SSMMUSSS Govt. PG College, Dwarahat is a fully aided college of the Uttarakhand Government established in 1983. The college was affiliated to affiliated to Kumaon University, Nainital till the session 2019-20, but with the formation of SSJ University ,Almora in 2020, the college has since been affiliated to it. The college strictly follows university prescribed curriculumand the college has to adhere to the guidelines and framework of the curricula prescribed by the university.

The college had semester system for both UG and PG classes till 2018-19, but from session 2019-20 , it had to follow annual system of examinations for UG and semester system for PG courses.

Planned Process :

During the commencement of the academic year, the HODs along with principal, conduct a meeting and discuss teaching & learning activities.

 Academic calendar is prepared in advance in accordance with the schedule of the university to fulfill the objectives of the curriculum delivery. Thereafter each department formulates its own action and teaching plan.

Orientation/induction program is scheduled in the first week of the beginning of the new session for the fresh batch of students

. Time – table committee prepares a master time-table at the college level thereafter each departments prepares their time-table reflecting the theory classes, laboratory classes extra classes, tutorial, mentor-mentee activity and individual faculty for the said classes for all programs.

 Periodically class tests/ internal assessments are conducted throughout the semester/year. Progress of the syllabus coverage and curriculum delivery are reviewed from time to time.

 The examination results are reviewed to identify areas of improvement and weaker students are marked as slow learners. Apart from regular classes tutorials or extra classes are taken for enhancing the knowledge of students.

Through focused interactions and guidance offered by the teachers, students are able to have their academic and other issues suitably addressed.

In addition to traditional classroom teaching, faculty members also use various ICT tools and other innovative teaching strategies including online teaching through student – conductive platform like Whatsapp, Zoom, Google meet etc. In each department for slow learners, extra class, inaccessible materials like notes, books are provided

Feedbacks from students on curriculum and on other parameters are regularly collected and analyzed to strengthen the future curriculum development. In our college, education is a dialogic process, and it is the robust feedback system that gives it this accountability. Feedback is collected from students, teachers, alumni, parents, and other stakeholders  to  give the college their evaluations and suggestions

Departments of the college have planned and implemented the programs to promote general and conveyable skills among the students through use of modern aids like LCD projectors, Debates, student presentations, Class room seminars, Quiz Competitions, and Chart/Poster presentation, etc. Throughout the Academic session, the IQAC ensures effective and coordinated curriculum delivery by reviewing reports from concerned committees during its routine meetings.

 For continuous growth, our teachers regularly update their knowledge through active involvement in Research and Faculty Development Programmes.

The College is affiliated to SSJ University, Almora and adheres to the curriculum prepared by the expert body consisting of teachers from various colleges. The members ensure that the issues of gender, environment sustainability, human values and professional ethics also get equal representation in the curriculum.

 Most of the programs have these issues addressed in their syllabi. The B.A/M.A Humanities curriculum includes various issues on women empowerment, sustainable development, human values like justice, equality, liberty and rights, caste issues, rights and duties, social responsibility, child rights etc.

The B.Sc. Program deal with issues of environment, global warming, afforestation, flora and fauna, pollution and sustainability, ecology of various habitats, mineral cycle, environment impact assessment and sustainable developments etc. 

The B.Com. program includes topics on the business/professional ethics, and moral values and moral business practices etc. The college regularly tries to integrate these cross-cutting issues to the curriculum by organizing seminars/workshops/webinars on gender equality, environment, human values and professional ethics. 

The issue of Environment and Sustainability is covered as a Special Compulsory course on 'Environment Science', conducted in the IVth Semester/2nd year for all graduate courses. This is a compulsory but qualifying course, for which the syllabus is designed by the Kumaon University. 

The system of rain-water harvesting has been made under the RUSA Phase I scheme.

 Human Values are promoted through celebration of different Days like, National Integration Day, Human Rights Day, Vijay Diwas etc., which encourages the sense of Unity, Patriotism, Integration and brotherhood among the students. Community Programs are carried out in the form of ‘Adoption of Village’ by the NSS unit of the college.

The NSS unit, NCC unit of the college strives to establish a bond with the community at large through awareness rallies on current social issues. Departmental Council of each department organizes many activities related to these issues.

Efforts are made to provide application based learning. The experiential learning is provided to the students by giving them firstly, concrete experiences, like, Field surveys or visits, mostly designs of the practicals are planned by discussing with students, secondly, by doing reflective observation of the task done/assignments and classroom teacher-student discussions focussing upon enriching the students’ learning experiences. The results are discussed in reference to the underlying concept. The students are then encouraged to develop the design their dissertation/ practical.Experimental learning creates laboratory awareness, handling of instruments, glass wares and chemicals. The dissection process in biology practical is explained through ICT methods. UG students of Botany are taken on a field visit/ survey in the nearby forests for the identification of plants.

 Students are exposed to information and diversity of ideas with the helpofworkshops/seminars/expert lectures and conferences conducted in the college to develop critical thinking, creativity and scientific temper.

The ICT enabled classes help the students in developing an insight in the conceptual foundation of their specific programs through audio visual learning.The college also has EDUSAT system through which the students can learn from the lectures given by the teachers from other colleges/Institutions.The schedule of lectures is sent from the Dehradun Office and the same is circulated among the departments. The respective departmental students attend the lectures for the assigned topic at the EDUSAT room.

Assignments:- Students are assigned course related topics to work on. This helps them to unearth various learning sources and cultivate analytical and reasoning capabilities.

Classroom Presentation: - Before the submission of assignments students are asked to make presentations in front of fellow students and the subject teachers and share their understanding towards their subject and alsoanswer  the related questions.

 Quiz and Debates:- Time to time debate, quiz, essay writing competitions, seminar are held on the relevant topics which are helpful for all round development of students.

Engaging students in community based activities and service: With the help of NSS and NCC volunteers, Swatch Bharat Mission, Traffic Awareness, AIDS awareness campaign, planting of trees, Benefits of Yoga, voting awareness rallies and many more awareness programs are organised.

The post-graduate students are encouraged to learn the use of Power-point presentations for departmental seminars and group discussions

The creativity  and art of  expression is encouraged through their contributions to the annual magazine of the college.

The institution follows a CentralizedContinuous Internal Evaluation System.The internal assessments comprise of tests,MCQs, assignments, classroom presentation, viva-voce, etc. The breakup of Internal Assessment as prescribed by the University is as follows: 10 % through Class Tests and Tutorials; 10% through Assignments, Projects and Presentations; 5% through Attendance.

 In annual mode, the assignments, revision tests and practice questions are given to the students before their final exam.

Teachers ensure that the students are aware of the Internal Assessment Evaluation Criteria. It is discussed with them in detail to enhance transparency and rigor with a view to focus on individual and original work.

Assignments and tests are regularly conducted and students are given multiple opportunities to improve their performance.

The introduction of any other academic activity in the internal assessment can be done by the respective departments. This is done after a general discussion by the teachers on the issue in the department and the permission of the head  of the department. This allows, firstly, in tapping the strengths of the students and promotes more academic exposure, secondly, maintains variety in internal assessment and finally, helps the students in scoring marks after thorough evaluation.

The students are allowed to discuss their assignments with their respective teachers even after their classes.

 The marks of the internal evaluation are shown to the students for maintaining transparency. The performance of the students is also discussed by the respective course teacher.

The college is an affiliated college, hence, the examination cell acts as a bridge between the student and the University.

 The grievances of the students are immediately dealt with either directly by the cell itself or, whenever required, concerned authorities in the University are immediately contacted.

 Examination related information like all the important dates and the notices of the examinations are displayed at the college notice board, displayed on the college website and disseminated on whatsapp groups.

 Any information related to the examination process which is available in the examination cell can be readily obtained by the student after contacting the respective teachers handling the process in examination cell.  A majority of examination related grievances are sorted out by the examination committee at its own level and few of the grievances which require to be addressed by the  universityare being immediately sent to the person concerned in university with necessary documents by mail.Examination also tracks the action taken on the grievance by the University.The information is gathered and then communicated to the student.

The program and course outcomes form an integral part of the effective education. Hence, the dissemination of the same is done on two  levels.

 BEFORE TAKING ADMISSION: The courses offered by the college are uploaded on college website and  also in admission brochure of the college. The college, communicates the program specific and course specific objectives and outcome to students, parents, teachers and different stakeholders.

AFTER TAKING ADMISSION: The students are communicated about the POs, PSOs and COs which orients them with the effectiveness of syllabi.

 The POs, PSOs and COs are displayed in the departmental bulletin boards for the teachers and students of that particular department to refer.

 At graduation level, when a common induction meeting is conducted then the in charges of all the departments inform the students about the PSOs and COs of their respective specific programmes.

At post graduation level, the induction meeting is at departmental level. Students contact their respective departments and during the induction the faculty of the department communicates the PO’s, PSO’s and CO’s

The evaluation of the attainment of the programme and course outcomes is done on various levels. During classroom teaching theattainment of POs, PSOs  and COsare evaluated by the responses given by the students  in the class.The creativity, promptness and punctuality is taken in due consideration in academic tasks assigned to the students.

The academic achievement evaluation is done through internal and external examination results which are taken as reflective of attainment of programme outcomes and course outcomes.

The internal evaluation comprises of written tests, assignments and presentations. The obtained results are recorded and taken as the students’ achievement of PO’S, PSO’s and CO’s which are communicated to the student also.

The performance of the college students is also reflected after the declaration of the University Merit list.

The POs can be evaluated by the number of students getting selected in various institutions for higher or specialization studies and getting jobs after the course.The departments keep a record of all the results of Under-graduation and Post-graduation classes. The departments also keep records of the students appearing and qualifying in different competitive examinations. The results are communicated to the IQAC Cell.

The college is a Co-education institution and has been working for the creation and transfer of knowledge among the students hailing from different cultural, economic and social strata.

Each of the 12 Departments of Humanities, Science and commerce are affiliated to SSJ University, Almora. More than 50% teachers are approved as research guides

The college library has vast and rich treasure of about 20,000books The college is a registered member of N-Listwhere innumerable number of e-books, e-journals can be accessed.

 Teachers & Research Scholars participate and present papers in conference/ seminar /workshop conducted by other institutions and also publish papers in the reputed journals.

The college has a Computer lab with internet facility which can be accessed by students and teachers for their academic pursuits.

 Career Counselling Cell: The cell conducts sessions on different career options for the students on a regular basis. The speakers are invited from different institutes and organisations for creating awareness among the students. Personality development programs are also organised to improve the communication skills of the students.

Teachers in college forward their research proposals to funding agencies like UGC, ICSSR. A minor Research Project was completed in the Department of Economics.

Interdisciplinary lectures and external resource persons are invited in order to deliver lectures for the

 staff and students.

National seminars, webinars, International conferences, workshops are organised regularly for the academic benefit of the teachers and students.

The Extension Activities aim at shaping students into responsible citizens by  developing amongst them a sense of participation in nation building through Social work. This deepens understanding of the social environment and enriches their personality through actual participation in day-to-day activities of the society.

There is one unit of NCC and NSS in our college.The NSS and NCC  indulges in a wide range of activities, which includes the regular activities and the special camping program. Regular activities include- Blood Donation Camps. Cleanliness drive in and around the campus, observance of Important days & National Festivals, organization of Rallies for creating awareness amongst common mass mostly regarding environment protection, discouraging the use of Plastic, Cleaning the Rivers, Gender-matters, HIVAIDS Awareness, etc. Organizing various cultural activities aiming at personality development of students.

Every year college selects a village in the vicinity to organize a camp for seven days where mental and physical activities are carried out for volunteers; in these activities volunteers did Cleanliness Programs, Village Survey, Tree Plantation, Water Conservation,hygiene education, anti-plastic campaign and environment conservation.

 During the height of Pandemic Covid-19, the NCC cadets participated in awareness- drives in coordination with the district administration following the instructions as received by them.

 Other activities include the observance of World AIDS Day, Swachh Bharat, International Women’s Day, Environment Day, International Child Right’s Day, World Yoga Day.These extension activities help in developing an awareness and knowledge of social realities to have concern for the well being of the community and engage in creative and constructive social work. It provides rich and meaningful educational experience to the students.

No awards recieved during this period.

The college has adequate infrastructure, physical facilities and it takes systematic steps for up-gradation of learning resources and infrastructure development.

The college offers UG courses in Humanities, Science and Commerce Faculties and PG in three departments of Arts Faculty. In the current session of 2022-23 the college has got approval for M.Sc and is offering PG  courses in all five subjects of science faculty. There are separate buildings for all three faculties having classrooms and labs. A new PG lab has been constructed for Chemistry and Botany Departments under the RUSA grant.

There is a well-managed and maintained Seminar Hall for academic activities like seminars, conferences, symposiums, workshop with a seating capacity of around 100.

The library in college is well equipped with around 20,000 books adequately supported by reading room for the convenience of students. The library also has a computer, printer and photocopier.

There is a computer lab with internet and xerox facility for the teachers and students.

Faculty members can avail audio-visual aids like Over- head projectors, Charts, Power point presentation in the teaching process for the benefit of students.

 The Science Block has 04 classrooms with a total of 4 updated laboratories for Physics Botany, Zoology, and Chemistry departments.

 The Arts Block has 5UG Classrooms and separate Offices-Cum 03PG classrooms for all PG Departments. The Commerce Block has 4 classrooms.

There is separate hall for EDUSAT and there is also a well-equipped gymnasium for the students.

The Uttarakhand Open University study centre has been allotted two separate rooms for functioning.

 Provision of fresh drinking water (3 water coolers) is available for students in the campus.

There is also a Girls Common Room for female students.

 Repairing and maintenance of furniture, equipments computers etc is monitored by the Principal’s office. The maintenance of equipment/ instruments is done through annual grants received from the state government and other related funds in the college.

The library of SSMMUSSS Govt. PG College, Dwarahat, caters to the needs of around 1000 students and 20 teachers. It has 20000 books and journals. With the application of technology for library sciences, the college is gradually automating its library system. With this objective the college is using N-LIST in the college. The teachers have subscribed to the membership in the N-LIST which gives them access to the books and journals of other libraries. The college is encouraging the teachers to use e-books and e-journals which will be improve teaching-learning process of the college. The Library in Charge maintains full record of the books and their issuing/ receiving system. There are 2 desktop and a printer for the smooth working in the library. Reading Room with a seating capacity of about 20 readers is also available.

Institution frequently updates its facilities including Wi-Fi:

 Internet Facility was provided by Reliance Jio during the COVID pandemic time. Apart from that the college has broadband connection from BSNL.

To supplement the lecture methodology through other teaching- learning techniques, use of computers /OHP is being adopted for which the college has two halls equipped with OHP. The college also has a smart class equipped with interactive board.

 Apart from the computer lab, almost all departments  are equipped with computers and the students are encouraged to use e-resources

EDUSAT Room in the college is available for the benefit of students through which they can attend lectures delivered by experts from other colleges/institutions

The college office is well- connected with internet facility for smooth functioning.There is specific annual budget allocation for procurement, up-gradation, deployment and maintenance of the computers and their accessories. Maintenance of computers and its accessories are also done from the funds available in college.

The Alumni Association in the SSMMUSSS Govt PG College Dwarahat, has shown enthusiasm and willingness to take organizational initiative and sustain it by contributing their time and motivating the undergraduates. The Alumni of the college show their presence in the Co-curricular and extra-curricular activities which includes the Games & Sports and celebration of Annual Day. They provide logistic support to the college and extend their full cooperation and oneness with the organization. They gather socially from time to time during NSS camps, Tree Plantation Drive and to celebrate National Festivals. The Alumni of the college foster a spirit of loyalty and promote the general welfare of the institution. The College will soon start the process ofRegistration of the alumni association.

The vision and mission of the college reflects on each and every department  with effective leadership styles and proper governance mechanisms while carrying out the activities in academic and administrative aspects. Governance of the institute goes in tune with the vision and mission statements

The college is governed under the headship of the Principal appointed by the Department of Higher Education, Uttarakhand Government. The Principal decentralizes the governance of the different administrative activities by forming different committees headed by a Senior teacher and two-three teachers as its members. These committees are formed annually at the beginning of the Academic year. The Convenor of the respective Committees conducts meeting with the members of the committee and chalks out the Plan of action. The college has separate office for Proctor, Sports, Examination, Election, IQAC and RUSA. The Principal takes timely reviews of the functioning of the committees and resolves grievances, if any. Perspective plan of the institute is prepared by the management, CDC and IQAC. While preparing plan the priority is given to vision and mission statements. In IQAC and CDC teachers are given proper representation Teachers very actively participate and contribute in decision making. Teachers participate actively in various committees and play a vital role in decision making. While finalizing strategic planning of the institute, all committees are taken into consideration.  The Administrative staff looks into the different works and the college has a Senior Administrative Officer, Steno and other non- teaching staff. The students also form a part in the different committees such as Sports, Election, RUSA, Departmental Councils, IQAC, Grievance Redressal Cell etc. which further makes the governance more transparent.

A CASE STUDY OF EXAMINATION CELL: The efficient conduction of examinations involves decentralization and participative management. The examination committee also works upon the redressal of examination related grievances of the students. The following steps are involved in the conduction of exams:

Step 1:The exam cell receives information about the dates of filling the forms. This information is disseminated to the college students with the coordination between the office and departments.

 Step 2:  The exam cell assesses the per exam strength of students for sitting arrangements with the help of non teaching staff. The roll lists are made and the room invigilation duties are assigned to the teachers.

 Step3: The exams papers are received from the University with the maintenance of confidentiality and opened on the day of examination

 Step4: The smooth conduction of examination is done by coordination between the examination cell and the teaching and non teaching staff

Step5: The teaching and non teachingstaff  coordinates in submission of examination copies in the examination control room immediately after the exam and  helps in sealing those answer sheets before dispatching them to the University.

Step6: Receiving the results/ marksheets : The results are declared online on the University website and the hardcopy is sent to the respective colleges by the University.

 Step 7: Distribution of marksheets: Faculty wise marksheets are distributed.

Response: The institute being the state government college, the appointments are done at the government level which follows UGC rules adopted by the state government and implemented accordingly. The service rules for state government employees are applicable on the Principal, teaching staff and the non teaching staff.

 1) Directorate Higher Education: The strategic rules are passed on by the directorate higher education to the colleges.

2) Principal: The head of the institution is the Principal who supervises the functioning of the tasks allocated to various departments and committees.

 3) Departmental Incharges: Academic functional tasks are performed by the departmental incharges with the coordination with the faculty members and the departmental associations of the students.

4) Convenors of committees: The convenors of various functional committees ensure the smooth conduction of various administrative functions of the institute which are as follows:

Admission committees of different classes

Time Table Committee

Prospectus Committee

 IQAC

Proctorial Committee

Cultural events committee

 Income tax evaluation committee

Sports Committee

College magazine committee

 Parents teachers Association committee

 Women sexual harassment redressal committee

Library/reading room committee

Examination committee

 Career counseling cell committee

 AISHE data upload committee

RTI response committee

 Student election committee

 EDUSAT arrangement committee

NSS/NCC committee

 Purchase committee

Anti drug consumption committee

 Alumni association committee

5) Chief administrative officer: The chief administrative officer performs and manages the recordkeeping as well as finances, like salary issues with the help of non teaching staff.

 6) President of student associations: The student representatives like president, vice president, treasurer, secretary and joint secretary function like a bridge between the administration and the students for student welfare as well as for the development of institution.

Response: The institute is a state government college, hence, the welfare provisions for teaching and non-teaching staff are established by the government. The staff of the college is provided with the following provisions:

1) Earn Leave: The teaching staff gets 1 day of earned leave and non teaching staff gets 31 days of earned leave in a calendar year.

2) Medical Leave: On producing a medical certificate staff member can get 365 days of medical leave in complete service period. Extra 3 months of leave can be given after the verification by medical board.

3)Grievance Redressal Cell exist at college to provide solution of various kinds of issues. Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) under Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace is also in existence.

 4)Group Insurance, Medical Reimbursement Scheme are also available for teaching and non teaching staff

 5) Extraordinary Leave: Maximum 5 years leave can be given, in case of, employee himself requests for this leave and no other leave can be provided.

 6) Study leave: This leave can be availed after 5 years of service, where, 1 year of leave is granted at one time and maximum 2 years leave can be availed.

 7) Special disability leave: It is provided when the employee is hurt and disabled during the duty hours. Maximum 24 months of leave is given.

 8) Maternity Leave: This is a provided to female employees during maternity period of 135 days two times in entire service period and a seven day leave is also given in case of abortion.

 9) Quarantine Leave: Leave for contracting any contagious disease,where, timeperiod differs according to disease.

 10) Casual Leave: 14 in a calendar year and maximum 10 days can be taken at one time

 11)Special Casual leave: Provided to attend academic conferences / workshops/symposiums/seminars.

 12) Lien Leave: When employees are called to work during holidays.

13) Duty Leave: when an employee is ordered to perform a duty.

 14) Child Care leave: Provided to women for taking care of their children below 18 years of age. The employees are given the benefits of GPF/NPS/GIS, revisions in dearness allowances are also incorporated as per government rules.

The institute possesses a ‘Staff club’ which arranges for the welcome of new recruits and farewell of the retiring or the faculties being posted some other college. This club is encouraged to enhance workplace synergies.

Response: The purchases in the college are done according to the government rules. Till 50000/- the fund is utilized as per market survey, after 50000-2 lacs college invites quotations and above 2lacs college invites open tender for proper utilization of funds. For large amount purchases quotations are invited and passed through the purchase committee. The bills are produced in the finance department. Internal audits are conducted for which the bills are duly submitted. The annual physical verification involves the verification of consumable and non-consumable stocks.

The funds are received under different heads like salary, dearness allowance (DA), transfer travel allowance, travelling allowance, office expenditures, electricity, expenditure on furniture, maintenance of equipments and IT facilities etc. are utilized and accordingly, the budget for the next session is made.

During the session of 2019-21, the college was sanctioned a grant of 1.98 Lakhs under RUSA for the construction of PG labs for chemistry and Botany,renovation of departments, classrooms and toilet blocks along with the purchase of books and equipments under New Facilities. The funds received under the aforesaid scheme are being utilised as mentioned in the Detailed Project Report.

Response: The IQAC of the institute has worked for the introduction of the quality upliftment strategies. The IQAC has taken various steps, namely, process of allotment of mentors to the students, personal counselling facility for the students, digitalization of admissions, opening of post graduate courses and infrastructural development for meeting the effective and efficient teaching- learning process.

 The IQAC has taken significant initiatives for the following:

1. IQAC has successfully submitted the Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) to NAAC so that accreditation can be done timely
2. On the recommendation of IQAC the college has adopted stakeholders feedback system in which the college is obtaining feedback from students and teaching. The feedback is properly evaluated and result is disclosed on the college website. Proper consideration is given to the result of feedback so that quality initiatives can be taken.
3. College website is continuously updated so that students, Parents, Alumni and other stakeholders can have complete information of the institute.
4. Grievance Redressal Cell has been constituted under the supervision of senior faculty members.
5.  Periodic meetings of Parent Teacher Association are organised so that suggestion from Parents can be obtained and action can be taken to improve the functioning of the college.
6. IQAC did efforts to get approval of starting PG courses in Botany, Chemistry, Zoology, Physics and Maths which have started from the session 2022-23.
7. Effective delivery of curriculum and enhanced usage of ICT tools.
8.  Enhanced Research and Publication of research papers.
9. Organised National Seminars, workshopand  Special lectures and interactions with academic forerunners in Career Counselling Cell.

Measures initiated by the Institution for the promotion of gender equity

The issue of gender equity and sensitization is integrated in the curricular and co-curricular activities of the college both at UG and PG level. Across all types of Courses there are units in the syllabus based on Gender Sensitization through which students are made aware of gender equity, laws pertaining to gender rights, intersection of gender, caste, class and religion.

In the curricular activities, students are further sensitized towards these issues by integrating their academic learning with the current day to day socio-political cultural scenario.As part of its co-curricular activities, the college organizes several programs on Gender sensitization such as debate/speech/ poster/ quiz competitions, staging of plays etc.

About 72% women students are enrolled in the college and 50% staff are women. According to government of Uttarakhand order 30% reservation for girl’s students has been implemented.

The College has set up Women’s Grievance Redressal Cell and Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) to deal with the problems and bring about awareness related to different laws and government facilities for women.

The college has a reserved post for Vice-President (woman) in the Student Union. This promotes the participation of women students in the Student Union.

SSMMUSSS Government PG College, Dwarahat is committed to promote ethics and values amongst students and faculty. Every year our institute organizes the national festivals and birth / death anniversaries of the great Indian personalities. Staff and students get to know the importance of national integrity in the country in general and their role in it in particular. The college celebrates the following days:

Teachers day: On 5th September, we celebrate Dr. Radhakrishnan’s birthday as Teacher’s Day with great fervour. The students organize a programme for the teachers and the Guru-Shishya parampara is celebrated.

 International Women’s Day is celebrated on the 8th of March every year in the college.

 National Youth Day (12 January) is celebrated to commemorate the birthday of Swami Vivekanand, an ideal for young generation.

 Netaji Subhash Jayanti (23 January): is observed to remember Netaji’s great sacrifice for the nation. Republic Day (26 January)is celebrated in the college regularly with great zeal. On this day awards are given to students for academic and cultural achievements, after the beautiful parade by NCC students of the college.

 National Science Day (28 February) is celebrated enthusiastically by the Science faculty to highlight the contribution of scientists in the development of the nation.

 International Women Day (8 March)-is celebrated regularly by inviting eminent women for gender sensitization and by performing plays/skits etc. by students.

International Yoga Day (21 June) is celebrated regularly in the college which motivates the students to  keep fit.

Harela (16 July): Harela (Greenery) festival is celebrated by sapling plants in the college and its vicinity.

Independence Day (15 August): The Independence Day is celebrated annually on August 15. On this day after the hoisting of National Flag the students present patriotic songs and speeches. All the teachers, staff members and students along with some employees of government departments participate in the function.

Gandhi Jayanti (2 October): Various programs are organized on this occasion like cleaning of college campus and the departments by the employees.

Efforts have been made by the institution in providing an inclusive environment which promotes harmony and tolerance among the students. Student enrollment is unbiased and transparent. Moreover, the institution provides equal opportunities to the students in various activities, irrespective of their caste, creed, religion, language, culture and region. NSS unit is established to inculcate a sense of unity, discipline and harmony, which is quite significant. Various cultures are represented during the various celebrations and cultural programmes conducted in the college which depict the sense of respect towards all the cultures. The anti-ragging cell acts as a key factor in maintaining tolerance and harmony among students. Grievance redressal committee is constituted to address the grievances of the students. NSS and NCC  unit organize medical camps, nutrition awareness, environmental protection, and education awareness among the rural population. NSS  and NCC teams participate and organize rallies for awareness. Commemoration days like International yoga day, Independence day celebrations, Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, Swachh Bharath, “Say no to the plastic” campaign, Health Camp, Covid Vaccination camps,  Women's day are celebrated in the college to promote harmony. Sports and cultural activities are organized in the campus to encourage and positive attitude among student.This establishes positive interaction among people of different racial and cultural backgrounds. Institute has code of ethics for students and a separate code of ethics for teachers and other employees which has to be followed by each one of them irrespective of their cultural, regional, linguistic, communal socioeconomic and other diversities.

Title of the Practice: Community Engagement Extension activities by NSS,NCC and SVEEP, Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat campaigns and Unnat Bharat Abhiyan.

Blood Donation, Voter Awareness Program , Community Awareness programs

The Context: The community – based learning combines traditional classroom instruction with community service to enhance the learning of the students and civic participation. The college focus for community improvement and engagement connects academic program with community service so that students, faculty and community partners can forge link between theory and practice, between knowledge and action and between the resources of institution and the community development.

 Objectives of the practice: The objective of the practice is to engage the students and the faculty members to create closer ties with college and the local community through NSS/NCC which will result in deepening the quality of learning and discovery. Higher Education institutions are the centers for new voters. It is important that the students understand the importance of casting their votes in the elections. The voter awareness program aim at engaging the students in different activities such as Rallies, signature campaigns, street dramas, etc., which help in creating awareness about the responsibility of casting vote among the general public and themselves. The final aim is to create awareness among Public and make people responsive.

The Practice: SSMMUSSS Govt. PG College, Dwarahat has a very active NSS, NCC and SVEEP campaigns. Throughout the year the faculty members and the students associated with these wings engage themselves in different activities related to community engagement. These activities emphasise on development of social responsibility among the young citizens of the country. The students organize activities like rallies, gender sensitization, women`s education,  tree plantation, cleanliness programs, awareness programs against addiction, etc. The programs are organized on the occasion of National Festivals and other days of importance related to Universal Values and Ethics like Vijay Diwas, National Integration Day, World Aids Day, Women’s Day, World Environment Day etc.. Institute also organizes regular blood donation camps. These blood donation camps are organized in collaboration with local health department.The students of NSS/NCCand other volunteers of the College actively participate in Voters awareness program in collaboration with the District Coordinator and the Nodal Officer of Systematic Voter Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP). Rallies were taken out in the town in which the students participated with banners in their hands and pronouncing slogans made by them to motivate people for their active participation in election as a voter Throughout the academic year different activities were carried out to promote registration and participation of the voters in the town of through the students and staff of the college. The college has also adopted a college under its Unnat Bharat Abhiyan. Various seminars and awareness drives are held in the village . The college has also organised workshops for farmers and local communities to sensitize them about water conservation as acute water shortage is a challenge faced by the local villagers in their everyday life.

 Obstacles faced and strategies adopted to overcome them:

Obstacles faced include inadequacy of resources. We arranged lots of awareness program but public shows less consideration.

Impact of the practice: NSS and NCC organizes lots of community engagement programs in the particular town and nearby villages which creates awareness about Drug abuses, Gender sensitivity, Cleanliness and Scarcity of Water etc. The practice promotes community feelings among the students and the staff of the college. It helps in promoting personality development, moral education and civic responsibility. The present scenario of the Indian politics has created much distrust and lack of confidence among the general public. It is imperative that the new voters understand that not casting the vote will only aggravate the negative scenario in the political arena, which will be harmful in the socio-economic development of the country. Hence there is a dire need that the Voter Awareness programs are encouraged in the colleges. Further the students also participate to encourage other voters in casting their votes in the election. With this goal the Government of India has launched Systematic Voter Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP). This program involves students studying in the Higher Education Institutions in creating awareness about the Voting system and importance of Electoral participation.

 Resources required: Financial resources were arranged by the District Coordinator of SVEEP. The college is a Government institution so no separate fund is available for such programs.

Best Practice No.2

Title of the Practice:- Use of ICT as a learning tool

(2)Objectives of the Practice:- (1) To update the students for their career advancement

 (2)To enhance their subjective knowledge

(3)To make them know how to use new technologies

(3)The Context:- Our college is situated in rural area. Most of the students belong to underprivileged classes. The aim of the college is  to give them a perfect platform to enhance their knowledge and qualities.

(4)The Practice:-In order to help the students to upgrade their learning process, the teachers and the students are encouraged to use ICT tools.  Teachers use different ICT tools like computer, Internet, interactive board, smart classrooms and Wi-Fi facilities. During the pandemic period use of ICT as a teaching tool is very useful and helpful in completing our task. A two day workshop was organised in the college in order to update teachers about using online platforms for teaching.Various tools and methods like ppt, you tube links, google classroom, were employed by the teachers and learners for learning and teaching.

(5)Evidence of success: The students have successfully learned the use of new technology for their needs. The success is evident in the exam results of the students.

(6)Problems encountered and resources required: A large number of students are from under privileged classes and hence cannot afford the new technology. Also since the students live in remote villages, net connectivity emerged as a major issue.

SSMMUSSS Government Post-Graduate College, Dwarahat, is a Government institution of Higher education that caters to the need of the students residing in the rural and semi-urban areas of the region. Apart from educating all and specially empowering women students who constitute almost 72% of the total strength of the college,the institute plays a major role in creating awareness amongst the students for improving the rural conditions as prevalent in the area. Generating awareness includes circulation of important messages relating to environment, sanitation, eradication of gender-bias, fostering a safe and secure atmosphere for women. Sensitization programmes are organized in regard to various diseases like AIDS andduring  Covid 19, the students were counseled for following Covid-protocol and maintaining proper isolation. With the help of local administration and health department, Covid vaccination camps were organised in the college.The students are counseled and mentored by their respective teachers in the face of problems coming their way due to poor financial condition or less exposure to modern education or way of thinking. By following and implementing various community- based programs and services that are guided and monitored by the NSS and NCC  units in the adjoining rural areas, the college has made every effort to imbibe its vision. The participation of youths belonging to rural background in extension and outreach programs sensitizes the energetic youth toward social issues. They learn about the critical significance of social issues which helps them in holistic development and integrated learning. Under “Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat” various socio-cultural programs are organized to instill the values of national integration, unity and feeling of oneness amongst students. As a part of the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, the college has also adopted a nearby college and runs various campaigns to sensitize the villagers about various relevant issues. The college has also organised workshops and seminars regarding the conservation of water, an issue which the villagers face in their day to day life. A workshop for the farmers was also organised to sensitize them.

The norm of Flag- hoisting in the morning and singing National Anthem  before the start of classes and singing National Song at the culmination of college time, is to promote the feeling of honour and respect for our National symbols. The National festivals are celebrated every year with much enthusiasm and zeal that instills patriotism and a sense of pride for the Nation. These activities render value - based education through academic, cocurricular and extension services. The Extension activities include programs for sensitizing the masses towards environmental conservation viz, regular Tree-Plantation and Cleanliness-Drives.. This involves development of pro-environmental attitude, hence, initiating the pace towards fulfilling the vision of the college. The cadets of NCC wing participated in awareness-campaigns amidst pandemic and gave their service in maintaining order and discipline in-and- around the town. Blood-donation camps are organised by NCC and NSS wing of the College. In the Students’ Cultural & Sports Events organized annually, the Girl-students are encouraged to take active participation in maximum events to boost their self-confidence. Along with the regular teaching, the student-centric activities involve conduction of offline and Online co-curricular activities which are organized by the respective departments. These activities comprise celebration of NSS Day, Earth Day, World Ozone Day, Science Day etc. in which the students are provided with a platform to express themselves. Speech, Debate, Quiz, Poster - Making competitions and group discussions are a regular feature in each department in every academic session. All these activities along with the academic and curricular pursuits promote holistic Personality development of students. Against all odds, we strive hard to make the best possible efforts to foster academic values, critical thinking and a supportive educational ambience by all means.