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Ncell confers Scholarships, Excellence Awards to students

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Ncell confers Scholarships, Excellence Awards to students
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May 31: Ncell Private Limited on Thursday honoured outstanding students of various faculties of the Central Campus Pulchowk, Institute of Engineering (IoE), with Ncell Scholarships and Excellence Awards. The awards were handed as part of Ncell's corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative aimed at promoting young talents and contributing to nation by nurturing skilled human resources, Ncell said in a statement.

Under the initiative, Ncell has been awarding Ncell Scholarships to students securing highest annual scores and Ncell Excellence Awards to students graduating with top scores in Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in electrical, electronics and communication, and computer faculties since 2014.

The scholarships and excellence awards were jointly handed over to the students by Campus Chief Prof Dr Gokarna Bahadur Motra, Assistant Campus Chief Jitendra Kumar Manandhar and Ncell officials on Thursday, May 31.

Twelve Ncell Scholarships were handed over to the topper students of BE electrical, electrics and communication, and computer amid a function. Similarly, four students who graduated from these faculties securing highest marks received Ncell Excellence Awards.

As a responsible corporate entity, Ncell said it remains committed towards nurturing young talents.

"Ncell Scholarships and Excellence Awards resonates the company’s commitment to contribute towards the development of young talents and future leaders. Ncell Scholarships and Excellence Awards over these five years have honoured hard work of the students, encouraging academic excellence. Ncell feels proud to be associated with IoE for this noble cause," the statement further said.

Scholarships are provided on the basis of annual scores of first, second and third years and students receive it for studying the second, third and fourth years, respectively. The 12 scholarships receivers include three toppers, one each from electrical, electronics and communication, and computer faculties and one female topper among all female students of these three faculties from each batch.

Ncell Excellence Awards, on the other hand, are given to the students graduating with top scores from each of these faculties and also to a female student graduating with top scores among all female students of these three faculties. Each Ncell Scholarship and Ncell Excellence Awards carries a purse of Rs 100,000.

Ncell said it has been keeping education sector in its CSR priority list and carrying out various programmes since 2010. Under this, 14 girls of remote districts of Karnali and other rural districts, who got good grades among female students in SLC, but faced financial difficulties to continue further education, have received Ncell Girls Scholarships.

Likewise, Ncell has established 16 digital libraries to support digital education, and supported 44 community schools to equip them with educational infrastructures such as classrooms, drinking water, toilets and sports, among others. Together, these supports have benefitted over 25,000 students in rural Nepal.

Apart from these, Ncell, under its CSR initiatives, has also supported young talents to unleash their digital potential, contributed to promote Nepali literature, art, music, sports such as football and cricket, among others. The company has also contributed in health sector and environmental conservation through different CSR projects.

 

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