Lucknow: Avadh Girl's Degree College debate on new education policy

LUCKNOW: The Debating Club of Avadh Girls’ Degree College organised Shri Aditya Kumar Chaturvedi Memorial annual intercollegiate debate on the topic “Can new education policy reform higher education in India?” on Friday. The competition was held online.
The best team award went to Amna Khan and Pratishtha Singh of AGDC. Abhishek Sinha and Yash Mishra of BSNV College bagged the second prize while Devanshi Singh and Satakshi Dubey of IT College came third.
Best speaker for the motion was a tie between Amna Khan of AGDC and Abhishek Sinha of BSNV College. Best speaker against the motion was also a tie between Pratishtha Singh of AGDC and Satakshi Dubey of IT College.
12 colleges participated in the contest. The college has been organizing this debate competition in the memory of Shri Aditya Kumar Chaturvedi, father of AGDC principal Upma Chaturvedi, since 2015. On the panel of judges were Prof Rakesh Chandra and Prof Prashant Shukla from Lucknow University, and Pulak Tripathi from Dainik Jagran, Lucknow. The debate was moderated by Surabhi Modi Sahai. Z Viccajee, president, AGDC, cpncluded the event by wishing all the participants good luck.