About College
Way back in 1998, Dombivli was a city with number of Junior & Degree Colleges accommodating thousands of students. However, there was not even a single College which could cater to the needs of employed youth. The Rashtriya Shikshan Sanstha rose to the occasion & started its Night College in 1998, thus claiming a rare distinction of pioneering the Night College Concept in Thane district of Maharashtra. In spite of the short innings it has played, our College has become an instrument in providing access to Higher Education to employed for promotion in job or social status & thereby transforming the social fabric of the area. These laurels have brought faith and fame to the institution.
In adherence to its mission, the College has been catering to the educational needs to the rural and even the first learners of the society. To motivate these students and channelize them towards academics and orient them to actively participate in co-curricular, extra-curricular and extension activities is a challenge. The College has been contributing to the upliftment of the academically and economically challenged section of society by empowering and equipping the first generation learners to become better citizens. The College was accredited with ‘NAAC in 2007 in its first cycle and reaccredited in 2016 for its second cycle. It is also an ISO 9001:2015 certified standard institution.
At present, the affiliation of the College to its parent university is permanent and the College is also affiliated to University Grants Commission with 2f and 12b status. The College runs the three year integrated B.A. and B.Com. degree courses of the University of Mumbai catering to the needs of the economically under privileged students of the nearby area who are employed during the day. The College has two streams viz. Arts and Commerce. The students can opt for Economics as a specialization at the final year. The College provides infrastructure to meet the need of its academic programmes. There is a playground and facilities for indoor games in the College Gymkhana. The Library is enriched with the print and e-resources. The College also offers the study programmes ( Degree and Diploma ) which are affiliated to Yashawantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik.
The College has made significant progress in various areas due to guidelines provided by IQAC which has helped a lot for quality enhancement. The College has also made significant progress in the area of research after the recommendation by the NAAC Peer Team in its second cycle of accreditation. The Principal emphasized on inculcation of the research culture which has resulted into considerable rise in the research oriented activities of the teaching staff members. The six faculty members and one librarian of this institution have been awarded with Ph.D. degree and one faculty member has completed his M. Phil. Eleven minor research projects have been sanctioned by the University of Mumbai. Consultancy in their area of expertise is offered by the Night College staff members to other Colleges in vicinity. Apart from this almost all teachers including librarian have presented their research papers at State, National and International journals and books with ISBN. The College organizes workshops / seminars for students and teaching and non teaching staff members. Our students participate in inter-collegiate level and university level sports, cultural, extra-curricular and co-curricular activities. During the pandemic situation, the teaching was done through the online mode. Moreover, workshops and guest lecturers were also conducted through online platforms. Further, to substantiate further learning various platforms like Google Classrooms, Website and use of recorded videos was also made in appropriate manner. The assessment of the students was also done through online platforms.
The Management of Rashtriya Shikshan Sanstha thought of establishing Night College at Dombivli with the vision:
“To provide the facilities of Higher Education to the employed youth for bringing those students back into mainstream education for the development of personality and academic excellence by attending Night College”.
MISSION statement of the College….
II राष्ट्रहिताय ज्ञानसंवर्धनम् II
“Conservation of Knowledge for the Benefit of the Nation”
The OBJECTIVES of the college are as follows:
- To provide education to the students who are employed during day time for one or the other reason and thereby giving effect to the maxim “Learn while you earn.”
- To provide the education to all those who are deprived from the mainstream educational facilities.
- To impart education mainly to employed students by working in a different time frame, but making available to the students everything a day college gets.
- To provide higher education to socially and economically less privileged sections of the society.