Chandigarh - Government College of Education, Sector 20D, Chandigarh organized its 65th Annual Convocation in the college premises today. Around 100 B.Ed. and M.Ed. students were conferred upon the degrees during this convocation by the Chief Guest Banwarilal Purohit, Governor, Punjab & Administrator, U.T. Chandigarh in the presence of Guests of Honor Rajeev Verma, Advisor to the Administrator, Chandigarh and Abhijit Vijay Chaudhari, Secretary, Education, Chandigarh Administration.
College Principal, Dr. Sapna Nanda read out the annual report of the college and highlighted the achievements of the institution in various fields. She accentuated the efforts of the faculty, students and other staff members of the college in furthering and fulfilling the educational objectives of the college.
Banwarilal Purohit in his convocation address congratulated the graduates (B.Ed.) and post graduates (M.Ed.) and the faculty members of the college for their indigenous efforts. He motivated the young teachers to fortify the virtues of discipline, honesty and integrity in their character in order to justify themselves to their endeavor of choosing this noble profession. He quoted Mahatama Gandhi Ji and Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam as iconic figures who are role models for perspective teachers and society. He said that knowledge is the supreme power but mere acquisition of it is of no use unless it is translated into ethical values in life. Further, he inspired the degree holders to be a learner for life and continue and should strive for enriching their knowledge by reading literature and books of varied genres and field.
Prizes were awarded to the students who secured various positions in the University examinations. In B.Ed., for the session 2021-23-Ameesha Verma secured first position, Ankita Ranout second and Tanuja Upreti got third place. In M.Ed., for the session 2021-23- Aarushi Sharma secured first position, Neha Yadav second and Anjali Kumari got third place. All the students who received degrees secured first division in the Panjab University, Examinations.
The occasion was also marked by the book release of ‘National Curriculum Framework for School Education 2023’.