24 th May IIT MADRAS 1 ST -5 TH OCTOBER www.shaastra.o rg
Mar 26, 2015
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IIT MADRAS1ST -5TH OCTOBER
www.shaastra.org
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About Shaastra
• IIT MADRAS Annual Technical Festival• Only student managed ISO certified Tech
fest• Participation from all over the world• Events catering to all Engineering fields
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A Quick look – Shaastra 2007
• 45 events• 15000 Participants• Prize money - 7 lakhThis time much more…
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EVENTS
• Design & Build• Programming• Quizzes, Online• Management• Lectures, VCs, Workshops• Open Houses
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SPOTLIGHT
• Main attention at Shaastra• Major crowd pullers• Huge prize money
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GOLDEN DESIGN CHALLENGES
• Set of Socially relevant problems• To be implemented later on • Examples: Water Purifier, Urban
Transport System
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PENTATHALON
• A huge event consisting of 5 rounds
• Successive elimination
• Hands on work
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OTHERS
• The Ultimate Engineer• Industrial Open House
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SHAASTRA NIGHTS
• A definite crowd puller• Laser shows and
pyrotechnics among others• To be held at the Open Air
Theatre
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THE SPIRIT OF ENGINEERING
• The Face of Shaastra• Amazing machines made by IIT
Madras students• Demonstration during Shaastra• Media Coverage
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PREVIOUS SOEs
• Want to Fly• Yu Fly• Bio Diesel Plant• Safe Railroads
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THIS YEAR
• Self riding Bicycle• Robo Soccer• Mag Lev ElevatorAnd more…
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DESIGN & BUILD
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INDUSTRY DEFINED PROBLEMS
• Real life applications• Judged by industrialists• Internships for winners• Last year prize money 20K• Ex:1.Unmanned Railway
2.Energy from Buildings
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BLUEPRINT
• No particular problem statement• Innovation and creativity rules• Finalists to give presentation during
Shaastra
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DESMOD
• 3D model designing competition
• A workshop followed by the event
• Basics of the software to be taught
• Last year prize money- 15K
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ROBOTICS
• 3 different problem statements• 1. Emergency Exit 2. Get A Grip 3. Library Scanner • Total last year prize money 1.25L
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FIRE N ICE
• Design and construct a resource and time-optimized structure
• New Supersized format • Last year- 30K
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OTHERS
• Aesthetique• Engenious• Switchcraft• Reverse Engineering
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HANDS ON EVENTS
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CONTRAPTIONS
• A wacky device that does a simple task in as many steps as possible
• More the steps -More the points
• Cash prize Rs. 40K• 6 internships
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JUNKYARD WARS
• Based on the classic show on Discovery Channel
• Make working devices out of scrap
• Workshop experience helps• A test of your skill and
perseverance
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CHINDOGU
• Design something technically appealing but practically useless
• Upgradation of Ignoble prizes• Finalists to make a working model• Use your creativity, generate
humour
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OTHERS
• Project X• Quick Fix• Chemical Breakdown• TechTrek
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PROGRAMMING EVENTS
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SIMULATION CHAMPIONSHIP
• Applied engineering• Computer simulation to real life physical
problems• Some of previous year examples
1. Kaleidoscope2. Projectile Motion
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PWNED!
• Make your own computer 3D game• Judged by the people who play it• No language barriers
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OTHERS
• AI Wars• SHOCK• Brainfck• Babel• Code Breaker
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QUIZ EVENTS
• Main Quiz• How Things work
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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BREAKTHROUGH
• Detailed business plan submission followed by workshop
• In collaboration with Stanford University
• Prizes worth 3 Lakhs
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OTHERS
• E-workshops• Lecture Series• VC- Pitch
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WORKSHOPS ,LECTURES & DEMOS
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RUBIK’S CUBE
• Open to all• Last year great success• This time WCA involvement• Workshop and competitions
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OTHERS
• FOSS Conference• Retractable Structures• Control Systems• BEAM Robotics• Nanoscience• Computer Security, to name a few
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LECTURES
• High Performance Computing• Quantum Computing• The World Wide Web - Past, Present
and Future and more…
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VIDEO CONFERENCES
Luminaries of Shaastra-07• Harold Kroto (Nobel Prize, Chemistry
1996)• John Mather (Nobel Prize, Physics,
2006)• Tylor Cowan (Economist)• Chris Adami (Evolutionary Theorist)
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CLARIFICATIONS
• Events list not exhaustive• No application/entry fees• Cheap accommodation provided on
first-cum-first serve basis• No participation certificates
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THANK YOU
Shaastra External Publicity Team