Haryana Governor honours Aryans J&K students at 12th Convocation
Srinagar, Nov 26: Aryans Group of Colleges, Rajpura, Near Chandigarh today held its 12th Convocation at PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Sec 31, Chandigarh.
Governor, Haryana Bandaru Dattatraya was the Chief Guest while Prof. Rajive Kumar, Member Secretary All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi and Dr. Puneet Girdhar, Joint Director, Medical Education and research were the guests of honor.
Dr Anshu Kataria, Chairman, Aryans Group presided over the function. The meritorious students, approximately 125 from various programmes including Engineering, Law etc were conferred degrees. The convocation ceremony started with the lamp lighting ceremony followed by a welcome prayer.
Governor Haryana in his convocation address while congratulating the students said that degree holders have to decide for themselves whether they want to become job creators or job providers. “The process of learning in life does not end, but from today is the beginning of new education and achieving new goals”, said Dattatraya. He 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 has been prepared under the leadership of our country's illustrious and dynamic Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is an excellent education policy. It emphasises on practical knowledge rather than theoretical learning and joining hands with the leading initiatives and major schemes of the Government of India like Make in India & Startup India.”
Governor further said that youth were the assets of the country and should contribute towards nation building activities. He said that the nation could develop only when youth were focused, disciplined and growth oriented and urged students to inculcate good values like discipline, patriotism, sincerity and devotion.
Bandaru Dattatraya said that it is not merely convocation but a new beginning for another challenging life. “Students of today are the founders of tomorrow’s Nation. We need to bring down the strong boundaries that we have put on the students to help them grow in their desired field. Students should also have the right kind of attitude to grow and have success in life.They should be open to learning, be creative and think about societal problems”, he added. He advised the students to become a good citizen and work day and night to earn fame for themselves and the entire Country. “Be proud of being Indians and having studied in India as we have excelled in all fields,”he added.