NIT-Trichy Successfully Conducts Annual Techno-Managerial Festival Pragyan

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  • Pragyan ’21 conducted various fascinating workshops in the fields of Data Analytics, 3D printing, automation, AI, Industrial IoT, Robot Simulation
  • Pragyan ’21 conducted several events like Manigma, Conception, Concreate, Pandora’s Box, Bytehoc, Roborex, Phronesis, and Ewitts, where students participated with great enthusiasm 

The 17th edition of Pragyan, NIT-Trichy’s annual techno-managerial festival was successfully conducted from 25th March 2021 to 12th April 2021, with The Metaverse as the theme. Despite all the struggles of conducting a fest amidst a pandemic, Pragyan ’21 strived to adapt to the situation and managed to pull off an impressive feat. Students across the country participated enthusiastically in the various events and workshops that were on offer, despite the virtual nature of the festival

Pragyan ’21 officially commenced with the inauguration ceremony on 28th March 2021, with Dr. Vandana Verma, Chief Engineer of Robotics Operations at NASA as the Chief Guest and Mr. Deepankar Bhattacharyya, Autodesk Education Head, India as the Guest of Honour. Pragyan Guest Lecture series, Illumináre, brought down experts from various fields to share their insights and experience. The interactive atmosphere made it possible for students to directly connect with the guests. Pragyan ’21 Illuminare series had 5 installments, delivered by Dr. Vandana Verma, Prof. Rishikesha T Krishnan, Dr. Ken Yeang, Mr. Philip Rosedale, and Mr. Yogesh Gupta. 

Data Analytics, 3D printing, automation, AI, Industrial IoT

Pragyan ’21 conducted various fascinating workshops in the fields of Data Analytics, 3D printing, automation, AI, Industrial IoT, Robot Simulation, etc. To help the students let their hair down and have a fun-filled learning experience, Pragyan ’21 conducted several events like Manigma, Conception, Concreate, Pandora’s Box, Bytehoc, Roborex, Phronesis, and Ewitts, where students participated with great enthusiasm. 

Pragyan Infotainment featured four renowned artists who put on electrifying shows – TheRealSullyG, LEDRebel, Soumyajit Pyne, and Anne Klinge. Pragyan ’21 also featured exhibitions such as Prosthesis – the largest tetrapod exoskeleton,  and an interview with famed German sculptor Julian Voss-Andreae. It also conducted Escape Room event and the eSports competition.

Pragyan presented Sangam, the annual intra-college hackathon, and Ingenium, an inter-college technical exhibition and competition providing students with two excellent platforms to show off their skills and compete with their peers. Young Techie 2.0 called upon school children to showcase their skills and compete while being mentored by the tech clubs of NIT-Trichy.