Best Practices

Best Practice I

Title of the Practice

FINSHING SCHOOL

The Objective: – Govt. College Ajnala is the only co-educational institute in this border rural area, where education is impotent to the students without any discrimination because we ensure the equality in education. In today, communication skill plays a major role to compete with the outer world. It has very important to have information about the communication skills. Context: – the aim of the finishing school is dedicated to meeting the complex need of individual and organization. It is an effective learning strategy consists of more than a training event. Finishing School offers to enhance key soft abilities. Students are imparted focused education to broaden communication abilities, presentation, competencies and group discussion abilities which plays an important role in the job selection process in a standard manner. Practice: – Finishing school was established on 13-10-2013 with the aim creating a nation with skilled youth where no graduate remains un-employed under the observation of Principal Dr. Gurnam Kaur Bedi. To enhance the soft skills of the students which is need of the hour, include soft skills development, personal skill development, personality grooming, confidence building and etiquettes enhancement among our students.

Problem Encountered and Resources Required-

Lack of Transport: – one of the problems faced by students in rural areas is the lack of transport. Students are unable to commute the long distances from their homes to the college premises. The lack of proper road and public transport deter students from attending college daily.

Communication Gap: – The rural sector mostly communicates with each other in the local language. The medium of instruction in most institution in the rural areas is the local language. Where as the urban areas English is the most spoken language. This lack of knowledge of the English language prevents large section of the rural youth from procuring jobs in cities.

We must find the solutions to bridge the gap between education in rural areas and education in urban areas.

Best Practice II

Title of the Practice

COMMUNITY AND ADMINISTRATION

The Objective –To provide Assistance to the local Community and Administration in all possible manners in the hour of the need.

The Context- The idea behind this is that Institution does not work in isolation. After all we draw all resources from the society and therefore we must repay the society and other stakeholders in an appropriate way.

The Practice- • Being close on the Indo-Pak border the BSF, Army unit do regular exercises in the college campus during the vacation schedule and all infrastructure logistic help is provided. • During Lok Sabha and Parliamentary election, the college campus is given to local Administration for conducting election work. Most of the teaching and non teaching staff helps the administration in various activities such as election rehearsals, SVEEP program or Voters awareness programme etc. • Ajnala Tehsil has a historic Kalaya Wala Khuh. The college along with local NGO Maja Virasat Trust has played a pivotal role in creating awareness about this historical monument into lime light and to bring it on the state and National map. • No. of Seminars was held on the above subjects. • Our students regularly take part in 15 Aug, 26 Jan celebration at Tehsil level and have won many awards. • Our college staff and students are also remaining on the forefront for curbing many social evils primarily Drug De-addiction campaign has remained in the full swing during last 2-3 sessions. Many Awareness programs in the form of public rallies, seminars, poster making competition, street plays etc. have been carried out successfully. • The college has earned a great reputation among the masses and local administration in the regard. Our staff has won no. of awards in many activities. Problem Encountered and Resources Required- The major problem being faced in this regard is that it is very difficult to take masses along with you on such social service acts.

Best Practice III

 TRUE FRIENDS

  The Objective – Books and education play a major role in providing knowledge to people and in many cases opportunities to avail education are lacking while in other cases students don’t have access to books and important reference material. It is impossible for us to help one and all right away, but donating books is something that we can very much do, and this will help a long way in educating underprivileged students. Knowledge shared is, after all, knowledge squared, and books are the means to do so effectively. The Context- We often overlook the importance of books and how much of a difference they can make, especially in the lives of students. Books help students make sense of the world around them impart morals and values to them, often without sounding preach teach them empathy and the difference between right and wrong. It is believed that giving something wholeheartedly translates to personal happiness. In donating books you make other people happy as you make yourself happy. The Practice- The College started a new imitative ‘True Friends’ in which staff members and students can donate text books, reference books, journals and magazines to the college library. Our college is located in the rural area where most of the students belong to rural background and underprivileged families who may not be able to access all books which are related to their syllabus. We focus on reference books for different subjects and competition magazines as students from underprivileged may easily access these books. Evidence of Success- This beautiful initiative is publicized not only through the college prospectus given to the students every year but also by the teachers, in course of their regular delivery of the curriculum. Students motivated by their teachers to donate more books so needy and meritorious students can help. Problem Encountered and Resources Required- Some obstacles have been faced in the implementation of this best practice, which has been in vogue for the past years, and has been going on in a smooth, efficient and well-planned manner. For this practice, with teachers, more number of students also required for donation of books, but most of the students belong to the financially weak families. However, through the tireless efforts of teachers and students volunteers’ number of books donated to the college library.