Unveiling Innovation and Collaboration: A Recap of Technofania’23

TECHNOFANIA, the annual event at the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, took place from January 26th to 28th, organized by TEAM OSOC. It was a platform where students from various departments came together to exchange ideas, exhibit talents, and build relationships. With its mix of technical expertise and creative collaboration, Technofania’23 truly demonstrated the vibrant energy of the campus community, leaving a lasting impression on all who attended.

It includes technical and non-technical events which as follows:

Agamya
Cryptic Coder
MIME Trivia
Binary Bounty
Squid Quiz
Endless Heist
Code Optimania

Diving into the Events: A Closer Look

1. Agamya Hackathon: Crafting Solutions for Tomorrow

At the heart of Technofania’23 lay the prestigious Agamya Hackathon, a dynamic competition that challenged teams to tackle real-world problems across diverse themes. From the moment of theme release to the final presentation, participating teams embarked on a transformative journey of innovation and ideation.

Themes:

Road Safety: Addressing the pressing need for safer roads and efficient traffic management solutions.
Plagiarism Check: Combating academic dishonesty and ensuring the integrity of scholarly work.
HealthTech: Revolutionizing healthcare with innovative solutions for health monitoring and hospital management.
Productivity: Empowering individuals and organizations with tools for effective time management.
Environmental Monitoring: Protecting our planet by developing technologies for sustainable environmental practices.
Problems related to NITT campus: Solving campus-specific challenges to enhance student life and academic experience.

The Agamya Hackathon selection process involved registration, abstract submission, and rigorous evaluation by esteemed faculty and accomplished alumni. Teams showcased their ingenuity and problem-solving skills, proposing comprehensive solutions that promised to make a tangible impact on society.

2. Cryptic Coder:

Cryptic Coder, hosted on the HackerEarth platform, challenged participants to unravel and debug jumbled code within a tight timeframe. The adrenaline rush of problem-solving combined with the thrill of competition made this event a true test of coding prowess.

3. Mime Trivia:

In Mime Trivia, teams of 3-4 members delved into the world of tech-themed charades, blending creativity with technical knowledge. With each mime portraying a tech concept or term, participants showcased their communication skills and quick thinking in a fun and engaging format.

4. Binary Bounty:

Binary Bounty took participants on a thrilling treasure hunt, comprising two challenging rounds. Teams deciphered clues to unlock QR codes, leading them closer to the ultimate prize. The event tested not only their decoding skills but also their ability to work together under pressure.

5. Squid Quiz:

Inspired by the popular Squid Game, Squid Quiz subjected participants to a series of simple questions with a strict time limit. The high-stakes format and rapid-fire questions kept participants on their toes, with each round eliminating those who faltered. The quiz was a true test of knowledge and nerve, offering a thrilling experience for all involved.

6. Endless Heist:

Endless Heist provided participants with a break from the technical challenges, offering a thrilling gaming experience on the Unity platform. Players vied for the highest score in a one-hour marathon, combining gaming excitement with strategic planning.

7. Code OptiMania:

Code OptiMania, also known as Let’s Optimise, challenged participants to optimize code effectively to overcome Time Limit Exceeded errors. With each test case carrying different point values, participants competed to achieve the highest overall score, showcasing their problem-solving prowess and coding efficiency.

A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Generous Sponsors

As we say goodbye to yet another exciting Technofania’23, we are filled with gratitude for the unwavering support and generosity of our esteemed sponsors. It is their contributions that have transformed our vision into reality, enabling us to create an unforgettable experience for all participants.

We extend our sincerest thanks to:

Mr. Swapnil Gupta, Mr. Ankur Rana, Ms. Richa Agarwal, Mr. Kshitiz Arora, Mr. Harmit Singh Bhatia, Mr. Sanjay Pal, Ms. Nitika Gurjar, Ms. Prashansa, Ms. Mahima, Mr. Sunil Solanki, Mr. Rakshat Puranik, Ms. Ruchita Nagar, Mr. Vaibhav Vikas, Mr. Kunal Bhavsar, Mr. Vipin Kumar Niranjan

Their belief in our mission and dedication to fostering innovation have been instrumental in the success of Technofania’23. We are deeply grateful for their invaluable support. ✨ Your support has not only made Technofania’23 possible but has also helped us inspire and empower the next generation of innovators. We look forward to continuing this journey together, fuelled by the spirit of collaboration and excellence.

Conclusion: A Legacy of Innovation

Technofania’23 was not just an event; it was a celebration of innovation, collaboration, and the relentless pursuit of excellence. From the transformative ideas proposed at the Agamya Hackathon to the adrenaline-fueled competitions that tested participants’ skills and resilience, Technofania’23 left an indelible mark on all who participated.

As we reflect on the success of this year’s symposium, let us carry forward the spirit of Technofania, inspiring future generations to push the boundaries of possibility and make their mark on the world of technology. With each event and competition, we reaffirm our commitment to innovation, collaboration, and the pursuit of excellence. Until next year, let the legacy of Technofania continue to inspire and ignite the minds of tomorrow’s innovators.

With gratitude,

Team Open Source Open Community

February 7, 2024 0

Git and Github Workshop (Organized on 6th November 2021)

A virtual hands-on workshop on Git and Github was organized by the members of Open Source Open Community for the students of MCA, batch 2024.

All the participants were ready with their Github accounts and Git Bash in their systems at 10 am, 6th November 2021 for the exclusive workshop.

The workshop intended to familiarize the participants with the fundamentals and working of Git. All the participants were thrilled to know how the industry giants manage their gigantic codebases through the Version Control systems such as Git. The workshop commenced with executing the basic commands on Git Bash. It then instructed the participants on how they could create and access their Github repositories while enjoying the vast functionalities of the Bash shell.

The highlights of the workshop were:

Need for using Git and Github
How to access the software from the command shell
How to upload and manage the project repositories on Github
What are branches, fork, and pull requests
How to merge the branches and avoid conflicts
How developers collaborate and work on huge projects using Git

The workshop saw the enthusiastic participation of over 100 participants. They interacted well and discussed their doubts and curiosities about the topic. Upon insistence, a short Git task was assigned to the participants for further exploration.

This one-day virtual hands-on Git workshop organized by the Open Source Open Community succeeded in imparting valuable knowledge to all the participants. We look forward to organizing more such workshops in the future for the benefit of the participants and contributing to the Open Source Community.

Feedback from the students:

At the end of the workshop, the students were asked to share their feedback about the workshop through a GitHub-related task. The students had to fork a repository, follow the steps taught in the workshop, create a text file with their feedback in it, add the file and push the changes, and finally create a pull request to the main repository where the admin can view all the feedback.

Here are some of the snapshots from the workshop:

March 3, 2022 0

Technofania’21(Organized on 24th and 25th April 2021)

TECHNOFANIA, an Inter-Departmental Technical Symposium conducted every year by the Open Source Open Community of the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli. It includes technical and non-technical events, which were conducted virtually on April 24^th– 25^th 2021, by the members of OSOC of batch 2023. The events were as follows –

Agamya
Greedy queen
Get the output
Anybody can art
Word traps
Decrypt
Bizoku
Treasure hunt
CSS Battle

AGAMYA

“AGAMYA”, the flagship event of Technofania, is conducted every year. This time there was a slight change; instead of a hardware hackathon, OSOC conducted Software Hackathon.

It started with the online submission of abstracts on the Technofania website from different teams, and 1st review round was on April 18^th, 2021. Kartik Gupta, Ravina Verma, and Shivam Tiwari from batch 2021 were the judges for the first review round.

Out of seven teams, four teams were selected for the final review round of Agamya.

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DAY 0

Day 0 several technical and non-technical events were organized, including Anybody Can Art, Word Traps, Greedy Queen, CSS Battle, Decrypt, Get the Output, and Bizoku.

Word Traps, a game application developed by Shanoor Ahmed, a member of OSOC of batch 2023, was very much appreciated by the participants.

The winners were – Nitesh Agrahari, Khushboo Khanchandani, Sachin Lalwani. Kshitiz Arora of batch 2020 sponsored this event.

An online submission event, ANYBODY CAN ART, was held in which participants showcased their creativity in various domains of art (like story writing, painting, poetry). Students posted their creations on the Facebook page of OSOC. The winners were Simran Garg, Anshu Mala Lakra, Amitabha Roy, Nitesh Agrahari and this event was sponsored by Palash Maran of batch 2017, and Ankita Gupta of batch 2020.

Bhumika Khakha and Shivangi Gupta of batch 2023 organized the event.

The next event was Greedy queen. It is a platform developed by the OSOC members. The winners were – Sachin Lalwani, Ankit Singh, Jayshree Choudhary. Prajjwal Gupta of batch 2020 sponsored the event.

Mahima Pawar and Kunal Kumawat of batch 2023 organized the event.

After Greedy queen, our next event CSS battle, which was held to test students’ web development skills. Participants were given some sample images, and they had to replicate the image using HTML, CSS.

The winners were Jasbir Shikhawat, Manish Kumar Pandey, Nikita Das & Saurabh Anand. Aditya Kumar of batch 2020 sponsored the event.

Manish Nangliya and Shanoor Ahmed of batch 2023 organized the event.

Different coding events were also there to test the students’ technical and developing skills. For the event Decrypt, the winners were – Shashank Shekhar Pandey, Manish Kumar Pandey, Hrishikant Mehta. Khushali Porwal of batch 2019 sponsored the event.

In Get the Output, the winners were – Saurabh Anand, Dimple Gyanani, Jasbir Shikhawat. Rajesh Sethi of batch 2016 sponsored the event.

Shivam Singh and Mahima Pawar of batch 2023 organized these coding events.

Bizoku is a platform developed by OSOC. The participants found it very interesting while playing Bizoku. The winners were Jasbir Shikhawat, Sagar Gupta, Hrishikant Mehta, and the event was sponsored by Shubham Sharma of batch 2019.

Shivam Singh and Kunal Kumawat of batch 2023 organized the event.

DAY 1

Day 1 started with a fun event, TREASURE HUNT, which was a team event. Students got a chance to interact among themselves while playing. Everyone participated enthusiastically and enjoyed it very much. The winners were Manish Kumar Pandey, Ruchi Panse, Jayshree Choudhary, and Surendra Lodhi of batch 2020 sponsored this event.

Shivangi Gupta and Prashansa Geete organized this event along with other members of OSOC.

In the evening, we began with the encouraging words of our staff advisor, Dr. (Mrs.) B. Janet Ma’am encouraged everyone and gave us great insights for projects and Open Source contribution to society.

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In the final round of Agamya, We invited the alumni of OSOC, Mr. Rajesh Sethi, a Software Engineer at Walmart Labs, and Mr. Palash Maran, a Software Engineer at Microsoft, as our judges.

There were four finalist teams, and they presented their projects respectively, which everyone appreciated. Feedback and further insights were given to each team for their project by judges and faculty. The winners of Agamya were :

Team Drifters (Jasbir Shikhawat, Harsh Rai, Amandeep Yadav, Shashank Shekhar Pandey)
Team Pentagon (Paras Tiwari, Ankit Singh, Simran Garg, Yasser Osman Khan, Saurabh Anand)

Shiv Kumar and Ram Dayal Vaishnav of batch 2014 sponsored this event.

Payal Soni and Prashansa Geete of batch 2023 organized the event.

OSOC conducted a talk session with alumni to guide the juniors and share their knowledge. They shared their industrial working experience and also advised us about internships and placements.

Although Technofania was conducted virtually this year, the enthusiasm of students and their participation made it very successful . At last, all the winners of different events were announced. Students were given prizes and certificates to encourage them.

Overall, it ended successfully with happy faces.

Some of the feedback from participants :

“It pushed us to do productive and learn new things for Agamya and other events which we would have never spared the time for otherwise.”

-Saurabh Anand (batch 2023)

“All the events were good and helped us improve specific fields, whether technical or non-technical. We learn how to work in a team.”

-Pooja Yadav (batch 2023)

“It is a combination of technical and non-technical…in technical we check our knowledge and try to implement it, and in non-technical it’s about fun and creativity.”

-Neetu Pandit (batch 2023)

“First of all, it was full of fun and entertaining games. I haven’t got bored in any of them. Secondly, the events covered all the domains from solving puzzles, finding clues, showing your artistic skills as well as technical skills.”

-Neeraj Upadhyay (batch 2023)

October 13, 2021 0

An Introduction to Git and GitHub : For beginners(Organized on 9th January 2021)

A one day online workshop was conducted by the members of the open source open community.

On 9^th January 2021 at 11:00 am, students gathered on an online platform.

The main objective of the workshop was to make the students understand :

The importance of git.

How to access git software via command line.

How git gives a self –contained record of an ongoing programming version.

How to use git to manage and keep track of files to have a record of what has been done.

Students were also introduced to git’s branching model and how it can be used to create independent local branches in the code.

Merging of branches.

GitBash, Linux and GitHub :

Interested students were requested to install gitbash software and have some basic knowledge about the linux commands as the prerequisite.

They were given proper resources from where they could learn about installation of gitbash and learn about linux commands prior to the workshop.

Enthusiastic Participation of the students :

After learning the basics students were assigned task related to the info they have gained through the workshop. The students showed keen interest in the online workshop and participated with great enthusiasm to learn something new apart from their academics and gained experience of using git efficiently.

Overall more than 100 students participated in this online workshop. Although this workshop was conducted online but it was much more interactive and resourceful making it more successful.

We will try to conduct more workshops in near future to share and learn the knowledge of open source and to contribute to the open source community.