AHMEDABAD, India   — The Faculty of Technology at CEPT University commemorated Engineer’s Day with a two-day event filled with engaging activities, competitions, and insightful discussions. The celebration provided a platform for students and faculty to reflect on the core values of engineering and address the pressing challenges facing the industry today.

The exciting two-day event consisted of a host of activities, which included several competitions that saw participation from other educational institutes in Ahmedabad, a panel discussion, a fire safety workshop, an impressive display of installations by CEPT students and cultural activities. The event began with the commencement of E-Day 2024 by Dr. Tridip Suhrud, Provost, CEPT University.

Several students from various educational institutes in Ahmedabad participated in an inter-university competition themed ‘Deciphering Real Estate 2050,’ where they presented their perspectives and vision for the future of Indian cities.

The focal point of the competition was to bring out futuristic creativity alongside applied scientific principles among the participants. CEPT students Jenish Kathariya and Utkarsh Agarwal won the top two spots and Mudra Bhatt from Nirma University secured the third prize.

The second day of the E-Day celebrations featured a panel discussion titled ‘Deciphering Real Estate’ where in well-known industry practitioners such as Chitrak Shah, Managing Director, Shivalik Group; Shaan Zaveri, Co-Founder, Amaya Group; Sarthak Bhansali, S S Bhansali & Co. (RERA Finance Expert & Consultant); Architect Harshad Mistry, HM Architects; Keval Parikh, Director, RJP Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.; and Advocate Kirat Damani deliberated on subjects that gave students an insight on the ground realities of real estate.

Alongside these events, 30 trees were planted at the University’s girls’ hostel near CEPT Archives, in collaboration with the Indian Plumbing Association with the objective of showing support to the government’s ‘Ek Ped, Maa Ke Naam’ campaign.