COC – Certificate Course in Participatory Rural Appraisal
Aims/ Objectives
“To strengthen the capacity of trainee social workers and practitioners for community participation in all stages of development process”
- To provide conceptual knowledge and framework of PRA for the learner.
- To help learner to understand philosophy and trends in PRA and MLP.
- To provide an opportunity to the learner learning by doing through visual methods within flexible learning process.
- To change the perceptions & attitude of learners about the Rural Development.
- To generate important insights which can contribute policies.
- To develop the insights to serving the needs of the poor and marginalized sections of the society.
- To impart skills to undertake PRA and MLP process in the respective projects and service area.
Fees Structure
| Admission Fees | 200=00 |
| Tuition Fees | 700=00 |
| Internal Examination Fees | 300=00 |
| Internal Assessment | 200=00 |
| Facilitation Charges | 100=00 |
| Total | 1500=00 |
Course Structure
Paper I: Introduction to Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)
Paper II: Micro Level Planning
Paper III: Field Work Practicum
Detailed Syllabus: Click here to Download
Skeleton of Course
| Sr.No. | Paper | Name Of the Subject | Theory / Practical | Teaching Hour’s | Maximal Marks Allotted | Passing | Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| External | Internal | Total | External | Internal | Total | ||||||
|
1 |
Paper I | Understanding Rural Realities | Theory | 90 | 60 | 40 | 100 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 6 |
| 2 | Paper II | Rural Development Strategies & Approaches | Theory | 90 | 60 | 40 | 100 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 6 |
| 3 | Paper III | Village Visit | Practical | 120 | 60 | 40 | 100 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 8 |
Internal Marks will be divided as follows:
- Written Test – 25 Marks
- Attendance – 05 Marks
- Home Assignment – 10 Marks
Mode of Examination
Internal and external written examination for 25 marks and 60 marks respectively for the two theory papers will be conducted by the college at the end of the course period.
Heads of Passing: The following shall be separate heads of passing
- Written theory papers – 40 marks (each paper)
- Field work – 40 marks
Failure in any one of the above heads shall be considered failure at the Certificate course
Assessment of Course: Assessment of the students shall be done by examination and observation of overall performance in field work and allotted assignment during the course period. Written examination will be conducted after the end of each course which will be tentatively during the month of June for every batch. Paper setting, assessment and other related work will be done by the nominated committee. The examination will be conducted on the syllabus of the each theory paper for 60 marks written exam and remaining 40 marks will be for the internal assessment of the candidate for each paper. The CGPA and Grade point scheme for the assessment will be followed.