Activities

Education is a journey that may take a number of years; however, that journey is not complete without gaining balanced literary experiences. Therefore, to promote the habit of reading amongst students and to ensure the development of critical thinking in them, the college organize Intra-Collegiate and Inter-Collegiate competitions pertaining to literary domain. These events provide a platform to the students for exhibiting their creativity, originality, potential, confidence and communication skills.

2019-20

Formation of Literary Club: To encourage students to display their intellectual and independent thinking skills and imbibe a sense of confidence, the college has initiated the Literary Club entitled Gyanarjan. The aim of the club is to inculcate among students a love for language, enhance their literary skills and promote the ability to speak and emote before an audience thereby increasing the emotional quotient of the students. Accordingly, the club provided a platform for the following literary activities:

  • Debates on topics such as “New India, Mission India, Vision India: Minimum Government Maximum Governance”, “ Bank Mergers” etc.
  • Hindi Diwas Celebration and Talk Show on ‘Relevance of Gandhian Ideology in present times’

Organisation of Intra-Collegiate Competitions: Competitions like Extempore, Elocution, Poetry Recitation, Book Review, Essay Writing as well as management related competitions like Management Lessons from Movies, Budding Entrepreneurs, Logo Quiz and Management Quiz Competitions were organized round the year with an aim to polish the skills of expression and presentation.

Participation & Achievements in Inter-Collegiate Literary Events:

  • 9 students participated in Inter-College Poetry Recitation, Book Review, Essay Writing, Elocution & Extempore Competitions organized by J. Z. Shah Arts & H. P. Desai Commerce, Amroli College, Surat. Jinal Chaudhary won Third Prize in Story Writing.
  • 8 students participated in national level Shri Ram Chandra Mission’s ‘Heartfulness Essay Event 2019’ out of which the essays of 4 students got selected and they were felicitated for the same.
  • 2 students participated in ‘Ulhas’-Inter-College Elocution Competition organized by N. K. Desai Science College, Valsad
  • Radha Prajapati participated in Inter-College Elocution Competition organized by Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisation, Surat and won Second Prize in it.
  • 3 students participated in Poetry Recitation and Book Review Competition of ‘Inferno’ organized by SDJ International College, Surat.
  • 5 students participated in Inter-College Poetry Recitation Competition, and one student participated in Power Point Presentation of ‘Abhivyakti’ organized by R. K. Desai College, Vapi.
  • 30 students participated in ‘Bharatiya Sanskruti Gyan Pariksha’ organized by Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar.
  • Ayushka Jain participated in ‘25th The Super Speaker & Super Cultural Contest’ organized by Virmati Fakirchand Shah Charitable Trust, Surat and won Second Prize in ‘Super Cultural: Presentation Contest’
  • 2 students participated in Zone Level Elocution Competition of ‘Kala Mahakumbh-2019’.
  • 1 student participated in Inter-College Book Review Competition organized by Prof. V. B. Shah Institute of Management.
  • 3 students participated in 47th Yuvak Mohatsav organized by VNSGU, Surat and Radha Prajapati won Third Prize in Poetry Recitation Competition
  • 6 students participated in Inter-College Competition ‘The Invincibles-2019’ organized by Department of Business and Industrial Management, VNSGU.
  • 9 students participated in literary events of Inter-College Competitions of ‘Protsahan’ organized by Bhagwan Mahavir College of Business Administration, Surat.
  • 13 students participated in Inter-Collegiate Literary Competitions of ‘Fusion’ organized by Agarwal Vidya Vihar English Medium College.
  • 8 students participated in Inter-Collegiate Power Point Competition, Debate competition and Quiz competition of ‘Utkarsh’ organized by B.R.C.M. College of Busines Administration, Surat.
  • 1 student participated in Inter-College Book Review Competition organized by Z.F. Wadia Women’s College & N.K.Jhota College of Commerce, Surat.
  • 4 students participated in Inter-College HR Quiz Competition and 2 students participated in Presentation Competition organized by B.C. Patel BBA College, Surat.
  • 4 students participated in Inter-College Elocution Competition and Book Review Competitions of ‘Pratibha Parv 2020’organized by Udhna Citizen Commerce College and S.P.B College of Business Administration.
  • Rupal Bhanushali participated in Inter-College Book Review Competition organized by C.D. Barfiwala College of Commerce, Surat and won First Prize in it.
  • Ayushka Jain participated in Inter-College Power Point Presentation ‘Rivera-2020’ organized by KBS Commerce and Nataraj Professional Sciences College, Vapi and won First Prize in it.
  • A team of four students Kajal Jain, Ms. Sneha Jena, Ms. Shefali Mittal and Ms. Ayushka Jain participated in State level ‘Sprint for Cash’ and ‘Ad-Mad Contest‘ of ‘Metas Euphoria 2020’ organized by Metas Adventist College,Surat and won Second Prize in it.
  • 5 students participated in Test Yourself-2020 organized by Akhand Anand Arts & Commerce College.

The college expresses great satisfaction and pleasure at the remarkable achievements of its students and expects that they will keep up the good work of bringing recognition and success to the Institution.

2018-19

Organisation of Intra-Collegiate Competitions:

Competitions like Debate, Elocution, Poetry Recitation, Book Review and Essay Writing were organized round the year with an aim to polish the skills of expression and presentation.

Participation & Achievements in Inter-Collegiate Literary Events:

  • 17 students participated in “Sardar Patel: An Organizer”-Essay Writing Contest organized by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Smarak Trust, New Delhi.

  • 6 students participated in Inter-College Poetry Recitation, Book Review, Essay Writing, Elocution and Extempore Competitions organized by J. Z. Shah Arts & H. P. Desai Commerce, Amroli College, Surat.

  • 1 student participated in Inter-College Elocution Competition organized by Navyug Commerce College.

  • 4 students participated in Inter-College Essay-Writing Competition organized by Yuvak Vikas Trust, Ahmedabad.

  • 4 students participated in Inter-College Poetry Recitation Competition organized by Sir K.P. College of Commerce, Surat.

  • 2 students participated in Inter-College Law related subject Elocution Competition organized by M.T.B. Arts College, Surat and Ms. Khushi Khanna secured3rd Position.

  • 4 students participated in Public Speaking Contest 2018Regional Round of The Times of India-Torrent Power and Khushi Khanna became2nd Runner Up.

  • 1 student participated in Inter-College Elocution Competition organized by D.R. Patel and R.B. Patel Commerce College, Surat. Ms. Khushi Khanna secured 3rd Position.

  • 22 students participated in Inter-College – The Business Game, Ad Mad Show, The Treasure Hunt and Quiz Competitions of ‘Impetus 2019’ organized by Shri. S.V.Patel College of Computer Science and Business Management, Surat.

  • 1 student participated in Inter-College Book Review Competition of ‘Protsahan -2019’ organized by Bhagwan Mahavir College of Business Administration, Surat.

  • 1 student participated in VNSGU level Bhalubhai Memorial Elocution Competition of ‘Blossom 2019’ organized by S.P.B. English Medium College, Surat.

  • 2 students participated Inter-College Elocution Competition of ‘Inceptum’ organized by G.I.D.C. Rajju Shroff Rofel Institute of Management Studies, Vapi.

  • 7 students participated in Inter-Collegiate Essay Writing, Elocution, Poetry Recitation & Power Point Presentation Competitions of The Super Speaker & Super Cultural Contest-19 organized by VFS Charitable Trust & Shri Bhadresh Shah, Surat and Ayushka Jain won 3rd Prize in Power Point Presentation Competition.

  • 2 students participated in Inter-College Poetry Recitation Competition ‘Abhivyakti-19’ organized by R. K. Desai College, Vapi.

  • Vidhi Jain, Ms. Nirali Jadhav and Ms. Sumankumari Singh participated in Inter-College PowerPoint Presentation Competition of “Utkarsh” organized by B.R.C.M. College of Business Administration, Surat and won 2nd prize.

  • 2 students participated in Inter-College Elocution and Book Review Competition organized by Z.F. Wadia Women’s College & N.K. Jhota College of Commerce, Surat.

  • Rupal Bhanushali and Ms. Ayushka Jain participated in Inter-College Debate Competition of “BizXcellence 2019” organized by SRIMCA-MBA, affiliated to Uka Tarsadia University, Bardoli and won 1st Prize in it.

  • 2 students participated in Inter-College Elocution Competition of ‘Inferno’organized by S.D.J. International College, Surat.

  • 1 student participated in Inter-College Book Review Competition organized by C.D. Barfiwala College of Commerce, Surat.

2017-18

Organisation of Inter-Collegiate Competitions:

We had organized ‘Enthusia Fest’-Inter Collegiate Competitions on December 23, 2017 pertaining to the domain of literature, fine arts and music comprising events like Accounting Maestro, Cartooning Mania, Ad Film Maharathi, Karoke Super Singer and Creative Cake Decoration. Eminent and well-known personalities of different fields graced the occasion as judges. Approximately 214 students from around 27 colleges of VNSGU participated in the Programme and made it a huge success.

Organisation of Intra-Collegiate Competitions:

Competitions like Debate, Elocution, Poetry Recitation, Book Review and Essay Writing were organized round the year with an aim to polish the skills of expression and presentation.

Celebration of Library Day:

To make reading good books a natural cultural practice and to institutionalize reading habits among students, a Book Review Competition was organized wherein many students reviewed the books of well-known writers. Also, Ms. Savi Sharma, our alumnus and a renowned bestselling author was invited to guide and motivate the students to cultivate reading and writing skills by conducting seminars on ‘Importance of Book Reading’and ‘How to write your first book?’. Also, along with these seminars, a display of her books was also arranged to motivate and inspire students to enter in the arena of creative writing.

Participation in Bhartiya Sanskruti Gyan Pariksha:

34 students participated inBhartiya Sanskruti Gyan Pariksha organized by Dev Sanskruti
Vishwavidhyala, Haridwar, through which the students got an opportunity to acquaint themselves with the varied aspects of Indian Culture.

Participation in Nation-wide literary competitions:

  • 11 students participated in All India Essay Writing Event 2017 organized by Shri Ram Chandra Mission and Essays of 4 students were selected and they were honoured with certificates.

  • 8 students participated in “Dhai Akhar” Nationwide Letter Writing Campaign organized by Department of Posts, India.

  • 10 students participated in Symposium on ‘Discourses in Gender Issues’ organized by Department of Economics, VNSGU, Surat.

  • 7 students participated in Indian Young Leadership Development Program-Misaal Project organized by Oasis – A Selfless International Society.

  • 5 students participated in National Accounting Talent Search 2017-18 organized by Indian Accounting Association.

Participation & Achievements in Inter-Collegiate Literary Events:

Almost 85 students participated in Inter-Collegiate literary events like Poetry Recitation, Elocution, Essay Writing, Accounting Maestro, Book review etc. organized by 20 different institutions and won prizes by performing remarkably in some of them.

  • Ayushka Jain secured Second Prize & Ms. Radha Prajapati secured Third Prize in Extempore Competition organized by J. Z. Shah Arts & H. P. Desai Commerce College, Amroli, Surat

  • Khushi Khanna secured Third Prize both in Shree Bhulabhai Smarak Elocution Competition held at SPB English Medium College and Super speaker competition organized by SCOPA.

  • Radha Prajapati secured First Prize in both Elocution competition organized by Shri. Sathya Sai Seva Organization and Poetry Recitation Competition organized by Smt. G.N. Pandya Commerce College, Surat. Similarly, she secured Third Position in Elocution Competition of KCG organized by VNSGU.

 

2016-17

Organisation of Inter-Collegiate Competitions: Our college had organized Enthusia Fest Inter-Collegiate Competitions on 5th January 2017 pertaining to the domain of literature and fine arts which included events like PowerPoint Presentations, On-the-spot Photography and Face Painting. Eminent and well known personalities of different fields graced the occasion as judges. Approximately 90 students from around 24 colleges of VNSGU participated in the Programme and made it a huge success.

Organisation of Intra-Collegiate Competitions:Competitions like Quiz, Debate, Elocution, Poetry Recitation, Book Review and Essay Writing were organized between 15/07/2016 and 30/08/2016 with an aim to polish the skills of expression and presentation.

Celebration of Library Day: To make reading good books a natural cultural practice and to institutionalize reading habits among students, a Book Review Competition was organized wherein many students reviewed the books of well know writers.

Participation & Achievements in Literary events of Regional and Grand Finale Yuva Mahotav of S.N.D.T. Women’s University, Mumbai: Ms. Twinkle Ahuja participated in English and Hindi Essay Writing as well as Elocution Competition in Regional as Yuva Mahotsav.

Participation & Achievements in Inter-Collegiate Literary Events: 

  • 3 students participated in Story Telling organized by Vividh Bharti-101.1FM (Akashwani)
  • 13 students participated in Inter College Poetry Recitation, Elocution, Book Review, Gujarati Quiz, Elocution Competition on Environment,Essay Writing and Extempore Competitions organized by J. Z. Shah Arts & H. P. Desai Commerce College, Amroli, Surat
  • 2 students participated in Inter-College Debate Competition organized by WICASA of ICAI – Q-riosity
  • 1 student Twinkle Ahuja participated in Inter-College Elocution Competition organized by D.R.Patel and R.B.Patel Commerce College and secured Third Prize along with a Silver Coin and a Cash Prize of `301/-.
  • 2 students participated in sports related Inter College Elocution Competition organized by Department of Physical Education S.N.D.T Women’s University, Mumbai hosted by L.J.N.J. Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Mumbai
  • 5 students participated in Essay Writing Competition organized by Peace Research Centre & Dept. of Gandhian Philosophy of Gujarat Vidyapith
  • 1 student Radha Prajapati participated at State Level in Shri Sathya Sai Inter College Elocution Competition organized by Shri. Sathya Sai Seva Organization, Surat and won Third Prize along with a trophy.
  • 34 students participated inBhartiya Sanskruti Gyan Pariksha organized by Dev Sanskruti Vishwavidhyala, Haridwar.
  • 2 students participated in Inter College Poetry Recitation Competition organized by Sir K.P. College of Commerce, Surat
  • 6 students participated in Extempore Elocution, Book Review and Presentation Skills Competition of- ‘PRATIBHA PARV’ (Talent Xpress) -Annual Inter College Competition organized by Udhna Academy Education Trust, Surat
  • 2 students, Twinkle Ahuja and Ms. Radha Prajapati, participated in ‘8th Synergy’-Inter College Debate Competition organized by Naran Lala College, Navsari and won Second Prize and a Trophy.
  • 2 students participated in Inter-College Book Review and Elocution competition organized by Z.F. Wadia Women’s College and N.K. Jhota College of Commerce, Surat
  • 4 students participated in Power Point Presentation and Public Speaking Competition organized by SCOPA Sarvajanik Education Society, Surat
  • Twinkle Ahuja and Ms. Radha Prajapati stood First and Third respectively in Inter College Elocution Competition organized by Shri Mahavir Vidyamandir Trust B. Ed College, Surat
  • Twinkle Ahuja stood Third in Inter College Elocution Competition organized by S.M.C., Gujarat State Network of People Living with H.I.V/AIDS (G.S.N.P) & Surat District Aids Prevention and Control Unit
  • Radha Prajapati stood First in Inter College Elocution Competition organized by Surat Jilla Sahkari Sangh
  • Sneha Dugar stood Second in Inter-College Poetry Recitation Competition organized bySmt. G.N. Pandya Commerce College, Surat
  • 1 student participated in Inter College Essay Writing Competition organized by Shri Surat Jilla Sahkari Bank Commerce College and Shri. Sayan Sahakari Khand Udhyog Arts College, Olpad, Surat
  • 4 students participated in ‘Media Buzz’ – Inter- College Treasure Hunt & Creative Writing Competition organized by Department of Journalism & Mass Communication, V.N.S.G. University, Surat.

2015-16

Organization of Inter-Collegiate Competitions: Our college had organized Inter Collegiate Competitions on 4th September, 2015 pertaining to the domain of literature, music and fine arts which included  Elocution Competition ,70’s Karaoke Singing (solo) Competition and  On-The-Spot-Poster-Making Competition. Dr. Kiran Pandya, Senate member as well as Professor and Head of MHRD department of VNSGU was invited as Chief Guest for the programme. Also eminent and well known personalities of different fields graced the occasion as judges. Approximately 68 students from 24 colleges of VNSGU participated in the Programme and made it a huge success.

Organization of Intra-Collegiate Competitions: Competitions like Quiz, Debate, Elocution, Poetry Recitation, Book Review and Essay-writing were organized between 24/07/2015 and 13/08/2015 with an aim to polish the skills of expression and presentation.

Organization of a Book Fair: To make reading good books a natural cultural practice and to institutionalize reading habits among students, a Book Review Competition wherein many students reviewed the books of well know writers was organized. Also a Book fair was organized under Library Day celebration in the college premises and students purchased books in large numbers to make the event a grand success.

Participation & Achievements in Literary events of Regional and Grand finale Yuva Mahotav of S.N.D.T. Women’s University, Mumbai: Ms. Shivani Shroff and Ms. Twinkle Ahuja won First Prize in English and Hindi Essay Writing Competition respectively in Regional as well as in Grand finale Yuva Mahotsav. While Ms. Varsha Mishra won the Second Prize in Hindi Essay Writing Competition at Regional Yuva Mahotsav.

Participation & Achievements in Inter-Collegiate Literary Events: 

  • 5 students participated in All India Essay Contest on Nuclear Science and Technology organized by Government of India, Department of Atomic Energy.
  • 55 students participated in Digital Saksharta Abhiyaan organized under National Digital Literacy Mission.
  • 1 student participated in Elocution Competition organized by Sathya Sai Seva Organization, Gujarat.
  • 1 student participated in Book Review Competition organized by S.P.B. College of Commerce, Surat and 2 students won prizes.
  • 2 students participated in Sr. Inter-collegiate Elocution Competition organized by Dept. of Physical Education, N.D.T Women’s University, Mumbai and one student won 2nd Prize.
  • 1 student participated in Book Review Competition organized by Rotary Club of Surat Round Town and won 1st
  • 1 student participated in Late Shri Thakorbhai Nathubhai Patel College Elocution Competition organized by D.R. Patel & R.B. Patel Commerce College, Surat and won 3rd Prize along with a Silver Coin and a Cash Prize of Rs. 301/-
  • 6 students participated in Annual Inter College Competition-PRATIBHA PARV (Talent Xpress) organized by Udhna Academy Education Trust, Surat and one student won 2nd Prize in Book Review Competition along with a Cash Prize of `500/-
  • 6 students participated in Inter-collegiate Competitions organized by our college and 1student won 2nd Prize in Elocution Competition.
  • 3 students participated in Essay Writing Competition on the Birth Anniversary of Shri Sardar Vallabbhai Patel Jayanti organized by Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat.
  • 42 students participated in Bhartiya Sanskruti Gyan Pariksha organized by Dev Sanskruti Vishwavidhyala, Haridwar.
  • 2 students participated in Inter-Collegiate Poetry Recitation Competition organized by K. P. Commerce College, Surat.
  • 19 students participated in 43rd Yuva Mahotsav organized by Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat.
  • 19 students participated in The Invincibles – 2016 organized by Department of Business & Industrial Management, VNSGU.
  • 4 students participated in Inter Collegiate Quiz Competition at 15th Swami Vivekanand National Book Fair-2016 organized by Surat Municipal Corporation and a team of 2 students won 2nd
  • 19 students participated in various events organized by SCOPA Sarvajanik Education Society, Surat and 2 of our students won Prizes in Power Point Presentation and Super- Speaker Contest. Also the Rotating Trophy given every year to the best college among participating colleges was won by our college.
  • 6 students participated in Essay Writing Competition organized by ‘Vama-Shakti’