SWOC Analysis

Institutional Strength

1. The College provides holistic education to diverse socio-cultural populace at a nominal cost and acts asspringboard for the ambitious students of rural hinterland.

2. 15 UG and 2 PG programmes under CBCS (from 2018) and NEP curriculum (from 2023) provide widearray of subject-combinations. WBSU approval for new Multidisciplinary Courses (MDC) under NEP Curriculum has benefited the students.

3. The cultural landscape and strong feeder institutions ensure steady demand for admission. Activemonitoring and promotion of scholarship schemes like SVMCM, Kanyashree, OASIS, Aikyasree ensures that nearly all students enjoy scholarships.

4. Qualified faculties with different specializations are recruited as per norms of UGC and State government. Scope of inducting senior faculty through routine-transfer serves the students. IQAC encourages teachers to attend faculty development programmes.

5. Digital learning and management through LMS portal where students participate in e-mode. The campus is Wi-Fi enabled. Students get computer access at the main computer laboratory and in the department of Mathematics and Geography.

6. E-governance incorporated in every sphere of administration, like admission, registration, scholarship,PG result, tender, purchase, finance etc. for transparency and effective delivery.

7. Well-stocked library, partially automated with KOHA, harbours nearly 96,000 books. Membership of N-List improves digital accessibility. The laboratories are well-equipped.

8. Academic seminars, career guidance, soft skill development programmes organized regularly.

9. MoU and departmental collaborations with peer institutions and research collaborations with premier institutions like IISER stimulate exchange of faculties, library and laboratory facilities, and enhances research capabilities.

10. Visible ambience of inclusivity reflects a positive churn in social dynamics. The number of girl studentsis more than the number of boys. Diversity of faith, social standing, gender and affluence are accommodated congenially.

11. Focus on cross-cutting issues like trafficking, eye-donation, thalassemia, electoral literacy, cyber-crime,cyclone relief, village adoption, promotion of sports, yoga etc. ensures holistic development.

12. Feedback from stakeholders creates accountability for employees and administration.

13. Health and mental well-being of staff and students is safeguarded by various schemes.

14. Notable alumni like former Vice Chancellors of JNU and UBKV, former Chairman of BARC, Secretary-rank officers of Union and State Governments provide inspiration to students.

Institutional Weakness

1. The college was set up in 1950 in a limited space and setting. However, the current enrolment ratio exceeds the infrastructural capability. Urgent requirements of infrastructural expansion and augmentation are hindered by the limited availability of suitable contiguous land parcel.

2. Plans for expansion of hostel facilities are similarly hindered due to limited availability of suitable contiguous land parcel and/or funding issues in case of vertical development.

3. The size of the College auditorium and the College playground is not commensurate with the total number of enrolled students, thereby restricting their sporting and cultural expressions.

4. While routine-transfer is a well-received policy, often the transfer of teachers creates a shortage of human resources and disrupts the momentum of teaching-learning processes.

5. Vacancies among support-staff in the Office and among laboratory bearers due to retirement etc. pose at hreat to the smooth running of the institution.

6. Dependence on the Government on matters of policy, recruitment and finances implies limited sources of available solutions and funds to address specific academic concerns.

7. Distance from centers of academic excellence and good public libraries of national standard create shinderance in the academic progression of students.

8. Lack of academic autonomy at undergraduate level restricts further academic expansion of the institution.

9. Loss of teaching days due to official requisition of college premises for general administration at the time of election etc. creates an unequal field when compared to the peer institutions.

10. Limited scope of career placement for many undergraduate students is a matter of concern.

Institutional Opportunity

1. Consistent demand for admission to all undergraduate and post-graduate courses bears testimony to the goodwill of the college.

2. Success of students in all India Entrance Examinations like JAM, NET/SET, GATE, etc. and examples of students pursuing Ph.D at different institutions points to the quality of education.

3. Leveraging the digital infrastructure like LMS and Wi-Fi enabled campus shall provide better connectivity options and newer vistas of opportunity to the students.

4. Certificate courses launched by the college prepare the students for real-life scenarios and provide experiential learning outside the University curriculum.

5. Soft-skill development programmes like Career Counselling, Course in Communicative English will help students overcome mental barriers and communicate confidently in job interviews.

6. A grant of Rs. 2 Crore under Component-9 of RUSA 2.0 has put the institution in a position to leverage infrastructural growth. 97% of the first instalment of Rs. 1 Crore sanctioned under RUSA 2.0 has been utilized and next instalment for further infrastructural growth is awaited.

7. The recently awarded MPLAD grant of Rs. 1 Crore has created an opportunity for construction of a new building equipped with more classroom, auditorium, laboratory etc. for further expansion of academic infrastructure of the college.

8. The competitive milieu of the locality in terms of sporting infrastructure and cultural landscape provides opportunity to the students to excel in co-curricular activities, thereby ensuring their holistic development.

Institutional Challenge

1. The consistent increase in intake capacity in the last few years, to accommodate benevolent policies of the Government, has impacted the teacher-student ratio. Sometimes this poses a challenge to the capability of the teachers in terms of optimum delivery of services.

2. Retaining the intake capacity, in view of the infrastructural limitations, in the present scenario is a challenge.

3. Dependence on State Government for policy, long term perspective plan, recruitment, income, and expenditure is a structural pattern which the college cannot independently modify. However, the State Government always welcomes proposals for development.

4. Attrition among the students of Science stream in search of courses that assure placement is a challenge.

5. The disruptive and inescapable influence of COVID pandemic on the spheres of higher education is a challenge. Creation of any compensatory digital architecture shall require considerable funding and training which the College cannot sustain on its own.

6. Overcoming the digital divide prevalent among a section of students and Office Staff is also a matter of concern. Lack of resources is often compounded by poor connectivity in the region.

7. Introduction of NEP curriculum, with four parallel semesters running simultaneously, shall require adequate number of new classrooms, laboratories and more positions for teaching and non-teaching staff. The present structural deficiency to adequately address those fronts in a time-bound manner posesa risk to the institution given such high patterns of enrollment.

8. Retirement of State Aided College Teachers (SACT) or their resignation in view of better career prospects means loss of able, experienced faculty for the institution and no scope for replacement. Limited career growth opportunity for SACT is also an issue of concern.