Code of Conduct

The Principal is the academic and administrative head of the institution. He is also the implementing authority of all decisions taken by the Governing Body and all government agencies. He is the chairperson of all the internal committee of the college. He plans and supervises the execution of annual academic plans, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities, in consultation with the staff, members of various committees of the college. He makes every effort for the overall development of the college and shall be responsible for the internal management and administration of the college.

Code of conduct for the Principal run as follows:
• Provide inspirational and motivational value based academic and executive leadership to the Institution through policy formulation, management, full optimization of human resources and concerns for environment and sustainability.
• Conduct himself/herself with transparency, fairness, honesty, ethics and decision making that promotes the best interest of the College.
• Ensure social justice of all stake holders of the College as per the provisions laid by the Indian Constitution irrespective of their caste, creed, race, gender and/or religion.
• Always look forward to promote work culture that brings in quality, professionalism, satisfaction and service to the nation and society.
• Create a conducive environment for research and look forward to promote research activities within the institution. Proper channeling must be done to publish the research works and make them available to a wide readership.
• Encourage students to take part in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities by holding various cultural, literary and sports related program in the institution and encourage students to take part in various inter-college competitions to put up the face-value of the College at various events and places.
• Promote and maintain a harmonious relationship of the institution with the nearby areas/society/community/adjoining areas and promote a sense of responsibility towards the society.

Responsibilities are enlisted as under:-
• The vice principal co-operates and functions under the guidance of the principal, aiding in the holistic development of the college.
• Plays a significant role in admission processes, attendance and disciplinary related matters.
• Extends all the support and guidance in academic activities of the institute.
• Works in co-ordination with the principal in supervision of activities of various centers and extension services.
• Supervises and coordinates public relations.

Imparting quality education to the students is the prime responsibility of a teacher. A teacher is constantly under the scrutiny of not just the students but also society at large and thus realizing the significance he/she must ensures best practices in the profession.

• Maintain highest standards of practice during various teaching-learning processes and uphold the honour and dignity of the teaching profession.
• Provide safe, inclusive, respectful and conducive learning environment to the students, treat the students fairly without any discrimination, engage in active teaching-learning process and respect the diversity with regards to viewpoints and backgrounds of the students.
• Uphold academic honesty and ensure honesty in all interactions amongst students, colleagues and administrators and treat everyone with an equal eye.
• Treat other colleagues with utmost respect, maintain professionalism and avoid any form of harassment or discrimination thereby build up a positive and collaborative work environment.
• Contribute towards innovative and quality education by identifying and nurturing/polishing student skills.
• Extend all the support and guidance to the students especially with regard to their career and progression and make themselves available even beyond the class hours. Excellent/effective mentoring could play a pivotal role in taking the institute to greater heights.
• Respect the right and dignity of a student in expressing his/her opinion.
• Understand the difference in aptitude and capabilities of students and strive to meet the individual needs.
• Inculcate amongst students strong scientific outlook.
• Help in strong personality development of students.
• Adhere to the rules and regulations, policies and procedures outlined by the institute.
• The institute encourages every teacher to interact well with relevant stakeholders and maintain best practices in their behaviour.
• The institute recognizes the significance of transparency and thus encourages all the teachers to conduct assessments and grading of students without any discrimination.
• Stay updated with various technological advancements/advancements in pedagogy and technology and try to incorporate them in teaching-learning process to facilitate the process and thereby enhance teaching methods.
• Seek to maintain and enhance professional growth through study and research activities and discourage/not indulge in plagiarism and other non-ethical behavior in teaching as well as research.
• Participate in extension, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities as well as corporate life of the College including community service.

All the non-teaching staff need to discharge their professional responsibilities according to the existing rules and adhere to procedures and methods.

Guidelines for the code of conduct:
• Must be available at all times during the college hours.
• Discharge all duties as instructed by the respective authorities while maintaining a respectful attitude and hierarchy in the administration.
• Exhibit courtesy and maintain a cordial interaction with teachers, students, parents and visitors
• Maintain honesty and fairness in all the activities/work assigned.
• Prepare, maintain and verify stock registers at regular intervals
• Do not forge any official documents/receipts
• Should not be absent from duty without taking leave
• Must not intercept or misappropriate funds of the College
• Communicate work/data as and when required to Principal/Authorities through official email IDs only.

• Remain on duty during college hours as well as extended hours as per the direction of the Principal.
• Extend all the support in laboratory related work such as:
- Cleaning
- Maintenance of equipment/instruments
-Dusting

They must report non-functioning of equipment/ instruments to the respective Head of the Department and take necessary actions under the appropriate directives.
• Prepare all the necessary solutions/reagents/instruments well in advance before the class and verify the same from the respective teacher.
• Disburse all the materials/apparatus at the time of practical and ensure that every student is provided with the same for the experiments.
• Maintain and update stock registers and other lab manuals and ensure updated entries in them and verify it with the Head of Department/ Principal.
• He/she is expected to participate in other administrative work as assigned/directed by the Head of Department/ Principal and ensure timely completion/submission of assigned administrative work.

A student builds the foundation of an institute and thus it is the prime responsibility of every child to follow best practices and adhere to the strict disciplinary guidelines.

Every student is expected to:-
• Maintain Respect, Honesty, Integrity- A student is expected to give due respect to the teachers as well as the non-teaching staff.
• Remain updated on various notifications related to administrative/ academic activities displayed on the college website as well as departmental notice boards.
• Read the college prospectus in order to acquire information related to the rules and regulations of the college. Every student must maintain a good attendance track record.
• Not venture out of the classroom without seeking proper permission from the teacher during the class hours.
• Present during the entire laboratory practical hours and ensure learning of experiments and completion and submission of journals to the respective teacher(s) in stipulated time frame.
• Support the college in all academic/ learning activities of the college and participate in such activities to upgrade skills.
• Participate actively in giving feedback which help in improving of teaching-learning activities.
• Foster a healthy and decent relationship with peers of opposite sex both on campus and off campus.
• Use suitable channels for raising concerns and grievances.
• Use the central library or departmental library in accordance with their requirements.
• Refer to course material and other reference books as recommended by the subject teacher.
• Refrain from misuse of the blackboards, walls of classrooms, laboratories, working tables, and other properties.
• Students should handle the furniture and other properties with care.
• Refrain from indulging in any anti-social activities.
• Not circulate any third party printed materials/ brochures/ advertisements or any other material without the prior permission of the Principal.
• Ragging in any form is a serious offence and it will be dealt with as per UGC regulations and Indian Penal Code.
• Be responsible for their belongings in the College premises.
• Spitting, smoking and throwing bits of paper in the premises should be avoided.