Best Practices

Bhalerao science College, Saoner

Best Practices

1. EPSWS : The college has Economically Poor Student Welfare scheme under which needy students are benefitted by the  means of exam fees or books purchasing or bus pass facility etc. Every year teaching, non teaching staff members and students contribute for this scheme and needy students get monitory help.

2. Wall Paper: The college has wall paper concept in which students or any staff members can display his or her creativity on that wall paper. Well define committee is in the college which look after this Wall paper and time to time whoever wants to post some good ideas or any scientific article or any creativity can avail that,

3. Rain Water Harvesting system: College has designed well planned systematic disposal of rain water collected on the roof of the college building that definitely increase the ground water level beneath premises. The same structure nicely explained to each batch of students to make them aware and acquainted knowledge about the ground water recharging.

4. Aquaculture pond: Water collected during rainy season is diverted to small aquacultural pond where some submerged aquatic plants are grown with local fish Guppy.

DETAILS

Economically Poor Students Welfare Scheme

PRACTICE: Helping the economically poor students through a   welfare scheme devised by the college.

INTRODUCTION: Economically Poor Students Welfare Scheme (EPSWS) is an innovative plan devised and introduced by the college itself. It is aimed at (a) enhancing learning opportunities by helping the students undergoing grave hardships due to financial depravity and (b) including them in the process of nation building by way of facilitating their education. This scheme was introduced in the session 2008-2009 and is doing well till date. So far many students have been benefited from it and becoming popular.

GOAL OF THE PRACTICE:

1. To assist, in their journey to progress through education, all genuine economically backward students of the college, inclusive of all castes, creeds or religions.
2. To provide equal opportunities to the students to avail the benefits of education.
3. To include all the students in nation building
4. To inculcate the spirit of coexistence and social responsibilities by making the students collectively participate in the process.

PROCESS: A coordination committee is constituted. It consists a teacher coordinator and the student representatives for effective implementation of the scheme. The financial assistance is made available to the needy students, e.g., the study material, examination fees, college fees, travel expenses etc. In general the committee have to follow the prescribed procedure that involved following steps.

1. Selection of student representatives for internal working.
2. Decision of the nature and minimum amount of voluntary donations from interested students and staff members and its collection. 
3. Inviting applications in the prescribed format from the college students to seek the assistance. Application seeks the information of economic status and family background, academic progress of the student and the recommendation from local authorities.
4. Cross checking the information furnished by the applicant.
5. Declaration of beneficiary students for the particular session.
6. Keeping the documentary record open for all.

IMPACT OF THE PRACTICE:

1. Regularity in the students to attend the college as they received the assistance in the form of travel expenses.
2. Inculcation of spirit of coexistence and brotherhood and leadership qualities as the students themselves are part of execution of the scheme.
3. Enhancement in confidence level and academic performance among the beneficiary students.

RESOURCES: Almost all the students and staff members of the college voluntarily donate the pre-decided minimum amount of money for the scheme. So far 133 students have been benefited through EPSWS. The efforts will be made in future to include the donors from society also.

Dr. V. D. Doifode,

Coordinator-EPSWS.

EPSWS : Assistance distribution.

“Economically poor students’ welfare scheme” a practice was presented at UGC & NAAC sponsored National Conference at D. B. Science College Gondia; August 2012. (Proceeding: ISBN- 978-93-5087-006-8) It was appreciated by awarding second prize.

Report 2018-19