Gnosiomania

Gnosiomania is a three-day National level knowledge festival, hosted by the Students' Activity Centre of Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad. It is a unique extravaganza that felicitates human intellect and challenges the literary, business and social acumen, bringing students from all parts of India to learn, mingle and have a lot of fun. Into its seventh year in 2010, Gnosiomania has grown like a storm and promises a lot more activity and fun.

History

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (Formerly MNREC) is a premier T-school and a pioneer in the field of education in India since its inception by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru in 1961.Ever since, the institution has steadfast stood for excellence through knowledge in all disciplines. The institution offers graduate and postgraduate degrees in various streams of engineering and science, and the School of Management caters to students of management, providing an all-round holistic environment of learning.

MNNIT has a very ACTIVE quizzing culture and Gnosiomania was the brainchild of students of third year of the institution, who dreamt of bringing the diverse colours of a college festival to celebrate their passion for quizzing. With limited resources and sheer encouragement, they managed to organise a festival that left its mark on the students and there has been no looking back ever since. In six years, the fest has grown into a national knowledge festival, the first (and probably the largest) of its kind in South Asia, incorporating cultural, literary and business events and attracting participants from over 100 nations, with 5247 registered participants from all round the globe in 2008.

In its seventh EDition, Gnosiomania: the Seventh Quest has added a social responsibility to educate through simple events, the importance of the environment and to promote awareness AbOUT simple measures to care for the environment. The seventh quest is scheduled on the 29th to 31st of January, 2010.

Events

Quizzes: General, Entertainment, Sports, Auto, IT

Open Panel Discussion: Carbon Emissions Control

Literary: Spell-bound, Dumb charades, Motley

Business: Ad-lib, Business Plan, Plutocrat

Informals: English Theatre, Passwords, Pro-nite

Online: Quiz of the Day, Treasure Hunt

Quests: Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Sky, Intellect, Sentiments

  • Students' Activity Centre, MNNIT1