GAGAN NewsLetter

G A M U T O F A C T I V I T I E S Volume: 1 Issue: 1 July to December, 2014

Chief Patron Mrs. Shashi Bala Sharma President, GCMT, Aligarh

Patron

Dr. S.C. Sharma Secretary, GCMT, Aligarh

Advisory Committee Mr. Girish Chandra Sharma Mohd. Asif Khan Dr. Anshu Saxena

Editorial Board Mr. Akhil Sharma Ms. Sana Ishtiyaque Mr. Rajeev Kaushal

Issue Features

Orientation Student Orientation Programme College Activeness Alumni Meet Talk Show–Women Cell Teachers’ Day Celebration Talk Show–Guidance & Counseling Cell Extempore Speech (Voter Awareness) Educational Tour Sports Day Celebration Co-Curricular Activities Card & File Making Competition Rangoli making & Pot Decoration Essay Writing Competition Rakhi Making Competition Poetry & Singing Competition Collage Making Competition Diya Making Competition Environmental Awareness Plantation Workshops/Seminars/Guest Lectures Workshop: “Art & Craft Workshop” Workshop: “Hand writing” Workshop: “Resume Preparation” Workshop: “Bibliography writing skills” Guest Lecture on Spiritual Development Workshop: “Traffic Rules” Workshop: “Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan’ Workshop: “First-Aid Box Preparation Guest Lecture on ‘Indian Philosophy’ Guest Lecture on ‘Wastage & Stagnation in Education’

It is gratifying to learn that G.C.M.T. is going to release a news letter. It is a medium to highlight the Gamut of Academic activities and provides an opportunity to the students as well as the teachers to express their talent and creative potential. Merely, organizing the activities successfully in the academic institution is not enough, what is more important is that these activities must be brought in the public domain, for suggestions and pieces of valuable advice. It is with this motive that the college has blazed a trail in this regard. And, I am sure that the fruitful endeavors of the entire Gagan family would elevate the newsletter to the level of an academic journal. Best wishes. Dr. S.C. Sharma Secretary, G.C.M.T., Aligarh

It is gratifying to learn that G.C.M.T. is going to release a news letter. It is a medium to highlight the Gamut of Academic activities and provides an opportunity to the students as well as the teachers to express their talent and creative potential. Merely, organizing the activities successfully in the academic institution is not enough, what is more important is that these activities must be brought in the public domain, for suggestions and pieces of valuable advice. It is with this motive that the college has blazed a trail in this regard. And, I am sure that the fruitful endeavors of the entire Gagan family would elevate the newsletter to the level of an academic journal. Best wishes.

Mrs. S.B. Sharma President, G.C.M.T., Aligarh

Students’ Orientation Programme

An Orientation Programme for the students of B.Ed. was

organized by G.C.M.T. in Department of Education on 14th

July, 2014. Dr. V.P. Pandey (Asst. Prof., Dept. of Teacher

Education, S.V. College, Aligarh) was the key orator, who

threw light on the current scenario of teacher education in

India. Dr. Pandey motivated the prospective teachers to strive

for excellence besides acquainting them with the duties and

responsibilities of a teacher towards shaping the destiny of the

nation. Other faculty members also shared their views

pertaining to the essence of the theme.

Alumni Meet

The college has an Alumni Association comprising the pass out

students of different courses that help them maintain connections to

their institution and fellow graduates. They support new alumni, and

provide a forum to form new friendships and guidelines regarding the

college and their curriculum. A meet was organized on 12.07.2014 to

welcome the pass out students and to have them share their valuable

experiences with the students enrolled in the ongoing session. The

students were also made familiar with the basics of their respective

curriculum and carrier prospects pertaining to respective fields.

Talk Show – Women Cell

The college through its Women‟s Cell, organized a talk show on 23rd

August, 2014 on the topic “Girl Child Education”. The session began

with a brief introduction of the cell by Mrs. Vijayata Pervez, Cell

Incharge. Then the chief speaker Mr. Mohd. Asif Khan spoke about

the importance of Girl Child Education. Second speaker was Mrs.

Seema Sharma and Mrs. Rashmi Saxena also presented her views on

the topic. It was an interactive session. Mrs. Shashi Bala Sharma

graced the event.

Teachers’ Day Celebration

Teacher‟s Day (5th

September, 2014) was celebrated in the college

campus on the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvpalli Radha Krishnan (A

philosopher and a teacher par excellence and his contribution towards

Indian Education System). The programme started with the lamp

lighting ceremony on the part of Mrs. S.B. Sharma, President,

G.C.M.T. as a mark of respect and adoration to Goddess Saraswati and

the students intonated Saraswati Vandana. The programme was then

given an impetus when Mrs. Shashi Bala Sharma addresses the

teachers and students regarding the role and importance of teachers in

our life. The programme also included the musical performance on the

part of students.

Talk Show – Guidance & Counselling

A talk show was organized on 20th

September, 2014 through the

Guidance & Counselling Cell in the college. The primary objective of

organizing this show talk show was to acquaint the students with the

Meaning and need of Guidance & Counselling”, types of Guidance,

role of teacher and school in Guidance and Counselling services,

difference between Guidance and Counselling. The talk show also

included the need organization of guidance programme at different

levels of school system.

Extempore Speech – “Voter Awareness”

Gagan College of Management and Technology, Aligarh organized an

activity of „Extempore Speech on Voter Awareness’, dated:

01/11/2014. The workshop schedule started off with a brief

introduction of the theme of the extempore speech by Mr. Rajeev

Kaushal (Asst. Prof. Dept. of Education, GCMT). The students were

made acquainted with the need, value and significance of a well-aware

voter. The desired students were then called to present their views on

the theme within the prescribed time limit (3 minutes). Mr. Girish

Chandra Sharma (Dean, GCMT), Mr. Mohd. Asif Khan (Registrar,

GCMT) and Dr. Anshu Saxena (Principal, GCMT) graced the event.

Educational Tour

The College organized a one day educational tour for students to

provide them actual experience of learning on the date of 26-11-2014.

The venue selected for the tour was Akshardham Temple at Delhi. The

tour was organized by Mrs Bhawna Anand, Ms. Sana Ishtiyaque and

Mr. Mohit Sharma. Students had seen the holy glorious temple and

exhibition of the temple named Neelkanth Yatra, that totally exhibits

the life of the God SWAMI NARAYAN, in 3D and the last very much

appreciating technology based Nuaka Vihar depicted whole Indian

culture. The venue selected for educational tour, proved very much

relevant for students.

Sports Days Celebration

Gagan College of Management and Technology organized sports days

in college premises on the date 27 November 2014 – 29 November

2014. Sports committee by involving sports volunteers had decided

some sports to organize in the college for students. Badminton,

Volleyball, Cricket, Three Leg Race, Lemon Spoon Race, 100Mtr

Race, Slow Cycling Race and Tug of war are the different sports that

were organized in our college sports days‟ celebration. Our college has

organized these activities to be challenging and rewarding for the

overall development of students. The winners of the different sports

were:

Cricket: Abdul Haq, Anil, Devwesh, Diwakar,

Ashish, Arun, Ashish, Jitendra, Akhil,

Vivek, Ravi, Anshul, Hariom (B.B.A.)

Volleyball: Jagjeet Singh, Nirbhay Kumar, Pankaj

Singh, Shekhar, Kapil Goswami and

Navveen Kumar (B.Ed.)

Tug of War(Boys): Himanshu, Naved, Diljeet, Dayaji, Sani,

Prashant, Prsahant Varshney, Bhoopendra,

Anshul, Nagendra. (B.C.A.)

(Girls): Aishwarya, Anjali, Deeksha, Kavita,

Khushboo, Monika, Richa, Shalu (B.C.A.)

Badminton (Boys): Jagjeet Singh (B. Ed.)

(Girls): Priyanka Sharma (B.C.A.)

Three Leg Race: Prakshi Gupta,

Priyanka Sharma (B.C.A.)

Spoon Race: Deeksha Sharma (B. B. A.)

100 Mtr Race (Boys): Kapil Sharma (B.B.A.),

(Girls): Reema Sharma (B.C.A.)

Slow Cycling Race (Boys): Rohit Kumar (B.Ed.)

(Girls): Jyoti Saraswat (B.B.A.)

Card & File making Competition

Gagan College of Management and Technology organized Card and File

Making competition in college campus on 19th

July, 2014. The aesthetic

activity was organized by Dr. Iram Azhar. The following faculty members

constituted the panel of judges Mrs. Bhawna Anand, Ms. Sana Ishtiyaque

and Mrs. Gunjan Gaur. All the students participated in the competition

with zest and zeal. The competition concluded with the announcement of

the results, where Chetna Chauhan (Student, B.Ed.) emerged as the winner

in Card Making category and Ritu Sharma (Student, B.Ed.) in File Making

category.

Rangoli Making and Pot Decoration

Competition

The college organized „Rangoli Making‟ and „Pot

Decoration‟ competition in the college campus on 26th

July

2014. The competitive activity organized by Mrs. Bhawna

Anand, served as a medium for the creative expression of

the students. The panel of judges comprised the members –

viz. Mr. Gagan Sharma (Director, GCMT), Mrs. Seema

Sharma (Faculty, GCMT). All the students participated in

the competition with zest and zeal. The competition

concluded with the announcement of the results where

Lalita Raj (Student, B.Ed.) was the winner of „Rangoli

Making‟ and Manisha Gautam (Student, B.Ed.) was the

winner of „Pot Decoration‟

Rakhi Making and Essay Writing Competition

G.C.M.T. organized „Rakhi making‟ and „Essay Writing‟ competition in

the college campus on 09th

August, 2014. Rakhi making activity was

organized by Mrs. Bhawna Anand. The panel of judges to evaluate the

Rakhi making activity was - Mr. Girish Chandra Sharma (Dean, GCMT),

Mr. Mohd. Asif Khan (Registrar, GCMT), Ms. Sana Ishtiyaque (Faculty

member, GCMT). As the result of „Rakhi Making‟ Competition,

Chandraprakash (Student, B.Ed.) stood first.

The essay writing competition was primarily organized by

„RAMCHANDRA MISSION‟ which chose Gagan College of

Management and Technology campus as the venue for the students of

GCMT. The theme of the essay was “To be human is to be truthful”. As

the result of „Essay Writing‟ Competition, Arpit Bhargava (Student,

B.Ed.) stood first.

Poetry and Singing competition

An activity of poetry and singing for the Students of the college was

organized on 16/08/2014. The activity organizer was Mrs. Bhawna

Anand, Faculty member, GCMT. The participants presented poems

and songs with much zeal and enthusiasm and enjoyed themselves a

lot as they had got a platform to present their creative potential and

talent. Mr. Mradul Bhardwaj, Faculty member, GCMT, Mrs. Rekha

Verma, Faculty member, GCMT and Mr. Rajeev Sharma, Librarian,

GCMT comprised the panel of judges to evaluate the activity.

Collage Making Competition

On 30/08/2014, the college organized an activity of Collage making

competition for the B.Ed. students (Session 2014-15) in the college

campus on the theme: “EBOLA VIRUS AND COMMONWEALTH

GAMES”

The schedule commenced with a brief introduction of the theme by the

organizer of the activity. The zealous participants expressed their

creative potential employing the use of newspapers, magazines, glazed

paper etc. much to the surprise of one and all. The session ended with the

declaration of the winner Yogita Chauhan, B.Ed. Student.

Lamp (Diya) and Candle making Competition

Gagan College of Management and Technology organized an activity

of Diya and Candle making in the college campus. The competition

was organized by the Co-Curricular Committee of the college on

18/10/2014. The participants made beautiful artifacts. The aesthetic

aptitude and sense of the participants got highlighted during the

activity. The panel of judges comprised Mrs. Shashi Bala Sharma

(President, GCMT) and Mr. Girish Chandra Sharma (Dean, GCMT).

Ritu Sharma got first position in the competition.

Environmental Awareness

The College administration has been actively participated in the

environmental awareness activities. The lush green campus itself speaks

the college awareness towards environment. In the same sequence, college

organized a plantation activity on 9th

August, 2014 in the college campus

as well as its surroundings. Faculty members and the students from

different departments participated in this activity. President of the college

Mrs. Shashi Bala Sharma showed her deepest love towards greenery. The

event was graced by the presence of Mr. Anand Kumar, S.P., Aligarh.

Workshop: “Art and Craft”

A one day workshop on „Art And Craft Preparation‟ was organized in

the college on 23.08.2014 by Mrs. Rekha Verma. The schedule

commenced with a brief interactive session on how the waste material

can be made use of in craftwork. One day before the organization of

the workshop, the students were oriented and asked to bring with them

the waste materials (to be used by them on the day of organization of

workshop). On the day of workshop organization, the students were

motivated prior to the start of the session, regarding the use of

bricolage in a constructive manner. The students prepared varied and

appealing craft items by making use of the waste stuff, they had

brought along with them. The finished craft items included paper

lanterns, wooden lanterns, wall hangings, dolls etc. Mrs. Shashi Bala

Sharma (College President) patronized the event. Dr. Anshu Saxena

(Principal), Mr. Girish C. Sharma(Dean), Mr. Mohd. Asif Khan

(Registrar), Mrs. Bhawna Anand, Mr. Rajeev Kaushal etc. graced the

occasion.

Workshop: “Handwriting skills (English

Language)”

A one day workshop on „Skills Of Cursive Writing‟ was organized in the

college on 13.09.2014 by Mr. Rajeev Kaushal with the theme:

“Handwriting – The Scriptorial Aspect of Personality.”

The session commenced with lamp lighting ceremony as a mark of

adoration to Goddess Saraswati, on the part of Mrs. Shashi Bala Sharma

(President, G.C.M.T.). As the ceremony got over, the workshop schedule

started off with a brief overview about the importance of good

handwriting in every walk of life. An effective demonstration was

conducted by Mr. Rajeev Kaushal, followed by a praxis session on the part

of the students. For this purpose, loose sheets were provided to the

students. Individual help was also provided to the needy students by the

teacher (organizer). The session culminated with the distribution of a

sheet, highlighting the significance and characteristics of a good

handwriting and last but not the least, tips to improve handwriting, to each

and every student.

Workshop: “Résumé Preparation Skills”

On 27.09.2014, a one day workshop on „Skills Of Résumé

Preparation‟ was organized by Mr. Mradul Bhardwaj (Faculty, Dept.

of Business Admn., G.C.M.T. Aligarh) and Mr. Rajeev Kaushal

(Faculty, Dept. of Education., G.C.M.T. Aligarh), in the college

premises. The session started with lamp lighting ceremony as a mark

of adoration to Goddess Saraswati, on the part of Mrs. Shashi Bala

Sharma (President, G.C.M.T.). As the ceremony got over, the

workshop schedule was initiated in the form of a brief introduction by

Mr. Mradul Bhardwaj who was assisted by Mr. Rajeev Kaushal during

the progress of the workshop session. Students were also given an

opportunity to practise the skills during praxis session. The session

culminated with the distribution of résumé sample pro-formas to the

students.

Workshop: “Bibliography Writing Skills”

A one day workshop on „Skills Of Bibliography Writing‟was organized in

the college on 08.11.2014 by Mr. Rajeev Kaushal (Asst. Prof., Dept. of

Education, GCMT). The schedule started with an introduction pertaining

to the utility of writing the bibliography using the requisite and correct

format. An interactive demonstration was conducted by him followed by a

praxis session on the part of the students. For this purpose, loose sheets

were provided to the students. Individual help was also provided to the

needy students by the teacher concerned. The session ended with the

distribution of a print-sheet highlighting the styles of writing

bibliography/reference to all the students.

Guest Lecture: “Spiritual Development”

Gagan College of Management and Technology organized a guest

lecture on “Spiritual Development” the main speaker was Mr. Yogesh

Maheshwari, HOD, AKS University, Satna, M.P. on the date:

18.10.2014. The session began with the brief introduction of the main

topic by speaker. They spoke about spiritual development and

emphasized that Spiritual development is the process of becoming fit

for a higher level in the spirit world. There are three areas of spiritual

learning: skills, beliefs, and evolution. They also cleared that the

regular practice of meditation and relaxation are also helpful in the

development of spiritual skills. These practices calm the mind and

allow one to notice subtle thoughts, impressions, and sensations that

may be associated with spiritual phenomena. It was an interactive

session which was full of discussion.

Workshop: “Traffic Rules”

A one day programme on “Traffic Rules Awareness” was organized in

college premises on 20 November 2014. The event was organized in the

wake of alarming rate of fatal road accidents. The prime aim of the

campaign was to make masses aware of the importance of traffic rules.

Following dignitaries graced the event:

Chief Guest: Mr. J. Ravindra Gaur (SSP City)

Special Guests: Mr. Avadhesh Tiwari (ADM City)

Mr. Pankaj Pandey (SP City)

Chief Orator: Mr. A. K. Singh (SP Traffic)

Guest Speakers: Dr. Masood (Doctor)

Mr. S. P. Kulshreshtha (Lawyer)

Dr. V. P. Pandey (Asst. Prof.)

Mr. Jawed Saeed (Leading Business & Social

Activist)

The programme started off with welcome ceremony of the chief guest of

honour & the other special Guests. Mr. Rajeev Kaushal was the co-

coordinator of the event. All the dignitaries addressed the audience

regarding the theme of the programme.

Workshop: “Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan”

College organized a workshop on Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean

India Campaign) on 21-11-2014. The prime aim of the campaign was

to make masses aware of the importance of cleanliness. The

programme started off with the welcome ceremony of the chief guest

of honour, Dr. Lakhman Prasad (Vigyan Ratna). As the adoration

ceremony got over, the programme started keeping in view the prime

aim. The event culminated with the presentation of mementoes to all

the guests of honour on the part of the patroness and the patron. The

event was great success.

Workshop: “First Aid Box Preparation”

A one day workshop on „Skills Of First Aid Box Preparation‟ was

organized by Mr. Rajeev Kaushal for the students of B.Ed. programme

(Session 2014-15) on 13-12-2014. The schedule started off with a brief

reflective interaction on How & Why to prepare a good first aid box? One

day prior to the organization of the workshop, all the students were given

instructions regarding the essentials and components of a first aid box (viz.

common medicines, ointments, liniments, antiseptic liquid, scissors,

absorbent cotton pads, gauze, thermometer etc.) to be bought collectively

on a group basis. The students had already been divided into groups. On

the day of organization of the workshop, all the groups were instructed to

prepare their first aid box within the stipulated time period. At the end of

the session of the workshop, all the first aid boxes were collected by the

organizer as a mark of resource.

Guest Lecture: “Indian Philosophy”

Guest lecture on “Indian Philosophy” was organized in the college on

20-12-2014 by Dr. Ved Ram Sharma (Retd. Professor, D.S. College,

Aligarh). The programme started off with welcome ceremony of the

chief guest of honour & the main speaker. The organizer addressed the

audience regarding the theme of the lecture. Speaker told that the

Indian philosophy, the systems of thought and reflection that were

developed by the civilizations of the Indian subcontinent. They include

both orthodox (astika) systems, namely, the Nyaya, Vaisheshika,

Samkhya, Yoga. Purva-Mimamsa and Vedanta schools of philosophy

and unorthodox (nastika) systems, such as Buddhism and Jainism.

Indian thought has been concerned with various philosophical

problems, significant among which are the nature of the world

(cosmology), the nature of reality (metaphysics), logic the nature

of knowledge (epistemology), ethics and the philosophy of religion.

They also stated that philosophy as a practical necessity that needed to

be cultivated in order to understand how life can best be led. At the

end of the session the organizer gave a concluding speech.

Guest Lecture: “Wastage and Stagnation”

The College organized an activity of guest lecture on the topic “Wastage

and Stagnation” in the college campus on 22-12-2014. The speaker invited

for the activity was Mohd. Abid Siddiqui. The lecture started with

introduction of the main topic. First of all the speaker clarified the

meaning of whole topic that "By wastage we mean premature withdrawal

of children from schools at any stage before completion of the primary

courses" and the word 'Stagnation' in education means the detention of a

student in a class for more than one year on account of his unsatisfactory

progress. Students participated very interestingly and also asked various

questions to the speaker. The session ended with vote of thanks by the

principal, Dr. Anshu Saxena.