The primary task of Equal Opportunity Cell is to address issues of discrimination against any person on the grounds of his/her disability or physical limitations and minority status and it is in fact a gross violation of universally accepted principles of equality and human rights and even the violating the obligations of Indian constitution. Equal Opportunity Cell of Jatindra Rajendra Mahavidyalaya was set up and effective since 1 st January, 2024 to address the issues concerning Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Other Backward Class and Persons with Disabilities, as per the ‘Guidelines for Scheme of Equal Opportunity Centre for Colleges XII Plan (2012-2017)’.
The basic aim of the Equal Opportunity Cell is to ensure that all stakeholders belonging to various diverse backgrounds of community, religion, region, gender or ability are not deprived of their basic opportunities in the college. They all must have access to all the basic rights to promote inclusivity and harmony. Through this cell several activities are organized to promote inclusive policies and practices for all and to look into the grievances to ensure equality and equal opportunities to the disadvantaged group on campus through proper implementation of policies, skills, and programs of society. The cell headed by the Principal, heads of all the department, other staff and student members chalk out action plans to ensure the functionalities of an inclusive educational atmosphere in the campus.
The aims and objectives of this committee are as follows:
Sl. No. | Description | Name of the Member | Designation |
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1. | Chairperson | Dr. Prasanta Kumar Roy | Principal |
2. | Convener | Dr. Kutubuddin Biswas | TCS & Associate Professor of History |
3. | Jt. Convener | Prof. Joel Tudu | Assistant Professor of Philosophy |
4. | Teachers' Representative | Dr. Rina Majumdar | Associate Professor of Bengali |
5. | Dr. Ranjit Kumar Baidya | Associate Professor of Bengali | |
6. | Prof. Pranab Ghosh | Assistant Professor of Philosophy | |
7. | Prof. Abdul Halim Shaikh | Assistant Professor of English | |
8. | Dr. Sufal Sarkar | SACT, Dept. of Education | |
9. | Prof. Tania Khatun | SACT, Dept. of Philosophy | |
10. | NTS Members | Mr. Sandip Kumar Das | Electrician–cum–Caretaker and Cashier |
11. | Mr. Mofijul Islam Malitya | Library Peon |