The Annual Convocation and Prize Distribution Function was held in Government Home Science College today. The Principal, Mrs. Madhu Nanda read the Annual Report of the college for the session 2011-12 highlighting the achievements of the college students and the developments done in the interest of the college. The college hosted an International Conference. The faculty members’ participations and publications in International and National Conferences, Seminars and workshop was highlighted. The principal also shared briefly about 50 glorious years of the college.
A total of 150 degrees were awarded on the convocation, out of which 64 degrees were awarded to the Graduates (B. Sc. Home Science and Fashion Designing), 39 degrees to the M.Sc., of which 10 were from M.Sc. Human Development and Family Relations, 19 from M.Sc. Food & Nutrition and 10 from M.Sc. Clothing & Textiles. 12 students from Advanced Diploma in Child Guidance and Family Counseling were conferred with Diploma. 24 students from Foods and Nutrition, 11 from Fashion Designing were awarded Post Graduate Diplomas.
The students of the college were awarded 261 prizes in various academic as well as co-curricular fields.
The meritorious university position holders for various undergraduate and postgraduate courses for the session 2010- 11 were:
1. 1stin M.Sc. Foods and Nutrition:Mallika Dhand
2. 2ndin M.Sc. Foods and Nutrition:Priyanka Gupta
3. 1stin P.G. Diploma in Nutrition & Dietetics: Amandeep Kaur
4. 2ndin P.G. Diploma in Nutrition & Dietetics:Deepika Arora
5. 1stin P.G. Diploma in Fashion Designing:Bhanupriya
6. 2ndin P.G. Diploma in Fashion Designing: Mamta
7. 1stin P. G. Diploma in Child Guidance &Family Counselling:Shruti Seth
8. 1stin P. G. Diploma in Child Guidance &Family Counselling:Jasmesh Garcha
9. 1stin B.Sc. Fashion Designing 3rdYear:Nisha Sharma
10. 2ndin B.Sc. Fashion Designing 3rdYear:Sarika Rana
11. 1stin B.Sc. Home Science 3rdYear:Chandni
12. 2ndin B.Sc. Home Science 3rdYear:Akshee Bansal
The prestigious awards of the college awarded were as under:
Best All Round Student –Ms. Saloni Jain, B. Sc. 3rdyear
Dr. Devi’s Award- Ms. Megha Bakshi, B.Sc. 3rdyear
Mr. K.P. Sinha Award-Shruti Sehgal, B.Sc. 3rdyear
The Chief Guest of the occasion Sh. V. K. Singh, IAS, Education cum Finance Secretary, Chandigarh Administration in his address was highly appreciative of the various achievements of the college.