Tathva
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Tathva, the annual techno-management festival, organized by the National Institute of Technology, in Calicut (NITC) Kerala
, India, is organized during odd semesters in the month of October.
The fest was hatched as a small scale technical festival during the era of REC, formerly NITC CREC-Calicut Regional Engineering College. It has now grown, attracting budding engineers from far and wide. The fest scaled heights by transforming itself into a techno-management fest in the year 2007. Apart from showcasing a variety of events, it is also a manifestation of the managerial capabilities of the NITCians. Participation from many colleges including the IITs and NITs and various other professional colleges across the nation adds to its stature. It also stands as a platform for the emerging techies in various schools across the state.
Tathva over the years has proven its might and has emerged as one of the biggest technical festivals in South India. Aimed at inspiring innovation, technical interest among students and awareness among the public, this event has played host to various lectures, seminars, workshops, competitions, paper presentations, exhibitions, quizzes, model displays and robotics events in the previous editions.
The first such symposium took place in the year 2000. Eventually, on receiving unexpected accolades on the program, its scope was expanded into a multifaceted technological event of serious consideration. In 2002, Tathva was transformed into a larger framework that coalesced a multitude of contests, demonstrations and exhibitions in addition to presentations, speeches, workshops and seminars.
Over the years, Tathva has evolved itself into one of the most awaited student-oriented annual technology fairs of the country.
The events are further graded at several levels targeted at the varying interests of attending participants who may include visiting professors, students, industry experts, delegations from peer educational institutions and general public.
Some of the regular attractions among such events are dedicated to innovations arising out of distinct faculties of engineering and technology from both inside and the outside environments of the campus.
•Bulls n' Bears: The favorite event of stock market buffs. A combination of smart risk and careful analysis will take you to the top in this cut-throat world of stocks and shares.
•Online Quiz: Tathva '11 puts an end to boring quizmasters and unfair buzzers.
This year, the fest has nearly 40 events, offering cash prize worth 1.5 million rupees, which are mainly devoted to test the logical, managerial and technical aptitudes of the participants. The events are classified according to the type of technicalities involved and they are prepared by a team of proven talent; the team comprising of students from the different departments functioning in the college. The fest has enough and more competitions to satisfy participants from all fields, may it be the complex logic design, or the tricky robotics section or even the dynamic designs involving mechanics, chemistry and physics. Apart from the usual events like Bulls and Bears, transporter, League of machines, Interrupter, Koderkombat, Cheautic etc, Tathva '11 unlocks a new box of events like the Dirt Race, Aqua Missile and B Plan for all those who are looking for newfangled and fresh ideas to compete on.
The major attraction of the fest is undoubtedly the workshops which are a fusion of ideas, interests and practical reasoning. Tathva '11 brings a prodigious set of workshops like RC Plane Design, Fabrication and Flying which will surely end up having rockets in the minds of a few, Cloud Computing and Virtualization, Astro Photography which is a free workshop, Accelero Botix where a robot is controlled using an accelerometer, Hack Attack which is the Ethical Hacking workshop and the Automotive Engine parts workshop.
Tathva '11 has also taken up initiatives like the Young engineer, which is a science fair and exhibition for high school and higher secondary students. It gives them a platform to share any ideas or projects they have worked on. The prize winners are awarded cash prizes worth 20,000 rupees. Social initiatives like Teach My India and My School campaign will also be taken up during this year's Tathva. Campus initiatives like installation of dust bins and a campus map will be materialized.
Exhibitions are an integral part of Tathva and this year too, a privileged NITC awaits for the grand exhibitions arranged for the fiesta. The organizations like Territorial Army
, ISRO, Touch Magix, NPOL, HAM
and a few others will exhibit their interesting artifacts for the public. A lecture series featuring a lot of renowned personalities like Raju Narayana Swamy
, Tessy Thomas etc will also be a crowd puller for Tathva '11. The awe raising 'Tathva Nites' will include the hand shadowgraphy by Amar Sen and team, and an intriguing robotics show by Metal Mate.
The countdown starts and time hastens as it closes on Tathva '11.
, Mr.T. Ramasami and a few other magnanimous personalities were a major add on to the fest. Exhibitions by ISRO, DRDO and a few other organizations opened new windows in the students and workshops like Humanoid hand workshop, Automotive and Engine design etc helped them foster their interests. The Tathva Nites, with sand art by Dr. Amar Sen, a scintillating performance by the rock-band Slingshots and a fire show that was conducted by the Pa-litchi company, a Czech Republic-based team; all made Tathva’10 ever exciting.
One of the co-recipients of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his co-discovery of Buckminsterfullerene
, a form of pure carbon; et al.
Tathva '09 featured a blend of competitions, lectures, workshops, demonstrations and papers in technology and management. Events ranging from Robotics to Coding, Electronics, Managerial and online events, workshop and Guest Lectures were organized. Tathva also featured the popular Business plan competitions like B-Aptist. Besides, Tathva showcased a plethora of online competitions like IOPC (Programming Competition), Bulls N Bears, and Online Quizzes. The total prize money exceeded a sum of Rs.
8 lakhs. The competitions were designed to encourage the questioning spirit and challenge the conventional way of thought, while the lectures and workshops by eminent personalities were meant to update the student folk with the current pulse of the techno-management world.
Calicut played host to over 5000 students from across the country, all
gathered to resonate with the magnanimity of Tathva.
With the innovative events, the students enjoyed participating in a
fine display of technical and management competitions be it advanced
robotics like the minimouse and i bot, basic engineering like the Road
Zepplin and Floating Tombstones, business events like the B-Aptist or
even a mock stock market itself.
We were honoured to have eminent personalities like Mr Richard Stallman
,the father of the free and open source software movement, Dr
P.M Ajayan a pioneer in the field of nanotechnology and discoverer of
the darkest matter known to man, Dr V.P.N Namboori the photonics head
of CUSAT and Dr P.V Manoranjan Rao from the VSSC and ISRO, lecture and
interact with the student community during the days of Tathva.
In terms of exhibits the stalls of DRDO and Nexrobotics provided a
novel experience highlighting futuristic technologies and fields that
are evolving as the technology era flourishes. From futuristic robots
to cutting edge technology in space research and defense these stalls
lifted tathva to what time demands of a techno-management fest. The
exhibits by the students themselves like the stall by the Civil
department, the Club Mathematica stall and the stall by the Nature
club were a whole new experience. With exotic creations like the light
passing concrete, true to detail model of the Parthenon and the feel
of the outdoors made these stalls an inspiring exposure throughout
Tathva.
The torch of Tathva 2007 was set ablaze in the inaugural ceremony by Prof. R.V.G Menon on the evening the 27th September 2007 at NITC and the days followed saw the participation from all over south India. Unlike its precedents Tathva 2007 rose to a techno-management event widening its vistas with the business competitions B-APTIST and BULLS N BEARS. The 2007 edition also saw superior robotic events like Minimouse(automatic grid solving robot), ibot (image processing robot) along with the classic, league of machines(robosoccer). Associating with Techfest 2008, Tathva became venue for Nexus -their robotics prelims.
Tathva 2007 was privileged to present video conferences with Jimmy Wales
, the wiki guru and Aaron Swartz
, the technology whiz kid. It also hosted lectures of frontrunners like Dr Subramonia Sarma(director PGP, ISB
), Nagendran S(NAL
), Mr Hemachandran S(VSSC), Dr P S Harikumar(CWRDM).
Asserting the necessity of effective managerial skills and role of 'market' in developing science and technology, Tathva07 became venue for the entrepreneurship workshop by Mr Vinod Dumblekar of MANTIS
group. The workshop which got mass reception, informed and inspired the crowd at Tathva to become corporate visionaries. The image processing workshop at Tathva too saw a greater quanta of participation and budding enthusiasm among the future technocrats.
The external appeal of an event is often apprehended by the weight of its sponsors and Tathva07 was honoured to have the PSU
, ONGC, SBI
, Canara Bank
and global corporate giants like Toshiba
, Aricent
, Wipro
, Accenture
, Larsen and Toubro, Satyam and Reliance General Insurance
.
In short, Tathva 2007 was a commendable contribution from NITC to science and technology and the duty of a T-school of her standing, bountifully fulfilled, and living the caption 'inspiring innovation'.
Tathva '06 was as successful as a technical festival could be. With an attendance of more than 700 registered participants and 64 colleges, Tathva '06 with its tagline of "Grey Matters" , could be sealed as the most innovative Tathva to date. Keeping abreast the modern trends , the main highlights were the Robotics competitions held over the three days. Robotics competitions included Capto-tractus (line following robot), League of the Machines (robosoccer), Transporter and Cruise Control. Participation in these were impressive and extremely competitive skills were put up by all teams. Various other innovative Design on Paper competitions and Model displays evidently kept the Grey-matters running. In addition, there were more than 25 competitions spanning over the various branches of engineering. Besides these deviceful competitions the fest played venue for various seminars, workshops and exhibitions. The key features included the HAM Radio and Automobile Embedded Systems workshop, seminars on "India in space" , "Chaos Theory", "Spoken Dialog Systems", etc. One of the most creative display by the students of the college was "Return to the Montgolfier" , where students launched self-made hot-air balloons. The various exhibitions set up by the college and ISRO attracted many students as well as the general public.
Tathva ‘05, which was held from Sept-30 to Oct-2, acted as a platform for the engineering minds to demonstrate their intellectual aptitude and innovative ideas. True to the tagline “Where parallels converge”, the fest saw the confluence of ideas in different fields of scientific interest. This edition of Tathva saw over 300 participants from over 60 colleges, battling it out, under different events like ‘Spardha’, the paper presentation contest,‘Prayoga’, the design contest,‘Prashnothara’, the technical quiz and ‘Pradarshini’, the model exhibition.
Aero enthusiasts were spellbound by the model air show conducted by Bangalore based Sri. P Easwar as a part of the fest . The Crossroads- the only quiz fest of its kind in Kerala- conducted by the Enquire club of NITC was one of the star attractions of the fest. The quiz fest also saw one of the most prominent quiz masters of all time- Arul Mani - of Karnataka Quiz Association
(KQA) hosting a quiz.
-India provided an opportunity for students to interact in an intellectually stimulating environment as well as to promote the scientific temper and creativity among the student community.
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India, is organized during odd semesters in the month of October.
The fest was hatched as a small scale technical festival during the era of REC, formerly NITC CREC-Calicut Regional Engineering College. It has now grown, attracting budding engineers from far and wide. The fest scaled heights by transforming itself into a techno-management fest in the year 2007. Apart from showcasing a variety of events, it is also a manifestation of the managerial capabilities of the NITCians. Participation from many colleges including the IITs and NITs and various other professional colleges across the nation adds to its stature. It also stands as a platform for the emerging techies in various schools across the state.
Tathva over the years has proven its might and has emerged as one of the biggest technical festivals in South India. Aimed at inspiring innovation, technical interest among students and awareness among the public, this event has played host to various lectures, seminars, workshops, competitions, paper presentations, exhibitions, quizzes, model displays and robotics events in the previous editions.
History
Tathva was originally conceived as a technical symposium that would be conducted on an annual basis incorporating students from reputed engineering colleges and technology institutes of India on a national basis.The first such symposium took place in the year 2000. Eventually, on receiving unexpected accolades on the program, its scope was expanded into a multifaceted technological event of serious consideration. In 2002, Tathva was transformed into a larger framework that coalesced a multitude of contests, demonstrations and exhibitions in addition to presentations, speeches, workshops and seminars.
Over the years, Tathva has evolved itself into one of the most awaited student-oriented annual technology fairs of the country.
Events: An Overview
Tathva has gradually grown to encompass a variety of modules or events. These can be classified into competitions, exhibitions, seminars, workshops, symposiums, key note speeches etc.The events are further graded at several levels targeted at the varying interests of attending participants who may include visiting professors, students, industry experts, delegations from peer educational institutions and general public.
Some of the regular attractions among such events are dedicated to innovations arising out of distinct faculties of engineering and technology from both inside and the outside environments of the campus.
Technology Events
Robotics, Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical, Structural, architectural and Chemical engineering projects are routinely given stressed consideration. Besides, value-oriented management subjects and personality development programs are part of the festival.Online events
Online events of Tathva are very popular among the student community. It facilitates the participation of students unable to make it to the events. For instance, the 2011 edition included the following online events:•Bulls n' Bears: The favorite event of stock market buffs. A combination of smart risk and careful analysis will take you to the top in this cut-throat world of stocks and shares.
•Online Quiz: Tathva '11 puts an end to boring quizmasters and unfair buzzers.
Workshops
Over the years Tathva has included a large number of workshops conducted on a wide range of topics. They give the participants a working knowledge or experience of various branches of engineering. During 2011, Tathva '11 brought out an exuberant experience through various inspiring workshops like Astro photography, RC Plane, Hack attack, Cloud Computing, Accelero-Botix, Automotive and Engine Design. Astro photography workshop which is sought after in every tech fest, was also presented in Tathva '11. It involved the study of detailed instrumentation and engineering students have a great scope for a flourishing career in this field. The workshop on RC planes was another highlight of Tathva '11. Hack Attack, a comprehensive workshop on ethical hacking, and Cloud Computing workshop were some of the highlights within the faculties of the Computer science.Current Edition: Tathva '11
The National Institute of Technology is preparing to host its annual techno-management fest, the second largest in South India. The fest is scheduled from 20th to 23rd October this year and is sure to create new dimensions in the minds of seekers of technical and managerial skills.This year, the fest has nearly 40 events, offering cash prize worth 1.5 million rupees, which are mainly devoted to test the logical, managerial and technical aptitudes of the participants. The events are classified according to the type of technicalities involved and they are prepared by a team of proven talent; the team comprising of students from the different departments functioning in the college. The fest has enough and more competitions to satisfy participants from all fields, may it be the complex logic design, or the tricky robotics section or even the dynamic designs involving mechanics, chemistry and physics. Apart from the usual events like Bulls and Bears, transporter, League of machines, Interrupter, Koderkombat, Cheautic etc, Tathva '11 unlocks a new box of events like the Dirt Race, Aqua Missile and B Plan for all those who are looking for newfangled and fresh ideas to compete on.
The major attraction of the fest is undoubtedly the workshops which are a fusion of ideas, interests and practical reasoning. Tathva '11 brings a prodigious set of workshops like RC Plane Design, Fabrication and Flying which will surely end up having rockets in the minds of a few, Cloud Computing and Virtualization, Astro Photography which is a free workshop, Accelero Botix where a robot is controlled using an accelerometer, Hack Attack which is the Ethical Hacking workshop and the Automotive Engine parts workshop.
Tathva '11 has also taken up initiatives like the Young engineer, which is a science fair and exhibition for high school and higher secondary students. It gives them a platform to share any ideas or projects they have worked on. The prize winners are awarded cash prizes worth 20,000 rupees. Social initiatives like Teach My India and My School campaign will also be taken up during this year's Tathva. Campus initiatives like installation of dust bins and a campus map will be materialized.
Exhibitions are an integral part of Tathva and this year too, a privileged NITC awaits for the grand exhibitions arranged for the fiesta. The organizations like Territorial Army
Territorial Army
The Territorial Army is the part time volunteer force of the British Army. With around 35,500 members, the TA forms about a quarter of the overall manpower strength of the British Army. TA members regularly volunteer to serve overseas on operations, either with TA units, or as individuals...
, ISRO, Touch Magix, NPOL, HAM
Ham
Ham is a cut of meat from the thigh of the hind leg of certain animals, especiallypigs. Nearly all hams sold today are fully cooked or cured.-Etymology:...
and a few others will exhibit their interesting artifacts for the public. A lecture series featuring a lot of renowned personalities like Raju Narayana Swamy
Raju Narayana Swamy
Raju Narayana Swamy, IAS is an Indian Administrative Service officer. He is presently Secretary, General Education, Government of Kerala.- Early life :...
, Tessy Thomas etc will also be a crowd puller for Tathva '11. The awe raising 'Tathva Nites' will include the hand shadowgraphy by Amar Sen and team, and an intriguing robotics show by Metal Mate.
The countdown starts and time hastens as it closes on Tathva '11.
Tathva '10
A yet another success in the long list of the almamater’s glories; that was Tathva’10. The National Institute of Technology, Calicut organized its annual techno management fest from 21st to 24th October. A multitude of participants came in to participate and witness the numerous technical and management events organized by the students of NITC. The cash prize was a wholesome 1.2 million rupees. Apart from the usual events that were held, an intriguing competition called the IDP or the Industry Defined Problem was introduced with an idea of encouraging new ideas in the student community. Lectures by Dr.G. Madhavan NairG. Madhavan Nair
G. Madhavan Nair is the former Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation and Secretary to the Department of Space, Government of India since September 2003. He is also the Chairman, Space Commission and acts as the Chairman of Governing Body of the Antrix Corporation, Bangalore...
, Mr.T. Ramasami and a few other magnanimous personalities were a major add on to the fest. Exhibitions by ISRO, DRDO and a few other organizations opened new windows in the students and workshops like Humanoid hand workshop, Automotive and Engine design etc helped them foster their interests. The Tathva Nites, with sand art by Dr. Amar Sen, a scintillating performance by the rock-band Slingshots and a fire show that was conducted by the Pa-litchi company, a Czech Republic-based team; all made Tathva’10 ever exciting.
Tathva '09
The 2009 edition of Tathva was held from 22 to 25 October 2009, with the theme 'Inspiring Innovation'. The fest was inaugurated by Suhas Gopinath, the young founder, CEO and President of Globals Inc. This edition of Tathva was characterized by a lecture series featuring Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam, Former President of India; Harold KrotoHarold Kroto
Sir Harold Walter Kroto, FRS , born Harold Walter Krotoschiner, is a British chemist and one of the three recipients to share the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Robert Curl and Richard Smalley....
One of the co-recipients of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his co-discovery of Buckminsterfullerene
Buckminsterfullerene
Buckminsterfullerene is a spherical fullerene molecule with the formula . It was first intentionally prepared in 1985 by Harold Kroto, James Heath, Sean O'Brien, Robert Curl and Richard Smalley at Rice University...
, a form of pure carbon; et al.
Tathva '09 featured a blend of competitions, lectures, workshops, demonstrations and papers in technology and management. Events ranging from Robotics to Coding, Electronics, Managerial and online events, workshop and Guest Lectures were organized. Tathva also featured the popular Business plan competitions like B-Aptist. Besides, Tathva showcased a plethora of online competitions like IOPC (Programming Competition), Bulls N Bears, and Online Quizzes. The total prize money exceeded a sum of Rs.
Indian rupee
The Indian rupee is the official currency of the Republic of India. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India....
8 lakhs. The competitions were designed to encourage the questioning spirit and challenge the conventional way of thought, while the lectures and workshops by eminent personalities were meant to update the student folk with the current pulse of the techno-management world.
Tathva '08
Once more, between the 23rd and 26 October '08, NITCalicut played host to over 5000 students from across the country, all
gathered to resonate with the magnanimity of Tathva.
With the innovative events, the students enjoyed participating in a
fine display of technical and management competitions be it advanced
robotics like the minimouse and i bot, basic engineering like the Road
Zepplin and Floating Tombstones, business events like the B-Aptist or
even a mock stock market itself.
We were honoured to have eminent personalities like Mr Richard Stallman
Richard Stallman
Richard Matthew Stallman , often shortened to rms,"'Richard Stallman' is just my mundane name; you can call me 'rms'"|last= Stallman|first= Richard|date= N.D.|work=Richard Stallman's homepage...
,the father of the free and open source software movement, Dr
P.M Ajayan a pioneer in the field of nanotechnology and discoverer of
the darkest matter known to man, Dr V.P.N Namboori the photonics head
of CUSAT and Dr P.V Manoranjan Rao from the VSSC and ISRO, lecture and
interact with the student community during the days of Tathva.
In terms of exhibits the stalls of DRDO and Nexrobotics provided a
novel experience highlighting futuristic technologies and fields that
are evolving as the technology era flourishes. From futuristic robots
to cutting edge technology in space research and defense these stalls
lifted tathva to what time demands of a techno-management fest. The
exhibits by the students themselves like the stall by the Civil
department, the Club Mathematica stall and the stall by the Nature
club were a whole new experience. With exotic creations like the light
passing concrete, true to detail model of the Parthenon and the feel
of the outdoors made these stalls an inspiring exposure throughout
Tathva.
Tathva '07
Yet again providing a platform to showcase technical expertise, NIT Calicut presented Tathva 2007 during 27th to 30 September 2007. Like its previous editions Tathva 2007 also became a proving ground for the engineers of tomorrow to test their mettle and gather the dregs of information which flooded the fete all the four days through events of international standards, lectures by the front runners in various fields, workshops and informative stalls. It too asserted the brand's ever alive thirst to grow in all respects and achieve a distinct standing among its contemporaries.The torch of Tathva 2007 was set ablaze in the inaugural ceremony by Prof. R.V.G Menon on the evening the 27th September 2007 at NITC and the days followed saw the participation from all over south India. Unlike its precedents Tathva 2007 rose to a techno-management event widening its vistas with the business competitions B-APTIST and BULLS N BEARS. The 2007 edition also saw superior robotic events like Minimouse(automatic grid solving robot), ibot (image processing robot) along with the classic, league of machines(robosoccer). Associating with Techfest 2008, Tathva became venue for Nexus -their robotics prelims.
Tathva 2007 was privileged to present video conferences with Jimmy Wales
Jimmy Wales
Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales is an American Internet entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and promoter of the online non-profit encyclopedia Wikipedia and the Wikia company....
, the wiki guru and Aaron Swartz
Aaron Swartz
Aaron Swartz is an American programmer, writer, political organizer and Internet activist. He is best known in programming circles for co-authoring the RSS 1.0 specification...
, the technology whiz kid. It also hosted lectures of frontrunners like Dr Subramonia Sarma(director PGP, ISB
ISB
ISB is an acronym for each of the following:In automotive technology:* The ISB Engine/Interact System B; A variant of the Cummins B Series engine engine used in Dodge trucks.In music:* The International Staff Band of the Salvation Army...
), Nagendran S(NAL
NAL
Nal may refer to:* Nál, or Laufey a goddess in Norse mythology* Nal Airport, Airport in Rajasthan, India* Nal, Balochistan, a town in Balochistan, Pakistan* Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, Bird Sanctuary in Gujarat, India...
), Mr Hemachandran S(VSSC), Dr P S Harikumar(CWRDM).
Asserting the necessity of effective managerial skills and role of 'market' in developing science and technology, Tathva07 became venue for the entrepreneurship workshop by Mr Vinod Dumblekar of MANTIS
Mantis
Mantis is the common name of any insect in the order Mantodea, also commonly known as praying mantises. The word itself means "prophet" in Latin and Greek...
group. The workshop which got mass reception, informed and inspired the crowd at Tathva to become corporate visionaries. The image processing workshop at Tathva too saw a greater quanta of participation and budding enthusiasm among the future technocrats.
The external appeal of an event is often apprehended by the weight of its sponsors and Tathva07 was honoured to have the PSU
PSU
The initialism PSU often refers to a Power supply unit, or specifically a computer's Power supply unit .The PSU powers all the computer's main components. There are many different PSUs that can come with anywhere up to 1500 watts for a standard desktop computer. The PSU is also sometimes referred...
, ONGC, SBI
SBI
The initialism SBI could mean:*Sound Business, Inc. a non-profit organization. College and Career Preparation for A. Philip Randolph Campus High School* SBI Group, a financial services company of Japan...
, Canara Bank
Canara Bank
Canara Bank is a state-owned financial services company in India. It was established in 1906, making it one of the oldest banks in the country. As on 2009 November, the bank had a network of 3057 branches, spread across India...
and global corporate giants like Toshiba
Toshiba
is a multinational electronics and electrical equipment corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is a diversified manufacturer and marketer of electrical products, spanning information & communications equipment and systems, Internet-based solutions and services, electronic components and...
, Aricent
Aricent
Aricent Group is a global innovation and technology services company. The company develops software and provides technology services to application, infrastructure, and service providers with operations in 19 countries worldwide....
, Wipro
Wipro
Wipro Limited formally Western India Products Limited is a global IT services and consulting company headquartered in Bangalore, India. As of 2011, Wipro is the second largest IT services company by turnover in India and employs more than 120,000 people worldwide as of March 2011...
, Accenture
Accenture
Accenture plc is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company headquartered in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. It is the largest consulting firm in the world and is a Fortune Global 500 company. As of September 2011, the company had more than 236,000 employees across...
, Larsen and Toubro, Satyam and Reliance General Insurance
Reliance General Insurance
Reliance General Insurance Company Limited is an Indian insurance company, a part of Reliance Capital Ltd. of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group...
.
In short, Tathva 2007 was a commendable contribution from NITC to science and technology and the duty of a T-school of her standing, bountifully fulfilled, and living the caption 'inspiring innovation'.
Tathva '06
Tathva '05
Tathva ‘05, which was held from Sept-30 to Oct-2, acted as a platform for the engineering minds to demonstrate their intellectual aptitude and innovative ideas. True to the tagline “Where parallels converge”, the fest saw the confluence of ideas in different fields of scientific interest. This edition of Tathva saw over 300 participants from over 60 colleges, battling it out, under different events like ‘Spardha’, the paper presentation contest,‘Prayoga’, the design contest,‘Prashnothara’, the technical quiz and ‘Pradarshini’, the model exhibition.
Aero enthusiasts were spellbound by the model air show conducted by Bangalore based Sri. P Easwar as a part of the fest . The Crossroads- the only quiz fest of its kind in Kerala- conducted by the Enquire club of NITC was one of the star attractions of the fest. The quiz fest also saw one of the most prominent quiz masters of all time- Arul Mani - of Karnataka Quiz Association
Karnataka Quiz Association
The Karnataka Quiz Association was founded in 1983 by the late Wing Commander G.R.Mulky, Deepak Murdeshwar, Rajeev Gowda, Thomas Uthup, K.N.Mahabala, Thribhuvan Kumar, P.Raju and Jagadish Raja is a non-profit association devoted to popularizing the mindsport among students and the general public...
(KQA) hosting a quiz.
Tathva '04
Tathva 2004 was held from 28 February to 1 March. It was this year that Tathva transformed itself from a technical presentation contest into a full fledged techno fest, with the tagline "The Joy of Innovation". Complete funding for Tathva came from corporate sponsorship and alumni contribution. For the second year running there was an open house and a science Exhibition. The various events were organised by the various departments under their own banners as Vigyan - The Quest for Discovery (Science), Vishvakarma - the Quintessence of Creativity (Architecture), Lakshya - Focus on the Virtual (Computer Science), Kanika - Small is Beautiful (Electronics), Vidyulatha - The Power of Electricity (Electrical), Yantramaya - The Magic of Machines (Mechanical) and Nirmaan -Cementing Aspirations (Civil). Events like the 'Debugging Contest','Board game design ', 'Quick circuit design', 'Rural innovation' and 'The structure building competition' were held for the first time.Tathva '03
After CREC got a facelift to NITC,the tech-fest saw a growth in terms of stature and a widening of realms. Conducted on 6th, 7th, and 8 March, Tathva 03, for the first time, was a united effort of all the departments of NIT-C including Mathematics and Applied Sciences. There were a wide range of competitions including Paper Presentation, Design Contests, Technical Quizzes etc which covered all fields and provided a platform for students from all over the nation to exhibit their knowledge and skills. The fest also hosted some workshops on management and software and saw a participation of about 40 colleges from various parts of the country. Another major attraction was the Open House Exhibition in which, for the first time since 1986, all the labs and workshops of NIT-C were open for the general public. Also part of this exhibition was a scintillating display of talents that attracted more than 2000 visitors which included students from schools and colleges, as well as the general public. On the whole year 2003 showed a complete facelift for Tathva as it was known, latching to it the tag of one of the best Tech-fests in South India.Tathva '02
Tathva 02 was much different from the humble beginning it made the year before. It was with this edition, that Tathva saw it being placed as an annual event in the college calendar. The inaugural function saw Dr P.S. Nair (the then Group Director of Aerostructures Division ISRO) and Dr V.A.Thomas(the then Director of Programme Planning, ISRO) addressing the audience and stressing the need for technical excellence. Apart from paper presentations in five different streams of engineering, there were design contests, software contest and twin workshops, one on information technology and one on management. The workshops were handled by reputed professionals in respective fields. Students of nearly 40 institutions from various parts of the country attended the festival. Tathva 02, sponsored by AICTE, ISRO & CSIRCSIR
CSIR may refer to:Organizations:* Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, an earlier name for the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia* Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa...
-India provided an opportunity for students to interact in an intellectually stimulating environment as well as to promote the scientific temper and creativity among the student community.