Kanchi Mamunivar Centre for Postgraduate Studies organised Student Induction Programme cum Week of Welcome for First Year PG Students as stipulated by the University Grants Commission as part of Quality Mandate Initiatives in Higher Education and the Directorate of Higher and Technical Education, Govt. of Puducherry, Puducherry. In this regard a four day Student Induction Workshop was held from 18/9/2019 to 21/9/2019. Director of the Centre Dr. Aravazhi Irissappane, Director, KMCPGS, took the initiative to implement the SIP Workshop. The first day of the Workshop was inaugurated by Dr. Shahin Sultana, Professor, Social Work Department and Dean, Student’s Welfare, Pondicherry Central University. Dr. M. Sangararadje, Centre Director, Presided over the function in lieu of the Director Dr. Aravazhi Irissappane. The Workshop was organized as per the Guidelines of UGC to familiarise the first year students to the new environment of the institution as they come from different backgrounds, rural and urban, into the higher education system. The four day Workshop had various components that served to help the new students to gain confidence in their new environment. At the Inaugural Dr, Sultana also SIP Coordinator for Pondicherry University stressed the need for students to undergo such training before they started regular classes. The Director of the Centre also emphasised the importance for the students to get to know their environment –the campus, its facilities, teachers, and senior students as well their own peer students before they settle down for the courses. This is to inculcate not only confidence in them but to remove inhibitions or fear in mingling with other stakeholders of the college. The Workshop had various Sessions on English Communication Skills. Environmental Consciousness, Health and Hygiene, Safety and Security, Value Education, Personality Development, Motivational Talk, Volunteering, etc. They were also informed about Research facilities available in the Campus, e-Library, Labs, Smart Classrooms, WiFi facility throughout the Campus, about NSS, Legal Services Clinic, Red Ribbon Club, Placement Cell and Career Counselling, NET and other Career oriented Coaching Classes, Funding Agencies for Research Projects, on Examinations and Evaluation Systems, Plagiarism etc. Apart from these sessions the Workshop also had Components on Literary, Cultural and Sports Activities in order to find out the talents of the new comers in the respective fields of interest. Most importantly they were also given foundation sessions on Human Values and Professional Ethics, which will enable them to not only excel in their fields of Study but also become better citizens of the world.