Evaluative Report of the Department of Philosophy

Evaluative Report of the Department of Philosophy 1. Name of the Department: Philosophy Its year of establishment : 1960 2. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.): U.G. (Honours and General) 3. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved : Nil 4. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system: Upto 2009-10 Annual; From 2010-11- Semester 5. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments: Prof Ashim Kumar Choudhury takes classes in the Post Graduate Bengali course on Bangla Abritti O Path Prashikshan (Recitation and Art of Reading) 6. Number of teaching posts sanctioned and filled (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst. Professors) Professor Associate Professors Sanctioned Asst. Professors 3+1* 3 Nil Filled *(explanation?) 7. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialisation (D.Sc./D.Litt./ Ph.D. /M.Phil., etc.) Name Qualification Designation Specializa tion MdFaridurRahman Shamim Ahmed M.A.,M.Phil. Assistant Prof. Assistant Prof. Logic Logic No. of Years of Experienc e No. of Ph.D. students guided in the last 4 years 13 N.A. Manual for Autonomous Colleges Page 1 of 18

Name Qualification Designation Specializa tion ArupKumarDhabal Ashim Kumar Choudhury M.A. M.A. Assistant Prof. Prof. Assistant (ManagamentAp pointed) Logic Logic Logic No. of Years of Experienc e 13 10 16 No. of Ph.D. students guided in the last 4 years N.A. N.A. N.A. 8. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty programme-wise information: N.A. 9. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio: Honours 1:7. General 1:15 (Session 2012-13; Sem. I, III, IV) 10. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and filled: Nil 11. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Mention names of funding agencies and grants received project-wise. : Nil 12. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received : Nil 13. Research facility / centre with : Nil state recognition national recognition international recognition 14. Publications: Separate sheet attached( Annexure-1) number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) Monographs Chapter(s) in Books Editing Books Books with ISBN numbers with details of publishers Manual for Autonomous Colleges Page 2 of 18

Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) Citation Index range / average SNIP SJR Impact factor range / average h-index 15. Details of patents and income generated : Rs. as registration fee of National Seminars 16. Areas of consultancy and income generated : Nil 17. Faculty recharging strategies: Following are the different faculty recharging programmes where our faculty members participated: FARIDUR RAHMAN Sl Name of the Date Conducting Participated, Coments No. Seminar, Workshop, Authority Paper Read or R.C., O.P. Resource Parson 1 UGCNS-Islam's Contribution to 05&06-02,2007 Dept. of Philosophy Participated No Philosophy CU 2 UGCNS-Philosophical 29-02-2008 Dept. of Philosophy Participated Organised&Given Thoughts in Bengal RKM Vidyamandira Introductory & Synopsys 3 UGCRC-Contemporary 29-02--20-03- 2008 Dept. of Philosophy Participated No Philosophy CU 4 UGCRC- Metaphysics- 17-11--06-12- 2008 Dept. of Philosophy Participated No Indian&Western CU 5 UGCSAP-Knowledge& 21-01-2009 Dept. of Philosophy Participated No Scepticism CU 6 UGCSAP-Methodologi Dept. of Philosophy Participated No cal Issues in 16&17-02-2009 Philosophy CU 7 UGCSLS-Manik 05-05-2009 Dept. of Bengali Participated No Manual for Autonomous Colleges Page 3 of 18

8 Bandyop adhyaer kathasahitya UGCNS-Alternative Poli tics UGCSLS-Technologies of Revolution 19&20-02-2010 04&05-03-2010 RKM Vidyamandira Dept. of Political Participated No Science-RKMV 9 Dept. of Philosophy Participated No Economics&Plsc Paper 01&02-02-2011 10 UGCNS-Development Dept. of Philosophy Presented Organised of Logic RKM Vidyamandira UGCNS- 11 Visibility/Invisibility Dept. of Philo, Participated No Conditions of Women in 21&22-02-2011 History& Polsc India ICPR Spons. Seminar 12&13-12-2011 12 on Dept.of Philosophy Participated No Contribution to Philosophy CU 0f Sibajiban Bhattacharya UGCIS-SRI 19-21/01/2012 13 RAMAKRISHNA'S RKMVM&INSTITUTE IDEAS and OUR TIMES of CULTURE Participated No GOLPARK 14 UGC-SAP-The RolE OF Dept. of Philosophy Women in Relious 14&15-03-2012 Text CU Participated No Special Seminar on 15 SOME ISSUES IN PHIL. OF RELIGION 15-09-2012 Dept of Phil. CU& Surendranath Participated No College for Women SAMIM AHMED Publication: A. Paper & Books 1. Kierkegaard-er Darsana, Ebong Mushayera, Jan-March 2004, Kolkata. Regd No. 53193/94 2. Sartre-er Darsana, Ebong Mushayera, Jan-March 2004, Kolkata Regd No. 53193/94 Manual for Autonomous Colleges Page 4 of 18

3. Translation of Prof J.N. Mohanty s Paper into Bengali, Kierkegaard, ebong Darshaner Sutropat, Ebong Mushayera, Jan-March 2004, Kolkata Regd No. 53193/94 4. Nandantattva: Mahabharata, Islam Dharma o Sartre---ekti Prathomik Khasra. Bhasabandhan, Yr 6, Issue 5, Reg No. WBBEN/2003/10386 1. Bharatiya Darshane Baishamyer Dharana, Shrayana, January-June, 2001 2. Above Paper is Published in a book Published by Papyrus 2002 3. Buddhijibir Bhumika, Shrayana, January-June, 2002 4. Mahabharate Upeksito Darsana, Aramva, Utsav Sankhya, 1417 Bangabdo. DL No 24/17.2.2009 5. Edited a National journal Bhasabandhan for 2 years. (2008-10), RNI NO WBBEN/2003/10386 6. Violance versus Tolerance in Islamic Philosophy, in UGC Sponsored National Seminar organized by Vidyanagar College, South 24 Parganas, 2010 7. Mahabharate Anviksiki in UGC Sponsored National Seminar organized by Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, 2011 B. Other Published Books : 1. Novel Saat Aasman, Gangchil 2012, ISBN 978-93-81346-53-2 2. Short Story Collection, Bhasabandhana 2012, ISBN 978-81-908363-9-5 OP & RC: 1. UGC Sponsored Refresher Course, Jadavpur University, 8 November 2010 to 29 November 2010 2. UGC Sponsored Refresher Course, Calcutta University, 29 November 2012 to 19 December 2012 Attended Seminar: 1. Participated in National seminar on Islam s Contribution to Philosophy organized by Department of Philosophy, at CSSH, University of Calcutta on February 5 and 6, 2007 2. Participated and presented paper in National seminar on Violence versus Tolerance organized by Department of Philosophy, at Vidyanagar College on 28 and 29 September 2010 3. Participated and presented paper in National seminar on Development of Logic: Indian and Western organized by Department of Philosophy, at, RK Mission Vidyamandira on 1-2 February 2011 4. Participated in International seminar on Sri Ramakrishna s Ideas and Our Times organized by RK Mission Vidyamandira in collaboration with the RK Mission Institute of Culture, Golpark during 19-21 January 2012. 1. Review on my novel Saat Aasman by Anirban Basu in Udar Akash(26 January, 2013). Peer Reviewed Journal, ISSN 2320-3498 Manual for Autonomous Colleges Page 5 of 18

ARUP KUMAR DHABAL S. Year Conducting Paper Reading Resource Comment No. Authority or participated Person 1. 21thNov05 to18thfeb06 N.C.C.; O.T.A., Kamptee Participated N.A. Commissioned Officer 2. 18 th -19 th November- Bankura Sammilani Participated N.A. N.A. 2006 College 3. 16 th Dec 2006 R.K.M.V. Participated N.A. N.A. 4. 6 th Feb07 C.U. Participated N.A. N.A. 5. 29 th Feb 2008 Philosophy Dept- Participated N.A. N.A. R.K.M.V. 6. March-03 tomarch- C.U. Participated N.A. Grade-A 31,08 7. August02to22,2008 B.U. Participated N.A. Grade-A 8. 24 th sept.2008 C.U.andG.M.M. Participated N.A. N.A. 9. 30 th Nov-2008 Uttarpara Participated N.A. N.A. 10 16 th to 17 th Feb,2009 C.U. Participated N.A. N.A. 11 7 th March,2009 R.K.M.V. Participated N.A. N.A. 12 20 th and 21 st March- B.C.C. Asansol Participated N.A N.A 09 13 12-13 Dec-2009 RKMSM Participated N.A N.A 14 Participated N.A N.A 15 18 th Dec-09 R.B.U. Participated N.A N.A 16 5 th -6 th Feb-2010 Raja Peary Mohan Participated N.A N.A College 17 19-20 th Feb-2010 RKMV (Pol Dept.) Participated N.A N.A 18 22 nd Feb-2010 C.U. Participated N.A N.A 19 10 th Mar-2010 C.U. Participated N.A N.A 20 17 th April,2010 C.U. Participated N.A N.A 21 1-2 nd Feb-2011 R.K.M.V. Participated N.A N.A 22 25 th March -11 R.K.M.V. Participated N.A N.A 23 12-13 th Dec-11 C.U. Participated N.A N.A 24 15 th Sept-12 Surrendranath Participated N.A N.A College For Women 25 16-17 th Jan-12 Kandi Raj College Presented N.A N.A Paper 26 19to21th Jan-12 R.K.M.V. Participated N.A N.A 27 5-12 th July-12 Philosophy Dept- Participated N.A N.A R.K.M.V. 28 20-12-2012 Org.by NTM, Ministry HRD. N.A. Resource Person N.A ASHIM KUMAR CHOWDHURY Manual for Autonomous Colleges Page 6 of 18

Year 6 th August, 2008. Conducting Authority Bangabasi Evening College Paper Reading or participated Participated Resource Person N.A. Comment 30 November 2 nd December 2007 Bharatiya Bhasha Participated NA N.A. Parishat 30 th January 2008 Bangabasi College Resource N.A. Person 21 Jan 2009 Philosophy Dept. Participated N.A. C.U. 17 th April 2010 C.U. Participated N.A. 10 th and 11 th Dec- 2010 Mahisahadal Raj Resource Grade-A College(P.M.) Person 21 st -22 nd Decem-2010 Hiraral Mazumdar Participated Grade-A Memorial College for Women 11 th May 2010 Women schristain Resource N.A. College Person 1 st to 2 nd Feb-2011 RKMV, Belur Participated N.A. 1 st to 2 nd Feb-2011 RKMV, Belur Paper N.A. Presentation On Logical Consistency : Strawson 25 th March 2011 RKMV, Belur Participated N.A. 17 th March 2011 R.B.U. Participated N.A 22 nd Nov 2011 C.U. Participated N.A 23 rd Mar 2012 New Alipore College Participated N.A 19 th to 21 st 2012 RKMV,Belur Participated N.A 15 th sep 2012 Surrendranath Participated N.A College 5 th to 12 July 2012 RKMV, Belur Participated N.A Nov 29 to Dec 19-2012 C.U. Participated N.A 18. Student projects All departmental students in projects related to educational exhibition : Nil percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with industries / institutes: Nil 19. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by : Nil Faculty Doctoral / post-doctoral fellows Manual for Autonomous Colleges Page 7 of 18

Students 20. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national / international) with details of outstanding participants, if any. : SESSION 2011-2012 UGC SPONSORED WORKSHOP Date Speaker Topic 5-12 July 2012 Prof.Shyamapada Kar and Prof. Pratyaksa Pramana on Amit Bhattacharya Nyaya (Bhasa Parichhed) and Bauddha(Nyaya Bindu) philosophy. SESSION 2011-1012 UGC SPONSERED SEMINAR Date Speaker Topic 1 & 2 February 2011 1. Gopal Khan 2. Kumar Mitra 3. Amitabha Dasgupta 4. Gangadhar Kar 5. Raghunath Ghosh 6. Rupa Bandyopadhyay 7. Ramesh Ch Das 8. Subir Ranjan Bhattacharya 9. Prosenjit Biswas Development of Logic : Indian and Western 1. SESSION 2007-08: UGC SPONSERED SEMINAR Date Speaker Topic Manual for Autonomous Colleges Page 8 of 18

1.Swami Tattwavidananda 2.Swami Atmapriyananda 29.2.2008 3.Prof. Jitendra Nath Mohanty 4.Prof. Madhumita Chattopadhyay Philosophical Thoughts in Bengal 5.Prof. Gangadhar Kar SESSION 2011-12: DEPARTMENTAL SEMINAR Date Speaker Institution & Dept. Topic 14.05.11. Gopal Ch Khan Formerly Professor, Burdwan University P.M. System (western Philosophy : Russel) 25.02.12 Professor. Pradyot Kumar Mukhopadhyay Professor. Tapan Kr Chakrabarty Formerly Professor of Jadavpur University Formerly Professor of Jadavpur University Vedanta Pather Uddeshyo O Upay Mahavakyer Artho Nirnay SESSION 2010-11: DEPARTMENTAL SEMINAR Date Speaker Institution & Dept. Topic Manual for Autonomous Colleges Page 9 of 18

Formerly Professor of Burdwan University 04.12.10 Gopal Khan Nalinikanta Brahma Professor, Dept. of Philosophy, of Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math Aesthetics : Kant and Anandavardhana 16.12.10 Indrani Sanyal Professor, Jadavpur University Bidhi from Mimansa Point of View 28.01.11 Manidipa Sanyal Professor, Calcutta University Logic and Ordinary Language SESSION 2009-10: DEPARTMENTAL SEMINAR Date Speaker Institution & Dept. Topic 26.2.2010 Mamata Banerjee Former Prof., Dept. of Philosophy, Burdwan University Kantian tradition and logical positivism 24.3.2009 Prof. Kumar Mitrae Rabindra Bharati University Chomsky s Language Philosophy SESSION 2008-09: DEPARTMENTAL SEMINAR Date Speaker Institution & Dept. Topic 4.9.2008 Dr. Gopal Khan Formerly Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Burdwan Kant on Moral Law Manual for Autonomous Colleges Page 10 of 18

SESSION 2006-07: DEPARTMENTAL SEMINAR Date Speaker Institution & Dept. Topic 2.5.2006 Prof Avik Bandopadhay Scottish Church College Concept of Substance in western philosophy 21. Student profile course-wise: Name of the Course (refer question no. 2) Applications received UG2012 26 UG2011 29 10 26 9/2008 37/29(b Selected Male Female Pass percentage Male Female 22. Diversity of students Name of the Course (refer question no. 2) % of students from the College % of students from the State % of students from other States % of students from other countries UG NA 100% 0% 0% 23. How many students have cleared Civil Services, Defense Services, NET, SLET, GATE and any other competitive examinations? Five students including one for JRF. Since this is not a Post graduate department, it is not possible to keep the entire data of such qualified students. However, we have tried to collect information regarding our graduate students in this regard and this is as follows: NET.SET : 4 (1 with JRF) WBSSC : 5 24. Student progression Manual for Autonomous Colleges Page 11 of 18

Student progression Percentage against enrolled UG to PG(based 2012 100%* 2011 100%* 2010 90% * PG to M.Phil. Not Applicable PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Employed Campus selection Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurs Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable *Based on the information received from the alumni. 25. Diversity of staff Percentage of faculty who are graduates of the same parent university 75% from other universities within the State 25% from other universities from other States Nil 26. Number of faculty who were awarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period. : Nil 27. Present details about infrastructural facilities: a) Library: General Library : Total No Books- 3485 Departmental Library : Total no of Books 400 Departmental Journal : i. Indian Philosophical Quarterly ii. Mind b) Internet facilities for staff and students: For teachers, internet access is available in the departmental cubicle. Students can avail of the facility in the library (1st floor) where there is a provision for using internet by all the students of the college. c) Total number of class rooms: There are no fixed class rooms for the department. Manual for Autonomous Colleges Page 12 of 18

However, in the time table the rooms are allotted for the department as necessary. d) Class rooms with ICT facility: There are 9 rooms with ICT facility. Department can use any of these as per their requirement. e) Students laboratories: Nil f) Research laboratories: Nil 28. Number of students of the department getting financial assistance from College : 2011-12 : 23 students 2010-2011 : 22 2009-2010: 17 2008-2009: 17 2007-2008: 17 2006-2007: 16 29. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new program(s)? If so, give the methodology. i) After the college received the autonomous status, like other departments Philosophy also thought of restructuring the syllabus. While doing so, the Department kept into consideration the requirements of the students with regard to the entrance examinations in the institutions of repute. ii) Both in framing the syllabus and devising the teaching-learning method the department ensures that the students remain familiar with major developments in the field of recent philosophical discourses. 30. Does the department obtain feedback from a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize it? i) Departmental teachers discuss several academic issues, such as, reframing the assessment process, reallocating the classes on a particular topic of the syllabus to facilitate the students need etc. during the mid-session or endsession Departmental Faculty Meeting. ii) At the end of every session the departmental teachers sit together with the external experts of the Board of Study discuss the academic difficulties faced by the students as well as teachers during the last session. These discussions lead to the possible solutions and these are implemented in the Manual for Autonomous Colleges Page 13 of 18

next session. b. Students on staff, curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation and what is the response of the department to the same? i) Online end-session feedback report is supplied to the department by the college administration. The departmental teachers discuss the feedbacks on individual teacher as well as the feedback on the department as a whole. Corrective measures are taken on the basis of these discussions. ii) The departmental teachers sit with the students of the department after the publication of the final results of each semester. In an Open House atmosphere the students and teachers discuss freely measures for the academic improvement of the department. c. Alumni and employers on the programmes and what is the response of the department to the same? i) In the Board of Study of the subject there is an alumnus who gives suggestions for the syllabus and other aspects of the departmental teaching-learning. ii) Many of the alumni studying in different National institutes informally convey their opinion about the course content and the method of teaching. iii) Sometimes, while visiting their Alma-Mater, they express their views in this regard. 31. List the distinguished alumni of the department : i) Dr Samir Kumar Chakraborty. Associate Professor, Srerampur College ii) Dr Chandan Goswami, Associate Professor, Jogesh Chandra College iii) Dr Somnath Chakraborty, Professor Visva Bharati iv) Umesh Ranjan Adhikari, Associate Professor, Gobardanga College 32. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts. Special Lectures: We have arranged special lectures and / or extension lectures on different topics for the enrichment of the course Some of these are listed below : i) Prof Manidipa Sanyalii) Prof. Subir Ranjan Bhattachary Manual for Autonomous Colleges Page 14 of 18

iii) Prof Mamata Banerjee iv) Prof Pradyot Mukerjee v) Prof Tapan Mukherjee 33. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes. : a) Chalk and talk, b) Overhead Projection c) Power Point Projection 34. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes monitored? : a) Open houses are organized regularly. b) After publication of mid-sem. results students meeting is convened to identify their mistakes and suggest remedial measures. c) Issues are discussed in the faculty meeting also. d) Remedial coaching classes are arranged for weaker students. e) In the guardians meeting held once a year the problems relating to particular students are mutually discussed. 35. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities.: a) All the students of the department participate in N.S.S or N.C.C activities. b) They also participate as volunteers in various programmes/activities organized by the college. c) One of the Faculty members, Sri Arup Kumar Dhabal, the NCC Officer of the college in the rank of Lieutenant attends regularly the various N.C.C. camps which are conducted by different Directorates of India. He attended the NIC Kerala in 2009 with 14 (senior boys and girls cadet) students. And he also attends the various CATC (W.B.) camps every year. He also conducts the NCC B and C Examination as an officer of his Unit, 21 Bengal BN N.C.C. (Belur Math). Serial Date Place Nature of Camp Directorate No 1 02.01.2007 Thodupuzha, Idduki National Integration Kerala & District, Kerala Camp Lakshadwip 2 26.07.2007 Kancharapara, Nadia, Combined Annual West Bengal Manual for Autonomous Colleges Page 15 of 18

West Bengal Training Camp & Sikkim 3 25.11.2008 Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, West Bengal 4 15.10.2009 Kancharapara, Nadia, West Bengal 5 19.09.2012 Kancharapara, Nadia, West Bengal Combined Annual West Bengal Training Camp & Sikkim Combined Annual West Bengal Training Camp & Sikkim Combined Annual West Bengal Training Camp & Sikkim d) One of the Faculty Members, Samim Ahmed, is the member of the State Book Board and the Review Committee for the purchase of books of Libraries under Paschimbanga Sarba Shiksha Mission. e) The Department as a whole and three faculty members (Arup Kumar Dhabal, Shamim Ahmed and Ashim Kumar Chowdhury) are the members of Darshan O Samaj Trust, Kolkata. f) Prof Faridur Rahman and Arup Kumar Dhabal are the life members of Bangyia Darsha Parishat, Kolkata. 36. Give details of beyond syllabus scholarly activities a. The department publishes wall magazine, Darsana, annually. b. Educational tours are organized regularly. In 2011, the departmental teachers and students went to Puri, where they arranged one Seminar programme in the Department of Nyaya of Sri Jagannath Sanskrit University of Puri. 37. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies. Give details. No 38. Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department Strengths: i) After the college received autonomy, it has become possible for the department to reframe the syllabus keeping in mind both the ground reality of the students background and the recent trends in the subject. ii) Favourable teacher-student ratio is another strong point of the department and because of this teachers and learners can interact in a more fruitful manner. iii) Residential nature of the college provides the students with the scope for Manual for Autonomous Colleges Page 16 of 18

getting academic counseling even after class hours. iv) Rich library collection facilitates the teachers and the students to acquaint themselves with the changing dimensions of the subject. v) Effective and sincere support by the ex-students of the department helps the weaker students to cover up their lacuna in the subject. Weakness: i) Sometimes, students, coming from the science and non-philosophy background, do not have any prior concept of the subject and it gets in the way of their understanding the basic concepts of the subject. ii) Poor skill in English language of most of the students is another problem for which they remain ever afraid of studying good books written in English. iii) Now-a-days, the scope of post-academic placement in service sector, especially in WBSSC, for the students of Philosophy is seemingly becoming limited. Hence, sometimes, good students are not willing to study this subject as their major one. iv) Lack of motivation of a group of students who are often forced to choose the subject as their second preference is another problem. v) Scarcity of space is another weakness of the department for which allotment of classes, sometimes, faces a genuine problem. Opportunities: i) Autonomous Status has given us an ample scope for the modernization of the syllabus, we can think in broader ways to make the syllabus more joboriented. ii) To build up linkages with neighbouring colleges and the institutes of repute is a field which may be gainfully explored. Challenges: i) To encourage students develop the language skill. ii) To find solutions to the declining trend of student enrolment. Manual for Autonomous Colleges Page 17 of 18

iii) To make the students aware of the fact that a variety of employment opportunities are available to them outside the traditional ones. iv) To add to the number of teaching staff so that the department can introduce newer courses. 39. Future plans of the department. i) Introduction of PG course in Philosophy. ii) Build up linkage with National level institutes like ICPR, Rasbehari Das Memorial Trust, Bangiya Darshan Parishat, Darshan O Samaj Trust etc. iii) To publish the departmental journal. iv) To procure more international standard journals and books. Manual for Autonomous Colleges Page 18 of 18