Education Notes

Career opportunities in Air Force

Karnal: The disha cell of the Indian Air force organised an awareness drive on career opportunities in Indian Air Force in collaboration with No 2 (HAR) AIR SQN NCC Karnal and Dyal Singh College. Commanding Officer, Wing Commander Pawan Goyal, Sqn Ldr Prashant Kumar, Principal Dr Aashima Gakhar, Dyal Singh College, ANO flying officer Dr Suresh Duggal, and others were present. They cleared the doubts of the cadets about the procedure of selection in the Service Selection Board (SSB). Disha Cell of the IAF has developed an induction and other gadgets aimed at showcasing various facts of the IAF. As many as 600 cadets from Dyal Singh College, Government College, KVDAV College, DAV PG college, Khalsa college and other institutes of Karnal visited the specially designed vehicle. This modified vehicle has three virtual reality consoles, a hydraulic simulator and many miniature models of various aircraft in the IAF inventory.

Prof Dhingra appointed KU proctor

Kurukshetra: Kurukshetra University Vice-Chancellor Prof Som Nath Sachdeva has appointed Dr Sunil Dhingra, Professor of instrumentation as proctor of KU till further orders. Prof Brajesh Sawhney, director, public relations, KU, said Prof Dhingra will also be the chief vigilance officer of the university by virtue of being the proctor. Prof Dhingra thanked the Vice-Chancellor and said that he would work with full dedication and honesty.

Annual athletics meet

Yamunanagar: Mukand Lal Public School organised its 17th annual athletics meet for Classes I to XII. Various races and different events for the junior section were held. Principal Dr Mamta Verma said the winner of the day was Satya house scoring 581 points, second position was achieved by Shanti house and Shradha house remained at the third position. She said football and march past trophy was presented to Shanti House and badminton trophy was shared by Shradha and Satya House. Satya House was awarded the best athletics trophy. Director Shashi Bathla expressed her heart’s elation on seeing the performance of the students, back on the field after two consecutive years.

Blood donation camp

Yamunanagar: The 27th annual blood donation camp was organised in the memory of late Bhupinder Singh Jauhar, former president and patron of Guru Nanak Khalsa educational institutions. Teachers, students and blood donors of the society donated 184 units of blood on the occasion. The civil surgeon and former student of the college, Dr Vijay Dahiya was the chief guest. Besides other, former president of Lions Club Ashwini Dutta paid tribute to Bhupinder Singh Jauhar. College principal Dr (Major) Harinder Singh Kang highlighted the activities being undertaken by the college.

National Mathematics Day

Yamunnagar: National Mathematics Day was celebrated by the department of mathematics of Guru Nanak Khalsa College. College principal Dr (Major) Harinder Singh Kang said the nation celebrated National Mathematics Day every year on the birth anniversary of world famous mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujam. Head of mathematics department, Professor Gurvinder Kaur, said with the cooperation of the college management and administration, the department was progressing day by day.

Students visit to Atal Sewa Kendra

Karnal: The ‘Sahyog Club’ of the KVA DAV College for Women, Karnal, organised a visit to Atal Sewa Kendra for its students. The visit intended to enhance the knowledge of students regarding significant Haryana Government documentation and schemes pertaining to Adhar card, PAN card, birth certificate, death certificate, registration for employment, Saksham scheme, Eshram card, Micro Bachat scheme and many more. Principal Renu Mehta said such visits were extremely important for not only the students but also the people they are going to educate, which is the noble vision behind the inception of this club.

Sports contest

Hisar: A sports competition was organised at Chaudhary Maniram Godara Government Women’s College. Kajal, a BA first year student, was the best player in the competition. The event was inaugurated by former principal of the college, Dr Veena Bishnoi. College principal Dr Hawa Singh informed that many girls had participated in the events. In the 200 meter race, Suman secured first place and Kajal achieved second place. In the 400 meters race, Kajal got the first position and Shalu secured the second place. In the 800 meters race, Kajal remained at the top, while Ritu got the second place. In the long jump, Suman secured first position and Pooja remained at the second place. In discus throw, Jagroop got first position and Sumitra bagged second position. Kajal remained at the top in the javelin throw, while Anju was at second place. The college principal welcomed the chief guest in the sports meet of the college in Fatehabad.

Campus placement gets good response

Ambala: Prof Harish Sharma Vice-Chancellor, MM (DU), said a training and placement centre had already been set up in the university for skill development and providing employment opportunities, which inviteed various technical companies and industries to the university to provide employment to students. END