{"id":4694,"date":"2025-08-12T23:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T23:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/dept-of-public-administration\/?p=4694"},"modified":"2026-04-12T23:48:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T23:48:06","slug":"bridge-course-orientation-program-for-b-a-and-m-a-1st-semester-students-organized-by-the-department-of-public-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/dept-of-public-administration\/bridge-course-orientation-program-for-b-a-and-m-a-1st-semester-students-organized-by-the-department-of-public-administration\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridge Course Orientation Program for B.A. and M.A. 1st Semester Students Organized by the Department of Public Administration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" 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The B.A. 1st Semester orientation was facilitated by Ms. Manashi Parashar, Assistant Professor and Mentor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the M.A. 1st Semester orientation session was conducted by Dr. Pankaj Kumar Kalita, Assistant Professor and Mentor, who guided postgraduate students regarding the course structure, academic expectations, and research-oriented learning approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The orientation aimed to introduce students to the academic framework of the department. Students were familiarized with the curriculum structure, including core courses, major and minor papers, electives, credit system, and examination patterns. The session provided guidance to help students make informed academic choices and understand the expectations of their program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to academic orientation, the session emphasized the importance of discipline, punctuality, attendance, and maintaining proper decorum within the classroom and campus. University guidelines regarding dress code and code of conduct were also discussed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program concluded with an interactive Q&amp;A session, where students clarified their queries regarding course selection and departmental procedures. The orientation helped students feel confident, informed, and motivated as they began their academic journey at the university.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Public Administration organized an orientation program under the Bridge Course to familiarize first-semester students with academic structure and university guidelines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":4696,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[327],"tags":[342,157,158,127,35,343,160],"class_list":["post-4694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-student-support-and-progression","tag-academic-guidance","tag-bridge-course","tag-orientation-program","tag-postgraduate-students","tag-public-administration","tag-student-induction","tag-undergraduate-students"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/dept-of-public-administration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/04\/image-1.jpeg",1280,960,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/dept-of-public-administration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/04\/image-1-150x150.jpeg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/dept-of-public-administration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/04\/image-1-300x225.jpeg",300,225,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/dept-of-public-administration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/04\/image-1-768x576.jpeg",768,576,true],"large":["https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/dept-of-public-administration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/04\/image-1-1024x768.jpeg",1024,768,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/dept-of-public-administration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/04\/image-1.jpeg",1280,960,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/wp.dbuniversity.ac.in\/dept-of-public-administration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/04\/image-1.jpeg",1280,960,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"HOD - 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