Satrangi, the inter-school singing competition for the M P Birla Trophy, hosted by South Point High School, was held on 14 June at GD Birla Sabhaghar. At the prelims held earlier, eight of the 15 participating schools were selected for the finals. These teams, each comprising three members, were Apeejay School, Ballygunge Siksha Sadan, Gokhale Memorial Girls’ School, Indus Valley World School, Laxhmipat Singhania Academy, National High School (Girls), Shri Shikshayatan School and the hosts, South Point High School. The moderator, Mir, regaled the audience with his repartees. Debojyoti Misra and Somlata Acharya Chowdhury judged the presentations. Each team had to sing three songs.
The first round was Tarang, a group presentation of any Bengali or Hindi songs. The second round, Tarannum, was dedicated to 100 years of the Indian cinema. It was a solo round. The third round, Tere Sur aur Mere Geet, was a judges’ choice round where any one member of the group (chosen by the judges) was asked to perform a song from a particular genre, chosen by the judges.  The winning teams, South Point High School and Gokhale Memorial Girls’ School (joint-winners of the M P Birla Trophy), Shri Shikshayatan School (First runner-up) and Laxhmipat Singhania Academy (2nd runner-up), will receive cash prizes worth Rs.15,000, Rs.10,000 and Rs. 6,000 respectively on 4 July 2013, the birthday of M P Birla at a grand ceremony.
The evening ended on a cheerful note with Somlata Acharya Chowdhury joining in the chorus with the participants and singing her popular numbers.
As many as 18 schools of Kolkata, including Birla High School (Boys), Delhi Public School (Megacity & Ruby Park), La Martiniere for Girls, Modern High School for Girls, South City International School, St James School and St. Xaviers School, took part in the MP Birla Inter-School Quiz Competition, Q-Point, at GD Birla Sabhagar on 13 June 2013, under the aegis of the MP Birla Foundation. Charanpreet Singh was the quizmaster. The event included an audio round, a ‘Who-Am-I’ round, a visual round, a buzzer round, a connection round and two dry rounds. Among the 18 schools, eight qualified for the finals. While Birla High School bagged the M P Birla Trophy, Modern High School and Don Bosco School occupied the second and third positions. Cash prizes worth Rs.15,000, Rs.10,000 and Rs.6,000 will be handed over to the top three teams on 4 July 2013.