Tech Treasure Hunt 2026
07 April 2026, Tuesday
07 April 2026, Tuesday
11:00 AM
01:00 PM
School of Computer Science and Engineering (SCSE)
School of Computer Science and Engineering, IILM University, in collaboration with Xebia
Dr. Aarti Chugh and Dr. Pooja Batra Nagpal
IILM University, Gurugram
The Tech Treasure Hunt 2026 was an industry-collaborative event organised by the School of Computer Science and Engineering in partnership with Xebia, demonstrating IILM University’s commitment to bridging academic learning with industry engagement through experiential, co-curricular activity.
The event was structured as a multi-level, campus-wide technical puzzle trail that required students to solve a progressive series of challenges encompassing cipher decoding, mathematical puzzles, hidden pattern identification, and programming logic interpretation — thereby integrating multiple computational and analytical competencies within a single activity.
The physical design of the event was notably distinctive: clue stations were distributed at multiple locations across the entire campus, with the event originating near Lab 3 and Lab 5, creating an immersive, large-scale learning environment that extended technical engagement well beyond the conventional classroom or laboratory setting.
The event was themed around Problem Solving and Critical Thinking, and its stated aim was to encourage problem-solving through teamwork and collaboration among students while navigating a campus-wide coding treasure hunt, underscoring its dual function as both a technical challenge and a team-building exercise.
The event was formally verified by Dr. Shamik Tiwari, Dean of the School of Computer Science and Engineering, and prepared under the coordination of Dr. Aarti Chugh, reflecting institutional endorsement of industry-linked co-curricular initiatives as a meaningful component of the B.Tech CSE programme.
Students engaged in a multi-level challenge structure that required them to decode ciphers, solve mathematical puzzles, identify hidden patterns, and interpret programming logic, thereby applying and integrating a broad range of technical and analytical skills within a time-pressured, competitive setting.
The team-based format of the event required participants to collaborate actively in navigating the campus-wide clue trail, fostering coordination, task distribution, and collective decision-making — competencies directly relevant to professional software development and project environments.
The event’s partnership with Xebia, an industry organisation, provided students with exposure to an industry-informed approach to technical problem-solving, offering contextual relevance that extended beyond the typical parameters of academic assessment.
By engaging with challenges rooted in programming logic and computational thinking, B.Tech CSE students had the opportunity to consolidate and apply classroom-acquired technical knowledge in an applied, unstructured, real-time environment, reinforcing the practical dimensions of their academic learning.
The report notes that the competitive spirit and enthusiasm among participants created a lively and engaging atmosphere, indicating that students experienced the motivational and social benefits of peer-to-peer technical competition, contributing to a positive and energised campus learning culture.