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Announcing OCA India VP 2021-23

Dear OCs

This is to announce the unanimous selection of Mr. Jaspal Sawhney as the incoming Vice President of OCA India for two years 2021-2023 effective from 1st April 2021.

This decision was taken this afternoon [30th March 2021] by the Selection Committee of OCA India .

Our heartiest congratulations to Mr. Sawhney & wishing him all the very best.

D. SIngh Jaaj & All Office Bearers of OCA India.

PS: My term as President OCA INdia concluses on 31st March 2021 and it has been a pleasure to serve our great Association & our School while on its Board of Governors.
– D. SIngh.

 

Application & Vision Statement for Vice President of OCA (India) 2021-2023

Dear OC,

Trust my communication finds you in the best of health and spirits.

I’am writing to inform you that we are commencing with the process to select the Vice President of OCA(India) for the term 2021-2023.All those OC’s desirous of being considered for the position of Vice President OCA(India) may kindly send their application accompanied with a vision statement by the 10th of October 2020 to the Secretary OCA(India) at oldcottonianassociation@yahoo.com or at House No.565,Sector 10-D, Chandigarh-160011.

As per Clause 5-C of the MOA of OCA(India) minimum criteria to be fulfilled to become Vice President of the Executive committee of OCA(India) is as follows:

a)    A person shall fulfill conditions laid down below to qualify for the post of the Vice President of the executive committee. Selection committee shall also ensure the compliance of this clause before deciding upon the name of vice president:

Compulsory Conditions:

i)  Person applying for the post of Vice President shall be a member of the Society and shall do so in writing

ii) The application  must be accompanied by a vision statement.

iii) He should have served at any one of the regional chapters for at least one year as President/Secretary or served as member of executive committee of the society or its regional chapters, or should be an OC of eminence.

iv) Must have studied in the School (Bishop Cotton) for at least 2 years as a boarder.

Looking forward to receiving your application.

Regards,

Ajay Thiara
Secretary, OCA(India)
+91-9876900001

Applications invited for the post of Vice President OCA India [Delhi Chapter]:

Dear Oc’s

This is to inform you that as the tenure of the Vice President of The Delhi Chapter ends on January 2020, the process to select the new Vice President of our Chapter, as laid down in our Memorandum of Articles of Association has been initiated.  The eligible applicant shall fulfill the following conditions as laid down below:-

Mandatory eligibility conditions (Clause 7 (f):

1.    Person applying for the post of Vice President shall be a member of the Society and shall apply in writing to the Secretary of the concerned Regional Chapter.

2.    A Vision statement must accompany the application.

3.    He should have served as a member of the executive committee of the concerned regional chapter or alternatively he should be an OC of eminence.

4.    He must have studied in Bishop Cotton School for a minimum period of two academic years.

All those OC’s who fulfil the above criteria and are interested to apply for the post of the Vice-President may kindly do so in the manner laid down above on my email address mentioned below latest by 12.02.2020.

Thanking you

Harpreet Khatkar
Secretary
OCA (India) Delhi Chapter

ocadelhichapter@yahoo.in

MESSAGE TO OCs

On March 31st I shall cease to function as the President of OCA (India) and, at this juncture, it is only appropriate that I bid adieu to all the fellow members of the executive team and pen a few words for fellow OCs.

It was a steep learning curve to manage an organization without any authority to command compliance – to which I had earlier been familiar with. Nevertheless, some fellow members came forward to contribute time and effort and carried out work which many would find tiresome and mundane. Special mention in this behalf must be made of Neel Kamal Mehra and Ashwani Virk for their guidance and selfless work. Jaspal Sawhney was only a phone call away and credit is due to him too for helping us whenever we needed him. There were others who were critical and I thank them also as they kept us on our toes.

Such an Association’s primary object is to facilitate bonding and provide a platform for members to participate in furtherance of our objects but all this has to be on a voluntary basis. To this effect, an attempt has been made to update our data base of members with their latest coordinates and I sincerely hope that this exercise would be ongoing in the future. At the outset there was a feeling of exclusion among many younger members as they thought the OCA was a closed club. After much deliberation, the MOA was suitably amended for them to come on board as executive members of various chapters and the central body. Progress has been achieved in this behalf but I would appreciate it if even a larger number of later batches participate in these bodies. Even though an attempt has been made to put the Association on an even keel, much requires to be done at the Chapter level to involve members. We have a vast talent pool among our members and I urge them to step forward to attain our objects.

During our tenure we did take some initiatives such as extending monetary help to OCs in need to meet hospital bills or to undertake a climb of Mt. Everest (during the coming season). The celebrations of the Golden and Silver anniversaries of leaving school were formalized and I am glad that each of these classes made valuable additions to the school’s infrastructure. As a result we have a refurbished staff room, a visitor’s waiting room and the school swimming pool has a filter. A major project undertaken by the OCA last year was the installation of a Solar heating system for the main school and after its success a similar one has been ordered for the junior school. Besides providing a greener environment, it reduces drastically the school’s fuel bill. The ‘To do’ list is endless and I wish Sukhinder Singh and his team the very best in their task ahead.

Last but not the least I wish to thank D.C.Anand for his invaluable guidance and help to our Association and to the infrastructure placed at our disposal with the great assistance provided by Ms Gopa Seal of his company.

We shall prevail and
‘overcome’

BM Singh

Selection of Vice President of OCA (India)

A meeting of the Selection Committee as per procedure laid down in the MOA took place on 23rd March 2015. The quorum comprised of the following:
Jaspal Singh, President Delhi Chapter, Sukhinder Singh Vice President OCA,  B. M. Singh President.

After due deliberations it was decided to select Justice (retd) R S Sodhi to the post of Vice President. He shall assume his functions witheffect from 1st April 2015.

This selection was endorsed at the Executive Committee meeting held on 24th March 2015.

B M Singh

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OCA INDIA REQUIRES A VICE PRESIDENT

All members are informed that in accordance with the amended MOA, the OCA needs to select a Vice President who could assume the post with effect from 1st April 2015 when the present Vice President shall start functioning as President. Therefore, applications are invited by 15th of March 2015 from those OCs interested in being selected. The applicants should be persons of eminence and should give their complete bio-data  along with a statement containing their vision for taking forward the objects of the OCA.

 

Minutes of Meeting / OCA India AGM 2014

Minutes of Meeting AGM of OCA (INDIA) held on 29th September, 2014

Venue : Maple Room, India Habitat Centre

  1. The President welcomed all the members present and apprised them of various developments and works being undertaken by the OCA and its members to improve the infrastructure at Bishop Cotton School, Shimla, such as total refurbishing of the Staff Room at School, provision of a quality Filtration Plant for the Swimming Pool and installation of Solar water Heating Plant for the main school.
  2. The minutes of the Last AGM were duly approved and adopted.
  3. The balance sheet and final accounts of 2013-14 were approved.
  4. Secretary’s Report was put up by the Jt. Secretary and discussed with members.
    Various issues were addressed to all the members, such as –
    – A notice from the Registrar of Societies relating to the amended MOA was received by the society and is to be acted upon.
    – Income assessment proceedings are being finalised and information furnished.
    – Funds of the OCA (INDIA) to be utilized for the needy members.
    – A low cost but effective Mobile application for fast & easy interaction between the OCs nationwide is to be initiated soon to establish a greater cause for mutual co-operation and betterment of Old student fraternity. A reputed IT firm ‘Campus Mall Pvt. Ltd.’  has agreed to develop the same for OCA(INDIA) which would be duly considered. They have also agreed to provide classy sportswear/memoriblia through e-commerce to members of OCA(INDIA).
    – The traditional Annual Lunch of OCA(INDIA) held in February every year in Delhi has become synonymous with its identity and more popular amongst the OC fraternity and therefore shall continue to be hosted in Delhi at all times to come.
  5. An advice of a Company Secretary was sought to determine the implementation of Amended MOA according to whom the amended MOA would be in force from the day it was submitted with amendments in the Registrar’s office and it was duly accepted by the house.
  6. For selection of Post of Vice-President only two applications were received – that of Mr. Sukhinder Singh and Mr. Vivek Bhasin. The house moved a motion that only application of Mr. Sukhinder Singh should be considered since the second application of Mr. Vivek Bhasin was received only a day before the AGM and he himself was not present for the AGM. Mr. Sukhinder Singh accordingly was selected as the Vice-President and would function as the President from 01/04/2015.
  7. Two members were also elected to the executive committee members of OCA(INDIA) namely Mr. Vijay Khurana & Justice (retd) R.S.Sodhi.The present executive committee members would cease to be members from 01/04/2015. and the newly elected members along with the two to be chosen by the President and those nominated by the Chapters would form the Executive committee as per the MOA. It would therefore be in order for all the Chapters to conduct their elections according to the MOA (if not already done) and inform the OCA regarding these.

 

Revisions and Updates : OCA India AGM 2013

DATE : 30th September, 2013
REVISED* TIME : 3 PM*

VENUE:  
Raunaq Room – PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry,
PHD HOUSE,
4/2 – Institutional Area,
August Kranti Marg,
New Delhi 110062

The UPDATED* Agenda and the Program is detailed below :

  1. Address by President Emeritus
  2. President’s address
  3. To approve the minutes of last AGM
  4. To approve and adopt the accounts of 2012-2013
  5. Secretary’s report
  6. * To apprise the members of the amended MOA and  to seek ratification if required by the Registrar of Societies.
  7. * As this would be the transition year, to invite applications for the post of Vice President whose selection shall be made according to the clauses of the amended MOA. To also elect two members to the Executive Committee.
  8. Any other points with permission of the Chair

(Program will be followed by Tea)

Download/View the MOA

OCA INDIA AGM – on 7th July 2012

Notice is hereby given that the OCA(INDIA) AGM will be held on 7th July 2012 at 2 pm.

VENUE: 

RAUNAQ ROOM, PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry,
PHD House, 4/2 Siri Institutional Area,
August Kranti Marg
New Delhi 110062

AGENDA:

  • Address by President Emeritus.
  • To approve the minutes of the last AGM.
  • To approve and adopt the accounts of 2010-11.
  • President’s Address.
  • Secretary’s report.
  • Discussion and approval of the amended MOA.
  • Elections to all posts including the executive Committee.
  • Any other points with permission of the Chair.

Note:

  • Dress code: Preferable shirt and school tie.
  • Those wishing to stand for elections should send their intention to do so by 25th June 2012 to the OCA office.
  • Those desirous of proposing any points for discussion should use this form to send intimation by 30th June 2012.
  • The AGM shall be followed by tea.

R. Dewan Secretary OCA (INDIA)  /  B.M.SINGH President OCA (INDIA)