EDUCATION

25 teachers shifted in UT
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 16
The UT Education Department transferred 25 teachers of government schools who had completed seven years in one school here today as per the policy of the Administration.

The annual transfers of school teachers had been on the anvil for some time with the Education Department having planned to undertake the exercise in the first week of July.

However, sources said that these had been postponed on account of the ongoing centralised admissions. During this period, from July 3 to 10, the principals had expressed their reluctance in relieving teachers on grounds that it would hamper the admission process.

It is learnt that two options on the choice of school had been taken from teachers to be reshuffled and was being undertaken on priority to avoid mid-term disruption of the academic session.

Teachers who had failed to “perform” in the last examinations and shown poor results will, however, have not been touched since most of them are posted in rural schools and transfer would mean their securing a berth in model or ordinary schools in the city.

This would defeat the purpose of the warning issued by the department in which they had been asked to show improvement in the results in the current academic session.

Last year, these annual transfers had caused a lot of resentment among the teaching community since the Administration had, on its own, decided to transfer the teachers without seeking any options from them.

Those transferred include: Ravi Raj to GMSSS-35, Anju Sharma to GMSSS-35, Anupam Bhardwaj to GMSSS-19, Ashu walia to GMSSS-16, Monika Maini to GMSSS-40, Neelam Rani Jain to GMSSS-20, Santosh Malik to GMSSS-40, Ram Pal to GMSSS-22, Nirmal Singh to GMSSS-33; Surinder Kumar to GMSSS-33, Surinder Sharma to GMSSS-21, Sudha Gautam to GMSSS-23, Baljit Kaur to GGSSS-18 (lien shifted), Suman Sharma to GSSS-38 (W). Brij Mohini to GMSSS-40, Neenu Rajwanshi to GMSSS-33, Preet Kamal to GMSSS-35, Neelam Dogra to GMSSS-23, Ramesh Mishra to GGSSS-8, Vinod Bala to GGSSS-23, Gurmukh Singh to GSSS-38 (W), Charanjeet Singh to GMSSS-21, Surinder Kaur to GSSS-15, Kusum Sood to GSSS-Karsan, Kapur Singh to GMSSS-21, Sunita Bhandari to GMSSS-35 and Gurbaksh Kaur to GMSSS-33.

M.Sc. (IT) seats fall vacant
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 16
The venue for the centralised admissions to undergraduate and post-graduate courses was bursting at its seams with anxious parents and excited students flocking the Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector 26, to check out the displayed merit lists at the venue.

The road, too, was not spared with the spillover of public, causing traffic problems and congestion on account of haphazardly parked two-wheelers and four-wheelers which narrowed down the breadth of the road less than half its size.

At the notice boards, where merit lists had been put up, it was virtually a free for all as the students and parents elbowed each other to make it to the front and check their standing in comparison to others. The crowd seemed to pour in from all sides and most chose to hang around the venue, adding to the confusion prevailing outside.

Inside, it was a picture in contrast with the admission process going on smoothly, without any hitch. The day began with admission to M Sc (IT) in the morning session. This was followed by admissions to the 90 seats of M Com.

To avoid complications, documents were checked and cross-checked before students were allowed to enter the hall to pick the college of their choice. In addition, names, according to merit, were announced from time to time as also the on-going percentage for the respective colleges.

While the cut-off percentage did not go below the 69 per cent marks in M Com with 90 seats, the lowest recorded cut-off for M SC (IT) was 50 per cent. In spite of the low percentage, as many as 48 seats were left vacant after the displayed merit list was exhausted.

GGDSD college reiterated its position as far as excellence in commerce is concerned with the college being the first to exhaust its seats followed by DAV College and GC-46. The admissions were co-ordinated by Principal of the GGS College, Sector 26, Ms Harinderjit Kaur.

Diploma course in nursing
Tribune News Service

SAS Nagar, July 16
Admission to the three-year diploma course in General Nursing and Midwifery at the Fortis School of Nursing is open till July 17, 2002. Supported by Fortis Healthcare the school aims to inculcate in their students the best of international standards and modern professional techniques in patient care.

According to Ms Monir Gujral, Principal, Fortis School of Nursing, “We got a very good response from the students last year. A large number of eligible students applied for admission, out of which only 30 students got selected. There is a growing demand for quality nurses not just in India but also from abroad. We believe that we can provide world class training, which will provide the candidates world-wide career opportunities.”

The diploma course is open to female candidates in the age group of 17-35 years who have passed Class XII with a minimum of 50 per cent marks in the aggregate, preferably in science subjects. The school prepares the student to assume responsibilities in the field of primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare. Students who will successfully complete the programme will have the opportunity of working in one of the super-specialty hospitals of the Fortis Healthcare.

The course is recognised by both the State Nursing Council and the Indian Nursing Council. The course is a residential course where students will be required to stay at the nursing school’s hostel.

HC notice to Pbi varsity
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 16
A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed that the students admitted to the WC Institute of Management, Dera Bassi, and two other institutes shall be allowed to appear in examinations to be conducted by Punjabi University at Patiala.

The orders were passed on a writ petition challenging the validity of circular issued by Punjabi University on July 10 vide which it had disaffiliated these colleges asking them to seek affiliation with Punjab Technical University.

Taking up the petition, the Bench, comprising Mr Justice G.S. Singhvi and Ms Justice Kiran Anand Lall, also issued notice of motion to the state of Punjab, besides Punjabi University, Patiala, for July 29.

COURTS

Kaushal’s plea adjourned
Our Correspondent

Chandigarh, July 16
The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) today adjourned the petition moved by Punjab IAS officer Sarvesh Kaushal for July 22. Mr Kaushal had moved a plea before the CAT alleging that he had been falsely implicated at the behest of certain persons, and sought directions for quashing the order passed by the Chief Vigilance Officer-cum- Joint Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution.

Mr Kaushal has also sought the CAT directions to the respondent to restrain them from proceeding ex parte against him.