MindBend

Mindbend
Organisation type	College Technical Festival
Founded	1995
Place	Surat, India
Institute	Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat
Major events	Robowars, Departmental Events
Website	www.mindbend.in

Mindbend is the annual technical festival of SVNIT Surat.Mindbend started off way back in 1995. It has been witnessing active participation for 16 years and has seen amalgamation of ideas and practical exposure. It has been a platform for inspiring innovation and promotes engineering students of diverse disciplines from various colleges across the nation; and urges them to create, share and propagate their initiatives. Apart from being a technical festival, it also caters to audience from management, commerce and other varied disciplines; owing to the versatility of the events and the location of the institute.

Mindbend '11 will be held from 24–26 February 2011.The events organised in Mindbend belong to various genres like robotics, coding, quizzing, departmental events, art etc.

About NIT, Surat

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT) is amongst the premier colleges of our country that were given the status of National Institute of Technology (NITs). Being one of the oldest institutions in the state, it enjoys the presence of the most experienced of faculties, whose intentions not only lie in covering the academic grounds, but also establishing a web of activities that encourage learning by practical methods. This positive motivation is what that ensures active participation of the pool of innovative minds in National as well as International activities.

References

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1. ^ "Over 15K students to participate in Mindbend". The Times Of India. Mar 5, 2010. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/Over-15K-students-to-participate-in-Mindbend/articleshow/5644239.cms. 
2. ^ "SVNIT abuzz on eve of technical fest". The Times Of India. Feb 2, 2006. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1398489.cms/articleshow/5644239.cms. 
3. ^ "Fests in Gujarat technical institutes to have higher budget this year". The Indian Express. Feb 15 2010. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Fests-in-Gujarat-technical-institutes-to-have-higher-budget-this-year/579788.