10th October, 2026
The team of Swati Suman and Shuchita Shyama from the English Department on Saturday, 10th October, won the Inter-College Invitational Word Bee 2026 organised by the Department of English Communication and Media (ECM) of Patna Women’s College. The contest took place in the Carmel Hall of Patna Women’s College.
The team of Satya Shambhavi and Aarushi Kashyap from ECM secured the first runner-up position, while Alina Naqi and Nausheen Ali of Magadh Mahila College finished third in the competition. Tasneem Fatma, department of English, received the distinguished audience certificate for her participation and engagement during the event.
The annual event is aimed at encouraging students to improve their vocabulary and develop an interest in the English language. The competition began with a written preliminary round, in which participating teams competed for a place in the finals. The seven shortlisted teams then competed in the final round. Dr. Tauseef Hassan, HoD of department of ECM, presented the awards to the winner.
The contest featured five rounds based on Portmanteau, tricky homonyms, Bouquet of Words, and openings of great books. Each round tested the participants’ knowledge of words, their meanings and usage, as well as their familiarity with literature. The competition was supervised by the BeeMaster Mr. Amitabh Ranjan, who was assisted by his colleague Dr. Runa and Ms. Manya.
The Books round included questions about book titles in English, testing the participants’ knowledge of literature in the language. The different rounds made the competition an engaging platform for students to showcase their vocabulary and language skills.
