Best Practices of the Institution in NAAC format
Best Practices of the Institution in NAAC format
Introduction: K.R.K. Govt. Degree College, Addanki, Andhra Pradesh, believes that the development of social skills and ethics is an integral part of education. The college encourages the adoption of best practices to enhance the potential of students and equip them with appropriate skills and human values. The college has compiled all the best practices to impart skills based on ideas that can mold students into responsible citizens for the future.
Practice 1: Awareness Programs
Objectives: To sensitize students on social, cultural, and ethical issues and to mold character as a part of personality development. To transform students into responsible citizens
Context: The need for awareness of issues other than academics.
Practice: The College observes important days such as World Population Day, World Aids Day, World Environment Day, Women's Day, etc. to make students realize the intensity of issues and solutions. The college also organizes interactions, seminars, and invited talks with eminent personalities from the police, judicial, and medical fields. The college started the Red Ribbon club to inculcate life skills and protect youth against risky behavior and take part in blood donation camps. Women Empowerment Cell to sensitize and safeguard women's rights, NSS units to encourage social commitment among students.
Evidence of Success: Ragging has been rooted out. Confidence levels in girl students increased. Improved participation of students in social awareness programs, blood donation camps, and Clean & Green programs. Further, students of NSS adopted two villages namely Gopalapuram and Singarakondapalem. Health awareness programs and clean & green measures will be taken regularly, and the villages appreciated well. This activity of our college is recognized by the APCCE of Andhra Pradesh.
Problems Encountered and Resources Required: The college is neither an autonomous nor privately funded college, and it has to get funds from the government or an affiliated university. In this connection, the college utilizes certain funds issued from NSS issued by Acharya Nagarjuna University. Funds are required from the government to complete the task and reach the needy on time.
Practice 2: Joy of Sharing
Objectives: To make students realize the value of sharing. To make them feel compassionate towards the less privileged
Context: The need to inculcate the value of sharing and to provide opportunities to share
Practice: The College has inculcated the joy of sharing in students. In times of natural disasters, calamities, and accidents, students are encouraged to wholeheartedly share and extend help in cash and kindness. Students are encouraged to participate in blood donation camps and social activities to help the less privileged and the needy. Human Values and Professional Ethics teach students to be kind and pass on the value to others in college and society. The college initiated a scheme "Guppedu Biyyam (hand full of rice)" in which each student contributes a handful of rice, which when collected into a bag is donated to the needy. Donations of fruit, bread, and sarees to old age homes, and deaf & dumb schools is a regular practice usually done in the month of December last day and January first every year.
Evidence of success: The College has successfully instilled the value of sharing in students, as seen through their participation in blood donation camps and social activities. Students have also donated to old age homes and deaf & dumb schools, and the college has initiated a scheme to collect rice for the needy.
The problem encountered and Resources Required: Since no direct involvement of cash but donations in the form of items like Rice bags/sarees/fruits/bread are usually brought and supplied to the old age home/ badhirulu by the students and staff. Further, the college is neither an autonomous nor Private funded college, it has to get funds from the Government or an affiliated University.
Conclusion: K.R.K. Govt. Degree College, Addanki emphasizes the importance of all-around development, social bonding, and employability skills of the students. By adopting best practices, the college has successfully imparted skills and values that will mold students into responsible citizens.
