J.D. Birla Institute, Departments of Science and Commerce

J.D. Birla Institute, Departments of Science and Commerce

Kolkata : Helping Hands (Social Activity Club of the college) and NSS-wing of J.D. Birla Institute will observe the ‘Organ Donation Day’ on 13th August, 2014 at 1:30 pm to create awareness on organ pledging and saving lives. The Department of Food Science and Nutrition Management will be organizing the event. The tentative programme schedule is mentioned below:

A short presentation on Organ Donation

Lecture on “Awareness on organ Donation” by Dr. Tirthankar Choudhary, Senior Consultant - Diabetes an Endocrinology at Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals (Kolkata) and President – Kolkata Diabetes & Endocrine Forum and Director – Diabetes Educator Project – HOPE, USA Lecture on “Pledging the Eye” By Dr. Diveysh Shah, Eye Surgeon, Shree Netralaya, Kolkata Two counters (‘Pledge for Eye Donation’ in association with Lions club of Calcutta and ‘Pledge for Organ Donation’ in association with Calcutta Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata) will also be set-up where students and staff members can pledge their organs,

About the J.D. Birla Institute:

J.D. Birla Institute, which is a private un-aided college, was established in June 1962 when late Smt. Sushila Devi Birla established a college for girls to provide scientific education to young women from Kolkata's conservative family. Over the 50 glorious years, JDBI has grown with the needs and demands of the changing times. The Institute has made rapid strides over the decades to emerge as a centre of excellence. The name was changed to J.D. Birla Institute in 2002 with the launch of a satellite campus to house the co-educational Department of Management. Today the Institute, which has an `A' grade from National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), provides graduate, post-graduate degrees under affiliation to Jadavpur University and several short term courses.