geared up to meet the global challenges by harnessing the latest technologies in education front. The major focus is on creating an optimized and vibrant platform for quality in knowledge enhancement and bridging the gap between academia and industry with an objective to build up core competence in students integrating knowledge with skills on the foundation of ethics and values. These colleges provide quality and affordable education to needy students. While cherishing the journey and milestones achieved so far, we must look forward and prepare ourselves for future challenges to propel these colleges to even greater heights. The primary focus is to follow the New Education Policy (NEP) in its true spirit, fostering inter-disciplinary research, deepening industry-academia collaboration, exploring and developing new avenues of knowledge, and resource generation through knowledge transfer. The students spend a significant portion of their lives on campus. They join the colleges to make their dreams a reality. In a world where change is the only constant, the colleges provide the students a solid foundation for their careers. The colleges give them the opportunity to integrate their mind, imagination, and emotions in order to become capable of resolving public issues. The students have twofold responsibilities: one is to transform themselves, and the other is to address the complex problems faced by the society. It is my earnest appeal to students to make the best use of the time they spend at the college for their holistic transformation. The students must keep their curiosity alive and experiment new things. Let us educate society and make it capable to generate innumerable ideas for human welfare. I am hopeful and confident that with the support and commitment of everyone, we will achieve new milestones with ever- rising benchmarks, help our youth in making their dreams a reality, and propel the colleges to new heights. I urge the students to choose these colleges as their first preference. The credit also goes to Vice-Chancellor of the University, who has put in great efforts to establish and develop these colleges.

It is a matter of honor and immense pleasure that destiny has given me an opportunity to lead the Constituent colleges associated with Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. These colleges have been established as a result of united effort of UGC, Government of Punjab and Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar with special purpose of raising the standard of higher education especially in rural area. Higher education scenario globally has witnessed a significant change in approach and a remarkable growth. Higher education in India too, has readily adapted to the global demands and every institution has geared up to meet the global challenges by harnessing the latest technologies in education front. The major focus is on creating an optimized and vibrant platform for quality in knowledge enhancement and bridging the gap between academia and industry with an objective to build up core competence in students integrating knowledge with skills on the foundation of ethics and values. These colleges provide quality and affordable education to needy students. While cherishing the journey and milestones achieved so far, we must look forward and prepare ourselves for future challenges to propel these colleges to even greater heights. The primary focus is to follow the New Education Policy (NEP) in its true spirit, fostering inter-disciplinary research, deepening industry-academia collaboration, exploring and developing new avenues of knowledge, and resource generation through knowledge transfer. The students spend a significant portion of their lives on campus. They join the colleges to make their dreams a reality.

In a world where change is the only constant, the colleges provide the students a solid foundation for their careers. The colleges give them the opportunity to integrate their mind, imagination, and emotions in order to become capable of resolving public issues. The students have twofold responsibilities: one is to transform themselves, and the other is to address the complex problems faced by the society. It is my earnest appeal to students to make the best use of the time they spend at the college for their holistic transformation. The students must keep their curiosity alive and experiment new things. Let us educate society and make it capable to generate innumerable ideas for human welfare. I am hopeful and confident that with the support and commitment of everyone, we will achieve new milestones with ever- rising benchmarks, help our youth in making their dreams a reality, and propel the colleges to new heights. I urge the students to choose these colleges as their first preference. The credit also goes to Vice-Chancellor of the University, who has put in great efforts to establish and develop these colleges.