NIT signs MoU with NIFT, Kangra

Jalandhar: Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jalandhar, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Kangra, and Jawaharlal Nehru Government Engineering College (GEC), Sundernagar. Prof L K Awasthi, Director, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, signed these MoUs with the Akash Dewangan (IRS), Director, National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Kangra, and Prof SP Guleria, Principal, Jawaharlal Nehru Government Engineering College (GEC), Sundernagar, with a view to help in design curriculum, training, research and skill development, organise workshops, seminars, conferences (online and offline) on emerging issues related to mental health and well-being of youth based on the mutual discussion. The signing event of MoU with NIFT Kangra was conducted in the Centre of Advanced Textile Studies (CATS) Building at NIFT campus, Kangra.

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Webinar on placements

The placement cell of St Soldier Law College today organised a webinar on the theme ‘How to prepare for company placements’. Madhuri Sharma, an alumnus of the college, working as a special counsel in the Legal Service Department at Bengaluru, was the resource person and Assistant Professor Neha Chhinna was the moderator. Madhuri said students must prepare for a company job at least two years before the completion of the law course. She said, “The students are expected to have excellent communication skills and must also develop personality traits of a corporate manager.” The students had a long question-answer session. College Director Dr SC Sharma said such sessions would become a regular feature of the college.

Online debate competition

An online debate competition was organised for the students of Class XI of Innocent Hearts School. The students voiced their views on ‘Development of Artificial Intelligence’ and talked about pros and cons of advancement in technology. They said the technology had two perspectives and it is up to us to make the best use of it. This competition was conducted online and the judges were Ambika Pasrija, Priya Pahuja and Anju Gautam. The judges had a Herculean task judging the best out of 37 students, who took part in the competition. The first position was bagged by Vanshika Talwar, the second was taken by Vanshica Kocharand Prachi Bajaj and Parasmani and Kanan Pathak bagged third prize.

Road safety, life safety

The NSS unit of Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya participated in the Road Safety Month-2021. This is being organised by the Youth and Sports Ministry of Government of India from January 18 to February 17. The theme of this campaign is ‘Road safety, life safety’. The main objective of the campaign was to apprise the citizens of road safety. The campaign was organised under the guidance of NSS Programme Officer Veena Arora, Dr Anjana Bhatia and Harmanu Paul. Principal Prof Ajay Sareen said it was the need of the hour to make everybody aware of the road safety. “Life is very precious, so we should protect it,” she added. Programme Officer Veena Arora also said accidents could be checked with awareness and intelligence. Harmanu Paul also encouraged NSS volunteers to follow the rules strictly. Principal Sareen flagged off the road safety rally and encouraged all the volunteers. On this occasion Asstt. Programme Officers Pawan Kumari and Dr Meenu Talwar were also present.

National De-worming Day

Kanya Maha Vidyalaya observed National De-worming Day by organising a poster making activity. The event was organised by the Department of Student Welfare. During the event, students of all streams made beautiful awareness posters depicting the importance and benefits of de-worming. Students through the help of posters gave information about the causes, precautions and treatment of worms and how we can live a healthy life by avoiding intestinal worms. The posters of students namely Divya, Gurdev, Avantika and Vashika were appreciated more for their innovative design and effective message. Principal Prof Atima Sharma Dwivedi appreciated the efforts of the students and faculty members for organising such social awareness events. She further maintained that it was important for the young people, especially the students, to be made aware of various health issues so that they could be able to lead a healthy life. Principal lauded the efforts of Dr Madhumeet, Dean, Department of Student Welfare and Sadhna Tandon for organising the event.

Fun-filled day for students

IVY World School organised a ‘Fun Day’ in the kindergarten wing. The young learners participated and enjoyed a virtual fun-filled day with fun games. There were ample games in which kids participated with full zeal and enthusiasm. The tiny tots enjoyed a freeze dance, scavenger hunt, mystery sounds and pictionary games as well as in bees race. Children showed their enthusiasm for the coin stacking making a fun face with bangles, grains and raw rice. They enjoyed their day by beading pasta in a string, pick and transfer peas, and enjoyed making numbers with kidney beans. S Chauhan, principal, Ivy World School, congratulated and appreciated the support and cooperation given by parents for the fun games.

Changing business trends discussed

Phagwara: The GNA University, under its academic initiative, Corporate Knowledge Infusion Series of the GNA Business School, organised a panel discussion on the theme ‘Achieving marketing resilience in turbulent times’. The main objective of this event was to acquaint the students with the changing industry or business trends, practices and strategies. The panel comprised eminent dignitaries- Atin Khanna, vice president and Priority Circle Manager, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Noida; Dilpreet Singh, Head Customer Relationship Management and Loyalty, The Oberoi Group, New Delhi and Rahul Shrivastava, Head Business Development and Strategic Initiatives, Cambay Engineering Services, Hyderabad. The panelists cited relevant examples based on their knowledge, experience and learning from various business segments such as banking and financial, hotel, consumer goods, etc to acquaint the students with the strategies employed by the business managers and marketers to increase the customer confidence, trust and engagement among the consumers to generate loyal consumers with higher patronage value. TNS