Students of St Joseph Engineering College Secure 3 Ranks at University Level
Mangaluru: Continuing the tradition of bagging university ranks, the students of St Joseph Engineering College (SJEC), Mangaluru, have brought laurels to the college yet again, by securing Three Ranks in the University Examinations conducted by Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, for the academic year 2020-21.
Sheik Mohammad Zunain secured the Fourth Rank in Civil Engineering by scoring a CGPA of 9.46 in his Bachelor of Engineering studies. Alongside him, Varun M, secured Ninth Rank in Mechanical Engineering with a CGPA of 9.35.
In the Postgraduate category, Sushmitha secured the Eight Rank in Master of Computer Applications (MCA) by scoring a CGPA of 9.18.
The meritorious students will be awarded their degrees from His Excellency Thawar Chand Gehlot, the Governor of Karnataka and the Chancellor of the University, during the 21st Annual Convocation of the VTU to be held at Belagavi.
St Joseph Engineering College is proud of its students who have put in a spectacular performance. The Management, Staff and Students of SJEC wholeheartedly congratulate the outstanding achievements of all its rank-holders, as well as other graduating students, and wish them well in all their future endeavours.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
