Ramgarhia students association awards Rs 50,000 scholarships

The Ramgarhia College Old Students Association (RCOSA) has awarded a total of Rs 50,000 in scholarships to meritorious students from its alma mater. A press note issued today stated that the alumni body distributed cheques of Rs 10,000 each to two students and Rs 7,500 each to four others. The scholarships were presented during a brief function held at the college.

RCOSA President Balbir Singh Sudan, IAS (retd) and former Home Secretary of Punjab, along with General Secretary Sarabjit Singh Bhatti, handed over the cheques. College Principal Dr Manjit Singh and other staff members were also present at the event.

Earlier, RCOSA held its general body meeting under the chairmanship of Balbir Singh Sudan. Dr (Prof) Dharamjit Singh Banga, Vice-Chancellor of Sant Baba Bhag Singh University, Khiala, Punjab, emphasised the importance of alumni associations in the grading process of colleges by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), an autonomous body of the University Grants Commission (UGC).

Having chaired such panels, Dharamjit explained that the active involvement of alumni is a critical factor in NAAC’s evaluation of educational institutions. “Its active association with and contribution to the development of the institute is considered in the assessment and accreditation,” he added.

Colonel (retd) Varinder Juneja stressed the need for regular monitoring of the scholarship scheme. Both Sudan and Bhatti emphasised the importance of further activating RCOSA to enhance its engagement in motivating and assisting meritorious and needy students.

Other office-bearers of RCOSA, including Jagdish Mahay, Prof. Jaswant Singh Gandam, PP Pabbi, VM Juneja, Manoj Midha, DS Jassal, Ram Lubhaya, Hakumat Rai, and DS Parmar, were also present at the meeting.

The meeting concluded with members reminiscing about their ‘golden days’ at the college, sharing experiences from their student life, and discussing their successful careers in various fields such as bureaucracy, banking, education, industry, and the military. The meeting also paid tribute to the late Commandant (retd) CRPF Gian Singh, an esteemed member of RCOSA, by observing a two-minute silence in his memory.