Excelsior Correspondent
KATRA, Mar 13: The three-day annual university festival “Ekatva 26” concluded, on a vibrant note at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU), Katra, witnessing enthusiastic participation from students, faculty members and participants from institutions across the region.
A major highlight of the festival was the National-Level Project Exhibition “Smart Solutions”, which witnessed participation from teams representing institutions and universities across Jammu and Punjab.
A National Level workshop on Advance Materials for Sustainable development was also conducted under the ANRF PAIR programme with Indian Institute of Technology Ropar as the hub institute, bringing together nearly 50 participants including students, researchers, and faculty members.
The festival also featured several intellectually stimulating and technologically challenging school events where students demonstrated their skills through design challenges, debates, performances and problem-solving competitions, creating a vibrant atmosphere of creativity and interdisciplinary collaboration across the campus.
The festival concluded with a valedictory function, where Dr Ankush Raina, President, Board of Professional Activities, presented a report highlighting the major events and achievements of the three-day festival.
This was followed by remarks from the Dean Students Welfare, Prof R K Mishra, who appreciated the enthusiasm and creativity displayed by the students and emphasized the importance of such platforms in nurturing innovation and collaboration.
Vice-Chancellor, Prof Pragati Kumar expressed satisfaction over the successful organization of the festival and congratulated the students, faculty members and organizers for making Ekatva-2026 a memorable event.
During the ceremony, prizes were distributed to the winners of the Smart Solutions Exhibition, while the much-awaited Best School Trophy was awarded to the School of Computer Science & Engineering.
The School of Electronics and Communication Engineering and the School of Mechanical Engineering secured the second and third positions, respectively. The programme concluded with a formal vote of thanks delivered by Dr Mir Irfan Ul Haq, Festival Coordinator.
The event was successfully organized with the dedicated efforts of the faculty coordinators, Dr Shashi Bhushan Kotwal, Dr Sunny Kumar Sharma, and Swastik Gupta, along with the enthusiastic support of student volunteers including Achalendra Pratap Singh, Priyanshu Kumar, Sachin Tripathi, Suraj Rathod, Yash Srivastava, Anushka Tickoo, Pravallika Prasu, and others.
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