The daylong competition, Ankur 2018, was held at the MIST main auditorium on Saturday, said a press release.
MIST became first runners-up while Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) second runners-up of the competition.
Among the judges, there were filmmaker and television director Giasuddin Selim, writer Sadat Hossain, and dance artists Dolly Iqbal and Farhana Chowdhury Baby.
The winning performance of Dhaka University team included dance, puppet dance, recitation, acting, music and so on.
The performance of another winning team of JU also included the combination of modern dance, folk dance, recitation, music and mime. The team portrayed the Rohingya crisis through mime.
Students from different public and private universities actively participated in various segments of the daylong programme.