<p>Addressing a news conference on Thursday, Dr Mishra informed that confirmation has been received from over 200 participants from within the State and from other states. The organisers are expecting a bigger turn out of students this year in comparison to previous years, he said.<br /><br />Student Council President Bhaskar Varun Prasad K said that the organisers have chalked out various new programmes for this year. Vitruvius, for instance is a new category which entails product designing, designing of personal space and other events which challenge the creativity and imagination of the participants. <br /><br />There will be seminars and workshops by eminent personalities from the technical domain. <br />All events carry cash prizes. Some of the events which are popular and expected to be a lot of fun are: Avishkar, Board Room, Lakshya which is being sponsored by Philips BOP, Flying Machine etc. In the Vitruvius category, there will be four events: Product Design, Intelligent Automobile; Trash Techie, Design of a personal space and No Bond.<br />Avishkar will have the highest prize money. This event attracts the best of the engineering and business talents from across the spectrum and will be a five-day event .<br /></p>
<p>Addressing a news conference on Thursday, Dr Mishra informed that confirmation has been received from over 200 participants from within the State and from other states. The organisers are expecting a bigger turn out of students this year in comparison to previous years, he said.<br /><br />Student Council President Bhaskar Varun Prasad K said that the organisers have chalked out various new programmes for this year. Vitruvius, for instance is a new category which entails product designing, designing of personal space and other events which challenge the creativity and imagination of the participants. <br /><br />There will be seminars and workshops by eminent personalities from the technical domain. <br />All events carry cash prizes. Some of the events which are popular and expected to be a lot of fun are: Avishkar, Board Room, Lakshya which is being sponsored by Philips BOP, Flying Machine etc. In the Vitruvius category, there will be four events: Product Design, Intelligent Automobile; Trash Techie, Design of a personal space and No Bond.<br />Avishkar will have the highest prize money. This event attracts the best of the engineering and business talents from across the spectrum and will be a five-day event .<br /></p>