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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 the given perspective of 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 other University Departments with sole objective to promote
Ageing Studies and Research and cater to the needs of underprivileged elderly segment of the
society under University outreach programme and commitment for regional development is
resolved. The task of the University is not merely to impart teaching, hold examinations and confer
degrees to pass outs, but it is its social obligation to link the academic programmes with progression
of most vulnerable segment of the society. Quite notably, the proposal is in consonance with
extension policies of the University to popularize Ageing Science in the given backdrop of graying of
nations and identification of the new discipline as one of the major thrust areas by the UGC and
MHRD.
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 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. It is in priority
of LNMU to take this upcoming University on the Ageing map of India.
Academic Programmes
It is in IGG plans to provide a platform to both young and old generation and take effort for taking
sensitized and trained care providers to the elderly segment of the society. Besides Geriatric
consultancy/counseling ,academic assistance to students pursuing Ageing Research or needing
guidance in Biological Ageing, Geropsychology, Social Ageing or allied specialization areas, IGG
offers.
One Year Certificate Course in Gerontechnology and proposes to undertake 2-Year M.Sc. Course in
Gerontology and Geriatrics of interdisciplinary nature under Faculty of Science with necessary
approval apart from carrying out IGNOU-sponsored One Year P.G. Diploma in Geriatric
Medicine(PGDGM) under joint collaboration of LNMU and IGNOU. IGG plans also include holding of
Seminars/Symposia etc. from time to time and intends to generate facilities of Day Care Centre 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 Cunder 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.
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 available for the various part time/full time recruitments. 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.
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
A maximum of 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.
Job Potential
Pass outs with acquired knowledge of the phenomenon of Ageing can better serve
their parents and grandparents. They have immense scope of employment as care providers
in Old Age Homes and as researchers in undertaking studies and research in the field of their
expertise.
Day Care Centre
• Registration of a maximum of nine senior citizens in DCC for a period of 3 months shall
be done after reviewing ‘letter of Intent’ received on plain paper detailing personal,
academic and professional profile on first come first served basis.
• Registered members upon remission of a nominal registration fee of Rs 300/- only
shall be allowed to visit IGG Day Care Centre for 3 hours on each working day, read
Newspapers and magazines in the reading room, interact and deliberate on pertinent
geriatric and societal issues.
• Care Provider for elderly may be engaged by the University through outsourcing to
assist in the smooth functioning of the DCC.
• 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.
• IGG reserves the right to discontinue the programme or continue with minor
innovative improvements at any stage if so deemed necessary.
• The Care Provider associated with DCC will maintain attendance of DCC members and
attend to them during hours of their stay in IGG.
Geriatric Consultancy
• The Director, IGG may be allowed to accept request for geriatric consultancy from
desirous senior citizens, meet a maximum of three elderly persons on a pre-intimated
date twice a month ,listen to their problems and advice them suitably.
• 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 discontinuation, continuation
with Improvement, constitution of the panel of Experts/Counselors, honorarium to
Panelists/Counselors, fee for geriatric consultancy etc may be will be taken into
account for consideration of adoption.
ARDSI Darbhanga Chapter
• In the light of requirements as laid down in the document provided by the National
Office, Director IGG is permitted to seek administrative permission for constitution of
a Support Group of five members, open a bank Account in the name of ‘ARDSI
Darbhanga Chapter’ for joint operation with the Registrar for maintaining income
from registration and Chapter expenses as per the directions provided therein.
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 : Baua Lal Mandal
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
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
Session: 2012-13
Name : Ranjeeta Kumari
Guardian's Name: Maha Kant Jha
Roll No. : 01
Name : Ranju Kumari
Guardian's Name : Binod Kumar
Roll No. : 02
Name : Ranjeeta Kumari
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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Paper Clippings
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) Vikas Vaibhav 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 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 specialisation.”
Chhaya Kumari and Pooja Kumari, 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-ordinator Bhaweshwar 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 organisations for placement of these students. We have got the approval of the academic council and syndicate of LNMU.
Students attend the lecture by senior superintendent of police Vikas Vaibhav (above) in Darbhanga on Monday. Pictures by Mohan Mahato
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