Want to study BEd? Shun jeans & skirts,‘choose the traditional’

Take Government College of Education,Sector 20,for instance. While mandating a uniform of white salwar kameez for Mondays,the college makes its female students wear any color of clothing from Tuesday to Saturday as long as the attire is a salwar kameez.

Dev Samaj College of Education,Sector 36,has a set uniform of salwar kameez five days of the week. But when the college does allow its female students to wear ‘casuals’ on Saturdays,the “casuals” are defined only as salwar kameez. So,as per the college regulations,female students must wear white salwar kameez on Mondays,blue salwar kameez from Tuesday to Friday,and any color salwar kameez on Saturday.

Out of a total strength of around 275 students in three different courses offered by the college,there are hardly four to five male students. Both BEd (200 seats) and MEd (35 seats) are ‘only girls’ courses in the colleges while the third course – PG Diploma in Guidance and Counselling – with 40 seats is an evening course that hardly attracts male students.

While PU does not state any such rules for BEd colleges,similar are the restrictions with other Education colleges in Chandigarh. The prospectus of the Government College of Education,Sector 20,clearly limits the dress code of female students to only salwar kameez or saree.

“Students will wear the college uniform every Monday and on special functions. For girls,it is plain white kameez- salwar and maroon duppata or saree with maroon blouse. No self prints or embroidered variations of the uniform will be permitted. Girl students are required to wear salwar kameez/ sarees only on rest of the working days,” reads the college prospectus.

But that too is restricted to their rooms and not in common places like the hostel mess and canteens. The college has a strength of 300 students,the majority being female,for BEd and MEd courses. Dr Batra is also the principal of Government

College for Yoga Education,Sector 23,where similar rules are followed.