patna the citybased b d college a constituent unit of patliputra university ppu has fully geared up for the second cycle of naac accreditation this year the college which has about 9000 students on its rolls has set up a highlevel committee to push forward the second cycle of naac accreditation process due since 2019 said college principal prof sita sinha prof sinha who took charge recently as the first woman principal of the college said it was like a home coming to her as she had started her teaching career in the political science department of b d college the college is imparting post graduate teaching in 12 major subjects and seven vocational courses including mba and mca she said maintaining better academic ambience will be my first priority while extra care will be taken of the girls of the college pursuing their studies from the intermediate to pg level the college administration will ensure that girls presence in the classrooms is cent percent and all possible facilities are given to them she said faced with acute shortage of hands in a few departments like english and mathematics the college will request the ppu vc to provide guest faculty in all those departments facing faculty crunch with the retirement of a large number of teachers several departments have depleted strength the principal said adding unless each department has adequate strength of teachers regular classes cannot be held smoothly at a time when the college is going for the naac accreditation with the biometric system of attendance functioning satisfactorily presence of teachers is almost full in each department every day two lifts smart boards safe drinking water dress code for vocational students cafeteria medicinal garden paperless accounts office wellfurnished library gym reading hall firstaid kiosk cctv cameras security personnel and girls common room are among the facilities available to the college students she said the college has set up a helpdesk to clear doubts or answer queries of the freshers woman security guards are deployed on the campus the principal said according to colleges nodal officer prof sanjeev nath who is pg head of the commerce department the college is running a separate section for girls at the intermediate level while strength of girl students in bcom and mcom is high this yearthe college was established in 1970 and completed its golden jubilee in 2020 he said