Vision

To fulfil educational, socio-cultural and economic need of society - hilly and rural region.

Shri Datta Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Panutre's

Vitthalrao Patil Mahavidyalaya (Arts, Commerce & Science) Kale,

Tal- Panhala, Dist- Kolhapur

Affiliated to Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra

ACCREDITED 'C' GRADE BY NAAC

Mission

To impart quality education through traditional and innovative learning practices.

English Department

Department of English - Report of the Departments

  • Name of the department : English
  • Year of Establishment : 2002-2003
  • Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.): UG Bachelor of Arts
  • Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved : Nil
  • Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise): Annual/ semester system
  • Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments : NIL
  • Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc. : NIL
  • Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons : NIL
  • Number of Teaching posts :
    Sanctioned Filled
    Professors 0 0
    Associate Professors 0 0
    Asst. Professors 2 3 (on Temporary basis)
  • Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)
    Name Qualification Designation Specialization Experience
    Mr.Sarnobat D.S M.A., B.Ed. ,SET,NET Asst. Prof. British Literature 4 years
    Mr. Kamble V.P M.A.,B.Ed Asst.Prof. British Literature 6 years
    Mr.Kamat S.P M.A Asst.Prof. Indian Literature 3 years
  • List of senior visiting faculty : Nil
  • Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (program wise)by temporary faculty : Nil
  • Student -Teacher Ratio (program wise) : 1:89
  • Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled : NIL
  • Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ MPhil / PG.
    Sr No. Name Qualification
    01 Mr.Sarnobat D.S. M.A.,B.Ed.,SET,NET
    02 Mr.Kamble V.P. M.A.,B.Ed.
    03 Mr.Kamat S.P. M.A.
  • Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received : NIL
  • Departmental projects funded by DST - FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants received : NIL
  • Research Centre /facility recognized by the University : NIL
  • Publications:

    Publication per faculty

    • Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and Students
      • Mr. Sarnobat D.S. :National - 03
      • Mr. Kamat S.P. : National -02
    • Number of publications listed in International Database (For Eg: Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.)
    • Monographs : Nil
    • Chapter in Books : Nil
    • Books Edited : Nil
    • Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers : Nil
    • Citation Index : Nil
    • SNIP : Nil
    • SJR : Nil
    • h-index : Nil
    • Impact factor : Nil
  • Areas of consultancy and income generated : Nil
  • Faculty as members in
    • National committees : Nil
    • International Committees : Nil
    • Editorial Boards…. : Nil
  • Student projects
    • Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental/program : Nil
    • Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/ other agencies : Nil
  • Awards / Recognitions received by faculty and students : Nil
  • List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the the department : Nil
  • Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding
    • International : 0
    • National/ State : 0
    • University/Local Level : 1
  • Diversity of Students
    Name Of The Course % Of Student From The Same State % Of Student From The Other State % Of Student From The Abroad
    B.A. 100% NIL NIL
  • How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.? Nil
  • Details of Infrastructural facilities
    • Library : YES, Central Library
    • Internet facilities for Staff & Students : YES, (In Library)
    • Class rooms with ICT facility :A Few Class rooms have ICT facilities.
    • Laboratories : Nil
  • Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university, government or other agencies : Nil
  • Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops /seminar) with external experts:
    • Every year Department arranges special lectures for Student by Faculty.
    • Every year Department arranges Seminars for students.
  • Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning
    • Lecture Method, Group Discussion,
    • Debating, Question-Answering
    • News Paper Cuttings, Photo Copies
    • Demonstration by using LCD projectors & charts.
    • Home assignments, projects & Class tests
  • Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities
    • Participation in NSS Programs
    • Participation in Swine Flew Awareness Program
    • Participation in tree plantation Campaign
    • Save Baby Girl Campaign
  • SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans

    Strength:

    • Year by year strength is increasing
    • Importance of Subject at national and international level.

    Weakness:

    • Lack of permanent Faculty
    • Rural and financially weak background of students

    Opportunities:

    • In Governmental Jobs.
    • Various Competitive exams.
    • Become a teacher in English medium schools.
    • Translators
    • In private sector where spoken English is mandatory.

    Challenges:

    • Lack of confidence of students and their parents.
    • Lack of funding for departmental programs

    Future plans:

    • To introduce a PG course.
    • To Establish a Language Lab.
    • Teacher student engagement in Research project.