Clubs and Activities
There are a number of student clubs and associations in the university. Some of these are:
- Quiz Forum and Debating Society: The quiz forum and debating societies are two separate societies – Enquiry, the Quiz Club and the JUDS, which have been functioning under one umbrella. Both these societies have been successful in not just promoting the arts of quizzing and debating on the campus, but have also produced quizzers and debaters of national repute. The annual inter college events of the QFDS, namely Qriosity and VOX POP are two of the biggest literary events in Kolkata.
- Jadavpur University Photography Club: One of the most active societies on campus, the JUPC encourages avid shutterbugs to develop and portray their creativity from behind the lens.
- Jadavpur University Mountaineering Club: The members of the JUMC can choose between rock climbing and trekking. Annual trips are held to the rocky mountains of Purulia and at least one glacier in the upper Himalayas.
- Jadavpur University Chess Club: The Jadavpur University Chess Club is a nascent venture of chess enthusiasts at promoting the sport among the students of the university. It organizes an annual chess competition on the birthday of the legendary Bobby Fisher.
- Jadavpur University Music Club: It is one of the oldest clubs in the university and has produced some of the most versatile classical singers in Bengal. The members of the club actively take part in inter-college events at the national as well as the regional level, including at the South Asian Universities Youth Festival.
In addition to these clubs, there are numerous other activities which are pursued by the students of the university including sports like cricket, football, table tennis etc., street plays, theatrics and robotics. The various student unions organize annual tournaments in sports at the inter-departmental levels in the months of August and September.
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