Minority Cell

Minority cell of the college was established with the purpose of empowering the minority communities in the college and assist them in their curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. The Cell has been set up to help minority students from the Christian, Muslim, Jain and other communities achieve holistic development.

Objectives

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  To ensure equal opportunities for education of minorities
• To facilitate financial support to students from these communities from governmental agencies and other sources
• To make the minority students aware of the various scholarships schemes of the Central and State Governments.
• To encourage these students to enroll for courses, workshops, programs, etc. which the College offers students in an attempt to equip them with the skills needed for their careers
• To provide these students with a grievance redressal mechanism in addition to the regular redressal mechanism

·          To take such follow up measures for achieving the objectives and targets laid down for the purpose by the Government of India and the UGC.
·          To ensure provisions for an environment where all such students feel safe and secure.
·          To encourage enrolling for career orientation programs which would empower and equip them with the necessary skills to choose a career
·          To provide prompt counseling for any emotional emergencies arising on account of any event at the campus.
·         To ensure protection and reservation as provided in the constitution of India.

Functions and Activities

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  To collect reports and information of Government of Maharashtra and UGC’s orders on various aspects of education, employment of minority students
• To publicize the various Central and State Government scholarship schemes and any updates in these matters
• To coordinate with other College Cells and Committees such as the Mentoring Cell, Placement Cell, Students’ Council, Sports Council, Cultural Council, etc. and ensure that students from minority communities participate in their activities
• To coordinate with Programme Coordinators, Department Heads and the Mentoring Council to identify students from these communities who need special assistance such as remedial classes and bridge courses, as well as those who are advanced learners and could be given extra attention and guidance

The Nature of Activities of the Cell
·         To collect reports and information of State Government and UGC’s orders on various aspects of education, employment of minority students.
·         To circulate State Government and UGC’s decisions about different scholarship programs.
·         To communicate with the students and motivate them for better future planning.
·         The Cell is committed to provide assistance to the minority students through counseling, personality development, development of  communication skill and preparatory classes for professional and employment purposes etc.
·         The Cell is actively engaged in coordinating and resolves the problems in the matter of conduct of coaching and other measures with a view to see that the education system succeeds in bringing to a level quantitatively as well as qualitatively indistinguishable from the level of the rest of the society.
Minority Cell Composition
The Minority Cell will comprise of the following members:

Sr No	Name	Designation
1	Dr. C. D. Upasani	Chairman
2	Dr. L. P. Kothari	Member
3	Mr. Y.N. Ansari	Member
4	Dr .M.A. Chordiya	Member
5	Mrs. U. N. Dungarwal	Secretary