The State Government is laying more emphasis on infrastructure development in existing colleges instead of opening new ones. Regular attendance of professors and students in classes is necessary to ensure quality of teaching.
This was stated by Higher and Technical Education Minister Umashankar Gupta at Shankardayal Sharma gold medal and award distribution function of Government Gitanjali Girls Post-graduate College on Tuesday. Gupta also inaugurated new building of the college. The new building has been constructed at a cost of about Rs2.98 crore.
The Minister said that students come to college to learn. They also learn about the mannerism and dressing sense through lectures of professors. He said that education is axis of development. Apart from courses, students should also be taught manners.
Gupta said that skill development centres should be opened in the college and scheme should be chalked out to impart training to girl students in the trades of their choice. It is necessary to impart job-oriented education to students to bring smile in their lives. He also released first edition of college’s research journal “Research Approach”.
Gupta gave away Shankardayal Sharma gold medals and awards to merit holders and students excelling in other fields. The awards were given away to lata Rijhwani, Priyanka Shrivastava, Moomal Bohat, Tayyaba Ali, Farhan Mujeeb, Sandhya Dwivedi, Shahini Kausar, Nayana Kushwaha, Monica Saini, Kesa Tomar, Mahvish Parvez, Bharti Panwar, Jyoti lodhi, Reetika Kushwaha, Sonika Jatav, Prabha Bhargava, Richa Chouhan, Anushka Shrivastava, Chanchal Chouhan, Priyanka Tiwari and Shyamla Ahmad.
Former MlA Ramesh Sharma also spoke on the occasion. Principal Dolly Malhotra informed about college’s achievements.