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About the Course

“The graduates should be able to demonstrate the capability to participate in community-engaged


services/ activities for promoting the well-being of society.”
“The curricular component of ‘community engagement and service’ will involve activities that would
expose students to the socio-economic issues in society so that the theoretical learnings can be
supplemented by actual life experiences to generate solutions to real-life problems.”
This course will enable students to learn about challenges faced by vulnerable households and
develop an understanding of local wisdom and lifestyle respectfully. This well-designed community
engagement course provides opportunities for immersion in rural realities. The student will appreciate
rural lifestyles, understand their livelihoods, observe local institutions and governance, and conduct
research-based activities. They will participate in social activities.

Credit
A credit is a unit by which the coursework is measured. It determines the number of hours of
instruction required per week over the duration of a semester.
For all students, this course is of 2 credits, 60 hours (theoretical and field-based activities).

a) Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, students will be able to
 Gain an understanding of rural life, Indian culture and ethos and social realities
 Develop a sense of empathy and bonds of mutuality with the local community
 Appreciate significant contributions of local communities to Indian society and economy
 Learn to value the local knowledge and wisdom of the community
 Identify opportunities for contributing to community’s socio-economic improvements
 Participate in social, local, state, and national activities.
b) Contents
The course is divided into two parts, A & B, with mandatory field immersion. The content,
learning process and assessment criteria are presented below.
Part – A: Connect to Community
The students will visit a village of their convenience and perform the following activities.
SN Course Content Teaching-Learning Credits Assessment
Methods
1. Appreciation and understanding Classroom discussion and 8 hours Map submission and
of Rural Society, local economy field visit Geotagged Picture-
and livelihoods. based report.
2. Functioning of Rural and Local Classroom discussion and 7 hours Written or audio-
Institutions field visit visual report with
Geo-tagged photos.
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3. Evaluation of Rural and National Classroom discussion and 15 hours Research-based
Development Programmes field visit. It can be written
conducted with the help of Report with Geo-
NGOs. tagged photos.

Part – B: Community Sensitization and Services


The students will participate in various activities organised by the department or
intercollegiate/state-level, or national-level.
SN Course Content Teaching-Learning Credits Assessment
Methods
1. Social awareness activities organised Field-based 10 hours Suggestive report
under Swakchh Bharat, Ek Bharat
Shrestha Bharat, Namami Gange etc.
2. Participation in activities organised at Field-based 10 hours Participation
the university intercollegiate, state- certificate
level, or national level/participation in
NSS or NCC.
3. Participation in local issues and Field-based 10 hours Suggestive report/
delivering valuable inputs for the Participation
welfare of society (heath-related, SDG, certificate
Environment related, yoga camp,
Digital Literacy and Social Media
awareness camp, Cyber Security, etc.).

c) Teaching and Learning Methods


A variety of methods of teaching should be deployed. Awareness in the classrooms, E-learning,
and OER, self-paced learning by the students, which can be supplemented through discussions in the
classroom and guided for assignment and report preparation. Proposed hours to be completed should
be ensured.
d) Assessment:
Reflections from field visits should be maintained by each student in a Field Diary. To award credits,
the respective coordinators will assess assignments/reports submitted by the students. All students
will be registered by the concerned department. The department will evaluate and verify that the
students have completed the required hours to earn credits and share the details with the school
coordinator for recording and issuing the certificate. The coordinators of the SSD committee will
inform the examination cell for the award of the degree.

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