What SSLA Offers

We live in a world that seems to be forever changing...a new world with dynamic challenges that requires young enthusiastic adults capable of playing positive and fruitful roles in organizations and communities.

The Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts strongly believes in the importance of a comprehensive education in preparation for career advancement and for the exercise of leadership. We believe organizations and society have an urgent need for creative individuals who will readily learn on the job, after having been exposed to a broad and comprehensive education.

Based on the experiences with liberal arts in the last 11 years, we know that a sound liberal arts education provides a much needed cultural orientation to the world in which we live and equips students with ideas, analytical and communication skills, and global perspectives along with the ability to synthesize knowledge and make informed value judgments.

(From the Director’s Desk)

The liberal arts programme at Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts is a holistic programme designed as a combination of multi, inter and transdisciplinary learning focused on transferability of skills, employability and a spirit of enquiry. The focus is on critical thinking, research, analysis and writing along with civic mindedness. The programme aspires to augment and develop individuals who are critically conscious and able to find a healthy balance between professional and personal growth.

Our Liberal Arts programme is styled very closely on international models while also fulfilling the demands of a higher education programme in India. Students engage with a wide range of courses with the freedom to pick and choose Minor and Major areas of specialization from areas previously considered to be ‘academically incompatible’. A student can combine subjects like Business studies as a Major with a Philosophy Minor or Mathematics & Statistics as a Major with an Anthropology Minor. This gives students a chance to enter hybrid workspaces where expertise from two disciplines offer and edge over others. Unique combinations like Biology and Economics opens up avenues in fields like Health Economics, Policy Making, Pharmacare etc.

SSLA offers students the opportunity to study a four-year full-time Bachelor of Arts (Liberal Arts) Honours Degree and Bachelor of Science (Liberal Arts) Honours Degree program covered over eight semesters. It is mandatory to complete a minimum of 198 credits to graduate with a B.A / B.Sc (Liberal Arts) Honours degree.

A detailed Program Structure can be found here

Specialization courses (which are in the form of Majors and Minors) are chosen in the 2nd semester and are taught from the 3rd semester onwards. The Majors and Minors offered at SSLA are:

Major Specialization: Mathematics & Statistics, Computer Studies, English, Economics, Psychology, Sociology, Philosophy, Anthropology, Media Studies, Business Studies, International Relations and Political Science & Public Policy.

Minor Specialization: Biology, Women and Gender Studies, History, Film Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, Physics, Performing Arts and Law.

  • The degree awarded shall be a Bachelor of Arts (Liberal Arts) Honours for those majoring in courses such as Economics, Business Studies, Media Studies, Sociology, English, Psychology, Political Science & Public Policy, Philosophy, International Relations and Anthropology.
  • The degree awarded shall be a Bachelor of Science (Liberal Arts) Honours for those majoring in courses such as Mathematics & Statistics and Computer Studies.

Program Structure

Following the Liberal Arts tradition, Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts believes that intellectual freedom and growth is the result of a balance of theory, practice and experiential knowledge; open-minded scrutiny and logical arguments. It offers a learning environment that allows personal growth of the students through research and analytical thinking to develop competencies and values required for employability, leadership and social justice in a dynamic global community

SSLA offers students the opportunity to study a four-year full-time Bachelor of Arts (Liberal Arts) Honours Degree and Bachelor of Science (Liberal Arts) Honours Degree program covered over eight semesters. It is mandatory to complete a minimum of 198 credits to graduate with a B.A / B.Sc (Liberal Arts) Honours degree.

The programme requires a student to complete: 20 Cores (compulsory courses including Community Outreach Project and a Seminar Paper) + 6 Electives + 1 Minor* specialization (6 papers) + 1 Major specialization subject (12 papers, including an Internship and a Research Project + Additional Minor (6 papers) / Additional Electives (6 courses) / Double Major (10 papers) without the Minor*.

Certain forms of knowledge are essential for every student, therefore, there are 20 Core compulsory courses spread across eight semesters and ensure a holistic and practical knowledge applicable across professions. Some of these skill-oriented courses include Creative Writing, Computer Fundamentals, Quantitative Reasoning with Mathematics, Staistics & Finance, Legal Awareness among others

The need for an in-depth subject specialization is pursued through the Major (ten papers, a two month long Internship and a Dissertation/ Research Project) and Minor specializations (6 papers) offers the student twin knowledge foundations that may often be applied in complementing roles suited to the professional needs. Specialization courses (which are in the form of Majors and Minors) shall be chosen in the 2nd semester and will be taught from the 3rd semester onwards.

The Majors and Minors offered at SSLA are:

Major Specialization: Mathematics & Statistics, Computer Studies, English, Economics, Psychology, Sociology, Philosophy, Anthropology, Media Studies, Business Studies, International Relations and Political Science & Public Policy.

Minor Specialization: Biology, Women and Gender Studies, History, Film Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, Physics, Performing Arts and Law.

A minimum of 6 Elective courses across disciplines irrespective of their areas of specialization offers the curious mind a constant food for thought often beyond the professional requirement to cater to their individual inquisitive nature. The basket of Elective

courses spread across genetics, mathematics, environment, philosophy, literature, performing arts, theater, religion, art, etc is taught with an inter, multi and transdisciplinary perspectives to bring together a 360 degree understanding.

Liberal Arts is not just a curriculum, but an ideology promoting academic and personal growth, sensitivity towards current and burning issues through:

o Community Outreach Project integrated within the curricula with a 2 month long community service, a report written and presentation on the basis of the field work intends to foster critically conscious citizens of the world.

o Internship in the area of Major specialization is an integral part of the programme with

an Internship Project Report along with a viva and presentation.

o Dissertation or the Research Project and the Seminar Paper : SSLA encourages a culture of research through the Dissertation or the Research Project and the Seminar Paper. Core courses on Research Methods, research proposal and field experience help students perfect their research skills over a period of four years. The seminar course is a mandatory requirement at the end of which the students submit a publishable paper.

o Other Academic Requirement : Inter University credit courses / Integrated Disaster Management Program / Audit Courses / Global Immersion Program are some other courses that students may engage with as per SSLA / SIU rules.

The B.A / B.Sc. (Liberal Arts) Honours degree can be complete by acquiring a Minimum Number of Credits Required (198 Credits) with

  • 1. Additional Minor (24 Credits)

    • 198 Credits; with 63 credits to Cores, 12 credits to FCP including Service Learning /COP, 24 credits to Generic Elective, 35 credit to Major Specialization Core, 16 credits to Major Specialization Electives, 24 credits to Minor specialization Cores, 24 credits to Additional chosen Minor Specialization Core and 1 mandatory Audit.

    OR
  • 2. Additional Electives (24 Credits)

    • 198 Credits; with 63 credits to Cores, 12 credits to FCP including Service Learning /COP, 24 credits to Generic Elective, 35 credit to Major Specialization Core, 16 credits to Major Specialization Electives, 24 credits to Minor specialization Cores, 24 credits to Additional Electives and 1 mandatory Audit.

    OR
  • 3. Additional Major and no Minor

    • 198 Credits; with 63 credits to Cores, 12 credits to FCP including Service Learning /COP, 24 credits to Generic Elective, 35 credit to Major Specialization Core, 16 credits to Major Specialization Electives, 24 credits to Additional Major Specialization Core, 16 credits to

    Additional Major Specialization Electives, 8 credits for Additional Electives and 1 mandatory Audit. No Minor Specialization.

    Tentative Programme Structure across the eight semesters (4 Years):

    Semester 1
    Core 1
    Core 2
    Core 3
    Core 4
    Core 5
    Elective 1
    Semester 2
    Core 6
    Core 7
    Core 8
    Core 9
    Elective 2
    Integrated Disaster Management
    Semester 3 Alternative 1 & 2: With Additional Minor OR Additional Elective Alternative 1 & 2: With Additional Minor OR Additional Elective
    Semester 3
    Core 10 Core 10
    Core 11 Core 11
    Elective 3 Elective 3
    Major Paper 1 Major Paper 1
    Minor Paper 1 Additional Minor Paper 1
    Additional Minor Paper 1 / Additional Elective 1 Additional Elective 1
    Semester 4
    Core 12 Core 12
    Elective 4 Elective 4
    Elective 5 Elective 5
    Major Paper 2 Major Paper 2
    Minor Paper 2 Additional Major Paper 2
    Additional Minor Paper 2 / Additional Elective 2 Additional Elective 2
    Semester 5
    Core 13 Core 13
    Core 14 Core 14
    Community Outreach Programme Core 15 Community Outreach Programme Core 15
    Major Paper 3 (Core) Major Paper 3 (Core)
    Major Paper 7 (Elective) Major Paper 7 (Elective)
    Minor Paper 3 Additional Major Paper 3 (Core)
    Additional Minor Paper 3 / Additional Elective 3 Additional Major 7 (Elective)
    Semester 6
    Core 16 Core 16
    Core 17 Core 17
    Core 18 Core 18
    Major Paper 4 (Core) Major Paper 4 (Core)
    Major Paper 8 (Elective) Major Paper 8 (Elective)
    Minor Paper 4 Additional Major Paper 4 (Core)
    Additional Minor Paper 4 / Additional Elective 4 Additional Major (Elective)
    Semester 7
    Core 19 Core 19
    Major Paper 5 (Core) Major Paper 5 (Core)
    Minor Paper 5 Additional Major Paper 5 (Core)
    Additional Minor Paper 5 / Additional Elective 5 Additional Major (Elective)
    Internship: Viva and Presentation Internship: Viva and Presentation
    Semester 8
    Final Year Seminar Paper (Core 20) Final Year Seminar Paper (Core 20)
    Elective 6 Elective 6
    Major Paper 6 (Core) Major Paper 6 (Core)
    Major Paper 10 (Elective) Major Paper 10 (Elective)
    Minor Paper 6 Additional Major Paper 6
    Additional Minor Paper 6 / Additional Elective 6 Additional Major 10 (Elective)
    Research Project / Dissertation Research Project / Dissertation

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    Cores Subjects

    Electives Subjects

    Add -Ons

    Audit Course :

    Description :

    To encourage students to learn beyond the curriculum, SSLA is introducing the concept of an “Audit Course”. This will not only aid in the interest process of an individual but also will also wide variety of knowledge or subjects.

    Academic Requirements:

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • 1. Students have to maintain an academic record with 65% marks (overall) in the previous semester.
    • 2. Students have to maintain a 75% attendance (overall) in the previous semesters.
    • 3. Students cannot have a TNG or backlog at the time of application.
    Fees and Procedure:

    The fees for the extra course is:

    1150/- per course

    In order to apply for an audit course, a procedure similar to that of the selection of electives, is followed. The admin department shall email students with the list of courses available as audit courses, each semester. Students are alloted the courses on the basis of their preference and the eligibility criteria mentioned above. If a student is eligible for an audit course, the student will be required to make the payment at the accounts department and provide a receipt of the same to the admin department.

    Extra Course :

    Description :

    To encourage students to learn beyond the curriculum, SSLA is introducing the concept of an “Extra Course”. This will not only aid in the interest process of an individual but also will expose them to a wide variety of knowledge or subjects.

    Academic Requirements:

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • 1. Students have to maintain an academic record with 70% marks (overall) in the previous semester.
    • 2. Students have to maintain a 75% attendance (overall) in the previous semesters.
    • 3. Students cannot have a TNG or backlog at the time of application.
    Fees and Procedure:

    The fees for the extra course is:

    4600/- per course

    In order to apply for an extra course, a procedure similar to that of the selection of electives, is followed. The admin department shall email students with the list of courses available as extra courses, each semester. Students are alloted the courses on the basis of their preference and the eligibility criteria mentioned above. If a student is eligible for an extra course, the student will be required to make the payment at the accounts department and provide a receipt of the same to the admin department.

    Majors and Minors :

    Description :

    In addition to a standard major-minor combination, SSLA now offers students the following additional options in their areas of specialization:

    • 1. One Major and Two Minors [Double Minor]
    • 2. Two Majors and no Minors [Double Major]

    Note :

    The list of options mentioned above is an exhaustive list of options, open to students at SSLA. Any combination/option that isn’t listed above is not permissible, as per the programme structure.

    Double Minor :

    Description :

    SSLA now offers students the ability to opt for a Double Minor. the ability to select one major to specialise in along with two minors. This option provides students with the ability to acquire a greater amount of knowledge and qualifications while at the same time allows them to study two minors to compliment their major area of specialisation.

    Academic Requirements:

    Eligibility Criteria

    Attendance:

    • 75% (aggregate) for Batch 2012 in all earlier and future semesters
    • 80% (aggregate) for Batch 2013 across earlier semesters

    Marks:

    • 65% (aggregate) for Batch 2012 in all earlier and future semesters
    • 75% (aggregate) for Batch 2013 onwards in all earlier and future semesters
    Fees and Procedure:

    The fees for double minor is: Rs. 26,450 /-

    Students are required to select their majors and minors towards the end of the second semester. In order to apply for a double minor, a procedure similar to that of the selection of electives, is followed. The admin department shall email students with the list of majors and minors available. Students are required to select the major-minor option i.e Standard Major-Minor, Double Major, Double Minor, they wish to opt for along with their choice of major and minor areas of specialisation. Students are alloted the same on the basis of their preference and the eligibility criteria mentioned above. If a student is eligible for a double minor, the student will be required to make the payment at the accounts department and provide a receipt of the same to the admin department.

    Note :

    For the second minor, the fee will not be refunded after the 4th semester, if a student decides to drop it.

    Double Major :

    Description :

    SSLA now offers students the ability to opt for a Double Major. the ability to select two majors to specialise in but no minors. This option provides students with the ability to acquire a greater amount of knowledge and qualifications while at the same time allows them to not be tied down to only a single area of specialisation.

    Academic Requirements:

    Eligibility Criteria

    Attendance:

    • 75% (aggregate) for Batch 2012 in all earlier and future semesters
    • 80% (aggregate) for Batch 2013 across earlier semesters

    Marks:

    • 65% (aggregate) for Batch 2012 in all earlier and future semesters
    • 75% (aggregate) for Batch 2013 onwards in all earlier and future semesters
    Fees and Procedure:

    The fees for double minor is: Rs. 40,250 /-

    Students are required to select their majors and minors towards the end of the second semester. In order to apply for a double major, a procedure similar to that of the selection of electives, is followed. The admin department shall email students with the list of majors and minors available. Students are required to select the major-minor option i.e Standard Major-Minor, Double Major, Double Minor, they wish to opt for along with their choice of major and minor areas of specialisation. Students are alloted the same on the basis of their preference and the eligibility criteria mentioned above. If a student is eligible for a double major, the student will be required to make the payment at the accounts department and provide a receipt of the same to the admin department.

    Note :

    For the second major, the fee will not be refunded after the 4th semester, if a student decides to drop it.

    Assessments and Assignments

    SSLA aims at offering a multi-disciplinary and holistic educational program that assessesAnd evaluates students on the ability to think critically and develop innovative solutions to problems rather than just focusing on facts and figures.

    Note: Curiosity is an academic software..

    • The programme structure at SSLA follows a semester pattern with Continuous Assessments (CA) and a Semester End Evaluation (SEE). Both components are designed and conducted by the faculty to suit the needs and learning outcomes of the course.
    • Faculty responsible for the courses will devise their own creative methodology (which may vary from course to course) that may include papers, projects, surveys, weekly activities/assignments, individual and group presentations, class participation, case studies, etc.
    • Semester End Evaluation may also not be the typical written examination, but maybe innovatively devised.

    The institute offers the following components for faculty to use as tools for student assessments/evaluations:

    • Attendance
    • Class participation and discussions
    • In-class assessments/submissions: essays, presentations & discussions, critical/analytical papers, projects, book & movie reviews, short tests, quizzes, open book tests, term papers, etc.
    • Outside the classroom assessments: site visits, research, field trips, etc.

    Students are informed by each faculty about the assessment formats and criteria during the first week of classes of every semester.

    Note : Curiosity is an academic software that the faculty use to upload internal and external marks, attendance and reading material that can be accessed by both students and parents.

    Criteria for Continuous Assessments (CA): Continuous assessments (CA) are of a minimum of 60 marks and a maximum of 8O marks with a minimum of 3 components as a part of the course requirements for the semester. The faculty administer, on average, one assessment every month of the semester as part of this continuous assessment process. The criteria for these assessments are provided in the course syllabus that the faculty make available to students during the first week of classes.

    Criteria for Semester-End Evaluation (SEE): At the end of the semester, evaluations are conducted with at least two different components, to test the students on their knowledge and skills gained from taking the course.

    Suggested Division of Marks:

    Continuous Assessment (CA):
    - Attendance 10
    - Class participation 10
    - 3-5 Assessments (at least 1every month) 40
      Total CA Marks 60
    Semester End Evaluation (SEE):
    - Oral Evaluation (maybe a viva or presentation} 20
    - Written Component (may be a term paper or written exam} 20
      Total SEE Marks 40

    Calculation of Grade Points:

    The grade points corresponding to nine grades will be as follows: (Batch 2015-19, 2016-20 and Batch 2017-21)

    Letter Grade Proportion of students Grade Point
    0 (Outstanding) Top3% 10
    A+ (Excellent) 12% 9
    A    (VeryGood) 21% 8
    B+ (Good) 28% 7
    B   (Above Average) 21% 6
    c  (Average) 12% 5
    P  (Pass) Bottom 3% 4
    F  (Fail)   0
    AB (Absent)   0
    • Relative grading: The grading of students will be done based on the relative performance of the students, as compared to the rest of the class.
    • Continuous Assessment and Semester-end examination and Practical (if any} will be separate heads of passing.
    • Passing in a course means securing 40% of absolute marks in each of the heads.
    • Separate grade points will be calculated for continuous and semester end examinations and the weighted average of both will be the grade point for the course.

    Credit Information

    At SSLA, students receive credits based on the number of "contact hours" they spend studying per semester in class. 1 credit is equivalent to 15 contact hours and 30 non-contact
    hours of work.


    To graduate from SSLA, the minimum credit requirement is 198. Every semester a required number of credits are allotted as per the contact hours for each of the courses. The credit
    distribution per semester is as below:

    Semester Total Credits to be completed
    Semester 1 20
    Semester 2 20
    Semester 3 24
    Semester 4 24
    Semester 5 28
    Semester 6 27
    Semester 7 24
    Semester 8 31
    Total Credits over 8 semesters 198

    Floating Credit Program (FCP) Details

    The Floating Credit Program at SSLA is to ensure that all students are exposed to various critical aspects of knowledge that help inculcate morals, values, ethics, civic sense and also enrich the personality of each student. These can be earned by attending different seminars, representing college in sports, community outreach programme and many other extra-curricular opportunities that SSLA provides.

    Batch-Wise distribution of FCP credits across semesters:

    Semester

    SSLA Batch 2017-2021

    SSLA Batch 2016-2020

    SSLA Batch 2015-2019

    SSLA Batch 2014-18

    Semester 2

    		2 2 2 -

    Semester 3

    		 - - - 2

    Semester 5

    		6 Credits Service Learning: COP 6 Credits Service Learning: COP 6 Credits Service Learning: COP 6 Credits Service Learning: COP

    Semester 7

    		4 4 4 4

    Total Credits

    		 12 (6 + COP) (Graded) 12 (6 + COP) (Graded) 12 (6 + COP) (Graded) 12 (6 + COP) (Graded)

    The Floating Credit (FCP) components include:

    Community Outreach Project (COP) (compulsory 6 credits and 200 hours) to be completed by Semester 4 followed by the submission of the COP Report, Presentation and Viva in Semester 5.

    The other 6 credits (to complete the requirement of 12 credits) may include the following options which students may choose from. Details of their choices and proof for the same are to be submitted to the FCP in Charge.The grading scheme for the same is given below:

    S.No. Type of FCP Component
    1. Gender sensitisation workshops
    2. Sports training from SCHC
      2.1. Self-defence
      2.2. Gym
    3. Participation in SSLA sports: representing SSLA at competitive events (the grades will depend on the participation and success of the teams and individuals)
      3.1. Trekking
      3.2. Physical fitness
      3.3. Sports
      3.4. Yoga
    4. Practice and participation in SSLA co-curricular and extracurricular teams: representing SSLA at competitive events (the grades will depend on the participation and success of the teams and individuals.)
    5. Conferences, seminars and workshops attended with proof of attendance. Grades will depend on nature of involvement:
      5.1. Attending conferences, workshops, seminars
      5.2. Presentation/Discussion based on conference in the class (with proof from faculty)
      5.3. Presenting a paper /poster at a national I international conference
      5.4.  Organising conferences, seminars and workshops
    6. Personal achievements in a field of learning: foreign/Indian language, music, dance or any other art form with required proofs
    7. Career orientation workshops
    8. Online courses with completion certificate, especially SWAYAM
    9. Interns working at SSLA:
      9.1. Public Seminars & Admissions
      9.2. Other college activities
    10. Members of the following cells with signed recommendation letters from the faculty in-charge of the cell
      10.1.   International Cell
      10.2.   Community Outreach Cell
      10.3.  Summer School
      10.4.   Internship Cell
      10.5.  SSLA Newsletter, TSR, SSLA website and social media]
    11. Student Council
    12. Any other as approved by the Director

    Please note: The number of credits accumulated will depend on the complexity of work or the number of hours of participation over the semesters. The number of hours will be calculated on the number of hours of the programme/activity/ workshop/conference attended or participated in. If 40% of the total number of hours offered are not completed by the student, he or she will not be graded and will receive a backlog in FCP.

    Grading of FCP

    Grading of FCP will only be applicable if the student has completed the required number of activities or hours to receive the credits for FCP. The grading range includes

    Batch Range of grades
    Batch 2014-18 A+, A, B+, B, C+, C, D+, D, F
    Batch 2015-19 and all later batches 0, A+, A, B+, B, C, P, F

    Credits and Grades will depend on the event, number of hours of student participation, report/outcome submitted by the student after the event, etc. The Director's decision will be final.

    Grades will be awarded depending upon performance.

    An illustrative example is provided here:

    Activity: Conference:

    All students who attend will receive 1credit

    Grade:

    Depending upon the involvement, the grades of the students will vary.
     

    Batch 2014-18

    Batch 2015-19 onwards

    Attendance only

    D

    p

    Write a blog/Participate in a panel/Share conference learnings in class

    D+, C

    c

    Non-academic article based on conference and printed in a newspaper/ magazine.

    B+, C+

    A-, B

    Paper presentation at the conference

    A+,A,

    O,A+

    Publication of a Paper

    A+,A

    O

    The details of FCP activities participated in will be recorded on Curiosity after receiving an email from the student. Please email and submit written proof (with your name and PRN no. on it) to Mr. Nikhil Ranpise by the first Friday of the subsequent month. No late submissions will be accepted for previous participations. For example, a conference attended in January must be recorded no later than the first Friday of February.

    The grades will be allotted for every event based on the proof submitted.

    COP

    In addition to the academic course work, students participate in a community outreach project. This outreach project aims at initiating student contributions towards social justice. COP aims to nurture students into sensitive, ethical, and critically conscious citizens who will contribute responsibly to communities and society.

    The Community Outreach Project is a mandatory component of the curriculum at SSLA. It carries 6 credits, and is designed to be a 2 month full-time project, to be completed over the first summer break. The minimum total number of hours required for the COP is 200 hours, on completion of which, the student is required to get a validation letter from the organisation. This letter will be a part of the student’s report, which is due at the beginning of Semester 5.

    · The student is required to write a 10,000 word report and prepare a 20 minute presentation, as well as respond to a 10 minute viva before a panel of two examiners. The student will have to set up dates with the panel of examiners allotted to him/her.

    It is mandatory that the student registers himself/herself with the Community Outreach Cell, before the commencement of the project. The COP batch representative will send out an online form for the same.

    Students will also be sent the following information via email:

    • Reporting format and structure for the Community Outreach Project
    • Marking Scheme and student guidelines
    • Format for the COP validation Letter

    Refer to the Student Handbook for further details about deadlines and submissions.

    Members

    Faculty

    Gayatri Mendanha and Ananya Dutta

    Student Head

    Kaavya Ranjith
    (Batch 2020)

    Student Batch Representatives

    (Batch 2021)

    Disha Pathak

    (Batch 2022)

    K Jahnavi

    (Batch 2023)

    Neha Dadke

    Events and Projects Team:

    Faculty

    Jui Patil
    Dhwani Shrotriya
    Vedika Dawar

    COP Report Details Batch 2014 -18

    P.R. No. Name of the Student Name of Organization Domain Title of the Report
    14060321001 Aashima Safi U&I and Reach Beyond Education U&I and Reach Beyond
    14060321002 Aastha Seth akshar school Education Akshar- an inclusive school
    14060321005 Ananya U & I Education Volunteer at U & I
    14060321006 Ananya Gautam Gouthi - - -
    14060321007 Anjani Anand Cessna Lifeline Veterinary Care Clinic Veterinary Medicine Cessna Lifeline Veterinary Care Clinic
    14060321008 Ankita Datta Child in Need Institute Nutrition, Health, Education & Protection Child in Need Institute
    14060321009 Archana Suresh Warrier - - -
    14060321010 Aritra Chattaraj The Hope Kolkata Foundation Child & Youth Education Enterprising Young Minds - The Hope Kolkata Foundation
    14060321011 Arshdeep Kaur The Akanksha Foundation and NGO Tammana Education(Akanksha Foundation), Education and Health(NGO Tammana) The Akanksha Foundation and NGO Tammana
    14060321012 Ayush Tiwari - - -
    14060321013 Azara Munir Merchant Nityaasha Foundation Child & Health Services Nityaasha Foundation
    14060321014 Ruchi Sunil Bhutada 1) Doorstep School, Pune.
    2) Dr Narendra Bhivapurkar Blindschool, Amravati.    		 1) Education for the children or construction site workers and street dwellers.
    2) Education, Rehabilitation and Training for blind.    		 -
    14060321015 Chandreyi Mukherjee 1) FACES: MedWish
    2) Project Life Force    		 Awareness and Medical Aid MedWish: A Project of FACES, Kolkata
    14060321016 Chetan Nirmal Kumar Gollapalli John Paul Slum Development Project Child Education, AIDS Control among sex-workers John Paul Slum Development Project
    14060321017 Daksh Vinod Bhasin John Paul Slum Development Project Child Education, AIDS Control among sex-workers John Paul Slum Development Project
    14060321018 Tejas Machandranath Devamane Doorstep organization, Pune. Education Community Outreach Project with Doorstep Organization
    14060321019 Divya Das The Inner WheelClub of Baner Hills Women empowerment, urban development, helping the underpriveliged children The Inner Wheel Club of Baner Hills, Pune
    14060321020 Darren John D'Souza Lha and Sethu Children and Education Lha Charitable Trust & Sethu Centre for Child Development
    14060321021 Gaarimma Mishra Adruta Children's Home (A Unit of RAWA Academy) Child and Youth Welfare Adruta Children's Home
    14060321022 Gaurav Gajanand Gupta - - -
    14060321023 Hana Suhail Masood - - -
    14060321024 Harsh Agarwal - - -
    14060321025 Jai Aditya Govind - - -
    14060321026 Anisa Shahram Javanmardi Brilliant Stars School, Tripura Education Brilliant Stars School, Tripura Community Outreach Project
    14060321027 Jemin Nilesh Shah - - -
    14060321028 Jhanvi Tiwari - - -
    14060321029 Kanika Bambra Pallavanjali and Society for Upliftment and Development of Human Beings by Action Education (Teaching the children with special needs and the underprivileged) Pallavanjali and Sudha Society
    14060321030 Keerthi Chandana Durugadda Kaigal Environment and Education Programme Education and Biodiversity Conservation Kaigal Environment and Education Programme
    14060321031 Kotha Saikishore Reddy - - -
    14060321032 Krishna Sanghi - - -
    14060321033 Divij Pravin Kulkarni John Paul Slum Development Project Child Education, AIDS Control among sex-workers John Paul Slum Development Project
    14060321034 Lavania Saraf U&I plus Iswar Sankalpa Education + social services U&I and Iswar Sankalpa
    14060321035 Liana Kher - - -
    14060321036 Karan Rajesh Madan - - -
    14060321037 Maitreyi Natarajan Cessna Lifeline Veterinary Care Clinic Veterinary Care for Animals Cessna Lifeline Veterinary Care Clinic
    14060321038 Manal Jagdeep Bole
    14060321039 Manjulika Chellappan Kalrav School Children and Education (Children with special needs) Kalrav School
    14060321041 Mehak Vijay Wadhwani Education for Development fund; akanksha Foundation Education Education for Development fund; akanksha Foundation
    14060321042 Sujay Mungekar Stree Mukti Sanghatana Women Mulagi Zhali Ho! - A Project in Dehumanization
    14060321043 Janhavi Ravindra Nadkarni Make-A-Wish India (affiliate of Make-A-Wish International) Children (Granting wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses) Make-A-Wish India: Making dreams come true
    14060321044 Monica Narwani Akanksha Foundation Education ( teaching underprivilegded children) Akanksha : Aspire , achieve, be the change
    14060321045 Nayaneeka Dutta Choudhury Manovikas Kendra Education (Teaching children with special needs) and Research Manovikas Kendra: No Child Left Behind
    14060321046 Neha Diwakar SECMOL Education To teach and to learn
    14060321048 Simone Liane Noronha Teach For India Education Teach For India
    14060321049 Mihir Ajeet Oak Easol Rural Development The Tiger Toilet Project
    14060321050 Oishi Bhattacharyya The Hope Kolkata Foundation Child and Youth Education The Children of Hope
    14060321051 Palak Periwal Tapovan Manovikas Vidyalaya Education Tapovan Manovikas Vidyalya
    14060321052 Paranjay Agarwal - - -
    14060321053 Aalisha Avinash Patil - - -
    14060321054 Riya Rajendra Patil Akanksha Foundation and Seva Sahayog Education Akanksha Foundation and Seva Sahayog, Pune
    14060321055 Nibraas Mohamed Hanif Patvi - - -
    14060321056 Pavit Bakshi Institute of Development and Communication Research Organisation Institute of Development and Communication
    14060321057 Aishwarya Ajit Pawar - - -
    14060321065 Radhika Vikramsinha Mohite Seva Sahayog Foundation Education Seva Sahayog Foundation
    14060321058 Phagun Shaktawat Swechha Education Swechha
    14060321059 Sanika Sanjeev Potnis SuzlonFoundation Corporate Social Responsibility Suzlon Foundation
    14060321060 Prachi Agrawal Prayasam Women empowerment, health, education Prayasam
    14060321061 Pragati Singh Project KHEL underpriviliged children Project KHEL, Lucknow
    14060321064 Purvi Edara Saahas Zero Waste Environment Saahas Zero Waste
    14060321066 Raghav Pandey Kaigal Environment and Education Programme Education and Biodiversity education Kaigal Environment and Education Programme
    14060321069 Rishita Vijaybhai Parmar FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES OF MARY SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY, PUNE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA remideial classes for children of tadiwala slum and they work on women and people affected with HIV.
    14060321070 Rituparna Singh - - -
    14060321071 Ritushree Ramchand Bagepalli Seva- In- Action Assessment of Disabled Students Seva- In- Action
    14060321072 Ritwik Sharma - - -
    14060321073 Rohan Samir Parikh - - -
    14060321074 Roshni v Kadam Akanksha Foundation, Seva Sahayog Education Akanksha Foundation, Seva Sahayog
    14060321075 Sadaf Hossain FACES, MedWish Awareness & Medical Aid MedWish: A Project of FACES, Kolkata
    14060321076 Sahana Kaul Tibet World Marketing And Education Tibet World
    14060321077 Sakeena - Sajad Nightingales Medical Trust Elder Care Nightingales Medical Trust
    14060321078 Sana Bhinder Sanskar India Foundation Environment Education Sanskar India Foundation
    14060321079 Sunit Animesh Sanghvi Tibet World Marketing And Education Tibet World, McLeod Ganj
    14060321080 Sanket Sandeep Shrotri People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organizations (FIAPO) Animal Rights People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organizations (FIAPO)
    14060321081 Shefaali Bopana World Wide Veterinary Service International Training Center Animals World Wide Veterinary Service International Training Center
    14060321082 Shivangi Tangr - - -
    14060321083 Shradha Kasturi The Akanksha Foundation and Teach For India Child education The Akanksha Foundation and Teach For India
    14060321084 Shrishti S Deshpande Teach For India Education Teach For India
    14060321085 Shubhangi Hora Teach For India Education Teach For India
    14060321086 Shweta Swaminathan U&I Education U&I
    14060321088 Rhea Shantanu Sugwekar The Akanksha Foundation Education and Child Development The Akanksha Foundation: In facilitation with Pujya Kasturba Gandhi English Medium School
    14060321089 Suroraj Sen Manovikas Kendra. Education (Teaching children with special needs) and Research. Manovikas Kendra: No Child Left Behind.
    14060321090 Swati Gopalkrishnan Cuddles Foundation Healthcare Cuddles Foundation
    14060321091 Tanvi Rao GiveIndia Fundraising and Donation GiveIndia: The Power to Change the World
    14060321093 Twinkle Rajesh Verma Maria Assunt Convent Education Maria Assunta Convent
    14060321094 Urmit Shah
    14060321095 Vaishali - Bhargava Parvarish - The Museum School Education, Social Work Parvarish - The Museum School, in facilitation with OASiS and SWANS
    14060321096 Vignesh Muthusubramanian
    14060321097 Vir Mehta
    14060321098 Vrinda Chopra Aagaz Education Aagaz
    14060321100 Debolina Samanta Qatar Animal Welfare Society (QAWS) Animal Shelter Qatar Animal Welfare Society (QAWS)
    14060321101 Deepika Raju Thadani Autism Awareness Care & Training Centre Autism & Education Autism Awareness Care & Training Centre
    14060321102 Meher Rohan Advani Rashi Pediatric Therapy Foundation Education Rashid Pediatric Therapy Foundation
    14060321103 Neel Vishwanatha Vasishta
    14060321104 Shama Sreekumar Nair Thermax Foundation & Akanksha Foundation Children and Education Thermax Foundation and Akanksha Foundation, Pune, India
    14060321105 Shubhangi Jagdev
    14060321110 Neha Jogi FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES OF MARY SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY, PUNE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA Children and Education FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES OF MARY SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY, PUNE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
    14060321111 Ranjeev Dutta
    14060321112 Vedica Bajaj
    14060321113 Isha Mathur Children of the World (India) Trust Adoption Children of the World (India) Trust

    Internship

    The internship is a compulsory component of the curriculum at SSLA. It seeks to introduce the students to the realities of the industries, and to help them understand their own strengths.

    • Hours: 220 hours
    • Credits: 7
    • Total Marks: 175.

    • The Community Outreach Programme and Internship Project cannot be done in the same organisation, during the same time period.
    • If an internship has been requested through the Career Cell, in an institution, or organisation, and is declined by the student, a polite email declining the opportunity must be sent, with a copy marked to the Career Cell. If this is not done, 10 marks will be deducted, from the overall score.
    • The student should ideally have an internship matching his/her major or minor subjects. If the students wishes to apply for an internship in a different field, this should be discussed beforehand, with the concerned faculty.
    • A No Objection Certificate will be issued on request. A date will be set aside for this; students are expected to collect the same before leaving college.
    • If the internship is in the student’s family business, or if it encompasses the establishment of a student’s personal business, then details will have to be shared with the Faculty-In-Charge of the Career Cell. A detailed extent of work will need to be shared with the same. In this case, it is mandatory for students to share a report via email, every 15 days.
    • The minimum number of hours for the internship is 220 hours, which can be spread as per the requirements of the mentor. The student may complete more hours than stipulated if the internship opportunity is excellent.
    • 25 marks for Internship Evaluation form is to be filled by the company or mentor evaluating internship performance. The Internship Evaluation form must then be submitted to the mentor or the organisation.
    • Students must collect their internship certificate from the institution or organisation. This certificate must be submitted before the presentation of the report, failing which, the report will not be accepted.
    • The final report must mandatorily be submitted in the form of two hard-bound copies, and one soft copy, to be sent to the Career and Internship Cell. The report should have all proof of work, photographs etc. Details in terms of logs and more will be sent to every batch.
    • The Internship marks will be displayed on Curiosity on the given dates. No queries from students regarding this will be entertained after the last day of display of marks. There is no re-evaluation for the Internship module.
    • If a student does not pass the Internship module, it will be considered a backlog. He/she may have to repeat the internship process or the presentation and viva, depending on the evaluation. The report submission, presentation, and viva will be conducted in the consequent semesters.

    If a student does not pass the Internship module, it will be considered a backlog. He/she may have to repeat the internship process or the presentation and viva, depending on the evaluation. The report submission, presentation and viva will be conducted in the consequent semesters.

    Refer to the Student Handbook for further details about deadlines and submissions.

    Organisation Work Domain

    The Hindu Business Line

    Reporter

    Smartron India Pvt Ltd

    Marketing(Consumer and market research)

    Bureau Central Marocain des Societes d’Assurances (BCMA)

    Assurance

    BCMA

    Insurance

    Netherlands Business Support Office

    Market research

    Interface Communications (F.C.B. ULKA)

    Creative Copywriting

    Curozo Edutech

    Growth Tracking and Market Research

    The Richmond Fellowship Society

    Auroville

    Solar Village Project

    Global Education Solutions

    Content and Curriculum development

    The Indian Express

    Features/ Editorial

    Tata Memorial Hospital

    Psycho – Oncology

    Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

    Fortis Memorial Research Institute

    Mental Health and Behavioural Sciences

    Interics Designs Pvt Ltd

    Advertising

    LOL Ventures Pvt Ltd

    Droom Technology

    SSLA

    International Cell

    SSLA

    Nimble Systems Pvt Ltd

    Entrepreneur

    Entrepreneurship and management intern

    Indiabulls Foundation

    CSR project and HR processes

    Ogilvy and Mather Pvt Ltd

    Account Management

    National Centre for Advocacy Studies

    Research

    Malhar Limelight

    Book writing

    Indian Express

    Features

    Liberty India DHC Pvt Ltd

    Tourism

    SSLA

    Research

    NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences

    Psychology

    Fortis Healthcare

    Psychology

    Advocate Mrunalini Deshmukh

    Family Law

    Mac Advertising

    Automobile Industry (car4sene.com)

    Goodricke Group Ltd

    Marketing

    Anandi Foods (Happy Belly)

    Marketing

    Aker Power Gas Subsea

    HR

    Frost and Sullivan

    Economic Research

    National Centre for Advocacy Studies

    Research

    WFT

    Digital Marketing and Content Writing

    Carpe Diem

    PR, Branding, Corporate Communication, Events

    Anandi Foods (Happy Belly)

    Marketing

    Eye Catcher Entertainment Pvt Ltd

    Homegrown Media LLP

    Editiorial and Content Writing

    Earth 5 R

    Socio – environmental

    Richmond Fellowship Society

    Samuchit Enviro Tech

    Sustainable lifestyle products, services, research studies

    ZEBRA Crossing Paradigm Pvt Ltd

    Advertising Agency

    Nomad Films  

    Ad film Production House

    FCB ULKA

    Creative and advertising

    Gyaan Adab

    Creative, program development

    Dissertation

    The research dissertation is a comprehensive research project-based submission which is undertaken and completed by every student at SSLA. Students are expected to identify a theme for intensive study and request faculty with experience in the relevant area to be their committee members. Students are to undertake the project with due guidance over a period of three years, starting from Semester 3.

    • The dissertation submission takes place in two stages - a spiral bound draft is to be submitted in Semester 7, and the final hardbound volume, in Semester 8.
    • Students are exposed to the conceptual and technical aspects of a research undertaking, through core courses in Research Methodology in Semesters 2 and 3. Based on the skills acquired herein, students will work on the development of a research proposal in Semester 4, with the help of their committee members. The proposal has to be submitted before 4pm on the last working day of March in Semester 4. Failure to comply with this deadline will result in a penalty of 10 marks (batch-specific dates in table below).
    • Each student will have a research committee consisting of two members. The first committee member will be from the area of the major specialisation of the student, and the second committee member may or may not be, as long as the student is sure that their input will be helpful for the development of the dissertation. Students are required to communicate details about their committee members to the Research Cell In-Charge by 4pm on the first working day of March in Semester 4.
    • Semesters 5, 6, and 7 are for work on this proposal, to ensure its development into a dissertation. Students are expected to be in frequent contact with their committee members for guidance and inputs throughout this period, including for consultation on various drafts of chapters, etc.
    • A spiral-bound draft of the dissertation, complete with respect to all stylistic and formatting stipulations, is to be submitted by 4pm on the last working day of November in Semester 7. Students failing to meet this requirement will receive a penalty of 20 marks (batch-specific dates in table below).
    • Over January and February of Semester 8, students are expected to contact their committee members and schedule their dissertation defense. The last date to have conducted the defense is the last working day of February in Semester 8. Failure to have conducted the defense will result in a penalty of 10 marks (batch-specific dates in table below).
    • Students who fail to submit the spiral-bound copies in November of Semester 7 are still expected to finish submission and conduct defense by the last working day of February in Semester 8. Failing this, the student is liable to receive a backlog in Semester 8, and fail to graduate at the end of 8 semesters.
    • Students have till the end of March to make any minor revisions as suggested by the committee. No major revisions\second defense will be permitted. All students who have successfully completed their defense have to submit two hardbound copies of the final dissertation before 4pm on the last working day of March of Semester 8. Failure to comply with this deadline will result in a penalty of 10 marks (batch-specific dates in table below).

    Refer to the Student Handbook for further details about deadlines and submissions.

    How do we make a committee for the dissertation?

    Check the faculty specializations page and shortlist a few faculty. Approach them with your potential topic and ask them informally if they agree to be on your dissertation committee. The topic will be shaped by the student and the faculty together. When both you and the faculty agree on working together, keep a written record of this confirmation.


    Are we required to submit the names of our committee members, for the dissertation, to the Research Cell?

    Yes, there will be a form circulated for the same. Students are requested to keep proof of confirmations from their committee members in written format.


    How can we change our dissertation committee?

    Students wishing to change the First Chair subsequently need to fulfil the following conditions:

    1. They have met the First Chair committee member at least thrice in the preceding semester and have a log of the same in the handbook.
    2. The change in the First Chair has to take place at least one month before the submission of the spiral-bound draft of the dissertation.
    3. In extenuating circumstances (faculty leaving, medical conditions etc.), changes will be approved without the above conditions.


    What are the exact deadlines for the submission of the drafts for our dissertations?

    The deadlines differ from batch to batch.

    1. Students are required to submit a progress report to the First Chair once each during the fifth, sixth and seventh semesters (sixth and seventh semesters only for Batch 2019). The report should provide an overview of the work done and specify the nature of work pending to complete the dissertation. The First Chair can, at his or her discretion, require the students to submit a written draft and make a presentation based on work completed.
    2. During the sixth semester, the progress report must be submitted before the last day of classes (April 20, 2018 for Batch 2019). The progress report for the sixth semester will be marked for 10 points.
    3. The Progress Report for the seventh semester must be submitted by the third Saturday of August (August 18, 2018 for batch 2019. The progress report for the seventh semester will be marked for 15 points
    4. The spiral bound dissertation is due by January 4, 2019 (4 pm). The rest of the deadlines remain the same as specified in the handbook (for defense, it is February 28, 2019 and for the submission of the final hard bound copy, it is March 29, 2019 (4 pm).

    Examples of Dissertations

    Exploring the legitimacy of sweatshop labour through feminist economics

    Ananya

    2018

    Analysing factors that affect consumer attitudes towards online retail

    Anisa Javanmardi

    2018

    Strong Women: Gender in young adult science fiction and fantasy

    Archana Warrier

    2018

    Cultural Détente: John Le Carré, From the Cold War to the thaw

    Chandreyi Mukherjee

    2018

    The impact of new media on the feminist movement in India

    Pavit Bakshi

    2018

    Velo-City: An econometric model of the Pune bicycle market

    Mihir Oak

    2018

    Hard copies of all dissertations are available in the SSLA Library

    Seminar Paper

    Seminar Paper Rules and Policies
    • The rationale behind the final year seminar is to encourage and equip students to deliberate on themes in an academic fashion, and write a paper that satisfies standard academic conventions (substantive and formal). This exercise will enable students to familiarise themselves with the process identifying journals that are relevant to their work, submitting papers to journals, editing them after review, etc.
    • The list of themes will be made available to the students on 2 June 2016. They will have a month to approach/communicate with any of the teachers on the list, and choose a moderator.
    • Starting from August 1, faculty members are expected to conduct fortnightly or monthly sessions with their seminar students, wherein discussion on the theme and specific ideas that individual students would like to pursue, will be carried out.
    • These sessions are intended to be oriented towards discussion, instead of teaching. The expectation from the moderator is primarily supervisory, not pedagogic. The standard convention on seminar papers is for students to present written drafts (in each session), and for the moderator as well as the other members of the group to make comments, criticisms etc. of the idea presented. The moderator is also expected to offer new readings, if any, which may be helpful in pursuing the theme further. The abstract of the paper to be written is due by 1st October 2016.
    • By 7th November 2016 students will submit the first draft of their paper to their moderator. The paper must be reflective of three months of seminar work that preceded it. Comments and feedback will be made available by 15th December 2016.
    • Over the next month, the draft will undergo revision and editing, at the end of which, the student will send it to any academic publication for acceptance. The second draft is due on 15th January 2017. The final paper is due on 15th of February 2017, and proof of delivery is due on the 25th of April 2017.
    • The rationale behind the stipulation of publication is to encourage students to familiarise themselves with formal systems of publishing their work. This end can be achieved through two means:
      • Students are graded also on whether the work is of publishable quality.
      • Students send their papers to various agencies of publication and submit proof that their papers have at least been submitted.
    • Each step of the process is graded. The format for grading is as follows:

      Grading Scheme (out of, not absolute)

      • Attendance& Participation - 20 points
      • Abstract - 5 points
      • Draft 1 -10 points
      • Draft 2 -15 points
      • Final paper- 25 points
      • Proof of publication-25 points
      • TOTAL: 100 points

    • The grading scheme for the publication stipulation is as follows:

      Grading Scheme for Proof of Publication

      • Proof of Paper/Article Submitted: 15
      • Paper/Article Submitted and under review: 20
      • Paper/Article Accepted after review: 25

    Refer to the Student Handbook for further details about deadlines and submissions.

    How can I choose my Seminar theme?

    Themes and faculty names will be circulated during the summer break before the 7th Semester. Students will have time to read, and communicate with faculty before the deadline for signing up.


    Can I change my Seminar after signing up?

    No, once you have chosen you cannot change the seminar paper. It is expected you have communicated with the faculty before signing up.


    Does the Seminar need to be from my Major-Minor?

    No, the seminar has no impact nor is it shaped by your Major-Minor disciplines.

    The Seminar Topics are a variety of topics associated with the various subjects taught at SSLA.

    The following is a list of topics that have been offered over the past few years

    • Creative solutions to current challenges in STEM education
    • Cultural Fieldwork and Self awareness
    • Ethnocentrism and Cross-cultural interactions
    • Health Care in India: Some issues
    • History and Story: Through the looking glass of fiction
    • Mental Health and its portrayal in Pop Culture
    • Security Issues in South Asia
    • Society and Inclusion
    • The Artist, Censorship and Media

    Can Machines be Moral Agents

    Aishwarya Shah

    2017

    Reading Austerlitz

    Francesca Cotta

    2017

    Representations of Cultural Trauma in Indian Fiction

    Tanushree Baijal

    2017

    Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights in India

    Suman Manvi

    2017

    Yearly Academic Calendar

    SSLA Library

    SSLA LIBRARY

    Library learning resources

    Total No. Of Qty.

    Process to access resources OR guideline  

    Books

    9301

    Online Koha book catalog- OPAC system.

    Click on URL

    http://symbiosis-koha.informindia.co.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-   main.pl?logout.x=1

    DVD/CD

    348

    Only for reference

    Journals (physical)

    Total –  24

    Indian - 20

    Foreign - 4

    Only for reference

    Magazines

    (Physical)

    Total – 21

    Indian – 15

    Foreign - 6

    Only for reference

    News Papers

    Total -7

    Only for reference

    Inter library loan membership

    1

    BCL ID library card are available in ssla library.

    SSLA Online E- Database

    3
    1. Manupatra (for Law)

    URL:- http://www.manupatrafast.com/

    1. Projec Muse(Humanities &Social Science)

    URL:-https://muse.jhu.edu/

    1. CMIE (for economics)

                URL:-https://statesofindia.cmie.com/

    SIU Online E-Database

    11
    1. Click on URL-https://www.library.siu.edu.in
    2. User Name-your PRN
    3. Password –search on your email OR take from library (after login) Click on Centrally Subscribed
    4. Following database list will open
    1. EBSCO
    2. Elsevrier: Science direct - Management
    3. Emerald Management E-Journal
    4. Web of Knowledge
    5. Frost & Sullivan
    6. JSTOR
    7. Scopus online database
    8. Factiva
    9. E Research
    10. TURNITIN (Plagrisiam Checker Software)
    11. EndNote (Reference Manager Tool)

    Timing

    Monday to Saturday : 8.30AM To 8.00 PM

    Sunday and Holidays : Closed

    Library Rules

    • SSLA library membership is available for the following persons:Students of SSLA
    • All teaching and non-teaching staff of Symbiosis Institutions
    • Members of the Symbiosis Society
    •Issue of Books:
    1. ●Issue of books is available to all library members.
    2. ●Members are expected to keep their college ID card at the time of checking-out a book.
    3. ●Books other than reference books will be issued to a member on loan for a period of 7
    4. days. A book, once issued, must be returned on or before the last date stamped on the Due Date slip, pasted on the first page of the book.
    5. ●Reference books and Journals will not be issued; but are available for study within the
      6. Library.
    6. ●Failure to return books on the due date will result in a fine of Rs. 5/- per day.

    In case of loss of a book(s), the member will either have to replace the same or pay the current value of the book.

    •General Library Rules:
    1. ●Students can issue and return books on all working days from▪9:00 a.m. to▪7:30 p.m.
    2. ●Students are not allowed to carry their bags into the library. There is a locker system outside the library where students can store their bags.
    3. ●Readers shall not write or mark (by underlining, putting brackets, etc.) on the< reading materials.

    Committee

    Sr. No.

    Designation

    Position in committee

    Name of person

    1

    Director

    Chairman

    Anita Patankar

    2

    Four Faculty members nominated by the Director

    Member

    Shweta Deshpande

    Sulakshana Sen

    ManjariJonnalagadda

    Vaidyanatha GV

    3

    Administrative Officer

    Member

    Anju Badhe

    4

    Librarian of the Institute

    Member Secretary

    Smita Kadam

    5

    Student Representative

    Member

    Shweta Surywanshi

    6

    University Librarian

    Invitee

    Sangeeta Paliwal

    Purchase suggestions:- All SSLA library members are allowed to recommend books. They should mail the librarian regarding book suggestions.

    Library Feedback:- Click on this link and fill the form once a year

    Link-https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1CyuzXA37Gyl9UOyD61E6AwSp-67T9z4zV7HfMZ7OBB0/edit

    Research

    Student Research at SSLA

    Research is considered to be an essential part of academics in the process of understanding a subject thoroughly. It acts as a means of giving life to individual thoughts and beliefs. Therefore, SSLA encourages all students and faculty to undertake research work. For students, these assume the form of two major submissions in their fourth year, the dissertation and the final year seminar paper. Research-oriented writing skills are also essential to the completion of their Internship and Community Outreach Project reports.

    All students undertake an independent research project, and submit a dissertation as an essential part for the fulfillment of their undergraduate degree program. This project reflects a student’s Major and Minor subject of study.

    Student research is thus interdisciplinary in nature, and spans across the major and minor subjects offered at the school, ranging from philosophy to business studies, and from economics to biology.

    The rationale behind the final year seminar, is to inspire and equip students to deliberate on themes of their interest in an academic fashion, and to write a paper that satisfies standard academic conventions (substantive and formal).

    In order to encourage self-confidence, the final year seminar papers written by students are sent out for publication.

    Many of the noted journals including the International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, Journal of Integrated Social Sciences, International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, International e-Journal of Advances in Education, and Anthropology and Reinvention: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research, have accepted some of the papers written by students of SSLA, and given them a platform to showcase their research-related writing skills.

    SSLA Student Research

    In 2015-16, six of our students presented their papers at national and international conferences.

    • Anamika Das presented a paper at the Third International Conference on Education and Social Sciences, organised by INTCESS Istanbul, titled ‘Tracing our steps: Is regressive evolution of education an alternative?’
    • Two SSLA students presented papers at Chikitsa 2016: ‘Shaadi ka Panchnama: Disentangling Marriage, Market and State’, a student seminar organised by the Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule Women’s Studies Centre at Pune University. The titles of the papers are as under:
      • Soumi Roychowdhury - The Absence of Love in the Presence of Dating: An intrinsic study amongst the Indian youth on the relationship of physical appearance, dating, and love
      • Harshavardhan Sushant - The globalized Indian wedding: A study of the effects of globalization, on Indian wedding rituals
    • Four SSLA students presented their academic papers at a national level student conference on Contemporary Social Issues, organized by Somaiya College in Mumbai. The titles of the papers are as under:
      • Sanjana Rastogi - Transnational Terrorism and Digital Media
      • Palak Sharma - Interest in Buddhist Economics
      • Anamika Das - Divide of the Moment - Digital Divide towards Gaining Autonomy and Equality in India
      • Malavika Ravi - The Concept of Consent in Human Trafficking: re-examining Consent in Prostitution
    • Harshvardhan Sushant (Batch 2013-2017)
      • Participated as a delegate in Distilled Images, an international haiku conference. Date: 13th - 14th September 2014. Organized by SIES College of Arts, Science, and Commerce, and IN Haiku. Read more
      • Awarded a research scholarship to present my paper in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, DePaul University, Chicago. Scholarship award date: 6th September 2015. Read more
      • Presented a paper at Chikitsa 2016, a national seminar for students where undergraduates, postgraduates and research scholars were invited to present their papers on the theme ‘Shaadi Ka Panchnama: Disentangling Marriage, Market and State’ . Date: The conference was held on 8th and 9th March 2016. Organized by: Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule Women’s Studies Centre (KSPWSC) in Savitribai Phule Pune University (formerly, University of Pune). Read more
      • Presented a paper at the 'Future of Liberal Arts and Science Education' international conference. Date: 16th - 18th May 2016. Organized by: SSLA and SIU . Read more
      • Presented a paper at the 'Transforming India 2030: Strategies for Sustainable Development Goals' international conference. Date: 15th - 17th February 2017. Organized by: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, SIU. Read more
    • Sana Vaidya presented a paper the FoHSS conference on Sustainable Development. The paper was a faculty and student collaboration with Dr Shweta Sinha Deshpande, Sulakshana Sen, Ananya Gouthi Sana herself.
    • Hana Masood did an internship last summer with an organization called Krityanand UNESCO Club and wrote a research paper for them. Read more
    • Nikita Anil Kumar along with Srushti Borkar presented a paper titled ' Indian Women in Science' on 16/2/2017 at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FoHSS) conference that was held at Lavale. It was presented under the Education and Gender track. The paper looked at women who are studying STEM subjects as well as those already working in STEM. Common problems faced by women were described. To further this, the so talked to a few women who had jobs in the STEM fields to determine whether their experiences aligned with our research. A profile of the typical Indian woman scientist was then built. In addition, a review of the policies dealing with women in science was conducted and suggestions for improvements were made.
    • Malavika Ravi has presented the following papers:
      • "The Concept of Consent in Sex Work" at Somaiya College, Mumbai (February 2016)
      • "Addressing Social Change through Online Media" at IASE, Pune University (February 2017)
      • "Sex Trafficking Legislation and the Role of Neoliberalism" at Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule Women's Studies Centre, Pune University (Accepted, conference scheduled for April 2017)

      Malavika presented at a conference on her paper titled "Addressing social change through online media". The conference was organized by the Institute of Advanced English Studies, affiliated to Pune University. The paper is due for publication soon. Read more

    • Alpana Nadagouda represented SSLA at the International Conference of Language, Literature and Culture. It was organised by the Institute of Advanced Studies English, affiliated by Savitribai Phule Pune University. Read more

      Her paper, 'The Impact of Mobile Media on Consumer Behaviour and Mobile Marketing Strategies' was accepted and thus, she was invited to present it. Alpana has received a certificate for the same. Additionally, her paper will be published.

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    Ananya Dutta Fulltime Journalism\Media Press freedom, Women & Media, Biodiversity (special reference to Western Ghats), Environmental concerns, Romanticism
    Anita Patankar Fulltime Marketing\Business Marketing and Education
    Gayatri Mendanha Fulltime English Literature\Philosophy Modern Theatre / Teaching and Studying Literature / The Creative Process (Writing) / Existentialism
    Khaliq Parkar Fulltime Political Science Political Philosophy, Literature\Cinema & Politics, Urbanization, Student Politics, Political Mobilization, Environmental Politics
    Manjari Jonnalagadda Fulltime Biology\Anthropology Modern human biological variation, population genetics
    Nikhil Thorat Fulltime Economics Economics of Growth and Development, Public Finance
    Shweta Sinha Deshpande Fulltime Anthropology / History Globalization / identity / archaeology / migration / India / religion /art
    Shyama Dutta Fulltime Media Culture & Communication, New Media/Digital, PR/Advertising/Branding, Films, News & Content, Visual Comunication,TV & Radio, CSR Communication
    Sonia Sathe Fulltime Computer Studies Computers,Management, Human Resource, Auditing
    Sreesathya Venugopal Fulltime English Literature Narrative Theory, Modern English Lit, Magical Realism, Modern and Contemporary Poetry
    Sulakshana Sen Fulltime International Relations India's Foreign Policy, South Asia, Theory of International Relations, Performing Arts.
    Swati Sharma Fulltime Law Alternate Investment Funds (VCs), Innovation, Intellectual Property Rights, Internet Law, Sports Law, Media Law, Medical Jurisprudence, Corporate Law, Internatinal Law
    Vaidya Gundlupet Fulltime International Relations; Political Science; Research methodlogy International Security, particulalry proliferation of nuclear weapons, South Asian security; International relations theory; India's Foreign policy; Modern Indian Politics; Qualitative Methods
    Barry Rodrigue Fulltime Anthropology Human adaptation, global networking, ethnography, experiential learning, historical archaeology, creative arts, literature and composition, historical geography, outdoor fieldwork and exploratory trekking, collections development, big history, universal studies.
    Anurupa Ghatge Fulltime Business Studies Organizational Behaviour; Diversity Studies
    Gayatri Nair Visiting Sociology\Women&Gender Studies Labour, Caste, Gender, Social Inequality, Livelihood practices,Urbanisation and Popular Culture
    Kabir Babu Not Available Religion\History Eastern religions and Ancient Indian History
    Ishita Ghoshal Visiting Economics Macroeconomics, International Trade, Applied Econometrics
    Afshan Majid Visiting History/ Women and Gender Studies Indian History and Culture, History of Architecture, History of Indian Paintings, Women's History, Feminist Movement, Indian Freedom Movement, Creative Writing, Philosophy of History, World History
    Anjuna Menon Visiting Media Studies/Television Production/Film/Radio Mass Communication,Film Making,Sociology,Television and Radio Production,Participatory Video,Media and Communication Research Methods
    Justin Scarimbolo Visiting Ethnomusicology South Asian musics (classical, popular, folk), American popular music, Sound Studies, Music and Technology, Cultural Globalization, Nationalism, Critical Race Studies, Communalism
    Justin V Thomas Visiting Economics Micro and Macro Economics, Banking, Growth and development economics
    Sandip Bhaise (Sandip Ravindra) Visiting Psychology Cognitive Psychology (Culture and cognition; music and cognition; emotions and cognition; applied cognition; social cognition; music and cognition)/ Psychology of technology/ Human-Computer interaction/ Efficacy of Psychotherapies, Buddhist Psychology (Mindfulness) and Phenomenology; Technology and Mind.
    Jui Shankar Visiting Psychology Social psychology, social justice
    Nishant A Irudayadason Visiting Philosophy and Ethics Postmodernism, Postcolonial Studies, Political Philosophy, Gender Studies, Existential Philosophy, Deconstruction, Social Ethics, Biomedical Ethics, Phenomenology, Human Rights and Social Justice
    Shirish N Kavadi Visiting Political Science Public Policy, History and Politics of Health and Medicine, Health Policy, Political Institutions and Processes, Access to Justice, Judiciary and Law, Civil Society and Social Movements
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    Priyadarshini Karve Visiting Physics, Sustainable Development, Climate Change Renewable Energy - decentralised applications, Sustainability - lifecycle analysis, carbon footprinting, climate change adaptation, waste management, environmental impacts of urbanisation, sustainable development goals
    Narayan Menon Visiting Business Career Management; Spirituality & Vedantic studies
    Renu Vinod Visiting Sociology Development, Political Sociology, Labour, Education
    Gayatri Chatterjee Visiting   Cinema; Culture; Religion; Performing Arts; Aesthetics
    Sumithra Surendralal Visiting Physics Biophysics, Statistical modeling of syntax in animal vocalizations, Mathematical modeling of complex systems, Computational Neuroscience
    Shehrevar Davierwala Visiting Computer Studies ICT in education and skill based training, STEM education for Girls and K-12 schools, Cyber Security, Software application development
    Vasudev Menon Visiting Biology & Theatre Molecular/Cell Biology, Immunology/Pathology, Science Education&Communication. Theatre in praxis - Classical and Modern, Cinema Production & Praxis
    Alok Oak Visiting Political Science Colonialism/ Post Colonialism, Marxism, Social Justice, Ancient Indian Philosophy, Modern Western Political Philosophy
    Deepali Gunye Visiting Mathematics and Statistics Data Analysis, Key Performance Indicators in Business, Statistical Modeling, Insurance, Actuarial Science
    Apoorva Tolia Visiting Indian Classical dances and Ballroom and latin american dances Indian classical dances and Latin and Ballroom dances, Folk dances, Dance related teaching Pedagogy and Theatre activities
    Esha Prasad Visiting Anthropology Culture, Archaeology, Culture change, Anthropology
    Tonmoy Haldar Visiting Psychology, Human Resource Management, OD, Indian Classical Dance Alternative Therapies, Behavioral Analysis, Dance therapy, Movement as a Pedagogy in teaching Social Sciences. Organizational Behavior, Training Methods, Industrial Psychology
    Shahid khot Visiting Urdu Urdu shaeri, Ghazal, Letter writing, urdu speeches etc
    Stephen Jayard S Visting Philosophy and Ethics Science and Reasonableness, Science-Spirituality Integration, Philosophy of Religion, Motivational Sessions
    Ananya Parikh Visting Film Studies early 20th century film, culture and art, adaptation studies and film and art theory.
    Sheila Menon Visting English literature and religion interdisciplinary approaches to literature/the arts, aesthetics and religion - e.g. religion and social issues, religion and the arts, religion and politics, literature and history and epistemology; comparing modern knowledge models with traditional knowledge models in different disciplines
    Pramod Menon Visting English literature English Literature 1780-1830, American Literature 1830-1880, Indian Writing in English 1930-1980.
    Kuruvilla Pandikattu Visting Philosophy Philosophy of Science, Science and Religion, Ethics, Western Philosophy (authors)
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    Air Cmde R A Maslekar Visiting International Relations, Strategic Studies UN Peacekeeping Operations (general), UN Peacekeeping Operations by India; India's Military diplomacy; India's defense engagements with Africa; India's multilateral engagements (IBSA, BRICS, SCO, ASEAN, SAARC, BIMSTEC); Strategic issues in Indian Ocean Region & Littorals

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