Prabhu jagatbandhu college Hearty Welcome to the NAAC PEER TEAM MEMBERS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY Prabhu jagatbandhu college JHOREHAT,ANDUL-MOURI,HOWRAH

JIGIṢᾹ Quest for Knowledge “Philosophy is to be studied, not for the sake of any definite answers to its questions, since no definite answers can, as a rule, be known to be true, but rather for the sake of the questions themselves; because these questions enlarge our conception of what is possible, enrich our intellectual imagination, and diminish the dogmatic assurance which closes the mind against speculation………..” Bertrand Russell, The Problems of Philosophy JIGIṢᾹ Quest for Knowledge JIGIṢᾹ is the brainchild of the departmental faculty members who fascinated to focus the students on the attitude of practising Philosophy and exercising the discipline through various activities.

CONTENTS About Department Vision Mission Faculty Statistics Research Experience Research Output Achievements Learning Methods Students’ Profile Success Rate Departmental Features Academic Activities Extra Curricular Activities Infrastructure Membership Departmental Budget Departmental Report Departmental Roadmap

Departmental Presentation by: Dr. Sutapa Roy Prof. Anureema Bhattacharyya Prof. Paromita Bose Prof. Sriya Bhattacharya Prof. Minakshi Pramanick

DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT:   General Course: 1964 Honours Course: 1996 NAME OF THE PROGRAMM & COURSES OFFERED: UG ( Honours &General)

Thrust Areas of the Department: Logic Epistemology Metaphysics Metaethics Analytical Philosophy Applied Ethics Philosophy of Mind 

No. of Teaching Posts: Assistant Professors 2 Part Time Teachers 2 Guest Lecturer 1

OUR VISION The vision of the Department is to move towards Excellence in Higher Education in order to Achieve a Just, Plural and Equitable Society in Consonance with the Constitutional Values.

OUR MISSION To give utmost importance to the socially, economically marginalized sections of students To preserve and enrich the already rich socio-cultural traditions of the hinterland To prepare a student such that, when leaving college after completion of the three-year degree course, he/she is equipped with a positive frame of mind, has basic communication skills, should have acquired the ability to explain something logically, and above all, should have developed a balanced personality.

FACULTY STATISTICS

FACULTY STATISTICS Cont.

FACULTY STATISTICS Cont.

FACULTY STATISTICS Cont. Weekly Work Load Distribution

FACULTY STATISTICS Cont. Distribution of Honours and General classes

FACULTY STATISTICS Cont. Class Distribution Pattern

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE - FACULTIES Ph. D. Guidance – 1 Faculty Pursuing Ph. D – 2 Faculties Minor Research Projects – Completed (2) Applied (1)

RESEARCH OUTPUT - PUBLICATIONS

ACHIEVEMENTS OF FACULTY MEMBERS Member of “Governing Body” Head Examiner Ph.D Guidance Consultancy Services – Corporate(s) Present Leader – Nimbarka Sampraday* * The Nimbarka Sampradaya  known as the Hamsa Sampradāya,Kumāra Sampradāya, Catuḥ Sana Sampradāya and Sanakādi Sampradāya, is one of the four authorised Vaiṣṇava Sampradāyas(philosophical schools characterised by leaders in disciplic succession) as according to the Padma Purāṇa, one of the eighteen mainPurāṇas.

TEACHING LEARNING METHODS CLASS ROOM LECTURES ICT CLASSES TUTORIAL CLASSES LIBRARY CLASSES BRIDGE COURSES REMEDIAL COURSES INTERACTIVE SESSIONS SEMINARS PROJECT WORKS EDUCATIONAL EXCURSIONS

STUDENTS PROFILE Admission to honours course – last four years

STUDENTS’ SUCCESS RATE

SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE DEPARTMENT ACADEMIC PLANNER MODULAR SYLLABUS MENTORING COUNSELLING - ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL MOBILE LEARNING ICT COURSES REMEDIAL COACHING ONLINE BRIDGE COURSE AND TEST ONLINE FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT ONLINE FEEDBACK PARTICIPATION IN EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT Seminars Organised by the Department

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPT. Cont. Seminars, Workshop, Refresher Courses Attended by the Faculties

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPT. Cont. Seminars – Few Snapshots

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT CULTURAL PROGRAMMES

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT Cultural Programme – Few Snapshots

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT EDUCATIONAL EXCURSIONS

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT EDUCATIONAL EXCURSIONS – Few Snapshots

Library Facility (250 Books) INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES Library Facility (250 Books)   Computer with internet and printing facility (1) Table, Chairs & Almirah (2)

Convener, Equal Opportunity Cell MEMBERSHIP OF FACULTIES IN THE COLLEGE Dr. Sutapa Roy Head of the Department of Philosophy Member, Governing Body Secretary, Finance Committee Convener, Value Education Cell Member, Admission Committee Member, Purchase Committee Member, Library Committee Member, Cultural Committee Prof. Anureema Bhattacharyya Convener, Equal Opportunity Cell Member, Academic Committee Member, Cultural Committee Member, Aid Fund Committee Member, Women’s Cell Member, Human Rights Cell

DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET Rs.

SUPPLEMENTARY DEPARTMENTAL REPORT Seminar held on 5th September 2014,on the occasion of celebration of the Departmental Day of the Department of Philosophy in commemoration of the birthday of the great philosopher and teacher Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan. Professor Kalyan Kumar Bagchi, Emeritus Professor, Department of Philosophy and Comparative Religion, Visva Bharati delivered a lecture on “In Retrospect: Magnanimous Radhakrishnan As Philosopher and Teacher.” Department al Library- 50 books have been purchased and added to the Departmental Library.   The students of the Department enacted a play composed by one of the third-year students of the Department on Prabhu Jagatbandhu’s vision of life and education. It was a tribute to the founder of the institution on occasion of the golden jubilee celebration of the college. The department took a lead role to impart Prabhu Jagatbandhu’s views to all the students of the college on this special occasion. Educational Excursion to “Ramkrishna Math’’ in Antpur and the Temple of Rajballavi Mata in Rajbalhat was organised on 15.11.2014.

DEPARTMENTAL ROADMAP The department would like to promote yoga and meditation as its best practices. Yoga is absolutely essential for one’s physical well-being and meditation is equally important for one’s mental health. So, we would require a separate room to promote these practices.   Acquiring a separate well-equipped room for counselling sessions whose interiors are appropriate for counseling - a room equipped with a computer, internet connection, a projector for power point presentations, smart board, display boards, notice board, almirahs, tables and chairs. The Department would like to emphasize on the need for increase in permanent substantive sanctioned posts as the departmental workload is overbearing on the Faculty members.

DEPARTMENTAL ROADMAP Cont. The Department plans to make the students do small projects in fixed groups every month on topics relevant to the syllabus. They are to be made more familiar with applicability, comparative study, innovative ideas, and foremost the presentation of their exclusive thought either through students' seminar or exhibitions.   The Department plans to organize workshops and interactive sessions for teachers and students on health programmes (physical and mental health) of yoga and value education. The Department plans to further extend its counseling services beyond the students and staff of the Department to students of other departments as well. Gradually, the Department would like to cater to the immediate society in and around the college regarding problems related to coping with stress, excessive workload, mental depression, imbalanced personality development trying its best to contribute towards making society a better place with healthy citizens.

No one comes too early or too late to secure the health of his soul (i No one comes too early or too late to secure the health of his soul (i.e. to study “Philosophy” - Epicurus