PCTE Group of Institutes takes yet another step into the global arena, when the Ambassador of Guinea, His Excellency, Mr. Alexandre Cece Loua came to visit PCTE Group for co-operation and avenues in higher education.

His Excellency visited the campuses and hostels and said he was very happy to see the state of the art equipment, laboratories, modern outlook, huge number of foreign students and faculty already at the campus, and the entire experience was very welcoming. At the end of the visit he admitted three students from his country in different Under Graduate Courses at PCTE Group of Institutes.

Dr. K N S Kang, Director General, PCTE Group of Institutes said that though the students are from an officially French Speaking nation, PCTE is organizing special courses both in English and Hindi for these students to abridge the gap before the start of the semester in July this year.

Dr. Kang said this endevour and visit marked a new chapter in Education between the state of Punjab and Guinea. He said admission of these students will further bring new flavor to the extremely professional and corporate multi-cultural environment in PCTE, where students and faculty from 18 countries already work on the campus, besides French and Lithuanians, who do regular exchanges with PCTE each year.

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His Excellency, Felix Ngoma, Ambassador, Republic of Congo in India and Ambassador Deepak Vohra, Presently advisor to South Sudan govt. interacted with the faculty at PCTE group of Institutes.  It was seventh visit to happen under regular series “Your Excellency” of PCTE whereas six Ambassadors of Poland, Guinea, Bhutan, South Sudan, Namibia & India have visited PCTE during last academic year. In the series His Excellencies of various countries are invited to deliver talk to PCTE students & faculty and to share their countries heritage, culture and various economic, political and social aspects of business environment. Dr.K.N.S.Kang. Director General PCTE group of institutes, academicians and eminent dignitaries were also present on the occasion

His Excellency Felix Ngoma, while addressing the faculty talked about Republic of Congo, its independence, cultural heritage, economic and political structure of the country. He quoted that powers of the world are shifting from west to south Asian countries. Today its not the weapon power which will drive the world, but its economic, and financial strength of the countries which will govern the rules of successful countries.

His Excellency also stressed upon the scope of more and more student admissions of Republic of Congo at PCTE. He emphasized on the need of strengthening the liaison with such quality Institutes in near future for educational & cultural exchange.

Dr K.N.S Kang, Director General, PCTE Group of Institutes said that It’s a great opportunity for all to understand the potential of doing business globally while listening to various Ambassadors/Ministers. Dr.Kang while highlighting the commitment of the college to get global said that PCTE at present has more than 120 foreign students from 17 countries.

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PCTE Group Of Institute organized its fifth annual convocation function at PCTE Campus-II. About 500 degrees were given to the graduates from different disciplines like PGDM, MBA, MBA-IB, MCA, M.Sc-IT, BBA, BCA, B.Sc ATHM, B-Pharmacy, BHMCT.  Mr. V.K Goyal Executive Director & CEO, SEL Industries Ltd was the chief guest on the occasion. Dr K.N.S Kang, Director General PCTE Group of Institutes give away the degrees to the students and Mr. V.K Goyal give away the prizes and college colors to meritorious students.

In the convocation Ms. Ummi Calvin Marealle, student of MBA IB was awarded with Wg.Cdr.H.S,Gill Memorial Gold Medal  along with Cash prize of Rs 10,000 for most  outstanding student of the college. The award was given for excellence in academics, Cultural and extracurricular activities at college and national level. Prizes were given to students who bagged Gold medal in University exams. Mr. Kapil Sahni, who received college colors for exceptional performance in Literary events, Best Debater in IIT Rorkee, Mr. Lovely Kumar, who received college colors for performance in cultural, declared best actor in IIT Rorkee and Mr. Sumit Lakhesar, who received college colors for exceptional performance in sports events, International winner of Taekwon-Do Championship..

Dr. K.N.S Kang, Director General PCTE Group of Institutes while congratulating the graduates said that this is the crucial stage of their life, as they are entering the  professional world. He also wishes them luck for their future.

Mr. V.K Goyal, Chief Guest on the occasion while addressing the students said that there are lots of opportunities existing in the environment. What we need is right attitude and direction to grab them. Mr. V.K Goyal also said that we must develop ourselves as Global leaders not just geographically but by developing World class standards and ethical values.

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A ten day long International Student’s Fest culminated into a half day long Affair with a gala rejoicing amidst singing, dancing, three different fashion show, drum playing, short presentations, documentaries, some sharing and finally a grand dinner.

For the Past two weeks PCTE has been celebrating the existence of different races and diverse Culture that has been brought together under the PCTE Family. In the festival foreign and Indian students played games like football, Volley ball, Basketball and Pool. In the finale foreign students displayed their talent in Fashion show, Dramatics, Music, Dance etc., and documentary of their respective countries showing their culture and rich heritage was also shown on the occasion.

On the occasion, Dr K.N.S. Kang, Director General, PCTE group of institutes said that PCTE has 120 odd International students from different countries like Macedonia, USA, France, Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, Uganda, Guinea, Burundi, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Nigeria and Angola, who are studying in different courses at PCTE. Dr. Kang further said that such events promote sense of brotherhood and team spirit among the students. He said that it’s a great opportunity for Indian students to learn and compare themselves with foreign students, which in turn will prepare them to take bigger challenges in the global competitive world. He also added that Ludhiana being industrial capital of Punjab, foreign students should take advantage of that and try to forge relationships with local industries, which would help in making relations

The function started with Documentaries from different countries. The different cultural dresses were showcased through fashion shows, which enlightened the audience on how different countries dress. The first was a casual wear in which there was a mixture of traditional casual as well as western casual. The second round of fashion show was the cultural wear in which all the participants portrayed their traditional clothing with a little touch of westernization added to it. The main idea was to show trendy designs made of different cultural fabric for different countries. The third round of fashion show was for dinner-wear that was especially meant to portray how western young adults dress at dinner or cocktail occasions. Also on the occasion Sarah Shilla, an International student of BBA at PCTE launched her album which was well appreciated by the crowd.

An amazing performance was displayed by a couple from Angola and Lesotho on African music. Also a Bhutanese student, who sang a Punjabi song with a guitar made the event more astonishing. Cultural drums played by a Tanzanian representative captured the audience not forgetting a duet song by Uganda and Sudan.

Wipro Technologies conducted Joint Placement Drive for BCA final year students at PCTE Group of Institutes, Baddowal for colleges under Punjab Technical University in which 300 students registered. The selection process included an online aptitude test out of which 60 students were shortlisted, followed by Personal Interview rounds from which finally 16 students were selected which included 9 students from PCTE Group of Institutes, 3 students from GNIMT, Ludhiana, 2 from CT Institute, Jalandhar, 1 student from MMM, college and 1 student from GNIMT, Phagwara.

Dr. K.N.S Kang, Director General cum Chairman of PCTE Group of Institutes congratulated the selected students on the occasion, he said, “PCTE stress upon practical orientation and continuous industry interaction for the student throughout the course, selection of maximum number of students of PCTE at such joint placement drive proves the hard work done by the faculty along with students.”

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Hotel management students of PCTE done marketing activity project with a difference. It tested both the entrepreneurial and culinary skills of Hotel Management student. The students had different stall preparing and serving different innovative Mocktails, Burger, Shakes, different types of pasta to sell to their college-mates as part of the project on Monday. The most popular dish was bread chaat. Third year Hotel Management student’s formed groups with a maximum of five members and cooked the dishes themselves. Profits from sales will be calculated and those who manage to earn maximum profit will be declared winners

Karan Sethia, a student, said, “I was part of the group which prepared ‘Bread Chaat.’ We contributed Rs 300 for the activity and started making preparations for cooking yesterday. The best part about the dish was that we cooked in front of the customers and maintained high standards of hygiene. We got good response and now we will make a presentation on Wednesday.” Mary Suzane, another participant, said they decided to make “Herb Chili Burger,” owing to its popularity and demand by young students. “. The activity was not only fun but also gave us an insight into the practicalities of entrepreneurship in food industry and selling techniques required for this industry.”

Dr. K.N.S. Kang, Director General PCTE group of Institutes said that hotel management is a very practical course and such type of activities will give huge exposure to the students. Students not only learn culinary skills but also how to manage and sell to prospective customers. Dr Kang appreciated the efforts of faculty, students and staff of hotel management institute.

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PCTE Group of Institutes organized 10th International Management Conference on Stakeholder’s significance on sustainability & Growth: Business Model for the future & 9th International Conference on Upcoming trends in IT. Mr. Anil Kumar Executive Director & CEO, Shreyans Industries Limited was the Guest of Honor for the event. Dr. S.K Singla, Director GNAIMT, Phagwara & Dr. S.K Chadha, Professor  University of Business School, Chandigarh were among the key speakers for the event.

Delegates from both Management and Information Technology presented their research papers on Financial Management, Human Resource Management, Production and Operation Management, Customer Relationship Management, Database issues, Cloud Computing, Data Structures, E-Governance etc.

Dr KNS Kang, Director General PCTE Group of Institutes said, ”We must hold such conferences so that people involved in this can share their knowledge, experience and also research scholars get an opportunity to present their contributions.’

Prof. Atul Tandan, IIT Mumbai and IIM Ahmadabad alumni fondly known as PAT by the country has joined as Director for PGDM programme at PCTE group of Institutes. Prof Tandan has a diverse experience of 42 years, comprising 25 years in the industry. He worked as Marketing Manager at Hindustan Lever Ltd., as GM – Sales at Cadbury (India) Ltd., as Vice President – Marketing at Bajaj Electricals Ltd., and as Managing Director at J.L. Morison (India) Ltd. He also worked as Director, Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmadabad for 9 years and was the main head behind shaping up and building the Institute, followed by his role and responsibility as Advisor and Mentor to the CEO at J.L.Morison India Ltd.

Prof Tandan has been associated with management education since 1984 and full-time in the academics and management consulting field since 1996. He was also associated with the Narsee Monjee University (NMIMS) in Bombay as Visiting Faculty and later as Professor Marketing in-charge of developing the Post Graduate Diploma Programme in Advertising and Communications Management. He has anchored numerous educational module in Brand Management and has taught at various prestigious Universities of UK, France & Sri Lanka. Also his involvement in glamour industry being a model for all time famous Lipton tea advertisement brings the diversity in his charisma.

Dr.K.N.S.Kang, Director General, PCTE group of Institutes said that it will be great opportunity for the faculty and students to learn from experience and knowledge base of Prof Tandan. Dr Kang while reaffirming his goal of making PGDM  truly practical and industry specific course said that Prof Tandan presence in the campus  is  a crucial step in that direction.

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Annual Athletic Meet at PCTE Group Of Institute started with full rigor at the ITBP ground.C.R Jatt Commanding Officer ITBP declared the Athletic Meet 2013 open. The students took the oath in full spirit and displayed immense enthusiasm. About 800 students participated in various events like 100m race, 400m race, 1200m race, 2000m race, long jump, relay, Shot Put, for both girls and boys.

In 2000m race for Boys, MBA 1 C won the first prize, B. Pharma 1 won the second prize, and BBA 1 A won the Third prize. In 1200m race for girls, B.Com 1 A Year won the first prize, B.Sc ATHM& M.Sc IT 2 won the second prize and BBA 2 D won the third prize. In 400m race for girls, B.Com 1 A won the first position, B. Pharma 3 won the second position and B.Com 1 A won the third position. In 100 m race for Girls, BBA 3 B won the first prize, B.Com 1 A won the second prize and B. Pharma 3 won third prize.

In the event of long jump for girls, B.Sc ATHM 2 & B. Pharma 3 won the first prize, BCA 1 B won the second prize and BBA 1 B won the third prize, in boys’ category BCA 2 C won first prize, B.Sc Bio Tech 2 won the second prize and M.Sc IT 2 won the third prize.

In the event of Shot Put for girls, BBA 3 B won the first prize, B. Pharma 3 won the second prize and B.Sc ATHM 2 won the third prize, In boys category, Bio Tech 2 won the first prize, BBA 3 A won second prize and BCA 3 B won third prize.

In 4*100 m relay for girls B.Pharma 3 won the first prize, B.Com 1 A won the second prize and B.Sc ATHM 2 won the third prize.In boys category BBA 2A won the first prize, BCA 3 D won the second prize and B.Sc ATHM 2 won the third prize.

Overall trophy was bagged by BCA 1 B. The best athletes declared were Geraldin in girls category and Harshpreet in boys category.Dr. K.N.S. Kang, Director General of PCTE Group of Institutes said,” that events like annual athletic meet are a great source of inspiration for mental and physical development of the students”. He said that students should learn the art of team building and leadership which will help them in their professional career.

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PCTE Group of Institutes, semester long sports events  including Football, Basketball, Volleyball,Cricket, Table Tennis,Pool, Body Fitness , Body Building and  Tug of War  will conclude with annual athletic meet tomorrow. In the events about 2000 students from different disciplines like Management, Computer Science,Pharmacy, Hotel management, Airlines Tourism and Hospitality Management  of the Group  participated. These events were organized on knock out basis through out the semester.

Results of the some of the events organized are:Basketball,  BBA 2C won first prize, BBA 2A  and  BCA 1B won 2^nd and third prizes respectively.  In Table Tennis (girls) Anushka of  ATHM-1 won first prize while Simranjit Kaur and Shruti of  B.pharma-4 and  MCA-2 won second and third prizes respectively.In Table Tennis (boys) Karun Aggarwal & Gaganpreet Singh of  MBA IB  won first prize while Rajshminder Singh & Vikas of  BCA-2B  and Amish Rawal & Akarsh Kaura of BBA1A won second and third positions. In Pool Karun Aggarwal & Vivek Mahajan of MBA- IB , David Ahuja & Aashish Juneja of BBA- 3A and Jaspreet Singh & Karan Dawar of  BCA- 1B won first , second and third prizes. PCTE also organized Run for cause  every year in which students actively participate and run to create awareness among masses on  various social issues. This year theme of the run was women safety.

On 2^nd March 2013: PCTE will be organizing its 10^th Annual athletic meet at ITBP grounds. Commmandant C.R.Jatt, Commanding officer, ITBP( Indo Tibitian Border Police ) has kindly consented to be the Chief Guest on the occasion. Events of the athletic meet  include 100 m ( Men & Women ),400 m ( Men & Women ), 2000 m ( Men ),1500 m ( women ) , Long Jump ( Men & Women ), Shot Put ( Men & Women ) , 4*100 m Relay ( Men & Women ). On the  day of athletic meet Individual  medals to the winners of  track and field events will be given along with Overall trophy to the class who has maximum overall points in all the above mentioned sports events.

Dr K.N.S. Kang,. Director General, PCTE Group of Institutes said that it  is very important to be physically fit  along with mental fitness of the students to take on challenges of the highly competitive professional and personal life. He said that PCTE has  always encouraged the participation of  students in sports along with  academic events   and has  now developed a culture in the college, in which students participate with lot of enthusiasm and zeal.

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PCTE received B-School Leadership award by ET Now, a Leading Business News channel of India. The award was received by Dr. V.P Mishra, Director, Punjab College of Technical Education, Ludhiana at glittering ceremony scheduled last week at Taj Lands End, Mumbai. ET NOW is the 24-hour business news channel in English by Bennett, Coleman and Co. Ltd. ET NOW brings to television the unmatched resources and expertise of The Economic Times, India’s no. 1 business daily and the top business media brand in the country. The award is in recognition of leadership, development, marketing an institute and industry interface of Business School. These are very prestigious awards and are well researched and chosen by an independent jury and a panel of professionals who believe in nurturing Talent and in recognizing the best of the best.

Dr. K.N.S.Kang , Director General, PCTE Group of Institutes congratulated the students, Faculty and staff members of the institutes for their sincere and committed efforts. Dr. Kang said that we at PCTE always worked towards overall development of the students so that they can compete with the best in this competitive environment.   He further said that these awards are the results of the sincere efforts and performance of our students who are working at top position in the leading corporate houses of the country. He added that PCTE is known not only at national level but internationally as well, he quoted that more than 120 International students are studying at PCTE Group of Institutes, and several other as exchange student.

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After 2 day long grueling five rounds of debate at Dr. D.R.Singh Memorial British Parliamentary Debate, Season-IV, which concluded at Park Plaza, Ludhiana Jamia Millia Islamia Delhi took the first position where as Second position was bagged by RGNUL Patiala and third position was bagged by RMNLU Lucknow. The prizes were given by Mr. J.R Singal, President LMA and Mr. Inderjeet Nagpal to the winners. In all 32 teams participated out of which 26 ex-Ludhiana teams joined the competition.

Jamia Millia Islamia Delhi won cash prize worth Rs. 1, 00,000 where as RGNUL Patiala got cash prize worth Rs. 25,000 and RMNLU Lucknow got cash prize worth Rs. 10,000. Along with this each quarter finalist got cash prize worth Rs 3000. The current season of British parliamentary debate was sponsored by Eastman Cast and Forge Limited, Ludhiana and M/s. Haveli Ram Bansi Lal, Ludhiana. On the occasion Mr. Sachit Jain, Senior Vice President LMA delivered an inspirational speech on Leadership.

Mr. J.R Singal President LMA said that, “Debate is all about giving the best amongst the best of teams”. He further added that it’s good to see the students involved and participating in such events.

Ms. Harpreet K Kang Dean International Affairs PCTE Group Of Institute congratulated the winners and said that, “These debates encourage the students to participate and get developed overall. Unlike, the regular debates organized by various schools and colleges of the region, the British Parliamentary Debate entails a Knock out League match pattern – where two teams after taking out draws fight against each other in a nearly an hour long debate, and the winner  goes on to the final round”.

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International Level British Parliamentary Debate at PCTE enters   its second day at PCTE Group of Institutes. Debate is organized to showcase the spontaneity, oratory skills, expressing opinion on various subjects of national and International interests and to interact with some best young minds of the country.

After knocking the rivals in preliminary rounds, two best teams of the country namely, Jamia Millia Islamia Delhi and RGNUL Patiala enter the finals of debate competition. The teams will debate on topics “The House believes that the West will eat the African pie”. RMNLU Lucknow and New Law College Pune will fight for third position.

Dr. K.N.S.Kang, Director General, PCTE Group of Institutes said that last two days have been great learning experience for all the debaters who participated in the present session of debate competition. He said that student’s showed great understanding of various national and international issues through their thoughts, Ideas and analytic skills. Dr Kang congratulated the teams who entered semi final and finals of Debate.

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Dr.D.R.Singh Memorial Debate was inaugurated with full fervor and enthusiasm at PCTE Group of Institutes, Ludhiana. The event is organized by PCTE in collaboration with Ludhiana Management Association (LMA). In the event  Two Teams from IQRA,Islamabad Pakistan and total 32 teams from all over the country like   FMS Delhi, FMS BHU, NLSIU Bangalore, RMNLU Lucknow, ICFAI, Dehradun, CNLU Patna, Jamia Milia Islamia Delhi, EDII, Ahmadabad etc  are participating in the current edition of debate competition.

The event was inaugurated by Dr. K.N.S Kang, Director General, PCTE Group of Institutes. The Debate is sponsored by Eastman Cast and Forge and M/s. Haveli Ram Bansi Lal, Ludhiana. It is amongst the most prestigious and the most challenging debate tournament in the region, with the cash prize worth Rs. 1 lakh to the winning team and total cash prizes of Rs. 1.5 lakh.

Dr K.N.S Kang said that this is for the first time that team from outside India is participating. While highlighting the importance of this debate in India Dr. Kang said that only three teams from Punjab are present and rests of the teams are from outside Punjab.  Dr Kang further said that “It is important that the students understand the cornerstones of the society and reflect upon them before they take off as individuals into respective professions. He said that it is a platform for brilliant young minds to cross swords with their counter parts, foster healthy contentions and learn to appreciate diverse flow of ideas and opinions.

Ms. Harpreet K Kang, Chairman, Student’s Forum, LMA and Dean, PCTE Group of Institutes said that British Parliamentary Debate gives one ample opportunity as a debater to gain wide perspectives, use a large knowledge base, and be able to debate from multiple perspectives. The British Pattern of debating is followed all over the world from Australia to America and is typically carried out in the pattern of British, and most commonwealth countries, including in the Indian Parliament House.

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“There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees…”

Therefore Argue, Advocate and Achieve!

Ludhiana Management Association (LMA) and PCTE Group of Institutes are organising 5^th season of Dr. D R Singh Memorial British Parliamentary Debate on 21^st and 22^nd February, 2013. The season has reached a new level this year with 2 teams from Iqra University, Pakistan participating.

Along with that, more than 32 teams from all over the country would be fighting the battle for glory. Leading National teams like FMS Delhi, FMS BHU, NLSIU Bangalore, RMNLU Lucknow, ICFAI, Dehradun, CNLU Patna, Jamia Milia Islamia Delhi, EDII, Ahemdabad and many more are competing in the event. “Dr. D R Singh Memorial British Parliamentary Debate” has been a platform for brilliant young minds to cross swords with their counter parts, foster healthy contentions and learn to appreciate diverse flow of ideas and opinions.

British Parliamentary Debate gives one ample opportunity as a debater to gain wide perspectives, use a large knowledge base, and be able to debate from multiple perspectives. The British Pattern of debating is followed all over the world from Australia to America and is typically carried out in the pattern of British, and most commonwealth countries, including in the Indian Parliament House, explained Ms. Harpreet K Kang, Chairman, Student’s Forum, LMA and Dean, PCTE Group of Institutes.

She informed that PCTE will hold an orientation session on 21^st February at 2 pm at campus 2, and followed by Knock out round, and preliminaries, then quarter, and semi finals on 22^nd morning and afternoon. The finals will be held at Park Plaza on 22^nd Evening.

The current season of British parliamentary debate has been sponsored by Eastman Cast and Forge Limited, Ludhiana and M/s. Haveli Ram Bansi Lal, Ludhiana. It is amongst the most prestigious and the most challenging debate tournament in the region, with the cash prize worth Rs. 1 lakh to the winning team and total cash prizes of Rs. 1,50,000 to be given to away to winners, explained Ms. Kang.

The fervour and enthusiasm is at its peak as the D-Day is approaching.

Keeping in mind the increasing rate of eve teasing, female foeticide, increasing rate of rapes and sexual harassment PCTE Group of Institutes took a proactive approach in organizing “Run For Women Safety Change Mindset : Start Respecting Women”, at its Campus II today afternoon. To promote the message of “Women Safety” among youth the event was customized, where hundreds of students participated and completed the Road race.

This is the regular event, which helps students realize the benefits of maintaining good health and good lifestyle in the smart street world they have to create a space for themselves today. Gai a student from South Sudan doing BCA at PCTE said, “In his country it is a physical tough terrain, and it makes it easier for them to jog out on even geographical ground.” She added that it was necessary that the students are in perfect health and activities like these shape the behavior of students and also insight about the women safety.

PCTE Group of Institutes embarking on its excellent track record of co-curricular activities and strong academic hold organized the ‘Run for Cause’ event for the students and staff alike. The race took off from Campus-II and concluded at Campus-I. In all, 500 boys, 300 girls and 15 faculty and staff members participated in the event. The students were highly motivated and cheered on by their classmates and other faculty members. The students ran for about 2 kilometers, and all of them completed the race.

Dr. V.P Mishra, Director Punjab College Of Technical Education, said that “The run was an effort on the part of institute to promote women safety among the youth. And also said that, Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, but also it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.”He stressed on ‘Women Safety and Security being an important condition to achieve prosperous society.’

In Boy’s category, BBA 2D won the first position, MBA 1C bagged the second, and  B.Sc ATHM finished at third.

In Girl’s category-  MCA 1B won the first position,  BCA 1B bagged the second, and  PGDM finished at third.

Faculty member, Mr. Munish Kumar from Airlines department finished foremost, and amongst the lady faculty members, Ms.Sunakshi Aggarwal from Management department finished first.

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PCTE Group of Institutes organized Body Building Competition on 15^th February, 2013. The competition has been organized for the fourth consecutive year and has received a highly enthusiastic response. Over 200 students from various disciplines participated in the competition in multiple categories.

The contest had a lot of spectators and the judges Dr Deepak Prashar and Dr Ravi Prashar from the Ludhiana Bodybuilding Association were very happy to see that so many students in PCTE showed emphatic interest in Body Building.

In body lifting competition for boys, Lovejinder Singh, Hardeep Singh and Nitish Kumar bagged the first, second and third positions in Under 60 kg category. Harwinder Singh, Sandeep Singh and Ajay Rai were ranked first, second and third respectively in 60-70 kg category. Above 75 kg and above category, Gurtej Singh &Amanjot Singh, Rana Vashisht and Thinley Dorji were ranked first, second and third respectively. Harvinder Singh has been entitled “Mr. PCTE”.

In skipping competition for girls, Pooja, Zeenat Kalia, Inderpal Kaur bagged first, second and third position in under below 50 kg category. Sukhdeep Kaur, Deepinder Sekhon and Bhawna were ranked first, second and third in 50-60 kg category. In 60 kg and above category Aparna, Anjali won the first and second prize.

Mr. Kapil Prashar and Mr. Anil Sharma event organizers said that we were astonished to see the zeal of participants “We organize this event to encourage health consciousness among the youth.”

Prof. Swapan Chanana Unit Head, PCTE Group of Institutes on the occasion said, “Body building is a rigorous discipline. It demands dedicated commitment and constant hardwork on regular basis to win at a platform like this. We are elated to have some of the best body builders in the city at PCTE.”