Funds crunch, faculty crisis hit RPM College – Times of India
Patna: RPM College in Patna City, a constituent unit of Patliputra University (PPU), which has been grappling with shortage of faculty members and resources for years, has attributed its condition to the financial crisis it has been facing as a result of non-release of funds by the state govt. Out of a sanctioned strength of 30, there are only 16 full-time teachers and six guest faculty members at this women’s college.
“The state govt has not provided the college a substantial sum of Rs 1 crore towards the claims from girls’ fee reimbursement. Without the necessary funds, even basic resources such as lab equipment and library books have become scarce,” said principal Punam, adding even then the college was awarded NAAC grade ‘C’ this month. “The NAAC team also pointed towards the faculty crunch as one of the reasons behind the low grading to the college,” she said.
Take the example of its physics, botany and zoology departments, which have been been running without any full-time teacher for the last two years. Prof Punam said despite repeated appeals to the authorities concerned, the situation remains unresolved. “The college is barely managing to teach the science disciplines in particular. We are managing at our own level by inviting retired and guest teachers to take the physics, botany and zoology classes,” she said.
The college, one of the prominent educational institutions for women in the eastern fringes of Patna, has 1,700 students at present in arts and science streams at undergraduate (UG) level. The college, which came into existence in 1970, also offers postgraduate courses in political science and Hindi, besides, vocational courses like Bachelor of Computer Applications, Bachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of Library Science.
The college, which has no hostel or playground, has also urged the state govt to allot a piece of land of Patna City High School, adjacent to it for extracurricular activities but in vain so far, the principal said.
“The state govt has not provided the college a substantial sum of Rs 1 crore towards the claims from girls’ fee reimbursement. Without the necessary funds, even basic resources such as lab equipment and library books have become scarce,” said principal Punam, adding even then the college was awarded NAAC grade ‘C’ this month. “The NAAC team also pointed towards the faculty crunch as one of the reasons behind the low grading to the college,” she said.
Take the example of its physics, botany and zoology departments, which have been been running without any full-time teacher for the last two years. Prof Punam said despite repeated appeals to the authorities concerned, the situation remains unresolved. “The college is barely managing to teach the science disciplines in particular. We are managing at our own level by inviting retired and guest teachers to take the physics, botany and zoology classes,” she said.
The college, one of the prominent educational institutions for women in the eastern fringes of Patna, has 1,700 students at present in arts and science streams at undergraduate (UG) level. The college, which came into existence in 1970, also offers postgraduate courses in political science and Hindi, besides, vocational courses like Bachelor of Computer Applications, Bachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of Library Science.
The college, which has no hostel or playground, has also urged the state govt to allot a piece of land of Patna City High School, adjacent to it for extracurricular activities but in vain so far, the principal said.
