“Ready to serve” was the anthem of the budding youth of Vadodara city’s Parul University after the campus atmosphere was lifted off with an array of inspiration from the Indian Air Force. Earlier in the week an IAF team “Disha ” from Air HeadQuarters visited the University campus for an interaction with the students. The team is responsible for officers’ induction and publicity through various avenues, one of which is “one to one interactions in the form of Induction Publicity Exhibition Vehicle (IPEV) , and for this session they were at Parul University’s doorstep to motivate the youth towards national service.
The event was organized under the University’s “Armed Forces Motivational Cell” which has been a guiding light to students who wish to don the uniform. The team had traveled from Delhi and to Jaipur and Ahmedabad before reaching Vadodara. At Parul University the the team first interacted with the students and professors in the University.
After a presentation of the organization, they also conducted a quiz on IAF with on the spot prizes for the students. In addition, the IPEV which is a specialized vehicle that contains a flying simulator, touch screen kiosks, virtual reality equipment, miniature Aircraft models, LED display etc. was opened up for students of the university wherein they had an opportunity to individually operate the simulator and get the virtual feel of flying a fighter plane.
The President of the university, Dr Devanshu Patel thanked the IAF team for gracing the university campus with their amiable presence. He further added, “The students at the Armed Forces Motivational cell looked forward to this opportunity for a long time and they will cherish this learning experience provided by the IAF team”.
