page_title: Techfest
section_title: Competitions
hierarchical_section_title: Techfest / Events / Competitions
caption_attribution_description: English: Participants of International Robotics Challenge with their bots
context_page_description: Techfest is the annual science and technology festival of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. It also refers to the independent body of students who organize this event along with many other social initiatives and outreach programs around the year. Techfest is known for hosting a variety of events that include competitions, exhibitions, lectures as well as workshops.
  Started in 1998 with the aim of providing a platform for the Indian student community to develop and showcase their technical prowess, it has now grown into Asia's Largest Science and Technology Festival with a footfall of 1.75 lakhs in its latest edition. The activities culminate in a grand three-day event in the campus of IIT Bombay which attracts people from all over the World, including students, academia, corporates and the general public.
context_section_description: Competitions serve as the backbone of Techfest by fulfilling its motto of spreading Science and Technology. Techfest 2019 Competitions saw a total participation of over 32,000 from various parts of the globe. With participation from more than 20 countries, this segment has evolved to become a tremendous stage for international exchange. Young enthusiasts from all over the world come together at this magnificent platform to prove their mettle at the vanguard of technical competitions. Competitions of Techfest, IIT Bombay, covers various genres under this segment like Competitive Coding under International Coding Challenge and World Programming Championship, Aerospace under Drone Challenge and Boeing Aeromodelling Competition, Aquatics under Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Challenge (AUV), RC Nitro Buggy Car under International Full Throttle, Robotics under Robowars and International Robotics Challenge and International Micromouse Challenge, Gaming under E-sports, Structural Engineering under    Crane-o-Mania. Further, Techfest 19-20 also hosted Techfest Olympiads for bright school students for the first time, and the list continues. Competitions have been instrumental in encouraging students to work in the technical field.
  International Full Throttle (IFT), inaugurated in Techfest 2018, the first international edition of the competition previously called Full throttle. Full throttle was already an integral part of Techfest, but in 2018, its scale expanded with international participation. With a growing international participation every year with participants coming from 6 different countries, and over 60+ national teams, International Full Throttle is one of the fastest growing competitions of Techfest. RC Nitro buggies throttled on an off-road dirt track battling to dominate the Techfest Throttle Circuit and put their claim on prize money worth 1.3 lakhs. The thrilling race is a major crowd puller and continues throughout the day with a floating crowd of over 6,000.
   International Micromouse Challenge (IMC), was the first time micromouse challenge was taken up a notch to the international standards and participation. The interesting and coding-wise challenging competition expects participants to make a robot that solves a maze and reaches the center as fast as possible. The competition saw an amazing participation from 10+ international teams and 200+ national teams and offered a prize money of whopping 2.25Lacs. IMC proved to be one of the fastest growing competition in 2019-20 edition.
  The International Robotics Challenge (IRC)  is an international competition, which has participation from over 12 countries. The elimination rounds are held in the respective countries and the finals held at Techfest. Till date IRC has seen participation from France, Russia, Sweden, South Africa, Egypt, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Syria, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Techfest International Coding Challenge also saw participation from different countries. In addition to the list of other competitions, the zonal competitions at Techfest, named Technorion included six nationwide zonal centers as Jaipur, Kolkata, Bhopal, Mumbai, Bangalore and for the first time in Lucknow in 2019-20 competing in robotics and coding competitions namely Meshmerize, CoDecode, Cozmo Clench and Techfest Olympiads held specially for school studentsaround the country.
  Techfest International Model United Nations (MUN) was launched with the aim of spreading political awareness on International affairs. Earlier held under the name of Techfest International Model United Nations until 2014, this competition was relaunched in 2016 as Techfest World Model United Nations (TWMUN). Techfest World Model United Nations (TWMUN) witnesses over 500 delegates from international universities/schools of over 20 countries, coming together to simulate various committees of the United Nations with the prime objective to innovate solutions of various international agendas and build diplomatic relations. TWMUN 2019 saw 10 different committees like WHO, UNGA, UNSC and even a sp
caption: Participants of International Robotics Challenge, Techfest
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