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Farewell ceremony at ryan

Ryanites at Vasant Kunj bid farewell to students of Class XII. leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality and it’s this vision of Dr Augustine Francis Pinto, chairman, Ryan International Group of Institutions that will transform young students into future leaders. The students were overjoyed that Grace Pinto, MD, Ryan International Group of Institutions joined the students for their class photograph. The ceremony began with invoking the lord’s blessings to be showered on the students on this significant day of their lives.

Seminar On How To Crack Aipgme

The Delhi Academy of Medical Sciences (DAMS) conducted a satellite-based seminar — How to crack AIPGME for students in its 74 centers across India. Dr Sumer Sethi, MD and previous topper in AIPGM/AIIMS, shared knowledge to strengthen and infuse students with determination to crack the exam. The discussion primarily focused on exploring the potential of students with special sessions on mental training required to develop the so called "killer instinct”.

Dr Sethi said that the students who wished to crack the exam should know the importance of  pre-planning and execution. He talked on points like how to crack the exam, selection process, paper pattern, marking system etc. He also said that students should keep a note of those points which are important and likely to be forgotten.

Woman safety app by itm univ

A woman safety application has been developed by students and faculty of ITM University, Gurgaon). The app was selected recently during the two-day event held in Panipat by the Haryana Government to create awareness about the campaign. The Android-based application Be Safe Girls has been developed by Sujata, Asst Professor, Sakshi, final year student of dept of CSE&IT and the development team of the university. The USP of the app, as per the development team, is that it consumes less than 1 MB memory space. In case of an emergency, a text message at the press of the button and the precise location of the girl will be sent to the girl’s family, friends and officials of the university or authorities.

Bridging The Skill Gap

The DPMI tie-up with National Skill Development Corporation and Health Care Sector Skill Council will help bridge the skill gap existing in the healthcare sector and will also prove to be a boon for the unemployed youth for getting gainful employment. DPMI is not only nurturing the specialties/skill but also take appropriate measures to enhance the communication skills and personality of the young aspirants. It describes as themes which states that skill building is not an end in itself but rather a means for job creation, employment or self-employment, with significantly higher income potential.

It highlights the importance of empowerment through life skills development as critical components of healthcare. It will certainly prove to be a milestone in upgrading the existing courses and infrastructure besides enabling the unemployed youth to have fairly better chances of gainful employability due to their wider acceptability in the health sector.

Workshop On Girl Child

KIIT Group of Colleges organised a workshop to create awareness on Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao abhiyan. All the teachers and students participated in this workshop. The main aim of the workshop is to prevent gender biased sex selective elimination/abortion and protect the girl child and ensure survival. Speaking on the occasion KIIT registrar Neelima Kamrah said: “We need to change the mindset. Today is just the beginning.” She also said that the society as a whole needs to change the mindset towards the girl child to end the problem of female foeticide. A nukkad natak on the theme was presented by the students. The street play touched the theme of dwindling sex ratio and life without females in the society.

MOU Signed To Provide Vocational Training

The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Amity University Gurgaon (AUG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to collaborate on providing vocational training at the college/university level. This tie up aims at bridging the gap between the academia and industry and honing the job-related skills of the youth. The signing of this MoU is said to be the first of its kind in Haryana.

Speaking at the event Dilip Chenoy, MD & CEO, National Skill Development Corporation said: “In order to enhance the employability of the youth in our country, it’s important to introduce and scale-up vocational training at the school and university level. It is equally important to kindle the entrepreneurship spirit. The MoU will enable scale and integration of vocational training with students at the university level. We are happy to be a part of this collaboration to build a strong pool of skilled workforce in India.”

The MoU was signed by Chenoy and Dr PB Sharma, VC, Amity University. Also present were Dr Padmakali Banerjee, dean academics, AUG and Prof (D.) Bhavana Adhikari, deputy dean, AUG.