TECHNICA 24, the annual national symposium of the students of the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering organised at NIT Jamshedpur during January 25-27, 2024 by the NIT Jamshedpur in association with Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) Jamshedpur Chapter and Tata Steel Limited. TECHNICA is a unique forum where students from different institutes of national repute come together on one platform to showcase their technical expertise in the field of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering. Like every year, this year’s event took place with the same enthusiasm as in previous years. Participants from various engineering institutions like BIT Sindri Dhanbad, Jadavpur University, BESU, NIAMT Ranchi and many more participated from other technical institutes in TECHNICA 24. It was held in the prestigious presence of organizations like RSB Global, Tata Steel, IIM Jamshedpur, National Metallurgical Lab, RS Rungta Groups, and many more. Every year, we introduce something new and captivating. This year’s attractions include: Rhetorics: Language Arts Competition; Dr. DARA P Antia Metal Quiz: Metallurgy and Materials Science; Quizzica: Science and Technology General Knowledge Competition; Pictured: Photo Contest; Metallography contest, Poster Presentation and Magnum Opus: Technical Presentations Competition to enhance the fest’s appeal. This year, we had over 100 participants from other colleges and over 200 registrations. On the inauguration day, the distinguished chief guest was Dr. Sandeep Ghosh Chaudhary, Chief Scientist at NML Jamshedpur. A special attraction was the visit to NML Jamshedpur and Ramakrishna Forging Ltd. We also organized a mental wellness program by ISKCON where Sri Prabhu Prem Swaroop Ji conducted a session for the students. The felicitation ceremony took place on January 27, 2024, with Mr. Biswajit Jena, RSB Jamshedpur Plant Head, as the chief guest. The valedictory program concluded with a vote of thanks Secretary Technica 24 and Socity of Metallurgical Engineering Students (SMES)
