A note from Principal
A
very warm greeting to my students and faculty members!
It gives me immense pleasure to present the annual report of the college.
Rajiv
Gandhi Govt. College, Saha (Ambala) is one of the finest co-educational institutions providing
B.A., B.Com. and B.Sc. (Non-Medical) courses.
Its mission is to provide
quality education to students
and enhancing their knowledge and skills by providing them adequate learning facilities in a healthy
environment. It is my heartfelt desire that the
college progresses in future and I may be able to lead our students from darkness to light, by
following the college motto ‘Tamso
Ma Jyotirgamaya’.
Principal
Renu
Rishi
Annual Report
(2022 -23)
The college is progressing every year. This year a
total of 1049 students are admitted in the college including 481 boys and 568
girls. During this year in the
college, there are 26 regular (including 02 on deputation) and 07 extension
members in teaching staff; 12 non-teaching staff members, 01 computer
instructor, 01 computer attendant; 03 manpower under HKRN, and 04 apprentices. Dr. Gurdev
Singh (on deputation) Assistant professor
Punjabi retired. Ms. Paramveer (Dy. Supdt.) got
transferred. Mr. Satish (Dy, Supdt.), Ms. Paramjeet (Clerk) and Mr. Abhishek
(Clerk) joined the office. Later on, Ms. Paramjeet got promotion as Assistant
and transferred. Dr. Ganeshwari Assist. Prof.,Geography Dept. and Dr. Seema
Jangir Assist. Prof., History Dept. got their Ph.D. degrees.
Extension Activities
NSS - Our
students are engaged in community activities through NSS unit. Our college has
adopted Saha village under Unnat
Bharat Scheme. A lecture on “NSS and its Importance” was delivered by NSS PO. Various
activities, rallies and pledge ceremonies were organized under Cleanliness
Drive, Tree Plantation, Nasha Mukti Abhiyan, etc. Various competitions such as essay writing, slogan writing, poster
making, quiz, etc have been organized time to time. The Unit organized lectures on ‘Balanced Diet and Nutrition, Yoga activities,
free Anemia and Health check-ups, Fit India Freedom Run, etc. to create
awareness for healthy lifestyle; Organized various activities to celebrate National Unity Day
such as Unity Pledge, Reading the Preamble, Reading
the Article 51 A (Fundamental Duties), Lecture on life of Sardar Vallabhai
Patel, Fit India Unity Run; Organized One day camp on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti,
Swachhata Rally was organized to aware the people about plastic hazards, organized Clean India Campaign 3.0
at Bajigar Majri (Basti), Saha. Students were made aware about Road Safety,
First aid, Drug Abuse through lectures, webinars, seminars and camps etc.
Volunteer
Ushida participated in State level Pre RD Trial organized at CCSHAU Hisar. NSS
Volunteers attended the ‘Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Program’ at Auditorium, Kurukshetra University; participated in the Socio Economic
Survey; helped the officials
from BDPO, Saha in updating the income of people via Family
Id by using their smart mobiles;
participated in the Socio Economic
Survey; surveyed village Saha for
collection of data for “National Survey
of Youth not in Formal
Education or Regular Employment”.
Organized a Seven-Day Special
Day and Night Camp from 13-19
March 2023, A One-Day Blood Donation Camp; in
collaboration with Department of Chemistry organized Industrial Visit for students in Saha
Industrial Area to experience industrial working and interact with Industrial
expertise; in collaboration with
AYUSH organized a Block Level Event for International Yoga Day. The college got Certificate of Appreciation in recognition
of helping in organizing Animal Rights Awareness
Drive.
NCC - The college NCC Unit inculcates the values of
patriotism, dutifulness, discipline, etc. into the students through conducting various activities. Enrolment
process of 1st year cadets was duly carried out with the necessary
supervision of permanent instructional staff of 2 Haryana Battalion NCC. To celebrate the
76th Independence Day an NCC parade was organized by
the Senior Division boys and Senior Wing girl cadets of NCC unit of the college.
The unit Contributed in crop residue management, tree plantation and
environment conservation. Nine cadets of NCC sub –unit took part in training
and capacity building for BMCS, PBR Quality Enhancement, communication and
conservation awareness. NCC cadets participated in various
events of Annual Talent Hunt program and assisted the college administration in
co-ordination of the events and maintaining discipline in the college.
Organized a lecture series to celebration of National Nutrition Month. In
collaboration with Haryana Police Station Saha organized an awareness programme
of Cyber security wherein the students were made aware about the modus operandi
of cyber crime and about the simple steps to maintain cyber security. To commemorate
the Birth Anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel as Rastriya Ekta Divas
organized a one-hour run for unity from RGGC Saha to Saha village and back. In
collaboration with Primary Heath Center Saha organized three anemia checkup
camps. NCC cadets participated in a state level programme organized by NCC
Directorate PHHP & C Chandigarh for 75th NCC Day celebration
held at SD College, Ambala Cantt. 21 NCC cadets participated in Annual Training
Camp-144 at GIMT Kanipla (Kurukshetra) held from 05 to 12 Dec 2022. On the
celebration of 74th Republic Day, the NCC cadets presented
spectacular march past and saluted the national flag. At Annual Athletic meet,
many NCC cadets participated in various events and bagged many positions. Cadet
Abhishek of B.A. final year was adjudged as Best Athlete. Three SW cadets
participated in Army Attachment Camp
organized by 1 HR girls BN NCC Ambala Cantt at 40 artillery division c/o 2
crops from 09 to 20 March 2023. Four
cadets of NCC sub-unit participated in
inter sub-unit firing competition held at SD College, Ambala Cantt. Cadet
Gurender Singh Saini stood 1st and cadet Simran bagged 3rd
Position. They were selected to represent 2 HR BN NCC to take part in inter
Battalion competition held at Sonepat Haryana. NCC sub-unit celebrated
International year of Millet under G-20 leadership of India. Organized a blood
donation camp in collaboration with Organization for Social and Cultural
Awareness (OSCA), NSS unit and Red Ribbon Club and collected 39 units of blood.
NCC cadets participated in quiz, yoga protocol training and in International
Yoga day and took pledge to integrate yoga in their lives. The unit organized a
lecture on International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
Women Cell - The college has an energetic Women Cell
that organizes various activities to empower
the girls in all spheres of life, whether it is professional development, physical fitness, mental fitness or socio-cultural activities.
A
Speech competition was organized on the topics of Role of Teacher in Student’s
Life and in Nation Building, to aware the girls about balanced diet two
extension lectures were organized, Essay writing, Slogan writing and Poster
Making competitions were held to celebrate National Nutrition Month, a Mehandi
competition on the occasion of Karva-Chauth and Diwali Mela were organised to
celebrate Indian festivals.
Cultural Committee - The Cultural Committee brings out the
creative side of the students by conducting various activities like dancing,
singing, debate, rangoli making, poster making, declamation, slogan writing,
poem recitation, shlok uchcharan, skit, mono-acting, instrument playing, etc. The activities conducted during the session are: celebrated
Independence Day, organized Orientation Program for newly admitted students, prepared the students for participation in 45th
Zonal Youth Festival, organized Talent Search Program, celebrated Republic Day,
our student Nidhi participated in inter-college Poem Recitation Competition at
S.A. Jain College, Ambala City.
Sports Committee - The
College has an active Sports Committee. It motivates the students towards sports
activities and prepares them for participation in events conducted inside or
outside the state. Following the tradition the committee organized a one-day 16th
Annual Athletic Meet on 01-03-2023. The students participated enthusiastically in various events during Annual Athletic meet
like sprint, race, high jump, long jump, relay race, shot-put, javelin throw, etc.
Our students participated in various competitions and bagged 14 medals
including 04 Silver and 14 Bronze medals.
Our college
Cricket Team participated in DGHE sponsored Cricket Tournament at DAV College,
Ambala City; in various events at Sports Complex KUK, Athlete, Shalu B.A.-1st
Participated in 59th KUK annual athletic meet, college players participated
in KUK inter college Wushu, Karate and Taekwondo
tournaments; Taekwondo player, Anjali participated in All India Camp from
27-12-2022 to 08-01-2023 at Sports Complex KUK and in All India Inter-
University Camp from 09-12 Jan 2023 at GNDU Amritsar; Karate player, Inderjeet
Kaur participated in All India Camp from 03-01-2022 to 08-01-2023 at Sports
Complex KUK.
Placement Cell – The
Placement cell looks
after the professional interests of students and organizes various activities
for thye purpose. It organized
a Seminar- cum- Discussion on by faculty of MEPL; a workshop on career counseling for overseas by faculty of Dream
weaver, Ambala Cantt; a Seminar
cum Interactive Session by Jio team for providing sales training; a
Two-days Workshop for competitive exam preparation by MEPL.
Library - The College has anautomated and well equipped fully
air-conditioned library with 03 ACs. Here we have 9480 number of books
including thisyear’s addition of 251 books.
The library is equipped with 03 computers, 02 printers, 02 photocopy-cum-printer
machine. Two computers, six almirahs and one table/counter were purchased this
year. An
additional reading room has been made in the college library for PG students.
We bring four magazines every month: Pratiyogita Darpan (English), Competition
Success Review and English & Hindi versions of India Today.
Eco Club - Eco Club of the college endeavour to aware and
educate the students towards keeping the environment green and sustainable. For
this, to celebrate Wildlife Week, a college level Slogan Writing competition
and a state level Poster Making Competition (online) were organised by Eco Club
and Dept of Geography; a Poster Making
Competition was organised for UG students; organised a ‘Just a Minute’ activity; Slogan Writing and Poster Making competitions
were organised by Jal Shakti Committee and Eco Club.
Important
Day Celebration Cell - This cell educates the students about important days by
organizing various activities to celebrate them. This year this cell celebrated
Independence Day, Republic Day, Janjatiya Gaurav Divas, 147th Birth
Anniversary of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel as National Unity Day; organized Essay
Writing Competitions on Constitution Day and on Anti- Corruption Day, Quiz
Competition on International Human Right Day, an Extension Lecture on Ambedkar
Jayanti and a Speech Competition on Shahidi Divas; organized an Oath for Voting
on Voter’s Day.
Mentorship program - The objective of mentorship program is to support students in
improving learning skills and motivating them towards their career development. In this program
special mentor/ tutorial classes were organized occasionally where discussions
were made on various topics like Health and Hygiene, Preparation of
Examination, Maintenance of Discipline, Subject Society constitution, etc.
Scholarship - Scholarships are offered to deserving and needy
students to encourage them to take up Higher education. This incentive falls in
line with the motto of Higher Education of the State: Access, Equity and
Quality. Generation makes Nation. The college distributes scholarship under various
schemes provided by the Haryana Government. This year many
students received benefits under SC/ST scholarship, Post metric Scholarship to BC,
Haryana State Merit scholarship to UG girls students, , Haryana State Merit
scholarship to UG/ PG students, Haryana State Meritorious Incentive
scholarship, Consolidated Stipend and Free Books Scheme for SC, and Other Scholarships.
Canteen Contract Committee - This committee ensures the running of a canteen in
the college so that staff and students can get refreshment within the campus.
Every year canteen contract is given to someone, preferably to some Ex-serviceman.
Earlier the contract used to be given through open auction resulting in high
value of monthly rent. But this year through correspondence with PWD Ambala the
college got the rent fixed to a nominal rate enabling the contractor to
maintain quality. Also as per the guidelines from DGHE the contractor has been
instructed to use HAFED mustard oil and Vita milk in the canteen.
Apprenticeship Committee - Adhering to the Haryana Government’s policy of
providing practical and ground-level knowledge of office working to the
pass-outs from vocational institutions, the college every year engages ITI
pass-outs as apprentices. A complete process comprising written test, practical
test and viva-voce is followed. A panel comprising the office Dy. Supdt.,
computer instructor and computer attendant conduct the process under the
supervision of the committee and the principal. During this session 04
apprentices were engaged under COPA trade.
Anti-Ragging Cell - The college has an Anti-Ragging Cell
to provide a fear-free, stress-free, safe environment to the fresher students
in the college campus. The objective of the cell is to aware the students about
the Government’s Anti-Ragging Policy, To educate the students about ragging
activities, to warn the students against involvement in ragging, to monitor and
keep check on ragging activities, to look into the complaints against ragging.
Road Safety, YRC and
Red Ribbon Cell
NAAC: - The College is under the process of accreditation by NAAC and is
preparing for IIQA.
Departmental Activities
Department of English: The department
conducted a Quiz Competition for individual BA classes, a Common Quiz
Competition for all BA and an Essay writing Competition; formed English Subject
Society comprising of 05 students Sheetal, Komal, Abhishek, Taranpreet Kaur and
Vishal Kumar.
Department of Hindi: The
department conducted an Essay writing Competition on Hindi Diwas and a Quiz
Competition; formed Hindi Subject Society comprising of 05 students Chetna,
Bharat, Nikita, Ankit and Bharti.
Department of Political Science: The
department organized a special lecture on The Life and Contribution of Sardar
Patel by Ms. Deepa Rani to celebrate 147th Birth Anniversary of
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel as National Unity Day; organized Essay Writing
Competitions on Constitution Day and on Anti-Corruption Day, Quiz Competition
on International Human Rights Day, an Extension Lecture on Ambedkar Jayanti and
a Speech Competition on Shahidi Divas; organized an Oath for Voting on Voter’s
Day.
Department
of Psychology: The department organized Psychology
dept. Science Exhibition on the topics: Stress Management, Understanding
Schizophrenia, Healthy & Unhealthy lifestyle, Developing Empathy, How to
take care of your mental health; Article writing competition on the topics: Improving Mental Health,
Enhancing Memory, Motivation; Formed Psychology Subject Society.
Department of
Geography: The
activities conducted by the department were a college level Slogan Making Competition
and a State Level Poster Making Competition (online) together with Eco Club to
celebrate Wildlife Week; Socio-economic field survey conducted at Tepla by MSc
students, Essay Writing Competition and a lecture on GIS by N.I.G.M.T. for UG
and PG students of Geography, Socio-economic survey conducted at Saha Village
by students of BA III Geography.
Department of Physics: Physics
Society collectively organized a Quiz competition in Collaboration with Maths and Chemistry,
an Essay writing competition on the occasion of Science day and a Science Exhibition on the theme as
provided by DGHE.
Department of Chemistry: Chemical society organizes various
events in our college under chemistry department. there are various educational
outreach and initiatives taken by chemical society to create enthusiasm among
students. Fit India run ,Science quiz, College level science exhibition ,State
level chemistry quiz, Chemistry the magical science, Poster making and Mission
the industrial chemistry
Department of
Mathematics: The department organized a college level quiz competition
in collaboration with physics and chemistry department, an Essay Writing Competition
on the occasion of National mathematics day on the topics: History of
mathematics, Contribution of Indian mathematician, Importance of Celebrating
National mathematics day and Mathematics is like blood in veins of science.
Department
of History: The department organised Slogan writing
competition to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Independence, a Group
Discussion on the syllabus, A subject society was formed comprising 05
students.
Department of Commerce & Economics: These two
departments collectively organized a Two-days Workshop for competitive exam
preparation by MEPL, Power Point Presentation and a Debate & Declamation
competition.
Faculty Achievements
All the regular teaching staff participated and successfully completed the UGC approved
Short Term Professional Development Proramme on “Implementation of NEP-2020 for
University and College Teachers”. Their other personal achievements are as
under:
Ms. Ritu Sharma - A Assistant Professor of Commerce got one chapter published titled ‘Women Entrepreneurship
and Inclusive Growth’ in edited book named Role of Women Entrepreneurship in Development
of Indian Economy.
Dr. Sonu Lohat - Associate Professor of English got 03 research papers published in
different international peer-reviewed journals, on the titles: Overwhelming Communal Hatred and Love Force in
Train to Pakistan and A Bend in the Ganges; Inversion of Roles in
the Dialectics of Native and Settler: A study of A Bend in the Ganges in Light
of Fanon's Wretched of the Earth; Carnal Life: Quest for Love and Self
in Khushwant Singh's Burial at Sea and Tarun Tejpal's the Alchemy of
Desire.
Ms. Chanchal Verma - Assistant Professor of Commerce presented 04 research papers in seminars/
conferences etc. One in international seminar on the title ‘Green Libraries: A
Tool for Sustainable Development in Nation’ in Arya Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Shahabad
Markanda; other three in national seminars: on the topic ‘Gender Sensitization’ in Promoting Awareness of Gender
Related Issues through Education, in Govt. P.G. College. Ambala Cantt; on ‘GST:
A Milestone in Indian Economy’ in Govt. College Aharwalal (Bilaspur) Yamuna
Nagar; on ‘Inclusive Pathways: An Institutional Framework for Formal Education’
in Jyotiba Phule Govt. College, Radaur (Yamuna Nagar); Successfully completed
one-week NEP-PDP organized by IGNOU; Successfully completed two-days online
training under Placement Cell, as a part of SMARTH project of DHE; Successfully
completed one-week FDP organized by Ramanujan College of Delhi University.
Dr. Sukhbir Singh - Assistant Professor of Sanskrit got one research paper published in an
international peer-reviewed journal, on the title: Ekam Savdipra Bahudha
Vadanti. Awarded with
certificate and memento by Sh. Ghanshyam Shukha IFS for his valuable
contribution in crop residue management, tree plantation and environment
conservation.
Sh. Ranbir Singh - Assistant Professor in English was
awarded with certificate and memento by Sh. Ghanshyam Shukha IFS for his
valuable contribution in crop residue management, tree plantation and environment
conservation.
Dr. Reema Bansal - Assistant Professor of Psychology got one research paper published in
International Research Journal of Commerce Arts and Science, on the title:
Observations Regarding Clients' Expectation and Reality of Psychotherapy.
Dr. Sunita R. Mehra - Assistant Professor of English got one research paper published in an
international peer-reviewed and refereed journal, on the title: Feminine
Awakening in the Novels of Kamala Markandaya.
Ms. Natasha - Assistant Professor of Chemistry along with Ms. Chanchal Verma as co-author
got 02 chapters published in different edited books on the titles ‘Gender
Sensitization’ in Promoting Awareness of Gender Related Issues Through
Education; and ‘Tools and Techniques’ in the book titled Research Problem
Formulation: Concept and Process.
Mr. Nitin Kumar Verma - Assistant Professor of Chemistry got one research paper
published in an international peer-reviewed and refereed journal, on the title:
‘Covid-19 : Opportunity for Redirecting
Education Sector’.
Mr. Mandeep Singh - Assistant Professor of Chemistry got one research paper published in an
international peer-reviewed and refereed journal, on the title: ‘Covid -19: Pandemic:
Impact on Education Sector in the Field of Science’.
Sh. Sanjay Kumar - Assistant Professor of Political Science attended and completed a Refresher
Course organized by HRDC, University of Rajasthan from 11-23 July 2023.
Dr. Seema Jangir - Assistant Professor of History got one research paper published in an
international peer-reviewed and refereed journal, on the title: ‘Was Akbar
Literate or Illiterate: A case Study’. Attended UGC-sponsored online workshop
on NEP-2020 on the theme “Integrated Higher Education System”; Participated in
IP Awareness/Training Program under National Intellectual Property Awareness
Mission organized by IP office, India.
Students’ Achievements
It is of utmost
importance to mention the student’s
achievements and I feel proud to announce that our players bagged 18 medals in various
inter-college sports championships. Their individual achievements is as under:
1. Inderjeet
Kaur got second position in Karate and
won silver medal in Inter-college State Championship held at KUK, Kurukshetra.
2. Rakesh
Kumar got second position in Karate and won silver medal in Inter-college State
Championship held at KUK, Kurukshetra.
3. Inderjeet
Kaur got second position in Taekwondo
and won silver medal in Inter-college State Championship held at KUK,
Kurukshetra.
4. Ajay
Kumar got second position in Taekwondo
and won silver medal in Inter-college State Championship held at KUK,
Kurukshetra.
5. Rakesh
Kumar got third position in Wushu and won Bronze
medal in Inter-college State Championship held at KUK, Kurukshetra.
6. Tanishka
got third position in Wushu and won Bronze medal
in Inter-college State Championship held at KUK, Kurukshetra.
7. Priyanka
got third position in Wushu and won Bronze medal
in Inter-college State Championship held at KUK, Kurukshetra.
8. Anjali
got third position in Wushu and won Bronze medal
in Inter-college State Championship held at KUK, Kurukshetra.
9. Anjali
got third position in Karate and won Bronze
medal in Inter-college State Championship held at KUK, Kurukshetra.
10. Sonia
got third position in Karate and won Bronze
medal in Inter-college State Championship held at KUK, Kurukshetra.
11. Saloni
got third position in Karate and won Bronze
medal in Inter-college State Championship held at KUK, Kurukshetra.
12. Natasha
got third position in Karate and won Bronze
medal in Inter-college State Championship held at KUK, Kurukshetra.
13. Priyanka
got third position in Karate and won Bronze
medal in Inter-college State Championship held at KUK, Kurukshetra.
14. Alka
Devi got third position in Karate
and won Bronze medal in Inter-college State Championship held at KUK,
Kurukshetra.
15. Tanishka
got third position in Karate and won Bronze
medal in Inter-college State Championship held at KUK, Kurukshetra.
16. Nitin
Kumar got third position in Karate
and won Bronze medal in Inter-college State Championship held at KUK,
Kurukshetra.
17. Ashok
Kumar got third position in Karate
and won Bronze medal in Inter-college State Championship held at KUK,
Kurukshetra.
18. Lovepreet
got third position in Karate and won Bronze
medal in Inter-college State Championship held at KUK, Kurukshetra.
19. Shalu
B.A.-1st Participated as Athlete in 59th KUK annual
athletic meet.
20. Taekwondo
player, Anjali participated in All India Camp from 27-12-2022 to 08-01-2023 at
Sports Complex KUK and in All India Inter- University Camp from 09-12 Jan 2023
at GNDU Amritsar.
21. Karate player, Inderjeet Kaur participated in
All India Camp from 03-01-2022 to 08-01-2023 at Sports Complex KUK.
22. NCC
Cadet Abhishek of B.A. final year was adjudged as Best Athlete in college
Annual Athletic Meet.
23. NCC
Cadet Gurender Singh Saini participated in inter sub-unit firing competition
held at SD College, Ambala Cantt. and stood 1st in the competition
and he was also selected to represent 2
HR BN NCC to take part in inter Battalion competition held at Sonepat, Haryana.
24. NCC
Cadet Simran participated in inter sub-unit firing competition held at SD
College, Ambala Cantt. and bagged 3rd Position and she was also
selected to represent 2 HR BN NCC to take part in inter Battalion competition
held at Sonepat, Haryana.
I congratulate all the students
and faculty members for their achievements. I would like to express
my sincere appreciation for the unconditional support and co -operation of all my teaching staff, non
- teaching staff and students.
I also hope to receive your support and encouragement to the path of growth
and development of the college in
future also.