Department of Sociology Political Science · Dr. Deepika Chauhan was Awarded Professor Radha Kamal Mukerji Memorial award for Young Social Scientist at the 47th Conference of the

Department of Sociology

& Political Science

NAAC Report 2013-2019

Presented by:

Prof. Poornima Jain

Faculty Profile

Year of Establishment- 1947 (Women’s Technical College, Agra University)

Year of University Declaration- 1981

UG Courses introduced (Sociology & Political Science)- 1947

PG Courses introduced (Sociology & Political Science)- 2009

PhD (Sociology & Political Science)- 2010

Teaching Staff- 15 teaching; 1 non-teaching (14-Ph.Ds., 1- pursuing)

Professor, 3

Asst. Professor, 11

Guest Lecturar, 1

Teaching Staff- 15

Professor Asst. Professor Guest LecturarOur department is represented by a group of talented professionals with educational background from universities like: JNU New Delhi, BHU Banaras, Nagpur University, Assam University and DDU Gorakhpur

Total no. of Research Scholars (13-19)- 61

S.No. Name Designation Qualification

1. Dr. Poornima Jain (Sociology) Professor & Head M.Sc.( Ecology & Environment) M.A. M.Phil, PhD , JNU & IIEE

2. Dr. Bandana Gaur (Sociology) Professor M.A, PhD DDU University

3. Dr. Lajwant Singh (Sociology) Professor M.A PhD, NET, Agra University

4 Dr. Basant K. Upadhayay (LLLE) Asst. Professor (stage 3) B.Sc, M.Ed, PhD, DEI, Agra

5. Dr. Vinod F. Khobragade (Political Science) Asst. Professor (stage 3) M.A, PhD NET, JRF, Nagpur University

6. Dr. Birpal Singh (Sociology) Asst. Professor (stage 3) M.A, B.Ed., M.Phil. PhD, Agra University

7. Dr. Anju Sharma (Political Science) Asst. Professor (stage 2) M.A, PhD, Kamaun University

8. Dr. Priyanka Singh (Sociology) Asst. Professor (stage 2) M.A, NET, PhD, BHU

9. Mr. Gopal Parihar (Political Science) Asst. Professor (stage 2) M.A, NET, JRF

10. Dr. Ishwar Swaroop Sahay (Sociology) Asst. Professor (stage 2) M.A, PhD, NET, JRF, BHU

11 Dr. Parvendra Kumar (Sociology) Asst. Professor M.A, M.Phil, PhD , NET, CCS Meerut

12. Dr. Anjali Seth (Political Science) Asst. Professor (stage 2) M.A, PhD, Agra University

13. Dr. Rajneesh Kumar Meena(Environmental Chemistry)

Asst. Professor M.Sc, M.Phil, PhD,(Chemistry), DEI, Agra

14. Dr. Deepika Chauhan ( Sociology) Asst. Professor M.A, NET, PhD, DEI, Agra

15. Dr. Rachna Yadav Guest Lecturer M.A , BEd., M.Phil, PhD, DEI, Agra

Faculty Profile

Student Profile

S.No. CoursesNumber of Students

Male Female Total

1. B.A.- I year - 88 88

2. B.A.- II year - 75 75

3. B.A. (Hons.) - 29 29

4. M.A. – I year 2 20 22

5. M.A.– II year 1 19 20

6. PG Diploma Safety & Healthy Environment 3 3 6

7. M.Phil. - 10 10

8. Ph.D. - 3 3

Total 6 247 253

Student Profile- Sociology (2013-2014)


Male Female Total

1. B.A.- I year - 52 52

2. B.A.- II year - 87 87

3. B.A. (Hons.) - 53 53

4. M.A. – I year - 15 15

5. M.A.– II year 1 17 18

6. PG Diploma Safety & Healthy Environment - - -

7. M.Phil. - 2 2

8. Ph.D. - - -

Total 1 226 227



Male Female Total

1. B.A.- I year - 33 33

2. B.A.- II year - 43 43

3. B.A. (Hons.) - 62 62

4. M.A. – I year - 20 20

5. M.A.– II year - 16 16

6. PG Diploma Safety & Healthy Environment - - -

7. PG Diploma In Human Rights and Social Work - - -

8. M.Phil. 1 3 4

9. Ph.D. 1 5 6

Total 2 182 184



Male Female Total

1. B.A.- I year - 48 48

2. B.A.- II year - 33 33

3. B.A. (Hons.) - 38 38

4. M.A. – I year - 25 25

5. M.A.– II year - 19 19


7. PG Diploma In Human Rights and Social Work

8. M.Phil. 1 3 4

9. Ph.D. 2 2 4

Total 4 171 175



Male Female Total

1. B.A.- I year - 55 55

2. B.A.- II year - 44 44

3. B.A. (Hons.) - 25 25

4. M.A. – I year 1 20 21

5. M.A.– II year 1 24 25


7. PG Diploma In Human Rights and Social Work 4 12 16

8. M.Phil. - 3 3

9. Ph.D. 1 9 10

Total 8 195 203



Male Female Total

1. B.A.- I year - 77 77

2. B.A.- II year - 54 54

3. B.A. (Hons.) - 33 33

4. M.A. – I year - 21 21

5. M.A.– II year 1 10 11


7. PG Diploma In Human Rights and Social Work 3 7 10

8. M.Phil. 1 1 2

9. Ph.D. - 15 15

Total 11 222 233


Student Profile- Political Science (2013-2014)

S.No. Courses

Number of Students

Male Female Total

1. B.A. - I year 72 72

2. B.A. - II year - 72 72

3. B.A. (Honurs.) - 42 42

4. MA – I year 2 29 31

5. MA– II year - 37 37

6. M.Phil. - 22 22

7. Ph.D. 1 - 1

Total 3 274 277


Male Female Total

1. B.A. - I year - 60 60

2. B.A. - II year - 58 58

3. B.A. (Honurs.) - 54 54

6. MA – I year - 18 18

7. MA– II year 1 30 31

10. M.Phil. - 4 4

11. Ph.D. - 2 2

Total 1 226 227



Male Female Total

1. B.A. - I year - 49 49

2. B.A. - II year - 60 60

3. B.A. (Honurs.) - 41 41

4. MA – I year 1 25 26

5. MA– II year - 21 21

6. M.Phil. - 8 8

7. Ph.D. - - -

Total 1 204 205



Male Female Total

1. B.A. - I year - 62 62

2. B.A. - II year - 46 46

3. B.A. (Honours.) - 40 40

4. MA – I year 2 16 18

5. MA– II year 1 22 23

6. M.Phil. - 9 9

7. Ph.D. - - -

Total 3 195 198



Male Female Total

1. B.A. - I year - 58 58

2. B.A. - II year - 54 54

3. B.A. (Honurs) - 36 36

4. MA – I year 1 12 13

5. MA– II year - 15 15

6. M.Phil. - 7 7

7. Ph.D. - 2 2

Total 1 184 185



Male Female Total

1. B.A. - I year - 90 90

2. B.A. - II year - 59 59

3. B.A. (Honurs.) - 45 45

4. MA – I year 2 7 9

5. MA– II year 1 10 11

6. M.Phil. - 4 4

7. Ph.D. 2 6 8

Total 05 221 226


Awards & Recognition

Awards

National 04

Invited Talks 05

Recognitions

Fellows, Professional Bodies

04

Members of Editorial Boards of Journals

02

Reviewer for Journals (National Journal of Leprosy)

01

Faculty Level Student Level

Awards

JRF-SRF Fellowship 05

ICSSR Fellowship 06

Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowships

04

Success in National Competitive Exams(UGC - NET/JRF)

15

Summary

Prof. Poornima Jain was conferred Prof. L.P Vidyarthy Memorial Award on 5th October 2014 by

the Indian Social Science Association at the National Seminar & Sensitization Workshop on

Society, Social Justice, Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Civil Society

Industry- Academia Interface For Future Perspectives.

Shiksha Rattan Puraskar presented to Dr. Bandana Gaur for Meritorious, Outstanding

Performance and Remarkable Role.

Prof. Lajwant Singh was awarded by Bharat Shiksha Ratan Award (20th Feb 2017) by Global Society

for Health and amp; Educational Growth New Delhi

Dr. Deepika Chauhan was Awarded Professor Radha Kamal Mukerji Memorial award for Young

Social Scientist at the 47th Conference of the association held at Agra in 2014.

Individual Recognitions

Prof. Poornima Jain has been the Subject Expert in;

1. Union Public Service Commission

2. UP Public Service Commission

3. Rajasthan Public Service Commission


Prof. Poornima Jain has been the member in;

1. Zonal Advisory Board of LIC

2. Sexual Harassment Committee

Ms. Shivani Seth, Student of Political Science was selected for the Parliamentary Internship


Curricular Aspects

➢ B.A. Honours

➢ Work Based Training: Uplift andEmpowerment of Weaker Sections: SkillDevelopment & Awareness of Political andCivil Rights

➢ Work Based Training for Third and FourthSemesters (Optional): “Construction ofResearch Tools and their Administration”

➢ M.A.

➢ M. Phil.

➢ Ph.D. PG Diploma in Safety and HealthyEnvironment

➢ PG Diploma in Human Rights and Social Work

➢ B.A.

➢ M.A.

➢ M.Phil.

➢ Ph.D

Sociology Political Science

Programmes Offered

➢ Changes in Syllabi/Curriculum in recent years : 2018

➢ New Courses at UG Level (Compulsory)

➢ Sociology

➢ SYH281: Sociological Concepts (2018)

➢ SYH252: Society in India: Structure and Change (2018)

➢ SYM504/PSM504: Women, State and Society (2017)

➢ Sociology : Compulsory

➢ SYM702/PSM702:Socio-Political Issues of Indian Women (2017)

➢ SYM801/PSM801:Philosophy & Methodology of Social Sciences (2017)

➢ Elective

➢ SYM804 :Industrial Sociology (2017)

➢ SYM806 :Study of Marginalized Sections (2017)

➢ SYM807 :Development Studies (2017)

➢ SYM808 :Urban Sociology (2017)

➢ New Courses at UG Level (Compulsory)

➢ Political Science

➢ PSH101:Principles of Political Science (2017)

➢ PSH102:Indian Government and Politics (2017)

➢ PSM503: Indian Political Economy (2017)

➢ PSM504/SYM504: Women, State and Society (2017)

➢ PSM604:Ethics and Politics (2014)

➢ Political Science : Compulsory

➢ PSM702/SYM702:Socio-Political Issues of Indian Women (2017)

➢ PSM801/SYM801:Philosophy & Methodology of Social Sciences (2017)

➢ Elective

➢ PSM804 :Public Policy (2016)

➢ PSM806 :International Law (2016)

Sociology Political Science

Courses Offered

Learning & Evaluation

▪ Special Programmes for advanced learners and slow learners

➢ Encouragement for research at UG/PG level-projects

➢ Extra, Remedial, Tutorial, support from Senior students, e-resources, encouragement for soft and social skills

➢ Empirical Projects at Honors

➢ Student-centric methods: such as experiential learning, participative learning and problem solving methodologies,Field Exposer, Use of e-resources

– Teaching Methodology: GDs, Group Projects, Self-Study, Field work, case analysis, term papers, multimedia aids,research colloquia.

– Experience-based Learning: Learning by doing: Work-based Training, Teaching through ICT (Derh Gaon), RDC,Agricultural Operations.

▪ Evaluation: Through continuous internal and external assessment, New innovative features added : DHAs, Weekly ClassAssignments, Grading, Moderation, Remedial Exams, random checking of answer sheet by other faculty members if thereis any complaint by the student.

Teaching Learning & Evaluation

Research, Innovation & Extension

Publications Profile▪ Journals : 93▪ Intl./Natl. Conf. Proc. : 15▪ Books : 05▪ Book Chapters : 10

Research Citations▪ Journals Citations : 36▪ h-index (Department) : 03▪ i-10 index : 02

Research Output

▪ PhDs Awarded : 14

▪ PhDs Enrolled : 47

Organization of Events

▪ National Conferences/Workshops/Seminars : 6

▪ Extension Lectures : 20

Details

Courses Duration

Advance Sewing & Embroidery

4 Months

Textile Designing & Printing 4 Months

Dholak Recitcal 15 Days

Drawing 15 Days

Handicraft 15 Days

Knife painting 15 Days

Machine Embroidery 15 Days

Mehendi Designing 15 Days

Nib Painting 15 Days

Soft Toys Making 15 Days

Courses Duration

Screen Printing 15 Days

Bag Making 15 Days

Artificial Flower Making 7 Days

Batik 7 Days

Block Printing 7 Days

Baking 7 Days

Fabric Painting 7 Days

Hand Embroidery 7 Days

Jute Craft 7 Days

Tie & Dye 7 Days

Short term Certificate Courses offered Life Long Learning & Extension Activities

Life Long Learning & Extension Activities

Year

Four months One month Fifteen days One week Total

Courses

organisedLearners

Courses

organisedLearners

Courses

organisedLearners

Courses

organisedLearners

Courses

organisedLearners

2013-14 2 8 4 63 15 262 15 112 36 445

2014-15 2 13 2 68 18 385 17 214 39 680

2015-16 2 11 2 57 10 149 10 96 24 313

2016-17 2 8 2 32 10 155 8 68 22 263

2017-18 2 3 2 31 9 101 7 61 20 196

Short Term Certificate Courses: Organized and Enrolment

Year

Number of Students

Gen OBC/BC SCMinority

TOTAL

2013-14 1 5 40 - 46

2014-15 4 13 37 - 54

2015-16 16 16 65 1 98

2016-17 6 16 44 1 67

2017-18 6 22 37 - 65

2018-19 4 14 47 - 65

Total 30 54 29 2 395

Student Enrolment At Bal Shiksha Kendra, Nagla Haweli

• To make available a comprehensive range of appropriate and effective opportunities for life long learning to the participants.

• To provide opportunities for Skills Enhancement and Self-employment.

• To generate awareness towards environmental protection & conservation, national integration, healthy living conditions, HIV/AIDS, small family norm, genderequality, and career consciousness.

• To provide educational opportunities to the children of the weaker section of the society to make them valuable citizen of the nation.

• 2013-14

o Display of Charts & Poster 11th July 2013 at Nagla Haweli to make the community aware of population over growth.

o World Health Day Talk on health & hygiene at Nagla Haweli to provide knowledge related to importance of hygiene in maintaining health.

o Health Check-up on 7th September by Dr. Pooja Saxena MD, at Nagla Haweli

o Paricharcha on Deepotsav November 1st 2013, at Nagla Bhoodi for the community participants.

o Talk on AIDS Awareness, December, 4th 2013 by Prof. Poornima Jain at

o Nagla Bhoodi to generate awareness among the community participants related to various aspects of AIDS .

o Talk on Manavadhikar by Prof. Poornima Jain, December 11th 2013 at Nagla Bhoodi to make the women aware of their rights and responsibilities as aworthy citizen of India

o Medical Camp at Nagla Bhoodi on.January 16th 2014 Dr. Sidharth Agrawal & Dr.Sapna Agrawal

o Honouring senior citizen (Women) on Women’s Day, 8th March 2014 at Nagla Bhoodi to make the community realize their value as member of thecommunity.

Awareness Campaigns

• 2014-15

o Display of charts & posters at Nagla Haweli on July 11th 2014 to create awareness among the community regarding Small family norm, care duringpregnancy, mother & child care, vaccination and healthy living

o A Sangoshthi on the topic: “ Shiksha ka Mahatva” on International Literacy Day at Nagla Burhi on 8th, September 2014.

o An elocution contest on the topic “Ghandhiji ke Jeevan ke Prerak Prasang” on October 8th, 2014 at Nagla Burhi for children of the area.

o Exposure to the children to clean their own school, home and the surroundings on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti at Bal Shiksha Kendra, Nagla Haweli.Life & Morals of Mahatma Gandhi were also discussed.

o A paricharcha on “Swachhta aur Hum” on October 20th, 2014 at Nagla Burhi.

o Extension lecture on the occasion of Human Rights Day 2014, by Prof. Poornima Jain, HOD, at Nagla Burhi to make the girls & women aware of theirrights especially of the age group 14 to 42 years.

o Entertainment Programme for older persons and children at Nagla Burhi.

• 2015-16o A lecture on Causes, Symptoms & Prevention of AIDS by Prof. Poornima Jain, HOD on World AIDS Day at LLLE Centre, Nagla Haweli on Dec. 1st, 2015 to

make the Community aware about AIDS.o Human Rights Day was observed at Bal Shiksha Kendra, Nagla Haweli on Dec. 10th, 2015 to make the Community and children of Bal Shiksha Kendra

aware about their rights & duties as citizens of India.o A talk by Prof. Rajesh on women empowerment on March 8th, 2016, at Nagla Haweli.

Awareness Campaigns

• 2016-17o A talk on ‘Water conservation’ was delivered by Prof. Poornima Jain at Nagla Haweli centre on 5th June 2017. Drawing Competition for children of the

slums at Nagla Haweli and Essay Writing Competition for DEI students & learners of short term certificate courses was held at the Institute Campus tomark the World Environment Day

• 2017-18o Drawing Competition on 5th June 2018 to mark World Environment Day at Bal Shiksha Kendra & the Institute Campus. Cultural programme was held at

Bal Shiksha Kendra, Nagla Haweli.o A Health Check-up of the community participants at Bal Shiksha Kendra was done on October 26th 2018 by Dr. Sudhir Dubey MBBS. A total of Fifty One

children & Women were examined during the camp

Awareness Campaigns

International Human Right

Day

Decemer,2013, Nagla Burhi

Allocation Contest

3-10-2013, Nagla Burhi

Human Right

Day

10 Dec,2015,

Nagla Haweli

Women's Right

10-12-2014, Nagla Haweli

Medical Camp

16-01- 2014, Nagla Burhi

International Women's Day

March 2014, Nagla Burhi

Worlds AIDS Day

1-12-2015, Nagla

Haweli

Glimpse of Awareness Campaigns

International World Population Day

11-07-2014, Nagla Haweli

Founders Day

31-01-2015, DEI, Campus

Convocation in DEI

International Women's Day

08-03-2016

Exhibition Campaigns

S.No. Training Self Employed

1 Beautician 2

2 Dholak Vadan 1

3 Mehandi Application 6

4 Soft Toys Making 2

5 Cutting & Sewing 9

Total 20

Self Employed Women Under LLL&E

Year Nagla

Jageshwar

Nagla

Haweli

Nagla

BhooriKaushalpur Basera

Vidhya

NagarDurga Nagar Devi Nagar Jaganpur

Nagla Talfi

2013-14 -Gardland

Making- -

Plaster of

Paris Statue

Making

Envelop

Making

Jute Mat

Making- -

2014-15 - - - -Envelope

Making

Book

Binding

Gardland

Making

Jute Mat

Making-

2015-16 Jute Craft - - - -Envelop Making

Hand Embroidery

MehandiDesigning

2016-17 -Mala

Making- -

Mehandi

Designing- - Jute Craft

Envelops &

Paper Bag

Making

2017-18 Envelop Making- -

Garland MakingMehandi

Designing -

Garland

Making - -

Mehandi

Desiging

Job Training During NSS Camp

Year

Vulnerable Slum

Nagla Burhi Nagla Haweli

2013-14 12 -

2014-15 6 -

2015-16 4 10

2016-17 - 10

2017-18 - 5

Total 22 25

TRAINING ORGANISED AT THE SLUMS (Nagla Haweli & Nagla Bhurhi)

Infrastructure and Learning Resources

S.No. Infrastructure Head Department Details

1. Department Library No. of Books 450

2. Internet Facilities for staff and students Yes

4. Number of Rooms 7 on sharing basis

5. Rooms with ICT facility 3 (R.No.17, Env. Lab, and one Portable LCD)

6. Laboratories 1

Insights

Student Support and Progression

Universities/Colleges and Industries

▪ Earn while you learn: Ph.D. Students are given teaching assignments on payment basis.

▪ Arrangement of internship of Diploma students

▪ Alumni Association is under process. They are coming regularly to our dept.

Industry :

▪ L&T, Delhi Development Authority, Central Pollution Control Board, Agra, NGO’s, TATA Motors.

Insights

Governance, Leadership and Management

Democratic Governance• Class Committee• Proctors• Board of Studies• Grade Moderation Committee• Colloquia Committee• Research Advisory Committee (RAC)• Feedback Committee• Question Banks Committee

Note: All members of the Faculty are encouraged to participate in National & International Events.

Insights

• Faculty members are from various States which brings in the flavour of of various cultures, learnings, knowledge and experience

• Gender sensitization Activities

• Extension activities for the slum dwellers and the rural people

• Courses are well design and taught for qualify UGC’s NET & JRF exams.

Strengths of Faculty Staff

Important Milestones to be achieved

• Attract academically talented students and faculties

• Upgrade all facilities/establish new facilities

• Harnessing information and communication technology

• Buildup of the research technology/establishment of new centers

• National and International Collaboration

• Achieving Excellence and Recognition in teaching and research

• Extend Service to the society especially the Weaker Sections

• To provide cutting- edge education to our students so that they can understand the structure and functioning of society across the world

• To inculcate a spirit of social responsibility in the students so that they are inspired to work for the betterment of society

• To make social and politically conscious citizens

• To encourage original and analytical thinking among the students.

• To encourage original and excellent research and scholarship in to society and politics.

Strengths of Faculty Staff

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