Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 26: Aryans Group of Colleges, Rajpura, near Chandigarh, today held its 12th Convocation in PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Chandigarh, wherein Governor of Haryana Bandaru Dattatraya was the chief guest.
Prof Rajive Kumar, Member Secretary All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi & Dr Puneet Girdhar, Joint Director, Medical Education and Research were the guests of honor while Dr Anshu Kataria, Chairman, Aryans Group presided over the function. The meritorious students, approximately 125 from various programs including Engineering, Law etc were conferred degrees.
The Governor, in his convocation address, exhorted the students to develop the ability to lead the society and move ahead by examining the opportunity. “It is a matter of pride for us that the New Education Policy 2020 is an excellent education policy. It emphasize on practical knowledge rather than theoretical learning & joining hands with the leading initiatives and major schemes of the Government of India like Make in India & Startup India,” he added.
Governor Haryana further said that Aryans is among those Colleges which is doing a good job in the overall development of its students. He congratulated the management of Aryans which was started with just 100 students and one College and now is imparting quality education to over 3500 students in eight Colleges including Engineering, Law, Management, Nursing, Pharmacy, Degree, Education, Paramedical etc.
Dr Anshu Kataria, while congratulating the students, said that it’s a proud moment for Aryans to add these young talents for the progress of the Society. “We don’t need funds from our alumni, but we want these students to earn name and fame for themselves, society and their nation in the coming years,” he added.
Prof Rajive Kumar and Dr Puneet Girdhar also shared their vision.
Prof Roshan Lal Kataria, Rajni Kataria (Founders); Dr Parveen Kataria, Director General, Aryans Group of Colleges; Dr J K Saini, Principal, Aryans College of Engineering; Dr Garima Thakur, Deputy Director, Aryans Group; Kusum Sood, Dean, Academics; Dr Devinder Singla, Principal, Aryans College of Law; Dr Krishan Singla, Principal, Aryans College of Pharmacy; Nidhi Chopra, Principal, Aryans Institute of Nursing; Dr Anurag Dhiman, Principal, Aryans College of Education etc were also present on the occasion.