PRAGATI 2026: A Vibrant District-Level Inter-Junior Collegiate Event

The Department of Science and Technology, St. John College of Humanities and Sciences (Autonomous), organised PRAGATI 2026, a District-Level Inter-Junior Collegiate Event, on 4th September 2026. The event brought together 73 students from six different Junior Colleges and provided an engaging platform for experiential learning, technical skills, creativity and healthy competition.

The programme featured a diverse range of activities including an IoT Workshop, Digital Treasure Hunt, Quiz Competition, Guess the Logo Competition, Keyboard Ninja Competition, Scientific Debate Competition, Towel Origami Workshop, Napkin Folding Workshop, Cookies Workshop and Pasta Workshop. The activities enabled students to develop technical awareness, logical reasoning, communication, teamwork, creativity and practical skills.

The IoT Workshop was coordinated by Mr. Yuvraj Prajapati, Assistant Professor, with Ms. Sanika Chorghe, Assistant Professor, as member. The Digital Treasure Hunt was coordinated by Ms. Apurva Mahajan, with Ms. Sakshi Mogre as member. The winning team comprised Shivang Singh, Vedant Dhodi and Naittik Sarman, with Vedant Pimple as runner-up.

In the Quiz Competition, Harshil Deshmukh secured the first position and Shivam Gupta was the runner-up. The event was coordinated by Ms. Payal Save and Ms. Manava Pawade. In the Guess the Logo Competition, Krishnakumar Jainath Yadav and Pradum Sharvan Jha were the winners, coordinated by Ms. Trupti Biday, Ms. Komal Bhanushali and Ms. Shaina Siddqui. The Keyboard Ninja Competition was won by Megha Khandelwal and Shivang Singh, with Ms. Jigna Bhansali, Ms. Nisha Yadav and Ms. Vedika Bane as coordinators.

The Scientific Debate Competition was won by Mr. Anvay Patil from St. John Junior College, and was coordinated by Ms. Gazal Asar and Mr. Sagar Thakare. The Hospitality Studies activities included Towel Origami and Napkin Folding Workshops, coordinated by Mr. Pranshukumar Singh and Ms. Sneha Panchal. The Cookies Workshop was coordinated by Chef Harshada Mahadik, while the Pasta Workshop was coordinated by Chef Harshit.

PRAGATI 2026 successfully created a multidisciplinary platform that combined technology-oriented activities, communication-based competitions and practical hospitality workshops, enabling junior college students to gain confidence, creativity, practical competence and collaborative skills beyond the conventional classroom environment.