GNDU youth fest (Zone c) begins

Amritsar: The zonal youth festival (zone C) of Guru Nanak Dev University commenced on Friday at Dashmesh Auditorium. Prof KS Kahlon, registrar, Guru Nanak Dev University, inaugurated the event. Students from different colleges will compete in 35 events. Today, students participated in bhangra, group shabad/bhajan, group song (Indian), folk orchestra, classical instrumental (percussion), classical instrumental (non-percussion), classical vocal, poster making and on the spot photography, among others.

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Student excels in quiz contest

Karthik Gaur, a student of Class XII of Spring Dale Senior School, won a trip to South Korea after making it to the top four at the 6th Korea-India Friendship quiz contest 2021, held by the Korean Culture Centre (India). Gaur stood fourth at the national-level. Students from 20 schools participated in the semifinal round and only 10 could make it to the final. The top four position holders are being sent to South Korea for excursion. Principal Rajiv Sharma lauded Gaur and his teachers for this achievement.

11 students get placed in Capgemini

Elevn students from 2022 batch of Amritsar Group of Colleges got placed in Capgemini through recruitment drive. Yash Udaiwal got a salary package of Rs7.5 lakh per annum and 10 others have been offered a package of Rs4 lakh each. Advocate Amit Sharma, chairman, ACET, congratulated the students and their parents. He said foundation of their successful future has been laid and the college will continue to support them.

Two-day cricket tournament begins

A two-day Global Premier League- 2021 commenced at Global Institute on Friday. The inaugural match was played between BSc agri/MBA and BTech CSE/IT. Batting first, the BSc agri/MBA scored 90 runs in 10 overs. The BTech CSE/IT took up the challenge head on and achieved the target with an over to spare and won the match by 8 wickets. Rahul of BTech CSE/IT scored 39 runs. Campus director Dr MS Saini, Professor BD Sharma director (admissions), Dilraj Singh, incharge sports and members of faculty were also present during the opening ceremony.

Comic-making workshop

Students of DAV College, Amritsar, were on a unique story manufacturing drive. Part of a workshop designed by digital art expert George, students came up with all kinds of stories—adventure, romance, suspense and horror through comic books. One of the objectives of the session was to reintroduce the students to the simple joys of comics. Ten comic books created by students were also exhibited in the college. “When we began the workshop, our plan was to take the students through the process of making a comic, the end result being one or two finished pages. But as the workshop progressed, the students pushed themselves and they came out with 10 comics/picture books,” said Professor Vikram Sharma. TNS