Minority Cell

Minority cell of the college was established with the purpose of empowering the minority communities in the college.and assist them in their curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. The Cell has been set up to help minority students from the Christian, Muslim, Jain and other communities achieve holistic development.

• To ensure equal opportunities for education of minorities
• To facilitate financial support to students from these communities from governmental agencies
  and other sources
• To make the minority students aware of the various scholarships schemes of the Central and
  State Governments.
• To encourage these students to enroll for courses, workshops, programs, etc. which the College
  offers students in an attempt to equip them with the skills needed for their careers
• To provide these students with a grievance redressal mechanism in addition to the regular
  redressal mechanism

• To collect reports and information of Government of Maharashtra and UGC’s orders on various
  aspects of education, employment of minority students
• To publicize the various Central and State Government scholarship schemes and any updates in
  these matters
• To coordinate with other College Cells and Committees such as the Mentoring Cell, Placement
  Cell, Students’ Council, Sports Council, Cultural Council, etc. and ensure that students from
  minority communities participate in their activities
• To coordinate with Programme Coordinators, Department Heads and the Mentoring Council to
  identify students from these communities who need special assistance such as remedial classes
  and bridge courses, as well as those who are advanced learners and could be given extra
  attention and guidance

The Minority Cell will comprise the following members:

• Two faculty members, at least one of whom will be from a Minority community
• One of the faculty members will be the Chairperson of the Cell
• College Librarian
• College Director of Physical Education & Sports
• Head Clerk
• Nodal Officer dealing with Scholarships for students from the Minority community