Monsoon Trophy – Sahyadri Premier League (SPL) Inter-collegiate Football Tournament gets off to a Flying Start Ms. Vandana Shanbag, International Athlete and Arjuna Awardee inaugurated the Monsoon Trophy – Sahyadri Premier League (SPL) Inter-collegiate football tournament in the Campus. She appreciated the efforts made by MBA students of Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management to tap sports talent among the graduates and how colleges can contribute to the development of sports and games during their course of study. Mr. Dayanand Mada, President, Mangalore Physical Teachers’ Association was present as the Guest of Honour. Dr. Umesh M. Bhushi, Principal, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management presided over the inaugural function. Dr. A. P. Achar, Director, Department of Business Administration, welcomed the gathering and Mr. Prakyath Bhandary, Chairman –SPL proposed the Vote of Thanks. Ms Juhi, Director, SPL, provided details of the inter-collegiate football tournament. Students running their own business while at study in the college/university can be a great way to make some extra cash and to develop entrepreneurial skills, much-valued in the increasingly competitive graduate job market. In this context, students of Masters of Business Administration (MBA) started Sahyadri Premier League (SPL). SPL is a real-time company owned and managed by students of MBA and functions on the lines of Indian Premier League (IPL) which is the biggest marketing success stories in the present day business world. To tap the sports talent among the graduates, SPL conducts state level competitions in popular games like cricket and football. Last year, SPL successfully conducted an inter-collegiate cricket match. Football matches are conducted on a knock-out basis for thirty-four undergraduate college teams. The winning team will get a cash prize of Rs. 35,000 and a trophy.
Posted on: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 15:15:20 +0000