Mahindra announces 7th edition of BAJA SAEINDIA 2014

The BAJA SAEINDIA series aims to provide an opportunity for young, enthusiastic and talented engineering students, to showcase their passion for automobiles while encouraging them to conceive, design and fabricate 4-wheeled single-seater all terrain vehicles. BAJA SAEINDIA 2014 has received an overwhelming response with representation from all zones-Western, Northern, Eastern and Southern zones in India. The chosen theme for this year’s BAJA SAEIndia’s edition is ‘RAISE THE BAR’. The 6^th edition of BAJA series was ZERO Tolerance which focused on 100% compliance to the rule book. Entries from engineering colleges from across the country were screened in the Virtual round, where they presented their Designs for the BAJA Buggy vehicle they wish to design for the final event.

The qualifying teams were selected through a thorough analysis and comparison of the CAD Designs, the CAE analysis and the designs of Suspension, Steering & Brakes. The entries presented mock-ups that were created with exact specifications by the participants. The teams in final round would showcase their skills, understanding and passion for automobiles while having manufactured their own buggy race car.

The panelists for the 7^th edition of BAJA SAEIndia would be eminent personalities from the industry, whohave played an important role in short listing the final entries from every region with the final round at NATRiP site. Speaking on the 7th edition of the BAJA SAEINDIA event, Dr. Pawan Goenka, Executive Director & President, Automotive & Farm Equipment Sectors, Mahindra & Mahindra said, “Over the years, BAJA has grown in popularity and has become a bigger event nationally signifying its increasing popularity. The forum gives young engineering talent an opportunity to showcase their skills and acquire a real life experience posed with challenges which is critical to their success in the long term. Mahindra & Mahindra is delighted to be associated with BAJA SAEINDIA 2014 as the title sponsor and with BAJA, we are taking forward the philosophy of Mahindra Rise to the next level”.

BAJA SAEINDIA is an educational pursuit for the engineering college students, an out-of-classroom-education system, where engineering students from all over India can participate as a team, giving them pragmatic exposure to real world challenges as faced in the industry. Originally started in the USA by the SAE International as Mini BAJA SAE, today it is being organized in several countries. In India, it is being organized as BAJA SAEINDIA. An international student level competition in which teams from universities all over the world plan, design, analyze, fabricate and validate an all terrain car which is evaluated during a series of Static, Dynamic and Durability events like design, cost evaluation, presentation, acceleration, maneuverability, hill climb and endurance.

Through this initiative, Mahindra and SAEINDIA are providing students, an innovative, hands-on and out-of-classroom education, a platform to prove their capability in designing a car, within the challenges faced by the auto industry. 

The other sponsors include ARAI, FIAT, Chevrolet, Bharat Petroleum, John Deere, Pegasus, Anand, BIT Bangaluru, Cummins, Eaton, Emitec, Fusion Events, General Motors, iCAT, John Deere, Natrip, Raddison Blu, etc.

List of Colleges from Maharashtra  selected for BAJA SAEIndia 2014