IIBM-ZHI Idol 2026: 48th Foundation Day celebrated in Gyan Bhawan, Patna

PATNA, India - Sept. 1, 2026 - PRLog -- The Indian Institute of Business Management (IIBM) and Dr. Zakir Husain Institute (ZHI) celebrated their 48th Foundation Day with the fourth edition of "IIBM-ZHI Idol 2026", a special celebration of music, dance, creativity and student talent. The Foundation Day celebration also marked a special farewell for around 350 graduating students of IIBM and ZHI across programmes including BCA, BBA, BAJMC, MA-JMC and PGDM-MBA. Together, the two institutions currently have more than 1,700 students on roll.

The programme began with a remembrance of the institution's Founder Educational Couple—Late Prof. (Dr.) Uttam Kumar Singh, Founder, IIBM & ZHI, and Late Smt. Shobha Singh, Founding Member, IIBM & ZHI. They dedicated their lives to an educational vision - "To make quality education accessible and affordable for students of Bihar."

With a total of 16 performances, the event provided students an opportunity to express themselves beyond the classroom and celebrate their creativity. One of the major highlights of the evening was the talk show featuring the popular Kavi Jodi, Nilotpal Mrinal and Shri Chandan Dwivedi. The duo entertained the audience with their wit, poetry and popular couplets, adding a distinctive literary and cultural dimension to the programme.

The student performances were among the major attractions of the event. Students from ZHI & IIBM delivered several impressive performances and stole the show. In the senior category, Akshat Verma, Megha Gupta, Aditi Shrivastava and Kartik from BCA, along with Rajnandini Kumar and Saurav Kumar were recognised as the best dancers. Among the IIBM fresher batch, Mohini and Swati from BBA, and Arya, Sanya, Prerna and Rishika from BCA, were adjudged the best dancers. In the senior singing category, Suhani Giri of IIBM was recognised as the best singer, while among the juniors, Priyanshu (MBA) and Mohit (BCA) were adjudged the best singers.

Students who excelled academically were also felicitated during the programme. From IIBM, the awardees included Shruti Srivastav and Pankaj Kumar from the PGDM-MBA 2026 batch; Shreya Verma and Shivam Kumar from the BCA 2026 batch; and Mahima Kumari and Alok Ranjan from the BBA 2026 passing batch. From ZHI, the academic achievers included Kundan Kumar (BAJMC 2026); Priya Kumari (MAJMC 2026); Annu Priya and Ashmit Raj from the BBA 2026; and Faisal Jamal and Anshu Priya from the BCA 2026 batch.

The event was attended by several distinguished Board Members of IIBM and ZHI society.

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