Best Practice-I

 

1. Title: District Level Mega Job Fair

 

2. Goal:

• To enable students to know the future career opportunities.
• To enable students to prepare themselves for global trends.
• To provide a platform for the students for recruitment.

3. Aim and Objectives:

• To enable the students to know the requirements of the industrial sector.
• To encourage the students to achieve required qualifications and merit.
• To prepare a wide platform where industry and students can meet each other and fulfill each other’s requirements.
• To prepare and motivate students to learn career oriented skills.
• To encourage students to be more career oriented.

4. Context:

It is generally observed that students are not conscious about their career and placement during their graduation or even during Post-Graduation studies. They start thinking seriously about it only after the completion of their studies. They spend more two or three years in finding jobs and suitable career options. Sometimes they have to complete other substitute degree or certificate courses to secure a job which also takes time of a year or two.  With an aim to prepare the students for future competitive world, college decided to organize a placement fair which will be a useful and effective platform for the students to know the challenging of placement and career opportunities. To provide a clear understanding of the recruitment process and career, the Placement Fair will be a better medium through which the students can get a real picture of the competitive world during their studies.

5. Practice:

It was decided that institute will organize District Level Mega Job Fair in association with the District Employment Exchange office, Mehsana. College UDISHA Club and Placement Cell were given the responsibility to organize this event on 26^th June, 2018. College Placement Cell initiated a wide publicity campaign to spread the information of the placement fair. District Employment Exchange Office also made contact with the students registered by them through their office at Mehsana. Employment Officer Shri A.L.Desai and Shri Maheshbhai T. Patel, Inspector, Employment Exchange, Mehsana, Dr. B. J. Prajapati, Hon.Vice-Chancellor, HNGU, Shri K.I.Patel, President, Shri Unjha Education Board, Shri H.K.Patel, Collector, Mehsana District and other dignitaries remained present with their staff. College staff members has made all the arrangement regarding the registration, sitting arrangement, interview rooms, waiting rooms, registers and other necessary documents. Executive managers, managers of 51 companies were remained present. Around 2318 students had submitted their online registration forms and 1800 students were remained present for the final interview process for 1946 vacancies. Finally, 998 students got selected for the various jobs and received primary confirmation from the companies and firms. Dr.A.S.Jadav and Dr. J.B.Rathava and their team were available round the clock with contact numbers and sitting arrangement map in command area. They guided the students in different rooms for personal interview. Students enthusiastically participated in the process. Students who cannot able participate in the fair were also there to observe the selection process.

6. Evidence of Success:

• More than 2318 students made online registration, 51 prominent public sector companies remained present in the Placement Fair.
• Total 1800 students faced the final phase of interview for 1946 vacant posts.
• The Placement Fair created a zeal and enthusiasm among the students to prepare themselves for competitive world.
• Students get acquainted with recent trends of placement process and career opportunities.
• 998 students were selected in different companies and for various jobs.
• The institution successfully created awareness among the students for their studies and career planning.
• District Level Mega Job Fair proved a pathfinder for those who were in search for a right direction of their career.

7. Problems Encountered and Resources Required:

• Some of the students are not able to register themselves for the placement fair.
• Initially some students hesitated to face the interview process.
• A Few students cannot decide which offer they should reject or accept and it took lot of time.
• It was a rainy season so it was very difficult to commute for the students as well as for the staff members.

8. Resources Required:

• Initial fund received from the management to organize the event.
• University also allotted the fund under the head of UDISHA.
• Collaboration and linkages with the public and private sector companies and firms
• Coordination with the District Employment Exchange Office.
• Team work, planning and organizing skill of the entire staff

Best Practice – 1.

Title of the Practice: Fostering Art and Creativity for Lifelong Engagement Objective:

• To enable students to learn and use different forms and functions of arts and techniques
• To encourage them to learn through their own efforts.
• To facilitate their process of learning by providing them a chance to express their imagination and their way of looking at different things
• To prepare and motivate students to learn career oriented skills.
• To encourage creativity, questioning, reasoning, elocution and different skills in students
• The practice is unique as it provides the students a new way of learning.
• The participation of students in different initiatives and using their creativity is also appreciating.
• Students learns to make different things, writing essays literary forms, public speaking, performing dramas, music and dancing on stage.
• The process of learning through self-expression becomes interesting and entertaining as students.
• Performs different activities with their classmate and teachers outside the classroom.
• Such learning also increases students’ familiarity with their teachers, classmates and different modes of self-expression.
• Performing on different levels increase confidence in them and develops creative outlook among students.
• Such practice helps them to initiate the process of self-learning, creation, communication and expression.

  The Context: Sapt-Dhara

initiative is a broad concept launched by Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat, Government of Gujarat. Sapt-Dhara is a concept which includes seven broad initiatives. In the present scenario it is very important to infuse and instill within the youth the spirit of global competition and to encourage them to display and express their talents to meet challenges of the newer changing order of the world. College has implemented Sapt Dhara Initiative activities in different spheres so that the student can explore their hidden capabilities and potentialities.

College Cultural Cell is functioning with a high goal of elevating student's inherent and innovative talents. One of the college’s special features is its reputed Cultural Cell, with students from various sections having individual talents. The Practice Sapt Dhara

Programmes, one of the major highlights of the college, is a weeklong cultural extravaganza consisting of several literary and cultural competitions to foster a healthy sense of competition among the students and provide a platform for their talents to be recognized and appreciated. College conducts Sapt Dhara (Seven Bands) initiative programmes that also sensitize them towards the aesthetics of varied art forms.

Various Department organizes different activities under the aegis of Sapt Dhara Initiative. The seven Dharas-bands and activities are as under;

1. Knowledge Band (Gyan Dhara)

College regularly celebrates Swami Vivekananda Jayanti on 12th January as Yuva Diwas or Gyan Jayanti, elocution competition, quiz, expert lectures, debate, essay competitions, symposia on current issues. Participants and winners are encouraged with felicitation by the college in the Annual Farewell Ceremony.

2. Creative Expression Band (Sarjanatmak Abhivyakti Dhara)

Under this cluster, college organizes elocution competition, debate, creative writing, and translation workshop among the students. Debate and and elocution competition help to improve their self-confidence, leadership and clarity of thoughts.

3. Fine Arts Band (Rang, Kala, Kaushalya Dhara)

Under this cluster, college organizes drawing competitions, sculpture, clay-modeling, etc. The activities also aim to make the students aware about the employability and self-sufficiency of their respective creative ability.

4. Theatre Band (Natya Dhara)

Under this cluster, college oraganizes drama competitions, mime, one or two-act plays, visit of theatre groups or film actors. Student learns self-expression and acceptance of various emotion/bhavas.

5. Music and Dance Band (Geet-Sangeet-Nrutya Dhara)

Activities like poetry recitation, music competitions, Talent Hunt Programmes, dance competitions, Garaba and classical dance competitions were organized by the college students.

6. Yoga and Sports Band (Vyayam-Yog-Khel-Kud Dhara)

College possesses a Yoga Centre and conducts Yoga sessions at regular intervals. College organized World Yoga Day and hosted University Level Yoga Workshop. College organizes Inter-Class Sports Tournaments and hosts University level sports and athletic competitions. College sports department is also equipped with Indoor Sports complex and auditorium, sports ground, multi-purpose Gym and wellness centre.

7. Community/Social Service Band (Samudaya Seva Dhara)

It is the moral responsibility of the college to make students aware about the realities of villages and contribute in the development of villages. Our aim is to maximize students’ participation in activities under this cluster. College N.S.S. Unit and N.C.C. Unit organizes community and social services activities at large scale in every academic year. Evidence of Success:

• The boys and girl students are encouraged to participate themselves in different activities as per their wish and hobby.
• Com.Sem-VI student Hiren Raval won first prize in Youth Festival held at H.N.G.University, PATAN for his excellent performance in Rangoli competition.
• College is 22 times consecutive winner in University Level Handball championship.
• Programmes like job fair, Career guidance seminar, elocution competition, quiz, Salad Decoration, Bridal Make-up competition, Clay Modeling, Rangoli Making, essay-writing competition, etc. organized throughput the year. Large number of students participated in it and won prizes at different levels.
• Two faculty members also participated in an international level Crochet Making Competition and won Guinness Book of World Records certificate.
• Students learn and use different forms and functions of arts and techniques.
• Students tried to explore the art forms and learned through their own efforts.
• Students became aware about the process of learning by self-expression and they used their own and their way of looking at different things.
• Student Jayprakash Patel participated in cricket mates in Dulip Trophy and Ranaji Trophy.
• D.Pathak possesses a University record of 34.8 in Hammer Throw which is unbroken till today.
• Students learned career oriented skills like creativity, questioning, reasoning, elocution and different skills.
• Students participated in different initiatives and used their creativity.
• Students learned to make different things, writing essays literary forms, public speaking, performing dramas, music and dancing on stage.
• The process of learning through self-expression becomes interesting and entertaining as students.
• Performed different activities with their classmate and teachers outside the classroom.
• Such learning also increases students’ familiarity with their teachers, classmates and different modes of self-expression.
• Performing on different levels increase confidence in them and develops creative outlook among students.

Problem Encountered and Resources Required:

• At the initial stage, students hesitate to participate in some of the competitions but after proper guidance and counseling by the faculty members they participated in large number.
• As some faculty members and students participated in national and international events, institute bear the expenses.
• Students will bring with them necessary raw-materials and utensils to make artistic models, Audio-video CDs to practice and performance of drama dance and mime.

Sapt Dhara