MVJ College of Engineering Inter-Collegiate Tech Fest “VERTECHX 9.0” Key Focus on Fighter Bots, Hackathon, IoT Challenge

Vertechx 9.0 is the National Level Technical Fest organised by MVJ College of Engineering. The Fest, which was held today on March 1, 2019, saw more than 1500 students, participated in various competitions that tested them on their technical and innovation skills.

MVJ College of Engineering hosted the inter-collegiate national level technical fest “VERTECHX 9.0” at its Whitefield Campus. The theme for the year was “Tech is Omnipresent” with over 1500 students and 40 colleges participating. Vertechx is a national level technical fest, and a platform for all students from engineering colleges across Karnataka and other states to congregate, showcase and prove their technical excellence in Co-curricular activities.  Competitions like Airborne, Aqua Soccer, E-Animate, Fighter Bot, Hackathon, Ideate, Info graphics, IoT Challenge, Pocket Bike Racing, Puzzle Championship, Drone GP, Speed-O-Track, Voice Controlled Robot were part of the two-day festival. Prizes worth Rs.4 lakhs were won by the participants from different colleges, at different events. The Chief Guest for the event Dr. I K Bhat, Vice Chancellor, Manav Rachna University is a distinguished academician and administrator, who has held many key positions in AICTE and NBA. The Chief Guest pointed out “The Success in Future depends upon a balance of Iteration, Innovation and Disruption. Iteration-Doing the same thing better, Innovation- Doing new things, Disruption – Doing New Things that make old things Obsolete. If you don’t disrupt yourself, it will be a gift to you by someone else” The event undoubtedly rose to the next level, with his presence.

About MVJ College of Engineering: MVJCE ranks high in Bengaluru for its singular dedication to world-class engineering and management education. From being the first (under VTU) to offer Aeronautical Engineering courses, to earning 125 University ranks in the last 10 years alone, MVJCE enjoys a solid reputation among the student community, particularly those with a passion for engineering. Today the college stands proud among the 61 engineering colleges in India and top10 engineering colleges in Bengaluru.

MVJ College of Engineering (MVJCE) Bangalore, (URL: www.mvjce.edu.in) has a 36-year legacy of producing quality industry-ready engineers. We offer courses in B.E. in Aeronautical, Mechanical, Electronics and Communication, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, Information Science and Chemical Engineering all of which are accredited by NBA. We also offer B.E. Programme in Aerospace and Civil Engineering. apart from M.Tech programmes in 5 disciplines, and Research Centers in Aeronautical, Civil, Electronics & Communication, and Mechanical Engineering. Every year, around 3500 students study in MVJCE. Till date, more than 21,000 engineers have graduated from MVJCE. For the past four years, MVJCE has been positioned among the top 4 Colleges in the University for the number of University ranks its students have secured. The academic strength of MVJCE is reflected in the constant and excellent results over the past 10 years - above 96% University pass percentage, and 125 University ranks.

MVJCE has established Tinkering lab, Tomorrow’s Engineers club, UAV lab, Astronomy club, Robotics & Industrial automation lab, Entrepreneurship & Development cell, Idea box, Industry Institute Partnership Cell,  Infosys Campus connect programme, NI LabVIEW Academy.