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3. Skill Development:

Being an affiliated college, College offers CBCS for UG and PG programs from 2019-20. The curriculum is based on UGC’s LOCF guidelines and includes skill developing courses. To reinforce the academic programs in line with NEP, faculties designed 21 short-term certificate courses considering the local needs and skills to be imbibed on the students during degree programs. These are approved by IQAC and CDC and they are in process of approval from affiliating University. The Collegehas initiated Two B.Voc courses sanctioned by UGC’s NSQF program since 2018-19. The curriculum of these programs is designed by the faculties of the College. They offer certificate/diploma/degree with multiple-entry and exit options to studentswhere the exit point is linked to a specific job role as specified in NSQF. The practical skills are imbibed through experiential learning during laboratory sessions. The College offers project work, internships, and skills training programs, also promoted SWAYAM-NPTEL for online courses. The Government of Maharashtra has introduced a new innovative institution Career Katta providing opportunities about various skill based training programs. The College has joined this Career Katta which provides training for the placement in various government agencies. Career Guidance and Placement Cell conducts workshops on skills required in different industries and organizations to make them competent for various competitive examinations and placements. Industry personnel are invited to deliver lectures for the Guidance about competitive and entrepreneurship skills. Patriotism and National integration skills are imbibed from NCC activities. National Service Scheme trains the students in a rational way to imbibe life skills and sensitize them about social issues. Mentoring students is also one of the best practices of the institution, to enable students to explore future employment pathways and the overall development of individuals toward nation-building.

4. Appropriate integration of Indian Knowledgesystem (teaching in Indian Language, culture, usingonline course):

College provides higher education to the students of all strata of society belonging to Sinnar tehsil since 1969 through various programmes in Arts, Commerce, Science, Computer Science and B.Voc. disciplines. The medium of instruction for all the UG and PG courses is Marathi and English. Marathi is the regional language which is used to correspond to the stakeholders. The college conducts various functional, extensional and outreach activities either in Marathi or in English. Cultural awareness and expressions through the mother language are the major competencies to provide them with a sense of identity, belongingness, and appreciation. This is through the development of a strong sense and knowledge of their own cultural history. In these aspects, NEP 2020 will surely help in strengthening this culture. College has established a language laboratory. The central library well equipped with a huge collection of books in regional Indian and foreign languages. Marathi Language Conservation Fortnight (Marathi PandharwadaSaptah) and Marathi Rajbhasha Divasare celebrated by the department of Marathi.The Dapartmentof History runs the Modi Language Script training program. The faculties from the department of Science, Computer Science and English use the bilingual method of teaching in the classrooms.

5. Focus on Outcome based education (OBE):

Outcome-Based Education (OBE) is a student-centric teaching-learning process in which the course curriculum is delivered to achieve stated objectives and outcomes. OBE focuses on the evaluation of student performance i.e. outcomes at different levels. These outcomes are mapped in terms of attainment levels and calculated at the completion of courses and programmes. The College follows the university CBCS curriculum for different programmes which are based on UGC-LOCF documents. Programme and Programme Specific Outcomes (POs, PSOs) are narrower statements that describe what students are expected to be able to do by the time of graduation. Course Outcomes (COs) are statements describing significant and essential learning that learners have achieved, and can reliably demonstrate at the end of a course. POs and COs, designed by faculties considering graduate attributes, are stated and displayed on the website (link: https://www.gmdcollege.in/iqac). The evaluationof the students is carried out by considering various parameters like home assignments, class tests, oral test, seminars, group discussions, presentation, mid-semester internal examination and subjective assessments. The attainment levels are mapped for various courses and programmes using a well-defined procedure on the basis of performance in examinations. To attain the outcomes, the degree percentage, University ranks, placements, attendance, internal assessment are being considered. NEP model focuses STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) on experiential, application-based learning and research-based internship. As a part of holistic education, students will be given internship opportunities with local industries, businesses and local communities.  To make the Research internships available, theCollege avails different research institutes and industries to improve employability skills. In a way product-based research will be practised.

6. Distance education/online education:

As NEP 2020 focuses on distance education/onlineeducation which covers a large quantity of studentsfrom distant mode who is employed in other places.The institution has decided to provide such facilitiesfor imparting online education. During the Pandemic situation of Covid-19, the faculties were trained to workon online teaching mode. Teachers were suggested to create online google classrooms, online Google/Zoom meets, online study material which would be availed by the students at home. Some offaculties have already obtained technical skills andadvanced knowledge of online teaching andits trends. Many of our faculty have attended online Refresher, Orientation, FDP and short term courses on online teaching and ICT enabled teaching. The ICT based facilities are available. As a part of distance education, the College has started the centre of YCMOU through which the students learned through self-study. The College has started centre of School of Open Distance Learning (ODL) sanctioned by the SPPU.