Government Polytechnic Reasi organised Annual Sports
29/10/2026
Jammu, October 28 (KIP)-Government Polytechnic College Reasi organised Annual Sports Meet Day under the Youth Empowerment Programme (YEP) in the college campus to promote physical fitness, teamwork, discipline and sportsmanship among students. The event featured various sports competitions, including badminton, chess, carrom, table tennis and volleyball, with enthusiastic participation from students of the Electrical, Mechanical and Computer Engineering departments. The tournaments commenced from 24th October 2026 on knockout basis in the single category for boys and girls .prior to the interdepartmental tournament of the college.
The final matches of inter department tournaments concluded today in the college which was earlier inaugurated by the worthy Principal of the institution Dr. Arun Bangotra who was the chief guest in the final matches of the tournaments. Dr Arun Bangotra encouraged all participants to take part in the sports activities to keep themselves fit and healthy and to play the games with the sportsmanship and lauded the efforts of the organising committee for providing a platform to the students to showcase their sporting talents, demonstrate competitive spirit and strengthen camaraderie beyond the classroom.
In Badminton, 25 students participated, with nine qualifying for the semi-finals. Shourya from the Electrical Engineering Department emerged as the boys' winner, while Vardhan from Mechanical Engineering and Manit from Computer Engineering were runner ups. In the girls' category, Manyata secured first position, while Rubiya was runner up.
In Carrom, 15 students participated, with Sikander from the Electrical Engineering Department securing first position in the boys' category and Rohit from Computer Engineering (5th semester) was runner up. In the girls' category, Arti from Computer Engineering (5th semester) emerged as the winner, while Meenakshi was runner-up.
The Chess competition witnessed the participation of 12 students, highlighting their strategic thinking, concentration and decision-making abilities. Bharti from the Electrical Engineering Department (3rd semester) emerged as the winner, while Aarti from Computer Engineering (3rd semester) was runner-up.
In Table tennis, 14 students competed with enthusiasm and determination. Karan Singh from the Computer Engineering Department secured first position, while Rahil from the Mechanical Engineering Department (3rd semester) secured second position. Both players demonstrated excellent coordination, focus and sporting ability.
The Volleyball competition featured four teams representing different departments. The final was played between Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering teams, and the Electrical Engineering team, under the captaincy of Happy, emerged victorious after an exciting and closely contested match.
The Sports Day was organised under the able guidance of Dr. Arun Bangotra, Principal, Government Polytechnic College Reasi, with the dedicated efforts of the organising committee Er. Mohd. Hilal Choudhary, Lecturer-I, Electrical Engineering, as Chairman; Er. Himanshu Bakshi, Demonstrator, Electrical Department, as Organising Secretary; Sh. Parshotam Lal, Senior Workshop Instructor, as Deputy Organising Secretary; and Er. Sunil Kumar, Lecturer (AA), Electrical Engineering, as Assistant Organising Secretary.
The various sports competitions were coordinated by dedicated faculty members Er. Vandana Sharma, Er. Akankasha Sharma, Er. Veena Thappa, Er. Sonika Attri, Er. Ayushi Magotra, Ms. Nisha Kumar, Er. Harshverdan Katoch, Ms. Esha Bhardwaj, Er. Arjun Singh, Er. Sunil Kumar, Er. Parshotam Singh, Er. Ishan Magotra and Mr. Dharminder along with supportive staff, Mr. Ankush Sharma, Mr. Mohd. Raiz, Mr. Munir Ahmed Sheikh, Mr. Anil Sharma, Mr. Tilak Sharma, and Mr. Rohit Kumar. Their coordinated efforts contributed significantly to the efficient management of the competitions and the overall success of the programme.