Week-long Independence Day celebrations were organised at IP University. The event of sitar recital by the exponent of sitar Pandit Debu Chaudhuri was the main attraction. Prize distribution ceremony was also organised. The prizes were given by the vice chancellor of the university, Professor Anil Kumar Tyagi, to best performers of various event organised by the university for all seven days of the celebrations.
Around dozen events like collage contest on the theme of the idea of India, Parliamentary competition in English, Hindi debate competition, tree plantation, campus cleanliness drive, sanitation drive were organised. Shyam Benegal’s film Junoon was also screened on the occasion along with a street play.