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India's biggest Tech Fest 'Tech Invent-2024' concludes at Chandigarh University with resounding success
Chandigarh University Successfully Concludes its Annual Technology Fest 'Tech Invent-2024'
Babushahi Bureau
Chandigarh, October 19, 2024: Chandigarh University’s annual tech fest, ‘Tech Invent 2024’, concluded on Saturday with an impressive show of the technical prowess by the student community in the diverse range of the events including hackathons, ideathons, design marathon and gaming competitions.
With nearly 20,000 registrations from top-ranked universities and educational institutions for over 55 engaging competitions besides workshops, exhibitions and expert talks in diverse fields, ‘Tech Invent 2024’ brought together students, tech enthusiasts, industry experts, and academia from all over the country in diverse fields of Engineering, Management, Mass Communication, Hotel Management, Fine Arts, Law, Science and Technology, Fashion designing, Industrial Design, and Architecture.
Prizes worth Rs 10 lakh were given by Chandigarh University, India’s premier university globally recognized for academic excellence, to the winners of various technical events on the concluding day of the tech fest which has progressed to become one of the most popular platform for youth talent hunt in India since its inception in 2014.
During the two-day event, students enthusiastically participated in activities like Robo War in which Robots designed by students fought in the Robo war arena, GenAI Hackathon (24-hour problem solving competition to tackle complex challenges), Code Relay (a relay-style high-energy coding event), Android Fest App Challenge (a competitive event to develop an original Android application within a limited timeframe), Circuit Scramble (a thrilling treasure hunt to gather various circuit components, assemble a functional circuit and program it using an Arduino microcontroller).
Intense competitions were also witnessed in other Tech Invent competitions including Grahgaami (Ideathon and the UnmannedAerial Vehicles Competition), CodeForge2024(coding competitions), Ideathon Insomnia (overnight coding tech hunt), Robo Race, Zinnovatio (a hackathon) and GameWave: IGDC Game Jam” (a completion for to creating innovative games), Mapathon (a collaborative map-making competition), "E-Combat” (an epic gaming competition which brought together the best players from around the globe) and Game Challenge.
The Tech Invent also included Maths Carnival (Treasure Hunt), Venture Voice, Spark Tank: The Ultimate Startup/ Business Idea Pitch Competition, Zerodha Wealth Craft Challenge, Engineering Design Challenge (competition to solve real-world problems through innovative design and prototyping), Shelter Genius 2.0, Design Marathon, Edu Quest, Social Design and Innovation Competition, Reel Making Contest, Youth Parliament and Fashion Show with the theme “fashion beyond boundaries”. Later in the evening, the tech fest concluded with DJ night, ‘Sunburn Campus” which captivated the audience with electrifying beats.
The innovative products designed by Chandigarh University students displayed at stalls remained the cynosure for many eyes on final day of Tech Invent.
Indrarati, Nikita, Kirandeep and Sumeer four students of Computer Science Engineering (3rd year) at Chandigarh University have developed a prototype for Smart Street Lights (integrated with motion detectors and infra-red sensors) which remain on switch-off mode until they detect any object and then immediately get switched on when a moving object come near them.
Shubham Chaudhari, Vimal Arora, Ritika Puri, Piyush Pandey from University Institute of Pharma Sciences and Sanjeev Kumar from department of Physics have developed Berberine Nanogel for treatment of Skin Cancer.
Ronit and Hardik, students of Computer Science Engineering showcased prototype of Gesture Control Car which is an automatic vehicle which can be instrumental in firefighting, mine detection (defence), robo war and even in healthcare sector.
Saurav Saha, another CSE 3rd year student of Chandigarh University has developed a prototype of Smart Plant Pot in which plants are automatically watered by detecting dryness in the soil.
Five students of CSE 3rd year, Manyata, Bhavya, Tamanna, Kanika and Devishi have developed a prototype of portable fully automated Fire Fighting Robot in which heat sensors send signals to the main system which then start sprinkling water on the spot of fire.
From Anti-Sleep Alarm for Drivers to Solar Panel Air-Purifier to Smart Traffic System, Image captioning Model for the visually impaired, Hand Tracking App, Tale Weavers Saga for generation of stories in real-time, Smart Fan (saves electricity), Robotic Dogs, Air-propelled Multi-Directional Rocket, Racing Car and Smart Glasses for Visually-impaired among many other innovative products and prototypes were showcased students during the exhibition on second and final day of Tech Invent– 2024.
In competitions, the first prize of Rs One lakh in Robo War was won by Team Karmayodha of NCU, Gurugram, second prize of Rs 70 thousand was secured by Team Uttar Pradesh-15 of DTU and third prize of Rs 50 thousand was won by Team Karmayodha 2 of MIET, Meerut.
Similarly, the first prize of Rs 50 thousand in Game Wave-IGDC Game Jam was won by Team Neeraj Arts of Pune University.
The first prize money of Rs 25000 in the Venture Voice was won by Jammu University’s team and the second place was secured by the team of Government Degree College Dharamshala which received a prize money of Rs. 15,000.
Maharishi Markandeshwar team won the third prize of Rs 10,000.
In ShelterGenius 2.0, the first prize of Rs 11,000 was won by team Resilience Refuge of Poornima University, second prize of Rs 5,100 was won by team Ban-a-Rama of Measi Academy of Architecture and third prize of Rs 3,100was won by team Suraksha of Lovely Professional University.