KIET Group of Institutions in Ghaziabad hosted the BAJA SAEINDIA ELEVATE Programme in partnership with SAEINDIA. Designed to prepare students for the 2026 BAJA SAEINDIA competition, the event brought together over 110 engineering students from 15 colleges across India. It served as a focused platform to build real-world engineering skills in vehicle design, sustainability and leadership. The sessions placed a significant emphasis on green mobility and the shift towards electric powertrains, showing alignment with the industry’s evolving landscape.
Dr Ashish Karnwal, Dean of Mechanical Engineering, KIET, highlighted SAEINDIA's various student-focused competitions such as BAJA, SUPRA, and EFFI. These contests, known for their intensity and complexity, have become proving grounds for future engineers, encouraging innovation in areas ranging from internal combustion to electric drivetrains and emerging ADAS technologies.
Students participated in sessions covering powertrain architecture, the application of ADAS in all-terrain vehicles, and the nuances of electric mobility in the context of off-road racing. The workshop also addressed team structure, departmental roles, and competition rule interpretation, critical aspects for teams aiming to perform well at the national level.
Balraj Subramaniam, Chairman of the Organising Committee, laid out the strategic roadmap for BAJA SAEINDIA 2026, stressing that the ELEVATE platform was essential for familiarising participants from northern India with the competition’s evolving technical and procedural expectations. His emphasis on rulebook comprehension and engineering rigour echoed the competition’s underlying philosophy of building ‘industry-ready’ graduates.
The event also carried institutional weight, with KIET leadership reiterating their long-standing support for BAJA SAEINDIA since 2017. Dr Manoj Goel and Dr Adesh Pandey, senior academic heads at KIET, expressed strong encouragement for continued participation and suggested future collaboration with testing and homologation bodies such as ARAI.
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