Equal Opportunity Cell

The Equal Opportunity Cell at Siena College of Professional Studies, Edakochi ensures that all students are treated equally and seeks to address deep-seated inequities in our system. It also helps weaker groups of students to avail of all permissible scholarships, financial aid, other facilities and privileges. Backward groups include SCs, STs, women, OBC (non-creamy layer), minorities, and physically impaired. From these factors, it is clear that a large segment of our country’s population is still disadvantaged and marginalized.

Objectives

• Monitor effective implementation of policies and programmes for backward groups.
• Provide guidance and counselling on academic, financial, and other matters.
• Promote diversity within campus.

Functions of Opportunities Cell

• Ensure equal rights and opportunities to the marginalized community and promote social inclusion in the College.
• Creating a socially comfortable atmosphere for academic interaction and for the growth of healthy interpersonal relationships among students who come from diverse social backgrounds.
• To help individuals or groups of students belonging to the backward groups of the society with problems related to discrimination.
• To address the grievances of the weaker section of the population and propose a mutually agreeable solution to their problems.
• Organize regular meetings to monitor the effectiveness of various programs which can ensure their progress.
• To conduct various programmes in order to  make aware the students of ‘Equality’.

Cell Members