Online Submissions: technicaleventbtx26@gmail.com

• Topic Announcement Date: 19.02.2026 – 5 PM

  • • Smart and functional foods in preventive health care

    • Sustainable protein sources (single-cell protein, algae, lab grown foods)

    • Bio waste to Bio-Value: Circular Strategies for Industrial By-Product Utilization

    • Smart Fermentation: Innovations Driving Industrial Bioprocess Optimization

    • Ai in drug discovery

    • Technological Advancements towards Personalized Medicine

• Last Date for Submission: 25.02.2026 – 11 PM

• Shortlist Announcement: 27.02.2026 – 5 PM

Rules:

1. Maximum 2 members per team. One registration per team is enough.
2. Registration fee: Rs. 200 per team, Rs. 150 for individual. Payment must be a single transaction with team name in “add note”. No spot registrations.
3. Posters must be submitted online; shortlisted teams will present on stage.
4. Presentation: 5–7 minutes + 3 minutes Q&A.
5. Poster format: JPG, portrait orientation. Only original work allowed.
6. Plagiarism leads to disqualification.
7. Jury decisions are final.
8. Best three teams will be awarded prizes.

General Rules:

1. Maximum 2 members per team. One registration per team.
2. Event conducted in 4 phases; time limits must be followed.
3. Use of phones, internet, or external materials prohibited unless permitted.
4. All judge and organizer decisions are final.
5. Best solution wins.

Phase-wise Rules:

Phase 1 – Problem Selection (Company A)

• Teams choose one problem statement; cannot change.
• Time limit: 3–5 minutes

Phase 2 – Technical Planning & Procurement (Company B)

• Design a scientific solution and list equipment/reagents. Justify each item.
• Use provided price catalogue; stay within budget.
• Time limit: 20 minutes

Phase 3 – Pitch & Funding (Company C)

• Pitch: 5–10 minutes including problem overview, technical approach, budget justification, feasibility, and impact.
• Pitch to investors to get investment approval.

Phase 4 – Final Submission

• Submit final solution, approved budget, investor feedback sheet within time limit. Late submissions penalized.

Disqualification:

• Plagiarism
• Misconduct or unfair means
• Repeatedly exceeding time limits
• Violation of rules

General Rules:

1. Register individually or as 2-member team.
2. Multiple rounds.
3. No phones, smartwatches, or electronics.
4. No prompting from audience/teams.
5. Decisions of Quiz Master, Judges, Organizing Committee are final.

Round Structure:

Round 1 – Foundation Quiz

• 50 MCQs, 60 minutes. Top scorers advance.
• Syllabus: 12th-grade science, biotech basics, current science & tech (2025–26), logical reasoning.
• Scoring: +4 correct, –1 wrong, 0 unanswered

Round 2 – Rapid Fire

• Buzzer-based; first to press answers.
• Correct +10, Wrong –5, Passed +5 for next team

Round 3 – Mock Interview

• Panel interview, judged by faculty/industry.
• For 2-member teams, individual interviews.

Disqualification:

• Use of unfair means
• Audience prompting
• Misbehavior

General Rules:

1. Teams divided into factions with 5 sub-teams each (3–5 members/sub-team).
2. Secret agent team assigned per faction. Identity must remain secret.
3. All teams must participate in all phases.
4. Tasks revealed on spot.
5. Follow lab safety rules.
6. Strict time limits.
7. No phones, internet, or external help.
8. Organizers’ decisions final.
9. Best team per faction wins prizes.

Phase-wise Rules:

Phase 1 – Trivia & Bonus Rounds

• Correct answers earn points; bonus points through extra rounds.
• Spy voting identifies secret agent; correct identification → bonus, wrong → penalty.

Phase 2 – Task Stations

• Tasks: Gel loading, pipetting, titration, shelf-life, metabolic pathways, cryptograms, equipment ID.
• Mishandling → penalty points.
• Spy voting & buying round continues.

Secret Agent Rules:

• Introduce minor logical errors or misleading suggestions
• Must participate normally
• Revealing identity → immediate disqualification

Disqualification:

• Revealing identity
• Unfair means
• Misbehavior
• Violation of lab safety

General Rules:

1. Teams or individuals can register for one/more sub-events.
2. No phones, smartwatches, internet, or external materials.
3. Time limits strictly followed.
4. Judges’ decisions final.
5. Winners awarded per sub-event.

Sub-event Rules:

SCRAMBLE

• Unscramble 25 technical terms/molecules with clues
• Time: 30 minutes

THE ADZAP

• Futuristic product on spot
• Include concept, scientific logic, application
• Preparation: 3 min, Performance: 2 min
• Offensive/inappropriate content → disqualification

MICRO-DRIFT (CO₂ Bottle Car Racing)

• Propulsion: vinegar + baking soda only
• No motors, batteries, mechanical systems
• Manual triggering only
• Two trials; best time counts

ADULTERATION AUDIT

• Perform qualitative tests with provided reagents
• Follow lab safety
• Identify pure vs adulterated, mention test, state inference
• Time: 10–15 min
• Unsafe practices → penalty/disqualification

Disqualification:

• Unfair means/external help
• Safety violations
• Offensive/inappropriate content
• Tampering with equipment
• Exceeding time repeatedly