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Student's Affairs
The office of Students’ Affairs provide guidance and advise for the students to approach for matters pertaining to Students’ Council and Students’ Sports Council, Extracurricular Activities and Events, Non Evaluative Credits in Extracurricular Activities, Student Duty and Medical Leaves, Students’ Discipline and Code of Conduct, Student Clubs and other general matters pertaining to college students. The office of Students’ Affairs also assists college administration in publicising various resources available for student on campus. It also provides assistance to Faculty In Charge of various student resource centres in organising awareness programme . Students can apply for undertaking Internship as well as Earn while You Learn programme at the office of Students’ Affairs.
Staff Advisory Programme - Mentoring
Since 2008, Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts and Science has been running a mentoring program for all students aimed at helping students to learn in a more comfortable environment.
Who is a mentor?
A mentor is a Parvatibai Chowgule College faculty member. A mentor supports and encourages a student in his/her academic and personal growth. A mentor facilitates personal and professional growth of an individual through their own experience.
Who is a mentee?
A mentee is a student who is assigned to a mentor. He/she will ask for guidance whenever academic questions or issues arise. The mentee is expected to meet the mentor at least twice in a month.
What is the mentoring process in Parvatibai Chowgule College?
Mentoring process is a face-to-face interaction in which a faculty member provides guidance to a student. The mentoring process requires that the mentor and mentee work together to reach specific goals and to provide each other with sufficient feedback to ensure that the goals are reached. The mentoring relationship is formed outside of regular classroom activity. The mentors if needed shall direct the mentees to other support services. For example, if a mentee who is working on a project shares that they need help in writing, the mentor may direct them to the Writing Centre, or if the mentee is having any difficulty or confusion about career or personal life, they may be directed to the Career and Personal Counselling Centre. Since the college believes in heterogeneity, the mentees are provided with mentors who are from different subject fields . The interaction between the mentor and mentee touches upon different topics, and there is give and take of knowledge/information. Mentors discuss the mentees performance in various assessments, completion of credits and about any other academic issues faced by them. The mentors also keep a track of the targets set by the mentees. Target setting is a process in which each mentor and the mentee sit together to discuss the expected goals to be achieved in each course and draw a study plan for the same. Target setting helps the mentee to review themselves on time spent on each course and the resulting outcome, and lead them to improve their scores. This process in turn helps the students to successfully make a study plan. Mentoring During the Pandemic The pandemic necessitated that mentoring takes place in an online mode with homogenous group of students. Faculty from within the department divided the students amongst themselves. Meetings were conducted through g-meet and students who could/did not attend the meet were contacted through various means like phone call, WhatsApp, telegram and emails. Mentors helped students resolve issues/queries pertaining to college by providing necessary information.
Student Wellfare
Student welfare includes services that enhance the physical, mental, and social well-being of students. It promotes balanced growth, fosters a caring college culture, and ensures equal learning opportunities. Educational institutions must prioritize the welfare of their students. The Student Welfare Committee offers essential Programmes and support to enhance student well-being, campaigns on welfare issues, and collaborates with student-led services. They recommend scholarships, including the prestigious Hira Wagh award for outstanding students. Currently, scholarships are available from the Government student aid fund, Blue Cross Laboratories, and Margao Higher Education Society, all based on merit and funding availability. The committee also facilitates communication between students, parents, and college authorities.
Non Evaluative Credits (NEC)
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Duty & Medical Leave:
Students can apply for Duty leave for participating in Inter College/ Inter University / State/ National/ International activity /event organised by College or other institutions / organisations shall be awarded as per Goa University ordinance 17.3.viii: (Effective from 12th February, 2019). That says, a student representing the Institution / University / State / Country in extracurricular activities such as NCC / NSS / Sports / Cultural events, on obtaining prior approval of the Principal / Dean / Head of Department, shall be marked Present for the lectures/practical missed, provided such absence is supported by documentary evidence issued by the appropriate authority such as Commanding Officer of NCC, Director of Sports and Youth Affairs, Director / Asst. Director of Sports in Government / University or an authorized official of these and other similar bodies Students can apply for Medical leave and the same can be granted as per Goa University ordinance 17.3.ix: (Effective from 12th February, 2019) Absence on medical grounds for more than four continuous working days is required to be supported with a Medical Certificate which should be submitted within seven days after re-joining the class. Absence beyond 25% maybe condoned on medical grounds. Convener of Student Leave committee of college may demand additional documents required to support the absence on medical ground for more than four continuous working days such as copy of medical prescription, invoice of purchased prescribed medicine, diagnostic report or admission / discharge report of a hospital.
