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Mohali: Dr I.T. Institute of Management and Technology celebrated National Youth Day in the memory of Swami Vivekanand. J.B. Goyal, vice-chairman of the institute, told the students about the teachings of Swami Ji. Surendra Sharma is a well-known TV and stage artist also mentioned about Swami Vivekananda Ji’s teaching. He inspired the students to be eager learners as Swami Ji.
42 students selected
It was a dream come true for the 42 students who were selected by Honeywell, one of the top Global IT companies, during the mega joint campus recruitment drive at Chandigarh Engineering College, Landran. Students who would be passing their B-Tech and MCA degrees in 2008 with 70 per cent aggregate were eligible to participate in the drive. The selected candidates will undergo six months Industrial Training during which the company will be paying a stipend of Rs 10,250.
Lohri celebrated
Sri Sukhmani Institute of Engineering and Technology (Dera Bassi), Mohali, celebrated Lohri with enthusiasm and aplomb. The Sukhmani family welcomed the chairman Prof. Avtar Singh and director Kanwaljit Kaur were the chief guests at the bash. The Lohri bash was organised by Prof. Gurpreet Kaur, registrar, SSIET (Dean Cultural Affairs). Keeping the tradition alive a bonfire was lit with great zeal by Prof. Avtar Singh. It was followed by a dance party. Sweets were also enjoyed by students and members of faculty and staff. Various titles were also given at the ‘Lohri bash’. Director Kanwaljit Kaur and chairman Prof. Avtar Singh gave away gifts to all title holders: Mr. Popkorn: Prof. Pradeep Sharma; Revri: Dr. Kshmta; Mr Bhugga: Dr. Ghai; Ms. Mungfali: Prof. Ranju; Ms. Gachak: Prof. Gurleen; Mr. Bonfire: Prof. Sarabjot.
Achievements
The students of different streams of GGSCMT, Kharar, has done the college proud by attaining meritorious positions in the university (PTU). Harleen Kaur of CSE has secured 1st position with 86.89 per cent, Simerpreet Kaur 2nd with 86.67 per cent, Gaurav Bakshi 3rd with 85.78 per cent, Sandeep Kaur 5th with 84.11 per cent, Neha Dogra and Nalini Thakur 6th with 83.78 per cent, Kavita Chaudhry 7th with 83.44 per cent and Sugandha 8th with 83 per cent marks. All these students are from 7th semester of Computer Science Engineering. Neha of Electrical and communication engineering 3rd semester has secured 4th position in PTU. Shreysi Gautam of MBA has secured 7th position in PTU. College chairman Surinder Singh Sachdeva has congratulated the students and their parents for these achievements.
Celebration
Swami Vivekanand Group of Institutes (SVGOIs) celebrated Lohri festival with enthusiasm. The celebration marked the traditional gaiety and spirit and created reverberating atmosphere. Regu Bhaskar, Faculty (MBA) welcomed the chief guest as well as management team members, other invitees, faculty members, students and administrative staff. The chief guest, Abhimanyu Thapar, general manager, Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Corporation (CITCO), delivered his inaugural speech.
He said, “the Lohri festival is linked to spiritual and religious beliefs - giving alms to the poor and needy and effecting change in food pattern switching over to groundnut, gur, sesame and other items. Surbhi proposed the vote of thanks.
Source: TNS