Shaastra IIT Madras Events

Can you tell me about the Events that were conducted in Shaastra - annual technical festival – 2016 which is conducted by IIT or Indian Institute of Technology - Madras, Chennai?

[pawan]

Shaastra is the annual technical festival of the Indian Institute of Technology - Madras, Chennai, India. With an annual footfall of more than 40,000 visitors and participants, Shaastra is one of the biggest inter-college fests in Asia.

It is the only student managed event in the world and the first ever festival to be ISO certified, which is a reflection of the students’ enthusiasm and passion to guarantee the highest standards of quality.

Shaastra returns in its 18th edition, bringing with it an enriching experience of innovation, competition and learning that has become its hallmark over the years.

Shaastra 2016 was scheduled to happen from January 2 to January 5, 2016. For Shaastra 2016, the events are listed under the following categories:


Aerofest:
Aerofest consists of events in the fields of aeromodelling, aviation, and aerospace. The highlight event is the Boeing Aeromodelling Competition - conducted as collaboration between Boeing, IIT Madras, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur and IIT Kharagpur.

Business Events:
Data analytics contests, case studies and entrepreneurship events are part of B-Events.

Coding:
As part of the Coding Event category, the following events are held: Online Programming Competition, Reverse Coding, Triathalon, Tidbits, Crypto and Foster, among others.

Design and Build:
A very popular category, some of the events of Design and Build are Fire N Ice, RoboWars, Manual Robotics, Robo Oceana, Ultimate Engineer and Desmod.

Electronics Fest:
Some events in this category - SCDC, ElecKart, PCB Design, Fun with Oscilloscopes, Cypress, Arduino Programming and Circuit Design.

Involve:
Involve includes puzzle solving competitions like Sudoku and Speed Chess.

Quizzing:
The famous quizzing community of IIT Madras presents the Shaastra Main Quiz, the Science and Entertainment Quiz, the Junior Quiz and How Things Work.