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The most auspicious ceremonial occasion of the college, 17th Investiture Ceremony was organised on 24th September 2022, with full zeal, zest and enthusiasm. This event was coordinated by the Student Development cell. The Investiture Ceremony is one of the momentous occasions when the college entrusts hope, faith and the mantle
of responsibility to the newly appointed cabinet. This ceremony signifies the reliance and confidence that the college consigns in the newly office bearers.
Selection into the student council is considered as a prestigious accomplishment for the students. The esteemed guest Shri. Lt. Col. Pradeep Kumar, in his speech guided the Student Council Members to be the role models, render their responsibilities sincerely as the nation builders of tomorrow, and be proud to be an Indian. He advised the students to inculcate the values of punctuality, dedication, discipline and determination, as they are the torchbearers of tomorrow and administered the oath to newly constituted Student Council Members
Freshers’ Day was organised by the Department of English for UG first year students on 24th September 2022. Management, Faculty, Support Staff, Freshers, Parents, second and final year students, attended the program. Correspondent, Sr. Alphonsa and Principal, Rev. Sr. B. Velangini Kumari addressed the gathering followed by a video presentation of the profile of the college.
The events included dances, songs, games from all the II and III year UG students highlighted by a øash mob by IIyr Life Sciences. The Freshers’ ramp walk contest was anchored by Ms. Shruthi Sharma, III BA MPML and Ms. Uzma, III BBA. The declaration and crowning of the Ms. Fresher, runner up and other önalists were done by Principal, Rev. Sr. B. Velangini Kumari and Correspondent, Sr. Alphonsa. Student Council member, Vice President, Ms. Mary Gwendolyn II BBA, proposed vote of thanks.
Dept of Commerce organized St. Pious X Feast on 22.08.2022. The students performed a Skit on the theme “Battle of Conscience” depicting the virtues of St. Pious X. Rev. Fr. Showry Raj was the chief guest. Dance Competition was conducted on the Theme “Celebration of Life”.11 groups performed and 3 winners were given Prizes
The Strata Club, Dept. of Statistics organized STATATHON-2k22 on 22nd April, 2022 in the college campus. It comprised of various on-stage and off-stage events such as Statstars (quiz), 25 Stata Relay, Document Display (paper / PPT presentation),Treasure hunt, Raise your Voice (solo singing), Navarasalu, Dice game and Rock n Roll (group dance).
The Club also arranged various food stalls. On this occasion the Strata Club donated Rupees Five thousand (Rs.5000) worth grocery items to Mr.Vijay Kumar, Founder, Grace Welfare Association, Malkajgiri, Hyderabad. More than three hundred students from 31 different colleges in twin cities participated in this event.
Dept. of Commerce and Dept. of Physical Education organized International Women‟s Day with a commitment for strong mental and physical health of women on the theme "Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow" and conducted competitions like Throw ball, Basketball, Tennikoit, Shot-put, Caroms and Musical Chairs for college staff from 2nd-4th Mar, 2022. Prize distribution was held on 8th March, 2022.
St. Pious X Degree & PG College for Women commenced its Annual Literary and Cultural Fest –Resonance-2021-22 on 16/12/21 at 11.00 am in the college auditorium which is organized by Cultural Committee of the college under the Coordinator ship of Mrs.D.Sangeeta Faculty Dept of Commerce. The event was inaugurated by correspondent Rev. Sr.Aphonsa & Principal Rev.Sr.Velangini. Dr.Annie Sunil, Dean-Students Affair & Dr. Sushma Patrick, Principal St. Pious X MBA College for Women extended their greetings & Best Wishes for Success of the Fest. The main objective of organising Reonance –Literary &cultural fest is to bring out innovative talents of the students.these competitions help students to know about various activities and competitions are being organized under the categories of Literary, Theatre Arts, Fine Arts, Dance & Music. During this three days of Resonace competitions students can exhibit and showcase their talents by participating in various competitions. After principal Rev.sis.Velangini declared the Resonance 2021 “Open”,the Event started with Group singing in the auditorium.
Overall 16 competitions were conducted under various categories and 550 students participated in the various competitions.The competitions were: Groupsinging, Pot painting, Mehandi, Jewellery Making, Vegetable or fruit carving, Extempore, JAM, Story telling, Cooking, Mime, Saree Draping, Rangoli, Drama, Hairstyling, Solo Dance and Group Dance.
To celebrate the spirit of Christmas various competitions were organised for the students of all the streams from 15th to 23rd December 2021 by the Department of Chemistry & Social Science along with Prayer committee.
On 15th December, Greeting card making competition was organised by the Department of Chemistry in the MBA & UG library at 11:00 am. Students made beautiful handmade cards using natural source like leaves, different hand prints & paper cut-outs. A huge participation of 109 students made the event lively and highly enjoyable by their creative skills which were highly appreciated by the judges.
Dept of Social Sciences and English organised farewell for B.A students on 26thAugust, 2021. Department of Physics conducted Farewell to III UG Physical Sciences students on 12th August, 2021. I M.S.C Biochemistry students organised a farewell party for their seniors 2019-2021 batch on 17th August,2021 in the Auditorium. Department of Business Management bid farewell (Hasta La Vista) to the first outgoing batch (BBA 2018-21) on 7th August, 2021. Apart from different cultural events, Ms. Piousian (BBA) competition was held. Ms. Nethi Aishwarya, Ms. Vishwaja and Ms. Nimra Noorain were the winner and runners up.
Department of Mathematics and Statistics organized Teachers’ Day celebrations on the Birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on 6th September 2021 in the college auditorium.
On 21-8-2021, the Feast of our Patron St.Pious X was celebrated on a virtual platform connecting hundreds of students and faculty online. The celebration started with prayers led by Dr. Grace Beena Paul, HoD, Dept. of Zoology and choir added melodious hymns†praising the virtues of Patron Saint.† Mother Lynda, former Superior General of CSA, Sr Japamala, Superior General of CSA, Sr Velangini, Principal and heads of all the departments honored the Patron Saint. Sr Velangini delivered a beautiful message on the life of St.Pious†X and the example which he set for the next generations to follow. Sister thanked patron saint for his eternal blessings on the Institution.
On 26th March 2021, the family of St. Pious X College celebrated the completion of 25years of Religious Consecration in the Service of the Lord by Principal, Sr. B. Velangini Kumari. The faculty, administration and support staff admired and applauded the achievements of dearest Sister, during the 25years of her religious and exemplary life with love and affection.
The Department of Computer Science and Chemistry had jointly celebrated International Women’s Day on 8th March, 2021. The celebration started with motivational messages by Sr. Japamala, Correspondent and Sr. Velangini, Principal. Guest speaker on this special occasion was Ms. G. Angela David, Psychological Counselor at Sahayam Psychological Counseling Centre, Osmania University. Hyderabad. With her strong personality and positive approach towards life, Ms. Angela filled the students with positivism and strength to face the life struggles without underestimating themselves. With this thought a Panel discussion was arranged and coordinated by Mrs. K.V.M. Udaya Lakshmi, Head, department of Computer Science and the theme for the panel discussion was “Women in Corporate World - Challenges and Solutions” .
On 21st- 28th Feb, 2021 all the Science departments came together and organized various activities on the theme "Innovate and Renovate India" to celebrate the National Science Day with the students:
Dept. of Commerce conducted Poster/Collage making & Essay Writing competitions on 25 January, 2021 on the occasion of 72nd Republic Day of India. Around 200 students participated Dept of Political Science and Public Administration on 26th January 2021Conducted online Competitions on Caricature and cooking for all the students online. Dept of Political Science and Public Administration on 26th January 2021 conducted online Competitions on Caricature and cooking for all the students online.
The Departments of BBA, Statistics and English organized Christmas Celebrations for the staff on 23 December 2020. It was indeed a memorable occasion that started with a special prayer, followed by Carol singing, Choreo and mesmerising message befitting the occasion by Father, Laurdu Marreddy, Rector, St. John’s Regional Seminary, the Guest of honor for the event. Christmas greetings and New Year wishes were extended by Correspondent Sr. Japamala and Principal Sr.Velangini. The staff and management exchanged gifts and best wishes.
The students of B. A, B.SC and B. COM organized Teachers’ Day Celebration on 5th September at 1pm on Google Platform. The program started with a welcome note followed by prayer, welcome dances and reflections by the students. Several activities were conducted for the staff making it a memorable one.
Department of Botany and Biotechnology has organized St. Pious Feast on 21st August 2020 which is celebrated as Institution day and broadcast on you tube. In connection to this celebration various competitions were organized like- 1) PADYA SRUJANA - Poetry / Micro-Tale Writing (Theme: Campus happy hours) 2) NRUTHYANJALI - Dance Pass On / Dance Collage (Group dance, video limit 4-5 min, ). 3) ANULIPTHA CHITHRAM PRAESHANAM - Snap and Share (Dress up in a particular Style / Culture with Innovative Tagline and Caption Description) 4) GAANA SPHARDHA - Singing Competition (Theme: Love, Compassionate, Care & Happiness) 5) SRUJANA, CHITHRA - Sketching / Painting (Theme: Happiness & Peace)
Each year, educational institutions across India mark Independence Day with much fervour. However, this year, the celebrations have moved to the online space due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To ensure that the spirit of patriotism lives on, St.Pious X Degree and PG College for Women, shifted their Independence Day celebrations online. Department of Commerce which was incharge of conducting this program planned a week-long celebration starting August 10th to August 15th, 2020. Chitrakar- An Art Competition, Ek Safar Ki Kahaani, Chitron Ki Zubaani–A Content Writing Competition, AAlap – A Solo Singing Competition, Nachvea- A Solo Dance Competition and Trivia on Reminiscing Independent India- A Quiz Competition, were organised as intercollegiate competitions, in advance inviting participation from both Faculty and students. These events saw a very good response of over 500 entries from various colleges who had to submit photographs and videos online. The names of the winners were announced during the I-Day celebrations.
Farewell to the Batch of 2017-2020 was organised online on 30th June 2020. First part of the program was streamed online at 2pm to 4pm. Second part was conducted stream wise on Google Meet platform from 4pm tp 5.30 pm, where all the outgoing batch students were invited along with respective department faculty by the class representatives of 1st and 2nd year degree students. It was a memorable event in the history of the college. Amid the pandemic lockdown situation when the students and the entire country was uncertain about the reopening of educational institutions, it was the idea of the dynamic and thought provoking mind of the principal to hold a virtual graduation farewell programme towards the end of the month June. Class representatives and students of juniors with the support of the faculty of department of computer science meticulously planned and successfully bid a virtual farewell live on YouTube. The program began with a welcome invitation to all the dignitaries and the batch of 2017-20 by Mrs. Maria Pavithra from the department of Commerce. Reverence to God was offered through Prayer with song, “Greate is Thy Faithness…” followed by Scripture readings from Bible, Bhagwat Geetha and Quran by the junior students and Prayer symbolising the college motto: truth, light and life for the outgoing students was offered by the faculty Mrs. Sowmya Sree. The Correspondent, Sr. Japamala , in her address, advised the students to “ Look to the Past with Gratitude, Live the Present with Passion and Embrace the Future with Hope”. It is time to thank God for who designed their lives and parents, who took care of them and gave them education. She reminded them not to forget but to carry the vision of the college imparted and instilled by the management and lecturers in the students with holistic education and to be socially committed, responsible and competent individuals.
The theme for this year’s Women’s Day is EachForEqual, draws attention to the difference individuals can make."An equal world is an enabled world" - and every one of us can do our bit to bring about gender equality. This is an occasion for all of us to pause and reflect on ourselves, to appreciate how much has been done and what more needs to be done in the field of gender equality. The Department of Microbiology St. Pious X Degree & PG College for Women, Nacharam, took an initiative to acknowledge the significance of social, economic, cultural and political accomplishment of women by celebrating the International Womens Day 2020 on7 th March.
National science day is celebrated in India on February 28th every year. The day is celebrated to commemorate the discovery of the Raman Effect by the great Indian physicist Sir C.V. Raman on February 28, 1928. He was awarded the Nobel prize in Physics in 1930 for the same. The theme of the National Science Day for this year is ‘Women in Science’. National Science Day was celebrated at St. Pious X Degree and PG College for women this year with the aim of creating scientific awareness and sensitizing the young minds towards science and research. The programme started with a prayer session followed by welcoming of our prestigious chief guests Dr. Mahtab S. Bamji Retd. Scientist from NIN, Prof. B. N. Reddy, Retd. Professor from Osmania University and Dr. Srinivasa Rao, General Secretary of Jana Vignana Vedika, accompanied by Sr. Velangini our Principal and Campus Coordinator Mrs.Annie Sunil. Prof. B. N. Reddy who enlightened us with the importance of science in today’s generation and the coming future. He also indicated that India has played major roles in science. He also reviewed on the latest Mangalyan project. He also encouraged all the students to be passionate about what they do in the immense field of science. Dr. Srinivasa Rao, highlighted on how students give importance to other fields like cricket and movies but do not know the importance of the latest developments in science.
An intra collegiate competition series comprising of academic, cultural and sports titled, ‘Ecstasy-Resonance 2020’ had been hosted by Department of Chemistry, St. Pious X Degree & PG College for Women from 27th January to 30th January, 2020.The motto of Ecstacy – Resonance 2020 is to provide a platform to the students to showcase their talents and to encourage them to explore themselves by participating in various competitions. The response from the students towards all the events was overwhelming. Altogether 21 competitions and 6 sports events had been conducted by 14 departments. A total of 1560 students from undergraduate and post graduate courses of different discipline participated with full enthusiasm in the various competitions. The Inaugural session was held on 27th January at 9:30 am. The session started with the Prayer followed by lightening of lamp by the dignitaries. Dr. Mala Das Sharma, Head dept of chemistry welcomed the gathering with brief introduction of the program. Mrs. Annie Sunil, Campus coordinator presented the significance of the Resonance. Rev Sister Japamala, correspondent of the college enlightened the gathering with her encouraging message. Rev Sister velangini, Principal, motivated the students to take part in the various competitions through her inaugural speech. The opening of Ecstacy Resonance 2020 was declared by the Correspondent Rev Sister Japamala and Principal, Rev sister velangini in presence of other dignitaries and student council members. The inaugural session was concluded by the vote of thanks delivered by Dr. Snehalatha.
Day 3 i.e 29th Jan 2020
The day started with two simultaneous competitions, Sudoku organised by Dept of Statistics and Tatto making competition on the theme of ‘Save Environment ‘was organised by the Dept of Botany and Bio- technology. A very good response of 120 participants in Sudoku and 21 in Tatto making was observed. The photography skill was showcased by 21 students in photography competition organised by Dept of Mass communications and Psychology. The number of participants was 21. At 11:55am, singing competition was organised by dept of Social sciences with 19 participant in solo singing and 5 groups in group singing where each group was comprised of a minimum of six students. We were happy to see that 64 girls participated in cookery competition organised by the department of Botany and Biotechnology with the zeal of cooking and prepared delicious dishes. The last competition of the day was Nail Art organised by the Dept of Genetics and Zoology .16 students participated and showcased their artistic talent in the competition.
Day 4 i.e 30th jan 2020
On this 4th day the program started with Stand up comedy competition and Fashion show in parallel session organised by Department of Genetics and Department of Commerce respectively. The number of participants for stand up comedy and fashion show was 6 and 44 respectively. The most exciting dance competition on the theme ‘Brides of India’ was organised by department of II Languages. A total of 111 participants including solo and group dance contested for the competition. A flash mob was also arranged for recreation and enjoyment. Here With this we successfully completed all the competitions of ecstasy resonance 2020 and overall it was a grand success.
Now in the valedictory session, list of the winners will be announced and prizes will be given to them by our respected correspondent and Principal.
In collaboration with GHMC, the Department of Political Science organised Essay Writing and Elocution Competitions for B.A students on account of 10 th National Voters Day with an objective to increase enrolment of Voters, and awareness of their ethical voting rights in order to make universal franchise a complete reality and enhance the quality of Indian democracy.
On 21st December 2019, the family of St.Pious celebrated Christmas . The department of physics is the incharge department for the celebrations. The celebrations started with special prayer followed by skit with a message and nativity scene. The Christmas message was given by the chief guest Br.Jhon Kallereckar, Montford Diocese . Christmas greetings and new year wishes were extended by Correspondent Sr.Japamala and Principal Sr.Velangini to the staff and students.
The Department of Mathematics celebrated the ‘National Mathematics Day’ on 20th Dec. 2019 in the conference Hall at 2:00 pm, on the birth anniversary of Sri Srinivasa Ramanujan, the famous Mathematician.
An international conference was organized as IQAC initiative on 6th and 7th December, 2019 by the Departments of Physical and Life Sciences on “Innovations and Applications in Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development 2019” in collaboration with
The Chief Guest Dr. S. Venugopala Chary, Special representative of Telangana state, Guest of Honour Prof.V.Venkata Ramana, Vice Chairman, TSCHE, Special Guest Dr. Sr. U. Nirmala, Provincial Superior, CSA, Hyderabad Province graced the inaugural session. Dr. D B Ratnakar, Director (Academics) IMRF Institute of Higher Education & Research Vijayawada, India was the Main Convenor. The keynote address was delivered by Prof. Dr. G. Kuppuram, Visiting professor, Department of Human Evolutionary Biology and Applied Archaeology, School of Sciences, Turkana University, Lodwar, Kenya. Separate seminar proceedings with ISBN number were released for both the conferences in the inaugural session.
The Piousians celebrated the feast of ST.PIOUS X as the Institution Day named after him on 20th & 21st August, 2019. His life is the source of inspiration to us and his noble qualities are a ray of light and hope to enlighten our lives. Correspondent Rev. Sr. Japamala, Principal Rev. Sr. Velangini, Campus Coordinator Dr. Annie Sunil graced the day with their presence. To make everyone understand the life of great person, significance of St. Pious X Feast was given by Mrs. Monoshri Mitra, HOD English. This was followed by a prayer session.
The National Librarians’ Day is observed on 12 August every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of Padmashri Dr S. R. Ranganathan (1892-1972), who is considered as father of library science in India. Dr. Ranganathan dedicated his entire life to library profession in India leaving a rich legacy. On 127th birth anniversary of Dr. S. R. Ranganathan. On this occasion the Department of Library and Information Science conducted series of activities to the St pious students..
The Book Exhibition - 2019, was inaugurated by Rev.Sr.Velangini , principal. Staff of Students of St pious college visited the exhibition with great interest. The Library staff exhibited the in-house collection to create an awareness and interest among the users regarding the availability of books in their interest.
05-08-2019-Loud ReadingA Story weaving competition was conducted for the students on 5th August,2019. The topic was”e-Learning”. Total eleven students were participated and write nice stories on that topic.
05-08-2019-Story WeavingThe Loud Reading competition was conducted for the students to test their reading capacity. More than 150 students participated in this competition and they enjoyed a lot.
06-08-2019-Gameskill CompetitionGameskill competition was conducted to the St Pious students. It is an interesting group activity based on library system, resources and services. The main objective of this competition is to familiarize available library resources and services to the students. Total 120 Students (30 Groups) participated from all the stream.
“Ben Venuto Amigos 2k19” on 9 August was organised to welcome the Batch of 2019. The purpose of the Freshers Party was to make every new student feel connected as an integral part of the Pious family and be ready to take on the challenges of the year ahead. The fresher’s day was filled with excitement, joy, music, enthusiasm, laughter and happiness. The dress code for the fresher’s day was “dress your best” As a trend of the institute, the party with the auspicious lamp lighting ceremony and prayers. The occasion was graced by the presence of Correspondant, Principal, Campus Coordinator and HoD of Mathematics. Followed by the welcome speech by K.Sridevi, and the freshers were formally welcomed into the Pious Family.
The event started with the welcome Dance, performed by the second year students followed by significance of the day and the prayer session.
Investiture Ceremony as the custom of the St Pious Family the Students from various groups were selected as council members and were felicitated for their various roles in the college.
After the investiture ceremony the correspondent addressed the gathering then followed by the principal speech.
The Miss Fresher competition started with the screening the students with a 'ramp walk' out of which 90 students were selected for the first round by the judges.The second round of Miss Fresher’s was conducted with 40 contestants,where they showcase their hidden talent, like dancing, singing and poetry with in a minute . After the second round, 15 participants were selected for the next round. And the final round of Miss Fresher competition was question –answer round, conducted with 15 participants. The jury asked some mind twisting questions and some of them were able to tackle them very well, Based on the answers given, 3 participants were selected.
The final result of Miss Fresher competition was announced by the principal.
The MISS PIOUS was bagged by Ms Amritha Bhattacharya (B.COM(CS-A))
The first runnerup was bagged by Ms Wajiha Kamal (BBA)
The second runnerup was bagged by Ms Meenal (B.COM(General)
The program culminated with a cultural performance by the students. The cultural events were presented to communicate to students and other audience as a token of welcoming the freshers.
The program concluded with a vote of thanks. All the freshers including the senior’s rocked the program and departed with showers of blessings.
Though Miles may lie between us
We are never apart,
For friendship doesn’t count miles
It’s, measured by the heart
2019 bade a grand farewell Ciao Bello 2019 to the batch of 2016-19 on 30th April. The program kicked off with well-wishing notes to the outgoing batch from the management lecturers and Student Council Vice President, followed by a beautiful welcome dance by Grishmi & team. The occasion was graced by Sr. Velangini, Principal St. Pious X College, Sr. Lourdmary, Procreator Cathechist Sister of St. Ann’s and Dr. Annie Sunil, Campus Co-ordinator.
The significance of farewell is to give a grand exit to the parting students of our institution with great hopes and lots of luck. With the blessings of lord we lit the lamp of success and passed the candles among all final year students for a prayer and oath ceremony.
The Principal, praised and appreciated the outgoing batch for their contribution and participation throughout their term in college. She stated that Pious has always been a cradle of culture and aspirations to the young minds and its wings will always be safeguarding the dignities conferred the students all throughout their life. Once a Piousian will always be a Piousian.
The party was rocking with vibrant activities and contests like Ramp Walks for Miss Pious, Icebreakers sessions and dance performances. Miss Pious was crowned to , the first runner up….. , second runner up…. , and other title holders Miss Princess, Miss Gorgeous Attire, Miss Confident, Miss Charming Smile were Adelina, Tina Fernandez , Lyah Simran….,and … respectively. The Pious ground was energized once again with rainbow of mixed emotions and ever youthful smiles. The reflections of the past were shared by the students of various departments and lecturers. The program ended with a profound vote of thanks and departed with showers of blessings.
February 23, 2019 was a memorable day in the annals of St Pious X Degree and PG College of Women. The day marked the completion of 25 successful years of the college’s pursuit in serving the society.
Established in the year 1993 by the congregation of Catechist Sisters of St Ann’s with the vision of empowering women through value-based education.
Guard of Honor
The students of NCC wing presented a guard of honor to the eminent guests of the event on their arrival. They belong to the ranks of Senior under officer, Junior under officer, Sergeant and Cadets.
Guests of the event were
A jubilee is the celebration of the anniversary of a special event, Silver jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 25th anniversary. It has a special significance in the life of any institution as it signifies a coming of age and maturity. The glorious 25 years of St. Pious X Degree & PG College for Women! As a part of the celebration PIOUS ESCADA, RESONANCE 2019 intra-collegiate and inter-collegiate competitions were organized at St. Pious X Degree & PG College for Women from 31st January, 1st February, 7th February and 8th February 2019.
I, Mrs Pritha Ghosh, Co-ordinator, Cultural Committee am here to deliver the report of the PIOUS ESCADA, RESONANCE 2019 Intercollegiate Competitions. Ms. Pritha Ghosh and Ms. Rajeetha Mondal from Department of Microbiology hosted the inaugural session. Secretary and Correspondent Rev. Sr. Japamala Showrillu, Principal Sr. B. Velangini, St. Pious X Degree & PG College for Women and Prof. Kalidas, MBA Principal, St. Pious X Degree & PG College for Women and Annie Sunil, Campus Coordinator graced the occasion...
The day started with a short Prayer invoking God’s blessings for the successful conduct of the event. The College choir rendered prayer song for the occasion followed by the lighting of the lamp. Principal Sr. B. Velangini, while addressing the gathering shared valuable quotes with her words of encouragement. She asked the participants to take part in various events and exhibit their talents to the fullest. Rev. Sr. Japamala Showrillu, Secretary and Correspondent St. Pious X Degree & PG College for Women officially announced PIOUS ESCADA, RESONANCE 2019 open by ribbon cutting.
The PIOUS ESCADA, RESONANCE 2019 was organized under two broad categories
The PIOUS ESCADA, RESONANCE 2019 Intra-collegiate Competitions saw the participation of students competing in various events under different categories, which took place on 31st January, 1st February, 7th February and 8th February 2019.
Under the Intracollegiate, all together 15 competitions were held i.e Rangoli , Pencil Sketch, Face Painting, Nail Art, Cookery, T Shirt Hacks, Soap Carving, Mehendi, jewellery making Hair Styling, Selfie Queen Ethnic Show off, Act to Impact, Music Ensemble & Natya Tarang with maximum entries in Rangoli with 91 groups. Total of 630 students show casted their talents. In the morning session, 13 competitions like Periodismo, Academic tambola, Declamation, Chikathon, Quareka, Entrain, Justamente, Hodge Podge, Math Bingo, Stat Rhyme, prasnika, lib lot were organized under Intellectual Ripple Event. Total of 365 students show casted their talents, with maximum entries in Lib lot with 44 teams. All together students from 12 different colleges i.e LFDC, Aurora Degree College, St. Ann’s Degree College Mallapur, Kasturba Gandhi Degree & PG College for Women, Omega Degree College, VNR Degree College , Sreyas Institute of Technology & Engineering, Bhavans Vivekananda, Badruka College of Arts & Commerce, Rishi Degree College Aneesh College of Commerce, CVSR College of Engineering participated in various competitions.
In the noon the most awaited and the highlight of the day, The Cultural Euphoria began with students participating in competitions & came up with some energetic performances. 4 competitions being Ethnic Show off, Act to Impact, Music Ensemble & Natya Tarang were organized. Total of 201 students show casted their talents, with maximum entries in Group Dance with 86 participants. The valedictory session was hosted by Mrs Nazia Begum. Mrs Pritha Ghosh, Co-ordinator, Cultural Committee delivering the report of PIOUS ESCADA, RESONANCE 2019 Intercollegiate Competitions followed by announcement of the winners for competitions by Secretary and Correspondent Rev. Sr. Japamala Showrillu, Principal Sr. B. Velangini, St. Pious X Degree & PG College for Women and and Annie Sunil, Campus Coordinator. 1200 students participated in various competitions held from 31st January, 1st February, 7th February and 8th February 2019. PIOUS ESCADA, RESONANCE 2019 Intercollegiate Competitions came to an end with vote of thanks by Cultural Secretary Aishwarya sebastein and showers of blessings.
Department of Computer Science has organized National Girl Child Day celebrations on 24th Jan, 2019. As part of it the department had conducted 3 competitions named
It is a selfie competition with students involving in a hand out to any underprivileged girl she helped with.
It is a video and poster advertisement competition and ‘Painting Competition’ on the theme "No Girl No Life".
The Department has also conducted self defence training programme named
by Master Ajay Kumar who is from Yodha Combat Martial Arts.
I,II and III prizes were given to students for the competitions.
The Departments of Life Sciences - Genetics, Zoology and Botany and Biotechnology organized the Christmas Celebrations on 22nd December 2018. The entire College Community on this festive event gathered together to celebrate the Joyous occasion of the birth of Jesus Christ.
The faculty participated in Welcome dance, followed by carol singing stream wise B.A, B.COM , B.SC and MBA, Non-teaching Faculty and Sisters . Faculty presented the Christmas play “Christ Born Today” with much excitement and fervor. The Correspondent Rev. Sr. Japamala and the Principal Rev. Sr. Velangini shared their greetings.
The Principal emphasized the significance of Christmas, the reason for the season is Christ who took the form of a Human-being, left His heavenly abode & came down to give us Eternal life. It was a day of festive atmosphere, the Management presented beautiful gifts to the teaching, Non-teaching and administrative staff. For the very first time faculty too exchanged gifts it was a moment of excitement. Christmas gifts, which is symbolic of the presentation of the gifts by the wise Men, Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh to the Baby Jesus.
The Management and the Faculty cut the Christmas Cake, the highlight that brought the Family of St.Pious together for a time of Celebration, Festive spirit and warm Greetings. The principal and the correspondent appreciated the organizers and the entire teaching fraternity for their efforts in making the celebrations grand success without the students as they were busy with their Semester Examinations.
On 28th July 2018 Fresher party and Investiture ceremony was celebrated in the college campus. Department of Physics was given the incharge of organizing the programme. The Correspondent Rev Sr.Japmala and Principal Rev Sr.Velangini attended this event. Addressing the students Sister Japmala, the College Correspondent encouraged the students with her inspiring speech saying ‘Past is experience, present is experiment and future is your expectation, may the Lord bring upon the divine spark to all of us for a successful life’.
Department of English conducted the investiture ceremony.The elected Council members were sworn in during the investiture ceremony.Fresher’s party was organized by the Second and Third years to give a warm welcome to the newcomers.
It was accompanied with many vibrant events and programs like ramp walk, traditional, fusion, and western dances, and dazzling decoration. ‘Miss fresher’ competition was held and three winners were selected from a total 150 participants.The show was stolen by, Anne Keziah (MPML, 1st year) was named Miss. Freshers, with second and third runner up Manisha Sharon and Sowmya Sharma of 1st Year, MPML, respectively.
Fresher’s Day prepared the foundation for the junior to interact with seniors on a single platform and it also helped to allay fears among the fresher’s and develop a friendly environment in and around the campus.
Celebrating the feast of our Patron St. Pious X, commemorating his life , on the special occasion of institution day , brought immense blessing to all the members of the college and added color to the joy of celebration.
The Program was hosted by the Dept. of Computer Science, Dept. of Languages which began with a welcome address inviting the distinguished guests Rev. Sr. Dr. U. Nirmala, Provincial Superior of Catechist Sisters of St. Ann, Hyderabad Province, Rev. Sr. Velangini, Principal of the college, Rev. Sr. Japamala, Correspondent of the college, Mr. Kalidas, Principal of the MBA college on to the dais. They were welcomed with floral greetings by student council members. Mrs. K. Sandhya Sree, Head Dept. of Comp. Sci presented the significance of the day. This continued with a prayer session and welcome dance. This included a prayer song ” My Jesus My Saviour”, readings from the holy scriptures "The Holy Bible", "The Holy Bhagavad Geetha" and "The Holy Quran", followed by a prayer dance by college choir team.
The Patron St. Pius X was honored with a garland by Chief Guest Rev. Sr. Dr. U. Nirmala , Principal Rev.Sr.Velangini and the Correspondent Rev. Sr. Japamala. To grace the occasion "Lighting of the Lamp" is conducted by the family of St. Pious X including the Chief Guest Rev. Sr. Dr. U. Nirmala , Principal Rev.Sr.Velangini and the Correspondent Rev. Sr. Japamala, MBA Principal Mr. Kalidas, all the heads of the department, class representatives of final years. Later the students of St. Pious performed a skit depicting the Virtues of St. Pius X which ended with the college anthem "St.Pious we love to sing of you" by the college choir.
The Department of Business Management has organized several competitions on 13th August -2018 on the occasion of 72nd Independence Day on the theme Patriotism to instill the sense of freedom in right sense.
Various competitions like Elocution on theme- Freedom in true sense, Essay writing on the topic – “Is Independent India Dependent”, Group dance, and Group singing on the theme patriotism were conducted
The day of Independence -15th August-2018 has started with March past by the students of NCC followed by hoisting and saluting the National Flag. The chief guest for the day was Prof.K.Kalidas, Principal, St. Pious MBA College. Sir, spoke about the significance of freedom in line with patriotism and sense of responsibility and accountability to become able citizens and help in building the nation.
The dignitaries on the dais awarded the prize winners of the various competitions held on 13th August-2018. The celebrations further followed by cultural events li Group dance and group singing which were performed by the winners of the competitions held on 13th August.The celebrations concluded by vote of thanks by Mrs.C.Latha , Head department of MBA.
The Staff and Students of St. Pious celebrated Bathukamma (State Festival of Telangana) on 21st Sept, 2017 to promote unity, love and sisterhood. On this occasion the students actively participated in Rangoli competitions held in Campus.
The students were dressed in different traditions and involved in floral decoration gathering and arranging brightly colored flowers into beautiful color stack. The faculty and students joined hands in celebrations, playing and dancing around the Bathukamma and singing songs of Bathukamma showcasing our Culture and Tradition in Campus.
Farewell party was organised on 17th February 2018 by the Department Of Microbiology hosted by Mrs Nazia Begum in the college campus where the students of degree first and second years bid farewell to the outgoing students with great enthusiasm and nostalgia. The function started with the God's blessing. Floral greetings were given to Sr B Velangini, the Principal and Sr. Japamala Showrillu, the Secretary and Correspondent. Lamp lighting ceremony was done by the dignitaries on the dias, Student council president Ms. Catherine Chelsei and student council General Secretary Ms. Bhavya and the passing of light was done to the students by their respective Department Heads. The oath was taken by all the final year students headed by the student council president. Principal gave a brief speech to give her best wishes for batch graduating from the college and also inspired the students for the future challenges.
The program started with the welcome dance followed by the proficiency awards and prize distribution to the prize winners, for the competitions held during Resonance. Proficiency awards were given to the meritorious students of all the semesters who excelled in academic career ,the awards consisted of a memento and certificate of excellence.
Best outgoing student of the year was given to Miss Catherine Chelsie III B.A MPML for the year 2017-2018.
The cultural event was hosted by second year students. The First and second year students entertained the outgoing students with Dances The Miss pious competition saw the graduating students exhibiting their flair in three rounds consisting of ramp walk , introduction round ,question round . Miss Cindrella Massey III B.Com (Reg) was crowned as Miss Pious , Miss Catherine Chelsie III B.A MPML as first runner up and Miss Srujana Deepika III B.Sc MBC as Second Runner Up.
The staff representative Mrs Annie Sunil addressed the students and wished them for their future endeavours. Final year students also shared their experience and memories during their stay at the college and expressed their mixed emotions.
The program was concluded with the showers of blessings
The International women’s Day is celebrated every year on 8th March to honor women who achieved greater horizons of success through their will power and determination in all the fields chosen, accelerating the gender parity. The International Women’s Day was celebrated at St Pious X Degree and PG college for women with the Theme “LA BELLE FETE-In Celebration of Womanhood” on March 8th,, 2018 .The Guest of Honour was Dr. Kalpagam Polasa , Former Director NIN. The program began at 1:00 PM in the auditorium. Miss V.Rani Padmini Faculty gave a welcome note, followed by prayer session by Mrs. Afreen. Ms C.Vanisree HOD, Department of Biochemistry gave the Significance of the Day and urged that this women’s day should be a reminder of the discrimination and inequality against women and how one should fulfill their responsibilities in safeguarding the integrity, sanctity and glory of the womanhood
Mrs Sandhya Maithreyi , Faculty Department of Biochemistry Introduced the Guest of Honour Dr. Kalpagam Polasa to the gathering. Dr Kalpagama mam gave her valuable message on women Empowerment and the Goals of the present day woman, her health and socio economic requirements.
Sr Japamala secretary and correspondent, extended her warm wishes and addressed the gathering about the Gender equality and how at St.Pious college the value based education caters to the holistic development of women.She also motivated students about the significance of the education in creating an identity for a woman. The prizes were awarded to the winners of the Painting Competition that was held on 3rd March on the theme “Be Bold For Change” and the Caption contest held on 5th and 6th March on the Theme “ I am Proud to be a Woman…….”.
The formal session thus came to an end and the Cultural programmes begun.
The cultural session was hosted by Ms.Kathyayani and Ms. Niharika of II M.SC Biochemistry.The events of Clutural Session included Dance by M.Sic I & II year Chemistry and I year Biochemistry and Physics students. Skit by I M.Sc Biocheimistry Students on the theme “I Can and I Will”, A Short film titled “MOM” was by II.MSc Biochemistry Students depicting the role of a mother as the multi tasker and with the message on never underestimate a mother Swarna of I M.Sc Microbiology and Sneha ravali of I M.Sc Biochemistry praised women through songs. A special AV was played as a tribute to the most dedicated and loving staff of St.Pious X Degree and PG College. The Program ended with vote of thanks by Ms.D.Akhila of II M.Sc Biochemistry followed by showers of Blessing by Dr. Grace mam HOD ,PET AND Dr. Annie Sunil HOD , English.
St.Pious X Degree and PG College for Women celebrated National Science Day on 28th February 2018. About 25 schools were invited.
All the Science departments of the College displayed working models on theme Science and technology for sustainable future.Departments also demonstrated simple science experiments to inculcate scientific temper among high school students, who are the future generation of the country.