SMVDU Katra Celebrates 74th Republic Day

REASI, SMVDU January 26 : The 74th Republic Day was celebrated at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra with great zeal, enthusiasm and patriotic fervor.
Sh. Nagendra Singh Jamwal, JKAS, Registrar SMVDU unfurled the National Flag in presence of Finance Officer Sh. Neeraj Gupta JKAS, deans & heads of  all departments, staff and students.

Registrar Sh. Nagendra Singh Jamwal, greeted the University fraternity and expressed that it is a matter of pride for all of us that over the period of years, India has excelled in every field and we, the people of India have to take lead in our own capacities to take it to further heights.

 He emphasized that the university has achieved a niche among the top-class universities in India. He said in the National Institutional Ranking Framework of the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India (NIRF), SMVDU has also been ranked the Top 150 universities in the country and the ranking has been maintained since 2019.
Underlining that Inter-disciplinary curriculum and multi-disciplinary education are at the heart of National Education Policy-2020 to train future innovators and leaders, Registrar SMVDU said National Education Policy will play a significant role in making India a Knowledge super power.

He further said to commemorate the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, several activities were initiated by the University and the main component of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is to connect the youth to our rich heritage.

He recited the Preamble of the constitution of India so that everyone, right from children to the youth may understand the spirit of the constitution and uphold it. He acknowledged the great visionaries who penned the world longest written constitution and also paid homage to Dr. B R Ambedkar and quoted the vision of the creators of our constitution that there is a need of translating the political republic into a social republic as well.

On the occasion, he also asserted that university has a larger responsibility towards society, he stressed on the importance of skill development, entrepreneurship, innovation, industry ready and research oriented approach. He urged youth to take active participation in all the social activities so that they may extend service to the society.