Engifest 2020

Engifest, the annual cultural festival of Delhi Technological University (Formerly DCE), is a 3-day extravaganza, scheduled to be held on 14th, 15th and 16th February 2020. DTU is among the top 10 engineering colleges in India and, with a footfall of over 100K as well as 300+ participating colleges, Engifest is one of the biggest cultural fest of India. Witnessing performances from stars like Vishal & Shakhar, Quintino, Amit Trivedi, BassJackers, Sunidhi Chauhan, Piyush Mishra and Nucleya, the previous edition of the fest witnessed a huge rise in popularity and footfall and was, by far, the most successful year of Engifest, making it the biggest Cultural Fest of North India.

What is Engifest 2020 ?

Engifest is one of the largest college cultural festivals of the country, amongst others like Mood Indigo and Rendezvous. It is a student-run non-profit organization which caters primarily to youth and its success. Engifest includes a variety of events such as car and bike show, drag racing, cultural performances, live wire-star night, rock shows, plays on social problems, dances, and others. In the past Engifest has been studded by artists like Sunidhi Chauhan, Vishal–Shekhar, Mohit Chauhan, Nucleya, Bassjackers, Quintino (DJ), DJ NYK, Boogie Frantick, Bhuvan Bam, VJ Bani, Aditi Arya, Salman Yusuff Khan, Kumar Vishwas, Karan Kundra, Hard Kaur.

History of Engifest

Engifest, otherwise known as Engineers’ Fest is one of the oldest college cultural festivals in the country, dating back to 1974. It was first started by students of the Delhi Technological University (DTU), formerly known as Delhi College of Engineering.^[7]

By 2014, the fest had a diverse range of events and performances by artists and celebrities such as Mohit Chauhan and Hard Kaur.^[8] In 2015, the festival improved upon its range with performances from Raftaar, Manj Musik, and more.

The year 2016 was bigger. A thousand hearts sang along the rhymes of soulful poetry by Piyush Mishra. The year 2018 took Engifest to new heights. Stand-up comedian Abijit Ganguly, musician Amit Trivedi, Punjabi singer Guri, and DJ MAG #35 Bassjackers on the EDM night performed live. For Engifest’19, DJ MAG #25, Quintino would be performing live.^[10][11]