SHIVALIK COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, UDHAMPUR (SCE UDHAMPUR)

SHIVALIK COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, UDHAMPUR (SCE UDHAMPUR)

The emblem of Shivalik College of Education, Udhampur (SCE Udhampur) features a yellow circle with a red shield inscribed with the motifs of a flaming torch, a scroll, a mortarboard hat, flowing waters and rising sun over a blue sky. The shield is supported by a pair of twigs with red flowers on sides, the name of the university and the name of the place. The assemblage is placed within a blue banner inscribed with the name of the college. An orange banner inscribed with the motto of the college in Sanskrit ‘विद्या ददाति विनयम’ (Narayan Pandit, 6, Hitopadesha), which translates to ‘Education Makes one Humble’ is placed at the bottom. All these elements are placed on a red circle. The shield denotes protection, courage, heritage, authority and bravery; the flambeau represents the removal of the darkness of ignorance through the light of wisdom; the scroll is a traditional symbol of documented knowledge, heritage and the official certification of academic excellence; the mortarboard hat or oxford hat symbolises the successful culmination of study, professional achievement and the preparation of qualified future educators;the landscape with rising sun depicts a new dawn of consciousness and a life-giving source of energy and it mirrors the institution’s aspiration to continually elevate its students; the twigs with flowers symbolise growth, fertility and peace.