New Delhi. ; Jamia Premier League-2025 (JPL-2025), a Staff T-20 Cricket Tournament, is being organised by the Games & Sports Department, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) from 5th April, 2025. The Opening Ceremony of the league was held on Saturday, the 5th April, 2025 at Nawab Mansoor Ali Khan (NMAK) Pataudi Sports Complex of the university. The Inaugural Match was played between Jamia Staff Cricket Team and Indian Bank Team as a Friendly Match at NMAK Pataudi Sports Complex.
The programme was graced by Prof. Mazhar Asif, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, JMI as the Chief Guest in the presence of Prof. Md. Mahtab Alam Rizvi, Registrar, JMI as the Special Guest. Mr. Ajay Agarwal, General Manager, Indian Bank and Mr. Venkata Ramana Rao CH, Dy. General Manager & Zonal Manager, Indian Bank were the Guests of Honour of the programme.
In his address, Prof. Mazhar Asif, Vice-Chancellor encouraged participants to take part in sports in addition to their professional activities and wished good luck to all the participating teams.
Prof. Md. Mahtab Alam Rizvi, Registrar, JMI highlighted the importance of sports by quoting the thought of “Plato’s Era Greeks Society” where sports and physical education were crucial parts of personal virtue, intellectual achievement and military forces and health sector.
Mr. Ajay Agarwal, General Manager, Indian Bank also addressed the faculty and staff members about the significance of the games & sports in a healthy work-life balance of the employees.
Prof. Nafis Ahmad, Hony. Director, Games & Sports, JMI outlined a brief introduction on the JPL-2025. He added that this staff tournament has been organized by the Games & Sports Department, JMI for the last 10 years. In this tournament, the teaching and non-teaching employees participate and form teams of their respective Faculties and other offices of the University. The objective of this tournament is to foster a healthy work-life balance among the University fraternity under the campaign of the Fit India Movement.
The sixth season of the JPL has received record number of entries, with 17 teams participating from various Faculties and administrative offices of JMI, including:
- Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics
- Faculty of Dentistry
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Engineering & Technology
- Faculty of Fine Arts
- Faculty of Humanities & Languages
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Life Sciences
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- AJK-MCRC
- University Polytechnic
- Schools
- Dr. Zakir Husain Library
- Central Office
- Proctor Security Office
- Building & Construction Department
- Sanitation Unit
Prof. Mohammad Abid, Hony. Dy. Director, Games & Sports, JMI delivered a vote of thanks to all the guests, dignitaries, faculty members and staff members of the university.
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