Workshops and Projects at University Maharani College, Jaipur

Subject-specific workshops are organised in the college including Social Science Research workshops, French Film Making Workshop, Drawing and Painting workshop and an online workshop on learning disabilities.  

University Maharani College, Jaipur does not only provide specified theoretical knowledge to its students but also focuses on practical Projects and workshops for the overall development of the students. University Maharani College also organises common programs for all students regardless of their department or year, which are equally and fairly decided.  

Projects at University Maharani College

A number of subject-specific projects are given to students, which they have to complete on their own, and of course, with all the necessary help needed from professors and lecturers. These are some examples of the projects

1. Annual Geography Project: This is an annual program given to students of Bachelor of Arts with Geography as an optional subject. A variation of this same project is given to the students of Bachelor of Arts with honours in Geography also.  

For this project (including non-college students), a 10-day training program is conducted in the college itself, where students are provided with all the details and a specific outline for their project. An on-field training before the practical exam is also given to the students, however, it has not been held since the of the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak. An addition of 25 credit scores is given to the students for completing this project.  

2. Anandam: Anandam is a new project added to the syllabus for 1st-year students by the University of Rajasthan. The aim of this project is to encourage students to become responsible citizens of society and participate in community work. The goal is to inspire the youth to bring a change in society with kindness and social work. For this project, students have to build a habit of doing one (or more) act(s) of goodness per day and journal it in the official diary implemented by the University of Rajasthan.  

30 minutes are added to the schedule for all the first-year students of undergraduate courses, as a class for Anandam. 

Anandam day is celebrated on the last day of every week and group students are intended to give presentations on their activities regarding this project. The time period of the project is one month and the credit score added to the mark sheet is 50.  

3. Elementary Computer: Elementary Computer Application is a compulsory subject for first-year undergraduate students and students have to submit a project file at the end of the year along with an exam. Students are guided in every way possible by well-educated and skilled teachers. The credit for this project is 30 marks and there is no specific timeline for this project, however, there is a deadline which is to be met by students in order to ensure the addition of the credit score. There are other projects in different fields and streams which require students to take a practical and deep approach to their specific industries.  

Workshops at University Maharani College

University Maharani College is known to be a place, for the overall growth of its students, all around the State of Rajasthan. From course-specific to general, there are a lot of workshops conducted by the college in collaboration with other big organisations. Here are a few from a considerably long list of workshops conducted during the last session:  

1. Gender Biased-Free Society: It was a 3-day long workshop organised by the Department of Psychology at University Maharani College. It was an online workshop that was held on zoom from February 8 to 10, 2021. As the name suggests, the workshop was organised to spread the message and to become aware of the methods of promoting a society with equal opportunities for every gender.  

Guest Speakers:  

Day 1: Prof Beena Agrawal and Mr Deepak Kashyap. 

Day 2: Prof Promila Batra and Ms Sonal Giani 

Day 3:  Ms Kamla Bhasin, Prof Vandana Sharma and Ms Kavita Sharma  

 Topics Covered:  

Day 1: Environmental Origin Of Gender Differences. 

Day 2: Gender Androgyny. 

Day 3: Modern Feminism  

Multiple competitions were also held for the students, to provide them with a chance to express their views by giving them a different approach. 

2. Self-Defence Workshop: University Maharani College in collaboration with the Nirbhaya Squad of Jaipur Police, organised a self-defence awareness and training program to ensure the safety of female students by making them more independent. Followed by an opening event on July 11, 2022, the workshop was held for five days. In this workshop, the students were given martial arts training by four members of the Nirbhaya Squad. The chief guests for the opening event were Mr Ajay Pal Lamba, IPS and Additional Commissioner of Police, Prof. Mukta Agrawal. The workshop was free of cost for all the students of University Maharani College.  

3. Flow Customary Workshop: Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan in collaboration with ISAC, Jaipur community organised a workshop on Flow Customary and Cell Cycle specialisation. The workshop was held for 4four days from March 7 to 10, 2022. The list of speakers was a big one which included faculty from the USA too, such as Mr Awtar Krishna and Mr William Telford. The workshop had only 30 seats at avail and the registration fee ranged from INR 25,000 to INR 75,000. 

Other subject-specific workshops were also organised in the college including Social Science Research workshops, French Film Making Workshop, Drawing and Painting workshop and an online workshop on learning disabilities.  

About The Author

Manisha Jethwani is an English major student at the University of Rajasthan, based in Jaipur. Apart from being an active part of the literary society Eclectics and a published writer at People's Reflection live, she is also the winner of IIT Kharagpur's '22 poetry slam competition and Readathon at IEEE Modi University.

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