The Arts, Science and
Commerce College has been established in 1969 in the month of June by
Mahatma Gandhi Shikshan Mandal,Chopda. It has been situated at the
foot of the Satpuras, i.e. very close to the hilly area where the
inhabitants then urgently needed education. The name of the tahesil is
Chopda from the district of Jalgaon from the state of Maharashtra.
The area
had no college at all during those years. We may, therefore, claim
solemnly that this institution was a unique and the first opportunity
for the people to be enlightened with which the masses have made the
most of by this time. The masses now educated would have been
uneducated by now had this institution not been set-up.
The college offers
education with 24 subjects at the general level and 12 subjects at the
special level. There are 04 Post -Graduate departments being run by
the college and 05 vocational courses are taken care of too. The
teaching staff is fully equipped with the necessary training,
qualifications and research attitudes as kept up in the modern times.
10 of the teachers have completed Ph.Ds.,15 of them have completed M.
Phils, while 20 of them are busy with the research. The teachers view
research attitudes, the notion of the social-service, students'
welfare and morality as the parts and parcels of the field of
education as stated by various educational committees and councils
earlier. The staff thus is well-equipped with all the essentials
needed for the best discharge of education. There are about 3000
students now studying with the college at the Arts, Science and
Commerce wings of the college. It is with pleasure that we state that
the enrollment of the students is above 2500 almost every year. The
college has, therefore, set-up a fully-cultured library having 40000
books on various subjects and disciplines. The library has two reading
rooms; one for the girls and the other for the boys. A separate row of
the news-paper- tables has been provided for the students to read
from. 12 multilingual newspapers are made available for the students
to read and walk shoulder to shoulder with the progressive world even
though they belong to the remotest area like Khandesh.
The college has active
units of the N.S.S. and the N.C.C. in which many students
enthusiastically participate; the college have to arrange the entrance
tests while admitting the learner to these units almost every year.
About 350 students are now the volunteers in the scheme of National
Service Scheme and about 50 cadets make the unit of the National Cadet
Corpse. These two units are a major power for the college and the
region around. All the activities viz. academic and extra-academic
have the fullest play on the expanse of 34.5 acreage. Besides, the
college has Mahatma Gandhi Study Centre, Chanakya Competitive
Examination Study Centre, Competitive Examination Cell [aided by the
UGC ] the Earn and Learn Scheme, Remedial Coaching Scheme, the Indoor
Stadium, the 400 metres' Running Track, Kho - Kho ground, the Kabbaddi
Play-Ground, the Volley Ball Play Ground and the like. The learners
let their abilities have a full swing on these play-grounds for the
twelve hours of the day. Most of the students win for the college
various awards from the tahesil, district, state and the university
levels. The college has a boys' hostel and the girls' hostel with 20
and 25 rooms respectively. The students are served the lunches and the
dinners both at the refectory which is located at the campus itself
for the total convenience of the students. The college has a Canteen
which serves refreshment, tea and the coffee with a descent manner
with an eye on the cleanliness and sanitation. It is a need of the
time to walk hand in hand with the modernization and its changes in
the educational set-ups. So, we have computerized the workings of the
library and the office; the college aims now to provide all the
departments with computers' sets soon. The Sharbhang, the college
miscellany, has been a special attraction for the townsfolk and the
student-community as it is the mirror of what happens during the
previous academic year. It is named after a greatest saint from the
Satpura ranges.
This
miscellany is full of creative writings by the students in regional,
vernacular, Hindi and English languages. In order to make the students
feel happy and energetic, the college has developed the best gardens
all around it. The Indoor Stadium of the college is a fascination for
those concerned with the college. It is precious and omni and hence
invites many students for the exercises and daily practices. |