SASTRA University bagged the overall championship at Festember, the popular cultural event of the National Institute of Technology-Tiruchi that concluded here on Sunday.
S.Sundararajan, Director of NIT-T, gave away the Ilayaraja Rolling shield to the students of SASTRA who secured 112 points in the event.
Mr. Sundararajan said that ‘Festember Social Responsibility’ initiative started two years ago excelled by organising various programmes this year. Special arrangements were made for the cultural festival this year; he said and referred to the coordination among participants and organisers that ensured the smooth conduct of the festival.
About 180 teams participated this year.
The increase in the number of participants each year indicated to the growing popularity of the event, he said.