A workshop on the topic “Problem Solving and Ideation” was organized by the Department of Chemistry of B. A. M. Khalsa College, Garhshankar, in collaboration with the Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) under the aegis of the III-Society of Science Students. The online session was conducted on Google Meet on 29th November 2024. The workshop was attended by 19 faculty members and 42 students. The keynote speaker, Prof. Paramjit Kaur, Assistant Professor at S.G.T.B. Khalsa College, Sri Anandpur Sahib, shared her insights on creative problem solving and ideation techniques. The session was organized by the teaching faculty of the Chemistry Department, Mr. Neeraj Virdi , Ms. Baldeep Kaur and Ms. Sandeep Kaur. Dr. Mukesh Sharma, HoD of the Chemistry Department, welcomed the key speaker and the participants. The workshop concluded with a vote of thanks from the Principal, Dr. Amandeep Heera Ji, who also motivated the students to embrace innovative thinking in their academic and professional journeys.

The Department of Education celebrated National Education Day on 12 November 2024. On this occasion, an Inter-class Poster Presentation Competition was organised on the theme “Role of Education in Society to promote Inclusive and Quality Education.”

On 21 October 2024, first-year Students of B.A.B.Ed. and B.Sc.B.Ed. visited Government Senior Secondary School, Garhshankar, also known as School of Eminence. HoD Dr. Sangha Gubakash Kaur and Prof. Narinder Kaur accompanied the students during the visit.

On 5 September 2024, Teacher’s Day was celebrated by the Department of Education. On this occasion, the students of B.A.B.Ed and B.Sc.B.Ed showed gratitude towards their teachers in the form of poetry recitation, songs, dance and speech. They also invited teachers to play games on stage and perform various activities.

On 2 September 2024, the students of B.A.B.Ed. and B.Sc.B.Ed. 4th year organized a community lunch to welcome the first-year students of the Education Department and inculcate social values among them. HoD. Dr. Sangha Gurbaksh Kaur motivated the students to live in harmony with one another by participating in such events. The seniors prepared and served dishes like dal, rice, and halwa to their juniors. Everyone enjoyed it very much.

On the occasion of “World Creativity and Innovation Day”, the Best out of Waste competition was organized by the Department of Education and Institution’s Innovation Cell. The aim of this activity was to instil creativity among students and enable them to innovate by recycling and reusing the waste materials that are easily thrown into the bin. Realizing the theme students created beautiful and useful crafts such as wind chimes using the egg tray, snowman from waste cloth cuttings, wall hanging from pistachio nut shells and cardboards etc. The crafts created by students were very decorative and Innovative. In this competition MansiRana from B.Sc.B.Ed. III won the first position, Priya from B.A.B.Ed. II won the Second position, Riya from B.Sc.B.Ed. III and Navleen from B.A.B.Ed. I won the third position. The judgement was done by Prof. Naresh Kumari, HoD of the Education Department. In the end, Prof. Lakwinderjeet Kaur, officiating Principal of the college appreciated the efforts of the students and advised them to reuse and recycle the waste material. Prizes were distributed among the winners. The event was also attended by Dr. Ajay Dutta, Coordinator IIC, Prof. Deepika, member IIC and faculty of the education department.

To commemorate the martyrdom of S. Bhagat Singh, a speech competition was organized by the Department of Education on March 22, 2024. The theme of this competition was the life and philosophy of S. Bhagat Singh. The aim of organizing this event was to recognize and honour the sacrifices of S. Bhagat Singh and inspire students about their fundamental duties. A total of 15 participants took part in this competition. The winner of this competition was Simran, Ishika Verma and Diljeet. The Principal of the college Prof. Lakhwinderjeet Kaur appreciated the students and gave awards to the winners.

A PowerPoint Competition was organised on National Science Day on 28 February, 2023 by Department of Education. The students of B.Sc and B.Sc.B.Ed. prepared and presented the PPT with great enthusiasm under the theme “Sustainable Development for Future Generation”. Dr Kuldeep Kaur and Dr Mukesh Sharma were the judges. The winners were awarded and all the participants were given participation certificates. In the end, the prize distribution function was organized in the science lawn. Prof Jaswinder Kaur, Secretary, III Science Society of Students, appreciated the students for participating enthusiastically in the events and emphasized the role of science in daily life. Prof. Lahwinderjeet Kaur, Principal (O) motivated the students to participate in such events in future.

On 24 January 2024, the International Day of Education was celebrated by the Department of Education. On this occasion, a webinar was organized in which Dr Vikas Kumar, Associate Professor of D.A.N. College of Education for Women, Nawanshahr (SBS Nagar) was the key speaker. Prof. LakwinderjeetKaur, officiating Principal of the college, warmly welcomed the key speaker. Dr. Vikas delivered a lecture on “Role of Education in Personality Development”. In this lecture, he highlighted the changing role of Education after Covid-19. He cited the examples of great personalities and asserted that the role of education in the present era is to inculcate eroding social values among students rather than focusing only on practical knowledge. Around 80 people participated in this event. E-certificates were given to all the participants. Dr. Sangha Gurbaksh Kaur, Head of Education Department presented a vote of thanks to the key speaker of the day.

On 12 January 2024, National Youth Day was celebrated by the Department of Education in collaboration with SESREC, IIC and NSS under the guidelines of the National Community Engagement Academic Network. On this occasion, an Essay Writing Competition was organized on the topics “Empowering Youth for Social Change”, “Youth Volunteerism and Community Service” and “The Role of Youth in Nation Building”. This competition was organized to develop critical thinking among students regarding the role of youth in community welfare and how they can be a part of the future of nation-building. A total of twenty-five students participated in this competition. Besides this, an activity of community engagement was also held. In this activity, students were informed to spend at least half an hour with their grandparents or any other elderly person in their community and learn from their experiences. While engaging with elderly persons, students interviewed them, and made recordings and video clips of those interviews. Around fifteen students participated in this event.