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whom College works are in constant touch with the staff and are involved in
planning. This shows their need to get support from College.

3.6.8. Does the College have a mechanism to track the students‟ involvement in
various social movements/activities which promote citizenship roles?

 The extension activities that students take up are part of a planned curriculum which
is monitored, and feedback from the participating organizations is collected. This
helps in improving the training students are given before they are sent for extension
services.
 College gives credits for attendance and involvement in social service activities.
Students can involve themselves in social movements through associations or
independently with prior permission from mentors.
 College has introduced the use of a smart ID card with a QR code, which is scanned
in order to record the details of students who have attended such activities. Students
of NSS are required to maintain a volunteer work done diary, which details the
social service activities that they participated in, and the specific work which they
did there.
 The Department of Social Work also collects forms from students which provide
information on their contact details and the work they are doing, resulting in a
database of information. The NCC keeps track of the students‘ achievements in
joining the defence services.

3.6.9. Give details on the constructive relationships (if any) with other
institutions in the nearby locality in working on various outreach and extension
activities.

Joseph‘s Outreach Centre partners with BPAC, BBMP and Bangalore Traffic Police
on a regular basis. The College has networked with a large number of NGOs to carry
out its extension activities. The NSS unit has worked with the Sneha Nilaya
Orphanage. It has also worked with the NAAM foundation in Chennai to help the
relief efforts following the floods there. The NCC units have worked closely with
local government schools and orphanages, sending students to teach there.

3.6.10. Give details of awards received by the institution for extension activities
and contributions to social/community development during the last four years.

The 2012 batch of MSW received the Yuva Chetana Award for community service.
The award was accompanied by a cash prize of Rs. 10,000.

3.7. COLLABORATION

3.7.1. How has the College‟s collaboration with other agencies impacted the
visibility, identity and diversity of activities on the campus? To what extent has
the College benefited academically and financially because of collaborations?

The College has collaborated with 185 NGOs at local, national and international
levels and the units of the College involved are NSS, NCC, AICUF, Department of
Social Work and Joseph‘s Outreach Centre. The work is community-based and
operates at the grassroots level, which deepens knowledge acquired in the classroom.

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