Kshitij

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Kshitij

Type of Organisation	Student Run Non Profit Organisation
Founded	2004
Place	Kharagpur, India
Institute	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Major events	B Plan, Open Soft, Tycoons, Overnite, Robotix
Prize Money	20 lakh rupees, 50,000$
Guests	Prof. Paul Crutzen, Prof. Kevin Warwick, Prof. Richard Stallman, Prof. Klaus_von_Klitzing, Dr. K Kasturirangan
Strength of Core Team	50
Slogan	Horizon & Beyond
Website	www.ktj.in

Kshitij is the annual techno-management fest organised at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. The fest is organised during the month of February, usually in the first week itself, and lasts for four days after which the normal academic session resumes.

1 What is Kshitij?
2 Kshitij 2007
3 Events
4 Red Carpet
5 Organisational structure
6 Participants
7 Robotix
8 References
9 External links

[edit] What is Kshitij?

Kshitij is the annual techno-management fest of I.I.T. Kharagpur. Kshitij hosts a galaxy of events aimed at boosting thetechnological and managerial skills inherent in today's youth and providing them with an opportunity to showcase their innovative ideas. It witnesses participation from the best engineering and business schools across the length and breadth of the country.

Pictures of Kshitij 2005, Prof. StallMan seen upfront

Over the years, Kshitij has been associated with noted fortune 500 companies like IBM, HP, ONGC, GE, SYMANTEC etc apart from some of the biggest names of India Inc. like SBI, Airtel, Tata, Infosys etc.. We have also hosted noted luminaries like Prof. Klaus von Klitzing (Nobel in Physics 1985), Dr. R. Chidambaram (principal scientific advisor to govt. of India) Prof Lord Sushanto Kumar Bhattacharrya (director of Warwick Manufacturing Group), Mr. Subir Raha (CMD ONGC), Mr. Richard Stallman (founder, GNU), Dr. Matthew Diamond (professor, SISSA) among others. Kshitij 2006, the last edition of Kshitij, was a resounding success.

The two thousand outstation participants and prizes worth around fifteen lakh rupees have placed makes claim to Asia's biggest techno-management fest. Guest Lectures by Nobel laureates, renowned scientists, top business leaders; workshops by eminent personalities; formidable competitions; awe-inspiring mega shows ensured that all participants walked out enriched.

[edit] Kshitij 2007

Images of Kshitij 2006, Prof Klitzing seen on the foreground

The forthcoming edition of Kshitij will be held from 1 February – 4 February 2007. Keeping up with the illustrious legacy of its successful predecessors, it promises to be even more grand and happening. As a testimony to its ever-increasing popularity, Kshitij have been getting over one hundred thousand visits daily since October of 2006. 2007 is also tipped to give away prizes worth 3,000,000 in INR.

Kshitij 2007 can be broadly classified under the following Heads:

Events
Red Carpet
Workshops
Guest Lectures

[edit] Events

Being a techno-management festival, Kshitij is a very event intensive festvial. The competitive events of Kshitij has been again classified into various categories. The importance of events in Kshitij can be estimated from the fact that this time it is projected that total prize money will exceed 3,000,000 INR.

The various categories of events in Kshitij 2007 are:

Prelude: This classification is more to do with when the event is conducted rather than what is the event. These events will ( some have already) start well before the finals of the fest and will also end before 1 February. They are primarily online. They include C up Your Skills, Mind Sport, Wood Stock, Relic Hunter, Excalibur.
Q n A: These are the set of three quizzes: Biz Quiz, India Inc. Tech Quiz. Past quiz masters include Arul Mani and Giri Balasubramanium.

Gray Matter: This is the ultimate test of one's academic knowledge. Events are Anadigix, Overnite, Tycoons, Corporate Debate.

Conceptualize: These are open-ended contests in the sense they do not have a rigid problem statement. They include Open Soft, Eureka and Bplan.

Robotix: These are interdisciplinary events, and include Mission Mars, Jigsaw, Step Climber,

Lode Runner, Grid Navigator and Rail Track Inspector.

Defining Creativity: These events involve creating efficient engineering designs. Laws of Motion, Chemical Howitzer, Nirmaan, Nightshift.

Writ of the Markets : These events see the participants trying to rule the markets. El Matador, Marca de Fabrica, Atelier, Exemplar.

Technology For Fun: X Games, Snappit and Tech Quila

Industry Design Problem:These events alone have prize money worth 3000 $. Cleaner fossils and Reneour Optima. These events invite solutions from the student community to solve energy problems of India in a targeted fashion.

[edit] Red Carpet

The world of glamour has flavours to enthrall, the domain of technology has the ingredients to captivate, the magic of science has reasons to call, the red carpet, an unparalleled fete. Time stands still, the electricity becomes evident and the arena is paralyzed when we roll out the red carpet to bring home the titans. A tete-a-tete with the best and the brightest in the field of modern technology and the corporate world is an opportunity you can never afford to miss and an experience you will live to remember. Its not always when a nobel laureate shares his achievements and experiences with you, not always that you find your fantasies like robotix being actually showcased. Not always do you get a chance of discussing the finer nuances of business with the stalwarts of the corporate world or to see you see people like Manick Sarkar presenting an extravagant laser physics show with magic and enlightenment. We bring to you the Red Carpet with shows that capture the essence of KSHITIJ and exhibitions that entice one and all. Come and experience the exhilaration with the people who walk the walk and talk the talk.

Paul Crutzen :

[1] Nobel Laureate Prof. Paul Crutzen will be delivering a guest lecture at IIT Kharagpur during Kshitij 2007. It will be a rare opportunity for the student community of India to interact with a legend.

[edit] Organisational structure

One of the best things about the fest is that the organising team of the festival comprises solely of students and its them who take all decisions regarding the conduction of the event. The student bodies have a constitution within themselves and comprises the steering committee members, the core team heads, the core team members and the volunteers. The framework works efficiently within themselves, and the success of the fest speaks volumes about their good work. It is the responsibility of this student group to conduct the affairs of the fest.

[edit] Participants

Students from all over the country come to take part in the fest. Prestigious colleges of the likes of the IITs and the IIMs, and the NITs take part in the competition. Kshitj 2004 started with a modest participation of about 500 students, the number grew to 1200 in the 2005 edition and the 2006 version had over 2000 outstation participants. Apart from that the 7000+ strong student community of IIT Kharagpur also takes part in the fest. Kshitij 2007 promises to carry the trend forward.

[edit] Robotix

Robotix, an event in Kshitij, attracts participation from the major robotix clubs in the country. Events here range from the coding competitions to the actual construction of robots. Robotix is a separate society in Kharagpur that also organises workshops and seminars for the interested and robot crazy people. Kshitij 2006 saw the organisation of workshops on Robotix in various parts of the country.