This event will comprise of two online eliminative rounds and an on-campus final event.

Online Round 1:

• Online round 1 will be held between 5th -10th February.
• It will consist of about 20 questions which should be answered in 2-3 lines.
• Time alloted for the round will be 30 minutes.
• Only one submission is allowed per team.
• No modifications can be made once the answers have been submitted.
• Questions will be based to test common sense and knowledge in basic engineering concepts.

Online Round 2:

• Those qualified in Online round 1 will go to Online round 2.
• Those who got through to the Online Round 2 will be contacted by e-mail and all relevant information regarding the round will be sent by the mail.
• The contestants are expected to provide their solutions within 2 days of the receipt of the mail.
• The decision about a team’s selection for the final On-campus event will be made on or before 14th February
• The round is essentially a case-study variant. Different situations shall be provided and the relevant mechanism(s) and/or design should be conceived for each situation to carry out the given task perfectly.
• Practical Problem solving skills of the participants shall be tested.
• Only one submission is allowed per team.
• Participants will be required to upload the solutions in .pdf or .doc format (with relevant sketches included).
• Deadline for the qualified teams from Online Round 1 to upload their solution is 12th February.

On-Campus Final Event:

• Five teams will be shortlisted for the final showdown. Two teams will be waitlisted.
• The problem statement will be released on Day 0 of Pragyan.

• Each team should consist of 5 members only.
• Each team must formulate their own ideas and designs. Plagiarism in any form shall lead to disqualification.
• Non working models will not be allowed to be showcased.
• All the team members must be present during the finals.
• Participants must comply with the rules of the Workshop Area where the model will be built.
• Junkyard Wars is not responsible for any loss of property, injury and delays caused by participants during the event.
• Junkyard Wars reserves the right to eliminate the participants in case of any misconduct.
• Decisions of the judges is final and binding to all.
• The rules indicated in the Event Format section are applicable in addition to the above mentioned.

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