IIT Madras to host Paradox ‘24 for BS students

IIT Madras hosts Paradox '24 for BS Data Science Programming and Electronic Systems students with workshops, hackathon, and networking opportunities.

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras will host Paradox ‘24 from May 30 to June 2 on its campus for BS Data Science Programming and Electronic Systems students. Around 4,000 students are expected to participate in the annual cultural, techno-sports event. 

Over 27,000 students are enrolled in the BS Data science and BS Electronic systems programmes.

Paradox ‘24 will include an enchanted forest themed prom night, student-run stalls, a 5 km campus run and AI agent hackathon. The hackathon will offer opportunities for students to secure placements and internships through sponsors.

There will be 24 specialised workshops covering a wide range of topics. The institute’s faculty will offer insights and guidance to students in the standout session ‘Ask us anything – career choices – higher education or jobs’.

Institute director V. Kamakoti said, “The fest is a unique opportunity for these BS students from all over the world to celebrate togetherness and network.” 

Vignesh Mithuvijayan, coordinator BS (Data Science and Applications) said the student-managed fest has over 200 organisers and “using remote collaborations they have developed a central workflow app from scratch to ensure consistency and documentation”.