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College has worked with Government agencies in sending a fact finding team to
investigate harassment in Beggars‘ Colony. The College collaborated with Karnataka
Health Promotion Council in having a HIV/Aids prevention program. It worked with
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)for a clean drive focusing on vegetable
markets in Bangalore City. Since 2011, College students have been participating in
Student social responsibility movement. Some important programs are:
● Voter ID drive for residents of local slums
● Campaign for Aadhaar in local slums
● Campaign against L.R. Nagar Slum evacuation
● Setting up community libraries in four villages
● Installing rain water harvesting in two government schools with the help of
sponsorships
● Donation of 20 computers to rural schools in Karnataka
● Visit to Sri Lanka twice to understand war violations
● 15 students sent on block placement to Interfaith Assembly of the Homeless in
New York City
● Three women students sent to Netherlands for a project in the area of Human
Trafficking and Sex trade
● Three women students sent to Cambodia for a project in the area of human
trafficking
● Three women students sent to Mongolia Refugee camps
● Three women students sent to Kenya for development agencies training
working/career opportunities
● Starting a centre to promote Tribal Arts. This program was promoted by the
Ministry of Textiles, GoI.
All these activities have given visibility to the College in terms of recognition that it is
a College that creates students who are sensitive to social realities. The College‘s
participation in several social actions gets reported in newspapers and media. The
College has benefited immensely in the sphere of academics as these activities have
influenced the classroom pedagogy of many departments.

3.7.2. Mention specific examples of, how these linkages promote

∗ Curriculum development: The participation of the College in these extension
services has resulted in a number of benefits. Subjects from the Social Sciences
stream have incorporated topics from these activities into the curriculum. These
linkages have helped the Department of Social Work to design, experiment and
implement activities to enhance the quality of teaching-learning and set standards in
social work. The Entrepreneurship Curriculum has incorporated Social
Entrepreneurship as a topic of study. The Department of Social Work has introduced
an elective in NGO Management which is an outcome of their experiences during
field visits.

∗ Internship, on-the-job training: These extension activities have been a boon for
the students who have an inclination to pursue their career relating to social causes in
future. It has opened up opportunities for internships, and for many it has been an on-
the-job training experience. Many of them pursue their careers in related fields later in
life.

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