BEST PRACTICE 1

Title: Community Service / Outreach Activities through Rotaract Club of Bharat College
(RCBC)

Introduction:

The college has formed Rotaract Club, associated with Rotary Club of Badlapur MIDC area.

Under Rotaract club, students exchange ideas with leaders in the community, develop leadership
and professional skills, and have learning through service. In community, student members of the
club along with regular studies, they also actively participate by providing services to community
making them a responsible citizen.

The Goal:

Through the activities of RCBC, students identify their area of interest, enhance the knowledge
and skills, develop leadership qualities to address the physical and social needs of their
communities, and to promote better relations between all people through a framework of
friendship.

The Context:

Technology rules the young mind and media takes over the thinking process of students. They
have lost affection, love and care towards society and environment. In order to make them
socially responsible and caring, it was decided to have an interaction with community at large
through various activities. The result was - A series of activities under RCBC.

The Practice:

During the year 2018-19 a community outreach programme was chalked out and under the
guidance of Parent body, Rotary club of MIDC Industrial Area, Badlapur, Incharge Principal Ms.
Neetu Kapoor and RCBC Club Advisor Ms. Pooja Oak. Regular meeting are conducted to decide
various activities. Following main community based activities were conducted.

List of Activities
No. No. of
PROJECT NAME Nature of Activity DATE Participants
1. 1 Drop of Hope Blood Donation Camp 31-06-2018 73
2. Stem cells 31-06-2018 44
3. Go Green Go Clean Cleaning River 01-07-2018 21
4. 30 & 31-07-
Bottle Tree Plantation Tree plantation 2018 22
5. Interaction with Senior citizens at vrudhashram
Flashback and helping them 08-08-2018 22
6. Collecting donations and materials for flood 21-08-2018 -
Help (Kerala) affected people 27-08-2018 50
7. Cleaning river ..converting garbage into fertilizes
Swachhata hi Sewa and donationg the same to farmers 22-09-2018 38
8. SANKALP 23-09-2018 29
9. Interaction with Senior citizens at vrudhashram
flashback once again and helping them 28-09-2018 18
10. Navratri che Nav Nirmalya collection and disposal of the same from 10-10-2018 -
Diaws mandals 20-10-2018 15
11. Interaction with Senior citizens at vrudhashram
Happiness and helping them 31-10-2018 6
12. Go Green Go Clean 3 Cleaning city chowks 05-11-2018 7
13. Interaction with Senior citizens at vrudhashram
Recall and helping them 06-11-2018 12
14. Distribution of faral to Adivasis on occasion of
Tohfa 3.0 Diwali 08-11-2018 24
15. Making Eco-friendly rakhis and exhibition of the
Rakhi Exhibition sme 28-09-2018 39
16. Distribution of toys and clothings to
Diwali Khushiyon Ki underpreviliged families 08-11-2018 23
17. Conducted a session on traffic rules by inviting
Traffic Rules traffic police 05-02-2019 48
18. On occasion of Mahashivratri collection half of the
milk from devotees of Lord Shiva and donating to
poor, hungry and unpreviliged people in slum
White Revolution 6.0 areas. 04-03-2019 36
Evidence of Success: The college continuously received appreciation from rotary club and also
received Rotary Citation Award from Rotary International for Best Community Projects for
conducting social activities in well organised manner.

Problems faced: Registration and continuous coordination, in addition to regular activities of the
college was a challenge. But continuous meetings by Incharge Principal and RCBC Club
Advisor kept on motivating the students and now this club has taken shape of student oriented
activity.

BEST PRACTICE 2

ANNUAL INTERDEPARTMENTAL INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINAR

Introduction:

This is a unique practice of the college to organise an interdepartmental seminar every year
where the faculty members present paper on the topic of their own choice either related to their
subject or may be of any Other area or subject. This is generally held in the month of March. In
2018-19 it was organised on 20th April 2019 under the Title of Evolve 2019.
The Goal:

The purpose of conducting such a seminar is a full day sharing of knowledge on variety of topics
from different areas. This enables the faculty members form different streams to equip and
update themselves with latest developments and knowledge in different areas such as computers,
IT, commerce, management etc.

One of the ancillary objective of this seminar is to give platform to new faculty members to
prepare and present a research paper in their own college first so as to learn and gain confidence
to participate at national and International

Conferences.

The Context:

As research is one of the important aspects at UG and PG level, teachers are expected to
undertake research through Major and Minor Research Projects, Academic writing. This seminar
provides them with the platform to develop their research skills and improve their academic
writing.

The Practice:

Seminar is conducted at the end of Academic Year. Teaching staff members are informed to
select a topic of their own choice which is later approved by organising committee. Changes in
Title or topic are made if needed. The Researchers have been given time of one month to prepare
paper. They have to submit abstract of the paper fifteen days prior to the date of seminar.
Seminar has two sessions pre-lunch and post lunch session. The best presenter is awarded with
Best Paper Presenter award.

Evidence of Success:

Teaching staff members take this opportunity to improve their research skills which can be seen
through the list of paper presenters which is as follows.

Details of paper presentations:

1 Asst. Prof. Savita Punjabi Perfect Work - Life Balance

2 Asst. Prof. Farida Khopoliwala Balance is Beautiful - Work-life Balance

3 Asst. Prof. Krishna Chandra Jha Emotional Inteligence

4 Asst. Prof. Shriniwas Acharya Development of Cell and Sector

Scientific & Technological Development in India after

5 Asst. Prof. Shweta Satao
Independece

6 Asst. Prof. Ankita Awsarmal Skills Development in India

7 Asst. Prof. Sharvari Paranjpe Challenges before rural area

8 Asst. Prof. Sandesh Tambe Digital India - Major Initiatives and their Impact

9 Asst. Prof. Pooja Oak International Trade - Foreign Policy

10 Asst. Prof. Shivanjali Talari Skill Development - Opportunities and Challenges

11 Asst. Prof. Vishakha Torane Indian Banking of Industries Challenges and Opportunities

Problems faced :

It is difficult to conduct such activities due to tight Academic Schedule of the college and
University.