Mahindra BAJA SAEINDIA 2019 successfully concludes its 12th Edition

Indore, January 28, 2019: The much awaited 12thedition of the Mahindra BAJA SAEINDIA 2019at Pithampur finally came to an end today, leaving behind many exhilarating moments. A total of 85 out of 120mBAJA teams and 22 out of 50eBAJA teams participated in the endurance round comprising both mBAJA and eBAJA.
Institute of Technology, Nirma University from Ahmedabad was declared the ‘Best eBAJA Team’ and Govt College of Engineering from Pune was declared the ‘Best mBAJA Team’. The endurance event was flagged off by Mr.Bharat Moossaddee, EVP & CFO, Auto Sector, M&M Ltd. along with Mr. Umesh Shah, Sr. VP & COO (CVRBU), Gabriel India Ltd., Convener - BAJA SAEINDIA 2019, Mr.RakeshSood, MD, Trim India, &Dr. K.C. Vora, Sr.Advisor, BAJA SAEINDIA and Senior Deputy Director, ARAI.
This was the fifth edition of eBAJA which aims to provide a platform to leverage the onset of Electric Mobility in India. The event saw participation from 50 colleges at Pithampur.
Total 363 teams had registered in the 12thyear of BAJA SAEINDIA series, out of which 251(120- mBAJA and 50 eBAJA for Pithampur and 81 for IIT Ropar) teams qualified for the finale. Total 107 teams (85 teams for mBAJA and 22 for eBAJA) made it to the Endurance round. This year was remarkable with 4250 students from different parts of the country celebrating the BAJA SAEINDIA 2019 theme ‘Adventure Reloaded’.
Dr. Pawan Goenka, Managing Director, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. said, “BAJA SAEINDIA has grown from strength-to-strength over the last twelve years and it is no surprise that this year’s edition has been bigger and better than ever before. The success of this unique initiative lies in nurturing our budding engineering talent and equipping them to apply the concepts they learn in the classroom in real world situations. By staying relevant and keeping updated with the changes in the automotive industry, BAJA SAEINDIA has played a distinct and encouraging role in nurturing automotive talent”.
Mr. Umesh Shah, Sr. VP & COO (CVRBU), Gabriel India Ltd., Convener - BAJA SAEINDIA 2019, Pithampur said, “The BAJA SAEINDIA aims to provide the engineering talent an environment that encourages them not just to learn but also grow through practical hands-on experience. Faced with the unconventional challenges that the BAJA SAEINDIA has come to be known for, students are forced to come up with unconventional solutions which then spurs innovation. It is with this objective that we supported BAJA SAEINDIA all these years so that engineering students can innovate and come up with practical solutions for various issues facing the industry and society.”
Various other awards to the teams for static events were presented. MIT, Puneand Shri Vishnu Engineering College of Women from Bhimavaram, AP bagged the Engineering Design award for mBAJA and eBAJA respectively.NIT Jamshedpur won the Go Green- Emissions Award.In addition to total prize amount of INR. 32 lakhsfor BAJA SAEINDIA 2019 Pithampur, the students walked away with excitement and a sense of accomplishment for having participated in such a competitive event.
The four-day event started with basic Static Evaluation round which comprised of design evaluation, cost evaluation and marketing presentation. In the final round, the teams showcased their prototype of a rugged single seat, off-road recreational four-wheel vehicle and were evaluated on various parameters, including engineering design, CAE, cost and technology innovation.
The objective of the competition was to simulate real world engineering design projects and their related challenges. Each team’s goal was to create a safe, easily transported, easily maintained and fun to drive prototype without any direct involvement from professional fabricators.
However, the teams were free to design their own transmissions with the only restriction being the speed limit to 60kmph. The Dynamic Evaluation Round tested the vehicles for acceleration, manoeuvrability, rock crawl and Suspension & Traction. Durability Evaluation Round saw the vehicles undergo endurance tests of two hour for eBAJA and four hours formBAJA. The Endurance Event assessed each vehicle’s ability to operate continuously and at a speed over rough terrain containing various obstacles.
28th and 29th January 2019, the shortlisted students of BAJA Aptitude Test (BAT) will get an opportunity to be interviewed for employment with renowned organizations in the automotive sector. The selected engineers will get on the spot offer letters from the companies.
The 2nd part of 12th edition of BAJA SAEINDIA 2019 is scheduled at IIT Ropar, Punjab from 8th to 10th March 2019.