St. Stephen’s College congratulates Adya Singh, a student of the B.Sc. Programme with Computer Science (Batch of 2025–2028), on winning the overall national championship title at the Bihar Foundation National Inter-College Crossword Expedition (NICE) 2026.
The national competition comprised four online rounds—N, I, C, and E. Adya secured first place nationally in both the final rounds, Round C and Round E. Her consistently outstanding performance also placed her at the top of the overall national standings, ahead of participants from leading institutions, including IIT Delhi, IIT Madras and IIT Guwahati, earning her the title of NICE 2026 National Champion.
Held under the aegis of the Bihar Foundation, the competition brought together talented crossword enthusiasts from leading colleges, universities, IITs and professional institutions across India.
The College congratulates Adya on this exceptional achievement and wishes her continued success in all her future endeavours.