UGC Supported Programs
- Overview
- Equal Opportunity Cell
- Basic Science Research Grants
- UGC – Funds/ Finance Committee
The College has received funding under the scheme for Autonomous Colleges and PARAMARSH for the year 2019-2020.
On being an autonomous institution, the college receives grants under the Scheme of Autonomous Colleges for the upliftment of the college infrastructure, teaching, and research activities. The resources were used to encourage students to explore research opportunities while pursuing their undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
Undergraduate students are involved in various ongoing research projects, hence inculcating a research aptitude. Postgraduate students are given guidance and are prepared for Competitive Exams and Research Fellowships for various funding agencies such as KVPY (Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana), DST, DBT, ICMR, ISEC, IISc, WII, UGC, CSIR, Ford Foundation, UK-IERI, GATE, etc.
The college is recognized as one of the ‘Colleges with Potential for Excellence by UGC and is granted Basic Science Research Grants. With CPE-BSR Grant, the college has established Animal Tissue Culture, Simulation, and Food Processing Laboratories.
Upgradation of existing laboratories has enabled staff and students to engage themselves in research activities that were at a minimal level. The percentage of faculty engaged in research and the number of publications of research papers in referred journals, presentations of research papers at Regional, National, and International conferences has increased.
The college has started Innovative Programs – M.Sc. in Nanoscience and Technology, Human Rights and Values in Education, Event Management, Interior Space Planning and Design under Career Oriented add-on courses. Skill Oriented courses such as B.Voc. in Analytics, B.Voc. in Hospitality & Tourism, Diploma in Analytics, and Diploma in Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics under the Community College Scheme are approved and sponsored by UGC.
UGC has also been funding several Research Projects, Seminars, Workshops and Conferences, FIP Programme & Travel Grants, and International Seminars & Conferences. Two students are receiving fellowships to pursue Post Doctorates.
Mount Carmel College, Autonomous, is committed to empowering women who are socially and economically marginalized in the community through a value-based integration approach. Keeping this as a criteria, the college has started an Equal Opportunity Cell (EOC), which will conduct several programs to impart knowledge about the social rights of the Minorities and SC/ST sections.
The UGC has planned to establish Equal Opportunity Centres in colleges to oversee the effective implementation of policies and programs for disadvantaged groups. These groups are SCs, STs, women, OBC (non-creamy layer), minorities and physically-challenged persons.
The main objectives of establishing this cell in colleges are:
- To provide guidance and counselling with respect to academic, financial, social and other matters
- To ensure equity and equal opportunity to the community
- To look into the grievances of the weaker sections of society and suggest amicable solutions to their problems
- To disseminate the information related to schemes and programs by the Government and other agencies for the welfare of the socially-weaker sections
- To sensitize the college on the problems related to SC/ST individuals and Minorities
Equal Opportunity Cell in Mount Carmel College functions under the following:
Co-ordinator
Dr. Tirumalesha, Dept. of Education
Committee members
- Dr. Lingeshwari Mysore, Dept. of Human Development
- Dr. Varshali Brahma, Dept. of Sociology
Equal Opportunity Cell Activities
Orientation Program
- Ms. Vimala Preetham Raj
- Dr. E. Venkataiah, IAS, Rtd., Advisor to Nodal Agency for SCSP and TSP, Social Welfare Department Vikasa Soudha, Bengaluru Government of Karnataka was the Keynote Speaker
- Dr. E. Venkataiah, enlightened the students about the various schemes available for Minorities and SC/ST students
- Students from both UG & PG attended the orientation program. The students belonging to Minorities and SC/ST students were requested to register their names in the Equal Opportunity Cell to avail more information on various schemes offered through the Directorate of Minorities, Minority Welfare Department, and Social Welfare Department, Government of Karnataka
Minorities Right Day Program
- To mark the “Minorities Rights Day” on 18th December 2018, the Equal Opportunity Cell conducted an awareness program to disseminate different social, economic and educational programs available for Minorities by the Minority Welfare Department, Directorate of Minorities, Government of Karnataka
- Mr. Niaz Ahmed Sheriff M, M.Com., Joint Director, Minority Welfare Department, Directorate of Minorities, Bengaluru, Government of Karnataka was the Keynote Speaker
- The Directorate of Minorities ensures a more focused approach towards issues relating to the notified minority communities, namely Muslim, Christians, Jains, Buddhists, Sikhs, and Parsis. The Directorate working with a vision to enable all Minority community members to lead a productive life with equal opportunities in the field of Socio, Economic, and Education, etc
- Brochures titled “Know about Minorities Schemes” and “Civilization can be judged by the way it treats its minorities”- Mahatma Gandhi, were distributed amongst students to provide more information about the schemes
- Mr. Niaz Ahmed Sheriff M, introduced schemes to promote accelerated socio-economic development of minorities, educational concessions for students, implementation of schemes for the development of women and children, providing training and employment opportunities
Development of Science Departments
The College received Basic Science Research Grants from the University Grants Commission, New Delhi to strengthen the infrastructure in terms of power supply, water supply, safety equipment, fume hoods, laboratory working table and the up-gradation of laboratory, etc. for the Departments of Botany, Chemistry, Zoology, Electronics, Home Science, Biotechnology, Environmental Science and Microbiology. The grant was effectively utilized for the above-said purposes to strengthen the academic and research activities of the departments.
With the CPE-BSR Grant, the college has established animal tissue culture, simulation, and food processing laboratories and fume hoods.
Upgradation of existing laboratories has enabled staff and students to engage themselves in research activities. The percentage of faculty engaged in research has increased and the faculty is able to academically enhance their qualifications. The number of publications of research papers in referred journals, presentation of research papers at Regional, National and International conferences has multiplied by 4-folds. Research culture has become a part of the academics of the college.
With the Infrastructure Development Aid, the Botany Department standardized protocol for Tissue Culture of Bacopa and Epidendrum, prepared synthetic seeds of Bacopa and Epidendrum, Embryo Culture, Anther Culture, Blue Green Algae – Anabaena, Single Cell Protein Spirulina, etc. UG projects were carried out in Stress Management in the Department. The Department of Home Science comprised of five subjects such as Foods & Nutrition, Textile, Human Development, Family Resource Management, and Extension Education. The BSR grants are utilized to establish a food processing lab and also renovate textile testing laboratory, food processing and nutrition laboratories which has facilitated students to take up research projects in textile and also in value-added product development.
Chemistry is one of the core subjects for all Life Science students as well as for physical science combinations. The department has five laboratories for the students as well as two labs for carrying out small research projects of staff members. The department has so far utilized the infrastructure grant for upgrading the labs so as to make it safe and convenient for student usage as well as research purpose.
The Electronics Department introduced advanced subjects such as Embedded Systems and Digital Signal Processing subjects. The Infrastructure Development Grant has been utilized to develop LAN connection, simulation tools and upgrade the electrical set up. With this infrastructure, the department has developed a research lab for students to take up research after their post-graduation. With the development of the infrastructure of the laboratories, students of both undergraduate and postgraduate programs are getting a quality education.
Principal : Dr. George Lekha
Finance Officer: Sr. Iona
UGC – College Nodal Officer: Dr. P Bavithra Matharasi, Dept. of Computer Science
Co-ordinator IQAC: Dr. Anjana Mani, Dept. of Economics
Administrative Staff: Ms. Gloria Geetha