Campus notes: GNDU holds orientation workshop
Amritsar: An orientation workshop for college eco-club in-charges from seven districts was organised by the College Development Council, Guru Nanak Dev University, under the Environment Education Programme (EEP). Under the programme, Punjab State Council for Science and Technology (PSCST), supported by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has established 100 eco-clubs in colleges affiliated with GNDU. Led by Prof Dr Saroj Arora, Dean, College Development Council, and Dr Astha Bhatia, Assistant Professor, Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences (Coordinator), the workshop provided detailed guidance on EEP components and the registration process. Dr KS Bath and Dr Mandakini Thakur from PSCST reviewed the progress of the programme and conducted sessions on eco-club activity reporting. Resource persons, including Dr Anjana Bhatia from HMV College, Jalandhar, led brainstorming sessions on eco-skills development, waste reuse and entrepreneurship in environmental sustainability. Eco-club in-charges were encouraged to engage students in workshops, projects, exhibitions and nature camps to promote environmental consciousness and sustainable living.
Fresh chance for law aspirants
Amritsar: The Department of Higher Education, Government of Punjab, has given nod to in-person counselling directly by college/institution for admission to the three-year course at several government aided and un-aided law colleges in the state on the recommendations of Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU). The committee constituted to conduct centralised online counselling had written to the Secretary, Higher Education, that 1,209 out of 2,342 seats remained vacant in 36 law colleges affiliated to four state-run universities even after three rounds of counselling. The university authorities today received a notification stating that the remaining seats in all colleges could now be filled through in-person counselling by the college/institute on the basis of merit in qualifying marks and other weightages. Dr Amit Kauts, coordinator, Online Counselling, GNDU, said, “The earlier notification stated that the seats in all law colleges were to be filled through centralised counselling. Even after three rounds of online counselling, a large number of seats remained vacant. Thus, we wrote to the Department of Higher Education in this regard. We have already uploaded the schedule for in-person counselling on the Punjab law admissions portal.” He said the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for colleges to conduct in-person counselling has also been uploaded on the website. “Interested candidates who have already registered themselves for law admission will be given preference over candidates who have not registered for online counselling earlier,” he said. The university has also given time-frame for fresh registration. All interested candidates can see the details on Punjab law admissions website https://punjablawadmissions.gndu.ac.in/.
BBK DAV College makes clean sweep
Amritsar: Keeping pace with the winning streak of the institution, the students of BBK DAV College for Women, excelled in the GNDU examinations. Sonam Handa of Masters in Tourism Management Semester IV secured 86.5 per cent, Manpreet of BVoc Retail Semester IV 69.8 per cent, Jasmine of BVoc Retail-VI 71.6 per cent. Vanshika of Masters in Tourism Semester IV (70.25%), and Bhavika of B.Voc. Semester IV (67.2%) secured the second position in the university. Principal Dr Pushpinder Walia congratulated the students for their brilliant performance in the university exams and encouraged them to uphold their performance in future as well. Dr Simardeep, Dean, Academics, Kiran Gupta, Dean, Admissions, Dr Naresh, Head, PG Department of Travel and Tourism Management, and others congratulated the students.
Revel Dale pupils for Nat’l School Games
Amritsar: Four students of Revel Dale Public School, Attari, near the international border, who went to Bhubaneshwar to participate in national level hockey and volleyball tournament held by CISCE, have been selected by the School Games Federation of India for National School Games. Three students of the school; Jarmanveer Singh of Class 9, Bipanjot Singh of Class 8 and Sehajpreet Singh of Class 8 would be representing CISCE in U-14 hockey in National School Games. Yugyuvraj Singh of Class 10 would be participating in volleyball for the U-17 category. They are truly a strong source of inspiration for the school students and other youngsters living in the rural belt and border area, said principal Rajiv Arora.
Finnish education initiatives
Pathankot: Sunny Mahajan, Director of Partap World School, Pathankot, and PWS Early Years, was recently invited to the Embassy of Finland in India for a prestigious meet and greet event. During the gathering, Mahajan had the honour of meeting the Ambassador of Finland to India, Kimmo Lähdevirta, along with several prominent delegates from Finland’s education sector. The event signifies a momentous step in the school’s journey towards innovation in early childhood education. In a pioneering move, Partap World School and PWS Early Years have become the first schools in the region to introduce Finnish education in the pre-primary segment. This educational approach is renowned for fostering creativity, critical thinking and a student-centered learning environment, perfectly aligning with the school’s mission to provide holistic and progressive education. The school has also announced a strategic partnership with Kindiedays, a leading Finnish platform specialising in early childhood education. This collaboration aims to enhance the quality of early childhood education not only in the region but across India.
