Raja Narendralal Khan Women's College (Autonomous)
Gope College

Academic Infrastructure

Campus/Academic Area

The college has two campuses one at Gope Palace having an areal expansion of 188524.5sq.m.(46.86 acres)and another atRabindranagar with area about 4500sq.ft.Gope Palace Campus is the main campus of the college; all regular courses are held here. The Rabindranagar Campus is exclusively for NSOU administrative activities.

Building

Total buildup area of the college is about 31209.11sq.m.with blocks – Administrative Building (Gope Palace) includes main Principal’s chamber, Main office and Music Department at the back side of the building. Pure science block (having departments like Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Geography), Bio-science block (includes Zoology, Botany and Physiology), Bio Science Block (Annex) (includes Microbiology and Nutrition), Arts Block UG (includes English, Hindi, History, Economics, Philosophy, Political Science, Education, Human Rights, NSS, NCC ) Arts Block PG (includes Bengali and Sanskrit).

Career Advancement Centre (CAC)

(Training, Counseling-cum Placement-cell of the college under the aegis of PG Department of Zoology)

1. Career counseling Centre: for any queries related to higher studies or career related problems.
2. Library facilities are provided where students can access news papers, journals and books related to competitive examinations like SSC, NET and SET, WBCS, IAS, RAIL and BANKIN Gentrance examinations.
3. Psycho logical Counselling unit: Trained and experienced psychologists are available for counselling, motivation sessions to help student sover come stress and depression.
4. Organize training/prepara to ryprogrammes for School Service Commission(SSC)Examinations and NET/SET & GATE,WBCS/IAS.
   • 4-6 Months Preparatory Course for SSC(TET and Subject), NET/SET-2017
   • Combined Course for WBCS, PSC, SSC, Bank/PO-2017
   • Handson Computer course/6 Months/1 Year Certificate Coursesin
     1. Computer Application and Information Technology(C++)
     2. Computer Application and Financial Accounting (Tally and ebanking)
   • 6 Months Spoken English and Personality Development course including preparing C.V/Biodata, applying for jobs and interview facing skills
   • Entre preneurship Development in-Ornamental Fishery, SoftToy
5. Organize Seminarsand workshop srelated to opportunities in higher education and career.
6. Tieup with organizations for job related training/placements/counseling of our students.
7. Scholarship Help Desk where 1st year students of our college obtain information, for msand assistance for filling up and submission of same for various scholarship schemes like W.B Merit cum Means scholarships, SC/ST scholarships, Minority scholarships, Scholarships for PH students, Jindal Scholarships, SheelaKanoriascholarshipsetc.
8. Organize campus placements with reputed organizations-TCS, WIPRO, Tech Mahindra, Concentrix, Maven Infotechetc.
9. Certificate Courses in Mass Communication, Dance & Yoga.

Employability Enhancement Courses/Programmesfor the students

• MOU with CMI , NSDC partner for training and placement of 112 students sponsored by the central government- Course offered:- Office Management
• College has initiated Skill Development programme sponsored by the Tribal Development Corporation in Beautician and Tailoring

Placements (off campus) organized by Career Advancement Centre in last three years

Smart Classrooms:

Almost all the departments of the college havethe facility of Smart Class room. In total, the college has more than 20 smart class rooms with the facility of LCD Projector, smart interactive board etc. Additionally, the college has approximately 25 LCD Projectors and 250 computerswith application soft-wares like MS-Office and statistical packages including latest versions of SPSS, MatLab,Originetc.

Laboratories (Computer Lab, Language Lab, Departmental Laboratories )

In total the college has about 36 laboratories including pure science, bio-science and geography. All the laboratories are well equipped with modern sophisticated instruments and software.

E-learning facilities:

One e-learning Laboratory has been set up besides the Central Library. There are twenty computers for the use of students for Hands-on computer classes.

Museum and Galleries (History Museum, Folk Museum, Mathematical Gallery, Gurukul, CD Gallery)

Basement Museum:

The administrative block of the college has its owngr and euras it is working in the Royal Palace of the Narajole Royal Dynasty. Narajole Royal Dynasty played important and active role in Indian Freedom Movement. Many great Indian leaders had direct connection with the royal members of the family. The Palace has an underground which is now used as Museum. It was for medin the year 2012 at the corner of the basement of palace/ College office of Raja N.L.Khan Women's College with the financial help of Rs. 50000/-from the UGC-CPE fund. The things which have been kept in the Museum are of different types. Most of the things are related to Raja of Narajole. Besides this, replica of sculptures bought from the Indian Museum, Kolkata are also displayed in the underground. Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Subhas Chandra Bose put their holy footsteps in this Palace. Heritage Commission of West Bengal declared this Palace as 'Heritage Building'.

Museum of the department of History

This his torical museum is maintained by the Department of History, on “The Role of Midnaporein Indian Freedom Movement”. This Museum has been formed in the year 2008 to exhibit the role of Midnapore in the Indian freedom movement. In this museum, there are thirteen sculptures depicting the important milestones of the role of Midnapore in the Indian freedom movement. Again numerous rare photographs of Women who participated in this movement with their biography are also displayed here.

Mathematics Gallery

Mathematical gallery has been set up in the Department of Mathematics. An innovativeteaching aid has been initiated. It creates a unique learning experience.

Folk Museum

Folk Museum has been setup in 2014 by the active initiation of Bengali Department with financial assistance from college authority. Various Folk artifacts have been collected from indigenous Folk-artist sand displayed in the Museum. It helps to make the students aware of the traditional value of this locality. Apart from our student sandteachers, common visitors are also all owe din specificdat eand time.

Gurukul

Gurukul of Sanskrit department is a combination of traditional as well as modern education system of India. It remembers our ancient learning system of India. Here the students sit at the feet of the teachers and receive education. There are some ancient manuscripts, instruments for vedic rituals, LCD projector etc. For the enhancement of knowledge of the students.

CD Gallery

Dept. of Political Science maintains a CD Gallery. It contains a wide variety of CDs on different topics e.g. Freedom movement, Oscar wining films etc.

Seminar Hall (Rabindraneer)

Rabindraneer, the seminar hall which was inaugurated in 1997, has been renovated and remodeled. And it has become a well decorated and centrallyair - conditioned seminar hall with a very large seating capacity.

Language Lab

The inhibitions that the student faces while communicating their ideas or views in English needed to be overcome by them and with this pursuit to enable them to overcome this inhibition and give them exposure to express themselves in English, The Department of English has been running a course in Communication and soft skills in the Language Laboratory since 2014. It is at present having a capacity of twelve at a time but from the current session the capacity is going to be extended to eighty students at a time. Hesoft-wares that are used to enhance the skills of reading, writing. Listening and speaking in students are CACM, ISIL, iTELL, PHONETISER, PRAAT, FLUENT U and so on.