| Janata Shikshana Samiti's Banashankari Arts, Commerce & Shantikumar Gubbi Science College | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Tamaso ma Jyotirgamaya (Lead me from darkness to light) |
| Established | 1944 |
| Type | Private |
| Principal | Prof. Ajit Prasad |
| Location | Dharwad, Karnataka, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | Karnataka University |
J.S.S. College is a college in Karnataka, India.
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The college is situated in a picturesque surrounding on the top of the Mailarling Hill, now called Vidyagiri, 2,511 feet (765 m) above sea level, on the outskirts of Dharwad, on Poona-Bangalore Road. It has a scenic, spacious and well-maintained campus that is adorned by copious patches of greenery as well as aesthetically planned gardens. Within this area, the College has accommodated a school and its hostels, a post office and a bank. The whole campus measures about 41 acres (170,000 m2) and 27 gunthas, which is not easily available elsewhere.
Janata Shikshana Samiti has a network of education and nation-building institutions on the Vidyagiri Campus, like Arts, Commerce and Science College, Polytechnic Institute, Economic Research Institute and Law College at Hubli etc.
The Samiti campus has 40 quarters on the campus for its employees. There are two boys' hostels, a girls' hostel, and a working women's hostel. There is a well-equipped library housed in the spacious building constructed with UGC aid. A spacious playground is on the campus for cultural activities of varied dimensions.
The J.S.S. Banashankari Arts, Commerce and Shantikumar Gubbi Science College, was started in 1944 by the Karnataka Education Board with 40 students. It was taken over by the Late Shri R.S. Hukkerikar, the veteran freedom fighter, constructive worker and educationist in 1952. It was started as an intermediate college but the science wing was added in 1949.
With the increasing student strength, the College was bifurcated into the Banashankari Arts College and S.K. Gubbi Science College in 1966. The two Colleges were once again amalgamated in June 1975.
After taking over the management of Janata Shikshana Samiti on 18 October 1973 by Pujya Shri Vishweshateertha Sripadangalavaru of Pejavarmath and Pujya Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade, dharmadhikari of Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala, the new Management added a two-year P.U. Job-Oriented diploma course and Commerce section to the college in 1975 and 1977 respectively.
The College is permanently affiliated to Karnataka University and teaches courses leading to B.A. degree with Kannada, Sanskrit, Marathi English, Economics, Sociology, Political Science, History, Geography, Hindi, and Education as optional subjects. It has a commerce wing and at the science side the college provides B.Sc. degree Course with Chemistry, Physics, Botany, Zoology, Statistics, Electronics, Mathematics as optional subjects.
The College had a large number of eminent education workers as Principals. This includes such illustrious names as Prof. B.M. Shrikantaiah, the poet and freedom fighter, Prof. G.B. Jathar the economist, G. A. Kulkarni, a great Marathi writer and Sahitya Academy Award recipient, Dr. Karamachand Wade, Dr. R. Y. Dharwadkar, the writer and educationist, Dr. V. G.Kulkarni a great orator and educationist, Prof. N. Vajra Kumar the present Principal of the College represents the J.S.S. institutions on Governing Body as our Secretary. He has been ably conducting the affairs of the Samiti with zeal and dedication.
Being interested in education, the institution carried out several experiments including an earn-while-you-learn programme. Besides having a very well- equipped library, the College has two N.C.C. companies, two units of N.S.S. and a student welfare unit. The students are awarded a large number of scholarships including studentships, government free ships, various concessions under government schemes and several other prizes instituted by the college and benevolent donors. The Management of Janata Shikshana Samiti instituted 57 scholarships of the value of Rs. 100 /- each to encourage merited students and sportsmen. The college, which celebrated its Golden Jubilee recently, stands for the promotion and preservation of academic and cultural excellence. The University Examination results, year after year, have placed this college in a prominent position.
Banashankari Arts and Commerce and Shantikumar Gubbi Science College, more popularly known as J. S. S. or Janata Shikshana Samiti College after the name of the Trust that now runs it, is one of the oldest and most-sought-after colleges of the Dharwad-Hubli area. It has been declared a Lead College by the Commissioner of Collegiate Education, Karnataka. Affiliated to Karnataka University, Dharwad, it saw its inception in 1944 under the Karnataka Education Board as an intermediate college, its science wing being added in 1949. Increase in the student population compelled its management to split it into two colleges—Banashankari Arts and S. K. Gubbi Science in 1966. They were merged again in 1975 to form a single entity. The College came under a new management, that of the J. S. S. in 1973, after which it has shown a steady growth.
The Banashankari Arts and Commerce and S.K. Gubbi Science College, Dharwad, established in 1944, is managed by the Janata Shikshana Samiti that has another 20 institutions under its umbrella. This Samiti, in its turn, is a socially committed service providing front of the Shrikshetra Dharmasthala, said to be the Tirupati of Karnataka State. Over time the Samiti has evolved a model for good and efficient governance. The top level management which includes the President, the Chairman and the Board of Management is the main policy-making body controlling and monitoring the overall activities of the College. This is followed by the Governing Council which takes care of the academic and infrastructure development, admission policy, students’ welfare schemes etc.
The Principal is the academic and administrative head of the college, who looks after the day-to-day administration. She is assisted by the HoDs in academic matters and the Internal Quality-Assurance Cell (IQAC) in extra-curricular activities. There are various committees for different activities and their functions and responsibilities have been laid down to bring transparency, accountability and democracy in the system. Financial management, administration of funds, purchase procedures have been well documented and streamlined. Appraisal of the financial transaction is done by the Internal Auditor, who is an employee of the institution and then by a qualified external auditor independently, for safeguarding the interests of the stakeholders.
The management appears to be sensitized to the modern concepts and has a highly professional attitude with an excellent perception of the social needs. The Peer Team appreciates the setting up of IQAC for monitoring the standards in the various fields of activities of the college.
The College, in 2004-5 had 1,398 students, of which 785 are male and 613 female. Unit cost of expenditure per student is Rs. 10, 821.00, as given by the College, which includes the students of the PUC, which, the PT feels, should have been left out of this account.
The Faculty of the College consists of 133 full-time and part-time teachers, of whom 77 full-timers receive salary from the State Government grant, while the rest receive their salary from the management. Besides 108 full-time teachers, there are 25 part-timers. Of the members of the full faculty, 30 are PhDs, while 10 possess M. Phils. 22 of the teachers are carrying on doctoral research. The number of the non-teaching employee is 76, and there are 11 technicians.
The College has a wide range of sports activities (athletics, basketball, table tennis, cricket, volleyball, softball etc.) and good playgrounds and space for indoor games and recreational facilities. It also has five hostels, two for boys and three for girls, these having 582 (252+330) seats in all. The PT was pleased to note that the Colleges presented a rich and vibrant cultural life. The students have won scores of state and national awards in sports and cultural meets. There were also one or two international events in which students of the College represented the nation. The present students as well as the alumni, including the parents felt a reasonable pride in being associated with the College, which came clearly out in their respective sessions of interactions with the PT.