Gautam Colleges Win Multiple Titles at HPTU Inter-College Sports Meet 2026

Hamirpur, October 24: Gautam College and Gautam College of Pharmacy, Hamirpur, dominated several disciplines at the three-day Himachal Pradesh Technical University (HPTU) Inter-College Sports Meet 2026, which concluded at Gautam College of Pharmacy on Saturday.

Gautam College secured the boys’ and girls’ kho-kho titles and the boys’ volleyball championship, while Gautam College of Pharmacy won both kabaddi titles and the boys’ singles and doubles championships in pickleball.

In kho-kho, Gautam College topped both categories. Shiva College, Bilaspur, and MGGEC, Kotla, finished second and third in the boys’ section, while MGGEC, Kotla, and GCP Rakkar secured the corresponding positions in the girls’ section.

Gautam College of Pharmacy won the boys’ kabaddi title, followed by Shiva College, Bilaspur, and LR Solan. The institution also topped the girls’ category, with HPTU Hamirpur and HIET Hamirpur finishing second and third, respectively.

In pickleball, Saksham of Gautam College of Pharmacy won the boys’ singles title, defeating Shubham of GCP Nagrota. Anshul Chaudhary and Yashvardhan claimed the boys’ doubles title against HPTU Hamirpur. GPC Rakkar won girls’ singles, while MGGEC, Kotla, secured the girls’ doubles title.

Gautam College won the boys’ volleyball championship, with HPTU Hamirpur finishing second and HIET Shahpur third. In girls’ volleyball, GPC Siraj emerged victorious, followed by Green Hills Engineering College and Gautam College.

Table tennis witnessed strong performances across singles and doubles categories. Saurav of HIET Shahpur won boys’ singles, while Kartik and Ritvik of HPTU Hamirpur claimed boys’ doubles. Pallavi of MGGEC Kotla won girls’ singles, and Pallavi and Ayushi secured the girls’ doubles title.

In box cricket, HPTU Hamirpur won the girls’ championship, followed by Gautam College of Pharmacy and Government Pharmacy College, Nagrota Bagwan. MGGEC Kotla-Jiaodi secured third place in the boys’ category.

Badminton was also among the featured disciplines, with participants competing in boys’ and girls’ singles and doubles. However, the final winners were not specified in the available results.

The meet also featured a range of inter-college sporting competitions, providing students with opportunities to demonstrate their athletic abilities, discipline and team spirit.

Prof. (Dr.) Umesh C. Rathour, Dean Academics, HPTU Hamirpur, attended the closing ceremony as chief guest and congratulated the participants. He highlighted the role of sports in developing leadership, discipline, teamwork and confidence.

Gautam Group of Colleges Managing Director Jagdish Gautam and Secretary Rajneesh Gautam also congratulated the players and organisers, reaffirming the institution’s commitment to promoting sports alongside academic activities.