YUVA 2022

Welcome to YUVA 2026

21st National Youth Awakening Festival

Greetings from Vivekanand Swadhyay Mandal, Pantnagar, a registered professional body of Pantnagar Students, working incessantly for youth empowerment for last 26 years. It is a group of committed and awakened students and successful professionals of G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar who strive for excellence among individuals and society, having espoused Swami Vivekananda as their role model.

The National Youth Awakening Festival, YUVA is the most spectacular activity of Vivekanand Swadhyay Mandal, being organized for last 20 years continuously on National Youth Day (Swami Vivekanand Jayanti), on mass scale, where young minds from different parts of India come together for the involvement, development and discussion about the ongoing and upcoming situations that youth have to face for the advancement of the nation. This event in itself is a very unique opportunity to instill the thoughts of Swami Vivekananda in the hearts and souls of the young generation of India.

Manthan: 21st National Youth Conference
(January 12-13, 2026)

The National Youth Conference is a platform to discuss, disseminate and deliberate on the possible plans, targets and solutions which must be generated and implemented by our youth in order to enhance their effective participation and role in nation building. Manthan aims to create an action-oriented social dialogue around an issue of prime importance. The Conference participants shall be given an opportunity to either participate in oral paper presentation or poster presentation or as delegates.

The theme for The National Youth Conference in YUVA 2026 is

"Cultural Roots and Digital Power: Guiding Youth for Cultural Strengthening and Nation Building with Technological Innovations."

The Conference participants shall get an opportunity to be a part of keynote addresses by eminent stalwarts and further participate in oral paper presentation or poster presentation.

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Udbhav: 19th National Inter-University Debate Competition
(January 14-15, 2026)

After the grand success of the Debate for last 18 years, this time we plan to include even more Universities from all corners of the country. In all about 50 universities are expected to compete with their oratory skills. This competition will be an instrument in generating social awareness about the issue of Youth’s contributions in developing India. It will promote the sharing of thoughts among the students and will serve as an opportunity to bring students with diversified thoughts close to each other.

The theme for The National Debate Competition in YUVA 2026 is

"Digital economy is fully capable of fulfilling the real needs of Indian youth."

"डिजिटल अर्थव्यवस्था भारतीय युवाओं की वास्तविक आवश्यकताओं की पूर्ति करने में पूर्णतः सक्षम है।"

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Orator of the Zone

The development of soft skills is essential to convert a student into a successful professional. Oratory skills play a significant role in one’s success as the way one communicates depicts one’s personality. This competition is organized for school students of class 6th to 12th from all areas nearby Pantnagar University, so that they can showcase their talent and get the exposure they need.

Bharat Ko Jaano

A quiz contest for school going children of Pantnagar, Haldwani, Rudrapur & Kashipur etc. which makes them aware about the country’s heritage & its cultural roots. About 3000 students of the zone participate enthusiastically in the competition.

Youth March

A march covering all the 21 university Hostels in which about 700 university students & staff members will participate.

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