STUDENTS' WEEK, a Government of West Bengal initiative was celebrated by Gokhale Memorial Girls' College, from 3 January, Monday to 7 January, Saturday. Students' Welfare Subcommittee organised the programme, taking help from other committees as well.
The schedule was as follows:
2 January,
1 pm - 2 pm, a Students' Credit Card and Scholarships
Awareness Camp was held.
Venue was LT 2 and 3
Scholarship committee of GMGC organized the Scholarship
Awareness Camp as a part of the celebration of Students' Week
activities. Thirty-two students and two teachers participated in
this programme. Dr. Md. Iqbal Sultan and Dr. Sariful Islam,
members of Scholarship Committee focused on State Govt.
sponsored different scholarship like Swami Vivekananda Merit-Cum
Means scholarship, West Bengal Chief Minister Relief Fund
scholarship, Aikyashree (Swami Vivekananda Merit-Cum Means
scholarship for minorities and Post Matric Scholarship) and Post
Matric scholarship for SC/ST and OBC students. The speakers
elaborately discussed the eligibility criteria and application
procedures and several students also submitted the hardcopies of
their application forms of SVMCM. During the interactive session
the participants put forward their questions to the speakers and
their queries were resolved satisfactorily.
A Student Credit Card Awareness Camp was also held
simultaneously. The program started at 1 pm with thirty-one
students. Dr. Anangamohan Panja, Nodal Officer, discussed the
befits of the said Scheme together with the eligibility
criteria. He also discussed the application procedure, documents
required for the application etc. Future perspectives of the
scheme were discussed during the interactive session and Dr.
Panja encouraged the students to avail of the benefits of the
scheme.
3 January,
1 pm - 2 pm, a Group Counselling of Semester 1 students was
organised by Gokhale Memorial Girls' College. A session on
mental health and well-being for the students was conducted by
college counsellor Ms. Yashabanti Sreemany. The entire
discussion was on mental health, mental illness, stigma and
discrimination associated with mental health. In addition,
students were also informed about indication or warning signs of
mental illness and ways to overcome from the same.
For young adults the transition into adulthood can be a
stressful as they have to become more independent and make
important decisions regarding their future. Ms. Sreemany assured
them that,
to improve mental health conditions, society should be non-
judgmental and open- minded. A support network group is also
required if a person felt overwhelmed.
Most importantly being responsible citizens it is our duty to
create awareness of mental health issues for a better future.
4 January,
a Bakery workshop was conducted by Alumni Association of the
college in collaboration with Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics
department. 47 students wanted to participate, of which 20 could
be accommodated in two batches of 10 in the CNDV laboratory.
First slot - 10 am to 1 pm
Second slot - 2 pm to 5 pm
Ms. Tahira Rahab gave a special lecture and students made
Truffle cakes and cookies with great enthusiasm.
5 January,
2-3 pm, a "Word game with Slogan writing" (Inter
departmental) competition was arranged by Students' Welfare
subcommittee. 14 Departments sent teams of two students and it
turned out to be a close contest between teams. Students
thoroughly enjoyed the game and prizes were won by Departments.
This Game was intended to build up team spirit and to encourage
enthusiastic participation in such competitions in the future.
The Venue was LT - 2.
6 January,
1 pm onwards -there was a Session on vocational training with
job oriented courses and financial literacy awareness.
Venue was LT 2 and 3.
As part of Students' Week Programme, ICICI Foundation conducted
an awareness programme; ICICI representative Mainak Chakraborty
stressed several aspects of digital and financial literacy and
how they could be instrumentalized in the career progression of
our students. The talk was followed by an interactive session
where students raised some pertinent questions and made
important observations related to digital and financial
literacy. In overall estimation, it was a very fruitful
discussion for the students and sensitized them to the nuances
of career progress in this field.
7 January.
Parents Teachers' Meet of Semester 1 students were conducted
by respective Departments in their designated rooms, marking a
successful end to the Students' Week programme.
