New Era Senior Secondary School (NESSS) emerged as the Overall Champions of Incredible Vadodara Fest 2026, organized by Parul University, with our students excelling across 23 categories and securing numerous top positions.
1. Western Vocal Solo – 1st position
Mahi Patel Mentor : Ravi Gohel, Smith Martin
2. Classical Instrumental Solo (non Percussion) – 1st position
Divyam Patel Mentor : Abhijit Khandekar, Ravi Gohel
3. Group Song Indian – 1st position
Krisha Desai, Lavanya Narkhede, Jahnavi Brahmbhatt, Hetvi Shah, Shriya Patel
Mentor : Abhijit Khandekar, Ravi Gohel
4. Folk Vocal Solo – 1st position
Radhika K; Mentor : Abhijit Khandekar, Ravi Gohel
5. Skit – 1st position
Kanav Joshi, Kanika Nayale, Hatkesh Mehta, parv Patel, Vishwa Shah, Manashri Kalantri, Tanay Upadhyay
Mentor : Manjiri Patwardhan, Samruddha Marathe, Devang Suthar
6. Street Play – 1st position
Prarthana Patel, Abriana Macwan, Karan Modshara, Arush Kaka, Ravish Patel, Aarav Sindhav, Safreen Sheikh, Sakshi Goswami, Hrishika Tripathi, Shikha Nakrani
Mentor : Manjiri Patwardhan, Samruddha Marathe, Devang Suthar
7. Painting – 2nd position
Priya Shah Mentor: Shivanee Vaghela
8. Mehndi – 2nd position
Pushti Sardhara Mentor : Tanima Mondal
9. Poetry (Gujarati) – 2nd position
Jay Suratwala Mentor : Indu Joshi
10. Fashion Show – 2nd position
Priyanshi Goswami, Rhythm Sharma, Tanishka Rana, Pari Shah, Priyanshi Sikligar, Koeena Katariya, Shloka Jagtap, Sreepurna, Maithli Patel, Diya Choudary, Raadhhe Ruparelia, Tanisha Singh, Gurleen Kaur Sibbal, Delisha Patel
Mentor : Sudha Iyer, Rashmi Buch
11. Classical Vocal Solo – 2nd position
Shree Pathak Mentor : Abhijit Khandekar, Kavan Trivedi
12. Western Instrumental Solo – 2nd position
Darshil Vasava Mentor : Ravi Gohel, Smith Martin
13. Mime – 2nd position
Hiya Bansal, Gauri Agrawal, Noreen Sheikh, Manya Patel, Dhriti Bharti
Mentor : Devang Suthar
14. Western Group Dance - 2nd position
Moktika Saxena, Vibhuti Bhargava, Prince Parikh, Saif Kazi, Anay Joshi, Purvraj Mahida, Kalp Manwani, Jainil Prajapati.
Mentor : Dixita Patil
15. Poster Making – 3rd position
Sivani Lakshmi Mentor : Shivanee Vaghela
16. Cartooning – 3rd position
Rudra Patel Mentor : Nivedita Saraswat
17. Rangoli – 3rd position
Vaishvi Bhavsar; Mentor : Nivedita Saraswat
18. Debate – 3rd position
Nidhish Sharma & Mitali Gowda; Mentor : Rashmi Patel, Priya Nayar, Murli Mohan
19. Elocution – 3rd position
Shashwat Amar Mentor : Poonam Tripathi, Poonam Mishra
20. Poetry (Hindi) – 3rd position
Aditya Tripathi Mentor : Poonam Tripathi
21. Poetry (English) – 3rd position
Jayani Virani (SS3); Mentor : Rashmi Patel, Priya Nayar, Jiji Abraham
22. Classical Instrumental Solo (Percussion) – 3rd position
Pari Thakkar Mentor : Kavan Trivedi, Ravi Gohel
23. Classical Solo Dance – 3rd position
Niyati Parmar , Mentor : Manjiri Patwardhan