Youth and Cultural Affairs

Many Activities are organised on regular basis round the year

1. Independence Day: Independence Day is celebrated at K.U. Campus. All the students of the Departments and the Schools participate in this event.  All the teaching and non-teaching Departments of the Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra show their presence. And the chief guest of the event worthy Vice-Chancellor addresses to the teaching, non-teaching staff and students of the Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra.

2. Talent Show Competitions at all the affiliated/maintained colleges (under the sponsorship of Department of Youth & Cultural Affairs): Talent Show Competition is organized by Department of Youth and Cultural Affairs. A circular of talent show is circulated to all the affiliated colleges with KUK and UTD in which all the bonafide students participate in Music, Dance, Theatre and Literary events. The best students are selected and they are given cash prizes at the rate 600/-, 500/-, 400/- to the first, second and third position holders respectively. The payment of winner students is made by Department of Youth and Cultural Affairs.

3. Guru Shishya Prampra folk Inst Workshop: This Workshop is organized to train the new students by the Ustad/experts of fields. During this training the fresher students learn how to play the instruments. This workshop is organized for ten days in which talented students get their training and bring the fruitful results through the learning. Through this medium the folk instruments are revived. In this workshop playing of Saarangi, Been, Bansali, Tumba, Nagada instruments training are given to the students by the Ustad.

4. Sanskrit Day: Sanskrit Day is organized every year on the University Campus by the Department of Sanskrit for which this Department releases grant for this function.

5. Workshop of Fine Arts and Folk Handicraft: The workshop of Fine Arts is organized at K.U. Campus. All the students of affiliated colleges with KUK and UTD participate in this workshop. The experts of their field are invited for five days. They teach the students practically. In this workshop the students get a good response and learn from the experts. All the expenditures in this regard is made by Department of Youth and Cultural Affairs.

6. Literary Workshop: The Literary workshop is organized at K.U. Campus. All the students of affiliated colleges with K.U.K .and UTD participate in this workshop. The experts of their field are invited for five days. They teach the students practically. In this workshop the students get a good response and learn from the experts. All the expenditures in this regard is made by Department of Youth and Cultural Affairs. The students create the poetry, declamation, self composition and deliver their poetry before the audience.

7. Voice of KUK 1^st Round: Voice of KUK in memory of renowned Ghazal singer, Late Sh. Jagjit Singh ex-student of KUK is organized by the Department of Youth Cultural Affairs in the University Auditorium. The winner students of 1st round held in the month of September participated in the final round.

8. Celebration of Hindi Diwas: Hindi Day is organized every year on the University Campus by the Department of Hindi for which this Department releases grant for this function.

9. Kamlesh Memorial Poetical Symposium: Kamlesh Memorial Poetical Symposium is organized by this department at the four zones of Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra. A circular is circulated to all the colleges and two best students of KUK are invited to participate in the Kamlesh Memorial Poetical Symposium. The best students are given cash prizes by the Judges. The first preference is given to the self written poetry.

10. Zonal Youth Festival of Four Zones: Kurukshetra University has bifurcated all the affiliated colleges with KUK in four different zones i.e. Karnal Zone, Kurukshetra Zone, Ambala Zone & Yamuna Nagar Zone. All the affiliated colleges and UTD participate in their respective zones. All the students participate in the forty three events of Dance, Drama and Music. The first and second position holders get the cash prizes and get participated in Inter-Zonal Youth Festival.

11. Inter Zonal Youth Festival: Inter Zonal Youth Festival is organized by the Department of Youth and Cultural Affairs at K.U. Campus or in the affiliated colleges of KUK with the permission of the worthy vice chancellor. All the first and second position holders of zonal youth festival participate in the Inter Zonal Youth Festival. The cash prizes to the individual participants and group events is given by the Department of Youth and Cultural Affairs. The first position holder appears in the North Zone Inter University Youth Festival.

12. Ratnawali Haryana Day State Level Festival: Haryana Day state level festival is organized at K.U. Campus since last 3 decades. This is a theme festival of Haryana state. All the events in this festival are organized in Haryanvi language only. All the Universities of Haryana state participate in this festival. Every a new event is added as a competitive event. The day performers of Haryana State are also invited to show the glimpses of Haryana State.

13. Kamal Nayan Bajaj Elocution Competition at Shiksha Mandal Wardha: Kamal Nayan Bajaj Elocution Competition is organized by this department every year in the month of December. All the affiliated colleges participate in this competition.

14. Geeta Jayanti: Geeta Jayanit samaroh is organized by the Kurukshetra Development Board in the month of November/December every year.  This department participates in this prestigious festival.  Various colleges affiliated to this University represents KUK in cultural field.

15. Celebration of Republic Day at KU Campus: This Department organizes the Republic Day on 26th Jan in the courtyard of this University Auditorium “Bhagwad Geeta Sadan” and arranged patriotic song and National Anthem for presentation on this occasion.

16. Kavi Sammelan/Patriotic Song Cultural Evening: This Department organizes Kavi Sammelan/Patriotic Song Cultural Evening.

17. Participation in the North Zone Inter University National Youth Festival: This Department participates in the North Zone Inter University National Youth Festival.

18. Participation in the All India Inter University National Youth Festival: This Department participates in the All India Inter University National Youth Festival.

19. Celebration of Science Day: Science Day is to be celebrated by the Science Department every year. Department releases grant for this function.

20. Ratnawali Yuva Saang Mahotsav at four  different venue: Ratnawali Yuva Saang Mahotsav was introduced in the session 2012-13, for the promotion of extinct Folk Theatre form of Haryana.  The winner students of Ratnawali Haryana Day state Level festival who get 1st and 2nd position participate in this festival.

21. Voice of KUK Final round: Top ten students of 1st round held in the month of September participate in the final round.

22. Participation in the SAUFEST(South Asian Universities Youth Festival): This Department participates in the SAUFEST (South Asian Universities Youth Festival).

23. Adventure Programmes/Youth Leadership camp