SAROJA AND UMESH MADE SIKKIM PROUD
Two students of Sikkim University are among 100 who have been invited to witness the Republic Day parade from the Prime Minister’s box.
The government selects 100 meritorious students from across the country to witness the Republic Day parade from the Prime Minister’s box at Rajpath every year.
According to Sangeeta Rasaily, a programme executive of the university, it is a moment of great prestige and recognition for the institution. “Two of our students have been selected to witness the parade from the Prime Minister’s box,” she said. The duo were selected out of the 10 names recommended by the varsity, a central university set up in July 2007, and sent to the Prime Minister’s Office.
One of the students, Saroja Pradhan, was the topper in MEd from Harkamaya College of Education in 2008-09, scoring 75.88 per cent, Rasaily said. She has recently been deputed as a lecturer in the Government BEd College at Soreng.
The other student Umesh Pradhan of Damber Sing College in 2008-09 was also a topper with 71 per cent marks. He has completed his graduation in library sciences. Umesh is currently working as a library assistant at Surendra Institution of Engineering and Management.
Rasaily said both of them were excited about the prospect of sitting with the Prime Minister during India’s grandest parade. “They are also happy that they are the first students from Sikkim to be honoured with the selection.”
Both the students were the first batch to complete their degrees under the new syllabus introduced by the varsity.
They were also the first batch of students who were introduced to the semester system. “We feel that the system has been a boon in disguise for them as it helped them to be more focused. This also allows more interaction between the teachers and the taught,” Rasaily quoted them as saying
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