The student chapters of the professional technical societies, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Society of Automotive Engineers and The Robotics Society of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia(JMI), organized a Technical Festival “Celestra” on 29th of February 2024 to commemorate India’s endeavor for Viksat Bharat. The event was inaugurated by Prof. Mini Thomas, Dean, Faculty of Engineering &Technology,JMI. She elaborated on the importance of being a member of any International professional society for the students of engineering, since such memberships provide access to a wealth of information on the industry, opportunities to connect and volunteer with individuals who share the same passion and interests, and guidance throughout the professional journey.
The Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Prof Zahid Akhtar Khan welcomed the faculty members and the students to the event and further emphasized on the importance of professional societies in the present scenario. He encouraged the freshers to enroll in any of the societies of their interest, since almost all technical societies are multi-disciplinary.
The fest had 10 technical competitions, such as Product Selling WAT & GD, AI Image Generation, Technical Treasure Hunt, Open Mic, Technical Quiz, Robocar, Tambola, etc. The students not only from the Faculty of Engineering &Technology but the whole university participated in all the events.
