Para-Academic Achievements

SMPIC Theatre Achievements The winning streak continues…. INT Gujarat Samachar Inter College Drama Competition
‘Tu Ladje Anamika…’a play written and directed by Abhishek Shah and performed by the students of SMPIC, won the ‘Best Play Award’ in one of the most reputed INT and Gujarat Samachar Drama Competition. Devami Pandya of semester IV has won the ‘Best Actress Award’ and Abhishek Shah won the ‘Best Director Award’. Out of five categories, SMPIC won prizes in three categories. SMPIC won the 3rd Best Play Award  for ‘Thank You Mr. Glad’ in 2010-11 and 2nd Best Play Award  for ‘Kaalu Atle Andharu’ in 2011-12. The participants of the play are  Meet, Vivek, Asma, Anuja, Devami, Dhara, Dhrumil, Falguni, Dhara, Dishang, Harsh, Kalgi, Krunal, Harsh, Palkesh, Raveena, Riddhish, Sanket, Saryu, Vatsal, Aashish and Sohel.
Veenaveli Inter College Drama Competiton
‘Tu Ladje Anamika…’ won the 2nd Best Play Award in an inter-college drama competition ‘Veenaveli Drama Competition’ organized by H. K. Arts College on 7th February, 2013. Devami Pandya of semester VI won the 2nd Best Actress Award.
FOLK DANCE AND GARBA Sports Club Garba Competition
Smpic won the first  prize in Sports Club Garba Competition organized on 15th October, 2012in which more than 18 Institutional and Professional Garba groups participated. The college was awarded Rs. 7,500 cash prize.
Ellisbridge Gymkhana Garba Competition
SMPIC stood second in Ellisbridge Gymkhana Competition organized on 19th October, 2012.
Gujarat State Level Raas-Garba Competition
SMPIC represented Ahmedabad District at Gujarat Government Raas-Garba Competition. Ahmedabad District represented by SMPIC bagged the 3rd Prize and cash prize of RS. 31 thousand in this competition.
Folk Dance Performances
Kankaria CarnivalSMPIC folk dance team performed at Kankaria Carnival on 26th December,2012. The  team got the opportunity to perform  winning items Nagaru and Raas on the main stage.Team MembersJaimil Joshi, Harsh Thakkar, Nidhip Shah, Tapan Maheshwari,Utsav Solanki, Dhiraj Punjabi, Aabha Parikh, Raveena Dave,Devami Pandya,Medha Patel, Khushboo Shah, Heany Pamnani,Mansi Prajapati, Anisha Shah,Bhakti Gandhi, Helly Soni, Mangalya Majmudar
SMPIC FOLK DANCE team performed at Pandit Dindayal Petrolium University
S. M. Patel Institute Of Commerce was invited to give guest performance and also taught the steps of garba to the foreign delegates at International Conference for Academic Institutions at Pandit Dindayal Petrolium University on 9th January, 2013.
Ahmedabad Mirror Talent Hunt CompetitionSMPIC students got selected for semifinals in Ahmedabad Mirror Talent Hunt Competition in following events held at  GLS campus.1. SMPIC RAAS2.SMPIC GARBO3.Nidhip’s group4 Utsav –Solo performance5 Sweety- Solo singing6  Jaimil Joshi and group –poetry recitation7. Vishal-Solo Performance8. Ashish-Solo Performance
WESTERN DANCE AND FASHION SHOWJosh 2012SMPIC was declared  the BEST COLLEGE for the fourth time in succession in Josh 2012 organised by NAEMD  on 21st September 2012. SMPIC bagged the first prize, a trophy and a Cheque of Rs. 51000/- by the Dance India Dance fame judge Master Marzi Pestonjee. The main attraction this year was the Hooting Meter and when ever smpic performed the cheer was so loud that college was also awarded the trophy for the biggest cheer. SMPIC won in Rock and Roll Bollywood Tadka Gujarati Dhamal Fashion show – Trends of Gujarat Students Idol Mr. Academia Colour Mozart- Face painting Merilyn Mansion – Body painting
FINE ARTSFine Arts CompetitionsAkshat Jain won the 1st Prize in on the spot painting in Rang Bahar, an inter-college fine Arts Competition organized by GLS Institute of Commerce from 28th to 31st August,2012.Riddhi Dave won the 2nd prize in poster making Inter College Competition organized  by K.K. Shah Jarodwala Maninagar  Science college on 8th January,2013.
Riddhi Dave won the 2nd prize in poster making competition organized by M. P. Arts & M. H. Commerce College for Women on 19th January, 2013.
YOUTH FESTIVAL (ELLISBRIDGE SOUTH ZONE) 21-23 SEPTEMBER,’12.SMPIC won in  the following 8events .ExtemporeWinner: Isha Samrina
ElocutionWinner:Isha SamrinaMonoactingWinner:Kinjal JoshiFolk DanceWinners:Abha Parikh, Raveena Dave, Bhoomi Patel, Heany Pamnani, Medha  Patel, Utsav Solanki, Nidhip Shah, Jaimil Joshi, Tapan Maheshwari, Mangalya Majmudar
SkitWinners: Krishna Shah, Asma Quraishi, Riddhish Vora, Dishang Sheth, Kinjal Joshi, Anuja
Western groupWinners: Sumruti Anand, Shaily Bahedia, Aarti Chechani, Mansi Battiwala, Mittali Christachary, Parita Shah.
Indian GroupWinners: Mitwa Tiwari, Vishwa Shah, Chrissie Christian, Krishna Bhavsar, Bhaumik Bhatt, Parth Shah
Classical InstrumentalWinners: Riddhish Vora
Gujarat University Inter Zonal Youth FestivalFolk Dance -2nd prize Clssical/Instrumental -2nd prize Mono-Acting-3rd prize
SPORTS ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS
1.SwimmingAjay Otwaniand  Zeel Sanghavi  participated in the Swimming Tournament on 8th August, 2012held at Gujarat Vidhyapith, Ahmedabad.2.ChessSMPICathletesSankit Bhansali and  Riddhish Vora tookpart in the chess tournament held at K.R.Sant  Hall, City Campus Ahmadabadon 21st August, 2012. Sankit Bhansali cleared 6 rounds out of 8 rounds. Riddhish Vora  cleared 5 rounds out of 8 rounds.3.Cross CountryGovind Singh participated in the Cross Country Competition held at L. D. Arts College on 14th August, 2012.4.BadmintonSinglesPratik Parmar secured  2nd place in Gujarat University Inter College Competition.DoublesPratik Parmar and Shubham Agraval secured 2nd place in Gujarat University Inter CollegeCompetition.5.FootballIn football, SMPIC team reached up to the quarter finals in a competition at St. Xaviers   College, Ahmedabad on 10th September, 2012.6.      WrestlingMr. Kaivan Dastoor secured 3rd position in an Inter-College Wrestling tournament held at University Gymkhana on 28th August, 2012.7.      BoxingKaivan Dastoor secured  the 2nd position in an Inter-College Boxing tournament held at Naroda College on 25th September, 2012.
8.Tennis
Tennis sports meet was held at Racket Academy, Ahmedabad on 13th October 2012. Nandini Pandya played up to Semi final in Singles.Nandini Pandya  & Priyanka Mahesarveri played up to Semi finalsDoubles.Nandini Pandya was also selected for Gujarat University in tennis.
9.Kabbadi
SMPIC team reached in quarter finals in kabbadi tournament held at L. D. Arts college on 11th September,2012.
10. Table tennisAman Patel and Moiz participated in table tennis competition held on 15th October, 2012 at University Gymkhana, Ahmedabad.11. VolleyballSMPIC participated in Volleyball competition held on 17th and 18th October, 2012 at M. G. Science College, Ahmedabad.
12. CricketBoys CricketSMPICreached in semi finals in inter college tournament and Jay Shah and Ruchir Desai got selected in Gujarat University team.Girls CricketFor the first time SMPIC participated in inter college girls cricket tournament and qualified for quarter finals which was held at Chimanbhai Institute of Management .Practice session with  India and Pakistan Cricket TeamMangalya Majmudar and Het Vyas from our institute got the opportunity to practice with players of Indian and Pakistan team on 27th and 28th December in T-20 match.
13. PowerliftingSiddharth Trivedi participated in State Level Power Lifting Championship held  at Swaminarayan College, Ahmedabad and secured  the 3rd position.
14. ShootingHarshal  Patel participated in 48th Gujarat State Shooting Championship Competition 2012  held at rifle club, Ahmedabad from  21st September, 2012 to 25th September, 2012. He won total 5 gold & 1 silver medal.
15. Practice session with  India and Pakistan Cricket TeamMangalya Majmudar and Het Vyas from our institute got the opportunity to practice with players of Indian and Pakistan team on 27th and 28th December in T-20 match.
AHMEDABAD MIRROR TALENT HUNT 2013The Talent of SMPIC crowned “The Best” OR Winners of AM Talent Hunt: SMPIC’s Crowning GloryAhmedabad Mirror organized the city’s biggest inter college Talent Hunt for the students across Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. Preliminary rounds were conducted at the college premises and three hundred teams were selected across the two cities for the semi-final round. The semi-final round was held at Vastrapur Amphi theatre on 1ST March,2013. 25 teams were selected for the finals. SMPIC’s three teams Jaimil Joshi and Group, the Garbo Group and SMPIC Dazzlers were among the finalists.The grand finale of Ahmedabad Talent Mirror Talent Hunt was held at Karnavati Club on 16th March, 2013, Saturday. On that sassy and jazzy night, among the 25 scintillating performances, the brilliant performances of SMPIC students rocked the night. Entertainment was at its peak and the best three participants were chosen and crowned the best. SMPIC took the honours with the champions – Jaimil Joshi and Group and the 1st runners – up – Dazzlers. Jaimil Joshi, Asma Qureshi, Plakesh Agrawal, Dhara Bhatt, Dishang Seth and Juhi Panchal presented a poetic play written and directed by the group based on the recent Delhi gang-rape case, along with a sand rangoli simultaneously drawn by Juhi Panchal. The prize of Rs. 1,50,000 and a trophy was given away by the telly actor Siddharth Shukla (Balika Vadhu Fame)  and Ahmedabad Mirror Resident Editor Deepal Trivedi. The Dazzlers, Nidhip Shah, Darshin Shah, Chaitanya Patel, Shubham Barot, Ashish Yadav, Megha Nihlani, Prachi Sanghvi, Charmi Khandhar, Divya Asnani, Bijal Shah, Shikha Verma and Shaily Joshi, performed high on energy Bappa Morya number. The prize of Rs. 1,00,000 along with a trophy was given away by singer-writer Devang Patel and Kunjan Patel, director, Gotiz Group. The college has also been awarded with a trophy. The excellent co-ordination and the energy level was a sight to behold. The performances of SMPIC students not only moved and got the audience emotionally involved but left them spellbound.