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Students gear up for placements
Engineering courses admissions
Combined admissions to various engineering courses of the University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET), Panjab University, Chandigarh College of Architecture (CCA), Sector 12, Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology (CCET), Sector 26, Department of Chemical Engineering (DCE), PU, and Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Sector 12, are being held at Law Auditorium of PU. The admissions for the general pool will be conducted tomorrow.
Chandigarh, July 12 Like every year, nearly 400 companies of repute have been sent invitations to recruit students from various engineering disciplines. Many of these companies conduct interviews on the college campus. Various companies will conduct the interviews for recruiting students from the mechanical, IT, production and civil, electronic, computer, metallurgy and aeronautical, and electrical branches. The salary package on an average varies from Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 5.6 lakh per annum. Himanshu Gupta, a final year student of the Production Engineering Department and co-ordinator of the placement committee, is enjoying his work. He is quite hopeful of getting a good job as he has a good academic record and fulfils all the requisite conditions. “It is a good experience to be associated with the placement cell as it provides exposure. The placement cell is also running various social projects. Being involved in social work was great satisfaction”, he said. Social projects:
These are being held in collaboration with the Commonwealth under the name CYCI-PEC-NSS and there are nearly 300 volunteers of NSS involved in these projects. There are 15 co-ordinators. These projects are basically for the economically weaker section. In workshops, women from slum areas prepare dresses needed in workshops of various departments. Earlier the price of a dress was priced at Rs 300 but now it is being made available at Rs 180. Under the micro-financing project, loans are given to the poor and the needy at low interest. This time the budget of this scheme is Rs 10 lakh. In the knitting projects, women make various items like gloves, shawls and other things. Women from slum areas are invited on the campus and they prepare various kinds of pickles also. Kusum Gupta, wife of the director of the college, Professor Vijay Gupta, is also actively involved in pickle-making and knitting projects. “I have introduced a women’s club in the college to facilitate interaction. The main purpose of the club is to organise various entertaining activities and awareness programmes to create a healthy environment. The club was formed four months ago”. Laptops compulsory:
It is priced at Rs 37,000 while in the market it can cost around Rs 55,000. There are 385 seats for first year students and it will be compulsory for them to carry a laptop with them in the class. The college is also offering loans to the students as it has tied up with the State Bank of India. “It is not necessary that students here to buy laptops from the college only. They can get it from somewhere else also, said Prof. Vijay Gupta.
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Heavy rush for admissions
Mohali, July 12 The Principal of the college, Mrs Mandeep Kaur, said that the staff had to carry on the work of admissions till about 5 pm today and three counters were set up to meet the rush of students. Till yesterday the work was ended at 2 pm and the college had only one counter for admission-related work. The college authorities were hopeful this year for the first time over the past seven years to start B.Sc (Home Science) classes as nine students had already taken admission and one more student was needed to run the classes. According to the policy of the Education Department, at least 10 students were needed to start a particular class. Since 1998, when the course was introduced in the college, only about five to six students used to take admission in B.Sc (Home Science). As the strength was inadequate to run the class, students were compelled to opt for other subjects. Home science was introduced as a subject in BA part I from last year in the college and boys were also allowed to opt for it. In fact, a boy had topped in this subject last year. The college has also introduced care-oriented courses but students on the rolls of the institution would only be allowed to opt for such courses. However, the rush of students at the college at present was comparatively less than last year because from this year the university had barred students having reappear in the class XII examination to take admission in college. Students, who cleared their compartments, would seek admission after the declaration of their result by the Punjab School Education Board. Mrs Mandeep Kaur said that the college had admitted 213 students in BA part I, 93 in BA part II and 103 in BA part III. In B.Sc (non-medical) part 1, 18 students were admitted while 11 were admitted in part II and six in part III. In the medical group 12 students were admitted in B.Sc part I, five each in part II and part III. As many as 46 students got admission in B.Com part I, 39 part II and 53 in part III. From July 13 to July 23, students would be admitted to the college with a late fee of Rs 400 and after getting permission from the college Principal in this regard. From July 25 to July 30, students would be admitted after getting permission for the same from the Vice-Chancellor of Punjabi University and with a late fee of Rs 800.
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College set to sport sensuous look
Chandigarh, July 12 Dissatisfied with the fact that the cleanliness on the campus and in the hostel was not up to the mark, the Principal of the college, Manjit Kalra, had proposed that the sanitation work of the campus, including hostels, should be privatised. It would be more economical too. The present posts of three sweepers will be converted into
‘malis’. There were only three sanctioned posts of sweepers for cleaning the college building and hostels Meanwhile, Government College, Sector 11, today donned a colourful look. As the classes began today, students, keen to begin their academic session, crowded the campus. Eager to know about their timetable and room numbers, they could be seen moving throughout the sprawling college building. Discovering the joy and the freedom of college life, girls found the fun of college life exhilarating. The DDC 1 students were treated with a unique system of tutorial classes introduced from this session. The colleges has introduced 69 tutorial groups. Each group comprises 50 students. Every tutorial group in charge has been provided with a kit. The kit will include a proforma which has to be filled by the student. It will contain information like the mode of conveyance, the driving licence number, blood group, name of the person other than parent influencing the student and source of inspiration in his choice of career. The tutorial group of a student will remain the same throughout his stay in the college. Students will be invited to their tutor concerned frequently to promote teacher-student interaction. When the student will leave the college, the tutor will sign the character certificate of the student. The Government College for Girls, Sector 11, is yet to get a nod for introducing the M. Com course. Though the college had received a number of applications for the course, it has now stopped receiving these . “Though we have received a letter of intent and the university has also proposed to send its inspection committee for the purpose, I think we will be very late in introducing this course,” the Principal said.
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New faces live thrill of campus life
Chandigarh, July 12 At Panjab University, the excitement is palpable in the air-in the joyful steps and in the harried, harassed lines queuing up to pay those admission fees! For 21-year-olds Ashima, Kamal and Chetna, who have enrolled for their Masters in English, college life is about “great things happening to our lives” but the wait for the hostel and the lines for admission are sapping their energy. It’s the parties these young ladies are looking forward to, for the English department has a reputation to protect as it rocks! “It is the happening sort of department because it is
‘hep,” elaborates Kamal, who had got onto the merit list for Public Administration and Library Sciences but chose English in order to be in the ‘right place’! What about the boys? The girls laugh. Their views are clear, “The Law Department is where the really nice guys are. English hardly has any men enrolling.” Have their planned their wardrobes for the first day? Indeed, this is a question that clearly qualifies as passé! For, sleeveless shirt and jeans it is for Kamal and a simple white salwar kameez with a small pink print for Ashima while Chetna prefers to go the casual way-jeans and t-shirt. Light green, bottle brush green, lemons are the colours for the monsoons pronounce the girls, for whom fashion is all about cheer and comfort and these three are out to make a summer splash this year. Contrasting slippers and matching earrings are the style mantras for this season too say Chandni and Deya all of 18 and completely in tune with the panache of the ramp walkers! The unending queues make for good ‘time pass’. Plant a person in the line to keep your place while you run along to the “Stu-C’ for a quick chomp down on some delectable goodies. The hot favourites are the juices and shakes for those calorie conscious youngsters. Says Pratichee who has only juices through the day, “They keep me hydrated and fill me up without having to resort to oily food”, ah the vagaries of keeping up that awesome figure in college! However, giving health drinks a miss are the ‘tuckers’ for whom a hearty meal is next to revival! So, Chana-Puris it is for 16-year-old Nilza Angmo from Ladakh, who has come to enrol in BA first year Arts while rajma chawal is the ubiquitous favourite of the Gen-next for whom rajma and channa is next to ‘cool foods’! Speaking of fads and cell phones are not far behind. To whisper sweet nothings or make stress fraught lists with friends over the departmental admission requirements, the latest gizmos seem like putty in these young hands! So, life is good and fun. The lines may be long, the fees may be killing, the hostel may be unavailable but to be young and independent and free-spirited is an experience that comes once in a lifetime with college no less!
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SOPU activists stage protest
Chandigarh, July 12 Dalveer Singh (Goldy), president of SOPU said, “Mr Sodhi Ram, Controller of Examination, should not be given promotion as he is not capable of performing his duties. The difficulties which the B Ed aspirants faced due to non-receipt of roll numbers have exposed the poor functioning of the varsity. Instead of checking his irregularities, he is being promoted”. The union alleged that Ajmer Singh, former Director of Sports, Gurpal Singh and Kewal Singh have mishandled funds. Moreover, sports persons are not getting the advantage of funds sanctioned for the specific purpose of sports. The union demanded action against the officials responsible for the misappropriation of funds.
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PUSU to hold protest
Chandigarh, July 12 The authorities are refusing to provide hostels to students on the ground that they are not enough seats in hostels to accommodate all students. As a result, outstation students, especially girls, are facing a lot of problem as there are more girls students at PU.
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Institute students develop tool for blind
Dera Bassi, July 12 In a press note, the institute Principal, Dr I.P. Singh, stated that the dictionary is an useful and handy software which not only shows meanings of word but also pronounces them correctly. The dictionary is useful for visually challenged having features like addition of new words and their meanings and many others. The other projects include a “embeded heart rate trend indicator”, that has been developed and fabricated by the final year students of electronics and communication engineering. Prof Avtar Singh, chairman of the institute, appreciated the students’ venture and announced cash incentives for them.
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Toppers felicitated
Chandigarh, July 12 Nearly 100 students between the 7 to 12 age group participated in the Inlingua GPP Programme. They were divided into three groups (Level 1, 2 and 3) based on a written test and an oral assessment. This is the second consecutive year in which Inlingua Chandigarh has successfully completed the GPP Junior Programme which focuses on building confidence and fluency, improving vocabulary and pronunciation and the correct usage of the language. According to Ms Niyati Chitkara, Centre Incharge Inlingua, “ This programme is extremely student friendly and maintains its seriousness and discipline. It aims at improving a child’s diction along with better understanding of English language. It is an amazing experience to watch the children learn new things each day.”
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KV Principals’ conference from July 15
Chandi Mandir, July 12 It will be inaugurated by the Joint Commissioner, Ms Pragya Richa Srivastava. Principals of 58 Kendriya Vidyalayas will attend the conference. The quality of education, strengthening primary education, grading system, planning and execution will be discussed.
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CrPC amendments: Lawyers to protest on July 14
Chandigarh, July 12 Addressing mediapersons here today, Bar Council Chairman Rajdeep Singh Tacoria, Secretary Rajmohan Singh and member Amrik Singh Kalra disclosed that the BCI and the state Bar Councils had already been agitating against the amendments, which were against the interests of the public. They stated that efforts were on to pressure the government into repealing the controversial amendments that relate to anticipatory bail and test identification parade. The members of the Madras High Court Advocates Association have been holding protests against the amendments, they stated. “One of the amendments will make it almost impossible for anyone to get anticipatory bail under the new provision,” they said, adding that the amendments failed to provide safeguards available to an accused. The other amendments that have raised the hackles of the lawyers is the one empowering an Executive Magistrate to conduct the test identification parade (TIP) instead of judicial magistrate and making simple injuries inflicted with deadly weapons a non-bailable offence. “The protest will not result in stalling court work as we will not resort to strike. But, if the government sticks to its stand, we may take stronger measures,” they added.
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Legal notices to municipal councillors
Mohali, July 12 It is learnt that in the notices it has been stated that baseless allegations were levelled against Mr Kulwant Singh by the seven councillors with an aim to defame him. The councillors have been asked to give an unconditional public apology within 20 days from the receipt of the notices failing which a defamation case would be filed demanding damages to the tune of Rs 1 crore. Mr Kulwant Singh confirmed that legal notices were sent to seven councillors. The notices were sent to Mr Manjit Singh Sethi, Mr Manmohan Singh Lang, Mr Amrik Singh, Mr Manjit Singh, Mr Sukhdev Singh Patwari, Mr Amrik Singh Mohali and Mrs Harbans Kaur. Mr Sethi, however, said that the councillors had directed their inquiries to the Principal Secretary, Local Government, in public interest and as such notices should have not been issued on behalf of the council president.
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Rajasthan unveiled
Chandigarh, July 12 The Punjab Lalit Kala Akademy teamed up with Manish Media Agency, Jaipur to showcase the socio-historical culture through the aesthetic statement of well known free lance photographer Gopal R Kumawat based on his 35 years of expertise in this realm. As the theme of the exhibition ‘Rajasthan ki kala aur lok Jivan’ suggests the overriding concern of the artist, is to document and project the rich culture of Rajasthan baring its royal splendour as well as the élan of folklore. He has employed his pictorial skills to capture the exquisite beauty and architectural grandeur of monumental subjects like the Junagarh Fort of Bikaner, Mehrangarh Fort of Jodhpur, City palaces of Jaipur and Udaipur. Both the interiors and the façade spell art of the ages but associating the common life with royal ambience had some reservations. Gopal has, however, attempted to depict the ‘life’ with some marvelous camera shots in the ‘Pushkar Mela’. The bloom of adolescence, young women with veiled faces to escape the prying eyes of spectators, old men relishing the ‘hookah’, rural folk with clusters of camels, visitors enjoying the ‘masti’ of folk dancers. While the colourful photographs displayed close to each other invite the viewers attention in general but some of the works like ‘Gettore ki Chhatriyan’ ‘Sandune’ ‘Strains of sarangi’ reflect the expertise of the artist with a perfect balance of light, background, angle and association of life. Due to certain constraint Gopal could display only 162 exhibits from his repertoire of 350 works, that too put up so close together that each work vies with the other for recognition and attention. But it is a welcome endeavour to promote and propagate rich cultural heritage of Rajasthan. Earlier, R.S. Verma IAS, former Chief Secretary, Haryana, inaugurated the exhibition which will be on view till July 16. |
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Harry Potter mania engulfs city
What makes the event so exciting in India is also the fact that for the special book reading session being held by whiz author
J.K. Rowling at a castle in Edinburgh at midnight on July 16, an Indian girl has been selected amongst the 70 children chosen the world over! 14-year-old Trisha Mittal, a student of Loreto Convent School, cannot express her joy at being selected. The itinerary is simple and fantastic. A special book reading by the author herself from ‘Harry Potter and the Half Blood’ along with a signed copy of the new book and a press conference where the young ones can ask their questions!
Chandigarh, July 12 The release has caught the imagination of children and adults the world over and there can really be no better example of “globalisation” than this book right now! Transcending race, colour and culture, the book’s popularity has caught the publishing world by surprise. “The new age Pied Piper” is how, Vipon Kinger, owner of Asia Book House in Sector 17 describes it. The excitement is reaching a crescendo as the stroke of midnight draws near. For, July 16, midnight is when the book finally comes into its own. Bookshops will receive their copies at 10 am on Saturday and after that they expect all hell to break loose! “We just hope to cope with the rush” answered a smiling Ajay Arora of Capital Book Store when asked if there were any special events planned for the Saturday. Rajiv Chaudhary, owner of The English Book Shop, recounts how the last time they did not even have the time to display the book as there was a queue much before the books came in to the shop! The point of fact being that book stores in the city are revelling in the hype generated. Both Capital and The English Book Shop are planning special promotions but are not about to reveal their plans just yet. Innovative displays are being planned and Browser in Sector 8 has a countdown clock, counting those precious minutes away. Pooja Varma, team Leader at Browser says, “This hype is bigger than anything we have ever seen and the anticipation seems to be getting bigger each day. Everyone is jumping the bandwagon, children, aunts, parents — the queries, confirmations and bookings are pouring in.” Priced at Rs 895 for a coveted copy, the book, however, does not come cheap! Browser is offering the book at Rs 750 to its readers. Capital Book House offered a similar discount but the scheme closed on July 10. The books can be reserved at other book stores like Asia Book House and The English Book Shop but at the retail price. However, most bookstores have ordered enough copies to meet the advance bookings as well as the ‘pop in and buy’ rush. According to the sole distributors for India, Penguin Books, Vice-President, Sales and Marketing, P.N. Sukumar, “This is not just hype but a publishing event that is being witnessed and enthusiasm is a tame word to use for the emotion the book is generating”. He laughs and adds that for each book released, multiply the numbers by 2 and that is the demand for this one! So, Penguin is looking at 1, 30,000 books at the start and that is a conservative estimate!
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“Last year nearly 96 per cent of the college students were recruited and this year, too, the placement cell is expecting a good response. This time we are inviting select companies. Since the college is not interested in placing its students at call centres, it has not invited call-centre companies”, said Dr M.L. Gupta.