JK Lakshmipat University (JKLU), Jaipur on Aug 2 started ‘Aarambh’, their 10-day-long orientation program for the new batch.
The inaugural session began with an introductory video giving a virtual tour of the university and Saraswati Vandana, after which HP Singhania, Vice Chairman & MD, JK Paper and Member, Board of Management, JKLU gave his welcome address. This was followed by addresses from Prof Dheeraj Sanghi, Vice Chancellor, JKLU and Asheesh Gupta, Pro Vice Chancellor, JKLU. The new batch was introduced to the faculty and student council and familiarised with various student clubs and annual events.
The respective Directors of the Institutes of Engineering, Design and Management shared their own perspectives and extended a warm welcome to students of their particular institutes and to JKLU in general. Institute Faculty Coordinators similarly welcomed students and mentioned that they were there to support and guide them at every step.
The ceremony ended with a brief of the intensive orientation programme for the next ten days by Deepak Sogani from the Vice Chancellor’s office, who promised fun, games and good food, in addition to the serious deliberations that are to follow. Day 1 was spent discussing about JKLU’s culture, academics and administration through various sessions during the day and ended with students playing various games and sports like kho kho, ice-water and dodgeball in the evening.