Civil Engineering

Event: Technical Treasure Hunt (Civil Engineering)

A team-based campus-wide event where participants solve civil engineering-based clues, puzzles, and field tasks to hunt for a hidden treasure.

Event Objective

• Test technical knowledge and logical reasoning
• Encourage teamwork and collaboration
• Promote fun, safe, and time-bound campus activity

Team Formation

• Team size: 3 members
• Eligibility: B.Tech Civil students (or mixed branch if allowed)
• Registration through online/portal
• No participant replacement after registration

Event Structure

Round 1: Written / Elimination

• MCQs or short-answer questions
• Topics: Surveying, Concrete, Soil, Structures
• Top teams qualify for final round

Round 2: Final Treasure Hunt

• Teams move across campus solving clues
• Each checkpoint unlocks next clue
• Final clue leads to treasure point

Clues & Tasks

• Based on civil engineering concepts
• Examples: structural elements, materials, lab identification
• Field tasks like distance estimation or sketching
• Each checkpoint includes pass-code or answer

Evaluation & Scoring

Points System

• Correct answer: 10 points
• Bonus: Fastest team at checkpoint

Penalties

• Hint usage: -5 points

Winning Criteria

• First team to reach final treasure
• Highest cumulative score wins

Technical Quiz – General Rules

• Each team may include minimum 1 and maximum 3 students
• Every participant must carry a valid college ID
• Quiz judge’s decision is final and binding
• Questions may be MCQs, True/False, or direct answers
• Participants must wait for their turn
• Only one final answer per team will be considered
• If no team answers, audience may answer
• Tie cases will be resolved with additional questions
• No outside assistance (mobile/internet) allowed
• Cheating leads to disqualification

Screening Test

• 20 objective questions
• Time: 30 minutes
• 1 mark per question
• No negative marking
• Top 10 teams will be shortlisted

Round 1: Lap Round

• Each team gets 4 questions (10 marks each)
• 30 seconds per question
• No negative marking
• If unanswered → passed to next team
• Other teams get 10 seconds
• Correct answer = 5 marks
• Top 6 teams qualify for next round

Round 2: Audio-Visual Round

• 2 questions per team (10 marks each)
• 60 seconds per question
• No negative marking
• If unanswered → passed to next team
• Other teams get 10 seconds
• Correct answer = 5 marks
• Top 4 teams qualify for final round

Final Round: Picture Identification

• 3 questions per team (10 marks each)
• 60 seconds per question
• Negative marking: -5 for wrong answer
• Questions will NOT be passed to other teams

Event Prize Details

S.No	Position	Prize
1	1st Place	—
2	2nd Place	—
3	3rd Place	—

Student Coordinators

• U. Chinni Krishna (Y23ACE445) – 8897064862

Faculty Coordinators

• Dr. CH. Maruthi Devi – 9492080880
• G.Prasanth Babu – 8686018588
• Dr. R.L.R. Nagendra Prasad – 9490312879
• G. Rajendra – 9550592838

Department Coordinators:

• B. Ravi
• T. Santhi Sagar
• Dr. T. Chandra Sekhar Rao (HOD)