Government General Degree College, Mangalkote
Institutional Perspective
The Government General Degree College, Mangalkote, situated in a rural setting, follows an institutional perspective plan centred on “Growth with Equity, Inclusion, and Sustainability.” This plan seamlessly aligns with the college’s motto: “Educate, Empower, Emancipate.” The institution’s holistic approach links growth with comprehensive education and resources mobilization, equity with empowerment, and inclusion and sustainability with emancipation, creating a cohesive strategy for development and progress.
Comprehensive Education and Resource Mobilization for Sustained Growth::
The college is dedicated to providing comprehensive education to ensure sustained growth. This commitment is evident in the well-planned and flexible curriculum delivery that includes add-on courses, projects, fieldwork, seminars, and workshops. Crosscutting issues such as gender, environment, and sustainability are integrated into the curriculum, enhancing the educational experience. The use of student-centric methods and ICT-enabled tools further improves teaching and learning. The examination system is transparent, and grievances are addressed efficiently, ensuring accountability and trust. The mentoring system is robust, with clearly stated course and program outcomes that are regularly evaluated. Additionally, library automation provides access to e-resources and well-equipped laboratories. Feedback from students and teachers is actively utilized to continuously improve the teaching-learning process.
Future education plans include expanding with new departments, spatial growth, and university-sanctioned courses. Advanced ICT tools and an integrated learning management system will enhance teaching, supported by updated digital library facilities and state-of-the-art laboratories. Increased computer resources and software for measuring learning outcomes are planned, aiming to understand and analyse enrolment, progression, and drop-out rate, and enhance faculty and staff support. Strategies align with implementing the National Education Policy (NEP) to improve student outcomes and institutional performance.
The college actively mobilizes resources for research through grants and fosters an innovative ecosystem through seminars and workshops. Extension and outreach activities in the community are a significant part of the college’s mission, promoting social responsibility and community development. Collaborations and MoUs for joint research, student and faculty exchanges further strengthen the institution’s capabilities and broaden its impact. The college depends on government funds for research, and by virtue of being a government college, it relies on the state for various funds. Certain faculty members also apply and qualify for research grants for various projects.
Strategies of Empowerment to Promote Equity:
Empowerment is a key strategy in promoting equity within the institution. The college secures research grants, fosters an innovation ecosystem, and engages in community outreach activities. Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) enable collaborative research and exchanges. The institution has excellent physical and IT infrastructure, an automated library, and offers scholarships to support students. Additional support includes guidance in competitive examinations, career counselling, grievance redressal, sports, cultural activities, staff welfare, and a feedback system.
Looking forward, the institution plans to transform itself into an active research centre, bringing the latest knowledge and innovations to rural students. This involves encouraging social responsibility and community intervention, fostering collaborations, and facilitating skill development. The college aims to provide urban-level resources, scholarships, exam guidance, fair grievance redressal, recreational activities, career development, and proper implementation of service rules.
Emancipation through Inclusion and Sustainability:
The goal of emancipation motivates the inclusion of all stakeholders in institution building and makes sustainability a core value. The institution offers a mentoring system, add-on courses, field visits, and ICT-enabled teaching. Teachers receive research grants, and students benefit from scholarships and educational loans. The library is automated, and there are collaborative MoUs for joint research and student and faculty exchanges. Capacity building and career counselling are prioritized, along with gender sensitization, harassment prevention, grievance redressal, e-governance, environmental promotion, disabled-friendly infrastructure, inclusivity, and initiatives for student-focused management and school-college-community cooperation. The Antarik initiative of the college prioritizes a bottom-up system of management that prioritizes student’s needs and the Parasparik initiative is a school-college-community nexus that promotes learning and cooperation.
Future plans aim to inclusively address rural students’ needs through personalized attention, expanding knowledge via add-on courses, seminars, and field visits. Student-centric methods, MoUs with institutions, and research grants empower teachers, while community-focused extension activities are emphasized. Automated libraries, scholarships, counselling, gender sensitization, grievance redressal, e-governance, and green initiatives promote a sustainable, inclusive environment with constitutional awareness and tolerance.
By adhering to its perspective plan of “Growth with equity, inclusion, and sustainability,” the Government General Degree College, Mangalkote, is dedicated to creating an inclusive, empowering, and sustainable educational environment for the betterment of the community.