Category: Events

The senior students of the PG Department of Commerce of Post Graduate Govt. College for Girls, Sector-11, Chandigarh organized Fresher’s Party to welcome B. Com-I students on 18-09-2019.

Prof (Dr) Anita Kaushal, Principal of the college was the Chief Guest on the occasion. The students gave a kaleidoscope of events ranging from songs, dances, medleys, choreography and modeling on theme Bollywood Maza that enthralled the audience.

The Fashion cum Modeling, showcased by the Freshers captivated one and all. They also displayed their innovative skills in the form of dance performances and thanked the seniors and teachers of the Commerce department for organizing such a grand welcome party.

Principal Prof. Dr. Anita Kaushal welcomed the Freshers to the GCG family and applauded their spirited performances. She advised them to work hard, stay focused and committed to the course they have chosen and bring laurels to college.

Under the able guidance, motivation and support of Principal Prof. Anita Kaushal, PRAKRITI-The Environment Society of Post Graduate Government College for Girls, Sector-11, Chandigarh celebrated “WORLD OZONE DAY” on 16-9-2019. The theme of the function was Ozone Layer Depletion and Global Warming.

Dean Mr. Kanwar Iqbal and Vice Principal Dr. Anita Khosla administered pledge on ozone preservation to students and faculty members on the themes. They congratulated the students for enthusiastically participating in various events and being a part of the valuable campaign.

Hindi Department of Post Graduate Govt. College for Girls, Sector-11, Chandigarh celebrated Hindi-Day Fortnight which concluded on 14-09-2019. Many competitions like Poetry-recitation, Poem-writing, Story writing, Essay writing, Declamation, Slogan-writing were organised during the fortnight to mark the occasion. Prof. Rajinder Kaur Aneja, Chairperson (Retired), Department of Hindi, Government Mahindra College, Patiala, a well-known Hindi scholar presided over the function. In her Presidential remarks, Prof. Aneja stressed on the nature and significance of Hindi language and highlighted its emerging role in the contemporary context. She gave away the prizes to the winners of various competitions. Prof. Anita Kaushal, Principal of the college, congratulated the prize winners and motivated the students to give an appropriate direction to their creative potential.

PRAKRITI – The Environmental Society of PGGCG – 11 organized following events as a part of “Jal Shakti Abhiyan – 2019” being observed by the Ministry of Human Resource Development(MHRD) under “Swachta Pakhwada 2019” (1^ST September to 15^th September, 2019) under Prime Minister’s  mission  “JAL SHAKTI ABHIYAAN”. The theme for the same was water conservation and make India free from single use plastic.

Chief Guest of the function was Principal Prof. Dr. Anita Kaushal. She encouraged students and faculty members to save water and minimize the use of single use Plastic. She administered pledge to students and faculty members on the themes “water conservation” and “Making India free from single use plastic”. In Group task each team member very vividly explained water crises and provided solutions to conserve water. To create awareness about the sustainable use of water a documentary was shown to the students and faculty members.

A Blood Donation Camp was organized by the Blood Donation Society along with NSS and the Alumni Association of Post Graduate Government College for Girls, Sector-11, Chandigarh on 12-9-2019. The camp was organized in collaboration with the Department of Transfusion Medicine, PGI, Chandigarh and was jointly sponsored by Inner Wheel Club Chandigarh and ‘Nescafe’.

The camp received an overwhelming response from the students, teaching staff and non-teaching staff. A total of 78 units were collected and donated during the camp. Arrangements were made for refreshments, and each donor was accorded with a Thank you Badge and a certificate from PGI. Mrs. Meenu Verma, Associate Professor in Commerce and Convener of Blood Donation Society of the college thanked the donors, the staff of PGI and the sponsors for their support and cooperation.

Prof. Anita Kaushal, Principal of the college who was the Chief-guest on the occasion appreciated the efforts of the organizers. She praised the donors for their humane concern and the invaluable and life-saving contribution towards the noble cause.

PRAKRITI- The Environment Society of Post Graduate Government College for Girls, Sector-11, Chandigarh celebrated Akshay Urja Diwas on 24-08-2019. The function was sponsored by Chandigarh Renewable Energy Science and Technology Promotion Society (CREST). Various Inter-college Competitions like Eco-rangoli, Poster Making and Slogan Writing on the theme “Impact of Akshay Urja in India” were organised. About 100 students from 15 colleges of the Tricity registered for the competitions.

A lecture cum presentation was given by Dr. Arun Singh, Assistant Professor at Punjab Engineering College Chandigarh. He talked about various techniques of Renewable Energy Sources. He laid emphasis on cutting down the use of non-renewable energy sources for sustainable development.

Sh. Debendra Dalai, IFS, Chief Executive Officer, CREST was the Chief-guest for the day and Dr. Abdul Qayam, IFS, Additional CEO, CREST was the Guest of Honour. Sh. Debendra Dalai encouraged the students and faculty members to save energy and make use of Solar Energy as much as possible.He gave away prizes to the winners and congratulated the students and the prize winners for enthusiastically participating in various competitions and being a part of the valuable campaign. Prof. (Dr.) Anita Kaushal stressed that Sustainable Development is the need of the hour and students have a significant role to play in this direction. They can be agents of social change and guide the society to prevent wastage of energy and also motivate them to adopt renewable sources of energy in the larger interest of the future generations. All the students, faculty members and guests took pledge to conserve Energy.

Prof. Anita Kaushal, Principal, Post Graduate Government College for Girls, Sector-11, Chandigarh distributed laptops to eleven students of the college in 16-8-2019. The students belong to ‘Priority Household’ category, and the distribution is a component of the enterprise for promotion of education under e-Snatak scheme of Chandigarh Administration.

The e-snatak scheme is an initiative of Chandigarh Administration to promote the adoption of Information Technology in Chandigarh, in accordance with the objectives of IT and Electronics policy of Administration. Under this scheme laptops are provided to such girl students who belong to priority households and are pursuing graduation.

Principal Dr. Kaushal encouraged the students to make optimum use of information technology, and use e-resources for supplementing their academics. She felt confident that this initiative will assist the students in upgrading their skills and open avenues for job opportunities in today’s competitive world.

Students ranging from various streams expressed their happiness by thanking the college authorities and Chandigarh Administration and assured that they will make a rational use of technology and make all efforts to justify the venture.

Staff and students of Post-Graduate Government College for Girls, Sector-11, Chandigarh, celebrated Independence Day with exuberance and patriotic fervour on 15.8.2019.  Prof. Anita Kaushal, Principal of the college hoisted the National Flag.

Address the students on this occasion, Prof. Anita Kaushal, saluted the freedom fighters and paid tribute to the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of the country. She emphasised that India has become a force to be reckoned with in the global arena in all the spheres, especially in economy, defence, space and Information Technology. Progress is not the government’s responsibility alone rather the people’s cooperation, participation and contribution has an equal strength and weightage. Advising the students to stay away from the menace of drugs and other vices, she urged them to channelize their energy towards nation-building.

She highlighted the initiatives of the college to empower the girls and shape them as agents of constructive change. Prof. Kaushal congratulated the students for their excellent performance in academics and motivated them to show their enterprise and assertiveness to carve a niche for themselves at the national and international level.