Student Support Services

Admission Committee

The College’s Admission Committee is responsible for the selection of deserving students having the qualities and ability to go hand in hand with the quality of education provided by the College. The Committee ensures that all candidates are given an equal opportunity to prove their capabilities. Students are informed regarding the various courses, extracurricular activities and other facilities provided by the college so that the students can take an informed decision regarding the same.

Members

Anti Ragging And Vigilance Committee

ANTI-RAGGING POLICY

Ragging is a criminal offence as per the Supreme Court verdict.Sophia College (Autonomous), Ajmer is known for its discipline and moral values. The Institution has zero tolerance towards anything that goes against and degrades these values. Ragging is against the human and ethical values which our institution upholds.

Ragging consists of one or more of the following acts:

• Any conduct by any student whether by words spoken, written or by an act which has the effect of teasing, treating, and handling with offensiveness a fresher or any other student
• Engaging in improper activities by any student or students which causes annoyance, hardship, physical/psychological harm, or to raise fear, or apprehension thereof in any fresher or any other student.
•  Any action by a senior student that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic activity of any other student or a fresher.
• Any act or abuse by spoken words, emails, posts, or public insults which would also include deriving wrong pleasure, distorted or a callous thrill from actively or passively participating in the discomfiture to a fresher or any other student
• Any act that affects the mental health and self-confidence of a fresher or any other student with or without an intent to derive a sadistic pleasure or impose superiority by a student over any fresher or any other student.
•  Asking any student to do any act which the student will not in the ordinary course do and which has the effect of causing or producing a sense of humiliation, distress or agony so as to adversely affect the physique or psyche of such fresher or any other student
•  Exploiting the services of a fresher or any other student for completing the academic tasks allotted to an individual or a group of students.
• Any act of financial blackmail or forceful expenditure put on a fresher or any other student by the students.

Ragging in any form is totally banned in the entire Institution and strict action is taken against those found guilty of ragging. All complaints pertaining to any kind of ragging by any student/group of students of the College inside or outside the College campus may be reported to the Anti-Ragging and Vigilance Committee by sending a mail to antiraggingcell@sophia.college or putting a slip in the Grievance Box. The students may also fill out the online Grievance Form when in need. They may also approach the members of the Committee or their mentors as per their comfort level. The phone numbers of the Anti-Ragging Committee are displayed on the College Notice Board as well as the website.

Staff Members In charge of the Anti Ragging and Vigilance Committee are:

Anti Sexual Harassment Cell

To provide for the effective enforcement of the basic human right of gender equality and guarantee against sexual harassment and abuse, Sophia College (Autonomous), Ajmer has constituted a Committee against Sexual Harassment as per the Guidelines issued by the University Grants Commission.

The Cell promotes measures for achieving removal of sexual harassment, gender bias and other acts of gender based violence by organizing various awareness programmes and campaigns for the benefit of all. The Cell assures that the complaints of the students and teaching and non-teaching staff are kept confidential and treated with dignity and respect.

False Reporting: Intentionally making a false report or providing false information is considered an act of indiscipline, invoking strict action by the Committee. All Grievances should be mailed to antisexualharassementcell@sophia.college

Staff Members In charge of the Anti Sexual Harassment Committee are:

Career Counselling

Sophia College (Autonomous), Ajmer believes in the holistic development of the students and imparting education that helps young girls to explore a career for themselves in their area of interest. The Cell also aims at developing entrepreneurial and innovative minds for which it regularly conducts talks and sessions by prominent speakers in the field.

Staff Members In charge of the Career Counselling Committee are:

Coaching Center

UGC NET Coaching Centre at Sophia College (Autonomous), Ajmer provides coaching for NET examinations. The Coaching Center provides necessary guidance and counseling to motivate and drive students to clear the exam and achieve their goals.

Coaching for Competitive Examination: The experienced Staff members of Sophia College (Autonomous), Ajmer offer tips and tricks to assist students in preparing for different Competitive Exams like CDS, Bank Exams, IAS, RASetc.

Study material and necessary handouts are also provided to the students as a supplement tutorial along with effective lectures.

Staff Members In charge:

Coaching for NET Examination

Guidance And Counselling Cell

Counselling is the psychotherapeutic relationship in which an individual receives direct help from an adviser along with an opportunity to release negative feelings and thus clear the way for positive growth in the personality.

Aiming at the well being of students, the institution has initiated the Guidance and Counselling Cell with an RCI Certified Clinical Psychologist as the official College Counselor. The Cell encourages the students to seek help for their personal, emotional, social, family and peer issues while ensuring complete confidentiality to them. The Cell also organizes regular mental health awareness sessions for all the students.

Faculty in-charge of the Guidance and Counselling Cell

Cultural Committee

The institution believes in the holistic development of each and every student. The Cultural Committee looks after the manifestation of this motto. They work round the year for various inter and intra collegiate cultural events. The Committee seeks to build a democratic platform where each child gets to showcase and hone her talents. Some of the events arranged for the students in coordination with the Students Association are Talent Hunt, Freshers’ Day, Independence Day, Management Day, Festival Celebrations, Annual Plays, College Fest, Republic Day, Annual Function etc.

Faculty in-charge of the Cultural Committee

Discipline Committee

Discipline plays a vital role in the holistic development of a student’s personality. The Discipline Committee aims at making discipline an integral part of the students’ life and channelizing their energies in a positive direction through proper guidance. The Committee works with the Students’ Association to ensure that they follow the Code of conduct laid down by the College.

Staff Members In charge of the Discipline Committee are

Examination Committee

The Examination Committee consists of members from the staff. It is headed by the Controller of Examinations. The Committee is mainly responsible for all exams related chores. Its major work includes making and uploading the Exam Time Table, uploading examination forms and admit cards, setting of question papers, conduct of exams, declaration of results, revaluation, printing of marksheets etc. The Examination Committee is active throughout the year conducting various exams like CIA, End Semester Examinations, Due Examinations, Special Examinations etc

Staff Members In charge of the Examination Committee are

Student Grievance Redressal Committee

The Grievance Redressal Cell takes care of the grievances and complaints of the students. Grievances are put in a Suggestion/Complaint Box. The Cell analyses and discusses the complaints and problems of the students. Care is taken to satisfy the students and to find a solution for such grievances. All Grievances should be mailed to grievancecell@sophia.college

Staff Members In charge of the Student Grievance Redressal Committee are

Personality Development Cell

The College has a Personality Development Cell which provides opportunities for the holistic development of students: fosters skills for interpersonal relationships: improves communication and builds confidence.

Faculty in-charge of the Guidance and Counselling Cell

Training and Placement Committee

The Training and Placement Cell works towards bridging the gap between the capabilities of the students and the career opportunities by creating awareness among them regarding the existing options and guiding them in developing skills required to achieve their professional goals.

For this, the Cell conducts various activities like talks on career counselling, workshops, guest lectures by eminent personalities, grooming sessions and mock interviews to boost their confidence. The Cell also provides a plethora of opportunities for internship to the students and placements in companies like TCS, Deutsche Bank, Deloitte, Infosys, ICICI, Concentrix, Capgemini, BYJU’S etc.

Staff Members In charge of the Training,Placement and Career Counselling Cell are

Research and Development Cell

Staff Members In charge of the Research and Development Cell are

Sophia College (Autonomous), Ajmer Alumni Association

The Alumni Committee works to strengthen the ties between Alumni and the College. The College boasts of an extensive Alumni network. The Alumni contributes financially in terms of scholarships and are also invited as resource persons for various events. The Committee is responsible for providing a platform for communication between the alumni, present students, Faculty of the College and the College Administration.

Staff Members In charge of SOLUMNI - the Alumni Committee are

Institution Innovation Cell

The Institution Innovation Cell (IIC) recognized by the MHRD is supportive of its students who are young budding entrepreneurs aspiring to establish themselves in the global market. To create an ecosystem for innovations, creation and transfer of knowledge, the College provides systematic entrepreneurship training comprising both active and passive learning activities on entrepreneurial alertness and efficacy among adolescent youth. These young talented students are allowed to market and sell their products during different departmental fests and also the college fest. The Institution provides financial support as seed money to the young entrepreneurs and also encourages them to take up internships related to their area of interest that instill a sense of confidence in them. These fledgling talents are recognized and certified with due appreciation. Many students have created a niche for themselves and are earning while learning on the campus.

The Cell strives hard to keep pace with the changing time and help the students of Sophia College become job givers instead of job seekers in the future. It aids students from all socio-economic backgrounds to think out of the box and nurture innate talents and hone their entrepreneurial skills by promoting entrepreneurship training among adolescents, specifically passive learning (e.g., classroom lessons, assembly talks, visits to firms) and more active, experiential learning (e.g., attachments and internships, product/prototype creation, learning from a mentor, etc.)

Staff Members In charge of the Institution Innovation Cell are

Student Welfare Committee

The Student Welfare Committee works to remove any hurdle that might arise in the path of a student’s learning process. The goal is to develop the student’s proficiency at par with national and international standards. The committee is responsible to work according to the rules of the institution and nurture confident young ladies in the process. The committee works in close proximity with the Deputy Head Girls of the College.

Faculty in-charge of Student Welfare Committee

Equal Opportunity and SC ST OBC Cell

The Equal Opportunity and SC, ST and OBC Cell was established to ensure that all individuals, regardless of their socioeconomic background, caste and gender have access to just and equitable opportunities in education and employment. The primary objective of the cell is to create an inclusive environment on campus.
For any grievance you can mail your grievance to eoc@sophia.college

Faculty in-charge Committee