Jalandhar, December 12: The SPARK Mela 2017 being organized by the district administration on December 20-21 would be a perfect blend of academics, extra-curricular activities along with the sporting events to ensure that besides giving career related guidance to students this fest would also focus on perpetuating the glorious legacy of the state.
The Mela would not only include the speeches by career experts of various streams to keep the students abreast about the emerging trends in choosing a right career but a series of cultural events by the students would also regale the audience. More than 20,000 students from across the district were expected to take part in this fest, which would start with a marathon on morning of December 20. Cultural and sporting events would also be a regular feature of this mela, which would give new direction to the youth of the district.
Presiding over a review meeting regarding the Mela at his office, the Additional Deputy Commissioner Jasbir Singh said that besides giving a major push to career related guidance this fest would ensure holistic personality development of the students. He said that major thrust of the event would to ensure good guidance to the students, who were on cross-roads for choosing their career. Jasbir Singh said that apart from other emerging trends, the students would be provided career guidance regarding joining the coveted civil services for which young civil servants would guide the students and regarding service of Armed forces for which the experts from Army, Air Force , Navy and Para Military forces would share their experiences with the youngsters.