Best Practice-I
Title:
“Participation of Students in All Exterior Activities Conducted by NSS Units and Imparting Skills of Social Commitment and Leadership”.
Goal:
To impart knowledge of health, environment, animal husbandry cleanliness, Govt. Schemes, plantation, clean and green programmes to prove their social commitment towards the society.
Practice:
The college’s NSS Unit undertakes periodical programmes of campus cleaning, Clean and Green, Plantation in the college. Besides one or two special camps are organized by the NSS Units every year where the students are exposed to various programmes interacting with the people of the area. All kinds of exterior programmes are organized and the students communicate many things to the people. The students are allowed to donate blood in ‘Blood Donation Camps’ twice or thrice every year organized by Rotary Club and Govt. Hospital.
The students are encouraged to take part in Mega Medical Camps organized by Rajanna Foundation,VSP during the last 3 years.
The students are allowed to take part in Youth Festivals organized by the Dept. of Collegiate Education and Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam.
Evidence of Success:
The students have satisfaction beyond any scale that they are able to serve the people of the adopted village to the possible extent.
Best Practice-II
Title:
“Injection of Research Attitude among Students as a Result of Research Pursued by Faculty for Their PhD Degree”.
Goal:
To instill Scientific Attitude among students
Context:
A good number of lecturers of our college are pursuing PhD degree for which data is to be collected from various stakeholders. The services of students are utilized for visiting the places of stakeholders of that particular topic and collecting data. This enables the students to have first-hand exposure of research activities and thereby they are made to imbibe research attitude.
Practice:
During the last 5 years,
Evidence of Success:
The students who participated in surveys and small project works taken by their lecturers have gained research attitude. It will definitely help them in their future endeavors for research activities.
Best Practice-III
Title:
“Fair and honest administration offered by the college”.
Goal:
To offer fast, transparent and honest administration to students and staff of the college.
Context:
Corruption, delay and harassment have become salient features of administration these days. The college has been starving hard to remove corruption and delay in offering services to students and staff of the institution. The institution has also been trying fair and transparent administration in the college.
Practice:
Even though the college has service charter for every service rendered by it, the administration takes maximum care to dispose of it within minimum possible time which received applause from all the applicants.
The staff strength is minimum in the office but the service rendered is maximum, that too, without taking any bribe. There are occasions at which services are rendered on public holidays and out of office hours.
The services for staff like sanction of advances, loans, increments, pay fixations and sending proposals are done within a day or two which is really wonderful.
This is an addition to usual fair and transparent way of administration done in ‘Committee System’ in the college.
Evidence of Success:
The best practice is received well by staff and students. This also enables the students think that there are administration centers (like ours) where corruption free and quick administration is taking place. That is why our staff members are highly respected in the society and we strongly believe that our students tend to become honest and sincere future citizens of the nation.
Best Practice-IV
Title:
Counseling and Grievance Redressal
Goal:
To address psychological issues and physical grievances faced by the students and offer pragmatic solutions
Context:
The students at UG level come from different socio-economic backgrounds and mental abilities. They are in the adolescent age also and their minds and attitudes are in a fluid state. Some students may not get the course they wish to join and they are in a mood of depression which is to be addressed. Since this is a Govt. institution and remedies to certain grievances need prolonged procedures to be followed for redressal and students face difficulty until their problems are solved. In this context, it is essential that the institution should constitute proper committees to address these issues
Practice:
Each class is allotted to one teacher as mentor. The mentor collects the socio-economic and academic background of all the students under his mentorship. He enters this data in a note book and closely follows his movements. Since this is a teenage for the students they are prone to infatuations and do not follow the instructions of their parents and other housemates. It is therefore, the prime responsibility of the teacher to observe the mentee very closely. He observes the attendance of the student, his academic excellence and psychology. When the student is found to be astray the mentor advises him to be on the right track. When the student has any problem in his academic pursuit or any other problem in the campus it will be properly addressed to. This facility proves to be very useful for under graduate students.
Evidence of Success:
It is observed that certain students don’t forget his mentor in his lifetime and seeks the guidance of the teacher in his future course also. This establishes a good rapport between the teacher and the student in the present day situations.
Best Practice-V
Title:
Earn while you learn
Goal:
To make students self-dependent and self-confident with the skills they acquire during their study period.
Context:
Most of the students come from poor background and they pursue their education with the scholarship sanctioned by the welfare departments of the government. They may need meager amounts for purchase of books, study material and miscellaneous items for which they cannot ask their parents. In this context they learn some skill and earn money to meet their normal expenditure.
Practice:
Some of the students pursue the skills which is hereditary to their families. Some of the students learn techniques like electrification, plumbing and sanitary works through their friends and go for part-time jobs. The students of Commerce learn the techniques of insurance, tax calculations and also the speaking skills required for entrepreneurship.
The students of Computer Science learn MS Office, DTP, Power Point and Data entry during their course of studies and earn small amounts through part-time jobs.
This practice makes the students self-confident in the way that he can earn his own money during youth which is most appreciable quality among them. This makes the students individual and self-reliant.
Evidence of Success:
It is clear that some of the students who adopted this practice are able to earn money in this way not only during study periods but also during the transit period until they acquire permanent placements. Some of the students are still pursuing their skills and earning money even after they settle down comfortably in their lives.
