Staff Welfare Assn.

Introduction

T.Romana College Staff Welfare Association was formed in the year 2003, immediately after the State Government upgraded the College into a grant-in-aid status. Prior to its existence, the College management authority formed the College Development Committee consisting of a few members of the faculty under the Chairmanship of the Principal. This Committee looked after the welfare of the Staffs and took the necessary steps for the development of the College. The Staff Welfare Association has its own Constitution duly recognized by the staff General Meeting.

Aims and Objectives

The aims and objectives of the Association are to render a bond of solidarity amongst the staff of the College, to bequeath facilitation as obligatory and to deliberate arenas upon the upgradation and amelioration of its members.

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Branch MCTA

T.Romana College branch of the Mizoram College Teachers Association (MCTA) was formed on September 2, 2003. MCTA is a state-wide body where membership is exclusively for the teaching faculty.

As a unit of the state level organization, T.Romana College branch has no separate objectives and motto. Following its Headquarters 'Advancement of Education' is the motto of the association, while ‘serving for the welfare of the members' and for the advancement of education are its objectives. Any person working in the College under the UGC norms as a Lecturer/Reader/Professor/Principal may become a member of the association.

At present, there are 34 members in the Branch. Each member contributes a sum a Rs 100 every month towards the Branch Fund. These funds are mainly utilised for organising General Meetings, Seminars, computer training for members; contribution to Headquarters for condolence, welfare and conference fees, etc.

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Literature Club

The Literature Club of T.Romana College was formed on 17th October 2006 with the collaboration of the two literature departments of the College, the English and the Mizo departments. The first meeting was held on the very same day and the leaders were elected as follows.

  1. President : Ms. Dorothy Zonunsangi Senior Lecturer, Dept. Of English
  2. Secretary : Ms. Catherine Lalhruaitluangi Chhangte Lecturer, Dept. Of English

The posts of Vice-President and Assistant Secretary are filled by students who are members of the Club. The remaining members of the two concerned departments are Advisory Members of the Club.

Membership

Membership is compulsory for all honours students of the English and Mizo departments. At the same time, membership is open to all students and faculty members who are interested. A nominal membership fee of Rs. 5/- shall be collected from all members of the Club.

Aims and Objectives

  • The Literature Club shall aim to create literary awareness among the students as well as staff members of the college. In other words, it shall seek to promote the importance of literature for the developing Mizo culture and society.
  • It shall also seek to promote the production of literary works in the different genres.
  • Most importantly, the club shall seek to encourage studying of new literary trends that may or may not be included in the syllabi created by the Mizoram University, so as to be updated on the recent developments in literacy discourse.

The members of the club have made visits to the State Library, Mizoram State Archives and the State Museum which served as an inspiration for its members. The Literature Club of T.Romana College is currently seeking affiliation to the Mizo Academy of Letters, which we hope to attain very soon.


King's Adventure Club

The King’s Adventure Club, T. Romana College was established on June 17, 1995 at the College Campus. The Club has three important Objectives:

  • To promote Adventure sports among the youths
  • To promote integrity and solidarity through adventure sports
  • To generate better quality of human resources through adventure sports

The club was registered under Mizoram Adventure Association with Regd. No. MAA/AZD/16-1995 on 20.8.1995 and also registered under National Adventure Foundation with Regd. No. NAF/MIZ/32/96. For every academic session the Principal of the College has appointed the Lecturer incharge of the Club. The Club has celebrated its rising day every year as regular activities and has also organised a number of activities like Trekking, Annual Camp etc.

The present Office Bearers of the Club are:
Leader : Lalthlamuana Ralte
Asst Leader : Malsawmdawngzela
Secretary : Lalnuntluanga
Asst. Secretary : R. Lalnunmawia
Treasurer : Lalduhawmi Hnamte
Lecture in charge : Malsawmliana
Lecturer, Department of History
There are 10 Committee Members.

Activities :

  1. The club has organised Social works at Private firms to raise funds.
  2. The Club has celebrated its Rising Day on June 17, 2004 at the College campus.
  3. It has Organised One Day Refresher Training for new member on July 13, 2003 at the College Campus.
  4. It has organised Trekking at Hmuifang Village where 50 members participated.
  5. As a fund raising scheme it has made Lucky Coupons with fabulous prize..

 


Students Evengelical Union

The College aims at imparting value based Education with the help of the students' Evangelical Union. The meetings and gatherings of the S.E.U provide a platform for teachers and guest speakers to inculcate the qualities of honesty, sincerity charity and sympathy for fellow human beings. It aims to help the students attain a sound mind in a sound body by giving awareness against the consumption and addiction of drugs and other intoxicants. It encourages students to minimise their luxurious consumptions and other physical needs exalting the ideal of simple living an high thinking and make them able citizens who will stand against the corrupt ways of the society. Over all, the main aim of the college is to work through the SEU to revive the moral ethical and spiritual values of the nation and the state.

The practice

The College Evangelical union is an elected body. The student members elect their leader, Assistant leader, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer and Finance Secretary. The Principal is the Chief Patron and there are other four lecturers appointed as Advisors namely Mr. Lalhmachhuana, Dept, of Education, Mr. Lalhmachhuana, Dept. of Public Administration, Ms. Jenifer Lalbiakdiki, Dept. of English and Ms. Baby Lalramsiami, Dept. of Education. The College believes that the only remedy for the many evils in the society is value education. The transformation of the youth would lead to the transformation of the society.

Educational institutions face the danger of imparting education which lacks in ideals of honesty, sincerity, charity, responsibility and national feelings. As little knowledge is dangerous, very often it is these half-educated youths that turn to become criminals. Such youth who do not receive a wholesome education are more likely to indulge in anti- social activities. If the education system had instilled in them qualities of head and heart, the educated youth would never become the pests of the society even if they were unemployed. The worst type of human exploitation is the readiness to accumulate wealth by all possible means to gratify our growing physical demands.

In other words, corruption is a crime committed by both educated and the uneducated who lack the qualities of honesty, kindness and truth. To solve the educated unemployed problem the college organises workshops and seminars jointly with the Students Self -Support Union and the Students’ Evangelical Union where lecturers and guest speakers introduce new ideas of self- employment and create appreciation for dignity of labour. The students are also exposed to work in situations where they experience earning while learning. India is considered as one of the most corrupt nation of the world and Mizoram amongst one of the corrupt states.

The root cause of all these corrupt practices is the greed for more than we really need. Therefore, the meetings of SEU provides a platform for lecturers and others to speak and interact with students and encourage them to minimize their needs and lead a simple, God fearing life. Awareness Campaigns regarding drug addiction and consumption of other illegal substances are also organised in the meetings of the Students' Evangelical Union. The counseling which the students received help them achieve and maintain a sound mind in a sound body.

To promote the spirit of Charity and sympathy for fellow human beings, visits to orphanages and disabled homes are organised. The students collect old clothes and money which is donated to the Homes. The Students’ Evangelical Union also collects and donates a small collected amount of money to help the few lepers of the state who are in desperate need of love, financial and physical care.

Obstacles

The College is yet to have a building of its own. It is not spacious enough to provide a separate room for the SEU. The meetings and gatherings are hosted in the students' common room. This disturbs the recreation of the other students. As the common room is adjacent to the canteen, the atmosphere is not serene enough for holding such meetings. The College is looking forward to having a new building where a separate room could be provided for such counseling purposes

Impact and achievements of the practice

To avoid becoming an institution that merely distributes degrees the college aims at imparting spiritual values of life for proper development of students and introduce practices that would make them befitting citizens. The aim of the College and the efforts put in by Lecturers to make students attain sound mind and a sound body, has given some fruitful results.

The teachings imparted against corruption and the exaltation of righteousness, virtue and honesty has much influenced the students. The members of the Students' Union are the first to have been effected by such teachings. There has been a drastic change in the use of the Students' Union Funds. The difference in the disbursement of funds by the present Students' Union Body and the Students' Union of the past is note worthy. Some students have refused to apply for the Tribal scholarship realizing that it requires the production of false income certificates of their parents.

Though recommendations are often made by Lecturers to make the curriculum more vocation oriented, it is difficult to bring a sudden change. Therefore, the Lecturers and guest speakers have used the meetings of the Evangelical Union as a platform to speak and introduce occupational skills in rural and farm sectors like farming, agriculture, horticulture and other allied fields.

The college is comprised of students from different backgrounds, though students from rural areas constitute a major part of it. The students of rural areas have put to use the knowledge that they acquired in the college. The students are practically exposed to different work situations which imbibes in them the sense of dignity of labour. Many of the economically disadvantaged students in the college are no longer hesitant to engage themselves in manual labour to earn their pocket money and the minimum requirement of student life. Self help is the only reliable tool in the modern world where employment is one of the biggest problems.

The Students' Evangelical Union initiates steps to check the abuse of drugs and consumption of any form of intoxicants. They put up posters and banners educating their fellow students against the consumption of such harmful substances.

The Students' Evangelical Union promotes the idea of simple living and high thinking. The students are encouraged to have minimum needs knowing that the desire to have more than what we really need results in corruption. The students of the college have started to dress in a simple and respectable manner. The girls and boys no longer regard fashion as their special prerogative.

Visits to Orphanages and disabled homes have reawakened the spirit of sharing and giving. The students have also donated money for the lepers who need care for their further treatment. This is the result of the effort made by the lecturers and Evangelical Union to revive the moral, ethical and spiritual values of the nation and the state.

 

Clean Mizoram Committee

The Clean Mizoram Committee was constituted by the Goverment of Mizoram, under the Chairmanship of the Chief Minister. This Committee, registered under the Societies Registration Act of 1860, deals with matters relating to cleanliness and sanitation, generating awareness and disseminating information. Consequently, in order to implement the programmes and plans formulated by the Committee, all Government Department and their respective units were instructed to form a committee to deal with the same. Accordingly, "Clean Mizoram Committee, T.Romana College" was formed in the year 2005 (Vide memo No. B.11014/1/04-TRC of 20.7.2005) consisting of a few faculty members.

Some of the activities undertaken by the Committee may be pointed out as follows:

  • The Committee, in collaboration with the NSS Unit of this College, provided a number of Dust Bins in and around the College premises. This has proved very useful for the students as well as the community living around the Campus.
  • The Committee also organized Awareness Campaign on Cleanliness in the College where the Chief Executive Officer of Clean Mizoram delivered a lecture on the nature and importance of Cleanliness, and further requested the students to make the State clean and to spread the importance of cleanliness amongst the society at large.
  • In collaboration with the NSS Units of the college, a cleanliness drive, within the locality of Republic Veng was organized on the 13th Sept., 2006. Members of the staff and students community enthusiastically partcipated in various activities like clearing and cleaning of drains, sweeping of roads and clearing of weeds on the road-side.

 

Students Union

The Students' Union body of T.Romana College was formed on 10th October, 2000. Since then the Students' Union has always participated actively in ensuring the general welfare of the students in academic as well as non-academic fields. By virtue of their admission into the college all students of the College are members of this Union.

The Executive Body of the Students' Union comprises the following portfolios:

  1. President
  2. Vice - President
  3. General Secretary and Asst General Secretary
  4. Social & Cultural Secretary and Asst Secretary
  5. Common Room Secretary and Asst Secretary
  6. Games & Sports Secretary and Asst. Secretary
  7. Debating Secretary and Asst. Secretary
  8. Magazine Editor and Asst. Editor.

Every year the above leaders, (except the Principal of the College, who is the Ex-officio President), are elected by the students in a General Election through secret ballots. Besides the above, the executive body of the Students' Union includes:

  • Class representatives (2 elected representatives from each Class)
  • Lecturers in - charge of various Department of the Students' Union.
  • Vice Principal.

The Union's term of office is one academic year. The first election of the Students Union was held on 10th October, 2000 where only the Class representatives were given franchise. From 2001 - 2002 session onwards, all students have been given the right to vote in the Students' Union election.
Aims and Objectives

The Students' Union has been guided by the following objectives:

  • To represent the welfare and interest of the Students.
  • To promote a healthy corporate life among all members of the College.
  • To develop academic atmosphere through a disciplined approach to the pursuit of higher studies.
  • To organize extra – curricular activities.
  • To create amenities for the welfare of the students.
  • To protect the rights of the students and to promote their academic pursuit.
  • To promote better relation between all the people through a framework of friendship and service.
  • To provide opportunity for the students to enhance their knowledge and skills that will assist them in personal development.
  • To help and encourage the students become good Citizens.

Activities:

Some of the activities of the Union may be summarised as follows:

Every academic session the Students' Union organises College Week and its closing Function, Fresher Social, etc. It publishes the annual College magazine. The clubs and associations established in the College - Students' Evangelical Union (SEU), Students' Self Support Union (SSU), Chess Club, Adventure Club, Cultural Club etc. all run in coordination with the Students' Union. The Union undertakes the selection of students for participation in the Inter-College Sports. The Students' Union also publishes a newsletter Serafim which serves as a source of information for the students. During the last academic year, some of our students/members participated in the International Volunteers Day Run, organized by the Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK) and got first prize. It has successfully organised 'Praise and Worship service' at the College with the Herald for Christ Team, Aizawl. Some of our students participated in the 'Mizo Youth Tour' organized by Assam Rifles, Mizoram Range for College Students during November 21- December 7, 2002. In 2006, some of our students participated in a similar tour organized by MZP. Our students bagged prizes in the Solo and Beat Contest for Higher Secondary Students and College Students jointly organized by the Mizoram University and Mizo Zirlai Pawl. Ms.Lalbiaksangi Renthlei, our fellow student represented Mizoram state in the North East Sport Festival and won Gold medal in Boxing in 2003. Mr. David Lalmalsawma Sailo and Ms. Lalmalsawmi Renthlei participated in the Inter- College Quiz Competition organized by Mizoram State T.B. Control Society and won second position in 2004. T. Romana College Choir were awarded Best Discipline Award in the Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP) General Assembly at Khawzawl in 2004. Our College Beat Group, “Grease Groovy” was declared as the Best Beat Group and our fellow students, Ms. Bernadeth Lalmalsawmi also stood in the third position in solo competition during the Beat & Solo Competition organized by MSU ( Mizo Student Union ) in 2005.

In the Debate Competition organized by Hrangbana College, our College Participant Mr.T.Lallawmawma bagged the first position and declared as the Best Debator in 2005. Mr. B.Lalhmingmawia stood in the second Position in the Essay Competition organized by Environment and Forests Department, Government of Mizoram in 2005 Mr David Lalmalsawma Sailo and Ms Bernadeth Lalmalsawmi bagged the Second Position in the Inter – College Quiz Competition organized by UNODC CHARCA and NSS Mizoram Cell in Collaboration with T. Romana College in 2005. Our Participant, Mr Ramthianghlima got the second position in solo (male) during the Solo and Cultural Dance Competition organised by Post-Graduate Students' Union (PGSU) in 2005 Mr. GVL.Thlengliana got the third Position in the Essay Writing Competition organized by the Government of Mizoram in 2006

Lastly, some of our former student leader like Lalrinmawia and Ngurthansanga Sailo became the office bearers of the Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), the Mizo Students Association General Headquarters; while LTZ Langva was elected to the Mizo Students Union (MSU) Gen. Headquarter and C.L Rothanga to the Students Self-Support Union (SSU) General Headquarters.

National Cadet Corps

1. INTRODUCTION

NCC T.Romana College was established in 2003 under the 1st Mizo Bn NCC. From the very beginning enrolment was done ncc_logo1according to the allotted strength of 108 Cadets i.e. 56 Senior Boys & 52 Senior Girls. Presently, Two dedicated lecturers Mr Lalthansanga and Ms Lalsangluri Sailo are appointed as Care Taker Officer.

Since its inception Cadets of this institution have taken part in several Camps and Trainings conducted by different NCC Directorates. The Camps and Training have proved highly beneficial for the cadets in acquiring various skills besides proving them a platform for traveling, meeting and working in co-ordination with the people from different geographical regions and ethnic backgrounds.

2. AIMS OF NCC

  1. To develop qualities of Character, Comradeship, discipline, Leadership, Secular outlook, Spirit of Adventure and the ideals of selfless service amongst the youth of the Country.
  2. To create a human resource of organized, trained and motivated youth to provide leadership in all walks of Life and always available for the service of the Nation.
  3. To motivate the youth to take up a career in the Armed Forces.

MOTTO : UNITY AND DISCIPLINE

 

ACTIVITIES

  • New enrolment is done every academic year.
  • NCC theory Classes and Drills are conducted regularly with the help of P.I. Staff from the Office.
  • Firing practice, Rock climbing, Disaster Management and Local Trekking Programmes are successfully conducted every year.
  • NCC Cadets of this College participated every year in the Independence Day and Republic Day Parade.

Cadets of this Institution attended various NCC Training Courses and Programmes within and outside the State. Some of them are:

SL.
CAMPS/TRAININGS DURATION CADETS ATTENDING
1
PRE-RDC (Lailapur) 10-21/8, 2004 SD-01, SW-02
2
Thal Sainik (Jorhat) 24/9-5/10,2004 SD-01
3
N.I.C., Shillong 10-21/9, 2004 SD-2, SW-3
4
N.I.C., Chakabama 1-12/10, 2004 SD-1, SW-1
5
Trekking, U.P. 9-29/9, 2004 SD-2
6
N.I.C., A.P. 15-26/4, 2005 SD-2, SW-2
7
Thal Sainik (Jorhat) 9-20/9, 2005 SW-1
8
PRE-RDC-1 (Umroi) 25/8-5/9, 2005 SD-2, SW-2
9
All India Sikkim Trek 15/10-4/11, 2005 SW-2
10
PRE-RDC-II (Umroi) 25/10-5/11, 2005 SD-2, SW-1
11
N.I.C., Chakabama 29/11-7/12, 2005 SD-2
12
C.A.T.C., Tanhril 21/7-1/8, 2006 SD-18
13
Mayalakar Shooting Competition (Narangi) 18-29/8, 2006 SW-1
14
RD Selection Camp (Phulbari) 28/8-8/9, 2006 SD-3
15
Advance Leadership Camp (Orissa) 28/9-9/10, 2006 SD-3

 

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Sgt. Kennedy Lalngilneia was declared the Best Shooter in the Rifle Shooting Competition at Pre-Thal Sainik at Jorhat.
  • Sgt. Mithun and Cpl. David won the Best Discipline Award at U.P. Trekking.
  • T. Romana College NCC Cadets participated in the Independence Day Parade as a part of 1 Mizo Bn NCC and won the 3rd Prize.
  • A Large number of Cadets from this College Passed B`certificate Examination.