According to the 1998 UGC Guidelines, college and universities must have a committee and a separate cell to deal for backward class students like SC/ST/OBC-A &OBC-B to assist and support. Adhering to it, the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Class Cell of Asutosh College was started in 2017. The SC, ST and Other Backward Class Cell of Vidyasagar Metropolitan College ensures equitable and accessible space of learning to its category and minority students. The Cell makes all efforts to empower these students. The Cell runs orientation programme and provides information on various scholarships provided by the Ministry of Human Resource Development and Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for the category students. The Cell provides special inputs in areas where the students experience difficulties. The Cell also organizes Talks and Seminars on the current issues to keep the students engaged and informed. to promote the special interests of students in the reserved category.
Objective:
To continuously monitor and implement the reservation policy of Governance of India and to comply with UGC regulation.
To provide special inputs in areas where these students experience difficulties.
To organize talks and seminars on the current issues to keep the students engaged and informed.
To ascertain overall welfare of the backward students and motivate them to stand for their equal rights.
To ensure all Govt. facilities are known to these students.
Composition:
Sl. No.
Post
Name
Designation
Department
1
Convenor
Dr. Sanjay Pramanick
Associate Professor
Bengali
2
Member
Prof. Damayanti Bakra
Assistant Professor
Zoology
3
Member
Dr. Kartick Malik
Assistant Professor
Physics
4
Member
Dr. Parbati Chatterjee
SACT
Zoology
5
Supporting Staff
Ms. Pallabi Banerjee
Lady attendant
State Schemes:
Mukhya Mantri Vivah Shagun Yojna.
Housing Scheme for Scheduled caste and Denotified Tribes, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
Dr. Ambedkar Medhavi Chhattar Sansodhit Yojna.
Tailoring Training to Scheduled Caste & Backward Classes Widows / Destitute Women / Girls.
Financial Assistance for Higher Competitive entrance examinations to SC /OBC
candidates through private institutions.
Creation of Employment Generation Oppertunities by setting up Employment Oriented Institutes / Training Programmes.
Scheme of Hostels for Other Backward Classes (OBC) Boys and Girls.
Scheme for the Pre Examination Training of Scheduled Caste candidates for taking Union Public Service Commission and State Public Service Commission Examination.