Pride of Mewar Sangam University Bhilwara – Grand Freshmen Welcome

BHILWARA, India - Aug. 12, 2013 - PRLog -- “Where Aspiration Meets Opportunity” Sangam University Bhilwara brings a triveni of intellectual, cultural as well as ethical values which aim to transform the enrolled students as leaders who know the way, go the way and show the way. Behind every great institution, there is a dreamer and the one year young with a ten year legacy Sangam University is indeed Dream Come True of Chairperson Sri Ram Pal Soni who is the Chairman of Sangam Group Bhilwara which had humble beginnings in the year 1985 and in India today is a top ranking business giant with over 7,000 employees and all poised to achieve a billion dollar turnover by 2015.

With students and faculty from various parts of the country, one of the hall marks of Sangam University is diversity which indeed represents unfolding of the Indian cultural mosaic echoing Gurudev Tagore's lines in National Anthem - Punjaba Sindhu Gujarata Maratha Dravida Utkala Banga. Diversity brings happiness and excitement as well as conflicts and frustrations and by showing concern and compassion to one and all, the student at Sangam shapes to be a good human being and thus make the world at large a better place to live. 

The educational process at Sangam University incorporates the best practices followed in top ranking Universities such as Broad Based Interdisciplinary Education, Semester System, Letter Grading, Continuous Internal Evaluation, Cafeteria approach to choice of electives and Learning Integrated with Work. The faculty team at Sangam includes alumni of best colleges of India today such as IIT Kanpur, BITS Pilani and various NITs.

The wide-ranging education imparted at Sangam University helps the enrolled student to equip for the world of rapid and profound technological change in which individuals change careers multiple times moving within and outside their country of origin. It enables the student to remain flexible and creative, open to unexpected directions of thought and action and prepares the student to work collaboratively with people from diverse backgrounds, responding with speed and knowledge to changing circumstances. It also encourages the student to think analytically, synthesizing information from many different areas to generate solutions to unforeseen and challenging problems. 

Learning at Sangam does not happen only by attending classes and writing examinations but by utilizing the resources available in the University Library which has a collection of thousands of books and journals apart from Digital version of IEEE, Springer, McGraw Hill, J Gate, EBSCO, ASTM etc. Discussions and debates which happen in the canteen, mess, hostels, daily up down campus bus ride etc are also central to the leaning process.

Sangam University has established a rich tradition of celebrating various days of national as well as global importance such as International Youth Day (IYD), Teachers Day, International Literacy Day, Voluntary Eye Donation Day, Voluntary Blood Donation Day, Hindi Diwas Day, Engineers Day, International Ozone Day, International Day of Peace, World Tourism Day, UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, UN Day, National Education Day, National Law Day, International Volunteer Day, National Mathematics Day, National Youth Day, National Girl Child Day, National Science Day, Earth Day, International Dance Day (IDD), World Press Freedom Day and Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti.

The Freshmen welcome function on 5 August 2013 started with a video on Sangam University followed by rendition of Sanskrit shlokas in praise of Lord Ganesh and Goddess Saraswati. Amidst chanting of Mantra Pushpam from Taithreeya Aranyakam (1.22) of Yajur Veda, the traditional lamp lighting by the dignitaries present took place.

Giving an overview of the salient features of the educational system at Sangam University, Vice Chancellor Prof BR Natarajan urged them to take up volunteerism to serve the community and advised them to come out of their comfort zones to face unforeseen challenges. On this occasion, Chairperson Sri Ram Pal Soni, Sangam Group Managing Director Sri S N Modani, Sangam Group Executive Director Sri V K Sodani, Miss Antima Soni Advisor for Strategic Planning and International Collaborations also addressed the newly admitted students to motivate them to be dreamers performers and achievers in coming times. The dignitaries also participated in a tree plantation drive to emphasize on keeping the campus not only clean but also green.

Dr Anuj Nuwal gave the salient features of the examination and grading system at Sangam while Prof Mathur highlighted the rules and regulations pertaining to discipline, library, hostel, mess etc. Corporate Resource Centre Head Mr SK Jain spoke on the Training and placement process at Sangam and Dr Rajeev Mehta emphasized on safety precautions in workshop, laboratories etc. Faculty members Ms Reema Dashora and Mrs Archana Agarwal highlighted the club activities at Sangam with a short video presentation. On 06 August 2013, as an integral part of the orientation, all freshmen were taken for industry visit to various plants of Sangam Group Bhilwara. It goes without saying that the welcome included various entertainment and team games too.

At the end of the orientation, the beaming faces of students and parents conveyed beyond doubt that they were proud to be part of Sangam University which is destined to achieve glory with the motto "Where Aspiration Meets Opportunity.

About Sangam University: The Institution supported by Sangam Group of Industries which is one among the top ranking corporates in India today with business interests spanning textiles, steel, infrastructure, power and energy has been established by Govt. of Rajasthan Act No. 14 of 2012 incorporated u/s 2(f) of UGC Act 1956. For more details see http://www.sangamuniversity.ac.in