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Students protest change in exam mode Mohali, December 16 Sunil Kumar, a second year student of the institute, alleged that when they were admitted to the college, they were told that the BTech programme was an ‘open book examination’ system but now the authorities had informed them that books would not be allowed in the examination hall. “We have appeared in all examinations with books, but less than a month before our semester examinations were to begin, we received a mail from the college authorities that the university had decided to change the system. Only the material provided by the institute would be allowed inside the examination hall,” said Sunil. When contacted, Chandra Mohan, chairman of the institute, said the university had directed the institute to follow the open book system. “The university has clarified this year that henceforth the rule of open book examination would mean the ‘study material’ issued by this school and the standard text books only. The clarification further states that it would not include any help book or hand written or printed completed assignments or any such other material,” stated the mail sent to the students. In response to the students’ complaint, the institute authorities informed them that the PTU had allowed students to use study material and standard text books in the examination hall but not prepared notes and assignments.
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From Schools Chandigarh, December 16 A variety of programmes like Barbie World, which depicted a land of fantasy was presented by Class 1 students which left everyone spellbound. A thought provoking play in Hindi Dush Murkh, which took the audience back to the Mughal Era of Akbar and Birbal was staged. The students of Class IV and V presented The Lost Prince, a colourful carnival where acrobats, dragons, mask girls, snake girls, gypsy dancers, ball room dancers from all over the world come together to teach and highlight virtues like love, care simplicity, generosity and forgiveness. ‘The City of Light’, presented by Class III was a musical play depicting all adversities like destruction, pollution and corruption on this planet earth. 'Choi Kwang Do' (Martial Art) based on scientific principles and developed to promote health, fitness character and self defence was also presented. The grand finale was the Christmas Time, where the students took the audience into the world around the globe and sent the message of peace among families, brothers, sisters and friends. S.K. Setia , DPI Schools, was the chief guest on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, Sister Maria Christi, principal, Carmel Convent School, stressed on the need to develop positive thinking and that a person of values would be the one endowed with qualities of fairness, compassion, courage, integrity, empathy, humility and courtesy. KV, AIRFOCE STATION: Foundation day of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangthan (KVS) was celebrated with great enthusiasm on the premises of Kendriya Vidyalaya School at Air Force Station, High Grounds, here, on Friday. Principal S.K. Bhatia called upon the staff and students to achieve excellence in all fields. The students showed their solidarity and pride by wearing the KVS logo on their uniforms. A quiz competition was the highlight of the day, wherein a questionnaire was prepared to test the knowledge of the students about the organisation. Students sang the song - 'Bharat ka Swarnym Gaurav Kendriya Vidyalaya Laega'. An essay-writing competition and exhibition was also organised as a part of the celebrations. KV, CHANDI MANDIR: Foundation day of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan was celebrated with great zeal and enthusiasm at Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1 Chandi Mandir, today. Rajni of Class IX highlighted the inception, growth and mission of the KVS. The school campus reverberated with the melody of the song -‘Bharat Ka Swarnim Gaurav Kendriya Vidyalaya Layega’. In an oath-taking ceremony, all members of the staff pledged to discharge their duties conscientiously, inculcate patriotism as well as cultural and ethical values among the countrymen through their services. Inter-house 100m race was organised after the morning assembly. Sayed of Class X bagged the first position in the senior boys’ group while Abhinav of Class VIII stood first in the junior boys’ group. In senior girls’ group, Reena of Class X bagged the first position while in the junior girls’ group, Sushma of Class VIII stood first. Fifty-one scouts and guides participated actively in a one-day camp held on the occasion of ‘Parvesh’ and ‘Pratham Sopan’.
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From Schools & Colleges Mohali, December 16 ANNUAL DAY: Zealous celebrations and soulful performances by the students marked the annual function of Ashmah International School, Sector 70, today. Packed with a variety of action-filled sequences, the show left the audiences in awe with wonderful performances. Dr D.S. Dhillon, chairman, Punjab School Education Board, Mohali, was the chief guest. WORKSHOP: Eminent educationist Esther Deans emphasised the need to inculcate value-based learning for the overall development of students. Deans shared her experiences as an educator with the teachers during a workshop at The British School, Mohali, yesterday. EXHIBITION: Path Finder High School, Sector 69, organised the annual school exhibition yesterday. All students and teachers put in the best of their ideas and talents to prepare projects on general science, social studies, mathematics and the three languages. SEMINAR: Case study analysis and approach as an integral part of learning methodology was discussed as a salient aspect of education system during a workshop on case methodology conducted by Rayat and Bahra Group of Institutes for the faculty at Bio-Technology Centre of Excellence. Eminent experts of management studies participated in the workshop. APPOINTED: Students of Sri Sukhmani Institute of Engineering and Technology were given appointment letters by Life Business Pvt Ltd, a Delhi based software company, following a screening placement process. After the screening, 40 students were selected and were given appointment letters. Panchkula RHYME TIME: Blue Bird High School, Sector 16, was abuzz with activity yesterday as it was witness to a rhyme singing presentation by tiny tots. The function began with a welcome song for the parents, followed by an array of poems by students of classes nursery and KG. ANNUAL FUNCTION: Students of Saint Soldiers’ Divine Public School, Sector 16, celebrated their annual day here today. Director general, State Vigilance Bureau, Haryana, S.C. Sinha, was the chief guest. A Goan dance, yoga, puppet show, salsa and a fusion dance were presented by the students. WINTER FEST: A colourful winter fest was organised at The British School, Sector 8, here yesterday. Tiny tots of foundation year I presented a programme. Dheera Khandelwal, IAS, special secretary to the Chief Minister of Haryana, was the chief guest. A welcome song, rhyme time, drill, introduction time and story telling programmes were also presented. FOUNDATION DAY: Foundation day of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan was celebrated with great zeal and enthusiasm at Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1, Chandimandir, yesterday. Inter-house 100 m race was organised.
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Book exhibition enchant city Chandigarh, December 16 ‘The war of civilisations India, 1857’ by Amaresh Mishra provides an insight into the historic period, while ‘Shimla on foot’ by Raaja
Bhasin, ‘Indian journalism-Keeping it clean’ by Alok Mehta have evoked a huge response. The exhibition also provides a vast variety of books on cinema, including ‘Amir Khan’, ‘Raj
Kapoor’ by Lata Khubchandani, ‘Satyajit Ray’ creating classics by Gopa
Majumdar, ‘Mughul-E-Azam’ by Shakil Varsi. An insight into classic India with books like Buddhism, Golden Temple,
Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Banaras, Agra and Fatehpur Sikri also makes for a good buy for those interested in India’s rich historic past. For the avid readers and lovers of novels, ‘Five Point Someone’ and ‘One Night at Call Center’ by Chetan Bhagat are selling like hot cakes so are books by Edgar Wallace, Henry Cecil,
H.G. Wells and Knut Hamsun. The range of humour includes ‘Don’t Do It’ by Gerd De Ley and David Potter and books by Sudheer Nath and Richard Gordon. Books on mind, body and spirit, mythology as well as philosophy are also displayed. In all, a must visit for every book aficionado. |
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Expressing emotions through poetry Panchkula, December 16 After chief guest Lt Gen B.K.N. Chhibber, former Governor of Punjab, lighted the 'shama', society president and noted poet B.D. Kalia Hamdam aptly expressed his resolute promise with his verse. Former principal of Chandigarh College of Architecture and poet Dr S.S. Bhatti 'Tameer' lamented waiting in vain while popular poet Nafas Amabalvi grumbled about life in his poetry. Noted poets, including Balrja Sahni National Award winner Madahav Kaushik, Somdut Dixit, Rajender Pal, S.L. Dhawan, Kamal, Azad Gurdaspuri, Ved Diwana and others, also read out their verses. Poetry book 'Mizrab-e-Nighah', authored by Jamshedpur-based poet Azad Gurdaspuri, and a souvenir were also released. |
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