Techxetra

TechXetra is the National Level Annual Techno-Cultural Festival of Tezpur University, India. TechXetra is a combination of two words- Tech and Xetra. 'Tech' refers to Technology and 'Xetra' meaning terrain. It is one of the common platforms in North-East India to showcase knowledge and intellect. A blend of different technical and management events, it has cultural events as well. TechXetra attracts enthusiasts from various parts of India. It is one of those technical festivals of North-East India, which reaches out to both engineering and non-engineering students.[1] It is sometimes abbreviated as Tx in social networking websites.

TechXetra
GenreStudent organised, Non-Profit Technical Extravaganza
Location(s)Tezpur, India
FoundedOctober 2008
Major eventsRobotics, Workshops, D'Colloseum, Nirmaan, Full Throttle
SponsorTezpur University
MottoExpanding the frontiers of technology
Websitetechxetra.in

Tezpur University (a Central University)
University Administrative Block
Main article: Tezpur University

Tezpur University is an Indian Central University, established by an Act of Parliament in 1994 in Tezpur, Assam. It is situated in a place of scenic beauty called Napaam surrounded by greenery and many historic and tourist places. It offers employment oriented and interdisciplinary courses in Engineering, Humanities, Business Administration, Science and many others, to meet the regional as well as the national aspirations and the development of the state of Assam and India. It also promotes research in areas, which are of special and direct relevance to the region, and in the emerging areas in Science and Technology.[2][3]

TechXetra (Over the years)

TechXetra saw the light of the day on 17 October 2008. Its main vision was to provide a platform for the budding technical and non-technical students of North-East India to showcase their talents in their respective fields of interest. In 2009,[4] it made an effort to bring in the necessary resources and innovative events. TechXetra 2010[5] emerged out to be one of the most technically sound festivals of the region. It had a good blend of science and technology coalesced with cultural events. It had more than 30 events[6] and witnessed large participation.

TechXetra 2011[7] was organised with more than 45 competitive events, besides workshops conducted by firms, debate competitions, quizzes with quiz-master Mr. Ochintya Sharma, President, Karnataka Quiz Association etc.[8]

The invited speakers in the lecture series[9] were:

  1. Dr T Ramasami, currently Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Science and Technology (India).[10]
  2. Air Marshall P. K. Barbora, Vice Chief of the Air Staff.[11]
  3. Nitin Gupta, Founder and CEO, Entertainment Engineers.[12]
  4. Mr. Ochintya Sharma, Vice President in Samsung India.[13]

The Indian death metal band Bhayanak Maut performed and judged the finals of Metanoia 2011, the rock band competition.[14] Also, there was a performance by Anushka Manchanda[15] on the last night of TechXetra 2011.

TechXetra 2012[16] had more than 60 competitive events, along with technical workshops,[17] debate competitions and quiz with Mr. Vijay Anand Menon, Economic Times Young Achiever, 2011[18] etc.

The invited speakers included were:[19][20]

  1. A NASA webinar with astronaut Michael Fincke[21]
  2. Dr J. Narayana Das, Outstanding Scientist, Chief Controller R&D, D.R.D.O..
  3. Mr. Balasaheb Darade, Ex. N.A.S.A. Engineer.[19]
  4. Mr. Kanak Gogoi, Innovator.[19][22]
  5. Mr. Jamshed V. Rajan, C.P.O., Nimbuzz India.[19][23]

Euphoria,[24] one of the most popular and oldest bands in India, ended the journey of Techxetra 2012.[25]

TechXetra 2013 was organized from 25 to 27 October 2013 with more than 70 different events which included various technical, creative and cultural events. Techxetra 2013 was held on the theme of Water:Wherewithal with Wisdom to promote water conservation in accordance with United Nation's International Year of Water Cooperation.[26]

The invited speakers in the lecture series were:[27][28]

  1. A CERN webinar with physicist Dr. Rolf Landua.[28]
  2. Juergen Reinhard, Life cycle Assessment specialist, EMPA, Technology and society unit, Switzerland.[29]
  3. Dr K Viswanathan, retired Deputy Director of Indian Space Research Organisation
  4. Team Indus, a Delhi-based aerospace researched team.

Sycorax from Darjeeling was the headlining band in Metanoia. Bollywood singer Benny Dayal performed on the last night.[30]

TechXetra 2014 was scheduled from 17 October 2014 to 19 October 2014. There were various technical, cultural and creative events which were made a big success through active participation from over 100+ schools and colleges across the region. With the theme 'Bridging the digital divide', techXetra 2014 left a lasting impression on all who became a part of the fiesta. Social initiatives taken includes : Donations were made after collection of funds from various sources to Nabaprabhat orphanage at Tezpur, voter awareness rally conducted in collaboration with the Election Commission of India, a social up-gradation program with nearby school children based on the theme was conducted to introduce them to the benefits of internet and computers and more.[31]

The notable speakers in the lecture series[32] included :

  1. Alok Mukherjee (DRDO) – Head of Robotics.
  2. I.V. Rao : Maruti Suzuki – Managing Executive Officer.
  3. Swati Sammadar: Corporate Affairs – Strategic relationship, South Asia at Intel Technology India Pvt. Ltd.

The cultural half of the fest was graced with performances of Yonsample,[33] DJ Candice Redding at Sunburn[34] and the fest concluded

with Parikrama performing before a crowd of over 6000.[35]

TechXetra 2015 was organised from 30 October 2015 to 1 November 2015. There were various events from all genres which experienced participation from all across the region. The theme for the year was "Empowering Peace and Security: A Tech-step Forward". The notable speakers of the lecture series included:

  1. Prof.Jitendra Nath Goswami, Scientist
  2. Mr. M.L. Stone, Entrepreneur
  3. Mr. Uttam Kumar Mishra
  4. Prof. D.N. Buragohain, Alumni, IIT Bombay

The cultural section of the festival saw performances from DJ Tejas and Underside headlining Metanoia. The final night concluded with a performance from Bollywood singer Aditi Singh Sharma.

TechXetra 2016 was organised from 4 November 2016 to 6 November 2016. It saw participation from 100+ schools and 25,000+ footfalls. The theme for the year was "Ideas, Opportunities and Beyond". The notable speakers of the lecture series included:

  1. Shombit Ghosh, Lieutenant Colonel, Indian Army
  2. Uddhab Bharali, Innovator
  3. Dr. Bindu Dey, DST
  4. Professor Dr. Ramesh C. Deka, V.C., Assam Down Town University

The cultural section of the fest saw performances from DJ Berry Gangsta and Aberrant headlining Metanoia. The final night concluded with a performance from the popular band Astitva.

TechXetra 2017 - Reboot, the tenth edition of the techno-cultural fest was a huge success. It was organized from 3 November 2017 to 5 November 2017.

The various events and their description are mentioned below:

Event List for TechXetra 2017 Reboot
Event(Names/Categories) Sub Event Brief Description
ROBOPHRONESIS Warriors Rampage Robot combat competition.
RC Racing Robot race competition.
Robo Maze Robots are required to break out of an intricate maze.
Obstacle Race Robots are required to overcome various obstacles.
ELECTRO-GEEK HUNT/

(IMPULSE)

 Circuitrix Circuit designing competition.
CONSTROLIX Bridge Design A bridge designing event where participants are required to design efficient bridges

pertaining to all situations.

Techtonic A event of to design models of buildings to withstand effects of earthquakes
Architectural Design Using AutoCAD A competition to design structures using the software AutoCAD
MATRIX Hackathon Coding competition based on solving problems implementing various algorithms

and data structures.

Code Master It consisted of three rounds.
  1. Blind Coding - It tested how well one can write code on paper.
  2. Cracking - It tested skills of cracking complex coding problems.
  3. Debugging - It tested ones debugging skill and error finding capability.
NIRMAAN Motorcycle Assembling Students were taught to assemble motor cycle parts.
FET Food Processing Model Design Participants are required to design miniature model of food industrial processes.
CREATIVITY Vista An open photography contest.
Digi-Sketch Digital art competition
LITERARY Wrangle Debate competition
Quiz Fest (Full Throtle) Quiz competition open to all topics.

The famous quiz master Chandrakant Nair hosted the quiz.

Quiz Fest (Full On) Quiz competition where 10 questions were asked everyday during the three days

and where winners were chosen based on response time.

Mirage Science Fiction story writing competition.
Wordsmith Caption writing competition
LEISURE Shuttle Bash Badminton Tournament
Triple Heat Basketball Three player per team basketball tournament.
Rapid Chess Chess competition
Gully Cricket Cricket Tournament using Gully rules.
5 on 5 Football Five player per team football tournament
SOCIAL Radiate Competition to find a technical solution to a given burning social issue.
Self Defense Workshop A workshop to impart training on self defense.
Menstrual Health Awareness Camp This awareness camp was held prior to the main event.
Blood Donation Camp A blood donation camp organised in association with Health Centre, Tezpur University.
SCHOOL MODULE Spell Bee A Spelling Bee competition
Full Swing Quiz competition for school students
Erudite Competition that evaluated life skills
Robo Cup Junior A robot combat competition for school going children.
CULTURAL Metanoia The largest rock/metal band competition in North East of India, which has a big history

towards the success of TechXetra as a whole.

Choral Strings An acoustic band competition. Only acoustic instruments were allowed.
Mejankori A folk performance competition.
Fashion Show A fashion show competition.
Street Play A street play competition.
Dance Battle A dance battle face off.
EXHIBITIONS For a Cause A board display competition on social issues.
Science Exhibition A science exhibition using display boards.
Astronomy Exhibition An exhibition displayed by School of Sciences, Tezpur University,
Army Exhibition An exhibition organized by the Indian Army.

Apart from the above events there were also workshops on Bluetooth Robotics, Game Development, Tall Building Design, Placement Grooming, Smart City Planning.

Various personalities like the notable author Adithya Iyer were invited.

Metanoia 2017 was headlined by Pune-based band Noiseware. On the same night modern post-rock band aswekeepsearching performed.

On 5 November, Raghu Dixit, the famous folk and fusion artist performed.

Modules

Events in TechXetra:[36]

Robotics
There are five robotics events in this module. Here, the participants are to design and build robots, manual or automatic, confronting to some pre-defined norms.
DColloseum
The gaming events include five worldwide popular PC games. The participants in teams test their mettle and skill against other in different gaming events.
Management
TechXetra is also dedicated to management brains. Events such as the 'B-plan', 'the Dalal Street', and 'Ad vantage' are the prime attractions. The high voltage personality test 'D Hot seat' is in this module.
Workshops
TechXetra has technical workshops to offer which change from year to year.[37]
Creation
Here, participants show their creativity by the digi-shooting, capturing moments in their cameras or by mobile shooting. Also there is the debating event 'Wrangle' and imaginative writing events such as 'Wordsmith' and 'Mirage'.
Impulse
'Nirmaan', 'Constrolix'- the structure maker contest and 'Circuitrix', besides decoding and other software skills comprise the module.[36]
Rock fest, Bhayanak Maut
Cultural
Four nights of cultural extravaganza, confluence of classical, eastern, rock and western genre of music featuring some well-known musicians of the country and to add to these a cultural attire showcasing on ramp and Dj nite. Also, there are movie screenings at the University auditorium.[36]
T Ramasami
Armed forces exhibition/Air show
An exhibition of arms and technology used by the Indian Army . Organised under the IV Corps headquartered in Tezpur.
D podium
Eminent personalities share their life experiences, imparting their knowledge, virtue and expertise, which make up a very tranquil atmosphere among the listeners. People from diverse field like Air Marshall A K Gogoi, Pramod Joshi, and many more have graced the occasion in TechXetra 2010.
Full Throttle
This quiz event conducted by renowned quiz-masters of India is on the last day of TechXetra. Also, there is the inter school quiz event 'Full Swing'.
Online Zone
The official website of TechXetra,[38] houses online events and activities. One needs to get logged in and get ready for brain twist. Includes puzzles, quizzes and lot more.

See also

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