Scaler School of Technology presents
Change of era
Annual fest 2026
It's more than a fest. It's a new era.
Yugaantar is back in November 2026.
Campus guide
Your first quest starts here.
Get ready for EPIC SHOWDOWNS, INSANE ENERGY, AND NON-STOP ACTION! From dance battles and band wars to street plays, 6 esports titles, and a thrilling hackathon, there's never a dull moment. Top it all off with electrifying Pro-Shows every night and dive into the Side Quest - where the entire campus becomes your playground!
- days
- 4
- events
- 23
- categories
- 7
- Pro-Shows
- 3
- attendees 2025
- 4,000+
Select your destination
Events
- Team
Break A Leg
Dance
Sway and slay.
A stage for teams to showcase talent, creativity and energy through dance. Teams choose their own style and are encouraged to bring storytelling, formations and synchronisation.
- Team
Riff Rumble
Music
Enter your verse. Own your sound.
A live band competition. Bands perform one set before a live audience and a panel of judges, judged on musicality, vocals, instrumentation, creativity, stage presence and overall energy.
- Team
Tamaasha
Film & Theatre
Where streets are your stage.
Street theatre at the heart of Yugaantar. Teams use storytelling, satire and humour to shed light on pressing social issues and spark conversations that matter.
- Team
Veritas Clash
Literary
The arena of reason and rhetoric.
A British Parliamentary style debate where teams present structured arguments, rebuttals and closing remarks on a given motion. Motions are announced 15 minutes before each debate.
- Solo
ArtBeat
Arts
Unleash your creativity. Turn ideas into art.
A solo art competition testing visual creativity, speed and real-time adaptability. Participants build an original artwork on A3 based on a game-inspired theme, but roughly halfway through, the Game Master draws a mandatory mid-game twist from a sealed deck that must be integrated into the existing composition without restarting.
- Team
Valorant
eSports
Lock. Load. Dominate.
A competitive 5v5 tournament. Knockout qualifiers to a top 8, a VCT-style Swiss stage for seeding, then semi-finals and grand finals live on campus.
- Team
DevForge
Tech
Exploit the code. Forge the future.
A 24-hour coding marathon where teams of 2–4 developers brainstorm, design and build innovative solutions to real-world problems under pressure. Teams pick one of the released problem statements, propose an approach, and build it on campus overnight.
- Team
Dragon's Den
Tech
Pitch bold. Stand out. Get backed.
A startup and innovation pitch competition where entrepreneurs present ideas to a panel of founders, industry professionals and technology experts. Open theme: any innovative startup, business or technology idea addressing a real problem.
Mark your quest
Day 0 to Day 3
- Day 0DevForgeThe 24-hour DevForge hackathon starts a day before the fest opens.1 session
- Day 1IgniteThe gates open, the Side Quest goes live and the first Pro-Show lights up the night.11 sessions
- Day 2The BattlefieldCompetitions across every world, the Side Quest in full swing and a night of stand-up.11 sessions
- Day 3The Grand FinaleFinals, the Side Quest leaderboard freeze and the closing Pro-Show.8 sessions
Play. Explore. Create. Belong.
Side Quest. Six games.
A continuous campus-wide game running Days 1 to 3. Complete quests to earn XP, lose a life when you fail, and climb the leaderboard before it freezes on Day 3 at 17:00.
₹18,000in prizes
Game 1: The Hidden QuestFollow the clues to a secret quest.
Five to ten hidden checkpoints across campus. Each clue leads to the next; the last one unlocks a secret quest.
Game 2: The Escape TileMission: escape the game.
A five to ten minute puzzle table. Solve three to five ciphers, patterns and locks to get out.
Game 3: Hack the VaultFind the number. Decode the symbol. Crack the password.
Three levels of clues end at a real combination lock. Open the vault, take what is inside.
Game 4: Co-Op QuestYou do not pick your partner.
Two random participants are paired for a challenge only one can see or only one can touch.
Game 5: Guess the GameEight players. Eight buzzers. One screen.
Identify the game from an image, silhouette or emoji clue. Correct answer +10 XP, wrong answer -5 XP.
Game 6: The One-Life ChallengeThree hearts. Spend them wisely.
Every mini-game costs a life if you fail. Lose all three and it is game over, unless a special quest brings you back.
Different worlds. One universe.
Three Pro-Show nights
Night 1
Star Night
Artist to be announced
Night 2
Stand-Up Comedy
Artist to be announced
Night 3
Grand Finale
Headliner to be announced
Sponsor Yugaantar
4 days, 23 events and 3 Pro-Shows at Scaler School of Technology, Bengaluru, in November 2026. The last edition drew 4,000+ attendees in 2025.
13sponsor slots open
across 4 tiers
Title Sponsor
1
slot open
Powered By
2
slots open
Associate Sponsors
4
slots open
Partners
6
slots open
Know before you go
Questions
01Who can participate?
Students from any college with a valid college ID. Some events are open to all attendees; eligibility is listed per event.
02How do I register?
Register on each event's page on this site. Sign in, then fill in the event's form.
03When and where is the fest?
27 to 29 November 2026, with the DevForge hackathon starting a day earlier on 26 November (Day 0). The venue is Scaler School of Technology (new campus), Wipro Limited Gate 7, Electronic City, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560100. The timings on the schedule are tentative.
04Is there a registration fee?
Many events are free. The rest cost between ₹100 and ₹800, and each event page shows its fee.
05Are there prizes?
Yes. Competitions carry prize money from ₹6,000 to ₹1,00,000, and each event page shows its prize pool.
06What is the Side Quest?
A campus-wide game that runs across Days 1 to 3. Complete quests for XP, keep your three lives, and climb the leaderboard before it freezes on Day 3, 17:00.
07Can I attend without competing?
Yes. The Side Quest, showcases and the Tic-Tech-Talk panel are open to attendees. Pro-Shows are for Scaler students only. Entry details will be published with the schedule.
08Who can attend the Pro-Shows?
Pro-Shows are exclusively for Scaler students, so participants and visitors from other colleges cannot attend them.
09Is accommodation available for outstation participants?
Accommodation details will be shared with registered participants closer to the fest.