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GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE ICHAPURAM, Srikakulam Dist

CALENDAR

[STUDENT MANUAL]

2016 - 17

Designed & Prepared by

IQAC GDC, ICHAPURAM

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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Dear Students,

It gives me immense pleasure to state that our college has brought “Students’ Manual/Calendar” with all the necessary information for the benefit of our students. It is hoped that the calendar serves the purpose expected of it. In this connection, the efforts of the college IQAC and its Coordinator, Sri U.Srinivasa Varma, in successful accomplishment of this task deserve appreciation.

With best wishes,

Dr.Rabin Kumar Padhy,Principal, Govt. Degree College, ICHAPURAM.

VICE-PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Dear Students,

Publication of calendar is an important milestone in the history of the college. The information given here is very detailed and useful as well. I hope that students will make best use of the calendar for their academic progress.

With best wishes,

Dr.K.MadhusudanVice-Principal & Lecturer in physics,Govt. Degree College, ICHAPURAM.

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IQAC COORDINATOR’S MESSAGE

Dear Students,

The need for a college calendar, in clear departure from a normal and a routine one, with a lot of useful information for the students has been felt long. Finally it has come true. The unprecedented feature of the calendar is that it contains very useful information on career options for students. I am thankful to our Principal and Vice-principal, and calendar committee Coordinator Dr.Nityananda Patnaik, and all my other collegues for their encouragement and unstinted support in the preparation of this calendar. I staunchly hope that the students will find it very useful.

U. Srinivasa Varma, IQAC Coordinator and Lecturer in EnglishGovt. Degree College, ICHAPURAM.Srikakulam Dist.

CONTENTS

1. Our College2. Admissions and Fee particulars3. Executive Summary4. Institutional Plan5. Examination particulars6. Guidelines for students7. Career options8. Developing employability skills and soft skills9. Proverbs10. Student Responsibilities/Code of Conduct11. Student Charter12. Institution’s responsibilities towards students13. College committees14. IQAC15. CBCS Pattern16. JAM Model

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Our college The Govt. Degree College, Ichapuram was established in 1983 by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to cater to the needs of under graduate students in and around the town, Ichapuram. Ever since its inception, it had been affiliated to Andhra University, Visakhapatnam till 2011-12. Since 2010-11 it has been affiliated to Dr.BRAmbedkar University, Srikakulam. It has also been recognized by the UGC under 2F and 12B of UGC act since 1st July 1992.

Located in peaceful ambience and functioning in its own campus, ours is an institution for higher education that promises academic excellence of the students by ensuring quality education towards fulfillment of their dreams of employment both in government and private sectors. With its committed and dedicated faculty, the college aims not only to mould future citizens of India with societal responsibilities but also to equip them with knowledge and skills necessary for their employment in the globalized context. The college focuses on strengthening the morale of the students vis-a-vis the present-day competition world. It offers education in both arts, commerce and science groups for the all round development of student personality in consonance with present day academic and employment requirements.

Courses Offered and Student Strength:

At present, we offer B.A., B.Com and BSc courses. Under B.A, besides History, Economics and Politics combination, Oriya subject is also offered under History, Politics and Oriya combination to suit the exclusive linguistic needs of minority Oriya students of this area with bilingual influence. The intake capacity of B.A. course is 60 in each combination while that of B.Com is also 60. During the academic year 2007-08, science courses with MPC and BZC combinations started with 30 seats in each group; now it has increased to 50. Fee particulars:

S No TYPE OF FEE/CATEGORY

BSc CONVENTIONAL BA CONVENTIONAL B.Com GENERAL

GEN ST/SC/BC GEN ST/SC/BC GEN ST/SC/

BC

1 ADMISSION FEE 1/- 1/- 1/- 1/- 1/- 1/-2 SPECIAL FEE 95/- 0 65/- 0 65/- 03 LIB DEPOSIT 15/- 15/- 15/- 15/- 15/- 15/-4 LAB DEPOSIT 15/- 15/- 5 UNIVERSITY FEE 590/- 590/- 590/- 590/- 590/- 590/-

6 TUTION FEE250/-+250/- 0 250/-+250/- 0

250/-+250/- 0

7RESTRUCTURED COURSE FEE 1100/- 1100/-

8 HOUSE EXAMS 100/- 100/- 100/- 100/- 100/- 100/-9 CPDC 200/- 200/- 200/- 200/- 200/- 200/-10 Calander 50/- 50/- 50/- 50/- 50/- 50/-

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Co-Education Institution:

The present student strength of the college is 408 out of which are boys and are girl students. Admissions into all courses are done as per government and university rules in vogue.

Staff Particulars: In spite of the comfortable number of sanctioned teaching posts, the teaching faculty strength of the college is 14 at present, out of whom two for Oriya, Two for English, one for Economics, two for Commerce, one each for History, Politics, Zoology, Botany, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Besides his regular duties as a lecturer in Oriya, Dr.Nityananda Patnaik is also rendering valuable services to the students by acting as a librarian-in-charge, since the regular librarian post is vacant. As regards non-teaching wing, while all the sanctioned posts are vacant, only one record assistant is working now besides two contingent staff.

Executive Summary

Core Values of the Institution :

The College aims at fostering competencies among the students from global perspective besides inculcating a value system essentially from Indian perspective. In view of the impact of technology and globalization, the college aims to promote the use of technology in consonance with the contemporary global needs and standards. Besides focusing on quality assurance, the college is committed to imbibe values among students from the perspective of social, cultural, economic and environmental realities, Core values of truth, honesty, cooperation, mutual understanding and respect, positive attitude etc. will be inculcated, which make the students valuable contributors for society and nation through personal growth and progress.

Curricular Aspects :

Being affiliated to Dr.B.R.Ambedkar University, Etcherla, Srikakulam Dist., the college follows the prescribed curricula and strives for its effective operationalization. As per the instructions of the Commissionerate of Collegiate Education, AP, Hyderabad, regular teachers attend the Orientation and Refresher courses conducted by Academic Staff Colleges of various Universities in AP for professional enrichment and effective handling of the curriculum. Proper planning for curriculum transaction is made in the beginning of the academic year by all the departments which prepare topic-wise lesson plans and day-wise schedule of teaching-learning process. The college focuses on Student-Centred learning practices for effective transaction of curriculum in the class room. Curriculum will be updated by incorporating additional inputs wherever necessary to suit the job-market needs of the students. Feed back system is in vogue on classroom transaction of curriculum.

Teaching-Learning and Evaluation :

Students opting for this institution hail from different backgrounds from culture, language and locality point of view. Most of the students are of poor economic background. They hail from Ichapuram town and nearby villages. The college caters to the needs of the students with bilingual influence. Students speak both Telugu and Oriya and those students whose mother-tongue is Oriya opt for Oriya II language and Special Oriya as group subject.

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Students are admitted to the courses by a transparent, well administered mechanism as per rules and admission procedures in vogue. It receives more applications than the sanctioned strength. The admission process is publicized through local electronic media and print media. The admission schedule is also displayed on the notice board. Students are admitted into various courses based on merit-cum-roster procedure Since students hail from diverse backgrounds from community and locality point of view, the college takes cognizance of ‘student diversity’ and caters to their diverse needs from linguistic and cultural perspective. Learners with low academic abilities will be identified and special care will be taken.. Students have access to MANA TV lessons, both live and recorded, for more effective learning through ICT. An action plan is prepared at the beginning of the academic year based on the broad guidelines provided by the Commissioner of Collegiate Education and Affiliating University and implemented accordingly.

Continuous and comprehensive evaluation is made besides formal examination system in terms of Unit tests, term examinations and University examinations.

Research, Consultancy and Extension :

As the institution confines itself to offer undergraduate programmes, the scope for research activity on the part of students is bleak. As regards teacher research activities, since most of the regular lecturers are recently recruited ones, they have not applied for either Major Research Projects or Minor Research ones. Two Staff members are PhD holders and 3 more staff members have been registered for PhD. One lecturer in Oriya has already submitted the PhD thesis to the university. Though there are no straightaway research activities on the part of the students, research oriented thinking is inculcated among them.

Free consultancy services are provided by English and Commerce departments. The English lecturer has provided training and consultancy in English Language Teaching [ELT], Teaching of English Grammar and Literature to hundreds of English teachers in School Education Department.

Infrastructure and Learning Resources:

The College needs some improvement from this perspective. Infrastructure facilities like English Language Lab, Science Lab, Auditorium, Gymnasium, Conference Hall etc. are yet to be provided in full swing. Library facility is available in the college and nearly 5500 books are available in the college. The librarian post has been vacant for 17 years. So, one lecturer has been kept in-charge of the library. Library is kept open and the books are issued to the students during college timings. At present, there are 17 rooms in the college and two more rooms are under construction. Infrastructure facilities like sufficient furniture for all departments, auditorium, and toilet blocks for students and staff, cycle/bike stand, seminar hall, canteen are yet to be provided. At present, there are 7 computers available in the college. Play ground is partially available and to be developed in full swing for optimum utilization by students.

Jawahar Knowledge Centre is a major learning resource for students. Five students have been selected for employment recently through campus recruitment. The college is determined to strengthen its JKC wing

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More than 95 percent of the students get scholarship from the Government as they belong to SC, ST and Other Backward Classes Information is provided to students about various competitive examinations and PGCETs for which they are eligible, through Career and Counseling Cell.

Remedial coaching is being provided to slow learns and students of comparatively low academic performance. Students are sensitized about different competitive examinations they are going to be eligible for once they finish their graduation. Jawahar Knowledge Centre imparts training to the students in English and communication skills useful for different competitive examinations and interviews.

Criteria VI : Governance, leadership and management :

The top management i.e. the Commissionerate of Collegiate Education[CCE] issues instructions and guidelines from time to time regarding activities for effective execution and implementation at college level under the administrative control and leadership of the Principal, who is executive head of the institution. CPDC [College Planning and Development Committee] makes suggestions and resolutions for college development. IQAC under the Chairmanship of the Principal is responsible for academic governance and internal academic audit of the college. External academic audit is conducted from time to time by the academic wing of the Commissionerate of Collegiate Education.

College grooms leadership among students through academic activities like class seminars, and competitions like debate and elocution and through cultural activities like celebration of annual day, fresher’s day et. Community activities are carried out by NSS, consumer club, heritage club, red ribbon club and eco clubs of the college.

Innovations and Best Practices:

Adoption of Student-Centred Learning methodology besides other accepted methodologies is the latest innovation. Teachers are encouraged to use teaching aids, news paper clippings, subject specific video clippings downloaded from Internet for better transaction of content.

Commerce Department keeps financial bulletin in the department to give updated knowledge and information to the students about finance sector of the country.

English Department has selected certain topics of everyday importance [ about 100 topics] for students to speak on. Each student is encouraged to speak on any topic of his choice for 3 to 5 minutes at a stretch without using mother tongue. Fluency, accuracy and appropiracy are the key factors to be mastered simultaneously by the students from this practice. The practice is entitled ‘Everyday Topics for Speaking”

Another practice is on Reading Comprehension. The English Lecturer has designed some 60 cards containing 60 passages with 25 test items on each card, thus totally 1500 test items of multiple choice, blank filling, testing vocabulary, general comprehension and identifying mother tongue equivalents. Once the students answer these test items, they can perceive a lot of improvement in their ‘Reading Comprehension’ ability. Questions of factual,

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inferential and extrapolative type have been framed. This has been proved to be very effective in the improvement of reading comprehension ability on the part of the student.

INSTITUTIONAL PLAN – 2016-17

STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES, THREATS

[SWOT] ANALYSIS

Our vision is

To make the college an institution for academic excellence by providing higher education to the rural students of this region.

To make the students maximum beneficiaries themselves and reliable human assets for the society.

Our mission is

* Strengthening the college with necessary infrastructure facilities

* Providing standard education to meet the requirements of present-day competitive world.

* Ensuring quality education at minimum cost to the comparatively poorer student community paving the way for employment prospects both in government and private sectors. *Aiming at the all-round personality development of the students to become responsible citizens of the society by imparting value-oriented education in consonance with social, cultural, economic and environmental realities of our nation. *Providing quality education to the students to encourage research at higher levels of study.

Our Goa ls are : * To encourage and aid the students for pursuing education at PG level. * To train up the students for employment in public and private sectors. * To develop research aptitude in the students * To motivate the students towards human values and professional ethics * To ensure students’ personality development through different activities related to community * To make the college academically and physically strong by providing all kinds of amenities, infrastructure facilities and human resources.

Core Values of the Institution :

The College aims at fostering competencies among the students from global perspective besides inculcating a value system essentially from Indian perspective.

In view of the impact of technology and globalization, the college aims to promote the use of technology in consonance with the contemporary global needs and standards.

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Besides focusing on quality assurance, the college is committed to imbibe values among students from the perspective of social, cultural, economic and environmental realities. Core values of truth, honesty, cooperation, mutual understanding and respect, positive attitude etc. will be inculcated, which make the students valuable contributors for society and nation through personal growth and progress.

Our Strengths:

1. Located in peaceful ambience 2. Qualified, Committed and dedicated faculty3. Competent human resources: 4. Good student strength and Regularity of Students to classes

5. Jawahar Knowledge Centre[JKC]

6. Students’ personality development by community service through NSS

Units :

7. Scholarship to SC,ST,BC & EBC Students: 8. Career and Counseling Cell.9. Remedial coaching: 10. Extra Curricular Activities11. Innovations and Best Practices 12. A great source of Higher Education for Rural Students 13. Encouraging Students for Higher Education and good job opportunities14. Fostering academic competencies among rural and semi-urban students15. A lot of scope for institutional development16. JKC lab/English Language Lab17. Wi Fi facility18. Mana TV lessons19. Well-equipped library20. ICT education with e classroom and Lan facility21. Two NSS units22. IQAC[ Internal Quality Assurance Cell]

Weaknesses : The college is yet to improve its infrastructure and other necessary

facilities, which can hopefully be done with the release of RUSA funds in near

future, once the institution gets accreditation by the prestigious NAAC[National

Assessment and Accreditation Committee], Bangalore.

Opportunities: 1. Scope for starting additional courses in Science like Computer Science, bio-

technology and Computer Application in Commerce etc.2. Scope for providing employment opportunities to students through the platform of

JKC3. Scope for starting PG Courses4. Scope for starting study centres of open universities in the college campus.5. Scope for developing campus and providing necessary infrastructure facilities.

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STRATEGIC PLAN Curricular Aspects :

Being affiliated to Dr.B.R.Ambedkar University, Etcherla, Srikakulam Dist., the college follows the prescribed curricula and strives for its effective implementation. As per the instructions of the Commissionerate of Collegiate Education, AP, Hyderabad, regular teachers attend the Orientation and Refresher courses conducted by Academic Staff Colleges of various Universities in AP for professional enrichment and effective handling of the curriculum.

Proper planning for curriculum transaction is made in the beginning of the academic year by all the departments which prepare topic-wise lesson plans and day-wise schedule of teaching-learning process.

The college focuses on Student-Centred learning [SCL] practices for effective transaction of curriculum in the class room. Curriculum will be updated by incorporating additional inputs wherever necessary to suit the job-market needs of the students. Feed back system is in vogue on classroom transaction of curriculum. Teaching-Learning and Evaluation :

Students opting for this institution hail from different backgrounds from culture, language and locality point of view. Most of the students are of poor economic background. They hail from Ichapuram town and nearby villages. The college caters to the needs of the students with bilingual influence. Students speak both Telugu and Oriya and those students whose mother-tongue is Oriya opt for Oriya II language and Special Oriya as group subject.

Continuous and comprehensive evaluation is made besides formal examination system in terms of Unit tests, term examinations and University examinations.

To develop Research culture among students Lecturers are encouraged to take up major and minor research projects.

Free consultancy services to students.

Need for providing Infrastructure facilities :

Up gradation of Library and providing E Books Up gradation of Laboratories Striving of more enrolment of students Providing Quality and Research orientated Education Reducing the drop out rate Providing Employment opportunity to students by conducting job fairs in the campus. Taking steps for 100% result in University Examinations Developing students Communication skills Soft Skills Analytical Skills and Technical

Skills by strengthening college JKC. Conducting Remedial Coaching Classes for the needy students. Conducting Seminars, Workshops and Students Study Projects. Using Innovative methods with students’ involvement in teaching learning process.

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Monitoring students for admission into P.G.Courses and providing coaching for Entrance examinations

Starting new U.G courses in B.Com[CA], BSc[Com Sc], BSc[Biotech] Starting .P.G. Wing in the college with courses Arts and Languages[English, Oriya,

Telugu] Strengthening college Career and Guidance Cell. Developing proper play ground for sports and games.

Departmental information:

At present, there are 12 departments in our college, namely English, Telugu, Oriya, History, Economics, Politics, Commerce, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany. Career guidance is provided by each department to students.

Guidelines for students - department-wise :

Mathematics : What skills does studying mathematics develop?

critical thinking problem solving analytical thinking quantitative reasoning ability to manipulate precise and intricate ideas construct logical arguments and expose illogical arguments communication time management teamwork independence

Career Opportunities

Career opportunities are unlimited for mathematics majors. They may pursue graduate education, career paths in business, science or technical fields or disciplines such as social services, education and government. Some of the occupations that mathematics majors enter include:

accountant computer programmer engineer investment manager lawyer government research and laboratories theoretical mathematician mathematician numerical analyst statistician teacher

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market researcher systems analyst banking government space/aircraft industry

Botany : Career opportunities

Teaching field: Teaching is a challenging and rewarding career. Jobs are available as Teacher in schools;Assistant Professor/Associate and Professor in college/University.

Research field: Jobs are available as scientist, research associates, research assistant and laboratory technicians. There are numerous opportunities in private research laboratories as well government laboratories.

Industries: Botanists find exciting jobs in industries related to herbal drugs, cosmetics, essential oil, food, biodiesel, seed, paper, textile and many more.

Plant identification services: This has become a rewarding career. Landscape industry: Development of parks, aesthetic gardens, botanical gardens and

biodiversity parks requires a sound background of plant sciences. Consultancy: Biodiversity assessor, environment conversationalist, restoration expert, etc.

are finding a lot of job opportunities in public and private sector. Natural resource centre: Especially forest resource manager is a good career in public

sector. Government setup: Scientific officer (Biology) in the Central forensic science laboratories. Marketing field: Marketing of products of pharmaceutical companies, seed companies,

biotechnology firms, scientific publishers, biological material supply firms, etc.

Job options

Aquatic Biologist Biochemist Biophysicist Botanist Conservationist Environmental Scientist Herbarium keeper Landscape supervisor Nursery Manager Online tutor Plant breeder Plant pathologist Taxonomist

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Tissue culturist Tree surgeon

Self-employment

Nursery and landscaping Mushroom cultivation Production of Agro-based products- Biofertilizers, Biopesticides, growth promoters, plant

growth supplements, etc Production and marketing of plant tissue cultured plants. Suppliers of medicinal plants to various Ayurved rasashalas, pharmacies, research institutes

and industries. Suppliers of plant materials to Schools, Colleges and Institutes. Production and export of aromatic (Essential) oil products, herbal cosmetics, biofuels, organic

acids, Development of Digital content of Botany. Cultivation and export of fruits, fresh vegetables and flowers. Preparation and marketing of processed products viz. pickles, mixed fruit jam, jelly, sauce,

ketup, etc. Production and export of ayurvedic products viz. herbal shampoos, hair oil and healthcare

natural products.

Job tips:

A student who enjoys the outdoors enjoys job as an ecologist, taxonomist, conservationist, forester, plant explorer, etc.

A student with a strong mathematical background might find Biophysics, Genetics, Modeling or Systems Ecology, Biomaths and Biostatistics to be exciting fields.

Student with an interest in Chemistry might become a Plant physiologist, Plant biochemist, Molecular biologist, Chemo taxonomist, etc.

Student fascinated by microscopic work might do well in Psychology, Mycology, Plant anatomy, etc.

Student with technological bent of mind can do better in Biotechnology, Food technology, Environmental Engineering, Genetic Engineering, Bioengineering, etc.

Students with sound back ground of computer can do their career in Bioinformatics, Computational biology and Numerical taxonomy.

Student with art inclination finds ornamental horticulture and landscape design as an interesting career.

Employers

Schools, Colleges and Universities. Plant Research Centres-NCL, NBRI, ARI, CDRI, CCMB, etc Botanical gardens and public gardens- National Botanical Garden, Royal Botanical Garden,

Vrindavan garden, etc

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herbal centres, nurseries, food processing units, seed companies, Biological material supply firms, biotechnology firms, etc. Petrochemical, chemical, lumber and paper industries Forest Service- conservation expert, DFO, RFO, forest developer, etc. Government Agencies- Forensic science department, Greenery developer, Pollution boards,

environmental controlling agencies, etc. Ecological consulting firms- Environmental impact specialist Plant wealth developers- Biodiversity park developer, gardens, etc. Agro business firms-Greenhouse technician, plant export expert, etc Landscape development firms- Landscape manager and designer Marine/freshwater institutes- NIO New papers/magazines- Biological Science Columnist Educational content development firms:-Content developer, Expert, photographer, etc. Eco-tourism firms- as experts, tour operator, etc.

Emerging trends

Nanobiotechnology Herbal technology Plant genomics Plant Biotechnology

Chemistry :

Job options

Analytical chemist Clinical biochemist Forensic scientist Research scientist (physical sciences) Chemical development engineer Scientific journalist Toxicologist Process engineer Patent law officer. Teacher/Professor Quality controller Technician Laboratory assistant Research associate/Research assistant

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Employers

Industries Manufacturing firms

Research organizations .

Science popularizing organizations Central and state government

Colleges, Universities and teaching institutes

Career In Commerce

Introduction

Commerce is all about the understanding of business or trade. It deals with studies of market, economics, fiscal policies, industrial policies and so on. Commerce is a broad orbit of interdisciplinary branches viz. accountancy, business administration, finance, economics, marketing, advertisement, e-commerce, and so many. The overall economic health of a nation largely depends on advanced commerce studies. This stream offers a wide range of career options.

Scope

Commerce opens up many career avenues. Globalization, foreign insurance and foreign banks has created enormous job opportunities for commerce students. Chartered Accountant (CA) is still a coveted career. On successful completion of B Com, students get jobs relating business and finance. Professionals can apply for employment in finance sector like banking, company secretary ship, chartered accountancy, Cost and works accountancy jobs, etc. Commerce students get jobs in non-finance sector in the fields like mass communication, law, hotel management, etc. B.Com degree also serves as the stepping stone for MBA (finance). Commerce students can take a route of teaching after graduation and post graduation. Commerce students find career opportunities even in public services viz. Civil Services, Indian Economic Service, Indian Statistical Services, etc. Commerce graduates have a very exciting career option such as e-commerce. This career is well-suited to commerce students because of their sound understanding of business transactions.

Career opportunities

Higher education: B.Com students can go for higher education (MBA, M.Com, MCA, Ph.D, ) or immedate jobs. There are some prestigious certification courses in Commerce viz. Chartered Accountancy (CA), Certified Financial Analyst (CFA), ICWA, CFP and Company Secretary Ship (CS).

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Banking: Career is chosen due to fair salaries, job security and high social acceptance. Many local/national/foreign banks provide good job opportunities.

Investments: One can get job as equity research analyst, investment banker, mutual fund executive, capital market manager, asset manager, venture capitalist and real estate.

Insurance: It is showing exponential growth due to liberalization policy in India. The public and private insurance companies in life and non-life insurance providing enormous career opportunities. It also offer jobs in actuary and risk management.

Capital market: Liberalized Indian economy has opened up capital market for foreign investors along with domestic investors. The heavy flow of capital into the capital markets has generated many employment opportunities. .

Management: B.Com and BBA courses provide good background for MBA course. MBA (Finance) requires sound back ground of commerce field.

Accounting: Demand for skilled accountants has increased considerably in the domestic and international job market.

KPO and BPO: Enormous opportunities for commerce students in this emerging field. Taxation: Many jobs related to taxation has been created in recent years.

Job options

Accountant/Costs and works accountant Auditor Book Keeper Business analyst/Market analyst CFO Controller Finance manager Internet Marketing Executive (E-commerce) Stock broker

Self-employment:

Business firm Stock broker Trade consultant Management consultant Entrepreneur Corporate lawyer Financial analysts Tax consultants

Job options

Aerospace and aviation scientist

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Applied physicyst Astronomist and astrophysicist Atomic and molecular technician Biomedical Engineer Biophysics jobs Computational physicist Cosmologist Electrical engineeringer Geophysicist Instrumentation and measurement technician Medical physicist Nanotechnologist Nuclear physicist Optics and laser technician Plasma particle technician Robotics technician Space physicist

Jobs for Humanities Majors

Students of the humanities are not just well-versed in their subject, they are also great communicators and excellent writers. They often have a love of arts and people as well. These qualities translate to a host of job options. Read below to discover just a few possibilities.

Teacher

Given the focus on writing and speaking in a humanities major, graduates are well-prepared to become teachers. However, aspiring elementary, middle school or high school teachers usually need to be licensed, and licensure requirements include completion of a teacher-preparation program and a state exam, in addition to a bachelor's degree. Postsecondary teachers usually hold a doctoral degree, though some colleges hire teachers who only hold a master's degree.

Advertising Sales Agent

While a high school diploma may be sufficient for some sales positions, many employers prefer job applicants with a college degree. Some humanities majors may be well-suited for advertising sales positions - this line of work requires excellent communication skills.

Technical Writer

The subject matter may be dry, but you'll be able to continue honing your abilities as a writer. You'll also have to judge your audience and write for them accordingly.

Artist

Are you an artist or craftsman? Use the communication skills you gained while getting your degree to market yourself and be your own boss. Set up your own website and go freelance as an artist for magazines and newspapers, or sell your art to individuals.

Counseling

A humanities bachelor's degree is a perfect starting point for someone who wants to be a counselor. Most counseling positions require completion of a master's degree, and licensure is often necessary as well.

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Event Organizer

You know how to plan and organize, and you know how to make people happy. All you have to do is utilize those skills and set up events for different companies and their clients or employees.

Public Relations Manager

Public relations is a growing career field and requires strong reading, writing and interpersonal skills. Combine this with your understanding of human nature and you are ready to help others create and maintain their public image.

Travel Agent

Help individuals and groups plan their dream vacation. Be it a cruise or a 10-day trip to Europe, you will plan each facet of the trip and tailor the trip to your client's needs. If you're bilingual, you can specialize in tours in countries where people speak your second language.

Lawyer

As a lawyer, you'll use your reasoning and people skills to advise clients and guide them through the legal system. Earning a bachelor's degree in humanities is one way to prepare for law school. In addition to a bachelor's degree, you'll need to earn a Juris Doctor (JD) and pass the bar exam to become a lawyer.

Editor

You've edited your own work and maybe other people's papers throughout college. Why not make a profession out of it? Look for a company that needs someone to edit technical work, or work from home editing magazine articles.

Museum Worker/Curator

Turn your interest in art and anthropology into your dream job at a museum. Museums are always trying to hire recent grads. They need tour guides and people to run the help desk. With some experience and a master's degree in museum studies, you might work your way up to a curator position and manage the museum's collections and activities.

FBI Agent

Working for the FBI sounds like something out of a crime drama, but the FBI needs people who know how to read and interact with others. Your knowledge of foreign cultures and languages can be an asset in this career.

Interpreter and/or Translator

If you learned a second language as a humanities student, you can become an interpreter or a translator. These professionals translate a foreign language into English or vice versa. Interpreters specialize in spoken or signed language, while translators work primarily with written materials.

Genealogist

Is your passion learning about the history of people and their origins? Genealogy could be for you. If you enjoy research and solving puzzles, take a look at prospects in this career field.

Advertising Manager

To sell something, you have to know how to speak to your audience. As a humanities major, you know how to get inside people's heads. Use your art skills and knowledge to create ads for products. Keep in mind, though, that most managers in this field have professional experience, so you probably won't land a managerial position right out of college.

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Journalist

If you think writing is in your future, look everywhere from blogs to local newspapers. You already have a lot of the skills required here, and you might also be good at interviewing subjects.

Foreign Correspondent

If you have an interest in journalism, consider working your way up the ranks to be a foreign correspondent. Knowing about different cultures, languages and histories is a good background to have for this job.

Human Resources Specialist

If you're good at dealing with people, human resources is right for you. Human resource specialists are integral to the interviewing and hiring process. You'll also work with employees on any problems they might have, manage benefits packages and arrange certain events and seminars.

Librarian

If you're an inquisitive, organized person who likes to help people with research questions, think about becoming a librarian. While you need a master's degree to become a librarian, your humanities degree will give you an excellent base to build upon.

Education Administration

Maybe you don't want to be a teacher, but you're still interested in education. Schools, colleges and universities need all sorts of people to help them, and you might find your niche in a student affairs, admissions or financial aid department. A master's degree is generally required, but not always.

Social Worker

If you're passionate about helping people and you understand human behavior, there are a variety of careers in social services that don't require an advanced degree. If you're thinking about a graduate degree in social work or a similar field, getting some practical experience in the field is a smart move.

Lobbyist

Communication, politics, history and people - all of these come into play when you have a job as a lobbyist. Professionals in this field work for organizations or individuals, and they seek out legislator support for various causes.

Writer

Use your writing skills to author a book, create content for websites or write articles for magazines. You can further use your arts knowledge to write songs or even screenplays.

Historian

Historians are responsible for interpreting historical documents and events, and their jobs are often focused on research. Most of these professionals hold a master's or doctoral degree. A bachelor's degree in humanities is great preparation for graduate study in the liberal arts.

Linguist

A linguist is an expert in language, be it your own or a foreign language. Linguists work for the government, educational institutions and other organizations.

Career Opportunities in Economics:Nowadays, the scope of job opportunities for economists has expanded in different sectors like education, business, NGOs and government organizations due to economic liberalization and globalization. Organizations dealing with data collection and interpretations, management consultancy firms and planning commissions recruit economists at lucrative pay scales. They are employed in different positions like:

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• Economists• Economic Advisor• Econometrician• Finance Economist• Economic AnalystsGovernment jobs for Economics graduates:Government jobs are always secured as compared to private jobs and when it comes to government jobs for economists, they can find job opportunities in Reserve Bank of India and Indian Economic Service. Taking up Indian Economic Service Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission can act as the gateway for a challenging career in government sector for economists. To apply for the Indian Economic Service Examination, candidates should have done their PG Degree in economics/applied economics/econometrics and they must be in the age group of 21 and 30. Some of the government organizations offering placement to opportunities for Economists are:• Reserve Bank of India• National Sample Survey• Ministry of Economic Affairs• Planning Board• Planning CommissionWhen it comes to RBI recruitment, candidates with PG Degree in Econometrics/applied economics/economics and candidates with PG degree in commerce with economics/applied economics as a subject are appointed for the position of Research Officers in Grade B to work for the Department of Economic Analysis and Policy (DEAP).Private jobs for Economics graduates:Economics graduates can enjoy lucrative job prospects in the private sector as well since many private firms recruit candidates for Economic Consulting positions. Private organization engaged in consultancy and scientific research offer ample job opportunities for economists. Even private banks and insurance companies recruit economic graduates and if they have good knowledge in commodity market, money market and capital market, they can become investment consultants. Economic Analysts are required in larger number in the growing service industry of mutual funds for making effective investment decision making and therefore candidates with UG/PG degree in economics can find job placements in this field as well.Thus, a graduation in the field of economics and further higher studies can enable the candidates to enjoy a wide range of career options.

Career In Banking

Introduction

Banking is one of the popular career choices among the career aspirants. Banking jobs are not only for commerce/economics students but it is for arts, science and engineering students. Banks are now appointing management graduates, CAs and CFAs but still bright graduates from any subject can get entry in the Public sector Banks through All India Bank Examination.

Career Guidance and Counseling Cell : The CGC of the college provides the students all the information about career options and opportunities in various government and private sectors like IBPS, RRB, SSC and Group I and Group II services, UPSC, APPSC etc. It gives information about various competitive examinations these recruiting bodies conduct. There are some 51 latest editions in the library useful for different competitive examinations.

What is a Career Planning?

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It is a multi-step process of choosing an occupation, getting a job, growing in job, possibly changing the career/s and eventually retiring. It requires systematic planning at every step.

Myths about choosing a career:

Choosing a career is very simple: It is a multi-step process and involves a lot efforts, time and expertise.

A career counselor can tell you what occupation you should select: A career counselor only provides you guidance and helps in decision making. But you are the only one who should take a final decision about your career.

I should choose a career from a "Best Careers" list: You shouldn't use this list to dictate your choice. Very often what is hot this year won't be hot a few years from now. You should choose your career based on your interests, aptitude, values, qualification and skills.

Making a lot of money will make me happy: Money is important however, it isn't the only factor you should consider while choosing a career. Job satisfaction is an important factor.

Once I choose a career I'll be stuck in it forever: If you are unsatisfied in your present career for any reason you must change it. However job changing should not be an addiction.

My skills will go waste if I change career: Many skills are transferable skills. The skills acquired in one job can be applied in another job but with some modifications.

If my friend/sister/uncle/neighbor is happy in a career, I will be too: Everyone is different and what works for one person will not necessarily fit for another even though many of the things are common.

Why there is need for Career planning? There is a fierce competition for getting a space in the world of jobs. Globalization of economy and advancement in science, technology and management practices has created many new career avenues. Availability of many career options results confusion in the minds of students and parents. Good understanding of career planning process is important so to face competition, to weed out confusion and to choose a right career option.

What is a proper age for career planning? Age that could be considered appropriate for starting a career planning is 14-15 years. This is because immediately after 10th standard you have to choose one stream from the three viz. science, arts/humanities and commerce. The combination of appropriate subjects is equally important. For example, if you want to do a career in Medical field, you should not only take science stream but proper combination of subjects (Physics, Chemistry and Biology).

What should be main considerations for career planning?

i) Potentiality, capability, aptitude, interests, values, personality, acquired skills and natural talent are important considerations in career planning.

ii) Financial status of family (It is important for the courses which require high fees).

iii) Practicability and authenticity of training courses (never take the claims of flashy advertisements at their face value).

iv) Accessibility for proper career guidance at affordable cost.

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v) Availability of financial aid and scholarships.

Which are the most important steps in career planning?

Following six steps are crucial in career planning.

1. Goal setting: It depends on academic qualifications, experience, priorities and expectations in life. One can set knowledge based goals (Ph.D in four years) or hierarchical goals (Head in HR department within 5 years) or monetary goals (earn 1 million rupees per annum) or combination of goals. Goal should have a time frame otherwise goal dilutes into a wish). Goal setting is a continuous life long process.

2. Self-assessment and evaluation:Gaining knowledge about your-self (through value, interest, personality inventories and skill assessment) is crucial in a career planning. Your self assessment will help you to know which careers are suitable for you. It also helps in capitalizing your strengths and potentials. Different values viz. autonomy, prestige, security, interpersonal relations etc. are important in career planning. These values have a significant role in one's job satisfaction. Personality inventories is about one's individual traits, motivational drives, needs and attitudes. Skills assessment determines what you're good at. You must acquire the specific skills that are needed for a particular career.

3. Exploration of career options:Gathering information about careers is a pains taking but very crucial aspect in career planning. For each career you must have in-depth information about job description, qualifications required (Certificates/diploma/degrees/special course/ licenses), skills essential, personal qualities necessary, experience required, working conditions (working hours, physical efforts, stress level, etc), job location, opportunities of career advancement and salary range. Make a list of careers generated through self-assessment (it may lengthy). Short list 5-6 careers from the list based on your natural talent, qualifications you acquired, your passion and experience. Then narrow down your options (2-3) through job shadowing, part time work, internships/volunteering and informational interviews. Visit to job fairs/Exhibition/Lectures/Workshops also provides good information about careers in a short time. Volunteering and part-time work provides an actual work experience.

4. Making a decision: You have to select one career option. This decision making can be difficult since there may still be many unknowns. However, your decision making skill allows you to take appropriate decision.

5. Plan of action: Develop a job search strategy immediately after the final decision on career election. This includes a searching the availability of job, writing resume, gathering information about employer/s, training, acquiring skills (if required), preparing for job interview/s and finally accepting the job. The membership in various professional organizations (related to your job) gives you an instant access to high-ranking professionals in the field of your interest. Before attending interview you must make sure that your resume highlights your skills and strengths based on the employer’s needs.

6. Catch hold of opportunities: A successful professional takes right opportunity and turns it into a milestone of career advancement. A selection of right career offers " a lifelong economical and social stability".

Selecting a career path:

Careers after secondary education (10th std):Ideally this is the stage that sets the course of your future. You need to make one out of five choices at your disposal at this stage.

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i) Science with maths: Problem solving, quick understanding and application of knowledge are essential for career in engineering, Science, Technology, IT, etc.

ii) Science with biology: Problem solving, good diagram drawing and good memorization are essential for medical field, science, agriculture, microbiology, biotechnology, bioinformatics, environmental sciences, clinical research, nano-biotechnology, etc

iii) Commerce: Ability to work with numbers and good communication skill is essential for Banks, industrial accounting, managment and finance sector.

iv) Arts/Humanities: Keen interests in human civilization, society, history, political and social sciences, economics, languages, etc. Languages, performing arts, social and political sciences are important in Arts field.

v) Vocational courses: Short term courses of fitter, turner, electrician, computer repairing, mobile repairing, office assistant, typing, computer accounting provides job opportunities. Now a days vocational coureses are becoming important to get jobs with less qualification.

Careers after higher secondary (12th std): Main choices are academics, professional courses, competitive exams and entrepreneurship. Students can take conventional courses (B.Sc/B.Com/B.A). professional courses(BTech/BE/MBA/DPharm/BCA/BCS/BBA/MBBS/BBA) or start business.

Careers after graduation and post graduation:There are number of post graduates courses (M.Sc/M.Com/M.A). The post graduate diploma courses, M.Phil. and Ph.D. are also good choices at post graduate level.

Science stream:There is a general assumption of most of parents, teachers and even students in our society that the best students opt for science. In fact, brilliance and intelligence is not the exclusive domain of science. Not only stream but combination of subjects is also important. The students interested in engineering must have a combination of mathematics, physics and chemistry (MPC) subjects. Now a days students perusing BTech in biotechnology, nano-biotechnology, environmental sciences, etc requires biology. The students wish to take up medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, agricultural science, dairy science or biological sciences (biochemistry, biotechnology, bioinformatics, etc), the combination of subject should be biology, physics and chemistry (BiPC). It also opens up the gateway to a large number of career and course options such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nursing, computer, business administration, hotel management, tourism management, hotel management, fashion technology, industrial design, packaging, aircraft maintenance engineering and many more.

Arts/Humanities stream: This stream requires bent of artistic mind and profound interest in languages, culture, politics, sociology and human behavior. After 10 + 2 students can take BA degree course. Many career options viz. travel & tourism, advertising, journalism, performing arts, etc. are available to arts students. Arts is also the favorite choice of many students who wish to appear for the various competitive examinations.

Commerce stream:This stream opens up a variety of options after 10 + 2 stage. Commerce students must have good communication skill and should have interest in handling numerical data. Commerce students can take up Chartered accountancy, cost accountancy or company secretary-ship course after 10 + 2. It is wise to obtain the basic B.Com degree first. B.Com with Computer or management knowledge gives large base for jobs in different fields.

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Career guidance:

College teaches you how to think.

1. Believe in yourself, believe in something and have someone believe in you.2. Success comes from inside of you.3. Be nice to your faculty. 4. Come up with your own personal and professional definition of success and don’t let

anyone else define it for you..5. If you are self-aware, self-confident and self-disciplined you will go very far in life.6. Take advantage of everything that college has to offer. Suck the life-force out of it. If

you do, you’ll have no regrets.7. Most jobs today are not for life. The time to start preparing for your next job search is the

day you take your new job.8. Eliminate poor grammar and slang from your speech.9. Resist the temptation to use work time to conduct personal business like email, phone calls

and combing the Internet.10. An employer cares about how productive you are. They don’t really care whether or not

you’re professionally fulfilled.11. Starting at the bottom is not beneath you; it’s expected.12. An employer wants to know, “Can you do the job? Are you willing to do the job? Can

we stand you when you do the job?”13. Don’t get sloppy with your behavior. It can run you into trouble later on.14. Stay focused and don’t get distracted by Facebook or other social media sites. Cut your

addiction to the Internet.15. Know when you need to work independently and know when you need to be a team

player.16. You can never say “please” and “thank you” enough – it goes a long way.17. If you perpetually smile and look people in the eyes you are likely to get the same in

return.18. Employers hire for attitude and train for knowledge. Enthusiasm is the road to success.19. Keep your commitments. 20. Keep in mind that success is the first attempt after failure. We all have made mistakes.

Don’t sweat it; just learn from them.21. Devote a great deal of time to practicing your interview skills. Have a Mock Interview at

your campus Career Center.22. You won’t reach your career goals if you let someone else drive your career. Go from

passenger to driver.23. If you take your career seriously, others will take you seriously. If you care about others,

others will care about you.24. Ask for help, but don’t suck up too much of anyone’s time.25. How you dress is a reflection of your self-image. Dress for not where you are, but for

where you want to be. Be neat.26. Have a clear vision for your life. Set personal and professional goals every year and

develop an action plan to achieve them..27. Givers Get! It starts with you.28. Most communication is non-verbal. Pay attention to what you say. Pay closer attention to

what you say when you’re not talking.29. Have regular meetings with your boss to discuss your progress. This can save a lot of

misunderstandings and headaches later.30. A person’s most basic human emotional need is to be heard. Listening is a critically

important skill in the workplace. Talk less.31. The world is very small and increasingly interconnected. Play nice.

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32. Don’t chase after money. It tends to be a poor long-term motivator. Do what you love and the money will follow.

33. Pursue meaningful work that makes a difference. The meaning of life is to make a difference. Do work that you value.

34. Build an emergency fund just in case something goes wrong at work. Find a financial planner and start investing immediately!

35. Set up a budget and stick to it. Don’t get into credit card debt. Always live below your means.

36. Don’t wait for opportunities. Go out and hunt for them.37. Where you go in life is up to you.38. Go be somebody.

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Guidance for competitive examinations : All the departments in your college are ready to offer you necessary guidance for competitive examinations. Approach your teachers without any hesitation and make best use of their knowledge and services. Usually, guidance is offered in General English, General Knowledge, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, General Intelligence etc. for various competitive examinations conducted by Banking Services, Staff Selection Commission, UPSC, APPSC, Railway Recruitment Board[RRB], Defence Services etc.

Developing spoken English and communication skills: The Department of English has designed a Certificate Course in Communicative English and is running the course successfully. Admission into the course is purely voluntary, and the course is offered free of cost.

DEVELOPING EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS/SOFT SKILLS : You will be better prepared to progress in the world of work when you can:

COMMUNICATE read and understand information presented in a variety of forms (e.g., words, graphs, charts, diagrams) write and speak so others pay attention and understand listen and ask questions to understand and appreciate the points of view of others share information using a range of information and communications technologies (e.g., voice, e-mail,

computers) use relevant scientific, technological, and mathematical knowledge and skills to explain or clarify ideas

MANAGE INFORMATION locate, gather, and organize information using appropriate technology and information systems access, analyze, and apply knowledge and skills from various disciplines (e.g., the arts, languages,

science, technology, mathematics, social sciences, and the humanities)USE NUMBERS

decide what needs to be measured or calculated observe and record data using appropriate methods, tools, and technology make estimates and verify calculations

THINK AND SOLVE PROBLEMS assess situations and identify problems seek different points of view and evaluate them based on facts recognize the human, interpersonal, technical, scientific, and mathematical dimensions of a problem identify the root cause of a problem be creative and innovative in exploring possible solutions readily use science, technology, and mathematics as ways to think, gain, and share knowledge, solve

problems, and make decisions evaluate solutions to make recommendations or decisions implement solutions check to see if a solution works, and act on opportunities for improvement You will be able to offer yourself greater possibilities for achievement when you can:

DEMONSTRATE POSITIVE ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOURS feel good about yourself and be confident deal with people, problems, and situations with honesty, integrity, and personal ethics recognize your own and other people’s good efforts take care of your personal health show interest, initiative, and effort

BE RESPONSIBLE set goals and priorities balancing work and personal life plan and manage time, money, and other resources to achieve goals assess, weigh, and manage risk be accountable for your actions and the actions of your group be socially responsible and contribute to your community

BE ADAPTABLE work independently or as part of a team carry out multiple tasks or projects be innovative and resourceful: identify and suggest alternative ways to achieve goals and get the job

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be open and respond constructively to change learn from your mistakes and accept feedback cope with uncertainty

LEARN CONTINUOUSLY be willing to continuously learn and grow assess personal strengths and areas for development set your own learning goals identify and access learning sources and opportunities plan for and achieve your learning goals

WORK SAFELY be aware of personal and group health and safety practices and procedures, and act in accordance with

themTEAM WORK SKILLS ;

You will be better prepared to add value to the outcomes of a task, project, or team when you can:WORK WITH OTHERS

understand and work within the dynamics of a group ensure that a team’s purpose and objectives are clear be flexible: respect, and be open to and supportive of the thoughts, opinions, and contributions of

others in a group recognize and respect people’s diversity, individual differences, and perspectives accept and provide feedback in a constructive and considerate manner contribute to a team by sharing information and expertise lead or support when appropriate, motivating a group for high performance understand the role of conflict in a group to reach solutions manage and resolve conflict when appropriate

PARTICIPATE IN PROJECTS AND TASKS plan, design, or carry out a project or task from start to finish with well-defined objectives and

outcomes develop a plan, seek feedback, test, revise, and implement work to agreed-upon quality standards and specifications select and use appropriate tools and technology for a task or project adapt to changing requirements and information continuously monitor the success of a project or task and identify ways to improve

INTERVIEW SKILLS

CommunicationPresentationEnglish FluencyBody LanguagePersonality GroomingResume WritingSelf ConfidenceArticulation

SOFT SKILLS

CommunicationAnalytical AbilityLeadershipAdaptabilityTeam WorkPlanning & PrioritizationProblem SolvingCreativity

LIFE SKILLS

Work EthicsDependabilityPositive AttitudeProfessionalismSelf MotivationWillingness to LearnOpennessWorking without Supervision

Proverbs : Here is the list of important proverbs. Try to get their meaning for leading your life with values.

Distance lends enchantment to the view

God helps those that help themselves Hasty climbers have sudden falls He that runs fast will not run long He who would climb the ladder, must begin at the bottom If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch Lend your money and lose your friend Man proposes, God disposes Misfortunes never come single Necessity is the mother of invention Never judge from appearances

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No pains, no gains No rose without a thorn No smoke without fire No wisdom like silence Nothing is impossible to a willing heart Oil and truth will come to the surface Old men are like children Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse Prevention is better than cure Promise little but do much Pull out one tooth and pull out more Rats desert a falling house Rule your passions, or they will rule you Sadness and gladness succeed each other Set a thief to catch a thief Some thing is better than nothing Spare the rod and spoil the child Speak well of the dead Speak when you are spoken to Strike while the iron is hot Sweet things are bad for the teeth Take things s they come The anger of a good man is the hardest to bear The best physicians are Dr.Diet, Dr.Quiet and Dr.Merryman The burnt child dreads the fire The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean The reward of unlawful pleasure is lawful pain The sandal tree perfumes the axe that fells it There is a great force hidden in a sweet command There is many a slip between the cup and the lip To err is human, to forgive divine Too many cooks spoil the broth Two in distress make sorrow less We can live without friends but not without our neighbours What can’t be cured must be endured When you are in Rome, do as Romans do Where there’s will, there’s way Sticks and stones are thrown only at fruit bearing trees Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds, the deeds last but the perfume doesn’t A man of pleasure is a man of grief A stitch in time saves nine Better late than never Don’t build castles in the air Don’t go near the water until you have learned to swim Never answer a question until it is asked All good things must come to an end He who falls today may rise tomorrow It may be a fire but tomorrow it will be ashes It is easy to be wise after the event As soon as man is born, he begins to die A day of sorrow is longer than a month of joy Great pains cease us to forget the little ones

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Life is road beset with roses and thorns Misery loves company Misfortune does not always come to injure Old men go to death, death comes to young men She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen Six feet of earth makes all men equal The first breath is the beginning of death There is no pain so great that time will not soften They who live in a worry invite death in a hurry Love makes time pass away, and time makes love pass away Marry in haste and repent in leisure Men are April when they woo, December when they wed Never marry for money, but marry where money is Old love doesn’t rust One always returns to one’s first love The lover in the husband may be lost The quarrel of lovers is the renewal of love The weeping bride makes a laughing wife We are born crying, live complaining and die disappointed The old forget, the young don’t know The old man who is loved is winter with flowers Old age comes uncalled Life that is too short for the happy is too long for the miserable He lives longest that is awake most hours Knowledge comes but wisdom lingers They are able because they think they are able Beauty is only skin-deep Beauty is in the eye of the beholder Life is not a bed of roses A sound mind in a sound body Fortunes favour the brave In a calm sea, every man is a pilot/sailor A candle lights others and consumes itself He that is born a fool is never cured Spare the rod and spoil the child He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom Cowards die many times before their death Don’t cry over spilt milk Borrowing is sorrowing No sweet without sweat Faults are thick where love is thin Great men have great defects No foe to a flatterer Flattery is the food of fools Friendship is a plant which must often be watered Where there is will there is way After dark clouds comes a clear sky It is easy to be wise after the event Experience is the best teacher A little knowledge is a dangerous thing It is a fortunate head that never aches It is better to please a fool than to anger him

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When the cat is away the mice will play Every cloud has a silver lining A friend in need is a friend in deed Strike while the iron is hot Give a man luck and throw him into the sea A little pot is soon hot = A small person is quickly annoyed There’s black sheep in every flock A tree must be bent while it is young The tree is known by its fruit = One is judged by what one does, not by what one says A word to the wise Thieves quarrel and thefts are discovered Strict law is often great injustice What you don’t know can’t hurt you

Tips for bright future : Honesty, sincerity, commitment, dedication, passion for work, truthfulness, kindness, helpful nature, patience, time-sense, dynamism are some of the good characteristics that can lead you to success in life.

Student’s responsibilities as per IQAC expectations: We have Internal Qualify Assurance Cell [IQAC] in our college.

Students are expected to

1. Maintain discipline : Education remains without discipline2. Be regular to classes3. Come to college in time[Observation of timings from 10 am to 5 pm]4. Dress code must be strictly observed : Wearing uniform is compulsory5. See that timetable is strictly followed6. See that attendance is taken every period7. Avoid indecent behavior with co-students/friends in the classroom and in the campus8. Confine to your own classroom, and do not roam in the campus without any valid reason9. Avoid visiting friends in other classrooms during the class/college hours10. Avoid going out while the class is going on.11. Be present in the classroom while the teaching session is going on.12. Avoid making noise and indulging in unnecessary conversations with co-students during the

class work13. Don’t stand in the verandah and make noise. Your presence in the verandah will disturb the Code of Conduct to be observed by students :

The students are expected to observe the following Code of Conduct without any deviation :

Students

work according to NAAC ideology

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be regular to college and punctual in time maintenance i.e be present in college from 10am to 5 pm

put up not less than 80% of attendance to avoid condonation

not move from classrooms during leisure hours

not be present in other classrooms

observer strict discipline during TLP

follow student-centred learning methodology

participate actively in class seminars, workshops, and undertake project work

use library sources

respect teachers

dress code

should not be absent without prior intimation

see that attendance is taken every period

obey the teachers and parents and their commands and follow their advice

should not pass comments on co-students

should keep the campus ragging-free, and avoid indecent behaviour

explore possibilities for best offices in each department

govt. vs private colleges

should work for the integrity of the institute and elevate its status in the public

should try for improving communication skills in English

Students’ feedback

Not to highlight defects, but try to bear them with patience and optimism

actively participate in student seminars, workshops, group discussions, quiz, and projects

Student Charter as per IQAC/NAAC/UGC ideology and expectations:

Every stakeholder of higher education has a role to play for quality enhancement and sustenance. The stakeholders such as the Government, management, teachers, students and the external quality assurance agencies—have an important role in ensuring quality of higher education. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) strives to play a catalytic role in synergising thestakeholders efforts.

Of all the stakeholders mentioned above, the students have a unique role to play in ensuring qualityof higher education institutions (HEIs). Firstly, the students should realize that they have the right forquality education and it is the responsibility of the HEIs to provide quality

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educational experience to learners. Secondly, the students should equally be aware of their responsibilities which in turn will help the institutions to provide quality education. This means that the students should demand quality education and demonstrate their commitment to quality education by accepting their responsibilities. Otherwise the HEIs will have very little motivation for quality enhancement.An initiation has been made by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in this direction by developing a sample student charter for all higher education institutions. It is hoped that the charter will help educational institutions to articulate their obligations to learners in clear terms and can be used as a benchmark for institution’s accountability to learners. The NAAC advocates the public display of student charter in every institution as an act of promotion of student participation in Quality Assurance.

A) Institution’s responsibilities towards studentsThe institution shall communicate its goals and objectives systematically and clearly to all students offer programmes that are consistent with its goals and objectives offer a wide range of programmes with adequate academic flexibility obtain feedback from students on the initiation, review and redesign of programmes if andwhen necessary facilitate effective running of the teaching-learning programmes implement a well-conceived plan for monitoring student progress continuously ensure that the student assessment mechanism is reliable and valid provide clear information to students about admission and completion requirements for allprogrammes, the fee structure and refund policies, financial aid and student support services ensure sufficient and well-run support services to all students promote healthy practices

B) Student’s responsibilities of learningThe student shall appreciate the institutional goals and objectives and contribute to the realisation of the same by participating in relevant institutional activitiesThey shall have a clear knowledge of the programmes, admission policies, rules and regulations of theDepartment-wise Action plan for 2015-16[ Proposed activities – Details of student/class seminars, workshops, student study projects proposed to be conducted by each department[ topics for each category to be mentioned]

College committees [2014-15 & 2015-16]

The First person in each committee is to lead the committee and thus Convener/Coordinator of the committee

1. Faculty forum: Sri L.Ganapathi Rao

Sri U. S.Varma

Sri Nityananda Patnaik

Sri P.Ramakrishna

2. Eco Club : Sri Nityananda Patnaik

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Smt.P.Snehalatha

3. Consumer Club : Sri L.Ganapathi Rao

Sri P.Ramakrishna

4. Student Advice & Counseling Cell: Sri U.Srinivasa Varma

[Student Advisors/ Councilors] Sri L.Ganapathi Rao

5. Grievance redress cell: Dr.K.Madhusudan

Sri U. S.VarmaSri L.Ganapathi RaoSri V.Atchyutha Rao

6. Red Ribbon Club : Sri Nityananda Patnaik

Sri P.Ramakrishna

Sri Ganapathi Rao

Ms.Puja Bharadwaj

7. Heritage Club : Sri S.Venkata ApparaoSri L.Ganapathi Rao

Sri P.Rama Krishna

Dr.Nityananda Patnaik

8. Games and Sports Committee: Sri P.Ramakrishna

Sri L.Ganapathi Rao

Sri V.Atchyutha Rao

9. Career Guidance and counseling Cell: Sri U.Srinivasa Varma

Sri L.Ganapathi Rao

10. Anti-ragging Committee: Sri P.Ramakrishna

Sri V.Atchyutha Rao

11. Mana TV operating committee: Sri P.Ramakrishna [Coordinator]

Sri L.Ganapathi Rao

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12. House Examination Committee [Units, Quarterly, Half-yearly and Hope Exams] :


Sri L.Ganapathi Rao

Sri Sankara Rao

13. University Examinations Committee: 1. Sri Nityananda Patnaik

2. Sri P.Ramakrishna

3. Sri U.Srinivasa varma

4. Sri L.Ganapathi Rao

14. U.G.C.Committee: Sri U.Srinivasa Varma, [ Coordinator]

Sri P.Ramakrishna, [Joint Coordinator]

Members: Dr.K.Madhusudan, Vice-Principal

ri Nityananda Patnaik, Lecturer in Oriya

Sri L.Ganapathi Rao, Lecturer in Economics

15. J K C coordinator: Sri P. Ramakrishna Lecturer in English

16. Guest English Mentor (GEM): Sri U.Srinivasa Varma, Lecturer in English

17. Ladies Association/Women Empowerment Cell: Smt. P.Snehalatha

Ms. Puja Bharadwaj

18. Students’ Union & Uniform: Dr.K.Madhusudan

Sri U. S.Varma


Sri L.Ganapathi Rao

Sri V.Atchyuta Rao

19 . IQAC Coordinator : Sri U.Srinivasa Varma, Lecturer in English


Sri Nityananda Patnaik, Lecturer in Oriya

Sri P.Ramakrishna, Lecturer in English

Sri L.Ganapathi Rao, Lecturer in Economics

20. Value Education Cell : 1. Sri U.Srinivasa Varma, Lecturer in English (Coordinator) + [ BA ]

2.L.Ganapathi rao, Lecturer in Economics [ Member] [B.A]

21. N.S.S.Advisory Committee: [Unit 1]: Sri L.Ganapathi Rao Programme Officer

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U.Srinivasa Varma

Sri P.Rama Krishna

Sri V.Atchyuta Rao

Sri S.Venkata Apparao

22. N.S.S.Advisory Committee: [Unit II] : Sri K. Srinivasa Rao , Programme Officer

Sri Nityananda Patyaik Sri L.Venkata RamanaSri Sankara Rao

23. NAAC Committee : Sri U.Srinivasa Varma, Lecturer in English [ Coordinator]Dr. Nityananda Patnaik, Lecturer in Oriya [Additional coordinator]


Sri P.Ramakrishna, Lecturer in English[ Languages Incharge]

Sri L.Ganapathi Rao, Lecturer in Economics[Arts – incharge]

24. Timetable committee: Sri U.S.Varma

Sri P.ramakrishna

Sri L.Ganapathi Rao

Sri Sankara Rao

25. Attendance consolidation: Sri L.Ganapathi Rao

Smt. P.Snehalatha

Sri L.Venkata Ramana

26. Magazine committee: [2015-16] Sri U. Srinivasa Varma

Sri P.Ramakrishna

Ms.Puja Bharadwaj [ 2015-16]

27. Calendar committee: Sri Nityananda Patnaik

Sri U. Srinivasa varma

Sri L.Ganapathi Rao


28. Fine Arts /Cultural & Literary Activities/competitions

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& Academic Festival & Youth Festival Sri P.Rama Krishna Sri L.Ganapathi Rao


Smt. P.Snehalatha

Sri V.Atchyuta Rao

29. Scholarship Committee: Sri P.Rama Krishna


Sri S.Venkata apparao

Sri V.Atchyutha Rao

30. Youth affairs/activities & Voter Enrolment Committee: Sri P.Rama Krishna

Sri Nityananda Patnaik Sri L.Ganapathi Rao


31. T.C. Committee: Dr.K.Madhusudan


32. Discipline Committee


Sri V.Atchyuta Rao

33. Languages Association: Sri U.Srinivasa Varma


Sri V.Atchyuta Rao

34. Commerce Association : Sri G.Sankara Rao

Sri G.Eswara Rao

35. Humanities Association/ Social Sciences Association Sri Ganapathi Rao


36.Science Association : Smt.P.Snehalatha


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37. Library and Reading Room Committee: Sri Nityananda Patnaik Sri U. Srinivasa VarmaSri P. RamakrishnaSri L.Ganapathi Rao

38. Poor students’ fund committee: Sri L.Ganapathi Rao

Sri P.Ramakrishna

Sri U.S.Varma

39. Special fee Committee: Sri Nityananda Patnaik

Sri P.Ramakrishna

40. Purchase Committee: Dr. Nityananda Patnaik

Sri P.Ramakrishna

Sri L.Ganapathi Rao

41. Alumni Advisory Committee: Sri Nityananda Patnaik

Sri U.Srinivasa Varma

Sri P.Ramakrishna

Sri L.Ganapathi Rao

Succession List of Principals:

Succession List of Principals :S.No. Name From To1. Sri K.Suryanarayana Murty 27-2-84 4-8-862. Sri M.G.V.Ratna Rao [FAC] 04-8-86 9-11-863. Sri K.Subbayya Sastry 10-11-86 9-11-864. Sri R.K.Samal [FAC] 3-11-90 24-12-91 23-1-92 2-7-92 24-10-92 21-11-95 01-7-2000 30-9-2003

5. Sri C.R.K.V.Suryanarayana 25-12-91 22-1-92

6. Sri K.C.Samantray [FAC] 03-7-92 14-10-92

7. Sri A.Murali Das [FAC] 22-11-95 15-7-96 05-11-2003 10-2-2004

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8. Sri A.Manmadha Rao 16-7-96 21-7-97

9. Dr. Smt. M.G.Puspalatha 26-6-98 30-6-2000

10. Sri M.T.Bhagavan Rao 23-2-2004 08-9-2004

11. Sri M.P.Venkata Rao [FAC] 09-9-2004 31-7-2005

12. Sri Rabin Kumar Padhy [FAC] 01-8-2005 12-6-2008

13. Dr.K.H.S.Subrahmanyam 13-6-2008 30-6-2008

14. Sri P.Wilson Raju 01-7-2008 23-9-2008

15. Dr. Rabin Kumar Padhy [FAC] 24-9-2008 23-9-2012

16. Dr. Rabin Kumar Padhy 24-9-2012 Till Date

Vice-Principal: Dr.K.Madhusudan, PhD, Lecturer in Physics

S.No. Name of the Lecturer Subject Qualification

1. Sri U.Srinivasa Varma English M.A.BEd, PGCTE, PGDTE, NET, ERPT

1. Dr.Nityananda Patnaik Oriya M.A. MEd, MPhil, PhD

2. Sri P.Ramakrishna English M.A. BEd, APSET

3. Sri L.Ganapathi Rao Economics M.A. APSET

4. Sri G.Sankara Rao Commerce M.Com

5. Sri S.Venkata Apparao History M.A. MTM

6. Sri V.Atchyuta Rao Telugu M.A

7. Sri L.Venkata Ramana Maths MSc APSET

8. Smt. P.Snehalatha Botany MSc

9. Ms.Pujabharadwaj Zoology MSc

10. Dr.K.Madhusudan Physics PhD

11. Sri G.Eswara Rao Commerce M.Com, MBA

12. Sri S.Krishna Rao Political Science M.A.

List of non-teaching staff

1. Kum K. Chinnamma

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2. Sri K. Narayana Day Watchman3. Smt J. Laxmi4. Sri J. Venkata Rao Night Watchman

IQAC: Internal Quality Assurance Cell is conceived as a mechanism to build and ensure quality culture at the institutional level, with enough flexibility to meet the diverse needs of the stakeholders. The IQAC is meant for planning, guiding, monitoring Quality Assurance [QA] and Quality Enhancement [QE] activities of the college. The IQAC may channelize and synthesize the efforts and measures of the institution towards academic excellence. Sri U.Srinivasa Varma, Lecturer in English, is the IQAC Coordinator of the college.

Main functions of the IQAC :

1. Development and application of quality benchmarks/parameters for the various academic and administrative activities of the college.

2. Facilitating the creation of learner-centric environment conducive for quality education.

3. Arrangement for feedback responses from students, parents and other stakeholders on quality-related institutional process.

4. Dissemination of information on various quality parameters of higher education.

5. Organization of inter and intra-institutional workshops, seminars on quality-related themes and promotion of quality circles, etc.

College has established Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC). It prepares an action plan in

compliance with the almanac provided by CCE and Affiliating University and monitors

through periodic reviews by conducting meetings with various committees. It is trying to

institutionalize the quality assurance process. The measures include;

· Conduct internal academic audit of various departments involving interdepartmental faculty

· To conduct .unit tests and term examinations to strengthen students’ performance.

To encourage all the departments to conduct different student-centred academic, co-curricular

activities at the college level like class seminars, workshops, quiz programmes, group

discussions etc.

· Encouraging faculty to apply for Research Projects.

Encouraging faculty to strive for ensuring maximum output as per API score.

· Encouraging the students and staff to use ICT

Teaching learning process in the college is continuously monitored and reviewed by the

Principal, IQAC and various committees.

Internal Academic Audit

· Feedback from students, particularly outgoing students.

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· Interaction with parents

· Alumni, particularly former students who are pursuing higher studies

· Departmental review meetings

· Review meetings of various committees

IQAC of the college frequently conducts meetings with all departments to carry out the teaching-learning-evaluation process in a systematic manner. It ensures coordination among all departments in this aspect. It keeps the faculty informed of the latest trends in methods and techniques of academic transaction in the classroom. IQAC encourages active role by the students in learning process. The college IQAC closely monitors and coordinates the planning and implementation of all the curricular activities of teaching, learning and evaluation . IQAC offers guidance in conducting co-curricular activities like quiz programmes, student seminars, essay competition, assignments etc,. The IQAC obtains month-wise feedback from students on the teacher-performance and the teachers will plan their teaching activity in the classroom according to the learning needs of the students. Feedback is taken from the students in an informal way after completion of a particular chapter. Accordingly, remedial coaching is planned. Formal feedback is obtained from the students on the completion of the syllabus of a particular subject. Feedback results are analyzed by the IQAC and steps will be taken accordingly for conduct of remedial classes, extra sessions etc.

The major outcome is….

· Achieving good number of P.G. seats

· Identification of requirements of students in connection teaching, learning,

employment and financial assistance.

· To identify the infrastructural facilities.

Spoken English classes and computer classes are conducted through JKC :

The college promotes institution-neighborhood-community network through National

Service Scheme (NSS), Eco Club, Consumers’ Club and Red Ribbon Club. The College has

two NSS units. As part of special camping, NSS volunteers in association with Eco Club,

Consumers’ Club and Red Ribbon Club, local youth and villagers organize rallies and

meetings, on several social evils, AIDS awareness, Health education , Literacy, Human

rights, community development etc.

Observation of National Voters’ Day : National Voters’ Day is observed every year on 25th

January. Students conduct rally to sensitize the public about true spirit of Indian Democracy

and the significance of the right to vote. Eligible students get themselves enrolled in the

voter’s list and campaign for public enrollment also

Departments of English and Commerce are using ICT resources in the teaching-

learning process. Arts and Science departments are also using ICT resources. CDs for poetry

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recitation and communications kills are being used. Students practice authentic English

Pronunciation with the help of dictionary CD-ROMs installed in the computers.

A special coaching for competitive exams is provided through career and counseling cell. All

the departments prepare bit banks in tune with the question pattern in competitive

examinations. Students will also be asked to prepare chapter-wise questions from the syllabus

of a particular subject from the perspective of competitive examinations. Students will also be

asked to compare the academic syllabus with the syllabus prescribed for different competitive

examinations in a particular subject

Academic counseling is offered to the students by all the departments for pursuing higher

education in their respective field of study. Coaching for ICET is provided by Commerce

department and Coaching for AUCET is also provided by Botany, Economics, History and

English departments

There is an anti-ragging committee which maintains discipline on the campus and no ragging cases noted for the past 4 years. In the beginning of academic year, an interaction session is organized under the supervision of faculty members to curb the ragging. Officials from Police Department are invited to the college to bring awareness among the students on repercussions and ill-effects of ragging

Remedial classes are also conducted by all the departments for the students whose performance is not satisfactory

Credit Based Semester System [CBSS] :

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ACADEMIC AUDIT : Academic Audit is conducted every year by the Commissionerate of Collegiate Education to examine the qualitative aspect of the college and make necessary suggestions for improvement of standards in quality of education. It is conducted during November or December every year.

YOUTH FESTIVAL/YUVA TARANGAM : The Commissionerate of Collegiate Education conducts the prestigious ‘yuvatarangam’ in a grand manner to encourage the students to exhibit their talent in various co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. Cultural competitions and games and sports competitions are conducted at college level, district level and state level during October and November every year. Winners will be given prizes, merit certificates and awards.

CPDC : College Planning and Development Committee is constituted by the Principal of the College, who is its Chairperson. The committee is as follows :

JKC : JKC : Through the Jawahar Knowledge Centre[ JKC] wing of the college,

employability skills are provided to the students. The Jawahar Knowledge Centre of the college

enrolls students for a three-month training programme sponsored by the Commissionerate of

Collegiate Education, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. The intake of each batch is 50. The students are

provided the additional skills which help them to get a job. The additional skills are as follows:

Communication skills in English Analytical skills Reasoning

Arithmetic Qualitative aptitude Mental ability Body language

At the end of the course, the students will be issued Certificates

.Sri U.Srinivasa Varma, Lecturer in English, has brought out a book entitled “Student’s

Essentials of English” aiming at improving English language skills of our students. Some 40

copies of the book have been freely distributed to the student- aspirants by the author during

2013-14. During 2015-16, some 150 copies of the revised version of the book have been

distributed to the students by the author free of cost.

Consumer’s Day is also observed with the same spirit of social responsibility to bring about

awareness among the public on the consumers’ rights

1. Swachch Bharat Committee : About Cleanliness campaign in the campus and society

2. Red Ribbon Club : About Blood Donation Campaign, awareness about AIDS and its

prevention

3. Women Empowerment Cell: Campaign about women rights, women welfare, career

development etc.

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4. Eco Club : Campaign about environmental issues and plantation

5. Consumer Club: Campaign about consumers’ rights and duties

Eco club of the college is instrumental in monitoring the usage of power consumption in the

college. As students use either cycles or public transport system, campus is free from air

pollution. Fortunately enough, the college is located in an ambience free from air, water and

noise pollution

NAAC status : This year our college is going for assessment and accreditation by the prestigious NAAC[National Assessment and Accreditation Council], Bangalore, which assesses the overall performance of the college for 1000 marks and gives grading accordingly.

MANA TV and Schedule : With the induction of an interactive channel (Channel-II) 3

subjects of Undergraduate courses have been selected for live telecast of important lessons.

These programmes have commenced from 5-11-2002 with 3 slots per week (each slot being

45 minutes duration). At present 8 subjects are being telecast in 6 slots per week. These

telecasts are designated as "MANA TV" programmes

Objectives:

To benefit students who pursue Higher Education through distance mode.

To help students in rural, backward and remote areas where there is shortage of faculty

and infrastructure facilities.

To provide uniform teaching and learning process.

To bring Higher Education to the door steps of the people.

To supplement classroom teaching for better grasping of the subject.

To facilitate interactive session between subject experts and students by organizing group

discussion.

To impart counseling to the students for vertical & horizontal mobility.

To provide adequate teaching skills to the faculty through training modules.

To provide communication skills and soft skills to the UG students .

The Information Technology & Communications Department of the State Government has

constituted a separate Society called SAPNET (Society for Andhra Pradesh Network) to undertake

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Government of A.P. has constituted a High Power Committee on Satellite Network (HPCSN) vide

G.O. Ms. No 9 I T & C dated 14-07-2000, to utilize the satellite based network in which education is

one of the areas.

In the Department of Collegiate Education a separate wing is opened called as ManaTV Cell

having three members to look after & administering the programmes, content generation,

correspondence and finance management of the budget allotted.

REMEDIAL COACHING : Remedial Coaching is meant for the students who faced failure in any subject in the University Examinations. Such students are identified and given examination-oriented coaching so that they can easily get through the examination in an easy manner. Students can contact the lecturers concerned without any hesitation on their part.

SCHOLARSHIPS:

UGC : University Grants Commission[UGC] provides funding to colleges for academic and infrastructure development of the institute.

SWACHH BHARAT : Swachch Bharat Programme : In consonance with the Prime

Minister’s initiative for Clean India, our collage has also adopted the prestigious Swachch

Bharat Programme. A Swachch Bharat institutional committee was constituted to see that the

programme is strictly observed in the campus every Saturday. Swachch Bharat orientation

was conducted to bring about awareness among the students about the importance of keeping

the surroundings clean. Students campaign and sensitize the public on the significance of this

programme.

35. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT MISSION : We have started knowledge and skill development mission in our college, which was started In March this year. Our Chief Minister Sri Chandra babu naidu garu started knowledge mission at state level in Visakhapatnam. The mission provides us necessary knowledge and employability skills and soft skills for better employment opportunities.

WOMEN EMPOWERMENT CELL : WEC : Through Women Empowerment Cell (WEC), the girl students are sensitized about their rights for women along with men

College library : Students can visit the college library from 10 am to 5 pm. They can borrow books from both college library departmental libraries. There are as many as 7000 books available in the library on different subjects. There are a comfortable number of newspapers, magazines and journals also.

Departmental library : Each department has separate library with all important and useful books. Students can borrow these books.

NSS : Students are enrolled voluntarily in National Service Scheme[NSS]. There are two NSS units in the college. Regular activities are conducted in the college campus according to plan of action

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Student Support Services available in the college

1. Reimbursement of Spl. Fee, Tuition fee and course fee to all eligible students.2. Exemption from payment of tuition fee to SC, ST, BC3. Jawahar Knowledge Center (JKC) has been functioning to enhance skill development of

students especially in spoken English, communication skills etc., 4. Conduct of quiz competition, debate, elocution, games and cultural activities etc.,5. Career Guidance and Counseling Cell guides the students for right choice of career [ goth

academic and employment]6. Counseling made available on academic, career, personal and stress management etc.,7. Students Grievance Redress Cell under direct supervision of the Principal and Vice-

Principal.8. Women Empowerment Cell is functioning for girl students9. Anti - ragging committee is functioning well in the college to prevent ragging.10. Alumni Association was established with old students. 11. Free coaching for P.G. CET [AUCET], ICET, BEd) 12. Special counseling to prevent drop outs and slow learners13. Remedial Coaching is given for the students who could not perform well in the University

Examinations. 14. Free supply of Xerox material on special articles / news items / essays from a news papers

& magazines.15. Free internet facility is available to students.16. Free access to Principal on academic, administrative student hardships on scholarships,

bus passes and similar aspects.17. Purified safe drinking water is also available.

Some Models for JAM

1. Our College

The Govt. Degree College, Ichapuram was established in 1983 by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to cater to the needs of under graduate students in and around the town, Ichapuram./Our college was founded in 1983. Thus it is an old college. Initially, it was located in the heart of the town. In 2005, it was shifted to this campus. Though the campus is free from disturbances, we are far away from facilities like canteen, stationery shops tec.

Located in peaceful ambience and functioning in its own campus, ours is an institution for higher education that promises academic excellence of the students by ensuring quality education towards fulfillment of their dreams of employment both in government and private sectors. With its committed and dedicated faculty, the college aims not only to mould future citizens of India with societal responsibilities but also to equip them with knowledge and skills necessary for their employment in the globalized context. The college focuses on strengthening the morale of the students vis-a-vis the present-day competition world. It offers education in both arts, commerce and science groups for the all round development of student personality in consonance with present day academic and employment requirements.

At present, we offer B.A., B.Com and BSc courses. Under B.A, besides History, Economics and Politics combination, Oriya subject is also offered under History, Politics and Oriya

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combination to suit the exclusive linguistic needs of minority Oriya students of this area with bilingual influence. The intake capacity of B.A. course is 40 in each combination while that of B.Com is 60. During the academic year 2007-08, science courses with MPC and BZC combinations started with 30 seats in each group. This year the III batch students of Science groups will leave the college.

Introducing yourself [ model]

I am _________. I am from Ichapuram. At present, I am studying final year BSc in Govt. Degree College. I did my schooling in our hometown Ichapuram and continued my college education in the government junior college. Ours is a middle class family. My father is a business man. My mother is a housewife. I have one sister, but no brothers. I am the elder son to my parents. My sister is studying 10th class in the govt. high school. Since I am the elder son, my parents have pinned a lot of hopes on me. After completing my degree, I would like to continue my studies besides preparing for competitive examinations. My friends and my teachers say that I am a good student.

My college is Govt. Degree college, Ichapuram. It was founded in 1983. It is located in a calm and peaceful area far from the disturbances of the town. Our teachers are very helpful and encouraging. They give career guidance and support to the students. They are very punctual to the college and classes. They never deviate from their duties and job chart. Examinations, assignments, seminars, field trips and student projects are some of the activities frequently conducted in our college. We all actively take part in these activities. We try our best to develop our knowledge and skills for bright career. We have a JKC centre in our college. It offers practical guidance in career development and extremely useful coaching in communicative skills in English. The students are trained in group discussions and interview skills also. My college life is hectic. Our students never dawdle the time away. Classes are conducted very regularly as per the time table without any deviation. We are serious about our studies. At the same time we have great fun during leisure hours. We play cricket and volley ball in the evenings. We regularly watch mana tv programmes. We take part in NSS activities also. Thus our college life is never boring. Of course, our college is poor in infrastructure facilities. We have very insufficient laboratory facilities. We have no seminar hall and e classrooms. E-resources are hardly available. Still I feel that we are academically strong. We make the best use of the available resources.

Our teachers follow student-centred teaching techniques. We actively participate in the classroom activities. We take part in the academic discussions. Our lecturers conduct classroom seminars. We present our view on certain topics of our interest. We also do project work in each subject. We select a topic of our interest, make a study of the problem, come out with our own findings and submit a report with conclusions.

About me : I am aged 20. Now I am studying final year degree. I was always successful in past years as a student. I have showed good academic performance in all the crucial examinations at school and college level. My parents, teachers and friends are very affectionate and cooperative. I have never faced any problems so far in my educational career. Hence my life has been very happy so far and I hope it will be happier in future also. I am hard-working and duty-minded. I will render my unstinted services wherever I work. I will work for the development of my organization. I will try my best to professionally enrich myself. I am young and energetic. I am not lazy. I am not selfish. I will try my best to improve my career. I will follow the advice and guidance of my superiors, elderly people and well wishers. I will work hard for my professional growth. I can convince people and motivate them. I feel I am a good communicator and have no inhibitions.

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My family- parents, brothers and sisters : Our family is a small family. We are only 4 in our family, namely our parents, my sister and myself. Ours is a happy family. We never quarrel with one another. My parents have great care and concern for us. My father is a government servant. His yearly income is ____. I am doing my graduation and my sister is still a 10 th class student studying in the government high school in our town. I have only one sister but no brothers. I like her very much. We have mutual care and affection. I guide my sister in her studies. Sometimes she is angry with me. Then I will pacify her. My mother never intervenes in my studies. She cooks very well and serves the dishes that we like most. My father takes every care of my education. He guides me in English and offers career tips. My parents provide us good food, good clothes and everything we need. I shall be forever indebted to them.

My friends : I have some friends, but not many. We are all like-minded people. We share our ideas and feelings with one another. We work together and play together. We have mutual love and affection for one another. We discuss with one another many issues and problems, both personal and academic. I consult my friends before taking any crucial decisions. Friends are naturally our well-wishers. Their advice is very valuable. But sometimes friends, out of jealousy and envy, misguide us. But my friends are not of that sort. They are very good and helpful. They really like me very much and seek my welfare. A friend in need is a friend indeed. This is true of my life. They have helped me a lot in times of need and distress. I am forever grateful to them. I am also ready to help them whenever they need my help. Friends are real sources of entertainment.

My school education: I did my primary education and secondary education in the government high school in our town. I did my schooling up to 10 th class there. My teachers used to teach me well. They always clarified my doubts in all subjects. I worked hard in my 10 th class to get the highest grade. I got 93% of marks in SSC examinations. I had pleasant school days. I never forget those days in my life. My teachers were very encouraging and cooperative. I was very regular and punctual to school. I never avoided school. I used to work hard and play with my friends. We had freedom at school. I studied at my own pace without any external pressures. We used to have healthy competition for securing good marks and showing good performance. I always like my school friends and I always remember my school days. My aim in life is to become a manager of a good organization. I want to secure a comfortable position in managerial cadre in either public or private sector. I like to work hard. By working hard with dedication, I will try my best to strengthen the organization. I will motivate the people working under my control. I will boldly face the challenges and use all my energies and intellectual powers for the progress of the company or organization where I am going to work. I also like to be a public servant. I will appear for competitive examinations like Group I and II to secure a government job. However, it is difficult to fix a specific aim these days. Most people have some different aims and ambitions of equal significance in their lives. My intention is to serve the maximum wherever I work or whatever field of activity it may be.

Ichapuram is a municipality in Srikakulam district, with a population of about 45 thousand. It is located in Andhra-Odisha border. So it has bilingual influence of Telugu and Oriya. Literacy rate is more than 70%. There are many schools, both government and private, and Colleges. There is a Govt. Degree College also, where I am studying. Many people here are self-employed. They depend on farm sector, business, and small scale industries. People are dynamic, hard-working, amiable and good-natured. People of Ichapuram are active, talented, friendly, helpful and kind-hearted. They respect others and respond positively.

Your hobbies, habits, likes and dislikesNow I want to say a few words about my hobbies and habits. I get up early in the morning. I get up at around 5.30 am. I take exercise. I think running is a good physical exercise and I run for a while every morning. After taking bath, I have breakfast. Idly is my favourite dish for breakfast. My mother cooks very well. I like dishes prepared by my mother.

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I don’t like tea or coffee. I read news papers for one hour. I am a regular reader of EEnadu and The Hindu. I don’t like to watch TV. However, I sometimes watch cricket on TV. I go to college regularly. I reach college in time so that I don’t miss lessons. I learn a lot from my lecturers. They are very helpful and cooperative. Usually I don’t miss classes. I take lunch at 1.00 pm at college. We don’t have canteen at our college. After lunch break, the classes begin at 2.00 pm. I stay at college till 4.30 pm. I play cricket with my friends during my leisure time. I love cricket. My favourite cricketer is Dravid. He plays the game effortlessly. I spend sometime in the college library reading books and magazines. After coming back from college, I stay home helping my parents. I do the homework assigned to me by my teachers. I collect material for project work and seminars. I have access to internet at home. I search net for latest information on topic of my interest. I listen to music. I don’t like latest songs. My favourite songs are film songs of 60s and 70s. After having dinner, I watch TV news to keep myself updated. I go to bed before 10pm every night.

Your favourite people My favourite people are my parents, my teachers and my friends. Parents are the most favourite people because they have given me birth. They always seek the welfare of their children. They are the real well-wishers. Teachers are also my favourite people because they give knowledge and education necessary for survival. Education is the most important factor of one’s life. Teachers are the real sources of one’s education. They want to see their students in high positions. They feel that that is their credit. One must be forever grateful to one’s teachers. Teachers not only give us education but also develop our character. They train us to be a good citizen of the society. I also like my friends very much. They always help and support me in all my efforts. I share my feelings with them. Their advice is very valuable. They always guide me properly. I rely on my parents, teachers and friends during the times of indecision. Friends with negative feelings of jealousy and envy are not the real ones and one should be very cautious not to be cheated and misguide by such people.

your favourite foodUsually I prefer vegetarian food. However, I take non-vegetarian food occasionally. We have non-veg dishes on selected days in a week in our house. I like rich and sambar with any delicious curry. I also like egg curry. I hate potatoes. I like all types of chutnies, especially with groundnut seeds. I like spicy food and biriyani with basmati rice. My most favourite food items are sweets of different types. I dislike hot beverages like coffee and tea.

your ambitions and desiresMy ambition is to become an IAS officer. IAS provides the best opportunity for a person to serve the society in the best possible manner. It gives dignity and status also. It gives utmost job satisfaction. The entire district is under the administrative control of a district collector, who is an IAS officer. If I fail to become an IAS officer, I prefer to be a Group I officer any way. I want to be an honest government servant.

‘Communication skills’ is the ability to use language and express ideas, feelings, and thoughts effectively, and provide information to the target group whenever and wherever necessary so that it is received and understood. It is the ability an individual displays to effectively communicate with clients, colleagues, subordinates, and supervisors, friends and fellow beings both in the professional and personal world. Communication skills in English are highly essential for an individual in the globalization context.

We have Interpersonal communication skills. This is direct, face-to-face communication that occurs between two persons. It is essentially a dialogue or a conversation between two or more people. This type of communication involves maximum interaction through words and gestures including body language, facial expressions, eye contact etc. We have non verbal communication skills. This includes aspects such as body language, gestures, facial expressions, eye contact, etc. Communication is a continuous process in human life.

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Application for leave: Students should not be absent to college without prior permission of the class teacher/principal. They are required to submit a leave letter.

Suggested body of the letter :

On Health Grounds: “ I am suffering from fever/headache./ I am feeling totally uneasy today due to ill health. So I cannot attend the college today. Hence I request you to grant me leave for one day/two days on ______. I will attend the classes as soon as I recuperate.

On Personal Grounds: “ I have been assigned some urgent domestic work by my parents today./ I am going to Berhampur on some important domestic/personal work. So I cannot attend the college today. Hence I request you to grant me leave for one day.

Letter to the Principal for testimonials:

Suggested body of the letter:

Sub : xxxxxxxxx – Studied BSc during 2009-12 – Completed the course successfully- Request for the issue of T.C and Study Certificate – Reg.

I,xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, studied BSc in your college during the academic years 2012-15. I appeared for the final year examinations in March 2015 and completed my BSc with 76% of marks.

Now I would like to get admission into post graduation course by appearing for AUCET examination. I require my certificates for this purpose. Hence I request you to kindly issue my Transfer Certificate and Study Certificate and Provisional pass certificate at the earliest facilitating me to pursue higher education.

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