All News & Activities

A study tour of the cultural site at Reiek Village was organized by the Department of English on the 11th April 2024. Twenty four 6th semester English Core students and five faculty members participated.

The village, located about 30 kms from Aizawl, offers a variety of tourist attractions including an array of Mizo huts of a typical ancient village, each designed and furnished according to the existing social norm. This enabled the students to immerse themselves in a first-hand experience of life in the past, its values and social mores. The participants also hiked up the summit of Reiek hill, which is 1548 metres from sea level.

The Department of Education conducted a workshop on ‘Understanding Autism’ in observation of World Autism Awareness Day on 2nd April, 2024 at Conference Hall, Sikulpuikawn campus. The programme consisted of group presentations on topics related to autism. Students were divided into 8 groups from both PG and 6th Semester UG classes. Each group prepared and presented a poster related to their respective topics. They were judged based on their performances and prizes were distributed to the best group and best poster. Altogether there were 50 students and 4 faculty from the department.

On the 28th March, the last of the Meet the Alumni lecture series was conducted by the English Dept. The invited alum was Roderick Thangdingliana Renthlei, Class of 2019, who went on to study law and complete his LLB. He reminisced about his college days and revealed how he became interested in law studies after an altercation with his local YMA, feeling he needed to know his rights. He also shared some legal awareness from his studies and his current practice at the District Court.

28 students from the 6th semester and 7 faculty members attended the talk held at the Mualpui Conference Hall.

Mrs. Vanlalsawmi, Associate Professor, Dept. of Education, was given a farewell by the college Employees Welfare Association on the 28th March 2024 as she goes on superannuation pension after 37 years of service.

Educated at PC Girls' School and St. Paul's High School, she joined St. Mary's College in Shillong for her BA, and later went on to do her MA at NEHU. Immediately after postgraduation, she worked at Hrangbana College in the morning, St. Paul's H/S by day, and Aizawl College in the evening. In 1987, she entered government service with a posting at Kolasib College as a lecturer, and was transferred the following year in 1988 to Govt. Aizawl College where she worked till her retirement. She was also the college Director of Students' Welfare for several years.

Friendly and jovial by nature, while also being caring and thoughtful, she is a natural-born teacher, and over the course of her career, has helped numerous students in need with counselling, financial aid and prayers even over the phone.

We wish her a well-deserved and healthy retired life with her daughter at their home in Kulikawn.

The Consumer Club attended a program organized by the Consumer Union of Mizoram on March 5, 2024, at the Conference Hall, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, New Capital Road, Khatla, on the theme ‘Fair and Responsible AI for Consumers’ to observe World Consumer Rights Day. The chief guest was Mr. B. Lalchhanzova, Hon’ble Minister of the Department of Food, Civil, Supplies, and Consumer Affairs.

A presentation on the issue was given by Mr. Robert Lalramhluna, Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, NIT Mizoram. He discussed the significance of artificial intelligence (AI) and its cutting-edge consumer-beneficial applications in a variety of industries, including healthcare, banking, transportation, and entertainment. He also addressed the prospects for economic growth by improving consumer care, grievance redressal, and access to reasonably priced services.

About fifty club members participated in the event.