PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) (2006-07)

The Parent Teacher Association was inaugurated in this college in 1986-87 with the Principal as its President. The PTA aspires for co-operation and participation of parents in full measure in the all round development of the college. Parental co-operation in creating a healthy campus atmosphere is of utmost importance. An active PTA functions in the college with a Teacher Secretary and a Parent Vice President.

An Executive Committee of eight members and a general body consisting of all parents and teachers meet frequently for the healthy and peaceful functioning of the college.

The PTA has been playing an active and important role in the growth and development of the college. It has, inter-alia, been providing basic amenities like pure drinking water; transportation for students and staff; developing infra-structural facilities; supporting financially poor and backward students; encouraging meritorious pupils; supporting sporting activities and improving the general ambience of the college with an attractive Garden.

The Parents Teachers’ Association of the college has been very active in providing academic, extra curricular, and infrastructural facilities and amenities to the students and staff. The PTA has taken up a number of activities to ensure the all-round welfare of our students by finding funds for the implementation of schemes, programmes, and facilities. The activities of the PTA have given a remarkable face-lift to the college, altogether.

This year the PTA distributed free mid-day meals on all the working days to 150 poor students who were selected by means of the Tutorial machinery. Very poor students received financial assistance from the PTA and all the needy students got medical assistance including timely hospitalization. The PTA extended financial support to PG students to attend National Seminars and gave cash awards to those students, who got the highest marks in the final year degree and post graduate examinations of April/May 2005, in each discipline.

The PTA has taken up the responsibility of paying the security personnel, driver, gardener and sweepers their salary, and paying the telephone and electricity charges for the college, this year also.

The PTA donated a digital camera and a new computer for the Internet service to the college; a cryostat to the Chemistry Dept.; a microscope and a computer printer to the Geology Dept.; running water facility to the Commerce Dept.; a new ladies’ toilet near the Geology Dept.; shelves to various departments, library and the college office; a table and a chair in every class room; all required material for the Tutorial System; and chemicals, books and apparatus for the use of MSc. students.

The financial burden of several academic and other activities were also borne by the PTA. They include the subscription of periodicals in the college library; beautification and furnishing of the Seminar Hall; expenses for the Mid-term and Model Examinations; printing of progress cards; academic diaries and attendance registers; maintenance and modification of toilets; the construction of the college gate; repairing of the water pump set; regular cleaning of the campus, water tank and toilets; modification and beautification of the college garden; electrification of the arts block; repairing and updating of the computers and the UPSs; replacement of unusable lights and fans; maintenance of the Sports Hostel; maintenance of the public addressing system; painting of black boards; and above all, the extension of the water supply and drainage system to the whole of the college building.

SPECTRUM 2006, the functioning of the Career Guidance Cell, loans to the guest lecturers and the non-teaching staff, class-wise PTA meetings, and ‘Know Your College’ programme were fully funded by the PTA.

Regular parent- teacher-student interactions are conducted to analyse the results of tutorials, the test papers and the attendance statements. Many students utilize this opportunity to find solutions to their personal, academic and behavioral problems. These effective sessions enable us to collect numerous valuable suggestions for the smooth functioning of the college in general and the departments in particular.