17/01/2025
Dear Madam/Sir,
Greetings from Vasantdada Patil Pratishthan's College of Engineering and Visual Arts, Mumbai!
We hope this message finds you in good health. We are excited to announce that Quasar is back with more enthusiasm and fervor!
Quasar 3.0 is a 24-hour national level hackathon, which will be held on Saturday, March 8, 2025, and Sunday, March 9, 2025, where students will showcase their technical skills and knowledge for a prize pool of ₹1,25,000. We would like to extend a warm invitation to your students to participate in this marquee event to create impactful projects that will help our communities and societies find engineering and technology solutions to everyday problems. This will help them to understand, learn, and improve their technical skills, also broadening their technology horizon.
The students are expected to choose one of the problem statements from the list of problem statements provided in the attached document. These problem statements are carefully curated to promote creativity and technical expertise in solving real-world problems.
Important Enclosures:
Registration Link: Students are supposed to register on UnStop: https://unstop.com/o/ZbuJcHl?lb=tZoFNIx&utm_medium=Share&utm_source=shortUrl
Brochure of Quasar 3.0: This contains detailed information of the process of Quasar 3.0.
List of Problem Statements: This contains 12 problem statements from which the participants are required to select one statement. Any problem statement other than those listed here is not allowed.
Link for problem statements: https://bit.ly/quasar3-ps
Sample PowerPoint Presentation: Participants are provided with the sample PowerPoint presentation link, and by using this template, participants will have to create a detailed PowerPoint Presentation and upload it on the UnStop dashboard. On the Unstop dashboard, there is an upload button and you can upload the same from Sunday, January 26, 2025 till Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
Link for sample PowerPoint presentation: https://bit.ly/quasar3-pptsample
YouTube Link: A glimpse of our previous edition, Quasar 2.0, to give you an idea of the event's scale and success. https://youtu.be/rhrnUvGtINo?si=TNed_9RNzeeLSpVx
Terms and Conditions: Please review our Terms and Conditions for participation guidelines.
As an exciting incentive, we will recognize and award the college with the highest number of registered students. This presents a wonderful opportunity for your institution to gain recognition for its active participation! For more details, please visit this link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IYA6TTCVqPmPJn5BIno4hrIqKpqi-IvCo_Xj-naMKDM/edit?usp=sharing for college competition count.
Important Dates:
Round 0 : PPT submission starts from Sunday, January 26, 2025 (UPDATED) (via Unstop).
PPT submission deadline is Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
Live presentations will commence from Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
For Round 1 : Online PPT presentation slots will be communicated with you accordingly.
Your 5-minute PowerPoint Presentation will be crucial for selection to participate in the offline Quasar 3.0 event on March 8-9, 2025.
Prize Distribution for Quasar 3.0: Total Prize Pool: *₹1,25,000*
Grand Prizes: 1st Place: ₹40,000, 2nd Place: ₹30,000, 3rd Place: ₹20,000, 4th Place: ₹10,000.
Track Winners: Total for 12 problem statement track winners: ₹24,000 (₹2,000 each)
Special Surprise Prize: ₹1,000 awarded on the day of the hackathon.
This distribution aims to reward creativity and excellence among participants!
Feel free to reach us in case of any inquiries. We are excited to have your students participate in this hackathon and stand a chance to win in Quasar 3.0.
Thanks & Regards,
Organizing Committee
Quasar 3.0
VPPCOE&VA
Contact No: +91 82911 40761 (Pranav Yamagekar)
