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answer type and objective multiple-choice based questions is the method that
the university follows. At institution’s level, we have devised procedures to
inculcate desirable attributes into our students during the duration of their
study e.g. discipline, upright and independent thinking, self-confidence,
community living, communicative skill, right behavior, skills and knowledge
at the college level. Imbibing these attributes, our students are known to fare
well, excel in life and are placed in high job and research positions globally.
A quantitative mechanism of the evaluation of specified graduate attributes is
not operative, however.

2.5.7 What are the mechanisms for redressal of grievances with
reference to evaluation both at the college and University level?
Grievances of a student related to evaluation and marks allotted are addressed
by the university in case of both UG and PG programs. There is a system of
scrutiny (and re-evaluation in rare cases). At College level (in add-on
courses), we have full liberty to address complaints and we get the student re-
evaluated in case of genuine grievance.

2.6 Student performance and Learning Outcomes

2.6.1 Does the college have clearly stated learning outcomes? If ‘yes’ give
details on how the students and staff are made aware of these?
No, the institution does not have such a policy/programme yet. However,
IQAC is pondering over this issue and may suggest some method/mechanism
soon to assess and measure the quality of learning and teaching of the
students. It is to be attempted at the graduate level first.

2.6.2 Enumerate on how the institution monitors and communicates the
progress and performance of students through the duration of the course/
program? Analytical presentation of results of four years:
The students are in direct contact with their teachers. Progress or lag
condition is made known to them individually, and in special cases, if the
need be, their parents are too communicated.
During the last four years (2009-10/10-11/11-12/12-13), students in general
have fared well. A number of students (e.g. from Hindi, Biotechnology,
Physics, History, English, Chemistry, Psychology, Geography, Economics,
Zoology, Botany) have topped the lists of successful candidates in their final
examinations or placed in high positions (2nd, 3rd or in top ten) during the last
four years. It is more often that our students excel at University level and the
institution is highly rated for that.

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During the last four years, a number of our students passed their M.Sc. /M.A.
or M. Com exams and got placed in good positions. Many of them have
joined good research organizations across the country and even abroad.
During the last four years, 65-75% students have been placed in 1st class with
high grades/marks at post-graduate examinations in all subjects combined
together. At graduate level, 55-65% excelled with high grades/marks.
Monitoring of the performance is done subject-wise at departmental level.
The overall performance program-wise during the last four years is depicted
below:

2.6.3 How are the teaching, learning and assessment strategies of the
institution structured to facilitate the achievement of the intended
learning outcomes?
Teaching, learning and assessment are the three components of the whole
mechanism of the educational system that the institution follows under the
rules of the affiliating university and the state.
At college level, we are assigned to provide teaching and learning ingredients
at their best with a structured assessment process that includes unit tests,
home assignments, practical tests, internal assessment and viva-voce
examination of the students. Final assessment rests with the affiliating
university. A structured and quantitative assessment procedure for evaluating
learning outcomes is not in place as such.
2.6.4 What are the measures/initiatives taken up by the institution to
enhance the social and economic relevance (student placements,
entrepreneurship, innovation and research aptitude developed among
students etc.) of the courses offered?
The College has a placement Cell for students. To develop entrepreneurship,
we have invited talks from industry people and successful entrepreneurs

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regularly program-wise. For PG students, we have project work in the forth
semester. Additionally, in Science subjects, we try to induce research aptitude
in students by several innovative approaches (e.g. workshops, special lectures
by eminent scientists, seminars, project reports and innovative experiments
etc.)

2.6.5 How does the institution collect and analyze data on student
performance and learning outcomes and use it for planning and
overcoming barriers of learning?
As mentioned above, it is not operational as a system as yet. However, we
attempt to follow corrective measures during academic sessions on the basis
of the outcome of the previous years.

2.6.6 How does the institution monitor and ensure the achievement of
learning outcomes?
As described above, learning outcomes are not measured in any quantitative
way but qualitative assessment is done for the benefit of the students.

2.6.7 Does the institution and individual teachers use assessment/
evaluation outcomes as an indicator for evaluating student
performance, achievement of learning objectives and planning? If ‘yes’
provide details on the process and cite a few examples.
Yes, individually. At department level, few teachers are assigned for the work
especially in cases of highly meritorious students or poorly performing
students.

2.6.8 Any other relevant information regarding Teaching-Learning and
Evaluation which the college would like to include.
Some departments regularly conducts field works, educational excursions, on-
job training, additional research assignments, 1-2 month placement of
students at big laboratories and innovative designed experiments to make
students learn in a big way.

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Criterion III

RESEARCH, CONSULTANCY AND EXTENSION

3.1 Promotion of Research

3.1.1 Does the institution have recognized research center/s of the
affiliating University or any other agency/organization?
The institution is recognized by the affiliating university as a Research centre
for all those subjects that have post-graduate teaching sanctioned by the
university and approved by the State Government.

3.1.2 Does the Institution have a research committee to monitor and
address the issues of research? If so, what is its composition? Mention
a few recommendations made by the committee for implementation
and their impact.
Yes, the College has a Research Advisory Committee headed by a
Coordinator (Dr. K.K. Singh) who is assisted by five members. RAC has
three functions to look after: (1) Research coordination, (2) Research
monitoring and assistance, (3) Research consultancy services.
Some of its recent recommendations are –

(i) All Heads of the Research enabled departments or their representative
shall be associate members of the Committee and shall be invited to
attend the proceedings as and when required.

(ii) The Principal shall monitor the quarterly proceedings and
recommendations of the committee one day after the meetings and
find out ways to implement the recommendations or take appropriate
action regarding collaborations, MOUs, coordination, funding,
infrastructure, books/library, instruments, chemicals and reagents etc.

(iii)The Research grants obtained by faculty members from different
funding agencies shall be maintained as separate bank accounts in the
name of the Principal Investigator/Researcher.

(iv)Research grants/stipends/Fellowship installments of the JRFs/SRFs
shall be maintained as separate bank accounts but these shall be
monitored by the Research Committee and/or Principal regularly.

(v) It is recommended to the faculty members that their research
publications with their students shall give proper prominence to the
scholar/student and if a student has contributed more than 70% to the
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diligence and dedication to work in the students.
(vi)Before sending a paper for publication the concerned faculty and/or

research worker are advised to meet the RAC to discuss the findings
and give a short presentation on the topic for the benefit of peers and
interested students. It is conceived as a step to encourage collaboration
and dissemination of knowledge.
It has been decided that Interdisciplinary research should be promoted
especially in science.

3.1.3 What are the measures taken by the institution to facilitate
smooth progress and implementation of research schemes/ projects?

 Autonomy to the principal investigator: Yes
 Timely availability or release of resources: Yes
 Adequate infrastructure and human resources: Yes
 Time-off, reduced teaching load, special leave etc. to teachers:

Yes, all the three.
 Support in terms of technology and information needs: Yes . If

required.
 Facilitate timely auditing and submission of utilization certificate to

the funding authorities: Yes.
 Any other: Yes. One to one interaction between the principal and

researcher for additional assistance, if any.

3.1.4 What are the efforts made by the institution in developing
scientific temper and research culture and aptitude among students?
As mentioned in the previous section, the PG students are encouraged to
carry out research by allotment of projects, seminars, stimulating talks etc.
Additionally, they are required to do project works in their final semester.

3.1.5 Give details of the faculty involvement in active research
(Guiding student research, leading Research Projects, engaged in
individual/collaborative research activity, etc.
Faculty members are involved in active research and they present research
papers in various National & International Conferences and their papers are
published in reputed National and International Journals.
Following are some of the details of the research activities:
Major achievements of the last four years:
Ph.D. supervision and successful completion: Chem-17, Phy-03, Botany-08,
Zoology-01, Commerce-28, Psychology-42, Urdu-09, Pol. Sc.-12, Philosophy-

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01, Hindi-06, History-04, Geography-05, Economics- 17, English- 13, Hindi-
06
Total-172
Ph.D. students registered: Chem-13, Phy-08, Botany-08, Zoology-01,
Commerce-11, Psychology-10, Urdu-05, Pol. Sc.-09, Philosophy-05, Hindi-
09, History-08, Geography-10, Sociology-01, Economics-15, English-08.
Total-121
Research papers published in National Journals (Department wise):
Chem-196, Phy-50, Botany-12, Zoology-04, Commerce-139, Psychology-119,
Urdu-46, Pol. Sc.-30, Philosophy-02, Hindi-34, History-04, Geography-25,
Sociology -07, Economics- 82, English-58 , Mathematics-04.
Total-810
Research papers published in International Journals: Chem-11, Phy-02,
Botany-05, Commerce-2, Psychology-02, Urdu-01, Pol. Sc.-15, Philosophy-
01, Hindi-08, Geography-02 Sociology-03; Economics- 09, English- 17.
Total-78
No of National Conferences attended: Chem-78, Phy-50, Botany-10, Zoology-
04, Commerce-139, Psychology-119, Urdu-46, Pol. Sc.-30, Philosophy-02,
Hindi-34, History-04, Geography-25, Sociology -07-; Economics- 82 ,
English-58 , Mathematics-04.
Total-742
Names of Teachers who attended International Conferences:
Chem-15, Phy-19, Commerce-20, Psychology-22, Urdu-03, Philosophy-02,
Hindi-10, History-07, Geography-02, Sociology-03, Pol. Science-15, English-
09 , Botany-04, Mathematics-04, Economics-13
Total- 148

3.1.6 Give details of workshops/ training programmes/
sensitization programmes conducted/organized by the institution
with focus on capacity building in terms of research and imbibing
research culture among the staff and students.
Six research sensitization workshops/lectures have been organized at
department level (Physics – 02; Botany – 04) during the last academic year.
Physics:
Inspire Workshop popularizing Inspire programme of DST, Govt. of India
(Resource Persons: Prof. H.C. Verma, Dept of Physics, IIT-Kanpur, Prof.
Shwet Ketu Virbhadra, Dept of Mathematics, Rutgers University, U.S.A., Mr.
Samar Bagachi, a renowned science propagator of India from Kolkata)

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Guest lecture on the “Physics of Dilute Magnetic Semiconductors’ (Resource
person Prof. Ramjanay Choudhary, Scientist E, Consortium for scientific
Research, Indore)
Botany/Biotechnology:
Talk on ‘Research tools and Kalazar’ (Resource Person: Dr. Diwakar Singh
Dinesh, IMRI, Kadamkuan, Patna)
Talk on ‘Environmental Engineering’ (Resource Person: Dr. Rajiv K. Sinha,
Brisbane, Australia)
Demonstrative workshop on ‘Ground water Conservation and Recharge’
(Resource Person: Dr. K.A. Narayan, Brisbane, Australia)
Workshop on ‘Techniques of Bioinformatics’: (Resource Person: Dr. J.
Kumar; Dr. M. Kumar; Dr. M. Sinha; Dr. Priti Bala)

3.1.7 Provide details of prioritized research areas and the expertise
available with the institution.
The prioritized research areas include:
Chemistry - Coordination Chemistry, Organic synthesis, Solid Waste
Management and Chemical kinetics.
Physics – Nanoparticles, Solid state physics, Theoretical Physics (Relativity
and Condensed matter). Advance quantum and Mathematical Physics.
Botany – Phytochemistry, Cytogenetics, Molecular biology, Plant Tissue
Culture, Bioinformatics and Molecular Modeling, Environmental biology,
Microbiology and Plant Pathogenesis.
Zoology – Animal Ecology and Effect of Agrochemicals on Vertebrates.
Mathematics – Functional analysis, Applied Mathematics
Psychology – Social and Clinical Psychology, Buddhist psychology, IQ
assessment, Indigenous Psychology.
Political Science – Political thought, International relation, Political sociology,
Women’s studies, Public administration and Indian political system.
History – Modern History, Medieval Studies and Anglo-Indian impacts.
Sociology – Marx, Socio-Economics.
Hindi – Contemporary and Ancient literature.
English – Indian English writing, Language and Commonwealth literature.
Geography – Caste migration, Environment, Settlement studies, population.
Economics – Women studies, Child labor, and Migration.
Commerce – Financial management, Accounting and Marketing.

3.1.8 Enumerate the efforts of the institution in attracting researchers of
eminence to visit the campus and interact with teachers and students?

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It is a common practice to invite renowned Scientists and researchers for
interaction at seminars/symposia or by special lectures. During the last four
years, a number of Scientists and Researchers from IIT, Patna; NIT, Patna;
IIT, Kanpur; NIT, Rourkela; ABTF, Korea; Department of Environmental
Engineering, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia; Department of Life
Sciences, JNU, New Delhi and other prominent institutions visited the
institution and interacted with the researchers, faculties and students.

3.1.9 What percentage of the faculty has utilized Sabbatical Leave for
research activities? How has the provision contributed to improve the
quality of research and imbibe research culture on the campus?
Approximately, 15% of the faculty members have taken leaves of different
types such as Study leave or Lien to work in research laboratories and
institutions outside the state or to attend workshops or training programmes
during the last four years. Grant of study leaves by the institution/university
has contributed to the knowledge, expertise, experience and abilities of the
faculty since decades.

3.1.10 Provide details of the initiatives taken up by the institution in
creating awareness/advocating/transfer of relative findings of research of
the institution and elsewhere to students and community (lab to
land)
Publications of works in Journals/Magazines by the Faculty members are
reported in the College magazine/publications. Reports in Hindustan Times
and other Newspapers have contributed to the spread of Research activities
being pursued in the Institution locally. One way of dissemination of research
output and ideas has been through College level seminars to discuss the
findings of research with faculty members, students and media. Additionally,
more often, we showcase our research findings through models/charts or PP
presentations.

3.2 Resource Mobilization for Research

3.2.1 What percentage of the total budget is earmarked for research?
Give details.
The College does not have any pre-fixed budgetary provision for research on
its own. A faculty member has to obtain funds from different funding
agencies e.g. Science & Technology departments, other departments of the
state government, UGC, DST, DBT and etc. The Institution provides
Infrastructure and basic Instrumental/library support only.

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3.2.2 Is there a provision in the institution to provide seed money to the
faculty for research?
No.

3.2.3 What are the financial provisions made available to support student
research projects?
None. The student has to carry out on his own or under JRF/SRF schemes or
under a sanctioned Research project of a faculty member. However, the
institution plays a key role by providing access to instruments and
infrastructural facilities. Special grant may be sanctioned in some cases by the
institution.

3.2.4 How does the various departments/units/staff of the institute
interact in undertaking inter-disciplinary research? Cite examples
of successful endeavors and challenges faced in organizing
interdisciplinary research.
Interdisciplinary research has been carried out between Botany/Biotechnology
department and Department of Chemistry. Few papers (Authors: Dr.
Jainendra Kumar, Department of Botany and Biotechnology and Dr. Girish
Kumar Sinha, Department of Chemistry) were also published on their
findings (e.g. ‘Studies on biological activity of synthetic mannich base
nitrogen mustard of 3-aminophthalimide -1’ – published in Int. Mult. Res.
Jour.: available at http://irjs.info/). Currently, a new interdisciplinary project
collaboration between Chemistry and Biotechnology departments is under
consideration. It is themed around ‘QSAR (Quantity Structure Activity
Relationship) and drug Development’. Collaboration of
biotechnology/Botany with the Department of Physics is also at conceptual
level.
In the area of Kala-azar, interdisciplinary collaborative research is currently
underway between the department of Botany and Rajendra Memorial
Research Institute (ICMR Unit), Agamkuan, Patna (Dr. D.S. Dinesh and
team) with more than three publications till date.

3.2.5 How does the institution ensure optimal use of various
equipment and research facilities of the institution by its staff and
students?
The departments are custodian of the instruments and other infrastructure
available with them. All the instruments/equipments are accessible to one and
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in any department).

3.2.6 Has the institution received any special grants or finances from the
industry or other beneficiary agency for developing research facility? If
‘yes’ give details.
No, none in recent times.

3.2.7 Enumerate the support provided to the faculty in securing
research funds from various funding agencies, industry and other
organizations. Provide details of ongoing and completed projects and
grants received during the last four years.
The college encourages the faculty to apply for the research projects to various
funding agencies through Research Advisory Committee. RAC provides all
the information regarding the funds available with UGC under major & minor
research projects, DST, DBT, State Science and Technology department and
other national and international funding agencies/Trusts/Organizations. The
institution promotes collaborative research activities with other
research/Scientific organizations and Universities.

Research projects during last four years:
Major Research Projects:
Chemistry: Dr. Vijay Kumar
Title of the project: Kinetic parameters of Platinum Metal complexes and their
catalytic importance.
Funding agency: University Grants Commission
Sanctioned amount: Rs. 5,14, 800/-
Duration: 2008-2011
Current status: Finished
Political Science: Dr. Rachna Suchinmayee
Title of the project: Political and Social Study of Voting pattern in Bihar.
Funding agency: UGC
Sanctioned amount: Rs. 6,23,200/-
Duration: 2011-14
Current status: Final Draft Stage
Philosophy: Prof. Pramod Kumar
Title of the project: Hetuvidya Studies in Modern and Contemporary China
Funding agency: China National Planning Office of Philosophy & Social
Sciences, University of Sanghai (China).

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Sanctioned amount: Not specified yet from the corpus. In Collaboration with
Prof. Heyen Shen of University of Sanghai.
Duration: 2013-2015
Current status: Work in progress
Major Workshop project:
English: Dr. Bithika Dasgupta Sarkar
Title of the project (Awareness and Workshop project): Sensitivity,
Awareness and Motivation.
Funding agency: University Grants Commission [from Capacity building
Women Manager program]
Sanctioned amount: Rs. 5,65,000/
Executed in 2013 [February]

Major Applied for Research projects:
Botany/Biotechnology: Prof. Jainendra Kumar
Title: Tissue culture of major horticultural, plantation and vegetable crops
suitable for LDPE polyhouse and Shade Net cultivation and open fields in
Upper Gangetic plains of India. [To CSIR, New Delhi]. Amount: 22, 50, 000/
approx.
Economics: Dr Rashmi Akhaury
Applied for a major project related to the Study of empowerment of women in
Gaya district and adjoining areas of Bihar. [To UGC] Amount: Rs. 8, 00, 000/-
approx.

Minor Research Projects
Political Science: Dr Indira Sinha
Title of the project: Empowerment of Dalits with special Reference to
Political Participation, Representation, Movements and Leadership A Case
Study of Nalanda District.
Funding agency: University Grants Commission
Sanctioned amount: Rs.1,50,000/
Duration: 2010-12
Current status: Finished.
Political Science: Dr Arvind Aditya Raj
Title of the project: Power Struggle in the red Corridor: Dynamics of Maoist’s
actions, Human rights questions and State response in the Bihar hinterland.
Funding agency: University Grants Commission
Sanctioned amount: Rs. 67,000/
Duration: 2011-2013

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Current status: Finished.
History: Dr Rajiv Ranjan
Title of the project: Udantpuri Mahavihar: Ek Addhayan
Funding agency: University Grants Commission
Sanctioned amount: Rs. 1.02, 000/
Duration: 2009-11
Current status: Finished.
Physics: Dr Santosh Kumar
Title of the project: ZnO based DMS systems.
Funding agency: University Grants Commission.
Sanctioned amount: Rs. 1, 42, 000/-
Duration: 2013-15.
Current status: Work in progress. Grant received till yet: Rs. 1, 20, 000/-
Economics: 1. Dr. Punam
Title of the project: Socio-Economic Scenario of Agricultural Labourers.
Funding agency: University Grants Commission.
Sanctioned amount: Rs 80,000/-
Duration: 2009-2011.
Current status: Finished.
Economics: Dr. Rashmi Akhauri
Title of the project: Empowering Women in Bihar - A Case Study of Patna
District.
Funding agency: UGC, New Delhi
Sanctioned amount: Rs 86,000/
Duration: 2009-11
Current status: Finished
Commerce: Dr. R.U. Singh
Title of the project: Dalit empowerment and Social Justice – A Case study of
Patna District.
Funding Agency: UGC
Duration: 2012-13
Grant: 1,01,000/-
Current status: Grant Received Rs. 61,000/-. In Final stages.

3.3 Research Facilities

3.3.1 What are the research facilities available to the students and
research scholars within the campus?
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instruments, library and related resources, computers with necessary
hardware and software, research guides, perspective projects, recurring grants
for chemicals and reagents, technical support and maintenance, and
coordinated instrumentation where interdisciplinary works can be carried out.

3.3.2 What are the institutional strategies for planning, upgrading and
creating infrastructural facilities to meet the needs of researchers
especially in the new and emerging areas of research?
Regarding the emerging technology field, lately, the college has submitted an
elaborate plan for an ultra-equipped Plant Tissue Culture laboratory to the
NHM directorate of the Agriculture department of the State Government for
subsidy for infrastructure development, instrumentation and support
amounting to Rs. 2, 50, 000, 00/- in total. Once established, it shall primarily
be aimed to carry out and perfect the protocols of tissue culture of
commercially important horticultural, plantation and vegetable crops. (A
Research project in this regard has been submitted to CSIR). The lab will be
able to produce several lakhs of TC plants (e.g. Gerbera, Carnation, rose,
banana, papaya, Pine apple, Coccinia indica (vegetable), seed potato etc.)
every year to be distributed to farmers and growers.
Multiple plans to develop infrastructural facilities with the help of different
state/national or international funding agencies for all types of research
including those in Pure and Applied Science, Humanities, Social Sciences
and Commerce is under active consideration of the institution. Prospective
agencies shall be approached during 2015-16.

3.3.3 Has the institution received any special grants or finances from the
industry or other beneficiary agency for developing research facilities?
None till yet. A proposal to establish a Special Physical instrumentation lab in
the area of material science and nano-materials is under the active
consideration of Science and Technology department of Govt. of Bihar.

3.3.4 What are the research facilities made available to the students and
research scholars outside the campus / other research laboratories?
It is done on departmental level with the help of the faculty members with
contacts in /or collaboration/MOU with Research laboratories and
organizations outside. Department of Physics has carried out many
researches with the help of IIT, Kanpur. Department of Biotechnology has an
MOU with ABTF, South Korea and an understanding with Bioinformatics
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collaborations too.

3.3.5 Provide details on the library/ information resource center or any
other facilities available specifically for the researchers?
As mentioned in other sections, Central library has such facilities and
resources that benefit researchers directly and specifically. In addition, the
researchers may help resources available in CSIR labs and other institutes.

3.3.6 What are the collaborative research facilities developed/
created by the research institutes in the college. For ex.
Laboratories, library, instruments, computers, new technology etc.
We provide summer trainings to students from outside institutions. We are
open to all in respect to our expertise, supervision and consultancy. A number
of research students coming from far off places have worked in our labs for
part research leading to Ph.D. or short research projects allotted for summer
training or post-graduate requirement. Presently, a collaborative research
project related to ‘Kalazar’ in the area of Phytochemistry and drug discovery
and a few collaborative papers have been already published e.g. Insecticidal
Effect of Plant Extracts on Phlebotomus argentipes (Diptera: Psychodidae) in
Bihar, India published in Indian Journal of Medical Research.

3.4 Research Publications and Awards

3.4.1 Highlight the major research achievements of the staff and
students in terms of

 Patents obtained and filed (process and product)
 Original research contributing to product improvement
 Research studies or surveys benefiting the community or

improving the services
 Research inputs contributing to new initiatives and social

development
Many research papers by people in Social Sciences relate to Community
development and services. Such projects have been carried out by faculties
from Political Science, Economics and Commerce. Research in applied
Science (e.g. Plant tissue Culture) has also led to discoveries and findings that
are directly beneficial to communities and society. Research, survey and
awareness related to modern agricultural practices and innovative
technologies, sustainable living strategies and vermicultural applications take
up by a faculty member of Botany and biotechnology department have

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contributed immensely to the urban communities and farming people as well.

There has been no culture of patent filing in the institution till recently and
free information flow has been the norm. But, now a strategy has been
conceived to have an IPR and patent facilitating body in the campus that
would look after patenting of protocols, processes and products.

3.4.2 Does the Institute publish or partner in publication of research
journal(s)? If ‘yes’, indicate the composition of the editorial board,
publication policies and whether such publication is listed in any
international database?
The institution publishes two journals (In English literature and Urdu
literature), one magazine and three Newsletters which bring out views,
analyses, development, reports, fictions, research and informative articles.
In these publications, the college has a definite policy to give voices to
teachers as well as students. College teachers constitute to the Editorial
Board. All these publications have in-house faculty members on the Editorial
Board. Section 3.4.3 presents some details.
The institution has collaboration/understanding with few Research Journals
that are published by Professional bodies, Research organizations and
academic publishers of elsewhere e.g. Online Journal of Modern biology,
Journal of Ultra-Chemistry, Journal of Behavior research review, Rooh-e-
Urdu, Spectrum etc.

3.4.3 Details of publications by the faculty and students:
No of Books published: Chem-04, Phy-08, Botany-12, Commerce-21,
Psychology-31, Urdu-05, Hindi-12, History-02, Sociology-02, Economics-05,
English-02 ,
Total-104
Chapter in Books: Book Review in Cyber Literature (ISSN no. 0972-0901)
by Dr. Kumar Chandradeep (English); Chapters in Biology books for NOU by
Dr. J. Kumar (Botany).
Editorship: Pro. R.N. Pandey (Chemistry) - Consultant Editor of Journal of
Ultra Chemistry.
Prof. J. Kumar (Botany/Biotechnology) – Editor, Online Journal of Modern
Biology ISSN 0973-9394.
Dr. Alpana Sengupta (Psychology) - Research Editor of Journal of Behaviour
Research Review ISSN No 0975-7198.
Dr Dinesh Kumar (Psychology) - Member of editorial Board, for (i)
Perspective in Psychological Research Regd. no – ISSN-0971-1562, (ii)

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Anusandhan Regd. no ISSN-0973-0923, (iii) Social Research Journal ISSN
0975-02741 (iv) Spectrum, ISSN 0974-2417
Dr Kumar Chandradeep (English) - Executive editor of Cyber literature ( A
Biannual) ISSN NO-0972-0901; Editor of The Inward Eye: Paltliputra
Journal of English Studies ISSN NO-2278-9162; Member, Advisory Board,
Urdu Today ISSN NO-2321-8029.
Dr. S.I. Qadri (Urdu) - Editor of the journal of Anjuman Taraqqui-e-Urdu,
Bihar; Rooh-e-Urdu, Patna; Member of Editorial Board of Yuva Samvad,
Delhi (Hindi) and Tahqueeqat, Patna (Trilingual research journal-Urdu,
Persian and Arabic).
Workshop attended/organized during last four years: Chemistry - 07,
Physics -13, Botany - 03, Psychology-25, Urdu-16, Pol. Science -12,
Philosophy-01, Hindi-08, History-03, Geography-01, Economics-18, English -
04.
Total-111

3.4.4 Research awards, recognition/incentives etc.
Formal Research awards have been received by the faculty members in the
past at State and National level. However, during the last four years, there has
not been any recipient as such. Informal recognition/certificate of
app[recitation and award at National and International level at Symposia and
Conferences are routinely received by a number of faculty members. Many
teachers are well known in their respective fields for standard research and
contribution. On this basis, they are regularly invited as resource persons or to
sit on Research boards, National Govt. Departments, International
Committees, Research Review panels and Journals’ Editorial Boards.
Faculty members from this college had received awards like Sahitya Akadmi
and Padmashree.
The institution’s Research Advisory Committee (RAC) has recently
recommended to the authorities to institute a corpus for incentives for faculties
doing high-end research.
Several of the research articles and papers published in reputed and Peer
reviewed Journals by the faculty members during the last four years
individually carry variant but high metric evaluators like Citation index,
Impact Factor, h-index, SCImago Journal Ranking etc. As researches are
reported by individuals in Journals of their choice, it becomes mostly difficult
to assess these at departmental level. We hope to develop a system for it in
near future.

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3.5 Consultancy

3.5.1 Give details of the systems and strategies for establishing
institute-industry interface?
We don’t have a well-defined system of making Institute – Industry interface
till yet. Instead, we have made direct contact with some industries to have a
useful and practical interface time to time. For example, we had an
arrangement with McDowels (Mokama) in the interest of biotech students for
their on-job training and consultancy. As mentioned in Criterion I report, such
arrangements exist for Physics, Chemistry and Biology departments with
industrial units/establishments like Tek Brain Pvt. Ltd., Web Info Edge,
Brahma Consultancy, Alchem Laboratories, Baidyanath Ayurveda Bhawan
and others.
Consultancy in conjunction with extension services is also taken up in
collaboration with some social organizations e.g. NHRDN (National Human
Resource Development Network), Patna Chapter, NGO e.g. Nidan, Trust e.g.
A.V.P. Permaculture and Agriculture Technologies and Club e.g. Rotary Club
of India (Patna).

3.5.2 What is the stated policy of the institution to promote
consultancy? How is the available expertise advocated and
publicized?
Reports in Newspapers and reviews are the means by which we have been
advertising our expertise since long. To promote it further, we are
including a link of available consultancy related expertise and services on
our college website.

3.5.3 How does the institution encourage the staff to utilize their
expertise and available facilities for consultancy services?
The college has now a policy in regard to this. A committee for Consultancy,
collaboration and extension services exists. It is entrusted with the
responsibility to coordinate the faculties in context of these services.

3.5.4 List the broad areas and major consultancy services provided by
the institution and the revenue generated during the last four years.
No revenue is generated. Revenue generation is not permitted by the xisting
rules of State and University.
We provide free consultancy. The major areas, where we have been
providing consultancy to entrepreneurs, industry, associations, individuals or
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and protocols, technical know-hows, electronics, Nanotechnology research,
Compound synthesis, Species identification, Plant Tissue culture,
Vermiculture and composting, Sustainable development strategies,
aquaculture and shallow water cultivation of aquatic crops, modern farming
methods, Psycho-social problems, investments, Commercial ventures and
economic implications, event management, political analyses and survey
methods, social services, jobs and training, examination related strategies,
language learning and phonetics and a lot of other relevant topics.
Some faculty members have regularly served as consultant at National panels
too.

3.5.5 What is the policy of the institution in sharing the income
generated through consultancy (staff involved: Institution) and its use for
institutional development?
Income is not generated at institutional level.

3.6 Extension Activities and Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR)

3.6.1 How does the institution promote institution-neighbourhood-
community network and student engagement, contributing to good
citizenship, service orientation and holistic development of students?
The institution has been organizing community services programs for the
benefit of its neighborhood for years. These activities are student centric and
inculcate discipline, control and humane behavior in our students. A
prestigious 3-day annual Public Extension programme carried out by the
institution in the month of December every year is STRIDE. STRIDE-2014
was organized from 21st December 2014 to 23rd December 2014. It has been a
widely acclaimed activity on the part of our students who serve people with
free clinical tests, diagnostics, health related advices, first aids and emergency
management of killer diseases, routine hygiene, food choice, drinking water
quality check-up, blood donation, environmental education and other issues
supported with demonstrative displays, posters and flags.
These activities are in addition to those by NSS and NCC units that carry out
extensive social works and community services round the year. Theme based
seminars and talks are organized time to time to motivate the students in
regard to ISR and Individual commitments for society.

3.6.2 What is the Institutional mechanism to track students’
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citizenship roles?
The College asks students from every department to come up and participate
in social service activities and extension programs. They are assigned tasks in
advance for preparations. A record is kept to analyze their attendance, active
participation level and contribution after the outreach program is concluded.
NSS units are trained on the guiding concept of “You first” and they are given
individual assignment to work in a particular situation. It judges his/her
degree of involvement.

3.6.3 How does the institution solicit stakeholder perception on the
overall performance and quality of the institution?
The public extension activities and functions carried out independently or in
collaboration with NGOs or Clubs by the college have participation of both
faculties and students. These activities mainly target village people,
neighborhood population, parents and peers. Since olden times, the institution
has carved out a niche for itself and a perspective social perception which has
gradually created an image of philanthropy and social integration of the
institution.

3.6.4 How does the institution plan and organize its extension and
outreach programmes? Providing the budgetary details for last four
years, list the major extension and outreach programmes and their
impact on the overall development of students.
The institution has active NSS and NCC units. Additionally, it has a
committee to plan and execute extension activities for the whole year.
Estimates are made in advance and funds are released by the college office as
per the estimate individually for different proposals as and when needed. We
do not have fixed annual budgetary provision. In general, 20-25 and 30-35
activities and outreach programmes are carried out by our NCC and NSS
units every year respectively. STRIDE is a 3-day annual function which also
showcases all outreach programs carried out during the year.
Students from different departments participate in all these activities directly.
They learn, absorb social values and ethics and develop correct disposition
and orientation in regard to the society.

3.6.5 How does the institution promote the participation of students and
faculty in extension activities including participation in NSS, NCC, YRC
and other National/ International agencies?
They are made to understand the meaning of Social accountability,
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sath – sath’. Special classes/sessions are arranged for participating students
by faculty members for assignment, preparation and preview of such
functions/programmes. Participation, in some cases, is made mandatory rather
than optional to create a dedicated group of answerable cadets.

3.6.6 Give details on social surveys, research or extension work (if any)
undertaken by the college to ensure social justice and empower
students from under-privileged and vulnerable sections of society?

 Social justice and empowerment are the two key points which are
stressed upon in all such programs.

 Students from rural areas, weaker sections, under-privileged segments
of the society are encouraged to participate with conviction,
confidence and energy to work in their own areas so that people and
community are emotionally involved and feel empowered.

 Social survey is regularly made in slums and shanties and NSS units
provide all kinds of help to the people of these settlements.

 Feedback records are kept and analyzed to plan survey and work in
slums in a structured manner so that positive results are obtained and
young people are encouraged to learn and progress.

 Many research programs carried out by our faculties of Economics,
Political Science, Psychology and Commerce have made social survey
and research works where students from under-privileged locations
have been involved directly (See Section on Minor projects).

3.6.7 Reflecting on objectives and expected outcomes of the extension
activities organized by the institution, comment on how they
complement students’ academic learning experience and specify the values
and skills inculcated.
On the basis of our experience of doing social activities and public extension
services for years inside or outside of the campus, we believe that -

 Students develop new outlook and absorb values by participating in
Public services and extension works.

 Such events induce responsibility and Social understanding in them.
 Their personality becomes amicable and they are correctly disposed

towards learning and education.
 They are able to put everything in social perspective and develop a

deep sense of belonging to the society, and State.
 Positive traits develop in their personality.

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3.6.8 How does the institution ensure the involvement of the
community in its reach out activities and contribute to the community
development? Detail on the initiatives of the institution that
encourage community participation in its activities?
Community participation initiatives of the institution revolve around the
following –

 NSS Units of students that carry out social surveys, do sanitation
works, work for awareness, provide consumer items to people of
slums, educate boys and girls of slums and instill good living habits
in them.

 Environmental awareness seminars that involve community people,
inform and make them aware.

 Organization of camps in rural areas and slums to involve and teach
people.

 STRIDE is our prestigious 3-day annual event that involves
communities and instills in them a feeling of togetherness and
collective development.

3.6.9 Give details on the constructive relationships forged (if any) with
other institutions of the locality for working on various outreach and
extension activities.
We sometimes involve Non-government organizations/Clubs only in some of
our outreach programs. We do not have any collaboration with any other
institution in this respect but we respect the bond that we have with the poor
beneficiaries and village people whom we intend to serve.

3.6.10 Give details of awards received by the institution for extension
activities and/contributions to the social/communit y development
during the last four years.
Awards as such are heart-felt appreciations by the beneficiary village people
and local populations. Regular Media coverage on large scale has given us
utmost satisfaction and encouragement to work further.
No formal award has been received by the institution in this regard. However,
our students from NSS have been regularly awarded for their work both at
State and national level.

3.7 Collaboration

3.7.1 How does the institution collaborate and interact with research
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and benefits accrued of the initiatives - collaborative research, staff
exchange, sharing facilities and equipment, research scholarships etc.
The institution approaches industry, organizations and universities for
collaboration of different kinds at departmental level or institutional level. As
mentioned in Criterion II, we have collaboration of student exchange/sharing
facilities, training and research with industries, Research organizations like
IITs and world famous international institutions like ABTF, Korea.

3.7.2 Provide details on the MoUs/collaborative arrangements (if any)
with institutions of nationa l importance/other universities/
industries/Corporate (Corporate entities) etc. and how they have
contributed to the development of the institution.
Please see Criterion II. As regards the development of the institution, we may
say that industries played key roles in the design and development of curricular
for applied areas (Vocational and Add-On courses), while Research
laboratories have armed our students with skills and knowledge (e.g. in animal
breeding, plant breeding, Stem cell research, NMR technique, Nano-
technological skills etc.).
College of Commerce has MOUs with –

 ABTF, Konkuk University, South Korea
 NHRDN, Patna Chapter
 AVP Permaculture and Agriculture Technologies (Trust)
 NGO Nidan
 Organization for sustainable Development, Bihar
 Harmony, Bihar
College has collaborative arrangement with many institutions and facilities
available in the country in the area of social works, industrial training,
research, students’ exchange and faculty training (described elsewhere).

3.7.3 Give details (if any) on the industry-institution-community

interactions that have contributed to the establishment /

creation/up-gradation of academic facilities, student and staff support,

infrastructure facilities of the institution viz. laboratories / library/

new technology /placement services etc.

There is no such three-way interaction strategy at present but we do have plans

to have such interface.

3.7.4 Highlighting the names of eminent scientists/participants who
contributed to the events, provide details of national and
international conferences organized by the college during the last four

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years.
The world famous Stem Cell Scientist Prof. Hoon Taek Lee from Konkuk
University, Korea visited the college and delivered lectures in December
2009. We had an MOU with ABTF, Korea for Students’ exchange and
Research.
International Bihar Science Conference held in 2009 had luminaries like Dr.
U.N. Singh, Chief Technologist, NASA; Dr. K.D. Kumar, RYERSON,
Canada; Dr. Himanshu Shekhar, DRDO, Pune; Prof. Vijay A. Singh, Homi
Bhabha Centre of Sciences, Mumbai; Dr. R.K. Mishra, A-1 technology Inc.,
USA; Prof. Pramod Yadav, JNU, New Delhi, Prof. H.C. Verma, IIT, Kanpur
and many others.
National Conference of Bihar Mathematical Society (2012): The conference
was attended by mathematicians from all over India and some from abroad
too.
International Seminar on Sustainable development (2013): It was addressed
By Prof. Rajiv K. Sinha, Department of Environmental Engineering, Griffith
University, Brisbane, Australia; Dr. Kumar A. Narayan, Ground water
Recharge expert and Technocrat, Adelaide, Australia and Prof. N.K. Mishra,
Patna and others.
National Pre-Conference of Indian Economic Association (2014): was
addressed by Dr. Y.V. Reddy, former Governor, Researve Bank of India and
Chairman, 14th Finance Commission, Govt. of India; Prof. K.D. Swamy, Vice
Chancellor, Bharatpur University, Rajasthan; Prof. G. Nancharaiah, Dean,
School of Economics, University of Hyderabad and many researchers from
the country.

3.7.5 How many of the linkages/collaborations have actually resulted in
formal MoUs and agreements? List out the activities and beneficiaries
and cite examples (if any) of the established linkages that enhanced
and/or facilitated -
As said earlier, we have an MOU with ABTF, South Korea for Students’
exchange and Research. Understanding for collaboration exists with IIT,
Kanpur and Bioinformatics Facility, NBU, Siliguri for research.
For Extension services, we have an MOU with ‘Organization for Sustainable
Development (OSD), Australia-Bihar. We are in the process of developing a
linkage with Horticulture Department of the Govt. of Bihar for funding,
subsidy and training. Additionally, we have understanding with a few
Pharmaceuticals and Entrepreneurial establishments.

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3.7.6 Detail on the systemic efforts of the institution in planning,
establishing and implementing the initiatives of the linkages/
collaborations.
Institution developed a strategy for approaching Research organizations,
Universities, NGOs, Social organizations and portals and Industries with a
view to maximize gains in terms of academics, education, research, social
participation, awareness, training, placement and entrepreneurship.
Apart from formal MOUs, we do have informal linkages for following types
of activities. Some linkages/understanding processes are still in pipeline or in
progress.

Concept of collaboration of the Institution

Academic Faculty training Social
strategies participation
Institution
Education Awareness

Research Placement

Student training Students’
training
Students’ exchange

Entrepreneurship

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Criterion IV

INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEARNING
RESOURCES

4.1 Physical Facilities
4.1.1 What is the policy of the Institution for creation and
enhancement of infrastructure that facilitates effective teaching and
learning?
The college has always tried to optimize the infrastructural facilities. Number
of classrooms, laboratories, library, auditorium, gymnasium, departments,
general offices, rooms for officials, computers, furniture and all other types of
necessary infrastructures has been added over years. Its policy is to enhance
the facilities as far as the available spaces allow or as far as possible.
Addition to existing infrastructure is being continuous made and some works
are in progress still today.
In this respect, we also hope to approach the government to have us a second
campus so that we add more facilities to increase the effectiveness of the
teaching/learning process and related activities that shall enhance overall
development of our students.

4.1.2 Detail the facilities available for
(a) Curricular and co-curricular activities – classrooms, technology
enabled learning spaces, seminar halls, tutorial spaces, laboratories,
botanical garden, Animal house, specialized facilities and equipment
for teaching, learning and research etc.
(b) Extra –curricular activities – sports, outdoor and indoor games,
gymnasium, auditorium, NSS, NCC, cultural activities, Public
speaking, communicatio n skills development, yoga, health and
hygiene etc.
The institution possesses required facilities/infrastructure for all the three
sections of activities i.e. Curricular, Co-curricular a n d Extra –curricular
activities that include well furnished class rooms with proper ventilation and
facilities for presentations; Science labs with modern amenities and
instruments for different subjects e.g. botany, biotechnology, zoology, physics,
chemistry, computer science, IT and languages equipped with latest
instruments and software.; language lab; automated library with more than
50,000 books, magazines, newspapers, journals, computers, reprographic unit,
a separate website and online learning resources; girls’ hostel (under

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construction); University extension office; bank; post office; seminar rooms;
air conditioned presentation halls; conference hall/auditorium with dance
floor; common room for boys and girls; NSS/NCC rooms; toilets; washrooms;
departments; staffrooms; well furnished glassed offices (air conditioned in
most cases); tiled floors; playground, gymnasium, indoor game facilities;
counter sale canteen; botanical garden; animal house; etc. to cater to the
curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular needs.
The college campus houses all the facilities at one compact place. The college
library is situated in a separate double storey building with spacious reading
room for students and teachers.

4.1.3 How does the institution plan and ensure that the available
infrastructure is in line with its academic growth and is optimally
utilized? Give specific examples of the facilities developed/augmented
and the amount spent during the last four years (Enclose the Master
Plan of the Institution / campus and indicate the existing physical
infrastructure and the future planned expansions if any).
Keeping pace with the growth and enhanced activities, the college keeps on
augmenting its infrastructure. Extra seminar halls and other structural units
with tiled floors have been added during the last four years. All facilities are
optimally used, and in this regard, we need more structures and extensions for
our growing needs. A new Master plan is under way (A copy is attached
herewith).
During the last four years, considerable amount has been spent on
infrastructure that included building, equipment, computers and furniture.
Figures in Rs. are as follows:

Items 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
Building 30,00,336 71,88,153
35,00,465 1,08,56,673

Furniture None None 2,97,017 32,24,485

Equipment 6,73,267 7,51,270 25,07,722 40,09,200

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Computers 5,00,000 3,45,000 4,15,600 2,10,550

4.1.4 How does the institution ensure that the infrastructure facilities meet
the requirements of students with physical disabilities?
In context of disabled, special arrangement, like wheelchair and ramp, is the
norm. If a student is physically handicapped and taking some examination, he
or she may be provided a seat in an easily accessible ground floor room even
if his/her seat is located in some other room on upper floors. Likewise, classes
etc. are also specially arranged for such students.

4.1.5 Give details on the residential facility and various provisions
available within them:

 Hostel Facility – Accommodation available
 Recreational facilities, gymnasium, yoga center, etc.
 Computer facility including access to internet in hostel
 Facilities for medical emergencies
 Library facility in the hostels
 Internet and Wi-Fi facility
 Recreational facility-common room with audio-visual

equipments
 Available residential facility for the staff and occupancy
 Constant supply of safe drinking water
 Security
The College has separate common rooms and rest rooms for female students.
For the women in the teaching faculty and non-teaching fraternity, toilets and
public utility facilities are separately available.
Recreational centre, gym, periodical yoga classes, computer facility and
internet, medical centre, audio-visual implements, drinking water facility,
botanical garden, aquaculture unit, vermiculture and vermifiltration unit,
security personnel, take-away canteen facility, double flushing systems,
auditorium, conference rooms, meeting rooms, common rooms etc. are
available for use in the institution.
Hostel facility is being developed for girls that shall have all the facilities
indicated above e.g. internet and Wi-Fi, medical assistance, recreational
annexes etc. (It could have already been made operational a year back but for
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4.1.6 What are the provisions made available to students and staff in
terms of health care on the campus and off the campus?
The institution has a medical centre that provides consultancy, medical
diagnostic check-up facilities, over-the-counter medicines and free first aid. It
is meant exclusively for the students, non-teaching staff members and
faculties.

4.1.7 Give details of the Common Facilities available on the campus
spaces for special units like IQAC, Grievance Redressal unit, Women’s
Cell, Counselling and Career Guidance, Placement Unit, Health Centre,
Canteen, recreational spaces for staff and students, safe drinking water
facility, auditorium, etc.
All the units mentioned here exist in the institution with their separate offices
and/or extended activity centres. As submitted above, facilities like
auditorium, conference rooms, health unit, recreation rooms etc. are available.
Safe drinking water is made available through the widely spaced installed
dispensing units fitted with aqua guards.

4.2 Library as a Learning Resource
4.2.1 Does the library have an Advisory Committee? Specify the
composition of such a committee. What significant initiatives have been
implemented by the committee to render the library, student/user
friendly?
We have a Library Committee comprising five members. Prof. Jainendra
Kumar (Department of Botany/Biotechnology) is the Prof-in-charge assisted
by three senior faculty members namely Prof. Md. Quddus (Department of
Commerce), Prof. Shailendra Kumar Singh (Department of Mathematics) and
Prof. Lalan Prasad Singh (Department of English) and the librarian/assistant
librarian.
The committee sits regularly, takes note of the requirements/requisitions and
recommends to the head of the institution for maintenance or arrangement for
the demands and needs.
To make the library more user-friendly and easily accessible, computer-
enabled automation of the processes exists with a separate website. New E-
resources are installed and applications are enhanced in a phased manner over
years on recommendations from the library committee as per the requisitions
and students’ demand.

4.2.2 Provide details of the following:
 Total area of the library (in Sq. Mts.)

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 Total seating capacity
 Working hours (on working days, on holidays, before

examination days, during examination days, during
vacation)
 Layout of the library (individual reading carrels, lounge area for
browsing and relaxed reading, IT zone for accessing e-resources)
Total area of the Central library: 788 square meters
Total seating capacity in the Central library: 150 approx.
In addition, departmental seminar libraries exist in seven departments i.e.
Botany, Hindi, English, Mathematics, Psychology, Zoology and Geography.
Working hours of the library: 07; on/before examination days – 07 hours (On
Holidays/in vacations – none).
The Central library comprises reading desks, IT section, a lounge, rooms for
meetings/deliberations and few carrels for teachers.

4.2.3 How does the library ensure purchase and use of current titles, print
and e-journals and other reading materials? Specify the amount spent
on procuring new books, journals and e-resources during the last four
years.
Requisition is made by the departments through Heads on the basis of
contemporary survey and demands for purchase of books and other reading
resources. The library committee screens the lists and recommends to the
Principal’s office for purchase/acquisition. After being cleared by the
statutory Purchase committee, quotations are invited as per the process and
orders placed for supply to an appropriate bidder.

Amount 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
spent/
Library
holdings

Text books 3,34,594 None 4,97,600 14,16,624
and other
resources Rs. 22,48,818/-

Total

4.2.4 Provide details on the ICT and other tools deployed to provide
maximum access to the library collection?

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 OPAC: Yes

 Electronic Resource Management package for e-journals: Yes

 Federated searching tools to search articles in multiple databases:

Yes (Only for biology students)

 Library Website: Yes

 In-house/remote access to e-publications: Only In-house

 Library automation: Yes (Autolib)

 Total number of computers for public access: Yes (06) + (04 under

aquistion)

 Total numbers of printers for public access: Yes (02)

 Internet band width/ speed 2mbps / 10 mbps / 1 GB: Yes

(2 mbps)

 Institutional Repository: Yes

 Content management system for e-learning: No

 Participation in Resource sharing networks/ consortia (like Inflibnet):

No

The Central library has internet facility with its own website www.coclib.org

with OPAC, Coral installation (an Open source free software program for

Electronic Resource Management packages), Search engines, links to open

source e-resources and public domain e-publications, and library automation
system.

4.2.5 Details on specifics:
 Average number of walk-ins/day: 250-450
 Average number of books issued/returned;
50-125
 Ratio of library books to students enrolled:
25:1
 Average number of books added during last
three years; 755
 Average number of login to OPAC: Not
available yet.
 Average number of login to e-resources:
About 25-50
 Average number of e-resources
downloaded/printed: 25-50
 Number of information literacy trainings
organized: None

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 Details of “weeding out” of books and other
materials: None (not any in the last four
years)

4.2.6 Details on specific services:
 Manuscripts: Available
 Reference: Available
 Reprography: Available
 ILL (Inter Library Loan Service): None
 Information deployment and notification (Information Deployment and
Notification): Yes.
 Download: Yes.
 Printing: Yes.
 Reading list/ Bibliography compilation: No
 In-house/remote access to e-resources: available.
 User Orientation and awareness: Yes.
 Assistance in searching Databases: Yes (in special cases only)
 INFLIBNET/IUC facilities: No.

4.2.7 Enumerate on the support provided by the Library staff to the
students and teachers of the college.
The library staff provides all kinds of help to the students/faculty members
beginning from book search to the issue of books. They help in reprography,
printing, getting access to catalogues, connecting to internet, downloads etc.
too.

4.2.8 What are the special facilities offered by the library to the
visually/physically challenged persons? Give details.
Such students may be provided with all possible help, if need be. As per our
principle, even reader/writer may be provided to individuals in special cases
of urgency.

4.2.9 Does the library get the feedback from its users? If yes, how is it
analyzed and used for improving the library services. (What strategies
are deployed by the Library to collect feedback from users? How is the
feedback analyzed and used for further improvement of the library
services?)
Students have a form to return their feedback which could be referred to the
library committee for study and action.

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4.3 IT Infrastructure
4.3.1 Give details on the computing facility available (hardware and
software) at the institution.

 Number of computers with Configuration (provide actual number
with exact configuration of each available system)

Department-wise/Section-wise list of computers:
BCA: Total = 40; 30 (COMPAQ, CORE TO Duo CPU; 2GB RAM; 320
GB HDD) and 10 (CHIRAG; PENTIUM 4; 2 GB RAM; 500 GB HDD); 02
printers (01 HP Laserjet printer/scanner/copier and 01 HP printer).
B.Sc. IT: Total = 20; 01 (COMPAQ; CORE TO DUO CPU; 2 GB RAM; 320
GB HDD) and 19 (Assembled; Dual Core; 01 GB RAM; 320 GB HDD); 01
HP Laserjet printer/scanner/copier.
Botany/Biotechnology: Total = 10 (HCL 05/ HP 02/ COMPAQ 03; DUAL
CORE/PENTIUM; 2 GB RAM; 40/320/500 GB HDD); 02 Printers (One
Laserjet and one Inkjet).
Chemistry: Total = 03 (PENTIUM; 256 MB RAM; 40 GB HDD) with one
HP printer
Physics: Total = 02 (COMPAQ; PENTIUM; 256 MB RAM; 40 GB HDD)
with one HP printer.
Mathematics: Total = 02 (COMPAQ; PENTIUM; 256 MB RAM; 2 GB
HDD) with 01 HP Laserjet printer/scanner/copier.
BBM: Total = 16 (12 assembled with Dual Core; 1 GB RAM; 40 GB HDD/
01 HP; PENTIUM; 1 GB RAM; 160 GB HDD/ 03 COMPAQ; PENTIUM;
01 GB RAM; 160 GB HDD) with one Canon printer/scanner/copier.
MBA: Total 21 (HP; CORE TO DUO; 2 GB RAM; 500 GB HDD) with 01
HP printer/scanner/copier.
Functional English: Total = 03 (one locally assembled and two HP
(PENTIUM 4; 2 GB RAM; 160 GB HDD) with one Xerox printer.
Account section (Office): Total = 03 (COMPAQ; i3 Processor; 8 GB RAM; 1
TB HDD) with one HP Multimedia printer.
General section (Office): Total = 01 (Acer; CORE TO DUO; 2 GB RAM;
500 GB HDD) with one HP printer.
Law: Total = 01 (COMPAQ; Dual Core; 2 GB RAM; 500 GB HDD)
Psychology: Total = 01 (COMPAQ; CORE TO DUAL; 2 GB RAM; 320 GB
HDD).

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Hindi: Total = 01 (COMPAQ; CORE TO DUO; 2 GB RAM; 320 GB HDD).
English: Total = 01 (COMPAQ; CORE TO DUO; 2 GB RAM; 320 GB
HDD).
Geography: Total = 02 (01 Acer CORE TO DUO 2 GB RAM 320 GB
HDD/01 COMPAQ PENTOUM D; 512 MB RAM and 80 GB HDD) with 01
HP LASER printer.
History: Total = 01 (COMPAQ; CORE TO DUO; 2 GB RAM; 500 GB
HDD) with 01 HP Deskjet printer.
Political Science: Total = 01 (COMPAQ; CORE TO DUO; 2 GB RAM; 320
GB HDD).
J&MC: Total = 18 (16 Acer with AMD A8-5600K APU, 8 GB RAM and 01
TB HDD/ 01 COMPAQ with CORE TO DUO processor, 2 GB RAM and
320 GB HDD/ 01 HP with Dual processor, 2 GB RAM and 320 GB HDD).
Economics/LSW: Total = 02 (01 HCL, Core to Duo p[rocessor, 2 GB RAM
and 500 GB HDD + 01 COMPAQ with Core to Duo processor, 2 GB RAM
and 500 GB HDD).
Zoology: Total = 01 (COMPAQ; Core to Duo; 2 GB RAM; 500 GB HDD)
MLT: Total = 01 (HP; Dual Core, 40 GB RAM; 320 GB HDD) with 01 HP
Printer/scanner/copier.
OMSP: Total = 01 (COMPAQ; Core to Duo processor; 2 GB RAM; 500 GB
HDD).
Central Library: Total = 06 (COMPAQ /HCL; i3/Dual Core processors; 4 GB
RAM; 500 GB HDD).
Grand Total = 158

 Computer-student ratio: 1:62
 Stand alone facility: 27
 LAN facility: In Library, Botany, BCA, IT, MBA, BBM, Journalism

& Mass Communication and Central library have LANs. Thus, 131
computers are on LAN.
 Wi-Fi facility: All
 Licensed software: 267
 Number of nodes/ computers with Internet facility: 131
 Departments (BCA, IT, BBM, MBA, Biotech B>Sc., Biotech M.Sc.,
FA, J&MC, Physics, Chemistry, Hindi, English, History, Psychology,
Botany, Accounts section) have been supplied with total 17 laptops,
each with one.

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4.3.2 Detail on the computer and internet facility made available to the
faculty and students on the campus and off-campus?
All computers and applications installed along with the Internet and Web
browsing are available to the students and faculties except a few installed in
offices. They are free to work on the systems in their department where, in
few instances, operators are employed to help. Off campus, we do not have
any system.

4.3.3 What are the institutional plans and strategies for deploying and
upgrading the IT infrastructure and associated facilities?
Addition of computers and their upgrade is what the institution is expected to
do continuously year by year. We hope to have 500 systems in two-three
years from now. All systems would be on LAN with intranet facilities. In
Science departments, we do need to link the activities/exercises being carried
out in their laboratories with the central monitoring facility of the concerned
department.
The institution also plans to have a separate computer centre in the campus
that shall cater to the students and learners exclusively without any restriction
of the departmental control.

4.3.4 Provide details on the provision made in the annual budget for
procurement, upgradation, deployment and maintenance of the
computers and their accessories in the institution year wise for last four
years)
The institution cannot employ a system of fixed budgetary provision on its
own for separate items i.e. procurement, upgrade, deployment and
maintenance as per the existing rules/circulars of the affiliating university
except the UGC grants/State grants sanctioned directly to the institution.
Purchases and investments are based on students’ demands, requisition by the
departments and time-based needs.
As presented above, amount spent on the purchase of computers and laptops
during the last four years has been as follows:

Rs. 5,00,000 Rs. 3,45,000 Rs. 4,15,600 Rs. 2,10,550

4.3.5 How does the institution facilitate extensive use of ICT resources
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materials by its staff and students?
The faculty members can make use of computers located in their departments
and elsewhere to prepare their Power-point presentations, teaching sheets,
questionnaires, spreadsheets, animation/films, CDs, VCDs, on-line materials
etc. and upload their teaching materials on the college/library website with the
help of the technicians appointed specifically for it during office hours or even
off-campus. Access is always free with no administrative monitoring or
rationing.
Students are allowed to access the systems for reading, copying, web
browsing, e-mailing, printing, downloading and application learning only.

4.3.6 Elaborate giving suitable examples on how the learning
activities and technologies deployed (access to on-line teaching - learning
resources, independent learning, ICT enabled classrooms/learning
spaces etc.) by the institution place the student at the centre of
teaching-learning process and render the role of a facilitator for the
teacher.
Whole system of network is student-centric. A figurative drawing shown
below showcases the theme of ICT based student learning process:

Teaching ICT
Aids Classroom

PP
presentations

Teacher Online materials for Student
home reading/Tasks/etc.

Students are required to follow the ICT aided learning process. Teaching
through PP slides interspersed with short videos or animations is the most
preferred method that we follow in the given set-up. CDs and VCDs are also
used more often. Online teaching materials are all to read and learn from
home. In case of fast learners, we employ even individual e-mail
correspondences for giving them inputs, referencing required books/resources
and answering their specific questions. Referring students to web pages of
utility is also a normal procedure. Giving inputs to students about search
engines and search preferences is another way to enlighten them. On
Teaching/Learning page of www.cocpatna.org and Students’ page of
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properly ranked reading/learning materials and links which shall be updated
time to time.
An online teaching page has been inserted in the college website for students
who can put questions to it to be answered by experts in no time (actually, as
soon as possible). Obviously, the page is linked to the e-mails of
teachers/experts who get queries and answer them to be automatically
returned via the mailing system.
Rarely (for example, in department of Biotechnology), advance online
booking of off-routine special classes by students has also been employed to
clear their doubts, exclusive teaching and provide solutions to their specific
problems.
4.3.7 Does the Institution avail of the National Knowledge Network
connectivity directly or through the affiliating university? If so, what are
the services availed of?
Not yet.

4.4 Maintenance of Campus Facilities
4.4.1 How does the institution ensure optimal allocation and
utilization of the available financial resources for maintenance and
upkeep of the following facilities (substantiate your statements by
providing details of budget allocated during last four years)?

a. Building
b. Furniture

c. Equipment
d. Computers

e. Vehicles

As given above, the college invests in different items/processes on the basis of
demands ands and need time to time. The institution has a fund for these
purposes called MU fund monitored by the university and it has first to get
approval from the university to get the fund released for work.
The amount spent on building, furniture, equipment and computers during the
last four years have been given above.
No amount has been spent in terms of vehicle. % of expenditure on building,
furniture, equipment and computers is shown below for the last four years
(2009-10; 10-11; 11-12; 12-13).

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4.4.2 What are the institutional mechanisms for maintenance and
upkeep of the infrastructure, facilities and equipment of the college?
These issues are taken up for consideration after they are reported by the
departments, maintenance guards and proctors and referred to respective
committees for action as per the norm (presented elsewhere in detail).
Expert technicians and manufacturers’ agents and service centres are
contacted time to time for upkeep, correction of faults, if any and
upgradation.

4.4.3 How and with what frequency does the institute take up
calibration and other precision measures for the equipment/
instruments?
It is carried over by the departments concerned once every six months in
regular course (but immediately on report of an error/fault) and reported to
the Principal for further action.
4.4.4 What are the major steps taken for location, upkeep and
maintenance of sensitive equipment (voltage fluctuations, constant
supply of water etc.)?
Instruments and equipment are kept as recommended by the manufacturer.
For control in voltage fluctuations, we employ CVT and Voltage stabilizers of
appropriate capability in laboratories, computer rooms etc..

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Criterion V

STUDENT SUPPORT AND PROGRESSION

5.1 Student mentoring and support

5.1.1 Does the institution publish its updated prospectus/handbook
annually? If ‘yes’, what is the information provided to students through
these documents and how does the institution ensure its commitment and
accountability?
Yes, the college before the commencement of a new academic session,
publishes updated prospectus at two levels- general and specific.
The general prospectus provides all kinds of information related to growth of
the college along with important statutory provisions, university rules, course
offered and their contents, promises and prospect, available infrastructure and
admission methodology to be followed. The specific prospectus/brochure as to
different vocational and add - on courses separately publishes detailed
information related to their course content, duration and fee structure. The
proctorial board keeps its eyes on the commitment made in the brochure and
ensures the accountability if any violation and negligence reported to it by the
aggrieved or stake-holders.

5.1.2 Specify the type, number and amount of institutional
scholarships / freeships given to the students during the last four years
and whether the financial aid was available and disbursed on time?
Apart from NTSE/STSE scholarships, there are at present, four major central
and state agencies or undertaking like Bihar State social welfare department,
national handicapped finance and development corporation, Bihar state
minority finance corporation, Indian Oil Corporation, which have provided
financial assistance to the students of this college. During the last four years.
Rs. 49,387,121 (Rs. Forty nine lakhs thirty seven thousand and one hundred
twenty one only) has been disbursed among the eligible beneficiaries. Nearly
40% students of the college get the financial assistance from different sources.
The fee structure of traditional programmes/ courses has not been revised
since a long time, hence the fee amount has become nearly insignificant in
comparison to other auxiliary educational expenses. Nevertheless, the eligible
applicants are rewarded with the freeship by the Principal. As to paid/
vocational courses students are helped to have educational loans.

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government, central government and other national agencies?
The main assistance, roughly coming to about 90%, that students belonging to
weaker sections are able to obtain is from Welfare department of the Govt. of
Bihar.

5.1.4 What are the specific support services/facilities available for
 Students from SC/ST, OBC and economically weaker
sections
 Students with physical disabilities
 Overseas students
 Students to participate in various competitions/National and
International
 Medical assistance to students: health centre, health
insurance etc.
 Organizing coaching classes for competitive exams
 Skill development (spoken English, computer literacy, etc.,)
 Support for “slow learners”
 Exposures of students to other institution of higher
learning/ corporate/business house etc.
 Publication of student magazines

Besides the financial assistance from different sources and learning materials
from Central library and departmental seminars, the students from vulnerable
sections are provided with remedial coaching not only for their core subjects
but also for various competitive examinations conducted by central and state
government as well as public undertakings (by our UGC Cell).
Short term programmes are also arranged to improve their communicative
skills in Hindi as well as in English. Classes for spoken English are arranged
for the different heterogeneous groups to break psychological barriers coming
in the way of effective and fluent speech/talk. The department of BCA and B.
Sc.(IT) arrange computer literacy programme especially in Word/office
applications, data entry and internet. The final year students of UG and PG
courses are also helped through lectures, mock- interviews and group–
discussion to improve their soft–skills and personality.
Students with physical disabilities are given admission on compassionate
ground in different programmes as per the availability of seats and rules.. They
are provided with wheel-chairs if they require and front seats in the classroom
are reserved for them and that too preferably at ground floor in the vicinity of
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There is no formal structure to extend specific support to the foreign students
as they are generally from Nepal, who do not feel any kind of cultural shock
due to cultural similarities .
The college has a Health Check-up centre and a part-time consultant physician
to extend medical help and routine check-up facility to students. There is no
scheme for health insurance as such.
From time to time, different departments and programmes like MBA, BCA,
B.Sc.(IT), Biotechnology, Journalism and Mass-communication arrange
awareness programmes with the help of experts and executives from Central
university Bihar, IIT, Patna, NIT, Patna, IIT, Kanpur faculty and corporate
groups working in and around Patna, which have encouraged and helped the
students in nurturing higher dreams. Such programmes also aware and
motivate the students in context of self employability, for their own cottage
and small sized enterprises. This kind of exposure helps them to have working
experience in automobiles, realty, and insurance and hotel sector as well as
branded private educational institutions.
On the recommendation of the mentors’ and teachers’ assessment in the
classroom, the slow learners are identified and they are given extra- classes
and written class notes with special inputs to come up.
The college publishes its magazine Vimarsha in which students express their
creative and critical skills. Besides this, there is another fortnightly magazine
Samanantar published with the cooperation and contributions from the
students. IQAC publishes a monthly Newsletter. Another Newsletter is
published by Biotech. Department.

5.1.5 Describe the efforts made by the institution to facilitate
entrepreneurial skills among the students and the impact of the efforts.
Departments, and especially vocational and add-on program segments of the
institution arrange special lectures and short workshops by successful
entrepreneurs and business people to instill entrepreneurial attitude in students.
Few students after passing out their final examination have started their own
venture and quite a number of them are successful in Food processing,
Medicinal plant cultivation and processing, Biofertilizer production, modern
Farming, Business, Paramedical assistance, Print and electronic Media, NGOs
etc.

5.1.6 Enumerate the policies and strategies of the institution which
promote participation of students in extracurricular and co- curricular
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discussions, cultural activities etc. (additional academic support,
flexibility in examinations; special dietary requirements, sports uniform
and materials etc.)
To promote participation of students in extra- curricular and co- curricular
activities, the college has, apart from NCC and NSS units, there vibrant
committees for promotion, protection and management of sports/games,
debating skills and cultural activities by students. These bodies try to maintain
their rich tradition to win laurels for the college at the intra-college
functions/games, inter college, inter-university, state level and national-level
events /tournaments. The overall policy of the college aims to provide ample
opportunities to maximum number of students to participate in sports like
football, kabaddi, chess, volleyball, cricket, badminton, boxing, athletics, table
tennis, wrestling, discus throw etc. and various indoor games, in quiz and
debate competitions, and in music, dance and drama. The college also owns a
modern gymnasium and a large auditorium within the premises. Students are
provided with sports uniforms and other required equipment’s. In the recent
years, the college has won gold medals in Boxing, table tennis, chess and
hammer throw at the inter college tournament organized at Bodhgaya. Our
cadets have been the part of republic day parades at the State functions.
Cultural activities are regularly organized on fresher’s day, farewell day,
republic day, independence day, Hindi diwas, Tulsi jayanti, sworn mahotsava
and various inaugural functions apart from the statutory events of the college.
In 2013 and 2014, indo-Korean meets were organized to help our students to
have cultural interactions with other nationality.
NCC and NSS units are provided with dietary requirements during their
regular exercises and events.
For those students who represent the college at university and state level
tournaments and camps remaining away for days, their teaching-learning
losses are compensated by arranging extra classes.
There is sufficient flexibility in the university examination programmes under
which students can appear on their examination simultaneously for the first
year as well second year courses if they fail in the former earlier. Likewise, in
third year, they can appear for their second year courses in case of failure in
the letter.

5.1.7 Enumerating on the support and guidance provided to the
students in preparing for the competitive exams, give details on the
number of students appeared and qualified in various competitive
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TOFEL / GMAT / Central /State services, Defense, Civil Services, etc.
Students preparing for National level or State level competitive examinations,
are properly taken care of at their departments. Teachers provide them
reading materials, necessary inputs and notes as required. Consultancy is
provided to them in subsidiary papers by other departments on
recommendation from the core department.
In 2012-13, following number of students* are officially reported to appear
and successfully qualify in –
UGC-CSIR-NET – 122/42
SLET/CAT/GMAT – 250/24
State/National services etc. – 233/33
Others – 345/123
* Most cases remain unreported.

5.1.8 What type of counselling services are made available to the
students (academic, personal, career, psycho-social etc.)
At the departmental level, the college has a continuous mentoring programme
(CMP) which takes care of student’s academic personal career and psycho-
social needs. Under this programme, every teacher of the particular
department works as a mentor for students divided into different groups in
accordance with the strength of the faculty members. This helps in promoting
better report between the teachers and students and ensuring personal care and
counselling.
5.1.9 Does the institution have a structured mechanism for career
guidance and placement of its students? If ‘yes’, detail on the services
provided to help students identify job opportunities and prepare
themselves for interview and the percentage of students selected
during campus interviews by different employers (list the employers
and the programmes).
We have both career counseling and placement cells which help the students
to identify jobs that suit individually to them, learn about various career
opportunities on the basis of their ability, accessibility and affordability,
provides them training as per requirement and arrange placements by campus
selection.
About 40% of the students who passed their M.Sc./M.A./M.B.A. examinations
in 2011-12 got jobs/placements in banks, Private beverages firms, electronics
and software companies, State level enterprises, research organizations,
pharmaceuticals and services*.
[* Data obtained from feedback and sample survey]

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5.1.10 Does the institution have a student grievance redressal cell? If yes,
list (if any) the grievances reported and redressed during the last four
years.
Yes, the college has a Students’ grievance cell which ensures redressal of the
student’s grievances and complaints and it works as a bridge between the
authority and the students.

5.1.11 What are the institutional provisions for resolving issues
pertaining to sexual harassment?
We do have a committee in this regard. This Committee/ Cell actually came
into existence only after the infamous and unfortunate incident of Dec 16,
2012 in New Delhi. That sad and unfortunate event led to self-introspection at
institutions and formation of ‘bodies’ that were meant for resolving issues
pertaining to sexual harassment. Considering gender discrimination as a
complex socio-psychological issue, this Cell takes pre-emptive steps like
arranging talks, workshops and departmental seminars to sensitize the students
with gender issues, parity, adulthood-relationship as well as about the
guidelines of the supreme court.

5.1.12 Is there an anti-ragging committee? How many instances (if any)
have been reported during the last four years and what action has been
taken on these?
Though the college has an anti- ragging sub-committee, there has never been
any report in this regard till date. Instead, our Freshers’ day celebrations by
senior students to receive new entrants for a program help in maintaining
goodwill and congenial environment on the campus. Such goodwill persists
for the whole duration.

5.1.13 Enumerate the welfare schemes made available to students by the
institution.
The college, as stated earlier, provides freeships to some of the students and
also gives cash award to meritorious students when they attract the attention of
teachers and the authorities. Additionally, we have some schemes of prozes
and awards for toppers at university examinations, sports/games, cultural
activities, debate/quiz, extension programs etc.

5.1.14 Does the institution have a registered Alumni Association? If
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institutional, academic and infrastructure development?
The institution has an alumni association documented at the college but not
registered with the Government. We do have alumni placed at high positions
locally as ministers, judges, officers, business people etc. They have helped us
to procure State Govt. funds in some cases. Alumni placed outside, in the
country or abroad have been helpful for students graduating from this
institution in preparing and procuring jobs and assignments, and in terms of
feedback and linkages.
Individual donations are not received.

5.2 Student Progression

5.2.1 Providing the percentage of students progressing to higher
education or employment (for the last four batches) highlight the trends
observed. (data of 09-10/10-11/11-12/12-13)

Student progression %
73/82/69/71
UG to PG
PG to M.Phil. None
PG to Ph.D. 54/49/61/55
Employed
5.7%
 Campus selection (Average)
 Other than campus recruitment**

** Data not available

5.2.2 Provide details of the programme wise pass percentage and
completion rate for the last four years (cohort wise/batch wise as
stipulated by the university)? Furnish programme-wise details in
comparison with that of the previous performance of the same institution
and that of the Colleges of the affiliating university within the
city/district.

The following table shows pass% of major UG programs in 2009-10 session
(and MBA) in comparison to overall university results.

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The following table shows pass % of major UG programs in 2010-11 (and
MBA) in comparison to some other colleges of the city.

The following table presents pass % of major UG programs along with MBA
program in 2011-12 in comparison to some other colleges.

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The following table presents pass % in major UG pro0grams and MBA in
2012-13.

Following tables present the pass % in PG programs in comparison to the
overall university pass % for four years.

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Histograms showing comparison of PG results of COC and University
(Session: 2012-13)

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PG Results in the Session 11-12 and 12-13 of COC and University overall
respectively:

The performance of COC has been consistent including the years before 2009-
10.
5.2.3 How does the institution facilitate student progression to higher level
of education and/or towards employment?
It naturally occurs through encouragement and guidance. Meritorious and
diligent students performing well (obtaining 75% or more marks) at UG level
are given special attention and encouragement/incentive to do their M.Sc. and
pursue research leading to Ph.D.
Students who are not as performing are advised and guided to go for
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5.2.4 Enumerate the special support provided to students who are at risk
of failure and drop-out?
Such students are identified for special care and attention during classes. We
attempt to inspire them and get on. There are many instances when we have
instilled confidence in such boys and girls and made them to cope up and
perform well.

5.3 Student participation and activities

5.3.1 Range of sports, games, cultural and other extracurricular activities
available to students. Details of participation and program calendar.
Sports/games: football, volleyball, cricket, athletics, wrestling, Kabaddi, table
tennis, badminton, Chess, carom, boxing, and hammer and discuss throw.
Cultural and co- curricular and extra-curricular activities include debating
competitions, elocution tests, quiz programs, music, dance, drama, one-act
plays and street shows.
We organized an inter-university cultural event called Tarang in 2009 at
Bodhgaya. We have played host to inter college cricket matches recently
where our boys excelled. We organize events related to Teachers’ day, Gandhi
Jayanti, Bihar Diwas, Sawan mahotsav, Tulsi jayanti, Benipuri jayanti, Hindi
diwas etc. annually.
Program calendar for events (except those required on fixed days) is decided
in the start of the session and it slightly varies year to year due to examination
schedules, holidays and untoward interruptions.

5.3.2 Major student achievements in co- curricular, extracurricular
and cultural activities at different levels for the previous four years.
The institution got gold medals for overall performance in 2009-10, 2011-12
and 2012-13 at Inter college tournaments at the university level. In the past
years too, students have won individual and team golds, silver and bronze
medals for cricket, football, athletics, kabbadi etc, at inter-college and state
level competitions. Recently, the college was the team winner in table tennis at
the university among all the colleges of the university. The boys were semi-
finalist in Kabbadi and football at the same event. Some of our students have
achieved also at National level in classical Dance, Chess and Music.

5.3.3 Feedback to improve the performance and quality of the
institutional provisions?

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IQAC collects feedback from different Stake holders (students, parents, social
activists, business people, industrialists, alumni) regarding academic
performance, strategies and improvements, sports, cultural and placement
activities to assess its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges for
the holistic development of the institution.

5.3.4 Involvement and encouragement of students for publication
Students actively participate in all cultural and academic activities of the
college. They contribute essays, poems and short stories for the college
magazine and newsletters. They also design and write college posters,
pamphlets and hand bills on the occasion of different celebrations.
During Symposia and state level seminars, the students are separately invited
to participate and contribute by making posters on current issues, popular
Science themes, forestry and environment, life sketches of scientists,
litterateurs, other famous people and Nobel laureates.

5.3.5 Student Council, its selection, constitution, activities and funding.
In 2012, a well organized election to constitute students’ union was held under
the supervision of the university and that body exists today having five office
bearers like president, vice president, secretary, joint secretary, treasurer and
six university representatives who represent the students of the college at
university level students’ union. It has well-furnished office inside the
premises of the college. The Students’ Union and its representatives are
required to look into the demands of the students and present them to the
authorities. At the same time, they are watchdogs for the institution facilitating
feedback, identification and recommendation of weaker friends for academic
and financial incentives, giving cooperation in maintenance and improvement
of college administration and infrastructure, bridging between the institution’s
students and university and providing suggestions/ideas.

5.3.6 Academic/administrative body that with student on it.
A member of the students’ union has been placed in the IQAC to represent the
students and offer valuable suggestions.
5.3.7 Institution’s network and collaboration with the Alumni and
former faculty of the Institution.
The college has maintained a fine tradition to invite the former faculty
members on different days of Institutional events, vive- voce seminars,
symposia, debates, competitions and local examinations. As regards alumni,
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