DAV College, Amritsar, students visit FM radio station

Amritsar: With a view to emphasising the importance of clear communication and enabling students to understand the same, students of Mass Communication and Video Production of DAV College, Amritsar, organised a visit to a city-based FM radio station on Thursday. They learnt the basics of radio jockeying and radio programming. Terming the visit to FM radio station as a unique experience for students, DAV College Principal Dr Rajesh Kumar said the visit offered the students with a chance to learn the myriad ways in which clear communication could have a positive impact on society. He added that broadcast radio today reached a staggering 99 per cent of the Indian population. “Rural India relies on it overwhelmingly for information. It also remains the most inexpensive and portable medium. This trip aimed at making students aware of the benefits that FM technology, its allied technologies and means of communication can bring to the people in backward areas. This will go a long way in bridging the digital divide,” he said.

Women’s Equality Day celebrated

Women’s Equality Day marked was celebrated by women staff of Global Group of Institutes on Thursday. The female staff reminded students and faculty members of the contribution of women in building a global society. Dr Monika Arora of the Department of Management, while co-ordinating the celebrations with women colleagues HODs, principals and other faculty and staff, dwelt on the history and importance of the day. She also spoke at length about exercising the right to vote for which the 19th Amendment of the US Constitution was certified and adopted on this day. She also stressed the need to have equal pay for equal work to women employees working in different capacities. TNS

GNDU declares results

Results of Master in Fine Arts (Applied Art), Semester-IV, certificate course in Chinese (Part Time), Semester-II, certificate course in German (Part Time), Semester-II of Session December 2020 have been declared by GNDU. The results will be available on university website www.gndu.ac.in, informed Prof Manoj Kumar, professor in charge (Examinations). TNS

Admission in vacant seats at GNDU

Few seats are lying vacant in Bachelor of Planning (Urban & Regional), Master of Planning (Urban) for Residents of Jammu & Kashmir (Supernumerary Quota)), Master of Planning (Infrastructure) and Master of Planning (Transport) courses at Guru Nanak Dev University for the academic session 2021-22. Dr Kuldip Singh, Head of the Department, said candidates willing to take admission against these vacant seats are directed to apply on the university website www.gnduadmissions.org. Last date to deposit the application fee and online application form is September 9. The counselling will be held online and the admission process will be held on ‘first come first serve basis’. The selected candidate will have to deposit the fee on the spot. TNS

Lecture on self-study report

Dr Rama K, Adviser, National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) on Friday addressed the faculty of Guru Nanak Dev University main campus and regional centres on different aspects to the self-study report (SSR). She stressed that curriculum improvement and enrichment, research, placement and social responsibility were the key concerns of the higher education institutions in nation building. This special programme was organised for the faculty of the university in preparation for the next cycle of NAAC accreditation. The university organised a self-study report (SSR) sensitisation session under the mentorship of Prof (Dr) Jaspal Singh Sandhu, Vice Chancellor of the university. Dr Rama said maintaining high standards to reflect the internal performance of the institution, good performance of the faculty reflected through the performance of alumni and social accreditation helped the institute in gaining high ranking and status in academic endeavours across the globe. TNS

Cervical Awareness Session held

Global Group of Institutes held a cancer awareness session for its faculty and staff to make them aware of the simple measures that could be adopted to prevent 100 per cent preventable cancer. The session was held at the Global Campus, where a team of experts from Phulkari CAN interacted with the faculty and other staff members. The experts guided them to adopt measures and make lifestyle changes to thwart the threat of cervical cancer by following a simple regime on a daily basis. The cervical awareness session is one amongst a series of various health-related activities taken up by the institute post Covid to enable its faculty and staff to cope with the health-related challenges after the pandemic. TNS

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