IIT Ropar “ADVITIYA ”Techno-Fest inaugurated
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The three-day Tech-Fest at the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar today inaugurated by Retd. Major Gen. M.S.Virk, Motivational Speaker and Leadership Development Program Expert and P. Srikumar, Ex. Director, ADE, Bangalore.
Advitiya ’19 is the third edition of IIT Ropar’s technical fest. The event will witness plethora of technical as well as fun events ranging from hackathon to poker night (29th March) with prizes worth 8 lakh along with various workshops for tech enthusiasts on the topics like Machine Learning, AI, Android app development and much more.
Speaking on the occasion, Major Gen. M.S.Virk said “All students should aim high and achieve their goal with a vision. He gave a presentation to the students on how to achieve desired Goals. Also he appreciated the ideas displayed at Tech-Fest as very novel, unique and impressive. Students here should push their ideas forward to make the innovative exhibits operational at a larger scale.” He urged students to think innovatively and differently and assured all help to take forward the innovative concepts displayed at this impressive event. He shared the importance of leadership, development through these events.
Sh. P. Srikumar, Ex. Director, ADE, Bangalore said, “We believe that technology is transforming the way we work, live and relate: only if you understand technology can you take advantage of the opportunities it’s creating.”
Prof. Sarit K Das, Director, IIT Ropar said, “IIT Ropar seeks to inculcate in today’s youth, the curiosity, zeal and knowledge to transform the world for good.” He congratulated Dr. C. C. Reddy, Associate Dean, Student Affairs, IIT Ropar for bringing the 3rdEdition of ADVITIYA’19.
Around 100 colleges and 5000 students are participating in this fest. The festival will play host to plethora of events with a total prize pool of over Rs 8 lakh to be distributed amongst the winners under the events like Machine Learning, AI, Android app development and much more.
