Best Practices - PCM SD College

Best Practices of the Institution

Practice 1

Title of the Practice

Holistic Development of the Student’s Personality

Goal of the Practice

The main goal of the institute is to imbibe the appropriate values to the students to build a class of intellectually, morally and globally competent skilled human resources.

The context

The college offers a variety of courses at graduate and post graduate level in pure Arts, Natural Sciences, Dance, Fashion Designing, Commerce, B.Voc, B.A/B.Ed and Cosmetology.

The Practice

· We have the practice to involve the maximum number of students in several activities to exploit their innate talents. The college Youth Club provides opportunities to the students to exhibit their talent.

· Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability.

· Central Association – an Apex Body instills the values of Leadership, Discipline and sense of responsibility, honesty, duty consciousness and commitment.

· The community oriented programmes such a Red Cross, NCC, NSS strive to engender feelings of Patriotism and Sympathy under the banner “Not Me But You”.

· The ‘Go Green club’ is designed to protect environment for years to come.

· We celebrate all important festivals.

· HawanYajna and Sarswati Poojan are preformed every year to pay gratitude and homage to the deity of Knowledge, Art and Creativity.

· The Sports Department gives sufficient opportunities for the growth of budding sports persons.

· To enthuse the students with the vibrant cultural heritage and with Patriotism, Morning Assembly is conducted every Monday.

· Last but not the least, the college motto ‘Do Your Job Well’ is the driving force behind the work culture and success story of the institution. Doing ones job with full dedication and sincerity is the best form of worship of God.

Evidence of Success

· Evidence of Success is visible in the academic excellence in terms of university top and meritorious positions bagged by the students.

· Students won prize and trophies in Zonal and Inter-Zonal Youth Festival.

· Sports achievements in different categories are the indicators of the great performance of Sports Wing.

· Enormous activities performed by NCC, NSS, Red Cross Units concerning environment social problems are few evidence of our success.

· Our top ten positions in the university. Every year good number of students pass out with distinction. Institution has been marked as a centre of excellence in the field of education as well as spreading humanistic values in the region.

Problems Encountered and Resources Required

Practice 2

Title of the Practice

Digitalization of Education and Support Services through Innovative use of ICT

Goal of the Practice

The institution creates competitive academic environment by optionally using modern tools and innovations in teaching and learning process.

The context

The institution is making its best efforts to create competitive academic environment by continuous enrichment of teaching and learning through the medium of ICT and other technological advancement.

The Practice

· ICT culture is introduced in teaching and learning process. All the major departments of the college IT, Commerce, Fashion Designing, Economics, English, Fine Arts have also this facility, we can boast of 5 smart classrooms. Students are taught through multi-media content related to their syllabus.

· ICT based administration is adopted in the institution to promote paperless culture.

· CCTV cameras have been installed in the college to keep a watch on the activities of the students as well as the entry of the outsiders.

· LCD televisions have also been installed at various places for recreation and information of the students.

· The college has a virtual library. Students can use the browsing centre in the library and download e-material related to their curriculum. INFLIBNET System is operative in the library.

· The college has introduced a course in T.V & Video Production.

· Well-equipped smart classrooms with interactive board, mimio pad, mimio pad pen, projector, laptop, etc.

· Dynamic website developed in PHP language which is used to give information of college, various departments, their achievements and events.

· Bio –metric machine is installed that helps in automation of attendance of the employees and can help in tracing the in and out time of employees and total work duration.

Evidence of Success

Significant improvement can be noticed in the functioning of the college, by using ICT in documentations and data management.

Problems Encountered and Resourced Required

Slow speed of computers, signal problems in interne, various thread, load shelding are some of the problems traced by majority of the students and faculty.