ECLIPSE 2026
The Ultimate Space & Strategy Showdown
Presented by the AIChE Student Chapter at NIT Rourkela for Eastern India's premier technical festival, INNOVISION 2026. Student teams compete across three rigorous tournament stages: Jenga: The Risk Stack, a high-velocity Campus Checkpoint Challenge, and a final Rocket & Spacecraft Prototype Jury Defense.
The Three Championship Stages
Every stage tests a distinct dimension of engineering teamwork, nerve, speed, and analytical reasoning.
Stage 01: Jenga — The Risk Stack
Knowledge • Strategy • Risk-taking
Teams face a physical Jenga tower linked to graded risk tiers. Choose a block, discuss with your team, answer the technical challenge within 30 seconds, and pull the block without toppling the tower.
Pick block linked to a question tier.
Submit final answer within 30 seconds.
Earn assigned points upon correctness.
Single hand pull and place gently on top.
Scoring & Penalties (Rulebook Page 3)
- Use strictly one hand to remove or position a block at all times.
- Do not shake, steady, or manipulate the tower structure with two hands.
- Highest scoring teams from Stage 1 advance directly to Stage 2.
- Official Rulebook Motto: “Think before you pull.”
Code of Integrity & Conduct
Participants must adhere to the instructions given by checkpoint coordinators and faculty advisors. Decisions of the judging panel regarding scoring, round qualification, and award rankings are final. Tampering with another team's components or unapproved third-party materials leads to immediate disqualification.
Register Your Team
Submit your 2 to 4 member squad for ECLIPSE 2026.
For team registration modifications or festival coordination queries, contact the Event Organizers: