A Report on Tracer Study

2076

Submitted to

University Grants Commission

Submitted By

Ram Raja (M. B. Shah) Multiple Campus

Kalaiya – 5 Bara

Ram Raja( M.B.Shah) Multiple Campus, Kalaiya, Bara

Schedule for the Tracer Study of the Graduate Batch 2018 Time Bound Action Plan

Activities Time Responsibilities/ Responsible persons

1

Team formation

04/01/2076

Nandan Kumar Sah

Het Narayan Chaudhary

Shyam Shundar Prasadb Keshari

Pratap Chandra Dahal

2

Work Division

10/01/2076

All tha members are responsible

for thw collection of the questionnaire they distributed

3

Listing of graduates and batch

15/01/2076

Nandan Kumar Sah Het Narayan Chaudhary

4

Questionnaire Distribution/

Study

20/01/2076

Shyam Shundar Prasad Keshari Pratap Chandra Dahal

5

Questionnaire Collection /

Form Fillup

23/01/2076 to

05/03/2076

Nandan Kumar Sah

Het Narayan Chaudhary

Shyam Shundar Prasadb Keshari

Pratap Chandra Dahal 6

Data Collection and report

writing

10/04/2076

Nandan Kumar Sah

Het Narayan Chaudhary

Shyam Shundar Prasadb Keshari

Pratap Chandra Dahal

7

Report writing

23/05/2076

Shyam Shundar Prasad Keshari

Pratap Chandra Dahal

8 Editing and Final draft 06/06/2076 Nandan Kumar Sah

Hari Bhushan Kushwaha

9

Binding

10/08/2076

Shyam Shundar Prasad Keshari

Pratap Chandra Dahal

10 Submit the report to UGC 12/08/2076 Hari Bhushan Kushwaha

Prepared By: Nandan Kumar Sah Approved By: Hari Bhushan Kushwaha Coordinator, Tracer Study Team Campus Chief Ram Raja( M.B.Shah) Multiple Campus Ram Raja( M.B.Shah) Multiple Campus, Kalaiya, Bara Date of Preparation: 13/08/2076 Date of Approval: 2073/11/25

Acknowledgement

Tracer Study Report is an essential part to show quality of education. It shows

employment status, further study, relevance of higher education as well as

expectations, aspirations of Graduates. It is proved to be effective and fruitful as it

is also related with characteristics of the students.

The process of study has been impossible without the help of our Graduates. We

are very much grateful to the entire Graduates for being very responsible to fill the

Tracer Study Form. Tracer Study Form helped us to know perfection and

fruitfulness of professional development and education of the Graduates. I would

like to thank all the graduates who submit the Tracer Study Form. I am grateful

Tracer Study Task Team: Het Narayan Chaudhary, Mr. Nandan Kumar Sah,

Mr. Pratap Chandra Dahal and Mr. Shyam Shundar Prasad Keshari who

have helped prepare the report.

At last, we would like to thank all the Graduates who submitted the Tracer Study

Form that helped us to prepare this report.

Executive Summary

Tracer Study Plays vital role as a feedback for the institution to improve the quality

of teaching/learning process, quality enhancement of students, teachers and

institution. It presents employment status of the graduates characteristics,

expectations and aspirations of Graduates, quality and relevance of Higher

Education. 10 graduate students in Management Faculty 7 graduate (35%) are male

and 3 graduates (15%) are female. Similarly, 5 graduates (25%) are male and 5

graduates (25 %) are female in Education Faculty. As a whole the male graduates

are 12(60%) and female graduates are 8 (40%).

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page No.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT i

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ii

TABLE OF CONTENTS iii

LIST OF TABLES v

LIST OF FIGURES vi

1. INTRODUCTION 1-3

1.1 Background/Rationale 1

1.2 Objectives of the study 2

1.3 Institutional arrangements to conduct the study 2

1.4 Graduate batch taken for the study 2

1.5 Data collection 3

1.6 Scope and limitations of the study 3

2. DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS 4-11

2.1 Gender wise proportion of the Respondents 4

2.2 Proportion of Graduates From Ethnic Groups 5

2.3 Employment Status of the graduates 6

2.4 Issues Related to the Quality and Relevance of

Higher Education present job 9

3. MAJOR FINDINGS 12

4. IMPLICATIONS TO INSTITUTIONAL REFORM 15

5. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 17

LIST OF TABLES

Tables No. Titles Page No.

1 Gender wise proportion of the Respondents 4

2 Proportion of Graduates from Ethnic Groups 5

3 Employment status of the graduates 7

4 Current Employment Status 8

5 Relevance of Program to the Present Job 9

LIST OF FIGURES

Figures No. Titles Page No.

1 Gender wise proportion of the Respondents 4

2 Proportion of Graduates from Ethnic Groups 6

3 Employment status of the graduates 7

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background/Rationale

Bara District lies in the Narayani Zone. The district, with Kalaiya as its district

headquarters, covers an area of 1,190 km² and has a population (2011) of 687,708.

Bakaiya, Jamuniya, Pasaha, Dudhaura and Bangari are the main rivers of Bara and

there are also too many small rivers. Simraungadh and Gadhimai temples are major

historical and cultural spot of Bara district. Gadhimai is famous in whole Asia for

its fair. There are 319 primary schools, 71 middle secondary school, 35 secondary

schools, 31 higher secondary schools and one Gumba in Bara.

Ram Raja (M.B.Shah) Multiple Campus is the leading educational institution

established in 2038 BS in Kalaiya municipality, district Bara carried a long history

contributing to national educational evolution. Ram Raja (M.B.Shah) Multiple

Campus is a non-profit earning public campus governed and managed by a

management committee consisting of members from different walk of social life.

Ram Raja (M.B.Shah) Multiple Campus has proved itself to be one of the best

campuses run by community around the country. Initially, it was conducted

without its own building but at present it is running its Education and Management

programs in its own building with some open ground.

This campus has been conducted under its own constitution. It has applied financial and administrative rules and regulations. It has 33 teaching and 10 non teaching staffs. Out of them 10 staffs are permanent, 12 staffs are working on contract basis.

Ram Raja (M.B.Shah) Multiple Campus is committed and dedicated for the

betterment of students as well as the education system of Nepal. It has earned faith

and credibility of community since its establishment in spite of difficulties. It is

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committed to preserve its credit through quality education in a good friendly,

disciplined and prosperous academic environment.

1.2 Objectives of the Study

The objectives of this tracer study are presented as below:

1.2.1 To find out the future educational status of the students.

1.2.2 To have the record about employment status of the students.

1.2.3 To get the employment status and information of graduates in the market. 1.2.4 To identify graduates’ views on teaching learning process in the college.

1.2 Institutional Arrangements to Conduct the Study

The Campus Management Committee has formed Tracer Study Task Team for the

arrangements to conduct the study. The Task Team has made work plan to conduct

the study properly. The Task Team has been given responsibility to carry out all

the activities as guided by the work plan.

Tracer Study Task Team comprises the members as follows.

Coordinator: Nandan Kumar Sah

Member: Hetnarayan Chaudhary

Member: Shyam Shundar Prasad Keshari

Member: Pratap Chandra Dahal

1.3 Graduate Batch Taken for the Study:

The Graduate Batch of 2018 has been taken for the study.

1.5 Data Collection:

The data was collected on the basis of students’ pass out record. The questionnaire

has been filled up by the students themselves and those who are out of country and

reach are connected through social media, e-mail and internet.

1.6 Scope and Limitation of the Study

Scope and Limitation of the study are as follows:

I. Tracer study report only for pass out students of 2018.

II. Some students are not in the contact after passing.

III. Some students don’t submit the form.

IV. 17 students submitted the Tracer Study Form.

V. It is limited within the programs, teaching, learning activities of the

graduates from this campus.

CHAPTER TWO: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

Data analysis means, explanation of defined data broadly in certain direction. To

analyze the data obtained from questionnaire which was designed by UGC and

distributed to the graduate batch 2018. We presented data into table and graphs for

interpretation of data.

2.1 Gender wise proportion of the Respondents

The gender wise proportion is the ratio of males and females in population. The

gender proportion of total population is expected to equalize. It helps us to enhance

encourage either males or females enrollment. The gender wise proportions of the

respondents from 2018 batch are given below:

Table No. 1 Gender wise proportion of the Respondents

Faculty Male % Female % Total % Management 7 35 3 15 10 50 Education 5 25 5 25 10 50 Total 12 60 8 40 20 100.00

Figure No.1 Gender wise proportion of the Respondents

The table no.1 shows that out of 10 graduate students in Management Faculty 7 graduate (35%) are male and 3 graduates (15%) are female. Similarly, 5graduates (25%) are male and 5 graduates (25%) are female in Education Faculty. As a whole the male graduates are 12(60%) and female graduates are 8 (40%).

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There is decreasing trend of female students both in management, as well as

in education faculty. The major reason behind this is the people of Terai region are

still in superstition and old traditional thought.

2.2 Proportion of Graduates From Ethnic Groups Ethnicity is usually an inherited status based on the society in which one lives.

Membership of an ethnic group tends to be defined by a shared cultural

heritage, ancestry, origin myth, history, homeland, language or dialect, symbolic

systems such as religion, mythology and ritual, cuisine, dressing style, art,

and physical appearance. It is sometimes possible for individuals or groups to leave

one ethnic group and become part of another . The proportions of graduates from

ethnic groups have been given below.

Table No. 2 Proportion of Graduates from Ethnic Groups

Figure No. 2 Proportion of Graduates from Ethnic Groups

Ethnic Group Male % Female % Total % Brahman & Chhetri 1 5 1 5 2 10 Janjati 1 5 2 10 3 15 Madhesi 9 45 5 25 14 70 Dalit 1 5 0 0 1 5 Muslim 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 12 60 8 40 20 100.00

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The table no.2 shows that the highest percentages of graduate students from

Madhesi is 70 % and other ethnic groups found in the study (15%) Janjati, (10%)

Brahman & Chhetri and (5%) Dalit. Out of 40 % female graduate students, 25 %

are from Madhesi, 10 % are from Janjati, and 5% from Brahman & Chhetri and no

from Dalit and Muslim. As a whole the highest percent of graduate students from

(70%) Madhesi and the lowest percent of graduate students are from (5%) Dalit.

In above table no.2 shows that male students are more than female students due to

traditional thought not to teach female in Terai region. In Terai parents are not

giving equal opportunity to their daughters. The main reason of few no of

graduates in Dalit is their financial problem and lack of awareness but it can be

increased by providing scholarship, job placement along with other facilities and

awareness training on value of education.

2.3 Employment Status of the graduates

Status in employment refers to the status of an economically active person with

respect to his or her employment, that is to say we tried to find out the current

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position of graduate’s employment status. Through the graduates’ response in six

different areas we tried to evaluate the programs. We surveyed the graduate’s

current position after being the graduate. The current position of graduated

students is given below:

Table No.3: Employment status of the graduates

S.N. Current Position Numbers 1. Working full time 6 2. Working part time but seeking full time work 0 3. Working part time but not seeking full time work 0 4. Self-employee 2 5. Not working and looking for a job 12 6. Others 0 Total 20

Figure No.3 Employment status of the graduates

Table No. 3 shows that 6 graduates are full time employee, 2 are self employee and

12 graduates are out of job and they are in search of job out of total 20 traced

graduates.

At least 40% of students are working full time at different types of job and 60 %

students are non-working and looking for job. The students are not studying

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further because of closing the date of admission and also some students are

searching for job. The future planning of campus to help those graduate students to

find out the job, for this purpose campus coordinate different types of locally

established organization for placement of graduate students of this campus.

Table No.4: Current Employment Status Among 94 graduates from 2018 batch from Ram Raja Multiple Campus,

8graduates are full time employee and 9 graduates are out of job and they are in

search of job. We tried to find out the status where they were working as part time

or full time, either they got government job, private job or NGO job. The

employment status of graduates has been shown in the table.

S.N. Employment Status Govnt job Private NGO Total

1. Part Time

2. Full Time 2 6 0 8

Total 2 6 0 8

Table No. 4 shows employment status as 2 graduates are in Government job, 6

graduates are doing private job. Graduates have been obsorved to have found

employment in government and private sector. Nowadays private jobs are also in

priority of graduates. Some of them are prepearing for public service commission

competitions and for banking commissions. Only 8 graduates got the full time job

and still 9 are in search of job. Due to our country’s unemployment rate and job

seeking instead of job creating culture, there are some graduates unemployed. But

with new economic development and political change the job creation activities are

increasing rapidly.

2.4 Issues Related to the Quality and Relevance of Higher Education present

job

On the basis of survey we have tried to get the connection between knowledge they

gained during the study and the skill they needed in their job. Through the

graduates’ response in seven different areas we tried to evaluate the programs.

Most of the graduates reported that they were expecting teaching job and

government sector services that they might find out after choosing their bachelors

program. We surveyed the graduates’ expectation job, through the tracer study

questionnaire, on the basis of these practical areas. The relevancy level was ranged

from 0 to 5 points and it has been categorized as Low, Moderate and High

Relevant areas. The relevance of program to the present job is given below:

Table No.5: Relevance of Program to the Present Job SN Particulars Low

relevant (0-1)

Moderate ( 2-3)

Highly relevant (4-5)

Total

1 Relevance of the program for your professional

requirements

0 7 13 20

2 Extracurricular activities 2 8 10 20

3 Problem solving ability 0 2 18 20

4 Work placement/ attachment/ internship

3 8 9 20

5 Teaching learning environment

1 2 17 20

6 Quality of education delivered

0 2 18 20

7 Teacher student relationship 0 2 18 20

8 Library facility 1 15 4 20

9 Lab facility 1 16 3 20

10 Sports facility 0 4 16 20

11 Canteen/ Urinal etc 2 12 6 20

The table no 5 shows the graduates’ responses’ in eleven different areas. Out of 20

graduates, 13 responded the program they completed in this campus to be highly

relevant in terms of the enhancement of academic knowledge, whereas 7

responded the program to be moderate relevant to their job in terms of knowledge

enhancement. Similarly graduates highly responded in the following areas:

problem solving ability, teaching learning environment, quality of education

delivered, teacher student relationship and sports facility. The campus most

weakness facility is lab facility, library facility, canteen, which is not managed by

the campus.

Most of students feel that extra- curricular activities, work placement/

internship/attachment are in moderate position. The graduates gave high rating to

improved communication skill, enhanced team spirit and problem solving. Highest

moderate response is given to improved learning efficiency 18 respondents. Then

improved research skills, improved information technology are given moderate

relevant response by majority of the respondents. The campus programs were low

relevant in terms of improved IT skill, according to 3 respondents. In the same

way, 1 respondent gave low rating to the campus programs in terms of enhanced

academic knowledge, improved problem solving, and improved research skills.

Most of the students feel that academic knowledge and problem solving skills are

relevance to their present job. Research skills and learning efficiency are ranked

very low by job holder students, so the campus should enhance research skill and

learning efficiency by providing some kind of programs.

CHAPTER THREE: MAJOR FINDINGS

After conducting the study we found the status of Job, further study, experience of

the Graduates related to the quality and relevance of Higher Education. It is found

that about 40% students are employed but they do not continue their study due to

the closing of admission date of master program. But they will continue their study

in this admission session.

3.1 Gender wise proportion of the Respondents

The gender proportion of total population is expected to equalize. The gender wise

proportions of the respondents from batch 2018. Among 10 graduate students in

Management Faculty7 graduates are male and 3 is female. Similarly, 5 graduates

are male and 5 graduates are female in Education Faculty. It seems that the

education graduates are al most in equal proportion. As a whole the male

graduates are 12(60%) and female graduates are 8(40%).

At least equal male and female graduate students in education faculty. Female no

of graduates has been decreased in this session in both management and education

faculty.

3.2 Proportion of Graduates From Ethnic Groups

The highest percentages of male graduate students from Madhesi is 70 % and

other ethnic groups found in the study (15%) Janjati, (10%) Brahman & Chhetri

and (5%) Dalit. Out of 40 % female graduate students, 25% are from Madhesi, 15

% are from Janjati. It is found that the male fron madheshi community is in

increasing trend than others.

3.2 Employment Status of the graduates

graduates are found in job in organization and 12 graduates are unemployed out

of 20 traced graduates. 40% students are working fulltime at different types of

organizations and 60% are not working and looking for job. The college have

made a placement cell in the college to help those graduates students to find

their job. The placement cell will coordinate with different organizations fpr

placement of the graduates of this college.

3.4 Employment of Graduates.

We tried to find out the status where they were working as part time or full time,

either they got government job, private job. Graduates have been obsorved to have

found employment in government and private sector. Nowa days private jobs are

also being attraction of graduates. Some of them are preparing for poublic service

commission competitions. Only 8 graduates got the full time job and still 12 are

looking for job. Due to our country’s unemployment rate and political instability,

some graduates are unemployed. But with new economic development and

political changes new jobs have been in thew process of creation in the job market.

3.5 Strengths and weakness of the intuitional program by Graduates.

On the basis os survey we have tried to get the strengths and weakness of Ram

Raja Multiple Campus stated by graduated students. We find out whether these

BBS and B.Ed. programs which they completed were relevant for their current job.

Out of 20 graduates, 14 responded the program they completed in this campus to

be highly relevant for their professional requirements, where as 6 responded the

program to be moderate relevant to their professional requirements. Similarly,

graduates highly responded in the following areas : problem solving ability,

teaching learning environment, quality of education delivered, teacher student

relationship and sports facility.

Most of the graduates feel that work placement, lab and library facility,

canteen and extra - curricular activities are in weak condition.

CHAPTER FOUR: IMPLICATIONS TO INSTITUTIONAL REFORM

The present study shows different types of implications to instutional reform such

as the concept of society about education, jpb guarantee, etc. it seems essential to

conduct job oriented education for the improvement of instution.

The RMC must make strategy for workshop and seminars for teachers to develop

their professional and improve the quality of their delivery.

We need to make programs highly relevant to poractical life. Emphasis should be

given all 11areas raised in questionnaire to make the campus programs relevant to

the graduates' job assignment.

The RMC needs to establish relationship with private and public sector

organizations for work placement of its graduates. Guidance and counseling

sessions about the preparations of government jobs and international jobs can also

be conducted, in order to meet the expectation of the graduates.

Its finding can be helpful in formulating instutional reforms in terms of strengths

and weakness of the program. We can ceck the relevancy of the campus programs

and make thewm up to date, with new methodology and motivation.

The employment rate is not satisfactory, so the instution should take some steps to

increase the opportunities of the graduates, who are seeking employment.

When students become IT consumers, they get information about foreign

employment. They get information about jobs in banking sectors, marketing,

teaching and NGO/INGO. Campus extra activities need to be direct to encourage

students and make them smart.

Respondents are not fully satisfied with the attempts made to enhance their

research skills, so that action plan and implementation look urgent to gain student’s

favor.

RMC must encourage students to set goal and prepare themselves accordingly to

obtain the goal. Students without goal become ready to do whatever job they

found. As a result they face negative transfer of higher education to the job they

obtain.

We must introduce and enhance technical education that has high value in

employment. Moreover, graduates must be equipted with IT skills and

communication skills. For that we are planning to introduce computer education

and some vocational programs in the campus.

Normally the trend has been observed that there is mismatch between the programs

students study and the type of job they got. For example, after passing BBS, the

graduates are ready to accept the job of teaching. Effective guidance and

counseling desk in the campus is needed.

CHAPTER FIVE: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

The report shows the future educational status of the students. It has included

employment status and sector of work after completion of Graduation. It also

explores the experience, attitude, aspirations and progress of the Graduates. In

brief, it shows the relevance of Higher Education. This study covered 20 graduates

of 2018. Questionnaire was the main tool for the collection of data.

The findings shows that Out of 10 graduate students in Management Faculty 8

graduates (40%) are male and 2 graduates (10%) are female. Similarly, 5 graduates

(25%) are male and 5 graduates (25%) are female in Education Faculty.

Most of the graduates gave their views that high level satisfaction regarding

academic knowledge, problem solving skills and communication skills. It also

revealed that there is high level relevance of the program to present job was

observed regarding enhanced academic knowledge and problem solving skills and

improved communication skills and enhanced team spirit.

On the basis of the findings of the study, it can be concluded that Ram Raja

Multiple Campus has to bring some changes in different sectors including its

infrastructures, library and others to meet the desire of the students. Therefore, the

following recommendations are forwarded to the concerned authorities to marriage

facilities in the campus as desired:

Do arrange properly for the Tracer Study.

Encourage the students to fill up the Tracer Study form.

Campus should improve academic environment.

Need to improve research skills program and learning efficiency.

Need of extension of job placement and attachment.

Campus should extend extra-curricular activities.

It should provide addition of new subject, program and facilities in different

levels.

The employment rate is medium satisfactory so the institution should take

some steps to increase opportunities of the graduates, who are seeking

employment.

Workshops and seminars for teachers to develop their professional and

improve the quality of their delivery.

Numbers of male, EDJ and Dalit graduates are lower so campus should

encourage to enrollment.

Establish relationship with private sector, and join them to prepare

manpower as need of the market.

Establish information center in campus, along with guidance and counseling

cells.

Start highly demanded programs in the campus.