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The “MURIOUS 18.0” at Jaypee University of Information Technology from 8 to 10th March, stands as a testament to the collaborative efforts of both faculty coordinator Dr. Naveen Jaglan and student coordinators of Jaypee Youth Club.
The vibrant tapestry of “MURIOUS” comprised a broad mix of solo and collaborative competitions organised by the collaboration of ACM JUIT, IEEE, CEC JUIT, TIEDC, SYNAPSE and Tech Club of JYC, with Expanse 3.0, A Bio-Hackathon being a flagship event, held under the supervision of esteemed faculty coordinators, Prof. Shruti Jain, Dr. Hemant Sood and Prof. Tiratha Raj Singh.
In the solo arena, Priyanshu Sood won Picture Perfect, Anant Singh topped Code Caos, Dhriti Sharma emerged victorious in Interface Invent, Arindam took first place in Frame By Frame, Nityam won the title of 3 Days 3 Designs, Pranjal Thakur stood as champion of Make It Print, Astik Tyagi secured the top spot in WEB-O-FIESTA and Yash Khatri won Code Cleanse.
In Esports, Omansh dominated TEKKEN, Anmol and Gagan Rana won the BGMI in Deathmatch category, while Nishant Beniwal, Ritik Baliyan, Aryan Thakur and Ayush Sharma emerged victorious in Battle Royale. Nandaya clinched the top spot in FIFA and Team Aayush Gupta conquered Valorant.
The events organised with other clubs witnessed winners like, Aman and Harsh Kumar forCode Rumble with IEEE, Abhishek Anand and Priyank Gupta for BRIDGE MAKING with CEC, and Gaurav Thakur, Abhishek Singh and Abhay Pratap Singh for Storage Wars with TIEDC.
The flagship bio hackathon ‘MURIOUS Expanse’ witnessed participation of 18 teams having 78 participants, with Team PokemonGo (Aayush Sharma, Divyansh Sehgal, Arpan Chauhan, Ruchir Dhiman) winning the top prize, Team Bio-mancer (Nidhi, Anushka, Kartikey, Ibdat, Nandini) finished second and Team BOB The Builder (Pranshul, Nikshit, Sidhant, Shivansh, Anvesha) secured the 3rd position.
The festivities commenced on the evening of third day with the esteemed presence of the Vice-Chancellor Prof. (Dr.) Rajendra Kumar Sharma and HOD of CSE Department Dr. Vivek Kumar Sehgal, who presided over the prize distribution ceremony, honoring theexceptional talents and achievements of the students. Faculty members from other departments Dr. Amit Shrivastava, Dr. Vikas Bhagel, Dr. Neena Jindal also joined the event to encourage the students motivation. Following this prestigious recognition the culturally enriching extravaganza, “SYNCROTRON” took centre stage, captivating the audience with captivating performances by Theatre, F-society, Apocalypse, Nati and Bhangra, adding an extra layer of vibrancy to the event.
In essence, “MURIOUS 18.0” not only served as a platform for showcasing academic excellence, tech skills and talent but also fostered a sense of community and camaraderie among students, faculty and staff alike. The event’s success was a collective effort and dedication of the various faculty and student coordinators of JYC and various other clubs involved and served as a shining example of what can be achieved through collective effort and unwavering determination.
