Bihar News: Engineering Students Showcase Diverse Creative Talents at State-Level Literary and Cultural Events under 'Umang-2026'

Umang-2026 hosted state-level literary and cultural competitions for engineering students in Patna, with events spanning singing, quizzes, debates, writing, and fine arts across government institutes. Winners from multiple colleges were recognised, showcasing artistic and scholarly talents at Government Polytechnic, Gulzarbagh.

The state-level literary and cultural competitions for engineering college students under the ongoing sports, literary and cultural festival 'Umang-2026' concluded on Wednesday at Government Polytechnic, Gulzarbagh, Patna. The competitions were organised under the aegis of the Department of Science, Technology and Technical Education, with participation from students representing various government engineering institutions across the state.

Engineering students showcased their creative and intellectual skills in a wide range of categories, including singing, quiz, group discussion, debate, extempore speech, story writing, essay writing, painting and poster making. The event provided a state-level platform for students to express their artistic and literary talents.

In the singing competition, Roushan Kumar of Government Engineering College, Gopalganj, emerged as the winner. The quiz competition was won by Purushottam Kumar and Utkarsh Kumar of BCE Bhagalpur. Md. Dilshad Akhtar and Abhinav Anand of SCE Saharsa secured first place in Dumb Charades.

In the English group discussion category, Prarthana from Government Engineering College, Vaishali, was declared the winner, while Vivek Chandra of BCE Bakhtiyarpur topped the English debate competition. Muskan Kumari of Government Engineering College, Gaya, won the English extempore event.

In story writing (Hindi), Satyam Kumar of Government Engineering College, Banka, secured first position. The English story writing competition was won by Sharda Sharma of LNJPIT, Chapra. Anshu Kumari of Government Engineering College, Nawada, topped the Hindi essay writing competition, while Mauli Kumari of BPMCE, Madhepura, secured first place in English essay writing.

In the fine arts category, Roushan Kumar of Government Engineering College, Gaya, was declared the winner in painting, and Ritu Kumari of MIT Muzaffarpur won the poster-making competition. All winners were felicitated with certificates and prizes at the conclusion of the event. The literary and cultural competitions under 'Umang-2026' offered engineering students a common state-level platform to present and celebrate their literary, cultural and artistic abilities.