National webinar on plagiarism

Yamunanagar: Guru Nanak Khalsa College Research Cell in association with Turnitin India organised a one-day national webinar on 'Promotion of academic integrity and prevention of plagiarism at higher education institutions' here. Principal Dr (Major) Harinder Singh Kang said the chief guest of the webinar was Kurukshetra University Department of Commerce Chairman Prof Tejinder Sharma. He said 1,030 participants from 21 countries (including India) were registered for the webinar. He further said Amity School of Communication Director Prof Sumit Narula spoke in the first technical session and Neeraj Paul and Varun Piplani both from Turnitin India spoke in the second session. Dr Ashok Khurana, Dr Catherine Masih, Dr Anurag, Dr Parveen, Dr Neena Puri, Dr Ramneek and Dr Lalita Choudhary also participated in the webinar.

Orientation event for faculty

Faridabad: JC Bose University of Science and Technology here on Sunday conducted an online orientation programme for newly recruited faculty members of the university. The university had recently recruited about 20 teaching staff on the post of Associate Professor and Assistant Professor in various teaching departments. The programme was conducted by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) in association with digital cell. The objective of the programme was to welcome the newly appointed faculty members and introduce them to the university facilities, administrative and academic systems, the rules and regulations of the university. Registrar Dr SK Garg welcomed the newly appointees on behalf of the university. Vice-Chancellor Dinesh Kumar congratulated them and urged them to contribute in enhancing the quality of services being provided by the university whole-heartedly. The VC said JC Bose University is a leading university among other technical universities in the state and is known for its quality of education and meritorious students. Dean (Quality Assurance) Sandeep Grover delivered a presentation on general overview of the university.

GurPurb celebrations at college

Yamunanagar: Various religious events were organised at the gurdwara of Guru Nanak Khalsa College here to mark the 400th Prakash Purb of Guru Teg Bahadur. On the occasion, Bhai Manmohan Singh recited Gurbani along with his companions and also performed Shabad-Kirtan based on the works of the Guru. College Principal Dr (Major) Harinder Singh Kang said Guru Teg Bahadur had taught the country the true sense of religion and humanity. In another programme held at the college, tributes was paid to former vice-president of the college management committee Swaran Singh Athwal. Vice-principal Dr Ravi Kapoor said Swaran Singh Athwal was a visionary scholar and an alumnus of India's first Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. Bhupinder Singh Jauhar of the college management committee and president Randeep Singh Jauhar also paid tributes to Athwal.

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