Department of Philosophy

DEPARTMENTALPROFILE

1. Name of the Department: Philosophy

2. Year of establishment : 1973,as Independent Dept.-1957

3. Is the Department part of aSchool/Faculty of the university? Yes, Faculty of Arts.

4. Names of Programmes / Coursesoffered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated

Masters;Integrated Ph.D., etc.) U.G., P.G. Research (Ph.D.), P.G. Diploma in Yoga,

5. Interdisciplinary courses anddepartments involved : P.G. Diploma inYoga, (Post Graduate Course)

6. Courses in collaboration with otheruniversities, industries, foreign institutions : Academic Collaboration With NEHU Shilong.

7. Details of programmes /courses discontinued, if any, with reasons : No

8. Annual/ Semester/Choice BasedCredit System : Annual/Semester/CBCS-2019-20Session.

9. Participation of the department inthe courses offered by other departments: P.G.Diploma in Yoga

10. Number of teaching postssanctioned and filled

11. Faculty profile with name,qualification, designation and specialization (D.Sc./D.Litt./ Ph.D./M.Phil.,etc.)

12.List of senior Visiting Fellows, faculty, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors:No

13. Percentage of classes takenby temporary faculty – programme-wise information: No

14. Programme-wise StudentTeacher Ratio: PG-120 : 40:01, UG-400:04,100:04

15. Number of academic supportstaff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and filled

Technical : No

Administrative staff : 02

16. Research thrust areasrecognized by funding agencies: UGC(Shri Aurbindo)

17. Number of faculty withongoing projects from a) national b) international funding

agencies and c) Total grantsreceived. Give the names of the funding agencies and

grants received project-wise. : NIL

18. Inter-institutionalcollaborative projects and grants received : No

a) All India collaboration b)International

19. Departmental projects fundedby DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE; DBT, ICSSR,

etc.; total grants received. : No

20. Research facility / centrewith

· staterecognition

· nationalrecognition : UGC

· internationalrecognition

21. Special research laboratoriessponsored by / created by industry or corporate bodies: No

22. Publications:

* Number of paperspublished in peer reviewed journals (national / international) Total=10,

            Prof. Dwarka Nath-06,

            Prof. D.N. Yadav-04.

* Monographs

* Chapters inBooks

* Edited Books

* Books with ISBNwith details of publishers :

* Number listed inInternational Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus,

Humanities InternationalComplete, Dare Database - International Social

Sciences Directory, EBSCO host,etc.)

* Citation Index –range / average

* SNIP

* SJR

* Impact Factor –range / average

* h-index

23. Details of patents and incomegenerated: NA

24. Areas of consultancy andincome generated: NIL

25. Faculty selected nationally/internationally to visit other laboratories in India and

abroad: Not Applicable

26. Faculty serving in: D.D.U.Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur

27. Faculty recharging strategies:Refresher Course, Orientation Course& National Seminar

28. Student projects: No

29. Awards / recognitionsreceived at the national and international level by:

· Faculty

· Doctoral / postdoctoral fellows/D.Lit : 01 Dr. PraveenGupta

· Students

30. Seminars/Conferences/Workshopsorganized and the source of funding (national/ International) with details ofoutstanding participants, if any.

31. Code of ethics for researchfollowed by the departments : Anti Plagarism Methods Work in research is going on.

32. Student profile course-wise:

33. Diversity ofstudents:

34. How many students have cleared CivilServices and Defense Services examinations, NET, SET, GATE and othercompetitive examinations? Give details category-wise.

Civil Services

1.     Sanjeev Kumar, OBC, Food Inspector in U.P.Government.

2.     Sunil Kumar Patel, OBC, STO in U.P. Government.

3.     Smt. Rekha Mishra, GEN, Auditor in U.P. Government.

35. Student progression

Studentprogression Percentage against enrolled

UG to PG  120

PG to M.Phil. Nil

PG to Ph.D.  11

Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Nil

Employed

· Campus selection

· Other thancampus recruitment Entrepreneurs

36. Diversity of staff :

Percentage offaculty who are graduates-

of the same university : 04, A.K. Singh, C.P. Srivastava, S.K.Tiwari, Dwarka Nath

from other universities withinthe State: Smt. Lakshmi Saxena, Dr. Sabhajit Mishra, M.M. Trivedi, D.N. Yadav, Sanjay Kumar Ram,Ramesh Chandra.-06

from universities from otherStates:  No

from universities outside thecountry: No

37. Number of faculty who wereawarded Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period : No. All faculty members were awarded Ph.D.before 2014.

38. Present details ofinfrastructural facilities with regard to

a) Library : Yes

b) Internet facilities for staffand students: No, Work is going on.

c) Total number of class rooms :  06

d) Class rooms with ICT facility: NA

e) Students‘ laboratories : NA

f) Research laboratories : NA

39. List of doctoral,post-doctoral students and Research Associates

a) from the host university : 11

b) from other universities :   Nil

40. Number of post graduatestudents getting financial assistance from the university: NIL

41. Was any need assessmentexercise undertaken before the development of new programme(s)? If so,highlight the methodology. NIL

42. Does the department obtainfeedback from:  

a. faculty oncurriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does

the department utilize thefeedback? Curriculum of U.G. & P.G.Course Revised

b. students onstaff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and how does

the department utilize thefeedback? No

c. alumni andemployers on the programmes offered and how does the department

utilize the feedback?

43. Listthe distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)

1.     Dr.Mahadev Prasad

2.     Prof.J.S. Srivastava

3.     Prof.B.B. Singh

4.     Prof.Indu Bhushan Pandey

5.     Prof.Sabhajeet Mishra

6.     Prof.A.K. Singh

7.     Prof.Madan Mohan Trivedi

8.     Prof.K.C. Pandey

44. Give details of studentenrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops /seminar) involvingexternal experts: Special Lectures

45. List the teaching methodsadopted by the faculty for different programmers: Lecture

46. How does the departmentensure that programme objectives are constantly met and

learning outcomes are monitored?: As feedback mentioned above

47. Highlight the participationof students and faculty in extension activities. Seminar, Conference, & other activities

48. Give details of ―beyondsyllabus scholarly activities‖ of the department. Organized some lectures on different topics and refresher courses. 

49. State whether the programme/department is accredited/ graded by other agencies?

If yes, give details. : Yes, B+ by NAAC 2006-07

50. Briefly highlight thecontributions of the department in generating new knowledge,

basic or applied. :

1.     Revised thesyllabus of U.G., P.G. Philosophy and Post Graduate Piploma in Yoga.

2.     Organized Seminar on diffrent topics.

3.     Organized Special Lectures.

51. Detail any five Strengths,Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department.

Strengths-

            1.Able Faculty Members

            2.Good Research Works

            3.Library and Co-operation among faculty members & students.

            4.Regular Classes.

            5.P.G. Diploma in Yoga.

Weaknesses-

1.     NoInternet facilities.

2.     NoSmart Class and No Conference Room in the department and no. equipments to takeonline classes.

3.     PoorInfrastructure.

4.     Oneposition of Office assistant not so for filled so for and No permanent peon.

5.     Lackof faculty members, 5 position of Teachers not filled (Vacant)

Opportunities-

1.     P.G.Diploma in Yoga.

2.     Availabilityof teaching jobs.

3.     P.G.& U.G. Syllabus according to NET & Civil Service Examinations.

Challenges-1.Lack of job potentials in comparison to other subject

2. Crisis of ethical values in society,which is directly affecting in some subjects including philosophy.

3. Special financial support andassistance to propogate and impart value oriented education and training.  

52. Future plansof the department:

            To establish an independent buildingof department of Philosophy and its Yoga centre and Pursue UGC to getinterested in granting the DSA/SAP to the department. To develop conferencehall & a computer lab for the department so that reason and teachers haveaccess to online communication and presentation.

Information Brochure

Department of Philosophy

D.D.U. Gorakhpur University,Gorakhpur

About The Department

The Department of Philosophy, Since its inception in1958, is an important part of the Faculty of Arts. In the beginning it waslinked with the Department of Psychology for administrative purposes. TheDepartment of Philosophy as an Independent Department came into existence in1973. Prof. (Dr.) Smt. Lakshmi Saxena was the founder Head of the Deptt. andunder her dynamic Leadership the reputation of the Department as the centre ofresearch and learning spread all over India. Eminent Professors from Hungry,Ottawa, Shanghai etc. visited and delivered lectures in the Deptt. TheDepartment has made significant contribution in the field of Existentialism,Phenomenology, Wittgenstein, Kant, Vedant, Buddhism, Vivekanand, Gandhi,Aurobindo, Paramahansa Yoganand and different schools of Indian and WesternPhilosophy as well as in the field of Logic. The Department of Philosophy hasbeen Consistently moving towards excellence under the following Heads of the DepartmentLate Prof. (Smt.) Lakshmi Saxena, Prof Sabhajeet Mishra, Late M.M. Trivedi,Prof. A. K. Singh, Prof. C.P. Srivastav, Prof. D. N. Yadav and Prof. DwarkaNath, the present Head of the Department.

            TheDepartment of Philosophy offers U.G. and P.G. Courses along with a Post GraduateDiploma in Yoga. Several research scholars are working under the guidance ofthe present faculty members, out of them many research scholars are U.G.C. andI.C.P.R. fellows.

Heads ofThe Department

Name                                      From                   To

1.   Prof. Smt.L. Saxena         01.01.1973-        30.06.1990

2.   Prof. S.Mishra                  01.07.1990-        30.06.2002

3.   Prof. M.M.Trivedi             01.07.2002-        02.07.2008

4.   Prof. A.K.Singh                03.07.2008-        02.07.2011

5.   Prof. C.P.Srivastava        03.07.2011-        30.07.2013

6.   Dean,Faculty of Arts       31.07.2013-        03.07.2014

7.   Prof. C.P.Srivastava        04.07.2014-        07.06.2015

8.   Prof. D.N.Yadav              08.06.2015-        07.06.2018

9.   Prof.Dwarka Nath           08.06.2018

PresentFaculty Members

1.   Prof. DwarkaNath

Specialization : Ethics, Comparative Religion,Indian Philosophy, Social Philosophy & Gandhi.

2.   Dr. Sanjay Kumar Ram(Assistant Professor)

Specialization : Social Philosophy, WesternPhilosophy, Aesthetics.

3.   Dr. Ramesh Chand (AssistantProfessor)

Specialization :  Indian Philosophy, Kant, Ethics.

Ø Programmes offered                     

Ø Graduation (B.A.)

No. ofSeats- 500

Ø Post Graduation (M.A.)

No. ofSeats- 60+06+06=72

Ø P.G. Diploma in Yoga

No. ofSeats- 60+06+06=72

Ø Ph.D.

ProposedNew Programmes/Course For Session 2021-2022