Bankura Christian College

Estd. 1903 Re-Accredited : Grade A (3rd Cycle) by NAAC in 2019 | "College with Potential for Excellence" (2nd Phase)

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Code of Conduct

BANKURA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

BANKURA, DIST.: BANKURA.

PIN: 722101 • WEST BENGAL • INDIA
 

THE GOVEING BODY OF BANKURA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE LAYS DOWN THE FOLLOWING CODES OF CONDUCT FOR ITS EMPLOYEES NOT SUPERSEDING BUT SUPPLEMENTING THE RULES FOR MANAGEMENT OF BANKURA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE.

A. The Duties and Functions of the Teachers of the College:

Whoever adopts teaching as a profession assumes the obligation to conduct himself / herself in accordance with the ideal of the profession. A teacher is constantly under the scrutiny of his students and the society at large. Therefore, every teacher should see that there is no incompatibility between his/her precepts and practice. The national ideals of education which have already been set forth and which s/he should seek to inculcate among students must be his/her own ideals. The profession further requires that the teachers should be calm, patient and communicative by temperament and amiable in disposition.

The general functions of the teachers of the College shall be:

i. To perform their duties in the form of teaching, tutorial, practical, add-on course, value-added course, skill development course, seminar, workshop, and research work conscientiously and with dedication;

ii. To give instruction in accordance with the curriculum and time-table framed by the college and the departmental Head;

iii. To advise students as their mentors in matters relating to their course of study and other matters relevant thereto;

iv. To work co-operatively with the department conceed in the smooth conduct of teaching-leaing, co-curricular activities, and in organizing other academic activities like seminars, workshops, conferences, or any such activity in the interest of the students and the academic frateity;

v. To keep abreast of the latest developments in his/her sphere of leaing and to impart knowledge to and guide the students in accordance therewith;

vi. To serve the College in connection with the conduct of examinations including invigilation/paper-setting/examining/moderation/scrutiny and publication of results;

vii. To take such part in the administrative and organizational work of the College by serving on Committees or Bodies or by individual consultation as may be required by the competent authority;

viii. To comply with all the orders/ instructions of the College authority [Principal/ Teacher-in-Charge (TIC) or any other competent authority] issued from time to time in the form of circulars, notices, letters, website notifications, emails, messages, or any such medium of communication;

ix. To assist the Head of the Department in the smooth running of the Department, in holding classes, organizing academic programmes/ activities, co-curricular activities, and such other activities;

x. To participate in extension, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities including community service.

B. Duties of Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, and State Aided College Teachers (SACT):

i. It shall be the duty and responsibility of every Associate Professor and Assistant Professor, or State Aided College Teacher (SACT) to deliver lectures, to conduct classes including Practical classes, to undertake such tutorial work as may be required by the Head of the Department conceed and to do such other things like Educational Tour prescribed in the syllabus, consistent with his/her status, as s/he may, from time to time, be required to do in conformity with the extant order of the State Govt. or the UGC or any other Regulatory Body.

ii. An Associate Professor shall deliver at least 14 lectures/ Practical Classes in a week and an Assistant Professor shall deliver at least 16 lectures / Practical Classes, or as specified by the regulatory authorities (University, State Govt., UGC, MHRD, etc.).

iii. A State Aided College Teacher (SACT) shall deliver at least 15 lectures / Practical Classes, or as specified by the regulatory authorities (University, State Govt., etc.).

iv. Guest teachers /Resource Persons shall deliver lectures/ Practical Classes as per the requirement of the College/ department.

v. The workload of the teachers in full employment should not be less than 40 hours a week for 30 working weeks (180 teaching days) in an academic year. It should be necessary for the teacher to be available for at least 7 hours daily in the College, out of which at least 2 hours for mentoring of students (minimum 15 students per coordinator) for Community Development/Extra Curricular Activities/library consultation in case of Under Graduate Courses and at least 2 hours for research in case of Post Graduate courses, for which necessary space and infrastructure should be provided by the College.

vi. A relaxation of two hours in the workload may, however, be given to Associate Professors who are actively involved in extension activities and administration.

vii. The classes will be distributed by the Head of the Department conceed among the Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, State Aided College Teachers, and Guest teachers.

viii. The Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, and State Aided College Teachers (SACT) have to remain present in the college campus for teaching, extra-curricular activities, administrative or other activities assigned to him/ her by the college authority or by the Convenors/ Coordinators of different committees/ sub-committees. 

C. Appointment of the Head of the Department:

i. In every teaching Department of the College, there shall be a Head of the Department who shall be appointed by the Principal/ Teacher-in-Charge by rotation in order of seniority from amongst the whole-time permanent teachers not below the rank of Assistant Professor having at least five years of continuous service in this College. If in a teaching Department there is no Associate Professor or Assistant Professor, the Head of the Department shall be appointed from amongst the Sate Aided College Teachers by rotation according to the seniority.

ii. A Head of the Department will hold the Office for a term of two years from the date of his/her appointment. A teacher shall cease to be the Head of the Department on attaining the age of superannuation.

iii. A teacher who has already served as the Head of the Department may be re-appointed to that office when the other teachers are not eligible for the same, that is, they have not completed five years of continuous service in this College.

iv. If there is a temporary vacancy in the office of the Head of the Department, the teacher next in seniority in the Department shall be appointed to act as the Head of the Department for the period of such vacancy.

D. Duties and Functions of the Head of the Department:

i. The Head of the Department shall be in overall charge of the Department, and shall exercise general supervision over the teaching and non-teaching staff of the Department,

ii. S/he shall take necessary action for holding of regular classes of the Department, the maintenance of the departmental laboratories and the departmental library, organizing workshops, seminars, conferences, or any such academic activity with the assistance of the teaching and non-teaching Staff of the Department.

iii. S/he shall be the responsible for the faithful observance of all the directives of the Goveing Body, IQAC, Teachers’ Council, Academic Affair Committee, and other appropriate authorities relating to academic as also administrative matters applicable to the Department.

iv. S/he may call for reports at the end of the semester from all the teachers of the Department in respect of the courses assigned to and taken by them and place these reports before the IQAC, Academic Affair Committee, or any other competent Body decided by the Principal/ Teacher-in-Charge.

v. S/he shall cooperate with the competent authority in matters of holding and conducting College and University Examinations and quick publication of results.

vi. S/he shall have the power to allocate/ reallocate duties to the teachers and non-teaching staff in the interest of the Department.

vii. S/he shall have the power to report to the College authority in respect of gross misconduct or negligence of teaching, examinations and other duties on the part of the teachers/ non-teaching staff of the Department.

viii. S/he shall prepare the agenda for the meeting of the Department and arrange for the circulation of the minutes to the members or for making the minutes otherwise available to the members for perusal and scrutiny.

ix. S/he shall perform such other duties and exercise such other powers as may be decided from time to time by the apocopate authorities.

x. The Departmental teachers shall meet from time to time in meetings which shall be convened by the Head of the Department with the agenda and the time of the meeting specified. If the decisions of the Departmental meetings are not implemented by any teacher, the matter shall be referred to the Principal/ Teacher-in-Charge.

xi. In case the Head of the Department disagrees with the Departmental Teachers in respect of any matter, it shall be referred to the Principal/ Teacher-in-Charge and his/her (Principal’s/ TIC’s) decision is final and binding.

E. Discipline and Conduct of the Employees of the College:

i. All employees of the College including teachers, and non-teaching employees shall devote themselves to the duties of their office with utmost diligence and obedience and comply with orders and directions as may be issued by the Principal/TIC or any other competent authority.

ii. Every employee of the College shall maintain absolute integrity, and do nothing which is unbecoming of an employee of the College.

iii. No employee shall, without express permission of the Principal, engage directly or indirectly in any trade or business whatsoever or any other work which in the opinion of the Principal/ TIC may interfere with the proper discharge of his/her duties, provided, however, that this clause shall not apply to any work undertaken by any member of the staff in connection with the work of a College or University, or a corporate body other than those engaged in trade and industries.

iv. No employee shall undertake private tuition. An undertaking has to be given in every academic session by every teacher clearly stating that s/he does not give any private tuition. An employee may undertake part-time teaching assignment in another College/ University/ Institution on a request by such College/ University/ Institution and on the Principal/ TIC permitting the same.

v. An employee shall be bound to do extra work as may be assigned to him/ her by the Principal/ TIC, as the case may be, commensurate to the status and the duties of the employees.

vi. No employee shall, except with the previous sanction of the appropriate authority, engage in any trade or undertake any employment other than his/ her public duties or carry on directly or indirectly any business or undertaking or use his/ her position as a College employee to help such business or undertaking. However s/he may undertake honorary work of a social or charitable nature or; work of an academic, literary, artistic, or scientific character, provided that his/ her official duties do not suffer thereby, but the appointing authority may, in its discretion, at anytime, forbid him to undertake, or require him to abandon any such work, if it is in its opinion undesirable or likely to occupy so much of his/ her time as to interfere with his/ her official duties.

vii. No College employee shall, in any radio/T.V/ Inteet broadcast or in any document published/ electronically disseminated anonymously or in his own name or in the name of any other person or in any communication to the press or in any public utterances, make any statement of fact or opinion which brings disrepute to the College, and has the effect of any adverse criticism of any current or recent policy.

viii. No College employee shall behave in a manner which is improper and unbecoming of a public servant and derogatory to the prestige of the College.

ix. All office staff, laboratory staff, laboratory staff, departmental staff, and hostel staff shall be polite, humble, and friendly, and prompt in their dealing with the students.

x. The students must have full support and cooperation from all the Office Staff in the matters relating to admission, admission-related queries, registration, enrollment, scholarships and endowments, examinations, transfer/migration, obtaining final certificates and college-leaving certificates, police verification, and any other matter that comes under the purview of the office staff. No employee shall behave harshly or impolitely with any student; rather s/he will cooperate with the students in all possible ways in resolving different issues.

xi. The library staff shall help the students in every way in the issue/ renewal of library cards,  in finding out books/jouals/ periodicals, in the issue/ renewal and retu of books, in having an access to all the e-resources available, and any such matter relating to the preparation for competitive examinations.  No employee shall behave harshly or impolitely with any student.

F. Acts of Misconduct:

Any of the following acts, amongst others, of an employee shall be construed to be an act of misconduct:

  • Gross negligence in the discharge of duties;
  • Willful insubordination or disobedience to a reasonable directive of the Principal/ TIC/ or any other competent authority;
  • Disobeying anyone nominated or authorized by the Principal/ TIC for a particular purpose;
  • Breach of discipline in the campus;
  • Theft, fraud or dishonesty in connection with the property of the College;
  • Misappropriation of College funds;
  • Tampering with official records;
  • Giving false information regarding one's name, father’s, name, age, qualification, previous service, etc. at the time of employment;
  • Habitual late attendance or willful absence from duty without leave or sufficient causes;
  • Taking or giving bribes or any illegal gratifications or indulging in corrupt practices;
  • Indecent behaviour or any other form of discipline;
  • Assaulting or intimidating any employee of the College;
  • Sabotage or willful damage to or causing loss of goods or properties of the College;
  • Spreading false information with a view to causing disruption of the normal work of the College;
  • Conviction in a Court of Law for offence;
  • Breach of rules and regulations of the College;
  • Non-compliance of orders and circulars of the College, or of any of the higher authorities;
  • Leakage of question papers;
  • Plagiarism;
  • Commission of any offence involving moral turpitude;
  • Sexual harassment of colleagues and students;
  • Abusive remarks against any religion or caste or language;
  • Engagement in private tuition or forcing and encouraging students to engage one for providing private tuition.
  • Any other ground which may be considered by the authority to be detrimental to the interest of the College.

G. Disciplinary Action:

Disciplinary action, including imposition of penalties, may be taken by the College Goveing Body against an employee for any of the reasons enumerated under the heading of Acts of Misconduct.

The following penalties or any of these may be imposed on any employee for misconduct, after complying with the procedure laid down in the Rules for Management of Bankura Christian College:

              i. Censure, recorded in his Service Book for future referee;

              ii. Withholding of increment or promotion including the stoppage of increment;

              iii. Reduction to a lower time-scale of pay, grade, post or service;

              iv. Compulsory retirement;

              v. Removal from service, which shall not be disqualification for future employment under the College;

            vi. Dismissal from service, which shall ordinarily be a disqualification for future employment under the College.

H. Code of conduct for Students:

  • All students are required to attend classes regularly. Class tests, arranged by the teachers of different departments at regular intervals, should be taken by the students. Students must appear in the Inteal and Semester-end examinations.
  • Percentage of attendance as per university norms will be strictly followed. Students may not be allowed to appear in the inteal and semester-end examinations as regular examinees, failing to secure 75% of attendance.
  • If a student is found to be absent from classes for more than three consecutive days, he/she has to intimate the Head of the department conceed in writing on the day of joining, stating actual reason(s) behind the absence and with sufficient documents. The application must be signed by the guardian of the student conceed.
  • Participation in NSS, NCC and other co-curricular activities may be considered for allowing a student to appear in the university examinations. However, such certificates / documents have to be produced on the day of joining after the period of absence.
  • Participation in Seminars / Workshops / Projects / Group Discussion / Tutorial Classes is obligatory.
  • Ragging is strictly prohibited. Disciplinary action will be taken against the offenders.

 

 

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