Government Home Science College hosts 53rd annual convocation cum prize distribution

Chandigarh, April 29, 2023: Government Home Science College organized its 53rd  Annual Convocation cum Prize Distribution function on Saturday.  As many as 190 Graduates and Post Graduate students were conferred with the degrees. The Chief Guest of the occasion was Sh. Amandeep Singh Bhatti, PCS, Director Higher Education, UT, Chandigarh. The convocation began with academic procession followed by the ceremonial lighting of the lamp. 

Principal of the college, Prof. Sudha Katyal presented the Annual Report of the college. The report provided glimpses of the highlights of the college during the academic year 2022-23 as well as the illustrious achievements of the students  and faculty members in all spheres. The college magazine Pratibimb  depicting the glorious progress made by the college during the session 2022-23 was also released.

In addition, prizes were awarded for a number of co-curricular activities. Preesha Satija from M.Sc. (H.Sc.) 2nd Semester was awarded the best all round student of the year, Kiran Rawat from B.Sc. (FD) 6th Semester won Dr. Devi’s Award for being the most compassionate and helpful student of the college.

To boost the idea of entrepreneurship, and skill building, College initiated Sinder Kukar Best Entrepreneur Award. Ekta Gupta from M.Sc. Clothing & Textiles was awarded the best entrepreneur Award for the year 2022-23 for running up her start-up Fashion Buff.

Chief guest, Amandeep Singh Bhatti congratulated all the students and encouraged the young girls to follow their dreams and work passionately towards achieving them. He congratulated all the prize winners and advised the students to keep themselves updated with the latest trends in their fields Chief guest urged the parents to let their wards fly off and grow in their career path. He applauded the efforts of the Principal and staff of the college in building entrepreneurial skills and guiding them for under taking their startups. 

Prof. Sudha Katyal, Principal, congratulated the prize winners for keeping alive the unparalleled tradition of excellence of the college. Advising the students to never rest on their laurels, she further encouraged them to use knowledge, skills and experiences to converge themselves into global change maker and leaders.