Bathinda (Sachi Kalam Bureau) : Under the DBT STAR College Scheme, Department of Physics, DAV College Bathinda organized one day training program for the laboratory staff for maintenance and upkeep of equipments like diodes, transistors, rectifiers, and power supply etc. on 23rd March, 2021. The program was inaugurated by the officiating Principal, Shri Parveen Kumar Garg. The resource person for the training program was Mr. Sukhvinder Singh, Coordinator, NIERT, Patiala. He gave hands on practical training to all laboratory staff members of Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany and Computer departments on how to fix common problems with electronic equipments used in the labs. He elaborated various technical skills to the lab staff for checking and rectifying the problems in the circuits of these equipments. During this program, the basic soldering techniques were also taught to the lab staff. He also mentioned various tricks and ways in which the shelf life of electronic equipments can be increased. This training was much needed as a lot of old equipments/apparatus in the labs required frequent checks for their maintenance and it is not generally viable to repair. Dr. Gurpreet Singh, HOD, Dr. Kulwinder Singh Mann, coordinator Star College Scheme, Prof Harpreet Kaur Brar and Dr Vikas Duggal thanked Mr. Sukhvinder Singh for imparting valuable knowledge to the staff.