About the College

Noamundi College is situated in the lap of nature, surrounded by seven hundred hills of Saranda forest. This college is set amidst dense sal tree forest with streams flowing in its vicinity. As Noamundi is placed at the centre of mining belt of Jharkhand and Odisha, most of the population is directly or indirectly dependent on mining and forest resources. This particular part of Jharkhand is inhabited by tribals belonging to ‘HO’ community. Noamundi college caters to the need of local tribal students as well as students from the neighbouring areas and state such as Odisha. Almost 80% of the students of Noamundi College are from scheduled tribe category and 85% of the total students are female candidates. Noamundi College takes pride to play its part in women empowerment and upliftment of the weaker sections of our society. Noamundi College provides quality education to needy students at an affordable fee structure. It aspires students to achieve their dreams and become successful and responsible citizens of India.
ACTS AND STATUTES
Noamundi College, Noamundi is an affiliated college under Kolhan University. Kolhan University, headquartered in Chaibasa, Jharkhand, is governed primarily by The Jharkhand State Universities Act, 2000. The university operates under the adopted acts, statutes, and ordinances of the Jharkhand state government, which regulate its governance, finances, and administration.
Core Governing Acts of the Parent Body
- The Jharkhand State Universities Act, 2000:
This is the foundational legislation defining the university’s establishment, jurisdiction across the Kolhan division (East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum, and Seraikela-Kharsawan districts), and the overarching powers of its officers and bodies. - Amendment Acts: The state periodically updates the governance framework through amendments, such as the Jharkhand State Universities (Amendment) Act, 2016, which updated rules concerning appointments, faculty structures, and the jurisdiction of statutory commissions.
Key Statutory Bodies and Statutes of University
Kolhan University’s day-to-day and long-term operations are administered through governing bodies defined by its statutes:
- The Senate: The supreme governing body responsible for reviewing university policies, passing budgets, and overseeing the general functioning of the university.
- The Syndicate (Executive Council): The principal executive body that manages day-to-day administration and financial decisions.
- The Academic Council: The principal academic body responsible for maintaining educational standards, syllabi, and examinations.
- The Finance Committee: Oversees the budget, audited accounts, and financial proposals.
Foundational & Administrative Statutes of
the College
Trust: The college operates under the registered statutes and administrative framework of the parent body, NIMS Vikas Samiti. This dictates the composition of the college’s Governing Body and the general policies aimed at the educational upliftment of tribal as well as weaker sections in the region.
UGC Guidelines: As an affiliated, recognized institution, the college operates according to University Grants Commission (UGC) statutes and norms regarding staff qualifications, faculty development, and other guidelines.
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Due to change in global scenario, the institutions are upgrading themselves to meet the expectations of students and society. A series of strategic plans have been developed with respect to the following aspects:
- Teaching-Learning process
- Human resource planning and development
These plans are deployed through a systematic means. The president of the governing body and principal interact with the college committee from time to time and reviews the functioning of the college. The management provides necessary funding to develop, maintain and improve the quality of infrastructure, model exam and other association activities. The plan includes maintaining eco-friendly campus and to carry out various co-curricular activities. The following aspects are considered for inclusion in the plan for overall development:
- The academic plan is to increase more skill development courses.
- To establish language lab and to increase no. of computer labs with hi-end systems.
- To upgrade all ordinary classrooms to smart classroom.
- To start UG science faculty, Education faculty and PG courses in near future.
- To start professional and vocational courses.
- To obtain a good NIRF ranking.
- To sign MOUs with state Govt./Private Ltd organizations in order to promote industry- institute interaction at R&D level.
- To support students to become autonomous learners.
- To fully digitalize the administrative functioning of the institution.
- To get students placed in Tier-I companies.
- To tie-up with MNCs for offering placement and training to the students.
- To motivate students to crack civil- service exams.
- To encourage the temporary staff to clear exams like, NET, SLET, JRF, SRF etc.
- To involve more students into sports and other co- curricular activities.
Strategic planning is a continuously updating process. It systematically focuses on the vision and mission of the institution. In the West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, Noamundi college Noamundi has achieved excellent result and facilitated students with all necessary requirements for learning outcome.
Various Committees like IQAC , RTI Committee, Anti- ragging Cell, Grievance Redressal Cell, ST SC Cell, OBC Cell, Minority Cell, Women Cell, Academic Committee, Discipline committee, Building committee, Library Committee, Career & Placement Cell, Examination Committee, etc., as part of organizing committee and are encouraged to give ideas pertaining to the growth and betterment of the institution. They are engaged in policy formulations, planning, execution and monitoring. The nature of governance reflects a collective leadership of an administrative team honed out of years of experience.