Wednesday, November 4, 2009

TECHNOVA-09 (7th-8th Nov. 2009)

List of events under “MANTHAN SOCIETY"(Chemidexters)

1.Khem-Geo: (2 Members per team)
Prelims: 2 minutes will be given to each team to present the continent they selected. They have to tell about the “Diversity of Chemical Industries” in that particular area, e.g. If they choose South Africa as the area to present; they have to tell about the type of Chemical Industries in various parts of South Africa, e.g. It is famous for its gold & diamond mining, Cuba is famous for its sugar production. They have to present same kind of information about various industries in the parts of the world they have selected, brief comparison, and data about those industries etc.
Finals: The short listed candidates have to present the same topic which they have chosen in prelims through “PowerPoint Presentations”. Time for each team will be 6-8 minutes.
NOTE: All the participants have to submit a hardcopy of their subject matter to judges for authentication of their data. They have to properly mention the reference websites/web pages or attach photocopies of pages of reference books/generals/magazines, etc they have studied.
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2.Fast Track: (2 Members per team)
Prelims: The prelims round will consist of a written test. All the teams will be given same question papers. The teams will be selected on the basis of their speed, time taken in tackling the questions and the number of correct answers. All the above factors will be taken in account in short listing the teams for FINALS.
K-Identification: In the final round of the event we’ll show some blur images of instruments, equipments, molecules, processes, chemical compounds & elements, scientists and similar things. All the rounds will be buzzer rounds. The counting factor for this round will be response time, presence of mind, identifying power & the most important factor “Your Knowledge”.
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3. K’s T.P.P.: (2 Members per team)
Teams will be short listed after prelims round, which will be consist of an oral presentation of the topic in a time limit of 3-5 minutes.
The final round will consist of two rounds for each team. In the first round the teams have to present their TECHNICAL PAPER to Judgment Committee with the help of “PowerPoint Presentations” with proper diagrams & figures. Pictorial presentation and presentations with proper data will be preferred. The second round will be a short question answer round, directly by the committee to check the study level of the presenters. Time limit for final’s presentation will be 7-10 minutes.
Topics for the K’s TPP are as follows-
Adsorption
Alternative fuels
Biodegradable Polymers
Bio-Refinery
Industrial Safety
Make a Bomb
Occupational Exposure to Chemicals
Ozone Depletion
Pumps and Heat Pumps
Rocket Science
Waste Management

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4. Alchemy: (2 Members per team)
Alchemy is a special event for those working brains which have many innovative ideas about the things present around as. Participants can present ideas about new equipments, processes, machinery, designs etc with help of models, presentations, animations, designs, charts etc.
They are free to choose any mode to present their ideas. The motive is to give them a platform in patent world.
Participants have to arrange their own laptops or software if they want to present their ideas through animations; 3-D designs etc. Organizers will only provide a computer system with most of the basic software like MS Office, Flash players, Video and Audio Codec’s etc. with WINDOWS-XP/VISTA platform.

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5. Kem-Aptti: (Individual Event)
Prelims: Prelims of Khem-Aptti will consist of a 40 minutes written MCQ type test consisting 60 questions. Marks Distribution of test will be as follows-
· 1 Mark for each right answer.
· 1/3 negative marking from total score.
· 60% questions will be from general sciences.
· 40% questions will be from general aptitude and resource management, vocabulary.

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6. Sound Out!: (3 Members per team)
This is a quiz event divided into 6 rounds based on knock-out method of elimination. A definite number of teams will be eliminated after each round depending upon total number of entries.
ROUND-1: “Let me check U” In this round question from physics, chemistry, electronics basics, computer basics, general science, recent developments, inventions, noble prize winners etc. will be asked.
ROUND-2: “Do U know…?” This will be a conceptual testing round consists of “Tell me why?” type of questions. Level of questions for the event will be up to 1st year course.
ROUND-3: “Eagle Eye” It will be a visual round. Teams will be shown a picture and questions related to it will be asked.
ROUND-4:“Be Practical” In this round some simple experiments will be performed by the participants and questions related to those practical’s will be asked.
ROUND-5: “Full Democracy” This is a special round based on democratic system, in which the Quiz Master will be a member from each team. Teams divided in groups of two will ask questions from each other. They will have all the rights ’n’ powers of a Quiz Master.
Teams themselves will check the knowledge level of the opposing team.
Enjoy Democracy!
ROUND-6: “Do D Due” After the strong hits given by the opponents in the DEMOCRACY round, teams will be given a chance get back into the game by means of this rapid fire round. One minute will be given to each team to answer maximum number of questions.
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Beyond these formal events a lot of informal stuff like “Don’t make it a joke!”, “Let’s Go…”, “Hobbyist “are also there.

In case of any query regarding time, venue or problem statements either call CHEMIDEXTERS HELPLINE No. (+91)9996726503 or contact undersigned-
Amit (4th year CHE.)
(+91)9416466172, 09253878029
Ghanshyam (3rd Year CHE.)
(+91)9466727717
You may also send your suggestions and queries* to chemidexters@gmail.com
*Problems will be rectified within 5 hours if mailed.
This post is contributed by: Amit Malik