{{Short description|Annual techno-management fest}} {{cleanup|reason=overly promotional|date=January 2018}} {{infobox recurring event | name = Ojass, NIT Jamshedpur | logo = | logo_caption = Logo of OJASS 2024 | status = Active | genre = Techno-Management Fest | date = 5 April 2024 - 7 April 2024 | organised = Students' Council of NIT Jamshedpur | founded = 2004 | frequency = Annually | venue = National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur | location = Jamshedpur, India | country = India | events = DEUS-X-MACHINA, PRODUS | leader_title = Technical Secretary | URL = https://www.ojass.org/ | prize_money = 11 Lakhs }} '''Ojass''' is the annual techno-management fest of NIT Jamshedpur.<ref name=TOI>{{cite news|title=Ojass starts at NIT|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Ojass-starts-at-NIT/articleshow/12473542.cms|access-date=21 March 2015|work=The Times of India|date=30 March 2012}}</ref> Started in the year 2004, Ojass strives to foster and boost cogent engineering practices in the nation providing a zealous platform to display one's technical prowess.

Ojass assembles a wide range of events comprising every genre of engineering, management, and even filmmaking with the aim to stimulate the future generation to dream big.<ref name="tele">{{cite news|title=Cradles gear up for three-day tech fight - Mandira Bedi, Ravinder Singh to visit NIT|work=The Telegraph|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140306/jsp/jharkhand/story_18050096.jsp#.VQ0b_BrN0XB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402173839/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140306/jsp/jharkhand/story_18050096.jsp#.VQ0b_BrN0XB|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 2, 2015|access-date=21 March 2015}}</ref> Certified Workshops in the field of robotics are conducted every year before the fest to help students understand the different technology trends in the market.<ref name=teleworkshop>{{cite news|title=Weekend date with robots - NIT workshop a precursor to annual tech bash|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120209/jsp/jharkhand/story_15105947.jsp#.VQ1GNhrN0XB|access-date=21 March 2015|work=The Telegraph}}{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> A three-day spectacle, Ojass also organizes many motivating guest lectures under the event cluster "Guru Gyan".<ref name = tele/><ref name=jagran>{{cite news|title=ओजस के बहाने स्टूडेंट्स दिचाएंगे बहुत कुछ...|url=https://www.inextlive.com/jharkhand/jamshedpur/ojass-fest-will-be-organised-at-nit-14477|access-date=21 March 2015|work=jagran}}</ref> Ojass 2015 was held from 3 April to 5 April 2015. Ojass 2016 was held from 11 March to 13 March 2016. Since its inception, Ojass has been receiving immense participation from the student community from all over India.

==History and Growth== Initiated in the year 2004, It was celebrated as Pravah until 2007 when it got its present name Ojass, meaning "vigour".<ref name=dainikbhaskar>{{cite news|title=कोई तो करेंगे 'ओजस-2014' का आगाज, देश विदेश के छात्र होंगे शामिल|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/JHA-JAMS-mandira-bedi-in-ojas-2014-4540415-NOR.html|access-date=21 March 2015}}</ref> Since then, the fest has grown exponentially attracting students from all corners of the country especially from the eastern corridor. The 2014 edition saw healthy participation, participants taking part in a variety of events.<ref name = tele/>

==Flagship Events== NSCET: A Tata Cummins sponsored technical paper presentation.

Codemania: A CodeChef sponsored and certified coding event.

No Ground Zone: A remote-control plane event where the plane should perform certain maneuvers. Prize money for this event is worth up to Rs 80,000.

Netkraft: An event on networking basics and trends with prize money worth up to Rs 12,000.

Bizzathlon 2.0: A business quiz conducted by the renowned Quiz master Barry O'Brien.

Guru Gyan: Inspiring guest lectures by famous personalities from all over the country.

Director's Cut: A film-making adobe where the future filmmakers of the country showcase their skills.

The Great Ojass Race: A treasure-hunt event where the participants' race through the campus in search of clues leading to the next checkpoint.

Autobots: Design a robot capable of traversing through the arena detecting and following the designated path. The total prize money for this event is Rs 25000.

Game Of Troves: A Game which takes participants beyond Google in search of clues. In-game participants have to submit words related to a given image, text, or audio ==Guest Lectures== Every year Ojass invites renowned personalities to share their experience and valuable insights. The Guests for Ojass 2014 include:

'''Mandira Bedi''': An Indian actress, television presenter and sports commentator.<ref name = dainikbhaskar/>

'''Ravinder Singh''': A celebrated Indian author.<ref name = dainikbhaskar/>

'''Narasimha Karumanchi''': An educationist and a self-publishing author of books on Datastructures and Algorithms.<ref name = dainikbhaskar/>

==Workshops== Ojass conducts workshops as a prologue to the various events in the different event clusters in the fest. This helps the students to understand the status quo and the future advancements possible in a particular field.<ref name=pk2>{{cite news|title=Autonomous robotics workshop at NIT|url=https://epaper.prabhatkhabar.com/381088/JAMSHEDPUR-City/city#page/19/2|access-date=21 March 2015|work=Prabhat Khabar}}</ref> Especially, workshops on the several robotics events in the Deus-x-machina event cluster attract huge participation from the students of the locality.<ref name = teleworkshop/> These workshops allow the students to know the nitty-gritty of the robotics domain. Students also get a chance to bag internship offers from renowned organizations.<ref name = teleworkshop/>

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==External links== * {{Facebook|Ojassnitjamshedpur|Ojass}} * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v025irxdSmk OJASS'19 After Movie] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWtyrZaXy1g Ojass 2015 teaser] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF5JQfQL88o Ojass 2014 teaser] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F3XGrC2c14 Ojass 2013 promo] * [https://www.nitjsr.ac.in NIT Jamshedpur]

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