siNUsoid Annual Techfest
The line, “It is not that we use technology, we live technology” by Godfrey Reggio, highlights how the era we live in is technology-driven and it holds a significant role in our lives. NU has believed in using leading-edge technology in all its functions and activities and encourages students to be part of the growth in various domains. ‘siNUsoid’ the annual techfest, with the theme as ’Iter Ignotus’ took place from 19 November 2021 to 21 November 2021 with a three-day package full of art, tech, and magic.
The event kickstarted with the opening ceremony. Mr Aditya Arora, CEO of FAAD Network Pvt. Ltd. as the chief guest set the bar high with his insights from the educational and finance market. He highlighted how one’s CV is mere paper until the practical knowledge is firm for a person to bring into use. Following were brilliant performances from members of the various clubs. In the first official event ‘Googler’ at 9 PM, cutting through the barrier of observation and problem solving, Aman Gupta (B.Tech, Batch of 2018-22) emerged as the winner. Next, with the last one for the night, the ‘Capture the Flag’ title was won by Lavesh Pashthe of Lokamanya Tilak Colege of Engineering, Mumbai.
The lineup of 20 November 2022, ‘HACKATRONICS’, where principles of electronics are put together in solving a variety of problem statements, saw Chirag Chawla (B.Tech, Batch of 2019-23) as the winner. Next, ‘CHESS’, an online touch to the traditional game, was won by Manik Goenka from Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal. The freshers showed their talent by taking home ‘Case Cops’ which started at 10:00 AM, with Gaurav Chaurasia, Suryansh Khare, and Kumar Abhi all B.Tech, Batch of 2021-25 as winners. Later, ’ROBOTRONICS’ included a clash between robots for soccer controlled by the teams of Swaroop Nambiar and Pratyush Parmar, both B.Tech, Batch of 2021-25. Following it, ‘HACKATHON’, responsible for the presentation on prototype ideas to counter problem statements given to the participants twenty-four hours before the competition, was a fine clash between the teams. Chirag Chawla, bagged this as well with his companion Sakshi Jain(BioTech Batch, 2020-24).
Questioning your belief of being a tech master,’2WISTED’ at 2:00 PM, came to the final question with Vidit Shukla from IIIT Vadodara, emerging as the victor. Parallelly, Shifa Afreen Siddiqui (B.Tech, Batch of 2020-24) won the ‘Argumental’ with her valuable points and knowledge. ‘Code Jam’ took place at 6:00 PM and although the participants gave their best to hit the bullseye, no winner could be declared. Following it, ’Error Stack’ at 7:00 PM was won by Harshit Bharadwaj, Delhi University. ‘BIOMAZE’, testing one’s biology domain grip, Ritav Das (B.Tech, Batch of 2018-22) ruled the event with maximum correct answers. ‘Squid Game’ at 9 PM got Abhijeet Singh (B.Tech, Batch of 2020-24) as the winner.
The final day started with the ‘Busines Conclave’ at 9 AM where Jalaj, Amity University, emerged as the winner with his hardcore business ideas. Next, ‘Impasto’ at 10:00 AM was waiting for Parjanya Pandey (B.Tech, Batch of 2020-24) from the Sinusoid team itself to challenge the participants. He won with ease. ‘Code in Less’ at noon went to Bharat Gupta, BITS, GOA; for his high tech skills and optimized code. For the ’Emblem Jack’ that took place at 1 PM, Syed Anser, Vrinda Khemka, Dhruv Singh, Suryansh Khare and Abhinendra Yadav from B.Tech Batch 2021-2025 took the cup. Aanya Mittal (B.Tech, Batch of 2019-23) bagged the title of ‘Murder Mystery Winner’ with her deceptive analysis to find the killer, which took place at 2 PM.
Closing with DJ Tejas, the artist behind ‘TEN’ of the most played DJ titles in India, made everyone dance and have the night of their lives. The organizing committee and the hard-working volunteers kept a close eye on the plan and executed it with perfection. They did an exemplary job in ensuring that NIIT’s first full-fledged event after the pandemic came to an end on a note of learning and happiness among everyone.