DURGAPUR GOVERNMENT COLLEGE

(GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL)

(NAAC Accredited College with A Grade)

Students’ Union

Student Union of the college

Student Union of the college is an elected body of students and always joins hands with faculty members and college administration to ensure overall development of the college. The Teachers’ Council of this institution has formed a sub-committee to supervise the election of the Students union. Students’ union was appreciated by NAAC peer team members in September 2017 for maintaining a disciplined atmosphere in the college. NAAC peer team report and peer team members mentioned the college as a highly disciplined institution. Student Union organizes different cultural programmes to observeimportant days such as “Swami Vivekananda’s birthday”, “Republic Day”, “Rabindra Jayanti”, “Nazrul Jayanti”,“Independence Day”etc.in the college campus. “Basanta Utsab” is celebrated in the college by Students’ union to cultivate the sense of respect for our Indian culture and tradition. The college inaugurated its Golden Jubilee Celebration on 22nd January 2019. Students’ union organized a rally in Durgapur comprising of all students, faculty members, staff and head of the institution of the college to celebrate this occasion.The 50 year old history and achievements of the college was highlighted through posters, banners and songs in this rally by the students, faculty members and staff. Participation of students in the students’ union helps in the development of their organizational skills. Every year, students’ union organizes annual college exhibitions in the college campus, which also involves an interdepartmental competition and thereafter prize distribution through proper judgement by invited eminent persons of the locality. College exhibitions highlight different social, academic and cultural subjects and issues through charts, models and excellent representation of craft work by the students. It gains wide participation from the locality as well. General Secretary (GS) of the students’ union is the member of governing body of the college. GS puts forward his/her suggestions and different issues related to the academic and administrative affairs of the college to the Head of the institution and to the IQAC. Problems faced by students are sometimes communicated to the college authority through GS of the students’ council.