By Mansoor Ilahi
Aligarh, June 24: Aligarian Foundation, an NGO by AMU students and alumni organized an awareness cum help camp in the lawns of Zakir Husain College of Engineering & Technology (ZHCET), AMU on the eve of new admissions of B.tech course for the coming session. The camp was organized with a view to help the admission seekers & their parents in dealing with the formalities of the admission procedure & at the same time to create awareness about the glorious traditions & culture of AMU .
Inaugurating the camp Principal of the college Prof Ekram Husain said that it is a commendable step on the part of students that they have come forward to help the fresher’s and inform them about the traditions and culture of AMU. He appreciated the efforts of the Aligarian Foundation and said that this type of awareness camps can be instrumental in reviving the long cherished traditions of AMU. He also said he is ready to extend all sort of help to the students for such cause.
President of the Aligarian Foundation Affan Ahmad said that they derived the idea to organize this camp from the vision of the AMU VC and his sincere efforts in reviving the traditions of AMU. He said that Aligarian Foundation is committed for this cause and will to do maximum to create awareness about the traditions of AMU.
Secretary of the Aligarian Foundation, Kamil Vakil said that they have chalked out a comprehensive plan of action which includes distribution of pamphlets containing information on Sir Syed and traditions of AMU and organizing awareness camps on the eve of new admissions, the first of which is organized today at engineering college .He also said that the volunteer’s in the camp will help the students and their parents in dealing with admission formalities and will also distribute literature to them as a part of their awareness campaign regarding AMU traditions.
On this occasion a large number of students & their parents visited the camp and lauded the efforts of Aligarian Foundation. Arham Khan, Afaque Ahmad Khan, Mustaqeem, Rafid Suahil, Adil Rehman, Sadiq Saeed, Ahad Hannan, Rameez, Fatima, Sana, Zainab, Faraz, Abu Saad Hasan, Abdul Aziz, Areeb Absar, Nabeel Firoz, Zulfeqar Sherwani etc played an important role in organizing the camp.