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Miscellaneous - Competitive Events - APOGEE-2008 - BITS Pilani


Posted Date: 01 Feb 2008    Resource Type: Articles/Knowledge Sharing    Category: General
Author: BalaMember Level: Diamond    
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APOGEE-2008
11-15th march

Birla Institute of Technology and Science,
Vidhya Vihar Campus
Pilani
Rajasthan
Pincode - 333031
INDIA

APOGEE 2008 (A Professions Oriented Gathering over Educational Experience) is the XXVI All-India Technical Festival of the Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani. A conglomeration of minds that ponder. Why are things as they are and not otherwise?? Come the aides of March and Pilani transforms into a Mecca for those who dare to conceive and create the ridiculous.

With a multitude of Events, Workshops, Paper Presentations, Project Competitions and Invited Lectures, Apogee 2008 invites you to a paradigm shift in thought;Minus the frills, a Thought Pivot.

Competitive Events :

Miscellaneous :

Chemische Konkurrenz
The preliminary selection round consists of basic problems on industrial equipment design. These shall be posted online and the solutions have to be submitted before the deadline. In the final round, a real life industrial problem will be mailed to the selected participants with the required data who will have to present their solution in front of a Panel of Judges at BITS-Pilani during APOGEE-2K8. The Presentation would be followed by a round of questioning by the Panel of Judges. Questions may also be posed by any member of the audience

Rules:

1 A team may consist of a maximum of 4 members. It is allowed to form teams comprising of students from different educational Institutions.
2 Online registration is compulsory for every participant of a team
3 Teams would be informed about their selection for the final round through personalized emails.
4 In case of any discrepancy, the verdict of the Event Coordinator will be considered final and binding

In case of any queries, mail us at bits.chemical@gmail.com

Keep checking the Chemical Engineering Association website (which can be accessed from the BITS homepage at www.bits-pilani.ac.in -> Faculty -> Chemical Engg group) for further details.

CONDUCTED BY:

ORGANIZING BODY: Chemical Engineering Association
COORDINATOR: Siddharth parimal
PHONE NO.: +919351266536
EMAIL: f2005420@bits-pilani.ac.in


Fastest Fingers First
This is an event organized by to check the concentration, patience, control and presence of mind of the participants. For those who believe they have stable hands under pressure and nerves of steel even at times of crisis, this is the event that will reveal their true mettle.
Rules: 1 The first round will be elimination round based on an objective quiz. The questions would be related to basic concepts involved in a lab. This round tests whether a participant has in-depth knowledge about the basic ideas behind working in a lab. Most of these concepts would be indirectly related to MT 1 concepts
2 Final round: Each participant will be given around 5 tasks to complete. The tasks would be to formulate five different formulations in the lab Marks would be awarded based on the time taken by him/her to complete each task (different weightage for different tasks) and the quality of the formulation

CONDUCTED BY:
ORGANIZING BODY: Pharmacy Association
COORDINATOR: Dushyant Gupta
PHONE NO.: +919351539830
EMAIL: f2005544@bits-pilani.ac.in

ORGANIZING BODY: Chemistry Association
COORDINATOR: S Phani Baswanath
PHONE NO.: +919983525642
EMAIL: f2005642@bits-pilani.ac.in


Gamophilic
This one is for all the gaming freaks. It gives the participant (Teams of 4) an opportunity to prove their gaming skills in popular games like Counter Strike and DoTA! The winners will be selected after several rounds of tough multiplayer competitions.

ELIMS:
1 Teams of four.
2 Two teams shall be playing for 5 rounds and the first team to win 3 rounds shall proceed further.
3 Maps for the game shall be randomly selected.
4 Totally 8 teams will be selected for the finals.

FINALS:
1 Teams of four.
2 The final day will have 4 quarterfinals, 2 semifinals and 1 grand final.
3 The duration of each game will be 20 minutes.

CONDUCTED BY:

ORGANIZING BODY: Computer Science Association
COORDINATOR: Rajat Bansal
PHONE NO.: +919983525815
EMAIL:f2005033@bits-pilani.ac.in

ORGANIZING BODY: Information Systems Association
COORDINATOR: Vinod Ramachandran
PHONE NO.: +919983523305
EMAIL: f2005599@bits-pilani.ac.in


Math Count
It is a battle field in which logic is a weapon and spontaneity is armour. The participants’ knowledge of mathematics facts, concepts, logical skills and application are tested in this online event. The emphasis is on learning, interaction and having fun.

No prerequisites, no need of high mathematical fundas

Rules:

1 The participants have to register with the Maths Association atleast 2 hours before the commencement of the event.
2 Duration of test will be 60 minutes.
3 All questions are objective of type.
4 The participants should be present at the examination hall 10 minutes before the commencement of the test.
5 Your marks will be displayed on your computer as soon as you finish your test.
6 The decision of the judges will be final and binding.


CONDUCTED BY:

ORGANIZING BODY: Mathematics Association
COORDINATOR: Arvind Kunmar
PHONE NO.: +919983526405
EMAIL: f2005496@bits-pilani.ac.in


Sudoku
The name says it all. Doesn’t it?

Rules:

1 Atmost 2 people can participate as a group.
2 The event consists of 2 rounds- elims and final round.
3 The duration for elims is 30mins and for the final round it is 45mins.
4 It is the same SUDOKU that appear in newspapers everyday.
5 In elims 4 puzzles will be given and in the final round 4 puzzles of different levels will be given.
6 Fully completed puzzles shall attract bonus points


CONDUCTED BY:
ORGANIZING BODY: Mathematics Association
COORDINATOR: Arvind Kunmar
PHONE NO.: +919983526405
EMAIL: f2005496@bits-pilani.ac.in


LABRYNTH

This is an event where participants have to solve the given problem using various equipments in the laboratory. Ingenuity and appropriateness of the method is what counts.
Rules:
1. First round will be a written round where participation is on an individual basis.
2. Participants selected in the first round will have to form groups of two for the final lab round.
CONDUCTED BY:
ORGANIZING BODY: Physics Association
COORDINATOR: Vardhan
PHONE NO.: +919929770874
EMAIL:f2005400@bits-pilani.ac.in

Online Registration :

http://www.bits-apogee.org/registration/online.html






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