Extension Activities

COSU

Community Outreach Services Unit activities are an integral part of the holistic curriculum provided by the B.Ed. Department of the College.

Through their collective cooperative efforts at community development, B.Ed. trainees attempt to change societal attitudes and extend social justice. These empower them to emerge as mature and responsible leaders capable of taking on the nation building role in classrooms , nurturing eager minds to evolve into responsible citizens committed towards an inclusive and sustainable nation.

COSU Annual Reports

E-Cell Shri Vridhhi

The Entrepreneurship Cell Shri Vriddhi at Shri Shikshayatan College, in collaboration with the Wadhwani Foundation, has been a pivotal institution fostering entrepreneurial spirit among students since its establishment in 2008. The cell offers a comprehensive Entrepreneurship Course that aims to:

  1. Train and Motivate Students: By inculcating a passion for entrepreneurship and providing knowledge through guest lectures and other activities, the cell encourages students to pursue entrepreneurial ventures.
  2. Identify and Support Bright Ideas: It provides a platform for students to transform their innovative ideas into real businesses.
  3. Certify Achievements: In 2021, 23 students received international certification from the Wadhwani Foundation as part of the Entrepreneurship Foundation Course.

The E-Cell, Shri Vriddhi through its student wing Shikshayatan Entrepreneurship Society (SES), is dedicated to fostering a robust entrepreneurial environment within the college. SES aims to equip students with the skills, knowledge, and mindset necessary for successful entrepreneurial journeys through a variety of events, workshops, and competitions.

Key Activities and Events:

  1. Pre-Covid and Post-Covid Initiatives: The cell used to organize an E-Week before the pandemic. Post-Covid, it introduced “Shree Arohan” in 2022, an intra-college entrepreneurship competition featuring successful alumni stories, student-run stalls, quizzes, and business plan competitions.
  2. NEN Programs: These include entrepreneur talks, panel discussions, games, competitions, mentoring programs, startup internships, workshops, and formal university courses on entrepreneurship.
  3. Significant Events:
    • March 2022: Global Jury training attended by Smt. Urmi Datta.
    • May 2022: “Shree Arohan” event with various competitions and interactive sessions.
    • June 2022: Smt. Urmi Datta received the Silver Global Jury Award.
    • July 2022: Faculty Orientation Programme by WE Wadhwani Foundation.
    • August 2022: Orientation for new E-Cell members conducted by Mr. Subhabrata Bhattacharjee.
    • October 2023: Eureka! Business Model Competition in collaboration with NEC-E Cell, IIT Bombay.
    • November 2022: Masterclasses and regular classes of the Ignite program.
    • April 2023: Participation and victory in the Sustainability Hackathon Challenge by EDII.
    • May 2023: “Shree Arohan” entrepreneurship conclave and carnival.
    • June 2023: Participation in the Faculty Development Programme by National Entrepreneurship Network.

2023-24 Activities:

  1. Orientation to IGNITE Course (September 2023): Conducted by Mr. Subhabrata Bhattacharjee and featuring an interactive session by Ms. Sangita Sen, attended by 227 students and four teachers.
  2. Rebranding and Creative Competitions (October 2023): The E-Cell Club was rebranded as the Shikshayatan Entrepreneurship Society (SES), with a Creative Canvas Competition engaging 45 students.
  3. Special Online Sessions on Wadhwani Foundation’s IGNITE Course (November and December 2023): Sessions on milestones preparation and venture counseling were conducted by Mr. Subhabrata Bhattacharjee, benefiting numerous students.
  4. Social Entrepreneurship Activity “Be Someone Else’s Santa” (December 2023): Students created handmade items distributed in the community, fostering empathy and social responsibility.
  5. Training Workshop (January 2024): Four students participated in a workshop on entrepreneurship development at the University of Calcutta, learning from distinguished resource persons and artisans.
  6. Major Event “Sell-A-Bration” (March 2024): A quiz and pitching competition for students across departments, fostering entrepreneurial skills and collaborative spirit.
  7. Awarding Certificates (March 2024): Completion certificates for the Wadhwani Foundation’s IGNITE Course were presented to successful participants.
  8. SES hosted SUSTAIN-A VENTURE (May 2024) focused on sustainability and entrepreneurship, providing students with insights into building sustainable business models.
  9. Shree Arohan, the annual entrepreneurial conclave, is the flagship event of SES. It celebrates entrepreneurial prowess and inspires future leaders in innovation and business, reinforcing SES’s commitment to nurturing a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem at Shri Shikshayatan College.

Shree Arohan ’24, organized by SES in collaboration with Shri Vriddhi, showcased the entrepreneurial spirit and innovative prowess of Shri Shikshayatan College students. The event featured product stalls and business competitions judged by industry experts. Event Highlights:

  • Product Stalls: Unique products created by talented students.
  • Competitions:
    • Pitch It Right: Teams presented innovative business ideas with compelling pitches.
    • Nation Innovation: Showcased insightful market analysis and product development.
    • Risk and Monopoly: Highlighted bold innovation and strategic thinking

Faculty Members

  • Dr. Rumpa Chakraborty: Former E-Cell Coordinator, instrumental in the foundation and growth of E-Cell.
  • Smt. Urmi Datta: Former E-Cell Coordinator, significantly contributed to the success and expansion of E-Cell.
  • Smt. Urusha Rahman: Current E-Cell member, brings fresh perspectives and innovative ideas.
  • Smt. Kavitha Sundararajan: Present E-Cell Coordinator, leads with a vision to elevate the impact and reach.

Highlights of ECell over the years – Click Here

Annual Reports

LTS

Leadership Training Service (LTS) is a youth movement which aspires to make leaders of tomorrow along with it inculcating in them a sense of social service. Shri Shikshayatan College is one of the three colleges in Kolkata to offer its students an opportunity to be a member of this movement. The activities of LTS focuses on three aspects leadership building, environmental consciousness and social service.

LTS Reports

LTS Newsletter

NSS

Our college has one NSS Unit with 100 volunteers operating since 2009. The unit works throughout the year doing various programmes. The students do regular activities in local NGOs, Little Sisters of the Poor, Society for Indian Children Welfare, Umeed, Tiljala Shed. A special camp is held every year to make some tangible change in the lives of the less privileged. Blood Donation Camp is an annual event where the students and teachers participate to achieve the target. Apart from this eye camp, menstraual hygiene camp are held every year in collaboration with NGOs. The students also organize various seminars on pertinent issues of environment and social importance. During any natural calamity the students try to support the affected community in various ways.  Apart from this volunteers attend programmes outside the college and take part in student seminars. The students used the electronic media to help people in need during the lockdown. Through different activities NSS tries to help in the development of empathy and team spirit in the students.

NSS Report

SWC

Social Welfare Committee is one of the four units of social outreach services practised in Shri Shikshayatan College. The main objective of the committee is to build empathy among young minds which will help them to think and work for the benefit of a wide section of the society .

During the last five years, Social Welfare Committee has been able to develop awareness among the students regarding their social responsibilities-towards children with special needs and towards the elderly. The students used to visit Nirmala Shishu Bhavan at regular intervals to spend quality time with children with special needs during the years 2017-18 and 2018-19 and ‘Navaneer’, an old age home in Chetla, performing cultural programmes and interacting with the inmates during 2017-18 and 2018-19.

Other than the above mentioned visits, Social Welfare Committee in collaboration with the N.G.O. SANCHAR organized the ‘Wish Tree Project’ just before Durga Puja on the day of ‘Shree’, to fulfil the wishes of the underprivileged children in 2018 and 2019.A health camp was organized in collaboration with ‘Asthma and Allergy Research Centre’ in December, 2018 where the students took an active part. In November 2019, a blood donation camp was organised in collaboration with the other social outreach services where members of the Social Welfare Committee volunteered. They donated blood themselves and also encouraged students to come forward to this noble cause.

All these activities were performed by the involved students with utmost dedication and enthusiasm which have helped in their holistic development and prepared them for their future lives.

SWC Annual Reports