To mark the National Education Day on the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalaam Azad, an eminent educationist, a novel and experimental scheme of taking school to the underprivileged sections of the society was introduced by NSS units of Dev Samaj College of Education, 36- B, Chandigarh. It was to commemorate Motivated by Azad’s selfless working attitude, Dr. Jyoti Khanna, Principal of the college took this initiative in the Union Territory of Chandigarh by opening a mobile school named “School On The Move”, which is built into a bus that is equipped fully as a classroom with attractive and colourful teaching aids and a blackboard.

School on the Move was inaugurated by Sh. Prem Singh Sarpanch, of the village Buterla. In his address to the gathering, he appreciated the novel idea of the college that would benefit the underprivileged sections of the society. Referring to Mobile school as rare and lifetime opportunity, he requested the villagers to avail the maximum of the opportunity.  The residents of Buterla village who took keen interest in enrolling themselves were provided with free books, note books and stationary. The enrolled members were of different age groups but majority were middle aged women who can not write their names even. The goal is not just to teach them basic reading and writing skills, but also to help them learn that they deserve a better life. They would be given time to develop self-esteem and slowly prepare themselves to lead a better and improved life. Enthusiastic gathering of more than hundred residents of Buterla village appreciated and thanked for the efforts taken by the college and for selecting Buterla as a first village for the purpose.  

To mark the National Education Day, the other activities conducted in the college includes  were Elocution, Slogan Writing, Essay Writing and a workshop was also conducted by M.Ed. students on the themes of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad – The Builder of Modern India and Literacy. The results of various competitions were as follows:

Essay Writing

1^st Position                   Parveen Kaushal

2^nd Position                  Suman Lata

3^rd Position                  Gulistaan

Consolation                 Jaspreet

Elocution Writing

1^st Position                   Sharan

2^nd Position                  Asha

3^rd Position                  Aarti  

 Slogan Writing

1^st Position                   Supriya & Geetika

2^nd Position                  Sumita

3^rd Position                  Aarti

Consolation                 Indu Rashmi