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Details: Written by: JK Monitor News Network; Category: Bridging the World; Published: 21 July 2025

With the efforts of PUCA and ECWA Association, 300 renowned education consultants and top 20 colleges of Bihar participated in the Education Summit at Hotel Gargi Grand.

JAMMU: In a significant step towards enhancing educational opportunities for students in Bihar, the Punjab Unaided Colleges Association (PUCA) announced Rs 50 crore scholarship program during the Bihar Education Summit held at Hotel Gargee Grand, Patna. The event was organized in collaboration with the Educational Counselors Welfare Association (ECWA) and witnessed the participation of over 300 leading education consultants from Bihar and 20 top colleges from Punjab.

Dr. Anshu Kataria, President of PUCA and Chairman of Aryans Group of Colleges, Rajpura, stated that the summit aimed to strengthen educational ties between Punjab and Bihar while presenting deserving students with new academic avenues beyond their home state. Each participating college offered scholarships worth Rs 2.5 crore to deserving students from Bihar.

Abhishek Kumar, President of ECWA, expressed his gratitude to PUCA and emphasized the importance of such collaborative efforts in providing Bihar students with better academic exposure and opportunities. He appreciated the initiative and encouraged more such events in the future. Adv. Amit Sharma, Senior Vice President of PUCA and Chairman of Amritsar Group of Colleges, reiterated PUCA’s commitment to quality education, noting that the scholarship program demonstrated PUCA’s dedication to supporting students and educators alike.

In this education summit of Bihar, famous educationists of Punjab Dr. Anshu Kataria, Amit Sharma, Raminder Mittal, Tarsem Saini, Engr. Jaswant S. Khaira, Raman Bhalla, S. Manjit Singh, Dr. Mohit Mahajan, Dr. Akashdeep Singh, S. Gurkirat Singh, Ankit Jain, Dr. Kapil Katyal, Dr. G.S. Nagpal, Ashok Garg, Dr. Gursimranjit Singh, Dr. Swarn Prakash Garg, Engr. S.K. Punj, Dr. Rajesh Bhardwaj, Dr. Gopal Munjal, Dr. Gurpreet Singh, Dr. D.J. Singh participated.

It is worth mentioning that Aryans Group of Colleges, Rajpura; Amritsar Group of Colleges, Amritsar; Ashoka Group of Institutions, Patiala; Asian Group of Colleges, Patiala; Akal College, Mastuana; Aman Bhalla College, Pathankot; Doaba Group of Colleges, Kharar; Golden Group of Institutions, Gurdaspur; Global Group of Institutes, Amritsar; Gulzar Group of Colleges, Khana; Jain Group of Colleges, Abhor; Longowal Group of Colleges, Mohali; Punjab College of Pharmacy, Bathinda; SVIET Group, Banur; Sukhjinder Group of Institutes, Gurdaspur; Saraswati Group of Colleges, Maur Mandi; Sri Sai Group of Inst, Pathankot; SBS Group of Educational Institutions, Patti; Swift Group of Colleges, Rajpura; Universal Group of Institutions, Lalru, Vidya Jyoti Eduversity, Derabassi from Punjab were the participants.

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