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Universit o Mumba
DEPARTMENTOF
y LIFELONGfLEARNING
i ANDEXTENSION

“EXTENSIONWORKPROJECTREPORT”

Nameofthe Student
: Gupta Kailash Moni
(Beginning
withSurname)

Class:TY B
BI Div.:A Roll No.:
1248

NameandAddress
oftheCollege
:

HVPS RAMNIRANJAN JHUNJHUNWALA COLLEGE OF ART'S, SCIENCE & COMMERCE

(AUTONOMOUS )
Opp. Ghatkopar Railway Station, Ghatkopar (W),
- 400086
Mumbai

Nameofthe Extension
WorkProject: APY

Associate Professor
Sushma singh
Signature
of Extension
WorkTeacher Signature
of Field
Co-Ordinator

Dr Himanshu Dawda
Signature
of Principal
&College Seal

Signature
oftheDirector, DLLE with
Seal
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From the Desk of the Director …

Dear students,
It gives me a great pleasure to provide you guidelines about the Project Report to be
submitted for your participation in annual extension work activities and partial fulfillment to
avail the benefit of additional 10 grace marks in your final examination.
The Department of Lifelong Learning & Extension (DLLE) is established on October
12, 1978 and had been recognized as a Statutory Department of the University of Mumbai
since 1994 to promote a meaningful and sustained rapport between the Universities and the
community. Now it is recognized as one of the Teaching Department of University of Mumbai.
The Department acts as a focal agency in the University system for all Lifelong Learning
Six Extension Work programmes and to provide academic and technical resource support for
community based activities in collaboration with Universities, departments and colleges. The
Department serves as an intellectual intervention in the community’s living problems which
need to overcome through an educational process. It helps to deepen the teachers’ & students’
knowledge through a wider exposure to real life situations through a variety of programs.
In addition to our other teaching responsibilities, the Department committed to conduct
community oriented activities to reach to unreached sections of the society. To facilitate the
sensitization of the student to the socio-cultural realities, the Department offers for the student,
extension work projects encompassing social issues to develop a sense of responsibility
towards society. These programs will help you to face life and its challenges with greater social
commitment and thus create an ambience for a learning society. This will also enhance your
employability skills & develop positive attitude towards community development work.
Hence, we anticipate investing your one hundred and twenty hours in one academic year
for the welfare of the society through various activities involved in extension work. I am sure
the qualities like Time Management, Decision-making, Interpersonal Relations, Leadership,
Self-Confidence, Communication and Group Discussion Skills will be developed by your
participation in these activities which are very much useful to become good citizen of India.
Here, I expect you to submit the brief record of hard work carried out by you to reach to
unreached sections of the society. Please submit your observations, views and offer your
constructive suggestions for our improvement.
Thanks to all, Sincerely
yours,

Dr. Kunal D. Jadhav

Professor & Director (I/c.)
• Acknowledgement by the Student
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(Please mention the kind of support provided by DLLE Unit, Principal & Extension
teachers, work place staff, community and others.)

IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THE EXTENSION

UNIT.
THE COLLEGE STAFF ND TEACHERS HAVE BEEN REALLY HELPFUL
AND IT WAS
A REALLY GOOD INITIATIVE BY THE TEAM AND WAS
FUN AND INFORMATIVE
EXPERIENCE. I WAS ABLE TO TEACH AND LEARN AT THE SAME
TIME
HAS BEEN REALLY CHALLENGING AND PROGRESSIVE
ALLTOGETHER.
OUR EXTENSION TEACHER MRS PRIYA SHETTY HAS BEEN REALLY
CO-OPERATIVE AND BEEN OUR MENTOR THROUGH OUT THE
JOURNEY WITH A VERY SUPPORTIVE NATURE.
ONE OF THE BEST EXPERIENCES APART FROM CULTURAL
ACTIVITIES, STUDIES
AND SPORTS, EXTENSION UNIT SHOULD BE A MUST FOR EACH
AND EVERY
STUDENTS AS IT TEACHES SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY.
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• My reason for joining Extension Work Activity:

I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A PART IN CHANGING, MAKING A BETTER SOCIETY AND

EDUCATE
THE PEOPLE AND IN DLLE ONE GET A CHANCE TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE
BETTERMENT
OF THE SOCIETY .
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• Please write about:

• How I started
• How I was trained – acquired skills
• How I built rapport with the others / community around.
• How I worked and the kind of work, carried out

Well College life was on track.I knew this year also I will be taking part in EXTENSION PROGRAMME as I was a
part of it last year too.
It was a slow and steady process as training sessions took place and
was quite well and informative.
At first I found it a bit difficult as encountered by some new faces
as I am an ambivert so it takes time to jell with Co students
But eventually it become better and slowly built a good rapport
I chose SWS that is STATUS of Women in Society. Where I had to surveys of
Women from different age groups in my locality or the other wherever suitable.
Talking with new people and asking them questions was a bit out of the box for me as I never did this before. Last
year when I was in second year of my graduation I opted for DLLE.. SWS. So it wasn't that tough this year as I had
an experience of last year.
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 • Please write about your expectations from extension work activities. Are your
expectations fulfilled? Please brief.

Increasing knowledge and awareness: Extension work activities are expected to provide accurate

and relevant information to the target audience to increase their knowledge and awareness of a
particular subject.
To arouse social consciousness of the students by providing them opportunities to work with and among the people.
To develop an awareness and knowledge of social realities to have concern for the well being of the community and
engage in creative and constructive social action
Expectations was just to be a part in making society a better place for each and every one without any discrimination

• Please write about the difficulties you faced while conducting activities (if any):
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Clarity is one of the most important requirements for the successful completion of the project and the lack of it
creates several project management issues. A study states that about 39% of projects fail due to the lack of a project
plan and a clearly defined project goal.
We're going to do something that's a collection of tasks that we haven't done before. Another reason why projects are
difficult is they have the triple constraint. They have cost, quality, and time. So quite often we're trying to do
something difficult against a time limit and for limited budget.

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 • How did you overcome the difficulties?
Difficulties Play a big role as it teaches you, trains you to be a better version of yourself.
I accepted all the flaws and plus points whatever I had for the project
Wherever I realised that now I need someones assistance. I asked them and
They helped me too (seniors, professors and co-students)
It wasn't that tough honestly. It could have been if I wasn't prepared as I already had an experience of participation in
such Extension programmes and many more events!

• How did you carry out activities? Give specific project related data / experience here.)

First I have collected information about extension work from Priya madam. I have Selected extension programme
that is " STATUS OF WOMEN IN SOCIETY", In that a training (I- Term) Programme arranged by the Director.
While Surveying of women I have recognised the positions of women as socially Politically, economically and about
education for further work of extension, II - Term Training programme arranged by our Director madam Have also
given some question to complete firework of extension work come together and carried out whole extension work
sincerely I have also participated in adult and continuing education & extension of SWS activity.
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 • What did you learn by Extension Activities? (gain / loss)

It helps me to develop research skill I gained the deep and proper knowledge about specific subjects of society.
It helps me to develop & improve communication skill and express my thoughts in front of women confidently.
To prepare students for a greater social commitment. To enhance student employability skills. To
cater to the needs of the unreached for promoting knowledge based society. To network with
Governmental and Non-governmental agencies, international organizations as well as industries.

• How will Extension Work help you to contribute to the Society?

In our society there is serious problem of gender equality.

Gender equality is such value that builds a nation properly by means of equal development from men & women.
Women are most hard working, give a proper direction to any work it is very useful for developing nation
progressive in socially economically, Politically.
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• What do you say about improving Extension Work: (Your Experience, views,
suggestions, etc.)

Extension works is good activity due to this students have developed their inner abilities students try to participating
in making of posters, Slogans and street Play Students try to acquired skill of research and communication in the
society due to extension work, students try to get deep knowledge so that they develop their personality, extension
work Should guides the women to solve their problems.
 • Remarks & feedback for extension work with suggestions (with illustrations if any):

Won't say much as it was a great experience being a part of extension unit. Feedback would just
as simple as there is always room for improvement and I feel like it is good but I can be better.
Well everything was fine on track. Experience was good.
Extension works is good activity due to this students have developed their inner abilities students try to participating
in making of posters,
Slogans and street Play Students try to acquired skill of research and communication in the society due to extension
work, students try to get deep knowledge so that they develop their personality, extension work Should guides the
women to solve their problems.
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Varsha prajapati Moni gupta

Sign of Student Manager Sign of Student

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• Names of the College & Community Level Activities in which student has taken active participation such as: street play, group songs,
poster, elocution, speech, lessons, industrial visit etc. (any other)

Sr. Date Name of the activity such Topic of the Participation for / as: Location/ Poster No of Signature of the
No as: Street Play, group songs, activity: writing, directing, Place of prepared Hours Extension Work
. poster, allocution, speech (Save Food, Child performing, music or performance Yes / No Teacher
lessons etc. Labor, singing, poster designing, (College /
Environment, painting etc. Community)
Pollution, women
empowerment etc.)
1 6/08/2023 to Survey SWS Surveyor Chembur No 70
15/12/2023
2 02/08/2023 Training Programs (1 And 2) ----- Extension student Rj college No 10
and ghatkopar
5/09/2023,
12/12/2023
3 16/12/2023 Data Analysis and SWS Surveyor Rj college No 10
to Interpretation ghatkopar
31/12/2023
4 06/08/2023 Festival/Talks/Seminar/Exibiti Social Extension student Rj college No 20
to on/Essay writing Environmental, ghatkopar
24/12/2023 Career Related
5 25/12 /2023 Project Report SWS Extension student Rj college No 10
to ghatkopar
05/01/2024
Total 120

Please give other details (if any):

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• Details of the activities attended by you performed at college or community level:

Sr. Name of the Activity Yes / Date Place / Location Topic / Subject Participated No. of No of Hours
No No as Participants

i Exhibition Yes 03/01/2024 Rj college ghatkopar Career options Extension 240; plus school 5
after HSC, student and college
Graduation students
ii Seminar, Talk, Speeches Yes 07/08/2023 Rj college ghatkopar " Meditation for Extension 475 students 2
good mental student and 4 teachers
health" as a part
of Govt of Indias
Initiative "Har
Ghar Dhyan"
iii Visits No ---- ----- ----
iv Street Play

v Competitions held such as Yes 29/11/2023 Rj college ghatkopar Prakhar, Extension 250 plus 80
Elocution, Rangoli, Poster Making, and Intercollegiate student students
30/11/2023 DLLE Festival
Street Play, Quiz, Debate, Essay,
Craft Making, etc.
vi Lessons taken by students if any
(for B. Ed. students)

vii Interview / survey Yes 06/08/2023 Chembur Status of Women Surveyor 50 80

to in Society
15/12/2023

viii Any other Activity 16/12/2023 Rj college ghatkopar SWS Extension 10

to student
05/01/2024
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Essay Writing / Additional Information

ESSAY ON-- STATUS OF WOMEN IN INDIA.

Women play variety of significant roles in our society from their birth till the end of life. Even after playing her all
the roles and the entire job timely in efficient manner in the modern society, she is weak because men are still
strongest gender of the society. Even after lots of awareness programmes, rules and regulations in the society by
the government, her life is more complicated than a man. She has to take care of herself and family members as
daughter, granddaughter, sister, daughter-in-law, wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, etc. By following such
a big responsibility in the family, they are fully able to come out and do job for bright future of own, family and
country.

Women are considered as the goddess in the Indian society from the ancient time however it is also true that they
are not treated as goddess. They are being ill-treated for many years and used just as things to fulfil the wishes of
men. Considering them as goddess is not enough to give them full women empowerment in the society; however it
needs positive continuous effort and participation of both men and women to really bring women empowerment.
Women play a great role in everyone's life without which we cannot imagine the success of life. They are the highly
responsible for the successful continuation of the life on this planet. Earlier they were considered as only wives and
mother who have to cook food, clean home and take care of the whole family members alone. But, now the
condition has been improved a little bit, they have started taking part in the many activities other than family and
kids. The way of behaving, thinking and doing of women is completely different from the men so we can say that
women are physically, physiologically and psychologically not equal to men. But women are more responsible than
men in various means like child- bearing and child-rearing. The tradition and culture of women lifestyle in India is
coming as usual for many years without any change however in terms of rights of women, it is so bad and
backward than other countries. The main question is why it is so, is women are responsible for their backwardness
or men or lots of women's responsibilities in home. Women are treated differently than men in terms of rights and
dues in many Indian societies even in the modern world. Men have dominating nature over women in various
perspectives. It is the matter of think that if women are given all the same facilities like men and force them to be
free from all the home responsibilities and think like men then why not it is possible for women to be like men
psychologically in every areas of life. Earlier women were limited to home works only and not allowed to go outside
to perform social works like men. But things are getting changed now; women are being aware of their rights and
understanding well the dominating nature of men over their life.

If we compare the current status of women than the ancient time, we can say that really the condition is improving
gradually. Women are being professional, bread- earners for their families and an independently thinking
individual of the country even after only being responsible for many responsibilities of the life. Traditional Indian
women have started proving themselves more skilled and competent in many professions than men. And, day by
day the situation is improving fast by breaking all the barriers of the way.

The Indian government also has played great role in the women empowerment by implementing various rules and
regulations. The ancient time trends such as female foeticide, dowry deaths, early child marriage, domestic abuse,
child labour, sexual harassment, etc have been banned by the government which has really improved the women
status in the society. A woman plays variety of great roles in everyone's life in various forms by being involved in
various relationships. From her birth till her end of life, she plays various roles as a daughter, sister, wife, mother
and other relationships. However, her main roles are as a wife and mother. The status of women in urban societies
is better however in various rural societies it is still worse because of lack of proper education and education
system. A woman give birth to a baby and considered to be only responsible for her baby regarding care,
education, job, etc for whole life. She never demands anything in return of her roles instead she performs her roles
politely all through the life without any argue.

Women in modern Indian society are really forward if we compare them from the ancient time but if we talk about
the women empowerment, we can say that not really women are empowered in all areas. Even after being so
forward, women need to go for long way defeating hard circumstances. Women have gained lots of influence in
various fields until balance between two genders. We can say that women have more freedom than earlier however
not true in many cases because prejudice still remains in the society.
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In many places, women are still treated as inferior sex and forced to handle only house hold chores. Some women
in the society love to follow the old traditions of the family and perform traditional female role by being housewife
and mother. They live their whole life as general helpers to their husbands and kids. It has been in the usual
practise for a woman by birth to handle home and stay unemployed at home. Some women from the society of high
living status are keen to get employed like men in the future because they have been lived in the society having
higher level of thoughts like that. They are never ill-treated in their family and always promoted to do better in life
like men. However women in the backward society, where people only

mean to earn food of two times daily, never understand their rights and responsibilities

like men. All the differences are just because of the lack of proper education and

education system in that area.

Women need to realize their roles towards their society and country together with their roles at home which is
possible through the continuous effort, gender equality and women empowerment. People are being more advance
in their behaviour and thoughts towards the women rights and empowerment.

Women play a great role in the growth and development of the society and making it an advanced and modern
society. There is a famous saying by the Brigham Young that, "You educate a man; you educate a man. You
educate a woman; you educate a generation." Educating and giving power to the women is of great importance
which needs to be followed in the society to bring women empowerment and development of society. Because it is
true that, if a man is getting educated and empowered, only he can be benefitted however if a woman is getting
educated and empowered, whole family and society can be benefitted.

Women are not things which can be neglected because of their less power and authority instead they should be
empowered and promoted to get higher education. Women are the half population of the world mean half power of
the world. If women of any country are not empowered mean that country is lack of half power. By nature, women
play their all the roles with great responsibilities and have capability to make a healthy family, solid society and
powerful country. Lots of efforts have been done however still women are backward and limited to home activities.
We need to understand that if an uneducated woman may handle home properly then why not a well educated
woman can lead the whole country like men.

Without woman nothing is possible for men, they are basic unit of the society, they make a family, family make a
home, home make a society and ultimately societies make a country. So the contribution of a woman is everywhere
from taking birth and giving birth to a child to the care for whole life and other areas. All the roles and
responsibilities of the women can never be neglected by the societies. Without education and women empowerment
no development is possible in the family, society and country. Women know well how to talk, how to behave, how to
deal with people of different classes, etc. She knows to handle all the situations because she knows well the basic
fundamentals of a good society and play her roles politely as a main contributor in building a strong society.
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Pani puri stall at college

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 THE EXTENSION DIMENSION (Reach to Unreached)
To facilitate the sensitization of the student to the socio-cultural realities, the Department offers for the student,
extension work projects encompassing social issues. The student is awarded Ten Additional Marks at the final exam for
projects on completion of 120 hours of work and the submission of a project report which are undertaken by degree
college students. At present our DLLE extension activities are being conducted on regular basis in annual program of
nearly 300 colleges with 500 degree college Extension Work teachers and 30,000 college students on an average
Extension Work Students involved in Six Extension Work Projects of Skill Development, Industry Orientation, Career
Guidance, Information Technology, Entrepreneurship Development, Status of Women in Society, Environmental
Protection, Population Education & National Institute of Schooling.
These six types of Extension Work Projects are being offered by the department under the two different units
for enhancing the employability and IT skills of the student. The projects are as given below

I) Vocational Career Oriented Projects II. Community Oriented Projects

1. Career Project [CP] 1. Population Education Club (PEC)
2. Industry Orientation Project [IOP] 2. Survey of Women’s Status (SWS)
3. Anna Poorna Yojana [APY] 3. National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)
Monitoring
The Extension Work activities and the field projects are monitored through a network of Field Coordinators
who are experienced Extension work Teachers and also trained Students as Student Managers from affiliated collages of
University of Mumbai.

Training
The Department systematizes intensive training programs for the Teachers from the associated participating
colleges both Degree and B. Ed colleges. More than 500 Degree and B. Ed. Teachers and nearly 750 Student Managers
are trained and motivated every year to carry out the extension work projects in the colleges and to benefit the
community.
Every year the Department organizes an evaluation process through arranging an Annual Extension Work
Festival. Students of Extension Work from various colleges come together and give Performances and Best Displays are
also awarded prizes based on the recommendations of the panel of Export Judges. In the last year around 10,000 college
students & teachers participated in this Festival at various locations in Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri &
Sindhudurg districts.

Summary of participation of students and colleges in Extension Work

B. Ed./ Total Total
Year UG Pharm. Mgmt. Engi. Law
M. Ed. (Colleges) (Students)
2005-06 8 14 - - - -- 22 1,888
2006-07 17 15 - - - -- 32 2,490
2007-08 32 20 - - - -- 52 3,918
2008-09 28 51 - - - -- 79 6,132
2009-10 72 41 04 01 - -- 118 9,890
2010-11 94 63 01 03 01 -- 162 12,548
2011-12 119 64 02 04 01 -- 190 15,568
2012-13 125 52 02 06 02 04 191 17,065
2013-14 145 36 02 06 03 06 198 17,749
2014-15 150 30 05 07 02 08 202 19,286
2015-16 161 26 03 11 04 08 213 19,390
2016-17 175 30 05 12 01 10 235 23,532
2017-18 192 31 06 11 07 10 257 24,995
2018-19 208 40 07 09 08 11 283 29,112
2019-20 230 30 15 08 06 16 305 32,980
2020-21 161 15 09 06 05 10 206 17,163
2021-22 203 21 12 09 06 15 266 21,335
M. A. and Ph. D. in RURAL DEVELOPMENT:
These full time teaching programmes are conducted by the Department. The intake capacity for M. A. is 40
students. The courses are full of various academic activities such as seminars, power-point presentations, open book
assignments, paper presentations, research guidance, book reviews and field visits.
 Department of Lifelong Learning & Extension
2nd Floor, Vidyapeeth Vidyarthi Bhavan, ‘B’ Road, Churchgate (W), Mumbai – 400 020.
Phone : (Direct) 2204 3478, Telefax: 2281 3020. E-mail:dlleuniversityofmumbai@gmail.com.
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