Jalandhar 23 June (Gurkirat Singh)- Kanya Maha Vidyalaya, the Autonomous & Heritage institution has been conferred with ‘STAR STATUS’ by DBT, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India. Principal Prof. Atima Sharma Dwivedi averred that excellence in science departments has got KMV this rare honour. This much coveted status has been awarded to KMV due to excellent performance under Star College scheme like student projects, interdisciplinary projects, inter-college competitions, faculty development programmes, student-student mentoring and other extension activities. KMV was covered under Star College Scheme three years back. Star College Scheme has been initiated by DBT to support colleges offering undergraduate education to improve science teaching. The programme aims to improve the skills of teachers by organizing faculty training, making improvement in curriculum and laying emphasis on practical training to students by providing access to specialised infrastructure and consumables. We have got this glorious status after a presentation made at Gargi College, New Delhi on May 08,2018. While awarding the Star Status, the authorities lauded KMV for ample addition of new practicals for each department, interdisciplinary activities, connectivity via social media for the benefit of the students etc. They also were appreciative that the final year students were designated as mentors for the new entrants and have helped the juniors with their projects and related activities. The college has also been appreciated for having organized inter-college competitions where students are encouraged to perform as these activities have provided an impetus to more students to get interested in basic sciences. Prof. Atima Sharma Dwivedi further adumbrated that KMV has the honour of being the first women college of the region to offer science way back in 1950. Since then it has produced many acclaimed doctors, engineers and researchers. KMV has also completed first phase of FIST successfully and is the only college that has recently got second phase of FIST grant worth 1.2 crore from DST to upgrade science infrastructure. Due to the support of these govt. bodies there has been much infrastructural enhancement at KMV and the labs are also world class. It is a matter of honour that the erudite Science faculty of KMV is guiding Ph.D. and M.Phil. students and many major research projects are undergoing in collaboration with TIFR and other institutions of importance. College has excellent state of the art labs equipped with instruments like FTIR, UV Visible, DTA, Photo luminescence spectro-photometer and high end furnaces procured with the help of Govt. agencies. Science faculty can boost of excellent results and placements. Recently a number of students cleared JRF-UGC and GATE exam. The college is successfully running M.Sc. Physics, M.Sc. Maths and has just started new programmes in science like M.Sc. Zoology, M.Sc. Chemistry, B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture and Diploma Courses in Medical Lab Technology (after 10+2) and Early Childhood Care & Education (after 10+2). Principal Dr. Atima Sharma Dwivedi congratulated the science faculty for this achievement and thanked the Govt. bodies for supporting the heritage institution that is committed to empower women with latest technology and knowledge.
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