Equal Opportunity
Farook College (Autonomous) is founded on the belief that education is a fundamental right accessible to all, regardless of background, abilities, or community. To uphold this commitment, the college has established the Equal Opportunity Cell to ensure that every student – irrespective of caste, community, gender, or physical ability – has equal access to college opportunities. Equal Opportunity Cell serves as a statutory umbrella organization overseeing various cells, including the SC/ST Cell, OBC Cell, Minority Cell, and the Cell for Persons with Disabilities. Its primary purpose is to ensure inclusive, equitable, and high-quality higher education for the above-mentioned socio-economically disadvantaged groups.
A. Equal Opportunity Cell for Minority Students
The Minority Cell aims to empower minority communities within the college. It primarily assists students from minority communities in their academic pursuits. The cell supports their curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular development, promoting educational equity for minority students.
B. Equal Opportunity Cell for OBC Students
The OBC Welfare section is dedicated to the well-being of students from Other Backward Classes (OBC). It informs students about various beneficial schemes and provides guidance on how to access these opportunities.
C. Divyangjan Cell (Equal Opportunity Cell for Persons with Disabilities)
The Cell for Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan Cell) aims to ensure equal opportunities for differently-abled individuals, protecting their rights and fostering an inclusive environment. The cell works to fulfil the constitutional goal of equal citizenship for persons with disabilities by creating policies and schemes that promote their full participation in campus life. It also sensitizes the college community to respect and cooperate with differently- bled individuals.
D. Equal Opportunity Cell for SC/ST Students
The SC/ST Cell is designed to empower students from Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST). The college actively facilitates financial support for these students through government agencies and other resources. The cell ensures equal educational opportunities by offering additional coaching and remedial classes to help SC/ST students excel academically.
OBJECTIVES
- To oversee the effective implementation of policies and programmes for disadvantaged groups
- To provide guidance and counselling with respect to academic, financial, social and other matters and to enhance the diversity within the campus.
FUNCTIONS
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To ensure equity and equal opportunity to the community at large in the college and bring about social inclusion.
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To enhance the diversity among the students, teaching and non-teaching staff population and at the same time eliminate the perception of discrimination.
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To create a socially congenial atmosphere for academic interaction and for the growth of healthy interpersonal relationships among students coming from various social backgrounds.
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To make efforts to sensitize the academic community regarding the problems associated with social exclusion as well as the aspirations of the marginalized communities.
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To help individuals or a group of students belonging to the disadvantaged section of society to contain the problems related to discrimination.
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To look into the grievances of the weaker section of society and suggest amicable solutions to their problems.
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To disseminate the information related to schemes and programmes for the welfare of the socially weaker section as well as notifications/memoranda, office orders of the Government, or other related agencies/organizations issued from time to time.
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To prepare barrier-free formalities/procedures for admission/ registration of students belonging to the disadvantaged groups of society.
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To establish coordination with the Government and other agencies/organizations to mobilize academic and financial resources to aid students of the disadvantaged groups.
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To organize periodic meetings to monitor the progress of different schemes.
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To adopt measures to ensure due share of utilization by SC/ST in admissions, and to improve their performances.
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To sensitize the college on the problems of SC/ST and other disadvantaged groups.
MODE OF OPERATION
The committee operates according to the guidelines issued by the relevant authority (UGC). Meetings are held twice a year, and students can submit complaints via the institutional portal, in writing, or through a complaint box near the principal’s office. Complaints are addressed within seven days, and an enquiry is conducted. A report is then submitted to the principal for further action. Additionally, the committee is responsible for organizing awareness programmes for disadvantaged groups and submitting an annual report to the principal on their activities.
COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEES
A. Equal Opportunity Cell for Minority Students
The members of Equal Opportunity Cell for Minority Students are appointed for a period of five years. It includes a Convener who is a senior faculty member in the College, two members from the teaching fraternity (belonging to the minority category) and one member from the non-teaching staff.
B. Equal Opportunity Cell for OBC Students
The members of Equal Opportunity Cell for the OBC students are appointed for a period of five years. It includes a Convener who is a senior faculty member in the College, two members from the teaching fraternity (belonging to the OBC category) and one member from the non-teaching staff.
C. Divyangjan Cell (Equal Opportunity Cell for Persons with Disabilities)
The members of the Equal Opportunity Cell for Students with disabilities are appointed for five years It includes a Convener who is a senior faculty member in the College, two members from the teaching fraternity (one member representing the differently abled category) and one member from the non-teaching staff.
D. Equal Opportunity Cell for SC/ST Students
The members are appointed for a period of five years. It includes a Convener who is the senior faculty member in the College, two members from the teaching fraternity (one member representing the SC/ST category), and one member from the non-teaching staff
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Chairperson
Dr. K.A. Aysha Swapna
Principal
Farook College (Autonomous)
Convener
Dr. Jamshid V.P.
Associate Professor
Commerce
| MEMBERS | |
|---|---|
| Dr.TR Sobha (Dept.of Zoology) | Teacher |
| Dr.Habeeb C (Dept. of English) | Teacher |
| Dr. K Nisha (Dept. of Psychology) | Teacher |
| Rasiya Anwar (Dept. of Computer Science) | Teacher |
| Devika CP (BA English) | Student |
| Abhinav KP (BA English) | Student |
| JuliyaP (BA Sociology) | Student |
| Sajla Sherin (BSc Psychology) | Student |