UMESCHANDRA COLLEGE

Code of conduct for the Principal

The chair of the Principal of a college has got multifaceted roles to play and responsibilities to shoulder having characteristics of a patron, custodian, supervisor, administrator, adjudicator, protector, inspirer and so on. As the Academic and Administrative Head of the Institution the Principal remains liable to follow certain codes of ethics in his conduct as proclaimed by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in tandem with the guidelines framed by the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) and the set of prescripts enforced by the Government of West Bengal as in the West Bengal Service Rules (WBSR). These codes of conduct are applicable, in general, for the College Teachers as well as for the Administrator of any organisation. Specifics of the salient and significant codes applicable in the conduct of Principal, as perceived and enforced by Umeshchandra College are jotted underneath:

1. To uphold and upkeep the ethos of inclusiveness in terms of imparting education in the institution.
2. To protect the collective interest of different sections of the institution so that each and all can perform freely and give their highest for the institution building.
3. To institute, nourish and enforce meting equal treatment to all the stakeholders in the College so that there remains no scope of any discriminatory and disparate practice at any level within the stretch of the College.
4. To uphold and maintain the essence of social justice for all the stakeholders irrespective of the caste, creed, race, sex or religious identity as within the framework of Indian constitution.
5. To create and maintain an unbiased gender-free atmosphere within the periphery of the College so that all the stakeholders enjoy equal opportunities.
6. To generate and maintain required alertness among all the stakeholders of the college so that the chances of incidents of sexual harassment get ever minimized and ultimately eradicated. (The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace: Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal Act, 2013 will provide the redressal measures of issues related to sexual harassment within the boundary of college campus.)
7. To initiate and propagate the spirit of welfare within all the sections of human resources attached directly or indirectly with the college and hence to built mutual confidence among them.
8. To maintain and promote academic activities in the College in all possible avenues already explored and thus encourage exploration of newer avenues for further academic pursuit.
9. To create an environment conducive for research oriented academic parleys and thus promote research activities in the institution to add further to the knowledge pool.
10. To uphold upkeep and enforce discipline in the behavioural manifestation of all the stakeholders of the institution and thus maintain campus-serenity required for the academics.
11. To promote and maintain the practice of extra-curricular activities amongst the students and other human resources of the institution and thus adds to the societal dynamism simile to essence-of-life.
12. To endeavour for the upkeep of tranquility of the region surrounding the College so that academic practices come to gradual prevalence and only prevail, eventually.
13. To promote and maintain harmonious relationships of the College with the adjoining society in order to ensure spontaneous flourish and prosperity of all the students of the institution.
14. To endeavour and strive for maintaining vibrancy of attitudes of all stakeholders of the institution and thus to nourish & enhance their capabilities.

As the academic head of the institution, the Principal should ensure the existence of an academic environment within the college and should endeavour for its enrichment by encouraging research activities. Thus, the Principal should put best efforts to bring in adequate infrastructural and financial support for the College. The Principal should encourage the faculty members of the Institution to take up research projects, publish research papers, arranged for regular seminars and participate in conference/symposium/workshop/seminars.