COLLEGE DISTINCTIVENESS
Mata Sundri College for Women stands out in its distinctive endeavour for
blending traditional values with modernity. The pedagogy used is contemporary,
thereby keeping students in line with the changing scenario in the educational
arena at the same time amalgamating this with traditional value systems.
The
College is named after Mata Sundri Ji, the consort of the Tenth Guru, Guru
Gobind Singh Ji who was the first leader of the Khalsa. The institution was
established with an aim to propagate the great mother’s cherished ideals of
service, leadership and social responsibility among young women with the motto,
‘Truth is the highest of all virtues but true living is higher still’. The
College cherishes the values of respect, tolerance and cooperation.
The point
of view of every individual is given attention and students are oriented to
issues of national and global relevance. Besides academic excellence, students
are encouraged to strive for an appreciation of arts and aesthetics,
intellectual excellence and creativity. An environment of holistic learning
exists with an objective to make students good citizens with high moral values
and an attempt is made to inculcate empathy for less privileged sections of
society.
Non Collegiate Women’s Education Board (NCWEB)is a distinctive
endeavour of the College to support the cause of underprivileged women’s
education making it more accessible to all segments of society. We offer B.A.
and B.Com. Program courses to disadvantaged students at a nominal fee. Classes
are held on Sundays and during academic breaks and students are free to pursue
skill development courses and regular jobs during the weekdays. NCWEB organizes
multifarious activities like, Special Lectures, Sports Day and Annual Day as
well as career counselling sessions for all around personality development.
Cultural programmes and competitions are organized as well, enabling the
students to participate in extracurricular activities so as not to miss out on
a regular college life.
The Divinity Society of the College is integral to
dissemination of values, which form the foundation of the institution and is an
endeavour to instill spiritual values among students. To emphasize upon the
virtues of egalitarianism and harmony, langar is distributed during occasions
like Bani Kirtan competition and Mata Sundri Smriti Diwas held at the College.
As per tradition, the Arambh Shri Sehaj Path is organized on the Orientation
Day to bless the students at the beginning of the academic session and at the
end, a similar program is held in the Gurdwara for the outgoing students.
Students, faculty and staff members hold kirtan in the College Gurdwara every
Thursday and all members are encouraged to participate. The Bani and Kirtan
competition, is a unique endeavour of the College to generate awareness about
spiritual teachings of the apostles of the faith. There exists a tradition of
participating in Nagar Kirtans which is a practice of involving students in a
community event. In addition, the College organizes an annual Divinity trip to
highlight the historical contribution made by various figures to promote the
creation of an egalitarian society.