Dronacharya College of Engineering, Gurgaon and ISTE Student Chapter jointly organized a Regional Level Technical Event: DEX-TECH 2014 in the college premises. The mega event which was spread over a span of 2 days from 25th-26th September 2014 witnessed speakers from esteemed institutions like IIT-Roorkee and organizations like CETPA and CAD Center along with participation from the innovative minds of Dronacharya and other engineering colleges who presented their projects on the 2nd day of the event.

Dr. Devender Singh Mor, Director –CDL Govt. Engg. College and an honorary fellow member of ISTE gracing the occasion as the Chief Guest. His speech in the opening ceremony of the event inspired and motivated the entire gathering.

Day 1

The 1st day of the event was divided into 2 sessions: a seminar which was followed by expert lectures.

The day began with a seminar on the subject “ART OF RESEARCH- A dive into the depth of realm of exploration”. It was delivered by the Keynote Speaker “Mr. B.K. Kaushik”,Associate Professor, Electronics and Communication Engineering Department, IIT-Roorkee. He talked about various nuances of writing an effective research paper. He began by emphasizing on the need of motivation to write a good paper without which a research paper is merely a sheet of paper. He threw light on the fact that India currently lacks innovation, which is the key to writing a good research paper. He also made the gathering ponder upon the fact that “Quality of research papers is more important than Quantity” and how important it is to publish research work in good quality journals and conferences like IEEE and Springer. This was followed by a brief round of question answers. It was overall a very knowledgeable session and was very well received by the audience.

The second session for the day consisted of 3 expert sessions which were delivered by experts: Mr. Hari Ji Srivastav, Mr. EshaanVerma and Mr. Syed Mohd Ahmad from CETPA and CAD CENTER in various field like JAVA, MATLAB and AUTOCAD respectively. The students attended these lectures based on their areas of interest and gathered knowledge on specialization-specific applications and their usage for research purposes.

On the whole Day 1 was a complete package for the students to familiarize them with what is research, how to write a research paper and what tools and technology can be used to bring their research from just and idea to real life.

Day 2

The 2nd day of DEX-TECH 2014 i.e. 26th September’14 saw active participation by students of all the branches of the college in the Project Competition. The basic idea behind the event was to bring out the innovation in the mind of the students and give them the opportunity to explore the real life applications of Engineering.

A total of 32 teams participated in the project competition. The competition was divided into 2 rounds. The 1st round of the competition. It was a treat to see the whole lot of innovative projects that came up in the 1st round showcasing applications of engineering in varied fields like Software, Robotics, Mechanical and many more. The top 10 teams from round 1 were shortlisted to move ahead to round 2 and showcase their working projects to the judges. At the end of round 2, the top 3 teams were adjudged as Winners, 1st Runner Up and 2nd Runner Up respectively. The winning team won a cash prize worth Rs. 2000/-. While the 1st and 2nd Runners Up got Rs. 1500/- and Rs. 1000/- respectively.