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Easy, say students
Chandigarh, April 29 Approximately, 1,300 seats in 20 national institutes of technology, five deemed universities, three technical institutions, 3 Central Government-funded institutions are offered through this examination. However, the pattern of the paper was same as in the past years. But this year, the questions were of equal marks. It was a balanced paper. The thrust was on the XI and XII syllabus, Professor SC Gupta, a physics lecturer, said. "The paper was very easy this year as compared to last year. The examiner has set a balanced question paper,” Prof Rajni Gupta, a mathematic lecturer, said, adding that the paper was good for average as well as above average student. According to Dr
B.K. Kapila, a chemistry lecturer in D.A.V. College, Sector 10, “The paper was on the expected lines and the NCERT text has strictly been followed. The paper will be high scoring and stress was laid on concept-based questions. However the inorganic portion was inadequate.” Aayush Goyal, a student, of a coaching centre, Sector 15, said most questions were from assignments. "All questions were from within the syllabus and we were thoroughly prepared to take on this challenge," said Mandeep Kaur, another aspirant. Rohit, another student, said: "We were a bit unsure about the composition of the paper, yet we put equal emphasis on all three subjects.” OCET in June Chandigarh: The Other Common Entrance Test (OCET), by Panjab University, will be conducted in the first week of June. According to M.L. Sharma, coordinator in charge of entrance tests of the university, the number of candidates, who had applied this year, is 8,543 while this number was less than 7,500 last year. Candidates will be appearing for the entrance to 33 courses that fall under the purview of the OCET.
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CET
Fiasco
Chandigarh, April 29 The CET scheduled for May 20, 2006, last year had to be cancelled at the last minute when question papers did not arrive on time. Thousands of candidates, who had come from across the state to Chandigarh, had to go back without taking the test.
Controller of examination Sodhi Ram, who was in touch with the question paper printer and was supposed to ensure the arrival of the question paper in time, was largely held responsible for the fiasco. He, however, maintained that he had informed the then vice-chancellor Prof K.N. Pathak about the delay well in time and an alternate plan of action was to be initiated by him. Prof Pathak had, on the other hand, said he was told about the delay just a few hours before the test was to begin. Justice G.C. Garg carried out an inquiry into the matter whose report was tabled before the syndicate yesterday. Justice Garg held both Sodhi Ram and assistant registrar S.K. Sharma guilty of negligence but ruled out any malafide intention on their part. The report will now be discussed in the senate for further action. Highly placed sources in the university, however, said no action would be taken against Sodhi Ram as it could not be ascertained whether he informed the then VC in time. “We will simply have to take his statement on its face value,” said a university official. Earlier, a fact-finding report submitted by Prof K.K. Bajaj on the matter had called for a full-fledged inquiry into the role of Sodhi Ram into the incident. The report had also established the responsibility S.K. Sharma along with the question paper printer for the “debacle”. Stating that there has been a complete lack of responsible monitoring of the task of receipt of printed question papers from the printer, Bajaj had termed Sodhi Ram’s behaviour as “studied and strategic”.
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Special campaign for special children
Chandigarh, April 29 Titled, “Know your special friend”, the project was first tested in Bangalore where Tholoor has been running Chrysallis, a centre for integration of special children since 1999. “We ran a pilot project in Bangalore where we pursued the mission of inclusive education in a big way. This one was performance art-based. I used theatre to bring together 80 normal and 80 special children. They participated in a production called “The Little Elf” which had a singular idea-we may look different, but we are all the same. It’s on this premise of oneness that out model of integration is based,” says Tholoor. The movements used with the visually impaired must help them with better physical articulation. For the deaf, speech therapy does the trick. But Tholoor’s biggest achievement has been her productions with the mentally challenged children, who respond to her therapy well. “With these children, the focus is on coordinating movement. It can take months but the results are very very encouraging. They respond wonderfully to repetitive instruction. I did “The Lion King” with 134 spastic children in Bangalore. The show was sold out.” Till date, Tholoor has staged 70 plays with 3500 children (normal and special). But with “Know your special friend”, she is using art to integrate children. “Doing theatre in cities would have been difficult. So we decided to use art. The event comprises two activities. The first is a placard activity in which a normal and a special child will draw their impressions of love and friendship on a placard. At the end of the tour, we will select the placard with the best message and our volunteer will take it around the country on his bike,” Tholoor says. The event is inspired by psycho-analytical elements which induce comradeship if done properly. In Bangalore, Chennai and Pondicherry which Tholoor has already covered, children came up with overwhelming images of love and aspirations. “You’ll be surprised to learn that each one of them is truly special and gifted. Only we can’t see,” says Tholoor, who has made inclusive education for special children a mission for life.
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From Colleges
Chandigarh Prof S.C. Kapoor, director, Maharaja Agarsen Engineering College, New Delhi, delivered the valedictory address. Prof Kapoor pointed out that the urgency to evolve a consensus on certain guiding directives in the power sector and electrical engineering realm was the need of the hour. He appreciated the concern shown by the RIEIT in addressing this vital issue and providing a platform for convergence of useful ideas on this topic. The second and concluding day of the conference saw in-depth discussions on topics and sub-topics of non-conventional energy resources, power quality, reliability and security, e-governance and reforms. Gurvinder Bahra said the two-day national event had proved to be a trendsetter in bringing about divergent perspectives together in the electrical engineering sector. Prof K.N. Pathak, director general, academics, and former vice-chancellor of Panjab University, congratulated the participants for their valuable human and intellectual resource support in making the first ever national conference of its kind in the region a grand
success. — TNS Dera Bassi FUNCTION: The spirit of parenting was paid a tribute on the campus of the Divya Shiksha Gurukul College of Education here today during the celebration of “mat-pita-santan divas”. The function was inaugurated by Dharmjeet Singh Grewal, Patiala deputy commissioner and presided over by Dr Sunita Dhir director, youth welfare, Punjabi University, Patiala. Students paid tribute to their parents by eulogising their deeds in the form of a devotional song. Around 200 parents were part of this event where students from the Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36, Chandigarh, presented skit. The chief guest in his address emphasised the role of a teacher in inculcation of moral values. He also called upon the students to work for social upliftment and be socially productive human beings. The occasion also became special for parents and students when outstanding students of the college were awarded by the chief guest.
— TNS
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8 selected in campus placement
Chandigarh, April 29 The company is engaged in the construction of bridges, flyovers and hi-tech buildings in North India. The process of selection covered group discussion, HR interview and technical interview. Students were assessed for basic civil engineering knowledge, expertise in computer-aided designing and soft skills. Eight students were selected in the final interview, which include Naveen Sagar, S.S. Maurya, Dinesh Chahal, Gaurav Khanna and Vishal Thakur.
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'Dharti Badi Haseen' released
Chandigarh, April 29 Talking to Chandigarh Tribune, Dr Kulbir Kaur, an educationist, described the earth as repository of all affluences, wealth, learning and worldly bliss. Every individual had its own share of fortunes and could extract as per the capabilities. All poems on diverse themes like nature, clouds, environment, struggle for life and tolerance find a wonderful
correlation with the beauty and bounty of the earth. Director, Haryana Punjabi Sahit Akademi, Dr C.R. Moudgil and Dr Jaspal Kang spoke on the poetic level of the book and literary elegance of the author. |
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