Science and Technology Council
The technical society of IIT Mandi or Science and Technology Council (SNTC) IIT Mandi consists of technical clubs for programming, Bioengineering, automotive engineering, robotics, astronomy, mechanics, civil engineering and entrepreneurship. One unique feature of the Institute’s Technical Society is that all the clubs support open participation i.e. all the students are free to join a club at any point of time and dedicated students are rewarded accordingly. Members of the technical society also enthusiastically represent the college in national events and have brought several laurels for the institute.
Clubs
The Technical Society has 8 clubs aimed to increase inter-disciplinary participation in the institute in respective domains
- Robotronics Club
- KamandPrompt(The Programming Club)
- Space Technology and Astronomy Cell
- Entrepreneurship Cell
- Kamand BioEngineering Group
- Yantrik Club
- Nirmaan Club
Cells
We have 5 Cells with students specializing in the respective domain. These cells aim to promote UG research, host intensive projects and represent SnTC in various inter-college competitions.
- System Administration and InfoSec Cell
- Heuristics Cell
- Gamedev Cell: CG2D
- Google Developer Student Clubs
- Website Design Cell
Teams
The teams aim at participating in particular long-term competitions. They are intended to promote research and hands-on technical experience within the team. The Teams are supervised by the chairSnTC along with an individual faculty advisor. The Teams optionally work under the supervision of a Lab.
- Team Deimos: The Mars Rover Team
- Team STACSAT
- SAE
Technical Festival: Xpecto
Xpecto is the science and technology festival of Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, which has been ramped up to include the most electrifying events, prompting great discoveries, as well as enthralling brainstorming and grand prizes. Each Technical Club will host some exciting events that will highlight and award participants' greatest ideas and breakthroughs. Starting from 2022, Xpecto hosts a large set of students in Himachal every year.