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The Evening College Programme witnessed a triple celebration - convocation ceremony of the outgoing batch, orientation programme for the fresher’s and the bi -centenary celebration of Rev. Fr. Peter Joseph De Cloriviere S.J, the Founder of the Congregation of Daughters of the Heart of Mary on 9th January 2021.

The programme began with a prayer song invoking the blessing of the Almighty God. The Course Co-ordinator Ms. Evelyn Benis welcomed all the freshers, graduates, and the dignitaries. This was followed by a presentation of the Annual Report of the courses. All the Graduates who were present were honoured with the convocation certificate. The Chief Guest Professor Philomena D’sa addressed the gathering and motivated them by saying that one must never give up in life and always contribute what you have received to humanity.

The Guest of Honour, Dr. Juliet C J, Principal of School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya, congratulated Professor Eveline Benis, the Course Co-ordinator for the 15th year of the convocation ceremony. She appreciated the hard work and the dedication of the graduates towards the course. The graduates were applauded for 60 seconds by the gathering, marking the significance of the Diamond Jubilee of the Institution. The Freshers were welcomed to be a member of the Roshni Famipart of Roshni Nilaya .
The President of the Institute, Professor Veeda Sequeira, called the graduates to be open to the doors of opportunity and to transform themselves and to the larger society. She was overwhelmed to see the spirit of learning amongst the students and her speech expressed how delighted she felt to witness the gathering.
As a gesture of gratitude all the faculties and dignitaries were given a planted pot. The faculties were called upon to share their opinion. They wished all the graduates and the freshers the very best in their endeavours.

“I learnt to be kind to my students after watching the faculty being kind to theirs” said one of the students while expressing his opinion about the course. The students were happy to be a part of the evening programme and mentioned that it was one of the relaxing moments with their classmates which they are missing now after the course has come to an end. One of the elderly couple who were also students of the PGDC programme shared their services rendered to the society. This was a time of reflection and reminiscence. A short clipping about the programme was displayed.

The best outgoing students were awarded for their commitment towards the programme and the excellent performance in the examination. Professor Shobha compered the event. Professor Rosa Nimmy Mathew delivered the Vote of Thanks.

The event concluded by the a of the National Anthem. Thereafter, all the students and the faculty interacted with each other and enjoyed their refreshments.