The Sanskaar Techfest 2018

• Participants must make a storyline on the topic given below using the online software Sway.
  Topics: Technology has changed our present class-rooms.
• The Sway must be saved as Schoolname_Team1/Team2
  For Example :- The SanskaarValleySchool_Team1
• The Sway must contain the Names of the Participants, Classes, School Name and Event Name as First Slide.
• Schools need to create a share the link of the sway and then share with the organizers either by uploading the link on the registration portal on our event website www.techfest.sanskaarvalley.org or by mailing the link to the mail id sanskaartechfest@sanskaarvalley.org by 9th October 2018.
• Top 3 teams will be invited to receive the awards and certificates during the prize distribution ceremony on 13th October 2018.
• The results of this event will be uploaded on our event website techfest.sanskaarvalley.org on 11th October 2018.

• Content
• Originality
• Creativity and Innovation
• Number of multimedia components used
• Overall presentation

• The teams need to create a OneNote collaborative notebook.
• They can choose any topic (Lesson) from any subject and create a multi-section notebook with multi-pages to have the following information about the topic:
• Objectives to study the topic
• Key terms
• Related Video resources
• Worksheets and other useful links
• Quizzes
• For example: If students decide to make a notebook on Evolution of Internet then notebook might have sections to have information about objective, History, important inventions, advantages, disadvantages, quizzes, additional resources and links etc.
• The OneNote must be saved by Schoolname_Team1/Team2_Topic_Subtopic
  For example, TheSanskaarValleySchool_Team1_Mathematics_Algebra
• The OneNote must contain the Name of the Participant, class, section and school name on the first section of the notebook.
• After completing the OneNote notebook, students may create a shared link which can be uploaded on the registration portal, on our event website www.techfest.sanskaarvalley.org or can be shared via email at sanskaartechfest@sanskaarvalley.org. All entries must be received by 9th October 2018.
• Top 3 teams will be invited to receive the awards and certificates during the prize distribution ceremony on 13th October 2018.
• The results of this event will be uploaded on our event website techfest.sanskaarvalley.org on 11th October 2018.

• Notebook design
• Use of Multimedia
• Content, Creativity and innovation
• Overall Presentation

• Participants will be required to create an animation in Stykz on any one of the themes given below:
  • Power of Unity
  • Friendship
• Animation should not be of more than 3 minutes.
• Students may use background music/sound track.
• The animation must depict the Names of the Participants, Classes, School Name and Event Name and Topic in the beginning.
• All the Stykz files needs to save in the format TeamNo_SchoolName eg. Team1_SPS
• Files need to be uploaded as .mov or .gif format on the registration portal, on our event website www.techfest.sanskaarvalley.org or you may send the files/ cloud links on the email id sanskaartechfest@sanskaarvalley.org. All entries must be received by 9th October, 2018.
• Top 3 teams will be invited to receive the awards and certificates during the prize distribution ceremony on 13th October 2018.
• The results of this event will be uploaded to our event website techfest.sanskaarvalley.org on 11th October 2018.

• Originality
• Creativity
• Relevance with the Topic and Clarity
• Choice and music
• Overall Presentation

• This is a movie making competition. Teams are required to prepare a short film (of maximum 5 minutes) on the Theme- "Clean Bhopal, My Dream Bhopal - Let's Bridge The Gap".
• The participants can use live pictures, interviews, videos, audio and copyright free content to create the movie. The movie must depict the following aspects:
  • Best practices/ initiatives taken by BMC, local govternment, various public and private organizations, NGOs etc. for making Bhopal a clean city;
  • What has worked and what has not worked?
  • Areas of improvement/ new initiatives; which can be taken.
  • How as students you can contribute to the drive?
• Students may use any hardware or software to produce the movie, but the specifications of the same needs to be given on the last frame of the movie.
• The movie must contain the Event name, Team No, Name of The Participants, Class, Section and School name on the first frame.
• Movie needs to be saved in mp4 format with good resolution.
• Schools need to upload the mp4 files on the registration portal, on our event website www. techfest.sanskaarvalley.org or may upload the file on One Drive/Google Drive, or YouTube and share link of the same via email at sanskaartechfest@sanskaarvalley.org by 9th October 2018.
• Top 3 teams will be invited to receive the awards and certificates during the prize distribution ceremony on 13th October 2018.
• The results of this event will be uploaded to our event website techfest.sanskaarvalley.org on 11th October 2018.

• Content
• Creativity and Innovation
• Communication through the language of photography and visual art -Visual and aesthetic
• Overall presentation and effectiveness

• The participating teams should create a short (of maximum three minutes) video explaining a challenging concept in physics, mathematics, computers or the life sciences in an engaging, illuminating, and creative way.
• The video needs to be submitted in good resolution in mp4 format.
• Students may feature themselves or use self-created resources/ charts/models/mind-maps or copyright free images etc. in the video to make it self-explanatory.
• Entries that are submitted in connection with the Competition will only be eligible if such Entries (i) are in English, including all scripts and voiceovers, (ii) do not contain content that is unlawful (including any infringement or potential infringement of Intellectual Property Rights), hateful or obscene, in the Competition organizer’s sole discretion, and (iii) do not include any other identifiable individual other than the individual participant unless prior express consent is obtained from such individual or such images are in the public domain.
• The video must depict the Names of the Participants, Classes, School Name and Event Name, subject and topic in the beginning.
• Schools can either upload the video on the registration portal of our event webste www.techfest.sanskaarvalley.org or on Google drive/OneDrive and can share the link with the organizers at the email id sanskaartechfest@sanskaarvalley.org on or before 9th Oct 2018.
• Top 3 teams will be invited to receive the awards and certificates during the prize distribution ceremony on 13th October 2018.
• The results of this event will be uploaded on our event website Techfest.sanskaarvalley.org on 11th October 2018.

• Content
• Originality
• Creativity and Innovation
• Numbers of multimedia components used
• Overall Presentation

• Participants will be required to create a Google Doodle based on any one of the following themes selected by the judge through a draw of lots on the spot:
  • Children's Day
  • Diwali- Festival of Lights
  • Friendship
  • Technology Around Us
  • Asian Games 2018
• The Internet connection will not be allowed. However, students are allowed to use other images/models/effects which are available offline within the software.

• Originality
• Creativity
• Relevance with the Topic and Clarity
• Overall Presentation

• There will be two rounds in this competition.
• Preliminary Round: In this round selection of the participants will be through real time quizzing software.
• Top five teams will qualify for the final round based on their performance in the preliminary round. The quiz master will announce the top five team names and invite them on stage to participate in the final round.
• The Final round will comprise of direct questions, multiple choice questions, audio, visual, connect and rapid – fire rounds.
• scoring system & rules of the round will be explained by the Quizmaster before each round.
• Following is the list of topics which participants may refer; however, it is not exhaustive, other necessary references may also be undertaken.

Computer Fundamentals (History, Types, Generations, basic architecture), Computer and Mobile Operating Systems, Features and identification of digital gadgets, Computer Hardware, software and memory, Latest in IT, Famous Digital World personalities, Computer Games, Computer Science terminology and acronyms. Common Icons, Networking, Cyber ethics acts and laws, mobile based software applications, Plagiarism- laws, consequences, paraphrasing, hacking, phishing, copyrights, patent etc. All about popular IT Companies (like CEOs, Headquarters, Products, Logos, new projects etc.).

The decision of the quizmaster shall be final and binding.

• The teams will be required to complete a task/project from scratch based on the theme which will be given on the spot by the judges.
• Each team will get one and a half hours to complete the assigned task/project.
• Judges may ask a few questions from each team based on their submission.
• Judges will select the top three teams based on the performance of the teams.
• TIn case of a tie, the Judges may give an additional task of 15 minutes.
• The judgement of the judges will be final and binding.

• Completeness of task
• Effectiveness of code/script
• Creativity and innovation
• Overall presentation

• Teams will be required to build a world in Minecraft on the given theme
  Theme: My Dream World
  They are not allowed to use any readymade template.
• On the day of the event, teams will present their Minecraft world in front of the Judges. The teams must bring their own device to do the presentation. The organizers will provide a Projector for the presentation.
• They are required to submit the hard copy of their World Description Document (A write up of maximum 200 words to explain their construction in the Minecraft world) to the Judges.
• The time limit for the presentation is maximum 10 minutes.
• During the presentation, the teams may be questioned by the Jury members.

• Designing Skills
• Creativity
• innovation
• Craftsmanship

• They will play against other school teams.
• The bracket will be made on the day of competition.
• Race mode for the semi-final rounds will be decided by the Organizing Committee and will be informed before the tournament.
• Transmission is automatic.
• Peripherals other than keyboard, mouse and earphones/headphones are not allowed. However, earphones are recommended for participants as school will not provide them.
• For all races, the team of the first participant to cross the finish line will be considered as winner.
• Cars will be provided by the Organizers.
• Each round will be investigated by organizing committee: whether one player is trying to block another player or not & if it happens at that time, the player will be disqualified.
• N2O, collision damage & performance matching will be decided by organizing committee.
• Any issues regarding controls and game mode will not be entertained during the event. The participant is expected to check the controls before the race begins.
• 11) The above rules can be changed or removed without any prior notice to the participants and the judge’s verdict will be binding.

• The participants must design a creative multiplayer educational computer game (fun being its main component) which they will be required to present in front of the judges on the day of the event.
• The time limit of the game presentation is maximum 10 minutes.
• Teams are supposed to prepare and submit the game description document in hard copy to the judges.
• The document must contain the following details:
  • What does my game teach? (Explain why this game is important.)
  • What will my game do? (Define the goal of the game. What are the key features of the game?)
  • Who is the end user/ who will find my game helpful? (Identify a specific person or group of persons who will use this game.)
  • What are the different levels and characters of my game? (Define how many levels this game will have, the background of each level and the characters in each level)
  • How does the player's score increase/decrease and how does the player win/lose in the game? (When does the player get points and when does the player lose points in this game?)
  • User manual – which includes a description of the functionality of the game, keyboard shortcuts used in the game and other instructions to help users.
• The teams must bring their own device to do the presentation. The organizers will provide a Projector for the presentation of the Game.
• During the presentation, the teams may be questioned by the Jury members.

• Accuracy of Game
• Players Involvement
• Creativity and innovation
• Landscape design and craftsmanship

• The teams will have to design an attractive and user-friendly website for Desktop, Tablet or Mobile screens, that should be appealing and informative (minimum 3 pages).
• The topic for the website will be given on the spot by the judges. The judges will select the topic through a draw of lot.
• All necessary Images/ materials that can be used to prepare the website, will be preloaded on their systems.
• Internet facility will not be provided.
• The teams will be provided with notepad / notepad++ text editors to create their website and Chrome/Internet Explorer/Edge web browsers to preview it. They can use HTML and CSS only.

• Design and navigation
• Originality
• Creativity and innovation
• Overall Presentation
• Coding

• Student/s in each group need to bring an innovative project of their own choice to be showcased in innovation zone.
• The Student/s can present any innovation related to technology; a software (an app/website/game/technology), hardware (micro-controller/microprocessor/robot etc.) or a combination of both.
• There will be an exhibition of the projects where students need to explain their idea to the judges.
• All the necessary hardware/software/other accessories for this event need to be brought by the participating school. The organizers will only provide electricity connections and space to display the projects.

• Benefit of the project to the society.
• Technical specification.
• Creativity and innovation
• Scope of modification/extension/add-ons.
• Overall presentation and ability to explain.

• The team will be allotted a theme on the spot, which they must capture from their neighboring surroundings in the form of the 5 best photographs possible from the school campus.
• They will be given 1 hour 15 minutes to click the pictures and 45 minutes to edit and submit the pictures.
• Photograph size must be more than 1 MB [Ratio: 1024 X 768 PX].
• The teams must bring their own camera and another device/s to do the photo editing with the required software installed on it.

• Picture Quality
• Picture Size
• Photo Editing
• Relevance with the theme

• Prelims will be conducted (*Based on the number of teams registering for the event).
• The Treasure Hunt consists of 4-5 clues, each one leading to the next clue. Teams will be given a map to find the treasure. At each location mentioned in the map, there will be a QR Code which needs to be scanned to retrieve the clue.
• The clues are to be found in an order. A team cannot skip a clue. Skipping a clue leads to disqualification of the team.
• One must not search for clues in off-limit areas.
• If a team finds the other team's clue by chance they must not tamper with it. A violation of this rule could cause disqualification.
• Each team must bring one Internet enabled Android phone.
• An Android app will be provided by the organizers which will help the teams to scan the QR-Code and open the clue attached to it.
• The team that will find the treasure first will be the winner. In case no team is able to search the treasure in the assigned duration (2 hours), the winners will be decided based on the number of clues, the teams have cracked.
• The clues to find the treasure will be related to the IT terminology therefore it is recommended that participants must have knowledge of the subject.
• In case participants move any object to search the clue, kindly replace it.
• All the clues of the teams are different and are located at various places, but the final destination i.e. the treasure is same. The team which finds the treasure wins first.

The decision of the judges shall be final and binding.

• All games will be played on PS4 Pro console.
• The games will be played on kickoff mode.
• Headphones, and custom controllers (All controllers must be compatible with a PS4) are allowed.
• The tournament will be a 2v2 tournament on knockout basis.
• Two players from each school will team up for a match.
• The fixtures will be decided by a draw.
• FIFA Trainer will be disabled throughout the match.
• Each game will have a 5-minute half.
• All team available at kickoff (except " international and rest of the world" teams) are allowed.
• Game settings will be on default.
• Each game (except the final) will be a two-legged fixture, with a home and away tie.
• When the result of the match is undecided, it will go to extra time and then penalties (classic).
• Controller settings can be customized.
• Goalkeeper difficulty will be on Legendary.
• Pauses are not allowed when the ball is in play.

Organizers may change the rules (if required). However, the updated rules will be available on the event website at least 2 days before the event.

The decision of the judges shall be final and binding.

• Students in each group can bring any equipment of their choice ex: pen drives, hard drives etc.
• Students can bring any software on their pen drive.
• The participants will have to assemble the PCs and identify the missing/defective component and get it replaced. After this the real challenge begins.
• The students will be logged into the guest account of Windows 10, from where they will execute the following tasks:
  • The first task of the student is to hack into a private SQL server using SQL injection and obtain the password which will be used in the next step.
  • The second task of the student is to copy a word file named "Access denied" present on the desktop of admin account to the guest account. The file will be password protected and the password obtained in the first task will be used here. The file will contain a link which will be used in the next task and a password which will be used in the fourth task.
  • On clicking the link, it will open a YouTube video, but YouTube will be blocked. The third task of the student is to unblock YouTube and download the video to the guest account. YouTube and other sites will be banned by Open DNS and Dans Guardian.
  • The fourth and final task of the student is to change the admin account password to the password obtained in task 2.
• The students will be given two hours to complete the five tasks.
• The tasks can be completed in any order, exception obviously being the first one.
• After every task completion, the participant will call the judge to note the time.
• The above-mentioned rules may be changed by the organizers; the changes will be informed to the participants on the day of the competition.
• If a participant is unable to perform a task they may ask the organizers to bypass that specific task for them, this would result in a time penalty of:
  • 15 minutes for 1st bypass
  • 25 minutes for 2nd bypass
  • 35 minutes for 3rd bypass

• Time will be the criteria for judgement of this event.
• Ranks will be decided based on the time taken to complete the four tasks. The fastest contestant will come first.
• If no competitors are able to complete all the 4 tasks the winner will be decided by taking into account the maximum number of tasks completed by the students and the time taken to do so.

Note: Organizers may change a few rules (if required while cross-checking the logistics). But the latest rule will be available on the event website at least two days before the event.