INCOGNITO REVISITED...

So did you hear the big news? The INCOGNITO 2011 has been postponed by a day due to some unforeseen circumstances and the new dates are 12^th, 13^th and 14^th MARCH!! But nothing else would change- the verve, the excitement, the fun & frolic and the platform to showcase your technical talents!  Also adding to our celebration the very first night would witness GURDAS MAAN making you swing to his musical tracks. This star night would provide all the exhausted participants a reason to relax and enjoy. We Indians believe in UNITY IN DIVERSITY. Adhering to this belief the second night would be enchanted by the calm and mysterious music of the SUFIS. Soothing music after a day’s hard work is like the SPRING after bitter WINTERS.

Heard of HELL DOWN UNDER?? Does that strike a chord in your mind..?? If not, let us help you! It is the tag line of the platform the youth of today craves to be at. Inspired from the ROADIES (MTV), INCOGNITO brings forth “ERO-e-KAUT 2.0”. Keeping intact the feel, the ambience, the energy and well, the mean side of the event, ERO-e-KAUT tasks promise to be a roller coaster ride, sending a chill down your spine and giving you Goosebumps all over. If you think you can handle this, and are DARING enough then this is the place to be at. Look out for the online forms on the OFFICIAL site, www.incognito.co.in

Your forms should be submitted by 12^th March 2011 at the DAVIET campus by 6:00 pm. Don’tmiss out the opportunity. We are waiting for you!

P.S. Be Yourself  ;)

HACK-O-MANIA: Entering the underground world.

In an increasingly net savvy world, hacking is something you cannot ignore, gone are the days when your biggest fear was being mugged on the street-you need not step outside your house to be robbed. And it’s not just money they are after: this time they will steal your identity, alienate your friends, listen to your most private conversation and embarrass you in front of the whole world, and you may not even get to know the nationality of the culprit. Can you stop this onslaught of some brainiac somewhere on the planet looking for some fun at your expense?


The answer to this question was discovered by a large number of students on 18th and 19th of Feb. at DAVIET, Jalandhar, during a workshop on ethical hacking organized by i3indya in association with INCOGNITO 2011. The 16 hour workshop gave an insight into the life of a hacker, the requirement for the job, and the thrills of "breaking and entering" while staying within the law. During the workshop it was shown that the skills employed by hackers were not as complicated as you would assume, and while loopholes do exist on almost every big site, it is usually the carelessness of the netizens that the hackers exploit: that the safety of our online existence depends on us.

The workshop, as with everything bordering on illegal was an instant hit. Happy faces left the hall as the realization of the threats was overwhelmed by the empowerment achieved by the knowledge from the workshop.

And for those of you who missed this wonderful opportunity, you need not repent: more workshops are coming your way.

For more details check out the official website.

Its official..!

Its official!

The much awaited fest has finally received a nod from the authorities. The biggest event of the season is scheduled for this march: most likely dates are 11^th, 12^th and 13^th. And to put an end to all that we have been hearing through grapevine- the fest retains its original name i.e. INCOGNITO. The official facebook page has already been launched. While we are continuously making an effort to keep you abreast of the latest development, it is imperative to provide a platform for everyone to make their voices heard.

This idea of having a blog is to provide you an opportunity to comment on latest update, be it a suggestion or a query. We believe your active involvement will play a pivotal role in the success of the fest.

Recently, in the absence of a proper interface, the rumour mills have been churning out some pretty strange stuff. And it is our job to put an end to those. So here it is.

Yes, the fest was briefly in the danger of losing its name-in fact we had been asked to suggest some alternatives. After little bit of coaxing failed to make any impact we sent in our alternative- techquilla (yes we did!). That seemed to do the trick.

And yes, we are chasing a wild number as far as the sponsorship is concerned, as people with big dreams often tend to do. And even though we are very optimistic about it, we request those with any contacts to please come forward. It is in the matters that involve money we learn the most. And those bringing in sponsors will get their cut. Since the whole process has just started, the only promise we can make is to give token of love appreciation to the winners by members of opposite sex, but somehow we have a hunch that it’s not gonna be liked by the authorities.

Jokes aside, we just have about a month to set everything in order. The countdown has begun. A lot is still to be done, which means you are going to see a lot more of posts here.

Do check out the official INCOGNITO 2011 page , if you haven't already.

God bless. At least till next time

HERE WE GO AGAIN...!!

Hey all you people….CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Now in case you are wondering what this big congratulations is for, let me remind you!! It’s for the success of "ABHIYANTA"(15^th September). And this congratulation goes to all the members of the team Abhiyanta as well as each student who participated and became a part of the event. Cheerssss guys… The enthusiastic participation and the overwhelming response was what made the event successful!! J

A quick recap of how it went about… The events in all the departments were held all day long!! The day was closed with a prize distribution ceremony. The chief guest for the ceremony was Er. Vinod Sharma, Senior Engineer, POWERCOM. The Principal and the HODs of all the departments were also present. Not only the students but the faculty too was honoured for their immense contribution in the engineering field. To put it in other words, the efforts of none went unappreciated.

This was just a step towards our main goal...i.e. THE INCOGNITO 2011. The sooner, the better as we say. So the sooner we start preparing for the BIG event, the better it shall be. And it is not just the responsibility of  few students but as it is the brand name the responsibility stands on all of us. 

Find out your potential so that THE INCOGNITO 2011 also becomes a big success.  So just grab every chance that you get and prove your worth.

So gear up now and charge yourself up for the next BIG THING: P :P....

Participate right from here, Any IDEAS are welcome...We desperately need fresh new talent in our midst... Suggest any WORKSHOP that should be organized at THE INCOGNITO 2011. Give as many suggestions as you like, irrespective of your department. So guys let’s get the dice rolling as soon as we can....!!!!!

P.S. The internals won’t be sent on the basis of this so be free and send your ideas. :P :P

Signing off now…. CIAO!! :D

TAKING A STEP AHEAD..........STILL MILES TO GO..!!!!!

Hey all you guys….thanks a lot for the great response you gave to the MICROSOFT CUGs Recruitment Drive that was held on the 11^th of September. The participation was amazing and so was the enthusiasm amongst everyone who participated. Not to forget…congratulations to all the members of the organizing committee-great job done!

Now to proceed further with more technical events to be held in the college we have the 15^th of September coming up which would be celebrated as Engineer’s Day! :D :D

“Engineering is not merely knowing and being knowledgeable, like a walking encyclopedia; neither it’s merely analysis nor the possession of the capacity to get elegant solutions to non-existent problems; but it is practicing the art of the organized forcing of technological change…Engineers operate at the interface between science and society…”

They say “Having gratitude and not showing it, is just like wrapping a gift and not giving it”

So with a motive of saluting a great personality and expressing a tribute towards an eminent engineer Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya whose birthday is celebrated as engineer’s day(15^th September) in India,  we have come up with the idea of “ABHIYANTA”….

A little background history!!!

September 15 is a memorable day in the annals of the engineering fraternity in the country in general and of 'The Institution of Engineers '(India) in particular as on this day 147 years ago, Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, the towering personality in the history of Indian engineering, was born.

So being from the same fraternity it becomes imperative that we recognize the importance of this day and pay our regard to this eminent personality who in recognition of his monumental services towards national development and for the cause of engineering,  was honoured with the country’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in the year 1955 .

Back to ABHIYANTA.....THANK GOD.. :p :p

In the light of this we feel extremely happy to bring you a platform where we will put all our “ABHIYANTAS ” (ohhhh sorry I forgot to tellJ,abhiyanta is the Sanskrit word for engineer)to a test where the ones showing strength ,equilibrium and toughness to resist the challenges will be acclaimed the winners!!!The day will comprise of a number of events to check your strengths on technical, literary and entertainment fronts because for us the mantra is “survival of the fittest”….. so join us hands in hands to make the imagination  painted by us can  be magnified in reality. Hope to see you all there in full fervour!!!!!!!

The following events will test how good you are with your skills as an “abhyanta” :

          War of Webbie Warriors

          DET

          IT Quiz

          Auto-al-Qaida

Akaar

Setu N

          Quizzotica (The general quiz)

Fame in 60 seconds

Design-o-circuit

Electrical Totting

Itz more like Aa dekhein zara…kismet kitna hai dum.. lol :P :P

So if you think you have that dum required for 15^th, be ready to show your skills.

check out the given website for further details: abhiyanta.co.nr

you can also contact us....our email id is mailto:abhiyanta_daviet2010@rediffmail.com

:) :)

CHEERSSSSSSS TO THE NEW BEGINNING...

Considering that the teachers would be going through our blog as well…lets keep this a little formal...but definitely not boring....

The basic aim of this blog is to have a very friendly interaction with all the students….to keep them acquainted with the upcoming events of the college as well as the output and the feedback to those events. So not wasting too much space and our time let us ROCK ON \m/…….

RECRUITMENT DRIVE BY MICROSOFT CUG (11th and 12th August,2010)

The first event that is going to be held under the Microsoft CUG (Chandigarh User Group) is the RECRUITMENT DRIVE being held on the 11^th and 12^th of August,2010.  First of all…you would like to know what a user group is about!!

USER GROUP-not making it look like a definition but still giving a proper description :P …user groups are typically independently run, volunteer groups that meet from time to time and share information on a variety of technical topics. So in our language its more like meeting up and getting more out of the Microsoft platforms, products, technologies and resources and that too in a totally inexpensive way!!

Okay, now whatever would follow would be kind of a little boring for some…but definitely informative…. CUG is a non-political, non-profitable group which is run by Microsoft Student Partners (MSPs)….these MSPs represent some of the best technical minds in the country and work very close to Microsoft and so they represent the same across their campuses and region to evangelize Microsoft technologies. The CUG promotes every product that is technology related and support information by providing online help, chats, conducting exciting events etc.

Now in case you did not doze off on that…lol…here is the selection criteria to be a member of the CUG!!!

After being identified with their general qualifications, attitudes and reasons for participating, successful applicants then go through a selection process where they are assessed on the basis of:

1.       Leadership skills

2.       Communication skills

3.       Marketing skills

4.       Technical skills

5.       Managements skills

In case you feel you can pull that down, then the next thing you need to do is register yourself for appearing in the selection by submitting Rs. 50/- to the respective CRs of your class along with your e-mail ids. The CR is to submit the same to the members mentioned below.

So after having read all that I guess all you people interested in technology would definitely take part in this event. So gear up and be ready…\m/ :D

Oyeeeeeeeeeee…..the team members you can contact for the registration for the selections are:

Tarun Puri (CSE-3)                                            contact no:-9888004497

Gagandeep Singh (CSE-3)                            

Bhavya Dube (CSE-3)