As a bureaucratic institution, the administration of Government General Degree College, Mangalkote, is based on a hierarchical division of responsibilities, premised on specialized roles and governed by formal rules or standard operating procedures. Essentially an educational institution run by the Government of West Bengal, the college is under the direct control of the Director of Public Instructions, Education Directorate, which in turn, functions under the immediate authority of the Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department.

At the institutional level, the Principal or Officer-In-Charge is the highest authority and functions primarily through the following arms of the administration: Teachers’ Council, Administrative Committees and Special Cells, Office of the Principal, Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Departments and the Library. Governance through these arms ensures decentralization and democratic participation of all stakeholders in the delineation of the goals of the institution and the modes of realizing them, and decision-making in relation to emergent situations.

The Teachers’ Council is concerned with academic affairs – teaching-learning process, academic discipline and infrastructure. The administrative committees and special cells formed by the Principal or Officer-In-Charge from time to time, based on the directives of Higher Education Department, focuses on administrative matters such as planning, development, internal audit, grievance redressal and so on. The overall administration of the college is mediated through the Office of the Principal, which performs important financial functions among many others, and meticulously maintains records of such functions performed. The Internal Quality Assurance Cell is one of the most vital arms of the college. It prioritizes quality assurance in academics and institutional performance, and emphasizes coordination, transparency and accountability in the functioning of the Teachers’ Council, the administrative committees and special cells, and the Office of the Principal, on the one hand, and the specific departments and the library – the main sites and sources of knowledge and learning, on the other hand.

The following organogram or organizational chart represents the hierarchical route of the flow of instructions and information from the higher authorities to the various arms of the college in the process of administration:

The administrative committees are formed by the Principal or Officer-In-Charge, based on the directives of Higher Education Department, Government of West Bengal. Beyond academic affairs, Government General Degree College, Mangalkote, as a bureaucratic institution performs significant administrative functions such as clearly delineating the goals of the institution in relation to changing demands and circumstances, and monitoring the concrete realization of such goals through concerted and coordinated actions of all stakeholders involved. In such administrative process, the college not only aims to promote transparency and accountability through proper documentation and periodical scrutiny of all roles and functions performed, it is also cognizant of issues of justice and fairness, and overall well-being of all stakeholders. The college, as per the directives of higher authorities, has constituted administrative committees and special cells from time to time to ensure that basic requirements and rights of all stakeholders are ensured, accessible redressal mechanisms are available in the face of infringement, and best possible measures are undertaken to channelize available resources to promote the physical, psychological and professional well-being of all stakeholders.

The main administrative committees and special cells are:
1. Planning and Development Committee
2. Income Tax Committee
3. Service Book Committee
4. West Bengal Health Scheme Committee
5. Internal Audit Committee
6. Banglar Ucchasiksha Portal Committee
7. AISHE Committee
8. Anti-Ragging Committee
9. Anti-Ragging Squad
10. RTI Cell
11. Competitive Examination and Communicative English Awareness Cell
12. Statistical Cell
13. Grievance Redressal Cell
14. Internal Complaints Committee
15. Stock Book Verification Committee

The support staff of Government General Degree College, Mangalkote, is the backbone of the institution. Educational institutions do not survive only on the basis of a vibrant culture of teaching, learning and evaluation. Such institutions also perform vital non-academic functions which sustain the core processes of teaching, learning and evaluation, for instance, maintaining liaison with the affiliating University and ensuring timely registration and enrolment of students for examination. The support staff of the college is varied, with specific personnel performing specialized roles, which are beyond teaching and learning, but contributes to the maintenance of the academic health and general well-being of the college in fundamental ways. Apart from a very proactive and approachable Office of the Principal, the college has immensely dedicated and sincere non-office support personnel who man the college in sentinel roles and maintains cleanliness of the campus.

 

Office of the Principal:

Non-Office Support Personnel