Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Community Engagement Project Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

Module 1

• 1 Visiting Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme project sites, interacting with beneficiaries, and interviewing officials at the worksites.
• 2 Visiting rural schools and Mid-Day Meal centers to assess educational and infrastructural resources, study the digital divide, and identify existing deficiencies.
• 3 Visiting local Anganwadi centers and observing the services provided them.
• 4 Visiting local non-governmental organizations and civil society organizations, as well as interacting with their staff and beneficiaries.
• 5 Conducting surveys on soil health testing.
• 6 Conducting surveys regarding drinking water analysis.
• 7 Conducting surveys on the issue of noise pollution.
• 8 Student Travel Pattern in your college
• 9 Health and Hygiene Awareness among Students
• 10 Organizing awareness programs for the management of common property resources.
• 11 Participating in Gram Sabha meetings to observe and analyze the nature of community participation.
• 12 Organizing public awareness programs and health camps for sanitation drives.
• 13 Drinking Water Quality Survey in Local Area
• 14 Solid Waste Disposal Practices in Nearby Locality
• 15 Public Health and Sanitation Awareness Campaign
• 16 Local Market Structure and Small Vendor Study
• 17 Women Self-Help Groups and Economic Empowerment
• 18 Traffic and Road Safety Study Near College Area
• 19 Employment Pattern in Local Community
• 20 To study the working methods and challenges associated with skill-development initiatives within Self-Help Groups.
• 21 Health and Nutrition Conditions in local Tribal Community
• 22 Socio-Economic Profile of Katkaries or Thakur Tribal Settlement in your vicinity
• 23 Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Natural Resource Management of local tribal community: Thakar and Katkari
• 24 Education Status and Dropout Patterns in tribal students
• 25 Women’s Participation in Local Economic Activities
• 26 Conducting field visits to Swachh Bharat project sites, analyzing the situation, and recommending remedial measures for problem resolution. Conducting Mission Antyodaya surveys to facilitate the formulation of the Gram Panchayat Development Plan.
• 27 Agriculture And Rural Development
• 28 Environment And Climate
• 29 Tourism Development
• 30 Health and Sanitation
• 31 Water Management
• 32 Vehicle Survey for Local Area
• 33 Fostering public understanding of the impacts of climate change and strengthening community disaster preparedness.
• 34 Organizing awareness programs to introduce small business ideas to rural communities.
• 35 Urban informal settlements and basic services
• 36 Migrant workers’ livelihood security and social services.
• 37 Water conservation, traditional practices of storage and harvesting, and new systems of distribution and maintenance.
• 38 Women’s empowerment, gender inequality at home, community and public spaces, safety of girls and women, access to skills, credit and work opportunities.
• 39 Rural marketing, market research, designing opportunities for rural artisans and crafts, and new products based on demand assessment.
• 40 Conducting surveys regarding Cropping System
• 41 Other Local Issues Field visit-based activities should be implemented in partnership with local communities, community organizations, and relevant government agencies, using the 'community-based participatory research' method. This will give them a "sense of affection" for the findings, as they will be relevant and useful.
• The topics are indicative and the faculty members should allot Community Engagement Project that are relevant and important as per core Subject. The Community Engagement Project may be taken individual or in a group up to 5 students with proper guidance from Faculty. Evaluation Pattern:- Evaluation during CEP Program involves two key components:- External Evaluation 60% Internal Evaluation 40%