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Panjab varsity releases admission schedule
Chandigarh, June 27 The students can submit their forms up to 2 pm. Provisional merit list of candidates for interview for admission to LL.B. 1 st Semester will be displayed on the notice board on July 5 at 6 pm. Interview of candidates of all the categories (General as well as reserved categories) except sport and NRI categories, will be held in the morning and evening sessions on July 6 between 9 am and 5 pm. The candidates won’t be entertained in the lunch time between 1.30 pm and 2.30 pm. Provisional merit list of NRI and sports category candidates of LL.B. 1st semester will be put up on July 6 at 6 p.m. Interview in NRI and sport categories will be conducted on July 7 from 9.30 a.m to 12 noon. Payment of fees by the selected candidates in all the categories except NRI and sports categories for admission to 1st semester of LL.B for both morning and evening sessions has to be made on July 8. The payment will be received from 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. and from 2.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. Waiting list for admission to LL.B Ist semester will be put up on the notice board for all categories except NRI and sports on July 8 at 6 pm. The fee will be received by selected candidates under NRI and sports categories for admission to LL.B. 1 st semester on July 9 between 9.30 am and 12 noon. Payment of fees for remaining seats for all categories except NRI and sports will be received on July 9 between 2 p.m. and 4 pm. Payment of fees for remaining seats for all categories will be entertained on July11 from 10 a.m. to 12.00 noon. The schedule for admission to LL.M. Part-I shall be finalised after the declaration of result of LL.B. 6th semester by Panjab University as the admission merit is to be made on the basis of merit of entrance test and on the marks of LL.B. semester results. The schedule for admission to LL.M. Part-II shall be finalised after the declaration of LL.M. Part-I result, according to Professor Kulwant Gill, Chairperson, Department of Laws, P.U. |
GGDSD College takes lead in admissions
Chandigarh, June 27 The GGDSD College's cut-off percentage for B Com I has registered an increase this year and it is trying to capture best talent. For B.Com with mathematics the college has set a cut off percentage at a high of 84 per cent for the UT pool and it is 90.8 per cent for outsiders. In B.Com without mathematics it is 88 per cent for UT pool and 94.8 per cent for outsiders. At DAV College, Sector 10, it is little less - 81 per cent for the UT pool for B. Com with mathematics and 83 per cent for the outsiders. For B.Com without maths it goes 86 per cent for the local students, it is 88 per cent for the outsiders. At the Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector 45, the cut off percentage for B. Com with maths has been kept at 75 per cent for UT Pool and 80 per cent for outsiders. For B.Com without maths it goes 79 per cent for local students and 84 per cent for the outsiders. At the Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector 26, it is 70 per cent for UT pool and 84 per cent for the outsiders for the commerce stream. Other colleges of the city are yet to display their merit list. The cut off percentage for B Com I for UT pool and outsiders. |
Add-on courses students can opt for
Chandigarh, June 27 Business Administration-automotive marketing and Automobile Engineering are two such promising streams. Mr Summit, Assistant Manager of the Canadian Institute of International Studies (CIIS), Mohali said: “These courses are in great demand among students as these hold great value in the industry”. After scoring a degree in automotive marketing course the students can go into the dealership market, the automotive corporations or finance market. Degree holders of engineering course can go for designing, production, quality assurance or technical sales and services. According to Mr Summit, the best thing about the institute is that it provides 3 to 4 months of co-operative (co-op) sessions every year, starting from the first year. In a ‘co-op session’, the students practically work in an automobile manufacturing company and some of the companies even pay for these sessions. The admissions are based on the result of the entrance test which is on third July. The institute requires the student to have scored at least 50 per cent marks in the class 12 with math and English. The entrance test consists of English writing, listening and reading exercises. The number of seats for both the streams is 40. The ‘3D animation and visual effects’ couse is also emerging as a good career option. Maya Academy Institutes of Advanced Cinematics, Sector-34, is one of the leading institutes in this field. It offers a professional diploma in 3D animation and visual effects, along with the other certificate programs with particular topics like architectural designing, special effects, layout designing for print advertising etc. Ms Gaganpreet, Center Manager, Chandigarh branch, said: “Creative and hardworking students have great scope in film, television, advertisement, graphic designing etc.” She further added “people have started changing their views about these courses as the sector is nowadays showing up its magic in almost all forms of the public media and people even from the ages of 15 to 60 are joining these courses now”. Mr B.D. Bhudhiraja, Dean, Colleges Development Council, P.U. stated: “From this year the number of job oriented add-on courses has increased to 38.” The add-on courses like fashion, designing, textile etc. can be done along with the regular B.A. degree. These add-on courses give the students a professional start to the fields of their interest. |
Personality development camp concludes
Chandigarh, June 27 More than 150 students participated in the camp. During the camp lectures on various subjects like leadership and personality, career counseling, communication skills, power of concentration and moral values were held. The topic like food habits, time management, positive thinking and positive living were also discussed. A renowned faculty comprising Mr Asit Ghosh from Tuff Track, Dr Vidhu Mohan, a professional career counsellor, Dr Rajni Lamba from NIS, Ms Shashi Gulati , an IAS officer, Mr Jatinder Thakur, Food Craft Institute, Mr B K Gupta, Manager SBI and Mr Dheeraj Aggarwal delivered lectures during the camp. Mr Deepak Dua, AGM, SBI was the chief guest on the occasion. He appreciated the efforts of the Bharat Vikas Parishad in conducting the camp. In his address, he said the camp had shown the way to students and now the students must follow the way to achieve the success in life. A branch of State Bank of India, Sector 37 sponsored the camp. Dr K. L. Passi, national vice-president of the Bharat Vikas Parishad emphasised that only hard work, perfection and devotion could make a successful personality. Certificates were issued to all the participants. |
Withdrawal of DA merger in salary resented
Chandigarh, June 27 He said as per the UT Government notification, all regular employees of educational institutions were entitled to get the benefit of 50 per cent merger of DA. He said this notification was implemented by the college authorities in April 2004 and it became a part of the salaries as per the instructions. He alleges that now the college management had suddenly decided to withdraw, the 50 per cent merger of DA, which was being paid to the college staff leading to resentment among the staff members. This was stated in a press note issued here. |
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BA III result seekers a harassed lot
Chandigarh, June 27 They added that attempts to get the gazette copy proved futile as the university authorities said it could not be published due to power failure. They added that the students, as such, had to wait for long hours as only one employee at the enquiry counter was telling them the result. The University website was also inaccessible. Campus president Yajvender Yadavnmet Controller of Examinations Sodhi Ram but he expressed inability to help them out. |
Stress is on character building
Aman Public School was founded by Kirpal Singh Puri, an educationist and social worker, in 1990. It is located 2 km from the Civil Secretariat on the Bhadson road in Patiala.
The school is a high school and has 300 students on its roll. It provides eco-friendly environment. Although there is much stress laid on academics, students are encouraged to take part in games, dramas, creative writing, yoga, etc. The school is a co-educational one. Both girl and boy students are taught to communicate with each other in a civilised manner and without hesitation. Stress is laid on hard work, discipline, education and need of character building among the students. Education is recognised as one of the major factors on road to success. Individual needs of students are taken care of with fully expanding programmes and sources. In nursery classes, food manuals and table manners are taught. Students of higher classes are made familiar with handling day-to-day problems of life like bicycle/scooter repair, furniture maintenance, repair of domestic electric appliances and plumbing. The school has a well-equipped computer lab. |
Quiz winners
Chandigarh, June 27 |
Kids flaunt fashion at
Fun Republic
Chandigarh, June 27 Dressed in vibrant, funky and hep ensemble, kids walked on the ramp. The fashion parade presented a very cute picture. They enthralled everyone with their enthusiastic participation. Lots of fun and excitement was witnessed at kids dance party also. A DJ played popular dance songs and remix songs. There was a wide variety of activities and contests. Live dance competition, instrumental music, clay modelling, colouring, drawing, face painting, tattoo making, gift wrapping, mono acting, fancy dress, one minute games, singing competition, quiz, antakshari and many other interactive games and activities were part of the miller. Open to all, the carnival was a huge success. According to Mr Girish Pande, business and operation head, Fun Republic, Chandigarh, “We have been regularly organising special activities and events and movie festival for kids which have been a big hit. These have been well appreciated and have evoked tremendous participation from everyone. While giving them a platform for creativity, the kids carnival also provides them quality entertainment in vacations.” |
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