Department of Extension and Communication is one of the Department in Faculty of Family and Community Sciences, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara. Often the public as well as academicians what the dept. is and the job scope after completion of the course. Being Head of this department. I take this opportunity to project my department. on a global platform.For any queries pl. contact me.

1. DEPARTMENT OF EXTENSION & COMMUNICATION
FACULTY OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SCIENCES
THE MAHARAJA SAYAJIRAO UNIVERSITY OF BARODA,
VADODARA, GUJARAT 1

2. VISION
To be an eminent centre of development communication
that addresses the needs of family, community and
nation for mobilization and participation of masses,
gender equity, sustainable development through its
interdisciplinary training and multifaceted curriculum.

3. Department strives to train students to work as
professional development practitioners and
researchers. The department creates an
environment of excellence by offering strong
theoretical foundations and rich practical
experiences in grooming professional who can
contribute to the nation's participatory
development processes and communications.
MISSION

4. PROFILE OF TEACHING FACULTY
Dr. Avani Maniar
Designation: Head and Associate Professor
Prof. Anjali Pahad
Designation: Professor
Prof. Rameshwari Pandya
Designation: Professor and
Coordinator of Ph.D Programme
Dr. Varsha Parikh
Designation: Associate Professor ,
IQAC Coordinator
Dr. Megha Sidhpura
Designation: Assistant Professor
Dean of Sports, FFCSc

5. Dr. Krutika Bhate
Designation: Temporary Assistant Professor
Dr. Shivani Mehta
Designation: Temporary Assistant Professor
Dr. Dhara Bhatt
Designation: Temporary Assistant Professor
Dr. Sarika Patel
Designation: Temporary Assistant Professor
Ms. Deepti Singh
Designation: Temporary Assistant Professor
Mr. Chandrik Rajdeep
Designation: Temporary Assistant Professor
PROFILE OF TEACHING FACULTY

6. PROGRAMMES OFFERED AT
THE DEPARTMENT

7. Undergraduate
Level
B. Sc. (Extension and Communication)
Postgraduate
Level
P. G. Diploma (Development
Management)
M. Sc. (Extension and Communication)
Doctorate Level Ph. D. (Extension and Communication)

8. THRUST AREAS

9. Extension Education and
Management
1.
NFE, Adult and Life Long
Education
2.
Development and
Mass Communication
3.
.
Entrepreneurship
Development and
Management
4.
Thrust
Areas

10. NON-TEACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF
Mr. Somabhai
(Support Staff )
Mrs.
Madhviben
(Support Staff )
Mr. Kalpesh Pandya
(AV Technician )
Ms. Seema Koranne
(Lab Assistant)

11. Coordinators in the Department
Dr. Avani Maniar-Coordinator
Dr. Krutika Bhate- Co-Cordinator
Masters Program
Dr. Varsha Parikh- Coordinator
Dr. Shivani Mehta- Co-Coordinator
Post Graduate Diploma in Development Management
Dr.Megha Sidhpura-Coordinator
Dr. Sarika Patel-Co-Coordinator
T.Y Coordinator (B.Sc.)
Dr. Dhara Bhatt-Coordinator
Ms. Deepti Singh-Co-Coordinator
S.Y Coordinator (B.Sc.)

12. Roles of Coordinators
Roles of Coordinators for B.Sc
• Guiding for CBCS Selection
• Guiding about the Departmental Activities
• Keeping academicals & Personal Records of the Students
• Coordinating with Students whenever it requires.
• Giving guidance Regarding Courses, Exam related issues, & other problems of the Students.
Roles of Coordinators for P.G.Diploma Development Management and
M.Sc
• Counseling the students in the Class as well as on individual basis as per the requirement and need.
• Guiding students for their individual & group project .
• Conducting the university Examination as the Chairperson & Liaison with internal and External
Examiners.
• Conducting the Viva-Voce for the Action Project & Coordinating with them External Examiner.
• Placement of Students in the Field work and for Block Placement.

13. NEW COURSES OFFERED AT UNDER GRADUATE
LEVEL
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Second Year
Communication and Counselling Process
Methods of Teaching in Extension
Information Communication Technology and New
Media for Development
Orientation to Community Life
Gender and Development
Folk Media for Development
Electronic Media for Development
Project Development and Management
Non Formal Education
Basics of Development Communication
PRA Techniques for Development Process
Extension Education
Third Year
Workshop in Non Formal Education
Print Media for Development
Monitoring & Evaluation in Development
Entrepreneurship Development-I
Management of Human Service Organisation
Adult and Life Long Education
Workshop in Adult Education
Programmes for Development
Research and Documentation
Entrepreneurship Development-II
Seminar
Training and Development

14. VALUE ADDED & CERTIFICATE COURSES
Value-added Course Certificate Course
Course Name : Short Film Making Course Name : Social Media
Marketing
Year of Introduction- 2021-22 Year of Introduction- 2021-22
Mode : Online/Offline/Blended Mode : Online/Offline/Blended
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15. INNOVATIVE
METHODOLOGIE
S IN TEACHING

16. Script Writing
WORKSHOPS

17. Expert Lectures

18. Film making process
WORKSHOPS

19. Extension Club
Welcome Party
Garba Educational Trips
Farewell Party

20. Writing a Script and Film Making
Process & Films Within Us: Story to
Screen

21. ONLINE TEACHING-LEARNING
Zoom cloud
meeting
Google
meet

22. EXTRA-MURAL LECTURE
ON “PUPPETRY FOR
SOCIAL CHANGE”

23. WELCOME AND FAREWELL
PARTY AND EDUCATIONAL
TRIP

24. Field Visit and
Exposure Tours

25. ATRANGI EXHIBITION

26. Internship

27. FLAGSHIP
PROGRAMMES

28. Jingle, Story, Poem Writing
Rangoli Making
Interaction of RJ Jiah
Poster, Logo, Cartoon
Designing
Exhibition
Dance Performances

29. CAREER GUIDANCE PROGRAMME
DURING PANDEMIC…(2021)
We continue our tradition of career guidance in this pandemic through Google
meeting. The Alumni Association of extension and communication has came
forward to give guidance about their respective field

30. Career Guidance and Counseling Week for Third Year Students
(2018-2020)

31. CELEBRATION
OF DAYS
Women’s Day Teachers’ Day
Guru Purnima
Cleanliness Day

32. SKILLS YOU DEVELOP..!

33. Content Writing Media Designing
and execution
Planning and
Execution
Community
Research
Product Design Self employment/
entrepreneurial
skills
Folk Performance

34. INFRASTRUCTUR
E FACILITIES

35. Pragati
Hall

36. Media lab

37. Separate Classrooms and Laboratories for all SY,
TY, PG Dipl DM, Jr.MSc, Sr.MSc

38. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
• Professor (Dr.) Arvindra Chandra in March
1986 established Home Science Extension
and Communication Alumni Association
• It was one of its’ Kind in University
• Association is now 35 Years Old with More
Than 500 Lifetime Members and Patrons
• Registered under Charitable Trust Act
The Home Science Extension and Communication
Alumni Association was formed with the following
objectives:
Lecture
Series
Fund
Raising
Events
Scholarship
s
Renovation
s in
Departmen
t
Organising
Seminars,
Workshops
and
Conferences
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Contributions of HSECAA in Society &
Department
• Inviting Guests for Lectures
• Organising Seminars, Conferences and
Workshops
• Fund Raising Events like Garba for generating
funds for Students Welfare
• Taking up Infrastructure Development in the

39. DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI
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Sr.
No.
Name Area of work
1 Dr.(Late) Arvinda
Chandra Retired Administrative at University/Department of EE
2 Dr. Padma Chari
3 Dr. Anupama Shah
4 Dr. Kalpana Paralikar
5 Dr. Geeta Goyal
6 Dr. Manisha Shelat Associate Professor, MICA
7 Dr. Manisha Pande
Heading the Department
at University/College
8 Dr. Varinder Randhava
9 Dr. Malaya Bora
10 Dr. Daisy Hazarika
11 Dr. Sunanda Chande
12 Dr. Archana Raj Singh
13 Dr. Sarita Anand Heading, Lady Irvin College, New Delhi
14 Dr. Jui Shah HEADING Extension Dept. at Arts College, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
15 Dr. Awa Trivedi Administrator at Baba Saheb Ambedkar University, Ahmedabad
16 Dr. Surya Rathore Heading Dept. of Agriculture Extension Education ,Agriculture University, Hydrabad
17 Ms. Bondita Acharya Women Activist
18 Dr. Mamta Tiwari Professor, Associate Director, Directorate of Extension Education, Agriculture University,
Rajasthan

40. GOLD MEDAL AND
SCHOLARSHIPS

41. Gold Medal/Scholarship Awarded to the
Department Students
Gold Medal/Scholarship Offered for B.Sc.
•Smt. Jasumatiben Nagrecha Gold Medal
• Smt. Chandanben Dahyabhai Inamdar Gold Medal
• Smt. Itchhaguri Kuverji Naik Gold Medal
• Prof. (Dr.) Arvinda Chandra Scholarship
•Prof.(Ms.) P. S. Chari Merit Scholarship
• Dr. Leelaben Shah Memorial Gold Medal
• Prof.(Ms.) P. S. Chari Merit Scholarship
Gold Medal/Scholarship Offered
for M.Sc.
Gold Medal/Scholarship Offered
for P.G. Diploma in Dev.Mgt.
• Prof. Kalpana Parlikar Prize

42. EVALUATION
CRITERIA

43. EVALUATION CRITERIA
60/40 System
• 60% weightage to Internal Assessment &
• 40% weightage to External Assessment
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44. ACADEMIC AND CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES

45. Programme Offered in the Department
of Extension and Communication at
various level
Undergraduate Level
B. Sc. (Extension
and Communication)
Postgraduate Level
P. G. Diploma in
Development
Management
M. Sc. (Extension
and Communication)
Ph. D (Extension and
Communication)
Teaching
• University
• College
• School
Research
• Research
Projects at
• Universities
• Research
Agencies
• NGOs
Jobs in
NGOs/GOs
• As Programme
Officer
• Documentation
Officer
• Trainer
Media
• Media
Educators
• Media
Operators
Self
Employment
• Self
Employed
• Entrepreneur
Career / Job Opportunities

46. B.SC IN EXTENSION AND COMMUNICATION CAN BE
GOOD FOUNDATION FOR COURSES LIKE
Communication and
Media
• Masters in Mass
Communication and
Journalism
• Masters in Corporate
Communication
• Masters in Media
Studies
• Masters in Ad
designing and Public
Relations
Extension
• Masters in Extension
and Communication
• Masters in Social
Work
• Masters in Human
Resource
Management
• Masters in Rural
Development
• Masters in
Management
Designing Courses
• Multimedia
Designing
• Web designing
• Communication
Designing
• Applied
Communication

47. Academic Opportunities After B.Sc. (EC)
• Mass Communication and
Journalism
• Corporate Communication
• Media Studies
• Advertising
• Public Relations
• Guidance and Counselling
• Digital Marketing
• Extension and
Communication
• Social Work
• Human Resource
Management
• Rural Development
• Business Management
• Multimedia Designing
• Web designing
• Communication
Designing
• Ad Designing
• Film Making
• Content Writing

48. Teaching
• Teacher (pre
school and
primary
school)
• Assistant
Professor
• Associate
Professor
• Professor
Research
• Research Officer
• Research
assistant
• Field
Investigator
• Data analyst
• Surveyor / Data
Collection officer
Jobs in
NGOs/GOs
• Programme Officer
• Project Coordinator
• Documentation
Officer
• Trainer
• IEC officer
• Field Officer
Media
• Media
Educators
• Media
Operators
• Media
Producers
• Journalist
• Photography
• Videography
Self Employment/
Entrepreneur
• Handicraft
designer
• Content writer
• Freelancer
• Documentation
• Graphic designer
• Photography
• Columnist
• Graphic designer
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

49. MOU OF DEPARTMENT WITH DIFFERENT ORGANISATION
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• COSMO Foundation
• Shroff Foundation
• ONGCL, Vadodara
• Reliance Industries, Vadodara –CSR Cell
• L & T Power, Vadodara
• ARCH Foundation
• Faith Foundation
• Alembic Foundation

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Ms. Megha Sidhpura
Ms. Dhara Bhatt
Yuvanta - Filmato- National Short
Film Competition on Won 3rd
Prize for the film “Vote Matters” &
Consolation Prize for film- “Be
the Change”,
Dr. Avani Maniar
Contribution in the
Area of E-content
Generation
Ms. Dhara Bhatt
Ms .Megha
Sidhpura
Won 3rd Prize For
the Short Film on
“Be the Change” on
Women Issues.
Prof. Rameshwari Pandya ,
Dr. Avani Maniar
World Education Summit
2014“Government Sector Initiative
in Education” for E-content
generation on “ Adult and Non-
formal Education” E-lets India Ltd.
World Education Summit
NATIONAL
RECOGNITIONS /AWARDS
Swasti Velani
43rd Junior
Kabaddi National
Tournament
Angel Christian
2nd Prize for
Vice Chancellor
English
Elocution

51. We in the news

54. EXPECTATIONS
FROM THE
STUDENTS

55. • Do not stand in lobby and make use of mobiles therein.
• Use of mobile phone in the class room during offline class strictly denied unless asked
to use for educational purpose.
• All the students shall inform their respective subject teachers about any leave in
advance.
• Students remaining absent due to illness shall submit an application along with
medical certificate.
• Submission deadlines of different theory and field work assignments or projects shall
be followed.
• Maximum use of library resources, media and computer lab, IEC resources are highly
encouraged. Students should contact in-charge person or subject teacher for the
same.

56. • Every students shall follow all Covid-19 protocol i.e. SMS- Social Distancing, Masks On and
Sanitization.
• All the students shall submit parents/guardian consent form before joining any offline class or
field work as mandated by Govt of Gujarat (GoG)
• As per guidelines issued by GoG, 40% class will be offered in online and remaining 60% classes
will be offered in offline mode. Hence presences during both classes are accordingly expected.
• As per university rules.
• All the students shall maintain decorum in classroom and field work by following given instruction
from time to time.
• Arrange chairs and tables in class room before leaving classrooms.
• Do not forget to switch off lights and fans after every use.
• Maintain cleanliness in campus, classroom and lobby.

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