Virtual alumni meet organised

Jalandhar, January 2

Keeping in view the Covid-19 pandemic, Mehr Chand Polytechnic College organised its Ist online alumni meet. As many as 70 students participated in the meet. Students ranging from the first batch of the college to newly pass out students participated in the event. Principal Dr Jagroop Singh welcomed all and apprised them of the activities of the college. He also expressed the purpose and motive of organising the meet. Ajay Goswami, president of the Alumni Association, stressed that the meeting of this group must be organised every year. One of the old student pass out during 1958, Dr PC Markanda, congratulated the faculty for bringing the college at this stage. Prof NL Arora, PL Sharma, Narinder Sharma, Raj Kumar Chowdhary, principal Ajay Arora, Vinod Kapoor, Rajan Jhangra, Anil Uppal and Neelam Dhir also addressed the meeting and shared their views. They said that a meet would be organised shortly on the college campus, so that all students may have glimpse of their alma mater.

Many students expressed their desire to sponsor scholarship for the poor and downtrodden students studying in the college. In the end, principal Dr Jagroop Singh thanked all and also promised to organise next meet very shortly. Rajesh Kumar handled the event in an excellent manner. — TNS