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Students’ Suffer at JMC Due to Water Shortage

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Jesus and Mary College faces an immense water shortage everyday in terms of drinking water and water in washrooms. DU Beat brings to the extent of the problem and the reasons why.

The students of Jesus and Mary College, Chanakyapuri, have been facing major problems due to the lack of availability of drinking water and water in washrooms. The college, undergoing continuous constructions since the past many years, has two washrooms for girls located on each floor and a water dispenser for drinking water outside those washrooms. However, the washrooms run out of water in a couple of hours in the morning everyday and so do
the drinking water dispensers.

“Jesus and Mary College does not have pipelines installed in the college which is why there’s always a water shortage in the college. The entire college has just one tank installed which gets exhausted within very less
time,” says a second year student of Jesus and Mary College who wishes to remain anonymous.
“Our college has plenty of water available, except it’s not in the taps but on the floors,” says Ananya Chopra, a second year student of Jesus and Mary College. The washrooms reek of an unbearably strong odour and a dozen sanitary infections caused by the lack of hygiene. The flush  installed barely ever works, there is no provision for soaps and the floors are always wet.
The inadequate washroom facilities are matched by the lack of availability of free drinking water. “Since drinking water is not available in our college, we have to go buy a bottle of water every day. Only half the washrooms are generally open and by the afternoon, there is no water available,” says Shiyona Biju, a second year student of B.Com. (Hons.) at Jesus and Mary College.

“Every day I am faced with water-less toilet facilities. Juxtapositional to dysfunctional flush, spray, and basin systems are the perennial tap- leakages, wet floorsand oh-so-wet  wash basins; water at unusual spaces, basically. It’s needless to say yet I’ll say that our toilets are unhygienic, smelly, and highly dysfunctional. I’d really like to find out what degree of cash-crunch the college is facing to not be able to employ effective maintenance resources,” says Devanshi Jindal, a second year student of B.Com.(Hons.) at Jesus and Mary College. DU Beat tried to reach out to the administration for a comment but was unable to get a response. The students of Jesus and Mary College wait with bated breath for some form of structural or tangible change and wonder why the college exposes them to such an inadequacy of basic necessities such as drinking water and hygienic washrooms.

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Zion 2018 at Jesus and Mary College

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Mercatus, the Marketing Society of Jesus and Mary College, hosted its annual marketing convention Zion 2018 on 22nd February, 2018. The event was attended by around 1500 students from across the varsity. The event began with different competitions based on marketing. The Ad Mad Competition brought an opportunity for budding marketeers to innovatively sell products with a plethora of twists. The competition was judged by Mr. Naveen Thomas, faculty member of JMC. Pradeep Rajpurohit and Ketan Mehta from Team KIPSTA (Satyawati College) won the first prize while Saaransh Gupta, Ankit Makkar, and Rohin Sharma from Team VIVRAN (Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies) won the second prize.

The Amazing Race, a marketing based treasure hunt was won by Nikita Bhalla, Swastika Goel, and Chadambara Agarwal of JMC. The second position was bagged by a cross college team of Tanvi Khanna from JMC and Roshan from SGND Khalsa. M-Plan, a business plan with a marketing twist, was won by Arushee Sharma and Sarthak Goyal from NSIT. Urvi Kocchar and Yeesheshvi Bhadana from LSR grabbed the second prize. Battle of Brands, an event based on marketing weird products to real audience, was won by the team of Himani Kapoor (Gargi College), Ankita Goomer, Shivani Jaiswal (Hansraj College), and Lagan Munjal (Dyal Singh College). Marcade, a mock stock market with a twist to test the investor in the participants, was won by Krish Gangwar from NSIT. Sharon from Ansal University was declared as the first runner up.

The theme of the event was “The World is Our Canvas”. The decor of the event depicted the theme through world maps, welcome to Africa props, globes etc. The main attraction in the fest was the Redbooth. Many students saved their memories in polaroid pictures by getting clicked in the Redbooth. A popular food stall was set up by Farmacy, who served tasty strawberries along with liquid chocolate and whipped cream.
Finally, the most awaited time of the day came. Everyone waited for the standup comedy show by the Laughterprenur Jeeveshu Ahluwalia. Before that, there was a short session by Sejal Mehra, a young, budding comedian, who stole the hearts of many through her witty jokes. Soon, Mr. Jeeveshu Ahluwalia set the stage on fire. The audience roared with laughter at every line he uttered. His inspiring life story with a tang of humor hardly kept the students from falling off their seats. He also won many young fans who clicked pictures with him to cherish a beautiful and happy memory.

To sum up everything, Zion 2018 set up the laughter mood in this fest season when Jeeveshu Ahluwalia concluded the convention with his impeccable comedy.

 

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Montage 2018 at Jesus and Mary College: Highlights

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Montage 2018 was held at Jesus and Mary College on 16th-17th February 2018. Here are the highlights from the same:

Montage’18, the annual cultural fest of Jesus and Mary College (JMC) held on 16th and 17th February, was inaugurated by Sister Rosily, Principal and Sister Lawrence, Superior General of the college. The lighting of the lamp ceremony was initiated by the sisters and the teachers followed while Tarannum, the Indian Music Society of JMC, performed on the stage and then the fest declared open by the Student Union.

Ashwamedh, the theatre society of Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (NSIT) kick-started Stagecraft, the stage play competition, Ibtida of Hindu College won the prize and cash money of INR 10000. The best male actor award was given to Akshay Raheja of SSCBS and female actor went to Devanshi Khanna of Hindu College respectively.  

 

The most coveted, insightful, and fun-filled event of the day, Awaaz ’18 was hosted by Kahkasha, Hindi Dramatics Society of JMC. The first prize was bagged by DramaNomics, the Theatre Society of College of Vocational Studies, whose heart-wrenching performance on ‘rape’ shook the audience. Lady Shri Ram College for Women finished second performing on the crucial issue of ‘Body-Shaming’. Abhivyakti, the dramatics society of Indraprastha College for Women, was awarded consolation prize for their special performance on the theme of ‘Body-Shaming’.

 

  Engaging the audience in their aesthetic rendition of the Bihu dance, the team from Kamla Nehru College was the curtain-raiser for the group dance competition of Montage. Nrityangana of Sri Venkateswara College bagged the first place, while SGTB Khalsa College won the second position. Maitreyi College secured the third position.  

 

In the A capella competition Finding Do Re Mi, The Western Music Society of Lady Shri Ram College of Women was awarded the first position as they sang “Show me how you Burlesque” by Christina Aguilera. Dhwani of Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies won the second position in the same event.

 

  The eventful and lively concluded on a musical note with DJ Zaeden’s groovy and upbeat tunes.  

 

The second day of Montage 2018 began on a musical note with Swaraangan, the Indian Musical Choir competition of Jesus and Mary College. Alaap of Sri Venkateswara College bagged the first position followed by Sangeetika of Kamala Nehru College and Swaranjali of Hansraj College were declared the first and the second runners-up respectively.

The highlight of the day was Chimera, the choreography competition hosted by Western Dance Society of JMC. Judges Benjamin Jacob and Himanshu Sharma announced Sparx of Gargi College as the winner. Terpsi Chorean of Hansraj College grabbed the second prize.

Playback singer and music composer Nakash Aziz of ‘Highway’ and ‘Rockstar’ fame ignited the stage with evergreen Bollywood hits such as ‘Humma’, ‘Badtameez Dil’, and R. D. Burman’s ‘Bachna Ae Hasino’. His versatility was on display as he effortlessly switched over to newer Bollywood hits such as ‘Pyaar ki Pungi’ and ‘Ilahi’. With this JMC’s Annual Cultural Fest Montage 2018 drew its curtains.

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Economics Department of JMC Organises Ecovantage

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The Economics Department of Jesus & Mary College successfully conducted their annual fest – ECOVANTAGE on the 25th September 2017.
The energy of the fest reached great heights as crowds from different colleges poured in, brimming with excitement and enthusiasm!
The fest kick-started with an inaugural lecture by Professor Indira Rajaraman, providing an insight into the critical economic challenges of India. This was followed by a plethora of fun events and exciting food stalls. The International Trade Game was a first of its kind and was a huge success. The Tri-quizzard Tournament, an economics quiz, was heralded as a favourite amongst the participants.
Other popular events included Brand Tambola and Campus Surfers which witnessed huge participation. The Paper Presentation event saw wonderful submissions, pushing the bar higher than last year.
They had an online event as well, Memeopoly, where participants sent in humorous memes related to Economics and current affairs.
All in all, they received an overwhelming response and saw another year of fun yet intellectual events!

 

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Non-DU colleges dominate ComQuest this year

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On the 22nd of August, the Commerce Department of Jesus and Mary College and Curiosus, the Quiz Society of JMC in association with Jagannath Institute of Management Studies (JIMS), Kalkaji, organised ComQuest. ComQuest is an innovative business management quiz, the third edition this year. Quizcraft Global Solutions was the knowledge partner for the event and Adittya Nath Mubayi the quizmaster for the day.

The event began with a welcome address by Dr. Rekha Dayal, Head of department of Commerce, and then proceeded to Dr. Sister Rosily and J.K Batra, director of JIMS addressing the gathering. The guest of honour for the event was Ms. Neeti Kalra, an eminent alumnus of JMC who gave the keynote address which was eventually followed by the quiz. The quiz took place in two rounds, the preliminary rounds through which 6 teams qualified, and the final round. With over 200 teams participating, the quiz was an enthralling test of wit and knowledge. After 5 grueling rounds of quizzing, Sailesh Mishra and Baibaswata Jena from College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar won the first position and a cash prize of rupees 20,000. The team formed by Ashish Singh of Ramjas College and Gaurav Setty of Sri Venkateswara College comprised the runner-up, bagging a cash prize of rupees 10,000, with both members receiving rupees 5,000 respectively. Shivangi Tikekar and Mayukh Nair of Ashoka University won the 3rd position and a combined cash prize of rupees 5,000.

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With the third edition of the quiz underway, this event has created a strong foothold for itself in the Delhi University Quizzing Circuit. Speaking about the same, Pragya Virmani, President of the Quiz Society of JMC said, “It feels good to see such season quizzers participating in ComQuest and looking forward to it each year. It gives the organizing team a sense of achievement and indicates that our hard work was appreciated.” Ms Preeti Sridhar, professor at JIMS, gave the final vote of thanks to all individuals involved behind the quiz.

 

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Neha Dhupia visits her alma mater JMC for a candid conversation

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Amid delays and apprehensions, Jesus and Mary College played host to famous actor and alumnus of the college Neha Dhupia, for a short interactive session.

Source: Instagram
Source: Instagram

Amid delays and apprehensions, Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi, played host to famous actor Neha Dhupia for a short interactive session. A proud alumnus of the college, Neha graduated from JMC with a Bachelor’s degree in History, and went on to represent India at the Miss Universe Pageant in 2002.

Since this is probably a first in years for JMC to witness a Bollywood celebrity in its vicinity, the event saw a huge turnup of around 150 girls who had been waiting eagerly despite the long delay.

After a quick dialogue with the college’s principal, Dr. Sr Rosily T.L. r.j.m, she greeted a large gathering which welcomed her with loud cheers and a thunderous applause. The event kicked off on a vibrant note with Mudra, the Western Dance Society of JMC, displaying a commendable dance performance. The murmurs following the dance performance were put to rest, when Neha was finally invited on the dias to address the gathering.

Reminiscing her days at college, she recollected her favourite spots in the campus and spoke fondly of her erstwhile aspiration to become an IAS officer. For her, getting an opportunity of taking a break from the studio walls and greenrooms is vital to any actor or artist. During her speech, she mentioned, “One of the biggest rewards of my career has been to come back to a room full of girls like you.”

She insisted on having an interactive conversation with the audience and went on to talked about her latest venture, a podcast series available on Saavn by the name of NoFilterNeha, Season 2. Her address was followed by a short Q&A session where she revealed her ever declining attendance during college days and spoke of her time at the reality show, Roadies.

In her concluding note, she advised the audience to “go with the flow, make the most out of the opportunities, and don’t live under pressure.” The organizing team felicitated her with a token of appreciation and invited her to be a guest for JMC’s Golden Jubilee celebrations, that are expected to begin from October this year.

 

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Admissions 2017

St. Stephen’s College and JMC: ECA and Sports Quota trials from Wednesday

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Conforming to their distinctive admissions procedure from the centralised admissions process of the University of Delhi, St. Stephen’s College and Jesus and Mary College, on Sunday, announced the ECA and Sports trials schedule for the undergraduate admissions for the session 2017-18.

According to the schedule on its website, St. Stephen’s College shall be verifying the documents of the applicants from Wednesday (June 14th) to Friday (June 16th) this week.  Here’s a run-down of the process for the trials conducted under Sports quota:

  • The trials of all the listed sports will begin from the 18th of this month and will be conducted till June 25th.
  • While most of the trials will be held in the college itself, those of cricket and swimming will be held at different venues.
  • Save for shooting and swimming, all the trials will be conducted separately for men and women.
  • The trials for swimming, basketball, football, and cricket will be held from 7 a.m. onwards, and the same for squash will start at 2 p.m.
  • The selected candidates will be appearing for the interview round on the July 5th from 9 a.m. onwards.

 

The Sports trials at Jesus and Mary College are scheduled to begin this Wednesday (June 14th) and continue until Saturday (June 17th). Other details mentioned on the website include:

  • The candidates will have to bring their original documents; including the provisional marks-sheets, along with the JMC admission slip.
  • The applicants will have to carry their own equipment.
  • Trials will begin at 7.30 a.m. on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, and at 9.30 a.m. on Thursday.
  • The comprehensive schedule for the trials is as follows:

    Image Credits: Jesus and Mary College
    Image Credits: Jesus and Mary College

The college website also mentions that the ECA trials are scheduled to be held on the 15th and 16th of June. The form numbers of the selected candidates will be uploaded on the website on the evening of June 13th, 2017. You can access the website here.

 

 

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Admissions 2017

Admission Guidelines: St. Stephen’s College and Jesus and Mary College

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The admissions for the University of Delhi’s merit-based courses commenced from May 22nd, receiving more than 6000 applications on the first day of the process. The application forms for the undergraduate entrance-based courses will be released on May 31st, along with the forms for postgraduate courses. The admissions procedure is expected to be completed on June 12th, post which the cut-off cycle will highlight the DU website from June 20th onwards.

While the majority of colleges consider applications under the umbrella of the varsity’s common admission form, St.Stephen’s College in North Campus and Jesus and Mary College in South Campus also require a college-specific form. The application timeline for both the colleges will follow the same schedule, with the application process culminating on June 12th. However, the candidate is required to fill the application form available on the college’s respective websites. Admissions will be done in conformity with the rules and regulations of the varsity, and the cut-off lists will be released by both the colleges as per the University’s schedule on their websites.

Admission Procedure: St. Stephen’s College

Image Credits: St. Stephen's College
Image Credits: St. Stephen’s College

Click here for the prospectus and here for the admission form.

Registration period: May 22nd, 2017 – June 12th, 2017

The candidate is expected to apply at the University of Delhi’s centralised admissions portal (https://ug.du.ac.in/app/). The registration number thus obtained should be used to fill up the online admission form to complete the application process. The application remains incomplete until both the forms are submitted.

An applicant can submit only one form. No changes and additions can be made after the submission of the application and payment of fees.

The shortlisted candidates on the basis of the Best of Four subjects will be called for a test and interview. The 30-minutes written aptitude test will be followed by an interview. The weightage of the selection procedure is as follows:

Class XII Marks: 85%

Aptitude Test: 5%

Interview: 10%

Sports quota candidates are required to upload scanned copies of certificates of their highest representation in the past three years. They will have to appear for trials and present the original documents/certificates according to the schedule intimated on the college website.

Admission Procedure: Jesus and Mary College

Image Credits: DU Beat
Image Credits: DU Beat

Click here for the prospectus and here for the admission form.

The eligibility criteria for courses is explained here.

Registration period: May 22nd, 2017 – June 12th, 2017

The candidate is expected to apply at the University of Delhi’s centralised admissions portal (https://ug.du.ac.in/app/). The registration number thus obtained should be used to fill up the JMC online admission form to complete the application process. The application remains incomplete until both the forms are submitted.

An applicant can fill only one form; 3 preferences can be marked on one form. If a candidate applies for B.A. (Programme), she will be provided three choices of discipline combinations in order of preference.

Students appearing for sports quota will have to appear for trials and present the original documents/certificates according to the schedule intimated on the college website. The minimum eligibility for appearing in trials is I/II/III position at the interzonal level or I/II/III position at the state level.

Students appearing for the ECA quota will have to appear for trials and present the original documents/certificates according to the schedule intimated on the college website.

 

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Multiple competitive events and an EDM night lend energy to Day 2 of Montage, JMC

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The second day of Montage at Jesus and Mary College started off slow but soon picked up with multiple events taking place simultaneously. The Nukkad Natak or street play competition and the western group dance and choreography events had the audience enthralled. The energy was high in the front lawns as well as the auditorium, with the spectators hooting and cheering for their favourite performances.

The street play event saw the participation of ten teams from colleges across the University of Delhi. From drawing the crowd with their boisterous voices and contagious energy, the teams charged up the atmosphere in the fest. Among these, the theatre societies of Sri Venkateswara College and Shaheed Bhagat Singh College emerged victorious. Anubhuti bagged the first prize while Natuve came second. DramaNomics of the College of Vocational Studies was awarded a consolation prize.

Swaying to the rhythmic moves and portraying the brilliance of artistic bodies, Mudra, the western dance society, organised the choreography competition and western dance competition. After a confluence of soulful songs, endearing moves, and heart-warming stories, Terpsi Chorean from Hans Raj College bagged the first prize, and Sensation from Kirori Mal College received the second prize in the choreography event. This was followed by the Western Dance Competition. Zeal, Maitreyi College’s dance society, Misba, of Shri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce, and Enliven, of Gargi College, were awarded the first, second, and third positions respectively.

Infusing an element of earful endearance, Tarannum organised the Single and Group Classical Singing Competition. Gargi College’s Indian Music Society, Samranjini emerged as the winner, followed by Alahyaa of Daulat Ram College and Hindu College’s Alankar.

The fest closed with a power packed performance by DJ Kerano, one of the biggest DJs and music producers in the country, where the crowd grooved to the beats, mixing up some amazing tunes such as ‘Don’t Let Me Down’ and ‘Yellow’!

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Montage’17 at JMC: Battle of Bands and Jasleen Royal steal the show on Day 1

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The first day at Montage 2017 – the Annual Cultural fest of Jesus and Mary College – began with Sister Rosily T.L. r.j.m, the officiating Principal of the college declaring the fest open which was followed by melodious gospels sung by the students of the college.

 

This was followed by ‘Adaah’- an event organised by Nrityanjali, the Indian Dance Society of JMC, which included the Indian Classical Solo competition and the Group Folk Dance competition. The competition was judged by Radhika Kathal and Hemant Pandey. The Indian Classical Solo saw energetic performances from the participants and Aishwariya and Raghav from Sri Venkateswara College won the first and second prizes, respectively. The third prize was won by Nimisha from Janki Devi Memorial College while Neha from Gargi College won a special prize.

In the Group folk dance competition, the participants filled the auditorium which tunes and energetic beats from across India. The competition, in which a total of nine teams participated, the first prize was won by Nupur, the folk dance society of Kamala Nehru College. The second and third prizes were won by Nrityakriti of Maitreyi College and Nazaakat of Gargi College, while the singer of the SGTB Khalsa’s team won a special mention for his exceptional performance.

Nupur, the folk dance society of Kamala Nehru College bagged the first spot in the Group Folk Dance competition

Echo, the western music society of JMC organised ‘Madrigal’ which included western group singing competition where students of the Western Music Society of Lady Shri Ram College bagged the first position followed by Sound Machine of St. Stephen’s College winning the second position and Aria of Hindu College securing the third position. In the event of ‘I like to duet x2’, Sparsh and Alankrita of LSR bagged the first position. For the event ‘Tap That Treble’, which was the western solo singing competition, Sparsh from LSR won the first prize and the second prize was bagged by David from St. Stephen’s College while the third position was jointly won by Sumer from Venky and Zachariah from Ansal University. ‘Battle of Bands’ was judged by Siby Mathew and Roshan Roy, with a total of seven participating bands and Tantrik Steve of Hansraj College gave the award winning performance.

LSR bagged top spot in the Western A capella 

The English Theatre Competition which was organised by the dramatics society was a patience testing game. The champion prize was bagged by Hindu College whereas the Runners Up was bagged by Shahid Bhagat Singh College. Zoya from DCAC won the best actor award.

With the competitive events calling it up a day, the enthusiastic crowd gathered to enjoy the concert by Jasleen Royal. The singer enthralled the audience with popular tracks like Kabira and Iktara along with her popular tracks from the film ‘Dear Zindagi’.

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