At CIE, events aren't organised just to fill a calendar. Every event gives students something to experience — a skill, a challenge, a pitch, or a conversation worth having.
Workshop Carnival 2.0
Workshop
Workshop Carnival 2.0
Apr 10–11, 2026Workshop Carnival 2.0
Learn something by actually trying it. Practical learning across domains through activities and hands-on work, not just someone explaining a concept — come curious, leave knowing something new.
Workshop Carnival 2.0
Apr 10–11, 2026Expert-Led Tracks
Learn directly from practitioners. Each workshop track delivers hands-on expertise in UI/UX, IoT, content creation, and product design.
Workshop Carnival 2.0
Apr 10–11, 2026Build, Don't Browse
Every session ends with something tangible. Teams prototype, test, and iterate — no passive learning, no slides-only talks.
Workshop Carnival 2.0
Apr 10–11, 2026Cross-Domain Collide
Designers collaborate with developers. Strategists work alongside engineers. That friction is where the best ideas are born.
Workshop Carnival 2.0
Apr 10–11, 2026Live Feedback Loop
Mentors circulate every hour, giving real-time critique and direction. No waiting till the end to know if you're off track.
Workshop Carnival 2.0
Apr 10–11, 2026Skills That Stay
From prototype to portfolio. What you build during Carnival follows you well beyond the campus boundary.
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Innovation Challenge
Business to Brand
Apr 3–4, 2025Business to Brand
A good idea also needs a good story. Teams work on branding, communication, and visual identity — thinking creatively about how ideas get presented to the world.
Business to Brand
Apr 3–4, 2025Visual Identity
Concept sketches evolve into full brand systems — logos, palettes, and typographic language — all under a 48-hour deadline.
Business to Brand
Apr 3–4, 2025The Ad-Film Track
Script it. Shoot it. Edit it. Teams produce a complete ad film for their chosen brand — entirely within the hackathon window.
Business to Brand
Apr 3–4, 2025Pitch Day
Final brand presentations evaluated live by a panel of industry jurors. High pressure, high stakes, high impact.
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Innovation Challenge
Hustle Mania
Apr 24, 2023Hustle Mania
Think fast. Adapt faster. Entrepreneurship rarely goes according to plan — teams think quickly, communicate clearly, and adapt when things change under real pressure.
Hustle Mania
Apr 24, 2023The Sales Sprint
Teams hit the floor with a product and a pitch. Real customers, real pressure — close the deal or go home.
Hustle Mania
Apr 24, 2023Negotiation Duel
Head-to-head rounds of business negotiation. Whoever walks away with the better deal — and the logic to prove it — advances.
Hustle Mania
Apr 24, 2023Ad Blitz
30 minutes to conceptualize and present a full advertising campaign for a surprise brand brief. Speed and clarity win.
Hustle Mania
Apr 24, 2023Strategy Board
Evaluate a failing business, diagnose the root cause, and present a turnaround plan in under an hour.
Hustle Mania
Apr 24, 2023Hustle Champions
The team that scores highest across all five domains earns the Hustle Mania trophy — and the bragging rights that come with it.
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Startup Meetup
Equinox E-Summit 2K24
Nov 28–30, 2024Equinox E-Summit 2K24
Conversations that can change the way you think. Students hear different journeys, interact with people who've built things of their own, and explore ideas beyond their usual environment.
Equinox E-Summit 2K24
Nov 28–30, 2024Startup Pitches
Founders take the stage. Investors in the front row. The most promising student ventures compete for funding and mentorship.
Equinox E-Summit 2K24
Nov 28–30, 2024Investor Connect
Structured one-on-one sessions between student entrepreneurs and angel investors — real conversations, real opportunities.
Equinox E-Summit 2K24
Nov 28–30, 2024Speaker Series
Industry veterans share unfiltered lessons from building companies. No scripts, no PR spin — just the truth about entrepreneurship.
Equinox E-Summit 2K24
Nov 28–30, 2024Innovation Showcase
Stalls, demos, and live prototypes from the most innovative student projects across engineering, design, and business.
Equinox E-Summit 2K24
Nov 28–30, 2024Awards Night
The summit closes with recognition across categories — best pitch, best innovation, most scalable venture, and more.
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Workshop
Workshop Carnival
Mar 11–16, 2024Workshop Carnival
Six days of hands-on exploration. Participants tackled UI/UX design, IoT, and WordPress through structured challenges and expert guidance.
Workshop Carnival
Mar 11–16, 2024UI/UX Track
Design thinking meets real products. Teams redesign existing apps and pitch their improvements to practicing UX designers.
Workshop Carnival
Mar 11–16, 2024IoT Lab
Sensors, circuits, and code. Participants build working IoT prototypes from scratch with expert guidance on hardware and firmware.
Workshop Carnival
Mar 11–16, 2024WordPress Build
From blank canvas to live website. Participants design, develop, and deploy a fully functional site — in a single session.
Workshop Carnival
Mar 11–16, 2024Domain Showdowns
Each track ends with a domain-specific contest. The best project across design, IoT, and web earns recognition and prizes.
Workshop Carnival
Mar 11–16, 2024Community Builders
Beyond skills — students leave with a network of peers, mentors, and collaborators who share the same drive to create.
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Innovation Challenge
GI Mahotsav 2024
Mar 26–28, 2024GI Mahotsav 2024
Geographical Indications Products Mela — a unique journey through India's rich cultural heritage and its most protected regional crafts.
GI Mahotsav 2024
Mar 26–28, 2024Heritage in Focus
Over 50 GI-tagged products on display — from Banarasi silk to Darjeeling tea. Each tells a story of place, craft, and community.
GI Mahotsav 2024
Mar 26–28, 2024Artisan Stories
Meet the makers behind the products. Live demonstrations of traditional crafts that have been perfected over generations.
GI Mahotsav 2024
Mar 26–28, 2024Policy & Protection
Panel discussions on how GI tags protect India's cultural exports and what more needs to be done for artisan welfare.
GI Mahotsav 2024
Mar 26–28, 2024MSME Connect
Direct linkages between GI-certified producers and buyers, distributors, and e-commerce platforms — bridging craft and commerce.
GI Mahotsav 2024
Mar 26–28, 2024Cultural Economy
Workshops on building sustainable businesses around traditional crafts, with frameworks from IPFC and MSME specialists.
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Hackathon
MetaLoop
Oct 6–7, 2023MetaLoop
Build something. Break something. Fix it. Repeat. A 36-hour hackathon where teams find out how they work when the clock is running — bugs, disagreements, and all.
MetaLoop
Oct 6–7, 2023AR/VR Track
Build immersive augmented and virtual reality experiences. Teams push the boundaries of spatial computing in 36 hours.
MetaLoop
Oct 6–7, 2023Blockchain Track
Smart contracts, NFTs, and decentralized apps. Teams explore the infrastructure layer of the open metaverse.
MetaLoop
Oct 6–7, 2023Virtual Worlds
Design and build navigable 3D environments — social spaces, games, and interactive experiences for the next internet.
MetaLoop
Oct 6–7, 2023Deeploop Mentorship
Deeploop engineers embed directly with teams throughout the hackathon — real mentorship, not just scheduled office hours.
MetaLoop
Oct 6–7, 2023Final Showcase
36 hours of building. 10 minutes to present. A panel of Web3 investors and metaverse builders judges the final showcase.
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