ANY APPLICATION IN THIS RESPECT MUST BE SENT TO THE CONVENOR

Minutes of Meetings of MINORITY Cell

Action Taken Report of MINORITY CELL

• Displayed sample scholarship forms on the college notice board with the web-links of various scholarship sites for the minority students.
• The minority students were guided and also conveyed to nominate their names in the capacity building program conducted by the career counseling cell of the college for future job opportunities.
• More sensitization programs for the minority students to make them aware of the activities of the minority cell and also about various scholarships available for them.
• Academic performance and progress of the minority students were discussed
• Various cultural programs by the minority students were arranged in the college
• ‘Special Reading Hour’ for the minority students in central library to be implemented
• ‘Extra Hours’ in college internet café for the minority students

ABOUT MINORITY CELL
The Cell is committed to provide assistance to the minority students through counseling, personality development, development of communication skill and preparatory classes for professional and employment purposes etc. Minorities Cell of this college was established with the purpose of empowering the minority communities in this institution. This cell ensures that every student has a right of education with special focus to the empowerment of the minority community in their curricular and co-curricular activities. The Minorities Cell basically helps Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Jain, etc for their academic development.

OBJECTIVES OF MINORITY CELL

• To ensure equal opportunities for education of minorities
• To facilitate financial support to students from these communities from governmental agencies and other sources
• To make the minority students aware of the various scholarships schemes of the Central and State Governments.
• To encourage these students to enroll for courses, workshops, programs, etc. which the College offers students in an attempt to equip them with the skills needed for their careers
• To provide prompt counseling for any emotional emergencies arising on account of any event on the College campus
• To provide these students with a grievance redressal mechanism in addition to the regular redressal mechanism

SCOPE MINORITY CELL

• Academic Matters: Related to equal opportunity and related matters.
• Financial Matters: Related to Govt. and other scholarships.
• Other Matters: Related to certain misgivings about conditions of sanitation, ragging, victimization by teachers etc.

.FUNCTIONS MINORITY CELL

• Ensure GOI and Commission’s decisions and to collect regularly, on an annual basis, information regarding course-wise admissions to candidates belonging to the Minority Community for different courses, in suitable forms prescribed, by a stipulated date, and to take follow up action, where required
• Ensure GOI orders and Commission’s decisions and to collect information in respect of appointment, training of these communities in teaching and non-teaching posts in the College, in suitable forms by a stipulated date and take follow up action where required
• Analyse information on admissions, education, training and employment of Minority Community, and prepare reports to submit to University Grants Commission, AISHE, etc.
• Deal with representations received from Minority Community candidates regarding their admission, recruitment, promotion and other similar matters in our College
• Function as a Grievances Redressal Cell for the grievances of Minority Community students and employees of the college and render them necessary help in solving their academic as well as administrative problems
• Maintain a register for employment of Minority teachers and staff for various posts in the college
• Any other work assigned from time to time to promote higher education among these two communities suffering economic, social and educational deprivations

PROCEDURE OF LODGING COMPLAINT under this cell

• The students may feel free to put up a grievance in writing/or in the format available in the admin dept. and drop it in boxes.
• The Cell will act upon those cases which have been forwarded along with the necessary documents.
• The Cell will assure that the grievance has been properly solved in a stipulated time limit provided by the cell.

DETAILS OF STUDENTS ADMITTED & SCHOLARSHIPS PROCESSED