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ITM University Gwalior presents

TechUtsav1.0

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October 202614·15·16

Wed – FriITM University, Gwalior

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Theme DayJashn-e-AndaazOct 15 · Traditional (States of India)Oct 16 · TwinningHeld · free · open to School students and faculty
Official TechUtsav 1.0 festival poster: events for October 14, 15 and 16 at ITM University, with registration, website and Hacktoberfest QR codes and the five club logos. Opens full size.the official postertap to zoom ↗8EVENTS

so, what is it?

Three days. The whole campus turned into one big build room.

TechUtsav 1.0 was ITM University Gwalior's technology festival, run by its student clubs. Teams raced a three-round code lock against the clock, rebuilt a broken system with no source code, caught a phishing attempt in a safe simulation, escaped a locked lab in 20 minutes, squaded up for BGMI, and opened their first real pull requests with MLH.

  • 3days
  • 8events
  • 5clubs

straight from the poster:

  • Amazing prizes. Cash prizes across the competitive events, plus MLH prize challenges at Hacktoberfest.

  • Network with experts. Meet faculty coordinators, club leads and builders from across campus and beyond.

  • Certificates for participants. Certificates for participants, as announced on the official festival poster.

  • Exciting events. Eight events across coding, security, esports, reverse engineering and open source — plus Jashn-e-Andaaz, the campus Theme Day.

Run by

  • Nexus Club
  • Code Craft Society
  • IDC Club
  • CyberShield Club
  • AI Club with MLH

the line-up

Eight events. All of them ran.

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  • Official CodeLock poster by Nexus Club: the three rounds Brain Bypass, Mind Maze and Code Breaker, with date, eligibility, prizes, registration QR, fee of 100 rupees per team, student coordinator and sponsor Coding Gurukul.
    Coding

    Oct14Wed

    Nexus Club

    CodeLock

    The Escape Protocol

    A three-round team race against one continuous clock. Clear a round to unlock your next teammate — quiz, then puzzle, then code.

    Time
    1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Participation
    Team · Exactly 4 members
    Registration fee
    ₹100 per team
    View Details for CodeLockWinners of CodeLock
  • Official Elite Arena poster by Code Craft: an armoured figure in red and black with BGMI, Free Fire and Chess prize details.
    Gaming

    Oct14–152 days

    Code Craft Society

    Elite Arena

    The Ultimate Esports Arena

    Two days of esports: BGMI and Free Fire squad tournaments plus an over-the-board individual chess tournament.

    Time
    Oct 14: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Oct 15: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
    Participation
    Squads of 4 · Solo chess
    Registration fee
    ₹50 / ₹100
    View Details for Elite ArenaConcluded
  • Official Re-InnovateX Hackathon 2026 poster by Code Craft: a hooded figure on a throne beneath a glowing green X, with date, team size, fee, Round 2 details, prizes, registration QR and faculty coordinators.
    Reverse Engineering

    Oct15Thu

    Code Craft Society

    Re-InnovateX

    Reverse Engineering Hackathon

    Start with a broken system instead of a problem statement. Understand it, deconstruct it, rebuild it — then make it better.

    Time
    9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
    Participation
    Team · Open to all branches · 2–4 members
    Registration fee
    ₹100 per team
    View Details for Re-InnovateXConcluded
  • Official CyberForge: Phish or Protect poster by CyberShield Club: a phishing hook over an email window beside a classical bust, with date, prizes, coordinators and sponsor Munky Dunky.
    Cybersecurity

    Oct15Thu

    CyberShield Club

    CyberForge

    Phish or Protect

    A cybersecurity awareness and threat-detection challenge. Play Phisher or Defender inside a safe, approved simulation. Think before you click.

    Time
    1:30 PM – 5:30 PM
    Participation
    Individual
    Registration fee
    ₹50 per individual
    View Details for CyberForgeWinners of CyberForge
  • Official Hacktoberfest 2026 Hack Day Gwalior × ITM University poster with MLH, AI Club and ITM University logos, event highlights and MLH prize challenges.
    Open Source

    Oct16Fri

    AI Club with MLH

    Hacktoberfest Hack Day

    Gwalior × ITM University

    An in-person MLH Hack Day. Go beyond tutorials: build, contribute and collaborate on real open-source work. Beginner friendly and free.

    Time
    9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
    Participation
    Teams · Open to all university students
    Registration fee
    Free
    View Details for Hacktoberfest Hack DayWinners of Hacktoberfest Hack Day
  • Official 404: Escape the Room poster by ITM Developer Club: a chained and padlocked orange door surrounded by puzzle pieces, with team size, fees, prizes and date.
    Interactive Challenges

    Oct16Fri

    IDC Club

    Escape Room

    404: Escape the Room

    You have 20 minutes. The system is locked. Find the clues, connect them and restore the system before time runs out.

    Time
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Participation
    Team · 2–3 members
    Registration fee
    ₹100 per person
    View Details for Escape RoomWinners of Escape Room
  • Official Jashn-e-Andaaz (Theme Day) poster by the School of Computing & Intelligent Systems: Traditional (States of India) on 15 October and Twinning on 16 October, illustrated with Indian monuments and people in traditional and matching outfits; 1 to 2 PM at MG Block, open for all School students and faculty members.
    Cultural

    Oct15–162 days

    School of Computing & Intelligent Systems

    Jashn-e-Andaaz

    Theme Day · Traditional (States of India) & Twinning

    TechUtsav's Theme Day. Two days, two dress codes: Traditional (States of India) on Thursday, Twinning on Friday. It was open for all School students and faculty members, with free registration.

    Time
    1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Participation
    Students & faculty · free
    Registration fee
    Free
    View Details for Jashn-e-AndaazConcluded
Valedictory Ceremony artwork from the official schedule poster: a golden trophy before a cheering crowd.

Grand finaleAll participating clubs

Valedictory Ceremony

Friday, October 16 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · prize distribution. This is where the festival closed.

See the schedule

not just coding

Seven ways to play.

Coding, security, esports, reverse engineering, open source and a theme day. Tap a track to see what ran.

  1. CodingCodeLock · Build in the Box
  2. CybersecurityCyberForge
  3. GamingElite Arena
  4. Open SourceHacktoberfest Hack Day
  5. Reverse EngineeringRe-InnovateX
  6. Interactive ChallengesEscape Room
  7. CulturalJashn-e-Andaaz

how the three days ran

Three days, at a glance.

Events ran side by side, so a few shared the same time slot. That was on purpose.

Full schedule
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Official Hacktoberfest 2026 Hack Day Gwalior × ITM University poster with MLH, AI Club and ITM University logos, event highlights and MLH prize challenges.HELDOCT 16
Major League Hacking, Artificial Intelligence Club, ITM University and NAAC Grade A logos

MLH presents · Friday, October 16 · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Lab 505, MG Block

Hacktoberfest Hack DayGwalior × ITM University

Build. Contribute. Collaborate. Students from every domain spent the day past tutorials, shipping a real pull request.

the winners

  • Chip MunksBest Use of Gemma 4
  • Paneer Tikka PizzaBest Use of Open Source AI

what the day was

  • → Features shipped, bugs squashed
  • → Docs, tests, security & performance
  • → Code reviews and a real PR workflow
See the winnersEvent details

the festival has ended

Registration is closed. The results are up.

TechUtsav 1.0 ran October 14–16, 2026. These are the winners published so far. The rest will be added when their organisers send the names.

All winners

the record

Questions, answered.

Can't find it here? Each event's coordinators are listed below and on its own page.

Has TechUtsav 1.0 ended?

Yes. The festival ran October 14–16, 2026 (Wednesday to Friday) at ITM University, Gwalior, and every event has concluded. Registration is closed.

Where are the winners?

Published results are on the Winners page and at the top of each event that has them: CodeLock, CyberForge, Hacktoberfest Hack Day, Build in the Box and Escape Room. Elite Arena, Re-InnovateX and Jashn-e-Andaaz will be added when their organisers send the names.

Can I still register?

No. Parakh, MLH and the Jashn-e-Andaaz form were only for sign-up before the festival. Those pages are no longer linked from this site.

When and where was it?

October 14–16, 2026 at ITM University, Gwalior. Each event page still lists the time and room it used.

Was Hacktoberfest Hack Day free?

Yes. The rulebook states the event was free to attend and conducted entirely in person. Sign-up was on MLH, not on the Parakh payment page.

Could students from other universities take part?

Hacktoberfest Hack Day was open to all university students, ITM and beyond. The Elite Arena rulebook admitted students with a valid ID card of any university, and the Re-InnovateX poster said it was open for all.

Where can I read the rules?

Every competitive event has a rulebook on the Rulebooks page. Each one can be downloaded as a PDF or printed, and the Complete Rulebook has all seven in one file. They are a record of how the events were run.

real humans, real numbers

Talk to the coordinators.

For questions about a specific event, reach its coordinators directly. Venue: ITM University Gwalior, NH-44, Bypass Turari, Jhansi Road, Gwalior (M.P.) 475001.