- Name of Department: English
- Year of Establishment: 1962
- Introduction: The Department of English was established with the establishment of the College in 1962. The Department runs U.G. and P.G. Courses and a proposal for Research Centre has been submitted to PAH Solapur University, Solapur. It also conducts a Certificate Course in ‘Communication Skills and Personality Development’ for the students.
- Teaching Staff:
Sr. No. |
Name of Faculty |
Nature of Appointment |
Designation |
Qualifications |
Teaching Experience |
1. |
Principal Dr. Santosh V. Koti |
Full Time |
Professor |
M.A., SET, NET, B.A. in Prakrit, BJMC, Ph.D. |
21 Years |
2. |
Dr. Manohar P. Joshi
(Vice Principal, Arts) |
Full Time |
Professor and Head |
M.A., B.Ed., SET, Ph.D. |
21 Years |
3. |
Mr. Madhukar R. Kamble |
Full Time |
Associate Professor |
M.A. |
32 Years |
4. |
Mr. Santosh A. Relekar |
C.H.B. |
Assistant Professor |
M.A., SET, NET, B.Ed. |
6 Years |
5. |
Dr. Jyoti N. Waghmare |
C.H.B. |
Assistant Professor |
M.A., SET, NET, Ph.D. |
10 Years |
6. |
Mr. Avinash P. Shinde |
C.H.B. |
Assistant Professor |
M.A., B.Ed., SET, NET |
5 Years |
- Non-teaching Staff: NA
Sr. No. |
Name of Staff |
Designation |
Qualifications |
Date of Joining the College |
1. |
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2. |
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- Facilities: Language Lab
- Courses Offered: BA English CBCS Pattern
MA English CBCS Pattern
Applied for Research Centre in English
Runs Certificate Course in ‘Communication Skills and Personality Development’
- Result Analysis (BA): Last Five Years
Class |
Academic Year |
Number of Students Appeared for Examinations |
Passing Percentage |
BA |
2015-16 |
26 |
96.15% |
BA |
2016-17 |
19 |
94.44% |
BA |
2017-18 |
16 |
93.75% |
BA |
2018-19 |
22 |
54.54% |
BA |
2019-20 |
26 |
69.23% |
- Meritorious Students (BA): Last Five Years
Sr. No. |
Year |
Name of Students |
Percentage |
1. |
2015-16 |
Miss Rangrez Sameenabano B. |
71.89% |
2. |
2016-17 |
Miss Kandale Swati Yallappa |
76.72% |
3. |
2017-18 |
Miss Patil Sujata Shivajirao |
75.47% |
4. |
2018-19 |
Mr Fulari Mahesh Dayanand |
77.47% |
5. |
2019-20 |
Miss Bapat Isha Sunil |
83.30% |
- Result Analysis (MA): Last Five Years
Class |
Academic Year |
Number of Students Appeared for Examinations |
Passing Percentage |
MA |
2015-16 |
27 |
62.96% |
MA |
2016-17 |
38 |
92.10% |
MA |
2017-18 |
29 |
82.75% |
MA |
2018-19 |
47 |
89.36% |
MA |
2019-20 |
44 |
86.36% |
- Meritorious Students (MA): Last Five Years
Sr. No. |
Year |
Name of Students |
Percentage |
1. |
2015-16 |
Miss Sawkar Manjula Dattatray |
62.96% |
2. |
2016-17 |
Miss Shaikh Heena Hashmuddin |
70.94% |
3. |
2017-18 |
Miss Birajdar Savitri Bhimashankar |
77.13% |
4. |
2018-19 |
Miss Bansode Puja Surykant |
73.88% |
5. |
2019-20 |
Miss Ansari Swaleha Abdul Hamid |
76.69% |
- Research by Faculty:
Name of Faculty |
Books Published |
Minor Research Projects |
SIM Writing |
Paper Presentations & Resource person |
Ph.D. Guidance |
Principal Dr. Santosh V. Koti |
02 |
01 |
04 |
05 |
03 |
Dr. Manohar P. Joshi
(Vice Principal) |
05 |
01 |
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09
11 |
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- Papers Published by Faculty: Total
Sr.No. |
Name of Faculty |
Number of Papers Published |
1. |
Principal Dr. Santosh V. Koti |
16 |
2. |
Dr. Manohar P. Joshi (Vice Principal, Arts) |
20 |
3. |
Dr. Jyoti N. Waghmare |
07 |
- Activities of Department: Last Five Years
Sr. No. |
Name of Activity |
Date of Activity |
Funding Agency |
Beneficiaries |
1. |
One Day Workshop on the Revised Syllabus of MA |
23rd January 2016 |
PAH Solapur University, Solapur |
Teachers and Students |
2. |
One Day National Seminar on Postcolonial Studies |
20th January 2018 |
PAH Solapur University, Solapur |
Teachers and Students |
3. |
Annual P.G. Students’ Seminar |
Every Year |
Self-funded |
Students |
- Consultancy: Free consultancy is carried out by the faculty of the Department in the following areas:
- Proof Reading 2. Editing
- Translation 4. Language assistance to the Office of the College
- Social and Extension Work of Faculty:
- Principal Dr. S.V.Koti has been invited by several educational institutions as resource person and speaker.
- M.P.Joshi has visited different educational institutions as chief guest, event examiner and resource person.
- M.R.Kamble has been actively involved in the socio-academic sphere as programme organizer and resource person.
- S. A. Relekar has worked as resource person in SET/NET workshop.
- J.N.Waghmare has been invited as resource person and speaker on different social reformers in and out of Solapur city.
- Students’ Achievements: Last Five Years
Name of Student |
Achievements |
Miss Todkari Bhagyashri |
Ø First Prize in State Level Aavishkaar Festival for her research project “Impact of Customs and Traditions on Health of Women” in 2017
Ø First Prize in University Level Aavishkaar for her research project “Impact of Customs and Traditions on Health of Women” in 2017 |
Miss Yangandul Vidya |
Ø Second Prize in University level Aavishkaar Festival for her research project “A Study of Health Problems of Vidi Workers” in 2018 |
Miss Ansari Swaleha |
Ø First Prize in Live News Reporting Competition organized by Khadimane Urdu Forum, Solapur in 2019 |
Miss Yangandul Vidya |
Ø First Prize by Solapur University for her Autobiography “Daughter of a Vidi Worker” |
Miss Tupdole Bhumika |
Ø First Prize for One Act Play , Interview in College Annual Magazine Competition of PAHSUS |
Miss Mulla Alisha |
Ø Second Prize for Short Story in College Annual Magazine Competition of PAHSUS |
Miss Kakhandkikar Umera |
Ø Second Prize for Article in College Annual Magazine Competition of PAHSUS |
- Student Support and Progression: Last Five Years
Academic Year |
Number of Students going for PG Programme |
2015-16 |
15 |
2016-17 |
16 |
2017-18 |
04 |
2018-19 |
03 |
2019-20 |
06 |
- Campus Placement and Recruitment: Last Five Years
Sr. No. |
Name of Student |
Name of the Firm/Industry/Company |
1. |
Miss Kamble Sujata |
Ø Got selected by Tata Consultancy Services in Campus Drive |
2. |
Miss Bansode Pooja |
Ø Got selected by Infosys in Campus Drive |
3. |
Miss Rangrez Sameenabano |
Ø Works as Faculty with HN College of Commerce, Solapur |
4. |
Miss Abhange Rajni |
Ø Works as Faculty MIT Solapur |
5. |
Miss Swaraj Aqsa |
Ø Teacher, English Medium School, Mumbai |
- SWOC Analysis:
Strengths |
Ø Proficient and Experienced Faculty
Ø Availability of higher studies for the students |
Weaknesses |
Ø Lack of research culture among the students
Ø Lack of comparative approach to literature among the students |
Opportunities |
Ø Use of research centre for furthering research endeavour
Ø Utilization of Language Lab for more students of UG & PG |
Challenges |
Ø Promoting language proficiency among the students from multi-lingual families
Ø Motivating students of Under Graduation for small-scale research projects |
- Future Plans:
1. |
To launch a Certificate Course in Translation Skills |
2. |
To organize training programmes on Web-based English Language Skills |
3. |
To organize National Conference on the Recent Trends in English Literature |
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