Opportunity brief
Overview
Build Tall. Build Smart. Survive the Shake.
The Seismic Arena is the tower model engineering challenge of Addovedi 2026 (NIT Arunachal Pradesh). Build a tower that survives a looks test, a shake-and-water stability test and a strength test. Tests stability, bracing, damping and centre of mass. Held on campus, 28-30 October 2026.
Guidelines
- Eligibility: undergraduate and graduate students of recognized institutions; valid student ID required.
- Team size: up to 3 members (1 to 3). One entry per team.
- Inter-college / inter-specialization: allowed. Open to all branches.
- Materials: popsicle sticks, toothpicks, Fevicol, Fevi Quick and thermocol only. Frame in sticks and toothpicks, thermocol for the base only.
- Size: tower at least 30 cm tall, with a top platform for the payload.
- Rounds: Looks Test, Stability Test (water on top), Strength Test (load).
- Bring: your own materials and tools. The organisers provide none.
- Registration: sign up on the Addovedi website, register for The Seismic Arena to get your Team ID, then register on Unstop with the Team ID + the leader's Addovedi ID.
- Registration fee: Rs. 50 per member (Rs. 50 for 1, Rs. 100 for 2, Rs. 150 for 3).
- Prize pool: Rs. 8,000 cash (total worth Rs. 17,000 including hoodies).
Rules
- Only the 5 permitted materials. Thermocol for the base plate only.
- Submit before the deadline at the registration desk. Models are tagged with a team ID.
- 5 minutes per team at the testing station.
- Originality is checked. Plagiarism or fraudulent methods = immediate disqualification.
- Never touch or tamper with another team's structure or equipment.
- Arrive on time. Late arrivals may lose build or round time.
- Judges' and organisers' decisions are final. Rules may be modified and will be communicated.