International Journal of Latest Trends in Engineering and Technology pp.097-101 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21172/1.ires.12 e-issn: 2278-621X ROLE OF EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT Dr. Dinkar Vishnu Patil 1 Abstract-The Extra Curricular activities in higher educational Institutes are going to add to the personality development of the students passing out from these Institutes. The Institutes can not only trace on teaching and learning process in the Colleges but they should also give considerable time to extracurricular activities. The colleges are now concern about admission and quality of the education. The author has done decent contribution in this important sector. Good practical experience to conduct these activities in the Institutes of higher learning is going to create need to train the teachers and staff of the Institutes. The basic activities which are not in curriculum of the University but are very important for the students are to be planned properly and implemented through out the year. Keywords Higher Education, Quality, Extracurricular, NSS, Participants, Stakeholders, Quiz, Personality. I. INTRODUCTION The Higher education is the effective sector to get best employees for the companies and best citizens for the country. The quality of education is always a issue of concern in this age. The various activities of higher education like teaching, learning process, research component of the syllabus and extracurricular activities for the students all-round development. The author has given more to trace to study various extra curricular activities conducted in the higher educational Institutes and their impact on students personality. Best planning of such activities and implementing them on large scale will make sound students. The data collected is from secondary sources from various academic records of the University and Institutes of higher learning. The role of theses activities is more than academic activities during the tenure of the Course. If all these activities are planned properly and implemented with maximum professionalism the result would be very remarkable and it can be seen in the personalities of the students. The extra curricular activities make the students alert and concentration level is increased in studies. So only study in Colleges make students tire some and boring so best extra curricular activities should be planned well in advance before the starting of the academic year. The extra curricular activities play very important role in making very sound personality of the Students. II. NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME 2.1 Introduction to NSS The NSS is special cell for social activities at college level to conduct extra curricular activities and improve the students qualities all these activities are beneficial to the society. National Service Scheme in India is very old and very effective scheme run through Central Govt. youth Ministry and at State Govt. All Colleges and University come under this scheme. Year wise enrollment of NSS Volunteers is done by the University NSS office and is sent to State NSS office. All the activities are very effective and planned well in advance by seeing the problems that are disturbing the nation as a 1 Bhogawati Mahavidyalaya Kurukali Tal Karveer Dist. Kolhapur Maharashtra India
Role Of Extra-Curricular Activities In Higher Educational Institutes For Quality Improvement 98 whole. Some of the major contributions this scheme has done are related with water harvesting, women empowerment, child labor eradication, dowry eradication, pulse polio vaccination, Aids Awareness and other social activities that have good impact on the society. The NSS is main part in Colleges to get best exposure for extracurricular activities. In India NSS plays a important role in conducting extra curricular activities in Colleges. It is one of the oldest scheme very well run though out India. Table -1.0 Table Showing sample activities run through NSS Unit. Some of the sample the Activities run through NSS Unit of the College International Yoga Day Yoga Training and Film Show on common yoga Protocol 2016 Tree plantation Programme. Campus Cleanliness, Swachhta Pakhwara NSS volunteers taken swachhata oath Campus cleanliness Road Safety Awareness programme Save Girl Child Programme 1. Poster Making 2. Rangoli Competition 3. Elocution 4. Slogan Creativity 5. Skit Paper Bag making Activity. Seminar on energy efficiency/ conservation Gandhi Jayanti Celebration Weekly visits to Old Age Home Tree Plantation & Memory Garden Inauguration, Blood Donation Camp Pledge for ethical electoral Participation is taken. Pulse Polio Immunization Prgramme e-payment awareness programme & training on how to do e- payment using UPI, BHIM, USSD, Rupay (ATM) Card & PayTM. Half marathon Programmes on Employment Generation Strategies/career Counselling for NSS Volunteers
Dr. Dinkar Vishnu Patil 99 Source :- Researcher Data Analysis 2.2 Types of NSS ACTIVITES [8] NSS carries following types of social activities trough out year. Annual Activities and Special Winter Camp of 7 days in any village. total 220 hours of activities are conducted mainly involve. 1) Cleanliness Awareness at the College level 2) Blood Donation Camps at village and at Urban location 3) Health Check Up Camp at Institute level and at village level 4) Women Empowerment Activities which make women powerful. 5) Child Labor Issue and eradication. 6) Dowry Problem and solution to it. 7) Issue of Global Warming 8) Pollution Problem and effect on society. 9) Road safety Awareness programmes 10) Social Issues like castism and other problems in village. 11) Water Conservation etc. All above activities are conducted in the Institutes of higher learning. 2.3 Out come of Above Activities on Students personalities [7] The Author has studied the effect of all above activities on students personality in brief following positive effects are seen. 1) Participants become Sensitive towards social issues and problems. 2) They get direct experience of working with villagers and know the problems faced by them. 3) Students become get matured and look at opportunities for their development through these problems. 4) Learning with experience is done through these activities. 5) Institutes are benefited by such effective students. III. A FEW EXAMPLES Below are some examples of extracurricular activities that can be planned in the Institute: Social Issue in the area and around the campus are understood by the students. Sports and physical activities for benefit of the students Cultural activities at college Community activities which benefit the society. Activities related with sports indoor as well as outdoor. 99
100 Role Of Extra-Curricular Activities In Higher Educational Institutes For Quality Improvement IV EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY BENEFITS AND ADVANTAGES 1) Students become Sensitive towards social issue. 2) Maturity at College level is seen in Students 3) Stage Daring is improved 4) Bold and to the ground reality about the issues of the society. 5) Time Management is done properly 6) Resources Management is done properly 7) Planning is improved in these students. 8) Financial management is improved in the participants of these activities. V SAMPLE IMAGES OF EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES IN PROCESS AT COLLEGE LEVEL Yoga Session NSS activity. Tree Plantation at Institute NSS activity. VI. IMAPACT OF EXTRA CURRICLAR ACTIVITES ON STUDENTS PERSONALITY Sr. No. Activity Impact on Students Personality 1 Sports Related activity Sound Mind in Sound Body. Students become healthy with positive thinking approach. 2 Cultural Related Activities Hidden Talent in various stage daring activities are identified. 3 Social Related Activities Sensitive Towards Social Issues and problems. Students become sensitive and are concern about the issue or problem and try to solve the same. 4 Field Visits Trips Enhancement in knowledge and development of wider view. 5 Natural Disaster management Programmes Very adjustable personality and can be very big asset to the Nation. VII. CONCLUSION The Extracurricular activities are very important for students all-round development and making them best out of College life. The author has done decent efforts to make awareness about extra curricular activities its types
Dr. Dinkar Vishnu Patil 101 advantages and benefits to the students,. The scientific way to conduct these activities will directly improve the quality of higher educational institutes. The Author in future has plan to study theses activities in detail. The role of NSS in these activities is very important and the students taking NSS at the College level are found to be more employable than only academically sound students as per our research findings. The Government and college authorities should motivate the students to join NSS and also allow them to participate and organize various extracurricular activities as suggested above by the author. REFERENCES [1] A.S. Bames The Organization and Administration of Extra Curricular Activities Amazon.com pp 67-68 -2015. [2] Anil gaikwad Role of NSS in colleges International Conference proceedings SIMCA-2016 Pune pp5-6. [3] Joy Burgess Extra Curricular Activities and its Bebifits http://education.more4kids.info/168/extracurricular-school-activities [4] Helen Bilton Outdoor Learning in the Early Years. Pearson Pub. Vol 2 pp 4-6 2016. [5] Nancy Kubot. Benefits of Extracurricular Activities in High School., Publisher, Maryville University of Saint Louis, 1997. pp 88. [6] Nikki Wilson Impact of Extracurricular Activities on Students by.. A Research Paper. Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the. Requirements for the. Master Degree. [7] Scott Vedbraaten The benefits of extracurricular activities on education on Amazon.com- pp 45-47 Vol 3 2016. [8] Web sites refered :- nss.nic.in/ objectives.asp, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/national_assessment_and_accreditation_council. [9] Website :aicte.ernet.in/activites 101