Year	Document
2022-23
2021-22
2020-21
2019-20
2018-19

Mentoring Provides genuine support and guidance to students of tertiary education programmes who are experiencing challenges in learning due to educational, social, emotional behavioral problems that are consensually affecting their learning and performance.

          2. Objectives of the Practices:-

• To provide Support in the form of mentorship and counseling them so that the students can cope up with the new environment.
• To monitor the overall development of the students during the 3 years of UG/2years of PG Programs.
• To provide continuous learning process for both the mentor and the mentee.
• To establish the mentor as a role model and to support the mentee for personal and academic development.
• To establish a vibrant relationship between the teachers and the students that will ensure responsible behavior and discipline.

3. The Context:-

            The nature of students background i.e catering to different socio – cultural and economic diversity necessitates mentoring being opted as one of the best practices of the institution. The absence of institute analyzed system of having proper system of mentoring guidance and counseling in the region along with the obvious fact that most of the students are from remote areas and first generation learners, makes it imperative on the part of the institution to provide mentoring a guidance for all – round development of the students on academic  as well as aesthetic lines. Moreover it is aimed to align with the institutional mission and vision statement among to develop students on progress the lines i.e to imbibe in the students a rational positive outlook towards life thereby making them responsible citizens.

4. The Practice:-

            Mentoring session is regularly conducted uniformly by all mentors on every Thursday from 11.30 to 12.30 PM. The session is compulsory for every student to attend without fail.

• Each mentor is assigned with 25 students for the whole duration of 2/3 years of PG/UG respectively.
• The mentoring Parameters are based on 4 aspects – academic, attendance,                and general.
• The mentors are provided with details of mentees performance in terms of academic (weekly tests, midterm tests, and semester end exams) and attendance records.
• The mentor also keeps track on mentees personal development like co-curricular activities, discipline and career related issues.
• The mode of communication between mentor and mentee is established through different modes viz in person, phone and e –mail.
• The practice of mentoring system is evaluated by the vice-principal and coordinator IQAC monthly so as to ensure quality and efficacy of the practice.
• The grievances of the mentees are taken up by the mentor and if necessary it is forwarded to the principal for necessary remedial actions.
• Details of meeting, minutes of meeting and issued raised / resolved etc are noted in a note book which is maintained by each mention.
• Further a printed booklet with personal profile, academic profile, performance in exam, and achievements/interest in co-curricular activities of mentors are recorded promptly to know the back round information about  the mentees, and regularly updated the records by mentors.

5. Evidence of success:

• The genuine interest shown by the mentor has developed a secure of confidence, support and security that they become balanced to face personal and academic challenges.
• Consistent caring and guiding act as a moral booster in improving regular attendance and contributes to personal and educational growth of the students.
• Continuous monitoring for technical and soft skill enhancement has increased the number of employable graduates.
• Alumni have expressed that they have maximized their potential, developed their skills, improved their performance, and become the person they want to be.
• Acceptance of others as they are and respecting their opinions are obviously exhibited in their behavior
• A strong and caring triangular bond is cemented day by day among parents, teachers and students.
• The alumni gathering in college day celebrations etc is the most powerful indicator of success of this programme.
• The help and guidance received is so ingrained in their minds that they voluntarily give back the same to the society through extension activities.

6. Problems encountered and resources required:

• The programme would be more successful if a student has the same mentor throughout the course.
• Sometimes students preferring a particular teacher as her mentor, cannot be accommodated due to student strength.
• At times mentors may not be able to spend their time due to academic or administrative preoccupations.
• If the mentors are allotted across the disciplines, they may feel free to share their problems of academic in nature.

Note:- 

The institution started with the vision of empowering girl students of the rural, agricultural community, by choice, admitted more first generation learners and willingly took up the greater responsibility of providing additional care for the overall development of the students. Academically and economically weak students are the cynosure of the institution from day one of its inception.

            The success of this programme has to be mainly attributed to the faculty who consciously maintain a good contact with the parents and is reciprocated in the same     by parents and wards even beyond the classroom into the journey of life, for the spectacular reason of caring and sharing which reduces burden and doubles happiness.