Annual Report 2024-2025
R. R. Mehta College of Science and C. L. Parikh College of Commerce, Palanpur
G. D. Modi Vidyasankul, Opp. S. T. Workshop, Palanpur, Gujarat – 385001
Affiliated to Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Patan
Co-education | Urban | Grants-in-Aid Institution
Institutional Profile
The college continued its commitment to quality higher education during the academic year 2024-25. It functions from its own campus and offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Science and Commerce streams. The institution strictly follows the academic calendar prepared and uploaded on the college website for smooth implementation of all academic and co-curricular activities.
Quality Enhancement Initiatives
The Internal Quality Assurance Cell coordinated various activities throughout the year. Meetings were held to review and plan institutional progress. Key contributions included:
- Preparation and implementation of the Academic Calendar 2024-25
- Organisation of sky-gazing programmes by the Physics Department
- Successful conduct of Knowledge Week in M.Sc. Chemistry and Botany departments
- Regular review meetings to monitor institutional activities
- Timely preparation and submission of the yearly status report
Plan of Action and Achievements
At the beginning of the year, the following priorities were set and fully achieved:
- Preparation of Academic Calendar
- Organisation of IQAC meetings
- Celebration of national and international days (International Yoga Day, Independence Day, Guru Purnima, Teachers’ Day, Republic Day)
- Campus cleanliness drives
- Gayatri Parivar Sanskrutik Seminar
- Consumer Protection Awareness Programme
- Celebration of India Space Week
- Astronomy and sky-gazing programmes
- Career counselling and guidance workshops
- Prize Distribution Function for meritorious students
Implementation of National Education Policy 2020
The college has fully aligned its academic framework with the NEP 2020. Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches were strengthened at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
- Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) IDs were generated for all students.
- Indian Knowledge System courses, including Indian Agriculture, were introduced at undergraduate level.
- Education is imparted in both Gujarati and English medium to ensure inclusivity.
Skill Development and Holistic Growth
Under the Finishing School initiative supported by the Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat (KCG), the college organised programmes focusing on soft skills, life skills, ethical values and vocational competencies. A dedicated Certificate Course in English Communicative Skills and Personality Development was also conducted.
Distance Education through BAOU Centre
The Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University (BAOU) Centre (Code 1002) at the college continued to serve the community effectively. It offered 38 different courses to approximately 3,500 learners, with special focus on socially and economically underprivileged students of Banaskantha district.
Extended Profile Highlights
3,474
Total Students Enrolled
1,345
Seats for Reserved Categories
1,329
Outgoing / Final Year Students
22
Classrooms & Seminar Halls
55
Computers for Academic Purposes
Teaching-Learning and Evaluation
Student Admission (2024-25)
- Total students admitted: 1,345
- B.Sc.: 241
- B.Com.: 741
- M.Sc.: 53
- M.Com.: 310
Celebrations and Co-curricular Activities
The college organised and participated in several important events:
- 10th International Yoga Day (21 June 2024) – more than 300 students participated
- Independence Day celebrations with NCC cadets
- Teachers’ Day (5 September 2024)
- National Pollution Prevention Day by Microbiology Department (2 December 2024)
- National Mathematics Day (22 December 2024) with online lecture and quiz
These activities helped in holistic personality development of students.
The college remains committed to academic excellence, inclusive education and nation-building through quality higher education in the Banaskantha region.
