CONTRAPTION

DESCRIPTION
Welcome to The battle of brains.
Have you ever made a mechanism that appears strange
or unnecessarily complicated ??? If not then discover ,
design , develop and demonstrate your talents. Here you
need to prove your mettle by unlocking your imagination
and building the most complex structures on the
foundation of elementary engineering principles to
perform a task.
Throw in all the energy conversions you are aware
of, as one continuous routine without physically engaging
yourself at any stage (Uh!!! yes that's the real challenge).

Contraption turns on its head in that where most

other events seek to simplify a complex problems,
Contraption require you to enthrall the judges and the
audience with your ability to convolute the most simplest
of actions with an infinite array of steps!! All you need is
planning, innovation, efficiency in steps and use of
material to stay in the reckoning.
Enough of holding your fire.let your multifaceted
brains to fly out like a falcon in the sky of IMAGINEERING

RULES AND REGULATIONS

General rules:
Students should carry proof of identity issued by their
institution.
Each team can have max. 5 members.
A space of 4ft*4ft*5ft (l*b*h) will be provided to each
team.
Contraption Rules:
Each team will be allotted 2 days to prepare their
contraption.
Setup time of 30 minutes will be given before 1st trial.
Only two trials or attempts are allowed. However, team
takes extra trials then that team will be disqualified.

 Maximum three hand touches are allowed including hand

touch at the time of starting the contraption. For further
4th, 5th, 6th hand touches 10, 30, 50 points will be
deducted respectively. Further hand touch will lead to
disqualification of the team.
If you fail in the first trial, then 10% of your total point
gained after your successful trial will be deducted.
Time of 15 minutes will be given to each team for
displaying contraption to the judges.

Repeated conversions or mechanism will be consider as

one only
Judges and coordinators decision will be final and binding
to all.

Criteria

Scoring criteria:
Every mechanism will be awarded 10 marks
At the end of the contraption for every pin dropped you
will be awarded 5 points
Multiple steps or more balls used at a time will be awarded
5 points
For repetition of sameconversion one mark will be
deducted
Bonus Marks:

No use of Electricity
Some bonus points are kept for innovation and shall be
decided by judge and coordinators.
Energy conservation