- Best practice - 1
- Title of the Practice: Entrepreneurship Development for Girl students
- Objectives of the Practice:
The college was established to provide facilities for the students who are deprived of new opportunities to develop their skills and personality, as they belong to the rural area. As per the social norms the percentage of the girls getting married before they complete their graduation is quite high. These students who have potential have to leave aside a good career in life. In order to make the girl student financially self reliant, to provide them the knowledge and skill of business ethics as well as entrepreneurship the college has initiated Entrepreneurship Development for Girls Students since 2007.
Objectives of the activity are –
- To enable the girls to start their own business.
- To introduce the students various fields of business.
- To make them aware of business ethics.
- To make them aware of the overheads like Costing, Marketing, Sale etc..
- To make them financially self-reliant and confident
- The Context:
Due to the social constraint the girl students get lesser career opportunities as compared to boys. They have skills and knowledge. In order to spark their self-esteem, they are made aware of significance of being financially self-reliant. The activity Entrepreneurship Development for Girls Students is a stepping stone in their lives in the direction of converting themselves as confident, decisive and self-sufficient.
- The Practice:
To the beginning of the academic year the entire plan of the activity including the schedule, product and budget are planned by the committee with the consent of the Principal. After the consent of IQAC, the activity is conducted as per it’s schedule in the annual planning. A workshop is conducted in each term. The professionals and experts are invited as resource persons to conduct the workshop. Having the knowledge and skills of the costing, marketing, sales, the students are guided by the resource person as well as committee members.
In order to make the students aware of purchase of raw material, they are taken to the wholesale market in Pune. The students are trained to make the product during the workshop. They are motivated to make the product with their own at home. Their products are exhibited for sale on 26 January every year. The management trustees, CDC members, alumni, parents visit the exhibition and sale. The students are motivated to start up their own enterprise.
To mention a few selected workshops which turned really beneficial to the students to earn money are as follows
- Making of Fur Toys
- Making of Perfumes
- Fancy Candles
- Instant food recipes such as Upama, Idli, Dhokala, Chutneys etc.
- Making Ayurvedic Face Packs
- Blending of Spices for various Recipes
- Artificial Jewellery
- Eco – friendly Ornaments and Decoration
- Designer Key Holders
- Designer Name Plates
- Making Moulds and Effigy
- Paper-flower Arrangement
- Mural Making
- Lampshades
- Floating Lamps
- Making Cake
- Preparation of Agarbatti
- Evidence of Success
The activity is aimed at making the girl student financially safe reliant, decisive and confident. During the college days, some of the students had made income by making the product on the occasion of Diwali Christmas, New Year etc. These small gestures motivated them to start their own business or Enterprises. At present many of the girl students who attended the workshop of this activity are working successfully as make-up artist, General store owner, running canteen, running ladies shopee etc.
- Problems Encountered and Resources Required
The expenses for conducting the activity are generated from the sponsors. However, sometimes it is a problem to get a sponsor. The main hurdle to transform the girl students into entrepreneurs is a social perception about the girl children. However, we are optimistic that steadily it will bear fruits.
- Best practice - 2
- Title of the practice: Nature and Trek Club
- Objectives of Practice:
- To create awareness about growing pollution and its hazard to mother Nature.
- To develop an awareness and interest about natural environment among the members of the club.
- To encourage the members of the club for the study of natural environment by undertaking the programmes, like trekking and field visits.
- To inculcate a spirit of adventure, exploration and certain practical investigations in the nature.
- To develop stamina, endurance, self-confidence, team spirit and unity among the members of the club by arranging trekking programmes.
- To develop love for nature and a concern for cleanliness among the participants
- To promote national integration among the members and participants of the club.
- To inculcate qualities of leadership among the students
- To arouse the feelings of love, patience and compassion for every living creature.
- The Context:
All the human beings as well as living creatures have been given the gift of the pure environment by Nature. It is our duty and responsibility to protect the nature from the dangers of pollution, deforestation and growing urbanization. In order to make the students aware of these elements, the Nature and Trek Club is established in the college. It is aimed at the awareness about the concern for nature, cleanliness, love for historical monuments and national integration among the students, the teachers and all the participants of the club. It is also aimed at the eradication of myths and misconceptions about a number of natural elements, such as the snakes, birds and other animals, historical places and other natural aspects.
The organisation trek has developed passion, interest and hobby among the students. They form the groups/clubs and organise treks with their own. This act has created awareness about significance of health, exercise, team spirit of togetherness among the students. It is observed that this activity helps the student to become responsible citizens as well as better human beings.
- The Practice:
To the beginning to the academic year beginning the activity is planned by the by the committee members. The Planning is submitted to the Principal for the consent and approval of IQAC. After the approval of IQAC, the students are informed about the activity by organising interactive seminars in the classes. The notice is also circulated for students. As per the schedule, the Nature and Trek Club organises lectures of the experts like forest officer, Nature lovers etc. The activities like photo exhibition, poster making, seminars, elocution competition, essay writing, plantation etc. are organised. In order to make the students responsible citizen the students are involved in act like plantation as well as preservation of the plants and trees. For the excitement of girl students, one day monsoon trek is organised. The girl students not only enjoy the rains but also they like the feeling of being together Another trek is organised for the students during the winter season. There are many historical forts located in the range of Sahyadri Mountain. These treks are not only adventurous but they let the students connect with the history and the past. The students are motivated to clean and preserve the historical places. They are instructed not to throw plastic waste anywhere during the trek. They are introduced with the local people, their recipes, their folk culture, their rituals etc.
- Evidence of Success
The students who participated in the activity have turned out to be regular trek lovers. Some of them have formed Nature and Trek lovers clubs. They celebrate the days like environment day, world wild day etc. They organise photo exhibitions, seminars and lectures to create awareness about Nature and its elements among the society. Some of them volunteer as friends of snake and help people to catch and rescue the snakes as these volunteers are trained. It is noticed that the participant student are leaving a successful life in various sectors like politics journalism, photography and videography, films and web series, business, education, service etc. It is also observed that these students are better organizers of any event, team leaders, cooperative, compassionate and better human beings.
- Problems Encountered and Resources Required
- Sometimes the planned trek has to cancel or postpone due to inconvenient nature condition.
- Some of the participants belong to poor families; the expenses are born by the staff members or other participants.
- The resource persons are available as the college has signed MoUs with Government Organisation as well as Non-Government Organisation.
- The natural destinations for trek or trip are accessible.
