PGGCG-11 organized 66th Annual Prize Distribution Function

The 66thAnnual Prize Distribution Function of Post-Graduate Govt. College for Girls, Sector-11, Chandigarh was held on 09-04-2024. Ms. Monica Bhatia, IRS, Director General of Income Tax, NWR, Chandigarh was the Chief Guest on the occasion. The Chief-guest, Principal, Dean and Vice-Principal of the college lighted the ceremonial lamp which was followed by invocation of Goddess Saraswati by the students. Amidst applause by the audience, more than 650 trophies and prizes were given to the meritorious students for their outstanding and distinctive performance in the field of academics, sports and extra-curricular activities.

 

Prof. Anita Kaushal, Principal of the college presented the College Annual Report wherein she highlighted the glorious achievements of the students in multifarious fields at the University, Inter-University, State, National and International levels. She also underlined the contribution of faculty as members of Academic Bodies of Panjab University and their endeavors in research. Enlisting the glorious progress made during the last session, she highlighted that the college has won many awards in Environmental conservation, Sustainable development practices and cleanliness at national and international level. Additionally, the college has been awarded for pioneering efforts towards Tree Plantation, Eat right campus and Beat Covid Campaign, Cyber security drive and Drug De-addiction campaign. Thus, it has carved a niche not only in the region but also in the country. The Principal proudly announced that the college has won Overall Trophy for the Tenth Consecutive Year in Panjab University Zonal Youth & Heritage Festival, and also won the Overall Trophy in 64th PU Inter-Zonal Youth Heritage Festival; College Institution Innovation Council (IIC) has been granted FOUR star status by MoE, Govt. of India and has been conferred with Green Champion Award by MGNCRE Govt. of India.

 

Chief Guest Ms. Monica Bhatia, IRS, herself an alumna of the college, congratulated and gave away the prizes to the students. Lauding the multidimensional achievements of the institution and faculty, Ms. Monica Bhatia, nostalgically recalled her years in her alma mater and applauded the glorious progress made ever since. She gave three pieces of advice garnered from her own experiences; firstly, she advised students to be their own best friend, philosopher, and guide. She said “Listen to your inner voice, trust your instincts”. Secondly, she urged the students to strive for financial independence to become empowered. Finally, she suggested that never allow others to define your identity. She recommended embracing the life with open arms and open hearts.

 

More than 650 prizes were awarded to the students in various categories.

  • 24 students were awarded the College Colour in sports and 26 in extra-curricular activities.
  • 08 students were awarded the Roll of Honour in sports for their achievements in various inter-university, state and national level championships and 59 students were awarded the Roll of Honour for extra-curricular
  • CPL Sonia was awarded the Roll of Honour for NCC.
  • Swati was adjudged as the Best NCC Cadet Air Wing.
  • SUO Riya Sodhi was adjudged as the Best NCC Cadet Army Wing.
  • Diksha Singh was awarded as the Best volunteer of NSS.
  • Ashanveer Kaur was awarded P. Dutta Award for Honesty.
  • Vinnati was adjudged Best in Sports.
  • Priyanka was awarded the Nirmal Vasudeva Scholarship
  • Shreya Rajsi was awarded C. Bhatia Award for being the Best student in Physics.
  • Aayushi was awarded Sharan Makkar Memorial Award for being the outstanding student in Punjabi literature.
  • Anusha Sharma was awarded Harjinder Singh Scholarship.
  • Shivani was awarded Pushpa Verma Scholarship and a medal for standing 1st in M.A-II in P.U. and her performance in Youth Festivals.
  • Aanchal got Pushpa Verma Scholarship and a medal for her performance in Academics and Youth Festivals.
  • Shailja was awarded Dharam Rattan Scholarship.
  • Noreen was awarded Sardarni Devinder Kaur Scholarship.
  • Aanchal & Gagandeep Kaur were awarded Gopal Das Garg Memorial Scholarship for their performance in Music Instrumental and Music Vocal respectively.
  • Aakanksha, Sakshi Chaudhary, Varinda Sharma and Prakriti Thakur were awarded Prabha Kapila Scholarship.
  • Kirpal Kaur was awarded Gursharan Singh Scholarship for excelling in Punjabi language and literature.
  • Karamjeet Kaur was awarded Hardev Singh Ziladar Memorial Scholarship for excelling in Punjabi subject.
  • Jasleen Kaur was awarded Raj Kumar Sharma memorial award for academic excellence in PG Public Administration.
  • Eishika was awarded R.S. Chopra memorial award for best student in PG Chemistry.
  • Mamta Kumari was awarded M.M.Chaudhary memorial scholarship for Chemistry.
  • Shreya Rajsi of B.Sc.-III (N.Med) was declared the All Round Best Student of the college at the Under-graduate level.
  • Eishika of M Sc.-II (Chemistry) was declared the All Round Best Student of the college at the Post-graduate level.

The all round best students were also given the award instituted by Mr. B.S. Ojha IAS (Retd.) in memory of Mrs. Pushpa  Ojha, former Principal of this college.