OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL

PRAGJYOTISH COLLEGE

Guwahati –781 009

E-mail : pragcollege@yahoo.co.in Website: www.pragjyotishcollege.org

Fax & Telephone No. : 0361-2544531

Ref : PC/35/05/137 Date : 24-10-2004

From

Dr. Dayananda Pathak

Principal

Pragjyotish College

Guwahati – 781 009

Director,

National Assessment & Accreditation Council

Rajajinagar,

Bangalore.

Sub : Annual Report for the year 2004.

Sir,

I have the honour to submit herewith the annual report of the college in your prescribed format for the year 2004. We are submitting the same in CD for our mutual convenience. The annual report is prepared by the IQAC of the college.

This is for favour of you kind information.

Yours sincerely

Dr. Dayananda Pathak

Principal

Pragjyotish College

Guwahati –9

IQAC Report 2004

C O N T E N T S

1. Introduction

2. Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR)

I – Part –A

II – Part – B

III – Part – C

3. A Profile of the College

4. IQAC Members

5. Quality Advisory Committee (QAC)

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Introduction :

Plan of Action chalked out by the IQAC in the beginning of the year towards quality enhancement and the details of outcome arising out of the exercise.

Pragjyotish College has all along been in the vanguard of higher education in north-eastern part of India. Since its inception in September 1954, the college has celebrated its golden jubilee year in September 2004, with its closing function due in September 2005. Sri Arjun Singhji, the hon’ble HRD Minister, Govt. of India, has consented to grace the closing function as the Chief Guest.

Pragjyotish College is also one of the oldest colleges of the state. It was established by a group of people who were passionate about collegiate education. Dedicated and committed to education, these people had a definite vision.

Their academic aspiration for the all-round development of the young generation of the local and adjoining areas was indomitable. Late Holi Ram Deka, the then Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court, was the first president of the college GB. He also presented over the first general public meeting held for the establishment of this college. Pandit Tirthanath Sarma was the first Principal and Secretary of the college. Both Deka and Sarma were great xxxx and leaders of the society.

Today this college has three streams – Arts, Science and Commerce. The profile of the college, detailed in chapter five of this report will present a distinct picture of the institution.

This college is permanently affiliated to Gauhati University and is registered under 2 (F) and 12 (B) of the UGC Act. 1956. The institution has been assessed and accredited by NAAC in November 2003, and has been placed in grade –B.

This annual report of the college is the outcome of the post-accreditation activities of the institutions towards quality enhancement. It will also present a reflection on the outcome of the academic audit undertaken by the college to meet the challenges of the 21^st century in the context of globalization.

I. Part - A

Plan of Action :

The plan of action for quality enhancement has all along been a regular process in the college. But articulation in this process began visible only after the visit of the Peer Team of NAAC on 21-23 November 2003. The action plan of the college for the year 2004-05 has been concentrated around the suggestions recorded in the Peer Team report. Suggestions are as follows :

1) The laboratories be upgraded to meet the demands of new syllabi.

2) The library stock be verified regularly.

3) Hostel facilities be provided, especially to outstation girl students.

4) Laboratory of Computer Science deptt. be upgraded.

5) Methods of interactive teaching be intensely applied to make learning process more attractive.

6) Inter-departmental collaboration of the language departments be tried for more effective programme for literature courses.

7) The departments of Botany and Zoology may seek collaboration of the department of Commerce for marketing of their products in sericulture, vermiculture and fisheries.

8) The college may explore the various schemes announced from time to time by the UGC and other funding agencies.

9) Regular internal verification of the college accounts be done.

10) Teachers’ self-appraisal and student feedback be made a part of regular system.

11) A medical check-up of students may be introduced at the time of admission.

12) In order to reduce the drop out rate of the students and assure a more motivated participation on their part, a proctoring system may be set up through annual meetings of parents, teachers and alumni.

Sincere attempts is made to follow the suggestions of NAAC Peer Team as meticulously as possible within our own constraints and limitations. Attempt has also been made to record the institutional goals in order to realize the mission of the college and also to suit the prevailing situations.

To do justice to the above the college has taken the following action plans as priority items :

1) The IQAC has been reconstituted. A QAC has also been constituted as per guidelines of NAAC.

2) Every department is advised to prepare departmental action plans for the year. Such plans incorporated their class days, field studies with tests and other activities.

3) In order to have more active class days the conventional patters of holding test examinations is done away with. Instead every department is empowered to take care of the evaluation part of the student performance by holding 4 (four) unit tests in a year.

4) To cope with new situations teachers are encouraged to undergo computer proficiency within the college. As a result a good number of teachers have received skill. Arrangement for giving computers literacy is done with the active collaboration with C-DAC, an organization known for ICT countrywide. Qualified teachers have been given proficiency certificates from the organization.

5) Arrangement has also been made to have feedbacks from students by the individual departments. Arrangement has also been made to have teachers self-appraisal report in a meticulously worked out format.

6) The practice by holding guardians meet by the individual departments is initiated for active participation of the former in the teaching-learning process.

7) All the science department labs are considerably improved.

8) Special step has been taken to improve the laboratory of the computer science department.

9) Step is taken for the establishment of a UGC network resource centre.

Action Plan of the College for the year 2004-05

The action plan of the college for the year 2004-05 will incorporate the following areas of college management :

1. New academic programmes

2. New career-oriented certificate/diploma/advance diploma courses

3. Innovations in teaching-learning-evaluation

4. Remedial courses

5. Vocational courses

6. Physical Infrastructure

7. Library building

8. Books & Journals

9. New furniture

10. Laboratories

11. Campus development (earth filling, playground, beautification etc.)

12. Canteen

13. Seminars/workshops/annual lectures

14. NCC, NSS, Scouts & Guides

15. Revamping of the committees

16. Cultural activities

17. Extension activities

18. Field studies and excursions

19. Festivals of the college

20. Innovations in PCSU activities.

Action Plan will also include the following :

1. Services of eminent faculties will be invited by the different departments.

2. Guest faculties will be on the basis of their teaching experience and expertise.

3. New amendments to be worked out in the PCSU election rules.

4. Self-review of the teachers will be introduced as per Govt. directives and NAAC suggestions

5. Wasteful & avoidable expenditures will be stopped.

6. Every department to have computer

7. Step to be taken for opening MTM course with UGC funding.

Autonomy to College :

Step will be taken to be an autonomous college. Preliminary step will be taken in this year itself.
Tie-Up with more organizations (academic, industrial, social, cultural areas)
More interdisciplinary activities will be encouraged.

Staff Enrichment :

1. Non-teaching employees will be encouraged to go for high-tech office management.

2. Computer will be provided to each table so that file works can be replaced by computer records.

3. Minimum healthy working conditions will be taken care of by the management.

Infrastructure :

1. Girls’ hostel to be constructed as priority item

2. Unfinished portion of the college boundary to be completed

3. Post Graduaste department will be constructed over the old hostel building

4. Canteen will be constructed over the present Students’ Recreation Centre by MPLAD fund.

5. A seminar hall with all amenities will be constructed over the proposed first floor of the Students’ Recreation Centre.

6. Second floor over the present library building will be constructed.

Infrastructure –II

1. Both the college ponds will be developed and beautified.

2. Steps will be taken to go for maximum computerization of the college management in all levels with networking.

3. A separate Information and Computer technology block will be constructed. For this DST and the NEC will be approached.

4. One block, especially for major classes in Arts, will be constructed behind the library.

5. All the vacant posts will be filled in.

6. One health club will be set up for students and teachers.

7. Vigorous step will be taken for keeping the campus clean and tidy.

8. The college will abide by all the rules and guidelines formulated by NAAC for colleges in post-accreditation stage.

9. Steps will be taken for awarding the students and teachers in recognition of their services to the college, society and academic life.

10. College management will be more participatory.

Reordering of Goals :

1. College will reorder its goals by articulating its missions and visions in view of the ground realities.

2. Every department will have to start a certificate course as add-on programme.

3. Traditional type of house examinations will be done away with. Continuous Internal assessment will be introduced in place of stereotyped examinations.

Action Plan will also include the following items :

1. More and more students from outside the state, more especially from the NE states, will be encouraged.

2. Similar exchange programmes for the students will also be encouraged.

3. Teacher exchange programmes to and from the college will be encouraged.

4. Research activities among the teachers relating to advancement of the college will be promoted.

On quality assurance :

1. Internal Quality Assurance Cell will be further activated.

2. To monitor the activities of the IQAC a new committee named Quality Advisory Council (QAC) will be constituted as per NAAC directives.

3. A planning committee will be constituted. This committee will prepare the developmental schemes of the college for submission before different authorities.

Publications :

1. Publications of the college will receive a new impetus. Marketability will, however, be looked into.

2. Every department will have to publish at least three editions of their wall magazines.

3. The papers presented by the students in their departmental seminars will be preserved in a permanent format in the departments.

4. If necessary, a sale counter of college publications may be arranged.

5. Steps will be taken to award the best wall magazine of the year.

6. Steps will also be taken to award the best writer/writers of the wall magazines/college magazine of the year.

7. Writers among the students will be identified.

8. A literary club will be started.

Computer Lab :

1. Computer land will be shifted to the present seminar hall for all practical purposes for efficiency, facelift and security.

2. More computers will be added to the present lot.

3. If possible, AC will be provided to the computer lab.

Services of Retired Employees :

1. Services of retired teachers and non-teaching employees will be sought.

2. An association of retired employees will be formed within the college.

PART - B

Activities reflecting the goals and objectives of the Institution.

The following activities have been undertaken for reflecting the goals and objectives of the college.

1) (a) The different departments of the college had conducted seminars, surveys, field studies, workshops etc. in order to acquaint the students with the practical aspect of the course studies as well as the socio-economic problems of the society and necessary developmental programmes taken by the government, NGO’s, etc, for the solution of the socio-economic problems of the people particularly in rural areas which have greater importance in agriculture, cottage industries, self-help economic programmes etc.

(b) The seminars, surveys, field studies, workshops etc. conducted by the different departments are given as follows :

(i) Department of Assamese :

(a) Talk

1) A popular talk on Art and Sculpture was delivered by noted artist Sobha Brahma on 19^th November 2004

2) A research-oriented talk on Assamese Script was delivered by Prof. Jatin Goswami on 30^th November 2004.

(ii) Department of Bengali :

(a) Seminars

Departmental seminars were held on the following topics.

1) Jeebananader Kabitay Prakrti on August 2004.

2) Bonolata Sen Kabitar Paryalochana on September 2004.

3) Pathar Panchalie Apu O Durga on November 2004.

(iii) Department of Economics :

a) Survey -

The Economic Planning Forum, Department of Economics, Pragjyotish College in collaboration with Department of Economics, Puthimari College (a rural based college about 40 Kms from Guwahati) carried out a joint Socio-Economic survey in three villages – Sundarisal, Dekpar and Barangbari all under Kamalpur Revenue Circle in the Kamrup District on 29^th December 2004.

(iv) Department of Education :

(a) Seminars -

A UGC sponsored seminar on the topic “The Problems of Deficit Grant-in-Aid Colleges of Assam and its relation to the Government, University, UGC and the community was organized by the organizing secretary of the seminar Dr. Suchitra Kakoty, Head of the Department of Education on 1 and 2 December 2004 at Pragjyotish College.

(b) Field Study –

1) On 14 November 2004 students of Education department (Major) went to Darjeeling and Gangtok for 5 days to study educational and socio-economic condition of the people.

2) On 14 December 2004 students of Education department went to Umtru (Meghalaya) for nature study.

(v) Department of English :

a) Seminars -

The following seminars were held in the department of English.

1) Comparative Study of Jane Austen’s –Emma, Bhabendranath Saikia’s Romyabhumi on July 2004.

2) William Shekespeare’s Sonnet and Sankardeva’s – Borgeet. A comparative study on August 2004.

3) Feminism in the works of Emily Bronte’s Stars and Jane Austen’s Emma on September 2004.

4) Stream of Consciousness technique in the works of James Joyee on October 2004.

5) Renaissance and Reformation in the works of the Elizabethan writers on November 2004.

(vi) Department of History :

a) Seminar -

A departmental seminar was held on the topic ‘Changing of Syllabus and its utility’ on 6 August 2004.

(vii) Department of Philosophy :

a) Seminar -

A seminar was held on the topic ‘Moksa in Indian Philosophy’ on 16 December 2004.

b) Survey -

A grassroot level survey on socio-educational and cultural aspect with special reference to household and women’s right. The survey was conducted in collaboration with the NGO under the banner ‘Rural Women’s Upliftment Association, Assam at Kahargaon Rani on 16 February 2005.

(viii) Department of Political Science :

a) Seminar -

On 16 October 2004, a departmental seminar was held on the topic ‘National Integration-Problem and Prospects’.

b) Survey –

A socio-political survey was conducted in the Monikarneswar area of Rajaduar village, North Guwahati on 5 December 2004.

(ix) Department of Sanskrit :

a) Workshop -

A Spoken Sanskrit certificate course camp was held in the department of Sanskrit and the same was conducted by the ‘Sanskrit Bharati’ working under the Ministry of Human Resource Development of India. The camp was from 15 to 30 December 2004.

b) Talk –

A talk on ‘Necessity of Learning Sanskrit in modern times’ was delivered by Dr. Apurba Chandra Barthakuria on 15 September 2004.

(x) Department of Tourism :

a) Seminar -

1) On 12 November 2004 seminar was held on tourism potential of a state of India. Each student was assigned a particular state.

2) On 21 December 2004 a group discussion was held on the topic ‘The unexplored tourist spots need more government support’.

b) Field Study –

On 16, 17 and 18 February 2005 MTM department of Pragjyotish College conducted a field study at Kaziranga National Park. The students also participated in the seminars held on 17 and 18 February during the Kaziranga Centenary Celebration. Students also took part in the ‘Rangpur Festival’ celebrated at Sibsagar.

(xi) Department of Anthropology :

a) Seminar -

On the topic ‘Prachin Loka Silpa’ held on 10 November 2004 in collaboration with the Folklore Society of Assam and Assamese department, Pragjyotish College, Guwahati. Departmental seminars were held on the following topics –

1) Tribal Culture of NE Region.

2) Asiatic Apes with special reference to primitive behaviour.

3) Barter system among the tribes of India.

4) ‘Hominid Evolution’.

5) Megalithic culture of NE Region.

b) Survey –

A village population survey was conducted in Lalunggaon in Lokhra near Guwahati on 30 September 2004.

c) Field Study –

Students were taken to Morongabari Karbi village near Sonapur in Kamrup district on 10 and 11 December 2004.

d) Talk –

A talk on ‘Pre-historic Archaeological sites in Assam’ was delivered by Jonali Devi on 13 November 2004.

(xii) Department of Botany :

a) Seminar -

A departmental seminar was held on the topic ‘ The study of chromozone and its importance’.

b) Survey –

The department of Botany made a survey of vegetation pattern on the different temple sites of greater Guwahati. In November 2004 a survey was conducted on the famous temple Umananda.

c) Field Study –

Students were taken to the following places for filed study.

1. Darjeeling, Lloyed Botanical Garden, Himalayan Mountaineering Institute and Padmaja Naidu Zooo on November 2004.

2. Amsoi Forest Range on January 2005.

3. Kulu Reserve Forest situated near Mirza in Kamrup district on January 2004.

(xiii) Department of Chemistry :

a) Seminar -

Departmental seminars were held on the topics ‘ Symmetry’ and ‘Hybridisation’ on 20 November 2004.

b) Talk –

A popular scientific talk on ‘Science and Society’ by Prof. S.K.Bhattacharjee on 30 November 2004.

(xiv) Department of Geography :

a) Seminar -

Departmental seminars were held every Friday on local and national issues in the session 2003-04. Altogether 16 seminars were held.

b) Survey –

Socio-economic surveys were conducted at the following places.

1) At Manali a small tribal village on October 2004.

2) At Janasimalu near Panjabari on December 2004.

c) Field Study –

Students were taken to the following places for field study.

1) Delhi, Hyderabad, Puri, Chilka and Calcutta on October 2003.

2) Delhi, Manali, Kulu and Simla on October 2004.

3) Janasimalu village near Panjabari on December 2004.

(xv) Department of Geology :

a) Seminar -

Departmental seminars were held on the following topics –

on 24 December 2004

1) Interior of the earth.

2) Our solar system.

3) Accessary Plates – types and uses.

4) Silicate structure.

5) Earthquakes.

On 23 December 2004

1) Atomic Substitution.

2) Diastrophic and non-diastrophic structure.

3) Textures of sedimentary rocks.

4) Geological time scale.

On 30 December 2004

1) Landslides.

2) Factor affecting groundwater supply.

3) Precambrian Stratiography of NE India.

4) Classification of sedimentary rocks.

5) Weathering.

6) Mode of occurance of igneous rocks.

7) Importance of fossils.

8) Agents of metamorphism.

b) Field Study –

1) To Pelling and Gangtok from 26 November to 4 December 2004.

2) To Kotahbari and Lalunggaon on 11 and 12 January 2005.

c) Workshop –

A 3 day workshop on ‘Disaster Preparedness and Management’ was held on 23 and 24 December 2003, in collaboration with the office of the Controller of Civil Defence, Kamrup, Guwahati.

(xvi) Department of Mathematics :

a) Seminar -

Departmental seminars were held on the following topics –

1) ‘A Few Examples of Groups of Infinite Order in which Each Element is of Finite Order’ on 28 August 2004.

2) Fuzzy sets and Fuzzy Algebraic Systems on 25 September 2004.

3) Shortest Distance between Two Points – Space Using Victors on 14 October 2004.

4) Role of Women in Ancient Indian Mathematical Research on 20 November 2004.

5) Every Nonempty Bounded Subset of Real Numbers Has a Supremum on 24 December 2004.

b) Talk –

A talkon ‘A General Discussion on Fluid Dynamics was delivered by Dr. Rita Choudhury on 31 July 2004.

(xvii) Department of Physics :

a) Seminar -

A ‘Bhavishya Jyoti’ seminar in collaboration with NIIT Academy was held on November 2004.

Departmental seminars were held on 7 February on the following topics-

1) Compound Pendulum

2) Theory of Young’s Double Slit Experiment.

3) Potentiometer

4) Metre-Bridge and Determination of an unknown Resistance.

5) Kater’s Pendulam

6) Reverberation

7) Triple Point

b) Field Study –

Students were taken to ‘Sita Jakhala’ on 26 December 2004.

(xviii) Department of Zoology :

a) Seminar -

Departmental seminars were held every Saturday throughout the session 2003-04. Altogether 16 seminars were held.

On the topic ‘Environmental Law’ was held on September 2004. On the topic ‘Ornamental Fish’ was held on November 2004.

b) Survey –

Students of the department went on a survey of ‘Fish Fauna’ at Deepor Beel on October 2004.

c) Field Study –

Students were taken to the following places for field study.

1) Kaziranga National Park on 23 and 24 December 2003.

2) Deepor Beel on 10 January 2004.

3) Mr. Manohar Burma Fish Seed Production Farm Jagiabari on 29 September 2004.

4) Topatoli near Jagiroad, Sonapur on 17 December 2004.

d) Workshop –

A workshop was held on construction of Home aquarium on 22 and 23 December 2004.

e) Talk –

A spiritual talk on ‘Bhagawat Gita’ was delivered by G.Pathak on 12 September 2004.

2) New academic programmes initiated (UG and PG).

The college has to follow various academic programmes as initiated by Gauhati University from time to time.

3) Innovations in curricular design and transaction:

Innovation in curricular design and transactions have been taken up in the following subjects.

i) Fashion Designing.

ii) Folk and Modern Dance

iii) Mass Communication

iv) Tourism Management (MTM)

v) Some short modular courses in Functional English

4) Inter disciplinary programmes started:

Inter- disciplinary programmes have been started in the following disciplines.

a) Geography

b) Tourism

c) Environmental Science

d) Mass Communication

e) Fashion Designing

f) Folk and Modern Dance

5) Examination Reforms Implemented :

We are to conduct the exams as per the guidelines of the Gauhati University but as far as practicable we conduct the examination in the college at our own to prepare the students for the final examinations of the university.

6) Number of candidates qualified NET / SLET :

a) Department of Assamese

NET – Two 1) Kalpana Talukdar

2) Indrani Kalita

b) Department of English

NET – One 1) Dollikajyoti Sharma (Guest Lecturer)

SLET – One 2) Anurag Bhattacharjya (Guest Lecturer)

c) Department of Political Science

SLET – One 1) Sailen Dutta Das (Guest Lecturer)

d) Department of Geography

NET – One 1) Prasenjit Das

SLET – One 1) Prasenjit Das

e) Department of Zoology

NET – Three 1) Tarun Taid

2) Manoj Bharali

3) Rajeev Basumatar

SLET – Two 1) Manoj Bharali

2) Rajeev Basumatary

7) Total number of Seminars /Workshops conducted

Seminars - 89

Workshops - 3

8) Research Projects

a) Newly implemented

b) Completed

c) A new post doctoral research project has been undertaken by Dr. Parama Rajbongshi, Head of the department of Assamese – ‘A Critical Study of Khulia Bhaoriya, Important Folk Performing out of North-East India’, UGC 2002-2005.

Minor Research Projects are undertaken by –

I. J.Patgiri, Head of the department of Geography – ‘Impact and Influence of Satra Institution to the people of Brahmaputra Valley’

II. Bibha Bharali, Lecturer, department of Assamese – Kamrupia Lokageet Samikha (August 2004)

b) (i) J.Patgiri, Head of the department of Geography completed his research project on ‘Socio Economic Structure of Schedule Tribes Population of undivided Goalpara district’ in the year 2004.

(ii) Jyotirmoy Sengupta, Head of the department of Bengali completed his research project on ‘Assamer Bangla little magazine’ Chotogalpar Prekhyapat O Kramabikash under the guidance of Dr. Tapodhar Bhattacharjee, A.U. Silchar.

9) Patents Generated if any

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10) New Collaborative Research Programmes

Collaboration with CIIL (Central Institute of Indian Language, L S A (Linguistic Society of Assam)

11) Total Research Grants Received from various agencies

No research grants have been received from any agencies during the year.

12) Number of Research Scholars

Assamese - One - 1. Paramananda Rajbongshi

Bengali - One - 1. Jyotirmoy Sengupta

English - Two - 1. Dollikajyoti Sharma

- 2. Anurag Bhattacharjee

Political Science - One - 1. Nabadeep Das

Sanskrit - Three - 1. Swarnalakhsmi Talukdar

- 2. Nivedita Devi

- 3. Dula Saikia

Botany - Two - 1. Ranee Das

- 2. Sonalee Buragohain

Chemistry - One - 1. Satya Sandhya Das

Geography - Three - 1. Jagannath Patgiri

- 2. Paramananda Mazumdar

- 3. Jogesh Chandra Das

Geology - Two - 1. Priyam Barthakur

- 2. Manjit Kumar Mazumdar

Physics - One - 1. Manab Deka

Zoology - Four - 1. Angur Begum

- 2. Seema Kaur

- 3. Devajit Basumatary

- 4. Ratul Patowary

13) Citation Index of Faculty Members and Impact Factor

14) Honors / Awards to the Faculty

a) Department of Bengali -

Jyotirmoy Sengupta, Head of the Department of Bengali received honors by a cultural

organization named ‘Pritha’ for his contribution to society.

b) Department of Zoology –

i) Dr. Mrs. Geeta Basumatary – appointed member to Assam Public Service Commission.

ii) Dr. Balendra Kr. Das – appointed Principal in Pachim Guwahati College, Dharapur.

iii) Mrs. Angur Begum – Appreciation letter from NCC

15) Internal Resources Generated

The college has initiated the following processes or methods for generating funds to the college by –

a) Taking rent for letting the different agencies the college building for holding examinations, conferences, seminars, meetings etc.

b) Sale of fish from college ponds.

c) Selling books published by the college.

d) Collaborative programmes with C-DAC

16) Details of departments getting SAP, COSIST/DST, FIST, etc.

assistance/recognition.

17) Community Services

The college has imparted the following community services during the year 2004

a) Blood Donation

b) NSS camp

c) Eye donation

d) Social services – cleaning of the college campus and neighbourhood.

e) Financial help to Tsunami victim to PM Relief Fund

18) Number of teachers and officers newly recruited

19) Teaching – Non-Teaching staff ratio.

85 : 38

20) Improvements in the Library Services

In library during the period from 01-11-03 to 31-12-04 some improvement have been done in respect of its computerization. The creation of database which was started on 01-03-03 has almost been completed and the preparation for introducing all functions of the library through computer have been going on.

In view of the improvement of the college (parent institution) in respect of opening of new subjects in Post Graduate level the library services have been sufficiently expanded to cover up teachers and students of the newly added faculties of the college.

21) Number of new books / journals subscribed and their value.

Number of new Books & Journals added - 1625

Value – Books Rs. 2,13,900.00

Journal Rs. 23,300.00

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Total Rs. 2,37,200.00

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22) Number of Courses for which student assessment of teachers is introduced and the action taken on student feedback

Teacher’s assessment is done through student feedback in all departments.

23) Unit Cost of Education.

a) Total Unit Cost = Rs. 16,590/-

b) Excluding Salary of Teaching & Non-Teaching Staff Unit Cost = 2,412/-

24) Computerization of administration and the process of admissions and examinations results, issue of certificates.

The computer system has been introduced in –

a) Admission Process

b) Office Management

25) Increase in the infrastructural facilities.

The laboratory of Computer Science department have been upgraded with central UPS.

26) Technology Upgradation.

The college library, Functional MTM, Office etc. have been computerized.

27) Computer and internet access and training to teachers and students.

Computer and Internet facilities has been provided in collaboration with C-DAC to facilitate for training to teachers and students.

28) Financial aid to students.

Special fund has been created long time back for providing financial aid to poor and needy students and it is continuing.

29) Activities and support from the Alumni Association.

Still not visible but effort is on.

30) Activities and support from Parent-Teacher Association.

Effort is on for Parent-Teacher Association.

31) Health services.

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32) Performance in Sports activities.

33) Incentives to outstanding sports person.

Free education is given to meritorious students.

34) Students achievements and awards.

a) Department of Economics:

Three students of the Economics department of Pragjyotish College, Humayun Choudhury, Ashwani Jha and Mompy Sinha participated in the first South Asia Student Meet on ‘Economic Development in South Asia: Which Way Ahead? at New Delhi from 2 to 4 February 2004. They prepared the sub-theme paper ‘Growth and Poverty in India’ and were adjudged 2^nd best and hence were asked to discuss the papers from Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The team was led by Atanu Kr. Chowdhury, Sr. Lecturer, Dept. of Economics and Bidyut Bikash Baishya (Guest Faculty).

b) Department of Political Science:

i) Four students were awarded prizes (Books) in the departmental seminar held in October on the topic – ‘National Integration, Problem and Prospects’.

ii) Sri Dipak Sarma secured 59% in BA Part II (Major) Examination 2004.

c) Department of Sanskrit:

i) Two students of the department attended Republic Day Parade in NCC at New Delhi on 26 January 2005.

ii) Out of 15 students 12 students passed in Major in the year 2004.

d) Department of Anthropology:

In the year 2004 three students in TDC Part I and one student in TDC Part II obtained above 70% marks.

e) Department of Botany:

i) Anjan Kumar Sarma – 1^st class with distinction in M.Sc. Gauhati University.

ii) Triptikona Devi – 1^st class in Biotechnology, Bangalore.

iii) Sanjeev Saha –

Medical Representatives:

i) Gagan Deka

ii) Diganta Kumar Deka – Bajaj Allianz

Air Hostess:

Ms. Bandana Bodo – Indian Airlines

MBA :

Mintu Deka, New Delhi

f) Department of Chemistry :

The department showed 100% success in the B.Sc Part II Final Examination 2004.

g) Department of Geology :

One student got first class 5^th position in B.Sc. Final Examination 2004.

h) Department of Statistics:

Two students got first class and one second class in TDC Part I (old course) Major in the year 2003-04.

In TDC (1+1+1) two students appeared and got second class.

i) Department of Zoology:

a) In the year 2004 ten students got first class in TDC Major with 100% success.

b) The following students of Zoology department have achieved in various fields

I) Arafat Ullah, TDC Major 3^rd year student represented Assam in the National Level Quiz ‘Awakenings Indians to India’ held in Mumbai from 18 to 26 January 2004.

Arafat Ullah was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Guwahati South to attend the Rotary Youth Leadership Award camp held in Tezpur from 1 to 3 October 2004. He received certificate of participation from Chairman, Rotary International.

Arafat Ullah also received certificate from the Director Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship, Guwahati for participating in Entrepreneurial Awareness camp for Science and Technology held from 8 to 10 January 2004.

II) Indranath Chatterjee, TDC Major 3^rd year student participated in the training camp Entrepreneurial Awardness camp and received certificate from the Director Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship Guwahati held from 8 to 10 January 2004.

Indranath Chatterjee also participated:

a) In the National Quiz organized by the AICHYK from 22^nd October 2003.

b) In the Group Discussion, Inter College Level organized by the Rotary Club Guwahati South.

c) In the Training Camp RYLA 2004 sponsored by the Rotary Club.

d) Appointed Time Keeper for All Assam Debating and Quiz Competition organized by AHSEC.

e) Received second prize in the Inter College Debating Competition held on January 2005 organised by the PCGC.

f) Participated in the Science Exhibition organized by PCSS December 2004.

III) Palash Bordoloi, 3^rd year student received Diploma in Painting.

IV) Jagmajyoti Bordoloi received Diploma in Tabla and Singing.

V) Deepa Sarma played as a team member in the National Level Hand Ball and Gold Medalist in state level Badminton.

VI) Monalisa Nath, Diploma holder in Classical Music.

VII) Jusmita Bora won several prizes in Quiz and Essay competition.

VIII) Jagmajyoti Bordoloi and Tridip Kalita won the second prize in the Pritha Rani Kar Memorial Inter College Quiz Competition held at Pragjyotish College on 8 January 2005.

IX) Palash Bordoloi, Navneet Parmar, Veena Singh, Ram K Mandal, Rakesh Das received certificates from the Director Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship, Guwahati for participating in Entrepreneural Awareness Camp for Science and Technology held from 8 to 10 January 2004.

35) Activities of the Guidance and Counseling Unit

The Information and Career Guidance Cell (ICGC) was established with an aim to make the students aware about their career options. Since establishment, the members of ICGC had organized different seminars, workshops, open session with career consultants, visit to the site of entrepreneurial prospects.

In the session 2004, the members of ICGC provided informations about career to the interested students.

36) Placement services provided to the students

Career Counseling is taking step in that direction.

37) Development programmes for non-teaching staff

Computer literacy and development of office maintenance skill.

38) Any other relevant information the institution wishes to add.

Part – C

Explain the plans of the institution for the next year.

Plans of the Institution for the year 2005

I) Academic Programmes

Introduction of –

1) Certificate Courses in English

- English for Job-seekers

- Translation & Creative Writing

2) Career Oriented Subjects

- Fashion Designing

- Mass Communication & Journalism

- Folk and Modern Dance

3) Publication of books by Assamese Department

4) Introduction of Biotechnology and Information technology

5) Workshop-cum-seminar on Lexicography in collaboration with CIL, Mysore

6) Teaching Methodology in Higher Education.

II) Infrastructure

1) Opening a gym for students and people of adjoining locality.

2) Development of Playground.

3) Construction of 2^nd floor ever the existing library building for Tourism Management and Assamese (PG) classes.

4) Construction of Girls Hostel.

5) Construction of first floor over old Arts block.

6) Expansion of present B.Com block.

7) Improvement of the water supply system.

8) Construction of a modern canteen.

9) Uplift of the college gardens.

10) Upgradation of laboratories.

11) CD section in library.

12) Opening of an Internet café.

13) Opening of UGC Network Resource Centre.

III) Health services to be provided to students.

PRAGJYOTISH COLLEGE

Guwahati

Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

1. Dr. K.M.Pathak : Chief Adviser

President, Governing Body

Former Vice-Chancellor, Tezpur University

2. Dr. Dayananda Pathak : Chairperson

Principal

3. Prof. Deepak Dhar Borah : Co-Chairperson

Vice-Principal

4. Prof.(Ms) Monica Lahkar : Member

HoD, Zoology

5. Prof. Dharmeswar Sarma : Member

Dept. of Chemistry

6. Prof. Pranab Kr. Das : Member

HOD, Physics

7. Dr.(Ms) Arpana Thakuria : Member

HOD, Botany

8. Dr. N.K.Das : Member

HOD, Geology

9. Prof. J.Patgiri : Member

HOD, Geography

10. Prof. J.Devi : Member

Dept. of Mathematics

11. Dr. (Ms) Pranati Sarma : Member

Dept. of Assamese

12. Prof. (Ms) Nandini Morol : Member

Dept. of History

13. Prof. (Ms) Dipika Rai Medhi : Member

Dept. of Philosophy

14. Dr.(Ms) Indira Saikia Bora : Member

Dep. of Sanskrit

15. Prof. J.Sengupta : Member

Dept. of Bengali

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16. Prof. N.N.Thakuria : Member

Dept. of English

17. Prof. (Ms) Gauri Devi : Member

Dept. of Education

18. Prof. A.Saikia : Member

HOD, Pol. Science

19. Prof. B.Mali : Member

HOD, Commerce

20. Prof. Ramesh Ch. Deka : Member

HOD, Hindi

21. Dr.(Ms) Pranita Goswami : Member

HOD, Statistics

22. Prof(Ms) Manjula Dutta : Member

HOD, Anthropology

23. Librarian : Member

24. Prof. A.K.Chowdhury : Joint Co-ordinator

Dept. of Economics

25. Dr.(Ms) Ranjita Deka : Joint Co-ordinator

26. Dr. (Ms) Anjana Neog : Co-ordinator

Dr. Dayananda Pathak Dr. A.Saikia Neog

Principal Co-Ordinator

Pragjyotish College IQAC

Pragjyotish College, Guwahati

PRAGJYOTISH COLLEGE

Guwahati

-Quality Advisory Committee-

1. Dr. K.M.Pathak, President - Chief Adviser

Former Vice-Chancellor,

Tezpur Central University

2. Dr. Dayananda Pathak, Principal - Chairperson

3. Prof. D.D.Borah, Vice- Principal - Co-Chairperson

4. Sri Mohsin Ali, AES - Member

Director, Elementary Educatuin

5. Dr. Haren Choudhury - Member

Prof. Of Statistics, GU

6. Prof. Dinesh Ch. Baroowa - Member

Registrar, GU, (Retd)

7. Prof. B.Mali, HOD, Commerce - Member

8. Dr.(Ms) Suchitra Kakoti, HOD, Education - Member

9. Prof. N.K.Khanna, HOD, Chemistry - Member

10. Dr. Danshi Barman, G.B.Member - Member

(Ex-Addl. Deputy Commissioner, Ghy)

11. Sri Haidar Hussain, - Member

Editor, Asomiya Pratidin

12. Dr. Narendra Nath Sarma - Member

Retd. Professor of Lib. Science, GU

13. Dr. Nabin Ch. Sarma - Member

Rtd. Prof. Of Folklore Research, GU

14. Dr. (Ms) Geeta Basumatari - Member

APSC

15. Dr. (Ms) Anjana Neog - Co-Ordinator

Co-Ordinator, IQAC

Principal

Pragjyotish College

Guwahati-9

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