18th edition of Techniche a ‘big hit’

IIT Guwahati witnessed its 18th edition of annual techno management festival Techniche from 1st to 4th September. The chief guest of inauguration ceremony was Air Marshal C Hari Kumar, AOC-in-C of Eastern Air Command and the stage was decorated by the Prof. Goutam Biswas, Director of Guwahati, Prof. Chandan Mahanta, Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. Karuna Kalita, Chairman of Technical Board and many other delegates. This edition of Techniche, aimed at providing a platform and exposure to the latest talents of country’s students. Students from higher secondary standards to PG standard were able to take part in these programs.   18th edition of Techniche has been a plethora for a large spectrum of technological events. Several events had been taking part throughout the day in various parts of IIT Guwahati. It began with a keynote lecture by Mr. Bijay Bora, COO and Co-Founder, Zaloni and followed by P R Ramesh from Deloitte and Kamal Bali, Volvo etc. The most awaited Lecture series from the Nobel laureate in Chemistry, Prof. Ada Yonath has enlightened many young minds. Several projects from various organizations such as Helicopters from Indian Air force, Army, Railways have been on display for the audience at exhibitions.     Technothlon has brought to Guwahati, the top 250 teams comprising 9, 10, 11 and 12 grade students, to bring them exposure to the science and technology here in IITs and the winners among them are being sent to NASA Space centre in USA. And for the college-goers, TechOlympics, curriculum based competitions like Cantilever Design, Cryptophobia, Electrifying Business, Code of faith etc were a huge success.  Startup show case was organized as a part of Corporate Module, which showcased some of the promising startups of the near future. Several Robotic events were held, some of which include Escalade Mains, Robowars, Robocalypse, Desert Strike, Nautilus. Several workshops such as Brain Controlled Robotics, Ethical Hacking and Vehicle Overhauling etc. were held during the event.