Government of West Bengal
GOVERNMENT GENERAL DEGREE COLLEGE, Dantan-II
Kashmuli, Porolda, Dantan-II, Paschim Medinipur, 721445
ESTD : 2015
Affiliated to Vidyasagar University
About College
Government General Degree College, Dantan-II was established on 29 th October 2015 by the Government of West Bengal to spread quality higher education to the students belonging to extremely rural and backward areas of Paschim Medinipur District of West Bengal. The College is situated on the Belda-Contai State highway and is surrounded by lush greenery and agricultural fields. Being close to a state highway connecting two moderately developed towns, Belda and Contai, the college can be accessed easily by various private and government bus services. This college was built on land previously owned by the Public Works Department (PWD) of the Government of West Bengal in Kashmuli Village of the Dantan-II block of Paschim Medinipur. According to some locals, the name Dantan originated from ‘Dandabhukti’ which was an antique provincial unit of the Gupta Empire. It is speculated that Chaitanya Mahaprabhu passed through here in the 16 th century to reach Jagannath Temple in Puri. Being situated within the small hamlet of Kashmuli, local people also called this institution ‘Kashmuli College’. This co-educational college, affiliated to Vidyasagar University, functions in the day shift starting from 10 AM to 5 PM from Monday to Saturday. Different undergraduate degree programs are offered to the students in Arts and Science streams. Apart from regular degree programs, the college has conducted different value-added courses, seminars, webinars, and workshops in recent times. The college contributes to the needs of the locals by not only providing quality education to the students from diverse social and economic backgrounds but also motivating them in character building, personality development and different co-curricular activities.

Vision:

● To provide quality education to the students who are mostly first-generation learners and to help them in their overall upliftment.
● To develop awareness for gender equality and conservation of the environment.

Mission:

● To create a rational and free-thinking society by educating the students of this remote area and making them capable of the development of this locality and finally the nation.

Perspective plans of the Institution:

1. To encourage diversity, increase remedial education initiatives.

2. Upgrade labs and modernize classrooms for 80% of smart classes.

3. Add more staff jobs, including teaching and non-teaching, subject to Department of Higher Education clearance.

4. Offer short-term training to improve entrepreneurship and employability skills.

5. Implement extensive programs to improve staff members' abilities and expertise.

6. Use Memorandums of Understanding to expand faculty exchanges and collaborations with prestigious universities.

7. Invite eminent academics to give extension talks.

8. Plan scientific camps and exhibits for schoolchildren.

9. Use IQAC programs to encourage a culture that is ecologically sensitive.

10. Create memorandums of understanding for skill- and career-focused training.

11. Increase the size of the equipment, labs, libraries, and classrooms.

12. To improve environmental sustainability, start vermicompost pits, rainwater collection systems, biogas plants, and solar power plants.

13. Incorporate local impoverished rural youngsters into campus events to increase outreach.

14. Build additional structures to increase academic space.

15. Construct a large auditorium with improved sound quality.

INSTITUTIONAL DISTINCTIVENESS

Institutional distinctiveness refers to the unique characteristics and qualities that distinguish an educational institution from other Institute in terms of mission, vision and values. Actually, it means not only uniqueness but also doing same thing differently.

Our college focuses keenly on the holistic development of our students. What we are delivering makes us unique, and to whom we are delivering makes us distinct.

We have a daily practice of morning assembly & prayer before starting daily classes at 10 A.M.

Our students daily gathered them Infront of our main entrance of college or seminar hall-1 before entering their regular classes. According to daily schedule for assembly & prayer rotation wise two teaching faculty are assigned daily. They monitor the prayer programme. Sometimes some NSS unit members also join them to lead the session. Our students perform the National Anthem ensemble way in their own voice. All staffs of the college keep them stand up at that time to manifest their national sentiment and devotion. If there is any special mourning day or. Shahid Divas etc. On that day we keep silence for two minutes to pray for those great souls.

Few years ago, this approach of daily morning assembly & prayer practice had arisen from the faculty members on a Teachers Council meeting. Then on the spot, we decided to maintain & perform it as a regular practice. We thought that we have to inculcate the positive values of daily assembly & prayer among our students. Then we invite a all students gathering from the Officer-in-Charge at our seminar hall-1. Our esteemed faculties motivated the students positively to engage them in daily prayer session before entering regular classes. We tried to sensitized them with the knowledge of the positive outcome of the practice of daily assembly & prayer.

Prayer can help people feel connected to a higher power, their values or what is important in life. It can help to reduce feelings of isolation, fear and anxiety. Prayer can improve our mood. We can feel more optimistic and alleviate symptoms of depression by it. It helps us to feel gratitude, compassion, forgiveness and hope. It also makes us relaxed and reduce the risk of cardiovascular and psychiatric disorders. Prayer can bring a sense of. Spiritual and loving presence. Daily practices of prayer have a lot of positive benefits. Prayer helps us to make the right decision. It gives a proper direction in our life. We can avoid temptations with the power of prayer. Prayer allows us to be present. It has a lot of positive impact in our life. It helps us to feel less angry and aggressiveness and more forgiving. In terms of physical health prayer can help to reduce the negative effect of stress on our immune system by the release of cortisol and other hormones. It can also have a positive impact in our body, including lowering blood pressure, heart rate etc. According to Westmont College, twelve minutes of daily prayer and reflection can strengthen a neural circuit that can improve empathy and social awareness and helps us to develop our compassion. By the practice of prayer, we can find social support by connecting with a community of like-minded people. It can also invite more peace into our life and helps us to learn more about almighty. Prayer provides a greater sense of purpose, better mental health and helps us to cope with and overcome the various challenges and difficulties which life bring on our way. It makes us courageous to stay hopeful in dark time also. We can find peace and comfort by daily practicing it. It gives us an inner strength, by which we can able to make a self supportive mechanism in our mind and we can keep our thought clear. We can able to see the situations from a different perspective by the inner power of prayer. We are also able to calm our nervous system and improve our unity with others by practicing daily prayer.

Objective of the Daily Assembly & Prayer practice as a Institutional Distinctiveness:

A. To inculcate a desirable value system among the students.

B. To provide a regular occasion platform for giving common instructions also.

C. To promote good cultural habits among the students and encourage their creative & aesthetic schema by giving them a regular opportunity.

D. To improve focus and attention of the students on their regular works.

E. To improve the mental and physical wellness of the students.

F. To make a "we all" feelings among the students.

G. To provide a sense of secular social environment.

H. To establish the thought of Joyful Learning.

Short Speech on Values by Officer-in-Charge twice in a month.

In order to give an additional trust to value education, the IQAC has initiated a supplementary practice of short speeches on various values given by the Officer-in-Charge twice in a month at the time of daily prayer on every first and third Wednesday. Following the prayer a value education speech by officer-in-Charge on some Universal human values is arranged. In a very short time of ten minutes the Officer-in- Charge explain and discuss the given value topic before the heterogeneous target group. Important values such as Righteousness, Gender equity, Dignity of labour, Cleanliness, Financial values, Science of wellbeing, equality & fraternity and the like are delivered. This is a platform for general instructions also. A large number of students are present for daily assembly & prayer. Therefore, taking this opportunity of important instructions of general interest are given to our students and if necessary, they are discussed at length by the concerned authority. This initiative creates a good vibe on our students. In addition, some important notice about urgent matter is given at the time of Principal meet by the Officer-in- Charge twice a month. This initiative has yielded a good response and successful positive impact.

Objective of the Initiative of Short Speech (Twice a month) by the Officer-in- Charge:

A. To provide the facility of meeting with Head of the Institution directly.

B. To promote democratic environment among the students.

C. To inculcate the value consciousness among the students.

D. To generate friendly atmosphere in Teacher – Students relationship.

E. To provide opportunity to the students to raise their quarries in front of the institutional head directly.

F. To train the mind setup of our students for the practice and analyses of different positive values of life.