Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Groups (SEDG) and Equal Opportunity Cell

Formation of the Cell

The Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Groups (SEDG) cell has been constituted in the campus in the year 2014 to resolve all the issues and problems related to SC / ST/BC/EBC/ Minority students and faculty. The cell provides special inputs in the areas where the students/faculty experience difficulties. The cell addresses academic and non-academic issues and complaints of students from reserved categories. The cell also strives to maintain an environment where all communities can participate in academic and research activities without any sort of discrimination with respect to caste or creed. In order to maintain such atmosphere, the Equal Opportunity cell is responsible for sensitizing the campus community about the importance of having diversity. The cell also aims to ensure that anti-discrimination laws in the context of caste and creed are followed.

Objectives

To circulate SC / ST/BC/EBC/ Minority commission’s decisions and to collect information regarding course wise admissions regularly, on an annual basis pertaining to candidates belonging to the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Circulate GOI and SC / ST/BC/EBC/ Minority Commissions decisions and collect regularly on annual basis information regarding course wise admissions to candidates belonging to the SC and ST community.
• Adopt measures to uplift the students belonging to SC / ST/BC/EBC/ Minority community at par with the main stream student segment.
• Create a platform where students can refer their problems, regarding academic and non- academic matters.
• Monitor the implementation of reservation policy in the institute.
• Analyze information on admission, education, training, and employment of SC / ST/BC/EBC/ Minority and prepare reports for onward transmission to the Ministry of Human Resource Development / University Grants Commission.
• Function as a grievances redressal cell for the grievances of SC / ST/BC/EBC/ Minority students and employees of the Institute and render them necessary support in solving their academic as well as administrative hindrances.
• Effective implementation of Rule of Reservation for SC / ST/BC/EBC/ Minority Candidates in admission process to various courses in the Institute.
• Effective implementation of the Orders/Circulars/Guidelines issued by the Central/State/UGC in respect of Reservation.
• Administer and extend all possible education facilities like Hostel accommodation, Scholarships and Stipend to SC / ST/BC/EBC/ Minority Students as applicable.
• Maintain and provide up-to-date information and statistics in reservation matters to the Central/ State/ UGC authorities.
• Organizing events such as Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Birthday Celebrations, Anniversary Programmes, etc..
• Arranging special coaching for SC / ST/BC/EBC/ Minority students to attempt and succeed in competitive exams such as Civil Services (Prelims), Personality Development, Communication Skills, etc.
• Counseling the students to help them overcome inferiority complex and encourage their participation through personal grooming.
• Conduct societal consciousness activities for the betterment of students from SC / ST/BC/EBC/ Minority community.
• Maintain the records and file all the activities conducted and submit the same to the IQAC Committee.

Members: