West Goalpara Collegeওৱেষ্ট গোৱালপাৰা মহাবিদ্যালয়
Evaluation Report of the Department: Education
West Goalpara College, Balarbhita , Goalpara: Assam
1. Name of the Department: Education
2. Year of Establishment: 1981
3. Name of Programmes/Courses offered (UG, PG, M. Phil, PH.D., Integrated Masters, Integrated Ph.D., etc.): Undergraduate & H. S
4. Name of Interdisciplinary Courses and the departments/units involved: Nil
5. Annual/Semester/Choice Based Credit System (Programme wise): Semester
6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by the other departments : Nil
7. Courses in a collaboration with other Universities, Industries, Foreign Institutions, etc: Nil
8. Details of Courses/Programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons: Does not arise.
9. Number of Teaching Posts: 04
Associate Professor: 03
Assistant Professor: 01
10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc. /D. Litt. /Ph. D/M. Phil. etc.):
Dr. Abdus Salam M. A, M. Phil, Ph. D. Associate Professor Education of Exceptional Children Teaching Experience: 27 years
Abdul Wahhab Miah M. A(Double) Associate Professor Educational Psychology Teaching Experience: 34 years
Zakir Hussain Khan M.A Associate Professor Child Psychology and Psychology of Adolescence Teaching Experience: 28 years
Anowar Hussain Talukadr M.A, M.Phil. Assistant Professor Educational Statistics Teaching Experience: 20 years
11. List of senior visiting faculty : Nil
12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (Programme wise) by temporary faculty: Nil
13. Student – Teacher Ratio (Programme wise): 181 : 1
14. Number of academic support staff (Technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled: 1 (Laboratory Bearer)
15. Qualifications of Teaching Faculty with D. Sc/ D. Litt. / Ph. D. / M. Phil./ PG
Ph. D. 1 (one)
M. Phil. 2 (Two)
16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National, b) International funding agencies and grants received: Nil
17. Departmental Projects funded by DST – FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. And total grants received: Yet to be received.
18. Research Centre / Facility recognized by University: Nil
19. Publications:
Publications per faculty :
(a) Abdul Wahhab Miah: Nil
(b) Zakir Hussain Khan: Two Book Chapters Published in ISBN books.
(c) Dr. Abdus Salam: 04 Research Papers or Articles in various National and International P-ISSN /E-ISSN Journals, 07 book chapters published in ISBN books, 01 ISBN book and 03 edited ISBN books.
(d) Anowar Hussain Talukdar: Nil
• Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and students: 04 (Articles published in peer reviewed international journals)
• Number of publications listed in International Database (For Eg: Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete Dare Database – International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc,): Nil
• Monographs: Nil
• Chapter in Books: 07
• Book Edited: 03
• Books with ISBN/ISSN number with details of publishers: 01 Lulu.Com, United States
• Citation Index: Nil
• SNIP: Nil
• SJR: Nil
• Impact factor: 10
• h-index: Nil
20. Areas of consultancy and income generated: Nil
21. Faculty as members in:
Name of Faculty National Committees International Committees Editorial Boards
Dr. Abdus Salam All India Association for Educational Research, Bhubaneswar. Higher Education Forum, Navi Mumbai. National Educationist Council, Meerut. Assam College Teachers’ Association, Assam Science Society, Assam, Editor of (1) Foundations of Multidisciplinary Studies Embraced Twenty First Century (2) Recent Trends of Multidisciplinary Studies in India and (3) Women Empowerment-More Needs of the Hour
Abdul Wahhab Miah North East India Education Society, Shillong. Psychologist’s Association of North East India, Gauhati University.
Zakir Hussain Khan Assam Science Society, Assam College Teachers’ Association
Anowar Hussain Talukdar
22. Students Project
a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental/programme: All major students of 6th semester have done project works.
b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the i.e. in research laboratories / Industry / other agencies: Nil
23. Awards/ Recognitions received by faculty and students:
Name of Faculty Awards
Dr. Abdus Salam • Teaching and Research Excellence Award (2017), IRDP Group of Journals, Chennai
• Adarsha Shikshak (2020), Brojolok Shahitya Kala Sanskriti Academy, Agra
• Outstanding Researcher Award (2022), Kamarajar Institute of Education and Research, Theni, Tamil Nadu
• National Global Teacher Award (2022), Avishkar Foundation, Solapur, Maharashtra
24. List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department: Nil
25. Seminars / Conference / Workshops organized & the source of funding:
a) National:
b) International:
c) Departmental:
26. Student profile programme / course wise: Nil
27. Diversity of Students:
Name of the Course % of Students from the same state % of Students from the other states % of Students from abroad
UG 100% Nil Nil
28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil Services, Defence services, etc?
SLET: 01 Student
TET, Assam: 05 Students
29. Student Progression:
Student Progression Against % enrolled
UG to PG 2 students have enrolled PG
PG to M. Phil. Nil
PG to Ph.D. 01 pursuing Ph.D.
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Nil
Employed
• Campus selection: Nil
• Other than campus recruitment: 02
Entrepreneurship/Self-employment: 70%
30. Details of Infrastructural facilities:
a) Library: Available in the department
b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students: Available in Department
c) Class rooms with ICT facility: Available for students
d) Laboratories: One psychological laboratory
31. Facilities and Assets
The students are main assets. Besides this, department has its own library with around 160 books. Computer with internet facility and well equipped psychological laboratory.
32. Course Offered
COURSE OFFERD H.S. Under AHSE Council
THREE YEARS (SIX SEMESTER) DEGREE COURSE Under Gauhati University
33. Students Profile
The Department does not have any separate administrative policy for the general course. After passing 12th class final examination, the intending students are admitted in Education subject as the general course. There are 30 seats in Honours Course where admission is given on the basis of cut-off 45%. In case of number of eligible candidates exceeds the intake capacity the Department given preference to the meritorious students.
34. Students Strength in 2022
Class No of Students Male Female % of Male % of Female
B.A. 1st Semester (R) 114 48 66 42.11% 57.89%
B.A. 1st Semester (H) 12 05 07 41.67% 58.33%
B.A. 3rd Semester (R) 148 60 88 40.54% 59.46%
B.A.3rd Semester (H) 43 17 26 39.53% 60.47%
B.A. 5th Semester (R) 46 21 25 45.65% 54.35%
B.A. 5th Semester (H) 26 10 16 38.46% 61.54%
Total 389 161 228 41.39% 58.61%
Student Strength in H.S. Classes
Class Total Students Male Female % of Male % of Female
H.S. 1st Yr 200 85 115 42.50% 57.50%
H.S. 2nd Yr 535 223 312 41.68% 58.32%
Total 735 308 427 41.90% 58.10%
35. Learning Resource
A departmental library has been maintained for the benefits of students, faculty members as well as alumni. There are about 160 books which include text books and reference books in the Departmental Library. The books are issued to the student and teacher on the basis of needs. Professor Zakir Hussain Khan is the In-charge of the Departmental Library. Apart from the conventional procedures, laptop is being used for comprehensive teaching in the smart board class room.
36. Activities
The Department of Education regularly organized class room teaching, Group discussion, Seminar, Team Teaching & Laboratory Practical among the students within the Department and continuous evaluation process is done. The faculty members participate in co-curricular and extension activities organized by college authority.
a) Home Assignments are given to the Students.
b) Laboratory Practical is done by Honours Course students.
c) Project Work is done by Honours Course Students on the basis of survey.
d) Group Discussion and Team teaching are held with the co-operation of other departmental faculty members.
e) Departmental Workshop are organized.
f) Sessional Examinations are conducted by class teacher of the department.
g) Success Rate: Last Five Years (From 2018 to 2022)
37. Success Rate: Last Five Years
Academic Year
Total students in B.A. 1st Sem
Total Students in B. A. 3rd Semester Total students appeared in B.A. 6th Semester Exam Total Pass % of Pass Total Fail % of Fail
2018-19 Regular 202 Regular 161 Regular 167 2019 123 73.65% 44 26.35%
Honours 13 Honours 18 Honours 19 18 94.74% 01 5.26%
2019-20 Regular 211 Regular 140 Regular 57 2020 57 100.00% --- ---
Honours 34 Honours 12 Honours 18 18 100.00% --- ---
2020-21 Regular 145 Regular 189 Regular 53 2021 51 96.23% 02 3.77%
Honours 30 Honours 27 Honours 11 11 100.00% -- ---
2021-22 Regular 182 Regular 125 Regular 84 2022 72 85.71% 12 14.29%
Honours 51 Honours 27 Honours 26 24 92.30% --- ---
2022-23 Regular 114 Regular 137 2023
Honours 12 Honours 37
38. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university, government or other agencies:
Funding Agency STUDENT’S RECIEVED AID
2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 Remarks
College
Govt.
Others
39. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts: Departmental seminar held in the department with external experts.
Name of Programme Date & Venue Resource person invited with designation Topics
40. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning:
a) Lecture method
b) Team teaching
c) Questioning and Answering
d) Group Discussion
e) Seminar, workshop etc.
f) Project work
g) Home assignment
h) Tutorial class
i) Power Point Presentation
j) Use of LCD projectors and Smart Board
k) Use of study material
41. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities: The Department promote Institutional Social Responsibility through institution-neighbourhood-community network and student engagement, contributing to good citizenship, service orientation and holistic development of students The department is committed to social responsibility, by carrying out its mission-
a) The department aims at providing an atmosphere of holistic development of students thereby transforming them into responsible citizens by transferring moral values.
b) It aims at pursuing excellence towards creating students with high degree of intellectual, professional and cultural development to meet the national and global challenges.
c) The department is conscious of its role in campus community connection, well being of its neighbourhood and has initiated a number of community development activities. These activities include: Involving students in Blood Donation Camps, World environment day, Relief for flood victims, Sachya Bharat Abhiyan etc.
42. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans:
Strength:
• Highly qualified, competent, dedicated faculty.
• In house orientation of faculty by the head of the Department,
• Departmental library facilitated. Weakness:
• Students Teacher ratio is very high i.e 281:1 the number of permanent faculty inadequate
• Lack of computerised and electronic departmental laboratory facility.
Opportunities:
• Resource support can be received from neibouring colleges, Gauhati University and group of institutions.
• The department may introduce P.G. course.
Challenges:
• The serving area of the college covering in Minority backward area, Tribal area and revering area where the feeder institutions are very weak.
• Innovative practice teaching method has been constraint due to lack of Autonomy in college level under semester system adopted by Gauhati University
Future Plan:
The department will initiate to introduce P.G Course in future .Moreover National & International level seminar/workshop will be held in the department. Proposal for Minor Research project will be submitted to UGC for sanction.
