Quality Initiatives

BEST PRACTICE – I

TITLE: ‘Suvarna Dasoha’- Twice A Day Meal Programme

OBJECTIVES OF THE PRACTICE:

 Aim and objectives:

* To provide meal for our college students during the semester end programme

* To make our exam-writing students feel better as they travel more than 40 km everyday to reach college

* To follow the concept of ‘Kayaka-Dasoha’ of Sharanas.

THE CONTEXT:

Gangavathi Bhagyamma Rural Degree College Huvinahadagali is an institution having rural students as a majority in the total strength. Most of our students travel more than 40 km everyday to reach our college. These students skip their breakfast or lunch many a times in order to reach college in time. The situation gets more difficult in the time of examination when students should reach college within time.

By understanding this situation of students our staff decided to offer them a meal before they enter the exam hall. Our faculty members get together and discussed the plan and came out with the title: Suvarna Dasoha

Dasoha is a concept given by 12th century Sharanas, Suvarna means gold. As our college is at the verge of its golden jubilee, we entitled the scheme as – SUVARNA DASOHA

THE PRACTICE:

Suvarna Dasoha- started on the eve of Children’s Day, 14 November 2019.

All the faculty members contributed to the scheme, many in form of money and some in form of grocery.

As per the schedule of the university examinations, morning session starts at 9 am and afternoon session starts at 2. So for students, to reach the exam hall in time they should leave their home by 5:30-6 in case of morning session, 11 am in case of afternoon session. Students skip their meal in order to reach the hall in time.

We provide them a meal twice a day. From 8-8:30 in the morning and from 1-1:30 in the afternoon

We are even thinking of making it a regular practice in the college

EVIDENCE OF SUCCESS:

More than 3500 students benefited from this scheme from 19 days. Our faculty members invested more than 60000 rupees in the scheme. The students from the other college which was tagged to our exam center also got the benefit from this scheme.

PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED AND RESOURCES REQUIRED

Resource mobilization was the major concern of this scheme.

Solution: Our faculty member contributed to the scheme in form of money and grocery

Resources needed

Financial Assistance from the faculty members

Grocery

BEST PRACTICE – II      TITLE: ‘Endowment Awards for Meritorious Students

OBJECTIVES OF THE PRACTICE:

 Aim and objectives:

* To provide financial support for meritorious students every year

* To encourage talented underprivileged students

THE CONTEXT:

Endowment Awards is one of the major schemes in our institution. Money donated by many individuals like faculty members, alumni and donors. The money is invested in fixed deposits and the endowment cash awards given to the students

THE PRACTICE:

Endowment Awards is the concept to award the cash prize to talented underprivileged students

Many of our faculty members, old students and individuals from the society are the philanthropists to the scheme

More than 4,00,000 (4 lakshs) of rupees is invested in endowment award and more than 30000 rupees is awarded as the cash prize to the students.

EVIDENCE OF SUCCESS:

Every year, meritorious students from every department and special achievers from sports and cultural sectors are the ones who get benefited from the endowment awards.

PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED AND RESOURCES REQUIRED:

Nothing

Resources needed

Financial Assistance from the faculty members, alumni and donors from the society

BEST PRACTICE – III

TITLE: ‘Promoting Book Culture’

OBJECTIVES OF THE PRACTICE:

 Aim and objectives:

* Donating syllabus oriented books for first year students

* Encourage students to promote book culture

THE CONTEXT:

In the orientation for first year students and department wise welcome parties, some departments take initiatives to promote book culture by gifting books to first year students. Books like Indian Economy by department of Economics, An Outline History of English Literature by department of English, Kannada Sahitya Charitre by department of Kannada. These books are useful for those students throughout the course and it is helpful for rural students who are economically weaker.

THE PRACTICE:

Gifting of Books:

Indian Economy by department of Economics

An Outline History of English Literature by department of English

Kannada Sahitya Charitre by department of Kannada

Samvidhana Odu by IQAC and Department of Political Science

Conviction N’ Revelation of Mystic- 108 Translated Vachanas of Basavanna

EVIDENCE OF SUCCESS:

Department of English practicing this since 2014 and rest of the departments are practicing since 2018. Students cherish their fond experiences having a book for all the three semesters and respond to their respective HoDs regarding the helpfulness of the practice

PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED AND RESOURCES REQUIRED:

Nothing

Resources needed

Teachers from the respective departments take initiatives to donate books for students. It is a self funding practice from the teachers