1. Punjabi University, Patiala
Saksham
Punjabi University,
Patiala

2. Batch Summary Location : Punjabi University, Patiala State: Punjab
Batch Start Date:
Batch End Date:
No. of Participants: 20

3. Participant Details S. No. Participant Name Department / University
State 1
Dr. Neena Aneja
Principal
A.S. College of Education, Kalal-Majra, Dist. Ludhiana, Punjab. 2
Dr. Manju Bala Saddi
Asstt. Prof. in Physics
Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Khalsa College, Sri Anandpur Sahib, District Ropar, Punjab. 3
Miss Harleen Kaur
Asstt. Prof. in Sociology
Mata Sahib Kaur Girls College, Talwandi Sabo, Dist. Bathinda, Punjab. 4
Dr. Ravi Inder Singh
Associate Prof. in Commerce & Mgt.
University Business School, Panjab University Regional Centre, Civil Lines, Ludhiana 5
Mr. Bhim Sain Singla
Asstt. Prof. in CSE
Punjabi University College of Engineering & Management, Rampura Phul, Dist. Bathinda, Punjab. 6
Dr. Sandeep Gupta
University College, Dhilwan, Barnala, Punjab. 7
Dr. Ambika Beri
Associate Prof. in Botany
Govt. Mohindra College, Patiala, Punjab., 8
Dr. Gagandip Cheema
Associate Prof. in History 9
Dr. Jyoti Sharma
Asstt. Prof. in Music
Department of Music, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab. 10
Dr. Harwinderjit Kaur
Associate Prof. in Punjabi

4. Participant Details S. No. Participant Name Department / University
State 11
Dr. Shabnam Kaur Sodhi
Asso. Prof. in Zoology
Govt. College for Girls, Patiala, Punjab. , 12
Dr. Parminder Singh
Associate Prof. in Biology
Govt. Mohindra College, Patiala, Punjab., 13
Dr. Pankaj Mohindru
Asstt. Prof. in Electronics & Communication Engg.
Department of Electronics & Communication Engg., Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab. 14
Mr. Hardaman Singh Bhinder
Asstt. Prof. in Hospitality
Tourism, Hospitality & Hotel Mgt., Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab 15
Dr. Inderjit Singh Cheema
Associate Prof. in Punjabi 16
Mr. Somwanshi Manoj Limbraj
Asstt. Prof. in English
Shankarrao Jawale Patil College, Lohara, Dist. Osmanabad, Maharashtra. 17
Mr. Tekale Vitthal Keshavrao
Asstt. Prof. in Hindi
Late Sow Sheshabai Sitaram Mundhe Arts College, Gangakhed, Dist. Parbhani, Maharashtra. 18
Mr. Tattapure Jagannath Gurupadappa
Asstt. Prof. in Physical Education
Balbhim Arts, Science & Commerce College, Beed, Maharashtra. 19
Dr. Phad Lahu Haribhau 20
Mrs. Mane Parvati Vinayak
Asstt. Prof. in Geography

5. Highlights
SAKSHAM at Punjabi University, Patiala commenced on 17th Nov
All the participants introduced themselves formally. Participants in this batch are from different departments and colleges in Punjab. Some participants in this batch are also from different colleges of Maharashtra.
Many participants in this batch are very new to computers and have rarely worked on computers. Whereas some participants are working on computers from long time and few are from Computer Science department as well.
This batch is a mix of participants of different levels of knowledge and varied experience of working on computers.
All participants registered on MSEN and explored tools available here. Many tools like Mathematics 4.0 and WWT were appreciated.

6. SAKSHAM @ Punjabi University, Patiala
Course coordinator of the day, Dr. Ambika Beri addressing participants and welcoming Microsoft Saksham trainer on 1st day of Saksham training.

7. Training Highlights
Microsoft trainer demonstrating and participants working on their machines during the training.

8. Training Highlights
Participants of SAKSHAM at Punjabi University practicing during the training sessions.

9. Take Aways
Participants found all the sessions very interesting. especially Microsoft Excel, Advance features of PowerPoint, OneDrive, Office Online and Lync.
Participants found Office Web Apps and SkyDrive very useful for collaboration and data collection.
The sessions on Windows Accessibility Features was very well appreciated by all the participants.
Features of Lync for Voice-Video conferencing, document sharing, poll and presentation sharing were very much appreciated by all.
Tools on MSEN were also explored by participants. Everyone registered on MSEN.

10. Batch Learning Curve 1. Windows 8.1 2.
Microsoft Word 2013, Excel 2013 and PowerPoint 2013 3.
Office 365 and Lync 4.
OneDrive and Office Online 5.
Teaching Tools on MSEN 6.
Accessibility Options in Windows and MS Office 7.
OneNote and its applications in Education

11. Sound Bytes
Dr. Ravi Inder Singh, Associate Prof. in Commerce & Mgt., University Business School, Panjab University Regional Centre, Ludhiana

12. Sound Bytes
Dr. Parminder Singh, Associate Prof. in Biology, Govt. Mohindra College, Patiala, Punjab.

13. Sound Bytes
Mr. Somwanshi Manoj Limbraj, Asstt. Prof. in English, Shankarrao Jawale Patil College, Lohara

14. Sound Bytes: Video Feedback
Dr. Ravi Inder Singh, Associate Prof. in Commerce & Mgt., University Business School, Panjab University Regional Centre, Ludhiana
Click to play

15. University Officials Name and Desig. Email Id.
Contact No.
Vice-Chancellor
Dr. Jaspal Singh
, ,
Dr. Balwinder Singh Tiwana
Professor-Director, Academic Staff College ,
Dr. Kawaljeet Singh, Director, University Computer Centre
Mr. Rattan Singh Rana, Section Officer, ASC
(SPOC for Saksham)

16. All departments are equipped with minimum of 20 computers
Infra report
University
Number of departments
Affiliated colleges
Training Venue
No. of Computers at training venue
Operating System
Other Software
Dept. of Comp. Engg.
Software
Punjabi University, Patiala 54
57 affiliated and 11 constituent colleges
Academic Staff College 20
Windows XP
Microsoft Office 2007
300 PCs
Win XP on 260 PCs,
Win 7 on 40 PCs
All departments are equipped with minimum of 20 computers

17. Thank You!!!