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 Students participating in intercollegiate events get attendance waived when they
produce documents for their participation. College also provides TA-DA for students
participating in events in and outside the city.
 In addition, several departments run extra-curricular activities over and above the co-
curricular through departmental festivals to build skills in leadership, teamwork and
organization among students.
 St. Joseph‘s College has a good number of students from the seven states of North
East India, Sikkim and of Tibetan origin. In keeping with this, College supports an
annual festival titled Footprints showcasing talent and culture from the North East
region.The festival draws enthusiastic responses from both within the institution and
the city‘s North East community.
 Unit 5.1.10 presents a detailed description of the policy of College supporting
sportsmen and women on campus. College has produced many great sportspersons and
many visit College as chief guests to flag off the sports day. College is sensitive to the
special needs of sportspersons. After winning a trophy, it is announced on the College
notice-board and the trophy is kept for public display.
 Since 2011, College has taken pains to build greater involvement in sporting activity
by increasing the number of events and categories in the annual Sports Day, by getting
every class to participate in the march-past with prizes in different categories, and by
promoting a set of inter-class sporting contests.

5.1.19. How does College ensure participation of women in „intra‟ and „inter‟
institutional sports competitions and cultural activities? Provide details of sports
and cultural activities in which such efforts were made.

 Encouraging women to participate in sports and cultural events has always been a
priority of College.
 Every class selects two class representatives (one male and one female). This equal
gender representation sets the tone in that men and women students are given equal
importance in carrying out various activities in College.
 Women students are provided representation in the Students‘ Council through
reserved posts. In two instances in the recent past, women students have been elected
as president of the Council.
 College employs a woman sports director.
 Parallel to the men‘s teams, women‘s teams are also equally taken care of in terms
of training, equipment and sports uniforms. Women‘s teams are sent to various
tournaments for participation.
 Sportswomen are also sent for fitness and selection trials in various events and
games of Bangalore University.

5.2. STUDENT PROGRESSION

Attendance and examination results are an important tool in monitoring student
progression. Besides student participation in cultural activities, sports, association and
extension services indicate the progress students have made during their stay in
College. Many awards have been won at intercollegiate levels in sports and games
and cultural events besides academic competitions. Students have won prestigious
international scholarships and have represented College in international events as
well. They have represented Bangalore University in various sports and games.

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