Parul University Scores Hat Trick & Wins Overall Title at 39th AIU West Zone Youth Fest 2026

Parul University Vadodara has once again proved its cultural excellence by winning the overall championship title at the 39th AIU (Association of Indian Universities) Inter-University West Zone Youth Festival for the third consecutive year, thereby achieving a milestone in music, literature, dance, theatre, and fine arts competitions.

The youth festival saw the participation of various universities from the West Zone of the country. Parul University emerged as the Overall Champion in Music, Fine Arts, and Cultural Procession while also securing the Overall Second Position in Literary events, Dance, and the Overall Third Position in Theatre, reflecting its strong all-round performance.

1st Prize:

• In the Music category, Parul University won 1st position in Classical Vocal Solo, Classical Instrumental Solo (Percussion), Classical Instrumental Solo (Non-Percussion), Light Vocal Indian, Group Song Indian, Group Song Western and Folk Orchestra.

• In the literary category

• In the General Quiz,

• In the dance competitions, students won 1st position in Folk Dance

• The fine arts team added to the success by winning 1st position in On-the-Spot Painting and Poster Making

2nd Prize:

• In Western Instrumental Solo

• Hindi Debate,

• In the theatre events, the university bagged 2nd position in Mimicry and Mime

• 2nd position in Classical Dance

• 2nd position in Cartooning

3rd Prize:

• In Western Vocal Solo.

• 3rd position in English Elocution

• In Creative Choreography

• In Collage Making, students secured 3rd position,

4th Prize:

• English Debate

• One-Act Play and Skit

• Clay Modelling and Rangoli

5th Prize:

• In Hindi Elocution

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This achievement was a result of an incredible amount of hard work, dedication, and effort from the students of Parul University. The students worked tirelessly for several months, went through extremely intense practice, long nights of rehearsing, committed to performing their best, and succeeded. This success was possible with the help of dedicated mentors and teamwork, which turned all the hard work into victory, while upholding the university’s continued tradition of excellence and creativity.

Manish Jangra, Senior Director, Cultural Affairs and Dean, Faculty of Performing Arts, commended the students, saying, "This is a result of the hard work and dedication of our students and mentors. This kind of performance year after year is a testament to the quality of our cultural offerings and the opportunities that we can provide for our students to develop as artists and performers."

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Dr Parul Patel, Vice President, Parul University, said, “These accomplishments have assisted us in our vision of holistic education, where education is not only about academics but also about cultural and creative development. We take immense pride as our students represent our university at such a prestigious inter-university platform."

This consecutive achievement is a testament to Parul University’s dedication to developing talent and fostering well-rounded growth among its students, further solidifying its position as a premier university for cultural and creative excellence.

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