Academics

SSLA Library

The walls of the SSLA library have housed exhaustion, creativity, and contemplation, and it is the one place that is perfect for students if they are looking for a wonderful read, equipped with solace. The SSLA library comes with extensive, far-ranging resources, designed to cater to the students’ vast interests and ever-changing tastes. It also provides for a conducive work environment, with computers and bean bags at the students’ disposal.

Library Timings

  • Working Days: 8:30 am – 7:30 pm
  • Holidays: Closed
  • Before Examination: 8:30 am – 7:30 pm
  • During Examination: 8:30 am – 7:30 pm
  • During Vacation: 8:30 am – 7:30 pm

Library Rules & Policies

  • Students are expected to produce their current college ID cards at the time of checking out a book
  • The students can issue and return books on all working days from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
  • The book issued to students must be returned to the library within 7 days from the date of issue.
  • The late return fine is Rs 5/- per day.
  • In case a reader looses a book, he/she should replace the book. In case the book cannot be replaced. the current price of the book and the fine must be same.
  • Reference book and journals will not be issued, but are available for study within the library and not photocopying.
  • Tearing out pages from books and newspapers is strictly prohibited and is punishable.
  • Students are requested to turn off their mobile phones or put them on silent mode in the library.
  • Students are not allowed to play music in the library.
  • Consumption of food and beverages is strictly prohibited in the library.
  • Students are not allowed to carry ANY bags into the library.

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OPAC link:

Link - http://symbiosis-koha.informindia.co.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-user.pl

Login ID - SSLAAdmin

Password - library1234

Library E – Resources

  • Total number of Databases – 8
  • Emerald Insight
  • Science Direct
  • e-research
  • EBSCO
  • Scopus
  • Frost and Sullivan
  • J stor
  • Sage Publications

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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.

Name Status Discipline Interests
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
Parth A. Kalia Visiting Psychology Counseling and Practice, Counselor Education and Supervision, Psychopathology, Addiction Science, Gaming (Video Games), Gambling
Sheena Abraham Visiting Human Resource Human Capital Measurement, HumanReseource Accounting, Performance Appraisal
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)
Sonali Srikhande Visting Law Criminal Law- Indian Penal Code, Justice administration issues, Juvenile Justice, New Wave criminality, criminology, Human Rights related issues in administration of criminal laws, Family Law- Personal law related provisions and controversies, Constitutional Law - Writ remedies and public interest litigation, Human Rights related laws - Judicial trends, Media representations, institutional responsiveness to social legislation ( Esp. Sexual Harassment at workplace , Consumer
Isaac Parackal Visting Philosophy and Environment Anthropology and Ecology especially the interconnectedness between human beings and nature. Environmental philosophy(eco-philosophy or ecology) and existentialism in general. Contemporary issues like global warming, pollution(air, water, sound etc.).
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

Applying for Transcripts

Rules for applying for any of the following

  • Transcript
  • Consolidated Grade Sheet
  • Certificate of Passing
  • Last Semester Grade Sheet

The student has to visit the SI(DU) website- www.siu.edu.in

  • Go to Students section- Forms and Applications – Application Form for Transcript / as the case may be
  • Download this form
  • Read it – it has the complete procedure to apply
  • Print it, fill it up, sign it
  • From a Nationalized Bank, prepare a DD in the name of SI(DU) , payable at Pune, for a sum of Rs. 500/- or Rs. 300/- (as the case may be)
  • Submit the filled form and the DD to SSLA Exam Department.
  • After the specified no. of working days, when SSLA receives your documents, you will get the intimation from SSLA Exam Department, then you may collect your certificate / Grade Sheet / etc.

Results

Backlog Examinations

For backlog examinations the latest version of the syllabus will be used for paper setting. Hence for a particular examination season the same paper shall be used for both regular and backlog students. Student needs to give undertaking in this regard.

A separate backlog paper will be set only in case of the title/ credits changes

The student will procure the latest syllabus for the Institute/Department and prepare for the backlog examination accordingly.

With prior permission of the Institute/ Department, the student may attend classes to cover new topic with a convenient batch or any arrangement as provided therein.

In case of annual pattern a backlog examination shall be conducted in each of the semester of a year or annually as per rules.