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EVENTS

                                                     IIT KHARAGPUR conducts many cultural, technical and competitive events. Among them the main events are KSHITIJ and SPRING FEST.KSHITIJ was very popular as the ASIA'S largest Techno Management fest. And Spring fest also had its own impression as a Social and cultural fest.Students at IIT KHARAGUR also celebrate Diwali in a very different manner from the world and this festival is called ILLU. Not only these events we also celebrate a lot other events which are cultural or competition based .This page describes the events conducted at IIT KHARAGUR in detail.

                               Kshitij is the annual techno-management fest of IIT Kharagpur,one of the India’s premier technical institutions. Started in the year 2004, the idea of Kshitij was conceived with the aim to provide the technically inclined youth a national-level platform, where their talent would be recognized and duly rewarded. Having grown exponentially since its start, Kshitij receives overwhelming participation from the student community all over the world. The official website of Kshitij, ktj.in, is infact the largest student run website, receiving 8 million clicks in its 2012 edition.Kshitij organizes a wide range of events encompassing every genre of technology and management with the aim to infuse a scientific and rational temperament in the young minds. World renowned organizations like  ACM,  IEEE, ASME, ASHRAE and IMechE certify numerous events of the fest. To address the issues plaguing our present society, Kshitij also undertakes social initiatives in association with the foremost NGOs of the country. Workshops are conducted at several locations all over the country, to help the participants gain hand-on experience and enhance their technical skills.In a four day celebration Kshitij organizes many inspiring guest lectures, exhibitions and megashows, indeed it also culminates all the students from lots of colleges.Kshitij 2014 was held from 31 January to 3 February 2014,that saw a total participation of over 65,000 and an amount of Rs 65 lac was offered as prize money.Kshitij 2015 will be held from 30th January to 2nd February 2015. To know KSHITIJ better 

                              KSHITIJ was first started in the year 2004. It was previusly called IDEON.In the very first year of Kshitij event only 260 members from outside the campus participated, but now by the statistics of last year it reached to 65,000 with a prize money of Rs. 65 lac.For this academic year it is going to be conducted from 30th JAN - 2nd FEB.  For  KSHITIJ 2015 you can 

                              KSHITIJ was well known for various Flagship events like Laws of motion, Eureka, Overnite, A SME SDE, B-plan, Embetronix, Nightshift, IDP, The verdict. It also conducts Robotix events like Tremors, Inspiral-On, Abyss, Canyon rush, The Marauder's map and many more. And there are many Guest Lectures, Workshops, Exhibitions every year.To see previous years KSHITIJ's events 

SPRING FEST

                                Spring Fest, popularly known as SF, is the annual social & cultural festival of Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur held during the month of January in the spring semester.Spring Fest is usually held for 3 days and 4 nights in the weekend closest to 26 January, India's Republic Day.The first edition was held in 1960 and since then it has grown to be one of the largest student run college fests in India.The 55th edition of Spring Fest was held from January 23 to January 26, 2014 and the 56th edition is scheduled to be held from January 23 to January 26 2015.

KSHITIJ

                                The fest has three national level events- Wildfire- the national level rock band competition, Shuffle - the street dance competition and Nukkad- the street play competition.Wildfire attracts registrations from hundreds of bands and prizes in the 2014 edition were worth more than 4 lakh INR.Most of the socio-cultural activities are day events which involve dramatics, music, dance competitions,fine-arts contests,quizzes,gaming and other literary events.Judges of the competitions are reputed and famous personalities from different fields and organisations.One notable event is Model United Nations which is an academic simulation of the United Nations Organization where participants take on the role of representatives of countries/organizations in a UN council, discussing world issues. Centrifuge, the inter-collegiate dance event is arguably the most keenly followed event of the fest.The other notable events are Rangmanch, the inter-collegiate Dramatics event, Sargam, the eastern musical jamming competition and Mary Bucknell Trophy, the prestigious quiz competition.To know more about Spring Fest                    To see previous years events of Spring Fest 

ILLUMINATION

                                    Illumination, known as Illu, is a festival unique to IIT Kharagpur. It is inspired from the day of Diwali (the festival of lights) and is usually held on the day of Diwali itself. It is held as a competition among student halls. As part of the Illumination festival, all halls build vertical panels of bamboo (called Chatais) on which thousands of lamps (diyas) are mounted forming outlines of people or things; illustrating an event, or a place of importance. The chatais may reach a height of 6 metres (20 ft), with nearly 20,000 lighted lamps. The lamps on the chatais are lighted with all other light sources switched off, to showcase the art-panels made by the flickering lamps. On the same day as Illumination, the Rangoli Competition is organised as an inter-hall event.Rangolis of exquisite detail and shading—measuring around 3.5 by 3.5 metres (11 by 11 ft) —are constructed using coloured powders, crushed bangles, and pebbles. Interplay of light and shadow and ambient music are part of the display.

                                       These are the main events held at IIT KHARAGUR. Besides these events there are many competitional and cultural events like Empresario, Business Plan competition in Enterpreneurship shell, NSSC and dramatic societies like Pravah, Prasthanam etc.., also conduct cultural events.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

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