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SUMMARY:Kshitij 2026
LOCATION:IIT Kharagpur\, Kharagpur
DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>Kshitij 2026\, IIT Kharagpur: Asia’s Techno-Manage
 ment Fest</strong></p>\n\n<p>IIT Kharagpur will host <strong>Kshitij 2026<
 /strong>\, its annual techno-management symposium\, from <strong>16 to 18 
 January 2026</strong>. One of India’s prominent student-led festivals fo
 cused on technology and innovation\, the 2026 edition coincides with the <
 strong>Platinum Jubilee celebrations of IIT Kharagpur</strong>\, marking 7
 5 years of the Institute’s contribution to education\, research and nati
 onal development.</p>\n\n<p><strong>NPCI </strong>is serving as the <stron
 g>Title Sponsor</strong>\, with <strong>HCL Tech </strong>as the<strong> C
 o-Title Sponsor </strong>and <strong>Hero MotoCorp </strong>as the<strong>
  Associate Title Sponsor</strong> and for this edition\, underscoring stro
 ng industry participation in the festival’s academic and outreach initia
 tives.</p>\n\n<p>The <strong>Guest Lecture Series</strong> will feature sp
 eakers like <strong>Mr. K. N. Vyas</strong>\, former Chairman of the Atomi
 c Energy Commission\, and a former Secretary of the Department of Atomic E
 nergy\; <strong>Mr. Ashok Lavasa</strong>\, former Finance Secretary of In
 dia and former Chief Election Officer and former Vice President (South Asi
 a)\, Asian Development Bank\; and <strong>Justice Sanjiv Khanna</strong>\,
  the 51st Chief Justice of India. Also participating are <strong>Mr. Sures
 h Prabhu</strong>\, former Union Minister for Railways\, Commerce &amp\; I
 ndustry and Civil Aviation\; <strong>Mr. Rajat Sharma</strong>\, Founder a
 nd Chairman of India TV\; <strong>Mr. Rishi Kumar Shukla</strong>\, former
  Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation\; and <strong>Mr. Bipul C
 handra</strong>\, Managing Director of Ducati India. The lecture series wi
 ll address themes of governance\, constitutional values\, economic policy 
 and institutional leadership.</p>\n\n<p>The festival will include <strong>
 workshops\, a Technology Summit\, and a Business Conclave</strong>\, focus
 ing on industry-relevant skills\, entrepreneurship\, and innovation. Previ
 ous editions have seen participation from organizations such as Bajaj\, Bo
 eing\, Cisco\, and Genpact.</p>\n\n<p>Kshitij 2026 will feature a wide ran
 ge of competitive technical\, analytical and innovation-driven events\, dr
 awing student participation from across the country and abroad. Core engin
 eering competitions include <strong>Robowars</strong>\, <strong>Drone Raci
 ng\, Laws of Motion\,Championship</strong>\, <strong>Line Follower</strong
 >\, <strong>Droid Blitz</strong>\, and <strong>Sand Rover</strong>\, testi
 ng skills in robotics\, automation\, aeromodelling and mechanical design. 
 Mechatronics events focus on autonomous systems\, control algorithms and r
 eal-time decision-making</p>\n\n<p>The festival will also host multiple <s
 trong>hackathons and coding challenges</strong>\, including <strong>Overni
 te</strong>\, <strong>Source Code</strong>\, <strong>On-Block Web3 Hackat
 hon</strong>\,<strong>Tech Triad Hackathon</strong>\,<strong>Scam Bust Cha
 llenge</strong>\,<strong>Lexicognition</strong> <strong>AI</strong>\,<stro
 ng>Build with Gemini </strong>and the <strong>NLP Challenge</strong>\, add
 ressing problem statements in blockchain\, artificial intelligence\, cyber
 security.</p>\n\n<p>On the management and innovation front\, events such a
 s <strong>B-Plan</strong>\, the <strong>Indian Case Challenge</strong>\, 
 <strong>Enigma (Biz-Tech Quiz)</strong>\,<strong>Anadigix</strong> and <st
 rong>Kshitij Maths Olympiad</strong> provide platforms for entrepreneurshi
 p\, strategic thinking and analytical excellence. Sustainability-focused i
 nitiativeslike <strong>SolarVision</strong> and the <strong>WASH Innovatio
 n Challenge</strong> highlight real-world applications of technology for s
 ocial impact.</p>\n\n<p>Kshitij 2026 will host large-scale <strong>technol
 ogy and robotics exhibitions</strong>\, featuring quadruped robots\, human
 oid robots\, autonomous service robots\, AR/VR-integrated systems and LiDA
 R- based installations presented by the Centre of Excellence in Urban Plan
 ning and Design<strong> (CoE- UPD)</strong>\, IIT Kharagpur. The exhibitio
 n zone will also feature a showcase of<strong> Ducati motorcycles</strong>
  and a professional<strong> stunt show </strong>by<strong> Hero MotoCorp<
 /strong>.</p>\n\n<p>The <strong>Megashows</strong> this year will be headl
 ined by live performances of <strong>Raftaar</strong> and <strong>Last Min
 ute India\,</strong> reflecting the scale and outreach associated with the
  festival</p>
URL:https://www.knowafest.com/kshitij-2026
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