Course in communication, presentation skills
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, May 24
A one-week course in ‘Communication and presentation skill’ is being organised by the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chandigarh, at the Government Polytechnic for Women, Ludhiana. About 30 teachers from the polytechnic, the Government Textile Chemistry and Knitting Technology, Ludhiana, GP, Hoshiarpur, Desh Bhagat Polytechnic, Dhuri, ITI Girls, Ludhiana, and Guru Nanak Khalsa College are participating in this course.

The course is generally designed to equip teachers of engineering and non-engineering disciplines with knowledge and skills to communicate effectively in the classroom as well as in the institution. Delivering the inaugural address, Prof B.M. Dhir, ex-Professor and Head, NITTTR, Chandigarh, emphasised the need for inculcating effective communication and presentation skills among lecturers in order to improve the quality of passouts form the institution so that they could contribute in the industrial and economic development of the country.

Dr Sunil Dutt, Assistant Professor and course coordinator, from NITTTR, Chandigarh, delivered an overview of the topics to be covered during the course. The topics comprise communication concepts, type and importance, barriers to classroom communication, effective reading and writing, speaking and writing skill, non-verbal communication, role of media in communicating and interpersonal relation and planning for presentations.

Ms H.K. Toor, Principal, Government Polytechnic for Women, Ludhiana, while proposing the vote of thanks, discussed the need of organising the course as communication formed the basis of all teaching and learning processes and enabled teachers to make effective presentations. She said this course would go a long way in improving the quality of passouts from polytechnics.

PTU centres’ function today
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Ludhiana, May 24
More than 3000 students from 38 distance education centres of Punjab Technical University will participate in a joint mega function to be held at GGN Khalsa College, Civil Lines, on May 25.

Students from Ludhiana, Jagraon, Samrala, Khanna, Barnala, Sunam, Sangrur, Malerkotla, Sirhind, Mandi Gobindgarh, Dhuri, Mullanpur, Doraha, Bhawanigarh, Raikot, Ahmedgarh, Moga, Faridkot and Ferozepore will take part in the event, in which several IT and cultural activities will be organised.

Teams from different institutes will participate in events like IT quiz, poster making, solo dance, skit, modelling, rangoli, bhangra, flower arrangement, just a minute, solo song, group dance, gidha, parody, mehndi and fashion show.

The event will be inaugurated by Dr A.A. Siddiqui, Director-General of Punjab Police. Mr Malkiat Singh Birmi, Minister for Jails, Housing and Urban Development, will be the chief guest of academic awards distribution function ceremony to be held in the afternoon. Dr S.K. Salwan, Vice-Chancellor, PTU, will be the chief guest at the prize distribution ceremony and closing ceremony.

Karamdeep wins scholarship
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Ludhiana, May 24
Karamdeep, a Class VII student of New SMD Senior Secondary School, New Shivaji Nagar, has won a scholarship to be given by the Children Welfare Trust, Chandigarh, on the basis of a talent search examination held at national level. He has obtained 30th rank in the examination.

Besides Karamdeep, as many as 25 students from the school have their names in the merit list. Others in the merit list, who have received merit certificates, include Anurag Sharma of Class X, Saurav of Class V, Shrenuj Goel of Class VIII, Deepak Batra of Class X, Jayatri Ahuja of Class X, Nidhi Dogra of Class X, Yamandeep of Class IV, Balwinder Singh of Class X, Tanya Bansal of Class IX, Abhineet Godayal of Class IX, Kavita Sharma of Class X, Shiva Sharma of Class X, Prerna Khanna of Class X, Paramjeet Singh of Class X, Shubham of Class V and Deepanshu of Class VII.