Academic excellence award ceremony held at IMCG

Islamabad: Federal Directorate of Education held an Academic Excellence Award Ceremony at IMCG (PG), F-7/2 here on Friday.

The ceremony was organized to acknowledge the excellent academic results accomplished under the leadership of the learned Heads of the Institutions in the session 2022-23. The Chief Guest for the occasion was the honourable Director General (FDE), Tanwir Ahmed. The event was also attended by Dr. Shafqat Ali Janjua Joint Education Advisor, Javed Iqbal Mirza , Dr. Tabassum Naz along various dignitaries from FDE, Heads of the Institutions and Staff members.

The programme started with the rendition of the National Anthem followed by the recitation from the Holy Quran and Naat. Somia Sohail, greeted the august guests and shed light on the academic feats of the attendees. Chief guest distributed 58 awards among the distinguished Principals on outstanding results in the categories of Primary level, Grade 8, Matriculation, Intermediate and BS programmes respectively. In addition to this, the winners of the top position in each category were awarded a cash prize of 50,000rs. In the category of Primary level, Nusrat Farid, Head mistress (IMS I-V F-7/2), received the cash prize.

Zahida Nasim Siddiqui, Vice Principal (IMSG I-VIII Khanna Dak), got the distinction in the category of Grade 8. Ms. Ghazala Bashir Khan, Principal (IMSG VI-X G-6/1-3), won the accolade at Matriculation level. At Intermediate level, Aliya Durrani, Principal (IMCG F-6/2), got the distinction while Prof. Dr. Fauzia Tanveer Sheikh, Principal (IMCG Post Graduate F-7/2), received the cash prize on displaying superb results at BS level.

Tanwir Ahmed, addressed the audience after the certificate distribution. He offered his felicitations to the winners and praised the commendable service of the Principals in imparting quality education to the students despite limited resources. The Chief Guest also stressed upon the need of continual efforts on the part of the heads of the institutions and teachers in bestowing the knowledge of the 21st century upon the students.

Finally, he reiterated his commitment to create a healthy environment for the educationists working under the ambit of FDE. The Principal of host college, Prof. Dr. Fauzia Tanveer Sheikh, provided the Note of Gratitude on the successful completion of the event. The Academic Excellence Award Ceremony is a significant initiative on the part of FDE to boost the confidence of the pedagogues ahead of the start of the new academic session.