implemented for better management of the students institution.
To every set of 10 students, a proctor(faculty advisor)
is allotted.
A proctor is usually a professor with an additional job
of mentoring.
He/she is the person to whom you can approach if you
have any sort of problem.
The proctor also keeps a check on your academics and
the student.
Even the leave approval or permission is given by the
proctor. Since for many people staying away from home,living in a hostel is a completely first and new experience,a proctor helps you settle in and helps you find your way.
Why proctor scheme is not very effective?
The proctor scheme can be effective if implemented properly.
But the implementation is quite difficult .
Even though the proctor claims to be like a second
parent/guardian students do not like to approach him.
Students do not like to share their personal problem
with him/her.
A proctor is a professor, so we cannot expect him to
free all the time, there can be situations when you need to approach him, but because of his schedule he might not be available.
The only cases where a student reaches out to the
proctor is either when the proctor has to approve leave or when the proctor has to enable exam‘s seating arrangement.
Regular meetings are not arranged to keep in touch
with the proctor.
Proctors don’t have time so they are not able to
concentrate on students individually.
Some proctors even come late for meetings and
postponed the meetings based on their availability without concerning about students.
There is no separate hour for proctor meetings so it is
kept in extramural where most of the club activities are done.