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A rare distinction for city CHANDIGARH, Sept 6 — Ten city students have cleared the National Talent Search Examination conducted by the NCERT. This is for the first time that all the ten students who have appeared for the exam have cleared the prestigious national-level test. Amit Agrawal, a student of DAV College, says his commitment to his work has done wonders and he has been able to achieve his goal. He says he has not gone for any coaching to appear for the exam and has depended on self-study. Aspiring to be a computer and software developer, this former student of St Anne’s is confident that he will achieve his goal. Vikul Goyal, a student of DAV College, Sector 10, says he has studied very hard for the exam. He has taken the help of text books as well as special books available in the market to prepare for the exam and the coaching taken by him has also helped him a lot. An aspirant of software engineering, this former student of Vivek High School says hard work, diligence and intelligence, coupled with the encouragement by parents as well as teachers, is the key to success. For Arpeta Gupta, a student of Sacred Heart, the inclusion of her name in the list of those qualifying the exam has come as per her expectations. “I was determined to get through because my sister had also passed the exam two years ago. Although it is a hard examination as one has to concentrate on regular studies as well, it is not so difficult if you think you can.” Her parents, Dr BC Gupta and Dr Vanita Gupta, are very happy with her success in the exam. Her mother says her father’s role is important for her success. Roohi Gupta, a student of Sacred Heart, attributes her success in the examination to her parents, teachers and her guide, Mr ML Sharma. She says even the SIE authorities do a commendable job in helping the students clear the exam. She has taken coaching classes for the test as she thinks that coaching is very necessary to achieve good results. R Arun, the second topper of the city in matriculation examination this year, feels that classroom teaching cannot help he students in facing exams like NTSE. “In our classroom education, we are not exposed to the practicalities involved. We concentrate on the theories only, though it varies from school to school. I depended on my school teachers to clear this exam, besides self-study.” A student of Shishu Niketan, Arun finds that the standard of NTSE is too high as compared to the regular examinations. “Do not be a bookworm. Just concentrate on your studies and take the help of help books available in the market. It is the attitude that matters in the long term. I have seen people who are better off in their studies, but cannot do well in such exams,” he says. Vikram Mehta, another Shishu Niketan student, has derived the inspiration from the picture of a student who cleared the examination, that appeared in a magazine two years ago. He made a point to succeed in the examination and his determination has showed the results. “The STSE is more difficult than the NTSE. In the routine tests, cramming is all that matters, but in NTSE exams, cramming cannot help in mental ability as well as scholastic ability tests,” says Vikram. Aanchal Dhir of Sacred Heart School finds the test quite difficult. She says it is difficult to cope with regular studies and preparations at the same time. She is of the opinion that classroom teaching cannot help in preparing for the exams. It is the mental ability and the understanding of the concepts that makes the difference, she says. Sachit Grover, a former student of St Kabir Public School, says the students with ICSE can also hope to get through the examination as he himself is an example. “It has been a nice experience with me when I have been preparing hard for the same. My parents have been encouraging a lot and I am quite grateful to my teachers also,” he says. Jithun Nair, a former
student of St John’s, opines, “If you prepare
for the exam with dedication, it is not very hard. There
is nothing that is out of course. Books contain all the
information required. You have to be clear about the
concepts and nothing is difficult afterwards.” |
Pre-Millennium Deva Vani
Conference ends CHANDIGARH, Sept 6 — The three-day “pre-millennium National Conference on Sanskrit” organised by the Department of Sanskrit, Panjab University, concluded at the ICCR Complex, here this evening. The cooperation of various institutions of higher learning from Shimla and Burdwan to Kanchipuram gave an idea of Panjab University’s prestige in the field of education and research. The Central Government’s and the Union Territory’s assistance made the scholars comfortable enough to go through long sessions, revealing the progress made in the field of popularising “Deva Vani”. The last day’s proceedings were marked by a legally elucidating lecture by Justice Jitendra Vir Gupta (retd), who was the chief guest. The presidential address by Prof Ramakant Angiras dwelt on the glory of Sanskrit and the hurdles the language was facing. Mr Kamaleshwar Prasad Sinha of Visva-Bharati was acclaimed with the honorific “Pandita” and a memento was presented to him for his incisive observations on the nationwide development of Sanskrit. He connected the Vedic Age with the computer era in a lively anecdotal style. The other speakers
included Prof Pratap Bandyopadhyaya (Burdwan), Prof
Rajendra Mishra (Shimla) and Prof D.P. Maini
(Chandigarh). The department’s Chairman, Dr
Shankarji Jha, a famous yet modest path-finder in
Oriental studies, wound up the conference by stating that
a committee was being formed for solving the problems of
Sanskrit scholars and institutions. |
Role of libraries stressed CHANDIGARH, Sept 6 — A library orientation programme was organised at Government Post-Graduate College, Sector 46, here today. Mr M.P. Singh, Home cum-Education Secretary, U.T., inaugurated the exhibition of books “Know your library” in the college. He said a library played an important role in the life of an individual and provided knowledge regarding different subjects and authors. He suggested that each student must donate one book to the library as remembrance of his association with the college. Dr H.R. Chopra, Reader and former Chairman, Department of Library and Information Science, Panjab University, presided over the second session. He made the students aware regarding the use of library facilities and motivated them to inculcate the habit of reading. Major D.P. Singh, Principal, urged the students to make the best use of the library. Sukhdeep Bhogal, Anubha
Gupta and Neeraj Nischal,the winners of the competition
were given away prizes by the chief guest M.P. Singh. |
NIIT scholarship on Sept 10 CHANDIGARH, Sept 6 — IT scholarship information centres set up by the NIIT in SD College, Sector 32 ,GCG, Sector 42, and other educational institutions have aquainted many students with latest trends and courses. NIIT is conducting its tenth Bhavishya Jyoti scholarship on September 10.The aim is to help meritorious students to avail themselves of computer education for different programmes.The scholarships will be given on the basis of performance in the test and after matching different categories (eligibility criteria) and NIITians opting for CATS programs. For the first time, scholarships are also eligible for engineers and other professionals. According to Puneet Khosla, an employee at NIIT, “More than 18 lakh IT job opportunities are expected to be there worldwide by the end of 2003.To further equip students with the skills, and knowledge required to excel as software professionals in this fast-moving area, NIIT has introduced ‘Future Curriculum’. With this, the pick of e-commerce jobs are available to the students”. The Bhavishya Jyoti
scholarships were launched by NIIT in 1989. In the past
nine years, nearly one lakh students have been given
these scholarships. |
S.S. Gill elected to PU
Senate CHANDIGARH, Sept 6 — Prof S.S. Gill of the PGI was elected to the Panjab University Senate in the special round for seats in the Readers and Professors category of the professional technical colleges here today. The category had three seats. From among the six contestants in the teachers’ category, Prof Gill got 152 votes. Dr Sashi Kala of DAV Education College, Abohar and Dr S.S. Sangha from GHG Khalsa College of Education, Gurusar Sudhar, were the other two candidates elected. The day was also to
feature election of three principals in the same
category. Dr (Mrs) Satinder Dhillon, Dev Samaj College of
Education, Sector 36, Dr Jagdish Kaur Bains and Dr
Govinder Kaur had already been elected unanimously. |
Ashok Raj Bhandari takes
charge CHANDIGARH, Sept 6 — The Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University has passed orders that ‘ Mr Ashok Raj Bhandari, Joint Controller of Examination, shall look after the work relating to re-evaluation and supplementary examination. The confidential work relating to question papers, however, will continue to be with the Registrar. Following the arrest of
the Controller of Examination earlier this year, the
charge was handed over to the registrar. However, it was
felt that the post of the Joint Controller of
Examination, was created ‘specially’ and
‘should be used for lessening the volume of
work’. |
Orientation course CHANDIGARH, Sept 6
— North Zone Cultural Centre, Patiala will organise
an orientation course in collaboration with CCRT, New
Delhi for teachers of government schools at Indira
Holiday Home, Sector 24 here from Sept 7 to 30. More than
150 teachers are expected to attend the course from
various parts of the country. The objective of the
courses to link the subject of teaching with culture so
as to make it more interesting and fruitful. Experts from
different parts of the country will impart training to
participants. |
Lions Club honours teachers PANCHKULA, Sept 6 — The Lions Club (Midtown) tonight honoured 16 local teachers for distinguished services in the field of education. The teachers, who were selected on the recommendations of the school principals, were honoured by Mr K.P. Singh, Additional Cabinet Secretary, International Association of Lions Clubs at a function here. The honoured teachers
are Ms Reva Sharma, Ms Harpreet Kaur, Ms Sarita Kaushal,
Ms Rupam Chadha, Ms Krishna Kaushik, Ms Veena Saksena, Ms
Chander Kanta, Ms Tejbir Kaur, Ms Dimple Mehta, Ms Sonia
Davesar, Ms Sharda Sharma, Ms Mukta Nagesh, Ms L Gomez,
Ms Kanchan Chadha, Ms Anita Garg and Ms Supriya Jagga. |
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