Student Leader Interview - Vijay Chavda



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1. Tell us more about your roles and responsibilities

The role of being a class representative is to solve the difficulties faced by the student related to the subject or faculty, create a sense of goodwill, remain in touch with the faculties, seniors.

Being a class representative, my responsibilities are fulfill the demands of my classmates, develop communication, discuss the views or problems of each student to the respective faculty combine on a particular issue, maintain record of each student and many more.

2. How did you rise up to your position and how can a student aspiring the same, approach it?

To rise up my position my main aim is on communication skills ,how should i be more dutiful towards my work, should have better contacts with teachers and students. This helps me in learning new things and how to learn to overcome difficulties more better.

If any student want to aspire the same position he/she should be interactive, friendly, lovable nature, able to fulfill the responsibilities and majorly the confidence.

3. What is it like to juggle between a leadership role and normal college life?

With the support of my colleagues and teachers i have learnt to manage how to deal with the duties of being a CR and enjoy the college life at a same time. I have learnt to manage my academics at the same time.

4 .What have been some of your biggest challenges and learning from what you do?

Biggest challenge for me was to settle between class role and college role together.

I have learnt how to be more interactive, how to deal with the issues . Also, I have learnt leadership qualities. It motivates me for future and helps me to make more friends.

5. How do your parents look at you participating in extracurricular activities?

My parents are very supportive in all these cases. Whenever I found difficulty or I get confused between college work and class representative work, they helped me in finding a solution. These extra activities helps us in every manner.

6. What are your career goals and how is what you are doing going to help you with that?

My career goal is that I want to serve for my nation and wants to help the people in need.

The class representative thing helps me in making my communication better, it makes me more interactive, helps me in making more friends and many more. Also, it helps me to work upon how to be bring up good leadership qualities.

7. How can we encourage more young students as yourself to take-up leadership roles?

We can encourage the students by telling them it’s importance like it helps you in communication , helps to be more impressive, how to deal with the duties, how to, manage time and many more. Also, it develop good career qualities.

8. What’s your message to encourage students to do internships and attend conferences?

Internships and conference gives us a complete understanding of our roles and responsibilities .It provide experience and learning things on different level. It helps in making new connections. Internships and conferences are the opportunities to grow ourselves in a better way. 


Interviewed by - Chirag Pant