CELEBRATED AZADI KA AMRIT MAHOTSAV

The NSS and NCC unit of St. Thomas College, Bhilai in association with Sashastra Seema Bal

Bhilai organized an activity of Weapon’s Demonstration and a Rally in the Ruabandha Sector on the theme AZADI KA AMRIT MAHITSAV and Har Ghar Tiranga. People were motivated to hoist the national flag in their homes. The chief guest of this program was Mr. Thomas Chako, DIG SSB Bhilai. First of all Principal of College, Dr. M. G. Roymon congratulated to all the students for the 75th Year of Independence and said that we have to hoist the National Flag in our homes and  also we have to motivate others for this. Chief Guest D.I.G. Mr. Thomas Chako said that the objective of this weapon’s display program is to reduce the gap between the armed forces and civilians. During the program Asst. Sub Inspector Mr. Nishant Singh Chahal explained briefly about the weapons, their maintenance and their use during the war. On this occasion Dr. Surekha Jawade, NCC Officer Girl’s Wing, Mr. Santosh Yadav NCC Officer Boy’s Wing, Heads of all departments and other faculties were presented. 55 NCC Cadets and 22 NSS volunteers participated in this program. On this occasion a memento was presented by SSB to St. Thomas College, Bhilai. Program direction and vote of thanks was given by Mr. Mahendra Ikhar, NSS Program Officer, St. Thomas College Bhilai.

Admission Process for Session 2022-23 started

The online admission process for Under Graduate Courses of BA, B. Com., B. Sc., BCA, BBA and BAJMC has been started in St. Thomas College, Bhilai from 16th June 2022 onwards. St. Thomas College, Bhilai is affiliated from Hemchand Yadav Vishwvidyalaya, Durg in which along with above mentioned UG courses, Post Graduate courses M.Sc. Mathematics,  Chemistry, Physics, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Botany, Zoology, IT, Computer Science, Electronics MA English, Economics, Psychology, M.Com., BAJMC and B.Ed. courses are also available. St. Thomas College, Bhilai has been awarded by the hands of Honorable Governor as Best College of Twin City Excellence Award from Indian Red Cross Society for the session 2021 – 22. It is worth mentioning that Hemchand Yadav Vishwvidyalaya, Durg has released the merit list of session 2020 and in the list 47 students of St. Thomas College, Bhilai scored various positions in merit list in which 8 students received Gold Medal. The results of 12th CG Board are already declared and for these students online admission process for Under Graduate Courses are going on. Admission for Second Year, Third Year and all PG Courses will start after declaration of their respective results. Students of CBSE board can apply online for UG First Year after declaration of their results. Apart from regular studies and practical work, St. Thomas College also provides the facility of Sports Complex, Gymnasium, Canteen, Free Wi-Fi, ATM and Girl’s Hostel in the college campus. The college also provides Research Centre in M.Sc. Chemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology. For the admission in UG First Year students can apply online on the website https://www.durguniversity.ac.in of Hemchand Yadav Vishwvidyalaya, Durg. For admission in BAJMC, students can apply in the website https://www.ktujm.ac.in of Kusha Bhau Thakre Patrkarita avam Jansanchar Vishwvidyalaya, Raipur.

Outstanding Performance of St. Thomians in HemchandYadav University Merit List of Session 2020

Once again the students of St. Thomas College Bhilai proved that they are the symbol of excellence in education in the merit list of HemchandYadav University. A total of 47 students of St. Thomas College Bhilai scored various positions in merit list in which 8 students have been awarded Gold Medal in the List. Sailesh Kumar MA Psychology, Ankita Patel M.Sc. zoology, TaniyaChakraborty BBA, Pallavi Sharma B.Sc., NeetiMaheshwari MA English, SabyaNehaTirkey M. Sc. Biotechnology, Deepti Singh M. Sc. Microbiology and Anushka K V BA Final Year scored 1st position in the merit list in their respective subjects. Principal Dr. M. G. Roymon congratulated all the gold medalists and merit holders and said that every year the no of students of St. Thomas College Bhilai are performing better in university examinations. Administrator of College Rev. Fr. Dr. Joshi Varghese congratulated all the merit holders and said that we are committed towards the overall development of students for their bright and successful future. H. G. Dr. Joseph Mar Dionysius Manager Bishop St. Thomas College Bhilai also gave his blessings to all the merit holders for their grand success in university examination. All the professors and other staff members congratulated to all the merit holders for their outstanding performance in the university examination.

National Webinar on Collaboration and Co-Teaching Strategies organized by Department of Education, St. Thomas College, Bhilai in Collaboration with St. Aloysius Autonomous College, Jabalpur

Department of Education, St. Thomas College organized National Webinar on Collaboration and Co-Teaching Strategies on 4th June 2022.  Principal of St. Thomas College, Bhilai welcomed the guests and all the participants of the programme. Mrs. DeeptiSantosh, gave a brief introduction of the speaker Dr. Kiran Mishra.  Dr. Kiran Mishra presented her views on importance of Collaboration and Co-Teaching Strategies. Principal, St. Aloysius Autonomus College, Jabalpur, Rev. Dr. G. VazhanArasu, in his speech threw light on  benefit of  collaborative and Co-Teaching Strategies as all the teachers have distinguish qualities of their own.  Mr. Maju Joy, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Proposed vote of thanks. The programme was conducted by Dr. JyotsnaGadpayle. Convenor of the National webinar was  Mrs. DeeptiSantosh and Dr. Shabnam Khan, other members of organizing commette was Mr. J. Maju Dr. JyotsnaGadpayle, Dr. RoshanLalSondhiya, Dr. SushmaPillaiand  Ms. SeemaPotphode. Dr. Sheeja Thomas, Head, Department of Education, gave her valuable support in smooth conduction of the programme.

BHOOMI PUJAN of Gym

St. Thomas College Bhilai the Bhoomi Pujan of Gym was done by Shri Tamrdhwaj Sahu Honorable Home Minister Government of Chhattisgarh. It is worth mentioning that the amount for this gym is provided by the MLA find. First of all Administrator of College Rev. Fr. Dr. Joshi Varghese welcomed honorable minister by presenting him a bouquet and said that it was demended for the long time by the students for gym facility and today honorable minster accepted our request. The St. Thomas Family will be obliged for the minister. Honorable Minster Mr. Sahu said that the youth is the future of the country and it is very necessary to be fit for the youth because a healthy body keeps a healthy mind. I hope that this gym will be very helpful for the students in future. Honorable Mayor of Risali Municipal Corporation Mrs. Shashi Sinha, Commissioner Risali Municipal Corporation Mr. Ashish Dewangan, Chairmen Risali Municipal Corporation Mr. Keshav Banchhor were also present. On this occasion H. G. Dr. Joseph Mar Dionysius, Manager Bishop St. Thomas College Bhilai and Principal Dr. M. G. Roymon were virtually present.  Principal Incharge Dr. Mariam Jacob, Heads from all the departments, other Professors and staff members were also present.

seminar on Bio-organic preparations

The P.G. Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology of St. Thomas College organized a seminar on “Bio-organic preparations development in farmer’s field for sustainable agriculture in association with MoU Partner Farmlabs, Pune. The objective of this webinar was to make students providing knowledge of organic farming and preparation of Biofertilizer.

Dr. Santosh Chavan, Director, Farmlab Laboratory, Pune was delivered a seminar on Bio-organic preparations.

He told in his seminar that chemical fertilizers are toxic to environment and health. In his talk he gave a good knowledge about different methods for production of Bio-organic preparations. He also discussed the journey of farmer field from last 3 years. He told his experiences regarding preparation of biofertilizers from starting till date. In the seminar Dr. Santosh thanked to government for providing financial assistance and support for Bio-organic preparations.

The principal Dr. M.G. Roymon congratulated all staff members and said that the St. Thomas College regularly organized this type of programme for beneficial to students.

This event was supervised by Dr. V. Shanthi, Dr. Ujjwala Supe, Dr. Shubha Diwan and Mrs. Ekta Saxena, Faculties of Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology.

This Programme was conducted by Dr. Anubhuti Jha, Assistant professor, Department of Biotechnology, St. Thomas College and vote of thanks was proposed by Ms. Katha Sanyal, Post graduate student of the Department.

Incubation and Start-ups in Higher Education” Need of the Hour

Webinar on “Incubation and Start-ups in Higher Education” Conducted at St.Thomas College Bhilai.The PG. Department of Commerce under the aegis of departmental Association Commzenith , ED Cell and Institutional Innovation Council Association, in collaboration with our MoU Patners Rungta College of Engineering and Technology, Bhilai and Smt. Radhadevi Goenka College for Women Akola Maharashtra organized webinar on the topic “ Incubation and Start ups in Higher Education” On 27th May 2022. Dr. Manoj Varghese, Dean IIC, RCET Bhilai and Mr. Varun Agrawal, Owner of Varun Insustries Akola Maharashtra were the resource persons on the Occasion. Dr.Manoj Varghese stressed on How to build a successful Startup.He emphasized on the potential key factors that help to set a start-up avoiding which an individual might not successfully execute the business idea. On the other hand Mr. Varun Agrawal, the second resource person, dealt with the practical need and importance of Incubators and Accelerators in incubating the business idea and then expanding its potential into a medium or large scale enterprise. He shared his personal experiences with the participants. Principal of St. Thomas College Bhilai Dr. M.G.Roymon said that entrepreneurship and startups is the need of the hour and is required for economic development. The participants from both the colleges included the faculties and the students.127 participants registered and attended the program .Dr. Rupa Gupta Asst.Prof. department of Commerce,Smt. Radhadevi Goenka College for women Akola welcomed the Participants. Dr. Shubha Diwan Asst. Prof. Biotechnology Department and Convenor of ED Cell Proposed the Vote of thanks. Dr. Prateek Sharma Asst. Prof. department of commerce,St.Thomas College Bhilai conducted the program. Dr. Sapna Sharma Head Department of Commerce, St. Thomas College Bhilai and Dr. Ambadas B. Pandey Head Department of Commerce, Smt. Radhadevi Goenka College for Women Akola Maharashtra congratulated the departments of both the colleges for the conduct of this program.The students opined that the session was fruitful for them and would like to attend such type of sessions in future.

A WEBINAR ON “ ONLINE TOOLS FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING”

One Day Webinar on the topic “ ONLINE TOOLS FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING” was Organised on 31st May 2022 by PG Department of Mathematics and Computer Science and Institutional Innovation Council of St.Thomas College, Bhilai in collaboration with MoU Partner Govt. Dr. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar PG college, Dongargaon.
Dr. Suja Varghese Head (Department of Mathematics and Computer Science) welcomed His Grace Dr. Joseph Mar Dionysius Chairman St.Thomas Mission, Rev Father Dr. Joshi Varghese Administrator of St.Thomas College, Dr. M.G.Roymon Principal St.Thomas College, Dr. Debjani Mukherjee IQAC Coordinator St.Thomas College, Dr. Shrimati B.N.Meshram Principal Govt. Dr. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar PG College Dongargaon and Resource person of this webinar Shri.L.K.Gavel Asst.prof. and Head Department of Computer Science Govt. Ghanshyam Singh Gupta College Balod along with other dignitaries and participants of both colleges.
Dr.M.G.Roymon appreciated the department for organising the webinar in such a advanced topic on teaching and learning approach.He said that this is a pedagogical approach for integration of synchoronous and asynchronous learning tools and wished that the participants will have an informative experience with this webinar.
Dr.B.N.Meshram welcomed gathering and said that the topic was relevant during covid and it is used in various subjects and areas. She thanked college to choose such a knowledgeable topic for one day webinar and hoped that students will be benefitted with this.
Shri. L.K.Gavel resource person discussed virtual classroom software and learning management system software and Google classroom tour. In virtual classroom software such as google meet, Zoom, cisco Webex etc.In learning management system software Edmodo and Google sites and Moodle etc.
In Google classroom he explained it as a open source and usage in uploading assignment and assigning grades to students. He explained how to create Classroom in Google classroom and how to create assignments and marking schemes.
Vote of thanks was delivered by Mr. Chetan Kumar Sahu , Head of Department of Mathematics Govt. Dr. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar PG college, Dongargaon. 250 delegates registered for the webinar.

The webinar was compared by Ms.Preeti Jain and conducted by Dr. Smita Suresh Daniel, Dr. Santosh Kumar Miri, K.Manju and Jyoti Dewangan .The Technical support was given by Mr. Pushkar Verma.

Three Day Workshop on Research Methodology in Collaboration with MoU partners Govt. KDR Girls College, Rajnandgaon and Holy Cross Women’s College, Ambikapur

St. Thomas College, Bhilai, P.G Dept. of Psychology, in collaboration with MOU partners Holy Cross women’s college, Ambikapur and Government Kamla Devi Rathi Girls P.G college, Rajnandgaon organized three days online workshop on Basics of Research Methodology.  Resource persons of the workshop were Dr AvantikaKaushil, Assistant Professor, Govt. E.V.P.G College, Korba and Dr. Jay Singh, Associate Professor, University of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. Dr. Kaushil gave inputs on the topic ‘Data collection and Sampling Techniques’ and spoke that a researcher has to be very honest in collecting appropriate sample and discussed various methods of data collection and sampling techniques.Dr. Jay Singh, gave his expert lecture on ‘Introduction to Basics of Statistics’. It was a very interactive session in which students were introduced to inferential and descriptive statistics, importance of normal probability curve and when to use statistics such as ANOVA, ANCOVA and Factor Analysis.

Administrator of the college, Rev Father Dr.Joshy Varghese appreciated the topic of the workshop and stressed that in todays academic world every student should develop his research skills to be a betterstudent and researcher. Principal Dr. M.G. Roymon said the IQAC has to conduct such academic development programs for quality enhancement.Dr. SR. Shanta Joseph, Principal, Holy Cross women’s college, Ambikapur addressed the gathering in the opening session and encouraged the organisers for their efforts. Dr. Alok Mishra, Principal, Government Kamla Devi Rathi Girls P.G college, Rajnandgaon gave full support for the conduct of the workshop. Dr.Debjani Mukherjee Head, dept. of psychology welcomed the gathering and said every student must know the basics of research methods and statistics as it is very useful in higher education.MoU partner colleges give a platform to students to interact and learn together. Dr.MamtaAwasthi, Head, Dept. of Psychology Holy Cross Women’s College, Ambikapur and Dr.BasantSonber, Government Kamla Devi Rathi Girls P.G College, Rajnandgaonaddressed the students and enlightened them on the various aspects of Research Methodology. Dr.AnkitaDeshmukh, Dr. Mona Makhija and Ms.Divya Singh Assistant Professors of the three colleges conducted the sessions and Dr.Sumita Singh Assistant Professor St. Thomas College, proposed the vote of thanks. Mr. J Maju, Assistant Professor assisted in smooth conduct of the workshop.

LECTURE ON PROSPECTS OF INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH

The P G Department of Zoology, St. Thomas College, Bhilai, has organized an invited talk on “Prospects of interdisciplinary research” on 21st of April, 2022.  Prof. M C Subhash Peter, former Professor and Head in the Department of Zoology at University of Kerala, was the eminent resource person in the program. Dr. Subhash Peter is the Founder Director of Inter University Centre for Evolutionary and Integrative Biology of the University of Kerala. In his lecture he highlighted on the importance of interdisciplinary approach in research. He also stressed on the role of teacher as a facilitator and mentor.

President, St. Thomas mission, His Grace Dr. Joseph Mar Dionysius presided over the function. His Grace spoke about the concept of ‘Penta R” for better learning ourcome.Administrator of the College, Rt. Rev. Father Dr. Joshi Varghese and Principal Dr. M G Roymon were present on the occasion. Dr. Jayasree Balasubramanian, Head Department of Zoology, St. Thomas College, Bhilai welcomed the guests. Vote of thanks was proposed by Mr. Rojan Joy, Assistant professor, Department of Physics, St. Thomas College. The program was conducted by Dr. V Shanti, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, St. Thomas College. Bhilai.