BEST PRACTICES OF THE COLLEGE

Since its inception in 1997, Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College sincerely believes that education is the one powerful weapon that has the potential to change, reform and liberate a society. guiding philosophy of STC is -
“When an institution becomes very important to the society it no longer belongs only to its founder but to
the whole society”.
1.Management Scholarships to Ensure Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education and Promote Lifelong Learning
Opportunities for All
2.Making the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs) a Reality through Outreach and Extension Programmes

1.TITLE OF THE PRACTICE:

Management Scholarships to Ensure Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education and Promote Lifelong Learning Opportunities for All

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE PRACTICE (100 words)

The intended outcomes of this practice are to:
1. Fight against poverty derailing the education of the youth
2. Augment sustainable development through Quality Education
3. Enable self-reliance and boost economic growth by enhancing skills
4. Improve people’s lives by opening opportunities for better livelihoods
5. Equip locals with tools required to develop innovative solutions to the world’s greatest problems.
6. Motivate the meritorious students to pursue higher education
7. Support the deserving economically challenged students
8. Honour and recognize alumni
9. Render supportive hands for the students who excel in sports
10. Encourage students to pursue Post-Graduation Programmes

3. CONTEXT (150 Words)

This best practice goes along with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4 – “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality educations and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.” Being set in a rural area and the economic pressures compounded by the COVID Pandemic has forced us to strategize the need to uphold the value of “inclusive and equitable quality education for all” and this has resulted in the increase of management scholarships in the ensuing Academic Years after COVID Pandemic. This has prevented college drop-outs and learning losses because of economic challenges and facilitated the economically challenged students to reach their education targets.
We firmly believe that Quality Education is the foundation of sustainable development, which is a force multiplier which enables self-reliance, boosts economic growth, and improves people’s lives, and provides access to inclusive education can help equip locals with tools required to develop innovative solutions to the world’s greatest problems.

4. THE PRACTICE (400 Words)

1. Economically Challenged scholarship
‍This scholarship is based on marks excluding Language Papers in +2. Students who had scored 71% and above will receive 50% fee concession, 60% to 70% will receive 25% fee concession. STC Team visits the student’s residence to verify the economic background of the student.

2. Alumni Scholarship‍
25% Fee concession for all PG Courses for those who have completed their UG in STC. Also applicable to brothers and sisters of STC alumni.

3. Sibling Scholarship‍
Applicable to brothers and sisters of current STC students. 25% Fee concession for all UG Courses. Students with minimum of 50% marks in +2 (excluding language papers) are eligible.

4. MSET Scholarship:
Scholarship Eligibility Test is conducted in logical, analytical, and English communicative skills. Scholarship is purely based on merit and preference not given to the students of STC. Brochures/mailers are circulated to media and all colleges. The question paper is objective type and the topics included are quantitative aptitude, verbal reasoning, and their subject domain. The results are released along with the counselling schedule on the college website. 100% fee waiver is given for the first 16 ranking students of all the programmes, 25% waiver for the next 64 ranking students of all the programmes.

5. Sports Scholarship
The students who excelled in sports and games in school are identified and supported through various scholarships depending on their achievements. Highly recommended students get 100% fee waiver. Students with sports proficiency are given free accommodation, nutritious food, and Free Coaching. Substituted internal assessment tests are arranged when they participate in camps, coaches, or matches.

Uniqueness
In the region, STC is the only college which offers these five types of scholarships significantly contributing
1. To the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4 – “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality educations and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.”
2. To the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) of Higher education in India.
3. To ensure equal access for all men and women to affordable and quality technical, vocational, and tertiary education.
4. To facilitate the vulnerable, including with disabilities, to all levels of education including vocational training to add employable skillsets resulting in securing jobs thereby safeguarding a family from falling into or to remain in poverty which is in fact meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 1 (End poverty in all its forms everywhere)

EVIDENCE OF SUCCESS (200 Words)
Evidence 1
To meet the compounded economic challenges wrought out by the COVID Pandemic, the management scholarships were increased year on year.
• In AY 2021-2022, Rs. 2.29 Crores disbursed to 1259 students
• In AY 2022-2023, the drop-out student percentage is 8
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PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED AND RESOURCES REQUIRED: (150 Words)Evidence 1
• Validating exercise for faculty members in identifying the deserving candidate. A team of Faculty members travel to the homes of the economically challenged students to ascertain the facts
• More Funds to support students to meet their educational requirements

NOTES
(Refer Scholarship Policy for more details)

1.TITLE OF THE PRACTICE:

Making the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs) a Reality through Outreach and Extension Programmes

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE PRACTICE (100 words)

1. To spread the vision of UN by implementing and incorporating a select few SDGs in the regular practice of STC
2. To serve as the role model in the region in catering quality education
3. To build a socially fair, equitable, economically viable and environmentally friendly world
4. To promote social equality by participating in civil society and political life and mould students into responsible citizens

3. CONTEXT (150 Words)

This practice goes along with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals such as Quality Education-4, Good Health and Well Being-3, Reduced Inequalities-10, Decent Work and Economic Growth-8 and Clean Water and Sanitation-6.
Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College has a keen sense of social responsibility. The institution tries to implement the Sustainable Development Goals by offering Higher Education imbibed with societal concern. The institution aims in creating not only meritorious graduates but also responsible citizens. To implement Sustainable Development Goals and inculcate social, environmental, and national responsibilities the college conducts various extension activities throughout the year.
The College has 17 clubs and 3 student bodies like NCC, NSS, and Youth Red Cross. Associations of the departments also join hands with clubs and student bodies to exert service to the society. Centre for Rural Development plays a pivotal role in rendering the elite services.

4. THE PRACTICE (400 Words)

1.Education Related
(Quality Education - SDG 4): Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College, Pollachi in association with the National Daily Newspaper, The Hindu, Tamil Thisai, organises quiz and career guidance programme for the schools situated in the areas of Pollachi, Palani, Udumalpet and Dharapuram.

2. Health Related
‍(Good Health and Well Being - SDG 3): Centre for Rural Development organised village household survey under Swatch Bharat Abhiyan for the villages adopted under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA). CRD along with Pollachi Rotary and Indian Immunological Society, Hyderabad constructed a Sanitation Block at Government Higher Secondary School, Pollachi & Government High School, Gollapatti. Eye camps, blood donation campaigns, vaccination campaigns, Covid-19 Swabs tests were conducted.

3. Social Upliftment
‍(Reduced Inequalities- SDG 10): The institution has conducted various programmes related to social upliftment. Awareness Rallies related to cancer, drug abuse, child labour, helmet awareness were conducted.

4. Employment Related
‍(Decent Work and Economic Growth- SDG-8): The institution in association with Bombay Stock Exchange organized Investors Awareness Programme. Through the project rural, semi-urban citizens gained awareness in various concepts of savings and investments.

5. Environment Related
‍(Clean Water and Sanitation- SDG-6): STC is a participating institution under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA), a flagship programme of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India and has adopted the following villages for their development in collaboration with district administration.
1. Eripatti
2. Devampadivalasu
3. Vazhaikombunagoor
4. Nallur
5. Ayyampalayam

Uniqueness
1. The institution adopts United Nations Sustainable Development Goals such as Quality Eduaction-4, Good Health and Well Being-3, Reduced Inequalities-10, Decent Work and Economic Growth-8 and Clean Water and Sanitation-6.
Extension activity is conducted in 5 fields catering to the needs of the local community and region. Apart from the curriculum the PG & Research Department of Social Work has mandatory outreach programmes.‍

EVIDENCE OF SUCCESS (200 Words)
Evidence 1
In the year 2021 to 2022, students of 45 schools were benefited and in the year 2022 to 2023 students of 50 schools were benefited. The Management of STC offered free scholarship to the winners of quiz finale which were scheduled on 7^thApril 2022 and 23^rdFebruary 2023.
Evidence 2
‍Rs. 18,00,000 /-was spent to complete the Sanitation Project. The sanitation block was handed over for usage on 21.07.2023 and 31.03.2023 respectively. Construction of Toilets through health-related activity has benefited the following schools
• Gollapatti High School, Negamam - 320 students
• Municipal Boys High School, Pollachi - 600 students
• Government Higher Secondary School, Vettaikaranputhur- 600 students.
Evidence 3
Various social issues have been addressed through campaigns and awareness rallies.
Evidence 4
Through BSE, Investor Awareness Programme nearly 2679 people were benefited in and around of Pollachi and Udumalpet Taluk. 60 Investors Awareness Programmes were conducted from 5ebruary to May 2019. The worth of grants received from BSE was Rs. 2.40,000/-
Evidence 5
Centre for Rural Development received Rs. 50,000/- grant under Unnat Bharath Abhiyan scheme and organised plastic awareness campaign in Eripatti, Ayyampalayam, Devampadivalasu, Nallur and Vaazhaikombu villages. on 24^th, 25^th& 26^thof September 2019.

PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED AND RESOURCES REQUIRED: (150 Words)
• To make students shed their inhibition while rendering the service is a challenging task.
• Lack of support, coordination, and participation from the village people.
• More funds to expand these initiatives.

NOTES
(Refer Extension Activities Report for more details)

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