Equal Opportunity Cell

At Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Chalakudy, we are committed to addressing social disparities and fostering inclusivity through our Equal Opportunity Cell. India’s diverse society has long grappled with entrenched social stratification, impacting various disadvantaged groups, including SCs, STs, women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities. Despite constitutional provisions aimed at eradicating these disparities, significant challenges remain, particularly in education. Our Equal Opportunity Cell strives to bridge these gaps by promoting access and equality, ensuring that every student, regardless of background, has the opportunity to excel. We aim to create a supportive environment that recognizes and addresses the unique needs of disadvantaged groups, reflecting our dedication to democratizing education and advancing social justice.

Aims and Objectives  

To oversee the effective implementation of policies and programmes for disadvantaged  groups, to provide guidance and counselling with respect to academic, financial, social and  other matters and to enhance the diversity within the campus.  

Functions  

• To ensure equity and equal opportunity to the community at large in the college and  bring about social inclusion.  
• To enhance the diversity among the students, teaching and non-teaching staff  population and at the same time eliminate the perception of discrimination. 
• To create a socially congenial atmosphere for academic interaction and for the growth  of healthy interpersonal relationships among the students coming from various social  backgrounds.  
• To make efforts to sensitize the academic community regarding the problems  associated with social exclusion as well as aspirations of the marginalized  communities.  
• To help individuals or a group of students belonging to the disadvantaged section of  society to contain the problems related to discrimination.  
• To look into the grievances of the weaker section of society and suggest amicable  solutions to their problems.  
• To disseminate the information related to schemes and programmes for the welfare of  the socially weaker section as well as notifications/memoranda, office orders of the  Government, or other related agencies/organizations issued from time to time.  
• To prepare barrier free formalities/procedures for admission/ registration of students  belonging to the disadvantaged groups of society.  
• To establish coordination with the Government and other agencies/organizations to  mobilize academic and financial resources to provide assistance to students of the  disadvantaged groups.  
• To organize periodic meetings to monitor the progress of different schemes.
• To adopt measures to ensure due share of utilization by SC/ST in admissions,  recruitments (teaching and non-teaching posts) and to improve their performances.  
• To sensitize the college on the problems of SC/ST and other disadvantaged groups.  

Advisory Committee