Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: MGM University will host the 39th AIU Inter-University Central Zone Youth Festival from tomorrow, Nov 26, to Sunday, Nov 30, 2025. This is the first time MGM has been selected as the organising university.
The festival will be inaugurated tomorrow at 10am at the JNEC Lawns in the presence of Padma Shri Nana Patekar. More than 1,100 students from 24 universities across Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Marathwada and Vidarbha will participate.
Competitions will be held in 27 events under the music, dance, literature, theatre and fine arts categories. The valedictory ceremony will take place on Nov 30, with actor Upendra Limaye as the chief guest.
AIU has been organising UNIFESTS since 1985 to promote youth talent and cultural unity across the country. MGM University has appealed to students, citizens and art lovers to attend the festival in large numbers.
