K J SOMAIYA COMPREHENSIVE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND RESEARCH
Vidyavihar, Mumbai
Re – Accredited by NAAC Permanently Affiliated to University of Mumbai
Recognized under 12 (B) of UGC
Information Brochure 2015-16
K J Somaiya College of Comprehensive Education, Training and Research Telephone: (91-22) 21022265 Fax (91-22) 21024458 Email: [email protected] Website: www.somaiya.edu/vidyavihar/bed
Founder’s Message
K. J. SOMAIYA COMPREHENSIVE
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, TRAINING
AND RESEARCH (Adhyapak Mahavidyalaya)
VIDYAVIHAR, MUMBAI –
400 077
My Dear Young Students, Welcome to the Institutions of the Vidyavihar! Your finest hour is here. The future belongs to you. Let us all zealously work together and dedicate ourselves to build India of our dreams. Remember, nothing was ever achieved without hard work. Be bold but be not bowled over. Let truth and duty be our watchwords. Never despair in the face of setbacks. Keep courage and continue to work with fortitude. Have faith in yourselves and in the Almighty. Strive for your goals and the future is yours!
Padmabhushan (Late) Pujya Shri Karamshi J. Somaiya (May 16, 1902 – May 9, 1999)
Our Inspiration: The Great Visionary and Transformational Leader
The Principal, the staff and the students of K.J.Somaiya Comprehensive College of Education, Training and Research pay tribute to their departed leader, great philanthropist and entrepreneur
Late Dr. Shantilal K Somaiya (29‐12‐1927 to 01‐01‐2010)
He carried on the legacy of his father and expanded qualitatively and quantitatively, this great empire of learning, Somaiya Vidyavihar, and showcased it on the global platform… He left us for his heavenly abode on 1st January, 2010… May his soul rest in peace…
Our Steering Force: The Management
Shri Samir Somaiya
President, SVV
Shri V Ranganathan Hon Secretary, SVV
Dr Rajan Welukar Provost, SVV
About us…
K. J. Somaiya Comprehensive College of Education, Training and Research, established on 29th August 1990 as a Gujarati Linguistic Minority Institution, is one of the 35 institutions in Somaiya Vidyavihar. Placed in a premier location on a sprawling 60 acre campus abuzz with the activities of 27,000 students and 1600 faculty members, the institution has been through two cycles of NAAC accreditation and is permanently affiliated to the University of Mumbai. It is also privileged to be recognized by UGC under 12B. The college, since its inception, has reached new heights of excellence and achievements. With the mission to empower the teachers to become excellent human resource and to contribute meaningfully to the nation and the human society, the institution has been tirelessly working because of which it is known to be a premier institution of teacher education in Mumbai. Our college has a rich tradition of pursuing academic excellence, value based education and providing a conducive environment for the overall development of the students and teachers. It provides a variety of enriching experiences and exposure to the students as well as the faculty members for their professional growth. We believe in going beyond the prescribed curriculum to provide rich and meaningful academic and research exposure to our students. We believe that our research endeavors not only help us to discover new landscapes of knowledge but also gain a new vision. Therefore, in addition to their excellent curriculum transaction infused with creativity and innovations, the faculty members are actively involved in research activities of pedagogic relevance. The faculty strives to ensure that the research informs teaching‐learning process. The college offers the following programs affiliated to University of Mumbai: Bachelor of Education‐ B Ed Master of Education –M Ed, PhD (Education) programs along with the Post Graduate Diploma in Management of Education‐ PGDME, which is a part time program. The college houses IGNOU study centre 1601 offering more than 56 distance education programs including MA in Psychology; it is also a program
study center of IGNOU (1688P) for M Ed and MA Ed distance education programs and. The institution encourages the faculty members and the students to present their papers in state, national and international level seminars and conferences. Each year, our institution organizes two prestigious events‐ a two day National Seminar under Senior Scholars’ Seminar Series, popularly known as SSSS focusing on latest pedagogical issues and an intercollegiate competition Pratyush focusing on the rich cultural legacy of our country, Incredible India. The institution is proud to put on record that the talent pool of highly skilled education researchers of the institution bagged major research grants of UGC and ICSSR amounting to 25 lacs. We are looking forward to having talented and brilliant young people from India and abroad to join us and share our vision of creating enlightened, empowered and emancipated teacher fraternity and fostering lifelong learning among them.
From the Principal’s Desk….
My dear young students, Your role as teachers in the new millennium has become multifaceted and challenging. Our society expects you to be responsible for the holistic development of children. Your role as facilitators for social transformation will require you to be globally competent, humane, collaborative and multicultural in your outlook and capable of change management. You will need to cultivate social, moral and spiritual values in children. You have to develop in children nationalism and internationalism, prepare them to be global citizens, develop in them self learning skills and ICT skills and develop in them high social, emotional and spiritual quotient. To play this role effectively, we at the K. J. Somaiya Comprehensive College of Education, Training and Research strive to equip you with the appropriate knowledge, skills, habits, attitudes and values. We expect you to not only develop the above competencies as a teacher but also develop a desire for lifelong learning and for ‘reaching the unreached'. We have to be humane, humble and contribute our bit to the society in creating the future citizens. With this mission, our institution endeavors to instill in you the urge to be creative and innovative, inspiring your student fraternity to strive for equity and social justice. It is with a sense of pride that I look at the alumni of our institution who have gone on to transform society as the institution enters its 24th year of the existence. Dr. Vasundhara Padmanabhan Principal
The Faculty
29
Non Teaching Staff
33
Our Achievements so far..
2015-2016
Two major research grant projects completed; 4 faculty have applied for major research grant from ICSSR 3 Faculty have applied for minor research grant from UGC 2 Faculty have applied for minor research grant from Mumbai University 18 students enrolled for PhD (two being JRF candidates); 5 faculty members are PhDs and 7 are recognized for PG teaching. Ms Rupal Thakkar got the 'Outstanding Senior Faculty' Award; Ranked among the top 15 B Ed colleges in India and one of the top B.Ed college in Mumbai as per web site of India Education and quoted by DNA newspaper. Dr Sreetanuka Nath's papers accepted for presentation - London International Conference on Education (LICE-2015), UK; - epiSTEME 6 to be jointly organized by HBCSE and IIT Bombay 15-18th Dec, 2015 Ms.Usha Sharma presented a paper at International Conference on Gender Equality (ICGE1) in association with United Nations, Women conducted by Gender Park ,Kerela from November 12-14,2015 Ms Usha Sharma's paper accepted at 7th National Conference on Mathematics at Vidya Pratishthan College of Engineering Baramati in association with IIT Mumbai.
2014-2015
The university team recommended autonomous status to the college; Two major research projects completed successfully; The Principal selected for a Global Leadership Program, CSC Leaders 2015 (in Oxford and London from April 11-19, 2015 and in Ahmedabad from July 27-30, 2015) Ms Usha Sharma presented a paper in ULondon International Conference Dr Kalpana Kharade was awarded Dr. Kalpana Kharade received Hirkani Award-2015 By Mumbai Doordarshan Dr. Kalpana Kharade received National Role Model Award-2014 By Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
2013-14
Three more students awarded PhD from the center; Proceedings of the Seminar brought out as ISBN Book Secured 3 ICSSR and 1UGC major research grants amounting to Rs. 23.36 lacs Enrolment of the students to PhD course increased to 16 Started 6 months Pre-PhD Program for PhD students Recognized under 12 (B) of UGC; Enrolled 5 more Ph D students (Total 10) The Principal presented a paper in World Conference on Science and Technology Education (WorldSTE), Kuching, Malaysia The Principal presented a paper in GERA EDUCON 2013 KhatmanduU, Nepal
2012-13
The Principal invited as Academic Visitor to the School of Education, HOxfordH University The Principal was Session Chair at the HIreland International Conference on Education H(IICE-2013) held at Dublin Ms Sreetanuka Nath was awarded PhD; The college bagged 6 University minor research projects Mr Umesh Chavan got the Best Employee Award from Somaiya Trust
2011-12 Dr Kalpana Kharade and Ms Rupal Thakkar presented papers in ULondon International Conference First student warded PhD from the Research Center Started the newsletter Simhavalokan
2010-11
Got Reaccredited by NAAC Nikita Gosrani got II rank in B Ed examination held by Mumbai University Dr Vasundhara Padmanabhan got the Best Teacher Award for outstanding contribution to teaching by Higher Education Forum and First India Foundation
2008-09
First College to start full time M Ed with an intake of 40 students; The only college to start PG Diploma in Management of Education; Ms Viji Ranganathan secured I Rank (B Ed) from Mumbai University Ms Pournima Lachake III Rank (M Ed) from Mumbai University Became center for M. Phil and Ph.D. Programs of University of Mumbai; Became IGNOU Study Center1688(P) for M Ed and MA Ed; Became YCMOU study center for M. A. Ed. Dr Vasundhara Padmanabhan successfully completed minor research project-Standardized a Teaching Competency Scale for Secondary School Teachers
2006-07 Got permanent affiliation to University of Mumbai. The Principal presented a paper in UNong Khai, Thailand, The college bagged and successfully completed 4 University minor research projects
2004-05 Intake Capacity for B Ed increased from 80 to 100. Dr Vasundhara Padmanabhan successfully completed minor research project- Standardized a Cognitive Capabilities Test for Transition Period (CCT-T)
1994-95 Became YCMOU Study Center for M Ed and PGRP programs.
1993-94 Became YCMOU study center for B Ed program; Became IGNOU Study Center 1601-offers 64 programs
1991-92 Beginning of Senior Scholars’ Seminar Series (SSSS) Beginning of ‘Pratyush’, the intercollegiate competitions
1990-91 Establishment of the Institution offering B Ed program with an intake of 80 students
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Local Managing Committee
Sr. No Name Designation
1 Shri. Samir S. SomaiyaPresident Chairman
2 Shri. V RanganathanHon. Secretary Member
3 Dr. Sugra ChunawalaHBCSE, Mumbai Member
4 Ms. Vineeta KanoriaSpecial Educator, Ummeed Child Development Center
Member
5 Ms. Kavita AnandDirector, Adhyayan Asia Member
6 Dr. Vasundhara PadmanabhanPrincipal, KJSCETR Secretary
7 Dr. Kalpana KharadeRepresentative of Teaching Faculty Member
8 Ms. Rupal ThakkarRepresentative of Teaching Faculty Member
9 Ms. Hema BhadawkarRepresentative of Teaching Faculty
Member
10 Shri. P. J. SonarRepresentative of Non‐teaching staff Member
Alumni Association (Registered)
Members
Dr. Vasundhara Padmanabhan, President
Ms. Rupal Thakkar, Co-ordinator
Ms. Usha Sharma, Jt. Secretary
Dr. Sreetanuka Nath, Jt. Secretary
Dr. Divya Sharma, Jt. Secretary
Ms. Gomathi Shah, Member
Mr. Shakti Zala, Member
Ms. Pushpalatha Raja, Member
Our Internal Quality Assurance Committee (IQAC)
Dr. Vasundhara Padmanabhan
(Chairperson)
Mr. M.K. Radhakrishnan (Senior Administrative Officer)
Dr. Kalpana Kharade Ms. Rupal Thakkar
Ms. Hema Bhadawkar Ms. Usha Sharma Dr. Divya Sharma (Faculty Members)
Dr. Pooja Birwatkar
(Co‐ordinator)
Shri. V. Ranganathan (Member of Management)
Dr. Vijay Joshi
Dr. Vijayam Ravi (Nominees from Local Society)
Ms Parveen Shaikh
(Alumnus)
Our Support Team
Shri P J Sonar ‐ Head Clerk
Shri M K Radhakrishnan ‐ Accountant
Shri Sameer H Lokhande ‐ Jr. Clerk
Ms Apurva Joshi – Librarian
Shri R Y Jadhav ‐ Peon
Shri Sanjay B Kamble ‐ Peon
Ms. Ashwini. Salgaonkar ‐ Library Attendant
Ms. Rajashree Chandaliya ‐ Sweeper
Mr. Umesh Chavan ‐ Computer Lab Attendant
The Faculty - The Heart of the Institution
Dr. Vasundhara Padmanabhan B Sc., M Ed, PhD, PGDHE
Principal
Dr. Kalpana Kharade M.A.Ed. and Ph.D. in Education from University of Moscow
Vice Principal
Ms. Rupal Thakkar M Sc, M Ed, PGDME, NET
Assistant Professor
Ms. Hema Bhadawkar M Sc, MA, M Ed, M Phil, PGDME, PDSE, NET, SET
Assistant Professor
Ms. Usha Sharma B.Sc., MA Sociology, M.Ed., SET
Assistant Professor
Dr. Sreetanuka Nath MSc, M.Ed, PGDCA, NET, Dip. in Kathak
Assistant Professor
Ms. Takshashila Jadhav MA English, M.Ed., NET Assistant Professor
Dr. Divya Sharma
M.Sc., M.Ed., NET, JRF, Ph. D.Edu, PGDHE Assistant Professor
Dr. Pooja Birwatkar
MSc (Zoology), MA(Ed), PGD in IRPM, Ph. D.Edu. Assistant Professor
Ms. Apurva Joshi
MA (Economics), Masters in Lib Science Assistant Librarian
Faculty Profile
Dr. Vasundhara Padmanabhan is the Principal of college of education and a former secondary school teacher. Dr. Vasundhara Padmanabhan is a highly energetic, dynamic, innovative, goal‐driven educational visionary and manager with 20 years of experience. With a passion for making a mark wherever she goes, in a short period of five years, from 2004 to 2009, she was able to transform her institution, K. J. Somaiya College of Education and Research, Mumbai, India, from a financially unsound undergraduate institution to a financially sound post graduate institution and a research center offering post graduate courses in Education, Educational Management and Ph.D. programs, not to mention the distance education Post graduate programs in Education. Dr. Vasundhara has many paper presentations in international conferences and several publications to her credit. She has also standardized and patented a psychometric test as a part of her post‐doctoral research. She has been mentoring her faculty to present papers in national and international seminars, write research proposals for university research grants.
She began her career as a teacher educator in 1992 in a self‐financed institution where she gained extensive experience in teaching and research. As a visiting faculty of University of Mumbai, she pursued postgraduate teaching and research in Education. In addition, she acquired ICT (Information Communication Technology) skills and reputation as a competent and committed teacher educator. In 2004, when she was offered the Principal’s (Dean’s) post in a reputed self‐financed institution, she jumped at the opportunity to apply her creative problem solving skills in order to take the institution to greater heights.
Her areas of teaching are Methodology of Science and English, Educational Psychology, Educational Evaluation, Educational Technology, Research Methodology and Organizational Behavior. She is actively seeking roles where she can be a part of worldwide educational revolution that strives for equity, excellence and inclusion.
Dr. Kalpana Kharade, a former elementary school teacher with teaching experience in urban BMC and Private schools, has scaled great heights professionally all due to sheer determination and persistence. She is presently Associate Professor, a recognized PhD guide and Vice Principal of the College of Education. At KJSCCETR, right from its inception, her prowess in subjects such as Philosophical Foundations of Education, Methods of Teaching Languages, Teacher Education, Institutional Building and Evaluation is manifested in her effective curriculum transaction. A staunch propounder of inclusive education, especially for the visually challenged, Dr Kharade‘s thrust research areas include Qualitative research methods, Inclusive education, Instructional interventions for struggling readers and writers, Visually challenged and for children with diverse needs. She has persistently and diligently worked on preparing Personality development programs for the visually challenged girls, English speaking programs for vernacular medium students etc. Her scholarly pursuits have culminated in evolving instructional modules for constructivist learning strategies. Dr Kharade is a dynamic member of the committee on the Status of Blind Women, Guest speaker at the National Association for the Blind (NAB) and an proficient resource person for the IGNOU and YCMOU graduate education programmes. In November 2011, Dr Kalpana and Ms Rupal Thakkar jointly presented a paper in the London International Conference on Education which was very well appreciated by the participants. She was given recognition as the Core Committee Member of NCTE for two year M Ed curriculum framework. In recognition of her unstinted devotion to the field of education, she has been honored with the Neelam Kanga award (2002), Best Teacher award (2002) and Giant Group award for academic excellence (2007); In 2015, she received SVV Best Publication Award, Role Model Award from the Honorable president of India Mr. Pranab Mukherjee and Hirkani Award from Mumbai Doordarshan.
Armed with a Bachelors in Science and Education, a Master’s in Science and Education and NET qualified from UGC, Ms Rupal Thakkar is presently Assistant Professor at the K J Somaiya Comprehensive College of Education, Training and Research. A first ranker throughout her course of Education, Ms Thakkar is a vibrant Practitioner of Psychology, Environmental Education as well as the paper on English Method at the B Ed level. Inspite of handling a plethora of papers without compromise on their quality, Ms Rupal made time to update her professional skills by acquiring a first class at the PGDME level in 2010. An ardent Environmentalist at heart, she has initiated as well as successfully concluded an assortment of environmental related activities as part of the Environmental club activities with the panache of an expert. Predictably her thrust areas in research include Environmental issues as well as developing strategies/modules for effective teaching learning of English.Presently she is Associated as a Counselor for the M.Ed.
(IGNOU)program in education. In November 2011, Dr Kalpana and Ms Rupal Thakkar jointly presented a paper in the London International Conference on Education.
Ms. Hema Bhadawkar is Assistant Professor at the K J Somaiya Comprehensive College of Education, Training & Research. She holds post graduate degrees in History, Education and Philosophy to her credit. She is also certified in various computer applications such as DOS, Microsoft Office(98,NT,XP) Oracle, Internet and Programming Languages ( Oracle, Visual Basic, C, C++, FoxPro) etc. She embarked on her career in Education in 2006, where she confidently transacts the curriculum in Educational Evaluation at the B.Ed level as well as methodologies of History, Hindi, Marathi, Sanskrit due to her flair for language. Hemisphericity and study habits find dominance among her areas of interest in research in education. Presently, she is associated as the Co‐ordinator of IGNOU 1601 Centre at K. J. Somaiya College of Education and Counselor and Research Guide for MA(Edu) of Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University(YCMOU). She holds the distinction of being the only consultant from Mumbai for P D Hinduja College of Nursing and the only assessor for PGRP Program of YCMOU for the subject of Assessment and Evaluation. Ms. Hema completed her PGDME with a first class in 2010 and is currently enrolled for PhD under the guidance of Dr.Vasundhara Padmanabhan.
Ms. Usha Sharma Assistant Professor of Education, taught elementary school before beginning her career in Higher Education. Her tremendous flair for teaching enabled her to effectively teach students at all levels be it primary, secondary or college level. Her areas of scholarly interest include Guidance & Counseling, Psychology of Learning, and Mathematics Education at the B Ed level & Sociology of Education (M Ed level). Before joining Somaiya in 2009, she worked for the state board schools for nearly 11 years. In this institution, she teaches Mathematics method course to middle and high school aspiring teachers. Her research expertise enabled her to bag minor research grant from University of Mumbai through which she created constructivist based lesson resource for Mathematics teachers to teach Math at school level. To empower the 21st century mathematics teachers with global skills she enabled them to design lesson plans using infusion of multicultural elements into the Math curriculum.
Throughout her career, she has been active in state literacy initiatives through the Universalization of Education drive. Proficient in cultural arts, Ms Usha Sharma is the indomitable energizing force behind the success of every cultural program at this institution, a fact which was applauded even by the NAAC peer team in 2009. Never short of patience, she is keen to learn and has thus completed her Master’s Program in Sociology through IGNOU. Among her future aspirations is to conduct a workshop for training in‐service Math teachers on designing Multicultural based lesson plans.
She presented a paper titled ‘Embracing Diversities by Pre‐Service Teacher: Infusion of Multicultural Elements into the Mathematics Curriculum’ at the Anglo‐American Conference for Academic Disciplines at the University of London, United Kingdom from 4th Nov to 7th Nov,2014. Dr Sreetanuka Nath is Assistant Professor at K J Somaiya College of Education. She has cleared her UGC NET in Education. She has completed her PhD in Education from Dept. of Education, University of Mumbai. She obtained her Honours degree in Physics and went on to pursue Masters in Physics (MSc) from Banaras Hindu University. Subsequently she obtained her Master in Education (MEd) from SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai. She had also completed her PG Diploma in Computer Applications. She is very much passionate in conducting Science demonstration elucidating upon various concepts of high school science. She has been editor of two ISBN books containing the Proceedings on 2 day National Seminars on “Building Asynchronous Learning Environments: Opportunities and challenges” and “Innovations in 21st Century Education” respectively. She has acumen in works related to construction of website development of activities for science teaching, generating scripts for content development, development of learning resources on the Web through tailored web design and finding their effectiveness, Teaching Science and Math at school and college level, conducting research work on latest methods of science and Math, conducting research on the effect and operability of Google Classroom and Flipped Classroom on teaching learning. She has published many articles and research papers in reputed national and international journals and magazines. Her thrust areas incorporate subjects such as ICT in Education, Research Methodology, Educational Technology and Science Education which she efficiently transacts. Apart from academic pursuits, she has interest in Rabindra Nritya and Kathak dance and went on to pursue Senior Diploma in Kathak from ‘Prayag Sangeet Samiti’, Allahabad. Ms. Takshashila Jadhav is a proactive, result oriented professional delivering excellence through effective communication, coordination, planning and execution. She holds a Master’s Degree in english Literature and Master’s om Education. She qualified her UGC NET (Edu) in the same year of her M.Ed qualification. Formerly she was a secondary teacher in CBSE School where she dealt with the subjectEnglish. Her earnest desire to foster students Language skills enabled her to conduct several activities in LSRW skills; it resulted in enhancing student’s confidence level and their annual English language score. Presently, she is an Asst. Prof in K.J.Somaiya Comprehensive College of Education, Training & Research where she effectively transacts English and Educational Management. She attended the State Level Seminar on Soft Skills for Education and National Level Seminar on the Theme Innovations in 21st century Education. Her incl;ination towards Co‐curricular and Sports has been identified and therefore given its charge. She aspires to seek a
pioneering career in TeacherEducation, possess excellent leadership skills, open to good changes and have a strong zeal to achieve maximum in Life.
Dr. Pooja Birwatkar, Assistant Professor, has pursued her post‐doctoral research from Homi Bhabha Centre of Science Education and holds a Ph.D from Centre of Advanced Study in Education (CASE), Baroda. She holds a master’s degree in Science (Zoology) and Master’s in Education from CASE. At Masters of education level she has been a University topper and secured a distinction along with 2 GOLD Medals for securing highest percentage. She has also completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Relation and Personnel Management‐(IRPM). Dr Pooja Birwatkar has throughout been meritorious student and earned a junior research fellowship (JRF) from ICSSR (Indian Council of Social Science Research) as well as scholarship from M.S University, Baroda for Ph.D.
Dr Pooja Birwatkar pursued her post‐doctoral research from 2012‐2014. She also worked as a Consultant with Observer Research Foundation (ORF) Mumbai. Her areas of interest include research in science; inquiry based learning, diversity and science education as well as environment education.
Dr. Divya Sharma is a Post Graduate in Zoology and Education. She is NET and JRF qualified and has completed Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education from IGNOU. She started her career as a UGC Research Fellow in 2001. She completed her Ph.D. on the topic A Comparative Study of Administrative Systems and Curriculum Designs at Secondary Stage in India and UK in 2007. This thesis is acquired by ICSSR and is a part of National Social Science Center (NASSDOC).With an ample teaching experience as Junior and Senior Research Fellow of more than five years she moved forward and in February 2007, joined as Principal of Narayani College of Education, Palanpur, Gujarat. The college was affiliated to S.N.D.T. University, Mumbai. She worked as Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Ganpat University in Mahesana from June 2008‐2014.
She has 13 years of progressive career in Education. During this tenure, she has taught B.Ed., M.Ed., M.A. (Education) and M.Phil (Education). She is also a Ph.D. Guide. Her areas of expertise include Educational Psychology, Curriculum Development, Total Quality Management and Educational Research Methodology.
She has functioned as the invited and nominated member of many prestigious committees like Exam Committee, NAAC, Board of Studies and Doctoral Committee. She is the Member of Review Board and Editorial board of reputed Journals. She has published eleven articles and research papers in reputed journals and magazines like University News and Edutracks. She has organized three National Level Seminars and has worked as editor for publication of proceedings.
Ms. Apurva Joshi is the Assistant Librarian at K. J. Somaiya Comprehensive College of Education, Training & Research. She is a Post Graduate ( M.A‐Economics) from the University of Mumbai (2001), Masters in LibraryScience from SNDT University, Mumbai (2004). She has 6 months experience as a Library Project Associate in Maharashtra Mitra Mandal Library and Nehru Centre Library and 2 years as an Asst. Librarian at SIES College of Commerce and Economics.
Her role specifications include ordering, acquisition books, journals, etc., processing of the documents, collection development of library, dissemination of information, reference service, circulation service,current awareness service, website updation.
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Salient Features of K. J. Somaiya Comprehensive College of Education, Training and Research
Emphasis on the all‐round development of the students’ personality, Focus on the process rather than the product, Inculcation of desirable attitudes and values, Development of sensitivity and commitment towards society through
research endeavors, Highly qualified and experienced teaching faculty, Utilization of modern educational technology, Advanced training in computer applications to education Right balance between curricular and co‐curricular activities, Exposure to experts from various backgrounds through guest lectures,
national and international conferences, seminars and researchers’ forum Active Alumni Association Professionalized Placement services
Beyond Academics…
Yoga/Jeevan Vigyan as a stress reliever; Book Bank facility for B Ed students, who keep with them a set of 10 books throughout the year; Research Paper Reading Sessions for exposing the students and the faculty to the researches done by reputed national level institutions; Senior Scholars’ Seminar Series – Annual seminars to give exposure to the students and faculty to the academic expertise of the reputed educationists; Pratyush – The annual intercollegiate competition provides a platform to showcase the talents of teachers and prospective teachers in institutions of Mumbai; Workshops on Management topics by experts from Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research; Share and Care Programs in which the students learn from their peers about using the computers to prepare word documents, power point presentations, Excel sheets, graphs, to use the MS‐Excel for statistical analysis; System guidelines evolved to facilitate smooth functioning of the course activities; Guidance in using online journals, EBSCO (Research Database) for accessing foreign research journals; E‐ hand outs, web resources provided to students in order to enable them to access them anywhere, anytime; Access to EBSCO Database, hundreds of Indian and foreign journals free of cost through the college website; Online guidance given to B Ed, M Ed., and Ph D students for research work; Students mentored to present papers in the seminars conducted by the college and even outside college; Literary and cultural activities and competitions organized through which positive attitudes and national and global values are developed; Presentation skills developed in the students through the power point presentations by the students during the morning assembly; Community work of more than 20 hours per student to sensitize them to their social responsibilities; Exposure to constructivist and cooperative learning strategies like shadow teaching, flipped classroom, blended learning, and such other ICT enhanced active learning strategies, Professionalized placement services to B Ed students in reputed international schools, ICSE, CBSE and State Board schools, Educational visits for enlarging the knowledge horizon, picnics for informal interaction and for creating emotional bonding.
Value Added Courses
The college has designed so far many value added programmes for the students. Some of them were as follows:
‐ Web tools for teaching and learning ‐ English communication ‐ Research tools development ‐ Add on Course on Sports and Foreign Languages ‐ Developing instructional designs ‐ Preparation for NET/SET
Infrastructure
Well Equipped Class Rooms All the class rooms are spacious and have comfortable seating arrangements. The Lecture Hall is equipped with public address system, LCD and smart board which facilitate the use of technology in curriculum transaction. Each classroom is installed with LCD projector. Library Ours is well stocked library with 8010 books completely bar coded along with 12 journals, 3 magazines, CDs of Encyclopedia Britannica & 110 years of National Geographic Journals. The library is completely automated and offers interlibrary loan facility. The library is equipped with textbooks of all school boards. There are 7891 titles with many more books being added to the rich stock. There is a provision for online access to EBSCO research database through campus subscription. The College has also an institutional membership for the library at Tata Institute of Social Sciences. Computer Laboratory The college is having full‐fledged computer laboratory with 39 computers on LAN and 24 hours Internet connection. The institution is equipped with Scanner, CD Writer and other equipments wherein the students and teacher educators fully avail the facilities. Open access is provided to students for internet and computers. Computer lab is equipped with latest web tools. Language Lab The college is equipped with Orell digital language lab with 1 teacher console and 10 student console. Hostel Facilities The institution offers hostel facilities to the students in the hostel located in the campus that is meant for all students of Somaiya Group of institutions. The third floor of the hostel has a separate exit and is exclusively for women. Canteen Facilities There are three canteens in the college campus that cater to the needs of the students. Psychology Laboratory Psychology Laboratory has many standardized tests of intelligence, emotional intelligence aptitude, creativity, anxiety, stress, etc. and also personality inventories,
in addition to the equipments required for conducting psychological experiments. Sports The campus has various sports facilities like an athletic track of international standards, badminton, martial arts; squash which are made available for the use of our students as well. Foreign Language Courses The campus offers various foreign language courses like: Japanese, French; Italian and Spanish.
Programs offered
Programs Affiliated to University of Mumbai.
1. Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) Program It is a full time course of one year duration. Intake capacity is 100 students. Though the medium of instruction is English, students from other mediums of instructions can also seek admission. Career Prospects Become a secondary school teacher of SSC /CBSE / ICSE / IB / IGCSE Become a Teacher at Higher Secondary level if a candidate possesses Master Degree in the respective field. Grow professionally by being eligible for further education like Master of Education, Post Graduate Diploma in Management of Education, Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education offered by IGNOU and M.A. (Ed) of YCMOU and M.A. (Ed) and M.Ed offered by IGNOU. Get Placement in NGOs Eligibility Bachelor’s degree of any faculty of any recognized university with a minimum of 45% marks in aggregate.(Relaxation of the minimum percentage of marks to 40% for candidates from Reserved Categories). Admission procedure Admissions as per the University norms based on Common Entrance Test conducted by Maharashtra Vinaanudan Adhyapak Mahavidyalaya Sansthachalak Association, Aurangabad. Course structure Part A (Theory) External Assessment (500 marks ) Part B (Practicum) Internal Assessment (500 marks )
2. Master of Education (M.Ed) Program It is a full time course of one year duration and intake capacity is 40 students.
Though the medium of instruction is English, students from other mediums of instructions can also seek admission. Career Prospects – Become a Teacher Educator Do Research (Ph D) in Education Grow professionally Get Placement in NGOs Become eligible for Junior Research Fellowship from UGC, ICSSR, etc Eligibility – Bachelor of Education (B Ed) of Mumbai University or a degree of another University recognized as equivalent thereto with a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate.(Relaxation of the minimum percentage of marks to 50% for candidates from the Reserved Categories) Admission procedure Students have to apply directly to the college. Admission is given purely on merit basis. Course structure Part A: 4 Core Papers + 2 Electives (600 Marks) Part B: Dissertation: (200 marks) Part C: Practical Work Part A: Core Papers 1) Philosophical and Sociological Foundations of Education. 2) Psychological Foundations of Education. 3) Research Methodology in Education. 4) Teacher Education. Special Papers (Electives)* (Any two) A. Guidance and Counseling B. Management of Education C. Inclusive Education D. E Learning E. Educational Technology F. Quality Assessment in Education Part B: The dissertation shall carry 200 marks which shall be on Educational topic approved by the Board of Studies in Education. Part C: Internship of one weeks duration in a recognized B Ed College.
3. Ph D Program The College is a Ph D Center with 2 Ph D Guides. Intake Capacity: 10 students per Guide Career Prospects‐ Become a Teacher Educator; grow professionally; become eligible for the post of Principal after ten years of teaching experience at B.Ed level. Eligibility – 55% in M Ed or any other post graduate degree with PET/NET/SET
Admission Procedure: Students with PET/NET/SET are to appear for interview in the Center where they are selected and allotted to guides. They register with the college and write the proposal. When the proposal is accepted, they register in the University for PhD.
4. Post Graduate Diploma in Management of Education (PGDME) It is a part time course of one year duration. Intake capacity is 60 students and the medium of instruction is English. The program intends to orient teachers to the various theories, principles and practices in the field of educational management and prepare in‐position and prospective middle level management personnel for their tasks as Principals, Vice Principals, CEOs, Administrators and Heads of Educational Institutions. Career Prospects Becoming better Principal / Vice Principal /HOD /administrator /supervisor Eligibility Candidate must have passed the degree of Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) of this University or should be a Graduate in any faculty with three years of teaching and/or administrative experience in any educational institution recognized by the Government. Admission procedure Students have to apply directly to the college. Admission is given purely on merit basis.
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Our Distinguished Guests so far… Late Prof. M B Buch Former Head, CASE, M S University, Baroda. 1991
Prof. S A Suryawanshi Director, Institute of Science, Bombay 1994
Prof. M K Raina Senior Fellow, ICSSR, New Delhi. 1992
Prof. L C Singh Academic Consultant, School of Education, IGNOU 1995
Prof. Ramlaljibhai Parikh Vice Chancellor, Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad 1992
Prof. Carlos Hernandez President, Jersey City College USA 1996
Prof. G J Kerawala Prof. M Mukhopadhyaya
Head, Dept. Of Education Bombay Univeristy 1992
UNESCO Consultant, NIEPA, New Delhi 1996
Prof. C L Anand Pro Vice Chancellor, IGNOU 1993
Prof. J S J Tilak Senior Fellow, NIEPA 1997
Dr. G Chaurasia President, All India Federation of Educational Association, New Delhi, 1993
Prof. M P Lele Visiting Professor, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, JNU 1997
Dr. P M Sapre Director, Institute of Studies of Education, Pune, 1993
Dr. Vinod Agarwal Dir. Tallim Research Foundation Ahmedabad, 1998
Dr. K G Deshmukh Former Vice Chancellor, Amravati University 1993
Dr. Snehlata Deshmukh Former Vice Chancellor University of Mumbai 2001
Prof. Devadutt Dabholkar, Former Vice Chancellor, University of Pune 1994
Hon. Shri Annes Ahmed Minister of state for Higher Education Maharashtra 2002
Prof. Amrik Singh Former Vice Chancellor, University of Pune 1994
Dr. Chitra Natarajan Professor, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education 2005‐06
Dr. Vasantrao Govarikar Former Scientific Advisor to PM, Govt. of India 1994
Shri. Pradeep Bhargava Director, Cummins Generator Technology Ltd, Executive Council, NAAC, 2009‐10
Dr. B K Passi Ex. NCTE Vice Chairperson, UNESCO Professor, 2005‐06
Dr. Chris Davies Dept. of Education, Oxford University 2011‐12
Dr. Miriam Amit Dean, Ben‐Gurion University Eilat 2014‐15 Mr. Parimal Merchant AIFMB, Mumbai 2014‐15
Dr. Aparna PadgaonkarObstretician & Gynaecologist 2014‐15
Our Distinguished Visitors..
1. Dr. Binod Agarwal VC, Himgiri Nabh Vishwavidyalaya Dehra Dun 2009‐10 2. Dr. Parvin Sinclair Pro VC, IGNOU, New Delhi 2009‐10 3. Shri Pradip Bhargava Director, Cummins Generator Technology Ltd Member, Executive Council, NAAC 2009‐10 4. Dr. A D Sawant Pro VC, Mumbai University 2008‐09 5. Dr. Anita Rampal
Professor, Elementary and Social Education Chairperson, Textbook Development Committee 2008‐09 6. Dr. A D Pradhan Dean, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education 2008‐09 7. Dr. Ghavar Kapadia Consultant, Child Resource Centre, CHETNA 2008‐09 8. Dr. A G Bhalwankar Former Director, BCUD, SNDT Women�s University 2005‐06 9. Dr. B K Passi Ex NCTE Vice Chairperson, UNESCO Professor 2005‐06 10. Dr. Chitra Natarajan Professor, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education 2005‐06 11. Shri. D Sivanandan Police Commissioner,
Mumbai Police 2010‐2011
