Dogra Group of Colleges announces scholarship for COVID orphans

Chairman of Dogra Group of Colleges, G S Charak addressing a press conference at Jammu on Thursday. -Excelsior/Rakesh
Chairman of Dogra Group of Colleges, G S Charak addressing a press conference at Jammu on Thursday. -Excelsior/Rakesh

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 26: Dogra Group of Colleges today announced full fee concession for those COVID-19 orphans/victims who have lost their parents to COVID pandemic and have no source of income to pursue their higher education for the academic session 2021-22.
Chairman of Dogra Educational Trust, Th Gulchain Singh Charak, while interacting with media persons, here today, stated that Dogra Educational Trust, which is running group of educational institutions viz Dogra Law College, Dogra College of Education and Dogra Degree College has decided to support COVID victims in getting higher education by providing free-ship to them.
“Trust has decided to keep two seats each in BA LLB 5 Year course and LLB 3 Year (Prof ) Course in Dogra Law College; two seats in B Ed Course in Dogra College of Education and one seat each in BBA Course, B Com course and B A course in Dogra Degree College. Thus total 9 seats across 6 courses have been allotted for free-ship,” he elaborated.
Apart from these concessions, Mr Charak added, other facilities which will be provided to such students include study and reading material from the college free of cost viz book bank facility of college libraries and a set of two uniforms, free Hostel and Mess facility for out station students fulfilling the criterion of concessions
The Chairman further announced that the seats will be filled up purely on merit basis. “The eligible students shall have to register their names in the college and then apply online as per the formal admission notification issued by JU,” he explained.
Moreover to honour the upcoming ‘Law Genius’ who pass out their 3 years LLB (Professional) course or 5 years BA LLB course from the Dogra Law College with overall 1st position in aggregate in the University of Jammu, will be awarded the “Maluk Law Genius Gold Medal Award”. The award comprises of Gold Medal and cash reward of Rs 15,000.
Also to honour the upcoming ‘Teacher Genius’ who completes 2 years B Ed Degree Course showing excellent results in Dogra College of Education and secures an overall 1st Position in the University of Jammu in aggregate, will be awarded “Matushri Gold Medal Award” and cash prize of Rs 15000.
Prominent among those present during the press conference, included Samar Dev Singh Charak, Secretary, Dogra Educational Trust; Bela Thakur, Principal Dogra Degree College; Dr Vikesh Kumar Sharma, Principal, Dogra College of Education and others.