The Gauhati University Inter-College Youth Festival 2019 kicked off on the university premises on Sunday with a four-day programme.

The festival is being centrally organised at GU after zonal festivals were held at four different zones. This year, around 700 participants from 63 colleges, selected at the zonal-level festivals, are participating in the youth festival.

In the inaugural programme, chief guest Prof Pratap Jyoti Handique, Vice Chancellor, GU, hoisted the university flag. Prof Handique wished all the participants good luck and said that along with academics, co-curricular activities are equally important for overall growth of the students.