The American Society of Mechanical Engineers ( ASME) Student Section of Mechanical engineering department at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham,Amritapuri , Kollam conducted the ASME EFx, a spectacular technical fest that brought together over 300 participants from across South India, with ASME faculty coordinator Dr Karthik V Shankar , student chairman Mr Dev Krishna Thiyyadi Baiju, vice chairman Mr Karthik G krishnan.

The event commenced with an inaugural session by Ananthan Ayyasamy, founder of Tenkasi Semiconductors and former senior chip designer at Intel. Following this, esteemed speakers including Dr.Prabhaharan Poornachandran (CEO, CISAI & Innspark),Rajendran Nair (Chairman, ASME Kerala Division), Dr. Balakrishnan Shankar (Dean, School of Engineering), Dr. S.N. Jyothi (Associate Dean, Amrita School of Engineering), and Swami Vishwanathamritha Chaithanya (Head of Corporate and Industry Relations) shared their insights.

The event featured The NEO Circuit, a thrilling drone obstacle competition, an Elevator Pitch Competition with prize money of 500 USD to challenge students’ communication skills, a Flight Forge Workshop on UAV fabrication, ROBO EXPO and an adrenaline-packed Go-Karting Experience.

With cutting-edge discussions and hands-on experiences, ASME EFx Amritapuri 2025 proved to be an inspiring platform for young engineers, setting the stage for even greater achievements in the future. The event concluded with the vote of thanks form Dr Arunkumar S vice chairman of mechanical engineering department.