ENGINEER '26 — Cognitrixx: Rewire Reality

Session 26.0 Online

NITK Surathkal’s

Cognitrixx

Rewire Reality

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Think. Create. Engineer

23—25 OCTOBER 2026 Join Us

Reality isn't fixed.
It's engineered.

Cognitrixx is the network of intelligence behind ENGINEER '26 — the idea that a system smart enough, and engineered well enough, can rewire what's possible.

Neural Network Information Rewire Engineering Impossible Geometry New Reality

The mark, resolved node by node — six stages of rewiring between the network you arrive with and the one you leave with.

Inside the fest

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01 Scale

15K+ footfall, 200+ colleges, running since 2005.

Running since 2005

The network
already exists.

ENGINEER has run out of NITK Surathkal since 2005, built and staffed entirely by students. This is what it reaches in a normal year.

15K+

Footfall

across three days
200+

Colleges

represented nationwide
250+

Alumni startups

founders, CEOs, directors
50+

MoUs & labs

incl. ISRO and DRDO
20+

Clubs

powering the fest

02 Programme All 20 →

Five tracks, 20 events, three days.

The programme

Five ways in.
One current.

01
Technical Events

Bright minds from across the country compete, collaborate and innovate — coding challenges, robotics, workshops and technology-driven competitions.
02
Startup Pitch

The heartbeat of entrepreneurial creativity, where bright minds converge to showcase disruptive ideas and shape the future of industries.
- Startup Pitch
03
Engi Talks

Experts from art, administration, politics and defence deliver compelling talks on current issues, in active discussion with the audience.
- Engi Talks
04
ENGI Care

Our CSR initiative — a testament to making a positive difference in the lives of those around us.
05
Campus & Expo

The parts of ENGINEER that spill out of the lecture halls and onto the campus itself.

All 20 events →

03 ENGI Care

The CSR programme — engineering that gives back.

CSR initiative

Engineering
that gives back.

ENGI Care is our CSR initiative — a testament to our dedication to making a positive difference in the lives of those around us.

01

Music For All

A musical performance by specially-abled kids, staged as part of ENGI Care.
02

Techadapt

Games designed for and played with specially-abled participants.
03

Innovate4Good

A national case study contest on building technology that does social good.

04 After Dark

Pro shows, comedy and the acts ENGINEER has hosted.

After dark

Dazzling tech to
electrifying nights.

Previously at ENGINEER

Zakir KhanComedy
Lost StoriesElectronic
ParanoxElectronic
Pineapple ExpressLive band
Karan SinghComedy
Thammrasery ChuramLive band
Pallavi IshpuniyaniLive
DJ CarnivoreDJ set

The ’26 line-up isn’t announced yet. These are the acts ENGINEER has hosted — names publish here as they sign.

05 Network Partner →

Alumni companies, research partners, past sponsors.

Cognitrixx / the network

Backed by
the whole graph.

250+ startups, CEOs and directors trace back to this campus. That network is the backbone of the fest — and the room a partner walks into.

Founded by alumni

Industry & research partners

Backed ENGINEER before

Previous editions. No partner is confirmed for ’26 yet — tiers are open.

Partner with us →

Fire the signal.

Aim with the pointer, hold to charge the emitter, release to transmit. Hit the node — bullseye is 100 pts, ring hits count too. Three misses and the range resets.

Signal range

Ready to transmit?

Name for the leaderboard

Aim with the pointer, hold to charge, release to fire. Three misses ends the run.

Your name is shown publicly on the leaderboard below. Finished runs are submitted automatically.

Score 0

Streak ×0

Best 0

Signal

Range leaderboard

₹2,500 highest score · ₹2,500 longest streak

Server-verified

Prize rules closes 25 Oct 2026, 18:00 IST

Two prizes, two boards. ₹2,500 for the highest single-run score and ₹2,500 for the longest streak in a single run. They are judged separately, so the same run can place on both.
Your best run counts. Play as often as you like — each name appears once per board, showing only its best result. Later runs never replace a better earlier one.
Ties go to whoever got there first. On an equal score or streak, the run submitted earlier ranks higher. There is no play-off.
Enter under a name we can find you by. It is shown publicly on this page. 2–20 characters. We cannot pay out to a handle nobody can match to a person at the fest.
One player can win both. The boards are judged independently and nothing is passed down the table. Top the score board and the streak board and you take ₹5,000.
Scores are verified, not trusted. The server replays the inputs you made and derives the score itself, so a modified game changes nothing here. Submissions are limited to 20 per hour with five seconds between them.
Automated play is disqualified. Scripted or computed input is not a run. Before either prize is paid, the leading entrant will be asked to reproduce a comparable result on a supervised device at the fest. Declining to is a withdrawal.
We can remove an entry. Offensive names and runs we judge to be automated come off the board. The organising committee's decision on both prizes is final.
Closing. The boards freeze at 18:00 IST on 25 October 2026. Winners are contacted on the email given at registration and must claim in person at the fest with a college ID.