NAAC

Community outreach practices

Educational institutions do carry obligations towards the community to bring about positive transformation in the life of the people through capacity enhancement. Our institute carries this obligation more vis a vis other similar institutes because of its long history of engaging people in many national, regional and regional campaigns. Under dedicated community outreach program of the institute, the strength of NCC and NSS units is deployed for transformative changes. The NSS unit of the college has adopted a slum area for imparting education to destitute children. In addition to such direct interventions, NSS unit keeps sensitizing and encouraging the people in adjoining areas to best social and environmental practices through organized campaigns of door-to-door interactions and involvement of the people. Similarly, NCC unit of the college also carries out community outreach programs along with sensitizing the people to environmental, and community concerns by staging street theatres, organizing fortnightly and weekly campaigns on special themes like cleanliness, voter awareness, pandemic prophylactic practices, blood donation camps etc. The spirited cadets of NSS and NCC are encouraged to carry out community outreach programs to higher and more diversified scales, but there are structural and functional bottlenecks discouraging expanded community engagements, like-

• Little time outside curricular assignments of the cadets and the spearhead faculties
• No dedicated fund to bear expenses incurred due to organization of engagement campaigns
• Little scope for organizing such campaigns more frequently
• Lack of support and encouragement from local authorities

NSS

Title- NSS (National Service Scheme)

Objectives

NSS was introduced in 1969 with the primary objective of developing the personality and character of the student youth through voluntary community service. ‘Education through service’ is the purpose of the NSS. The ideological orientation of the NSS is inspired by the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi.

NSS Unit of D.A-V. College is regularly imparting its duties towards the society and it aware the society with various government policies. They try to help the society with their small and important efforts, in Addition, the volunteers are being encouraged to actively participate in various events, cultural functions and other competitions. The aim is overall personality development, become nice human being, true and responsible citizen of India.

The context

Despite its many successes, the NSS faces several challenges that hinder its effectiveness. Major challenge is lack of resources. The NSS units often lack adequate resources such as funds, equipment and man power to carry out their activities effectively.

The Practice

The unit is regularly performing the activities which are being instructed by the government of India, Government of U.P and by C.S.J.M. University, Kanpur.

On the other hand, in spite of helping the society, the volunteers are being encouraged by winning awards or medals in various events, cultural functions and other competitions so that their overall personality development could be possible and they become true and responsible citizen of India with a nice human being.

Dr. Rajiv Srivastava (NSS Program Officer)

Evidence of success

Number of extension and outreach programs conducted by the institution. Due to covid pandemic and its protocol no programs done physically.

Problems encountered

Various problems we are facing that are as follows

• The schedule of events is not scheduled with enough time.
• Grants are not available on time
• Number of events are too many.
• College provides maximum support and cooperation in terms of resources but due to large no. of activities. Volunteers can’t follow up all the events prescribed by government (ministry of youth) at College and University level.
• Local authorities do not support our practices.

Note:- Due to covid pandemic and its protocol no programs done physically.

NCC

Title- NCC (National cadet Core)

Objectives

Main objective of NCC is unity and discipline. Some other important aspects of it are as follows.

• To transfuse character, companionship, discipline, leadership, secularism, thrill, sportsmanship, selfless spirit in youth of the country.
• To develop organized, well trained and inspired young team of human resource to provide leadership in every field of life and be ready to serve the country.
• To provide suitable environment to motivate candidates for job in armed forces.
• To inculcate the sense of patriotism, spirit of national service and unity through its unit at school and college level.

Context

The fact that NCC unit at our college was the inaugural unit of the National Cadet Corps on July-15,1948, it fills us with great pride to acknowledge. Main challenge of NCC is requirement of a lot of dedication and commitment from the cadets and the biggest challenge is the problem of employment.

Prof. Suneet Kumar Awasthi- D.A-V. Program officer

The Practice

NCC teaches students the lesson of unity and discipline in higher education.

• It creates awareness among the youth about their country and society. It brings leadership spirit, patriotism, national integration and national harmony in students.
• Its limitation is that it is very limited. If NCC is made mandatory to all then we can build such a society which will be imbued with the spirit of patriotism and it will also enhance the social unity.
• The NCC unit organize social services and awareness programs with immense energy and enthusiasm on all important occasions.
• Cleanliness drive, pandemic awareness, volunteering supply chain activities and many more, the cadets have been on the fore front rendering their invaluable services.
• D.A-V. NCC unit visualize a very vibrant future offering themselves for nation building and national defense in an unflinching manner.

Evidence of success

Attached photographs are showing the success story of NCC in the D.A-V. College. Due to covid protocol very less programs organized by unit.

Cadets continuously selected from here for army attachment camp, national integration camp.

The NCC unit continued to script a glittering saga of achievement with its cadets participating at regional and national level camps, getting selected for public day parades through IGCs (Inter group competitions) every year and many cadets finding cherished place as officers and soldiers in armed forces on regular basis.

Problems encountered

The biggest problem during NCC activities are University exams. Exams and IGC, national RD camp occur almost simultaneously. Due to this, cadets are in danger of missing the exam. Even after doing IGC and RD camp, they are not assured for any fixed job. NCC (b) and (c) certificate passed cadets should be given reservation for more jobs.

Notes

Some solutions needed.

• Fixed job to RD return cadets.
• Reexamination of RD return students
• Compulsory reservation to NCC (B) and (C) certificate passed cadets.

NSS

Title- NSS (National Service Scheme)

Objectives

NSS was introduced in 1969 with the primary objective of developing the personality and character of the student youth through voluntary community service. ‘Education through service’ is the purpose of the NSS. The ideological orientation of the NSS is inspired by the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi.

NSS Unit of D.A-V. College regularly impart their duties towards society and it aware the society with various government policies. They try to help society with their small and important efforts, in addition, the volunteers are being encouraged to actively participate in various events, cultural functions, and other competitions. The aim is overall personality development, becoming a nice human being, and, a true and responsible citizen of India.

The context

Despite its many successes, the NSS faces several challenges that hinder its effectiveness. The major challenge is the lack of resources. The NSS units often lack adequate resources such as funds, equipment, and manpower to carry out their activities effectively.

The Practice

The unit is regularly performing the activities that are being instructed by the government of India, Government of U.P, and C.S.J.M. University, Kanpur. Apart from the instructions given by the higher authorities, the unit is also performing certain activities by their own as the distribution of sweets, and rakhi during the Raksha bandhan festival in their owned basti so that poor people can celebrate the festival. During the Diwali festival, the volunteers distributed Diwali diyas in Basti. On Independence Day, the volunteers distributed handmade paper Flag Tiranga for the Basti people so that they could celebrate the national festival with full zeal. In this way, we are helping the society with our small and important efforts. On the other hand, despite helping the society, the volunteers are being encouraged by winning awards or medals in various events, cultural functions, and other competitions so that their overall personality development could be possible and they become true and responsible citizens of India with nice human beings.

D.A-V., NSS Program Officer-Mr. Chandra Saurabh

Number of extension and outreach programs conducted by the institution. In 2019, on the occasion of Teacher’s Day, volunteers planted trees on the college campus, awareness program near Gandhi Ji’s statue in the Phoolbagh, and started a cleanliness drive on Children’s Day. In January 2020 volunteers completed the cleanliness drive at Anandeshwar temple, Parmat. In April 2020, Volunteers distributed masks, soaps, and sanitizers and awarded the people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Problems encountered

Various problems we are facing are as follows.

• The schedule of events is not scheduled with enough time.
• Grants are not available on time
• The number of events is too many.
• According to NEP 2020, a regular exam pattern is followed, due to which volunteer cannot utilize their time for NSS practices.
• College provides maximum support and cooperation in terms of resources but due to a large no. of activities. Volunteers can’t follow up on all the events prescribed by the government (ministry of youth) at the College and University level.
• Local authorities do not support our practices.

Notes

In this regard, the NSS DAV unit had adopted a slum area named Baba Ghat for the well-being of the native population of the area. In this area, regular distribution of food, study materials, fruit, Diya, and crackers are distributed on various occasions. There is an open school for poor children in the area and NSS volunteers teach them regularly. The unit regularly visits old age homes to share happiness with tormented elders.

NCC

Title

NCC (National Cadet Core)

Objectives

The main objective of NCC is unity and discipline. Some other important aspects of it are as follows.

• To transfuse character, companionship, discipline, leadership, secularism, thrill, sportsmanship, and selfless spirit in the youth of the country.
• To develop an organized, well-trained, and inspired young team of human resources to provide leadership in every field of life and be ready to serve the country.
• To provide a suitable environment to motivate candidates for jobs in the armed forces.
• To inculcate a sense of patriotism, the spirit of national service, and unity through its unit at the school and college level.

Context

The fact that the NCC unit at our college was the inaugural unit of the National Cadet Corps in July-15,1948, it fills us with great pride to acknowledge. The main challenge of NCC is requirement of a lot of dedication and commitment from the cadets and the biggest challenge is the problem of employment.

The Practice

D.A-V. unit Program officer- Prof. Suneet Kumar Awasthi.

NCC teaches students the lesson of unity and discipline in higher education.

It creates awareness among the youth about their country and society. It brings leadership spirit, patriotism, national integration and national harmony in students.

Its limitation is that it is very limited. If NCC is made mandatory for all then we can build such a society that will be imbued with the spirit of patriotism and it will also enhance social unity.

The NCC unit organizes social services and awareness programs with immense energy and enthusiasm on all important occasions. A cleanliness drive, pandemic awareness, volunteering supply chain activities, and many more, the cadets have been at the forefront of rendering their invaluable services.

D.A-V. NCC unit visualize a very vibrant future offering themselves for nation-building and national defense in an unflinching manner.

Cadets regularly participate in various activities like the Clean Ganga movement, ploughings, blood donation and traffic control, etc.

Evidence of success

The attached photographs show the success story of NCC in the D.A-V. College. Our college is continuously selected for IGC, RD camp, Delhi. D.A-V. College NCC units participate in all types of camps. Cadets are continuously selected from here for the army attachment camp and national integration camp.

The NCC unit continued to script a glittering saga of achievement with its cadets participating at regional and national level camps, getting selected for public day parades through IGCs (Inter group competitions) every year and many cadets finding cherished places as officers and soldiers in armed forces on regular basis. Lt. Suneet Srivastava, Lt. Vivek Tripathi, Lt. Neelabh Bharadwaj, Lt. Arjun Pandey, etc. are some of our recent illustrious cadets from a very long list of cadets who have been commissioned into the armed forces.

The crowning glory of the unit has been attested with our cadet and senior under officer Pratap Singh Sachan commanding the UP NCC contingent at Rajpath on Republic Day and this tradition of marching past at Rajpath culminated when two more of our cadets and senior under officers Manjeet Singh Mand and Ashutosh Bajpai, commanded the all India NCC contingent.

Five of our cadets were felicitated by The President of the Country on the occasion of centenary celebrations of the foundation of the college.

Our cadets have been selected for Youth Exchange Programs (YEPs) to represent the country internationally which is a glittering feather in the crowning glory of the unit.

Problems encountered

The biggest problem during NCC activities is University exams. Exams and IGC, national RD camp occur almost simultaneously.

Due to this, cadets are in danger of missing the exam.

Even after doing IGC and RD camp, they are not assured of any fixed job.

NCC B and C certificates passed cadets should be given reservation for more jobs.

Notes

Some solutions are needed.

• Fixed job to RD return cadets.
• Re-examination of RD return students
• Compulsory reservation to NCC B and C certificate passed cadets.

NSS

Objectives

The aim is overall personality development, become nice human being, true and responsible citizen of India.

The context

Main problem is lack of resources.

The Practice

The unit is regularly performing activities so that overall personality development could be possible for becoming nice human being.

NSS Program Officer-Mr. Chandra Saurabh

Problems encountered

• Grants are not available on time
• Number of events are too many

Notes

In this regard, NSS DAV unit had adopted a slum area. There is open school for poor children of the area and volunteers teach them regularly.

NCC

Objectives

To transfuse character, companionship, discipline, leadership, secularism, thrill, sportsmanship, selfless spirit in youth of the country

Context

Main challenge of NCC is requirement of a lot of dedication and commitment from the cadets and the biggest challenge is the problem of employment.

The Practice

Program officer -Prof. Suneet Kumar Awasthi. Nation building and national defense in an unflinching manner.

Evidence of success

Attached photographs are showing the success story of NCC in the D.A-V. College.

Problems encountered

Exams and IGC, national RD camp occur almost simultaneously.

Notes

• Fixed job to RD return cadets.
• Reexamination of RD return students

Institutional Distinctiveness

Academics-

• The Atal Centre of excellence (ACE) established in college campus which has three node high end academic infrastructure grid involving three departments, viz. Political science, Chemistry and Physics.
• Atal Study Center and Atal Smriti Shodha Kendra present in Political science department. It is also funded by Government of Uttar Pradesh and it is equipped for a dedicated research facility on life and works of its most illustrious alumnus India’s Ex – Prime-Minister (Bharat Ratna) Atal ji.
• Ex Prime-minister of India Late Sri Atal Bihari Bajpai ji and Ex-President of India Sri Ram Nath Kovind Ji were alumni of D.A-V. college. As well as Kanhaiya Lal Nandan and Maheep Singh renowned Writer and Journalist, Admiral (Retired) Vishnu Bhagat, Air Vice Marshall (Retired) R. C. Bajpai, Ex Vice Chanceller of CSJM University, Prof. S.S. Katiyar and so on were also the alumni.
• D.A-V. Playground has a huge area of 26080 sq. m. Its cricket ground contains turf wicket (Pitch) with practice turf wicket and nets.
• A Large Auditorium Present inside the College.
• Ambedkar Study Center is also Present in History department.
• D.A-V. College has its beautiful large Art Gallery named as Dr. Nagendra Swarup Art gallery.
• Post graduation in Statistics is rarest in CSJM University. This facility is only available in D.A-V. College.
• Zoology department Animal Museum keep rare place in CSJM University. It has large no. of rare skeletons of mammals, reptiles and Aves. About 500 specimens of various Phylum are available in the Museum. Human embryonic stage specimens are also available in animal Museum. Large variety of marine and freshwater fish specimens are rare collection.
• Zoology department run six elective papers in M.Sc. Final i.e. Ichthyology, Entomology, Endocrinology, Parasitology, Environmental Biology and Cytogenetics that is rarest in the CSJM University. A good number of optional subjects and a variety of academic programs run by different departments.
• Hostel facility for women students and employees is available in Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College, that is centrally located.
• Several demands based self-finance UG and PG courses run in the college campus (DVS-CAST) that are B.Sc. Biotechnology, B.Sc. Microbiology, B.Sc. Information technology, B.Sc. Computer application, B.Sc. Electronics, B.Ed., M.Sc. Microbiology and M.Sc. Biochemistry.
• College has enriched Central Library named Anand Swarup Kendriya Pustakalaya with new and good books for the benefit of students, research scholars and teachers
• No. of minor and major research projects undertaken by the teachers and no. of books and paper publication by the teachers.
• NCC, NSS and Rovers, Rangers unit of the College keep high value in the University as well as the State.
• Every year so many students of the college are being awarded in University by Gold, silver and bronze medals with chancellor medal.
• Rarest college of the CSJM University where Seven Skill Courses Passed by UGC and certified by NSQF aimed Prime Minister’s “Atma Nirbhar Abhiyan’ that are Diploma in Plant Tissue Culture, Freshwater Pisciculture, Tally, Tourism and hospitality management, Yogic science and Accounting and taxation as well as certificate course in Graphic designing and Community Journalism.

Institutional Distinctiveness

Academics-

• The Atal Centre of excellence (ACE) established in college campus which has three node high end academic infrastructure grid involving three departments, viz. Political science, Chemistry and Physics.
• Atal Study Center and Atal smriti Shodha Kendra present in Political science department. It is also funded by Government of Uttar Pradesh and it is equipped for a dedicated research facility on life and works of its most illustrious alumnus India’s Ex – Prime-Minister (Bharat Ratna) Atal ji.
• Zoology department run six elective papers in M.Sc. Final i.e. Ichthyology, Entomology, Endocrinology, Parasitology, Environmental Biology and Cytogenetics that is rarest in the CSJM University. A good number of optional subjects and a variety of academic programs run by different departments.
• Several demands based self-finance UG and PG courses run in the college campus (DVS-CAST) that are B.Sc. Biotechnology, B.Sc. Microbiology, B.Sc. Information technology, B.Sc. Computer application, B.Sc. Electronics, B.Ed., M.Sc. Microbiology and M.Sc. Biochemistry.
• Rarest college of the CSJM University where Seven Skill Courses Passed by UGC and certified by NSQF aimed Prime Minister’s “Atma Nirbhar Abhiyan’ that are Diploma in Plant Tissue Culture, Freshwater Pisciculture, Tally, Tourism and hospitality management, Yogic science and Accounting and taxation as well as certificate course in Graphic designing and Community Journalism.

Institutional Distinctiveness

Academics-

• The Atal Centre of excellence established in college campus which has three node high end academic infrastructure grid involving three departments, viz. Political science, Chemistry and Physics.
• Rarest college of the CSJM University where Seven Skill Courses Passed by UGC and certified by NSQF.
• Dean of Science, CSJMU Prof. Sudhir Kumar Srivastava is from D.A-V. College, Kanpur. Largest representation of Conveners of various subjects from our college.
• Zoology department Animal Museum keep rare place in CSJM University. It has large no. of rare skeletons of mammals, reptiles and Aves. About 500 specimens of various Phylum are available in the Museum. Human embryonic stage specimens are also available in animal Museum. Large variety of marine and freshwater fish specimens are rare collection.
• Hostel facility for women students is available in Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College, that is centrally located.
• College has enriched Central Library named Anand Swarup Kendriya Pustakalaya with new and good books for the benefit of students, research scholars and teachers.
• D.A-V. College has its own large Art Gallery named as Dr. Nagendra Swarup Art Gallery that is rarest in Kanpur.

Physics