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Self-Study for Autonomous Colleges

B. Profile of the Autonomous College

1. Name and address of the College:

2. For communication:

Designation Name

Telephone with

STD code

Mobile Fax

Email

Principal Swami

Shastrajnananda

O: 033-26549181

R: 033-26549181

(0)94320908

89

033-26541123 ;

vidyamandira@gmail.

com

Vice

Principal

Swami

Krishnanathananda

O: 033-26549181

R: 033-26549181

(0)98315663

05

033-26541123 ;

vidyamandira@gmail.

com

Steering

Committee

Co-ordinator

Prof Tanweer Alam

Mazhari

O: 033-26549181

(0)98741413

73

033-26541123 ;

vidyamandira@gmail.

com

3. Status of the Autonomous College by management.

i. Government (under Pay-packet Scheme of the State Government but run by

Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math)

ii. Private

iii. Constituent College of the University

4. Name of University to which the College is Affiliated : Calcutta University

5. a. Date of establishment, prior to the grant of ‘Autonomy’ : 04.07.1941

b. Date of grant of ‘Autonomy’ to the College by UGC: 21.06.2010

6. Type of institution:

a. By Gender : For Men

Name: Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira

Address: PO – Belur Math, Dist Howrah, PIN – 711202, West Bengal

City: Howrah State: West Bengal

Website: www.vidyamandira.ac.in

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b. By shift : Regular

c. Source of funding : Any other - under Pay-packet Scheme of the State

Government

7. Is it a recognized minority institution?

Yes

No √

If yes specify the minority status (Religious/linguistic/ any other) and provide documentary

evidence.

8. a. Details of UGC recognition:

Under Section Date, Month & Year

(dd-mm-yyyy)

Remarks

(If any)

i. 2 (f) 01.01.1969

ii. 12 (B) 01.01.1969

(Enclose the Certificate of recognition u/s 2 (f) and 12 (B) of the UGC Act)

b. Details of recognition/approval by statutory/regulatory bodies other than UGC

(AICTE,NCTE,MCI,DCI,PCI,RCI etc.) : Not Applicable

Under Section/clause Day, Month and

Year

(dd-mm-yyyy)

Validit

y

Programm

e/

institution

Remarks

i.

ii.

iii.

iv.

(Enclose the Certificate of recognition/approval)

9. Has the College been recognized

a. By UGC as a ‘College with Potential for Excellence’ (CPE)?

Yes

If yes, date of recognition: 15.10.2010

b. For its contributions/performance by any other governmental agency?

Yes

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If yes, Name of the agency : State Assessment and Accreditation Council

Date of recognition: 23.03.2013

10. Location of the campus and area:

Location * Urban

Campus area in sq. mts or acres 5.606 Acres

Built up area in sq. mts. / Sq ft 55730.42 sq ft

(* Urban, Semi-urban, Rural, Tribal, Hilly Area, Any others specify)

11. Does the College have the following facilities on the campus (Tick the

available facility)? In case the College has an agreement with other agencies

in using such facilities provide information on the facilities covered under

the agreement.

Auditorium/seminar complex √

Sports facilities

play ground √

swimming pool

gymnasium √

Hostel

Boys’ hostels √

Girls’ hostels Not Applicable

Residential facilities

for teaching staff √

for non-teaching staff √

Cafeteria √

Health centre –

o First aid facility √

o Inpatient facility √ (Ramakrishna Mission Sevapratishthan

being a branch centre of same parent

organisation)

o Outpatient facility √ (Ramakrishna Mission Charitable

Dispensary, Belur Math, being a branch

centre of the same parent organisation)

o Ambulance facility √ (Ramakrishna Mission Headquarters at

Belur Math offers this facility, if required)

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o Emergency care facility √ (Ramakrishna Mission Arogyabhavan at

Belur Math ; Shramajibi Hospital, Belur

Math)

Health centre staff –

o Qualified doctor Full time Part-time :

a. Swami Kripakarananda

b. Swami Ishtasevananda

c. Dr Pradip Kumar Roy

o Qualified Nurse Full time Part-time : None

Other facilities

o Bank √ (UBI, SBI, BOI)

o ATM √ (UBI, SBI, BOI)

o Post office √ (Belur Math)

o Book shops √ (Exercise Books, pens and other

stationery available at a boys’ store named

“Kim Prayojanam”

Transport facilities

for students Not required as this college is fully

residential

for staff 2 nearby rail stations are available & one

bus stop/terminus (within 200 mtrs)

Power house 3 Generators and one Solar Electricity

Generation Unit

Waste management facility Bally Municipality keeps a carriage for

garbage and they take it away every day for

clearing

12. Details of programmes offered by the institution: (Give data for current academic

year)

Sl.

No

.

Programm

e Level

Name of the

Programme/

Course

Duration Entry

Qualification

Medium

of

instructi

on

Sanction

ed

/approve

d

Student

intake

No. of

students

admitted

1 UG Physics 3 yrs (6 sem) Passed Higher

Secondary or

equivalent

English/

Bengali

20 20

5

Examination

Chemistry 3 yrs (6 sem) Passed Higher

Secondary or

equivalent

Examination

English/

Bengali

31 31

Mathematics 3 yrs (6 sem) Passed Higher

Secondary or

equivalent

Examination

English/

Bengali

17 17

Computer

Science

3 yrs (6 sem) Passed Higher

Secondary or

equivalent

Examination

English/

Bengali

11 11

Microbiology 3 yrs (6 sem) Passed Higher

Secondary or

equivalent

Examination

English/

Bengali

15 15

Industrial

Chemistry

3 yrs (6 sem) Passed Higher

Secondary or

equivalent

Examination

English/

Bengali

15 15

Economics 3 yrs (6 sem) Passed Higher

Secondary or

equivalent

Examination

English/

Bengali

12 12

Bengali 3 yrs (6 sem) Passed Higher

Secondary or

equivalent

Examination

Bengali 13 13

English 3 yrs (6 sem) Passed Higher

Secondary or

equivalent

Examination

English/

Bengali

10 10

Sanskrit 3 yrs (6 sem) Passed Higher

Secondary or

equivalent

Examination

Bengali/

Sanskrit

10 10

Political

Science

3 yrs (6 sem) Passed Higher

Secondary or

equivalent

Examination

English/

Bengali

9 9

Philosophy 3 yrs (6 sem) Passed Higher

Secondary or

equivalent

Examination

English/

Bengali

11 11

History 3 yrs (6 sem) Passed Higher English/ 11 11

6

Secondary or

equivalent

Examination

Bengali

2 PG Mathematics 2 yrs (4

Sem)

Passed BA/BSc

Hons in the

concerned

Subject

English/

Bengali

12 12

Sanskrit 2 yrs (4

Sem)

Passed BA/BSc

Hons in the

concerned

Subject

Sanskrit 12 12

Bengali 2 yrs (4

Sem)

Passed BA/BSc

Hons in the

concerned

Subject

Bengali 10 10

Applied

Chemistry

2 yrs (4

Sem)

Passed BA/BSc

Hons in the

concerned

Subject

English/

Bengali

19 19

Philosophy 2 yrs (4

Sem)

Passed BA/BSc

Hons in the

concerned

Subject

English/

Bengali

12 Admissio

n process

yet to

begin

3 Certificate Photography 1 Sem Passed Higher

Secondary or

equivalent

Examination

English/

Bengali

50 50

Blood

Donors’

Motivation

6 Weeks Passed Higher

Secondary or

equivalent

Examination

English/

Bengali

25 Admissio

n process

yet to

begin

4. Add On Computer

Awareness

1 yr UG students of

the college

English/

Bengali

12 12

Communicati

ve Sanskrit

1 Yr UG & PG

students of the

college

Sanskrit 12 12

Communicati

ve English

1 yr PG 1st yr English 40 40

13. Does the institution offer self-financed Programmes?

Yes No

If yes, how many?

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Although, Institution does not officially offer any self-financing course, 5 courses

are being run without any Governmental help in terms of teachers’ salary. These

are :

i) Industrial Chemistry Honours

ii) Computer Science Honours

iii) Applied Chemistry (MSc)

iv) Electronics General

v) Statistics General

14. Whether new programmes have been introduced during the last five years?

Yes √ No

If yes

Number 5

15. List the departments: ( Do not list facilities like library, Physical Education as

departments unless these are teaching departments and offer programmes to

students)

Particulars Number Number of Students

Science

Under Graduate

Post Graduate

Research centre(s)

7

2

322

61

Arts

Under Graduate

Post Graduate

Research centre(s)

6

2

181

47

Commerce

Under Graduate

Post Graduate

Research centre(s)

Any Other (please specify)

Under Graduate

Post Graduate

Research centre(s)

16. Are there any UG and/or PG programmes offered by the College, which are not

covered under Autonomous status of UGC? Give details. NO

17. Number of Programmes offered under (Programme means a degree course like BA,

MA, BSc, M Sc, BCom etc.)

a. annual system

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b. semester system : all 4 programmes (BA, MA, BSc, MSc)

c. trimester system

18. Number of Programmes with

a. Choice Based Credit System

b. Inter/multidisciplinary approach : 1 BSc course (Industrial Chemistry)

&

1 MSc course (Applied Chemistry)

c. Any other ( specify)

19. Unit Cost of Education

(Unit cost = total annual recurring expenditure (actual) divided by total number of

students enrolled )

(a) including the salary component

(b) excluding the salary component

20. Does the College have a department of Teacher Education offering NCTE

recognized degree programmes in Education?

No

If yes,

a. How many years of standing does the department have?

……… years

b. NCTE recognition details (if applicable)

Notification No.: ……………………………………

Date: …………………………… (dd/mm/yyyy)

c. Is the department opting for assessment and accreditation separately?

Yes No

21. Does the College have a teaching department of Physical Education offering NCTE

recognized degree programmes in Physical Education?

No

If yes,

a. How many years of standing does the department have?

……… years

b. NCTE recognition details (if applicable)

Notification No.: ……………………………………

Date: …………………………… (dd/mm/yyyy)

Rs.

Rs.

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c. Is the department opting for assessment and accreditation separately?

Yes No

22. Whether the College is offering professional programme?

No

If yes, please enclose approval / recognition details issued by the statutory body

governing the programme.

23. Has the College been reviewed by any regulatory authority? If so, furnish a copy of

the report and action taken there upon.

The college has been reviewed by State Assessment and Accreditation Council. The

Council has not furnished any report, although based on the inspection and a self-

appraisal form filled up by the college, the higher Education Department has

sanctioned a sum of Rs.9.9 lakhs in 2013 for development of the college.

24. Number of teaching and non-teaching positions in the College

Positions

Teaching faculty Non- teaching

staff

Technical

staff

Professo

r

Associat

e

Professo

r

Assistan

t

Professo

r

*

M

*F *M *F *M *F *M *F *M *F

Sanctioned by the

UGC / University /

State Government

Recruited

Yet to recruit

0 NA Th

rou

gh

CA

S

N

A

58

36

22

NA 14

10

4

NA 11

6

5

NA

Sanctioned by the

Management/Society

or other authorized

bodies

Recruited

Yet to

1

1

0

NA N

A

4

4

0

NA

17

17

10

Positions

Teaching faculty Non- teaching

staff

Technical

staff

recruit

*M-Male *F-Female

2.4.1 Qualifications of the teaching staff

Highest

qualification

Professor Associate

Professor

Assistant

Professor

Total

Male

Male Male

Permanent teachers

D.Sc./D.Litt.

Ph.D. 13 9 22

M.Phil. 2 2 4

PG 3 7 10

Temporary teachers / Guest / Visiting Faculty

D.Sc./D.Litt. 5 115

Ph.D. 61

M.Phil. 11

PG 38

Management Appointed Full Time Teachers

Ph.D. 1 (Nalini Kanta Brahma Chair Professor)

M.Phil./M

Tech

3

PG 2

Part-time teachers*

Ph.D. 0

M.Phil. 0

PG 5

*all Part-time teachers have PG as their highest qualification.

25. Number of Visiting Faculty/ Guest Faculty engaged by the College.

26. Students enrolled in the College during the current academic year, with the

following details:

Students UG PG Certificate

M F M F F M

From the state

where the College is

located

500 NA 107 NA NA 24

From other states 3 1

115

11

Students UG PG Certificate

M F M F F M

of India

NRI students 0 NA 0 NA NA 0

Foreign students 0 0 NA NA 0

Total

*M-Male F-Female

27. Dropout rate in UG and PG (average for the last two batches)

UG PG

28. Number of working days during the last academic year. : 257 Days

29. Number of teaching days during the last academic year : 180 Days

30. Is the College registered as a study centre for offering distance education

programmes for any University? No

If yes, provide the

a. Name of the University

b. Is it recognized by the Distance Education Council?

Yes No

c. Indicate the number of programmes offered.

31. Provide Teacher-student ratio for each of the programme/course offered

1. Benagli : UG – 1 : 3.4

PG – 1 : 1.3

2. English : UG - 1 : 8

3. Sanskrit : U.G. – 1 : 2.7

P.G. – 1 : 2.7

4. History : U.G. – 1 : 3.75

5. Philosophy : U.G. – 1 : 7

6. Political Science : U.G. – 1 : 5.4

7. Economics : U.G. – 1 : 6.6

8. Physics : U.G. – 1 : 2.9

9. Chemistry : U.G. – 1 : 3.4

P.G. – 1 : 1.8

0.19% : 2010 – 2013

0.19% : 2010 – 2013

0.39% : 2010 – 2013

0.59% : 2009 – 2012

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10. Mathematics : U.G. – 1 : 5.3

P.G. – 1 : 1.47

11. Microbiology : U.G. – 1 : 5

12. Computer Sc : U.G. – 1 : 6

13. Industrial Chem : U.G. – 1 : 4.6

32. Is the College applying for?

Accréditation : Cycle 2

33. Date of accreditation* (applicable for Cycle 2, Cycle 3, Cycle 4 and re-assessment only)

Cycle 1: 28 February 2005 ;

Accreditation outcome/results : A+ (Institutional Score - 93.25)

* Kindly enclose copy of accreditation certificate(s) and peer team report(s)

Cycle 1 refers to first accreditation; Cycle 2 and beyond refers to reaccreditation

34. a. Date of establishment of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

3rd

September 2005

b. Dates of submission of Annual Quality Assurance Reports (AQARs).

i) AQAR for year 2005-2006 on 14th

July 2006

ii) AQAR for year 2006-2007 on 17th

August 2007

iii) AQAR for year 2007-2008 on 1st December 2012

iv) AQAR for year 2008-2009 on 1st December 2012

v) AQAR for year 2009-2010 on 1st December 2012

vi) AQAR for year 2010-2011 on 1st December 2012

35. Any other relevant data, the College would like to include. (Not exceeding one page)

NSS Department of the Calcutta University has awarded the college as the

‘Best NSS College Unit in 2011’.

SREI Foundation, Kolkata, has awarded “Swami Vivekananda SREI

Samman, 2013” to the college for its all-round performance in the field of

education at the ‘World Confluence of Humanity, Power and Spirituality’.

One student of the college was awarded “Human Excellence Award for

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the year 2010-2011” by the Ramakrishna Mission Headquarters amongst

the students of the colleges and universities of India run by Ramakrishna

Mission.

Another student received the same award in 2012-2013.