HPCL Scholarship Awarding Ceremony

HPCL Scholarship Awarding Ceremony was held at A.P.C. Mahalaxmi College for Women, Thoothukudi on 23 rd March 2023 at 11.00 a.m. in the New Conference Hall.

The institution has been offering financial assistance to many economically backward students through the A.P.C. Mahalaxmi Ammal Memorial Scholarship Endowment, funded by 96 faculty members of the college including former faculty as well, to extend financial assistance to students on compassionate grounds.

The institution also takes initiatives to procure financial assistance from various sources to help students and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) as a part of CSR activity has awarded Merit Scholarship worth Rs.7,12,400 to 118 students. Thiru. A.P.C.V. Chockalingam, President of the college, the Secretary Mrs. Subbulakshmi Chockalingam and the Principal Dr. P. Bala Shanmuga Devi were instrumental in procuring the scholarship.

Dr. V. Shyamala Susan, Head and Assistant Professor of Computer Science, welcomed the gathering and Dr. P. Bala Shanmuga Devi the Principal extended felicitation. Mr. P.N.L. Mohan, Senior Area Sales Manager, Smt. S. Praveena, SM Fuels, and Smt. Hyma Stephen, A.D.G. Agencies delivered special addresses. The Madurai Deputy General Manager of HPCL Mr. R. Sella Prabu was the chief guest and awarded the scholarships to the deserving students and addressed the students on the value of education and the importance of extending a helping hand to the aspirants. He added that HPCL always tries to do such yeoman service to the society. Shri. M. Paramasivam, Shri. B.Keerthi, Shri. V. Siva Kumar, Shri. C. Prabhakaran and Shri. Ananth Geethan, dealers of HPCL attended the programme and graced the occasion. A note of thanks was extended by the student beneficiaries.

The arrangements for the programme were made by the teaching and non-teaching faculty of the institution and the programme came to a closure with a vote of thanks proposed by Dr. K. Chitra Chellam, the Head of the Department of Commerce. The members of Criteria V of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell of the institution coordinated the program very effectively.