Matches Promote Teamwork, Integrity,Sportsmanship
Srinagar | Nov, 04:The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar organised friendly cricket and football competitions as part of the concluding celebrations of Vigilance Awareness Week 2026, promoting teamwork, sportsmanship, transparency and ethical conduct among teaching faculty and non-teaching staff.
In the cricket encounter, Non-Teaching Faculty registered a convincing nine-wicket victory over the Teaching Faculty team, successfully chasing a target of 165 runs in just 16 overs.
Batting first, Teaching NIT Srinagar posted 164/6 in their allotted 20 overs. Taha Manzoor scored 38 runs off 29 balls, including three fours and two sixes, while Vipin Singh remained unbeaten on 38 off 19 deliveries, with three fours and two sixes. Dr Shakeel Waseem contributed 14 runs, while Dr Majid Hussain remained unbeaten on 14. Faisal Rasool and Malik Parvaiz scored 10 runs each.
For the Non-Teaching team, Dr Mohsin and Saqib Malik claimed two wickets each, while Shahid Hamid picked up one wicket.
In reply, Non-Teaching Faculty produced an impressive batting performance, reaching 165/1 in 16 overs. Aaqib Sheikh led the chase with an unbeaten 94 off 60 balls, smashing 15 fours and three sixes. Murtaza Ali contributed 54 runs off 32 deliveries, including seven fours and one six, before being run out. Shahid Hamid remained unbeaten.
The Non-Teaching team completed the chase comfortably, securing a nine-wicket victory with four overs to spare.
In the football competition, the Non-Teaching Staff team also emerged victorious against the Teaching Faculty team. Mohd Amin Teli scored the decisive goal to secure victory for his side.
The sporting events witnessed enthusiastic participation from faculty and non-faculty members, providing employees an opportunity to engage in healthy sporting activities while reinforcing unity, cooperation and collective responsibility.
Dr Shakeel Waseem represented the Teaching Faculty team in cricket, while Faisal Irshad Ganai represented the Non-Teaching team. Similarly, Dr Manoj Kumar captained the Teaching Faculty football team, while Incharge Security Officer Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat represented the Non-Teaching Staff team.
The initiative was organised under the guidance of the Institute’s Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) and Dean Faculty Welfare, Prof. Manzoor Ahmad Ahangar, as part of NIT Srinagar’s broader efforts to create awareness about transparency, accountability and ethical conduct in public institutions.
Registrar and Chief Vigilance Officer felicitated the winning teams of the Vigilance Awareness Week Cup and appreciated the participants for their enthusiasm, sportsmanship and active involvement in the competitions.
Director NIT Srinagar, Prof. Anurag Misra, emphasised that sporting activities serve as an effective medium for reinforcing values such as fairness, discipline, honesty and respect for rules, which are equally essential for promoting integrity and probity in public life.
He said such initiatives complement conventional awareness programmes by encouraging teamwork, mutual respect and a sense of collective responsibility.
Prof. Misra further said that the Institute observed Vigilance Awareness Week 2026 from October 26 to November 1 under the theme ‘Probity for Prosperity’ with a series of activities aimed at sensitising employees and students about ethical practices, transparency and accountability.
The matches provided a platform for employees from different departments to interact beyond their routine professional engagements, highlighting the importance of sports in strengthening institutional bonds, encouraging healthy competition and promoting integrity, teamwork and mutual respect.
