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Date: 10th October to 13th October 2022 Event: Books Exhibition 425 books donated by gracious persons were displayed. Students, staff and faculty gave a huge response by participating in this exhibition in large numbers. Number of Beneficiaries: 107 Number of Books Taken: 327 YouTube Link for the Reading Inspiration Day 2022 Celebration Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IckqkyQMFMM&t=2s Date: 11th October 2022 Event: Slogan Writing Number of Participants: 20 Date: 12th October 2022 Event: Launch of New Initiative A new initiative – “Book Talks by SFITians” was launched. A Google Form will be circulated with all the faculty members, staff and students in the non-academic period and they will be asked to record a one minute video clip speaking about their favourite book. Date: 13th October 2022 Event: New Section in the LIRC Number of Books Displayed: 137 Number of Books Borrowed: 27 Number of Beneficiaries till 31st October 2022: 9 Date: 15th October 2022 Event: Leisure Reading...

  Talking about her preparations for the exam, Shanan Dhaka, who currently lives in Punjab’s Zirakpur, says she studied five hours a day for 40 days and made it a point to solve previous years’ papers. “It was instantaneous,” says Shanan Dhaka, 19, on her decision to apply for the Army. The Haryana resident came first among women candidates — and tenth overall — in the entrance examination for the National Defence Academy (NDA), which will admit women cadets for the first time this year. “I took inspiration to join the armed forces from my grandfather, Chanderbhan Dhaka, who was a Subedar, and my father, Vijay Kumar Dhaka, who retired as a Naib Subedar from the Army Service Corps,” Dhaka told  The Indian Express . “Growing up in cantonment areas, I saw the respect being accorded to Army officers. Plus the trust everybody has in Army personnel really motivated me to join the service. It’s an opportunity to serve the nation with unparalleled pride and honour.” To read the full a...

READING INSPIRATION DAY 2021 We salute APJ Abdul Kalam and celebrate his monumental achievements as a Scientist, Scholar and the President of India. We fondly remember his passion for teaching education and for reading. Dr. Kalam truly ignited young minds with the power to think and innovate. Dr. Kalam is not with us today but his thoughts, ideals and vision for India live on forever. As part of the virtual celebrations, the library conducted the following two events in collaboration with the NDLI Club: 1.       Online Quiz on the Life and Times of Dr. A.P. J. Abdul Kalam 2.       Online Book Review Competition 3.       Book Exhibition for the faculty members of SFIT                                ...