Prez to visit MCM DAV College
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, February 26
President Ram Nath Kovind will be attending a function at the MCM DAV College for Women, Sector 36, on February 28 to mark its 50 years. The President will be on a two-day visit to Chandigarh from tomorrow.
Kovind is expected to stay on the campus for over an hour. The minute details of the programme have not been shared with the media till late in the night due to security reasons. He will address students on the occasion while Principal Nisha Bhargav will inform about the achievements of the college in the past 50 years.
The Mehr Chand Mahajan (MCM) DAV College for Women was founded in the memory of Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan in 1968. It was inaugurated by the then Vice-President of India, Dr VV Giri.
The college had a humble beginning, with four rooms at DAV School in Sector 15. Thereafter, the 16-acre campus in Sector 36 was given to the college by the Chandigarh Administration.
Sneh Mahajan, daughter of Justice Mahajan, held the office of the Principal from 1986 to 2000 and nurtured the college with discipline and focus that became a trademark of MCM students in the area.
Dr Puneet Bedi came into office after Mahajan’s retirement while Dr Nisha Bhargava joined the institution in October 2015.
With an “A” grade from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bangalore, and the Star Status by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, MCM DAV has figured among the top 75 educational institution of India in the National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) by the MHRD. The college has won the Panjab University Women’s General Efficiency Sports Shield 37 times in its existence of 50 years.
“It is a matter of great pride that the President has consented to visit the college on the completion of its 50 years,” said Dr Nisha Bhargava.
