If everything goes as planned, SGRR (PG) College will launch five-year integrated programmes on BA-llB and BBA-llB on self-finance mode very soon. A map for the construction of llB buildings within the college campus has been submitted to Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA) and the construction will begin soon after receiving approval from the department concerned, said College Principal Vinay Anand Bourai while talking to The Pioneer on Monday.
Around 30 per cent of the total posts for teaching and non-teaching staff sanctioned as per government standards are vacant and most of these seats are reserved for persons belonging to OBC/SC/ST. The college does not get sufficient number of eligible applicants for these posts. He said, "Due to shortage of teaching staff in the college, we invite faculties from outside for teaching students with our management fund."
One of the college students Shefali Banga was selected among 300 students all over India in the field of Chemistry under science academics summer research fellowship. As many as 22 research scholars are working for DPhil/PhD degree in different PG departments in the college, he added. Other college staff said that meritorious students are deprived from the UGC
scholarship as HNB Garhwal University delays declaration of annual results and merit list. This year, students pursuing mass communication have not got their semester results though these students had appeared in their examination six months ago. The college principal said that students can secure degree on various bachelor and post graduation courses like History, Political Science, Hindi, English, Economics, Statistics, Geography, Defense and Strategic Studies, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany, Geology, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Commerce and other self financial courses, including PG Diploma in Mass Communication, BSc Agriculture, BSc Horticulture, MSC Agronomy, BEd, MEd and Master of Social Work. The limited intake in each of the programmes is monitored closely and students benefit from individual attention in their classes and labs.
For all these courses, students are selected based on their performance in their previous examination and entrance test for admission in various self-financed courses, he added.
Bourai said, "We have inter institutional collaboration programmes with SGRR Medical College, Patelnagar, SGRR Institute of Technology and Science, Dehradun, National Botanical Research Institute, lucknow, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation of India and Forest Research Institute, Dehradun.Our infrastructure, facilities, teaching methodologies and academic rigour make sure that the college retains a special place in the academic landscape of Uttarakhand and for those who live, study and teach here. As many as 92 students are enrolled in various science streams who were awarded under INSPIRE Scheme of DST, Government of India after securing more than 90 per cent marks in their class XII board examination."
"In order to bridge the gap between industry and academics, the college has designed curriculum in active consultation with industry and academic stalwarts. The college was assessed by the National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC) Team and awarded accreditation certificate with grade B and Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)-2.63 in the year 2010.
The faculty employs a range of teaching-learning methods to create a varied and holistic learning environment which has a direct impact on students' personality," he added. The principal said that with a view to impart leadership qualities, students are encouraged to actively organise and participate in various activities.
College Women Study Centre head Renu D Singh said that this centre was established in the year 2010 and since then several programmes on women related issues including gender sensitisation were organised in the college. "As of now, we lay emphasis on research on women related issues, documentation on the same topics and providing training to students and rural women for their self employment," she added.