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cancer awareness programs, and participation in International Yoga Day (a UN
recognized program mandated for NCC by the Government of India).
 Students of BSW and MSW, as part of their curriculum, attend rural camps, tribal
area camps, study tours, and conduct community based projects. A three-day
participatory rural appraisal exercise is also undertaken by students.

3.6.2. How does the College promote College-neighborhood network and student
engagement, contributing to holistic development of students and sustained
community development?

 The Joseph‘s Outreach Centre organizes several neighborhood initiatives such as
visits to old age homes and AIDS Hospices, taking classes in government schools
and for the children of graveyard workers, act as traffic wardens at important traffic
signals in the city and several others. All these activities help students become more
responsible and provide them insights into the kind of contribution that they can
make later in their life.
 The NSS adopts villages for sustained community engagement and development.
Students are sent in rotation on weekends to identify community problems and
attempt to find solutions. Members of NSS work with Village Panchayats and
families, suggesting improvements and developments.
 The NCC collaborates with the Joseph‘s Outreach Centre and the NSS and sends
students to public spaces periodically to provide traffic assistance. Students are also
sent regularly to government schools and orphanages to teach.
 In the CSA, the Exodus fest and Make A Difference program are conducted on a
yearly basis to ensure sustained community improvement. Students learn skills
relating to leadership and fundraising through association activities. Some students
pursue the association activities further by conducting similar projects and camps of
their own.
 Students of BSW and MSW conduct follow up visits to villages after the initial visit
to ensure that work has been done and suggestions for development have been taken
up. Students also work to build and sustain infrastructure in the villages they visit,
which includes libraries and rain water harvesting facilities.

3.6.3. How does the College promote the participation of students and faculty in
extension activities including participation in NSS, NCC, YRC, and other
National/International agencies?

 College provides compensatory attendance to students who attend activities
conducted by the associations. Credits are given to students for attending and
conducting activities under the aegis of these associations, as per College norms.
NCC cadets are provided supplementary examinations if they miss the regular
examination due to attending training camps. Associate NCC Officers of College
are given permission and sponsorship for conducting and participating in activities
such as the SAARC Youth Exchange Camp.
 The syllabus of BSW and MSW students explicitly include activities that pertain to
social outreach. These courses also interface with the outreach
centre/NSS/NCC/Gender Sensitization Cell to create and develop social outreach
activities for the College.

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