Consortia – transforming minds, translating idea for the academic year 2018-19 was held on 15th February, 2019. The registration began at 8:30 a.m. for all the events.
Consortia means “Association or Conglomeration” and serving justice to its meaning this fest is organised with the goal of providing a platform for the students to exchange ideas and showcase their hidden talents and skills.
Inauguration ceremony of Consortia 2019
Dr. Neetin S. Desai, Director, Amity Institute of Biotechnology sharing his insights on Biotechnology
Event Chain Reaction
Event Bio poem
Event Read My Lips
Event Biorangoli
Event Zoom-In
Event Chocolate Making
Group Picture of the Teaching and Non-Teaching staff of Biotechnology Association
The Chief Guest for the fest was Dr. Neetin S. Desai, Director, Amity Institute of Biotechnology. The fest began at 9:30 a.m. with the inauguration at the auditorium of lighting the lamp. The chief guest was felicitated by Mrs. Meenakshi Johri, In-charge of Biotechnology Association. It was followed by 2 minutes of silence for the martyred soldiers of the Pulwama attack. The chief guest Dr. Neetin S. Desai enlightened the students with a small talk about the importance of Biotechnology. The official inauguration was done with a welcome speech by Mrs. Meenakshi Johri, the in charge of the Biotechnology Association.
The first event of the fest was ZOOM IN which was based on the theme “EMOTIONS”. Participants were of given time duration of 2.5 hours. It was followed by CHAIN REACTION. This event was extremely interesting and was to evaluate the memory power of the participants. The next event was BIOPOEM which was judged by Ms. Rupali Nanekar, Assistant Professor, CKT College and Ms. Suparna Deepak, Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology. The stage was set on fire by the winner and the runner up. The event was enjoyed by all. Following it was READ MY LIPS. The event had the maximum participants with two rounds of elimination. Refreshments were provided to all the participants.
The creative events were conducted in the lab and corridor. CHOCOLATE MAKING was conducted in the lab and the judge for the event was Dr. Seema Somani, Associate Professor from Commerce Department, PCACS and Ms. Bhakti Hirani, Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology. BIORANGOLI was conducted in the corridor and class as there were many participants. The judge for the event was Ms. Rupali Nanekar and Ms. Ashwathi Gangadharan, Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology. Both the event participants were given 1 hour. During this the participants of Zoom In presented the photographs and the event was judged by Mr. Jacob, Cinematographer and Mr. Gopakumar Pillai, Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology. Chocolate making was the best event because everyone had chocolates and the participants enjoyed the event.
The fest was brought to an end by a valedictory speech by the president of Biotechnology Association, Ms. Hema Patil. Everyone went home with a smile and lovely memories making the fest ‘Consortia- Transforming minds, translating ideas’ a successful one.
List of Winners
| Event’s Name | Student’s Name | College | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chain Reaction | Sunisha Jain (S.Y.) | PCACS | 1st Prize |
| Akshada Pingle (M.Sc. I) | PCACS | 2nd Prize | |
| Biopoem | Vishakh Jainachandran (T.Y.) Premkumar Torane (T.Y.) | PCACS | 1st Prize |
| Yash More (M.Sc. I) | PCACS | 2nd Prize | |
| Zoom In | Abhishek Lad (T.Y.) | PCACS | 1ST Prize (DSLR) |
| Kajol Kadam (S.Y.) | PCACS | 1ST Prize (Mobile) | |
| Read My Lips | Aditi Raju (F.Y.) Akhila Pillai (F.Y.) | ||
| Bhagyashree Hiramat (S.Y.) Mrudula Mangesh (S.Y.) | |||
| Bio Rangoli | Jinal Shah (T.Y.) Huda Ahmed (T.Y.) | PCACS | 1st Prize |
| Akansha Atkar (F.Y.) Gulshan Ansari (F.Y.) | PCACS | 2nd Prize | |
| Chocolate Making | Anamika Chavan (S.Y.) Sakshi Pabrekar (S.Y.) | PCACS | 1st Prize |
| Jacqueline Babai (T.Y.) Pooja Mugundan (T.Y.) | PCACS | 2nd Prize | |
| Krupa Randhe (T.Y.) | PCACS | Consolation |