The Postgraduate Government College for Girls,Sector 42,has initiated a new academic venture by starting coaching classes for National Eligibility Test (NET) examination conducted by the University Grants Commission,on the college premises for the postgraduate students of the college. Principal Mani Bedi said as many as 38 students of English,sociology,public administration and zoology are attending the classes. Bedi further elaborated that this academic endeavour of the college would go a long way in achieving academic excellence at the national level. The national level test will be conducted by UGC/CSIR,New Delhi during next month thought out the country on December 19 and 26. Dr Dalip Kumar,Coordinator of the UGC programmes said the UGC has launched this scheme under XI plan for colleges for the first time in order to ensure that more and more SC/ST/OBC candidates as well as candidates from minority communities,backward classes,economically weaker sections and physically challenged become eligible to compete for teaching posts in institutions of higher education and become role models to others of their group and college has received allocation of grant for sum of Rs 10 lakh.
