SOUTH MALDA COLLEGE LIBRARY

ABOUT SOUTH MALDA COLLEGE: South Malda College was established in the year 1995 at New 18th Mile, Baishnabnagar in Kaliachak Block III of Malda District of West Bengal in order to serve the Students of the adjoining areas pursue higher education. The college upholds the ideals of the founder Late A. B. A. Ghani Khan Chowdhury to achieve excellence in higher education, empowerment through knowledge, inclusive growth for socio-economic change and sustainable development through hard work and sincere efforts by all associated with this rural based institution.

This is a matter of great satisfaction that the teaching, non-teaching staff, students and the Governing Body have been working as a team with an excellent level of understanding and missionary real which will undoubtedly prove a great boon for this institution to grow from strength to strength in its pursuit of knowledge and excellence. Our institute has done a commendable job in the field of infrastructure and all round development of the students with social commitment through extension activities.

HISTORY: Our college, established in 1995 under the visionary leadership of Late A. B. A. Ghani Khan Chowdhury (Former Union Minister of Railways of India), initially affiliated to University of North Bengal but from 2008 this college is under the affiliation of University of Gour Banga. In order to contribute significantly to the educational map of Malda district, our institution has developed a number of strategies to ensure that the young generation of Kaliachak-III Block including other parts of Malda and Murshidabad districts also grow their interest in pursuing Higher Education. Apart from offering a student-friendly ambience by means of approachable faculty members and other staff, our Institution conducts meet with nearby high schools in order to ensure that the pass-out from the schools are encouraged by their teachers to opt South Malda College as their destination for higher education. After completing 25 years of journey in 2021 the College is gradually moving towards completion of its first decade and striving continuously towards achieving perfection in all aspects. To make this possible the teachers played the role of the role of the mentors. Efforts were made so that the students can feel that the campus is their second home. Although there is some issue regarding infrastructural development and most of our students are first generation learners, with experience college is moving towards qualitative development. Our immediate vision is to enlighten students of our area with ethical knowledge.

VISION & MISSION:

Our mission is the effective curriculum delivery by the teachers with designing Academic Calendar, the Class routine and Academic Plan and carry out lessons accordingly. The principal keeps a close eye on student attendance, whether the syllabus is being completed and internal assessments are being conducted and evaluated regularly. Teachers teach through conventional chalk and talk method. However, with the rise of technology but limited scope teachers take initiative to make use of YouTube for effective delivery of the curriculum. Teachers follow the practice of Mentoring with the sole objective of reaching out to the students 24x7. The students remain in touch with their teachers off the classroom by way of Department and College WhatsApp groups. Classroom teaching is supplemented with occasional group discussions, student seminar to make teaching-learning to be more learner-centric. Study tours and field trips also take place as per the requirements of the curriculum in the departments of Bengali, Geography The task of building stronger self-efficacy belief gets enabled through round the year student-centric activities, observing events of national importance and reaching out to the neighbourhood towards building social relations with the sons of the soil. The core value of the institution is ‘Education for Enlightenment’ which means through education, the students could be enlightened, and they would also be better prepared to live as good citizens. From its core, the value institution builds its vision statement 1. Students to obtain the lights of higher education 2. Students to find the power to cope up with work and life 3. Students to acquire qualities that enrich society We appreciated the need of enlightening all the families of this region – during extension activites and meeting with villagers the college administration encouraged to send their daughters to the college by way of emphasizing on the value of Higher Education for the Girls.

IBEST OF PRACTICES:
One of the Best Practices: Education with Value: We believe that academic excellence is never the ultimate goal in so far as a human being reaching his/her fullest potential is concerned. The ideal should be to create such an institutional environment that takes care a myriad of extra-curricular activities and motivations. With all this in mind, we seek to create an interactive ecosystem of sorts in which students can learn what it means to be an ideal citizen through such programmes like the NCC and NSS, and volunteer themselves to help others in desperate times- be that natural cataclysm or any other kind of emergency. We sincerely believe that it is only when academic activities are justifiably interspersed with such value-education that the real purpose of education is achieved- that of realizing the enormous potential for greatness and excellence already latent in every human being. The other Best Practice is Equality of Opportunities: The core value that our institution upholds is that of equality of opportunity when it comes to something as fundamentally significant as education. Consequently, the basic vision of a college located in the rural and border regions of the West Bengal is to ensure contemporary and modernized educational facilities for the socioeconomically deprived and under-privileged sections of the society, to safeguard their constitution-given right to education and equal opportunities. It has been an article of faith with us to ensure this for all, irrespective of their position in a regrettably unequal but inescapable socio-financial hierarchy, especially in the post-pandemic ‘new normal’. It is our earnest conviction that dissemination of educational access plays nothing short of a fundamentally instrumental role in ensuring the much-needed space for societal interaction and the eventual emergence of a comprehensive value-system that will eventually enrich our vibrant democracy. As demonstrated by the post-pandemic transition to a new modality of teaching-learning, there shall always be moments and situations that call for drastic changes in educational methodologies and mechanics, notwithstanding the existing capabilities of all stakeholders- especially students. Therefore, we seek to envision an inclusive and comprehensive system which is aimed at enabling students across an extremely diverse societal spectrum, in such a way that empowers them to take on the myriad challenges of professional life ahead.

ABOUT LIBRARY:

The college has a Library Advisory Committee which considers the development proposals of the library and budget allocations and policy decisions. The finance committee and purchase committee also provides directions for a structured and balanced growth of the library and to provide improved facilities and innovative services. Allocation and utilization of funds and introduction of developmental programs and requirements of the users are addressed and approved by the Library Advisory Committee.

Library has open access. The Library staff are very keen to help both the students and teachers during the college hours. In some cases, teachers are also helping the students to access the text and reference books as per their requirements.

Lending Services: Two numbers of books to students for 14days.

Reference Service: All students and faculty members are provided with required reference services.

Details of the Library: Total area of the library (in Sq. fts.): 1215 fts.

Total seating capacity: For 50 students, seating capacity available.

Working hours (on working days): 10 a. m to 5 p.m.

Layout of the library (individual reading carrels, lounge area for browsing and relaxed reading, IT zone for accessing e-resources): Under construction.