with an unfortunate death in the campus premises. Initially, a few friends of Mr.Narayan Reddy started this 5-over a side tournament with 9 players per side. However, the Students' Union took over the responsibility of conducting the Knight Cup later. The tournament is conducted under floodlights at the Open-Air auditorium. Senthil Balraj Cricket Night Cup The Senthil Balraj Cricket Night cup was initiated in February, 2011 by the then Students' Union in memory of Senthil and Balraj. This cricket night cup is unique in the sense that it is open to only the registered students and employees of the university while the Nari's Knight Cup is open to Alumni's as well as the students of the university. However, the format of both the competitions remains the same. Football Night Cup The Football Night cup is the third in the series of Night cups conducted by the Students' Union. The tournament is usually conducted in the last week of February every year. This is a 7-a-side tournament with a total match duration of 30 mins. Basketball and Volleyball Night cup The union also conducts basketball and volleyball night cups every year in the month of March. Cultural festival Sukoon (सुकून, meaning peace) is the annual cultural festival of the university organised by the Students' Union during the month of March where students from colleges all over Hyderabad participate. The 3-day event includes various literary and other recreational events. Entrepreneurship Development Cell The university has an ED Cell, located in the Management Block of the university, that has nurtured startups. Some of them include. Laundrette: A coin-operated washing machine service. Controversies On 22 March 2016, police arrested 25 students and 2 faculty members who were reportedly protesting against the Vice Chancellor Appa Rao Podile's return to campus following the suicide of Rohith Vemula. All of them were granted bail on 28 March by the Metropolitan Magistrate at Miyapur court. Chancellors Vice chancellors Gurbaksh Singh, 1974–1979 B S Ramakrishna, 1980–1986 Bhadriraju Krishnamurthi, 1986–1993 Goverdhan Mehta, 1993–1998 Palle Rama Rao, 1999–2002 Kota Harinarayana, 2002–2005 Seyed E Hasnain, 2005–2011 Ramakrishna Ramaswamy, 2011 – 29 January 2015 E Haribabu, 29 January – 31 May 2015 R P Sharma, 1 June – 22 September 2015 Appa Rao Podile, 23 September 2015 – 7 June 2021 B. J. Rao, 26 July 2021 – present Notable Alumni and Faculty Girish Agarwal, FRS Dhevalapally B. Ramachary, professor of chemistry at