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PU to introduce exams for honours
compartment cases
Chandigarh, October 26 The necessary regulation for it would be amended shortly. Among others, Prof Charnjit Chawla and Mr Ashok Goyal spoke in favour of giving a chance to the students. Earlier, a student was declared failed if he was unable to clear the honours paper. The Syndicate has also rejected the decision of the selection committee of not recommending the promotion of Dr Karan Vashistha of the Pharmacy Department and Dr AD Ahluwalia of the Geology Department as Professors. It was decided that the Vice-Chancellor, Prof K.N. Pathak, should write to the University Grants Commission to allow the university to review these cases under the Career Advancement Scheme. Meanwhile, the cases of Dr B.R. Arora (physics) and Dr N.K. Ojha (Ancient Indian history) under the same scheme were approved. The members also prescribed the qualifications of teachers for the post of lecturers, readers and professors of the University of Engineering and Technology, besides giving heads of departments, Publication Bureau and Press financial powers to spend Rs 5,000 without floating of tenders. This has been raised from a limit of Rs 2,500 with effect from today. The agenda item pertaining to the delay in investment of Rs 10 crore by the university in fixed deposits was referred back to the same committee, which was constituted by Prof Pathak to fix responsibility and recommend the waiving of the loss suffered by the university on account of the delayed investment. Mr Ashok Goyal pointed out that the university had lost over Rs 2.5 lakh on account of the negligence on the part of university officials. Prof Charanjit Chawla raised the issue of stagnation of teachers in colleges and university at the senior selection level of Rs 18, 300 basic pay with about 30 years' experience. Prof Pathak assured the Syndicate that the rules would be followed in this regard. The agenda item of the PU Holiday Home at Shimla was withdrawn for further discussion. It was earlier suggested that the Home be sold or the kitchens in the 10 sets of Dingle Lodge be done away with. Taking a compassionate view of the charging of market rent amounting to Rs 51,130 from the former head cook of the university guest house for occupying university accommodation despite retirement, the Syndicate reduced it to Rs 10,000. Other decisions included the appointment of Prof JK Chauhan as the Director of the university's Regional Centre at Ludhiana and Muktsar, a re-appear chance to students of Masters of computer application and privatising campus security in hostels from the forthcoming academic session, even though Prof Chawla's dissent was recorded on the issue. |
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HAMARA SCHOOL Affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, and managed by the DAV College Managing Committee, this school has come to occupy a place of pride among the institutions of its kind in the region. The school started from a rented accommodation in Sector 8, Panchkula, on the Mahatma Hansraj Day in April, 1982. It now has a magnificent building complex standing on a five-acre plot in Sector 11, Panchkula. The school stands for quality and excellence in all phases of educational and cultural activities which build a useful and cheerful citizen of a country. The DAV Management has recently embarked on a new scheme of equipping its scholars with confidence, to face the challenges of the modern age and this school is one of these prestigious institutions to churn out intelligent and efficient young men and women to serve the nation as doctors, engineers, CA’s, Army officers, and other competent executives, also outstanding players and athletes. Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati brought the Vedic lore alive to infuse the scientific and true spirit of secularism among all human beings of the world to spread the light of divine knowledge for the benefit of all sections of society with a firm faith in the existence of one supreme soul who controls birth, life and death everywhere. The school has been named after an illustrious DAV luminary Lala Chamanlal who took a leaf out of the book of Mahatma Hansraj, and relaunched the DAV Movement at Lahore in 1886. The building complex comprises three blocks earmarked as nursery block, secondary block and science-cum-academic block. The school has organised a parent-teacher association for active cooperation and coordination of the parents with the teachers to discuss and resolve the students’ problems and to encourage them to march ahead on the road to progress and growth. Stipends are awarded to deserving and promising students who show rare talent in academic, aesthetic or sports activities. The school has four houses — Dahlia, Lily, Marigold and Pink Rose. Inter-house contests and competitions are organised in various co-curricular activities and teams are selected for inter-school competitions. The system is working well and the captains and vice-captains are getting adequate training in democratic leadership as well. All students on rolls are physically examined by qualified doctors. Eyes and teeth are specially examined and expert advice and treatment is suggested for their parents. Serious cases of sickness are promptly given medical aid and reports sent to the parents for prompt action. This is a regular feature of the school and has produced expected results. The school scouts volunteered at Mata Mansa Devi Temple during Navratra melas. A hostel for boys from Classes IX to XII has been started on the school campus. A separate hostel wing is envisaged to be built. Already a well furnished dining hall and smokeless mess have been provided on the ground floor. Provision for training in handball, badminton, table tennis, volleyball, kho-kho and cricket has been made in addition to pucca tennis court and athletics facilities are in operation. Lawn tennis court have been set up and regular coaching is imparted to budding players. Net-practice for cricket training is now ready. Physical education is a very popular subject with the students and regular classes are held by qualified teachers to promote it. NSS and scouting are the most sought after services with the students. The students attend such camps from time to time. Drinking water is the telling need of the people in summer days. Two water coolers have been pressed into service for this purpose. Moreover, two water tanks at convenient locations have been provided for the three blocks. |
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Teacher must work with implicit confidence Role of a teacher: The role of a teacher is of vital importance. He must be a committed man, committed to faith in the future of man, in the future of humanity, in the future of this country and the world. The teacher must work with the implicit confidence in the power of humanity, which it has and by which it can cleanse and purify itself. They must impart to the students zest for the new experiences, love for adventure and knowledge, what the teachers do, the students follow. Role of education:
The primary purpose of education is the development of character. If at the end of education, a child has not imbibed the fundamental requirement of character, that education will produce knowledge, but it will never produce wisdom. The most painful fact is that our children acquire knowledge, they acquire skill but they don’t acquire wisdom. The world knowledge is outstripping wisdom even more rapidly today. Education must be for assimilation of knowledge through the process of thought into wisdom. Imbibing traditional values in children:
Courage is a rare virtue but moral courage is rarer. So on and on, the sayings go. This was relevant in the past but has not lost its glimmer in the age of automation. The home is the cradle; the mother is the harbinger of these values. The institutes can assign themselves with the role of inculcating human values not only by sermonising but with their modalities and equal participation. The various functions, the small gifts to grand parents, care of trees, plants, flowers, celebration of festivals together can go a long way in the mission. On tuitions:
A teacher should not encourage his/her students to indulge into practices such as tuitions. If they need extra coaching, they should promptly discuss their problems in the school hours. This brings the students and teachers more close and helps the teachers to modify their teaching according to the requirements of the students which can be easily imbibed by them. |
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Cricket
They play the game, to win the fame A green pitch, with a patch brown In white they are dressed, as they come in haste While the crowd cheers they play the game Slowly they rise; to hit the early is not wise Gradually they build the scores. The hour is theirs The glory is won But – Time they can’t survive, and out they go Next to follow, goes on the game, the game goes on Amod; Class VII A Classroom A classroom has many a thing Some are small some are big There are desks and benches Some have flowers and bunches There are duster and chalk Teacher writes and pupils talk There is a blackboard On which lessons are told The teacher roars And mood of students soars The students’ shout And teachers make them out Teacher is absent and students enjoy With a lot of fun and joy Both this happiness and gloom Students have in classroom Nitin Gupta, Class X
Oh! My teacher Oh! My teacher you are my future I pray improve my knowledge day by day Oh! My teacher you are my preacher If you give me the bell, I will do well Oh! My teacher you are my good guide If I sincerely follow you, my future will be bright Mahima Julka |
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HC to mourn Justice Gupta’s death Chandigarh, October 26 A statement issued by the office of the high court's Registrar-General said the reference is scheduled to begin at 10 am. Justice Gupta, 74, died here on Friday night. According to family sources, he suffered a heart attack and was rushed to the PGI, where he was declared "brought dead". Justice Gupta was appointed acting Chief Justice in January 1990 and became Chief Justice in July 1990. After completing his LLB from Delhi, he joined the PEPSU High Court as a pleader in 1951 and in 1955 he enrolled with the Bar as an advocate. He was elevated to the high court as an Additional Judge in 1979 and became a full-fledged Judge in February 1980. Justice Gupta was associated with several organisations. He was the national president of the Bharatiya Vikas Parishad and chairman of Sewa International. In addition to being the patron of the Indian Institute of Culture, he was also president of the Rama Krishna Mission. |
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