Objectives of SEDGs Cell:

• To protect all the constitutional rights of the SEDGs students.
• To ensure that the HEIs are inclusive, safe, and secure for the SEDGs students.
• To provide socio-emotional and academic support and mentoring for the students belonging to the SEDGs through proper counselling and monitoring programme.
• To ensure proper implementation and monitoring of orientation and bridge courses designed by the HEIs to benefit SEDGs students.
• To ensure implementation of all such programme designed and developed by HEIs to increase the participation of SEDGs students in academic activities.
• To ensure implementation of Government’s Policies, Including reservation Policies and various schemes, Programme, facilities and guidelines for SEDGs students.
• To ensure that the HEIs develop appropriate outreach programme to help the SEDGs students to avail the various opportunities of educational/ academics programmes of HEIs
• To ensure proper implementation of preventive measures and Laws against discrimination and atrocities, and for safeguards of students belonging to respective categories under SEDGs.
• To circulate, publicize, facilitate and monitor the implementation of all UGC and Government guidelines and instruction issued from time to time in reference to SEDGs
• To redress the grievances and complaints of the SEDGs students within 15 days through a Grievances Redressal Committee (GRC) without compromising the safety, privacy and dignity of the complainant.

Functions of SEDGs Cell:

• To co-ordinate with other existing cells and statutory bodies of the HEIs and enable implementation of the existing schemes and provision, including scholarships and fellowship of the Govt. of India and respective States.
• To ensure the implementation of orientation and bridge courses, earn while- learn schemes, and outreach programme designed and developed by HEIs for SEDGs.
• To provide socio economics, academics and psychological support and mentoring for such students through proper counselling and mentoring programme.
• To ensure sensitization of faculty, staff, counsellors and students on the SEDGs issues and their inclusion in all aspects of the HEIs.
• To explore and generate funds from various sources like Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) and Alumni to provide more financial assistances and scholarships to SEDGs to mitigate opportunity costs and fees for pursuing higher education.
• To coordinate with the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) to raise awareness about the implementation of various policies for inclusive and equitable quality higher education.
• To work as a ‘Single Window’ for students belonging to SEDGs for their Grievances, basic needs, amenities, facilities, welfare measures, and Scholarships and Fellowships.
• To upload and disseminate guidelines facilities, welfare and safety measures on HEIs portal and maintain such records to review and monitor amenities and basic facilities for a safe and secure environment for SEDGs
• To circulate, publicize and facilitate existing welfare schemes like – Remedial, NET, entry into services.
• To establish a team of counsellors, social workers, and faculty members to provide emotional and social support to SEDGs to adapt to the environment of the HEI.
• To focus on overall personality and skill development, including professional and soft skills, so as to ensure enhancing the student employability.
• To organize periodic meetings and to monitor the progress of various schemes and all the HEIs may prepare a database of such schemes for SEDGs.
• To assess the needs of SEDGs and make necessary recommendations to the authorities of the HEIs.
• To make faculty, staff, students, and service professionals aware of facilities available for SEDGs.
• To sensitize all the students to bring an attitudinal change towards SEDGs to ensure participation of SEDGs in curricular, co-curricular, and extra-curricular activities in the HEIs.
• To hold regular meetings with representatives of SEDG students to check their grievances and also meet with management/authorities of HEIs to facilitate discussion of the grievances of SEDG students and maintain the confidentiality of deliberations and data.
• To review, monitor, and ensure disposal of all grievances within 15 days.
• To inform all students during induction/counselling session about Zero- tolerance policy for any form of discrimination.

Governance of SEDGs Cell:

• Chairperson SEDGs Cell: Dr. Manisha Parelkar
• Senior Professor Member: Dr. Shaili Gala
• In-charge of Internal Complaint Committee Member: Dr. Madhumita Bandyopadhyay
• Coordinator/Director of IQAC Member: Ms. Amita Kendurkar
• SC/ST Representative Member: Mr. Anand Bhalerao
• OBC Representative Member: Mr. Gulab Patil
• Two Student Representatives belonging to SEDGs Members:
  • Ms. Gauri Kachare, FY Bcom
  • Ms. Bhumika Chimkar, FY BCA
• Assistant Registrar/ Administrative Officer Member Secretary: Ms. Chanda Dave

WE CARE FOR OUR STUDENT'S

The management has set up the following funds to further help needy students:

• Scholarship Programme: Scholarship to needy students of our college for reimbursing their admission and examination fees under Shama- Koticha scholarship fund and Shama students Assistance fund and LBW trust fund
• Micro finance scheme: Interest free loans to students to pursue professional degree courses and Swadhar Diploma courses under SHAMA WELL.
• Higher Education Programme: Scholarship and interest free loans to students from SHAMA – SMART WELL fund who have graduated from our institution and are pursuing their higher education. Under this scheme financial help to students having extra ordinary talent in the fields of academic, sports, dramatics, dance, music, drawing etc. for acquiring professional training is also provided.
• Food for the soul: A nutritious mini lunch to the needy students every day
• Medical Aid fund: Financial aid to needy students and staff for medical diagnosis and treatment of health problems.
• Sponsorship Programme: Sponsorship covers student's fees, additional coaching for weak students, books and educational accessories. It is only for students from standard I to XII

Please refer such cases to financial assistance / scholarship committee or contact Students Welfare Centre