Registration openSangrur · Education · beginner · logical-reasoning, problem-solving, critical-thinking
A surprise competition at techFEST 2026 where teams face unpredictable challenges testing logical reasoning, lateral thinking, and pattern recognition. Open to student teams of up to four members; no prior experience needed.
Registration openSangrur · Education · intermediate · prototype, engineering, innovation
A student competition where teams design and present functional prototypes solving real-world problems in industry, product development, or smart appliances. Participants must deliver a working model, detailed report, and live pitch to judges.
Registration openSangrur · Education · intermediate · agriculture, prototyping, innovation
A competition where student teams visit real farms to identify agricultural challenges and build functional prototypes to solve them. Participants must deliver a working model, technical report, and pitch their solution to bridge traditional farming with modern agri-tech.
Registration openLaungowal · Education · beginner · civil-engineering, structural-design, earthquake-engineering
A hands-on civil engineering competition where teams build 3-storey popsicle stick structures to resist simulated earthquakes on a shake table. Open to all student branches, this event tests structural design skills in earthquake engineering by minimizing drift and weight within
Registration openSangrur · Education · beginner · food-safety, chemistry, sensory-evaluation
A two-round competition testing sensory skills and knowledge of food adulteration through sample identification and chemical detection. Targets students and the public interested in food safety and chemistry.
Registration openLaungowal · Business · marketing, strategy, teamwork
Brand Blitz is a free online team competition hosted by SLIET focusing on general marketing, innovation management, and collaboration. Participants will solve problem statements related to marketing and food science while demonstrating strategic thinking.
Registration openLaungowal · Education · intermediate · hackathon, innovation, prototyping
A 10-12 day innovation sprint for student teams to identify real-world problems and build functional MVPs using any technology stack. Participants will develop prototypes, maintain GitHub repositories, and pitch their solutions to judges.
Registration openLaungowal · Education · intermediate · civil-engineering, poster-presentation, sustainability
An offline competition for Civil Engineering students to present original research or innovative ideas on sustainable infrastructure via poster presentations. Participants discuss topics like smart cities, green buildings, and digital transformation with judges.
Registration openSangrur · Education · intermediate · power-systems, electrical-engineering, single-line-diagram
A competition where students design and debug Single Line Diagrams for power distribution systems, focusing on fault identification and protection schemes. Teams of 1-2 compete in two rounds to solve real-world electrical engineering problems.
Registration openSangrur · Education · beginner · teamwork, logical-reasoning, problem-solving
A free, team-based campus treasure hunt where students solve puzzles and QR-code challenges to test logical thinking and teamwork. Teams compete to complete checkpoints in the shortest time.
Registration openSangrur · Tech · intermediate · iot, hardware, prototyping
Teams design and build functional hardware prototypes or IoT devices to solve real-world problems like crop disease detection or smart medicine reminders. Participants must demonstrate working models and submit detailed technical reports; AI/ML features are optional but encourage
Registration openSangrur · Food · intermediate · product-development, culinary, marketing
A free competition where teams develop a unique food product from scratch using provided ingredients, focusing on nutrition, packaging, and marketing. Participants present their commercial concept to judges for evaluation based on innovation and feasibility.