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Aagneya is an annual 3-day festival held by the students of the Government Engineering College, Trivandrum. It began in 2008, when the class of 2008 made a decision to begin a festival that would allow people of various talents from all over the country to meet and partake in competition. Aagneya consists of cultural activities involving dance, music, art, literary and quizzing activities, as well as performances from professional artists. Now Aagneya is one of the most famous and happening college fests in South India.^[1]

Events

The events at Aagneya have evolved over the years with a blend of events unique to Aagneya and some time tested audience favourites. Broadly the events can be classified into Technical events and Cultural events.

Fun Events

Treasure Hunt
The Ultimate Challenge
Contraption

Pro nights

On these nights, artists perform live. In previous years both bands and solo artists have performed.

Euphoria (Indian band) performed LIVE at Aagneya '09 on 15th February. The show was an event in itself, with over 3000 people attending!

Music

Music has always been a forte of the participants and keeping that in mind, Aagneya has a Voice Hunt spreading over all the three days in the event. In addition to the solo singing competition, there's also a Rock Show, for the Heavy metal music enthusiasts.

Dance & Fashion

Dance & Fashion have always been favourite with the audiences, with the largest turnouts. Choreo nights are popular, and much-enjoyed by the population; so are the Fashion shows.

Literary and Debating

Journal Writing was introduced in Aagneya '09 and was an instant success with a large number of participants.

Quizzing

Quizzing at Government Engineering College, Trivandrum has been going on for a long time, and Aagneya has had quizzing since its inception.

Unique Events

Virtual Stock Exchange & Best Engineer are events that are part of Aagneya since its inception and are events that are unique to Aagneya. Virtual Stock Exchange tests the business acumen of the participants; while Best Engineer looks out for the upcoming engineering genius of tomorrow.

Organization

Aagneya is a student festival, solely conducted by the student community of the college. It has its core committee of students who are designated core areas of responsibility, thus making the whole process function specific. The core areas are:

Sponsorship
Publicity
Event Management
Logistics
Hospitality
Pro nights

A student coordinator oversees the Aagneya work and he/she works in close conjunction with a College appointed staff advisor.

External links

References

^ "CULFESTS OF THE YEAR". 11 October 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.

[[Category:Culfests]] [[Category:Education in Thiruvananthapuram]] {{Categorised listing of engineering colleges in Kerala}}

[1] "CULFESTS OF THE YEAR". 11 October 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.

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