Mangaluru: The National level Aloysian Fest 2019 will be held from February 7 to February 9, 2019 in the college premises.
The inaugural ceremony will commence on February 7, 2019 at 9 AM. The programme will be presided over by the Rector of St. Aloysius institutions, Rev. Fr. Dionysius Vaz, SJ, in the presence of the Principal, Rev. Dr. Praveen Martis, SJ. Renowned cine actress Esther Noronha will be the chief guest. Sri Kishore Alva, Executive Director, UPCL, will be the guest of honour.
The valedictory ceremony will be held on February 9, 2019 at 12 noon. The programme will be presided over by Principal Rev. Dr. Praveen Martis, SJ. Nagaraj Rao B, General Manager, Karnataka Bank Ltd. will be the chief guest of the function.
Informing about the highlights of the programme, Staff Co-ordinator Dr. Narayan Bhat on Tuesday, February 5, said, “The Aloysian Fest-2019 encompasses fests such as ARTBEAT from the faculty of Arts, ACME from the faculty of Commerce, COMPOSITE from the faculty of BCA, IMPRINTS from the faculty of Science, SPINOUT from the faculty of BBA. In addition to this, there are two more fests, ASTITVA, the Cultural Fest of all the faculties and ALOYSIAD, the Sports Fest. More than 700 students from 70 colleges are likely to participate in more than 90 events conducted by various faculties.
ARTBEAT is conducted by the Arts faculty of the college. There will be 12 different events like stand-up comedy, debate, fashion show, quiz, economic model making, wealth out of waste, painting and many more. More than 10 colleges from various parts of the state will be participating in the above competitions.
The Cultural and Art Fest ‘ASTITVA’ common to all streams will be held on February 8 and 9. It is a unique fest with events such as variety entertainment, painting, turn coat, Mad Ad and cultural events such as classical singing, classical dance (Solo and Group) which would bring all the students together to witness a cultural extravaganza. In all, 20 colleges will be participating in these events.
The commerce fest ACME will have 7 events including Best Manager, Human Resource, Marketing, Finance, Quiz, Photography and Public Relation. As many as 17 colleges participating in these events.
An inter-collegiate sports fest ‘ALOYSIAD’ for men and women with events such as throwball, basketball, softball, volleyball and football tournaments will be held on February 7 and 8 at the college grounds. Around 900 participants from 37 Colleges will be taking part. There will be 8 games with 12 events.
The National Level IT fest ‘COMPOSITE’ is organised exclusively by the students of BCA. It provides opportunities to the students with events like IT Manager, IT Quiz, Web Designing, Video Editing, Treasure Hunt, Ice Breaker, Tech Talk, Gaming, Mad-Ad and Coding. There will be a total of 20 colleges participating this year from Goa, Kerala, Coorg and also nearby areas.
MPRINTS is the fest of science faculty of the college. It is a unique science fest that aims to test young undergraduate science students on their basic knowledge of science in creative, fun and highly intriguing events, spanning over various fields and topics. There will be 10 events and 15 colleges have confirmed their participation. There will be 10 different events.
SPINOUT is a national level management fest hosted by the Department of Business Administration and is currently gearing up for its 21st edition and was started way back in 1998. The objective of the SPINOUT is to include and inculcate the premise of management theories and practices into a practical arena and allow students to experience different types of events and gives them a better understanding of the corporate world. The important events include Best Manager, Human Resource, Marketing, Quiz, Finance and a new event called Service Management. There will be a total of 20 colleges to participating this year from Belgaum, Hubli, Goa, Kerala and also nearby areas’, he informed.
For more information contact Dr Narayana Bhat (Staff Co-ordinator) on 9480346553, Dr. Ratan Tilak Mohunta, Asst. Co-ordinator on 9845664617 and Relston Lobo, President, Students’ Council on 7204146559.
