INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS Lalit Narayan Mithila University

Kameshwaranagar, Darbhanga 846008 (Estd. 2015)

Website: www.lnmu.ac.in

Our Source of Inspiration

Senile Pains- Our Concern

Background and Vision In tune with recent initiative of Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, New Delhi towards achieving the objective of implementing the provisions of National Policy on Older Persons(1999) through UGC/Universities as contained in the letter of the Joint secretary(HE) addressed to the Chairman, University Grants Commission, New Delhi vide D.O.F No. 13-17/2013-PN.1 Dated the 16th July 2014, setting up of Institute of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Kameshwaranagar, Darbhanga 846008 as an independent Centre of Advanced Learning in multidisciplinary areas of Gerontology and Geriatrics at par with other University Departments is an attempt to bring into focus the problems and plights of elderly. The task of the University is not merely to impart teaching, hold examinations and confer degrees to pass outs, but also social obligation to link the academic programmes with progression of most vulnerable segment of the society. It is in the priority of LNMU to take this upcoming University on the Ageing map of India. IGG is contemplated to strengthen teaching of Gerontology as one of the elective papers in M.Sc. Zoology curriculum from the academic session 2002-04 and the UGC-sponsored P.G. Diploma in Geriatric Care under the Innovative Programme-Teaching and Research in Emerging and Interdisciplinary Areas during the XI plan period from the academic session 2010-11. Academic Programmes Besides offering twin elderly centric courses viz. P.G. Diploma Course(One Year) in Geriatric Care and One Year Certificate Course in Gerontechnology, IGG provides a platform to generate sensitized and trained care providers to the elderly segment of the society. It is also in IGG priority to provide academic assistance to students pursuing ageing research or needing guidance in Biological Ageing, Geropsychology, Social Ageing or allied specialization areas. IGG proposes to launch a 2-Year M.Sc. Course in Gerontology and Geriatrics of interdisciplinary nature under Faculty of Science. Also an IGNOU-sponsored One Year P.G. Diploma in Geriatric Medicine (PGDGM) under joint collaboration with LNMU is underway. IGG plans also include holding of Seminars/Symposia etc. and generation of facilities of Day Care Centre(DCC) for Elderly. P.G. Diploma Course in Geriatric Care Consequent to approval of the University Grants Commission, New Delhi for implementation of P.G. Diploma Course (One Year) in Geriatric Care under the Innovative Programme-Teaching and Research in Interdisciplinary and Emerging Areas during XI Plan Period for five years (2010-2015) vide UGC Sanction Letter No. F. 14-19/2009(Inno/ASIST) Dated 30 Sep 2009 and implemented from the Academic Session 2010-11 at the University Department of Zoology, L. N. Mithila University, Darbhanga as the Nodal Centre, running of this academic programme from the Academic Session 2013-14 onwards is attached to the Institute of Gerontology and Geriatrics, L.N. Mithila University, Darbhanga. This is heartwarming to note that approval of the Hon’ble Chancellor, Universities of Bihar has been obtained for the Draft Ordinance and Regulation of P.G. Diploma in Geriatric Care as communicated by the OSD( Judl.),Governor’s Secretariat, Raj Bhawan, Patna.

Course Features Post Graduate Diploma Course (One Year) in Geriatric care has been designed keeping in mind the salient demographic transition of elderly population in terms of increasing percentage the world over and the pressing need to focused attention to the senile age segment faced with wide-ranging physical/physiological decrements and psycho-social incompatibilities. The new teaching programme carries both innovative and creative components with multidisciplinary approach. Commencement of a full-fledged course dedicated to elderly issues is a demand-driven initiative. It is especially gratifying to record that LNMU has been offering Gerontology as an optional/special paper in M.Sc. Zoology (Final) curriculum ever since 2003-04 session in tune with the national/global requirements in the thrust area in the science of Ageing. Course Name : Post Graduate Diploma (One Year) in Geriatric Care Eligibility : High Second Class(55% and above) Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences (Gerontology, Zoology, Botany, Biotechnology, Neuroscience) And Social Sciences ( Psychology, Anthropology, Home Science) From any recognized University. Age as on July 01 of the admission year 22 years minimum and 35 years maximum Intake Capacity : 16(Sixteen) Reservation in Admission : For SC,ST,and OBC categories as per existing Government

Policies/University Norms. Selection Procedure

On the basis of marks obtained at the Qualifying Examination besides Aptitude Test and/or Personal Interview. Written Test, if conducted, shall consist of 50 multiple choice type questions related to biological and social sciences and shall be of one hour duration. Written Test, if conducted, shall comprise preliminary questions on Graying of Nations, Demography of Ageing, Societal and Familial Changes, Behavioral Alterations, Physical and physiological Decline, Age-associated Disorders, Balance Diet etc.

Course Module Paper I (Theory) : Full Marks 100/Examination Duration 3 Hours Paper II (Theory) : Full Marks 100/Examination Duration 3 Hours Paper III (Project Work) : Full Marks 100

a) Dissertation 60 Marks b) Presentation 40 Marks

Enrolled students in a group of four will be required to carry out Team Project Work on a topic selected from the general areas of studies throughout the course. However, each student will have to make individual oral presentation of the project work during Paper III examination. Some of the suggested areas for undertaking project work elderly issues are listed below:-

1. Senior Citizens and their Familial/Societal Problems 2. Nutritional Status and Life Style of Elderly 3. Patho-physiology of Ageing 4. Psycho-clinical Problems and Geriatric Management 5. Communicable Disease Manifestation in Old Age

Examination University Examination will be held at the end of the session. Each theory paper shall have a total of nine questions comprising one compulsory question of multiple choice type and eight elective questions of subjective/descriptive type. Besides the compulsory question .candidates will have to answer four subjective questions. All questions in both the papers shall carry equal marks(20 each). Dissertation prepared as per the standardized format and submitted in duplicate in Partial fulfillment of the course in Paper III prior to commencement of examinations of theory papers shall be evaluated by the set of two examiners comprising one external and one internal. Result Publication Final result will be declared on the basis of marks obtained in all the three papers viz. Paper I, Paper II and Paper III. The criteria of result declaration will be as under:- Pass- 36% minimum in theory papers and 40% minimum in dissertation paper. Second Class-45% (minimum) First Class- 60 % (minimum) Teaching Core Faculty/Resource Persons/Guest Faculty will be associated with the teaching and dissertation work, as and when required, in view of the multidisciplinary nature of the programme. Eminent Professors, senior scientists and distinguished resource persons with experience in the subject area from other departments of this University will be invited as per the provisions laid down in the UGC guidelines. Elderly guests and care providers will also be invited for sharing their concern with the learners in view of the innovative and creative component of the course. Co-curricular and Extra-curricular Activities

• Periodic Appraisal Tests • Regular Seminars/GD on Elderly Issues • Communication with the Elderly

Guests/Care Providers

• Avenues for participation in various sports and games and cultural activities organized by the Department/University

One Year Certificate Course in Gerontechnology In view of enormous societal relevance of Gerontechnology, an interdisciplinary discipline linking available and developing technologies to the expectations and needs of ageing population, introduction of one year Certificate Course in Gerontechnology is demand-driven. It is expected to impart knowledge about application of technology for the benefit of older persons and propagate the need of adoption of healthy food habit, high physical activity level and active social participation for enhancing longevity with good quality of life and minimizing dependency on children and care providers. In this backdrop, it is in high demand to undertake a teaching programme of enormous utility for students from all streams with the primary objective to sensitize the young generation towards care of the Aged The Course comprises of two semesters each carrying two theory and one Project/Dissertation paper and conducted at the Institute of Gerontology and Geriatrics, L. N. Mithila University, Kameshwaranagar, Darbhanga. Admission On the basis of merit decided on marks obtained at the Board/University Examinations taken and Interview conducted Intake Forty, minimum number of students to run the programme-Ten Eligibility U.G. in any discipline with minimum marks in aggregate as below:- For General Category 55% For OBC Category 50% For SC/ST Category 45% Reservation Strictly in accordance with reservation rules of the Government/University norms Age Limits Up to 35 years for General and OBC categories with a relaxation of five years will be admissible to SC/ST categories Faculty It will be the responsibility of the Director, IGG. He will hire competent faculty/ resource persons on payment basis for each lecture of one hour duration strictly as per the UGC guidelines or revised from time to time and ensure smooth conductance of the Course Examination and Result Publication On successful completion of the course during the stipulated time frame, the University will conduct the End Semester Examination and publish the results. The Director, IGG will be required to submit panel of setters/examiners to the Controller of Examinations duly approved by the Vice Chancellor.Pass marks in theory and Dissertation papers will be 40 out of 100. A student will be required to obtain 40% in each paper for qualifying for the award of Certificate. Those who secure 45% and below 60% shall be awarded Second division and those who secure 60% or more in aggregate will be declared to have passed in First Division.

Future Prospect Successful completion of this course will generate sensitized care providers for the elderly. In view of the Govt. of India initiative on establishment of National Institute of Ageing along with several Regional Centres and a nation-wide network of Old Age Homes, such trained individuals shall be readily available as part time/full time recruits. Geriatric wards in the Government Hospitals/Private Nursing Homes may offer additional opportunities. Further, The Course provides a natural extension of the subject last studied into teaching and /or research areas. And finally, the programme is set to mould the minds of growing adults who should view the ‘Aged” not a social /familial liability, but as an obligation in return to their contributions made to the community. Day Care Centre

• Registration of up to nine senior citizens in DCC for a period of 3 months with a nominal registration fee of Rs 300/- only shall be done after reviewing ‘Letter of Intent’ received on plain paper detailing personal, academic and professional profile On “First Come, First Serve” basis.

• Selection of senior citizens will be based on themes decided for the different DCC batches in the disciplines of Medicine/Science/ Humanities/ Social Sciences or alternatively a heterogeneous group of senior citizens may be considered for exclusively academic and healthy discussions and interactions leading to valuable data base for the benefit of the students of Ageing Science.

• Such registered members shall be allowed to visit IGG Day Care Centre for 3 hours on each working day with Newspapers and Magazines in the reading room, interact and share their experiences.

• Care Providers for elderly may be engaged by the University through outsourcing as human resource for the DCC including maintaining official records.

• IGG reserves the right to modify with minor innovative improvements or discontinue the programme at any stage if so deemed necessary.

Geriatric Consultancy

• The Director, IGG is authorized to entertain request for geriatric consultancy from needy senior citizens as per the mutually agreed upon terms and conditions. • If need be, the Director, IGG may seek opinion of experts/collaborators agreed to

support the programme. • Based on output of the programme, issues such that its continuation with

Improvement/discontinuations, constitution of the panel of Experts/Counselors, honorarium to Panelists/Counselors, fee for geriatric consultancy etc may be considered.

ARDSI Darbhanga Chapter

• In the light of requirements as laid down in the document provided by the National Office, Director IGG is authorized for constitution of a Support Group as per ARDSI guidelines and carry out the approved academic/social programmes.

IGG Advisory Council

1. Vice-Chancellor, - Chairman L.N.M.U. Darbhanga. 1. HOD, Physics - Member L.N.M.U. ,Darbhanga 2. HOD, Psychology - Member

L.N.M.U., Darbhanga 3. Medical Officer - Member

L.N.M.U., Darbhanga 4. Finance Officer - Member

L.N.M.U., Darbhanga 5. DSW - Member

L.N.M.U. ,Darbhanga 6. Dr. M. Nehal, Professor, - Member

Univ. Dept. of Zoology, L.N.M.U., Darbhanga

7. Dr. Ajay Nath Jha, - Member P.G. Department of Zoology, C.M. Science College, Darbhanga

8. Director, IGG - Member Convener L.N.M.U. ,Darbhanga

IGG Managing Council 1. Prof. M. Nehal Chairman

University Deptartment of Zoology L.N.M.U, Darbhanga.

2. D.S.W, Member L.N.M.U, Darbhanga.

3. Dr. Ajay Nath Jha, Coordinator P.G. Department of Zoology, C.M. Science College, Darbhanga.

4. Director Convener Institute of Gerontology and Geriatrics L.N.M.U, Darbhanga.

IGG Director Dr. Bhaweshwar Singh, Professor P.G.Department of Zoology

Lalit Narayan Mithila University,Kameshwaranagar,Darbhanga 846008 E-mail : bhaweshwar.singh@gmail.com, Phone-+919939882078

Archives:

PGDGC Enrolments

Session: 2010-11

Name : Avinash Kumar Guardian's Name : Ram Chandra Mehta Roll No. : 01

Name : Kanchan Kumari Guardian's Name : Vinay Chandra Choud. Roll No. : 02

Name : Nutan Kumari Guardian's Name :Ashok Kumar Paswan Roll No. : 03

Name : Manoj Madhukar Guardian's Name : Yogendra Chaudhary Roll No.: 04

Name : Rahul Prakash Guardian's Name : Devendra Pd. Chaud. Roll No. : 05

Name : Reena Kumari Guardian's Name:Narendra Nr. Choudhary Roll No. : 06

Name: Kaushal Kumar Mahto Guardian's Name : Dr.Om Prakash Mahto Roll No. : 07

Name : Amit Kumar Mishra Guardian's Name : Shashibhushan Mishra Roll No. : 08

Name : Bandana Kumari Guardian's Name : Pawan Kr. Dutta Roll No. : 09

Name : Prince Kumar Guardian’s Name : Subodh Kr. Suman Roll No. :10

Name : Manishankar Jha Guardian's Name : Dr. Vidyanath Jha Roll No. : 11

Name : Manish Ranjan Guardian's Name : Raj Kumar Singh Roll No. :12

Name : Kumari Chhaya Guardian's Name : Uday Nr. Chaubey Roll No. : 13

Name : Prashant Kumar Singh Guardian's Name : Ravindra Kumar Roll No. : 14

Name : Puja Kumari Guardian's Name : Vijay Prasad Gupta Roll No. : 15

Name : Namrata Kumari Guardian's Name : Ajit Kumar Thakur Roll No. : 16

Session 2011-12

Session: 2012-13

Name : Kali Charan Mishra Guardian's Name : Amar Nath Mishra Roll No. : 01

Name : Prabhakar Kr. Singh Guardian's Name : Shashi Bhushan Singh Roll No. : 02

Name : Shankar Kr. Ram Guardian's Name : Vinod Ram Roll No. : 03

Name : Neha Kumari Guardian's Name : Radha Krishna Pandey Roll No.: 04

Name : Sarita Guardian's Name: Shiva Nandan Jha Roll No. : 05

Name : Sushma Kumari Guardian's Name : Narendra Nr. Choudhary Roll No. : 06

Name: Sushma Bharti Guardian's Name : Baua Lal Mandal Roll No. : 07

Name : Surabhi Shivani Guardian's Name : Jata Shankar Lal Roll No. : 08

Name : Rupam Kumari Guardian's Name : Amitabh Kr. Lal Das Roll No. : 09

Name : Meena Kumari Ray Guardian’s Name : Narayan Ray Roll No. :10

Name : Abinash Kumar Guardian's Name : Ashok Kumar Panjiyar Roll No. : 11

Name : Shubham Guardian's Name : Kameshwar Jha Roll No. :12

Name : Md. Monowwaruzzaman Guardian's Name : M.S. Qumruzzaman Roll No. : 13

Name : Ranjeeta Kumari Guardian's Name: Maha Kant Jha Roll No. : 01

Name : Ranju Kumari Guardian's Name : Binod Kumar Roll No. : 02

Name : Sujay kumar Guardian's Name: Bishwanath Mahto Roll No. : 03

Name : Gunjan Kumari Guardian's Name: Rameshwar Sah Roll No.: 04

Name : Ramesh Kumar Paswan Guardian's Name: Jiwachh Paswan Roll No. : 05

Name : Bibha Kumari Guardian's Name Name: Satyanarayan Kumar Das Roll No. : 06

Name: Vijay Kumar Shrivastava Guardian's Name: Dhrub Prasad Shrivastava Roll No. : 07

Name : Navin Kumar Navendu Guardian’s Name : Vishwa Nath Kapar Roll No. : 08

Name : Nishant Kumar Das Guardian's Name: Lt. Ramesh Chandra Das Roll No. : 09

Name : Richa Rag Guardian's Name: Suresh Chandra Jha Roll No. :10

Name : Saiagufa Shahid Guardian's Name: Shahid Reza Roll No. : 11

News and Events

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Senior cop offers tips on caring elders- Students of geriatric care course attend lecture, to visit Varanasi &Darbhanga for project JITENDRA KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA

Darbhanga, July 25: A police officer today donned the cloak of a professor to give tips to students of Lalit Narayan Mithila University (LNMU) on ways to take care of the elderly.

Senior superintendent of police (SSP) VikasVaibhav delivered a lecture on “Recent measures for redressal of elderly grievances” to the students of postgraduate diploma in geriatric care (PGDGC) in the LNMU zoology department.

The zoology department of LNMU conducts the PGDGC programme sponsored by University Grants Commission (UGC). In the first batch, 16 students took admission in the 2010-11 academic session. Later, the academic council and the syndicate of LNMU also approved the programme. This course is unique because it is only being offered by LNMU in the state.

During the lecture, Vaibhav, who was the guest lecturer, acquainted the students with various needs of the elderly, particularly medical, psychological and social needs. Persons, who take care of the elderly, have to pay attention on these needs. Vaibhav has already opened senior citizens’ cells at all police stations of Darbhanga.Vaibhav told The Telegraph: “We have opened senior citizens’ cells under every police station so that we could instil a sense of security and confidence in the

Students attend the lecture by senior superintendent of police VikasVaibhav (above) in Darbhanga on Monday. Pictures by Mohan Mahato

elderly. Now, they do not hesitate to visit police stations to share their personal problems and those of the neighbours.”

He added: “Students of PGDGC, who are well aware of the theoretical aspects of ways to take care of old people, could be of immense help if involved in senior citizens’ cells. They could particularly help on the medical and psychological fronts because of their specialization.” ChhayaKumari and PoojaKumari, both PGDGC students in LNMU, said they gained confidence on interacting with the senior police officer and after listening to his concepts on taking care of the elderly. “The syllabus of the course enriches students theoretically and practically for taking care of old people and today’s lecture gave us a new lease of life, which would help build our career,” Pooja said. PGDGC course co-ordinatorBhaweshwar Singh said: “The multi-disciplinary PGDGC course demands faculties of various departments to groom our students who are likely to become care givers of old people. Visiting faculties of many universities come to brief the students on the course contents, while two groups of students would be sent to Varanasi for their project work and other groups would pursue their projects in Darbhanga.” He added: “We are in touch with some non-government organizations for placement of these students. We have got the approval of the academic council and syndicate of LNMU.

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