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The first cultural night of the new
year 2018, XL-Utsav organised
by AcadCom, saw two dance
performances organized by
SPICMACAY. The grand evening saw
the Binayak troupe with 17 artists
performing two different stage
shows of the traditional local dance
forms of
Chhau
and
Natwa
. The
stage was indeed honoured with
these traditional, unsung heroes
of art, astounding the audience
with their perfectly choreographed
steps and intricate costumes. Chhau,
performed in its Purulia form, was
an enthralling piece narrating the
story of Goddess Durga through
dance by masked men. Natwa was an
energetic performance, replete with
extremely synchronized beats and
acrobatic moves. Being the local art
form of interior Jharkhand, both the
dance forms left the audience from
different part of India, glued to the
edge of their seats.
Academic year 2017-2018 was
indeed another eventful year for
SPICMACAY, succeeding the mission
to bring Indian Culture one step
closer to the XL Family. In the
coming year, with many events of its
very own kind planned, SPICMACAY
aims to not only engage the youth
of XLRI and Jamshedpur with
awareness of Indian Culture, but also
to actively involve them in various
art forms by providing platforms to
learn and enrich Indian Culture and
Music.
STUDENT AFFAIRS COUNCIL
The
Students Affairs Council (Apex
Student Administrative Body on
Campus)
is the apex body and the
representative council of the students
of XLRI. SAC consists of a General
Secretary at the helm and four elected
representatives from the senior batch.
SAC supervises various student
activities on campus and is the
interface between the students and the
administration. It has the responsibility
of all student-related issues on campus
and envisioning future activities. It
plays an active role in issues such
as restructuring academic content,
enhancement of infrastructure and
facilities, and coordinating extra-
curricular, co-curricular and placement
activities on campus. SAC supervises
and manage all activities that happen
on campus and strives for continuous
betterment of the student life on
campus. It also acts as the premier body
coordinating the activities and funds of
the various committees on campus.
SAC plays a critical role of presenting
the students’ point of view in issues
pertaining to academics and campus
life. The larger objective is always to
foster a healthy academic atmosphere
where the quality of education is
always on the rise. The committee has
always been an all-pervasive player in
student affairs, at the hub of activities
at all times.
Various new initiatives were taken up
by SAC this year with some of the key
accomplishments as follows:
• Completion of a Cashless payment
system within XLRI Campus partnering
with a leading payment gateway
provider – PayTM & BHIM
• SAC initiated a Public policy committee
on campus for policy research
• Revamping the system of Student
Committee Budget and Bills
Settlement as per GST norms while
also making it more fair, accountable
and transparent
• SAC oversaw the first ever combined
organization of its National level
Management, Sports and cultural
festivals – Ensemble-Valhalla
• SAC along with Ensemble-Valhalla
Team organized the Future Leaders
Program involving large number of
schools and college across Jamshedpur
and Kolkata.
• SAC ensured that old campus was
renovated for seniors, upgraded the
WiFi facilities and installed a new
lift. Food facilities were improved in
New Campus with the introduction of
payment-based Canteen in the Mess
premises
• Upgraded the medical facilities on
campus with introduction of a doctor
in new campus, changed the timings
to suit student needs better and
installation of medical emergency kits
at appropriate places on campus
• SAC implemented its first variable term
elective selection in the second year
• SAC promoted the initiatives taken by
SIGMA-oikos by buying more cycles
to ease the travel between the two
campuses
SAC
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