45 Industry Experts from various fieldsgrace the occasion

Kanya Maha Vidyalaya (Autonomous) organized Industry-Academia Meet2022 at the college campus. The theme for this year’s Meet was ‘Opportunities in Skill Education’. For KMV job avenues linked to academic training is a priority and the young trainees at KMV had an interface with prominent professionals from various fields in order to hone their professional skills. 45 industry experts related to different different industries graced the occasion. This event celebrates the motto of KMV ‘Earn While You Learn’, in which students who have received excellent placements in various industries interact with the industry experts and share their experiences. Dr. Ashwini Bhalla, Assistant Director, DPI(C) was the chief guest for the occasion.Mr Surjit Lal, Career Councillor, District Assistant Nodal Officer was the Guest of Honor. Mr. Dhruv Mittal, Treasurer, KMV Managing Committee was the Presiding Dignitary for the event. Mr Rajiv Joshi, Deputy District Education Officer, Mr SurinderVirk, Incharge, ZilaSikhyaSudhar Team, Ms Pooja Arora ( Media & Entertainment, Sector Skill Council ), Mr Sukhdeep Singh, owner, AnhadStudio, Mr Karan Arora, CEO, Itronix Solutions, Mr Tushar Bansal, owner, Tushar Hair and Beauty Hub, Mr Narinder, Milano Beauty Saloon, Mr Vishal Singh, General Manager, Ramada, Jalandhar, CA Ajay Bansal, CA AnirudhSareen, Ms Swati Kataria, Dietician, Dt. Renu Verma, Dietician, Mr Varun Nayyar, CEO, Digital Adda, Mr Rajesh Kumar, Manager, Pantaloons, Mr Talwinder Singh, Trend Setter Ludhiana, Mr Ashmeet Singh, CEO, Paras Enterprises, Ludhianawere among the prominent people from various industries which graced the occasion. They represented various fields where the students would get the industrial training and get employment opportunitiesafter completing their studies. Principal Prof. (Dr.) Atima Sharma Dwivedi welcoming the esteemed guests averred that KMV has taken brilliant initiatives to design new courses and revise syllabi of the existing one according to the skill required for various jobs in these sectors. With special reference to skill development, she maintained that skill development is the future of this nation & it is very important that the young generation of our nation especially the girls should be skillfully developed so that they can be made self reliant and can get the best employment opportunities available in the industry. She acquainted everyone with the fact that KMV was the first college in the region to be granted DDU Kaushal Kendra by Government of India and it has been a consistent effort of the college to provide quality based skill education to thestudents.She apprised everyone that KMV has also been granted the status of Skill Hub by Government of India in order to provide vocational training to the students. Dr Ashwini Bhalla speaking on the occasion stressed that there is a continuous need of skill education to polish the skills of the students so that they get better employment and participate in the developmental process of our country. Dr Bhalla also appreciated the efforts & initiatives of KMV in imparting the world class skill education to the students. During the meet, an interactive session between the industry experts and students was also conducted in order to understand the needs of the students and to provide them with a proper direction for their career. On this occasion, School Principals from Jalandhar district also participated in this meet. After the meet, various industry experts also visited the respective departments of Kaushal Kendra& also signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the respective departments of KMV in order to work for mutual co-operation for the betterment of the students. Dr. Gopi Sharma, Director, DDU Kaushal Kendragave Vote of Thanks to all the dignitaries who had spared valuable time from their packed schedules. Prof. Atima Sharma Dwivedi congratulated the team of Kaushal Kendra for having organized such event and providing a wide exposure to the students.