The Nagaland University Kohima Campus (NUKC) witnessed the grand finale of Associate Dean’s Cup 2025 (ADSW Cup 2025) on September 26 at the NUKC playground. Under the theme Breaking Barriers, the ADSW Cup 2025 edition ended on a thrilling note with anticipation for the next edition.

Team Education and Teacher Education emerged as the winners, and runners-up bagged by team Management and Electronics & Communication Engineering.

The closing ceremony was graced by Prof. N Venuh, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (PVC) of NUKC, who lauded the organising committee for bringing together the NUKC community through sports in display of unity. He emphasised the event’s achievement of breaking barriers, noting that the active participation witnessed togetherness and a striving for overall good and wellbeing.

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Venuh concluded his speech with the anticipation that this initiative would progress further in the coming editions for the betterment of the university.

The program was chaired by Lhinghoivah Vahsi Handshing, invocation by Mhonthung Kikon and a special number was performed by Eshak Konyak.

Department of History & Archaeology and Psychology was awarded the best discipline team; Chingkam, Department of Education won the Best player award; Abinath Konthoujam, Department of Management won the best keeper award; Matemshiba I. Jamir, Department of History & Archaeology was honoured as the highest scorer; and Tokwang, Department of Education won the best defender award.

Earlier, an exhibition match was played between the Nagaland University Students’ Union (NUSU) and Nagaland University Research Scholars’ Forum, Kohima (NURSF-K), where the match was won by the NURSF-K.

The ADSW Cup 2025 Organising Committee extended gratitude to the university authority, sponsors and NUKC community for the success of the event.