Techfest – 2016-17, the annual technical festival organized by IIT Bombay, will be held on 16th to 18th December, 2016. Techfest, acclaimed as Asia’s largest science and technology festival, is definitely going to be a real technical extravaganza.
Born in 1998, Techfest has surpassed 19 golden years, and today it is well established as Asia’s Largest Science and Technology festival with more than 165,000 people in attendance and a reach of over 2500 colleges across India and over 500 overseas.
This time Techfest has come up with many initiatives:
- Cured
- Save the Souls
- IamPower
- Make in India
- Techfest World MUN
Click here to know more about the individual initiatives.
Here is the list of events that will be held during the fest.
IDEATE
The sole motto of Ideate is to discover the best ideas and innovations from across the nation that would reform and revolutionize the present day scenario in India.
- Infinity of Things!
- Saksham
- Techfest Innovation Challenge
Click here to know more about the individual IDEATE events and register for the same.
COMPETITIONS
Technology never ceases to amaze us with its prodigious involvement in our daily life. In this era of technological advancement and spirit of leaping forward in every way, Techfest invites you to melt your brains in the web of competitions which seek the knack of acting upon mean materials and circuits.
- Technorion
- International Challenge
- TATA Pioneer’s Makerthon
- Xtreme Machines
- Tinkerer
- Architectonics
- Aerostrike
- Spectechale
Each category mentioned above has multiple competitions under it. Click here to find the different competitions under these and find out the problem statement, rules and the respective prize money.
WORKSHOPS
Have you always been inquisitive of the cutting edge technology and want an enriching experience while learning them? If yes, then workshops at Techfest bring you face to face with the latest technology while providing you valuable hands-on experience under the guidance of renowned professionals.
- Techfest International Summit
- High Performance Computing: Technology, Application & Programming
- Data Science – Performance, Intelligence & Visualization
- Big Data and Hadoop
- Fitness Band
- Swarm Robotics
- TI Webench
- Embedded Systems
- Cyber Forensics
- Cross Platform Mobile Application Development
- Net Zero Energy Building
- Android App Development
- Automobile Mechanics and IC Engines Technology
- Haptics Robotic Arm
- Tri-Copter UAV
- Roboexpedition
- Solarizer
- Winning the Money Game
- Sixth Sense Technology
Click here to know more about the individual Workshop and register for the same.
TECHFEST WORLD MUN
We should acknowledge and celebrate what youth can do to build a safer world and strengthen our efforts to include young people in policies and decision-making processes that benefit their futures and ours. Techfest brings forth 3 days of unforgettable experience for you with stimulating discussions, gripping agendas, exciting committees and intense, unadulterated MUNning.
Click here to know more about Techfest World MUN.
Other than all these interesting events, Techfest would bring many Lectures, Exhibitions, Technoholix and Ozone.
So, December is the time to participate in Techfest. Then what are you waiting for? Go and register yourself for mega events of Techfest’16-17.
IMPORTANT LINKS
Website: http://www.techfest.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/techfest.iitb/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Techfest_IITB
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/techfestiitbombay
Enjoy the fabulous Official Aftermovie 2015 of Techfest.