Pratap College: Profile
- 1. Establishment and affiliations:
¨ Pratap College is run by Khandesh Education Society(established in 1914). The College was established on 20 June 1945(71 Years of Long Journey)
¨ Affiliations of the college with:
i) Bombay University, Bombay: From 1945 to 1949
ii) Pune University, Pune: From 1949 to 1990
iii) North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon: Since 15/8/1990
- 2. Academic Programmes run by the College: Faculties and Departments:
- The college runs U.G., P.G., Ph.D. Programmes of: (I) Science, (II) Arts, (III) Mental, Moral Social Sciences, (IV) Commerce & Management Faculties.
- Science Faculty : U.G. and P.G.Programmes - Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Statistics, Geography, Botany, Zoology, Electronics, Computer Science, Microbiology.
- Arts Faculty : U.G. and P.G.Programmes - English, Marathi, Hindi.
- MMS Faculty: U.G. and P.G.Programmes - History, Economics, Political Science, Geography, Defense Studies, Philosophy
- Commerce & Management Faculty: U.G. and P.G.Programmes-Accountancy, Costing, Business Economics, Banking, Marketing, Business Administration, Business Law,
Computer Management -U.G. and P.G.Programmes: D.C.M., B.CA.,B.B.A.,M.B.M.
About 3500 students in Senior College are taking education in the every year. Most of the students are first time learners and from the poor farmer families. The College is situated in rural-tribal area.
- 3. Honours, Recognition and Awards to the College
q Reaccredited as “A” Grade with CGPA 3.30 by NAAC Bangalore.
q Honored twice by UGC as “A College with Potential for Excellence”
q Best College Award by North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon.
q DST-FIST Assisted College
q DRDO, DIT financed Major research Projects.
q The students from College secure “University Ranking” and get the Gold Medals.
- 4. Support Services
q 2 Lakh Sq.Ft. academic block in terms of Class Rooms, Laboratories, Library and Sport Facilities.
q Well-equipped independent Science laboratories for U.G.& P.G. classes.
q Independent space is provided to each subject from Arts, MMS, Commerce and Science Faculties.
q Independent Computer centers with internet facility in most of the Science departments.
q The college has good Literature support services in terms of Central Library having 1.29 Lakh books, 20 Research Journals and the College library is also registered under NLIST programme (under UGCINFONET Digital Library) to use more than 6000 e-journals and more than 135000 e-books.
q Gymkhana with Outdoor Stadium and Indoor Hall having dimensions of international standards.
q The college has independent Career and Counseling Centre with independent library to inculcate competitive skills and to make them prepare for UPSC and MPSC examinations.
q The College has Departmental Libraries, Health Centre, RO Water Systems, Guest House, 5 Hostel Buildings for Boys and 4 Hostel Buildings for Girls, Canteen, Housing, Vehicle Parking Shed, Students’ Consumer Stores, Conference Hall, Natyasabhagruha.
6 Extension Programmes of the College
(1)Annual Social Gathering, (2) National Service Scheme NSS
(3) National Cadet Core NCC, (4) Sahitya Kala Sanskriti Aani Sanshodhan Mandal
(5) The Students’ Council, (6) Debating Association,
(7) Trekking Association, (8) Science Association
(9) Social Science Association, (10) Language Association
(11) Geography Association, (12) Commerce Association
(13 Physics Seminar, (14) Literary Association
(15) Yuvati Sabha , (16) Drama Association
(17) Siddharth and Adiwasi Vidyarthi Mandal,
(18) Adult and Continuing Education and Extension Service Department
- 7. Various Welfare Programmes for Students
(1) Srimant Pratap Sethaji Sahayata Yojana (2) Earn While Learn Scheme,
(3) Book Bank Scheme (4) Scholarship / Freeship,
(5) Personality/Soft Skill Development Programmes (6) Grievance Redresses Cell,
(7) Tutor guardian scheme
(8) Pratapians Prerana Prabodhini – the association of past students of the College,
8. Community Orientation:
(1) Blood donation camps, (2) Tree Plantation,
(3) Pulse Polio Programme/ Campaign, (4) Environment protection,
(5) Population Explosion (6) Plastic Hatao,
(7) Construction of check dams, (8) AIDS awareness through street play,
- 9. Active Research
- University Recognized Research Departments: Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Geography,Electronics English, Hindi, Marathi, Political Science, Economics, Defense Studies
- Research recognized guides: The Faculty members have been recognized as guides to supervise Ph.D and M.Phil candidates.
- Faculty members have Completed Major Research Projects from various funding agencies such as DRDO, DIT, DST, SERB, UGC, HRDG etc.
- Faculty members are publishing regularly in peer reviewed journals of high repute.
- DST has sanctioned Rs. 34.0 Lakhs in first phase for the Department of Physics and Rs. 100.0 Lakhs to various Departments for the improvement of Science and Technology and to carry out research.
- Research Collaborations of some Science Departments with National level laboratories.
- Dept of Physics has established a Nanomaterials research lab having highly sophisticated research grade instruments of cost of about 2 Crore.
- Important Research Grade Instruments available in Nanomaterials Research Lab, Dept of Physics of Pratap College:
(1) Rigaku’s new 5th generation MiniFlex 600 Bench top XRD Diffractometer (XRD) instrument, Rigaku, Japan, Rs.30,70,000/-. (2) U V-VIS Spectrophotometer: Model 2450- Simadzu-Japan-Rs. 6,50,000/-. (3) Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometer (Spectrum BX)- PerkinElmer USA Rs.7,50,000. (4) Spectrophotometer Fluorescence (LS 55)-PerkinElmer USA- Rs.11,50,000/-. ( 5) TG-DSC/DTA model STA 6000 system- -PerkinElmer USA- Rs. 12,75,000/-. (6) Planetary Ball Mill PM-100 for 230V, 50/60Hz- RETSCH GmbH –Germany – Rs. 11 Lakh. (7) Hall Measurement Kit Keithley (USA) Meters: I. Delta Mode System, ( 6221/2182A/E), II. Electrometer (6517A/E ), III. High Precision DMM (2000/E), IV.Interface Board / Cables (KUSB-488A/7007-2), Electromagnet for Hall measurement, Kiethley-Garmany- Rs.10,00,000/-. (8) Scanning Tunneling Microscope, Quazar Tech Private Limited, Rs. 4,99,999/-. (9) Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis Setup and Ultrasonic Atomizer, Sonotek –USA, Rs. 9,50,000/-. (10) Gas Sensing System with Agilent data acquisition system, Rs.5,00,000/-. (11) Spray Pyrolysis set up and Spin Coating Machine Holmarc, Kerala, Rs.4,70,000/-. (16) X-Y-Z Scanner- Three axis drive for ULTRASONIC Nozzle based Spraying, POR-VAK, Pune Rs.2,45,000/-.
- Research Grade Instruments available in DST-FIST Assisted Research Lab(Dept of Chemistry) of the College:
(1) Jasco Spectrophotometer Model Ftir-6600with Sp.Mgr &Std.Accys. Jasco, Rs. 9,87,247/-, (2) Gamry Interface 1000 Potentiostat/ Galvanostat/ Cyclic Voltametry, Gamry, Rs. *9,29,430/- , (3) Perkinelmer Chns O Analyzer Model:Chns/O Series Ii System , Perkinelmer, and (4) Perkinelmer Simultaneous Thermal Analyzer ( Sta 6000 With Chiller ), Rs. *38,79,968/-,
Post Graduate Academic Programmes
Two years full time Post Graduate Academic Programmes: M.A., M.Sc., M.Com
(I) Master of Arts (M.A.): The college offers following subjects at p.g.level: English, Marathi, Hindi, History, Political Science, Economics, Geography. Admissions are on merit basis at College level.
(II) (A) Master of Science (M.Sc.): The college offers following subjects: Physics, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Computer Science, Microbiology.
(B) Proposed Master of Science (M.Sc.) : Mathematics, Statistics and Electronics.
(Note: Admissions to M.Sc. Programmes are through centralized admission process from North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon.)
(III) Master of Commerce (M.Com.): The College offers M.Com. Programme. Admissions are on merit basis at College level.
Master of Business Management (M.B.M): For admission to M.B.M., the Candidate must pass the Three Years Bachelor’s Examination of any Indian Statutory University.
Professional Courses:
- Bachelor of Computer Application (B.C.A.) and Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree courses are run by the faculty of Commerce and Management.
- The details of these courses are available in the Department of Computer Management (I.M.C.R.).
Eligibility Rules for Admission: F.Y.B.C.A and F.Y.B.B.A.:
F.Y.B.C.A.:
A candidate must have passed XII Standard H.S.C. Examination from Maharashtra State Board from Science or Commerce or Arts stream or Diploma recognized by Board of Technical Education with minimum duration of Three Years or its equivalent, or Candidate must have passed XII M.C.V.C. course from Maharashtra State Education Board.
F.Y.B.B.A.:
Candidate must have passed XII H.S.C. Exam. of Maharashtra State or its equivalent Examination or its equivalent with D.Ed. or Diploma in Engineering and Pharmacy from Maharashtra Technical Board or its equivalent. Or The candidate who has passed the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School, Delhi. Or Candidate must have passed XII MCVC course from Maharashtra State Education Board.
Career Oriented (Certificate & Diploma) Courses:
The college also offers following (Certificate & Diploma) Career Oriented Courses:
- Certificate Course in Functional Hindi - run by Department of Hindi.
- Certificate Course in Speaking English run by Department of English.
- P.G. Diploma in Data Analysis and Computer Cartographic Techniques in Geography.