Scholarship

1. Title of the Committee: Scholarship Assistant Committee/SC- ST Cell

2. Details of committee members:

Sr. No.	Name	Designation in committee
1	Mr. Trilok Sompura	Chairman
2	Mr. Nickson Das	Secretary
3	Mr. Atit Shah	Member
4	Ms. Neha Parmar	Member
5	Ms. Dipti Parmar	Member
6	Ms. Chaitali Vaghela	Member

3. Objectives of Committee:

According to the UGC Guidelines, following are the objectives of the Cell:

• Implement the reservation policy for SCs/STs in the college
• Take such follow up measures for achieving the objectives and targets laid down for the purpose by the GOI and the UGC
• Implement, monitor continuously and evaluate the reservations policy in college and plan measures for ensuring effective implementation of the policy and programmes of the GOI.

4. Strategies/Policies for attainment of objectives

Pre-Admission Coaching
The pre-admission coaching is organized by the SC/ST Cell for all SC/ST candidates. The orientation is scheduled for about 2-3 days in phases in the month of November, every year. The objective of this programme is to orient them about the whole process of the entrance test, positive and negative aspects of written test, group discussion and personal interview. Besides, another important point which is touched upon is about the common mistakes that the candidates make in the admission test and how to overcome those. The candidates are also told about the facilities available for the eligible candidates. It is also meant to help them feel confident. This is followed by clarification of doubts from the candidates.

Post-Admission Orientation
The students admitted in various programmes are provided post-admission orientation. The main focus is on the course curriculum, the whole new multi-cultural and multi-lingual environment that they are to face on the campus and various facilities available to them.

Capacity Building Sessions
(a) Language classes are arranged for students to improve communication skills and proficiency of language
(b) A programme on Personality Development is conducted;
(c) Career counseling is provided to the students;
(d) Computer classes are arranged to enhance their skills in operating the computer.

Remedial/Co-Curricular Coaching

At DPCN, remedial/co-curricular classes are conducted in the following areas, depending upon the student interest:

• Language classes for English
• Skill workshops for use of the library, writing an assignment, making presentation in class, public speaking, job selection and job interviews
• Orientation on scholarships available for higher studies.

Grievance Redressal
The SC/ST/OBC/ students can approach the Section Officer/Liaison Officer of the Cell for redressal of any grievance regarding academic, administrative or social problems. The Section Officer/Liaison Officer will meet the concerned students, understand their problem and take necessary action and/or render them necessary advice/help to resolve the matter.

5. Guideline of UGC related to ST-SC cell

• Guideline is enclosed behind

6. Distribution of work among members

Sr. No.	Name	Allotted Work
1	Mr. Trilok Sompura	To monitor the undergoing work of the committee and to provide constructive suggestions and guidance
2	Mr. Nickson Das	Perform administrative functions such as drafting correspondence, scheduling appointments, organizing and maintaining paper and electronic files, or providing information to callers.
3	Mr. Atit Shah & Ms. Dipti Parmar	Responsible to maintain the files of SC, ST, SEBC, Minority and MYSY scholarship files
4	Ms. Neha Parmar & Chaitali Vaghela	Responsible to maintain Dinsha Patel Charitable Trust file

7. List of the records to be Maintain

• SC Scholarship File
• ST Scholarship File
• SEBC Scholarship File
• Minority Scholarship File
• MYSY Scholarship File
• Dinsha Patel Charitable Trust (DPCT)
• Meeting Minute