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37. Detail any five Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the
department
STRENGTHS
 Motivated, committed, passionate, hardworking and experienced staff
 Democratic atmosphere and the team work.
 Open to learn and creative in the phase of challenges.
Effective communication and management of self, department, student and management.
WEAKNESSES
 Our approach is largely traditional.
 16 hours of teaching with administrative and academic duties and demand for research is yet
to be balanced
OPPORTUNITIES
 To venture into application of mathematics in physics, chemistry, biological science and
environmental science.
 giving interdisciplinary topics to our term papers.
 Start talking to SJC staff‘s who use mathematics in their research.
 introduce interdisciplinary topics eventually such as financial mathematics etc.
 ForUG students offer topics such as mathematics for chemistry, physics, economics,
computers
 Organize conference which could gives impetus interdisciplinary Studies.
THREATS
 Changing Government policies (redeployment, lack of funding salaries and lack of aid for
the new staffs)
 Ever changing student mentality towards study and employmen
Research in teaching methods in mathematics
39. Future plans of the department.
 Increase our bargaining capacity with the government by preparing for Departmental
accreditation.
 Action plan for this- starting M.Sc. mathematics with active collaborations from different
Central Institutions like NBHM
 Bringing out teaching materials for our courses and which can be shared by others
colleges.
 Training and consultancy for secondary and higher secondary teachers.
 To take the department to higher goals and make it a school of Mathematics

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