Best Practice

BIMS


7.2.1. Describe at least two institutional best practices (as per NAAC) format:

Best Practices 1

Title of the Practice:

1. Empowering the Women

Objectives of the Practice
The institution caters to girl student from all over state from varying socio-economic background.Our female students constitute near about 2/3rd of the total student strength of the college. A large number of girl students come from under privileged, economically disadvantaged group and mostly are first generation education seekers.To curb this disturbing trend the college initiated value based programme as a part of the co-curricular activities. Therefore our institute has resolved to take up the cause of women empowerment for the girl students with the following objectives-

• Providing adequate opportunities for the students to take part in the various Committees/Cells & to develop and excel in the requisite skillsbesides academics.
• To enable the girl students to realize their full potential for learning and solving their problems independently.
• Arranging leadership and awareness programmes/sessions on social evil issues.
• Dealing amicably with the student victims of exploitation of all sorts maintaining utmost confidentiality of the private life to protect their dignity through councelling sessions.
• To organize various events to make them realize gender sensitization.
• Extending financial assistance to the deserving women of financially disadvantaged section to help acquire their degrees.
• Mentoring, tutorial and counseling is provided to all girls.

The Practice

• To achieve the aim, the college has established a Women Grievance Cell (WGC) with a senior woman teacher as its Coordinator and three other senior women employee as its members.
• The evidence of success is shown by increasing participation of girl students in the programmes and activities conducted by BIMS
• Our female students are given opportunities to be active members in our college committees.
• Few female students have been given financial assistance by fee waive off as per their required conditions.
• Various guest lectures and workshop on gender issues have been organized in the institutes like :-
1) Career opportunities and personality development
2) Gender issues
3) Female hygiene and grooming
4) Women Entrepreneurship.
5) Example of young girl entrepreneurs of BIMS like Shrishti Bajpai (B.B.A 2018-2021)(online print shoppe), Anjali Sharma(boutique), Tanushree Rohina (B.Ed)(Sugarque Bakery)
• Counseling sessions are being organized for such students which are probable dropouts as a preventive measure, which proved to be successful.
• Many of our female students secured distinctions and high percentages in University Examinations.
• Ms. Palak Shukla was awarded by Lucknow University.
• CCTV camera surveillance systems are used in college premises to maintain safety and security of all.
• Women helpline no. 1090 have been displayed in college campus.
• The campus has separate common room for girls.

Best Practices 2

Title: All Round Development

The institution strongly believes in ensuring an all round development of its students, thereby preparing its students for both their professional careers as well as personal lives.
Objectives:
• Cognitive Development- It is crucial that a child's learning, understanding, problem solving, reasoning and memory skills are enhanced through various activities.
• Skill Development- To enable students to be technically upgraded and to improve their productive capabilities.
• Physical Development- to propagate in principle as well as in practice, as the healthy mind resides in healthy body.
• Emotional development- to create a healthy, harmonious and happy atmosphere in the campus.
• Social Development- to foster the sense of unity and brotherhood by holding group activities.
• Value Development- aims at training the student to face the outer world with the right attitude and values.
• Cultural Development- to help the students to identify their abilities so that their full potential can be realized.
• Spiritual Development- to help students to deal with life’s challenges and grow into a better, more whole and contented person.

Practices:

During the last 5years the institute has organized over many academic and non academic activities for inculcating knowledge, values, duties and responsibilities. Our Institute has different committees like Academic Advisory Committee, Cultural and Sports committee, Career Development cell etc for organizing various events in this regard.
• For enrichment of academic skills we focus on different types of learning methods like Experiential learning (through Project work and internships,Guest lecture/workshops/seminars), Participative learning( through Group discussions/role play,Group activities, Debates)andProblem solving methodology( through Quiz and case study), Blended Learning and Team
Teaching. • Students skills are enriched through internships, practice teaching, ICT training, project work and craft making activities.
• Our students practice and participate in different sports events organized in inter and intra college level.
• For provision of emotional support to our students we have counseling sessions and a mentor-mentee programme.
• Number of activities have been organized for social engagement and development of social values among students. The college undertakes various extension activities for community welfare like ‘Beti Bachao,- Beti Padhao ,Voter Awareness Campaign,‘Birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’;‘Health awareness camp”, fire safety drill, road safety awareness, plantation drive and manymore just to mention a few in last five sessions. • Morning Prayer sessions focuses on moral thoughts, Principal and Faculty address on important values.
• Guest lectures on Value education is integral part of our college programme.
• Our college festival is organized, managed and administered by students under minimum interference from teachers.
• Apart from this cultural activities are organized throughout the academic year.
Evidences Of Success: The result of these activities is the improvement in spoken skills, soft skills like confidence, positive attitude etc. The students are inculcated with the qualities of leadership, team spirit, sportsman spirit through extracurricular activities. All of our institutional efforts have been proved to be fruitful as we saw many of our students getting good placements in various sectors and achieving high percentages in University Exams, one of our student Palak Mishra B.Com (2018-2021) got Chancellor’s Medal in Commerce Department. Students have also achieved award at state, national level in various co-curricular and cultural activities.