in Road Art competition · CWS Best Cadet Competition and Scholarship · Participation of cadets in Basic Mountaineering Course from · Participation of cadets in Basic Mountaineering Course from |
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Providing necessary support and guidance to students to participate in NSS activities |
1. Students are always encouraged on the concept of “Shramdan” 2. There are two NSS Units started in 1970 and 2008 3. NSS units organized and participated in several events as given · Celebration of World Environment Day · Tree plantation program to celebrate Aranya Soptaho · Fevicryl Teacher Training · Seven-day campus cleaning program · Voter Awareness Campaign · Rally to celebrate International Mother Language Day · One-day survey and training program on “Mental Wellbeing of · Survey of energy consumption for green audit in college campus · A motivational talk and interactive session on “Towards a better · Youth Convention · Awareness lecture and interactive session to observe World · One Day outreach activity for local schools · Online Seminar on “Ill Effects of Consuming Tobacco and its Following outreach activities were also conducted under DBT STAR COLLEGE · Outreach program on “Understanding the scientific facts underlying · Outreach Program Star Gazing Programme under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME · Outreach Activity on “Laboratory Equipment Training, Software |