Techkriti is an annual four-day inter-collegiate technical and entrepreneurship festival at the

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Kanpur. The festival is usually held in March. The 28th Techkriti is scheduled to be held from 24 to 27 March 2022. The festival began in 1995 to develop student technological innovation. The word ''Techkriti'' is derived from ''tech'' (technology) and the

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''kriti'' (creation).

History

Techkriti, first held in 1995, had become one of

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's largest technical and entrepreneurial festivals.

Organisation

Techkriti is an entirely student organized festival. The structure of the organising team is four-tiered. Leading the team were the Festival Coordinators along with a team of Heads, each with an allotted portfolio. Administrative portfolios include marketing, media and publicity, finance, security, hospitality and show management. Event-related portfolios include public relations, web and design. Each Head has his own team of coordinators and executives. Techkriti-19 came under extensive scrutiny due to financial mismanagement by the student team and the then finance head. The festival had to be bailed out using funds from the students gymkhana, collected as a part of the fee from current students. These financial malpractices lead to an overhaul of the festival team, which was then overseen by a festival advisory committee chaired by a faculty counsellor.

Workshops and talks

Students and academia at the festival can attend talks by professionals in various fields from India and abroad. Speakers at Techkriti have included aerospace scientist and former Indian president

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founder

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and

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, the only Indian to date to travel in space. Former Afghan president

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was the guest of honour at the 2016 festival, which was scheduled to end with a musical evening.

References

External links

Techkriti Website
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