Punjab University set record by obtaining 269 positions in co-curricular competitions

Lahore: Punjab University has set record by obtaining 269 positions in co-curricular competitions organized in 2014 all over Pakistan. PU students clinched 109 first positions, 80 second positions, 41 third positions and 39 team trophies which is the highest mark ever hit by any university alone.

This was revealed in the prize distribution ceremony of interdepartmental competitions winners at Al Raazi Hall here on Thursday. PU VC Dr Mujahid Kamran, Dean Faculty of Law Prof Dr Shazia Naureen Qureshi , Director Students Affairs Shahid Mahmood Gull, Deputy Director Zubair Akram, Icharge Institute of Communication Studies Dr Noshina Saleem, senior faculty members and a large number of students were present on the occasion. The team trophy of Interdepartmental competitions was clinched by Institute of Communication Studies.

Addressing the ceremony, Dr Mujahid Kamran said that PU students were full of talent and the record number of positions that PU had obtained last year reflected that students being admitted on co-curricular basis were totally on merit. He congratulated position holder students on their achievements. Director Students Affairs Shahid Mahmood Gull said that PU students were ambitious to show their talent and give outstanding performance. He said that the purpose of inter-departmental competitions was to encourage students to show their hidden capabilities.

Later, PU VC Dr Mujahid Kamran distributed prizes among the winners of inter-departmental competitions.