JAGRAT (SC-ST CELL)

Coordinators & Staff Members:

• Fr. Lancelot D,Cruz SJ
• Fr.Vincent Saldanha SJ
• Fr.Roland D’Souza SJ
• Sr. Mary James
• Dr.Ishwar Mehra

Jagrat is our way of bringing about equal opportunity for all. Jagrat means – “SELF-RESPECT”, “EXPRESSION”, “SELF-CONFIDENCE”. It was started by Fr. Vincent Saldanha in 1986-87.

• To grow in self-confidence.
• To develop leadership qualities.
• To progress in academic and extra- curricular activities.
• To become leaders of their communities.

JAGRAT activities include:

• Awareness camps
• Leadership camps
• Motivation workshops
• English courses
• Computer classes
• Cultural events
• Exposure programmes

A glimpse of these activities follows:

• Enhancing Academic Performance
• Time-management programmes for the 2nd and 3rd year students.
• Remedial classes of English for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd year students.
• Computer training classes for the MA Jagrat students.
• Career Guidance & Personality Development
• Career Guidance and orientation workshops for Jagrat students have been held with the focus being the GPSC / UPSC examinations, M.S.W and M.L.W.
• Jagrat students participated in 15-day summer training for GPSC/UPSC.
• An elocution competition held for the Students of Jagrat in 2006
• Financial Assistance
• Educational subsidies have been provided to needy students of Jagrat from FAEA.
• The Poor Students Fund and the Special Fund of the College Society.
• Nine Jagrat students are currently the recipients of FAEA scholarships.
• Skills Enhancement
• Computer Hardware maintenance training was held in summer vacation for 4 students.
• 4 ST students were also trained in Plant Tissue Culture at the Xavier Research Foundation.

SPORTS

• Students of Jagrat have excelled in athletics, volleyball, basketball and hockey.
• They represent the College, University and even Gujarat State and have been helped with sports gear and nutritional supplements.
• Gamit Prinkal, Vasava Gulab, Gamit Yogesh, Vasava Sandip reached the Nationals