Kurukshetra (festival)
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| Type | Student-run, non-profit |
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| Founded | 2007 |
| Place | Chennai, India |
| Institute | College of Engineering, Guindy |
| Major events | Xceed, Robowars, Godspeed, Onsite and Online Programming Contests, Initiatives |
| Prize money | 1 Million INR |
| Website | kurukshetra |
Kurukshetra is an international techno-management fest conducted annually by the College of Engineering, Guindy (CEG) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is a four-day event organized by the college's technical body, the CEG Tech Forum (CTF). The name of the fest derives from the location of the apocalyptic battle between the Kauravas and the Pandavas in the ancient Indian Epic, the Mahabharata. The tag-line of the fest, "The Battle of Brains", refers to the battle. The fest was first held in 2007 and is the first techno-management festival in India to be awarded UNESCO patronage. Its logo, the Cyclotron, symbolises the celebration of the indomitable spirit of engineering and innovation.
The festival is organized by the CEG Tech Forum. Founded in the year 2006, the Forum is a student-run, organisation consisting of 18 teams: Brand Relations, Creativity and Content, Management, Creativity and Initiatives, Design, Events, Finance, Guest Lectures, Hospitality, Human Resource, Industrial Relations, Logistics, Marketing, Media, Projects, Quality Assurance and Control, Tech Workshops, XCEED and Karnival.
Hosted for the first time in January 2007, the fest included workshops entitled "Autonomous Robotics", "Ethical Hacking" and "Need for Speed" as part of the event. The project exhibition event received an overwhelming response with more than 250 entries and 25 teams short-listed for the final display. In subsequent years the fest has evolved as a platform to facilitate interaction between students and industry. The 10th edition in 2016 hosted 8 guest lectures, 9 workshops and 12 events in 7 categories with participation from not only students but multiple corporate houses as well; over 20,000 participants from over 800 institutions competed for 1 million in prize money. The fest’s eleventh edition is under the support of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Digital India and the National e-Governance Division, Government of India and its theme is “Combating Climate Change”
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