In an initiative towards students’ welfare, the Manohar lal Khattar Government in Haryana has decided to introduce a two-day orientation programme for new students in all colleges for academic session 2018-19 so that students would become familiar with campus services, faculty, rules and regulation.
This programme would help students adjust to the new environment and inculcate in them the ethos of the institution with a sense of larger purpose, said Education Minister, Ram Bilas Sharma on Monday.
In Haryana, 1.5 lakh students take admission in colleges every year.
These students come from various backgrounds and are normally unaware of campus and college scenario. In order to ease their transition into college, the Department of Higher Education has decided to introduce two-day orientation program in all colleges, said the Minister.
He said that it has also been decided that all students would be provided with various facilities and information in their first week in the college. These included providing copy of the time table, identity card, library card, copy of the syllabus, copy of the lesson plans, list of student clubs and societies, list of mentors and foundation booklet.
The Minister said that on the first day of orientation program, check-in will be held from 8:30 am to 9 am. The major advising and mentoring session regarding students acquainted with the opportunities they will be receiving under the student mentorship program and all the support and guidance that they will be getting from mentor-mentee team, short documentary or motivated TeD talks will be shown. Session on miscellaneous affairs of the institute namely scholarships, students welfare, code of conduct, anti-ragging, sexual harassment law will also be held, said Sharma.
Brief session on importance of sports in students’ life, its role in acceptance at various organisation and sports curriculum of the institute is also planned.
On the second day of the orientation program, the check-in will be at 8:30 am and the Yoga session will be from 8:30 am to 9 am. A team of 20-30 students led by orientation leader, faculty or may be senior students would visit college area from 9 am to 9:30 am. Facilities at college such as housing environment at the institute, the facilities and infrastructure activities in the hostels, mess and hostel maintenance committees among others will be shown.
Thereafter, a session about extra-curricular activities such as NCC, NSS, legal literacy, cultural activities will be held, he added.
Sharma said that students will be informed about tools such as Shiksha Setu App, grievance redressal mechanism, college and DHE portal, e-Content. Information regarding award functions, ceremonies and annual award function will also be given, he added.