Felicitates National Youth Awardee Vikas Pandita & Prestigious President’s NSS National Awardees  Vikas Pandita  & Srishti Koul of NSS Campus Unit –II, University of Jammu

 NSS Campus Unit-II, in collaboration with the Department of Computer Science & IT, University of Jammu organized an Induction cum Orientation Programme for Newly enrolled NSS volunteers of Campus Unit II and felicitated National Award Winners. The event was conducted under the mentorship of Prof. Umesh Rai, Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor & Chairman NSS, University of Jammu, Jammu who lauded the efforts of all the volunteers for achieving great heights.

The programme was inaugurated by lighting the lamp by the dignitaries. Prof.Rajni Kant, Dean Research Studies, and Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Jammu was the Chief Guest of the programme. In his address, he through his personal life experiences motivated the students to participate in social work with zeal and enthusiasm for the welfare of the society and nation which will also help in their overall personality development. He said that it is really a matter of great awakening that the students from science disciplines also take out time from their theory classes and laboratories and contribute towards nation building. No amount of time is enough to do something credible. Small efforts in the beginning makes us to take a walk miles ahead .The first step is important, the day we take first step, we will be heading towards better life and who will decide whether the step we take is wrong or right, it is the conscious of our mind which will decide and if we keep the picture of our parents in the mind about what path they have followed , to become what they are today ,one will never take wrong step. As people say social volunteers do lot of hard work, there is nothing like hard work, it is the work done through focused mind and when it is done through focused mind the yield is more. The output is more if we work with focused mind. Intensity to do something, the way we approach a particular problem or situation there lies in focus as well as intensity. He wished all the very best and success for the future ventures to the volunteers for their  academic as well as social pursuits.

Prof. Pawanesh Kumar Abrol, Head, Deptt. of Computer Science & IT, presided over the function and in his Inaugural address he shared his valuable experience and insights cited with suitable examples. He said that in New Education Policy all extra co-curricular activities are now important part of academics. Further he congratulated the National Awardees of University of Jammu.

Resource Person, Prof. Vinod Sharma, Director, Ram Nagar Campus ,JU delivered a lecture on placement and he advised that teamwork is the best way to achieve requisite targets. Further he spoke about how to develop leadership qualities and in order to remove negativity from life one should do social services.The Resource Person Prof. Jasbir Singh, Head, Department of Philosophy,  University of Jammu delivered  lecture on personality development and self-confidence tools for stress management in modern life. He spoke about how to manage stress through meditation to keep the life stable.  Earlier, Prof. Savita Nayyar Convener NSS, Campus Units, University of Jammu delivered a formal welcome address created awareness about NSS among newly enrolled volunteers. The National Awaedees Mr. Vikas Pandita gave a comprehensive  presentation on NSS and his achievements. Ms.Srishti Koul also interacted with the volunteers .

Former NSS Volunteers of NSS Campus Unit -II and Alumni of the University of Jammu namely Mr.  Vikas Pandita,  Deptt. of Computer Sciences & IT and  Ms. Sristhi Koul, Deptt. of Chemistry were facilitated for achieving prestigious NSS National Awards from Hon’ble President of India. Mr.Vikas Pandita presently working as Systems Engineer at TATA Consultancy Services Ltd., Spain recently received National Youth Award from Sh.Anurag Thakur,Hon’ble Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Govt. of India. The award was conferred in the closing ceremony of National Youth Festival held at Hubli ,Dharwad, Karnataka on 16^th January,2023 for his exemplary contributions in NSS and Social activities. Mr.Vikas Pandita has worked for society in multiple domains like Blood Donation, Environment, Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, Hygiene, Health, Education, etc. He is 3 times National Award Winner and has represented India at International Level during the International Youth Exchange Programme held at South Korea. He also participated in various International, National and State Camps and has made significant impact. He was working as frontline warrior during the Covid19 pandemic and helped the administration in the fight against Covid19 and has donated blood 21 times. Ms.Srishti Koul,presently working as Account Executive at WPP, Gurugram  is the first female of Jammu & Kashmir   to receive the  NSS National Award which was conferred by the Hon'ble President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu on 24th September 2022, a day celebrated as NSS Day for her selfless services towards society and NSS.

Besides this, Mr.Sajal Mahajan, a Former  NSS Volunteer of the Department of Mathematics, Mr.Pankaj Singh & Mr Ashwani Kumar from the Department of Library & Information Science, University of  Jammu were also facilitated by NSS Campus Unit II for their achievements of VC Award and outstanding contributions towards NSS. The Newly enrolled volunteers interacted with awardees who shared their experiences with the volunteers. The event ended up with cultural performances by the NSS volunteers. The event was anchored by Ms. Vedhushi Dhiman, NSS Volunteer, Department of Geology, University of Jammu. Prominent among those who were present in the Programme were Prof.Lalit Sharma, Provost Boys Hostel, University of Jammu, Mr.Ashwin Kumar Kushwaha from Deptt. of Library & Inf.Sc., JU, Former NSS Volunteers namely Manik Tikoo, Deptt. of Geology, JU, Diksha, Resalat, Gagleen, Irem and Diksha Sharma.

A formal Vote of thanks was presented by Dr. Meghna Dhar, Event Coordinator & NSS Programme Officer, NSS Campus Unit II, Jammu University. She congratulated all the awardees for their selfless dedicated services towards society and said the motive of organizing this programme was to create awareness about NSS among newly enrolled NSS Volunteers of NSS Unit-II and to felicitate NSS National Awardees of NSS Campus Unit –II, University of Jammu.

The event was conducted under the supervision and guidance of Prof. Savita Nayyar, Convener, NSS Campus Units, University of Jammu. The event was over all coordinated by Dr. Meghna Dhar, NSS Programme Officer, NSS Campus Unit-II, University of Jammu, Jammu.