ANY APPLICATION IN THIS RESPECT MUST BE SENT TO THE CONVENOR

Minutes of Meetings of SC/ST Cell

Action Taken Report of SC/ST CELL

• The committee chairman explained to all the members about the aim and objective of the SC/ST cell.
• Initiatives taken to ensure equal opportunities for the reserved categories.
• Semester results of the SC/ST students evaluated
• Organized sensitization programs to create awareness about the activities of the SC/ST cell of the college.
• Strictly ensured the reservation rules during student admission in the first semester
• Strictly ensured the reservation rules for employment of employees

ABOUT SC/ST CELL
The SC/ST Cell of this College is constituted with the objective of bringing the students belonging to the Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe category at par with the mainstream student body. The Cell aims to provide a platform where students can share their concerns, issues & the Cell takes appropriate measures to address these concerns. Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) have been identified as the two most backward groups of Indian Society. They include all the castes, races or tribes, which have been socially, economically and educationally backward. The cell has been established to support and to bring students from such communities in the main stream. The SC/ST cell of the college was established with the purpose to empower the SC/ST students in the college. The college takes special interest in facilitating financial support to students from these communities from government agencies and other sources. They are also encouraged to enroll for career orientation programs, which would equip them with the necessary skills to choose a career option.

OBJECTIVES OF SC/ST CELL

• To counsel and guide SC/ ST students and help them to manage academic and personal issues of college life effectively.
• To ensure provisions of an environment where all such students feel safe and secure.
• To provide prompt counseling for any emotional emergencies arising on account of any event at the campus.
• To provide the mechanism to redress the grievance of SC/ST students, if any.
• To ensure protection and reservation as provided in the constitution of India.
• To arrange for special opportunities to enhance the carrier growth.
• To aware of the SC/ST students regarding various scholarships program of State Govt. and UGC.
• To take such follow-up measures to achieve the objectives and targets laid down by the Govt. of India and the UGC.

SCOPE SC/ST CELL

• Academic Matters: Related to equal opportunity and related matters.
• Financial Matters: Related to Govt. and other scholarships.
• Other Matters: Related to certain misgivings about conditions of sanitation, ragging, victimization by teachers etc.

.FUNCTIONS SC/ST CELL

• Ensure GOI and Commission’s decisions and to collect regularly, on an annual basis, information regarding course-wise admissions to candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for different courses, in suitable forms prescribed, by a stipulated date, and to take follow up action, where required
• Ensure GOI orders and Commission’s decisions and to collect information in respect of appointment, training of these communities in teaching and non-teaching posts in the College, in suitable forms by a stipulated date and take follow up action where required
• Analyse information on admissions, education, training and employment of SCs and STs, and prepare reports to submit to University Grants Commission, AISHE, etc.
• Deal with representations received from Scheduled Castes and Tribes candidates regarding their admission, recruitment, promotion and other similar matters in our College
• Function as a Grievances Redressal Cell for the grievances of SC/ST students and employees of the college and render them necessary help in solving their academic as well as administrative problems
• Maintain a register for employment of SCs/STs in the College for the candidates belonging to SC/ST community for various posts in the college
• Any other work assigned from time to time to promote higher education among these two communities suffering economic, social and educational deprivations

PROCEDURE OF LODGING COMPLAINT under this cell

• The students may feel free to put up a grievance in writing/or in the format available in the admin dept. and drop it in boxes.
• The Cell will act upon those cases which have been forwarded along with the necessary documents.
• The Cell will assure that the grievance has been properly solved in a stipulated time limit provided by the cell.

DETAILS OF STUDENTS ADMITTED & SCHOLARSHIPS PROCESSED