Key Indicator - 1.3 Curriculum Enrichment

In order to integrate the cross cutting issues relevant to gender, environment and sustainability, human values and professional ethics, The College has imbibed different types of courses in the curriculum, some enhance professional competencies while others aim to inculcate general competencies like social ðical values, human values, environment sensitivity etc., thereby leading to the holistic development of students.

The courses on Ethics, Human Values, Human Resources & Organizational Behaviour and Community Outreach (HVCO) through NSS and NCC, Environmental Studies are embedded in the curriculum of all programmes.

1. Gender Sensitivity

Gender sensitivity and gender sensitization is accomplished through amalgamation of theory and practice. Gender related course titled "Women Entrepreneurship" is introduced in MBA. There are many platforms for hands-on experiences related to gender sensitivity which enable students to interface with real life situations such as field work, community outreach, and gender sensitization activities under Lady Advisory Committee (LAC).

The LAC (Lady Advisory Committee) was constituted and has been functioning in formal sense since 2003. It is reconstituted as LA &ICC (Lady Advisory and Internal Complaints Committee) from 2019.The cell aims to enable lady faculty and girl students to explore their imminent potential in all aspects, providing a congenial working environment for them.

The events such as Quiz, Miss-Ethnic, Role-Play and Elocution Competitions on Women Empowerment and Great Women Personalities are conducted. The programme on "Gender Sensitization and Social Responsibility" was conducted. Around 20 programmes like "Awareness on Sexual Harassment at Work Place", "Theme: Laws related to Women", "Cervical Cancer Awareness", "An Orientation on Behavior and Discipline of Girl Students", "Violence against women-Safeguards-awareness of women laws" were conducted in last five years.

2. Human Values and Professional Ethics

A course of one credit on human values "Professional Ethics and Human Values" is offered as Subject / open elective to all the students to take at least once during the programme of study. IN view of Social development activities like working in NGOs, organizing blood donation camps, health check-up camps, hygiene and health workshops, environment awareness camps, river cleanliness drive, workshops on social issues, public health, gender issues etc. All the activities of are monitored by faculty in-charge at each institution/campus.

As an integral part of student engagement in social activities during their programme of study, college also mandates all the students to enroll as NSS/NCC Volunteers. It aims at inculcating values, ethics and socially responsible qualities. Students organize street plays, awareness campaigns, debates etc. Human values activities by students are being conducted since inception.

3. Environment studies

A course of 3-4 credits is included in all UG programmes. In order to sensitize students about the environment and sustainability issues, a number of activities such as seminars, workshops, guest lectures, industry visits and field excursions were organized for students of all programmes. Environment Day, Earth Day, Water Day are celebrated every year, where students actively participate. Workshops and seminars on various aspects of environment sustainability are organized periodically.