Mindkraft

Mindkraft is a techno-management fest organized by the students of Karunya University with a plethora of technical and cultural events lined up to encourage the young and promising engineering minds to think out-of-the-box and caters to the need of a whole new learning experience beyond the classroom BOUNDARIES. It has students from over 300 colleges converging at the University campus to be a part of and to witness the best of technology, management and entertainment. Karunya is treading its way to becoming an International University and has lived up to the expectation of its late founder Dr.D. G. S. Dhinakaran, whose vision was to create a technical institution with a social concern to address the problems of humanity by teaching, research and extension in socially relevant areas. With the Secretary of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu presiding over the inaugural ceremony of Mindkraft’08, it continued to strive and become a top notch symposium and can boast of people like B. Bala Nagadevi, DIG of Police, C. Gopinath, Journal/Entrepreneur, and Dr.Yagnaswami Sundara Rajan, a scientist and currently a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Space (DoS) who have been the Chief guests for the event.

History

Every year Mindkraft is conducted with a focus on solving the problems of the modern world, emphasizing on water, food, healthcare and energy sectors.

Mindkraft'07

Mindkraft'07 started with exciting proposal to live what you learn. It crossed the barriers of science; it upheld humanity. The young innovators laid out promising solutions to everyday problems faced by the community. Technical events and games that were organized proved to be both challenging and entertaining. It bring out the talents and innovative skills of over 10000 entrants on a national level.

Mindkraft'08

Crossing the second milestone in the history of Mindkraft, started with inaugural ceremony of Mindkraft'08 presided over by the secretary, Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu. It was held during 6 and 7 March 2008. More than 1200 participants from 600 different colleges were a part of prestigious event.

Mindkraft'10

Mindkraft'10, organized on 5th and 6 March 2010, was inaugurated by B.Bala Nagadevi,DIG of Police. About 800 colleges were invited and more than 1500 participants showcased their talents on different events. An air show performed by the team from Indian Air Force added more colors to the event.

Mindkraft'11

The event stepped in to more heights in the year 2011. Mr.C. Gopinath,Journalist/Entrepreneur inaugurated Mindkraft'11,held on 4th and 5 March 2011.Around 2000 participants battled on various technical fest.The real eye catcher of Mindkraft'11 was the project exhibition by the students of Karunya University. All through these facts, SCHOOL ZONE-a platform where students from 10th, 11th and 12th standards students were invited to view over the different exhibits- has gained much appreciation in this aspect.

Mindkraft'12

To keep with the furor of Technological revolution, Karunya University brings before you Mindkraft'12. It was held on 24th and 25 February 2012.the major activities held in Mindkraft'12 are as follows:

• Technical competitions on different fields of Engineering.
• Mega Science and Technical Exhibition.
• Industrial and Product Expo.
• Guest Lectures by eminent personalities.
• Workshops on Various topics on recent Trends.

Mindkraft'13

The three-day annual technical fest Mindkraft ’13 of Karunya University, with the theme “Cuz Every Human Matters”, took off between 14 to 15 February 2013.The fest with more than 60 events, to promote technology, advanced scientific thinking and creative innovations among the youth, was inaugurated by Y.S. Rajan, Scientist and Technologist. He urged students to learn to live in the modern world. “Do not live in the past. Diversity is the essence of life. Be ready to grab opportunities and do not restrict it to your domain area,” he added. E.J. James, Vice-Chancellor in-charge, and Joseph Kennedy, Registrar of the university, also spoke at the inauguration. Robotron, Melange, Shrishti, Vigyaan, Papyrus, Dextrons, Quizzlers and Codeigy were the main event categories under which a plethora of sub-events were held till February 16.The events were based on the motto – technology with a social concern. A total of 4,174 students from 391 colleges had registered for the fest. Total prize money worth Rs. 6 lakh was up for grabs.

Mindkraft'14

From the wheel to 3D Printing, mankind has evolved in to a technological beast. This year we give a tribute to the evolution of technology and how it has brought color to our otherwise normal lives.Mindkraft'14 is a technical extravaganza put together by the students of Karunya University, Coimbatore which is scheduled to kick off in February 2014. With a plethora of nerve wracking and nail biting events lined up, it is to be bound by nothing but its motto of promoting technology, scientific thinking and innovation, combining these with the virtues of a true engineer and providing a platform to reach the pinnacle of success.Mindkraft'14 is set to leave you spell bound with its sheer grandeur! With an inspiring fusion of technology, science and entertainment, Mindkraft'14 promises to give you a stimulation experience that will leave you in a state of trance.

Events

The events held during the three-day long fest range from a saga of robot wars to breath-taking of band competitions. From coding marathons to an alluring game of treasure hunt.

Vigyaan

Science is the theory on which engineers stand and so Vigyaan is a battle of the best brains which pushes the students to refuel their minds and develop and innovate and thus we have scientists in the making. The events under Vigyaan are CAD-esign in which the participant has to design a 2-D drawing and realize it as a 3-D model and assemble it; also events like Best Civil Engineer, Lathe-It, Electro Scrapheap and Techkraze.

Robotron

Robotron is an event in robotics which appeals to the masterminds who can design and develop their own bots. The events lined up under this are Grid Wars, Castle Break, Aqua Rush, Robo-Rovers, Droid Wars, and Speedophrenia. As interesting as the names sound, the bots that you design should be robust enough to withstand the various obstacles that come your way or even battle with the genius designs of the others.

Shrishti

The Sanskrit word Shrishti means "creation", and it is the art of making something from nothing. Finding solutions to everyday problems and designing efficient systems that are sustainable in their approach is the key feature of this event. Aqua word war, Archipedia in which the participant has to design a transmission tower, and Water Purification Unit are the event.

Melange

This event will awaken your creative souls. This event is for the aspiring directors, photographers, artists and craftsmen. The events that come under this are Burn-Out (NFS Most Wanted), Confessions of murderers, Karunya Film Festival, Photophilia, and the Complete Illustrator.

Quizzlers

This is all about questions-answer rounds which will test your basic knowledge about your subjects. If you are an engineer then you should definitely know the answers in these events that are Quizzled Up, Techno Buzzer, and Technovanza.

Dextrons

This is the event for those who are interested in some mind games and investigations as the university students bring to events like Mind Play, Run for the Money, Crime Scene Investigation and Mutated House.

Codeigy

For those who love programming and debugging, they bring to you the challenges that will test your skills to decipher a program and play with it. The events brought to you are Codegenz, Riddle/Unriddle, Step up Coders and I am the Source.

Papyrus

This is a technical Paper Presentation event that invites students to bring forth their ideas and innovations and their research work. Computational Biology, Paper Mania, Electropaperia, Civil Paper Presentation, and Bio riz are the events conducted by various schools and departments of the university.