About

Established in the year of 1968, Kaliyaganj College is one of the largest colleges in Uttar Dinajpur District. Most of the students of the college are from economically weaker section. The main aim of the institution is to provide equal opportunity for all students so that they can build a bright future. For this purpose, the institution provides proper curricula and academic support for the students to develop social consciousness and responsibilities. The institution introduced a few updated courses like computer science and vocational courses for their students. The institute also offers some value added courses on soft skills and trainings under the supervision of external agencies. NSS and NCC unit organizes various awareness programs throughout the year. The institution actively participates in various social causes, like blood donation camps, flood relief camps, etc. One of the holistic approaches of the institution is to focus on value and inclusive education.

Kaliyaganj College has well-established mechanism for the procurement and maintenance of its infrastructure. Every Department periodically performs an audit of its equipment and consumables under the supervision of IQAC. This enables the department to repair any defective equipment, do routine checks, maintenance procedures, and initiate the prescribed procedure for replacement or procurement. In the event of a Department want to procure some equipment involving a substantial financial outlay, it needs to send, through the IQAC followed by the Principal. Subject to the approval of the college management, Online Tenders are floated in the government websites and quotations are invited. After that, work orders are placed for the supply of equipments. Maintenance of the physical infrastructure is regularly done by the expert agencies under the supervision of faculty members of respective departments. Record of all infrastructure including equipment, software, books, and other items are maintained by all the respective departments of the college. Physical verification of the entire infrastructure is carried out periodically by the IQAC and a list of missing items or damaged items or items not in use is prepared and an appropriate authority takes action with regard to the shortage and writing off.

Objectives:

1. To establish a standard operating procedures for the use and maintenance of physical and academic facilities.

3. To periodically review the needs of infrastructure and plan for the future upgradation. This policy applies only to the use of those facilities located on campus. College infrastructure is divided into following categories:

Sl No	Infrastructure	Responsible Person for Maintenance
1	Common Facilities including Office, Classrooms, Lift, Seminar Hall, Conference room, Academic and Administrative Offices, Resource Rooms etc. Registrar	Head Clerk
2	Departments and Laboratories	Head of the Department
3	Library	Librarian
4	Hostel	Hostel Superintendent
5	Sports Facilities	Sports Convenor

a) Best Practice 1:

Title: Teaching- learning in blended mode

Objectives: Teaching is a continuous process. The progress of teaching and learning interrelates in such a way that learners toil for their goals and they earn new knowledge, behaviours, and soft skills that enrich their learning experiences.

The practice: Learning includes both formal and informal experiences. In the case of formal learning, the goals are defined by the instructor. Different forms of informal learning are self-study, article-magazine, newspaper reading, participation in cultural activities, etc.

b) Best Practice 2:

Title: Use of digital Technology in Education

Objectives: To construct and analyse a better method of learning and inaugurate an Information and Communicative Technology (ICT) based teaching. To allow e-learning or online learning for students and faculty members. To make teaching and learning more interactive, attractive, and collaborative by using ICT.

The Practice: Shifting the mode of teaching and learning from the traditional talk and chalk method to the ICT-based Open Distance Learning (ODL) mode was something new, innovative, and challenging aspect to be addressed by the institution during covid-19 pandemic. Few of the classrooms in the institute have projectors and smart board facilities. The whole campus is Wi-Fi connected. During the pandemic, most of the subject teachers extensively used online applications like Google Classrooms to organize and supply study materials and they used Google meet to conduct online classes. Using this online platform, students participated in their classes from remote places situated in various locations. Online examinations and evaluations were conducted using those apps.