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 The Mentor ensures that students are aware of the structures of authority in the
institution and the roles of different officials like the Principal, Vice Principal, COE,
Deans, Welfare Officers and HODs. The Mentors also serve as the link between
parents and College in times of need.

Experience shows that students get a supportive atmosphere right from the time they
begin their life at College. This has helped in preventing any major discipline issues
and also contributes to the smooth functioning of College. Often, mentorship
responsibilities are shared between fresh recruits and senior teachers. This helps
younger faculty understand student needs in a comprehensive way.

Formalised Counseling System
 College has a well-developed counseling system which helps and supports students
both in the academic challenges they face and the personal, deeply private problems
they might encounter.
 Both formal and informal counseling takes place throughout the year. Many of the
senior teachers are trained, approachable counselors, and are available to meet
students in need.
 Besides this informal counseling, there is a network of four trained counselors with
offices across blocks. We have one in the UG-S Block, two in the UG-H Block and
one in the PG Block.
 The number of students seeking formal counseling services has increased and
College now encourages the concept of peer counseling. To initiate this, a set of
three to four students who have benefited from counseling services and are willing
to be of help to others visit classes and share their experiences, and advocate the
need to seek counseling help. The system is working well as the number of students
seeking such help has increased.

5.1.2. What provisions exist for academic mentoring apart from classroom
work?

 The departments encourage students to organise and attend talks, seminars and
workshops to keep them abreast of frontier areas of research in the various
disciplines, as well as to help find focus with future career goals. This also gives
students a chance to participate along with their teachers.
 Students desirous of participating in seminars, conferences and workshops outside
College reach out to faculty for guidance to write research papers.
 Advanced learners and motivated students also attend summer
fellowships/internships to equip themselves with theoretical as well as practical
expertise. The mentors keep track of such participation and subject teachers guide
them in their activities and monitor the credits obtained thus.
 The academic activities of College are categorized under broad headings, namely,
Physical Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and Languages. A total of 80
workshops/seminars were conducted by various departments of College during
2012-2016 of which 35 were held by Physical Sciencesdepartments, 20 by Natural
Sciences and 23 by Social Sciences and Humanities. (Ref: Department Evaluation
Reports).

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