Chandigarh September 16, 2024-Prof. Renu Vig, Vice Chancellor, Panjab University, Chandigarh inaugurated an Alumni Conference Hall and a Skill Development Centre under Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyaan (RUSA) grant at the Department of Zoology, Panjab University, Chandigarh today. While addressing the audience, Prof. Vig emphasized the importance of alumni base as back-force and called upon to associate the Alumni as ‘Professor of Practice’ and ‘Adjunct Faculty’ in the University departments so as to make the students learning more skillful.

Also, PU VC inaugurated the Skill Development Centre in the areas of the Fish Keeping and Apiculture made from the funds received from RUSA to benefit the skilled graduates as per the mandate of NEP-2020.

Dean Alumni Relations Prof. Latika Sharma appreciated the generous donations from alumni of Zoology department in creating a modern facility.

Registrar Prof. Y.P. Verma and RUSA Coordinator, Prof. Rajeev K Puri congratulated and praised the efforts of Chairperson Prof. Y.K. Rawal, Faculty, and Alumni of the Department of Zoology, P.U., Chandigarh for creating this high-tech Alumni Conference Hall equipped with video conferencing facility.

During the event, Prof. Rawal expressed his gratitude to the alumni for their unwavering support to the department for the completion of this venture. Prof. Rawal apprised the guests that all wood-work in the hall was crafted from the old unused furniture and the state of art modern multimedia amenities, furniture has been created from the kind donations of the alumni.

Prof. Sukhbir Kaur, Fellow, P.U., Dean Student Welfare Prof Simrit Kahlon, Associate DSW, Prof Naresh Kumar, Prof. Jayanti Dutta, Director HRDC, and faculty from other departments also attended the event and admired the efforts of its alumni and the department.

It is pertinent to mention here that the Alumni Conference Hall was funded by the cumulative efforts of the alumni of the Department of Zoology. The inaugural programme was held in hybrid mode and various alumnus of the department joined the programme in both offline and online mode.

The Alumni coordinator Dr. Mani Chopra and Treasurer Dr. Vijay Kumar welcomed and thanked the dignitaries and guests for gracing the event.