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Teachers learn computer to make teaching effective Chandigarh, August 15 The first college in the city to impart computer training to its teachers on priority basis, the workshop taught its ‘students’ to employ computers to prepare projects and make teaching subjects interesting and impressive with the use of multimedia. During the course of the workshop, the teachers were taught to use computers to gather information and prepare project work in teaching subjects updated in all respects. Though some teachers did face initial problems in handling computers, they were grouped with teachers who had some working knowledge of the machine and were made to spend extra time in understanding its working and operations. It was also decided to use the learning to train the 200-odd students of the college in the forthcoming academic session by making it compulsory for one of the two teaching subjects. In addition, training of teachers left out of this course on account of a refresher course in progress would also be taken up simultaneously. The first step in this regard would be taken by installing more machines in the already existing computer lab. Computer teaching would be initiated from early September once admissions to the B.Ed course are complete. A discussion on the need of technology in education as well as implementation of this programme in the college syllabus was done by the college lecturers. The two teachers who spoke on the topic are Dr Indu Rehani and Ms Mandeep Grewal. The chief guest, Mr Vivek Attray, Director, Public Relations and Technical Education, appreciated the efforts of the college in training college teachers who in turn would teach pupil teachers studying in the college. He added that the education college was the right place to start computer education. The Principal of the college, Dr (Ms) Satinder Dhillon, said the course would be shortly implemented in the college and the facility of computers extended to all teachers. |
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Brilliant
start to PEC placements Chandigarh, August 15 The figure is impressive when a cursory look is taken at the placement record of previous few years. The highest campus placements were recorded in the year 2000-2001 in which 246 students got the jobs. The lowest total in past few years was 183 in 2001-2002. Out of the total, only two students of Master of Engineering have been placed. Principal Baljit Kapoor said the college had worked out the details of the interviews well in advance in coordination with the placement cell and the results were satisfactory. More interviews are also slated later this month. The companies on the list include the Jindal Strips, PUNCOM, HCL Technology and Escorts, besides others. The electrical, mechanical and electronics and communication engineering branches have witnessed maximum placements over the past many years and the trend remains the same even now. Aeronautical and production engineering are placed at the bottom rung of the placement ladder. Another interesting feature is that out of the total, 35 students have been placed in one company alone, Infosys Technologies. Certain other employers include TVS Motors, Larsen and Toubro, RITES, Nagarro Software and Escorts Mahle, besides others. The highest pay package is Rs 3 lakh annually while majority of other placements record more than Rs 2 lakh annually. Principal Kapoor said one big reason for the hearty opening for placements this year has been timely declaration of the semester results by the university. It is a known fact that the result tabulation and declaration in the past number of years had been ‘extremely’ poor and sometimes it carried on till November. As there are no placements without declaration of results, the college lost three-four months in commencing the placement programme. However, this year timely declaration of results has been of great assistance. In another novelty to the placement exercise this year, the college prepared a brochure of the Training and Placement Cell which was forwarded to various companies, the principal said. This yielded very positive results as companies contacted the college directly that saved a lot of time in initial communication. The college during summer vacation this year planned out details of the interview programme and contacted the concerned avenues and also fixed a sizeable number of interview dates. A senior professor said placements in a professional college were indicative of the academic reputation of the institution. So, the interview results are surely heartening at the PEC. |
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Birth
anniversary of Sri Aurobindo celebrated Chandigarh, August 15 The function commenced with lighting of lamp by the
Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University, Prof K.N. Pathak. This was
followed by meditation, music and drama in which members of the
society and schoolchildren participated. Professor Pathak, praising
the efforts of the children and the members said, “In today’s day
and age, which is full of stress, the message of Sri Aurobindo is
worth appreciation.” The chairman of the society, Mr B.K. Mehan,
gave a brief summation of life and vision of Sri Aurobindo. |
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SPIC signs MoU with Kadkraft Chandigarh, August 15 The joint venture will provide training on Auto-CAD and other CAD/CAE/CAM software. The short-term courses ranging from 15 to 60 days are meant for students and professionals of all engineering disciplines, architects, fashion and interior designers. Some basic courses on computer-based modelling to stimulate creativity of school students from Class VIII onwards are also available. MBA course: The Institute of Tourism and Future Management Trends ( ITFT) here has entered into an agreement with Woodbury University, California, USA, to offer one-year MBA degree. Major Gulshan Sharma (retd), Director, ITFT, said, “We have planned to train future managers for the Asian countries through a multi-disciplinary approach. The students would be trained in future management, marketing, accounting and business laws. Efforts are being made to get the sponsorship of students from major MNCs or governments of Asian countries as each student would be encouraged to specialise on one country. After the completion of the course, the students will have an option to take up on-job training in an Asian country on which they had prepared the project or join a corporate house in India. |
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Scholarship
test Chandigarh, August 15 For fashion designing, the minimum eligibility condition is matric pass and for the computer education it is the Class XII. |
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Dressing
down over coat Chandigarh, August 15 In a complaint filed in the forum, the complainant, Ms Sushobhita Sharma, a resident of Panjab University complex, Sector 14, has stated that she, along with her husband, had visited Mangaldeep Stitchcraft for purchase of a readymade coat. The complainant alleged that on the suggestion of the salesman she decided to purchase a piece of cloth for her coat. The salesman had assured her that the tailor working there could stitch a custom-made coat for her and would give a quick delivery. The tailor promised that the delivery of the coat would be made to her after a trial in the evening. She paid Rs 1,100 as advance payment, but when she visited the shop on February 8, 1999, the tailor and the salesman told her that the coat had not been stitched and they requested her to visit the shop in the evening of February 15, 1999. They assured her that the coat would be delivered to her on that day positively. She visited the shop on that day, but on trial she found certain shortcomings in fitting. The tailor assured her that the defects would be removed by him by February 22, 1999. On that day she again visited the shop only to find that the defects were still there. The tailor requested her to come on February 26, 1999. But he failed to deliver the coat on that date even. The complainant visited the shop again on March 4, 1999, but again the fitting of the coat was not found satisfactory. In its reply, the opposite party refuted the allegations levelled against it. The court held Mangaldeep Stitchcraft guilty of deficiency in service and directed it to refund Rs 1,100 to the complainant with interest at a rate of 9 per cent per annum since February 2, 1999, besides Rs 400 as expenses of litigation. |
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Fathering
a child 3 years after death Chandigarh, August 15 In his petition, Dr A.N. Aggarwal of Delhi claimed that a certificate was issued by the Local Registrar of Births and Deaths, SAS Nagar, on March 10 last year for a child born on November 9, 1996. He added that the child, as per the certificate, was born to a resident of Patiala through her husband who had been killed by the Punjab police on April 23, 1993. Giving details, he added that the mother of the child conspired with officials of the office of the Registrar of Births and Deaths and fraudulently managed to get the affairs managed in her favour. Taking up his petition, a Division Bench, comprising Mr Justice G.S. Singhvi and Ms Justice Kiran Anand Lall, issued a notice of motion to the state of Punjab, the Ropar’s Deputy Commissioner, the Subdivisional Magistrate and others. |
Bhangra rhythm makes him sway Chandigarh, August 15 Attached with the Magnet Dance Group, Gurvir has been learning bhangra since he was about six-year-old. However, it was not until he won a local folk dance contest organised by the Chandigarh Institute of Performing Arts that his dreams lighted up. “I know this is a tough field. Everybody keeps on reminding me that this a field where one keeps on learning till the end of life, but I have unlimited patience when it comes to dance, especially folk dance,” he says. Keeping bhangra as the main focus, Gurvir has recently ventured into acting as well. “I recently participated in an acting workshop conducted by the Jaspal Bhatti Academy and bagged a role in his play ‘Bhagat Singh’,” he adds. It was just the beginning of his acting career. Soon after that he got enrolled in a group under famous playwright Gursharan Singh and acted in a few more plays. “What I learnt through bhangra about facial expressions is proving useful while acting in plays,” says Gurvir. “But Bhangra will always be my first love,” he adds. Gurvir has recently won the first prize in one of the dance competitions organised by DD Punjabi. The episode is scheduled to be telecast by the end of this month. |
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